By Superpower37
Disclaimers: I don't own Tommy or any character besides Terry and Nicky.
Author's note: Yay! Another chapter! Hayley came into the lab when Terry was climbing through the bathroom window. The bathroom is in the back of the house and Hayley parked in the front. This story takes place in the summer.
Chapter 3: The Dragon Fire Ranger
I followed Tommy, Conner, and Ethan down to the basement to find two girls (well, ones an older girl) looking for the crystal.
"It was here when we left and now it's gone" the younger girl said.
"It has to be here somewhere Kira. It couldn't have disappeared" the older woman said.
"Hayley, try looking on the ground near it" Kira said.
"I already did" she said. Ethan was thinking really hard.
"That new ranger! The colors on the suit were red, orange, and yellow. The same colors of the crystal" he said.
"So what your saying is that person probably took the crystal" Conner asked him.
"Right" Ethan replied. Tommy turned to me.
"Did anyone come in while I was gone" he asked.
"I don't think so. I was taking a nap for a little while" I said.
"Wouldn't you have heard something" Kira asked.
"Not necessarily. You could be in a deep sleep" Ethan stated. The others were stumped. I quietly removed myself and went to the porch out in the front. A couple of minutes later, everyone left and Tommy came up to me.
"Are you sure you didn't hear anyone come in" he asked.
"Yes Tommy" I sighed. I didn't know if I should tell him the truth yet. I knew I'd eventually have to. Two days later, another monster was attacking the city and Tommy ran to help. I went minutes later hoping to get out of there before they asked me any questions.
"Who are you and why did you take the dragon fire crystal" the white ranger asked grabbing me by the shoulders. The fight was over, but I didn't escape quick enough.
"I'm the dragon fire ranger and you guys needed help" I said. The blue ranger sighed.
"No. What's your name" he said. I pried the white ranger's hands off of me and stepped back.
"I'm going to warn you. This is going to be a shock" I told them.
"The shock is going to be on you" the red ranger mumbled. I shook my head.
"Let me just say that I'm someone close to Tommy Oliver" I said in a matter-of-fact voice. The others looked at Tommy. I could tell that he couldn't comprehend what I just said.
"What" I heard one of the rangers say.
"Power down" I said and everyone gasped.
"T-Terry" Tommy gasped.
"Hey Tommy" I said.
"How" he asked in shock.
"I was looking around and I wandered into the lab. I found the crystal and I just wanted to take a close look at it. I didn't realize that it would be absorbed into me. I saw you guys getting hurt and I found myself dressed in the dragon fire ranger suit" I told him "I'm sorry for touching it". He walked towards me and enveloped me in a tight hug.
"It's okay. I'm happy as long as I know you're safe" he said.
"You guys! There's another monster in the downtown area" Haley's voice rang over our communicators.
"Right" Tommy turned to me "You'd better suit up again".
"Dragon Fire Ranger! Suit up" I yelled as I transformed into my ranger form again.
"So, I guess we should call you Dragon Fire Ranger" Conner teased after we defeated the monster and were back at my house.
"Why? Do you want to be called Hottie Tottie Ranger" I spat back. Ethan and Kira snorted at my comment.
"I don't know, I think that name might have a possibility. For you, I think it should be Wimpy Dragon Ranger" Conner retorted.
"And you should be called Girlie Screaming Red Ranger" I retaliated. That was it. Ethan and Kira couldn't hold in the laughter anymore. They burst out laughing. In fact, they were laughing so hard that they fell to the floor. Even Hayley was laughing. Tommy came in and looked around at Kira, Ethan, and Hayley laughing, Conner sulking, and a giggly little sister.
"What happened here" he asked. Kira, Ethan, and Hayley laughed even harder.
"M-me a-and C-Conner w-were…." I said before collapsing onto the floor in a fit of giggles.
"T-they w-were a-acting l-like t-ten y-year o-olds a-and c-calling e-each o-other n-names" Hayley managed to get out in between laughs. Tommy rolled his eyes.
"And" he asked.
"D-Dragon F-Fire R-Ranger s-sounds g-good" Kira said gasping for breath. Eventually, Kira, Ethan, and Hayley calmed down.
"I guess we have a new ranger" Trent said coming into the room.
"Yes we do. Dragon Fire Ranger" I said proudly. Trent walked over and gave me a pat on the back.
"Welcome to the team" he said.
"Thanks" I said. Tommy was standing right next to me and turned to me.
"Now you have to make sure that nobody knows that you're a power ranger" Tommy said. I could smell his breath.
"I promise to keep my identity a secret and to get you some mints from the grocery store" I promised. The others chuckled and Tommy glared at me.
"Funny" he commented wryly. The phone rang and we all looked at our communicators. Then, we realized that it was the actual phone and not the communicators.
"Hello" I could Tommy say "Sure, I'll get her. Hey Terry! It's for you". I picked up the phone and went upstairs.
"Hello" I asked.
"Hey girlfriend" my old neighbor said. We were the same age and became best friends.
"It cannot be Nicky" I said teasingly.
"It is! I haven't seen you for a while" she teased back.
"I know! Three or four days ago, right" I asked mockingly.
"Yeah! How're you doing with that knew brother of yours" she asked with a snicker. I had called Nicky from my cell phone when I first came to Tommy's home.
"He's great. Look, I've got to go. You'd better still call me and we could get together sometime" I told her.
"Count on it" she said before hanging up. I went back downstairs to talk about being a ranger with the others. This was harder than it looks.
TBC……………………………………………………………………………………………
That's it for chapter 3! I don't have anymore ideas right now, so I'm going to stop writing for today. Please R&R!
