Chapter 30

At Dr. Oliver's lab, Hayley is having trouble downloading the data files to the titanium mechanism.

"So, all we have to do is transfer this equipment into the machine. Install it, program it and then we are ready?" Connor asked looking at the piece.

"Yeah, but I can't get the equipment to accept the data doc. It's not compatible."

"Just keep trying Hayley," Tommy said.

Hayley returns to Cyberspace and finds Trent closing up. They have one straggler, Cassidy. Cassidy makes sure to cover up her computer screen as Hayley tells her it's closing time.

"What are you doing there?"

"Just because I'm using your computer doesn't mean I have to tell you."

"Fine, but we are closing the store, Cassidy. Hurry up."

"Fine." Cassidy reluctantly leaves once she had finished what she was doing.

Kimberly and Tommy were putting away groceries before dinnertime, laughing and slightly arguing over where to put everything. This happened often when the two were putting away groceries, Kimberly had her own system, Tommy thinks he has his own. Though his system usually caves to Kimberly.

"I'll get the door!"

"Oh, no mister! You finish up the groceries as I say," Kimberly said tossing some can goods at him. Tommy caught them. "I'll get the door." Kimberly patted Rupert's head as she passed him. She opened the door. "Kira?"

"Uh, hi."

"What a look? What is up, first Connor now you."

"New looks? Oh, well, this wasn't my idea."

"I surely hope not. Come in." Kira did. They went over to the couch.

"Honey, I'm gonna start dinn…er…uh, Kira?"

"Hi, Dr. O?"

"Little early for Halloween, right?"

"Ha!" Kimberly slapped at his chest. They all laughed, including Kira.

"I guess so, Dr. O."

"Go make dinner, Kira and I need some girl talk alone and don't need you here."

"Fine, fine." Trish came downstairs as Kira explained to Kimberly that she got record deal to do a song. "A song! That's amazing Kira! But why do you have to look like this?"

"I…well…he said he will make me a star." Trish was pulled into Kim's lap as she kissed her daughter.

"Do you feel like a star?"

"Not exactly." Trish moved over to Kira. She patted her hair. Kira laughed. "But…if someone offered you a chance, a chance to make your dreams come true, if you just change a few things, wouldn't you take it?"

"Depends on what I have to change. If I have to change myself, that's another issue. We all have to change with time. Our looks, our style, even the way we talk may change, but as long as we are true to our selves, then we're not really changing. What we are inside doesn't have to change."

"Thank you."

"So, where's this video?" Kimberly asked pulling Trish back to her as Kira gave her the necklace she wore.

"He told me to come back in the morning to pick it up after he does the editing and stuff."

"Okay. Can't wait to see it."

"Yeah."

"Oh, hey, Kira…want to stay for dinner. I can baked up another chicken for you."

"No thanks, Dr. O. I should be heading home and do some homework."

"You sure?" Kimberly asked.

"Yep. Thanks for the talk."

"Of course." They got up. "And Kira, if you need help, rethinking, redoing any of the record deal, come talk to me. I might have a few ideas to help."

"Thanks, I might be calling in on a favor soon." Kira left.


That night

Tommy found Kimberly going through a stack of folders after he woke up and found the bed bare.

"Baby, what are you doing up at 3 in the morning?" Tommy pulled on a t-shirt as he came downstairs bare footed.

"I was dreaming…and some ideas came to me."

"Work?" Tommy yawned and sat on the couch with her. "What is all this?"

"Models and locations for photo shoots, production fabric companies…. all that jazz."

"When is the new line due?"

"By the end of February, then we can do the fashion show in April."

"So much work."

"Yeah. I miss the days of just designing, now I have to worry about designs, models, sights, fabric, everything." Tommy went to go through a stack of folder. "Oh, no! Please, don't mess with that." Kimberly pulled it from him. It was the stack of models, Noah, being a model right on top.

"I'm sorry," Tommy said as if he touched a hot stove.

"No, I'm sorry."

"What is that?"

"Folders of top models for selections, I just narrowed them down and I don't want to get them out of order."

"Oh, sorry. That's a pretty blue."

"Yeah. All these dresses and suits have to be narrowed down by tomorrow. Oh, I just might call in again."

"You haven't been to work in a few days now." Tommy moved into her lap, laying his head down. Kimberly rubbed his head, as Tommy planted several kisses on her belly.

"I work better here. My decisions are easier made here when I don't have hundreds of people staring and waiting on my responses. Here, I can really take my time."

