Down in Angel Grove, California, the summer sun shone as brightly as ever, enriching the flora and fauna with its golden shine and fantastic energy. Angel Grove Park was at its maximum capacity, with people of all ages roaming around with close friends and family. Children were playing their made-up games, families sat down for a picnic, and our young teen heroes, known to themselves as the Power Rangers, were all enjoying a game of Frisbee. Lately, there had been no disturbances or any signs of trouble from the moon, and there was no complaining by the rangers.
"Let's see you catch this one, Rocky!" Adam Park threw the disc with all his might, sending it flying high into the air. At the opposite end of the park, Rocky DeSantos set his eyes on the target, and with perfect timing, jumped up, catching the Frisbee in a flip.
Landing on his feet, Rocky gave a proud laugh, and waved the disc in Adam's direction. "How was that?"
"Very nice, Rocky!" Praised Tommy Oliver, giving Rocky a friendly slap on the back. "Lemme see that thing. I'll really send it flying!" He took the Frisbee, and true to his word, let it loose into the air, making the others squint against the sun as they attempted to follow its flight. Tommy gave a chuckle, and noticed Tanya Sloan and Katherine Hilliard walking over to join the boys.
Her hand on her hips, Tanya commented on the Frisbee, which was by now completely out of sight. "Well Tommy, looks like you've got quite a journey ahead of you. You want that thing back, you're going to have to take at least a bus or two!" The group of friends laughed, and all walked over to a picnic table where food was laid out on top of a pink and white-checkered tablecloth.
"Alright! Food!" Rocky was the first to sit down, and began piling all kinds of snacks on his plate.
Adam noticed that the table and settings were decorated elaborately with shades of pink. "Is it your birthday or something Kat? What's with all the pink?"
Katherine blushed. "I know it's a bit last moment to tell you all, but my mother and I are going back to Australia for the summer to visit with the rest of my family."
"I thought it would be nice if we threw a sort of going-away picnic." Tanya hugged an arm around Kat's shoulders.
Tommy was surprised, along with Adam and Rocky. "You're going away?"
"Just for a month. I've already talked to Zordon, and he granted me the permission to go. He assured me that with Rita and Zedd defeating the Machine Empire, it would take a while for them to get settled in again." She gave Tommy a reasurring smile. "Besides, Alpha adjusted my communicator so that you could contact me if there was an extreme emergency. I trust you four can get along without me for five weeks. It seems long, but it'll go by quickly. Summer always does." She rolled her eyes.
Adam chuckled. "That's so true. When do you leave?"
"Our flight is scheduled for sometime tomorrow afternoon. I'm already packed, so I'll have a bit of time to hang around with you guys before I go."
Tommy nodded. "Well, I think it's nice that you're going back to see your family, but it'll be weird with just the four of us. We'll miss you." He paused. "Send a postcard, okay?" Tommy flashed a sideways grin, and Kat blushed again.
Tanya excitedly hugged Kat. "I wish I could go with you! I don't know how I'm going to stand hanging out with three guys for the whole summer, but I think I can manage. Just as long as there's plenty of food around, we should be fine." She motioned toward Rocky, who was now eating everything in front of him. The other four laughed, and started eating their meals. When they finished and got to talking again, Tanya remembered. "Oh, I almost forgot! Ernie said he wanted us down at the Youth Center today. He's got a surprise for Kat." They all got up and helped to clear the table, then made their way to the Juice Bar.