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08/01/2022 10:49 PM
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Hellfire Gala intro
//This is a collaboration with Aine a.k.a. Glimmer.
Nearly two weeks ago...
She had tried to run away, but found her way back home after a heart-to-heart with Einar, and that’s where she’s been since. Of course, upon returning, she also had a fruitful heart-to-heart with Adam. The two decided to postpone their engagement, while opting to make new memories together; something she had suggested a long time ago. Over time, the pair grew close, with her actually beginning to feel like a person, instead of a ghost from time unknown. It had been during a particularly flirty cooking session in the kitchen, when the doorbell rang.
Letting him get the door, she continued making their supper, only for him to return with two packages: one addressed to him and another to her. Curious, she turned the burner off beneath the vegetables and moved to the box with her name on it. A simple glance and she noted he was holding nothing more than a card envelope. “Go ahead,” she motioned for him to go first.
“All right...” Adam said in response, now opening the envelope. Reading that is an invitation to something called the Hellfire Gala, though the card reads that it’s from ‘Anonymous’. There were pictures of the logo and the place where it’s going to be held at. However there is an inclusion of a picture that causes Adam to pause. Speechless, all he did was stare at the picture with a very confused look on his face.
He looked at whom he believes to be Aine for a second, then going back to the picture. Though Aine appears to be fine in front of him, however in the picture she looks...not entirely well. Major thoughts running through his mind, could this be an answer to what he’s been trying to find out? Finally words manage to escape his lips, “oh my God.” That being the only thing he can say.
The entire mood of the evening changed at that moment, the flirty vibe now gone. The expression on his face, especially when he looked at her, told her something was wrong. "Wha' is it?" Stepping up beside him, she looked over at the card, which seemed innocuous enough, but the photo of...her?! Lips parted, green eyes not believing what she was seeing. "...'ow?" She's standing right here, perfectly healthy. Is there a chance this an old photo? No, she tossed that out, because their faces, though one gaunt by malnutrition, were identical.
Turning, she moved toward the box which arrived for her. A quick glance back at Adam then she began opening it. Inside was a wrapped orb. Pulling it out, she managed to make a makeshift stand on the kitchen table to set it upon then unwrapped it. When the wrapping fell away, which she realized was made from seaweed by the texture, she saw what seemed to be a crystal ball. "Is this some sort o' joke?" Green eyes darted to Adam, confusion in her gaze, still not quite yet understanding what this was about.
Adam now made his way towards the box as well, looking inside of the box. Seeing the seaweed surrounding what seems to look like a crystal ball inside of it. He didn’t know what to say in response to what she just asked. “I...” escaped from his mouth. “I don’t know what this is all about.” He still had the card in his hand, looking back down at the picture again. “I don’t know what the hell any of this is about...”
Slowly setting the card down on the table, though his eyes remained locked on it for at least two minutes before he switched his attention to the box with what looks like a crystal ball. He picks up a piece of the seaweed, to confirm if it was what he thought it was. “This is really seaweed...strange.” Even after saying that, his eyes shifted back to the picture on the table.
"Yea', seaweed can actually be made inta paper, 'owever it looks like th' process wasnae fully completed," she mentioned somewhat softly, her attention still on the crystal ball. Reaching out, she paused before her fingers touched it, pulling back ever so slightly. Eyes darted around, wondering if they were being watched. A nearly overwhelming feeling of dread settled into the pit of her stomach. Turning her attention back to the orb, she took a deep breath and picked it up.
The orb shimmered in her hands, before a visual appeared. Brows furrowed, watching the visual move through what seemed to be a botanical garden of some sort. "Whoa!" Startled, she jumped and dropped the orb, though it seemed to be made of sturdier stuff than crystal, since it struck the floor and rolled under the table.
Glancing at him, she knelt down and peered at the object. When it finally stopped against the wall, she noticed the visual was still going, with a hand reaching out and plucking a flower. A brief shot of red hair was noticed when the person moved past a small body of standing water (a small fountain or birdbath, possibly) but the image wasn't clear enough to make out who it was.
Adam rushed over to her side after she dropped the crystal orb, “Aine!” Still calling her that because he still feels that is his Fiancee after all. He also watched her very carefully when she knelt down, following her in doing that as well. He can see that she was looking at the orb, as if she can see something. So he looked as well...but what can he see? Nothing, just a clear ball that rolled under the table.
