The Unmasking of Rex Red and Wolf McBlue
By: PernDragonrider (with major help from Ghost Zero)
Disclaimer: See first chapter.
Note: This chapter will be purposely short. I'm using it as a filler for the time between the match to see who gets to go against Triple H for the title and the arrival of Kimberly, Trini, Aisha, and Zack at Jason and Billy's house.
Chapter ThreeWhile Jason and Billy were enroute to the arena in Anaheim, California where that night's Thursday Night Smackdown would be airing from; Tommy, Rocky, Justin, Adam, and Tanya were enjoying dinner in Adam and Tanya's kitchen.
"These are great burgers, Tanya." Justin said just before he bit into his third one.
"Justin's right Tanya." Tommy agreed as he sat back with his glass of iced tea in his hand. "I don't know what you put into these, but they're the best I've ever had."
"Mm hm." Rocky agreed with a smile as he devoured his fourth burger.
"Well I've got one more surprise for you guys tonight." Tanya said with a smile as she started cleaning off the table. "I managed to get us five complimentary passes for that new club downtown called The Ranger Space. I understand that it's some sort of tribute to the Power Rangers and that supposedly some former Rangers are rumored to be running the place. Don't know how much of that is true, but we got the passes too late to give them away on air so my boss asked for volunteers. All of us have tomorrow off so I thought we'd go down and check it out. Besides I also heard a rumor that after the show in Anaheim that some of the WWF wrestlers might be coming to the club."
"You got passes for the Ranger Space?" Adam asked with a wide grin. "That place is supposed to have dozens of rooms where you can just kick back and watch TV or play on computers. I've wanted to go down there, but the cover charge for getting in is really stiff, even for a downtown LA club."
"Well then it's settled." Tanya told them with a smile. "I even called to see if they were going to have tonight's Smackdown on the monitors. They are so we can check the place out as well as giving you four someplace else to watch Rex Red wrestle Hulk Hogan tonight. I don't want the couch that I just steam cleaned trashed again."
"Well I've got the first round of drinks." Tommy said with a smile "Have some extra money from my grant that has to be used up before the end of the summer and I can use it for entertainment purposes. Just remind me to get receipts for everything tonight."
"You got it, Tommy." Rocky said with a smile as he polished off his glass of beer he'd had with dinner.
"Um, guys?" Justin said with a slight frown. "I don't think I'm going to be able to go with you."
"Why not, Justin?" Tanya asked with a small smile.
"I don't turn twenty-one for another three years. According to the rumors around campus, that Club has some strict rules like no one under 21 allowed in the door." Justin said with a sad tone of voice. "You four go ahead and go, I can stay here and watch the show on TV. I promise I won't trash the couch."
"Actually the over twenty-one rule is only for Friday and Saturday nights, Justin." Tanya told him with a happy tone of voice. "I called the club to check, before I agreed to take the passes from my boss. I know exactly when your birthday is and I double checked to be sure that you could get in with us."
"You're the best, Tanya!" Justin cried as he jumped up from his chair and gave Tanya a huge hug.
"Hey, I got an e-mail from Aisha today." Rocky said with a smile. "She's coming into town on Wednesday night for some big reunion on Friday with Jason."
"He hasn't called us about it yet." Adam frowned. "Wonder why?"
"Oh, I forgot to mention that Jason invited us when I went to lunch with him last week." Tanya said quickly. "He told me about the party, but I told him that I didn't think the four of you would make it because of what I was getting for Adam's birthday and Justin's graduation present. Jason said that we could catch up with the rest of the gang after your event next Friday night."
"I guess that explains that strange phone call I got from Kat then." Tommy said with a frown. "She said something about coming to LA for this big party that one of us was throwing. I thought that maybe Tanya had decided to plan a little impromptu reunion for Justin's graduation party."
"I barely have time to plan a night out for Adam and I, Tommy." Tanya told him with a serious expression on her face. "Between Adam's work, my job, and Justin's school schedule; we rarely have the same days off each week.
