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Post by venomizer on Jun 8, 2021 1:45:41 GMT -5
As the rangers discussed the treatment of Jaxon and his actions, JT was on the right track but the wrong train. Jaxon's mom supported him in anything that he did. His father was different. Anything that Jaxon did, his father wanted to reap the rewards. Jaxon couldn't go anywhere without his father trying to claim the glory hound but at home it was different behind closed doors because Jaxon was worthless to his father. No good or good for nothing which was the reason his parents divorced. Mom cherished her son while his father while putting on a front was actually jealous of his son's accomplishments and spun the story a few times. So when Kida went on that vent, although she meant well, it struck a long forgotten nerve because up until this point, Jaxon had accomplished a lot in his life and was proud of who he was as he had let go of the past but it came to bite him again except this time it wasn't his father. It was his leader and ranger brethren.
Jaxon had stepped out to clear his thoughts as the memories flooded him again of how his father treated him that he thought he long forgot. He just squatted and hung his head. Yeah, sure he egged people on he fought more randomly than most but that's how he got the job done and up until today, it worked.
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Post by FangZeronos on Jun 8, 2021 11:55:50 GMT -5
Kida sighed. "I'll go try and talk to him," she said, walking out and following out after Jaxon. She walked outside, seeing the afternoon sun bearing down on the brick and cobblestone of the outside of the Command Center, and she made her way over to teh Blue Ranger.
"Hey....we talk?"
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Post by venomizer on Jun 9, 2021 0:29:17 GMT -5
Jaxon wondered around until Kida had stepped out to confront Jaxon and he really wasn't in the mood for talk especially after that fiasco that just happened.
"Hey....we talk?"
Jaxon just shook his head and rolled his eyes. "Talk? I thought that's what you did in there just now. You "Talked". Not like you didn't say what everyone else was thinking. I've seen the way you guys look at me with those "Oh no, here comes Jaxon" looks. I've been paying attention. Long before you jumped my ass. Here I'll even family feud it with the top number one answer on the board: Name a person whom you think is unfit to be a ranger, a dumbass, idiot, good for nothing, troublesome, and anything else associated cause I'm sure it fits? Ding Ding Ding. Jaxon was the number one answer and guess what you win! You all win! So no. I don't wanna talk. Matter of fact that's the last thing on my mind." Jaxon stated trying to fight back tears but his voice was cracking.
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Post by Mr.Silver on Jun 9, 2021 0:54:25 GMT -5
JT looked off to the side where Jameson was being treated. It was times like this where she wished that Master Eubulon or Valerie were here. Both of which were high-level healers and could get Jameson back on his feet in no time. She was so focused on the Gold Ranger, she didn't notice Aaron walk up behind her, placing a hand on her shoulder. She jumped slightly, turning around to see Aaron and placing her hand on her chest. "Shit Frosty!"
"Sorry you weren't paying attention." Aaron quipped. "But don't worry. I'm sure he'll be fine. In the meantime, we have to make sure our heads are on straight when the time comes."
"The sooner the better." JT said once she calmed down. "I get stir crazy sitting around when there's drama and I have to wait for that outlet in the form of one of these freaks."
"I'm sure." Aaron smiled. "Kida's talking to him now so hopefully this gets ironed out soon, at least to a point where we can all get through what's coming."
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Post by FangZeronos on Jun 9, 2021 9:21:04 GMT -5
Jaxon just shook his head and rolled his eyes. "Talk? I thought that's what you did in there just now. You "Talked". Not like you didn't say what everyone else was thinking. I've seen the way you guys look at me with those "Oh no, here comes Jaxon" looks. I've been paying attention. Long before you jumped my ass. Here I'll even family feud it with the top number one answer on the board: Name a person whom you think is unfit to be a ranger, a dumbass, idiot, good for nothing, troublesome, and anything else associated cause I'm sure it fits? Ding Ding Ding. Jaxon was the number one answer and guess what you win! You all win! So no. I don't wanna talk. Matter of fact that's the last thing on my mind." Jaxon stated trying to fight back tears but his voice was cracking.
