Disclaimer: I do not own the Power Rangers. They belong to Saban, blah,blah,blah
Summary: A new girl arrives in Angel Grove, and captures Jason's attention. But what will happen when he learns her secret? Please read and review.
The Phoenix Saga
"Jason, I can explain…"
"Really?"
"I…"
"Because I'd sure as hell like to know why in God's name you lied to me. You knew who I was. You knew how I felt. Why didn't you tell me?"
"I couldn't."
"Why?" he yelled. Everything went fuzzy for a minute as the two were teleported from the park to the command center. When he realized where they were, Jason ripped off his helmet and threw it across the room. Erin cringed.
"Jason, please…" she started. Jason, however, wasn't going to let her get a word in.
"I don't know what kind of games you're into playing, but I don't want any part of it," he growled menacingly. "Stay away from me."
"But Jason, I ..."
"Did you hear me? I said stay away," he yelled, an inch from her face. The other Rangers stood staring. They had never seen Jason this out of control. He usually kept his cool, even when angry.
"Jason, man, c'mon. Give her a chance to explain." Tommy tried to reason with his best friend. "She has a good reason for what she did." Jason whipped around and glared at his best friend, betrayal evident in his eyes.
"You knew?" he said. "You knew the whole time, and never told me? How could you keep something like this from me?"
"It wasn't my place to tell you."
"Not your place? That's bull shit. You know, since the two of you like to keep secrets so much, why don't you just have each other. Both of you stay the hell away from me." With that, the ranger demorphed and teleported away. For a second they all just stood there and stared at each other. Erin closed her eyes and dropped to her knees. Tommy walked over and bent down next to her.
"Hey." he said softly.
"I knew it Tommy." she told him quietly. "I knew he'd hate me." Tears silently ran down her cheeks. Trini joined Tommy next to the sobbing girl.
"He doesn't hate you. He's hurt. Hurt that you didn't trust him enough to tell him who you were."
"It's not that I didn't trust him. He didn't trust me. He thought I was working for Rita."
"Erin, Jason has a lot of weight on his shoulders. As the Power Rangers, we are responsible for innocent lives. We protect everyone. As our leader, Jason feels even more responsible. Rita's tried stunts like this before," she glanced at Tommy. "Give Jason some time to sort things out."
"Erin, I have never seen Jason as happy as he is with you." Kimberly stepped forward.
"And I was never happier than when I was with him," she whispered.
"So give him time." Trini smiled at her. "He'll come around."
"You really think so?"
"Yeah. I do." Trini and Kim kept reassuring Kim, as Tommy slipped away.
"Yo, man, where ya going?" Zack asked.
"To talk to Jase. And knock some sense into him if I have to." With that, Tommy teleported out of the command center. Billy looked at Zack, then at the three girls.
"This is turning out to be very interesting."
Jason stopped to take a breath from beating the crap out of a punching bag at the Youth Center. It really helped to be able to take his frustrations out on something. What in the hell were they thinking? Why would they keep something like this from me? I thought she cared about me. He resumed beating the crap out of the bag, trying to get the thoughts out of his head. He knew. She trusted him more than me. She… His thoughts were interrupted as he saw Tommy approach him.
"Go away Tommy."
"No."
"I don't want to talk to anyone right now, especially you."
"Tough. You're going to listen."
"No, I'm not." Jason picked up his things and began to walk away. Tommy grabbed his arm to stop him. What he didn't expect was for Jason to flip him over. He hit the ground with a loud "oomph."
"I said leave me alone." By this time the whole place was staring at them, wondering what could have come between the two friends.
"Jason, man, if you want to fight me, fine. But you're going to listen to what I have to say." Tommy told the other, while pulling himself up off the floor. He barely dodged the kick aimed at his head. He could have taken my head off with that kick! He's serious about this! Tommy assumed a defensive stance and waited for the next assault that was already on its way. He blocked the fist aimed for his right side, then swept Jason's legs out from under him. The other ranger fell flat on his back, rolled over, stood up, and went after his friend again. Everyone in the Youth Center watched in awe as the two friends fought each other, blocking and attacking tirelessly.
"Ai-yi-yi-yi-yi! Rangers, look!" Alpha pointed to the viewing globe. The rangers, and Erin, turned to see what had gotten the robot so worked up. It didn't take long however. They watched silently as their two teammates fought in the Youth Center.
"This is all my fault." Erin whispered. Her eyes were wide with fear. "I have to stop them." With that, she used her powers to teleport out of the command center, to a secluded area outside of the Youth Center. Once she got her barings, she ran inside and pushed her way through the crowd. She stared in horror as Jason and Tommy continued to fight. Zack, Billy, Trini, and Kim ran in behind her.
"Aw man, this is bad." Zack observed.
"Agreed." Billy stated.
"Guys, we have to do something before they kill each other!" Kim cried.
"C'mon." Trini started to move out toward the two, but Erin beat her to it. She ran out to the two, just as Tommy hit the ground. She moved between them, so hopefully neither would try anything.
"Jason, please, stop this." He paused for a second, then turned away from her, and went to gather his things. "Jason, please, just listen to me." She walked over to him. Kim, Trini, Zack, and Billy were helping Tommy up off the ground. Jason picked up his stuff and began to walk out. "Jason!"
"Look, I don't want to see you right now. Just leave me alone!" With that he walked out of the gym, and left a stunned crowd behind him.
to be continued…