“You all right? What was that all about?” He asked her, putting his arm around her to try comfort her. But with what just happened, his mind is still stuck on that picture that was included with the invitation. But even with that, though something very weird is going on...making sure that Aine is all right is still his top priority. He stands back up, helping his Fiancee back to her feet as well.
"Yer tellin' me ye didnae see tha'?" Her gaze had shifted to him, before leaning against him when his arm encircled her. Gaze moved back to the orb, the sensation of dread growing stronger now.
"Somethin's wrong," she spoke again, accepting his help and rising to her feet. "I dunnae know wha', bu' somethin' is'nae righ'." Moving around the table, she picked the orb and set it back upon the makeshift stand. "I saw...movement. Like I was seein' through someone else's eyes. There was a garden, o' some sort. A 'and pluckin' a flower. An' a blurry sho' o' red 'air." Shaking her head, "wha' does this mean?"
After hearing everything she just said, Adam’s head tilted to the side. The picture that came with the invitation, and now the information being dropped on him is bringing even more thoughts to his head. “You’re right...” a deep breath escapes him after that. “What we just got is very strange, but...” though his arm remained around her, his eyes went back to the picture on the table. “we’ve got to go to whatever this Hellfire Gala is...”
Could this be a trap? That thought is definitely in his mind. But if that is the case, it is a trap that Adam needs to fall into. No matter what happens, he will use his powers to fight any threat that lies ahead of them both.
With a trembling lower lip, she tensed her jaw to cease it, while nestling herself into his embrace. Right arm sliding around his waist, her gaze moved between the orb and the invitation: Adam Park +1. She immediately knew she'd be attending alongside him. Hey, if it gave them answers - even closure - she's all for it...but that pesky dread. Resting her head against his shoulder, she silently pondered over what this could all mean: for her, for them.
Current Time. The Arrival.
Adam and Aine are now in the Command Room, with their robot sidekick, Alpha 6. “Aye-yi-yi-yi, everything you’ve told me before just seems so weird.” Said by the A.I. “You need to be heavy on your guard for this one, Adam. Even I do not know what’s going on and I’ve been trying to find out more from here.”
“Right, I’ll do my best to make sure we’ll both come out of this okay.” He said, while taking the hand of whom he still believes to be Aine. Both of them being dressed for the occasion. “You got the coordinance, right?” Adam asked Alpha 6 who nodded in return, putting up his robot thumb to let them both know that everything is ready. “Here we go...” saying that before they are both teleported to the entrance of the Gala.
“You ready?” Asking her before they eventually enter. Taking a look around at the other arriving people at the same time. Though he doesn’t recognize some of the faces of the other people arriving, there is one face that seems to be pretty recognizable, that being the man known as Tony Stark, also known as Iron Man. But other than him? Thus far, nope.
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02/08/2022 06:39 PM
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That hurt... (drabble prompt #1)
Writing prompt: "No offense, but you look terrible." requested by вlacĸ velveт� saying it to Adam. Part of this drabble is also written in collaboration with 🍀 Glimmer (the parts in green are by her)
Current Day.
Angel Grove, California.
Battle against a resurrected foe.
“AAAH! BLACK RANGER! WE MEET AGAIN!” A familiar yet pretty different looking gold looking monster with a blue face yelled. “I almost didn’t recognize you, Goldar! How the hell are you even back?!” The Black Ranger asked, remembering for a fact that the golden ape-like creature with wings was very well dead. The golden monster screamed back, “IT’S GOLDAR MAXIMUS NOW! AND IT MATTERS NOT HOW I RETURNED! WHAT MATTERS NOW IS THAT YOUR FATE IS NEAR!” After that, the Gold monster charges at the Black Ranger with his sword.
After swinging and missing with brute force, Goldar managed to cut down a tree. The Ranger had flipped over the golden former henchman of both Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd, landing twenty-yards away from him. The Power Axe appearing in his hand, “Goldar Maximus?! Seriously, that’s what you’re called now?!?” The Gold Monster who naturally yells responds, “SHUT UP!!” That followed by another charge with his sword that collided with the Power Axe. While tangled up in the struggle with their weapons, the now named Goldar Maximus grabbed the Black Power Ranger with his free left hand and managed to throw him.
