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CHAPTER 26 Trust Me
Leila slowly began to wake up. Her whole body ached. She looked around for a second and realized she was in Dr. Oliver's basement. She wasn't sure what time it was or even if it was the same day for that matter. She looked around slowly, a little too scared to sit up just yet. She smirked when she saw all of her friends scattered about, curled up in sleeping bags or sprawled out on cots and mattresses. Leila realized she was on one of Dr. Oliver's cots. She sat up a little and realized Hunter was asleep next to her. He was sitting in a chair right next to her bed and had his head down next to her body with his hand protectively thrown over her stomach. Leila smirked but then saw something on the other side of her bed. She leaned over a little and smiled at the sight. Trent was on the other side of her bed and was curled up with Kira, both of them sound asleep. Leila sat up a little more, attempting not to wake up Hunter.
"OW!" she cried, managing to suppress a huge yell. She bit her lip and waited to see if she woke anyone up.
"Hey, be careful," came a voice. Leila looked over and saw Dr. Oliver walking slowly down the stairs, trying not to wake everyone up. Leila managed to get off the bed without waking up Hunter and carefully limped over to Dr. Oliver, who took her arm and led her upstairs when she got to him. Leila plopped down on the couch while Dr. Oliver got them both some orange juice.
"Why is everyone downstairs?" Leila asked as she took the juice from Tommy when he came back in.
"Well, we worked really late trying to get you better and learning as much as we could about Bronchonaut. By the time we were finished, those who could have been motivated to go home for the night were out of it and everyone else was too tired and too stubborn to listen to me. So they all crashed downstairs. I think they just wanted to be there when you woke up," Tommy said.
"What happened?" Leila asked. Tommy's face fell.
"You don't remember?" he asked. Leila shrugged her shoulders.
"All I remember is getting attack about Bronchonaut and then this feeling growing inside me. A feeling that made me feel protected or something," Leila said. Tommy put his glass down and looked at Leila seriously.
"Leila, you created a monsoon," he said. Leila looked at him as if he were stupid.
"What? No I didn't," she said in disbelief.
"Yes you did and I have Tori and Kira as witnesses," Tommy replied. Leila leaned back into the couch and sighed. They sat silent for a little bit before Leila broke it with an interesting question.
"What was it like when you lost your Morphin powers?" she asked. Tommy was a little taken back by the question.
"Well, the first time, I felt completely lost. I didn't feel like I belonged with any of my friends anymore and that's why I went away for a little while. The second time, I felt like it was all my fault because I was the leader and we had ALL lost our powers then. It was hard because I wanted time to be able to blame myself but we were all in distress because the Command Center had blown up right before our eyes. We didn't want to face the possibility that we had lost Zordon and Alpha. But then we found the Zeo Crystals and the back up Command Center that Alpha and Zordon had created built itself. Zordon gave up the Zeo Powers and we were back in business," Tommy said, smiling as he recalled the wonderful feeling of receiving the Zeo Powers for the first time. Leila smiled at him.
"What did you think when you handed your Turbo Powers over to T.J.?" she asked. Tommy sighed.
"For the most part, I knew it was time for another team to take over. But a little part of me thought I'm supposed to still be a ranger. I guess I just didn't realize that I wouldn't have to wait TOO long before that came true," Tommy said, pointing to his morpher bracelet. Leila laughed, then stopped. Tommy looked at her.
"What is it?" he asked.
"Do you still have her power coins?" she asked. Tommy frowned at her, wondering what she was getting at.
"Yea, I could never part with them but they're useless," Tommy said. Leila got a thought-filled look in her eyes.
"Maybe not," she said before standing up and limping towards the door.
"Whoa, wait, Leila. Where are you going? You are in no condition to go anywhere and what do you mean my power coins might not be useless. What are you getting at?" he asked her seriously.
"All I can ask you to do is to trust me for now. I don't want to get your hopes up in case my plan falls through, but I have to hurry. Please, tell the others I'll be all right. I'll try to be back by tonight," Leila said, looking straight into her mentor's eyes, pleading for him to trust her. Tommy looked back and saw something in her eyes that he had once gone through. He saw that all she wanted was a chance to do something for the team. He moved aside and allowed her free access to the door. Leila softly smiled at him.
"Thank you," she said before stepping out into his yard. Tommy watched through the window as she discarded her clothes, revealing her Thunder uniform and streaked off.
