(I still can't find any good Power Rangers fanfics on here :/)

CW/TW: hospitals, slight mention of drugs

(3rd Person PoV)

Jimmy woke up with a start.

The ceiling was white and not covered with posters like in his room. He didn't like how close it felt.

He tried to remember what happened before his vision went black.

"!"

"Katherine! Joey! Shubble!" He cried as he sat up quickly.

He immediately yelped in pain and looked down. He was in a hospital gown.

Jimmy lifted it up look at his stomach and it was covered with bandages.

Am I in a hospital? He thought.

"Meow!"

?!

Jimmy looked around and saw a cat that was just sitting there by a window.

It was a brown tabby and had a collar with a badge on it that looked like a sheriff badge.

"Who th-," Jimmy started but then the door opened.

A nurse with a clipboard walked in.

"Ah, you're awake," she noted.

"Where am I?" Jimmy asked.

"You're in the hospital. A boy with cyan hair found you injured and brought you here," the nurse explained.

Cyan hair? Scott? Or was it that mysterious person? Jimmy thought.

"You were in a bad shape so we had to patch you up. You should be able to leave in a day or two which is surprising considering that you seemed to broke a rib or two. It would be very dangerous to have you walking around in case you pierce something," the nurse explained.

"That's a little too graphic," Jimmy said, feeling a bit sick.

"My bad. But shock of all shock, even that healed over night. No one can explain it. We may need to run some drug tests on you but we can't do that without your consent so if you signed here," the nurse handed him the clipboard, "say that you consent or not consent to the tests. We just want to make sure that you're not taking anything that can harm you."

Umm I guess I can consent. I have nothing to hide, Jimmy thought as he signed.

He felt some weight on his legs and turned to see the cat jumped from its spot to his hospital bed.

"Hi Norman," the nursed waved and the cat purred.

"He has a name?" Jimmy asked.

Should have seen it coming since the cat has a collar, he thought.

"Yeah. This is Norman. He has been hanging around the hospital since last month and is a delight for the staff and patients. Although he usually sends his time staring off into the abyss like he's waiting for something or someone. I suspect his owner maybe," the nurse explained.

"I see," Jimmy said.

Norman glanced at him before staring at the nurse.

The nurse made a click sound with her tongue before taking the clipboard from Jimmy.

"I'll talk to the doctor. She's currently on the phone with your parents," she said and turned away.

The door closed and it was just Jimmy and the cat known as Norman.

He sighed.

"Just my luck. How long was I out?" Jimmy muttered to no one in particular but someone answered him.

"Like a day or two."

Jimmy quickly looked around and saw no one. He only saw Norman.

"Let me guess, you're a talking cat now," Jimmy said, in a joking voice.

"Well yeah! You humans sure have a big imagination," Norman stated.

"..."

"..."

"HOLY F-!" Jimmy nearly jumped before holding onto his side in pain.

"Oi chill! You'll hurt yourself," Norman snapped.

"Well excuse me for being shocked! Cats don't speak freaking English!" Jimmy massaged his side.

"Yeah because they're normies...just kidding but yeah it's not normal for cats to speak the human tongue but it's also not normal to heal quickly from a broken rib which takes at least one to two months to heal and yet you'll be discarded in one to two days!" Norman pointed out.

"Yeah...wonder how did that happen...wait I'm not on drugs aren't I?!" Jimmy gasped.

"No stupid! You healed because of me! I used magic to speed up the process. That's how I'm able to talk to you right now and understand you as well!" Norman hissed.

Jimmy froze at this.

".........magic?" He asked.

"Yes! And I'm not talking about cheap party tricks for toddlers. I'm talking about magic used to heal and attack Parasites!" Norman said.

"Parasites? Ok you're throwing me so much information that I can't keep up! I'm still stuck on the, 'holy crud this cat is talking to me' part," Jimmy sighed.

Norman groaned at this.

"Owen always tells me that I speak too fast," he muttered before laying down like a cat loaf.

"Make yourself comfortable because this is going to be a lot," Norman began.

