Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot.
A/N: Thanks to KimberlyAnnOliver for suggesting I bring in more old Rangers. I had no intention to bring anyone else in originally.
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His plane landed in the airport at about one in the afternoon. After breaking up with his long time girlfriend, all he was looking for was some peace and quiet. He had taken a job offer for the position of a gym teacher at a local high school. Reefside, was it?
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"It's culs-de-sac." Kira's voice answered Conner. They were helping Dr. H categorize stuff that was still packed away in boxes.
Conner shook his head. "No way!"
Kim dug around in her present box. She grinned at them. "It is."
Conner looked at Ethan. "The plural of cul-de-sac, is culs-de-sac."
"Yep." He didn't even look up.
Conner stopped shuffling through a box. "That doesn't even sound like English."
"That's because it's French." Kim passed a container to Kira. "Put that on the table, please. And be careful." She warned.
The red ranger rolled his eyes. "You know what I mean."
Kira placed the container on a table. "I hate to be the barer of bad news." She pulled a smaller box out of a smaller one.
Running a hand through his hair, Conner frowned. "Words should sound right to be right."
The yellow clad girl passed the box to him. "That's not how it works."
Conner replied. "So, what, the plural of yo-yo is yos-yo. Oh, this doesn't belong here." He passed the piece over to Ethan.
The other boy snorted as he took the piece. "Yeah, 'cause that sounds so natural."
Kira smirked and changed the subject. "I'm more curious about that new gym teacher."
Kim looked up from her seat. "What new gym teacher?"
Ethan just shrugged. "They finally got someone to replace Coach Patterson. His name is... uh, I think his last name started with an S... or maybe it was a D? Well, the gym teachers male, I can tell you that."
The yellow-shirted girl rolled her eyes. "Your just chalk full of info, aren't you?"
Their teacher stopped them before they could start fighting. "Why don't you guys let me finish up here? I'm sure you guys have somewhere better to be?"
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Dr. Kimberly Hart shuffled through her papers was she walked turned the corner. Which is pretty impressive considering she was also hauling two boxes. Well, she was shuffling until she stumbled into someone. She seemed to be very clumsy lately. Somewhere in the back of her mind, it processed that the bell rang. Grabbing the papers, she tried to get them in some sort of order.
"Dr. Hart."
She bit back a groan and glanced up from her papers to see two pairs of feet in front of her. Apparently, the esteemed principal had company with her. The new teacher, no doubt. She looked up from her place on the floor and nearly dropped the papers again. Getting a good look at the man beside Principal Randall, she felt her jaw unhinge. "Jason."
"Kim." Jason whispered. She was the last person he expected to see here. He hadn't seen nor heard from her in five years. Last he heard, she was training for the Pan Global Games. But what had Randall called her? Dr. Hart? She was dressed in full science grab, save for a pink t-shirt he saw peaking out of underneath her lab coat. He didn't hesitate to give her his hand, which she took after some hesitation.
"Don't you have a class to get to Dr. Hart?" Principal Randall was obvious to the shock between the two of them.
That snapped her out of her reverie. "Oh, yeah. I guess I should go." But she didn't move an inch.
Randall looked at the mess of papers in her arm in distaste. "Remember the three key words for any teacher, Coach Scott: Preparation... preparation... preparation."
He blinked and glanced at the principal. "That's one word three times."
"I better be heading to class." Kim said and started to pick up the boxes.
"Here. Let me help you with that." Jason grabbed the boxes from the floor before she could grab them.
"Thank." She gave him a smile. Kim led him away toward her classroom, leaving Randall in a stunned silence.
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"Thanks for helping me, Jason." Kim told him, as they reached the door.
He didn't relinquish the boxes, though. "Kim, we need to talk."
She gave him a nod, aware of a classroom full of eyes staring at her. "Fine, but no know, okay."
Jason nodded. "Meet me a café called Cyberspace about seven, today ." He gave her a smile. "It's nice to see you again, Kim."
"You too." Not really caring if the class saw her, see gave him a hug and entered the classroom, ignoring the looks they teenagers were giving her.
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"Cyberspace"
Kira jumped at the voice coming from behind her. She turned her head sharply around to find Conner standing behind her. "Ethan called you, too?"
His eyes didn't leave the building. "Yeah, he said it was important. What is this place?"
