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Chapter Three- Dillon's Point of View
Thank God, he's finally awake. I thought he had died. Jay's gone through a lot of hurt when he met me and the others. He's a real fighter. After all he went through in his battles inside Corinth, he came out of it with a smile. A smile! I don't usually smile at all of my battles, but I try to. But, somehow, his smiles were going away. Especially today. He's like, somehow… cynical. I never seen him like this.
And now with us eating while he was waking up, I don't know how I would feel. Typical Summer would try to be nice and say something.
"Hey, sleepyhead!" She said. Obviously Jay was getting annoyed by that, but I didn't notice. It seemed like he was mad somehow. I would be if I ran away and got found by someone. I handed him a piece of my sandwich and he reluctantly took it. He ate it in pieces and was silent throughout the time when we were talking. No occasional random moment from him where he would usually say, 'Waffles!' or something that would make us smile for once.
Flynn decided to change the subject and asked Jay something really serious about Jay.
"Aye, Jay," Flynn said, "how did you become a Power Ranger?" He asked this and I saw Jay being really defensive at this question.
"Jay, at least tell us how." I said trying to find out. Even with my amnesia, I wanted know how he became a Power Ranger at least.
Jay hesitantly spoke and then decided to speak up and talk the truth this time. "Better to tell you now, than keep you wondering. You see…" He was about to speak up until people in suits and guns were pointing at him.
"Police! Keep your hands up where I can see them!" Jay did what they said as someone was approaching him from behind with handcuffs. "You're under arrest."
"What for now?" Jay protested. I knew there was something wrong.
"Deserting your post." The officer whispered in his ear. Jay's eyes opened in fright. Somehow, he knew that something was wrong.
"O-Oh, Okay." He said in a scared way. "You guys," he said to us, "I'll be right back. Don't worry about me." He was walking to the car and got inside. They drove away, leaving us with the mystery of how Jay became a ranger. Where is it? Oh, crap. I'm holding it in my hands! What's going to happen to him.
"Wow." Flynn said, "just when we're about to find out, the police come and arrest the poor lad."
Ziggy was in distress. He was nodding his head no and was in worry. He knew something. "T-T-That wasn't the police…"
What? Not the police? What is he talking about? Those were the police! Wait… the suits. Police people don't wear that! Oh, no…
"What? What do you mean?" Summer asked.
Then Ziggy explained what happened. "That was Manny and Marco. I know them! They're not in the police. They're working for Fresno…Bob." His last syllable lingered on as he wondered the fact. "Did Jay used to work for Fresno Bob?" He asked all of this.
"N-No! Not that I know of!" I said. I was now scared.
"What?" Ziggy said. He was worried. He knew about Fresno Bob and his gang hurting people as
"Me and Flynn will look for Jay in the city," Summer said. Always being the planner. "You and Ziggy go back to the garage and track him."
"Summer," I said. I was thinking logically, "even if we do go to the garage, we don't know how we can track him."
"Wait…" Flynn said. He was remembering something. He was scratching his head which indicated he was thinking. Stupid tell but smart. "Doesn't he have Venjix Technology in him? Track him by that!"
"Yeah!" Ziggy said. "We have his bio on the computer. We can hack into his technology in his shoulders, and then… bada boom! An instant track of him."
I nodded yes and then me and Ziggy were on our way back to the garage. We have to get him before… something bad happens to him.
Jay's Point of View
Oh, no. I'm screwed. Fresno Bob found me. Just when I'm okay, something happens to push me back. At least it doesn't affect the others. I wonder what they'll do to me. I'm starting to panic.
"What are you guys going to do with me?" I asked Manny.
"You don't need to know." He said. "All you have to know is what you've done to betray us." Then bang! Someone hit me with a pipe and made me go on unconscious. Geez, I've been in pain a lot of times ever since I've been in Corinth. Heck, I almost died a whole died! I can cheat death one more time.
But, my vision is getting… fuzzier. I can't focus anymore. I can feel my head moving around and around. I then closed my eyes and then my subconscious unlocked my mind once again. This time… how I betrayed the Cartels. I feel so ashamed even thinking about it.
