Chapter 10

I lay on my bed for a while and stared up at the ceiling. A few hours had passed and Kat was still steaming, not that I cared or anything, but if she was worried about Tommy then she should go to his oldest friends, Billy and Tentomon and talk to them, not yell at me for not treating her like a sister or saying that I'm shutting her out. Brat. I thought once again. At least I didn't yell at my friends for treating her like a friend when she was clearly an enemy. No way was I going to let her know that I was on to her from the very beginning...even though she figured it out. I let out a slow breath, then rolled off the bed and began to undress, as I slipped on my robe and gathered up my pj's I thought about Tommy. I had talked to the others and told them that I think that Tommy should be left alone, for today at least.

"In the mean time we should think up ways to cheer him up, get his mind off of Kimberly." I felt guilty just then. I was talking as if Kimberly was entirely at fault for causing Tommy's heart break, and didn't matter at all that she was hurting as well. She was hurting and like Tommy, she needed a few days in order to deal with her pain. I stopped in front of the bathroom door just as it opened and Kat came out. We stared at each other for a few moments, then with her chin held high she stomped back to her room. I wonder if this is an after effect of the spell that Rita cast on her? I shook my head as I limped into the bathroom. If only my nightmares of Zedd and Goldar were an after effect of the spell that Zedd placed on me. I thought as I turned on the water, filled up the bath tub, took off my robe, slid into the water and took my bath.

A few days later Kat alerted me that she, Billy and Tommy were going to the mountains for some snow boarding action. About time, she talked to one of our freinds. I felt glad all three of them were going away it would do Tommy some good.I looked at her and nodded. She looked at me for a few minutes.

"If you want to come you're welcome to." She said. I smiled at her ruefully.

"Wish I could, but I can't my ankle remember? Besides I'm kind of waiting for word on Kimberly, she still hasn't answered my email." I couldn't really call her, it would be too expensive, oh I thought of maybe calling her on her communicator but then remembered that Kat had her communicator. It was nearly driving me nuts that Kimberly hadn't answered or try to contact me or the others whatsoever. Dad had already told me not to freak out too badly.

"Kimberly needs a bit of time to get over the break up with Tommy, remember how you were after Anna and that man died?" Even through it irritated me a bit that Dad called my step-dad "that man" still I could see that he had a point. After my mom and step-dad died I had wanted to be left alone, not wanting to talk to anyone. She just needs more time, they both do. I thought as I watched Kat pack her bags, I couldn't help but feel relieved that she was going to be out of the house for an entire week. I've always wanted to stay in the house by myself. But mom would always tell one of my sisters to stay home to babysit me and Dad was no better. Whenever Kim would go out with Tommy, Dad would contact Kim and me and tell the both of us that while she would be away, he would watch over me. I would take immediate offense and yell at him that I didn't need a babysitter, that I was 15 years old and that I was perfectly capable of taking care of myself when left alone for the night.

"It's not like I'm going to throw a big party or anything and wreck the house." Still Dad would say that he would watch over me and make sure that I wouldn't get into trouble. Now the "watching over me" part was kind of creepy since he could see me and watch my every move. When I had to go to the bathroom I would try not to think that he was watching me(he told me later that he respected my privacy) and when it was time for me to go to bed I had to undress and dress in the closet. But the worst part was that somehow somehow Rocky had gotten wind of Dad being my babysitter and would make fun of me. Calling me "wittle Amy" and asking Dad if I had slept with a teddy bear or with a stuffed horsey and what kind of pj's I wore when I went to bed.

"I bet you wore this cute little outfit with little booties and you slept with your little nightlight on to keep the monsters away." It was lucky for me that day that Adam taught me a new move that proved just the thing to shut Rocky up, but he couldn't help but bring it up every now and then. Kim would flick him on the forehead and I would slap him on the back of the head. Anyway I felt sure(and prayed) that Dad wouldn't take it upon himself to babysit me while Kat was away. After making sure that she had packed everything that she needed she asked me if I was going to be okay by myself, since her dad was going to be on a small business trip while she was away. I reassured her that I was going to be fine. In fact I felt certain that I was going to be fine. If I could survive a couple of days in a cage, I could definitely survive being alone in a house.

"I'll be fine Kat, you just go and have fun and be careful alright?" She looked at me and nodded. I hugged her, she seemed surprised at first but then returned the hug, then ran out the door just as Tommy pulled up in front. She pulled open the side door and got in, Billy was at the wheel and gave me a wave, so did Kat, Tommy only gave a half wave, a brave smile on his face, I waved back then continued to wave as they drove out of sight.

