Hayley stretched, taking a break for a moment from the computer. She had been working for hours trying to figure out what went wrong with Tori and Dustin and her eyes and muscles needed a break.

The Rangers were all behind her, scattered in various places of the Dino Lab. Tommy was going to have a lot of explaining to do when Kira, Conner and Ethan's parents found out where their children spent the night.

Hayley rubbed her eyes before she felt a gentle hand on her shoulder. She turned around, finding Sensei standing over her.

"Why don't you take a break?" he told her. "You've worked hard. Tori and Dustin will be okay."

"I might be onto something," Hayley yawned, "if I leave now I'll…"

She was interrupted by the sound of her computer being, waking up the rest of the group. Hayley was suddenly very alert as she turned to check out what was causing the computer to act up. She furrowed her brow.

"I don't get it."

"What is it, Hayley?" Tommy asked as he stood behind the chair, leaning over slightly. Hayley's fingers were typing away rapidly as the camera zoomed in on a forest.

"Dustin's morpher has been active," Hayley said. "He's giving us his location."

"I know Dustin's an airhead, but he wouldn't do that on purpose, would he?" Blake asked, turning to Shane and Kelly, who knew the Earth Sensei best. Shane shook his head.

"He could be drawing us out," Conner stated.

"You think it's a trap?" Leanne turned to Conner. The soccer jock shrugged his shoulders.

"I'm just giving out suggestions," he said. "I don't know what's going on."

"Any updates on Tori and Dustin?" Tommy asked Hayley. She shook her head.

"The only possible solution I have is the shocked one," Hayley sighed. "But that still doesn't explain why Dustin's sided with Tori. Leanne, are you sure you didn't shock Dustin?"

Leanne nodded, "Positive, and even if I did, he's an earth ninja. It wouldn't affect him like it would Tori."

"This ninja voodoo stuff is complicated," Kira frowned.

"Yeah, maybe your friend just turned," Conner said. All eyes turned to him.

"He wouldn't turn," Kelly frowned. "Neither of them would turn."

"I would turn before they would," Shane admitted.

Tommy placed his hand on Shane's shoulder, "We'll figure out what they want. Ethan, Shane, maybe the two of you should go see what they want."

"Whoa, Ethan and Shane?" Blake frowned. "If anyone can talk some sense into Tori, wouldn't it be me?"

"I like the one Dino, one Ninja idea," Cam nodded as he looked to Tommy, "But Blake might be better suited for the job. He would know Tori best."

"Actually," Hunter said, almost in a whispered. He turned to his baby brother, "sorry, bro, but I don't think that's true. You've been away for months. I think I know Tori better than you do."

"We exchanged e-mails and talked on the phone," Blake frowned, upset.

"What about Dustin?" Shane asked. "Whoever goes will have to know both of them."

"I guess Shane's right," Cam nodded. "I agree with Tommy."

"What?" Blake gasped as his jaw hit the floor. "You mean I don't get to play knight to my own girlfriend."

"Your motivation to get out of that hell hole was to get away from the stink," Hunter frowned. "Your turn as knight if over."

"No one's playing hero," Kelly said. "At least not now. I can go with a Dino."

"No," Leanne and Hunter both frowned. Kelly looked at them.

"Think about it," she said. "If this is a trap you're going to be down two people. If Shane goes, that's one less person to help you guys fight. If they take those two people to Lothor, you're suddenly fighting four Rangers, not two or three. And I hate to say this, but I think I could get through to both Dustin and Tori on a deeper level than Shane or Blake could."

"That's a lot of points," Conner said, scratching his head. "But it might be a good idea."

"Stay out of this," Hunter snapped before looking at his girlfriend, "Kelly, if this is a trap you could be killed."

"I think I've shown you all that I can stand up for myself. I was there when you defeated Lothor for the first time, and I don't want to take credit, but technically I did knock him into the Abyss."

