A/N: We only have six episodes left! Can y'all believe that? I'm not crying, you are. Anyways, enjoy!

EDITED ON JULY 25TH, 2018 @ 4:10PM

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CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE - ISN'T IT LAVA-LY

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"SO, WHEN SULFURIC ACID IS launched into the stratosphere by a volcanic explosion, it can alter the entire planet's climate temporarily. Hope you guys got all that." Dr. Oliver said as he took off his glasses. "All right, before we go, a couple of announcements. Our very own Ethan James is going to be competing at the "Detonation Man" video game competition..." Dr. Oliver announced. The class cheered for him.

"At Hayley's Cyberspace this week. So I hope you all come down and watch. Oh, also I want to let you guys know we're having a sub tomorrow — someone who really knows a lot about volcanoes. I think you're going to find what he has to say very interesting." Dr. Oliver finished as the bell rang. Dr. Oliver dismissed us as everyone left the classroom. We walked up to Dr. Oliver's Jeep. "Hey, what's up, guys?" Dr. Oliver asked. "Please tell us Dr. Mercer's not the sub. Anyone but him." Kira said.

"Don't worry. I promise, it's not Anton Mercer." Dr. Oliver told her. "Why are you missing class, anyway?" I asked. "Zeltrax. After what happened to Krista, I don't wanna take any chances. I need to get it him before Mesogog." Dr. Oliver replied. "Good luck. If you need any help, let us know. We'll be at Hayley's cheering Ethan on." Conner told him.

"Thanks, guys." Dr. Oliver said. We were at Hayley's Cyberspace. I was writing in my journal, sitting next to Conner. "Come on, come on! Yes! My highest score ever! 10, 250, 000!" Conner exclaimed. "Good job! Did you put your initals down for high score?" Ethan asked as he sat on the other side of him. "Oh... my bad. I already have all the high scores." Ethan stated. "Very funny. And I wouldn't be so cocky if I was you. There's this new guy called "Nahte"... Who's cracked your top ten." Conner informed.

"Look again. Nahte is "Ethan" spelled backwards." Ethan said as Conner looked at the screen again and looked at him. "I was bored." Ethan said. "Good going, Conner. You actually got Ethan to practice for the tournament." Kira said as she walked up to us. "No, I just got him up to the game so that he can bag on me." Conner told her.

"Look, guys, I appreciate the concern, but I own this game. Why stress?" Ethan said as he continued reading his magazine. "Who can tell me what was right here in good old Reefside just one million years ago?" Dr. Morton asked. Ethan was about to answer until Cassidy walked in the door, looking like a mess. "May I help you?" Dr. Morton asked. "Yeah, I'm in this class." Cassidy responded. "Young lady, that's impossible. This class started 20 minutes ago." Dr. Morton informed.

"Yeah, I know, but, well, I..." Cassidy stuttered. "Yes, we're all waiting." Dr. Morton said. "Well, you see, I had a hair emergency, 'cause normally there's someone that gets my product for me, but he's busy doing who-knows-what. So I had to go to Sans product, and then there's my dry cleaning which is, like, still at the dry cleaners. So I was forced to wear clothes that are, like, so last year. But, you know, here I am." Cassidy rambled.

"Yes, here you are. How lucky for all of us. Take a seat, and let's continue before the bell rings." Dr. Morton said. "Actually, that's my seat." Cassidy said. "As I was saying, believe it or not, right here on this spot at one time was a..." Mr. Morton started off. "Volcano." Ethan interrupted. The class laughed. "No, no, no, he's right. How did you know that?" Dr. Morton asked.

"Well, you're the leading volcanologist in the state. And we're studying volcanoes in Dr. O.'s class. I put two and two together." Ethan explained. "Excellent deductive reasoning. Yes, right here, one million years ago, was a giant active volcano." Dr. Morton said. We were at Hayley's Cyberspace. "Devin." Conner said as he walked passed us.

"Oh, hey, guys, how's it going?" Devin asked. "Good. So, uh, you're covering the contest, huh? It should be a pretty big story." Conner said. "Yeah, yeah, big." Devin agreed. "Where is Cassidy?" Conner asked. "Oh, I don't know. I haven't seen her." Devin replied as he left. "That's weird — Devin and no Cassidy?" Conner said. "Hey. That girl's pretty good. 19 million." Kira said. "Yeah, she's not bad." Conner agreed. "Still no where near Ethan, though." He added. "Well, speaking of him, should he not be here?" I asked.

"Well, technically, as last year's champion, he doesn't need to get here until the final round. But he should be here to check out his competition." Trent replied. "He has been acting kind of weird lately, even for Ethan." Conner informed. "Well, he is very good at video games. There's nothing wrong with being confident..." Kira said. I stopped to see what she was looking at.

"Unless, of course, you wear a t-shirt that says "I'm Detonation Man."" I finished for her. "Yeah, but he would never do that." Conner said. Kira and I guided our eyes to the entrance. "No way." Conner said. People started rushing up to him asking for his autograph. "Can I get a drink for Ethan, please?" A guy asked. More people came to the counter as they pushed Conner. "I guess, in the realm of cyber geeks, Ethan reigns supreme." Conner stated. "I can't watch this." Kira said.

"Right behind ya." Conner agreed. "Same here." I added as I followed them. "You think Dr. O.'s had any luck finding Zeltrax?" Kira asked. "I hope so. That dude's got serious issues." Conner replied. "Wow, I'm third-wheeling so hard right now..." I think to myself. "Well, hello, Rangers. Mind if I cut in?" The Evil White Ranger asked.

