DISCLAIMER: I do not own the Power rangers or anything affiliated with the series. I do, however, own the characters of Melissa Blake and Chad McPherson.

"Good morning. My name is Melissa Blake. Would you like to take a seat?" Melissa offered as the man nodded his head yes and sat down. His eyes were very puffy and by the look of his black shirt, he had just gotten out of bed and come here without bothering to iron or change it. By the warnings of the others, she knew that today and tomorrow were going to be very emotional sessions. She just didn't know if she had the husband or the best friend to deal with today.

"Hey," Billy whispered, as he tried to regain some strength in his voice.

He had gone to the Command Center yesterday and although it might not have been the safest thing in the world, it allowed him to try to examine some things. He knew that he could find information there, he just didn't know how much of it would be useful. What he had found proved every theory he had thought of, but how in the world was he going to get it to work for them? How was he going to survive with the information that he now knows?

"I'm sure that the others have told you what's going to happen today, but I'm going to have to ask more out of you. I need you to be open to telling anything you might know, because you were closer to her," Melissa said, as Billy nodded.

She truly found out what a hardened ranger was yesterday. Tommy only let her go so far and if they were going to have any hope of finding any answers, then the red and blue rangers were going to have to dig hard and be willing to put themselves through an emotional hell to get somewhere.

"I know," Billy said in a hollow voice as Melissa nodded. She had heard that voice before in people who had lost loved ones and she still hated to hear it come out of someone's mouth. It made her aware of the loss and in this situation she knew that the loss was the only reason that they were here. "I'm sorry, but this is going to be a long day for you. I have a lot to get off my chest."

"I expected that. Are you ready to begin?" Melissa asked as Billy nodded his head yes. He was saving his voice for the important things that he had to get across to the police.

BEGIN Tape: KX105PR

"Can you please state your name, ranger color, and marital status?" Melissa asked as Billy rubbed his eyes in an attempt to stay awake. He had not been sleeping well since Trini died and although Katherine was trying; it still wasn't helping him. He needed some closure before he could try to go back to his normal life and Kat understood that, more than anyone else did.

"Dr. William Cranston, I was the first blue ranger, and I'm married to the second pink ranger," Billy said as Melissa nodded. Again, their stories were matching up and she just didn't see how the police were going to find much difference from one tape to the next, except the mood they were in.

They all seemed to have the same story of what had happened in the past, which was all the police were concerned with, at the moment. She didn't understand why they didn't want her to ask about what had happened to them recently. And that fact was starting to wear at her innermost self. She had finally realized that the police didn't want answers to Trini's death, they wanted answers to the rangers.

"Do you have any other family?" Melissa asked as Billy yawned. These were not important questions to him, but he knew that he had to go through the mundane necessities in order to get to the vital information.

"My father. My mother died when I was young and I'm an only child," Billy said as Melissa nodded. She didn't see the point of continuing to ask him things that had nothing to do with the reason he was here. She knew it would be best to head straight for the rangers and Trini.

"What was your life like as a Power Ranger?" Melissa asked as Billy took in a deep breath.

He was having to force himself to not talk the way he usually did. He wanted the police department officials to be able to understand what he said without having to go buy a thesaurus. He was sure that they would need it with his normal vocabulary and they would quit listening to his tape and he knew he had some vital information to give. He knew that he might be the only one that could get them to give up everything that they had on him.

"It was as good as can be expected for people who suddenly become faceless heroes. We did a lot that people didn't know about. We stopped many things from happening, that could have destroyed the Earth and everyone that we love. We were blamed for things that we couldn't help. Being a ranger made us all accept that sometimes things just happen and there is no way that you can place the blame on just one person. We had to take it when people blamed us; we didn't dare speak up against it. No one knew who we were and a bunch of teenagers suddenly sticking up for the Power Rangers would be suspicious. To say the least," Billy said, as he took in a very shaky breath.

"What is your perspective about life now that Trini is gone?" Melissa asked as Billy pulled out a handkerchief. He knew he was going to cry, no matter how much he had tried to convince himself that he had to be strong and keep himself together. Kim was angry about it all, Zack was trying to be solid and stable, Tommy was looking after Jason and Kimberly, and he and Jason were just messes.

