Code Red

Chapter 9

Noah chuckled a little. Placing his apple on the counter, his smile dropped, "A friend of mine just sent me a clip. It's us."

His friends rose up from the table and walked over to Noah. He pressed play. The whole scene, from the fighting to the explosions, was caught on camera. The reporter was on the far left. The nerdy member of the gang paused it. All of them shared a glance.

"This is bad." Gia remarked, "The last thing we need to be is the center of the public eye."

"We almost de-morphed too." Noah added, "Who knows what could've happened if the whole world found out the Power Rangers were highschool seniors."

"Eh they probably wouldn't care." Troy chimed in. The others gave him a weird look, "It's not the age that would matter."

"Guys!" A voice called out.

The trio watched as Orion, Emma, and Jake came running down the stairs.

"Huh so we're all early birds then." Troy commented to himself.

"What's up?" Noah wondered since they all seemed to be in a hurry.

"Check the TV." Emma told them.

Rushing to grab the remote, the yellow ranger turned on the television. A female news reporter was showing a clip of last night's events. The team viewed in shock and fear as now everyone knew that the Rangers were back and had a lot of attention placed on them.

"Seems like we might be in for another alien ride. The Power Rangers have returned and so has a new bad guy. After that last invasion, I have no doubt in my mind that these heroes, whoever they are, have everything under control and we'll live in a peaceful city soon once again."

"How bout you stop pressuring us so we can save your sorry butts." Jake spoke.

An alarm blared through the house. Looking down, the leader of the group realized it was his morpher. Picking it up, he answered the call.

"Rangers, get to the Command Center now." Gosei ordered.

He didn't sound happy. The teens glanced at one another.

"He knows." Orion said.

"Well it's better him than our parents," Troy retorted, "let's go."

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"Savannah!"

That was the first thing the redhead had heard as soon as she walked through the door. Looking forward, she watched her mom approach her.

"Are you ok? I heard about that attack last night and you were staying over at a friend's house and-"

"Mom, I'm fine, don't worry so much." Vanni reassured her mother, "And yeah, that attack was crazy."

Her mom nodded as they walked into the building further. People were busy at work. Calls were coming in, lots of documents and messages going around the place, yet the lobby was the most private place to be. That is, if you don't include the front desk lady.

"Hi Delia." Vanni greeted.

"Hi Savannah, hi Carla." Delia returned the gesture.

"So..." Carla started off as they stopped to stand and talk, "How'd um...you know-"

"Fine and I had some help." Savannah told her.

"From who?" Carla asked.

"Remember how you said you would crazy if you met hot guys in spandex?" Savannah asked.

Carla beamed, "The Power Rangers?"

"Yes." Savannah confirmed, "They're young so I don't think you have a chance."

Carla rolled her eyes.

"Honey, I have a man." She reminded her, "And besides, it's still cool. Have they revealed anything to you? Like powers or weapons or...their identities?"

"No." Savannah replied, "You know how the whole secret identity thing works. It's been done for years and it keeps from getting out of hand so people don't become celebrities instead of heroes."

Carla nodded.

"And anyway, I don't think they want to tell me. If they did, they would be more open." Savannah continued before a question came up, "Does Elaine know that I'm doing this? Is she-"

The female warrior paused as Carla let out a sigh.

"One of our friends might've spilled the beans." She told her.

Rolling her eyes and throwing her hands in the air, the blue eyed individual became angry.

"Was it-"

"Will? Yup." Carla responded, "He said he didn't have a choice. Elaine would've chopped him to bits if he kept hiding this."

"He knows how she feels about me. And now when I try to go home, she's going to try and make sure I don't move a muscle. I don't want that." Savannah vented in frustration, "She always takes over everything and I can't decide one thing for myself."

Carla put her hands on Vanni's shoulders in comfort.

"You know after what happened she doesn't want you in a bad guy's eyes-"

"I was nine and I got out when I was fifteen." Vanni cut her off, "What do they think? I mean, I don't wanna do-"

"I know that, Elaine knows that, and Will knows that." Carla interrupted her, "It's just...Elaine wants you safe and protected at all times. I'd try to talk her down, but I would probably get my butt cheeks removed."

Savannah crossed her arms as Mrs. Rivers let her go.

"It'll be fine, ok?" Carla asked.

Savannah sighed, but nodded anyway.