Special Thanks! Oh my gosh, I couldn't believe the feedback from the last chapter. I'm glad that you guys like how I incorporated the 'Seven Deadly Sins'. I will try to do something similar, unique subheadings, for the rest of the chapters!
FYI- I do not know what the last name of Leanbow or Udonna was. I believe it wasn't even clarified, so I came up with my own.
Author's Note: So, it's been way over a year since I've updated this story or written any other story for that matter. There's been plenty of reasons. One, I had lost a passion for writing. Two, there wasn't any time for me to write. I'm a very busy person. Three, I was involved in a very serious car accident recently, and I have doctors visits three times a week. I am slowly getting back into this writing thing, and I hope that you, as a reader, can understand and will continue to read this story when I do update it. I'm not sure it will be as good as what it used to be because I think the car accident has had an affect on my cognitive/thinking skills, which is kind of sad. I'll try my best though. Thank you , and I hope you can still enjoy it.
Chapter 18- Maddie's Movie
Xxxxx
5:33 PM
V, Maddie, Ronny, and Rose's Room
Palms Suite
Las Vegas, NV
The female rangers from Mystic Force and Operation Overdrive were just about done. Their makeup was tastefully applied, and their hair was sleek, smooth, and definitely night out appropriate. The anticipation to see the flexible, acrobatic, and graceful performers of the Cirque de Soleil was present in all of the women.
Thankfully, Kira, Tanya, and Maddie were able to score them the best prices due to their connections.
With four days left of this reunion, there were still plenty of things ALL of the women wanted to do. They wanted to watch Celine Dion, Criss Angel, Lance Burton, experience the clown antics at Circus Circus, continue in more shopping voyages, take a ride on the prized roller coaster of the strip, travel to the outskirts of Las Vegas and climb up the scenic mountains, participate in group pictures, and anything else Las Vegas had to offer.
Chippendales would not be on their agenda due to an obvious reasons. The thunder of down under can stay down under and away from certain Pinks.
Out of these four girls, Maddie was the first one done. She laughed at her roommates. V was still looking inside of the chest that housed their clothes, Ronny's ear was attached to her cell phone while holding up clothes to her body, and Rose sporadically came in and out of the room with much excitement. The former Blue Mystic Force Ranger knew what the 'retired' Pink Operation Overdrive was up to. As she heard the playful banter tossed around, clothes tossed this and that way, the excitement of Syd's news, the somewhat unnoticed emotional outburst from Summer, and the fact that Dana and Kelsey made up, she had to capture everything.
She rummaged through her belongings and grabbed a case. Inside was a vintage video camera. The item would produce a recording in black and white, but that would add some sort of ambiance. She hit record, and she placed the video on herself, first.
This was one for the books, as people would like to say. She also accepted that this could never be shown in any movie theater, and it would never be aired on television, nor could any of the footage be used for personal gain. That didn't matter to her though, as she knew this was for sentimental value. She wouldn't be the only one to appreciate this, as future, female rangers would could see this as well.
"My name is Madison 'Maddie' Rocca, and this is day three of the Female Ranger Reunion," she began, as she headed to her sister, "glad to be here, since I couldn't miss all of this," she deflected the camera's attention to her older sister. "Here's V getting ready."
Vida Rocca started to toss clothes around. "Oh, where is it," she frustratingly muttered. "Come on, come on," she hadn't noticed the lens boring holes into her back. "It's lacy, but not racy, and I want to..." she turned around. "¿Qué demonios hace usted grabarme en vídeo? ¡Usted quiere que yo le mate! ( What the hell are you doing videotaping me? You want me to kill you!)" She yelled like it was supposed to make her sister stop.
Madison heartily chuckled. "Calme, esto es sólo un vídeo. (Calm down, it's just a video.)," she tried to suppress her sister's livid emotions. She placed the video back on her. "I'm the sister with the common sense, remember," she snickered.
"You better edit out the lacy, racy bullshit," Vida scolded her, and she resumed her venture to find an appropriate outfit for the night. She loved her sister, but the unexpected recordings were annoyances at times.
"Yeah, I know, I won't be gone for much longer," Ronny soothed the person she was talking to. She smiled at the camera and even gave one thumb up while happily bobbing her head.
"And that was Ronny Robinson," the second female to ever become a blue ranger continued to commentate. "Over here, we see the melee of brand name makeup," she then stepped into the bathroom, but made sure NOT to get anyone who was in the showers."Say hi to the camera guys!"
Sydney was the first to come over. She was eagerly munching on a chocolate bar with toffee bits. "Get my good side before I gain all of the weight," she directed with a smile.
Maddie giggled. "Uh, Syd, you have something right about there," she pointed to her own teeth.
"Oh my gosh," Syd rushed to the mirror. She cringed at the sight. A toffee bit was stuck in between her two front teeth.
"Someone needs to check the mirror more often," Taylor sang with a smirk. She lined her lips with a little bit more lip liner.
Alyssa overheard. She was curling her hair. "Right, I remember what happened in the Animarium," she revealed with a grin. "You weren't the best at putting on lipstick. Princess Shayla and I saw the lipstick on your teeth plenty of times." Taylor flipped her the bird. "And I know, I love you too," Mrs. Cole Evans chirped.
Taylor couldn't help but smile. She went to Madison. "By the way, if my family sees this, I want to tell my kids, Mommy loves you so much and to Eric, I love you too, but you're such a pain in the ass. And you better have the house clean when I get home. Thank you and ba-bye," she retreated to her room.
"I love you Rex, JT, and Brennan," Trini declared with a smile, as she passed by the camera woman. "Forever Yellow!"
