Disclaimer: I do not own the power rangers, Saban and Disney do.
Summary: Rocky and the others come together for Adams funeral…Is this really the end, or is there still something more to it all? Everyone from MMPR to PRIS is featured in this story.
Just so you know this is not your ordinary funeral story.
No Flames PleaseRocky had just graduated College when he got the call from Adam's mother that there was an accident and Adam was in the hospital.
He had just arrived at home to celebrate his graduation and was actually looking forward to calling Adam to see if he wanted to get together to celebrate. He even knew that Aisha had come back from Africa because she had given him a call from Angle Grove telling him of her arrival.
It was all a sudden shock to him, and no matter what, Rocky could not understand how any of this could have happened; it all seemed like a huge nightmare to Rocky and more than once he was expecting to wake up from it. But this was no dream, and no matter how much he tried to forget about it, he knew he could do no such thing. Now there was nothing more he wanted than to find a way to get to Adam as soon as possible.
He boarded the first flight he could find to Angle Grove. Rocky did not bother to let any of the others know how soon he would be arriving, for he figured that they would know him well enough that he would come as soon as he got the chance too. And without saying anything to his parents he went home and grabbed a bag of clothes and his passport and left. He left without saying a word to any of them...
Now on the flight Rocky did his best not to cry and not to assume the worst has happened. Even though Adam's mother did tell him that Adam was in the hospital, she had failed to tell him how serious it actually was.
And so, through the whole flight Rocky was hoping that he would be able to see and talk to Adam. He was thinking about what he should say and how he should say it. He was hoping that he was all right and that he would soon be back on his feet and in one piece. He was hoping these things through the whole flight.
Rocky could not even eat anything while on board. He was too nervous and scared and all he wanted was to know that Adam was going to be okay, that everything was going to be okay…
Once he arrived at the airport he still refrained himself from calling anyone. He was not in the mood to talk to anyone. So once Rocky left the airport he went and called a cab over and soon he was on his way towards Adam's house.
When he arrived at the Park's residence he was not surprised when he discovered that no one was home. Rocky figured that his family would more than likely be at the hospital. And so with that in mind Rocky headed back to his taxi and asked the driver to take him to Angle Grove hospital. He really must not be thinking straight, because if he was, the hospital should have been his first choice. But Rocky could still not believe that Adam was actually at the hospital…he still wanted to believe that there was nothing wrong at all…
As soon as he got to the hospital it started to rain and grabbing his bag, he paid the driver and ran inside. Once inside he began looking around for the front desk and finding it he waited as patiently as possible for his turn and once it was his turn to ask a question, Rocky quickly asked the lady at the desk what room Adam Park was in.
And as she explained that Adam was in intensive care, Rocky's heart nearly stopped. And without another word, Rocky took off in the direction where he would hope he would spot someone he would know.
And as he began to run pass the waiting room that was when he heard the familiar voice of Justin Stewart call out to him. Stopping in his tracks, Rocky turned around to find a much older Justin staring back at him.
" Justin, is that you?" Rocky asked surprised. " Hi, Rocky. We were just about to call you. You have no idea how glade I am to see you!" Justin said as he ran up towards Rocky and hugged him. Justin started to cry as soon as he hugged him and kneeling down and putting his bag down, Rocky hugged him back.
" What's going on?" Rocky asked after Justin stopped crying. " It all happened so fast and now he's in intensive care and…and we don't know anything…it looks bad." Justin said in between sniffles.
" Where are the others?" Rocky asked in as calm as a voice as he could muster. " In there." Justin said as he pointed towards the waiting room and as he did so Aisha came out, and it was more than obvious that she had been crying.
" Aisha?" Rocky asked as he got up slowly. But seeing Rocky now only made Aisha eyes water and a moment later she started to cry and as Rocky came up towards her they both embraced for a very long moment as Aisha continued to cry out on Rocky's shoulder.
" Is everyone here?" Rocky asked as she calmed down a bit. She nodded her head slowly as he let her go and forgetting about his luggage he made his way inside the waiting room.
As soon as he walked inside he saw that indeed everyone was here, including Jason and Emily.
" Rocky, you came." Jason said as he made his way towards him. He gave Rocky a strong supportive hug. " I'm glad you're here." Jason said as he let him go. Rocky nodded his head and looked around to find Kimberly and Tommy getting up from where they were sitting. They both walked over towards him.
