Angel Grove, California 1994 AD
"Zordon, I'm detecting a temporal vortex of some kind just outside the Angel Grove city limits," Alpha V said, going over the readings on the control panel in the Command Center.
"Put it on the viewing globe," Zordon insisted.
The viewing globe blinked on, and they were able to see a vortex of some kind closing over the river just as the sun began to set.
"Try to pinpoint the origin of the vortex. I'll contact the rangers and have them converge on that location," he ordered.
"Right away Zordon," he answered.
(*)
The sun was setting behind the mountains as Jen and the others watched the time ship sink into the river. "Great idea Jen. No one will think to look underwater for the ship. That should give us plenty of time to get to the airport, stop the saboteur and save the rangers," Lucas mentioned.
"Try to avoid coming into contact with the people of this time period. You heard what the captain said; we could end up doing more harm than good," she turned to Tommy. "Are you sure you're up to this?" she inquired.
He nodded slightly. "I'm as ready as I'll ever be," he told her.
"According to the information that the captain gave us, Jason and the others should be on their way to the airport right now. Seems logical that the saboteur is already there, so we should split up to cover more ground. Tommy, you and Lucas try to find out if the plane has been tampered with. Katie, the two of us will try to slow down Jason and the others to buy Tommy and Lucas some extra time," Jen explained.
"Right," Katie said, speaking for the group.
"We'll all meet back here before dawn. Good luck you guys, we'll need it," she said as they went their separate ways.
(*)
The six of them materialized in the Command Center, and then quickly turned to Zordon. "What is it Zordon?" Rocky asked, inquiring for the entire group.
"Alpha and I have detected a temporal vortex just outside Angel Grove near the river. Our readings are unable to determine where it originated or if anything came through or not," he said.
"Probably Lord Zedd up to his tricks again," Aisha commented.
"Tommy, you and the rangers must teleport to the beach at once and determine if this vortex left anything behind, and if it is a threat," he instructed.
"We're on it," Tommy assured him.
"I'll stay here and see if I can find out anything about the vortex that you guys might find useful," Billy suggested.
"Keep us posted Billy," Tommy turned to the others. "It's morphin' time!"
"Pterodactyl,"
"Mastodon,"
"Tyrannosaurus,"
"Saber tooth tiger,"
"White tiger,"
Each of them morphed into their ranger uniforms, then teleported out the Command Center.
(*)
"Well, this is it guys," Zach said, turning to the others while they put their bags on the conveyer belt in the airport.
There seemed to be people for as far as the eye could see, all of them coming or going. It bothered Trini a little that the others didn't come to the airport to send them off, but she understood that they had responsibilities to attend to.
"Seems weird, leaving Angel Grove," Jason brought up.
"I know, but think of the positive influence we'll have at this peace conference. We'll be make a difference not just in Angel Grove, but all over the world," Trini reminded them.
That was originally prompted Trini to apply for the peace conference; she wanted to make a difference. Granted, as a ranger, she was able to protect the city and save lives, but as an Ambassador of Peace, she would be able to help people in different countries. For the first time since she and others had become rangers, they wouldn't have to rely on their powers to save lives, they would be doing it on their own.
"Trini's right, this is the chance of a lifetime. I'm sure Angel Grove will get along just fine….." he was cut short as a woman with curly brown hair bumped into him, forcing her to drop her bag.
"Excuse me, I'm sorry," she said, stumbling over.
"No, I'm sorry. Let me help you," he said, leaning down and picking up her bag for her.
"Thank you," she stood up straight, getting a good look at him. "Zach?" she asked in amazement.
"Do we know each other?" he inquired.
"Of course we do silly, it's me, Katie. You use to date my cousin Angela. Remember, she introduced us a few months back," she reminded him.
Zach tried to remember, but was drawing a complete blank. "I'm sorry, I don't remember," he said.
"That's just like a man; forgetting the women in his life. We were suppose to go on a double date, but when we were in line to buy our tickets for the movie, your pager went off or something and you said you had to go," she mentioned.
Although it didn't remember the incident in question, he recalled skipping out on dates with Angela quite a few times. It was possible that this Katie person was there on one occasion. "Oh yeah, it's good to see you again," Zach said insincerely.
"What are you doing here?"
"My friends and I are waiting for our plane to board. We were selected to go to the peace conference and represent Angel Grove," he told her.
Out the corner of her eye, she saw Jen rush by, sneaking her way passed security and heading for the plane. Once she knew Jen was completely out of sight, she turned her attention back to Zach. "Well, good luck you guys. Send me a postcard or something," she said, putting her bag over her shoulder and walking away.
"Who was that?" Trini asked him.
"I'm not sure," he admitted.
(*)
Tommy and Lucas were on the runway itself, examining the engines of the plane.
"I don't see any tampering on these engines at all, maybe we're in the wrong place," he brought up.
Tommy shook his head. "No, this is the place and the right time. There has to be something we're overlooking," he said.
Just then, the two of them were interrupted when airport security arrived on the scene. "Okay you two, step away from the plane," one of the guards said.
Lucas, who still had on his Time Force uniform, walked over to them. "I'm Inspector Lucas Kendal of the National Transportation Safety Bureau," he quickly flashed his Time Force badge, then put it away. "I'm here to investigate anything unusual about the engines on this plane. I have reason to believe it will fall victim to sabotage," he said, trying to sound as professional as he could. "Has there been anything out of the ordinary going on today?" he asked them.
