Power Rangers Genesis
Episode 4- "On the Line"
"So how did tryouts go Mel?" Allison asked. "Fine.I think I did really well" Melody answered. "Great. Well I'm sure you'll get that solo." I said. "Thanks. I hope so. It means so much to me." Mel said. "Has anyone seen Harley today?" Tony asked. "Um.no. I think she was gonna go hang out with Nick again." Mel said. "Really?" I asked. "Yes really. Why?" Mel asked. "I don't know.that guy just gives me a bad feeling." I said. "Me too but Harley knows what she is doing." Allison said. "No she doesn't Ally. If we both have a bad feeling that means something. It's one of our powers." I said. "Aaron, calm down." Ally said. Ally always thinks I over react. She's my twin sister so she thinks she knows me better than I know myself.
I'm Aaron Kay, Green Ranger and when I say that reading people is one of our powers I don't mean Ranger powers. You see Ally and I aren't exactly Earth teens. We're half Earthling and half Kaotion, which means our mom is from Earth and our dad is from KO-35. We don't have every Kaotion power but we have a good amount of them and reading people is one of them. Maybe I shouldn't make such an issue about Harley dating Nick but I really do get a bad feeling from that guy. Maybe a touch of it is jealously. You see I've had a crush on Harley since we were in grade school. I don't show it very well but that's only because I know I have zero chance with her. She is so unique. She needs someone who will challenge her. Someone like Alex. Nick on the other hand.I don't know what it is about him. Something isn't right. But of course, as always, no one believes me and Ally thinks I've over reacting.
Anyway, I was getting fed up with listening to everyone put down my senses.
"Alright.I'm calm. And I'm gonna go for a walk. I'll see you at home Ally.bye guys." I said. "Alright see you Aar." Ally said. "See you later" Tony and Alex said. "Bye" Logan said. "Are you ok?" Mel asked. Figures not even my own twin would sense something was wrong but Melody would. She's the sensitive and caring one of the group. "Yeah. I'm fine. I just need to go clear my head." I said. "Alright.well if you need anything you know my number." Mel said. I know you may think she was hitting on me, but she really wasn't. She's like that with everyone. That's the type of good natured person Mel is. "Thanks Mel." I said picking up my green book bag and walking out.
I went to the park and pulled my MP3 player out of my bag, put on my headphones and turned on some music. I needed to think about this. Ever since I was honest with Harley about my family's origin and she didn't totally flip out my feelings for her had been growing stronger. I cared about her so much.I even cared enough to be happy for her if she found happiness with a good guy that wasn't me but Nick just didn't seem like a good guy. If it were Alex or Logan or pretty much anyone else I would be thrilled for her but I just couldn't bring myself to be happy about this. I'm sure some of it was because I felt she was jumping into things too fast with him. Harley is a smart girl but if she gets in over head she's in trouble. She's too stubborn to ask for help even if she needs it.
I finally stopped at Angel Grove Lake and sat down. I was trying to figure out what it was about Nick I didn't like. The only thing I could pinpoint was that I got the same feeling when he was around that I got when we were fighting Viper but that didn't mean a thing. Unless.Nick Winger had shown up at AGHS around the same time Cobra and Viper showed up in town. He might be one of their informants or something. But if I went and told Harley that she's push me in the lake. I had to find out who this guy really was.the only way to do that was to make friends with him. But before I did that I needed some advice from someone I really trusted. I got up and headed home to see if my dad was there. As far as I was concerned he was the wisest man in the galaxy. I walked in and saw my mom in the living room. "Hey Mom, is Dad home?" I asked. "Yes Aaron.he's in the backyard working on your galaxy glider." Mom said. "Oh great.something was making a weird noise last time I used it." I said. "You're only using it when you're a Ranger right.you can't sky surf in civilian form." Mom said. "I know." I said. "Alright.anyway he's back there." She said. "Alright.thank Mom." I said. I went to our back yard. It was really nice. My dad had his workshop back there which slightly resembled KO-35's sky ports. We had to make it a bit more workshop looking though so neighbors wouldn't get weird about us. No one except my friends and their parents and Bulk and Skull knew we were from KO-35. We all wanted it that way. I went into my dad's workshop.
