Of Anime, Poetry and Falling in Love: Mack and Rose

Disclaimer: In case the term fanfiction has misled you in any way…PR isn't mine.

Challenge: Why?

Timeframe: Post Face to Face I

Summary: Rose wonders why he'd gotten to keep the Tracker.

She was starting to wonder why Andrew Hartford had allowed Mack to keep the red Tracker. Mack was a great ranger, and she knew this, but now…now Mack was missing and there was a savage alien with him, and the forest was a huge area. Mack and Tyzonne could have been anywhere.

Rose recalled how Mack had insisted that Tyzonne was different, that he didn't want to hurt anyone. But quite obviously he did want to hurt someone- Mack. Rose couldn't help but think of a thousand different 'what ifs' and the pink ranger knew her heart rate was steadily getting higher as she and the other rangers combed the forest for Mack. She was certain she wasn't going to be able to relax until she knew what happened to Mack.

She had faith in the red leader; she knew that Mack had always pulled through for them before. She just couldn't help feeling anxious as she scanned the forest scenery for any flash of red. Mack was well…special, especially to her. Rose didn't think she could bear it if anything had happened to him. She didn't think she'd be able to hold herself back if Mack was hurt and Tyzonne had been the one to cause him harm.

When things like this happened, Rose wondered why Andrew had ever been allowed Mack to be part of the team.

A/N: While I know Tyzonne was really a good guy, Mack was the only one of the rangers to realize this. Please keep in mind that Rose and the other rangers still think he's evil.