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. ________________________________________________________________
I start to kneel slowly down to read their headstone, my god I am getting far too old to be kneeling. I have always gotten along with Billy since the first time I met him. He was a great guy, even if most of the time I didn't understand what the hell that boy was saying. There was one day he was not himself. Kimberly was sitting down at the table with him when I walked in.
"What's wrong Billy?" I heard her ask.
"Nothing of your concern Kimberly." He says, sighing.
"It is my concern because you are my friend, please tell me Billy." She begs him.
"Hey guys." I say walking up to the table.
"Hey Rocky." Kim says to me.
"Hello!" Billy says, with fake enthusiasm.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing." He says, focusing on his homework assignment.
"Yeah right nothing."
"Do you miss Trini?" Kim asks, by his face obviously striking a nerve.
He just sighs and says, "It's really nothing guys."
"Billy, I miss them too." Kim says to him.
"Can we please drop the subject."
"You like Trini don't you?" I ask him.
"What?" Billy says.
"You like her don't you." I say again.
"Oh my gosh I never." Kimberly starts but is abruptly cut off by Billy.
"Of course I don't like her. She is just a good friend!" HE says defensively.
"Billy, admit it!" I say. "You like her and miss her!"
"I miss her friendship. She is the one person who knows exactly what I am saying and thinking. I miss her company and I miss talking to her and. Oh my god I do like her." He says turning bright red.
"That's great Billy!" Kimberly squeals in excitement!
"How is that great? She is gone, and I am miserable most of the time because of it!" He says putting down his pen.
"Because she likes you too!"
"Why would she like me?"
"For the exact same reasons you like her for! Trust me Billy I have talked to her about it!" Kim says. "Oh my gosh, Billy you have to let her know!"
"I can't do that Kimberly!" He says to her.
"Why not?" I ask him. "You like her right?"
"Yes." He starts.
"So what's the problem?" I say.
"I just can't." He says.
"Try it." I say.
"I can't Rocky! Don't you understand! I am not like you. I cannot go up to every girl I like and ask them out!" He says raising his voice and standing up.
"But this girl likes you too!" I tell him.
"It does not matter. I'll see you guys later."
"Billy."
"I said goodbye." And he walks out.
"I guess we shouldn't have pressed the subject." Kimberly says, sighing.
"He'll be alright." I assure her. "At least he has it in his mind now that they both like each other."
"That's true." She says and picks up her backpack. "I better get going. I'll talk to you later."
"Later." I say, sitting down, waiting for Aisha to meet me for a workout.
The next day, Billy comes up to me. "Hey."
"Hey man, whats up?" I ask him.
"I wanted to apologize for my actions last night."
"There is no need for an apology." I say smiling.
"Yes, there is. I should not have jumped down your and Kimberly's throats over a problem that's mine."
"That's what we are here for Billy!"
"But it was completely uncalled for."
"Really Billy, there are no hard feelings." I tell him, sticking out my hand.
He grasps it and says, "Thank you."
"So, did you call her?"
He smiles and says, "Yes."
"Do you feel better now?"
"Much."
"Good to hear." I say smiling. About 2 years later, when we were all together again they started dating, and were attached at the hip ever since that point in their lives. Almost as bad as Tommy and Kimberly were! I was also glad when Trini was back because she could translate in English exactly what Billy was talking about.
Trini and I were never the best of friends, but we never fought either. I never quite understood her.
Billy passed away at the age of 77. He ended up getting pneumonia one year and never quite recovered from it. You never would have guessed he was sick though. During his prolonged illness he never complained once about it. He became sick in September, and passed away June of the next year. June 20, 2057 he died, and was buried just 4 days later. I remember looking around the group that was still alive, and realizing how low it has dwindled. Now, all that is left is Trini, Tommy, Cristina and I. Right after the funeral and Billy was buried, Cristina went home, and Tommy, Trini and I went back to the Cranson's house.
