Wow, I can't believe I'm writing my third story already. It's been a total of 130 chapters and here I am, ready to write an entirely new set. I've come a long way as an author, and I hope that you will be able to enjoy this story as much as my other ones.
Without further ado, I present to you Power Rangers: No Threat!
For those of you that don't know (or didn't read the summary), this story takes place between Energy Combat and Rescue Ops, primarily focusing on the college life and elementary school life of the Rangers corresponding to their ages.
Yes, this will be a Power Rangers story, which means that there is action and morphing and all that good stuff. You'll just have to see how it pans out.
Also, to the reviewer who asked for a story with all of the kids in the future, that story is being written.I decided to keep both of these stories simultaneous, so look out for it when I put out its first chapter (probably sometime in the next two days). It'll be titled Power Rangers: New Generation.
Anyways, on with the story!
==Stanford, California, United States==
After a long car ride, Raylan and his parents finally reached his residence hall at Stanford University. After a successful high school career and good standings on his school lacrosse team, he was able to sign to Stanford's lacrosse team as both a member of the school and their athletic department.
"Raylan, we're here." Raylan's mom woke him up from his nap.
"Wow, finally." Raylan groaned and squinted to regain vision. "This is real."
"I know, I'm so proud of you." his mom squeezed his cheeks.
"Ow, mom, come on!" Raylan complained. "I'm eighteen, not three!"
"But I am proud of you."
"Yes, I know." Raylan said sternly before stepping out of the car. "Man, I can't believe I'm actually here."
"Neither can we." Raylan's father put his arm around his son's shoulder. "You've made it so far."
"I know, it's crazy." Raylan admitted. "This is way too surreal."
"Do you need us to help you with your bags?"
"No, I think I can handle it on my own." Raylan said.
"But you also have your lacrosse equipment to take out." Raylan's father reminded him.
"Tyler said he'd be down in a minute." Raylan told his parents. "And there he is right now!"
"Hey, Raylan. Hey, Mr. and Mrs. Westbrook." Tyler greeted Raylan's family and shook his father's hand. "How are you all doing?"
"We're doing fine, Tyler. Thanks for helping out." Raylan's father smiled.
"It's no problem." Tyler nodded.
"Watch over him carefully. Make sure he behaves." Raylan's mother instructed Tyler.
"Don't worry, he's my roommate. I'll keep a good eye on him." Tyler assured Raylan's parents.
"I guess...we have to go now..." Raylan's mother mumbled. "We're going to miss you so much."
"Mom..."
"Sorry, it's just that you're my son. After you, we only have your little sister left. You're going away so fast." she kissed her son's forehead.
"I'm gonna miss you, bud." Raylan's father hugged his son. "Behave."
"Don't worry, I will." Raylan told his parents. "I know my limits."
"We hope so." Raylan's parents said in unison as they stepped in the car and finally drove away.
"So, have you finished setting up our room?" Raylan asked his new roommate.
"Yeah, I pretty much got everything all set up." Tyler smiled. "We're ready for college, bro!"
"Dude, there's so much to do here!" Raylan exclaimed. "I'm so excited! Has Emma arrived, yet?"
"I don't know, she's your girlfriend." Tyler answered.
"I'm right here." Emma nudged Raylan from behind. "I got here yesterday."
"Sweet!" Raylan hugged her. "So we already got a group of three here!"
"What do you guys wanna do now, then?" Tyler asked. "I mean, we don't really have any plans."
"Yeah, I always thought college life just came at you." Raylan shrugged. "Should we just go out for dinner, then?"
"It's late evening." Emma stated. "I'm getting really hungry."
"There's a really good Thai restaurant on campus." Tyler informed the two. "Should we go there?"
"I...I guess so." Raylan nodded.
"That was really good." Raylan complimented the restaurant as he and his two friends left.
Since they didn't really have much of an idea of what to do, they just went out to an early dinner. Raylan expected things to just head their way without actually realizing that they would have to go out of their way to find out what's happening. It would take a while to get used to, but the independent life was finally striking him.
"Man, if this is what college is like then I wanna go home ASAP." Tyler complained.
"Dude, we just got here." Raylan sighed. "Give it a while to sink in and I'm sure you'll have fun."
"You're right, I can't wait till classes start." Tyler agreed. "I wanna talk to the professors and see some of the different projects that they have to offer."
"See? That's more like it!"
"Do you guys wanna hang out the entire night?" Emma asked. "We have nothing better to do and classes only start next week."
"I'm fine with that." Raylan nodded. "It at least gives us a reason to stay up late."
