Part Five- Finding The Pink Ranger Part One
"Brrrring! Katie, there's a phone call for you! Isn't that great? Wow! "
Wearily I reach for my translucent blue cell phone.
You have no idea how much the thing cost, and how annoying the ringing message thingy is. And I can't figure out how to change it, because I lost the instructions. That's me.
" 'Lo?"
"Katie! It's me, Lucas!"
"Hey."
"I know this may sound really weird, but, um.., you know when we went to the year 2001, about two years ago?"
" 'Course. So…?"
"Well, who was the pink ranger then? I'm doing a report on it for my racing resume."
How could he have forgotten? I'm about to answer, but then I realize…. I don't know either.
I really haven't given it much thought. I mean, you always remember your friends, right?
But then I think back, and I realize I don't remember her name, whoever she was, but that's not all.
I don't have one single memory of her. It's like I was brain-washed.
Freaky.
"Katie? Katie, you still there?"
"Oh yeah. Um…I know this sounds even weirder, but I don't know either."
"This is too weird. I know there had to be a pink ranger, I just don't remember her. But how could I not? How could we not?"
"I don't know. Listen, I'll call Trip, ok?"
"K. Call if you find out anything."
"Bye."
This is just scary. How could me and Lucas both forget a person who must have been so important?
Maybe Trip will know, or Circuit.
"Hey Trip!"
"Katie! It's been awhile. How are ya doing?
"Actually, I'm not too great."
"What's up?"
How do I say this?
"Do you know who the pink ranger was? From our team?"
Silence.
"Holy crap! I can't remember! How weird is that?"
"Listen, Lucas and I don't either! Something weird is going on… Can you use your psychic powers?"
Normally I wouldn't ask that, but his powers have gotten much stronger, and this is an emergency.
"I'll try…"
Another long pause.
Then his voice came in, scared and trembling.
"Katie! I was getting something, but then..I don't know… something was blocking me. It was like a sort of barrier. It was horrible!"
"I'm sorry Trip. Listen, I'm beginning to suspect something."
"What?"
"I'll tell you more later. I have to do something."
"Bye!"
I click the END button on my cell, and pull on a pink and blue striped tank top and jean shorts. Quickly I run my fingers through my hair, so it doesn't look quite so messy.
I grab my keys, and hightail it over to the Time Force base.
"Something I can do for you, Kaitlin?"
Logan's secretary always forgets my name. It's really very annoying.
"My name is KATIE, Ms. Mandergold. May I speak with Captain Logan, please?"
"Sure. Go in the second door to the right."
I hesitate for a second before turning the shiny brass doorknob. Will I seem foolish, asking if he knows the pink ranger?
Maybe. But I have to find out.
"Sir?"
"Oh hello Katie. What can I do for you?"
I take a deep breath, and begin. "When we back in time, um, who was the pink ranger?"
He looks at me oddly. "Why, there was no pink ranger! Are you feeling alright, Katie?"
"Fine. Gotta go! Bye!"
I race out the door, my suspitions confirmed.
I grab my cell phone, and dial Trips number.
Ring.
Ring.
Ring.
Ring.
"Hi, this is Trip. Please leave your name, number, and a brief messsage after the tone. Have a nice day! Beeeeeeep!"
Damn! Of all the times to be out!
"Trip, this is Katie. I found out something about the pink ranger. I'm flying to Xyberia as soon as possible. See you soon."
^*^*^*^*^*^*
Our plane has landed in Xyberia, Trip's home planet.
It's a little weird to see all these Xyberians with green hair, but whatever.
"Katie! Over here!"
It's Trip, smiling and waving at me.
I run over to him, and burst into tears.
"What's wrong Katie?"
Laying my head on his shoulder, I mutter "The pink ranger…she…her file…."
Suddenly I realize everyone is staring at us.
"I'll tell you later."
"Ok. Let's go home."
We climb into his car and I snap on the radio.
So lately, been wondering
Who will be there to take my place?
When I'm gone, you'll need love
To light the shadows on your face
If a greater wave shall fall
It'll fall upon us all
With those dreams that are set in stone
Could you make it on your own?
