A/N:
Ok, so I figured it's finally time that I try my hand at this whole Romance genre thing. Presenting, a 3 part Megaforce adaptation inspired by Epic 20 of Tensou Sentai Goseiger.

That said, I do not own Power Rangers, Goseiger, its characters, or any of its related intellectual property. I'm just a humble fan trying his best to salute the show.

It was a bright clear Thursday afternoon as Troy Burrows made his way home from school. Beside him, his friend and fellow Ranger, Emma Goodall strolled along chattering away excitedly while readying her camera. The two had taken a detour through Harwood County's Central Park at Emma's request. With all the new Spring flowers in full bloom, she wanted to snap a couple pictures and Troy didn't mind tagging along either. After all, it was a nice day and he had no particular plans. Why not use it as an excuse to enjoy the sunlight and the company of a pretty girl while he was at it? Even better if it was Emma, he thought to himself with a small smile.

As the two ambled down a shady path, they stopped near some hedgerows with a large clump of red and pink flowers blooming.

"Well, look at that." Emma grinned playfully nudging Troy. "Nice colors, huh?"

Emma handed her book bag to Troy and focused her camera on the flowers. As she took a couple pictures, Troy kept watch, then slowly turned his head toward a nearby clump of trees. He could have sworn he had just heard a voice.

"Hey, is everything ok?" Emma asked curiously as she took notice of her distracted companion.

"Oh, sorry," Troy shrugged with a sheepish smile. "I must be crazy. I just thought I heard something over there."

The two Rangers stopped as they heard a nervous mumbling come from the same group of trees. Troy and Emma exchanged a curious look before walking over quietly to investigate. As the Rangers neared, they spied a person sitting with his back against a tree. Immediately, they both recognized him as one of their classmates, William Park. He was a tall thin young man, and while the Asian always came off as a bit shy and timid, the Rangers knew him to be a brilliant honors student and member of the school's track team. They watched as Will put his glasses back on and nervously stood up, looking as if he was practicing a speech to himself.

"Oh... hey. So, I was wondering if you'd like to... I mean, I wanted to know if you and me... no, that doesn't sound right either," he grumbled. "I'm never gonna be able to do this."

Troy looked over to see Emma make a sympathetic face and was a moment too slow to restrain her as she stepped out from their hiding spot. "Hey Will! Are you having a girl problem?"

Will spun around in panic, "Oh, Emma! I didn't see you! I wasn't... I mean, there's no problem."

Troy stepped forward to join Emma with a resigned sigh. "Hey there Will, you might as well tell her. We heard enough to figure that something was going on."

Will gave another embarrassed look upon seeing Troy, then turned back to Emma again.

"I'm sorry," she said apologetically. "We really didn't mean to embarrass you. We were just passing by and couldn't help but overhear."

Will slumped down in the grass again. "Well, I guess it doesn't matter anyway. Sarah probably wouldn't want to go out with me, even if I was able to ask her."

"Wait, are you talking about Sarah Munoz?" Troy asked, referring to one of the prettiest, most popular girls in their class.

Will nodded sheepishly. "Yeah. See what I mean?"

Emma and Troy exchanged another look before Emma clasped her hands excitedly. "You want to confess your feelings to Sarah? That's so romantic!"

"Emma..." Troy began, but the Pink Ranger ignored him and knelt down by Will to put a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"You can do it Will! I know you can." she said.

Will gave a hopeful smile, "You... you really think so?"

"Absolutely. This will be so exciting!" Emma answered enthusiastically. "Troy and I will even help you out. Right, Troy?"

The Red Ranger balked in surprise, "Wait! What? I never..."

"Come on Troy!" Emma protested gently. "He needs our help."

"We really shouldn't be meddling though." Troy reminded her, but he stopped and turned to see Will's hopeful look, followed by an innocent pleading expression from Emma. It was a look that he always found very hard to say no to. Ultimately, his Ranger instinct to help others got the better of him and he gave a reluctant nod. "Oh, all right."

Emma grinned and pulled Will to his feet before bounding over and dragging Troy along to start discussing their new pet project.

The next day at school, Emma and Troy sat together during lunch, watching as Will nervously stood around the lunch line waiting for Sarah to arrive. As he watched Will fidget, Troy grimaced and turned to Emma, "Do you really think that advice you gave him yesterday is going work?"

"Why not?" Emma replied, idly peeling an orange. "Everyone knows that the most important thing is to be nice to your crush and show her kindness."

