S/N: Hey there! So this chapter is a little short but I hope you guys like it anyhow! Once again, this is a collab with ScarlettMoonRanger and most of the ideas are hers, I embellish, edit and occasionally add in my own!
Descending the stairs to the lab, Kira and Trent exchange glances. Before they had entered, Trent had called Ethan and Conner to come quickly. They haven't arrived yet but maybe that was for the better.
Dr. O sits in the chair in front of the monitor, his gaze hard. Kira and Trent come to stand close to him, not sure what to say. Even with the overhead lights giving the room a golden glow, the atmosphere is still darkened.
A loud noise above alerts the rangers of Conner and Ethan's arrival. Kira just rolls her eyes. Can they ever be quiet? Trent bits his lip to hide his smile. Tommy doesn't even seem to notice the noise. They wait as the two make their way downstairs.
"So what's so important?" Conner asks as he comes to sit beside Dr. O. "It better be good." Trent nods at Kira to explain and she tells the two boys all about the strange girl and Zeltrax's appearance.
"Well that's not good," Ethan comments when she's done. "What's up, Dr. O?" They all wait for Dr. O to say something, sitting in silence. He doesn't respond for a few moments.
"Dr. O, is everything okay?" Conner asks slowly, deciding to break the silence. "Who was that girl? And what's her connection to you?"
Tommy sighs, knowing he has to explain. As much as he'd rather not, they need to know. He owes them that much. He turns slightly to face his students.
"That girl…she's my younger sister, Kasey." He takes in their surprised expressions before continuing. "She's the same age as you guys. I didn't even know she was near Reefside." He exhales slowly, wondering what is going on to make her be so close to Reefside.
"Well why didn't you say something?" Kira inquires. "Why didn't you tell her who you were?" She walks closer to her mentor as he doesn't answer. "Dr. O?"
"Wait…so you saved her and didn't tell her it was you?" Conner scratches his head.
"Well, we didn't exactly save her," Tommy softly chuckles. "But anyway, I couldn't tell her. I couldn't. I don't want her to know. She knows about my past as other rangers and she hated it. When I…when I came back as the white ranger, we kinda drifted apart." He takes a breath before continuing. He figures this is probably for the best anyway. "When I came back, I missed a lot of her life. She was on a basketball team. I never went to any of her games, her championships, anything. Jason even got angry."
"Jason?" Trent looks a little confused. He isn't as knowledgeable about Tommy's past as the rest of them are. Or even the ranger history.
"The original red ranger," Ethan explains. Trent nods.
"Anyway, he was more of a big brother to her than I was." Before he can finish, the monitor beeps. They all look at the screen but it's too dark to see much.
"Ugh, is it Zeltrax again?" Kira sighs.
"Seriously, today has been too much, "Conner complains.
"Not again," huffs Tommy. He gets up to go check outside. After looking at each other, the other rangers get up to follow him. They climb the stairs to the upper floor and walk through Tommy's living room, avoiding the furniture in the near darkness. Tommy opens the front door for them to see…
A black and white husky outside just sitting there. Tommy walks over to the dog as the others follow, super confused.
"Hey girl," Tommy greets, kneeling down to pet her. The teens look at each other, not sure of what to do. Deciding it's not such a big deal, Kira follows Tommy's lead and kneels down next to the dog. It seems to like her as it licks her hand, the rough tongue warm and wet. She jumps a little when her yellow gem begins to glow as the dog continues to lick her. Tommy's black one starts to do the same.
"What's…what's going on here?" Conner wonders as his glows a fiery red in the black night. Ethan's glares a vibrant blue while Trent's white gem sparkles.
Tommy notices an orange gem attached to the collar around the dog's neck. It looks suspiciously like their own dino gems and it's even glowing as well.
"No way," he whispers.
A/N: More to come later my darlings!