Disclaimers: I do not own Power Rangers. However the characters that exist as their children are my creation.
Their Children
Chapter Six: A Whole Lot Of Baggage Pt 2
Sammie closed the door to her bedroom. She walked over to her closet and dug out both her lime green back pack and her hunter green suitcase. She and Tommy just got back from the Youth Center. She opened both bags and scanned her room. "Gonna be awhile…" She stated out loud, but finished in her head, '…grab a Snickers.' She walked to her dresser, pulling out the top drawer. She took out anything she felt she needed and then continued to clear out the rest of her drawers for the same purpose. Once satisfied she had all she wanted, Sammie walked over to her open closet and started packing away her clothes. Now though Sammie could be quite the tom boy at times, she was still her mother's daughter. Meaning not only had she gained her mother's eyes, but her shop-a-holic syndrome as well; not that that's a bad thing.
Sammie stuffed as much clothes as she could into her bag. It was nearly busting at the seams; quite literally. She grinned and zipped it up. Too bad she couldn't take all her clothes. After all, she didn't know how long they'd be gone. She sighed. With her packing done, she needed to fill her book bag. She grabbed onto it and carried it around her room. Placing various books, her box of photos, little trinkets, and the likes inside, she closed it and set it down with her suitcase.
Now that she was done, she went to find her dad. They needed to ask for permission to let their friends over. She drew the short straw and it was decided she'd have to ask. However since she had to ask, Tommy had to set things up while she packed first, and when she was done, she'd have to come downstairs and relieve him, while he packed.
Sammie walked over to her door. She opened it and shut off her light, then walked away with the door shutting close behind her.
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Alex closed his guitar case and set it beside his red duffle suitcase. He left his room, rubbing his right hand through his blonde locks and shutting the door with his left. He walked down the stairs and headed to the family room. His eleven year old brother, in the form of a human blur, passed him in the hall. "Hey slow down Andy, no running in the house!" Alex yelled to him, but Andy was long gone to hear him. "What's his rush anyway?" Alex thought out loud as he continued his journey to the family room.
Alex walked into the room and noticed his parents kissing. He leaned his shoulder against the wall with his hands in his pocket before clearing his throat and alerting them to his presence. Jason and Kat turned to their oldest son, both with flushed faces. "I'd tell you to get a room, but you already have one of those." Alex then smirked at his parents surprise.
Jason eyes Kat. "Sometimes I swear this kid belongs to Rocky." He whispered to his wife.
"Maybe he does." Kat replies; both trying and failing, to refrain herself from laughing at her husband's expense.
Jason looks aghast but quickly recovers, recognizing the jest. "Bite your tongue woman. You're going to regret it later."
Kat looked hopeful. "Promise?" Jason stifled a groan.
"Umm…" Alex started, "I don't know what you guys are murmuring about over there, and something tells me I don't wanna know."
Kat looks at her son in concern, "Is there anything the matter Alex?"
Alex quickly shook his head, "No, no, of course not. I just…" Alex trailed off for a second. That wasn't true. There are a lot of things the matter, but he can't tell them. Even if they would probably understand, being the first ones and all.
"Alex?" This time it was Jason, as he took a step closer to his son.
Alex soon recovered. He stood up straight and freed his hands from his pockets. "I'm fine. I just… I just wanted you to know that I'm heading over to Tommy and Sammie's for a little group thing they've planned at the last minute. Connor and Marcus will be there too. As well as two girls we met today."
Jason looked at his son. He was not saying something, Jason knew. But most teenagers go through this stage. He should know. "Alright Alex. Have fun. You know not to stay out too late." Alex nodded his head to his dad.
"Okay, bye mom, bye dad, I'll see ya later." Alex walked down the hall and out the front door.
Kat looked over to her husband. "Jason what's wrong? And don't say nothing, I know that face." She reached out and grabbed his arm.
Jason shook his head. "I don't know. He purposefully omitted information from us." Jason sighed. "He's a good kid, I'm sure he'll be fine. Teenage angst I suppose." Kat nodded her head while he scratched his. He then stared at his wife.
"What?" She asked, defensively.
"As I recall, I have a promise to keep." Jason grinned as he gave his wife a five second start.
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Sammie, having just left her dad and his sandwich in the kitchen, approached her brother; who was at the moment, hooking up his Wii system. "Oh no, we are not seriously playing this thing tonight. Oh and Dad's okay with everything."
Tommy turned to look at his sister. "He is? Great. But why can't we play this tonight?"
