Disclaimer: I don't own the Power Rangers, or the settings where they have
taken place. They are owned by Saban. I don't wish to get sued. The names
of the children and also Cristina are mine.
Setting: Between 1997-2060
F.Y.I: You are going to have to use your imagination a bit. In this story I have it so all the Rangers, new and old know each other for the most part. There are many flashbacks throughout this story also. ________________________________________________________________
This one day, we all decided to head to the park for a bit, just to get our minds off of schoolwork and all. I was in a really crappy mood, but decided to go anyway. Adam came up a lot that day. I have been doing fairly well with coping with out him, but today was different. He has been gone a month that day.
"Do you remember when we first met all of you guys?" Tommy says.
'That damn baby was rolling down the hill." Aisha nods.
"The one thing I remember was how shy Adam was." Tommy said. "Damn, I don't think I have met anyone that shy! Well, besides Billy." As everyone laughs.
"I miss that guy. He was so awesome!" Kim says.
"Ever since we were kids he always had a positive outlook on life. I really wish I knew why he stopped." Aisha said. I started to get really uncomfortable and started to think about him.
"He just couldn't do it anymore." I said. "We have all come to that point in our lives, but Adam just acted on it." I finish, and get very quiet.
"He was such a great guy. I really miss him." Kim says. At that point I cant handle it anymore. I get up from where I am sitting and walk away without another glance.
"Rocky." Aisha calls to me.. "Where you going?" I just keep walking. I hear her tell the gang something and she comes after me. I don't bother trying to loose her, she would find me. That girl knows me better than I know myself sometimes.
"Rocky." Aisha calls. "Wait up." I sigh and stop in my tracks.
"Are you ok?" She asks, very concerned.
"I'm fine Aisha." I tell her.
"Don't you lie to me Rocky DeSantos. I could always tell when you were lying!" She says. I glance back over my shoulder at her and head over to the lake, and sit on a huge rock.
"What's up Rocky....?" She asks, sitting down next to me. I stay absolutely silent.
"Rocky, you always talk to me when something's bothering me. Don't stop now please." She says.
"I miss him Aisha." I say. "I miss him so much."
"I do too Rocky."
"He and I were friends since Kindergarten. 13 years of friendship just wasn't long enough. "I tell her.
"I loved him too Rocky, its just, he wanted this Rocky, and I have to respect that."
"How are you able to get over his death so quickly?"
"Who said I was over it? Rocky, whatever you are feeling I am feeling. I hate talking about Adam, but I have to. Remembering him is the only way that I can still have him."
"I never really thought about it that way." I said.
"That's because you aren't as clever as me." She says with a smile. "Rocky, I am here if you ever need to talk. You know this. I may not be Adam, but still, we are best friends." She says. "Don't shut me out because Adams gone Rocco." She then stands up and starts to walk away.
"Aisha." I say and she whips around. "Is it ever going to get better?"
"I hope so Rock." She says, walking back to me. She sits down on the rock, looking over the crystal blue lake. We sit in silence for several minutes. I look over at her, she wipes a tear out of her eyes. I put my arm around her shoulders like I have done so many times before. "It has to get better Rocky, otherwise everyone would be depressed for the rest of their lives."
"Your right Aisha, it will get better. It's just gonna take some time." I sigh. "I feel like I am already forgetting him. Its like, everything seems so long ago, but it wasn't. Does that even make sense?" I ask her.
"Perfect sense. I feel the same way which is why I am always talking about him. I want to keep him as real as I can. When I talk about him it makes me feel like he is coming home in a few days or something like that, but I know he isn't."
"I do too Rocky, but that's good too because we have to remember him. We were all close to him, I think Kim, Tommy and Billy are also feeling the same way.. they loved him too.
"They didn't know him well enough..." I say.
"I think they did. When you are risking your life to save the world all the time, you really get to know people... we know those 3 very well." I nod in agreement.
"Just don't shut us out Rocky. You'll just drive yourself crazy. You need people to talk to, and we're it whether you like it or not"
She said with a smile. I smile right back at her. "I'm just glad I didn't find him Aisha." I say. "I just couldn't handle it. I don't know how Kimberly is."
"Not very well I suppose, but she doesn't talk much about that day."
"I wouldn't either." I say looking back over the water to where our friends are sitting.
"What do you say Rock, you wanna head back over?" She says.
"In a few minutes." I reply. "You can go if you want too. I'm ok."
