A week later in school Logan sat next to Ashley as they watched Adam give a presentation on his Kaleidoscope. When he was done, the class applauded and Miss Applebee came over smiling.
"Very good Adam, now does anyone have any questions?" she said, smiling at the class.
At a sound, Logan glanced back and saw that Skull had raised his hand. "Intelligent questions?" Miss Applebee said, and Skull slowly lowered his hand.
"I have an intelligent question," Bulk said, after taking his pencil out of his mouth and everyone turned to look at him some laughing.
"How tall is the tallest building in the world?" he said, and Logan shook his head while Ashley rolled her eyes.
"Questions that deal with Adam's report, Bulk," Miss Applebee said.
"Why would want to know that," Bulk said.
Shaking his head Logan faced the front of the room as he heard Bulk mutter, "I didn't understand a word he said.'
Later after school like he did every day for a couple hours Logan was at the hospital sitting next to Angel's bed reading to her. "'Every few weeks she would shut herself up in her room, put on her scribbling suit, and "fall into a vortex," as she expressed it, writing away at her novel with all her heart and soul, for till that was finished she could find no peace.
Her "scribbling suit" consisted of a black woolen pinafore on which she could wipe her pen at will, and a cap of the same material, adorned with a cheerful red bow, into which she bundled her hair when the decks were cleared for action. This cap was a beacon to the inquiring eyes of her family, who during these periods kept their distance, merely popping in their heads semioccasionally, to ask, with interest, "Does genius burn, Jo?" They did not always venture even to ask this question, but took an observation of the cap and judged accordingly.
If this expressive article of dress was drawn low upon the forehead, it was a sign that hard work was going on; in exciting moments it was pushed rakishly askew; and when despair seized the author it was plucked wholly off, and cast upon the floor. At such times the intruder silently withdrew; and not until the red bow was seen gaily erect upon the gifted brow did anyone dare address Jo,'" he read aloud from the book before glancing at Angel's still body.
"Let's save some for tomorrow. And I'm sorry Dana or Tommy couldn't be here. Tommy's with Adam, Billy, and Kimberly. And Dana has to study for her next karate belt and the others are at the center.
Personally I think she has it in the bag," he said, closing the book smiling at her.
Sitting back in the chair, he smiled. "Know what Celine and Mandy said, to me when they left. Her back to her tour and him back home. That one or the other is going to pay so you can go to a top notch drama school or get a top notch music coach," he said, then looked at her.
Turning he reached over and took her hand in both of his. "It's so strange; I have a friend who can probably predict so many important. And yet he doesn't know if you'll ever wake up," he said, in an undertone looking at her.
Leaning close he muttered, "now I know the theories, so if you can hear me. You have to wake up, there are people who love you here, so you have to wake up," then turned to look at Doctor Hart who smiled at him.
"Here again Logan, this time alone," he said, walking forward and Logan stood up.
Picking up the book, he stepped closer. "Well it allows me to go back on some of the classics," he said, and Hart nodded.
"Well I am sure she's enjoying them, she's getting everything from The Secret Garden to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," he said, and Logan nodded looking back at her then checked his watch.
"Look I have to get to work but I'll be back with her family tomorrow," he said, walking over an opening her bedside table slipped the book in before leaving the room Doctor Hart looking after him.
On his bike, he was driving down the street when his morpher began to vibrate. Turning into a secluded parking lot, he looked around before pressing the sides. An image of Tommy, Kim, and Billy in their ranger armor appeared above it and he watched as a multicolored beam from a monster blasted them and their armor vanished.
"oh no Scatter Brain," he muttered, before pulling out the rod Zordon had given him and pressing it to his arm then tore off in the direction of the park his clothes and bike changing.
Once there he yanked off his helmet showing his altered appearance and leapt from the bike running down the path. "ROKCY! ADAM! AISHA!" he shouted when he spotted them on the path looking for the others.
Turning they gawked. "Red Dragon what are you doing here?" Aisha snapped, in an undertone when he reached them.
