Chapter 2: Never Thought

Kira sighed as she woke up in her apartment. She got out of bed and checked her cell-phone. There were no new messages. "Great," she muttered. She walked into her kitchen and got herself some coffee. She got in late, she was supposed to meet someone for a date but they never showed up. She pushed her hair out of her face and she sat down. "That wasn't like him," she muttered. She jumped when her phone rang. She hurried over and picked it up. "Conner?" She asked.

"Who's Conner?" The caller asked.

"No one. Kitty?" Kira asked.

"Yep."

"Where are you at?"

"Just getting off the plane now."

"I'll come and get you."

"Nah don't worry about it. I've got a cab waiting outside for me."

"Kitty…"

"Don't worry. I'll be there in a bit."

"Alright, see you then."

Kira hung up and she rubbed her forehead. "What a nightmare," she muttered. Kira picked up the phone and dialed Conner's number. She sat down and listened to the ringing tone until the machine picked up.

"You've reached Conner McKnight. As you can tell I'm not in right now, so if you just leave your name and number and I'll call back," the machine played.

Kira cursed under her breath. "Conner, where are you? I thought we were supposed to meet last night? Listen, just call me okay? We have stuff to talk about," she stated. She hung up and let out a sigh. "Might as well get ready for work," she muttered. She went into the bathroom and took a shower.

Later that afternoon, Kira was checking her cell-phone again. "Damn it, Conner," she hissed. She checked the last message that was on her phone. It was from Conner about meeting her with last night.

"Hey, Kira. I'm at the gym right now so I'll meet you at the café at seven," he informed.

Kira hung up her cell-phone. She headed towards the gym.

(Reefside Gymnasium)

Kira drove up when she saw a familiar mustang around the corner. She walked over and saw that it was Conner's car. Her first thought was that he was inside the gym, but then she saw his keys sitting by the curb. She picked the keys up, knowing they were Conner's. She stood up and looked around. She went inside the gym.

She walked up to the woman at the desk. "Excuse me?" She called. The woman looked up. "Hi…um…did a guy by the name of Conner McKnight come here last night?" She asked. The woman looked at the computer.

"Yes, yes. He was here with his trainer last night. He left about six-thirty," she informed.

Kira nodded and she walked away. "Where is he then?" She thought.

Kira walked back out to the car and her heart stopped when she noticed a small detail. She kneeled by it. "Blood…" she whispered. She stood up, her heart pounding against her chest. She then ran back to her car and drove down a familiar road.

Kira arrived at Tommy's house and she ran up to the door and knocked on the door. "TOMMY! DR. OLIVER!" She shouted. Tommy opened the door to see his former team mate/student standing there with a worried look on her face.

"Kira, what is it?" He asked.

"Is your lab rebuilt?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Conner's missing."

"Kira why don't you call the police?"

Kira stood there. "Dr. Oliver, please," she insisted. Tommy sighed and rubbed the back of his neck.

"Do you know where he was last seen?" He asked.

Kira nodded and they drove off towards the gym again. However, they didn't know they were being watched.

When they came back to the gym, Tommy looked at the spot. "This is weird. All we have is just this little drop right here, but for all we know that could be something else," he commented. Kira fidgeted with her hands.

"But his car is here," she pointed out.

"Right," he agreed.

But then someone grabbed Kira from behind. Kira spun around and kicked him. A group of hooded figures stood there. "I'm getting too old for this" Tommy commented. Kira did a back handspring away from a few hooded figures. Tommy ducked and did a sweep kick. However, every time they would knock down a few hooded figures, more would appear.

"There's too many of them," Kira stated.

Kira looked at Tommy. "Now what?" She asked. Just then, some of the hooded figures were knocked back.

"Who?" Tommy trailed off.

The person who was helping them got rid of the hooded figures and looked over at Kira. "Hey, cuz," she greeted. Kira gasped and hugged her.

"Kitty! How did you find us?" She asked.

"Saw you heading to his house and followed you here," she replied.

"Kira?" Tommy asked.

Kira looked over at Tommy. "Dr. Oliver, this is my cousin, Kitty Jenson. She's from Miami, she's here to live with me now that she's done with the Pan-Globals," Kira informed. Kira saw Tommy's face go pale when she mentioned the Pan-Globals. "Dr. Oliver are you okay?" She asked. Tommy came out of his daze. Kitty smiled and held her hand out to Tommy.

She had shoulder-length light-brown hair, brown eyes, she was wearing sneakers, blue jeans, a white blouse, and her hair was pulled back in a half-ponytail.

"An honor to meet you, Dr. Oliver, my cousin's told me a lot about you," she commented.

Tommy shook her hand. "What do we do now, Dr. Oliver?" Kira asked.

"We should head back to my lab and find out what's going on," he replied.

Kira and Kitty followed Tommy back to the lab.

(Tommy's Lab)

Kira stood next to Tommy while he looked over his computer. "There's a strong energy pulse outside the city," he informed. Kira bit her lip.

"Do you think Conner's there? Wherever it's coming from?" She asked.

"Possible," he replied.

Kira felt so many emotions hitting her at once. "I'll contact Trent and Ethan. I'll get Hayley over here to see if she can get our morphers back online," he informed. Kira nodded and she looked over at Kitty.

"Kitty, we might need your help," she informed.

"Sure, cuz, what's up?" Kitty asked.

Kira took a deep breath and told Kitty everything about her time as a Power Ranger.

Once she was done, Kitty looked at her in shock. "Now Conner's gone and I'm worried that the new enemy has him," she informed. Kitty placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Hey, we'll get him back. If he's as strong as you say he is. He's okay," Kitty assured her.

Kira nodded. "I hope so," she answered.