Missing Mironoi
This is the first story of a three-part trilogy. Lost Galaxy is one of my favorite series, but there are not too many stories out there about them. Please review.
Maya rolled out of the contraption her new teammates called a bed for what must have been the sixth time that night. Glancing at the sun's position in the sky she decided that attempting to go back to sleep would be pointless and got dressed and headed to the kitchen instead. Or where she thought the kitchen was from the tour last night. Getting lost a bit she finally made it to the kitchen where the smell of strange foods assaulted her.
Leo looked up from where he was cooking bacon to notice when a bewildered Maya came strolling into the kitchen with her usual grace. "Morning Maya" he called to her. Maya glanced up when she heard Leo's greeting and echoed back, "Morning Leo" with a smile. The pink ranger Kendrix smiled at her and patted the seat next to her fro Maya to sit. "Did you sleep well last night?" she inquired of her new friend and teammate. Maya paused before answering, noticing that all of them were looking at her, waiting. "Not really." Maya finally replied softly as she looked down at the food Leo had placed in front of her.
"Why not? The beds here are more comfortable than the ones at home." Damon state din between bites of his blueberry bagel.
"I've never slept in a bed before." The yellow ranger admitted much to the others astonishment. They stopped eating to look at her.
"Really?" Kai said in amazement. "Then where did you sleep?" HE questioned curiously.
"Most of the time I had a hammock, but sometimes I would." Maya stopped suddenly; she didn't want her teammates to think she was too weird. She wanted to fit in with these people whose culture was so radically different from her own. Leo picked up on Maya's discomfort and suggested, "Would you like a hammock, Maya?" Leo's kind voice made Maya smile. "Yeah, I'd like that. If it isn't a problem." She quickly added.
"NO problem. You'll have a hammock tonight." Leo said as if things were settled. Soon Kendrix and Kai were off the to the lab to check on some experiments and Damon was doing repairs on the Mega ship, leaving Leo and Maya alone.
"How about I give you a more detailed tour of the ship right now." Leo decided, having noticed that the yellow ranger seemed a bit lost that morning.
"That would be great. Thanks Leo." Maya said gratefully, as she smiled back at him. Leo was a bit surprised, he thought the yellow ranger a bit shy when he first met her but realized he didn't really know her at all. It sure would be interesting, he thought.
After her tour with Leo, Maya escaped to the forest dome. She quickly found a rock overlooking the lake and rested on it and thought of her home planet. "I will find a way back to you, and I will break the spell Scorpius cursed you with." Maya promised to herself and to the people she knew and loved. With that thought, a few loose tears fell from her eyes as loneliness descended upon her. Terra Venture was a large and well-built place compared to the small primitive planet she had left. It was a bit intimidating, having to learn all these new customs, and adapting to a lifestyle so different from hers. She gazed out at the lake and enjoyed the stillness of the forest, listening to the sounds of the creatures that lived there.
"Hey Maya! We're all going to see a movie, do you want to come?" Damon called to the yellow ranger who was sitting in the forest dome enjoying the quiet peacefulness she had known her life until two days ago.
"Sure Damon." The yellow ranger called back as she removed herself from the rock. "But, what's a movie?" She wanted to know as she reached the green ranger. Damon explained the concept of a movie to her as they caught up with the other rangers and went to the Cineplex down on earth.
"We're going to see the movie, 'Terror in the jungle', Kai explained to Maya as they waited in line to buy tickets while Damon and Kendrix bought some popcorn and soda, and Leo saved some seats inside the theatre.
"Pass the popcorn." Damon complained as Leo and Kai hogged the tub of popcorn. "Shh." Kendrix scolded him. "The movie's about to start." Maya ignored her teammates talking as she was taken in by the scenes unfolding in front of her. She sat in awe and horror as a band of warriors attacked upon a defenseless village, that reminded her of Mironoi. She got up out of her seat and hurried out of the theatre. Leo, sitting next to her, followed closely behind her confused.
