Seth's mind began racing a million miles an hour. He pulled out his phone and dialed 9-1-1. He frantically told them about the fire and they said they would be there in five minutes. "That's too long!" Seth said, dropping his phone and running into the burning building. Using his shoulder, he knocked down the front door. The heat hit his face all at once, causing him to reel back and cover up his face. After a second, he took a deep breath and charged into her blazing living room. He looked left and right, the smoke partially blinding his vision. "LISA," he yelled out, trying to find her. The house began to creak, signaling that it wasn't going to hold much longer. His heart began racing faster than it already was, pounding in his chest. Running down the hallway and around a corner, he was in her kitchen. As he looked around, he saw a pair of legs on the ground. He rushed to the persons side, seeing that it was Lisa's brother. Seth put his head to the boy's chest, breathing a sigh of relief to hear a heartbeat. Seth put his arms under the boys back and his legs, picking him up. Coughing, Seth ran as fast as he could to the door, setting the boy down a safe distance away. Once the boy was set down, Seth ran back into the house. As he turned the corner of the kitchen, he was at the staircase that lead to the upper level of the house. Seth ran up the stairs and went to the first door on the right. As he busted it open, he saw a woman hunched over with a baby in her hands. Lisa's mother. "Mrs. Pilkinton!" he yelled out to her. The woman turned around, shedding tears of relief. "Seth! Thank god you are here!" Seth ran to Mrs. Pilkinton's side and said "Alright! We need to get out of here, now!" Seth grabbed Lisa's mother by the arm and lead her down the stairs, the fire roaring at him. The doorway that lead outside was in view, but Seth stopped for a second, frozen with fear. The entire exit of the house was engulfed in flames. He needed to find another way out. The baby started crying and Lisa's mom started comforting it. "Seth! What do we do now?" she said, panic woven within her voice. He looked left, then right. Seeing a window near the couch in their living room, he knew it was his only option. Seth lead Mrs. Pilkinton to the window and he threw it open. "Alright. You need to hop out of this window. Give me the baby and you go out first. Then I'll hand her to you." Mrs. Pilkinton nodded, a tear in her eye. She kissed her baby on the forehead and gave her to Seth. Seth gently bounced with the baby, trying to stifle it's never-ending crying. Lisa's mom hopped out the window and Seth handed her the baby. Seth looked out the window and said, "Alright! I'm going to find Lisa!" Lisa's mom nodded and he took off through the house again.
He was surprised he hadn't noticed it before, but it suddenly hit him like a ton of bricks. His lungs suddenly locked up, making it harder for him to breath. His skin felt like it was burning due to the heat and his eyes wouldn't stop watering. The only thing that was driving him to keep going was the want to save his best friend. He trekked back up the stairs, his footsteps getting heavier. He stumbled once, but he got right back up, coughing vigorously. As he walked to the end of the upstairs hallway, he kicked down the door. He looked left and then right, but the room was empty. He heard a creak and then a loud crashing sound. As he turned around, he came face to face with a horrifying sight. A section of the wooden floor in the hallway right next to the room he was in had collapsed, leading to a pit of fire. Seth gulped and shook all fear he had out of his head. Taking a few steps back, he jumped a bit. Taking off towards the pit that had opened up, he leaped into the air. Time slowed down as he jumped through the air. He could think of a million things at this moment, but only one thing brushed his mind. He NEEDED to find Lisa, he couldn't lose his best friend. As he landed, he rolled to safety. Looking at the pit, he let out a sigh of relief. But as he lay there and through the roar of the inferno, he heard a sound coming from the door on his left. It was faint, it was soft. But the sound, the voice… the word, was very, VERY clear. Seth stood up just as he heard the word "Help".
