Eyes of Tomorrow
Prologue

Note: I do not own Power Rangers Time Force nor do I make a profit from writing this story.
Timeline: One year after Reinforcement from the Future Part Two
Rating: T-M (Language, Violence, Adult Themes)
Genre: Angst, Drama, Mystery, Horror

It was midnight and the house was dark. The cheerful TV report chirped on about how perfect another day in the year 3004 was. Jennifer Scott sighed and clicked the mute button. As a silence settled, she heard footsteps behind her. Leaping up she looked to see nothing. Usually Trip Regis or Katie Walker would sneak into the house to join her for movie night, but no. No sign of her green haired alien or her tall dark haired friend. Sighing she flopped back down and turned the volume back up.

She heard another noise nearby; she sat up and looked around. Nothing was there. With a disgusted sigh at her behavior she found herself slipping on her shoes and a jacket and headed for the Time Force HQ. She knew the others would be there, she had the day off and home wasn't home to her anymore. As she walked in the empty halls, her vision blurred for a moment and she stopped. She rubbed her eyes and stopped.

She jumped at a hand on her back. She whipped around and found Lucas Kendall holding up his hands.

"Easy Jen, jeeze, never knew you to be jumpy," he said, shaking his head.

"Sorry Lucas, I'm just tired," she told him, he laughed.

"Then go home," he said like it was the simplest thing.

"Couldn't sleep there, figured I'd see if anyone was still here," she said, Lucas thought for a moment.

"Trip and Katie snuck out early and I'm heading home now, I was supposed to meet Nadira but that didn't work out. Knowing my luck she'll be waiting for me and ready to kick my ass," he flashed Jen a winning smile, "You know I could always go with you to your place, you could protect me," he wiggled his brows for good measure and she shook her head and laughed.

"You're too much sometimes Lucas. Go home," she laughed.

"Alright, figured it couldn't hurt," he winked, "Oh, Alex is still here, he's in his office as usual."

"Thanks! Good night," she said, he muttered the same and headed on his way.

Jen made her way past the few Cadets muttering excitedly about their first night shift. Some older Officers were whining about it. She knew this wouldn't be the case with Alex. It never was. He was a true soldier through and through.

She gently wrapped her knuckles upon his door and given her distinct knock he called out to her. With his permission, she opened the door, and closed it behind her.

"Jennifer, I must say I am surprised to see you here," he said, he looked over to her, and offered her a chair.

"I am too," she told him, as she sat, she casted her tired eyes at him.

"What's wrong?" he asked, his voice was gentle, his expression showing only compassion, such compassion no other man would have for the woman who left him for his ancestor that she could never truly be with. But Alex was, he understood so deeply, he loved her enough to let her go.

"I'm just having issues sleeping," she told him, he nodded and reached for her hand. She thought he was going to hold it but instead he simply turned it over and pressed his fingertips on her wrist, checking her pulse.

"Has this been a problem since your return from your last mission?" he asked, his eyes were locked on his watch.

"I-I don't-"

"Jennifer, do you realize I can tell you are lying. Not just because I can feel your pulse but because I know you and I know when you are lying?" Jen sighed and hung her head.

"I've not been sleeping well. Between hearing things and this insomnia I've developed," she said, he looked mildly alarmed, which spoke volumes considering how calm he usually was.

"Hearing things? Like what?"

"Just noises. Like people are with me when I'm all alone," she confessed, he nodded.

"It could be echoes. It happens when someone travels so often through time. They become sensitive to the world around them. They will have flashes, echoes of the times they have been in. It is the reason why we do not constantly send one Officer all the time. You have been taking too many trips; I suggest you do not travel for at least one month. You need time to adjust and to compose yourself to this time. If you do not acclimate by then, we will have to erase your memory to when it was originally scanned. It will be the only way to make it stop," he said, Jen sighed, it was the last thing she wanted to happen.

"I just need some sleep," she told him with a firm look and he nodded.

"Do you want to try on your own or do you need medication?" he asked, Jen shook her head, she hardly turned to medication and he knew that. He was just concerned for her health.

"I'll be ok, I should probably lie down," she said, he nodded and offered her his hand. She accepted it, and he took her to a door she hadn't realized was within the office. In the little room was a small bed and not much else.

"Stay as long as you need, I'll be here," he told her and she gave him a thin smile and removed her shoes. She climbed into the bed, and closed her eyes. "Good night, Jennifer," he said and shut off the lights.

She knew she was safe, she knew if anything happened Alex was within earshot, but that didn't stop her heart from racing as in the dark and silence. She began to hear voices once more, this time a high shrill laugh and a deep voice filled with hate.

-To Be Continued-
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