"Maya!" The red ranger called, causing the yellow ranger to stop and look back at him. "Where are you going?" He asked as he caught up with her. "Leo! Those people need our help. We must go there at once." She implored him as she headed once again for the doors. Leo chuckled and pulled her arm to keep her close. "Maya, that village is part of the movie. It's just a fantasy." He informed the puzzled girl. "What is a fantasy, Leo?" she asked him. "A fantasy is like, you know not real." He explained to her.
"Not real?" Maya repeated in shock. Thinking quickly she realized her teammates and her did not share many similar experiences and explained to him, "Maybe it's not real to you Leo. But its' real to me and to my people." She finished a bit subdued.
By this time, the two rangers had been outside the theatre for about five minutes. Before Leo could respond, Damon appeared. "Guys, you're missing the best part of the movie." He exclaimed, his eagerness breaking the quiet conversation, before returning to his seat.
"Come back inside Maya." Leo prompted his teammate as he followed in Damon's footsteps.
"No thanks Leo. I'll just see you guys back at Terra Venture." Maya said softly as she walked away from him. "Are you sure?" Leo questioned, a bit uncertain of what to do. "I'll be fine Leo. Go finish the movie." Maya declared as she left the building, leaving him no other choice to obey.
Maya began walking down the street when she inadvertently walked past a group of shady looking guys. "Where you going in such a rush?" The first guy demanded, getting in Maya's way and preventing her from leaving. Maya was a bit taken aback by his forwardness but shrugged it off as she continued to try to get by.
"What's the matter? Are you too good to stay and talk to us?" Another man taunted her as the group closed in around her. To Maya's credit, she didn't panic as she had been in worse situations before. She assumed a fighting stance and glared at her captors.
"You going to take us all on?" The third guy laughed in disbelief. "If you want to play hard to get, you asked for it." He began but he didn't finish his sentence as Maya's foot connected with his throat and he fell to the ground gasping for air. She turned to face the others, determined to escape. The tow men got defensive and immediately rushed to attack her. Maya managed to hold them off for a while until some of their friends showed up. Luckily, she was able to break away form them without too serious of injuries and hurried back to Terra Venture.
Maya appeared in the common room of the Mega ship where Alpha and Deca were playing chess. She hurried past them, tears streaking her face, which was mostly pale except for a few smears of blood and bruises and raced off to find sanctuary in the forest dome.
"Maya, are you okay?" Alpha asked, concerned about the yellow ranger, but she was too distraught to answer the robot and continued running.
Maya quickly found the tallest tree and started climbing it, and in no time at all settled herself on a branch near the top. She took inventory of her injuries and was relieved to discover only a few bruises along with some tenderness in her ankle and a searing pain in her wrist. Finally allowing herself to think about all that happened that night, quiet sobs shook her body as she tried to understand this new culture that seemed so threatening.
"What a movie, huh guys?" Damon burst out as the four rangers exited the theatre. "I knew it would be good." The green ranger boasted good- naturedly.
"It was pretty intense." Kai agreed as he thought about the movie. "How about we go get some ice cream?" suggested Kendrix, looking to her three male teammates for an answer. "That sounds great." Kai and Damon both decided. "What do you think Leo?" Kendrix asked the red ranger who seemed to be in his own world. Her question snapped him out of his thinking about Maya, and why she ran away. He wanted to remember what she said before she left, but he only drew a blank. "Huh? Did you say something Kendrix?" He asked confused.
"I said, do you want to go get some ice cream?" The pink ranger repeated with a laugh. Just then their communicators went off. "What is it Alpha?" Leo demanded urgently as the four moved away from the other moviegoers into a quieter, more secluded spot in the parking lot.
"Rangers, I just saw Maya and she seemed upset. I thought you guys should go check on her." The robot suggested, hoping her teammates would know what to do. "Alright Alpha, we're on our way." Leo said, glancing at his teammates before teleporting.
