A/N: i deleted the screwed up story, here we are, now, with a continuous story. R&R

Ch-3: Commander

After about three hours of sitting in the infirmary, Sky and Z left the place, to find older z, who was going over some files.

"hey" sky said, z on the other hand just greeted herself with a nod. "you find anyway yet to take us back to our time?"

"not really, only that monster can take you back." Z said.

"so all we have to do is catch him and we'll be on our way." Sky asked.

"yeah. Not as easy as it sounds. Remember what happened last time" younger z added.

"by the way, just out of curiosity, where the hell am I?" sky asked, getting impatient. But before older z could reply, the sirens of the HQ went off,

"is it that count dude?" z asked.

"no, some chiropractor-medic thief or something." Z replied, looking into her morpher. The morpher had at least fifty different functions in it. Sky and z were amazed by the advancement of technology there.

They went to the spot with commander Z, and three of the ranger squad cadets.

"ma'am, the others were injured in last battle, it's only green, red and omega, nova is on investigation duty." Sam answered.

"okay then, cadets Tate and Delgado, you can handle this criminal can you?" z asked.

"of course we can, only, let us contain him." Sky said.

Z added, "yep, our bounty from the future."

Then, in a very simple fight, the rangers easily captured the thief, containing him, they left back for the HQ, on the way, sky threw a terrible tantrum,

"where the hell am I in this future. You say I'm not dead, does it mean I'm in a coma or something, or am I evil, the head villain or something? I want to meet myself, I want to meet myself." He yelled like a spoilt kid.

"fine, just stop yelling in my ears, I might have a damaged eardrum." Older z said.

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"okay, you two will have to wait for a few minutes, commander Tate is a bit busy." Older z said, ushering them into a room from where they could see sky, sitting at a table, with at least a thousand buttons and levers. He was wearing dark sunglasses and a headset; his hands were monitoring the control panel. He seemed lost in the switches.

"what's he up to?" sky asked z.

"I guess he's playing some games…right commander Delgado?" z asked, looking at her older self.

"it's not Delgado, I'm married remember. And he's working a simulator. Here, I'll show you." She said, messing with some of the functions on her morpher. And a HUGE screen unfolded in front of the three. It showed a simulator, with a hundred assassins, who were attacking a single cadet. Sky's control panel was controlling the assassins.

"what's happening?" sky asked.

Then the battle ended with the cadet's avatar being blown to bits. The sweaty cadet exited the VR room, and made his way to older sky, who was still seated on the desk.

A few minutes later, z met sky's eyes and he beckoned her. She then tapped a few other buttons and the glass screen silently opened.

"cadet Smith as long as you don't beat the simulator, you cannot be promoted to the ranger squad. Dismissed." He just finished. The cadet left, looking extremely red, his face flushed with anger.

"looks like you do end up like Cruger, conceited and officious." Z said smirking.

"do I? man look at yourself…you're so skinny… it's like…you used to be so ripped… what happened?!" sky exclaimed examining himself from top to bottom.

In response, older sky smiled and then, to their shock, rolled out on a wheelchair. Sky let out a yelp; z was stunned.

"I'm sorry" sky exclaimed "seriously, what happened man?"

Older z ran to help him, and they rolled in front of the younger duo.

"nothing actually happened, just a little accident." Sky said in his husky voice, and brushed the question away.

"please tell us man! I can't live like this… how long?" sky asked in a whiny voice.

"it happened four years ago…" z began.

"yeah, I was injured badly and then fell off a four storey building; been in paralysis ever since."

"who did it?" z asked, stunned at sky's state.

"actually it'd be better if you don't know." Older Z replied, still by Sky's side, they had all, by now rolled to the command centre, which had been barely changed.

"tell us please." Sky begged.

"okay…I will only say the name… it was Bridge. I don't think you need to know the whole story." Sky slowly replied.

"how have you been managing these years?" Z asked in awe.

"well, Elizabeth has been helping a lot.

"Elizabeth?" Z asked.

"yeah, I kinda didn't fell like saying Z. Elizabeth sounds more 'grown up'" older Sky said and grinned.

"you can actually smile?" Z asked in mockery.

"of course I can smile. There's no ban on it." Older Sky replied, still laughing.

"Is that humor? Looks like you have actually turned human." Z said.

"anyway, how has your trip to the future been so far?" he asked.

"it's been okay sir." Z said.

"sir? You don't need to be so formal. I'm still your friend. Aren't I?" he asked, looking at the younger Sky.

"yeahhhh… not really, we're more like entrants." Sky said.

"Days of our lives it is." she commented.

Then suddenly the criminal in the containment card, the one they had just captured, spoke out.

"heyyyyy… I couldn't help overhear your conversation; I think I can restore you to your original state. Work out with the paralysis." He yelled from inside. "free me and I'll fix him."

"and what do you want in return?" younger z asked.

"nothing.

"c'mon no criminal will do a good deed for no reason." Younger sky commented.

"okay…you're right. There is this dude I want captured. He framed me and got away. Please, find him. I don't plan on running away, and I can fix the paralyzed guy." The monster shrieked.

"ha." Older sky squealed in laughter, "all the doctors known to us have tried, yet here I am." He said.

"I'm not a human remember. I'm from planet 'medicos' and I can fix any illness. Paralysis is child's play." He said

"okay, I don't see why not" z said, her voice had a very controlled edge of hope.

The two let the criminal out, and immediately caught him, preventing him from running away. He said some charms, applied some medications, and did some other hocus-pocus. And in the end, said just one word.

"RISE"

And the next moment, sky realized that he could feel his legs, he stood up, a little shakily, and walked around the room, bowled over by the miracle.

"well, how about now you two go and help the nice medic find his guy. I have some important business to finish… and z, I wouldn't mind if you'd accompany me" sky said, very politely.

Both of them hadn't expressed anything, but their eyes betrayed their faces, the older two were so happy that it couldn't be expressed in words.

"sure sir. We'll do our best," younger sky said, and left there with the criminal and z.

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A/N: mysticism? i think not... or maybe it is. I really don't care.