A/N: Hey, so this is my first ever proper Starship Fanfaction. I hope you like it! I am open to constructive comments, so please if you want to see anything, please don't hesitate to review asking for it. This story takes place 18 years after Starship took place. This is based mainly on the teenage rangers but rest assured there while be a lot of their parents involved as well. Okay, explaining bit over, on with the story….
The gym was as old and dusty as Taz remembered it. It still smiled of rotting old socks and Up's feet after a long and intense hiking exercise. It had that musty taste in the air that for some reason put a spring in her step. She had fought here. She had learned here. She had made friends here. It was like she was returning to her family home. She had more happy memories here than she did at her actual childhood home but she wasn't going to think of the now. She laced her hand with her husband as he smiled down on her. She would only ever act this weak in front of her family. If anyone else saw the way they were acting the person involved would be on life support. The puppy dog look he was sending her sent shivers through the duo behind them. They're supposed to be the fiercest, scariest pair of Starship Rangers to ever exist and they act like a teenage couple in front of us. They're 40 and 48! They are supposed to be tough. Why did they have to be my parents? The famous commander Up and his wife Lieutenant Taz saving the universe with their tough sons-of-bitches attitude but when their only around us they act like marshmallows. At the other end of the gym, the door swung open. Taz and Up jumped apart, replacing their stone masks. There's the warriors everyone else sees.
Through the door came possible one of the strangest sights she had ever seen. A tall, blonde, thin model type figure strolled into the room, her hand holding on to the claw of a shorter orange bug. That must be that February and Bug. Behind them approached a flying yellow bug and a tall, rather handsome boy with dark hair in a spiked up position. Who the hell are they? Taz and Up strode over to the strange ensemble. Up raised his hand and shook Bug's claw. She held her breathe as she saw that idiot February try to hug her mother. Big mistake number one. No public signs of affection. However, Bug caught her before Taz had any reason to do any damage.
'Hey, where are my manners? Gus, Woodie? Get over here!' Bug called to the tall human and the flying bug who walked/flew over and stood beside him. 'Up, Taz. This is Gus.' He put his claw on Gus's shoulder, after Gus bent over a little. 'Full name August, aged 17 but you guys already know that. Dead-god it's just been so long. I'm getting forgetful in my age. And this is Woodie.' Bug pulled the flying bug to a stop. 'He is one of Roach's and the Overqueen's kids. He wanted to see the stars so as his god father, I said I could take him on. Three years later and he's still hanging about.' The orange bug laughed as did his family around him. What the hell is so damn funny? She turned as she heard her father speak. Crap!
'Ah bug, my oldest and dearest friend and Feb, it's been too long.' Up drawled. Wait that isn't his tough voice, why does he sound nicer around these people? She halted in her steps as she heard him continue. 'That girl over there, try to walk away? That's Jaz. Jaz turn around this instant! Come and be civil! For looking more like me she sure acts a lot more like Taz'. Jaz's blood was boiling but she didn't say anything. Stupid Dad with stupid rules. Listen to me. I'm in charge. You little and small and look more American that Mexican. It was true she did look more like Up. She had light brown hair that was tied back in a ponytail and dazzling blue eyes. She spoke more like her dad and didn't have her mother's accent. Although she was the same height as her tiny mother and she was known to throw knives. Grudgingly she turned around, plastering a 'do not mess with me' look on her face and walked back towards the group. Up satisfied returned to talking. 'And he is Jay, short for Jason.' All eyes turned to the Mexican fifteen year old almost cowering behind some gym apparatus. He is such a weakling. How the hell is he there child or my brother? He doesn't fight or argue, he just takes whatever you throw at him and turns it into a tears and journal writing exercise.
'He's a little shy.' Taz said failing to mask her disappointment. 'So what time are de others getting here?'
Almost on queue the next group arrived. A country hick and a robot? Must be Megatoot. It made her want to laugh that even in her head she was sarcastic. Taz shot her a warning look. Better stop smirking Jaz. Megagirl obviously hadn't aged and the years had been surprisingly kind to Tootsie. Behind them was a teenage girl with medium length white hair pulled back in a braid. She had stunning sapphire eyes like her father. She was just a smidge taller than her mother. Without the hair it would be hard to tell she was half robot. She wore everyday normal clothes and showed no obvious sign of metal. Though Jaz would bet there was more to her than an everyday Human being. Again the parents reintroduced themselves and their respective children. Jaz tried not to laugh as she heard Tootsie speak.
'Command-dur. My name is Tootsie Megagirl and this is ma wife Ultrabeam Megagirl. Let me introduce to you. My pretty daughter, Macaroni Cheese.' Even for a robot Megagirl looked slightly annoyed at her husband's idiocy for once.
'We call her Mac or Macky for short.' Megagirl interrupted. 'My husband thought it was logical to name our daughter while I was unconscious from giving birth.' Tootsie smiled obviously missing the sarcastic tone that Megagirl had downloaded.
'You see, where I come from, farm planet. Your first name is what you do and the second name is what you love but on the Starship they need official thingy-ma-bobs and watch-a-me-call-its so I named her after macaroni cheese cause she was so small, and white that's what she looks like and I love macaroni cheese almost as much as I love noodles. But definitely not as much as a love my wifey Megagirl. That's why I changed my name to Tootsie Megagirl…' Tootsie drabbled on. Will this guy ever shut the hell up? He's so stupid and so annoying! Does he have an off switch? Jazz looked over at her mum, how's faces was also tripping her. I think mums going to kill him, oh this should be fun. But Taz didn't get the chance to attack him as another trio entered the gym.
'Come on Krayonder, this way. You always make us late.' A familiar red head huffed pulling on the arm of her husband. Her face reddened when everyone present in the room turned to stare at her but she smiled. 'Hey everybody, sorry we're late, he always does this. He sits for hours planning what he is going to wear I swear it's embarrassing' Specs laughed with everyone else at Krayonder's discomfort. The loudest laugh came from behind the couple. They parted a little to let her through. Jaz caught a glimpse of a small girl probably a little younger than she was. She had short ginger hair in two pigtails sticking up from both sides of her head. Her outfit was multi-coloured and stood out because of the sheer contrast to everyone else in the room. Adoring her face where thin circular spectacles that reminded Jaz for some old wizarding movie she had watched as a kid. Larry Plopper? Yeah something like that.
'Thanks man, just tell everyone how long I take to get ready. I don't sound vain at all!' Jazz was sure she heard Bug mumble, 'we would never have guessed' but she wasn't a hundred percent sure. 'Anyway you guys know who we are but she you probably won't know. This is Alana but call her Lana. Last time I called her Alana she went ape, man, and started using that scientific language thing again that only genius know about, man' Krayonder spluttered. Deadgod does he always say Man? This is going to get old really quickly. Why did I have to come to this reunion? Why didn't I try harder to stay on the earth? Stupid curiosity, why did I say I wanted to come aboard their old ship? Why?
Jazz was pulled from her thoughts as the Starship shook violently. The action threw everyone in different directions. Jazz felt herself fly through the air only to knock down her brother as she landed. She heard a loud crack and the sound of the engines turning off as she blacked out. Great now we're crashing can this day get any better?