Eleven months earlier

Julia was hiding again, she had lost yet another job that was technically illegal work due to the fact that she had gotten really close to reporting the job for safety violations but her boss caught wind of someone doing investigations and since she was the newest that meant she was the first to go to hopefully keep investigations down. She had found a place to sleep for the night when suddenly she heard the sound of fighting and had decided to check it out. What she saw was people in very old uniforms that she recognized out of the history banks and also the person they were fighting, she decided to stay out of it for the moment but she got ready to join as well. When all of them had been forced back by an attack while morphed she knew she could no longer stay out of it so she ran towards the fighting and was quickly noticed by the others

"No stay back miss!"

"Sorry but I can't do that, Koranth your battle is with me!"

"Ah Serephim I wasn't expecting you"

"Yeah well I wasn't expecting you, even if you were the one who created that portal in the first place. Now I am giving you one chance and one chance only, surrender peacefully or be contained your choice"

"I choose neither"

"Have it your way then"

The others looked on as the person only identified as Serephim suddenly brought out a pocket knife and cut her left thumb, and afterwords spread the blood on both sides of the blade and tossed it at the enemy. When the light faded all they saw was a card in the enemies place and the person simply picked it up and then put the card in their back left pocket

"Excuse me miss but we need to talk"

"I agree, but not here I am willing to talk at SPD headquarters where I will answer any questions you might have"

"Then let's get going"

They head to the headquarters and once inside head straight to the command center. As soon as Julia entered though she fainted due to two people she saw. The others were shocked and a little concerned because as far as they knew she didn't have any injuries

"Who is this person?"

"We're not sure sir, but they contained the monster and then agreed to come here to answer any questions we might have. Why they fainted is a mystery because they weren't injured in the attack as far as we know"

"Looks like we're all going to have a lot of questions once this person wakes up"

Just then the group saw a portal and two Time Force officers showed up

"Time Force what are you doing here?"

"That's a bit complicated and involves the person currently unconscious. We're going to have to ask her a few questions before you do for safety reasons"

Just then the person groans and sits up with their eyes closed and as soon as she opens them her eyes go wide with obvious shock but that's when one of the Time Force officers speak up

"Miss you have some questions to answer"

"Time Force?"

"Yes, you can start with why you're in 2026"

"I was battling a monster when a time portal opened up and both of us were sucked through it. I had no idea where I was and I didn't exactly know I went through a time portal until earlier today besides that I've already been here a month I'm surprised you didn't come sooner"

"We weren't made aware of this until today. Now then you say you were brought here through a portal not of your making?"

"Yes, it was the monsters making I just happened to be fighting a bit too close when the portal opened taking me along for the ride"

Just then their watches beeped and a voice came through

"Guys, she's to stay where she is until further notice, however her Ranger status and special abilities are to be suspended for a month and she's not to find out about her people for that long as well"

"Why?"

"We need to test your special abilities and Ranger powers during that time period to ensure that nothing happened during the travel, though it's unlikely we have to keep you safe. As for your people that part is not a punishment but to allow you time to adjust without getting too confused, besides which it's going to take that long to find a way to allow you to update them on a monthly basis"

"Understood. I think in the meantime though I have several questions to answer from SPD"

"Yes you do and we can't do it for you"

"I know and understand"

Communication is cut and the person hands over a watch and suddenly glows and a ball of light is handed over to the other Time Agent who carried a box with them and the ball is placed within the box

"We'll bring these back in a month"

"Understood, one month"

The two Time Force agents leave and everyone looks to the strange person

"Okay I know I have a lot of questions to answer but first we should put this criminal where the others are"

She hands over the containment card which is taken away to where the others were and Cruger was the first person to speak up

"First question I have is why did you faint as soon as you entered?"

"Because of you and Dr. Manx Commander Cruger. I knew both of you in my original time period though how you were still alive and there is a mystery to me"

Manx took up the most obvious question next

"What do you mean by knew us?"

"Both of you were killed, the Commander when I was six years old and Dr. Manx when I was ten"

"Where do you come from?"

"Two hundred years in the future, however Time Force doesn't exist yet and SPD isn't far from falling"

"What do you mean?"

"If you're SPD you live underground literally, we're currently at war and the enemy despises SPD so much that if you wear the SPD uniform you're as good as dead if you're lucky, if you're not you become a mindless drone. It's why I am wearing civilian clothing, this is my uniform"

"How did you contain the monster with a blade?"

