Disclaimer: I don't own the Power Ranger. I own Jeff Carter, Ben Truehart, Emily Oliver, Mary Scott, and Andrew De Santos.
Chapter 28 Unpleasant Meeting
June 4, 2003
Tommy once again had to face Zeltrax. This time it was when he was taking his daily jog in the forest. Zeltrax had jumped out of a tree, taking Tommy by surprise.
"Where is it, Oliver," Zeltrax demanded.
He had Tommy by the throat, making it difficult for Tommy to speak.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Tommy chocked out.
Zeltrax laughed inside then threw Tommy into the nearest tree. Tommy moaned as he tried to pick himself up off the ground.
"The gems. Where are the gems," Zeltrax asked.
Tommy was able to pick himself up, clutching his left arm with his right hand.
"Why would I tell you," he asked.
"You don't want anything happening to your wife or daughter, do you," Zeltrax laughed.
"Don't you dare bring them into this," Tommy yelled.
His face was redder than ever.
"Oh, they're already apart of this, whether you believe it or not," Zeltrax said.
Tommy slowly walked up to Zeltax. He got this cocky smile look on his face when he stopped.
"You're going to have to get through me if you ever want those gems," Tommy said.
There was a long pause before Zeltrax replied.
"I'm looking forward to it," he finally said.
Tommy laughed and looked down as he shook his head.
"Kim and Emily aren't going to be involved in this," he told him.
"We'll see," Zeltrax said.
Tommy grabbed Zeltrax's metal arm.
"They don't have what you want," he said.
"If only you knew," Zeltrax laughed.
Tommy's eyebrows lowered as Zeltrax pull his arm away.
"What do you mean," Tommy asked.
"You'll find out it time," Zeltrax said.
He turned around at put his sword in the air.
"You're never going to win," Tommy yelled.
"That'll be decided when the time comes," Zeltrax said, then he disappeared.
xxx
June 7, 2003
Kim laid one across her stomach, and the other was shoved under her pillow. The other was on her stomach. She felt something pulling her hair back. She smiled, thinking it was it was Tommy, and began reaching for his arm. When she touched it, the sudden chill made her open her eyes.
"Zeltrax," Kim yelled.
He grabbed her hand and pulled her out of bed.
"Let go of me," Kim screamed.
"Mesogog is awaiting your arrival," Zeltrax said.
Kim tried to run for the door, but failed.
"You're not taking me anywhere," she said.
He pulled out an injection and stuck it into her.
"That's about to change," Zeltrax said.
Kim immediately began to feel weak.
"You'll never… win," she said.
Zeltrax caught her before she fell and disappeared.
xxx
When Tommy got home from school, he took the back entrance to check the computer before heading upstairs. All the lights were off in the living room when Tommy went up. He didn't think much of it, but if he would have drove to the front, he would have noticed Kim's car still parked in the driveway.
"Kim? I'm home," Tommy called.
He imagined walking into their bedroom and finding his wife waiting for him in bed. What he found was nothing but a dark room. He turned on the lights and went into shock. The bed wasn't made and it looked like Kim had put up a good fight.
"Only one person could have done this. Zeltrax," Tommy said.
He then went to Emily's room to find the girl sleeping peacefully.
xxx
Kim opened her eyes to find herself in a bed. She sat up and sighed. She had hoped for it to have been a bad dream. The door opened and Zeltrax and Mesogog entered the room.
"This is your idea of torturing people, Mesogog," Kim asked.
"I don't want you, Kimberly. I want your husband," Mesogog said.
The way he had said her name sent chills down Kim's spine.
"And let me guess… you want the dino gems, right," Kim asked.
"I take it you've been through this before," Mesogog laughed.
"More than enough times to know the bad guys never win. It's really kind of boring if you think about it," Kim said.
"Do it now, Zeltrax," Mesogog commanded.
xxx
June 8, 2008
Tommy came running down the stairs as Billy called his name.
"What is it Billy," he asked.
Billy had been trying to help him find Kim.
"Does a dark, gloomy, lab ring a bell," he asked.
Tommy looked down and remembered his first meeting with Mesogog.
