Hoping For A Better Future
Chapter One
Aisha Campbell walked into her house, taking her time getting to the kitchen. Time had fixed itself, but everything was different. She was living in Africa, as if it were her real home. Instead of her, Tanya Sloan was the Yellow Ranger. She still remembered her Ranger past, but only her friends in California did too.
She entered the kitchen to see her mother cooking dinner.
"Aisha. You're home, good. Someone called for you," she greeted, looking up from her cooking.
"Who?" Aisha replied, peering over the older woman's shoulder to see the craft.
"I believe someone by the name of Kimberly. Sound familiar?"
Aisha looked to the ground. Of course it was familiar, Kimberly Hart was only her best friend and former fellow Ranger. But her mother didn't know that. "Not really, but I'll call her back anyway."
"Alright. The number's on the table."
"Thanks." Aisha walked over to the kitchen table and picked up the small piece of paper with Kimberly's name and number on it. The number was only a little familiar, but that was because it was her Florida number, something she'd only known for the past six months or so. She bounded up to her room, joyous about finally talking to one of her friends. She enetered the medium-sized area and sat down on the bed. She reached for the phone and dialed the number written on the paper. The phone rung once, twice, three times and someone answered.
"Hello?" asked a female voice.
"Kim?" Aisha replied, recognizing the voice almost immeadiately.
"Aisha! It's been a while since we've talked. I tried calling earlier. Where were you?"
"I was out at the village's vet. There were some animals there and he needed some help taking care of them."
"Wow. Tommy wasn't kidding when he said that you had stayed in Africa to help the animals."
"No, I'm afraid he wasn't. So, how are you two doing anyway? Everything okay?"
Kim sighed. "Well, we don't talk as much, but I should've assumed that. With the Machine Empire attacking so much and me training so much for the Games, we rarely have the chance to talk."
"Poor thing. I'm just glad I didn't have a relationship going on in Angel Grove before I left."
"Or before all that chaos happened."
"Yeah. I wonder how the others are taking it. You know, me staying in Africa like that. It was kind of unexpected. I didn't even tell them, the only way you guys probably know is either Zordon or Tanya."
"I'm sure Rocky was surprised. He's probably the lonelinest guy in the world right now."
"Probably.... Hey! What are you trying to get at?"
"It was obvious that he liked you, but my question is, do you like him?"
The former Yellow Ranger looked to the floor. Like him? Hmmm... Let me see here. Duh! I've always had a crush on Rocky DeSantos. Even when we were growing up, it was always the same. But I never told him. Guess there's no chance at us now, at least until I finish high school, and then it might be too late.
"Yeah. I like him."
"Knew it!"
"I'm sure, genius."
"Oh hush. So, do ya think there's anyway we can haul your butt up to America long enough to get a relationship started between you two?"
"None that I can think of."
"Okay. Well, I'll let you go cause I know international rates can kill."
"Alright. Talk to ya later, Kim."
"Bye."
"Bye."
~*~*~*~*~
Rocky DeSantos cried onto his pillow as more thoughts of his friend rushed back to him. Times he'd nearly forgotten in all of the chaos he'd been through recently. Her bright smile when all seemed lost and her comforting words at the times of despair.
"Damn that Mastervile. Where the hell does he come off thinking he can reverse our ages and cause Aisha to stay in Africa?" he muttered.
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.
"Yeah," Rocky beckoned.
The door slowly creaked open. It revealed the newly-donned Green Zeo Ranger, Adam Park, Rocky's best friend. Rocky looked up and wiped the tears from his eyes. His friend sat down on the bed next to him with a look of concern.
"Rock? You alright man?" Adam asked.
Rocky glared at his friend. "No. Aisha's gone, and I'm probably never gonna see her again."
"You can visit her after we've graduated, it's not that far away. I mean, no one ever said that we'd never see our best friend again."
"No one had too, Adam. She's probably gonna be too busy out there to even think about seeing us. You know that as well as I do."
"Actually, I don't know that. But, I do know that we have a city save. Mondo just attacked, and it's trouble. We're probably gonna need the Megazord, and we can't have the Megazord without the Blue Zeo Zord."
"Yeah yeah."
Rocky got up from the bed and looked to Adam. "Morph here, or at the Command Center?"
"Here. Since there's no one home and your window's closed, no harm in doing it."
"Right." Rocky flipped his wrists, causing his Zeonizers to appear. "Zeo Ranger III - Blue!"
In a matter of seconds, he was transformed into the Blue Zeo Ranger. Adam nodded and turned away from his friend. He flipped his wrists and his Zeonizers appeared.
"Zeo Ranger IV - Green!"
After giving out his calling, he transformed into the Green Zeo Ranger. The two friends exchanged a glance them teleported to the Command Center.