Leanne thought for a moment. Her sister did have a point. If they sent Shane out with a Dino Ranger, they stood the chance of those two turning and fighting against them. It was already difficult enough fighting three ninjas. They didn't need three ninjas and a Dino. She also knew that Kelly had a strong relationship with both Tori and Dustin, on a level that was probably a little deeper than what Shane had with Dustin and Tori. The three were best friends, but Tori was always coming to Kelly when she had problems and would generally just talk to the guys about her worries if she wanted comfort, not advice or understanding. Dustin and Kelly were very close and anything Shane knew about Dustin, Kelly knew as well. However, Kelly also had a small bonus. Dustin would go to Kelly when he had issues with Shane, and Leanne was pretty sure he had never told Shane about those issues and never once had she heard Dustin talking to Shane about Kelly. Dustin normally talked with Tori about that.

If they stood a chance at bringing both Dustin and Tori back, Kelly was their best bet.

"I agree with Tommy," she said. Hunter turned to face her, his eyes wide.

"You're bullshitting me, aren't you?" he asked his sister. "You just want to…"

"Hunter, you know it's the best choice. No one knows Dustin and Tori like Kelly does. And it's not like she's going in alone."

"We'll be watching her from here," Hayley said as she pointed to the monitors. "If anything happens, we'll know about it."

"And she'll have one of us with her," Conner said. "We aren't ninjas, but…"

"This isn't a rescue mission yet," Tommy nodded. "All Kelly needs is a body guard."

"I don't like you using that word," Kelly frowned. "I might not be able to kick your ass…"

"But she can spear you, bro," Blake chuckled. "Right in the back."

"Shish kabob," Kelly smirked.

Tommy took a step away from Kelly, "What I mean is, if things to get rough, there will still be a Ranger on scene."

"So who's going, Dr. O?" Kira asked, a little nervous she could be chosen. She wanted to help, but she had a hard time taking on Tori on her own. If things took a turn for the worse, she would probably be as helpless as a fish out of water against both Tori and Dustin.

"Conner," Tommy said, without hesitation. Kira breathed a huge sigh of relief. Conner turned to his mentor.

"Me?"

"I agree," Shane nodded. He fought against Conner and had to admit that the boy was tough. If Conner had to, he could probably fend of Tori and Dustin and get himself and Kelly back to safety without much of a problem.

"Anyone disagree?" Cam asked. No one said anything. Hunter wanted to protest sending his girlfriend out, but that had already been decided.

"I guess it's us," Conner shrugged as he turned to Kelly. The red head smiled.

Hunter crossed his arms, "If Dustin or Tori hurt Kelly, I'm going to go down there myself and…"

"They won't hurt her," Conner assured the Crimson Ranger. "Kelly and I make a good team, right?"

Kelly nodded, recalling the last fight at the beach when they had helped each other out. It would be easier for her to be with Conner. In a way, he already knew she wasn't completely helpless. The last thing she wanted was to be coddled the entire time she was out in the forest.

"It's settled then," Tommy said. "Good luck you two."

Conner and Kelly nodded as they took off. Ethan waited for them to leave the room before approaching Hunter.

"So, are you like, your team's pink Ranger or something?" he asked. Hunter glared at the boy in blue until Leanne touched his arm.

"Easy, pinky," she chuckled as she turned to Ethan, "Good point, though."

-Reefside-

"So, if this thing does blow up into a fight, what do you want to do?" Conner asked Kelly as he held a branch up for her to walk under. Kelly shrugged.

"I'll just do what my instincts tell me to do," she said. "Hunter's trained me a little bit, just in case something like this was to happen… but I will admit I might need a little back-up."

"I'm your man, then," Conner nodded. "You were pretty impressive back there. At the bridge, I mean. Where did you learn to kick like that?"

"Um, Ninja training and soccer for a few years," Kelly said. "I'm a bit of an athlete."

"Same," Conner chuckled. "So, soccer? Maybe I can teach you a thing or two…"

Up in the trees, Tori stood on a branch watching the two in disgust. She gagged as she turned to Dustin who was sitting next to her.

"I thought she already had a boyfriend."

