A/N: Hey guys, sorry it took so long to update. I was busy writing other Kaylee stuff that should pop up in the future. I still haven't given up on this though, and it'll take a HUGE ass distraction to take me away from finishing this Kaylee series. After all, I'ms tarting to speak like her now. It's kind of weird, but really awesome.
Tierra: Kaylee's always green because it's her color. To me it would be kind of weird if she went from green, to pink, to blue, to orange, to grey, to red, to brown (now that would be an ugly ranger colour). It's like her trademark. She'll still be green when I get to the JF story. I know Camille's color is green and I know Master Phant is the Green Ranger but that just makes everything a lot cooler for me. For example, the Camille thing: Kaylee and Camille are going to be major rivals. I can't tell you why, but you can expect them to HATE each other all through the story. Both of them being green just kind adds something sweet to the rivalry. They also both have the same weapons. Now I don't want to give away too much of the story, so I'll stop here, but I hope that answers your question.
Anyways, read and review guys!
"It's not just a bird!" Rose explained as she and the other Rangers made their way through the streets of Turkey. "It's the Hou-ou, the legendary Japanese king of bird that, according to legend, if you set it free, it will give you clues to find the Touru diamond, the world's most precious diamond. Also, according to legend, it bestows the holder with great power."
"It's kind of dunno, you know. We come to Turkey to pick up a statue of a bird. Turkey – bird, get it?" Dax laughed.
"Do you stay up late thinking of stuff like that?" Mack teased.
Meanwhile, Kaylee and Ronny were trailing behind the others, having their own conversation as they searched for the bird.
"I dunno, something about a man in yellow motocross gear really works for me," Kaylee smirked, thinking of Dustin. "What about you... anyone in mind... maybe an international spy?"
Ronny thought for a minute, then smiled.
"A doctor," she said.
"Doctor? Really? I pick motocross man, you pick doctor?" Kaylee frowned. "This game got lame!"
"Nope, I would totally date a doctor," Ronny laughed. "Not only are you safe from getting sick when you're with him, but I've met some really hot doctors... actually..."
"You're not thinking what I think your thinking, are you?" Kaylee asked, slowing backing away from Ronny. The yellow Ranger looked at Kaylee innocently, but her guilt took over and she was forced to look away.
"No..."
"GROSS!" Kaylee yelled, running ahead to hide in the group of guys. "And I share a room with you! Bad Ronny! No doctor dating!"
Will groaned. Now, not only did he know he didn't stand a chance with Ronny, but she pictured herself with another guy. "Playtime's over," he said, holding up his tracker.
"Horrible choice of words," Kaylee frowned, hitting her head to try and rid her thoughts.
Will rolled his eyes at the blonde as he led the team to a small house in the middle of a market. "Our sources said they'd leave the door open."
As the Rangers walked into the house, they noticed the door was broken down.
"Something's not right," Rose frowned, examining the door frame, where the hinges had been ripped off.
"Sure it's not a cultural thing?" Ronny asked. "When they say 'leave the door open', maybe they mean blast it off its hinges."
"This is as far as I go," Kaylee said, stopping in her tracks at the hallway started to get smaller. "I'll keep watch for you guys though."
The five others nodded before running down the hall to the other room. However, when they got there, they found nothing. The room was completely trashed and what they were searching for, was missing.
-----Operation-Overdrive-----
Back at the Overdrive base, Dax slid down the pole as the elevator dinged. Together, he and Karly walked up to the others, but wore different expressions. Karly looked bored, and Dax was in shock.
"Will's still up in Andrew's office!" Dax frowned, pointing to the ceiling just to add effect, even if Hartford's office wasn't directly above them.
"Dad's probably giving him a new Zord or something for all the great work he's been doing," Mack smiled, not caring all that much.
"I've been doing great work," Dax said. "Why don't I get a new Zord?"
"Karly needs a Zord before Will gets a second one!" Kaylee frowned, picking up her cat. "It's not fair that she gets to sit out! She doesn't have thumbs like we do! How is she supposed to play with my toys when I'm gone?"
"You mean this?" Ronny asked, holding up a Barbie. Kaylee gasped, taking the Barbie from her and glaring at her cat.
"Did you eat Conner?" Kaylee asked, scolding her cat. "Bad Karly! His head has a hole in it!"
