Chapter 13

After another two hours at the mall they said good bye to Kimberly and Trini and started home.

"Well that was fun." Michelle breathed.

"Yah right you did not enjoy your self, did you." Billy smiled at her as he put the bags into his car.

"No it was ok. Oh no I forgot to get the clay." Michelle remembered.

"Don't worry me and Kimberly got you some as well as paints for it." Billy assured her.

"You did?" Michelle looked at him.

"Yah I don't know how you are going to firing what you make, but if you give me a week I can probably build a kiln." Billy told her.

Michelle looked at him strangely. "Why?"

"Why what Michelle?" Billy looked at her.

"Why are you being so nice to me?" Michelle said looking like she was going to cry.

Billy looked at her and bent down to look her straight in the face. "Because you not only had a very hard life, but you sort of reminded me of me at your age."

"Is that it?"

"That and ever since the day I lost my mom and sister there is a place in my heart that has needed some one to fill, and I think its you."

"You mean like a cousin or something."

"No much closer, like a little sister." Billy hugged her.

Michelle hugged back tears rolling down her face.

"I hate to break this up" Goldar's voice came from behind them.

Billy and Michelle flung around to see not only Goldar but Squatt and Baboo as well.

"What do you three want?" Billy said pushing Michelle behind him.

"The experiment," Goldar said pointing at Michelle.

"Well you can't have her." Billy told them. "It's Morphing time, Triceratops." With that Billy morphed.

Michelle jumped in to the car.

Billy was soon trying to fight them off, when the other rangers appeared. "You can't protector it her always Blue ranger." Goldar sneered and disappeared with Squatt and Baboo.

"Billy man what happened." Zack asked him.

"I don't know me and Michelle were just about to head off. When I had to go to the bathroom I was on my way back when I saw them surrounding the car. I morphed out of sight and you know the rest." Billy told them.

Michelle climbed out of the car. "Thank you."

The rangers looked at her and the Jason walked over to her. "No problem little girl, but do you know why they were after you?"

"Michelle" Michelle looked thoughtful for a couple of seconds. "I have no idea why they were after me. Billy."

"What Michelle?" Kimberly asked.

"Um my friend he's no back yet." Michelle looked worried.

"I will go look for him." Billy said and disappeared.

"We got to go." Trini told her.

"I will stay with her until her friend gets back." Jason told the others.

The other rangers nodded and transported out of there.

"Thank you again for saving me." Michelle looked him.

"No problem."

"Why did you show up after the blue ranger did?"

"Um he was patrolling and he saw that you were in trouble. He called us into help."

"Oh cool. He my favorite ranger, you're my seconded." Michelle told him.

"Michelle." Billy yelled as he came running over.

"Billy you missed it I was attacked and then the blue ranger showed up and then the other rangers showed up." Michelle babbled.

"Thank you for saving her." Billy said holding out his hand.

"No problem." Jason said taking Billy's hand and shaking it "See you later."

With that Jason got out of there.

"Nicely played Michelle" Billy said giving her a high-five.

"Same with you" Michelle yawned.

"Let's go home." Billy told her.

Michelle just nodded and climbed back into the car.

Billy climbed into the driver's side and started the car. Even as he pulled out of the parking lot, Michelle was fast a sleep.