Chapter 21: Stealing Never Succeeds
Kimberly and Tommy looked at each other and back at Mrs. Campbell. Kimberly nodded and kissed Tommy on the cheek.
"Umm, I'll walk you out to the door," Kimberly said to Tommy after taking his hand. Tommy nodded and closed his shirt finally. They left her room with Mrs. Campbell's knowing glance following them. Tommy opened the front door and stopped immediately.
"I'm so sorry Beautiful," Tommy whispered. "This is all my fault." Kimberly smiled and kissed him again.
"It's okay, Tommy."
"No, I should have woke up and left before…" Kimberly pressed her finger to his lips.
"It's not your fault, tiger, this is nothing. Don't worry about it. I promise, everything is okay. Trust me." They kissed and Tommy left. Kimberly waved him off.
Kimberly went back upstairs and showered. Aisha was waiting on Kimberly in her room.
"So, you two got bushed huh?" Aisha asked. Kimberly nodded.
"Yep, grounded probably." Aisha smiled.
"I guess, I have to say this is kind of funny."
"Why?" Kimberly asked.
"Well, I have never been grounded before for something this serious. I don't think my parents know how to punish anyone."
"Now, I feel better." They both laughed. Aisha's mother gave Kim a speech before dropping the 2 girls off at school. Tommy was waiting at the dropoff.
"How bad is it?" Tommy asked.
"It's nothing, like I said. Just can't have you over without permission anymore."
"Oh, that's not bad." They kissed.
"You worry too much," Kimberly said going to her locker. They kissed and made their way to their classes.
Kimberly called Mrs. Campbell at work to ask if Tommy could come over after school. She agreed.
"Is it okay if Tommy and I go out tonight on a date?" Aisha's mother nodded before going to make dinner. Kimberly smiled as she got few drinks and went back upstairs. Aisha, Kimberly and Tommy worked on their homework together. Aisha was at the foot of the bed, while Kimberly had Tommy had the top. Kimberly was laying her back against Tommy's chest as she read from a book and typed a paper.
"You wanna go out now, Tommy?" Kimberly asked after finishing her paper. Tommy was asleep. Kimberly looked up and saw that. She reached back and kissed him on the lips. Tommy mumbled.
"Wha…?"
"Just sleep, tiger."
"Huh, oh, no. We were gonna go out tonight?"
"You wanna go out, but you're still so tired."
"Nah, I'm just fine. Where to?"
"Anywhere, you want." Tommy yawned.
"Okay, let me throw some water on my face," Tommy said getting up. Tommy and Kimberly did get some punishment by being put on a curfew, 11:30. First time ever they had such an early curfew. Tommy drove around town with Kimberly. They stopped for a little ice cream. Tommy pulled the car up to the cliffs finally. They got out and sat on the front top of the car, enjoying their ice cream and the clear night's sky. Tommy and Kimberly stared up at the stars.
"Do you remember our first time?"
"Of course," Tommy said licking his cone more.
"Really? What day was it?"
"The exact day?"
"Yes," Kimberly said nudging him.
"I remember…"
"Enlighten me."
"We went to this party and you got totally wasted and had your way with me," Tommy said with a smile as he licked his cone. Kimberly smacked his chest. "OW!"
"That was not me."
"God, then who did I sleep with?" Tommy chuckled. Kimberly shook her head and shoved her ice cream cone into his nose.
"You'll be wondering who you will be sleeping with in the future, mister!"
"Ow!" Kimberly twisted his nipple as well. "Kim!"
"Who else did you sleep with?"
"No one else, I swear!" Tommy laughed and tried his clean himself "So sorry, babe! Just kidding. I remember that night, our night. It was the greatest night of my life."
"It was?"
"Yes! I was so bummed about the lost of most of my powers from that battle, so tired, but when I called you... Your voice made all those bad feelings jsut go away. And when I asked you to stay and you did without begging, I knew that was it for me. We were going to finally make love because it was meant to be." Kimberly smiled and helped clean Tommy better. She then giggled.
"I still can't believe our parents found out that night!"