"Too familiar. Why," he asked.
"That's where she is," Billy said.
Tommy wanted to smile, but it was kind of hard to knowing she was in danger while there.
"Great, teleport me there," he said.
Billy just stayed in his place.
"What are you waiting for, Billy? Do it," Tommy yelled.
"Getting its coordinates isn't that simple, Tommy. So take a seat. It's going to be a while," he said.
"How long do you think," Tommy asked.
"Ten to twelve hours," Billy said.
Billy closed his eyes, not wanting to see Tommy's face in reaction.
"That long? It'll be too late by then," Tommy yelled.
Mesogog then appeared on the computer screen.
"What do you want," Tommy asked.
"I want the gems," Mesogog said.
"And where's my wife," Tommy demanded.
"Resting peacefully," Mesogog said.
"If you do anything to her, I'll…" Tommy began.
"Just give me the gems and there'd be no reason to hurt her," Mesogog said.
"Fine," Tommy sighed.
"I'm glad we came to a compromise," Mesogog said.
Billy knew what Tommy had in mind after the screen went blank.
"You know what to do," Tommy said.
"I'm on it," Billy nodded.
xxx
June 8, 2003
Billy had gotten the position for the invisaportal.
"There should be an invisaportable three miles out in the woods," he said.
"Got it," Tommy sighed.
Billy walked over to him and put his hand on Tommy's back.
"Be careful, and stick to the plan," he said.
"I'm all over it," Tommy smiled.
With that, Tommy disappeared into the back entrance.
xxx
Tommy was now face to face with Mesogog.
"Tommy, it's good to see you again," Mesogog said.
"Can't say the same for you," he replied.
"Do you have them," Mesogog asked.
"I got them right here, but I want to see my wife first," Tommy said.
"Very well," Mesogog replied.
Tommy ran to Kim's side as the bed with her in it appeared. Zeltrax stopped him however before Tommy could touch her.
"Here they are," Tommy said.
He then ran back to her side.
"Billy, now," Tommy yelled.
The two disappeared, leaving Mesogog with the bag of fake gems.
xxx
Tommy and Kim appeared on the floor on the basement. Kim was soon laid on a table that Billy had already set up.
"Billy, quick! Do a scan on her. Who knows what he did to her," Tommy said.
Billy ran the instrument around Kim.
"She's alright. I think they just sedated her," he said.
"How long do you think she'll be out for," Tommy asked.
"Depends on how much they gave her," Billy sighed.
xxx
June 10, 2003
Kim woke up the next morning at the same time she always did.
"Tommy," she asked.
Tommy turned and smiled at her.
"Kim, you're awake," he said.
She sat up in bed and looked down.
"I had the worst dream. Wait…I don't remember you coming home," Kim remembered.
"It wasn't a dream," Tommy said.
"Oh, Tommy," Kim cried.
She threw herself in his arms.
"It's alright, Kim. You're safe at home now," Tommy said.
"So, this is seriously happening? Mesogog's going to try to take over the world, isn't he," Kim asked.
"It looks that way," Tommy said.
Kim finally released Tommy.
"What do we do," she asked.
"Wait until the gems choose," Tommy said.
Chapter 29 The Power of Three Gems
August 1, 2003
Tommy sat straight up in bed in a mad rush. His breathing was hard and fast.
"That's it," he yelled
Kim rubbed her eyes and looked at the clock
"Tommy, are you serious? It's five in the morning," she moaned.
"I'm sorry," he apologized.
"What made you go off like that," Kim asked.
"I don't know why I didn't see it before," Tommy said.
"See what before," Kim asked.
Her hand slowly came around his neck.
"Did you ever wonder why three teens would strangely come into our lives," Tommy asked.
"Are you telling me…" Kim began.
"Kira, Conner, and Ethan are the ones to take the powers," Tommy said.
"What if they don't want to? I mean, I know I didn't at first," Kim sighed.
"They can't be forced to, I know. I just hope they agree," Tommy said.
xxx
Kira, Ethan, and Conner all were at Kim and Tommy's house.
"What are we doing here," Kira asked.
She had kept her arms crossed when she found Conner was also there.
