Eric knocked on the door to Wes' office. The lights were off but he had
seen Mr. Collins on his way out and west wasn't with him which was unusual.
In fact Wes had been very distant and despondent most of the time. Eric
knew that it had a lot to do with Jen's return to the 30th century and to
Alex. He couldn't believe that Alex would do that. He had actually liked
the guy.
"Wes?" He said opening the door. "Wes are you still here?"
Eric saw Wes' large leather office chair move it was facing the window behind the desk which was a strange place for it because Wes thought it was pretentious and rarely sat in it. Usually it was on the right side of his office by the paneled wall and bookshelves that held pictures of Wes and his father, the other rangers, and Wes and Eric together.
"Wes?"
"Do you think these stars are the same stars Jen is seeing in the year 3000?" Wes asked quietly.
"Well, they say that the stars are millions of years old." Eric answered.
"Yeah, maybe." Wes choked.
"Wes, why don't we head over to Martin's for something to eat?" Eric said quickly changing the subject using Wes' favorite restaurant to sway him.
"I'm not very hungry." He answered shaking his head.
Eric could see the shimmer of tears in Wes' eyes. He really felt for Wes. Eric knew how Wes felt, he was devastated when the air force decided to station Taylor in Japan. Taylor was half a world away but to be 1000 years in the future. Eric shuddered at the thought.
"Come on Wes you haven't had anything but coffee in at least a week now."
"Eric , thanks but no thanks. I just want to go home and sleep."
"Wes I know if you go home right now you're going to sit out there in the garden and brood all night. That's insane. You're going to kill yourself."
"Sometimes it just feels like I can't go on without her." Wes said despondently.
"I know Wes. But you have to go on. Jen's made it back once. She'll be back again."
Jen watched as the screen lit up with pictures of her, Alex, Trip, Katie, and Lucas. There were pictures and holovid of Katie's birthday at the academy, Trip's arrival at Timeforce, and Lucas driving his racecar. But one piece of footage seemed to have been taken at a picnic and one of the people really intrigued her. "Who is that?" She asked pointing at Wes.
"Jen, That's Wes. He's our red ranger." Trip explained.
"He's the man that appears in my dreams."
"Jen, He's from the year 2000. We went there when Ransik escaped and killed Alex." Katie added.
"But Alex is here?" Jen said looking at Katie quizzically.
"We all thought he was dead but he barely made it." Lucas answered.
Jen held her head her mind was spinning.
"Come on Jen. Why don't you get some sleep? It's been a long night and we can start again in the morning." Katie suggested.
"All right." Jen agreed.
"But Katie?" Trip began.
Katie threw him a look. He quickly closed his mouth.
"Good night Jen." Lucas said smiling at her.
When they got to her room, Jen sat down on the huge four poster bed. She gently touched the soft dark green velvet blanket covering the bed.
"Katie, this Wes. I can't help but feel that there was something more between him and I."
Katie sat down crosslegged on the bed and looked Jen in the eye. "Jen you may not remember it but the two of you were in love." She answered saying the word love giddily.
Jen stood up and walked over to the window and stared out at the stars. "It just doesn't seem fair." She said as a tear slipped down her cheek. "All my memories of what seemed like the happiest time in my life are gone."
"I know Jen, none of this is fair." Katie said gently putting her arm around her best friend. "But we'll find a way to help you get your memories back."
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"There's only one person who can help her." Lucas said angrily staring out the living room window.
"And he's 1000 years in the past." Trip finished for him.
"Yeah." The young Zybrian agreed.
"Well then let's get a time ship and go." Katie said closing Jen's door behind her. "We're running out of time."
"Yeah but the time ships are under lock and key since the last time we took one. We don't have access anymore without a Commander." Katie said flopping down on the couch.
"Well we do know a Commander." Lucas said sitting up.
"Yeah but after kicking him out of Jen's apartment tonight. I don't think he's going to help us." Trip said shaking his head.
"That's why you're going to ask him." Lucas said smiling slyly at Trip.
"I can't do it." Alex said shaking his head.
"You're the only one who can help us get Jen's memories back." Katie said imploringly to the image on the holoscreen.
"I have orders. No time travel."
"Screw your orders." Trip said angrily.
The other two rangers stared at their green haired friend in amazement. This was strange behavior coming from Trip.
"Alex this whole thing is your fault." Lucas fumed. "What happened to Jen is your responsibility. The right thing to do would be to help fix it."
"You're handing Jen a death sentence." Katie added.
Alex bowed his head. "You're right. Meet me at the Time shuttle dock at 01:00 hours."
