==Los Angeles, California, United States==
Ryleigh walked into her Intro to Education lecture and waited for the teacher to begin the lesson. As a typical college student, she sat wherever a seat was available and not near people she might know. This time, she sat next to a pretty Asian-American girl about the same age as her.
"Hi!" the girl said as she watched Ryleigh sit down next to her.
"Hey, what's going on?" Ryleigh replied and took a seat next to her.
"Nothing much, what about you?" the girl asked.
"Just kinda tired." Ryleigh replied. "College is definitely a lot more different than high school."
"I'm just not liking how classes start right off the tee." the girl complained. "I'm Katelyn Chen, by the way. What's your name?"
"Ryleigh Smith." Ryleigh smiled. "It's nice to meet you."
"So do you want to be a teacher after college?" Katelyn asked.
"That's pretty much what I'm planning on. I'm guessing you do too?"
"Yup, I'd like to teach at an elementary school." Katelyn answered. "I love younger children."
"I'm more of the high school type." Ryleigh said. "But I could also see myself working with little kids."
"Are you from California?" Katelyn asked.
"Yeah, I'm from Smalltown." Ryleigh answered.
"Oh, isn't that where the Power Ranger thing happened? What did that feel like?"
"It was really chaotic, to be honest." Ryleigh chuckled. "Everything was a guessing game. If you were in the wrong place at the wrong time, you were toast."
"That sounds like it sucks."
"To be honest, it was actually kind of cool. In a weird, apocalyptical sort of way."
"Oh wow, I'm from LA, so we pretty much stayed away from Smalltown." Katelyn admitted. "There was no way any of us would walk into that deathtrap."
"It really wasn't that bad until the last day. Most of the casualties were on the final attack."
"I'd imagine it was all out."
"Yeah, he sent out everything he had at our city. It was pretty scary, but the Power Rangers got the job done."
"Which one was your favorite?" Katelyn asked. "I always liked the Pink Ranger."
"I was more of a Green Ranger fan." Ryleigh smirked. She noticed the professor walk into the lecture hall. "I think our professor is here."
"Well, time for notes." Katelyn groaned.
Ryleigh came back to her dorm room by the end of classes and crashed on her bed. Since she was in an honors education program, she didn't have a roommate to worry about. There would be nothing to keep her from having a good nap.
Well, nothing until her phone started to buzz. She groaned and propped herself up. She looked to her nightstand where she kept her phone and saw that it was a text message from Shane. She shook her head and went to read it.
"u need to check the news ASAP" Shane's message read.
"what is it?" Ryleigh asked.
"just watch"
Ryleigh sighed and turned her TV on to see an urgent report from Los Angeles.
"This just in, we have received word of a kidnapping on the campus of the University of California at Los Angeles." the reporter started. Ryleigh narrowed her eyes and paid close attention to the news cast. "Katelyn Chen, eighteen, was last seen aggressively grabbed by a white male with blonde hair. Before bystanders could do anything about it, he evaded them. The search continues for the university freshman. Just a week ago, there was another university kidnapping on the campus of Stanford University. There is no current explanation of how and why this rare event is starting to show up around campuses everywhere. As of now, that is the only information we possess to report on."
Ryleigh felt her heart rate begin to escalate. Katelyn was the girl she had sat next to in her Intro to Education class. She remembered her saying that the Pink Ranger was her favorite, and now she would have to be the one to rescue her. Ryleigh pulled out her phone and texted Shane.
"ur coming with me" she texted him.
"for wat"
"we're going 2 save her"
"k. where should i meet u?" he asked.
"just meet me outside my dorm hall and we'll take it from there"
Shane ran as fast as he could to Ryleigh's dorm building and found her waiting outside on a bench. He walked over to her and she stood up to face him.
"Where do we even look for this Katelyn girl?" Shane asked.
