|Author's Note: Oooh, a continuation! I've decided to keep this in Rocky's P.O.V. at the beginning, and then it changes. You're gonna have to guess, cause I'm not telling! *sticks out tongue.* LOL. Okay, I'll give you a hint... This person is in love with someone whose signature color is red. Now that I've given you the clue, read on to Chapter Seven!|
Hoping For A Better Future
Chapter Seven
Rocky
The battle raged on in the outside world as Kim and I remained in the Power Chamber. The only sound was Alpha working away at a console and the sounds of the battle from the Viewing Globe. The only thing I saw was Aisha, with her eyes closed and her breathing scarce.
"Zordon, can we at least put Aisha in the medic bay? Where she might be a bit safer?" I asked, never turning away from the form in my arms.
"IT WOULD BE WISE."
"Right."
I stood up and carried Aisha into the medic bay and laid her down on one of the beds.
"Everything's going to be alright, I promise," I whispered, taking one of her hands in mine.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"I can't believe you," Rocky said harshly, his arms folded across his chest.
"Rocky, what are you talking about?" I asked.
"You know exactly what I'm talking about! The Zeo Quest! You let that bitch Tanya take your place!"
I winced. "If I hadn't stayed, the people in that village would've died! And there's a possibility that I might've not even been born! Rocky, my ancestors are from that village!"
"So, you'd put a village above the man you love?"
It wasn't Rocky who had asked that question. It was Kim. Her eyes glowed with red; a red that I could only identify as evil.
"I never really thought about it that way..." I answered in a whisper.
"That's just the thing about you, Aisha. You never think about things before you do them. Actually, it was a good thing that you stayed in Africa. Tanya made a much better Ranger than you ever did," someone else said from behind me.
I turned to see Tommy, whom was smiling as evilly as he had spoken. He walked over to Kim and exchanged a glance with his ex-girlfriend.
"You guys can't mean any of this," I said quietly, untrusting to bring my own voice to normal speaking level.
"Oh, we mean all of it, trust me," a new voice said.
I turned again to see Trini. She also spoke in a harsh tone.
"You see, Aisha, when I gave up my duties as the Yellow Ranger to you, I thought the Power was in good hands. But now I know that I was wrong." Trini grinned evilly. "Very wrong."
I felt my knees weaken from all the hateful things I heard them, the very ones whom I thought were my friends, say.
"Everything's going to be alright, I promise," a gentle voice said suddenly.
I looked to Rocky. His face was emotionless, but it seemed to be emotionless in a good way.
"Rocky?" I asked.
His face remained stony, but his eyes gave way to a little emotion; one that I couldn't quite read. I tried to walk over to him, but the sick feeling in my stomach that I had felt earlier came back, causing me to fall to my knees. I heard the others laughing maniacally, but there was one laugh I didn't hear. I looked up at Rocky; his face wasn't emotionless anymore. Instead, it revealed concern and hurt at the same time. I tried to move over to him, but I couldn't even crawl. The laughs of Trini, Tommy, and Kim only intensified. I covered my ears in attempt to block out the sounds. A second later, a pair of arms wrapped around me and the laughing grew fainter. I looked up and saw Rocky, tears running down his cheeks and sorrow filling his eyes.
"Rocky, I'm so sorry, but I felt I had to stay..." I pleaded.
"Shh; it's okay. You have no reason to be sorry," he replied gently, still holding me close.
"But, I left you, just when you needed me."
Rocky smiled. "I may have needed you, but you had a village to save. They needed you more than I did."
Then, the scene around me faded into darkness, Rocky included. But I didn't feel alone. Strangely, I still felt Rocky's arms holding me.
Hoping For A Better Future
Chapter Seven
Rocky
The battle raged on in the outside world as Kim and I remained in the Power Chamber. The only sound was Alpha working away at a console and the sounds of the battle from the Viewing Globe. The only thing I saw was Aisha, with her eyes closed and her breathing scarce.
"Zordon, can we at least put Aisha in the medic bay? Where she might be a bit safer?" I asked, never turning away from the form in my arms.
"IT WOULD BE WISE."
"Right."
I stood up and carried Aisha into the medic bay and laid her down on one of the beds.
"Everything's going to be alright, I promise," I whispered, taking one of her hands in mine.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"I can't believe you," Rocky said harshly, his arms folded across his chest.
"Rocky, what are you talking about?" I asked.
"You know exactly what I'm talking about! The Zeo Quest! You let that bitch Tanya take your place!"
I winced. "If I hadn't stayed, the people in that village would've died! And there's a possibility that I might've not even been born! Rocky, my ancestors are from that village!"
"So, you'd put a village above the man you love?"
It wasn't Rocky who had asked that question. It was Kim. Her eyes glowed with red; a red that I could only identify as evil.
"I never really thought about it that way..." I answered in a whisper.
"That's just the thing about you, Aisha. You never think about things before you do them. Actually, it was a good thing that you stayed in Africa. Tanya made a much better Ranger than you ever did," someone else said from behind me.
I turned to see Tommy, whom was smiling as evilly as he had spoken. He walked over to Kim and exchanged a glance with his ex-girlfriend.
"You guys can't mean any of this," I said quietly, untrusting to bring my own voice to normal speaking level.
"Oh, we mean all of it, trust me," a new voice said.
I turned again to see Trini. She also spoke in a harsh tone.
"You see, Aisha, when I gave up my duties as the Yellow Ranger to you, I thought the Power was in good hands. But now I know that I was wrong." Trini grinned evilly. "Very wrong."
I felt my knees weaken from all the hateful things I heard them, the very ones whom I thought were my friends, say.
"Everything's going to be alright, I promise," a gentle voice said suddenly.
I looked to Rocky. His face was emotionless, but it seemed to be emotionless in a good way.
"Rocky?" I asked.
His face remained stony, but his eyes gave way to a little emotion; one that I couldn't quite read. I tried to walk over to him, but the sick feeling in my stomach that I had felt earlier came back, causing me to fall to my knees. I heard the others laughing maniacally, but there was one laugh I didn't hear. I looked up at Rocky; his face wasn't emotionless anymore. Instead, it revealed concern and hurt at the same time. I tried to move over to him, but I couldn't even crawl. The laughs of Trini, Tommy, and Kim only intensified. I covered my ears in attempt to block out the sounds. A second later, a pair of arms wrapped around me and the laughing grew fainter. I looked up and saw Rocky, tears running down his cheeks and sorrow filling his eyes.
"Rocky, I'm so sorry, but I felt I had to stay..." I pleaded.
"Shh; it's okay. You have no reason to be sorry," he replied gently, still holding me close.
"But, I left you, just when you needed me."
Rocky smiled. "I may have needed you, but you had a village to save. They needed you more than I did."
Then, the scene around me faded into darkness, Rocky included. But I didn't feel alone. Strangely, I still felt Rocky's arms holding me.