Disclaimer: I have the disclaimer in the first part of the story.

Author's Notes: Finally, we get to the first episode. Remember, I'm still struggling with some plots. . .but I have some ideas down and ready to go. I'll try to make this as accurate to each of the seasons as possible.
I'll follow how they do it on RW/RR, where they have narratives during the ep. Well, not exactly narratives, but if you've seen the show, it's the part where they basically talk to the camera, or the producers behind the camera. The narratives will be indicated by [-----] If you don't catch it now, you'll catch it when it's written.
I apologize ahead of time for the lame chapter. Hopefully by the time we get to the missions, it'll be much better. I'm not sure if I should continue to write the story this way, or write it in playwright.
As always, please R/R. I love getting reviews, and please try to leave your e-mail so I can thank you. Or you can just e-mail me: stargazer_1017@lycos.com I'm always open to suggestions for missions =) More notes at the end of the chapter.

Power Rangers Extreme Challenge
Episode 1: A Ranger Reunion
By: stargazer_1017

Kim walked out of the terminal from her plane in Pago Pago International Airport in American Samoa. She smiled and took a deep breath. She heard loud chatter not too far from her and looked towards the noise. There was a Chinese-looking girl with long black hair pulled up in a loose ponytail, with an African-American boy and a hispanic boy.

The girl looked towards Kim and her eyes widened. She ushered the two boys she was with and walked towards Kim. "Hey! I recognize you. .. You're, Kim, right?"

Kim smiled. "Yeah, that's me. I'm sorry, I don't know you're name though. . ."

"I'm Cassie," the young woman introduced herself.

"Oh right! A pink ranger like me."

Cassie smiled. "Yep. This is T.J.," she gestured to her right, where T.J. stood, "And Carlos," who was to her left.

Kim smiled and waved. "Nice to meet you guys,"

[Kim: "Got off the plane and already I'm meeting rangers. I felt bad, not recognizing Cassie. I mean, I've heard of the space rangers, but I, you know, didn't really keep tabs on their names."]

"So are you guys in the competition too?" Kim asked.

Cassie nodded. "Not all of us are here though."

"What do you mean?"

"Zhane said he didn't want to participate in the challenge."

[Cassie: "T.J., Carlos, and I are the only Space rangers on earth. Karone left to go to Terra Venture and never came back, Ashley and Andros have been going back and forth between KO-35 and Earth, and Zhane left for KO-35 not too long after Karone left."]

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"Man, we've been staying so long in Switzerland, I've forgotten what the sun felt like," Zack said, closing his eyes in the warmth.

[Zack: "My name is Zack. Trini, Jason, and I've just come back from Swizterland where we've stayed for college after attending a peace conference there.]

"Hey look, it's Rocky and Adam," Jason said, pointing towards the hispanic man and his friend, who was Japanese looking. He walked towards his friends and gave them both hugs. "Guys, you know Trini and Zack," he said, gesturing to his friends. Rocky nodded and smiled at them. "Man, is this challenge going to be a breeze or what?" he asked.

"What makes you say that?" Trini inquired as the group walked towards the baggage claim to get their luggage. Rocky shrugged. "With us being Power Rangers and all. . ."

"You think it'll go easy?" Adam finished, rolling his eyes. "Can't be too overconfident now, Rocky," he told his friend, putting a hand on his shoulder.

~Somewhere else in the airport. . .~

[Kat: "My name is Katherine, but my friends call me Kat."]

"Do you think everyone made it?" Kat asked her boyfriend, Tommy. They were both at a luggage claim, trying to retrieve all their suitcases. Tommy shrugged, looking around. "I'm sure everyone came down. It'd be great to finally meet all the teams of rangers."

[Kat: "I hope that I get paired up with Tommy. We agreed to participating in the competition, but were told we wouldn't know what pairings would be in which team."]

~A ride to the hotel room~

Kendrix looked outside her window. "Wow, I've never been to the Pacific before," she breathed. She turned to her friends, the Galaxy Rangers, and smiled. "Are you guys nervous about the competition?

Leo smiled confidently. "Nah. It's only for money, right? No pressure!"

"You just wanted to be on tv?" Asked Maya, who was sitting in the front seat asked.

"I know I do," Damon replied. He was sitting in the last seat in the van bringing them to the resort.

"I wonder if everyone else's gonna be here," Karone remarked. She was sitting next to Damon, a thoughtful look on her face. She looked out the window.

