When Conner and Kelly returned to the Dino Lab they told their story of what happened to the other Rangers. Conner explained his many bruises and how he managed to turn the tables on Tori and keep her down long enough for him to escape.

Kelly explained her lack of serious injuries. She had a few cuts from the times she fell, none of which bled, as well as some dirt marks.

What Dustin had told her confused everyone.

"So wait, their plan was to kill you and save Conner?" Kira asked once she heard Kelly's side of the story. "Are you sure that's what Dustin said?"

"Positive," Kelly nodded.

"Then why does Conner look like he just came out of a boxing ring and you look like you had fun playing tackle football?" Ethan asked.

"I think it was a trap," Hunter said. "Dustin probably wanted Kelly to feel safe."

"But Tori told me I was lucky…"

"Lucky you didn't suffer any more brain damage," Kira smirked as she eyed Conner. The Red Dino pointed a look in her direction.

"She wanted me alive," Conner said. "If they were only playing Kelly, why would Tori tell me that? We were far apart?"

"It's hard to say what's going on," Hayley frowned. "If I had Dustin's Power Disk I could maybe figure out what he and Tori are up to."

"Until then, we don't trust them," Tommy ordered as he cast a quick glance at Sensei. The elderly man nodded.

"Tommy is right. If Dustin is free from Lothor's spell, he will understand."

"Why wouldn't he just come with us, though?" Cam asked his father. "Shane had no problem turning on Lothor."

"Dustin said he wasn't going to leave Tori alone," Kelly answered for Cam. "He said Lothor was a creep."

"He was," Shane nodded. "The entire time we were with him, he kept hitting on Tori and trying these weird things."

"What?" Blake gasped. Shane placed his hand on the navy Ranger's shoulder.

"Don't worry, he hit on me and Dustin as well. And Tori didn't let anything happen."

"Now I really want her back," Blake muttered, dropping back onto the stairs and holding his head in his hands. The mental image of Lothor even just touching Tori's arm was enough to send shivers down his spine.

"So, I guess we're not supposed to trust anything Dustin says?" Leanne asked Sensei.

He nodded, "For our safety, and his, he is still the enemy."

-Reefside-

Dustin cracked a twig and tossed both ends into the fire he had built to keep himself and Tori warm for the night. He sat lazily on the ground while Tori moved around.

"One kid and Kelly," Tori groaned, kicking the dirt. "Two pathetic weaklings and they got away!"

"Don't be so hard on yourself," Dustin said to his friend. "We both know Kelly's stronger than she looks. And that kid is a Power Ranger."

"He's a fucking soccer player!" Tori shouted. She kicked a rock into the fire. "Wimps."

"Next time we won't underestimate then," Dustin shrugged. "At least now the Rangers know we mean business."

"I mean business," Tori nodded. She turned to Dustin, "I don't know what you were doing. All you had to do was kill Kelly! How hard can that really be?"

"She squirms."

"She's weak."

"I'll get her next time," Dustin said, lowering his gaze so he wasn't looking Tori in the eye. "I underestimated her strength…"

"What strength?" Tori growled. "She's an old business owner. You're a Power Ranger and a Sensei! I expected her to be dead within seconds!"

"I'm sorry, Tor."

"Whatever," Tori scoffed. "Next time I'll take care of her. You can dance around with whatever Ranger they send out. At least I've slowed that red moron down."

There was silence between the two which irked Dustin. He rested on his back and looked up at the sky. Suddenly he turned to Tori.

"What of Lothor?" he asked as she sat down by the fire.

"What about him? We'll deal with him later."

"He's going to wonder where we are."

"It was your idea to leave him," Tori said. "Don't tell me you're too chicken to be on your own team."

"No… but he could come after us."

"Then we take him out," Tori shrugged. There was really nothing too it.

"Just like that?"

Tori looked at Dustin, "He recruited us because he needs us! We beat him before and you know the saying, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em."

"Yeah, but…"

"If Lothor really was a threat he would have killed us by now," Tori said.

Dustin nodded as he gazed back up at the sky. Tori did have a point. He played with his hands as he waited for morning. He couldn't sleep. He had to keep an eye on Tori. He couldn't let her leave his sight.

He jumped when he thought he heard a snap from deeper in the forest. He sat up and looked around before touching Tori's arm.

