The Darkness Within
"Casey we need that pizza like 5minutes ago." Lily called from the restaurant. "It's coming." Casey called back looking at the pizza he had just accidentally burned with his bare hand. "Come on Casey, no pressure." He mumbled to himself, "Just make another one, calm down it's no big deal, burning something with your bare hand doesn't prove anything." He said as he began to make another one. "You're a ranger now and you left that part of your past way behind." Casey finished his shift without further problems and then went to the loft with the others.
Lily came into the room where Casey and Theo were playing basketball, "Casey there's someone on the phone for you." Lily said as she took his place on the court. "Who could be calling for me?" Casey thought, He got to the phone, "Hello?"
"Hello Casey long time no speak eh?"
"Dad?"
"You thought you'd heard the last of us after running out a few years ago didn't you. But you were wrong, we're coming to find you and when we do you had better be ready to be evil because if you're not then……… well let's just say we won't give you a choice."
"We? Mum as well?"
"That's right bye son." The line went dead and Casey made his way back to the loft. 'Ok so maybe I didn't leave my past far enough behind.' He thought. "Hey Casey, what was that about?" Theo asked, "Erm my folks are coming to town." He replied. "Cool, can we meet them?" Lily asked, "I'm not sure maybe." Casey said awkwardly, he then took that opportunity to leave before any questions could be asked.
Casey ran for the park across town, it was usually empty about now, he looked behind him for a split second but ran straight into a little boy. They both fell over and groaned as they tried to get back up. "Watch where you're going mister." Said the kid angrily. "Hey you ran into me as well as vice versa." They sighed and sat back down. "So who were you running from?" Casey asked him, "Some kids in my class." "Bummer, so I take it you haven't asked anyone to help you deal with them then?" The kid shook his head. "What about you what were you running from?" the kid asked. "My heritage." "Your what?" "Heritage, every member of my family for generations has been evil, it's like in our blood, but I can't be evil I'm not allowed no matter how appealing it sounds."
"Well, I'm not trying to make you evil but if it sounds that appealing then why not be evil?" the kid asked, "I'm fighting against evil, not for it, I was made red ranger." Casey told him, "Erm I'm not an expert in being a ranger but I don't think you were meant to tell me that." Casey just shrugged, "Being a hero is over rated. I don't think I caught your name what is it?" "I'm Craig, 11years old." "Casey, 18" "Nice to meet you." "You to, now where are these people you were running from?" Casey asked.
Craig and Casey walked to the end of the park, where Casey saw a bunch of kids all roughly the same age as Craig, holding what Casey assumed was Craig's IPOD, money, and Laptop. They walked up to the gang, "Hey I don't believe that belongs to you." The leader of the gang was a big guy, with a lot of expensive looking jewellery on, "What is it to you?" he said. "Well you seem to have taken it from my friend so it has a lot to do with me." Casey smiled then said, "Do you guys like the power rangers by any chance?" they all nodded and there was a mumble about the red ranger. "So if Craig was friends with the red ranger you wouldn't bother him?" "Of course not." Craig quickly pulled Casey to floor level and whispered to him, "You're not honestly thinking of telling them are you?" "Maybe, alright fine I'll go away ranger up came back and hey presto get you're stuff back."
Casey went off behind a building and morphed then came back and got Craig's stuff back, then he saw his parents in the distance he was still in ranger form, they would attack him for sure, he couldn't power down then his parents would know he was a ranger. "Oh you have got to be kidding me." Casey said, "What's wrong Mr ranger sir?" Asked one of the kids in the gang. "Nothing just my parent over there, let's just say not a ranger fan. Sorry I gotta bail I'll see you soon, bye Craig." "Bye Casey, Erm I mean Mr red ranger." Craig called after him as Casey disappeared.
Casey got back to the restaurant as fast as he could and fled up the stairs, he then ran to his room and flicked the switch on. "Hello Casey." Casey slowly turned around to see…