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ㅤㅤㅤROSALIE SWEARS THAT CARLOS DESANTOS HAS MADE IT HIS LIFE'S MISSION TO GET ON HER NERVES. It was easy enough to ignore him before, roll her eyes and walk away whenever their paths crossed at any of their parents' little ❛ ranger family ❜ gatherings, but less so now that they're on the same team. Now she has to work with him. ( Ugh ! ) And she's professional enough to do it, but Carlos? Yeah, she has her doubts. ❝ What did you just call me? ❞ Rosalie blinks slowly, registering the new nickname he's just given her. The book she was studying is slammed shut on top of her desk, Rosalie swiveling around in her chair to shoot Carlos a glare from across the room. ❝ Squarehead? Really ? What are you, five years old? ❞

ㅤㅤㅤSOMETIMES KIMBERLY IS AFRAID THAT SHE'S HOLDING HER DAUGHTER BACK. Kim remembers how tough it was, being so young and put into a position where you're saving the world just about every week. It wears on you, which is why she herself had quit being a ranger for quite some time. Courtney's a little older than she was back then, but the concern still stands. ❝ You're going to make a great ranger some day. I know you will. But becoming a ranger will take up a lot of your time. ❞ There's a shrug. It's not that she doesn't want her daughter to become a ranger. She wouldn't have agreed to help train her if that was the case, but she is her mother; she just wants Courtney to live the best life she can. ❝ Maybe it's better to focus on something else first, before you lose the chance. What about dance? ❞

ㅤㅤㅤEyes lock with her father's, invisible through the visors of their helmets, but she can feel his gaze nonetheless. He just wants to save them. But Rosalie wonders if he can also feel the disappointment she has for herself in this moment. The weight of a failure pressing against all the confidence she had built up. How can anyone trust her to lead her own team when she needs her dad to come save her in a moment of crisis? That's something to think about when they are all safe again. For now, she passes a glance at her teammates, then turns back to Jason. ❝ I have to get them to safety, ❞ Rosalie nods. Of course, she doesn't like the idea of leaving her father here, but if anyone can handle this, it's him. ❝ I need you to cover me. ❞ A pause, hesitant to leave him. Anything could happen; she's under no impression that her dad is invulnerable. But she can't dwell on that horrible thought right now, not when she has a job to do. ❝ You better come back in one piece. I mean it ! ❞

ㅤㅤㅤThere are hands touching her wrists, tight enough to keep her from running away, but gentle. Familiar. A swallow, chin pointed downward, Kimberly finally works up the courage to open her eyes, slowly trailing from the floor to a face she didn't expect to see again. ❝ Tommy ! ❞ she gasps, the shock of it all causing her to push herself away from him. ( No, it has to be a trick. This is all too good to be true. ) ❝ Tommy, you were gone! I saw them take you away! ❞ Did she? The memory feels clear in her head, and yet, he's right here in front of her. ❝ What happened to you? Please tell me this isn't someone playing with my head. ❞

ㅤㅤㅤThere are hands touching her wrists, tight enough to keep her from running away, but gentle. Familiar. A swallow, chin pointed downward, Kimberly finally works up the courage to open her eyes, slowly trailing from the floor to a face she didn't expect to see again. ❝ Tommy ! ❞ she gasps, the shock of it all causing her to push herself away from him. ( No, it has to be a trick. This is all too good to be true. ) ❝ Tommy, you were gone! I saw them take you away! ❞ Did she? The memory feels clear in her head, and yet, he's right here in front of her. ❝ What happened to you? Please tell me this isn't someone playing with my head. ❞

ㅤㅤㅤEyes lock with her father's, invisible through the visors of their helmets, but she can feel his gaze nonetheless. He just wants to save them. But Rosalie wonders if he can also feel the disappointment she has for herself in this moment. The weight of a failure pressing against all the confidence she had built up. How can anyone trust her to lead her own team when she needs her dad to come save her in a moment of crisis? That's something to think about when they are all safe again. For now, she passes a glance at her teammates, then turns back to Jason. ❝ I have to get them to safety, ❞ Rosalie nods. Of course, she doesn't like the idea of leaving her father here, but if anyone can handle this, it's him. ❝ I need you to cover me. ❞ A pause, hesitant to leave him. Anything could happen; she's under no impression that her dad is invulnerable. But she can't dwell on that horrible thought right now, not when she has a job to do. ❝ You better come back in one piece. I mean it ! ❞