Dee doesn't hate his life. At least when it came to school. Dee was the 'second in command' to the most popular girl in their school and took that position in stride. If there was a rumor going around, Dee was likely the one who started it. He knew whether any rumor was true or false and knew exactly how to manipulate the situation to make himself come off perfect.

Dee had to admit, his high school life waas certainly better than he could imagine. Every flick of his hand is met with a faithful servant. Every teacher turning a blind eye when he skipped. An invitation to any party anyone was having.

All of this, and the only thing Dee has to do is be Kayley Harlem's 'gay best friend'.

Through Kayley, he met Roman and Remus. Roman, another gay boy for Kayley to sit by in class for clout during school hours, and Remus, the one who helped her skip and get alcohol or something to smoke.

Roman was certainly not close to Dee. The two had flirted a lot when they first met, but Roman stopped that after a week for reasons he wouldn't explain. Dee didn't quite mind. Nothing would ever happen between the two and he knew it.

However, it was the other twin that Dee found himself oddly close to. He never knew what Remus meant to him, but he did mean something. Remus was insane and gross, but there was something spontaneously sweet about him that Dee liked. He wished he could describe or understand it, but that lead him down a path he had never been before. A path that Dee felt was best left undiscovered

Dee rarely found himself regretting his situation. It had been like this since he joined the school in Sophomore year, and he'd grown used to his place.

Like usual, Dee, Kayley, and Remus were sitting in the back bathroom of McDonald's across the street from their school. It was probably fourth hour, but Dee didn't know exactly. Kayley was playing on her phone and texting some guy while Remus lazily stretched out on the sink counter. He munched on fries and slightly bobbed his head to whatever music he listened to. As Dee was about to reach up and grab a fry from Remus, the door to the bathroom opened.

"Seth!" Kayley cheered. She stood up and gave Seth a look. "Ready to go?"

"Yup." Seth nodded, reaching a hand around her waist and leading her out the door.

"Don't wait around Dee. I'll see ya later m'kay." Kayley waved.

Dee nodded though he knew she wasn't paying attention to his reply. The bathroom was left in almost silence. The ventilation whirred as Dee laid back once again, the faint sounds of Remus's music drifting to his ears.

"You don't have to stay you know." Remus stirred.

"What?" Dee asked, sitting up to look at Remus.

"You don't have to stay here. I know you only really hang around me because of Kayley." Remus shrugged, staring up at the ceiling. "And she did tell you to not wait around."

"Remus wh-"

"And it's not like you want to hang around me anyway. I mean, you did say so yourself. Just leave like I know you want to."

"Remus I swear-you're still on that?!" Dee shot back angrily.

"Dee. I'm literally repeating everything you told me." Remus stated calmly, though something about his voice put Dee on edge.

"I was drunk!"

"Barely. You've got a high tolerance and had maybe a few sips. If I'm being generous." Remus finally peered over at him.

Dee hated that. That look in Remus's eyes. He just hated Remus's eyes in general. His irises were so dark and shined like he could burst into tears at any moment. Why, of he and Roman, did Remus have to be the one with with tearful eyes? You could never tell what Remus was thinking when he looked at you. Dee heard people say eyes are the gateway to the soul. If that was true then Remus's soul must be the most vague, unreadable thing in existence.

"Remus, I didn't mean it li-"

"You said it literally last week." Remus quirked an eyebrow.

"Look. I'm-"

The ground shook. Faint screaming from outside the McDonalds as well as the monstrous cries of those aliens attacking their town replaced the growing tension in the bathroom. Both boys groaned.

"Again? What is this stupid prince's deal?!" Remus pulled his earbuds out annoyed.

"Prince?" Dee asked.

"Nothing. Just get somewhere safe." Remus brushed it off.

"Where are you going? Shouldn't we stick together?" Dee said, his voice a little more desperate than he would have preferred to admit.

"Dee, just keep yourself safe okay? I gotta go." Remus said hurriedly. He rushed out of the bathroom, leaving a very baffled Dee to watch the door as it swung.

"You're hiding something Remus." Dee mumbled curtly.

He walked out of the bathroom warily and searched for Remus. As he stared out the windows something flew dangerously low above the McDonald's. The employees were crouched behind the counter and began whisper-shouting for him to join them.

"That guy in a green sweatshirt. Where'd he go?" Dee asked.

"Hopped the counter, through the kitchen, and out the employee exit to the back alley." The oldest worker recalled.

"Thanks." Dee followed Remus's movements out the door.

As he walked out the door and into the alley Dee could see flashes of light. He stared as the Green, Pink, and Blue Rangers stood in the alley.

"Anyone see Thomas?" The Pink Ranger asked.

