AN: This is just an idea I had a while ago, and I thought I would give it a try. This is my first attempt at writing anything that anyone else will actually see.
Disclaimer: I don't own power rangers, though that would actually be pretty cool.
Yet another of Lothor's monsters was attacking downtown. None of the rangers were happy about this. It had already been a very long week, and it was only Wednesday. When they arrived on the scene they were surprised to find a young man in a blue shirt battling kelzacks. They were impressed by his fighting style. It didn't seem like he had as much formal training as they did, but he was really holding his own. The man ducked away when he caught sight of them, and none of the rangers were had time to think about it too much.
Justin had been surprised at how quickly fighting came flying back, though he supposed that could be a result of him keeping up on his training for all of these years. He had been exploring downtown Blue Bay Harbor when the attack had started. Since the new rangers hadn't arrived yet, he had decided to help out. By the time the new team finally showed up he was a little reluctant to leave, but he decided that it was better to stay out of their way. Justin hoped that he would be able to find them later, because he knew that now was not a good time to strike up a conversation.
Tori was the one who remembered the mysterious fighting man they had seen early when they were all resting up at Ninja Ops some time later. "Who do you think that was?" she asked the boys.
"Probably just some martial arts student who thinks he can be a hero too," Hunter said with a shrug. "Judging by how quickly he ran away, I would assume he won't try it again."
"It did seem like he was pretty glad to see us show up," Shane said.
Tori seemed ready to talk about it more, but Cam interrupted her. "Come on, Tor. If these two are agreeing about this so quickly it has to be true." Tori let the subject drop after this, but she it was still bothering her.
The monster was back the next day, and once again Justin was in the area. He didn't get involved right away. Instead he chose to hang back and watch the new team at work. He was impressed by their fighting. Justin wondered if they had any real training, he decided that would be one of his first questions when he finally got to meet them. The monster fled before the team had a chance to defeat it, and Justin found that he was a little disappointed. He had hoped he would be able to check out their zords.
Once the battle was over, Justin decided to explore some of the nearby shops. He found himself drawn to an extreme sports store called Storm Chargers. Like many former rangers, he found that he enjoyed the adrenaline rush that came from sky diving or fast motorcycles. He had a hard time keeping from laughing when he walked into the store, because three of the rangers (Red, Blue, and Yellow as indicated by their clothes) were all in the shop. The red and yellow rangers were working in the back, and the blue ranger was leaning against the counter chatting with them.
Justin poked around for a few minutes trying to figure out what to say to the newest rangers. He wasn't sure that going up to them and saying "Hi rangers," would go over very well. Before he had a chance to say anything to them, the rangers were on their way out the door. They were yelling to someone named Kelly that they were leaving for the day.
On the way out of Storm Chargers, Tori noticed the man from the other day. "Did you guys see that?" she asked Shane and Dustin after the door had swung shut behind them.
"See what?" Dustin asked.
"That guy from the other day was just in the store," she said.
"Are you sure?" Shane asked. "I didn't see anything. Is this still bothering you?"
"Are you suggesting that I'm seeing things?" Tori asked a little annoyed. Shane was about to get defensive and probably say something he would regret, so Dustin interrupted.
"Let's just talk about what kind of pizza we're going to order," the yellow ranger said with a smile.
"Hawaiian, of course," Tori and Shane said at the same time and they laughed. The mystery man in blue was forgotten once again.
The following morning not long after the monster had finally been defeated, Justin went looking for the rangers again. Surprised by his luck Justin found them all leaving the shop and decided to follow them. He couldn't tell if they noticed him or not; he figured that they must be too busy enjoying their victory to be paying much attention. Justin followed the rangers all the way to the motocross track. The yellow, crimson, and navy rangers all raced for fun for a while. When they were packing up their gear about an hour later, Justin finally approached them.
The blue ranger seemed to recognize him as he approached. She poked the red ranger hard in the arm and pointed. Red shrugged and said something to her that Justin couldn't hear.
Tori noticed the guy she had been seeing around the last few days approaching. She wondered how he had managed to find them so many times. She poked Shane in the arm and pointed. He shrugged and said, "What's the worst that could happen? He asks if we're the power rangers and we just laugh at how ridiculous that sounds. You worry too much."
"Who said I was worried?" Tori asked.
"Why is Tori worried?" Blake asked coming up behind them. Shane chuckled at this, and Tori rolled her eyes. He then looked in the direction that the blue and red rangers had been looking and noticed the guy who was approaching. "Is that the guy from the other day?"
"Yes. This is the third time I've seen him now and Shane thinks it's no big deal and..." she trailed off.
"And last time random guys kept showing up around you they turned out to be evil rangers trying to kill you," Hunter finished for her as he walked back over to them.
"I wasn't going to say it," Tori said.
"Well we can ask this guy what he wants now," Cam observed. "And I doubt even Lothor would try that same trick again."
"That was some impressive racing," Justin said to the rangers when he was standing in front of them.
"Thanks," Dustin said brightly. "Do you race to or are you just a motocross fan?"
"I more of a power ranger fan actually," Justin said somehow managing to keep a straight face. The rangers looked at each other while laughing nervously.
"We all are," Tori managed to say. "It's hard not to be when they keep saving your lives. Is that why you're in town? To catch a glimpse of Blue Bay Harbor's rangers?"
"I've been hoping to meet them actually," Justin said. "I've been trying to track them down for a few days."
The rangers gulped. "Well have you managed it?" Shane asked in a strained voice.
"I think so," Justin responded. "It's nice to meet you all."
"Wait a minute," Hunter said in a voice that Justin assumed was supposed to sound confused. "Are you saying that think we're the power rangers?"
"I don't think," Justin said confidently. "I know you're the power rangers."
"Trust me," Cam said. "No one in their right mind would make us power rangers."
"That's what people said about me too," Justin said with a grin. He extended a hand to Cam. "Justin Stewart, blue turbo ranger. It's nice to meet you."
"Wait," Dustin said confused. "The turbo rangers were around when we were kids and you can't be older than us."
Justin laughed. "It's kind of a long story, but I was still a kid when I was a ranger."
"Well," Tori said. "We were going to have lunch down at the beach. Why don't you join us?"
"That's a great idea, Tor!" Dustin said unable to hide his excitement. "I can't wait to hear all about the original rangers."
"Oh I can tell you about them for hours, but I think you'll find out more when you meet them," Justin said.
"We're going to meet the older rangers?" Dustin asked. He seemed ready to die of happiness.
"Once you've managed to defeat your villain you definitely will," Justin said. "We try to get together once a year."
Justin spent the rest of the day with the new rangers telling them stories and listening to their own experiences. He could tell that they were disappointed to see him go. He smiled fondly at them and said, "If you need me I'm only a call away, I technically still have powers. I doubt you'll need me though. You're all very impressive. May the power protect you."
Thanks so much for taking the time to read this.