RANGER ATTRACTION

AUTHOR'S NOTE/DISCLAIMER

Yes, I'm a big Jason/Emily fan, but this pairing wouldn't leave me alone. Some slight changes to the canon in that Ernie never left, Bulk and Skull are still cops, Jason and Emily are just friends and she never left, and Dimitria never spoke in questions. Takes place after "Trouble By The Slice" and will cover the "Phantom Ranger arc". Power Rangers belongs to Haim Saban and Nickelodeon. I only own stuff you don't recognize. And the newer Rangers seemed to be around sixteen, so there's not really a big age difference if Jason's around eighteen or nineteen. Justin and Jason know who each other are because of the Turbo Movie and Tommy and the others told Jason about Dimitria and Alpha 6.

Cassie Chan and Vickie Parker sat on one side of Ernie's Gym And Juice Bar singing quietly as Emily Chambers wiped down a table. As the song continued, Cassie couldn't help stealing glances at the guy who was leading a martial arts class. Wow. He's really cute, she thought to herself. Two of the boy's students faced each other, bowed, and then threw kicks and punches at each other. Cassie stopped singing, put the guitar down, and watched the kids. After a few minutes, they were stopped.

"That's good. That's really good. I can tell you guys have been practicing," he complimented.

"Thank you, Sensei," they chorused. Then, he dismissed the class. As the students dispersed, the boy went over to his black bag and got out a red towel, which he slung over his shoulder as he approached a punching bag.

"Hey, do you know who that is?" Cassie asked as he began executing a sequence of punches on the bag.

"You mean you don't know?" Vickie asked.

"I just moved here, remember? And I was supposed to be in Stone Canyon. Luckily I had other relatives living here," Cassie reminded her.

"Anyways, that's Jason Scott. He was a couple of years ahead of us. He graduated with Tommy, Adam, Rocky, Katherine, and Tanya," Vickie answered.

"Huh," Cassie mused. She continued to watch as he added kicks to his workout. Wow. He's really…wow, she thought to herself. Meanwhile, inside her submarine, Divatox had seen the whole thing. She let out a huff of annoyance.

"That annoying ex-Power Puke is still hanging around! I should put a stop to that," she determined.

"Why don't you just send some Piranhatrons to dispose of him while you send Quicksilver to trash Angel Grove?" her nephew, Elgar, suggested. Divatox laughed in surprise.

"Well, now. You're really thinking, Elgar," she approved. "What a shock," she added. Then, "Piranhatrons! Go get him! Quicksilver! Go to downtown Angel Grove!" The creatures and the monster-a silver eel-like creature-disappeared. Jason was in the middle of executing a kick when he heard someone scream. Quickly turning around, he saw a school of Piranhatrons.

"Oh, man. Not these things again," he said and then quickly herded the rest of the patrons out as Cassie began fighting the fish creatures.

"Jason, what's going on?" Emily wondered.

"I don't know. Just get to safety-now!" Jason urged, pushing her towards Ernie. Suddenly, there was a cry of pain.

"Ernie, make sure they're all safe! I'm gonna go see what I can do to help," Jason instructed.

"You got it," the man stated and began leading everyone out. then, Jason hurried back in. Cassie struggled against the two Piranhatrons holding her. A third Piranhatron kicked her in the stomach, resulting in a cry of pain. Jason grabbed one of the creatures holding Cassie and kicked it away, giving the girl a chance to break free and to continue fighting. Jason was grabbed from behind and his arm was twisted behind his back, forcing him to his knees.

"Oh, no! Hold on Cassie!" they suddenly heard somebody yell and immediately, Ashley Hammond, TJ Johnson, Carlos Vallarte, and Justin Stewart joined in the fight. With a karate yell, Justin fought his way towards Jason and then kicked away the Piranhatron that had felled him.

"You okay?" Justin asked in concern.

"Yeah," Jason answered. "Watch it!" he warned, pulling him back.

"Thanks," Justin said. Then, "Jason, on your left!" Heeding the young boy's warning, Jason turned and blocked a punch that was directed towards him. Finally, the creatures disappeared.

"Man, not what I wanted for today's work out," Jason joked and Justin laughed.

"Hey, thanks, man. You saved my butt," Cassie stated.

"No problem," Jason assured, giving her a once-over. Man, she's pretty, he thought to himself.

"What about your arm?" Cassie asked in concern.

"Twisted, but by no means broken," Jason assured. It's gonna be sore for a while, but no need to tell them that, he thought.

"You sure? I mean, we could-" Justin started to offer.

"Thanks, but I'm okay," Jason interrupted, knowing what he was about to say. Just then, their watches let out a six-tone beep, even Jason's. TJ, Cassie, Carlos, Jason, and Ashley started to cover to their watches. Then, Jason and Justin started to laugh.

"I don't get it," TJ said.

"How does your watch sound like ours?" Ashley asked. I don't remember any of us losing our communicators, she thought to herself. In the Power Chamber, Alpha 6 and Dimitria watched as Justin and Jason laughed as the other Rangers stared in surprise.

"Yo, yo, yo, yo. Blue's lost it," he said.

"No, Alpha. It is merely the situation they find humorous," Dimitria answered. "The man with them is one of Zordon's original chosen," she answered.

"So somebody answer already," Alpha stated. The six-tone beep was heard again.

"Look, I'm gonna go. I'll make sure the civilians are okay," Jason said and then hurried away as the tone sounded again.

"We're here, Alpha," TJ replied.

"Yo! Finally! Somebody answers!" Alpha 6 exclaimed. "You gotta get to downtown Angel Grove pronto!" he reported. The Rangers looked around.

"We're clear, Teej," Carlos assured.

"Shift Into Turbo!" TJ ordered.

"Desert Thunder Turbo Power!" Carlos yelled.

"Wind Chaser Turbo Power!" Cassie called.

"Mountain Blaster Turbo Power!" Justin hailed.

"Dune Star Turbo Power!" Ashley summoned.

"Red Lightning Turbo Power!" TJ finished. Once morphed, the Rangers teleported to the location, pulled out their weapons, and immediately charged at the monster. Meanwhile, back at the youth center, once he was convinced it was safe, Ernie led everyone back in. As Vickie looked around for Cassie, Jason went back to the punching bag he had been working on and began beating on it, favoring his twisted arm. May the Power protect them, he thought. Then, he intensified his attacks, trying to quell his unease. I just have a bad feeling things are gonna get ugly real soon, he thought. And he wasn't sure the newer Rangers could handle it. Justin maybe, but he was kinda young and wouldn't be able to handle it by himself. Maybe he was being paranoid, but he had been a Ranger for approximately two years, and he had gotten pretty good at telling when things were about to get serious. He couldn't really explain it. It was just a feeling he'd get. And it had hardly ever been wrong. And he had that feeling now. Oh, Zordon. Please let the Power protect them, Jason thought again as the punches and kicks became ever harder, not even noticing the stares that he was getting. Finally, he stopped, gathered up his things, and walked out.