Chapter 4

Zara's Pov

It was Saturday as Tobi and I walked into the cyberspace café as I needed to use one of the computers as mine broke this morning. It had been crazy the last few days as a new white ranger had appeared and was causing havoc every where. There had been reports of the other rangers fighting him all over the city and there was destruction left in their wake. Thankfully there had been no reports of deaths or major injuries but I wasn't all that worried about it. I was how ever worried about Tommy, as I hadn't seen him since we parted ways on Thursday after school. He hadn't been to school all Friday then Kira called to tell me that something came up and she couldn't baby sit. I tried calling to reschedule but all I got was his voice mail. I tried calling a few more time, getting the same results before I gave up all together, though it didn't stop my dreams.

Since Thursday night I had been having these strange dreams of Tommy being stuck somewhere, it was like he was frozen but he was warm. He couldn't move what's so ever but he could see what was going on around him and his mind was crying out to be let free. It was the same dream, over and over again for the past two night. This combined with all the tension in the air from the recent attacks, there was a dull ache in the back of my head. Chop one up for being an empath and being able to pick up all the emptions around me. It was a bit better in the café as the cheerful and easy going teems around me helped to elevate the tension as I approached Hayley. She was slammed with customers but she smiled when she saw me."Hey Zara, you'll have to give me a bit and I'll be right with you."

"It's not a big rush I just need an hour on one of your computers, as mine decided to die last night." I informed her before heading over to an available computer, I got Tobi situated with a coloring book and a snack. It was 15 minuets later and an embarrassing séance by Cassidy, Hayley came over to let me pay for the time. "Hayley, you're an old friend of Tommy's right?"

"Ya."

"Do you know what's going on with him? We were going to go on a date the other night but I can't seem to get a hold of him." I could tell that she knew something as she looked away and I picked up nervous emotions from her.

"I think he had to go back to Angel Grove for a family emergency of some kind, though your right it's not like him to not answer." She supplied as she looked around the busy room, seeming to look for someone. "Maybe he'll call you tonight and clear everything up, so you shouldn't worry."

"If that's the case then he should have gotten a sub to cover his classes as some of the other teachers and myself had to and I am a terrible science teacher." I informed her earning a small laugh, as I opened my email and started to check my messages.

"It must have slipped his mind." Hayley said before she left having to get back behind the bar as there was still a big line up. With her gone I opened a fresh doc and comprised a short email to an old friend back in New York. He was an old colleague and friend of mine and David's, he was actually the man who made my closable bow and the arrows. Before Tobi and I moved last month I had heard he and what remained of my husband's team were off on a six month mission. So I knew this email would not be answered for some time but it was better to make my request now then later down the road when I really needed it.

Hayley's Pov

When I made it back to the under ground command center/ Tommy's house I searched high and low for his phone. I was beginning to fear that he had it on him when he was fossilised when Kira, Connor and Ethan arrived. "Hey Hayley, what's up?"

"I'm trying to find Timmy's phone so I can send a text to Zara so she doesn't become too concerned and come looking here for him." I said as I searched for it in a stack of papers just in case.

"Did you check his room or office up stairs?" Connor offered.

"Yes but if you could all just go up stairs and look again I'd be grateful." I requested as I continued to search.

"Have you tried calling it?" Kira offered, which made me pause as I realised she was right. So pulling out my own phone I called Tommy's and sure enough it was were I feared would be as his ring tone come from where he was fossilised in amber. "Well there goes that plan."

"This sucks. When I told Mrs. Rodgers that I couldn't babysit on Friday was because I knew Dr. O was stuck in amber, I still felt terrible." Kira said dismally as she collapsed in a chair.

"There's nothing that can be done about it now, and Zara seems like the kind of person who will understand." I said as I picked up the scanner and began scanning Tommy's prison. The others agreed but like me they knew that even with made up reasons and excuses Zara might eventually give up on her growing relationship with Tommy. 'I just hope we can find away to free him soon.' I thought to myself.

It seemed the universe heard me as a few days later a strange meteorite landed, which changed not only Kira, Connor and Ethan's personality's but the white ranger, Trent good for a short time. After a bit of testing I concluded that it could be used it to free Tommy. After the situation Connor and the others was resolved they brought me a big piece of the meteorite, which I put in a machine I had made. I was relived that it worked as Tommy was now free of the amber but it left us with an interlay new problem. He couldn't demorph.

When I told him what I had said to Zara, and he was started cursing his luck, he some how was able to get to his phone and called her. "She sounded relived to hear from me but when I told her I was now sick, she didn't sound so convinced." He informed me as I scanned him again.

"Zara is not stupid Tommy, she knows somethings up. Though don't ask me how." I said as I studied the readings.

"I chop it up to mother's intuition." He joked a bit before he turned to me. "Hayley can you do me a favor and check on something I had being made for Tobi? If it's ready, use my card to pay for it and then deliver it with a message."

I couldn't help but smile. "Given that you can't do it yourself sure but this better not become a habit. So what's the message?"

Zara's Pov

It had been a few days since Tommy finally got contacted me, apologizing for skipping out on our date and not calling sooner. I understood that emergencies happen but there was something off about his voice. He sounded kind of muffled, which usually wasn't what people sounded like when they were sick but I tried not to read too much into it. That night I received a bit of a surprise as my door bell rang and I found Hayley standing on my doorstep. "Hey Hayley, what brings you here this time of night? Not that I don't mind the visit."

"I'm here as a favor to Tommy. He wanted to bring it himself but as he's stuck in bed he asked me to bring it over." She said as she motioned me to fallow her outside to her truck which had a small trailer and something covered on it. I was confused as to what favor Tommy had her doing until the tarp was removed and my jaw dropped. I was a wooden bed frame painted green with white diamond shapes running down the sides well on the head board was the original green ranger's helmet set in the middle of a familiar gold shield. "I don't believe it."

"He sent a message too." Hayley said as she handed me an envelop. My hands shook a little as I opened it and read what was on a card that said sorry on the front. 'I truly am sorry about missing our date, and I know this wont make up for it completely. I just couldn't stand the thought of Tobi sleeping on the floor any more. I hope he likes it, -Tommy'

I fought tears as I smiled and looked at the bed frame. "He has to the most thoughtful person in the world. This more then makes up for him missing our date, not that he needed to."

"That's just who he is." Hayley said as she removed the straps that were holding the bed frame to the trailer. "Come on, I'll help you carry it inside, it's not too heavy."

She was right as we easily carried it into my house, pass the now ecstatic 4 year old and strait into his room. Once the mattress was on it, Tobi cried out for joy as he dived on to his new bed making Hayley and I laugh. It was then that I got an idea as I pulled out my phone and turned on the video recorder. "Tobi way don't you tell Tommy how much you like your new bed."

"I love it, I love it, I love it!" he shouted in joy as he hugged the head board, or tried to, before he turned to me and shouted at my phone. "Thank you so much Tommy!" Hayley and I laughed again at him well I stopped recording and sent the video to Tommy. He soon responded with a lol and a big smiling face emoji. 'Happy he likes it.'

Hayley and I talked for a bit, leaving Tobi to enjoy his bed, and I soon saw her out as she said she had things to do. I thanked Tommy again before bidding him good night and started to get Tobi ready for bed. I was unaware of it at the time but since Hayley's arrival the Black Dino Ranger had been watching us from the shadows a cross the street.