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.
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School ended the next day, and I walk right out of the school. Normally I would wait for the others but I just did not feel comfortable around them right now. Strange isn't it, not being able to feel comfortable around your own best friends, but that's how it is. Even in our classes, I did not talk to any of them. I didn't make eye contact, and neither did they. So at the end of the day, I quickly grabbed my stuff from my locker and headed out the nearest exit, but not before I heard someone calling my name.
"Hey Rocky!" I hear the voice call. It was Billy. I pretend not to hear him, but he catches up with me. "Rocky, hang on for a second."
"Hey." I say turning around and waiting for him to catch up.
"Listen, I just wanted you to know that at 4 we are all meeting at the park and seeing who would be able to handle the Red Ranger duty, and I think that it is only fair that you are able to give us input on who you would like to obtain the power, especially since you held them last."
"I don't know Billy." I tell him.
"Well, it's up to you Rocky." He says. "The offer is out there. 4:00 at the park, if you want to come."
"I'll try and make it." I say and walk away from him, heading to my car. Once I get home, I look at the clock. It's 3:55. Part of me wants to be there to pick out the new ranger, but the other part of me wants nothing to do with it. I just don't know. A few more minutes go by and I finally get up off my bed and head out to the park. "You owe them this much Rocky." I say to myself out loud. Once at the park I hear them talking, so I hang back a bit.
"What about Toby?" Tommy says. "He's a strong fighter."
"Yeah, he's a definite possibility." Adam replies.
"What about Ryan? He's a born leader, and also a strong fighter. I think he would be better than Toby." Aisha replies. "He would be able to help Tommy lead, and not be a follower like Toby is."
"Ryan's fine also. What do you think Billy?" Tommy asks, running his fingers through his hair.
"Ryan would be a great asset to the team." Billy replies.
"What about you Kimberly?" Tommy says looking at his girlfriend. "What do you think about Ryan?"
"Sure." She says sighing.
"Do you have any other people in mind?"
"Does it matter? We just need someone who is going to be loyal to the team, and if Ryan can do that then he's our Red Ranger." She s ays, her tone of voice is slightly irritated.
"Well who would you have in mind?" Adam says.
"Why not Jason?" Kim says.
"We couldn't ask him." Tommy begins.
"He would do it in a second Tommy, and you know this! Why can't we ask him to come back and retake the position of the Red Ranger? We know that he wouldn't quit on us."
"She has a point." Billy says. "I'm sure he would leave the peace conference if we asked him to."
"Do we really want to have him make that choice?" Aisha asks. "I mean, we all know he would retake the powers in a second, he is just that dedicated, but if we can find someone else that could fill the position, why bother calling him?"
"Because Jason won't quit on us like Rocky did." Kimberly says turning her head to look out over the lake.
Finally I feel it's my turn to reveal my presence. "Ryan would be a fine choice to take my position." All of them jump a bit.
"Do you have any other people you would like to see?" Billy asked me.
"Ryan is a good candidate. He would be one that I would definitely choose to take my place." I say.
"Alright, so it's settled. We should bring it up to Zordon before approaching Ryan." Tommy says.
"Lets talk to him in a day or so, just to make sure there are no other guys we want to decide on." Aisha says.
"Good idea." Adam says.
"I have to get going." Aisha says.
"As do I. Do you need a lift Aisha?" Billy asks.
"That would be great thanks." She says and they leave.
"I think I want to go too." Kimberly says, standing up from the table.
"I'll drive you home Kim." Adam says.
"Thanks." She says, giving Tommy a quick kiss on the cheek.
"See you guys, Kim I'll call ya tonight." He says.
I watch them begin to walk off. I was angry and hurt that they did not say a word to me, especially when Adam and Aisha said nothing. They were supposed to be my friends. Huh, some friends eh? I can understand that they were angry with me, but they didn't even acknowledge me. "Aren't you going to leave too?" I ask Tommy bitterly.
"Not yet." He says.
"You going to tell me that Jason wrong about choosing me as the Red Ranger?" I ask, almost egging him on. I almost wanted him to say that so I could flip out at him. So I had a reason to yell at someone.
