Chapter Two: Back to school andDisappearing Acts
It had been over a week since the accident in the chemistry lab as Alisa packed up her bag for school. Swinging the bag over one shoulder and grabbing her crutches she started down the stairs.
"Tommy! Lets go, I need to get their earlier to get my schedule figured out!" Alisa shouted.
"We're waiting for Kat and Billy, we car pool to school together. I promise we'll get you there in plenty of time. Stop worrying." Tommy replied.
"I'm not. Just….nervous going to a new school, especially one so small."
"You'll be fine. I'm there, and you'll get along with the gang."
"Right, so Kat, is this the girlfriend Kat you always talk about?" Alisa asked.
"I don't always talk about her." Tommy protested. "But yes, we're going out."
"Uh huh. Well, hopefully, she can live up to my approval standards. If you dating my twin brother you gotta be the right girl for him." Alisa said smiling. "I'll be nice to her, but if she ever hurts you, she will pay!" She added looking at the expression on Tommy's face.
"Don't worry she's really nice" He said as the door bell rang. "Come in"
"Hey Tommy, welcome home. I missed you" Kat smiled hugging Tommy.
"You must be Alisa" Billy said smiling, shaking her hand, "I'm Billy".
"Nice to meet, you. And you of course are Kat." Alisa said smiling.
"Yeah, it's good to see that you're alright, Tommy told us what happened." Kat replied.
"I'm a survivor." Alisa smiled as they all walked out the front door and climbed into Tommy's jeep.
"Rocky, and the others are meeting us in the front of the school, and I told Justin, we'd meet him later at the Juice Bar." Tommy said to the others, as they drove off.
They pulled in the school parking lot, as three people waiting on the steps stood up and waved as they walked over to the car.
"Hey guys!" Tommy said happily, "This is Alisa, my twin sister. This is Aisha, Adam and that's Rocky."
Alisa smiled "Nice to meet all of you, finally." She said looking around, noticing Rocky and how, cute he was.
"Okay, so you need to go to the guidance office right? Do you know where to go?"
"No," Alisa replied.
"I do, I'm heading up there anyways, they messed up my schedule again." Rocky explained
"How do they manage to mess yours up every year?" Aisha asked
Rocky shrugged "Dunno, but I some how managed to end up in grade 9 math and grade 10 English."
Tommy laughed. "Well go with Rocky here and I'll meet you out here at the end of the day. We're heading down to the Juice bar after school, so come along with us."
"Sure thing, see you later." Alisa said as she and Rocky set off to the guidance office.
"So, did you get the courses you wanted?" Rocky asked as he waited outside the guidance office for her.
"Calculus, English Lit., Ancient history and Physics oh and a spare!"
"Calculus and English Lit, where the course I was suppose to have, not grade nine math and grade ten English." Rocky said. "Looks like we have the first to course together and a spare in the morning."
"Best time fore a spare" Alisa said smiling, "Means I can sleep in".
Rocky smiled, as they walked off to class together.
The day was finally over as everyone meet up at the juice bar and quickly walked towards their favorite table.
"How was everyone's first day back?" Billy asked smiling.
"Long and boring. I heard the same speech about how important it is to be prepared for college and that's why they have these courses four times." Adam grumbled.
"They didn't hold of the homework either, my first two classes alone should keep me busy for the next week, not to mention the other too" Rocky exclaimed.
"Yeah but look on the bright side, in both calculus and English lit, we have the whole week to finish everything up." Alisa said.
"What would you like today guys?" The owner, Ernie asked.
"Large pepperoni pizza" Tommy answered. "And a coke for me"
"Coke for me too." Alisa said.
"I'm guessing cokes all around?" Ernie asked.
"Yup, you got it Ernie, thanks." Aisha said smiling.
After the pizza was finished, Tommy, Adam and Justin went down to the gym to practice some karate moves, while Billy, Kat and Aisha watched from the side lines leaving Rocky and Alisa to finish up the pizza.
"So do you know any karate?" Rocky asked.
"Not really, I used to take some classes, but I never got into it like Tommy did. I've taken a few self-defense classes this past few summers though. You used to teach with Tommy didn't you?" Alisa asked.
"Yeah, but I injured my back last year, so I had to take it easy. I can still do it, but not a lot, I don't teach anymore, but still practice a few moves once in awhile."
"Oh right, I think Tommy mentioned that before." Alisa said smiling as she got up, I'll be right back."
As she hobbled off, Tommy's and the other ranger's communicator's made a little noise, singling them to contact Zordon. Tommy looked around to see if anyone was watching as the others crowed around him.
"What's going on?" Tommy asked speaking into his communicator, which was disguised as a watch.
"We need you in the command center immediately." A voice said.
"Well be right there." Tommy replied as he walked up to Rocky. "We have to go, Zordon needs us, tell Alisa…something came up and we had to go. Give her a ride home too. We'll try to be quick."
Rocky nodded. "Good luck, and be careful." He said as they walked off to a small corner were nobody would see them and teleported out.
"Where did everybody go?" Alisa asked as she walked back from the bathroom, leaning on her crutches.
"Uhmm, Aisha and Kat were called into work, Tommy drove them I think, knowing him he'll hang around for there for awhile, they work at a children's center, he sometimes helps out there. Justin went with them too. Billy and Adam, were late tutoring job again, and ran out."
"Huh, that's weird, Tommy never mentioned anything to me. I guess he's still getting used to me being here. It's still weird he didn't say goodbye though."
"He probably forgot, with everything that's happened lately" Rocky explained, hating that he was lying to Alisa. He liked her, and lying to someone when you just met them is never a good thing. "It's better then dragging her into the lives of the power rangers though,"a voice in his head said.
"True, I guess I better head home, though my ride disappeared." Alisa said
"I'll give you a ride, I have my car here today." Rocky replied.
"It's not a jeep like Tommy's is it?" Alisa asked.
"No, it's a mustang, convertible" Rocky replied.
"Oh wow, that's my dream car. Although, a Volkswagen Beatle, is more of the car I can afford at the moment. Both are good choices. Better then a jeep." Alisa rambled.
"Pretty much everything is better than a jeep" Rocky laughed, as they walked out of the Juice Bar together.
