Well, here's the third part. Yeah, I had a great idea and I finished the third page so here it is. Kinda has a cliff hanger ending. Oh and this: ~+~+~ is a paragraph break since some of the lines and paragraphs break for no reason so I decided I would let you know when that paragraph ended and we headed to a new place or group of people. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “I’m not sure we can trust you anymore, Trent,” Conner said, standing adjacent to Ethan. Trent threw the washcloth down, standing up quickly. Kira grabbed him as he wobbled slightly, falling back to the couch. “Trent, your still too weak to go anywhere,” Dr. O said walking towards him. Trent sighed, and laid his head against the back of the couch. “What are we going to do about Mesogog and Jez…?” Conner said. “Hello? Can anyone hear me?” Jezlyn’s voice came through on the COM links. “How can she talk to us?” Conner asked, glaring slightly at Trent. Trent lifted his head and looked at Conner. “She stole my communicator, remember?” “Oh and you didn’t think to ask her for it when you were showing her around town, did you?” Conner snapped. Trent jumped up abruptly, forcing himself to find his balance. “Yeah, like I let her take it.” Trent stepped towards Conner, but was held back by Dr. O, as Conner was held back by Ethan. “Knock it off, both of you,” Dr. O snapped. “This isn’t Trent’s fault.” They heard Jezlyn’s voice again as Dr. O pushed Trent back down on the couch. “Now, I hate to say this, but we need to find Jezlyn. She may be able to help us get our gems back.” “Wait a minute,” Ethan said stepping forward. “We,” he said pointing at himself and Conner, “would still have our gems if you didn’t make us give them up.” “I made a bad decision, I know, but I did it to save Trent. There’s nothing I can do about it now. The only thing we can do is find Jezlyn and see if she knows a way to get our gems back,” Dr. O replied. “You don’t trust her, so why should she trust you?” Trent asked, looking at Dr. O, as he stood up. “Can anyone hear me?” Jezlyn cried into the communicator. Trent rushed from the couch over to the console, but before he could push a button to talk to Jezlyn, Dr. O grabbed his arm and held him back. “Then help us, Trent.” Dr. O stared at him as Trent breathed deeply. Shrugging off Dr. O’s grip he pushed a button. “Jezlyn, where are you?” “Trent…” Jezlyn breathed. “Jez,” he said, breathing deeply to keep calm. “Where?” “The park,” she cried into the communicator. He turned to Dr. O, then back to the console. “I’ll be right there.” He pushed another button and the connection was severed. “I’m going with you,” Dr. O said, grabbing Trent’s arm. “I told her I was going alone. She needs to feel she can still trust me.” Trent stared at Dr. O, hoping he would understand. “10 minutes, then we’re coming after you.” “Fair enough.” ~+~+~ “Jezlyn?” Trent yelled as he entered the park. “Jezlyn, where are you?” “Trent.” She raced out from behind a row of trees, wrapping her arms around his neck. “Are you all right?” he asked, holding her. “I am now,” she whispered into his ear. “The other rangers need your help.” He pushed her away from him, but held her arms. “We need your help to get the Dino Gems back.” “I can’t help you, Trent.” She sighed, looking at the ground. “They’re gone forever.” “No,” Trent whispered, his arms dropping to his sides, “they can’t be.” “Hello, Ranger.” Zeltrax appeared from an invisiportal, Jezlyn standing by his side. As Trent looked up, Zeltrax raced forward grabbing Trent’s throat, slamming him into a tree. “Zeltrax,” Trent retorted, grabbing his forearm. “Nice to see you, White Ranger.” Zeltrax pulled Trent from the tree, spinning him around. “Mesogog needs a life force to get his machine working.” “The other rangers will know I’m missing,” Trent said, fighting as Zeltrax twisted his arm behind his back, yelling in pain. “Doesn’t Jezlyn’s clone look exceptional?” He whirled Trent around to face her as she placed her hands behind her back, smirking. “You-“ Trent spat. “Now now… we must get you to Mesogog before the other Rangers arrive.” ~+~+~ “Where is Trent?” Kira asked, looking at her watch. “He still has a few minutes,” Dr. O said looking at his watch. As he looked back up from his watch, a blinking red light on the console caught his attention. He rushed to it, pressing a button. As a screen popped up showing Trent held by Zeltrax in the park, Conner, Ethan, and Kira looked over at Dr. O. Zeltrax’s voice came through. “Mesogog needs a life force to get his machine working.” Followed by Trent’s reply: “The other rangers will know I’m missing.” He fought as Zeltrax twisted his arm behind his back, yelling in pain. The screen flickered then went blank as Zeltrax started speaking. “It seems Trent fell into Zeltrax’s plan,” Conner said as he, Ethan, and Kira stood beside Dr. O. “We have to get him back,” Kira said. “We will, but we need to find out Zeltrax and Mesogog’s plan first,” Dr. O replied. ~+~+~ Zeltrax shoved Trent into a cell, slamming the door shut behind him. Trent