12-17: The Missing Bone

This is the main page for episode 12-17; credits, a synopsis, and a full episode transcription are below. Transcript by Anita.

Production Credits
DIRECTED BY - Paul Grinder
TELEPLAY BY - Douglas Sloan

Episode-Specific Credits
Fossilador (voice): Glen Drake
Zeltrax (voice): James Gaylyn
Museum Guard: John Way

When an old experiment of Tommy and Anton's is revived, it puts Kira under its control and has her steal the missing bone from the Dino Lab. Now complete, the Fossilador wreaks havoc, and Kira must join the other Rangers in time to stop it.

• Reefside High School. Ethan and Kira are walking up the stairs together. Conner runs up and ducks under a banister to join them.

Conner: You guys heard from Trent yet?

Kira: No. I’m not sure I really want to.

Ethan: We need to make sure he won’t go off on some poor freshman ‘cause the kid won’t give him his lunch money.

* They reach the top of the stairs and turn into a corridor.

Conner: Yeah, you know what? I think he’s after a little more than a free grilled cheese.

Kira: And when we know what that is maybe we can deal. But till then, we keep an eye on him.

• They reach a classroom door and go in. Trent appears from some lockers, where he has been using his chameleon power to hide himself. He smirks at the door the Rangers have gone through.

Trent: Watch me all you want. It won’t make a difference.

• Trent laughs. A voice comes over the school speakers:

Voice: Trent Fernandez, please report to the principal’s office, Trent Fernandez.

• Trent sighs and walks off down the hall.

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• Principal Randall’s office. Randall is standing behind her desk, Trent is standing on the other side.

Randall: Trent. I’ve called you here because there have been some concerns among your teachers that recently you’ve been, well…preoccupied.

• Trent looks amused.

Trent: Preoccupied. Is that what they’re calling it.

Randall: Your grades have been slipping, your behaviour is erratic.

• Randall gestures for Trent to sit down. He does. She sits behind her desk.

Randall: Not to mention your skin-tone…

Trent: I’m fine. There’s nothing you need to worry about.

Randall: I understand high school can be difficult. There’s a sense of powerlessness that can sometimes overwhelm you.

• Trent shakes his head.

Trent: I don’t feel powerless. Believe me.

Randall: Okay. Let’s talk friends. Is there a particular group you’re spending time with?

Trent: No. I like to keep to myself.

Randall: How about a team? I’m sure there’s one that would just love to have an athletic young man such as yourself join. You ever think about that?

• Trent smiles.

Trent: It’s funny you should mention that. I was asked to join one just recently.

• Randall leans forward, looking eager.

Randall: And?

• Trent grins.

Trent: They were losers.

• Randall’s smile fades. Trent leans forwards.

Trent: And I really don’t see myself on a losing team. You can understand that, right?

• Randall looks annoyed, and looks down, adjusting her glasses.

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• Shot of a school corridor, then inside a classroom. Devin sits holding his backpack open. It is full of balls of paper that Conner and Ethan have been throwing. Kira and Cassidy sit with them. Trent sits further away. Conner throws another ball of paper. It goes in.

Conner: Good for three!

• Ethan gets ready to throw.

Ethan: Hey, did you guys know we’re supposed to get a new teacher today?

• Ethan throws the paper. It bounces off the rim. They both pick up more, and continue throwing them as they talk.

Conner: Yeah. Any guesses?

Cassidy: Well, I heard from a very reliable source, that it’s this 80-year-old woman who used to teach kindergarten in Ohio.

Ethan: Really?

• Principal Randall appears at the door and walks in. Everyone scrambles to sit down. Devin puts away his backpack.

Randall: Good morning, class. I would like you to meet your new teacher. Dr. Anton Mercer.

Trent: Huh?

• Anton Mercer walks in, wearing a small smile. The Rangers look shocked. Mercer stands at the front of the room, beside Principal Randall.

Mercer: Morning, class.

• Kira turns to Cassidy and Devin.

Kira: Hey. He looks pretty good for 80.

• Devin laughs. Cassidy hits him.

Devin: Ow! What? I thought it was funny…

• Cassidy makes a face at him.

Randall: Dr. Mercer has graciously agreed to take over until your teacher gets back on his feet.

• Conner and Ethan glance at each other.

