Chapter 5
The Wedding bells
Jason's POV
Tommy is fidgeting next to me, tugging at his collar.
"Leave it alone!" I whisper to him.
Tommy just shrugs sheepishly and clasps his hands behind his back. He still wears his hair long, but no longer had slicked back or the sides rezoned short. Instead, it is styled almost like an eighteenth-century's gentleman's queue, complete with black bow. It goes well with the stylized, high-collared suit he is wearing. The whole wedding has an old-fashioned look to it, but it was Tommy's bride's wish. And when could he ever deny her anything? I didn't mind.
'I'm all numb inside,' I thought, anyway. The small velvet box in his pocket, the one with the rings, gets heavier the closer the actual moment comes. I grasp it like a lifeline out at sea - only it's more like a stone tied around him that drags him under.
Everybody is seated, the pastor steps up next to us, and give a signal to the organist. With a powerful chord, the music starts. Suddenly, Tommy's nervousness seems to slough off like rain off a window pane. He straightens, and stands tall and proud as the processional begin. Trini would have been her Maid of Honor, But thanks to Tomias and Zedd, she was locked somewhere in the palace. All of the guest were smiling with true joy. I smile as well, but I know it doesn't reach my eyes. For now, on her father's arm, a vision of loveliness walks down the aisle, all white and pink and pale gold, her crystal blue eyes glowing with love for the man standing next to me.
'Kimberly Ann Hart, the Pink Ranger and the woman I love,' I thought.
During those short, endless moments while she is approaching, my mind flashed back to the first time I'd ever seen her. It was the first day of kindergarten. That was the start of a beautiful friendship, but I had hoped it would become something much more, but when Tommy showed up that day, everything changed.
It only took one look into those blue eyes, and I knew. Just like that. Her smile, when she greeted me, was the most wonderful thing I'd ever seen, and I felt warm all over. I didn't need to know her name. From that moment I loved her, deeply, unconditionally, irrevocably, with all that I am.
'I still do.' I thought
I couldn't believe how much it hurt when I saw her slip her hand into Tommy's as we walked to the Youth Center. It hurt even more to watch Tommy kiss her on the cheek.
Accepting my Power Coin all those years ago, living with the danger and the responsibility day in and day out forced me to grow up in an awful hurry. We all had to, or we would never have survived those first weeks. As a result, I had to get to know me fairly well. I had to know where my strengths were, what weaknesses I had that could possibly be exploited by our alien enemies. I succeeded, yes, but at what price? Self-knowledge is a terrible thing. Of course I made mistakes - it was hard to accept that, but I'm only human, after all. I'm not perfect.
It's ironic, really, when I think about it. Jason Lee Scott, Winner. At least that's what my Yearbook picture from Junior High is captioned with. I always was a winner - only not the one time that meant more to me than anything else. I lost Kim before I even knew there was something to win. Who was it that said, the saddest words in any language are 'what might have been.' That guy sure knew what he was talking about.
So, now I'm standing here, at Church, watching Kim walk down the aisle - surely the most beautiful bride you could imagine - and the love in her eyes and her smiles are all directed at the man next to me. Tommy Oliver, Green/White. My best friend. Who looks at her with just as much love and warmth as I want to give her, but can't. I see how her father puts her slim hand into Tommy's, hear the pastor speak the ancient words, and I feel my heart breaking into a million pieces as I hand the rings to Tommy and look on as they promise to love each other unto eternity. They kiss, in front of everybody, and even though I want to deny it, it is a kiss full of gentleness and passion, so like both of them.
They hurry outside, into the sunshine, while the rest of us follow more slowly. Everybody is laughing and celebrating, while I am just going through the motions. I can feel Billy's and Aisha's eyes on me, asking silent questions, but I fake yet another smile and crack a joke. I had just meet Aisha and her two friends Adam and Rocky, last night at the reception, Billy and Aisha really hit it off. The darkness is inside of me to stay. It is not a darkness that will make me bad or anything, but something that I don't know how to penetrate. I will just have to learn how to live with it.
Tommy and Kim are drawing me between them, and they both have their arms around me. Tommy hugs me, and Kim ... Kim kisses me. My heart falters for a moment, remembering one last time the night I stole a kiss from her without her knowledge - she had fallen asleep while we were waiting for Tommy, and I couldn't resist. The memory of how her sweet lips felt against mine will remain my most closely-guarded secret.
Arrive of Prince Trey
The darkness of space could be seen, as for as the eye could see, this was the sight prince Trey had to deal with for the past four hours. When his older sister Trialia had returned to Triforian after being missing for several months, he remembers that day very clearly. Trey closed his eyes.
Flashback
The day had started off every well, the sky was clear, the weather was warm. Trey had been cheating some sun own the Royal Family beach, he had a long conversation with his Aunt the day before. She had learned that the one person the she had hoped would keep her youngest son safe had no idea that he was even on Earth.
Why would she even leave Tharos, and a backwater planet like Earth? Why was Zordon even on that planet? he questioned. He lay their thinking about those questions for a long time.