"Well, yeah." Troy admitted. "But there's gotta be more to it than just being nice, right?"

Emma looked to him, "You know, you seemed pretty resistant about all this yesterday. I mean, Will is a really nice guy. Don't you want to help your fellow classmate be happy?"

Troy shrugged, "Sure I do."

"Then what's the problem?" Emma asked pointedly.

Troy looked directly at her for a moment, before glancing away, "Well... you know. I'm just not very comfortable when it comes to all the feelings and relationship stuff, so I'm probably not the best person to be handing out love advice in the first place. Besides, telling a girl how you feel about her is actually a lot tougher than you think it is."

Emma smiled sweetly and nudged his shoulder with her own, "You're not a robot Troy. I'm sure even you can figure out the right thing to say when you need to."

As she said that, the two Rangers spied Sarah Munoz enter the lunchroom. She was a pretty girl with dark Hispanic features and a petite athletic build. As she made her way across the room, Will started to approach and gave a wave as he called out timidly. "Hi Sarah!"

She turned in surprise to glance at him for a moment before two of her girlfriends came over to greet her and lead her off toward their own lunch table. Seeing Sarah distracted and led away, Will stopped and immediately turned around in the opposite direction, hoping he wouldn't come off looking any more awkward.

The two Rangers bit their lips as they watched their dejected classmate walk over and join them at their table. "That was a disaster." Will sighed. "I'm never going to work up the nerve to ask Sarah out!"

"Who's asking Sarah out?' came Jake Holling's voice as three familiar figures approached from behind and sat down next to Will.

"Judging by the looks of it, Will is." Noah answered with an amused laugh as he joined them.

Will looked in horror to see Troy and Emma's other three friends sit down at the table and insert themselves right into the conversation. "Oh great!" he moaned covering his face, "Now the whole world might as well know."

Across the table, Gia took a seat next to Troy and gave a sly grin. "Don't worry Will. We promise we won't say a word."

Troy cleared his throat and eyed the other Rangers trying to assert some leadership at the table. "Guys... do you mind?"

"Not at all." Jake replied, ignoring Troy while slinging a friendly arm around Will. "In fact, I want to help you out too."

"Wait... you do?" Will asked in surprise.

Jake lowered his voice at his end of the table. "Of course! I know exactly how you feel, wanting to ask out one of the hottest most popular girls in our class."

"Oh brother..." Noah muttered to himself, rolling his eyes.

Jake scowled at his best friend, speaking so the others could hear again. "Ok then, smart guy. How do you think Will should go about getting Sarah to say yes to him?"

Noah scratched his chin thoughtfully, "Well, I guess I'd approach it like a science problem."

Everyone at the table stopped and stared at him blankly before he continued, "What I mean, is that you need to do your research first. Find out things about Sarah, like what sorts of things she likes, or qualities she looks for in a guy... stuff like that."

"That'll only get you so far." Jake cut in waving a hand dismissively. "If you really want the girl, you have to show her that. Be bold! Be direct, and take decisive action!"

"And we've all seen how that's worked out for you so far." Gia smirked, prompting laughs from the others. "Will, I think if you want to get the girl, you've gotta do things with style and charm."

"But being kind and nice still counts for something too." Emma pointed out, adding to Gia's suggestion.

"Hmm, that's a lot to take in." Will muttered quietly with a frown. "What about you Troy? What do you think?"

Everyone stopped and turned to look at the Red Ranger expectantly. Troy searched the faces of his friends, hoping that he could come up with something halfway inspirational. "Me? Oh, well..." He then looked to Emma sitting right next to him and his brain froze. "I, uh..."

At that moment, the bell rang and the other students in the lunchroom rose up to get back to class. Saved by the bell, he thought to himself in relief. That was too close. His thoughts were suddenly interrupted as he felt Gia tap him on the shoulder. "Hey Troy, we've gotta get back to class. You coming, or what?"

He nodded and stood up quickly, following her and the others back out into the hallway.

Meanwhile, on the other end of Harwood County, a swirling circle of dark energy pulsed and writhed on the ground as the alien Prince Vrak stood over it. In one hand, he carried an ornate scepter. With the other hand, he held a small phial of purple colored liquid. He took a moment to study his current experiment on the ground before reaching down and pouring the liquid on top of the swirling mass of energy. Raising his scepter, he began to make circular motions over it, causing the swirling dark energy to suddenly coalesce into the dark winged form of a monster.

