Disclaimer: same as before

CHAPTER 4

Revelations

"Ayiayiayiayiayi! Zordon, are you seeing this?" Alpha 5 asked of his tubed friend.

"Yes Alpha, I have a feeling this day would come when we would encounter a new ranger of a different short," Zordon replied.

"Different? It looks like he has the same agenda, fight the bad guys by wearing spandex, but look at those attacks," Alpha said, as he turned back to the viewing globe.

"This new red ranger is not a male Alpha. Whoever she is, we must assure she is on our side fully," Zordon said. Meanwhile, Lina was kicking seriously butt as the other rangers tried to recover from their shock.

"Who got the memo on the new red ranger and didn't tell anyone!" Zack screamed at his fellow rangers. He punched two putties at once and proceeded to continue the fight. Kimberly and Trini tumbled everyone in their naturally graceful ways to avoid getting punched or attacked by the putties. Billy and Jason were in their own fights while Lina continued to fight against Goldar.

"Where did you come from ranger?" Goldar growled.

"Wouldn't you like to know?" Lina asked sarcastically. Goldar screamed in annoyance and proceeded to attack Lina, yet again unsuccessfully. Lina was beyond his skill so he decided to get at least one strike in.

"All right red ranger, if you want to play like that than try this," Goldar said before firing an energy blast in Billy's direction.

"NO!" Lina screamed before attempting to run towards Billy. Goldar was not aiming very well so he knew it would not hit Billy so as soon as he fired the energy ball, he struck the closest part of Lina to him, her right arm.

"AH!" Lina screamed as she doubled over in pain, feeling the blood start to pour from her wound.

"That will teach you to mess with me red ranger," Goldar said before disappearing, along with the putties. It took the original rangers a second to realize what was going on but not Lina. She panicked and instantly teleported herself back to her hotel room. She collapsed and her suit disappeared.

"AH!" she screamed as she made her way to the bathroom for towels to stop the bleeding. She couldn't go to the hospital. Even if she could reveal herself as a ranger, she ran the risk of exposing the others and she couldn't do that. She grabbed a handful of towels and wrapped them tight around her arm. Meanwhile, the rangers had retreated back to the Command Center full of questions.

"Zordon, who was that?" Jason asked.

"Alpha and I are not sure about the true identity of this ranger or of the inferno power origins. However, we are investigating ways of finding this out. In the mean time, I need for all of you to return to your regular lives and go about your normal schedules. Be on the look out for any suspicious activity that may lead us to finding the identity of this new red ranger," Zordon said. The other rangers fell silent, very confused about what had just happened. The next day at school, it still plagued their minds.

"Is it wishful thinking to hope this new red ranger is a girl?" Kimberly asked Trini as she grabbed a book out of her locker.

"Why would you want it to be a girl?" Trini asked.

"I mean, I love the guys don't get me wrong, but it would just be cool to have an even ratio, ya know?" Kim asked. Trini chuckled and silently agreed.

"Hey Lina, are you okay?" Trini asked. Kim looked up to see their new friend stumbling towards her locker that was close to theirs. She was clammy and very pale.

"Yea, I'm fine, just a little tired," Lina whispered, not really saying much else.

"Okay, we'll see you in class girl," Kim said before she and Trini walked to Ms. Applebee's class, both unsure if they should've believed Lina.

"Hey Lina," came a familiar voice. Lina looked up and smiled at the Blue Ranger.

"Hey Billy," she said, feeling a little bit better by just seeing him.

"Look, I know this is kind of a sudden question, but there's a dance on Friday and I was wondering if you would like to be my date?" Billy asked, surprising Lina because he didn't stutter.

"I would love to go with you Billy," she replied just as the bell rang. Billy's face broke out in a bigger smile.

"Great, well, uh, I'll see you in class," he said, smiling at her again before running off towards the same class as Trini and Kim. Lina clutched her right arm and leaned against the lockers.

"If I don't collapse first," she said before grabbing her book out of her locker and walking to class.

About twenty minutes later, they were in the middle of their social studies class. Lina was giving everything she had into concentrating on the class. She was causing enough suspicion already, she didn't need to push it over the edge by passing out in the middle of class.

"Lina, are you all right?" asked a voice. Lina snapped out of it and saw Ms. Applebee looking at her in concern.

"Yea, I'm fine, why?" Lina asked.

"Your bleeding dear," Ms. Applebee said. Lina looked down on the floor to see a small pool of blood had indeed formed around her desk. She removed her hand from her arm and saw blood all over it. She panicked, grabbed her bag, and ran out of class, attempting to make her way out the school entirely.

"Hello Inferno Ranger," hissed a voice as Lina went into the main hallway. She glanced up and saw Golder before her. She wanted to morph, but the loss of blood was getting to her and she soon felt herself passing out. Little was she aware that before Goldar or the putties could do anything, Zordon and Alpha had teleported her out of the school.

"Darn you Zordon!" Goldar called. He and the putties vanished just as Zack, Trini, Kim, Jason, and Billy came running around the corner. It had taken them a few minutes to be able to get out of class without causing suspicions.

"Did he get Lina?" Billy asked in concern.

"No Billy, we have Lina here. All of you, please come to the Command Center," Zordon said. The rangers hesitated as they looked around, making sure the coast was clear. When they were sure, they teleported to their Command Center, only to Lina unconscious on a medical table with Alpha looked over her.

"Rangers, I would like to introduce you to the Red Inferno Ranger, the girl you know as Lina Baxter," Alpha said. The rangers were stunned. Billy was beyond stunned, he was kind of hurt. In a way, he wasn't sure how he was supposed to feel.

THEY KNOW WHO SHE IS BUT WILL SHE BE OKAY? HOW WILL BILLY REACT WHEN SHE COMES TO? WILL SHE GET THE GEM? HOW WILL THE REST OF HER ADVENTURE GO?