It was only four days since the Hell Vanguard appeared, and when the Rangers first met one another. All seven of them met again the next day, discussing what their plan should be. Where should they meet, where should they train, and how should they reach one another. It is obvious that they all had to have each other’s numbers to keep in contact. They had no other form of communication. They were all strangers to one another, save for Jayden and Erika, and Jayden and Crystal, but if they were going to be a team, then they had to have some form of communication in case trouble arose.
“This may be weird to everyone, but this is the best way to get in contact with one another,” said Jayden. “If something did happen, we all need to be able to call one another for help. We can’t fight on our own. We need to work together as a team. Communication is first, and foremost, the most important thing when it comes to being a team.”
“Jayden is right,” said Crystal. “We were all brought together for a reason. Whatever is coming, we can’t fight it alone. We will need to work together. This will be a learning curve for me. I’ve only fought alongside Jayden and Dorian.”
“I’ve never been on a team before,” said Sebastian. “But, I’m willing to learn how to be part of one. Feels kinda nice.”
“I agree,” said Chrissy. “I’m used to working with others. I’m a lifeguard, so I’m familiar when it comes to working with others.”
“I work in a restaurant, and teamwork is everything when it comes to the food industry,” said Trevor. “Otherwise, you just get a big pile of mess.”
“I run a business, so I too know the importance of teamwork,” said Erika. “If everyone is not on the same page, then things will not go smoothly for any of us.”
“This will be a learning curve for me as well,” said Jayden. “I’ve been fighting alone throughout my journey. I’ve only fought with Crystal.”
“What have you two been fighting?” asked Trevor. “I’m just curious. You two seem to have experience, but yet you don’t say what you two have fought, aside from that demon. That can’t be the only thing, right?”
“No, that wasn’t the only thing,” said Jayden. “I’ve been fighting things that I thought only existed in fairy tales, movies and television. Heck, I thought the Guyver Unit was something out a comic book. But, it is real. I’ve been fighting these weird creatures during my travels. I’m not exactly where they came from.”
“What did they look like?” Erika asked.
“They looked like robots,” Jayden explained. “Black robots, but with red outlines on them. They also had some kind of tech designs on them. Looked like circuits to me. I wouldn’t even call them creatures. I guess they are robots. They didn’t even speak. Just made some weird noises.”
“Have you fought these things for a while?” asked Chrissy.
“I fought a group of them last month. I haven’t seen any since I got here last week. That was when the Hell Vanguard first showed up. When Crystal and I bumped into each other, we were thrown into another fight with that demon.”
Jayden, Dorian and Crystal were at Erika’s shop, discussing more on what had happened four days ago, and their meeting with the team the day after. Erika was currently attending to one customer, while Chrissy was working, and Trevor and Sebastian didn’t respond to the group message. Jayden was getting to know Dorian, and vice versa. The only thing the two have in common is Crystal. She sat in between the two, ready to act as a mediator in case things escalated. She knew Dorian became protective of her not long after they had first met, and Jayden was her first friend she had made during her journey. She shouldn’t worry about things escalating, but she had to be ready just in case.
“So, you’re the one who got Crystal a cell phone?” Jayden said. “Well, it is about damn time. What made you change your mind?”
“Let’s just say I managed to convince her that it is easier to stay in touch if she had a phone on her,” Dorian said, taking a sip of his coffee. “She helped me out, and I offered to get her a phone on the condition she stayed in touch when she left.”
“Ironically, I’m not leaving to head to the next city for my journey,” said Crystal. “The people responsible for what I am…they are here. They are in this city, Jayden.”
“Wait…you found them?”
“More like they made themselves known to me,” Crystal said, taking a sip of her water. “Apparently, they have been keeping tabs on me. I’m not sure how long they have been keeping tabs, but they know I am here. But it means that they are somewhere in this city then.”
“So, you are closer to finding them,” said Jayden, a little bit of excitement in his voice. “You’re close to finding a cure then.”
“Yes.”
Silence fell over the three of them. Crystal was staring down at her glass, as Dorian looked at her with concern in his eyes. Jayden noticed the look he was giving her, and his eyes kept going back and forth between Crystal and Dorian. He could tell something was going on between the two, but he wouldn’t bring it up just yet. He wasn’t going to pry, but he could tell that Dorian really cares for Crystal.
“Jayden told me what happened,” said Erika, who took a seat next to her brother. “I’m so sorry for what has happened to you, Crystal. But, it is good to hear that you are closer to finding a cure for you.”