"I've lost one of my best friends. I've never felt like this before, I've never been through something like this before," Billy said, as the tears began to roll in earnest. "We knew that, eventually, we would begin to die, but we thought that would be when we were old and retelling our adventures to our grandchildren. The day when we had to deal with death came much sooner than any of us expected."

"It was, no doubt, a shock to all of you," Melissa said as Billy blew his nose and nodded his head.

"It was for her to go this way. If it had been Tommy, it would fit how his life has been over the last ten years. The rest of us have kept our noses out of the Power Ranger world when we can. Tommy tends to have the evil come after him first and then he has no choice but to stay in the ranger world. I never thought it would be her that they would come after. She wasn't a ranger as long as some of us," Billy said as he wiped his nose again. He had been crying everyday since she died and when he went back to the Command Center last night, he had truly broken down. The first ranger had died and how long would it be before someone else was taken away from their group? And what rule was there to say that they were going to be the only group that was found and then had someone die immediately after?

"What do you know?" Melissa asked, as she was sure that he had gone and tried to research the situation. From what the other rangers said, that was what he did when things got tough. He went and found the cold, hard facts that no one else could deal with.

"All I know is theoretical. If I knew anything concrete, it would be much easier to tell. I don't like what speculation does to people," Billy said, firmly, as Melissa nodded.

"Maybe we should just come back to that later. Do you want to talk about Trini?" Melissa asked, as Billy gave a small nod and then tilted his face towards the floor.

"I won't lie and say that things were never rough between me and Trini. I hated it when she left Angel Grove. That was the biggest fight that we ever had, I didn't want her to go because I knew that when she came back, she was going to be someone completely different. She understood me better than anyone else and she was the one person that made me feel normal back then, I didn't want to lose that" Billy said as the sobs began to come.

"Normal?" Melissa asked, carefully. She thought that they were all relatively normal, considering that they were former Power Rangers.

"Usually I speak very articulately. I use words that most people need a thesaurus to understand. She befriended me when we were very young and she stuck by my side when others didn't think it was the popular thing to do," Billy said as he wiped his eyes. "There are many things that happened between the two of us that no one else knows about, not even Jason. I can't believe that I never told him about it all. I can't imagine explaining it to him now."

"What kinds of things?" Melissa asked, carefully, as Billy looked up at her and gave her a very weak smile. He could look back on those days and smile, but the loss he felt at her passing didn't make those days seem as bright as they once were.

"We dated for a couple of years in high school and we were teenagers, we wanted to find out what love was. I'm sure she told Jason that I was her first, I know I told my wife about Trini, but there was always an unsaid boundary of what we discussed when the other two were present. I realized how much she loved Jason and she realized how much I love my wife. We have a bond that can't be broken because of that. We knew what the other needed and we knew that it wasn't each other. We stayed friends, but we always held onto the fact that we had given something to each other that no one else could ever have," Billy said as Melissa just nodded. She was not shocked that they had had sex as teenagers, that was considered normal now. What shocked her the most was the fact that they were a ranger couple and they seemed to be the only couple that did not stay together for the long haul.

"Did the rangers know back then?" Melissa asked, carefully. She was not sure how much of that relationship he was going to reveal to her, considering the fact that it seemed to be a well hid secret.

"They knew that we dated. I'm sure that Kimberly knows about everything else, but the others probably are in the dark. She was her best friend in the world and let's face it, teenage girls tell things like that to their best friends. I would have gotten my ass kicked if I had mentioned it in front of Jason. He even liked her back then, but wouldn't break the two of us up just to get her," Billy said as Melissa nodded.

"During your time as a ranger was there anything that seemed to be after only Trini?" Melissa asked as Billy nodded his head yes.

"Several monsters came after only her, but they were all destroyed years ago. I do not think that it was a monster from the past that attacked her, I'm not even sure if it was a monster. There is evidence to point towards a human being in the car, not a monster. Monsters generally have some sort of weapon and would not resort to their bare hands if they were one on one with an unprotected human. Also, their bare hands would do a poor job at strangling someone, as they are rarely human shaped and have extremely poor dexterity," Billy said as Melissa nodded. She could tell that he had an analytical mind and had thought this out very well. He was not as mad as Tommy, who came out and accused the police department, but he was definitely pointing away from it being a monster and easing them into his true suspicions.