"There's going to be one," Katie excitedly queried from where she was. There was a hopeful expression on her face.
Kelsey stepped out of the other shower. "Sorry, sweetie, she got your hopes up," she calmed the enthused teacher at the Time Force HQ. She turned to the camera while protectively covering her body with a towel. "Ryan, Kingston, and Riley just a few more days, and we'll all go rock climbing! I just can't wait!"
"Gotta love those women. Syd just found out she's pregnant, so don't mind her eating. The one with the curling iron was Alyssa, Taylor used to have trouble putting on lipstick, Trini wants a forever yellow, Katie wished there really was one, and Kelsey wants to go rock climbing," Maddie elaborated, and she turned to the first Pink Lost Galaxy Ranger. "Kendrix!"
"Maddie, still capturing our finest and not so finest moments, aren't we," Kendrix greeted, and she used her elbow to pinpoint the lushes in the corner.
"I do know how to put makeup on by the way," the Yellow Wild Force Ranger poked her head out of her room and glared at the Blue Mystic Force Ranger's comment from earlier.
Maddie rolled her eyes. She loved Taylor, but her aggressiveness was unnecessary at times. Her video camera then bared witness to Dana, Rose, Ashley, and a very newcomer, Gemma, sharing a large bottle of Skyy Vodka. "Dr. Dana Grayson, Ashley Hammond, Gemma, one half of the boom twins, and Rose Ortiz, doing what they do best."
"Woohoo, give it up to the Blue then Red then SPD Ranger," Gemma applauded, though she got some of her facts wrong. "You weren't shooting blanks after all!"
Vida's sister should've cautioned them. She wanted this video to be kept to a PG-13, maybe Rated-R. The XXX-rated stuff could be said between them, but not on camera.
"I love you Kelsey," Dana slurred, and the occupants were wondering about her husband and kids. "Oh, I love them too, and Carter, baby, I can't wait to have your big..." She opened her mouth wide.
"Okayyy, Dana," Maddie didn't want to hear the rest of that. She groaned at the sexual insinuation, "let's keep this, you know, a little more modest."
"Carpe diem," Rose screamed after taking a swig, "Mack, you need to work out my pelvic muscles."
"Rose," the music director lividly barked.
"Ooops," Rose shrugged.
Ashley concentrated on the video camera. She opened her mouth. "Andros, Alex, we are the real A-team," she happily shouted.
"What's with all of this screaming," Jen wasn't too thrilled about it. She straightened up immediately at the camera though.
"Say a few words," Maddie nicely ordered.
"Jennifer Marcia Scotts-Collins," and she flashed her diamond ring, "hello, Sky and Danni mommy loves you," she blew a kiss to the camera. "By the way, I'm so gonna be the hottest GILF around the suburbs."
Kim's eyebrow rose, as she walked towards the bathroom. She needed to brush her teeth. "Excuse me, what the hell is a GILF," she questioned, and Kira was right behind her. The two ladies had just put on their heels and were fabulously dressed to impress.
"Grandma I like to fuck," Kira elaborated, and after she said it she became disgusted with herself. "Oh, ew, gross."
"Respect your elders," Jen admonished with a scoff and left.
"Respect my elders," Kira repeated, and she shook her head and body. "That's the most vulgar thing I've ever heard anyone say! You need to shell out respect, if you want it reciprocated."
"Nice to know you have a big vocabulary," Katie exited the shower with a towel on.
Something that Madison was happy about. She didn't want this to become pornographic either, so seeing Katie with a towel was a good thing. "Alright, guys, let's keep everything, you know, not, so, tasteless. We are highly respected women, and let's not get too crazy," Maddie weakly tried to suppress the hyperactive and drunk women.
Z happened to walk by as she heard that. "Elizabeth 'Z' Roxanna Lucia Delgado-Carson, and there's one thing I have to say to Madison Rocca's demand, buena suerte en aquella una hembra (good luck on that one bitch," she curtly grinned and finished up what she was doing.
"What did she say," Kira asked Maddie. Maddie didn't want to answer. "Fine, Kim, shall we," she hoped they would escape to the front to drink.
"Woohoo, liquor," Kim happily skipped in heels. She was definitely a professional at walking in heels, and if she could, she would probably tumble in them.
Madison shook her head at everyone's craziness. "So, the shorty in the Pink was Kimberly, she's a, or shall I say THE legend. The lovely dirty haired blonde, well, that's the famous Kira Ford-McKnight, her husband is very hot, and well, you heard the other two quacks," she snorted at that.
Maya, Lily, and Cassie came around the corner. Maddie's camera went straight to them. "And say hi to the camera," the former Blue Mystic Force ranger prompted them.
"I'm Maya," the former, Lost Galaxy ranger introduced herself. "Originally from Mirinoi, now I reside on Earth, more specifically, in California. I'm the one that the other females are jealous of due to my great rack," Maya arrogantly showed off her breasts.
Again, Maddie became annoyed. "Guys, this is PG-13," she hissed.
"PG-13, huh," Cassie questioned with her eyebrow raised. "Sorry, honey, with us letting loose, that's not going to happen," she obnoxiously placed her tongue in between the 'peace sign'. "You like that? Don't you, don't you?"
"I know I do," Lily readily second with a heavenly smile planted on her face, as her thoughts immediately raced to her past sessions with Casey.
"That's what I thought," the former Yellow Lost Galaxy ranger deviously smirked. She had taken big gulps of wine with the former Yellow Jungle Fury and Pink Turbo and Space Ranger. She cleared her throat, while Cassie and Lily laughed at her. She was a lightweight. "Oh, well, what the hell! I have boobs," her top went up in the air.