"It's kind of scary." Tommy started.
"What's that?" I ask.
"We are the only ones left of the original rangers." He says. "First we lost Adam, then Kimberly, Zack, Aisha, Jason and Kat and now Billy." He says running his hands through his long gray hair. We sit in silence for a few moments. Then Tommy speaks up again.
"How are you holding up Trini?"
"I'm alright. How about you guys?" She asks.
"We're ok." I answer for the both of us.
"Yeah, I am just glad that you are too." Tommy says to her.
"You know, I am really sad that I lost him." She begins, "But, you know something, I just keep thinking its going to happen to all of us, and at least I had him as long as I did. He got to see all of his kids grow up and his grandkids." She continues, "For this I am grateful for."
"Yeah, you're right. Sooner or later, we all are going to die, but once that happens we'll all be together again." Tommy says. And after that was said we all got quiet again till it was time for us to all leave.
We wouldn't have Trini much longer either. She died on January 4, 2058. Out of all my group of friends, Trini was the one I knew the least about. She was very secretive, but sweet. Boy was she ever a sweetheart. She was always there for you if you need her, especially when it came to Kimberly. The one time when I actually had a conversation with her was a few months after they came back from the Peace Conference. We were all at the youth center on a Saturday. It was only a month or two after Kimberly got out of the hospital and she was almost recovered from her bulimia.
"So Aisha, are we heading out shopping tonight?" Kim asks her.
"Of course, if you want too." She replies.
"Do you girls ever do anything else but go shopping on the weekends?" I say laughing.
"Nope!" They both say at the same time and break down into peels of giggles. Tommy and I both roll our eyes. Just then Trini walks in.
"Hey Kim, I have a question for you." She asks.
"Ok shoot." She says.
"Do you want to go see a movie tonight?" She asks.
"Actually, I cant tonight. Aisha and I are gonna go shopping." She says, getting cut off by Trini.
"Oh ok, never mind then, I'll catch you later." She says turning around to leave the Youth Center.
"Trini, if you want too you can come with us."
"No think you Kimberly, I don't take charity offers." She says in an extremely angry tone.
"Charity offers? Trini what are you talking about?" Kimberly says, getting up and walking over to her.
"You know exactly what I mean Kimberly. Just go on and have fun with Aisha. I'll talk to you whenever you have time for me ok?" She says.
"I don't."
"I think you do understand it Kim. I'll see you around." Trini says, leaving Kimberly with a look that I wish I had never seen again.
"Kim, you ok?" Aisha asks.
"I don't understand what the hell she is talking about Aisha!" She says.
"She's just jealous. Let her be."
"No, I can't because Trini has not been jealous of me and my friendships a day in her life."
"I'll be right back." I say as I go after Trini. I had no idea what I was doing, because I did not know Trini that well and I did not know how she was going to handle me coming after her, but I figured I had to try something. "Hey Trini? Wait up!" I call after her.
Surprisingly she stops and turns around to face me; her eyes are brimmed with tears. "Are you ok?" I asked, not expecting her to be crying.
"I don't understand what came over me." She says as she sits down on the bench outside. I walk over to her and sit next to her. "I just got so jealous." She says, sounding almost ashamed.
"What brought this on?" I ask her.
"I don't quite know Rocky." She says. "Ever since I came back here, I have just felt."
I cut her off, "Replaced?"
"Yeah, I guess I have been." She says.
"You know what, I feel the exact same way." I start.
"You do?" She asks me.
"Yeah. Now that Jason's back, I feel that there is no more need for me in the group. I feel like I am just in the way Trini." I say. This was the very first time I have admitted this to anyone.
"I see Kimberly and Aisha together and that is exactly like she and I use to be. Rocky, when she asked her to talk to Tommy when she was in the hospital and not me I nearly snapped. I started wondering why I left in the first place. I have been replaced. She doesn't need my friendship anymore." She says to me.
