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Leila.
CHAPTER 37 May The Power Protect Us
It seemed to take forever but Leila eventually got discharged from the Silver Hills hospital on the condition that she got plenty of rest when she returned home. All the rangers assured the doctors that they would see to it personally that she would. To which Leila surprised, 'Oh great.' They exchanged farewells and thank yous with Eric and Wes. Leila was a little disappointed that that was that with the Time Force Rangers and they she never got to meet the Lightspeed Rangers or say goodbye to the former Morphin and Zeo Rangers. Tommy assured her that once everyone was back on their feet from the fight, there would be a serious ranger party.
"Sweet, party!" Dustin said. All the rangers laughed at his antics. Upon entering Reefside, they were hounded by reporters. Not sure of how much they knew, the storm rangers were skeptical to streak back to the academies for classes, fearful that they may reveal too much. The Sensei's shared in their fears and ordered them to take some time off in Reefside, mainly for rest. After a few days back at home, Leila seemed like her old self again. She had some of her energy back and did light work outs with her teammates. Since they were all seemingly back to normal, Dr. Oliver decided to have a little meeting with the Storm and Dino Rangers.
"So what happens now Dr. O? I mean, the whole world knows about us," Ethan said. Tommy sighed.
"We try to go about our normal lives. I managed to do it, at least for a few years, I'm sure it will happen for the rest of us," Dr. Oliver explained.
"Yea right. We just wasted evil with, what, five teams worth of rangers, past and present. This is NOT going to go away that fast Dr. O," Devin said. Tommy had to admit that Devin was right. Even with Andros had to release Zordon in order to vanquish the evil of the universe, that had only been him and the space rangers. This had been bigger in so many different ways.
"I hate to say this but I actually miss just going to school," Conner said. The others chuckled but had to agree. It had been a while since they could enjoy just a regular day of going to school and enjoying the things they love to do.
"I miss our normal schedules at the academies," Tori said.
"Hey, if you had kept that up, you never would have met us," Leila said, a little teasingly. All the rangers laughed, agreeing with her. The experience had been wonderful in the sense that they had found their full potentials as rangers and had made many new friends.
"Hey, do you think we'll get a discount if we order a pizza?" Shane asked. All the rangers rolled their eyes and threw pillows at him. Once again, a pillow fight started amongst the rangers. Night fell and sleep came over most of the rangers. Hunter once again found his way to Leila's room. They held each other in silence, contemplating what the future held.
"I can't believe it's over. It seems like we have so much more to go through," Leila said. Hunter smiled at her.
"We do. It just doesn't require bad guys and spandex suits," he said. Leila giggled and kissed him full on the lips. They slipped into a restful sleep. Meanwhile, Kira and Tori couldn't get to sleep. They were sharing Laura's room for the time being. They both sat up and looked at each other.
"How much you wanna bet the guys aren't really asleep?" Tori asked.
"I'll go down stairs and send Blake up," Kira said, getting out of bed and quietly walking out of the room and down the stairs. She was almost to the door where Blake came out the door.
"Looks like you two had the same idea," Blake said.
"Don't do anything I wouldn't do," Kira said teasingly. Blake rolled his eyes and went upstairs as Kira went into the room. Trent was sitting up in bed, looking out the window onto the moonlit horizon. When he heard the door close, he looked over and smiled at the sight of Kira. He scooted over and left her room to crawl into bed. They wrapped themselves in each others arms.
"So, if this was junior year, what do you think senior year will be like?" Trent asked. Kira started laughing.
"Who knows? But who cares? We have new friends and everyone's okay, that's all that matters right now," Kira said.
"You're right," Trent said. He kissed her and they sat back into the pillows. Meanwhile Blake entered into the room where Tori was waiting for him. He slipped into the bed and the two lay their, just happy the other was there.
"What do you think this next year will be like?" Blake asked.
"I don't know why, but I can't wait to find out," Tori replied. Blake smiled and kissed her before they too drifted off to sleep. After about another week of rest and calmness from the media, the Dino Rangers began to slowly get back into the routine of school. They were still hounded for some time, but it eventually died down enough to where they could stand it. The Storm Rangers, at first, had to drive so far out of Reefside before streaking back to the academies. Tommy eventually found a safe spot for them to streak from near his house. After about a month, it was time for that party Tommy had promised. Hayley said that her place would definitely be the scene of the reunion. Tommy got in touch with all the rangers involved and any others he could get a hold of. They were all doing fine and agreed to show up. A little bit of work got the place together in no time. Katherine, Kimberly, and Aisha were the first ones to show up. They were overjoyed to see Leila and the guys smirked at the girls bonding. The guys all showed up soon after, equally happy to see Leila healthy and alive for their own eyes. The Lightspeed Rangers and Eric and Wes showed up soon after the guys. Leila was excited to meet the Lightspeed Rangers.
