Chapter 2

Revelations

The seven rangers landed in the Power Chamber a few short moments after secretly teleporting from their graduation ceremony.

"What's the 411, Mom?" asked Jessica as the rangers rushed over to her.

"Divatox has unleashed a monster and a band of pirhanatrons in the park. Behold the Armadillonator."

"Great, another armadillo," groaned Rocky. "Could Divatox be anymore unoriginal?! She's copying off of Rita and Zedd!"

"We're on it, Mamacita," said Jill.

"Hang on a sec," said Jess. "I'm going to need a monster energy drink for THIS fight!"

Jessica ran to the mini-fridge she had Alpha install in the power chamber and pulled out a can from her stock of Josta and Red Bull and downed it in five seconds.

"Wow," said Kat. "That drink is her fastest one yet!"

"By the way, Jess, dear, nice speech," winked Sarah and Jessica smiled as the Rangers prepared to morph. "And in the words of your father, may the power protect you all!"

"Okay, let's kick some ass!" said Jessica and the seven morphed.

"Desert Thunder Turbo Power!"

"Dune Star Turbo Power!"

"Mountain Blaster Turbo Power!"

"Wind Chaser Turbo Power!"

"Red Lightning Turbo Power"

"Rising Sunset Turbo Power!"

"Falling Sunrise Turbo Power!"

The seven rangers landed in the park to find the Armadillonator and the pirhanatrons terrorizing the park.

"Okay you bastards! The party's over!" cried Rocky.

"Ooh, I'm so scared!" cried the Armadillonator saracastically. "The Power Ranger pukes. I'm shaking!"

"Yeah, you better be shaking!" cried Jill.

"Yeah, nobody ruins MY day!" cried Jessica. "I'm high on Ginseng and caffeine so prepare to meet your worst nightmare!"

The rangers began to fight the pirhanatrons and then as they were taken care of the Rangers went to work on the Armadillonator.

"Come on sis, let's give him the old doublemint 'Double your pleasure, double your fun' routine!" cried Jessica.

Jessica leapt from one side of the creepy armadillo as Jill attacked from the other side, each holding their weapons. Armadillonator looked to his left and then his right before letting out a scream. He had no time to react as the twins each took a hit at him and the other rangers followed suit.

"Okay you guys, let's bring them together!" cried Tommy. They joined their weapons together to form the Turbo Blaster and lined up.

"Ready, aim, FIRE!" cried Tommy. The Turbo Blaster shot a ball of fire at the Armadillonator and he fell to the ground in a heap and exploded.

"YEAH buddy! Woot!" cried Jessica.

"He's history!" cried Adam.

"Space dust!" cried Tanya.

After a victorius battle, the rangers reunited with their families and friends at the Hartgrove residence for a joint graduation party. Only person not in attendance was Lisa, who had to return to New York due to business, and also because she felt uncomfortable still around her ex-husband. Everyone was setting up for the party by hanging decorations, setting the tables and preparing the food.

"Jess, can you do me a favor?" asked Richard as he helped her hang up a "Happy Graduation" sign. Richard Hartgrove was a large, tall, burly man. He was a lawyer, currently practicing and certified in Entertainment and Sports Law, and at 240 pounds, all muscle from running and working out with his daughters and Rocky every morning, stood at 6 foot 6 inches.

"Sure thing Dad," said Jess.

"Go up in the attic and see if we have any more folding chairs."

"Right! I'm on it!" said Jess and she hightailed it up the stairs, skipping every other step.

"Ugh, don't tell me she had another energy drink before the battle this afternoon," said Richard to Tommy, who volunteered to replace Jessica.

"Yeah, she downed it in five seconds this time. A new record," groaned Rocky as he walked by.

"She's giving him a run for his money," quipped Tommy, which earned a raspberry from Rocky.

"Stupid chairs, where the heck did you go," moaned Jessica. "I just saw you up here."

She wandered around the large attic before coming across a cardboard box labeled, "Richard's Memories".

