Chapter 9 (When Old Meets New)….the Chaos Begins part 2
A/N- So SORRY that this took so long… and I'm also sorry to say that I'm having trouble deciding exactly what to write- I know what I want to happen, now I just need to write it out! Thanks so much to everyone who reviewed- please keep it up! At this point, I need all the encouragement I can get!
Recap:
What's up Kim? You sounded weird," Tommy asked in a concerned voice to his wife who was lost in thought.
"I think that there is something wrong with Max…" was how Kim started
"Well yeah, I mean that's a given. Look how she's been acting these past few days," Tommy replied, looking a little lost.
"No, I mean like really wrong. She's been showing some of the same signs you and Kat showed when you were under an evil spell. It just makes me wonder exactly what happened to her," Kim explained.
"But, like you said, when could it have happened to her? She has always been with either us or the rangers, so I don't see how we couldn't have seen it happen," Tommy thought aloud.
Kim took a deep breath, and then added "since we don't know for sure, we should keep it between us. Er, actually, we should probably fill Alpha and Zordon in, that way they can help us figure it all out".
July 14th, later with the teens (at the Dojo)
While 7 of the 8 young rangers were helping out, one ranger was out in the park.
"Ok, does anyone else think Max is acting just a tad odd?" Crys questioned the group during one of their breaks.
"I do. Lately she's just been out of it," Jeremy added.
Murmurs of agreement were heard from around the group. That is, from everyone but Kyle, who just stood there looking angry. This originally went unnoticed, but Jase finally looked up and saw the look on Kyle's face.
"Dude, Kyle, what's up? Are you Ok?" Jase asked, which brought the attention from the Max to just him.
"Yeah, I'm fine, whatever," Kyle spat out bitterly, before adding, "I guess I'm finally figuring out exactly who I am and what my job is." With that, he turned and walked out of the Dojo, ignoring the calls from his friends, his 'uncle', and his own dad.
"Yikes! This is just getting worse and worse! First Max, now Kyle," Natalie pointed out.
After a long pause, Trevor glanced around, smirked, and added, "soooo….., who wants to be next?"
July 14th, Command Center,
"TOMMY, KIM, IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU!" Zordon bellowed when Kim and Tommy showed up.
"Zordon, we need to talk to you about Max," Kim said with all seriousness.
"Lately, Kim and I have noticed her being a little withdrawn, sneaky, and not herself…" Tommy added, but was cut off by Zordon.
"I UNDERSTAND YOUR WORRY. I TOO HAVE NOTICED HER FOCUS IN BATTLES DWINDILING. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH WE MAY HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM ON OUR HANDS," Zondon said.
"See, that's what we're afraid of. You see, she seems to be showing signs that Tommy showed when he was under Rita's spell. It just makes us wonder if the reason she is acting this way is because of something Zimitria did to her," Kim rushed in one breath.
"GOOD OBSERVATION. THERE DOES SEEM TO BE SOME SORT OF ODD ACTION GOING ON. ALPHA AND I WILL LOOK INTO IT MORE, AND IF IT GETS TO THAT CERTAIN POINT, WE WILL RUN TESTS ON HER TO FIND THE TRUTH," Zordon said, ending the conversation for the time being.
July 14th, Park, with Max
"I wish I knew exactly what we are Max. I mean, we go out, you dance with someone else, we don't speak for a while… I'm getting just a little confused at this point," Aaron confessed as he and Max walked through the park.
Aarons not that bad. He's pretty nice and all, but he's just not Kyle, plus my friends don't like him. Why do I do this to myself and them? Max thought. Wait I know. It's because Kyle is the enemy. I must do all I can to destroy the friendships!
"Well Aaron, I'd be quite honored if you would be my boyfriend!" Max said smiling at him almost evilly. Yes! I now have another way to turn the rangers against each other!
July 14th, 3 PM, Dojo
The teens and Tommy, Jason, and Billy were helping out, either teaching or working at the desk when Kyle's communicator went off. The rangers were able to congregate in the break room to answer the call.
"RANGERS! TELEPORT TO THE COMMAND CENTER AT ONCE! THERE IS A DISTURBENCE IN THE AREA!" Zordon called.
"Right, we're on our way," Kyle responded as the group got set to teleport there.
In one flash, all the rangers were able to teleport there, well all except for Max, who was unable to due to something beyond her power.
"Zordon! What's going on? I've teleported there before! Why can't I teleport now?" Max half yelled into her communicator. I bet Zimitria is behind this! Yes! This must be another part of the plan!
"MAX, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH YOUR LINE OF TELEPORTATION. OUR CONTROL OF IT HAS BEEN OVERRIDDEN, MEANING YOU AREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET IN HERE UNTIL FURTHER NOITICE. MORPH AND THEN TELEPORT TO THE PARK, WHERE THE OTHER RANGERS WILL MEET YOU," Zordon explained.
As Max went to morph, a troop of Plenguas appeared and teleported her out of the Dojo and into the park, where she was used as a hostage for the latest monster, Dellotrap, a cage-ish looking creature.
a/n 2- so there you have it, chapter 9 of this story! Again, I'm really sorry that it took so long!
Please review! You don't know how great it is for me to hear what you guys like and dislike about it!
A/n 3- (yes, this is the last one…haha) I also wanted to say that since I am now on summer break, I should be able to update more often. That is, if I get reviews, and if I am able to put my thoughts into coherent words!