"No clue. Let's find out." She grabbed his arm and pulled him inside.
It was a sort of casual restaurant environment, with tables, bar stools, games, an area for musical performances, and video arcade cabinets.
"You think he lives here?"
Conner replied, "I think he wishes he lived here."
"Is that Coach Scott?" She asked. Sure enough, there was the coach, standing behind the bar with a cleaning cloth thrown over his shoulder.
Conner snickered. "Does he work here?" The concept that their gym teacher had another job, working here certainly was amusing. Then again seeing any teacher after class was a little disconcerting. Dr. Hart didn't count.
"I was wondering when you guys were going to show up." They turned to find Ethan standing behind them.
"Exactly why did you call us?" Kira questioned her blue-clad friend.
He shrugged. "I just figured, hey, if going to be saving the world together, I wanted to see what I'm about."
Conner nodded toward the Coach. "And he works here?"
"No, he owns it. Bought off it's last owner, Hayley. She set everything in here up. A techno legend- M.I.T grad, and a programming genius. She had gotten tired of working for big technology and decided to open this place up. No one know exactly why she sold the place." Ethan led to two to the bar.
"What can I get you?" Coach Scott asked them.
Ethan and Conner just shook their heads, while Kira asked for a apple juice.
When he returned, he gave them a curious look. "Ethan James, Kira Ford, and Conner McNight, right? I have you guys in some of my classes."
"Yeah." She took the bottle from him. "Thanks."
The Coach looked at Conner slightly surprised. "You're a soccer player, right?" He got a nod for an answer from the teenager. " I remember Coach Sumner telling me. I'm surprised that your not at the open tryouts for the Reefside Wave. "
Conner's eyes widened. "Open tryouts? What open tryouts?"
"The ones at their practice field right now."
He barely had time to thank him before he was out the door.
"Wow. I do not think I have ever seen him run that fast before." Kira said as she took a sip from her drink.
Coach Scott turned to Kira. "Now, you sing, don't you?"
"Yeah, I do." She replied, unsure of where this was going.
"Well, how about this Friday you and your band play here? Let's call it an audition."
Kira excitedly responded, "Well, yeah. I mean, that would be great. I need to put a set list together and re-string my guitar." She handed to juice to Ethan and left, to wound up in what she needed to do to say bye.
Ethan looked at the Coach and told him, "Nothing like spreading the love." He just got a amused look in reply. No sooner had he sat down at a computer desk, than his bracelet beeped. "Yeah, Doc, you got Ethan."
"Can you meet me at the end of Riverside Road in an hour?"
"Sure, what's up?"
"Just be there and I'll fill you in."
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"Well?"
"Well, what sir?" Elsa asked Mesogog, her head bowed to the floor.
"Where is my explanation?"
"My lord, we offer no excuses. Only apologies, and the promise to improve our performance." Zeltrax told his master.
"Is this correct, Elsa? Am I to understand that you feel no need to explain yourself?" Mesogog asked his servant.
She gave him a hesitant smile. "Lord Mesogog, it is in my humble opinion, that it would be a waste of your valuable time- time better spent destroying Dr. Hart and her new Power Rangers."
Mesogog pushed his face extremely close to Elsa's. "Exactly the answer I was looking for." He walked over to a chair and sat down. "Now, have you had any luck in tracking down what we discussed earlier?"
"We know they're out there." Elsa said, walking to the monitor on the wall.
"Hart has not made her move yet, but when she does we will be there to stop her." Zeltrax added.
Mesogog warned them, "You had better be."
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"After the island exploded, some of my experiments were scattered all throughout this area." Dr. Hart told Ethan, scanning the woods. "There." She pointed at three primary colored spheres, nestled underneath a oak tree's roots.
"What are they?" Ethan asked as the two of them crouched down.
"Eggs."
Ethan shook his head. "Oh, it's cool, doctor. I just had lunch a couple of hours ago."
Kim gave a laugh. "No, we're not going to eat 'em. We're going to hatch 'em, then you're going to ride 'em."
Ethan shot to his feet puzzled and slightly alarmed. "Um, maybe it's all this quiet out here that's got me hearing things, but I thought you just said we're going to ride them."
Her eyes didn't waver from the eggs. "I did." She finally looked up. "Trust me, Ethan. These guys are going to be a major help."