Randall: I would like you to treat him with the same respect that you would treat Dr. Oliver.

• Randall walks past Mercer towards the door.

Mercer: Thank you.

• Randall leaves.

Mercer: Well. Let me, uh, let me start by saying how honoured I am to be here. What I’m handing out to you now are permission slips. These are for your parents to sign. We’ll be going on a field trip tomorrow. To a museum.

• The Rangers look at the permission slips, then each other.

Mercer: I trust you will all be able to make it.

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• Outside the school. Ethan, Kira and Conner are walking together.

Kira: Anton Mercer teaching other peoples’ children? He doesn’t even like his own, from what I can tell.

Ethan: Yeah. I wonder whose brilliant idea this whole thing was.

Kira: Gotta be Randall’s. Did you see them together? It’s like they were old pals.

• Conner stops walking, looking at something across the school car park.

Conner: Hey. No matter how bad we’ve got it, there’s always someone who’s got it worse.

• By the school entrance, Trent and Mercer are arguing.

Trent: I gotta go. I don’t have time for this.

• Trent walks off. Mercer shouts after him.

Mercer: Okay, fine. But I want to talk to you later, understood?

• The Rangers watch for a moment, then turn back to each other.

Kira: What are you guys doing now?

Conner: Soccer.

Ethan: Computer club. You?

Kira: I promised Dr. O I’d help him inventory stuff in the lab. Plus he’ll probably wanna know who’s teaching his class.

Conner: Yeah, I wonder what he’d have to say about it.

Ethan: Hmm.

• They split up, walking in different directions.

Kira: See ya.

Conner: See ya.

Ethan: Later.

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• The Dino Lab. Kira and Dr. O are working in the lab. Dr. O is stuck in morph as the Black Ranger.

Dr. O: That’s great!

Kira: You’re kidding, right?

Dr. O: No. I know you think Anton is a little strange.

Kira: Yeah. And Justin Timberlake’s a little cute.

Dr. O: Alright. He’s a lot strange. But he’s brilliant. He taught me a lot of what I know. He’ll be great.

• Kira doesn’t look convinced.

Kira: If you say so.

Dr. O: He really is an amazing person. Once you get to know him.

• Kira picks up an old bone.

Kira: Hey, where does this go?

Dr. O: Oh, you better give me that.

• Dr. O takes the bone.

Kira: What is it?

Dr. O: Just a bone.

Kira: Yeah, but why is it so important?

Dr. O: It needs to be kept safely in my hands. Let’s just put it away.

• Kira frowns. Dr. O puts the bone into a metal box.

Kira: Whatever you say.

• Dr. O shuts the box, and puts a padlock through the lock.

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• Outside the museum. There is a sign advertising the dinosaur exhibition. Anton Mercer is leading the students into the building.

Mercer: Alright, come along now. We don’t want to keep our prehistoric friends waiting.

• Kira stops walking, looking up at the life-sized model of a dinosaur standing outside the museum. Conner and Ethan stop as well.

Ethan: What’s wrong?

Kira: That thing just gives me a creepy vibe.

• All three of them look up at the dinosaur.

Kira: It’s like it moved.

• Ethan and Conner look back at Kira.

Ethan: You know dinosaurs are extinct, right?

• Kira glares at him.

Ethan: Okay, I see your point.

• He and Conner walk past Kira, following the other students into the museum. Kira continues to look up at the dinosaur.

Kira: Stop staring!

• Kira finally follows the rest into the museum.

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• The class is looking at model skeletons of dinosaurs. Mercer is lecturing them.

Mercer: And just ahead here is a Triceratops from the Cretaceous period. Strictly herbivores. Hunted by the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

• Near the back, Conner slaps Ethan’s arm.

Conner: Gotta love the T-Rex.

Ethan: Whatever, bro.

• Something roars. Kira, at the very back, hears it and turns.

Kira: Huh?

• A black figure runs along the back of the room, behind the display cases. Kira leaves the class to follow it. Cassidy looks round and sees, then follows Kira. She runs up behind Kira.

Cassidy: Hey! Where you going?

Kira: Uh…to the bathroom?

Cassidy: Oh, great, me too, ‘cause my lip gloss is totally wearing off.

