Ranger Roots

Disclaimer: Not mine...pout...The idea of the B-squads family arangements are those of the brilliant mind of Etcetera Kit.

Summary: The year is 2026 and the lives of three young ranger teams are about to change when they learn of their own roots and origins. Companion to Soul Crystal's Owner and features the majority of the ranger teams.

A/N: This is designed to be the companion to Soul Crystal's Owner, it is not necessarily the sequal, though it might refernece stuff from Soul Crystal's Owner.

A/N2: PLEASE REVIEW!!!!

Chapter 1

--Lydia Kimberly Oliver's POV—

"Hey Marnie," I called quickening my pace to catch up with my best friend, Marnie Price. She stopped and waited saying,

"Yes, Lydia Oliver?"

"Well Marnie Price, did Mr. Breckmire announce the psych midterm yet?" I asked.

"Can't you wait like three minutes, since you have that class in like three minutes," she said rolling her eyes as we continued to walk to our respected classes, mine psychology and her's AP European History.

"Uh no," I said, "Since I usually like catch my z's in that class."

"Yet you manage an A plus in that class, and all you do is primarily sleep in that class, which is like totally your twin brother's job," Marnie retorted.

"No, because Danny sleeps and dreams of surfing, totally slacking off when it comes to grades, which makes me, Chad, and Taya look like totally smart," I said flipping my long dark cherry wood colored hair over my shoulder.

"That's because you, Taya, and Chad are like totally smart and Danny's well…" Marnie paused "...your average teenager."

"Well three brainboxes out of four kids, definitely make my brainbox parents happy. Are you going to Cyberspace after school?" I asked hitching up the straps of my backpack before twisting my hair up into a bun and securing it with a pencil to keep it in place.

Marnie fiddled with the top of her halter-top dress saying,

"So this year's dress code is supposed to make us more mature and professional?"

"Dresses or skirts, and collared shirts," I replied smoothing the skirt of my black and red pinstriped swing dress. "I like it, and most of the guys don't mind because they dress either surf or prep."

Marnie nodded and said, "So is Zeff back from the Island yet?"

"Yup, he got in late last night on a red-eye flight. We're going out tonight," I replied.

"Do your parents know that he is your boyfriend?"

"Not yet, but you know how my parents are."

"Yup, extremely overprotective…"

"When we were younger Danny, Chad, Taya and I would pretend that our parents were secret scientists or worked for some secret organization like all James Bond-ish."

"So are we still on for tomorrow?"

"Nack, no, sorry I've got to work at the Café in the morning and then my dad is having a reunion BBQ of some sort for a huge group of his friends from high school and stuff."

"You know that you could like so totally use this weekend to your advantage."

"How?"

"The psych midterm." Marnie replied. "It's on your parents' high school and college days."

"I already know it," I quipped. "My dad went to Angel Grove High and then MIT. My mom also went to MIT, where she was my dad's lab partner and assistant. They moved to Reefside together and then got married a few years later when my dad still taught science here at Reefside High."

"You never know Miss Oliver," said Mr. Breckmire, my psych teacher. "Your parents' lives may seem dull, but in actuality may be very fascinating."

"Yeah," said Marnie, "remember that picture we found of your dad with all that long hair? Maybe he was like in a gang or something."

"My dad in a gang? We're talking about Dr. Tommy Oliver here…" I said with a laugh.

"See you inside, Miss Oliver," said Mr. Breckmire as he went into the classroom.

"You never know," Marnie said, "Your dad is pretty fit for a professor. Anyways I'll see you at CyberSpace after school."

After school, I sat at the counter at CyberSpace sipping a smoothie and thinking about my psychology project as well as waiting for Zeff to get out of practice. My Mom, Hayley Oliver, was nearby wiping down the length of the counter in between the making of drinks and supervising of the new employees, she had hired for the school year.

"Hey Mom," I said suddenly sparked with an idea.

"Yes sweetheart," she said coming over. "What's up?"

"You knew dad in college right?" I said.

"Yes, we worked together on his master's and PhD. I was also his lab partner in a biophysics class while working on our undergrads. He was one of the few at MIT to have a double major of paleontology and robotics and with a minor in biology." She replied. "He was also one of the few to transfer from UCLA to MIT during out junior year equivalency during college."

"Was dad ever…" I began only to be cut off by my twin brother Danny Oliver. Danny stands at 6ft with slightly broad shoulders and the same color of red hair as my mom and I as is with the ice green eyes.