"It's a pocket knife that's been specially designed to contain the enemy whenever they come in contact with a Rangers blood, it's why I had to cut my thumb and then coat both sides of the blade with my blood, otherwise it wouldn't have worked"

"What's with the watch?"

"That would be my morpher, once I get it back I'll show you how it works"

"Is there anything else you can think of right now that you need to tell us?"

"No, there might be more questions in the future once I regain my Ranger status and special abilities but for the moment I can't think of anything else I have to tell you"

"Very well, now then I understand that in your time period it isn't safe to wear the SPD uniform but in this time it is so we're going to go get you one that you can wear. Once you have it on I want you to report back to me"

"Sir I can't wear that uniform"

"That's an order Ranger"

"But Commander there's a reason I can't and it's because..."

"Sorry Ranger but you will wear the uniform of an SPD officer and that's final, if you don't I will arrest you for using Ranger powers without being an SPD officer basically calling you an impostor once you receive your powers back is that understood?"

Julia doesn't like it but she realizes that to help the Rangers of the current time period she had to obey orders and so she salutes and replies

"Yes sir"

She gives the standard SPD salute and leaves with a spare uniform in hand. Syd decides to help her put it on because there were some slight differences. Julia meanwhile started trembling slightly though it wasn't noticeable at first, but by the time the jacket was on Syd knew she was shaking but she didn't understand why, she simply thought that Julia was overwhelmed to be wearing the SPD uniform for the first time in her life not realizing that there was more going on then she thought. Julia in the meantime was making a concentrated effort not to be physically ill or pass out hoping to last long enough in the uniform to start feeling even slightly comfortable in the clothes that were long gone in her time period because of her. She reported back to the command center and gave the standard salute before her body forced her to reveal the stress it was under by making her pass out for the second time in under two hours. They immediately took her to the infirmary to see what had happened

"Commander, this persons body is showing extreme stress, just what happened to them to cause this much stress?"

"I'm not entirely sure but I think I have a theory, Syd get her original clothes, once she wakes up we'll allow her to change back into them"

"Yes sir"

Two hours later Julia wakes up in the infirmary and sees Cruger sitting nearby

"Syd here has your clothes from before, once you change out of the uniform I have a few more questions to ask you"

Julia quickly changes and reports to the command center yet again

"Miss first of all what's your name?"

"The name's Julia Serephim however I prefer to go by my first name if at all possible. If you can't use my name then simply calling me cadet will do"

"Okay, now then why did you pass out after putting on the uniform?"

"It appears that I am physically incapable of wearing the regular SPD uniform. I was trembling from the start in an effort to not become physically ill and due to memories of the last time I saw this uniform being worn. Psychologically it affected me as well because again something happened the last time I saw this uniform being worn as such the stress built up so quickly that it's a surprise I didn't faint sooner than I did. It's why I was protesting wearing the uniform, I didn't realize how badly it would affect me but I knew instinctively that wearing it might be a bad idea, not to mention you didn't give me a chance to explain that it got someone killed in my time period and as such I didn't want to wear it in honor of the fallen officer even if it was safe in this time period. For me to physically be unable to wear it means that our minds are simply too attuned the the danger that uniform poses right now and makes sure we can't wear it"

"Very well, I think I will be giving you the day off so that you can buy more clothes both for your days off and also to wear as a uniform. I am going to have to ask that you wear a badge at all times whenever you are in uniform unless the situation demands that you can't"

"That I will agree to sir, if it doesn't have the same affect as the uniform, after all we don't even wear badges on the surface for safety reasons, the only way someone can tell you're part of SPD is through a means I am not getting into right now"

"Okay then, here's a card so that you have the money to buy clothing take either cadet Delgado or cadet Drew with you so that you don't get lost"

"Yes sir"

She finds cadet Delgado first and Z takes her to the mall where she buys enough clothes to use as part of her uniform and then clothes to use for her days off. Once she was finished they went back to SPD headquarters. A few days later she was starting to adjust to her new time period when Jack asked her to help them out by wearing her uniform to a place they were checking out

"Sorry but I can't"

"Why not?"

"I can't explain that yet, but leave me out of it"

They then go to Cruger who tells them the same thing. After they concluded their investigation they went back to Julia

"Look, all we want to know is why you didn't help us out when we needed you to"

"Because you were doing the investigation before I showed up and me having civilian clothing was convenient for you which I will not allow. Besides even though I use civilian clothing as my uniform I make a distinction in my mind and act like the officer I am when in my uniform then when I'm not. I will help write out a contract though that states when and why I would use my uniform to our advantage"

"Okay that works for us"

"Okay then, let's get started"

So they write up the contract and everyone starts helping Julia adjust to her new time period with Omega being the biggest help because he was in a similar situation. Once the month passed Julia was in the command center on monitor duty when suddenly a time portal opened and the two Time Force officers from before came out of it

"So everything checks out?"