Everyone near her had dropped jaws.
"Damn it," Maddie wasn't the one to curse, but her eyes were feeling cursed alright. She knew this video could not get into anyone's hands that was male.
"Maya, your breasts are fucking gorgeous," Kelsey gushed out loud.
Tanya's head popped out of her room, after she heard someone talking about boobies. She couldn't believe the sight either. "Alright, I definitely jealous of that," she sighed, as she looked at her own.
"No, mines are better," Dana flashed hers.
Mia and Emily gasped at the sight. Their cheeks flared to the color of cotton candy. Maddie zoomed in on them. "So, I'm guessing that wasn't something you guys see everyday," she asked them.
Dana and Maya faced the newbie rangers. They nodded it was okay to show their chests to each other.
"Uh, I'm not used to this," Emily became a little uncomfortable. "I mean, I know I have some, but I mean," she felt the heat under the collar. "Mia, help me explain this to them."
Although she was a little uncomfortable, she realized there shouldn't be anything wrong with showing off her body. She knew with as much training she did her body was toned, fit, and right. She faced her best friend."Why shouldn't we be okay with this," Mia felt empowered by them. She proudly displayed hers. "Wow, this is freeing."
Emily gawked at Mia. "No wonder Jayden loves sleeping next to you," she sort of stared in awe.
"Try it," Mia urged Emily with a smile.
"Have you guys been drinking," Tanya questioned them.
Mia and Emily both nodded their heads. The present women were surprised by the answer.
"We know we're underage, but with alcohol so accessible here..." the Pink Samurai Ranger began, as she looked at Emily.
The Yellow Samurai Ranger continued on, "We know it's wrong, but all my life, I've been," she quickly retracted her words, since this wasn't supposed to be her destiny. "Mia and I train, train, and we don't go out often. The last time we did anything fun was when we went out to the movies."
"And before that, it was an amusement park, so we just drank two beers," the mother figure in the Samurai Rangers finished, and she looked at the women expectantly. "Please, don't tell Mentor or my parents," then, she panicked. "This video isn't going to get out right?!"
"Mia and Emily, it won't. Trust me. I will give this video to a highly trusted person," Madison comforted, while she confronted the other women. "And we won't comment on the underage drinking. Yes, we know it's wrong, but..."
"You have 26 other women watching out for you," Tanya tacked on.
"Make that a good 20," Cassie pointed to the stumbling and bumbling women in the corner.
After the somewhat pep talk, a certain former Pink Ranger passed by them. "This isn't supposed to be Girls Gone Wild," Kat relayed in her alluring Australian accent. However, she felt rebellious, and she waited for her camera time. When the camera was on her, she pulled the upper part of her dress down. "Don't be so surprised, Maddie."
Madison stuck her tongue out, and she surrendered. They were right. ANYTHING was bound to happen at these reunions.
Ronny walked out of her room; she was excited about the exposed breasts. "Now, this is my kind of party," she reveled in this.
Maddie had to walk out of the madness. She headed towards the front, and she noticed that Summer appeared to be in deep thought. She captured a glimpse of her, and then she kept moving around. Aisha, Kira, Tori, Kim, and Trini were in the kitchen drinking Jack Daniels in shot glasses of their respective colors.
"Say cheese," Maddie ordered them, and they all flashed their smiles and held up their shot glasses. After the women drank theirs, Aisha continued to play bartender. She gave one to the 'director'. "Oh, thanks," the former Mystic Ranger quickly swallowed the burning liquid. "Eek, I don't know how you guys do it."
"Honey, it's easy, it just takes tons of practice," Aisha responded without a second thought. Kim and Trini began to laugh at that. "No, that's not what I thought."
"You mean, that's not what you meant," Tori corrected her, but she knew better. "And babe, that is what you meant," she winked at her.
Rose skipped over to the women at the kitchen. "King me," she gleefully left her mouth gaped.
"Careful what you wish for," Ronny smacked her ass and followed suit.
"You guys have potty mouths," Maddie shouldn't have been surprised.
Lily escaped to the front, grabbed the woman clad in blue's face, and she kissed Maddie's cheek. "That's just what happens when we drink," she smiled.
Karone was glad to get to the front of the suite. "Okay, now I need a drink," she exasperatedly mentioned. Kira rapidly poured her one. "I've never seen so many cha-chas in my life," she elaborated about the other women partaking in the strip shows. "I'll tell you now, these Samurai women are rebels!"
"Oh, I want to see," Ronny raced back there. "Now, this is heaven," she exclaimed.
"I love you guys," the reformed evil princess of the galaxy had to exclaim. Regardless of how crazy these women were, she loved each and every one of them. "Really, I do."
"And to think, we're supposed to be somewhat presentable," Trini pondered to herself. "I mean, countless women and little girls look up to us because of what we've been able to do for the world.
"And," the first Pink Ranger of Earth didn't see the connection. She smirked. "Oh, come on, Tri, we are a bunch of characters."
"Not to mention, female rangers plus alcohol plus a camera," Karone reminded Mrs. Scott. "Yeah, right, like that's possible of us to be on our best behavior. Shot!"
Half an hour later, most of the female rangers rounded towards the front. They were ready for the night. Their clothing was appropriately on, and merry smiles were plastered on their faces—some of them were a little too drunk to even know what was going on.
"Wait, wait, don't leave without me yet," Summer breathlessly hobbled over. She was trying to place on her last heel while catching up to the rest of them.
