Kidnapped Again

It was another average day at Reefside High School. Trent Fernandez, Kira Ford, Conner McKnight, and Ethan James sat at their usual places in Dr. Oliver's first period science class. Those four students were very close friends and secretly, the dino thunder power rangers.

Their teacher, Dr. O, was the black dino ranger and because he was still trapped within his ranger form, the classes' new teacher was currently Anton Mercer, Trent Fernandez's adoptive father, a.k.a. Mesogog. Trent, the white dino ranger, had recently been freed from the dino gems' evil hold on him when his father intervened.

Trent's mind kept wandering from his father's lesson on the Jurassic period to his current problem. How to ask Kira to the dance? He liked Kira for a long time, but could never bring himself to actually ask her out. So every five seconds he would find himself glancing across the table in her direction.

"Trent, please answer the question," his father interrupted his distractive thoughts.

"I'm sorry, what was the question?"

"I suggest that you pay attention I class unless you want to spend an afternoon in detention," his father warned.

"Sorry, it won't happen again."

"As I was saying, the planet changed drastically during the Jurassic period. There were many…," his voice trailed off.

Anton Mercer took on a distant look that Trent recognized all too well. The struggle his father undertook when Mesogog tried to emerge.

"Excuse me for a moment." Anton Mercer stepped into the hallway gasping for air. "No. Not again."

He disappeared in a flash of green light as he passed through an invisiportal that would take him to Mesogog's secret lab, located on an island fortress.

Meanwhile, back in class, Conner and Ethan were giving Trent some dating tips.

"Dude, use poetry! It works every time, I guarantee it," Ethan grinned.

"Poetry? You're kidding right?," Conner looked at Ethan incredulously.

"Yeah!"

"Oh, don't forget the flowers! Chicks love that stuff. Remember to act like a gentleman but be yourself!"

"Thanks," Trent grimaced

"What?"

"You sounded just like my father that time."

"Sorry dude."

"You want to ask Kira out? Now's your chance," Ethan interrupted nodding his head in Kira's direction.

Trent's heart skipped a beat when he saw Kira heading for their table. He flashed her a charming smile and thought about what he was going to say.

"Hey guys. If someone comes back to teach the class, could you tell them I went to the bathroom? Thanks," Kira ran off before any of the guys could say anything.

"So much for that," Trent sighed

"Don't worry dude. You'll have another chance."

On the way back to class, Kira Ford half-walked and half-ran down the hallway as she followed a mysterious noise that lured her nearer. She knew that she should have informed the others, but if it was nothing, she didn't want to look like a fool for a false alarm. Besides, curiosity got the best of her.

"This is stupid! In movies when someone goes to investigate something, something bad always happens! Don't worry Kira, it's probably nothing," she tried to reassure herself.

Suddenly, from out of nowhere, tyranodrones pounced on her. She kicked and shoved them off, backing away in surprise. "I knew this was a bad idea!" Because she was still on school campus, she couldn't morph, or use her ptera scream because it would draw too much attention and she didn't want to risk revealing her secret identity. So Kira did the next best thing, prepared to kick butt. But right before she was about to engage them, an invisiportal opened behind her. She whirled around and got into a fighting stance.

"Zeltrax!? What are you up to now?"

Zeltrax did not answer. Instead, he aimed a small gun-like thing at her. Kira swore, that if Zeltrax had a face, she would have seen him smiling just then. She managed to take only two steps backwards when she felt a sharp object hit her in the leg. With a cry, she fell, dislodging the object as she did so. Kira shuddered when she realized what she was holding.

"A tranquilizer dart. Damn, it was a trap."

Kira fought the sleepiness that had already begun to engulf her. Kira's struggle was in vain. Finally exhausted, she gave in to it, and fell into darkness.

"Where could she be? She's been gone for more than an hour!," Trent whispered.

"I'm sure she's fine. She would have contacted us if something was wrong," Conner replied

"It doesn't take a person a whole hour to go to the bathroom!"

"Maybe for some people," Conner said defensively

Trent and Ethan both gave Conner the 'are you serious' look.

"I don't know. It's not like her to just disappear," Trent argued.

"I'm with Trent on this one. Something's up," Ethan agreed.

"Well, the school is still looking for a sub. One of us can run to Dr. O's lab and inform him," Conner suggested.

"You can do that. But I can't. I'm going to look for her," Trent countered.

"I don't think that's such a good idea."

"Don't worry Conner, I'll stay here and cover for both of you," Ethan said seriously.

"Fine. But if you don't find her within two hours, at least inform one of us," Conner instructed.

"Don't you think it's a little weird that Anton Mercer disappears and now Kira?" Ethan questioned.

Trent's eyes widened as panic washed over his face.

"Oh no," he whispered.

He darted out of the classroom before the others had a chance to question his behavior.

Kira groggily opened her eyes and blinked furiously at the bright light that shone above her head. As her eyes adjusted, her abduction came back to her in a rush. Panicked she tried jumping up but couldn't. So she tried to simply sit up, but realized foggily that she couldn't move at all. She gasped, then groaned when she saw where she was.

"No. Not again!"

Kira was strapped to a dentist-like chair in a weird lab-like place.

"I sseee your finally awake," Mesogog hissed behind her.

"What, like you couldn't have kidnapped someone else for a change," Kira rolled her eyes in disgust.

