A/N: Sorry for the long wait. My Norton security ran out and my parents refuse to renew it cos they want my laptop to get a virus. They also say that they want to cancel the internet because they 'don't need it anymore.' Hopefully, with the help of my three brothers, we'll protest. I have a bad relationship with my parents right now because they won't even let me go to a little b-day party (pizza and DVD) at my close friend's house.
Sorry again, for rambling on like some idiot. I'll try to update as often as I can. I hope this chapter is not rushed, I wrote it all today in the span of two hours and I've decided to cut off 'Back in Black.' This version of Legacy of Power is quite different from the actual episode.
KJ: Yes, I wonder *looks thoughtful*
AquitarStar: She'll go mad :P
K-Cat: Can't tell you that, but maybe in a few chapters... ;)
hewhoreaps: Yep, he now knows what's important. Purple egg and Conner's mum do indeed have a connection. KRENT 4EVER as usual, but I couldn't put any in this chapter *pouts* Yep, that creep Zeltrax always needs to obsess over someone.
Jeremy Shane: Thanks.
moustachelover14: I love your zealousy.
brankel1: You know I can just see Kim as an older sister figure, especially to Conner, who often needs the most guidance in this season.
Zeltrax burst through the doors to Mesogog's lab, followed by the tyrannodrones who were dragging Kim along.
"My lord, the prisoner," he announced proudly as Mesogog admired the white-silver shining stone in front of him.
"Finally," Mesogog started, but when he turned around to see who the prisoner was he frowned. "What's this?" Zeltrax could hear his Master losing his patience. "This is not the mentor."
"No... but she happens to be the former pink ranger as well as the current yellow ranger," Zeltrax explained smoothly.
"I don't see how that helps us," Elsa commented as she entered. She chuckled at Zeltrax, just imagining what his facial expression would be... if he actually had a face.
"What do you want with Michael?" Kim finally spoke, grunting as she struggled against the tyrannodrones' hold.
"How rude of me not to explain," Mesogog droned sarcastically. "My senses tell me this stone encases a power source that will be most useful to me. Alas, all my efforts to retrieve this power have been..." he paused for effect. "Less than successful." Kim rolled her eyes. She seriously contemplated saying 'DUH!' but decided not to.
"Let me go!" she shrieked instead.
"That's where your doctor comes in," Mesogog continued, completely ignoring her.
"He's just a high school science teacher!" Kim lied in a futile attempt, worried for the man she considered her close friend, even if they only spent a short amount of time together.
"Really? A high school science teacher who just taught two brats to become power rangers..." Mesogog mocked, inching closer to Kim like a sick old pervert.
"They are not brats!" Kim retorted, facing away from him. She considered using her ptera scream but remembered that she had already used it. Her enemies were ugly but not stupid. Unfortunately.
"Well, well, I wonder how far your friends, especially Doctor McKnight, would go to save you..." the ugly creature pondered aloud. And with that, her world went black.
"You're over-reacting," Conner observed, watching Kira pace up and down Michael's lab.
When the gig ended, Michael told the boys to wait for him while he went somewhere. After a while, the boys got worried and turned to the only other person left who knew about their secret. Kira. But she was no help - she was just as clueless as the boys were, if not more.
"No, I'm not. Think about it, your dad's been gone ever since the end of my gig," she stated. "And Kim didn't even show up to the gig!"
"I guess there's only one way to find out what the good doctor's been up to," Ethan concluded, shrugging at his classmates. With that, he walked over to the main computer, the other two following.
"How's that?" Conner asked even though the answer was pretty clear. Kira rolled her eyes at him.
"I'm in," Ethan chirped excitedly, hitting random keys on the keyboard. Random to Conner and Kira at least.
"Yeah but where?" Kira asked as a video of Michael McKnight adjusting the screen came up.
"I'm Michael Conner Eric McKnight," he started, earning Conner looks from the other two.
"Your name is one of his middle names?" Kira inquired.
"What's yours?" Ethan questioned. "And who's Eric?"
"Eric is my twin's name. And my middle names are Michael and Eric," Conner grumbled.
"Aww, isn't that cute," Kira teased, ruffling Conner's hair mockingly. Ethan hushed them.
"But if you're not me, then there's something seriously wrong," Michael continued, intriguing the trio of teens. "This video diary is a confidential record; only to be viewed in case of an emergency." Ethan exchanged a look with Kira, while Conner stared ahead, completely and utterly dumbfounded. "What you're about to see, is an important history."
"More dinosaur bone stories," Conner groaned. "Yawn."
"A history of the power rangers," Michael revealed.
"Okay, un-yawn," the red ranger took it back.
"It started in Angel Grove when five teenagers with attitude were recruited to fight the evil space sorceress: Rita Repulsa." On the screen, 2 boys were shown being morphed and then-
"Kim!" Ethan yelled, making Kira jump. Conner acted cool like he wasn't scared at all.
"Nice try dude," he said, clearing his throat.
Michael McKnight narrated the story, as footage of the original power rangers fighting was shown. A guy in green, who the teens didn't recognise, turned around when a familiar voice said 'hey!' The guy walked up to the person who happened to be Kim.
