Kelly's fingernails were almost completely gone, and the date was barely halfway done. She had already eaten dinner with Tori, Blake and Drew, and then the two couples went their separate ways for "alone" time. Tori and Blake knew what they were supposed to be doing on the date and took their jobs rather seriously. Though they were nowhere in sight, they were still close enough to Kelly and Drew in case things turned sour and Kelly needed help.

Like she promise, Leanne was also present; she had just hidden herself so well that Kelly hadn't seen a sign of her. She wasn't even sure her sister was there, so while Drew went on about his after-high-school-life story, Kelly was nervously looking around, hoping maybe to spot her sister up in the trees or anywhere close.

Drew noticed Kelly was nervous and interrupted himself by reaching out to touch her arm. Kelly hadn't been paying attention at all and didn't notice he had stopped. When she felt his hand on her, she jumped in the air, getting some impressive height for someone who had been sitting on her butt. Drew chuckled.

"Hey, babe, you okay?" he asked her. "You seem a little nervous."

Kelly looked over at him. She would never be ready to talk to him, but she knew that was the whole purpose of this date was to tell him what happened all those years ago and her true feelings for him.

"Drew… we need to talk."

"Whoa, calm down, babe," Drew chuckled. "We've barely finished this date. Give me a bit more of a chance."

"I… I can't," Kelly said. She glanced around once more. She knew she had to talk to Drew, but she would feel more comfortable if Leanne showed herself, even for a moment. There was a little voice in her head telling her Leanne had left her alone and that Tori and Blake were too far to really help her out.

"Can't what?" Drew asked. "C'mon, babe. You know, if there's anything bothering you, we can talk. We used to be so close, what happened to us? After prom you just…"

"You really don't remember what happened, do you?"

Drew shook his head, "I got a little hammered that night… you know how high school is. I'm sure you got hammered on the night of your prom too."

Kelly sighed, "I didn't go to my prom."

Drew frowned, tilting his head to the side in confusion, "You didn't… why not? No date? That's hard to believe, you were hot… you are hot."

"I was asked by a lot of the boys… but I turned them all down. The night of my prom I stayed home in my pyjamas and watched a movie with my dad."

"Prom is the best night of your life!" Drew exclaimed, "How can you turn it down?"

"When you have a terrible experience in grade 10 you don't want to repeat what happened."

"Did something happen while I was in the bathroom or something?" Drew frowned. "Did one of the girls tease you? I told them to…"

"No… it's not that."

Drew looked at Kelly, a little worried. She was usually very confident but right now she seemed rather down and shy. She had a secret and she was hiding it from him. He wanted to know. He had a right to know. He was her boyfriend, after all.

"Then what?" he asked. "Tell me, Kel-Bel. Did one of the guys touch you? I told them to keep their hands off. You were mine."

"They didn't touch me," Kelly said. She took a deep breath. It was going to come out sooner or later. "You did."

"Of course I did," Drew chuckled, "You were mine, like I said. Touching was part of the package."

"I don't mean holding hands or anything like that… you were drunk and… so was I. The others at the party encouraged you to take me to bed and… have sex."

Drew shook his hand, waving it off like a crazy idea.

"No way. I didn't do that. I would remember having sex with someone like you."

"You were too drunk to really remember anything," Kelly whispered, lowering her head. She played with her hands nervously. Up to now everything had gone smoothly. Drew hadn't done anything to scare her. He was being a little too cozy with her, but given he didn't remember what happened the night of prom, Kelly couldn't really blame him. "I'm pretty sure right after I walked out the bedroom door you passed out again."

"I never touched you like that," Drew said, his voice a little deeper. "What do you think I am? Some sort of creep who just wants in your pants."

"No… but you did… I was drunk too… not as drunk but…"

"Well, there you go," Drew said, "You were drunk too. You can't pin the blame on me if you were intoxicated as well. Misunderstanding averted."

