Dino Thunder: Return of the Eclipse- Chapter 25: Fighting Spirit
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Summary: Tommy's visited by some old friends.
Previously on…Power Rangers Dino Thunder:
Tommy collected a large sample, lifting it up. "Let's see what this goo is all about."
"Hayley thinks she can demorph me." Dr. Oliver stated. The Rangers all had looks of shock written on their faces. They all shared their thoughts.
"With a little help of this slime. It might work as a synthesizing agent that I think can help bring Tommy back to his normal self."
"He's gone."
Crystal and Lucy turned from their seats at the Dino computer the second they heard voices. "What's up, Hayley? Where's Dr O?" Ethan asked, glancing around.
"Yeah. Not that we'd be able to see him if he was here." Kira stated, stopping before the stairs with the other Rangers.
The sisters shared a look, knocking that Dr. Oliver sat at the workout machines in the back, getting a workout in, despite the whole invisibility thing. "Hey, guys."
The Rangers turned around, seeing one of the machines moving independently. Kira pointed to it. "I'll never get used to that."
Conner took a few steps forward. "Hey, Dr O, no offense, but what's the point of building your biceps if nobody's gonna see them?"
"That's the reason I called you here." The weights slammed down on each other as a towel floated in the air. "Hayley found a way to bring me back to normal."
"That's great!" Kira glanced around.
"What are we waiting for?" Ethan asked. "Let's do it."
"Hold on, everybody." Hayley walked between the Rangers while the Guardians stopped near their team. "Tommy, I told you, the re-moleculiser may make you visible again, but I haven't found a power source strong enough for it yet."
"I've been thinking about that." A black case with the Dino Thunder logo floated through the air and stopped before Hayley. "Maybe we should use this."
Hayley scrunched her eyebrows as she opened it. "No way. Forget it." She shook her head.
"We gotta try something." Dr. Oliver argued. "My Dino Gem is the most powerful source of energy we have."
Crystal slipped through the Rangers. "Powerful being the operative word, Dr. O."
"What about your powers?" Hayley asked, turning to the golden-haired ninja.
The Guardian shook her head. "We've tried looking everywhere in our tomes but we haven't found anything that reverses invisibility yet."
"Plus, do we have an idea of how Dr. O will react to the power?" Lucy added, stepping next to Kira.
"Too risky," Hayley added.
"Hayley, we don't have a choice." Dr. Oliver stated.
Deep in the side of a mountain, Elsa stood watch over the working Tyrannodrones, chiseling and mining away at the rocks. Across from her sat a sizeable spear-tipped drill. "Keep digging!" She barked. "Faster, you fools. That's it."
Suddenly a white light appeared out of nowhere, glowing from where the drill met the earth. Elsa moved to it. "Out of my way!" She shoved a Tyrannodrone out of the way, slipping into the crack between the drill and the rocky wall. "At last, I've found it." She picked up a white rock, glowing brightly in her hand. "It's even more beautiful than I imagined."
The Rangers began quick work after Dr. Oliver's confession about his gem. Hayley walked over to the table that Dr. Oliver laid down on, throwing a sheet over him. "Okay, Hayley, I'm ready."
"For the record, I still think this is a bad idea." Hayley shook her head.
Kira walked around, stopping near Dr. Oliver's head. "And for the record, I agree with Hayley."
"Don't worry. I'll be fine." Dr. Oliver assured the team.
"See you soon, Dr. O." Ethan breathed out, placing two micro-monitors on Dr. Oliver's chest with Kira. "Literally, I hope."
"Okay," Hayley gently added in the dino gem.
"Good to go." Dr. Oliver confirmed.
Hayley placed the entire container on the machine, moving over to turn it on. "Initiating sequence."
The Rangers watched the figure that was Dr. Oliver begin to move and twitch rapidly. "Is everything Okay?" Kira asked.
They continued to watch him now violently twitch as the machine began to smoke and spark. "It's overloading!" Hayley announced.
"What's happening?" Kira leaned around Conner to look at the genius.
"The energy attenuator has shut down," Hayley reported. "He's receiving full current." She turned around to shut the machine off, but it sparked violently. The machine let out a bright light, but something stopped the machine from continuing.
