Hey guys Haru here just wanna clarify a few things from previous chapters from feedback I've gotten in here, wattpad, and Archive
Some have said that Carlos not knowing Tommy was in the town was kind of far fetched given they both worked at the same school. While I can see where you are coming from in the first chapter I had Carlos out of town for a family emergency so he arrived after everything had happened on the first two chapters
When I say Adam, Kath and Tommy are the longest serving rangers is because they served the longest in terms of time as rangers. Some say I should include Billy on that list, however I put Billy in a similar place as Jason in terms of time as rangers. Adam, Kath and Tommy began at similar times in their high school careers and went through 3 sets of powers (4 if counting the ninja set) while Billy went through 3 seasons as the MMPR blue given they were freshmen in 1993 and graduated at the beginning of turbo in 1997 except for Billy who finished his Ranger tenure in 1995 and graduated early.
Timeline by Christmases we know that Alpha's Christmas special isn't canon so we can assume 1994's Christmas is I'm Dreaming of a White Ranger (aired in 1995) giving the original MMPR at least a year active before the second gen taking over, with the events of MMPR/Alien to the beginning of Zeo takes place in the Spring/Summer of 1995 with A Season To Remember taking place in Christmas 1995 (aired in 1996) with the remaining of Zeo to Good as Gold (Aka Zeo's Finale) on the spring of 1996 to Turbo a Power Ranger Movie taking place in the Fall of 1996 with some offscreen ranger action up until the beginning of Turbo taking place on Spring/Summer 1997 with their high school graduation until around Fall 1997 when they retired.
So counting as years not seasons since time is difficult to calculate in MMPR save for the Christmas specials and the graduation Billy began his time as the Blue MMPR in Fall 1993 until around Summer 1995 give or take around 2 years while Adam and Kath beginning around fall 1994 Spring 1995 respectively until Fall 1997 giving Adam close to 3 years and Kath around 2 ½ years as power rangers. Tommy being longer than the two with being active since Either late fall 1993 or Spring 1994 with either 3 ½ years to almost 3 ¾ years
Regarding romance Power Rangers has had it but it has never been a big force behind it so I don't know if I will have any couples in the story though I like the idea of Conner/Kira more than her infatuation for Trent at the beginning but I also don't want deviate much from the story so the input is appreciated
Feel free to correct me on the timeline I rewatched MMPR, Zeo, and Turbo and it seemed what made the most narrative sense
Chapter 5: Diva in Distress
I'm over you
Better believe it's true
Oh I see in your eyes
Everytime that you lie
I'm over you
I'm over you
Darling, I'm done, I'm through
You can say it again
That you wanna be friends
But when we get to the end, I'm glad
I'm over you
Kira stands on the stage as she finishes playing her song on the Cyberspace as she does she notices few of the people present actually paying attention to her and the band. The yellow ranger made her way to the table where Ethan, Conner and Tommy were currently sitting in.
"New song? I hadn't heard that one before" Ethan said as he took a sip of his smoothie
"Still working on it but figured I might as well get some feedback" Kira replied as she put her guitar away
"I think it sounded good kind of reminded of when you and Kylie used to play together" Conner said as he scooted over to make room for Kira's guitar case
"Kylie?" Ethan asked
"Yeah you may know her now as Kylie Styles" Kira answered sighing
"Wait as in the pop star Kylie Styles?" Haley asked to which Kira nodded. "Ugh her music is just so poppy it hurts" Haley added
"She used to be a good song writer and a real sweet friend but now she's all about image" Kira said reminiscing of her old friend
"I dunno she always seemed like she had her head on the clouds" Conner commented absentmindedly
Kira sighed at the comment and replied "I suppose she always had her eyes set on the stardom"
"Why don't you two go to see her? She is in town according to my sources in the mall promoting her new cd" Haley said as she went away to wait another table
Conner and Kira shrugged their shoulders deciding to go after finishing their drinks.
As the four were chatting, a new teen arrived to the cyber café in a white t-shirt
"Hey I'm looking for Haley I'm supposed to start working today" the teen said as he looked around for the boss
The four looked up from their seats at the new employee. Kira blushed at the sight of the guy finding him attractive and not knowing how to approach him.
Ethan and Tommy noticed this and chuckled at the yellow ranger's shyness, Conner however remained oblivious to the whole situation.