If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high, or down low
I'll go wherever you will go
And maybe I'll find out
A way to make it back someday
To watch you, to guide you
Through the darkest of your days
If a greater wave shall fall
And fall upon us all
Then I hope theres someone out there
Who can bring me back to you
If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high, or down low
I'll go wherever you will go
Run away with my heart
Run away with my heart
Run away with my heart
I know now just quite how
my life and love might still go on
In your heart, in your mind
I'll stay with you for all of time
If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high, or down low
I'll go wherever you will go
If I could turn back timeIf I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high, or down low
I'll go wherever you will go
If I could make you mine
If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high, or down low
I'll go wherever you will go
The song is Where ever you will go, by the Calling.
I don't know why I love it, it just reminds me of Wes and…and someone.
"Trip, doesn't that song remind you of Wes, and…and…."
A faint memory is struggling in my head.
Just a quick flash if , but I see a brown-haired girl, standing at the window of a what looks like a time ship. She's crying, and all of us are standing behind her and crying also. I'm banging on the glass.
I shake my head. Weird. But even more proof that there WAS a pink ranger.
"Something wrong, Katie?"
"No…fine.."
Now is probably the time to tell him.
"Trip, about a year ago, there was an articule about memory chips in the news. You read it?"
"I seem to recall doing so, yes."
"Well, remember how it said that if one was used to erase someone's file, the people very close to that person would just faintly remember the person?"
"Yeah…so?"
It all comes out in one word, because I'm nervous. "Ithinkthepinkrangersfilewaserased!"
Trip ponders this for a second, then becomes excited. "You're right! That's probably what happened!"
"But why would anyone do such a thing?"
"I don't know."
I'm quiet for a second.
I can almost feel a memory struggling inside me, pushing from behind the locked doors of my mind.
I concentrate very hard, and then I remember.
"Steelix!"
"That mutant? What about him?"
"She was his old partner!"
"How do you know?"
I shrug. "I just do."
We're quiet for awhile.
Then he says, "Katie, if we can persude Alex to let us visit Wes, he'll know! The memory chip wouldn't have affected him!"
"Alright! Let's go!"
Then I add, "Yeah, if we can persude him."
Notes-Part 2 coming soon! Pleeeease review!!! Please!!!! Anyway, "Where ever you will go" belongs to The Calling. I just put the song in cuz i love it sooo much and it reminds me of Jen and Wes when they were leaving eachother. Remember, a review a day keeps the angry authors away! :)
"Brrrring! Katie, there's a phone call for you! Isn't that great? Wow! "
Wearily I reach for my translucent blue cell phone.
You have no idea how much the thing cost, and how annoying the ringing message thingy is. And I can't figure out how to change it, because I lost the instructions. That's me.
" 'Lo?"
"Katie! It's me, Lucas!"
"Hey."
"I know this may sound really weird, but, um.., you know when we went to the year 2001, about two years ago?"
" 'Course. So…?"
"Well, who was the pink ranger then? I'm doing a report on it for my racing resume."
How could he have forgotten? I'm about to answer, but then I realize…. I don't know either.
I really haven't given it much thought. I mean, you always remember your friends, right?
But then I think back, and I realize I don't remember her name, whoever she was, but that's not all.
I don't have one single memory of her. It's like I was brain-washed.
Freaky.
"Katie? Katie, you still there?"
"Oh yeah. Um…I know this sounds even weirder, but I don't know either."
"This is too weird. I know there had to be a pink ranger, I just don't remember her. But how could I not? How could we not?"
"I don't know. Listen, I'll call Trip, ok?"
"K. Call if you find out anything."
"Bye."
This is just scary. How could me and Lucas both forget a person who must have been so important?
Maybe Trip will know, or Circuit.
"Hey Trip!"
"Katie! It's been awhile. How are ya doing?
"Actually, I'm not too great."
"What's up?"
How do I say this?
"Do you know who the pink ranger was? From our team?"
Silence.
"Holy crap! I can't remember! How weird is that?"
"Listen, Lucas and I don't either! Something weird is going on… Can you use your psychic powers?"
Normally I wouldn't ask that, but his powers have gotten much stronger, and this is an emergency.
"I'll try…"
Another long pause.
Then his voice came in, scared and trembling.
"Katie! I was getting something, but then..I don't know… something was blocking me. It was like a sort of barrier. It was horrible!"
"I'm sorry Trip. Listen, I'm beginning to suspect something."
"What?"
"I'll tell you more later. I have to do something."
"Bye!"
I click the END button on my cell, and pull on a pink and blue striped tank top and jean shorts. Quickly I run my fingers through my hair, so it doesn't look quite so messy.
