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Chapter 3: Pinkie Swear
The blade came crashing down. Panic was the first reaction that came to Trent. He kicked off the ground and began to charge picking up speed instantly.
"Hurry up! I can't fail!"
Trench reached to his side the Drago Sabre was stuck in the holster and wouldn't come out,
"Of all times that it has to jam it jams now damn it!"
Fortunately he was able to reach Kira in time! At least his speed hadn't failed him!
"If I can't attack Supremacy then that leaves me with one choice. I'll take the damage for Kira, what can a metal blade do to me in ranger form anyway!"
Trent slid into position and landed on one knee. The impact from the crashing sword made contact with his left shoulder plate as he had intended. But something he didn't expect was the deep throbbing pain!
"What's happening? My shoulder feels dead!"
Trent woke up wincing, he thought of the dream that he just had. For the past two years he had regretted not being with Kira. Two years ago he was ridden with guilt and didn't have the nerve to ask her out. He thought he could make up for it by offering all the morale support he can as a friend. However Kira's recent return had triggered his inner feelings!
"Kira…."
Trent shook the thoughts out of his head and got back to sleep he was going to meet up with the others at noon!
The news that the Rangers had returned to Reef Side had already spread like wild fire. Trent, Conner, Ethan and Kira were in the backroom of Hayley's Cyberspace sorting through the various magazine articles and newspaper clippings.
"Check this one out! Twin birds clean city centre! You guys should have got us onto the job! I can so imagine my Tricerazord bulldozing all that rubble!" Ethan protests.
"Yeah why didn't you guys bring us along? Are you guys in cahoots in THAT kind of way?" Conner joked whilst winking at the same time.
Trent and Kira were sitting on the same sofa so in a way it did attract some suspicion. Trent was blushing slightly but was quick to cover up for Kira.
"The idea came to me at midnight I assumed you were all asleep by then. Kira showed up after I cleared Reef Street."
"Yeah as he said!" Kira replied
Although Conner genuinely understood the circumstance he couldn't help but make fun of Trent and Kira the body language between the two of them was extremely obvious. For old times sake he was sure to somehow spice things up for them!
"Oh yeah we BELIEVE you!"
Kira playfully threw her cushion at Conner. Conner threw it back and poked his tongue out. A cushion fight broke loose between the both of them. Ethan gave a signal to Trent and they joined in the fun as well.
By the time each Ranger had several light marks on their face, arms and legs they finally called a truce. The cushions were scattered everywhere and the sofas were in an unorganised array. Panting for breath from fatigue and uncontrollable laughter they resorted to lying on the floor.
A bystander probably wouldn't have imagined that these four youths had gone separate ways for the last two years. They were so comfortable in each others presence that they could act like high school kids without any sense of embarrassment. It seemed like once a Power Rangers team, companions for life.
"You know I can so see Hayley freaking out if she saw what we just did!" Kira chuckled.
Being the loveable larrikin he was Ethan began to sing at the top of his lungs,
"Trying hard to figure out.
Tell me what it's all about.
Cause I don't want to freak you out.
FREAK YOU OUT!"
Kira gave her critique approval as the song's official writer/singer,
"Hey Ethan that's not bad, I am officially impressed!"
"Who would have ever suspected that we were Power Rangers?" Trent said through spurts of laughter.
Trent had his hand cupped over his shoulder the adrenaline rush had died down and all that swinging was paying its toll on the injury from last night's battle.
Conner turned around,
"We so need to get Supremacy back for what she did to you Trent; no one hits my bro and gets away with it!"
Trent extended his hand and Conner took it in a brotherly grasp. Their differences were resolved when Trent saved him but it wasn't officially confirmed until the night of their graduation ball.
"You know it seems to be a great day, what do you guys say who wants to go for a picnic in the mountains!" Kira suggested
The thing that surprised everyone was that even Ethan was more than willing to spend the rest of the afternoon outdoors! They quickly reorganised the backroom. Their first stop was the supermarket. Browsing for picnic essentials became the most random act of impulsive buying. Their trolley began to fill up with punnets of strawberries, a large assortment of candy, biscuits, prepacked sandwiches, tetra juices odd snacks and disposable eating essentials. To round things up Conner ducked into the bottle shop next door to get a bottle of champagne.
The rangers made a final check to see if they missed anything and unloaded all the picnic items into Trent's boot. Kira took Trent's shot gun seat. Ethan couldn't get his parents car and wasn't too fond of the RX-8's suicide doors (Suicide doors are car doors that are hinged on the trailing edge, the edge closer to the rear of the vehicle). His last option was to ride in Conner's Mustang. Conner twisted the key for ignition but the vehicle wouldn't start.
"Hey guys it seems like I got a flat battery!"
Trent came up with a suggestion,
"I got alligator clips in the boot do you need a jump start?"