stumbled but found his footing and faced Zeltrax. “You won’t get away with this,” he spat, grabbing the bars. “You won’t be alive long enough to complain.” Zeltrax turned from Trent and made his way down the hall. “The other rangers are on their way!” Trent breathed deeply as Zeltrax stopped and turned around. “They should be here any minute.” Zeltrax marched back down the hall and stood before the cell. “If they are… then we should drain your life-force now.” Zeltrax threw open the cell door, and marched towards Trent. Trent backed up slightly, his hands before him ready to defend himself. Zeltrax faked left, and then went right, catching Trent’s left side. A hard punch to his ribs sent him to the floor. Trent fell to his knees, gripping his side. Zeltrax bent down, grabbed Trent’s arm, and jerked him up, twisting his arm behind his back. “To bad your friends aren’t here to save you now, White Ranger,” Zeltrax snorted in his ear. He forced Trent down the hall and into the control room. Mesogog stood at the console, plans for his machine on the screens. He looked up as Trent was thrust into the room, stumbling as he was stopped before Mesogog. “Well, you will do nicely. Get the machine ready.” Mesogog turned back to the screens. Zeltrax forced Trent into the chair, strapping in his arms and legs. Elsa walked around the chair, glaring at Trent. She had waited so long for this day to come, has they all had. Placing a gag in Trent’s mouth, they fired up the life-force-extraction machine. As the machine zapped his life force, Trent bit down on the gag, trying to fight the pain it caused. A dial on the console rapidly went up as Trent became weaker. When the dial reached halfway, Mesogog ordered them to halt the extraction. Zeltrax pulled Trent up from the chair, the only thing supporting him from falling. He carried Trent back to his cell and threw him down on the cot. Trent didn’t stop himself as he rolled off the cot, falling to the floor. He laid there, his eyes rolled back into his head. All of his energy was gone and all he could do was sleep. ~+~+~ She finally lifted herself from the ground, tears still moist on her cheeks. She looked around, making sure no one was there. Pulling out the white wristband, which was Trent’s, she pressed a button. She hoped it would lead her to the other rangers. “Hello… Can anyone hear me…” She hoped someone would hear her. “Trent... Conner… Ethan… Kira… is anyone there?” There was a crackle of static from the other end, followed by Dr. O voice. “Jezlyn, is that you?” “Dr. Oliver?” “Where’s Trent?” she heard Kira ask from the background. "Is Trent with you?" Dr. O asked. "No, I haven't talked to him since..." her voice trailed off. "Is he okay?" "Where is he?" Kira yelled. "I told you, I haven't seen him." She had hoped that Kira would learn to trust her, but it seemed that Kira couldn't stand her anymore now, than she did before. "The last time I saw him was just after we got out of Mesogog's lair." "But, that can't be," Conner said. "You just contacted us 10 minutes ago." "...what?" Jezlyn asked. "I didn't... how is that possible?" "Zeltrax," Dr. O replied. "Where are you?" "I'm in the park." ~+~+~ Zeltrax walked into Trent's cell, kicking him in the side. Trent's eyes opened slowly as Tyrannodrones bent down, picking him up. They held Trent between them, his head lolling from side to side. "Wake up, Ranger." Trent looked up at Zeltrax, glaring with all his might. "Time to extract the rest of your life force." The Tyrannodrones carried him down the hall and into the control room. Zeltrax ordered them to place him in the chair and Mesogog walked in. "Prepare the machine," Mesogog snarled. "Do you think he'll have enough life-force left to complete the power charge, my Lord?" Elsa asked, standing beside Mesogog as Zeltrax strapped Trent in. "He will have enough," Mesogog snarled and pressed the button. Trent was too weak to even grunt as his life-force was extracted. Jezlyn's clone stood in the doorway, watching with a grin on her face. Trent's head fell to the side, his eyes shut. Mesogog growled and turned the machine off. "Get him out of my sight," he ordered, glaring at the power meter. It barely reached three-fourths full. The Tyrannodrones unstrapped Trent and took him back to his cell. "We will have to find another source to finish the power charge." Mesogog looked at Elsa, then at Zeltrax. "Find me another source." Zeltrax and Elsa bowed, and then scurried off. ~+~+~ "Jezlyn," Dr. O called as he, Ethan, Conner, and Kira entered the park. "Dr. Oliver," Jezlyn replied, stepping out from behind a bush. She glanced at Kira, and then kept her eyes focused on Dr. O. “I’m -“ “Where’s Trent?” Kira asked. “I don’t know…” Jezlyn replied. “I was hoping I could help you find him.” “We’ll need all the help we can get,” Dr. O said, looking at Kira. “We don’t need her help.” Kira looked away from Dr. O. “But if you know something, then you need to tell us.” “I wish I did.” Jezlyn glanced at the ground as Kira walked away. ~+~+~ Trent opened his eyes slowly, pain