Visions
By: Jeanka
Carlos opened his eyes to find his room still dark, but there was a shadow he couldn't place. It was a person whose face was hidden. "Hello?" he asked hesitantly.
The figure stood in front of his door. "You're Carlos?" a little voice asked.
"Yes," he answered sitting up. It took him a moment to realize it was a child. "Who are you?"
To his surprise, the figure vanished when he blinked. His gaze darted around the room looking for the girl. She was gone.
*
"Hello?" Cassie called out. Something had woken her up, but there wasn't anything there.
"You're Cassie?"
The Pink Ranger turned to the sound of the voice. A little figure stood at the end of her bed, hidden by shadows. "Yes, who are you?" Cassie asked.
"Don't tell Andros," she begged and then was gone.
*
"Why don't you have any hair?" a little girl's voice pulled TJ out of his sleep.
"It's cooler," he said automatically.
"Are you TJ?" she asked.
"Yeah, why?" he asked, still thinking this was part of his dream.
"I just wanted to meet you," she answered. "Sleep peacefully."
The second she was gone, TJ sat straight up. "Sleep peacefully?" he repeated.
*
Ashley was sitting at her desk when a little girl appeared in her room. She couldn't sleep, but she was still tired. "Are you in love with Andros?" a voice caused Ashley to twist around in her chair.
"Who are you?" she demanded. Something told her that this girl was not supposed to be in her room.
"Don't be mad. I'm not here," she said. "I want to know how you feel about Andros."
"I love him," she answered and the girl smiled at her.
"I don't understand why my father doesn't like you," the girl said. "You're honest and Andros loves you. I trust Andros."
"I think that's good. How did you get in here?" asked Ashley.
"Like I said, I'm not here. It's a secret," the girl said and disappeared.
*
"Where's Karone?" asked Andros knowing that Zhane had taken his sister out with him.
"She wanted to stay out tonight," said Zhane. "This is an adjustment for both of us. Actually Karone wants to leave Earth and go do something off-world."
"Like what?" asked Andros.
"I don't know. She's not a little kid anymore, Andros. She was the Queen of Evil. She can do whatever she wants," said Zhane. He didn't like how everyone thought Karone was a baby they had to teach.
"Karone isn't the only person who's adjusting," Andros reminded him.
"No, but she needs space," said Zhane.
"She's not the only one," replied Andros. "I watch you. You don't like Earth, but you're still here. Zhane, if you want to go, go. No one is going to stop you."
Zhane frowned. Andros didn't like turning the Rangers loose and he liked to know where everyone was. This was against his nature. "I don't want to go, Andros. I don't know what I want."
Silence settled on the room. Neither boy knew what to say. Andros wanted Zhane to stay, but he knew he couldn't and even now, Andros was thinking about leaving. A knock on the door brought them back t o reality.
"Who is it?" asked Zhane.
"Carlos," the Black Rangers answered. "I need to speak with you guys. Can I come in?"
"Yeah," replied Zhane and he nodded to DECA to open the door. It did and Carlos came inside.
"I just saw something weird," he said.
Cassie came to the door. "So did I," she said.
TJ came up behind her. "Me too."
"What didn't you see?" asked Andros.
"There was this girl," said Carlos.
"You saw her too?" asked Cassie and TJ at the same time.
"Saw what?" asked Ashley coming up.
"Wait one second," said Andros. "You saw a little girl." Everyone nodded. "Did she have brown hair?"
Carlos, Cassie, and TJ shrugged. "Yeah, and it was curly," said Ashley.
"You saw her too?" asked Cassie.
Ashley didn't miss the look passed from Andros to Zhane. "Yeah, I did," she asked.
"We all have," agreed TJ.
Andros stood and squeezed through the door pass the Rangers. "Where are you going?" asked Ashley.
"Zineen's awake," he answered without stopping. He went to the lift which took him to the hanger. Walking up the ramp, Zineen met him at the door.
"Hi, Andros," the little girl said.
"Honey, how many times do I have to tell you not to echo to people? You could hurt someone," said Andros.
Zineen frowned. Being half-Eltarian made life harder for Andros and his family to train both her and all the siblings. She was the youngest and still out of control. Half-Eltarian had unlimited telepathic, empathic, and telekinetic powers. One telepathic tool used to talk to other telepaths was something called an echo. It was a projection of image and emotion. But there was a risk and it could be dangerous.
"I'm sorry, Andros. I wanted to make sure I knew who they all were," said Zineen.
"You couldn't just study their picture?" asked Andros with a smile. He wasn't going to be mad. Zineen hadn't hurt anyone. It wouldn't be easy to explain.
"I did," Zineen told him excitedly. "I guessed all of their names."
Andros smiled at her enthusiasm. He picked her up and they walked into the lift. "Luana is not going to like this," exclaimed Andros as the door closed.