"Speaking of issues..." I said. "How about a little group therapy? Ready!" Conner said. "Ready!" Kira and I replied. "Dino Thunder, Power Up! HA!" All three of us shouted. We morphed and got ready to fight. "Bring it!" The Evil White Ranger said as he got out his weapon. We were about to fight until Zeltrax interrupted us. "You again." The Evil White Ranger said. "Back for more?" Zeltrax asked. "Bring it on." The Evil White Ranger replied. "This is just way too much of a coincidence." Conner stated.

"Perfect. Almost all of my enemies in one place." Zeltrax said as he attacked Conner, Kira, and I. We landed on the ground. "You're going to lose this one. Why not give up now?" Zeltrax asked. "You wish!" Conner replied as we headed to attacked him. We began fighting him until we fell on the ground. "I can taste victory!" Zeltrax exclaimed. "Taste this!" Conner said as he fired at Zeltrax. We began fighting him again.

"Now it's time to finish you!" Zeltrax said. "Zeltrax! Think about who created you! You owe him your life!" The Evil White Ranger said. "What's going on?" Conner asked. "No!! My life force is fading! I can feel it!" Zeltrax exclaimed as he disappeared. "You can run, but you can't hide, Zeltrax! I'll deal with you later, Rangers." The Evil White Ranger said as he left. We were back at the lab. "He just vanished?" Dr. Oliver asked.

"Yeah. Not that that's a bad thing." Kira replied. "His fight with you in battlyzer mode must've taken a lot out of him. He needs Mesogog to keep him alive." Dr. Oliver informed. "And Mesogog needs us to defeat him." Conner said. "Now that we know that, what's next?" Ethan asked. That's when the alarm beeped. That's when a monster showed up.

"You fight the monster. I'll stay here and monitor the Zeltrax situation." Dr. Oliver said. "Ready!" Conner said. "Ready!" Ethan, Kira, and I responded. "Dino Thunder, Power Up! HA!" We all yelled. We morphed and headed to where the monster was. "What a lava-ly day!" The monster exclaimed. "Hey, Thunder head! Don't want to rain on your parade, but—" Ethan started to say. "Then don't!" The monster replied as he fired something into the air. We all looked up.

"You're making me blow my top!" The monster exclaimed. That's when the volcano suddenly exploded. It kept exploding until it was up to three volcanoes with lava coming out. Conner, Ethan, Kira and I kept trying to dodge it. "What is this stuff?" Ethan exclaimed. One finally hit Conner and the rest of us. "This was easier than I thought! This will be the end of the Power Rangers and this world!" The monster exclaimed.

"Ah, It's good to let off some steam!" The monster stated. "We're in trouble!" Conner said. "Red hot trouble!" Ethan added. "How do we stop him?" Kira asked. "You don't! Nothing can stop me now!" The monster said. "Don't count on it!" Dr. Oliver said. "Bring it on!" The monster challenged. "You're reading my mind!" Dr. Oliver stated. "Just in time!" Conner said as we got up.

"You're all mine, six eyes!" Dr. Oliver said. "Four against one — it doesn't seem fair!" The monster exclaimed as foot soldiers appeared. "Tyranno Staff!" Conner called out his weapon as he began fighting the foot soldiers. "Let me in on some of this fun!" Kira said as she blasted the foot soldiers. "Hope you don't mind if I jump in!" I said as I attacked the foot soldiers with my sword. "Is that all you puny Rangers have?" The monster asked.

Dr. Oliver attacked the foot soldiers as he headed towards the monster. "You wanna fight? I'll give you a fight." Dr. Oliver said. "Super Dino Mode!" He shouted. "Fight? What's the point?" The monster said as he attacked Dr. Oliver. They began fighting. He got out of Super Dino Mode as we headed towards him. "Nice job, Dr. O.!" Conner said. "Thanks, but now we have to finish it!" Dr. Oliver informed.

Conner then got into triassic mode. "And for kicks... Battlyzer!" Conner shouted as he got into Battlyzer mode. "What the—" The monster said. Conner finally destroyed the monster with his cannon blast. Until the monster grew and Dr. Oliver called the Zords. We all got into our Zords and created the Megazord. "You're in for a big defeat!" The monster exclaimed.

We begin fighting the monster once more. The monster then attacked us. "Stegozord, activate!" Dr. Oliver yelled. We got onto the Stegozord. That's when the volcano began exploding once more. Dr. Oliver then created a tidal wave. "That's our wave!" Conner exclaimed. We finally destroyed the monster once more. We were all at Hayley's Cyberspace. "It's the final... And here he is! Your returning champion Ethan James!" Trent announced as everyone clapped for him.

"Who's Ethan playing in the final?" Kira asked. Conner and I just shrugged. "And your challenger, with the high score of the day so far... Devin Delvalle!" Trent continued to announce. Everyone looked at him. The final round began as I saw Trent go back and forth to check their scores. "Yes! 21,400, 000 points! I won!" Ethan exclaimed. Everyone cheered. "Not so fast, Ethan. Devin's still playing." Trent informed. "21 million points and counting." Kira said.

"21,200,000" Conner said. That's when everyone started cheering. "Why are they cheering?" Ethan asked. "21,500,000." Dr. Oliver added. Everyone cheered and clapped. "That's it! Devin wins! Game over!" Trent announced as he congratulated Devin cheered. "How could he win? How could I lose?" Ethan asked. "No practice." Conner told him. "Swelled head." Kira said. "But I am Detnonation Man." Ethan said. "You are now." Dr. Oliver said. Everyone cheered for Devin.

That's when Cassidy walked in. "A video game?! You ruined my life for a video game?!" Cassidy yelled. "Oh, yeah, Cass, look, I tried to tell you, but—" Devin started off.

"This is unacceptable! I have needs, Devin! Needs! Do you understand that?" Cassidy continued shouting. We all chuckled.

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A/N: Can you believe I'm almost done with this book? Hope you enjoyed!

Word Count: 2037 words.