==Los Angeles, California, United States==
Johnny, Shane, and Ryleigh drove off to the UCLA campus together. Since both Shane and Ryleigh were about to head off to college there together, it was only appropriate that Ryleigh's boyfriend drove them down.
"There it is!" Shane exclaimed from the shotgun seat. "Man, I can't wait!"
"I'm so nervous..." Ryleigh mumbled from the backseat of Johnny's car.
"Where can I park?" Johnny asked, looking at the full parking lot. "There are literally no spaces!"
"Just park on the road." Shane assured Johnny.
"Are you sure about that?" Johnny asked.
"Trust me, bro, I gotcha covered."
"Whatever you say, dude." Johnny chuckled as he parked the car on an empty aisle in the road.
"Wow, Los Angeles smells great!" Ryleigh said, stepping out of the car.
"I can already smell the parties...and the girls..." Shane stated in a dreamy voice.
"You're here to study, not to get kicked out." Ryleigh reminded him.
"Hey, I'm also here to play lacrosse. I think I can kick back and relax hard on weekends." Shane said back. "And besides, it's college! We're supposed to let loose!"
"You know the rules, right?" Johnny asked Ryleigh.
"Don't worry Johnny, I won't do anything with any other guy." Ryleigh assured her boyfriend. "I already have the best guy ever, why would I stoop down?"
"That's my girl." Johnny smiled, pulling Ryleigh in for a tight hug. "Now go have fun."
"You're...you're leaving?" Ryleigh asked.
"Of course not! Someone's got to help you with your bags." Johnny laughed. "I'm not gonna leave you just yet."
"Then you can carry this...and this...oh, and that...and this...and even this..." Ryleigh piled things on her boyfriend.
"You're not even carrying anything!" Johnny exclaimed.
"Dude, you're the boyfriend." Shane patted Johnny's back. "And while you're at it, you can also carry all of these." he dumped his stuff on Johnny, as well.
"Man, I don't even go to college and I'm hating it." Johnny mumbled to himself.
"Can I finally take a rest?" Johnny fell onto Ryleigh's bed. "I'm way too tired."
"Yes, you can finally rest up." Ryleigh kissed her boyfriend's forehead. "Thank you for helping us, it was really sweet of you."
"Come on, don't third-wheel me!" Shane complained. "I'm still here..."
"No one's asking you to be here." Johnny stated. "You have your own room..."
"Yeah, and I'm probably going to go there before you guys start getting intimate or something. I'll see you guys later." Shane left Ryleigh's room.
"So, this is it?" Johnny asked.
"Yeah, I guess this is where one part of my life ends and another begins." Ryleigh sighed. "I'm going to miss you."
"I'm going to miss you, too." Johnny pulled Ryleigh in for a passionate kiss.
"Do you have to go back?"
"I hate to say it, but I really do." Johnny sighed. "Since I'm not in college, I have to find some sort of job to give me a backing."
"I wish I could help."
"It's alright, Ryleigh." Johnny assured his girlfriend. "I'll be fine."
"I love you so much."
"I love you too, Ryleigh."
==Stanford, California, United States==
Raylan, Tyler, and Emma decided to go hang out and watch a movie in Emma's room. Since her roommate was only moving in on the next day, they didn't have anyone's space to invade in. After a really boring day, they decided to finish it off by watching some old superhero movies.
"Which one do you wanna watch next?" Tyler asked after Superman ended.
"It doesn't matter to-" Raylan was cut off by his vibrating phone. "Hello?" he answered.
"Hi, sweetie!" Raylan's mom said on the other end of the line. "How are you?"
"I'm fine, mom..." Raylan groaned
"Why the upset voice?" Raylan's mom asked. "Is everything alright?"
"Yes, everything's alright. I'm kinda busy right now."
"Oh, big ol' Raylan is too 'independent' to talk to his own mom?"
"No, it's not that at all..."
"Hi, Mrs. Westbrook!" Emma shouted out.
"Who's that?" Raylan's mom asked.
"That's Emma."
"Oh, how is she doing?"
"She's doing fine, mom..."
"Well, that's just splendid! I hope you guys are having fun!"
"We were..." Raylan groaned.
"Fine, I'll let you do your thing. Remember to call me tomorrow. Bye!"
"Bye, mom." Raylan hung the phone up. "Well, that was annoying."
"Oh, come on, she's your mother!" Emma exclaimed. "And besides, what else were you planning on doing tonight?"
"Nothing..."
"Yeah, so why can't you make time for your mom?"
"Fine, I'll give her a call." Raylan groaned.
And that's the first chapter! Sorry if it moved kinda slow, starting a story is one of the hardest things to do. Things'll pick up, though!
