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Megaforce: Dimensions Apart
By
Heir of Emrys
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Chapter IX
Tempus Fugit - Part II
"Jordan"
(Oliver Residence, Reefside, Dimension Y, Two Days After Ranger War)
A red sports car squealed to a halt next to a black Jeep, closely followed by a purple 4x4. The front doors of the 4x4 opened and Jen and Adam jumped out, the former from the driver's seat.
The driver's door of the sports car opened and Wes climbed out, straightening his jacket and pulling out the Quantum Defender. All eleven of the rangers were pleased when they found that the rangers weapons and vehicles were accessible, even if the powers were not.
Jen gasped when she saw the house, half the lounge had been completely blown apart and the rest didn't look very stable. The three rangers approached the house quickly, weapons drawn and on the lookout for movement.
Wes pushed the door open and immediately recoiled, a swathe of Loogies were led on the floor, half incinerated. Wes stepped forward and kicked the charred arm of a Loogie.
When the Loogie's arm disintegrated Wes sighed, "It's okay, they're dead."
Jen and Adam followed Wes into the destroyed lounge. A small boy was led on the ground, the area around him scorched. Jen and Adam quickly dropped to the young boy's side, whilst Wes continued to check out the rest of the house, starting with the kitchen.
"Is Jordan okay?" asked Jen worriedly.
Adam pulled a scanner from his bag and ran it the full length of Jordan's rather short body, "The scanner shows that roughly forty hours ago he expended a very large amount of energy. He currently sleeping it off, but he'll be starving when he wakes."
On cue the small boy began to stir, looking fearfully around, his eyes rested on the Pink Ranger, "Auntie Jen?"
"It's me, kiddo," confirmed Jen, hugging Jordan close.
"There was these horrible men, all green, they attacked me and Auntie Hayley," spoke Jordan, clutching onto Jen tightly.
Wes re-entered the room, a grim look on his face, he looked at Jen and shook his head.
"Hayley's gone," mouthed Wes.
"I'm hungry," stated Jordan, his childish mind jumping from one thought to the next.
Adam spoke up, "He could do with something high in sugar to give him some quick release energy."
Wes gave a small smile, "I think I have just the thing."
The Red Ranger reached into his jacket pocket and withdrew a large packet of sweets. He knelt down and handed Jordan the bag, who tucked into them with great gusto.
Adam nodded, "They should do the job."
"Find anything?" asked Jen to her husband.
"The Dino Lair is in full lockdown," answered Wes, "It's demanding your prints or Adam's."
Jen nodded, the defence protocol had been activated; only a few would be able to unlock the Lair. Of the eleven rangers to survive the time wave only Jen, Adam and Kira could access the Lair whilst in full lockdown. Jen and Adam as they were Jordan's godparents and Kira because she served on the Dino Thunder team, and wasn't Connor.
"I'll take Adam down there," Jen commanded in her leader voice, "You'd better stay up here with Jordan."
Wes nodded, "I'll keep him safe."
Jen rose to her feet and marched towards the entrance to the Dino Lair, Adam in tow. The Pink Ranger placed her hand on the biometric reader.
With a whoosh the door slide open, revealing a set of steps leading downwards. The two rangers made their way down carefully, watching for any movement. As soon as they reached the bottom of the stairs a monitor lit up, showing Tommy's faces.
"If your watch this video, it means myself and Kat are dead," came Tommy's voice over the speakers, "Either that or I locked myself out again."
"Anyway, three months ago Hayley and I discovered weird signals coming from space," continued Tommy, "After a while we figured out that these were caused by spacial and time anomalies, created by Vrak building device that would allow him to travel in time and space."
"That must be what Vrak used to erase the others from the timeline," commented Adam.
"In response Hayley and myself, well, mainly Hayley, build a similar device in an attempt to counteract Vrak's," explained Tommy.
"This must be it," spoke Jen, picking up a crossbow-like device.
"But it's not perfect, it's a one way trip, it doesn't travel with you. The reason I am telling you this simple," Tommy paused to rub his forehead, "Myself and Kat want you to send Jordan to an alternate dimension. The time and spacial coordinates have been imputed already. This dimension is ruined, we don't want our son to grow up in a world like this. The time and spacial coordinates lead to 1999 in a dimension where Kat incapable of having children, the dimension is near identical to ours, except the timeline was not damaged by Vrak. Please we beg you, send Jordan there, keep him safe."