He kicked down the door of the room, sending it slamming to the floor. Straight ahead of him was a figure laying on the floor. The figure was wearing a yellow shirt, her red hair covering up her face. "Lisa…" Seth said, running over to her side. He shook her frantically, looking for signs that she is still with him. The girl's eye's fluttered open, her blue pupils looking at him. She opened her mouth to say something, but she let out a cough instead. Seth nodded and picked her up the same way he did her brother. Making his way down the hallway to the steps, the heat was getting worse. Outside an upstairs window, he could see flashing red and blue light. The firemen were here. Seth gave a smile before looking down the stairwell. Walking down the stairs, he turned the corner to go to the window he had helped Lisa's mom get out of. But he was stopped dead in his tracks, his knees getting weak. The entire left corner of the house had collapsed, crushing and blocking their only exit path. Seth's heart raced alongside his mind, trying to find another exit. But it was no use, there was no way. Suddenly, Seth dropped to one knee. The smoke from the blaze was getting to him. He set Lisa on the floor and covered his mouth, unable to get a good breath of air in. But every time he breathed in, smoke only choked him. He collapsed to the ground again, taking a knee. As he did, he heard something clink to the floor. His arm over his mouth, he looked at what had fallen out of his pocket. Glinting in the glow of the fire was a red object that looked like a closed-scroll. His Delta Morpher. Seth just stared at the object, his mind and heart finally coming to a similar pace. He knew what he had to do, but he didn't know whether to do it or not.
Outside of the house, the policemen and firemen were scrambling to get their gear on. A squad of four firemen, all geared up, were headed inside. Suddenly, a glow filled the area around the house, coloring the grass and surrounding trees red and drowning out the orange glow of the still blazing inferno. The firemen stopped in their tracks as a figure came through the front door. Stepping right through the flames, the girl in yellow on his back, was a figure dressed rather peculiarly. The person stepping out of the flames was in a red jumpsuit, a pair of dark red cowboy boots and a mask, complete with a built-in, dark-red cowboy hat. As he walked forward, the firemen and policemen stepped backwards. All the strange figure did was knelt on the ground, setting the girl in the grass. One of the firemen ran in and picked Lisa up, taking her to one of the ambulances. The news reporter that had been there stepped forward. The camera focused on the figure in red, she held out her microphone. "This is Felicity Roman, your source for news here in Belvidere. An amazing rescue has just happened, where an entire family was rescued by… ummm…" the news lady paused, looking at the figure in red. She held the microphone up to the mask, saying, "Who are you?" The masked hero looks at the camera and stood silent. A few seconds of silence go by before he finally said, "I am the Red Deltaforce Power Ranger. Me and my fellow rangers are here to protect any and all people in need. As long as trouble exists to cause mayhem, we will be there to stop it!" With those words, the Red Ranger ran off into the forest. The police men started to chase him, but the firemen stopped them. "Woah, woah. Just… let him go. If he was truly a threat, he would have done something. But he saved a young woman's life. Just let him go," the chief of the firemen said, looking to where the Red Power Ranger had run off to.
