3. Awkward
Jo trys to say something but the words seem to be clogged in her throat. She takes some deep breaths and finally manages to calm herself a little. She clears her throat and quietly and kind of shakily says "What did you say?" He moves toward her and she almost falls over as he puts a hand on her cheek and says nervously a bit louder "I Was wondering if you, well you see, I was wondering if you-"
The doorbell chimes as someone enters the comic book store causing Jo to look past Josh and another look of shock appears on her face. A guy about 5'10 wearing a blue tucked in polo shirt, black slacks, and a pair of expensive black dress shoes walks in. He had his dark brown hair slicked back and a pair of dark sunglasses on.
He takes off the sunglasses "Look what the cat Hacked up, is that you Josh?" Richard says as he walks down the steps into the comic book store and lets the door close behind him. Josh turns around to Face Richard and says "So Dick, what you doing on this part of town, I thought we weren't good enough for you to come anywhere near us." Before either of them could say anything else Jo says kind of shakily again "R-R-Richie what are you doing here?"
"I heard you were with a loser and so I came to releave him of his duties and take you to a real man's place." Richard says getting kind of cocky. "I told you when we broke I never want to see you again." Jo replies starting to get upset. "Is that any way to speak to someone you said you loved?" He asks with a more cocky tone and an erragant smile on his face. "Aren't we getting kind of cocky?" Jo asks almost pissed and her arms crossed in front of her.
Drew comes up behind her and places a hand on her shoulder and says "Don't worry Jo I'll take care of this. Maybe you should just beat it, Jo doesn't want to see you." "Butt out blondie this is between Jo and I." Richard snaps at Drew. " Anyway, Come on Jo I have the Vette outside waiting." He adds as moves toward Jo. Before Jo could answer Drew, Josh gets in between them. "Jo said no so beat it." Josh growls at him. "I think you should leave" Heather says calmly starting get alittle agrevated as well. Jo goes around the boys and says "Leave now, or I will make you." She says with a fire in her voice that nobody had ever heard before. "Sure thing, I understand." He says solumly and grabbing at Jo's wrist and attempts to pull her out the door. Before she had a chance to pull away Josh rips his hand off of Jo and backs him into the wall and says "IF YOU TOUCH MY FIANCE AGAIN--" Josh screams. As fast as all the heads whip toward him, you could've sworn someone got whiplash. "I-I DIDN'T SAY YES" She screams at Josh and runs out the door. Josh lets Richard go and goes to run after her but Drew stops him. "Just let her go it would only make things worse, trust me." "I'll talk to her" Kat says going out the door.
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Kat finds Jo in the park on a swing crying. "Mind if I join you?" Kat asks Jo nods whiping her eyes. "This isn't fair." Jo says as she whipes her eyes again. "what's not?" Kat asks in a comforting fashion. "I love Josh, I do, but I'm not ready for this yet. I'm only 19." she says with her voice still quivering. "You don't have to answer him now. Tommy asked me to marry him not to long out of highschool and we are still engaged. Its been two years since he asked me." Kat says reassuring Jo. 'Sniffle' "I just don't think I can go through with it, I mean Josh is the best, but then you have Richie who will find every way to ruin it as long as he wins in the end. He's always been that way." Jo says holding back sobs. "I know what you mean, my dad is like that, I came to America from Austrailia so I could get a new chance at life." Kat admits. "You just have to hang in there and everything will work out." She adds smiling. "Are you sure?" Jo asks kind of hesitantly. "Yes I'm sure, now lets get back to the comic book store so we can get things settled, what do you say?" Jo smiles and nods.
As the two get to their feet a swarm of Tangu Warriors flock out of nowhere catching the two off guard. Kat pulls Jo behind her back and says "Stay behind me!" Jo trys to stay behind Kat but there are too many so Kat calls Tommy. "Tommy do you read me." "Yes, whats going on?" Tommy responds worriedly. "Jo and I are in trouble at the park, please hurry!" Kat says with panic in her voice.
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Meanwhile back at the comic book store. "DAMNIT!" Josh screams as he hits the wall with his fist. "How could I be so stupid!" He continues. Before he hits the wall again Tommy stops him. "Punching the wall isn't going to solve anything." Tommy says as the others aid him. "I got a similar reaction when I asked Kat to marry me, but we talked it out once she was ready." He continues. "Shes in good hands, Kat is a good listener along with giving advice." Adam adds trying to help. "Don't worry everything will work out." Aisha says. "Agreed." Billy adds.
Before they had a chance to say anything else Tommys communicator goes off. Tommy says sorry bout this but we have something important to take care of. The five teens run outside and around the corner. "Tommy do you read me?" Kat says over the communicator. "Yes, whats going on?" Tommy asks. "Jo and I are in trouble at the park, please hurry!" Kat says with panic in her voice. "On our way!" Tommy says. "Ready Guys, lets do it." Rocky says. "IT'S MORPHING TIME!" Tommy says. Tommy 'WHITE RANGER POWER' Adam 'BLACK RANGER POWER', Billy 'BLUE RANGER POWER', Aisha 'YELLOW RANGER POWER' Rocky 'RED RANGER POWER'.