"We should go down to this club before we get stuck waiting in line and miss tonight's show." Rocky said quickly as a distraction for everyone. "I've got my SUV here and it will hold all of us comfortably. We'll take it. That way we only have to pay for one parking spot and not three."
The five former teammates and good friends all headed out to Rocky's SUV with jokes and laughter echoing in the house. Rocky drove to the club and was surprised to see that parking was free in the lot and he didn't have to valet park his 'truck' as he called his Ford Explorer. "We're here!" Rocky said in a singsong voice as he parked the truck in the first available parking spot. "Looks like we beat the crowd too."
"Good." Tommy said as he climbed out the passenger door while Adam, Tanya, and Justin got out of the backdoors on both sides of the vehicle. "Will make staking out a table with a good view of one of the TV's easier."
"Welcome to the Ranger Space, Tommy." TJ greeted as they walked up to the doors. "Go on in, we've just opened for the night. Hey, Justin! Congratulation on getting your associate's degree."
"TJ?" Tommy, Justin, and Adam questioned with varying degrees of shock showing on all their faces. "What are you doing? You work here?" Tommy continued, as he was the first of the three to find his voice.
"Just started tonight and actually it was a good thing that Ashley called and said they were looking for some more bouncers for this place." TJ replied as he opened the door for them. "The job I had in Angel Grove went bust because the company closed down."
"Ashley's here too?" Justin asked with a smile of happiness.
"Ashley's confined to the office until she's had the baby, Justin." Cassie said as they walked into the large building. "I'm taking her place as hostess for the time being."
"CASSIE!" Justin cried and then stepped forward quickly and hugged her tightly. "Who else is working here?"
"Well right now it's just me, Teej, Andros, Zhane, Karone, Ashley, Ryan, and Merrick. Cole Evans, a friend of Merrick's is starting on Monday." Cassie answered.
"Cassie," Justin said with a small smile of mischief. "We want good seats so we can watch Smackdown tonight. Would that be possible, for an old friend?"
"Actually…" Cassie said with a smile and then stopped as Ashley, Andros, Zhane, Karone, and Ryan came over to where they were all standing.
"Andros." Tommy said with a smile and a handshake. "What brings you to work in a place like this? I'd have thought that you and the other Astro Rangers wouldn't want to advertise your existence?"
"Actually the owners of this place made us a deal we couldn't refuse." Ryan Mitchell said with a bright smile as he stepped forward. "Ryan Mitchell, Lightspeed Rescue Titanium Ranger and General Manager of the Ranger Space. Welcome to the only non-museum tribute to those that have protected the planet from evil."
"Ryan!" Ashley said with a smirk on her face. "I guess I'd better make introductions before he starts on the tourist routine. Ryan this is Tommy Oliver, Rocky DeSantos, Justin Stewart, Adam and Tanya Park. Tanya's last name was Sloan before she married Adam."
"Oh, sorry." Ryan said with a sheepish grin. "I guess I should really study the files the bosses gave me on all the former ones before I put my foot into my mouth again. Welcome, anything you want is on the house for your first visit to our little slice of Ranger history."
"I wouldn't offer Rocky anything he wants, Ryan." Adam said with a smile. "He'll eat the kitchen clean and you won't have anything to serve to anyone else tonight."
"I don't think that even Rocky's legendary eating prowess could empty the entire contents of the Ranger Space's kitchens, Adam." Merrick said as he stepped soundlessly up to them.
Tommy and Adam jumped because they'd not heard Merrick approach on the terra cotta tiled floor of the entrance. "Where did you come from?" Tommy asked as he spun expecting an attack.
"Merrick Ballton, Wild Force Lunar Wolf Ranger." Merrick said with a small formal bow and a wolfish smile on his face. "I understand that you wish to have good seats for tonight's televised wrestling match. If you'll follow me, I'm sure the owners of the club would want you to have the best seats available."
