Chapter 22
Next day, after school, Ethan invites Kira and Conner to a Cyberspace Café. Since he hangs out there all the time and finds the place amazing, he wanted to share it with his new teammates. The owner, Hayley Johnson, opened the place a year ago now. She invites Kira to perform at the Café today if she can, which Kira quickly jumps to the opportunity to perform her things, she rushes out to get prepared. Connor feels disappointed that Hayley didn't seem to help him at all. Hayley appears with a bottle of water for him and tells him about the soccer tryouts. Connor rushes out, Ethan feels like his job was well done.
Tommy calls Ethan and they go into the woods to find some special eggs. These eggs become the ranger's new riding beasts, but Tommy would have to train them up a bit. They are attacked by Zeltrax, Elsa and tyrandrones, and called in for backup.
Afterwards, they all return to their normal lives. Ethan and Kira got back to Hayley's Cyberspace, when a new guy walks in.
"Whoa, who is he?"
"Probably some new kid."
"He is…really…whoa."
"Is that drool?" The new guy turned out to be Trent Fernandez. He was to start working for Hayley at the cafe. Connor walked in. Connor was a bit distressed about being a ranger interfering with his life and thinks about quitting. Ethan and Kira take him to see Dr. Oliver about this, knowing the team can't lose him.
At the entrance to the Dino Ruins, they come to see it a mess as Tommy was being tossed around as well. Tommy takes a break as he is tossed out the doorway. Connor explains about soccer being his life and how being Red Ranger is preventing that. Tommy knows how it is for Connor and tells him to take a day and think it over, and then he goes back to training the Dino raptors.
Connor goes back to practicing soccer. Ethan and Kira visit him after an hour. Conner knows what he wants to do and makes the decision to leave the Rangers. All of a sudden, the city is under attack by a monster. Conner agrees to battle with them one more time. Tommy allows the Raptors Riders to help them. Conner helps out a little girl he had befriended earlier after the tryouts. He decides not to leave the team and stays the Red Ranger.
Later that day, Ethan and Conner are back at Hayley's Cyberspace to watch Kira perform.Tommy paused before the café, as his cell phone went off.
"Hello, Beautiful."
"Hey handsome, where are you now?""About to go see Kira perform, where are you?"
"Home."
"I thought you were coming, bringing the family in all, so you can meet the rangers finally?"
"I will try to make it, but I am waiting on a call from the office first."
"Okay. I'll see you then."
"Okay, love you, bye."
"Bye." Tommy walked to open the door when Zeltrax and tyrandrones appear. Before Tommy could react, he was taken.
Kimberly called Hayley at around dinnertime, once Tommy hadn't arrived home. She had called leaving a message about not being able to make the concert, but she would make dinner as a means to make it up.
"No, I haven't seen Tommy all day, why Kimberly?"
"That is impossible, he was on his way there when I talked to him."
"Here?""Yes, to see uh, Kira perform. He didn't come?"
"No, he didn't make it."
"That's impossible."
"Have you tried his cell?""Numerous! Where is he?"
Next day
Tommy was captured and brought before Mesagog. Mesagog had found an interesting crystal rock with a black stone in the middle. He wanted Tommy to show him how to open it.
"Sorry, I can't help you out. I'm just a high school science teacher."
"Really, Tommy!"
Kira, Ethan and Connor go to the Dino lair after school the next day. Tommy didn't show up to teach today, so they were very worried about their teacher. Ethan looks over at the computer.
"I guess there is only way to figure out then." He sits at the computer. Tommy appears on the screen.
"I'm Tommy Oliver, and if you're not me. Then something is wrong. This is a video diary of my life…"
"Oh, boring bones…"
"My life as a Power Ranger." All 3 gasped. Tommy goes through a video log of his life, as a Power Ranger. Connor and the rest are drawn into the history of the Powers Rangers, starting with Billy, Jason, Kimberly, Trini, and Zack chosen as Earth's first Power Rangers.
"Wow, our teacher is the oldest living Power Ranger."
"Not the oldest," Hayley said as she appeared with Kimberly.
"Just the best," Kimberly said.
"Hayley?"
"Oh, my gosh, you're her, you-you're Kimberly…"
"Yes, I am."
"Whoa! Wait a minute, Hayley, what are you doing here?"
"And how much of this do you know about?"
"Everything."
"Why are you here then?"
"Because we know my husband is in trouble, and we both know that you 3 are the only ones that can help him." They looked at each other.
