"Yes, I'm well aware" Adam sighs "How is the transfer process going by the way? I didn't realize it took so long"
Alpha waddles off to a different area of the console.
"From what I can tell another 6 - 12 hours will be required" he replies "And in all fairness, there are several aspects to this that make it harder for your powers than it was for tommy's. One is that Tommy has been actively using almost all of his powers excluding the ninja ones for years"
"I'm aware"
"The other being that he actually fits the requirements. You do not, making this work rather difficult and I'm frankly surprised it is working so far"
Adam sighs loudly.
"Jeez, do you have to rub it in?"
"Ai yai yai yai yai! Adam I'm just trying to make it abundantly clear how dangerous this is, especially given how frequent these surges are becoming"
"...Alpha, have you worked out anyway to fix that issue? I know that it's not something you've encountered before but..."
"As I've said before, there's only one solution so far and I would have told you if there was another"
"I'm not doing it"
"I know you're not. It's why I don't bring it up" Alpha makes a sound like a sigh "Ai yai yai, Adam promise me you'll at least consider it though because if this is going to keep getting worse..."
"I'll be fine"
"Adam, it's going to kill you."
"You and Carlos said that when I was 19 too, here I am at 42 and still going"
"It was through pure willpower you survived that, yes your body adjusted to handle the grid surges post that incident but not to the degree that it doesn't affect you! It's just a slow degeneration of your physical health. Eventually - "
"Enough. I don't want to discuss this anymore, understand?"
"Ai yai yai yai yai...yes Adam, but you're really beginning to worry me"
He looks at the morpher again in silence and Alpha - about done with the conversation - dips out to deal with something else, leaving Adam alone in the room.
"Hm...you are really resisting this"
Adam sighed, barely even reacting to the familiar voice.
"...If I turn around, are you going to be there or...are you playing ghost today?"
"If you don't want an answer you shouldn't ask the question"
"You use my voice but you don't talk like me"
"I thought that made you uncomfortable"
Adam groans, rolling his eyes.
"Yeah well I didn't think you cared given there's hundreds of rangers you could've looked like and you picked me" he replied "Now hurry up and tell me why you're here. Because Ross has to be nearby right?"
"Outside in the dojo with the new black ranger" the voice confirms "Stop resisting this Adam Park."
"...I'm his father, I know what's best for him"
"You do not. Much as you might insist you do -"
"Shut. Up" Adam glares into the dark building, almost daring it to appear in his form again.
"Your temper has gotten a great deal worse. You should watch that, lest your fury set off that grid energy again"
Adam's eyes widened.
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Power Rangers Codex
Fanfiction"May the Power protect you" Adam Park had said those words many, many times. Adam had heard those words many times. In the 28 years since he took on his powers those words had given him courage in the face of great adversity. But he had never though...
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