Kida flinched when Jaxon snapped at her, and she sighed softly, looking down and biting her lip. "Then just listen," she said. "Jaxon, I'm sorry. Between Jameson getting injured and hearing the way Urasa was throwing you guys around and what Rina and Aaron said about not getting to get much done because you went balls to the wall "Gonna take her down", I snapped. I had no right to do that and I'm sorry. Right now, my mind is being pulled in a couple of different ways thinking about how to make this work with only five of us. I'm sorry I went off on you like that in front of everyone, and you didnt' deserve that out of me. I should have pulled you aside and talked instead of losing my cool."
She reached out and put her hand on the Blue Ranger's shoulder. "And trust me, I get wanting to finish what you started with her brother. I understand, really. I'm gonna tell you about a battle from my Yellow Ranger days," she said with a bit of a smile. "When we fought Ridenio on my Earth, he sent triplets after us and we tried to split it in a two-two-two. Didn't really work the way we wanted, and we ended up getting our shit kicked in before we finally managed to take down one of them. The other two ran to fight another day and then showed back up a few months later. Same thing, only this time it was a three on one split. I dealt the last blow to the sister, and her remaining brother wanted my head. Similar to how Urasa's going after you becasue you killed Ennar. I wanted to get the brother's blood on my hands and finish off the Trinity, but the difference in the third fight was I didn't care who got hurt or who was in the way. I hurt a civilian hostage to get to the remaining brother. My Deltamax Striker went into her shoulder and into the brother, and when David managed to stop me, by yelling at me in front of God and everyone, Commander Tate included, I realized how badly I was screwing things up. I got my head on straight and we managed to work together to take down the Brother. After the battle and the Megazord fight, I had my Morpher taken and was restricted to Base for a week, and my harsher punishment was washing the Zords by hand with a bucket and a rag."
Kida kicked at the ground, biting her lip. "One track minds in a fight like this aren't good. Especially if we allow our enemies to taunt us and get under our skin. Urasa knows what buttons to push because you make it easy. I'm not saying you have to have a complete personality change, because as much as I didn't want to admit it, I kinda like the gung-ho "Let's fuck them up" thing you got going on most of the time. You just need, like I did, a hand to show that letting buttons get pushed all the time is going to get someone hurt. Either you or someone innocent on the sidelines. We're just lucky today that the kids were already clearing out when Urasa showed up in the Youth Center." She pulled Jaxon in for a hug, smiling a bit. "You're a damn good Ranger, Jaxon. Nobody's denying that. I just need you to focus a little more on the putting swords in chests instead of the verbal assault. Ok?"
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Post by venomizer on Jun 9, 2021 15:56:24 GMT -5
Jaxon listened to what Kida had to say because she didn't give him much of a choice but as he listened somethings made sense and then pulled him in for a hug, he hugged her back. "In my defense, I was trying to get her to focus on me and me only. That way Rina and Aaron could strike without being worried about getting so much backlash. I do try and think everything through. I'm a glutton for physical punishment. Just not emotional and possible traumatic ones. My father. He did what you did in there. I tried to make him happy but it was never enough. Everyone thinks that I'm like a better and successful version of my cousin Nolan, when in reality, he had the better life and better head on his shoulders, He'd try to talk them out of fighting. I talk them into focusing on me so I can get them to make a mistake or be the beat up dummy." Jaxon said explaining his actions.
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Post by FangZeronos on Jun 9, 2021 16:27:52 GMT -5
"And doing that is going to get you killed one of these days," Kida said. "Like with Ridenio. He tried to turn you into Mongolian Barbecue. Honestly, I've had to pull my punches and stop an attack when you come flying in off the top rope. You know me, I'm normally patient with you, but today....today caught me off guard and I snapped. I'm really sorry."
