Jason's Birthday Bash
Disclaimer: I only own Electrifier, nothing else.
A/N: I hope you all like this chapter. Some things come to light here. Please read to find out what they are! There should only be one or two more and this story will be finished.
Chapter 7
In her palace on the moon, Rita was furious at the way things were going. The two ranger prisoners had been freed; teleported out by Zordon, most likely, but worst of all, her warrior had been captured! She turned to glare at Goldar. "Take the Electrifier and get down there!" She told him sharply. "I will go personally to the civilian hostages and issue the rangers an ultimatum to give me back Jason or these people will be destroyed right now as they watch! Oh and Goldar, I will tolerate no more failures, make damn sure that you destroy those rangers once and for all!"
"Yes, My Queen," he replied, bowing low. "I will personally make sure that they are no more!"
"Good. See that you do!" Rita responded and teleported to the civiallans.
Goldar turned to Electrifier. "Let's go. We have a mission to complete for our empress Rita." The monster nodded once and they vanished as well.
At the Command Center, Kimberly had sunk to the floor beside Trini and was trying to comfort her. It was having little effect as Trini just kept crying on Kim's shoulder as Kim hugged her. "I promise we'll get him back but you need to be strong," Kimberly said soothingly.
Trini nodded through her sobs. "I know, but it's just so hard seeing him like this and hearing him talk so hateful towards us," She said, still crying.
By this time, Tommy was furious. "Are you happy now?" He snapped angrily. "Does this make you feel powerful, to make someone cry their heart out? She's one of your closest friends, and this is how you treat her? Spell or no spell, you disgust me!" Tommy turned away as he finished talking, unable to even look at Jason any longer.
"Why you miserable little---"Jason began hotly but broke off as he looked at Kim on the floor, still trying to comfort Trini as she cried. "Trini," he murmured, confused as hell as a memory rose to the front of his mind: The six of them were at the park. They'd had a picnic and Jason had just gotten up to leave to run errands for his mom. He had started to walk away when Trini caught up to him. "Will you be okay," she asked him softly.
Jason gazed into her eyes. "Yeah, I'll be fine." Trini just shook her head. "I promise," he said a little more forcefully,
Trini nodded and put her arm on his shoulder. "Just remember, if you need someone to talk to, I'll always be here for you," Trini said gently.
Jason shook his head as another flashback came to him, this time in the Dark Dimension just after he's captured Trini and Billy: "Jason, please calm down. We're you friends. We aren't going to hurt you," she pleaded, tears springing to her eyes.
Jason whirled around and looked at her incredulously. "Calm down?!" He yelled in anger, smacking one fist hard into his other palm. "Sure I'll calm down, when you and your friends are destroyed for all you've done!"
"Jason, you have to listen to us! This hate isn't you. Rita put a spell on you and is controlling you mind, but it isn't too late. You can still turn away from her," Billy said empathetically, looking him directly in the eyes.
"Come back to us, Jason. We need you!" Trini added, tears now running down her cheeks.
Jason grabbed the sides of his head and shook it angrily. "No, he thought to himself, this isn't right! I'm Rita's warrior! I live for her! The rangers are my enemies, they planted those images in my mind, to try and make me weak, but it won't work!" He glared hatefully at all of them.
Billy noticed that Jason seemed to be battling within himself. "Guys, I think we're getting to him. We've got to continue," he said urgently.
"The only thing you've got to do is let me out of here!" Jason screamed, but there was still a spark of uncertainty in his eyes as he punched the force field as hard as he could then kicked it several times. To everyone's shock, it shattered at his last kick. "I knew your wimpy field couldn't hold me! I'm out of here!" He made to teleport but in the instant he went to touch his communicator to do so, Trini had sprung up from the floor and threw her arms around him, stopping him.
"No Jason, please don't go. Please don't leave me," she begged him.
"Jason tried to shake her off him. "Get off me; I have to get back to Rita!" He growled.
