46Power Rangers Dino Thunder Part 2: It's Not Over
Short Title: It's Not Over
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT own the Power Rangers. If I did, Saban would still be in control and Operation Overdrive would actually be INTERESTING. (Seriously, download Boukenger episodes!) David belongs to me, though...hehe. (lol)
Author's Note: This will be a double chapter in a way...Much like an episode premiere is like a double episode. Enjoy!
Chapter One: Green Dino Gem and David's First Morph
Why did I even agree to this? thought David to himself as he continued driving. Earlier that day, he had been in the desert near Angel Grove, California, on a dig with Dr. Anton Mercer and the rest of his archeaology class. The day was going by pretty slow, with the occasional jewel or bone found every other hole, but the jewel that David had found was disturbing him. Not only did it glow while he held it, he felt some sort of...connection to the Gem. But when he tried to talk to Dr. Mercer about it, all he said was
'1992 Valencia Drive. There you will find a Dr. Thomas Oliver, who will be able to help you more than I could.' Great, except for the fact the only thing I know about him is that he's the first guy my sister dated! REAL impressive, David. Show up on the guy's doorstep and meet your sister's OLD flame...Sounds like a trashy novel.
David continued arguing with himself as he kept driving down the long highway. When sleep became an issue, he pulled into a nearby motel and booked himself for the night. The minute he entered his room, he pulled out his cell phone and checked his voicemail. The only interesting one was from his sister.
Hey Bro, it's me. Sounds like you found something interesting on that trip of yours. Just be careful and get some sleep, I know how you get when you're disturbed by something. Call me and let me know what you find. Much love, Kimberly.
Sighing loudly, he dialed her number and left her a voicemail. "Hey Sis, it's David. I just pulled into a hotel and booked myself for the night. I'm about 15 miles out of Reefside, but I should be at Dr. Oliver's sometime tomorrow. I'll let you know when I'm heading back. Much love, David." said David as he plugged in his cell phone, grabbed his bag and headed for the shower. Once tomorrow morning rolled around, he was going to be glad that he never had to see Dr. Oliver again.
Just remember to leave when you've heard his side of the story, you barely knew Kim since you were in France at the time she broke up with him, thought David to himself as the hot water relieved the day's stress.
A middle-aged man was pacing in a hidden laboratory somewhere near Reefside. He knew the Green Dino Gem was active, but he couldn't pinpoint WHERE, exactly.
That's because it has the special ability of being able to change frequencies on its own, making it damn near impossible to track. An interesting, yet secondary ability that Gem has...Shame the other Gems don't have secondary abilities.
The middle-aged man snapped his fingers and entered a command on a nearby computer. If he couldn't find the Dino Gem himself, he was going to make sure it came to him no matter what.
David woke up at 8:30 the next morning, grabbing breakfast from the hotel restaurant. After he finished his plate, he got back into his truck and hit the road to Reefside once again. Trying to find a decent radio station, he failed to realize that he was being followed by two unmarked vehicles. Around forty-five minutes later, he arrived in Reefside near a gas station in the hope to get accurate directions to Valencia Drive. As soon as he got back onto the highway with his directions in hand, the same two vehicles were once again tailing him.
"I've had enough of those losers..." muttered David to himself as he pulled over onto the right shoulder, the other cars doing the same. David mustered up all the courage he could within three seconds, stepping out of his vehicle and walking over to the unmarked vehicles. No sooner had he stepped over there, a female hand crashed through the driver's side window and grabbed David by the throat.
"My boss wants your precious Gem. Hand it over." said the female.
"What are you talking about?" asked David as he pretended not to have a clue as to which Gem she wanted.
"The Green Dino Gem. Hand it over before my nails rip out your larynx!" yelled the female.
"How about no?" asked a familiar voice as he landed a kick on the female's arm.
"You all right?" asked another familiar voice as he helped David to his feet.
"Just a little winded..." said David as he kept watching the other vehicle.
"You three will pay." said the female as she pressed a button on the dashboard, making both vehicles and David's truck explode. She leaped out of the explosion and landed in front of the guys. She resembled Elsa in a way, except she had piercing crimson eyes, her sword was strapped to her back, and her long, red hair was pulled back in a long ponytail.
