Disclaimer; I do not own Power Rangers.

A/N: This story has gone on FAR TOO LONG. I'm sorry. I'm going to try to wrap it up in five chapters. This is for Dark Wish 1-2-3, based on the idea that no one remembers the wish. Also features Kira as Soul!Healer and a thought for everyone on the subject of events within the story. Also, Chip doesn't know what the wish was that stole his power. He's guessing.


Chip let himself in through the back door, feeling the warmth of the kitchen and the laughter of his family wash over him. "Chip," Andy said, "we didn't think you'd be home yet."

Chip smiled tiredly, "Long day." He eyed her as she chopped vegetables and after a moment, she put the knife down and opened her arms. Chip allowed himself to be drawn in and he buried his head in her shoulder. "Why do I do this?" Chip whispered.

"Because you wouldn't be yourself if you didn't," Andy replied. "Want to talk about it?"

"You're making dinner," Chip replied.

"Doesn't mean I can't listen," Andy said firmly.

Chip hesitated and then squeezed her tightly before stepping back. He slid around his aunt to claim a seat on the kitchen counter between the upper cabinets and the fridge. Andy stared at him for a moment before turning back to her vegetables. "We got Jenji captured today," Chip said.

"The genii, right?" Andy asked.

"Right," Chip said. "We were stupid, we could have taken care of it, but we didn't and Jenji paid for it. Calendor forced him to create a world where we didn't have our abilities. There wasn't even music. We had to go before the Tribunal of Magic to get our power back. They said no and we went back, because we'd made the mistake and it was up to us to fix it. Because of that, we got our powers back and an upgrade."

"Did you learn something?" Andy asked as she slid the vegetables into a pan.

"We can't be lazy," Chip, said, "we can't depend on someone else to fight our battle or we'll end up losing things we hold most dear. We became Rangers for a reason and we can't forget that."

After dinner, Chip went out to the barn to work on his saddle. He'd been meaning to give it a good cleaning and he figured that the work, actually physical work, would help him settle. He could hear the kids run around the back yard, playing tag in the sunset. Soon, they would get out their glow sticks and the game would change to something else. Probably equally loud and equally energetic. A final hurrah before fall, and then winter, set in with a vengeance.

Taking the saddle out, Chip reflected that, for the first time, he didn't want to go play tag with his cousins. He actually stopped and thought about it. He'd never before felt reluctant to join in a game, invited or not.

Being a Ranger had changed him, Chip knew that. Under the jokes and the fantasy, he wasn't the same person. It had never been so obvious to him before and it shook him deep inside. Who was he, if he wasn't the crazy cousin?

Chip set the saddle down and reached for his cell phone. Staring at his list of contacts, his finger hovered over Vida and Xander as he struggled to decide who would be in a better position to talk to right now. The phone vibrated and the screen lit up. A yellow ranger helmet and the letters DTY gave him an identity. "Hello?" He asked.

"Chip, it's Kira Ford."

Chip sat down, "Hi Kira is something wrong?"

"Not really," Kira replied, "but Conner said you guys had a bad day and I should call you."

"He did?" Chip asked.

"Well, he text me with 'Mystic bad day, call Chip, help,' so I called. What happened?"

Chip closed his eyes, "We let Jenji get captured by Imperious and he made a wish that took away our powers. We had to fight to get them back."

"Wow," Kira said.

"Kira, it was our fault. If we hadn't convinced Daggeron, we wouldn't have lost Jenji. He did it because we asked." Chip said. "We were tired, and we got lazy, and there's no excuse for it. The only people who can win this war is us."

"Chip," Kira said, "I don't know anyone on your team that well, despite Conner and Nick's friendship. But, from what I know, you guys don't have entitled personalities. I have a question, because you know them better than I do. Before today, before this happened, has there ever been a time when you relied solely on Daggeron and Jenji like this? Where you, by your own admission, convinced Daggeron and Jenji to do something they didn't want to?"

"Well, no," Chip said.

"Do you think, if there had been another option available, Daggeron would have allowed it?" Kira asked.

"No," Chip said.

"And you deal with magic now," Kira said, "is it possible that magic played a less obvious hand in your behavior?"

Chip blinked, "I hadn't thought of that."

"You're thinking it now," Kira replied. "They say power corrupts, Chip, but the Power does not. If you were, just Mystics and not Rangers it would have been one thing. But being Rangers means that the easy way is not your default selection you will always choose the right way if you let yourself think. You're tired, but tomorrow, talk to Udonna. She'll probably have an answer for you."

"Ok," Chip said.

"Now," Kira said, "I have a different question for you. Also courtesy of Conner and Nick."

"Let's hear it," Chip said.

"Nick wants to know if you are, or will date Vida or Xander. Conner wants to know if you three are going to from a family." Kira said, hesitantly.

"I don't understand," Chip said.

"Nick says that you have a crush on Vida and Xander," Kira replied, "which I leave to you to admit or not. He's wondering which one you're going to date, but he's not asking around because of the Good Nick, Bad Nick debacle. Conner thinks the three of you should make a family together."

"Like a threesome?" Chip asked.

"Exactly," Kira said. "Except more permanent. I know we don't talk much, but you have to at least admit you care for both of them."

"I do," Chip replied. He sighed, "I really do, Kira. I just don't know what I feel. I don't know if I want to be with one of them or both of them and I don't know how they'll react. I'm just trying to stay their friend for now. We have enough going on in the world."

"As you say," Kira said. "I'll see if I can do some snooping. Tell Madison that I'm giving her number to Tori, the Blue Wind Ninja, so they can bond as Lady Blues."

"I will," Chip said. "Hey, stupid question here. Why are there Lady Blues, but not Lord Yellows?"