I'm back with a brand new drabble. This is my take of the aftermath of "The Green Candle, pt. II"; in which Tommy finally asked Kim to the dance (and snuck in a kiss for good measure). I decided to have Trini visit Jason at his house to check up on him, since it took season 2's "Missing Green" that we go to see the depth of Jason's despair. And, yes, he will ask her to the dance, though there was a story written about it already. Hope you like this one!

Enjoy and happy reading!

Lots of love, hugs and kisses from your resident writer and friend, Nina!

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Chapter eleven: Asking Her to the Dance

Trini's heart broke when she arrived at Jason's house.

Seeing the boy she secretly loves being so sullen and carrying the weight of the guilt on his shoulders, well, she just wanted to just run over to him and wrap her arms around him.

It has been an emotional day for them both. Their friend and fellow power ranger Tommy Oliver had no other choice but to hand his power coin over to Jason, after the green candle Rita Repulsa created finally flamed out. The original red ranger even went so far than to go into the dark dimension in order to retrieve it, however, two things stood in his way: Goldar and Tommy almost dying at the hands of the Cyclops monster.

At that point, Jason had a difficult decision to make. He'd either stay and try to get the green candle or he goes back out, rejoin his team and save Tommy. It would take Zack to come into the dimension and convince Jason to come back. At first, Jason was hesitant to leave because getting that candle was important, but Zack told him that if they didn't save Tommy, the now former green ranger would lose his life.

So, after agonizing his decision, Jason ended up leaving the dimension, he reunited with his teammates, they morphed and saved Tommy by destroying the Cyclops monster quickly.

However, as we all know, when they teleported back to the command center, the power rangers were hit with a devastating blow; the candle has flamed out, meaning that Tommy has lost his powers. Zordon, their leader and kind sage, informed them that the only way Rita can't get her hands on the green power coin again if Tommy hands his over to another ranger.

And, now, Jason has the possession of the red and green power coins.

Still feeling guilty for not getting the green candle in time, he was sitting in his back patio, dipping his feet into the pool and feeling sorry for himself. Trini could only stand by and watch him look so sullen, so solemn and feeling down on himself for failing as their leader. If there was only something she could do to ease his pain...

"Jason, don't feel down on yourself," she called out to him. He raised his head up and looked over his shoulder; only to find the original yellow ranger approaching him with a small smile on her face.

He just sighed deeply as she took her place next to him; sitting on the edge of the pool. She took her shoes off and dipped her feet into the water so he wouldn't feel alone.

"I can't help it, Tiger. I was this close to getting the candle, but, Goldar just had to ruin everything. Don't get me wrong, we did the right thing saving Tommy, but I can't help but wonder what would've happened if I had my hands on the candle," he said, running his fingers through his short brown hair.

"Rex, you made the right decision. Even if you had gotten the candle, Rita would've created a even more powerful one that could not only drain Tommy's powers, it could also drain his life force. In all honestly, I'd rather for him to lose his powers than for him to lose his life," she replied, placing her hand on his broad shoulder.

"Yeah, you're right. This has been one messed up day," Jason said, shrugging his shoulders.

"Well, if it makes you feel any better, there's a silver lining to all of this: Tommy finally asked Kim to the dance," Trini informed him, causing his face to light up at the thought of his little 'sis' and his 'bro' finally getting their act together.

"I'm glad for them. Really glad. It's about time Tommy asked her. I was afraid he was gonna chicken out," he chuckled softly.

"Me, too. And, with Billy and Marge going together and Zack still trying to ask Angela, we're the only ones left who don't have dates," she reminded as she scooted closer to him.

"True. But I do have a problem and I was hoping a certain someone would remedy that quickly," he said as he reached her and took her hand into his, squeezing it softly.

"Oh? What kind of problem do you have?"

"Well, there's this girl, with the most beautiful, long jet black hair I'd ever seen in my life. She's beautiful, kind, caring, an exceptional fighter and I happen to harbor a tiny little crush on her. Do you happen to know who she is?" he quipped, causing her heart to beat madly.

"Hmm, I think I do. So, what's the problem?" she asked, playing along.

"The problem is I wanna ask her to go to the dance with me, but I'm afraid she'll turn me down. So what should I do?" Jason asked, looking right at her.

Trini's breath was caught right into her throat as their faces were mere inches away from each other. "If I were you, I'd just come out and ask her."

"Okay, well, here goes nothing: Trini, will you go to the dance with me?" he finally asked, hoping that she would say yes.

No more words need to be said. Without warning, she leaned over and pressed her lips against his softly. When she reluctantly pulled away from him, she had the biggest smile etching on her face.

"Jason, I would love nothing more than to go to the dance with you."

Coming up in the next chapter: Once Bitten, Twice Shy. Stay tuned!

Next drabble will be my take on "To Flea Or Not to Flee"; in which Trini ends up being Jason's 'ride or die' girl instead of Kimberly.

Oh, and new chapter of "At Every Turn" has been posted!

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