"I'll make the call, Merrick." Ryan said as he stepped back a few steps and picked up a phone that looked like one of the old Mighty Morphin Power Ranger's morphers.
Merrick smiled and led the five people away before they could overhear more of Ryan's conversation than, "Hey boss man. It's Ryan."
Tanya looked around at the clubs décor and was shocked to see pieces of machinery that looked suspiciously like things that had once graced the interior of the Power Chamber. "Whomever owns this place has some great connections or else that had an inside track on what our base looked like." Tanya mumbled and was shocked when Ashley stopped her from following Merrick and the others.
"Yes, the owners did do a wonderful job simulating the interior of what they supposed a Power Ranger's base of operations looked like. Didn't they, Tanya?" Ashley said with a tone of voice that said don't make any more comments like that.
"They did a heck of a job, Ashley." Tanya said in a confused tone of voice as Ashley led her to an out of the way alcove.
"Don't start Tommy or the others on speculating who owns this place, Tanya." Ashley said with a stern tone of voice once they were both in the alcove together. "The owners want their identities to remain a secret for as long as possible because both of them work other jobs and don't want their current employer to get wind of them owning this place until they're secure enough to quit."
"Oh, okay." Tanya said with a slight frown and then smiled as she looked at Ashley with an impish twinkle in her eyes and a smug tone of voice. "I suppose that next Friday will reveal the owners to us anyway."
Tanya's guess was rewarded when Ashley jumped slightly in surprise and asked in a stunned tone; "How did you make the connection?"
"It was a guess, Ashley." Tanya said with a smile of delight. "Tommy and the others are already going to be having kittens next Friday night when they get to unmask their favorite wrestlers and find two old and dear friend's faces residing under those masks."
"You know?" Ashley asked with a grin. "How did you find out?"
"Jason goofed when he took me to lunch at his place last week." Tanya explained with a smile. "When we came in the door he called out "McBlue, company's here". I sort of put everything together when he started explaining about why he was going to be giving me four front row tickets to the wrestling event of the year as birthday and graduation presents for Adam and Justin. I also know that the rest of our former teammates are coming into town and will be sitting with us. I saw the extra tickets before he passed me the envelope to give to Adam and Justin."
"Okay, then you're in on it and know what else they do for a living." Ashley said with a sigh. "Ryan's on the phone with them right now letting them know that you five showed up unexpectedly. Merrick jumped the gun and put you guys into the room that we're holding for them. They're coming by after the show tonight and bringing some of their colleagues with them. He's telling them that they've got five unexpected extra guests."
"I can get the guys to leave before they get here if they're not coming incognito." Tanya told Ashley seriously.
"They will be in their masks." Ashley said with a smile. "Besides from the smile I can see on Ryan's face from here means that he was told to keep you here. That's just like Jason to want to give Adam and Justin an extra something as a gift along with giving Rocky and Tommy another surprise, before next week. God, if I didn't know it was Billy and Jason under those masks; I'd not know who it could be because their voices are totally different and even their mannerisms change when they're in character."
"I can't wait." Tanya said with an impish gleam in her eyes, her smile, and her voice. "They're going to have heart failure when the room we're in fills up with some of their favorite wrestlers."
"I've already arranged for the feed to the monitor in your room to show the program for tonight." Ashley said and then groaned. "Oh, dang it little one, not now."
Tanya helped Ashley to the closest chair and helped her to sit down. "When are you due?" Tanya asked quickly.
"It's just Braxton-Hicks contractions right now, Tanya." Ashley said with a smile as the pain passed quickly once she'd sat down. "I'm not due for another two months."
"Congratulations to you and Andros, both." Tanya said happily as she turned to go into the room where her husband and friends could already be heard arguing about who was going to win the matches that night.
"Thanks." Ashley said and then smiled even further as Andros came quickly over to where she was sitting.
