A/N : This is my 1st Power Ranger story, and I'm sorry if it is bad. I don't own the Power Rangers but I won't mind owning some of the female rangers. This story takes place in Reefside during the current season. Take place after Trent becomes the White Ranger (but doesn't become evil). Enjoy! This is the rewrite, just so you know.
Another Pink K
"Students please, clam down." A deep, yet gentle voice said. The voice was that of Tommy Oliver, Reefside High's latest addition to the teaching staff. He stood about 6 foot 2 inches and had semi-spiked black hair. His white lab coat was splattered with a few stains from chemicals, yet it only added to his movie-star appearance.
"Dr. Oliver, may I speak with you?" A woman's voice called out from the door-way. She stood impatiently, tapping her foot and it wasn't hard to see that she didn't enjoy being there.
"Alright, Principal Randall," Tommy replied, nodding to her, before looking back to his class and added in a commanding, yet kind voice. "Please read pages 233 through 239, answer the four questions at the end. I'll be right back for anyone who needs help." He added, before exiting the class room and closing the door, before turning to face the school's Principal.
Meanwhile, inside of the classsroom Dr. Oliver's students were chatting away about their teacher's leaving.
"You guys, do you think that Dr. O is in trouble?" A girl asked, turning in her seat at the front of the room to speak with the three boys around her. She unconciously smoothed out the fabric of her yellow clothes, awaiting an answer from her friends.
The first answer she received was from Connor, the jock of the group, who asked her in a confused tone, "Do you think so, Kira?"
"No duh, Connor, I wouldn't've asked if I didn't think so," snapped Kira, giving the boy a slight glare, the hint of red anger and aggrivation in her eyes matching his red soccer uniform.
"Cut it out, you two" A third voice chipped up, this time coming from the boy dressed in all blue sitting between them, not tearing his eyes from his beloved laptop as he spoke.
"Ethan's right you guys, this is not the best time." Added Trent, their fellow student who was situated on the other side of Kira. He looked worried, though also as if he was trying to hide it.
Kira sighed and shrugged. They were right, something important could be happening at that very moment. The time to argue with her Jock friend would be later.
"Oh will you all just stop worrying!" A feminine voice called from the next table over. The boy beside her nodded, fiddling with the video camera in his hand. "Randall just took Dr. Oliver to make out in the hallway" She added with a smirk.
"Ew, Cassidy, I didn't need that mental image" Devin, the boy seated next to her, said, earning a few laughs.
"Shut up, Devin" Cassidy snapped, twisting around in her seat to continue her work.
"Sorry, guys, I'll try to keep her out of your conversations" Devin added quietly to the first group, before turning back and also attempting to work on the assignment.
"Thanks Devin" Ethan said quietly.
"But she is right" Kira added to her friends.
"About what? Randall and Dr. O, making out?" Connor asked, clearly not thinking before he voiced his question.
"No, she meant that we shouldn't worry." Trent said, his soft voice kind and gentle.
"Well, it seems now that the only question left is 'Does Dr. O even have a love life?' And if so, is it with Randall?" Ethan pointed out, still typing away feverishly.
"If it is then I quit!" Connor said, earning a laugh from his friends, which greatfully eased the tension amoung the group.
The group continued chatting away, while the subjects of their inquiries were speaking to each other just outside of the room...
"How can I help you?" asked Tommy, giving the principal a charming smile. He was struggling to be nice, yet something about her always unnerved him, which made him determined to find out what it was.
"You could pull out a gun and kill every living thing under twenty in this school." Randall replied with an evil smirk, eyes glinting darkly.
"Sorry, can't really do that, guns out of bullets." Was the only answer he gave, trying to ease the tension from himself by cracking a joke, yet the dark look in her eyes as she spoke prevented him from doing so.
The older woman frowned, obviously not finding him funny. She squared her shoulders and began to speak in a sharp commanding voice. "Well, I have a few questions for you."
Oliver nodded silently as panic shot through him. He was sure her questions wouldn't concern the four students he had been training as Power Rangers, though he could never be sure with Randall. He was prepared with a list of lies if she should ask, yet he had to admit that he was tired of lieing to people, even though the years of it through his own high school years had made him quite good at it.
"Well, I heard from a large number of students, that you have been seen with Connor McKnight, Ethan James, Kira Ford and Trent Fernandez quite often.. Is there something going on that I should know about?" She questioned, keeping her strict tone, as if speaking to a child who had been caught with his hand in the cookie jar.
"No" Tommy said quickly. Nice going Oliver...He thought to himself sarcasticlly. "Well...you see...um..." He began to say, mentally cursing himself as his list of lies escaped him.
"Mr. Oliver, I don't have all day." Randall said sternly, giving him a slight glare.
