Title: The Adventures of Zack Taylor
Series: Power Rangers
Rating: R overall, but PG-13 for this story.
Pairing: Zack/multiple, but Zack/Tommy, Zack/Kim and Tommy/Kim for this fic.
Summary: A series of connected fics and ficlets exploring Zack’s many romantic interludes with fellow rangers.
A/N:
moonlite_n_rose introduced me to the Stuart Alan Jones version of Zack and the idea for this fic was born. Each chapter will be a story in and of itself, but may make reference to previous chapters. This is done in fun.
A/N2: This fic was written for
y2jdingo who requested I continue this series when she won 1500 words from me for
help_haiti. Thank you for your donation! Here are 1023 more words. I know that’s more than 1500, but I promised one more fic so there will be more tomorrow.
It had been a week since Zack had kissed Trini. Billy hadn’t killed him, so Zack figured he was going to live. That was until Kim invited him over. Perhaps he was dead?
Zack frowned at Kim’s door. It would be wimpy of him not to go in, but what if Trini was in there and she and Kim were going to gang up on him? He could battle monsters easily, but face two girls bent on destroying him…now that would be too much.
Taking a deep breath and telling himself the girls would be more upset if he didn’t show for whatever their scheme was Zack knocked.
Moment later Kim greeted him with an over perky smile.
He was going to have to face his doom.
“Hey Kim,” he greeted.
“Thanks for coming over so quickly,” Kim smiled.
“Yeah, sure no problem,” Zack stalled.
That of course didn’t work and they were soon headed into the living room. Zack was fully prepared to grovel to Trini. He even had his mouth opened, the words forming when he spotted…Tommy?
“Hey, man,” Zack greeted confused.
His confused grew when Kim turned the TV off.
“Aw, I was trying to watch that,” Tommy complained, “Hi Zack.”
“Hey,” Zack repeated as he turned expectantly towards Kim.
Kim’s hands were on her hips and she tapped her foot impatiently.
“Man, what did you do?” Tommy asked as he stood and gave Kim a concerned look, obviously trying to gauge if he should try and calm his girlfriend.
Zack was about to protest when Kim told him, “So, Trini warned me what you were like up to.”
“Up to?” Zack questioned.
Tommy’s eyes shifted to Zack and then back to Kim again.
“Let’s get this over with. You can have Tommy first,” Kim nodded as she crossed her arms.
“Um…?” Tommy questioned.
“I’m more confused than you,” Zack reassured him.
“Don’t try being all cute and suave,” Kim warned, “Just get with the kissing already.”
Zack’s eyes darted over to Tommy. Kiss Tommy? Oh, wow…he’d never thought of that before, but it could be…wait what was he thinking? Tommy and Kim, there was a whole Tommy and Kim reason why he shouldn’t be thinking about kissing Tommy or Kim. Kim had given him permission though, hadn’t she?
“What?” Tommy asked looking even more confused, “Kim what are you…”
Zack stepped in smirking and cut Tommy off with his lips. Tommy froze and stepped back.
“Is there a monster?” Tommy asked, “Are you under a spell?”
“Would you kiss me if there was?” Zack teased.
Tommy shrugged, “You’re my friend and if that’s how we had to break a spell then sure, but I’d so rather be kissing Kim.”
Kim laughed, “Well get over it cause it doesn’t count if you don’t kiss him back. No spell, just Zack’s bright idea that he had to kiss everyone on the team.”
Tommy frowned.
“Kim,” Zack smiled, “You’re a genius. She’s right Tommy, you have to.”
“I-I do?”
“If you want to be on the team,” Kim shrugged, “you have to kiss Zack.”
“Oh,” Tommy frowned, brow wrinkling as he thought about it.
“Man, she’s just pla….”
Zack’s words were cut off by Tommy’s lips. Zack whimpered as one of Tommy’s hand slide to the back of his neck and the other around his waist. Zack decided Tommy’s lips were slightly chapped even as he decided he didn’t know when Tommy had slipped his tongue in. Zack’s own hands moved, gripping his friend, trying to keep up even as his brain seemed to stutter to a stop. As Tommy started to pull away Zack pulled him in again, reinitiated the kiss, pushed it to last just a few more moments, before he himself pulled away from Tommy. Zack blinked at Tommy. Tommy’s eyes opened. He nodded at Zack and asked, “Okay. I’m still on the team, right?”
Wait. Had Tommy really just asked that?
“Yeah,” Zack finally managed.
Tommy smiled then asked Kim, “Is it okay if I go back to watching…Kim?”
“Hmm?” Kim asked with a goofy smile.
Tommy indicated the TV, “I was watching that.”
“Yea..o-okay…sure,” Kim stuttered out slowly.
Tommy flopped back down onto the couch and started looking for the remote.
“He has to kiss me too,” Kim protested.
Tommy’s head snapped around to look at Zack and then at Kim. Great, Tommy had just kissed him into not thinking and now there would be carnage, Zack’s brain informed him dimly.
“Just this once?” Tommy asked.
“Only once,” Zack reassured.
Was this really happening? He need to pinch himself, really needed to pinch himself.
Zack didn’t get the opportunity because Kim had crossed the room, grabbed hold of his shirt and pulled him down into a kiss. Zack almost stumbled, but caught his balanced. He cupped Kim’s face and kissed her back, aware…hyperaware even that Tommy was watching. Her lips were sweet and he wanted to taste more, but he also realized that Trini had gotten him good letting him have a taste of two people he could never have.
Kim pulled away, patted him on the shoulder briefly then turned back to the couch, reached between the cushions before she handed Tommy the remote. Tommy’s face lit up and he pulled her into a swift kiss before he turned on the TV.
Zack blinked. Maybe he should get out of here? This might be a wacky Zedd plan…or something. No, it was Trini and Kim making him thinking about just going around kissing people. Only, kissing every teammate was a good idea, a great idea even.
Kim perched on Tommy’s lap as she asked, “Want to watch TV?”
Zack blinked at them, no he needed to get out of here and pinch himself or wake up.
“Nah, still have some homework,” he somehow managed, “Thanks.”
Kim nodded, “Better than you seducing on your own time without our permission.”
Zack just smiled and nodded.
“Bye,” Tommy smiled at him before looking back at the screen. Kim gave him a little wave.
As soon as he had the front door closed Zack pinched himself. Nope, hadn’t been a dream. He was going to have to go find Trini and thank her. That had so been worth the nerves and confusion, even if it was only a taste of two teammates he'd never have.