“WOAH!” Adam shouted when he got grabbed and tossed, but he managed to land on his feet. But as soon as his feet hit the ground, he was then struck by lasers from Goldar’s eyes, causing the Ranger to fall on his back. With his sword gripped in both his hands in an upside down direction, Goldar Maximus leaped into the air! And while the golden creature was in mid-air, the Power Ranger quickly pulled out his Blade Blaster and fired it at the golden beast. That caused Goldar to land on his back as well.
Mean while, in Angel Grove a few years ago.
After an event that landed Adam and Aine in the middle of WW2.
Adam is in the room, taking off his jacket and shoes first. He was getting ready to jump in the shower after the crazy adventure they just went on, plus he nearly passed out from it being so cold that it nearly turned him into an icicle, literally. But it was with the help of Aine and later morphing that prevented that from happening. Aine also went through serious stuff like getting stabbed, which would later heal due to her body restarting after pretty much dying...they were also separated, and more. But they managed to find their way back to each other and get back to their rightful time….though the weird occurrence of that did leave an effect on Aine.
She didn't get sick, but something was definitely off, if that time travel trip had anything to say about it. Shivering, she tugged the sweater tighter around herself and walked into the kitchen to prepare some soup. It was then she sneezed, the feeling of it making her stumble a few steps. Just as she was regaining her composure, she noticed familiar colors illuminating the room. Emerald eyes lifted to see one of her portals forming before her. When it was about the size of a man's head, her surprise shifted to confusion.
"...Adam...?" The name was spoken in barely a whisper, while she carefully inched closer to said portal. The image on the other side was hazy, so moving her hands, she focused on enlarging it, and that's when she saw it: the Black Ranger fighting an unfamiliar golden creature. She couldn't hear what they were saying, but she could see the danger.
"No!" Her breath hitched in her throat, seeing the black ranger - no, Adam - get tossed around. But it was seeing him get struck by some odd sort of eye-lasers that made her scream involuntarily, "ADAM!!" Her voice echoed through the house, fear etched in every syllable of his name.
Adam jumped up quickly after his name was yelled out, what the hell could be happening now?! They just went through hell! All that running through his mind as he ran into the room with Aine, "what?! Aine, what's happening?!" He asked as he made his way over to her side, to hopefully get her to see that everything is alright now, hopefully...though what happened to them was in fact weird, and he can imagine even more so for her than him.
Hearing his voice, she glanced back at him, panic shining in emerald eyes. Lips quivered but she didn't make a sound. Turning her gaze back to the portal, noticing it was trying to close, she moved her hands and forced it to stay open. "If yer 'ere..." She trailed off, the strain obvious in her voice, as well as worry. She processed the fact she was either seeing something in the past or future, definitely not in the present. The next question on her mind: who the hell is he fighting?
Adam now made his way to her side, even catching what she was looking at and why she was freaking out, "what the?" Though saying that isn't going to make this situation any better. He watched what was happening, this wasn't something that he could pick up from his memories, so that would mean....he's looking at something from the future. The monster he is seeing his future self fight against now looks familiar to him, but he can recognize a definite change. "That's........Goldar????" Said in a way that shows a lot of confusion coming from him.
"...Gol...dar...?" The name was unfamiliar to her, however it was the way Adam said the name which cemented what time frame they were watching. Emerald eyes snapped right back to what they were witnessing, a newfound horror creasing her features. If they're seeing the future...where are the others or herself for that matter?
When Adam witnesses that his future self got Goldar down as well, he sees that as an opportunity to put his focus back on Aine. "I know this looks serious, and it is, but I don't think we should be watching this right now..." he tries to think of a reason why, quickly, "this whole thing about time traveling may lead to something very serious as well." Putting his arm around her, trying his best to re-assure her that everything is alright.
"Adam..." She tried to protest, but the strain it was taking on her to keep this open was already visible, by her nose starting to bleed. She grimaced before looking back to the open portal. "Tá an-bhrón orm," she whispered, before finally relenting her hold and focus. Dropping her hands, she felt light-headed and stumbled into Adam. No, she didn't faint, her emerald eyes laser-focused upon the future, while her portal slowly began to shrink.