"Yeah dude she's right there helping that other table out come with me I'll take you to her" the red ranger said as he walked with the teen towards Haley.
"Conner by the way" Conner introduced himself extending his hand greeting the new guy
"I'm Trent nice to meet you" Trent replied shaking hands with the red ranger
"Oh Trent great to see you here are you ready for your training" Haley said greeting her new employee. Conner excused himself from the two and went back to sitting with his teammates.
"Hey you ready to go?" Conner asked Kira who nodded in response and the two left Ethan and Tommy in the cyber café.
As the current and former ranger sat on their table, the doors of the café opened and Tommy's eyes widened as he saw a former colleague of his at the door.
He quickly rose from his seat and greeted his former colleague
"Anton Mercer? I can't believe it" Tommy asked in disbelief
"Tommy? Oh wow how have you been?" Anton asked as he and Tommy shook hands
"Dad? What are you doing here?" Trent asked joining the duo
"Dad? I never knew you had a son" Tommy asked before he was cut off by Anton
"We are not related by blood but he's my son all the same. You forgot your jacket in the car just came to drop it to you" Anton said as he handed Trent his Jacket who accepted it and returned to Haley's side to continue his training
"I don't understand, I thought you were there on the explosion" Tommy said dreadfully
"Well I suppose I got lucky I believe you did as well thankfully" Anton replied
"Why did you never tried contacting me an email or anything to let me know you had made it?"
"Well I was trying to put it behind me you know the guilt and trying to get your bearings together once more"
"Yeah I've tried doing the same" Tommy said knowing full well the weight of guilt. "Anton, our experiments; some astonishing things have been happening. We need to work together to set things right"
Anton sighed "Yes I suppose we are accountable for what happened. I have some meetings this week with the board of directors of the company some deal we are cutting with Bio Lab but lets meet up next week if that works for you"
Tommy nodded and the two men bid each other goodbye
AU: Shopping Center
Dozens and dozens of rampant fans were in line anxiously waiting to have their respective CDs, magazines, and yes even body parts signed by the young pop star.
"I have the greatest fans in the world, thank you so much for your support" Kylee said as she hyped up her crowd.
As the crowd continued to advance, Conner and Kira watched from their respective spots on the line until it was finally their turn.
"Hi! Thank you so much for supporting me. My success is like your success because like none of this would be possible without you" Kylee said to the two without looking up
"Thank you?" Conner said feeling a little ticked off by the lack of caring from the young star. Kira simply rolled her eyes knowing the attitude all too well.
"So who should I make this out to?" Kylee said as she grabbed one of her pictures and a pen
"Just write it to my old friend, Kira Ford" Kira said and upon this Kylee's eyes widen and looked up excitedly
"Kira! Oh gosh its been so long!" Kylee said as she stood from her chair and went in to hug Kira who stood still on the embrace
Conner looked at his teammate a smile on his face seeing how uncomfortable she was at the contact.
"And you? Are you perhaps my Kira's boyfriend?" Kylee asked now causing the red ranger's face to tint to his respective color
"No way! Kylee you know me too I'm Conner McKnight" Conner replied immediately in defense
If Kylee's eyes widen before now they were larger than ever as she looked back and forth between Kira and Conner
"Wait what? Conner? You two are here together? I thought you hated her" Kylee said in disbelief
(Nice going Kylee) thought Kira as she looked down in sadness unable to look at Conner for fear of his reaction.
Conner remained silent not wanting to comment on her words.
"Awkward… So are you guys here to support me? That's so sweet. You know Kira I can see if I can get you an audition with my manager if you are interested he can hook you up with makeup, promotions, and even a songwriter and producer" Kylee said
"Song writer? I think the songs we had are good enough don't you think?" Kira said saddened by her former friend's words
"Oh yeah… I mean for the time they were but you know when you hit the mainstream well at some point you have to stick to the program or you get the boot you know" Kylee replied as she signed the photo and handed it over to Kira who awkwardly accepted it
As the three teens talked, Cassidy and Devin made their way to the line using their "press" credentials to get in
"Hello Kylee, I'm Cassidy Cornell Reefside High reporter we knew each other back then, unimportant details" Cassidy began talking while shoving Kira and Conner out of the way "I'm here to do a piece on your struggle from nobody to soaring in the billboard charts"
Kylee chuckled at the remark "well Cassidy aren't you kind sure thing more than happy to give you an interview. Conner Kira sorry but fame calls I'll talk to you later toodles" the young star said as she and Cassidy walked away from the two
Kira and Conner walked away from the scene. Kira was feeling saddened by her former friend's attitude and now the awkward mood that was set between her and Conner.
