Beneath The Surface
April 3, 2004
Teleplay by: Jackie Marchand
Directed by: Paul Grinder
Trent searches his father's home office for the invisiportal he had discovered earlier. His dad walks in on him and tells Trent that he has been working to hard. Trent insists that there are strange things going on. Anton Mercer states that everything he has will one day belong to Trent and that he will soon begin preparing him for the transition. Dr. Oliver takes his class out for a dinosaur dig, and Principal Randall accompanies the class. Principal Randall stays close to Dr. Oliver and is very friendly. Cassidy sees this and points it out to Devin. Devin is not convinced, but Cassidy thinks she has something for the gossip column. Conner, Kira, and Ethan discovered an unusual dinosaur egg. The site is attack by Tyrannodrones. There is much tossing of the dinosaur egg and Dr. Oliver makes a dramatic dive to save Principal Randall. Afterwards, Conner, Ethan, Kira and Dr. Oliver return to dino ruins. Ethan can't get any kind of reading on the egg. Dr. Oliver is still getting a heat signal from the forest. Dr. Oliver leaves to check it out. Principal Randall returns to the site to find the egg. Principal Randall finds the egg and reverts to Elsa. The dinosaur is now under Elsa's command. Dr. Oliver has a confrontation with Zeltrax in the forest. Ethan, Kira, and Conner discovered the egg they have been studying is a decoy set by Elsa. The new dinosaur is attacking the city and Kira, Ethan, and Conner morph into action. The Rangers are having a difficult time as Elsa has also set a monster on the Rangers as well as the dinosaur. Dr. Oliver concentrates and breaks the hold Elsa has on the dinosaur. The dinosaur joins the Rangers and the Rangers are able to defeat the monster. Back at Reefside High School, Dr. Oliver has a moment of worry when Cassidy broadcasts that there is a hero at Reefside High School. The moment passes, when Cassidy mentions Principal Randall as the hero. After class, Dr. Oliver finds Principal Randall in the hall. Dr. Oliver was impressed and worried over Dr. Oliver. Principal Randall is rather surprise that Dr. Oliver was worried about her and has a momentary flashback to their time on the site. Principal Randall soon snaps out of her daze and walks off, leaving Dr. Oliver a bit confused. Conner, Ethan, and Kira had watched the whole exchange and Conner immediately begins to give Dr. Oliver a hard time.
