Chapter 2
There was a huge beam of light which almost made me blind. We came to a place with all these computers and beeping things. I don't really know if I like this place, I'm not much of a computer person.
"Oh sweet!" I heard Jake said as he walked over to the computers and hardware. He looked impressed.
"Where are we?" Emma asked, and for some reason, I knew the answer.
"It's called the command center." I said.
"Command center for what?" Troy asked.
"The Power Rangers." I said with a smile.
"Indeed, Travis." Said a voice. It freaked me out at first, but I think I knew who it was. "Do you know who I am?" He asked.
"Zordon?" I guessed.
"No, my friend, but good guess." Said the voice. Next thing I know a white head appeared in a glass tube.
"I don't understand. You look like him." I said.
"Travis, how do you know this stuff?" Noah asked. I looked at him.
"I don't know."
"I can tell you why, Travis." A voice, that wasn't the anti-Zordon said. I looked and it was a robot, about four feet high.
"Let me guess, you're Alpha 5." I said.
"No, no, no." Said the robot. "I am Tensou. This is Gosei."
"That answers one of our questions." Troy said. "Now, answer these: Why are we here and why does Travis know so much about you guys?"
"You are here for a special task." Gosei spoke. "A new evil has been released and it's up to the five of you to stop it."
"Um, Mr. Gosei, sir, if you haven't realized, there's six of us." Noah said.
"Good observation, Noah. The five of you, Troy, Jake, Emma, Noah and Gia, are the ones I am talking to."
"Then what about Travis?" Gia asked and glanced at me.
"He will join you, but first he needs to sort out some problems."
"Like what?" I asked.
"You will need to find your father, and get his zord."
"Look, I don't even know my father, let alone where he is." I said, moving forward a little.
"You will need to complete this task to join them."
"What if one of us bails?" Troy asked.
"The I will replace them, but I doubt any of you will 'bail' out." I looked at my new friends.
"It's OK. If there is a new evil in the world, you are the only hope for humanity. You guys need to do this." I told them.
"I'm in." Troy said. He looked at me and smiled. "Travis is right. We need to stop this evil."
"I guess I'm in." Gia said and looked at me. "You made a good point." At that moment, I saw how blue her eyes were, which framed her face perfectly.
"Anything that can save the world." Noah said, and looked at me. He nodded with approval.
"I'm in. This world can be a safer place if we do this." Emma commented. She looked at me and smiled. I smiled back.
"I'm still not sure." Jake said.
"Why?" Noah asked.
"This whole thing seems surreal. I don't understand. Why us?"
"They found five teens with attitude, Jake." I said.
"I'll have to think on it."
"You have five seconds." Noah said to him.
"Alright, alright, I'm in!" He finally said. I grinned.
"Travis?" Gia said.
"Yeah?" I asked.
"You promise to join us once you find the zord?" I nodded, and she smiled.
"Now, why does Travis know all of this stuff?" Emma asked, the third time someone asked this question.
"His father was a ranger." Tensou said.
"So was his mother." Gosei said. "It's in his blood."
"Who are your parents?" Troy asked.
"Tommy Oliver, and Katharine Hilliard." I stated. Gosei nodded.
"We're missing school." Noah stated.
"Right, Tensou, hand them their zords and communication devices." We all got communication devices, and my friends got their zords.
"Is it the same design Billy made?" I asked.
"Yes, this will let us contact you, and you will be able to transport here with a touch of the watch. Now, you all should be heading back to school." With that, we transported back to school, and it was still in between first and second period, so we didn't miss much.
"I guess I'll find my dad when I get home." I said.
"Well, if you need any support, we're here for you." Troy said.
"Moral, and emotional." Gia added.
"Thanks." I said. "But I don't cry." I chuckled and we all went into class.
At the end of the day, I found my mom waiting in the car. I looked at Emma and Gia, who I walked outside with. "My mom's here, I guess I should go." I said.
"Just remember, Travis, we are here for you." Emma reminded me.
"I know. And I'm here for you guys, too. That's what a team is." I said with a smile. I really enjoyed that word. Team. I've never been a part of one. I was always too competitive, my mom had to stop letting me sign up and try out for things.
"We'll see you tomorrow?" Gia asked.
"Yeah, unless I left to find my dad, which shouldn't happen this quickly." I said with a laugh. As I trailed off to my mom's car I waved to them and they waved back.
"Who are they?" My mom asked when I opened up the car door.
"My new friends." I said. "The blond is Gia and the brunette is Emma." I told her.
"Oh, you see, you were worried this morning for nothing." She smiled, and I smiled faintly, then her smile faded. "Is something wrong?" She asked.
"I need to find dad." I told her.
"Why? I already told you, I don't know here he is." She said while driving away from the school.
"This is important. My friends depend on this."
"Why? Travis, you know you can tell me anything."
"I can't tell you this. It's not that you won't understand, but I said I wouldn't tell anyone."
"Is it happening?" She asked. At first, I didn't know what she meant. "Is there another evil?" I nodded. She sighed as we pulled into our driveway.
"I don't want you being a power ranger." She said.
"Why not?" I asked.
"It's too risky. I don't want to lose you." She said and stared straight ahead at the garage.
"I'm not going to die, mom."
"What it you do?" She snapped and looked at me. "Travis, you're all I have left!" She said, now I could tell she was crying.
"Mom, I need to do this." I said and gave her a hug. She hugged me tightly.
"I just can't, Travis. Not now, anyway." She was still crying. We both got out of the car, and that's when we found the unexpected visitor at our doorstep.