"You got me drunk!" Kelly said. "I didn't feel right going to the after-party but you refused to drive me home. You told me to take a drink to calm myself down. I was sixteen; I didn't know what I was doing!"

"Then what were you doing drinking?" Drew asked. "And just because I told you to have a drink doesn't mean you had to take it! Why are you blaming me for this?"

"Because I trusted you and you let me down!"

"You let yourself down, babe," Drew shrugged. "I remember offering you a drink, but I didn't force it down your throat. You took it willingly."

"So?"

"So, this all your fault," Drew leaned back. Kelly couldn't blame him for his mistake. It was her own fault she drank and if he got her into bed, she must have done something to lead him there. She did look good in that dress. "You took the drink… and if I remember correctly, you continued to drink."

"You told me to!"

"Again, I didn't shove it down your throat."

"But you did shove your tongue down my throat!" Kelly screamed, getting to her feet quickly. Drew didn't like feeling overpowered. He jumped up to his feet too. Kelly realised her mistake. Drew wasn't short, nor was he small. He stood, towering over her, making her more nervous than she already was.

"It takes two to kiss," Drew said. "Did you push me away…"

"I… no…" Kelly sighed. She didn't push him away and she wasn't going to lie about it. Back then she thought that by giving into the kiss she may have given him what he wanted and he would pull away and leave her alone. She never thought she would end up in the bedroom with him. In hindsight, she realised that by letting him kiss her, she had let things escalate and get out of control.

"So you were all for it."

"I didn't… I mean… When you kissed… you…"

Drew shrugged, "Face it, babe. You brought this on yourself. If you had just said something or told me to stop I would have. But you let it continue. I don't remember sleeping with you but… you know what, I'll let you believe it happened. But I won't let you believe I forced myself onto you. You were obviously the one who let it happen. It's your own fault, babe. I'm just the tool you used. If anything, you raped me."

Kelly eyes began to tear. She had been telling herself that same story for years. Only when she had told Leanne about what happened did she start to believe she had been lying to herself. Now Drew was pinning the blame on her, and though Kelly knew he was wrong, she couldn't help but believe that maybe he did have a point.

Drew smirked. He shoved Kelly before he turned around and found himself standing before what appeared to be an angry red head.

"Well," she said, "you were right about one thing. You are a tool."

Before Drew knew it, the red head punched him right in the nose, sending him flying right into the ground. Drew wiped the blood from his nose and was about to jump up until the red head came down, hitting him in the side of the head. Drew felt himself rolling over and the red head pushed her knee into his back while twisting his arm. She knelt down and whispered into his ear.

"Touch my sister again and I'll make sure you suffer as much as she did the night you raped her," she growled.

Drew chuckled, "Hey, you're hot. I'll go for it."

"I've got a team of very skilled ninjas who would do anything to help me protect my sister. I'm sure they wouldn't mind helping me dispose of a dead body if it came down to that. Now get up, head back into town and if you breathe a word about this to anyone, you're as good as dead, Colt."

"Ninjas? We're not in Japan… C'mon, you have to be kidding me."

"Run the risk, see if I care what happens to me," Leanne pulled Drew back to his feet and shoved him towards the entrance of the forest.

"I can have you charged," Drew shouted. "Assault and threatening to murder me."

Leanne walked over to him. At full height, she only reached about his shoulders. Compared to him, she was an extremely tiny woman, and though she could probably kick his ass at any given moment, she knew how to play sweet and innocent, especially if the cops were involved.

"You do that, but you'll probably get laughed at at the police station. Those guys have seen assault and death threats, and I doubt the victims are usually twice as big, or twice as strong as the person their accusing."

Drew looked over at Kelly, "Are you really going this far? Dude, I didn't do anything to you and you know it. You're just so full of regret and bullshit that you're trying to take the blame off yourself," he scoffed, shaking his head, "And dude, I don't even know what you have to regret. I've slept with so many women since prom, and they've all been very, very satisfied. I probably gave you the night of your life…"

"Shut up, Drew," Kelly frowned.