"This evidence that you have, where is it?" Melissa asked as Billy looked up at the ceiling. The police were never going to have access to the Command Center to see what he had. He knew who had killed Trini. Unless the police could get a concrete case without going into the Command Center, then it would just be best for only the rangers to see what he had seen, even if that meant that they had to restrain Jason from going out and killing the man himself.

"The Power Rangers have a place that only they can access. I have visited it over the last few days and through time reconstruction technology have been able to see the actual events of that day. However, that will be no help to the police department. You see, they are not allowed to know the location of the place nor are they allowed to enter it. They actually would be killed if they did not enter it, considering that they are not Power Rangers. Their case is going to have to come from some other source and the witnesses are not stepping forward to help with it. They have been silenced," Billy said as Melissa looked at him. If he knew who had killed her, then he was in danger. The police were not stupid and she was sure that they would do the same thing to him, if they were truly involved in this scandalous act.

"So, you know who killed her?" Melissa asked, as Billy sadly shook his head yes.

"I do, but it would be outrageous to accuse this person based on technology that they do not even know exists. Also, we would have to reveal our identities to use the information against the person and we would also have to reveal our safe haven. It would be too big of a risk," Billy said, as Melissa gave him a confused look. How could it be too big of a risk to put the person who killed Trini behind bars?

"What would you be risking?" Melissa asked as Billy sighed. He knew that his important points were only beginning and that the police were going to know that he was on to them, unlike the others, he did have evidence, but he could use it against them. He could use it to get their information destroyed and put the murderer away for a very long time.

"I would be risking the other rangers, the other teams that they do not know the identities of. It's enough that I am risking myself and my ranger family, I can't do anymore than that," Billy said, solemnly, as Melissa nodded.

"So all of you could live with her murderer going free?" Melissa asked as Billy looked up at her and his blue eyes flashed ominously.

"Who said anything about this person still being free?" Billy asked, as he quickly smoothed his handkerchief. "They have information on us. I have information that will bring down the police department if it is shown to the public. The Power Rangers cannot be pushed around. We do not fear death, only what it will do to those around us."

"But will this information be lost if you die?" Melissa asked, suddenly worried that whoever had killed Trini might try to come after Billy as well. Billy, meanwhile, shook his head no. He had talked to Tommy and Zack last night and told them what he knew was the truth. They knew how to get to it and Tommy's mini Command Center had it logged there, in case they could no longer make trips to their Command Center.

"No and the only way it will not be revealed to the public is if they come forward and hand over our information to us. I'll give them a couple of weeks before I go public and if they kill me, I'll take as much evidence as I can with me," Billy said, as Melissa walked over to her desk. She needed to take some serious notes now and these were not for the police.

These were for the FBI, who had contacted her yesterday. They had gotten wind of the fact that the Power Rangers had been discovered and that one was already dead and had been killed in a very bizarre accident. They, unlike the Angel Grove police, were actually interested in finding the murderer and they had asked for copies of the tapes as well. If they could keep the other rangers from being killed, it would begin to pay them back for the duties they had done. They were not interested in revealing them to the public. They actually wanted their help on some matters of security.

"How will it still be revealed if you die before you can tell it?" Melissa asked as Billy smiled. He knew that he could outsmart the police and he knew that he had them interested enough in what information he had. They would come for him soon and if they didn't agree to reveal themselves, they'd take him too. Then Tommy and Zack would do what was necessary to make them pay for the death of two rangers. The two of them could not put themselves in a position to be killed, but they did have the knowledge and connections to get a higher power to help take down the police corruption.

"There are other Power Rangers that they don't know about and they can't go killing everyone we know to try to keep them from talking about what they might or might not know. The game's up, as far as I'm concerned," Billy said as Melissa nodded. "Either they come clean or we reveal them as the scum that they are to the public. Our punishment will be much worse than anything that the police can come up with. We have contacts with other planet's rangers. I'm sure that we could arraign from them to have to serve out their sentence on one of those planets."