"I know what happened I came to help any sign of them?" he said, looking around.
Adam shook his head. "No nothing and we have to find them before Zedd gets them," he said, the group continued down the path.
After almost ten minutes of searching, the group found them wandering aimlessly like they were trying to find something familiar. "Why are you talking so weird? Hey do you think you were like one of those intellectual people?" Kim was asking Billy as they rushed forward.
"I don't know perhaps I am, or was," Billy said, shrugging.
"You are," Rocky said, behind him and Billy turned facing them.
Smiling Rocky gestured his hand at Billy. "Billy you're a straight A student," he said, smiling.
At that Billy sighed his hands on hips, "So I'm Billy a brain," and Kimberly looked at him.
"Told ya," she said.
"And you're Tommy one of my closest friends, as well as my son's. The two of you along with Rocky and Adam here do a lot of things," Logan said, stepping forward.
Frowning Tommy looked at him. "Like what?" he asked.
Shrugging Logan muttered, "Martial Arts, rollerblading or in his case skateboarding, school projects, hang at the center, Logan even babysits your sister Dana from time to time," and Tommy nodded smiling.
"Cool and I have a little sister," he muttered.
"And you're Kimberly, one of my best friends along with Trini, and I told you about Shawna," Aisha said, smiling stepping forward pointing at herself.
Frowning Kim looked at her. "I am? And whose Trini and Shawna?" she asked.
Her smile dropping a little Aisha nodded. "Yeah we do everything together, go shopping every day, hang out at the center, visit Angel, I help you train in Gymnastics, keep in touch with Trini, and run the Gardening and Clean-Up Club," she said.
At that, Kim looked even more confused. "Why would we go shopping every day?" she asked.
At that, Aisha looked at the others before looking back at Kim. "You always said, we didn't need a reason," she said.
Her frown deepening she looked at the other two. "That sounds really pathetic," she muttered.
At once, the four looked at each other. "She doesn't like shopping! That monster is more powerful than we thought!" she said, fear creeping into her voice.
"Monster!? What monster?" Tommy snapped, almost at once.
"The Scatter Brain monster that Zedd made and had attack you, you know Lord Zedd on the moon," Adam said, and Logan cuffed him.
"Are you trying to scare them?" he snapped, as Adam looked at him rubbing the back of his head.
After glancing, the three in front of him Rocky looked at them. "Either way we have to get them back to the Command Center and fast before Zedd gets them," he said, and Logan cuffed him as Tommy took a step back fear creeping into his expression.
"Hey you're not taking me anywhere!"
"Yeah me nether!" Billy said, as Kimberly edged back as well closer to Tommy.
Before another word could be spoken in a flash of flame and silver Goldar and band of putties appeared behind them laughing. Turning Kimberly uttered a small scream of terror and Logan leapt in front of them in a stance.
"Come with us we'll refresh your memory!" Goldar said, waving them forward.
"You want them! You have to go through me!" Logan snapped, and Goldar laughed louder.
"And you think a puny human like you s going to stop us!" Goldar snapped.
Behind Logan, Kim turned to Aisha. "Best friends?" she asked, and Aisha nodded.
"The very best, lets teleport," she said, offering her hand.
"Teleport?" Tommy said, speculative a note of fear in his voice and the three each took Rocky's, Aisha's, and Adam's hands. Reaching back, Logan placed a hand on Tommy's shoulder. In addition, the group teleported out.
"What just happened?" Tommy demanded as Logan relaxed and leaned against a console as Rocky, Aisha, and Adam walked up to Zordon's tube.
"Where are we?... forget that who is that?" Tommy muttered, in awe pointing and turning Kimberly gasped.
"I am Zordon a trusted friend to you Tommy," Zordon said, looking down at them as Alpha shuffled over.
"And I'm Alpha 5," he said, staring Billy walked over to him.
"Wow, a fully sentient multi-functional automaton, I've never seen anything like it," Billy said, in awe.
Rolling his eyes Logan thought, 'now I know what he said, when they first met.'
