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If you haven't done so, please read the first hundred and fifty stories in "When Rangers Meet," "More of When Rangers Meet," and "Headquarters Where Rangers Meet"

This is story number ten.

Cruger and Kendrix

By

Eileen (Psycho Tangerine)

"Next!" barked Anubis 'Doggie' Cruger as he leaned out of his office door. His patience was wearing thin. Over three hundred interviews so far and he had yet to find a suitable candidate for the position of Technological Director for the new SPD Earth base. One kook actually begged Cruger to recruit his four bratty fish-teens in exchange for some old machine that could 'switch you into the body of any babe you like.' Worse, was the cat-thing that had gotten past security. A few sharp barks from Cruger soon had her scurrying out the window and up a tree.

"Hi!" Kendix blurted out excitedly as she stepped up to the big blue dog. "I'm Kendrix Morgan and…."

Cruger growled. "Is that how you address your superior officer?"

"Uh, actually you're not my superior officer yet. I mean I hope to serve under you. Although I was in GSA years ago and I had to do all that saluting and stuff. So, I guess if that's what you want. You know I actually miss being a ghost because I didn't have to…"

"Enough!" shouted Cruger.

Kendrix paled. "Sorry, sir, I don't normally do that, I'm just nervous."

Cruger sighed as he led her into the room. "Fine, just don't do it again. I can't stand people who talk nonsense. Ghost indeed."

Kendrix opened her mouth to refute the Commander and then shut it again. She had already spent two years in a locked facility trying in vain to convince the caretakers that she actually had been dead for a while. She finally had gotten smart and stopped talking about it. "Yes, Sir."

Cruger sat at his desk and directed Kendrix to sit across from him. "I'm in a hurry, so I'll cut to the chase. I need someone who is an expert in all sorts of technology. Particularly in quantum physics, computer technology, and Power Ranger technology."

"Power Rangers? Really?" asked Kendrix excitedly, forgetting to keep quiet. She really missed being a Pink Ranger. A tear came to her eye as she recalled her own lovely Pink Galactic powers in the hands of another. But now it was hers again. Sure, it was stuck in a rock and she couldn't pull it out anymore, not unless the Pink Rangers ever decided to go on a mission. She had mentioned this to Leo once, and then punched him when he made a smart-aleck crack about a Pink Ranger mission to the beauty salon and mall.

"Yes, we have uh, located several schematics from past teams and are in the process of uploading them to the computers in order create our own teams." Cruger decided not to mention that his cousin Fido 'Poochie' Cruger had pirated all that stuff for him before getting blown up on Sirius along with every other Sirian other than Doggie. He was impressed with most of it; well except for that wealthy nutcase who actually thought it a good idea to give his own Rangers advanced civilian powers. Cruger would definitely avoid that with his own teams. Last thing he needed was a bunch of bouncing Rangers, Rangers who acted like they were on speed, or Rangers who could peek into his office through his closed door and eavesdrop on him.

"Does that mean I get to be a Ranger?" asked Kendrix.

Cruger burst out into laughter. "A Ranger? No, you'll be too busy with your job. There's no way you could ever be a Ranger. It's unheard of. In fact, careful research on my part has shown that female morpher developers simply cannot think and fight at the same time. Not like intellectual male Rangers such as Justin Stewart, Trip Regis, Cameron Watanabe, or even the legendary Billy Cranston."

"Oh really?" asked Kendrix a bit miffed as she looked at the information on the computer screen. She'd have to find this Angela Rawlings and Hayley and convince them to sue these male chauvinist pigs. "Well, I'll just have you know that I was the Pink Galactic Ranger and a genius at the same time, and I…"

"Nice try, but everyone knows that that position was held by Karone of KO35," Cruger said as he pressed a few keys. Up popped an article on the screen. "Now, let me see your résumé."

But Kendrix didn't respond to his request, instead she read the interview her successor had given to the Intergalactic Press. "WHAT?! She pulled out the Pink Quasar Saber? I was just some crazy slut from Mirinoi who 'convinced' her Red Ranger to let me have her powers by sleeping with…Why that…" She spent the next five minutes cursing the woman who obviously hadn't abandoned all of her Astronema tendencies after all.

"Miss Morgan!" barked Cruger. "I will not have such language in here! Is that clear?"

"Yes Sir," responded Kendrix a bit sheepishly. "Sorry, Sir, I've been more irritable lately, I guess being a ghost has made me more sens…"

"Look, Ms. Caspar wannabe," Cruger hissed in the woman's face. "I don't give a rat's ass about your morbid fantasies. Just …give …me …your …damn …résumé!"

Kendrix clamped her mouth shut and handed a sheet of paper to Cruger.

Cruger leaned back in his chair. "Let's see. Wow, you really do live in a fantasy world. Well, we can cross out Pink Galactic Ranger and Ghost." He ignored the glare from Kendrix. "Hey, according to this you were just a botanist on Terra Venture. There's nothing here about you having any expertise in technology."

"Yeah, but I can learn on the job. Honest." Kendrix replied with a grin before breaking down. "Oh, please give me a chance! I can't get a job anywhere. Everyone on Mirinoi thinks I'm cursed now just because I was dead once and some government idiots on Earth misplaced my records there so now I…wait, what are you doing?!" she cried as several white-coated interns came and grabbed her. "No! I'm not crazy!" she called as they dragged her out of the room. "I really was a ghooooooooooooooooooost!"

Cruger stood up with a sigh and looked out the door. With another sigh, he realized that he needed a technical expert to start tomorrow and there were no more applicants. He headed back into the room and leaned out the window. "Do you have a resu…eeeeaaaaaaccchh!" he yelped as he came back with claw marks across his nose.

AN: Did Hayley have a last name in DT? I hate making up last names if there's one that's already canon.