Surrounded in a dark room a young man stood around. Then a bright light shined down, striking him in the chest.
"Until you have proven yourself you shall not be familiar to those who would know you. Until that time you will be called Rage. I now see that too much has been done to you and you must learn to work as a team. How to be a leader, and remember my old friend love is on of life's greatest things. Because it can last forever" and with that the light and the voice had vanished. The man knew who it was; it truly was an old friend.
The other rangers were at the Youth Center with two new friends, but old friends to Justin. Andros and Zhane were summoned to give the rangers a hand with Tommy gone. It had been about a week now. They were all laughing and having a good time, but Kim. No smile was upon her face. Jason knew she was still hurting, he slowly leaned over.
"You going to be okay?" he asked her. She made a slight smile and said,
"Yeah don't worry, I'll be fine"
Justin saw the sadness he really wanted to her, but Andros and Zhane stared at him sternly. He knew Zordon had something planed and whatever it was it would help Tommy. While the ranger were talking to the two space rangers. None of them saw a man with sunglasses, a bandana over his head. Wearing blue jeans, a white T-shirt and leather jacked walk in. The man eyed the group, watching them as he took a seat the table across from them. His eye seemed to fall on Kim, who just seemed so sad.
"May I help you sir?" asked Ernie standing beside of him. Rage looked up,
"Hmm, oh no thank you though" he replied. Ernie looked oddly at him,
"You're new around here aren't you?" he asked
"Yeah kind of, I'm Rage" he said putting out his hand, Ernie did the same.
"You can call me Ernie, here let me introduce you to the group" he said, walking over to Jason and the gang.
"Hey guys meet." but Rage was gone. Ernie had no clue where he went off to, the rangers looked right at Ernie.
"Who?" asked Adam, Ernie scratched his head.
"Where'd he go?" he asked allowed.
Justin looked at Andros and Zhane trying to get anything he could. But no answers came from them. Justin then got up and took off outside.
"Now where is he going in such a rush?" asked Rocky. Both Zhane and Andros gave clueless looks.
"No idea" said Zhane with his usually grin
"You got me," said Andros
Justin was outside now of the Youth Center and saw a guy walking away slowly. The young man felt the teenagers shadow over him.
"Tommy" said Justin, the young man turned around to face the boy. Sunglasses hide his eye.
"No you must have me confused with someone else, I'm Rage" he said. Justin just stared at him, he didn't look like his old friend and yet he did.
"Yeah, I'm Justin" replied Justin with a smile. Rage smiled back, and shook the kid's hand before turning around. As he walked away he said,
"I was good to have met you Justin," said Rage kindly.
"You too, and Rage never give up" said Justin, somewhere inside of Justin knew the truth of Rage. As Rage walked away, Justin knew they would meet again.
Later on that day, the rangers were in a hard battle. Even with the help of Zhane and Andros wasn't enough. Rocky did a flying sidekick to the monster. But was tossed to the ground, his friends went to his aid.
"Rocky you all right?" asked Adam, looking at his friend trying to help him up.
"Yeah I'll be fine," he said. The monster stared each of them down. Jason walked over to Zhane and Andros.
"What do we do?" he said looking at the two space rangers.
"I don't know we just got to hand in there," said Andros. Zhane putt his hand on Andros's shoulder.
"Yeah we can't give up," said Zhane. Kim then knew it was her turn to step up.
"Yeah Tommy's counting on us," she said. Aisha stood back and smiled inside of he helmet.
"That's a girl," she said to herself. The monster just laughed,
"You departed leader has no reason to count on you he's dead" laughed the monster. Getting ready to blast at the rangers. When came flying in but a young man, it was Rage. He jumped the monster to the ground.
"I had just about enough of you" said Rage getting up. The rangers just stared at him like who is this guy. Kim looked at him deeply like she knew him. Slowly the monster got up.