The screen turned black for a second before turning back on to Tommy once more, "By the way Adam, the Jeep is yours, the keys are in the top draw in the kitchen."
Adam gave a small smile, he had always teased Tommy that he would steal his Jeep if wasn't careful.
"We have to send him," stated Adam confidently, "I trust Hayley and anything she has built."
Jen nodded, "What do tell Jordan?"
"We don't," answered Adam simply, "We let him think he has been reunited with his parents."
"He'll never know," whispered Jen softly.
"It's a necessary evil," came Wes's voice as he descended the steps, the sleeping form of Jordan in his arms.
"He's special, he doesn't deserve a life in this twisted life world. A chance of a better life in another dimension is a chance worth taking," insisted Wes, placing a hand on Jen's shoulder.
Jen wiped her eyes, Wes had rarely seen her cry, he knew that Jordan meant a lot to her. Especially now Sky, their son, had been erased from the timeline.
Wes gently woke Jordan and placed him down on his feet. Jen bent down to talk to Jordan at an equal eye level.
"Jordan, Auntie Jen has to leave you now," Jen paused to wipe her tears away, "But I promise you next thing you know you'll be back with your mom and dad."
Jordan nodded and hugged Jen tightly, "Bye-Bye, Auntie Jenny!"
"Goodbye, Jordan," spoke Jen sadly.
Wes knelt down next to Jen and ruffed Jordan's hair, "Be good kiddo. Try not to get into any trouble."
"I'll try, but I may not manage it," remarked Jordan, with a childish grin.
As Wes and Jen said goodbye to Jordan, Adam instead began to set up the Trans-Dimensional Teleporter, glad Hayley had clearly labelled all the buttons. He quickly typed in the time and spacial co-ordinates Tommy had left.
"Alright, all done," announced Adam, lowering the teleporter, which was shaped oddly like Noah's Shark Bowgun.
"I want you to have this," said Jen, pulling out her Time Force badge.
"I once gave this to your Uncle Wes as a promise I would return," Jen paused, teary eyed, "And I did! I came back, and he returned it to me. And now I'm giving it you, as a promise that I will find again, once Vrak is defeated."
Jordan nodded, tears slowly crawling down his face, "I understand."
"Don't cry!" implored Jen softly, wiping away Jordan's tears, "You'll be seeing your parents again soon."
Jordan nodded again and took the Time Force Badge from Jen, holding on tightly. Jen stepped back and was engulfed in a hug from Wes.
Jen turned to Adam and nodded her head, tears leaking from her eyes, "Do it."
Adam gave a weak, supportive smile and raised the Trans-Dimensional Teleporter. He breathed in sharply and flicked a switch on the side, causing the device to glow silver for a few seconds.
"Time-Circuits activated," announced Adam before flicking a second switch, making the device glow a deep red.
"Dimensional-Circuits, online!" stated Adam, his finger tightening on the trigger.
Adam's eyes flicked up to Jen, who nodded again, her eyes red. Adam aimed the device at the three-year old son of Tommy and Katherine Oliver.
With a heavy heart, Adam pulled the trigger, sad to see his godson sent to another dimension where he would probably never see him again.
The device emitted a ray of energy, which struck Jordan on the chest, covering him on a dark red and silver cocoon of energy. The energy surrounding the child shone brighter and brighter until the three rangers had to shut their eyes.
When the light eventually faded Jordan was gone, with no trace he had ever been there. Suddenly, the Trans-Dimensional Teleporter emitted bright sparks, forcing Adam to drop it.
Once it had stopped sparking the device released a cloud of smoke that smelt of burnt metal and melted plastic.
"What the hell was that?" coughed Wes, trying to waft the smoke away.
"The power must have overloaded the drive matrix," answered Adam.
"Could it have affected Jordan?" asked Jen, worriedly.
"Fortunately not, the drive matrix was overload after Jordan was transported away," replied Adam.
"Good," spoke Jen, glad Jordan was safe, "Now we'd better get to work."
"Ah, yes. I'm sure the technology Hayley created will help us to access the Bio-Field," explained Adam as he set to work at the monitor bank.
Jen looked down at the spot on the floor where Jordan had stood, sadness in her eyes. In the last three days Jen had lost her son and godson, both whom she loved dearly.
Wes stepped forward and placed a hand on Jen's shoulder, "I promise as soon as we defeat Vrak we will do everything in our power to fond Jordan again."
-Megaforce-
Edited 02/11/14