Oh Trey, I've done something horrible. Trialia yelled, running up to her only brother, tears felling freely form her eyes. I've betrayed him. She added felling to her knees. She had cuts and brushes all along her arms and legs.
Who is it you betray? Trey asked raising his place on the sand. What happened to you? He added placing her head on his shoulder, letting her cry their.
Aunt Lilia's son Tharos…um Thomas, his name on earth. She replied trying to calm herself down. They know…Trey please…oh please go to Earth and protect him, Zedd mustn't get his hands on him. both knew want horrors would happened, if Zedd was able to gain control of his son.
End Flashback
Trey finally opened his eyes again. He came face to face with the blue/green marble known as Earth. 'So this is Earth. No wonder Aunt Lilia wanted to leave Tharos here, it looks almost like Triforian. Shouldn't let them now I'm here, a need to know want I'm up against first.' He though, then activated the cloaking devices.
Youth Center
Since Tommy and Kim couldn't have a honeymoon, do to all the monster attack, Tommy's uncle had aloud them to use his cabin in the mountains just north of the city. The other rangers seat at their usual table at the youth center. Ernie had come up with a new smoothly flavor, and the rangers were his guinea-pigs. Today's flavors were bubble gum, eggplants, and lemonade.
All the glass wee still fall, just the smell of the smoothly made the rangers sick to their stomachs. "The wedding was great wasn't Jason?" Billy asked. Taking a bite of his hamburger, he was working on his second on, he, Jason, and Zack had been at the youth center a lot in the last few days, more so then usual.
"Yeah it was fine." He replied half heartily.
"Is their something on your mind Jason" Zack asked.
"Yes, you have been acting very funny not shortly after Kim and Tommy's wedding." Billy replied.
"No, I'm fine really, it's just I'm worried about Trini." was his reply
Tommy's Uncles Cabin
The mountain areas around the cabin were very beautiful. This day, the sun was shining, the birds where singing. But to the couple inside the cabin, those things didn't really matter, at the moment. Earlier that day, they had been married. The wedding was like a story book dream.
The two of them lay in bed, having both not been able to sleep the night before. Tommy was the first to awaken for his slumber, he looked over to his sleeping wife form, today was the happiest day of this life, but this was only the beginning of his happens.
Tommy swung his legs over the side of their large bed and sat up, looking out of the night sky. He was wearing a pair of white boxers and nothing else. Tommy closed his eyes, remembering the talk the two of them had on the way to the cabin, they hadn't even been married a fell day, and Kim was already talking about having children.
Flashback
The drive to the cabin was a long on, but for the newly happily married couple didn't really notes the time it toke to get to the cabin.
Tommy, when should we start thinking about having children? Kim asked.
Wow, where did that come form, Kim I know you want to start a family and everything, but we just got married not to long ago, and we both set in high school. We both know that now is not the best time to have a child, with all the monster attacks. Tommy replied.
Kim said nothing to this. The spent the rest of the trip in silences.
End Flashback
When he opened his eyes he was staring Kim right in the eye, he quietly flashed her, a smile. "Is their something wrong?" He asked her. She only nodded. "What is it?"
"While you where daydreaming Alpha contacted us, seems that a spaceship has just entered the system, but shortly it just disappeared, just shortly after passing the moon."
The Moon
The aura around the palaces wasn't an easy one, it never really was, but today, Rita was in a foul mood, for the last few hours she had spend looking for her father. "Where the hell can he be." She yelled. Passing back and forth in the throne room, she stopped suddenly and turned to look at Zedd. "Why aren't you helping?" She asked.
"He's not my problem, he's old enough to take care of himself, he'll be back." Zedd replied. Not really caring where Vile had run off to, one of her family members were enough for him. Tomias stood in a corner. "Maybe he want home, could stand you howls of pain." He said taking a few steps away form the wall.
The doors to the throne room burst open. "My Lord, a ship has just entered the system." Goldar yelled. "Form the speed, it most have come form Triforian." He added. At this Zedd raise form his throne. "So Lilia's coming her, but why?" he said, walking to the balcony.
Command Center
"I've just lost the ship Zordon, but it was a Triforian ship, could it be Lilia again." Alpha said. He looked down at the readings again, sure enough it was a Triforian ship, but which one, Triforian was known for making fine spaceships, like Pyramid, which belonged to Lord Trey also known has the Gold Ranger.
"I'M NOT SURE ALPHA, CONTACT THE RANGERS HAVE THEM COME HERE, BUT THAT'S LEAVE TOMMY AND KIM TO THEIR HONEYMOON, JUST TELL THEM WHATS GOING ON, AND THAT WE'LL KEEP THEM UPDATED." Zordon replied.
"Right away Zordon." Alpha replied walking over to one of the many consoles.
Moon Prison
Andy looked on as Trini slept in his arms, he was leaning against her on one of the wall of the cell. Andy had dark red hair and light blue eyes; he had a smell scar on his right cheek, he was wear a dark yellow t-shirt and a pair of black jeans. They had spent most of the night talking and kissing.