"Well..." He began, pausing and beginning to speak once again as an idea entered his head."They're working for me."
"Working?" She asked, raising one perfectly plucked eyebrow. After seeing him nod she added suspiciously. "What kind of work, Mr. Oliver?"
"They do little things here and there when I need them. They also help me a lot with my dino research." Tommy said smoothly. Lieing was like a second language to him and he was able to use it flawlessly.
"That better be all" Randall snapped coldly, seeming to know that he was lieing.
"May I return to my class or is there something else?" He asked, slipping his hands into his pockets, easily switching the topic.
"There's one last thing." She said, smoothing out her skirt importantly, as if trying to prove that she was the principal, just incase he thought otherwise. "We've just received a transfer student and at the moment she has your class. I expect for you to take care of her, introduce her to the class, make sure that she has someone to show her to her classes and such."
Tommy nodded. "Naturally." He said softly. "Is she here right now?"
"Kelly." Randall called out, turning her head slightly to look down the hall, where a seven-teen year old girl was standing from.
The girl walked forward, brushing a bit of her dark hair behind her ear, her blue eyes sparkling shyly as she approached. She smoothed out her outfit, which was a bright shade of pink. Tommy gave her a gentle smile, after having paused a moment to think on the color of her outfit. "Come on in, I'll introduce you to the class." He said gently, placing a hand on her shoulder. He turned to thank Randall, yet found her gone.
Tommy mentally shook himself, before leading his newest student into the classroom. He smiled as he watched the class relax upon seeing that he was safe. His dark eyes moved to Trent, who gave him a bright smile. Over the short amount that the two had known each other Tommy had become a father figure to look up to and to talk to. If Trent, or any of the kids, ever needed to talk they all knew that Dr O, or Tommy, as they liked to call him when they were alone, he was there for them.
The classes' relaxtion barely had time to settle in, when Cassidy yelled out. "Sir? How was your make-out session with Principal Randall?"
Tommy stood baffled for a moment, before shaking off his surprise and answering her. "Two things, Ms. Cornell. First, I was not 'making out' with Principal Randall and I never will. Second, the topic of my love life is off limits in this class, alright?" He asked with a smile and a raised brow.
"He has a love life?" Connor said quietly, just loud enough for his friends to hear, and once again he earned a laugh from the group.
"Connor, see me after class." Tommy said, faking a stern look as he looked down at the soccer player. He hid a smile as Ethan, Trent and Kira laughed quietly. "And the rest of you as well, seeing as you seem to find this class so funny." Their smiles and laughs faded as he finished, causing Tommy to smile to let them know that he wasn't truly angry with them.
Dr. Oliver cleared his throat and looked to the rest of his class. "As I was about to say before I was interupted, we have a new student. This is Kelly everyone." He said, moving to stand behind her, his hands gently resting on her shoulders as she gave the class a small smile. "Kelly just transferred here, I expect you all to make her feel at home." He added, a gentle warning tone in his voice.
The class nodded and Tommy smiled, looking down to Kelly. "You can take a seat next to Kira and Trent alright, they're right over there." He pointed to the two students he had mentioned and Kelly nodded her thanks, heading over and sitting between the two. "Now, to continue our discussion from yesterday..."
Ten minutes later the class came to a close and Tommy assigned a bit of homework, before bidding the class good-bye and beginning to pack up his things, not noticing a pair of soft blue eyes watching him.
"Who is he?" Kelly asked, tearing her eyes from their teacher to look to Kira as the two packed up their bags. True, she had spent fifteen minutes in the class, yet no one had ever mentioned his name, so she was left in the dark as to who her mysterious teacher was.
"That's Dr. Oliver." Kira said, slipping the strap of her bag onto her shoulder.
Kelly smiled, eyes sparkling brightly. "I'm gonna make him mine.." She whispered determindly to no one in particular. She then turned and left the room, waving a good-bye to her new friends.
Dr. Oliver waited until he was sure that they were alone. He closed the door and looked to Connor. "Your communicator's on." He said simply.
Connor looked down, eyes widening in slight surprise. "So it is...why does that matter though?" He asked in confusion, looking back up to his teacher.
Ethan rolled his eyes. "Smart one." He said sarcasticlly. "He heard what you said about his love life." He added, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Oh..." Connor said, smiling sheepishly. "Sorry, Dr. O." He said quietly.
Tommy nodded in understanding. "It's alright, I know the age..I understand that it's impossible to think that your teachers have lives outside of school. To answer your question, yes, I do have a love life." He sighed quietly, a sad look entering his eyes. "It's just..." He paused, trying to decide on the proper words to use. "hard..very hard.." He added softly.