"I've been helping Tommy since, well since, he found the gems. I mean, Tommy has worked with dinosaurs and fossils, but he's no rocket scientist." Hayley went over to the computer.
"And let me guess, you are?"
"Among other things," Hayley said.
"Hayley is the top engineer for everything you see here," Kimberly said walking to the computer as well. "I mean, everything."
"So, do you know where Dr. Oliver is?"
"A pretty good idea." Kimberly held up a CD case. She opened the disk case and pulled out a CD. "Hayley got this outside her café yesterday afternoon." Kimberly loaded it and pressed play. It showed Tommy being taken by many tyrandrones and Zeltrax.
"Why didn't he just morph, he's a Power Ranger right."
"Not anymore, didn't you see that on the video?" Kimberly loaded it up with ease. She started the video log again. "Watch, learn about your history, our history." They watched up to the beginning of Turbo rangers when Tommy left for college. Hayley explained that she didn't know about Tommy until college and when he found the Dino gems, he knew he could never leave the ranger life behind. Tommy wanted Hayley's help.
"So, how do we find Dr. O?"
"Invisaportals, they are all throughout the city," Kira said. "If we find one, we can get into Mesagog's lab."
"Great idea."
"I'll get to working on that," Hayley said quickly. "You guys continue with your heritage, you will learn something." Hayley typed back to the video as she worked. It ended with the Ninja Storm rangers. Tommy explains at the end, that if there is any trouble, to contact Kira, Ethan and Conner. They are the new rangers and they would know what to do.
"He really trust us," Connor said.
"Of course he does," Kimberly said. "You guys are stronger than you think."
"We have to safe him. We own him."
"The world owns him."
"I know you all will be fine." A beep came.
"It works, we got a signal. I got a lock on an invisaportal."
"Time to go save the teacher."
Hayley reveals the Raptor Cycles, since that was the only way to get through the invisaportal onto the Island and not get them killed.
"When you say Island Fortress that means…"
"An island fortress…why?"
"Well, islands are surrounded by…water."
"Usually?"
"Oh no. You can't swim," Ethan said.
"I didn't say that!"
"Ahh...but it's true."
"Don't worry, the cycles will take you straight through, you won't even get wet." Ethan was chuckling.
"You can't swim."
"Whatever, dude. You guys ready."
"Good luck," Hayley said.
"Ready."
"Ready!" They morphed.
"Think they will be fine?" Hayley asked.
"Tommy trust them, I have to believe they will be fine. They will bring him home safe."
Zeltrax, Elsa, and several Tyrandrones try to stop the rangers before they can get through the invisaportal, but the Rangers managed to get into the portal and into the Island Fortress, which is Mesagog's headquarters. Once they are inside, the rangers run about the hallways looking for Tommy, by Kira's lead, since she was the only one that has been there. They run into Mesagog on the way. Before Mesagog could attempt his mind tricks on the rangers, the goons, Zeltrax, Elsa and a monster appear, allowing the rangers to get free. The Rangers find Dr. Oliver and free him from the table.
"Hit the red button." Connor rushes to do what Tommy told him.
"I knew you 3 would try to rescue me."
"If that's your way of saying 'thank you'. It needs work."
"I'll thank you for real when we get out of here. We can use the main invisaportal network from here," Tommy said as he typed up the computer.
"Wait, we need to talk!"
"Not now!"
"We saw the video!"
"We know you are a Power Ranger!"
"Was, Ethan. Not any more. Let's get out of here." The doors burst opened. The teenagers morph into rangers to battle Mesagog and his goons. Tommy battles Mesagog and proceeds to get his butt kicked a bit. Connor looks over as Tommy is tossed into a computer panel.
"Dr. O!"
"Head for the portal! I'll be right behind you!"
"Right!"
"Hurry!"
"Better do as he says!"
"Right." The rangers jump into the portal. Tommy rushes over to get the crystal stone holding the black stone.
"Going to need this one," Tommy said picking up the crystal stone and jumps into the portal.
They all land safely back to Earth. Tommy turns just as Zeltrax and the others arrive. Zeltrax blasts his sword at Tommy. In order to shield himself, Tommy holds the stone in front of him to reflect some the power strike. The stone shatters and Tommy disappears in a flash of white light. Everyone shielding their eyes from such a blast of white light. When they all look again, only remains of the crystal is left.
"Dr. Oliver?"
"Oh no!" Kira falls to her knees. "This is not happening."
"Haven't you learned, anything is possible in our world."
