Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers
A/N: And here I am, toying with what to do with this story. I still have no clue where I'm going beyond the eventual distruction of Lothor.
Shane watched as Angel, Blake and Hunter vanished back into Angel's ship from Cam's supercomputer. "So we have an alien princess and two thunder ninjas who are our allies now," Cam said.
"Looks like it," Shane commented, "if the Thunders prove to be even half as useful as Angel was we'll have a better than average chance."
"We didn't before?" Tori asked pointedly.
"Before," Shane said, he swallowed, "before we had three very dangerous enemies helping Lothor. Now we have skilled and knowledgeable allies."
"It was well done," Sensei announced. "Forgiveness is a worthy trait to have."
"So we've forgiven them," Shane agreed, "now what?"
"Are we going to make Angel a Ranger?" Dustin asked.
Shane glanced at his friend, and then over at Tori, then Cam, and finally Sensei, "I don't think that's our call," he said, sensing Cam opening his mouth. "Angel doesn't identify herself as coming from Earth and we need to keep that in mind. She's from a place that is completely alien."
"Not to mention that we don't have any more morphers," Cam added. "The Thunders might, but we don't."
The monster alerts went off and Shane turned so he could see the screen as Tori and Dustin leapt to fall in beside him. "The quarry," Shane said, beating Cam to the punch. "Because we value piles of rock." He backed up for maneuvering and reached to start the morphing sequence.
In an almost gleeful unison, they shouted "Ninja Storm, Ranger Form!"
Morphed, Shane looked at Cam, "Contact the Thunders and invited them to join us. Angel to if she is so inclined." Then he launched himself out of Ninja Ops with Dustin and Tori close behind him.
Lothor was standing in the quarry, flanked by Zurgane, Marah and Kapri. "Where is she?" He demanded as Shane and the others lined up across from Lothor.
"Where is who?" Shane asked, although he had a really good guess who Lothor was looking for.
"My daughter," Lothor snapped.
"Didn't you get the message," Angel said as she appeared in front of Shane, "you don't have a daughter, Lothor."
"Raven," Lothor began.
"Not anymore," Angel replied, slashing her hand in a distinctive negation. "Gelia natu simpara angel komera raven toderes."
Shane stared of Angel's shoulder as Marah and Kapri gasped and exchanged long looks and Lothor took a step back, stunned. "Raven," he whispered.
"You don't have the right," Angel snapped in English. "Marah, Kapri, delu komono adeyo." Turning, Angel tossed Shane a salute, "Sorry," she said, "Some things are better said in person."
Shane nodded, even if he still wasn't sure what had happened. "You'd better go," he told her, this probably isn't going to end well."
"Of course it isn't," Angel replied, "take care." She vanished in a shower of purple sparkles.
Lothor leveled Shane with a look of such pure loathing that Shane had to straighten his shoulders against an urge to grovel. He turned to Tori, "Think this is a bad time to mention that I wouldn't mind taking Angel out on a date?"
It was inane, idiotic and childish, but Shane couldn't help but feel satisfied when Lothor vanished with a snarl. Zurgane and Marah followed, but Kapri hesitated. "Take care of her, Red Ranger," she said then vanished.
"What was that about?" Hunter asked softly.
"Who knows," Tori said as Shane turned to face the two Thunders.
"Thanks for coming," Shane said, and offered his hand, "I appreciate it."
"Not a problem," Hunter replied.
The two Rangers shook hands.
...
Angel was waiting in Ninja Ops when the Winds and Thunders showed up, arguing with Cam, "Look," Angel was saying, "I don't have an identity on this planet, but I know how to get permission. All I need is five minutes with your internet connection and I can get the ball rolling."
"Why not tell me what to do?" Cam said.
"Because I respect that this is a Class Two planet, meaning that Ranger Identities aren't shared unless the Rangers themselves choose to share." Angel replied patiently.
"What's a Class Two planet?" Hunter asked.
"Planet with rudimentary space flight," Angel said, "and some technology. Class Zero is primitive, no technology beyond fire. Class One is technology but no flight, Class Two is rudimentary space flight, Class Three is primitive sophistication, Class Four is near modern and Class Five is standard technology. As a Class Two, Earth isn't allowed to know the Rangers' identities on a general basis and little technology is released to the planet for reverse engineering, if and only if there are Rangers. I checked with Eltare before I came back, to find out whom the Rangers have been, because the Astros and Light Speed are known, but the rest aren't."