"Yeah, I know!"
"You were amazing. I mean, we both had no experience, but somehow you did everything perfectly."
"No, I just followed you. I was praying not to spoil it."
"How could you spoil it?" Kimberly asked as she kissed his nose clean of the last bite of ice cream.
"I nearly came after one second of being inside you."
"What?" Kimberly laughed.
"Yeah, didn't you know? I had to hold my breath and pray many times."
"But that wouldn't have ruin it."
"Yes, it would. Why do you think I couldn't look you in the eyes and kept kissing you?"
"I thought you just loved my kisses?" Tommy smiled and kissed Kimberly on the lips.
"Well, that is true, but I knew if I looked at you in the eyes, I would have came within 8 seconds. I had to countdown from 50, many, many, many times!" Kimberly laughed. "I just wanted your first to be special and great."
"It was. Thank you." They kissed again. Kimberly reached down inside Tommy's pants. She unzipped his fly and begin to stroke him, as they stayed kissing. Tommy groaned and Kimberly smiled as he got hard with in her gentle stokes after a minute. Tommy pulled open his shirt tucked inside his pants. He looked up to the sky and then felt her mouth encased his cock, taking it in deep.
"Jesus, Kim." She sucked strongly on him. Tommy stopped Kimberly and pulled Kim's dress up. He slowly dragged her into his lap. Kimberly moaned and got up on her knees. Tommy pushed aside her panties enough so he could slide inside her. Kimberly slowly eased completely down on him. "Oh go..Kim.."
"Tommy." Kimberly moaned. Tommy slid her jacket vest off. Tommy licked at her breasts at first before he took a nipple lightly into his mouth at first and then started sucking it harder, as he was thrusting up into her.
"Oh yes...yes…Kimberly." Kimberly gasped. She could feel a rush coming down on her.
"Tommy…just like... Yes, oh, I'm cumming…oh yes...yes! Tommy!" Kim's whole body tensed up and she sat straight up grinding against him still. Tommy came within a few more thrust, groaning her name loudly. They hugged tightly, basking in each other's climaxes.
"I better get us home soon," Tommy said kissing her on the lips finally after a long silent pause. Kimberly smiled and nodded. They fixed themselves and Tommy drove back to her place. She held his hand the entire way, kissing his cheek and hand often. They kissed passionately at the door before letting go of each other. Tommy savoring Kim's lips as he tends to do when he doesn't want to let her go. Finally they parted with small peak kisses. Kimberly closed the door behind her and leaned up against the door. She stayed to listen to Tommy pulling away. Kimberly smiled.
"Impressed, 11:29." Kimberly gasped. She looked up to see Mrs. Campbell in her bathrobe.
"Oh, well I like to cut it close sometimes."
"I see. Goodnight, Kimberly."
"Goodnight, Mrs. Campbell."
A week later
It was getting to be the end of September now. Adam had stopped by Youth Center. He was allowed to miss school today because his family was having their reunion. At the celebrations, Adam receives a special gift. It is a paper lantern. He finds Billy and Aisha the only one in the Youth Center.
"Hey guys!"
"Wow, Adam looks like you had a great time at the family reunion," Aisha said.
"Yeah, it was amazing."
"I'll bet. Especially to get in touch with your family roots."
"Yeah, so who did you get that great looking lantern from?" Aisha asked.
"They presented to me at the reunion. It's been in my family for several generations. Apparently it has great powers." Billy examined the lantern.
"Wow, that is quite an honor, Adam," Billy said.
"Yeah, it is. You see, the lantern keeper is chosen for each generation. So this is a big responsibility for me."
"I'll bet." Aisha looked at it after Billy. "Hey, what do this inscription say?"
"I wish I knew."
"You mean, they didn't tell you?"
"I'm supposed to destroy it for myself," Adam said looking at the Korean lettering. Bulk and Skull took it in hopes of helping Adam discover it, but were just trying to make a joke. Bulk dropped it, but Adam was quick and caught it.
"You guys be careful!"
"Oops, sorry." Bulk and Skull stammered away.