"Of course she does! Trini, you are Kimberly's oldest friend."
"And I left and Aisha filled in and took over."
"She didn't take over, and she definitely did not replace you. I wish you could have been here when Kim got the call about you guys coming home. Her eyes lit up Trini in a way that I have never seen before. She was so excited to have you guys back and for you to all get to know us better and vice versa. You know that things are going to change over times, but one thing will always remain which is your and Kim's friendship."
"I just wish it would all go back to normal." She sighs.
"It will, but you have to realize also that Aisha is also Kim's friend, but so are you. I had to understand that Jason came back, but I am not replaced either. I just have more people to get use to." I say grinning at the last part.
"I guess your right Rocky." She sighs. "I guess I have some things to get use to."
"We all do Trini." I smile at her. "I'm glad your home though. Its great to get to know you."
"You too Rocky, and thanks." She says and gives me a hug.
"Great, your still here." I hear a voice calling from behind. It was Kim.
"Yeah, I'm still here."
"Can we talk?" Kim asks.
"Yeah, I think we better." She says. I look at the girls and know that it's my turn to leave, so I head back into the Youth Center and let them work things out.
She died on a Monday. Tommy and I went to both the viewing and the funeral. We placed her communicator in her coffin, gave our regards to her children and grandchildren and left. The next day was the burial. Tommy and I both look at each other and then back at the grave.
"And then there were 2." I said to him.
"Yup, and you know what? I keep wondering who will be next." He tells me.
"So do I Tommy." I say to him.
"Did you ever think we would get this old?" Tommy asks me.
"Definitely not. I mean it seems like just yesterday Adam died."
"Yeah, and Kimberly too." He says and gets quiet.
"Yeah." I say. We glance down once at the headstone and decide that it is time for us to leave.
"I'll see you later. Give me a call sometime this week Rocky ok? We'll do lunch."
"You got it." And with that we go our separate ways.
I shake myself from my thoughts and get up and move to my friends last set of graves
TBC.
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. ________________________________________________________________
I start to kneel slowly down to read their headstone, my god I am getting far too old to be kneeling. I have always gotten along with Billy since the first time I met him. He was a great guy, even if most of the time I didn't understand what the hell that boy was saying. There was one day he was not himself. Kimberly was sitting down at the table with him when I walked in.
"What's wrong Billy?" I heard her ask.
"Nothing of your concern Kimberly." He says, sighing.
"It is my concern because you are my friend, please tell me Billy." She begs him.
"Hey guys." I say walking up to the table.
"Hey Rocky." Kim says to me.
"Hello!" Billy says, with fake enthusiasm.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing." He says, focusing on his homework assignment.
"Yeah right nothing."
"Do you miss Trini?" Kim asks, by his face obviously striking a nerve.
He just sighs and says, "It's really nothing guys."
"Billy, I miss them too." Kim says to him.
"Can we please drop the subject."
"You like Trini don't you?" I ask him.
"What?" Billy says.
"You like her don't you." I say again.
"Oh my gosh I never." Kimberly starts but is abruptly cut off by Billy.
"Of course I don't like her. She is just a good friend!" HE says defensively.
"Billy, admit it!" I say. "You like her and miss her!"
"I miss her friendship. She is the one person who knows exactly what I am saying and thinking. I miss her company and I miss talking to her and. Oh my god I do like her." He says turning bright red.
"That's great Billy!" Kimberly squeals in excitement!
"How is that great? She is gone, and I am miserable most of the time because of it!" He says putting down his pen.
"Because she likes you too!"
"Why would she like me?"
"For the exact same reasons you like her for! Trust me Billy I have talked to her about it!" Kim says. "Oh my gosh, Billy you have to let her know!"
"I can't do that Kimberly!" He says to her.
"Why not?" I ask him. "You like her right?"
"Yes." He starts.
"So what's the problem?" I say.
"I just can't." He says.
"Try it." I say.