"Actually, it was an opportune moment that you happened to be alone when you were."

"Okay you sick freak! Let me go! Kidnapping me once was enough," Kira spat.

"On the contrary, you have been chosen for a wonderous event. You have been selected to become the first of a new species."

"Doesn't that sound exciting," Kira muttered with sarcasm.

"The formula I give you should instantaneously transform you into a creature like me."

Mesogog began to circle around her chair. Kira tried to use her ptera scream but felt too drained to do so. "Something in that damn tranq," Kira thought bitterly

"A better superior race…a race that is devoid of all human weaknesses," Mesogog hissed.

"As if anyone would want to look like you."

"Foolish girl! In the end you will be thanking me," Mesogog growled.

"Or filing away your insanity ward applications," Kira smirked

"Enough talk!"

Mesogog placed a small tube filled with a green liquid inside of the life-force extractor and aimed the laser equipment at Kira's head. Then he walked casually over to a computer console and powered up the laser beam.

"Any last words yellow ranger?"

"You're still a sick, mutated freak!" Kira shouted.

Before Mesogog could reply, an outraged cry erupted from the center of the room.

"GET AWAY FROM HER!!" Trent screamed, fury and fear both evident in his voice.

"Trent!" Kira smiled with relief.

"How dare you show your face here TRAITOR!!" Mesogog roared.

"I'm not going to let you hurt her."

"I think you should be concerned about who is going to hurt you!"

Mesogog waved a group of tyranodrones and zeltrax forward.

"Attack!"

"White ranger, dino power" Trent morphed in a blinding flash, and ran head-on into the battle. One by one, the drones fell victim to the white ranger's whirlwind of punches and kicks. In a matter of minutes, the squad of drones was defeated.

Trent spun around to block zeltrax's oncoming blow, but momentum placed him in an open position. Zeltrax took the opportunity and struck Trent with his energy blow.

With a cry, Trent was slammed into a wall forcing him to lose his morph. Zeltrax roughly helped Trent to his feet and shoved him in Mesogog's direction.

"Now you can watch your friend's demise!" Mesogog practically crowed.

"NO! PLEASE! I'LL DO ANYTHING! TAKE ME INSTEAD!" Trent cried frantically.

"It's too late for that! You've had your chances!"

Trent lowered his head avoiding his menacing gaze.

"It would seem that you have feelings for this girl which makes this all the better! Your next white ranger!"

"Trent, is that true?" Kira questioned softly.

Trent met Kira's gaze and nodded, his face turning slightly red.

"Trent! Don't worry about me! Get out of here and warn the others!" Kira commanded.

"It's time to end this!" Mesogog flipped the switch.

(Back at Dr. O's basement lab)

"Did you find them?" Conner and Ethan asked hopefully.

"No. I'm sorry. I've got nothing." Hayley shook her head, her eyes still glued to the monitors.

"Man! It's been over two hours! Trent should have called in by now," Conner frowned.

"Unless something happened to him too," Dr. O said thoughtfully.

"Well then, what are we going to do?" Ethan frantically questioned.

"Go out and look for them!" Conner replied already heading for the stairs.

"No! This is probably the chance that Mesogog wants. To nab you guys one by one. You guys better stay with me until we know what he's up to," Tommy intervened

"But I can't just sit here and do nothing!" Conner nearly shouted back.

"You don't have a choice. Sitting and waiting may be a good option. Once Mesogog makes the first move, we'll be ready."

A ray of bright light engulfed Kira entirely.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!," Trent screamed as he struggled against Zeltrax's vise-like grip.

When the beam was shut off and the light faded, a monstrous being similar to Mesogog himself, occupied the chair where Kira had been only moments before.

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER? YOU SICK FREAK! YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS!"

"As a matter of fact, I'm just getting started," Mesogog stated calmly.

Trent broke free from Zeltrax's grip and rushed forward, his eyes filled with horror and worry.

"Kira? Kira? Can you hear me?," Trent whispered

"Kira is dead. Only I remain. The first of the saurus species," the Kira-creature answered coldly and mechanically.

Trent in shock, shook his head and fell to his knees.

"It's all my fault! I couldn't stop it!" Trent punched the floor angrily. "It's all my fault," he repeated softly. "I'm too late, she's gone."

Trent sat on the floor not caring about anything. He cared less what Mesogog did to him. All that was in his mind was Kira. The Kira that he loved and admired for so long and the fact that he failed saving her. A numb feeling was seeping through Trent's body. So numb that he couldn't feel the pain of his fist hitting the floor, couldn't feel any emotion at all, couldn't feel tyranodrones placing him on the empty chair.

Mesogog ordered Zeltrax to attack the city.

"Now it's your turn," Mesogog said gleefully.

Trent stared at him with dead, empty eyes. His heart hurt too much to care whether Mesogog pulled the switch or not. "Kira…I'm sorry."

The six screen monitors in Dr. O's basement lab flashed a warning. The steady beeping alerted all four of them, who came rushing from the living room section of the basement, where they had been strategizing their next move.

"It's Zeltrax," Hayley confirmed.

"Time to go to work."

"Ready! Dino thunder, power up!" Ethan and Conner morphed and followed Dr. O to the raptor cycles. The three rangers made it to the downtown area in record speed.

"Stop right there!"

"You made it right on time. In time for your funeral," Zeltrax bellowed as he shot an energy blast at them from his sword.