“Thank you,” Crystal said, smiling softly at Erika. “I’m glad I don’t have to look for anymore. Just have to be patient, and I’ll find them.”
“So, would you also like to tell the story of how you two met?” Erika asked.
“Well, Dorian works at a club on the other side of town,” Crystal started. “There was a flier for a singer needed for a night, and it happened to be the night I just arrived.”
“Normally I’m the one singing with the band, and was against having someone else have the stage,” said Dorian. “But, after the first song, I was impressed with her, and the crowd loved her. They loved her so much that they asked for an encore, and she blew it out of the park again. The second song, however, was completely in Japanese. That impressed me even more.”
“You know Japanese?” Erika asked.
“Somewhat. I’m not fluent in it,” Crystal admitted. “But, I have practiced singing to Japanese songs. That’s how I knew how to sing ‘Ichirin no Hana’ that night. I just kept practicing, listening to the same song over and over until I got it right. The same when singing any kind of song.”
“Still, it was an amazing performance,” Dorian said, sitting back in his seat. “You had the crowd going wild with that encore.”
“Amazing enough to get a job as a bartender. But, at least now I have some sort of income since I’ll be staying here for a while.”
“Guess I’ll have to find something to do as well,” said Jayden. “Probably just do some odd jobs here and there.”
“Yeah, because you have a real track record of staying in one place,” Erika said sarcastically, giving her brother a smirk.
Jayden blushed, and sat back in his seat. Crystal let out a small laugh as well, which only made Jayden sit back farther into his seat.
“This is going to take a while to get used to,” said Dorian.
“What do you mean?” Crystal asked. “You mean being a Power Ranger?”
“Yeah, that,” he replied, leaning back. “I’ve heard stories of them, sure. But I thought that was it. Just stories for kids. But now…here we are. The new team to protect the Earth. Whoever is coming to Earth…well, they’ll be sorry they messed with us.”
Crystal smiled at Dorian’s statement, and he smiled back. Erika and Jayden looked at each other, but couldn’t help but smile as well. Dorian was right. They are the new team of heroes to protect the Earth. It will take a while to get used to being Power Rangers, but they were determined to use the powers they were given to protect the people of Los Angeles, and the planet.
“Well, speaking of Power Rangers, there is one other thing we may need,” Jayden. “And that is a base of operations. It would be easier for us to have a base, where we can talk freely and not worry about people overhearing us talking.”
“That is a valid point. It’s already hard enough keeping our powers a secret,” said Dorian. “Having to shut up whenever people are nearby, or talk in a whisper. It would be better for us to have a base, and easily talk about everything where we don’t have to worry about people listening in.”
“One thing at a time, boys,” said Erika. “Even if we do find one, it will take probably weeks to get it operational.”
The bell to the shop jingled, and Sebastian had entered. He spotted them, and went over to their table.
“Hey, sorry I’m late,” he said, taking a seat next to Jayden. “I just saw the group message.”
“You look like you just woke up,” said Crystal. “Were you up late?”
“Huh? Oh yeah. Was working on something last night, and lost track of time,” Sebastian replied.
“Give me a moment then,” said Erika.
Erika got up, and went over to the make something for Sebastian to wake him up.
“So, what did I miss?” Sebastian asked.
“Well, Jayden and Dorian were thinking about where our base of operations should be,” Crystal started. “You know, a place where we can freely talk about our whole situation and being a team of heroes without having to worry about being overheard by random people.”
“It makes sense,” Jayden defended.
“I’m not saying you’re wrong. You and Dorian do bring up valid points. I’m sure the other Rangers also had a base of operations of their own. It’s not like they would openly talk about their Ranger lives out in the open with people eavesdropping on their conversation. At least with a base, we don’t have to look over our shoulders in case someone was in earshot of our conversations.”
“I completely get that,” Sebastian said. “Which brings me to -”
Just then, an explosion came just nearby. All four of them stood up suddenly, and Erika stopped what she was doing. She then ordered everyone out of the shop and to get as far away as possible. Crystal helped with getting the people out of the store, while Jayden, Dorian and Sebastian ran outside to see where the explosion came from.
“We will go on ahead and check things out!” Jayden yelled to his sister. “You two make sure everyone here is evacuated!”
“You got it!” Crystal replied.
“We’ll catch up! Be careful, Jayden!” Erika yelled back.
