A/N: I understand there are flamers out there. Seriously, I really dislike the anonymous reviewers. I really wish I could message them. If you don't like my story, then don't read it, it's as simple as that. And by saying it sucks, can you explain why at least. Ugh. Why don't you post a story, and I'll see if yours doesn't suck.

A/N: Here is Rose Ortiz's story. This will cover her feelings while a ranger, and what she's doing now. What's going on between her and Mack?

Chapter 3- Rose's Rules

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Rose had a little bit too much to drink at the club. Dana, Kat, Ashley, Katie and her were taking shots of vodka. However, Rose was so intoxicated she passed out. Katie, still able to function properly, carried her out the club. Her super human strength made it no problem. Maya, Kelsey, and Gemma noticed. They decided to take her up.

"Arth youth thure?" Katie's words were jumbled.

Maya put Rose's left arm over her, while Kelsey placed Rose's right arm over her. Gemma was in the back of them.

"We got it." Kelsey informed.

Tori came out the club. "Come on Katie! I need my dancing partner." She motioned for Katie to come back.

"Coming!" Katie walked over to Tori, but tripped over her heel. She fell right on her face. Tori laughed and went to pick up Katie.

Maya, Kelsey, and Gemma giggled. They helped Rose go upstairs. Luckily for them, Mia suggested she would watch after Rose. In their eyes, Mia was a caring and sweet person, a true Pink in their eyes.

After Mia had left the room, Rose got into a comfortable position. Her dreams centered around her life before and after Mack.

(Rose's Dream.)

I realized, my life has been centered around certain rules. Whether it be for math, science, or language arts composition or foreign language conjugations. Rules are an integral part of my life. These are the rules I've came to live by.

Rule One. Intelligence is a virtue, but it comes with disadvantages.

Intelligence has always been my strongest trait. Growing up, I didn't have friends. How could I when my top priority at the age of four was mastering Morse code? A dash is equal to three dots. The space between a letter is equal to one dot. The space between two letters is equal to three dots. The space between two words is equal to seven dots. So to spell my name it would be: one dot and three dots which equals one dash and a dot is R. Three dashes which is equivalent to 21 dots is O. Three dots for S. One dot corresponds to E.

Instead of playing dodge ball or tag, I was writing a college term paper about "The Effects of the Playground on the Adolescent Mind." I was never one for frilly dresses because I was wearing lab coats instead. I think the only time I resembled a child was when I chewed bubblegum. That's a habit I have to this day.

I wasn't really close to my parents. They're strict, traditional, insisted education should always be my top priority. I believe that's why I was always in the books. It was my escape from their ideals or it was my parent's demand. I remember a time when I was younger.

"Rose!" My Dad summoned me. "Did you finish reading Moby Dick?"

"Yes." I anxiously answered. I wonder why he wondered about that. Oh jeez, is he going to quiz me or make me write a book report?

My Dad nodded. "Good." He handed me a thicker book.

I took it. "'A Dance to the Time of Music'" I looked it over. It was a heavy book. He gave that to me at the age of 6. I swear that thing was a bitch to carry. "3,013 pages!" I shrieked incredulously. "Dad, isn't this a little bit too much?"

"Nonsense." He smugly said. "Go on. Your intelligence will help out our family one day."

"Why doesn't your intelligence help out the family now?" I quietly said to myself. We weren't exactly poor, but we weren't rich. I believe my parents wanted to host me to be a 'Cash Cow', so they could have bragging rights to friends and families.

At the age of nine, I graduated from Harvard. I became a part of Mensa International, but I still didn't have friends. Being intelligent felt like a burden not only because I was a lonely child, but my parents felt it could bring them money. It didn't.

Rule Two. Embrace Change. Everything isn't always played by a book.

At the age of 18, I worked at Wernerbridge University in London. I built robots in a lab. To this day, I don't know why the Professor decided to mess with my robot, but he did. He let that thing fire at everyone.

I don't even know what overcame me to dress how I used to either. Tailored blazer, white shirt, plaid skirt, fishnet stalkings, black shoes, and my hair was in two pigtails. I guess that was my idea of fun. Then the gold, rectangular object decided to make its presence. Yes, I used personification. Further on, I accepted Mr. Hartford's invitation to his mansion. I abruptly left London to go to San Angeles.

Mr. Hartford informed us, Dax, Will, Ronny, and me, of the Corona Aurora. I already knew the legend, and I decided to enlighten the group. However, I told them it was myth. There is no way Moltor or Flurious could come to Earth. They were cursed to stay within their own elements. They wondered how I knew that. I did go to Harvard, you know.

Anyways, Mr. Hartford's incredibly, sweet, handsome son kept trying to figure out what was going on. I never did understand why Mr. Hartford kept trying to rush his son out the room. I've never been one for dating, but I did find Mack intriguing to say the least. Okay, that's off topic.

