Power Rangers Samurai
Jayden/Antonio Pre-Slash and Slash
Fallling Hurts But Love Heals
Summary: Set during "The Blue and the Gold". Instead of helping Antonio up the hill Kevin lets him fall. And when the other rangers find them they learn what/why it happened and Jayden realizes something he's been feeling for awhile.
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Chapter 5: Blue and Gold
Kevin's Pov
It's been one week since the "accident" with Antonio. And even though he had not kicked me out from the Rangers I still have to pay the price. My fellow Rangers had decided to cut me from all training until I could be trusted to not harm a fellow Ranger again. Of course I was still allowed to go into battle but if I wanted to train for battle I would have to do it on my own time and away from the house. There was only form of training that I could think of doin on my own besides my morning run: swimming.
Everyday I went to the Marina and swam for hours, pushing myself harder and harder everyday so that I was still be as strong as my fellow Rangers.
But today felt different somehow and I didn't like it. Throughout my swim I couldn't help but feel on edge. I could barely focus because my instincts kept telling me to go back. So after swimming about a mile I finally gave in and swam back to shore.
My instincts were proven to be right for just as I stepping onto the ground a hoard of Moogers swarmed at me from under the dock. I didn't have enough time to morph so I did the only thing I could do: fight them with hand to hand.
Back and forth I kicked, punched and flipping the Moogers but more kept on coming. There were too many for me fight on my own but I was surrounded and couldn't reach my Morpher to call for backup.
Suddenly they swormed closer and grabbed me, I couldn't move. Moogers with weapons came charging at me and I closed my eyes, bracing for the impact that could have ended me.
But it never came. I heard slashing and explosions. I opened my eyes when I felt the Moogers grip lessen and they fell to the ground. Looking around I saw that their numbers were dwindling fast and that someone was in the middle of them fighting hard. Moving closer I could see the colors and I knew who it was, the last person I expected to see come to my aid: Antonio.
He was fighting through the Moogers and keeping their attention on him, giving me the perfect opportunity to reach my Morpher and change.
"Go Go Samurai! Ha!" I drew my symbol and morphed. And changing from my spin sword to my hydra bow I started fighting at them, making sure that I didn't hit Antonio.
Together we managed to get most of them while the others ran off under the docks and vanished back to where they came from. We both de-morphed and I ran over to Antonio to see if he was okay.
"Kevin I'm fine" I figured that he would say that but I knew that he wasn't suppose to be out here"
"Antonio you shouldn't have helped me. You haven't been cleared for battle yet"
"What was I suppose to do? Stand there and watch you fight alone? A Samurai never runs from a fight. And you looked like you need the help" He was right. Samurai's do not run, no matter the situation. Jayden and the others would be mad that I let him fight and that I was alone with him at all but hopefully they would be able to understand eventually.
"I thank you for your help but the others will not like what you have done"
"Antonio!"
We both looked up to see the team on the docks and running towards us. They all stopped infront of Antonio and faced me. "They're protecting him" I thought.
"Kevin you know that you aren't allowed to be alone with Antonio. And Antonio, you know that you aren't suppose to be fighting" Jayden spoke to both of us, a stern and commanding tone in his voice.
"Jayden, Kevin was fighting off the Moogers all by himself. I couldn't leave him alone. What would you have done? Would you have walked away and let him be overpowered?" I was surprised at Antonio defending me but looking at Jayden I could tell that he would have done the same thing.
"You did the right thing by saving Kevin but you broke the rules dude. No fight and no time with Kevin" Mike spoke up. I would have spoken up but Antonio beat me to it.
"Shouldn't that be my decision? I know what I can take and I know when I should be ready to fight. And I am not worried about Kevin, it's the rest of you"
"Antonio, it's not that we don't trust your decisions or you. The last time you were alone with Kevin it ended with you getting hurt. We are just looking out for you" Mia said putting her hand on his shoulder.
After that I felt that it was finally my time to speak.
"How can I learn to accept him if you don't give me the chance" They all looked at me in stunned silence. I looked over at Jayden and he gave me the nod to continue.
"If I don't get to see what he could bring to the team personally how can I believe that he belongs with us. I didn't see that soon enough which brought us to where we are now. Today I did see a Samurai" I turned to Antonio.
"Today I saw you fight on your own through Moogers just to show that you got my back and that I wasn't hurt. Together we fought like I've fought with the others. You broke the rules and saved me, even after what I have done to you. We were a real Samurai today, fighting for a fellow Ranger no matter the cost and that's what being a team is about. Antonio, I'm sorry that I didn't see this before and I'm hoping that you could one day forgive me"
The others parted as Antonio walked up to me. What I didn't expect was for him to pull me into a one armed hug. I hugged back suprised but also happy. Pulling back I could see his golden smile.
"There's no day like today amigo. Now let's go home, I've got fish for dinner"
Together we all walked back and I had a feeling that things for going to change...
But for the better this time.