Kaylee put her cat on the ground and looked at her Barbie once more. "Actually... he looks better like this... and the hole in his head makes it more like Conner. "Good Karly! Fixing my toys!"
Meow!
Suddenly, the elevator doors opened and Hartford joined the five Rangers and the cat, looking troubled.
"You've probably been speculating on why I called Will into my office," he started, looking at the five young adults.
All five Rangers started babbling. Karly looked around at the noise, and then meowed.
"Okay... she's right," Kaylee frowned, sitting beside her cat on the ground. "But you've been up there for over an hour!"
"I let Will go," Hartford said. He immediately felt five pairs of eyes burning holes into him.
"Will.... gone?" Ronny asked, her voice let Hartford know that she was still in shock.
"Bahuminy!" Kaylee yelled. "MAHU!"
"What?" Hartford frowned.
"Kaylee speak," Ronny laughed softly. "She's in shock, so her brain and mouth are trying to work, but words are still a little frozen."
"This was not an easy call to make!" Hartford explained. He hoped, prayed, that the team would understand. "His actions left me with no choice."
"Actions? What actions? What did he do?" Kaylee asked.
"Let this be a warning to you, team," Hartford continued. "I asked Will to leave me his tracker, but he didn't. That's a lot of power for someone so... unstable."
All five Rangers exchanged worried and surprised looks. Would Will really betray them?
-----Operation-Overdrive------
Miratrix was practicing her battle move in the forest, not too far from the Hartford Mansion, when Will walked up to her, clapping and wearing his cocky smirk.
"I've been looking for you," he said, leaning against a tree.
"Well, bad news, you found me," Miratrix smirked back, charging at Will. He slide his tracker against the trunk of the tree, instantly morphing into the Black Ranger. He side-stepped Miratrix, grabbing her arm and flipping her over. As Miratrix landed on her back, Will powered down.
"But... you had me," Miratrix asked, looking up at her opponent in confusion.
"Very observant, but I'm not here to hurt you," Will smirked, helping her up. "Rather, I have a little proposition."
Putting away her weapons, Miratrix nodded. "I'm listening."
"You and I join forces," Will smiled. "Think about it. No one could stop us. I know all their weakness."
"You and me?" Miratrix asked. "Won't the other Rangers get jealous... why would you tell me their weaknesses?"
"They fired me," Will said casually, as if it had happened to him before.
"Oh, what did you do? Forget to clean your Zord?"Miratrix asked, rolling her eyes.
"No, I just stole some of the Zord technology to a rival," Will explained. "I needed money, and franly, being a Ranger doesn't really pay too well."
"You work for a multi-millionaire." Miratrix frowned. "Do you take me for a fool?"
"Au contraire," Will smirked, leaning in closer to Miratrix. "You see, you're a woman out for her own gain. There's nothing more powerful, and if I must say, more attractive than that."
"Stop, I'm blushing," Miratrix smiled, turning away in hopes that Will didn't see her red cheeks. "You're cocky... I like that."
"I prefer to call it confidence,"
"And there's nothing you wouldn't do to team up with me?"
"Nada," Will smiled. By now, their noses were inches apart, and the two were caught in a staring contest.
-----Operation-Overdrive-----
Ronny was pacing around the room, going from one wall to the other as she thought.
"Will may have broken a rule or two... or three, but he's not going to turn against us. It's just a Tracker." she said, holding her tracker.
"With enough power to cause worldwide destruction," Dax reminded her, making her stop mid pace and turn to him.
"On that happy note," Kaylee said sarcastically. "We better keep looking."
-----Operation-Overdrive-----
"Did you get it?" Miratrix asked as Will ran out of a building, smirking that same smile. He held up a silver marching.
"You mean this?"
"It's the only thermal bivalve reticulating laser in existence. And not, it's mine!" Miratrix reached out to grab it, but Will pulled away. He saw her frown, and smiled as he handed it over.
"Thanks," Miratrix smiled. She turned to leave, but Will grabbed her arm.
"Glad you're happy, but what about us?"
Before Miratrix could answer, the two lovebirds heard the sound of motors. They didn't need to look to know the Rangers had shown up.
"There he is!" Dax smiled, pointing to Will as he jumped off his ATV. "And see, he hasn't turned bad! In fact, look who's he's captured!"