Adam held on to her, she usually just opens portals and closes them immediately. He can see that just keeping one open for a while puts a major strain on her physically. He wasn't going to leave her side, he had to make sure that she got some rest.
Back to Current Day...for now.
The battle with Goldar Maximus caused the Power Ranger to not see that a portal opened up, nor did he hear voices coming from it as well. The Ranger’s full attention was on defeating Goldar and being done with all of this. He then dodged another attack from the golden beast by leaping into the air yet again, but this time it was further than before. However, he got followed into the air with Goldar flying towards him.
A short struggle happened in the air, but Adam managed to get out of Goldar’s grasp and kick him away….in the air. Thus causing the Ranger to fall, but was it to the ground?! No...he went into the portal that was in the process of closing, with Goldar following right behind.
Everything changed right in front of the Black Ranger’s eyes, but he couldn’t help but notice familiar looking when he first went through the portal. What the?….no, it couldn’t be…. The closing portal looked very similar to the portals his Fiancée did...or used to do, since to his knowledge she is currently supposed to be powerless with no memory of her past at all. Did something happened that he didn’t notice? He could also see the now named Goldar Maximus following after him but then suddenly...he vanished. What the hell is going on?
Unknown Destination.
Suddenly, the Black Power Ranger fell into a crowd of people. But this crowd of people was….different, how they dressed and even how they acted was a bit different. Not far off different but it can clearly be seen that there is a different in style in the clothes that they wear. The people around the Power Ranger just stared, because they all just witnessed him come out of the portal and into...well, them. And they all stared, surrounding the Black Ranger.
Adam then got up and looked at the people that was staring at him. From the looks of it though, he could tell that wherever he ended up, there was an event going on. There’s a stage that can’t be missed. While also looking around at the crowd with their eyes currently locked on him, he manages to recognize two people! A woman who looks fairly younger than what he’s used to seeing and a teenage girl. This brings a weird feeling to him because….they look a lot like his grandmother and his mother, in fact, it was them...but they can’t know who he is. Heck, they wouldn’t know who he was regardless if his face is seen...but he stayed morph to keep his identity safe just in case.
Now, eyes were starting to turn over at another figure that was approaching the center of the room. And before Adam even seen whomever it was that’s approaching him, his eyes just took notice of a banner...with a very known and very famous name: Elvis Presley. His eyes widened under his helmet and then he turned to face a man who seems to be very un-phased by what he just witnessed. Adam just stood there speechless, because it was the man himself...many call him the King….it was none other than Elvis Presley standing right in front of him. Wearing a black and pink suit.
Though the Ranger is speechless right now, Elvis spoke to him...and what did he say?! “No offense, but you look terrible,” is all that he said, before walking through the crowd again and the many eyes leaving the Power Ranger now and following Elvis. Adam just stood there, feeling...quite hurt by what was just said to him. Meeting Elvis Presley which never seemed possible before but when the impossible happens...that’s what was said to him?
As Elvis was making his way through the crowd, the Black Ranger could hear him saying to some of his fans, “thank you, thank you very much!” That was one of his catchphrases in person and because of feeling sad, he couldn’t react to it. “I’m….gonna try to figure out how to get home…” The Black Ranger said in a low tone before making his out through the people attending the concert.
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01/18/2022 07:29 PM
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Message from the Past! (drabble)
The feeling of failure is bad, but what about when that feeling haunts you? That is how the man who is the Mighty Morphin’ Black Ranger feels every day even though he does his duties as a superhero and as a martial arts instructor at his school named the Lion Frog Dojo, located in Angel Grove, California. The reason for this? Something happened to his fiancée which he wasn’t there to prevent. Aine O’Sullivan was a very powerful hybrid, with many powers and abilities.
One of those abilities that Adam oddly misses is her muscle memory, which resulted in many losses whenever they would spar each other to show their skill in martial arts. Adam would often find himself on the ground in defeat, making a joke about losing once again and even further self deprecating when he’d say ‘next time!’ Which more than likely lead to the same result. All of that and more is running through Adam’s mind as he lays besides Aine, who is now for some reason a full blown human. Even her emerald eyes look more like...normal green eyes.
