Now, this is the longest chapter I've written yet, I believe. And my little note about not being able to find the episodes, I actually found one an hour after posting the last chapter. Funny huh? Well, now starts going into the actual show's storyline. This is the first part of the Mirror of Regret episode. Adam isn't the only one with demon's in his past, as you'll soon find out.

Disclaimer! I don't own Power Rangers. Of course, it wouldn't be a kids show if I did, having Rocky, Adam and all of the hot ones not wear shirts. Hehe, don't judge!

Adam, Rocky and the others helped me back to the Youth Center. My foot was really sore after what happened with that creep in the park today. Tommy and Billy had to leave for a tutoring session with each other. I think Billy would be tutoring Tommy a lot more than the other way around. They sat me down at a table, and Aisha bent down. "Okay Kaleb, take off your shoe and sock." She told me.

I didn't question her as I carefully, as to not hurt myself even more, took off both items. She pushed my pant leg up a bit, so that my ankle was visible, and she sighed in relief. "Don't worry K, it's just a twisted ankle. It'll be better by tomorrow." She said, but stood up and walked over to the juice bar, asking the man for something.

Kim nudged me, "You're in good hands with Aisha. She's good at these types of things." The pink ranger informed me. I smiled, not even doubting her.

Adam turned to me, "Kaleb, me and Rocky are teaching a karate class here tomorrow. Why don't you stop by? With the way you fought today, I say it would a good idea to sharpen your skills." He suggested to me.

I grinned, considering it was Saturday. I'm so glad I started school on a Friday. "Sure, if my foot is better, I'll be glad to come by."

Aisha returned with a plastic sandwich bag full of ice and wrapped it in a bunch of napkins, before taping it to my ankle. The coolness immediately took effect and it calmed down the pain. I grinned at the girl, "Thanks Aisha."

She shook her head, "Don't mention it K. I'm happy to help out my friends. Besides, with you being our friend, we might need you sometime in the future." She joked, nudging my arm with her elbow. I laughed, happy to help them anytime. I looked around for a clock and saw that it was almost six. If I didn't get home soon, my mom was going to get really worried.

"Um, I might need you guys now. It's like a twenty minute drive to get to my house from here, and as you can see, I can't walk. Can one of you drive me home?" I asked, hopefully.

Adam smiled, "Sure thing. I gotta go anyway." He said. I sighed in relief, glad that I could catch a ride anytime from him.

I stood up, carefully not putting as much pressure on my bad foot as I would usually. I gave Kim and Aisha hug, thanking the latter girl again. I looked to Rocky and bumped fists with him. "Thanks again for today. I really appreciated it." He said again, looking very thankful.

I scratched the back of my head, "Well, I couldn't just do nothing." I said simply.

He laughed, before clapping a hand on my shoulder, looking me dead in the eye. I could just see that he was really grateful for what I did, and under his intense gaze, I felt the heat rising into my face. I subtly wiped my face, like I would if I was tired, and moved away from him. "Well, I'll see you tomorrow Rocky. Maybe you two girls as well." I said, turning to Kim and Aisha.

Kim rolled her eyes, "With us, if you're with even one, you'll get the other five." She joked. It was a subtle reference to having a responsibility like being a Power Ranger.

Finally, after having to drag me out of the Youth Center, Adam dragged me to his car, where I sat in the passenger seat. We started driving, and he turned to face me as we hit a red light. "So, what do you think of my friends?" He asked.

I gave him the look that screamed 'What a stupid question!' He just laughed, "Okay, okay, it's kind of obvious you like them. I meant, personal opinions on each of them."

I laughed, understanding the question. "Oh, okay. Who do you want to hear most about? We'll go from there." I asked.

He shrugged, "I don't care, but let's see, Billy."

I only said a few words, "Good guy, and he could be my emergency study buddy."

Adam laughed, "That's how I describe him too. How about Kim?"

"I can relate with her because of what we said before the park incident with our parents. She is great as well."

Adam gave me a look, "Uh-huh, okay then. Just great?" He asked, winking at me in the mirror. I rolled my eyes. I opened my mouth to protest, but I didn't want to reveal that secret of my life just yet. My family and old friends may know, but I just met these guys. I don't want to scare them away.

"Can we move on?" I asked.

He just laughed, "Okay, Tommy."

"Well, from what I could see of his moves when sparring with Rocky, I can say he is no joke. I'm glad he's on our team. When he's being fun, he's a good guy." I explained.

Adam nodded, "Aisha?"

"She's great too. I don't see her fighting much though, so that surprised me when I saw she was also one of you guys. She helped me with my foot, so I like her for that."

"And Rocky?"

Ooh, now the tough part. How do I explain what I think of Rocky without sounding like I think he is the most perfect person I've ever seen? "Well, I obviously like him if I would risk my neck for him with those Putties." I simply said. Good job K!