Drew wasn't going to listen to her. He was in charge.

"You know what," he said. "You've probably slept with hundreds of men since then, and none of them have been as good… and you're just so… sexually frustrated, you don't know what you're doing! If you had just played nice, maybe we could have slept together again."

Leanne shoved him, "Two of my friends are here right now," she whispered. "They're watching your every move. Get lost before they decide to come out and play."

"Whatever," Drew scoffed, "I'm out of here. I don't want to be the victim in this little game anymore."

When he was gone, Tori and Blake dropped from the trees. Leanne turned to her sister while the two blue Rangers ran towards the entrance of the forest, just to make sure Drew was actually leaving.

Leanne approached her sister, "You okay, Kel?"

Kelly nodded, "Yeah… as long as he never comes back."

"Don't worry about him," Leanne smiled. "If I ever see his face I'll take care of it…"

"Thanks… but… I just can't shake off what he said," Kelly admitted. "He was right. I did let him do some things."

"You were sixteen and scared. We all do stupid things when we're scared. He's just… in denial about what happened. He'll do everything he can to make you believe it was your fault. That's the only way he thinks he'll be guilt free."

"But… some of it is true."

"Kel," Leanne smiled, "If you listen to that scumbag instead of me… I'll break up with you."

"Break up with… what?"

"I'm a highly trained Ninja. I have a reputation to maintain. Father's going to train me to be a Sensei when he thinks I'm ready, just like his father trained him. I come from a long line of strong, including Blake and Hunter. I can't have some push-over, coward as my sister. Honour before family."

"Leanne!" Kelly cried. She knew Leanne was only joking.

Leanne shrugged, "Hey, it's true. So, take responsibility for your actions and admit you were wrong, but stand your ground. Drew did you wrong and he'll never admit it if you don't admit it to yourself first."

Kelly rolled her eyes and playfully pushed her sister, "Alright… whatever you say."

"Hey, I said don't be a push over!" Leanne chuckled, pushing her sister back. "Stand up for yourself."

Kelly rolled her eyes, "You're impossible."

Tori and Blake rushed back to the two sisters.

"Drew's gone," Tori said, "But we have another problem."

"I don't want to speak ill of my own gender… but you can't leave men alone for too long… even the smart ones. Bad things happen," Blake continued.

Leanne and Kelly exchanged looks, "Like?"

"Everyone's at Ninja Ops. Just… follow us," Blake said. He took off while the girls stayed behind for a second. Tori turned to the older women.

"It's actually funnier than it is a problem… and unfortunately it needs to be fixed."

-Afterlife-

Kelly chuckled, "This is too funny. If this is what you Rangers deal with, sign me up."

"This isn't funny, dude!" Dustin cried as he looked up at Kelly. While Kelly, Leanne, Tori and Blake were dealing with Drew, the boys had been left on their own. Somehow, that meant Dustin was turned into a guinea pig, and Sensei was in Dustin's body. "This fur itches! Sensei, how do you live like this?"

Tori rolled her eyes, again. She still couldn't believe this had happened. Now she understood why all the Ranger teams before her had at least two women, according to Power Ranger geek Dustin. It was so that when one had to leave the group for a little bit, the other would still be around, and the boys and their testosterone wouldn't do something stupid. Sensei was intimidating, even as a guinea pig, but Dustin was cute and adorable. She found it hard to believe that cute and adorable would help her and the others save the world and the other Academies from Lothor.

"I stopped by Storm Chargers for a bit," Cam said to Blake and the girls, trying to explain what happened. "I wanted to ask Kel for some more tips for fencing and I ran into Hunter and Shane. We talked for a bit then Dustin came in with his dad."

"Don't blame my dad for this, dude," Dustin frowned. "I feel for you guys, really, I do. But it's not my fault I still have one… right Shane?"

