Disclaimer: Power Rangers Dino Thunder belongs to Disney….I mean Saban (again!), not to me…..I'm not making any profit from this... ^_^

Author's Note: For friendships new and old, may the ring of strong friendships never end.

Time line: Read Ch 1 timeline (as of now I seem to have my timeline mixed up) Oh well.

Chapter Five

"So what are you planning for the rest of the day?" Tommy asked as he grabbed his coat and briefcase after breakfast.

"I thought I give Kim a call and see if she can shed any light on Jason's behavior" Kat replied to her husband's question. She had already decided it was best to talk to Kim gently, as to the original Pink Ranger was still healing after the shock death of her closet friend. When Tommy gave a frown, she patted his chest, "Within reasons" she promised.

Although it was no secret that Trini was off topic – not because she had died, but it pained too much to talk about it – yet Kat doubted Jason was. As each day passed, the memories of the original Yellow ranger never faded. Her smile, her laugher and love for her friends was still alive inside each and every one of them.

Tommy nodded and placed a kiss on her forehead, "I'll see you in the afternoon," as he made his way out of the house, once he reached the front of the steps, he turned back, "and make sure he's still around." the former white ranger grinned.

Kat laughed as she shook her head, "I kinda doubt he be going anyway with a hangover, he's got." making Tommy chuckle all the way to the car, as she closed the door behind her. She went to check on Jason and Angel first before making that much needed call to Kim.

As she softly opened the door to the guest room, an amusing sight greeted her. Jason and Angel were snuggled up in bed, fast asleep. Their head on the pillows and a light blanket covering them, with Jason's hand resting over the tiny pup's body; both breathed in rhythm.

As if he had sensed her presence, Angel tilted his head towards the door, but made no effort to move. Kat didn't know whether she found that charming or annoying, but she smiled anyway.

She looked at Jason, looked at him carefully, for any signs of pain in his face, but she found none. Not when he was peacefully sleeping. With no telltales signs of the paleness he had yesterday when she saw for the first time in years. Last she saw of him was when they first became the Turbo Rangers and had to rescue him and Kim from Divatox; after that he had gone back to Switzerland to visit Zack and Trini. Since then no one had heard from him till the accident and he had changed, from the Jason she knew to someone who was just living life.

He shifted in the bed, now facing the window, his left hand over the mattress and the right hand placed on Angel. It was then she noticed fresh marks, left by a ring on his third finger of his left hand. The marks seemed new, like a ring had been recently taken off. Baffled, she could only stare at the prone figure. Had Jason been married and told no one, or was it a just an ordinary ring he had worn and had taken off.

Sighing she shook her head at the scene before her, she shut the door, leaving it open just with enough space, for the pup to travel in and out at his own pleasure and went back down stairs.

She knew she was starting to get a little jealous of Jason, simply due to she had to share the pup's affection with him. She never got jealous before and she wasn't going to start now. She had to share Angel's love with Tommy, and that never got her nerves. Maybe it was due to Angel giving more attention to Jason then he had with her.

Whatever was the reason for her jealousy she wasn't going let it nab her. Taking the phone book, she set out to call Kim.

The wind whispered, Tommy noted, like almost crying for help. Again he saw a flash of yellow, just before the there was a gust of air. Heard the cry of a tiger. He blinked as he looked around; he was in the midst of Reefside, far from where tigers would roam. So why was he hearing its cry in the wind. Why was it calling him?

Bemused, by the events happening, he stopped his car in the middle of the empty road, killing the engine, he got out. The breeze touch him softly, he swore he felt a hand across his cheeks in caressing manner. He swore that the touch felt like a human hand.

But then it was the former Green Ranger saw the tiger beckoned him to come to where ever it wanted him to follow, while he knew he shouldn't, but the familiarity of the whole made him take those steps. He walked into the vast empty field; away from the cocoon of his car, when he blinked again he was unsure as to where he was now.

He looked around; only see the fields all around him. It seemed that he was far from the civilization. But he could hear cars in the distance coming and going.

A faint feminine voice greeted, its tone very similar to someone he had once known. It called him, called him Falcon. From the corner of his eye he saw a yellow tiger, its species long faded in time. He knew he outta be afraid, yet he wasn't. The tigers eyes stalked, but its body language told him, something else, the animal was taking cautions.

Why did the saber called for him, why now? What was so important that it couldn't wait till after school was finished? Sighing he rubbing the base of his neck, where he was sure if could feel the muscles tightened.

Yet somehow he couldn't shake the feeling of Trini's presences around where he was. As if she had a deliberately had a hand in this. If that was true, then this was the oddest ways she was communicating from the grave and that alone gave him the shivers. If he reasoned, this was the only way he would know that it was her, sending the message.