"You really don't remember me Billy?" Alpha asked, in a low voice.
"They will have to remain here for now. Their minds are too vulnerable to Zedd's evil," Zordon said, and the three stared at him.
"What you can't just keep us here!" Tommy snapped, stalking over and jabbing a finger at him.
Walking over Logan placed a hand on his shoulder. "It's for your own safety," he said, and Tommy glared at him.
"Zordon can't you just give them their powers again?" Adam asked, and the three looked at him.
"Without their memories they do not have the experience the skills or character to be Power Rangers again," Zordon said.
At that, Kimberly walked to the middle of the room throwing her arms up. "Wait! Back up! What powers?
So can somebody come back to earth and pick me up because I am totally confused!" she snapped.
"You Kimberly, Billy and your leader Tommy are Power Ranger, here to protect Earth from Lord Zedd's evil forces," Zordon declared as Rocky, Aisha and Adam faced them.
"His monster Scatter Brain erased your memories to make you powerless," Alpha 5 put in and the three looked at each other.
Stepping forward Logan snapped, "look why don't stop scaring or confusing them and just show them who they are!" and after bringing his hands together spread them wide and an image appeared between them of the three of them morphing and fighting putties and monsters.
"Is that really us?" Tommy asked, in wonder as he watched himself fight Goldar.
"Yes Tommy you three are true heroes in your own right," Logan said, bringing his hands back together and the image vanished.
Walking forward Logan held up the crystal necklace he had given Tommy and the image of the Green Ranger appeared. "I gave this to you when you lost your powers the first time Tommy," he said, while Kimberly and Billy started.
At that, Alpha continued, "and if we don't find a way to unscramble you and restore your memories the whole world will be in danger!"
At that, three looked at each other. "Adam you're the expert on light waves, how can we reverse a light scatter?" Aisha asked, looking at him.
After a second of thought, he snapped his fingers. "Prisms might do the trick," he said, and everyone looked at him.
"If we get him to attack again and deflect the beam through a prism it might reverse the effects," he explained.
"You will have to try for without the power of all six rangers you have no chance of defeating Scatter Brain," Zordon said.
"What am I hot air," Logan muttered.
"Adam take Billy to his lab and get the prisms we'll take the others to the park," Rocky said.
"I'll meet you there," Logan said, and with a flick of his wrist opened a portal and stepped through out into the park.
As he detached his Dragon Gem, he paused feeling eyes on him and started to glance around. Then catching their teleport beams streak through the sky he quickly morphed just as they rematerialized.
"Where's Billy and Adam!" Rocky barked, looking around for them then Logan whipped around as in a flash of light Scatter Brain appeared behind him and he whipped around in a stance.
"Where's your friends? Did they forget to come?" he mocked looking around.
"We can't wait! IT'S MORPHING TIME!" Rocky called.
"SABER-TOOTHED TIGER!"
"TYRANNOSAURS!"
Now morphed Rocky and Aisha assumed a stance and looked at Tommy and Kim. "You two hang back! You've had it Scatter Brain!" he called, as the three charged him.
"Yeah we'll handle this flashlight head!" Aisha called.
"HANDLE ME! HANDLE THIS!" he called, and fired his beam on them and dove to the side to dodge it.
"Are you two ok?" Aisha demanded looking back at Tommy who had tackled Kimberly to safety.
"Memory or no memory something's never change," Logan muttered.
"What do we do?" Aisha snapped, looking back at Scatter Brain.
"For starters don't let him get another shot off!" Logan barked, and leapt forward.
"DRAGON FIRE POWER KICK!" he called, nailing the monster full in the chest launching him off his feet.
Rolling to one knee Logan turned then dived away with handspring after handspring to avoid the beams blast on him. Landing on his feet in a stance Logan faced him just as Rocky and Aisha both nailed him with a flying sidekick knocking him back again. The three charged as Scatter Brain regained his feet and a sword appeared in his hand in a flash of light and with a slash across their chest knocked Rocky and Aisha back.