"I can't Rocky! Don't you understand! I am not like you. I cannot go up to every girl I like and ask them out!" He says raising his voice and standing up.
"But this girl likes you too!" I tell him.
"It does not matter. I'll see you guys later."
"Billy."
"I said goodbye." And he walks out.
"I guess we shouldn't have pressed the subject." Kimberly says, sighing.
"He'll be alright." I assure her. "At least he has it in his mind now that they both like each other."
"That's true." She says and picks up her backpack. "I better get going. I'll talk to you later."
"Later." I say, sitting down, waiting for Aisha to meet me for a workout.
The next day, Billy comes up to me. "Hey."
"Hey man, whats up?" I ask him.
"I wanted to apologize for my actions last night."
"There is no need for an apology." I say smiling.
"Yes, there is. I should not have jumped down your and Kimberly's throats over a problem that's mine."
"That's what we are here for Billy!"
"But it was completely uncalled for."
"Really Billy, there are no hard feelings." I tell him, sticking out my hand.
He grasps it and says, "Thank you."
"So, did you call her?"
He smiles and says, "Yes."
"Do you feel better now?"
"Much."
"Good to hear." I say smiling. About 2 years later, when we were all together again they started dating, and were attached at the hip ever since that point in their lives. Almost as bad as Tommy and Kimberly were! I was also glad when Trini was back because she could translate in English exactly what Billy was talking about.
Trini and I were never the best of friends, but we never fought either. I never quite understood her.
Billy passed away at the age of 77. He ended up getting pneumonia one year and never quite recovered from it. You never would have guessed he was sick though. During his prolonged illness he never complained once about it. He became sick in September, and passed away June of the next year. June 20, 2057 he died, and was buried just 4 days later. I remember looking around the group that was still alive, and realizing how low it has dwindled. Now, all that is left is Trini, Tommy, Cristina and I. Right after the funeral and Billy was buried, Cristina went home, and Tommy, Trini and I went back to the Cranson's house.
"It's kind of scary." Tommy started.
"What's that?" I ask.
"We are the only ones left of the original rangers." He says. "First we lost Adam, then Kimberly, Zack, Aisha, Jason and Kat and now Billy." He says running his hands through his long gray hair. We sit in silence for a few moments. Then Tommy speaks up again.
"How are you holding up Trini?"
"I'm alright. How about you guys?" She asks.
"We're ok." I answer for the both of us.
"Yeah, I am just glad that you are too." Tommy says to her.
"You know, I am really sad that I lost him." She begins, "But, you know something, I just keep thinking its going to happen to all of us, and at least I had him as long as I did. He got to see all of his kids grow up and his grandkids." She continues, "For this I am grateful for."
"Yeah, you're right. Sooner or later, we all are going to die, but once that happens we'll all be together again." Tommy says. And after that was said we all got quiet again till it was time for us to all leave.
We wouldn't have Trini much longer either. She died on January 4, 2058. Out of all my group of friends, Trini was the one I knew the least about. She was very secretive, but sweet. Boy was she ever a sweetheart. She was always there for you if you need her, especially when it came to Kimberly. The one time when I actually had a conversation with her was a few months after they came back from the Peace Conference. We were all at the youth center on a Saturday. It was only a month or two after Kimberly got out of the hospital and she was almost recovered from her bulimia.
"So Aisha, are we heading out shopping tonight?" Kim asks her.
"Of course, if you want too." She replies.
"Do you girls ever do anything else but go shopping on the weekends?" I say laughing.
"Nope!" They both say at the same time and break down into peels of giggles. Tommy and I both roll our eyes. Just then Trini walks in.
"Hey Kim, I have a question for you." She asks.
"Ok shoot." She says.
"Do you want to go see a movie tonight?" She asks.
"Actually, I cant tonight. Aisha and I are gonna go shopping." She says, getting cut off by Trini.
"Oh ok, never mind then, I'll catch you later." She says turning around to leave the Youth Center.
