A World Apart
Prologue
Rain pounded against the glass windowpanes, and lightening split the sky. Jasmine Collins looked up from the book she was reading. A cozy fire burned in the living room's large stone fireplace, and armotherapy candles gave off an enchanting lavender scent. The house was peaceful.
A scream split the serenity in half. Jasmine sat up startled. She sprinted to the back of the house, up the stairs, and to her sister's room.
"Kirstin what's wrong?" Jasmine asked as she swung open the door. The nine-year-old girl sat comfortably on her bed, a book open in front of her. Her attention, however, was not on the book, but on the television that sat on top of her dresser. Six people in different colored spandex outfits were fighting some sort of alien type creature.
"Nothing's wrong." Kirstin replied with an innocent smile.
"You scared me half to death you little brat!" Jasmine exclaimed.
"It wasn't Me." her sister replied, "it was Tori, the alien got her."
"What?" Jasmine then noticed the alien had one of the blue people in its clutches. Then something donned on her; "Why are you watching TV anyway. Mom said you couldn't watch anything till I'd checked your homework."
"So." Kirstin said, "I couldn't miss this episode. Besides mom always lets me watch 'Power Rangers' even if my work's not done."
"Is that what this crap is?"
"Hey! 'Power Rangers' is not crap."
"Whatever munchkin. Turn the TV off and finish your homework."
"No. Mom would let me finish the show."
"Well I'm not mom, and I say turn the TV off." Kirstin sat still with her arms folded stubbornly across her chest. Jasmine gave her sister a withering look. She walked over to the television and turned it off.
"What did you do that for! It was getting to the good part." Kirstin cried out.
"I told you to finish your homework, THEN you can watch 'Power Rangers.'" Jasmine said calmly. Kirstin reached for the remote and turned the TV back on. Jasmine frowned, then an idea struck her.
She got down on her stomach and reached up under the dresser. She knew Kirstin's short arms would never reach the outlet, so she wouldn't be able to watch television until Jasmine turned the set back on.
Just as Jasmine's fingers closed around the plug, thunder shook the house, and a bright streak of lightening lit up the room. A surge of electricity traveled up Jasmine's arm, and throughout her body. Jasmine screamed. The world around her tilted, everything turned black, and Jasmine felt as if she was falling through space.
Jasmine felt herself land on something soft and warm. Hot sunlight shone down on her face. Wait she thought to herself, Since when did it stop raining, and when did I turn over on my back?
Jasmine decided that the only way to figure out anything was to open her eyes. Almost afraid of what she would see if she lifted her lids, she struggled to open her eyes. With a spurt of courage, Jasmine opened her eyes, and her courage disappeared immediately.
A face stared back at her, but not an ordinary face; no this was an ugly, monstrous, en-human face. Big bug eyes stared into hers, and large antenna sprouted up from its head. The creature had no mouth, just a tube protruding from its face. The body was like that of a monkey, with long arms that hung limply to the side, and a tail, that had to be at least six feet long, swung out from behind the monster to grab Jasmine. A blood- curdling scream was wrenched from the girl's throat as the creature swung her up into the air.
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So what did you guys think? I hope that this turns out as well as my other POWER RANGERS fic, Power of Heart. If you enjoyed the first part of this story, you might want to check that story out. Anyway please review. Thank you.
Prologue
Rain pounded against the glass windowpanes, and lightening split the sky. Jasmine Collins looked up from the book she was reading. A cozy fire burned in the living room's large stone fireplace, and armotherapy candles gave off an enchanting lavender scent. The house was peaceful.
A scream split the serenity in half. Jasmine sat up startled. She sprinted to the back of the house, up the stairs, and to her sister's room.
"Kirstin what's wrong?" Jasmine asked as she swung open the door. The nine-year-old girl sat comfortably on her bed, a book open in front of her. Her attention, however, was not on the book, but on the television that sat on top of her dresser. Six people in different colored spandex outfits were fighting some sort of alien type creature.
"Nothing's wrong." Kirstin replied with an innocent smile.
"You scared me half to death you little brat!" Jasmine exclaimed.
"It wasn't Me." her sister replied, "it was Tori, the alien got her."
"What?" Jasmine then noticed the alien had one of the blue people in its clutches. Then something donned on her; "Why are you watching TV anyway. Mom said you couldn't watch anything till I'd checked your homework."
"So." Kirstin said, "I couldn't miss this episode. Besides mom always lets me watch 'Power Rangers' even if my work's not done."
"Is that what this crap is?"
"Hey! 'Power Rangers' is not crap."
"Whatever munchkin. Turn the TV off and finish your homework."
"No. Mom would let me finish the show."
"Well I'm not mom, and I say turn the TV off." Kirstin sat still with her arms folded stubbornly across her chest. Jasmine gave her sister a withering look. She walked over to the television and turned it off.
"What did you do that for! It was getting to the good part." Kirstin cried out.
"I told you to finish your homework, THEN you can watch 'Power Rangers.'" Jasmine said calmly. Kirstin reached for the remote and turned the TV back on. Jasmine frowned, then an idea struck her.
She got down on her stomach and reached up under the dresser. She knew Kirstin's short arms would never reach the outlet, so she wouldn't be able to watch television until Jasmine turned the set back on.
Just as Jasmine's fingers closed around the plug, thunder shook the house, and a bright streak of lightening lit up the room. A surge of electricity traveled up Jasmine's arm, and throughout her body. Jasmine screamed. The world around her tilted, everything turned black, and Jasmine felt as if she was falling through space.
Jasmine felt herself land on something soft and warm. Hot sunlight shone down on her face. Wait she thought to herself, Since when did it stop raining, and when did I turn over on my back?
Jasmine decided that the only way to figure out anything was to open her eyes. Almost afraid of what she would see if she lifted her lids, she struggled to open her eyes. With a spurt of courage, Jasmine opened her eyes, and her courage disappeared immediately.
A face stared back at her, but not an ordinary face; no this was an ugly, monstrous, en-human face. Big bug eyes stared into hers, and large antenna sprouted up from its head. The creature had no mouth, just a tube protruding from its face. The body was like that of a monkey, with long arms that hung limply to the side, and a tail, that had to be at least six feet long, swung out from behind the monster to grab Jasmine. A blood- curdling scream was wrenched from the girl's throat as the creature swung her up into the air.
~*~*~
So what did you guys think? I hope that this turns out as well as my other POWER RANGERS fic, Power of Heart. If you enjoyed the first part of this story, you might want to check that story out. Anyway please review. Thank you.