"How's it going.will it live?" I asked "Yes, I think so. You have been sky surfing too close to the water haven't you?" he asked. "Um.yeah.how did you know?" I asked "You blew some fuses." He said. "Oh.sorry" I said "It's alright.just try to fly higher over the lake." He said. "Yes sir." I said. "So what's up? You have something on your mind." He said. "Yeah.this Nick guy Harley is seeing. I have a bad feeling about him and I can't quite pinpoint it." I said. "Oh? Does Ally have the same feeling?" he asked. "Yes but she blows it off." I said. "Ally always does. She hasn't learned to trust her instincts yet." He said. "I think she got more of Mom's Earth side." I said "I think so do. Her abilities aren't as strong as yours. So what do you think might be wrong with Nick?" he asked. "Well.there's just something about him.and he showed up around the same time Cobra and Viper did." I said. "So you think Nick is Viper?" he asked. "Well.I don't know about that but that is a possibility, or he could be an informant for them." I said. "True.so how do you plan on checking him out?" Dad asked. "I haven't thought that far ahead. I was thinking, maybe, I could make friends with him so that I could find out more about him." I said. "That could work, as long as you go in with an open mind." He said. "What do you mean?" I asked "Well, go in to a friendship open to the fact you maybe wrong and your feelings for Harley are clouding your judgment." He said. He is the only one I've ever told about how I feel for Har. "Alright.I think I can do that." I said I know you can. I have faith in you." He said. "Thanks Dad." I said "Andros! Aaron! Dinner is here!" I heard Mom called. "Come on. Your Mom ordered in some Chinese food." Dad said. "Alright." I said as we walked in. I sat at the table. Ally just walked in the door. She threw her yellow book bag on the floor. "Ally." I said. I always got in trouble when I did that. "Allison, you know the rules. Book bags go in your room or in the closet, not in the living room." Mom said. "Yes ma'am" Ally said glaring at me. She put the bag in the closet next to mine and she sat down. "So how was everyone's day?" Mom asked. "You mean other than my twin losing his mind? Fine." She said. "What are you talking about Ally?" Mom asked. "He is convinced Harley's new boyfriend, Nick Winger, is some sort of evil or something." Allison said. "Boyfriend?" I asked in a squeaky voice. "Oh, yeah.after you left Harley came in with Nick. He asked her to be his girlfriend and she accepted." Ally said. I felt the color drain from my face. "Aaron? Are you ok, you look sick" Mom said. "I'm feeling sick.save me some dinner. I'm going to my room." I said "Alright. Do you have a fever?" Mom asked. "No.I just need some rest." I said getting up and going to my room. I closed the door.
This couldn't be. This guy was evil. I knew it.but worse than that Harley was dating him. Harley.Harley DeSantos.the Harley I always wanted. I walked to my punching bag and went to town on it. I was so angry. Not at Harley, and not even at Nick.at myself for not making a move faster. Maybe if I had Harley would be my girlfriend right now. If only I could do things over I knew she'd be mine. I had to warn her. I picked up the phone and dialed her number.
"Hello?" I heard Rocky say as he picked up the phone. "Hi Rocky, is Har around?" I asked "Sure.hold on Aaron." He asked. "Har, telephone, it's Aaron!" I heard him call. "Hello?" Harley said. "Hey Har.listen I need to talk to you about Nick." I said. "Ok.isn't he great?" Har said. "Well.about that.I.I get a bad feeling from him. I think he maybe working with Viper." I said. "What? Aaron Kay.that is the worst thing you've ever said. You would think my best friend would be happy for me but no.just because you don't have a girlfriend doesn't mean you have to try to ruin things for me and Nick." Harley said angry. "Har, it's not that." I said. "Leave me alone" she said hanging up. I sighed and hung up. This was bad. I shouldn't have done that. I changed clothes and got into bed. Suddenly I just wanted to sleep. I was almost asleep when I heard the phone ring. I ignored it till I heard my dad come to my door and opened it. "Aaron, you awake? Telephone." He said. I sat up. "Yeah. I got it." I said picking up my cordless phone. "Hello?" I asked "Aaron? Hi it's Rocky." The voice said. I wondered why Harley's dad would be calling me. "Yes sir?" I said. "Harley said that you think Nick is working with Viper." He said. Great.I was gonna get it from Mr. DeSantos too. "Yes sir." I said "I agree with you. We met Nick briefly when I went to the Juice Bar today and something isn't right with that boy. Tell me exactly what you know." He said. "That's the problem sir. I don't *know* anything." I said. "But you have those Kaotion senses like your dad right?" he asked. "Yes. I do. And yes, I did sense something evil about Nick but all I have to go on is he showed up around the same time Viper did." I said "That's enough for me. We have to find out about this kid before Harley gets hurt. Do you have a plan?" he asked. "I'm forming one." I said "Good.it's better I don't know about it but keep me informed as you find out about him." Rocky said. "Alright.Sure thing Rocky." I said. "Ok.bye Aaron. See you at the dojo tomorrow." He said. "Alright.bye." I said hanging up. I felt so much better. I at least felt I wasn't crazy now. I put down the cordless phone on the charger and went to sleep.