A shield of silver surrounded the machine in a bubble, forcing the explosion and sparks to be contained within. Everyone turned to find Lucy standing at the edge of the line of Rangers, nervously biting her nails and focused on the twitching body of Dr. Oliver.
Crystal moved to her, snapping her fingers in front of Lucy, startling the girl out of her trance. "You okay?"
"Yeah, why?" Lucy asked, blinking.
Crystal caught a hint of silver in her eye when she blinked, looking at her older sister. "You managed to contain the machine's haywire disaster."
"Did I?" Lucy scratched her head. "I don't remember."
Hayley pulled the container from the machine. "His Dino Gem's destroyed." Then, Dr. Oliver's body reappeared, unconscious on the table. Hayley and the Rangers rushed to him. "Tommy? Tommy? Can you hear me?"
An hour later, the Rangers stood around Dr. Oliver while he lay in a hospital bed. After unsuccessful attempts at waking the man, they took him to the ER to get checked in and monitored. "What's wrong with him, doctor?" Hayley asked quietly.
"I have no idea, Hayley." Dr. Walsh answered. "His vitals are stable, but his brain patterns are wildly erratic."
"Can you get him out of it?" Kira asked tentatively.
"We're trying, but he's not responding to anything." Dr. Walsh told them.
Ethan glanced at the rest of the Rangers." But he's gonna be Okay, right?"
"I'm not going to lie to you. The longer he stays like this, the more at risk he is." Dr. Walsh informed them.
"Thanks, Dr. Walsh." Hayley nodded.
"Your friend's gonna get the best care possible." Dr. Walsh assured the team, walking out.
"Guys." Crystal motioned to the TV across the room.
"Breaking news. The city is under attack by a terrifying creature. Citizens are advised to stay indoors until further notice." The video showed people scrambling out of the way, trying to escape the monster. Except it looked like a monster they had already fought.
"I'll stay with him," Hayley assured the team.
Conner nodded. "We'll be back as soon as we can."
Blasts hit the new Terrorsaurus at the feet. He turned, finding Conner racing through the minor wreckage. "At last." He threw his arms out, firing blasts that Conner dodged, racing up a ramp and through the air. "Just who I wanted to see."
"Tyranno Staff!" Conner called, producing his staff. He jumped off his seat, landing in front of the Terrorsaurus, and swung over his head. The Terrorsaurus dodged, catching Conner's next hit. He pulled Conner to him. "I thought the last Terrorsaurus was ugly, but you even got him beat!" The Terrorsaurus threw Conner away, producing a red sword, and sliced Conner to the ground.
"Fire!" Kira yelled, racing on her bike with Lucy behind her.
"Lasers!" Ethan called after her, racing the other way with Crystal behind her. They fired their lasers at the monster, taking his attention from Conner. They whipped around, allowing the Guardians to dismount.
Inside Tommy's head, he stood in a reddened desert at the bottom of a pit with a little stream running through. A rectangular doorway-like structure stood at the top of one of the sides. "Hello? Hello?" He called, squinting and glancing around. "Anybody? What is this place?"
"Hello, Tommy." His own voice called out. Tommy turned around to find…Red Zeo Ranger standing in the middle of the structure. "Remember me? Zeo Ranger Five. Don't tell me you've forgotten already."
"But that's impossible." Tommy breathed, watching his former self walk down the mountain of sand.
"Oh, it's possible," Zeo spoke. "And I'm still as tough as ever. The question is, are you?"
"What is this?" Tommy asked. "I'm not gonna fight you."
"Then I suppose you will be destroyed." Zeo fell into his fighting stance.
Tommy glanced down at his silver band, seeing no gem, just the Dino Thunder logo. "The gem, it's gone!" He looked up as Zeo charged.
Zeo kicked over Tommy, letting the ranger dodge. He kicked again. Tommy blocked. He punched. Tommy blocked. Zeo drove his knee up, pushing Tommy back. Tommy charged, swinging, but Zeo grabbed him, falling into the water and letting Tommy roll to his knees. Zeo climbed up and fell in his stance while Tommy stared at his former self.
