Troy's confessions
"Troy…is something wrong?"
"Tensou!" he said stepping over the jubilant little robot.
He sighed stepping through the glowing colored panels glancing over at the colorful lines of his predecessors.
"Master Gosei…" he started.
"Yes, Troy?!"
A dry achiness filled his throat. Now was certainly not the time for coyness, he needed to seek a way to end the night terrors that plagued him and kept him up nearly all night long.
"Troy…Tensou and I can tell that there is something heavily weighing on your mind…and it has troubled you for some time."
He nodded wondering how his mentors could be so perceptive.
"Teenagers…" Tensou whispered out loud revving towards him.
The red panel caught Troy's fall, he turned glaring at Tensou.
"Master Gosei…" he said finally able to find his voice.
"I've been having some terrible night terrors that have involved me and Creepox…" he shuddered.
Just recalling the alien mantis name sent chill down his spine. "I have these night terrors just about every night…it's gotten so bad that some night I just lie awake in bed."
"What do these terrors consist of?"
"One involves me being lost in a cave, and I have no idea where everyone else is…Creepox finds me and he and I started battling and I'm sucked through a void and then I'm falling, and falling and then I just pass out once I hit the ground."
"I had another one were Creepox just out of blue starts attacking all of us while we were battling one of the Warstars. Once again he singles me out and attacks the wound on my arm…" he said glancing down at left arm.
"I've had a few others…but two I mentioned are consistent…"
"What made think that there is a connection is that wound he mentioned on my left arm. I received that wound from him or some loogies in the cave…and the very same wound appeared once again in the dream when we were fighting the Warstars."
"Troy thank you for revealing this to Tensou and I."
"What…do you mean?"
"Master Gosei and I have monitored your neurological patterns for some time and we believe that your somehow Admiral Malkor has found a way to penetrate and manipulate the brain's neurotransmitters. Control of this area can affect their victim's dreams."
"Admiral Malkor has found a way to control someone's dreams…but how something like that possible?!"
"Troy we have yet to figure that out…but we reassure you that we are working diligently to resolve it."
Troy sighed. "Master Gosei…do you know if my friends are experiencing the same thing as me?"
"No, their brain functions are functioning on a normal level," Tensou answered.
He gasped feeling like the breath had just been knocked out of him. "So you mean to tell me that I'm the only one that's been affected by this?!"
"Yes…Troy we believe so," Master Gosei answered.
"But…I don't understand…why just me?!"
"Master Gosei?"
"What is it Tensou?"
"Since Troy is here perhaps we could run those diagnostic tests."
"Very good idea."
"What tests?!" he asked cautiously glancing around the command center.
"Troy, we were preparing to call you here to ask your night terrors…so if you may we could like to test you to get an accurate review of your current brain waves."
"Okay…" he answered with slight reluctance.
"Troy please follow me…" Tensou said rolling off into the other end of the command center.
He nervously followed Tensou over to an empty corner; his eyes caught sight of a white, flat med bed.
"Please lie down."
Troy, lied back on the med bed. He felt tingling coldness of the med beneath his body. Troy heard a low hum above his head.
"What's that?"
"It's a transmitter, I'll be using it to scan your brain while taking some readings."
He watched nervously as this circular machine with prongs inside slowly descending towards him.
"Now…Troy I need to lie completely still," Tensou ordered.
He nodded with reluctance. He shut his eyes trying to mentally preparing himself for what was too come.
"Ouch!" he cried feeling the slight sting from the metal prongs gripping his head.
He glanced over Tensou. "This wouldn't hurt will it?"
"No…not too much…"
"What?!" Troy gasped sitting up.
"Troy, please calm down, we need to do this so we can help you overcome the night terrors."
He slowly sucked in a long deep breath lying back against the cold, hard surface.
"Let's get this started," Tensou called.
"Ohhhhh!" Troy wailed clutching the sides of med bed, trying to fight the surging pain coursing through his body…
"That wasn't so bad…was it?" Tensou called scurrying around Troy's med bed.
Troy slowly sat up, he felt extremely disoriented. He rubbed his throbbing temples.
"Troy I apologize for that but it was necessary for us to get to the bottom of your night terrors."
He nodded leaning against the med bed. "I hope you guys are able to find something from those tests…I don't want to go through that again."
"After this we hope that you wouldn't have to run them again on you either," Master Gosei called.
"Troy please take this…" Tensou said circling around Troy.
A small red and black wristlet appeared into front of Troy.
"Isn't this a dream catcher?"
"Yes, but not just any dream catcher this is one especially created to counteract whatever the Warstars are transmitting to your brain."
"Wow…this is great!" he called happily wrapped it around his left wrists.
"Troy don't get too happy this only a temporary solution," Master Gosei explained.
"That's fine…I would do just about anything for a good night's sleep…" he quipped.
"Thanks Master Gosei…Tensou," he said patting it robotic head.
"You're welcome Troy," Master Gosei said.
He glanced down at his watch, it was almost 7 p.m. and he not only promised to meet back up with Kristal but he had tons of other homework to catch up on. Relief swept over him as he grabbed his school bag preparing to head back.
"Troy before you go…"
"Yes?" Master Gosei he said turning back.
"Is there anything else you want to share?"
"No…" he said shaking his head.
"Those are the only significant dreams you've been experiencing lately?"
A wave of panic and shock washed over him.
Had Master Gosei and Tensou somehow discovered his dream about the legendary war involving all the past teams of power rangers?
"Troy, it's getting late and you said you have things to do," Master Gosei said.
"Thanks…" he called rushing over towards the corner.
"Go and may the power protect you," echoed inside Troy's head as he teleported outside the command center.
"Master Gosei, do you think that his memories could be returning to him?"
He sighed. "I certainly hope not Tensou at least not yet..."
"I'm so worried..." Tensou cried circling wearily around Troy's flashing panel.