The Flashback
"Fresno Bob," I said coming to see him. "I'm going to take a walk."
He was being nicer since I was part of the Scorpion Cartel. "Sure, Jay!" I was about to leave until he was asking for something. "Wait for a second, Jay. What did you think of this?" He showed me a map. What's this about now? I know the city from head to toe. Why is my showing me this?
"What's this for?" I asked.
"There's a highly classified package here." He pointed at the warehouse by the high school. "Now, this is major money invested here. You think you can get it?"
What did he just say? I'm back to delivery boy? "Sure, Fresno Bob. I can. But, don't you think one of your other couriers can retrieve the thing?"
"I would usually," Bob said, "but this thing is so classified, I need someone I can trust to get it for me." Obviously the poor squirt would happen to be me. "And what do you think of this?" Then he showed me a picture of a restaurant.
"A pizza restaurant?" I said questionably.
"Yes, there's a bunch of people from the other Cartels. We gotta… show 'em who's boss… you know what I mean?" He was in that mob attitude. I got scared.
"You mean… kill them? Fresno Bob, don't you think that's a little… low? I mean, what if they have families?" Did he really mean kill them?
"Jay, we have to show the other Cartels that we are more powerful than them. So if that's what we got to do, then so be it."
I tried to protest against it, but I just left the room. I was scared for my life now? An actual shootout between Cartels? This is crazy!
I went out and picked up the package. Took about a good twenty minutes so I was alright. They said with a package this highly classified, then it would take about three hours. But, I got it in twenty minutes. Must be a new record. But, all I could think about was the shootout at the pizza restaurant. I didn't know what to do, so I went to the only people that would understand, Ranger Base.
I snuck into Ranger Base once again and yelled, "Hello? Rangers Silver and Gold?" I was still holding the package when they surprised me from behind.
"What are you doing here now?" Gem said.
"I need to talk to you guys. Something is going very wrong."
"What's wrong?" Gemma said. Obviously, she wanted to know unlike her brother.
"We're not a psychiatry ward. Go home." He said.
Then I decided to tell the truth. "No! I don't have a home anymore! Please…" I approached them slowly, "lemme work with you guys. I-I can help with the computers, send you your Zords, aid you guys when you're hurt. Anything!"
"Listen, kid." Gem said, "even if we did let you, how can we trust you? We know that you're a Cartel." Then my eyes opened. Damn it, they know. Can they see that I'm trying to dissolve my wrongs and do right?
"I-I don't want to be a Cartel anymore. The stealing, the hurting people. I think it's just wrong." I said. This was actually true. I didn't want to be with them, but what can I do?
"Listen," Gemma said, "why won't you have a home then?"
Then I told them the information about the Cartels. I know that I'm going to regret it. "There's going to be a shooting at the Pizza Restaurant. The one by the local high school. Innocent people are going to be there and get killed. Then the other Cartels will come to our headquarters and kill us." Their eyes were open. "Don't you see!? I'm trying to make good in the world now!"
Then Gemma contacted the authorities and then they went to the pizzeria. Gem, Gemma, and Jay followed them on. Gem was driving as he was well… impressed with Jay.
"You got chops kid." Then he noticed the box. "What's in the box?" I didn't know what was in there. I wanted to take a peek but then I knew what would happen to me if I did.
"I-I don't know. And besides, Fresno Bob would be-" I said until I got interrupted by Gem.
"Jay, he's going to get arrested. He's facing maximum jail time. I think you're safe to open it." Don't need to tell me again. I hesitantly opened the box and… what is this? It looks like an 80's wrist communicator or something. Definitely too big.
"Uh… what is this exactly?" I showed to Gemma. She opened her eyes and gasped.
"The Rev Morpher! Gem, he has it!"
"Then it's his responsibility." He said to Gemma. He obviously didn't care. Then he was talking to me. "Listen, kid. Guard that thing with your life. It has untold powers that you'll never know."
Untold powers? What is this dude thinking? This thing has a lot of power? "You've gone off your rocker, man!" I said. "How can this, '80's communicator thing have powers?"