"Even the destruction of great Dr. Tommy Oliver."
"I heard my name," Tommy said as he appeared. "You missed me, Zeltrax." Tommy was smiling holding the black stone.
"Yes!"
"All right!" The rangers run to Tommy's side.
"What's this?" Connor makes Tommy open his hand.
"A black Dino gem."
"That gem belongs to my master," Elsa said.
"There is 2 things you need to know about Dino gems. One, they choose you. And 2, they go great with Dino morphers." Tommy forced the gem into the new black and gold Dino morpher on his wrist.
"Aren't you too old for this, Tommy?"
"I may be old, but I can still pull it off." Tommy smiles. "Dino Thunder Power Up!" A new ranger is formed, experienced and in black. The Rangers battle Zeltrax, Elsa, and the monster.
With their zords, they are able to defeat the overgrown monster.
After the battle, the rangers retreat to an empty Cyberspace. Tommy explains how he had Hayley make up another bracelet because sensors showed a new dino gem, and he wanted to be prepared just in case. Tommy had intended to tell the other Rangers about the stone and it being moved, the day of Kira's show, when he was captured.Tommy jumped up as a car outside beeped the horn.
"That's my ride, I need to go."
"Going?"
"Dr. O, where are you going?"
"Shopping. My wife thinks my closet lacks black, so she's taking me shopping." Everyone laughed.
"Shopping with Kimberly, this should be good," Hayley said.
"Wish me luck. See ya!" Tommy rushed out.
About a week later
Tommy celebrated his 28th birthday just a few days back. The Rangers defeat another monster by Mesagog.Ethan retreats to Hayley's Cyberspace, to work on Trent and his government project together, but Trent doesn't have the time with working so hard with the Café to meet everyone's demands. Anton Mercer walks in and not impressed with Trent's new job, although Trent enjoys it.
Back at home; Kimberly caught Rupert as he jumped from Tommy's jeep. She looked at her husband.
"You are getting too heavy to be jumping at me!" Kimberly lifted Rupert against her side after kissing him. "Honey? Honey, what's wrong?"
"Huh?" Kimberly put Rupert down as she walked around to Tommy's side of the car.
"Ruppy go inside for Mommy. Tommy, what's wrong. You zoned out there."
"Wha…oh, nothing."
"Whatcha thinking about?"
"Nothing." Kimberly reached over and locked his door just before Tommy could open it.
"Liar."
"He could have survived right, like me."
"Who?"
"Dr. Mercer."
"Oh, I supposed so. He has all this money, maybe he got picked up like you did by his people."
"Why wouldn't he have, contacted me. A call, some letter, a card even saying I was well."
"You said he has a son in your class. Why not talk to him about it?"
"He never mentioned a son before."
"True, but he has one now, might as well check it out."
"Trent."
"Talk to Trent. See what he has to say."
"Yeah, yeah, I should. Thanks, honey." Tommy reached out and kissed her cheek. "You are so smart."
"I'm a woman, of course I am smarter than you." Tommy smiled.
"I love you," Tommy said.
"And I will love you so much more if you bring me a muffin and caramel latte from Hayley's."
"Fine. Anything else?"
"Some cookies for dessert."
"You mean those cookies you ate up without sharing last night."
"Whatever."
"Anything else?"
"Nope." Kimberly kissed him. "See ya later, handsome."
"Bye, Beautiful." Tommy took off for Hayley's Cyberspace.
Trent had another late day at Hayley's so Tommy offers to give Trent a ride home.
"Thanks for the ride, Dr. O. Dad would freak if I'm late again."
"No problem, Trent." They walk to his car. "Hey, speaking of your Dad. All those years working with your father, Dr. Mercer never mentioned he had a son."
"That's because he didn't, have one that is. He and my real parents worked on a dig a few years ago. There was a cave in and my parents never go out."
"I'm sorry to hear that."
"It's been great though. He has taken me in and given me everything I ever wanted and needed. A home, a life. Not a lot of people would have done that." They got into the jeep.
"Yeah."
During the ride, Tommy looks up through his rearview mirror.
"Wha the…Uh, Trent do you see…"
"A big gold guy running about 50 miles per hour!" Tommy slams on his brakes. The creature slams into the back of the jeep. Tommy and Trent jumped out the car.
"Whoa, what is that thing?"
"Oh man, my wife is going to kill me for getting another dent in the jeep. My insurance company is not going to believe this." Zeltrax decided to use himself to create a monster and ends up creating a monster to call him father. He had sent his son to go after Tommy and destroy him.
