Authors note: Sorry it took so long for the up date, couldn't figure out a
way to get from point 'a' to point 'b'. And I'll apologize now I know this
is short but hey I've got homework I have to do.
***
It had been two days since the announcement of Andrece's resurrection and life had returned to the way it had been as if she had never left. Since Kim's mother was out of town for the week on a business trip she had invited Andrece to stay with her to catch up on old times and just hang out. Unlike her friends, Andrece did not return to Angel Grove high for the only reason of having to explain her apparent death and rebirth, instead she continued her teachings through the help of Zordon and the resources at the Command Center.
"Hey guys," Kim greeted as she and Andrece approached the gangs table. "What's up?" she asked sliding on to Tommy's lap and kissing him on the cheek. Tommy smiled and kissed her back.
"Nothing much.except for Billy's new invention." replied Tommy.
Billy went on to explain the current problem he was having with his new gizmo, Jason's mind tuned his good friend out for he was drawn by the figure standing next to him. Andrece was concentrating on what Billy was saying thus she did not notice Jason's wandering eyes. Jason leaned over and tapped her on the hip, "Hey you up to a little one on one?" he whispered.
"Sure, just let me go change." She replied smiling shyly. Before she left she turned to Billy and said, "If you're having a problem with the negative proton feed back, why not just filter them out with a type of firewall?"
Billy glanced up at her as she walked away. Then after considering her words for a few seconds slapped himself in the head with the heel of his hand, "How could I have missed such an elementary solution to this seemingly complex problem?" Trini shrugged, Kimberly mouthed the words, 'what??' while the other three boys pretended to understand what their brainy friend had said.
Zack leaned across the table towards Jason and asked, "Say since when does Andrece understand the main brain?"
Jason shrugged, "I don't know, maybe she always has." Zack sat back and thought about it. Jason chuckled at his friend's confused look. Just then Andrece walked out of the girls change room. No longer was she wearing the thigh high skirt with white t-shirt and tan jacket, but was now in a white tank top with a silver strip across the chest and black work out pants.
"You ready to go?" she asked as she drew her hair up into a high pony tail. Jason nodded and followed her to the large workout mat.
After they had warmed up and stretched they began to spar. It started as all their battles did, slowly circling each other looking for an opening or a weakness in which to exploit and attack. Jason spotted his opening and attacked Andrece with a side kick to the stomach which she caught. With him now on one leg she twisted the foot in her hands causing him to twist with it or risk breaking his ankle. Andrece backed off as he regained his footing.
"Nice catch. I see that month off hasn't changed your technique." He said as they began to circle again.
"Not a chance. Some one around here has to keep you on your toes. I hear the rest of the team has been a little busy." She smiled as she advanced with a series of punches. Each punch deflected by his arms.
Jason made his second attack in the form of a leg sweep, which Andrece jumped over simply. This time she did not allow him to regain his feet before she attacked. Instead when he was half standing she threw a round house kick aimed at his right side, before her shin connected with his side she halted her attack from that side and leapt into his guard. Once she was too close for him to kick she brought her left knee up into his left side.
Jason saw the round house kick coming and was prepared to catch and trap her leg, but he did not even consider it to be a fake out until she was inside his guard. It wasn't until he felt the impact upon his left side did he fully remember her style of fighting. She liked to dance up close. The hit was not what he expected it to be, normally he could take a few hits before he went down but there was much more power and strength behind this hit then he was prepared for. The air fled from his legs, his knees gave way and the floor advanced to his face.
Andrece saw Jason go down a second after her knee withdrew from his side. Never once when sparring with him had she landed a blow that caused him to fall. In the past it had been she out lasted him with her endurance and waited until he slipped up. As soon as his body hit the floor she was beside him.
"Jase? Jason you okay?" she asked. She ran her hand over his back hoping to encourage him to breathe deeply. "Guys come here!" she called to her friends who were already rushing towards her.
From his position on the floor mat, Jason could hear the rush of feet as his friends made their way over to him. He felt as though he had taken a kick from Goldar with out being powered up. Slowly through clenched teeth was he breathing.
"Bro you okay?" asked Tommy as he knelt down beside his fallen form. Tommy and the others had been watching the pair spar placing bets on who would come out victor. None of them had suspected to see Jason be defeated so quickly.
Jason wrapped his right arm around his side clutching his ribs in hope to keep them together. "Just- give me. a sec." he hissed, his breathing still sending streaks of pain to his mind. Slowly he sat up; he hung his head between his knees and tried to take in deep breaths.
"Oh my gosh, Jason I am so sorry. Are you okay?" asked Andrece taking his left and gently.
"I'm fine; I just got the wind knocked out of me." He looked up at her concerned and unbelieving face. "Really, I just need a minute or two."
"Come on guys just give him some room." Tommy instructed as he stood. Zack and Billy helped Jason to his feet.
"I think I'll call it a day." He said as he slowly walked back to their table. Andrece nodded slowly. "Hey I'm not doing anything tonight why don't you come over and we'll watch a movie or something."
A small smile tugged at her lips, "I'd like that but don't you have a project due?"
"Yeah but-"
Andrece held up a hand ending his protesting. "How about this, I'll help you finish your project then we can catch a movie."
"Good. Then my place around seven?" she nodded and he smiled, "Great." Jason grabbed his bag and hung it over his shoulder. "I'll see you guys later. Bye."
"Later Jase." Zack called waving to his departing friend.
"See ya." Kim said not looking up from her math book. "Urgh I hate this graph work. It takes way too long to do."
Zack looked over her shoulder and chuckled, "Kim we're not doing that. You're on the wrong page."