He constantly wonders what could have possibly happened, the painful tests that his fiancée endured has shown nothing. Those tests he himself didn’t like to witness either, seeing someone he loves in that much pain was like his heart was being figuratively crushed. He ran his hand through her hair as she slept, “I’m sorry…” Each time he says that each night, he hopes she’s not hearing him and that she is fully sleep. He lifted up a bit and moved towards her to kiss her forehead before he eventually drifted off to sleep as well.
A common occurrence when he drifts off into dreamland is memories of the past, almost like reliving them. Like going back to when he joined a martial arts tournament dressed as a ninja alongside Aisha and Rocky, which ultimately lead him to the day of becoming a Power Ranger. As well as the many other adventures he been on as a Ranger with his many teammates. Including the more recent adventures he been on mostly with Aine.
But this time, there was none of the memories of his past as a teenage superhero. It is only just memories of Aine and a cloud of darkness that appears over her as a physical manifestation in his dreams of him constantly wondering what had happened. Then comes the visual of her asking for help, and every time Adam tries to reach out to her…only for her to fade away and down on his knees he goes, feeling like a failure even while he sleeps.
Suddenly, everything goes dark! Adam finding himself alone, looking around in the dark room. “What is this?!” This definitely felt different than him dreaming of the memories with Aine and the wonder plaguing those dreams to turn them to something like nightmares, this felt more….real, “what’s going on?!” All Adam can hear is his own echo. However though this felt real, in the real world he remained in a deep sleep alongside Aine.
Adam walks around in the darkness, though when he spoke he could hear his echo but not able to hear the echo of his own steps. It takes some time but he finally catches on to that, “wait a minute…” stomping his foot to hear nothing in return besides the little echo from the words he just spoke out. He stomped one more time and got nothing back but dead silence. “This is too weird!”
He looks down at himself, though every where around him is dark he is able to still see himself normally. “Wait….I’ve felt this before….” shortly after saying that, a voice spoke out that he hasn’t heard in ears, in the form of a question. “If you’ve felt this before, then you might know who it is this time?” That voice being a very familiar one to Adam, a smile came to his face. “Dimitria!” After Adam said her name, the surrounding around him changed. It looked as if he was standing in space and only surrounded by stars.
“So this kind of explains why I couldn’t hear my steps, walking on nothing.” Usually that would follow up with a bit of a laugh, but the mood Adam is really in shows.
“Though you appear to be sleep, do you know how I am here right now?” Dimitria asked.
Adam answers, “you are speaking to me through my mind...like a form of telepathy!”
“To my knowledge, that’s correct Adam. It is nice to see you again.”
After Adam hears that, he looks down, “just wish we got to see each other again during a better time,” folding his arms after saying that.
“Maybe a time like this is the best time, Adam?” “Wait, what? What do you mean by that?” Adam asked. ”Do you remember where I’m from and what that means?” This causes Adam to think, which is something Dimitria always had him do, think. “You’re from the planet Inquiris...which means that you tend to answer questions….with more questions.” Adam pauses after saying that.
”Precisely...now, I’ve managed to show you my telepathic powers by being here, and that we already have a connection with each other through your time as the Green Turbo Ranger when I had to fill in for Zordon who went back home to Eltar at the time. For what reason am I here for, Adam?” Another question asked by Dimitria.
Adam looked over at her, “you’re well aware of what I’m constantly beating myself up about, huh?”
”That may be the case, do you think so?”
Adam only gives a silent nod.
”Have you ever stopped to think less about Aine and more about yourself in this situation, Black Ranger?”
Adam gets a little confused by that, “what do you mean by that? Something happened to her, and I just don’t know where to start at trying to find out what…”
”Maybe finding the path of that answer starts with you? Could it be that you’re so focused on her side of things that you’ve become blind to your side of things while being with her?”
“Blind? I think about what we’ve been through a lot, it’s all I think about…”
“Is it really? Or is it just the failure part that haunts you so much that you are not looking at other details? Do you believe that the answer you think starts with just you?”
“How is that even possible? What happened...happened to her, not me…” Adam said in confusion, then suddenly a question came that was going to hit him.