Ethan shrugged, as the teacher placed the eggs in her side satchel . "What ever you say." Out of the corner of his eye he saw a black figure run from tree to tree. "Dr. H, did you see that."
"We got to protect the eggs, no matter what." She told him.
"Who would want to hurt them?"
"I would." Elsa spoke as she leaned against a tree.
Zeltrax appeared to her, and added, "And I. I'm starting to have doubts about your intelligence, Dr. Hart."
A tyrannodrone tried to grab Kim's backpack housing the eggs.
"Tyrannodrones, attack." Zeltrax ordered.
Ethan blocked an attacked and jumped on the backpack as Kim and the tyrannodrone fought for it.
Kim swings the pack around to defend herself, but is knocked to the ground. She jumped back up, securing the satchel. "Call the other, Ethan."
He tossed a drone against a tree, lifting the bracelet to his mouth. "Guys! We could use some dino help out here!"
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Conner kicked the ball as he heard the message. "Not now!" He groaned as he raced off the field.
"Where is he going?" The coach asked the assistant. "Where are you going?" He called to Conner.
"Sorry. I'll be back as soon as I can!" He called over his shoulder.
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Ethan was forced against a tree by a drone, as he was joined by Conner and Kira, who forced the Tyrannodrones back. "You asked for this, not me!" He called to the drones. Ethan brought left arm across his chest, and the emblem appeared, transforming all three of their bracelets into the morphers.
The three called out in union. "Dino Thunder, Power Up!" And morphed.
"You guys couldn't have done this another day!" He called to his friend and teacher as he punched a Tyrannodrone.
Ethan let out a grunt as he was kicked. "Don't tell me. Tell them!"
Elsa grabbed Kim and tried to hold her still, but before she or Zeltrax can take a swing at Dr. Hart, Kim slipped out of their hold and proceeded to kick the opposing woman, making her groan in pain.
"Elsa!" Zeltrax called out, worriedly. He pushed Dr. Hart out of the way and made his way over to her, to help her up.
"We're not through with you, Power Ranger!" Elsa yelled.
"Nor you, Dr. Hart," Zeltrax added the second before they teleported out.
"We better get these to my place." Kim patted the satchel.
"What are they?" Kira asked as the three of them powered down.
"We're going to ride them." Ethan said, only to receive a confused look from the two other teenagers.
Conner just shook his head. "Look, I have to go back to tryouts. Can you guys handle this?"
"Sure. They can fill you in later." No sooner had she said that, then Conner was gone.
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"Man, I've seen Dr. H have some freaky stuff down there, but I don't even want to think about she got down there now." Ethan said to Kira. They were sitting at a table at Cyberspace.
"I have this sinking feeling that we won't have to wait that long to..." She trailed of when she spotted a guy wearing a plaid button shirt with a white shirt underneath.
"To..." He trailed off to get her to finish. "To what, Kira?" He followed her eyes. "Oh, now I know."
"He's really... wow, isn't he?" Much to Ethan's surprise, he saw a blush crawling up Kira's cheeks.
"Can I get you a glass of water, or maybe an oxygen mask?" Ethan asked her.
Kira shushed him the moment she noticed the boy head in their direction.
The boy walked up to them. "I'm looking for Jason. I start work here today."
Ethan asked the boy, "She's around here somewhere. Haven't I seen you at Reefside?"
"Yeah, I just moved here last week. Name's Trent." He introduced himself.
Ethan shakes Trent's hand, "I'm Ethan." He turned to his friend, who was staring intently at the laptop in front of her. "This is Kira."
Kira just kept her eyes glued to the screen.
"You okay?"
Ethan grinned. "She doesn't speak. We've been trying for years, but we just can't get through." He told Trent.
Kira resisted the urge to kick him. She looked up at Trent. "I'm fine. It's nice to meet you."
Jason walked up behind them. "Trent Fernandez?"
Trent nodded.
"Jason Scott." He introduced himself. "If you'll just follow me, we'll get you started."
Trent gave them a shrug and a grin before he followed him.
As soon as Trent was out of earshot, Ethan leaned over and whispered to Kira, "Isn't he just so wow..."
She didn't resist the urge to kick him this time.
"Hey, guys." A voice that was filled with defeat and slight anger came from behind them.
Ethan rubbed his leg and motioned for Conner to take a seat, which he did. "How did it go?"
