Only just seen a couple of episodes of Jungle Fury (thank god for the net! Jetix STILL hasn't premiered the season in the UK!) and I loved it so much I decided to try writing a fic. Read and review, all comments are gratefully received, even constructive criticism.

Legal: Usual story, I do not own Power Rangers or any of the associated names, places, events etc. etc. Anything not covered by the above rights is to be considered purely the creation of the author.

Rating: T, may be mild adult themes, language and violence.

Sight Beyond Sight

Unusually for a weekday lunch time, Jungle Karma Pizza was closed. R.J had insisted that the restaurant needed to be redecorated and so had assigned the Rangers and Fran to the task. Casey was on top of a ladder applying varnish stripper to the woodwork, while Theo was re-covering the benches in the private booths. Fran on the other hand was finding out how much she really hated varnishing.

"I can't get it to stop coming out in streaks." She moaned as she slapped the crush carelessly around on the wall.

"Fran, I keep telling you, you need THIN coats." Theo reminded her for seemingly the thousandth time. He came over, grabbing a brush and dipped it into the tin, before scraping off the excess and demonstrating a couple of light strokes. "Like this, see?"

"Maybe you should do it." She suggested, adjusting her glasses. "I'm just not getting this at all."

"Letting you loose with a staple gun?" Theo chuckled. "Not a chance, you'd end up in the ER inside an hour!"

"I would not!" She shrieked at this reference to her legendary clumsiness.

"She's right." Casey chuckled from the top of the ladder. "She'd probably send one of us to the hospital."

As Fran was about to protest, all three were halted in their conversation as a fantastic, mouth-watering smell wafted in from the kitchen.

"Hey guys, lunch is here." Lily greeted them as she entered the room, carrying a fresh pizza. "I made us this especially."

"Meat feast?" Theo asked hopefully.

"What else do you eat?" Lily asked him. She set the Pizza down on the counter. "Come and get it guys."

"Thanks Lily, this smells greeeeaatttt…" Fran called out as she tripped over a piece of canvas protecting the floor from errant splashes. She fell into the ladder, sending it falling to the floor. Casey saw her just in time and leapt off it landing on his feet.

Everything seemed to move in slow motion as Lily saw the tin of varnish stripper falling from the ladder. She didn't know why, but she moved to save the pizza as it fell, but as soon as she'd made her move she could see the error of her actions. Striking the counter and spraying it's contents in several directions, some of the fluid sprayed straight into her face.

"My eyes!" She shrieked as she fell to the floor, clutching her face. She writhed on the floor in agony as it burned her eyes painfully. It felt as though her very eyeballs were about to burst into flames.

"Lily!" Casey called out as he grabbed her hands, forcing them off her face to get a look. Her eyes were already a little bloodshot and her skin was slightly red. He hoisted her onto her feet as Theo came to her side. "We've got to rinse her face!" He shouted as they rushed the unfortunate teenager into the kitchen. Fran came in behind them, beginning to cry.

"I'm so sorry Lily." She wailed as the guys got her to the sink.

"Fran, it was an accident. Stay back." Casey rushed out as they turned on the tap. RJ came in from the back room where his afternoon meditation had been interrupted by the commotion.

"What happened?" He asked as he saw them splashing water into Lily's face. Ordinarily he'd have thought it was just the guys being immature, but Lily's shrieking had assured him that something was seriously wrong.

"She got varnish stripper in her eyes." Theo told him. "We've got to get her to a hospital."

"I can't see!" Lily screamed as she finished rinsing out her eyes. "I can't see!"

RJ grabbed her face and looked into her eyes for a second, noting that they were now very red. "I'll take her in my car." He told them, placing an arm around her and leading her out the back door quickly. Lily placed her hands over her face again, by now her eyes were watering very badly. "Clean up in the restaurant."

Fran ran out of the kitchen, weeping hysterically. Theo ran after her to comfort the young woman. Obviously she blamed herself for Lily being hurt. Casey slumped down in the corner with a deep sigh. Right now, the restaurant was the furthest thing from any of their minds.

RJ arrived at the hospital a short time later, abandoning his car in the loading zone as he helped Lily from the car. Placing her in a wheelchair, a doctor rushed over to them.

"She got varnish remover splashed into her face." RJ told the doctor. "She complained about pain in her eyes and she said that she can't see."

"Wait outside the room." The doctor commanded him. "We'll take good care of her. We'll let you know in a little while."

RJ watched on as they rushed her away, his heart sinking in his chest. He'd only known the teens a short time, but they already felt like family to him. He was a Kung Fu master, and was capable of taking on almost anything, but right now all he could feel completely helpless.

Casey had begun clearing up when Theo returned. Casey crossed the room to where his friend had slumped down into one of the booths.

"Is there any news?" Theo asked. Casey shook his head sadly, taking the seat opposite Theo.

"How's Fran?" He asked.

"She's still pretty cut up about the whole thing, but she's calmed down a little." Theo replied. "How are you holding up?"

"I'll live." Casey said with a sigh. "I'll feel better when I know she's ok though."

Almost on cue, they heard the back door being unlocked. Going through into the back room, they found RJ helping Lily to the couch, they could tell she was crying, and as they approached, they could see why. A bandage was wrapped around her head, covering her eyes. Just above, and below the bandage, the edges of cotton pads over her eyes, secured in place with a little surgical tape could be seen.

"What did the doctors say?" Casey asked.

RJ pulled them away a little, before answering in a whisper. "The varnish remover caused some damage to her eyes. She has to wear those pads to draw out the residue for about two weeks before they can test her vision."

"But she'll be ok won't she?" Theo asked. "I mean, she'll get her sight back won't she?"

RJ shook his head sadly; his own eyes were a little red. Obviously he'd also been crying. "At this time they really don't know. It's too early for them to assess the damage." He turned to where Lily had slumped into the chair, sobbing a little as she clutched a cushion to her chest. RJ drew a bit closer, making sure she definitely couldn't hear his next words. He wanted her to keep her hopes up. "They said it's good that you rinsed out most of it, and that we got her to hospital quickly." He looked into their eyes as he prepared for the next part. "They'll know more when they test her in two weeks, but there is a chance her blindness will be permanent."