"Nice going, Will, you got her!" Ronny smiled.
"Got her?" Will asked, turning to his "friends" with a hostile look. "I'm afraid it's us, who have you."
"What?" Dax asked.
Will pulled out his defender and blasted them, knocking them all off their feet.
"I hate it when Dad's right," Mack groaned, getting to his feet with the others.
"Ready?" Kaylee asked, grabbing her Tracker.
"Ready!" the others answered.
"OVERDRIVE ACCELERATE!"
"You're gonna regret finding me!" Will yelled as he ran for the others kicking Dax and Mack. He jumped up and did a mid-air spin, sweeping Mack's legs from under him, and kicking Dax several times. After another leap into the air, he kicked Rose down.
"Will, stop this!" Ronny yelled, running forward and grabbing Will's arms.
"Oh please!" Will scoffed, jumping up and kicking her in the chest. He was sent flying backwards from the force of the impact as Ronny fell back into Kaylee's arms.
"The hell are you doing this for?" Kaylee asked, making sure Ronny could stand before challenging Will.
ZWOP!
"Three..." Will started counting. He knew Kaylee's tricks. He pulled out his defender.
"Two..." he turned around, knowing exactly where she was going to pop up.
"One!"
ZWOP!
"AH!" Kaylee yelled, falling to the ground as the end of Will's defender got her in the stomach, tearing through not only through her uniform, but her skin as well.
"I know I have this under control," Will said to Miratrix, looking up at her as he kicked Kaylee away. "But a little help would be nice."
"Be patient," Miratrix smirked. She took the stone she wore around her neck and placed it on the laser. A bright light blinded her, Will and the Rangers, and suddenly, there stood a blue ninja monster.
"Whoa..." the Ranger said, coming to Kaylee's side.
"You took your time getting me out, Miratrix," the monster, Kamdor, frowned.
"Who's that?" Will asked, pointing at Kamdor with his defender.
"I'm Kamdor, and prepare to fall!" Kamdor pulled out a sword, leaping straight up into the air, and landing in front of the four uninjured Rangers, slashing at them and knocking them all down one by one.
The four Rangers pulled out their Defenders fought back. Kamdor leapt up onto a stairway leading into the building and they continued the fight, with Kamdor slashing at them, disarming Mack, and tossing Ronny over the side of the stairs and onto the ground. He jumped and flipped over the side himself and landed. Kamdor pulled out another sword and crossed the two weapons. They lit up with blue lightning and he threw a blast at the stairway, blowing Rose and Dax off.
Seeing the Rangers defeated, Kamdor turned to Miratrix. "Come, there is much to do."
Will was laughing at his friends, who didn't stand a chance against Kamdor, before realising his new allies were walking away.
"Hey, where are you going? What about the Rangers?"
"They are defeated. They pose no problem," Kamdor laughed.
-----Operation-Overdrive-----
"Well, if there's any doubt about Will, I guess that's been resolved," Mack commented as he and the others walked into the base, Kaylee cradling her stomach in her arms. Her shirt was stained with blood, and her face had been drained of its colour, but she insisted on walking.
"My God," Spencer gasped, coming to her side. "What happened."
"Our defenders are pointy," Kaylee coughed, pulling her arms away to show Spencer what Will had done.
"Well, your powers are kicking in," Spencer smiled; happy he had the idea of giving Kaylee the ability to heal internally. "It should leave one nasty scar though."
"I'd have bet anything that Will would never go to the other side. And I don't lose bets," Ronny frowned. She pulled out the first aid kit, and surprisingly enough, helped Spencer stitch Kaylee back up.
Dax stared at her in awe. How did a race car driver known first aid well enough to stick a needle in someone's stomach? He shook it off and sighed.
"I can't believe he's with her! You don't just hook up with a friend's ex!"
Kaylee, Ronny and Rose stopped what they were doing and frowned.
"What?"
"Man law," Mack and Dax smiled.
"Well, if that's true, Hunter should go to man jail," Kaylee laughed, but regretted it when Ronny poked her with the needle. "Did you just... OW!"
"No talking, your stomach moves," Ronny said.
"But you pok- OW!"
"I said, shut up," Ronny laughed.
"But- OW!"
"Kaylee..."
"..."
