Melinda was packing for a camping trip that she usually went on with her dad. She finished packing the bag and she carried it down stairs and sat it beside the couch. She walked into the kitchen and saw her parents all packed, but they were wearing Business clothes.

Melinda: why are you guys dressed like that? We are supposed to be going on our camping trip.

Piper: something came up. We have to go out of the country for a year.

Melinda: what about me?

Piper: you will be going to stay with Wes and his dad

Melinda: why can't I come with you?

Piper: because you are still in school

Melinda: what about our camping trip? We go on it every year.

Leo: well something came up at work and now we have to go

Melinda grabbed her bags and went back to her room. Melinda packed up everything. She heard a car pull up.

Piper: Melinda, hurry up your ride is here.

Melinda grabbed her note book and opened it. She flipped through it until she found the spell she wanted and shrunk all of her stuff. She then waved her hand and all of her stuff went into her messenger bag. Melinda grabbed her bag. She walked down the stairs. Her parents were waiting by the door. Piper handed her a bag.

Piper: here are some things that might make you feel more at home

Melinda grabbed the bag and then walked out the door and got into the car. Melinda stared out the window the entire ride.

Butler: Miss. Halliwell, we have arrived.

Melinda got out and walked inside. She saw a bunch of people bustling around. Mr. Collins walked up to her.

Mr. Collins: Melinda, as it turns out you are staying with my son Wes. He lives in the old clock tower.

Melinda walked out of the house and started to the clocktower. It was starting to get dark. She made it to the park when she noticed that someone was following her. Melinda ran and soon came face to face with a steel creature.

Melinda: I really am not in the mood, but if you insist to fight. Bring it on.

Steelix attacked Melinda. She held her own until he pulled out a knife and sliced her arm. Melinda immediately threw and energy ball at his feet and it caused a dust cloud. Melinda Ninja Streaked to the Clock tower holding her arm. She knocked on the door. A girl in pink opened the door. She opened the door.

Jen: yes, may I help you?

Melinda: I was told that Wes Collins was staying here. I need to speak with him.

Jen: come on in. right this way.

Jen showed her the way up to the loft. Melinda laid eyes on Wes and he looked at her.

Wes: Melinda, is that you?

Melinda: yes. The family is going out of the country for a year and they sent me to stay with you and your dad. When I arrived at your dad's, he sent me here. I made it to the park when I realized that something was following me, so I started to run. He landed in front of me and then we started to fight.

Wes: you What?

Melinda: we fought for about twenty minutes until he cut my arm. I then ran asa fast as I could here.

Wes: let's get your arm tended too.

Circuit: Wes, The Crimson Chronomorpher chose Melinda as its wielder.

Trip handed Wes the Morpher. Wes led Melinda to the kitchen and she sat on the counter.

Wes: Melinda, how are your parents?

Melinda: same as usual. They always ship me off to another part of the country while their off doing god knows what? Sometime I think that they don't like me. I feel like an orphan sometimes. The closest thing I had to a father was when they sent me to stay with my uncle Daggeron and he's missing.

Wes: Melinda, what I tell you can't leave this room.

Melinda: you guys are the power rangers and want me to join. Sure

Melinda got off of the counter and walked over to the fridge. She grabbed a Dr. Pepper. Melinda walked over to her bags and pulled out her lost galaxy hoodie and a pair of crimson shorts and went and changed. When she came back, Wes gave her the morpher and she put it on. She glowed Crimson for a moment.

DNA LOCKED!

Melinda yawned. She drank her doctor pepper and laid down in the extra hammock that was hanging in a corner. She fell asleep instantly. The rest of the rangers went to sleep.

The next Morning

Melinda woke up and found that everyone else was still asleep. Melinda walked into the kitchen and made a strawberry, Banana and Pomegranate smoothie. She poured it into several cups. She grabbed one and walked over to the table. She summoned her notebook and started to sketch the person that attacked her last night. She heard someone walk up behind her.

Melinda: good morning.

Wes: what are you doing?

Melinda: sketching the thing that attacked me. By the way I made a smoothie for you guys.

Wes: Thanks

Wes went to the kitchen and grabbed a smoothie. When he came back, he saw that Melinda left a note saying that she is going to get some training done at the beach and that she left the picture os the creep on the table.

At the Beach

Melinda was training with her headphones in when she heard a scream. Melinda took her headphones out and ran toward the screaming. She saw the same guy that attacked her last night. She immediately morphed and started to fight the guy.

Melinda: if we are going to be fighting I at least want to know your name

Steelix: the name is Steelix. You know you have spunk kid. You and I could do great things.

Melinda: I think… not. I am not going to let you terrorize innocent people.

Melinda pulled out her blaster and shot several times at the guy before she was kicked back into a tree. She was demorphed and she slid down the trunk of the tree. She was in a daze. She tried to get up when she felt him push her back down and take her morpher. She heard him laugh as he teleported away. She heard several sets of footsteps.

Wes: Melinda, where are you?

Melinda: *Weakly, pained* Wes.

Katie saw her leaned up against a tree. Wes ran over to her and powered down. Wes touched her face. She leaned into it.

Melinda: sorry I didn't wait

Wes picked up Melinda and she laid her head against his shoulder and passed out. They went back to the clocktower. When they got there, Jen and Katie immediately went to work on Melinda. Melinda woke up. She looked around and saw that she wasn't at the beach anymore.

Melinda: Steelix

Jen stopped the conversation she was having with Katie and walked over to Melinda.