Jayden nodded his head in understanding, and led the way to where the explosion came from, with Dorian and Sebastian following right behind him. Sebastian and Dorian shook their wrists, their morphers appearing on their left, and the key appearing on their right. They didn’t morph just yet, only wanting to see what they were dealing with first. Jayden didn’t call out his Guyver unit either, wanting to know what the cause of the explosion is first as well. As they headed towards the explosion, Crystal and Erika focused on evacuating the people inside her shop. Once they were sure that there was no one left inside, they exited the store, Erika locked up, and Crystal helped anyone up who fell while running away from the explosion. Once they were sure everyone was safely away, they made their way to the explosion as well.
When Jayden, Dorian and Sebastian arrived at the scene, they saw what looked like robots destroying whatever was around them. They matched the description Jayden had told them a few days ago. Red outlines with tech designs.
“Are those the things you mentioned about?” asked Dorian. “These those same robots?”
“Yeah. They are,” Jayden replied. “Where did they come from?”
“Hey!”
The three of them turned their heads, and saw Chrissy running towards them. She stood next to Sebastian, looking at the scene before her.
“I heard the explosion,” she said. “I had to evacuate the beach before I came here. Where are Erika and Crystal?”
“Right here!”
Chrissy turned her head, and Erika and Crystal stood next to her.
“We just finished evacuating the people from my shop, and helped anyone running away from here,” Erika told them.
“So, any idea where our leader is?” said Sebastian. “I mean, from what I remember, the Red Ranger is the leader of the team.”
“You mean our leader who is fully morphed and currently fighting the robots?” said Erika, pointing out to Trevor up ahead.
All eyes went forward, and right there, they saw Trevor, fully morphed, fighting these things. They were surprised to see him there, and were wondering when he got here. But, they were worried he was doing more harm than good. He kept attacking with his fire ability, which was making the flames bigger in the buildings around him.
“He’s causing more damage if he keeps using his fire ability,” Crystal stated. “He needs to stop!”
“Crystal, can you extinguish the fires if you used your element manipulation?” Jayden asked.
Crystal looked around, and saw a fire hydrant nearby. She nodded her head yes, and started to head towards the hydrant, transforming into Pearlshell.
“Can she break the fire hydrant?” Sebastian asked.
“Oh yeah,” Jayden and Dorian answered at the same time.
“The rest of you help Trevor,” Jayden told them. “I’ll make sure the buildings are completely evacuated. Make a clear path for anyone coming out. Don’t morph unless absolutely necessary.”
Everyone nodded their head in agreement, and Jayden started to make his way towards one of the buildings. Chrissy, Dorian, Erika and Sebastian went to help Trevor fight off these robot monster creatures. Erika knocked one robot off of Trevor, getting into a fighting stance behind him.
“You need to stop relying on your fire powers!” she told him.
“Why? It’s knocking these robots down!” he argued.
“But you’re causing more harm than good!” she explained as she kicked back another robot. “You’re making the fire in this building more intense! There still might be people inside!”
“There isn’t!” Trevor argued again, using his fire ability to knock back two more robots.
“Did you go inside and check?” Erika said, blocking an attack from a robot.
“Well…no. But, it’s a burning building! They should know to leave when there is a fire!”
“And if they are trapped and are unable to get out?” Erika countered.
Just before Trevor could argue, Jayden had ran past them, and charged into the burning building behind them.
“What is he doing?” Trevor asked.
“Obviously checking if anyone else is in the building!” Chrissy yelled. “Clear a path for the people coming out!”
“I told you! There are no people inside!”
Right as those words left his mouth, out came people. Erika and Chrissy looked at him in disbelief, and focused on getting the robots’ attention, and away from the civilians escaping from the fire. Dorian and Sebastian stood near the door frame, helping anyone that tripped and fell. Crystal had reached the fire hydrant, and was able to break it open. Water then burst forth, and she waved her hands. She was manipulating the water, and started sending it to the burning building. She had her hands held up in front of her, focusing on the water and making sure she didn’t release it until it was over the flames. A few of the robots noticed what she was doing, and started to make their way towards her. Chrissy noticed this, and used her gravity powers to hold the robots down. They fell, face first into the ground, unable to move. Jayden came out of the building, telling Dorian and Sebastian that there was no one else inside. He then looked over to Crystal, and shouted at her.
“Now!”
