When I said I would take my time in writing this chapter, I didn't mean a month. I blame that I got busy by volunteering, doing archery, and being part of a bowling team for the first time. Anyway, here's the fourth chapter. If anyone who knows sign language wants to, send me a video or images of what Eliza and David's conversation looks like in real life.
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Disclaimer is I own nothing of this. Power Rangers belongs to Hasbro, all I own is my OC, Eliza, her power as the Silver Ranger and her weapon, Zord, and all that good stuff about a Ranger as well as David.
Chapter 4 - A Pressing Engagement
Eliza smiled, sitting at the counter of the Juice Bar as Jason tried to beat a bench press record with Ernie coaching him. While she thought it was a brave effort, she wasn't sure about Ernie coaching him since he was eating a sandwich while counting how many times Jason did the bench press. She sat at the bar, sipping a smoothie that Ernie managed to make her before going to help Jason. Kimberly was practicing on the balance beam then came over to watch and cheer on. However, Ernie forgot what number he was and she sighed, shaking her head.
While looking at the crowd, Eliza saw the man who helped Kimberly and Trini the other day and she went to talk with him, passing Zack and waving at him. Seeing Eliza going to talk with someone, Bulk and Skull hid, in hopes to jump her and finally prove to her that he was tougher than her, though they looked confused as they watched her remove her hearing aids and began to use some weird things with her hands and they noticed the eye colors of her companion.
'What are you doing here?'
'I came to check on you and see how you are doing.'
'As you can see, I'm fine.'
'Well, I will be sticking around since I've enrolled to the high school.'
'Fine, though I have friends now. They can watch over me.'
'I hope I can meet them.'
'You will, soon.'
Eliza put her hearing aid back in her ears and walked with him back into the gym, seeing Kimberly blowing a big bubble bum bubble and Zack was riding on his skateboard, running into her and popping the bubble. Eliza sighed and went over to help and get the gum off their faces, the man watched her and noted a smile on her face as she helped them and noted the silver banded watch-like device on her wrist. After they were cleaned up, Kimberly went back to her gyamntics and Eliza sat with Jason, Zack, and the man, who she introduced as a close friend named David.
While David talked with Jason and Zack about how they got to know Eliza, Eliza watched Kimberly practice on the balance beam and smiled, wondering if she could get her to start practicing archery to help her with her Power Bow. Zack apologized to both Jason and Kimberly for what happened and he was forgiven by both Zack and Kimberly. Eliza smiled and took a sip of her drink as David introduced himself to Kimberly.
"You know, guys, I'm kind of bummed about this bench press record thing." Jason said, sighing.
"I don't want to be known as a quitter."
"Jason, I don't think you're a quitter." Eliza said, looking at him. "I admit, you need to know when and what your limitations are. But the way I see, knowing what they are just means you can work pushing through them."
Jason smiled at her but then Bulk and Skulk appeared, laughing and feeling like they were still better than them. Eliza groaned and David looked confused, wondering what they were doing here.
"Hey, pinhead." Bulk said, smiling. "I heard you choked today."
Skull imitated a choking sound near Eliza but he was punched in the chin, David looked at her surprised and noted her calm face as she had punched the skinny bully.
Ignoring that, Bulk said, "The bench press record is still mine."
"That really makes me wonder how you got that record." Eliza said quietly, sighing.
Bulk tried to pick Jason up and crush him to prove his strength, Zack stood up and said, "You two are a bad dream. Let him go, Bulk."
"I got this," Jason said, reassuring his friends.
"Oh, you're tough." Bulk said, unimpressed. "You're a man. You're so tough, I'm shaking."
"Hey, Bulk, are you ticklish?" Jason said, begining to tickle him which distracted him before Jason stepped on his foot to free him and he accidentially ripped his pants. Then Skull made his pants fall off and everyone laughed, so the two embarassingly left the bar.
"I told you I can handle it myself." Jason said, looking at them.
"No one said you couldn't." Zack said, smiling.
"Yeah, that's right!" Kimberly said, nodding. "Besides, what's wrong with getting a little help from your friends?"
"Nothing." Jason said, looking embarrassed. "Unless you're trying to break the bench press record."
Eliza touched his hand and smiled, trying to comfort him and Enrie came up with smoothies for everyone, but at the same time, the communicators went off and Jason, Kimberly, Zach, and Eliza covered their communicators. Eliza looked at the others, Zach was quick to cover them.
"Um, new watch." He said, standing with them.
"Yeah, bye." Kimberly said, embarrassed.
