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This is the seventh story in steering you home, and I dedicate it to... everyone! Just because. Also, I think they should go to Boston. Maybe in the next story. Ironically, despite the fact that Corinth is supposed to be located on top of Boston, I think they're going to have to fly.

If you can't remember what happened in the last story (I couldn't) it turns out that Dr. K got annoyed about Dillon brooding on the roof and went up there to stop it. She took Tenaya's key away from him and basically told him to follow her to bed. All this really accomplished was freaking Ziggy out and making Summer suspicious.

( 7. keeping you )

♥ This is a marker to celebrate! The top 5 Power Rangers communities at fanfiction.net are all slash-tolerant or slash-friendly!

♥ Another marker: two of the RPM Rangers journal! This is so fabulous that I made some icons in their honor! ( Feel free to use! )

♥ Finally, I'm not current on my RPM storytelling, so this takes place around "Prisoners"/"Belly of the Beast" and is the fifth part of steering you home :)

( 5. for our wall )

I really, really love the concept of RPM. I feel about it the way I felt about Lost Galaxy: it's so brilliant, why are they wasting time on guns and gas guzzling machines?! (I mean, in Lost Galaxy it was guns and girls' skin, but same idea.)

I love the idea that Venjix is a conscious computer code born of human desperation, I love that the machines they're fighting are a reflection of them, I love that Venjix is in their city on their team and they're able to make the distinction between individuals and the actions of a population.

I also like to think that the RPM team supports each other more than we see on screen. Because if any Ranger team ever needed bigger hugs and better pancakes, it's this one. So here are some Indigo Girls' lyrics with pictures (and sometimes people ask me if they can use the screencaps in these ~ the answer is ABSOLUTELY YES). ♥

"Come On Home"
"The team you're hitched to has a mind of its own
But it's just the forces of your past you've fought before
Come back here and shut the door
I'm stacking sandbags against the river of your troubles"
--Indigo Girls

Okay, 279 km in a few hours on the interstate, but they were offroading, and also, they packed sleeping bags! It was definitely nighttime when they had their "this isn't a democracy" conference in the tunnel. And they didn't lose contact with Dr. K until... well, about that time, actually. Oh well ♥ Maybe it was their second night.

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( 2. what you know )

Oh, RPM. Just when I think your lack of positive role models is the last straw, you do something to inspire hope, creativity, and/or beauty. Sometimes all three, as in digitalruki's amazing artwork! ♥♥ Sometimes just deep and abiding amusement (valuable for its own sake), as in rangergreen's twitter (?!) page.

And sometimes, just sometimes, the show itself makes me want to quote everything Ziggy says.

Ziggy: Look in a mirror, people. We're in no position to be sitting in judgment of anything weird!
Dillon: Man's got a point.
Ziggy: If Dr. K could hear you now...

That aside, this story follows straight up and starts at the very end of the episode "My Brother's Keeper." RPM doesn't shy away from Big Moments just because it doesn't know where to go with them. I respect that ♥

( steering you home )

"Holding you close, running down dreams
Figuring out what love really means
Baby, giving you my heart
Is a real fine place to start"

~Sara Evans
"A Real Fine Place to Start"

"I'm not trying to be something I'm not, this is all I've got
I'm not trying to re-invent the wheel, just trying to be real
I'm not trying to say follow me, I'm not the one who leads

Let me introduce myself to you, this is who I am
No more, no less, I am just a man who understands
Because of you I'm blessed, no more, no less"

~MercyMe, "No More, No Less"

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( 13. the nature of the contract )

Am sad. Whinnie's remaining eye, not looking so good. Wish I had thought to write puppies into this chapter. Love everyone lots.

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( 11. control )

So I realize this doesn't make the best icon, yet it was so very Kirkian of him that I couldn't resist. This is, if you didn't see the episode (or can't tell from the tiny picture), Ziggy leaping over the side of a building. Because he's that awesome.



There are some more icons from "Blitz" at the bottom. Please to be doing anything you wish with them :)

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( 10. freefall )

Oh my gosh, you guys RULE TEH INTERWEBS. Thank you so much for taking my question seriously (or at least, in the spirit it was presented ::grin::) because not only did you rock the polls BUT THEN ALSO explained why, which was amazing and fabulous! I love you! ::warm fuzzies::

*Andrea: Not a dialogue heavy story, as it turns out.
Marci: The one you're writing? What are they doing? Drinking? Eating?
*Andrea: Eating breakfast. Yes, it is a story by me about RPM, so they must be either eating or drinking.

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( 8. background check )

Oh, Dr. K, how are you so adorable? ♥

Please to be doing anything you like with these icon-sized pictures :) They are free for sharing or modifying as desired. With gratitude to powerrangercentral for uploading RPM for all to see! ::love::

( Doc... what's up with the slippers? )

"she's a fallen angel
she's just flesh and bone
she's nobody's girl"

--michelle wright
"nobody's girl"