“Was it you who been on adventures with her? Was it you who was there to help her and even catch her when she needed a hand and you were the available immediate help at those times? Do you not think through everything that’s happened, there is an Adam Park?”
After that, Dimitria vanishes and the surrounding goes back back to darkness. Now he opens his eyes and sits up just slightly. He looked over at his sleeping fiancée yet again, this time thinking about the talk he just had with Dimitria. Then something finally clicks, which then brings a smile to Adam Park’s face. “I got to talk with Einar later…” he said that as quietly as he could, leaning over once again to kiss the forehead of Aine once again. He looked over at the time to see that it was still late, so he lays back down. This time he’s no longer feeling sad about not being there, but having his mind on what’s going to happen going forward...maybe even backwards. “Thanks, Dimitria,” is all he says before drifting back into sleep.
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08/06/2020 01:17 PM
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"What the?!" (Secret Drabble Prompt)
BREAKING NEWS! A broadcast on multiple news outlets are reporting that there is currently an attack in the city called Charterville. Reports and low quality captured images link the attacks to some type of humanoid creature, assumed to not be from planet Earth. Though there is claims that it looks similar to a known wild animal as well. But whatever the creature is, it is leaving behind a trail of destruction in the city. The Mayor of the city ordered a city wide evacuation and lock down until they can get a definite hold of the situation but it is clearly not going in their favor.
One specific news station called This Morning in Charterville started it’s broadcast off by oddly saying these words, “The city of Charterville...IS UNDER ATTACK!” Coupled with the shot of city first and the camera quickly panning down to the destruction when the news anchor shouted! This is also the very news station that is currently on a viewing screen in a secret underground base located under the Lion Frog Dojo in the city of Angel Grove.
“AYE-YI-YI-YI-YI!” Shouted the advanced alien created A.I. known as Alpha 6 who was also watching the screen. Now inside of the dojo, the head instructor and owner of the dojo Adam Park is in the middle of his final class for the day. Until a few beeps could be heard through out the class, which is a sound Adam knows very well, as it is located around his wrist. The other instructors and class know of it as a different type of pager, which isn’t really used now. But they are under the impression that it is only used for personal emergencies that he has to tend to. Adam looks over at one of the other instructors, “alright, you take over. I gotta take this,” he steps out the room and into his office which contains a secret door that leads him into the Command Room. “I’m here Alpha, what’s going on?” The A.I. points to the screen, replaying the news report to bring things up to speed. “Those news anchors should be fired,” stated Adam, knowing what he has to do. “IT’S MORPHIN’ TIME!”
Energy flowing all around him, a transformation to his molecular structure. Though the power from the morphing grid enhances his physical abilities while in his human state, actually morphing greatly enhances him even more. After his transformation into the Mighty Morphin’ Black Ranger, he teleports becoming a streak of black energy that takes off through the roof and into the sky. Landing in the in the middle of the chaos in Charterville. Police officersm, firefighters, reporters and some of the soldiers stop dead in their tracks in shock at the arrival of the Black Ranger.
Not expecting to arrive in the middle of that, the Black Ranger waves at the crowd, “hello,” then taking off in search of the rampaging creature.
“Alpha? Can you scan the city to pick up where the monster went off to?”
“AYE-YI-YI-YI-YI!” Cried the A.I. in response, “WATCH OUT!”
Immediately after hearing that, the Black Ranger’s head turned quickly to see the strange creature charging towards him, but could he react fast enough?! “GAH!!” The Ranger hit the ground after the monster did a clothesline most people would see in professional wrestling. Pushing himself back up quickly, looking at the monster, taking in it’s appearance. “You’re an Ape…do you share any relation to this monkey with wings named Goldar?” After that question, the monster charged to attack again. But the Black Ranger darted out the way, dodging the attack.
“You are definitely not the talkative type!” The Ranger got into a stance, ready to battle the thing head on, “talk is over, charge at me again!” And the creature did exactly that, but this time it was met with a kick in the chest that knocked it down. A battle ensued, trucks and helicopters for media outlets nearby, getting coverage on the battle as well. Many of them surprised that a Power Ranger is in Charterville and that the city haven’t seen a hero like that in years. Unless it was on the news talking about the Power Rangers and other superheroes elsewhere.