The Rangers show up to help Tommy and Trent. Zeltrax appears as well and the Rangers are surprised when the gold creature refers to Zeltrax as his father.They disappear together when as the rangers prove to be too much. Trent is dropped off at home, where he finds out his father is attempting to take Hayley's place away and give it to him as the new owner. Trent doesn't want that, but Anton feels it's the only solution for his son.
Next day
Hayley receives the notice that the new owner is Trent. They decided to go to city hall to fight for Hayley. At city hall, Zeltrax and his son make another appearance.The Rangers defeat Zeltrax's son, which makes Zeltrax want vengeance against Tommy even more. When Trent takes the councilwoman to a safe hiding place, the woman wants to do something for Trent for saving her. Trent takes her aside and to talk about his father and Cyberspace café hoping to find a solution.Anton walked in Hayley's ready to tear the place down, but is stopped by Haley and the councilwoman. The councilwoman has delayed the paperwork and sees no reason to shut down a safe haven for kids, saving Hayley's café. Everyone cheers. Trent had gone to explain to his dad what he did, but finds an empty home. Instead, Trent finds an invisaportal and gets pulled in. Trent is deposited from the invisaportal to the front of Hayley's Cyberspace right after Anton and his workers are sent away.
"Hey, get in here," Ethan said as he saw Trent.
"Right, I'll be right there."
A couple of days later
Tommy decides to take the class on a field trip since he knew learning in a classroom, only so much can be accomplished. Principal Randall wants to come with the class and dresses much like Tommy for a dig site. Tommy can't help but chuckle at her certain interest for dinosaur bones, and how friendly she is today. Ethan discovered an unusual dinosaur egg.He calls the other over.
"Hey, what's up?"
"I think I found something." Ethan uncovers the egg more.
"I'll go get Dr. Oliver." Kira leaves them. She finds Dr. Oliver fighting back Principal Randall's attempts to clean his face. "Dr. O, I think you need to see something."
"Uh, sure. I'll be right there. Excuse me." Tommy quickly walks away. They all examine the egg.
"Oooh, an discovery, let me see," Principal Randall said.
"Uh, no, not yet. We're not sure what we have," Tommy said. The site is attack by Tyranodrones. Tommy makes a dramatic dive to save Principal Randall or the egg and chooses Randall.Principal Randall is able to rush over and retrieve the egg before the Tyrandrones and tosses it to Tommy. Tyrandrones disappears and Tommy decides to call it a morning for the class.
Afterwards, Conner, Ethan, Kira and Dr. Oliver return to dino ruins beneath Tommy's house to examine the egg. Ethan can't seem to get any kind of reading on the egg. But Tommy knows it has to be a real Dino egg, he recognizes it. Principal Randall returns to the site to find the egg. The real Dino egg. Principal Randall reverts into Elsa and takes it into the forest to upraise the power from within. Tommy decides to leave the rangers to keep analyzing egg, while he goes back to the dig site since there still appears to be a reading. Tommy gets confronted by Zeltrax and they battle. Under Elsa's command the dinosaurs hatches. Ethan, Kira, and Conner discovered the egg they have been studying is a decoy set-up by Elsa. The new dinosaur is attacking the city so Kira, Ethan, and Conner morph into action to deal with this new treat. Tommy is the only one able to break Elsa's control and command the new dino zord back at the ruins, after he defeated Zeltrax. With the help of the new zord, the rangers are able to defeat Mesagog's newest monster.
After class the next day, Dr. Oliver finds Principal Randall in the hall. Tommy was impressed with Randall's ability to protect herself yesterday. Principal Randall was rather surprise that Dr. Oliver was worried about her and had a momentary flashback to their time on the site. The school bell rings for the next class. Principal Randall soon snaps out of her daze.
"Principal Randall? You okay?"
"That was the bell Dr. Oliver. The next class is not going to teach themselves." Kira, Ethan and Connor stand there watching the two. They smile.
"Uh, yeah. I mean…no." Kira, Ethan and Connor walk over to Tommy.
"Man, that woman is cold."
"Ice-cold, but Dr. O better watch out. I don't think Mrs. Oliver would be pleased."
"Don't start Connor."
"Yeah, I would hate to see what the former 'pink ranger' would say if we told her about this."
"Nothing to tell. Don't you 3 have class to get to?"
"Yeah, we were kindof hoping you could write us a note so we can skip it," Connor said.
"Dream on!" They walk down the halls together.