" How are you holding up?" Tommy asked in a little bit of a strained voice. Rocky took a gulp as he spoke up. " As best as you'd expect. Hi, Kim." Rocky said with his voice beginning to crack. She only smiled at him though but did not bother to hug him as she turned around silently to make her way back towards the chair she was sitting in before.
Rocky looked at her strangely but he quickly shrugged it off as he saw Tommy give him an apologetic look.
" It's been a long night." Tommy said, as he apologized for Kimberly. " It's okay." Rocky said in a quiet voice. Tommy smiled a thank you as he let Rocky then move passed him to say hello to everyone else.
But as he checked out everyone he noticed some new members of their group that he had not met before. " And you are?" Rocky asked as he came up towards a man with hair that was like Tommy's old length. He had it streaked two different colors. " My name is Andros. Nice to meet you." Andros said as he took his hand out for Rocky to shake. Rocky took the offered hand and he soon met the other rangers that were now called the space rangers.
After all the greetings Rocky somewhat calmed down, but he was still edgy and even more nervous and worried about Adam then he was before. Now that he knew Adam was intensive care, he was extremely worried that Adam might not make it. He really wanted to see Adam, and as the time ticked on by very slowly; Rocky kept on hoping that at some point, maybe he would wake up, and this would all be but a horrible nightmare...
It had been nearly seven hours since Rocky arrived at the hospital and as he felt an arm on his shoulder, he slowly opened his eyes and that was when he realized he had fallen asleep. " Kimberly?" Rocky asked surprised as he saw her tired and disheveled look before him.
" Hi. I'm sorry about last night." She said as she handed him a coffee and donut. Rocky eyed her strangely because of the odd way she was looking at him, but again he shrugged it off as he took the donut and coffee. " Thanks." Rocky said as he placed the two items on the table next to him.
" You me and Jason are the only ones still here." Kimberly explained to him. Rocky had just taken a bite out of his donut when she mentioned this. And quickly swallowing the piece of donut he cleared his throat to speak. " Where did everyone else go?" Rocky asked somewhat angry. " They went to Adam's." She said in a strange eerie voice. Rocky could not help but feel she was leaving something purposefully out as she explained things to him.
" Is Adam okay?" Rocky suddenly demanded. And as soon as he spoke Adam's name that was when Kimberly's eyes started to water and covering her mouth she stood up and ran off without saying another word.
Rocky watched her take off and as she ran off she bumped into Jason who was holding his own coffee and donut in his hands. But when Kimberly bumped into him the coffee had spilled all over his shit.
" Kimberly, wait!" Jason called out to her as he turned around to watch her barge out of the room. She did not look back though and once she was gone Jason could not help but sigh.
" Well, there goes breakfast." Jason mumbled to himself as he wiped down his shirt with a napkin in an unusual calm manner. As Rocky watched the whole scene take place he could not help but eye Jason worriedly.
He kept quiet as Jason continued to clean himself off and sitting down next to Rocky, he placed his half emptied coffee and his donut next to his own. " Are you okay? What's going on, and why did everyone leave?" Rocky demanded. Jason sighed again, as he continued to clean his shirt, which helped keep his eyes away from Rocky's.
" Is Adam okay?" Rocky asked, his voice starting to crack again. He had a very bad feeling about all of this. Finally stopping what he was doing Jason looked up at him. And taking a deep breath he got ready to speak. " Adam he…he…" Jason tried to say the words but each time he did he found himself unable to finish the sentence. This made Rocky worry even more. " He's okay?" Rocky suddenly found himself saying. The question surprised Jason, and as he realized what had been asked he shook his head no…
" I've got bad news…no one else wanted to do this…not even Aisha…so Kim and I volunteered to wait until you woke up again…" Jason began. And as Rocky continued to listen to Jason, Rocky had found himself beginning to feel all sorts of strange emotions, some he had never felt before…
" I'm sorry but Adam he…he passed away last night…" And when Jason had said what Rocky feared he would say, Rocky could do nothing more than stare at Jason in shock. Rocky found himself frozen and unable to speak, and with his mouth slightly opened in a surprised way and with his eyes wide with shock. He sat there, in that position after Jason finished talking.
