Jen opened her eyes slowly only to find herself in the medical bay at Time Force headquarters. She tried to sit up, but an overwhelming rush of pair swept through her body, forcing her to lay back down.

"Just relax, you've got a serious concussion," a voice said.

She glanced over as Captain Logan walked over to her, looking down at a clipboard in his hand. Although his vision was a little blurred, she could tell there was something different about him. His hair wasn't slicked back like it had been the last few days, and he had a calm, collective demeanor.

"Captain?"

"Yes Jen, it's me. The real me," he assured her.

"Lucas? Where is he?" she inquired, remembering that Ransorg stabbed him in the chest.

"Relax Jen, Lucas will be okay. If the blade had been a few inches to the right, there would have been nothing we could do for him. Good thing for us that Ransorg had bad aim," he joked.

"What about the others? Katie? Trip? Tommy?"

"With the exception of some minor cuts and bruises, everyone is just fine. Katie was released earlier today and is expected to make a full recovery," he said.

"And the time line?"

"Everything is as it should be, thanks to you. The world owes you a debt Lt. Scott," Captain Logan told her.

"Thank you sir,"

It was at that moment that Tommy walked into the medical bay with a single white rose in his hand. Captain Logan noticed him, and silently walked away so the two of them could be alone.

"You had us worried there for a sec," he said.

"Naw, I'll be out of here in no time," she paused. "Is that for me?"

"Oh, yeah." He handed it to her. "I wanted to get you a little something," he said.

"Thank you,"

"Captain Logan explained to me in the mission debriefing that although my condition has been treated and that I'll be fine, they're not going to send me back to my own time. Looks like I'm stuck here with you," he said, reaching out slowly and grabbing her hand.

"I can think of worse places for you to be," she smiled.

"Same here,"

He leaned down slowly, kissing her gently on the forehead. "The future is going to take some getting use to. I'm going to need some time to adjust to things," he mentioned.

"Yeah, time would do us both some good," she agreed.

"Well, I'll let you get some rest, but once you get out of here you're going to have to come over to my place and show me how the lights work again," Tommy said.

"It's a date," Jen told him.

(*)

"Computer. Recognize Trip, authorization G6 Omega 1," he said, putting his hand on the plate in front of the door.

'Identity confirmed. Welcome back Trip,' the computer announced as the door opened, allowing the two of them inside.

He headed over to the containment area, quickly glancing over the files until he found an empty containment locker. Next, he pulled a containment unit out his bag, inserting it into the empty locker and sealed it shut.

"That's it for Ransorg," Trip said.

"Are you sure it's over?"

"Yeah. The future has been restored, the rift in the continuum has been repaired and Ransorg is in containment now. What else could there be?"

"What about me?"

"I told you, the counsel dropped all charges against you. You're free to do whatever you want with your life,"

"I can't believe you stuck your neck out there for me like that, especially after all the damage I did," he mentioned.

"What are friends for?" Trip asked.

He chuckled. "Friends? We're practically family," he said as the two of them shook hands.

"I don't know if Time Force is ready for two of us,"

"Actually, I was thinking of going back to Xybria for a while. Maybe in a few months I'll come back and I'll join the academy,"

"That would be interesting,"

"Well," he paused. "Until next time," Trip said.

"Yeah, next time," he said as he watched the green haired Xybrian walk away.

(*)

"Well, I guess the secret is out now," Ransik said as he sat down across from Katie on the couch, handing her a glass of juice.

"I guess so. People didn't take it as badly as we thought," she said.

"With the exception of that whole 'framed for murder' thing, I think it worked out well," he said with a smile.

"Me too."

"With this mission behind us, we have our future to look forward to," he said.

Katie raised her glass. "To the future," she toasted.

Ransik obliged her. "May it be full of surprises,"