"You should have stayed in the office, Ash." Andros chided in a loving tone of voice.
"I'll live, Andros." Ashley said.
Tanya didn't hear the rest of the conversation because she was already too close to the argument going on between Rocky, Justin, Tommy, and her husband.
The five enjoyed the hospitality of the Club and Tommy was starting to make noises about leaving when the doorway into the room they were in was suddenly filled with the very large and muscular body of two or three of the people they'd just watched on TV an short hour before hand.
"God Hogan!" Steve Austin said as they entered the room unaware that it already held other patrons. "Couldn't you have at least managed to toss Rex outside the ring one time tonight? That was the tamest match between the two of you since Rex signed onto wrestle for Vince."
"What and have Wolf tear me apart with his bare hands and teeth because I aggravated Rex's injured back?" Hulk Hogan answered with some laughter in his voice. "I'd rather get tossed off the top of a steel cage onto a barbed wire and tack covered flaming table by Mick; than have to face his anger if I hurt Rex's back anymore. That also doesn't take into account the flesh Vince would rip off of me for being careless. I don't think that Jeff or Matt has sat down once in the two weeks after he reamed them both new assholes for letting Rex get hurt two months ago."
"I still think that Wolf sneaks real bricks into that briefcase of his." Mick Foley said as he joined his fellow wrestlers in the room. "He about knocked me silly during that match two weeks ago when he hit me upside the head."
"I will never tell." Wolf McBlue said with a weird tone almost howling tone of voice as he entered behind Mick's bulk. "Besides, I must take care of my brother from the Center of Power. That is my duty, to protect him from becoming contaminated by those that have never been touched by our creator."
"Give it up, Wolf." The Rock said as he gave him a small shove that didn't even stagger the smaller man. "This touched by your creator in the Center of Power is getting old. One of these days someone is going to drag that mask off yours and Rex's faces and then we'll just find two plain men that have played the entire world for fools."
"I wouldn't discount my brother from the Center of Power so lightly, Rock." Rex Red said as he shouldered his way into the room past Al Snow, Triple H, X-Pac, and Matt and Jeff Hardy. "Our creator was someone that never walked this world. You have no idea what wonders we've seen and abandoned when we left the Center of Power to carry the creator's words to the lowly life forms of this world."
"OH MY GOD!" Justin said loud enough to be heard over the din. "REX RED AND WOLF MCBLUE!"
"JUSTIN!" Tommy said with some exasperation and excitement tingeing his voice, as he grabbed the young man by the shoulders to keep him from rushing over to the two men who now stood side by side. "Control yourself."
"We have fans in our private room?" Triple H asked with a smile and then walked over to the table where Tommy, Rocky, Adam, and Justin were sitting and staring with open mouths and shock wide eyes.
"I believe that Rex said there would be some guest waiting for us to arrive, Hunter." Mick Foley said and then winked at Tanya who just smiled and flashed her wedding ring at him. "He just never said there would be a beautiful lady among the guests."
Tanya watched from her place comfortably ensconced on a large couch behind the table where the men were sitting, as Ryan came running into the room, almost as if on cue, and slid to a stop before Rex Red. "I am so sorry, Mr. Red, sir." Ryan babbled, badly. "I didn't realize that the former occupants of the room hadn't left before I had your group escorted to the VIP lounge. I can move your group to another lounge if you'd like?"
"That won't be necessary." Wolf McBlue said seriously. "We always enjoy meeting fans as well as spreading the Creator's message to the poor unfortunates of this planet."
Tommy's jaw was almost on the table as Rex Red stepped up to the table and looked at him with piercing, almost angry, dark eyes. /I've seen those eyes before./ Tommy thought and then his thoughts were interrupted by Rex abruptly pulling him to his feet. "This one is has been touched by the Creator, Wolf." Rex's deep low growling voice issued from the mask that completely covered his face and hair. He has seen the Center of Power and felt the creator's cleansing touch."