"Yes, it is completely safe for you to use your powers in this time period and your morpher is okay as well. We made a few modifications so that it doesn't short out when you morph and you can also now know what year you're in if this thing happens again"

"That will be handy to know, my people?"

"They're fine and glad you're safe, it's been longer for them then it has for you by the way"

"How long?"

"Three months before they first heard word"

"How am I supposed to get in sync to contact them then?"

"Don't worry we've figured out a solution so you're both in sync now"

"Good to know"

The two leave and Julia goes back to monitor duty when an attack happens. The group goes out and quickly notices that Julia was wearing her watch again

"Time Force returned everything?"

"Yes I'm good to go"

"Okay then let's morph, SPD emergency!"

"SPD emergency!"

Everyone does the regular morphing call but Julia puts her right hand over her left wrist and covers the watch and quickly swipes it and her uniform quickly appears and they see the uniform for the first time. After the battle they all power down and notice that Julia suddenly looks tired

"Julia are you okay?"

"Yeah just a bit tired, it's been a while since I was truly active"

"Okay then"

Things went normal when a few days later they started noticing that Julia always went for an early morning walk and they wondered why. The next day they would find out because an attack happened early that morning before the sun even rose and went on until the sun was almost at noon position and Julia had been morphed most of the time during that period. After they de-morphed Julia suddenly just sat down in exhaustion

"Julia are you okay?"

"I need to speak with Commander Cruger and the medics"

A few hours later the Rangers were called to the infirmary and they saw Julia, Kat and a doctor working on one of the infirmary beds

"...I think it will"

"So a separate power source must be used in case the base loses power?"

"Yes it's the only way to keep me safe"

"Okay then, we'll get to work on it right away"

"Thanks, when do you expect it to be ready?"

"Within two days"

"Okay I'll test it then, but in a controlled environment"

"Okay, we'll let you know when we're ready to test the bed"

Julia turns and sees the others

"Okay, I'm sure you're a bit confused so let me explain. As you probably know I have been taking walks in the morning, that's because my body stores energy from the sun and the reflection of the sun off of the moon, if I don't get my morning walk I am more tired in the afternoon plus I will also have a shorter temper. If that should happen be aware that it's not your fault and spread that to the others so that they understand why I suddenly burst out at them if I don't have my walk. The bed is in case something like today ever happens again or I push myself past the point of exhaustion, in fact this bed could very well save my life. There's a reason why but I will explain that at a later date, after the bed is made"

Fortunately the team kept their promise and Julia had her new bed in the infirmary quickly which was needed because she soon worked herself to the point of exhaustion again. After she woke up Cruger gave her explicit orders about coming straight to the infirmary if she ever exhausted herself to that point again because he did not want her passing out during battle. Over the next several weeks Julia also revealed that she had the power of light inside her which was why her morning walks were so critical. They also saw her temper flair at random moments just like she warned them it would do whenever she didn't get her morning walk like she needed.

"Okay you need a walk on a regular basis if we don't want your temper flaring"

"Agreed, by the way Kat I linked my watch and Ranger suit to the base's system that ways you can keep an eye on me like you do the others"

"Why didn't you do this earlier?"

"Believe me I've been trying and only just succeeded last night"

Julia quickly explains how the system worked for her and Kat nods in understanding. Three months later she was on a simple assignment when a scaffold collapsed and broke her leg while she was protecting a child but just then her morpher alerted her to the fact that there was an attack

"SPD emergency!"

Julia morphed and then went into battle and she stayed morphed afterwords

"Cadet why haven't you de-morphed?"

"Simple Commander this is the only thing keeping me upright at the moment"

"Cadet..."

"I have a broken leg sir, if I de-morph now I will most likely collapse in pain"

"Sky, Bridge support her and then take her to the infirmary, cadet de-morph and you'll debrief me later"

So Julia de-morphed and collapsed in pain just like she said she would. It would turn out to be a severe enough break to side line her for a bit but fortunately they worked out a way for her to get her needed sunlight without risk to her or using the bed but it took a bit of work to do so and everyone was relieved once she was approved for active duty again

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