"Put it on my tab." Zach said, before the four left the area, leaving Enrie and David confused about their sudden leaving. Breathing, Eliza looked around and kept quiet as Jason answered the communicator for what new trouble Rita was cooking up.
"Zordon, we read you." Jason answered.
"Power Rangers, Rita Repulsa is at it again." Zordon told him and the others. "It is imperative that you teleport to the children's theatre in the park immediately."
"What's going on?" Jason asked, Eliza looked, crossing her arms.
"She has sent down a team of Putties and an unknown monster in an attempt to gain control of the park." Zordon told them. "Be careful. And let the power protect you."
"It's morphing time, guys." Jason said, everyone nodded and teleported to the park, morphing at the same time to be ready and fight the Putties. Eliza tossed a handful of cherry bombs at the Putties and backflipped, tossing a flash gernade. Eliza mentally agreed with Kimberly that something seemed weird with the Putties, like they were after something. Then the newest monster appeared, Eliza looked at it with the others.
This new monster was a Sphinx themed monster, flapping his wings which sent Eliza, Kimberly, and Zach back to the Juice Bar.
"That was really weird." Kimberly whispered to them. Eliza nodded with Zach also agreeing. They went to find Trini and Billy, who were in Billy's garage lab.
"Jason's in big trouble." Zach said, looking at the two Rangers.
"Why?" Billy asked. "What's up?"
"Rita has him." Kimberly explained, looking at them.
"Oh no." Trini gasped.
"You guys, he may need his friends way more than he knows." Kimberly said, looking stressed.
"Definiately." Eliza said, nodding.
Trini tried to call him, but nothing came through on the communicator. Eliza groaned and looked worried for the red colored member of the team.
"Let's teleport to the Command Center right now." Kimberly suggested.
"Yeah, let's go." Trini said, all five of them teleporting to the Command Center in hopes that their leader and mentor can help them locate the appointed leader of their team.
"Alpha, adjust the Morphing Grid and locate Jason on the Viewing Globe." Zordon asked his robotic assistant for help.
The Rangers turned to the Viewing Globe, waiting to see if Jason was okay. When Alpha managed to locate him, he was fighting an enlarged Goldar and a large version of the Sphinx. Jason was trying his best not to be under their foot and get stomped. Eliza groaned that they couldn't be there.
"Zordon, this seems hopeless." Trini said.
"Indeed it would, Trini, were it not for your Power Crystals." Zordon said, looking at them.
"Of course." Alpha said, happily. "Put your hands togethers and bring forth the Power Crystals."
The five Rangers looked at each other, confused, and put their hands together. Then they opened their hands to create a crystal in their respective color.
"The crystals contain the essence of your morphing powers." Zordon explained. "Use them to find each other in any peril, and with your Zords to draw power from the very heart of the Morphing Grid. I am sending the crystals directly to Jason. Once in his possession, you will be able to join him and stop King Sphinx and Goldar. Together, they are nearly unbeatable, so call your Zords quickly and let the power protect you."
Handing Alpha her crystal, Eliza watched as he sent the crystals to Jason's location then waited til he found the crystals and brought the rest of the team to the battlefield. Almost right away, the Zords were summoned and formed into the Megazord, the six of them using their crystals to initiate the transformation into the Megazord. Deciding to use the power of their crystal, the Rangers sent a powerful blast to the King Sphinx and Goldar. Groaning as the two attacked, Eliza gripped the controls as they changed the Megazord into Battle Mode.
It wasn't easy to face two enemies at once, but the Megazord managed to face the both of them, changing back to Tank Mode and back to Battle Mode. So thinking quickly, they summoned the sword and used it to destroy the Sphinx and Goldar retreated. Eliza leaned back in her seat and breathed, taking a break from their recent victory.
Back at the Juice Bar, Eliza smiled as everyone surrounded Jason and encouraging him on to beat the bench press record and he did. She did a fistbump with him, the two of them smiling. In order to celebrate, Ernie came in with a cake and Jason got to trick Bulk into falling on the cake and thanked his friends for their help.
In honesty, I prefer the Zyuranger episode this is based on but then again, all of these I prefer the Sentai episode in comparison, but hey, to me, this came first so I can't really complain.
Next chapter, Eliza finds out that Kimberly knows her disability, a mute girl helps the Rangers defeat a sound controlling monster, David considers the first hints that Eliza is a Ranger, Eliza reveals her disability to the others. This has been WhiteRose-Aki, see you in the next chapter. If you enjoyed it, please R&R.