Title: I Now Know Why
Rating: G
Genre: General
Rangers: Kat Hillard and Xander Bly
Synopsis: After becoming a ranger Xander now understands what his cousin went through and why all the secrecy after she moved to America. He then decides to talk to her about being a ranger.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Power Rangers. I just own the plot.
A/N: The idea for this came to me after watching Destiny45's tribute video to Kat and Xander on YouTube. I recommend to you all to watch it if you haven't.

After a long day of saving the world and working at the local music store, Xander plopped onto his chair at home to relax. He began to think of his time as a ranger, even though he hadn't been one for very long. He thought about the whole statue of secrecy that the rangers and remembered when he was younger when his cousin Kat moved to the states. To Angel Grove the first town to have a Power Ranger team.

When he was younger he knew the move was going to be hard on them, because they were so close. Then after awhile something about Kat had changed. She was the kind girl he had grown up with, but at the time he couldn't place why she wasn't that girl anymore. And Again Kat changed but back to her old self, but she was getting harder and harder to talk to. On many occasion he would call and she wouldn't be home when he called or she couldn't stay on the phone for very long because she had to leave for some usually mundane reason.

But now that he thought of it, he does the same thing with his boss at the Rockporium when they are called into action. He began to think that maybe Kat at one time was a Power Ranger, but he dismissed as quickly as he thought about it. But something about that thought just wouldn't go away. There were just too many things that didn't make any sense about Kat at that time made much more sense now that he thought about it. Especially if he put everything together with what happened in Angel Grove and what he's going through now, because there were just too many similarities.

"I should call her and ask her about it," Xander decided. "I know it's going to kill my phone bill but it's going to be worth it."

He said as he dialed the number to Kat's place in England.

"Hello, Kat here. Who's this?" Kat said in her usually sweet voice.

"Hey Kat! Xander here," he replied.

"Oh my gosh, Xander. How are you?" she asked.

"Well I'm doing fine. I don't know if you know this, but I'm in the states living in a town called Briarwood," he explained.

"I'm glad you're doing well," she said. "Everything is going well at the Academy. I've been really busy and sorry that I haven't spoken to you in along time."

He's living in the town where the new team is at. I wonder, she thought.

"Um, Kat there's a reason why I'm calling. I have a question I'm going to ask you and I know you're probably going to deny it. Back when you lived in Angel Grove, where you a Power Ranger?" he inquired.

"No," she answered a little too quickly.

"I figured as much, but this is going to be a little of surprise. I couldn't help but notice certain similarities between you then and me now, because I'm the Green Mystic Ranger on the new team," Xander revealed.

"What you are?! I so happy for you Xander!" she exclaimed.

"Thanks," he stated.

"I was a ranger then. I'm sorry I lied to you, but I think you know about the whole identity issue," she told him.

"Yeah, I do. That's why I told you I was a ranger. I figured its okay to tell rangers of the past. It's not like they are going to find out eventually," he told Kat.

"Yeah," she agreed.

"So what color did you where? No let me guess: Pink," he proclaimed.

"Yep, I guess it's kind of obvious. That's the only color I wear," she said, laughing.

"Were the people you hung around with rangers too?" he asked.

"Yes, they were," she answered. "Xander there is something else I have to tell you."

She paused before she continued, "Before I became a ranger but after I moved to Angel Grove I was put under a spell by Rita Repulsa. She turned my evil and I did her and her husbands bidding. With my help the Rangers were almost destroyed, but when I saved the pink ranger before me the spell was broken. Shortly after the first pink left to make her dreams of becoming a Gold medalist and chose me as her successor."

"That explains a lot. I mean they way you would act before you would come up for some random excuse to get of the phone," he mused.

"Yes and I'm sorry if I did or said anything that might have hurt you. Out of all my cousins you're my best friend," she stated.
"It's all right. You were under a spell. You couldn't control everything you did and besides it's in the past," he explained.
"That's good," she said cheering back up. "Hey you know what I just thought?"

"What?" he replied.

"Well I'm due for some time off soon and how about I spend it with my favorite cousin and his friends in Briarwood. You never know you could need a veteran rangers help and fighting along side my cousin would be great. Plus show me the sights," she said with a mischievous tone.

"Yeah, that would be awesome. Just call me when you're coming," he stated.

"I will," she agreed. "Oh by the way Xander, I have some advice. When it comes to being a ranger always follow your heart and you'll never be wrong. Plus it will be the best time of you life and you wish it will never end and you'll never regret it."

"Thanks, I think I'm already learning that," he declared.

"You're welcome," she said.

"Well, I gotta get off the phone and either go to bed or fix myself something for dinner," he said with the tiredness in his voice.

"One of those days, huh?" she said knowing all too well what he was going through.

"Yep," he replied.

"Goodbye. Talk to you later." After that she hung up the phone and so did he.