A/N: Okay, I'm back, hold the applause, no jk, but I am back with another chapter for all you awesome people! Thank you SO much for the reviews, favs, and follows! It means a lot to me. Note that I will be adding some more OCs to keep the story going. Thank You and Please Review!
Keith sat alone in his room and for once thought staring at a wall was one of the best things in the world. Even though he had only been a ranger for a few days, he thought it was one of the best experiences in his life. He was now in charge of saving people and the earth and taking care of the team as red ranger. He had already failed at protecting a class full of students at his school. Failed at protecting his own brother.
I can't believe it. I'm such a failure! I couldn't even protect my own brother. I can't begin to imagine what he would think. What mom would think... All of these thoughts ran through Keith's head. A lone tear glided down his face, dropped onto his hand, and onto the floor. Soon there were more.
~PRAA~
"Luke!" Therese called after him the next day as he was walking down the street. Luke turned to look back, then quickly turned back to what he was doing, rolling his eyes at her. "Luke?" She had caught up to him and was walking with him, "What are you doing?" She smiled, trying to make conversation.
Luke answered, "Walking, what does it look like?"
Therese didn't seem to catch the annoyance in his voice, "Don't you have a car though?" She looked at him thoughtfully.
Luke breathed out in annoyance, "Yes, but it got towed, so I'm walking. Any other questions?"
Therese again didn't seem to notice, "Where are you going?"
"School!" He yelled angrily, "Do you ever go away? You're such a pest."
Therese looked down, feeling hurt, "I'm sorry. I just wanted to get to know you. You seem like you need a friend."
Luke stopped promptly and stared at her, "A friend? I have friends, I don't need you or Keith." He kept walking.
"Why can't I get to know you though?" Therese questioned, continuing to walk beside him.
"You aren't worth my time and I'm not worth yours. If you want to get to know someone, go to Keith." Luke muttered.
"But I know Keith. I don't know you." Therese pried, "Please."
"No."
"Please!"
"No. Go away."
"Please!"
"What did I just say?"
"Please!"
"Go away!"
Therese stared at him, "Can I just ask you one question?"
Luke scoffed, "I need to get to school so I'm not late."
"So do I." Therese smiled, "We're walking the same way."
Luke rolled his eyes, "Do you ever go away?"
"Luke, the only reason I won't go away is because I want to be your friend, but you refuse to even give me a chance." Therese retorted.
Luke looked at the ground for a second before taking earbuds out and sticking them into his Ipod and ears.
~PRAA~
Keith walked numbly down the street, backpack and all. He was ready for school, but not for life.
"Keith!" He best friend's voice cut into his thoughts like a knife, "Keith, wait up!" As he made his way to Keith's side, Keith said nothing. "Hey."
Keith looked at him, "Hi, Zach. What's up?" Keith responded, not at all interested.
"Dude, you can't keep moping. It's been three days." Zach groaned.
Keith looked at him incredulously, "What?" A slight edge was obvious in his voice.
"You know I didn't mean it like that. I mean't, you can't do this to yourself. This is practically destroying you. I can't watch you do this to yourself." Zach stated.
"Then don't."
"No! Just stop. Do you want to end up in the hospital too?"
Keith stared at him. "No. I guess your right, but I'm still going to be upset."
"Whatever dude, as long as you aren't killing yourself, I'm fine with it." Zach stated.
~PRAA~
"Terra." The Master stated to his niece. "Come."
"Uncle." Terra smiled, "Do you need help?"
"Yes. Bring me an alien."
"Right away." Terra nodded, walking towards the door. She walked through the halls, stopping when she heard Riana and Lirx's voices.
"I just... I don't know if should believe him." Riana admitted.
"He is your father, Riana. Why would he lie to you?" Lirx asked.
"To make sure I don't get upset. I don't know what to do."
"Just wait. Wait until you are positive something is wrong then run. Leave forever." Lirx instructed.
"What about you?" She looked horrified. "What will happen to you?"
"Don't worry. I will be fine. Anyway, I must stay here. I have no choice. Your father has helped me come closest to my cure ever. I can't give that up." Lirx answered, "Plus, no one knows I have told you this, so they can't do anything to me."
