THAT PLACE
AUTHOR'S NOTE/DISCLAIMER
Just something I came up with. Takes place during "Forever Red" right after Jason and Tommy brief the other Reds on Serpenterra. Power Rangers belongs to Haim Saban, Fox Kids, and Disney.
After the briefing was finished, everyone stood up and headed out of the area. TJ and Jason were almost to the door when the Red Turbo realized that his predecessor wasn't following them.
"Hey," he said, smacking Jason on the arm. The other man turned to see Tommy still sitting at the table, a vacant look on his face.
"I got him," he said. TJ nodded and left the room, closing the door behind him. Jason took a seat next to his friend.
"You all right, Bro?"
"I know I'm the one who assembled us here, but…"
"You're nervous."
"It's that place. So many bad memories."
"The palace is gone, Tommy. You know that."
"Yeah, I know. It's just---sometimes I dream that I'm still in there---that I'm under her spell." Tommy looked to Jason, who placed a hand on his wrist. Even though he had come to terms with what Rita had forced him to do all those years ago, he still sometimes had flashes of guilt, and the fact that they were going back to the moon had most likely caused the emotion to flare up.
"Well you're not. You don't worry about it. I'm not going to let anything happen to you." Tommy sighed and ran his fingers through his short, spiked hair.
"Thanks." Jason gave Tommy's wrist a brotherly squeeze.
"Anytime."