Crystal nodded her head, and waved her arms once more. The water followed the movement of her arms, and was then dropped onto the burning building. She continued to keep the water from the hydrant on the fire until it was nothing but just smoke. Once the fire was cleared, Crystal lowered her arms, and the water from the hydrant ceased. She looked over to Chrissy, and nodded her head in thanks for stopping the robots from attacking her as she was concentrating on the water. Chrissy nodded back, and released the robots, allowing Crystal to attack them with her pearls. Her attack destroyed the robots, and she made her way towards the others.
Then, out of nowhere, a blast went right at Crystal, knocking her back. This forced her out of Pearlshell and back into her civilian form. She laid on her back, wincing in pain. Dorian ran to her side, checking her over. Checking the trajectory of the blast, Jayden called forth his Guyver unit, and changed. Another blast was coming at both Crystal and Dorian. Jayden fired at the blast, using a beam that came from his forehead. It destroyed the blast, saving both of them. Dorian looked over to Jayden, nodding his head in thanks. Jayden and the rest of them ran over to Dorian and Crystal, and Crystal slowly sat up.
“All right. Who fired that blast?” she asked, coughing a bit. “That was not fun.”
Then, a loud laugh came from the direction of the blast. Everyone turned, seeing something approach them. They weren’t sure who or what it was. Once the thing came into view, it looked like a human. A human woman. They wore a blue helmet, almost resembled a shell, and the outfit was also blue, and there were some colored boxes on both her dress and shoes. They were also carrying a weapon, which looked like a rapier.
“Well, I wasn’t expecting this,” said the woman. “The Lady will be most interested in this.”
“Who are you?” Jayden asked.
“I am General Lena,” the woman introduced herself. “You are an interesting specimen. And so is that girl behind you.”
“What do you want?” asked Chrissy. “Did you cause all this?”
“My my…what ever gave that away?” Lena said in a playful tone. “Why yes. I had the Mecha Bots do all the hard work. Had to let the people of Earth know that this planet is ours for the taking.”
“Now why would you want Earth?” asked Erika.
“Well, you see…My Lady has been searching for these specific jewels,” Lena said, pacing back and forth, swinging around her rapier. “These jewels are said to harness the power of mythical chi beasts, and would give the user power. My Lady wants it. And…it looks like the rumors are true. They are here, given the guy in the Red Suit.”
Everyone looked to Trevor, who stood there in shock. He was the only one morphed, and no one else was.
“Now, seeing how you aren’t really reacting in shock, and that girl having transformed back into a human, and this boy is another creature…you are aware what I am talking about. So, that must mean that the rest of you have the remaining Star Jewels. Now, make this easy for all of you. Hand me the Star Jewels, and all of you get to live.”
“No way in hell are we surrendering them to you,” said Dorian, standing in front of Crystal.
“I thought as much. Typical human behavior. Then, we’ll just take it from your corpses. Stingray Nezire! Come forth!”
Another blast came, and a monster appeared next to Lena. She pointed her Rapier at the Rangers, and said to the monster, “Kill them. Don’t leave any one of them alive.”
“Yes, General.”
Lena then teleported away from the area, and Jayden got into a fighting stance. Crystal stood up, and stood next to Dorian. He looked over to her, worry in his eyes. But he knew better. He saw the look she had in her eyes, and there was a fire there. She was determined to fight and help them fight this monster. She wasn’t going to stand back. She only nodded her head at him, no words exchanged, and he nodded back. Erika’s and Chrissy’s morphers appeared on their wrists.
“It’s morphin’ time!” yelled Erika.
“Star Power! Aura change!”
Chrissy, Dorian, Erika, and Sebastian morphed into the Blue, Green, Pink and Yellow Star Warriors. They, and Trevor, stood alongside Jayden, getting into a fighting stance. Crystal transformed back into Pearlshell, falling in with the rest of the group.
“Don’t use your powers just yet,” Jayden told them. “Let’s see what this thing is capable of first. I’ll make the first move, and the rest of you will follow.”
Everyone nodded their head in acknowledgement.
“You can’t handle me!” said the monster called Stingray Nezire. “I will destroy you!”
“We’d like to see you try,” Jayden said.
The blades appeared on each of Jayden’s forearms, and he charged first at Stingray. He swung his left arm at it, but the monster blocked his attack.
“Now!” Jayden cried.
Dorian was the next person to charge at the monster, sending a roundhouse kick to its middle area. This caught the monster off guard, knocking it back a bit. Sebastian followed suit, sending front kick to its head. Trevor, Chrissy and Erika then attacked it, firing their blasters at it. Crystal then charged at the monster, with Jayden right next to her. They both sent a punch at the monster, sending him back. The monster threw a small fit, angry at how they managed to attack him without a sweat. Stingray Nezire swung around, its tail growing and swinging at the Rangers. The monster then jumped, and flew around the Rangers. It managed to land some strikes on them, including Jayden and Crystal. It then flew at Jayden again, but he caught the monster this time. He swung the monster around before throwing it. Stingray landed on its feet, and turned around.
