Author's note: Okay this is the day after chapter thirteen; just in case some of you are having trouble with the story's timeline. Also, I wrote another story called: Rise of the Owl: The Forbidden Chapter; this chapter goes into a nightly export of Dom and Fran. If you're not old enough or not into M fics, then please don't read it. You don't have to read that to follow the story, but there will be some references to it; I assure you nothing graphic. You'll have to keep reading to know how it's referenced.
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Rise of the Owl
Chapter 14: Another Battle
RJ's Loft: Next day
Everyone, except Dom and Fran, got up and had breakfast around the same time. RJ got a little worried when an hour went by and there was no sign of Fran nor Dom. Fran was usually up before everyone else got up, and Dom usually got up with everyone else; something was up. RJ was about to ask Lily if Fran was still in bed, when Dom came out of his room in his pants and no shirt. He went right to the fridge and took out the orange juice; then proceeded to pour two cups of the juice. After pouring the juice, Dom put the jug back in the fridge. Dom took hold of both of the cups and was on his way back to his room, when his door opened and closed again.
Everyone turned to look at the door that had opened and their mouths' dropped. Fran had come out of Dom's room, and she was wearing Dom's white training shirt. Fran smiled at Dom as she took one of the glasses of orange juice from Dom. They pecked a kiss on the lips and then took a sip of their drinks in unison. When the couple turned to the other occupants of the loft, Fran blushed but still had a smile on her face. Kim was the first person to her senses.
"Francis Abigale Hart-Oliver!" Kim shouted.
"Nice to know my real last name. Thanks." Fran replied in an easy going tone.
Kim was in a stupor; she didn't know what to say to this. Fran was acting like she was less embarrassed about the situation than Kim was. Kim may have given birth to Fran, but she had no practice of being a mother and didn't know how to handle this. Tommy on the other hand, seemed to have a brief idea; surprisingly it wasn't to beat Dom to death.
"Fran?" Tommy asked, getting the couple's attention.
"Yes?" Fran replied.
"Are you and Dom happy together?" he asked.
"Very happy." She answered, with a smile and without hesitation; Dom put his arm around her and pulled her closer to him.
"Then I'm happy for you." Tommy replied. "And as a treat, I won't kill Dom."
Fran ran towards Tommy and hugged him tightly. Tommy hugged her back; he was glad he could make his little girl happy after not being there for her for the past 17 years. Fran was happy that her real father approved of her relationship; she would never be able to handle it if both pairs of parents disapproved of Dom. Kim was on the brink of going ballistic on Tommy; how could he not be trying to kill their daughter's boyfriend right now. That's when it hit her; Dom and Fran were around the same age Kim and Tommy were when they had become intimate. Tommy couldn't fault Dom for wanting to show Fran just how much he loved her, even if he was uncomfortable about it.
"Thank you, for not killing my boyfriend, Dad." Fran said to Tommy, after pulling back from their hug.
Fran then proceeded to go back to Dom's room with her juice, presumably to change for the day. Tommy was still grinning like the Cheshire cat, since Fran had called him 'Dad'. The male ninjetti were wondering if they were ever going to be able to get their leader back to what they called normal. Kim and Aisha were thinking if they should have a talk with Fran about intimate relationships with a teammate. Flit, who had gone down stairs to start the preparations for JKP, came up and looked panicked.
"RJ, we've got a problem." Flit announced.
"What is it, Flit?" RJ responded, trying to get back to his senses.
"There are a lot of men wearing red outside the pizzeria, and I have no idea how to handle the situation." Flit said, in his fast commentator voice.
"Relax, Flit." Fran said, coming out of Dom's room, dressed in her JKP uniform. "They're most likely past red rangers; though why they're here, I have no clue."
"I do." Tommy said, finally coming out of his state of pride. "They're here to see you, Fran."
"ME?!" Fran exclaimed. "Why are they here to see me? Shouldn't it be Casey they're here to see? He's the red ranger of the team, not me."
"That's true, Fran, but you're more important than me." Casey answered Fran's questions. "I may be the new red ranger in the ranks, but you're the daughter of two of the original rangers; you are much higher on the list of people wanting to meet than me."
"Breath, Fran." Dom said, before she could get a word out. "I'll get dressed and then we can meet them together; deal?"
"Deal." Fran replied, much calmer.
With that, Dom finished his juice, gave the glass to Fran to put in the sink, and then went into his room to change. Fran finished her juice and then put the two empty glasses in the sink. Fran then went to RJ's chair and sat in it, trying to breath, so that she can relax enough to meet the red rangers. She knew Dom being there when she meets them, will help her stay calm; however she was still worried. She had just met her birth parents; what if the red rangers expected her to be some awesome warrior? She didn't know if she could handle that.
As soon as Dom came out of his room the alarms blared. Everyone went to the monitors and saw a very ugly creature that looked like a cross between a dingo and a donkey. Casey was about to go into leader mode, but Fran beat him to it.
"All rangers who can morph will go fight the latest baddie." Fran said, in a commanding tone. "Flit, stall the red rangers, but do not tell them what is going on; if they know that a monster is destroying the city, then they're all going to want to help and if there are more people besides rangers fighting evil in the city, a lot of innocent people could possibly start wanting to help and join the fight."