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Post by venomizer on Jun 9, 2021 22:56:53 GMT -5
"Well, that day ain't happened yet. That's just how I fight. It's what I've known. To go all out or not at all. I don't hold back. I give it everything I've got and then some. But for the sake of everyone's sanity, I'll dial it back some. But best believe, if it's a one on one fight, I ain't backing down." Jaxon chuckles a bit.
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Post by FangZeronos on Jun 9, 2021 23:03:53 GMT -5
Kida chuckled and smiled. "Hey, I get it. THere's days when we need Hell in a Cell, but there's also days we just need the exhibition match," she said. "I just need you and Rina today to take out Graecha for good. You two handle that? And whatever Coronites are around?"
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Post by venomizer on Jun 11, 2021 2:07:34 GMT -5
"A tag team gauntlet match that turns into a 2 on 1 match? I can swing it. But if Rina gets mouthy even when I'm holding back, I'mma let her have it. Ya heard?" Jaxon states as he looks at Kida.
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Post by FangZeronos on Jun 11, 2021 12:21:57 GMT -5
"No. Save it for after the fight," Kida said. "And I'll be telling the others the same thing. Middle of the fight isn't the place to bitch. It's how we get hurt. Just don't go full tilt Royal Rumble. Keep it as contained as possible but if you need to go full on do it but keep your surroundings in check. I don't want to see you or anyone else get hurt because focus was lost, alright?" She smiled and patted the Blue Ranger's shoulder. "C'mon. Let's head back in. And after this fight today, pizzas are on me."
She led the Blue Ranger back into the Command Center, seeing everyone milling around while Mayumi kept checking for any news about Urasa and Graecha. "Guys," she said, calling their attention. "New little "rule", ok? If someone's doing something you don't think they should, like for example, Jaxon bouncing around like a coked out Frogger trying to draw all attention from the enemy to him, wait until after the fight to call it out when we're all back here. We call it out in the middle, that's a one way ticket to Pain Town. Good?"
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Post by Mr.Silver on Jun 12, 2021 3:45:50 GMT -5
"It depends." Aaron responded before quickly following up with clarification. "Communication on the battlefield is mandatory. If I'm guessing right, you're referring to whining and bitching and if that's the case, then yeah we're all good. But we still need to be able to properly communicate on the fly if someone's screwing up because we're not going to always have the luxury of coming back to lick our wounds."
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Post by CaptainCanary92 on Jun 12, 2021 13:57:07 GMT -5
Rina nodded. "I agree. Communication is good, especially for a plan to go without a hitch. Weither if someone likes it or not, paying attention to all around so they're not getting a sword to the back by mistake needs to also happen. Because the distraction bit, while dangerous as hell in itself, is the one way ticket to pain town on both ends." she said.
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Post by FangZeronos on Jun 12, 2021 14:15:50 GMT -5
Kida nodded, listening to both Rina and Aaron. "I know that," she said. "I know communication's vital in the field. If you've got a plan or an idea, speak up. Throw yourself into the thick of the muck? Say something so we can avoid getting each other hurt. But what I mean, and I hope I"m saying this the right way, is that I don't want to have us yelling at each other when we do soemthing stupid. That takes away from the fight just like the constant bitching does."
Mayumi folded her arms, feeling a smile on her lips. "Oh, girl, I could tell you stories," she said. "Jaxon reminds me a lot of our friend Davis. The same gung-ho, "I'm a target" attitude, and honestly when I watch the fights from here, I get some real gnarly flashbacks."
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Post by Mr.Silver on Jun 12, 2021 15:25:30 GMT -5
"I feel sorry for you." JT looked over at Mayumi while shaking her head. "For me, it's more of story time whenever my dad or my uncle tell stories of their run together, they say Nolan was the exact same way as Gramps is. I guess it runs in the family."
"Figured as much." Aaron responded to Kida. "I just wanted to be sure so that there's no confusion when we get back out there."
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