~Kalina~

I woke up earlier than Zemariah did, letting her sleep after her very understandable breakdown last night. I quietly put some clothes on and walked out and down the stairs to the kitchen, where Zephyr was sitting reading a book with a picture of a winged girl on it. "Good morning ma'am. Thank you for letting me spend the night." I said.

"It was no big deal, and please, call me Zephyr, ma'am makes me feel old. Besides, Zemariah needs you more than she lets on. Before you ask, I'm guessing she doesn't tell you because she doesn't want to be seen as weak." Zephyr said. "Makes sense. If you don't mind my asking, how old are you exactly?" I questioned. "I'm about 20,000 years old, and Zemariah is 11,000 years old. Eltarians are damn near immortal." She responded, giggling at my shocked expression.

"You don't look a day over thirty five. And now I know where she gets her looks from." I said, once I got over my shock. "Why thank you. You're very beautiful as well. Are you any good at cooking?" She responded. "I can make breakfast stuff, but beyond that, not much." I said. "Would you like to help me make breakfast after you wake up my dear daughter?" She asked.

"Sure." I responded, and walked back up the stairs to my girlfriend's bedroom. When I walked in, my girlfriend was sitting up in bed, already awake, but I saw her eyes were puffy. I sat down next to her and hugged her tightly, putting my head on her shoulder.

"Your mother's making breakfast downstairs, and I'm going to help her." I said. Zemariah nodded, and got off her bed, and started to change. "Thank you for being there for me, it really helped." She said. I kissed my girlfriend, and hugged her tightly. "Anytime." I said simply. We walked downstairs, and I started to help Zephyr with breakfast. In about ten minutes, we started eating.

"How did you girls get together?" Zephyr asked. "It was about two years ago. Zemariah was sitting alone. I was already friends with the other girls. So, I brought them over, and we started getting to know your lovely daughter. After a couple of months, she asked me out, and we've been dating ever since. Which reminds me, do you have everything set for our anniversary in five days?" I explained/asked. "Don't worry, I've got everything ready." She assured me.

~Two Years Ago~

I was in the lunchroom, and Irene was complaining about the food. "Do they ever make anything good?" She asked. "They don't, you should know that by now." Halcyon said. Just then, I noticed a new (to me) girl walk in and sit down by herself. "Who is that?" I asked. This time, it was Selina who answered. "Her name is Zemariah, I have her in my reading class. She's from Angel Grove, and her father passed away 26 years ago. Other than that, she tends to keep to herself. She only talked to me because I helped her with some essay questions." Selina explained.

I frowned. "We should go over and talk to her, make her feel welcome." I said, getting up to do just that. Selina shook her head. "She'll only shut you down. Trust me on that." Selina said. I shrugged, and took my plate over to Zemariah's table. She barely looked up from her tablet, so I tapped the desk to get her attention. "May I sit down?" I asked.

She shrugged, and I sat down. "My name is Kalina, and I am a Kerovian. What's your name?" I introduced myself. "Zemariah, Eltarian. Now, if you don't mind, I'd prefer to be alone." She responded curtly. "Nope. I don't like when people are alone, so I thought I'd be your friend, if you'd let me." I said cheerfully. "Today is a bad day for me, so I suggest you leave me alone, now." She growled. I took a few bites of my lunch before asking her what was wrong.

"It's the anniversary of my father's death, if you're so fucking interested in my personal life. But then again, you should know that when your father killed mine. NOW LEAVE ME THE FUCKING HELL ALONE!" She yelled at me, picking up her tablet and storming out of the cafeteria. The cafeteria was quiet for a few minutes, before returning to its normal state of background noise.

"Told you." Selina said simply. I frowned, and made a mental note to talk to my father, when someone tapped my shoulder, and I met the disapproving stare of Dr. Oliver. "Your parents would like to speak with you. They are on a holo-call from KO-35." The veteran Ranger stated. He took me to his classroom. When I walked in, I saw both my parents, the Red and Yellow Space Rangers, give me the same disappointed glare.

I gulped, my parents could be real scary when they're angry. "Why did you upset that girl?" Father asked. "I didn't mean to, honest. I just saw she was alone and I was trying to be friendly. Also, she said you killed her dad, what does that mean?" I explained/asked. Father closed his eyes, and took a deep breath. "That girl must be Zordon's daughter. I had to kill Zordon to save the universe. His death released an energy wave that either wiped out or purified evil. Next time you see her, could you tell her that nothing I do will ever be enough to apologize?" My father explained.

I nodded. "I doubt she'll want to talk to me again." I murmured, internally slapping myself for being an idiot. "Don't worry, when she calms down, I'm sure she'll come around. Just give her some time, and some space, and then try to approach her again, OK, love?" Ashley, my mother ordered gently. I nodded. "I miss you guys so much." I said. "We miss you too love, and we don't want to have to hear about another incident like this again. Got it?" Mom said. "Got it." I repeated, before there was a low tone and mom and dad looked at each other.

