woot! chapter 2!! I know i'm super slow with the uploads, but it's still as good as the last one! leave constructive criticism pah-leese!

Green Ranger

I woke up, pain searing through my back, still hurting from yesterday. My clock read 6:20 on a Saturday. Most kids would go back to sleep, but I had to do chores. I cleaned my room and the living room. Bottles of beer covered the floor and filled the garbage can. My Dad isn't an alcoholic, or at least he wasn't...not until I screwed things up. I heard the bed creak from upstairs. The Father was awake. I hurried to the kitchen and put some bacon on a skillet. The bacon smelled delicious, I realized I hadn't eaten since dinner. I poured orange juice at the table and put the bacon and toast onto plates just as father was walking downstairs. We both sat down silently as I reached for a fork.

"Wow, thanks for 2 plates, but you can put them on one thanks." the father said. I looked at him dumbstruck. He smiled his scary smile. "Yeah, thats what you get for yesterday. I don't appreciate a son who sneaks out of the house." He growled, grabbing my plate away. I stared as he ate my breakfast, my stomach rumbled. "and yes, the rules for this...err...punishment. No food at all, don't you go stealing my food out of my fridge you freak." he said icily. I got goosebumps with his choice of words. He was preventing me from getting food. "And I've already gone through your stuff, stealing all of your money." he laughed, shooting down my second plan, to buy from the center. I stood up and continued to clean the kitchen of bacon grease. My father put the plate in the sink and left. I was about to steal when he came back with a huge chain and padlock, closing the fridge. There was no way that I was getting out of the house today...I was screwed.

**At the power chamber**

"Hey, where's Adam?" Tanya asked, wondering where her 'knight in shining armor' was...we all knew they had the hots for each other. She looked towards me. "You were with him last night, Tommy, what happened?" I frowned. I actually had absolutely no idea.

" We were walking, then he ran back home. Thats the last I saw of him." We all looked up at Zordon.

"Rangers, I know you are all concerned about Adam at the moment." He started. Rocky looked up.

"Zordon, what happened? Adam fall into a well? GO GET LASSIE!" Rocky laughed. (had to incorporate a stupid rocky joke in there guys) everybody glared.

"Adam has come down with a sudden cold, but he'll be back soon." Zordon said. Alpha pressed buttons on the control panel and went over to the viewing globe.

"Guys, you may want to get going, the monster is already downtown." he urged.

"It's morphing time!" I said. We morphed and appeared downtown. "Lets go guys!"

***Back at Adam's house***

I had finally finished cleaning and my back was killing. Not to mention the fact that my stomach was growling. After I closed the door I ran to my closet, tearing out a small shoe box. All the Halloween candy from 2 years and up was in here. I went for the stuff on top, a small box of dots. They were a little hard, but they tasted so good! I continued eating until I heard my father coming upstairs. I ripped the jolly rancher out of my mouth and pretended to be asleep. He walked over and dragged me out of bed.

"Livinroom needsa gewd cleanininn." he slurred. I walked downstairs, resisting the urge to put my hands on my back. He would know I was weak and attack more. The best decision would be to pretend it never happened. I winkled my nose to the fact that puke was spewed all over the coffee table. I remembered when it was so nice and clean in here. I went to the kitchen to get a sponge and my father pushed me against the counter.

"Think u can..uhh...steal some uh my food?" he growled, his breath stunk of alchahol. I shook my head no. "suure." He said, breaking a beer bottle on the counter. He stuck the broken side at my face and stood there. He started to sway and fell over, scraping my cheek. He stumbled and regained balance on the counter. I could feel the blood running down my face. He looked at me, grinned, and walked away. I hobbled upstairs and looked at my face, it was a pretty deep cut. I cleaned it with antiseptic and put a band-aid on it; This would work for now. The melody from my morpher. I cautiously went to my room and locked the door.

" Adam in, come in Zordon." I whispered.

"Adam, the other rangers want to come see you." he boomed. I wisped my hand over my face.

"Zordon.." I trailed.

"Adam, come on. Just a few minutes? We'll bring Tanya." A familiar voice said. It was Tommy. My face got flushed just seeing him. "Adam?" He asked, I didn't realize I had been spacing out.

"Hold on." I crept downstairs and checked on my father. Passed out on the couch. I knew he would be out for a good few hours...and I did want to see Tommy. "Ok, you can come over...just teleport straight to my room, my dad...er...doesn't want visitors right now." I said, trying to disguise the truth.

"Ok, there in a flash." Said another voice. Just as I realized it was rocky they appeared in my room. I quickly crawled into bed. "Ha, like the pun eh Adam?" Rocky laughed. Tommy pulled his hair out of a pony and it flowed down his shoulders.

"Hey man, whats been going on here? Heard you had a bug." he smiled. I blushed just at the thought. Tanya was above me in seconds feeling my forehead.

"Gosh, you're burning up Adam." she said. I realized I must be because of the blushing. Guess this worked out for once.

"Yeah, haven't felt great all day." I said. Turning a bit so they didn't realize my face scratch. She frowned and rubbed my shoulder. I couldn't help but feel like she was doing this more intimately than I realized.

"Well, feel better man." Tommy said, giving me a smile. And in a flash they were gone. I was thinking hard. Why wouldn't they realize that I had a band-aid on my face?

"Zordon?" I asked, alpha came in instead

"A little gift from me, look in a mirror!" Alpha said happily. I looked in the bathroom mirror to realize the cut wasn't there!

"Thanks,Alpha!" I laughed. It felt good to laugh again. "Adam out." I said and I crept into the kitchen. I know my dad locked up the fridge, but he didn't lock up the cabinets. I quietly opened one to reveal...nothing. He had emptied them, which was pretty smart for him. I was closing the cabinet one minute and the next I was pinned to the fridge.

"Knew it, you were lookin for some food!" He said, obviously no-longer slurring his words. That must mean he had slept if off..which means.. He slapped me across the face. He was having a hangover. " I have the worst son in the world. All you do is take. What do you give back! You don't even give me a good family! Your mom is gone and all she left me was a fucked up homosexual!"