The voice coming from the Ranger was familiar to Dee, but muffled and it began annoying him that he couldn't tell who's voice that was.

"He's covering the breech on Copper's street." The Blue Ranger stated. "He'll be over here soon."

"Where the hell is my brother?" The Green Ranger stamped his foot.

"What did I say about swearing?" The Pink Ranger crossed his arms and sighed.

"Seriously? You're holding me to that?" The Green Ranger turned to Pink.

"What are you three doing just standing around?!?!" The Red Ranger called as he ran into the alley.

"Where were you?" The Blue Ranger asked in an annoyed tone.

"At the meeting spot! We said behind thrift shop!"

"We said McDonald's." Blue pointed out.

"What!?! When did we ever-"

"Okay kiddos! Aliens first! Arguing later!" Pink shouted to get their attention.

"Right!" The Red Ranger turned on his heels and began running. Quickly followed by the other three.

Dee watched them go, following quietly until the end of the alley. The Blue Ranger summoned the seperated ends of his lance and knelt down. Suddenly the Pink Ranger, from several yards ahead, turned and began sprinting toward the Blue Ranger. He jumped on the ends of the lance and the Blue Ranger boosted the Pink one into the air. As the Pink Ranger went up the Blue Ranger connected his lance and held it out for the Pink Ranger to balance on. Blue used all of his force to boost Pink into the air. He landed on the roof of the nearest shop and summoned a bow to shoot the minions. The Blue Ranger ran up to the Red Ranger, who dipped his broad sword so Blue could catapult himself off the blade and spear several minions at once. The Red Ranger and Green Ranger stood back to back, hacking away at whatever minions came close.

Dee watched in awe as they fought. Sure, they were sloppy, but it was evident they were working as a team. At least as close to a team as they could get.

"Ooo, who're you?" An unnerving voice behind him asked.

Dee turned quickly. The person stood a little taller than him. The only thing Dee could really see about their features, were six glowing purple eyes.

"I-I-" Dee stumbled out of the alley not knowing how to react.

"Doesn't really matter who you are, I guess. Those Rangers will risk anything just to save some random person. Humans are sympathetic like that." The person stepped into the light of the sun with Dee, revealing the crown and dark hair that shadowed their face. "Well, sypathetic may not be the right word. I think it's more stupiditiy than sympathy."

Suddenly the person had a hold of Dee's shirt and a cloud of darkness surrounded him.

When Dee opened his eyes, he was standing in a wide open area. It appeared as though he was in the middle of a construction zone, but no workers, or really anyone, was around.

"Where-"

"It's some new building." The person said from a few feet away.

"Oh." He stared at the dark person, something about them was unnatural. Wrong. Like they weren't really what Dee was seeing. "Why are you doing this?" Dee asked not really knowing where he was taking the conversation.

"I don't have a choice. It's just what I gotta do." They sighed.

"Why?"

"Cause it's the only way to get this stupid planet under control."

"Why do you want us under your control?" Dee asked.

"Why do you ask so many questions." The person said in a fake, shrill, voice.

"Jeez you're fun." Dee sarcastically commented.

"Oh shut up. The Rangers will be here any second." The person looked around. "I just want this over."

It was quiet. Dee felt beads of sweat fall down his face. He didn't know what to do. He felt like he could run, but if he tried this, well, whatever this person was, could definitely hurt him. Dee's mind couldn't focus. There was so much. It was too quiet. Like all destruction had seased. Leaving Dee to his thoughts. The sun was too bright and the person holding him captive was too calm.

"Are you sure this is it?" A voice asked. It was distant.

"Well, the minions were certainly trying to run this way, and seemed focused on this building." Someone replied. "I would know for sure if you had listened to my plan-"

"I get it!! I get it!!" Another voice jutted in.

"How do we even know it's gonna be him?" The voices were getting louder. Footsteps closer. Dee's breathing became more erratic. "I mean who knows what other-"

The voices stopped. The Rangers stepped into Dee's view and were all caught off-guard.

"I-I-uh," The Pink Ranger tried to speak.

"Dee?" The Green Ranger croaked.

"Is that your name?" The villain asked.

"Um-"

"I'll take that as a yes." The villain shrugged. "How's it going Rangers?"

"What are you doing?" The Red one took a step forward.

"Me? Oh, you know, a little trade." The villain chuckled. "Hand over the morphers or the human comes with me."

"What?" The Green Ranger said darkly, taking a step with Red.

"You heard me. Give up the morphers." The villain pulled Dee closer and summond a little ball of flame, pointing it toward Dee.

"That's not how the morphers work." The Blue Ranger stated.

"You can't just take them off. They choose the wearer. They choose the Ranger." The Pink Ranger began.

