Always There For You
Summery: Trini has been hiding a secret that could
kill her, will the other rangers find
out in time to save her?
It was a peaceful day in Angel Grove, peaceful except
for the sound of fighting.
"Doesn't Zedd know when to quit." A young Asian girl
in yellow yelled.
"Yeah I know." A guy in red said as he sent a putty
flying into a tree.
The others that were there with them sent putties
flying as well, then they hit the
Zs in the middle of their chest. One putty was left
and kicked the girl in yellow hard
sending her flying into a guy in white. A guy in blue
took out the putty.
"Trini are you okay?" The guy in white asked her.
"I fine Tommy cough I just got the wind knock out
of me." Trini said as
Tommy and the guy in red helped her up.
"You sure I mean that was a pretty nasty kick?" A
girl in pink asked.
"Jason, Kim, Zack, Billy I'm fine." Trini almost
yelled.
"Guys were going to be last for school." Kim yelled
as she looked at her watch.
Later at school in Mrs. Applebee's room they got
their test back that they had
taken two days before.
"Trini I would like you to stay after class." Mrs.
Applebee told her.
"What did you do? She never asked you to stay after." Billy asked her.
"Class tomorrow we will be having a test on the last chapter so study."
The bell rang and all but Trini left the class.
"Trini is there something wrong cause I have notice that your grades in all your
classes have been going down." Mrs. Applebee asked as
she sat down beside Trini.
"No it just I haven't gotten much sleep thats all."
Trini said
"Well why don't you go to bed a few hours early each night."
"Thanks I'll try that." Trini said as she got up and ran to find her friends.
"Trini what was that about?" Zack asked.
"Oh she just wanted to tell me something. Guys I can't hang out today I have a ton of homework. See ya." Trini said as she saw her mom's car.
The others were wondering what was wrong with her.
She never missed a chance to hang out with them.
At the Kwan home:
"Trini, these grades are awful. You had As last
marking period and now you have
Bs and Cs. What is going on?" Mrs. Kwan asked her
daughter.
"I know what is going on. She has been spending to
much time with her friends
instead of studying." Trini's father yelled. "Well
until her grades pick up the ONLY
time she will see them is at school."
"Fine I don't care." Trini yelled at her parents and
ran up to her room and
slammed the door. She reached for something
underneath her pillow and pulled it out. It
was a bottle. She opened the bottle and took out
three of the pills and swallowed them.
A few minutes later she was asleep not knowing that
she was being watched.
"So the yellow ranger is having trouble with her
life." Lord Zedd said. "Well I'll
make her life even more miserable. Soltlon come here.
I want you to destroy Angel
Grove right now." Zedd said to a dragon-like
creature.
"As you command my lord."
Trini was sound asleep when her communicator went of.
"Trini we need your help. There's a monster in the
park." Jason's voice was
heard over the communicator
"On my way." She said tiredly and reached for her
morpher. "It Morphin Time,
Saber-Tooth Tiger."
When Trini got to the park the others were in the
mist of battling Soltlon.
"Well if it isn't the yellow ranger, putties get
her." The Dragon monster yelled
and at least a half a dozen putties came at her.
Trini took care of them easily with her
daggers.
"Let's bring them together." Jason said as the
rangers brought their weapons
together and took care of the monster .
"Morning is going to come fast and I have a date with
my pillow." Tommy said
then teleported back home. The others did the same
thing.
Trini no sooner got back home and got to sleep when
her alarm went off. She
shower and got dressed. She had no time for breakfast
cause she was running last for
school.
I know that I wouldn't be able to stay awake.
Trini thought as she reached into
her bag and pulled out a pill bottle. She open the
bottle and took out three of the pills
and swallowed them. Then she ran all the way to
school. She came sliding in just as the
bell rang.
"Cutting it close Trini. Class you have five minutes
to study for the test today."
Mrs. Applebea said.
Oh no I didn't study. If I fall another test my
grade will be a D. Trini thought.
Trini tried her best on the test but she could only
answer half of the test. The
entire school day was like that she could only do her
work halfway. She could not wait
for the bell to ring.
"Hey Trini ya comin?" Jason asked.
