Chapter Two
I remember her.
The way she looked, the way she felt.
She was pure.
A good wife, a good mother, and a good person.
Maybe I didn't deserve her.
Nevertheless, I loved her.
And she loved me back.
When the gates fell, I left her with a pledge; a pledge that spoke of everlasting love.
That morning, when I was called to defend my empire.
I made that promise.
"I will never leave you. You know this to be true. This is a time of war, as a soldier of my emperor, I will fight. If I am to die, leave this planet and never return. For if I fall, so will this regime and the protection it ensures. I entrust in you to be the mother of my children, please, teach them of honor and of their father. There may fall a day when they must fight, I would want them to be prepared. With that said; I love you. Never forget that. Even in my death I will never stop loving you. And because of that, I shall watch over you and our boys. Our spirits are one. Always. I love you, my wife."
And with all her magnificence she gave me inspiration.
In the form of a kiss.
She reminded me that I had a reason to live, there was more than servitude.
I had her, I had a family.
That was all I needed.
The moment I stepped out that door, I departed with all that had ever meant life.
I died that day.
Now I am a demon.
Now I am the quick and ever so authoritative blade of justice.
I am not a man.
Not anymore.
January 30, 2014 A.D.
//log.on/yellow/trini/02/ I'm running from a monster. This beast doesn't even know what humanity means. He's using the ultimate power, to rip bones from flesh. I always feared that the code would be broken. But this "ranger", he never had a code. This thing, this demon. It only knows evil, and nothing else. /log.off/yellow/trini/02/
October 10, 2013 A.D.
Kim:"We've been serving this world since last Winter, don't talk to me about responsibility!"
Zack:"Look at yourself. Take a good look. Your a mess. What's gotten into you?"
Kim:"What's gotten into me? More like what's gotten into this world. I don't need this. I don't need you!"
Zack:"I can't reason with you. When your ready to use logic. You know where to find me."
September 27, 2013 A.D.
Zack and Jason explode with violence.
They are on a modern battlefield.
Football.
It's friday night, under the lights.
Across the world Billy stands under different lights.
Darker lights.
Back to his old ways.
He has tumbled down, deep into a swirling pool of dangerous emotion.
As unstable as he may be, no other knows of his peril.
That is why he is more alone now than ever before.
The shipyard he's in has more than enough shadow to hide him, and his remarkable armor.
There's an army of men dressed in suits.
They stand by their fancy cars holding their fancy guns.
He waits.
Needs to see a boss before.
At a shipyard in China 27 gang members, including 5 bosses are beat into submission and later arrested.
The world would thank Billy, if only they knew.
They win the game.
Zack ran for over 300 yards.
The locker room, after the game.
Zack:"Nice game."
Jason:"Thanks. Do you wanna grab a bite before?
Zack:"No, I've got plans."
Jason:"Okay. Maybe I'll see you later, if not, then tomorrow in school."
Zack:"Sure."
Zack has plans; with Kim.
/com-transmission/trini-billy/"Come to my coordinates now, I need help!"/com-transmission/trini-billy/
/com-transmission/billy-trini/"Africa? What's going on?"/com-transmission/billy-trini/
/com-transmission/trini-billy/"Now!"/com-transmission/trini-billy/
Billy teleports to Trini.
10:00 p.m.
Zack and Kim dine at one of the finest restaurants in L.A.
Kim:"I just want to say this is going to be a little weird for me. I haven't dated in about two years."
Zack:"It's okay. If you want, don't even consider it a date, more like two friends going out to dinner in one exquisite restaurant."
Kim:"Thanks."
Zack:"So what happened, between you and Jason? I know it's not my place, but, he's like a brother to me."
Kim:"I'm here with you tonight. I'm trying to move on, please."
Zack:"Sorry. So how's school?"
Kim:"Fine."
Zack:"That's good."
Awkward silence.
Kim:"I can't do this. I'm sorry."
Kim walks outside, Zack follows.
She stands in the cold night trapped inside her mind.
