Disclaimers: I do not own Power Rangers. However the characters that exist as their children are my creation.

Their Children

Chapter Eight: Training Begins

The rangers stood on the C-Deck waiting for their training to begin. Their belongings were long since taken by Omega 360 to be placed into their new lodgings. They were each anxious to begin. So many thoughts raced throughout their minds. Thoughts of leaving home, leaving family, of being rangers and having this enormous weight placed upon their shoulders. They thought of Lord Xian, the U.N., and the upcoming battle. They wondered what kind of training could possibly prepare them within two days time. But most of all, they asked themselves, could they really do it?

They all were, more or less, in the same places they were when they were given their powers. They were dressed in comfortable clothing. Tommy, with his hair in a low ponytail, wore a white t-shirt that he cut the sleeves off of and light gray sweat pants, along with white snickers. Sammie had on a dark gray tank top with a light green sports bra underneath and dark gray shorts, as well as dark green tennis shoes. Alex had on a red wife beater and black sweat pants. He had on his red and white sneakers.

Tiffany, with her hair pulled back into a messy bun, stood in a pair of white tights reaching below her knees. She wore a long light pink boat neck shirt with three quarters sleeves and a dark pink racer-back sports bra underneath. It was an ensemble she usually wore for her dance classes. Marcus was sporting his favorite sneakers, his black and gray basketball shorts, a white shirt cut off down the sides and a black tank top underneath it. Connor wore a blue t-shirt, navy blue shorts, and blue sneakers. Livvy had her hair in a high ponytail atop her head. She had on a yellow tank top with a white sports bra underneath and white sweatpants she cut into capris, with white tennis shoes on her feet.

They were silent the entire morning as they waited for instructions. Luckily for them, they did not have to wait much longer.

"Welcome back Rangers. I trust you are prepared for today's events." Zordon spoke as he walked down from the upper level.

Tommy took a step forward and said. "Yes Zordon. We are ready to begin." The others nodded in agreement.

Zordon looked them over. "Very well. We will begin." Zordon looked over his shoulder. "Reidyn!" He called out as the blonde woman appeared. "I believe it is time. Is the chamber prepared?" She merely nodded her head in answer. "Excellent." Zordon turned his gaze once more to the rangers before him. "You all will go through an extensive training regime. You will begin with hand to hand combat; sparring with one another. This will be the first test of your physical endurance. It will take you all morning to complete. And afterwards, you will be given the rest of the day to relax and reflect." Zordon paused to let them take it all in. "Tomorrow you will begin training in harnessing your separate powers. You will also take part in a simulation of battles while morphed. You will need the experience. However, let's focus on today's agenda. Follow me." Zordon finished talking and turned around, walking through a door on the opposite side of the entranceway.

The rangers looked at one another, and then followed their mentor.

OOOOOOOOOOOO

The rangers followed Zordon down a long all white corridor; meaning white ceiling, white walls, and white floor. It was nearly blinding. Every footfall, a distant echo. Aside from that, it was mainly quiet. However, unlike the corridor leading to the C-Deck, this one had no opening with only two directions to go; backwards or forwards. In a way, it was kind of like their lives at present. To go backwards would mean to go back home, to go back to their families…, to go back to being under Xian's fist. No, they made their choice. No matter the obstacle, they would never back down from a fight. And so they continue moving forward, both down the hall, and in life.

After what seemed like ages, Zordon came to a stop in front of a large brass door. He turned to face them as they walked up to him. "Continue through this door. Good luck Rangers." Zordon said, as he passed them by and walked back down the hall, headed to the C-Deck. The echoes of his footfalls following him.

"Okay, I guess this is it. You ready guys?" Tommy was the first and only one to speak. At the nod of his teammates, he pushed open the door. And they all walked forward.

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Once through the door, they were amazed at the sight that greeted them. The room was extremely large; roughly the size of a ball room. And that's putting it mildly. They walked farther in, as they did so, the large door slammed shut. However, they paid it no mind, being too distracted at the time. The decorations along the walls were a splash of colors; tastefully so, of course. The floor was a rich cherry wood with a large blue mat in the center of the room. And the ceiling was so high, Sammie wasn't sure 'she' could reach it. It must have been magic. But it wasn't the décor that had them in awe. It was what hung along the walls. All around the room, various weapons from the Rangers before, were displayed.

"Wow, this place is amazing." Livvy said; taking it all in stride.

"Yeah, I've never seen anything like it." Tommy stated.

"Forget seeing, I never even imagined a place like this could exist. I mean, the past ranger's weaponry, how cool is that." Alex said. He ran a hand through his hair.

"It's weird you know. I mean, those very weapons were touched by legends." Marcus pointed out. They nodded their heads in agreement. They walked into the middle of the room.

"Not to mention, some of those exact legends are our parents." Sammie added. Everyone was quiet for a moment, letting the truth of her words sink in. It was as if that little fact was now dawning on them.

"We come from a long line of heroes, don't we? They've really set the bar for us." Tiffany spoke out loud what everyone one was thinking.

Connor, who was quiet for the most part, decided to say, "Umm guys, something tells me it's crunch time." He motioned his hands back to the door they came from.

They noticed the door was slightly ajar as a figure came through. Softly shutting the door, the person walked up to the rangers. "You're training us?" Alex asked in surprised.

The lady smiled, "Did I forget to mention I am a master in combat as well as a healer?" Phaedra asked coyly as she watched the Rangers' faces go from surprise to confusion and back again. She smiled. "Well, shall we begin?"