"Can't I have homework." Trini said trying to keep
Jason from seeing her eyes.
Now I know that something is wrong with her. Jason
thought as he saw his best
friend walk away. I think that Zordon needs to know
about this. Jason thought as he
went behind an alley and teleported to the Command
Center.
At the Command Center
Alpha was having a meltdown. Trini was acting funny.
"What's wrong with her Zordon." The little robot
asked his old friend.
"I'M NOT SURE ALPHA." Zordon replied.
Just then a red light appeared and there stood Jason.
Before he could say
anything the other rangers appeared. They all asked
the same question.
"Zordon whats wrong with Trini?" Five sets of voices
said.
"I'M NOT SURE RANGERS. WE WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE
ON
HER SO THAT WE CAN FIND OUT WHATS WRONG."
Over the next few weeks the rangers notice that Trini
was late everyday for
school and always tired and not looking to well. It
wasn't till a battle with the putties
that they found out just what was wrong with her.
"Trini look out!" Jason yelled.
Trini barley dodged the leg that was headed for her
head by the putty. Within
minutes all of the putties were gone.
"Trini are you all right? That kick came close."
Jason asked.
"Yeah." Was all that Trini could say.
"Trini did you get any sleep last night?" Jason
asked seeing the dark circles under
her eyes.
"Not really." Trini said as she grabbed her bag and
everything spilled out. Jason
helped her pick up her things. As he was picking up a
notebook Jason saw a bottle.
"Trini what are these?" He asked as he picked up the
bottle and looked at it.
"Oh that's just some aspirin." Trini said as she
reached for the bottle but Jason
held it out of her reach.
"Trini these aren't aspirin. These are drugs." The
red ranger said giving his
friend a look. "Trini you've been taking drugs. WHY.
Guys this is Jason I need you to
met me at the Command Center. I just found out what's
wrong with Trini." Jason said
grabbing Trini's arm and teleporting to the Command
Center.
The others were waiting at the Command Center when
Jason and Trini got there.
What surpized them was that fact that Jason had Trini
by her arm.
"This is why Trini has been acting so strange."
Jason said tossing the pill bottle
to Tommy.
"Trini how could you take these THINGS?" Kim asked
her best friend.
"Yeah how could you do something like this?" Billy
said.
"Guys let's hear her out." Tommy said
Trini sat down at the edge of the steps. "I guess
with all the fights, school, my
parents, I just wanted to get away from all the
stress." Trini said.
"Trini we all feel that way at one time or another.
That's why we have friends to
talk to." Billy said sitting next to her.
"Yeah you can always talk to us about anything."
Zack said.
"Trini we're going to help you throught this." Jason
said as he walked up behind
her and put his hand on her shoulder.
"Thanks guys I can always count on you." Trini said
as the group met in a hug.
."We will have to tell your parents." Jason said.
"Yeah I'll tell them today." Trini said and them
pressed the transport button on
her communicator.
"I'll go with her for surport." Jason said then
pressed his teleport button.
"I don't know if I can do this Jason." Trini said as
she stood in the doorway of
her house. Jason was standing behind her.
"Sure you can. I'll be right there with you." Jason
said
"Thanks."
Trini walked into the living room to tell her parents
about the drugs. They were
shocked that their daughter would do anything like
this. They knew that they had not
been easy on her and they thought that they were one
of the reasons that she was taking
them.
"Trini we're going to help you with this. I mean
really help you." Mrs. Kwan
said hugging her daughter.
"I know just the place. It's right here in Angel
Grove. It's called The StarLight
Retaliation Center. We can take you there for therapy
and classes and bring you home
everyday." Mr. Kwan told his daughter. "But it up to
you."
"Well I want to beat this thing and I'm going to with
my friends and family."
Trini said. The next day Trini and her friends and
family went to the center. It turns out
that because Jason had caught her early enough that
Trini could stop taking them and she
won't have any cravings for them. Jason was with her
though the entire process.
One day a few weeks later, Trini and Jason were
walking in the park. Trini
didn't have any therapy that day. Jason was going to
tell something.
"Hey Trini can I asked you something."
"Sure what's up?" Trini said to the guy that had
helped her though so much.