Conner climbed to his feet and charged. The Terrorsaurus fired lasers that sent Conner back. He then turned around and fired at the four Rangers coming at him, sending them all to the ground.
"Fire!" Trent called, racing through the scene on his ATV. He fired lasers, watching the Terrorsaurus take hits.
"Trent!" Conner called, rising to his butt.
"Great, another one." The Terrorsaurus threw his arms out, firing red lightning at the White Ranger, sending him skidding to two tires to avoid. But he ultimately fell off.
"Trent!" Kira called, regrouping with the rest of the Rangers, watching Trent's morph shatter as he winced in pain. His morpher sparked.
In downtown, Cassidy walked into Mr. Cormier's office. "Ah, Cornell, good. Come, come, come, come, come." He urged her and Devin into his office. "I got a big assignment for you."
"You do? Me? Are you sure?" Cassidy grinned.
"Don't look so surprised.
Devin leaned over to her. "Don't want him to change his mind."
Cassidy hit his stomach while Mr. Cormier started to talk again. "Look, my field reporter's out and there's an attack downtown. I need Ranger footage for my lead story. Think you and Darwin can handle it?"
"You mean, Devin." Cassidy smiled.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever! Just get over there." Mr. Cormier waved her off.
"I'll got right there! Thank you, Mr Cormier, you won't regret it." Cassidy walked off with an accomplished smile on her lips.
"Think it's a little late for that."
Back in Tommy's head, Tommy pushed up, kicking over Zeo's head. Zeo dodged, then dodged the sweeping kick. He turned around and punched. Tommy avoided it, spinning in the air and landing opposite of him. Tommy flip-kicked to hit, but Zeo avoided it, sliding into the water.
Zeo came for a punch, but Tommy ducked. Zeo spun around, but Tommy caught one of his arms and then blocked the other. But Zeo grabbed his wrist, throwing him over his shoulder and into the water. Tommy pulled him with him, the two rolling until
Zeo climbed to his knees, struggling with Tommy before throwing him in the water, watching him spin around before he landed. "Washed up already, Tommy?"
Zeo charged again, jumping up and aiming for a kick that Tommy blocked. Zeo went to kick, but Tommy caught his leg, throwing him clear across the field. Zeo climbed unsteadily to his feet while Tommy remained standing. "I see you've got a lot of fight left in you, but is it enough?" He threw his arms in the air, disappearing.
"Wait!" Tommy called, stepping forward. "What are you talking about?"
Back at the hospital, Hayley remained at Tommy's bedside, watching the doctor's eyes flicker back and forth like he was awake under the guise of sleep.
She just prayed he woke up.
The scene changed. Instead of the red desert, Tommy stood in a dense forest. "Tommy." A voice rang out. "Tommy." It repeated. "Tommy."
"Something tells me I'm not in Reefside any more." Tommy sighed, glancing around.
"Or Angel Grove." The voice laughed. To his right, a flash of white appeared. "Finally cut that hair, huh, Tommy?"
Tommy stared at the second incarnation of his powers, the White Ranger. His way of making up for all that he did as the Green Ranger. "White Ranger? But your powers were destroyed."
"You can't keep a good Ranger down." White fell into a stance.
"Oh, not again." Tommy sighed.
"For old time sakes." White Ranger charged.
The two flipped to each other. White punched. Tommy blocked and kicked. White blocked. Tommy swung twice and missed. White then caught both of Tommy's fists, throwing back. Tommy landed on his back, turning to see the White Ranger pull his blade out. White swung twice, hitting nothing. Then, he smashed into a tree on the third strike, causing sparks.
Tommy swung around the tree, hitting the White Ranger in the chest. He blocked a kick and rolled to avoid a slice. He climbed up just in time to see the White Ranger readjust his sword. "Fire!" He called, firing a stop from the blade's pommel at Tommy. He fell to the ground.
The Terrorsaurus pushed Ethan back, letting him stumble before he turned to Kira and Conner. The two took a lightning hit from him, sending them stumbling back until they crashed, their morphs cracking and disappearing while their morphers sputtered and crackled.
