Well...I did get this chapter up at least!

I will get my other two up tomorrow hopefully. I'm not doing a single thing tomorrow so I'm probably going to focus on my chapters tomorrow to at least ease my fans pains

Alright! Chapter 4 Pt 1

The Hartford mansion was quiet for a few months, nothing bad really happening. This gave the rangers a chance to calm down and do something they wanted to do, if they weren't focusing on the crown.

Casey sighed, putting her book down and looking around the main room of the mansion. The rangers had gone out for some exercise, leaving the hacker by herself. It seemed that it was always like that now. Ever since St. Lucia, she had to stay back for anything they had to do. Almost like she didn't belong anymore. She didn't mind staying back to help Hartford. But now that Mack was spending more time with his new found friends, instead of her she felt, well, left out.

There was a loud commotion, Casey looked up to see the five rangers come running in, tired and sweaty from their jog.

"Dude, I totally beat you!" Dax exclaimed, coming in dead last behind all of them.

"Dax, you're dead last!" Ronny laughed, turning around to look at him.

"Because Will tripped me!"

"What can I say, I like to win." Will added.

"You didn't even win, Mack won!" Rose giggled. Mack laughed, turning to Casey, who had stood up. "Hey babe!" He said, reaching over and kissing her cheek. Casey chuckled, before pushing. "Ew, you stink!" She joked. Mack laughed, before turning to the others.

"Hey, Mack. I was thinking, maybe you and I could go out to that new restaurant in town?" Casey asked. She hadn't spent much time with her boyfriend since the rangers started.

Mack hissed, before sighing. "Sorry, Casey. But Dax, Will and I are going to head over to the arcade. I promise, we'll do it soon though." He said quickly, smiling at her. Casey smiled softly at him.

"We need to get going." Will offered and hit Mack in the shoulder.

"I'll see you later, babe." Mack told her as the three boys raced upstairs. The girls had already headed upstairs to shower, leaving Casey alone once again.

"Awesome." She said softly, closing her book and leaning against the pillar.


"Thanks for coming with me guys." Mack told the two men as they entered the small jewelry store.

"This is odd for me. Never been in a jewelry store. Except on set, but they're not a nice." Dax explained, looking around the glass containers full of jewels.

"Tell me again why we're here, exactly?" Will asked, dodging a few necklaces hanging from another shelf. Mack chuckled.

"Because I needed an excuse to go out and surprise Casey without her knowing. So you two were the best excuse I could come up with while the girls are out for decorations." He explained as he slid through the rows of jewelry tucked away in glass containers.

"Her birthday is going to be awesome! She'll be older than you, Mack." Dax joked and Mack rolled his eyes. "By a few weeks. Not even that." He countered before stopping once he finally saw it.

"Found it." He told the guys as he looked at the necklace, smiling softly. This was going to be one epic party.


Casey sighed as she walked downstairs to the control room. Andrew and Spencer were already downstairs, messing with what seemed to be a new contraption. As soon as she stepped in, Andrew had put it back into a lock drawer before she could notice. "What's going on, Casey?" He said quickly.

Casey sighed, pushing her hair from her face. "Feeling invisible. Ever since the rangers started, all Mack ever does is spend time with them. I know it's cool and all, to have new friends that are part of a team, but I exist as well." She explained slipping on the stool and sitting down, looking over at the two older males.

"I'm sure he's not ignoring you on purpose Casey. But this is the first time he's ever had friends like these. Give him some time. He knows you're still around. You've been around for a while haven't you?" Andrew explained to the girl. Casey sighed and nodded.

"He'll probably take you out for your birthday or something, Miss Caruso." Spencer added and Casey looked up at him. Mack hadn't even spoke about her birthday, and it was only in a few weeks. It was like she had fallen off the face of the planet to him. And she didn't understand why.

Their alarm went off, and Andrew immediately went to the computer, looking up. Moltor and his lava lizards were at it again, downtown

"I'll notify the rangers." Casey said quickly, hitting the button to signal them. She sighed. Sometimes, she wished she could be a ranger, just once. So that they knew she existed still.