"What happened Alpha?" Kai questioned the robot as they appeared in the common room. "Maya came running through here. I think she was crying, she didn't hear me calling after her." The robot explained to the rangers. "Ai, Ai, Ai. I don't know what's wrong." "Damn! I should have known something was wrong." Leo cried out in frustration, as he paced the floor. "You can't blame yourself Leo. Come on, let's go find her." Kendrix said calmly, pulling the red ranger along as they followed behind Kai and Damon and entered into the forest dome.
"Maya!" Kai called aloud as he walked through the forest. Leo marched determinedly through the forest, searching for the yellow ranger. All sorts of thoughts raced through his mind. "If she was hurt." that thought made him clench his fists in anger. He felt responsible for her, she didn't know the ways of earth, and he never should have let her leave.
"Maya!" Kendrix yelled out, calling to her new friend. "Shh." Damon demanded as he stopped suddenly on the path. "Did you hear that?" He asked the others. "Hear what?" Kai demanded. "You're hearing things again Damon." "No! Wait! I heard it too." Leo stated firmly. Just then they all heard the sound of quiet sobs echoing through the still forest.
"Maya?" Kai wondered. "But where?" he asked as he began looking around. Spotting a patch of yellow amidst the green, he pointed dup in a tree. "Up there!" The blue ranger declared pointing to the tallest tree in the forest. The others looked up there and finally saw their teammate.
"How the heck did she get all the way up there?" Damon wanted to know as he stared up into the tree.
"Better question, how is she going to get down?" Leo asked, as he too was amazed at how high up she was.
"Maya!" Kendrix called up to the yellow ranger. "Will you come down and talk to us? We only want to know you're alright." Kendrix's calm voice persuaded the distraught girl to quickly descend from the tree. The four rangers quickly jumped out of the way as Maya found her way to the ground in no time at all. Leo took a quick glance at her and discovered that she appeared to be injured. "Maya, you're hurt." He commented as she leaned against the tree for support. He looked up at her to ask another question but it was lost on his lips when to his horror he noticed the streaks of blood that covered her normally beautifully tanned face. "Let's get you to the medical bay." He commanded in a no nonsense tone of voice. He escorted the yellow ranger back to the base while the others hurried behind them.
This is the first story of a three-part trilogy. Lost Galaxy is one of my favorite series, but there are not too many stories out there about them. Please review.
Maya rolled out of the contraption her new teammates called a bed for what must have been the sixth time that night. Glancing at the sun's position in the sky she decided that attempting to go back to sleep would be pointless and got dressed and headed to the kitchen instead. Or where she thought the kitchen was from the tour last night. Getting lost a bit she finally made it to the kitchen where the smell of strange foods assaulted her.
Leo looked up from where he was cooking bacon to notice when a bewildered Maya came strolling into the kitchen with her usual grace. "Morning Maya" he called to her. Maya glanced up when she heard Leo's greeting and echoed back, "Morning Leo" with a smile. The pink ranger Kendrix smiled at her and patted the seat next to her fro Maya to sit. "Did you sleep well last night?" she inquired of her new friend and teammate. Maya paused before answering, noticing that all of them were looking at her, waiting. "Not really." Maya finally replied softly as she looked down at the food Leo had placed in front of her.
"Why not? The beds here are more comfortable than the ones at home." Damon state din between bites of his blueberry bagel.
"I've never slept in a bed before." The yellow ranger admitted much to the others astonishment. They stopped eating to look at her.
"Really?" Kai said in amazement. "Then where did you sleep?" HE questioned curiously.
"Most of the time I had a hammock, but sometimes I would." Maya stopped suddenly; she didn't want her teammates to think she was too weird. She wanted to fit in with these people whose culture was so radically different from her own. Leo picked up on Maya's discomfort and suggested, "Would you like a hammock, Maya?" Leo's kind voice made Maya smile. "Yeah, I'd like that. If it isn't a problem." She quickly added.
"NO problem. You'll have a hammock tonight." Leo said as if things were settled. Soon Kendrix and Kai were off the to the lab to check on some experiments and Damon was doing repairs on the Mega ship, leaving Leo and Maya alone.
"How about I give you a more detailed tour of the ship right now." Leo decided, having noticed that the yellow ranger seemed a bit lost that morning.