The Black Ranger got the upper hand on the monster, with it on the ground and him summoning his Power Axe, “this city won’t have to worry about you destroying it anymore!” And just when he was about to deliver the final blow to end the battle with the monster, a voice shouted “WAIT!” The Power Ranger stopped, lowering his axe as the monster remained on the ground in pain. “What the?” confused as a doctor with the name tag ‘Dexter’ on his coat rushes over to the scene, heavily breathing.
The scientist has red hair and glasses, and speaks kind of...different. “He is not really a monster! He is really a human being! HE IS MY CREATION! (pronunciation: CREE-AY-SHAWN) I must take him back to my Laboratory (LA-BOR-AH-TORY) for more work! This was not supposed to happen!” The cops quickly surrounded the man, “you are going to cure this man and then we are going to have a long talk!” The police escorted the scientist and chained up the beast to wheel him away.
The Black Power Ranger still stood there confused after everything that just took place, then the reporters rushed in to try and ask questions. Many of which is about the past heroes the city once knew years ago and if he planned to stick around. “Uhhhh…..” Still in the state of confusion, the superhero answers only once, “I will be back if there is trouble...” after that, he teleports away with everyone watching the streak of black energy across the sky.
There is also a house in the city that looks to be haunted, there lived a frankenstein, werewolf, vampire and a phantasm. However these monsters look more goofy than scary. They also watch the streak of energy across the sky, with one of them saying…. “Totally Flabbulous!” That being said by the Phantasm who looks like a blue weird Elvis mega fan.
Now back in Angel Grove, arriving inside of his home and no longer in his Ranger form Adam calls out for his Fiancee. “Aine! You are not going to believe the weird event I just went through!” Once he finally sees her, he completely stops. Feeling a...sensation. “Is that my shirt?” A grin came to his face after asking that, things have now went from weird to very…..good.
The End! Drabble Prompt: Is that my shirt?
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12/31/2019 10:01 PM
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Letting Go of the Past (Drabble)
A night just a couple hours before new years eve, Adam laid on the bed beside his fiancee Aine O'Sullivan. Something about made him think about things he hasn't really thought about through out most of 2019. Adam's world changed many years ago as a young shy teenager in high school when Zordon elected him and his fellow friends from Stone Canyon to replace Zack Taylor, Trini Kwan and Jason Lee Scott to become the Power Rangers, aiding the other three remaining Rangers at the time. Rangers usually went by a certain code, never using the powers for personal gain. As well as keeping their identity secret, but not every Ranger team carried that tradition.
However, that tradition is something Adam kept close to him whenever he served with his team or when he fully got his Black Ranger powers back thanks to the Sentinel Knight. But all that changed the moment he met the woman that eventually became the one he's now soon to be married with, Aine. He tried to keep his identity a secret from her at first, but that changed during a very destructive day in London. Meeting her lead him on a different path where he knows that he's going to morph during times that goes against what he was once told by Zordon years ago as a teenager. With all of this running through his mind, he sits up, gives Aine a kiss on her forehead and gets out of the bed.
He grabs his communicator and puts it on his wrist, immediately contacting Alpha 6, "hey, I'm going to need your help in a bit." This catching the very advanced A.I. off guard, "AYEYIYIYIYI!" Alpha 6 shouted, "Adam! Are you okay!?" A little laugh escaped from Adam's mouth before answering his robot partner, "Calm down, Alpha, I'm fine. Just gotta...take some weight off my shoulders is all. I'll contact you in a bit." He said, still leaving Alpha 6 confused, "okay..." is all the A.I. could say.
Now in the attic of his house, he pulls out something that looks like a treasure chest that even he isn't sure that Aine has seen since she's been living with him. Shortly after he passed on his Green Turbo Ranger powers to his successor Carlos, Adam spent some time scuba diving as a major hobby to the point where he even helped out in teaching some people. During those time, he came across a treasure chest....that sadly didn't carry any gold, so the more correct term would just be a trunk lost at sea. But he held on to it and used it as something to place souvenirs he collected through out his younger Power Ranger years.
