eight || conchobar thomas 'tommy' oliver || cb2

t o m m y   o l i v e r

t h e   g r e e n   r a n g e r
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"You remind me so much of your father at this age, Barry. He was so stoic and calm. Always had one eye trained on the future, on you and your mother and your happiness. You have his centered-ness... but you have your mother's fire, her determination. When they died... when those rebels killed them in the warehouse, they tried to make it back for you. They always wanted to come back to you..."

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Tomorrow, I leave home for the last time.

Mum Oliver is being restationed to a place called Angel Grove in the south of the district. It's a nice area, she said, with a Youth Training Center she's sure I'll practically live in. There are others my age she thinks could give me a run for my money at martial arts. She thinks I'll be happy there. Pop Oliver does too.

But tomorrow, I leave home for the last time, without ever having found out why my parents died. It means I won't get to hold onto the last piece of them that I have left. I don't get the chance at closure.

That won't stop me from making sure it doesn't happen to anyone else.