Normal POV
Four days later Tracy walks into the common room. She gets breakfast for her and Pikachu and walks over to the couch. She sets the tray on the coffee table. Pikachu sits down next to it, and Tracy puts the bowl with his food in front of him. She sits down on the couch, and they start to eat a few seconds later.
I still can't believe, after I find the sister I never knew I had, our parents split us up. Tracy thinks.
They finish their breakfast a few minutes later. Pikachu picks up his bowl and sets it on the tray, and Tracy does the same. He waits for her to stand up before he leaps onto her shoulder. Tracy picks up the tray and walks over to the counter. She sets it down and turns around to leave the room. In the command center, Kat is working on one of the computers that is on the wall to the right of Doggie's chair. Commander Cruger is going through some old files. He sets down the file in his paws on the edge of the consul. A few seconds later Kat makes a disturbing discovery. She motions for him to have a look at it.
"What did you find Kat?" Cruger asks.
"I found another temporal wormhole. I'm afraid that I'm not the only one who knows about it too. I'm afraid Grumm does too." Kat answers.
"I'm not surprised that Grumm is doing this again. He is just as frustrated with S.P.D. now as he was in 2025." Cruger says.
"Do you want me to call the Rangers Sir?" Kat asks.
"No, Kat. I think Cadet Blankenship is ready for her first special assignment." Cruger answers.
Kat thinks that the commander has another motive behind Tracy's special assignment. Since Tracy's parents come to visit and told the girls that they couldn't be together because of the curse put on their family, Tracy has refused to be in the same room as her parents or even talk to them. Kat believes that Commander Cruger thinks that this special assignment will help Tracy clear her head of everything that has happened.
Tracy's POV
I'm walking around the base with Pikachu on my shoulder. I really miss Trisha. We've only been living together at the base for a month and a half. We became so close it was almost like we've never been apart. I feel ever more alone now that I told Michael to take his internship yesterday. He was leaning towards not going because he didn't want to leave me. I told him that his internship was a fantastic opportunity, and if he didn't take it, he would regret it. Today is the day we have to say goodbye. I go outside to meet with him in the parking lot. I walk into the lot. Once Michael sees me walking up he walks towards me. We stop right in the middle between his dad's car and the base. Pikachu jumps off my shoulder and stands next to my left foot. We stand in silence for a few minutes. I hear him swallow the lump in his throat.
"Are you sure that you really want me to go?" Michael asks.
"Yes baby, trust me the next three to six months will just fly by, you'll see," I say.
"I promise to call you whenever I can. I have something to remind you that I'll always be faithful to you." Michael says.
I place my hand on his cheek. I see him take a Stainless Steel Polished 8.5 inch heart charm bracelet (the heart has the word love carved into it) out of his pocket. Then he puts it on my wrist. It is so beautiful I'm trying my best not to cry as I take me hand away. As my hand leaves his cheek, he takes hold of it. He squeezes it gently. I look up at him, and our eyes meet.
"I'm going to miss seeing the way your eyes sparkle in the sunlight the most," Michael says.
I chuckle lightly then he pulls me in closer. Our lips touch, and we share our last kiss for the next three to six months. I want this moment to last as long as it possibly can, so I wrap my arms around his neck. He puts his free arm around my waist. The kiss deepens a few seconds later. The only thing that brings us back to reality is the sound of a car horn honking. We slowly back away.
"I guess your dad wants to get going," I say.
"Yeah, see you later angel. I love you." Michael says.
"I love you too," I say.
He turns around slowly, and our hands slide apart. After he gets to the car, his dad turns it back on. I watch it drive out of the lot. After the cars makes the right turn to head to the airport, Pikachu hops back on my shoulder, and I walk back inside the base. When I get inside, I hear Kat call me to the command center.
Oh come on, I already had to say goodbye to my boyfriend today. What's next?
Normal POV
Tracy walks in the command center. After she salutes, she puts her right hand in her pocket. Kat catches a glimpse of the bracelet as the lights in the room reflect off it. Tracy still is trying to wrap her mind around the fact that she and Michael just said goodbye. She tries to hide the fact that she feels like crying.
"Cadet Blankenship, I have a special assignment for you," Cruger says.
"Do you think that I'm really ready for this sir?" Tracy asks.
"Yes, I do. I believe that you and your Pokémon team are strong enough to do this." Cruger asks.
"What is the assignment anyway?" Tracy asks.
"Kat has found another wormhole deep in space," Cruger says.
"Grumm has found it too because there is a trace of Troobin energy inside the rim. The wormhole is believed to have the power to send someone back in time." Kat adds
"If Grumm goes back in the past and conquers Earth in the past, he will have already conquered it in the future," Cruger says.
"Be careful Tracy, the wormhole is only temporary. If you stay in whatever time the wormhole sends you to for too long, you may never be coming back." Kat warns
"Kat, you know that's not a very good selling point," Tracy says.
"I know that. I'm sorry, I just wanted to remind you of the seriousness of the mission." Kat says.
"Why should I go anyway? I mean whatever time Grumm goes to there is a team of rangers to fight him." Tracy says.
"Yes, I know that cadet. Remember the S.P.D. code and that particular Ranger team doesn't know how to fight Grumm off. You need to say your goodbyes and report to Delta launch in two hours." Cruger says
She salutes and leaves the room. Two hours later Tracy heads to Delta launch. Kat is standing in front of her ship. Tracy changes out of her uniform so she will blend in better in whatever time the wormhole sends her to.
"Hey Kat, what are you doing here?" Tracy asks.
"I wanted to wish you good luck on your mission, that's all. Don't have to worry about driving the ship; I reprogrammed the ship's computer with the coordinates of the wormhole." Kat says.
Tracy thanks her and she and Pikachu get on the ship. Tracy helps him buckle up. Then she straps herself in, and actives the autopilot and the ship takes off.