"No. I'm not." Tommy says. "I am not here to patronize you or comment with low blows like I did when you first started the team. I'm past all that. I just wanna know why. I want to know why you quit."
"I just got sick of it." I tell him.
"You got sick of it? Classify on 'IT'."
"I mean everything. The fighting, the saving the world, the risk we put up every time we go into a battle. I am sick of this lifestyle, being on call 24/7." I say, and add, "I just want to live a normal life again. Is that so much to ask? I want to live a normal life. Isn't that fair?"
"It would be fair enough if you were normal. Rocky, you have never been normal. If you were, then you wouldn't have been chosen to be a ranger."
"I was normal before I became a ranger!"
"You were always unique. And you were like me, empty before becoming a ranger. Your life needed something extra in it and being a ranger filled that void. Rocky, I have gotten sick of taking charge, and being the leader, but that always passes. When I lost my green ranger powers, my life was empty. There was a part of me that was gone, and you will start to feel that also."
"I highly doubt that Tommy. Remember, I chose to leave, you had your powers stolen. There's a difference." I argue with him.
"There is that little difference, but when you think about it, both of us lost the power. It's not so different. I am going to accept your decision, and so will the others in due time. Just remember, you are never going to live a normal life because there is no such thing." He says, standing up. "We're still here for you Rocco. We are still your friends, and we are still your team members. Thanks for the year that you gave up for the fait of the world. I'll see you around." And with that he walks away.
"Was he trying to guilt trip me? And what right does he tell me that I don't have a normal life? My life was perfectly normal before my days of a ranger! I was a perfectly normal teenager!" I thought to myself, but his words still lingered in the back of my mind. I decided to call it a day and go back home.
After a day or two, I began to ask myself if I had done the right choice. I mean, the team needed me. They still haven't decided on a Red Ranger. The one person they did decide on, Ryan, couldn't emotionally deal with the strain of the ranger status the team decided.
"He probably would have ended up like Rocky about 7 months earlier." I heard Aisha say.
The only choice was to tell Jason what happened and see if he would take over the Powers again.
"Lets just wait another few days to see what other people we have to choose from." Tommy says.
"Tommy, we need a Red Ranger. We can't keep defending the earth with out one!" Kimberly exclaims.
"I know we need one, I just don't want to go calling Jason out of the Peace Conference if we can find another." He says in reply to Kimberly's comment.
"I will have to agree with Kimberly, Tommy. Rita and Zed already know that we are weakened by not having a Ranger to replace Rocky. What happens if they do create a far superior monster that we can not defeat with out the extra help?"
"I'm just asking for a few more days."
"You're the leader Tommy." Aisha says.
"Man, I really have to stop this ease dropping." I say to myself, walking through the doors of the Youth Center, sitting at another table across the room from my "Friends". About 2 minutes later I hear a voice.
"Can I sit?" It was Adam.
"Sure." I reply, not wanting to shun him like I have been.
"So." He begins.
"Yeah?" I reply, staring him straight in his eyes. There is a couple seconds of an awkward silence, which is broken by Adam saying, "I'm sorry Rocky."
"For what?" I asked.
"I didn't mean to act like I did towards you. I never meant to shut you out like I did. Aisha didn't either."
"Humph." I grunt.
"Rocky you have to understand."
"Understand what Adam?" I cut him off. "Understand that you respected my decision, but just wanted nothing to do with me afterwards? Understand that friends are suppose to stick together through thick and thin and not ditch a person because they didn't agree with something they did?"
"That's not what I meant for to happen!" He states.
"But it did Adam! I thought we were friends!"
"We are Rocky!"
"Well you are doing a shit job showing it!"
"I'm sorry! Can't you accept that? I was wrong! I shouldn't have shut you out! I should have been there for you during this time because that's what friends do! But I made a horrible mistake that I am sorry for! You've made mistakes too Rocky!" He stammers.
"Your right Adam, I have made mistakes, but none of them have ever been letting your or Aisha's friendship. Never ONCE have I ever not talked to you after you have done something I haven't agreed on!"
"Your right, and we have, but I am trying to make right by it Rocky!" Adam says. "I can not apologize enough to make up for what I did to you."