[Karone: "I hadn't seen my brother, Andros, or any of the Space Rangers since I left to retrieve the Pink Quasar Saber from Trakeena. I would love to see them again. (She laughs) My gosh, this thing is kinda weird. I've never done this kind of. . .narrating before. It's like talking to a mirror!"]

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"Welcome all to Pago Pago Island in America Samoa. As you all know, you're all Power Rangers or have relations to Rangers and have been chosen to participate in a voyeur series we call Power Ranger Extreme Challenge," Christian McGee spoke from a microphone later that night. All Rangers were outside, seated at tables in front of a stage that Christian was speaking from.

"Now, we warned all of you that you wouldn't know who your partners are until you arrive, and now we'll reveal them to you," Christian contined. "If the hosts will please rise and join us onstage."

Kai and T.J. got up and walked towards the stage.

[Cassie: "I didn't know T.J. was going to be a host. I was hoping he'd be my partner during competitions." She shrugged. "But the less people, the more chance to win, I guess."]

"This is Kai, the Blue Galaxy Ranger, and this is T.J., the Blue Space Ranger. They'll be doing the talking for the rest of the show." With that, Christian handed the microphone over to Kai and went offstage.

"Hey everyone," Kai greeted the group. He was met with a chorus of "Hey". "I know everyone's been waiting for the moment to find out who your partner is, but we still have to explain the rules of the game and so forth. Okay, everyone will go on tasks we call missions. Missions can range in danger and safety, so always be prepared. Also, you will have to hold onto your communicators, or morhping devices because that'll be how we'll contact you about when a mission's going to come up, but you can't use your morpher to morph. If you do that, you'll be disqualified from competition."

[Rocky: (Snaps his fingers) Shucks, before he said that, I thought I had a guarentee win for this competition."]

T.J. took the microphone. "With every mission completed, points will be given to each pairing. The three pairings with the highest points after every completed mission will decide who gets voted off the group. Now, you'll be divided into two groups. One group, the first one, has one set more than the second group, but that only means that before the final competition, two groups will get voted off at once," T.J. said, grinning evilly.

"You're evil, man," Joel yelled at him onstage. He was holding his wife, Angela's, hand. Next to them, Andros and Ashley were holding hands also, smiling. Everyone gave a chuckle.

"Okay, and now for the assigned groupings," Kai said. He looked at his paper. "I'll read off Group 1 and T.J. will read off Group 2. Okay, the team for Group 1: Trini and Jason, Aisha and Carlos, Katie and Damon, Kendall and Danny, Angela and Joel, Maya and Zack, Jen and Carter, Dana and Leo, Lucas and Nadira, and Kim and Tommy."

[Kat: "Tommy got paired up with Kim?" She looks bewildered and slightly uncomfortable.]
[Kim: "Uh-oh, I saw that look that Kat gave me when my name was called with Tommy. She's probably that I'm going to steal her boyfriend from her. But Kat knows me better than that--right?"]

"Second group," T.J. started, "Ashley and Andros, Cassie and Adam, Karone and Rocky, Taylor and Mike, Tanya and Trip, Kelsey and Chad, Kendrix and Wes, Alyssa and Cole, and Kat and Max."

[Ashley: "I'm so relieved to be paired with Andros. Not that I think he's going to cheat on me or anything, but I think we'd make a great team. I feel lucky--but I feel bad for Kat. I saw that look she was giving Kim."]

"Now Group 1 has the larger group," Kai commented. "It doesn't mean they have the advantage. Actually, it means that you'll have a lesser chance of winning the prize, which is $100,000." Everyone clapped and cheered, and a loud "Whoop!" from Joel was heard.

[Max: "$100,000? Man, with that money, I could buy everything I've ever wanted! Cars, a new house. . .wait, okay, I'll buy a mansion in Turtle Cove and just go down once in awhile, when I gotta get away from the Animarium."]
[Joel and Angela are sitting together. Joel: "We can tour the world with that kind of money!" He turns to Angela. "Think about it. We can go anywhere you'd like!"
Angela: She shrugs. "I don't care for the money. It's just great seeing everyone here, and nice to meet others too."
Joel gives her a look of disbelief. "What do you mean it's not for the money?"]

~*Later that night, in the villas*~

Kat is in Tommy's room, watching him put away his clothes in the drawers. "So, what do you think of Kim being your partner?"

[Tommy: "Kat seems. . .kinda jealous at the fact that Kim's partnered with me. But I'm trying to tell her that it's all over between me and Kim. It's been over for a long time now."]

