Quite possibly my longest chapter! I was going to split this into two parts, but I thought, whatever, eff it, I'm going with one. So, here's the season 2 season finale! I think it's a good thing, and I altered the episode a bit, so it would make a bit more centered around Kaleb.
I don't own Power Rangers!
Warnings!: This chapter contains overly amounts of adorableness from Rocky and Kaleb's relationship. Please, try to control your feels!
Kaleb's PoV
Nothing of interest happened after Sofia brought Kim upstairs. We ordered pizza, had a discussion with the twins about the Power Rangers, as they always brought them up, and then the three youngest people in the house crashed in their room, leaving me and Kim alone in the living room. We didn't talk about anything that important, just little gossip things.
Kim also mentioned that my older brother was hot, which made me sick to my stomach. It was my brother, so of course I'm gonna feel uncomfortable.
Really, that's all that happened, because as soon as Mom and my brother and future sister-in-law came home, I said goodbye to Kim, told my family good night and went upstairs and fell asleep instantly on my bed.
So yeah, that's pretty much what happened that night, and from what I've seen from Kim's dad, in the short time I knew him, he was an alright guy. I mean, if he raised Kimberly, he had to be.
Now, it was a few days later, it being a Friday, and Adam, Billy, Kimberly and Tommy had enrolled in some art class, while me, Rocky and Aisha had a free period to chill out. It was also the last period of the day, so we could've just left if we wanted to, but we didn't. Besides, Rocky had to talk to the two of us about something anyway, and I doubt a juice bar is a private setting.
So, we met behind the school, by those tables that we met up together before the whole 'Colonial Angel Grove' thing. We sat down and Rocky looked really scared for some reason. I gave Aisha a look, but she shrugged, showing that she didn't know what was going on either.
"Rocky, what's going on?" I asked, grabbing his hand in mine, squeezing it gently, but he pulled his hand away, making me feel a bit hurt.
It went away as Rocky smiled at me, showing that he was okay, just scared about something. He sighed, before speaking, "Kaleb, I like you and I really want to be with you, but I don't think I could handle keeping another secret away from my family. Being a ranger has already strained the trust that I have with my family, imagine how they'd react if they found out that their only son was dating another guy in secret?" He told me.
I frowned, not liking where this conversation was going and starting to wonder why he wanted Aisha here. He continued, before I had a chance to speak, "So, that is why, I don't plan to keep it a secret. Not to them anyway." He told me.
Whoa, I thought that this was going to go a whole other direction. I thought he was going to ask that we don't see each other at all. But this was good. I grabbed his hand, gripping it tightly this time, "Well Rocky, I'll be there, just like I promised, to help you through it."
Aisha, who was surprisingly quiet for this whole time, agreed, "Me too. You're one of my oldest friends Rocky, so you know I'll be there for you. Adam would say the same thing." She told him.
Rocky smiled, "I knew the both of you would be okay with it, but I'm really scared as to what my parents might think."
I chuckled, patting his shoulder, "Rocky, trust me, it will never be easy to tell your family. But, you'll never know what they'll think unless you go for it and say it." I told him, pointing at me, "I'm speaking from experience here."
We all had a small laugh at that, before Aisha looked at her watch. "Oh my god! We have to meet up with the rest of the gang at the Youth Center. Billy was going to help us all get ready for that big test coming up in Mrs. Appleby's class!" She told us, grabbing her bag and we quickly followed suit.
We walked back around the school, laughing about something Rocky told me about how him, Aisha, and Adam met the other rangers over saving a baby carriage. He just told me about Bulk and Skull babysitting, so I found that funny. Those two didn't strike me as kid people.
Pretty soon, we were walking into the Youth Center, with Kim, Tommy and Adam already sitting at a table. We walked up to them, and I sat right next to Kim, Rocky sitting next to me. I looked around, "Hey, where's Billy? I thought he was with you guys?" I asked.
Tommy rolled his eyes, pointing towards the weights. I raised an eyebrow, looking over. Sure enough, our blue clad friend was there, lifting weights. I scoffed in disbelief, "Really? Billy's lifting weights? Did he hit his head or something?"
Kim laughed, "That's what we're thinking too."
I shrugged, getting out my books. I guess we'd all have a go at trying to study for this test and if we needed Billy's help, I'm sure he'd help us. But really, him lifting weights? I get trying to be in shape, but that's just a big change.
