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Chapter 6
Kira sighed as she rolled over, groaning at the light shining through the window in the room. She pulled the duvet back over her head and closed her eyes, ignoring the occasional beeps from her phone. Sometime after midday, she heard a banging on her door, but decided to ignore it and hoped that whoever it was would go away. She was about to shout at whoever it was to leave when the banging stopped. Just as she settled back into her bed, her morpher went off, making her groan as she knew she couldn't ignore it.
"Yes?" She answered, making no effort to hide the exhaustion in her voice.
"Are you going to let me in? Or do I have to break the door down?" Conner asked, making her sit up in shock.
"Conner?" She asked, looking at the door.
"Yes. Now let me in." He said with a laugh. She grumbled but got out of bed, quickly making herself look slightly more presentable before opening the door, seeing the red ranger stood there with a smirk on his face. He looked at her and saw that she was wearing loose pyjama bottoms and a black tank top, leaving the bandage around her PICC line exposed. "Well, you've looked better." He said with a smirk as he walked into the flat without waiting to be asked in.
"What are you doing here?" She asked, closing the door and going to sit on the sofa. Conner had a quick look around the flat before sitting next to her.
"We've been calling and texting you all morning. You were supposed to meet us at the lab." He said, making her groan as she held a pillow to her chest.
"I'm sorry." She said, leaning her head back. "I just didn't have the energy."
"Hey, it's fine. But a bit of warning would be good next time." He replied with a smile. He had rung Tanya earlier and confessed to her that he knew about Kira, and the former ranger told him that Kira would occasionally have days where she felt so exhausted and down that she wouldn't get out of bed. He assumed that this was what was going on now, but he was determined that she wasn't going to be alone. "So, I know that you have down days and don't really want to do anything, so I brought some films, some snacks, and there is a pizza due to be delivered in about 15 minutes. Also, I know you have a gig tonight, so I brought as many sugary snacks as I could." She looked at him in shock before smiling at him.
"Thanks Conner." She said, making him smile back.
"What are big brothers for, right?" He replied. They settled back and Conner passed her the bag of sweet popcorn he had brought, knowing that she loved it. "So, Tommy said that you figured out why Zeltrax wanted the crystal."
"It was just a theory." She replied, looking at the films he had brought with him as she munched on the popcorn.
"Well, whatever he wanted with it, he won't get it." He replied. "Tommy said that he couldn't detect any more fragments around Reefside."
"That's good." She replied absentmindedly. Conner looked at her for a moment before speaking again.
"Hey Kira, can I ask you something?" He asked, making her look up with a frown.
"Sure. I can't promise I'll answer though." She replied.
"I thought chemo made your hair fall out." He said, making her laugh.
"Ok, first, that is a statement, not a question." She said, making him laugh. "And it did. This is a wig. The eyebrows are drawn on, and the eyelashes are fake." He stared at her for a moment with wide eyes.
"Seriously?" He asked, making her laugh.
"Yes. But it's good to know that you can't tell." She laughed.
"Can you take the wig off?" He asked, making her smirk slightly.
"Yes. But I'm not going to. I don't need you seeing me like that." She said as she heard a knock on the door. "That'll be the pizza." She said as she stood up, only to freeze as they heard their morphers go off. "You answer that, I'll get the door." She said, hurrying to the door.
"Go ahead." Conner said into his morpher.
"Conner, Zeltrax is by the dock." Tommy's voice replied, making Conner frown. "Are you with Kira?"
"Yeah, I made her let me in." He answered as Kira walked back into the room with the pizza in her hand.
"Meet us at the dock." Tommy said before cutting the communication. Kira put the pizza down and grabbed her jacket, shoes and car key.
"What are you doing?" Conner asked, watching her in shock.
"Going to the dock. You coming?" She asked, pulling her shoes and jacket on before walking to the door.
"I thought we agreed that you'd sit out?" He asked, jumping up and following her, grabbing a slice of pizza as he passed the table.
"You said. I ignored. Now come on." She said, leaving the flat. Conner quickly followed her as they hurried down to her car. She sped through Reefside until they reached the dock, arriving at the same time as Tommy's jeep with the other 3. They all jumped out and ran to where they could see Zeltrax with a group of Tyrannodrones.
"What do you want, Zeltrax?" Tommy asked as they stood in a line.
"I want you all to pay!" Zeltrax hissed. "You all destroyed my life, and you will pay."
"Why did you want the crystal?" Kira asked, trying to muster as much energy as she could.
"I was going to attempt to use its power for myself." He hissed, making Kira and Tommy share a look.
"You were going to turn yourself into a Power Ranger?" She asked.
"I was. But you ruined that too." He snapped.
"Well, I've had enough talking." Conner said, taking a small step forward. "You guys ready?"
