Hayley's Cyberspace-Game On
"Trent, I got another order for you!" Hayley remarked. The hard-working waiter quickly walked over to the bar. Hayley had loaded a tray to the brim with drinks, and Trent did his best to balance it as he started walking around delivering them. Alex watched from her spot at a table and smirked at the teen.
"AW MAN!" Ethan suddenly yelled. He stood up and sent his chair a few feet backwards. Trent was caught up in the slide and lost his balance, dropping the tray and falling over. Ethan looked at him with an apologetic look and Alex was laughing her butt off in the table across from them.
"Sorry, I got a little distracted. By the way, it's just a game; they can't hear you," the waiter remarked as he got up. Ethan just shook his head and returned to his game.
"Everything okay Ethan? Ethan?" Hayley said, trying to get the Blue Ranger's attention. Finally she poked him, pulling his mind away from the game. Alex walked over and decided to join the conversation. She looked at the screen and smiled. "Seriously Ethan?" asked Alex sitting across from him.
"Ugh, Wizard Wood," Hayley remarked, seeing the game he was playing.
"The first gamer to conquer the whole wizard world and crack the secret code wins the right to test the next game in the series. How crazy is that?" Ethan explained.
"Yeah, I read about it. If anyone can do it it's you. Just try not to mess up Trent again, okay?" she asked.
"I'll try not to," Ethan answered apologetically. He then returned to his game, while glaring at Alex in the process. She looked up from the smoothie Hayley put infront of her and smiled innocently. "You must have done something with your weird magic to mess me up." Said Ethan and Alex smiled. "I don't know what you're talking about" said Alex and she snickered behind her hand.
(The woods)
Tommy, Rose, Conner and Kira stood in the woods, preparing for Power Ranger training. The red, Purple and yellow raptor cycles sat idly, ready for use if necessary.
"Guys, where's Ethan, and Alex?" Tommy asked.
"Sorry, we should've grabbed them from the cyber café," Kira answered.
"What's the big deal anyway? It's just practice," Conner remarked. Rose rolled his eyes in annoyance.
"Training is just as important as the real thing. You never know when something might happen," Tommy responded, a little annoyed. As if on cue, Zeltrax appeared and sent Tommy flying into the other Rangers.
"Couldn't have planned that better myself," he remarked once he'd regained his balance. The Rangers engaged Zeltrax and the drones, and as usual Tommy was singled out. The un-morphed Rangers put up a good fight, but were knocked back to the cycles.
"How do you feel about a ride in the country?" Kira questioned.
"Nice day for it, even if Conner is here to spoil it" Rose responded teasingly. The Red Ranger rolled his eyes. Regardless of what the Red Ranger thought, the whole conversation was code, and with a permissive nod from Tommy, the four Rangers prepared to morph.
"DinoThunder, power up!" they cried together. Morphing, the red, Purple, yellow and black Power Rangers engaged Zeltrax and the drones. Getting beat back now that Tommy was in Ranger form, Zeltrax retreated through an invisi-portal. The drones followed soon after, leaving Conner and Kira bewildered.
"That was seriously random," Conner remarked as the Rangers met up, and de-morphed
"Probably a diversion of some kind," Rose suggested.
"She's right, you guys go get Ethan and meet me at the lab," Tommy instructed.
"Okay," Conner responded.
"You got it!" Kira responded.
Hayley's Cyberspace
"You're sure you know how to lock up?" Hayley questioned.
"Yeah, as soon as I get this dude, I'm outta here," Ethan responded, still playing the same game from earlier. Nodding, Hayley turned to leave the café, while leaving Alex and Ethan alone.
"I know I'm going to regret this…" she muttered. Once Hayley left, Ethan pulled out a device and began hacking the game to get the code he'd mentioned earlier. "Are you nuts? Hacking a game, especially one like this, is seriously cheating!" Alex said with a hand on her hip standing next to him. "Don't be a party pooper Alex. You're with me, so that makes you an accessory to cheating." Ethan said typing away. She smacked him across the back of the head and he rubbed the spot. "It's not a crime for a video game nimrod" said Alex. A few minutes later, a monster created by Mesogog appeared in the alley way and looked in through a window, spotting Ethan, and Alex.