There was actually nothing wrong with Conner's car. He was only giving an opportunity for Kira and Trent to be alone!
"Nah it probably won't work. Last time I took her into service they said that my battery won't last long, my fault really! Why don't you guys go in front and set things up while Ethan and I call "The Road Heroes" and wait for a new battery."
Trent nodded and started up his sports car. When the RX-8's taillights were out of view Ethan laughed liked a mad man,
"Flat battery my arse! Well done Conner I was trying to get an opportunity to get them alone as well!"
"Thanks dude if I ever get into film and movies I think I can do better than James Napier!"
"You wish! So I guess you won't be interested in gaming! What are we going to do now since Trent and Kira are going off into the mountains?"
"It's time to play Big Brother again!"
"What do you mean again!" Ethan was curious.
"Remember that date you went on with Cassidy Cornell? We actually were seeing how you were doing via Dr O's satellite link!
"YOU WHAT!"
When Ethan finally calmed down from the shock Conner started up his Mustang and drove to Tommy's house. It took Dr Oliver a lot of convincing to allow them to use the satellite for such childish purposes. Although Tommy had a reputation to be the macho monster basher he always had a soft spot for his "kids" and eventually gave in saying this was the last time.
Tommy helped them pin point the location just in time to see their unsuspecting targets laying out the rug. The display was maximised to full screen.
"Conner and Ethan are late lets give them a call!" Kira suggested
"Yeah the Road Heroes are known to be fast; last time my dad's Mercedes broke down they were there in twenty minutes!"
Conner's communicator began to beep. He quickly gave a signal to Tommy to mute the volume.
"Yes Kira?"…"They still haven't come…" "Yeah annoying isn't it!"….."Umm why don't we call in a rain check this time? I have no idea when The Road Heroes are coming"… "Yeah bummer isn't it?"…. "Take care and have fun Bye Bye!"
For the last few minutes Tommy and Ethan were trying hard not to blow Conner's cover. They were dying from holding back their laughter.
Kira was slightly disappointed but the thought of having an alone session with Trent made up for it! She sat close to Trent and explained the details
"They said to call in a rain check"
Trent knew this picnic was Kira's idea. He didn't want to ruin her day,
"Well since we are here, it would be a waste of our time if we just leave. Why don't we make the most of it? Besides we don't want you to be disappointed!"
Kira nodded ecstatically while she unwrapped the packaging from her vegetarian sandwich. For a moment she thought that Trent was going to call off the trip!
"Nice lines!" Tommy commented approvingly
Conner was also stunned,
"One word… Smooth! Covers all bases, makes valid points and charms the girl at the same time!"
Ethan had a pen and pad ready,
"I better get notes on this if Dr O says this is good it must be gold!"
The trio looked into the screen. For the first hour there wasn't much activity Trent and Kira were only talking about Ranger related things like their new weapons, uniforms, and how they defended their assigned sectors.
Slowly the conversation changed back to a more normal conversation. Trent and Kira were mentioning the highlights that the last two years have given them. Trent was talking about his art degree and how he was working part time in Mercer Industries. It was Kira's turn to talk about her new album
"I wrote up to twenty songs. Love them all! I don't know which ones I am going to put in my first album! There's Don't Let Lonely Grow, Emerald City, Crawl (other songs by Emma Lahana), Patiently, Freak You Out, Just Words and so many more arr such a hard decision!"
"Well if you don't mind I'll go to each and every one of your gigs and help you sort out the crowd favourites!" Trent offered
Kira was thrilled she held out her small finger and grinned,
"Pinkie swear?"
Trent took it sincerely,
"Thanks Trent you're the best!"
Back at Tommy's lab the three guys were cheering as if their favourite team scored the deciding goal at the World Cup!
Kira and Trent got up with their sandwich crusts that they saved to feed the ducks with. The conversation between the both of them carried on and names that were foreign to the rest of the team were mentioned,
"Woah! No wonder they got it on so quickly they had been keeping in constant contact for the last two years!" Conner realised
Kira and Trent sat down on the leafy green grass by the crystal clear pond and were watching the ducks battle for the tiniest bit of bread crust. As Kira threw in another small portion, she looked over to Trent's side.
"Trent, I never got to thank you properly for offering me all that support when I was feeling down and lonely in New York. If it wasn't for your motivation I wouldn't have found Dale, Thanks so much!"
Conner was shattered, all that effort he put in!
"How can he laugh and smile like a fool in a situation like this it's brutal! Who the hell is Dale!"
Ethan and Tommy shrugged and pointed at the screen, signalling to Conner, "If you want to know get the facts from here!"
Kira's lips began to move again. Tommy put his finger to his mouth telling Conner to shut up. It seemed like he was into it as much as Conner and Ethan were!
"Dale is the best, he's witty, smart, kind and understanding, he has to be the best agent in the music industry!"
