REMNANTS OF GREEN
AUTHOR'S NOTE
I always thought it odd that Kathererine had side effects from being under Rita's power, but Tommy never did, other than touching the wax that Rita used to make her dasterdly Green Candle. So, this story plays out as if Tommy did have a side effect. But, unlike with Katherine, it was permanent. The first two chapters take place in the original Power Ranger timeline (after Green Ranger Saga, then after Ninja Encounter, but before Power Transfer), then the rest of the story will be in the Dino Thunder timeline. All characters belong to Haim Saban, Fox Kids, and Disney.
Tommy Oliver whistled happily as he walked to his locker. He was so happy that Jason and the other Rangers had broken Rita's hold over him. It had been so weird feeling so trapped. It was like, her evil had completely overriden the good in him. If it hadn't been for Jason destroying the Sword of Darkness...Tommy didn't want to even think about what could've happened. As he gathered up the books he needed for his next class, he felt a hand on his arm.
"Tommy?" a small voice asked. Turning around, the boy broke into a grin.
"Kimberly," he said. Kimberly Hart nervously twirled her hair with a finger.
"How are you doing?" she asked softly.
"I'm all right," he replied. Then, with a soft laugh, "Eternally grateful to Jason, and you guys."
"Tommy, we're so glad you joined us," she stated.
"Aw, isn't this cute?" a voice mocked. The two Rangers turned around to see the high school troublemakers, Bulk and Skull.
"What do you guys want?" Tommy asked.
"A date with Kimberly," Skull immediately answered.
"Get lost, clod," Kimberly stated. She turned her back to the boys, but Bulk grabbed her arm and whipped her around.
"Bulk!" she exclaimed.
"Hey, uh, Bulk---" Skull began to say.
"Everytime he asks, you turn him down," Bulk stated, ignoring his friend.
"Yeah. Because he's a caveman," Kimberly answered, trying to shake herself free.
"Bulk, let her go," Tommy said.
"Yeah. Come---come on, Bulk," Skull added.
"No. We need to teach her that lesson," Bulk growled.
"Bulk, let go," Kimberly said, increasing her struggle. He began to push her against the lockers. "Bulk, stop it! Bulk, you're hurting me!" Hearing the fright creep into her voice, Tommy grabbed Bulk and pulled him away.
"She said, 'Stop it'!" he growled. Bulk and Skull's eyes widened when they saw the green color in Tommy's normally brown eyes.
"S---sorry," they stuttered. Then, they took off. Tommy stared, confused.
"What's up with them?" he wondered, turning to her. She gasped and put a hand over her mouth.
"What?" he asked.
"Tommy, your eyes," she said.
"What about my eyes?" he questioned.
"They're green," she told them.
"What?" he gasped. Immediately, he opened the girl's locker, which contained a mirror. "What the heck?" he asked, he seeing the abnormal color. He stared. Suddenly, he couldn't breathe. What's happening to me? What's going on? he wondered. In the background, he could faintly hear Kimberly speaking into her communicator. All of a sudden, he felt Kimberly's hand on his arm. He turned back to her.
"We're teleporting," Kimberly told him.
"Yeah," Tommy said. They looked around, then disappeared in streams of pink and green. They arrived at the same time as Jason Lee Scott, Zack Taylor, Trini Quan, and Billy Cranston.
"Zordon, what's going on?" Jason asked.
"It's Tommy," Kimberly replied.
"He seems all right," Billy stated.
"Well, Bulk and Skull were messing with me, and I guessed they pushed Tommy's patience, because he pulled Bulk away, and they took off---" Kimberly's voice trailed off.
"What? What happened?" Zack asked.
"My eyes were green," Tommy replied moodily.
"What?" the others questioned.
"Zordon, how could that happen? I thought Rita's spell was broken," Jason said in confusion.
"Though Tommy's no longer under Rita's power, there may be some side effects from the spell she placed on him," Alpha told them.
"Is this permanent?" Tommy asked anxiously.
"That chance is highly unlikely," Zordon assured them. Tommy sighed in relief.
"Thank goodness," he stated.