flowing through his body. He rolled his head to the side, his hands bound before him. Lifting them sent a wave of pain flowing through his body, causing a moan to escape his lips. He closed his eyes a moment, and then looked around. Bars surrounded him as did two Tyrannodrones, one at each corner. Though moving his head cause him extreme pain, he rolled it back around to look at his hands. As he was about to close his eyes, a slight bulge in his pocket caught his attention. Fighting the pain, he lifted his hands, trying to stuff one into his pocket. He felt his fingers wrap around the antenna of his cell phone. With renewed vigor he pulled the cell phone from his pocket. He sighed seeing the phone had one bar. The Tyrannodrones grunted, tired from standing around. Trent worked quickly, or as quickly as he could with numb fingers. He typed a message to Kira, hoping she would get it. Footsteps echoed through the corridor, forcing him to type the message faster. As he hit the send button, the cell door was opened and the phone was snatched from his hands. Trent grunted as he looked up at Zeltrax. “Trying to call for help?” Zeltrax laughed slightly as he crushed the phone. Trent laid his head against the ground as Zeltrax threw down the crushed phone. “Just be glad the Master still has a use for you.” Zeltrax turned and walked out of the cell, slamming and locking the door behind him. Trent looked at the crushed pieces, hoping that Kira had gotten the message. ~+~+~ As they made their way back to the underground hideout, Kira and Jezlyn both felt something was wrong. Kira continuously pulled out her cell phone, like she was expecting a call and Jezlyn would stay by Kira’s side. “Are you two all right?” Dr. O asked. Before he could say anything else, Kira and Jezlyn raced off towards town. “What’s gotten into them?” Dr. O asked as they raced off after them. “Who knows,” Conner replied, slightly behind Dr. O. Kira and Jezlyn led them into town, and towards Trent’s Father’s building. They didn’t stop at the front door, slamming them open as they raced in and towards his office. The building was empty as they raced through corridors and finally stopped in front of his office. “Kira… Jezlyn,” Dr. O said as they finally stopped. “What are you two doing? We can’t be in here.” “We can’t explain it,” Jezlyn replied. “I know Trent was trying to contact me. He wanted us to come here,” Kira said, as she opened the office door. “There’s something that can help us save him.” Conner and Ethan looked at Dr. O in disbelief but followed her in. “So what are we looking for?” Conner asked sounding slightly annoyed. “Something out of the ordinary,” Jezlyn replied, making her way to the opposite side of the room. “Like us,” Ethan joked, looking around. They searched in silence for a few minutes before Jezlyn replied, “Like this.” She pointed to a swirling green vortex. “An Invisiportal? Why would one be here?” Conner asked. He looked at Dr. O hoping he could shed some light on this. “Who knows,” Dr. O said as he walked up next to Jezlyn, “but now we can get to Trent.” ~+~+~ Zeltrax shoved Trent down the hallway, his hands bound behind his back. He was stumbling slightly from the drain on his life force, but he knew that help would come. As Zeltrax led him closer to the main chamber, Trent began to fumble with his binds. A small piece of glass slid out from between his fingers. He held it firmly as he began to slice the rope. He slowed his pace, hoping to give himself more time, but Zeltrax only pushed him forward. As the main chamber came into sight, Trent worked faster, feeling the ropes begin to break. Stepping into the chamber, Mesogog wasn’t there. Trent glanced around to see if the Dino gems were in the room and see where the invisiportal was. He found the Dino gems, but couldn’t find the invisiportal. Taking the chance, he slit the ropes. Dropping the glass, he spun around and kicked Zeltrax away. Before he could run to the gems, Tyrannodrones swarmed into the room. He slowly cleared a path to the gems, but he could feel the fighting beginning to take its toll on him. His movements became slightly sluggish, but he managed to grab the gems. Before he could attempt to break through, Zeltrax kicked him in the jaw, sending him spinning to the ground. The gems slid from his grasp as he hit the ground, but he scrabbled to his feet and raced down a corridor. As he turned the corner the green glow of an invisiportal caught his attention. He raced towards it but was knocked down by a kick from a Tyrannodrone. Gritting his teeth, he climbed to his feet and knocked the Tyrannodrone out of his way and jumped into the invisiportal. He rolled out the other end of the Invisiportal and as he opened his eyes, Jezlyn hovered over him. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Well there it is. The third installment of PRDT. What do you think. Which Jezlyn do you think is hovering over him. Well you can leave your guesses and if for some reason I have a major insparation I might have Part 4 up in the next 3 days.