Unbreakable Friendship

Unbreakable Friendship is the sixth episode of Power Rangers Rebirth: Origin. This is a story that deals with the unbreakable bond between Beverly and Theo and confronting bullies. This also marks where Beverly realizes her identity and her fear of being abandoned by her best friend and her family. However, to her surprise all things turn out for the best giving her hope. It is also about how true friends watch each others backs from the bullies that harass them.

Plot Synopsis
Beverly and Theo are walking home from school, and they are now 17 years old and high school seniors as well. Prom is approaching and neither of them have dates of their own, as Theo's girlfriend broke up with him for unknown reasons and Beverly seems conflicted within herself. Theo and Beverly stop for a moment and talk about. Beverly reveals to her Christian best friend that she is a bisexual, to which Theo replies: "Bev, we've been friends for a very long time. And guess what? I don't care what sexual identity you have. My father has taught me to live like Christ, as He loved everyone. I still love you, you are everything to me, almost like a sister that I never had".

Beverly has tears streaming down her face as she cries in joy, and like a bird she flies on to Theo hugging him very tightly and kissing him various times on both cheeks. That is until a mean spirited racist girl and her friends approach Beverly and Theo hurling racial and sexual orientation slurs at both of them. The girl's name is Brooke Cartwright and her fellow bullies are her boyfriend James Moss, John Bender and Claire Scott, all four are mean spirited racist bullies. Beverly and Theo confront them and try to attempt a peaceful resolution, to which James replies that he does not reason with nrs. Beverly attempts to punch him, but tells her to not make it worse. They both walk away ignoring the insults hurled at them.

Beverly and Theo continue to walk to the Youth Center to hang out for a moment. There they meet with Jason and Tommy who arrived from Reefside for a short vacation. Jason realizes Beverly and Theo's sad moods because of their encounter with Brooke and her friends. Jason and Tommy tell them about the time where they had to deal with five teenagers who were bullying others, but then after an experience with Lord Zedd, they became good. But in their case, they have choices that they will not like; either face them or run from them even if it gets them in trouble. With this advice, they start to think about it as they head home. Beverly and Theo vow that they will try harder to reason with them rather than throw a punch, because what they learned in martial arts is self-control and suppress all hatred and anger.

The next day at the Youth Center after school, Beverly and Theo have just finished working out and honing their martial arts skills. Brooke and her friends then enter to start trouble and overhear the two talking about being each other's dates for the prom. Brooke immediately starts mocking them and hurling slurs at them, especially at Beverly calling her a d--e n-lover. Beverly is about to lose control and Theo as well. Adelle tells them to cut it out. Theo and Beverly once again try to reason with them, John gets behind him and James attempts to punch him which Theo ducks and James ends up punched. Beverly then punches Brooke across the face as Claire charges at her, to which Beverly counters with a sweep making her fall on someone and the drink spills in her face causing bystanders to laugh.

Theo slams James and parries John's punches which Theo uses a three-punch combination knocking his opponent down. Adelle furiously stops the fight and closes the Youth Center for the day. That night, the two are berated by their parents and Beverly finally comes out to Harry and Jodie and explains that Theo was defending her and she was protecting herself as well. The two proceed to explain everything, and the parents understand. Although they're upset at their kids for getting into a fight, they're proud that they stood up for one another, but they're only on probation for a day. The next day, Principal Appleby puts them both in after school detention after they both explain themselves.

A girl named Priscilla Carter who was also one of Brooke's victims praises them for putting her in her place. As a result for these events, Brooke and her friends are suspended and barred from the prom. Priscilla then becomes their friend and they both befriend her as well all the way helping each other with homework during detention. At prom night, Theo and Beverly dance with one another and for the first time they share a kiss.

Beverly and Theo then stop, deciding that they're better off as friends. On graduation day after the ceremony, Beverly and Theo look to the future, each of them planning to serve their country by honoring family members who served as well.

Trivia

 * John Bender is named after the stoner from the 1984 teen comedy, The Breakfast Club. Ironically in the bully group, there is a girl named Claire but they're in no relationship.
 * Giancarlos indicates that Theo's words to Beverly means that no matter the differences between skin color, religion and identity, people can be the best of friends no matter what.