The saber-toothed tiger looked at him, gently while studying him, allowing him to consider if he wanted to listen, she knew, Falcon wasn't aware of the deep pain his brother carried over the loss of one woman.

Help my dragon heal, Young Falcon, she spoke, moving a paw in his direction.

Tommy blinked. Her dragon? Sabers had a dragon….His thoughts were jumbled up, what was she on about? "Heal who?" he asked.

The one you welcome in your home, the one you call a brother, she pointed her paw at him.

Tommy frowned, absently rubbing his chin, before it drawn to him that she was talking about Jason. Help Jason heal? Oh he could do that, but how? "I mean I'm not exactly sure, what type of a healing he needs, pre see," he spoke as he mentally shrugged.

You will know in time the type of healing the Dragon requires, in the mean time, guide him, fly with him, let not the years that went by in wounds stand in your way, she nodded in acknowledgement, knowing her mistress had chosen well, very well. Your path is chosen and it will be a long hard journey, she waved her hand at the road that lay before them, without a single car passing in either direction at the given moment unlike earlier.

Tommy blinked again, then looked at the road, wasn't he in some sort of dimension earlier. Or did it seem all in his head.

The tasked seemed easy enough, but he knew better. Not everything was rosy as planed and not without few hiccups. With Mesogog and his crew around, this was one long task. For a moment he hoped that the ranger's enemy wouldn't feel the power inside Jason, but then again, it wasn't going to be that hard, since Jason was the original Red Dino Ranger.

If that goon ever got his hands on Jason, the results weren't going to be pretty. He shook his head, but his new found determination didn't fade, "I'll keep him safe," he vowed. Satisfied with the answer, she faded into the wind, singing the song of power.

Looking at the sky, "I'll stand by him Trini," he told her, wished she could hear his words. Somehow he knew she did. Getting back in his car he drove off to school.

Kat sighed as she put the phone down, she couldn't get a hold of Kim at all. Putting the phone book away, she went back to the kitchen when she heard heavy barely awake footsteps coming down the stairs.

Ah, the golden warrior is awake, she though in amusement and soft chuckle. "Morning Jason," she called out loudly as she prepared his coffee and turned to look at the man who ironically enough, was leaning on the door frame with his eyes closed and wincing at the loudness of her voice.

"Eh?" Jason scratched his head as he opened one eye, while he tried to make some sense of what Kat was saying. The morning rays shone from the window.

Kat laughed in delight, "Morning," she repeated it, this time slowly and carefully as if he was child she was talking to as she passed him, his coffee, "You know sun and all." She motioned her head innocently.

Jason snorted and took a sip and seated himself, "You're in a cheery mood," he commented as he studied her. She had matured since high school, but he still saw the traces of the girl he had known. He was fond of her and that was for sure, she was like, another sister.

Kat grinned at him as she blinked her blue eyes, "That's because you are back where you belong." She told him softly as she wrapped her arms around his neck, gave him a hug and placed her cheeks on top his head. "We missed you," she said with worry in her voice.

Jason stiffened at her words. He hadn't been much of a friend in the past few years. He had been busy running, too caught up in his pain. Shifting in his seat he squirmed, "I'm sorry," he apologized, as he gently placed his massive hand on Kat's arm, and moved to look at her, seeing her blink in bafflement, Jason eyes bore into her, "I know I haven't been much of friend in the past few years."

She hushed him, by placing a finger on his lips, "You had it rough, Jase." She told him softly, "We understand that. You and Trini were close; it wouldn't be easy to get over a loss of a friend like that." Kat moved to sit across from him, "She was my friend too," there was slight accusation in her tone, "We all were; still are in the same boat."

Cringing and squirming, Jason had no words for his defense, Kat was right, at that he flinched. How do I explain it to you, Kat? He though as he stared at her, How do I say that Trini and I were more than friends, we were married. Tearing his eyes from her face, Jason looked out the window and sighed.

The deadly silence had taken over between the Yellow and Blue Rangers. Kira bit her lips as the minutes ticked by. "You're not thinking that he was you know," she said with some un-certainness in her voice.

Ethan though for a minute over her words, putting the two together, his shook his head, "It can't be possible," he protested. But he still couldn't explain the second T-rex in his dream, "but that doesn't explain the other stuff, does it?" he hissed.

Kira shook her head, "No it doesn't, but what other explanation is there?" she asked. Without the full explanation there was no understanding of their little puzzle.

Ethan's words he was going to speak were cut off by Conner's arrival. The Red Ranger had his timings pretty much at its worst. Frowning at his friend, "You and your lousy timings," the blue ranger grumbled under his breath, as he rolled his eyes sky wards.

Conner had been distracted by the Yellow Ranger that he had hardly heard a word of what the blue ranger had said, he tilted his head towards Ethan, frowned, "What?" he asked looking totally aloof and groaned as he heard the bell ring.

