Chapter 19: A Surprise

Kira was walking towards her room when she suddenly heard the sounds of an electric guitar coming from Conner's room. "Conner?" She called. She knocked on the door and the sounds stopped.

"Come in," he answered.

Kira came in. "Was I just hearing an electric guitar in here?" She asked. Conner laughed and nodded.

"Yeah," he replied.

"I didn't know you played."

"You never asked."

Conner set the guitar case into his closet. "My dad thought that playing any sort of instrument would be good, not just playing sports. He got my brother and me to play at least one instrument. Eric quit when he went to Blue Bay Harbor," he explained.

"And you just kept going?" She asked.

"Hey, what can I say? It's fun," he replied.

"Can I see?"

"Sure."

Conner pulled the guitar out of his closet again and pulled it out of it's case. "Wow…" she murmured. Conner smiled as she looked at the design. He saw her eyes glaze over. "I'd do anything to play again," she commented. He smiled.

"Sooner than you think," he answered.

Kira gave him a quizzical look. "I was hoping to wait until after this whole mess, but you look like you could use it," he added. Conner reached under his bed and pulled another guitar case off from underneath. "Check it out," he told her. Kira opened the guitar case and she gasped.

"Conner…" she murmured.

She pulled out a guitar that was nearly identical to the one that was in the fire. She traced her name that was engraved into the guitar. "How…" she trailed off.

"I went to every music store in town to find a guitar that matched your old one. Since that bastard burned your other one. I just thought it'd be cool to get your name engraved into it," he explained.

Kira bit her lip as she strummed the strings. "You like it?" He asked. Before Conner could react, she jumped on him with her arms around his neck. "I take that as a yes," he commented. Tears pressed against her eyes as she hugged him tight.

"Thank you," she murmured.

He hugged her back and kissed the top of her head. "Anytime, Rock Star," he answered. Kira pulled back.

"Have you written any songs?" She asked.

"Who me?"

"Yes you."

Conner laughed and rubbed the back of his neck. "A couple…" he replied. Kira laughed at his nervousness.

"Well, I never thought I'd live to see the day," she commented.

Kira handed him his guitar. "Come on! Play a song," she laughed.

"I don't know, Kira," he answered.

"Aw, come on. I won't tell anyone that you were playing the guitar, come on."

Conner sighed and nodded. Kira smiled and watched as he started playing one of the songs that he wrote.

(Right in, Right Out by The Pistol Whips)

Once he finished playing the song, Kira's eyes widened in shock. "Whoa!" She gasped. Conner grinned and put the guitar away.

"Like I said, dad got me to play when I was a kid," he reminded.

"How young?" She asked.

Conner thought about it. "I'd say about ten," he replied. Just then, their communicators went off. "Oh great," he muttered.

"Time for work," she commented.

Conner nodded and they ran out of the room.

(The Beach)

The monster had frozen people with it's powers. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!" Kira shouted.

"The same thing I'm going to do to you," the monster laughed.

"Ready guys?" Conner asked.

"Ready," they replied.

"GREEN HAWK RANGER!"

"RED PANTHER RANGER!"

"BLUE ORCA WHALE RANGER!"

"PURPLE COYOTE RANGER!"

"BLACK TIGER RANGER!"

"WHITE FALCON RANGER!"

Conner's staff appeared as he spun around and slammed the end to his ground while the others slammed their fists to the ground. The monster laughed and threw it's ice power at the Rangers. "LOOK OUT!" Tommy shouted. They separated to dodge it's ice attack. Kitty hissed in pain when she hit a rock.

"Kitty!" Trent gasped.

Kitty held her shoulder and looked up when the monster stood in front of her. "Say goodbye, Purple Ranger," the monster laughed.

"NO!" Trent shouted.

Kitty tried to cover herself, but the cold blast never came. She opened her eyes and she gasped in horror. "TRENT!" She screamed. She got up and ran over to his frozen form. "Oh no! Trent!" She gasped.

"Aw, poor Purple Ranger lost her boyfriend," the monster laughed.

Kitty glared at the monster. "COYOTE LANCE!" She shouted. Her staff turned a deep purple. "COYOTE HOWL BLAST!" She shouted. She spun around and threw the blast at the monster. The monster laughed and blocked her blast. "No!" Kitty gasped. Kira got up and ran over to her cousin.

"Kitty, we have to retreat," she insisted.

"What about Trent?" Kitty asked.

"He'll be fine, we have to get out," Tommy replied.

Kitty looked at Trent's frozen form before leaving with the others.

(Tommy's Lab)

"Great, here we go again," Conner muttered. He threw his helmet across the lab.

"Conner calm down," Tommy told him.

"Dr. Oliver! Trent's a damn ice sculpture and you're telling me to calm down?" Conner asked.

"Yes."

Conner sat down and Kira sat next to him. Kitty sat on the other side of the lab with her helmet in her hands, tears streaming down her face. Ethan got up and sat next to her. "Hey, he's going to be okay," he assured her. Kitty felt a lump rise in her throat as she placed her head on Ethan's shoulder and cried.

Tommy went upstairs when he saw a dark pink convertible pull up to his house. "Who in the…" he trailed off. He walked out on the front porch and he stalled. "Kim?" He asked. Kimberly pushed her hair behind her ear.

"Hello Tommy," she answered.