The Terrorsaurus didn't have time to avoid a sword swing coming his way. He growled, turning to the Guardians. Crystal stood with her sword on her shoulder and her hand on her hip. "Try me." She challenged. But the moment the Terrorsaurus stepped forward, a silver streak slammed into him, sending him sprawling on the ground.
He snarled, pushing up to find Lucy standing before her sister, leaning on her sword that dug into the ground. "Seems like he was too slow." She joked, smiling under her helmet. She pulled her sword from the ground, falling into a stance like her sister, sword at her side.
The two charged, but the Terrorsaurus sent a wave of red lightning. It hit Crystal in the chest, knocking her to the ground. Her sword hit the ground as her morph shattered while she winced in pain. She scolded herself for letting him get the better of her.
Lucy slipped by the lightning. Only when she nearly hit him the Terrorsaurus sent a more powerful blast at her, sending her back. Her head cracked against the ground as her sword landed in the dirt, like King Arthur's sword. She crashed into a rumble, her morph shattering in the process.
"This is too easy." The Terrorsaurus rumbled, smiling.
Ethan, being the last Ranger standing, called on his personalized bike. "Hovercraft Cycle!"
"Bring it." The Terrorsaurus challenged.
Ethan took off, eating his bike transform into hover mode. "Thrusters!" He called, racing by him.
"Back off, creep."
The Terrorsaurus jumped up, landing on the back of the cycle, and sucked the power from Ethan, throwing him off the bike. He landed, laughing as Ethan landed on rubble and groaned. His morph shattered.
"Ethan!" Conner called, moving to the Blue Ranger with Kira behind him. Trent met them as they hauled Ethan up. "This guy has worked my last nerve." Conner bit. "Ready?"
"Ready!"
White Ranger, Dino Power!
Dino Thunder, Power Up!
Except, when the Rangers pressed their buttons to morph, nothing happened. They glanced at each other, pushing their buttons and looking at their morphers. "Hey? What's going on?"
Ethan glanced at all of them, shocked. "That thing fried our morphing energy!"
The Terrorsaurus laughed. "Not so tough now, are you?" He turned around and took off.
Conner stepped forward. "He's gone!"
"Hey, guys!" Cassidy called, slowing to a stop in front of the four. "Oh, my goodness! What happened to you guys?"
"Things are a bit fuzzy, but I'd say a giant mutant attack." Kira lied easily.
Cassidy folded her arms over her chest and looked around in confusion. "Didn't the Power Rangers come to help you out?" She asked a hint of hope in her voice.
"No. I guess they couldn't make it." Trent chuckled awkwardly.
"Yeah, no Power Rangers anywhere near here," Conner confirmed.
"That's weird. They always show up whenever anyone needs them." Devin noted.
"Maybe they're at the Laundromat, washing those shiny suits?" Kira suggested.
Devin nodded. "Yeah."
Rocks tumbling turned all the teenagers' attention to Crystal lying on the ground, her eyes closed. They all moved to her. "Crystal? You okay?" Kira asked.
"Aside from the severe nausea, yeah, peachy." Crystal squinted at the team, holding her arms out for the boys to help her. She swayed momentarily before she shook her head and blinked. "This feels worse than last time." She muttered, running a hand through her hair. She glanced around. "Where's Lucy?"
Conner glanced around until he spotted a black Converse hanging out from a pile of rubble. "There." He pointed to the shoe, taking off with Crystal and Rangers in tow, leaving Cassidy and Devin alone. They found Lucy slumped against piles of rumble, looking like she was sleeping.
Crystal carefully climbed to her, patting her cheek. "Lu," She cooed softly, only loud enough for the two Guardians to hear. "Open your eyes, Lulu." She called.
Lucy opened her eyes, blinking rapidly against the harsh sun before her hand flew to cover her eyes. "What happened?" She asked.
"Monster attack," Crystal responded, helping her up gently and out of the rubble.
Lucy shook her head. "Oh, great, what psycho monster did Lothor concoct this time?"
All the Rangers turned to her, then glanced at each other. "Lothor?" Kira asked, returning her gaze to the Silver Guardian.
Lucy only turned to her sister in confusion.
