"Sagittarius!" Kellie Scott held her power coin up as a light engulfed her, giving her a violet uniform of spandex and a hard, plastic helmet. In her hands was her bow and her quiver was firmly placed on her back.
The transformation finished and she took off in a full sprint through the thick woods. With the air being so chilly, Kellie found it difficult to breathe. Her heavy training made her athletic, but the night was unnaturally cold. It was almost suffocating.
Dropping down in to a ditch filled with frosty autumn leaves, she crouched and held her breath. The forest fell silent and Kellie tensed up, wondering where the monster had gone. Whatever had been chasing her had stopped its hunt for the night.
"What do you mean? I didn't know Doctor Oliver had any family, let alone a younger cousin." Conner McKnight questioned Kira Ford, examining a picture of his mentor and a girl that was around seventeen.
"That's all that he told me, Conner. But she is supposedly well-trained and Doctor Oliver thinks we need some... assistance." Kira replied.
"Assistance is what?" Conner scowled, "Does she even know who we are? This is just screwed up."
"Of course I know who you are!" An irritated voice came from behind.
Conner and Kira turned around, finding the exact girl from the picture standing with a cross expression.
"And I do, in fact, know what is wrong with your skills. Tommy can't baby-sit you all the time, so he brought me here. First lesson: do not judge your enemies by how they look."
"Oh..." Kira looked embarrassed, "I'm sorry... Conner has such a big mouth and all."
Conner scowled.
"My name is Kellie Scott. It's really a... pleasure to meet you."
"I'm Kira," the blonde held out her hand, which Kellie took with a thin smile, "And that's Conner. Our other two members are missing at the moment... but they'll be around at school on Monday."
"Mmm..." Kellie mused and withdrew her hand, "Good to know."
"Wait a second! What about you? What powers do you have that are so much better than ours?" Conner asked Kellie with a sneer.
Kellie rolled her eyes and attempted not to smile at this. "I'm not better... I've just been doing this Power Ranger shit a whole lot longer than you have."
After saying this, Kellie turned and left the two bewildered teenagers. With a soft sigh, she tried to remember why she had agreed come to Reefside in the first place. It was nice that Tommy asked her to come to stay with him for a month or so, but the first impression that she got from the new Rangers was not a good one. This would be a most interesting stay.
They face each other, standing tall and stiff. Conner and Kellie were facing off in their first training session. Kira had to rehearse for a show, Ethan was out of town and Trent was working, which left Conner to "volunteer".
"Clear your thoughts. Focus only on me." Kellie instructed him
"I know how to fight!" Conner snapped at her, raising his fists in defense.
"Fine," Kellie sighed in annoyance, "Make the first move."
With a satisfied smirk from having won the argument, Conner jumped up and prepared to kick his new teacher in the chest. Much to his surprise, Kellie merely sidestepped and watched the boy hit the mat.
"You know how to fight, eh?"
"That was a stupid trick," Conner scowled as he staggered to his feet.
"Yeah, it's a shame it always works for me," Kellie put her hands on her waist, shaking her head, "Darn shame."
"You're not much of a teacher, are you? Are you enjoying this or this part of your lesson plan for the day?" asked Conner.
"I'm enjoying it," Kellie said with a cocky grin.
With a growl, Conner put up his fists and thrust out at Kellie. She blocked it.
"Wow, you really suck at fighting."
"Shut up!" Conner got low to the floor and swept his leg under Kellie's feet. The girl hit the mat hard and it took her a moment before she was able to get back up.
"Now who sucks?"
Kellie shook her body out. "You still do. That was just a cheap shot."
Suddenly, Conner tackled her to the ground and the two wrestled angrily. A couple of times, Kellie made an attempt to bite him but Conner was too quick for her.
"I am not a cheap fighter! Take it back!" Conner growled at her.
"I'll take it to the grave with me!" Kellie announced loudly and kept trying to throw Conner off of her.
While all of this had been happening, Tommy Oliver had arrived at their base. When he came into the hallway, grunting and growling was heard from one of the rooms and he found that very unusual. He rushed to the door and put his palm on the pad next to it. It scanned his fingerprints, and the door soon slid open. Tommy stopped halfway in the doorway and raised his eyebrows. "Uh... This doesn't seem like training to me."
Conner and Kellie stopped wrestling and looked at each other. They separated Kellie still on the floor and Conner on his feet.
"What do you mean?" Kellie asked innocently, "This is training!"
"Have you lost your mind, girl?!" Conner cried in shock. "What are you on?"
"I have a meth lab in my basement," replied Kellie in a sarcastic tone before focusing on Tommy. "I can't train these kids. They aren't serious enough for any of this."
Tommy laughed a little. "It's hard at the beginning, I know. I spent time training you, too, Kels, and you were definitely no Sunday picnic."
"Oh, yeah?" Conner asked, interested now. "Do tell."
Kellie suddenly looked uncomfortable.
"It isn't a big deal," Tommy explained. "She was restless and always believed that she was right. Sure, she knew how to fight but she fought blindly... and that made her lose a lot of her battles on her own."
"Shut up, now," Kellie hissed.
There was a short pause between the three of them. Kellie, now utterly embarrassed, threw her hands up in the air and walked out of the training room. The two boys looked at each other and Tommy frowned. "I have to talk to her... This move to Reefside has been pretty rough on her so she's really tempermental at the moment. How about you guys stop by tomorrow afternoon? Ethan and Trent still need to meet her."
"Sure..." Conner answered quietly. Tommy nodded to his student and followed after Kellie.