After the rangers went home, Tommy started getting phone calls from his former teammates. It did not take very long for word to spread about Tommy's run in with a resurrected Zedd. There was also some laughs about Tommy now being invisible. The phone conversations lasted all night and few couple of former teem mates called in the morning.
The three young rangers met outside of the school as Katie walked up to them.
"Move it losers," she hissed sporting a strip of pink hair.
"Did you do something different to you hair?" Conner asked.
"Isn't obvious? I dyed my hair pink," she hissed.
"Going for a new look?" Ethan asked.
"Well you know... it is my color," Katie hissed before she walked away.
"Someone needs an attitude adjustment," Kira said before the three walked to their lockers.
The three rangers arrived in the classroom before school.
"Trent are you in here?" Conner asked.
"No, he just walked by it looks like he is heading towards his locker," Ethan said.
"Good how many more problems can Dr. O have?" Conner asked.
"I know, good thing none of us have the problem that he has right now," Kira said.
"Yeah, you may not have a voice after a while if that happened to you Kira," Ethan joked.
"Everyone would go deaf," Tommy said.
"Dr. O where are you?" Conner asked.
"What are you doing here?" Kira asked.
"I am by the back table. I decided since nobody can see me I might as well listen in on Anton's lessons," Tommy said.
"Dude, you better stop talking about Ranger business when we walk in here before school," Ethan said to Conner.
"Ha ha very funny," Conner said.
"What happened?" Tommy asked.
"It was the day after we got back into our bodies. The three of us were in here and I started to talk about being you. Then Katie walked in. She got huffy with us. Then all of a sudden, Trent appeared out of nowhere listening in on our conversation," Conner said.
"Trent has Dino gem powers?" Tommy asked.
"Yeah, I think his is camouflage," Ethan said before the bell rang.
After school, the Dino Rangers met the lab.
"Hey Billy, Alpha, and Hayley, is Dr. O here? Not that anybody can see him," Ethan said.
"Over here guys," Tommy said lifting weights.
"I do not think we will ever get use to seeing anything like that," Kira said.
"Shouldn't one of you two be at the Cyberspace Cafe?" Conner asked.
"No the pipes in the kitchen burst before school let out and there is a plumber there working on it," Hayley said.
"Oh," the three said.
"Back to why I called you three here, they think they found a way to make me normal again," Tommy said.
"If you can call a science teacher slash Power Ranger normal," Conner said.
"It was not my choice," Tommy said.
"Getting back to the subject, Tommy we do think we can get you back to normal, but we do not have a power source strong enough for it to happen," Billy said.
"I already thought about that," Tommy said.
Tommy walked over to a black box with the Dino Thunder team emblem on it. He gave the box to Hayley, and her and Billy had shocked facial expressions on their faces.
"What is it?" Conner asked.
"Its... the... black... Dino... gem... but how?" Billy slowly got out.
"You mean what is it doing in the box and not in the mopher? I have no idea. I found it on the table that the three other gems once were," Tommy said.
"Still, I think using it to turn you back to normal is a bad idea," Hayley said.
"I agree. Although we do not have any other power source," Billy said.
"Ayi"yi-yi-yi-yi I don't like this Tommy," Alpha said.
"Come on guys, everything else we have tried has failed," Tommy said.
"True, but if we do this, it could turn you into something else," Hayley said.
"I have been stuck in my morph form and I have been in Conner's body. I think I am ready to take the chance," Tommy said.
"Don't forget about you being invisible, Ethan said.
"Moving on," Tommy said as he was ready for the Machine to start.
"Well ok," Hayley said.
"Catch ya on the flip side," Tommy said.
Didn't Kim say that? Hayley thought.
If only Kim heard that. Billy thought.
Kira put the gem into a machine while Tommy laid on a table. Billy put a blanket over Tommy before Hayley hooked him up to the machine. She pushed a button on the machine. A few seconds later, Tommy's body started to vibrate while the machine started to smoke. Billy quickly turned off the machine before Ethan reached for the gem.
"Crap, the gem is broken in pieces," he said.
"At least Dr. O is back to normal," Conner said.
"Tommy wake up," Billy said.
"Ayi-yi-yi," Alpha said.
Tommy did not move. Hayley tried to wake him up. After another try, Billy called 9-1-1 making up a story about him, Hayley, and Tommy working on an experiment that knocked Tommy out. The three teens were in the backyard out of site from the paramedics when they arrived. Everyone followed the ambulance to the hospital. On the way, Hayley text Kim what happened. From that point on, everyone that was a teammate of Tommy's heard what happened. A short time after everyone got there, a Dr. looked over Tommy.
"I can not figure this out. His brain waves are everywhere, but everything else is fine," the Dr. said.