Tommy kicked up, trying to hit the White Ranger. The Ranger blocked, administering his own kick that Tommy blocked. After a rapid succession of kicks and punches, the White Ranger threw Tommy to the ground. "You still with me? Come on, get up!" He hauled Tommy up, throwing him into a tree and holding him there. "Don't forget, I know all your old moves."
Tommy spun them around, but the White Ranger pinned him against a different tree. "That might be true, but I learned a few new ones." He pushed the White Ranger off of him, jumping up to avoid a swing before pushing off of one tree to another and using the force of pushing off that one to take the White Ranger down.
The White Ranger nodded. "Impressive. Now we'll see if you can face your toughest challenge." He climbed to his feet and disappeared.
"What? Like that wasn't tough?"
Cassidy stood in Mr. Cormier's office, filling him in on what the Rangers told her. Mr. Cormier leaned on his chair, trying to comprehend. "Let me get this straight." He stated. "You're saying civilians were under attack and the Rangers were a no-show?"
"Exactly." Cassidy agreed. "Are you mad I didn't get a big story?"
"Are you kidding me? This is huge!" Mr. Cormier smiled. "'Power Rangers Abandon Reefside'."
"Well, sir, I don't know if they aban…." Devin started.
"Quiet, Darwin." Mr. Cormier snapped. "This is the biggest story we've had all year. Listen, Cornell, I want you to run with this, capisch? You're our lead story for the news. And try not to screw it up." He walked out of his office.
Cassidy smiled, bouncing. "The lead story. Yay, me!"
"Cass, look, we don't have all the facts. I'm sure the Power Rangers had a good reason for not being there." Devin tried to voice.
"Hello, lead story. That's the only thing I care about right now."
"Well, it just feels wrong. So if you do this story, afraid you do it without me." Devin left the office, leaving Cassidy with a lot to think about.
"Any news, doctor? Is there anything you can tell us?" Hayley asked hopefully, watching Dr. Walsh look at Dr. Oliver's stats.
Dr. Walsh turned to her. "I'm sorry, Hayley. No change." He walked out.
"I wish there was something we could do. I feel completely helpless." Kira stated glumly.
"Dr. Oliver's pretty tough, Kira," Conner spoke, earning attention. "He gave me a C-minus on my term paper."
"And he was being generous." Kira smiled.
The door opened, and Crystal walked in with Lucy, the Silver Guardian in a wheelchair, holding an icepack on the back of her head. The Solar ninja sighed. "Anything on Dr. O?" She asked, stopping Lucy's chair at the end of the bed.
Hayley shook her head. "Nothing." She glanced at Lucy, staring at Dr. Oliver with a quizzing look. "How's she?"
"Minor swelling and a major concussion. Docs say the momentary amnesia was caused by her hitting the back of her head into a piece of rubble. My guess is Terrorsaurus hit her pretty hard with his lightning when she came at him. Should subside in a few days, if not, she's in for another brain scan."
Lucy glanced up at her sister. "Don't make me do that again."
"Sorry, bug, but you gotta get your noggin looked at to ensure there's nothing wrong permanently." Crystal ruffled her hair just a bit.
Lucy groaned. "I really don't want to go a brain scan again." She leaned against the arm of the wheelchair, her icepack still on the back of her head. "The bright side is I got a stitch or two in my head."
Crystal leaned down on Lucy's shoulder. "Bug, that's not good news." She pointed out.
"It's not?"
"No."
"Breaking news. The creature is back!" The TV beeped, showing more footage of the Terrorsaurus terrorizing people. Everyone turned to see the Terrorsaurus.
"I had a feeling he'd be back." Ethan sighed.
"And there's nothing we can do about it."
"Where are the Power Rangers?"
Tommy stepped into a different forest. Instead of dark and shrouded in mystery, the one was light and airy with flowing gauze curtains. "Okay, this is weird even by Ranger standards." He muttered. He turned when a sword appeared in the tree beside him. He yanked it, tightening his grip. "I thought I might run into you."
The Green Ranger marched to him. "It's been a while, Tommy." He stated. "I see you've switched to basic black."
"It seems to work for me." Tommy returned. "Let me guess. You want to fight?"