"Kat, are you. . .uncomfortable with me being Kim's partner?" Tommy stopped putting his clothes away and turned to his girlfriend.

Kat looked down. "I'm just. . ." she trailed off and looked back at Tommy, who was smiling gently at her. She shook her head and smiled back. "I'm sorry. I'm acting silly, aren't I?"

Tommy sat down beside her and took her hands. "That's what I've been trying to tell you," he said. When Kat said nothing but looked satisfied, Tommy got back up and continued to put away his clothes.

Suddenly, Zack stuck his head in the doorway, with Damon right beside him. "Yo man, it's dinner time. You guys ready?"

Tommy nodded. "We'll be there in a moment."

~*In Andros' room*~

"So where's Zhane?" Karone asked Ashley and Andros, who were putting away Andros' belongings.

Ashley bit her lip and turned to Andros. When Andros didn't turn around to answer his sister's question, Ashley replied quietly, "He. . .didn't want to come."

"Why not?"

[Karone: "I don't know why Zhane wasn't here. I really wanted to see him though. We had a fling back when I was Astronema, but before we had the chance to resolve anything, I went to retrieve the Pink Quasar Saber from Trakeena." She groans frustratedly. "The things you go through to be a ranger."]

Ashley shrugged helplessly. "He said he wanted to stay on KO-35 to make sure things were okay there," she said lamely.

[Ashley: "I know Karone knew that was a lame excuse. But I didn't know why Zhane wasn't here either. Zhane has a . . .way with things. Sometimes he's into doing things, sometimes he isn't. He probably didn't know what would go on between him and Karone and didn't want to face her."]

~*In the dining hall*~

Danny walked into the dining hall and looked around for a familiar face. He saw his fellow Wild Force rangers sitting at a table. Then Danny noticed who was sitting with them. "Hey Kendall," Danny greeted his long-time crush and partner as he approached the table.. Kendall barely gave him a look. "Hey," she replied. Danny seemed confused by this reaction and his expression changed from confusion to hurt when Kendall got up suddenly and walked away with a, "Excuse me."

Taylor frowned. "Hey, what's up with you and Kendall?" she asked. Danny shrugged. "I don't know."

[Kendall: "I thought Danny and I were pretty close. He's a sweet guy. But when I found out he was a ranger from someone else, that kinda. . .diminished what we had. I had confided a lot of things in him and he couldn't confide this in me."]

Kendall looked back and saw Danny taking a seat next to Alyssa.

[Kendall: "I guess it kinda hurt."]

"All this for a money prize?" Cole asked everyone at the table. Max's eyes brightened. "Yeah! I can't wait to get my hands on that money," he said, rubbing his hands together.

"And what makes you think you're going to win?" a voice said from behind him. Everyone at the table turned to look at the person and saw that it was Mike. He was walking towards them with his brother Leo, and friend Kendrix.

"And you think you are?" Max shot back. He turned to Taylor quickly. "No offense, Taylor."

[Taylor: "What I think about Mike? I don't know Mike at all. He seems like an okay guy, but only time can tell."]

Alyssa rolled her eyes and turned back to Cole. "You know, the money could be helpful for you." When Cole gave her a questioning look, she replied, "It would definitely help you find your parents faster."

"Why would you say that?"

"Because there are ways of tracking them down with money." Alyssa shrugged. "You can always get ads on the television, join search groups on the internet, hiring a detective, that kind of stuff."

"What about you? What would you use the money for?"

"Me? I don't know. . .I guess to pay for my school. That way, my father doesn't have so much of a burden on his hands with paying for my schooling," Alyssa replied thoughtfully.

[Max: "That's Alyssa. Always thinking about other people first. I hope she doesn't win."]

"But we're going to win it, right Taylor?" Mike said, grinning. Taylor raised her eyebrows at him. "We'll see," she replied nonchalantly.

[Mike: "For some reason, I had the feeling to be confident about winning. I don't really care about the money. But Taylor seems like a great partner. Maybe we'll end up winning."]

Kai got up onstage in the dining hall. "Everyone, take a seat please," he said. Mike, Leo, and Kendrix took the open seats on Taylor's table and when everyone was seated, Kai spoke up again. "It's been decided that we'll have our first mission tomorrow." As the group gave an applause, T.J. took over. "Everyone, be dressed in workout gear, because it'll be a jungle out there."

[Cole: "Jungle? Hmm, maybe I have a chance at this after all." He grins]

"What's the mission?" Leo asked.

"Leo, you know we can't tell you that," Kai groaned.

