A/N: I would like to thank SnowBranwen, Lewamus Prime 2019, Arctic4Queen, Ahkalia, and powerking for submitting characters to the story. Very excited to see where this goes. Already have some plotlines lined up. And as always, Power Rangers are owned by Hasbro. Enjoy!
Power Rangers: Galactic Force
Chapter 1 – Meeting of Fate I
Outside Reevesville
"How's the plan unfolding?" an icy, cool voice spoke into a hologram.
"It's going well My Lady," the answer came back swifty, though the voice was a little shaky,
"Good. Revenge will be swift and decisive. It's time Earth finally falls," the icy voice spoke again. "And what of the search?"
"Well Mi'Lady, it has stalled," the shaky voice answered, now profusly sweating into the hologram.
"How so?" the cold voice inquired.
The voice gulped, knowing full well that people who didn't deliever results to her ended up dead. "The trail got cold. It's like it vanished."
"Is that so?" The cool voice responded with a hint of disapproval. "How long have you been in Reevesville?"
"Um, 3 years," the voice barely squeaks out.
"3 years and what have you accomplished in that 3 years?" The cold voice somehow became even colder.
"Well, umm, we managed..." was all the figure can get out before she is interrupted.
"Exactly. You are a disappointment. You have always been a screw up. How you ended up in your position, I do not know," the icy voice coldly pointed out. She nodded to the shadows behind the person. "But I do know that your time is up. Kill her but make it look like an accident. We don't want to draw attention to ourselves."
"Yes My Highness," a voice emulated from the shadows. In an instant, the figure standing on the hologram was stabbed through the heart, eliciting a cry before it was silenced.
"Let this be a lesson. There is no room for failure," the icy voice spoke. "Now, find me that object!"
With that, the hologram was shut down and the room was plunged into darkness. On the other side of the call, a lady donned in a white dress sat back in the Captain's Chair. She brushed away a lock of red hair from her face and spoke to the crew around her.
"That goes for everyone. Fail me and you will suffer a fate worse then that!" She maliciously said. "Now bring us into port!"
Reevesville College
Laughter and chatter filled the air as students began to move into residence. For many students, this was their first time living away from home and most were excited for it. No more will they have to listen to their parents telling them what time to go to bed, or eat veggies or no video games. Instead, a lot were interested in the social live of the campus: The parties. Others, though, were already getting a start on their school year. Or getting lost.
A young female with medium raven black hair was seen looking very confused on where to go. She had her phone out, looking down at it, then back up at the numbers, trying to find a certain building. She began walking in a direction, nearly bumping into someone.
"Oh I am so sorry," a guy with a yellow polo shirt apologized.
"No harm, no foul," the girl replied. She peeked down at her phone again.
"Lost?" he said, running a hand through his messy hair, revealing a scar on his forehead.
"Is it obvious?" She responded sarcastically.
"What building are you looking for?" He asks in return with a friendly smile.
"Building 4519," she responded.
"That's my building," he remarked with another smile. "I can walk you there if you want?"
"That would be good thanks," she accepted the offer and followed him. "I'm Kelley."
"Neo," Neo introduced himself. He spoke quickly before she can make the same joke he has heard too many times. "I choose neither."
"I.. err... wasn't going to ask that," Kelley stuttered but quickly grinned. "But if you had to, which one would you choose?"
Neo let out a sigh but found himself thinking. "If I had to choose, I am conflicted. Knowing what I know, I would choose the blue pill, but the scientific mind of mine would choose the red pill."
"So you must be like a nerd or something?" Kelley wondered without thinking. She immediately flashes him a sorry look.
"It's alright," Neo chuckles as they come up to a 5 storey red building. "And I prefer geek thank you very much."
"What's the difference?" Kelley asked in confusion.
"Nothing. They are both losers," a gruff voice spoke up and suddenly, Neo found himself laying on the ground.
"What was that for?" Kelley demanded, staring deviantly at the attacker.
"That was a reminder that he should stay in his own lane," he responded. He was a tall, lean, muscular man with short, black hair. "Losers like him don't belong on the surf team. And girls like you don't need to hang around people like him. Why not hang out with us? I, Derek, can show you a good time."
"I, Kelley, don't want your good time," she responded mockily as she helped Neo to his feet.
"That's too bad babe," Derek noted with a cocky smile, stepping closer to Kelley and attempted to put an arm around her shoulders."I can help change your mind."
Kelley slipped out of his grasp, grabbed his arm and twisted it behind his back and whispered in his ear. "Don't ever touch me again. And don't call me babe."
"Oh I see you like it... OW!" Derek yelped in pain as Kelley kicked the back Derek's knee. "What the hell?"
"I will give you one warning. Leave Neo and me alone," Kelley simply stated. She released Derek and just realized a crowd gathered around. She looked over at Neo and nodded before heading into the building.
"Holy crap! That was awesome," Neo exclaimed as they climbed up the stairs.
"I hate creeps like him," Kelley muttered. She turned her attention to Neo. "It may not be my place, but why don't you stand up for yourself?"
"For starters, I do, though I don't resort to violence," Neo chuckled softly. "I just beat him in the water. He doesn't like it that I am better."