Turning Scatter Brain blocked a blow from Logan's Dragon Ninja Sword before forcing the blade up and slashing it down across his chest sending him to the ground. As he rolled across the ground and coming to a stop lying on his chest two more streaks of slight came down on the ground and Adam and Billy appeared.
"WE GOT THE PRISMS!" Adam called, as they started to run over and Scatter Brain faced him.
"Look out he's going to fire!" Rocky yelled.
"ADAM GET DOWN!" Aisha shouted just as Scatter Brain fired nailing both Adam and Billy full on.
Logan stared frozen wide eyed, as Adam looked confused at the prism in his hand. 'No this can't be how it ends,' he muttered, to himself.
"HE'S GOT ADAM! We have to get those prisms or we're all lost forever!" Aisha barked.
"Four down three to go!" Scatter Brain called, facing Rocky and Aisha.
"LET'S MAKE A BREAK FOR IT!" Aisha barked, and the two ran full out for the prisms in Billy's and Adam's hands.
"Moving target eh! HA!" Scatter Brain said, firing his beam knocking them off their feet.
Rolling to their feet, they kept running and just as their hands closed around the prisms Scatter Brain fired again nailing them both in the back. At once, they demorphed and looked around confused. Asking who each other were.
"So like what happens now?" Kimberly asked, walking forward.
"What are you talking about? Who are you?" Rocky asked, frowning.
"Hey why did you guys change clothes?" Kim asked.
"I'VE DONE IT NONE OF THEM HAVE A CLUE WHO HE IS ANYMORE! IT'S THE END OF THE POWER RANGER!" Scatter Brain called.
"NOT WHILE THERE'S A BREATH IN MY BODY!" Logan screamed leaping at the monster who whipped around the face him.
"OH I CAN FIX THAT!" he called, and fired his beam at near point blank range.
It seemed as if time slowed for him as he attempted to late to focus on his wind ninja training before the beam hit him full on. At once his body seemed to tense from the shock and no matter how he fought he couldn't stop his mind and memories from emptying. Forced to demorphed he landed hard on the ground and ungracefully tumbled to a stop at a boy with long brown hair and a white shirt's feet.
"Hey man you ok?" the boy asked, offering his hand.
Blinking Logan took it and the boy helped him climb to his feet. "Thanks who are you?" he asked
The boy shrugged. "I don't know who you are?" he asked.
For a couple seconds Logan thought. "I have no idea," he muttered, looking at the other kids around them.
"Not so fast Buckaroo!"
Turning the group watched as a fat kid, a skinny kid wearing what looked like western clothes, ponchos faced the monster, and the girls gave small squeals. "What? Who said that? Who are you?" the monster barked, facing them.
As one, the two flipped back their ponchos and flicked their hats. "Whoever you are you are powerless to stop me from taking these captives back to the moon!" the monster barked, point at them.
"You're not taking the Power Rangers anywhere!" the fat kid barked, as a tumbleweed rolled by.
"WHAT!"
"Yeah not if we can help it!" the skinny kid challenged.
"Which I hope we can," Logan somehow heard the skinny kid say to the fat kid.
"What are Power Ranger?' the kid next to Logan asked, and he shrugged as a girl with long brown hair hung close to him.
"Don't force me to destroy your minds as well!" the monster barked.
"DRAW! You yellow bellied skunk!" the fat kid barked.
At that the monster growled, "very well earthlings if you insist on orchestrating your own doom! We will have what I bet your people call a showdown!"
For a second the two looked at each other. "You're not losing your nerve are you?" the monster teased when he saw the kids begin to sweat then fired.
At once screaming the two whipped what looked like some kind of triangle crystal out from behind their backs. The beam hit the crystal then rebounded on Logan and the others. Who at once dropped to his knees holding his head.
Like a movie set on fast forward his life seemed to flash before his eyes. The beatings and training from Narrvock, attending the Wind, Thunder, and Dragon Strom academies, Tommy, Kimberly, Rachel, Ian, Allison, the rest of his team. His chasing Dragvox and Leviathan to the past but one memory stood out above all the others.
