Summary: Trent Mercer has survived his fight against Darius and Omega, but how will the other Rangers take the news? Plus, where does Terrorsaurus fit into the scheme?
A/N: Ohh…the White Terrorsaurus is back! MWAHAHAHA! choke, sputter, die " Alright people, I promise the story is about to get a lot more interesting and you'll see more ties from A New Threat into here.
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Hayden Christopher James leaned back in his seat with a calm demeanor. Anton Mercer sat next to him, surprised by his son's words, but had expected it. His head lowered slightly as he felt Conner's eyes shift to him. Everyone, including himself, knew the trouble Mesogog had given the Rangers and none where ready to face that again. Anton sighed softly and looked up to Trent. He could see the pain in his eyes; he'd taken quite a beating.
"Darius, eh?" Hayden said, rubbing his goatee lightly. "Interesting…"
"Do you know him?" Tommy asked, glancing his way.
"I know many things, Dr. Oliver." Hayden answered monotonously. "Things of which do not concern you."
Conner looked at Hayden, confused. Since when did he go from an angry, rampaging teenager to a sage? "Ah, Hayden, if Anton's fate, as well as the worlds fate, rests within our hands, any information would be helpful…" Conner trailed off, seeing that Hayden wasn't exactly listening to him. "Are you listening to me?"
Hayden nodded. "The time has not come for me to explain who Darius is." He said and stood up. "For now, all you need to know is he is a very real threat."
Hayden moved around the table and headed through the secret door into the Command Center. Everyone turned to Conner with a bewildered stare. "Maybe he hasn't changed as much as I thought." He sighed.
"All I know is that we can't let Mesogog rise again!" Trent growled, rubbing his aching shoulder. "If he does…then it'd just be a chain of defeats…we all know how powerful Mesogog was…"
Trent sighed, rubbing his aching eyes. He didn't want to lose his dad either; not after he'd just gotten him back. A dull pain throbbed behind Trents eyes as he squeezed them shut and rubbed at the corners. A soft, caring hand settled on Trents shoulder, and he looked over to see Kira smiling at him.
"Maybe you should go back and get some rest?" She offered with a smile. "We'll figure out a way to help your dad."
Trent returned the smile and nodded. "Alright." He whispered and slowly stood. Anton had already moved his to his son's side and helped him up the stairs. Everyone was silent for the moment, just staring at the table or else where in the room. No one was ready for this evil again; they'd faced too much of it. After Vertox, they had prayed he was the last, but it seems their prayer's fell on deaf ears.
Tommy glanced at Kimberly and their eyes met. He took a deep breath and sighed. "What are we going to do?" He asked aloud, rubbing his chin. "We've never even seen this Darius and only Trent his fought him directly while Trent fought the subordinate."
"We'll do what we've done with the rest…" Conner said sternly, glancing his way. "We'll kill them."
Tommy arched a brow. "Kill someone who's at the very least twice our strength?"
"Mesogog ring a bell?" Conner countered with a smirk.
"Conner…we lost our powers fighting Mesogog!" Tommy growled and shook his head. "The only reason we have our powers back is because Hayley figured out how to use the Zeo Crystal and reenergize the gems!"
"Yeah, but with these new power upgrades, we could've taken Mesogog down easily." Conner remarked.
"We don't know that. The strength of the gem's hasn't been tested yet, Conner. And by the looks of it, Darius is much stronger then any of us; especially if took down Trent with little problem." Tommy inhaled angrily and then sighed. "Look, Conner, all I'm trying to say is, be cautious about this because we have no clue what they are capable of."
Conner sighed in defeat and then nodded. "So be it. So what do we do n-"
BAM!
BOOOOMM!
Everyone crashed to the floor as the house rattled. They could hear Anton's cries and the deafening smacks as Trent, or at least they hoped it was Trent, fighting or losing against…something.
Conner was first to his feet and racing up the stairs. Kira and Kimberly was close behind. Tommy stumbled to his feet but fell as another explosion shook the house. Kira and Kimberly fell back down the stairs, crashing against the ground as Conner hung onto the railing.
"What the hell is going on?" Hayden hissed, coming up from the secret entrance; dino gem in hand.
Tommy shook his head and called upon his morpher with a flick of his wrist. The others had followed suit and moved towards the stairs again. But suddenly Trent broke through the door, already morphed and hit the wall hard. A spiraling, white beam slammed into Trent and buried him further into the wall.
Anton's plea's fell on deaf ears as the rangers moved quicker up the stairs. They were almost there. Kimberly and Kira burst into the…empty room? They looked at the massive hole in the wall and saw the monster flying off in the distance, Anton in his hands. Conner and Tommy were attending to the now demorphed and unconscious Trent. Hayden stood in the door frame, staring at the hole as well.
"We've got to catch him." Kim said and drew her arm back. "Dino Thunder! Power up!"
Kimberly ran forward as a pink-white trail followed in her wake. She flipped out of the hole as her suit flashed to life and Kira followed her a moment later.
