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The next morning, Kira woke up giddy and excited. She wasn't exactly nervous since she's been performing for a long time now. But she couldn't wait to see her friends again and have Dr. O and Hayley meet Kim and Adam. Kira jumped out of bed and into the shower. She couldn't wait to get to the venue, have sound check, and get her hair and makeup done.
Zack Taylor pulled into the parking lot of a local Starbucks in LA. He was already exhausted and it wasn't even noon yet.

"Yeah, I'll get a grande caramel macchiato," he ordered. Zack walked over to the stand to wait for his coffee to be ready. He stood off to the side, silently thinking about everything he had to do that day and found himself wishing for a night where he could hang out and not worry about his work.

"White chocolate frappacino," yelled the lady behind the counter. A young man in white stepped forward to claim his drink. Zack shifted a little to allow him through, but didn't completely move and as a result, the frappacino spilled all over the front of Zack's suit as the young man turned to step away from the counter.

"Aw, man, I'm so sorry!" he said as he gathered napkins to help Zack mop up the coffee down his front.

"Nah, it's cool," replied Zack. "I should've moved out of the way. Don't worry about it."

"I'm really sorry about this."

"It's not your fault. Just an accident."

"Let me make it up to you. Send me the dry cleaning bill."

Zack laughed and shook his head. "It's fine. Don't worry about it."

"Alright, but..." The guy looked like he was thinking about something before pulling an envelope out of his back pocket. He handed it to Zack. "Here. A ticket and backstage pass to Annie H's show tonight." Zack looked confused and didn't move to accept the envelope. "It's cool, you could have it. My dad was supposed to go tonight, but he can't make it."

"How'd you score and ticket and backstage pass to Annie H? More importantly, how'd you score one so that you could give it away so freely?"

"My girlfriend, Kira, is opening for her. I have an extra ticket, my dad's not going, and I feel really bad about the coffee."

Zack look amused for a second. He nodded and took the envelope. "Thanks. What's your name, kid?"

"I'm Trent." He stuck his hand out.

"Zack." They shook hands. Zack waved the envelope. "Thanks." He grabbed his coffee from the counter. "I guess I'll be seeing you tonight. Thanks again. I could really use a night out without thinking about work."


"Come on Tommy!" yelled Hayley at the door of Tommy's house. "We're gonna be late!"

Tommy ran down the stairs. He ran past Hayley and jumped in his jeep, turning it on and lowering the passenger's side window. He glanced at Hayley. "Well? Hayley, you're gonna make us late."

Hayley glared at him as she stepped into the jeep. "And Kira even said, 'Dr. O, don't be late!'"

"She didn't say that."

"Well, that's what she meant. I could see it in her eyes."

Tommy laughed. "Billy should've never said that I was prone to lateness back then. Are we picking him up?"

"No, he's gonna be meeting us there."

"I can't wait to see the other guys. They've all grown up." Hayley nodded in agreement. "And they've all stayed close even though they separated." Tommy looked wistful. "I wish my team and I--" Hayley glanced at Tommy sharply. "Okay, teams. I wish my teams and I have kept in touch. The last person I've talked to before Billy was Jason and that was at the moon mission. And I couldn't believe it was Billy when he told me he got my number from Andros. But I haven't heard anything from him or anyone since then or since I gave up my powers." Hayley looked at Tommy again. He rolled his eyes. "After passing the power to TJ. Except for Kat. But even that relationship fizzled when we gave up our powers. I haven't heard from her since that year."

Hayley shrugged. "If you miss them, you should reach out to them. Don't wait for them to call you."

Tommy nodded slowly. He didn't say anything, just turned up the radio louder.


"Sounds great, Kira!" exclaimed Adam. "You know what they say: good sound check equals a good show."

"Who says that?" asked Aisha, laughing.

"Uh, I do," he answered, rolling his eyes.

"Great job, Kira," said Kim.

Kira smiled and thanked her.

"Hey, Kira?" started Jason. She looked down at him from the stage. "You've got some visitors." Kira looked around Jason and saw Ethan, Conner, and Trent. She yelped and ran off the stage, hugging Ethan and Conner, and giving Trent a kiss as she moved to hug him.

"Well, well, who do we have here?" asked Rocky, walking down from the stage area. He was joined by Trini and Aisha, while Adam and Kim were left on the stage, talking.

"These are my friends," answered Kira. "Conner, Ethan, and Trent, my boyfriend." She turned to her friends. "Guys, these are Kim's best friends. Jason, Trini, Aisha, and Rocky." They all nodded and waved hello as Kira said their name. Kira nodded towards the stage. "And you guys remember Kim and Adam, right?" Conner, Ethan, and Trent nodded.

At the sound of their names, Kim and Adam walked off the stage to join their friends. "Hey guys, " said Kim. "Nice seeing you again." They all waved hello.

Kira turned back to her friends. "Are Dr. O and Hayley here yet? And Billy?"

