"What are you doing here?" asked Tommy, as he and Nicole walked out to the vehicles, with the delinquents trailing behind the two teachers,
"Same could be asked of you, Dr. Oliver." Nicole retorted, "You don't call, you don't write, you don't even come by and visit your niece, I'm not sure if i want to keep talking to you,"
Tommy glared at his fellow teacher, "How was I to know that you moved her, when did you move here?"
"Three years ago when Trini was one, it was the only place that didn't have colorful people showing up, but now that your here, I don't think it will last." replied Nicole as she unlocked her truck door, "I have to pick up Trini from Preschool."
"Mrs. Scott?" asked Kira, "Mind if i ride with you, I don't want ride with these dorks."
"Get in, i guess you get to meet my daughter," Nicole answered, "We'll meet you at the muesum,"
Nicole pressed the automanic lock and Kira climbed in, once they were buckled in. Nicole drove off her knuckles turning white as she gripped the streeling wheel, stupid muiti-colored idiots.
"Mrs. Scott, how do you know Dr. Oliver?" Kira asked as she was looking out the window.
"We'll old friends, we went to high school together, I even married his best friend." Nicole answered, 'along with fighting, Rita Replusa, Zedd, the Machine Empire, that is sure to build a bond to last a lifetime, even to be called back in sevcice to destroy a very large robotic dragon,'
Nicole pulled into the parking lot of Reefside Pre-K, "my daughter has a way of remembering who her family is, so if she gives you a nickname, just deal with it."
"Fine," agreed Kira as she watched as Nicole hopped out of the truck and picked up her daughter.
Nicole smiled at the sight of her daughter, jumping up and down at the her apperance.
"Mama!" greeted Trini, looking at her teacher then at her mother. When her hand was released she ran full speed at Nicole, who dropped to her knees to gathered the child into her arms, she didn't know this would be a welcoming tradition in years to come. Her sister would to the same thing.
"Did you have a good first day?" Nicole asked,
"Mama, late at picking me up." Trini stated as she cuddled into her mother's embrace.
Nicole lifted her and stood up.
"She was very good today, and got along with the other children, I'm proud to have her as a student," Ms. Shelton stated "Here is her folder with the take home paper work."
"I'm sorry, i was late at picking her up. Apparently you were right this morning, Principal Randell is a piece of work, I have to co-captain detention today,"
Ms. Shelton nodded "I thought so,"
"I'll see you tomorrow, I might be dropping her off a little bit earlier since Randell wants me to be early," Nicole stated as she turned back to her truck and student.
"We go home?" Trini asked,
"Sorry Sweetling, but we get to spend the day with another teacher and three students who don't know how to behave." Nicole answered, she opened the door and buckled Trini into her carseat, then climbed into the front driver's side.
Trini looked at the other girl in the front seat, "Who you?"
"I'm Kira." Kira greeted, "What's your name?"
"Trini," chirped the four year old, "Mama, Kira friend or creepy monster who Trini runs from?"
"Friend," Nicole smiled,
"Creepy monster?" asked Kira as Nicole drove to the Museum,
"Our term for strangers," Nicole replied, "Trini, what does mama aways tell you about the creepy monsters?"
"Scream for mama or daddy, they beat up monsters." Trini answered proudly.
Nicole nodded as she pulled in behind the jeep, that had Connor, Ethan and Tommy,
Kira climbed out and unwillingly walked over to the other detainees. Nicole took Trini out of her carseat and held against her hip,
Tommy turned around as soon as Nicole walked up, and stared at little Trini, "She's gotten bigger,"
"You missed out of her third and fourth birthday, both of them were Power Ranger themed," Nicole stated,
"She does like the Moon Guardian of Angel Grove?" Tommy asked.
Trini looked at the man who was talking to her mama, "Too girly, like Rangers."
Nicole sighed and cast her eyes upward 'If only she knew about her parents, and the Moon Guardian is holding her right now.'
