Chapter 13 : When Fears Take a Hold of the Red Ranger
The transition from night to day was truly a wondrous sight to behold on this forest filled planet. The sky turned from a calm blue to a more mysterious and deep indigo blue, giving the rest of the planet a mystifying blue tint. Stars littered every inch of the magnificent sky and the massive trees took on a life of their own. It was nothing like the nights Leo experienced on Mirinoi or on earth. Everything seemed to be more peaceful. The calm night breeze blew across Leo's face bringing Leo deep into thought. Leo was lost in the wonder of the sky and began to contemplate on his past deeds.
Mike watched Leo from afar, the feeling of worry never leaving him from the earlier events that had taken place. Leo had recovered from his ordeal so quickly that Mike wasn't even sure he had recovered at all. He knew Leo was pretty good at hiding these kinds of things and felt he needed to keep a close watch on Leo just in case anything were to happen. Mike noticed that there was something different about Leo, like he was troubled with some sort of heavy burden. Mike thought it would be best to talk to Leo about this. He slowly went to Leo's side, careful not to surprise him.
"Hey Leo," Mike said, taking a seat right by Leo's side. "I know something's troubling you." Mike knew those words would have gotten his attention and Leo's gaze suddenly left the sky, his intense blue eyes stared into Mike's own. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to Leo, but I just want you to know that I'm always here if you need someone to talk to."
Leo gave Mike a small smile and turned towards the night sky once again. "Don't worry Mike," he said. "It's really nothing."
"You sure?" Mike inquired though not believing a single word Leo had just said. "It's Ok if you don't want to tell me." He turned towards the sky witnessing for the first time the wonders of this alien planet's mysterious night sky.
"It's just-" Leo didn't finish, but instead put on a fake smile to conceal the fear that was beginning to consume him inside.
"Just what?" Mike said, a bit confused that Leo didn't finish his sentence.
"It's just that... Well..." Leo suddenly stopped again and his voice sounded a little cracked. "Never mind."
"Leo, I don't want you to lie to me," Mike said gently. He noticed a small tear fall down Leo's cheek and he gently brushed it off.
"It's just-" Leo couldn't stop the emotional breakdown and began to silently cry on his knees. Mike pulled Leo towards him and Leo soon found himself crying on Mike's chest. "I like having you for my big brother," Leo suddenly blurted out. "I don't want to lose you. Not again."
Mike held Leo's trembling form tightly and rubbed smooth circles around his back. "Leo, what are you talking about? I'm not going anywhere."
Leo slowly pulled away from his brother's comforting embrace and Mike gently wiped the tears falling from Leo's eyes. "I had a dream Mike. No, not a dream," he corrected himself. "It was more like a premonition. It felt so real, but I can't really explain it. All I know is that everything I love is going to be destroyed, even you. I don't want that to happen, but there's nothing I can do to stop it! No one will be able to stop it! Especially not the power rangers."
"Leo, what are you talking about?"
Leo took a tight hold of Mike's shirt. "Soon it will be the end! There will be nothing left! Don't you understand?"
Mike was a bit surprised at Leo's behavior. Leo had never acted like this before. There was so much fear in Leo's eyes that Mike was beginning to feel it radiating off of him. Mike grabbed Leo's arm and shook him violently. "Leo, stop it! There's always a way to change things, always a way to change the future!"
"Haven't you noticed Mike? We're powerless," Leo pointed out as the tears began to fall once again. "We can't do anything about it!"
"Leo... It's all right," Mike said as he tried to calm Leo down. "Calm down... Everything's going to be OK. We'll find a way." He pulled Leo into another comforting embrace. "We'll find a way."
Leo remained in the comfort of his brother's arms, not knowing where else to turn to. And although Leo did not believe the words Mike had just said, he felt that Mike always found a way to make him feel better...
AN: Sorry if I made Leo such a drama queen... I'll try not to do it again... LOL!
The transition from night to day was truly a wondrous sight to behold on this forest filled planet. The sky turned from a calm blue to a more mysterious and deep indigo blue, giving the rest of the planet a mystifying blue tint. Stars littered every inch of the magnificent sky and the massive trees took on a life of their own. It was nothing like the nights Leo experienced on Mirinoi or on earth. Everything seemed to be more peaceful. The calm night breeze blew across Leo's face bringing Leo deep into thought. Leo was lost in the wonder of the sky and began to contemplate on his past deeds.
Mike watched Leo from afar, the feeling of worry never leaving him from the earlier events that had taken place. Leo had recovered from his ordeal so quickly that Mike wasn't even sure he had recovered at all. He knew Leo was pretty good at hiding these kinds of things and felt he needed to keep a close watch on Leo just in case anything were to happen. Mike noticed that there was something different about Leo, like he was troubled with some sort of heavy burden. Mike thought it would be best to talk to Leo about this. He slowly went to Leo's side, careful not to surprise him.
"Hey Leo," Mike said, taking a seat right by Leo's side. "I know something's troubling you." Mike knew those words would have gotten his attention and Leo's gaze suddenly left the sky, his intense blue eyes stared into Mike's own. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to Leo, but I just want you to know that I'm always here if you need someone to talk to."
Leo gave Mike a small smile and turned towards the night sky once again. "Don't worry Mike," he said. "It's really nothing."
"You sure?" Mike inquired though not believing a single word Leo had just said. "It's Ok if you don't want to tell me." He turned towards the sky witnessing for the first time the wonders of this alien planet's mysterious night sky.
"It's just-" Leo didn't finish, but instead put on a fake smile to conceal the fear that was beginning to consume him inside.
"Just what?" Mike said, a bit confused that Leo didn't finish his sentence.
"It's just that... Well..." Leo suddenly stopped again and his voice sounded a little cracked. "Never mind."
"Leo, I don't want you to lie to me," Mike said gently. He noticed a small tear fall down Leo's cheek and he gently brushed it off.
"It's just-" Leo couldn't stop the emotional breakdown and began to silently cry on his knees. Mike pulled Leo towards him and Leo soon found himself crying on Mike's chest. "I like having you for my big brother," Leo suddenly blurted out. "I don't want to lose you. Not again."
Mike held Leo's trembling form tightly and rubbed smooth circles around his back. "Leo, what are you talking about? I'm not going anywhere."
Leo slowly pulled away from his brother's comforting embrace and Mike gently wiped the tears falling from Leo's eyes. "I had a dream Mike. No, not a dream," he corrected himself. "It was more like a premonition. It felt so real, but I can't really explain it. All I know is that everything I love is going to be destroyed, even you. I don't want that to happen, but there's nothing I can do to stop it! No one will be able to stop it! Especially not the power rangers."
"Leo, what are you talking about?"
Leo took a tight hold of Mike's shirt. "Soon it will be the end! There will be nothing left! Don't you understand?"
Mike was a bit surprised at Leo's behavior. Leo had never acted like this before. There was so much fear in Leo's eyes that Mike was beginning to feel it radiating off of him. Mike grabbed Leo's arm and shook him violently. "Leo, stop it! There's always a way to change things, always a way to change the future!"
"Haven't you noticed Mike? We're powerless," Leo pointed out as the tears began to fall once again. "We can't do anything about it!"
"Leo... It's all right," Mike said as he tried to calm Leo down. "Calm down... Everything's going to be OK. We'll find a way." He pulled Leo into another comforting embrace. "We'll find a way."
Leo remained in the comfort of his brother's arms, not knowing where else to turn to. And although Leo did not believe the words Mike had just said, he felt that Mike always found a way to make him feel better...
AN: Sorry if I made Leo such a drama queen... I'll try not to do it again... LOL!