"That was close."
"Well, looks like your lantern is already demonstrating some of its capabilities. It survived Bulk and Skull." Aisha laughed.
"I don't think I have begun to learn the lantern's abilities," Adam said.
The lantern gave Lord Zedd a most diabolical idea. He decided it is time to show the world Adam's lantern true potential. He sent Rito, Squatt and Baboo to retrieve the lantern.
Billy and Adam went to learn about the lantern after leaving the Youth Center. Billy's family knows a guy that runs a garden lantern in Angel Grove. He is Korean like Adam's family and would be able to help out with the inscription. Adam was told the words of the inscription, but couldn't figure out it's true meaning. Billy patted Adam's back.
"I almost forgot to tell you. Sometimes, what Mr. Cho says takes a few days to figure it out."
"Good." Adam was happy, because as of now, he didn't have a clue what he meant.
Kimberly was back at Aisha's home working on the backyard. Aisha's parents allowed her to take a portion of the yard to make her brand new garden. She was sad that the garden her mother and she worked on was now in the hands of the new homeowners. Kimberly and her mother had been working on that garden, since Kimberly was 2 years old and loved digging in the dirt, helping her mother plant flowers and vegetables. Rocky, Aisha and Tommy went to find some special plants and flowers for the new garden. Tommy was a bit concerned though. Kimberly had been practicing gymnast so much with the Pan Global trials and Worlds coming up, he didn't know if she would have the time to do a garden, with all her training for gymnasts, do all her schoolwork and battle the forces of Lord Zedd and Rita. They caught up with Billy and Adam.
"Hey, Billy, Adam!" Billy and Adam waved. Just then the tengas appeared before Tommy, Aisha and Rocky. Rito, Squatt, Baboo and more tengas appeared. Squatt and Baboo stole many lanterns from Mr. Cho's collections. Adam rushes back by sees that his lantern is missing just like the others ones Squatt and Baboo took. He was upset, more at himself for being so careless and losing the lantern so quickly after he just got it.
"I promised I wouldn't let anything happen to it. I swore it in front of my family! Damnit!" Adam punched a fist into his other hand.
"It is not your fault! Do not blame yourself," Aisha said.
"Yeah, don't be so hard on yourself," Tommy said.
"How can I not? I shouldn't have let it out of my sight! I was its protector." Adam sat down. Bulk and Skull appeared. They found out Adam and many other lanterns were stolen. They vowed to find them and left to do so. Magically, Skull and Bulk caught Adam's lantern that Rito tossed back, since Squatt and Baboo took so many. Squatt and Baboo didn't know which was the powerful lantern and neither did Rito. They take back all the lanterns to the Moon so Zedd can at least use one of them.
The Rangers teleported to the Command Center and called for Kimberly. She left her gym training and teleported in.
"What's going on?" Kimberly finds out Zedd sent his goons, Rito to get lanterns.
"I BELIEVE ZEDD WAS SPECIFICALLY AFTER ADAM'S LANTERN."
"Why would Zedd want Adam's lantern?" Kimberly asked.
"Well, according to Adam, didn't your family say the lantern carries special powers?" Billy asked.
"Yeah."
"Maybe Zedd and Rita want to use that against us."
"YES. IF THIS IS THE CASE, WE MUST GET IT BACK BEFORE ZEDD AND RITA CAN HARNESS IT'S CAPABILITIES."
Zedd had a hard time figuring out which lantern is the powerful one. Rita picks up one, while the others are trashed.
"Get ready for Lanterea, Power Ranger! Ha, hahahaha!" Zedd creates the monster and sent it to Earth. It first attacks Bulk and Skull by laughing at them. Aisha and Adam were walking around. Adam was still trying to find his lantern, when they heard Bulk and Skull screaming.
"Monsters in the park! Run away!" Bulk screamed. Skull was still trying to find something in the Junior Manual to help, but Bulk was waiting for that. Adam calls the others to meet them in the park. Aisha and Adam morphed to face the lantern. The other Rangers arrive to battle the Lantern monster as well. Adam's loyalty to the lantern made him hesitant to attack it. But when he sees his friends are in trouble, he summons his powers from within to take the monster down. In the end, the Rangers have to destroy the lantern with their zords.