"I can't thank you guys enough for helping out my friends," she said.
"It's no problem," Kelsey said.
"Our pleasure," said Chad. The rangers past and present got to know each other a little better. Eventually, Laura, LeeAnn, Anton, Sensei Watanabe, and Sensei Omano showed up. They had to do quick press interviews and photo shoots every now and then. They had to agreed to do so many at certain times in order to gain their privacy from the media.
"So handsome, how's school going for you?" Kimberly asked.
"Let's just say Conner, Kira, Ethan, Trent, Devin, and Leila are the only ones in my classes who are interested in what I'm really there to teach," Tommy said. Kim laughed.
"It'll get better," she said. Tommy kissed her forehead and stood up, offering his hand to Kim. She accepted it and the two of them walked over to the counter. Tommy picked up a glass of punch.
"I'd like to propose a toast," he said. The others fell silent and clutched their drinks. Tommy smirked when he saw the respective couples holding each others hands and all the best friends standing proudly next to each other.
"To Team Time Force, the Lightspeed Rescue Squad, my comrades from the Mighty Morphin Team, and the Zeo team, as well as my comrades from the Dino Thunder Rangers, and the Storm Rangers. This has by far got to be one of the hardest fights any rangers have gone through. But it prevailed because we stuck together and did not sway into hopelessness. To the power of goodness that created power rangers and to the many friendships bonded by these teams," Tommy said as he held up his glass.
"To Friendship," some chorused as they held up their glasses.
"To Goodness," others said.
"May the power to protect us all," Tommy said before taking a sip of his drink.
Hey, it's not QUITE over, but it's getting there. I still have a few loose ends to tie up so I can have spin offs set up correctly. Please R&R and look forward to Chapter 38: One year later...... -Storm2003
CHAPTER 37 May The Power Protect Us
It seemed to take forever but Leila eventually got discharged from the Silver Hills hospital on the condition that she got plenty of rest when she returned home. All the rangers assured the doctors that they would see to it personally that she would. To which Leila surprised, 'Oh great.' They exchanged farewells and thank yous with Eric and Wes. Leila was a little disappointed that that was that with the Time Force Rangers and they she never got to meet the Lightspeed Rangers or say goodbye to the former Morphin and Zeo Rangers. Tommy assured her that once everyone was back on their feet from the fight, there would be a serious ranger party.
"Sweet, party!" Dustin said. All the rangers laughed at his antics. Upon entering Reefside, they were hounded by reporters. Not sure of how much they knew, the storm rangers were skeptical to streak back to the academies for classes, fearful that they may reveal too much. The Sensei's shared in their fears and ordered them to take some time off in Reefside, mainly for rest. After a few days back at home, Leila seemed like her old self again. She had some of her energy back and did light work outs with her teammates. Since they were all seemingly back to normal, Dr. Oliver decided to have a little meeting with the Storm and Dino Rangers.
"So what happens now Dr. O? I mean, the whole world knows about us," Ethan said. Tommy sighed.
"We try to go about our normal lives. I managed to do it, at least for a few years, I'm sure it will happen for the rest of us," Dr. Oliver explained.
"Yea right. We just wasted evil with, what, five teams worth of rangers, past and present. This is NOT going to go away that fast Dr. O," Devin said. Tommy had to admit that Devin was right. Even with Andros had to release Zordon in order to vanquish the evil of the universe, that had only been him and the space rangers. This had been bigger in so many different ways.
"I hate to say this but I actually miss just going to school," Conner said. The others chuckled but had to agree. It had been a while since they could enjoy just a regular day of going to school and enjoying the things they love to do.
"I miss our normal schedules at the academies," Tori said.
"Hey, if you had kept that up, you never would have met us," Leila said, a little teasingly. All the rangers laughed, agreeing with her. The experience had been wonderful in the sense that they had found their full potentials as rangers and had made many new friends.
