Disclaimer: I do not own anything to do with Power Rangers, though I wish I did!
Timeline: About six to eight months before the start of Lightspeed.
Summary: Billy has never been lucky with love. He finally found it with Trini, but that ended with her sudden death. Now desperately lonely, he turns to an unlikely source for comfort.
Parings: Billy/Kelsey Tommy/Kim (the letter never happened). Rocky/Aisha. Jason/Kat, and Dana/Carter.
A/N: I have to say that I am having a lot of fun with this story. That's probably why I am cranking out chapters so fast.
A/N 2: Spyridon, thanks for the tip. I am still pretty new to the site, so I did not know anon reviews were off. They are on now though!
Chapter Seven: The past revealed.
Billy's head was swimming. Less than twenty four hours before, he had found out that the woman he loved was not only a power ranger, but a yellow ranger to boot. In a way, it was a relief. He could finally tell her everything about his past, secrets that only a select few knew.
She was genuinely sorry that she had to be secretive with me. I am starting to think that she has feelings for me as well. Well, I think they are about to be tested. She may not be happy when she finds out that I have been keeping things from her. Oh well, here goes.
Billy took a deep breath, and still holding onto her hands, started to speak.
"Kelsey, there are some things that you have to know about me, especially if we are to move forward in our relationship."
Oh God, what is he going to tell me? I swear if he tells me that he is married I am SO out of here. Wait; calm down Kelsey, I think he is finally going to tell me about his last girlfriend. Why do I want to know about that so bad?
"Once I tell you these things, you will understand not only why I am not upset about you being a ranger, but why I am emotionally affected by your ranger color."
"What about my color?"
"Please, let me finish, and I promise all will be explained."
Kelsey nodded and waited for Billy to continue.
"When I was fifteen years old, I was well on my way to being the biggest brain you have ever met. Life was good for me. I was living in Angel Grove and I had the best group of friends you could ever ask for. Jason, Zach, Trini, and Kim were more like my brothers and sister than friends. Later on Tommy joined that group.
One day, everything changed. A intergalactic sorceress by the name of Rita Repulsa had escaped from her prison and started to attack earth. I am sure that you heard about that here in Mariner Bay."
Kelsey nodded. "Yeah, I remember wondering why she never came here. I also remember that a group of power rangers were always there to repel her. There was a red one, a yellow one, a pink one, a black one and a bl…." Her mouth opened wide as comprehension dawned on her face.
Billy saw it and nodded.
On the day of her first attack, Jason, Zach, Trini, Kim and I were teleported to a command center by a intergalactic being by the name of Zordon. He was trapped in a time warp and cou;d not fight Rita himself, so he recruited us. He called us his 'teenagers with attitude.' We did not believe him at first, but after the first putty attack, we were forced to use our powers and became Earth's first power rangers. You know what happens after that."
Kelsey nodded. Mariner Bay was close to Angel Grove, it was hard not to know what happened with the Power Rangers.
"If you want, I can fill you in on more detailed events later. Or you can talk to the others to get their prospective. I suggest Tommy since he has been a ranger the longest.
I just wanted to tell you that to let you know all of that to let you know that I can defiantly relate to your new found 'profession', and if you ever have any questions or concerns, you do have a readymade source of information."
"Billy this is wonderful! I always knew I had some kind of connection with you and to a lesser extent, your friends, and this explains it all! You have got to come with me to the aquabase! I know that the other rangers, not to mention Captain Mitchell would love to hear all about your past and any advice you can give."
"Kelsey, I would love to do that, but before we go further, there is more that I need to tell you. And this pertains to us."
Kelsey calmed down and started to get a little worried about the serious expression on Billy's face.
"For the longest time, I had no luck in the love department. It was obvious why, since I had my nose in a book most of the time, I had little to no social skills. However, there was one that understood me, one who always cared for me. Trini, the first yellow ranger."
