TOMMY OLIVER

TOMMY

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Eventually Hayley found a way to defossilized Tommy. Tommy was happy to be free of the amber, but there was still a problem. Tommy could not power down. He was stuck in his ranger suit. This didn't cause problems for the Rangers, as he was able to continue to help them out and guide them. But Tommy could not teach his class in his current condition. Kira told Tommy that Dr. Mercer had been chosen as his substitute while he was out. Kira expect Tommy to be upset, but instead Tommy was excited for the class. He had learned a lot from Dr. Mercer, and expected his class to do as well.

Other than help the Rangers, Tommy couldn't do much. He decided to go through years of paperwork and photos that he had accumulated. Tommy asked Kira if she could help him. Kira found an old photo of Tommy from his Green Ranger days and teased him about his hair. Tommy replied that that was the style back then. Kira also found a photo of Tommy, Dr. Mercer, and a young man. Tommy looked at the photo. Tommy told Kira that the young man was Terrence Smith, whom everyone called Smitty. It had been their first dig together. Mercer industries had a position open that both Tommy and Smitty had tried for. Tommy got the job, while Smitty went to work for another company. Smitty had disappeared after a tragic accident. Tommy told Kira to toss the photo in the trash box. Later, Tommy left to help the Rangers battle. As usual, Zeltrax zeroed in on him. Tommy was getting tired of it. He receive a shock when Zeltrax revealed that he was Smitty. After the accident, Mesogog had found him and using his genetic genius Mesogog rebuilt Smitty as Zeltrax. Tommy was stunned and tried to tell Smitty that it was no excuse for fighting on the side of evil. Zeltrax wouldn't listen. The battle ended, but Tommy felt bad for what had happen to Smitty.

Tommy was still unable to power down, but he continue to help the Rangers on and off the battlefield. Tommy trusted Trent when the evil coding on his dino code was destroyed. He accept him into their Ranger family. He helped Conner obtained the Triassic Shield. Zeltrax launched a new weapon on the Rangers, a scorpion tank and an improved Aerial Assault Ship. Tommy knew that Zeltrax would not stop until one of the Rangers was destroyed. He gave words of encouragement to Hayley - who was busy coming up with a new assault vehicle - before he left to help the Rangers. Tommy told the Rangers to do their best before he leap up into Zeltrax's ship. Tommy and Zeltrax battle. Tommy tried to reach out to "Smitty" and told him it didn't have to be like this. But "Smitty" insisted that he was Zeltrax and continued battling Tommy. Tommy didn't have much choice but to destroy Zeltrax. Zeltrax's ship exploded, but Tommy made it out in time. He walked out to the Rangers who were happy to see him. Ethan asked Tommy about Zeltrax, and Tommy told him that Zeltrax was gone. Instead of feeling proud, Tommy was sad at the turn of events.

Tommy sent Kira, Ethan, and Conner to stop a transmitter that Elsa had set up. The Rangers were able to successfully destroyed the transmitter. The following day, Elsa and Mesogog sent a mechanical mutation of a virus (Jupitor) to the television station. Jupitor seep into the control panel at the station and Elsa now had another transmitter with a beam directed at Jupiter's core. Tommy called the Rangers back to his lab. Tommy told the Rangers that Elsa intended for Jupiter to implode causing dire consequences to Earth. Tommy stressed that the Rangers needed to destroyed Jupitor. The evil White Ranger appeared on the screen. Tommy sent Conner to stop the evil White Ranger. Tommy sent Kira, Ethan, and Trent to destroyed the virus. Tommy monitored the situation from his lab. The Rangers were successful in their missions.