"You guessed right." The green Ranger quickly fell into a stance, charging. Tommy readied his weapon and charged. Green kicked the blade away. The two kicked each other before Tommy tried another swing. Green spun his arm around, hitting him in the chest, then tried in the head.
Green pulled his arm down, dragging Tommy down. Tommy tried punching, but Green was faster, spinning his arm around again, shoving it against his chest. He then pulled the arm, kicking the blade from Tommy's hand. The blade went flying while Green swept Tommy's feet from him. He caught the blade, holding it up as the ground shook and green lightning hit Tommy, pushing him back.
Tommy rolled over, determination on his face.
"Again, where are the Power Rangers?" The reporter questioned.
Conner shook his head. "That's it." He stated, turning to the team. "You guys can stay here and watch this, but I can't." He rounded the bed.
"Hold up!" Ethan called, trailing him.
"We're going with you!" Kira stated.
"Hey, where are you going?" Hayley asked, stopping Ethan and Trent. "You don't stand a chance without your powers."
"That wouldn't stop Dr. O, and it's not going to stop us either," Ethan informed her, walking out of the room.
Crystal glanced at Hayley. "I'm gonna go make sure they don't hurt themselves too much. Would you mind—?" She pointed down to the semi-sleeping Lunar Guardian, slumped in the wheelchair, the pain medication working briefly.
Hayley sighed, nodding. "She's safe here."
"Thank you." Crystal kissed Lucy's head and ran out, chasing after the Rangers.
The Terrorsaurus laughed, appearing in the quarry. He stopped, watching the demorphed Rangers appear before him, skidding to a spot. Conner shifted around. "All right, freak. We're gonna stop you right here and now."
"Tough talk from a bunch of powerless Rangers." The Terrorsaurus bit.
The Rangers charged, dodging lightning blast after lightning blast until the final one knocked them off their feet. The Rangers groaned, pushing themselves up. "You're through!" The Terrorsaurus laughed, making the Rangers crawl to their feet, charging.
Conner kicked over his head while Trent slid to sweep his feet. Ethan flipped back when the Terrorsaurus tried to attack him. Kira went in for a kick along with Conner. The Red Ranger joined Trent in holding onto the Terrorsaurus' arms, but the monster spun around, shoving the two off.
"This is pathetic." The Terrorsaurus thundered.
Tommy grunted, his back hitting a tree, his arms forced up. Thinking quickly, he grabbed the Green Ranger, forcing him to hit the top of the tree. But Green threw him away, moving to pick up one of the fallen pillars near him. He placed it on the ground and kicked it toward Tommy, sending the man stumbling forward and crashing to the ground.
The Green Ranger stood over him. "You know better than anybody how powerful I am. Why don't you just give up the fight?" He fell into a stance.
Tommy pushed up to his hands. "That's the one thing I'll never do."
The Green Ranger levels the blade at him. "Then I guess this is over." He dropped the sword, holding out his hand. "You passed the test."
Tommy accepted the hand, pulling himself up. "Test? What are you talking about?"
Zeo walked out of the forest on Green Ranger's left. "You haven't been fighting us, you've been fighting for your life."
The White Ranger walked out on the right of Green. "And you've proven your will to live is stronger than any Ranger power."
The three stood together, offering their gloved hands up. In the center were the broken bits of his Black Dino Gem. "This is yours." Tommy accepted them. "Good luck, Black Ranger."
Seconds later, Tommy woke up in the hospital. He stared at the white ceiling. "Tommy! You're okay." Hayley smiled, earning the attention of Lucy, who merely tilted her head, and then looked like she regretted that action.
"Yeah. Never felt better."
Devin stood to the side, watching Cassidy prepare for her story. He just couldn't believe she would rat out the Power Rangers, especially after what they've done to the city since the monster attacks started.
"Tonight's top story. It seems that the Power Rangers, heroes and defenders of the city, have abandoned Reefside." Cassidy stated, then glanced at Devin. "But this reporter is here to say the Rangers would never do that. The people of Reefside should be eternally grateful to them. And I, for one, have complete faith that they will return."
Crystal skidded to a stop near the Rangers once she managed to catch up to them. They were all on the ground, grunting at the pain of the most recent explosion. "You guys okay?" She asked, standing over them.
