|
Post by GoseiYellow on Jun 9, 2021 1:07:08 GMT -5
I have a question"Teeanna said "Could you make sure to emphasize again about how the pretender king will never lead this team"? Teeanna asked laughing "I think one more good reminder will get him crying and I know I'm not not the only one in the room who would love to see that"Teeanna said winking at Flynn
Commander Storm was prepared to scold Teeanna for being unprofessional but Flynn seemed to address the matter in a way which was satisfactory, so he said nothing. "Since Jaguar has apparently lost his voice, you're all dismissed."
"What the... hey!" Jaguar exclaimed at Commander Storm's command.
|
|
|
Post by y2j1915 on Jun 9, 2021 9:38:17 GMT -5
Ken was more than happy to leave the room followed by Teeanna "Man that was something huh?" Teeanna exclaimed to Ken who remained silent slowly he turned to face the pink Ranger "Look at my face you see any tears?" Ken said coldly then he continued"Unless it's official Ranger business I don't want to see your fucking face around me Storm may be too nice to tell you this but you don't have a place in this team yeah your "compassionate"but so was Mother Teresa and she's not a Power Ranger face it Teeanna the only thing you bring to this team is an extra X chromosome"Ken said angrily but making sure not to shout as to not disturb Commander Storm "Okay I realize I was slightly out of line –" Teeanna started to say But Ken interrupted her "I don't fucking care what you have to say go to your little boyfriend if you want a sympathetic ear just keep your face out of my face"Ken said walking off towards the shooting range
Teeanna stood there for a few minutes before turning to Flynn "I suppose I had that coming didn't I?" She asked the Green Ranger
|
|
|
Post by FangZeronos on Jun 9, 2021 11:04:18 GMT -5
Having walked out behind Ken and Teeanna, Flynn watched the interaction and heard the Blue Ranger put down Teeanna. He resisted every urge to punch Ken in the mouth and knock out a couple of teeth, shaking his head as the self-important wanna-be "King" walked away in anger. He looked at Teeanna and shrugged.
"Maybe a tiny bit. Especially after the comment you made. THat was a little out of line," the Green Ranger said. "Just give him time. He'll cool off eventually and get his head out of his ass. Hopefully. Because we're going to need his head in the game when that Prometheus guy sends more goons out. Just hope that happens sooner rather then later."
|
|
|
Post by Mr.Silver on Jun 10, 2021 1:28:03 GMT -5
"I wouldn't sweat it too much." Joey draped his arms around Flynn and Teeanna. "It's like Flynn said, Ken will cool off soon enough and we'll all be chill again." As they were walking out of the Command Center, Joey saw Amy out of the corner of his eye. "I'll catch you guys later." After a quick pat of their shoulders, Joey walked over to his tech genius girlfriend.
"Hey Bae." Joey leaned in for a kiss, only for Amy to lean back, denying the team leader some of the proverbial sugar. "What's wrong? I know it's not helmet breath."
"Don't think I forgot about earlier today."
"What about earlier?" Joey scratched his head, visibly confused. "What I do?"
"You didn't even try to come find me when you and Brooklyn got back from Konoha."
"I sent a text!"
"A text? We've been together how long and all I get is a dry ass text?" Amy continued to scold Joey for his lack of attention.
"I thought it was cool." Joey shrugged his shoulders. Once Amy gave him the look, he sighed. "Okay. How about I was an idiot and my bad?"
Amy narrowed her eyes and folded her arms. "That's a start."
"Okay cool." Joey rubbed his hands together. "How about permission for leniency because I just saved the world?"
"You've saved the world plenty of times, just not wearing spandex." Amy's retort caused Joey to sigh and hang his head a bit. Once she had her fill, she smiled. "But the way you checked Ken for being all creepy was kinda hot. So I guess I'll cut you a break. This time."