"Game on!" it exclaimed, firing some sort of electromagnetic attack through the window at Ethan and the girl beside him. The glass didn't shatter, but the attack shorted out Ethan's device. The blue ranger looked over his stuff in confusion until a blue cloud started emanating from the computer. Ethan could barely scream before he was sucked inside along with Alex, who apparently felt the attack coming.
Ethan found himself in some kind of forest with Alex, and suddenly they were approached by what appeared to be a wizard in purple. The wizard tried confusingly to identify where Ethan and Alex were from, not realizing that the Blue, and Pink rangers were from another world. Having been unsuccessful, the man gallivanted away, leaving Ethan, and Alex stunned.
Back at the Cyberspace
"Think they're still here?" Conner questioned.
"Probably; he was glued to that Wizard Wood game all morning, and Alex said she was going to pick on Ethan. Not the best choice if I do say so myself," Rose remarked. Kira rolled her eyes at the nerd-speak that she had obviously picked up from Ethan. Suddenly, an evil laugh sounded from behind the three Rangers, and they turned to see Mesogog's new monster.
"If you're looking for your friend you're too late; unless you want to join him!" the monster taunted. The three Rangers engaged him, and Rose managed to evade the monster a few times before getting hit back.
"Dad, we found one of Mesogog's monsters, but no Ethan," she remarked when she got up, and dusted herself off.
"I'm getting a reading on him; keep looking while I try to pinpoint the signal," Tommy responded.
"You got it dad!" Rose replied. She and the other two Rangers continued fighting the monster, doing the best they could to hold it off, but their strength was fading fast, and they were running out of time.
Back in the game
Ethan and Alex followed the wizard all the way to his house, but the wizard pointed out a 'No Gamers' sign and shut his door. They were then surrounded by strange creatures that somewhat looked like Tyranno-drones. Alex and Ethan began fighting them Ranger-style, and, unbeknownst to them, the wizard watched from his window. The Blue, and Pink Rangers were knocked down eventually, and the wizard retreated inside to protect himself from the monsters.
Back at the Cyberspace
"Rose, Conner, See if you can draw his fire; I'll check inside!" Kira cried.
"Make it fast; I don't know how long we can hold him!" Conner responded. Kira nodded and rushed inside as the other rangers tried to keep the monster's attention on them.
Inside the Café, and the game
Kira walked up to the computer Ethan had been using. For a second she wondered where he'd gone, but then her question was answered when Ethan's device sucked her inside the game. She seemed to fall from the sky, landing hard on the ground next to Ethan and Alex. "Hey there Kira; It's not like I didn't enjoy the awesome landing, but could you get off of me!" yelled Alex and Kira got off of the ebony haired teen with a pink stripe in her hair. "Sorry Alex" Kira said with a smile, and helped her up.
"Welcome to my world!" Ethan remarked as they got up and began fighting off the strange beings again.
"What are these things?" Kira asked.
"Triptoids; they're kind of like Tyranno-drones, just stronger," Alex responded with her Katana's ready.
"Have you two tried to morph?" Kira questioned the pair as they fought off the monsters.
"What will that do?" Ethan asked confused, while earning another smack on his head.
"Keep us alive long enough to find a way out!" Alex explained while yelling.
"Good enough for me!" Ethan replied. The three morphed on the spot, gaining momentum in the fight and really beating down the drones with all their power ranger style.
(Not very much style when you're fighting in spandex, but who will complain when their saving your butts from extinction.)
Back in the real world,
Conner and Rose fought off the monster until it overwhelmed them and sent them flying through the door to the café. He smashed into Ethan's device, and seconds later the café was full of strange creatures being fought by Ethan, Kira, and Alex.
"What's going on here?" Conner asked while fighting off the drones.
"Don't ask!" Kira and Alex said at the same time.
