Tracy tells Mike she'll meet him at the café once her clothes dry. Mike kisses her on the cheek and then leaves. Once her outfit dries off, she returns to her car and drives to Trent's house. She goes to the front door and sees Trent standing on the front porch.
"Tracy, you want to head to the Mesogog's fortress to break the spell on Amber, don't you?" Trent asks.
"Yes, are you going to try to stop me?" Tracy replies.
'No, I'm going to the fortress to rescue my dad," Trent says.
"Mesogog, is your dad?" Tracy gasps.
"I'll explain once we're there. Let's go," Trent says.
Tracy and Trent go through the portal in the office and sneak around Mesogog's fortress till they reach the lab. Trent tells Tracy about the experiment his dad was working on that caused him to turn into Mesogog.
"Wait, how come the others aren't mad at you for not telling them about it? And, how come they never mentioned it to me or Mike once we joined the team or Amber for that matter?" Tracy asks.
"I already earned their trust after I saved Conner from a monster. Conner can be scatted-brained. He could have forgotten to mention it," Trent says.
Tracy nods, and they hide behind some equipment in the lab.
"Trent, I'm going to free your dad," Tracy whispers.
"Don't. You'll get caught," Trent whispers, grabbing her wrist
"Relax, I won't, I may not have chameleon powers, but I'm great at sneaking around," Tracy whispers, pulling her hand away.
Trent turns back around in time to hear Mesogog and Elsa talking about powering up a ray to transform the earth back to the time of the dinosaurs. He says he'll use the power of the dino gems to fully power it up, but in the mean time before he gets the gems, he'll drain Elsa of her powers. Tracy finds Dr. Mercer. She uses her dino gem power to break the outer circle of the contraption by pulling it apart. It slows down enough for her to untie his hands and she karate chops the restraint around his waist.
"Come on, stupid thing, just break," Tracy says as she hits it for the fifth time, and it fails to split in half.
"Tracy, stop, you're exhausted. That's why your dino gem powers are not working," Dr. Mercer says.
"I'm not tired, and I told Trent I was going to rescue you; I can't go back without you," Tracy says, hitting it for the seventh time.
"Grief can be exhausting, and while Mesogog and I were still together, we watched you talk about your Aunt to the other rangers," Dr. Mercer says.
"Talking about my Aunt was hard, but I'm not tired. I need to focus, that's all," Tracy says.
She brings her hand down, but another hand grabs her wrist and pulls her back. Tracy spins around and quickly covers her mouth to stop herself from screaming to avoid giving away her position when she sees her aunt Mary standing behind her.
"Little Warrior, Dr. Mercer is right; you have to stop, you could hurt yourself, and then you wouldn't be able to help your friends," Mary says.
"Aunt Mary, how are you even here? You weren't a ninja in your past life, were you?" Tracy says.
"No, Little Warrior, I wasn't, but your new friends being friends with some sure came in handy," Mary Jokes.
"Did you come here to tell me your disappointment in me?" Tracy says.
Mary walks closer and brushes some of her niece's hair away from her eyes before kissing her on the forehead, "Little Warrior, I am so proud of the strong, confident young woman you've become."
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Welcome to Reefside
FanfictionTracy Burlew is the new girl from Michigan. She accidentally finds a pink dino gem on the way to her first day Reefside High. How will this affect her new life in Reefside, CA?