"What's this?" Tommy reached over and opened the folder with Kira on the cover.

"OH, a few ideas for Kira's video."

"Kira already did a video?"

"Yeah, but I'm pretty sure she doesn't like it, so I made up a few concepts."

"You rented out a stage?"

"Yeah for the band."

"Wow, you did the borders…and even made a flyer."

"Of course," Kimberly. Tommy snuggled in Kim's lap, getting comfy. Kimberly ran her hand through his spikes. "We just have to wait and see if Kira wants this."

"I guess," Tommy yawned.

"You know, we have a perfectly good bed and pillows upstairs, why use me?"

"Why not?" Tommy asked. "Besides, I can't sleep without you near me any more." Kimberly smiled.

"Get some sleep." Kimberly patted his head as Tommy closed his eyes. She pulled the blanket from the top of the couch around him, covering her husband up. She continued to work, even with the slight snoring against her belly.


The following day, Kira races into Dr. Oliver's lab with the CD of her new music video.

"Great, everyone is all here."

"Kira, wow, haven't seen you in a day."

"Where have you been?"

"You should consider checking in," Connor said.

"I tried all yesterday. You were all too busy." Everyone went quiet. "Nevermind, sorry. Look, I need your opinion on something."

"Do you have the video?" Kimberly asked.

"Yeah. Do you mind, playing it?"

"Not at all." Kimberly took it and gave it to Tommy.

"Promise me you all will be honest."

"Of course."

"Sure.."

"You know I will," Connor said with a smile.

"Good." Kira nodded. Tommy loaded the CD. Ethan, Hayley, Conner, Kimberly and Tommy don't know what to make of Kira's new video. They watch it in silence glancing at each other.

"Okay, tell me the truth. What do you think?"

"Well…"

"It's…"

"Uh…"

"Not…bad."

"Will someone please tell me something?"

"I will."

"Connor!"

"No! Let him talk."

"I just think…it's not you. Not your music, not your look."

"I knew it! What was I thinking!"

The computer beeps.

"What's going on?" The computer shows an assault floating machine.

"Okay, what is that?"

"Zeltrax," Tommy said. "You guys go handle that."

"Right." Connor, Kira and Ethan rush to morph. "Ready?"

"Ready!" They morphed.

Tommy tells Hayley to keep working on the machine.

"Zeltrax is not going to give up until somebody is destroyed," Tommy goes to morph.

"Be careful." Tommy smiles. He kisses Kimberly before morphing and getting on his raptor rider to help the Rangers. The rangers are trying to figure out how to battle Zeltrax. Tommy tells the Rangers to do their best and he leaps into Zeltrax's assault vehicle. They call upon their Megazord to battle Zeltrax.

"Connor, I think it's time to go Triassic."

"Right, great idea Kira!" Even with the power up, Connor has problem with the Triassic Mega Rover.


Tommy surprises Zeltrax by appearing on his assault vehicle.They battle.

"Smitty, you don't have to do this."

"I am Zeltrax!" Tommy get up to fight him again. Tommy tries to give "Smitty" one more chance not to fight, but "Smitty" insists that he is Zeltrax, "Smitty" is no more.

"It's ends for you Dr. Oliver! I will destroy you and take your little family as my slaves!"

"NO!" Tommy shoves him back. Zeltrax goes to blast Tommy and ends up hitting his main panel, sending off a chain of explosions on the ship. Conner takes care of the problem on ground and joins his friends.

"Where's Dr. O?" Ethan and Kira were looking up at the ship. "He's still in there!" Tommy and Zeltrax stand before each other.

"This is your last chance to end this."

"Never."

"Then I am sorry, Smitty." Tommy raises his staff. "You leave me no choice. Energy orb strike!"


Connor, Ethan and Kira all watch as Zeltrax's ship explode. They all gasp.

"NO! He can't be gone!"

"Dr. O!"

"Tommy!" They all think they have lost Dr. Oliver.

"It's all right rangers." Tommy appears behind them, holding his arm.

"Dr. O!"

"You're okay!" They run to him.

"What about Zeltrax?"

"Zeltrax is gone."

Kira goes to get dressed for her new video. Tommy barely made into the door when Kimberly hugged him.

"I thought I lost you."

"I told you, you can never lose me, Beautiful." Kimberly hugged Tommy again. They kissed. He saw a mess of yellow. "What happened here?"

"Oh, Kira brought by a box of clothes for her video and we were deciding which ones to do.