The next morning I got up and got dressed for school. I put on some baggy blue jeans and a green sleeveless shirt. I brushed my hair and teeth and put on my green sketchers then got my skateboard. "I'm taking my board to school today!" I called. "Alright.you feeling better?" Mom asked. "Much" I said "Have a good day." Dad said. I walked out of the house. I was gonna put everything on the line to save Harley.
I got to school and saw Harley and Mel. First thing was first. I had to make up with her. "Harley, I'm sorry about last night. I was wrong. You're right. I should have left you alone but I just worry about you. You're one of my best friends." I said. Harley thought a second. "Alright.I forgive you.but next time think before you speak." She said. "Alright.I also gave it some thought and I'd like to get to know Nick better." I said. "Really? I'd like that a lot" she said. "OK.see you guys at lunch?" I asked. "OK.sounds good." Harley said. I smiled and headed to class. I couldn't wait until lunch. I was gonna find out everything I could about this guy. I had to. If something was off then he could hurt Harley.
Lunch came around and I met up with Harley and Nick in the cafeteria. I want to make sure I got a chance to talk to Nick before everyone else showed up. I sat down. "Hey Har. Hey Nick." I said "Hey Aaron." Har said. "Hi Aaron." Nick said. "So, you're dating Harley now eh?" I asked. "Yes." He said. "How great for you to hook up with someone so fast after just moving here. Where are you from?" I asked "New York." He said. "You said you were from New Jersey." Harley said. Strike one. "Um, well you know, I lived across the bridge from New York. My home was in Jersey but I spent a good deal of him in New York." He said. Nice save. "That's cool. I've been to New York. It's nice. So what brings you to our sleepy little town?" I asked. "My father's job." He said. "Oh? What does he do?" I asked "He." Nick hesitated, "He's into the rebuilding business." "Oh really, well not much rebuilding to be done around here." I said. "You'd be surprised." Nick said. "I'm sure.so I'm sure it's been scary for you. Moving to a new place and then seeing all these monster attacks. This is relatively new. Monster attacks just started. But as always the Power Rangers come to the rescue. Thank god for the Power Rangers." I said. "Oh yes, thank god for the Power Rangers." Nick said almost sarcastically. "But monster attacks aren't common around here.though I'm sure they're about to be." I said "It doesn't bother me too much.I mean since I know the Rangers will keep us safe and all." He said. *Yeah I bet they don't bother you* I thought to myself. "Yes, we can always count on the Rangers." I said "Well, I would love to stay here and talk about the wonders of the Power Rangers but I forgot.I have a tutoring session to get to." He said. "Alright.I'll see you after school" Harley said kissing Nick goodbye. This was disgusting. "See he's not so bad." Harley said. "You're right. He's great." I said as Melody and Alex walked up. "Hey guys, well I'm gonna get going. I have...I have to get to the shop. I have a project I'm working on.bye." I said leaving. I was a member of the school's auto shop. I could fix nearly any Earth product. Sky boards on the other hand.well I had yet to master Kaotion devices. I was working on it but right now I had a dirt bike I was working on. I had found it in a junk yard and was fixing it up for a gift. Harley loves dirt biking but she always rented a bike because she hadn't been able to afford getting one of her own yet so I was fixing this one up for her. She didn't know about it yet. I was gonna wait till I finished it.
After school I headed to the Blue Dragon. That's the dojo Rocky owns. I went and told him about my conversation with Nick. "You're right Aaron.something is off with him." Rocky said. "I know but I still have to find." I was cut off by my communicator. "Yes Zordon?" I answered. "Aaron, Viper is in the park with a monster and Versai. The others are there but they need your help." Zordon said. "Alright I'm on it." I said. "See you later." Rocky said. I nodded. "Genesis Evolution!" I called out. I ran out of the dojo the back way. "Galaxy Glider Hang Ten!" I called. I decided the Glider was the way to go. If I teleported right into the battle Viper would be expecting me and I was determined to unmask Viper. You see he always wore this ninja outfit that covered his face.
