RECRUITMENTS

AUTHOR'S NOTE/DISCLAIMER

Just an idea I had. This is a two shot that resides in my "Jules is Kim" reality and the first chapter takes place a little after "One Wrong Move". Power Rangers belongs to Haim Saban, Fox Kids, Nickelodeon, and whoever else is affiliated with it. Flashpoint belongs to Mark Ellis, Media Bell, Ava Mar, and Pink Sky. I only own the plot.

In the locker room which was now marked as "Women" instead of "Jules" Kimberly Hart, also known as Julianna "Jules" Callaghan, blew out a breath as she thought about the newest recruit: Leah Kerns. She had to admit that when she had first heard about her, she had had her doubts. After all, as a firefighter how was she qualified to join S.R.U.? It just didn't make any sense. And she had mentioned this to the Sarge, who had explained that Leah had been an officer before joining the fire department, but her experience hadn't exactly been the best and that she had had a bad experience in her department. And now she's looking to change things up by joining the S.R.U., she thought to herself. Well then, she was going to do her best to make sure that their newest teammate felt welcomed by the team, and she knew the others would too. Yeah, the S.R.U. was mostly a boys club with an occasional female such as her, Donna Sabine, and now Leah, and there was the usual ribbing, innuendoes, and assumptions, but Kimberly had been on a team for three and a half years as a Ranger, so she was used to being surrounded by guys, which meant that she had gotten used to a lot of things that they said and did, which meant that not only had she been able to take what the men in the S.R.U. had done, she had also been able to dish it out. The former Pink Ranger smiled at the memories of how she had worked her way up the ranks before finally joining the S.R.U. The team really had become like a family, which was why losing Lew had hurt so much. But the bracelets that Leah had given them were helping a little. They were a good reminder. And Kimberly never wanted to forget him. Her musings were cut off when the door opened and the newest member of the team walked in.

"How are you holding up?" she asked.

"I'm okay," she assured. "Listen, I'm sorry for my behavior earlier. For the longest time it's just been me and the guys and I guess you could say that I got used to being the only girl," she apologized.

"I figured it was something like that," she stated. "It's a good team. They seem like good guys," she continued.

"They're the best," came the confirmation. "They may tease and haze you a bit, but it's all in good fun. They won't cross any lines," she assured. Leah nodded and Kimberly grinned. She had a feeling that she was going to like to like this girl.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

I always thought it was strange that a firefighter had the necessary qualities to make it into the S.R.U. and I read on-line that it didn't mesh, so this was me trying to make Leah's background mesh with the qualifications needed as I happen to like her.