Josh snuck out of the door behind them and heard what was said. Jo's in trouble this is my chance to proove myself. He thinks to himself. He makes sure nobody is looking and reaches out his hand "DATA BONDER, INPUT CARD, BEETLE BLAST" Josh yells.
While Roland and Drew look around noticing Josh was missing, Flabber pops his head into a vase on the counter. "Guys Jo's in trouble in the park get there quick!" "We're on it." Drew says kind of aggrevatedly. They go into the back room where no one is watching. They reach out their hands and yell "DATA BONDERS, INPUT CARD, BEETLE BLAST!"
Jo and Kat try to fight off the tangu warriors but with them greatly out numbered and not being to morph they are finally subdued and carried off to a cave in Dead Mans Cove.
When the rangers arrive their friend had already been captured Shoortyl after that time Josh shows up. His armor is solid black with a white chest plate and shoulder pads, along with his elbow and knee joints. His suit is modeled after a Goliath Beetle.
"Where's Jo?" he asks the rangers once he arrives and sees nobody around. "We just got here ourselves." Rocky replies as they five move towards Josh. Bout that time Drew and Roland show up. "Wheres Jo and Kat?" Drew asks as he walks up to the rest of the group of people gathered. "Not sure this is what it looked like when we got here." Adam replies. They couldn't have gone far." Rolsnd says. "Wait a second, who are you?" Drew asks pointing at Josh. "I am the Obsidian Black Beetleborg." Josh says trying to disguise his voice.
"Josh, is that you?" Drew asks in suspition. "ok you caught me." Josh says in defeat. "when did you get your powers back?" Roland asks as he scratches his head. "During the festival after I ran into the crustaseans I ran to Art's place and then to Flabber. I thought you guys might need my help. I was going to tell you but the time wasn't right." Josh says admittingly. "There's no time for that now we need to find Jo amd Kat." Roland says.
Suddenly they are teleported to the Power Rangers Command Center. "Whoa! What just happened?" Roland says very confused. "Yea, where are we?" Josh asks. "I am Zordon you are at the Command Center." Zordon replies. "How did we get here?" Drew asks. "I teleported you here." here a little Robot says. "I am Alpha 5." Alpha introdices himself.
"I have teleported you here because we have located your friends." Zordon says. "Approach the viewing globe." He continues. The eight teens go over to the globe and see Jo and Kat trapped in a energy field. "Where are they?" Josh asks pushing the question. "They are in an old cave in Dead Mans Cove." Alpha says pushing some buttons on a console. "We are unable to teleport them out, the energy field is causing to much of an interference." He continues."What are we doing waiting around here for, lets go get them." Josh says trying to rush in and rescue them. "Hold it, it's probably a trap." Tommy says thinking logically. "You're probably right Tommy." Zordon says. "Tommy? Wait your the group from the comic book store." Drew says with an excited tone. The five rangers pull back their hoods and lower the face mask. Drew, Roland, and Josh look at each other and nodd. "BACK FLASH!" They say together returning back to their normal selves. "So whats the plan?" Drew asks. "If it's a trap we don't need them getting all of us so lets send in one person with the rest outside the cave in case things get bad." Roland says with confidence. "Thats not a bad idea!" Tommy says. "Alpha can you teleport us to the entrance?" Tommy asks. "I'll get you as close as I can." Alpha says pushing some buttons on the console again. "Good luck rangers and may the power protect you." Zordon says as the rangers and the beetleborgs teleport to the cave entrance.
"Let me go." Josh says as they near the cave. "Nobody knows I exist yet and it will take everyone by surprise" He continues. "Thats true." Drew says thinking it over. "Alright you go ahead." Drew says finally. "We will be ready if you need us." Roland says.
"Here I go, Data Bonder, INSERT CARD, BEETLE BLAST!" Josh says as he turns into the Obsidian Black Beetleborg once again. He runs into the cave and finds Jo and Kat unguarded. He hesitates for a moment knowing it is a very possible trap, but Jo is the love of his life and he can't let her stay in here much longer.
He puts his hand behind his back and summons his beetle battler, which a solid black buster sword. He charges at the engery shield and trys to slice through it. The swords hits it hard. Josh continues the to strike and each time the sword connects with the shield he can feel it get weaker until it finally breaks altogether.
"WHOA!, who are you, I haven't seen a bettleborg like you before." Jo says admiring the armor and the sword. She feels slightly awkward being rescued by a complete stranger on top of a fellow beetleborg that she never met. "Thank you for rescueing us." Kat says thankfully as the three of them run outside to meet the others.
"Drew, Roland!" Jo says hugging her brother and best friend. "Do you know who that New beetleborg is?" Jo asks as they start to head back. "Well, you see, umm...." Drew starts to say but is cut off by a loud roar. "So you thought you could get awy from me did you now?" A loud high pitched voice says comin from ontop of the cliff that was behind them. "Well, I think its time you all just disappeared!" The Creature says. The only thing they are able to see is a somewhat large silouhette of what looks like a Wolf monster standing on the cliff. "Jo we don't have time to explain, but we need to borg." "DATA BONDERS, INPUT CARD, BEETLE BLAST!" "Kat its time to morph." Tommy says to Kat giving her the okay. "Right, IT'S MORPHING TIME!" Kathrine says "Pink Ranger Power."