This was starting to make sense, and instantly, Kelsey was filled with a blinding jealously. Who was this chick and more importantly, were she and Billy still dating? Was her boyfriend hopping from one yellow to another?
"So, one yellow not good enough for you? How many of us do you need Billy? She said rather coldly.
"We dated for six months before a drunk driver ran her off the road and she hit a tree. She died instantly. That was eight months ago." Billy lowered his head as he said this last part in a near whisper.
Instantly, Kelsey felt like the lowest life form on the planet. Had she had known, she would have never said what she did. How could she have said such a heartless thing? That was so not like her. She instantly thawed and put her arms around Billy who now had a few tears running down his cheek.
"Billy I am so sorry. I had no idea."
He raised his head and looked her right in the eyes.
"Now you understand why you being a yellow ranger affects me so much. I lost one yellow who I loved dearly and here I am with another yellow who…"
He paused here while deciding if he should really say what was on his mind. He decided to throw caution to the wind.
"..who I have come to care for, and…love."
It took a few seconds for Kelsey to comprehend what Billy had just said. She had been thinking for weeks, since the wedding in fact about how she really felt about him, and she thought she knew but was never really sure, until now. The sincerity in his eyes and in his words finally cemented it for her. She loved him too.
"You love me Billy?" He just nodded.
Oh God, what the hell did I just do? I told her that I loved her! She is so gone, I know I must have scared her away! Why….?
All further thoughts were cut off as she gave him a scorching kiss. When she finally disengaged and caught her breath she looked right at him.
"I love you too Billy.'
If anyone could be happier than William Cranston, they would be delirious. He smiled broadly and brought her in for another kiss. After which he leaned back on the couch and held her close. She leaned her head on his chest and sighed contently. Finally, she spoke.
"So, what do we do now?"
"Well, it's pretty obvious I would think. Our relationship is stronger, but judging by my experience as a ranger, things will probably get complicated. Your ranger duties are going to take away a lot of your time, but trust me, I understand."
"You of all people should understand." She agreed. "There is a problem though. Captain Mitchell wants us close by in case of an attack. So we are living at the base."
"Don't you have communicators?"
"We do, but since the base is underwater, it would take us forever to get back there when something goes down. We do not have the transport technology that you guys have."
"I suppose that's understandable. I remember working with Alpha on perfecting that technology. I am sure that I could remember how to do it again." Billy mused. "But it will be hard being separated from you for long periods of time."
Kelsey was silent for a few minutes, and then something hit her. She stood up suddenly and rushed to the next room to make a call. Billy was left wondering just what the hell was going on. Kelsey returned moments later all excited.
"Billy, I think I have a solution to both of those problems. Come, come with me now!"
She took his hand and pulled him up and out of the house, all in a very quick motion. Billy, for his part, just went along for the ride. He had given up trying to figure her out long ago.
Lightspeed aquabase; Captain Mitchell's office:
Captain Mitchell was sitting as his desk and looking over the reports from the latest attack. He had a lot of things on his mind, which was not at all unusual giving his position. He sighed and wished that Kelsey would hurry up and get here. She had called him an hour ago and told him some pretty interesting things. He had agreed to meet her and her "friend" though he had his reservations about Kelsey bringing in a civilian. Their mission was too important to compromise, but he trusted Kelsey to make sure that that did not happen. Suddenly, there was a knock at his door and he called for his visitor to enter. Kelsey entered and trailing behind her was a young man with sandy brown hair and glasses.
"Captain, May I have the honor of introducing you to Billy Cranston, the first blue ranger and technological genius. "
Mitchell thought about what she had told him on the phone and suddenly, comprehension dawned on him and a smile appeared on his face. Suddenly, his day was getting a whole lot better. He went over to shake Billy's hand.
"Welcome to Lightspeed Billy."
What?!
And there you go. The air is finally clear between our two heroes. Don't you just love those sappy love moments? You can expect the next chapter tomorrow night. Don't get used to chapters coming out this fast though. College starts next month and well, my time is not my own there! As always, please rate and review.
