Usual disclaimers apply.

A/N: reposted chapter one, and will continue to do so (the other chapters included) .  Thank you Rene, you pointed out a few things that needed corrections- although a beta reader is still one of the significant things missing, but due to a recent problem, I had to change my email.  Botanni- I hope you can read the story now-although I still intend on making more corrections.  Please read and review, and I know most would rather thru email, but at this time, I cannot give the new email.  So please post it at the review section (at least for the time being).  However, I expect from- Jacks, Danny, Dagmar, Rene, Botanni, and Pam Marks.  Especially criticism.

October 17, 1996

Tommy Oliver just could not take it any longer. He had just recently figured out his feelings towards a certain someone, and essentially, it certainly wasn't easy to accept. He has only realized that for the last four years he silently carried a torch for an astounding young man. This young man was non other than a William "Billy" Cranston, very close friend with thought- to- have- been intense brotherly feelings. It turns out that he is the love of my life. I wonder how that happened.

Recently though, he had been harboring intense feelings of danger. They were grisly premonitions of peril.  They started sparingly at first and heightened as the weeks went by. With in the last week, he persistently had vision after vision, one after another, without any breaks in between. He had no refuge.  For this very reason, he has not been sleeping well every night for the passed three weeks, and that too had worsened as the weeks continued on.

Gosh, this can't go on much longer, I have to speak to someone about this or I'll go crazy! Maybe I should just talk to Zordon, he thought to himself.  With this in mind, he teleported to the Power Chamber.

You see, it has been four months since Billy had left the Earth to the Planet Aquitar, due to a remarkably peculiar aging illness.  An illness in which he had aged years in an unbelievable amount of time because of this, his feelings of helplessness currently controlled him.

"Zordon, check on how Billy's faring on Aquitar. I can't shake the feeling that something is seriously wrong, that he is in some kind of danger, maybe even fatal." Tommy panicked.  He knew with every fiber in his body that Billy will be, if not already in, heavy physical danger.

"Alpha, scan for Billy's bio energies." Instructed Zordon.

"I' am on it," was Alpha's terse reply "the scans are beginning now. What else is needed at the moment?"

"Nothing just yet Alpha, all I hope for is that Billy is okay." Tommy teleported to the youth center hoping that the emotions running him dry would slightly abate.

The other active rangers were presently located in the youth center. Adam Park and Rocky DeSantos were busy sparring on the mats, and Katherine Hilliard sat beside Tanya Slone on the usual ranger table. Tommy seated himself next to both girls.

"Hey, what's up?" questioned a very concerned Kat.  The emotions that he was wearing on his sleeve was scaring her.

"Not sure, but I've got this horrible feeling that something is terribly wrong with Billy. The thing is my gut is telling me that the scans Alpha is using will not be beneficial," muttered Tommy

"In other words, you feel this is useless," mumbled Tanya.

"Yes" was the reply.

They could practically feel the tension in the air. Rocky and Adam, seeing Tommy seated, ended their practice. Ernie asked what drinks they want, "the usual" was the reply. The gang talked about Tommy's situation at hand, none knowing what to do. Just about when they where starting to shift the conversation, the rangers' duty signal kicked in.

"Tommy here, we read you Zordon"

"Rangers, Mondo has sent down a horde of cogs to the park, please go down and defeat them." the rangers were not needed to be told twice, they teleported down.

At Angel Grove Park, the rangers began to battle. Kat and Tanya decided a double team was worth the effort, therefore they took the right. Adam and Rocky lead themselves and opponents to the left, leaving Tommy for the middle. A gold flash appeared indicating that Jason just joined the fray. Seeing the others were just fine, and Tommy's mind occupied and fighting his heart out, he joined Tommy, eager for him to say what was disturbing their leader and friend .

"Hey, what's eating at you?" questioned Jason cautiously, afraid and waiting for the sure corollary about to take place.

Fed up with every event that have and have not taken place, Tommy finally exploded, all his anger, bitterness and anxiety showing face.  "Billy's in danger, I know it but Zordon has no news for me. The bottom line is my instincts are telling me no matter how much I believe that the scans are going to show something, I know it just won't happen. What's worst of all though, I have absolutely no way to get to Aquitar!" the tone was so bitter, it scared the hell out of Jason.

"Yes, you can, try the Falconzord, it just might work." He truly hoped it would get rid of some of the tension in his friend.