"If someone wasn't Skyping with their husband for such a long time," Taylor alleged that was her reason for being late.
"Shut up for once," Gemma sneered, so she could protect her best friend. Taylor's eyes gravely narrowed. The Silver RPM Ranger didn't back down. "You heard me!"
Taylor laughed. She was okay with this. "Nice to know you finally have a backbone," she congratulated with a hug.
Inside, Gemma felt a sense of relief wash over her. She wouldn't have known what to do if Taylor had punched her.
As a result of that little snare, and with the provocative moments from everyone else, Maddie figured there were decent moments in this little film she recorded. That's what mattered, although, she loved that they were letting loose and being themselves. She could only imagine how the future, female rangers were going to feel about them if they had the opportunity to watch this. Maddie had to laugh inside about that. She thought this would scare them away.
"Alright, turn that camera off," her sister sternly, yet playfully demanded. "You don't need to hide behind it!"
Madison, for a moment, stayed put. She repeated the words in her head, since they were oddly familiar. She was about to place the camera back up, but she didn't. Instead, she turned the item off. Her sister was right. All of the things she'd accomplished in her life, whether it was good or bad, it was camera worthy.
She was actually camera worthy.
The ex-Blue Mystic Force Ranger mused her life was quaint, but lively in its own way. She was happy beyond words. Her life was was replayed like a film.
(Flashback)
There are five components to making a film from what I can remember: development, pre-production, production, post production, and distribution.
Development—Who I Am
Me llamo Madison 'Maddie' Analisa Carlotta de Perez-Rocca. Nací a un coche lucha libre y una actriz. Mi hermano es cinco años más viejos que mí, y mi hermana es sólo un año más viejo que mí. Puedo ser descrito como tímido, tranquilo, y calma. Soy la hermana con el sentido común, cuando Vida es la cabeza caliente. Mis pasatiempos son la fotografía y algo que tiene que ver con una cámara de vídeo. Yo tenía un miedo de ranas debido a la de Vida.
(My name is Madison 'Maddie' Analisa Carlotta de Perez-Rocca. I was born to a lucha libre coach and an actress. My brother is five years older than me, and my sister is just a year older than me. I can be described as shy, quiet, and calm. I'm the sister with the common sense, as Vida is the hot head. My hobbies are photography and anything that has to do with a video camera. I had a fear of frogs due to Vida.)
It was a typical Sunday evening. I was in the house watching my favorite movie, 'The Sound of Music'. The production of that movie was fantastic, and the way the light hit on Julie Andrews face during her scene with Christopher Plummer, and he was about to kiss her, oh my gosh it was genius—pure genius. So, it's obvious that I was entranced, captivated even.
I overheard the snickering of my sister, but I didn't think anything of it.
Then, I felt this strange sensation on my back. Ribbet... ribbett... ribbet I overheard. I could feel the mouth of the thing pulsating rhythmically on my back. My body began to shake with terror, the goosebumps began to rise all over my body. I could feel the green, icky, slithery amphibian bouncing. The webbed feet jerked, the rough, bumpy skin caressed my back, and I still shivered at its breathing. IT continued its dance.
"Ahhhhhh!"
I ran to my mom, who was in the kitchen. I was crying, almost to the point of hyperventilation. Vida was laughing at me. That added to my unstable emotions. I knew she had put that thing down my dress. The frog had escaped when I ran to my mom.
"¿Qué pasó? ¿Por qué es el llanto de Madison, y tu se ríe? (What happened? Why is Madison crying, and you are laughing?")," our mother asked, and I clung onto her.
My sister was stunned. She didn't want to answer, since she didn't want to get in trouble. I didn't want to be a tattle tale either.
Mom got down, and she looked at me. She wiped my tears. "Usted tiene que calmar. Todo será bien.(You need to calm down. Everything will be okay)," she comforted, though I begged to differ.
So I stayed away from those green creatures, and when I had to dissect one in high school, I made sure I hid in the photography room at school. On the other hand, I had no clue I would have to face my fears in order to save the universe and a fellow ally.
Pre-Production—The Camera, the Rock-Porium, and the prelude
In my senior year of high school, I was known around the campus as the 'Video Geek Girl'.
I was the subject of most the jokes on campus. It took all of my might to prevent Vida from suddenly making a guest appearance during lunch or my classes, so she wouldn't 'beat the snot out of anyone that made fun of her little sister'. She was still an angry person, and for what reason I didn't know. She had been suspended due to that fragrant idiot at elementary school, and she wanted to decimate Xander's potential love interest for calling her a dyke. Those two instances she had valid reasons to want to kill them, but my battles were my battles. I was constantly hassled for carrying around a camera, whether it was a video, digital, or 35 MM SLR, but that was my choice.
Those did define who I was. All of the bullies that hassled me, it was their problem for not understanding my passion.
I was actively involved in video club at school too. See, at Briarwood High, we put on television productions to broadcast the morning announcements. I was never in the front, like a TV anchor, but I was in the back recording, placing the lights where they needed to be, and editing. Also, when it came to yearbook pictures, I was the photographer. Not to mention, the school newspaper posted my shots as well.
It was comforting to not have my face shown. I would rather be known for what I can do artistically anyways. Maybe, it was because I was shy. I never put myself out there, and that's because Vida and Freddy had that role. There had to be one child that was not in the spotlight.
After high school was finished, I had the opportunity to study at USC. Their film studies program was prestigious and well known, but I chose not to. There was something that held me back, and I couldn't exactly explain what it was. Maybe being away from family scared me, or maybe being away from my closest friends made me nervous. Maybe, there was another entity out there that made me not want to go. Obviously, I didn't head to USC. Instead, I applied at the Rock-Porium, and thankfully, Toby hired me.