Tommy's face took on an almost comical expression of surprise when Wolf McBlue easily lifted him by his arms and moved him away from Rex. "I feel nothing of the Creator's touch in this one, Rex." Wolf's snarling and howling voice issued from the mask that also covered his entire face and hair. Tommy looked down into the eyes that seemed to glow out of the mask and was surprised when looking back at him was a pair of sea green eyes that sparkled with what appeared to be humor. "How could one such as this scrawny specimen have ever felt the changing touch of the Creator and the Center of Power?" Wolf dropped the now completely lost Tommy as abruptly as he'd picked him up off the floor by a good foot. "The Creator of the Center of Power would have surly gifted one as weak as this with more strength and fighting ability than he looks to posses."
"I am amazed that you of all people, brother Wolf; cannot feel the creator's touch on this one." Rex said with a definite smile in the growling and snarling tones that issued from the mouth of the mask. "You have looked upon the face of the creator have you not weak one?"
"Actually, Mr. Red." Justin said with a small smile. "I believe that I HAVE seen the face of the creator and I HAVE also felt the touch from the Center of Power and the cleansing it brings."
Tommy, Adam, and Rocky watched in complete shock as Rex Red easily lifted the now six feet tall, one hundred and eighty pound Justin into his arms and turned away. No one but Mick overheard what was said between the two men.
"That will have to be our secret for another few days, young one." Rex's voice was pitched very low and his mouth was close to Justin's left ear. "You believe you have felt the changing touch of the Center of Power and have looked upon the face of our creator. Please, keep that precious knowledge from everyone until the day we no longer need to conceal our true faces from the poor unfortunates of this world that have never know the touch of the Power."
"REX!" Wolf said with a sharp high pitched growl that cause everyone but Rex to have to cover their ears. "Put that child down this instant! Converts are not to be manhandled by the voices of the Creator!"
No one noticed that Tanya, who was sitting on a couch and hidden from the men at the table by the large bodies of the wrestling superstars in the room, was silently shaking in laughter at the performance Jason and Billy were putting on for her husband, Tommy, Rocky, and Justin. She was shocked when Hulk Hogan sat down next to her and gently placed a large hand on her shoulder. "You should get your laughter under control dear lady." Terry said quietly and softly. "It wouldn't do for our coworkers to be discovered before next week's big event."
"I can't help it." Tanya managed to choke out past her near hysterical silent laughter. "Tommy, Rocky, and my husband know both of them like they're brothers and yet Justin is the one to figure it out."
"Still your laughter might give away the game before it even begins." Terry said with a smile as he stood and watched the impromptu and unscripted performance being given by Jason and Billy for the benefit of their friends.
"But Wolf!" Rex complained with a slight whine in the growling of his voice. "This child has seen the face of the creator. You should be as protective over him as you are with me."
"Rex," Wolf said with a soft tone in his howling voice. "This one isn't old enough to have seen the face of the Creator, my friend. He cannot be more than just barely the age that those of this world consider to be an adult. There is no way that he could have seen the Creator's face. He is just a fan that is trying to impress you. I am sorry my brother from the Center of Power, but it cannot be for real."
"Are Wolf's words true, little one?" Rex asked with a sad and dejected growl. "You are but a fan that has never seen the Creator's face?"
"I'm sorry, Rex." Justin said with a sad tone but Tommy, Adam, and Rocky couldn't see the huge smile on his face. "I must have been mistake about having seen the Creator and the Center of Power. I really thought that I had for a second, but now I know I haven't."
"One day, young one." Rex said sadly as he returned Justin to his chair. "One day you shall know the cleansing and life altering feel of the Center of Power when the Creator shines his gaze upon you. Until then, I suppose you'd like an autograph?"
