20Hey. I'm back-ish. Sorry that it's so short despite taking so long; *glares at drowsy plot bunny*.
I don't own Power Rangers. Saban owned Power Rangers, then Disney did, and now Saban does again. *beat* Does this make Haim Saban the once and future king of Power Rangers retroactively during the Disney years? Hmm. No, I'm being serious: does it?
Gia had never been so uncomfortable in her life.
Part of that was the fact she was hiding in the most spacious and luxurious bathroom she had ever seen: a giant tub, a skylight with a combined sun-moon stained glass image, three sinks in a marble counter lined with various bathing liquids, a toilet, six towel racks, a tilted floor in the form of mermaids, four gentle wall lamps on the counter wall, the opposite wall a mirror with the door and tub on the remaining two walls, and a laminated image of a beach on the wall. This was the furthest thing from her mind (so far she had never even considered it an option) when she had asked the stuffy British butler (they actually had a stuffy aged British butler here) for a bathroom. The blonde sat on the floor, knees pulled up to her chest and breathing deeply.
She had been in her bedroom, doing her English homework, when in a flash of green light she was in a giant living room with a rock wall and several other people who were apparently other Yellow Rangers. There had been a flurry of introductions and then the party had begun. As soon as she could she had slipped away, overwhelmed by all the energy. Besides, hadn't there been a warning about her and her teammates not coming over to other dimensions until after the bug aliens had been dealt with?
There was a knock at the door. Gia looked up in panic.
"Gia?" came her best friend's voice. "Um, are you there?"
Getting up, she walked over and opened the door. Emma as well as Troy and Noah were there. Raising her eyebrows as she let them in she asked, "No Jake?"
"No, he's off enjoying himself," Troy told her as he, Emma, and Noah looked around at the luxurious bathroom.
As Gia locked the door, Emma sighed. "Apparently whenever Power Rangers get together, it can get quite energetic."
"And everyone is quite excited about there being a new team," observed Noah. "Perhaps this is even an annual tradition."
"Well, not so early, but yes," Madison commented.
"Right, you guys usually wait until after evil is defeated to celebrate," guessed Gia. Then it hit the four of them and they looked over at the black-haired Blue Ranger who was sitting casually on the tub's rim.
"I can cast spells. Also, I will make Xander apologize for bringing you all here without warning."
"Xander?" went Noah.
"The Green Mystic Force Ranger. Also, there are quite a few people who want to meet you guys, such as Xander. I believe Ronny has already made herself acquainted with you all."
"Lean, honey-ish hair, super speed?" hazarded Troy. When Madison nodded, he affirmed, "Yeah, we met her."
"So, exactly how many people are here?" wondered Gia. "Last time I checked, it was going to be about twenty people."
"Yeah, but that was when it was just the Yellows. Now? Definitely over a hundred, probably not over two hundred."
"That's a lot of Rangers," gulped Noah.
"Oh, no. There's just a hundred of us Earth Rangers. Everyone else is an ally or a villain-turned-ally."
"So, what is up with this mansion? Why can there be a party for Power Rangers here?" wondered Gia, looking around.
"It's the Hartford mansion. It and the underground base served as the headquarters for the Operation Overdrive team. You've met Mack, their Red Ranger."
"I thought we weren't supposed to be visiting…" muttered Gia.
Madison smiled ruefully. "Plans change, and frankly Ronny can be hard to stop sometimes, particularly with her being the junior Yellows' unofficial leader."
"Excuse me?" Gia tilted her head. "I thought Reds were the leaders."
Madison looked a bit sheepish. "Right, you guys are new. Well, even among the colors there are certain, shall we say, groupings. Seniority matters quite a lot in our subculture. It even passes on to allies; Ernie, Bulk, and Skull get a lot of respect from everyone since they knew the very first Rangers and hung out in Angel Grove for years."
"Right, so why is Ronny the junior Yellow leader?" asked Noah curiously.
"Well, you guys might want to get comfortable. This is going to take a while. See, Trini is the original Yellow Ranger and thus all the Yellows listen to her, particularly the next four Yellows- Aisha, Tanya, Ashley, and Maya. Then came Katie, Kelsey, Taylor, Dustin, and Kira. Taylor is their leader, especially since she's Trini's de facto second in command- has been since Wild Force was the rookie team."
The five blinked at her.
"Er, sorry: Taylor is the Yellow Eagle Ranger of Wild Force."
"Ah," they went in comprehension.
"Then come Z, Chip, Ronny, Lily, and Summer. Once again, Ronny is the most 'take charge' personality out of them, so she leads. Emily tends to tag along with them, but maybe she'll be the most senior Yellow of whatever group you two will be forming…"
"I think that makes sense," acknowledged Noah. "Is it the same for the other colors?"
"Basically, yeah. But you guys better rejoin the party before anyone else comes looking for you," Madison suggested before vanishing in a flurry of blue sparks.
"She has a point," admitted Emma. "Come on, let's go."
"At the very least we could grab some food," sighed Gia. "Maybe we could even catch some pointers on fighting the bad guys…"
"Maybe," her teammates echoed dubiously.