"Hayden, take Trent to the Command Center and then catch up with us!" Tommy shouted, already morpher. "Go."
Hayden nodded firmly and knelt down, scooping up Trent. With a flash, he was gone. Tommy sighed and turned to the window again. "So much for a peaceful day." He whispered and flipped out the hole.
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"Kira!" Kimberly hissed, crouched on her back as Kira soared through the air. "I've got an idea!" Get me closer to the monster. I'm going to distract it and I want you to grab Anton!"
Kira nodded and gem shined brightly as she moved that much faster. Kimberly's eyes narrowed against her visor and crouched a bit more. Suddenly, with a single, mighty push, she flipped through the air and landed hard onto the monsters back. She heard Anton shriek beneath her and felt the Monster's grip slip. Kira swooped in from below, catching Anton in her grasp and dropped to the ground.
"Hello, big boy!" Kimberly hissed and buried the bow hard into the back of his head. The monster roared in pain as crashed hard into the rooftop as Kimberly flipped gracefully through the air and landed in a crouch. To her horror, the White Monster was already upon her. She had no time to react as the thick, clawed foot mashed against the side of her face and threw her into a nearby wall.
"No body attacks the Terrorsaurus and gets away with it!" He hissed, clenched his clawed fingers. Suddenly, his head shot over to Kira, seeing her crouched in front of Anton, ready to attack. "Now little girl…time for you to die…"
Kira gripped the Ptera grips tightly and slipped her leg out a bit further. The small daggers burned a bright yellow and she suddenly moved forward. Terrorsaurus threw clawed hand out, striking Kira hard on the chest and spun, slamming his heel deep into her chest. Kira flew through the air, over Anton's head and smashed through the window, sliding across the table. The customers shrieked, covering them selves from the flying grasp and ran. Terrorsaurus hissed with delight and he moved towards Anton.
"I don't think so, buddy!" Kimberly hissed, letting go of the string. Two flaming pink arrows whirled through the air and buried deep into his shoulder. Terrorsaurus screamed in rage as he clutched his shoulder. He could feel the purple blood trickling over his dirty white fingers.
Kim flipped through the air and threw out her leg, slamming it hard into his wound shoulder. He flipped once and crashed against the ground, roaring painfully again. Kim landed and pivoted, driving her heel deep into his stomach. Aiming the bow again, she pulled the back strings and grinned at Terrorsaurus.
"Goodnight." She sneered and…
…shot through the air. The spiraling white beam carried her high into the air and vanished. She fell into and through the roof of a nearby building and crashed hard to the ground.
"Foolish Ranger." Terrorsaurus grinned and glanced at Anton. "My Master wishes for your audience." He said and stood up. But he went skidding across the ground as a red boot smashed against his face. Conner flipped and landed in a crouch before springing forward. Terrorsaurus raced across the ground, digging through the street and cried out feeling Conner's shin crash against his side.
Tommy, Hayden and Ethan came running up a few moment's later, weapons draw and ready. "Anton!" Tommy shouted, moving over to his side. He knelt down before his friend, and rested a hand on his shoulder. "Anton, you okay?"
He looked up through visor at Tommy with wide eyes and then let out a breath, nodding his head. "Y-Yeah…if i-it wasn't f-for Kira and Kim…I-I might be long g-gone by now…" His eyes widened further. "Oh my god, Tommy, where's Trent!"
Tommy shook his head. "He's fine, Anton. Hayley and Billy are taking care of him back at the lab."
Anton let out another breath and rubbed his forehead. Tommy thought he muttered an oh thank god, but he wasn't sure. Looking up towards the monster, he saw Kimberly staggering out of the building, demorphed. He rushed forward and caught her before she felt.
"Kim! Kim, come on babe, answer me!" He said slapping her cheek. She shook her head and then looked up, glaring at the man. Seeing who it was, her expression lighted and she sighed. "Kim, you okay?"
"Y-Yeah…just a little beat." She whispered, slowly standing. "I'm n-not used to b-being back in suit…"
Tommy smiled and helped her up onto her feet. She flicked her wrist again, the morpher appearing. "Dino Thunder! Power up!" She took a deep breath, feeling the sea of energy wash over her and the cool, protective suit replaced her normal street clothes. Her eyes opened and the world had become a bit darker as she looked through the visor. "I'm ready."
Kira had recovered as well with the help of Ethan, and in the middle of the street, Conner fended off Terrorsaurus with Hayden's help.
But even that soon went to hell.
Terrorsaurus blocked Conner's incoming kick and bashed him across the chest. Instantly, the huge monster whirled around and sliced Hayden twice across the chest. The Rangers rolled across the street in opposite directions and fell to their knees. They panted hard and gripped their weapons once more. Slowly, they began to circle around Terrorsaurus. His breaths came out ragged and heavy as the red eyes darted back and forth between the rangers.
Suddenly, they attacked.