"Who are you?" he yelled
"Your worse nightmare but, just call me Rage," said Rage side kicking the monster to the ground. "Ranger I believe you can handle the rest," said Rage walking away. The monster slowly pulled his lazzar just as the rangers were getting ready to blast him away. The monster shot was heading towards the pink ranger, everything happened so fast that no one saw that Rage took the hit falling to the ground. Then BOOM a big explosion the monster was gone.
"He need's help, you okay Kim?" asked Aisha. Kim looked at her rescuer then to her friends.
"Yeah I'm fine thanks to him," said turning her attention back to Rage.
Zedd was furious he turned to Grider.
"Who is this Rage, where did he come from" he asked. Grider walked up to his master.
"I have no idea Lord Zedd our scanners pick nothing up on him. Its like he is protected by something" said Grider. Zedd's eyes lit up in red.
"Or someone" replied Zedd
Rage was hooked up to a machine that would heal his wounds. D-cell ran a scan all over Rage.
"Anything?" asked Jason, looking at the robot. D-cell put the scanner down.
"No I get no read out's of where he is from, all we know is his name is Rage" said D-cell looking at the rangers.
"Well he must be on are side or why else would he help us out" said Rocky. Aisha jumped in next,
"Yeah, I mean he did save Kimberly" she said
Andros and Zhane looked at each other; "Ranger something urgent has come up, Zhane and I must go," said Andros.
"Don't worry will be back, just make sure Rage boy doesn't pull any stunts" said Zhane as him and Andros teliported away.
"Now what" said Rocky looking at everyone. Jason knew they were waiting for him to speak sense Tommy was gone he was the leader.
"We wait come on it's later we should all head home" said Jason. Everyone but Kim stood up. She was watching Rage closely. "Kim" said Jason softly. She looked up at her friends.
"I'm going to stay with him, I don't want him to wake up alone" she said sadly. Everyone knew she really missed Tommy, they all missed him. Jason smiled and nodded and they were gone in a flash leaving Kim behind.
At Jason, Rocky's and Adam house they sat around discussing things.
"So who do you think he is" asked Adam looking at his two friends. Jason was unsure to think who Rage was.
"I don't really know, he helped us out. So I guess that makes him our ally," said Jason. Then Rocky spoke up.
"Yeah but Zhane said we should keep an eye on him" said Rocky. All three of them were clueless one what to do.
"Will just have to wait and see
said Jason.
Kim had fallen asleep at the side of Rage. Slowly Rage began to move around. He glance fell upon Kim; he was still wearing his sunglasses. He could see that she had been crying. Slowly he wiped away the tears with his hand. Kim felt the touch of his hand on her face. She admittedly got up and stared at him.
"I'm sorry," he said as he got up. Kim was no longer frightened she saw gentleness in him. She drew closer to him. She raised her hands and reached for his sunglasses. But she got zapped just as her hands reached the glasses. It startled her; sadness seemed to fall upon Rage.
"You can't take them off can you?" she asked. Rage took a breath in,
"No I can't I guess you could say that I'm being punished" he said taking a seat. This stunned Kim she quickly took a seat next to him.
"Punished for what" she asked kindly. Rage hesitated for a moment
"For something I didn't do, something I forgot and until I learn what I once knew I will not be able to move these glasses" said Rage. Kim felt sadden at his story.
"I once did something horrible I regret doing it. I broke up with the person I really loved long ago. Then I meet up with him years later and he forgave me. But I knew he was still hurting, he never allowed me to get close to him. And no he's gone forever he'll never know how much I still love him" she said sadly letting the tears drop.
Tears were in Rages eye, pain he felt in his heart.
" Do you not see they need you she need you, as you need them" said a voice that only Rage could hear. Rage slowly put his hand on Kim's shoulder.
"He knows no matter where he is he knows" said Rage. Kim looked at him and smiled.
"You think so," she said.
"I know so, now I got to go but I'll be back when ever you and you friends are in trouble until then" and Rage was gone.
The next day the rangers were at Tommy's Martial Arts school, Kim and Aisha were sitting in the back watching the guys spar with each other.
