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A/N: This is a one shot deal, and there are no plans for a follow up or a sequel. All of these are short stories dealing with some of my favorite rangers and some of the most infamous situations throughout their respective series. Each of them is much too short to be a stand-alone fic, so I bunched all of them into one big story. Take a few minutes to leave a review; they're greatly appreciated.

Zeo: Permission
Billy opened the door, slowly walking into the house. He'd gone over the speech in his head a million times, trying to find the right thing to say and the right way to say it. Unfortunately, he didn't have the luxury of waiting for the right time; there were lives at stake. Part of him always knew that eventually, he'd have to tell them, but he didn't think it would be under these circumstances.

"Mom, dad, are you here?" he called out, glancing around the house.

He headed into the den, where his father was sitting in his favorite easy chair reading a book. "Hello son," his father said cheerfully. "The school called, we heard th news. You're graduating early," he stood up, walking over to him, wrapping his arms around him. "Congratulations son."

"Thanks. Is mom here? I need to talk to you guys."

"Helen, can you come down here a minute?" his father called out. As he sat back down, he noticed the look of concern on Billy's face. "Are you okay son?"

"Yeah, I'm fine, but there's something I have to tell you."

"You're not in any trouble, are you?"

"No, nothing like that. Its just…" he was interrupted as his mother walked into the room, wrapping her arms around him as well.

"I heard the news Billy, congratulations," she said warmly.

"Thanks mom," he motioned for her to sit down, and she quickly sat on the arm of the chair, wrapping her arm around her husband.

"What's this all about son?" he asked.

Billy took a deep breath. "Mom, dad, for the last few years, I've been hiding a secret from you, and now, its imperative that you know the truth about what I've been doing." He paused, attempting to gather his thoughts. "Up until recently, I was a power ranger. I was selected by an intergalactic being named Zordon to defend Earth against a witch named Rita Repulsa and her husband Lord Zedd," he told them, then paused, waiting for a reaction from them.

"We know, son."

Billy's facial expression went from concerned to confused. "What do you mean 'you know'?"

"It wasn't hard for us to figure out son. You were leaving at all hours of the night, always running off in the middle of dinner, always wearing the same colors. At first, your mother and I thought you were in a gang, but it didn't take us long to put it all together."

"How long have you known?"

"Since the science fair last year. You left in the middle of a presentation, and when I tried to follow after you, I saw you talking to someone in your watch. You were with your friends, Trini and the others, and then just like that, you all disappeared. There was a creature attacking the city, and as soon as it was reported on the news that the power rangers had defeated the creature, you and your friends reappeared. Frankly, I don't understand why no one else has figured out what you've been up to," his mother explained.

"You knew all this time and you didn't say anything?"

"We talked about telling you a few times, but we realized that there must have been a reason you were keeping it a secret. We knew that eventually, you would come to us and tell us when you felt you were ready," his father said.

"The reason I'm telling you now is that I have a very important mission, a mission that requires me to leave for a while."

"A mission? Where? Another city? Another country?"

"No, another planet," Billy said.

"What?"

"There's a planet in another star system called Aquatar, and the rangers on that world need my help. I promised I would help them, but I don't know how long I'll be gone," he said.

"You're going to another planet?"

"Yes, ma'am," he paused. "With your permission of course."

"Theres no one else who can do this? How about another one of the rangers? Won't your team be missing a member if you go?"

"I'm not a ranger anymore. There was an explosion and I…"

"An explosion? Are you okay, we're you hurt?" his mother asked.

"No, but I was exposed to radiation, and it won't allow me to use a power morpher. Lately, I've been helping the rangers, but not actually being a ranger," he told them.

"And you don't know how long you'll be gone?"

"No. I'll be there as long as it takes to help them solve their problems."

"Can we have some time to think about this?"

He shook his head. "The window for intergalactic travel is closing fast. If I'm going to go, it has to be now."

"You certainly didn't give us a lot of time to prepare for something like this."

"I know, its all happening so fast, but I owe these people my life. If it wasn't for them, the Earth would be been taken over by Rita and Zedd a long time ago. We owe them, and if there's something I can do to help them with their problems, I have to try."

"We understand, son," his mother said.

"Do what you have to do son, but be careful."

"I will dad, I promise," he reached in his pocket, pulling out a communicator. "I made this for you; it's a communicator. I've increased the range on it so you can keep it contact with me, but the power source is limited. It may only work three or four times before the power cell is drained and it won't work. I'll contact you when I arrive, then again when I'm on my way home."

"Please take care of yourself Billy."

The two of them stood up, wrapping their arms around him.

"I will."