"Jen" Alex said softly.
Jen stirred and her eyes flickered open. "Alex" She said quietly.
"How are you feeling?" He asked.
"All right I guess." She said sadly.
"Jen, What if I told you that you had the chance to walk again."
"I would say let's go!" She said enthusiastically.
Alex shook his head. "It's not that easy. It would mean returning to the future and having memory adaptation.You wouldn't remember Wes, Katie, Trip, Lucas, or me. Anything that you've done in your life like Timeforce would be a thing of the past."
"What about being a ranger?" Jen asked "Isn't there something special in the ranger powers that will help?"
"In either case you will have to give up being the Pink Ranger"
"Alex why?" Jen asked
"Because the memory adaptation pods we have in the future have tissue regeneration capabilities that haven't really been tested. It would mean giving up everything you've ever known to start all over again."
Jen laid her head back. "What are my chances of walking again if I say no."
Alex shook his head. "Chances are you would never walk again."
"I don't know Alex." Jen began.
"This isn't a decision to be taken lightly. I don't expect you to make the decision now. I just want you to know, I'll be here for you whatever you need. I'm not returning to the future until I know you're all right."
"You're leaving me here?" Jen asked confused.
"I have to. I'm under orders to do this." Alex said his heart breaking.
"Under orders to do what?"
"I can't tell you Jen. I will be here until everything plays out naturally and then I am to return to the year 3000 with or without you." He said his heart unable to take it anymore. Alex stood and began to leave.
"Alex wait." Jen said tearfully
"I love you Jen." Alex said quietly before walking away.
Jen laid back on the pillows. Most of her injuries had healed. "Why couldn't the spinal injury heal too? What kind of possible assignment could Alex have? What was the natural order of things? " Her head filled with thoughts and her eyes filled with tears. She had never felt so alone in her life.
"Jen!" Wes said smiling at her and coming into the room. Seeing her tears. "Jen are you all right?" His smile turning to a look of concern.
"Yeah," She answered. "Just feeling a little sorry for myself is all"
"Well that will never do." Wes said. "We don't allow that in the Collins therapy program."
"What?" Jen said quizzically.
"In the Collins therapy program we don't allow our clients to sit around and be sorry for themselves. The only cure for that is a change of scenery." He said merrily. "How would you like to get out of this lab and go home with me?"
"Are you kidding?" She asked
"No I talked to Dr. Harris and he said there's nothing more that can be done for you here. So I thought maybe you'd like to come to the mansion with me. We had all the equipment brought in that you would need for physical therapy and we even hired a personal therapist for you! So what do you say Jen? Do you want to get out of here?"
"Let's go!" She said happily momentarily forgetting all that Alex had said.
"What about Alex?" She asked
"Eric has offered to let Alex stay with him. I offered to let Alex stay at the mansion but he said it wouldn't be a wise idea. He'll be welcome any time to come and visit."
"What about the Silver Guardians?" Jen asked.
"Alex is stepping in for me while I take care of the most important thing in my life.you"
Jen was touched by Wes' words. It would make the decision so much harder. "I'll go have Philips pull the car around and we'll be off. Jen don't look so worried."
Jen smiled "I'm more worried about the Silver Guardians. They're not ready for Alex."
"What do you mean?"
"He's twice a hard nose as Eric is."
"I heard that!" Alex said coming into the room smiling at Jen "I never heard you complain when we were training."
"That's because I knew where your soft spot was!" Jen laughed.
"Well m'lady your chariot awaits." Wes said looking out the window
"I'm going home in a hospital gown?" she said?
"No, I took the liberty of shopping with Eric at what you call a mall?" Alex said pulling out a pink box. "I hope it's the right size."
Jen opened the box and inside was a pretty purple sweater and matching pants. "Alex it's beautiful!" She said smiling at him.
"Not as beautiful as the person wearing it." Alex answered kissing Jen on the forehead.
Wes turned "Alex what are you doing?" He thought.