"Trini, if you want too you can come with us."
"No think you Kimberly, I don't take charity offers." She says in an extremely angry tone.
"Charity offers? Trini what are you talking about?" Kimberly says, getting up and walking over to her.
"You know exactly what I mean Kimberly. Just go on and have fun with Aisha. I'll talk to you whenever you have time for me ok?" She says.
"I don't."
"I think you do understand it Kim. I'll see you around." Trini says, leaving Kimberly with a look that I wish I had never seen again.
"Kim, you ok?" Aisha asks.
"I don't understand what the hell she is talking about Aisha!" She says.
"She's just jealous. Let her be."
"No, I can't because Trini has not been jealous of me and my friendships a day in her life."
"I'll be right back." I say as I go after Trini. I had no idea what I was doing, because I did not know Trini that well and I did not know how she was going to handle me coming after her, but I figured I had to try something. "Hey Trini? Wait up!" I call after her.
Surprisingly she stops and turns around to face me; her eyes are brimmed with tears. "Are you ok?" I asked, not expecting her to be crying.
"I don't understand what came over me." She says as she sits down on the bench outside. I walk over to her and sit next to her. "I just got so jealous." She says, sounding almost ashamed.
"What brought this on?" I ask her.
"I don't quite know Rocky." She says. "Ever since I came back here, I have just felt."
I cut her off, "Replaced?"
"Yeah, I guess I have been." She says.
"You know what, I feel the exact same way." I start.
"You do?" She asks me.
"Yeah. Now that Jason's back, I feel that there is no more need for me in the group. I feel like I am just in the way Trini." I say. This was the very first time I have admitted this to anyone.
"I see Kimberly and Aisha together and that is exactly like she and I use to be. Rocky, when she asked her to talk to Tommy when she was in the hospital and not me I nearly snapped. I started wondering why I left in the first place. I have been replaced. She doesn't need my friendship anymore." She says to me.
"Of course she does! Trini, you are Kimberly's oldest friend."
"And I left and Aisha filled in and took over."
"She didn't take over, and she definitely did not replace you. I wish you could have been here when Kim got the call about you guys coming home. Her eyes lit up Trini in a way that I have never seen before. She was so excited to have you guys back and for you to all get to know us better and vice versa. You know that things are going to change over times, but one thing will always remain which is your and Kim's friendship."
"I just wish it would all go back to normal." She sighs.
"It will, but you have to realize also that Aisha is also Kim's friend, but so are you. I had to understand that Jason came back, but I am not replaced either. I just have more people to get use to." I say grinning at the last part.
"I guess your right Rocky." She sighs. "I guess I have some things to get use to."
"We all do Trini." I smile at her. "I'm glad your home though. Its great to get to know you."
"You too Rocky, and thanks." She says and gives me a hug.
"Great, your still here." I hear a voice calling from behind. It was Kim.
"Yeah, I'm still here."
"Can we talk?" Kim asks.
"Yeah, I think we better." She says. I look at the girls and know that it's my turn to leave, so I head back into the Youth Center and let them work things out.
She died on a Monday. Tommy and I went to both the viewing and the funeral. We placed her communicator in her coffin, gave our regards to her children and grandchildren and left. The next day was the burial. Tommy and I both look at each other and then back at the grave.
"And then there were 2." I said to him.
"Yup, and you know what? I keep wondering who will be next." He tells me.
"So do I Tommy." I say to him.
"Did you ever think we would get this old?" Tommy asks me.
"Definitely not. I mean it seems like just yesterday Adam died."
"Yeah, and Kimberly too." He says and gets quiet.
"Yeah." I say. We glance down once at the headstone and decide that it is time for us to leave.
"I'll see you later. Give me a call sometime this week Rocky ok? We'll do lunch."
"You got it." And with that we go our separate ways.
I shake myself from my thoughts and get up and move to my friends last set of graves
TBC.