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First Day Back (Power Rangers in Space)
Summary: The Earth part of the team faces their first day back at school.
Disclaimer: None of the characters belong to me, but instead to Saban. This takes place during "Countdown to Destruction, part 2" (written by Judd Lynn), part of a series detailing the events and aftermath of the two-parter.
This is the fourteenth of the "Destruction... and after" series of stories and was written December 6, 1998. T.J.'s surname is from another one of my series, while Carlos' was a spur-of-the-moment choice.
First Day Back
by Estirose
copyright 1998
Ashley met the others at Angel Grove High, right outside the main doors. All of them were dressed in normal clothing, and Ashley couldn't figure out for a moment what was different, until she looked down at their wrists. That was right- no communicators. They'd agreed to leave them off today, just in case.
All of them just stood there for a moment, uncertain about going in and finding out how much their fame had preceeded them. But they had to, sometime. Besides, how bad could it be, since they were probably going to spend the first part of the morning in the principal's office? Ashley couldn't ever remember being happy to go there, but she was today.
Of course, that was only going to be a happy time if nobody there recognized her or the others.
"Let's go in," T.J. said suddenly, and she saw the others turning towards him. Her gaze, too, was drawn towards her former leader's face. "Can't get things back to normal if we stay here."
He took a few steps, and went in. Ashley exchanged a look with Cassie, and then with Carlos, and then they followed T.J. in.
* * *
Ashley sat nervously in the office, having heard the warning bell ring a few minutes before. The trip through the halls hadn't been too bad, although she could see a few of her classmates stare, point, and whisper in their direction. People who had seen her in that final fight. She wouldn't be surprised if most of the kids at school knew what she had been before the week was out.
Her gaze was drawn towards the principal's door as it opened and Mr. Caplan stepped out of his office. "Mr. Somerton, Ms. Chan, Mr. Velasquez, Ms. Hammond. In my office, please."
T.J., as usual, was the first towards the door, but they somehow managed to scramble in to the principal's office. Mr. Caplan closed the door and then settled behind his desk.
"Before we start anything else, I'd like to thank you for all that you've done for this city. I'd also like to praise you for your dedication to your schoolwork, or at least your attempts to do so, considering what you were doing.
"Unfortunately, your activities *have* left you with an unacceptable amount of absences. I cannot let this pass. You have two options- to take flunking grades this semester, or to repeat this semester and graduate behind your peers. I expect you to discuss this with your parents, and then I expect you to come back with your parents and we will discuss this further."
Ashley could see that all of them were ready to give an answer, but then, they'd discussed this possibility over dinner. It was too bad they were all still minors. They still had to get their parents to do some things for them, no matter if they'd saved the world.
"In the meantime, Ms. Johnson will give you your class schedules. Once again, thank you. And welcome back to school."
-end
Disclaimer: None of the characters belong to me, but instead to Saban. This takes place during "Countdown to Destruction, part 2" (written by Judd Lynn), part of a series detailing the events and aftermath of the two-parter.
This is the fourteenth of the "Destruction... and after" series of stories and was written December 6, 1998. T.J.'s surname is from another one of my series, while Carlos' was a spur-of-the-moment choice.
First Day Back
by Estirose
copyright 1998
Ashley met the others at Angel Grove High, right outside the main doors. All of them were dressed in normal clothing, and Ashley couldn't figure out for a moment what was different, until she looked down at their wrists. That was right- no communicators. They'd agreed to leave them off today, just in case.
All of them just stood there for a moment, uncertain about going in and finding out how much their fame had preceeded them. But they had to, sometime. Besides, how bad could it be, since they were probably going to spend the first part of the morning in the principal's office? Ashley couldn't ever remember being happy to go there, but she was today.
Of course, that was only going to be a happy time if nobody there recognized her or the others.
"Let's go in," T.J. said suddenly, and she saw the others turning towards him. Her gaze, too, was drawn towards her former leader's face. "Can't get things back to normal if we stay here."
He took a few steps, and went in. Ashley exchanged a look with Cassie, and then with Carlos, and then they followed T.J. in.
* * *
Ashley sat nervously in the office, having heard the warning bell ring a few minutes before. The trip through the halls hadn't been too bad, although she could see a few of her classmates stare, point, and whisper in their direction. People who had seen her in that final fight. She wouldn't be surprised if most of the kids at school knew what she had been before the week was out.
Her gaze was drawn towards the principal's door as it opened and Mr. Caplan stepped out of his office. "Mr. Somerton, Ms. Chan, Mr. Velasquez, Ms. Hammond. In my office, please."
T.J., as usual, was the first towards the door, but they somehow managed to scramble in to the principal's office. Mr. Caplan closed the door and then settled behind his desk.
"Before we start anything else, I'd like to thank you for all that you've done for this city. I'd also like to praise you for your dedication to your schoolwork, or at least your attempts to do so, considering what you were doing.
"Unfortunately, your activities *have* left you with an unacceptable amount of absences. I cannot let this pass. You have two options- to take flunking grades this semester, or to repeat this semester and graduate behind your peers. I expect you to discuss this with your parents, and then I expect you to come back with your parents and we will discuss this further."
Ashley could see that all of them were ready to give an answer, but then, they'd discussed this possibility over dinner. It was too bad they were all still minors. They still had to get their parents to do some things for them, no matter if they'd saved the world.
"In the meantime, Ms. Johnson will give you your class schedules. Once again, thank you. And welcome back to school."
-end