Chapter 1

Ava sighed as she sat in her apartment waiting for Don to get home. After her talk with Mac, he had left her leave for an extended period of time, assuring her that she would have her job whenever she came back. The talk went better than she had hoped and she was grateful…she had a feeling it wouldn't be that easy with Don.

Flashback

"What do you know about the Power Rangers?"

Mac sighed. "Not much…just that they were said to have defended certain parts of California from so-called monsters and such."

Ava nodded. "Well they are real."

He turned around in his chair. "And you know this because…"

"I grew up in Angel Grove, Mac. That was home of the first Power Ranger team. My friend, Tommy, was the sixth ranger ever to touch this planet." She paused. "He is the one that called me. He recently started a new group of Power Rangers and they are in need of my help. He wasn't able to tell me how long I would be there, but he gave me a choice. I have to go, Mac."

Mac nodded. "I will allow it if you answer me one question." he paused. "Why you?"

She took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "What I am about to tell you stays in this room. I am telling Don later…but I am not supposed to tell anyone."

"Of course. I trust you. Continue."

She paused and then looked up at him. "My brother was the original red ranger. He and his friends were chosen by a being known as Zordon to defend the world as rangers. Tommy joined them not long after that. Well they were not allowed to tell anyone about being rangers, so naturally I was left in the dark. However, I knew something was up. One day I was in Angel Grove park and a bunch of weird creatures showed up. Being a black belt, thanks to my brother and Tommy, I was able to fight them off for a while but eventually they got the better of me. Just when I thought I was done for, the park disappeared and I was suddenly in this big room with a bunch of machines, staring at a floating head."

"A floating head?" Mac asked quickly.

She smiled. "Long story. Anyway, that is the day I found out the truth about my brother and his friends. I met Alpha and Zordon, and they told me that the reason they had brought me there was to prepare me."

"Prepare you for what?"

"That is what I said. He told me that on his home planet of Eltar they located another power source. It is power of an ancient guardian goddess that used to protect their planet and ours. She was the one who alerted Zordon to the possible need of Power Rangers and when the time came, he knew she was right.

He told me that the Guardian had recently left their planet, but not before preserving her power and entrusting it to Zordon. He was told that when it was time, the power should be passed on to a person that would be the protector of the Power Rangers…all of them, no matter what group. These powers…were different and he told me that because of my determination and skill, I was to take the power and become known as the Guardian Ranger."

"I have a Power Ranger on my team?" Mac smirked. "Interesting."

She chuckled and nodded. "From then on I was a Power Ranger, but unlike the other rangers my powers stayed within me." She paused. "I have worked with every ranger team since the beginning. It is what I am supposed to do…protect and help them."

Mac sighed. "Well then…I guess you just have one more thing to do."

End Flashback

Ava looked up as the door opened and Don came in. "Hey babe."

She bit her lip. "We need to talk."

He stared at her. "That's never good."

She sighed as he came closer. "You remember how I got that call last night?" he nodded. "That was an old friend of mine. He needs my help."

"You help? Help with what?"

She sighed and continued to tell him the same story she had to told Mac. She knew that as her fiancé he had a right to know about her life, and she felt bad fro not telling him sooner.

"Are you kidding me?" he exclaimed and stood.

She played with her hands. "I know that it is going to be hard for me to go now but I have to Don! Tommy and the rangers need me…it's who I am. You cannot be mad at me for trying to protect people."

He shook his head. "You think that is why I am mad?"

She stood now and stood her ground. "I was not able to tell you! I hoped I would never have to, but after Tommy called I knew that I had to so you would understand why I had to go! I'm sorry!"

He sighed. "What else don't I know about you?"

Ava's mouth dropped open. "Are you seriously asking me that?"

He looked at the ground. "What will you do for money down there? Where will you stay?"

"I will be staying with Tommy. He has a guest room and I will be assistant teaching with him. Plus, my record company is down there so I will be able to work onthe new album. If I need it, my brother offered me a job at his dojo, but I don't know about that yet."

He nodded. "That's good." He paused. "I don't know, maybe...some time alone will be good. I can calm down some and figure out how to handle this."

She could feel her heart break in two. "Fine. I leave early tomorrow morning. If you aren't going to drive me, I will take a cab."

Then she turned and stormed into their bedroom. When he followed her fifteen minutes later she was turned towards the wall, her eyes closed. And while Don thought she was asleep, in reality she was holding in her tears. She knew that with great power you had to sacrifice some things, she just hoped Don wasn't one of them.

So I know that the whole guardian thing might be a little weird, but please go with it. Also, I promise in the next chapter...Tommy and maybe a few more original rangers show up!