Conner let out a sigh of relief. It seemed like his bro wasn't in for a lost cause after all! Kira and Trent were completely out of bread. They dusted the remaining crumbs off their clothes and walked back over to the rug. Under Kira's approval Trent opened Conner's bottle of champagne. Holding the bottle at the base he filled the plastic wine glasses with the golden liquid up to half way and gave one to Kira,
"Cheers!"
The plastic connected with a dull clunk and the two drank from their glasses. The champagne was gentle on the throat and had a fruity after taste obviously a fine selection.
"Conner knows how to choose his alcohol this champagne is nice!" Kira commented
"Of course if I chose it out for you it won't be anything shabby! Krista's recommendations never go wrong!" Conner remarked proudly!
The brethren in crime fighting resume their voyeuristic endeavours. Kira was opening a punnet of strawberries and gave one to Trent who took it from his mouth.
"Strawberries and champagne a combination that never gets old! Watch and learn Ethan!" Tommy suggested noticing that his protégés first page of notes was already half full.
"This date seems to be going real well whenever anything as interesting as this comes up the villains would be sure to gate crash!"
"Dr O did you really have to say that!"
Tommy only offered a "Well I am only stating the facts" shrug.
Prince Genesis was in his throne room looking at Trent and Kira's date and seeing how it was progressing. A cunning plan was being hatched by the Prince and his generals.
"Hmm their relationship is only starting it hasn't reached that inseparable phase yet. We need to wait till this phase before we can use Miss Ford as an emotional pawn!"
Dominance and Supremacy were both in armour but the helmets were removed. It seemed like Dominance also had a sweet innocent face like Supremacy's but younger and cuter like the brunette from next door! Dominance was eager to prove herself to Genesis and came up with an idea,
"How about we capture the Yellow Ranger and force the White Knight to come over to our side!"
Genesis shook his head he didn't like the idea. Genesis greatly stressed that he wanted Fernandez to be his number two willingly. The plan involved Kira who would be the key to form his much anticipated alliance. A smiled curled to his face; this is going to be good! Humans can be so emotional!
"My Prince since we can't take Prince Fernandez by force why don't we gate crash on their sweet little moment." Supremacy suggested
"That will be unnecessary Supremacy let them and their allies have their fun. Once the other pieces of Lord Mesogog's puzzle comes into place. They wouldn't know what hit them until it's too late! Until then I am not keen on deploying too many precious resources that would be trashed by an oversized combination of colourful Dinozords!"
The sun was setting and ready to sink. Kira and Trent were marvelling at the crimson and gold streaks that lit up the sky. The picnic supplies were just about empty the champagne was finished two hours ago.
"You know Trent, today has been a really enjoyable day!"
"Yeah its been so relaxed and peaceful and best of all… No nasty monsters or Tyrannodrones coming out to ruin the view!"
Kira laughed,
"I think its just about time to pack up and leave! Or are you intending to turn this picnic into an overnight camp in the mountains?"
"Obviously not! My car isn't exactly the best tent!"
Kira got up and started to pack away the various containers from the rug.
"Hey Trent are you going to just sit there and watch come and help me!" Kira protested.
When her eyes were fixed on Trent she didn't realise that there was a small bump in the rug. Kira kept on walking and tripped on the rock that was under the rug. Trent knew he couldn't get up in time to grab her so he slid over to break Kira's fall.
It was a perfect catch Kira landed right on top of Trent. There was a silence, the two of them just looked into each others eyes for all eternity. It was as if both parties were drawn in by each other's hypnotic stare.
Trent could not help but notice how cute Kira really was. Was it because he hadn't seen her in person for so long that he found her to be even prettier?
Kira finally broke the ice and giggled,
"You're such a gentleman Trent!"
Kira looked slightly embarrassed but bent down and lightly kissed Trent on the cheek. Kira got back on her feet and turned around a noticeably broad smile lit her face.
Trent was still in a stunned state,
"Did she just kiss me?"
Trent got back to his feet and helped Kira pack up. Once the waste wasdisposed in the provided binsthey were on the road towards Kira's place. The conversation was endless the two hour trip passed quickly. The white sports car pulled up by the curb. Kira said good bye and thanked Trent for taking her to the mountains. Just before she was about to close the door Trent told her to wait! Trent undid his seatbelt and pulled up the handbrake. He walked over to the pretty girl's side
"Umm Kira my Dad has got a dinner ball going on next Saturday and I was wondering would you like to go with me?"
"I won't be going." Kira replied
Trent tried hard to hide the obvious disappointment,
"Oh Okay… Don't worry about it then, Good night!"
Trent spun around to get back into his car, he could hear Kira laugh behind him.
"Trent wait... Let me finish off I won't be going unless you come to my gig this Saturday!"
"Yes of course!"
Trent held out his pinkie and Kira took it. They looked into each others eyes and smiled.