Once he was out of sight, Seth began to relax. He can't believe he did that! He felt so powerful in this suit, like years upon years of exercise had suddenly hit him in a matter of a few seconds. He finally took a second to look at himself, examining the costume he was in. He DID feel kind of ridiculous, but the power he felt was undeniable. He spun around a few times, trying to catch a glimpse of the back half of his costume, but the spinning just made him fall down onto the ground. Able to relax and take a breather, he laid down in the grass. The costume around him began to glow before dissipating into a flash of red. He was in his street clothes again, laying in the grass. He looked up at the stars, noting that relaxation can ALSO make the suit disappear. He laid there for a few minutes, hearing the sirens mixed in with the sounds of the night. Finally, he stood up and began walking home. Once he got in the door, his mother rushed to him with a hug. "Oh my god, thank goodness you are safe!" Seth's eyes widened and he looked down at his mother. "Ummm… What's wrong mom?" She released him and showed him to the television. The news reporter was on the screen, starting her "On the scene report". Seth sat down on his couch as the woman started to say, "Greetings and welcome. My name is Felicity Roman here with your breaking news broadcast. A fire had erupted in a local country home here in Belvidere. Engulfing the entire house in flames, the inferno had claimed the house completely, leaving it nothing more than a smoldering pile of ash. However, that is not the biggest news. Check out who had come to save the family INSIDE the house. A figure clad in a red superhero outfit, calling himself a Power Ranger. Now, to those of you who know anything about life outside of this isolated country area, the Power Rangers are no new scene to the planet earth and beyond. They are the sworn protectors of the earth, fighting valiantly against forces that threaten our stability. Now… is this just some form of dress-up in order to get famous? Or does Belvidere have it's very own super-powered team waiting in the shadow to help us fight against danger? That is a question that only time can answer. Until then, we can only leave the answer up to speculation. This has been Felicity Roman with channel five news." Seth's mom turns to him and says "I thought you were at Lisa's… I thought you were in the fire… That's why I was scared." Seth smiled and cupped his mom's cheek. "Hey. I'm alright. I'm home now." His mom smiled over to him and nodded her head. Seth stretched out and stood up. "Welp! I think I'm going to go to bed… I'm pretty tired." His mom tilted her head and said, "But honey. You just got home. Don't you want some dinner?" Seth shook his head. "No, no. I'm fine. I'm just… Really tired." And with those words, Seth went to his room. And his mom could swear that, for some reason… She smelt smoke.
The next day, Seth woke up early. Doing his morning chores around the farm, he took the time to think about the whole Ranger business. Was it really his destiny? And If it is… why now? Why not a few years earlier, or even sometime later in his life? These questions would continue to circle around in his head as he got into his truck and made his way to Whitman Forrest. Hopping out, he followed the path that the five of them had followed yesterday in order to get to the strange cave. Alistar had told them that today was a training day, so Seth was excited to see what was in store. Once he got to the cave, he smiled as he stood at the entrance. Sitting on a rock, one knee up and the other leg straight, was Chris. He was wearing a black shirt, black jeans and a blue jacket. Alex was sparring with Stephanie, both of them looking like they were practicing the motions instead of actually fighting. Alistar was standing towards the shining white building, watching them. Once the man in the white robe saw Seth, he gave a smile. "Ah! Mr. Lambright!" Alex and Stephanie stopped fighting and stared over at him. Chris stood up too, crossing his arms over his chest. "WELL! If it isn't the wannabe fireman. Went out to get an early start on being famous, huh?" Seth's eyes narrowed and he gritted his teeth. "What do you mean… Being famous?" Chris stepped forward, cocking an eyebrow. "I'm talking about you intervening that house fire. Saving that family. Even if it WAS that Ranger Dropout Lisa, it would have been nice to call us for help." Stephanie took a few steps forward and said "Chris, shut up! Just shut up!" She then turned to Seth and patted him on the shoulder. "I thought it was really cool what you did for Lisa. We all saw the newscast." Alistar stepped forward, arching a brow. "Newscast? You were morphed and you were on the news? Fantastic! I wish to see!" Alex shrugged and said "I mean… if you really want to." Pulling out his phone, he turned on the newscast from last night. As Alistar watched the report, he smiled the whole time. The grin remained on his face while it showed Seth carrying Lisa out of the fire, while it showed Seth's "Interview" and even when it showed him running off. But once the screen showed an overhead shot of the burned down house, Alistar's grin turned to a frown. "Pause it! Pause it now!" He yelled out, tapping Alex on the shoulder rapidly. Alex jumped a bit, pausing the video by tapping the screen. Alistar grabbed the phone, his hand shaking. He didn't say a single word. He just turned around and walked into the white building, his eyes glued to the phone screen. The four of them exchanged puzzled looks and then simultaneously decided to follow Alistar. Once they got into the building, Alex shouted out, "HEY! What is going on?" Alistar whipped around, holding the phone out. "What's going on is that the fire Lisa was in was no accident! It was a direct attack, Meant to kill whoever was inside."
