Chapter Four: Designs
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"CADETS MIRANDA PARK AND BRIDGE CARSON REPORT TO THE LAB IMMEDIETLY!" Doctor Manx's voice said
coming over the speakers. "Well I guess we don't get to have that walk in the park." Bridge commented to Miranda. "Yea, I bet this is
Sky's idea. Getting even with me for maiming his manhood earlier today." Miranda commented causing both she and Bridge to laugh as
they went walking toward the lab.
Once the duet got to the lab they found Boom, Kat, and Sky. Kat and Sky were arguing over some diagrams while Boom was trying
his best to calm them. Noticing that Miranda and Bridge , Boom yelled for help. "Guys a little help!" Drawing the other two occupants
from their spat. "Guys we have a problem. Sky thinks it is best to go with pure technology and I think it is best to mix the two. What do
you think?" Manx asked the two. "To be honest Kat other than our SPD morphers I don't know anything about how most morphers
work. I know a little about the Time Force morphers though." Bridge told the others who were surprised there was something the blue
ranger didn't know. What about you Miranda?" Sky asked his new teammate. "First off I want to see the plans, then I will explain some
things to you and hope you understand." Miranda told them.
An hour later Miranda had finished going over the diagrams. She saw a few promising diagrams of distinct portions of the design.
"People this design won't work." Miranda finally spoke getting everyone's attention. "Explain." Doctor Manx said to her anxiously.
"One; this design would require two different power sources. Only one family has that type of technology and will not give it to just
anybody. Second; the morpher has two different types of power matrixes. One technological and one magical. The technological matrix
is pure genius. Similar to Time Force yet whoever designed it knew the limitations of the technology in this time period compared to the
year three thousand designs. Now the magical design has many flaws that would need to be fixed. At this point wouldn't fly because it
would have to be tested by itself over a period of years to make sure it's safe and have a power source, which you don't have. Also it is
almost an exact match of my dad's Zeonizer matrix which means there is a good chance the matrix would try to draw from the crystal
shards and when the keepers of the shards deny them it will be rendered useless." Miranda told them. "As it goes with the mechanical
matrix I would have to agree with Miranda. It is a genius design. I just don't see how your two matrixes could coexist. I also think that
you may want to put them as a wrist device. That would be much easier to access during emergencies." Bridge added. "You would
need to correct these flaws before any of these matrixes would ever be considered useful. Alone they are very prolific and ambitious.
However together they would constantly be battling for superiority over the other and would in time destroy the user." Miranda
explained before Bridge jumped in. "One has to be dominate and the other submissive. You have them as equals which would make
them incompatible and deadly to the wielder. I like the morphing matrix. It is constructed to draw from both sources but to make one
submissive, however the two matrixes are not compatible do to the fact that they seemed to be designed for two different types of
morphers." Bridge said. "Also no disrespect doctor Manx but three matrixes inside one morpher is beyond your expertise. I see how
you tried to connect them and in theory they are possible but in reality they would stay stable for too few battles to help at all." The
group was stunned that the newest member of B-squad had read, broken down, torn apart, and analyzed the new morpher in less than
an hour and a half. Between she and Bridge they had torn apart the idea from the ground up. "How do you know this?" Sky asked
while looking at Miranda, obviously not wanting to be embarrassed again by the newbie. "Sky, look at my father, look at his wife, my
aunts and uncles, along with a family member that is over ten thousand years old. I know more about morphers, power sources, and
universal/Power Rangers history than everyone in SPD combined. That isn't me bragging Sky, that is a fact. Now, my suggestion to you
is ditch the magical side of this morpher until you find a way to stabilize the matrix, find a power source, and gain the knowledge to use
it. I suggest you separate the two and create new technological morphers. Your technical morpher will work and will be a highly prolific
upgrade to what we already use." Miranda told them. Sky couldn't help but be impressed with Miranda. "Thank you Miranda. I will
talk to the commander about what you told us. I will also make preparations at Bio-Lab to start designing on the weapons for those
morphers." Sky told her. "Did he just compliment me and accept my proposal and explanation?" Miranda thought to herself. "Thank
you Mister Collins." She told him. "Will you please call me Tate?" Sky said rather annoyed at her persistence to call him by his father's
name. "As you wish. Am I dismissed?" Miranda asked looking at Doctor Manx. "Yes Miranda, you and Bridge may go." Kat told
them. "Thank you." Miranda turned and left with Bridge close behind.
Running into her room Miranda jumped on her bed almost in tears. "Miranda are you alright" Bridge asked walking into the room.
Miranda rolled over and sat up looking at her teammate and friend. "Whenever I called him Collins before Wes died he always beamed
with pride. We use to talk and he would say how proud he was to be a Collins, so proud to be his dad's son. Today I saw him for the
first time since his father's funeral and that pride was completely gone. It's like he doesn't think he is worthy of the name." Miranda told
him sadly. "But he is the red ranger, like his dad." Bridge said slightly confused. "He is red ranger, but not like his dad. His dad was
Time Force Red. There are only four people who have the authority to give him that morpher and one of them doesn't know Wes is
dead." She told Bridge. Bridge just moved closer on the bed and put his arm around her. "Sky has come a long way since he joined
SPD. He has found love with Syd, gotten to the point that he is a red, has good friends, and has learned to smile again. He will reach his
goals Miranda, and I'm sure you will see the pride return one day." Bridge told her in a southing voice while he rubbed circles on her
back to relieve the obvious tension. "Thanks Bridge." She told him while resting her head on his shoulder.
Note: There is your budding relationship, a bit of a look into Miranda's intelligence and family, and a look into the future of the story.
Teaser: A few old friends return to speak to Miranda about the new SPD morphers power source.