Adam returned to the Youth Center bummed. Kimberly sat at the table with him after bringing him a drink.
"Adam, I am so proud of you. I know how hard it was to destroy your family's lantern."
"Yeah, but once I realized that the lantern was just a symbol of my family's strength and wisdom, it wasn't hard."
"I still wish we didn't have to destroy it," Kimberly said.
"It's okay. Everything that lantern represented is inside me. And we're all save now, that's what really matters."
"Yes." Kimberly put her arm around Adam and hugged him. "Definitely." She pressed her forehead to his and kissed his cheek. "Cheers." Adam smiled and tipped her glass. The others guys arrived walking past the wet spot on the floor.
"Hey guys."
"Hey!"
"Angel Grove's finest insisted on walking us here. They thought it was dangerous alone," Billy said.
"Well we should thank them," Aisha said.
"As well, you should! We solved the case!" But Bulk and Skull had a surprise for Adam. They gave Adam his family lantern back. Adam was happy and wanted to know how they found it. Bulk and Skull went through a daring and tall tale about fighting the monster and snatching it away. Because of their horsing around, they slipped on the wet floor, crashing hard to the ground. Everyone laughed.
Kimberly was walking to Tommy's car with Aisha went she saw bunches of flower plants.
"What is this?"
"Oh, surprise!" Aisha yelled with Rocky.
"We thought we would help you start your garden."
"Oh you guys!" Kimberly hugged Aisha. "Thank you!" She kissed Tommy on the cheek.
"You're welcome, Beautiful."
A few days later
After school, Rocky found out some pretty exciting and well frightening news. Rocky was allowed to join the young faculty at Angel Grove High. He and a teacher at the school trade places in school, so each could get to know and see how life is on the other side of things. Rocky was given stakes of teaching books. He went by the Youth Center to get started on tomorrow's lesson. Billy was earning his new red belt from Tommy, who had taken over training Billy since Jason left. Billy was a fast learner and was now learning the art of breaking wooden boards. Rocky dropped a few books on his way inside. He tells the guys about his opportunity as a new teacher for the day. It was surprising that Mr. Wilton would agree to since a thing. He was a very strict, hard-nosed Science professor at Angel Grove High. He welcomed a chance to do the easy job and become a student again. Mr. Wilton told Rocky how discipline was key to surviving and to make sure the students know that. Mr. Wilton wasn't playing around, he even broke the board Tommy and Adam had set up for Billy.
"Is that clear?"
"Yes sir! Perfectly clear, sir." Adam, Rocky, Billy and Tommy said in a line.
"I like your tie sir," Tommy said. Billy nodded.
Zedd allows Rito to take his powers and use it, since he wanted a vacation. Rito wanted to try the exchange project Rocky was doing. Zedd and Rita give over power to Rito and put him in charge for the time before. Rito couldn't be happier with the power.
Rocky struggled with his new role as Science teacher the next day in school, partially thanks to Bulk and Skull taking the schoolbook manuals. He tried to give the lesson and ended up smoking the lab out because of his lack of experience. The students laughing at him in the process. Kimberly, Adam and Tommy looked at each other before going to help Rocky.
Mr. Wilton wasn't having any luck too, making the other students and the teacher angry because he was quick to answer all the questions without even raising his hand. Even Billy wasn't pleased. Mr. Wilton was dismissed from class from barking out orders to the other students; one for slouching in his chair and Billy was talking. Mr. Wilton was sent to the principal's office.
Rito asked Finster for help, but he turned him down, since he only worked for Rita and Zedd.
After school, Rocky found Mr. Wilton in the park. Rocky asked how his day was, and was surprised he didn't have a great day like him. Mr. Wilton commented on how much things have changed since he was a teenager. Tengas appear and attacked Mr. Wilton, thinking he was the red ranger. Rocky calls for help from the others. He rushes back to help out his teacher.