"Back when after the Big Bang happened and humans were beginning to evolve, there were other planets in this system that also had life. Both good and bad. Then there were these things called Parasites that took advantage of people's wishes. The more selfish the wish was, the more powerful the Parasite was attracted to. Eventually all the planets were wiped off of life with only Mars and Earth having surviving atmospheres. Even if Mars got hit hard and that's why there aren't any humans there," Norman explained.

"Wait but that goes against what science says," Jimmy pointed out.

"Science only explains a small picture of the story as so does religion. Science can explain the more logical and down to earth part like atmospheres while religion can explain the why. But this isn't the time for that. There were warriors that had powers to fight against the Parasites. They managed to stop the Parasites from invading Earth but one slipped away to Earth and poisoned the newly formed humans on Earth. Surely you heard of the Garden of Eden? Yeah that was the Parasite. Anyway, out of the thirteen warriors, only two of the powers actually ended up surviving. Those other powers are still usable but...it would be hard to use. Anyway, the Parasite hasn't been heard of in centuries despite humanity's history of selfishness and corruption. Obviously not everyone one on Earth is like that," Norman explained upon seeing Jimmy's face.

"But now...," Jimmy looked down.

"They're back. I'm not sure why but they're back! So my partner and I began to look for eligible people to don the surviving magic. We found one but we just need the other," Norman explained.

Jimmy remembered what little he saw of his rescuer. Could they be it? He still doesn't know who saved him though.

"Anyway," Norman stretched, "this world needs to be cleaned up of corruption because that's what feeds the Parasites. My partner has already gone off to aid his chosen one to fight the Parasites but they have done one thing that was unexpected. They made humans transformed into Parasites."

"What?" Jimmy was confused.

"It would be just that the Parasites feed off of human wishes and have no need for a human host because they already have a monster form once they have enough wishes. This is the first time in centuries that they would take over human bodies and three no less," Norman flicked his tail.

Jimmy felt afraid. Due to the wish that Katherine, Joey and Shubble had, they got taken over by these Parasites.

"We have been working on a way to return the humans back to normal. Separate the Parasite from human but from what I heard, nothing is working. Which is why I need to pass on the magic to someone and that's where you come in," Norman explained.

"Me? Why me?" Jimmy asked.

"To tell you the truth, it could have been any of your classmates. Could have been any person but I decided to chose you because of how sensitive your sense of magic is. I have been watching you for a while and I decided to pick you as the next Magical Boy. There is already one but there has to be another to beat the Parasites," Norman yawned.

"What do you mean by sensitive sense of magic?" Jimmy asked.

"Innocence of children, role players, card game players, etc etc! I know for a fact that you play DnD. It's people who are more likely to believe in Magic and so far, you seemed to be the one who is the most sensitive to it compared to your fellow DnD players," Norman explained.

"So...anyone could have had the role?" Jimmy asked, unamused.

"Well yeah...anyway! You, Jimmy Solidarity, have been chosen by me, Diamond Cat, to gain the powers of Empire Magic!" Norman stood up.

"Empire Magic? First of all, what's that and didn't you say that your name was Norman?" Jimmy asked.

"Diamond Cat is my formal name. No one really calls me that. Anyway, I won't force you into the role. Empire Magic doesn't work if I force someone into it. It needs to have your consent to it, you need to agree to it. You may have been chosen but you can still turn it down," Norman explained.

"..."

"Hmmm you seem unsure. Ok I'll give you by evening Friday to give me your answer. Meet me at the park with the weird duck statue," Norman jumped off the bed and crawled through the window.

Jimmy stared at the window in disbelief.

What in the world did he just sit through?

The strangest thing that, after seeing the monster that formed with Katherine, Joey and Shubble, he believes Norman.

About Parasites and magic.

But Jimmy, chosen to fight those things?

He sighed.

He thought about his rescuer. Were they also given this opportunity? They must have said yes...but Jimmy doesn't know who saved him!

Jimmy lay down and stared at the ceiling.

What should I pick? He thought.

Cya in the next one -Flare