"We'll be there." Lucas promised.
"WES WAIT!" Jen cried from her room.
Lucas turned. "I'll go this time." He said looking at the other Rangers.
"Wes?" He said opening the door. "Wes are you still here?"
Eric saw Wes' large leather office chair move it was facing the window behind the desk which was a strange place for it because Wes thought it was pretentious and rarely sat in it. Usually it was on the right side of his office by the paneled wall and bookshelves that held pictures of Wes and his father, the other rangers, and Wes and Eric together.
"Wes?"
"Do you think these stars are the same stars Jen is seeing in the year 3000?" Wes asked quietly.
"Well, they say that the stars are millions of years old." Eric answered.
"Yeah, maybe." Wes choked.
"Wes, why don't we head over to Martin's for something to eat?" Eric said quickly changing the subject using Wes' favorite restaurant to sway him.
"I'm not very hungry." He answered shaking his head.
Eric could see the shimmer of tears in Wes' eyes. He really felt for Wes. Eric knew how Wes felt, he was devastated when the air force decided to station Taylor in Japan. Taylor was half a world away but to be 1000 years in the future. Eric shuddered at the thought.
"Come on Wes you haven't had anything but coffee in at least a week now."
"Eric , thanks but no thanks. I just want to go home and sleep."
"Wes I know if you go home right now you're going to sit out there in the garden and brood all night. That's insane. You're going to kill yourself."
"Sometimes it just feels like I can't go on without her." Wes said despondently.
"I know Wes. But you have to go on. Jen's made it back once. She'll be back again."
Jen watched as the screen lit up with pictures of her, Alex, Trip, Katie, and Lucas. There were pictures and holovid of Katie's birthday at the academy, Trip's arrival at Timeforce, and Lucas driving his racecar. But one piece of footage seemed to have been taken at a picnic and one of the people really intrigued her. "Who is that?" She asked pointing at Wes.
"Jen, That's Wes. He's our red ranger." Trip explained.
"He's the man that appears in my dreams."
"Jen, He's from the year 2000. We went there when Ransik escaped and killed Alex." Katie added.
"But Alex is here?" Jen said looking at Katie quizzically.
"We all thought he was dead but he barely made it." Lucas answered.
Jen held her head her mind was spinning.
"Come on Jen. Why don't you get some sleep? It's been a long night and we can start again in the morning." Katie suggested.
"All right." Jen agreed.
"But Katie?" Trip began.
Katie threw him a look. He quickly closed his mouth.
"Good night Jen." Lucas said smiling at her.
When they got to her room, Jen sat down on the huge four poster bed. She gently touched the soft dark green velvet blanket covering the bed.
"Katie, this Wes. I can't help but feel that there was something more between him and I."
Katie sat down crosslegged on the bed and looked Jen in the eye. "Jen you may not remember it but the two of you were in love." She answered saying the word love giddily.
Jen stood up and walked over to the window and stared out at the stars. "It just doesn't seem fair." She said as a tear slipped down her cheek. "All my memories of what seemed like the happiest time in my life are gone."
"I know Jen, none of this is fair." Katie said gently putting her arm around her best friend. "But we'll find a way to help you get your memories back."
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"There's only one person who can help her." Lucas said angrily staring out the living room window.
"And he's 1000 years in the past." Trip finished for him.
"Yeah." The young Zybrian agreed.
"Well then let's get a time ship and go." Katie said closing Jen's door behind her. "We're running out of time."
"Yeah but the time ships are under lock and key since the last time we took one. We don't have access anymore without a Commander." Katie said flopping down on the couch.
"Well we do know a Commander." Lucas said sitting up.
"Yeah but after kicking him out of Jen's apartment tonight. I don't think he's going to help us." Trip said shaking his head.
"That's why you're going to ask him." Lucas said smiling slyly at Trip.
"I can't do it." Alex said shaking his head.
"You're the only one who can help us get Jen's memories back." Katie said imploringly to the image on the holoscreen.
"I have orders. No time travel."
"Screw your orders." Trip said angrily.
The other two rangers stared at their green haired friend in amazement. This was strange behavior coming from Trip.
"Alex this whole thing is your fault." Lucas fumed. "What happened to Jen is your responsibility. The right thing to do would be to help fix it."
"You're handing Jen a death sentence." Katie added.
Alex bowed his head. "You're right. Meet me at the Time shuttle dock at 01:00 hours."
"We'll be there." Lucas promised.
"WES WAIT!" Jen cried from her room.
Lucas turned. "I'll go this time." He said looking at the other Rangers.