"Will he be ok?" Billy asked.
"As long as he stays in the same condition, it does not look like it," the Dr. said.
"Well thanks Dr," Billy said before the Dr. walked out.
"Kim is on her way. Jason and Kat will be on their way as soon as they can," Hayley said.
"I better get a hold of David," Billy said.
As Billy stepped outside, a news reported appeared on the TV talking about the latest monster.
"We need to go," Conner said.
"Will you two be ok without us?" Kira asked.
"We'll be fine now go," Hayley said.
The three rushed off before Billy re entered the room.
"Where are they going?" He asked.
"Monster attack," she said.
Billy went to find a restroom while a nurse knocked on the door.
"Excuse me while I check on Tommy," she said.
"Go ahead," Hayley said.
"Are you his wife, girlfriend, relative, or just a friend?" The nurse asked.
"Just a friend," Hayley asked.
"Is he married?" the nurse asked.
"No," Hayley said.
"Back when Tommy and I were in high school, he was a strong person. I am sure he is still that way," the nurse said as Billy walked back into the room.
Where have I seen this woman before? Billy thought before he looked at her name tag.
"If you think he has been through a lot in school, he has been through a lot since," Billy said.
Hayley gave him a look.
Why is he telling this nurse about Tommy? She thought.
"Billy... is that you?" the nurse said.
"Yes it's me. So when did you get back to the states?" He asked.
"I have been back in California since 1997. That fall I went to school to be a nurse," she said.
"Do you two know each other?" Hayley asked.
"Oh sorry, Hayley this is an old friend of Tommy and mine Trini Kwan. Trini, this is my girlfriend Hayley. Trini here was the first yellow ranger," he said.
"It's ok, I am one of Tommy's technical advisers for his current team," Hayley said after she noticed a weird look on Trini's face.
"I am the other technical adviser for his team," Billy said.
"Tommy is the mentor to the current team? Where is his team?" Trini asked.
"Fighting a monster," Hayley said.
Before anyone said another word, the three teens walked in worn out.
"That monster was brutal. Somehow he drained us of our powers," Conner said before he noticed Trini was in the room.
Crap. He thought.
"It's ok guys, Trini here was the first yellow ranger," Billy said.
"What a relief. I thought jock boy was going to blow our secret to a complete stranger," Kira said.
"Nope just a former ranger," Trini said.
A few seconds later, Kim walked in.
"Is he ok?" She asked.
"We don't know," Trini said.
"Trini what are you doing here?" Kim asked.
"I am a nurse here," she said.
Before Trini said anything else, David walked in.
"How's my brother doing?" He asked.
"No changed," Billy said.
"Jason and Kat are on their way," Kim said.
"I better go continue my round, it was nice to meet you Hayley, and good to see you Billy and Kim," Trini said.
"Same here," they said.
Before another word was said, the same news reporter was on the TV. The monster was back.
"You three better go," David said.
"We would, but that monster stole our powers," Kira said.
"That would not stop Dr. O, he would battle the monster anyways. We should too," Conner said.
"He's right, I am right behind you," Ethan said.
"Wait for me," Kira said.
"How are you going to stop him?" Hayley asked.
"We will think of something," Conner said before they walked out.
"Tommy made three excellent choices," Kim said.
"He did not chose them, the gems chose them," Hayley said.
"Still I can tell they are Tommy's rangers. I wonder what is going on in him," Kim said.
"Wish we knew," Billy said.
"I think we should pray that he recovers," Kim said.
Hayley, Billy, and David were nervous about the idea, but they joined in the prayer with Kim. As soon as Kim got done leading the prayer, Tommy started to slowly move. The room filled with shock when he opened his eyes.
"I must be having another dream," Tommy said seeing Kim.
"You are not dreaming hansom," Kim said.
"Awww," two people at the door said.
Everyone was happy to see Jason and Kat.
"He just came to before you walked in." Billy said.
"We kind of figured the way Kim was talking," Jason said.
"Oh wow it is starting to get crowed in here," Trini said not realizing Jason had walked in.
"Trini is that you?" Tommy asked.
"Nice to see that you pulled through. I'll let the Dr. know you are awake," she said.
"Before you woke up, you must of known we were coming," Jason joked.
"I think it was our group prayer that woke him up," Kim said.
"You are both wrong, but you will not believe me if I told you," Tommy said.
Before Tommy began to tell them his dream, if you can call it that, he held out one of his hands. He opened the hand to reveal his Dino gem in one piece.
"What is that?" David asked.
"Your... Dino... gem... but ...how?" Hayley asked.
"I was fighting three of my former rangers selves. First I fought Zeo Ranger Five in what looked like a desert. I did not want to, but he started fighting so I had to. After I defeated him, I was transported to some sort of white woods. Then I saw the White Ranger," Tommy said.