"Let's Rocket!" They both yelled and morphed into their Ranger Forms, and the call disconnected. Dr. O turned to me. "I want you to apologize to Zemariah." He said. I nodded, and replied, "I was going to do that anyways, I just have to figure out how without being a bitch about it." He nodded. "May I go now?" I asked. He nodded again, and I left his classroom.

A few days later, in the library, I bumped into Zemariah again, I explained what had happened, and then we started to hang out with my friends. Two more days after that, I got a shocking surprise. "Will you be my girlfriend?" Zemariah asked. I smiled and hugged her tightly. "So that's a yes?" I nodded in agreement.

~Present Day~

"And that's how we got together." I finished, as we started cleaning up the table. "Zemariah downplayed that story. She just said you guys got together a few days after she yelled at you." Zephyr said. "Well, that is technically what happened." Zemariah said. I shrugged, and we got in the car to head to school.

When we arrived, our friends were waiting outside the school. We both got out of the car, and jogged over to our friends, but not before Zemariah hugged her mother tightly. The girls came over, and we walked into the school.

First class was Ranger History, which we all had together, luckily. In each lesson, we take a couple of weeks to go over a certain Ranger Team. We had just started reviewing the final battle of the Ninja Storm Rangers. "So, can anyone tell me what kickstarted the final battle? Kiya, perhaps." Dr. O called on the teen. She is the daughter of Cam Watanabe.

"My deranged great uncle captured my dad, stole his powers using the Samurai Amulet. He opened the Abyss of Evil, and brought back his army. There was a huge battle, and Uncle Hunter brought the recently freed Ninja Students from Lothor's ship. Eventually, he stole all of my family's powers. But Uncle Shane, Aunt Tori, and Uncle Dustin sealed him away using their Ninja Powers." Kiya explained, clutching the Samurai Amulet around her neck.

"Nicely done Kiya. Alright, your homework is to study up and write a 3 page report on the entirety of the Ninja Storm Team, and you are all working solo on this project." Dr. Oliver said. Our morphers beeped, and the five of us looked to Dr. O. He nodded to us and the five of us quickly rushed out to an area where we could morph without being spotted.

"It's Morphin Time! Powers of Earth, Activate!"

"Forceful as Fire, Red Earth Force Ranger!"

"Powerful as the Earth, Yellow Earth Force Ranger!"

"Graceful as Water, Blue Earth Force Ranger!"

"Bright as Lightning, Pink Earth Force Ranger!"

"Tougher than Titanium, Black Earth Force Ranger!"

"It's our duty to protect this planet! United we stand! Power Rangers Earth Force!"

We ran to the battle, which was at the library again. This time, a white demon was attacking. Halcyon attacked him with her axe, but the second monster, a lion, swatted her out of the air. Selina struck the lion demon with her lance, and managed to injure it. "Power Blaster!" Zemariah ordered. We blew up the lion demon.

"Rangers, my name is Thanatos. I offer you one chance to surrender and spare your planet. If you don't surrender, I'll kill you and the ones you love. No one will be able to save you, not even the previous rangers. What say you?" Thanatos asked. "How's this for an answer? United we stand!" I yelled, and my friends echoed our battle cry. Thanatos shrugged, and snapped his fingers. The lion monster came back to MegaZord heights.

"We need Mythic Zord Power, now!"

"Phoenix Flame Zord!"

"Pegasus Earth Zord!"

"Mermaid Water Zord!"

"Eagle Lightning Zord!"

"Sphinx Metal Zord!"

"Earth Force Megazord!"

We attacked with the Lightning Sword, and the lion retaliated by firing his claws at us. "Let's finish this! Earth Force Megazord, Final Strike!" Zemariah yelled. We obliterated the monster with a mighty swing of our sword. We disassembled the MegaZord, and demorphed, teleporting to school. Ranger History had ended, and it was math now. After we went through the classes, school was out for the day, and we met up at Dr. O's house.

"So Dr. O, can you tell us more about the Dark Void?" Halcyon asked. The Ranger Veteran nodded. He turned to his computer, and pulled up images of the demons and their castle. "The demon in charge is named Tartarus. He has complete control over darkness, and is nearly invincible. Zordon sealed him away personally. Nyx is the demon who attacked the school. She relies on strategy. Thanatos, the demon you battled today, uses magic. Finally, the rhino demon Erebus uses brute force in battle." Dr. Oliver explained.

"In order to beat them, you need to work as a team, and trust each other. The five of you can do this!" He encouraged. "Do you really think we can?" Zemariah asked. "I know you can. Take it from me. You guys can do anything if you work together. Trust in yourselves, and in each other." He said. We all put our hands in a circle. "United we stand! Power Rangers Earth Force!" The five of us cheered.