"How do you know all of this?" Shane asked, feeling overwhelmed with the information.
"Research," Angel replied with a bright grin, "I did some when I found out that," she paused, "Lothor was from here. I did more when he summoned me here and the rest of it I did while I was on Ilan." She turned back to Cam, "So, can I use the internet or not?"
Cam sighed, "Fine, don't break anything."
Angel leaned over Cam and began to type rapidly. Shane watched as she brought up, "Google?" He said.
Angel laughed, "Google, as you know it, is a subsidiary of Google Galactic. I've had an account with them for years." She opened a blank email and began to type. Shane blinked, but he still couldn't read it. "I'm writing in Eltarean," Angel offered, "according to the Records on Eltare, this Ranger learned Eltarean during his active days."
"Why not just contact Lightspeed or the Astro Rangers directly?" Dustin asked, "Why do it this way?"
"Because the Earthian Astros are off limits as per their sanction restrictions and Andros and Zhane are out of touch anyways. The Lightspeed Rangers, well, the Records list them as being Apprentices, while this Ranger is a Journeyman First Class. Contacting Lightspeed would be like asking Dustin if I could become a Wind Ninja instead of Sensei Watanabe." Angel said.
"And you've lost me again," Hunter said.
Angel sighed as she sent the email, "Rangers are classified by their experience as Apprentice, High Apprentice, Journeyman Third Class, Second Class and First Class, Master Third, Second, First and Premier Master. You guys are all Apprentices because you've served on one team, in one color for less than a year. Only Zordon's Rangers on Earth have ranked higher than Apprentice. There are two High Apprentices, five Journeymen Third Class, three Journeyman Second and two Journeyman First. One of the Firsts is qualified for Eltarean Training, but hasn't applied yet." She stepped back, "Thank you, Cam, I appreciate that."
"Are you a Ranger?" Dustin asked.
"Me? No," Angel shook her head, "and I don't want to be. I'm happy being a Sorceress." She paused and shrugged, "I can't use one of your Ninja Morphers anyways. I'm Eltarean, not Human, and I can't channel the Elements like you all do. I'm not Zordon to have," she paused frowning, "gigantic powers? No, large, no," she spread her hands, "I do not know how to say this."
"Perhaps extremely powerful?" Sensei offered.
"Yes," Angel grinned, "Ha'tai, I am not extremely powerful as Zordon was. I do have enough power potential that I can, hypothetical, study to be a Ranger menitor if I wanted."
"A what?" Blake said.
"Menitor," Angel said, "a person who shows how to do things."
"Mentor?" Shane suggested, "Like Sensei?"
Angel shrugged, "I guess. Anyways, I could be a menitor, but I would have to decide in the next three or four years if I wanted to. I am growing still, and can handle the training."
"I have two questions," Cam said, "first, what did you say to Lothor and second, how is it that sometimes your English is perfect if accented and other times you have trouble finding words?"
"The second is because I have words," Angel said, "but I do not always know how to use them. I studied English, and Lothor gave me a stronger vocabulary. When I do not think, I know what I am to say, but when I must think on the answers I do not always know them. As for what I said, I told Lothor that my soul no longer found joy in being his daughter. It is a ritual for breaking an adoption. My grandfather has seen to the legal aspects, but I had to say those words to him. To my cousins, Marah and Kapri, I wished them well. Lothor and Mother adopted them after my uncle died. They must make the decision to leave Lothor. I do not believe they will. Uncle was a strange man with strong ties to the UAE from his mother. My mother and uncle had different mothers. That is why Lothor reminds Marah and Kapri that they are only family-by-marriage, because the relationship is distant."
Sensei inclined his head, "Now it is time for meditation training," he said, "Hunter, Blake, Angel, you are welcome to join us."
"Thank you," Hunter said as the Winds settled themselves around the table.
Angel hesitated a moment, then joined them. "Fair warning," she said, "I've been known to glow and spark. It won't hurt you but it is visually distracting."
Shane wondered if he was crazy to find himself still attracted to her.