Trini just hung onto him for dear life. "No, don't leave. I need you!" She cried frantically. She saw that the words weren't having much effect on him and said the only thing that came to mind. "I love you, Jason!"
Jason blinked at this. "Huh?"
"I love you, Jason," she repeated.
"You…love me, Trini?" He stuttered, looking bewildered. Everything was so foggy to him. He kept glancing around at everybody, not knowing what to think at all.
"Yes, Jason, I do. I have for several months now. You're everything to me," as she spoke, she cupped his chin so he'd look at her and gazed directly into his eyes. He held her gaze for several moments then abruptly pulled away.
"I'm so mixed up; I don't know what to think or who to believe anymore! Why is this happening to me?" As he finished speaking, he rubbed his face vigorously with his hands.
"Jase, just relax. Listen to your heart. It will let you know who to believe and what is real," Tommy said softly, but firmly, putting a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Remember all we've been through together and done together," Zack added.
"Hanging out at the Youth Center, going to school, doing karate, picnics in the park, and even all of Bulk and Skull's antics," Kimberly added.
"Kim and Zack are right," Billy said firmly. The bonds that we share can never be broken by Rita or anyone else."
Jason pulled away and looked at the floor. "Rita," he murmured, confusion still in his eyes.
"Yeah Rita. As in Rita Repulsa. The one that's always trying to destroy us and take over the world," Zack said.
"Ahhhh!" Jason exclaimed. "What's wrong with me? Why am I so mixed up? I feel like you're telling me the truth, but if that's so, why do I still feel like running back to Rita?" The anger and frustration he was clearly feeling were both evident by the tone in his voice.
"Maybe I can help," Trini spoke up. She stepped up to him and kissed him deeply on the lips. Everyone was shocked at her actions, but even more so when he didn't pull away.
As soon as Trini's lips touched his, memories and images flooded his brain, coming in such a rush that he was hard pressed to keep up with them all. Memories of him as a child playing with his friends, him in karate tournaments, watching Kim at gymnastics, hanging out at the Youth Center, becoming a Power Ranger, breaking the spell on Tommy, going to the Dark Dimension to retrieve the Green Candle, fighting Goldar, Defending the planet from Rita and her monsters. Rita. Suddenly like a strong wind blowing smoke away, everything was crystal clear including how much he loved Trini and the fact that she was kissing him passionately. He pulled away slowly and sank to the ground, his face in his hands.
"What have I done?" He asked, sorrow in his voice.
"Hey, it wasn't your fault. You were under Rita's spell. The spell made you do it." Tommy's voice was soft and comforting.
"Tommy's right," Trini said. "You had no control over any of it."
"But all those horrible things I said, attacking you guys, capturing Billy and Trini and well as four civilians. Not to mention kissing Rita and calling her my love! Ugh! How could I ever do such a thing?" Jason wailed, tears beginning to stream down his cheeks.
Trini sat next to him and pulled him close. "It's okay. It's not your fault. No one blames you. You were under a spell," she said while rubbing his back.
"She's right," Zack spoke up. "We all just wanted you back. And now you are."
"We all missed you, Jase," Kimberly added.
Jason wiped his eyes and looked around at everyone. "You really mean that?" He asked softly. You guys still want me for your friend?"
"Of course we do," Trini replied firmly and the others all smiled and nodded vigorously.
"Just like you told me, you'll always be one of us, bro," Tommy added.
"Ay, yi, yi, this is so exciting!" Alpha exclaimed. "I'm so glad you're back!"
"Alpha speaks for all of us," Zordon said. Welcome back, Red Ranger."
"Thanks guys, that means a lot to me," Jason said as stood up. Trini stood as well and put her arm around him. Jason smiled and leaned into it. He looked Trini in the eyes and just marveled at her beauty. "Thank you, for bringing me back." His voice was filled with warmth and love.
Trini blushed and said, "I'll always bring you back. Or die trying."
Jason just kept gazing into her eyes. "Did you really mean it when you said you loved me?" He asked softly.
"I meant it with all my heart," She replied. "You being under that spell was the worst thing to ever happen to me."
