OK Just to let everyone know: this is my last week off before I go back to school. :( Yeah I know. But I will update as often as I can. I've enjoyed writing immensely and reading all your reviews! So please bear with me. Love to all!
Tommy's knuckles were still bleeding; red stains dotted his green and white gloves. Goddammit! He'd thought his Ranger healing would have taken care of it by now. Why the fuck had he pounded his fists on various lockers on his way out of the school? He sneered under his helmet as he watched Putties terrorizing civilians.
He'd let that Ranger get under his skin, that's why. That disrespectful little bitch. Tommy's face burned with anger just remembering the way Jason had refused to acknowledge him. I'll have to train him better. Several pleasing "lesson plans" crossed his mind and he growled. I've got a nice surprise for Little Red Riding Hood. An image came to him of himself as the Big Bad Wolf and he laughed sadistically.
Rita had been pissed off about having to move forward so quickly since his outburst screwed everything up at school. Oh well, now we can get the show on the road! He'd never understood some of her plans. He'd have been perfectly happy never stepping foot in that fucking place to begin with.
Deciding to join in the melee, the Green Ranger pounced. He threw one of the fleeing citizens onto the ground then dragged his sword across his chest; the man screamed in pain. It felt great getting this aggression out. He drew back his sword to strike again.
"That's enough, Tommy!" an authoritative voice yelled.
The Green Ranger turned to face the Red Ranger standing before him, Power Sword drawn. The other Rangers were busily fighting off Putties and aiding stricken victims.
"Feeling brave now, are we?" he taunted. "I was beginning to think you'd turned into one big cry baby. Remember how much you cried? I do."
"Come get me now, Tommy!"
Tommy's eyebrows rose slightly under his helmet. Looks like someone's got his big boy panties on.
He raised his Sword of Darkness and the two combatants began circling each other.
Jason also had been surprised by the tone of voice he'd used. He'd dreaded facing Tommy again, dreaded being near him at all. Seeing the wounded civilian at the Green Ranger's feet had brought back flashes of memory to him. He remembered laying under Tommy, bleeding and afraid. An anger had started simmering and was ready to explode! This feeling was so much better than those before; the doubt, the shame, the fear. The Green Ranger had to go down!
Soon the two Rangers were locked in combat. Metal clanged and sparks flew as each landed blows on the other. So far both were evenly matched. Neither spoke.
Out of the corner of his eye, Jason caught a flash of gold and realized Goldar had teleported down to join in. Great.
"Jason, I'm surprised to see you still in uniform but I'm guessing Tommy would like it better if you were out of it, right Green Ranger?" he teased.
"Shut your fucking mouth, you golden cum dump!" Tommy bellowed.
Goldar laughed. "That's rich coming from you!"
Jason stood still, his Power Sword held protectively in front of him, listening to this exchange.
Are they going to start fighting?
Looking behind him, he noticed that the other Ranger's needed his help with the clay-brains. Slowly, carefully, he backed away from the bizarre situation before turning to race to his friends' aid.
"Thanks, man!" Zack panted as Jason delivered a roundhouse kick to a troublesome Putty.
"No problem!"
"Hey what's going with them?" Zack pointed to Tommy and Goldar who were practically in each others faces.
"No idea, man. And honestly I don't care." Jason was just secretly glad he wasn't interacting with the Green Ranger.
Suddenly a loud agonized scream echoed across the battlefield. Even the Putties stopped fighting and turned to look in the direction of Goldar and the Green Ranger. It was a gruesome sight. There were splashes of blood on the ground and dripping from the end of Tommy's Dragon Dagger. Goldar sat hunched over on the ground his hands clasping his face. The Rangers were too far away to clearly see what had happened.
Tommy was laughing sadistically.
"You should have stayed out of my way, Goldar. I warned you. And now you're no better than a flea bitten one eyed mutt. How about you fuck off now before I take the other eye too, hmmmm?" He wiped the bloody dagger across his thigh leaving more bright red streaks on his uniform.
Goldar continued to howl as he stood up, blood dripping between his fingers. In a flash of light, he disappeared back to the moon palace. Rita was going to tear him a new asshole for this but it was so worth it, he mused. Slowly the green helmet turned in the Red Ranger's direction again.
"Now, my pet, its time we discussed your disrespect."
Realizing that all eyes were on them, the Green Ranger snarled, " Why don't we talk in private?"
He suddenly charged toward Jason, throwing Putties and Rangers alike to the side. Reaching the Red Ranger, he viciously knocked Jason's sword to the ground and grabbed the front of his uniform. Then they were both teleported out. The Putties followed suit and left the horrified Rangers.
"Jason!" Kimberly screamed. "No!"
"Man, not again!" Zack cried, throwing down his Power Ax. "Let's get back to the Command Center and see if we can get a lock on him!"