"Not even just a hint? Ouch!" Leo cried out when Kendrix pinched him on the arm. Everyone laughed. Kai rolled his eyes and said, "Enjoy your dinner guys."

~*Later in the night*~

Jen was overlooking the beach from the little patio her group's villa.

[Jen: "I didn't think I'd ever come back to this time. I missed everything, and I missed Wes like crazy. To hear his voice a couple of weeks ago, calling us back to this time to participate in this challenge was actually comforting. And it gave me another reason to come back."]

"Hey."

Jen jumped slightly at the voice and spun around. She was met by Wes' grinning face. Slowly, a smile spread across her face too. "Hey yourself," she greeted him. Then things felt awkward. They hesitantly leaned forward and gave each other a hug.

[Jen: "A hug. . .after revealing that we loved each other and we hadn't seen each other for a long time, we gave each other a hug."]
[Wes: "That was so stupid of me."]

"So. . .how have you been?" Jen asked, forcing a larger smile on her face.

"Good. . .good. . ." Wes replied, nodding his head slowly. "Great," Jen replied. Then there was silence. "You know--" both of them started at the same time. When they realized that, both gave a nervous laugh. "You go first," Wes said, holding up his hands.

"No you."

"No, you're the leader. You go first," Wes replied. Jen took a deep breath and nodded. "Okay. I was just. . .wondering, about us."

[Wes: "Oh boy. We haven't even gotten through day one of the competition and already we're going into the 'We have to talk about us' speech."]

When Wes nodded, Jen pushed forward. "I was wondering. . .if, when all this is done, you'll come back to the future with me."

Wes' eyes widened at her suggestion. "What?"

"I've really missed you, Wes. And you'd love the future! It's got everything, and--"

"Jen, I don't think I can come with you to the future."

Jen frowned. "Why not?"

Wes shook his head. "It isn't my time. I mean, I really think this is where I belong. I've finally got things settled down.. Instead of me going to the future, why don't you stay here?"

"In the past?"

"Yeah! You've done it before. . .it wouldn't be so bad. Things are peaceful in Silver Hills again."

[Jen: "I've thought about staying behind, here in the past. But I didn't know if I could just leave the future forever. I want to stay with Wes. . .but could we be together here?"]

Jen looked at him. "I--don't know if I can leave the future to stay here, Wes." Wes' face fell. "Oh," he replied softly.

Jen watched his expression and then forced a smile on her face. "Hey," she said, reaching for his hand, "we've got a couple more weeks to go. I mean, as long as we don't get voted off. Why don't we both think on it, and then reach a decision when we're ready?" she suggested. Wes looked at her and then at their hands. He looked back up with a smile. "Sounds good," he replied and they walked off the patio.

Tanya and Trip were watching them from the window. "Looks like something's going on with them," Tanya remarked and turned to her partner. Trip grinned. "I hope they'll finally get together," he said. "Looks like they will," Tanya said as they walked towards the living room where some other rangers were.

************Next time on Power Rangers Extreme Challenge*****************

"Your first mission is a obstacle course," T.J. said to the group of Rangers, who were gathered on the beach.

[Taylor: "An obstacle course?" She laughed. "A piece of cake. I completed the confidence course in Air Force basic training."]

Chad and Leo watched on the sidelines as Taylor and Mike ran through the obstacle course. "Man, she's just easing past that thing!" Chad said, surprised.

[Kelsey: "Taylor and Mike are definitely one of the pairs to beat in group 2. They're both soldiers, confident, and they work great as a team."]
[Cassie: "If we're to make the top three, we have to beat Taylor and Mike."]

[Kat: "I'm trying to tell myself not to be jealous of Kim and Tommy being partnered together. But everytime I see them, it reminds me of the time they were together.]

Kim hugged Tommy excitedly when they finished the obstacle course in the fastest time for their team. "All right! We did it!" Kim yelled, jumping around.

T.J. looked down at his stopwatch. "Kim, you and Tommy have the lead in your group."

[Kat: "But Kim's my friend, too, and I know her. . .she wouldn't do that to me. She wouldn't."]

Author's Notes: I really apologize for the lame chapter. So what do you think, keep this format, or do it playwright? I can do it either way, and this seems like the better way to write it. Log on to http://red-and-pink.cjb.net to cast your vote on who you think's gonna win. . .just kidding ;) Hey, but please remember to check out my website. Let me know what you think of it too!
I plan to update the stories just like a regular tv show, so you'll get the next part in one week. Sorry for the cliffhangers after every chapter. Reviews help, people ;)