Dangerous Times

Chapter 2

TW: suicide, self-harm

Javi woke up with a heavy gasp and sweating like Niagara falls. He shook his head, trying to clear the nightmare he was just trapped in, he hated this. He hated feeling weak, unfortunately, it was a feeling he was familiar with, being the only son of the warden, plus being a pacifist and having a family full of high-achieving athletes often left him feeling this way.But when he became a power ranger, for the first time in his life, he felt confident in himself, he felt strong. Like he could take on anything. That is until he realized how behind he was compared to everyone.Zayto and Ayion had been knights before they became rangers, Ollie and Amelia had had karate training for three years, Ollie had done fencing for five years, and of course, there was Izzy. the greatest athlete in Pine Ridge, the most psychical workout Javi had done was whenever he had to run away from his dad or climb trees.Void knight's words from earlier came back to him, was he really the weakest of the group? Javi sighed again before throwing his sheets off and walking toward the bathroom. He opened the cabinet and took out his father's shaving kit, he took out the razor and examined it in the light for a moment, before bringing it down to his wrist and carefully making a small cut, not too big so that it would be noticed and not too deep so it would bleed out.what are doing? a voice in Javi's head askedI thought I got rid of you he thought backoh Javi, I never left, after all...I live in your subconscious, you'll never get rid of me. now answer my questionyou know what I'm doing he thought back furiouslyI know, but I want you to say it when Javi didn't reply, the voice continued to talk you know, this brings back so many memories. Remember when you first started doing this in middle school? Right after Izzy won her first race and dad said how proud he was? you never got that much praise from him.shut upit only got worse in high school, more bad influences there. more judgement, you were so close to...STOP!ending it all the voice continued as if Javi hadn't spoken but then the talent show, you're one chance to prove you had what it takes to be a musician. You won of course and then you started to ignore me, you abandoned you're one true friendshut up! you were never my friend! besides, I have new friends now!do you? Are they really your friends? Or do they hang out with you just because they feel sorry for you?what do you mean?you know what I mean, you don't have what it takes to be a ranger. You had a panic attack right after you became a ranger! Pathetic, it's no wonder why Izzy's the favourite. it was true, Javi had been running on so much adrenaline that by the time he got home, he practically collapsed, unable to deal with the fact that he had killed someone. Sure, he had been an alien bent on causing destruction, but that didn't help. For all Javi could have known Draknarok didn't have a choice! Zayto had given him and Izzy a brief history of the Sporix and how destroyed Rafkon but that didn't mean they had to attack him so...viciouslybut they helped me get a keytar, they care about meI'm sure they do the voice sarcastically before going silent, Javi sighed heavily as he continued to watch as small drops of blood dripped from his arm and into the sink, after a few minutes, he grabbed a few tissues and pressed them against his wrist, waiting until the blood stopped flowing, then he washed the blood from the blade and the sink until it was spotless before putting the blade back in the shaving kit. he glanced at his wrist, his new cut stood out from the faded ones already present on his wrists, he knew that by the morning it would be gone, but still, it gave him a feeling of comfort seeing the red gash on his wrist.Putting the shaving kit back where it belonged, he walked over to the toilet and flushed it, knowing that his step-mom had an early morning shift today, so if she ran into him, then he had an excuse as to why he was awake.Luckily he didn't run into her and he was able to get back into his room, but he did not fall asleep, instead, he grabbed the guitar he kept hidden under his bed and teleported himself to Greenly woods.Once he arrived, he leaned back on a tree stump and stared up at the stars, it was a cloudless night so he was able to easily see the different constellations that his aunt (on his dad's side) had taught him, she was one of the few people who encouraged him to pursue a career in music, 'Reach for the Stars' as she used to say. He remembered 13 she had surprised him by taking him to a Big Time Rush concert, to him they were his heroes. They were the ones who convinced him that he shouldn't give up on his music dream, his aunt had been his second biggest supporter (right after Izzy of course), unfortunately, she had died in a car accident last year and Javi missed her terribly, he stared up at the sky until he found his zodiac sign, and begun to stum his guitar singing softlyI can almost see itThat dream I'm dreamingBut there's a voice inside my head sayingYou'll never reach itEvery step I'm takingEvery move I make feelsLost with no directionMy faith is shakingBut I, I gotta keep tryingGotta keep my head held highThere's always gonna be another mountainI'm always gonna wanna make it moveAlways gonna be an uphill battleSometimes I'm gonna have to loseAin't about how fast I get thereAin't about what's waiting on the other sideIt's the climbThe struggles I'm facingThe chances I'm takingSometimes might knock me down, butNo, I'm not breakingI may not know itBut these are the moments, thatI'm gonna remember most, yeahJust gotta keep goingAnd I, I gotta be strongJust keep pushing on, 'causeThere's always gonna be another mountainI'm always gonna wanna make it moveAlways gonna be an uphill battleSometimes I'm gonna have to loseAin't about how fast I get thereAin't about what's waiting on the other sideIt's the climbYeahThere's always gonna be another mountainI'm always gonna wanna make it moveAlways gonna be an uphill battleSometimes you're gonna have to loseAin't about how fast I get thereAin't about what's waiting on the other sideIt's the climbYeah, yeahKeep on moving, keep climbingKeep the faith, babyIt's all about, it's all about the climbKeep your faith, keep your faithWhoaas Javi strummed the last note of the song, he noticed the sun was about to rise and knew his dad was about to go on patrol soon so he decided to take the long way back so by the time he arrived home, his dad would be long gone and he would make breakfast for himself and Izzy and pretend that everything would be fine. it had to be.####Meanwhile back at area 62 Void Knight was very happy "now that I've planted seeds of doubt in the Black Ranger's mind, it's time to begin phase 1 of my plan!""hey, Voidy!" Mucus greeted as he entered the main area "I found something interesting about the black ranger!""Tell me!" Void knight demanded"Well, as it turns out, the Black Ranger seems to have an interest in nature, particularly a deer herd""Excellent, I'll send my newest Sporix to attack the herd. Pollutor!""here I am!" a Sporix beast that blades with blasters for arms, a large yellow mouth, grey armour, clawed feet and two wings on its back said"I need you to attack the Greenly woods, cut down as many trees as you can and poison the plants as well, do anything to get the Rangers attention" Void Knight ordered,"you got it, boss!" Pollutor sealed before teleporting out

song used: The Climb by Miley Cyrus

The concept for Pollutor is the Griffon Minosaur from the Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger vs Lupinranger s Pataranger movie, and its powers are a mix of the Griffon Minosaur's powers slice through stuff and Junkals powers of poison.So, I headcanon that the Warden and Izzy's mom met at Fun Run, and Izzy's mom used to do track in High School before pursuing a career in medicine and then the Warden fell and twisted his ankle and Izzy's mom helped him. Once he was better he asked her out and the rest is history