"How did it go? It's over. The coach basically said forget it. And who can blame him. I left the middle of practice. What was I supposed to say? Sorry I was busy fighting freaky-looking dinosaur things the forest. Man, this whole saving the world thing is seriously beginning to bum me out." He rested his head on his hands for a few seconds before looking up. "I need to talk to Dr. Hart." He got up and headed for the door.
Kira caught up with him and placed an hand on his arm, stopping him. "Uh, I think she might be kinda busy. She's got this whole new project..."
Conner interrupted her. "Too bad. I was busy today- that didn't stop her from messing up my life," He stalked off.
Ethan and Kira exchanged a quick look before following him.
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The moment the lab door open, a feminine voice yelled out to them, "Don't come in! It's not safe!" A moment later, Kim was seen being tossed into a pile of boxes and rods by and blue tail.
"We kinda got that." Kira said, observing what was going on with some shock.
Kim was thrown in front them by a red tail.
Ethan gave her a look of curiosity. "Was that what was in those eggs?"
She eye the area around, wearily of more tails coming her way. "Yeah. I'm trying to train them."
"How's it coming?" Ethan asked.
"Uh, slowly." She ducked as the red tail came at her head, taking a chunk out of the wall. "Very slowly." She added, giving them a grin of amusement.
The creature took another swing at her, sending her flying out of the room. She barely had time to move before the door automatically closed. "I guess I can take a break." She looked down at her pink shirt and white pants. They were ruined. She accepted Ethan's hand and he helped her to her feet.
Ethan looked down at his hand, now covered in the slimy web-like substance, and tried to shake it off.
Kim whipped her hands on her pants. It didn't really help her get the slime off, but it was a habit. "All right. What's up?"
Conner answered her bluntly. "You gotta find someone to replace me."
Kira and Ethan spoke the protests in union.
"Settle down you two." She told them. "What's the problem, Conner?"
"Look, I'm a soccer player. That's all I ever have wanted to be. Then I get the greatest chance of my life, and I blow it."
Kim knew what that was like. She had once felt the same way. "I understand, and you're right."
Ethan gave her a look of complete shook. "You're agreeing with him?"
Dr. Hart ignored him. "Conner, I know how you feel, because I've felt the same way. I just want you to think about it before you decide anything."
"How do you know what it's like?" Conner asked, completely doubtful that she could understand what it was like.
Kim gave him a sad grin. "Because I once had a shot at the Pan Global Games."
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On the island, Mesogog spoke to his servants. "If Hart trains those creatures; they will be able to use them against us. And that would be... disastrous. It is time for Dr. Hart to become the student. Initiate the Genome Randomizer."
"Entering DNA code," Zeltrax said as three different colored cylinders were raised.
Mesogog smirked. "Excellent."
"Genetic mutation complete." Elsa said.
A monster appeared from the door. It resembled a bird and a palm tree fused together.
The master hissed in delight.
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Conner, angrily, kicked and ball into the goal at the practice field. He didn't notice the coach walk up behind him until he was tapped on the shoulder. "What are you doing here?"
"I got a call from one of your teachers. She told me that it was her fault that you had to leave."
He looked up, hopefully. "Does that mean I still have a shot?"
The coach responded, "You always had a shot, son. You sure you really want this? You're willing to give up everything?"
"Yeah, I am." Conner replied, completely confident in his decision.
"All right. I'll let you know." The coached walked off.
"This okay with the coach?"
Conner turned to find both Ethan and Kira standing behind him. "Yeah, I think so. Listen, I'm sorry, you guys. You gotta understand."
"Yeah, we do." Kira told him.
Ethan rolled his eyes and added. "She does more than me, but, if it's what you want. Then we're behind you."
Before Conner could respond to that, a voice spoke from their bracelets. "Guys, we have a situation. There's a monster attacking the city."
Kira and Ethan looked at Conner, a question obvious in their eyes.
"Okay, but this is the last time." Conner said.
They morphed, then arrived at the plaza.
The creature forced Kira away and pushed Conner and Ethan backwards.
Kira went at it again, only to be kicked away.
"Hey, bird brain! Thunder Max!" Ethan called out as he and Conner fired blasts at the monster.
"Thanks guys." She told them.
"You okay?" Ethan asked, as he helped her to her feet.