Kira: Look, Cassidy, just stay here, okay? You’re just going to get us both in trouble.

Cassidy: Whatever. I’m going to the little girl’s room, and you can do whatever you want.

• Cassidy walks off. She doesn’t see Mercer walk up behind her.

Mercer: Miss Cornell. Come join us. We wouldn’t want you to miss on any exciting artefacts.

Cassidy: But…but what about…

Mercer: Come along now.

• Mercer and Cassidy walk away. Kira appears from where she has been hiding in another room, and goes in the direction the Tyrannodrone went in. She arrives at a door marked ‘Storage Room’ and goes in, shutting the door behind her. Inside, there are shelves filled with artefacts.

The Tyrannodrone comes up behind her, grabbing her and covering her mouth. Kira shoves him away and attacks, kicking and hitting until he falls back onto the floor. More Tyrannodrones appear, surrounding Kira. She gets ready to fight. She fights them, until two of the manage to grab her, holding her still.

Kira: Let me go, you freaks!

• On one of the shelves is Fossilador’s skull. It’s eyes light up with a white light.

Fossilador: Kira. You must listen to me.

• Kira’s eyes were closed. When she opens them, they have gone almost white.

Fossilador: You will do as I command.

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• Elsewhere in the museum. Conner and Ethan are alone, walking through the exhibits.

Ethan: Where could she have gone?

• Ahead, they see a shadow move against a wall.

Ethan: There she is!

• Kira appears, running between the wall and a glass case.

Conner: Kira! Kira!

• Kira stops, rubbing her forehead. The two boys run forward.

Ethan: Are you alright? What happened?

Kira: Yeah, I’m fine. I just got lost.

Conner: Lost?

• Kira looks annoyed, and sounds very sarcastic when she speaks

Kira: Yeah, as in not found, but I’m fine, are we leaving?

• Conner and Ethan look surprised.

Ethan: Yeah, we’re leaving.

Kira: Great, let’s go.

• Kira walks off. The two boys look at each other, alarmed and confused. Conner shakes his head.

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• Hayley’s Cybercafe. Ethan is sitting at a table and tapping a pencil against his laptop. Conner is sitting next to him. Kira is sitting on a stool against the bar, looking at a book.

Ethan: Something’s not right.

• Hayley walks up to Kira.

Hayley: Hey, Kira. How come you’re not sitting with the guys?

Kira: What, we have to do everything together?

• Hayley frowns.

Hayley: Well, no. But you usually do, don’t you?

Kira: Not anymore.

• Hayley stands staring at Kira, who finally looks up.

Kira: Look, Hayley, I don’t mean to be rude, but I really need to get this done for Dr. Mercer’s class?

Hayley: I’ll never get used to the sound of that. Dr. Mercer’s class?

Kira: Hey, he’s a really good teacher. And we’re going to learn a lot from him.

Hayley: Okay. Whatever you say, Kira.

• Hayley turns and walks off. Conner and Ethan get up, and walk across to Kira.

Conner: Hey, you want to go to a movie tonight?

Kira: No.

Conner: You know, when someone doesn’t want to hang out with someone, they usually come up with some sort of excuse.

• Kira looks up from her book.

Kira: Look, I just don’t feel like spending any more time with you guys than I really have to, okay?

• Kira starts to gather up her stuff.

Kira: I have to go. I have something to do.

• Kira walks off. Conner and Ethan stare after her.

Ethan: What’s up with her?

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• The woods outside the Dino Lab. Kira is running through them, alone. She stops when she gets to the cave entrance and uses her communicator.

Kira: Dr. O, are you there? It’s Kira.

• Dr. O is inside the lab.

Dr. O: Yeah? What’s up, Kira?

Kira: I was out running just now, and I think I saw something at the edge of the old forest by the lake. It might be a Dinozord egg. Could you check it out for me? I gotta get home.

Dr. O: I’m on my way.

Kira: Great. Thanks.

• Kira hides behind a tree. The cave doors open, and Dr. O comes out on his Black Dino ATV. He disappears through the trees. Kira runs into the cave just before the doors slam closed. As she enters the Dino Lab, Fossilador’s voice echoes:

Fossilador: Now, finish the task.

• Kira walks towards the metal box in which Dr. O put the bone. She uses her Ptera Scream to break the padlock, and opens the box.