"Ooh, Dad's private stash," giggled Jessica. "I wonder what kind of juicy stuff is in here."

She opened the box and began to rummage through it's contents. She came across his high school yearbook.

"Oh man," laughed Jessica. "The Angel Grove High School Senior Class of 1975!"

She turned to the index and looked up her father and turned to the first page he was featured on and a note fell out of it. Her jaw dropped at what she saw but before she could recover, she heard someone come up the stairs. It was Tommy.

"Hey, your dad sent me to come help you with those chairs. Rocky would have but he's too indulged in eating. Whatcha got there?"

"My dad's senior yearbook from Angel Grove High in 1975."

Tommy's face froze.

"My adoptive mom was in that same class."

Jessica shot him a look that read, "I know."

"I know Tommy, I already found a picture of her. Problem is, it's also with my dad."

With that, she showed Tommy the picture and he became speechless at the photograph in front of him.

Richard Hartgrove, and Sharon Oliver nee McKinley, had been high school sweethearts, and apparently had also been sexually active. The photograph of them kissing had been more than enough proof for Tommy and Jessica. Not to mention the pornographic love notes that had been placed in the page of the yearbook they were on.

"My darling Richie? My dearest Sharon? Groovy ways to shake your hips?! You are much more flexible than the Hustle?!EWWWWW!!" cried Jessica.

"That's just plain sick and wrong," said Tommy.

"Do you know what this means?' asked Jessica a few minutes after silence.

"Our parents were a sexually active couple in the mid 70's?" asked Tommy, a bit green in the face from reading the too revealing love letters.

"No, well, yes, that too, but this means, with your parents just divorced, and MY parents divorced..."

Tommy laughed and held his hands up.

"Oh no, we are NOT, and I repeat, NOT, playing matchmaker!"

"Well, to be honest, Dad has never been around when your mom has, so just imagine the reunion."

"You think they'd hit it off again?" asked Tommy.

"Only one way to find out," grinned Jessica. "Hopefully, he won't grab her and drag her upstairs to his room. Here, use my cell phone."

"Okay Dad, we got those chairs," said Jessica a few minutes later. "Sorry it took us so long, they were stuck pretty good up there! Oh, and Tommy's mom will be here in about fifteen minutes."

"Yeah and Rich, you can call her Sharon, she hates formalities."

Sure enough, the doorbell rang a few minutes later and Richard opened the door. When he realized who Tommy's mom was, his jaw dropped in shock.

"Sharon? Sharon McKinley?"

"Richie?"

Jessica snickered as Tommy bit his lip from laughing so hard while the rest of the party raised their eyebrows in confusion.

"Someone want to explain what the heck is going on here?" asked Aisha.

"Hey Dad, you remember Sharon right? Your 'best best best friend' from high school?" asked Jessica putting air quotes over best best best friend. "Oh wait, yeah you do. To my darling Richie, oh let me count the many groovy ways you can shake those hips!"

Tommy busted out into laughter as Jessica got up and shook her hips from side to side, impersonating John Travolta in "Saturday Night Fever".

Richard and Sharon were still staring at each other in shock, but the rest of the ranger crew dropped their jaws in shock as Jessica pretended to make out with herself then here after.

"You mean, your mom, and Jessica and Jill's dad, were, an ITEM?!" cried Kim from Jason's lap as she stared at Tommy.

"Try more like sex buddies. It was the 1970's," laughed Tommy.

"How did you kids know that we?-" began Sharon and Richard at the same time.

"Dad, next time, don't leave your personal private stash of stuff in a visible spot in the attic," grinned Jessica. "Especially the porno love notes in your yearbooks. And oh, by the way, you have our permission to date each other! Heck, get married if you want to!"

Sharon smiled as Richard turned bright red and looked down at Sharon, who was clearly a foot shorter than he was.

"Would you, uh, like to go out for coffee, Sharon?"

"I'd love too," smiled Sharon. Tommy and Jessica grinned at each other, while Jill still sat in disgust at the thought of her father and Tommy's mom actually once having been in love.

TBC