Ernie came by, asking if we wanted anything to drink. Tommy just ordered a banana strawberry smoothie. I looked over to Billy, to see him still lifting weights. Okay, this is getting a bit ridiculous. I get that Billy is a brainiac, but that doesn't mean he can blow off studying completely. Ernie came back with Tommy's drink, watching Billy too. "Wow, Billy's new workout plan must be working."
Everyone rolled their eyes except Rocky, who looked down at his arms, before looking to Billy, "Yeah, I'd like to know his secret." He said, seriously.
I looked at his arms, before squeezing one, shaking my head, "Nope, you're good." I told him, winking. He just laughed, before pulling me close in a hug. Adam gagged, "Ugh, you two should just get a room already." He groaned.
I stuck my tongue out at him, childishly. We went back to watching Billy and he took one look at us, before rolling his eyes and wiping his face with a towel. I raised an eyebrow, "Okay, who broke his computer, and how much does it cost to fix it?" I asked. There wasn't any other explanation as to why he was being so cold all of a sudden.
Billy walked over to the juice bar and some girl who was watching him before with a lovestruck face greeted him with a smile. Billy, being the nice guy that he was, should've replied and smiled. Not this Billy, no he just ignored her and went for a glass of juice. The girl glared at him, before storming off without a word. Kim and Tommy got up, with Kim nudging Billy. "What's the matter with you? I thought you were going to ask her out!" She whispered/shouted.
Tommy nodded, "Yeah, what happened to the movies?"
Billy looked confused, "There must've been some kind of mistake." He said, sounding a lot like Billy, but it definitely wasn't the real him. Either he was trying too hard to be cool or something else was at fault here. He looked to the rest of us, "I'm gonna need your communicators, because tonight, I'm going to be making some adjustments like Zordon asked me to." He said, rather shifty sounding.
Something was not sitting right with me, but I wasn't going to voice my opinions. Kim looked to her communicator, along with the rest of us, "What's wrong with our communicators?" She asked.
Billy smiled, "Well, by redefining the geographical cerebral frequency ranger, we'll have less heightened interference." He explained. I'm sorry, what? He lost me at 'well.' At least, he was talking like the real Billy, but I don't think that it was really him. His smile before was too grimy and it just screamed sleezy. There was no way I'd give my communicator up when I can't trust who I see at the moment.
Everyone seemed to agree to want to give up their communicators, which I found really stupid. I made no move to take my communicator off. I just picked up my book and continued reading through my notes. Billy gave me a look, "Um, you too Kaleb." He told me.
I shook my head, "No thanks, my communicator is fine the way it is." I said, not looking up from my book. "If there is interference, then there is interference. I'll deal with it." I told him.
Billy sighed, "Kaleb, I really need to work on these all together. It'll be a lot easier if I get them all now."
I just turned my page, "Let's see, it's a math test coming up, right?" I asked, looking around. Everyone nodded, giving me confused looks. I smirked, "Well, let's see, last I checked, having only one communicator that has static interference out of seven isn't going to kill us. Seven minus six is one, which means that only I will have a 'faulty' communicator. My communicator, my choice." I defended, giving Billy one last look, before closing my book.
He gave me a dirty look, and that just confirmed my suspicions. Billy, even if I did refuse, would never get angry with me. He'd understand my reasoning.
'Billy' placed the six communicators in his backpack, while Rocky turned to me, "What are you thinking?" He asked, looking kind of shocked.
I shrugged, "One of us has to have some kind of link with Zordon. Ever since Rita returned, Zedd's been a little unpredictable." I explained.
Adam sighed, "Okay, this all wonderful and all, but I really don't want to fail this test." He said, going back to the books. I heard something drop behind me, and Billy bent down, holding up his communicator, "Sorry, dropped it when I took it off. Continue." He said.
I narrowed my eyes at him, before grabbing my bag away from him. I didn't trust him near my stuff. Luckily, I still carried my morpher in my back pocket, so he can't take that, if he wasn't really Billy. He stood up, "I'm going to go lift some more weights. I'm pretty sure I know math inside and out."
He then left, with me glaring at him from behind, "Something just doesn't smell right." I muttered.
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Twenty Minutes Later
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We all decided that after our study session and weight lifting program, that we'd go for a little walk in the park. Tommy was showing me and Aisha a pot that he made. It wasn't that bad. "Hey, Tommy, you just need to paint it and it'll be a great flower vase." I told him.
Tommy glared at me, "It's supposed to be a human head!" He groaned. I laughed, along with Aisha. The White Ranger then looked to Billy in front of us, "You two should see the hologram that Billy made. It's pretty cool."