Fossilador: Excellent. Soon I will be complete.

• Kira picks up the bone.

Fossilador: Then I will rise again.

• Kira looks up. Her eyes have gone almost white again.

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• Dr. O arrives at the edge of the forest on his Dino ATV. He stops and looks around.

Dr. O: Huh. I don’t see any Dinozord eggs.

• He uses his communicator.

Dr. O: Kira, it’s me. I couldn’t find anything out here. Are you sure you saw something?

• Kira is still in the Dino Lab.

Kira: Oh, wow. I must have been wrong. Thanks for checking it out, Dr. O.

Dr. O: No problem.

• Dr. O turns his Dino ATV, heading back to the lab.

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• The Dino Lab. Conner and Ethan are talking to Dr. O.

Dr. O: So you think Kira’s been acting kind of strange?

Conner: We just don’t know what’s wrong with her. I mean, I didn’t say anything to make her mad.

Ethan: Are you sure? Sometimes you say things you don’t think is going to make people angry, and things end up getting thrown at you.

Conner: Dude, I promise. I didn’t say anything.

Ethan: Just asking.

• Dr. O picks up the metal box. It is standing open.

Dr. O: Alright, you two. I think we may have a bigger problem than that.

• Conner and Ethan look at the empty box.

Dr. O: This box contained the final bone to a creature that was created by Mercer and me years ago.

Conner: What kind of creature?

Dr. O: Fossilador. We were trying to create a dinosaur at one time that had the power of mind control. We scrapped it when it got out of hand.

Ethan: Great.

Dr. O: As long as I had the main support bone, it could never come to life.

Conner: And that’s what was in that box.

Dr. O: Yes.

Conner: So, who do you think took it?

• Dr. O puts the box down.

Dr. O: If it wasn’t you two, and it wasn’t me, or Hayley, that seriously cuts down the suspects.

Ethan: Kira?

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• The storage room at the museum. The door opens, and Kira enters.

Kira: I have returned as you commanded.

Fossilador: Good girl. Did you bring it?

• Kira’s eyes are white again. She holds up the bone, and puts it on the shelf below Fossilador’s skull.

Kira: Yes.

• White light shones out of Fossilador’s eyes, engulfing the whole skull.

Fossilador: Excellent.

• Kira watches as bones fly off the shelves, trailing pink light. They come together and Fossilador appears.

Fossilador: You have served your purpose.

• Fossilador shoots pink lit at Kira. It hits her and she goes flying backwards. She lands near the door, unconscious.

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• Fossilador appears in giant form, stomping through the city and causing lots of destruction. Ethan, Conner, Hayley, and Dr. O watch on the viewscreen in the Dino Lab.

Ethan: I’m going to take a wild stab and say that’s your fossil monster?

• Dr. O turns to look at him.

Dr. O: Unfortunately, it is.

Conner: Any word from Kira?

• Hayley turns to face him and shakes her head.

Hayley: Nothing. But I’ve been trying.

Dr. O: Think, you guys. Where could she have come in contact with this thing?

• Conner and Ethan look thoughtful. Conner looks up as he realises.

Conner: The museum! We went on a field trip with Dr. Mercer.

Ethan: Yeah, and she disappeared for a while. When she came back, that’s when she started acting all weird.

Dr. O: Hayley, you go to the museum and look for Kira. We’ll try to hold this thing off.

Hayley: On my way.

*Hayley gets up and leaves. Dr. O turns to the other two.

Dr. O: We’d better take the Raptors.

Conner: Don’t have to convince me.

• Conner and Ethan stand up. They morph.

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• In the city.

Fossilador: This city is mine.

• Fossilador laughs. Conner, Ethan and Dr. O appear on the Raptor Riders behind him.

Conner: Check out them bones!

• Lightning blasts first Conner, then Ethan, then Dr. O, knocking them all off the Raptor Riders and onto the ground. Zeltrax appears. The Rangers get up.

Zeltrax: You’re not going anywhere. Triptoids!

• Triptoids appear from behind Zeltrax, jumping over rubble. The Rangers run to attack. Dr. O moves to fight Zeltrax, while Conner and Ethan fight Triptoids.

Dr. O: You guys go on. I’ll deal with Zeltrax.