"She does, dude," Dustin nodded. He wasn't watching Kelly and Conner the same way Tori was. He kept a careful eye on them but he was playing with a leaf. Though it was important to watch the two on the ground, Dustin was more concerned about Tori. If she made a move, he had to be ready to stop her.

"Does she not realise that moron's flirting with her?" Tori scoffed.

"It's probably harmless, Tor," Dustin said. "Anyways she's like, six years older than he is. He doesn't stand a chance."

"Neither of them do," Tori smirked. She turned to Dustin and saw he wasn't paying much attention. She kicked his hand, knocking away the leaf. "Pay attention, will you. Are you ready to go?"

Dustin tried to shake off the pain in his hand as he looked up at Tori, "Uh, go as in attack?"

"No, we'll have a tea party," Tori frowned, her voice as sarcastic as ever. "Of course I mean attack. We're trying to kill them. What's wrong with you?"

"Uh, nothing," Dustin said as he jumped up. "So what's the plan?"

"Kill one, save the other and use them to find the other Rangers," Tori said. "With them out of our way, Lothor will be easier to stop."

"Then there's no one standing in our way, right?" Dustin asked. Tori nodded.

Down on the ground, Conner was keeping a watchful eye on the trees. This was supposed to be the spot where Dustin's signal was coming from. It was strange he hadn't seen them yet.

"Stop being so paranoid," Kelly said suddenly. "They're ninjas. They're masters at hiding. I don't have to tell you how many times they've scared me at work by appearing from nowhere."

"So are we just supposed to wait for them to surprise attack us?"

"Unless you can spot Waldo, I don't see what else we can do."

"Who is Waldo?" Conner frowned, stopping in his tracks. Kelly turned around.

"It's Dustin's real name."

"Uh-huh…"

"You know, like the Where's Waldo books. He's impossible to find. Like ninjas…"

Conner nodded his head slowly, "Uh-huh."

"He blends into everything," Kelly continued as Conner continued to shake his head slowly. She rolled her eyes. "You have no idea what I'm talking about, do you?"

"Not a clue," Conner said. "Kira thinks I took too many balls to the head."

Kelly laughed, "Trust me, that's not it. I can guarantee I've had more head injuries than you, and I'm not that thick."

"What are you saying?" Conner asked as Kelly started to walk again. He jogged after her. "Hey, Kelly…"

"It means you're stupid," Tori said, dropping from the skies and landing before Kelly. Conner caught up to her and grabbed her arm, pulling her in closer. Suddenly, Dustin dropped as well and landed behind Conner and Kelly.

"Dude, I thought we agreed never to mention my real name," Dustin frowned.

"Look, guys," Conner said, keeping his eye on both ninjas, "We're not here to fight."

"Aw," Tori laughed, "I was looking forward to kicking your ass. But I guess that just means I can save up my energy for your friends. Definitely looking forward to a rematch."

"We just want to talk," Kelly said. "Whatever Lothor's told you, it's a lie."

"We're not with Lothor anymore," Tori scoffed. "He was just going to be dead weight who claimed all the glory."

"Great, so now we're fighting Lothor, Mesogog and these guys?" Conner muttered. Kelly looked at him.

"I'm still thankful I never had to wear the spandex," she said.

Tori suddenly grew tired of the talking. She took a step forward.

"C'mon, red boy. You're fight's with me."

"We're not fighting!" Conner shouted, stomping his feet on the ground.

Tori suddenly rushed him, and the next thing Conner knew, she had him pinned to a tree.

"Yes you are," she whispered before throwing him to the ground. She turned over to Dustin and nodded.

As Dustin raced for Kelly, Tori grabbed Conner by the shirt and kicked him in the stomach. As he dropped to his knees, Tori lowered herself and whispered in his ear.

"You're lucky," she said, "We still need you."

The moment Kelly knew Dustin was coming after her she took off further into the forest, trying to find a place to hide or something that would help her keep him away.