"You doing alright?" Conner asked trying to make conversation also feeling the awkward mood
"You don't have to be nice to me Conner" Kira replied still refusing to look at the red ranger. "I know nothing has changed between us. Kylee said it best right? You still hate me for what I did and that's fine. I know I deserve it so don't worry about me okay" Kira said feeling the sadness building and building up but refusing to let any tears out. There had been too many days of tears already
Conner simply remained still lost in his mind.
(Is hate the right word for what I feel? I know what happened was her fault, but I also know she didn't mean to do it. Why can't I say Kylee's wrong?) Conner pondered as Kira walked away on her own
"Kira" Conner called out halting the pace of the yellow ranger
Kira stiffened at the call of her name preparing for the worst. "Do you need a ride back?" Conner asked as avoided facing the yellow ranger's gaze.
Kira nodded and the two walked back to the red ranger's mustang in complete silence.
As the two arrived on the car, a distinct scream could be heard on the distance. Recognizing the voice as Kylee's the two ran towards the distress scream
"What the-" Conner said as he and Kira arrived and saw some of Kylee's bodyguards on the floor wincing in pain looking significantly older than before.
As the two shifted their attention to their former friend, they saw a hoard of and a monster resembling some sort of Donkey throwing pomegranates which exploded on the floor attacking the remaining security guards
Conner was the first to jump in action using his super speed discretely to aid the guards fight off the . Kira meanwhile ran towards the monster and kicked the monster guarding Kylee.
"Kira? What are you doing?" Kylee asked scared for her life
"Just run away Kylee I'll hold him back" Kira said as she kicked the monster away from Kylee
Donkeyvac threw a couple of pombombs at the ground near Kira sending her flying back and redirected its attention to the paralyzed Kylee.
The monster shot beams from its eyes red and blue which hit the young pop star causing her to scream in pain
The monster laughed "Alright my mission is completed until next time kids" and after saying this he teleported away
Conner helped the guards up who thanked him for his assistance as Kira helped Kylee up on her feet
The young star looks at her hands and frantically pulls out a hand mirror and sees at her face now covered in wrinkles and screams "My face no! My beautiful face"
AU: Dino Thunder HQ
Ethan and Tommy were sitting in front of the computers watching the monster now on the center of the city terrorizing the citizens stealing people's youth. Cassidy and Devin getting crossed in the monster's path and had their youth drained.
"You better get out there, your suit should guard you against the monster's powers but be careful Ethan" Tommy told Ethan who nodded in response
"Dino Thunder Power up Ha! Tricera!" Ethan yelled as he morphed into his ranger suit and headed over to the battlefield riding his raptor rider (AN I'm giving these more use since they were used for like 2 episodes in the whole show)
As Ethan headed over, Tommy called Kira and Conner in their communicators.
AU: Cyberspace
"My career is over" Kylee cried as she was inconsolable sitting in one of the couches of the cyberspace Conner and Kira helping her out.
Suddenly, their communicators started blinking. Conner signaled to answer it as he brought Kylee a glass of water.
"Dr. O, Kira here" Kira answered
"The monster is attacking downtown Ethan is there holding him back but he'll need reinforcements" Tommy replied
Kira went to Conner and whispered to him what Tommy had just told her.
The two attempted to leave only to be stopped by Kylee by yelling "Wait! Are you two just gonna leave me here?"
"Go, I'll stay" Conner said to which Kira nodded and rushed out
Kylee scoffed "some friend she is leaving me in my time of need" the young star said
"You of all people are one to talk Kylee" Conner said her words ticking him off
"Likewise to you big guy, for someone you hate you are fast to defend her" Kylee replied with a sly smile as in judging the red ranger harshly
"You know why things are the way they are. You were there or have you also forgotten that in your stardom days?" Conner replied anger dripping from his voice
"You think I could forget that school trip? I have nightmares about it still! And before you ride that high horse who did you think helped Kira through her sorrow about that day?" Kylee said as she looked at the red ranger sadness clear as day in her face.