" Rocky…?" Jason asked as he noticed Rocky's frozen stare. Jason looked at him worried and waving a hand slowly in front of Rocky's face, Jason looked at him worried when Rocky gave him no response. " Oh man, I knew something like this was going to happen." Jason muttered. And looking around the waiting room and finding no one around Jason quickly got up. And as he got up to look for some help, that was when Kimberly walked back inside. She noticed right away how Rocky was looking and she stared at Jason in disbelief.
" You told him?" She asked surprised. Jason sighed and nodded his head as he looked over towards Rocky. " That look is creeping me out. He's not moving Kim, I'm worried." Jason said nervously as he watched Rocky continue to stare off with out a blink or any movements at all.
" He's in shock." Kimberly simply responded as she walked up towards Rocky. " No kidding he's in shock. I should not have said anything." Jason said, disappointed at his carelessness. " It's not you're fault he's like this. He's bound to find out the truth soon enough." She said as she sat down next to him.
" Rocky, can you hear me?" Kimberly asked in a calm voice. Rocky though still did not make any movements.
Kimberly then looked up at Jason. " Should we call someone?" Jason asked in a worried voice. Kimberly shook his head. " He'll snap out of it." She assured him. " I hope so." Jason said as he moved to sit next to them.
After a little while longer had passed by Rocky finally started to blink again and clearing his throat he looked down at his coffee. He went to grab it but Kimberly stopped him from taking it. " Kim?" Rocky asked in a horse voice. " Sorry about that, but I think water will be better for you than cold coffee." She explained to him as she handed him a water bottle.
" Where's Jason?" Rocky asked as he noticed Jason was no longer sitting down. " He went to get cleaned up and call the others." Kimberly explained. And as Rocky finished drinking he then gave her the water bottle back. " Are you feeling better now?" Kimberly asked him in a slow and calm voice.
" No." Rocky snapped back. He found himself getting angry now and this made Kimberly nervous. " It's okay to be mad. You have every right to be mad…" Kimberly tried to comfort him. But she found her voice was a little shaky.
" I thought he was going to be okay? How come no one told me the truth?" Rocky asked as he felt himself beginning to cry.
" Oh Rocky, I'm sorry." Kimberly said as she put a hand on his shoulder. Rocky started to sniffle. " I really thought he was going to be okay…" Rocky said, now crying, and feeling the onsets of new tears form, Kimberly embraced him with a hug…
Once Kimberly, Jason and Rocky finished getting them selves organized they eventually found their way out of the hospital and breathing fresh air, Rocky began to feel his muscles begin to tense up again. They walked over towards Jason's car and getting inside, Rocky watched as Jason finished his call with Tommy.
" Just called Tommy." Jason said, as he put his phone back in his coat pocket. The three of them were in Jason's car. " And?" Rocky asked as he looked up at Jason from the back seat. " And the funeral is this weekend…" Jason explained in a slow and steady voice.
" This is like a bad dream…" Rocky muttered as he closed his eyes for a bit. Kimberly looked at him worried as she then looked at Jason, who could do nothing more but frown.
" This is going to be a long ride back." Jason said as he pulled out of the hospital. And for the rest of the trip back to Adam's house, none of them ended up saying anything else and silence was all that was greeted to them as they drove back…
Once they got back to Adam's, Rocky found Adam's mother to be in such a disheveled state that he could not find it in him self to be angry with her. And so, walking up to her he gave her his condolences. And soon Rocky found Adam's mother to be crying furiously onto his shoulder.
Rocky comforted Adam's mother the best he could and after awhile Aisha had taken over. And Mrs. Park finished crying onto her shoulder instead.
Making his way back into the living room where the others where all hanging out, Rocky walked over towards Billy who was standing next to the fireplace talking with Trini.
" Hey guys, long time no see…" Rocky said in his fake jovial voice. His smile faded though as soon as he saw the look on both of their faces. He could not help but shrug at this.
" Sorry. Guess me being cheery is kind of creepy right now huh?" Rocky asked with a frown. " It's okay." Billy said as he placed his hand on his shoulder momentarily.
" So how you holding up? Jason told me that you were frozen with shock when he told you…" Billy said as he watched Rocky.
" I don't know how to react really. But I think a part of me still can't believe any of this is actually happening…" Rocky said looking down. " I'm really sorry you had to find out the way you did…it's okay though Rocky…no matter how you react, we'll understand. Everyone is dealing with this in their own ways…" Trini explained.
" I guess so." Rocky mumbled back. He sighed again and as he excused himself he walked over towards Zack and Kat.
