Alex took a deep breath as he stood by Captain Logan's doorway. The
debriefing would start in just a few minutes and he didn't know what he was
going to say. "Here goes nothing." He thought opening the door.
"Lieutenant Alex Collins reporting for debriefing sir."
"Good sit down Alex."
"Thank you sir."
The questions went on and on and on until they came to the one Alex was dreading.
"And Jen made the choice to return of her own free will is that correct Alex?"
"Yes sir." He said quietly.
"The memory adaptation and healing process were also done of her free will. Is that also correct?"
"Yes sir."
"Very well then dismissed."
"Thank you sir" Alex said standing on shaking knees and saluting.
When he closed the door to the captain's office he breathed a sigh of relief. But as he turned to go back down the hallway he ran into 3 angry faces. "Trip, Katie, Lucas. What are you doing here?"
"We just ran into Jen." Katie said angrily. "What did you do to her?"
"What do you mean?"
"We asked her how Wes was doing and she didn't know who he was." Trip said.
"So we ask you again. What did you do to her?" Lucas said.
"Nothing," Alex lied "The memory adaptation and healing process were all done of her own accord."
"Somehow I have a hard time believing that." Lucas said frowning.
"Look, come over to Jen's apartment tonight and we'll talk more okay?" He said trying to dodge the situation.
"All right. But you had better give us some great explanations or we're going to the Captain because frankly we don't believe you." Lucas said to him putting an arm over his shoulder on the wall and pinning him there so he couldn't move.
"All right, 19hundred hours at Jen's place." He said ducking under Lucas' arm and hurrying off.
"Jen would never let herself go willingly through memory adaptation." Katie said watching Alex's hasty retreat down the hall.
"Something isn't right and we're going to find out what it is." Lucas said putting a hand on her shoulder.
Trip started walking away.
"Trip, where are you going?" Lucas called after him.
"To get some answers." He answered him and took off down the hall.
Wes stirred in the bed and opened his eyes.
"Hey there. How are you feeling?" Mr. Collins said moving to sit next to his son on the bed.
"Like a train hit me." He answered weakly.
"The doctor said you were very lucky. The drugs you and Jen used weren't compatible with your body chemistry in fact they are something that this century hasn't seen yet."
"Dad, we weren't doing drugs. I would never do that you know that." He said defensively sitting up.
"I believe you son. I told the doctor the same thing. It was something you would never do. But he is bent on the fact you two must have been using them."
"Why would we? We're Power Rangers dad children look up to us."
"I know Wes. Let's forget about this for now. There are a few friends who want to see you." Mr. Collins said going towards the door and opening it.
"Hi Wes." Dana said handing him a teddy bear.
"So you really wanted to get out of training with me today." Eric said smiling at him.
"Hey Wes." Carter said following him. He looked at the three of them confused. "Where's Jen."
Eric looked at Mr. Collins. "They haven't found her yet Wes. Alex has disappeared too."
"No" He said turning his head away tears stinging his eyes.
"We'll find her son. If anyone can find her it's the Silver Guardians." Mr. Collins said taking his hand.
"She's not here." Wes said shaking his head. "She's in the year 3000."
Carter, Dana, Eric and Mr. Collins looked at each other. They knew Wes was right.
"Lieutenant Alex Collins reporting for debriefing sir."
"Good sit down Alex."
"Thank you sir."
The questions went on and on and on until they came to the one Alex was dreading.
"And Jen made the choice to return of her own free will is that correct Alex?"
"Yes sir." He said quietly.
"The memory adaptation and healing process were also done of her free will. Is that also correct?"
"Yes sir."
"Very well then dismissed."
"Thank you sir" Alex said standing on shaking knees and saluting.
When he closed the door to the captain's office he breathed a sigh of relief. But as he turned to go back down the hallway he ran into 3 angry faces. "Trip, Katie, Lucas. What are you doing here?"
"We just ran into Jen." Katie said angrily. "What did you do to her?"
"What do you mean?"
"We asked her how Wes was doing and she didn't know who he was." Trip said.
"So we ask you again. What did you do to her?" Lucas said.
"Nothing," Alex lied "The memory adaptation and healing process were all done of her own accord."
"Somehow I have a hard time believing that." Lucas said frowning.
"Look, come over to Jen's apartment tonight and we'll talk more okay?" He said trying to dodge the situation.
"All right. But you had better give us some great explanations or we're going to the Captain because frankly we don't believe you." Lucas said to him putting an arm over his shoulder on the wall and pinning him there so he couldn't move.
"All right, 19hundred hours at Jen's place." He said ducking under Lucas' arm and hurrying off.
"Jen would never let herself go willingly through memory adaptation." Katie said watching Alex's hasty retreat down the hall.
"Something isn't right and we're going to find out what it is." Lucas said putting a hand on her shoulder.
Trip started walking away.
"Trip, where are you going?" Lucas called after him.
"To get some answers." He answered him and took off down the hall.
Wes stirred in the bed and opened his eyes.
"Hey there. How are you feeling?" Mr. Collins said moving to sit next to his son on the bed.
"Like a train hit me." He answered weakly.
"The doctor said you were very lucky. The drugs you and Jen used weren't compatible with your body chemistry in fact they are something that this century hasn't seen yet."
"Dad, we weren't doing drugs. I would never do that you know that." He said defensively sitting up.
"I believe you son. I told the doctor the same thing. It was something you would never do. But he is bent on the fact you two must have been using them."
"Why would we? We're Power Rangers dad children look up to us."
"I know Wes. Let's forget about this for now. There are a few friends who want to see you." Mr. Collins said going towards the door and opening it.
"Hi Wes." Dana said handing him a teddy bear.
"So you really wanted to get out of training with me today." Eric said smiling at him.
"Hey Wes." Carter said following him. He looked at the three of them confused. "Where's Jen."
Eric looked at Mr. Collins. "They haven't found her yet Wes. Alex has disappeared too."
"No" He said turning his head away tears stinging his eyes.
"We'll find her son. If anyone can find her it's the Silver Guardians." Mr. Collins said taking his hand.
"She's not here." Wes said shaking his head. "She's in the year 3000."
Carter, Dana, Eric and Mr. Collins looked at each other. They knew Wes was right.