"No," answered Conner. "I talked to Hayley before we got here and she said they were close by. And I think Billy's waiting for them."

Kira nodded and rolled her eyes. "I even called Dr. O out on being late." The four former Dino rangers laughed.

"Dr. O was our high school science teacher during our senior year," explained Ethan.

"And apparently, he had quite the reputation for being late," said Trent.

Everyone laughed. "One of our old friends had the reputation of being late for everything, too," said Aisha.

Adam and Conner's phones rang at the same time. They both stepped away from the group to answer it.

"So how long are you guys in town for?" asked Trini.

"Just till the end of the week," answered Ethan. "Then it's back to school for us," pointing towards himself and nodded towards Trent.

"Hey guys," said Adam, interrupting the rest of their conversation. "Kira, Kim, time for you two to start getting ready for the show."

"Dr. O and Hayley are here," said Conner as he joined the group.

Kira nodded. "I have to go, but tell them to go backstage before the show so I could say hi." She turned to Kim and Adam. "I guess you guys could meet them later, then." Kim nodded. Kira turned back to the boys. "Go and meet up with them. I'll see them later."

"Oh, Kira," started Trent. "I almost forgot. I invited this guy, Zack, to the show, also. I spilled coffee on him earlier and since my dad wasn't going..."

"That's fine. I'll see you guys later."

"So, I'll see you guys later?" asked Kim.

"No, no, Kimmy," said Rocky. "You're stuck with us until the show starts and once it finishes. Where are we going for dinner later?"

Kim and her friends laughed as they followed her backstage. 'Some things never change,' she thought.


Zack pulled into the parking lot of the venue for the Annie H concert. Judging by the traffic going into the parking lot and the crowd that was already gathered outside the doors, it was going to be a major concert. He thought about the last time he heard an Annie H song. It was just earlier in the day. Her voice sounded like one of his old friends, Kimberly Hart. It's been a long time since he saw her and the rest of his old friends. That was the main reason for his agreeing to go tonight. He wanted to be reminded of his past. He thought of Annie H's songs. Some of them reminded him of when he was a teenager in Angel Grove, keeping one of the biggest secrets of his life. He tried to remember how Annie H looks like, but couldn't. Everytime he saw a picture of her, it was never of her face. And when it was of her face, her hair would be covering most of it, especially her eyes. It's been forever since he's even watched a music video and been to music stores. Zack preferred the convenience of iTunes. But even the Annie H songs on their didn't show her face.

Zack looked around, trying to find the entrance for where people with backstage passes were allowed to go. "Hey Trent!" he called, recognizing a face in the crowd.

Trent turned at the sound of his name. "Oh hey, Zack! Glad you could make it." Him and Zack shook hands.

"I'm just trying to find where I should go in."

"Oh, come on this way. I was just meeting up with some other people, too."

Zack followed Trent to where Conner and Ethan were. His eyes fell upon a familiar face, with sandy blonde hair, holding hands with a pretty lady with deep auburn hair. "Billy?"

Billy looked up. His eyes widened with shock. "Zack?" They gave each other a long hug while Trent and Hayley looked on with confusion written on their faces. "It's been a long time, my friend." Comprehension dawned on Hayley's face, realizing that this was the original black ranger.

"It sure has, Billy. It's great to see you again."

"Wait," interrupted Trent. "How do you guys know each other?"

"We're old friends," answered Billy. He dropped his voice. "Zack's the original black."

Zack glanced at Billy, alarmed. "Billy, should you be..."

Billy waved him off. "They're okay. Trent used to be white of the Dino Rangers in Reefside and Hayley, my girlfriend, was their technical advisor." Hayley smiled and waved at Zack. Zack nodded in understanding. "And guess who was their mentor?" Zack waited for Billy to answer his own question.

Hayley pulled a tall man with short spiky hair, whose back was to them, toward Zack and Billy. "What's the deal, Hayley?"

"Dr. Tommy Oliver," continued Billy.

"No way," said Zack.

Tommy turned around to look at Billy. He glanced at Zack with surprise. "Zack?! How are you? What are you doing here? It's been a long time." Tommy and Zack hugged each other.

"You're a doctor? And a mentor to a team?"

Tommy nodded. "Unbelievable, isn't it?" He motioned for Conner and Ethan to join them. "This is Conner and Ethan. Red and blue. This is Zack. Original black." He looked back at Zack. "Of course, we've been out of business for three years, but you know how we hate to let go." He looked down at Zack's black outfit and Billy's blue one.

Zack laughed. "I sure do."

"You can't forget about yourself, Tommy," said Hayley.

"Talk about not letting go," said Ethan, "but Dr. O was our black."

"Black, huh?" said Zack. He laughed.

"Hey guys," said Trent. " We should be heading inside so we could beat the crowd."

Everyone nodded and followed Trent, with Tommy, Billy, and Zack lagging a bit behind to catch up on everything.


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