Chapter three

I dreamt I was running through a forest darkened by night. I could hear the sound of Rangers battling monsters. A thunderstorm roared over my head as I finally found the battle. There were five Rangers giving it all they had, but where losing greatly. As I looked closer, I saw that the Green Ranger was my father. I tried to run to him, but in dreams the faster I ran, the farther away he was. I was frozen in shock as the monster slashed his weapon across my father's shoulders, causing his head to roll along the ground. I woke up screaming.

Sweat was pouring down my face and Cobra Zord beeped in concern. I wiped my face and sat up. I couldn't understand why I had that dream. But maybe there was a reason and I was meant to find out. I checked the time on my clock and jumped out of bed, it was eight o clock. Jayden was probably furious. As I rushed around, I noticed a black outfit with a note laying on the top of my dresser. I picked up the note and read aloud:

" I thought you would need the right uniform for your first day of training. I'm looking forward to it too." -Antonio

I grinned just a little. Besides Mike, Antonio was really nice to me. It was a very attractive feature for a man I barely knew. I shook my head laughing and quickly dressed myself in the uniform. I pulled my hair into a tight bun as Cobra Zord slithered away with the Squid Zord. I found my way out to the training area were Ji, Jayden, Antonio and the others were all hard at work.

"Ah, good morning Miss Anderson," greeted Ji while handing me a training sword made of what appeared to be bamboo. Embarrassed by my tardiness, I nodded once and took the weapon. "So," I said while turning to Jayden, "what do you have planned?" As I saw Mia and Emily dodged each others 'attacks', Jayden said, "Well, I thought maybe it would be good to have you start with the basics." He walked to the center of the training mat and waved me over. "What do you mean basics?" I asked. Jayden didn't speak, but in the blink of an eye, he spun around and swung his training sword. It took a lot of reflexes, but I blocked his swing. "Just that," answered Jayden with a sly smile on his face.

I looked around and saw Mike, Kevin, and Antonio circle around me like sharks circling their prey. A small suspicion arose as I tried to mentally comprehend what sort of training Jayden had in mind. "First," Jayden began "we need to see just how fast you are." As soon as his sentence was finished, Mike raised his sword high and cart wheeled over me and struck. It was too easy. I blocked him and knelt down to kick his ankles. He fell with a smile. "Good," praised Jayden "now, how's your strength?" He finished speaking and drew an invisible line with his foot. He looked over my shoulder, and Kevin struck. But other than pull some fancy move, Kevin held his strike and applied pressure. I realized I was being pushed back and quickly understood that Jayden wanted me to push Kevin across that line. With a few extra bursts, I managed to push Kevin to Jayden's side.

I was expecting him to say something, but instead he just smiled. I heard a 'hiya' behind me and saw Antonio somersaulting through the air with the 'sword' drawn. I back flipped out of the way, not expecting this. As I shot a glance at Jayden, I realized that this was another test. So, I played along. Antonio threw a roundhouse kick as I blocked it. He tried to tackle me from my mid section, but I slid on my knees under him and locked his arms behind his back in a constricting vise. I was pleased with myself for being so fast, but Antonio was slightly faster. He grabbed my wrists and spun me over him and onto the ground. He pinned me down smiling. I must admit, this was very sexy, but I used my strength to turn him over and pin him back. I smugly grinned and held the practice sword to his neck.

I felt like this was going to be memorable to me in a way. Antonio seems like the nicest guy in the world, definitely not a heartbreaker like the burly men that have crowded my past. I was so tempted to run my hands over his toned chest. I saw his deep dark brown eyes grow wide as they trailed up and down my body. I heard clapping and looked up at everyone. "Well done June," appraised Ji "You are definitely your fathers daughter."

I was about to thank him when I loud alarm rang throughout the house. I looked above the small eatery setting to see a small symbol flashing red. The other Rangers were running away as I shouted, "What's going on?"-pointing at the flashing symbol-"What is that?" Mike turned around and said, "There's a Nighlok in the city." 'So that's what they're called,' I thought. "Come on June!" yelled Emily. We all quickly grabbed our morphers and headed out the door.