*Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters…blah blah blah blah…they all belong to Saban/ Disney….so PLEASE DON'T SUE ME. I only own the white ranger person and other people that no one has ever heard of. (hopefully)
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The White Ranger slowly walked forward towards Elsa. As ordered, the tyranodrones took hold of the White Ranger.
"You have me…now let her go…"
"Before we do…why don't you reveal yourself to your friends…" Elsa insisted.
Then White Ranger took a deep breath and thought, "I might as well…" and took its helmet off.
"Dr. Oliver?" asked the confused Yellow Ranger.
Elsa's eyes widened, "You're not the White Ranger!" and pushed him back to the side the Rangers were standing.
"You're right…I'm not, but I was the White Ranger…" Dr. Oliver smirked.
"Stop playing games with me…give me the real White Ranger or she gets it…"
"Leave her out of it…she has nothing to do with it…"Shouted Dr. Oliver.
"Oh contraire, she has everything to do with it…Tommy…now…hand the White Ranger over…"
Everyone stood there with a puzzled look on their face. If Dr. Oliver isn't the White Ranger…then who is?
"Let her go…" a tired voice said from behind.
"It's about time you showed…"
"Rylei…no!"
"It's okay Aunt Kim…I know what I'm doing…Now let her go." Rylei said calmly.
"Honey…you're in no position to make demands." Elsa pointed out and the whole group (the baddies) laughed. "Look, we can either do this the hard way or the easy way."
Rylei stood there and thought for a second, "I prefer the hard way…" she ran towards their direction, kick the tyranodrones butts and pushed her aunt out of the way. Kim was throw in the direction of the Rangers, but Tommy gallantly jumped to the opportunity and caught his first love.
"Kimberly…" Tommy smiled.
Just as Kim was about to respond to Tommy, Rylei was defeated and taken. "Nooooo!!! Rylei!!!" Kim screamed and tried to go after her but was held back.
It was too late. Elsa had gotten what she wanted and Rylei was gone.
"No!!!" Kim shouted again and fell to her knees. "I'm sorry…I'm sorry…" She cried.
The Rangers un-morphed and the huddled around Tommy who was holding Kim.
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"Thanks…" Kim smiled as Kira handed her a cup of tea.
They were all back at Kim and Rylei's house. The place looked tidy, but it was really a mess. Books were stacked everywhere, papers were neatly shoved into different corners of the house, and clothes were crisp, clean, folded and also everywhere.
"Okay…this is going to bug me for the rest of my life…why were you dressed up as the White Ranger?" Conner asked Dr. Oliver.
Everyone looked at Tommy with curiosity for they also wanted to know why.
Dr. Oliver took a deep breath, " Sometime ago…I figured everything out…"
"What and you didn't tell us!" Kira complained.
"Well, I wasn't sure…I didn't believe myself. I had to convince myself before I could do anything…"
"Well how did you convince yourself?" Ethan said making the flying quoted with his hands.
"I tacked everything from the day we met Rylei and up to the endless fights with the White Ranger. What confirmed it was Trini's picture and the day I saw Kim…"
"When did you see me?" Kim asked.
"Rylei's first day of school…I wasn't sure, but I knew in something inside of me was telling me it was you."
"That still doesn't make any sense why you pretended to be the White Ranger…" Conner said.
"I was protecting someone I cared for, who was protecting someone they cared for…" Tommy said look at Kimberly.
"Ah…I see. So you were protecting her and she was protecting…Rylei…" said Ethan.
Dr. Oliver nodded to approved Ethan's answer and then he turned to Kim, "Why didn't you tell me you were here, I could of helped and you know it?"
"It's…it's more complicated than you think…no one can help her…I couldn't."
"Why…?" Tommy said sincerely.
"None of you would understand…"
"Then make us…we've got all the time in the world…" Conner interrupted their conversation. Kira and Ethan agreed.
"Well…I really don't know where to start…" Kim replied.
The was silence.
"How about how you ended up with Rylei. Where's Trini…? Is she Rylei's mother?" Tommy questioned.
Kim took a deep breath. "First…Trini is her mother…well not biologically…"
"You mean adopted mother?" Kira asked and Kim nodded.
"When? How come you guys didn't tell me. Did Jason know?" Tommy queried.
"He did…this is how it all came about…"
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*FLASHBACK*
Down in the Hotel Lobby, three friends are sitting around talking.`
"I'm so nervous Jason!!! What if we didn't do good?" the eager Trini asked.
Jason laugh at the former Yellow Ranger, "Trini, calm down, we did great."
"Yeah Trini, since when did you ever become the nervous wreak…the last time I remembered, that's was Billy and Kim's job." Said their long time friend Zack.
"I know, I know…but you guys, don't you realize it? If we win this…we could be moving on and going against the top teams tomorrow."