"Is that..." asked one of the guys as the other interrupted him.
"No, that's not Elsa, Ethan." said Conner as he kept looking her over.
"I'm thankful you didn't insult me like that. In return, I'll let you live and give you a warning. Dr. Ishida is coming for the Dino Gems, especially his-" said the female as she pointed at David then continued, "So you will not be in the land of the living much longer. Sayonara!"
"ACK!" grunted Conner, Ethan, and David as the female vanished, leaving them alone with what remained of the vehicles.
"Aw man, and I just paid that thing off!" screamed a VERY pissed off David.
"That's gotta suck." said Conner as Ethan smacked him on the arm.
"So, who are you?" asked Ethan.
"The name's David. I was SUPPOSED to be meeting with a Dr. Thomas Oliver today, but NOW I'll be lucky if I can make it back to COLLEGE!" yelled David as he tried to calm his breathing.
"David, did you just say 'Dr. Thomas Oliver?'" asked Conner.
"Yeah, why?" asked David.
"He happens to be a good friend of ours. We'll take you to him." said Ethan as the three of them got into Conner's car and made their way to Tommy's house.
"So, Hime, you failed to get the Green Gem..." said a disturbingly calm Dr. Ishida as he eyed Hime.
"Two of the original Dino Thunder team showed up. I didn't think there was much I could do." said Hime as she looked down.
"You should know that they willingly gave up their powers to destroy that fool Mesagog. They are no longer a threat to us." said Dr. Ishida.
"But what if the Green Gem recharges the other ones?" asked a worried Hime.
"If they do, we shall beat them to the next Dino Gem, simple as that." said Dr. Ishida as he typed on his computer.
Ishida, there are only two more Dino Gems left. When the Rangers get them, what will you do then? thought Hime to herself as she made her exit.
"Dr. O, are you home?" asked Conner as he rang the doorbell for the third time. On the third ring, a greasy and slightly frustrated Tommy opened the door.
"Conner, I'm working on something important. What on Earth is so urgent?!" said Dr. Oliver as he looked from Conner, to Ethan, and finally to David.
"This." said David as he held out the Green Dino Gem.
"In that case, let's go to the basement." said Dr. Oliver as he ushered the three guys in, locking the front door behind them before heading down to the basement.
"Do you understand what you have to do?" asked Dr. Ishida as he looked the young man square in the eye.
"Yes. Retrieve the Green Dino Gem and kill the other Rangers before they can regain their powers." said the man mechanically as several pieces of armor appeared on him.
"Go and complete your mission." said Dr. Ishida as the young man teleported out. This is going to be fun...
"WHAT?!" exclaimed David as he sat back in his chair with a look of shock on his face. Dr. Oliver had showed him the entire Power Ranger legacy, up until last year when they finally defeated Mesagog. And not only had Dr. Oliver known about the Green Gem for a while, Hayley had even prepared a Morpher in case they found it first. The way things were going today, David was going to be lucky to keep his SANITY.
"Yep. You're a Power Ranger, just like we were." said Ethan.
"But this...This is NUTS! You mean to tell me that this...THING chose me of its own free will?! That's absurd, even by comedic standards!" exclaimed David.
"I know it's not easy, but you're the only one that can do it." said Conner.
"I knew I shouldn't have left the dig site..." muttered David as Dr. Oliver handed a bottle of water to him.
"Relax, if it makes you feel any better, I told Dr. Mercer what was going on." said Dr. Oliver.
"Wait...Even HE knew about you being a Power Ranger?!" said David in shock.
"Yep. It was by a misguided experiment that he turned himself into Mesagog." said Dr. Oliver.
"And since then, he digs around the world searching for the Dino Gems, to keep them out of the hands of evil." said Hayley.
"No wonder he picks the most barren spots..." muttered David as he took a sip of his water.
"Tommy, we've got a situation." said Hayley as she brought up a young man decked out in silver armor on the screen.
"Looks like it's time." said Dr. Oliver.
"Time for what?" asked David.
"Time for your first mission." said Dr. Oliver as he loaded himself, Conner, Ethan, and David into his jeep and drove into the city.