"C'mon," he told her, pulling her up to her feet as he put out the fire.

Tori frowned, "Dustin, what are you doing?"

"I uh…. We should surprise the Rangers," he said, pulling Tori along.

"I don't know if you know this, Dustin, but we have no idea where the Rangers are!"

"Is that really going to stop you?" Dustin frowned. "Kelly ran off this way with the red Ranger. Hopefully we can still follow their tracks."

-Reefside-

"Milk…" Kelly whispered to herself as she stared at the inside of Tommy's fridge, trying to find the carton of milk. It was late at night and she couldn't sleep. Her fight with Dustin was keeping her awake. She couldn't figure him out. He could have been telling the truth, or he could have come up with a master plan. Even though he was the goof, he wasn't stupid. Kelly knew that. That was why she was so frustrated.

What also frustrated her was the fact that Tommy didn't seem to own any milk.

"Stupid dinosaurs," she muttered to herself as she closed the fridge and walked over to the sink with her glass in her hands. She filled it with water before taking a seat at the breakfast table. As she drank the water she looked around. She didn't understand why Tommy chose to live here. It was isolated and creepy in the middle of the night. The trees casted weird shadows inside the house and every so often Kelly would hear a creek. She felt much safer downstairs, with everyone else.

However, upstairs meant she could move around a little more without waking anyone.

When she finished her water she started making her way over to the sink to put the glass away. She carefully set the glass down, trying not to make a sound. Just as she pulled her hands away from her cup she heard a noise, not a creek. It sounded like something closing. She turned around facing the empty darkness that was the house.

Just underneath one of the windows, Tori turned to Dustin. He had been last to creep in through the window and was in charge of closing it. Either accidentally or on purpose, he had slammed it shut.

"You moron," Tori whispered.

Over by the sink, Kelly thought she heard a voice.

"Who's there?" she called as her hands fumbled around the counter, trying to find a weapon. Hopefully Tommy wasn't organised and left a knife out.

She felt a piece of metal and grabbed it in her hands. She felt the tip; even a fork would do. Anything with a pointed end.

"A spoon?" she whispered, feeling the rounded tip. "I'm going to kill Tommy!"

Tori glanced over at Dustin and pointed in the other direction from where she was headed, hoping they could corner Kelly. Dustin followed her orders, careful to keep an eye on both Tori and Kelly.

Kelly pressed her back against the counter, limiting surprise attacks, but the house was so dark.

Suddenly, water started pouring from the sink behind her. Kelly jumped as she turned around to try and shut it off.

Tori smirked. With Kelly turning her back she could easily scoot in closer. The water running masked the sound of her reaching for a counter drawer. She fumbled around until she found the utensils and pulled out the one with the biggest handle she could find.

Kelly gave up trying to turn off the water and turned around. Let out a small shriek when she noticed a figure only a few feet from her staying close to the ground.

As soon as Tori heard Kelly making a noise she jumped up and tossed the knife in her hands. Kelly saw the metal shining from what little light was creeping in through the window and felt her body freeze up in fear as the pointed utensil came flying right for her head. She shut her eyes, waiting for pain.

She felt pain, but it was a pinching sensation on her neck before she collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

Tori walked over to the knife and picked it up. She wiped the blade on her uniform as she kicked Kelly's foot. She couldn't see where she thought she hit Kelly, but figured she must have gotten her considering she hit the ground hard.

Dustin approached Tori, touching her arm.

"Happy?" he asked. "She's out."

"Where are the others?" Tori said. She placed the knife on the counter.

Dustin looked around, "I don't see anyone."

Tori noticed a flight of stairs, leading to a second story.

"You stay here," she said. "I'll check the upstairs."

Dustin nodded, watching her leave as he carefully reached for the knife. When Tori was gone he held it up, using whatever light he could find to inspect both sides of the blade. He found a small scratch on one side and smiled as he placed the knife on the ground beside Kelly, keeping the scratched side facing up.

"That would have hit," he whispered to Kelly's body before he heard a sound. He turned to the stairs. It wasn't coming from there.

A door opened next to the kitchen and Dustin noticed a figure coming out. He scurried as quickly as he could for the stairs, but the figure found a light switch and turned it on.

Dustin realised he was trapped when the lights came on and he was standing in plain sight.