Terra laughed quietly, walking away from them and towards the alien quarter. She looked around. "Salamander!" She summoned.
"Terra." The alien muttered. "Why are you here?"
"Master summons you. Come." Terra commanded.
"I get a job?" Salamander seemed excited, his long tail picking up from where it was drooping on the ground.
"Yep." Terra rolled her eyes, "With me."
~PRAA~
After school, the rangers walked back to the place that they found out was called Ancient Animals United Organization, but they called it AAUO. As they arrived, Dr. Powers greeted them.
"Hello, rangers. Are you ready for your first lesson?" Dr. Powers asked.
"Lesson?" Therese asked, "There's a lesson?"
"Obviously." A new voice stated with a thick british accent.
"Who are you?" Luke asked, glaring at the new person.
"Benjamin. Your fighting teacher." He smirked, coming closer, allowing them to see him. He had shoulder length blonde hair with red and orange streaks, and was about the same height as Keith, but much taller than Therese. His eyes were similar to Dr. Powers' but were tan instead of yellow.
"Can we call you Ben?" Therese asked.
Benjamin just looked at her, "I don't care."
"Rangers, please follow him to the training room and follow his instructions." Dr. Powers ordered.
"We're already going to, why tell us that?" Keith asked for the first time.
"I'm talking about him." He gestured to Luke.
Luke feigned innocence. "What would I do? I'm only one person." He laughed.
"Yeah, okay. Anyway, Luke, listen to him." Dr. Powers yelled after them as they walked away to the training room.
"Wow." Therese mumbled as she looked the very large training room. She screamed and backed away as Ben threw a punch at her. She tripped over a crack in the floor and fell over.
"Whoa, what are you doing?" Keith asked, suddenly very aware.
Ben soon turned on him and flipped him over onto the floor. Luke kicked at his heads, but Ben caught it and threw Luke into a wall. "Always be aware rangers, and never leave room open for an attack."
"Why would you do that?" Luke groaned from his spot on the floor.
"Your real opponent will be so much more harsh than me. You need to gain a higher pain tolerance or at least feign it. Your enemy will detect if you are weaker." Ben told them.
"Do you need some help?" Therese asked, offering her hand to Luke.
Luke shook his head, "I just want to lay here for a minute."
Ben quickly grabbed Therese and held her in a neck lock, quickly knocking Keith to the floor as he came to help and stepped on his stomach. "What are you going to do?" Ben asked.
"I just want you to know that I really hate you." Luke muttered, beginning to pull himself up.
"What if," A another man walked in, "he said that if you don't give up your morpher, he would kill them? What would you do then?"
"Now, who are you?" Luke asked.
"Raymond, but call me Ray. I'm the Strategy teacher." He answered, "Now answer my question."
"I would give up my morpher." Luke answered.
"But then he would have your powers."
"When he let them go, I would take it back."
"What if he killed them anyway and you were powerless because he got your morpher and you couldn't get it back?"
"I'd take Keith's." Luke was clearly getting annoyed.
"What if it doesn't work?"
"I would die. Happy?" Luke's blue eyes flared with anger.
"No. Not in much. At first you were doing good, then when what would happen if he killed them anyway, it all went downhill."
"Ray, this is my lesson." Ben growled. Ray left when a hand grabbed him by the shirt collar and dragged him out.
Luke turned back to Ben. Luke was very intimidating to most people, with his tall height and raven black hair, but not Ben. "Let them go."
Ben laughed. "Maybe I should get Ray back in here. That was terrible!" He laughed loudly. Luke took the chance while he was off guard and kicked him in the side, causing him to release the other two rangers as he fell to the ground. He smiled at Luke. "I'm impressed."
"Never leave yourself open to an attack, right?" Luke mocked. "Can I go now?"
"Uh.. yeah, sure, just let me tell..." An alarm blared through the building.
"What's going on?" Therese yelled over the loud blaring.
"Come on!" Ben ordered, running with them to a new room. "This is the control room where we monitor the city and everything in the world. Sometimes even not in the world."