I wasn't interested in talking with 'Billy', but Aisha went up to him, "Yeah Billy, can I see it? Where is it?" She asked.
Billy raised an eyebrow at her, "What are you talking about?"
I smirked, as he was just digging himself deeper and deeper into a hole. Kim and Aisha both confronted him, and he said he left it at home. Haha, another lie, as he hasn't been home yet today. I hung back, but I needed someone with me, "Tommy!" I whispered.
He turned around and walked back to me, "What's wrong Kaleb?"
I held a finger out, before pressing on my communicator, "Zordon, come in."
"Yes Kaleb?"
"Did you ask Billy to fix our communicators?"
"There is nothing wrong with them Kaleb."
I looked to Tommy and smirked, "I knew there was something strange going on with Billy." I told him. He nodded, "Let's go talk to him."
I rolled my eyes, but nodded. We ran over to Billy, Tommy calling for him. "Hey, Billy, can I see my communicator real quick?" He asked.
Billy kept walking, "Why?"
"I just want to see if Zordon knows anything yet."
Billy shook his head, "No, I haven't finished adjusting them yet." He said. I rolled my eyes, "Okay, whoever you are, give the communicators back." I demanded, getting in front of him, dropping my bag, getting into a fighting stance.
'Billy' smirked, getting into a fighting stance as well. Aisha, Kim, Rocky and Adam looked on in horror. "Kaleb, what are you doing?" Aisha asked.
I glared at her, "Aisha, please, leave this to me."
I then jumped into action, throwing a punch towards 'Billy's' face, but he blocked it, before hitting me in the stomach. I recovered and crouched down, sweeping my foot under him. He jumped, landed in a tree nearby and hung the backpack in a branch. He then jumped down, turning into a jumping kick. I stood still until just the right moment, when I grabbed his leg and spun, throwing him. He landed on his side, glaring at me, "You're a fool Green Ranger." He spat.
I rolled my eyes, "Yeah yeah, save the dramatics." I ran to him again, but Goldar appeared out of nowhere with an army of Putties. 'Billy' smirked, backing up towards the golden suited monkey. Goldar started laughing, "Isn't this that time that you Power Brats say something about morphing time?" He laughed, so cocky.
I grinned, "You know, Goldar, for once, I agree with you." I reached behind me and pulled my morpher out of my back pocket. "It's Morphing Time!"
Parasaur!
I smirked behind my helmet, "Thought you could pull a fast one on me, huh Goldar? Trust me, I know my friends, and this," I pointed to the Billy imposter, "Isn't my friend."
The clone smirked, "Yeah, but I still have your friends' morphers."
I just laughed, "Um, hello, I do, incase me being morphed isn't clue enough." I said, sarcastically, before jumping into the tree the backpack was in. Of course, just as I was going to grab it, the clone pulled me out of the tree. I smirked, happy for a challenge, "Okay, we'll play like that."
He punched, but I grabbed his fist and twisted it, before pulling and making him flip. He landed on his back, but he grabbed my hand that held his fist and pulled, making me almost fall on top of him, but he put his feet on my stomach and catapulted me into the others, who were fighting off the Putties. Rocky bent down to me, as I got up. He couldn't see it, but I was grinning. This was one challenge I was having fun with. "Kaleb, you okay?"
I laughed, "Never been better." I got up quickly, but saw that the imposter was just about to grab the backpack. Oh no he doesn't.
I ran over to him, only to have the real Billy teleport in front of me. "Kaleb, what's going on?" He asked. I rolled my eyes, pointing behind him.
Billy turned and saw his clone fall out of the tree and land on his side. I smirked, running over. Billy did the same and we both grabbed a couple of morphers, tossing them to our friends. The clone sweep kicked me, before tackling Billy to the ground. They struggled for a bit, but then Billy shouted out the magical words. "It's Morphing Time!"
Triceratops!
Triceratops!
Okay, now this was confusing. There were two identical looking Blue Rangers, circling around each other. I went over to the others, "Which one is real?"
One of them looked over, "I'm Billy, can't you tell?"
The other shook his head, "No, I'm Billy, he's lying!"
I held my head, "Ugh, this is hurting my head!" I shouted. I heard Zordon tell Tommy that we had to figure out the real Billy before it was too late, whatever that meant. Kim picked up some disc that looked like a mirror. "Hey, what is this?" She asked the two Billys.