"Nah, I'll stay for a bit." She tells me.
We sit there in silent for a few minutes, and then finally get up and head back to our group. They are throwing a Frisbee around.
"Bout time you guys came back" Tommy calls.
"Yeah! Come on Rocky, you're on my side." Kimberly shouts with a huge smile on her face, I am glad they aren't making me feel uncomfortable about me just getting up and leaving.
We just started tossing around the Frisbee and having a good time. After a while it started to get dark, so we decided to head back to my house for a bit. As soon as we walked into the door my siblings were all around us. There were 6 of us, 3 girls, 3 boys, and I was the oldest. My sisters all loved Aisha and Kim. Kim was the coach of the girls with gymnastics. The boys loved Tommy and Billy.
"ROCKY!" My youngest brother Michael calls. "Mom's looking for you." I roll my eyes, scruff his hair and go in search of her calling over my shoulder, "Thanks!" I'm gone for about 10 minutes and my sibs have already taken over my friends.
"Alright," I call out, "Anyone under the age of 12 get lost! This means you Michael, Laura, Katrina, Corey, and Sasha." I smile and throw them out. I put on a movie and we all just chill out and watch it. I glance casually around the room and look at my friend. I think about how lucky I am to have friends like that.
"Rocky, go order some food." Aisha demands.
"What do you guys want?" i ask everyone.
"Get pizza." Tommy says.
"That works." Aisha replies. Kimberly nods her head, but I am quite aware that she wont be eating much of it.
*End Flash Back*
When I look at the clock I realize I better get back up to my room and try and get some sleep. though I really knew that I was just fooling myself. My mind was going a mile a minute with thoughts of what has happened over the years, and I continue to have flash backs throughout the night. The most vivid one I had was when Jason, Trini and Zack came home. I remember how excited Kimberly was to tell us and how excited everyone else was too. I always in the back of my mind wish Adam was among them. I wished my best friend was coming back. My next flashback jumped about a year ahead of the last one because Katherine was already a part of our group.
Flash Back
"Hey guys! I just heard from Jason, Trini and Zack!" Kimberly squeals in excitement.
"Oh yeah? What do they have to say?" Tommy asks.
"They're coming home, for good in 2 weeks!"
"That's outstanding! I have missed them!" Billy says.
"It will be great to see them again!" I say.
"Yeah! I really wanna get to know them better!" Says Aisha.
"Me too! Kat exclaims.
END
A few weeks later we were all reunited and new relationships sparked out of the reunion.
I was really excited to have a chance to get to know the 3 rangers who gave us their
Powers. They were incredible and this was the beginning of a long friendship.
Flash Back
Katherine and Jason have been rather friendly over the past weeks they were home. They always were together to a point where it was almost sickening, but none of them had the guts to ask the other one out. Zack and I were sparing while Kat and Jason were working out fairly close to us.
"They remind me of Kimberly and Tommy right before they started dating." Zack said with a smirk on his face.
"Really?" I replied.
"Yup!" He said.
"Damn, am I glad that I wasn't around for that!" I said getting a laugh out of Zack.
"I wish I wasn't." He replied with a wink and we continued sparing, but both of our attention was drawn to the conversation Katherine and Jason were having.
"So Jason, are you going to Kim's tonight?" Kat asks eagerly.
"Yeah, what about you?" Jason replies just as eager.
"Yes, I am."
"Well, why don't I pick you up?" He says, and I roll my eyes, focusing on my work.
"Are you sure?" Katherine asks.
"Of course! There's no sense of both of us driving when you're on my way over there!"
"Thank you Jason!" She smiles, and he smiles right back.
"You guys are PATHETIC!" I finally explode, not wanting to listen to anymore flirting.
"Excuse me?" Jason says, giving me a look of death.
"Fucking ask her out Jason!" I yell. "You obviously like Katherine, and she obviously likes you! I mean you guys have been flirting ever since you came home!" Zack smiles when I said that.
"Rocky, shut up!" Kat says getting red in the face.
"You guys are hopeless!" I exclaim.
"Rocky." Jason warns me.
"Fine, whatever, but SOMEONE had to bring it up! I'll see you later Zack." I say and walk out, but not before I hear Jason finish his sentence.
"Pick you up around 6?"
"Sounds good, see you then!" She says, and I smile and walk out of the Youth Center.
"Bout time Jase." Zack says.