Kelley studied him closer and realized something. "You don't know how to fight do you?"
Neo shook his head, feeling a little bad about it. "Nope though I would like to start a karate class soon."
"If I may ask, what are you in college for?" Kelley asked, walking down a hall.
"Robotics," Neo stated proudly. "What about you?"
"Scholarship for the soccer team," Kelley answered. She saw Neo made a face. "Is that bad?"
"Depends on your definition of bad is. You see, most the team graduated last year," Neo began but Kelley finished.
"So the team will be inexperienced," Kelley said.
"It wouldn't be the first time an inexperienced team won," Neo said, trying to lift Kelley's spirits.
"Thanks Neo," Kelley simply said.
"Well, this is my room. Are you doing anything tonight?" Neo asked.
"Not sure. Why?" Kelley wondered.
"There is the bone fire tonight on the beach. A welcome tradition here at Reevesville College. I was wondering if you wanted to go?" Neo asked.
"Would be fun to go with a friend," Kelley said, slightly emphasizing the last word.
"Sounds great. See you tonight," Neo replied and disappeared into his room. Kelley just gave a head shake before heading to her room.
Pushing open the door, she noticed another female in the room. This person was sitting on her bed, writing in a notebook and listening to music. She didn't notice Kelley standing in the door and began to dance on the bed. She only noticed Kelley when her phone dropped on the ground, unplugging her earphones.
"Oh I am so sorry you saw that," She immediately apologizes and picks up her earphones. She had on a grey t-shirt, her hair in a french braid.
"Don't worry about it," Kelley replied, coming in and shutting the door. She dumped her bag on the unoccupied bed and just sprawled on it.
"First time away from home?" the person asked, picking up her pen again.
"Yep. Been an eventful morning so far," Kelley replied, staring at the white ceiling.
"I'm Ali," her roommate introduced herself.
"Kelley," Kelley simply replied, not looking at her roommate. Instead, she got up and scanned the room. It was a basic room, with 2 single beds, 2 closests and a window facing the beach. She saw 2 desks with 2 chairs near the door. "Guess we have cummeral showers?"
"Yeah. I suggest you go in early if you want hot water," Ali replied with a slight joke but seeing no reaction from Kelley, she put her head phones back in and resumed her writing.
Kelley just laid on her bed for a moment before getting up and heading outside. She wasn't sure why but she needed air. She felt like she was suffocating. She briskly walked through the halls and finally got outside with a sigh of relief. She pulled out her phone and sent a quick text before putting it back into her pocket. She then headed towards the soccer field, the one place that she felt truly at peace.
Once she was on the field, she began to stretch. She didn't know the team or what the coach wanted to do but she did want to make sure she was ready. In high school, she was a striker, managing to make scoring look easy. That's what she assumes she will be for the Knights and she needed to make sure her ball handling skills are up to par.
Seeing a spare ball on the sidelines, she runs over and begins a simple drill by keeping the ball in the air by heading or kneeing it. She was so absorbed in her drill that she didn't notice the coach coming up towards her. He just stood there, evaluating her with a smile.
"Nice form," he finally said, causing Kelley to mess up her drill with a small squeal. "But the ending could use a little work."
"Sorry, didn't see you. You could be some sort of a ninja," Kelley said, trying to restart her heart.
"You don't say," He joked back. He had blond short hair with a windbreaker on. "You must be Kelley."
"Oh, I must be?" Kelley quipped.
"You match Kelley's file picture, so the rational deduction is that you are Kelley O'Brian," he deadpanned back. "Unless, of course, you are an alien disguised as her, in which case I think you are an idiot."
"Are you really calling a supposed alien an idiot?" Kelley folded her arms and mock glared at the coach.
"Yep. Because of all the people to pose as, you pick a freshman in college. A waste of time in my opinion," he joked back.
"I.. that is a good reason," Kelley conceded. She went and picked up the soccer ball and began to her drill again. "And you must be the coach."
"Wow, those detective skills Miss O'Brian," he retorted with a smile. "Are you by chance related to Emily O'Brian?"
"She's my mom," Kelley answered, not breaking her drill.
"Interesting," the coach remarked.
"Good or bad interesting?" Kelley wondered.
"Both," the coach replied. "Now, mind telling me why you are on the field and not enjoying your first day?"
Kelley let the ball fall onto the field before answering. "Well Coach, the soccer pitch is the place I truly feel at peace. Guess I was just feeling a little apprehensive and decided to come down here and relax."
"Good enough answer Kelley," he said. "The pitch is open any time you want to come down to shoot around, or work out. And my name is Mr. McKnight."
"Well Mr. McKnight, thank you. I hear that this year's squad will be almost all new players," Kelley said.
"Yep. It will be a great year, win or lose. Especially if we have you for at least 4 years," Mr. McKnight remarked. He got up and started to walk towards the clubhouse. He shouted to Kelley. "First practise tomorrow at 8am. Have a good night!"
"Great. Can't even sleep in the first night," Kelley grumbled to herself as she headed towards her dorm room and to get ready for the welcoming bash.
