Author's note: Only one more chapter to go after this one. It may seem like I'm rushing to get this story finished, well I am. As much as I've loved writing it and loved all of the support it's time for me to move on to some other stories.
PrettyDiva: Glad you liked that bit about the prom. I had to put it in there because even though we didn't actually get to see it, I'm sure that Tommy and Kat went to their Senior Prom together. As for your writing a T/Kat story, I'm sure that it will be great I already love your other stories so much.
Purple Strobe: Trust me, I'm not trying to kill you with suspense but it just has to be that way. It makes for a better story doesn't it? Yes, I will be wrapping up the plot of finding Reed's killer so yes there will still be some danger ahead for Kat.
"Kat, you won't believe this," Will said once they had teleported safely back to I.D. headquarters.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"We've lost our signal to Tommy's lab, something must have happened," Will told her.
"I can answer that for you," Glenn said as he came over to them.
"What is it?" Will inquired.
"This is the last transmission we received," Glenn said as he played it back for them.
"It's all over now," Zeltrax said.
"No, please don't do this," Elsa pleaded.
"You're coming with me," Zeltrax told her.
"No, help me!" Elsa cried as the transmission went silent.
"Oh no, I should contact Trent so he can alert Tommy to what happened," Kat said as she reached for her communicator.
The rangers arrived back at Tommy's lab to find that everything has been destroyed and that Elsa was missing.
"What happened?" Kira questioned.
"It's trashed," Ethan spoke.
"Elsa," Tommy said with concern.
"What's this?" Conner said as he found a black box amidst the rubble.
"It's like a black box, I keep a security camera in it, let's take a look," Hayley said as she hooked it up to the one computer that wasn't destroyed.
"This is all my fault, I should have stopped him," Anton said as he watched Zeltrax taking Elsa.
"Don't blame yourself for what you did when you were Mesogog," Trent told him.
"Trent's right Anton, this is about Smitty and me, it had nothing to do with you," Tommy replied.
"But if it hadn't been for Mesogog…" Anton began.
"We can't go back and change what happened, Mesogog is gone we should be thankful for that," Tommy told him.
"So now what, I guess we don't' hang up our morphers just yet," Conner said.
"No," Tommy answered.
Just then the sound of Trent's communicator went off and he rushed to stop it before Tommy could recognize the sound.
"What's that?" Kira asked him.
"It's just my watch alarm," Trent lied.
"That's funny, it almost sounded like, oh never mind it couldn't be," Tommy said.
"I'll be right back," Trent said as he ran upstairs and left the others wondering what he was up to.
"Hey Kat, you almost got me busted," Trent told her.
"Sorry, it couldn't be helped, I thought I should warn you that Zeltrax has been to Tommy's lab and he has Elsa," Kat said.
"Way ahead of you, we got back and found the place trashed, now all we can do is wait for Zeltrax to show up again," Trent told her.
"Will and I are going to check around and see if we can find anything," she said.
"Ok, be careful," Trent said.
"Trent, who were you talking to?" Conner asked.
"Um, no one, I was just thinking out loud trying to figure out where Zeltrax might have gone," Trent lied.
Meanwhile, Zeltrax dragged Elsa to the Warehouse district.
"Zeltrax, Smitty please, Mesogog is gone, I'm sure I could talk to Dr. Oliver for you," Elsa pleaded.
"Talk, I'm through with talk, with my new zelzord, you'll see that actions speak louder than words," Zeltrax retorted.
"Haven't you learned that revenge is not the answer?" she questioned.
"After my banishment, I had plenty of time to think about it as I constructed the ultimate fighting machine," Zeltrax answered.
"You can't defeat the Power Rangers, you saw what they their new weapon did to Mesogog's lair," Elsa said.
"I have something that Mesogog didn't, an innocent bystander," he said.
Ethan arrived back at the movies and found the girl who was saving his place in line.
"Thanks for saving my place," Ethan told her.
"Check that out," she said as she pointed to the sky where an invisiportal had appeared and out came Zeltrax's Zelzord.
"Come and face me Power Rangers," Zeltrax said.
Everyone in line began to run and Ethan pretended to run with them but made sure to get separated from the girl he had met and then he waited until he was alone to contact the others.
"Dr. O, I found Zeltrax and I don't think he's here for the double feature," Ethan told him.
"Ranger up, we'll meet you there," Tommy said.
"Power Rangers, surrender or my most precious cargo will be destroyed," Zeltrax said once all the rangers were there.
"I'll bet he's got Elsa in there," Conner said.