"Why did you do it Adam? Why did you act like I didn't exist?" I asked him.
"Because I didn't understand why you were quitting. I felt betrayed by my best friend and I wanted you to feel exactly the same way. Rocky, we have done everything together since Kindergarten. And I was angry at you for telling Kimberly first and not me. It wasn't jealousy but I felt completely betrayed by my best friend in the entire world." Adam says.
"I didn't mean to tell her first, it's just, Kim was there when I walked out. I snapped at her and just blew and told her everything. I feel horrible for leaving the team so suddenly, but I honestly felt that I was going to hurt the team with my lazy attitude, and I couldn't deal with that." I say to him, trying once again to get him to understand how I am feeling.
"Rocky, that's your decision, and its one that we have to deal with. One that I am trying to deal with. If that is what you are feeling then, well, I am glad you stopped because it will make you happy. I understand why you left, but I am still sorry that I acted the way I did."
"It's cool Adam." I say to him. "I guess we just have to get use to the fact that I am no longer the Red Ranger." I say sighing.
"Yeah, I guess we do." He replies nodding. It seems like after Adam took a step towards accepting my decision, the others followed.
After that conversation with Adam happened, I really began to feel what Tommy had said he felt, which was a feeling of extreme emptiness. Every time the Rangers had to go into battle, I felt, well like I said I just felt empty. I began to review my decision over and over again through my mind. Trying to figure out if what I did was right. Trying to see if my rash decision was the correct one. What if I wanted to join the team again? What would Zordon say? What would the others say?
I feel my neck crink up, and decide its time to take a break from looking at the scrap book. I get up off my bed and stretch before closing the book for a short time period. I decide I best go and find Cristina and see if she needs any help fixing lunch. It wont be long till I decide to finish looking at the scrap book Kimberly had made for all of us, and I was actually looking forward to it.
To be continued..
Sorry once again that this took so long to happen. I have been having computer problems, which are fixed for good now! Thanks for all the reviews! I love hearing from everyone and they make my first story worth wile! Next update in a day or so!
*LUNA*
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.
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School ended the next day, and I walk right out of the school. Normally I would wait for the others but I just did not feel comfortable around them right now. Strange isn't it, not being able to feel comfortable around your own best friends, but that's how it is. Even in our classes, I did not talk to any of them. I didn't make eye contact, and neither did they. So at the end of the day, I quickly grabbed my stuff from my locker and headed out the nearest exit, but not before I heard someone calling my name.
"Hey Rocky!" I hear the voice call. It was Billy. I pretend not to hear him, but he catches up with me. "Rocky, hang on for a second."
"Hey." I say turning around and waiting for him to catch up.
"Listen, I just wanted you to know that at 4 we are all meeting at the park and seeing who would be able to handle the Red Ranger duty, and I think that it is only fair that you are able to give us input on who you would like to obtain the power, especially since you held them last."
"I don't know Billy." I tell him.
"Well, it's up to you Rocky." He says. "The offer is out there. 4:00 at the park, if you want to come."
"I'll try and make it." I say and walk away from him, heading to my car. Once I get home, I look at the clock. It's 3:55. Part of me wants to be there to pick out the new ranger, but the other part of me wants nothing to do with it. I just don't know. A few more minutes go by and I finally get up off my bed and head out to the park. "You owe them this much Rocky." I say to myself out loud. Once at the park I hear them talking, so I hang back a bit.
"What about Toby?" Tommy says. "He's a strong fighter."
"Yeah, he's a definite possibility." Adam replies.
"What about Ryan? He's a born leader, and also a strong fighter. I think he would be better than Toby." Aisha replies. "He would be able to help Tommy lead, and not be a follower like Toby is."
"Ryan's fine also. What do you think Billy?" Tommy asks, running his fingers through his hair.
"Ryan would be a great asset to the team." Billy replies.
"What about you Kimberly?" Tommy says looking at his girlfriend. "What do you think about Ryan?"
"Sure." She says sighing.
"Do you have any other people in mind?"
"Does it matter? We just need someone who is going to be loyal to the team, and if Ryan can do that then he's our Red Ranger." She s ays, her tone of voice is slightly irritated.