"Ready." They all replied as they flicked their wrists to make their morphers appear. "Dino Thunder! Power up! Ha!" "White Ranger, Dino Power!" They all jumped into fights with the Tyrannodrones, all of them trying to keep an eye on Zeltrax at the same time.
Kira threw a Tyrannodrone over her head, using her Thundermax Saber to block their attacks. She slashed a Tyrannodrone in the chest and spun to see Zeltrax behind her, his sword raised.
"Why are you doing this?" She asked as they circled each other, Kira holding her Saber at the ready. "Mesagog's gone! We can help you!"
"I don't need your help." Zeltrax hissed swinging his sword at her, only for her to lift her Thundermax Saber and block his swing, leaving them with their weapons joined in front of them. "I need you to pay!"
"And then what?" Kira questioned, making him falter and causing his sword to fall away from her. "You are so filled with hate, thanks to Mesagog. What happens when you have nothing to direct that hate towards?"
"Enough mind games!" He hissed, swinging at her again. She didn't have enough time to block this hit, and his sword slashed her across the chest, sending her spinning to the ground with a flurry of sparks from the hit. She groaned as she rolled onto her back, just in time to see Zeltrax's sword swing for her again. She rolled out of the way just in time and threw her leg up, kicking Zeltrax in the chest and sending him stumbling backwards as she jumped up.
"Suit yourself." She muttered, pulling her Ptera Grips out. She blocked all of his attacks, using his momentum to allow her to send him into the wall behind her. She could see his anger rising, but did her best to not get overpowered. She raised her arm to attack him, but he quickly managed to kick her in the chest before she could, sending her flying back into Tommy and causing them both to land on the floor.
"You rangers will regret everything you have ever done!" Zeltrax shouted before jumping into an invisiportal, taking the rest of the Tyrannodrones with him.
"Kira? Are you alright?" Tommy asked as he sat up, looking at where she lay on her side next to him.
"Yeah, I'm good." She groaned as she let him help her up. "Again with the bloody ribs." She grumbled, looking at her teammates as they all walked over. "Well, he's definitely stronger."
"Let's head back to the lab." Tommy said, making Kira shake her head.
"I'm gonna head back to the flat. Give me a shout if anything else happens." She said, making them frown at her through their helmets.
"Are you sure, Kira?" Ethan asked.
"Yeah. I've got a gig tonight that I need to get ready for. I'll see you later." She said, turning and walking away from them. She waited until she was around the corner to demorph, leaning against the wall as her energy vanished and her breath became heavier in the exhaustion. "I can't wait for this to be over." She mumbled as she made her way back to her car.
Xxx
"Did Kira seem off to you?" Trent asked as he sat on the sofa in the lab. Ethan nodded as he sat next to him.
"It's almost like she's avoiding seeing us." He said, looking at Conner who was sat on the bottom step. "You said you were with her this morning. Did she seem alright?"
"She's got a lot going on, and I think it's taking its toll." He said, making Tommy frown from his seat at the computer.
"Did she tell you anything?" He asked, making Conner frown. "I know she's ill. Did she tell you what's going on?"
"What do you mean she's ill?" Trent asked with a frown.
"She hasn't said anything, but how she reacted when I asked her about it when we got our powers back gave it away." Tommy replied, making Conner frown. "I'm not asking you to tell me. I know I don't have that right. I just want to know that she's alright." Conner glanced at Trent and Ethan and sighed.
"In all honesty, she's a lot better than I would expect." Conner said, trying not to give away what was going on. "But I know that she is trying to do too much. That's why I was trying to get her to take a step back and only come to a fight if we can't handle it, but she's too bloody stubborn to listen to me."
"She said she had a gig tonight. Do you know where?" Tommy asked, making the other 3 frown.
"Tommy, what are you doing?" Ethan asked, making Tommy look up.
"Nothing." He said, but the faces of the 3 men in the room said that they didn't believe him. "We would always go to her gigs before."
"Yeah, but now she's your ex." Trent said, making Tommy frown.
"So?" He asked, looking around. "Kim's my ex and I am still friends with her."
"Yes, but would you go to one of her competitions?" Conner asked, making Tommy frown. "And what about Kat? Jason said that you still haven't contacted her."
"You know that exes don't normally stay friends." Ethan said with a pointed look. "Especially when you're still in love."
"What?" Tommy asked.
"We've seen how you two look at each other." Trent said, making Tommy frown. "There is still something there. Before you do anything like going to her gig, make sure you know why you're going. Is it as a friend, or because you want something more?" Tommy looked down as he thought for a moment, only to find that he was alone when he looked up. He stood up and walked in the studio, looking around for a moment and thinking about the song Kira had been singing the previous day before making a decision. He walked back to the desk and picked up his phone, dialling a familiar number.
"Hey Tanya, I need a favour."