The Way I Do
Chapter 2: Got to prove who I am.
A/N: So, here is the second chapter of my Fan-Fiction! :D Thanks to everyone who reviewed, I appreciate it so much! :D I just wanted to say that when I wrote the original chapter I had inserted the particular letters in Pinata and Si, but I don't know why they got deleted when I uploaded it here D: I also forgot to say that if the Spanish is wrong you can blame Google Translate, not me :3 Thanks also to HiddenAngelHeart for the idea of the songs, check out her fan-fictions, they are so beautiful :)
Ugh, in the first chapter I forgot the disclaimer .
Disclaimer: I own every character except Taz and Up, and Glee, and everything else coming from the show that might be mentioned here D:
Song Of The Chapter:
The Climb - Miley Cyrus
There's always gonna be another mountain I'm always gonna wanna make it move Always gonna be a uphill battle Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there Ain't about what's waiting on the other side It's the climb
Taz walked behind the rangers, wanting to forget the images that clouded her mind. Her mama lying her dead, her dad too, and Mercedes. She pushed back the tears, she didn't want to cry, it would make her seem weak.
They reached the Starship. It was the biggest ship she'd ever seen. "Taz?" Up called, and she turned to him. She liked the fact he called her Taz, and she knew he would never use her real name. She knew that if she became a Ranger her life would change completely, and she liked to think that Tasaria was forgot now, and Taz was the only one left. Her name was the first thing that divided her from the girl who weared a pink dress, who was so weak she could be strung up to a tree like a pi ata by five robots. That girl was dead now. She was going to become a new girl, one that wouldn't break down in front of everything, who fought the robots with no emotion and killed them just like Up had killed the ones who were killing her.
She returned to Earth when Up called her again and invited her to step on the ship. She did so without esitating, and scolded herself when she realized her heart was beating madly in her chest. Up's hand was on her arm as he accompanied her through the enourmous ship, then he heard him whisper. "How old are you?" She stared at him and replied "Fifteen, señor."
She knew he thought she was younger than that, and cursed her height silently in her head. "What about jou?" She asked, curious. "I'm twenty one, Taz." He replied, and sighed. "Jou look much older dan dat." Taz said, before she could stop herself. Up shook his head slighly and replied "I know, it's the robots' fault. You on the other side look a lot younger!" She glared at him and he chuckled. He stopped in front of a very elegant door and knocked. "Come in." A low voice replied. Up opened the door and pushed Taz slightly so she would go in.
"Who's this girl, Up?" The man said in annoyance. "Why is she here?" Taz went red but Up stretched an arm in front of her so she wouldn't attack him. "She is Taz." Up replied simply. Once again Taz thanked him for not using her name. "We found her in the village, she was the only survivor." The man, whose sign read "Commander James Thomson", looked slighly shocked but composed himself straight away. " She was the only survivor? Did she hide somewhere?" Up looked disgusted. "No, she didn't! She fought the damn robots! With a stick!" Taz was only controlling herself because she knew attacking a Commander would certainly not get her in the Academy, but she was growing more red by the minute. The Commander looked a bit shocked. "She fought them?" "Yeah, she fucking fought them!" Up spat, and the Commander glared at him. "I don't approve of your language in front of me Lieutenant, and you still haven't explained why she's here." Taz decided it was time for her to speak. Up was about to respond, but she was quicker. "I want to be a Starship Ranger."
Thomson was evidently trying to suppress his laughter, and Up looked furious. "You, a Starship Ranger?" Thomson sneered. "How old are you, twelve?" "I'm fifteen, señor." "And you think you're tough enough to be a Starship Ranger." "Si, I do think so."
Thomson kept looking at her, and Up was calming down. The Commander finally spoke. "Listen to me, little girl." Taz, who'd gone back to the normal colour, went red again at the last comment. "This is what we're going to do." Taz was listening intently.
"The next stop is in a week's time, we're going to stop at the refugee camp to provide food and clothes to the small group of survivors of Mexico. You have one week to show what you've got, prove that you're tough enough to be a Starship Ranger and I'll let you in the Academy. If in a week's time the results aren't good, you're going to the refugee camp. Deal?"
"Deal." Taz spat. Up put a hand on her shoulder. "Dismissed." The Commander said, waving them away with his hand.
Up stormed out of the room. Taz followed. "I'm going to show dat hijo de puta what I've got!" Taz said and glared at the door that had just closed behind them. "Taz!" Up warned her. Taz fell silent and stared at him. Up liked the colour of her eyes. "Taz, you've got to be careful, as you've seen, they don't approve this kind of language here." Taz looked at him strangely. "Jou know I cursed?"
Up sighed. "Of course I do, Taz. I don't know much Spanish, but I know a few curses that I hear when people are fighting the robots. I just work out they're curses from how the people use them." He smiled at her, and she laughed slightly. But Up went serious again. "However, this is not time to joke about this stuff, you're going to have to learn to fight. We need you to stay in the Academy and become a Ranger!" "We?" Taz asked, and Up looked at a loss for words, before adding "Of course, I'm going to be your mentor! Someone has to tell you what to do!"
"Jou're going to help me? " Taz's eyes shined.
"Of course I am! You've got to show that hijo de puta what you've got!" He winked at her, and she grinned. They walked together to the gym, and Up stared at Taz while she walked around checking the weights and the punching bags, finally stopping in front of the ring where the fights were held. "Fight me." Up stared at Taz strangely. "You want to fight?"
"Yeah, I do!" Up smirked and shook his jacket off. Taz was swinging her fists together. "Ready?" Up asked her. He wanted to see what she was capable of. Taz pulled her hair in a ponytail and stepped on the mat. "Show me what you've got, Taz!" Taz threw herself at him, and tried to punch him. He blocked everything. Taz got angrier by the minute, and punched him even harder. Finally she hit him in the stomach and he stepped back. "Finally!"
Up teased her. She glared at him, but he blocked her arms before she could punch him again and pushed her to the floor. " Ha tenido suficiente?" Up fell on the mat and sat down next to her. "And that would mean?" She smirked and looked at him. "Have you had enough?" He glared at her, but her smirk made him laugh, and she started laughing too.
A/N: Oh, this is so lame! It's short and stupid D: Hope you'll forgive me for this, I'll try and do better in the next one! Please don't kill me :S