"Well who would you have in mind?" Adam says.
"Why not Jason?" Kim says.
"We couldn't ask him." Tommy begins.
"He would do it in a second Tommy, and you know this! Why can't we ask him to come back and retake the position of the Red Ranger? We know that he wouldn't quit on us."
"She has a point." Billy says. "I'm sure he would leave the peace conference if we asked him to."
"Do we really want to have him make that choice?" Aisha asks. "I mean, we all know he would retake the powers in a second, he is just that dedicated, but if we can find someone else that could fill the position, why bother calling him?"
"Because Jason won't quit on us like Rocky did." Kimberly says turning her head to look out over the lake.
Finally I feel it's my turn to reveal my presence. "Ryan would be a fine choice to take my position." All of them jump a bit.
"Do you have any other people you would like to see?" Billy asked me.
"Ryan is a good candidate. He would be one that I would definitely choose to take my place." I say.
"Alright, so it's settled. We should bring it up to Zordon before approaching Ryan." Tommy says.
"Lets talk to him in a day or so, just to make sure there are no other guys we want to decide on." Aisha says.
"Good idea." Adam says.
"I have to get going." Aisha says.
"As do I. Do you need a lift Aisha?" Billy asks.
"That would be great thanks." She says and they leave.
"I think I want to go too." Kimberly says, standing up from the table.
"I'll drive you home Kim." Adam says.
"Thanks." She says, giving Tommy a quick kiss on the cheek.
"See you guys, Kim I'll call ya tonight." He says.
I watch them begin to walk off. I was angry and hurt that they did not say a word to me, especially when Adam and Aisha said nothing. They were supposed to be my friends. Huh, some friends eh? I can understand that they were angry with me, but they didn't even acknowledge me. "Aren't you going to leave too?" I ask Tommy bitterly.
"Not yet." He says.
"You going to tell me that Jason wrong about choosing me as the Red Ranger?" I ask, almost egging him on. I almost wanted him to say that so I could flip out at him. So I had a reason to yell at someone.
"No. I'm not." Tommy says. "I am not here to patronize you or comment with low blows like I did when you first started the team. I'm past all that. I just wanna know why. I want to know why you quit."
"I just got sick of it." I tell him.
"You got sick of it? Classify on 'IT'."
"I mean everything. The fighting, the saving the world, the risk we put up every time we go into a battle. I am sick of this lifestyle, being on call 24/7." I say, and add, "I just want to live a normal life again. Is that so much to ask? I want to live a normal life. Isn't that fair?"
"It would be fair enough if you were normal. Rocky, you have never been normal. If you were, then you wouldn't have been chosen to be a ranger."
"I was normal before I became a ranger!"
"You were always unique. And you were like me, empty before becoming a ranger. Your life needed something extra in it and being a ranger filled that void. Rocky, I have gotten sick of taking charge, and being the leader, but that always passes. When I lost my green ranger powers, my life was empty. There was a part of me that was gone, and you will start to feel that also."
"I highly doubt that Tommy. Remember, I chose to leave, you had your powers stolen. There's a difference." I argue with him.
"There is that little difference, but when you think about it, both of us lost the power. It's not so different. I am going to accept your decision, and so will the others in due time. Just remember, you are never going to live a normal life because there is no such thing." He says, standing up. "We're still here for you Rocco. We are still your friends, and we are still your team members. Thanks for the year that you gave up for the fait of the world. I'll see you around." And with that he walks away.
"Was he trying to guilt trip me? And what right does he tell me that I don't have a normal life? My life was perfectly normal before my days of a ranger! I was a perfectly normal teenager!" I thought to myself, but his words still lingered in the back of my mind. I decided to call it a day and go back home.
After a day or two, I began to ask myself if I had done the right choice. I mean, the team needed me. They still haven't decided on a Red Ranger. The one person they did decide on, Ryan, couldn't emotionally deal with the strain of the ranger status the team decided.
"He probably would have ended up like Rocky about 7 months earlier." I heard Aisha say.
The only choice was to tell Jason what happened and see if he would take over the Powers again.
