Chapter 10 The Calling
As Ryan entered the little alcove to Dana's hospital room the next morning Dana's raised voice was the first thing that greeted him.
"I'm telling you I'm fine." She was glaring at someone he couldn't exactly see, his view being blocked by the privacy screen.
"You shouldn't even be sitting upright." Then he knew the other voice, it was the doctor.
"Look, I'm A DOCTOR, I KNOW WHEN I CAN DO THINGS AND I CAN SIT IN A CHAIR." She said and Ryan had to smile at the exasperation in her voice. She sounded the way she did when she was arguing with him.
"Perhaps but your not fit to be leaving yet." The doctor argued doggedly.
"Try and stop me." Dana sounded relief angry and Ryan knew if he didn't step in this could get messy.
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"What's going on?" A voice said and Dana looked up to find Ryan standing in the doorway. From the look on his face she knew he'd been standing there for sometime, his arms were crossed over his chest e kind of resembled their father had often used.
"I'm going home." She said lifting her chin, she'd not let him intimidate her, not now, after all that had happened. She was not that little girl any more, besides they had an important to do.
"Dana if the doctor says…" Ryan began but she shook her head.
"Damn it Ryan, I'm a doctor, I know when I'm well enough." She burst out, she would not give in.
"Dana, you nearly died yesterday, I don't want to risk any complications." He said and she saw the truth of his words, he was worried, why hadn't she seen the fear yesterday? Probably because she'd been in pain and medicated to high heaven.
"I'm fine." She said and managed to soften her tone.
"Dana…" He didn't know what else to say, how could he make her see…
"Doctor Will you please leave us a moment?" Dana asked and after a minute the middle aged man nodded.
"Alright." The man then went out of the little room.
"Ryan, come here." Dana urged and he frowned, what was she up to? Still he moved to sit on the edge of the bed facing her.
"Ryan, I know yesterday had to have been hard on you, but I'm fine, I'm healing fast thanks to the power and I really am ok."
"Dana, listen to me," He said knowing she really thought she was ready but the idea of her taking a chance that could lead to problems was just too much. "We've already nearly died time and time again, we've lost dad and Dana, and I don't want to lose you too."
"Ryan, I know, I was scared yesterday too but for you, the thing is this is a part of us, the job, the cause…" She looked at her morpher. "Yes I don't like asking the new team to give up everything and to risk their lives but Ryan if we don't…" She looked at him. "Then everything we went through, all that happened to you and Dad was for nothing."
"This from you?" He asked and she nodded.
"When you face down death and know you're on the losing team you realize a lot of things." She told him and he wanted to smile, maybe she'd be able to handle the next few months after all.
"And what about Carter?"
"Carter?"
"Yeah, he was really worried about you; he even called from the moon.'
"The moon?" Dana asked a brow raised in surprise.
"I don't really know more than that, it has to do with his special mission.'
"Oh, well…" What could she say to that?
"So, you know I can handle talking to the new team."
"Ryan I know that but…'
"Look, I'll hook up your communicator, you'll be able to see and interact with the whole thing."
"Oh, I guess if you're going to be so stubborn.'
"I am, but don't worry you can go back to work as soon as you get out."
"Fine." She gave in feeling a little tired by the argument.
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The six new comers were gathered in the conference room. They sat at the far end of the table. Brian at the end facing Ryan. Dana sat in her seat a pillow propped behind her to ease any lingering discomfort. Angela and Joel were also in attendance to answer any possible questions the young people might have.
"The city has been at peace nearly two years now but something is coming and the world will need the defense of the power rangers once more. As all of the rangers have retired from active duty we decided it was time to choose a new team." Ryan said and glanced at the image of his sister, who straightened in her hospital bed, only slightly wincing at the move.
"Our father was the man who selected our team but as he is no longer with us the task fell upon us. With the help of the others we have finished this task."
"That's why you wanted us here?" Heath said and received a nod.
"Yu are each specialists in your fields and known rescue workers.'
"I've never…" Chris began and Ryan shrugged. "I'm in, but I've have to let you know something I never Saved a life in my life."
"You are one of the city's best marshal arts instructor's. That there was enough to have your name added to the list." Ryan informed him. In trough they had some things in common, both had had rough childhoods, both were loners and were very loyal.
"So what you want us to drop everything and fight monsters that haven't even appeared?" Brent asked skeptically.
From where he sat Joel hid a smirk. Yes, he'd chosen well. The young man was not gullible and had a quick brain.
"Yes, their actually aliens though, Somets to be exact." Ryan said and when all looked at him he tapped the folders before himself. "According to the prophecy, the Somets were banned from their home world for crimes against their own people."
"They were killers and thieves." Dana added, "Their leader Sac gorgon was the son of the planet's ruling family, it was the only thing that kept him form facing a dispatch squad."
"Wait, how did you learn so much from a prophecy?" Brian asked.
"The one who predicted it was a great sorcerer by the name of Zordon of Eltar. It is due to his foresight that lightspeed was even thought of. He left documents with the original rangers to be given upon his own demise. We received them and the old rangers went to work to help us rebuild this base and prepare."
"So what you've just decided you want us and that's that?" Brent asked frowning.
"Well, you do have a choice we have to ask that you think this over carefully."
"Hey, I know what you're thinking but the job looks good on a résumé." Joel said winking at the young man in green. Angela just rolled her eyes from where she sat beside Dana.
"Talk about a complicated mess." Marie said thoughtfully and Ryan agreed.
"Luckily we're more prepared than we were for the demon attacks in 2000."
"You weren't very prepared then?" Hollie asked surprised.
"We thought we were but there was just so much…" Dana looked down at her folder her mind going back, back to that day in the grounded sub.
"At any rate we need to know who's in and whose out." Ryan said and waited.
For a long moment there was silence and then six voices spoke in unison.
"I'm in." The other four at the table exchanged looks and then Ryan lifted a medi8um sized box onto the table.
"These are your rescue morphers." Ryan said handing them out to the newest lightspeed rescue rangers.
TBC
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Well, I know there was nothing really big in this chapter but I've got a few things up my sleeve. In any event PLZ R&R.