"So what happened?" Luke asked, looking at the equipment with severe boredom. "Something malfunction?"
"No." A woman turned around in her seat, "There's an attack."
"Thank you, Angela." Dr. Powers thanked as he came into the room.
"Luke, Therese, go. Keith, I would like to talk to you." Ben stated, "Come with me."
"Wait, what?" Keith asked as Ben pulled him away. "No, I need to help them!"
"They'll be fine." Ben muttered, "I hope."
"What's going on, Dr. Powers?" Therese asked.
"Yeah, why is Ben taking Keith away?" Luke asked.
"Ben has every right to do to pull you guys away from a battle. All of us do. Just go, Keith will join you soon." Dr. Powers said.
The two looked at him wearily before running out to fight.
~PRAA~
"That's right! Run in fear!" Terra yelled as she and Salamander roamed Welch Square.
"I don't think they are running from you." Salamander muttered.
"Shut it!" Terra yelled, hitting him with the butt of her sword. From the side of a building, Riana watched them.
"Stop!" Luke yelled.
"Ah, kids." Terra laughed.
"Please, you're the same age as us!" Therese yelled.
"That is only how I appear. I'm actually almost 30 in Animali years, and that's saying much. We live for 200-500 years." Terra retorted.
Therese and Luke looked at each other then back at them. "Ready?" Luke asked.
"Ready as I'll ever be." Therese admitted.
"Ancient Animals Power Up!" They yelled.
"Power of the Apatosaurus!" Luke called.
"Power of the Saber-Tooth Tiger!" Therese called.
"We are Power Rangers Ancient Animals, Ha!" They yelled.
"Please. Salamander, get the girl, I'll get him." Terra gestured to Luke. Salamander nodded and ran to attack Therese.
~PRAA~
"Let me go!" Keith yelled at Ben. Ben let go of his shirt and Keith moved away from him, "I need to help them!"
Ben let out a laugh. "You can't fight, not with your mindset right now."
"What are you talking about?" Keith asked.
"Why are you upset?" Ben asked.
Keith sighed and explained to him everything that had happened. "Can I tell you something?" Ben asked as tears stung in Keith's green eyes. Keith nodded. "I lost both of my parents before I was born. The doctors had to take me out of my dead mom. That's when Dr. Powers' brought me here. He told me everything, knowing that I could handle it and I didn't think I could, but look at me now. Are you going to let this run your life? Your brother isn't dead, and some of the best doctors reside here in Welch. Don't worry yourself too much. If you think it would be too hard, don't visit, but it might make you feel better."
"Why would you tell me this?" Keith asked. "You hardly know me."
Ben shrugged, "You needed someone to talk to. Are you ready to go fight now?"
Keith nodded, his black and blonde hair falling slightly into his face, "I think. Can see what's happening, though? So I know what's going on."
Ben nodded and Keith followed him into the control room. Keith couldn't bring himself to leave as he stared at the battle raging before him on the screen.
~PRAA~
Therese threw one of her daggers at Salamander. He turned so it stuck into his tail, taking part of it off. He threw her dagger back at her as his tail grew back. Therese caught the dagger.
Luke just looked at Terra. In her part-alien form, her irises were black with a black web pattern underneath her right eye that goes down to her cheekbone and the side of her head, then she wore a black shimmery corset/bodice with silver spiderweb patterns, a black leather jacket with black leather fingerless gloves, black leggings, and black wedge boots. She quickly turned into her full alien form. She still had her black irises and eye web tattoo, but her skin turned light gray and her eye whites turn black, she grew small fangs, and she wore a black slim-fitting jumpsuit with silver web-looking armor.
"What are you supposed to be?" Luke laughed.
"I am Terra Webb." She growled.
"Are you a spider?" Luke asked.
"Part." Terra smirked, lunging at him. She practically tackled him, grabbing him by the arm and digging her nails deeply into his skin.
Therese slashed Salamander in time to hear Luke cry out in pain. She saw Terra on top of him and him demorphed, pushing her off and holding his arm as he rolled around in pain.