The closest one crossed his arms, looking smug, "A mirror." He said. Yep, I thought that too.
Kim laughed, "Nope, it's a hologram, he's the fake." She pointed out. Okay, well now I know that if Billy agrees with a guess of mine, it isn't really him.
Tommy smirked, before holding out their morphers. They quickly morphed and surrounded the fake. I went behind him, getting my blaster all set. The other rangers quickly did the same, "Power Blasters, Up!" They shouted.
I pointed mine right at the fake's back, smirking. "I'm going to enjoy this." We all open fired on the clone, me getting extra satisfaction that I hit him in his shoulder. He fell down, before bursting into flames, as we celebrated. I de-morphed, and frowned, looking at the ashes, "Too bad he wasn't good. I would've loved sparring with him some more." I told the others, as they de-morphed too.
Tommy walked over to me, placing a hand on my shoulder, "Kaleb, I just want to tell you how proud of you I am. We could've lost our morphers for good if it wasn't for you." He told me, giving me a smile.
I grinned, almost in tears. Tommy, the team leader, was congratulating me on a job well done. I heard my communicator beep and Zordon came through, "Kaleb, you've shown an great amount of cunning and wit today. You also showed that you are not afraid to take on impossible odds. That is the type of attitude that makes you a true Power Ranger. You belong here, indefinitely." Zordon told me.
I sniffed, wiping my eyes, "I promised myself I wouldn't cry." I joked, wiping a real tear away. Tommy laughed, before pulling me into a man-hug. The rest of the gang came over to me, hugging me in a group hug. I looked up, "Does this mean I get a promotion? Like do I get to be second in command or something?" I asked.
Rocky glared at me, "No! That's my job! You can be the waterboy!" He joked, before everyone pulled away. Adam and Rocky gave me a sad look, "I guess this means that you don't need anymore lessons from us." Adam pouted, looking very down.
I laughed, "Of course I still need lessons. I don't know everything there is to know. Plus, you two are my favorite teachers." I told them.
They grinned up at me. Alpha's voice came through the communicator. "Aye yi yi! It's so emotional! I think I just spilt an oil tear." He said, all panicked and stuff. Good ole Alpha.
I laughed, "Alpha, try not to make a mess in the Command Center okay? I don't Zordon would be pleased." I told my robot friend.
Aisha looked to her watch, something she's been doing a lot now, and sighed, "Guys, I gotta get home. My parents are going to get worried if I don't come home soon." She said, walking off. We all waved to her, and soon, Billy and Adam were leaving as well.
That left the two couples. Tommy and Kim turned to us, "Well, I don't know about you two, but me and Kim are going to go back to Ernie's to catch up on more studying." Tommy said.
I laughed, whispering to Rocky, "Yeah, up close and personal studying known as making out." I told him. Rocky just chuckled, before the White and Pink couple left.
My Red Ranger boyfriend turned to me, "You wanna come to my place? My parents aren't going to be home from work for a while and my little sister has volleyball practice until six." He offered. I smiled, considering it was only around four.
"Rocky, I'd love to go to your house." I told him.
He grinned his adorable grin, before we started walking towards the school again. He always seemed to leave his car there. As we were walking, he pulled me close by wrapping an arm around my shoulder. "I'm really proud of you after today." He told me.
I looked at him, "Shouldn't you be proud of me everyday?" I asked.
He just laughed, "Yeah, but today especially. If it wasn't for you, we would've had no way of knowing that the clone was lying about the communicators and Zordon couldn't contact any of us. You saw through it." He told me.
I shrugged, "Just call me SuperKaleb." I joked.
Rocky rolled his eyes, before holding his head with his free hand, "Great, I'm dating a comedian." He lamented, jokingly.
I pushed him, laughing, "You're not that much better. You make some of the most awful jokes." I informed him.
He raised an eyebrow, "You've laughed at every single one I've told."
I pat his chest, "It was just to make you feel better."
Rocky chuckled, pushing me a little before we reached his car. I hopped in my side, buckling up and just watched Rocky get in. He looked to me, "What?" He asked.
I shook my head, "Nothing, just wondering how I ended up with you."
He laughed, "Is that a good thing or bad?" He asked.
"It's a good thing. You are probably the only person I'd willingly flirt with in the middle of a juice bar." I told him.
Rocky nodded, "Speaking of, you think my arms are fine?" He asked, smirking as he paid more attention to the road, like a good driver.
