STRANGE NIGHTMARES

AUTHOR'S NOTE/DISCLAIMER

Just a little something I came up with. Power Rangers belongs to Haim Saban, Fox Kids, and Disney. I only own the plot and characters you don't recognize.

Matt Chandler knew that Jason Lee Scott wasn't going to be happy about David Martin having to room with him and Zack Taylor for a few nights, but he certainly hadn't been expecting the reaction that he had received. He watched in disbelief and concern as the normally calm and collected young man he had come to know in the past few months had torn apart the room, breaking chairs and had even put a dent into one of the tables.

"You know I have night terrors! It's why I only room with Zack and Trini's close by! They're the only ones who can work me through them!" he shouted.

"Jason, it's an emergency and it's only for a few nights," Matt told him. Honestly! Why is he acting this way? he wondered.

"I don't care. He's not rooming with us," Jason growled.

"Well, you don't have a choice, Scott. This is non-negotiatable," Matt snapped. Jason's eyes flashed and he punched a wall. Then, he headed out of the conference room.

"Jason," Zack Taylor said, and hurried after him.

"How could you do this to him?" Trini Kwan demanded, and then went to join her friends. Later that night, Matt and a few others made their rounds, making sure the teens were actually in their beds. When he realized that Zack, Jason, and Trini weren't in their respective rooms, he sighed and began searching for them. Then, he heard it: a moan, which was soon followed by another one. Jason, he thought to himself. He was having another of his nightmares again. There was another moan, louder this time, and he hurried towards the sound. Then came the screams.

"NO! NO! DON'T!" he heard Jason scream and quickened his pace. "STOP IT! LEAVE HIM ALONE! YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH TO HIM!" What the heck kind of a nightmare is he having? Matt wondered as he hurried towards the sound. He finally found the three teens in one of the conference rooms, where Jason was thrashing about as Zack and Trini tried to hold him steady. "STOP IT! NO! TAKE ME INSTEAD! TO---O---O---O---O---O---O---O---O---OMY" As Jason screamed out the name, he bolted up and Matt saw Zack and Trini holding him comfortingly.

"Jason, what happened?" Trini asked.

"He---he---he was torturing Tommy. I tried to stop him, but I couldn't move," Jason answered shakily. Matt's brows furrowed. Who was he talking about?

"What did he do, Bro?" Zack asked.

"He was draining him and recharging him---over and over---until he---" Jason's voice caught.

"He killed him," Trini finished grimly. Matt blinked in surprise. He had had a dream about his friend being killed? And what did he mean someone was being drained and recharged? That didn't make any sense.

"Jase, you know that didn't actually happen. He's stronger now," Zack reminded him.

"It was my fault. I didn't get it in time," Jason said morosely. Matt blinked again. Get what in time? he wondered.

"Jason, you did what you had to do, and he doesn't blame you for that," Trini said gently, squeezing his hand. Jason just dumped his head in his hands and sobbed as Trini and Zack held him comfortingly. Unnerved at the unusual scene he had just witnessed, Matt left them alone, his mind racing with confusion at what he had just heard.

THE END