In case you didn't know, this chapter (month story) is quite long-ish, so I decided to split it into 2 different parts. Enjoy!

There was only one thing that the creature could be. A nylock

The nylock thrashed its long tail at anyone unfortunate enough to be in range, roaring incredibly loud, bashing Harry's eardrums. He stood exactly where he was, petrified at the monsters shear brute force, he was only put out of his trance when Cassidy threw him to the floor, barley missing the creatures tail sweep.

At that same moment, 6 brightly coloured figures had followed the nylock, and had entered the scene. These were, of course the city's only nylock defence force. The power rangers.

Cassidy was quick to act. She dragged Harry behind a nearby pillar, and crouched beside him. She then lifted her skirt higher up her leg revealing a gun, strapped to a holster, that was hidden there.

"Why is that there?" Harry asked, transfixed by Cassidy's fast movements as she loaded the gun

"Harry, I am a member of the police department. Of course I have a gun on me. I never go anywhere without it." She replied, keeping her eyes focused on the nylock attack at hand.

"But, I swear that-"

"You think that I would let them get away with stealing my gun?" she asked, grinning slightly "Harry, I may be a detective, but I have swiped a few items in my time." She had finished loading the gun now, and turned to Harry "Direct as many people as you can outside. We don't want any casualties"

"You're not thinking about taking that thing on? Guns don't work, you saw-" Harry protested, only to be interrupted by Cassidy's hand over his mouth

"It's not the nylock I'm taking down. I'm going to grab myself a Ranger. Also, second request, get yourself out of here, Harry. Happy Birthday, by the way." She said, running straight into the action.

Harry tried to protest, but soon lost sight of her in the cloud of dust and debris that was gathering in the room. In the end, he decided to do all he could do for the moment, follow Cassidy's orders, but this time he was going to do something different. Cassidy's defiance must had been rubbing of on him, for he had decided to sort out the people first, get them to safety, and then disobey her second order and to go and find her. There was no way she was going to get all the credit of getting the Ranger's identities.

He ran in the opposite direction of Cassidy, searching for anyone trapped in the falling rubble and yelling "Everyone! Out of the building! Get out of here!" Hoping he will be able to get everyone out fast, so that he could help Cassidy.

COOL TRANSITION

Cassidy had underestimated just how thick the gathering cloud of dust and debris was. She was propped against another pillar, slightly coughing and listening to her environment around her, just like hunting, and just as she was taught by her brother.

She heard the sounds of many people running, and Harry yelling "Get out of here!" She also heard the sound of the nylock's loud, harsh roar, almost splitting her eardrums. Underneath these sounds though, she heard the sound of something different. She heard fast footsteps, jumps, kicks, flicks. She heard swords slicing into flesh, she heard small bursts of the elements coming into play, she heard the Power Rangers.

She didn't even need to move her position, for suddenly the Ranger in yellow was knocked aside, smashing into the pillar that she had moved from moments ago. Cassidy though she heard one of the Rangers call out the Ranger's name, though she couldn't make it out over the sound of the nylock's roar.

She didn't make a sound as she moved into range of the Ranger's eyesight, all she needed to so was point her gun, and say one word. Game over.

"Freeze!"

COOL TRANSITION

It took a few minutes, but Harry had successfully helped everyone escape the building. Now he was running back into the cloud of dust and rubble, holding his breath as long as he could before taking in huge gulps of air at the first sight of a patch of clean, safe air. He, unlike Cassidy, knew how to handle himself in situations like this. Thinking first normally pays off better when going into difficult situations. Being reckless, like Cassidy, only leads to an unconscious body on the floor with no chance of getting to cleaner air. She was sentencing her own death, and it was his duty to bring her out of it. Not to mention if she had gotten a Ranger into the mix, his job would be easier.

He ran towards the direction of the loud booming of the nylock's roar, hoping that would be where the Rangers were fighting it, and where Cassidy would have followed.

He then came across a scene which he had never expected. Quickly hiding behind a nearby broken wall, he saw Cassidy, with a emotionless expression painted onto her face, pointing her gun at the head of the yellow Power Ranger.

Neither of the two moved their positions, but it was clear to Harry that they were in a conflict.

"-need to help the others" He heard the Yellow Ranger plead, her face covered by her helmet, but he could hear the raw emotion in her voice.