I rolled my eyes, "Rocky, I think every part of you is fine. More than fine. I think you are just….you. And that's really all I can ask for." I told him, feeling like crap because I just used the most cliche romance novel line ever.
He smiled, "You know, I've dated girls before, and none of them have ever said that. They've always asked me to change a little. You're the first person to actually say that I'm fine just the way I am." He said, grinning from ear to ear. I had to admit, it was both adorable and sexy at the same time. What? I had a thing for smiles. If you didn't have a good smile, then it was just negative points in my book.
I looked to him, "Rocky, I would never tell you to change because if you did, then you wouldn't be you and I like the real you." I told him.
He pulled into a driveway, signifying that we were at his house. He shut his car down, and turned to me, "You know something Kaleb? We've only been dating for about four days, but I can already tell that this is going to be a very strong relationship." He told me.
I nodded, "I have the same feeling."
He opened the door, getting out of the car, "C'mon! I don't want to waste valuable 'Kaleb' time outside!" He complained, impatiently. I chuckled, getting out of the car, and shutting the door.
Rocky grabbed me and went up to his door. He pulled his house key out of his pocket and opened the door, before pulling me inside. I laughed, only because impatient Rocky was a little too adorable for me to even comprehend. He dragged me across his house, going to a door. He opened it and it revealed a flight of stairs going down to a hallway. I raised an eyebrow. "My mom and dad said that since I won the Ninja Tournament when we first came here to Angel Grove that I could have more privacy, so I moved my room into the basement." He explained.
Lucky! I wish my room was in the basement! Instead, I'm stuck in between Rosa and the twins' rooms.
He walked down the hall, to a door on the far right. He opened it and I looked inside. His room wasn't that much different from mine. His was a little smaller than mine, but that's okay. He had a desk against the far wall, with some notebooks and an old computer sitting there. He had his own T.V. set right across from his bed. All over the walls, which were a plain old grey color, were posters of different bands and miscellaneous things. He even had a few photos taped against the walls.
I smiled, looking at Rocky, "I love your room." I told him.
He laughed, pulling me inside, pushing the door back. He led me to his bed, as really, besides the chair by the desk, it was the only place to sit. We sat next to each other, dropping our stuff on the floor, and I don't know how, and I don't know when, but all of a sudden, we were kissing each other. You know how your mind goes blank because either you are so happy or just so emotional? Well, I think that's what happened.
All I know was that our lips were moving together, and it was the best feeling in the world. Of course, I hated the invisible bastard that freed all of the butterflies in my stomach, but other than that, I was on cloud nine.
After what felt like hours, but only was a few minutes, we pulled away from each other, grinning. Well, he was grinning and I was blushing like mad. He had that effect on me, so I can't really get embarrassed by it. He laughed, "Have I ever said that you look adorable when you blush?" He asked.
I shook my head, worried my blush was getting worse. He lifted my face, before placing a kiss on my forehead, "Well then, you are adorable when you blush." Rocky said, pulling me closer to him. Of course, he didn't pull my whole body over, just my front half, as I fell onto his lap, my head on his leg. He looked down on me, and there was a light above his head, giving his whole face just a really weird glowing halo. It was kind of breath taking.
Already, I was falling for this guy, and really, I don't care if I fall hard, because I know Rocky will pick me back up.
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No One's PoV
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Little did the two teenage boys know that a woman in her late thirties was watching through the crack in the door, as it didn't shut completely when Rocky pushed it back. She had heard her son pull up into the driveway and saw that he brought a new friend. She was out of work sick today, so she was home. She made her way slowly down the stairs to meet this new boy, but saw that they weren't anywhere in the first floor.
So, she goes down to check on her son's room, and what does she find? Her only son kissing this new boy and then flirting and hugging the boy. But, I think the best part about this whole thing dealing with this woman, was that during the whole time she was watching the exchange, she had a big toothy grin on her face.
'As long as you're happy Rocky, I'm happy.' She thought to herself, walking quietly away, as to not alert them of her presence.
OMG! Plot twist right? Rocky's mom caught Rocky kissing another guy, but what's this, she approves? Yes, she does! How flipping amazing is that? And didn't I warn you? Rockleb feels are just going all over the place right?
Next time: It's Season 3 and we're getting right into the action. Rita's brother appears and causes all sorts of problems for the rangers, including a devastating loss. Also, someone finds out the identity of one of the rangers! Find out who it is in the next episode!
Please, review your answers for the questions I asked in the previous chapter, because I would really like to know.