At first, I wasn't sure if I was fit to be a power ranger. I mean how could I be one? First of all, don't they have super human reflexes? Don't they need to know some type of martial arts fighting? What could I do? The only thing I thought of was maybe throw that 3,013 page book my dad made me read at them. I still curse my dad for making me read that. Ugh! The Sentinel Knight cemented our destinies for us.

I became a power ranger, and I was basically programmed with the ability to fight. I was also given a supernatural power. Now I'm a freaky brain girl that dresses like an Avril Lavigne wannabe who could turn invisible. Maybe now I can invisibly throw that 3,013 page novel at them. However, I soon put my new ability to the test. Those lizard dudes almost annihilated me, or rather my teammates. However, soon, I got used to it.

I apologized to Mr. Hartford for doubting him. At first, I thought he was ludicrous for even insisting such a thing, but I was in it for better or worse.

Rule Three- Don't take things at face value.

On one of our leisure days, I looked in the library at the Hartford Mansion. Mack, as chance would have it, happened to be looking for a book as well.

"I had no idea you liked to read." I told him. Mack wasn't exactly ditzy, but he wasn't the brightest crayon in the crayon box either.

Mack shrugged. "Usually my Dad doesn't let me do much. I don't remember a day where reading hasn't been included in my life." At that time, I didn't think anything of what he meant, but we both eventually found out it meant something.

I continued with the topic. "You aren't the only one." He looked at me, and I could tell he was surprised. "I've been reading since I was two. Morse code, 3,013 page books, Harvard, papers, making robots. There hasn't been alone time for me to have a social life." We continued talking about our likes and dislikes. I quickly went to my room, so I can grab my poetry. I showed it to him. We went to sit on the couch while he read over it.

He read them over. "Rose, you are great, you know that? I've never met a girl quite like you."

I instantly blush at his comment. He said a similar one to me when we were driving to our first battle scene. I think Mr. Hartford and Spencer were listening intently. "Thank you." I smiled. We went to sit down on the couches in the main living room. "You know, this is the first time I've had friends."

"Me too." Mack admitted. I was surprised. His character development is quite outgoing, and he seemed to have a normal childhood. "My dad has always, well, kept me to himself. I mean, I'm at home all the time, I haven't been to school since I was 16."

"Is there a reason?" I curiously questioned him. Again, at this point, I had no clue about his, well his father's secret. At first, I thought Mack was so cloistered because his Dad didn't have a wife, and he didn't want his only flesh and blood to be out there fighting.

Mack shook his head. "No, I don't know why." He sadly informed me. "Most of my adventures, before I became a ranger of course, were from the books I read."

I gently placed a hand on his forearm. "I think we have a lot more in common than we think." I flirtatiously said to him.

He brightly grinned at me. Green eyes met brown eyes. We must've gazed into each other's eyes for five minutes. He started to lean in, and I began to lean in too. However, we were interrupted by three intrusive teammates of ours. At that point, I wished I had my robot to blast all of them to Hell. Mack and I were so close to kissing.

Rule Four- The Saying 'What You Don't Know Won't Hurt You' is true.

After Mack and therest of us found out he was an android, there was a rift caused between Mack and his Dad. Andrew Hartford is a busy man, but we didn't know he was so busy he could never find a significant other, therefore, he couldn't procreate. For that onus, Mr. Hartford built himself a robotic son filled with conjured memories.

This rattled Mack's somewhat perfect world. He accepted not having a mother, but for him to not be 'real'. It was too much. All of us had a talk after Mack stormed away from his dad.

"Instead of building me, he should've built a robotic wife!" Mack furiously shouted.

Dax thought about it. "Hey that would be cool! I mean think about it, a wife, you put the memories you want, so she would think you're a God. That's brilliant!"

"I should wave my lucky socks in front of your face for saying that!" Ronny intensely glared at Dax. Not only did Dax shrink, Will, Mack, Tyzonn, and I did as well. (Tyzonn was the sixth ranger, initially a bad guy then turned good. It happens a lot in the ranger world.)

"I hate my dad programmed me with senses." Mack stated after Ronny's threat. There was a look of repugnance on his face.

I stayed back a bit, and I watched the rest of them interact. There were a lot of things on my mind at that point. First, I finished the robotic technology for a zord. Second, does this change how I feel for Mack? Third, how could Mr. Hartford do this?

"We don't look at you any differently though." Will confided.

Tyzonn agreed. "You are human in our eyes. You have emotions, and you see the good in people. You were the one to extend the hand of friendship to me."

Mack looked at me. "I'll always support you, Mack." I told him. In my head, for better or for worse, I would always be there for him. I saw the look displayed on his face. He was really hurt and betrayed by his Dad. He had no clue how someone who supposedly loved him could do this. I saw Mr. Hartford's reasons, even if he didn't.