That night was probably the best one we all had since we lost Adam. It was probably the first night I didn't think of Adam. I had a blast.
End
Setting: Between 1997-2060
F.Y.I: You are going to have to use your imagination a bit. In this story I have it so all the Rangers, new and old know each other for the most part. There are many flashbacks throughout this story also. ________________________________________________________________
This one day, we all decided to head to the park for a bit, just to get our minds off of schoolwork and all. I was in a really crappy mood, but decided to go anyway. Adam came up a lot that day. I have been doing fairly well with coping with out him, but today was different. He has been gone a month that day.
"Do you remember when we first met all of you guys?" Tommy says.
'That damn baby was rolling down the hill." Aisha nods.
"The one thing I remember was how shy Adam was." Tommy said. "Damn, I don't think I have met anyone that shy! Well, besides Billy." As everyone laughs.
"I miss that guy. He was so awesome!" Kim says.
"Ever since we were kids he always had a positive outlook on life. I really wish I knew why he stopped." Aisha said. I started to get really uncomfortable and started to think about him.
"He just couldn't do it anymore." I said. "We have all come to that point in our lives, but Adam just acted on it." I finish, and get very quiet.
"He was such a great guy. I really miss him." Kim says. At that point I cant handle it anymore. I get up from where I am sitting and walk away without another glance.
"Rocky." Aisha calls to me.. "Where you going?" I just keep walking. I hear her tell the gang something and she comes after me. I don't bother trying to loose her, she would find me. That girl knows me better than I know myself sometimes.
"Rocky." Aisha calls. "Wait up." I sigh and stop in my tracks.
"Are you ok?" She asks, very concerned.
"I'm fine Aisha." I tell her.
"Don't you lie to me Rocky DeSantos. I could always tell when you were lying!" She says. I glance back over my shoulder at her and head over to the lake, and sit on a huge rock.
"What's up Rocky....?" She asks, sitting down next to me. I stay absolutely silent.
"Rocky, you always talk to me when something's bothering me. Don't stop now please." She says.
"I miss him Aisha." I say. "I miss him so much."
"I do too Rocky."
"He and I were friends since Kindergarten. 13 years of friendship just wasn't long enough. "I tell her.
"I loved him too Rocky, its just, he wanted this Rocky, and I have to respect that."
"How are you able to get over his death so quickly?"
"Who said I was over it? Rocky, whatever you are feeling I am feeling. I hate talking about Adam, but I have to. Remembering him is the only way that I can still have him."
"I never really thought about it that way." I said.
"That's because you aren't as clever as me." She says with a smile. "Rocky, I am here if you ever need to talk. You know this. I may not be Adam, but still, we are best friends." She says. "Don't shut me out because Adams gone Rocco." She then stands up and starts to walk away.
"Aisha." I say and she whips around. "Is it ever going to get better?"
"I hope so Rock." She says, walking back to me. She sits down on the rock, looking over the crystal blue lake. We sit in silence for several minutes. I look over at her, she wipes a tear out of her eyes. I put my arm around her shoulders like I have done so many times before. "It has to get better Rocky, otherwise everyone would be depressed for the rest of their lives."
"Your right Aisha, it will get better. It's just gonna take some time." I sigh. "I feel like I am already forgetting him. Its like, everything seems so long ago, but it wasn't. Does that even make sense?" I ask her.
"Perfect sense. I feel the same way which is why I am always talking about him. I want to keep him as real as I can. When I talk about him it makes me feel like he is coming home in a few days or something like that, but I know he isn't."
"I do too Rocky, but that's good too because we have to remember him. We were all close to him, I think Kim, Tommy and Billy are also feeling the same way.. they loved him too.
"They didn't know him well enough..." I say.
"I think they did. When you are risking your life to save the world all the time, you really get to know people... we know those 3 very well." I nod in agreement.
"Just don't shut us out Rocky. You'll just drive yourself crazy. You need people to talk to, and we're it whether you like it or not"
She said with a smile. I smile right back at her. "I'm just glad I didn't find him Aisha." I say. "I just couldn't handle it. I don't know how Kimberly is."
"Not very well I suppose, but she doesn't talk much about that day."
"I wouldn't either." I say looking back over the water to where our friends are sitting.
"What do you say Rock, you wanna head back over?" She says.
"In a few minutes." I reply. "You can go if you want too. I'm ok."
"Nah, I'll stay for a bit." She tells me.