Conner: Okay!

Ethan: Yeah.

• Conner and Ethan run away from the fight, going after Fossilador. Dr. O continues to fight Zeltrax. As he does, he calls the Brachiozord.

Dr. O: Brachio!

• The Brachiozord appears. The hatches open and Tyrannozord and Tricerazord come out. Fossilador turns to face them. He opens his jaw ands shoots out white smoke, which knocks the zords to the ground.

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• Outside the museum. Hayley is running towards the doors. She tries to open them and finds they are locked.

Hayley: Oh no!

• She runs down some steps to the side, looking for another way in. A museum guard appears at the top of the steps.

Guard: Miss!

• Hayley gasps, turning around and looking up.

Guard: I’m afraid the museum is closed. You’ll have to come back tomorrow.

Hayley: I understand. But I think there may be a high school student locked inside.

Guard: That’s impossible. I’ve checked the building thoroughly.

Haley: Can’t you look just one more time?

• The guard smiles.

Guard: Well…I suppose I could.

• Hayley smiles.

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• In the city. Conner and Ethan look up at their zords.

Conner: Let’s go for it!

Ethan: Yeah!

• They leap up and into their zords.

Conner: Activate!

Ethan: Megazord!

• The Megazord forms without the Pterazord.

Conner: Oh man! Take a look at that guy! This isn’t going to be easy.

Ethan: You read my mind.

• The Megazord runs to attack Fossilador. Fossilador hits the Megazord twice, knocking it back a few steps. Conner uses his communicator:

Conner: Any word from Kira, Dr. O?

• Dr. O is fighting Zeltrax. He hits Zeltrax, and pulls away to say:

Dr. O: Nothing yet. You gotta hang on.

• Dr. O ducks a triptoid, and knocks down several more with his Thundermax Saber.

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• The museum. Kira is lying unconscious in the storage room. The door opens.

Hayely: Kira!

• Hayley and the museum guard run in. Hayley kneels down beside Kira.

Hayley: Are you alright? Can you hear me?

• Kira wakes up. Her eyes are normal again.

Kira: Yeah, I’m fine. What happened?

• Kira’s eyes widen as she remembers what happened.

Kira: Oh no, I set that thing -

Hayley: Are you okay to get up?

• Kira nods.

Kira: Yeah, I’m fine.

• Kira rolls over and gets up. The guard comes further into the room.

Guard: Should I call a doctor?

• Kira looks worried.

Kira: Uh, no. No, I just, I need to get home.

• Kira runs past the guard and out of the room. Hayley runs after her, leaving the guard looking confused. Hayley and Kira exit the museum together and walk up the steps.

Kira: I can’t believe I was responsible for that thing coming alive.

Hayley: It wasn’t your fault, and in your civilian form you couldn’t stop in from controlling your mind. Luckily the guys’ Ranger powers will protect them.

Kira: I’m going over there.

Hayley: You sure?

Kira: Nobody messes with my mind and gets away with it.

• Kira leaves. Hayley looks worried.

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• The Megazord is fighting Fossilador. Fossilador blasts it, sending sparks flying. Inside the Megazord, Conner and Ethan are knocked off balance. Conner looks up.

Conner: Hey, what’s that?

• The Megazord turns to look as the Pterazord appears. It spins round, avoiding Fossilador’s missiles. Kira stands unmorphed on the head.

Kira: Hang on, guys!

• Conner stands up inside the Megazord.

Conner: Kira!

• Kira morphs on her zord.

Ethan: Alright!

• Kira leaps into her zord. It joins with the other two zords to form the Thundersaurus Megazord.

Rangers: Megazord online!

Ethan: Good timing, Kira!

Conner: Yeah, we could use the help.

Kira: Don’t sweat it, guys. Let’s blast that bonehead!

• Fossilador laughs.

Kira: Fire lasers!

• The Megazord fires its lasers. They have little effect on Fossilador.

Kira: Pterarang!

• The Megazord throws it at Fossilador. It chops off his hand.

Fossilador: Nice try!

• Fossilador’s hand grows back.

Kira: Huh?

Conner: No way!

• Fossilador blows more white steam at the Megazord. The Rangers are knocked off balance.

Conner: That was just plain nasty.

Ethan: Guy’s got some prehistoric breath!