“How annoying,” it said, facing the Rangers.
“Take out your weapons!” Jayden said. “We’ll destroy it with a combined attack!”
Trevor and Sebastian took out their swords, Chrissy and Erika took out their daggers, and Dorian combined both his sword and dagger to use his blaster. The Stingray Nezire fired lasers at the Rangers, but they jumped back. Trevor and Sebastian charged at the monster first with their swords, landing hits. Chrissy and Erika followed, attacking with their daggers. Dorian fired a few shots at the monster, and Crystal followed suit with her pearls. Jayden then put his hands together, and brought them back to his waist. A red energy sphere was forming in between his hands, its energy radiating off of it.
“Pressure…Cannon!”
Jayden then extended his arms in front of him, letting go the energy that had formed between his hands. He had fired it at the monster, making a direct hit. It looked like a black hole, spinning in a circular rotating motion. The monster let out a scream of pain as it took the hit of Jayden’s attack. The Stingray Nezire was being smashed by the pressure wave, and the monster was soon sucked up by the compressed black hole, and phased out. The black hole then disappeared, and the monster was destroyed. Jayden waited a few seconds before finally reverting back to his civilian form, the Guyver retreating back into its unit. Crystal did the same, and nearly collapsed if it weren’t for Dorian catching her.
“Let’s get out of here and talk somewhere,” said Jayden.
“Actually, I just have the place,” Sebastian said, holding up his hand. “Just follow me. Oh. Power down.”
Sebastian reverted back to his civilian form, and the rest of the Rangers followed suit. Dorian held onto Crystal, helping her walk as they followed Sebastian to where ever it was they could talk. They stopped at a house, and Sebastian took out a key.
“My roommate is currently at work, so he won’t be back for a while,” he said, opening the front door. “But, there’s something I’ve been working on since we met up again few days ago.”
Sebastian let everyone in, and soon led them downstairs to the basement area. He then moved around some boxes, and a metal door was there. On top of the door looked like a hand print scanner. He placed his hand on top, and once it verified his hand print, the door unlocked, and Sebastian pulled it open.
“Come on down,” he said, smiling at them.
Everyone looked at him like he was crazy.
“It’s okay guys. Look, I’ll go down first, and then you can come down afterwards,” he said to them. “I’ve been working nonstop on this. I want to know what you guys think.”
Sebastian climbed down the ladder, and everyone looked at one another. Crystal let go of Dorian, and followed down to where ever Sebastian was leading them. Dorian followed afterwards, and soon enough, the rest of them followed. Once they were down, Sebastian flipped a switch, and lit up what ever room they were now in. Everyone was in awe struck from what they saw in front of their eyes.
“Welcome to Star Warrior Base,” Sebastian said, spinning in a circle with his arms out.
“Sebastian. Wha- how?” said Trevor. “How did you do this?”
“You started working on this since we last met?” asked Chrissy.
“Yep. Which is why I was late today,” Sebastian said, looking to Jayden. “I stayed up late working on this before I realized how late it was. Figured we needed a base to work out of, and also a way to keep an eye on the city and for any monster attacks.”
“And we were just talking about needing a base of operations,” said Dorian.
“In the center, there’s going to be a holoterminal,” Sebastian started to explain. “Not only will we be able to view situations in just Los Angeles, but also around the globe. We will also be able to send and receive messages through the holographic based transmission networks. This base will also include a rec room, a small medical bay, and a built in teleportation system that will allow us to teleport anywhere, when and if needed. Which reminds me…”
Sebastian then walked over to table, and held out a tray of what looked like watches.
“These are our communicators,” he said, holding them out. “I think these would be better to communicate if one of us is in a fight. Better than trying to get out a cell phone, and dialing a number. But, still sending text messages and such is also a good idea, if we don’t want to get weird looks from people if one of our communicators goes off. I’ve also made it that we can teleport back to base if needed, or also teleport anywhere else in the city if you are not in the base.”
They took the communicators off of the tray, and strapped it onto their wrists. They looked it over, impressed at the workmanship that Sebastian made.
“Again…how did you do all this?” asked Erika.