"The video, right."

"You okay to go?"

"Sure, we can pick up the boys on the way."

"Good, Trent said all the cameras will be in place soon and the people for the crowd should be arriving within the hour." Connor, Ethan, Trent and Kira are walking toward the stage where Kira would be performing. Tommy and Kimberly were there making sure everything was set.

"Everything is ready," Kimberly said.

"Great. Thanks you guys for everything. No more letting someone tell me what is cool."

"Well, of course. Especially when who you are is already cool."

"Ahh!" Kira put her arm around Connor as she slightly hugged him. "Thanks, Connor."

"Well, your music video shoot is ready when you are. All you have to do is sing," Kimberly said.

"Great." Kira goes on stage to do her show. Trent goes around with his handheld camera filming as Kira sings. Once the crowd is gone, Kimberly set up for Kira's solo around the empty car garage like set.


Trent found his father working at their home in the greenhouse about a week later.

"Hey what are you doing here?"

"I just came to congratulate you, Dad on the Greenleaf award."

"Oh thanks." Trent hugs his father. "I really appreciate it." Dr. Mercer was modest about the award. "I just wish all my experiments were successful." Trent knew his dad was wishing he had solved the problem of Mesagog.

"Dad, let me tell the other rangers. I know with all of us working together we can come up with a solution. Dr. O can even help…"

"No, I can do this, okay. I swear, Trent. I just need a little more time."
"Hello!" Cassidy and Devin burst in.Devin with a camera filming away. "Hi, Dr. Mercer, it's me, Cassidy Cornell, from Reefside 3. Can I have a moment with you?"

"Yes, Cassidy, I know how you are, you were in my class. Sure, you can have a moment."

"Goodies, I am here to do a report on your Greenleaf award." Dr. Mercer explains that his botanical research may make it possible for plants to thrive in any environment once his experiment is complete.

"Oh cool, that means anybody around the world can grow their own crops."

"Exactly Devin."

"Interesting. So, Dr. Mercer, is this the beginning of a new, kinder Dr. Mercer. And .have you had any failures?" Dr. Mercer, at first, smiles at Cassidy's reference to his new kindness. But the smile disappears as he recalls the experiment that brought Mesagog forth.

"Like all scientists, Cassidy, I have had my set of failures." At this point, Dr. Mercer has to pause, as Mesagog tries to come forth.

"Hey, uh, you don't look so well."

"You know, my Dad has a lot of work to do." Trent picks up on what is going on and ushers Cassidy and Devin out of the place."Let's go and give him the time he needs to work."

"But I'm not done with…"

"Another time, Cassidy, please. I'll check on you later Dad." Trent leaves with Cassidy and Devin.


At Mesagog's island, Elsa and the evil White Ranger are working on a way to defeat the rangers. Elsa knows Mesagog is not going to be happy with them, since Zeltrax is gone for now.

"He will not put with our defeats much longer."

"I will show our master what a worthy warrior am I…" He drops a containers as his powers shortage. "Something is wrong, why do I feel so weak?"

"You're losing your powers," Elsa said as she pulled him up. "I'm not surprised. It was a matter of time."

"I don't understand."

"When Zeltrax created you, it caused a glitch in the morphing grid. 2 white rangers cannot exist in the same grid. Eventually, one has to go." Evil white ranger pulled from Elsa.

"Then Trent Mercer must be eliminated and the other rangers along with him." Elsa smiles. Mesagog appears in the greenhouse and destroys everything in sight except one plant. He smiles. (AN: Does Mesagog smile? Can a dinosaur faced man smile:P)


At Hayley's Cyberspace, Ethan was playing his video game when the evil White Ranger appears on screen. Ethan gasped.

"Hello, blue ranger…."

"Okay, maybe Mom was right. Sitting too close to the computer screen will affect your vision. Uh, Trent?"

"Try again, blue ranger. I am the one and only true White ranger."

"Uh, guys. Could you come here?" Kira and Connor get up and walked over to Ethan and his computer.

"What is it?"

"What's he doing in there?"

"I have a challenge for you and your ranger friends. Meet me seaside for the final battle."

"What if we got better things to do," Connor asked.

"Then the consequences will be on your head." The screen went back to the game.

"Come on guys, let's do this."

"What about Trent? He went to see his dad and he's not back yet."

"We can take this guys on ourselves."

"Well, I vote for calling Dr. O for back-up."

"Fine."