When they materialized on the beach, Jason immediately punched Tommy in the front of his helmet. He felt a sick feeling of satisfaction hearing the crack of Tommy's nose. Now he knows how it feels.
The Green Ranger grunted with the pain and held his gloved hand to the face of the helmet.
"You're going to pay for that," he growled, slowly lowering his hand. He again ran at Jason and practically jumped on him, knocking the Ranger to the ground. They grappled and thrashed in the sand, Tommy repeatedly trying to wrap his hands around Jason's neck to choke him out. Jason managed to put up enough of a fight that he wasn't able to get a good grip. Finally the Red Ranger was able to land a good kick to Tommy's stomach, knocking him off.
Rolling quickly, Jason regained his feet and fell into a defensive stance as Tommy got to his knees holding his arms across his abdomen. He heaved deeply trying to catch his breath.
"Why, Tommy?" Jason couldn't help it; he wanted answers.
"Why what?" Tommy panted, getting to his feet.
"You know what!" Jason couldn't bring himself to say it.
"To break you. Why else? Now, lets kick it up a notch."
He launched himself at the Red Ranger again, forcing him to back up into the shore line. Water swirled around their white boots as they punched and kicked at each other. Jason realized too late that Tommy was backing him up further and further out into the water, making movement more difficult. He tried to start turning back to the beach but Tommy countered every advance.
I've got to get out of the water; I can't fight him and the water!
Sunlight glinted off something in the Green Ranger's right hand. He was stabbing at Jason with it but the Red Ranger had difficulty making out what it was. It wasn't a sword or knife; it was small and skinny. The rest of it was concealed in Tommy's hand.
The Green Ranger felt he was gaining the upper hand. Pretty soon Jason would be too deep in the water to fight him effectively. Of course he also had his little surprise in his hand. Now he just needed an opening to use it.
Before he left the moon palace, Tommy had raided Finster's lab and taken a strong liquid sedative he had noticed when hustling for his own pain meds. He had managed to swipe some of the sedative and a syringe; if he could just stick Jason with it, the Red Ranger would be helpless to stop him from taking him back to Rita's palace and the nightmarish hell that awaited him there.
Tommy intended to keep Jason alive and break him down to the point he would live only to satisfy the Green Ranger's wishes. Master and pet. How fun it would be to break him! Obviously once was not enough to do the job. No problem; he'd happily do it again and again until Jason got the point.
In desperation, Jason managed to kick out at Tommy again. The water, however, slowed him up too much and the Green Ranger was able to grab the silky red leg. Pinning it to his side, he pulled back his arm to stab the needle into Jason's thigh.
Gasping in shock, the Red Ranger realized what Tommy was trying to do. Using the water to his advantage, Jason thrust his full weight at Tommy knocking him off balance. The Green Ranger's arms pinwheeled wildly as he fought to keep his feet. The syringe slipped from his fingers and sank to the bottom of the murky water. The water around his ankles tripped him up and he fell fully into the water.
The Red Ranger quickly tried reach the beach again but Tommy grabbed his legs, knocking him down as well. Cold water shocked his system as struggled to get up. Tommy scrambled quickly up Jason's body and straddled him in the water. He viciously back handed Jason across the face.
"You arrogant disrespectul..." he growled, back handing Jason again.
"What? Do you think you're my boyfriend or something Tommy? Newsflash! You RAPED me!" Jason yelled loudly.
"Shut your fucking mouth!" Tommy screamed into Jason's face.
Jason struggled to free himself from the Green Ranger's weight, legs kicking wildly. Tommy let his hand slip behind him and across Jason's groin.
Tommy then leaned his head toward Jason's, almost like he was going to nuzzle into his neck.
"The wolf's coming for you, Little Red Riding Hood."
Panic gripped Jason. Not again! He couldn't bear it. He resorted to the one thing he never ever thought he'd do to another guy. He drilled Tommy between the legs with his elbow.
"Get off me!" he cried, hating the note of hysteria that slipped through.
The Green Ranger screamed in rage and pain; Jason was able to unseat him and free himself. Turning he struggled through the water back to shore. Tommy was practically roaring.
Jason reached the sandy shore and stumbled slightly as he ran through the sand. Whirling back around, he noticed Tommy regaining his footing and starting to come up out of the water after him. Jason tried to teleport out but nothing happened. Teleportation was blocked.
Suddenly his communicator beeped.
"Jason here! I could use a little help right now!"
"Jason, listen carefully. I am going to tell you how to break Rita's spell."
It was Zordon's voice!
"Zordon! You're back!" Jason's heart bounded in his chest. His first real smile since this whole mess started spread across his face. He saw Tommy roaring through the water after him, his Sword of Darkness called.
"What do I do, Zordon?"