"It's over." The Terrorsaurus snarled.
The Rangers could only watch as the Terrorsaurus advanced on them. Then, Dr. O came into the picture, kicking the Terrorsaurus back. He landed, smiling at his team.
"Dr O!" Conner called, climbing to his feet with the rest of the team.
"You're alive!" Kira smiled. Dr. Oliver smiled, nodding.
"Not for long." The Terrorsaurus taunted.
Dr. Oliver turned to him, pulling out the key to his morpher.
Dino Thunder, Power Up!
Brachio Power!
The Terrorsaurus stood against him. "Big deal!" He fired blasts that missed Dr. Oliver.
Instead, Dr. Oliver flew through the air, kicking the Terrorsaurus back and down the cliff into a deeper part of the quarry. He stood on the top. "Super Dino Mode!" He called out. His suit morphed in seconds. The spikes down his arms and legs renewed longer while the ones on his boots grew out.
"Whoa, when did he get Super Dino Powers?" Conner asked.
"I don't know, but he picked a good time to bust 'em out!" Ethan stated.
The Terrorsaurus sent a blast to him, but Dr. Oliver deflected, diving off the side and landing in front of him. He charged, kicking him and sweeping low. He kicked again, then punched. Dr. Oliver caught a punch, putting his free elbow between him and the Terrorsaurus before throwing his arms up and throwing Terrorsaurus away. He charged him again, slicing up and down on the Terrorsaurus before jumping on him. Dr. Oliver threw him into the side of the cliff.
"Brachio Staff!" Dr. Oliver pulled his sword out. "Energy Orb! Now!" He powered it up, throwing it at the Terrorsaurus. The bubble collided with him, sending him to the ground in a fit of sparks and exploding on impact.
A large white crystal flew through the air, shattering on impact. "Check it out." Six little balls of light came out, each colored to their respective Ranger. The silver one flew up and out of the quarry, headed right for the Guardian in the hospital. The others smiled and cheered as their morphers returned to normal.
"Sweet, we got our powers back." Ethan grinned.
"Dr. O!" Kira called, running to him with the rest of the Rangers.
"Okay, what was that about?" Crystal asked.
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you." Dr. Oliver breathed.
"You didn't think I'd give up that easily, did you?" Everyone turned to find the Terrorsaurus standing over them.
"Think you three can finish this guy?" Dr. Oliver asked.
"Totally," Conner confirmed. "Ready?"
"Ready."
Dino Thunder, Power Up!
The three hopped there in their zords, taking off to form the Thundersaurus in seconds. They charged, only for the Terrorsaurus to send a lightning blast to them, sending them to the ground. Kira leaned on her orb. "If Dr. Oliver can win his fight, so can we!" She told the two boys.
"You're right, Kira." Ethan agreed.
"Let's give it everything we've got." Conner nodded.
"Super Dino mode!" The three called, the power rushing to them and forming their spikes and wings. The Megazord flashed, the eyes blazing with power as it rose. "Dino Drill! Full power!" The three hollered the power of the Megazord too much for the Terrorsaurus. He exploded with a few turns of the drill.
"Okay, let me get this straight." Ethan started, standing in front of Dr. Oliver in the lab with the rest of the Rangers by his side. "Three of your old Ranger powers came you and…"
"…and you had to fight them to get your life back?" Conner finished, interrupting Ethan.
"This is awesome! It's like all the…" Ethan started, but the rest of it garbled out as the four Rangers talked over each other.
"Guys…" Dr. Oliver stated, ending the chatter from them. "I just want to thank you guys, from the bottom of my heart, for hanging in there with me through all this. It was tough, but you guys came through. It means a lot to me."
"He's right," Crystal called from the other side of the lab. She stood alone, walking in from the tunnel in her ninja suit. "You should be really proud of yourselves. You handled a lot while your mentor was away, more than I can say we did and our mentor was a guinea pig for most of it."
The Rangers nodded, and Conner sniffled. Ethan turned to him. "Are you crying?" He asked, hoping to see it to tell Conner to his girlfriend later if she remembered.
"No." Conner snapped. "We're just really glad to have you back, Dr. O."
Next Episode: The Passions of Conner