Chapter One
Aisha Campbell walked into her house, taking her time getting to the kitchen. Time had fixed itself, but everything was different. She was living in Africa, as if it were her real home. Instead of her, Tanya Sloan was the Yellow Ranger. She still remembered her Ranger past, but only her friends in California did too.
She entered the kitchen to see her mother cooking dinner.
"Aisha. You're home, good. Someone called for you," she greeted, looking up from her cooking.
"Who?" Aisha replied, peering over the older woman's shoulder to see the craft.
"I believe someone by the name of Kimberly. Sound familiar?"
Aisha looked to the ground. Of course it was familiar, Kimberly Hart was only her best friend and former fellow Ranger. But her mother didn't know that. "Not really, but I'll call her back anyway."
"Alright. The number's on the table."
"Thanks." Aisha walked over to the kitchen table and picked up the small piece of paper with Kimberly's name and number on it. The number was only a little familiar, but that was because it was her Florida number, something she'd only known for the past six months or so. She bounded up to her room, joyous about finally talking to one of her friends. She enetered the medium-sized area and sat down on the bed. She reached for the phone and dialed the number written on the paper. The phone rung once, twice, three times and someone answered.
"Hello?" asked a female voice.
"Kim?" Aisha replied, recognizing the voice almost immeadiately.
"Aisha! It's been a while since we've talked. I tried calling earlier. Where were you?"
"I was out at the village's vet. There were some animals there and he needed some help taking care of them."
"Wow. Tommy wasn't kidding when he said that you had stayed in Africa to help the animals."
"No, I'm afraid he wasn't. So, how are you two doing anyway? Everything okay?"
Kim sighed. "Well, we don't talk as much, but I should've assumed that. With the Machine Empire attacking so much and me training so much for the Games, we rarely have the chance to talk."
"Poor thing. I'm just glad I didn't have a relationship going on in Angel Grove before I left."
"Or before all that chaos happened."
"Yeah. I wonder how the others are taking it. You know, me staying in Africa like that. It was kind of unexpected. I didn't even tell them, the only way you guys probably know is either Zordon or Tanya."
"I'm sure Rocky was surprised. He's probably the lonelinest guy in the world right now."
"Probably.... Hey! What are you trying to get at?"
"It was obvious that he liked you, but my question is, do you like him?"
The former Yellow Ranger looked to the floor. Like him? Hmmm... Let me see here. Duh! I've always had a crush on Rocky DeSantos. Even when we were growing up, it was always the same. But I never told him. Guess there's no chance at us now, at least until I finish high school, and then it might be too late.
"Yeah. I like him."
"Knew it!"
"I'm sure, genius."
"Oh hush. So, do ya think there's anyway we can haul your butt up to America long enough to get a relationship started between you two?"
"None that I can think of."
"Okay. Well, I'll let you go cause I know international rates can kill."
"Alright. Talk to ya later, Kim."
"Bye."
"Bye."
~*~*~*~*~
Rocky DeSantos cried onto his pillow as more thoughts of his friend rushed back to him. Times he'd nearly forgotten in all of the chaos he'd been through recently. Her bright smile when all seemed lost and her comforting words at the times of despair.
"Damn that Mastervile. Where the hell does he come off thinking he can reverse our ages and cause Aisha to stay in Africa?" he muttered.
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.
"Yeah," Rocky beckoned.
The door slowly creaked open. It revealed the newly-donned Green Zeo Ranger, Adam Park, Rocky's best friend. Rocky looked up and wiped the tears from his eyes. His friend sat down on the bed next to him with a look of concern.
"Rock? You alright man?" Adam asked.
Rocky glared at his friend. "No. Aisha's gone, and I'm probably never gonna see her again."
"You can visit her after we've graduated, it's not that far away. I mean, no one ever said that we'd never see our best friend again."
"No one had too, Adam. She's probably gonna be too busy out there to even think about seeing us. You know that as well as I do."
"Actually, I don't know that. But, I do know that we have a city save. Mondo just attacked, and it's trouble. We're probably gonna need the Megazord, and we can't have the Megazord without the Blue Zeo Zord."
"Yeah yeah."
Rocky got up from the bed and looked to Adam. "Morph here, or at the Command Center?"
"Here. Since there's no one home and your window's closed, no harm in doing it."
"Right." Rocky flipped his wrists, causing his Zeonizers to appear. "Zeo Ranger III - Blue!"
In a matter of seconds, he was transformed into the Blue Zeo Ranger. Adam nodded and turned away from his friend. He flipped his wrists and his Zeonizers appeared.
"Zeo Ranger IV - Green!"
After giving out his calling, he transformed into the Green Zeo Ranger. The two friends exchanged a glance them teleported to the Command Center.