"I don't know, but Emma told me that she and the others used some sound sensor to track the kidnapping victim." Ryleigh informed him. "I say we use the same thing to find Katelyn."
"Okay, but you're going to be the one to lead." Shane told her.
"No problem, Pink is her favorite Ranger anyways."
"How do you know this?" Shane asked.
"Because I sit next to her in Intro to Education." Ryleigh said. "Just follow me."
Ryleigh led Shane to an alley where they both morphed into their suits without being spotted. Ryleigh put her hand to her helmet and started to concentrate on the sound waves. Since students were out and about, it would be hard to pinpoint Katelyn's voice. Luckily, she had talked to her earlier, meaning that she knew what she sounded like. After a powerful attempt to concentrate, Ryleigh started to hear Katelyn whimper.
"This way!" Ryleigh led Shane through the alley.
"Are you sure you know where you're going?" Shane asked.
"Just shut up and follow."
The two took a few twists and turns through the system of back alleys and found themselves behind a tall building. Ryleigh looked around to see if there was an entrance through the back.
"How do we even get in?" Ryleigh asked.
"If you saw the news report on the Stanford kidnapping, they broke in through the wall."
"So you're saying that we should damage this perfectly nice building?"
"I mean, we're about to save a life. It's worth it." Shane shrugged.
"Then you have the honors." Ryleigh backed off and pushed Shane ahead.
"Sure, whatever." Shane groaned.
The Red Ranger backed up a bit before tensing all of his muscles. He tightened his body and charged straight at the wall, ramming a large hole straight into it. Ryleigh quickly followed Shane through the hole.
"Red, do you see anything?" Ryleigh asked as they crawled under the pipes.
"Negative, Pink." Shane shook his head.
"Do we have to use war terminology?" Ryleigh asked.
"It sounds cool." Shane shrugged. "And besides, we're kind of like soldiers."
"Katelyn!" Ryleigh called out in a hoarse voice, trying to disguise her actual one. "Katelyn, where are you?"
The two started to pick up on whimpering. As they crawled deeper through the pipes, the whimpering started to get louder. Shane turned his head to see a clearing where the sound was getting louder and louder. He led Ryleigh through the gap.
"Katelyn!" Ryleigh exclaimed as she saw her new friend lying on the ground, clearly bruised. "Are you okay?"
"Pink Ranger?" Katelyn asked, somewhat alarmed. "You have to go away! He's going to come for you!"
"Who's going to come for you?" Shane asked.
"Me." a tall boy with blonde hair said before tackling Shane to the ground.
"How did you do that?" Shane asked, looking at him. "I thought you were human."
"Were." the boy smirked and kicked Shane into the wall. The force of the kick sent Shane straight through it, creating a gaping hole.
"Ow..." Shane groaned on the ground.
"Red!" Ryleigh exclaimed and grabbed the boy from the hips. She picked him up and threw him at the opposite wall.
"You're not too strong for me." the boy got up and ran straight for Ryleigh.
When Ryleigh got a good look at his face, she could tell that his eyes were glowing a blood red. This wasn't typical of humans.
"What are you?" Ryleigh asked before being thrown to the ground by his strong force.
"I'm your biggest nightmare." the boy smirked and stood over Ryleigh.
Shane didn't give the boy a chance to do anything to Ryleigh as he smashed him in the head with a pipe he broke off. The boy fell to the ground and Shane shot him straight through the chest with his blaster, killing him.
"You...you just killed him!" Ryleigh exclaimed. "Red, you killed him!"
"With good reason." Shane defended his actions.
"P-Power Rangers don't kill humans!"
"Not unless they're provoked." Shane put his blaster away. "And that time, we were definitely provoked."
"And now where do you think we'll get answers from?" Ryleigh asked.
"Can somebody just help me?" Katelyn asked and stood up.
"First, let's get to her room. Then, we can talk." Shane told his teammate.
"Okay..." Ryleigh nodded. "Maybe I need a minute to process what just happened."