Mesogog had teleported Sam into the park just as it had begun to rain. Sam looked around to make sure that no one had seen her arrival; she didn't want to spoil the surprise too soon. When she was sure that nobody was around Sam began to walk through the trees. She was trying to figure out a way that she could get back to her house without her dad getting mad. Sam didn't know how her new power would hold if she became angry and she was as angry as a hornet. Her dear old daddy would pay for what he had done and he would pay in spades. Sam laughed evilly as she thought about the plan to destroy the Rangers. She was completely soaked when she saw Conner's car pull up. As the evil wheels in her brain were running Sam came up with a plan. She untied her hair, got on the forest floor, and rolled around in the mud. She then took out a pocket knife and began to put scrapes on her arms and legs. Finally she tore a long rip in her skirt and then one on her shirt. Sam then called upon all of her acting skills, mussed up her hair, and began to run wildly towards Conner.
Conner pulled up to the park and got out of his car. He didn't know why Sam would be here, but it wouldn't hurt to check. Conner put his hands in his pockets and looked around. He heard shuffling and turned around and that is when he saw her. Conner saw Sam running out of the forest and looking behind her. Her hair was flowing wildly behind her, her white tank top was ripped at the stomach, her gold skirt had a slit almost up to her hip, she was covered in mud and soaking wet, and he could make out little cuts on her arms and legs. Conner immediately went into panic mode and started to run to Sam. Conner caught Sam in his arms as she was looking behind her. He took her hands and tried to hold them still, but she didn't seem to know who he was. She began to weakly beat her hands against his chest.
"Let me go. Let me go."
"Sam its okay it's me, Conner."
"Conner? Oh thank God it's you."
"What happened?"
"Conner they're after me. We have to get outta here."
"Sam who's after you?"
"Mesogog, we need to get out of here."
As they got up Conner saw Sam limping and wincing as they walked to his car.
"Sam are you hurt?"
"I twisted my ankle, but I should be okay."
"No here let me carry you to the car."
"But what if Mesogog and his goons attack."
"I'm not going to let you injure your leg."
With that Conner stopped Sam and picked her up. Not matter how serious the situation was it felt good to hold Sam in his arms. It felt even better when she laid her head on his shoulder. Once they got to his car Sam opened the passenger door telekinetically and Conner set her in. He then got into the car and headed towards the Command Center. On the way over there he called Dr. O and told him that he had found Sam and where he was headed. Dr. O sound thrilled and told Conner that he would call the other Rangers and let them know the plan. As he hung up he saw Sam shaking and rubbing her arms. Conner turned up the heater, reached in the back, and handed Sam his lettermen's jacket. Sam's smile warmed his heart. Whatever had Sam running scared was a worry for everyone. Sam was one of the strongest people he knew and if she was scared then it had to be really bad. As they pulled up so did Dr. O, Sam and Conner got out of the Car and headed towards the house. Conner hung back thinking that Sam and Dr. O would have a big reunion. To his surprise Sam brushed passed Dr. O and went into the house.
When Sam brushed passed him it was like a nail through his heart. Tommy followed his daughter into the house feeling like the scum of the earth. He continued to follow Sam all the way down to their Command Center. As they waited for the other Rangers to get there, Tommy attempted to talk to his daughter.
"Sam are you okay?"
"Fine."
"Who was after you?"
"Mesogog."
"You mean one of his lackeys."
"No."
"He came out from the island?"
"Yep."
"Did he say what he wanted or what he was planning?"
"Nope."
"Did he have a monster with him or speak of one?"
"No."
"Are you going to give me more than one word answers?"
"Nope."
"Are you still mad at me?"
"Yep."
Tommy threw his hands up in frustration. Sam was defiantly his daughter, if she didn't look like him it was because she was stubborn just like him. To his immense relief Conner didn't ask any question about why they were fighting. He just sat on in a chair and stared off into space. Soon the other Rangers arrived and they got started. "What happened to you Sam?" Trent said as he sat down in the chair next to Kira. "Well I was drinking some red grape juice and as I finished it I got light headed. So I went outside hoping that all I needed was fresh air. When I got outside I ran into a dozen tyrannodrones and I didn't feel like fighting them so I tried to wipe them out telekinetically. That is when I lost all consciousness, I woke up in the forest with Mesogog standing over me and saying something about having big plans for me. With a quick maneuver I tripped him, got up, and started to run." As Sam finished she slumped back into her chair as if the story took almost everything out of her. Tommy looked at his daughter and thought he saw something, but before it could register it was gone. Probably nothing, Tommy thought as he swirled hi chair around to check something on the computer. Thanks to Haley they could now track Mesogog's movement in the city. Tommy was checking to see if the evil bastard was still in Reefside. "Did he tell you anything about his plan?" Kira asked as she looked at Sam. "Not much just something about a machine that drains our powers." Tommy almost came uncorked as he heard this. Sam had lied to him. She had a right to be mad and not talk to him, but not to lie to him. As he looked at Sam he noticed something was off about her, but he couldn't quite place it. "Sam did he say anything else, maybe like the monster he was working on?" The only reply Tommy got was an icy cold glare from his daughter.
"You know I'm surprised he hasn't tried to turn one of us evil." Ethan said. Sam whipped her head around and faced the Blue Ranger. Had they caught on to her so fast or was the moron just thinking out loud? "What makes you say that Ethan?" Sam replied while trying to look as innocent as possible. If they caught her before the plan was complete Mesogog would kill her for sure. Ethan looked at her and replied, "Well it's what I would do. Make a machine that turns people evil and then take them out one by one." The other Rangers looked at him and then at each other. Damn it, Ethan had just planted the first seed of doubt into their minds. Sam had to move up her time table because Ethan was to close to the truth. That is when Sam decided that the nosey Blue Ranger would be the first Pesky Power Puke to go.
Okay so thanks to all who reviewed Chapter 4. Now in the story time will move pretty fast, skipping weeks, even months at a time. So don't be surprised if one day it's Febuary and then next chapter it's March. In between is down time and nothing exciting will happen. Hope that you guys had a good New Year. Toodles