AN: Hey guys! Sorry I haven't updated in forever. Life has been crazy lately! Thanks for the read and reviews once again! You guys are too awesome. And thank you to the peeps at marredplz who gave me some ideas on XR's reactions. I really appreciate it! Enjoy!
"Ugh." I held my head and opened my eyes as faces swam into focus. Booster and Buzz were hovering over me, anxious looks on both their faces.
"You okay, Mira?" asked Booster.
"Yeah, I think." I recalled a blonde haired ranger with green eyes and shook my head. What a weird dream I had been having about him. There was no way he could have been… "Where's XR?" I inquired.
"Pigging out in the cafeteria." said Booster, chuckling a little.
"What do you mean?" I furrowed my eyebrows, sitting up. "I mean, there's only so much oil a robot can drink, right?"
"Um, in case you didn't notice, Ranger Nova, XR is… no longer the same." Buzz cut in, coughing subtly. "I mean, he can eat whatever he wants now." Then he lowered his voice, muttering to himself. "And he sure is taking full advantage of the situation."
XR is no longer the same. Did that mean… my dream was real!? I jumped up from bed I was laying on and ran towards the door, trying to ignore the sickening feeling in my stomach.
"Mira, where are you going?" Booster ran after me but he wasn't quite quick enough.
"The cafeteria." I yelled, opening the door and running down the hallway to my destination. When I got there I saw the ranger from my dream, now wearing purple glasses that the LGMs must have repaired. His head was over a tray, and he was shoving as much food as he could get into his mouth. My suspicions were confirmed as I realized the dream I had was actually reality.
XR. Was. A. Human.
I turned and walked towards the wall on the outside of the cafeteria, my knees becoming weak. I leaned on the wall and slid down, searching my mind for answers. Zurg's Robotinator turned humans into robots, so it must have reversed on XR and turned him into a human. I truly didn't know how that was possible, but apparently it was. And XR had jumped in front of that thing to save me, not knowing what kind of consequences it would bring. Thankfully he wasn't harmed. I didn't know if I would able to forgive myself if anything horrible had happened to him.
I looked around the corner to see XR patting his stomach in satisfaction. He wasn't hurt at all. In fact, he seemed to be enjoying the situation the Robotinator had put him in. A giggle escaped from my lips and I clapped my hand over my mouth as XR turned to look at me.
A smile lit up his face as he saw me and he motioned for me to come over. I got up, cautiously making my way over to him. This was so strange. I took a seat next to him, my eyes staring at the table instead of him.
"So…" I started, unable to think of a good conversation starter. "How do you like being… you know… human?"
"Oh, man it's great!" said XR, leaning back and then falling off his seat. "Ow!"
"XR!" I jumped out of my own seat, offering my hand to him. "Are you okay?"
He took my hand in his and sat up. He was so… warm. It was odd, holding the hand of something that had been metal before.
"I'm fine." he said, rubbing the back of his neck. "I just got to get used to this sort of pain, and walking on these legs. Did you know I tripped three times walking over to here from the medical center?" he chuckled. "Oh, and I keep having to remind myself to breath. I don't know how you guys do it. But other than that, it's the best thing that ever happened to me!"
I smiled at him, and then realized that my hand was still in his. I blushed, quickly pulling it away and interested myself in playing with a strand of hair.
"Thanks for saving me." I said quietly. "You know, from that ray gun." I glanced at him for a second and saw a wide smile on his new human face.
"It was my pleasure, really." he joked, putting a hand on my back. My heart leapt a little in my chest. What was wrong with me?
"Okay, well, I gotta go, uh…" I tried to think of an excuse to get myself out of there. "Um, clean my suit. Yeah, because it got dirty from that trip to Planet Z." Wow that was lame.
XR raised one eyebrow but removed his hand from me, and I got up as fast as my legs could carry me.
"Mira?" I heard, just before reaching the door. Darn it! I was so close.
"Yeah, XR?" I asked without turning around.
"Thanks for being in front of that Robotinator."
I turned my head slightly, a small grin on my face. "No problem."
I walked out the door and breathed a sigh of relief.
XR is no longer the same. Boy, that was an understatement.
