Trent and Conner appeared on the outskirts of the business district. They looked around in awe at what the Laz-Raptor had done. There wasn't a building to be seen, only rocks and trees.

"I hope he didn't hurt any of the civilians," Trent murmured. Just then a giant mastodon ambled by. It seemed not to notice the two Rangers standing there.

"I'm thinking…that was a person about an hour ago," Conner said, watching the massive beast continue on its way.

"Power Rangers? What are you doing here?" The Laz-Raptor called. The two teens spun around to face the creature.

"We're here to stop you freak," Trent answered.

"Stop? I can't stop…not until all of Reef Side is back to the way it should be," the monster answered, letting a laser blast fly past the Rangers. Conner and Trent hit the ground just in time to avoid being hit.

"I think we need dinozord power," Conner stated.

"Not yet. Let's see if we can take him out," Trent answered, running at the creature with lightning quick speed. He got a few blows in before the monster knocked him to the ground.

"My turn," Conner yelled, and took a running leap, landing a kick to the creatures gut. He stumbled backwards, letting out a howl of discomfort.

"That's not fair!" the Laz-Raptor growled, sending a laser at Conner. He dodged it just in time.

"Time to pull out the dinozords yet?" he gasped, looking to Trent.

"We need to hold him off as long as we can. We're going to need Ethan and Kira," Trent answered, getting up and taking a fresh swing at the monster.

Back at the lab, Hayley, Ethan and Kira were sitting around, trying to think of anything that could help get Tommy out of trouble. Presently Kira was spinning in circles in her chair.

"What are we going to do?" Kira groaned.

"I'm thinking," Ethan said, holing up his hand to silence her.

Neither had noticed that Hayley had gone upstairs. She returned with three mugs. Two were filled with hot chocolate, the third with coffee. She handed the two mugs of hot chocolate to Ethan and Kira, taking a seat in the vacant chair in front of the computer.

"To keep you awake," she said. Kira nodded and took a sip. They fell into silence once more.

"I've got it!" Kira finally exclaimed. Hayley and Ethan looked at her expectantly. However, before she could open her mouth the computer beeped and Trent's voice came through.

"Guys…I hate to break up the brainstorming session but we could really use your help out here. We can't get near this thing," Trent began, the communication cutting out of r a minute.

"Can't get near it without risking the laser hitting us and turning us into dinos," he continued.

"Go," Hayley ordered. The pair stood up, and morphed before heading off to join Trent and Conner.

Hayley watched them go and sighed, gulping down the coffee. She wished Kira had been able to explain her idea before they rushed off. But at the moment, she knew protecting the city was more important.

"What'd we miss?" Ethan asked as they spotted the other two Rangers huddled behind a giant rock formation.

"Just the city turning into jungle," Conner answered.

"Hey lizard breath, you're history," Ethan shouted, running out from behind the rock. He called for his shield and it collided with the Laz-Raptor's arm.

"You think that can stop me?" the creature laughed. He fired a laser directly at Ethan but he managed to block it with shield.

"A little help," he called over his shoulder. All at once, the Rangers rushed the Laz-Raptor, attacking from all sides. He finally retreated, disappearing into an invisiportal.

"Let's hope he disappears for a while," Conner yawned.

"Come on, we need to get back to the lab," Kira instructed and they left the business district, or what was left of it.

"How'd it go?" Hayley asked upon their return.

"Well he retreated. So hopefully he'll stay wherever he went for a while," Ethan answered.

"Before you two called for back up, Kira had an idea on how to help Tommy," Hayley reminded them.

"Let's here it," Trent said.

"Well…we could try and pin it on Randall. You guys saw her talking t me before class. I can say something like she threatened me if I didn't do it," she suggested. The rest of the team thought about it for a minute.

"It could work. Won't they want proof though?" Ethan asked.

"Well we all know she doesn't like Dr. O," Conner said.

"Yeah…you could say she threatened to expel you," Trent offered. Kira nodded vehemently.

"Well we'll need to fill Tommy in the plan," Hayley interjected. Trent was on his feet instantly.

"I'll go let him know," he offered, already heading up the stairs.

"Hey…maybe I should go," Hayley interrupted.

"I can get in without being seen. I'll be in and out in no time," he countered.

"Guys for now, Mesagog's monster is gone. How about you just get some sleep. I don't think Tommy would mind you staying here," she said. Trent looked disappointed but headed for the couch. The other three grabbed blankets and spots on the floor.

Around eight o'clock Hayley headed over to the jail, hoping to speak to Tommy before they took him over to court. She managed to snag a few minutes.

"Hey," she greeted as he sat down.

"Did…Trent tell you…" he began to ask.

"Yeah…and Mesagog's new monster is doing a number on the city. Decimated the business district," she answered.

"What does it do?" he questioned.

"Turns everything it touches to the prehistoric era. But…we think we have a way to get you out of this," she answered.

"Yeah?"