He nodded, "Okay, so now which way do I go?" He asked, looking out the window. I recognized where we were, and I smiled. "Turn right here, then a left, and keep going straight until you reach the end of the street. I live on the corner." I told him.

Adam nodded and turned right. It was only a few more minutes before I was arriving home. I saw my little brother, Tyler, waiting for me on the porch with Rosa. She looked a little angry, with her arms crossed. Adam laughed, "Sorry about getting you home so late." He apologized. I shook my head, "Don't blame yourself, it was that Zedd guy that caused this mess."

He nodded, "Do you need help getting out of the car?"

I shook my head once again. "No, I think I'm good."

Adam sighed, opening his door and getting out and coming around to my side. "I've been friends with Rocky a long time now, and he says the same thing when he's hurt. Let me help you." He said sternly. I found myself listening to him, as I grabbed his hand and he pulled me out, closing my door behind me.

He put his head under my arm so my arm was around his shoulders, as he helped me walk with putting so much pressure on my wounded ankle. Rosa lost her angry look and went to worried. "Oh my god! Kaleb, what happened?" She asked.

Adam turned to her, "Well, it was kind of me and my friend Rocky's fault. We invited K to play soccer with us and…"

Rosa interrupted him, "Say no more. I understand. Why do you always hurt yourself playing soccer bro?" She asked me, entering 'Mother Mode.'

I shrugged, "I don't know. Why do you always wake up so damn early?" I asked.

She glared at me, but nodded, "Touche." She then turned to Adam, "Thanks for bringing him home um…"

He held a hand out, "Adam Park, I'm a junior at Angel Grove High." My sister shook his hand, before turning to me. "Mom was about ready to call the cops. You better get inside." She told me, and then turned to Tyler, "You too squirt."

I looked to Tyler who rolled his eyes, probably thinking what I was thinking. Before going inside I turned to Adam, "Thanks for the ride." I said.

He saluted, "No problem K. I'll see you tomorrow. Do you want me to pick you up or should I have Rocky or Aisha come?" He asked.

I shrugged, "Anything that's convenient for you guys is fine by me." I told him.

Adam nodded, "Okay, just be ready to go by eleven tomorrow morning." He said, going back to his car. I nodded, "Will do!"

He waved, before driving off, and my sister turned to me with a smug smirk. I raised an eyebrow, "What?"

She just chuckled, "He was cute, wasn't he?" She teased. Oh really? Already starting with the tormenting. Yes Adam was sort of cute, but really? He is only my friend and I have no interest in him. He thinks I have an interest in Kim, which I don't.

I just shoved her out of my way, "Don't start with that already Rosa." I demanded. She just gave me a smirk. "You know it's true." She dropped it after that, as we walked into the kitchen. Well, she walked, I limped. Mom was there, and she was cooking something by the smell of things. She turned around and smiled at me, "Oh good, you're home. I was getting a bit worried." She said. Something was off though. She actually sounded genuinely happy.

"Um, Mom, are you okay?" I asked, only to get elbowed in the side by Rosa. I glared at her for a moment before going back to looking at my mother.

"Everything is just wonderful Kaleb." She said, freaking me out a bit. She hasn't been this happy since before Dad disappeared. I wonder…Nah, it couldn't be. She was still hung up on Dad.

"Well Mom, that's great I guess. But hey, I made a bunch of friends today." I told her, hoping she'd be even happier to hear that. She turned around, looking at me with a really big smile. Before she could comment however, Rosa butted in.

"Yeah, I just met one of them. His name was Adam and I think Kaleb's already got a crush!" She teased. I glared at her.

"Rosa, if you don't stop saying that, I swear to God…" I growled at her. "I don't have a crush on Adam!" I said, with fire in my eyes. She stepped back a little, holding her hands out in surrender.

"Okay! Okay! Jeez, don't get so bent out of shape! I was just teasing." She defended herself. I rolled my eyes, going back to my mother.

"Yes, Adam is one of my friends. The others are Kimberly, Tommy, Billy, Aisha and Rocky." I told them. Mom grinned, "Oh it's so nice to hear that! Oh, but what happened to your leg?"

I smiled, "Don't worry Mom. Adam and Rocky were playing soccer with me, and my leg got stuck on the ball, making me twist it. Aisha helped ice it up for me." I explained, going off of Adam's lie from before. Mom just sighed.

"It's always soccer isn't it?" She asked, jokingly. Okay, this was so weird. My mom hasn't really cracked a joke in forever. Whatever happened, I hope keeps happening, because I really was glad to see my mother back to her old self again.

She turned around to face her cooking again, leaving me with Rosa. "Sorry about teasing you about Adam. I just thought, with what he said as he was leaving, about picking you up. I figured it was some kind of date." She explained. I shook my head.

