Disclaimer: I don't own Power Rangers.

A/N: I think the last chapter came off a bit more serious than I had planned on. Anyway, here's the second half. Finally.

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“Man, screw the Yankees,” Zack mumbled from the couch. Billy was resting comfortably in a reclining chair next to it, and the two of them were contently watching the only game they could find on TV. Kim and Tommy were off somewhere since they had decided to leave the lovebirds alone, for now. Jason and Trini weren't back yet either, but night had fallen, so it wouldn't be long. Just as Zack was thinking about the two of them...

“This isn't Bambi, Trini!!!”

...What?

Zack and Billy stood up and turned around just in time to see Trini storm through the front door, through the living room, and right into a random room, slamming the door behind her. They turned to each other and made eye contact for a split second before running out the door. Jason was standing over his kill right in the grass in front of the deck.

“Holy...!” Zack said, in several levels of disbelief. That was a really big buck for this area. A really big buck that he had shot in front of Trini. Seriously, was he trying to piss her off?

“Wow!” Billy said, in just as much disbelief. It was an impressive kill.

“It was just standing right there! You should have seen how close we were to it!” Jason said, looking down at it.

Zack just shook his head, letting out a heavy sigh. “Billy...go get Kim. We're gonna need her.”

Billy nodded, walking off and leaving the the Red and Black Rangers alone.

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“Trini?” Kimberly said, knocking on the door to the girls' room later that night. She'd yelled at Billy for a bit about interrupting Tommy and her...but when Billy had explained the situation, she'd rushed to the scene. Unfortunately...Jason had gotten in an argument with Zack and locked himself in the work shed before she'd arrived, and Trini had locked herself in the girls' bed room. Neither would talk to her, so she'd given them some time...and now it was time for another try. “Trini, are you awake?”

“Yes,” a soft voice on the other side of the door said.

“...Can I come in?” Kimberly asked, and waited for about a minute before she heard the door unlock. She gently opened the door to see Trini sitting back down on one of the two beds. “How are you?”

Trini grunted and wrapped her arms around a pillow, laying on her back as she did so.

“Come on, Tri...” Kimberly said, sitting on the bed next to her. “Jason didn't really mean to...”

“Shoot it? He didn't mean to shoot that animal?” Trini interrupted, and Kim gave a small nod. Yea, that wasn't a good stance to take.

“He didn't mean to do this to you,” Kim said instead, and Trini gave her an unconvinced look.

“I don't want to talk about it, Kim,” she shortly said, and then rolled over, not looking at her friend.

Kim let out a sigh. She wasn't going to fix this mess through Trini...

“Alright, Tri...get some rest,” the Pink Ranger said, standing up with a sigh.

Kimberly quietly exited the room and closed the door behind her. Tommy, Billy, and Zack were all in the living room...but she didn't head towards them. Instead, she went right out the back door.

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Jason was sitting on a short stool in his work shed, in the process of gutting and cleaning his deer. A soft knock on the door caught his attention, and he looked up.

“Come in,” he said, then went back to work. He'd unlocked the door earlier when he needed to get something from his truck, and hadn't bothered to re-lock it. The door quietly opened, and Kimberly entered, closing it behind her.

“Oh, eww!” she said when she looked right at the deer, but quickly shifted her glance to look at the wall. Jason just rolled his eyes, not slowing down.

“Thanks,” he mumbled dryly, while keeping his eyes on his work. “What's up?”

“That's what I want to know,” Kimberly replied, crossing her arms while looking at anything but him. Eye contact was important, but she really didn't want to see the insides of a deer tonight. Not so soon after dinner.

“Too good to pass up,” Jason said.

“You know how she feels about animals and hunting,” Kimberly said, deciding to just go for it. “And you know the only reason she let you take that gun was because your dad's so insistent on it.”

“I just think she's all disturbed because it just happened,” Jason said, shaking his head. “She'll get over it. You did.”

“I was five, Jason,” Kimberly said. “I was so upset I tried to steal all the guns and ammo in the house and bury them in the woods. Your dad caught me trying to get into the gun safe and had to sit down and talk it over with me.”