"Correct, I want her to see your demise," Zeltrax told them.
"This has gone far enough, Trent can you handle the triptoids," Tommy said.
"Not a problem," Trent told him.
"You guys call the zords, I'm gonna get Elsa," Tommy said as he jumped inside the Zelzord.
"Elsa!" Tommy shouted once he was inside.
"Tommy, I'm here," she called.
"Hang on," he said as triptoids appeared and he had to fight them.
"I'm gonna help Dr. O," Kira decided as she too entered the Zelzord.
"Ethan can you handle the Mesodon?" Conner asked.
"Thought you'd never ask, Mesodon, Megazord!" he called out.
Inside the Zelzord, Tommy continued to fight the triptoids, Zeltrax sent laser beams in Tommy's direction but Kira arrived and deflected them.
"No!" Zeltrax yelled as Tommy and Kira defeated the triptoids.
"You and me, Tommy," Zeltrax said.
"Kira, you get Elsa," Tommy said.
"I gotcha," Kira said as she freed Elsa. "Guys, I've got her, we're coming out," Kira said.
"You're not going anywhere," Zeltrax said.
"We've got to get them out of there," Ethan said.
"I've got an idea," Conner told him. Conner used his zord to smash into the Zelzord and created an opening.
"You're safe now," Kira assured Elsa.
"I gotta get out of here," Tommy said as he jumped out of the Zelzord.
"You didn't think I'd let you got that easily did you?" Zeltrax asked as he followed him out.
"You with me Kira?" Tommy asked.
"Oh yeah," she said as they attacked Zeltrax together and he was defeated.
"Conner, you have to sacrfice the zords to destroy the Zelzord," Tommy told him.
"We can't," Conner said.
"No, Dr. Oliver," Ethan cried.
"You've got to it's the only way," Tommy said.
"Engage, Auto-Destruct," Conner ordered.
"I'm trying," Ethan told him.
"Goodbye old friends," Conner said.
"Get out of there," Tommy told them.
The zords then exploded.
"Guy!" Tommy yelled.
"No!" Trent shouted as they all demorphed and ran through the smoke.
"Where are they?" Kira asked and moments later Ethan and Conner walked toward them.
"That was impressive," Kira told them.
"But the zord were destroyed," Ethan said.
"It was the only way, you guys did what you had to do," Tommy assured him.
"It's true nothing else what have stopped him," Trent agreed.
"It can't just be over," Conner said.
"Of course, it's not over," Mesogog said.
"Why do they always come back for more," Tommy said.
"You destroyed my pans of creating a perfect world, however, I was able to absorb enough dino gem energy to complete my transfiguration, witness the face of your final battle," Mesogog said as he transformed into a hideous monster.
"You better step aside Elsa," Tommy told her.
Elsa stepped aside and took cover away from the battle, she went around the corner to hide and was surprised to find Cassidy and Devin who was recording everything.
"You guys ready for one more battle?" Tommy asked.
"Oh yeah," Conner said.
The rangers morphed and Conner went into his Triassic Ranger mode but Mesogog isn't defeated.
"He's replicating," Conner said.
"One was bad enough," Ethan remarked.
"How do we fight them all?" Conner asked.
"We have to use all of our powers, it's the only way," Tommy told them.
"Do it Conner," Trent said.
"I summon the power of the gem!" Conner yelled.
"Dino Gems, Unite!" they all yelled together.
Once the battle was over and Mesgog was finally defeated their powers left them and they demorphed.
"Everyone ok?" Tommy asked.
"I feel different," Conner said.
"Yeah, like normal again," Trent agreed.
"Me too," Kira said.
"It's gone, our powers are gone," Ethan realized.
"It took everything the gems had to destroy Mesogog," Tommy told them.
"So these are just," Conner began.
"Ancient artifacts that will look good in a museum," Tommy finished for him.
"Hello, Rangers," Cassidy said as she and Devin revealed themselves.
"So you know then," Conner said.
"I kinda already knew but I had to show Cassidy in person," Devin informed him.
"This is like the greatest thing ever and we've got it all on tape, you know a reporter could make a career out of this," Cassidy said.
"Cassidy, do you realize what our lives will be like if that tape gets out?" Tommy asked.
"I do, that's why I'm giving it to you," Cassidy said.
"Wait, Cassidy giving up the scoop of a lifetime," Kira said shocked.
"Because you're my friends, it wouldn't be right to ruin your lives just to make mine better not after everything you've done for us," Cassidy answered.