"Luke!" Therese yelled. She tried to run towards him but Salamander hit her with his tail and she fell back.
"Stop!" The red ranger came running into view as he grabbed a blaster out of the silver belt that looped around each of their suits. "Power Blaster!" He shot at Salamander, who fell to the ground.
"Keith." Therese stated, going up to hug him. The top of Therese's helmet, which looked like a saber tooth tiger head with its mouth opened, touched the bottom of Keith's, which had a similar design, just with his own animal, as did Luke's. They all had suits with their full color covering it, but with white gloves and boots, along with white lines going across their chests, showing them their ranking. Keith had one, Luke had two, and Therese had three.
"Go help Luke, I hold him off." Keith ordered.
Therese nodded, running towards Luke, who Terra walking around. "Get away from him." Therese demanded.
Terra laughed. "Please. You want him, come and get him."
Therese got angry and suddenly a burst of flames hit Terra, blasting her back. "Whoa." Therese stated, looking at her hands which quickly extinguished.
Terra looked at her singed skin as she reverted back to her part-alien form. "I'm leaving!" She cried as she disappeared.
"Luke!" Therese cried as she ran forward, demorphing in the process. Luke was laying on his stomach, so Therese turned him over. He was unconscious. Therese cradled his upper body, which was hard because he was so much taller than she was. His arm was bleeding and his skin look blanched of all color. She saw a black liquid in the cuts on Luke's arm.
Poison Therese realized.
"Keith!" Therese called. Keith quickly slashed Salamander with his sword twice before blasting him. Salamander fell over and exploded. Keith demorphed and ran over to them.
"What happened?" Keith asked.
"Terra, she poisoned him." Therese said.
"Terra?" Keith asked.
"The girl who is evil and can turn into an alien who Luke and I fought." Therese answered.
"Ah." Keith nodded, "We need to get him back to AAUO."
"Can we just call it home base?" Therese asked.
"Whatever." Keith responded, him and Therese hoisting Luke up and dragging him back to AAUO.
~PRAA~
Later, they all sat in the infirmary. "Luke, are you feeling better?" Therese asked.
He nodded slightly, "Yeah."
"Rangers," Dr. Powers stated as he walked in. "your rooms are ready."
"Our rooms?" Therese asked, turning around so quickly that her cornrows turned into flames, quickly extinguishing though. "What do you mean? We can't stay here."
"We have already contacted your families." Dr. Powers stated, "And don't worry, Therese, your room is fire retardant."
"Yeah, about that, what happened?" Therese asked.
"Your powers are breaking through." Dr. Powers smiled.
"Wait, you told our parents?" Keith asked, bringing them back into the discussion.
"They already knew." Ben stated, stalking into the room, "They used to be in this organization. There used to be many. Your parents, they were all here. When you guys were born, they bought houses, but kept bring you guys here, using our special technology to hide your powers and memories of ever coming here. It seems, however, that your powers are coming back. Therese's first. You'll have to work with the most powerful person here, and I mean with actual power and not like she owns the place."
"Correct." A woman stood in the doorway. She was about 5'6 and piercing eyes that were completely white except for the pupil. Her hair was cut like a guys, not even shoulder length, but it was styled correctly for a woman (A/N: Look up P!nk's hairstyle). "I am Alicia. The person who can teach you to use your powers correctly."
"Hey, Luke, how you feeling?" Ben asked.
"Better." Luke answered. "And Therese, sorry." He forced out.
"What for?"
"Being so mean earlier. It wasn't right of me."
"It's fine Luke, all I care about now is that you get better so you can help us fight these freaks." Therese smiled. She turned back to Dr. Powers. "So, about these rooms?"
Dr. Powers nodded and looked past her at Luke, "Can you stand, Luke?"
Luke stretched and pushed back the covers of the bed he was in. Keith and Therese quickly went to his aid and helped him stand, then they went on to see their rooms.
A/N: Sorry that took SO long, but it was hard for me to write the beginning of this for some reason. Anyway, I already have ideas for the next chapter and will start on that immediately.
