Author's Note: All I can say is keep the reviews coming; it makes me want to update more. Once again some of the dialogue is from the actual episode.
Purple Strobe: I gotta say I agree, the last chapter was probably the best so far. At least it was the most fun to write.
PrettyDiva: Glad you're still intrigued. Kat and Chang will eventually have a face to face.
Ghostwriter: Thanks, I thought it was pretty cool too.
Pinkstranger: Spy action was the inspiration for this fic, so I had to have it in there somewhere.
"Working on a way to make Brussels sprouts edible?" Trent asked his father as he entered the greenhouse which was on their estate.
"Trent, what are you doing here?" Anton asked.
"I heard you won the Greenleaf award for your new research and I wanted to congratulate you," Trent replied as he gave him a hug.
"Thanks, I appreciate that, if only I was as successful in all my research," Anton replied.
"So I guess that mean you still haven't found a way to control Mesogog?" Trent questioned.
"Unfortunately not," Anton responded.
"Dad, let me tell the other rangers, they may be able to help you," Trent told him.
"No, I can do this, I swear to you Trent, I just need more time," Anton said as Cassidy entered with a microphone in hand and Devin followed holding a camera.
"Hi, Cassidy Cornell here from Reefside High, Dr. Mercer do you mind if I interview you," she said as she approached Anton.
"I know who you are Cassidy, you were in my class remember," Anton commented.
"Oh yeah, anyway I'm here to do a report on your recent Greenleaf Award for Botanical Research," she said.
"It'll be reward enough if I can perfect these plants, if it works, these plants can survive in any climate on earth," Anton informed her.
"Cool, that means every country around the world could grow their own crops," Devin interjected.
"That's the plan," Anton told him.
"Are we seeing a kinder, gentler Anton Mercer?" Cassidy questioned.
"My father has always dedicated his research to helping mankind," Trent told her.
"And have you always succeeded?" Cassidy asked Anton.
"Every scientist has had his share of failures, I'm no exception," he replied as Kat walked into the green house.
"Anton, are alright?" Kat asked concerned as Anton began to appear weakened somehow.
"Yeah, you don't look so good," Devin agreed.
"Um, my dad has lots of work to do, we should go," Trent said.
"Maybe we should get you some help," Kat said as she went over to Anton.
"No, no Trent's right, I have some things to take care of here first, why don't you wait for me in the main house," Anton replied.
"Ok, if you're sure," Kat said and Anton just nodded.
"I'll see you later dad," Trent said as he rushed Cassidy and Devin away and Kat pretended to follow them out.
She watched as Trent dragged Cassidy and Devin up to the main house. Once they were out of sight, she crept to the side of the greenhouse and looked inside the windows. Anton was no longer there and in his place was Mesogog who was destroying everything in sight. Mesogog then took one of Anton's plants and disappeared into an invisiportal.
"You shouldn't be here, what if Mesogog had seen you?" Trent asked and she turned around to face him.
"He took one of your father's plants so I'm assuming a monster attack won't be far behind," she told him as they went inside the greenhouse to survey the damage.
Meanwhile, Ethan is at the cyberspace on his computer when he gets a message from the evil white ranger who challenges the rangers to a battle.
"You guys should see this," Ethan said to Conner and Kira who were standing near by.
Kira, Ethan, Conner, and Tommy meet on the beach and are attacked by the Evil White Ranger. He then summons his Dino Stegazord and is fought by the Mezodon Megazord. However, his failing powers cause him to be defeated and to lose control of the dinozords, so he retreats.
"Your father really trashed this place," Kat commented as they looked around.
"My father didn't do this, Mesogog, did," Trent reminded her.
"You're right, I'm sorry, do you want some help cleaning things up," she replied as Trent's powers began to surge and he was weakened and Kat rushed over to support him.
Back at the Lab
"I was afraid this would happen, the white dino gem can't sustain being cloned, it can only be contained by one white ranger," Hayley informed them.
"If anyone's taking votes, I'm betting on Trent," Kira said.
"We need to contact him," Tommy stated.
"Looks like we've got other things to deal with at the moment," Conner said as the monitors went off and they saw the monster attacking.
"You guys go ahead, I'll contact Trent," Hayley told them.
In the Greenhouse
"Trent, I'm really worried about you," Kat said.
"Don't worry Ms. Hillard, I'll be fine," he told her.
"Trent, are you ok?" Hayley said as she contacted him.
"Yeah, but something weird is going on, my powers are wigging out," Trent responded.
"I think you should get back here right away," Hayley told him.
"Yeah, maybe you're right," Trent replied as he cut off the transmission.
"You're not going anywhere," the evil White Ranger said as he appeared.
"Kat, I think you should go now," Trent told her.
"No, I'm not leaving you alone with your powers acting they way they are, maybe I can help," Kat replied.
"This fight is between the two of us," the evil white ranger said as he got out his weapon and the blast hit Kat in the arm where she had been shot days earlier.
Kat fell to the ground and clutched at her arm which was now throbbing. Seeing this, Trent wasted no time in morphing and engaging the evil ranger in a battle. Despite the clone's use of Super Dino Mode, Trent prevails, and the clone is eliminated for good.
"Kat, are you ok?" Trent asked her after the clone was destroyed.