Jen: what did you say?

Melinda: Steelix. That is the name of the freak that attacked me.

Wes: who is this Steelix guy?

Lucas: Steelix was Jen's first partner at time force.

Jen: then he went bad and started to sell top secret information to the very villains that we were trying to stop.

Wes: he doesn't stand a chance against six rangers

Melinda: five

Wes: what?

Melinda: you mean five rangers. He took my morpher.

Melinda sat up and showed them her bare wrist. Melinda got up off of the table and walked over to the bag that her mother gave her. Melinda pulled out a box that had her ninja graduate uniform. She went into the next room and changed. She put on regular clothes over it. The rangers were talking about how to get Melinda's morpher back. Melinda ninja streaked to the abandoned Warehouse.

Melinda: Steelix. I'm here. Show yourself.

Steelix dropped down from the catwalk.

Steelix: I am surprised to see you.

Melinda: I am not here for a reunion, Steelix.

Steelix: you didn't miss me. Too bad. Because I have been thinking about you since our first encounter.

Steelix threw her morpher to the other side of the warehouse. Melinda dove for it but was tossed back. They started to fight.

Steelix: it is such a shame. You and me could have been partners.

Melinda: I have a police about not working with criminals.

Melinda did several back flips and grabbed her morpher. She morphed and instantly pulled out a couple blasters and started to shoot at him. He vanished. Melinda looked around with both blasters at the ready. Steelix pressed the tip of his blaster into the middle of her back. Melinda dropped both blasters. Steelix kicked them away from her.

Steelix: you will be my partner Melinda

Melinda: I will never work for you.

Steelix: Melinda, We'll see about that.

Steelix sprayed something in her face and she fell to the ground, just as the other rangers ran in.

Wes: what did you do to her?

Steelix: you'll find out soon enough.

Steelix ran out of the warehouse. The rangers stopped beside Melinda.

Wes: Guys, go after him. I will stay with Melinda.

The rangers chased Steelix. Wes powered down. He started to tap Melinda on the face. She started to wake up. Wes helped her up. Melinda immediately attacked Wes.

Wes: Melinda, What are you doing?

Melinda Ripped off her outer clothing and then kicked Wes up in the air. She then jumped up and kicked him into a box. Wes got up and he hugged Melinda.

Wes: Melinda, you have to remember. It's me Wes. I saved you when you were little. You have to trust me.

Melinda was thrown into a flashback when he said those words. She quit fighting against him. He pulled her at arm's length.

Wes: do you trust me

Melinda collapsed against him. She reverted back to normal. She stood up.

Melinda: yeah I trust you. Now lets go get payback.

Ransik: you two aren't going anywhere

Melinda and Wes turned around and saw Ransik. Melinda looked at Wes and seen him in pain.

Melinda: Wes, go to the others. I will be there shortly.

Wes: Melinda, you can't take him.

Melinda: I trust you. Now you have to trust me. Time sabers.

Ransik pulled a sword out of his knee. He charged at Melinda. Melinda held her own as she went up against him. Wes ran out and helped the other rangers. Melinda fought Ransik and kicked him back into the wall. Ransik threw a knife at Melinda and it cut her wrist. She dropped one of her swords. Melinda fought Ransik until he retreated. When he Retreated, Melinda immediately ran out to help the rangers. She saw them up in the Megazord. She ninja streaked up to the top of the closest building. She pulled out her bow and shot Steelix. He was distracted allowing the rangers to deliver the final strike. She went back down to the ground. Melinda waited for the rangers. She saw Wes fall from the Megazord. Melinda used her ninja streak to catch Wes and she laid him on the ground. Wes powered down and Melinda showed that he was unconscious. Melinda pressed a pressure point under his chin and he jerked awake. She powered down and helped him up. She put him arm around her shoulder just as the rest of the rangers jumped down. They powered down. The rangers went back to the clocktower. Melinda bandaged Wes up and he saw her wrist.

Wes: Melinda, what happened to your wrist?

Melinda: something that happened with Ransik. Its nothing.

Wes: let me bandage it.

Melinda let Wes bandage it. Melinda helped Wes over to the couch. Wes fell asleep. Melinda snapped her fingers and was changed into her usual outfit. She grabbed her bookbag and walked to the park. Melinda put her headphones in and started to work on her homework. She was halfway finished with it when she felt someone tap on her shoulder. She pulled a headphone out and looked to see who it was. She saw that it was Trip. Melinda turned her Music off.

Melinda: Trip right?

Trip: Yeah

Melinda: What's up?

Trip: why did you come here alone?

Melinda: to think and finish up the rest of my homework for my class.

Trip: how did Wes get that hurt?

Melinda: whatever Steelix sprayed in my face made me turn against Wes and I might have used my ninja training against him and kicked him into a box

Trip: how come you haven't been talking to the rest of us. Its like you avoid us.

Melinda: Trip, its not that. I'm sure you are a great guy. Its just that my parents always ship me off from city to city for years on end. Just because they don't love me. I don't form bonds with new people because I feel like they will be the same way.

Trip: each of us is worried about you. Wes told us part of your story, and I assure you that we all love you as a little sister. Especially Wes. We all love you for you. Now lets get home before they start to worry.

Melinda packed up her stuff and put her bookbag on. they go back to the clock tower and Melinda sees that the rangers fell asleep waiting on them. Melinda used her telekinesis to lay them in their beds. Melinda and Trip hugged then went to bed. Melinda laid in the hammock and fell asleep.