It's obvious who put in a good word for me.
So, there I was. Still in Briarwood, and with the three people that I was the most comfortable with: Vida, Chip, and Xander. In addition to being co-workers, we did everything together. We would go out and watch Xander flirt with everyone, much to my sister's dislike. Vida and Chip would engage in chess matches. We often watched how Xander would give Chip some dating advice, and poor Chip was never able to score a date. Though, I don't think he cares now. Also, there wasn't a place we didn't try in or near Briarwood to eat at.
And I captured our experiences on tape.
I believed everything in my life was good until that fateful date when Bowen Nicholas 'Nick' Russell-Vincent came to Briarwood.
Production— and... ACTION!
Earthquakes are common in California. It shouldn't have surprised anyone in town, however, the things that happened after the earthquake were unusual to say the least.
First, there was that strange 'man' that demanded we enter the forest to help him search for his brother. Very hesitant, I stayed in the background. That was the most sensible thing to do. Yet, the mysterious stranger, who was the first one to volunteer to help, quickly changed my mind. Not because he had these entrancing eyes, nor was it the fact his looks were beyond this human world; it was just that, he was incredibly brave and exhibited a natural, born leader quality. He had this effect that made me want to follow. However, and this was a big however, the stories about the Briarwood Forest would make anyone not want to go. The Briarwood Forest held these ancient legends about them. Like anyone entering wouldn't come back, and if they did come back, then magical things would start to happen around them. In addition, Chip did say, ' there was a report of a witch'. No one could say if the witch was bad or good.
Moving on, as much as I wanted to stay behind, I couldn't. Not after that Vida had willingly offered assistance. She was like that though. She didn't like the label of being 'scared easily'. I went where she went, regardless if I didn't want to be there. That's how us Rocca sisters were. We looked out for each other, and if I had been the one to head to the Briarwood Forest first, she'd be at least an inch behind, maybe less, behind me. Now, don't question me on how Xander was able to get the keys out of my pocket and use them to get behind my sister's car and drive the two of us to the forest. I'm not going to say anything else about that.
Vida might've been angry with him for her car being driven, but there was a hint of a blush creeping on her face knowing he was there.
And all five of us followed the 'man', but the man wasn't on my mind. Nick, or Stranger as Xander dubbed him, was. I concentrated more on him than Chip's blabber, Vida's tough girl exterior, and Xander's wannabe leader role. We walked through this mythical barrier, and I instantly felt different. It was like an in and out of body experience. Kind of Paranormal-ish, and I wondered if anyone else felt the same way. Soon after, we lost the 'old man', and well, the Stranger was the first one to speak up. Apparently, he wasn't too impressed with the urban legend surrounding this place, but I know I was, since the colors around us turned a grayish tint for no apparent reason!
Then the figure in a hooded black cape appeared, along with scary looking foot soldiers, and then we were unsure of what to do. All of a sudden, we were thrusted into the air by mysticism, and we landed near this humongous, out of this world, 'Jack And the Bean Stalk' kind of tree. I wished Nick would've held me to calm my fears that were growing by the second, but of course there were more important matters in front of us. Like, how were we going to escape this alive and with all of our body parts in tact? How was I supposed to know whether or not those creatures weren't going to suck my blood and offer me to their king? Answer those question because I couldn't!
Udonna, the lovely maiden dressed in white came to our rescue. She used her magical powers, and she aided us when we knew no one else could. The five of us were teleported to Rootcore, and she informed us of the great battle many years ago. Where the magic realm and human realm collided, and there was a great battle. A lot of sentimental things appeared to be lost. I sensed it in Udonna, but she wouldn't reveal what that was until later. Suddenly, we were all given wands, and mine happened to have a lovely blue mermaid. That was a cute touch. And then the biggest bombshell was dropped, we were going to be...
...Known as the Power Rangers.
Superheroes, I've seen them on TV, comic books, and obviously the movies. I was a bit skeptical to become one. We didn't have time to process the weight of this responsibility, since a bubbly, cute blonde by the name of Clare interrupted us. Udonna quickly left, and Clare was the one in charge. Unfortunately for Clare, she wasn't the most persuasive, so we left. The destruction in the Mystic Woods was saddening. Their comfort, their home, it was gone. And then, they looked at us to be their saviors. We were going to be the one to help them and give them hope. With that in front of us, me, how could we, or well, I, say no.
The hidiacs entered the picture once more. As much as Xander wished his bargaining and charm could get him anywhere, he was sadly mistaken. I was shoved, flipped, and kicked into a bundle of hay. My body went forward awkwardly, bent back weirdly, and I knew my body was about to sustain several bruises. Udonna was very wise beyond her years, and she said some more powerful words that would define my time as a ranger.
...Believe in the magic.
"I believe in magic," I yelled while shutting my eyes tightly. I wasn't sure if this was going to work, but it did. Water spurted out of me like a geyser and the hidiacs were demolished. I proudly stood up at what I had just accomplished, and surprisingly, I was ready for more. I accepted my role as a Power Ranger. "I was fluid as the sea, the Blue Mystic Force Ranger"!I wasn't surprised that Vida wanted to switch with me though. She was a natural Pink in her own rugged, Vida 'V' Alejandra Luz de la Perez-Rocca way.Until we were called for our next battle, Udonna ordered for us to lay low. She even turned our Power Wands into something more modern like Power Cell Phones, which I thought was way more in the now.