Kira pulled a face at sound of the bell, "Homeroom," she somewhat scowled, as she picked up her bag and guitar. "I guess I'll see you guys at lunch break," her eyes darted between her male companions.

Ethan nodded, Conner shook his head, "Sure, but I got soccer practice after school," he grinned disarmingly, and was slightly confused when Kira didn't retorted back, yet simply walked off. Now thrown of balance by her behavior, he looked at Ethan, "What did I say?"

Ethan watched the exchange with some level of equivocal, "How am I suppose to know?" he threw the question at Conner, who rolled his eyes, "you two are at each other's throats so often, I forget how it feels to have some peace."

Conner grunted and gave a whack on Ethan's head as they both made their way towards the building bantering between themselves.

He left after breakfast of coffee and toast. He didn't really want to interrupt in Kat's daily routine; he didn't want to see the reminders of what Trini had done at one stage before everything that had happened. Watching them - Tommy and Kat, the way they were with each; hurt - it burned a longing all over again. He missed the easiness, the shared chores they did. Thinking of her infectious laughter and smile blurred his vision, as he turned towards the park later that afternoon. Most his day was spend roaming around the city just passing time.

Another place; where they had spent time, alone or with other rangers. Summers had normally passed by being lazy. Even back then Rita left them alone while school had been out. Sitting down on the bench he watched the soccer practice and noticed the kid who had been mouthy at him, among the group and had a chuckle. He was – what Kim once called him and Tommy – a jock like them. While they had been in Karate, he was soccer player. Leaning back he watched from afar.

He wasn't sure how long had passed when the Tyrannodrones arrive distracting the group. Instantly he had been on his feet, ready to fight. Old habits - Jason knew - died hard. These foot soldiers were uglier in looks then the putties, Z putties and cogs combined. Now the only question was how did these things get defeated? If, there was a way to defeat them at all.

Realizing that they were making a beeline for him, Jason took stance and prepared himself for battle. Every muscle, every fiber in his body was ready. His blood accelerated as they came closer, smirking, "I just hope that you guys aren't dumb as the Z putties," he made a reference to the famous/infamous foot soldiers of Lord Zedd. Surrounded, he calculated his moves and theirs.

Conner was in the middle of shooting for the goal when he heard the screams and panic in his team members' voice, bemused for a second, he looked at around only to see the Tyrannodrones present at the moment. Knowing he had little time for guessing, McKnight moved on his feet and fast to get his friends to safety, before engaging in a fight. Returning back to the game oval, he found no sight of the foot soldiers that had arrived only few minutes ago.

Baffled by their lack of presences, his attention was diverted when he noticed one Tyrannodrone flying past him - literately flying. The red ranger winced as the creature slammed into a tree; hard. "That had to hurt," he commented as he looked the other way to see his teacher's friend in combat with them, "You, dude, are insane." He mumbled as he jumped into the fry of the action. Back to back with each other, "I suggest that you leave."

Jason felt the presences of Conner when he heard the boy's voice, and smiled even he had done to the non-rangers at one time. Rookie, the former Red Ranger mused as he kicked away another of the creature. "Not a chance," he replied in his 'leader' voice before being knocked on to his feet. Damn, I'm rusty, or just maybe old for this, "There's one of you and twenty of them." And he was back on his feet when he found an opening. Only to be swapped by more of them. He took a risk of watching the new ranger fight…with ease.

Conner was sure that the man was insane as they came. He was leaving the red ranger a little option but to try moving the fight away from Jason. Just as he was in the safe distance according to him, it was then he noticed Zeltrax's arrival. He made a motion to move only to be blocked by the creatures – an army of them. He could morph, but that would only give away his identity. It was more border-lining to do or not to do. Stuck, the newest ranger could only watch the original come face to face with Mesogog's loyal aide.

Jason looked at the new arrival and just had to stop himself from rolling his eyes. Gloldar's counterpart with this group was just as ugly as the ape himself. "So they send you to deal with me as well?" Jason asked sharply. He could actually feel his body aching from all that fight, the mini army was stronger than cogs though, whoever created them, and Jason had to give them credit.

Insulted, Zeltrax, placed his sword at Jason's throat, and growled at the one of the original rangers, "You will be sorry," he told the man before him, then gave a nod to the henchmen's to leave with Jason. Facing Conner, "Forward this message to Tommy, that his friend is ours." Revenge, the cyborg decided will be sweet.

At Zeltrax's arrival, the alarms in the Lair began to ring; Tommy had rushed in time to see his best friend disappear in front of his very own eyes. Ice cold dread and fear ran down his spine. He could only stare at the now blank screen. His promise he had made to the Saber this morning, going out the window.

TO BE CONTINUED…

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