The sensor went off. We had a battle, and Mack didn't want to go. We left without him, but him and his Dad had a long talk. With the new robot technology I created, Mack came back stronger than ever. He did great, if I do say so myself.

Rule Five- What Makes Us Special is Already There When We Were Born

Tyzonn and I had a talk. He told me that l like to keep to myself. It's not my fault that I do. I understand my intelligence is a gift. I didn't need to advance It to make me feel special.

My childhood has a lot to do with the reason why I was so closed off to a lot of people. The only person that truly understood me was Mack.

Rule Six- You Can Get Your Happy Ending and Become a Real Boy.

Our battle as rangers was coming to a close, but I needed to have a talk with Mack. His behavior had been becoming more erratic by each battle.

"You need to stop going out there and acting stupid!" I yelled at him.

Mack shrugged. "Why does it matter? I'm just a robot."

"That's what this is about? You feel you're expendable, so you would do careless things?

"It's better than any of you getting hurt." He nodded.

"You can't make that decision for us." I angrily retorted back at him. Mack was being so pigheaded. I really wanted to kick him in the balls. However, I was kind of afraid I would get electrocuted. My shoes were wet. Shh, don't tell him I thought about that.

Mack looked down at me. His green eyes were intoxicating. "I can't see you getting hurt."

I sighed. "As a ranger, I accepted there was going to be danger. Why do you think I had my genetics enhanced?" As a ranger, there is always a risk of getting hurt.

"I'm going to get the crown back." Mack stated in a leader tone. "And you can live your happy life without me."

If he wanted to make me cry, I was close. "Not by yourself, you're not." I said to him.

Mack kissed me. That was our first kiss, not with each other, but in general. We weren't sure what we were doing, but I liked it. We kept kissing, and then we were interrupted. I swear I needed my robot right now.

Tyzonn and Ronny walked in the room. "Guys we need to-" Ronny's voice trailed off.

"He had it in himself to finally make the move." Tyzonn observed. He told me thought Mack had a crush on me. I didn't believe him though.

Mack and I sheepishly separated. We blushed.

It was time for the final battle. It was a taxing battle, but Mack sacrificed himself, the battilizer, and his powers to beat Flurious. Actually, all of our powers were gone, except for our genetically enhanced ones. Mack's lifeless body was there in the quarry. I had never been so in my upset in my life. We brought him back to the Hartford Mansion, Mack's body basically short circuited, and he was gone. At that point, I was selfish and thankful we at least kissed. All of us were tearful.

Then the Sentinel Knight made his appearance. He placed the completed Corona Aurora on Mack's head. Mack lived and, now, has a heartbeat. He became the man he was always wanted to be. We all left the mansion. I was going to miss him, but at least he is closer to his Dad. They travel all over the world together.

Rule Seven- Begin De Novo (again.)

After I left San Angeles, I became an Anthropology professor. I never went back to London, I stayed in the LA area. To be honest, I haven't spoken to my parents since I became a ranger. I don't know where our miscommunication lies, but I know they're okay.

I decided to be more social, and accept my intelligence as a good thing. I'm also more open with everyone. It's nice to have friends. Ronny and I are best friends. Even though she has a busy racing schedule, she makes time to visit once in a while. Usually, we end up meeting at the reunions with the former female rangers, and some other times in between.

When Ronnie and I were newbies at these ranger reunions, I learned from the other women, it's okay to have fun and still know where your priorities lie. They've all become family to me, and it kinda replaced the relationship I should've had with my parents.

That's not the only way I began again. Mack came to my work. I was really surprised to see him. The unexpected visit felt reminiscent of the time when we lost our powers, and Adam, Tori, Kira, Xander, and Bridge had to come fill in. We went back to our normal lives for a little during that time.

"Mack!" I exclaimed. I jumped on him and gave him a hug.

He caught me in his arms and spun me around. "Hey Rose." He kissed me on the cheek.

I blushed. "What have you been up to?"

"I just got back from Manila." I gasped. He knows I'm Filipino.

"Did you like it out there?"

"It was beautiful, but there was something missing."

I furrowed my brows. "What?"

"You." He said. I just stared at him. "Rose, I know we haven't seen each other since we've been rangers, but I was wondering would you like to go on a date with me?"

"I thought you would never ask." I eagerly told him.

Since then, Mack and I have been together. When I go to these reunions, I miss him a lot. He understands I need a break once in a while, and he likes when I let my hair down. Mack knows my story of when I was younger. I didn't have much of a childhood. We were in our apartment, and he looked at a picture of me when I was 18. We had an interesting talk about that.

"Why don't you dress like this anymore?" He asked me.

