Disclaimer: I don't own Power Rangers. Someone else does. I don't know whom 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 :).
Well, this is my first story with two female characters. Btw. I don't think teaching is a horrible, tortuous career. I pretty much enjoy it myself. Ummm, I'm too tired to think of anything else to add.
Tori and Alyssa
By
Eileen (Psycho Tangerine)
"Hello? I'm here for that conference you wanted," Tori announced as she entered the preschool classroom. She looked in amazement at all of the colorful decorations. Animals of all kind predominated the room. There were animal posters, animal models, stuffed animals, and, hanging from the ceiling, mini-animals in clear plastic balls suspended from the ceiling. She looked in even more amazement at the teacher who was wearing a 'Noble Tiger' jacket and who had a wide grin planted on her face. "Wow, I'm guessing you're still not over losing your Wild Force powers."
Alyssa's smile faltered a tiny bit. "What's that to…" she began to snap. She immediately caught herself and reinforced her grin. "Well, hi there!" she enthused as she pumped Tori's hand up and down. "I'm Miss Alyssa, and I am so happy to meet you." As she continued to shake Tori's hand, she began to sing, "good morning, good morning, good morning to you, good morning…"
Tori yanked her hand away. "Uh, like I'm not a student and it's like not morning."
Alyssa continued to grin. "Oh, I am so sorry about that. I just can't seem to turn off from my 'teacher mode' any more. Cole keeps complaining about my grading his 'performance.'"
"Uh, ok." Tori sidled to the door. "Well, if that's all you wanted to talk about, I guess I'll go back to my surfing."
"Surfing?" asked Alyssa. "Is that all you do? Stupid surfing? No wonder little Blakey is such a messed-up brat."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY??!!" shouted Tori in shocked anger.
"Oh, uh, I didn't mean to call him a brat. I'm just a little stressed. I am so sorry about th…."
"Ah, of course he's a brat. We all know that," said Tori. "I mean you just called him Blakey. Damn it, I keep telling him not to use his uncle's name."
Alyssa blinked. "Uncle? But, according to Ranger records, you married Blake. Didn't you?"
Tori laughed. "Are you joking? That little twerp took so damn long to even let me know that he liked me that I gave up on him. Hunter, at least, doesn't have the same qualms. And if little Hunter doesn't stop changing his name, I….hey, wait a second, how'd you know I was a Ranger?"
"Hehe, its not that difficult to get secret information if you know how to play your cards right. And did I ever play them right with Cam." Alyssa seemed pleased with herself.
Tori blinked. "Oh, I always wondered why he had switched from the Wind Ninja Academy to Turtle Cove University. Sensei was so irate, he's now in the old Ninja Masters' home mumbling stuff about 'dishonor' and 'ungrateful sons.'" She paused for a few seconds as she tried to remember why she was even in the classroom. "Hey, why did you call me here for anyway? What did little Hunter do?"
Alyssa sighed. "Well, for one thing, he keeps jumping up the table and yelling things like 'hang ten!' and 'cowabunga!' I can't tell you how many times he stepped in the other kids' milk and cookies."
Tori frowned and turned red-faced. "Oh I am so ashamed."
Alyssa smiled. "Don't be, little Hunter just has to learn not to jump on…"
"Not about that, about that stupid stuff he says. Where does he get such clichéd stuff? 'Cowabunga?'" She sighed. "I guess that's what I got for getting Dustin to babysit rather than pay for someone with some maturity."
"Oh, like yourself, surfer girl?" Alyssa said sarcastically.
Tori looked askance at Alyssa, whose grin was once again wavering. "Looks like someone's jealous," she taunted.
"Jealous? Of what? Some valley girl with a weird accent who never matured enough to get an actual job?" The grin became even shakier.
Tori smirked. "Yep. You're jealous because you know I can still spend all of my time surfing. Everyone knows about that five million dollar settlement Hunter and Blake won from Lothor's estate for the death of their parents."
The smile was almost non-existent now. "And yet, I have to spend my days trying to get all these little monsters in control. It's not fair!" Alyssa sobbed. "That idiot husband of mine never put in a lawsuit with Master Org's estate after he found out how his parents died. Seems he was too busy trying to convince some pigeons to carry a video camera up to my bedroom window during that time. And now….now…the statute of limitations has run out."
Tori patted Alyssa's shoulder awkwardly as she continued to cry. "There, there. I'm sure you'll be able to survive the next twenty-five years or so until retirement. Besides, it's not like you don't have your Ranger Powers to fortify you." She suddenly backed up and covered her own mouth. "Oops, I almost forgot."
With that Alyssa began to howl even louder. "That bitch! Why did she have to take our Powers away? We did everything to keep her and the Animarium safe and this is how she paid us back? I want my Tiger Zord back! I want my Elephant Zord back! I want…"
Tori snuck out of the classroom with a grin as Alyssa continued to rant in the background. "Heh, heh, call surfing 'stupid' will she?"