Author's Note: Umm… I got nuthin'…. Read on.
Author's Note2: Oooh I DO got something! Thank you to everybody who's reviewed, I never realized how much knowing people loved your story, encourged you to write more, faster.
Catlin was sunning herself on the beach, watching the guys playing volleyball. Kat and Tanya were lying on either side of her. "Ya know, they are really show offs aren't they?" She commented to both of them after watching Tommy make a spectacular, diving save for the ball.
Kat laughed, "Oh yes, they are definitely show offs, I remember in high school they used to try to one up each other ALL the time."
"But they look so good doing it, so we let them get away with it" Tanya added. As Catlin laughed Tanya noticed a flash of light at Catlin's throat. She lifted herself up more and saw that it was an oddly shaped crystal shard that flashed different colors as the sun shown upon it. "That's a pretty necklace Catlin, where did you get it?"
Catlin brought a hand up to the crystal and smiled "I've had it for years, since right before my parents died" she replied, fingering the shard carefully. "I've never taken it off."
Kat peered around her to get a glimpse of it "It's gorgeous" she said as she reached out to touch it, shivering slightly as her finger touched the crystal. It was familiar to her, she just couldn't figure out why it was so familiar. "Was it a gift from your parents?"
Catlin fidgeted slightly and was saved from answering it when the volleyball landed in her lap, causing her to jump up. "Hey guys! Watch it" she said tossing it to Justin.
"I'm sorry sweetheart" Justin said blowing her a kiss.
Adam groaned at that and put his hands to his face "Justin and my niece… man!"
Tommy laughed and patted him on the back "It's okay bro, just remember, he's a good guy."
Goldar returned to the moon, kneeling before Lord Zedd "Master! I've returned, and I have the Zeo Crystal!" He cried, presenting it before him.
"Finally Goldar, you've managed to do something right!" Zedd remarked, picking up the Zeo Crystal "Now… I can harness this Crystal and the Earth will be mine!!"
"But Master! The Zeo Crystal's power was depleated when the rangers gained their Turbo Powers, how will you harness its power?" Goldar asked curiously.
"Fool! Just because the Crystal was depleated, doesn't mean it can't be recharged. I'll recharge it with my power, and the Zeo Crystal will be more powerful than ever!" Zedd replied, looking down at Goldar like he was a moron, which for all intents and purposes, he was.
"Brillant Master! Soon you shall rule the world, then… the Universe!" Goldar cried, brandishing his sword above his head.
"Yes Goldar, soon… it shall all be mine!"
That night Catlin' lay in bed dreaming, a familiar sort of dream that she'd been having for the last 1o years. The crystal shard of her necklace glowing luminescent in the darkness.
Catlin stood in ready, her body naturally taking a fighting stance. She closed her eyes and let her other senses take over as she waited for her attacker.
Suddenly a figure came out of the darkness, a flying kick that she easily avoided. He continued to attack her, punching and kicking, backing off to circle her before attacking again from another direction.
Catlin defended herself valiantly and on the last attack, grabbed the leg of her attack her and dragged it across her body, causing him to go crashing to the ground. "Got ya."
Her attacker laughed and stood up, bowing to her "You've come a long way child. The time could very well be soon at hand that you will have to use all the skills you possess. Those you've learned here, and out in the real world."
Catlin returned the gesture and relaxed "I don't understand. What's going to happen?"
The hooded figure shook his head "I can't tell you, I don't know myself. I can just warn you of danger that may or may not come. I'm just preparing you."
Catlin sighed with frustration, "I hate not knowing things" she retorted, crossing her arms.
"You think I'm any different?" her astral mentor asked. "I'm not all knowing you know, I'm just like you."
Catlin shook her head, "You're better than me."
He copied her head movement "No, I'm more experienced than you are, that is all." He sighed, "Just remember, never take your necklace off, HE gave it to you for a reason."
"What reason?!?!" she exclaimed. As her mentor opened his mouth she held up a hand "I know, I know, all things are revealed in time."
Her mentor laughed "Then why do you ask, if you already know the answer? Now go get a good night's sleep, and make sure your uncle and his friends are getting rest as well, they are going to need it." With that, he turned and walked away from her, lowering the hood covering his head, his blond-streaked hair blowing gently in the astral winds.
"What's my uncle got to do with this?!?!" Catlin called after him as he faded from view. "Dammit anyhow" she grumbled as she closed her eyes and released herself from the astral plain.
Author's Note3: Three guesses on whom her mentor is and the first two don't count. LOL