After Time
Part 3- Love you


Jen


I don't know what to do.

I can't contact him.

No way to get through to him.

I mean, I can't just walk in and steal a time ship.

This has got to be done carefully.

But I think I have just the person for the job.

The doorbell rings within minutes of me calling her to come over.

"Hi Katie!"

"Jen…what's up?"

"I need you to help me."

"Ok. I've got it under control."

I look at her, confused.

"But I haven't even told you what I need help with yet!"

"That doesn't mean I can't tell."

I blush.

"Is it that obvious?"

"Jen, I've known that you wanted to go back ever since…ever since we left!"

"Well, now you know."

"And I have a plan."

"Well, shoot!"

She smiles and starts talking.

^*^*^*^*^*^*

Wes


Dr. Conwells hands me the newly updated morpher.

"Thank you so much, Doctor."

"No problem."

Conwells smiles, then turns and leaves the lab, leaving me alone with my thoughts.

I'm almost afraid to activate the morpher.

What if Jen isn't in Time Force anymore, and she turned in her morpher?

What if she doesn't love me anymore?

What if she loves Alex?

I know I have to find out.

With a deep breath, I press the button on my morpher.

A hologram of Jen's head appears above the morpher.

"WES?" She almost screams.

It's her.

I see her.

I'm talking to her.

I have to blink back happy tears.

"Jen!"

I can see her burst into happy tears as well, and then try to swallow them down.

"How…how.."

"One of the scientists in Dad's lab knows a lot about time travel. He fixed it for me."

"Oh Wes…"

We just look at each other for a second.

"I've missed you more than….than anything, Jen. But I have to ask you something."

I swallow.

The moment of truth.

"Do you still love me? Because I still love you."

She looks at me, surprised.

"Of course I do, Wes! More than anything!"

"So you broke up with Alex?"

"What do you think?"

"Yes?"

"Of course!"

"Are you still in Time Force?"

She looks downcast for a second.

"Yes…but it's no good. I can't do it without you. I'm really lonely…"

"What about the others?"

"Well, Lucas and Trip are elsewhere, and Katie is over right now, actually, but it's not the same."

"How can I come back?"

"You can't. But I can."

"But Jen…don't you love your life there?"

"You think I care about the time? What I care about is you, Wes."

I blush.

"So…how can you come back though?"

"Katie has a plan. I have to go- I'll talk to you later, ok? Bye…"

"Bye, Jen."

"Oh, and Wes?"

"Hmmm?"

"I love you."

She blows me a kiss.

"Love you too, Jen."

Beeeeeepp.

The hologram disappeared.

I'm still in shock.

I talked to her.

She loves me.


Jen


I cannot believe it.

I cannot believe it.

After I talked to him, I scared Katie out of her mind by screaming, racing around the room and jumping up and down, and laughing and crying at the same time.

I just can't believe it.

He still loves me, and I have contact with him!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Ok, Jen, calm down."

Katie is laughing, not at me, but with me.

I feel like I could do anything right now.

"I have a suggestion then." Katie says.

"I didn't realize I said that out loud!"

"Harhar. Anyway, have you ever seen one of these before?"

Katie holds up what looks like a black, small, computer chip.

It has printed on it, "Memory chip. Do Not Remove From Vault. ~Signed By The Time Force."

"Katie, what is that thing?"

"It's called a memory chip, as you can see. Heard of it?"

"No…"

"Well, it's top secret time force information, but I have my ways. I got it from the secret vault with my *ahem* super strength. Basically what it does, you see, well…, everyone in the year 3000 has their own personal file, right?"

"Yeah…"

"Well, what would happen if you erased that file?"

"Well, I guess no one would remember you, it would be like you were never born…but you'd still be alive but no one would know who you were."

"Exactly."

"But you can't erase those files!"

"You're right. But there is a way. We use this." She fingers the small black chip in her hand with triumph.



Wes


"Wes!"

It's Jen.

She's back on my morpher.