Jen stirred and her eyes flickered open. "Alex" She said quietly.
"How are you feeling?" He asked.
"All right I guess." She said sadly.
"Jen, What if I told you that you had the chance to walk again."
"I would say let's go!" She said enthusiastically.
Alex shook his head. "It's not that easy. It would mean returning to the future and having memory adaptation.You wouldn't remember Wes, Katie, Trip, Lucas, or me. Anything that you've done in your life like Timeforce would be a thing of the past."
"What about being a ranger?" Jen asked "Isn't there something special in the ranger powers that will help?"
"In either case you will have to give up being the Pink Ranger"
"Alex why?" Jen asked
"Because the memory adaptation pods we have in the future have tissue regeneration capabilities that haven't really been tested. It would mean giving up everything you've ever known to start all over again."
Jen laid her head back. "What are my chances of walking again if I say no."
Alex shook his head. "Chances are you would never walk again."
"I don't know Alex." Jen began.
"This isn't a decision to be taken lightly. I don't expect you to make the decision now. I just want you to know, I'll be here for you whatever you need. I'm not returning to the future until I know you're all right."
"You're leaving me here?" Jen asked confused.
"I have to. I'm under orders to do this." Alex said his heart breaking.
"Under orders to do what?"
"I can't tell you Jen. I will be here until everything plays out naturally and then I am to return to the year 3000 with or without you." He said his heart unable to take it anymore. Alex stood and began to leave.
"Alex wait." Jen said tearfully
"I love you Jen." Alex said quietly before walking away.
Jen laid back on the pillows. Most of her injuries had healed. "Why couldn't the spinal injury heal too? What kind of possible assignment could Alex have? What was the natural order of things? " Her head filled with thoughts and her eyes filled with tears. She had never felt so alone in her life.
"Jen!" Wes said smiling at her and coming into the room. Seeing her tears. "Jen are you all right?" His smile turning to a look of concern.
"Yeah," She answered. "Just feeling a little sorry for myself is all"
"Well that will never do." Wes said. "We don't allow that in the Collins therapy program."
"What?" Jen said quizzically.
"In the Collins therapy program we don't allow our clients to sit around and be sorry for themselves. The only cure for that is a change of scenery." He said merrily. "How would you like to get out of this lab and go home with me?"
"Are you kidding?" She asked
"No I talked to Dr. Harris and he said there's nothing more that can be done for you here. So I thought maybe you'd like to come to the mansion with me. We had all the equipment brought in that you would need for physical therapy and we even hired a personal therapist for you! So what do you say Jen? Do you want to get out of here?"
"Let's go!" She said happily momentarily forgetting all that Alex had said.
"What about Alex?" She asked
"Eric has offered to let Alex stay with him. I offered to let Alex stay at the mansion but he said it wouldn't be a wise idea. He'll be welcome any time to come and visit."
"What about the Silver Guardians?" Jen asked.
"Alex is stepping in for me while I take care of the most important thing in my life.you"
Jen was touched by Wes' words. It would make the decision so much harder. "I'll go have Philips pull the car around and we'll be off. Jen don't look so worried."
Jen smiled "I'm more worried about the Silver Guardians. They're not ready for Alex."
"What do you mean?"
"He's twice a hard nose as Eric is."
"I heard that!" Alex said coming into the room smiling at Jen "I never heard you complain when we were training."
"That's because I knew where your soft spot was!" Jen laughed.
"Well m'lady your chariot awaits." Wes said looking out the window
"I'm going home in a hospital gown?" she said?
"No, I took the liberty of shopping with Eric at what you call a mall?" Alex said pulling out a pink box. "I hope it's the right size."
Jen opened the box and inside was a pretty purple sweater and matching pants. "Alex it's beautiful!" She said smiling at him.
"Not as beautiful as the person wearing it." Alex answered kissing Jen on the forehead.
Wes turned "Alex what are you doing?" He thought.