"Excellent." Vrak smiled to himself as he admired his handiwork. His experiments with the toxic beasts' poisons were leading him one step closer to finding a way to wipe out humanity.

Turning to the creature, Vrak held his scepter, "I am Prince Vrak, your master and creator."

The winged monster who resembled a fearsome gargoyle knelt down on one knee. "How can I serve you, master?"

Vrak gestured toward the distant skyline of the city and laughed. "You will help me study human emotions so that I can try to find a weakness to exploit. I want you to use your poison to break the humans' hearts and see how helpless they become when they give in to their own despair."

The monster nodded dutifully and extended its wings out. With a growl, it took off into the skies and began soaring toward the city while Vrak continued to look on with a malevolent grin.

Later that afternoon, the final school bell rang and students began filing out of their classes to head home for the day. As he closed the door of his locker and slung his backpack over his shoulder, Troy looked down the hall and spotted Will coming his way.

"Hey, Will!" he called, gesturing his classmate over. Will approached and the two began walking down the hall and out of the school together. "Listen," Troy began, "I just wanted to apologize about what happened at lunch today. My other friends... well, they can be a little nosy sometimes, but trust me. They mean well."

Will shrugged, "Oh, I know. And you shouldn't have to apologize either, because when you think about it, they all had some really good ideas."

Troy pondered it a moment and gave a small smile, "Yeah, I guess they did."

As they continued to walk, Will sighed, "You know Troy, part of me can't help but be a little jealous. I'll bet you never have to worry about this sort of thing."

Troy blinked in surprise, "Really? What makes you say that?"

Will shrugged, "Well, come on! For starters, you're a lot more confident, and better looking than I am. Your friends all turn to you for direction, and you're never nervous around super attractive girls... like Emma for example. If I were in your shoes, I know I'd be a nervous wreck around her."

Troy grimaced quietly to himself. That last statement wasn't too far off the mark. After a moment of silence, Troy finally spoke. "Will, I never got to offer you any advice at lunch, did I?"

Will shook his head. "Come to think of it, no."

Troy took a deep breath and turned to him. "Well, I guess you can think of all this like a karate match. You'll never know if you can beat your opponent if you never get in the ring."

"So, love is like a battle?" Will asked, confused.

"Err, let me try again," Troy answered quickly as he fumbled for a good way to put things. "Listen, I don't claim to know a lot about this stuff, and I can't even tell you what's best for you. All I can say is to just trust yourself and have the courage to take a chance when the time comes. Whatever the outcome is, the important thing is that you just have to try, because you'll never know. Maybe Sarah will wind up liking you back."

"Umm, thanks." Will answered, still scratching his head a little.

Troy's next sentence was cut short as he heard Emma suddenly call out. He turned to see the Pink Ranger give an excited wave and hurry over toward them from across the street. "Hey! I've been looking all over for you two!"

Turning to Will, she grinned proudly, "I wanted to tell you that I just arranged your first date with Sarah."

"You what?" both boys exclaimed in surprised unison.

Emma began walking down the road between them and lowered her voice conspiratorially, "I had Gia ask Sarah if she wanted to hang out at the mall with her tomorrow, and she said yes."

"But Gia's not going to be there, is she?" Troy asked, crossing his arms. "You intend for Will to show up there instead?"

"Bingo." Emma nodded proudly.

"And what about Sarah's two friends?" Troy retorted, raising an eyebrow.

"Jake and Noah were kind enough to volunteer to keep them occupied tomorrow," Emma answered with a playful wink. "Something about a mini golf double date."

"I'm sure." Troy replied rolling his eyes. "Emma, you realize your playing matchmaker shouldn't involve all these tricks or moving people around like chess pieces."

"But she's doing it to help me." Will cut in, stopping Troy. "Everyone is trying to help now. You know, you're lucky you have such good friends."

Troy scrambled to try and find a counter argument, but he couldn't.

"Besides," Will added with a smile, "If the others are going to all this trouble to give me some time alone with Sarah, then I should really take your advice. If I'm going to give it my best shot, I've got to get ready for battle, right?"

As Will hurried off, Emma looked to Troy and noticed his puzzled and slightly worried expression. "Umm, Troy? What did you just tell him anyway?"

Troy looked back to her, then gave a sigh as he kept walking. "At this point, I'm not entirely sure anymore."