"Surrender to the will of Dr. Ishida!" said the young man mechanically as he destroyed more and more property around the street he was on.
"Hold it!" yelled Dr. Oliver as everyone jumped out of the jeep.
"You four will die!" said the man as he shot a blast towards them, causing everyone but David to fly backwards.
"DAVID, CATCH!" yelled Conner as he threw David's Morpher to him.
"What do I do with THIS?!" yelled David in response.
"Use it to Morph!" screamed a weak Ethan.
"HOW?!" yelled David.
"Yell 'DINO THUNDER-POWER UP!'" said Dr. Oliver.
"Guess it's now or never..." muttered David as he strapped his Morpher to his wrist. Looking closely at it, David could tell the faceplate was modeled like a sabertooth tiger. He exhaled a deep breath, and then pressed the button that locked the Morpher's jaw in place. "DINO THUNDER-" started David as he crossed his arms in an "X" over his chest then continued, "POWER UP!" before holding his arms straight out and smacking his left fist into his right hand, allowing him to press the red button on his Morpher that allowed the Morpher's jaw to return to its original spot. As soon as he pressed the button, the Morpher's eye flashed red and he was morphed into the Green Dino Thunder Ranger.
"Goodie, so you're a Ranger." said the young man as he drew an axe.
"Looks like you're going down." said David as his Sabertooth Axes emerged from his belt buckle.
What happened next would nearly be a blur to human eyes. The young man attacked David so fast that he could barely dodge in time. Luckily, David escaped with a small graze on his chest, but he managed to land a kick in the center of the young man's chest, sending him backwards.
"You're good..." said the young man as he stood back up.
"But I'm better." said David as he started running towards the young man.
Looks like his instincts are kicking in sooner than I thought, he's been able to hold his own so far... thought Dr. Oliver to himself as he, Conner, and Ethan walked closer to the battlefield.
"You will die." said the young man as he started running as well.
"That's my line. SABERTOOTH AXES-" yelled David as he leaped into the air, then continued, "GREEN CUT!" as he flipped forward, allowing him to slash the young man across his chest with both of his axes.
"This is not..." said the young man as he coughed up a black substance, then continued, "over..." before falling to the ground and exploding as David de-morphed.
"He obviously failed." said Dr. Ishida as he shut off his monitor, then continued, "But I will win soon, and the Dino Gems will be mine."
"I got to admit, I had my doubts, but that was the best feeling I've had in a while." said David as he glanced at the silver band on his wrist that held his Dino Gem.
"Just remember, only Morph when you have to, and don't tell anyone about this. We're running out of colors." chuckled Dr. Oliver as the case holding the original Dino Gems began to rumble.
"What's going on, Dr. O?" asked Conner as the Gems started to glow their respective colors. David's Gem then shot out beams of light that made the other Gems shine brightly, signaling that they were recharged.
"Oh my God..." said Hayley as she handed out the Morphers that appeared.
"Dr. O, looks like we're not retired anymore." said Ethan.
"Aw man, I was looking forward to getting some SLEEP..." said Dr. Oliver.
"Um, I actually had a question I meant to ask you earlier, Dr. Oliver." said David.
"Yes, David?" asked Dr. Oliver.
"That weird woman that me, Conner, and Ethan ran into blew up my truck, cell phone, and overnight bag as well as ALL of my clothes. Who do I see about that?" asked David as he crossed his arms.
"Not a problem." said Hayley as she handed David a credit card.
"Uh, you sure..." started David as Hayley held her hand up.
"David, trust me on this. I've funded building this laboratory, our equipment, and a semi that could reach 100 mph in a relatively short amount of time. There's more than enough on there for everything you'll need." said Hayley.
"Also, Dr. Mercer said you could return to your classes when your Ranger days are over. I forgot to tell you that earlier." said Dr. Oliver.
"Well, no one said you were an expert at remembering things..." laughed Hayley as Dr. Oliver held his hand up.
"Not a word, Hayley." sighed Dr. Oliver.
Looks like things are going to be interesting... thought David as he made his way upstairs, ready to take on his new calling.