Just as Jason was going to say something putties
appeared.
"Let's kick some butt."
"You got it."
The red and yellow rangers started to kick the
putties but when a monster
appeared. It looked like a giant bill bottle. The
monster fire something at Trini knocking
her off guard then the putties grabbed her.
"So your trying to beat your little drug problem.
Well with this potion you never
will." The pill monster said holding a bottle of
blue-like liquid. He held it to Trini lips
but a blast destroyed the bottle.
"Let her go Pillesa."
Trini saw that Jason had morphed into the red ranger
and had his blaster out
pointing it right at the pill monster.
"Why don't you make me red ranger."
As Jason and Pillesa were fighting each other Trini
was fighting the putties. She
reached for her morpher and became the yellow ranger.
"Hold on Jas I'm coming."
The two rangers double teamed Pillesa and he never
stood a chance. The rangers
made short work of him. They demorphed and Trini fell
to her knees.
"Man that thing almost made me drink that stuff. I
think I did swallow a little
bit." Trini said as Jason helped her up and she
leaned on him.
"We'd better have Alpha run a scan on you just to be
on the safe side." Jason told
his friend.
"Yeah good idea."
The two rangers teleported to the Command Center.
"Alpha could you run a scan on Trini. She thinks
that she may have swallowed
some of that stuff the monster had." Jason said as he
helped Trini to a biobed.
Alpha ran the scanner down Trini and found nothing
was wrong.
"I'm happy to report that there is nothing wrong."
The little robot said.
"Good I almost got this thing beat and I'm not going
to let Zedd ruin it." Trini
said getting off the biobed.
"I'll send you back to the park." Alpha said walking
over to the panel and
pressing the teleport button.
"So what did you want to tell me before we got
attacked by the putties." Trini
asked Jason as they got back to the park.
"Well um what I'm trying to say is that um."
"Jason will you just spit it out." Trini said
giggling at her friend who couldn't say
what was on his mind.
"Trini I love you." Jason finally said.
Trini just stood there at her best friend. He had
said what she had been wanting
to say for a long time.
"I love you too Jason. I have for a long time."
Trini said taking hold of Jason
hand.
"Really I have to." The red ranger said turning to
face her running his hand
throught her dark hair. Jason began leaning down to
kiss her as he did she leand up to
kiss him. While the two rangers were enbracing they
didn't see the other rangers hiding
behind a bush.
"Well IT'S about time those two finally told each
other how they feel." Kim said
peeking though the bush to see.
"Hey guys what do you say we embaress them." Zack
said grinning from ear to
ear.
"Hey guys about time you two got your ask together."
Tommy said walking up to
the couple causing them to break apart and blush as
red as Jason shirt.
"Well um yeah. Oh boy were never going to hear the
end of this." Jason said.
"Oh yeah. Crap my appointment! Guys I'll meet you
at the Youth Center." Trini
said running out of the park.
Two hours later, the gang was ordering some shakes
when they saw Trini come in
smiling as she took a seat next to Jason.
"I beat it. No more therapy you guys." Trini said
as she grabbed her shake.
"Way to go Trini we knew you could do it." The other
five rangers said giving
her high fives.
Just then their communicators went off. The six
teens got up and headed outside.
"RANGERS REPORT TO THE COMMAND CENTER RIGHT AWAY"
Zordon's voice was heard.
When the rangers got to the command center they saw
Alpha in a chefs hat and a
apron. In the robot's arms was a cake the said GOOD
JOB TRINI.
"Alpha, Zordon thank you so much." Trini said
hugging the robot.
"Your welcome Trini and always know that if you have
any problem that you cam
always talk to me." Alpha said putting the cake on
the table.
"So when do we eat?" Zack said causing the other
rangers to laugh.
Trini just stood there for a mintute looking at her
friends and all that they had
done for her. She felt a hand on her shoulder. It
was Jason's. He was smiling at her.
"Trini better get some of your cake for Zack eats it
all." He told her pointing to
the table that held the half gone cake.
Trini just smiled at the sight of Kim trying to beat
Zack out of what was left of the
cake. She knew that she would always have her friends
to count on.
The end
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
TRUY TRANG
Who brought Trini to life.