Jason was sparing with Adam and Rocky was sparing Justin.
"Do you thing it was a good idea to have left Kim alone with Rage?" asked Jason as he blocked a punch from Adam.
"Well she seems fine to me, even a lot happier than she has been" said Adam getting ready to throw in a kick. Jason about fell down as something clicked in his head.
"Wo woo, happy you don't mean that she could. Could be falling for this guy," said Jason. Rocky and Justin stopped their routine to get into this.
"Well she has been daydreaming a lot," said Rocky, Justin just stood quite.
"Come on Jas what's the harm, this might be good for her," said Adam. Jason then looked towards Justin.
"Justin what do you thing?" he asked. Justin just about jumped when Jason asked him that.
"Me, what do I think that I don't want no part of this conversation. Besides the girls are heading our way," said Justin. The three men turned around and sure enough Kim and Aisha were walking up to them.
"What's up guys?" asked Aisha looking at each of them. All four of them just seemed to get cold feet.
"Ah well um Jas how bought you tell them" said Rocky looking at his friends. The girl's eye's fell on Jason.
"Well" said Kim, looking at her friend from high school days.
"Uh ah well gee Adam," said Jason turning his face towards Adam. Adams expression just seemed to be like oh great. The girls then began to get the hint.
"So are you going to say anything Adam or should we just go to Justin?" asked Aisha with a smile. Justin looked at the three guys and grinned.
"Ohh noo" they all said, Rocky walked behind Justin and covered the teen's mouth.
"Yeah, nothings going on we should really be getting Justin home. His dad is probably wondering where he is," said Rocky.
The girls looked at Rocky oddly,
"Didn't Justin bring himself here. And if I'm not mistaken isn't Justin's dad out of town for a meeting" said Kim. Rocky looked from her to Justin, he was caught her slowly removed his hand from Justin's mouth. Jason then took the lead.
"All right here's the thing were not sure if it's a good idea to be trusting Rage" said Jason.
"What you can't be serious," said Kim looking at Jason.
"Come on guys, he did save Kim" said Aisha helping her out.
"Yeah we knew that, we were there. But this guy comes out of now where and starts helping us. What if he's one of Zedd's men," said Rocky.
"Rocky makes a good point," said Adam
"Do you all feel this way?" asked Kim looking at the guys.
Justin was silent for a moment for a moment but then spoke up. "I trust Rage all of you should he has to be here for a reason. Either it be for him to help us, or maybe were supposed to help him or both" said Justin. Justin then walked up to the girls. Jason put his head down.
"For now we trust him, but we will keep a close eye on him" said Jason. Adam and Rocky's expressions seemed to show that they agreed with Jason's. Kim couldn't handle it.
"I don't believe this this," she said taking off.
Rage was walking alone in the woods when two young men approached him.
"What do you two want?" he asked looking at the two.
"Were here to aid you," said Andros. Rage just smiled as he walked past the two.
"No, I will remain this way. Its better this way safer for them" said Rage. Zhane just about lost it, he walked right up to Rage and punched him so hard that Rage fell to the ground.
"What is wrong with you, you have to realize what happened to David was not your fault. You know as long as your like this you are no use for your friends. They will need Tommy, the Tommy that was know for being a great leader," said Zhane. Rage got back up on his feet.
"He died a long time ago," said Rage starting to walk away from the two.
"That's a shame he was a great man, and I know for a fact that someone special to him who once loved him, still dose," said Andros. Rage stopped for a moment not facing the two space rangers.
"Yeah it is, but I once knew someone that left the person that loved, for a mission" said Rage waling away/ Zhane looked at Andros and saw a hint of sadness, regret.
"He didn't mean it," said Zhane, putting a caring hand on his friend's shoulder.
"I know but he's right. I did leave her for some mission. It's been along time sense I have talked to her," said Andros sadly. Zhane didn't know what to say but stood there as a friend. It was beginning to get dark.
"Come on its getting dark we should meet up with the other rangers and let them know, that were back," said Andros. And with that the two went off.