Jason rolled his eyes, "Trini…why don't we go do something for a while and get our minds of the conference…the results won't be out till later on at night."
"Okay…okay…" Trini gave in, " Let me go bathroom right quick and do a little touch up…"
"Please…be my guest." said Zack.
Trini got up and jolted to the bathroom in the lobby.
"Man, you really got to calm down…" Trini said to her reflection. She took a deep breath and turned on the water faucet to splash some water on her face. Just as she was about to, she heard a cry, like a little baby's cries. She turned off the faucet and looked around. She didn't see anything and though she was just imaging things until she heard the cry again. This time the cry was continuous and so she followed her instance and followed the cries to see where it would lead her to.
It lead her to the last bathroom stall. She slowly opened the door and there it was, the thing that was making all that noise. It was a baby, who was abandoned.
Trini picked up the baby and cradled it like it was here own. The baby immediately stopped crying. It was as if the baby and Trini built a connection right there. Trini took the baby out of the stall and walked around the bathroom to see if anyone was around. But there was no one.
"Man…she's taking a long time…" Zack said.
"Yeah…maybe we should go and check on her." Jason insisted.
So the two got up from the comfortable couch that they were lounging on and walked towards the women's bathroom. Just as they got there, Trini came walking out with the baby.
"Whoa Trini, when I said we should go do something, I didn't mean for you to have a baby." Jason said jokingly.
"Very funny Jason…"
"Aw…who this cute little fella?" Zack asked and began to play with her tiny fingers.
"I wish I could tell you Zack, but you would believe… I found her in there, someone abandoned her…"
"Are you serious?! Who would wanna do that?"
"I don't know…"
Trini looked down at the smiling baby. She began to walk off towards the elevators.
"Hey wait….what are you doing?" Jason chased after her with Zack right behind him.
"I'm taking her to my room…"
"But don't you think we should go and look for her parents?"
Ding!
The three got onto the elevator.
"Yeah… I do…but let's just wait and see if someone is looking for her…usually they make announcements for missing people. Besides how can you loose a baby in a bathroom?"
Jason sigh heavily and looked at Zack.
"She's got a point…" Zack agreed with Trini.
The former Red, Yellow and Black Ranger got off the elevator and filed into Trini's Room, which was across from Jason and Zack's.
The baby yawned, Trini figured that the baby was tired. She looked around her room to see if she had anything that may comfort the baby. Then she realized, what is she doing? She doesn't know how to take care of a baby. She's only sixteen for god's sake. Then she took a glimpse down at the baby. Something was telling her that this was the right thing to do.
"You guys…the baby's tired…any ideas?" Trini asked.
"Don't look at me." said Jason.
She looked over at Zack who was talking to himself. "Wait…I got something…I'll be right back." and he took off.
Zack ran into Jason and his room. Scanned the area and headed over to his drawer. He shuffled his cloths around a bit before pulling something out. A big smile spread across his face and he rush out of the room. But he was stopped by a man.
"Excuse me sir, could you please give this note to a Miss. Trini Kwan? It's important that she get this." asked the man.
"Uh…sure…" He took the note and headed into Trini's room.
"Here Trini." Zack said and handed a baby blanket to her.
"Zack? Where did you get this?" asked Trini.
"It's mine… when I was a baby…"
"Aw…thanks Zack…"
Jason laughed.
"What?" Zack was a bit lost.
"Dude, you brought your baby blanket?"
"Yeah…at least I didn't bring Mr. Teddy…"
Trini laughed her head off. "You still have that?"
"Hey, that was between you and me!" Zack blocked the pillow that was thrown in his direction.
Trini wrapped the baby in Zack's blanket and laid the baby down on her bed with pillow arranged in a certain way to prevent the baby from rolling off.
As Zack watched her do so, he remember he was still holding the letter. "Oh hey, this is for you…"
"Thanks…who is it from?"
"I don't know, but it's important."
Trini took the note and opened it.
:: To whom it may concern::
Please, I beg of you, please take care of my daughter, Rylei. Her mother past away and I am not able to take care of her. I trust you that you will do everything to take care of her. I will come back for here when the time is right. Please have mercy on this baby, she has been through too much already.
Sincerely,
A. Mercer.
Trini could believe what she was reading. "Zack did you see who gave you this note?"
"Not really…why?"
"It…it was Rylei's dad…"
"What??? How do you know?"
She handed Zack the note he and Jason read the note.
"Wait Trini….you're not going to take care of this baby are you?" Jason asked.
Trini looked at the peaceful sleeping baby. She knew she was too young and should hand here over to someone who would be able to take care of Rylei. But then she thought about how the process works and what if she didn't find a stable home to live at. What if she was passed around from one foster house to another. She knew she wouldn't be able to live with it. Besides, she felt a strong connection with the baby. She looked up at Jason, who was standing there waiting for her answer.