"That's better," Ronny laughed, standing up.
"Wait, you-OW!" Kaylee frowned, rubbing her stomach, only to realise Ronny was done. "You poked me when you knew you were done! That's mean!"
"Well, I still have the bandage to put on... but yeah, I did."
"How did you learn all this, Ronny?" Dax asked, pointing to the first aid kit.
"I spent a few years in the hospital, no big deal," Ronny smiled. "And I got so bored I picked up a few... what's so funny?"
Dax and Mack stopped laughing, and pointed to Kaylee, who was doing the robot as Spencer wrapped the bandage around her stomach. Ronny wasn't around the other day when Kaylee called her and android, so she was lost.
"Is it in your programming?" Kaylee asked, only confusing the darker blonde even more.
-----Operation-Overdrive-----
Later in the base, the five Rangers were standing around the main computer station, watching a display of maps.
"How about now?" Hartford asked, looking over to Rose.
"Well, I've got something, but it's not exactly a Tracker," Rose frowned, making the computer zoom into the signal. An image of the Overdrive Base popped up, and there stood a dirty blonde woman, dressed in yellow and black, staring at the people in the room.
"Uh, yeah... that might be me," she said, making Kaylee's eyes widen.
"No... zwopping... way!" she exclaimed, jumping into the woman's arms and crushing her in a hug.
"Kayl... can't breathe!" the woman laughed, pushing the smaller girl off.
"Sorry..." Kaylee laughed, letting go of the woman and holding her stomach. "Guys, this is Kira, Kira, the guys."
"So you're the sister-not-really," Ronny smiled as Mack shook Kira's hand, welcoming her to the base.
"Yep," Kira smiled. She turned to Kaylee and her smile dropped as she pointed to Kaylee's stomach, where there was a small blood stain on the bandage. "The hell happened to you? Dr. O told me there was Ranger trouble in San Angeles... he never mentioned a bloody Kaylee."
Kaylee looked down at her stomach before slowly closing her Overdrive Jacket. "Hehe... our Black Ranger was playing with swords."
"He's not on our team anymore," Hartford reminded his Rangers. "Will's a danger, and we have to stop him before anyone else gets hurt."
"Maybe I can help," Kira smiled, pointing to her Dino Morpher.
"Uh, Kira, it doesn't work anymore, remember genius?" Kaylee frowned, pointing to her own Dino Morpher, which sat on the table by the computers, along with her Wind Ninja Morpher.
"Maybe I can help with that," Spencer smiled, snatching the chip from Kira and taking Kaylee's Spino Morpher.
"Umm... Spence... I told you Kira was yellow, right, not green!" Kaylee reminded the old Butler. Spencer nodded as he handed Kira Kaylee's morpher.
"Um... thanks," Kira frowned, taking her new morpher. "I'll uh- I'll try it out when I need it."
"Guys!" Ronny called, smiling as she worked on her computer. She stopped typing and pointed to a signal on the screen. "It's pretty weak, but at least it's something."
"Go ahead team," Kaylee ordered. "Mack, while I'm gone, you're in charge."
Kira did a double take. Was Kaylee seriously leading?
"Go," Kaylee laughed, waving goodbye to her old friend.
-----Operation-Overdrive-----
"I'm picking up a signal over there!" Dax called out, holding up his Tracker and pointing to a large tree.
"You are so predictable," Will laughed, walking out from behind the tree.
"You know we have to bring you in," Mack frowned, stepping ahead of the others.
"You don't get it, do you?" Will grinned. "I let you find my signal. You didn't find me. I brought you here!"
"It's a trap!" Ronny announced, reaching for her Tracker.
"No shit, Sherlock," Kira rolled her eyes. Will finally noticed the extra yellow on the other team and frowned.
"Who the hell are you?" he asked.
"You hurt my friend," Kira growled. "Nobody hurts Kaylee, without having to deal with me afterwards."
"Ready guys?" Mack called, pulling out his Tracker.
"Ready!"
"OVERDRIVE ACCELLERATE!"
"DINO THUNDER, POWER UP, HA!" Kira called, hoping she would become the green Ranger.
Will quickly pulled out his own Tracker and morphed into the Black Ranger as he jumped over to Mack, kicking him in the stomach. Rose came to his defence, but Will grabbed onto her arm and threw her backwards, straight into Ronny. Dax ran up to Will, but was taken down just like Mack, However, this time, Will kept his foot on Dax' stomach, holding the blue Ranger in place.
