Tommy and I took a short nap after our talk in the training room. It felt nice to lay down even if I had been under during my healing time in the chamber. When we awoke, I could hear the distance voice of Rocky DeSantos coming from up the hall. Sitting up, I glanced over at Tommy. We had both crammed into one of the cots, him choosing to be squished against the wall. He groggily opened his eyes when I stirred. Checking his watch, he groaned. "That was a nice two hour nap." He said, yawning. I nodded, standing. My back ached and popped in some placed but this was normal. Stretching, Tommy set his feet on the floor and stood. His hair was stick up all over the place, the lack of hair product making it seem more natural. Reaching up, I ran my fingers through it which made him sigh with content. "I love when you do that."
"When this is all over, I'll make a mental note to do this every day then." I replied, pulling my hands back. I tossed my own back into a ponytail and motioned towards the door. "Sounds like Aisha and Rocky are here. I suppose we should go out there and see them."
"We should but first…" He trailed off as he wrapped his arms around me. Leaning in, he pressed his lips against mine. Behind him, there was a sudden loud noise as the door to the sleeping chambers opened. Tommy hopped backwards away from me as Rocky came running in.
"Guys! Do you see this?! There's a tiny T-Rex in the middle of the rock!" He said excitedly, holding up the morpher in his hands. Rocky was dressed in a pair of blue jeans and a black t-shirt, not choosing to wear his old colors yet apparently. He rushed over to me, showing me the dino gem. He was correct; a tiny red Tyrannosaurus Rex was in the middle of the dino gem. It roared when I looked at it, making Rocky smile.
"Very cool, man." Tommy said through gritted teeth. He shot Rocky a look who didn't seem to notice it. I did my best to stifle a laugh, hiding my smile behind my hand.
"Rocky! Did you just barge in there on them?" Aisha's voice asked as she came in after her boyfriend. Her braided black hair was pulled back in a bun and she was dressed in an airy purple sun dress. She glared at Rocky, shaking her head at him. "Rocky, you're such an ass."
"What? They weren't doing anything in here." He said over his shoulder. He turned back to us. "Were you?"
"No, we weren't." I replied quickly, crossing my arms in front of me. "Glad you guys are here!"
"Thanks, girl." Aisha said, tossing her arms around me in a tight hug. "Sorry that we're working together under all this again."
"It's like old times! Except Zack, Jason and Trini are here this time. Show them your morpher, Sha!" Rocky said, nudging his girlfriend. Sighing, she pulled her morpher from behind her. Like Rocky's and the rest of us, she had an animal in the middle of the gem. It was a saber tooth tiger that looked like it could attack at any minute, much like Aisha.
"I take it you guys have been synced with the gems." Tommy asked.
"Yeah. Billy had us do it as soon as we got here just in case Rosita made a move." Rocky replied. "What do you guys know about her so far?"
"How about we regroup with everyone and we can discuss the plan in full?" Tommy suggested. The two nodded, heading for the door. I followed behind them, Tommy dragging his feet to bring up the read. We journeyed to the control room of the Command Center where everyone was standing. Billy and Trini were working with Alpha at the computer, bringing up a larger view of the hotel scan. Jason was leaning against the other control panel, a sour look on his face. Zack was doing his best to cheer him up but it didn't seem to be working. The whole group looked up as we enter.
"You guys feeling better after getting some sleep?" Trini asked. Zack and Jason snickered, a smile crossing Jason's face for the first time since he broke his leg. Tommy punched them both in the arm as he passed.
"Yes, Trini." I replied, rolling my eyes at the boys.
"Zordon, I think this would be a good time to go over the specs of the hotel and our plans." Tommy called out to our leader. Zordon nodded, shifting to face Alpha.
"Alpha, project the hotel from the viewing globe." Zordon's voice boomed.
"Right away, Zordon." Alpha hit a few buttons and the image of the hotel shifted to the space above the viewing glove. It was almost life size, the whole building floating above us. It looked more a blue print though rather than a picture.
"From what we can gather, the inside of the building is just a normal hotel." Jason said, pointing up. "The only difference is that the basement and the top floor are just solid rooms. There's no walls at all and there are stairwells connecting them to hidden exits."
"It must be where she is hiding her friends." Zack said. Jason nodded.
"Affirmative. I believe she is developing new technology here as well." Billy piped in. He hit a button on the panel and it zoomed in on the roof. The pillars that had been there last night appeared, blinking like they had before. "These lights are connected to a tracking software that she's utilizing to protect their whereabouts. That's what attacked Kim last night."
"What we need to do is lure her out into the desert. If she thinks she can get a heads up attack on us, she's bound to take it." Rocky said, looking up at the model. "But how?"
"With our dino gems." Tommy replied. "Each gem has its own power aside from those we possess. I discovered this when my team used them. I know what the black, blue, red and yellow stones do. There's no telling what power the pink and green have until they are ready to showcase themselves."
"The rocks have super powers?" Jason asked. "Way to wait til now to tell us that, man."
"Sorry. I didn't think of it until after we came back from our battle with the reptile monster. That's why you were able to move so fast when fighting him."
"Yeah. Not fast enough I guess." Jason mumbled. He still had a slight limp, something that would go away over time according to Billy.
"What are the powers?" Zack asked, trying to change the topic from Jason.
"Yours is invisibility. Red is super speed. Yellow is a sonic scream. Blue is armored skin." Tommy rattled off. "To use them, you have to tap into the gem. Most of the time, it only works when you aren't morph. It only worked for Jason at the hospital because it sensed he was in trouble."
"That's awesome!" Rocky exclaimed, smiling. "I can't wait to see what you and Kim can do."
"I'm sure the time will come soon enough." I said. "For now, we should come up with a plan. Yeah, we can lure her out but then what? We have no clue what kind of weapons she has or who she has working with her. Just because we have Zords and super power rocks doesn't mean anything."
"Kimberly is correct. You will need to come up with a plan to draw out what type of army she has, Rangers." Zordon said.
"She's due to attack again. That monster was a test to see if we were really here." Tommy said, stroking his chin. "We only sent three rangers though. What if she only thinks there's three of us? She doesn't know which zord flew overhead last night. We could use this to our advantage."
"You're right." Jason said. Standing, he walked over so he was directly under the map of the hotel. "We need to get eyes on the inside. Tommy and Kim, looks like you're checking in again."
"What?" I asked. "We can't. She knows who we are. Her putties saw us at the caves getting the gems."
"Not necessarily." Billy replied, adjusting his glasses. "It's only our speculation that she's identified us as the Power Rangers. She more than likely would have taken the opportunity to attack our families if that were the situation."
"Billy's right. If she knew you two were Rangers, she would have gone after you at Tommy's house before you went to the caves. I think she doesn't know who we are exactly. She just knows that there are some Rangers back in the saddle. You two already have been to the hotel. They know that you are from out of town and just looking for a place to stay. It will be a good chance to go in under cover and see what's going on. We need eyes in the top floor." Jason said. "What do you say?"
"It's worth a shot." Tommy said, glancing at me. "We can say that we decided to stay in town longer." I nodded.
"We should check in at separate times though. If they see us together, they might think something is up."
"Right. I'll call now and make myself reservations for tonight." He pulled his cell phone from his pocket and walked towards the hallway. I pulled my cell out, bringing up the hotel booking application I had used to book the hotel the first time I was there.
"My poor credit card."