Author's Note: I DO NOT own Power Rangers that credit goes to the Gods of Saban but this story is mine, I just borrowed their characters (and the main story line) and added some of my own thoughts to it.

-The Pink Gem

Chapter Eight

After school; Conner, Ethan, and Kira were waiting for Dr. Oliver to get out of school. When Dr.O finally left the building Conner and Ethan ran up to meet. "By the way Dr. O…." said Conner. "Let me guess, you want to talk about the burst of energy you two experienced yesterday," said Dr. O. "Yeah, something along those lines…." said Ethan. Dr. O stopped to think for a second, "Well my guess is you two just tapped into this whole new level of power because you two couldn't lose…." "Well, yeah of course not," said Conner. "But why?" said Dr. O, "What made this battle different from the others?" "Because… if we lost we would've….." "lost Kira," finished Ethan. "That's my thought," said Dr. O, "you both knew that you couldn't lose this battle and with that attitude you easily tapped into this power." Conner, Ethan, and Dr. Oliver walked up to Kira, "So, what are we practicing today?' asked Kira. "Today I want to test Conner and Ethan limits with their new power…." "Oh, so you guys don't need me then?" said Kira. "Hey, why wouldn't we need you?" said Conner. "I wanted to test their limit to see if it would give you the confidence to tap into your new power," said Dr. O, "it doesn't just work for guys, okay Kira?" "Yeah, I guess so…" "Come ON Devin, we're going to miss the fight!"

Conner, Kira, Ethan, and Dr. Oliver looked towards Cassidy dragging Devin who was fumbling with his camera bag. "Cassidy you wouldn't record a fight between two students and not tell me about it?" asked Dr. Oliver. Cassidy and Devin stopped short and turned around to face him. "It's not a fight between two students Dr. O," said Cassidy. "Yea, it kinda is…" said Devin. Cassidy elbowed Devin. "Cassidy…." said Dr. Oliver. "It's the White Ranger!" said Cassidy, "now you guys better not steal my scoop!" Cassidy walked away from Dr. O while Devin walked up, "Some kid said the White Ranger was fighting Erica, the new girl, okay? I need to help Cassidy, see ya," said Devin as he ran up to Cassidy. Everyone exchanged glances, "So what's Trent's problem with his sister, I mean I get why she fought him yesterday, but why today?" asked Kira. "You weren't there…." said Ethan. "Why?" said Kira. 'Erica kinda…promised the White Ranger a rematch," said Conner. "What was she thinking!" said Kira. "I don't think she meant it…" said Dr. O, "but Trent seems to think it's real." "It wasn't Trent!" said Kira, "the White Ranger is making him do this!" "How about instead of pointing the blame finger around, let's stop the White Ranger before from doing something he might regret," said Ethan. The group agreed and followed after Cassidy and Devin.

At the fight site…..

"White Drago Sword Laser Arrows," Erica preformed a dodge rolled and the attack missed. After dodging, Erica ran up to the White Ranger and tried to punch him in the face but the helmet was too hard. "Damn it…" said murmured shaking her fist. "Is that he best you got?" said the White Ranger as he punched her. Erica was knocked back a few feet but she shook off the attack. "I see…" said the White Ranger, "it's going to take something more to beat you." Steven was standing near a group of civilians who were watching the fight, "Is this a show?' one guy asked. "How much are they paying these people?" asked a woman. "C'mon, Erica…." whispered Steven, "walk away before it's too late." Elsa and Zeltrax were watching the fight, "Well?" asked Elsa. "80-80; there are evenly matched," replied Zeltrax.

Erica was pushed back by the White Ranger latest attack, "I have no idea how to beat this guy, what do I do?" thought Erica. "Time to bring out the big guns," said the White Ranger as he pulled out a laser. The White Ranger aimed the laser at the Erica, 'You're really gonna shoot me, I'm not even armed," said Erica. "This seems like overkill I know, but if you went down… I don't know maybe five minutes ago I wouldn't have felt the need to use this," said the White Ranger. The White Ranger shot at Erica, "Erica GET DOWN!" screamed Steven from the crowd. Erica went down on her stomach and the laser beam missed her but went towards the crowd of people that was standing a few feet behind her, the crowd scattered but the beam hit a building. Erica raised her head up and saw Steven running away from the attack. "It almost hit him…" murmured Erica, "he almost…I almost…." Erica grabbed some dirt and picked herself up. Erica turned to face the White Ranger staring coldly at him. Erica ran at the White Ranger with almost super speed, the White Ranger shot a few more laser beams at her, but Erica easily dodged out of the way. Erica landed at least half a dozen quick jabs at the White Ranger.

"What the-" said Zeltrax looking the scanner. "What are their energy levels now?" asked Elsa. "100-80," said Zeltrax. "There you go White Ranger, all you needed was some motivation," said Elsa. "It's not the White Ranger….it's the girl….her energy level is 100," said Zeltrax. "What? That's impossible!" screamed Elsa, "You're scanner must be busted, she only human."

