Not The Pink Ranger

Chapter One

Tommy was making his way to his locker when he spotted someone having issues with theirs. Running a hand through her platinum blonde hair out of frustration, she groaned. "Need help?" He smiled walking over to her.

"That would be grand. I seem unable to get this locker open."

Giving the door of the locker a light tap it swung open. "These old things stick sometimes."

Placing some books in the locker. "Thanks. Now let's hope I don't have to do that every time."

"I've never seen you around here before. Are you new?" Tommy inquired.

"I am. I moved in with my aunt and uncle a while ago after my parents passed away."

"I'm sorry to hear about that."

Shutting her locker door. "Thanks. Could I bother you for another favor?" Giving her a quick nod yes. "I could use help getting to my homeroom."

Looking at her schedule. "That's easy, I have the same homeroom. I'll walk you there now myself."

The other rangers walked into their local hang out of the juice bar after school to find Tommy sitting with someone they didn't recognize. "Who's that?" Kimberly asked the others.

"Let's find out." Jason walked over to the two of them. "Hey, Tommy. Who's your friend?"

"This is Bindi. Bindi meet the friends I was telling you about earlier. Jason, Kimberly, Zack, Trini, and Billy."

Shaking their hands. "It's a pleasure to finally meet you five. Tommy spoke very highly of you all."

"Bindi was just going to tell me about the boarding school she was attending before moving here," Tommy told the others.

"What brought you here?" Jason spoke.

"My parents passed away. So I moved in with my aunt and uncle."

Kimberly placed a hand over her heart. "I'm so sorry."

"Thanks."

"What boarding school did you attend?" Billy inquired.

"Santa Catalina."

Everyone now was pulling up chairs. "That's a really stellar all-girls school," Billy said.

The others all gasped. "All girls?! As in no boys at all?" Kimberly was having difficulty grasping what she just heard.

"It has an amazing educational system," Trini told them.

"I think a field trip in order." Everyone looked to Zack. "There may be some lonely girls their. Quite a few in fact, in school uniforms no less."

Everyone laughed. "I'm really sorry to do this to you all but I need to get home. I didn't realize the time till now and my aunt and uncle were expecting me back home after school. They are probably worried."

Tommy stood when Bindi stood. "I'll walk you home. See you guys later."

"Maybe after I get settled in we can hang? I'd like to get to know you all more." Bindi suggested before leaving with Tommy.

"It must have stunk going to a boarding school and not living at home with your parents."

"I lived with them. One of the many reasons my parents picked Santa Catalina is the option to live on campus or home. We lived a block from school so I could do just that."

Adjusting the strap to the duffle that held his school books and binders. "That's cool. At least you got to have time with them."

"It would be nice to have more, but thanks." Reaching Bindi's aunt and uncle's home. "This is my stop."