"Waaah!" Rose screamed outside. A loud crack was heard, and all four Rangers' faces went pale. The Rangers forced the monsters outside, and Conner figured he'd morph to help out. As the fight continued, the Triptoids fled. Figured he was outmatched, the monster retreated through an invisi-portal like the coward he is. The rangers looked around and Alex didn't see her twin.
"Where did Rose go?" Kira questioned.
"I don't know; I heard her scream and then there was a loud crack," Conner responded in fear of the worst.
"Over there!" Ethan said while he pointed at the opposite alleyway. Running across the front of the café, the four Rangers stopped next to Rose. The un-morphed Purple Ranger was out cold on the ground and there was a faint red line coming from her head. Conner looked at it in horror. "Dr. Oliver, we need your help. Rose is hurt" said Conner into his morpher. "I'm on my way." Said Tommy and the Comm-link went off.
With the Purple Ranger in Conner's care for now, the five Power Rangers powered down and walked inside the café to check Ethan's computer.
"Man, my machine's never going to come back from this one," the Blue Ranger said, looking over his device.
"So what exactly happened in there?" Conner asked.
"Man, I don't know where to begin," Ethan responded.
"The truth is always best told from thine heart," a voice said suddenly. The Rangers turned to see Ethan's wizard friend standing there.
"Oh man…" the Green Ranger remarked dismally.
"That's going to be hard to explain to Dr. O." said Conner with a hand on Rose's cheek, which felt cold.
"We have to worry about that later, first let's get Rose home so Bloom can heal her." a voice said from the door, and everyone turned to look at the Black ranger standing in the doorway. Conner helped him get Rose into the jeep, and everyone had their own means of traveling to the Oliver house hold.
DinoThunder HQ
Hayley and Tommy sat at the main computer, while Bloom, the mother of Rose, was currently working on healing her daughter while the tech genius worked on Ethan's device so she could send the wizard back home. The four other Rangers sat in chairs facing Tommy, who was rather frustrated with Ethan by the look on his face.
"Let me get this straight; you were so caught up in a video game that you let a monster sneak up behind you?" the Black Ranger remarked.
"It's a pretty tight game Dr. O," Ethan responded.
"Or so you think," Alex muttered, rolling her eyes, and earned a glare from her dad for interrupting him from scolding the Blue ranger. Conner chuckled at her defeat.
"You have to keep your head in this game at all times. I know it can be hard and even dangerous too-," Tommy started. The wizard, annoyed with Tommy's boring speech, used his magic to get rid of the Black Ranger's mouth. Tommy made muffled noises for a minute, rather annoyed. Alex was shocked and then recovered.
"Dude, what the heck is your issue?" Alex yelled standing up, and glaring at the wizard, who looked innocent.
"What?" the man responded utterly confused.
"Dude, just give him his mouth back," Ethan responded.
"Can we wait till after midterms?" Conner asked, and Alex smacked him across the back of the head.
"Shut up Conner…" Kira and Alex said, and laughed at their jinx moment. Under a lot of pressure, the wizard reluctantly gave Tommy his mouth back.
"Okay, let's not do that again, shall we?" Tommy asked and they all, including the wizard, nodded in agreement. Alex walked over to her sister, and Bloom smiled at her while kissing her forehead.
"I'm really sorry Dr. O," Ethan responded.
"I know you are," Tommy replied.
"I've definitely learned my lesson," Ethan remarked. Just then, Hayley cut in. "Hey I believe I have a way to send Harry potter here back to the game." Said Hayley.
"Okay, while Hayley works on that we'd better deal with the monster on the loose. Kira, see if you can locate him on the monitors," Tommy remarked. Kira nodded and got to work. About fifteen minutes later, the monster was sighted.
"I found him Dr. O!" Kira remarked.
"Okay," Tommy responded, turning to the wizard, "You stay put until we can figure out how to send you back. Conner, Alex, come with me!" The teens nodded and morphed, going with Dr. O to face the monster. Ethan and Kira stayed behind to help Hayley send the troublesome wizard back to where it belongs.