"That would be great. Thanks Leo." Maya said gratefully, as she smiled back at him. Leo was a bit surprised, he thought the yellow ranger a bit shy when he first met her but realized he didn't really know her at all. It sure would be interesting, he thought.
After her tour with Leo, Maya escaped to the forest dome. She quickly found a rock overlooking the lake and rested on it and thought of her home planet. "I will find a way back to you, and I will break the spell Scorpius cursed you with." Maya promised to herself and to the people she knew and loved. With that thought, a few loose tears fell from her eyes as loneliness descended upon her. Terra Venture was a large and well-built place compared to the small primitive planet she had left. It was a bit intimidating, having to learn all these new customs, and adapting to a lifestyle so different from hers. She gazed out at the lake and enjoyed the stillness of the forest, listening to the sounds of the creatures that lived there.
"Hey Maya! We're all going to see a movie, do you want to come?" Damon called to the yellow ranger who was sitting in the forest dome enjoying the quiet peacefulness she had known her life until two days ago.
"Sure Damon." The yellow ranger called back as she removed herself from the rock. "But, what's a movie?" She wanted to know as she reached the green ranger. Damon explained the concept of a movie to her as they caught up with the other rangers and went to the Cineplex down on earth.
"We're going to see the movie, 'Terror in the jungle', Kai explained to Maya as they waited in line to buy tickets while Damon and Kendrix bought some popcorn and soda, and Leo saved some seats inside the theatre.
"Pass the popcorn." Damon complained as Leo and Kai hogged the tub of popcorn. "Shh." Kendrix scolded him. "The movie's about to start." Maya ignored her teammates talking as she was taken in by the scenes unfolding in front of her. She sat in awe and horror as a band of warriors attacked upon a defenseless village, that reminded her of Mironoi. She got up out of her seat and hurried out of the theatre. Leo, sitting next to her, followed closely behind her confused.
"Maya!" The red ranger called, causing the yellow ranger to stop and look back at him. "Where are you going?" He asked as he caught up with her. "Leo! Those people need our help. We must go there at once." She implored him as she headed once again for the doors. Leo chuckled and pulled her arm to keep her close. "Maya, that village is part of the movie. It's just a fantasy." He informed the puzzled girl. "What is a fantasy, Leo?" she asked him. "A fantasy is like, you know not real." He explained to her.
"Not real?" Maya repeated in shock. Thinking quickly she realized her teammates and her did not share many similar experiences and explained to him, "Maybe it's not real to you Leo. But its' real to me and to my people." She finished a bit subdued.
By this time, the two rangers had been outside the theatre for about five minutes. Before Leo could respond, Damon appeared. "Guys, you're missing the best part of the movie." He exclaimed, his eagerness breaking the quiet conversation, before returning to his seat.
"Come back inside Maya." Leo prompted his teammate as he followed in Damon's footsteps.
"No thanks Leo. I'll just see you guys back at Terra Venture." Maya said softly as she walked away from him. "Are you sure?" Leo questioned, a bit uncertain of what to do. "I'll be fine Leo. Go finish the movie." Maya declared as she left the building, leaving him no other choice to obey.
Maya began walking down the street when she inadvertently walked past a group of shady looking guys. "Where you going in such a rush?" The first guy demanded, getting in Maya's way and preventing her from leaving. Maya was a bit taken aback by his forwardness but shrugged it off as she continued to try to get by.
"What's the matter? Are you too good to stay and talk to us?" Another man taunted her as the group closed in around her. To Maya's credit, she didn't panic as she had been in worse situations before. She assumed a fighting stance and glared at her captors.
"You going to take us all on?" The third guy laughed in disbelief. "If you want to play hard to get, you asked for it." He began but he didn't finish his sentence as Maya's foot connected with his throat and he fell to the ground gasping for air. She turned to face the others, determined to escape. The tow men got defensive and immediately rushed to attack her. Maya managed to hold them off for a while until some of their friends showed up. Luckily, she was able to break away form them without too serious of injuries and hurried back to Terra Venture.