The other Rangers were just getting out of school, when they were called. They arrived in Ninja Ranger power form to help Rocky out. They battle the tengas with ease. Rito appears with Zedd's staff. Rito accidentally turns the professor Mr. Wilton, into a monster. The Rangers struggle with the tengas and Mr. Wilton. The Rangers try not to hurt Mr. Wilton as they fight. They are turned into chemical products in flask. Rocky, the only ranger left, takes the rack of tubes from Rito and teleports back to Command Center.
Rocky tries to draw on all his Science knowledge with Alpha to turn the Rangers back to normal. Alpha and Rocky work quickly to fix the problem. They are able to bring the Rangers back to normal. The Rangers go to handle Mr. Wilton. Thanks to Zordon, they realize that short-circuiting the monster will bring Mr. Wilton back to normal. The Rangers call their zords when Rito makes the monster giant size. Rocky takes his Ape zord to battle the monster himself. The Rangers were able to help bring Mr. Wilton back to normal.
The Rangers return to the Youth Center after the battle. Kimberly and Aisha walk Mr. Wilton there. Tommy watched as Billy broke a wood board for completition of his training. Rocky congratulated Billy. Tommy added another board.
"Thanks man. I guess it was just all about focusing my physical energy."
"Yeah. And hey, man, I am impressed how you were able to focus your mental energy and turn us back to normal," Tommy said patting Rocky on his back.
"You know what's weird? I thought teachers had the easy job, and we were the ones that had to do all the hard work and studying. But I learned my lesson. If you want to teach you better be prepared."
"Well, at least Mr. Wilton learned something too." Aisha and Kimberly arrived with Mr. Wilton and small crowd as he explained what happened to him.
"And then the Power Rangers saved me. Well, see you all at school in the morning."
"Bye!"
"Wow, looks like you have become pretty popular," Kimberly said to Mr. Wilton. They walked over to the guys. Tommy walked over to Kimberly and they hugged immediately.
"Yeah, well thanks to Rocky," Mr. Wilton said patting Rocky's back and holding his shoulder. "Exchanging places really helped. I forgot that being a teenagers was very difficult. I learned to be more understanding." Tommy put his arm around Kimberly. "And I have you all to thank for that."
"Hold it right there!" Bulk yelled. He and Skull were carrying in the school teacher manuals. "We have a few questions about these books."
"Stole books that is," Skull added.
"Hey, I was wondering where those books went," Rocky said.
"Ah ha! He admits to stealing them!"
"He stole nothing! I gave Rocky those books for the student-teacher exchange project. You could have ruin the entire experiment!"
"Student-teacher exchange?"
"Never heard of it."
"That makes me angry!" Mr. Wilton broke the wood board. Kimberly leaned back into Tommy. They all looked at each other with slight smiles. Bulk and Skull gasped and stammered. "Well, I hope you two have learned a lesson here today."
"Yes, yes sir," Bulk said in a girly voice. Skull could only nod in fear. "Thank you sir. We'll see you in class." They rushed out. Rocky started the laughter with the others. Kimberly wrapped her arm around Tommy's waist and laughed against him.
Next day
Kimberly was getting ready for school and finishing up a paper due this morning. Aisha came in into her room, pinning her hair back. She had long braids now, so the hassle to do her hair in the morning was cut down.
"Yo girl, how much of that paper did you get done last night?" Aisha asked.
"Uh, most of it. Tommy took a great deal of time last night, or else I would have had it done by now."
"Don't complain, you know you wanted it just as much." Kimberly smiled, as she brushed her hair back.
"True. There." She typed her last sentence and printed it out. Kimberly and Tommy held hands as they walked around the school halls
"Training again, today?"
"Yep, I do have another competition tiger," Kimberly said kissing his cheek.
Tommy walked her to the gym after school. He was her coach yet again, helping her, pointing out any errors he could see. Kimberly was grateful to have his help all this time.
"Can we eat here, so I can keep working out?"
"Uh sure. Why don't I go get take-out. You continue on floor, not bars."