"Why are you doing this, Will?" Dax coughed, pushing Will's foot away.
"Power," Will shrugged. "Something you'll never know about."
"Hey, mooron!" Kira yelled, swiftly kicking Will in the head. "I heard from Kaylee that you all have powers!"
"Yeah, so?" Will frowned.
"Mack has strength, Dax can jump, Ronny's really fast, Rose can turn invisible... what was you're again?" Kira asked, smirking under her helmet as she readied herself.
"Why should I tell you?" Will frowned.
"I figured," Kira laughed. "But now I can't tell you were the next jewel is."
All the Rangers stopped, looking up at her. She knew where the next jewel was? That was impossible. They didn't even know! How could she?
"Where is it?" Will demanded. Kira smirked, muttering something under her breath. "What?"
Kira muttered again, keeping her voice low and inaudible.
"I don't have time for games!" Will yelled.
Again, Kira muttered something under her breath. This time, Will used his super hearing to understand it.
"You idiot!"
"What..."
Before Will could ask, Kira opened her mouth and screamed. The others covered their ears, while Will held his head, staggering backwards as the pain grew.
When Kira stopped, Will found himself on the ground, his ear ringing painfully. He stumbled to his feet, grabbing his tracker. There was a small light that came from the tracker as he aimed it at the others. Suddenly, the light turned into a beam, which created an explosion right where the Rangers were standing. But when the smoke cleared, they were gone.
-----Operation-Overdrive-----
"What just happened?" Mack asked, watching his hands as he materialized in the Ranger base.
"HEY!" Kaylee frowned, turning from the monitors to her team. "Not fair! You guys can't Zwop!"
"Then, how did we get here?" Ronny asked.
"How did we leave there?" Rose frowned.
"Are my arms on the right side?" Dax asked, shaking his arms. "They feel weird!"
"I will answer all your questions," Hartford smiled. "Uh, even Dax'. But first, are you all okay?"
"I think I just have a zwop-over," Kira frowned, holding her head and Kaylee saw her face was a little green.
"Don't get used to it," Kaylee frowned. "You guys aren't allowed to Zwop again!"
"You guys are here, because I modified Will's tracker to send you here," Hartford explained.
"Well, modify it back," Kaylee frowned. "We don't want any bad guys to be blasted here! Kira's bad enough!"
"Why, dad?" Mack asked.
"Because he and Will have set us up!" Rose smiled as she realised the plan. "Am I right?"
Hartford nodded, but was unable to continue before Kaylee spoke up.
"So you told Will to mutilate me? You told him to stab me in the stomach and leave me to bleed?" she asked, faking a hurt look. "THAT'S MEAN!"
"It was all a part of the plan," Hartford explained, only managing to turn Kaylee's mock look, into a real hurt look. "Will hasn't actually joined Miratrix, but we had to make sure she thought he did. Having Will destroy you was out only option."
"Because you don't like me?" Kaylee frowned.
"Because you can heal," Hartford smiled. "You were the only one who I wasn't worried about. I knew you would make it out alive if Will didn't hit anything vital."
"Um, hello! My tummy's vital!" Kaylee frowned. "How would I eat? Oh no! I'm going to starve! I'm going to slowly die in the most painful way!"
"Kaylee..." Kira groaned.
"Kira, tell Dustin I love him!" Kaylee said dramatically, falling to her knees and grabbing Kira's hands.
"Kaylee, you're not..."
"Lights fading... limbs getting cold..."
"Kayl..."
"Goodbye, cold, cruel world!" Kaylee yelled before falling down.
"I am never letting you watch cartoons," Kira sighed, letting go of her friend's hand and leaving her on the floor. "Never again."
"So, why did you need Will to join Miratrix?" Dax asked.
"I needed Will to infiltrate Miratrix' ranks in order to get her to lead us to the Hou-ou, which she stole from under us in Istanbul." Hartford smiled, bringing up security feed, showing Miratrix in Istanbul.
"So, you didn't really fire Will?" Ronny asked. Hartford nodded, smiling.
"No, Will convinced me in order to go undercover successfully, we had to be convincing, or it could cost him his life. So now, we hope Miratrix has bought Will's act... as you all did."
