"Extra Notes"
Also known as "Starhawk's effort
to remember what the heck she's doing"...
Notes
I've been told that this series is incredibly confusing, and I'm inclined to agree. I had to keep lists in the beginning, just to remember who everyone was and where the heck they were from. Since there were only supposed to be two or three stories, I figured it wasn't that big a deal. But at this point it's gotten a little out of hand, and since I do have a vague background for most of the teams I thought I might as well post it.
Earth
In a League without war, there was no reason for Zordon to protect Earth by keeping it ignorant of the big picture. Zordon, and then Dimitria, acted as the Earth Rangers' liason to the League and counseled them in intergalactic politics. Worldwide knowledge of the League opened up new possibilities for the average citizen as well, including the offplanet exchange program that Cassie became a part of.
The Earth Rangers' identities are known to the people they protect, and they've learned to live with the media attention that this provokes. In a world that's constantly reminding the Rangers how grateful it is for their protection, they're not above taking advantage of their status every now and then. They have jackets with their Ranger design embroidered on the back, and if it gets them to the front of the line at the movies on Friday night, where's the harm in that?
Back in Sanborn, TJ's junior year went a little differently, and he decided not to transfer to Angel Grove after all. His and Cassie's spots on the Turbo team were filled by two other people, and Earth is currently defended by Matt, Justin, Laura, Ashley, and Carlos.
KO-35
In a dimension where the Border of League space is a stable and mostly peaceful place, Andros' life took a very different course. His sister grew up to join the Kerovan Ranger team, and Zhane did not. There was no planetwide attack to intimidate the child Rangers into giving up their Power, and there was no life-or-death situation to force Andros to morph for the first time. With Zhane safe and the colony secure, there was nothing to split the team apart--and consequently, no reason for Zhane to join.
The colonists of the Kerovan system fulfilled their manifesto without catastrophic intervention, inhabiting two idyllic planets in the farthest reaches of League space. KO-35 and RS-42 are almost as far out of the mainstream as Earth is, and they're small enough to be defended by a single Ranger team: Andros, Kerone, Leigh, Rill, and Kaeth.
Elisia
In the absence of Dark Spectre's conquistadorial tendencies, Elisia enjoys the same relative peace that has settled over the rest of the Border. With the Border intact and the United Alliance of Evil a nonentity, Elisia is a thriving colony world that worries more about trade and independence than it does about battle. As a protectorate of Eltare, the planet's steady growth often brings it into political conflict with the well-established League center.
Thanks to a rather happier history, Saryn is a considerably less haunted individual. It probably also has something to do with the arrival of League exchange students from Earth, a group whose number includes Cassie and Karen. (She always wanted to meet aliens...) Cassie and Saryn still have that "love at first sight" thing going for them, and he and Jenna parted ways amicably when they realized he was empathically bound to Cassie.
Everyone deserves peace, at least in some lifetime, and Saryn finally has it as he leads Lyris, Kris, Jenna, and Timmin in the defense of Elisia.
Aquitar
For a dimension so strange in other ways, Aquitar remains largely unaltered. Billy still immigrated there after high school, and he and Cestria are still madly in love. The both of them became Rangers when Cestro and Tideus went on with their lives, and they were soon joined by Delphinius, Aura, and finally Cetaci. Why mess with what works?
The only difference I might point out is the lesser degree of strain on Cetaci's and Delphinius' relationship--without an entire universe to protect her world from, Cetaci isn't quite so... defensive. There was nowhere to go but up, if you ask me.
More Notes
So there it is. I'm afraid that's the best I can do without becoming even more boring and didactic. For anyone who's struggled through the mess of four random Ranger teams and their respective "companions", all I can say is "wow". I wouldn't have done it. Thanks :)
I'd also like to mention that I've been looking back at the beginning of this series. When I compare it to the middle, and especially to my plans for the end, I can't help but be amused by the contradictory implications of some of the stories. If I did it on purpose, I suppose I'm a master of subtlety and complex plot twists. If I didn't do it on purpose, I am quite possibly the most indecisive individual in the world.
That's all I wanted to say.