"You'll never know… and you never will." Gem said. Obviously they knew something I didn't. We came upon the pizzeria. The cops were there as some of the Cartels were getting arrested. Finally, some good came into my work.
I smiled a little bit, but there's someone out the window… who's that person? A girl attacking the cops? She must have strength as a tiger… but she's so… petite. Could it be a cyborg? Oh, no. She's coming towards us.
"Everyone get out!" Gem said. And as when we got out. The girl sent a surge of electricity like in Avatar and sent it to the car. A huge explosion happened in front of my eyes. I shielded my eyes with the Communicator Thingy, but then she came and lifted me.
"Now, the morpher." She said as she picked me up 5 feet in the air.
"In your dreams!" I yelled to her. Gem told me I had to defend it with my life, so… no turning back. I struggled to make her let me go and… well, throwing me to the ground counts. She charged at me and I was still holding the morpher. I knew it. Was this my destiny? I guess I'm going to find out. I put it on my wrist as she sent sparks at me.
I rolled away from the sparks and came in front of Gem and Gemma who were fighting grinders in their Ranger forms.
"Jay! Say RPM, Get in Gear and pull the lever backward!" Gem yelled. I heard this before the girl tackled me.
"Give me the morpher and everything will be fine." She said. No! I can't be defeated by her! C'mon Jay, get back up on the ground! I rolled her back making her fall on her back as I went stood up.
I looked at the communicator thingy. Do I really want to do this? Maybe it will work. One way to find out! "RPM! Get in Gear!" Then I pulled the lever backward with my index and middle fingers. What? A white glow? It's engulfing me! Then boom! I don't see it anymore.
I look around to see what's happened and then my hands…wait. My hands! White gloves!? My arms!? Am I in a white suit? I started feeling my head. A helmet? What the heck is going on? Wait… I'm a… Power Ranger!? I'm a Power Ranger! I thought I couldn't be a Power Ranger, but this is way beyond cool.
Then the woman started to attack me. I fought back, street style. I got her in a hold then threw her a few feet from me. She was angered. Of course! She was beaten by a Power Ranger! She went away and then I took off my helmet.
I approached Gem and Gemma and they were… well, kind of sad.
"Well," Gemma said, "you got good skills, kid. You might be good to train."
"Thanks… I can't believe I'm a Power Ranger! I'm a Power Ranger!"
"Okay, man. You were good." Gem trying to rain on my parade, "But, you got a lot of training to do."
"Yeah. I do." Then I saw Fresno Bob getting arrested. He looked at me in disgust now. Like I was dead to him now. I made a sad face for him. I almost wanted to talk to the cop and negotiate about releasing him. I had the skill for that… but then what happened? Could it be that I found a new family?
"Jay," Gem said, "C'mon. We have to train you. Effective immediately." He urged me to go and follow him and I hesitated for a bit. I was looking at the Crown Vic as it was driving away.
"Jay! C'mon!" Gemma said. I was still staring at the same place. Was this the price I had to pay? Exchanging a life of crime and riches for a life of right and becoming a role model? I sighed and went ran towards Gem and Gemma. It seems like a made a right choice… for once.
End of the Flashback
Oh, my god. What am I feeling now? Some force that's making it hard for me to go up? Lemme try to breathe. What? I can't breathe!? Oh, no. I'm underwater. My eyes are shut, but my mind is still racing. Everything else is calm. Wake up, Jay! You have to save your life.
I open my eyes and I realized I'm underwater. Please, I have about thirty seconds to get up to shore. I start going up. Can't go! Oh…my…god, I'm going to die. I'm going to die. I'm panicking right now.
I can't seem… to breathe now… everything it seems to be fuzzier. My skin and my internal organs are… cold. I'm about to die. As I attempt to go up again. I think about my life. I made good and I met my brother. My life seems okay. At least my wish came true….
As I slip to the watery death engulfed inside me… what? Something's tugging me… Maybe I'll get there! As I go back into unconsciousness, I see a white light… I'm going towards it! I'm almost at it!