-----Operation-Overdrive-----
Will found Miratrix sitting alone at the table and decided to join her. He sat down beside her and smiled. "What have you done to your hair?" he asked.
"Nothing. Why?" Miratrix asked, happy he was so interested in her. She couldn't help but feel the way she did about him. He was special.
"It just looks so... beautiful," Will said, pushing a stray piece behind her ear. "I bet that jewel we're going after pales in comparison."
Suddenly, Will felt a hard, cold hand on his shoulder. "I hate to break up this mutual admiration society, but our mission awaits."
-----Operation-Overdrive-----
"Hey, I'm picking up something!" Ronny smiled, standing by her laptop, which was emitting static.
"It's probably just Kira's echo catching up with us," Kaylee giggled, only to receive the infamous death glare from Kira.
"It's too rhythmic to be an echo of the ptera scream," Mack frowned, taking a better look at the laptop.
"It's Morse code!" Rose smiled. "It might be a message from Will."
"Can anyone translate Morse code?" Mack asked, looking around the room and seeing Rose's hand shoot up.
"Did you seriously have to ask?" Kira laughed.
"I knew it by the age of four," Rose smiled. As she listened to the beeping, she wrote her notes on a notepad, her smiling growing with every note she took down. "Mr. Hartford was right, she does have the Hou-ou!"
-----Operation-Overdrive-----
Just as Miratrix held the Hou-ou up to the light, the Rangers jumped down from the SHARC, already morphed and ready to fight.
"Hold it right there!" Kira yelled, standing ahead of the team. Will recognised the yellow Dino Ranger from earlier and brought a hand up to his ear. Kira noticed and smiled nervously under her helmet. "Yeah, sorry about that Will, I had to do what I had to do..."
"Rangers?" Miratrix asked in shock. She turned to Will and frowned. "You didn't destroy them? You tricked me!"
Will smirked at Miratrix as he joined his friends. Kamdor growled, watching as his ally switched teams.
"I knew it!" he said.
"You know, this is kinda like when you tricked Dax," Will reminded the villainess.
"Guess you don't know about Man Law, Miratrix," Dax smiled.
"Follow the Hou-ou!" Kamdor yelled to Miratrix, watching as she once again lifted the statue into the light. It turned into a real bird and flew away, with Miratrix right behind it. "I will take them up in battle."
"Go after Miratrix!" Will called out to his team, "I'll handle Kamdor!"
The other Rangers dashed off, following Miratrix down the grassy path. When they reached the end of the path,w hich lead them to a park, they saw Miratrix was gone.
"What?" Kira frowned. She pulled up her new Dino Morpher and put it to her mouth. "Kaylee, did you see where she went?"
"Nope, get back to the base and bring Will with you."
-----Operation-Overdrive-----
"They got away with the Hou-ou?" Will asked as he landed on the floor after sliding down the pole. Kaylee nodded, resting her hand on her stomach, only to frown.
"That doesn't mean you guys lost the clue," Kira smiled. "I know you'll find it soon."
"Thanks for the vote of confidence, Kira," Hartford said.
"Get your own damn vote of confidence," Kaylee muttered as she lifted her shirt and started pulling out the stitches. "Oh! Look, it's healed!"
"That's too gross," Kira frowned, turning away from her friend. She reached down, picking up a yellow suitcase and headed for the door. "Anyways, I'll see you guys later, I have to get home. If I'm gone any longer I'm afraid Conner'll turn into a caveman."
"Tell him I say hi!" Kaylee smiled, giving her friend a good-bye hug. Kira accepted it, and when they broke apart, she gently punched Kaylee in the stomach.
"No more getting hurt like that," she teased, pretending to scold the blonde. "Kaylee promise me you'll stay safe?"
Kira held up her pinky and looked down at the blonde. Kaylee smiled, wrapping her pinky around Kira's. "Pop my duck and hope to zwip."
"Good," Kira laughed. She turned to the others and waved.
-----Operation-Overdrive-----
Back at the park, Miratrix and Kamdor stood side by side, holding an old scroll in their hands.
"Those Rangers are powerful," Kamdor frowned. "I underestimated them, it will not happen again."
"Good," Miratrix smiled. "Now let's decipher this parchement."