Trini looked at the other two, and turned and buried her head against Nicole's neck. "Creepy Monsters."she murmured.
Kira heard her, "Trini, who are the creepy monsters?"
Trini pointed at Connor and Ethan.
Kira started laughing, "Yeah, I agree."
Tommy looked over at the students, "Why don't you look around and find something prehistoric."
"If you do, We'll cancel the weeks worth of detention," Nicole added, then shifted a sleeping Trini to her other hip,
the teens walked off, while the two adults and the sleeping toddler walked over to the museum entrance.
"Closed," Nicole stated as she looked over at her friend.
"Contact Anton Mercer industries?" Tommy read the sign,
"Is he the one who disappeared?" asked Nicole
Tommy nodded, then they turned around to see the giant T-Rex statue breathing at them. Nicole looked at Tommy, then Trini, then at the T-Rex.
Tommy seeing the dilemma, jumped up and kicked the T-Red in the side of the head, Nicole ran to her truck, buckling Trini in, and sliding into the driver's side, she rolled down the window to shout at Tommy.
As the Jeep was sped away to outrun the Rex, Nicole was right behind him.
"Tommy, I'm so kicking your ass if we live though this." Nicole growled, as soon as they passed under a bridge is when they noticed the T-Red on the ground, slamming on the brakes, the semi-retire Senshi of the Moon Kingdom looked back at her daughter and let out a breath, Trini was sleeping like a rock.
"First adventure in my world and she sleeps right though it," Nicole thought outloud as she gave a weak laugh, She opened the door and jumped out, began walking over Tommy as he was bent over looking at the T-Rex. She saw the machine parts sparking from hitting the bridge.
"I risk my kid's life for a damn robot," Nicole growled, "Whoever built this piece of crap needs to be shot."
"I think it was programed to chase me." Tommy explained,
"We should get back at check on Connor, Kira and Ethan." Nicole changed the subject.
"You're right." Tommy agreed
Nicole went back to her truck, and Tommy his jeep.
Few mintues later, they ran up to the three teens.
"You guys okay?" Tommy asked.
"Yeah, not much out there besides trees and rocks." Connor answered
Nicole raised an eyebrow as Kira muttered something that sounded like "Strange muntant freaks."
A few hours later, Nicole was at Tommy's house, after taking Trini home to Jason,
"You have a secret base under your house, do you even know the meaning of retirement?" Nicole stated as she looked around the 'Batcave'
"I had it built, when I found the Dino Gems," Tommy explained, to their shock Connor and Ethan walk into the lab,
Nicole and Tommy walk out of the darkness,
"If you're looking for extra credit, you're in the wrong place." Tommy stated.
"Kira's gone, some mutant looking freaks just grab her and disappeared into thin air." Ethan explained,
"They're called Tyrannodrones, and they used the invisportals," Tommy explained,
'invisportals? That sounds like something, I can do...He copied my power!' Nicole thought then glared at Tommy, "And how would you know about this?"
"I helped create them." Tommy answered.
"You're explaining everything or are you going to wait for my next parent-teacher Conference?" Connor asked,
"Tommy, I'm using your phone to call Jason." Nicole stated, "Apparently, We have a student to save."
Nicole used the excuse of using the phone just to leave the house, she used her own power to get home,
"Nicole!" jason exclaimed from the couch, as his wife walked in from her gateway.
"I need my brooch," Nicole stated as she walked to her bedroom and opened the floor safe again. The last time, she used her Eternal brooch was two years ago.
"What's happening?" Jason asked, as Nicole pinned the brooch to her blouse,
"Tommy's in over his head again." Nicole answered as the gateway opened back into Tommy's living room.
"Be careful." Jason stated, wrapping his arms around his wife. "I'll kick his ass if something happens to you."
"Don't worry, I'm taking this a precaution." Nicole replied as she pressed her lips against Jason's when they broke apart, Nicole walked back though and into Tommy's living room.