The four Rangers morphed and met the evil White Ranger by the beach. They are attacked immediately.

"Where is the white ranger!"

"4 against 1, don't see why you want to make it 5." The evil White Ranger blasts the rangers off their feet to the ground. "Are you ready to take this up a level?"

"What do you have in mind?"

"My game, my rules. Let's take it to the zords!" The battle escalates to zords on both sides.

Meanwhile, Trent returns home and finds the greenhouse in shambles.

"Dad! Dad!" As he looks around, Trent suddenly finds himself getting weak as he falls to the ground. Back on the battle field, the Rangers find the evil White Ranger very weaken.

"What's wrong with him?"

"You are worthy opponents rangers."

"Maybe we can help you."

"NO! The battle must go on, until the question is solved."

"What question?"

"Who will survive." The evil White ranger walks away. Ethan gains control of the Stegazord. He is happy. "NO, I have lost control. I must keep…fighting…" He disappears.

"Whoa."

"He disappeared!"


The Rangers return to Dr. Oliver's lab. Hayley was there in the lab analyzing the white ranger with Kimberly. The others went over to them.

"So what's the verdict?" Kimberly turned to them.

"The evil White ranger's powers are very weak. I was afraid of this. The white gem can't support 2 white rangers. No gem could."

"Which means?"

"Which means, one ranger can not exist any longer," Kimberly said.

"Well,my vote goes to Trent."

"We should contact him," Tommy said. The computer beeped. A new monster appeared. Jade Gladiator makes an appearance. "Like that wasn't going to happen."

"You guys go deal with this…"

"We'll contact Trent," Hayley said. Kimberly nodded.

"Right. Come on, guys." They morphed and went to deal with the monster. Kimberly clicked on her bracelet.

"Trent, are you there?"

"Kimberly, yeah. I'm here."

"Are you okay?"

"I think so. Something weird is happening though to my dino gem...it's like…."

"Like you are experiencing power shortages?"

"Yeah, how did you know…"

"I think you need to come back here right away."

"Yeah, sure…" Trent turns to leave.

"Not so fast. We will fight to the end. There will be no more 2 white rangers." The evil White ranger stood there.

"Fine by me. I got no problem with that." Trent's morpher appears. "White ranger, Dino power."

They battle, as the evil White ranger goes into super Dino mode first. The two White Rangers battle fiercely.


The rest of the Rangers are having difficulties of their own. The Jade Gladiator is very strong and even has the ability to create an army of soldiers from a tree. He has Deadwood monster and Skortch battle against the Rangers. Drago zords comes to aid the rangers. Conner, Kira, and Ethan get tossed from their zords by the other monster. Tommy is ability to use the Drago zord and Stegazord to create a zord to his own. He goes into Stegazord Megazord to destroy Deadwood monster, but he is eventually tossed from the zord after he tried a new Mega combo of utility zords.

"Dr. O!" Connor helps him up. "How do we defeat this thing!" Ethan looks over to see someone coming.

"Guys, look!" The Rangers notice the White Ranger walking towards them.

"Which one is it?" The White ranger stops. "Trent?"

"Power down." Trent appears with a smile. "Who were you guys expecting?" Everyone smiles.

"Way to go Trent."

"Good timing Trent. You guys ready to do this?"

"Ready!" The Rangers all morph and get into their zords to battle Jade Gladiator and Skortch.

"You didn't think this was over," Connor said as he stands in the Megazord. They destroy Skortch first. Eventually the Rangers used all the zords to form the Thundersaurus Megazord for the first time.

"Whoa, I didn't think we could fit this many people in here."

"Feels comfy."

"Let's do this guys!"

"Right!"

"Thundersaurus Megazord Power!" They destroy Jade Gladiator.


Later at Hayley's Cyberspace, Trent was working and was surprise when his dad walks in. Dr. Mercer gives Trent his Greenleaf award, because he feels that Trent has done more to help and good for the people than he has. Dr. Mercer leaves, and Kira walks up behind Trent.

"Hey, your dad looked kind of stressed. Is everything okay?"

"Yeah. He's just working on this special project. Taking a lot of his energy."

"He's a smart guy. It'll all work out in the end."

"Thanks, Kira." Kira rubbed Trent's back and arm. "I hope so."

ooooo...so much happening shortly to come guys...would you allow your ex love back into your life...heartbreak and misery ahead for our favorite couple...a new ranger ahead? Can it be? A pink ranger in future mix:P

reviews always welcomed as you know...until next time :)