The White Ranger was knocked back into a building, Erica stood in a defensive position. "I'm not gonna let you win," said Erica. Erica fell on one knee, breathing heavily, "Great…now my body decides to act up at the worst possible time." Steven ran into an alleyway where he could still see the fight. Steven saw Erica on the ground and the White Ranger walking towards her, "What's wrong?" said the White Ranger, "Ran out of energy already?" Erica got on her feet and jumped back away from the White Ranger. Steven clutched Erica's bag, "Damn it, she still isn't feeling well, and where the hell are those Ranger?"

"Give me that scanner!" said Elsa as she snatched it from Zeltrax. Elsa aimed the scanner at Erica and the White Ranger. "There Zeltrax, I fixed the problem. Now it reads 120-80." "Elsa, you should read the labels next to the numbers," said Zeltrax. Elsa read the numbers, "EM-120, WR-80. Legend, EM=Erica Mercer, WR= White Ranger…What is going on with this stupid machine? The girl is on the ground breathing her last breaths, how is she stronger than the White Ranger!"

Steven looked at Erica's bag, "Didn't Erica say yesterday at the Cafe…that she needed water when she looked sick…and she brought all these water bottles to school today…." Steven opened up Erica bag, "Empty…Empty…Empty…Empty…Viola!" Steven pulled out a full water bottle and ran up to the fight. Erica was dodging the White Ranger Sword Attack. "You can't dodge me forever," said the White Ranger as he attacked Erica. She countered the White Rangers attack and kicked him away. "Yoooo, Erica, catch!" said Steven as he tossed a water bottle towards her. Erica caught the bottle and quickly drank the water. The White Ranger recovered from the attack and faced Steven, "I thought I told you to stay away from this fight!" Steven quickly retreated back to the alley. The White Ranger faced Erica and was initial shocked. Erica didn't look sick anymore, she wasn't sweating or anything. She took a defensive position, "Ready…" she said. The White Ranger tilted his helmet to the side. "Ummm, what did that guy give you?" "Just some medicine…." She replied smiling.

Elsa was smacking the scanner, "Stupid scanner…" she said. The machine beeped three times before changing the numbers. "There, now it reads 80-80, only you would build such a buggy piece of machine Zeltrax…." "Elsa, look at the girl." Elsa turned to look at the fight, Erica and the White Ranger were evenly matched now, there were each countering the other's attack. "This doesn't make any sense…if the scanner wasn't wrong….how did she run out of energy when the scanner showed that she was strong enough to beat the White Ranger. Now they're on an even playing field and she has all the energy in the world." "Elsa, we should report back to Lord Mesogog when he returns…" said Zeltrax. "I second that…" said Elsa as they both went through an Invisi-Portal.

The White Ranger pushed Erica back when he saw the four Rangers run up, "Oh…great you brought back up," said the White Ranger. "What are you talking about?" Erica asked. Erica turned around and saw the Rangers coming; she turned and faced the White Ranger. "I didn't do it..." "Five against one doesn't seem like fair odds," said the White Ranger. "Neither was shooting me with a laser beam," thought Erica. "Fine, I can take a hint…" the White Ranger turned and walked away. "See ya," said the White Ranger. "Wait!" screamed Erica. The White Ranger stopped. "I don't want a rematch…" said Erica. "Heh, fine by me," said the White Ranger as he disappeared.

The Rangers ran up to Erica. "Hey, are you okay?" asked the Black Ranger. "You guys sure took you're sweet time," said Erica walking away. The Yellow and Blue Ranger got in Erica's way. "What were you thinking? You could've gotten killed,' said the Yellow Ranger, 'Does that even faze you?" "Hmmm, nope see ya." Erica walked towards Steven and embraced him, "See I told you I could handle myself." "You sure, I saw a few close calls." Cassidy and Devin ran up to Erica, "So tell the world Erica," started Cassidy holding a microphone, "why did you let the White Ranger off the hook?" "What...?" "Don't "?" me, if you two continued the fight, I'm sure the White Ranger would've lost...eventually. But most importantly, we would've seen his secret identity." "Cassidy….." said Erica, "if you had been watching the fight, you would've seen the White Ranger identity. The four Rangers, Cassidy, and Devin all said "What?" simultaneously. "Devin, let me see your camera." "Sure, Erica, but I was watching the fight pretty carefully and I didn't see anything like that." Erica took the camera from Devin and started looking at the camera carefully. "Do you really think Erica caught a glimpse of the White Ranger?" whispered the Blue Ranger. "She's acting too calm if she did," said the Black Ranger. Erica opened up the memory card component, took out the memory card and tossed the camera back at Devin. "See ya," said Erica and Steven as they ran off. Cassidy and Devin chased after them, "Give that back!" screamed Cassidy, "I need that to get the job at the T.V. station!" The Rangers all looked at each other. "How did Erica last so long against Trent? It doesn't make any sense," said the Blue Ranger. "Maybe Trent was nice enough to let her win," said the Red Ranger sarcastically. "More importantly…" said the Yellow Ranger, "What are we going to do about Trent. Are we help him or not?" "It depends…" said the Black Ranger, "we can't save Trent if he has no trouble hurting civilians. If Trent is fighting the White Gem, then we need to save him, but it's too early to say if Trent is corrupted or just evil. Let's get back; we need to figure out our next plan against the White Ranger."