"Yeah, I have things to do," Conner said.
"Will you two stop for a second to listen," Ethan blurted out.
The two quickly stopped.
"Thanks, Ethan," Tommy said.
The three turned slowly as Tommy entered the room.
"You three may not believe me at first, but you will get it soon," Tommy finished.
"What's going on," Kira asked.
She was looking around for Kim, but was nowhere to be found.
"Have you heard of the Power Rangers," Tommy asked.
Ethan looked down and took a deep breath.
"I have," he said.
"Well, what if I told you you're next in line," Tommy asked.
All three teen's eyes grew.
"Aren't they supposed to have superpowers or something," Kira asked.
"You will with these," Tommy said.
In his hands were the three gems.
"Can we get back to you on it," Ethan asked.
"Yes, I understand this is a big decision to make," Tommy said.
"You're not joking, are you," Conner asked.
"No, I'm not," Tommy said.
xxx
August 2, 2003
The three of them had been meeting to decide whether of not they would do it.
"Kira, what happened to the three of us when we started high school," Ethan asked.
She gave him an angry look.
"What happened? Ethan, we grew apart. You had your computer club. Conner, well Conner was made to be that stupid jock he always wanted to be," Kira said.
"God, we were pathetic. Just because we took up different hobbies," Conner sighed.
Ethan and Kira looked at Conner than looked back at each other.
"Are we going to work this out," Ethan asked.
"We need to," Kira sighed.
"Come on, we're the Power Rangers," Conner smiled.
Kira and Ethan looked over at Conner in shock.
"So, you're sticking with us," Kira asked.
"Until the end," Conner winked.
xxx
September 2, 2003
The three had seemed to be getting along just fine until Conner's soccer practice came up.
"Enough you three! If you're going to be working together, I suggest that you all learn to put the past behind you," Tommy said.
"Hey, I'm cool with the whole making peace thing, but these two need a little more help," Ethan said.
"I don't know how you could forgive him for just leaving us for soccer," Kira yelled.
"I forgave you for leaving me for music," Ethan said.
Kira face began pale.
"Ouch," Conner said.
"Alright, so we left to pursue something else. This is our chance to become one again. Like old times," Kira replied.
xxx
Conner handed Kira a flower. They were walking through the park.
"What's this for," Kira asked.
She still had no idea how the two of them ended up at the park in the first place.
"I'm really sorry for just leaving like I did," Conner said.
"I really thought you wouldn't go," Kira sighed.
"What was I supposed to do," Conner asked.
He then cringed, thinking about Kira's yells to him… but they never came.
"You could have called, written… something. When you came back, you changed," Kira said.
"I know," Conner sighed.
"I actually thought we could have something," Kira laughed.
"Can we still," Conner asked.
"I don't think so, but maybe after all of this, you might go back to being the Conner I remember before he left his friends," Kira said.
xxx
Kim walked into the cyber café and found Ethan on his laptop. She couldn't help but smile. Billy had been so much apart of this new Ethan.
"Where's Conner and Kira," Kim asked.
"They went walking in the park," Ethan said.
"I want you to be honest with me. Did they ever go out," Kim asked.
"No, they never did. Kira kept waiting for him to ask her out, but he never did. He totally ditched us after eighth grade," Ethan said.
"What happened," Kim asked.
Ethan sighed as she sat next to him. There was no going back now.
"During the summer, Conner went off to a soccer camp that the high school had. He changed when he got back," Ethan said.
"And Kira," Kim asked.
"She didn't want to have anything to with him. Before she started singing with her band, she promised that she wouldn't ditch me like Conner," Ethan said.
"But she did," Kim replied.
"Not at first. It was all cool hanging out and listening to the music, but I soon felt left out," Ethan said.
"Ethan, I'm sorry," Kim apologized.
"Don't be. I think we just needed a break from one another," Ethan smiled.
"Too much togetherness, huh," Kim asked.
"Guess you could say that," Ethan laughed.
AN:
Oh goodness it's been so long. Hope it was worth it. If it wasn't, then the next one might. These two chapter were somewhat rushed. Manly me wanting it posted already. HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