In The city
"I'm back!" the monster cried as the four Rangers engaged the creature. The Rangers attacked, but were knocked back. Alex fell to the ground clutching her midsection in pain. Suddenly, a shadow passed over the battle and a loud cry was heard. Ethan and Kira, already morphed, jumped down from the Pterazord and blasted the monster back from Alex. With the monster distracted, the Rangers began combining their weapons.
"Here!" Alex yelled, tossing the others her raptor sword. Tommy caught it and took his daughter's place, forming the Z-Rex blaster.
"FIRE!" he shouted. The powerful weapon blew the monster to shreds. Unfortunately, the fight wasn't over; with Mesogog's, and the hydro-regenerator's help, the monster became thirty stories tall. "Hayley, we need back-up!" Conner said into his bracelet.
"On it!" she responded. Seconds later the Brachiozord was there, and the others rushed out of it. The Megazord was formed, but Alex remained on the ground in pain while she powered down. Meanwhile, Tommy angrily led the fight against the monster. After a few hits, the monster struck back.
"Time to end this!" Tommy cried. He exchanged the Tyranno tail for the raptor Sword attachment and then dealt the monster a powerful blow. "That's what happens when you mess with an Oliver! Especially if she's my daughter!" Yelled Tommy and the monster, critically damaged, exploded, ending the fight. The Rangers then exited the Megazord before splitting it up and sending the zords back to their hiding places. The four Rangers then rushed over to Alex, and Tommy kneeled down to her level.
"You guys meet Hayley at the café and get that wizard back in Ethan's game; I need to take Alex to the hospital to get checked out." Tommy said looping one of her arms around his shoulders, and wrapping his own arm around her waist. "Hang in there kiddo." Said Tommy and Alex was out cold during the whole ride.
At Hayley's Cafe
Ethan, Kira, Conner and Hayley stood next to the computer Ethan had been using, with the device hooked back up to it. The wizard stood next to the computer, about to be sent home.
"So, I presume you're still looking for that secret code?" the wizard inquired to the Blue ranger.
"Yeah, but I think I'll work on it the old fashioned way; one key at a time," Ethan responded.
"Ah, a good answer. Tis the right one," the wizard responded. With that, he was whisked away into the game.
"Alright, let's head back," Hayley remarked. Ethan nodded, having learned his lesson.
At the hospital
Tommy came in with Alex in his arms, and one doctor ran over. "Tommy, what in the world happened to Alex?" asked Dr. Walsh, their family doctor. "She was in the house carrying a few boxes, and she fell down the steps. I found her passed out on the floor when I got home from work today" said Tommy and Dr. Walsh had her put on a stretcher. After she was whisked away into the emergency room, Walsh pulled him into his office, and locked the door.
"Okay Tommy, what really happened? I know you made up that story to ward away curious ears, but with me being the only one here who knows about your family secret, what really happened?" asked Walsh, and Tommy sighed. "We recently finished a battle, and Alex got hit with a blow to the stomach and she blacked out. I'm thinking she broke a few ribs." Said Tommy and Walsh nodded. "Go wait in the waiting room, and I'll have a nurse tell you what's wrong" said Walsh and Tommy walked out.
Tommy took a seat on those waiting room chairs, and started reading a travel magazine when he saw a group of people stand in front of him. He put his magazine down and smiled. "Well, well, well, If it isn't Tommy Oliver. What are you here for man?" asked a tall bulky man with a head of brown hair, and sporting a red t-shirt. "Jason, what are you doing here in Reef side? I thought you were in angel grove after the whole battle on the moon thing?" asked Tommy shaking his hand. "Well, I wanted to see my nieces, and when I phoned the house, your wife told me that you were at the hospital with Alex. What happened Oliver?" asked Jason sitting next to him. "I'll tell you the whole story when we get to my house. (Looks up at the others) Hey guys" said Tommy with a smile. "What in the name of Zordon did you do to your poor daughter Oliver?" asked Kimberly with her hands on her hips, and her brown hair in a ponytail. "She'll be fine. She's had worse than this" said Tommy and he put his face in his hands, and shook his head. Trini sat next to him and put a hand on her shoulder. "Look Tommy, Alex is a tough girl. She also won't give up without a fight. Just like someone else we know and love" said Trini with a smile. "Thanks Trini." Tommy said and the doctor walked over. "Good news Dr. Oliver, Alex has a few cracked ribs, and a slight concussion. She's healing pretty fast, so she'll be ready to go tonight. Just make sure she rests, and doesn't do any extra activities while recovering." Said Dr. Walsh, and the rangers looked at Tommy while smiling. "Dude, when were you going to tell us you were a Doctor?" asked Zack with a hand in his pocket. "It's a long story. Once I get Alex out of here, I can explain everything" said Tommy and the doctor led him into Alex's room while the other rangers stayed behind.