Conner pointed the blaster at the monster. "Give up?"
"Catch me if you can!" The monster mocked, then raced off.
Kira watched in the run off. "He's getting away!" She started to follow it only to be stopped by Conner.
"We'll never catch him." He told her.
Dr. Hart's voice called out from the bracelet. "Yes, you can. Meet the Raptor Riders."
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At the plaza, the Tyrannodrones were creating chaos.
A little girl tried to hide next the staircase, only to be found by a drone.
Conner heard the little girl scream. "I'll help the girl, you two follow the monster." He leaped off the Raptor Rider, and kicked the Tyrannodrone away from the girl. "Are you okay?"
"Mm-hmm." She replied positively. The girl gave him a big grin as her mother arrived to get her.
"She's safe now." Conner reassured her.
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The monster leaped from building to building, only to find the yellow ranger still following it. It took an huge leap from the tallest building and turned to taunt her, "Afraid of heights?"
"You wish, you freaky bird!" She answered. Her and the Raptor Rider raced down the vertical wall of the building. She unleashed a powerful attack and knocked the thing back.
"Tyranno Staff!" Conner called out.
Ethan fired a blast from his Rider and knocked the thing back.
Ethan and Kira then jumped onto Conner's rider and formed the Z-Rex Blaster. They blasted it.
It hit the monster, and it disintegrated into pieces.
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Mesogog glared at his servants. "Must I do everything for myself? Activating Hydro Regenerator." Mesogog pulled a lever.
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Conner watched on as the creature reformed, only bigger, and, if possible, uglier. "Dr. H., we may have a problem on our hands."
"Let me guess, a 30-story version on the guy you were just fighting?" Kim answer from her place in front of the monitor.
"You've done this before, haven't you?" Ethan inquired.
"Once or twice. I'm sending the Dino Zords."
"Bring it on!" Conner called. He turned to Kira, "You ready!"
"Oh yeah!"
They boarded their zords. "Thundersaurus Megazord!"
The monster fired a blast at them, sending sparks through the cockpit.
"I've got an idea! Pterorang!"
The Megazord removed it Pterodactyl shield, charging it up and then throwing at the monster, slicing it in half.
The monster fell, then exploded.
"Now that's what I call monster busting!" Kira cheered.
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Back at the plaza, Conner, still in Ranger form, ran toward the mother and daughter.
The little girl rushed up to Conner and gave him a hug. "Thank you."
"Anytime. Anytime." Conner replied.
Standing behind him, both Kira and Ethan grinned.
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Trent handed Kira her apple juice. "Good luck."
She slightly blushed. "Thanks."
Ethan noticed the person approaching them. "Hey, didn't expect to see you here."
Conner took a seat. "Why not? We're partners in crime-fighting, right?"
"Are we?" Ethan asked, rasing his eyebrows.
Conner nodded in confirmation.
"What happened with the Wave?"
"I had to make a choice. That little girl made me realize that there's nothing more important than what we're doing." Conner answered.
Jason approached them from behind. "Hey, Conner, sorry you didn't make the team. These are on the house." He placed two bottles on the table and walked off.
"How does he know that?"
Ethan just shrugged. "I'm sorry, too. I know how much that meant to you."
"Yeah. Look, you know I'd still chosen you guys, right?"
Ethan nodded reassuringly. "I know."
Jason got up on to the stage and turned on the microphone. "Tonight, we've got something really special for you- a young woman with a lot to say. Ladies and gentlemen, Kira Ford." Applause was heard, especially loud from Conner and Ethan.
Kira gave her friend a brave grin, slightly nervous, and started to sing:
And it goes like this-
Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
I can't tell you why
But I can't stop thinking about you baby
Oh yeah
Don't you think it's time
I walked around every word you're saying
Oh yeah
(Yeah)
Trying hard to figure out
Tell me what it's all about
Cause I don't want to freak you out
Freak you out
Freak you out
I want to know
Know where you're at
I'm at the front
But baby you're still at the back
"Hey, wasn't Dr. Hart supposed to be here?" Ethan asked Conner.
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Kim Hart approached Cyberspace for two reasons. One, she was supposed to her Kira sing. Two, she was supposed to meet Jason here. Her mind elsewhere, she was suddenly surrounded by Tyrannodrones. She tried to resist.
But she was out numbered.