"Good luck, Leila," he said before closing the front door. Within minutes, Leila arrived at her father's house. She let herself in the back door.
"Daddy!" she cried. She heard footsteps and followed their sounds until she met up with her father in the main living room.
"Leila, honey, are you all right?" Anton asked, noticing how weak she was.
"Daddy, I'm fine but I do need something. Do you still have that energy rock from the meteor you studied a while back?" Leila asked. Anton looked at her oddly.
"Yea, I think I do," he said.
"I need it," she said.
"Leila, I can't just give that to you...," he started to say before Leila cut him off.
"Dad, it's the only way I know how to defeat Bronchonaut. I need to it to complete my plan, otherwise I don't know what will happen," she said, pleading with him. Anton sighed.
"All right, I'll go get it," he said before walking off to his office. A few minutes later, Leila streaked off with a small sack wrapped around her shoulders. Anton watched her streak off, wondering what she was up to. Leila arrived at the Thunder Academy soon. She found her grandfather and aunt roaming the hallways.
"Leila, what are you doing here?" Sensei Omano asked.
"I need to use your computer," she said.
"You came all the way here to use OUR computer?" LeeAnn asked.
"It has something mine doesn't," Leila replied simply. They let her have a free walkway to the office. It took Leila several minutes but she got everything she need off of her grandfather's computer. She looked over the papers, studying the information she need, before stuffing in the side pocket of the sack her father had given her. She said goodbye to her aunt and grandfather before running out to the edge of the academy. She looked behind her to make sure that no one saw her.
"I am so going to get in trouble for this. NINJA RED EYE!!" she cried. The Ninja Red Eye was a faster form of ninja streaking. It was almost a built in form of teleportation. Leila landed in a wooded area beside a nice apartment complex. She snuck around, avoiding security cameras and people. She made it up to the fifth floor and found the room she was looking for. She took a deep breath and knocked on the door. It opened a few seconds later and the woman who answered frowned.
"May I help you?" she asked politely.
"Kimberly Hart?" Leila asked.
Duhn Duhn! Hate to cut you off but I wanted to give you guys just a TASTE of Leila's plan. You'll get full details in the next chapter. Will the plan work? What will happen if it does/doesn't? Find out soon. Please R&R.
CHAPTER 26 Trust Me
Leila slowly began to wake up. Her whole body ached. She looked around for a second and realized she was in Dr. Oliver's basement. She wasn't sure what time it was or even if it was the same day for that matter. She looked around slowly, a little too scared to sit up just yet. She smirked when she saw all of her friends scattered about, curled up in sleeping bags or sprawled out on cots and mattresses. Leila realized she was on one of Dr. Oliver's cots. She sat up a little and realized Hunter was asleep next to her. He was sitting in a chair right next to her bed and had his head down next to her body with his hand protectively thrown over her stomach. Leila smirked but then saw something on the other side of her bed. She leaned over a little and smiled at the sight. Trent was on the other side of her bed and was curled up with Kira, both of them sound asleep. Leila sat up a little more, attempting not to wake up Hunter.
"OW!" she cried, managing to suppress a huge yell. She bit her lip and waited to see if she woke anyone up.
"Hey, be careful," came a voice. Leila looked over and saw Dr. Oliver walking slowly down the stairs, trying not to wake everyone up. Leila managed to get off the bed without waking up Hunter and carefully limped over to Dr. Oliver, who took her arm and led her upstairs when she got to him. Leila plopped down on the couch while Dr. Oliver got them both some orange juice.
"Why is everyone downstairs?" Leila asked as she took the juice from Tommy when he came back in.
"Well, we worked really late trying to get you better and learning as much as we could about Bronchonaut. By the time we were finished, those who could have been motivated to go home for the night were out of it and everyone else was too tired and too stubborn to listen to me. So they all crashed downstairs. I think they just wanted to be there when you woke up," Tommy said.
"What happened?" Leila asked. Tommy's face fell.
"You don't remember?" he asked. Leila shrugged her shoulders.
"All I remember is getting attack about Bronchonaut and then this feeling growing inside me. A feeling that made me feel protected or something," Leila said. Tommy put his glass down and looked at Leila seriously.
"Leila, you created a monsoon," he said. Leila looked at him as if he were stupid.
"What? No I didn't," she said in disbelief.
"Yes you did and I have Tori and Kira as witnesses," Tommy replied. Leila leaned back into the couch and sighed. They sat silent for a little bit before Leila broke it with an interesting question.
