Disclaimer:  I don't own Power Rangers.  Someone else does.  I don't know who because it keeps changing.  Please don't get offended if I insult your favorite character.  Some pairings are easy to write a story for while others are really tough.  So please realize that some of my stories will be better than others.  Hi to all my fellow AFPR's including my fellow female Psychos :).  And I really appreciate the reviews :).

Note:  Cassie fans, please read to the end before you completely hate me :)

Cole and Cassie

by

Eileen (Psycho Tangerine)

    Cole squirmed impatiently in the well-worn seat at the Turtle Cove Outdoor Arena.  His teammates had convinced him to come to his first ever concert.  At first he had been nervous because of the large crowd.  But now, he was excited.  After all, a former Power Ranger was giving the concert. 

     Then the announcer came on.  Everyone went completely silent as he cleared his throat.  "Ok, everybody, put your hands together for the one and only….Cassie Chan!"

     The crowd went wild as the famous Pink Space Ranger came onto the stage.  The notoriety that the Space Rangers had received following their exposure had been great for her.  She had no trouble finding promoters to get her worldwide tours.  And no end of fans who were enthralled by the fact that she was a Ranger.  But, all that had been based on her fame as a Ranger.  Her producers and manager, not too sure about her actual singing voice, kept it hidden by keeping her microphone volume low.  And by continuously putting her off when she asked about a recording date.

     "Thank you!  I'm very glad to be here!"  Cassie shouted over the cheering crowd.  "For my first number, I would like to sing: "Oh, Phantom, Oh, Phantom, Wherefore Art Thou?"   Then she began to sing…

     Cole clasped his ears in pain.  His teammates were as mesmerized by Cassie as the rest of the audience despite the fact that they were Rangers themselves.  Therefore, they did not notice as Cole stumbled into the aisle.

     "Some…poor…creature….must…be….injured….badly, " he groaned as he began to search for the source of the inhuman howling.  "Sounds like a dog….no….maybe a wolf." 

     Cassie finished her first song and went into the next one ("How I Would Stalk the Phantom Ranger if Only I Knew Where He Was.")

     "Oh, no!" Cole gasped as he inched closer to the stage in utter pain.  "Now… they are… torturing…. a cat…poor thing… is screeching… so badly."  He continued to crawl ever so slowly towards the stage as the screeches turned into caterwauling.  Normally, it wouldn't have taken him so long to reach the stage, except for the fact that none of the Wild Force Rangers worked and therefore could only afford the seats at the very back of the arena. 

     Cole had almost reached the stage when Cassie began her newest song.  "I Wanna Have All the Phantom Ranger's Babies Even If It Turns Out He's Got Green Skin and Five Arms." 

     "Aggggggggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!" Cole screamed as he climbed onto the stage.  "Stop…hurting…that…poor….vulture…."  But no one heard him.  Or noticed him.  So he grabbed Cassie's microphone out of her hands.

     "What the…?"  Cassie shouted indignantly.  "Who are you?  Get off this stage, now!"

     "Why are you torturing animals up here?"  Cole demanded of her point blank.  "Shame on you, a Ranger allowing such cruelty."

     Cassie stared at him incredulously.  "What are you talking about…oh…"  She suddenly realized the problem.  Walking behind the curtain (to the boos of the audience who had no idea what was going on), Cassie shouted, "Dr. Phenomenous…. how many times have I told you to stop experimenting on my pets!  And if you want to continue to be my manager, I suggest you plug that microphone in, now!"

     Cole sighed in relief as the squealing and cawing stopped.  He headed back to his seat as Cassie started on her fourth song  "If You Don't Call Me Soon, Phantom, I will Hunt You Down and Kill us Both."    "Hmmm," thought Cole, "she's not half-bad."