"Dr. Oliver.." Kira said slowly. "Do you think of us as your students or are we your friends?"
"Friends, Kira." Dr. Oliver said confidently, giving the group a warm smile, the sadness slowly leaving his eyes.
There was a comfortable silence for a few moments before Trent took a stab at finding out more about Tommy's love life. "So..Tommy.." He said carefully, feeling slightly strange calling his teacher by his first name. "As a friend, I'm asking this...Do you have any special 'lady-friend' that we should know about?" He asked with a slight smirk.
Tommy frowned, opening his mouth to answer, yet he paused. He was constantly prying into their lives, even if they didn't realize it, and it would only be fair for him to allow them to know a bit about his. "No.." He said quietly, before clearing his throat and looking to the clock to hide the sorrow in his eyes. "It's getting late, you all should head home." He said gently.
The group nodded, slightly shocked that he had answered. They all said their good-byes, before leaving the room and heading to their lockers before going their separate ways. Connor had soccer practice to go to, Kira had band, Trent had work and Ethan simply wanted to hang out at the café. Though, they all agreed to meet up later at the Cyber-Café.
Hours later the group sat in the Cyber-Café at various areas. Kira and Kelly sat at a table in the corner, chatting away happily as they sipped their drinks. Connor was struggling with intructions from Ethan and Trent on how to play a new video game that the café had gotten, while Tommy and Hayley chatted away happily.
"Bye Kira." Kelly said, rising to her feet and grabbing her bag. She headed for the door, meaning to leave, though turned and walked into the bathroom after a second though.
The seond Kelly shut the door Zelyrax and Tyrannodrones appeared out of no where. Connor and Ethan jumped to their feet, the rest soon behind them. Tommy motioned for Hayley to leave, before turning and jumping in to help his friends fight the new arrivals. "Time to morph!" He shouted out.
"Right!" Ethan, Connor, Trent and Kira said in unison. "Dino Power! Power Up!" They called out, before morphing into their respective rangers.
There was a soft gasp from the door way as Kelly returned, completely shocked and confused at what she was seeing, never having seen anything like it ever before. She backed up fearfully as a few Tyrannodrones began to approach her. Trent's eyes widened and he quickly jumped in front of her, fighting off the group of evil beings trying to attack her.
"What're you doing here?" Tommy snapped, glaring over at Zelyrax.
"That's for me to know and for you to find out" Zelyrax answered cockily, looking to one of the Tyrannodrones, who had a pink dino gem.
"Rangers! Get the gem!" Tommy yelled out, watching as Kira jumped forward kicking the Tyrannodrone with the rock. It seem for a moment as if time simply slowed down. The pink rock flew through the air, glowing in the light of the lamps, shining down their artificial light.
"Catch it!" A voice called out, yet in the dead silence it was impossible to tell who. Kelly listened though, not caring who it was. She moved forward and held her hand out, catching the small rock just before it hit into the ground.
For a few minutes no one moved. Kelly stared at the small pink rock in her hand, while everyone else stared at Kelly. Finally she lifted her head, determination shining through her eyes. A Tyrannodrone approached and in one swift movement it was down on the floor and Kelly had moved on to another one to help her friends.
"Looks like we've got another one." Connor said to Ethan, as the two stood back to back, fighting off their enemies.
"Kelly watch out!" Trent called out, spotting a Tyrannodrone coming up fast behind her. She turned to look and quickly lept high into the air, yet instead of coming down, she stayed there, floating in the air a little above everyone's heads. Her eyes widened in surprise, though she held off her questions for the moment, knocking out the Tyrannodrone from behind and landing on the floor once again.
"Hayley!" Tommy called out, ducking as he was swung at. "The pink morpher! Teleport it here, now!" He gave her a smile of thanks as she nodded and soon tossed him the newly teleported pink morpher. "Kelly." He called out.
Kelly paused, turning her head, heart skipping a beat as she looked up to her teacher. He handed her the morpher and gently gave her instructions. "Dino power. Power up. Say it and you can morph like us."
The young girl nodded, taking in a deep breath before saying, "Dino power. Power up!" She gasped softly as she morphed, looking down at her new outfit.
Zelyrax growled. "Come on! There's nothing more we can do now.." And with that the group of evil disappeared and the rangers were left staring in shock and awe at the new member of the group...
That's the end of the 1st chapter what do you think. Next Chapter- Kelly deal Find out more about Tommy's love life New Relationships start to form.
I want to thank my new beta, which helped me rewrite this. Kell, you rule. I also want to thank my reviewers- Pink-Ranger-Diva, Flame31, Prinzessin, and DinoThunderRed. Thank for your help and comments to make this a better story.
-Night Star