The Pink Ranger
Chapter VII: Confrontations and Confessions
Disclaimer: Not mine! Except Jen!
"Pink Ranger, I challenge you to a battle to the death!" Dai Shi called out, as Jennifer was watching live at the loft.
"Jarrod... I have to." She decided, almost to herself, as she walked slowly to the portal and arived at the forest.
"So you came." Dai Shi said. "I call forth the spirit of the mighty Lion!" he roared, as his animal spirit attacked Jennifer, who hasn't morphed. "What?! What don't you fight?!" He asked, as Jennifer got up, but still didn't morph. "Lion Claws!" Jarrod called, attacking Jennifer directly, sending her flying backwards.
"AHHHHHHH!" the girl screamed in agony and pain, but didn't fight the darkness the beckoned to her. "Jarrod..." she called, weakly, as her eyes closed, never to be opened again.
"Guys! Jen's fighting Dai Shi by herself! Let's go!" Theo called frantically.
"WHAT?!" Casey and Lily exclaimed.
"LET'S GO!" Theo ordered.
No...Jen...what have I done? Jarrod thought. this motivated him to get stronger and fight the ten thousand year old evil possessing him and defeat it. "Aaaaah!" Jarrod screamed, as he pushed the spirit out of him, sending it to the sky, where Master Mao locked it back into the chest where it came from.
"Thank you, Jarrod. The Order of the Claw is forever at your debt." he said, as dissipating into thin air.
"I don't care." Jarrod stated. "JENNIFER!" he called, rushing to his sister's side, only to be stopped by a laser blast.
"Get away from her!" Three vioces said simultaneously.
Jarrod looked up and saw the Rangers have formed the Jungle Master MegaZord. They fired at him once more, but he dodged it again and came to his sister's side.
The Rangers saw their fallen friend and got out of their Zords and by her side also.
"No..." Theo whispered, as he felt Jennifer's cold hand.
Lily and Casey stood in the background, both shedding tears. Casey offered his should to the Yellow Ranger.
"No..." Theo repeated. "How did she-"
"I killed her." Jarrod said, remorsely.
"But all of you can bring her back." a voice said. "With our help." more voices joined the first one. Jarrod and the Rangers looked up to see that all of the Pai Zhuaq Masters had formed a circle around them. "Everyone! Give her a bit of your magic!" Master Mao ordered.
A bright light surrounded the dead girl's body, lifting her into the air. The Rangers then got the message and gave their fallen friend some of their magic. Jarrod then helped by giving his sister some of his own magic.
"Please live..." Theo whispered.
"By the Order of the Claw, bring the girl to life!" All the Pai Zhuaq Masters simultaneously chanted, as Jennifer's animal spirit hovered over the girl's body, still in mid-air.
The bright light that envelopoed Jennifer was slowly loosening its grip on the girl, making her slowly descend into Theo's arms.
"Jen?" Theo asked, as the girl's heart started to beat, the color returning to her body, her eyes fluttered open. "Huh? Theo?" she asked, as the Blue Ranger embraced her tightly.
"You're alive!" Theo said, shedding tears of joy.
"Of course I'm alive!" Jennifer stated, giggling. "Jarrod!" she called, running into her brother's arms.
"Jennifer!" he exclaimed, hugging the girl back.
Everybody was celebrating the victory over Dai Shi at Jungle Karma Pizza. Eveyone was there: the Pai Zhuaq Masters, the Rangers, RJ, even Jarrod, who was now out of the all-black outfit, listening to the Rangers sing.
You never know what you're gonna feel, oh
You never see it coming, suddenly it's real
Oh, never even crossed my mind, no
That I would ever end up here tonight
All things change when you don't expect them to
No one knows what the future's gonna do
I never even noticed that you've been there all along
I can't take my eyes off of you
I know you feel the same way too, yeah
I can't take my eyes off of you
All it took was one look, for a dream come true
Yeah, we got a good thing goin' on
Oh, right here is right where we belong
You never really know what you might find
Now all I see is you and I
You're everything I never knew that I've been looking for
Can't take my eyes off of you, oh, oh, oh yeah
So let the music play, can't take my eyes off of you
Yeah, the feeling's getting' stronger
And I never ever felt this way
Alright, I see everything on your eyes
Oh, yeah, alright, something's happening
'Cause everyone's around, but you're the only one I see
I can't take my eyes off of you, feelings like I never knew
I can't take my eyes off of you
From the start, got my heart, yeah, you do
Can't take my eyes off you (1)
After the performance, everybody was clapping, so the Rangers took that as a job well done. As Lily was about to go backstage with Theo and Jen, Casey pulled her back. The perfect song then played.
I'm tugging at my hair, I'm pulling at my clothes
I'm trying to keep my cool, I know it shows
I'm staring at my feet, my checks are turning red
I'm searching for the words inside my head
I'm feeling nervous, trying to be so perfect
'Cause I know you're worth it , you're worth it , yeah
If I could say what I want to say
I'd say "I wanna blow you away."