Dustin chased after her, lifting rocks and clumps of the earth and throwing them in her direction. Kelly bolted from side to side as she ran, avoiding a blow to the head or back.

When the two were far enough away from Conner and Tori, Dustin stopped. He watched Kelly running as he focused for a moment.

Kelly looked over her shoulders as she ran. She couldn't hear Dustin's footsteps behind her and wanted to know if he had stopped. She wasn't paying attention to where she was going and failed to see the earth rising up above her. Next thing she knew, she was falling forward, landing face first in the dirt.

"Crap," she muttered, pushing herself up until she felt someone grabbing her. Kelly tried to pull away, but Dustin help strong.

"Kelly," he called, trying to grab her with his other hand. He already had her arm in one hand, but she would be easier to hold if he could really grab her. "Kelly!"

"Let go!" Kelly shouted as she tried to pull free.

"Dude, I won't hurt you!" Dustin told her. Kelly stopped for a moment and looked at Dustin. She shook her head and started pulling again.

"Yeah, right."

"Dude, I'm serious," Dustin said, but he could tell Kelly wasn't going to listen. He let her go but before she could get far he kicked her in the back of the knees. Kelly tumbled forward and he jumped on top of her. He grabbed her wrists and pinned them down to the ground, just above her head. "Stop squirming."

"Dustin…"

"Kelly, that Power Disk worked," Dustin told her. "I'm not going to hurt you."

"What?" Kelly asked. She stopped squirming and looked up at Dustin. "It worked?"

"Yeah."

Kelly frowned, "I don't believe you."

"Dude, I could have killed you by now," Dustin told her. "Instead I'm sitting on you."

"If it really worked, get off," Kelly growled. Dustin shook his head.

"I can't. I know that if I do, you'll try to run away or hurt me."

"Good guess," Kelly nodded.

"So, do you believe me?"

"No, but you might as well talk," Kelly said. "I can't move."

Dustin shrugged. She had a point.

"Okay, look. Whatever Cam did to those Power Disks worked. I'm normal again," he started. Kelly frowned.

"Normally you wouldn't sit on your sponsor and boss."

"Normally you wouldn't run away from me," Dustin counter. "Will you just listen?"

"Fine."

"I'm normal again, but for some reason Tori isn't," Dustin said. "I went with her to make sure she didn't go back to Lothor. The guy's a creep and I'm not leaving her alone."

"So, you're just going along with whatever Tori says?" Kelly asked. Dustin nodded.

"Pretty much. I talked her out of going to Lothor, though, and I guess I talked her out of killing you and Conner. She thinks I'm going to kill you and we're going to use Conner to find the others."

"You're trying to kill me?" Kelly asked. Dustin shook his head.

"No. I just said that so Tori wouldn't kill either of you. If I let her go after you, she's be bringing back your dead body by now."

"Why not just tell her you would kill Conner and let her kidnap me?" Kelly frowned.

"Because, if she came after you but didn't want to kill you, you would have gotten hurt. Tori's a bitch when she's evil, dude."

"So let Conner take the beating?" Kelly asked. "And how do I know Tori isn't over there killing Conner and I'm actually the decoy?"

"You don't. But you just have to trust me, dude. Do you?"

"I do, Dustin. Normally."

"I am normal!"Dustin groaned. "C'mon, Kelly. You just…"

Dustin was suddenly tackled to the ground by a red streak of light. Before Kelly could react, Conner stood over her. He had some bruises on his face, but aside from that he seemed fine.

He held his hand out, helping Kelly to her feet.

"C'mon," he told her, pulling Kelly behind him as he started to run. "We have to get out of here before Tori comes back."

Kelly followed him, glancing over her shoulder one last time. She saw Dustin getting to his feet and shaking his head. Tori approached him, holding her wrist in her arm. Kelly saw Tori noticing her and Conner run away, and she saw Tori taking a step in their direction but Dustin grabbed her arm, pulling her back to inspect her wrist.

Either Dustin was helping Tori recover for the next fight, or he was buying Conner and Kelly more time.