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They looked at their new teacher. She had her dark hair pulled back into a bun. She wore a body suit with long sleeves and reaching down to her feet. The outfit was foreign to them. It was green and blue and fit her like a glove. She wore black shoes on her feet. She looked at them, "I assume you have already stretched?" They each nodded their head. They had time to stretch after Omega 360 had taken their things. "Good, then let's begin with a small warm up. You can start with rotations."

After removing their shoes, the rangers all found a spot on the mat and began their rotations. They did neck rotations, shoulder rotations, arm circles, wrist rotations, waist rotations, knee rotations, and ankle rotations. This warm up was necessary to prevent injuries. They finished in a seated stretch. Although they stretched earlier, it was good to get in one final stretch before the training really began.

Phaedra looked at them. "Rise to your feet." She commanded, and they followed her lead. "You all know the importance that you complete this training. So from this step forward, I expect a lot out of you. You did not choose this power like others before you. You did not earn it. But you were born and it chose you. Tommy come up here and stand beside me." Tommy moved to the front next to Phaedra. "The rest of you, choose a partner." Marcus and Connor partnered up. Olivia and Tiffany partnered up. And this left Alex and Sammie to partner up. "Look around you, there is plenty of space on the mat. You and your partner find somewhere not too close to anyone else. I want you all to spar with each other. You are not to use your powers. This will show me where you are." They did as she said. Phaedra turned to Tommy. "I will be your partner. Let's see if you deserve the title leader." She said and did a roundhouse kick. Tommy hadn't expected it and barely dodged it in time. "Come on Hawk, show me what you've got."

The rangers had been sparring with one another for about forty-five minutes now; each one of them either gaining or losing the upper hand. Marcus and Connor were pretty evenly matched. Connor made a kick to Marcus' chest and it landed. This knocked the breath out of Marcus, however he countered with doing a roundhouse kick, but before it lands, he throw jumps turning side kick with his right leg; also known as a hurricane kick. This knock Connor onto his back, a move he was not expecting from his friend. Marcus helped Connor up. And they went at it again.

Olivia and Tiffany were doing pretty good themselves. Olivia was quick on her feet due to her training in basketball, and her reflexes were fast. However Tiffany was agile, and well balanced, as her training in dance calls for. She was pretty swift in movement and very lithe. Tiffany's legs, one after the other, come up straight and past horizontal in a butterfly kick. Olivia dodges it and comes at Tiffany with a flutter kick, which is 2 or more roundhouse kicks, switching her legs each time she kicks, without stopping. When her feet switch, only the ball of her non-kicking foot is touching the ground. Tiffany gets kicked twice but blocks two more and dodges the rest. She flips backward ending Olivia's kick cycle and as they both get back on their feet, Tiffany does a jump front kick, but when she jumps off, she kicks and land with the same leg. Her other leg is tucked in. This is also known as the crane kick. Olivia was not prepared for it and ended up on her derriere. Tiffany helped her friend up. "Shall we continue?" And with a nod from Olivia, they did.

Sammie blocked a punch from Alex and dropped to the ground to deliver a side sweep kick. Alex caught on in time and jumped back before it could connect. Once she stood back up, he was prepared with a side kick to her stomach. Unfortunately for her, she didn't dodge it. Though unfortunately for him, she did recover quickly, she did a spin before kicking him off his feet. Sammie smirked down at Alex. He just shook his head. He should have known better than to underestimate Tommy's sister. He rose to his feet and decided that it was time to get serious.

Phaedra and Tommy went back and forth with moves. Neither one of them landed a hit yet. It was almost like a dance between the two. She took in the way that Tommy moved. She was impressed. But this was getting them nowhere; she decided to step up the level a bit. She was sure he could handle it. Before Tommy knew it, Phaedra was suddenly stronger, faster, and- 'BAM', Tommy was knocked off his feet. He didn't even see it coming. Phaedra smiled. She turned to the others. "Switch partners." They did, Tommy started to walk away, but was stopped. "Not you Tommy. For the next four hours, you belong to me." She grinned. Tommy secretly wondered what he had gotten himself into, as he dodged another close call.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

At noon, the rangers were found in what appears to be the dining hall. They were enjoying a large healthy lunch to rebuild their energy. They had sparred for over four hours. They had change partners at the end of each hour. That is, everyone except for Tommy. As bad as they all looked, he was the worse for wear.

"I wonder what all our individual tests will consist of tomorrow." Connor wondered out loud.

"I don't know, but I think we all did well this morning." Marcus stated. "Seriously, I didn't know some of you guys could move like that." He absent-mindedly rubbed his chin. Olivia had got a really good punch in earlier.

"Yeah, it was pretty fun and exhilarating. It had been awhile since I've had a spar like that." Tiffany said. "The only other time I went all out was when I used to spar with my dad." She finished, and then suddenly became quiet at the mention of her father. It only made her think about her family and how she was sure to miss them. Everyone noticed her spirit dwindle, and were beginning to think of their own families.

"I wonder when they'll realize we're gone and not coming back." Alex wondered out loud.

"Yeah, I wonder what they're all doing right now." Olivia added to his thoughts. And everyone became quiet, all wondering the same thing.

A/N: Chapter eight is up. Yay!! Sorry for the wait. I got stuck with a few twelve hour shifts at work.

To make up for the delayed update, I've posted the next chapter, so go on to chapter nine.

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