"I'm fine," she said.
"What about your arm?" he questioned.
"It was already injured but I don't there will be any permanent damage," Kat answered.
"I should go and find the others," Trent told her.
"Ok, I'm going to head up to the main house in case your father shows up," she said as she watched him leave.
Mesogog created the Jade Gladiator, a new monster capable of breeding more powerful warriors, and sent it into the city. The rangers battle it with their megazord, but the monster is too strong. It then turns into a giant plant and spawns two monsters which knock the rangers out of their megazord. However, the Dragozord arrives, and Tommy combines it with the Stegazord and pilots the Dino Stegazord. The auxiliary zords then combine with the Dino Stegazord, and Tommy managed to destroy one monster but is then also knocked out of the megazord by the other monster.
In the woods, the other rangers demorphed and watched as a white ranger approached them.
"Which one is it?" Kira questioned as Trent powered down and revealed it was him.
"Good timing Trent, you guys ready to do this," Tommy said.
They board the megazords again and destroy the monster, but the plant then turns back into the Jade Gladiator. The rangers combine all the dino zords together and destroy it.
Later that day at the Cyberspace, Trent is surprised to see Anton walk in the door followed closely by Katherine.
"Dad, you're here," Trent said.
"I just wanted to stop by and see how you're doing and to give you this," he said as he handed Trent his award.
"I can't take this Dad, you earned it," Trent said.
"I know but it would mean a lot to me if you would take it because you do a lot more to help people than I do," Anton replied.
"I know you're going to find a way to beat this," Trent whispered in his ear as they hugged.
"That was nice of you, giving your son your award," Kat replied as she and Anton left the Cyberspace.
Tommy pulled up to the Cyberspace and immediately recognized the blonde and watched as she got inside a limo with Anton Mercer. Kat had been seemingly avoiding him ever since that morning that they kissed in his bedroom. He fought the urge to call out to her and instead went inside the Cyberspace where he found Trent.
"So are we clear on everything?" Kat asked as she and Will walked out of I.D. and headed for the parking lot.
"Yeah, all we need now is to talk to Trent," Will told her.
"I'll call him as soon as I get home," Kat said as her cell phone began to ring.
"Hi Kat, it's Trent, can you meet me at the Cyberspace," Trent said once she answered the line.
"What a coincidence, I was just talking about you," Kat replied.
"So can you meet me or not?" Trent questioned.
"I'm on my way," Kat said as she hung up.
"Don't forget to give him this," Will said as he handed her a small black case that held a communicator inside.
"I'll call you as soon as my meeting with Trent is over," she said once she reached her car.
"Why don't you come by inside, we are neighbors after all," Will said as they both got into their respective vehicles.
Kat arrived at the Cyberspace and seeing that it looked dark inside guessed that it was closed which was perfect because the less people around when she talked to Trent the better. She approached the door and found that it was unlocked which wasn't a surprise since Trent would be waiting on her. She walked in and was shocked to see that all the tables had been cleared away except for one in the center of the room. The table had been set for dinner for two and there were candles in the middle of it.
"What on earth?" Kat whispered confused by the scene.
"Hello Kat," a voice said and she was surprised by the person standing behind her.
"What's going on?" she questioned.
"I'm guessing I'm the last person you expected," he said.
"I was supposed to be meeting Trent, he called and asked me to meet him here," she explained.
"Trent called for me, I was afraid if I asked you wouldn't come," Tommy admitted.
"This is really nice, you could've called me yourself," she replied.
"Not with the way you've been avoiding me," Tommy told her.
"I haven't been avoiding you," she said.
"Then what do you call not answering or returning my calls?" he inquired.
"I've just been really busy with work that's all," she told him.
"Well you don't look busy now, so will you join me for dinner," he said.
"Sure, I guess having dinner with a friend couldn't hurt," she replied.
"Good because I've really missed you," he said as he stepped closer to her and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
"I missed you too," she admitted as they sat down.
"Dinner is served," Hayley said as she and Trent brought out the food.
"Thanks a lot guys," Tommy told them.
"No problem," Hayley said.
"You two kids have fun," Trent said as he and Hayley left them alone.
"So you really haven't been avoiding me?" Tommy questioned her.
"No, of course not," she lied. The truth was she had been purposefully avoiding Tommy's calls because Will was right. Despite her denial, she was starting to fall for Tommy again and how could she start a relationship with him when she was lying to him about her real reasons for being in Reefside.
"Earth to Kat," Tommy said.
"I'm sorry what were you saying?" she asked.
"I want to know if that kiss the other morning affected you the way it affected me," Tommy said as he stopped eating.
"You know it did," she stated softly.
"Why didn't you tell me, I've been going out of my mind trying to figure out if I was just reading things wrong," he said as he got up, pulled her out of her chair and kissed her with the same passion and intensity that he had that morning days earlier.
"Tommy, wait, we can't do this, I can't do this," she said as she broke off the kiss.
"Kat, if we both want this, then what's the problem?" he asked.
"I told you before, work has me extremely busy, I just don't have time to start a relationship now, I'm sorry Tommy," she said as she gathered up her things and headed for the door.
"Kat, please wait," Tommy said but she ignored him and ran out.