Maya appeared in the common room of the Mega ship where Alpha and Deca were playing chess. She hurried past them, tears streaking her face, which was mostly pale except for a few smears of blood and bruises and raced off to find sanctuary in the forest dome.
"Maya, are you okay?" Alpha asked, concerned about the yellow ranger, but she was too distraught to answer the robot and continued running.
Maya quickly found the tallest tree and started climbing it, and in no time at all settled herself on a branch near the top. She took inventory of her injuries and was relieved to discover only a few bruises along with some tenderness in her ankle and a searing pain in her wrist. Finally allowing herself to think about all that happened that night, quiet sobs shook her body as she tried to understand this new culture that seemed so threatening.
"What a movie, huh guys?" Damon burst out as the four rangers exited the theatre. "I knew it would be good." The green ranger boasted good- naturedly.
"It was pretty intense." Kai agreed as he thought about the movie. "How about we go get some ice cream?" suggested Kendrix, looking to her three male teammates for an answer. "That sounds great." Kai and Damon both decided. "What do you think Leo?" Kendrix asked the red ranger who seemed to be in his own world. Her question snapped him out of his thinking about Maya, and why she ran away. He wanted to remember what she said before she left, but he only drew a blank. "Huh? Did you say something Kendrix?" He asked confused.
"I said, do you want to go get some ice cream?" The pink ranger repeated with a laugh. Just then their communicators went off. "What is it Alpha?" Leo demanded urgently as the four moved away from the other moviegoers into a quieter, more secluded spot in the parking lot.
"Rangers, I just saw Maya and she seemed upset. I thought you guys should go check on her." The robot suggested, hoping her teammates would know what to do. "Alright Alpha, we're on our way." Leo said, glancing at his teammates before teleporting.
"What happened Alpha?" Kai questioned the robot as they appeared in the common room. "Maya came running through here. I think she was crying, she didn't hear me calling after her." The robot explained to the rangers. "Ai, Ai, Ai. I don't know what's wrong." "Damn! I should have known something was wrong." Leo cried out in frustration, as he paced the floor. "You can't blame yourself Leo. Come on, let's go find her." Kendrix said calmly, pulling the red ranger along as they followed behind Kai and Damon and entered into the forest dome.
"Maya!" Kai called aloud as he walked through the forest. Leo marched determinedly through the forest, searching for the yellow ranger. All sorts of thoughts raced through his mind. "If she was hurt." that thought made him clench his fists in anger. He felt responsible for her, she didn't know the ways of earth, and he never should have let her leave.
"Maya!" Kendrix yelled out, calling to her new friend. "Shh." Damon demanded as he stopped suddenly on the path. "Did you hear that?" He asked the others. "Hear what?" Kai demanded. "You're hearing things again Damon." "No! Wait! I heard it too." Leo stated firmly. Just then they all heard the sound of quiet sobs echoing through the still forest.
"Maya?" Kai wondered. "But where?" he asked as he began looking around. Spotting a patch of yellow amidst the green, he pointed dup in a tree. "Up there!" The blue ranger declared pointing to the tallest tree in the forest. The others looked up there and finally saw their teammate.
"How the heck did she get all the way up there?" Damon wanted to know as he stared up into the tree.
"Better question, how is she going to get down?" Leo asked, as he too was amazed at how high up she was.
"Maya!" Kendrix called up to the yellow ranger. "Will you come down and talk to us? We only want to know you're alright." Kendrix's calm voice persuaded the distraught girl to quickly descend from the tree. The four rangers quickly jumped out of the way as Maya found her way to the ground in no time at all. Leo took a quick glance at her and discovered that she appeared to be injured. "Maya, you're hurt." He commented as she leaned against the tree for support. He looked up at her to ask another question but it was lost on his lips when to his horror he noticed the streaks of blood that covered her normally beautifully tanned face. "Let's get you to the medical bay." He commanded in a no nonsense tone of voice. He escorted the yellow ranger back to the base while the others hurried behind them.