I surfed up behind Viper and shot him with an energy bolt with my falcon sling. "Don't mess with the Rangers Viper. We'll always take you down." I said flipping off the glider and landing in a fighting stance. I started to beat up some Versai who stood in between me and Viper. "Don't mess with me Ranger, you've been lucky thus far. Don't count on winning this time." Viper said. "Oh really?" I asked as I jumped over the Versai and kicked him. I went for his face but only managed to cut it with the metal edge of my sling. He threw me back. "Insolent Ranger, you will pay for cutting my face!" Viper cried as he sent a lizard looking monster after us. "Meet Lizzor." "Oh great." I mumbled at Lizzor whipped out her tongue and wrapped it around me, sending energy though me. I screamed in pain. "Ha! Great job Lizzor. Get them all!" Viper called. "NO! STOP!" Harley cried. She ran towards Viper. "NO DON'T!" I called after her as I was still being electrocuted. Harley ran up to Viper and called on her Power Staff. She twirled it around and went after Viper with it. "You're gonna pay for hurting my friend!" Harley cried as she knocked Viper off his feet. "Oh and you are going to pay for that Purple Ranger." Viper said blasting her with a great energy. The other Rangers were blockaded by Versai and couldn't help either of us. Harley screamed and fell to the ground weakly but managed to get back up with the help of her staff. She went after Viper again but he picked her up and threw her against a tree. It seemed hopeless until I saw a familiar silver streak go by and Viper fall to the ground. I thought I knew what it was but there was no way.was there?
"Don't you know it's not nice to hit girls?" a familiar voice said as I saw a figure jump off of a glider. "What is this? Who are you?" Viper asked. "Silver Ranger at your service, straight from KO-35 to help friends in need." She said. It was.my cousin. Calypso! "Oh no, another Ranger!" Viper cried. "That's right Viper. Now take your Lizzor and get lost unless you want to be space dust." She said. "Fine, I'll leave.for now.but I will be back and I will be ready for you.all of you." He said as he took the Lizzor and the Versai and teleported away. I fell weakly to the ground as Calypso ran over to me. "Are you ok cuz?" she asked. "I'll be fine.let's get to the Command Center." I said as all 8 of us teleported. "Thanks for saving us Silver Ranger, who are you?" Harley asked. "Power Down." Calypso said, "I'm Calypso.you can call me Cali. I'm Aaron and Allison's cousin." "You are?" everyone asked. "Yes she is. She's Uncle Zhane and Aunt Karone's daughter." I said. "Great to see you Cali." Allison said. "Welcome to Angel Grove Calypso. Your mother informed me you all would be relocating to Angel Grove." Zordon said. "Yes, with Cobra and Viper my parents felt I would be needed here." Cali said. "So you're moving here?" I asked. "Yes. My mom and dad found a house already and are moving in right now. It's close to where you live." She said. "Cool. Well, you saved the day Cal. Good work." I said hugging my cousin. "Welcome to the team" Tony said. "Yes, you sure did come through for us today." Logan said. "Aw don't mention it. Just glad to be of assistances." Cali said.
Later that day we all went to the Juice Bar. "Hey Bulk, can we have the usual?" I said. "Sure.and for your friend?" he asked referring to Cali. "Oh, this is my cousin Cali, she's come to help us with current projects." I said. "Oh I see.alright." Bulk said. He knew about us being Rangers. "I'll have whatever Aaron is having." She said. "Alright. 8 coming right up." He said. We walked over to the table. "I wonder where Nick is. He was supposed to meet me here." Harley said. "I don't know.I'm sure he'll be here." Mel said. Just then Nick walked in. "Nick over here!" Harley called. He came over and sat down. He had a horrible cut on his face. "Oh my god.baby what happened to you?" Harley asked. "Oh, I got in a fight.with my cat." He said. "Must be some cat, that looks pretty bad." I said. "I'll live." He said as Harley cleaned the cut up. I knew better.that was no cat scratch. That was the cut I made with my Falcon Sling. It was worse than I thought. Nick wasn't an informant for Viper.Nick was Viper.