We sit there in silent for a few minutes, and then finally get up and head back to our group. They are throwing a Frisbee around.
"Bout time you guys came back" Tommy calls.
"Yeah! Come on Rocky, you're on my side." Kimberly shouts with a huge smile on her face, I am glad they aren't making me feel uncomfortable about me just getting up and leaving.
We just started tossing around the Frisbee and having a good time. After a while it started to get dark, so we decided to head back to my house for a bit. As soon as we walked into the door my siblings were all around us. There were 6 of us, 3 girls, 3 boys, and I was the oldest. My sisters all loved Aisha and Kim. Kim was the coach of the girls with gymnastics. The boys loved Tommy and Billy.
"ROCKY!" My youngest brother Michael calls. "Mom's looking for you." I roll my eyes, scruff his hair and go in search of her calling over my shoulder, "Thanks!" I'm gone for about 10 minutes and my sibs have already taken over my friends.
"Alright," I call out, "Anyone under the age of 12 get lost! This means you Michael, Laura, Katrina, Corey, and Sasha." I smile and throw them out. I put on a movie and we all just chill out and watch it. I glance casually around the room and look at my friend. I think about how lucky I am to have friends like that.
"Rocky, go order some food." Aisha demands.
"What do you guys want?" i ask everyone.
"Get pizza." Tommy says.
"That works." Aisha replies. Kimberly nods her head, but I am quite aware that she wont be eating much of it.
*End Flash Back*
When I look at the clock I realize I better get back up to my room and try and get some sleep. though I really knew that I was just fooling myself. My mind was going a mile a minute with thoughts of what has happened over the years, and I continue to have flash backs throughout the night. The most vivid one I had was when Jason, Trini and Zack came home. I remember how excited Kimberly was to tell us and how excited everyone else was too. I always in the back of my mind wish Adam was among them. I wished my best friend was coming back. My next flashback jumped about a year ahead of the last one because Katherine was already a part of our group.
Flash Back
"Hey guys! I just heard from Jason, Trini and Zack!" Kimberly squeals in excitement.
"Oh yeah? What do they have to say?" Tommy asks.
"They're coming home, for good in 2 weeks!"
"That's outstanding! I have missed them!" Billy says.
"It will be great to see them again!" I say.
"Yeah! I really wanna get to know them better!" Says Aisha.
"Me too! Kat exclaims.
END
A few weeks later we were all reunited and new relationships sparked out of the reunion.
I was really excited to have a chance to get to know the 3 rangers who gave us their
Powers. They were incredible and this was the beginning of a long friendship.
Flash Back
Katherine and Jason have been rather friendly over the past weeks they were home. They always were together to a point where it was almost sickening, but none of them had the guts to ask the other one out. Zack and I were sparing while Kat and Jason were working out fairly close to us.
"They remind me of Kimberly and Tommy right before they started dating." Zack said with a smirk on his face.
"Really?" I replied.
"Yup!" He said.
"Damn, am I glad that I wasn't around for that!" I said getting a laugh out of Zack.
"I wish I wasn't." He replied with a wink and we continued sparing, but both of our attention was drawn to the conversation Katherine and Jason were having.
"So Jason, are you going to Kim's tonight?" Kat asks eagerly.
"Yeah, what about you?" Jason replies just as eager.
"Yes, I am."
"Well, why don't I pick you up?" He says, and I roll my eyes, focusing on my work.
"Are you sure?" Katherine asks.
"Of course! There's no sense of both of us driving when you're on my way over there!"
"Thank you Jason!" She smiles, and he smiles right back.
"You guys are PATHETIC!" I finally explode, not wanting to listen to anymore flirting.
"Excuse me?" Jason says, giving me a look of death.
"Fucking ask her out Jason!" I yell. "You obviously like Katherine, and she obviously likes you! I mean you guys have been flirting ever since you came home!" Zack smiles when I said that.
"Rocky, shut up!" Kat says getting red in the face.
"You guys are hopeless!" I exclaim.
"Rocky." Jason warns me.
"Fine, whatever, but SOMEONE had to bring it up! I'll see you later Zack." I say and walk out, but not before I hear Jason finish his sentence.
"Pick you up around 6?"
"Sounds good, see you then!" She says, and I smile and walk out of the Youth Center.
"Bout time Jase." Zack says.
That night was probably the best one we all had since we lost Adam. It was probably the first night I didn't think of Adam. I had a blast.
End