"Sweet!" In that moment, Joey felt more relief than he did after facing the Vexers. "So we're good?" He smiled nervously. Amy leaned in, whispering something in his ear that seemed to be NSFW based on his reaction. "I guess that answers my question." He said with a wide smile.
|
|
|
Post by FangZeronos on Jun 11, 2021 20:42:13 GMT -5
Flynn watched Joey walk off and he shook hsi head. "I'll see you later, Teeanna," he said with a smile. "I'm gonna head up to my room and see what trouble I can get into online. Maybe if I'm lucky, I can do a raid or two before going to bed." He waved and walked off, heading for his room. He shut the door and tossed his jacket on the bed, cracking his knuckles and hopping into his chair. "Alright! Let's see what Zavala has today!'
|
|
|
Post by GoseiYellow on Jun 11, 2021 20:49:11 GMT -5
Flynn watched Joey walk off and he shook hsi head. "I'll see you later, Teeanna," he said with a smile. "I'm gonna head up to my room and see what trouble I can get into online. Maybe if I'm lucky, I can do a raid or two before going to bed." He waved and walked off, heading for his room. He shut the door and tossed his jacket on the bed, cracking his knuckles and hopping into his chair. "Alright! Let's see what Zavala has today!'
"Welp, if you guys need me, I'm gonna go hit the gym. Gonna be needing to stay in shape for the next enemy," Jaguar said and he soon walks off to the gym, looking forward to his workout before going to his room to call it a day.
|
|
|
Post by Mr.Silver on Jun 12, 2021 19:40:04 GMT -5
With the Rangers all going their separate ways for the day, they were all feeling great about themselves to an extent, even with Commander Storm's rough and snarky feedback. As a leader, he knew that he had to be that way to prepare the Rangers for the battles to come. He knew that with so many new pieces and a first time team leader in the field, it was crucial to make sure that these young people mastered their teamwork quickly. While he knew of the threat of Prometheus, there were other threats on the horizon that would soon reveal themselves and it will be up to SPD to stop them.
***********
A few days have passed since the initial attack on Synchro City by Prometheus and his Vexers. While things were different for the Rangers now that they were now active in the field, things were about to take a dramatic turn that none of them saw coming. In the early hours of the morning, a press conference was being held with Commander Storm at a podium. The conference was being televised by all of the major news networks.
"Thank you for coming." Storm started. "As you all know, several days ago, Synchro City was under attack by an alien named Prometheus. His Vexers were used to prepare our world to be taken over. Due to the anticipated threat, the CIA has launched Project SPD, leading to the debut of the SPD Power Rangers who successfully defended the city against the invasion. The Rangers will continue defending their city and this planet from all threats foreign, domestic, and extraterrestrial and ensure the safety of the people. For full transparency, please refer to the screen behind me for the identities of Team SPD."
Commander Storm pointed at the board behind him which began a PowerPoint presentation of sorts, providing info on each of the Rangers.
"Flynn Banner - SPD Green Ranger. Jaguar Baptiste - SPD Yellow Ranger. Ken Kingsford - SPD Blue Ranger. Teeanna Alos - SPD Pink Ranger. And Joey Brooks - SPD Red Ranger and field leader. These five individuals have been brought together from different backgrounds to form a team in which they will utilize their special sets of skills to serve the people of this country and by extension, the people of this planet. I am now able to answer a few questions." The second Storm opened up the floor for questions, dozens of reporters who were allowed in the press conference began talking as they were buzzing with this news. "You on the left." Storm said, pointing out one of the reporters.
"Rhee Porter - Zen City Picayune." She began. "Are your Rangers affiliated with the Aura Striker Rangers in Pearl Cove or the reported Ranger teams in Japan?"
"Good question, Rhee. No, we do not have a direct affiliation with those teams or any other teams out there that we may not know about but as long as we share the same goal, there is no reason why they cannot continue to work independently or collaborate with SPD should the need arise. Next question.... you sir. On the right."
"Seymour Baker - CNN. From what I could quickly gather. Out of the five Rangers, only one has had previous government affiliation. Is the CIA returning to the days of the draft and are these young people prepared for what seems to be a full scale invasion?"
"I appreciate the question, Seymour. As I eluded to before, all of my Rangers bring specific skills to the table which will prove invaluable in the war against Prometheus coupled with over six months of training that the team endured prior to ever stepping foot on the streets. While I appreciate your concern, I can assure you that every precaution was taken and there is no draft. This is only to address one specific threat."