"If you had noticed, when I first became a ranger, I was still dressing like that. I think after the Blackbeard incident, I became more girly."

"I miss this look though."

I smiled at him. "Maybe one day I'll dress up for you."

"At night?" He seductively propositioned me.

"Maybe." I naughtily shot back.

"How about that one night be for the rest of our lives?" He asked as he took out a robin's egg blue box from his pocket.

I almost pulled a Kim and fainted right on the spot. He held me up, and he made me sit on my dining room chair.

His green eyes got to me. "Will you marry me?"

I couldn't speak. I just nodded my head over fifty times. "Of course!" We kissed, and you know what else we did.

My life before being a ranger, I was antisocial and awkward. Family life wasn't exactly the greatest; it was interesting, and I made it through my child and teen years. During my time as a ranger I grew up more. I learned to have fun, and I met the love of my life. His beginnings might have been unusual, but at least he made it. We both made it. In November, we plan to finally tie the knot.

(End Dream)

Rose shuffled in her bed. A big migraine started to form in her head. "Uhhh." She groaned. The former pink Operation Overdrive ranger looked around the room. It was 04:13 am. Maddie, V, and Ronny weren't in their beds. "They must be partying still." She muttered. Rose ran to the bathroom, she needed to throw up.

She wasn't the only one with the same idea. Katie took the shower stall, Ashley had a sink, Gemma had the other sink. Kim had the toilet, Kendrix had a trashcan.

Rose didn't know where to turn, so she ran to the kitchen sink. She let it loose there. Mia, Lily, and Summer woke up. They had heard Rose's vomiting.

Lily yawned and got a water bottle for Rose. "Are you okay?" Lily asked her.

"Yeah." Rose moaned as she threw up again.

Ashley, Gemma, Kim, Kendrix, and Katie made their way to the front of the suite.

"Someone wake up Trini." Ashley lazily said. "She needs to cure our hangovers."

"I'm not waking her up." Katie forcefully said. Mia looked at her questioningly. "She has a bad temper."

Mia nodded in understanding. "It's okay, I'm like that when I need to be."

Kim was sitting on the counter chair. Her head was on the counter. "You're not the only one." The 'original pink' griped. "I'll wake up Trini then."

Maddie, V, and Ronny came in the suite. They saw all the women in the front.

"Is the party here?" Ronny questioned all the ladies.

Gemma nodded. "Yeah, we all love gathering up after a good vomiting session. The last thing I remember was taking Rose up. Then boom!" They all covered their ears and body. "I'm not going to shoot anything."

Summer was thankful. "She's saying everyone has been throwing up."

"Where did you guys come from?" Rose's attention was on her roommates.

"We gambled for a bit." Maddie said.

V yawned. "I'm tired. I'll be asleep til Noon. Bye!" She bounced off to bed

"Good, uh?" Ronny looked at her cell phone. She couldn't believe it.

Maddie nodded. "Good morning, see ya around noon." Her and Ronny left to bed.

Everyone noticed Emily was still sleeping.

"She can sleep through anything, huh?" Kendrix noted.

"Yeah, that's Emily for you." Mia smiled as she answered.

"THEN YOU GUYS SHOULDN'T HAVE DRANK SO MUCH!" They heard Trini yell.

"IT' ONLY LIKE SIX GIRLS THAT'S IT!" Kim screamed back at her.

Kim went to wake up Trini. Aisha was passed out, as well as Kat. Most of the girls had come back at around 3am. They went to their assigned rooms, but now it was 4 and the alcohol consumption had caught up with some of the girls.

Rose took a sip of her water. "I was just dreaming about my life before Mack and now." She annoyingly mumbled. "The alcohol had to interrupt my dreams." She rolled her eyes. All the ladies looked at her.

Trini angrily stomped out the room. "Line up so we can make this quick." She instructed. The girls who had the really bad hangovers started to line up.

Tori, Alyssa, and Jen came out their rooms.

"Can you guys keep it down in here?" Taylor was frustrated. She just wanted her sleep.

"Please?" Alyssa sweetly questioned.

Jen nodded, and then saw Trini. "Are you healing hangovers right now?" Trini nodded and pointed for her to get after Kendrix. Jen skipped over.

One by one, Kim, Ashley, Katie, Gemma, Kendrix, and Jen were cured of their Hangovers by Trini. They all smiled.

"I'm going back to bed. If any of you wake me up, I will never heal any of you ever again." Trini left to go to her room.

"See you all in the morning!" Alyssa was always cheerful.

"Good night!" They all said to each other.

All of them were back in their respectful beds. The only person that stayed awake was Ashley. Her thoughts drifted to Andros and Alexander. She needed to call them, right now, they should be on the Megaship.

There was an answer. "Hey, I miss you already, how's Alexander?"

A/N: Ashley Hammond is the next chapter.