"No, Rocky and Adam are teaching a martial arts class tomorrow, and they asked if I wanted to watch. Plus, they offered to teach me some stuff." I told her.

She nodded, "Oh, I see. Now, how was the rest of your day, other than meeting your friends and busting up your ankle?"

I smiled, "Nothing was really interesting, except Adam thinks I have a crush on Kimberly because me and her have stuff in common."

Rosa raised an eyebrow, "Really? Like what?"

"We both have parents that are gone forever. Her mom died a couple of years ago." I explained. Rosa nodded.

"Dinner!" Mom called out. Skylar and Tyler came running out of wherever they were and headed straight into the kitchen. I laughed, along with Rosa, before walking over myself.

-The Next Day-

Just like he promised, Adam came to pick me up at eleven. I was dressed in a dark green t-shirt and black wind pants, as it was a bit chilly outside. He grinned at me, "Ready to go?" He asked.

I nodded, and he started driving to the Youth Center. I turned to him, "You know, my sister thought you asked me out on a date." I said, laughing.

Adam raised an eyebrow, "Really? Why would she think that?"

Oops, maybe I shouldn't have said that. Quick, think Kaleb. "She always is like that. She makes these crazy assumptions. She called you cute too, which was weird." I said.

Adam pouted, "What, you don't think I'm cute? Well, fine then, at least your sister had good taste." He said, sassily. We both cracked up at that. Nice work K.

"My ankle is feeling better." I told him. He beamed, "See, Aisha knows her stuff."

I nodded, "She sure does."

We arrived at the Youth Center about five minutes later, and I saw that Rocky was already there. He was dressed in all red again, wearing a tight muscle shirt tucked into a red version of my windpants. He also had a red sweatband on his head. Actually, Adam was dressed the same way, only in all black. His pants however, were grey. Rocky ran over to us, smiling. "Hey Kaleb, you made it." He said, excited.

I nodded, fist bumping him, "Wouldn't miss it for the world." I told him, honestly. Of course I wouldn't miss it for anything. I loved seeing these guys in action. Plus, if I'm going to be friends with them, why not learn a couple of things while I'm at it.

Rocky grinned, "Well, our class isn't all here yet, so maybe we can get started on your training bit." He suggested. I frowned a bit, pressing down on my foot, noticing the little bit of pain that shot through my leg. "Um Rocky, do you mind if I wait a while. My foot is doing better, but I think a little more rest would make it feel a lot better."

He nodded, still smiling, "Of course that's alright. I don't want you to hurt yourself. Me and Adam can work with you after our class." He explained, giving me those understanding eyes that made me want to just melt. Hey, don't judge, his eyes were beautiful, for a guy's at least.

Adam nodded too, "Yeah, it'll be alright. You'll be in shape by the time Lord Zedd attacks again." He said, laughing. I laughed a bit too, before walking over to the juice bar. "I'll be over here, watching, okay?" I asked. They both nodded and walked to big area. They went to a closet and pulled out a bunch of mats. They began to set the mats down around the area, as to create a safer environment for the class. I turned to the bar and saw that the same man as yesterday was cleaning off a bunch of cups. I signalled for him to come over here, which he did. "How can I help you?" He asked, nicely.

"I'll just take an orange juice please." I ordered. The man smiled, before completing my order. He handed me the drink, before speaking again. "I noticed you were here with Adam and his friends. You new here?" He asked.

I nodded, "Yeah, I just moved here about four days ago. I just met the gang yesterday too." I explained to the guy. He nodded, holding out a hand, "Well, I'm Ernie. I work here behind the juice bar basically everyday. I provide drinks and advice if you ever need it." He informed me, cracking a smile.

I grinned back at him, grabbing the hand, "Nice to meet you. I'm Kaleb, but you can call me K." I said. Ernie nodded, pulling his hand back, before grabbing his cloth again and started cleaning some more cups. I turned back around, to see a bunch of kids, of all ages, standing in two lines. The taller kids were in the back, and the short ones were in the front. Rocky and Adam were in front of them all, and they looked ready to roll.

They proceeded to go into a fighting stance facing each other, then jumping and kicking one leg and then the other before touching the ground, moving towards the juice bar. Still moving towards me, they kicked one leg out, before spinning into a roundhouse kick. Then they faced each other, squatting and crossing their arms, before kicking back towards the class up above their heads. They ended with the same fighting position they started in.

I nearly dropped my jaw into my drink. "Wow! They're good!" I exclaimed in a whisper. Ernie came up from behind me, "Yeah, they are. They were part of the Stone Canyon ninja team and they won the whole competition, along with Aisha." He told me. I turned to face him. "Really?"

Ernie nodded, "Yep. They actually transferred here just two weeks ago." He said, going back to cleaning up behind the bar. I turned back to face my two friends, watching them instruct the kids. One kid looked like he was falling behind, bumping into another kid.