Terrorsaurus pivoted on one foot, cracked Conner hard in the jaw with his fist, and finished the spin with a vicious kick. To his horror, it struck the golden staff and buried both feet deep into the Monster's ribs. Purple blood spewed from his mouth as he soared through the air and into a parked car. Hayden fell into a rolled and popped up, staff in hand.
"You're no match for my power, Terrorsaurus." Hayden said calmly, the staff angled downward. "Dragon Morph – Dragon Dagger." He stood up as the staff glowed and shrank into a much smaller handle. Hayden squeezed the handle tightly and raised the blade out before him. The sun illuminated the clean metal blade, almost as if it was empowering it. Terrorsaurus slowly stood, staggering on his feet a moment and then righted himself. The very sight of the ranger made his blood boil and he clenched his fists tightly.
"YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS!" Terrorsaurus screamed and crouched down. Before he could attack, however, Omega Ranger fizzled to life before him.
"Stand down, Terrorsaurus. Your mission is capture Dr. Mercer, remember?" Omega remarked, glancing back at the lumbering beast. It hissed angrily, clenching his fists. Behind him, 12 of the Beta Rangers stepped out of the shadows and surrounded him and Omega. "Take 6 of my guards and retrieve Dr. Mercer. Do not fail again."
Terrorsaurus roared at Omega and then snarled. "What does Master Darius want with him anyway?"
Omega barred his teeth to keep from screaming and attacking the monster. "Master Darius could careless about Mercer. He wants what is inside of him."
"And what exactly is that?" The Beast heaved, eyes flickering up to the Rangers. Hayden had moved closer to Anton now.
"Why don't you ask them." Omega bit out, raising his blade towards the Rangers. "They know…they fear what is inside of him."
Terrorsaurus looked at the rangers and shook his head. "I'll get Anton." He said and lumbered towards the doctor.
Omega grinned beneath his mask and moved out into the street. The five rangers spread out as the Evil Ranger marched forward. Tommy raised his staff and drew it back into attach position. Conner, Ethan, Kira and Kimberly had drew their Thundermax Sabers and held them out in attack position.
"You're Omega?" Tommy said, clutching his staff tightly.
"I am." Omega replied coldly, glancing at his foes. None of them looked difficult. However, the Black One could prove to be a challenge. He looked skilled with a sword. "Enough talking." His blade snapped forward into ready position. "Now die!'
The rangers enclosed on Omega, sabers moving in multiple directions. However, the Skilled One flipped into the air as the blades past by and slashed at Kim, striking her hard on the shoulder. Omega landed in a crouch, and swept his leg around, sending Kim crashing to the floor. He suddenly threw his blade into a rising block and backhanded Ethan hard in his exposed gut. Omega rolled away as Conner's blade slammed into the ground and flipped onto his feet. The pearl white blade met with Tommy's blow for blow.
To anyone's eyes, they would see the work of two professional's moving blow for blow in their deadly bout. Omega drew Tommy's thrusts to his parries, while Tommy manipulated Omega's counters into his reposes. Tommy moved into a whirling slash-block and Omega's blade ricochet off his. The two spun back to back and threw their blades high together. A split second later they wheeled over their hands and met low. Tommy drove a crushing palm into Omega's jaw and clasped onto his wrist. He locked the blades together and drew the Evil One closer. They were almost visor-to-visor now as they panted and growled at each other.
"Y-Y-You m-much b-better t-then I thought!" Omega hissed, pushing forward with all his might. Tommy returned the strength and lightning began to cackle around their bodies. The ground beneath them splintered and cratered inwards as the lightning intensified. Black-Gold energy channeled out from Tommy's Dino Gem, and danced around his body, empowering him.
One massive shove later, Omega found himself flying through the air and crashed into the ground with a thunderous, sickening thud. He skid across the ground several meters and stopped in a pile of splintered and broken street. He barely had the energy to look up as see Tommy spear heading towards him.
This is it. Omega thought wearily, seeing the last of his life flash before his eyes. This is how I die. Tommy whirled the blade over his head and prepared to drive into Omega's face. But Terrorsaurus suddenly intercepted the Rangers path and used Hayden as a bat. The two bodies collided and flew through the air and slammed into a nearby car. Both rangers collapsed to the ground and demorphed.
"Look who's the big one now." Terrorsaurus grunted and leaned down, heaving Omega onto his shoulder. He had Anton tucked closely under the other. Suddenly, blue-white lightning slammed into their bodies and they were gone.
Kimberly staggered to her feet, clutching her injured shoulder and spat out a chain of curse words that would make even Satan blush. She looked over Tommy and Hayden, her brows furrowing.
"Trent is not going to be happy…" She whispered before collapsing to her knees in pain.
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A/N: goes into Boast mode Okay, I think this is the best chapter I've written yet! So what do you guy's/gal's think so far? Terrorsaurus has been revived and they've captured Anton! You all like the battle? I hope so
May the Powers Protect You.