Tommy came out of the back room just as the crowd was counting down. He felt horrible for slapping Sam, but he knew that it was for her own good. The pain from that letter was still with him today. He would do anything to keep Sam from going through the same pain. He knew that Conner had feelings for his daughter and that his daughter had feelings for Conner. He saw the way that they secretly looked at each other, the way he used to look at Kim. Sam didn't know how Conner felt about her and he also suspected that Conner was in the dark about Sam's feelings. He had nothing against Conner, he was a good guy; its just he didn't want Sam to get hurt. Tommy shook his head to clear his thoughts and began looking around the room to try to find Sam. He scanned the crowd three times and he still hadn't found her. So he went to the bar to try to get another view point. As he sat on a stool Haley came up and said, "What can I get for you?" Tommy swirled around and smiled weakly at Haley. "Tommy are you okay? You look upset about something." Tommy put his head in his hands as he replied, "I just hit my daughter." He heard Haley gasp and he looked up to see her face.

"What did she do?"

"Almost kissed a boy in public."

"And why did that result in her getting hit?"

"I told her not to and she started to argue with me."

"Why don't you want her to kiss a boy?"

"Because I don't want her to get hurt like I was."

"Tommy you can't protect her forever. If I'm not mistaken a young woman as pretty as Sam is has already been hurt before. Your daughter is a strong woman."

"I was, still am a strong man, but the pain still affects me."

"Tommy if you don't let her fall, then she won't know how to pick herself up when you're not there. You might ask the team if they have seen her. They're standing over there."

Tommy looked and saw his team gathered in a corner counting down with the rest of the crowd. He thought that it was a good possibility that they had seen Sam so he made his way over to them. "Hey have you guys seen Sam?" "No Dr. O I haven't seen Sam since the party began." Ethan replied as he tore his attention away from the countdown clock. "I did," Conner answered, "I saw her stumble out the door about ten minutes ago. She seemed really upset about something." Tommy sighed and put his head down. "Thanks Conner, you guys get back to the party and have fun." Tommy said as the clock struck midnight and he headed outside to find and apologize to his daughter. As Tommy walked out of the café the cool air hit his face. It seemed that the air not only cooled him off, but it also cleared his mind so that he could look for Sam better. So he looked around for Sam, but couldn't find her. As he walked forward he tripped over something. He picked up the object to see what it was, but couldn't see it in the dark. So he walked over to a street lamp to see what had tripped him. His heart caught in his throat as he recognized one of Sam's heels. Tommy turned wildly around shouting for Sam. He looked up and down every row of the parking lot and still couldn't find her. Panic and fear rose within him as each minute passed. What if she was hurt or being hurt somewhere. Then he thought of his communicator, "Sam do you read me? Sam where are you? Sam answer me!" "What's wrong Dr O?" Kira said as she and the other Rangers ran up to him. "I can't find Sam anywhere and I tripped over one of her heels." Tommy held the shoe up for them to see. "What do you want us to do Dr. O.?" Ethan asked as he looked into Tommy's worried eyes. "Split up and search everywhere, leave no stone unturned then met back at the command center." The team split up each taking their own car. As Tommy got into his jeep he felt a growing sense of dread in the pit of his stomach. Where ever Sam was, she was in big trouble. He just hoped that it wasn't to late.

Sam tried to sit up as she slowly regaining conscious. She found that she was, however, held down. As Sam opened her eyes she found herself once again tied down in Mesogog's lab. Sam tried struggling against them hoping that they would break, but the more she moved the tighter they got. Finally fed up Sam chose to use her power. As she concentrated all of her energy and focus on breaking the bonds a piercing pain hit her head. Sam let out a scream of agony as Mesogog and his two goons came into view.

"I made that mistake once. You really don't think I'm stupid enough to make it again."

"Really, could have fooled me."

"Oh Samantha you shouldn't say things like that."

"And why not?"

"Because you don't realize how much of an upper hand I have."

"I'll take my chances. So what do the three stooges want with me this time?"

"I'll choose to ignore that comment. We have a little surprise for you."

"Oh goody."

"Zeltrax show our lovely guest what we have been working on."

Sam gasped as she saw what Zeltrax brought out. Her eyes widened with fear and she began to struggle against the bonds once more. She had to get out of here she had to worn the others. The bonds that held her got so tight that they began to cut off circulation to her arms, but Sam didn't give up. "You can't possibly think that this will work." Sam spat at Mesogog to try to prolong the inevitable. "Not only will it work, but it will succeed. Zeltrax throw her in." Sam screamed and tried to fight Zeltrax, but with the tap on her telekinetic powers and being tied up she was losing and fast. Zeltrax threw her in and slammed the door shut behind him. Sam turned around and pounded at the door. She reached for her coin, but couldn't find it. As she frantically searched the ground she saw a movement in the corner. Sam jerked her head up in time to the shinning of the needle.

Mesogog heard the final scream and then silence. He motioned for Zeltrax to open the doors. The moment they were opened smoke billowed out and a soft clicking could be heard from inside. As he peered into the container Sam stepped out, kneeled before him, and said, "Whatever orders you give me I will follow Master." Mesogog smiled as his evil plan blossomed right before his eyes. Mesogog smiled down at his new apprentice and said, "Destroy the Power Rangers." Sam rose with an evil smile on her face and replied, "With pleasure."

I know it's a short chapter, but I had to end it here or else this chapter would have been like six pages. I thank everyone for all of the reviews and please keep them coming becasue they keep me going. Catch ya on the flip side