"The music man and the wise woman"

[aidenrichards]

Reefside, that is where his visions brought him this time. However, unlike his last trip where he had his soul mate and fellow ranger Madison in toe he came alone so that Madison could relax at home. Like the vision with Celia, something was different about this vision. It had a very calm and serene feel to it. It made him happy. So Aiden, the owner of the Apollo crystal and the gold Olympian ranger headed out to a place known as Haley's cyber cafe. It was where the teens of Reefside hung out and played music, games and the like. Aiden walked in and looked around and smiled at the place. It seemed like his kind of place.

"This place is awesome!!"

Aiden then began to sway to the music and almost broke out into a full out dance. He then stopped and shook his head. He had a job to do and he needed to get it started. He quickly found a small chair and held out his arm where his gauntlet rested and gently moved it around the room like a metal detector looking for a reaction. The girl in his vision had been a very skinny blonde. He had seen her here as a waitress. He quickly scanned the room as swayed his head to the music. After a minute he saw her and his gem reacted. He jumped up and quickly made his way through the crowd. The feeling he got from her spirit and from what Apollo told him, she was second in command.

"Hey Miss please wait! I need to talk to you!"

Aiden then stopped and pulled a man aside and pointed to the girl and asked what her name was. Her name was Olive. Now he knew what to yell. He quickly ran and cut her off out of breath.

"Olive please wait...I need to talk to you about our shared job."

Aiden then pulled up his jacket sleeve and showed his gauntlet with a smile and a small blush.

"Is there somewhere private we could talk?"

[oliva]

The day started out full with rain and cold winds. The blond haired ranger came into the cafe showered in the rain as it looked like and her violet eyes scanning the area before heading off to the staff room. In there she got dressed in her waitress outfit and walked out the room with her golden locks tight in a ponytail.

She grabbed a notepad and a pencil and started to walk towards tables asking if they would like something or not. As soon as she finished taking up orders she Heard someone yelling. Not knowing he meant her she just walked on until he said Olive... I was Oliva but he was close enough.

Some even called her olivia, which was not her name either yet close enough. Athena seemed unhappy about the kid and when they reached the counter she looked at a young boy's face shvoing something under her nose.

fine, but next time try not to scream my name all over this place. she said a bit embarrassed and motioned him to follow her outside the building in a private smokers room where no one smoked so it was clean and smoke free. Once arrived oliva looked at him and sighed.

Apollo.. Never expected to see you so soon. athena spoke and oliva rolled her eyes. alright so you know me. Why do i not know you?

[aidenrichards]

Aiden blushed at the mess up he had made and the embarrassment he had caused Olivia and frowned and nodded to say he was sorry. She lead him back to the smokerless smoker area and and then called him Apollo which gave him a confused look to his face. He just cleared his throat and pulled out his little graph sheet that he had written out with the many names and colors and spirits of the Olympians he had already met. He smiled and then pointed to his head when she asked why he knew her and she did not know him.

"Please call me Aiden, As for why I know you. Apollo gives me visions and I used them to find a bunch of our team. I have met a girl named Ava who is the Green Demeter ranger, Noah who is the white Zeus ranger, Madison who is the silver Artemis ranger who now lives with me in Ocean bluff as my soul mate, Alice the Navy Hermes ranger, Celia the black Hades ranger and I have heard about the Pink Aphrodite ranger but I haven't met her yet. Now I can add you to the list."

He then passed over the chart to Olivia gently and leaned against the wall and sighed and caught his breath from his big speech. He gave a friendly smile to her hoping that she would be proud of him for doing all the hard work. It had been hard and stressful but finding Madison was all to worth it.

"As you called me, I am Apollo. I am Gold. As his crystals owner I get visions of the future, I can play any instrument and sing and i can control light. The visions give me headaches though. I left Madison at home today cause she deserved a rest. So, I saw in my Vision that your the yellow ranger? Mind writing your info down on the chart?"

Aiden then went quiet for a moment feeling like he had forgot something important. Something so so important. He frowned and tried to focus. It had been big. Then it shot to him and he shot up straight, Apollo gave him the Answer! The man Jason becoming the red titan.

"We need to hurry and gather up our Team. The Titans are finding hosts just like the Olympians. The first ever red ranger and gold ranger Jason got corrupted and turned into the red Titan ranger. We need to hurry. I told all the rangers I met to be ready for the call to fight. We are just waiting for orders. Well they are waiting for Orders. I am gathering them up and filling them in. I thought I should do at least that much using my gift since I'm not the best fighter."

Aiden then just looked at his Leader and Chief with a concerned look on his face hoping for praise for some reason but also hoping she had a plan.

"So what do we do?"

[oliva]

Oliva crossed her arms over her chest and Athena looked at Apollo with a raised brow and a thinking look on her face. The blonde girl sighed and looked at the chart the kid brought with him. He was sure two years younger at least and he was very busy looking at the chart.

Well you see Aiden, this is not as easy as it sounds. I am happy to see you found other rangers, that's a really good thing. Athena spoke with her voice that sounded like a commander and a mother at once.

The woman saved many lives and Oliva was only grateful she was the one being chosen to carry the crystal. Oliva though didnt like the chart thing at all, she preferred normal convos not stalking pictures and words.

