Sorry this took so long, but was on vacation and had to get back in my element. So on with the story.
Chapter Five
In Reefside, the monster was destroying anything and everything in his path. As the citizens of the city ran, the bear looking creature created a cannon from its back and started blasting fire everywhere; then it switched and was creating wind tunnels. Just as it started creating small tidal waves; the rangers arrived and were ready with their weapons.
Tarona didn't have a weapon at first but her belt buckle started to glow and four things came out. Two went to her hands and two attached to the soles of her boots with something sticking out from the toes. As she looked, she saw that they were claws, and she smiled within her helmet.
"Alright guys, you know the drill." Conner said, and with that, they went to work at fighting this creature.
"Bearinator will defeat you." The monster said, and this actually had Conner laughing.
"Oh, great; is Mesagog running out of ideas." The leader of the rangers said; but this caused him to lose focus and he got grabbed by the front of his suit and thrown back about fifty feet.
"Conner!" Ethan and Kira cried out as they backed away from the fight.
"You three check on him, we've got this." Tarona remarked as she was really doing some damage with her Dino Thunder weapon.
"Dr. O?" Trent asked; he trusted Tarona to a degree, but he wanted to make sure the siblings would be alright.
"Go, Tarona's right." Tommy said.
What they didn't know was that someone was watching nearby, and waiting for his chance to strike. Trent made his way over, but just as Tarona and Tommy were about to deal an unusual combo; the monster knocked them back…and far apart; then went after the preoccupied teens.
Tarona and Tommy recovered at the same time, but the Black Ranger was soon engaged in another fight as his rival came out of the shadows. Tarona saw this going on, but she knew her brother could handle Zeltrex, so she went to protect the teen rangers.
The new Purple Ranger attacked Bearinator and she was keeping him back, but after a strong attack with her tiger claws…the creature turned around and the cannon appeared and it quickly fired what looked like purple lightning. Tarona was ready as it came at her, but her special fire power was no use as the lightning hit her arm, but it seemed to move to her morpher, then a pain came over her as the lightning spread back out over her body.
It stopped and she seemed alright, but she didn't move for a moment.
"Tarona?" the teens asked.
"I'm alright…I think." Tarona remarked, then she went back to fighting the monster.
What they didn't know what that this monster had just served its purpose, so it was time for it to give in and get destroyed. Tarona went at it with the ferocity of a tiger itself and soon enough her power attack with her tiger claws gave the perfect force to destroy the creature. She then went over to the teen rangers.
"We better go help Dr. O…something's not right, two monsters in a row not going super-sized; Mesagog's up to something." Trent said.
The others didn't say anything as they went to find their mentor. Before Tarona took off after her new friends/allies…the visor of her helmet flashed red for a split second then she ran off to help her brother.
It wasn't long before they found Tommy and Zeltrex fighting as hard as they could, but neither one was backing down. Tommy was starting to slow in his moves and Zeltrex could see it. Just as he kicked Tommy back; Zeltrex saw the other rangers, which meant that the monster was destroyed.
"This will be over with sooner than you think, Black Ranger." Zeltrex stated and once again disappeared within an invisaportal.
"What did he mean by that?" Tommy asked himself, but then he saw the others coming his way so he met up with them.
"We all agree that something's not right here; two monsters in a row not supersizing..." Conner remarked.
"Mesagog's defiantly up to something." Tommy said with a serious tone in his voice. "It's not like him to leave his creations alone after their initial defeat."
"Let's head back." Tarona remarked.
The rangers agreed and headed to their vehicles. As Tarona climbed on behind her brother, her visor once again flashed red, but it lasted a bit longer this time before fading. The vehicles took off and the Dino Thunder rangers were heading back to base.
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Mesagog's Main Room
He was not impressed; Luthor's evil ninja magic should have worked instantly, but Tarona left with the rangers and didn't return with Zeltrex like he had thought would happen. The lead villain was going to punish Zeltrex fiercely for not bringing back his new follower…that is if Zeltrex would ever show himself.
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Dino Thunder Base; Ten Minutes Later
Hayley was at the computer keeping an eye out for any other disturbances, and it was just then that the rangers' vehicles entered the base. The rangers disembarked and Hayley stood up to greet them, but as she looked at Tarona, she could tell that something was wrong.
"Tarona, are you alright?" Hayley asked.
The Dino Thunder purple ranger didn't say anything and Hayley's question had the rangers curious.
"Tarona?" Tommy asked as he got closer to his sister.
"Looks like this will be fast." Tarona said, but her voice wasn't the sweet one her brother knew, there was a darkness to it.
She created her fire sword and went right for Tommy who, along with the teens, had not yet demorphed.
The two were going at it; but Tommy was only being defensive as he didn't know what was wrong with Tarona. As she swung her fire sword at him, Tommy saw that her black visor was now glowing red.
"What's wrong, brother; afraid you'll hurt me….you're weaker than I thought." Tarona said in the same dark voice from before as Tommy blocked her sword with his Braciostaff.
"You know I won't fight you; not to my full potential." Tommy said as he pushed her back.
"Zordon was wrong to let you lead the rangers when you returned as the White ranger." Tarona remarked.
"Whatever happened, we can help you."
"You think I WANT your help. Mesagog's right; the gems are his, and he will get them." Tarona said as she continued to fight with her brother.
"Enough of this; you want to fight me, fine; but let's take this outside. Braciostaff wind strike." Tommy said as he set his weapon to the correct element and blasted his sister out of the base and into the nearby woods.
The Oliver siblings were quick to return to fighting, but Tommy still wasn't using his full potential in the fight. Tarona was really going all out, even using some samurai ranger techniques she picked up from Cam. Tommy couldn't keep up and was getting hit with every attack his sister used. Tarona's last attack was right out of Tommy and Jason's combo book, and the strong kick sent her brother far away from her and into a huge boulder right near the entrance to the base.
"You should have fought with everything you have; we will meet again….brother." Tarona said, and with that she created a fire around her and vanished.
Tommy weakly stood up and was panting hard. The other rangers and Hayley came outside and were at his side quickly.
"Something happened to her in that fight…." Kira started. "Wait, that purple lightning; I remember Luthor used that same kind of energy."
"Hayley, call the Wind…" Tommy started to say, but a pain started filling his torso and he couldn't finish his sentence.
"We'll help him back in, Hayley, you call Cam." Conner said.
Hayley nodded and ran back inside while Ethan and Trent were on each side of Tommy and helped him back into the base under his home.
"Do you think Luthor's back….again?" Conner asked Kira.
"Either that, or Mesagog found a way to use his energy." Kira stated.
"If that's so, I'm sure Cam will have a way to help her." Conner said, and with that, the two followed their teammates inside.
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Mesagog's Lair
He saw that Tarona was alone, and after witnessing her fight the Black ranger, he knew that she was now evil.
"Elsa; why don't you go escort your protégé back here." Mesagog stated and with that Elsa wasted no time as she smiled before leaving through an invisaportal. "Be lucky I do not punish you for not grabbing her earlier."
"I am sorry, Master." Zeltrex said as he remained behind.
"Leave me….or face my wrath." Mesagog remarked, and his voice showed that he meant business.
Zeltrex followed his master's advice and left the room. Once he was in a quiet space, the second in command let out a frustrated scream. "I will NOT let Dr. Oliver's sister replace me."