"So how did tryouts go Mel?" Allison asked. "Fine.I think I did really well" Melody answered. "Great. Well I'm sure you'll get that solo." I said. "Thanks. I hope so. It means so much to me." Mel said. "Has anyone seen Harley today?" Tony asked. "Um.no. I think she was gonna go hang out with Nick again." Mel said. "Really?" I asked. "Yes really. Why?" Mel asked. "I don't know.that guy just gives me a bad feeling." I said. "Me too but Harley knows what she is doing." Allison said. "No she doesn't Ally. If we both have a bad feeling that means something. It's one of our powers." I said. "Aaron, calm down." Ally said. Ally always thinks I over react. She's my twin sister so she thinks she knows me better than I know myself.
I'm Aaron Kay, Green Ranger and when I say that reading people is one of our powers I don't mean Ranger powers. You see Ally and I aren't exactly Earth teens. We're half Earthling and half Kaotion, which means our mom is from Earth and our dad is from KO-35. We don't have every Kaotion power but we have a good amount of them and reading people is one of them. Maybe I shouldn't make such an issue about Harley dating Nick but I really do get a bad feeling from that guy. Maybe a touch of it is jealously. You see I've had a crush on Harley since we were in grade school. I don't show it very well but that's only because I know I have zero chance with her. She is so unique. She needs someone who will challenge her. Someone like Alex. Nick on the other hand.I don't know what it is about him. Something isn't right. But of course, as always, no one believes me and Ally thinks I've over reacting.
Anyway, I was getting fed up with listening to everyone put down my senses.
"Alright.I'm calm. And I'm gonna go for a walk. I'll see you at home Ally.bye guys." I said. "Alright see you Aar." Ally said. "See you later" Tony and Alex said. "Bye" Logan said. "Are you ok?" Mel asked. Figures not even my own twin would sense something was wrong but Melody would. She's the sensitive and caring one of the group. "Yeah. I'm fine. I just need to go clear my head." I said. "Alright.well if you need anything you know my number." Mel said. I know you may think she was hitting on me, but she really wasn't. She's like that with everyone. That's the type of good natured person Mel is. "Thanks Mel." I said picking up my green book bag and walking out.
I went to the park and pulled my MP3 player out of my bag, put on my headphones and turned on some music. I needed to think about this. Ever since I was honest with Harley about my family's origin and she didn't totally flip out my feelings for her had been growing stronger. I cared about her so much.I even cared enough to be happy for her if she found happiness with a good guy that wasn't me but Nick just didn't seem like a good guy. If it were Alex or Logan or pretty much anyone else I would be thrilled for her but I just couldn't bring myself to be happy about this. I'm sure some of it was because I felt she was jumping into things too fast with him. Harley is a smart girl but if she gets in over head she's in trouble. She's too stubborn to ask for help even if she needs it.
I finally stopped at Angel Grove Lake and sat down. I was trying to figure out what it was about Nick I didn't like. The only thing I could pinpoint was that I got the same feeling when he was around that I got when we were fighting Viper but that didn't mean a thing. Unless.Nick Winger had shown up at AGHS around the same time Cobra and Viper showed up in town. He might be one of their informants or something. But if I went and told Harley that she's push me in the lake. I had to find out who this guy really was.the only way to do that was to make friends with him. But before I did that I needed some advice from someone I really trusted. I got up and headed home to see if my dad was there. As far as I was concerned he was the wisest man in the galaxy. I walked in and saw my mom in the living room. "Hey Mom, is Dad home?" I asked. "Yes Aaron.he's in the backyard working on your galaxy glider." Mom said. "Oh great.something was making a weird noise last time I used it." I said. "You're only using it when you're a Ranger right.you can't sky surf in civilian form." Mom said. "I know." I said. "Alright.anyway he's back there." She said. "Alright.thank Mom." I said. I went to our back yard. It was really nice. My dad had his workshop back there which slightly resembled KO-35's sky ports. We had to make it a bit more workshop looking though so neighbors wouldn't get weird about us. No one except my friends and their parents and Bulk and Skull knew we were from KO-35. We all wanted it that way. I went into my dad's workshop.
