A\N: Okay, so since everyone's lost interest in Trust and Pink Love, I thought I might as well start a new fic, this one with an unusual pairing. However...is it freindship? Romance? Or is it a hate-each-other pairing? I'm not telling! Muahaha! (P.S. If you want Trust or Pink Love updated, tell me--I only got one review for each of the last chapters, and those were along the lines of 'interesting'! Kinda gets a girl down!)

KIM

Carson City, Nevada: Don't Move The Buildings Closer Or You Won't Be Able To See The City town. Real fun. Especially when there's a bad guy on the loose. Thank the Gods it's close enough to California so they know how to run away when there's monster attacks, although a few wise guys decide to help me and nearly lost limbs.

Now I'm trying to hunt the thrice-damned thing down. And trust me, that makes a boring day in Carson City, Nevada look like downtown AG on a Saturday night.

"Come on, you little freak," I mutter, "Crawl out from whatever rock you're hiding under..."

"Miss? Are you wearing a Power Ranger outfit on purpose?"

I sigh, then pull out my blaster and scorch a rock. Then I turn to the cop. "You know, I am actually having the worst day of my life. So if you could get lost, I'd really appreciate it."

The cop scrambles away, and I sigh. Okay, so scaring the cop wasn't my brightest move, sue me. Diana only told me a week ago that I was destined to carry the Power and hunt down the monsters the Rangers couldn't handle. I'm still getting used to the job. And let me tell you, the pay sucks.

"Okay, lizard man." I snarl under my breath. "You're asking for it."

The flames leap from my skin, Maligore's gift turning out to be useful at last. I smirk. Almost worth Divaslut kidnapping me. Although Jason doesn't feel that way--something about her hitting on him before she tossed him in the bilge with me. There's times when I wonder why Divatox doesn't just go find a freakin'--

The lizard darts out and tries to bite me on the ankle. I step on it. "Okay, lizard boy, that was the stupidest move I've ever heard of. Want to come out and go to jail peacefully, or not?" Thank you Jen for letting me use SPD containment cards, I think to myself.

The lizard pops out, screaming, "You can take my life but you can never take my power!" He leaps headfirst at me.

I kick him in the stomach, sending him to the ground. "Good luck at the badly-thought-out-battle-cry awards." I tell him, smirking. I contain him and pick up the card, listening to his pleas for alternately freedom or death. Maybe I can take the weekend off. Jungle Fury's been doing better than most teams. I should be able to at least catch a movie.

I feel the thud and see white everywhere. When I blink back my vision, a blur of gold and blue is standing over me. "Hello, Miss Kimmy."

God. F^%&ing. Damn.

I roll away, springing to my feet. "Crane, come to me, my agile spirit." I murmur. The Crane leaps obediently from my chest, looks at Goldar, and asks, And what am I supposed to do about this again?

Help out a little?

You do realize I'm a bird, right? That thing'll snap my neck!

Some help you are! Since when are you chicken?

The Crane shoots off, offended. I feel our bond being tugged and ignore it. Goldar's a pretty tough enemy, especially after he's gotten a hit in. I need to focus.

I kick at Goldar, who nearly chops my foot off with a broadsword. Damn, damn, damn..."So where'd you come from?" I ask. "Rita back?" I really hope not. She's the biggest bitch I've met.

"I will kill the Power Rangers!"

Oh, great. Goldar's gone nuts. I kick him in a really sensitive area and he bends over, wheezing. I yank his sword away and pull out my bow. That always helps, although lately it's taken the form of a longbow, which isn't helpful. I hate those things. So hard to aim.

Goldar notices that and follows me, his sword swinging with the accuracy of a demented two-year-old. Eventually a blow lands, right on my side, and I collapse.

Damnit, Diana, why'd You do this? I can't pull this off! I'm hardly awake!

"Do not try my paitance, Goldar."

Oh, *&%*%&*&%^&*#$*(&#$#($*&#&. This just took 'bad day' to a whole new level. Please, please let me be hallucinating Zedd's voice, please Gods let that be Jason or hell, I'd even take the rookie Red, just not him, please...

I hear a sizzle and feel my hair stand on end. Then I smell something frying. I push myself up and nearly vomit. Goldar's...well, been struck by lightning.

Zedd walks over to me and touches my side with his staff, murmering something I can't quite pick up. I scream as my side explodes in agony, then clench my teeth as it fades.

"Amazing. You won't so much as whimper when I'm trying to kill you and yet a tiny healing makes you scream with pain." Zedd says dryly.

I tell him to do something anatomically impossible.

"Kimberly, that's no way to treat your teammate."

I get up, cursing Zedd and Diana with every motion I make. Zedd watches impassivly, and the ever-beautiful hunting goddess ignores the mental curses I aim at her.

"W. T. F." I don't say the edited version. "Are you nucking futs, Diana? First this whole 'huntress' thing, then this...this..." I am at a loss for words.

"It was not my doing that the Power bonded itself to you. As for Zedd, he was once a Ranger as well. He has been my Hunter for a long time, but without a Huntress could do nothing, and was therefore bound to the Dark Court." Diana smiles sadly. "Some of your pain has indeed been my work. I was testing you."

I resist the urge to tell the whole Universe off. I'm a Witch. I'm supposed to know better. "Diana, seriously, what are you talking about?" I try instead.

"I am a Hunter, as you are a Huntress." He is enjoying this way too much. "It is an office installed by the Almighty Zordon to do, in essence, what the Rangers do. However, it is on a much more serious level. Otherwise Zordon would have simply let five-year-olds take care of it."

I send him the kind of death-ray Look that only a ticked-off, probably PMSing woman can give. "I didn't ask you." I snarl. "You sure don't look like Diana."

"Neither do you." He retorts.

I bite back the first awnser, since it's not something I really want to get into, and settle for: "At least I have skin."

"At least I know better than to argue with a goddess."

"Enough, children." Diana says. "You are teammates now, and you have a rather important mission. The owner of this is coming to Earth, and he will destroy it." She hands me a pendant. "I will leave you to your work."

I turn the pendant over in my hands as Diana vanishes. "There goes my weekend." I grouch. Although I might be able to fobb this off on RJ if I'm smart enough about it...

"That's Dark Specter's symbol."

Or I'm stuck working with Zedd.

And then my mind catches up to the conversation. It only needs one word to state its opinon.

ZEDD?!