It was shortly before the three were to graduate the Wind Ninja academy. He Rachel and Ian were in Blue Bay blowing off some steam and tension for the final tests. The three were racing on their skateboards to Storm Chargers.
Turning into an alley for a short cut Logan had nearly collided with a street vender selling necklaces. "Sorry about that," he said, coming to a skidding stop facing the woman.
Shifting her long curly hair out of her pretty face the woman waved it off. "No harm done, and to show there's no hard feelings I want you to have this," she said, held up a small gold oval locket.
Looking at her, he began to laugh. "Do I look like a girl to you?" he said, laughing.
Smiling the woman bent down and clipped it around his neck and he looked at it. "I don't know it looks pretty good on you, but you must never take it off Logan or show anyone. For it holds the key to both your future and your past.
Perhaps your parents," she said, and he froze.
"How did you know my…," he started then froze when he saw that she was gone.
Spinning on the spot he saw no trace of her even her stand was gone. "LOGAN!" Kimberly's voce called, out and stuffing the locket under his shirt he looked at the other end of the alley and saw her walking up to him.
"There you are come on Rachel and Ian are already at the store! As I left they were gawking at the new bikes she had on display," she said, and beaming and taking her hand the two-darted back down the alley.
As the memory faded, he lowered his gloved hands looking up as with an explosion Scatter Brain grew forty stories tall. "Scatter Brain now I remember! WE NEED THUNDERZORD POWER NOW!" Rocky called.
"I'll see to Bulk and Skull!" Logan barked, leaping to his feet and rushed over to the two lying flat on the ground as the rangers leapt into the air and into their zords.
"Hey you two alright?" he asked, when reached them and Bulk raised his head and gave it a shake.
"Yeah I just can't believe it," he said, and Logan frowned behind his helmet.
"Can't believe what?" he asked.
At that, Skull raised his head up. "That those dweebs are the Power Rangers. But who are you?" he said, and Logan froze.
'Oh boy, Logan you know what must be done!' Red Dragon barked.
'Yeah silence them or kill'em,' he replied.
Smiling at them he muttered, "Yeah I can't believe it either sometimes so I guess something's are best left forgotten," he said.
Then quickly pinned them down his hands on their heads fingers spread wide down their cheeks his thumb over their third eye. "What are you…?" Bulk started to demand the acquired a dreamy expression as he began to focus.
For a few seconds they remained like that then Logan relaxed and the two dropped to the ground. Exhaling Logan stood over them and looked up as ThunderMegazord destroyed Scatter Brain with a slash of a powered up Thunder Saber. Jumping from the zords the Rangers converged on them.
"Red Dragon are they ok?" Tommy braked when they got close.
"A few bruises but they'll be fine," he said, stepping back as they gathered around the two on the ground.
Once again, they slowly raised their heads. "What's going on?" Bulk asked, looking around.
"Easy you took a serious hit," Tommy said, pressing them back down.
Turning their heads the two looked at them with blurry eyes. "Power Rangers? Did you save us?" Skull asked, pointing at himself.
At that, the Rangers looked at each other in stunned silence. "Are you kidding me? You saved us!" Tommy said, half laughing.
At that, Kim detached from the group and walked over to Logan. "What did you do to them?" she gasped out.
Looking her, he shrugged. "They knew who you were and what I looked like so I modified their memories for the last ten minutes. No I have to go," he said, then streaked away.
Later at the Center Logan sat with the others listening as Bulk and Skull told a large crowd about how they had saved the Power Rangers. "…just about to swallow the Power Rangers alive, then we jumped in and, uh…," Bulk was saying.
"HELD ITS JAWS WIDE OPEN!" Skull put in and the two mimicked the action.
"ADD GRABBED ONE OF ITS RAZOR SHARP TEETH… AND PULLED THEM OUT!" Skull said, and they again mimicked the action.
'"Well if that's true where are they?" a girl in the crowd said.