"What was it like when you lost your Morphin powers?" she asked. Tommy was a little taken back by the question.
"Well, the first time, I felt completely lost. I didn't feel like I belonged with any of my friends anymore and that's why I went away for a little while. The second time, I felt like it was all my fault because I was the leader and we had ALL lost our powers then. It was hard because I wanted time to be able to blame myself but we were all in distress because the Command Center had blown up right before our eyes. We didn't want to face the possibility that we had lost Zordon and Alpha. But then we found the Zeo Crystals and the back up Command Center that Alpha and Zordon had created built itself. Zordon gave up the Zeo Powers and we were back in business," Tommy said, smiling as he recalled the wonderful feeling of receiving the Zeo Powers for the first time. Leila smiled at him.
"What did you think when you handed your Turbo Powers over to T.J.?" she asked. Tommy sighed.
"For the most part, I knew it was time for another team to take over. But a little part of me thought I'm supposed to still be a ranger. I guess I just didn't realize that I wouldn't have to wait TOO long before that came true," Tommy said, pointing to his morpher bracelet. Leila laughed, then stopped. Tommy looked at her.
"What is it?" he asked.
"Do you still have her power coins?" she asked. Tommy frowned at her, wondering what she was getting at.
"Yea, I could never part with them but they're useless," Tommy said. Leila got a thought-filled look in her eyes.
"Maybe not," she said before standing up and limping towards the door.
"Whoa, wait, Leila. Where are you going? You are in no condition to go anywhere and what do you mean my power coins might not be useless. What are you getting at?" he asked her seriously.
"All I can ask you to do is to trust me for now. I don't want to get your hopes up in case my plan falls through, but I have to hurry. Please, tell the others I'll be all right. I'll try to be back by tonight," Leila said, looking straight into her mentor's eyes, pleading for him to trust her. Tommy looked back and saw something in her eyes that he had once gone through. He saw that all she wanted was a chance to do something for the team. He moved aside and allowed her free access to the door. Leila softly smiled at him.
"Thank you," she said before stepping out into his yard. Tommy watched through the window as she discarded her clothes, revealing her Thunder uniform and streaked off.
"Good luck, Leila," he said before closing the front door. Within minutes, Leila arrived at her father's house. She let herself in the back door.
"Daddy!" she cried. She heard footsteps and followed their sounds until she met up with her father in the main living room.
"Leila, honey, are you all right?" Anton asked, noticing how weak she was.
"Daddy, I'm fine but I do need something. Do you still have that energy rock from the meteor you studied a while back?" Leila asked. Anton looked at her oddly.
"Yea, I think I do," he said.
"I need it," she said.
"Leila, I can't just give that to you...," he started to say before Leila cut him off.
"Dad, it's the only way I know how to defeat Bronchonaut. I need to it to complete my plan, otherwise I don't know what will happen," she said, pleading with him. Anton sighed.
"All right, I'll go get it," he said before walking off to his office. A few minutes later, Leila streaked off with a small sack wrapped around her shoulders. Anton watched her streak off, wondering what she was up to. Leila arrived at the Thunder Academy soon. She found her grandfather and aunt roaming the hallways.
"Leila, what are you doing here?" Sensei Omano asked.
"I need to use your computer," she said.
"You came all the way here to use OUR computer?" LeeAnn asked.
"It has something mine doesn't," Leila replied simply. They let her have a free walkway to the office. It took Leila several minutes but she got everything she need off of her grandfather's computer. She looked over the papers, studying the information she need, before stuffing in the side pocket of the sack her father had given her. She said goodbye to her aunt and grandfather before running out to the edge of the academy. She looked behind her to make sure that no one saw her.
"I am so going to get in trouble for this. NINJA RED EYE!!" she cried. The Ninja Red Eye was a faster form of ninja streaking. It was almost a built in form of teleportation. Leila landed in a wooded area beside a nice apartment complex. She snuck around, avoiding security cameras and people. She made it up to the fifth floor and found the room she was looking for. She took a deep breath and knocked on the door. It opened a few seconds later and the woman who answered frowned.
"May I help you?" she asked politely.
"Kimberly Hart?" Leila asked.
Duhn Duhn! Hate to cut you off but I wanted to give you guys just a TASTE of Leila's plan. You'll get full details in the next chapter. Will the plan work? What will happen if it does/doesn't? Find out soon. Please R&R.