Power Rangers Dino Super Charge- Betrayed

Chapter 33- New Ranger, New Ally, Part I

"Shelby's... missing?" Mei recoiled as Kendall delivered the news. "It- it's just like you..."

Kendall glared at her. "Yeah, thanks for bringing that up," she muttered.

"How are we supposed to find Shelby now?" Chase wondered. "I have to stay with Kendall and I don't know how much ground Mei can cover-"

"Uh, Chase..." Mei stuttered as she pointed to one of his pockets. It was glowing. When Chase reached inside, he realized too late that he had slipped the purified Dark Energem in there. He pulled it out and held it up to the air, where it was shimmering in an unnatural blue-gold light.

"Interesting..." Mei reached out to touch it and Chase let her. However, as soon as she pulled it from his grasp, it shot a bright blue light at her, lifting her off her feet and enveloping her inside it.

"Mei!" Chase ran forward, but as soon as it had started, it ended. The light disappeared and Mei landed back on her feet. Kendall and Chase gaped at her, which was something she didn't understand.

"N- no way!" Kendall cried.

"What is it?" Then Mei looked down at herself.

She had turned into the Talon Ranger.

"I thought that Ranger had been lost forever when the Talon Energem became the Dark Energem," Kendall said in wonder.

"I'm- a Ranger?" Mei gasped in surprise. "But... how?"

"The Energem chose you," Chase proclaimed. "When we disposed of its dark energy, it could be bonded to someone again. And... yeah."

Kendall smiled. "This is amazing."

The Talon Ranger nodded before demorphing and holding up the blue and gold Energem into the light. "Let's go get Shelby."

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Heart pounding, Shelby darted through the wilderness until she could no longer hear the sound of running footsteps behind her in the darkening forest.

I can't believe someone just suddenly attacked us! But I am glad I got away before I got knocked out like them.

She had to move on. They had stopped by the lab way beforehand because Keeper had some big news. He told all of them that the reporter they had met, Mei, was actually a warrior who had been selected to be the Talon Ranger. If she got near the Energem, that is. But now she had no time to be excited. Heck, she wasn't even able to see her again until she had time to double back and catch up to Kendall, Chase, and Mei, if they were all together.

"Aah!" Shelby moaned as her foot caught on a root and she stumbled. She hadn't seen who had attacked them, but she was lucky to have woken up before then so she could escape.

Suddenly, her Dino-Com vibrated in her pocket. She held it up in front of her with a shaking hand.

"Shelby, get back here!" The Pink Ranger recoiled as Kendall's face slid into view. "Where are you?"

"We were attacked!" she snapped, leaning back against a tree. "I had to get away."

"There's no one in sight now though. You can come home now."

"I- I don't know where I am though... I just had to get away from the city!" She took a deep breath. "Kendall, they were after me."

"Shelby, where exactly are you at this moment?" Her heart leaped as she heard Mei's voice as well and the Talon Ranger, morphed, slid into the screen, prompting Kendall to move aside.