I'm so lost in daydreams of her for a second that I forget to answer.

"Wes?"

"Oh, sorry! I'm here!"

"Ok, I need you to do something very important."

"What's up?"

She holds up a small black chip.

"This is a memory chip. In the year 3000, everyone in the world has a personal file in the main computer, in the Time Force Base. Katie is going to break in, and delete my file, so it will be like I was never alive. Everyone will forget me. Not you, just people in 3000. Then I'll steal a time ship and come back, if it all works, ok?"

"Umm…I think I get it. But what do I need you to do?"

"Check the beach where we landed the last time to see if it's safe for me to land there again, ok?"

"Gotcha."

"Ok, love ya! Bye!"

"Love you too. Bye!"

I loved this thing where she would say she loved me before she said goodbye.

I don't know, it made me feel needed, loved.

But before I get lost in daydreams again, I need to check out the beach!

^*^*^*^*^*^*

"Wes, where are you going?"

Dad looks suspsious

"Um…out? See ya!!!"

I rush out the door, and hurry to the beach.

To get there, I have to walk past the clock tower.

Actually, make that the rubble that was the clock tower.

Before they came, it was just some weird old building.

Then, it was my home, more than the Collins mansion could ever be.

Now, it's just a place of painful memories.

I step over a hunk of metal that used to be a support beam for the tower, and notice something white amisdt the rubble.

It's a Polaroid picture, crumpled and smeared with dirt, but I can still tell what it is.

All the rangers clustered around the table, laughing, with Circuit flying overhead.

I blink back the tears that threaten to come, pick up the picture, and tuck it in my pocket, next to the time force badge Jen gave me.

The beach is deserted, a perfect place for Jen to land the ship.

If she pulls it off.

I don't know, but this plan seems awfully far-fetched.

But it better work.

Because I want-no, I need, to see Jen again.

Jen


I quickly press the button on my morpher.

"Wes, you there?"

"Jen! Isn't this a little late?"

"It's only, like, um…midnight!"

"Yeah. Anyway, what's up?"

"Is the beach ok?"

"It's fine."

"Ok. It's time. Go to the beach if you can,ok?"

"I'll be there."

"Ok. Wes?"

"Hmmm?"

"If anything goes wrong, if anything happens to me, I just want you to know I love you, ok?"

"Jen, I'm sure nothing will go wrong. But I love you too, ok?"

"Bye."

"Bye."

We stare at each other for a long time, relutant to break the message.

This might be the last time we see each other.

With no second chances this time.

I don't want to turn it off, to not see him again.

But Katie touches my shoulder.

"Jen, it's time." She says softly.

"One second. There's something I need to do."

I turn on my laptop and log on to the Internet.

"I need to send a couple e-mails before, well, yeah."

Katie nods. "I understand."



To:Green^buckethat
To:Racingblue4ever
From:Timegurl219

Hi Trip and Lucas,
It's me Jen, in case you couldn't tell.
I'm leaving, I can't tell you how or where, but I just wanted you to know I'll miss you.
Even though I bossed you around, I always thought the two of you were great rangers, and great friends.
Bye,
Jen



To:TFOfficer2345
From:Timegurl219

Alex-
I know you probably hate me for what I did to you.
But I need to go away, can't tell you where, and I wanted you to know I'll miss you.
I used to love you, and I still do.
Just in different ways, that's all.
I love you as a friend, and a fellow ranger.
-Jen

I sign off, crying a little.

I know that once my file is deleted, the e-mails will be too.

I sure hope they read them in time.

Even though I choose to go, I will miss this time, not because of the time, because of the people.

Trip.

The green-haired freak, as some people saw him, but so much more.

Smart, nice, and a great ranger.

Lucas.

Racecar driver.

I know he'll be a champion someday, just like he was a champion ranger.

Alex.

My very first love.

I won't forget him easily.

And Katie.

My best friend here.

Who always stood up for me, helped me make it through.

Who's going to forget me.

But I won't forget her.

"Katie?"