I grab my keys, and hightail it over to the Time Force base.
"Something I can do for you, Kaitlin?"
Logan's secretary always forgets my name. It's really very annoying.
"My name is KATIE, Ms. Mandergold. May I speak with Captain Logan, please?"
"Sure. Go in the second door to the right."
I hesitate for a second before turning the shiny brass doorknob. Will I seem foolish, asking if he knows the pink ranger?
Maybe. But I have to find out.
"Sir?"
"Oh hello Katie. What can I do for you?"
I take a deep breath, and begin. "When we back in time, um, who was the pink ranger?"
He looks at me oddly. "Why, there was no pink ranger! Are you feeling alright, Katie?"
"Fine. Gotta go! Bye!"
I race out the door, my suspitions confirmed.
I grab my cell phone, and dial Trips number.
Ring.
Ring.
Ring.
Ring.
"Hi, this is Trip. Please leave your name, number, and a brief messsage after the tone. Have a nice day! Beeeeeeep!"
Damn! Of all the times to be out!
"Trip, this is Katie. I found out something about the pink ranger. I'm flying to Xyberia as soon as possible. See you soon."
^*^*^*^*^*^*
Our plane has landed in Xyberia, Trip's home planet.
It's a little weird to see all these Xyberians with green hair, but whatever.
"Katie! Over here!"
It's Trip, smiling and waving at me.
I run over to him, and burst into tears.
"What's wrong Katie?"
Laying my head on his shoulder, I mutter "The pink ranger…she…her file…."
Suddenly I realize everyone is staring at us.
"I'll tell you later."
"Ok. Let's go home."
We climb into his car and I snap on the radio.
So lately, been wondering
Who will be there to take my place?
When I'm gone, you'll need love
To light the shadows on your face
If a greater wave shall fall
It'll fall upon us all
With those dreams that are set in stone
Could you make it on your own?
If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high, or down low
I'll go wherever you will go
And maybe I'll find out
A way to make it back someday
To watch you, to guide you
Through the darkest of your days
If a greater wave shall fall
And fall upon us all
Then I hope theres someone out there
Who can bring me back to you
If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high, or down low
I'll go wherever you will go
Run away with my heart
Run away with my heart
Run away with my heart
I know now just quite how
my life and love might still go on
In your heart, in your mind
I'll stay with you for all of time
If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high, or down low
I'll go wherever you will go
If I could turn back timeIf I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high, or down low
I'll go wherever you will go
If I could make you mine
If I could, then I would
I'll go wherever you will go
Way up high, or down low
I'll go wherever you will go
The song is Where ever you will go, by the Calling.
I don't know why I love it, it just reminds me of Wes and…and someone.
"Trip, doesn't that song remind you of Wes, and…and…."
A faint memory is struggling in my head.
Just a quick flash if , but I see a brown-haired girl, standing at the window of a what looks like a time ship. She's crying, and all of us are standing behind her and crying also. I'm banging on the glass.
I shake my head. Weird. But even more proof that there WAS a pink ranger.
"Something wrong, Katie?"
"No…fine.."
Now is probably the time to tell him.
"Trip, about a year ago, there was an articule about memory chips in the news. You read it?"
"I seem to recall doing so, yes."
"Well, remember how it said that if one was used to erase someone's file, the people very close to that person would just faintly remember the person?"
"Yeah…so?"
It all comes out in one word, because I'm nervous. "Ithinkthepinkrangersfilewaserased!"
Trip ponders this for a second, then becomes excited. "You're right! That's probably what happened!"
"But why would anyone do such a thing?"
"I don't know."
I'm quiet for a second.
I can almost feel a memory struggling inside me, pushing from behind the locked doors of my mind.
I concentrate very hard, and then I remember.
"Steelix!"
"That mutant? What about him?"
"She was his old partner!"
"How do you know?"
I shrug. "I just do."
We're quiet for awhile.
Then he says, "Katie, if we can persude Alex to let us visit Wes, he'll know! The memory chip wouldn't have affected him!"
"Alright! Let's go!"
Then I add, "Yeah, if we can persude him."
Notes-Part 2 coming soon! Pleeeease review!!! Please!!!! Anyway, "Where ever you will go" belongs to The Calling. I just put the song in cuz i love it sooo much and it reminds me of Jen and Wes when they were leaving eachother. Remember, a review a day keeps the angry authors away! :)