"Dustin?" Hunter asked, slowly dropping into a defensive stance. "How did you get here?"

"Dude, don't do anything you'll regret," Dustin said, holding his hands up. "I won't hurt you. Tori's upstairs looking for you guys."

"She's here too?" Hunter asked. From the corner of his eye he noticed Kelly sprawled on the kitchen floor. His temper flared as he turned back to Dustin, "What the hell did you do?"

"She's fine!" Dustin said. "I swear. Don't yell, though, Tor'll hear."

"I don't give a fuck!" Hunter shouted as he ran for Dustin. The earth Ninja jumped out of the way and made as much noise as possible. He would alert the others, wherever they were, giving Hunter some back up for when Tori came down.

Conner was the first one up the stairs as he ran quickly towards Dustin, tackling him into the kitchen table. He landed on top of the yellow Ranger and punched him in the face. Dustin didn't fight back. He held his hands up to protect himself.

"Dude, I give!" he shouted as Tori came downstairs.

"Dustin what's going on?" Tori called before she noticed Hunter and Conner. Only seconds after her arrival, the rest of the Rangers came upstairs.

Ethan cast a glance over at the kitchen and his eyes widened, "I'm never staying over here again at night."

Leanne wasted no time going after Tori while Shane ran for Conner and Dustin.

"I give!" he heard Dustin shouting over and over again as he blocked punches from Conner. Shane ripped his fellow red off his best friend. Whether Dustin was good or evil, he wasn't going to let Conner beat him senseless.

Hunter walked over as Shane broke up the fight. He grabbed Dustin and rammed him into the wall.

"If she's dead I'm going to kill you," he growled.

Blake watched as his sister fought his girlfriend, both trying to take out the other. He wanted to help, but he had no idea what to do. His brain told him to help Leanne. In the long run it would be what was right and it would help Tori. His heart told him he couldn't even lay a hand on the girlfriend he hadn't seen in months and he needed to save her from Leanne.

Leanne was thrown across the room. She hit the wall hard and slid down. Tommy approached her while Ethan and Kira exchanged looks with Blake.

Blake shrugged, "I can't hurt her!"

"I can't hit a girl!" Ethan shook his head, "even if she is attacking us!"

Kira rolled her eyes and stepped forward, reading her body for a scream.

Tori wasn't going to fall for that trick again. She grabbed the closest object she could find, in this case it was a cushion, and she whipped it at the Yellow Dino. Kira caught it but stumbled backwards. Though it was only a cushion, Tori had a good arm.

"Ow…" she muttered, sinking to her knees.

Ethan's eyes widened, "She's deadly!"

Tori pulled her hair away from her eyes as she looked around. Dustin had been captured, and if she stayed any longer she would be as well. She turned to the door.

Blake saw her leaving and ran after her.

"Tor!" he called, catching her hand before she could leave. Tori pulled away but Blake pushed her against the wall. He didn't want to her hurt her, but he didn't want her to leave.

Cam, who had been with Kelly trying to figure out what happened, turned around to see what was going on. He saw Dustin had given up while Tori was fighting for freedom.

"Take her out, Blake!" he shouted, realising the odds that Blake listened to him were slim to none. Blake's eyes started to tear.

"It's for your own good," he whispered to Tori. He pressed one arm against her neck, keeping her against the wall while his other hand touched her head. He pressed his fingers lightly against her temples and closed his eyes.

Tori shook for a quick second before slumping forward. Navy lightning sparked from her body as Blake held her.

"She'll be fine," he whispered, not for the others, but for himself.

Dustin squirmed in Hunter's grasp, trying to see what was going on.

"Dude, did you just shock her?" he asked.

Blake looked over at his friend, "I didn't want to hit her."

"She's out, that's all that matters," Tommy said as he helped Leanne to her feet.

Shane pulled Hunter away from Dustin and grabbed Dustin's wrist with the morpher. He pulled out the Power Disk.

"Hayley will need this," he said.

"Dude, I'm telling you. I'm fine. Tori's the psycho one."

"Tori's psycho? She threw a freaking pillow at Kira! You threw a knife at my girlfriend!"

"Actually," Cam spoke up as he inspected the knife. He held the weapon in one hand and a rock in the other.

"She's fine, I promise," Dustin assured Hunter. "I wouldn't let anything happen to her, dude. Trust me."