'Why couldn't I have meet you sooner Trini, things might have been different, Rita wouldn't have been born, and I wouldn't have to worry about her.' Andy (Vile) thought. 'I wonder what you're going to think when you find out who I really am.'
"Well doesn't this just make you want to throw up." Tomias said walking into the room. "And to think, you where one of the greatest villains, huh Vile." He added softly. Andy (Vile) looked up at him coldly. "So how did you do it Vile? How did you make yourself human, and how did you make this one fall for it?" he asked.
"Who are you talking about?" Andy asked. Not really believing that Tomias had found out.
"Oh don't give me that, you can change your appearance all you want Vile, but you aera, it will always give you away. Rita's just not smart enough to look for you that way." Tomias replied, almost at a yell. Trini sudden movement shocked the two of them. She slowly opened her eyes.
"What's going on?" She asked looking up at Andy and then to Tomias. When she sees Tomias standing their, she jumps up. "What the hell do you want?" She yelled. Everything was quiet for a long time before he spoke.
"Just here to tell you that you'll soon be having a visitor." He replied walking away. "Oh one more thing, you and I will chat again." He added pointing to Andy.
Youth Center
The three friends were now talking about Trini's kidnapping. They had spent the most part of the day thinking of plans to get her out of Zedd Prison. Ernie had come with more smoothes, but this being the ones the three had asked for.
Sudden a six tone beep come for the rangers communications. The three of them rise form that seats and walking over to their usual teleporting location. Zack looks around before tell Jason that all was clear. "What's up Zordon." He said.
"Rangers please teleport to the Command Center, a Spaceship just entered the system, and is heading to earth." Alpha's voice replied. The three of them looked at each other. "We'll be right there Alpha." Jason replied.
612 E. Mountain springs
Mountain Springs was mostly a street for the wealth. Today a new family was moving into the neighborhood. Three moving vans where parked in front of lot number 612. The house was very large. A girl around her mid teens set on the hood of her fathers Firebird.
She had long brown hair and green eyes, she held a gold coin in her hand, and she had a gold chain tied around it. She soon lat the gold coin fell from her hand, it landed between her breasts.
"Catherine get off the car, their not ment to be sat on, now get inside, you mother wants to know which of the rooms you want, you brothers should be here soon, and you know how there are about which room they want." A man in his mid-fifties told her.
"Yes Dad." Was her reply, she soon jumped off the car. She was wearing a purple tan top, and a short black skirt. "Why did we move here anyway, with all the monster attacks, we were better off in Vegas, at least all you had to worry about was the crime." She said walking into the house.
Command Center
Both Billy and Alpha were hard at work trying to locate, the Triforian ship. Zack and Jason were both shocked and horrified. "We really didn't need this. With Trini gone, were only at half strength." Jason said.
"We know Jase, that's the fourth time you've said that." Zack replied. He was leaning against a console. The three of them had just been informed of the arrival of the Triforian ship. "So who is this Lilia person, and why would she come here?" Billy asked.
"LILIA IS ONE OF THE GREAT BEINGS OF LIGHT. SHE CAME TO EARTH A FEW DAYS AGO LOOKING FOR HER YOUNGEST SON, THAROS." Zordon replied.
Suddenly the alarms rang out. "Ai-Yi-Yi-Yi-Yi, Tomias is attacking the park, along with Goldar and several putties. "Not again." Jason says. "It's Morphin Time!"
"Mastodon."
"Triceratops."
"Tyrannosaurus."
Angle Grove Park
The tree teleported to the scene, people were running right form left. "What took you so long rangers." Tomias said, pointing his dagger at them. Goldar stood at his side, the putties between them and the rangers.
"Where the hell is she, what did you do to her?" Jason yelled. Both villains just laughed. "Answer the question damn it." He yelled again.
"That's enough talk rangers, that's get this over with shall we." Tomias replied. The battle was fierce, with lasers striking everywhere, the scream and pain of falling and fallen warriors all over the battlefield.
The Red Ranger looked around, his sword gripped still in his hand to the point he thought it might have been fused there, trying to locate his friends. So fogged with fatigue was his mind he could no longer remember their names, only their battle-colors. Blue Ranger and Black Ranger were fighting side by side, his axe and his lance an unstoppable pair, were on opposite sides of the battlefield, both surrounded by the Putties and both completely out of reach...
He started to look for the others, and then stopped himself. They were gone. One gone forever into the dark clutches of Lord Zedd, no one knew where...The last...He could feel his blood still pulsating with anger at that thought, and then calmed himself. He couldn't allow himself to feel pain or treachery now. He had to get them out of there. They were the losing, and if they fell, the evil lord would triumph everywhere.
"Power Rangers" he called out sharply, gaining their attention. "We have to re-group"
"There is no time for that, Red Ranger" he whirled to see Goldar standing behind him, his sword dripping blood, his mad red eyes glowing the same shade. "It is time, however, for you to die"
He didn't have a chance to do anything. He was frozen in place, as firmly as if he'd been bound there with chains of steel, as Goldar raised his sword and began to bring it down. "No don't kill him, we still need that one." Tomias called, taking Black by the arm. "We'll take this one for now." He added teleporting away with Zack.