We went back home, and when I saw Nick by himself, I had to say or do something. And that's what I did. I decided to confront him. I wanted to learn more about him, get inside of his head, and I hoped I could change his mind about leaving the city. He already seemed bent on leaving. He didn't believe in the magic to be honest, and he thought of Udonna to be a pain in the ass. If I could be a Power Ranger, then he could obviously live up to the title of a 'Red Ranger'. After all, he was the first one to head into the woods with the 'old man'. He held a leader like quality, but that's all I could gather from him. He slightly jibbed about me being nosy, but all that was screaming in my head was, 'I'm nosy because I like you already'!
Who doesn't like a bad boy? He was like James Dean, and that rebel could definitely make me swoon.
I should've turned away. He was trying to hightail it out of there. Briarwood wasn't his cup of tea, and that's why he was ready to leave to his grandparents' house. However, I couldn't turn away.
"Must be hard leaving your friends all the time," I awkwardly observed with my hands stuck inside my pant pockets fingering my new electronic accessory.
"Usually don't stay around long enough to have friends," he responded nonchalantly, though I felt the distance, and it was insurmountable.
I wouldn't know what to do if I was in his shoes. His adoptive parents didn't seem active, he bounced from family to family, and he went where he thought he could crash. He was a wanderer, but he didn't know how much he was truly needed, especially in a time of great danger. We, as the rangers, needed him, but me, I just wanted him around to show him, he could have friends—that I wanted to be his friend. "You know you could - I mean, you could stay somewhere longer. You know... like here, maybe," it was a futile attempt, since he wished us luck on whatever journey we were about to embark on.
I left back to work, not taking a look back at him. I didn't want to make it too obvious that I cared so much, nor did I want to waste anymore energy in trying to make him stay. Though, we, I, desperately wanted him to.
Luckily for me, he believed in the magic and stayed. Not only that, but he ended up getting a job at Rock-Porium, much to my delight. It wasn't his dream job. It's not like he particularly had a choice. Stupid Leelee, if she wasn't careful, I would use my water power against her. It's not like there weren't others in the store—others of the male species especially. Xander and Chip were inside the store too. She didn't have to sink her teeth into Nick.
No pun intended.
The five of us battled and fought the treacherous monsters, and there were plenty of them. Hidiacs, Octomus the Master, Morticon, Necrolai, the Ten Terrors and the other monsters that came our way. The one that seemed to be the most difficult and possibly had the most impact on us was Koragg the Knight Wolf. He was the right hand man to Octomus He was this powerful, manipulative assistant that wanted us Rangers and Udonna dead.
Each time Udonna and Koragg battled there was this passion behind their weapons hitting, their words exchanged, and their body language towards each other that I had witnessed that I would question was it hate or love. I mean he would never go so far as to kill her though he had plenty of chances. It was like he cared for her, and when him and Nick, the Red Ranger, would engage in battle, they had this interpersonal relationship none of us could explain. Again, it wasn't like it was a good thing nor was it a bad thing. Sounds kind of confusing, but as the battles kept going and the secrets kept coming to light EVERYTHING began to make sense.
With the battles occurring, there were still personal issues happening. The love triangle brewing between Xander, Vida, and Chip. The fact that I wanted to smack the living daylights out of Leelee because I felt like there was something devious about her. The way Claire had seemed to fail about any spells she tried. And the conflicts that Nick seemed to have with EVERYONE. If Nick wasn't poking fun at me, then Vida was on his case for making fun of me. If Nick wasn't getting a hold of his training correctly, then Udonna was quick to scold him, or she would try to teach him the correct way of doing things in a motherly tone. Of course, I would witness the way Nick and Xander would battle for the local women around town, much to my dismay. And well, Chip, yeah, Chip would just get along with anyone, so there wasn't an issue there between Nick and Chip.
I know there was a time between Nick and I, and he told me that I was shy and I hid behind a camera. This coming from a guy who kept moving, this coming from a guy, who really didn't have any friends, and this coming from a guy who basically had this shell built around him. Again, I wasn't too sure Nick could form his own opinion. To me, it wasn't right. So, I had to prove him wrong. Though, Ben, the random customer at Rock-Porium wasn't my type because I wanted him to be Nick, I still had to do something out the box. And that's what I attempted to do. I confronted him, and tried to say 'hi', but I knew it was going to be awkward. And of course the last thing I expected from that day was to be turned into stone. While being a statue, apparently, my sister came to my rescue and explained to our fearless leader who I was. After the battle was done, I was returned back to normal, and I was able to confront Ben once more and with a little more confidence. Also, Nick and I had a chance to talk. We were in the back of the store doing inventory, and he asked about 'the other guy' and apologized for his comment earlier.
"So..." he started, as he maneuvered around me to place a box on the top shelf. "... how is that guy?"
I curiously observed him and wondered what he was trying to get at. "That guy," I repeated in the same tone as him, and I moved to the side of him, "care to clarify." My heart skipped a beat, and I couldn't help but snicker a little bit. He sounded a bit jealous. I may not be experienced like Xander was, but I could tell he was feeling some type of way.
He sat on the nearest chair, and he earnestly looked at me. "You know, that blonde haired, surfer looking guy with a goofy smile," he answered, and he saw me laughing. "What? You can't tell me that guy didn't have a goofy smile."
"Goofy smile or not, he's still a nice guy," I softly retorted, as I kept calm."Why are you asking?"
"Well, no particular reason," and he moved to a different topic. "Listen, about earlier, when I had said..."
"That I'm shy and tend to hide behind a camera," I finished for him, and he nodded. "What about it?"