"We're going to go with Randall threatened to expel Kira if she didn't try and get you fired," Hayley whispered so the guards wouldn't hear her.

"I can do that," he agreed.

"Alright, I have to go. We'll try and see you in court," she said, giving him a hug before they escorted him out of the room. With that she headed back to pick the Rangers up.

At Mesagog's lair, the Laz-Raptor was clutching its head in pain. Elsa was standing as far away from him as she could to keep from suffering Mesagog's anger.

"I told you to destroy the city!" he ground out.

"I tried…but the Power Rangers…they attacked…all sides…I couldn't…" the monster rambled.

"Get back down there," Mesagog ordered. The Laz-Raptor disappeared.

"I…I have to appear in court as Randall to ensure Dr. Oliver stays in prison," Elsa said, catching an invisiportal.

Court convened promptly at 9:00. Jason had met the Rangers there and they were seated in the gallery. Tommy was brought in, wearing orange prison garb.

"Wow…orange…definitely not his color," Jason whispered. Just then the members of the school board walked in and sat down at a long table that had been placed in front of the judge's bench.

"Let's get started," the head of the board said. Elsa looked over at Tommy and gave him a smirk. He glared back. Elsa stood up and gave her side of the story, a very contorted and warped version. The school board turned to look at Tommy.

"Do you have any witnesses?" one of the members asked. Tommy leaned in and whispered in his attorney's ear. They glanced back and motioned for Kira. She swallowed and stood up.

"They can't call her. She was involved," Elsa spat.

"Let's hear what she has to say," a woman at the end of the table answered. They looked at Kira and she took a deep breath.

"I was set up by Principal Randall," she said. She hoped Tommy had filled in his attorney on what the plan was.

"Excuse me?" Elsa hissed.

"She stopped me as I was going into class and said she needed to speak to me," Kira continued.

"She said that she wanted Dr. Oliver out of the school and said I was going to help her or else she'd find a way to expel me," she added.

"She threatened you with expulsion to get him fired?" the head of the board asked.

"Yes sir. I only did what I did because I didn't want to get expelled," Kira answered.

"It's not even his fault. I came on to him," she added.

"That's all a lie!" Elsa howled.

"We're going to need to look into this. Mr. Oliver, you may go home. Our apologies," the board chair said. Tommy nodded his head and stood up. He exchanged a handshake with his lawyer and walked out with the bailiff. Ten minutes later he caught up with the Rangers.

"Thanks guys," he said, beaming.

"I hate to interrupt this, but we have an emergency," Hayley said.

They headed out of the court and back to the lab. They saw the Laz-Raptor heading for the residential district.

"So that's what we're dealing with?" Tommy asked.

"Yeah," Trent answered. Without another word they headed for the district.

"I say we cut to the chase and call on the zords now," Conner suggested. They called the zords and as if on cue, the Laz-Raptor grew in size.

"Man, why can't we just step on the damn thing?" Ethan groaned.

"Let's get this over with," Kira said. They boarded the zord and faced off. They ran towards the Laz-Raptor, fists raised. They missed it by an inch. Before they could right themselves Tommy called to them.

"Call the auxiliary zords," he called. Just as they called the extra zords, the monster loose a laser beam. It hit the zords, making them real.

"Oh…not good," Trent called.

"How do we defeat this thing?" Ethan asked.

"It looks like its power comes from the scales under its arms. Try hitting those and maybe it will render the lasers useless," Tommy replied.

"You got it, Dr. O," Conner said. They aimed a shot and it hit under the monster's left arm.

"Ow! You'll pay for that," he howled. He raised his right arm but Trent was too fast, taking that laser out too.

"Uh Oh," the monster said, seeing the Rangers advancing on him. With all the energy he could muster, he sent one final laser at them. It didn't do much good as both zords landing devastating blows to the creature. It fell to the ground, exploding on contact.

"Look!" Kira shouted. The rangers looked around them. Forest and vegetation began to disappear and high rise buildings took their places. Dinosaurs became people and the auxiliary zords returned to their normal state.

"Awesome job Rangers. Let's get back to the lab," Tommy called.

Two weeks later, the board had investigated Kira and Tommy's accusations against Randall and found they were more compelling than Randall's argument.

"This is great. Randall's gone…which means so is Elsa," Ethan said with a sile as they sat around at the Cyber Space.

"Yeah…but there's still my dad," Trent sighed. He looked over at Tommy.

"I'd love to help your Dad, Trent. But we can't risk letting him into the lab," Tommy stated. Trent nodded.

"I know…I just hope he's strong enough to fight this," he murmured.

"The important thing is…we made it…all of us," Tommy said, looking around at the four teens before him.

"Have I mentioned how completely sorry and embarrassed I am?" Kira asked for what had to be the hundredth time.

"Yes. You're forgiven," Tommy said just as Jason walked in.

"You guys are going to have to excuse me…" he said and stood.

"Where are you going?" Conner asked.

"For a little celebration," Jason answered as he and Tommy headed out the door.