PAUSE Tape: KX105PR

REPORT KX105PRa

There is evidence of the tape being paused by Dr. Melissa Blake. There is also evidence that Dr. Billy Cranston does have outstanding evidence against the police department. Neither is available for comment on the missing section of interview, which is concluded to be unimportant to the investigation. This is also the first time a Power Ranger has actual evidence against the department. Actions will be taken as necessary.

Deputy Chad McPherson, Angel Grove Police Department

END REPORT KX105PRa

"Here is your envelope," Melissa said as Billy took it out of her hands and carefully opened it.

"She was so prepared for what might happen to her. We discussed it several times, what we would do if someone found out who we were. Trini would meet the person and see how much they knew about us and if they were even right. She also would leave instructions for us about what should be done if something happened to her. Her plan worked and I've done my part. The Power Rangers will be safe, even if the two of us are gone" Billy said as he flipped through the contents of the folder until he found his letter.

Billy,

I know you have begun implementing our plan already and have probably found the person who caused me to no longer be with you. Billy, thank you so much for everything. I know that I didn't leave the others good-bye letters, except Jason, he is going to need some closure from all of this. But, I had to do this for you and me, Billy. There are things that we had, that you need to be able to let go of. I want you to be able to truly live again.

Now, Billy, tell Jason what our plan was. I know it will be hard for you to do that and even harder to do the next thing that I am asking of you. I need you to tell him everything that you have found. He deserves to know the truth and so does Kim. You know that the two of them won't be able to live with themselves until they know who did this to me.

I want to thank you so much for everything that you have done so far and Billy, I still love you. You know that already, but I needed to tell you that, again. I didn't want to leave it undone and if I didn't say it before I died, then I just need to know that you will know it. You're my first and although Jason and I are married, you still do hold that spot in my heart. We've talked about it before and you know what it means, I don't have to write it here so that you'll understand. I love you, Billy, keep yourself strong.

Love,

Trini

"My Trini," Billy said, as he ran his fingers over the letter. "We've protected them, just like we said we would."

"What do you mean?" Melissa asked as Billy snapped out of his revelry.

"Several years ago, we made a promise to each other that we would protect the rangers in the ways that they had protected us. There have been many past attempts on our lives, when we had no power, and each time Jason, Zack, Tommy, or Kimberly would come save us. We owe them for our lives. That is something that you cannot easily repay," Billy said as he looked at the contents that the police had obtained. "They did a horrible job."

"It's not accurate, is it?" Melissa asked, as Billy shook his head no.

"But, it is exactly what I expected to see. I saw the same pattern in others' packets. Although they have done a great deal of surveillance on us, which is quite illegal since we were not be prosecuted for any crime, they have nothing that directly links us to being rangers except what we are telling you. That is why they want these tapes, so that they can prove we are rangers. That is why they have not revealed us to the world and if they do, I'll reveal them, myself," Billy said, as Melissa nodded.

"How many other rangers are there?" Melissa asked out of curiosity and Billy could only shrug his shoulders.

"It may be in the hundreds now. I'm not really sure, I haven't kept up with the most recent teams," Billy said as he looked at the tape recorder, which had been stopped. "Now, let us finish the business we have here. I have more work to do before the day is over with."

RECORD PRESSED Tape: KX105PR

"So, these other rangers can be contacted at any moment?" Melissa asked, as Billy nodded his head yes. He could contact them now if he really wished to do so. The communicator that he still wore had a direct feed to the Command Center's register of alien planets.

"Yes and it could easily look like a disappearance, although the police would really know what happened. You see, Angel Grove is famous for being the home of the Power Rangers and if the Power Rangers could be brought into the open, it would only be more famous. What they were not prepared for is that we will die to keep our secret. We are willing to sacrifice that to keep the others safe," Billy said as Melissa nodded. That was a common theme amongst all the rangers that she had talked to. They would lay down their life for the others to be safe. It was not a question of if they would do it, it was when they would do it. She just hated that they had had to go through it so soon.

"Is there anything else that you have to say, Mr. Cranston?" Melissa asked as Billy shook his head no and then looked at the door, asking permission to leave. "This concludes tape five, blue Power Ranger, Billy Cranston."

AN: Okay, I know some of this was a little unexpected to come from Billy, but I wanted to give it another twist. Now, I do promise that Jason is going to be extremely emotional, I have to do that. Let me know what you are thinking and toodles!