"If you really saved the Power Rangers the least they could do is come and say thank you," another said, the crowd began to disperse.
"I agree," Logan said, turning to face the others.
At that Adam sighed, 'but I don't remember it happening like that," he said, and Tommy looked at him.
"Red Dragon modified their memories remember, and Logan's right they've earned an in person thank you from The Power Rangers," he said, and the group stood up.
"I'll see if my dad can make an appearance," Logan said, going into the bathroom while the others went outside.
A few minutes later Tommy and the others morphed teleported while Logan stepped through a portal into the Youth Center, which immediately fell silent at their appearance all eyes on them Ernie oblivious that the drink he was filling was over flowing. After glancing around the group walked up to Bulk and Skull who were sulking at the bar their backs to them.
"It's Bulk and Skull right?" Tommy asked when they reached them.
"Yeah who wants to know?" Bulk said, not turning.
"Turn around and you'll find out," Logan said, crossing his arms.
With a sigh both Bulk and Skull turned in their seats then froze jaws dropping like anchors when they saw who it was. "Hey we just wanted to say thanks for… pulling out of the tight spot today," Tommy said, smiling behind his visor jabbing his finger at them.
"Yeah that monster would had us if you had saved us, you maybe a little strange but…" Kim started.
"…you come through in a pinch," Aisha finished for her quickly.
"Yeah and you're courageous…," Rocky said.
"…and honorable," Adam finished as the other nodded.
"And honest, and upright," Bulk continued acquiring a smug look while Logan's and the other's smiles started to shift.
"And intelligent, and responsible, and available," Skull continued and Logan didn't know about the others but he though he cracked a few ribs from trying not to laugh.
"You two want to go out?" Bulk quickly asked, waving his finger between Kimberly and Aisha.
"We'll think about it," Kim said, in a high stoic voice.
"Well… we have things to do…, so we have to get going," Logan said, flicking his wrist behind him and the others quickly agreed.
"UNTIL NEXT TIME!" Tommy called, as he and the others teleported out and Logan stepped through the portal leaving Bulk and Skull string after them and the crowd taking more interest.
Later that night Logan sat alone in Tommy's living room once more on a babysitting job for Dana staring at his locket. "I can't believe I forgot about that lady," he muttered.
'Well in your defense you have had other things on you mind and it was years ago,' Red Dragon said.
Nodding Logan slipped the locket back under his shirt. "But still I wonder what she meant by key to my future and my past," he said, then his eyes darted to the ceiling as he herd Dana scream.
Leaping to his feet, he darted up the stairs and flipped on the light as he entered her room and she looked at him in bed. "I had a nightmare," she muttered.
Nodding he sat down next to her. "About Angel?" he asked, and she nodded.
For a second she looked at him before lowering he gaze. "Sometimes I'm so scared for her, what if she never wakes up? What if she dies? What if her father…?" she started but was silenced as Logan cupped her chin and raised it to face him.
"There is nothing to be afraid of," he muttered.
"But what if there is?"
Smiling he ran a hand down her cheek. "Shadows in the moon light? Mist in the air? A hawk high in the tree tops?
Don't let them scare you," started to say then sing softly and she smiled.
"No night, you don't frighten me,
You're dark and grey,
But you won't be here in the morning,
For one whole day,
Cry wind, try to frighten me,
Cry good and strong,
But you won't be here in the morning,
So I won't cry alone,
Full moon glowing a ghostly shade,
Smile away, soon you'll fade,
I look up at the morning star,
Wondering where you are,
Sleep child, sleep now quietly,
Be calm and still,
The mist may rise, the hawk may cry,
As shadows haunt my lullaby,
But they won't be here in the morning,
I will," he sang tucking her back in to bed and left her quietly sleeping.
Out in the hall he leaned back against the wall griping his locket under her shirt eyes closed a tear running down his cheek. "So night why you frighten me,
It's hard to say,
Perhaps because as nights go on,
I think how long they've been gone,
But you won't be here in the morning,
They may," he continued singing to himself and small smile appeared.
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