"I always knew there was a heart deep down in there somewhere," Ethan told him.
"Yeah, I just needed someone to help me find it, now if you'll excuse us," Cassidy said.
"We're off to the prom," Devin said as they walked off with Elsa not far behind.
"Finally, I thought those two were never going to get together," Kira said.
"And just like that life goes back to normal," Conner decided.
"Our life may be normal but trust me it'll never be the same," Tommy told him.
"Well, it's finally over," Will said as they watched Tommy walk away with his students.
"Yeah, Mesogog is finally gone and Anton is free," Kat remarked.
"Now comes the not so fun part of our job," Will told her.
"Do we have to do that right now?" Kat questioned.
"What's the problem?" Will asked.
"It's just that tonight's the Reefside Prom and I'd hate to ruin for Trent by arresting his father," Kat said.
"I guess you're right, one more day shouldn't make a difference," Will said.
"Good, then I'll see you later, I have a prom to get ready for," Kat said with a smile.
"Don't you two look nice," Hayley commented as Cassidy and Devin entered.
"Thanks," Devin said.
"And on behalf of the entire prom committee thanks for helping out tonight," Cassidy told her.
"The new kinder Cassidy," Devin commented.
"So I hear and what you did for the rangers took a lot of courage," Hayley said.
"Yeah, well a good reporter knows when to talk and when to keep a secret," Cassidy answered.
In another part of the room, Ethan is playing a video game when Conner walks up to him with Krista on his arm.
"Ethan, my man, you remember Krista," Conner said.
"Was she on the list, sure, I remember tree girl," Ethan replied.
"I guess you could say that, I'm gonna get a drink," Krista said as she walked away.
"The tree girl, what's up with that?" Ethan asked.
"It's what's on the inside that counts," Conner told him.
"Our little Conner's all grown up," Ethan said.
"So what made you change your mind, had all the mutant freaks you could handle for one year?" Conner questioned.
"Actually, I had a chance to rethink the whole prom tradtion," Ethan said as Angela the girl he met at the movies came up to them.
"Here you go," she said as she handed him a drink. "Oh hey, you must be Conner, Ethan's told me all about you," she said.
"I'm sure he has," Conner remarked.
"Where's your friend Kira, I want to meet her too," she said.
"I don't' know I haven't seen her," Ethan replied.
"Maybe she's blowing it off, she said she didn't have a date," Conner said.
"Hey guys," Trent called from the balcony as he looked down.
"Hey Trent," Ethan called back as he waved at him.
"So Trent, what's next for you?" Tommy asked him.
"Actually, I'm really excited, I'm heading to art school in the fall," Trent answered.
"Yeah, you ok with that Anton?" Tommy inquired.
"Couldn't be happier," Anton responded. "How about you Tommy, what' s next for the man who's done it all?" Anton asked him.
"I'm thinking of staying here, teaching, leading the quiet life and finally settling down," Tommy told him.
"You sure about that, I heard the new principal's a real hard nose," Elsa said as she approached them.
"I think she'll be brilliant," Tommy responded.
"I was wondering if the new principal would save a dance for an old friend?" Anton asked.
"I'd be honored," Elsa said as she took his arm.
"I gotta go," Tommy told Trent.
"You outta here?" Trent asked.
"No, I just have to introduce the band," Tommy replied.
Tommy walked onto the stage and began speaking into the microphone.
"I just want to say we've had an interesting year, we've been through a lot more than any school should have to go through, but we've made it that's what's important, so let's have fun tonight and to help us do that here she is Kira Ford," Tommy announced.
After a couple of songs, Kira's band decided to take a break and she ran into Trent as a DJ took over the music.
"That was great," Trent told her.
"Thanks," she said.
"Would like to dance?" he asked.
"I thought you'd never ask," she said as they walked off.
"You ok Tommy?" Hayley asked as she noticed Tommy was no longer enjoying himself.
"I'm worried about Kat, she was supposed to meet me here," Tommy answered.
"Have you checked your cell phone maybe she got called into work or something," Hayley replied.
"I've been checking it all night and there's still no word from her," Tommy said.
"Here's the drink you wanted," Will said as he walked up to Hayley.
"What are you doing here?" Tommy questioned.
"I invited him," Hayley revealed.
"Where's Kat?" Will asked Tommy.
"I was hoping you would know," Tommy said.
"You mean she's not here, she left the apartment building over an hour ago, I was sure she was here already," Will replied.
"I don't like this," Tommy decided.
"Me either," Will said.