Last time in my ancestor story:
" Zordon, I am going to leave you now, I want to be there when the doctor is done with Tommy. I will come back to you from the moment I know more," spoke Jason before ending the conversation with Zordon.
" OK, Jason, may the power protect you and be careful." Zordon reacted happily that Jason had contacted him.
" Jason out"

on the moon 1993...

Rita was happy with what she saw, it didn't happen like she wanted to but if she was lucky the result would be just the same. All she could do was pray, pray that the bullet did what neither she or her husband had managed to do, end the life of the strongest ranger and take revenge of his betrayal a few years ago.
" You get what you deserve for your betrayal, white ranger!" laughed Rita evilly.
She continued watching through her Repulsascoop, she wouldn't miss a thing, this would lead to her victory on the power rangers, she would rule the world very soon now!

chapter 11:

Los Angeles 1993...

Jason was pacing around almost bearing a hole in the ground of the tavern. Diego was staring a hole in the wall, his thoughts with all that had happened, with the man that was bearing around but mostly a reflection of the life he had lived and how lucky he was to be alive.
His thoughts to the man who was fighting for his life, his great-great-great-great-grandson Tommy.
He turned his eyes towards the woman who held his heart and he smiled a little at her.
He knew what he was going to do after this was over, he was going to ask Victoria to marry him as Diego, yes she had accepted when he had asked as Zorro, but she deserved a beautiful proposal, she deserved the best. He hoped with the alcalde gone that he could remove the mask for good and show people little by little who Diego really was, letting the coward of the pueblo die in silence, start the one thing that was required to postpone, his own family starting by making Felipe his son by adoption.
Diego snapped out of his thoughts when he felt a hand on his shoulder, it was the hand of the love of his life.
" How are you guys holding up?" she said with a compassion in her voice.
" I am holding, I don't know about Jason, he is taking it really hard," said Diego looking towards the silver ranger, who had topped bearing and sat down on a bench, his elbows on his knees his fingers intertwined, resting against his lips. The man was clearly in deep thoughts, worry all over his face.
Victoria smiled at Diego and walked towards the worried eagle.
Victoria sat next to Jason and placed a hand on the young man's shoulder.
That gesture was enough for Jason to snap out of thoughts, he turned his head and looked straight into the eyes of the young tavern owner.
" Hi, how are you, Jason? "
Jason turned his head again watching straight ahead before he started to speak.
" I can't lose him miss Escalante, he is much more to me than just my boyfriend," smiling at the use of the term boyfriend, it felt so natural to call him that, " he is the brother I never had, but more importantly he is my best friend, I can't lose him now, I don't know if I survived losing him." A tear escaped his eye and rolled over his cheek.
They all looked up when they heard a door open, the doctor walked out of the room, looking a little worried. He walked down the stairs towards Jason, Diego, and Victoria, Don Alejandro was already on his way towards the hacienda for a carriage to move Tommy to the hacienda.
Diego was the one who spoke first.
" How is he doctor?"
The doctor sighed, " I removed the bullet, there is no infection at the moment."
" Then he will survive?" asked Diego with a little hope that the answer would be positive.
" It is to soon to tell. I did everything I could on this moment. Call for me if there is any change."
It wasn't the answer he hoped for but he still reached out his hand towards the doctor.
" Thank u, Doctor."

" Thank u, Doctor, He will stay at our hacienda to recover," spoke Diego
Doctor Hernandez walked out of the tavern, while Diego was leading Jason towards the room where his Tommy was recovering from his operation, still unconscious.
Jason walked in to the room with Diego, took a seat on the bed towards his boyfriends legs, He took the pale hand in his own, carefully caressing Tommy's knuckles with his thumb, he watched at the pale face, a tears escaped his eye, feeling Diego's hand on his shoulder as a support, Jason's other hand was resting on Tommy's chest, just to be sure that his baby was still alive, feeling the rising of the chest due to the shallow breaths of his falcon. He took his hand off his chest and ran his hand over Tommy's forehead, putting a loose lock of hair behind his ear.
" come back to me baby, please don't leave me now," again tears run over Jason's cheeks, still sobbing when Don Alejandro entered the room.
" come on Jason, let's bring him to the hacienda, you pick him up." Jason nodded and took Tommy in his arms in a bridal style, his head resting on Diego's chest. Together they walked towards the carriage that was waiting for them outside the tavern.
The trip was long and hard, but they made it to the hacienda.
Days passed by, nothing changed, Jason didn't leave Tommy's side, out of fear that he missed something, the only time he left when Diego told him to sleep or eat promising he would call him the moment there would be a change.
It was the fourth since the operation, Diego had taken over from Jason when Diego got startled by a loud scream.
" NO, JASON, WHAT HAVE I DONE!" Tommy was restless, moving his head from left to right.
" NO,... NOT EVIL..."
Diego felt on Tommy's head, he was burning up. Felipe chose that moment to walk in the room.
" Felipe, get Dr. Hernandez quick, Tommy is burning up, I think the wound got infected, but call Jason first, he wouldn't forgive me if I didn't call for him, maybe hearing his voice will calm Tommy down."
Felipe nodded and ran to the guest room where Jason slept.