"How's it going.will it live?" I asked "Yes, I think so. You have been sky surfing too close to the water haven't you?" he asked. "Um.yeah.how did you know?" I asked "You blew some fuses." He said. "Oh.sorry" I said "It's alright.just try to fly higher over the lake." He said. "Yes sir." I said. "So what's up? You have something on your mind." He said. "Yeah.this Nick guy Harley is seeing. I have a bad feeling about him and I can't quite pinpoint it." I said. "Oh? Does Ally have the same feeling?" he asked. "Yes but she blows it off." I said. "Ally always does. She hasn't learned to trust her instincts yet." He said. "I think she got more of Mom's Earth side." I said "I think so do. Her abilities aren't as strong as yours. So what do you think might be wrong with Nick?" he asked. "Well.there's just something about him.and he showed up around the same time Cobra and Viper did." I said. "So you think Nick is Viper?" he asked. "Well.I don't know about that but that is a possibility, or he could be an informant for them." I said. "True.so how do you plan on checking him out?" Dad asked. "I haven't thought that far ahead. I was thinking, maybe, I could make friends with him so that I could find out more about him." I said. "That could work, as long as you go in with an open mind." He said. "What do you mean?" I asked "Well, go in to a friendship open to the fact you maybe wrong and your feelings for Harley are clouding your judgment." He said. He is the only one I've ever told about how I feel for Har. "Alright.I think I can do that." I said I know you can. I have faith in you." He said. "Thanks Dad." I said "Andros! Aaron! Dinner is here!" I heard Mom called. "Come on. Your Mom ordered in some Chinese food." Dad said. "Alright." I said as we walked in. I sat at the table. Ally just walked in the door. She threw her yellow book bag on the floor. "Ally." I said. I always got in trouble when I did that. "Allison, you know the rules. Book bags go in your room or in the closet, not in the living room." Mom said. "Yes ma'am" Ally said glaring at me. She put the bag in the closet next to mine and she sat down. "So how was everyone's day?" Mom asked. "You mean other than my twin losing his mind? Fine." She said. "What are you talking about Ally?" Mom asked. "He is convinced Harley's new boyfriend, Nick Winger, is some sort of evil or something." Allison said. "Boyfriend?" I asked in a squeaky voice. "Oh, yeah.after you left Harley came in with Nick. He asked her to be his girlfriend and she accepted." Ally said. I felt the color drain from my face. "Aaron? Are you ok, you look sick" Mom said. "I'm feeling sick.save me some dinner. I'm going to my room." I said "Alright. Do you have a fever?" Mom asked. "No.I just need some rest." I said getting up and going to my room. I closed the door.
This couldn't be. This guy was evil. I knew it.but worse than that Harley was dating him. Harley.Harley DeSantos.the Harley I always wanted. I walked to my punching bag and went to town on it. I was so angry. Not at Harley, and not even at Nick.at myself for not making a move faster. Maybe if I had Harley would be my girlfriend right now. If only I could do things over I knew she'd be mine. I had to warn her. I picked up the phone and dialed her number.
"Hello?" I heard Rocky say as he picked up the phone. "Hi Rocky, is Har around?" I asked "Sure.hold on Aaron." He asked. "Har, telephone, it's Aaron!" I heard him call. "Hello?" Harley said. "Hey Har.listen I need to talk to you about Nick." I said. "Ok.isn't he great?" Har said. "Well.about that.I.I get a bad feeling from him. I think he maybe working with Viper." I said. "What? Aaron Kay.that is the worst thing you've ever said. You would think my best friend would be happy for me but no.just because you don't have a girlfriend doesn't mean you have to try to ruin things for me and Nick." Harley said angry. "Har, it's not that." I said. "Leave me alone" she said hanging up. I sighed and hung up. This was bad. I shouldn't have done that. I changed clothes and got into bed. Suddenly I just wanted to sleep. I was almost asleep when I heard the phone ring. I ignored it till I heard my dad come to my door and opened it. "Aaron, you awake? Telephone." He said. I sat up. "Yeah. I got it." I said picking up my cordless phone. "Hello?" I asked "Aaron? Hi it's Rocky." The voice said. I wondered why Harley's dad would be calling me. "Yes sir?" I said. "Harley said that you think Nick is working with Viper." He said. Great.I was gonna get it from Mr. DeSantos too. "Yes sir." I said "I agree with you. We met Nick briefly when I went to the Juice Bar today and something isn't right with that boy. Tell me exactly what you know." He said. "That's the problem sir. I don't *know* anything." I said. "But you have those Kaotion senses like your dad right?" he asked. "Yes. I do. And yes, I did sense something evil about Nick but all I have to go on is he showed up around the same time Viper did." I said "That's enough for me. We have to find out about this kid before Harley gets hurt. Do you have a plan?" he asked. "I'm forming one." I said "Good.it's better I don't know about it but keep me informed as you find out about him." Rocky said. "Alright.Sure thing Rocky." I said. "Ok.bye Aaron. See you at the dojo tomorrow." He said. "Alright.bye." I said hanging up. I felt so much better. I at least felt I wasn't crazy now. I put down the cordless phone on the charger and went to sleep.