"Don't even try to trick me! Give them up or he's not coming back!" The villain put the flame closer to Dee's face.

"Listen to them! They know what they're talking about! You can't just hand them over!" The Green Ranger strained, tensing when the fire got closer to Dee.

"No! No, no, no!! You're just trying to trick me and I won't fall for it!!"

"We aren't lying! I mean it! You can't give them up!" The Pink Ranger stepped closer.

"Don't make this difficult! I will take him! I'll take more than him if I have to! Just hand them over!!" The flame was getting too close. Dee felt the fire's heat and yelped.

"Dee! Oh god, please just stop! Don't hurt him please!" The Green Ranger walked forward.

"No!! Don't come any closer!!"

The heat was too much. Dee yelped again and wimpered.

"Okay, okay, okay I won't! Just let him go!" The Green Ranger begged.

"You can't take them off, we told you. You lost!" The Red Ranger stated.

"You're lying!" The villain sneered.

"We're not! I promise we're not!" The Green Ranger almost sobbed. "I-I-I'll prove it!"

"How?" The villain pulled the fire away and loosened his grip on Dee.

"Yeah how?" The Pink Ranger turned to Green.

The Green Ranger pulled his hands up in front of his chest.

"Remus no!" The Blue Rnager tried, but it was too late.

"Green Ranger, deactivate."

Dee closed his eyes hastily, until opening them slowly to see Remus standing there in place of the Green Ranger. His face was a mix of attempted confidence and fear. His eyes dangerously close to spilling tears.

"Remus?" Dee squeaked.

"I can prove it." Remus stated, his voice barely shaking. "Try for yourself! You can't take it off."

The villain's grip on Dee loosened further and he let the fire fizzle out quickly, moving his hand to attempt to yank at the green band on Remus's wrist. It didn't work. The band only tightened around him.

"No." The villain's voice wavered as he whispered. "No, no, no, god no. Please."

"We told you. They don't come off." Remus said, trying his hardest to keep his voice steady.

"No, no, no." Dee felt as the prince's hand went slack and fell.

He looked over at the Rangers and saw the pink one gesturing for him to run behind them. Dee moved to do so, but stopped quick, turning to see if the villain was paying attention to him. When he looked at the villain's face, his stomach dropped.

"Why, why." The villain croaked, voice barely above a whisper. "I-I-I can't keep-I can't-this doesn't-"

"There's no use in trying." Remus said calmly.

"I-It's, um, you don't have to keep doing this." Dee began, he didn't know at all when he was saying. "You can stop."

"He's right." The Pink Ranger began. "Virgilius, you can stop this. You don't have to do this. You-"

"You're being forced to do this aren't you?" Dee began. He saw as the villain, Virgilius apparently, softened his hold on Remus. Eyes faltering.

"I-I-"

"It's okay." Dee tried to muster a smile. "You don't have to do this. You can stop."

"No, I-"

Dee felt it before he knew anything was happening. A strong hold on his wrist, metal collapsing around him. He gasped and pulled his wrist up to his eye level in slight shock. There the yellow morpher was, collapsed around him.

The room was silent.

"Gosh." The Pink Ranger borough his hands to where his mouth would be.

"Dee you're-" Remus started.

"I knew it! You Rangers pretend you care! You act! You lie! You lie and lie and lead me to think!!" Virgilius stepped away hastily. "All humans do is trick! And lie!"

"No! No this isn't a trick!" The Red Ranger said quickly.

"I promise this isn't-I'm not-there's-" Dee, for once in his life, didn't have the words. There was just so much going on. He was a Ranger now. A Power Ranger. The Yellow Power Ranger.

"No I'm not falling for it! I'm not falling for your human schemes!!!" The villain summoned fire in his hands and began his attack.

"Dee!" Remus tackled him to the ground, the prince's fire ball barely missing the two.

Dee stared up at Remus shakily still processing the events. He saw the bright pink, blue, and red flashes of light as the respective Rangers summoned their weapons and began battling.

"Thanks." Dee said, just loud enough for Remus to hear.

"No problem." Remus grunted, lifting himself off of Dee and sitting on his knees next to him. "Where's emo?"

"Not sure." The Red Ranger answered.

Dee sat up to find himself alone with the other Rangers. No villain in sight.

"He just left?" Dee asked.

"He tends to do that." The Blue Ranger shrugged.

The Pink Ranger walked over to Dee and crouched down, extending a hand. "Pink Ranger deactivate."

Dee stares back in Patton's kind eyes as the Ranger armor faded to light.

"Welcome to the team." He said with a slight giggle.

Dee gave Patton the smile he had reserved for him alone and took the extended hand.