Jason snapped out of a dream when he heard knocking on the door, he walked towards the door, his heart stopped when he noticed he worry in Felipe's eyes.
"Tommy!" Jason ran out of the room towards the room where is love laid.

Jason was shocked when he saw his love so restless in his bed, calling for him unconsciously.
" JASON! HELP ME! THE CANDLE IT'S BURNING UP!"
Jason took his place on a chair beside Tommy's bed, taking Tommy's hand in his. Speaking to him as softly as he possibly could.
" I am right here baby, don't worry about the candle Tommy."
"DRAGONZORD DOESN'T REACT ANYMORE... WHAT TO DO NOW...?"
Jason's voice was still soft, " The dragonzord is fine baby. He is safe in hiding. Try to sleep now, I will watch over you." It looked like it worked, Tommy was calm again.
" LOVE YOU JASON..." where Tommy's last words before the restlessness stopped, he calmed down by Jason's voice with help from Don Diego's cactus tea, that was the moment the doctor walked in.
Diego reached out his hand towards the doctor, " Buenos dias Doctor, thank u for coming so soon, he is burning up. I managed to calm him back down with some cactus tea and Jason's voice." said Diego before he left the room with Jason.
" I need some air," spoke Jason with a tired voice before he walked out. Diego found him at the fences of Toronado's new home, 20 minutes later, he was watching Toronado and his new herd of mares, a dozen of the De La Vega's finest mares, included Dulcinea and Esperanza. The stallion was now the new pride and joy of the De La Vega ranch.
" The doctor left, his fever is going down already, he will make it Jason, he is a fighter, he will win this fight too. We were on time, the infection is leaving his body!"
Jason sighed, "I hope so Diego, I really hope so."
They stayed and at the herd together for five more minutes before turning back to the hacienda.

It was like Diego had said, after two days the fever was gone, Tommy's breathing was less and less shallow.
It was now seven days since Tommy was shot, Jason sat in Tommy's room, his hands locked around one of Tommy's hands, his lips resting against the side of the ranger-commander's hand, he kissed it before speaking while he watched his loved one.
" I know that what we do can cost our lives, by a monster yes, but we always survived the monsters and yet here you are, my love, dying by a bullet, dying due to a humans hand, not Rita, a puttie or one of her monster's, no by a bullet. If you die Tommy, the biggest part of me will die with you, but if you survive I promise you, never to hide the fact that I am crazy about you, I will let the whole world know that I love you, Tommy Oliver."

Jason startled when a raw voice spoke softly but suddenly, " promised?"
Jason looked up and looked straight into the chocolate eyes of his baby, " baby, you're...you're up..." yelled Jason before he kissed his loved one on the lips.
" How long have I been out?" asked Tommy still a little tired.
" You've been out for a week, I couldn't teleport you home because you were too weak to survive it, the doctor removed the bullet. I am so glad you are up baby, if never been so scared, we've been through a lot with Rita and Zedd but this is was the worst." Tommy smiled tiredly, oh my god he loved this guy some much.
" Rest now baby, I am going to let everyone know that you're up. I will be right here when you wake up again."

He walked towards the garden but stopped in his tracks when he saw Diego on one knee before a bench were Victoria was sitting her hand in his, he waited and watched.

" Victoria, you are the love of my life, I already asked you as the legend now I ask you as the man of flesh and blood, Will you do the honor of becoming my wife? Will you marry me?"
the tears ran over her cheeks and the only thing she could do was nod when Diego held a familiar ring.

It was time for Jason to make his presence known, making Diego and Victoria startle when he spoke, " Congratulations, I have good news too Tommy just woke up!"

TBC

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