Chapter 3: It Really Is Her

Xander waited outside Rock Porium, his arms crossed and his foot tapping. He had gotten the day off and now was waiting for Amy. He wanted to make a good impression, and he hoped his outfit would work. He was wearing a pair of blue jeans with his black tennis shoes, with a white and green checked t-shirt over his white one. He sighed, waiting and running a hand through his hair.

"Xander!" Xander looked up to see someone running toward him. He smiled, seeing it was Amy. She was wearing a pair of skinny jeans with a purple t-shirt and black vest over, black converses ending the outfit.

"Thought you weren't coming for a minute mate." He said as she stopped in front of him, her arrow earrings dangling around her. She smiled.

"Mom wouldn't let me out of the house until I finished my chores. Go figure." She told him through panting breaths. Pushing her hair back, she crossed her arms.

"So where are you taking me first?" She asked. Xander grinned. He opened up the crook of his arm.

"Milady." He acknowledged. Amy giggled, but put her arm between his. Together they walked on.

-Later-

Amy laughed, taking a bite from her pretzel as Xander told her a joke he had learned, one hand in his pocket, the other munching on his own pretzel. He was really starting to like this girl. She was amazing, and laughed at all his jokes.

"I swear this has been my best first day ever!" She exclaimed. Xander raised an eyebrow. Amy looked at him, nodding.

"My mother, or more of my adopted mother, she moves a lot. This is one of those times. But I'm glad you were here to show me around. I didn't have to suffer." She told him. Xander grinned, then noticed the necklace hanging around her neck. It was a dark string with a huge purple gem being held up by a clawed hand.

"Whoa that is one big rock!" He exclaimed. Amy looked down at it, picking it up from her chest. She smiled.

"I don't know where I got it. I just know it was a family heirloom, probably why I always wear it." She toyed with it, before letting it plop onto her chest, smiling. She leaned against the long limbs of the tree behind her, her hands in her pockets, looking at Xander. Xander smiled.

"I uh. . . I had a nice time today Xander. I hope we can do it again sometime." She said, blushing a little. Xander blushed, rubbing the back of his neck. He opened his mouth to say something, when suddenly he heard screaming near him in the park. He spun around, seeing the new arrivals. Undead soldiers. Xander wished he could morph right then and there, but revealing his secret was not good to do right now. He took a step back, creating a shield around Amy, as she peeked over his shoulder.

"What are those!" She cried, looking around. Xander looked at her, then saw the vampire. Necrolai. She was laughing, her arms crossed as people ran around her in a frantic effort to make it to safety. She scanned the perimeter, looking for something. Her eyes stopped on Xander, knowing who he was. Her eyes went over to Amy, and she froze.

"There she is." She sneered, pointing. The soldiers ran at them. Before Xander had time to react, he was thrown from Amy, surrounded by them.

"Amy!" He cried out, looking through the warriors. Two soldiers grabbed onto Amy, but she didn't scream or struggle. Xander heard something between a "hi-ya!" and "ha" and saw the two soldiers on the ground as other tried to fight her. Xander got up, smiling and began to fight. So this girl could fight.

Amy felt one soldier grab her arm, trying to twist it. She swiped her leg under, kicking his feet from under as she did a backflip, jumping over three of them and using the self- defense she had learned to fight them.

"Xander!" She yelled over the ambush, looking for him. Xander's head popped up.

"Just keep fighting." He said, trying to get near her. Amy was trying, but she was slowly using up her energy. As she went to do a round-house kick, an undead soldier grabbed her leg, throwing her. She shrieked, falling into a heap on the ground. She coughed, her back aching horribly. She pulled herself up as two undead soldiers grabbed her arms and pulled her up. She struggled hard, but it was no use. Xander pushed away from the undead soldiers as Amy struggled.

"Amy!" He yelled, trying to push through them. Necrolai walked over.

"Say goodbye to your little sweetheart." She said, then put her hand in front of Amy's chest, sending a blast toward her. Amy was sent through the air.

"Amy!" Xander called again. Amy fell through the air.

"Gotcha!" Amy felt arms wrap around her back and under her legs. She opened her eyes to a red helmet with a phoenix symbol. The red power ranger. Her hands instinctively wrapped around his neck when she realized he was riding a tripped out motorcycle. She took in a shaky breath when she noticed the others on motorcycles around her. The other power rangers, blue, pink, and yellow. But wasn't there always a fifth? The motorcycle stopped, and the ranger let her go.

"You better get to safety." The ranger said. Amy nodded, then ran toward Xander, who had gotten up, and was looking at the rangers. He nodded, taking Amy into his arms.

"Come on. I'll get you home. Quickly!" He said, running with her. As they ran, she started laughing/

"That was fun!" She exclaimed. Xander laughed, finding her address easily. He faced her.

"You sure you'll be okay?" He asked. She nodded.

"Thanks for the date. Even if it went kinda screwy." She said, running up her steps. He smiled, then ran back to join his team.

-After the Battle-

Xander looked around after he demorphed.

"Dude you okay?" Nick asked, looking at him. Xander nodded, looking toward the way he sent Amy.

"Dude you're not still thinking about her? She's probably fine." Chip told him. Xander shook his head.

"I have to check on her." He said, putting his morpher in his pocket.

"It's too dangerous for her also." Vida told him, throwing her hands up. Xander shook his head again. Daggeron demorphed from the Solaris Knight.

"It's alright. Get back to Home Tree. I'll go with Xander." He told them. The group nodded, still wary, but headed back. Daggeron followed Xander to wherever he was going. They stopped in front of a little red house, lit from the sun behind it. Xander sat behind the bushes with Daggeron, watching it. Soon the door opened. Amy walked out with a little white west highland terrier, barking at her heels as it ran around. Amy smiled, lifting her long tan legs from the dog's teeth, spinning around and laughing as she stooped down and started to scratch the dog.

"That's Amy. The girl I was with. She's amazing." Xander whispered to Daggeron. Daggeron watched the girl. He saw something glint on her neck, and saw the necklace shimmering. His eyes widened, realization coming to him.

"I guess we can head back Daggeron. You coming?" Xander asked. Daggeron shook his head. Had it been that long?

"Yeah. Yeah I'm coming." He said, standing up and not taking his eyes off of the girl. He finally pulled away, ready to think of what just happened. Together, he and Xander headed back to Home Tree.

Okay yeah sloppy. So now you see what happened? Well I hope. It was a quickie. REVIEW