"Don't drag me into this, bro," Shane said, backing away. "I don't want to take any credit for this."

"Hunter and I were talking about how we missed our dads…" Cam started

"Yours is still around," Leanne frowned, pointing to the guinea pig. "He was just… small, furry and… I'm sorry Sensei, but honestly, you were so cute and cuddly.

"And this is why Power Rangers are generally men," Blake sighed. "Women can be left on their own, but I'm pretty sure a team of only women wouldn't be able to destroy a monster if it were cute."

"Hey, we would so be… shut up," Tori frowned, crossing her arms. Blake chuckled, wrapping his arms around her in a hug. Tori playfully tried to pull away, but Blake didn't let go. He continued to hold her.

"Anyways," Cam continued, "I figured I do still have my dad… and maybe I could bring him back somehow. So I quickly put this thing together, to try and get his human body back. Dustin, Shane and hunter were here helping me and when we were doing the transformation… Dustin got stuck."

"I would like to point out that Shane was stuck first," Dustin said, sticking his little hand in the air. Kelly squeaked when she saw him trying to do this and poked his stomach, causing him to fall back. "DUDE!"

"Sorry… it's just too cute. You know, a pet guinea pig would be cool for the store… kids love pets…"

Tori looked over at Shane after hearing Dustin's comment and shook her head. Shane noticed her and frowned.

"What?"

"How did you get stuck?" she asked. "Dustin doesn't surprise me… but I didn't think…"

"Cam thought something was going wrong and asked me to help him shut it off. When I pulled a wire it… got me."

"So, if you could put Shane back in his body… why can't you just switch Sensei and Dustin?" Leanne asked Cam. He shrugged.

"It's already taken up a lot of power. The machine needs to be fixed, after Dustin's little blunder, and then charged."

"So, Dustin's stuck like this for how long?" Hunter asked.

"Until I get this machine fixed… I won't know for sure."

"How long will it take to be fixed?" Dustin asked. "My butt itches and… wait a minute."

Dustin realised animals could always get away with scratching themselves in the presence of women and reached behind to relieve the itch. Kelly cooed softly.

"Aww, that's still so cute."

"CAM! Fix it! I liked it better when she smacked me for scratching my butt."

Cam chuckled, "I'll see what I can do, Dustin."

"In the meantime we better get back to the store," Kelly smiled, holding her hand out so Dustin could hop on. "I've got customers to get back to and after everything that happened today I could use a bit of normal."

"Yeah, how did that go?" Hunter asked, following her out.

"Leanne threatened to kill him… but… I told him what happened," Kelly said. "He's blaming me for it. I just want to forget about it. It's over and done with."

"And we have bigger fish to fry," Shane nodded, catching up to the two with Leanne. "My best friend's a hamster."

"Dude, I'm a guinea pig," Dustin frowned. "Get it right, man."

Tori and Blake hung back for a moment. Cam and Sensei were going to be busy trying to fix the machine and the others were headed outside. They had a quick moment alone. With Tori still wrapped in his arms, Blake leaned down, kissing her cheek.

"The others are pretty dense not to notice," he whispered.

"It's a good thing, though," Tori said. "I feel kinda bad. The whole point of this date was the protect Kelly, not hook up."

"We did our job," Blake smiled. "She's safe, Drew's gone. There's nothing to feel bad about."

Tori bit her lip, "I guess… but do you mind keeping this under wraps for a little bit. It would be awkward telling Kelly that we were making out while she was trying to deal with Drew."

"One kiss and my lips are sealed," Blake said. Tori turned around and kissed him.

Sensei, in Dustin's body, glanced over his shoulder for a quick second and smiled. He knew the two Academies would come together one day. He never thought it would be literally.

"Let's go," Tori whispered when she pulled away, and Sensei turned back around. Tori motioned to the exit, "Before the others get suspicious."