The souvenirs inside the trunk are damaged parts to the original command center Zordon and Alpha 5 used when they chose who was gonna help defend the planet as the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. But sadly it got destroyed and they had to move to the Power Chamber which was below the Command Center. The Power Chamber went through a bit of a makeover over time. Which fully took effect around the time they had to leave behind the Zeo powers due to losing two Zeo Rangers back to back. Jason no longer being able to hold the Gold Zeo powers due to it being recently connected to an alien named Trey from the planet Triforia and Rocky literally breaking out his back during training for a martial arts charity event.
Adam also managed to hold on to some of the equipment they decided to change during that time period, whatever that was able to work after some years of not being in use ended up being used by Alpha 6 for his current Command Room under the Lion Frog Dojo.
The souvenirs that remained inside of the trunk were no longer usable as they were badly damaged in the explosion, but Adam collected them for 'memories'. And as a 'reminder' for what he and his teammates stood for. But times has clearly changed, and these souvenirs will always hold a special place in Adam's heart. However, for what he knows about the path he's on now, he's accepted the fact that he's going to go against those rules. His Ranger powers will always be used as an act of defense, but it's been used for more than just that now...and Adam's okay with that. He closed the 'treasure chest' and contacted Alpha 6 again.
"Alpha, I'm going to teleport to the area where the power chamber used to be. Meet me there, okay?" The confused robot responds, "okay Adam! But what are we going to do?"
Adam stares at the chest for a short moment before he responds to Alpha, "I guess you can say I'm burying my past?" He said, knowing he can't truly do that as the past will always keep a warm place in his heart. But this seems necessary to him. "Ayeyiyiyi! I still don't know what you really mean by this, but I'll meet up with you there."
Before teleporting off to the area with the treasure chest, he also takes a voice recorder with him and three very specific pictures that represents different moments of his teeenage years as a Ranger.
Besides, he got other pictures with them anyway. Now finally at the area that once stood the Zordon's command center/power chamber that was later taken over by Dimitria. He contacts Alpha 6 who also now teleports to the area, "alright, I'm here, what's going on?" The robot asked. "I called you because after the Sentinel Knight restored my Ranger powers, and the mission with Tori, Kira, Bridge, Xander and I stepping in for and then helping the Overdrive Rangers regain their powers, you've been apart of this journey alongside me..." Adam paused to take a look at the pictures once again, then opening the trunk. "This all seems so sudden." Alpha 6 states, "but I'm understanding this now." The robot placed his metal hand on Adam's shoulder, "and I will continue to be with you on this journey."
Adam nods his head at Alpha with a smile forming on his face. He takes the voice recorder out of his pocket and pushes the button record, "I don't know who exactly will come across this, but I know it will be a fellow Ranger. Once a Ranger, always a Ranger, right?...the reason for this recording is because of my life has shifted on to a different path, and I know that where I will go may not be agreed upon, I will always remember what Zordon taught me, or in this case, us." He takes a deep breath, continues speaking, "whoever sees where I'm coming from and decides to support me when we cross paths again, I will really appreciate that...but if not, I'm sorry. This is where I am at now. I guess that's it...see you all in the future, hopefully standing by me and not against me." Ending the recording there.
He puts the voice recorder and the pictures inside of the treasure chest. "Are you just going to leave it there? Anyone can stumble upon this," asked by Alpha 6. Adam shakes his head, "no," he looks over at Alpha, saying three very key words, "It's morphin' time..." now holding the power morpher in his hand, then morphing into the Black Power Ranger.
He then calls upon his Power Axe and begins to use it like a pickaxe. Hitting a hole into the ground, increasing the force with each hit to speed up the process. Once a deep enough hole is formed, he places the treasure chest inside of it. Covering it with enough dirt to definitely fool outsiders but to hopefully leave it as a sign for other Rangers who served under Zordon and/or Dimitria.
"Let's get out of here." After saying that, Adam teleports back home and Alpha 6 returns back to the Command Room at under the dojo. Demorphing back into his human form and taking notice of the time, he lays back in bed alongside his soon to be wife, "Happy New Years Eve, red hotness." he said to her, even though he knows she can't hear him call her that nickname he came up with for her....or he thinks she couldn't hear him. Still, he laid there beside her, finally closing his eyes to sleep.
Letting go of the past to live in the moment, embracing the future.
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