She doesn't want to look at me, turns her eyes away.

"I'll miss you…"

There's nothing more to say.

We both know I have to go, I belong there.

But I wish she could come.

She gives me a bonecracking hug, and wipes tears away.

"Let's go. You'll know when I've deleted the file, there will be a flash of light, very quick, so you need to stay alert."

She smiles at me.

"Good luck."

"Katie..I…I… Thank you."

She gives me a quick nod, and starts off toward the main computer.

It's heavily guarded, so she'll have to fight.

I wanted to say "thank you" to her, for all that she's doing.

But sometimes the words just don't sound right.

^*^*^*^*^*

Taking a deep breath, I start down a hallway to the boarding room for the time ship.

I slowly inch down the dark hallway.

If anyone sees me now, it's over.

I'm almost there-

Inside the room.

Actually, I would be, except it's locked.

"Damn!"

I'm running out of time-

Quickly, I morph, and use my chrono blasters to sever the handle and open the door.

Which sets off an alarm.

^*^*^*^*^*


Wes


It's prmitive, but I attach a rope to my bedpost and hang it out the window.

At least it isn't made out of bedsheets tied together!

I don't want my dad to know I'm gone.

So I clamber down the rope, scraping my hands on the rough wall.

I used to do this kind of thing when I was a little kid, and was bored.

But now it's for a much important reason.

Jen.

I've got to get to the beach.

Running down the long driveway of the mansion, I arrive at the garage.

Jerking the door, I realize it's locked.

And I forget my key.

Run back to the house, grab the key, unlock the door.

Running out of time-

I drag my motorcycle out of the garage, and rev it up.

Pull on my helmet, and I'm all set.

I step on the gas and the cycle screeches to life, roaring toward the beach.

Running and slipping in the damp sand, I trip over a rock, which sends me flying.

"Oww…"

Staggering slightly, I stand up.

Must get to Jen-

I crawl behind some bushes near the water so I can wait for the ship to arrive.

I got there in time.

I just hope Jen got to the time ship in time.

Jen


I rush into the boarding room, my ears still ringing with the sound of the alarm.

The computer that controlled the time ships was there.

Turning it on, I quickly typed in, "Deliver Time Ship To Gate 1."

And pressed enter.

After a few seconds, I could hear the roar of engines as a time ship docked in the gate outside.

And then I heard something else, besides engines.

Footsteps!

Someone must have heard the alarm and was coming to check it out.

"Who's there?" I heard someone call out.

Footsteps getting closer..

I turned off the computer, and ran outside, and into time ship.

I could hear the footsteps run outside and start toward the time ship.

Please hurry, Katie.

They were getting closer.

Closer.

Closer.

FLASH!

Just for an instant, this bright flash of light lit up the whole time force base.

I heard the footsteps slow, than walk back to the door.

"What was I doing out here anyway?" I heard the officer mutter.

They all have forgotten me.

I shake my head, clear my thoughts.

Don't think about that now.

Think about Wes.

I swallow, and turn the ignition, starting the time ship.

"Set time course for the year 2001." I hear myself say calmly.

Inside, I feel like I'm about to throw up.

I'm about to leave my time forever.

And I'll be with Wes forever.

Is it possible to be incredibly happy and incredibly sad at the same time?

Because I am.

But more happy than sad.

Because I have Wes.

^*^*^*^*^*^*

Wes


I hear a loud roar.

The time ship is arriving.

Arriving!

Jen…

Suddenly the ship starts to burst into flame.

She's destroying it, so no one can trace her back here.

I see a dark shape tumble out of the ship and fall onto the sand.

Half crying, I run toward her.

Put my arms around her.

"Oh, Wes…" Tears are streaming down her face.

"Jen…"

We don't have to say anything.

We both know that we love each other.

I tighten my hold around hear, and gently lean forward, as she does too.

Our lips meet in our very first kiss- and it won't be our last.

Notes-Hope ya like my story! I might write an epilouge, who knows? Please review-it will make me very happy!