“Dad's not here,” Jason commented.

“Then you need to talk with her,” Kimberly said.

“Look, Kim,” Jason snapped, looking up to her. “I'm not sorry!”

Kimberly just nodded and started looking around the work shed aimlessly while Jason went back to work. She understood completely. Jason was always the one to try and work things out, even before they were superheros and the world depended on them getting along. This was different though, he was always a little sensitive about this topic. Of course, understanding didn't mean agreeing. She began humming a little tune while walking around the shed, picking up various objects and casually looking them over while Jason silently worked. Five minutes passed before he couldn't take it anymore.

“Alright!” the Rangers' leader finally screamed. “I'm sorry!”

Kimberly flinched a little when he raised the knife up in anger, but let out a silent sigh of relief when he stabbed it into a wooden bench instead of the animal carcass. A small smile of satisfaction emerged on her face when Jason stormed out of the shed. She looked around a minute longer, before her eyes came upon the deer corpse. She quickly closed her eyes, shook her head, and exited the small work shed as well.

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Trini sat at the edge of the mountain, looking out into the dark valley. She'd needed some fresh air, so she'd stepped outside for just a little bit. She didn't budge at the sound of footsteps beside her, but when Jason sat down on the grass next to her, she shot him a silent look of surprise.

“It's a good view here, isn't it?” Jason said, focusing his eyes out at the valley.

“Yea...” Trini barely whispered, closing her eyes.

“I'm sorry, Trini,” Jason said after a brief silence. “I didn't know you'd take it like that.”

“You know how I am about animals,” Trini replied. “You know I hate hunting. Did you expect me to jump up and down and congratulate you like Zack would or something?”

“Actually, Zack ended up yelling at me, too,” Jason casually said, getting a small smile out of Trini.

It was silent for a few more minutes, while Jason ran what he needed to say through his head. Finally, he took a deep breath and decided to just go for it.

“Trini...look,” he started, getting her attention. “You've not a vegetarian...you eat meat...and I've seen you wear leather before.”

“I know...” Trini admitted.

“We're part of the food chain, too,” Jason said. “Animals kill animals to survive, and we're no exception.”

Trini nodded.

Jason tapped his head...what else was there? “You know that deer have very few natural predators besides humans?”

“Yea...” Trini admitted. “Look...I understand, I really do understand. That doesn't mean I want to be involved, though.”

This time Jason nodded, taking his turn at listening.

“You know how it is?” Trini asked. “You don't want the the restaurant to bring out three cows and ask which one you want to eat, do you?”

Jason smirked, nodding at that one. He loved his cheeseburgers, but he had a strange soft spot for cows, too. “You're right.”

“Let's just...put it behind us,” Trini said, scooting a little closer to him.

“Yea...and I'm sorry,” Jason said, wrapping an arm around her. She instinctively rested her head on his shoulder, smiling contently.

“Me too,” she said, then paused for a minute. This would be hard to admit. “It was a nice shot, by the way.”

Jason smiled. “Thanks...”

"Let's go inside and see the others," Trini suggested, and Jason nodded.

Trini nodded back, and the two stood up, turning back towards the house. Jason just closed his eyes and smiled as they walked back. One more difference worked out...it really just made the team that much closer. All that was missing was...

“Hey...Tri,” Jason said looking over to her as they walked.

“Right, I know,” Trini answered. “I'll make sure to wake up Kim pretty early. I just know Zedd's already picked out the second biggest buck in the woods to make a monster out of.”

“Second biggest?” Jason asked a bit curiously.

“Yea,” Trini casually replied. “After all, I'm pretty sure you got the biggest.”

Jason just laughed. “Well...in that case, let's get some sleep. After all, we've got a busy day ahead of us.”

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A/N: I feel kinda 'ehhh' about this ending...but it needed to be finished and this is the best I can get. Hope it was decent. On a slightly funnier note, this was inspired by a true story, however I have yet to be forgiven. Anyways, tell me what you think.