The next morning I got up and got dressed for school. I put on some baggy blue jeans and a green sleeveless shirt. I brushed my hair and teeth and put on my green sketchers then got my skateboard. "I'm taking my board to school today!" I called. "Alright.you feeling better?" Mom asked. "Much" I said "Have a good day." Dad said. I walked out of the house. I was gonna put everything on the line to save Harley.
I got to school and saw Harley and Mel. First thing was first. I had to make up with her. "Harley, I'm sorry about last night. I was wrong. You're right. I should have left you alone but I just worry about you. You're one of my best friends." I said. Harley thought a second. "Alright.I forgive you.but next time think before you speak." She said. "Alright.I also gave it some thought and I'd like to get to know Nick better." I said. "Really? I'd like that a lot" she said. "OK.see you guys at lunch?" I asked. "OK.sounds good." Harley said. I smiled and headed to class. I couldn't wait until lunch. I was gonna find out everything I could about this guy. I had to. If something was off then he could hurt Harley.
Lunch came around and I met up with Harley and Nick in the cafeteria. I want to make sure I got a chance to talk to Nick before everyone else showed up. I sat down. "Hey Har. Hey Nick." I said "Hey Aaron." Har said. "Hi Aaron." Nick said. "So, you're dating Harley now eh?" I asked. "Yes." He said. "How great for you to hook up with someone so fast after just moving here. Where are you from?" I asked "New York." He said. "You said you were from New Jersey." Harley said. Strike one. "Um, well you know, I lived across the bridge from New York. My home was in Jersey but I spent a good deal of him in New York." He said. Nice save. "That's cool. I've been to New York. It's nice. So what brings you to our sleepy little town?" I asked. "My father's job." He said. "Oh? What does he do?" I asked "He." Nick hesitated, "He's into the rebuilding business." "Oh really, well not much rebuilding to be done around here." I said. "You'd be surprised." Nick said. "I'm sure.so I'm sure it's been scary for you. Moving to a new place and then seeing all these monster attacks. This is relatively new. Monster attacks just started. But as always the Power Rangers come to the rescue. Thank god for the Power Rangers." I said. "Oh yes, thank god for the Power Rangers." Nick said almost sarcastically. "But monster attacks aren't common around here.though I'm sure they're about to be." I said "It doesn't bother me too much.I mean since I know the Rangers will keep us safe and all." He said. *Yeah I bet they don't bother you* I thought to myself. "Yes, we can always count on the Rangers." I said "Well, I would love to stay here and talk about the wonders of the Power Rangers but I forgot.I have a tutoring session to get to." He said. "Alright.I'll see you after school" Harley said kissing Nick goodbye. This was disgusting. "See he's not so bad." Harley said. "You're right. He's great." I said as Melody and Alex walked up. "Hey guys, well I'm gonna get going. I have...I have to get to the shop. I have a project I'm working on.bye." I said leaving. I was a member of the school's auto shop. I could fix nearly any Earth product. Sky boards on the other hand.well I had yet to master Kaotion devices. I was working on it but right now I had a dirt bike I was working on. I had found it in a junk yard and was fixing it up for a gift. Harley loves dirt biking but she always rented a bike because she hadn't been able to afford getting one of her own yet so I was fixing this one up for her. She didn't know about it yet. I was gonna wait till I finished it.
After school I headed to the Blue Dragon. That's the dojo Rocky owns. I went and told him about my conversation with Nick. "You're right Aaron.something is off with him." Rocky said. "I know but I still have to find." I was cut off by my communicator. "Yes Zordon?" I answered. "Aaron, Viper is in the park with a monster and Versai. The others are there but they need your help." Zordon said. "Alright I'm on it." I said. "See you later." Rocky said. I nodded. "Genesis Evolution!" I called out. I ran out of the dojo the back way. "Galaxy Glider Hang Ten!" I called. I decided the Glider was the way to go. If I teleported right into the battle Viper would be expecting me and I was determined to unmask Viper. You see he always wore this ninja outfit that covered his face.
