A bit of a sequel to my other story "A Ninja's Special Cure". I own nothing in this story.
Also, this story contains major spoilers for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Season 3.
Chosen Well
Katherine sighed as she walked by the beach, which was empty for some reason, but that was fine with her. The water splashed quietly and she sat down on the beach, gazing at the Power Coin Kimberly had given her when she had left for Florida to pursue her dream. She then remembered when Rita had kidnapped her and used her against the Rangers, but they had accepted her after she had apologized.
She now rested her head on her arms which rested on her knees and sighed again, not realizing she had drawn the attention of a certain blue ninja master.
Ninjor hadn't officially met the new Pink Ranger, but he had heard of her actions and deeds leading to her taking Kimberly's place and had been impressed. He now saw she needed some encouragement, just like Kimberly had once needed. He walked over to her.
"Hello, Katherine," he said.
The poor girl jumped about three feet into the air at his greeting and landed not-so-gracefully back on the sand. Ninjor gave a gentle chuckle. "I apologize, Katherine. I didn't mean to startle you."
"It's alright," she said. "You're Ninjor, right?"
"That I am," he said. "Would you be adverse to some friendly company?"
She shook her head. "I don't mind."
They sat together on the bench for a moment before Ninjor cleared his throat. "I sense something is bothering you," he said.
Katherine looked away. "I guess I'm wondering if Kimberly chose the right girl to take her spot," she said. "I wasn't exactly pure of heart."
The blue ninja master placed a hand on her shoulder. "You always were," he said. "Also, Rita was forcing you to work for her against your own will."
"True, but I still feel awful."
Ninjor was quiet for a few moments. "You know, Kimberly had a similar problem once and just needed a little encouragement," he said. "Sounds to me like you could use a bit of encouragement."
She knew he was trying to help, but she just wasn't in the mood. "I'm alright," she said, although she didn't sound so sure.
The blue ninja master took advantage of her non-alert state and began tickling her. Jumping in surprise, Katherine laughed and quickly got away from Ninjor, quickly running when she saw him stand up to catch her.
But she should have known you couldn't outrun a ninja master, even if you are a ninja too.
Ninjor caught her without trouble and kept tickling her, making her laugh. "AHAHAHAHAHAHA! OH, STOP! THAT TICKLES!" she pleaded with him.
"You have to do better than that to convince me, Katherine," he said, a note of teasing in his voice.
She couldn't get free as he playfully tickled her, making her forget when she was working against her will for Rita and remember how good it felt to be accepted among her friends.
Seeing she was finally happy, Ninjor stopped and let her use him to keep her upright until she got her strength back. She hugged him. "Thank you, Ninjor," she said. "Do you really think I'm going to be a good Pink Ranger?"
"You already are, Katherine," he said. "Kimberly chose her replacement well. You will be and already are a fine Pink Ranger."
Smiling, she hugged him and he returned her hug before she headed off, waving goodbye to him just before she went to find her friends and fellow Rangers.
Smiling to himself, Ninjor nodded and teleported back to the Temple, knowing that Katherine would be alright and Kimberly would be proud, as she no doubt already was.
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