I''m not gonna write anything down. Its nice to have you being so active and stuff, but we first need to talk, and i mean ALL of us. We can't just bind forces. Oliva said and Athena nodded in confirmation. This was a terrible war yes, but they had to think before acting.

Oliva looked at Athena and nodded. They already knew of the titans, so did Chloe and Aphrodite. They all had the same conclusion, let them have it.

Aidan listen to me, and listen good. Both you and Apollo know that i am not the one who blindly attacks like Ares. And I am pleased to know you came to see me before you paid a visit to my dear brother. But the only conclusion i made with Hades is let them have it.

We cant go attack villains who have their hands on the crystals, neither are we allowed to touch them. The inner battle will be defeat. What we do is let them have hosts. Because only the hosts can talk reason to them, and only with a host they can be defeated.

Ares would call it Death I call it destroy. We dont kill the hosts because we recently found out how important one of them is. the fact remains that if we touch a crystal of the titans, you will lose apollo, Oliva will lose me and we may not be able to return.

This needs plans a precision. And I am working on it right now. Athena words were harsh but true.

Oliva sat down her hands on her head. This stuff brought headaches along.

[aidenrichards]

Aiden watched as Athena came into view next to Olivia as she began to praise him for doing a good job finding the rangers but then began to speak about how she had a plan. They needed to Gather the rangers together for a big talk. Aiden frowned when she said she wouldn't mark his sheet but she was in charge so he wouldn't argue with her. He just took his sheet back and put it away as she said she was working on a plan. She told him that they had to wait for the titans to appear before they could beat them or they would lose their god or goddess. Aiden just nodded as Apollo appeared strong next to him.

"We understand. If you like I could start keeping a record of my important visions in case any of them are of any use to you. Apollo and I are behind you 100% Athena. I know Madison will stand with us as well. She is my perfect other half."

Apollo then smiled over at the spirit of Athena like it had been forever since they had seen each other. He gave a small wave and Aiden smiled gently at Olivia. He really wanted to get to know her.

"So, wanna get to know each other? Apollo seems happy to see Athena again. You should have seen when he saw Artemis. He was flipping out."

Aiden smiled and thought about what he could tell Olivia about himself. His life had changed so much in such a short time. He could not keep a smile off of his face.

"Before this whole mess began I was just a nerd in his room playing video games and what not. You could pass me in the street and i just kind of blended in. Once Apollo chose I just grew a need to shine. I love music and preforming. I preform a lot at the boardwalk back home to make money. I am supporting Madison's family and my own with my gifts. I saved just enough to make a studio in my basement so I can make my own music and stuff. Even though I can play any instrument, my favorite is the bass guitar or the bongo's. What about you? What do you do when not being a ranger or working."

[oliva]

Oliva felt her head aching like they were hitting it with hammers and looked at Aidan with a raised brow. Her violet eyes looking at the god Apollo for the first time ever. Olivia looked at Athena, she was always so sure of what to do, always so helpful yet so smart you couldnt figure it out.

" Oh dont worry about that. You see visions can be good, I know it, and so does my sweet nephew. But just remember Aidan, some visions are there to be seen and to be understood. Sometimes action is not the solution. Sadly my sweet nephew has the thoughts of his uncle Ares sometimes. but trust me when i say, action is not the option right now. ''

Athena''s words echoed the entire smoker room. They were the words of a true leader, words of someone with experience. When Oliva noticed the boy was talking to her she blushed. "" eh sure.. why not?"" she said and bit her bottom lip looking at Athena who smoothly gave her a smile.

As he introduced himself Oliva found the phrase nerd a bit of a bad choice. She was a real nerd, she know tons of books, imprinted them in her brains and she never got lower then an A for her papers. To her that was a real nerd, yet she kept her mouth shut and kept listening.

'' well eh I sorta got beaten up , never understood why. I met William not much later and found Athena in a book and ever since then i am a ranger. she said softly and looked down with a blush.

[aidenrichards]

Apollo put his hand on Aiden's shoulder as Athena spoke about how not all of his visions were about doing something but about learning instead. He then looked back at Apollo who just nodded and then looked at Olivia again as she began to explain how she was picked on a lot. Aiden felt bad for her but he was never really picked on. He was mostly ignored and left alone because he just sort of blended in with the crowd until he got his powers. He gently went and sat next to her and patted her back softly.

"I'm sorry you got picked on. At least people payed enough attention to you to pick on you though. Until I found Apollo at the yard sale next to my house and began preforming after i discovered my house no one payed attention to me. I sort of just blended into the crowd ya know?"

Aiden then smiled a comforting smile at Olivia showing that he identified with her. It seemed the boys and girls chosen to be the crystals were somehow outcasts or unwanted in some way. Alice the thief, Ava the orphan of the forest, Aiden himself the ignored music man, Madison the homeless wall flower. That was just the tip of the iceberg. Aiden sighed and smiled.

"Don't worry, we will find the others. We won't be alone anymore. I bet even when the fighting is over and done we will all still be friends, like a big family."

Aiden then gave Olivia a warm gaze and gave her hand a gentle squeeze as he tried to communicate with only his eyes. A look to show that it would be alright.

"Even when I'm not a ranger anymore I won't abandon you. Friends for life."