A/N: Sorry it took so long, guys! I had the worst writer's block I've ever had! I was able to beta and muse and plot bunny for others like crazy, but not for my own stories. It finally broke at the worst possible time - when I had no time to sit and write. Thanks to all of you who have waited so patiently for this next chapter. The next few should be out quicker. Oh, yeah - I own Jenny and Chylea and that's about it. Power Rangers belong to Disney. X-Men belong to Marvel.

When they reached home, Jenny immediately excused herself to shower and change clothes. The other three moved into the kitchen and got drinks. It was quiet for a while before Jubilee finally spoke.

"She holds the power of a gem?" At Tommy's nod, she continued. "Then she needs to stay here. You guys might need her."

"But you guys need her too" Tommy protested.

"We're trying to save one person. You might need her to save a whole world. Your need is greater than ours."

Tommy shook his head. "Not greater, just different."

Jubilee looked at Logan. "Help me out here. We both know what it's like to need one of your allies and not have them available."

Logan was about to respond when Tommy replied, "We know what that's like, too. We'll deal with it if and when it happens."

Logan said, "Look, Jubes, I already talked to her about this. She knows that we need her and that they might too. What it comes down to is that we need her right now and they don't."

"But what if they do? It's not like we have a way of communicating across the dimensions! She can just give us the password and we can leave her here."

A quiet voice from the doorway silenced them all. "Don't I have a say in this?"

The three turned and looked at Jenny. Her expression gave away nothing and her tone was even when she spoke again. "Jubilee, I appreciate what you are trying to do. I really do, but you have to understand. I'm not needed here. Wanted, yes. Needed, no. You guys need me. Besides, with time not running the same between the worlds, I could be back in a day or two here. Remember, every day here is a month there. If I can't help Hank in that amount of time, I can't help him at all. And I'm pretty sure that Tommy and the other Rangers can handle things for a day or two. Mesagog doesn't even know that there is a new Ranger as far as we know. If he did, he'd already be sending monsters powerful enough to force me to reveal my existence. Don't worry."

Jubilee was quiet for a moment. "What if something happens to you when you're with us?"

Jenny waved that off. "Nothing's going to happen. We won't let it because we'll take every reasonable precaution to make sure it doesn't."

"So that's it then?"

"That's it." Jenny turned and walked out of the room. She went to her room, pulled her suitcase out of the closet and pulled out the false bottom. She had already laid her uniform out on the bed, ready to go in the morning. She slowly reached into the case and pulled out a few other things that she had brought back with her. A small hand held scanner, spare power pack and a couple of computer chips joined her uniform on the bed. She grabbed her laptop and its bag and began to tuck the new items into the pockets. She paused and frowned. How had she forgotten that she had these things? When she felt strange, why hadn't she used them?

Jenny shook her head. It didn't matter now. She sat down on the bed and looked at her morpher thoughtfully. She knew that Jubilee had a point. If something happened to her, the Rangers would need someone to take the power of the green gem. She decided to leave the morpher here. As she slipped it off, she wondered who Tommy would find to take it. A former Ranger? Hayley? She shook her head. It didn't matter because, if she had anything to say about it, she would be back - as soon as possible. She placed the device on the night stand and picked up a notepad and pen. She wrote a note for Tommy which she folded and left under the bracelet. Hopefully, he wouldn't find it until after they left.

Jenny cocked her head. Something wasn't quite right. She didn't know how she knew, but she did. She wandered out of her room and toward the kitchen, which was deserted. The feeling was stronger now and she continued to follow it. She peered out the patio door and saw Tommy standing there.

Tommy had stepped outside after Jenny had left the kitchen. His thoughts were jumbled and confusing. He let his mind wander.

"Tommy?" First time he had seen her again.

"I am NOT running - never again." The battle at the mall. His heart had stopped when he saw the Tyrannodrone come up behind her.

When she hugged him in the Command Center - it had felt right.

How much he had enjoyed sparring with her that first morning.

His concern when she'd had her 'episode' that later turned out to be her friends searching for her.

The kiss at the Cybercafe and the dance that followed.

First look at her uniform.

Worrying about her on the trip - especially when he had to return to fight.

The wrestling match in the hotel that turned into a make out session.

The fight at the rest stop on the way home. The finger marks had showed clearly and I had felt rage swell inside me - like nothing I'd ever felt before. Something primitive had reared up inside me and I nearly snarled in fury. How dare they touch my woman - my mate! He still didn't know where that thought had come from.

His helplessness when she was hurting and had hit her head on the counter.

His fear when Jubilee had revealed that Jenny had been taken hostage.

Suddenly, the hair on the back of his neck stood up. Not understanding why, he suddenly felt the need to snarl and hurt someone. It was primal in its intensity. He began to think that something had happened in the cabin that he couldn't see that had caused that feeling.

How his fear had intensified when he saw her with a knife at her throat.

Bringing her back to reality when neither Jubilee nor Logan could.

Suddenly, he knew. He had fallen in love with Jenny. He knew he couldn't tell her now. It would have to wait until she returned. She had enough to deal with right now without that knowledge too. Despite that, he smiled as he remembered a comment he had made to her that first night. The way my life works, she'll probably just fall into my lap. Well, she had done that.

He heard the door slide open and knew who it was. She crossed the deck and leaned against the railing, not looking at him. She knew she couldn't tell him her feelings - especially since she was leaving in the morning. Either he felt the way she did and would worry even more, or he didn't and she would have nothing to come back to. She conveniently ignored the fact that he would worry anyway. Finally, she spoke.

"Thanks for supporting my decision to go. I know this might jam you guys up."

"We'll deal with it. They need you more right now."

"It might sound selfish, but I wish they didn't. As much as I'd like to see everybody there, I would have never wanted anybody suffering to make it happen."

"I know."

"We're leaving after workouts in the morning. With Logan here that means a six o'clock start at the latest."

"Are you sure?"

She looked over her shoulder and nodded. "I know it's early for a Sunday. If you don't want to get up, you don't have to. We probably won't leave until eight or nine."

"I'll be up. I wouldn't mind a chance to spar with Wolverine again."

Her eyebrows rose. "Again?"

He grinned. "What did you think we were doing while you girls went to the mall? Knitting?"

She laughed and turned to face him. "Actually, I figured Logan was quizzing you about your intentions considering he was threatening to give you The Talk. That reminds me, why would Hayley and Kira talk to you like that?"

"They like you and they'd like to keep you around. I guess they were worried about the whole roommate thing not working."

"Ah." There was silence for a minute before Jenny spoke again. "You know, I have no idea how long I'll be gone."

He nodded. "Don't worry. I'm not going to rent out your room while you're gone."

She grinned and then sobered. "That's not what I was talking about."

"I know. Don't worry about it. If things get desperate enough, I have people I can call in to help out."

"But if you had the green Dino gem -"

"No. Take it with you. You might not be able to morph there, but at least you'll have something from here to hold on to."

She nodded, knowing she still wasn't going to take it. She knew that there was still a chance that she wouldn't be back when they needed her. She wanted to make sure that they had every chance of survival. She had come to care for them all in the short time she'd been here. It would kill her if she returned and someone had died because they didn't have the power.

"We should probably get some sleep if we're going to be up before six." His voice snapped her out of her thoughts and she nodded. They both went in and Tommy showed their guests where they could sleep. Jenny and Tommy went to their respective rooms. None of them slept for a long time.