"Whoa…" Kira remarked, stepping backwards. "Are we sure this is the right house?"
"What other house is there out here?" Ethan asked doubtfully.
"It's so…" Trent trailed off.
"Clean." Conner finished before Kira promptly smacked him upside the head. "Ow! Admit it, you're all thinking it."
It wasn't often all of the Dino Rangers schedules aligned to give them breaks together. Normally Conner's soccer, Trent and Ethan's schooling, and Kira's singing made it too difficult to get together to do anything. But somehow, for one week, everything was working out, and the former rangers had made the decision to return to Reefside to see their mentor.
But they'd gone to the school, and Elsa said he'd left early, so they went to Hayley's… he wasn't there. With his phone turned off, they decided to check his house. There had been no answer at the door, but each ranger had a spare key to the house, from when they'd been serving so they'd decided to let themselves in.
"He's redecorated…" Trent said finally.
"Maybe he moved." Conner suggested.
"He didn't move." Ethan shot back.
"Tommy? Is that you? Did you pick up bread like I…" Kat asked, rounding the corner while rubbing a fluffy pink towel against her sopping wet hair. On seeing the four strangers standing in the doorway of her house, she let out a shriek, thankful she'd changed into an old pair of Tommy's sweatpants and a pink t-shirt before coming out of the bathroom.
In response, two members of the four let out similar shrieks, causing the other two to look at them oddly. They turned to look at Kat briefly.
"Wrong house." Conner said quickly.
"She said Tommy!" Kira pointed out.
"Is Dr. O here?" Trent asked.
Kat lowered the towel from her hair, wrapping it around her arm. "Not right now. Who are you? How did you get in?"
"Dr. O used to be our teacher and we thought since we were all in town we'd stop by and say hi." Ethan filled in.
"We have keys." Conner added.
Kat frowned. "Do you have keys to all of your former teacher's houses?"
The four former Dino Rangers shared panic looks with one another.
"Yes"
"No"
Three turned to look at the lone proclaimer of "yes".
"Ethan, that's just wrong."
"Oh, now we're telling the truth?"
Kira turned back to the confused woman who was watching them carefully. "He taught us martial arts here, so he gave us keys to get in… who are you?"
"I'm Kat." She introduced with a small smile, holding her hand out. "Tommy is my fiancé..."
"Hey Kat, they were out of rye so I got…" Tommy announced, walking in the door, only to bump into Trent's back. "Uh… hello."
"Dr. O!" Ethan exclaimed. "Please tell your fiancé we are not crazy."
"Trent? Ethan? Conner? Kira? What are you doing here?" Tommy asked slowly, pushing passed them and handing the bag of bread to Kat before turning to face them.
"We came to visit."
"So you know them then?" Kat asked, raising her eyebrows.
"Yes." Tommy sighed. "They're not crazy, just rangers."
So... I totally forgot about this story...
I promise to write up to the wedding, bug me about it if my updating ever gets this bad again. I might end it there unless inspiration strikes.
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