"Another victory again. Those two knuckleheads don't know what hit them!" Will yelled as the five rangers walked back into the mansion, laughing and shouting about their victory. Casey walked in, wincing at the shouting and chuckling, before squeaking as Mack ran over, picking her up and spinning her around.

"Look at your guy, Case. He's a strong, independent hero, and with a beautiful girl as his damsel." He said and laughed.

"What have I said about calling me a damsel?" She warned and he laughed, kissing her cheek. She smiled.

The five rangers immediately conversed into their powers and what was next for the team, making Casey feel left out once again. She sighed and turned to Mack where he was sitting propped up on the couch. "Mack. I was thinking. You and I could go to that restaurant now, don't you think?" She asked, her hand sliding up his arm to get his attention.

"Mack! Come on! Your dad's got something to show us!" Ronny called and Mack was up, shaking her hand off and running after the team. Casey's eyes fell and she looked down at her lap. When had she become so invisible to him? Her eyes stung, and she turned quickly so the five wouldn't see her. Quickly, she grabbed her jacket from the chair and stood up, slipping it on and heading out. She needed a walk, a break from all this.

She didn't see Mack turn to watch her. Didn't see the worried face he gave her, and didn't see Rose squeeze his arm to tell him everything was okay.


Casey kicked the stone in front of her, hands shoved in the pockets of her jacket and her hair hanging over her face, brushing across her reddened cheeks.

She knew she shouldn't be so jealous and so bitter. This was his dream, his one chance to prove himself to his father. But that didn't mean she was pushed out of the equation.

She sighed and looked up toward the cloud covered sky, watching the clouds move and combine with others to make bigger, more scary clouds. The wind whipped at the skin that wasn't covered, but otherwise it was a warmer day.

"I don't understand. So, I'm not a ranger. That doesn't make me invisible, right?" She asked herself out loud, walking the street. It was rather quiet for the middle of the day, that should have set anybody on edge.

"Not so fast, girl!"

Casey spun around, staring at Moltor and his lava lizards. She sighed, why did this always happen to her? "Come with me quietly, and no one will get hurt." He growled to her. Casey took a step back as one lava lizard moved toward her. Her eyes scanned what was around her, and she quickly moved, jumping to the side and kicking an empty trash can into the lizard, making him stumble. The loud noise startled the monsters, and Casey took off.

"Fools! After her!" Casey kept running as the lizards chased her. She needed to get to a spot to get a hold of the others, but the lizards were faster than she thought. She squeaked as she turned a corner and two were standing there, growling. One made a grab and she ducked, kicking her left leg out to topple the other over his own feet and into the one next to him. She quickly ducked into a roll and kept running.

"Oh screw this." She panted as she turned down another alley, grabbing her phone from her pocket and hitting the red button in the middle of it. As she was trying to tuck it away, another jumped from the top of the building, falling into her. She tumbled with it a bit, pushing herself back up as quickly as she could.


"Sir. I'm picking up a distress signal." Spencer called to Andrew, where he was talking with the rangers.

"That's strange. Everybody's here." He said, before turning toward the five. "Wait, where's Casey?" He asked quickly.

"She went out for a walk. Looked pretty upset." Ronny explained, frowning.

"Dad, what's going on?" Mack stepped toward his father as he typed away at the keys. A screen popped up moments later, showing the lizards chasing after a girl.

"She's in trouble. Rangers?!" Andrew could barely get the words out before Mack was gone, not even calling for his own team.


Casey couldn't breathe, her heart was pounding and her chest was tightening with each step she took. She turned her head to see if she had lost them, and when she hadn't seen any, she stopped behind a wall, coughing and doubling over to catch her breath. What was going on?

As soon as she caught her breath, a lizard had grabbed her and tossed her. She squeaked as she fell, roughing up the side of her face and her arm. She pushed herself up and fought, learning a few self defense techniques with the team.

She jumped and twisted, hearing something pop and pain flash into her body through her foot, but she kept fighting. She screamed as Moltor grabbed her arm, twisting it and locking her in place.

"Let's see your little red ranger try to find you now." Moltor growled as he looked at her.

"Casey!"

Casey looked up to see the rangers, but she cried out when Moltor twisted her arm once again. "So long rangers!" And then there was black.

"No!" Mack yelled, watching his girlfriend disappear through a portal with Moltor.