UNDER THE WEATHER

AUTHOR'S NOTE/DISCLAIMER

The flip side of "Zedd's Revelation", which resides in my "When Enemies Align" reality, and explains why Jason seemed so abrupt in the fic. This will have some lines from "Zedd's Revelation". Power Rangers belongs to Haim Saban and Nickelodeon. I only own the plot.

Jason Lee Scott walked into the room that he was sharing with one of his best friends, Zack, Taylor. Man! I just want my bed, he thought to himself. This flue was really taking a lot out of him. He needed sleep. Then, he remembered that he hadn't contacted his father for a while. Oh, man. He's probably freaking out, he thought to himself. With a sigh, he closed his door and then summoned enough energy to open up a transmission. Soon, he had a screen up that showed a visual of the Moon Palace.

"Jaytrax?" Zedd asked.

"Yeah, it's me," Jason answered.

"You look like death warmed over!" a familiar voice exclaimed. Rita? When did she-Jason's thought trailed off and he stammered in surprise.

"Wha-" he finally managed to ask.

"We got married a few months ago. I tried to tell you, but I couldn't reach you," Zedd explained.

"Yeah, things were crazy over here," Jason answered softly. Sure he had closed his door, but the walls were pretty thin. And they had been. First there had been the scare about the possibility of the newest threat to Earth attacking the Conference, and then there had been the mess of what to do with a delegate that had been out as lying about their qualifications for the Conference. Jason heard footsteps in the hall and looked over his shoulder, to make sure no one was coming into the room. He didn't want any of the others discovering him talking to his dad. Trini and Zack would understand, but the other delegates wouldn't. He turned back to the screen. He opened his mouth to say something when a wave of nausea hit him. Oh, I'm gonna be sick, he realized. Hold on, hold on, he begged.

"I can't talk long. Zack and Trini aren't here to cover for me. I just wanted to let you know that I'm okay," he told the being.

"Good to know," came the response. Then, unable to fight back his nausea any longer, Jason cut off the transmission and rushed into the bathroom, where he immediately upchucked into a toilet. Ohhhh. I wanna kill something, he thought to himself when he was finally done. Then, gathering what strength he could, he stood up and went back to his bed, got under the covers, and promptly fell asleep.