I stretched my arms over my head as I limped from the store with a newly bought bag of chips and a bottle of soda in the other hand. Being on my own feels great. I get to do whatever I want, I get to eat whatever I want, drink whatever I want and go wherever I want. All with in reason. I thought as I climbed the stoop steps. I was a little nervous but I pushed it away, telling myself that I was 16 and that I could handle anything. Compared to the horrors that I went through staying home alone will be a snap. Throughout the day I kept myself busy, I always found it to be bad if I became bored, and I pegged it down to being the effects of living with a human who was constantly doing something and expected you to be doing something as well. My step-dad would often put us kids to work. Cleaning the house, helping out in the kitchen, sweeping away the dead leaves from both sides of the house, watering the plants or fixing up the garden. My brothers would usually complain that they never got a chance to relax. That all changed when he was killed. They must be living the high life right now, not doing anything, relaxing, having no worries. A flash of resentment went through me. Why should they get to relax and I get stuck battling monsters and my own demons? Why can't I relax? I let out a sigh as I flopped onto the couch and stared at the blank tv. Because I can't relax, I can never relax, I'm a Power Ranger who brought all of this ALL OF THIS onto myself. I leaned my head back and stared up at the ceiling after a while I smirked. I didn't have a choice in the matter. No freaking choice.

Later as I was brushing my teeth after a full day of working and fighting monsters both in Leawood and Angel Grove, I was ready to kick back and read one of the books that I got from the library. After rinsing out my mouth I was wiping it dry when I felt a cold breeze run down my back. I looked around the bathroom but it was empty. I glanced upward where the window was, it was open and a breeze was blowing, making the curtains ruffle. I chuckled to myself as I put down the towel and climbed up on the toilet and struggled to push the window close. I hopped down from the toilet and exited the bathroom, as I passed the mirror out of the corner of my eye I swear I thought I saw Goldar! I stopped and spun toward the mirror but the only reflection that was in the mirror was my own. I looked behind me and all around goose bumps rising up on my arms and my heart beating double time, but Goldar was nowhere in sight...still just to be on the safe side... Summoning my sword, I made a through check of the house. Making sure that all the windows and doors were locked, I looked in all the rooms but saw no sign of Goldar. I went into my room and searched it, all the while expecting for Goldar to pop out somewhere sword raised and strike me down. But he didn't appear. Was it just my imagination? Or did he really appear? I stood still for a minute, closed my eyes and concentrated, trying to see if I could sense him. A part of me prayed that he wasn't anywhere near me or Angel Grove. After a few minutes I opened my eyes and gave a sigh of relief. He' s not here. My heart rate slowed Maybe what I saw in the mirror was just my imagination. All the same I contacted Dad and asked him if he had sensed any of our old enemies.

"No. Why do you ask?" I hesitated but all I said was.

"I thought I saw something in the mirror just now. But I'm pretty sure that it was just my mind playing tricks on me."

"Okay, well if you get scared staying alone you can sleep in the Power Chamber." I smiled though I felt a twinge of embarrassment, I felt appreciation as well.

"Thanks Dad, but I think that I'll be okay."

"Okay, good night Amy."

"Night."

We have been dealing with a weird heat wave that's been hitting Angel Grove and only Angel Grove! Not to mention monsters that seem to be raining from the sky.We took care of them, though it did irk me that all of the battles took time away from the vacation that my friends were on. Ten bucks says that this is all of Mondo's doing. Another ten bucks goes to the person that kicks Mondo's butt big time and makes all of our lives more easier. No takers I see. I thought as I brought my sword down on the monster that was creating the heat wave, whose name was Defoiler. It let out a scream that was cut short when I put my fist against its stomach, it stumbled back a few steps, Tommy leapt forward and kicked it to the right, where it came face to face with Kat, who released a Power Blast that sent it reeling back. I hit the ground as Blue Elf went flying toward the monster with a flying kick. The other monsters that came before this guy were mere warm ups. I thought as we all charged at the monster. Awww how cute, he brought some Cogs with him. Let's dance. We had found out earlier that our weapons(except mine) wouldn't really faze this guy, so we had to stick to powered up kicks, punches and Power Blasts. I chuckled to myself. I'm pretty sure King Mondo is wondering how the hell the power rangers are defeating his monsters so easily? Its amazing that the guy hasn't figured it out. As a final attack and not wanting to let this guy grow Godzilla size(all of the guys were a bit irritated that their new weapons couldn't scratch this guy, hey! It's not my fault that I was born a half alien!) We all surrounded Defoiler and powered up, he was destroyed when 5 Power Blasts slammed into him. Tommy, Billy and Kat went back to their vacation with grateful smiles and sighs.

I wonder if Mondo is having second thoughts on taking over this planet. hope he is.