I surfed up behind Viper and shot him with an energy bolt with my falcon sling. "Don't mess with the Rangers Viper. We'll always take you down." I said flipping off the glider and landing in a fighting stance. I started to beat up some Versai who stood in between me and Viper. "Don't mess with me Ranger, you've been lucky thus far. Don't count on winning this time." Viper said. "Oh really?" I asked as I jumped over the Versai and kicked him. I went for his face but only managed to cut it with the metal edge of my sling. He threw me back. "Insolent Ranger, you will pay for cutting my face!" Viper cried as he sent a lizard looking monster after us. "Meet Lizzor." "Oh great." I mumbled at Lizzor whipped out her tongue and wrapped it around me, sending energy though me. I screamed in pain. "Ha! Great job Lizzor. Get them all!" Viper called. "NO! STOP!" Harley cried. She ran towards Viper. "NO DON'T!" I called after her as I was still being electrocuted. Harley ran up to Viper and called on her Power Staff. She twirled it around and went after Viper with it. "You're gonna pay for hurting my friend!" Harley cried as she knocked Viper off his feet. "Oh and you are going to pay for that Purple Ranger." Viper said blasting her with a great energy. The other Rangers were blockaded by Versai and couldn't help either of us. Harley screamed and fell to the ground weakly but managed to get back up with the help of her staff. She went after Viper again but he picked her up and threw her against a tree. It seemed hopeless until I saw a familiar silver streak go by and Viper fall to the ground. I thought I knew what it was but there was no way.was there?
"Don't you know it's not nice to hit girls?" a familiar voice said as I saw a figure jump off of a glider. "What is this? Who are you?" Viper asked. "Silver Ranger at your service, straight from KO-35 to help friends in need." She said. It was.my cousin. Calypso! "Oh no, another Ranger!" Viper cried. "That's right Viper. Now take your Lizzor and get lost unless you want to be space dust." She said. "Fine, I'll leave.for now.but I will be back and I will be ready for you.all of you." He said as he took the Lizzor and the Versai and teleported away. I fell weakly to the ground as Calypso ran over to me. "Are you ok cuz?" she asked. "I'll be fine.let's get to the Command Center." I said as all 8 of us teleported. "Thanks for saving us Silver Ranger, who are you?" Harley asked. "Power Down." Calypso said, "I'm Calypso.you can call me Cali. I'm Aaron and Allison's cousin." "You are?" everyone asked. "Yes she is. She's Uncle Zhane and Aunt Karone's daughter." I said. "Great to see you Cali." Allison said. "Welcome to Angel Grove Calypso. Your mother informed me you all would be relocating to Angel Grove." Zordon said. "Yes, with Cobra and Viper my parents felt I would be needed here." Cali said. "So you're moving here?" I asked. "Yes. My mom and dad found a house already and are moving in right now. It's close to where you live." She said. "Cool. Well, you saved the day Cal. Good work." I said hugging my cousin. "Welcome to the team" Tony said. "Yes, you sure did come through for us today." Logan said. "Aw don't mention it. Just glad to be of assistances." Cali said.
Later that day we all went to the Juice Bar. "Hey Bulk, can we have the usual?" I said. "Sure.and for your friend?" he asked referring to Cali. "Oh, this is my cousin Cali, she's come to help us with current projects." I said. "Oh I see.alright." Bulk said. He knew about us being Rangers. "I'll have whatever Aaron is having." She said. "Alright. 8 coming right up." He said. We walked over to the table. "I wonder where Nick is. He was supposed to meet me here." Harley said. "I don't know.I'm sure he'll be here." Mel said. Just then Nick walked in. "Nick over here!" Harley called. He came over and sat down. He had a horrible cut on his face. "Oh my god.baby what happened to you?" Harley asked. "Oh, I got in a fight.with my cat." He said. "Must be some cat, that looks pretty bad." I said. "I'll live." He said as Harley cleaned the cut up. I knew better.that was no cat scratch. That was the cut I made with my Falcon Sling. It was worse than I thought. Nick wasn't an informant for Viper.Nick was Viper.