"Yeah…I am…"
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And the story unfolds…to be continue…^.^
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The White Ranger slowly walked forward towards Elsa. As ordered, the tyranodrones took hold of the White Ranger.
"You have me…now let her go…"
"Before we do…why don't you reveal yourself to your friends…" Elsa insisted.
Then White Ranger took a deep breath and thought, "I might as well…" and took its helmet off.
"Dr. Oliver?" asked the confused Yellow Ranger.
Elsa's eyes widened, "You're not the White Ranger!" and pushed him back to the side the Rangers were standing.
"You're right…I'm not, but I was the White Ranger…" Dr. Oliver smirked.
"Stop playing games with me…give me the real White Ranger or she gets it…"
"Leave her out of it…she has nothing to do with it…"Shouted Dr. Oliver.
"Oh contraire, she has everything to do with it…Tommy…now…hand the White Ranger over…"
Everyone stood there with a puzzled look on their face. If Dr. Oliver isn't the White Ranger…then who is?
"Let her go…" a tired voice said from behind.
"It's about time you showed…"
"Rylei…no!"
"It's okay Aunt Kim…I know what I'm doing…Now let her go." Rylei said calmly.
"Honey…you're in no position to make demands." Elsa pointed out and the whole group (the baddies) laughed. "Look, we can either do this the hard way or the easy way."
Rylei stood there and thought for a second, "I prefer the hard way…" she ran towards their direction, kick the tyranodrones butts and pushed her aunt out of the way. Kim was throw in the direction of the Rangers, but Tommy gallantly jumped to the opportunity and caught his first love.
"Kimberly…" Tommy smiled.
Just as Kim was about to respond to Tommy, Rylei was defeated and taken. "Nooooo!!! Rylei!!!" Kim screamed and tried to go after her but was held back.
It was too late. Elsa had gotten what she wanted and Rylei was gone.
"No!!!" Kim shouted again and fell to her knees. "I'm sorry…I'm sorry…" She cried.
The Rangers un-morphed and the huddled around Tommy who was holding Kim.
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"Thanks…" Kim smiled as Kira handed her a cup of tea.
They were all back at Kim and Rylei's house. The place looked tidy, but it was really a mess. Books were stacked everywhere, papers were neatly shoved into different corners of the house, and clothes were crisp, clean, folded and also everywhere.
"Okay…this is going to bug me for the rest of my life…why were you dressed up as the White Ranger?" Conner asked Dr. Oliver.
Everyone looked at Tommy with curiosity for they also wanted to know why.
Dr. Oliver took a deep breath, " Sometime ago…I figured everything out…"
"What and you didn't tell us!" Kira complained.
"Well, I wasn't sure…I didn't believe myself. I had to convince myself before I could do anything…"
"Well how did you convince yourself?" Ethan said making the flying quoted with his hands.
"I tacked everything from the day we met Rylei and up to the endless fights with the White Ranger. What confirmed it was Trini's picture and the day I saw Kim…"
"When did you see me?" Kim asked.
"Rylei's first day of school…I wasn't sure, but I knew in something inside of me was telling me it was you."
"That still doesn't make any sense why you pretended to be the White Ranger…" Conner said.
"I was protecting someone I cared for, who was protecting someone they cared for…" Tommy said look at Kimberly.
"Ah…I see. So you were protecting her and she was protecting…Rylei…" said Ethan.
Dr. Oliver nodded to approved Ethan's answer and then he turned to Kim, "Why didn't you tell me you were here, I could of helped and you know it?"
"It's…it's more complicated than you think…no one can help her…I couldn't."
"Why…?" Tommy said sincerely.
"None of you would understand…"
"Then make us…we've got all the time in the world…" Conner interrupted their conversation. Kira and Ethan agreed.
"Well…I really don't know where to start…" Kim replied.
The was silence.
"How about how you ended up with Rylei. Where's Trini…? Is she Rylei's mother?" Tommy questioned.
Kim took a deep breath. "First…Trini is her mother…well not biologically…"
"You mean adopted mother?" Kira asked and Kim nodded.
"When? How come you guys didn't tell me. Did Jason know?" Tommy queried.
"He did…this is how it all came about…"
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*FLASHBACK*
Down in the Hotel Lobby, three friends are sitting around talking.`
"I'm so nervous Jason!!! What if we didn't do good?" the eager Trini asked.
Jason laugh at the former Yellow Ranger, "Trini, calm down, we did great."
"Yeah Trini, since when did you ever become the nervous wreak…the last time I remembered, that's was Billy and Kim's job." Said their long time friend Zack.
"I know, I know…but you guys, don't you realize it? If we win this…we could be moving on and going against the top teams tomorrow."
Jason rolled his eyes, "Trini…why don't we go do something for a while and get our minds of the conference…the results won't be out till later on at night."