Going back down into the lab,
"Jase, says to tell you. If anything happens you're a dead man." Nicole stated.
Tommy's eyes locked onto the brooch, and he knew Nicole was not stopping at anything. "Let's go and see if we can find Kira."
they were in Tommy's jeep, Nicole in front while Connor and Ethan were in back.
"How are we even going to find Kira, its not like she's going to fall out of the sky?" Ethan asked, then just then an invisportal opened and Kira fell onto the hood of Tommy's jeep.
They got out, and went over to Kira.
"Are you okay and what happened?" asked Connor,
"I'm fine, I was running away from these freaks, next thing I know I'm an hood Ornament." Kira replies "What are you doing here?"
"Coming to save you," Ethan replied.
"Well I don't need saving." Kira stated
Nicole turned at the same time Tommy did, there were about twenty Tyrannodrones and some ugly creature.
"Zeltrax," Tommy greeted, before taking a fighting stances. Nicole followed dropping back into the old routine.
"Attack!" ordered Zeltrax.
The three teens watched in amazment as the two teachers fought off the Tyrannodrones.
"I feel like I'm in high school again." Nicole whispered as Zeltrax retreated,
"Tell your boss, Dr. Oliver is back." Tommy stated then turned to look at Nicole. "Are you sure you want to be a part of this?"
"I have no choice." Nicole replied, it was truth she didn't have a choice, "Besides I know you, and I gave you the designs."
Tommy nodded, before they turned back to their students. "I'll explain more tomorrow, we better get you home."
"You better," was the reply.
Tommy and Nicole dropped off the kids,
"You want to come over for dinner, and fill me in on everything." Nicole asked
"I guess, I still can't believe you live right next door to me." Tommy replied as he turned down their shared road.
"I know, I chose it because it was remote." Nicole responded.
Nicole walked into the living where Jason and Trini were playing,
"Mama!" greeted Trini as she dropped the ball, and stood up.
"Hey, sweetie." Nicole greeted, "Jase, I brought over a friend of yours."
Tommy walked in then.
"It's a small world," Jason greeted, as he gave Tommy a brotherly hug.
"And getting smaller," Tommy replied, "Sorry about dragging your wife into my mess."
"It was about time; she had a hobby besides nagging at me," Jason grinned.
Jason ducked as a plasic spoon was chucked at his head,
"I heard that!" Nicole yelled.
Trini shook her head at her parents, "Mama and Daddy silly."
"Jason, go give your daughter a bath, before I serve up a T-Rex on a plate." Nicole threaten, "Tommy, make yourself at home,"
Jason picked up Trini, "I'll be back with a clean angel instead of this kid,"
a hour or so later, Nicole called Tommy into the kitchen and handed him a stack of plates,
"Set the table." was all Nicole said as she hurried around the kitchen. "Dinning room is on the other end of the kitchen."
Tommy did as he was told. By then Jason came back out with a clean little girl, who was just saying at him. She tilted her head to the side. "Unca Fal?"
Tommy looked at Nicole, as she mouthed the word 'Falcon'
Tommy bent over and picked up his four year old niece. "I haven't seen you since you were two,"
"You know Froggie? I luv froggie." Trini asked.
"Yes, I know Froggie." Tommy answered.
Nicole brought everything to the table. "We eat as a family in this house,"
"And you're family willing or not." Jason added,
They ate dinner, and when Trini got tired, Nicole carried her to bed.
When she came back out, she raised an eyebrow at Tommy,
"Trini doesn't know about me being the Moon Guardian or Jase being a former Ranger." Nicole explained, "But I think she will find out sooner then later."
The next day, Jason had the day off so he picked up his daughter as soon as he seen the news report of dinosaur like creatures in the city, while Nicole was busy with the Ranger world.
Nicole stood by Tommy as they watched the Rangers battle against Zeltrax in the new Thundersaurus Megazord,
"You know something?" Nicole asked.
"What?" replied Tommy
"You reminded me of Zordon, just then." Nicole stated