"Good. I want Chinese from that place on Cross Street."
"Not that one at the mall."
"No, the one at Cross has the best egg rolls and Egg Foo Young."
"Okay. I'll be right back." Kimberly gave Tommy a kiss as she pulled off her handgrips from bars. She went to wash her hands as Tommy left to get dinner. Tommy came back with the take-out food. Kimberly and Tommy moved to the middle of the floor mat to eat. Tommy even tried to get a bit romantic with plastic flute glasses to drink their sparkling water from. Kimberly smiled at that, as he pulled out several Chinese boxes.
"Are you okay?" Tommy asked pointing out her newly wrapped foot.
"Yeah. Just a twist." Kimberly clicked the tv on in the gym.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, nothing to serious. Thank goodness."
"Okay." They continued to eat. Tommy took the remote and started flipping through the channels. Something caught Kim's eyes.
"Hey, go back!"
"Huh?" Tommy did. He turned up the volume.
"Wait, what was that?" Kim asked. They watched the news report on gymnastics. Kimberly gasped.
Olympic hopeful and reigning World silver medallist, Jayce Phelps has sustained a stress fracture in her foot earlier today during an exhibition show in Colorado this afternoon. It is doubtful that she will be competing at the Pan-Global Trials in California or the World Championships in 2 months, but she plans on making National Championship this spring.
"Hey, Pan-Global Trials are what, a month away," Tommy asked getting a napkin
"Something like that. Man, she must be bummed. Not to be able to go to Pan Global or the World Championships."
"Well, it's good for you, right? Not much competition until PG."
"True, but I would like the challenge."
"Challenge?"
"Well, yeah. We are competing here for a chance to be on the Olympic team. If Jayce can't make Worlds, she is not a guarantee for Olympics."
"Why not?"
"Well, the US has strict, qualifications I guess that would be the right word for it. Let me try to explain this. The process for qualifying for the Women's 1996 Olympic Team that gets to go to Atlanta, involves 3 sequences of events. First, you have to qualify for the 1996 Coco-Cola National Championships. Now, that can either be done by winning at the American Classic or the U.S. Classic, or by being a member of this year's World Championships Team," Kimberly said.
"Well, you won the American Classic this fall."
"Yeah, but I also have to be a member of the World Team the previous year before the Olympics, because I wasn't last year."
"Okay."
"Then, you can qualifying for the Olympic Trials through the National Championships; and by finishing in the top 7 of the All-Around Olympic Trials, you have your shot."
"Okay, I think I understand."
"Good, because that's not all. There is much more."
"Okay."
"The top 14 finishers from the National Championships will qualify for the Olympic Trials. In the case of a tie for fourteenth place, the athletes tying for that place will each qualify for the Olympic Trials. Anyways, the athletes whose petition to participate in the Olympic Trials accepted will also compete at the Olympic Trials as an addition to the 14 athletes qualified through Championships. Those for the girls who may have had injuries and couldn't compete. Now those Olympic trails are for the coaches in charge for the Olympic Games. For 3 weeks, you train, you compete for a top spot on the 7-membered team. 1 girls is an alternate and won't compete unless another girl gets injured. Now, for those 3 weeks you are training your ass off for the Olympics. No one knows who won their spot until after those 3 weeks are over and all the coaches have had their say."
"Wow."
"I know. But, hey, if you win Olympic gold, your life will never be the same. Your life is practically set, you will always be Olympic champion. It's a dream for all gymnasts to hold that prize. I know it's one of mine." Kimberly smiled.
"And you will." Tommy reached over and kissed her. They finished eating. It was around 7pm.
"It's late, let's get you home."
"Ahh, home sweet home." They threw away their trash.
"Come on," Tommy said. He carried her things to the car. He walked her to the door.
"Thanks for spending your afternoon with me."
"Of course, anything to help my girl win that gold medal." Kimberly smiled and hugged him.
"See you in the morning."
"Right, bye." They kissed. "I love you."
"I love you too," Tommy said hugging her. Kimberly went inside after waving Tommy off.