"Okay…okay…" Trini gave in, " Let me go bathroom right quick and do a little touch up…"
"Please…be my guest." said Zack.
Trini got up and jolted to the bathroom in the lobby.
"Man, you really got to calm down…" Trini said to her reflection. She took a deep breath and turned on the water faucet to splash some water on her face. Just as she was about to, she heard a cry, like a little baby's cries. She turned off the faucet and looked around. She didn't see anything and though she was just imaging things until she heard the cry again. This time the cry was continuous and so she followed her instance and followed the cries to see where it would lead her to.
It lead her to the last bathroom stall. She slowly opened the door and there it was, the thing that was making all that noise. It was a baby, who was abandoned.
Trini picked up the baby and cradled it like it was here own. The baby immediately stopped crying. It was as if the baby and Trini built a connection right there. Trini took the baby out of the stall and walked around the bathroom to see if anyone was around. But there was no one.
"Man…she's taking a long time…" Zack said.
"Yeah…maybe we should go and check on her." Jason insisted.
So the two got up from the comfortable couch that they were lounging on and walked towards the women's bathroom. Just as they got there, Trini came walking out with the baby.
"Whoa Trini, when I said we should go do something, I didn't mean for you to have a baby." Jason said jokingly.
"Very funny Jason…"
"Aw…who this cute little fella?" Zack asked and began to play with her tiny fingers.
"I wish I could tell you Zack, but you would believe… I found her in there, someone abandoned her…"
"Are you serious?! Who would wanna do that?"
"I don't know…"
Trini looked down at the smiling baby. She began to walk off towards the elevators.
"Hey wait….what are you doing?" Jason chased after her with Zack right behind him.
"I'm taking her to my room…"
"But don't you think we should go and look for her parents?"
Ding!
The three got onto the elevator.
"Yeah… I do…but let's just wait and see if someone is looking for her…usually they make announcements for missing people. Besides how can you loose a baby in a bathroom?"
Jason sigh heavily and looked at Zack.
"She's got a point…" Zack agreed with Trini.
The former Red, Yellow and Black Ranger got off the elevator and filed into Trini's Room, which was across from Jason and Zack's.
The baby yawned, Trini figured that the baby was tired. She looked around her room to see if she had anything that may comfort the baby. Then she realized, what is she doing? She doesn't know how to take care of a baby. She's only sixteen for god's sake. Then she took a glimpse down at the baby. Something was telling her that this was the right thing to do.
"You guys…the baby's tired…any ideas?" Trini asked.
"Don't look at me." said Jason.
She looked over at Zack who was talking to himself. "Wait…I got something…I'll be right back." and he took off.
Zack ran into Jason and his room. Scanned the area and headed over to his drawer. He shuffled his cloths around a bit before pulling something out. A big smile spread across his face and he rush out of the room. But he was stopped by a man.
"Excuse me sir, could you please give this note to a Miss. Trini Kwan? It's important that she get this." asked the man.
"Uh…sure…" He took the note and headed into Trini's room.
"Here Trini." Zack said and handed a baby blanket to her.
"Zack? Where did you get this?" asked Trini.
"It's mine… when I was a baby…"
"Aw…thanks Zack…"
Jason laughed.
"What?" Zack was a bit lost.
"Dude, you brought your baby blanket?"
"Yeah…at least I didn't bring Mr. Teddy…"
Trini laughed her head off. "You still have that?"
"Hey, that was between you and me!" Zack blocked the pillow that was thrown in his direction.
Trini wrapped the baby in Zack's blanket and laid the baby down on her bed with pillow arranged in a certain way to prevent the baby from rolling off.
As Zack watched her do so, he remember he was still holding the letter. "Oh hey, this is for you…"
"Thanks…who is it from?"
"I don't know, but it's important."
Trini took the note and opened it.
:: To whom it may concern::
Please, I beg of you, please take care of my daughter, Rylei. Her mother past away and I am not able to take care of her. I trust you that you will do everything to take care of her. I will come back for here when the time is right. Please have mercy on this baby, she has been through too much already.
Sincerely,
A. Mercer.
Trini could believe what she was reading. "Zack did you see who gave you this note?"
"Not really…why?"
"It…it was Rylei's dad…"
"What??? How do you know?"
She handed Zack the note he and Jason read the note.
"Wait Trini….you're not going to take care of this baby are you?" Jason asked.
Trini looked at the peaceful sleeping baby. She knew she was too young and should hand here over to someone who would be able to take care of Rylei. But then she thought about how the process works and what if she didn't find a stable home to live at. What if she was passed around from one foster house to another. She knew she wouldn't be able to live with it. Besides, she felt a strong connection with the baby. She looked up at Jason, who was standing there waiting for her answer.
"Yeah…I am…"
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And the story unfolds…to be continue…^.^