"I just wanted to apologize. It was uncalled for, and I had no right to base an opinion like that. I don't know you, and, well, I just, you know, I wanted to say, that I'm sorry," he somewhat stuttered. I got his point and remained a little quiet. He appeared concerned, and he even looked a little freaked out when I didn't say anything. "Maddie, I really am sorry. I had no right to say anything of that nature."
"You're right," I replied, and his expression softened. "You don't have a right to form that opinion, you don't know anything about me, and you have hurt my feelings by telling me something like that," I confidently relayed, and he was unsure of how to take it. He was about to beg for my forgiveness. I could feel, sense it, and I just wanted to laugh in response. "Nick, I get it. You don't have to worry about a thing. I accept your forgiveness. Maybe, once in awhile, I should get out of my comfort zone."
What I really wanted to tell him, 'we can I kiss with those lovely lips of yours and that will definitely make everything better', but I didn't.
He appeared relieved. "I was a little scared for a moment," he softly placed his hand on my right shoulder, and he inched a little closer to me. My heart began to beat out of chest. "I wouldn't know what to do if you hadn't forgiven me for what I had said. You were my first friend here." Again, I couldn't believe the words exiting his mouth. "I should get back out there."
I nodded, and I watched him leave. Again, I was a little surprised I had somewhat of an impact on this man, who seemed to have no feelings.
As the secrets of the pasts came to light, the new found information was a lot to take in. Koragg was actually Leanbow, Udonna's long, lost love. Claire's mother was Niella, the gatekeeper of the underworld. She was the one long ago, who had taken Leanbow's order and sealed the gate, which ended up costing her life. In addition, Claire was actually Udonna's niece, which meant Udonna and Niella were sisters. Then the bombshell of all bombshells was revealed, Nick was really named Bowen, Leanbow and Udonna's long, lost son. And that meant that Claire and Nick were actually cousins. Isn't that quite a mouthful in itself. Phew! I was glad to bare witness to this family reunion. It began to make sense as to why there was so much emotion behind the fights those three, and by three I meant Koragg, oh I mean Leanbow, Udonna, and um, Bowen, or I mean, Nick, and but, yes, those three.
It was the sweetest little thing to witness when Nick brought Udonna flowers for their first Mother's Day together . They were two dozen white roses. I don't believe she had expected them, but then again, I doubt he expected her to ask him to clean his room in Rootcore either.
So about kissing the frog aka Daggeron aka the Solaris Knight aka my supposed crush let's get something straight about that, the frog saved my life, or rather OUR lives.
The stupid Jester and I were battling and he grabbed me and had me in the air. He held me so hard, and I could feel him squeezing my arm even harder. I swore he was about to break my arm. My teammates were racing to me in worry, and they wanted to save me, but he had already dropped me to the ground. As a result, I had demorphed. With no protection, the slithery Jester was ready to pounce and use his 'Street Fighter' Vega-like weapons on me to administer a fatal blow, but there was the slimey, green frog nearby and that thing jumped onto him. The monster began to freak and panic, which caused extra time for my teammates to start attacking the monster.
And there was the frog, back on the ground. Still making the sounds that frogs do. I gently scooped the little thing up.
"Thank you," I expressed with gratitude, "you saved me. You ugly little thing. I could kiss you." Which for some reason I ended up doing, but that was the best thing I ended up doing because once I did the frog ended up becoming one ball of light and the results were truly magical. Everyone was in shock because, as a result, out came this man; this handsome man: Daggeron. He held his hand out, and he certainly made me feel beautiful unlike a certain person, and cordially thanked me for saving and helping him.
Not to mention I got over my fear of frogs.
The Solaris Knight aided us in helping us defeat the Jester, came back to assure Udonna he was defintiely on our side, and we gained a great ally in the fight against Octomus. (No, we were NEVER going to get married. Who ever thought the BLUE MYSTIC RANGER and the SOLARIS KNIGHT were supposed to be married? Maybe in some foreign country, like Japan?)
Where am I now? After thinking about me and Daggeron I had lost my train of thought. I'm not saying he's not handsome. There's a ton of elders out there that are Power Ranger related that are handsome. I mean, from what I heard, Mentor Ji isn't exactly. Anyway, I believe it's time to cut to the end of the this production, so let's get to the final battle.
Ours was eventful like others. My leader had been turned evil for about half an hour, my headquarters was definitely destroyed. all three areas we were dealing with: my city, magic realm, and snow realm were in danger, so we there was definitely a struggle ahead. Nick had this remorse for what he had done to his own father also. He had been under heavy, dark magic. By this time, the Snow Prince was already in a dire panic due to issue with the Mystic Mother, a reformed Rita Repulsa, who was the baddie of the Mighty Morphin Power Ranger Era, as she had been attacked by the head boss, while Leanbow, Daggeron, and Udonna are all stuck in the Underworld trying to save everyone.
Though, we were in our power suits we were without our helmets, and Nick was already willing to give up, as we were in a cave trying to regroup figuring out what to do next. Vida, Xander, and Chip were asking for his advice. I could see the look on Nick's eyes. I took command. Meek, little Maddie, which is me, stood up and told him what to do.
"We are a team, and you are this team's leader. We go on as a team no matter what," I forcefully reminded him. He didn't have enough time to wrap his head around what I said because the Master came out of nowhere and attacked us. We sprang into action, but the blow from him was more than we could handle.