TBC
By: Jeanka
Carlos opened his eyes to find his room still dark, but there was a shadow he couldn't place. It was a person whose face was hidden. "Hello?" he asked hesitantly.
The figure stood in front of his door. "You're Carlos?" a little voice asked.
"Yes," he answered sitting up. It took him a moment to realize it was a child. "Who are you?"
To his surprise, the figure vanished when he blinked. His gaze darted around the room looking for the girl. She was gone.
*
"Hello?" Cassie called out. Something had woken her up, but there wasn't anything there.
"You're Cassie?"
The Pink Ranger turned to the sound of the voice. A little figure stood at the end of her bed, hidden by shadows. "Yes, who are you?" Cassie asked.
"Don't tell Andros," she begged and then was gone.
*
"Why don't you have any hair?" a little girl's voice pulled TJ out of his sleep.
"It's cooler," he said automatically.
"Are you TJ?" she asked.
"Yeah, why?" he asked, still thinking this was part of his dream.
"I just wanted to meet you," she answered. "Sleep peacefully."
The second she was gone, TJ sat straight up. "Sleep peacefully?" he repeated.
*
Ashley was sitting at her desk when a little girl appeared in her room. She couldn't sleep, but she was still tired. "Are you in love with Andros?" a voice caused Ashley to twist around in her chair.
"Who are you?" she demanded. Something told her that this girl was not supposed to be in her room.
"Don't be mad. I'm not here," she said. "I want to know how you feel about Andros."
"I love him," she answered and the girl smiled at her.
"I don't understand why my father doesn't like you," the girl said. "You're honest and Andros loves you. I trust Andros."
"I think that's good. How did you get in here?" asked Ashley.
"Like I said, I'm not here. It's a secret," the girl said and disappeared.
*
"Where's Karone?" asked Andros knowing that Zhane had taken his sister out with him.
"She wanted to stay out tonight," said Zhane. "This is an adjustment for both of us. Actually Karone wants to leave Earth and go do something off-world."
"Like what?" asked Andros.
"I don't know. She's not a little kid anymore, Andros. She was the Queen of Evil. She can do whatever she wants," said Zhane. He didn't like how everyone thought Karone was a baby they had to teach.
"Karone isn't the only person who's adjusting," Andros reminded him.
"No, but she needs space," said Zhane.
"She's not the only one," replied Andros. "I watch you. You don't like Earth, but you're still here. Zhane, if you want to go, go. No one is going to stop you."
Zhane frowned. Andros didn't like turning the Rangers loose and he liked to know where everyone was. This was against his nature. "I don't want to go, Andros. I don't know what I want."
Silence settled on the room. Neither boy knew what to say. Andros wanted Zhane to stay, but he knew he couldn't and even now, Andros was thinking about leaving. A knock on the door brought them back t o reality.
"Who is it?" asked Zhane.
"Carlos," the Black Rangers answered. "I need to speak with you guys. Can I come in?"
"Yeah," replied Zhane and he nodded to DECA to open the door. It did and Carlos came inside.
"I just saw something weird," he said.
Cassie came to the door. "So did I," she said.
TJ came up behind her. "Me too."
"What didn't you see?" asked Andros.
"There was this girl," said Carlos.
"You saw her too?" asked Cassie and TJ at the same time.
"Saw what?" asked Ashley coming up.
"Wait one second," said Andros. "You saw a little girl." Everyone nodded. "Did she have brown hair?"
Carlos, Cassie, and TJ shrugged. "Yeah, and it was curly," said Ashley.
"You saw her too?" asked Cassie.
Ashley didn't miss the look passed from Andros to Zhane. "Yeah, I did," she asked.
"We all have," agreed TJ.
Andros stood and squeezed through the door pass the Rangers. "Where are you going?" asked Ashley.
"Zineen's awake," he answered without stopping. He went to the lift which took him to the hanger. Walking up the ramp, Zineen met him at the door.
"Hi, Andros," the little girl said.
"Honey, how many times do I have to tell you not to echo to people? You could hurt someone," said Andros.
Zineen frowned. Being half-Eltarian made life harder for Andros and his family to train both her and all the siblings. She was the youngest and still out of control. Half-Eltarian had unlimited telepathic, empathic, and telekinetic powers. One telepathic tool used to talk to other telepaths was something called an echo. It was a projection of image and emotion. But there was a risk and it could be dangerous.
"I'm sorry, Andros. I wanted to make sure I knew who they all were," said Zineen.
"You couldn't just study their picture?" asked Andros with a smile. He wasn't going to be mad. Zineen hadn't hurt anyone. It wouldn't be easy to explain.
"I did," Zineen told him excitedly. "I guessed all of their names."
Andros smiled at her enthusiasm. He picked her up and they walked into the lift. "Luana is not going to like this," exclaimed Andros as the door closed.
TBC