Tommy, Adam, and Rocky were shocked when Wolf McBlue set his briefcase down on the table a produced a photo of Rex and Wolf posing for a publicity shot. Wolf quickly scribbled something that looked like a signature across his side of the picture and then passed the photo and the pen to Rex. Rex patted Justin on head as Justin smiled brightly and happily, unable to hide his amusement any longer. Rex scribbled a quick note and then signed his name to the photo. He presented it to Justin with an exaggerated flourish as he returned the pen to Wolf. "Here you go little one." Rex's voice was it's normal growling tone. "Here's your autograph and I trust that you'll watch me when I win the title from that non-believer Triple H next week?"
"Oh! I can't wait for that match Rex!" Justin laughed happily. "I got two front row tickets from Tanya as a graduation present just last week. I'm really looking forward to seeing one of your matches in person."
The other wrestlers gathered around the table where Tommy, Rocky, and Adam sat with shell-shocked expression on their faces. They kept Tommy, Rocky, Adam, and Justin entertained with some of the more outrageous behind the scenes stories while Wolf and Rex slipped unnoticed from the room.
Jason and Billy quickly made their way to the kitchen and smiled when Merrick met them just inside the doors with two large plates of food. The two quickly removed the masks and ate the large meal Merrick had prepared for them. They were back in the room with the others, masks back in place, within fifteen minutes and the only person that had seen them leave was Tanya. She smiled and nodded at them as the reentered the large lounge.
About ten minutes after they'd returned to the lounge, Cassie and TJ entered the room morphed into the Pink and Blue Astro Rangers. They were wheeling a large cart from the kitchen that was piled with food and drinks. "Here you go gentlemen and lady guests of the Ranger Space. A complimentary meal from our kitchens."
"Oh wow!" Justin said with a knowing smile. "I've seen them before. It's the Blue and Pink Astro Rangers. They were the last team of Power Rangers that saved Angel Grove from Astronema's attacks. Can I have your autographs, please?"
"Justin!" Tommy said with his own knowing smile in place. "I'm sure that those two aren't really the Astro Rangers, but employees of this place dressed up in costumes to give the patrons a thrill or two."
"Oh, this must be your first time at the Ranger Space, sir." Cassie said with a clearly heard chiding tone in her voice. "I can assure you that we are indeed the actual Astro Rangers that protected Angel Grove. We can prove it if you'd like. Since our final battle against Astronema, we're very well known across most of the state because of the press coverage during that fight."
"You're actually Power Rangers?" Triple H asked with a disbelieving tone in his deep voice. "Power Rangers don't exist."
"Oh, but we do exist, sir." Andros said as he and Zhane entered the room behind Cassie and TJ. "Well the Astro Rangers do exist I know that much since I'm the leader of the team as well as being one of the head managers of the Ranger Space. As my teammates said, we can prove that we are actually Power Rangers; however you would be required to sign an affidavit that states that you can never again say that the Power Rangers are not real and you must abide by it. It is legally binding."
"Prove it to me and I'll sign the paper, gladly." Triple H said with a smirk of disbelief on his face.
"Very well, sir." Andros said with a smile. He looked over at the large smile on Zhane's face and the two said in unison, "Let's Rocket!"
They both triggered the cover on their Astro Morphers and punched in the 335 'enter' code. Andros watched with a large smile as Triple H's face reflected his astounded shock and surprise as he saw both Andros and Zhane morph into the Red and Silver Astro Rangers before his eyes.
"The Ranger Space could not advertise the presence of actual Power Rangers on the staff without being able to show visible proof that we are indeed Power Rangers. That would be false advertising." Ryan said as he stepped into the room and closed the door behind him. "Titanium Power!" Ryan cried as he triggered his morpher and uncrossed his arms. Triple H got a further surprise when standing before him was another Power Ranger. This one's uniform was different from the other four Rangers in the room. "Ryan Mitchell, Mariner Bay Lightspeed Rescue Titanium Ranger at your service."
