Hey, everybody. A happy Valentine's Day to you all! Here's a Valentine's present from me to you. I've re-written the story and shortened it. So there are eighteen chapters instead of 25. That means I've changed the ending of the story. So I hope you'll like this re-created story.

I just felt like re-doing it because I thought I ought to make improvements with the grammar, spelling and other things. Most of the story is the same, but there are some changes in here which I hope you'll notice for those of you who have read the original story.

Well, please enjoy.

Chapter 1: Robotic Spy

Prologue

Star Command had recruited a 20-year-old human red-haired woman whom Team Lightyear met on Capital Planet several months ago when they were fighting off against Zurg's henchman Warp Darkmatter who sneaked onto this world one night to do his boss's dirty work.

Rosela Pearl just so happened to be in that part of town when she saw Darkmatter trying to make a break for it with some item he stole to help Zurg lower Capital Planet's defenses. Rosela hid herself in the shadows until he had gotten close enough for her to trip him to the ground and make him drop the stolen item that Rosela quickly grabbed before hiding herself again when Team Lightyear arrived to apprehend Warp who escaped as always, but he left empty handed.

Rosela came out of hiding and offered the stolen item back to the four Rangers, Buzz Lightyear, Mira, Booster, and X.R, who were all very grateful for her assistance. They became friends with her and kept in touch with her which was what helped them discover she was on a budget and on the verge of being without a home...

Apparently she and her late mother were always hard up for money and when her mother passed away two years ago, Rosela had worked very hard, but paying to keep her house was getting harder every day.

Team Lightyear was very sad for their new friend, but then Mira had an idea that could solve Rosela's problems. The Tangian princess convinced Rosela to join Star Command where Rosela could live and train to be a Space Ranger.

At first Rosela was hesitant. She admired the work Space Rangers did to keep the galaxy safe, but she wasn't sure if she had what it took...but seeing she was going without a home, what did she have to lose? She decided to see what the life of a Space Ranger would lead her and hope for the best.

On her second day on Star Command, she was walking through the halls to stretch her legs when she met Ty Parsec whom she became acquainted with. Ty himself seemed fascinated with her every time he saw her. Not to mention the way she could hold her own in a fight when he saw her training with her fellow cadets.

After a long time of training, she graduated and became a rookie Ranger to the pride of Team Lightyear who congratulated her. Commander Nebula gave her a partner who turned out to be Ty Parsec to her pleasant surprise. It was Ty who had asked the Commander to be partnered up with her which the Commander agreed to when he also thought these two would be a good team.

Ty and Rosela were indeed doing very well together, and they got along very well...in more ways than one. However, little did Ty know, he was not the only one desiring Rosela...

One day, the Space Rangers were on a well-deserved vacation. Team Lightyear stayed on Capital Planet for some fun in the sun along with Ty and Rosela who happily accompanied them.

When night time arrived, Rosela was in her hotel room, standing on the balcony as she enjoyed the sight of the city lights, the wind blowing against her long red hair.

To her surprise, she heard the hotel phone ringing by her bed.

"I wonder who that could be?" she asked herself curiously before she picked up the phone. "Hello?"

"Rosela," said Ty from the other end of the phone.

"Oh, hi, Ty," Rosela greeted, smiling from hearing Ty's voice. "What's up?"

"Oh, I thought I'd call and ask if you'd like to have a stroll through the square with me. We could grab dinner, too."

"That sounds like fun. Why not?" Rosela accepted happily.

"Great. Meet me there at 7:30?" he asked.

"Yes, I'll see you then."

"It's a date," Ty sang before he ended the call, making Rosela's face red when he said that.

"I'm...sure he was just kidding when he said date," she said to herself. Truth was: she had liked Ty for a while, but she never told him her feelings nor did she know what Ty felt about her.

Rosela dressed up nice in a lavender flutter top shirt that only revealed her shoulders and a pair of white linen island pants. She brushed her long crimson hair before fluffing her hair with her fingers, feeling great and ready to go.

Rosela rode the elevator down in the lobby where she met Mira, Booster, and X.R.

"Whoa, hello!" X.R announced, liking the way Rosela looked.

"Down, boy," Rosela ordered with a grin.

This robot had a problem controlling himself around girls from what Rosela had learned.

"Well, where are you going all dressed up?" Mira queried.

"I'm meeting Ty at the square. We're gonna see the sights and have dinner."

"Ty invited you, but he didn't invite us, too?" X.R queried, sounding offended as he folded his arms, even though he was only joking. "Well, I never..."

"He's just kidding, Rosela," Mira assured with a grin.

"I know," Rosela smiled, then she headed for the door, waving her three friends good-bye. "We'll see you when we see you."

When Rosela had gone, Booster asked curiously, "Gee, you think it's a date?"

"She didn't say it was, Booster," Mira replied.

"But...maybe," X.R hinted, his hands together, raising his eyebrows, "they might finally make a heart-to-heart connection."

"Ooh!" Booster said excitedly, shaking his fists, a big smile on his face. "You think so?"

"Well, if we want to know, why don't we go see?" X.R suggested as he headed for the door, but Mira pulled him back.

"Ah, ah, ah, no," Mira denied, shaking her head. "Uh-uh, nothin' doin'. We're not spying on them."

"It isn't spying," X.R insisted. "We simply watch over them from a distance and quietly cheer for them. It's totally innocent."

"That's not what they'd think if they saw us," Mira said as she stood behind X.R and pushed him into the elevator with Booster following.

"Not if we keep to the shadows. It always works for Rosie," X.R claimed, using Rosela's nickname.

"Yes, but she uses her stealth skills for good purposes, not nosey purposes," Mira said firmly as they all stepped inside the elevator.

"Well, even if we can't watch them, I'm still gonna cheer for them," Booster said with a grin, giddily shaking his fists again.

When Mira pushed the button for the elevator to close, X.R leaned against the wall with his arms folded and a pout on his yellow face. He still wanted to see for himself if Ty and Rosela would confess...and he was going to find out no matter what.

Rosela walked through the town to head for the square to meet up with Ty... Thinking about him made her blush as she held her face.

There were a lot of things to like about him. He was nice, brave, and funny; a man whom people could count on. Honestly, she wanted to tell him how she felt, but she was painfully shy.

"I've never fallen in love before... I just wish I knew if he wanted romance in his life or not. He's never talked about looking for a girlfriend."

She took a deep breath and decided to just enjoy her outing with Ty tonight.

As she kept heading to her destination, she didn't realize there was a robotic spy hiding on a roof watching her go...and it wasn't X.R...