"You are staying right here. I need this case closed, and you are the only way-" He heard Cassidy say, before being cut off by the Yellow Ranger

"You want to help these people, right?" she asked "Then let me go, I can protect them. Just let me help" She begged, before putting her gloved hand onto the gun's barrel "Please"

There was a long, hard pause between the two. The tension was so thick you would need a baseball bat to crush it. Eventually, Cassidy lowered her gun.

She jerked her head to the fight a few feet away, and told her in a breaking voice "Just go."

The Ranger didn't even pause to thank her, she just leapt off the ground and joined the fight, leaving Cassidy to collapse on the floor.

Harry ran to Cassidy, and helped her up.

"Must have been the dust" she said half-heartedly

Harry looked at her, who was now covered of dirt from the collapsing building, just like he was "You did the right thing" was the only thing he could say.

"I know" She replied.

COOL TRANSITION (I really am using a lot of them)

The Rangers fight had ended a while ago. Of course, they had won and banished the nylock, leaving the hall in ruins.

Harry and Cassidy sat together on the roadside, on the same road of the ruined place. They were completely filthy, slightly shaken by the events, but were alive at least.

They sat there for a while, not saying anything, just watching the fire department look through the rubble and counting the cars that passed by.

After the pair counted around 24 cars, Cassidy turned to Harry, who was concentrating hard on the window light in the distance.

"Harry…" She said, her gaze shifting from him to her hands in her lap, and then back to him "What did you get for your birthday?"

"What do you mean?" he asked, turning to face her "I got presents, stupid"

"I'm glad." she said, smiling slightly "Anything good?"

He chuckled, thinking about the stupid and wacky novelty items he was given by members of staff "Nothing really good, just fun things from everyone at the department"

"Nothing from your parents?" she asked

Harry's expression hardened slightly, as if the mention of family opened a small wound. "I…don't get on too well with my parents"

Cassidy noticed the tension rising, bit said nothing, judging by the expression on his face, it looked like Harry was going to tell her what he wanted to, with his own limits. She patiently waited for him to speak further.

"My mother was fine, but I never really got to see her much because she was sick when I was younger. I guess we never really bonded as parents do. My father…he was, distant. All the time I spent in the house was studying, keeping my grades at top level, to impress him. He never was impressed though, so I left home when I was 18."

Cassidy remained silent, surprised by the strange upbringing of the child prodigy. Harry noticed her expression, and laughed slightly.

"You look like a chipmunk that has been hit by a dusty Toyota" He said, surprising his chuckle from becoming a full fletched laugh

"You don't look any better yourself, Watson" She replied, earning a loud snort from Harry

"Watson? You're picking up that nickname?"

"Well, I could always go with Harriet" She retorted, with implied threat in her voice

"No! No, Watson is quite alright" He replied "I guess I will have to call you Sherlock, then"

"I guess."

"Come on" Harry said, standing up and offering a hand to Cassidy "Let's get out of here"

Cassidy broke out a huge grin, a took his hand "Sure, where to?"

"How about…a place to eat? The staff ate all of the party stuff, I haven't eaten"

Cassidy's stomach then decided to use this moment to grumble loudly, like a tiger that someone had prodded one to many times

"Dinner…would be great" she said, clutching her stomach "Do you think they will let us in? I mean, with the filth and all"

"You're wearing a nice dress" He replied, looking at the ruined outfit with amusement "They will have to let you in"

"And you?"

"I could always say I am your date-"

"Hell no! I have standards!" she said jokingly, walking with him down the road towards the restaurants

In case you were wondering, they weren't allowed into any restaurants, despite Harry's protests and Cassidy's gun-related threats. Eventually, they ended up going to a Pizza Parlour, being greeted by a certain laid back owner, who enjoyed wearing purple and spoke in metaphors. (Who Cassidy said reminded her of a wolf) They had a great evening, and without one another noticing, they both cheered one another up hugely by the gesture.

"Happy Birthday Harry"

"Thanks"

Well, that's that month finished. I really shouldn't be procrastinating my FAIRY TAIL fic, but I have major writers block. Whoops…

Also, I forget to mention, special thanks for JasonTKD who reviewed. It was your review that kept me writing this guilty-pleasure (to write, anyway) of a fic. Thanks!