"Hey, do you think we'll get a discount if we order a pizza?" Shane asked. All the rangers rolled their eyes and threw pillows at him. Once again, a pillow fight started amongst the rangers. Night fell and sleep came over most of the rangers. Hunter once again found his way to Leila's room. They held each other in silence, contemplating what the future held.
"I can't believe it's over. It seems like we have so much more to go through," Leila said. Hunter smiled at her.
"We do. It just doesn't require bad guys and spandex suits," he said. Leila giggled and kissed him full on the lips. They slipped into a restful sleep. Meanwhile, Kira and Tori couldn't get to sleep. They were sharing Laura's room for the time being. They both sat up and looked at each other.
"How much you wanna bet the guys aren't really asleep?" Tori asked.
"I'll go down stairs and send Blake up," Kira said, getting out of bed and quietly walking out of the room and down the stairs. She was almost to the door where Blake came out the door.
"Looks like you two had the same idea," Blake said.
"Don't do anything I wouldn't do," Kira said teasingly. Blake rolled his eyes and went upstairs as Kira went into the room. Trent was sitting up in bed, looking out the window onto the moonlit horizon. When he heard the door close, he looked over and smiled at the sight of Kira. He scooted over and left her room to crawl into bed. They wrapped themselves in each others arms.
"So, if this was junior year, what do you think senior year will be like?" Trent asked. Kira started laughing.
"Who knows? But who cares? We have new friends and everyone's okay, that's all that matters right now," Kira said.
"You're right," Trent said. He kissed her and they sat back into the pillows. Meanwhile Blake entered into the room where Tori was waiting for him. He slipped into the bed and the two lay their, just happy the other was there.
"What do you think this next year will be like?" Blake asked.
"I don't know why, but I can't wait to find out," Tori replied. Blake smiled and kissed her before they too drifted off to sleep. After about another week of rest and calmness from the media, the Dino Rangers began to slowly get back into the routine of school. They were still hounded for some time, but it eventually died down enough to where they could stand it. The Storm Rangers, at first, had to drive so far out of Reefside before streaking back to the academies. Tommy eventually found a safe spot for them to streak from near his house. After about a month, it was time for that party Tommy had promised. Hayley said that her place would definitely be the scene of the reunion. Tommy got in touch with all the rangers involved and any others he could get a hold of. They were all doing fine and agreed to show up. A little bit of work got the place together in no time. Katherine, Kimberly, and Aisha were the first ones to show up. They were overjoyed to see Leila and the guys smirked at the girls bonding. The guys all showed up soon after, equally happy to see Leila healthy and alive for their own eyes. The Lightspeed Rangers and Eric and Wes showed up soon after the guys. Leila was excited to meet the Lightspeed Rangers.
"I can't thank you guys enough for helping out my friends," she said.
"It's no problem," Kelsey said.
"Our pleasure," said Chad. The rangers past and present got to know each other a little better. Eventually, Laura, LeeAnn, Anton, Sensei Watanabe, and Sensei Omano showed up. They had to do quick press interviews and photo shoots every now and then. They had to agreed to do so many at certain times in order to gain their privacy from the media.
"So handsome, how's school going for you?" Kimberly asked.
"Let's just say Conner, Kira, Ethan, Trent, Devin, and Leila are the only ones in my classes who are interested in what I'm really there to teach," Tommy said. Kim laughed.
"It'll get better," she said. Tommy kissed her forehead and stood up, offering his hand to Kim. She accepted it and the two of them walked over to the counter. Tommy picked up a glass of punch.
"I'd like to propose a toast," he said. The others fell silent and clutched their drinks. Tommy smirked when he saw the respective couples holding each others hands and all the best friends standing proudly next to each other.
"To Team Time Force, the Lightspeed Rescue Squad, my comrades from the Mighty Morphin Team, and the Zeo team, as well as my comrades from the Dino Thunder Rangers, and the Storm Rangers. This has by far got to be one of the hardest fights any rangers have gone through. But it prevailed because we stuck together and did not sway into hopelessness. To the power of goodness that created power rangers and to the many friendships bonded by these teams," Tommy said as he held up his glass.
"To Friendship," some chorused as they held up their glasses.
"To Goodness," others said.
"May the power to protect us all," Tommy said before taking a sip of his drink.
Hey, it's not QUITE over, but it's getting there. I still have a few loose ends to tie up so I can have spin offs set up correctly. Please R&R and look forward to Chapter 38: One year later...... -Storm2003