The kid he bumped into started getting rough with the other boy. I could hear the argument from here. "Give it up Shrimp. You'll never get it right. Why don't you just go back to the 1st grade, where you belong?" He spat angrily.

The other kid moved forward, "Quit saying that!"

Adam moved forward to stop the fighting, "Hey, lighten up. That's not the way we handle things around here." He scolded the bigger kid.

The kid went innocent eyes on Adam, "But, one loser like him on the team and we won't stand a chance in the Junior Karate Finals." He whined.

Rocky, from where he was standing, spoke up, "Yeah, but with an attitude like that, we don't have a team." I chuckled. You tell him Rocky.

The boy looked annoyed, while the smaller kid just looked down in shame. Adam sighed, but called out to the class, "That's it for now." He and Rocky both bowed to the class. As they dispersed, Rocky spoke up, "Practice up for the next class." He waved to some of them, before walking over to me. Adam stayed behind with the smaller boy, speaking with him about something.

Rocky came up to the railing, "So, what did you think?" He asked.

I just smiled, "You and Adam are amazing. It doesn't surprise me that you were chosen to be a…" He gave me a pointed look, making me catch my words before I said them, "A teacher for these kids. Although, there might be a small problem with that kid calling out the smallest guy." I informed him.

Rocky sighed, but nodded, "Yeah, we're trying to work on that." He looked a little disappointed, before looking up, "Hey, how about that private lesson now?" He asked.

I grinned, stepping down, not feeling any pain in my ankle anymore. I nodded to him, "Yeah, let's get to it."

"Kaleb, do you mind if Sean joins you in your lesson? He needs a little extra practice." Adam called out from the mats. I nodded, "Oh yeah, that's fine. Practice makes perfect."

Adam smiled, before leading the boy who must've been Sean, to the juice bar. "We're just going to take a quick break. Rocky, why don't you get K started?" He suggested.

The red ranger nodded, before nudging his head towards the mats, "C'mon Kaleb, let's get started."

Oh boy, a private lesson from Rocky himself? God, whatever strings you're pulling for me, please, keep pulling them. I thought to myself.

I walked down to the mats, to see Aisha walking through the entrance. She waved me down, walking over to us. "Hey, Rocky, Kaleb. How are you doing?" She asked, most likely looking to hear an update on my ankle.

I smiled, jumping up and down, proving it was alright, "I'm just really excited for my lesson. Rocky and Adam were great in their class, so I can't wait." I exclaimed to her. She just laughed, "So, I guess you're leg is doing good?" She asked the obvious, before walking up to the bar, sitting next to Adam and Sean.

I turned to Rocky, who was just shaking his head, smiling. I don't know what it was he was smiling about, but whatever.

He lead me over to the mats, and began showing me some basic moves, like punches and kicks. I tried them, and got all of the right, but only because the were so basic. He then proceeded to try and get me to learn a little more difficult kick, which he did during when he and Adam were showing the class. It was the one where the kick out both feet, without touching the ground.

That one provided a big challenge. I kept losing my footing at the landing, and tripping. I fell multiple times, and no matter how much Rocky kept showing me, I just couldn't get it. Rocky clapped a hand on my shoulder, which seemed to be a signature thing that he does, "Don't sweat it K. You'll get it, eventually. It's pretty hard for a beginner. I didn't get it until I had at least three months of training." He told me, giving me a supportive smile. A smile that sent shivers down my spine. How a simple smile can cause that affect on me, I don't know, but it did.

I sighed, depressed that I couldn't do the kick mixed with a slight dreamy sigh from Rocky smiling. I mentally smacked my head multiple times.

Okay Kaleb, get it together! Don't you remember what happened last time you started having these thoughts about a friend? It didn't end well if you do remember!

Adam and Sean walked over to us. "I think this would be a good a time as any to cut in. Maybe teaching K the same thing as Sean will give him that boost he needs to get the kick right." The black ranger suggested. I smiled, nodding.

Sean looked doubtful, which made me smile at him, "Hey, we're both beginners here. If you mess up, I won't laugh." I told him. "Just try to do your best."

He nodded at me, "Right."

Adam gave me a slight nod as a thank you. He must've really bonded with this kid. Rocky sighed, "Kaleb, I'd like to continue, but I need a breather. I'm gonna head over to Aisha and keep her company." He told me.

I nodded, somewhat disappointed, but still smiled, "Of course. I bet Adam is just as good of a teacher as you are." I told him. I swear, there was a slight blush on Rocky's cheeks, but I shook the thought away. It must've just been all the red he was wearing washing into his face.

Still, I could hope, right?

There you have it, the first part of the episode. Don't worry, the next part isn't far behind. I'm going to be working non-stop until this episode is done. Please review what you think. I'd love to know how you like this story.