At Anton and Trent's House…

Erica walked in the door and was walking past Anton's study. Erica took a glimpse and saw Anton reading a newspaper. "Erica you're home," said Anton. Erica stopped and walked back to the doorway. Anton folded his paper and put it aside. "Do you know what time it is?" "No idea…" "Didn't we have the talk yesterday?" "I recall something of it…" "Then you know the drill?" Erica shrugged. Anton saw something in her eyes, "What happened?" "Nothing…" Anton sighed, "How 'bout you tell me what happened today, if it's the truth, I'll give you a second chance." Erica shook her head. "You would rather be grounded than tell me the truth." "Anton…" Erica took a second to gather her thoughts, "under normal circumstances, I wouldn't believe what happened to me, but it happened. I can't change anything, and there is no reason why I need to involve you in this… mess!" Erica exhaled, 'I'm going up to my room." Erica turned to face the stairs, "Wait!" said Anton, "this morning you put about half a dozen water bottles in your bag. Why?" Erica turned to face Anton, "It's my medicine, I haven't been feeling good, I drink a bottle of water and I feel better, okay? See ya." Erica ran up the stairs. "Great, that was productive," said Anton. "I wonder what happened…" Trent walked in the door, but before he could walked up the stairs, Anton dragged Trent into his study and locked the door. "What happened?" screamed Anton. Trent laughed. "You're sister came home, something happened, tell me what happened!" Trent shrugged, "She owed me a rematch, nothing else," said Trent. "You attacked your sister! Why the hell would you do something like that?" "She was more of a challenge than the other Rangers; I actually enjoyed myself fighting her. Why do you care?" "You Almost Killed Your Sister….did you not understand what you could've done!" "Guess not. Why are you pissed off I thought you liked the whole destruction thing or is that your other half?" Anton and Trent stared at each other, "Trent…." started Anton, "stay away from your sister; she doesn't deserve to be dragged into this." "Wow, Dad….I wish I could've had a choice to stay out of your mess!" Trent unlocked the study door and walked out.

Anton started sweating, 'I've fought him long enough…" said Anton as he walked through the Invisi-Portal. At Mesogogs' lair, Elsa and Zeltrax were working typing on a computer. "I hope you two spent your day doing something productive, I saw that you two didn't capture the White Ranger," said Mesogog as he walked in. "My lord….." said Zeltrax, "We started a study on Mercer's kids." Mesogog started at Zeltrax, 'Why would you start something so unproductive?" "My lord, allow me…" said Zeltrax as clicked some buttons on the computer, and the screen pulled up some data.

Round 1: W.R vs. E.M; Energy Levels: 80-80

Round 2: W.R. vs. E.M; Energy Levels 80-100

Round 3: W.R. vs. E.M; Energy Level 80-120

Round 4: W.R. vs. E.M; Energy Level 80-80

"Elsa, is this data correct?" Elsa took a step forward, "My lord, given that this is just our first trial I wouldn't put too much stock in the data." "And yet…." said Mesogog, "the girl's energy level was unusual yesterday as well wasn't it." "That's not all..." said Zeltrax. He told Mesogog the entire fight between Erica and the White Ranger. "Elsa and I are trying to figure out why the girl would be so weak when her energy levels spiked, and why when the girl was able to match the White Ranger strength when her energy level decreased." "Humans are such weak creatures….she probably couldn't handle that surplus of power and it ended up weakening her. Where is the girl getting the energy from? Hmm…" Mesogog walked away from Zeltrax and Elsa. "Mercer has been putting up a fight to keep me at bay…I want you two to continue this test without directly attacking the girl. Do I make myself clear?" Zeltrax and Elsa nodded. "Good," said Mesogog as he left the lab, "It was a Dino Gem, there is no other explanation," thought Mesogog. After Mesogog left, Zeltrax walked up to Elsa, "thanks for backing me up," he said sarcastically. "Well, if Mesogog hated your plan there was no point in both of us getting destroyed," said Elsa, "now we need a plan to track the girls' energy level, but how?" "Mesogog said don't directly attack her, but he didn't say we couldn't attack the people around her," said Zeltrax. "So, we send a monster to an area where she is...its starts attacking people and she will go and start fighting the monster…we need to be careful on this one. We need to take precautions so that the other Rangers won't interfere. I have a plan."

End of Chapter 8

Author's Note: I want to thank all my followers; I'm trying to move this story forward, but it's difficult. I will update next week if I don't drown in homework.