"Lets just wait another few days to see what other people we have to choose from." Tommy says.
"Tommy, we need a Red Ranger. We can't keep defending the earth with out one!" Kimberly exclaims.
"I know we need one, I just don't want to go calling Jason out of the Peace Conference if we can find another." He says in reply to Kimberly's comment.
"I will have to agree with Kimberly, Tommy. Rita and Zed already know that we are weakened by not having a Ranger to replace Rocky. What happens if they do create a far superior monster that we can not defeat with out the extra help?"
"I'm just asking for a few more days."
"You're the leader Tommy." Aisha says.
"Man, I really have to stop this ease dropping." I say to myself, walking through the doors of the Youth Center, sitting at another table across the room from my "Friends". About 2 minutes later I hear a voice.
"Can I sit?" It was Adam.
"Sure." I reply, not wanting to shun him like I have been.
"So." He begins.
"Yeah?" I reply, staring him straight in his eyes. There is a couple seconds of an awkward silence, which is broken by Adam saying, "I'm sorry Rocky."
"For what?" I asked.
"I didn't mean to act like I did towards you. I never meant to shut you out like I did. Aisha didn't either."
"Humph." I grunt.
"Rocky you have to understand."
"Understand what Adam?" I cut him off. "Understand that you respected my decision, but just wanted nothing to do with me afterwards? Understand that friends are suppose to stick together through thick and thin and not ditch a person because they didn't agree with something they did?"
"That's not what I meant for to happen!" He states.
"But it did Adam! I thought we were friends!"
"We are Rocky!"
"Well you are doing a shit job showing it!"
"I'm sorry! Can't you accept that? I was wrong! I shouldn't have shut you out! I should have been there for you during this time because that's what friends do! But I made a horrible mistake that I am sorry for! You've made mistakes too Rocky!" He stammers.
"Your right Adam, I have made mistakes, but none of them have ever been letting your or Aisha's friendship. Never ONCE have I ever not talked to you after you have done something I haven't agreed on!"
"Your right, and we have, but I am trying to make right by it Rocky!" Adam says. "I can not apologize enough to make up for what I did to you."
"Why did you do it Adam? Why did you act like I didn't exist?" I asked him.
"Because I didn't understand why you were quitting. I felt betrayed by my best friend and I wanted you to feel exactly the same way. Rocky, we have done everything together since Kindergarten. And I was angry at you for telling Kimberly first and not me. It wasn't jealousy but I felt completely betrayed by my best friend in the entire world." Adam says.
"I didn't mean to tell her first, it's just, Kim was there when I walked out. I snapped at her and just blew and told her everything. I feel horrible for leaving the team so suddenly, but I honestly felt that I was going to hurt the team with my lazy attitude, and I couldn't deal with that." I say to him, trying once again to get him to understand how I am feeling.
"Rocky, that's your decision, and its one that we have to deal with. One that I am trying to deal with. If that is what you are feeling then, well, I am glad you stopped because it will make you happy. I understand why you left, but I am still sorry that I acted the way I did."
"It's cool Adam." I say to him. "I guess we just have to get use to the fact that I am no longer the Red Ranger." I say sighing.
"Yeah, I guess we do." He replies nodding. It seems like after Adam took a step towards accepting my decision, the others followed.
After that conversation with Adam happened, I really began to feel what Tommy had said he felt, which was a feeling of extreme emptiness. Every time the Rangers had to go into battle, I felt, well like I said I just felt empty. I began to review my decision over and over again through my mind. Trying to figure out if what I did was right. Trying to see if my rash decision was the correct one. What if I wanted to join the team again? What would Zordon say? What would the others say?
I feel my neck crink up, and decide its time to take a break from looking at the scrap book. I get up off my bed and stretch before closing the book for a short time period. I decide I best go and find Cristina and see if she needs any help fixing lunch. It wont be long till I decide to finish looking at the scrap book Kimberly had made for all of us, and I was actually looking forward to it.
To be continued..
Sorry once again that this took so long to happen. I have been having computer problems, which are fixed for good now! Thanks for all the reviews! I love hearing from everyone and they make my first story worth wile! Next update in a day or so!
*LUNA*