"They exist!" Mick cried in a happy child like tone of voice. "Okay you mugs, pay up! I told you that Power Rangers existed and all of you bet me they didn't. Now pay up!"
"I'll sign that affidavit, Red Ranger." Triple H said as he pulled his wallet from his jean pocket and passed two fifty dollar bills into Mick Foley's outstretched and waiting hand. "Here, Mick." Triple H said in disgust as he flopped down onto the couch on the other end from where Tanya sat laughing. "I will never make another wager with you on anything, Mick. You had to have had inside information on this one."
"I did." Mick said with a smile as every wrestler there but Rex and Wolf put a hundred dollars into his hand. "Remember those two fight choreographers we lost after their apartment building exploded and burned. They were from Angel Grove and they told me they'd personally seen the Power Rangers."
"Fight choreographers?" Tommy asked as he swallowed the sudden lump in his throat and fought down the feeling of dread that caused him to shiver slightly.
"Lost after an explosion and fire?" Rocky asked as he gulped down the bile that rose quickly into his throat.
"From Angel Grove?" Adam asked with a suddenly demanding tone of voice.
"Oh, they didn't die." Mick said quickly and calmly. "They just left their jobs as fight choreographers. I don't know what they're doing now. I lost touch with them over two years ago."
"Adam." Tanya said with what she hoped was a tired tone of voice and not one filled with laughter as she watched Rex and Wolf's shoulder shake with silent laughter. "I'm getting tired honey; can we go home now?"
"We should leave." Adam said as he helped the pretending to be exhausted Tanya up off of the couch. "We've intruded on the wrestler's private party. Come on guys; let's get back home. It was really nice to meet all of you and so nice of you to let us stay for the time you have. I look forward to seeing most of you in the matches at the Coliseum next week."
"Actually it was our pleasure." Mick replied with a genuine smile of happiness. "Most of us are always ready to meet fans, but this is actually the first time we've ever seen Rex so worked up about that creator of his and Wolf's that they keep preaching about all the time. It was a relief to have them center their attention on someone else for a change. So actually we should be thanking all of you for staying and giving us a welcome break."
"You're welcome." Tommy said as he and the others left the room and closed the door behind them. Once the doors were closed, Wolf quickly and quietly crossed to them, eased one open slightly and watched as Tommy, Adam, Rocky, Justin, and Tanya left the building. Wolf locked the doors from the inside and then walked back over to another of the couches and dropped into it with a sigh of relief.
"Dang it Jason!" Billy said as he pulled off his mask and attempted to get his hair to look somewhat decent. "Justin isn't as gullible as Tommy, Rocky, and Adam. You almost blew our cover!"
"Sorry, Bill." Jason said with an unrepentant grin gracing his face as he too removed his mask and sighed in relief. "I couldn't resist laying it on thick and heavy when I saw them. Did you see the looks on their faces when I started spouting all that crap about the Creator's face and the Center of Power? I thought Rocky and Tommy were going to bolt from the room after you manhandled Tommy like that."
"That suit must have cost a small fortune, Bill." Rock said with a smile. "It's so well tailored that you can't tell you're as muscular as you are. I thought the guy you picked up by his arms was going to wet his pants for second or two."
"Tommy wouldn't have wet his pants." Jason said with a smile as Billy started laughing so hard he couldn't talk. "I was hovering in case Tommy got the idea of grabbing for the mask or else that kicking the shit out of Bill. Tommy has got at least two, maybe three by now, black belts. Bill and I went to high school with him and the others that were here when we got here tonight. Well, everyone except for Justin. He started High School the year we graduated. He just got his associates degree from Cal Tech last week. He majored in computer and mechanical engineering."
Jason, Billy, and the other wrestlers only stayed another hour or so at the Ranger Space. Jason and Billy replaced their masks and the entire group left together for the limo ride back to where their cars were all parked at the arena in Anaheim.
They said their good nights as everyone got into their vehicles and made the trip to their homes or hotels.
End Chapter Three