Jason felt his heart lurch painfully at that. "Oh, Trini," he murmured and hugged her tight. "I'm so sorry. You deserve only peace in happiness in your life, not pain and suffering." He pulled back and looked Trini in the eyes again. "I love you, too. I have for a while, although I'm not sure when my feelings for you grew this strong, only that they are. But why didn't you ever say anything about it to me?"
"I was scared that you didn't feel the same way about me and that you would reject me. That would have hurt so much," she replied honestly. "How come you never told me how you felt about me?"
"I was scared for the same reasons you were, but now I wish I did say something to you about my feelings for you. Just thinking about what I put you and the others through just tears me up inside!" He squeezed his eyes shut for a moment and shuddered. Trini snuggled up to him again and buried her face in his chest. Jason just held her close and gently stroked her hair. For several minutes they just stayed that way until Jason lifted her head up and kissed her gently on the lips. Trini responded by kissing him back and wrapping her arms around his neck. The kiss quickly deepened and became more passionate as Trini opened her mouth to give Jason's tongue access and Jason hungrily explored all the recesses of her mouth. Trini did likewise to Jason as she ran her hands through his dark hair. They pulled back for a moment to catch their breath and then came together again, kissing each other hungrily and deeply over and over as Jason's hands tangled themselves in Trini's long, silky, black hair. Trini moaned and kissed him harder as she stroked his hair. She is like an angel from heaven, Jason thought as they continued kissing, locked tight in their passionate embrace. The other just looked on, smiling, at this new development and the strength of the love between them.
They might have gone on like for a while if the alarms hadn't started to wail loudly, jolting them sharply back to reality and making them both jump at the noise. "What's going on now, Zordon," Trini asked, sounding a little impatient. She just wanted to keep kissing and holding Jason.
"Goldar and Electrifier are back in Angel Grove. You must stop them immediately!" He replied.
"But what about the four innocent people still trapped in that cave that Jason kidnapped while under Rita's spell?" Tommy asked. "Shouldn't we free them?"
"Alpha is teleporting them out of there now using the same method used to free Trini and Billy. Don't worry about them. They are safe. You must stop Goldar and the monster."
"Zordon, Electrifier is the toughest monster we have ever gone against," Kim put in, sounding worried. Does he have any weaknesses we could use against him?"
"Water," Billy spoke up before Zordon could reply.
"Of course," Zack said, sounding excited. "Water and electricity don't mix."
"That is correct, rangers," Zordon told them. Soaking him and then blasting him with your Blade Blasters should really hurt and weaken him greatly, thus allowing you to destroy him." But you must be very careful and he is extremely dangerous and any one of his electric blast could be deadly."
"Let's do it!" Tommy yelled, but Trini looked upset about something. Jason immediately noticed and spoke.
"What's wrong, Trini," He asked her softly.
"We're finally together and I just want be with you right now," she said in a voice thick with emotion.
"Oh, Trini, I just want to be with you too," he replied softly, hugging her close. "And we will too. As soon as we stop Goldar and that stupid monster. We'll go somewhere where it will be just the two of us and we'll stay there as long as we want." Trini looked up at him and smiled.
"You really mean that?" She asked hopefully.
Jason nodded. "I promise." At Trini's nod of acceptance at that, He turned to the rest of his teammates. "It's time to end this, once and for all! Is everyone ready?" When the others all nodded, he moved to his usual place at the front of the group. "It's Morphin' Time!" He shouted and they all proceeded to morph and teleport to Goldar and Electrifier to stop them once and for all.
"This is going to be a very tough battle for them, Zordon," Alpha said after the rangers had left.
"I know, Alpha," Zordon replied. "It just may end up being the hardest battle they have ever had. May the Power protect them all."
A/N: I don't know if my way to beat the monster would actually work, but I think it is at least realistic. I mean water and electricity actually don't mix and all. Anyway, it's just my idea for my story. I would welcome your thoughts on this and the whole chapter but please be nice, as I'm new at this.