“Well, I’m a techy,” Sebastian said, putting down the tray. “I studied technology and such. Pretty much the only thing I was good at growing up. The past Power Rangers must have had some sort of base that had some cool tech. So, I thought why not us too. It’d be easier to keep track of things. And, like you said earlier, Crystal, a place where we can freely talk without people eavesdropping on our conversations.”
“That’s what you were trying to tell us earlier,” Crystal said, realizing what Sebastian was going to say before the explosion.
“Yep. Pretty much,” Sebastian said, putting his hands behind his head.
“Hey…guys.”
All heads turned to Trevor, who was holding his arm. He had a look as if he had been scolded by a parent.
“I’m sorry…for earlier,” he said. “I should have listened to you guys. You were right. I was doing more harm when I kept using my fire ability. And I didn’t check if the building had been completely evacuated. If it weren’t for Jayden checking to make sure, those people would have died because of my negligence.”
“We’re a team, Trevor,” said Erika. “We have to work together. You also need to be mindful of your surroundings. We wouldn’t be telling you otherwise if something was a bad idea. You just have to trust us more.”
“Erika’s right,” said Chrissy. “Jayden told us that communication is key when it comes to being a team. And trust is another thing. You can trust us. We’re in this together.”
“I know, and I’m sorry,” Trevor said. “I just…my life hasn’t been that fulfilling lately. And now, I’m a Power Ranger. I feel like I can do something more now. But, like you said, we’re a team. And even though I’m the Red Ranger…I’m not fit to be a leader.”
“What do you mean?” asked Jayden.
“I mean, I went in, completely morphed and charged right at the monsters,” Trevor explained. “When I should have gone inside the building to check if there were any more people inside. A leader of a team is someone who leads by example. You did that, Jayden. You checked for any more people inside the building, and the others followed you. You each gave them what they should do. And what did I do? I went in, fully morphed, just taking care of those robots first, using my fire ability, but just adding more the already burning building.”
“What are you trying to say, Trevor?” Dorian asked.
“I’m saying…that the leader of this team shouldn’t be me,” said Trevor. “It should be you, Jayden.”
“Trevor. Are you sure?”
“Of course, I am. Jayden. You were more of a leader today than I was. We were able to save everyone today, stop a fire, and destroy a monster because of you. You also are more familiar with these robots than we are. I think we stand a better chance with you leading us.”
Jayden looked at Trevor, taking in what he just said. He wasn’t used to being a leader, let alone leading a team of Power Rangers. He wasn’t a Ranger, but he had the Guyver unit to help him fight.
“I’m with Trevor,” said Sebastian. “I mean, you did tell me what to do and I just followed. But, like he said, we were able to save all the people in the burning building.”
“I concur as well,” said Erika. “You didn’t just charge in recklessly. You had us split up, making sure the people around us were evacuated and away from danger first before fighting off those monsters. We were able to divide and conquer.”
“Does everyone feel the same?” Jayden asked, looking from Chrissy to Dorian to Crystal.
Everyone just nodded their head in agreement, and Crystal smiled at Jayden. Everyone looked at Jayden, their minds set. After a few minutes, Jayden nodded his head and smiled at his team.
“All right,” Jayden said. “Guess everyone is sure. Okay then. I guess I accept then. I’ll be the leader then.”
“So, what should we do first then, leader?” Dorian asked.
“Well, let’s help Sebastian out with this base. We’ll be able to tackle more work together. Can’t let you have all the fun putting this together, Sebastian. Just tell us what needs to get done. You lead on this. This base, after all, is your brain child.”
“All right. Let’s get to work people.”
“Crystal, you rest up first,” Jayden said, stopping her from getting up. “Take a breather. And when you feel better, then you can help us.”
“Aye aye, captain,” she said, giving him a mock salute.
Jayden laughed at her, and went on to help Sebastian. Dorian approached her, placing a hand on her shoulder.
“Let me know if you need anything, okay?” he said to her.
She smiled softly at him, and nodded her head. He smiled back, and placed a soft kiss on her forehead. He rubbed his fingers through her hair, and joined the others in putting the base together. Crystal watched as the rest of the team helped put the base together. A team. It was their second fight together, and they did well. And Trevor was right. Jayden really was a leader today. He didn’t go into a battle straight away. He thought of the people first, making sure they were away and safe from danger. Once he was sure everyone was away, they focused all their attention on the robots. Despite it being only four days since their first fight together as Power Rangers, they already knew what it means to be a team. And Crystal was happy to be part of said team.
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