Storm continued to field questions for another 10-15 minutes. Once he was done, he thanked the audience for their team and left the podium, setting the world on fire with the news he just dropped on national television.
***
During the same morning while the press conference was going on, Joey and Amy were sleeping pretty soundly in their shared room inside of Delta Command. As they were sleeping, Joey's phone began to buzz rapidly but the Red Ranger was in a deep sleep and not waking up for anything. The same couldn't be said for Amy who started to stir due to the loud vibrations.
"Babe? Babe, wake up." Amy tried nudging and calling out to her boyfriend but he was out. "You'll sleep through the damn apocalypse." She groaned as she slid closer to him then reached over to the nightstand on his side of the bed. She saw the notifications and missed calls and based on what she could see, it was major. "Damn it, wake up Joey!" That last shout was enough to cause Joey to stir. He looked over at Amy, instinctively pulling her in closer when seeing her face. "Morning, Beautiful. He began to run his hands through her hair but this news on his phone, caused Amy to sit up.
"Later. For now, you need to see this!" She handed Joey the phone who unlocked the Android device and read his notifications, his eyes grew wide, knocking him out of his sleepy mode.
"What!? I didn't know Storm was doing this today!" Joey exclaimed.
"Neither did I." Amy responded. "Hell, I wasn't even sure if he was going to do it at all." She grabbed her own phone and swiped it open, finding videos of the press conference along with each of the Rangers trending on social media with their names everywhere.
"I guess now they're really about to get a crash course in the other side of the hero work which was the one side that we didn't get much coverage in during training with the exception of a new hours on how to handle the media. What a hell of a way to start the day!"
|
|
|
Post by GoseiYellow on Jun 12, 2021 21:40:39 GMT -5
Jaguar was seen at the gym doing his morning routine, running on the treadmill as he was listening to his music. Since his first fight against, Jaguar has had a lot of things going through his mind. After having a conversation with his parents, which his father was planning to open several apartment complexes for the homeless that had become a huge issue in Synchro City. Taking deep breaths as sweat began to pour from his body. He thought about SPD's battle against the enemy and his concern about the lives of the defenseless and them being at risk. Sure, he was the Yellow Ranger and it was his duty, but he couldn't help but worry.
Stopping the treadmill, Jaguar wiped the sweat off of his face with his towel, drinking water from his bottle. Looking at his Delta Morpher, he furrowed his brows as the memories kept playing in his mind.
|
|
|
Post by FangZeronos on Jun 12, 2021 22:32:51 GMT -5
Flynn, having been up and reflecting on the last battle, had been spending some time gaming in an old favorite of his. He heard his phone going off quickly, and he paused, laughing when he saw the expression on the character's faces as he did. Reaching for the phone, he opened it and saw he was trending along with the other Rangers all over social media, and he blinked.
"What the hell, Storm?" he mused, shaking his head. "If I had of known he was gonna do this, I"d have volunteered to show up and smile for the cameras! I'm used to the spotlight thanks to the gaming tournaments, but damn. I don't know how well the others are going ot take this." He quickly saved and shut off his game and console, flipping out of the chair and getting dressed before grabbing his morpher and running out of his room. "Man, this is bananas."
|
|
|
Post by y2j1915 on Jun 13, 2021 22:50:04 GMT -5
Ken and Teeanna didn't want to admit they had similarities but right now both Rangers were working out in their rooms at Delta command Ken doing pull-ups while Teeanna was busy punching her heavy bag simultaneously their cell phones alerted them to the upcoming press conference after a quick shower both Rangers dressed in their SPD uniforms and headed out "It's Showtime" Ken said silently to himself smiling at the prospect of being in front of all those cameras
"Let's just get this over with" Teeanna muttered under her breath neither Ranger acknowledging the othe r unfortunately for the both of them there was only one way to the main command room where the press conference was being held and so Ken and Teeanna each walked on either side of Flynn Banner neither one saying anything at first eventually Teeanna broke the silence
"Morning Flynn are you ready for this?" Teeanna asked the Green Ranger then she continued on "I'm sure this must be exciting for you any helpful tips on how to deal with the press?" The pink Ranger asked
|
|
|
Post by FangZeronos on Jun 14, 2021 0:06:14 GMT -5
Flynn looked up as Ken and Teeanna got on either side of him, and he smiled. "Having done a few things like this on the gaming circuit, just smile and wave. Answer whatever's tossed at you and do your best not to say anything stupid," he said. "Media sharks will twist your words ten ways from Tuesday. Just be calm and don't let the cameras or flashing lights get to you. You'll be fine. I promise."