The guards looked at one another with skepticism, unsure if they should believe his story or not. It was Tommy who took a step forward. "Answer his question, there could be lives at risk here," he said.
"There was a man here earlier wearing the same uniform as Inspector Kendal. He said that one of the engines were damaged and dispatched a repair team to fix it. Other than that, no," one of the guards told him.
"Which engine?"
"Number four. He checked it and double checked it, it was all up to code," he said.
Without a word, Lucas and Tommy rushed over to engine four, and no sooner did they open the panel alongside the engine did they find a small metal device attached to it. "Thank you for your help, but we'll take it from here," Lucas said.
"Should we cancel the flight?"
"No, like you said, everything is in working order. We just had to be sure that the repairs were done properly. We wouldn't want any incidents, now would we?"
"No sir," the guards said, hurrying away.
"What is it?" Tommy asked after the guards were gone.
"It's a bomb, set to go off in the next five minutes," he said.
"Can you defuse it?"
"If I can't, we don't have to worry about being around to regret it," Lucas sighed.
(*)
"There's nothing unusual here," Rocky said as he and the other rangers searched the beach. The sun had long since set, and the light of the moon reflected off the river.
It was Adam who reached for his communicator. "Billy, do you have any information on that vortex yet? We're coming up short here," he said.
'Nothing so far. It seems to have been a random flux in the space/time continuum. From what I can tell, it's nothing to worry about,'
"Alright guys, let's head back to the Command Center," Rocky said.
"You guys go, I'm going to stick around here just in case," Tommy told them.
"You sure?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine," he assured them.
"I'll stay with you, just in case," Kim offered, walking over to Tommy.
"Call us if you need us," Aisha said as she, Rocky and Adam teleported back to the Command Center.
After making sure no one else was around, both Kim and Tommy powered down. "It's beautiful, isn't it?" Kim asked him as they stared at the moonlight reflecting off the river.
"Yeah."
"Do you ever wonder about the future?" she asked.
"What do you mean?"
"This peace conference got me to thinking about the future. We're not going to be in Angel Grove the rest of our lives, and sooner or later, something will call us away and we'll have to transfer our powers just like Trini and the others did. I just wonder what the future has in store for us," she said.
Tommy reached over, grabbing her hand. Their fingers intertwined as Kim rested her head on his shoulder. "Lets find out together," he sighed.
She smiled.
(*)
'Jen, this is Tommy. Do you read me?'
Jen reached for her morpher. "I hear you loud and clear Tommy, what did you find?" she asked.
'Lucas and I found a bomb planted in the fourth engine, but we aren't sure we'll be able to defuse it in time,'
"How much time do we have?"
'Less than three minutes,'"Can you remove the bomb?"
'Even if we could, we wouldn't be able to get it safely away from the airport in time. We're running out of options,'
"I've got an idea, I'm on the way," she said, rushing towards the runway.
It didn't take her too long to arrive on the scene, where Lucas was getting nervious. "Only two minutes to go Jen, theres nothing I can do," he told her.
"Take the bomb off the plane," she ordered.
"But we won't be able to get it….."
"Take the bomb off the plane," she repeated.
Without another word, Lucas disconnected the bomb from the engine, handing it to Tommy, who quickly passed it to Jen. She placed the bomb under her arm, and then reached for her morpher. "Vector Cycle, on line," she called out.
Within seconds, the Vector Cycle appeared, and she quickly strapped the bomb onto the seat. Once it was secure, she programmed the cycle, and it took off, flying away from the airport.
"Good thinking Jen," Tommy said.
"Now the plane can launch without any problems and whoever planted the bomb will see the explosion and think the plane blew up," she said.
"Lets get Katie and get the hell out of here guys," Jen said.
(*)
The four of them arrived to the beach, but stopped dead in their tracks when they noticed Tommy and Kim sitting near the shore.
"What are they doing here?" Katie asked.
Tommy was amazed. "I remember this day. Zordon sent us out to investigate a temporal vortex, but we never found anything. Kim and I stayed out here all night staring into the sky. It was the night we promised never to leave one another," he said.
"The time line must have shifted again, you don't have any memories of Samantha," Jen pointed out.
"Yes and no. Its like I can remember both of them. I have memories of being with Kim, but I also remember Samantha,"
"Probably just a side effect of the time shifts and your treatments. I'm sure it will fade," Jen assured him.
"This is great, but how are we suppose to get to the time ship without them seeing us?" Lucas asked.
"Somehow I don't think that will be a problem," Katie mentioned.
The four of them glanced towards the beach again, where Tommy had taken off Kim's shirt as she laid on top of him. The two of them kissed, wrapping their arms around one another.
"Quite the ladies man, weren't you?"
Tommy blushed. "Can we go now?" he asked.
(*)
A vortex appeared in the sky over Time Force headquarters, and moments later, the time ship emerged. As the vortex closed itself, the ship managed to land on the runway just outside the building.
As soon as Jen and the others stepped out the time ship, Captain Logan greeted them. "I take it your mission was a success?" he inquired.
"Yes, but we have a bigger problem on our hands. Whoever is responsible for these incursions is a member of Time Force," Jen told them.