Sammie shook her head. "I don't think there will be enough time. Curfew is at nine. We have under a couple hours to hang. Video games consume way too much time."
Tommy scratched his head. He could see her reasoning. "Okay, I'm convinced. Well, movies leave the same problem. We have board games. Maybe charades or pictionary." He suggested as he began unhooking his Wii.
"Leave it. I'll take care of it. You go pack. Everyone will be here soon." Sammie sat next to him on the floor. He continued to pack his game system away.
"Naw it's okay, I'll get it." He finished and stood up with it in his hands. He turned to go to his bedroom, but his sister's voice stopped him.
"You're up to something. I know you Tommy." Then she slapped her hand on her forehead. As she dragged it down her face, her expression changed to one of disbelief. "You're going to pack that with your things aren't you?" Tommy just looked at her sheepishly. "Tommy! Are you taking your T.V. as well?"
"Of course not. I just thought that maybe Connor could, I don't know, hook it up to one of the monitors or something." Tommy looked at his sister. "Hey, you never know when we might have a bit of downtime, right?" Sam was quiet. "Uh, what's with the look Sam?"
"Go…, just go pack." Sammie walked to the bookshelf in the room and began pulling out the board games they had.
Tommy walked out of the room, slightly hearing a soft voice muttering something about annoying little brothers.
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Tommy went to his room. 'Okay, first things first.' He walked over to his art supplies and placed them into his gray art bag. He placed a few blank canvases into his black portfolio bag. Once that was taken care of, he grabbed his white, black, and grey suitcase from inside his closet. He began filling it with everything he could possibly need; including his Wii.
After Tommy was sure his bag was as full as it was going to get, he zipped it closed. He placed it beside all of his art things. He pulled the hair band out of his hair and let his dark, curly locks curl themselves around his ears and neck. He ran a hand through it. He knew things were going to get tough soon. That was the whole point of having this little get together.
He and his friends were given a responsibility where there was literally no room for error. That's a lot to put on someone's shoulders. To top it off, he was designated the leader. Meaning every screw up would be on him. Tommy was slightly afraid. He was given a chance to follow in his father's footsteps, by commanding a Ranger team. He wished he could ask his dad for advice. 'How did you do it Dad? How did you handle the pressure, the responsibility of your team's lives as well as that of the world's?"
Tommy suddenly stood up and headed to his door. With a hand on the knob, he quietly spoke, "I'll make you proud dad. Of this, I am certain." He then twisted the object in his hand, and before he knew it, he was walking down the hall hearing his door shut behind him.
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Fifteen minutes after Tommy went upstairs and ten minutes after Sammie finished straightening things up, the doorbell rang. "I've got it!" She yelled as she jumped off her feet and raced to the front door. Once she got there she swung the door open. And on the other side stood Alex.
"Wow Sam, I know you have the hots for me, but… please… try to contain yourself." After his statement, the door slammed shut in his face. Alex rang the doorbell a couple more times, before the door swung open again. He was about to tease Sammie again, however this time she wasn't the one to open the door. "Oh, uh, hi Mr. Oliver. I… um…" He stuttered, a little off balance, considering this wasn't who he was expecting.
Tommy Sr just sighed. "Come in Alex. Everyone is supposed to meet in the entertainment room. I'm sure you remember how to get there."
"Oh, uh yes sir. I can get there on my own." Alex said as he walked into the house. Tommy Sr shut the door behind him.
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Alex walked into the room where Sammie was. Glancing behind himself, to make sure Mr. Oliver hadn't followed; he walked up to her with a frown. "Very mature Samantha."
"Oh… uh… um, I…" She mocked him and then busted into giggles. Alex glared at her.
So there she was barely containing herself, holding onto her stomach, while Alex looked daggers into her direction. And that was exactly how Tommy Jr found them. "Umm, I give, what's going on?"
"Your sister is out of control man." Was Alex's answer, which only made Sammie laugh harder.
Tommy only raised an eyebrow. He then glanced at the clock; it read 6:58. "They should be here soon." He stated just as the door bell rang. "I'll get that, you two, put yourselves together." He then ran off to the door yelling he 'got it' so that his parents wouldn't be bothered.
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Tommy returned a moment later with four friends in tow. Now that Blue, Yellow, Pink, and Black have joined Red, Green, and White, they could get started.
A/N: Man, I'm glad I finished that chapter. I can't wait to get to the exciting parts.
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