Be with you every night
Am I squeezing you too tight?
If I could say what I want to see
I want to see you go down on one knee, marry me today
Guess I'm wishing my life away
With these things I'll never say
"Wait, Lil." Casey said. "I want to tell you something." He then knelt down on one knee and held Lily's right hand in his. "I love you, Lil. Will you marry me?" he asked.
It don't do me any good, it's just a waste of time
What use is it to you, what's on my mind?
If ain't coming out, we're not going anywhere
So why can't I just tell you that I care?
'Cause I'm feeling nervous , trying to be so perfect
'Cause I know you're worth it, you're worth it, yeah
If I could say what I want to say
I'd say "I wanna blow you away."
Be with you every night
Am I squeezing you too tight?
If I could say what I want to see
I want to see you go down on one knee, marry me today
Guess I'm wishing my life away
With these things I'll never say
"Oh, Casey. I'd be the most idiotic person in the world if I dodn't say 'Of course, I'll marry you!'" and with that, Casey stood up and kissed Lily passionately.
"Yes! Finally! All my hard work finally paid off!" Jennifer celebrated. "They're gonna get married!" She then turned to Theo. "Isn't it great?"
"Yeah." Theo said.
"Come on, let's congratulate them!" the girl said, as she took the Blue Ranger's hand.
What's wrong with my tongue?
These words keep slipping away
I stutter, I stumble, like I've got nothing to say
'Cause I'm feeling nervous, trying to be so perfect
'Cause I know you're worth it, you're worth it, yeah
Guess I'm wishing my life away
With these things I'll never say
If I could say what I want to say
I'd say "I wanna blow you away."
Be with you every night
Am I squeezing you too tight?
If I could say what I want to see
I want to see you go down on one knee, marry me today
Guess I'm wishing my life away
With these things I'll never say
These things I'll never say (2)
Jennifer was wearing a white sweater over a pink tank, black ankle-lenght boots, pink and white bangles, and her usual heart pendant. She had two suitcases and a pink duffel bag.
"Bye, guys." she called.
"We'll miss you, Jen." Lily said, hugging the girl.
"Yeah. This place'll be so dull without you." Casey added, as he too hugged the girl.
"Don't try to flatter me, Case. You already have a fiancee." Jennifer kidded, making Casey chuckle.
"Don't forget to call, Jen." RJ reminded as he himself embraced the girl.
"I'll miss you too, Daddy." Jennifer said, as she hugged the man tightly.
"Thanks, guys. For everything. But I have to go back to New York now. I have... other things to deal with there. I'll miss all of you." She said, shedding a few tears herself. "Oh," she started, drying her eyes. "Where's Theo?"
"At the loft." RJ said. "I'll go get him."
"It's ok. I'll go!" Jennifer said happily.
"Hello?" Jennifer called. "Theo?" She was going up the staircase when she heard a tune playing, and Theo singing.
I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house
That don't bother me
I can take a few tears, now and then and just let them out
I'm not afraid to cry, every once in a while
Even though going on with you gone still upsets me
There are days, every now and again, I pretend I'm ok
But that's not what gets me
What hurts the most was being so close
And having so much to say, and watching you walk away
And never knowing what could have been
And not seeing that loving you is what I was trying to do
It's hard to deal with the pain
Of losing you, everywhere I go, but I'm doing it
It's hard to force that smile, when I see our old friends
And I'm alone, still harder
Getting up, getting dressed, living with this regret
But, I know, if I could do it over
I would trade, give away all the words that I saved in my heart
That I left unspoken
What hurts the most is being so close
And having so much to say, and watching you walk away
And never knowing what could have been
And not seeing that loving you is what I was trying to do
What hurts the most is being so close
And having so much to say, and watching you walk away
And never knowing what could have been
And not seeing that loving you is what I was trying to do
Not seeing that loving you, that's what I was trying to do (3)
The song ended, and Jennifer was in tears.
"I love you, Jen." Theo confessed. "Don't leave me."
"Theo!" Jennifer said, as she hugged him, still crying. "I love you too!" she said, as her beloved kissed her passionately on the lips.
"It's like a fairy tale." Casey said.
"No. It's better." Lily said, putting her head on her fiancee's shoulder.
RJ, who was watching too, had to say something. "I guess fairy tales really do come true."
The End
(1) I Can't take my Eyes Off of You by Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Lucas Grabeel, and Ashley Tisdale.
(2) Things I'll Never Say by Avril Lavigne
(3) What Hurts the Most by Rascal Flatts (My Absolute Favorite Song Ever!)
Sorry if the ending is too corny! It was perfect in my mind, but when I try to put it in words, it comes out a hair out of focus! Gomen ne!