" Hey, heard you freaked out Jason at the hospital. You okay?" Zack asked in a calm quiet voice. Rocky shrugged his shoulder. He was beginning to get annoyed at everyone and how they kept asking him if he was okay…
" Are you sure you can handle the funeral?" Kat asked as she watched him. " I guess so." Rocky answered her but only in a whisper.
Zack and Kat looked at him worried and as Rocky stared passed them he watched in between them as Justin was talking with the space rangers. Excusing himself he stood up and made his way over towards them.
" Hi, Rocky." Justin said in a much calmer voice than the last time he saw him. " You met everyone right? Oh, this is Karone by the way." Justin explained. Karone greeted Rocky and Rocky could not help but smile.
" Hi, nice to meet you." Rocky said, and as Justin watched them both greet each other he pointed out that Karone was Andros's sister as well as the Pink Galaxy ranger. " So you guys are all power rangers too? Even you?" Rocky questioned as he examined Zane. Zane smiled as he introduced himself. " I'm a good friend of Andros's." Zane explained.
" That's nice." Rocky simply said. After he had spoken a bit with Carlos, T.J. and Cassie, Rocky found himself walking out of the room, and making his way towards the backyard.
Andros watched Rocky leave and excusing himself from the others he made his way towards the backyard as well. Once outside he found Rocky sitting on the steps. It was still pouring rain and walking down towards him he stopped once he got up to him. Rocky looked up at him when he noticed him.
" Mind if I join you?" Andros asked. Rocky thought about it for a few moments and nodding his head he agreed for him to sit down.
" At least it's not raining that hard." Andros found himself saying. Rocky eyed him strangely but slowly turned away as he continued to stare forwards at the trees.
" I'm sorry about your friend. I never met him, but…from what the others have told me, I know he was a great ranger, and a good loyal friend." Andros said. Rocky found himself nodding his head at that. And looking at him now, he decided to speak. " Why did you follow me out here?" Rocky asked curiously.
" You know Zane right? Well, along time ago before I met the others, Zane and I were involved in this battle on our home planet. He got badly injured protecting me and the only way for me to keep him alive was to keep him frozen inside my space ...ship…" Andros began, and looking at Rocky he could tell he was somewhat confused. (Something very strange is going on here)...Rocky thought as he listened to Andros talk.
" I nearly lost him due to that attack…so I sort of know what it feels like. I'm really sorry for your loss." Andros explained to him.
" Thanks I guess." Rocky said with a small smile and a shrug. " Anyways, I better get back inside. Ashley's waiting for me." And with that said, Andros excused himself and made his way back inside. (That was more than a little strange; is it normal for that guy to be so open to a complete stranger?) Rocky wondered even more confused.
After he left Rocky let out another long sigh. He was not looking forward to the funeral. And the fact that he did not even get to say goodbye to Adam, it only made matters worse.
" It should have never have been you." Rocky muttered to himself. And getting up, he too made his way back inside.
At the end of the day, when everyone started to go home. Tommy suggested that Rocky come stay with him since he had an extra room and was close by. Rocky declined the offer and explained that he preferred to just go to a hotel. There was objection especially from Aisha, but Jason helped convince them both that Rocky would be fine and Jason even volunteered to drive Rocky. Rocky reluctantly accepted Jason's offer, because he knew Jason wanted to more than likely talk to him about the funeral. But seeing that he had no other choice, Rocky agreed.
" So I guess we'll see you tomorrow?" Aisha said hopefully as she hugged Rocky. Rocky hugged her back and saying his final farewells to the others along with Adam's parents; it was not long before he found himself alone with Jason.
" Ready to go?" Jason said as he made his way towards his car, which was parked by the curve. " Yeah, I'm ready." Rocky said as he took one last look at Adam's house. He took a quick glance at Adam's bedroom window above and he could feel a twinge of pain in the pit of his stomach. Turning away sadly he began to follow Jason towards his car.
As Jason drove towards the hotel Rocky was surprised that he did not try and talk to him at all about Adam or the funeral. Instead it was another long trip of silence. And once they got to the hotel, Rocky sighed deeply.
" If you need anything give me a call." Jason said as he handed Rocky a piece of paper with his phone number on it. Rocky smiled as he took the paper but said nothing as he closed the door. Jason popped the trunk as Rocky went to take his luggage out of it. And as Rocky took a look at the hotel, Rocky could hear Jason's engine start up again. Just then though, Rocky changed his mind as to where he wanted to stay.