"I know she feels bad about it-" Conner tried countering
"No you don't! You don't know the start of it! You lost your dad and grandfather and I'm so sorry for your loss, but Kira lost her best friend that day. Sure she can say that was me but we both know that I could never replace you, you big doofus!" Kylee ranted tears starting to show in her eyes.
Conner remained silent and muttered something almost as if the thought had escaped his lips.
"What was that?" Kylee demanded
"I said that I don't hate her!" Conner yelled saying those words for the first time out loud. "I don't think I ever have. Maybe I convinced myself I did, but I know that what happened wasn't her fault" The red ranger continued
"I don't buy it. Your actions don't reflect your words at all" Kylee answered angry at Conner
The red ranger fed up with her reached for his back pocket and pulled out a pair of headphones and a small device from his back pocket and handed it over to the pop star.
"Track 3" Conner said as he placed the device on Kylee's hands. "Listen to it and then decide whether you believe me or not" he finished saying as he rushed through the door telling Trent and Haley to look after the Kylee
AU: Downtown
Ethan held the monster back with his Thundermax saber causing significant damage to the creature and sending it flying.
"Alright take that you wannabe donkey freak" The blue ranger exclaimed as he went in for another strike only to have his saber caught by the monster
The donkey chuckled and sent the blue ranger flying by throwing him upwards.
"Can't hold back my young soul" The monster said as he rushed to tackle Ethan
"Dino Thunder Power up Ha! Ptera power!" Kira said as she morphed in mid air and kicked the monster sending it flying backwards
"Ethan you alright?" Kira asked helping Ethan stand up
The blue ranger nodded and the two proceeded to fight off the monster sending it backwards and away from any remaining civilians
"Tyranno Staff" yelled Conner as he joined the fight striking the creature.
"Argh!" The monster winced in pain
"Kira wanna do the honors" Ethan asked to which Kira happily nodded
"Lets combine them" Kira yelled as all three proceeded to form the
"Z Rex Blaster!" the three yelled in unison
"Ready? Fire!" The yellow ranger exclaimed as the three shot the monster with a powerful vaporizing the monster in an instant
AU: the day after
Conner and Ethan entered the café as Kira set her guitar up on stage getting ready to start the concert.
"Hey Trent looks like Haley's got you up to speed" Conner called to the teen as he was behind the bar serving drinks who nodded in response
Ethan chuckled as the teen was swamped with orders from customers. "Need a hand?" Ethan asked
"Nah its alright guys I got it" Trent said as he blended a smoothie while getting a muffin out of the oven "thanks though"
With that said, the two made their way to the front of the stage to watch Kira play.
"Hey guys thanks for coming" Kira told the two
Conner nodded and Ethan said "of course wouldn't miss it"
Tommy soon join the two as Kira returned to the stage and addressed the audience
"I wrote this song a long time ago for my best friend. I hope you guys all like it" Kira said as she began strumming her guitar
Best friends they come and go depending on your highs and your lows
My best friend decided not to be there when I needed her the most
I thought you'd be there for me and why did you lie to me using me to get what you want
Then I couldn't believe it happen, no I couldn't understand
As the chorus came up, another voice was heard singing with Kira.
True love walked out the door couldn't take it no more
True love you broke my heart you made my whole life sore
You said you'd he'll my baby, then why did he betray me
Temptation got to his head
Then I left him, yeah, and this is what I said:
Kylee showed up opposite on the room to Kira and slowly made her way while singing to the stage with her.
As the two joined in stage, the audience erupted in cheers. The two shortly hugged while the band played and the two continued singing
It feels like, it's gonna be ok (its gonna be ok)
It feels like, is just feels that way (it just feels that way)
Kylee sang the chorus and looked at the crowd spotting Conner mouthing the lyrics along. She smiled remembering the track he had her listen to being the same song she and Kira were now singing.
It feels like it would be a better day
'Cause I believe in the end, good things are coming my way.
Kira and Kylee finished singing and thanked the crowd. Kylee hugged Kira one last time before taking off not wanting to steal the musician's concert from her
As she was leaving she made her way to Conner and whispered to him "your secret's safe but you should talk to her and tell her what you told me" and with that said she left the red ranger to enjoy the concert as Kira continued playing for the audience.