Kim is almost crying.
Zack:"Hey, I'm here for you."
Kim:"Leave me alone, I'm not ready."
Zack:"You can't just run away from life. Eventually you'll loose it."
Kim:"I'm a savior to a people that don't want to change. After the war, I expected it to end. I feel like it's gotten worse. Murder, rape, genocide. It's got to stop. We are the only ones with the power to do so."
Zack:"It's getting to you. Being a ranger. Always remember what Zordon said: Never forget, being a Power Ranger is not a burden, it is a privilege."
Kim:"Your a good friend."
She kisses him.
Zack:"I thought you weren't ready."
Kim:"I don't want to loose life, not yet."
Their lips touch once again.
Billy's running towards the sounds of a battle.
He can see a yellow blur taking bullets and saving lives.
She is a true warrior.
Bullets deflect off his own blue armor as he shortens the distance between himself and her.
Together they take on human hate in it's boldest of forms.
It's what can only be described as a civil war.
Two tribes fight; their motivations, irrelevant.
With bullets and rockets all around, there is only one thing on the rangers' minds.
Defeat the hate.
Two rangers must find a way.
5. Never cease to uphold the values.
Kim's house.
Kim:"We've got to go."
Zack:"I know. Zordon."
Kim:"So I'll see you later."
Zack:"Yea."
Kim:"Thanks. I needed this. I needed you."
Zack:"Yea."
The two rangers teleport into their woeful responsibilities.
/com-transmission/zordon-rangers/"Rangers, report in."/com-transmission/zordon-rangers/
/com-transmission/trini-zordon/"Me and Billy got Africa!."/com-transmission/trini-zordon/
/com-transmission/kimberly-zordon/"Just arrived in Haiti."/com-transmission/kimberly-zordon/
/com-transmission/zack-zordon/"Chicago sir."/com-transmission/zack-zordon/
/com-transmission/jason-zordon/"I'm in hell!"/com-transmission/jason-zordon/
//log.on/red/jason/01/ Do I need this? No! Watching innocent people die. Is this my fate? I yearn for a life of freedom. A life of innocence. I have no heart. It has been taken from me. Now, all I have is the code. And the code says that I never stop! That I keep fighting till I can't fight no more! At this point, I have no problem with dying a servant. If that means I'll save a life or two. It's worth this hell. Tonight I fight/log.off/red/jason/01/
Jason runs into a wave of cylindrical and pointed metal.
Men with guns.
A ranger with no sympathy.
The quick and ever so authoritative blade of justice.
//log.on/red/jason/01/ Is this my fate/log.off/red/jason/01/
September 28, 2013 A.D.
3:15 a.m.
Location: Africa.
Billy and Trini sit aside one another watching the sunrise.
Their face masks are powered down.
The sense of urgency is at a pause.
They have spent the last few hours dealing with a massacre.
Everything is peaceful now.
Trini:"Thats twice now."
Billy:"What are you talking about?"
Trini:"You've saved my life twice."
Billy:"Well its, 5. Never cease to uphold the values."
Trini:"A simple, your welcome would've been fine."
Billy:"Sorry."
Trini:"It's okay, your hearts in the right place."
Billy:"Trini, I, I."
Trini:"What?"
Billy:"I care about you."
Trini:"I care about you too.
Billy:"No, What I'm trying to say is that, lately I've been very alone. Living a life of solitude. I was under the impression the world had no place for me, besides my rescuing of it. But tonight, you showed me that there's more than just saving people. It's about knowing why I'm saving them. And The reason I've come up with is as simple as it could get. To live. But not just live. Live for the opportunity to obtain happiness. This was something that was foreign to me. Happiness. I can barely remember I time I had it. I just want you to know that, you saved me too. So, thank you."
Trini gives a smile that could open up a man's soul.
And it does.
Billy kisses her.
And she returns the favor.
Passion ignites within the teens.
They embrace it, all of it.
//log.on/blue/billy/03/ This is what it feels like to be alive. /log.off/blue/billy/03/