Turning around he stopped Jason before he drove off. " Is something wrong?" Jason asked with concern. " On second though do you think you can take me to Aisha's?" Rocky asked hopefully. And with a smile and a nod Jason unlocked the door. " No problem." He said as Rocky then climbed into the front seat. He placed his suitcase in the back seat and Jason turned around to bring Rocky to Aisha's.
As they drove towards Aisha's, Rocky was not surprised to find Jason to be quiet yet again. And sighing now, Rocky decided to speak up. " You know it's okay to talk to about what has happened." Rocky said in an assuring voice.
Sighing a bit, Jason finally spoke up. " I don't mean to be so silent; it's just I don't think I can handle you going frozen on me like that again." Jason tried to explain. Rocky went wide-eyed with amusement at that.
" Zack told me I freaked you out, but did not really believe him. I did not mean to freak you out; but don't worry Jason, it won't happen again." Rocky said with a smile.
Jason took a deep breath of relief at that. " So it's okay for me to talk then? Because for some reason I'm not very good at these sort of conversations." Jason explained.
" It's okay, neither am I." Rocky admitted as they finally pulled up towards Aisha's. " I hope she wont mind me coming over like this." Rocky said as he stared at Aisha's house.
" She won't mind. If anything, she'll be glad to see you." Jason said with a smile as he unlocked the doors for Rocky to leave.
And once Rocky got his bags, he turned around and thanked Jason for the lift. " I'll wait and make sure she lets you in." Jason said with a small smirk.
" Thanks." Rocky replied as he made his way towards Aisha's front door step. Once he got there, it looked like Aisha was already awake, for her porch lights suddenly turned on as soon as he came onto her doorstep, and before he knew it, there was Aisha, standing by the front door.
She then peered over Rocky's shoulder as she gave Jason a wave goodbye as she signaled that everything was fine. And waving goodbye himself, Jason started the car once more and drove off back towards his house.
" I knew you'd show up." She said with a small smile. " You know me better than I know myself then." Rocky said as he made his way inside. Aisha stepped out of the way for him to come inside, and once he was inside she closed the door behind him.
" You know it's really late. I'll show you two your room." Aisha said once Rocky took his coat and shoes off. And making his way up the stairs he looked at the pictures on the walls. And as he came by one of him, Adam and Aisha he had to turn away.
" Your room is down here." Aisha said as they finally got up the flight of stairs. She walked over to one of the old bedrooms and she opened the door up for him. Walking inside, Rocky placed his luggage on the floor.
" Well, I guess I'll see you in the morning." Aisha said as she started to leave.
" Don't go, please…" Rocky suddenly said as he lightly grabbed her by the arm. He looked at her pleadingly.
" Oh Rocky…" Aisha began. And without saying another word, the two of them embraced each other in another long, needed hug.
For the remainder of the night, and regardless by the fact that they were both exhausted by the days events, Rocky and Aisha had spent the night crying and reminiscing about Adam and there days as power rangers. It was dawn by the time they had finally finished and looking at the clock, Aisha started to yawn. " Why don't we both try and get a few hours of sleep?" Aisha suggested. Rocky nodded his head in agreement. And getting up, he too let out a long yawn. " I'll see you in a couple of hours." Rocky said, and with another tired smile, Aisha made her way up the stairs along with Rocky.
Once Rocky got into bed he stayed awake for a little while longer. He had a picture of Adam and him together when they were Zeo rangers, and looking at it he could not help but feel like something was still not right with this whole situation. He still could not admit that Adam was truly gone. " Why do I still have the feeling I have not lost you yet?" Rocky wondered to himself and sighing deeply he placed the picture back under his pillow. And with another tired yawn he turned off the lights and finally went to sleep.
Authors Note: This story was supposed to be a one shot, but it turned out to be too long to finish in just one chapter, so instead I've decided to break it up into a few more chapters. Please let me know if you're interested in more.
Also, I never really liked how Rocky was presented in the show, so when you read this fic or any of my other stories for that matter, you will notice Rocky to be very OOC. You might also notice some of the other characters especially the space rangers to be OOC as well, but hopefully not that much. I'm not used to writing about the space rangers, so hopefully I wont write them too mcuh as OOC's.