Kimberly went upstairs to her room.
"Kim, is that you?"
"Yeah!"
"Come in here and help me!" Kimberly rushed through the bathroom into Aisha's room. It was dark. Aisha had a bowl of popcorn on her bed, as she slightly hid under the covers.
"What are you doing?"
"Watching that movie Rocky picked out from last week. I never got to see it and I realized this is why."
"Is it scary?!"
"Duh! Get in the bed with me!"
"Well, I don't want to have nightmares!"
"Oh come on you big baby!" Kimberly dropped her flip flips to the ground and got under the covers.
"Oh, where is Tommy or any guy when you need one?" Kimberly got some popcorn and gasped and the monster attacked the couple. Aisha and Kimberly watched the movie. Aisha's parents knocked on the door after the movie was done. It had left the killer just moments away from attacking the heroine before the screen went black. All that was left was her screams. Kimberly and Aisha screamed at the knock on the door.
"Ladies, what is going on in here?" Aisha's father clicked on the light.
"Oh Daddy!" Aisha jumped up and hugged her father. Kimberly jumped up and followed.
"We thought that…you were the killer."
"Now, you girls know you can't handle scary movies."
"Yeah…"
"How about we go out for ice cream and forget about that scary movie?" Aisha's mother put her arms around Aisha and Kimberly.
"Sounds great, Mom," Aisha said. They went out for ice cream.
The teens were in Science class, a few days later, when they found out Rocky's famous football star uncle was coming this afternoon to speak to the football team.
"Uncle Joe. I can't believe your uncle is the famous pro quarterback Joe Hans," a guy said. He was Alan, Rocky's partner in class today. Billy, Aisha and Kimberly were at one table, Tommy and Adam at their own.
"I know he is like the greatest football quarterback around," Tommy said. He played his game around Joe's skills.
"I guess, I just always known him as Uncle Joe, with a great arm of course." They all laughed.
"Less chitchat and get back to work guys."
"Sorry." They went back to work. Alan read out instructions to Rocky on their experiment. He ended up smoking up the Chemistry lab with noxious gases. Mr. Wilton made everyone exit quickly.
"Oh man, what happened?"
"I don't know Rocky," Alan said fanning his face of the smoke as they rushed out.
It's football season at the evil palace on the Moon, so Lord Zedd created a special monster to play offense against the Rangers. He calls his newest deadly monster, Centibot. It was half-centipede, half-football star. Zedd was hoping this new creation would be much suited to take on the Rangers in the Monster Bowl. The monster showed his skills by turning Rito into a football. Rita laughed, as she was able to turn her brother back to normal. They all laughed, they may have found the perfect monster to take on the Power Rangers.
Rocky was shocked to hear that Bulk and Skull were assigned celebrity duties to watch after his uncle. Mr. Wilton yelled at them to get to their work and stop bothering his class, as the smoke had finally cleared. Most the students went back into class. Alan dropped his book. Kimberly picked it up. She looked over it.
"Hey, Alan, are these the notes you used to do today's experiment?" Kimberly asked.
"Yeah, why?"
"Well, Billy can you see where he might have messed up?" Billy took the book with the notes from Kimberly.
"Well, based on the formula you have here and what happened in the lab. I think you might have reserved the compounds," Billy said.
Reversed?" Alan looked at his notes.
"Yeah, you read them backwards," Billy said.
"Oh man!"
"Until you get your grades up in my class Alan and past my test, I have to tell the coach to suspend you from the game this week."
"What, no! Football is my life! What about the Stone Canyon game?"
"Look, Mr. Wilton. Maybe I can help tutor Alan," Rocky said.
"Yes, please…." Mr. Wilton looked at them.
"Alan, if I can tell you are making an effort and can pass all the experiments today, I won't tell the coach, yet."
"I understand sir. Thank you!" They all went back inside to help.
Rocky was helping Alan at lunch. Mr. Wilton set up a session after school for Alan. Rocky was quizzing him now. Alan didn't know why he wasn't good at Chemistry. He figured he was only good at football, because words and numbers always seem to trick him. It was as if he was seeing them upside down and backwards.