Kim stared at her text book, "What!! You mean I just spent valuable minutes doing homework I don't have to do?" Zack nodded, "Ahh!"
***
It had been two days since the announcement of Andrece's resurrection and life had returned to the way it had been as if she had never left. Since Kim's mother was out of town for the week on a business trip she had invited Andrece to stay with her to catch up on old times and just hang out. Unlike her friends, Andrece did not return to Angel Grove high for the only reason of having to explain her apparent death and rebirth, instead she continued her teachings through the help of Zordon and the resources at the Command Center.
"Hey guys," Kim greeted as she and Andrece approached the gangs table. "What's up?" she asked sliding on to Tommy's lap and kissing him on the cheek. Tommy smiled and kissed her back.
"Nothing much.except for Billy's new invention." replied Tommy.
Billy went on to explain the current problem he was having with his new gizmo, Jason's mind tuned his good friend out for he was drawn by the figure standing next to him. Andrece was concentrating on what Billy was saying thus she did not notice Jason's wandering eyes. Jason leaned over and tapped her on the hip, "Hey you up to a little one on one?" he whispered.
"Sure, just let me go change." She replied smiling shyly. Before she left she turned to Billy and said, "If you're having a problem with the negative proton feed back, why not just filter them out with a type of firewall?"
Billy glanced up at her as she walked away. Then after considering her words for a few seconds slapped himself in the head with the heel of his hand, "How could I have missed such an elementary solution to this seemingly complex problem?" Trini shrugged, Kimberly mouthed the words, 'what??' while the other three boys pretended to understand what their brainy friend had said.
Zack leaned across the table towards Jason and asked, "Say since when does Andrece understand the main brain?"
Jason shrugged, "I don't know, maybe she always has." Zack sat back and thought about it. Jason chuckled at his friend's confused look. Just then Andrece walked out of the girls change room. No longer was she wearing the thigh high skirt with white t-shirt and tan jacket, but was now in a white tank top with a silver strip across the chest and black work out pants.
"You ready to go?" she asked as she drew her hair up into a high pony tail. Jason nodded and followed her to the large workout mat.
After they had warmed up and stretched they began to spar. It started as all their battles did, slowly circling each other looking for an opening or a weakness in which to exploit and attack. Jason spotted his opening and attacked Andrece with a side kick to the stomach which she caught. With him now on one leg she twisted the foot in her hands causing him to twist with it or risk breaking his ankle. Andrece backed off as he regained his footing.
"Nice catch. I see that month off hasn't changed your technique." He said as they began to circle again.
"Not a chance. Some one around here has to keep you on your toes. I hear the rest of the team has been a little busy." She smiled as she advanced with a series of punches. Each punch deflected by his arms.
Jason made his second attack in the form of a leg sweep, which Andrece jumped over simply. This time she did not allow him to regain his feet before she attacked. Instead when he was half standing she threw a round house kick aimed at his right side, before her shin connected with his side she halted her attack from that side and leapt into his guard. Once she was too close for him to kick she brought her left knee up into his left side.
Jason saw the round house kick coming and was prepared to catch and trap her leg, but he did not even consider it to be a fake out until she was inside his guard. It wasn't until he felt the impact upon his left side did he fully remember her style of fighting. She liked to dance up close. The hit was not what he expected it to be, normally he could take a few hits before he went down but there was much more power and strength behind this hit then he was prepared for. The air fled from his legs, his knees gave way and the floor advanced to his face.
Andrece saw Jason go down a second after her knee withdrew from his side. Never once when sparring with him had she landed a blow that caused him to fall. In the past it had been she out lasted him with her endurance and waited until he slipped up. As soon as his body hit the floor she was beside him.
"Jase? Jason you okay?" she asked. She ran her hand over his back hoping to encourage him to breathe deeply. "Guys come here!" she called to her friends who were already rushing towards her.
From his position on the floor mat, Jason could hear the rush of feet as his friends made their way over to him. He felt as though he had taken a kick from Goldar with out being powered up. Slowly through clenched teeth was he breathing.
"Bro you okay?" asked Tommy as he knelt down beside his fallen form. Tommy and the others had been watching the pair spar placing bets on who would come out victor. None of them had suspected to see Jason be defeated so quickly.
Jason wrapped his right arm around his side clutching his ribs in hope to keep them together. "Just- give me. a sec." he hissed, his breathing still sending streaks of pain to his mind. Slowly he sat up; he hung his head between his knees and tried to take in deep breaths.
"Oh my gosh, Jason I am so sorry. Are you okay?" asked Andrece taking his left and gently.
"I'm fine; I just got the wind knocked out of me." He looked up at her concerned and unbelieving face. "Really, I just need a minute or two."
"Come on guys just give him some room." Tommy instructed as he stood. Zack and Billy helped Jason to his feet.
"I think I'll call it a day." He said as he slowly walked back to their table. Andrece nodded slowly. "Hey I'm not doing anything tonight why don't you come over and we'll watch a movie or something."
A small smile tugged at her lips, "I'd like that but don't you have a project due?"
"Yeah but-"
Andrece held up a hand ending his protesting. "How about this, I'll help you finish your project then we can catch a movie."
"Good. Then my place around seven?" she nodded and he smiled, "Great." Jason grabbed his bag and hung it over his shoulder. "I'll see you guys later. Bye."
"Later Jase." Zack called waving to his departing friend.
"See ya." Kim said not looking up from her math book. "Urgh I hate this graph work. It takes way too long to do."
Zack looked over her shoulder and chuckled, "Kim we're not doing that. You're on the wrong page."
Kim stared at her text book, "What!! You mean I just spent valuable minutes doing homework I don't have to do?" Zack nodded, "Ahh!"