Out in the open, no barrier, no stone from the cave, there was no protection from the power suits anymore, andwe were suffering. Things had went from bad to worse in less than thirty seconds, but once Claire and the Snow Prince came our way we were okay. Claire informed us she was a full sorceress now due to Mystic Mother. Of course the Master said that was impossible, but Claire confidently informed him he was wrong. Udonna made her appearance and made sure to inform the Master he had no home to go to either. And though, at first, Leanbow and Daggeron weren't able to be revived they were. It took Leelee's mom to, and another good thing, her mom reverted to the side of good. Leelee's mom, or Nikki, shall I say isn't such a bad person, and I will agree she's rather hot.
We all did work together, and by all I mean both realms and the city of Briarwood and the Mystic Force Rangers to defeat the awful Master, and once the Master was defeated, it was a damn great thing and feeling to know all was right in the world.
Post Production- Working on the Final Product, ME
After the final battle, the question was, 'what was there to do what the free time'? The withdrawals didn't start until way later, but the first thing that I had to adjust to was Nick leaving. Yeah, there was that awesome party being thrown at the Rock-Porium, and we all had to attend that, so we went there first. Udonna and Leanbow being there was a bit odd, and I'll be honest, it wasn't their scene. I followed Nick out of the store. He was preparing to leave the city, and this time it was for a legit reason. He was going to introduce his actual parents to his adoptive parents. He was preparing his bike and making sure everything was in order.
"I-I want you to come back for me," I confidently stuttered, if that made any sense to him, which felt like a sense of deja-vu. I had to smile inside. It felt like the first time we spoke. He stared at me, and he grabbed a red item from his backpack. The familiar, red item I had seen him with before.
He handed the blanket over to me. "Will you hold on to this," he then got onto his motorbike.
I knew how important it was. "Sure," I simply responded, and I watched him ride off. I intimately held it close to me, and I walked back inside of Rock-Porium, and I got a knowing nod of approval from Udonna, Leanbow, Vida, Xander, Chip, and Toby. The first to approach me was Udonna.
"I trust you with my son, and I know you would do him good. Now, we are off to hit the road," Nick's mom gave me a kiss on the cheek, and she wrapped her arms around me. Leanbow followed, and I felt him peck his lips on my forehead.
I smiled, and the two had left to meet up with their son.
And there I was with my sister, best friends, manager, his date also known as Leelee's mom, and Leelee herself, and the best of the magic world and the real world. Nick's blanket was still close to my heart. Now, the question was...
What was there to do with the rest of my time and life?
Distribution- The Maddie Everyone Sees/Gets Now...
Yes, Nick ended up coming back to Briarwood, and it was a year after he had left.
I could remember our reunion like it was yesterday. He walked into Rock-Porium, and I was behind the counter. He had his black, aviator sunglasses on. Leelee, Vida, Xander, and Chip were in various parts of the store. Each ogled us, and I instantly bit my lip. He took one step, and I instantly jumped in his direction. I launched myself in his arms. He caught me, and I wrapped my legs around his muscular body, and we made out like maniacs. I heard the cat calling, the whistling, the 'you go Nick and Maddie', and I could feel the heat in my cheeks. He also smelled so good; I couldn't help but bite his lip a bit.
Once I let go, he looked at me. His colored eyes looked at mine with fire. "What was that for," he asked, as he cleared his throat.
"It wasn't like you didn't want it," I seductively replied, and I smiled because he did as he promised me. He came back to Briarwood for me. And that night, our relationship went a little further than I had anticipated. A little further than the both of us had anticipated. I lost my virginity to him that night. It cemented our relationship. We continued our relationship, and at one point, we were even engaged to be married.
But, as of right now, there's nothing of that nature. I have changed. I'm more about my career than starting a family; he wanted the family. I couldn't give him that.
It was after Xander came back from the 'Once A Ranger, Always A Ranger' Team-Up. After meeting with Kira for the first time, and we had talked about my passion for directing for photography, being behind the camera, she inquired if I had ever done anything with music videos, and I had told her no. She asked for me to do one of her music videos, and I jumped at the chance and fell in love. I put my career in front of being with Nick, and that's when I called off the engagement with Nick.
Nick will always have a place in my heart.
And, once in awhile, we will have sex. He does have an amazing...
But anyways, I'm not the shy, afraid of frogs, always in the back Madison Rocca. I am a music video director, sister with the common sense, and I know what I want in life kind of person. I miss being a Power Ranger, and it was a great experience. Something I will always cherish. And just to let everyone know, I still own Nick's blanket. It's actually in my duffel bag.
(End of Flashback)
"Alright, is everyone ready to go," Maddie had to slightly shake her head of her thoughts, as she placed the vintage camera down. She had small smile on her face, as she looked at the beautiful women in front of her, and she had a slight flashback of thinking of her and Nick'sexual experiences. She needed to make a phone call on the way to the show. Just because her and Nick weren't together now; that didn't mean they weren't couldn't or wouldn't be together in the future.
Vida slyly smiled. "I think someone was thinking about something dirty right now," she sang, though she had no clue what she was talking about, as she accepted a shot from the former, second Yellow Mighty Morphin Power Ranger.
"I heard he wasn't too bad in bed," the former, second Yellow Mighty Morpher Power Ranger chirped in a drunken tone.
Maddie turned bright red, though she had to admit son of Udonna and Leanbow wasn't bad at all. "Alright, he's not too bad," she finally admitted. "My thing is, who's told you he wasn't too bad in bed. I'm not the one to usually kiss in tell."
Everyone in the room erupted in cheers at the former Mystic Blue Ranger, and they finished drinking their shots. The rowdy bunch exited the room and walked to eventful show they were about to go see
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