With that said, and Casey giving a nod of approval to Fran's plan, the six jungle rangers went into action. The ninjetti stayed in the loft to watch the fight for signs if they were needed. Camille, Jarrod and Flit went to JKP to look after the red rangers. Roger and Carla stayed with the ninjetti; no one bothered sitting in RJ's chair, knowing he was very territorial about it and didn't want to deal with an angry wolf master.
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In the city plaza, at the battle
The rangers arrive on the scene in morph; fighting the Kairai as they went towards the monster. The dingo-donkey hybrid was uglier in person; the smell coming off of it was bad too. The rangers attacked the beast in a synchronized assault. The beast was taking quite the beating, until it jumped in the air and away from the rangers.
The beast then summoned more Kairai that fought the rangers. While the rangers were busy fighting the Kairai, the monster captured a boy who was watching the rangers from a safe difference away. The boy was Jimmy, the one who helped Casey when his spirit was wounded. After the ranger's defeated the Kairai, they went after the monster, but stopped when they saw the beast had Jimmy.
"That's Jimmy!" Casey said. "We have to get him away from the monster."
"I have an idea." Fran said. "Casey, you trust Jimmy, right?"
"Yeah." Casey said, cautiously.
"And you trust me?" Fran asked.
"Of course." Casey replied. "Fran, what are you planning?"
"Just trust me." Fran said. "Dom, don't react until you get my signal."
With that said, Fran walked forward and stopped when she was a few feet from the monster. She knew what she had to do; she also knew that Dom would go crazy that she did something so stupid, but he would forgive her. She just hoped the others will forgive her.
"Hold it right there, Pink ranger." The monster said, threatenilly. "One more step and I'll destroy this boy."
"Then how about a trade?" The Pink ranger said, shocking everyone. "You let the boy go, and I'll let you take me to your master as a captive."
"Ha! Like I'm going to fall for a trick like that." The monster jeered.
"Think about it." She said, trying to entice the monster. "You bring me to your master and you'll be rewarded beyond comprehension."
"Hm, you have a point." The beast said, thoughtfully. "You come over here and I'll let him go."
"Let the boy walk to the other rangers first." She said. "Once he has passed me I will come to you."
"How do I know you'll do what you say and not try to ambush me?" The monster asked incredulously.
"I have honor that I will not disrespect." The pink ranger replied, with dignity. "But, if you have doubts to my intentions, then maybe this will help." Saying this she demorphed, placed her morpher on the ground, and kicked it behind her so she couldn't pick it up again.
"Fair enough, Pink Ranger." The monster said.
The beast then let the boy go. Fran made a motion for the boy to come to her, which he did. She moved him so that he got behind her and she then walked toward the monster, but stopped when she heard the boy was in Casey's hands. The monster was getting very impatient with her, but Fran remained calm the whole time.
"You know, I forgot to mention something." Fran said thoughtfully.
"And what's that?" The monster said getting angry.
"You never mess with the pink ranger when she has a rhino backing her up." Fran exclaimed.
Fran then proceeded to flip high up into the air, distracting the monster. While the monster watched Fran flip in the air, Dom rhino charged him and sent him flying. Fran landed and started doing back flips towards her teammates, grabbing her morpher in the process. When she stopped her back flipping she quickly morphed. Dom came running towards the group; immediately he hugged Fran.
"Don't ever do that to me again!" He demanded.
"Jimmy, we need you to go over there and wait until we come get you." Fran said to him; he nodded and ran to where he was told to.
"Sorry for taking charge, Casey. You're the leader of this team, not me." Fran apologized to Casey.
"It's ok, Fran." Casey assured. "If there is one thing I've learned about you, Fran, it's never get in your way when you're fired up."
"Thanks, Casey." Fran said in gratitude. "What do you say we take this guy down?"
"Let's do it!" Casey exclaimed.
The primary colored ranger powered up the claw canon and fired at the monster. The monster than proceeded to grow. The five rangers that could summon their zords, went to fight the monster. Meanwhile, Fran went over to Jimmy and demorphed. Together they watched the fight and cheered when the rangers won. The rangers then proceeded to Fran and Jimmy; Fran nodded telling silently that they should demorph.
When Jimmy saw who the red ranger was, his eyes bulged. He was beyond shocked that his martial arts instructor was the red ranger. He didn't know what to do first, faint or go into shock. Luckily, Fran knew what to do to help save him and everyone else, for at least a few more moments.
"Jimmy, would you like to come with us? That way we can answer any questions you may have." Fran said to the boy. "I know how over whelming you finding out like this is; trust me, answering your questions will be easier if it's not in the open like this."
"Ok, sure." Jimmy answered, nodding his consent. "And thanks for saving me."
"That's what rangers do." Fran said, smiling at him.
They all then proceeded to go to the loft, where many questions were going to be answered.
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Author's note: Cliff hanger! I know, I'm mean; you'll get used to it. You all remember Jimmy from when Casey's spirit was suppressed, right? Anyway, I would like some reviews please. Also, please vote on my poll on my profile; I need more inputs. Thanks, Fans. See you all next update.