Alex's hospital room
Tommy walked in, and saw his poor daughter lying in a hospital bed with a tube sticking out of her arm. "Alex? You awake honey?" asked Tommy and he saw her open her eyes slightly. "Daddy?" Alex asked, and she smiled at him. "Hey baby girl. How do you feel" he asked sitting in a chair next to her bed. "I feel like I was run over by a bus." Alex said and tommy laughed. "How bad is it?" asked Alex. "Dr. Walsh said you have a mild concussion, and a few cracked ribs. So do you know what that means?" asked Tommy with a look of concern. "No ranger duty and no riding my bike to school. Do I really have to ride in a jeep?" asked Alex, and Tommy laughed. "Yes, unless you want to be babied like your sister is going to be with your mother." Said Tommy and Alex smiled. "Yeah, I don't want that. Mom goes overboard when we're healing from something. She doesn't even let us go outside cause she's afraid we'll break." Said Alex and she held her stomach in pain from laughing. "Easy there. But you can't really blame her, she's just trying to protect you." Said Tommy and he saw the doctor walk in. "I'll see you tonight. We have guests over so I want you to be on your best behavior" said Tommy and Alex nodded. He kissed her forehead, and left the room.
Oliver residence
Tommy and the rangers pulled up in their cars, and when they got out, Jason looked at Tommy. "This is your house?" asked Jason looking at the two story Victorian home that had originally been Bloom's until Tommy moved in after the wedding. "Yep, shall we go in?" asked Tommy holding the key in his hand. They walked up to the house and Bloom was sitting in the living room reading when he unlocked the door. "Hey honey, guess who I found at the Hospital." Said Tommy and in walked the original power ranger team. "Wow, you guys look so different now" said Bloom standing up. She hugged Jason, Kim, Zack, and Trini. "We haven't seen you since the wedding. How have the original Power rangers been?" asked Bloom and she heard a voice from upstairs. "I need to check on Rose, I'll be right back" said Bloom and she hurried up the stairs.
Rose's room
Bloom walked in her daughter's room, and saw her sitting up in a cold sweat, and with a look of fear in her eyes. "Rose, are you okay?" asked Bloom and she saw her shake her head. "Mommy, I had a dream about the Trix again" said Rose and Bloom sat next to her daughter and hugged her. "Don't worry honey, they won't bother you ever again" said Bloom and they stayed that way until Rose fell asleep.
Back downstairs
Tommy was sitting with Kimberly and Jason while they told them what they had been doing for the past 16 years, until Bloom came back down the stairs. "Well, Rose is okay now. So, tea anyone?" asked Bloom and they all nodded. She headed off into the kitchen, and then the door bell sounded. "Now who could that be at this time?" asked Tommy looking at his watch that read 7:00 pm. He opened the door to see Ethan standing at the door with a bouquet of roses. "Is Rose awake?" asked Ethan, and Tommy smiled at him. "No, she's still asleep. I'll be sure to give those to her though" said Tommy and Ethan handed them to his teacher and walked off. He closed the door, and when the group looked at him, he shrugged his shoulders. "That was extremely weird" said Trini. "That it was" Tommy said putting the roses in a vase, and sitting back down. Bloom walked in with a tray of cups, and a tea kettle.
"Alright, tea is on, as well are some cookies to munch on" said Bloom and once she set the tray down, she saw the roses. "Did I miss something?" asked Bloom and she saw Tommy shake his head. "I'll tell you later" said Tommy and he left an hour later to go get Alex from the hospital.