"You know, my Uncle Joe had problems with school. Let's go find him, maybe he can help you better than I could."
"You mean, I can meet your Uncle?" Alan asked.
"Sure, come on!" They got up and rushed to find Rocky's uncle.
Bulk and Skull were watching after Rocky's uncle, when the Centibot monster appeared. Bulk and Skull were trying to get autographs when they saw the monster. Rocky and Alan see this and rush to help. Rocky's friends and his uncle were transformed into footballs by the monster. Rocky calls for help after morping to battle the monster.
"Tommy, guys I need your help! I'm at the football field!" Tommy was in line to get Kimberly another juice, when Rocky beeped in. He motioned for the others to follow him.
"On our way Rocky, hang on," Tommy said. "Come on guys." They ran out the cafeteria to the football field. They morphed, and rushed to help Rocky. Rocky warned them about the ball that turned the others into footballs. Zedd sent down the tengas to battle the rangers as well.
The Rangers were in the scrimmage of their lives, as they have to battle the monster. Zedd made the fight, the championship showcase match against the Rangers, with the monster and tengas for Monster Bowl and football glory. Tommy and Billy were the first ones to go down after Centibot scored a touchdown. Adam and Kimberly teamed up and ended up pushing the monster back, but were hit by the punted ball. Aisha was the last one hit, after protecting Rocky. All alone, Rocky retreated to the Command Center.
Rocky figured out that reversing the energy wave could undo the spell. Ninjor was called in to help Rocky. Alpha had a device to help them release the spell. With help from Ninjor, Rocky was able to turn the Rangers back to normal. Zedd and Rita made the monster grow to giant size and with the Rangers' Ninja zords, they were able to defeat the monster once and for all.
The Rangers went back to school to finish up the day before heading to Ernie's outdoor restaurant to chill out.
"That was such a weird experience guys," Kimberly said sitting next to Tommy.
"Certainly got an interesting perception over things." Rocky, Alan and Rocky's uncle finally found them outside at Ernie's outdoor Juice Bar.
"Hey guys! Guess what?" Rocky asked.
"What?"
"Alan doesn't have to quit the team."
"Alright!" Adam clapped.
"Oh that's great," Tommy said. "But how come Alan?"
"I told Rocky's uncle about my problems in school and he did the rest!"
"Woohoo!" Everyone was happy for Alan. Kimberly moved into Tommy's lap, as Alan took the remaining seat and Rocky could have her seat. Lt. Stone came to give Bulk and Skull a hard time about not being at the football field when he went looking for them. Everyone looked back and laughed. Bulk and Skull were more afraid of the football than the tongue lashing from Lt. Stone. Everyone laughed again as Skull made another mess on Bulk trying to get away from the football.
"So, Mr. Hans, what exactly is Alan's problem?" Kimberly asked. Rocky's uncle put his hand on Alan's shoulder.
"Alan's problem sounded a lot like mine did back in school. You see, I suffered from dyslexia as a kid, still do. So I took Alan over the High School Learning Center and got Alan tested."
"It turns out I have the same learning disorder. The Learning Center said many people are dyslexics and I shouldn't give up school because I'm having a hard time."
"You see, when you are stressed and have dyslexia, you tend to see letters a little differently than other people. Not all teachers recognize problem."
"Yeah and now that I know the problem, Mr. Wilton said he knows way to help me, and my grades will really improve now."
"And he doesn't have to quit the team!"
"Yeah!" They all clapped.
They all went home shortly after that. Kimberly and Aisha were showered and changed into their PJ's. They got into their bed quickly. That football match against Zedd's monster and the tengas really took a lot of out the girls. They didn't play the sport as much as the guys did, but were happy they were strong enough to defeat the monster. Aisha's mother came in the room.
"You girls are getting into bed pretty early and you hardly ate dinner."
"Long day, Mom."
"Oh, well, I guess, goodnight."
"Night Mom."
"Night, Mrs. Campbell." They went on to sleep.
Until next time my peeps :P