• Fossilador runs towards the Megazord.

Fossilador: I’m just getting started.

• Fossilador grabs the Megazord, sending blue electricity crackling over its body. On the ground, Dr. O dodges round a car and stares up.

Dr. O: Woah!

• Dr. O hits several Triptoids before looking up again. He sees Fossilador holding the Megazord, still shooting blue electricity.

Dr. O: Huh? That’s bad!

• Zeltrax runs at Dr. O, sword raised. Dr. O spins to face him, knocking away the blow. He hits several Triptoids, knocking them down. He sends his saber spinning into the air as he fights, before catching it and throwing it at Zeltrax. Zeltrax knocks it aside. Dr. O catches it again as he kicks down some Triptoids. He and Zeltrax both leap into the air. Zeltrax kicks Dr. O in the stomach, knocking him to the ground. Dr. O falls back against a car.

Dr. O: Don’t you ever get tired?

• Zeltrax blasts Dr. O with blue lightning. Dr. O leaps out of the way to avoid it. He fights several Triptoids before Zeltrax blasts him again, sending him flying through the air. He manages to land on his feet, on a car roof. He knocks down two Triptoids who try to climb up with him.

Dr. O: Anyone else?

• A Triptoid leaps up. Dr. O kicks him back down again. After another Triptoid tries and is defeated, Zeltrax leaps up onto the car with Dr. O. He knocks Dr. O onto his back. Zeltrax holds him down with his sword.

Dr. O: Not this time.

• They fight. Dr. O hits Zeltrax with his sword, which glows with golden light. Zeltrax is sent flying backwards. He slams into another car and falls to the ground.

Dr. O: Looks like you lose again.

• Zeltrax struggles up.

Zetrax: It matters not, Dr. Oliver. Your Rangers are finished. And without them, you will be nothing!

• Zeltrax raises his sword, and disappears in a flash of green light.

Dr. O: I still don’t know what his problem is.

• Dr. O looks up at where the Megazord and Fossilador are fighting.

Dr. O: Hang on, guys!

• The Megazord struggles with Fossilador, but cannot get free.

Dr. O: Kira! Aim for the spot where you put the missing bone. That’s where he’s most vulnerable.

Kira: You got it.

• In the Megazord, a target screen is shown, locking on to a space in Fossilador’s neck.

Kira: Locked on! Tyranno Drill!

• The Megazord leaps up. The Tyranno Drill spins. The Megazord flys at Fossilador, stabbing him with the Tyranno Drill. The Megazord lands, and watches as Fossilador explodes. Dr. O watches from the ground.

Dr. O: Good job.

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• The Dino Lab. Conner, Kira and Ethan are coming down the stairs into the lab. Dr. O is sitting at the computers.

Ethan: So glad you’re back to normal, Kira. You were pretty scary there for a while.

Kira: I’m so sorry I was mean to you guys.

Ethan: No, don’t worry about it, seriously.

Conner: Yeah, I mean, we’re kind of used to it.

• Kira glares at him.

Ethan: See? That would be one of those things you say from time to time.

Conner: Oh, right.

• Conner smiles at Kira.

Conner: Sorry.

Kira: I’m just glad everything worked out. Kinda weird, though.

• Dr. O turns round in his chair to face them.

Dr. O: What’s that?

Kira: Well, Anton Mercer. This thing was stored in his museum. Why?

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• Mesogog’s lair. Anton Mercer stands at a table covered in bottles and chemistry equipment. He gasps, leaning against the table.

Mercer: Come on, Anton.

• He is working on a dish of green liquid. He squeezes some up with a dropper. He mutters to himself as he does. His forehead is sweating so much a drop falls into the liquid. On a screen, a brain-shaped pattern changes colour. Mercer doesn’t notice. He squirts the dropper of green liquid into a bottle of dark blue liquid. As he does, his face starts to bulge. He fights against it, but soon transforms into Mesogog.

• Mesogog climbs up off the floor where Mercer had fallen. He looks down at the bottles on the table.

Mesogog: You are weak, Anton.

• Mesogog picks up the dropper, squirting out the green liquid.

Mesogog: Weak and pathetic. As long as I am alive, my plan to bring back our time of glory will go on as scheduled. Power Rangers or no Power Rangers.

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