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Balck Belt Test Part 1

Dr. Oliver's POV

I have spent the past week helping Tracy prepare for her black belt test. I am amazed at how fast she seems to 'relearn' the things she thought she had forgotten. Tracy amazes herself, too, when she notices how her stamina has improved over the course of the week. Today is the day she has anticipated and she felt that she is ready. She spent the night last night, so I walk to the guest room. I knock on the door and don't get a response from Tracy on the other side. I slowly open the door to see her still completely comatose on the bed. I walk over to the bed and try to wake her up.

"Hey there future black belt. Rise and shine." I say smiling.

"How do you know I'm going to get my black belt?" she questioned me still half asleep.

"I just know. Now, it's time to get ready for school." I say.

I watch her wipe the sleep from her eyes. She slowly gets out of bed and I notice she is favoring her right shoulder a little. I ask her what is wrong. She tells me that she just slept on it wrong. I leave the room so she can change into her outfit for school. A few minutes later she comes down stairs with her book bag in her left hand. She is wearing a shirt that says 'I'm too pretty to do math' and a pair of jean shorts. We eat a quick breakfast and head to Reefside High.

Tracy's POV

I get out of my car and as I close the driver's side door the pain in right shoulder returns worse than before, I just ignore it, I sling my book bag on my back. I walk into the school and get to my locker. I notice a rose taped to the door and a necklace (with a heart pendant and my birthstone outlining the outside of it) wrapped around the handle.

"Mike" I whisper.

I remove the rose from the door. A small card falls to the floor as the rose comes completely off the door. I set my bag down and set the rose on top of it. I pick up the card and read it. "Tracy, I'm sorry I missed your birthday last week so happy belated birthday. Don't worry about homecoming tomorrow. P.S. good luck on your black belt test too. Love Mike". I close the card with a smile on my face. I unravel the necklace from the handle and put it into my pocket before I open my locker to put everything away except for my science book.

I close my locker and turn around to head to class. I'm incredibly nervous about my black belt test after school. I don't see Mike come up behind me.

"Hey Darling, did you like your surprise this morning?" he asks.

I jump and drop my book. I quickly turn around to face him. I place my hand over my heart and feel my racing pulse. He picks up my book.

"Sorry angel, I didn't mean to startle you like that." He apologizes.

"It's okay, and I loved your surprise - especially the necklace." I say calmly with a smile.

I take it out of my pocket and try to put it on. I'm having a tough time so Mike hands me my book. I give him the necklace. He drapes the necklace around my neck and clips the two sides of the chain together. He let the chain drops off his fingertips and it seemed to melt into my chest perfectly.

"We better get to class before we're late." He says.

I look at my watch and noticed that he was right. We dash to class hand in hand. The school day seems to drag on today. I'm sitting in English class waiting for the bell to ring. I'm tapping my fingers on my desk to kill time after Miss Drew collected the Romeo and Juliet books from the class. Mike places his hand on top of mine to stop me from tapping.

"Relax angel, I have seen you practice in the woods with Dr. Oliver and you'll do fine." Mike says.

"I hope you're right Mikey. I have to head to the karate school right after the last bell." I say.

He asks me if it is alright if he comes to watch. I think that it will be a good idea, so I tell him sure. A few minutes later the bell finally rings and I pack my things to leave the room.

Mike's POV

I feel weird driving Tracy's car to the karate school but she changed into her karate uniform which meant she didn't want to drive (the real reason was she was just too nervous to drive). We pull to the school and see Dr. Oliver standing next to his jeep. I put the car in park and turn it off. We exit the vehicle. Tracy stands in a very tense stance. I touch her right shoulder. She winces in pain.

"Are you ok?" I ask.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Tracy says.

The three of us walk inside the school.

Tracy's POV

I walk into the testing area and see Master Jason. He walks over to Dr. Oliver and gives a friendly hug.

"Tommy Oliver, is that really you?" Master Jason asks.

"In the flesh. It's great to see you too Jason." Dr. Oliver answers.

I look over at Mike. He has a star struck fan look on his face after he hears my master name. I waved my hand in front of his face. Mike stands like that for a few minutes and I was getting sick of it. I jab my elbow into his gut. I hear him let out a groan of pain. He catches his breath a few seconds later.

"What was that for?" he snaps.

"To get you back to reality." I say with a smile.

"Did you have to hit me that hard?" he asks.

"Mike, honey, that jab wasn't even at full strength." I admit trying to keep a straight face.

Dr. O. and Master Jason spends a few minutes going down memory lane. I can't believe everything that I am hearing. I didn't know that my science teacher was a power ranger legend. I get so distracted by all the stories. I forget how nervous I am about my test. Mike looks over at me. He can tell that I'm more relaxed than before. I let them catch up while I go off to the far corner to stretch out again. After they finish their stories about ten minutes later the test begins.

The kata part goes well. I remember everything. The next part is board breaking. Master Jason sets up a cement block in the middle of the room and places six boards on top. I'm unsure if I could break that many at once. The most I ever broke during practice is five. I take a deep breath to focus and let out a loud kiai as my hand strikes the boards. I look down at the boards and see all of them broken in half. I look over at Mike and he gives me a thumbs up with a smile on his face. I'm nervous about the last part of the test which is sparing. I figure that I will have to spare Master Jason. He says that he would like me to spare against Dr. Oliver.

Dr. Oliver and I step to the center of the mat and we bow to each other before the sparing commences. I'm doing well until he does a move I hadn't see before. I'm unable to block it and he knocks me down on mat. My right shoulder hits the mat hard and the pain is more than I can tolerate. I must have blacked out because that is the last thing I remember.

Dr. Oliver's POV

I am waiting for Tracy to get back to her feet but she hasn't moved in two minutes. I walk over to her and notice her motionless on the mat.

"Tracy are you all right" I ask her trying to wake her up.

I don't get a response, and Jason ran over to us. He suggests we take her to the hospital so Jason picks her up carefully and carries her to my jeep. He lays her down in the back seat. Jason gets into his car. Mike gets into the passenger seat of the jeep. We rush to the ER. We arrive at the ER twenty minutes later. Mike picks Tracy up carefully and carries her in. I see a look of pure worry on his face.

"Don't worry Mike, she'll is going to alright" I say.

We walk through the double doors. I tell the doctor what happened. The nurse takes Tracy out of Mike's arms and sets her on the stretcher. They wheel her away into the examination room.

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