"Oh wow, battling your Zeo ranger self I get since those powers were not destroyed, but the White Ranger?" Billy asked.
"I know, anyways I had to fight him. After I won, I found myself in a green forest. The Green Ranger appeared. The dragon dagger was a little different and his helmet had a strip of gray on it. Anyways, I had to fight him. After I thought he had beaten me, he held out his hand and helped me up. The other two rangers stood next to him. They told me it was a test. I was not fighting my past selves, but I was fighting for my life. They each had a peace of my gem in one of their hands. The peace's glowed, then I woke up," Tommy said.
"You did not face your turbo self?" Jason asked.
"No, I think it was because I passed that power on to T.J." Tommy said.
"That makes sense," Kat said.
"Hey were are the kids?" Tommy asked.
"Fighting a monster without their powers," Hayley said.
"What?" Tommy asked.
"The monster drained them of their powers," Billy said.
"I have to go help them," Tommy said.
"You can't the Dr. has not cleared you to leave," Kim said.
"Oh yeah I forgot," Tommy said.
"We are all glad to see you alive," David said.
"How long was I out?" Tommy asked.
"Long enough for everyone to get here," Hayley said.
"With everything that has happened, it does not seem like it has been just over a week," Tommy said.
"Aw Tommy, it is nice to see that you are awake. Is everyone here family?" The Dr. asked.
"Just me, everyone else is a friend of his," David said.
"Usually I like to keep patents that have been in a coma over night, but since everything looks normal, I am going to keep you here for two more hours just to make sure nothing happens," the Dr. said. (I am pretty sure that does not happen, but for this story lets say it does).
I just hope the team can hold up until I can get to them. Tommy thought.
"When can I go back to work?" Tommy asked.
"I think you will be able to go back tomorrow if you feel like it. I'll come back and check with you in a couple of hours," the Dr. said.
"Thanks doc," Tommy said before the Dr. walked out.
"Oh Tommy, great news. I am going to be parents," Jason and Kat said.
"CONGRATS!" Everyone said.
"Thanks," Jason and Kat said.
"Will this be your first?" David asked.
"Yep," Jason said and Kat said.
"I am predicting the first second generation red or pink ranger," Tommy joked.
"It won't matter if he or she is a ranger of any color. As long as he or she is not put under an evil spell to befriend the current team," Kat said.
"Speaking of future rangers, I hope any of them or their mentor does not go through what I have been through the last few days," Tommy said.
"Hey Billy, the monster left but he still has our powers. We are at Dr. O's raiding his kitchen before we head down to the lab so we can keep an eye out for the monster," Conner said through the communicator.
"Ok you three be careful," Billy said.
"You have a communicator?" Kim asked.
"Hayley and I built it," Billy said.
"And you did not tell them about Tommy?" Jason asked.
"Nope," Billy said.
"Knowing them I may have to go to the store tonight," Tommy said.
"Good thing Rocky is not with them," Billy joked.
Trini walked in to see Tommy before she continued her round. Everyone else stayed and talked until the Dr. came back in to release Tommy.
"I'll drive you to the gravel pit," Billy said when they got the parking lot.
Everyone said their goodbyes. When Billy and Tommy got there, the three rangers were trying to avoid getting hit when Tommy jumped and kicked the monster down.
"All right," the three said.
"No time to welcome me back," Tommy said before he morphed.
He used his energy orb on the monster. The blast released the powers and killed the monster.
"All right," the three said.
"You three better morph and get ready," Tommy said before the monster grew.
The rangers formed the Thundersaurus Megazord. The megazord was no match for the monster. The rangers used the Parasaur Final Cut on the monster. The rangers hopped out and landed in front of Tommy.
"Great timing Dr. O," Kira said.
"It would have been better if the Dr. let me go sooner," Tommy said.
"So I guess we will see you in school in the morning?" Conner said with a grin.
"Oh I don't think I am going to return tomorrow. I like to get use to not being in the suit or completely invisible first," Tommy said.
"So when are you coming back?" Kira asked.
"It will probably be a few days. Right now I am going to the grocery store. I got a funny feeling I am out of food," Tommy said.
"What makes you think that?" Ethan asked.
"The Cyberspace is closed, and weren't you guys in the lab for a little while?" Tommy asked.
"Yeah, but that does not mean we ate anything," Conner said starting to panic.
"Oh really, I thought I heard you tell Billy that you three were going to raid my kitchen before you went in the lab," an angry Tommy said.
"You heard that?" Conner asked.
"IT WAS ALL CONNERS IDEA!" Kira and Ethan said. In unison.
"See you three later," Tommy said.
He walked to his Jeep shaking his head while the three were bickering.