|
|
|
Post by y2j1915 on Jun 14, 2021 19:28:19 GMT -5
"Thanks Flynn" Teeanna said with a smile "Aren't you worried that certain people will try to hog all your spotlight?" Teeanna asked loudly trying to emphasize Ken without saying his name "I know your talking about me Alos"Ken said finally speaking up "Personally I'm more worried about the large elephant in the room" Ken said "Are you sure that's not your ego?" Teeanna asked but Ken ignored her "I'm talking about the fact that prior to coming to SPD none of us save for Joey had combat experience yes Storm trained us for six months but that might not be enough to put the people at ease and no offense Flynn but I'm not sure that your experience with first-person shooters equates to actual combat experience where is the oh so relaxed soldier boy anyway?" Ken asked aloud
|
|
|
Post by Mr.Silver on Jun 14, 2021 19:55:09 GMT -5
"I'm talking about the fact that prior to coming to SPD none of us save for Joey had combat experience yes Storm trained us for six months but that might not be enough to put the people at ease and no offense Flynn but I'm not sure that your experience with first-person shooters equates to actual combat experience where is the oh so relaxed soldier boy anyway?" Ken asked aloud
"Bro, I don't think your experience with being a big mouth equates to time in the field either." Joey entered the room, walking in on the tail end of the conversation. "With Flynn, we have someone whose experienced with the media, so that'll be a big help to all of us." Joey still looked sleepy, even after washing his face and brushing his teeth. He looked at everyone, silently wishing he could have stayed in bed but with all of the commotion stemming from Storm's news conference, Amy knew that Joey had to get out there to steer the proverbial ship.
"Oh and.." Joey yawned. "Morning guys."
|
|
|
Post by FangZeronos on Jun 14, 2021 20:26:31 GMT -5
"I'm talking about the fact that prior to coming to SPD none of us save for Joey had combat experience yes Storm trained us for six months but that might not be enough to put the people at ease and no offense Flynn but I'm not sure that your experience with first-person shooters equates to actual combat experience where is the oh so relaxed soldier boy anyway?" Ken asked aloud
"Bro, I don't think your experience with being a big mouth equates to time in the field either." Joey entered the room, walking in on the tail end of the conversation. "With Flynn, we have someone whose experienced with the media, so that'll be a big help to all of us." Joey still looked sleepy, even after washing his face and brushing his teeth. He looked at everyone, silently wishing he could have stayed in bed but with all of the commotion stemming from Storm's news conference, Amy knew that Joey had to get out there to steer the proverbial ship.
"Oh and.." Joey yawned. "Morning guys."
"Man, one of these days I"m gonna knock you out for the way you talk to people," Flynn said. "I don't care who you think you are, you don't talk to people that are supposed to be your friends like that, Ken." He shook his head and sighed, looking over as Joey walked up. "Morning, bro. You look like hell. Amy keep you up into the early morning light?" He wiggled his eyebrows and grinned.
|
|
|
Post by y2j1915 on Jun 14, 2021 20:39:13 GMT -5
"I didn't say that it did I'm just worried that the public won't have the same faith in us that Storm does" Ken said giving the red Ranger a good-natured punch in the shoulder "Good morning Joey!" Teeanna said brightly pulling him into a quick hug before letting him go a few moments later "You look tired should I run to the cafeteria and get you some coffee real quick how do you take it? Cream and sugar?" Teeanna asked "Suck up" Ken said through a fake cough "But if your offering I take my coffee iced cream and three sugars" Ken said "Ignore him I always do" the pink Ranger said
|
|