"Umm, I'm Kimberly," said girl introduced herself shyly. "You're new around here aren't you?"
"Yeah, I'm Tommy," the guy replied.
"I'm going to ask her about this," Kira said, uncharacteristically sounding girly.
"Where have I seen this situation before?" Ethan asked, stroking his chin with a mischievous glint in his eyes. His female buddy instantly knew what was coming whilst Conner had no idea what was going on. He was so dense when it came to things like this. "The new guy, the shy girl... Names beginning with K and T..."
"Shut up!" Kira exclaimed, whacking him around the head.
"OWWWW!"
"Tommy we need you, it's where you belong," the red ranger, Jason, stated. Tommy exchanged a glance with Kim, who smiled warmly at him. "Will you join us, Tommy?" Tommy took Jason's hand and shook it.
"I wonder if Trent would join as green..." Ethan wondered. "Maybe even another colour, all thanks to a certain girl."
"Hey, I'm not a ranger!" Kira hissed.
"Who knows, maybe one day, you could be the pink ranger..." he said casually, "or purple..." Conner had an 'I-don't-get-this' look on his face. After Tommy became the white ranger, Ethan opened his mouth again, "Hey, he can be white!" He was already imagining Kira and Trent joining the team, as purple and white.
"Of course, he's white," Conner said, referring to Tommy's skin colour. Ethan paused the video and gave him a weird look.
"Wow, Kim's awesome," Kira exclaimed.
"Our friend is one of the oldest living power rangers," Conner said.
"Not the oldest," a voice countered, making the trio look towards the back of the room instantly. "Just the best."
"Hayley?" Ethan squeaked.
"How did you get in here?" Conner asked rudely.
"More to the point: what do you know about any of this?" Kira added.
"I know that Mike and Kim are both in trouble," the gorgeous red head replied. "And you guys are the only ones who can save them."
Michael Conner Eric McKnight scolded himself for being so stupid. He ran straight into Mesogog's trap. Now he was strapped to the 'life extractor' whilst Kim was being held hostage at the back of the room. Zeltrax and Elsa had gone off somewhere.
"Once I access the power in this rock, my dream of returning the planet to its prehistoric roots will be a mere formality," Mesogog bragged, inching closer to Michael's face with each word.
Michael laughed bitterly, confusing his enemy. Kim feared that he was going mad. But she didn't blame him. Mesogog's habit of invading personal space was creepy...
"You're hilarious," Michael chuckled. Kim caught on to what her friend was getting at. Mesogog's head whipped around violently to look at her when she began to laugh too.
"What is it that you find so amusing," he spoke in his usually creepy, hoarse voice.
"Oh, nothing..." Kim giggled. "Just the fact that you don't want to take over the world." At this point, Michael roared with laughter.
"Kim, you joker!" he chimed.
"True, though, isn't it Mike?" Kim chanted.
"You'd think that with all your resources you'd try and pull off an Adolf Hitler-" Michael couldn't finish because he was obviously having too much fun.
"But nooo, instead you want to bring dinosaurs back. Hellloooo, didn't you ever take Science lessons?" Kim teased like a drunkard.
"Hey ugly, where are Zelly and Elly?"
"Oh, they went on a date didn't they?"
"Leaving poor old Mesogog all alone..."
"There's someone for everyone... but you."
Mesogog felt his anger rising and he doubted the pair in front of him. Had that fool Zeltrax captured the right woman? Had the right man run in? Or was this just a random woman and her lover? That tiny bit of doubt cost him. It all happened so quickly; Kim screamed knocking the tyrannodrones over, Mesogog doubled over in pain as she sent one his way, many of his potions and experiments were destroyed, Kimberly Ann Hart had untied her friend and ran off with him and most importantly, the stone was gone.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
"With the return of Mesogog, it became necessary to invoke the power of three of the dino gems. Should anything happen to me, these three are in charge of protecting the planet..." Michael finished, revealing the red, blue and yellow rangers.
"It's us and Kim!" Conner stated the obvious. Ethan was thinking about a small detail he picked up.
"Hayley, what did Doctor M mean when he said 'three of the dino gems'?" he asked. "I thought there were only three anyway..."
"Uhh, there are more dino gems... four in fact. Purple, black and I can't remember the other two..." Hayley answered. "Anyway, the purple morpher has already been made by..." she paused, glancing at Conner.
"My mother," he cut in, reassuring her that it was okay to talk about the late Mrs McKnight.
"Yes, Conner's mother. But the purple dino gem is lost. And so are the other three." Ethan nodded and Conner scratched the back of his head whilst Kira stood there awkwardly.
"He really trusts us," Conner said.
"He does," Hayley agreed.
"It's time you save him and Kim boys," Kira told them.
"You owe it to them," Hayley proclaimed.
"The whole world owes it to them, especially Kim," Kira added. The boys nodded and made their way to the exit, Hayley and Kira looking on.
Little did they know, Kim and Michael had already escaped.
A/N: Okay, my funny (meaning weird) side came out in this chapter. I hope it's not too strange...