"I'm holding a time hole open for you." Alex said hurrying up to the
approaching rangers. He looked around to make sure there were no guards.
"There's a time ship ready and waiting at port 6. You have to hurry before
command detects the time hole and shuts it down."
"All right Alex, we will." Lucas said shaking his hand.
"Thank-you Alex." Katie said holding an unsteady Jen.
Alex could see the sickness was advancing quickly. "There's one more thing." He said quickly before they could leave.
"What is it?" Katie asked.
"Jen's pregnant. That's why the illness is advancing so quickly. It may make the time-travel difficult for her. But once she gets out of the warp she'll be all right."
"Are you sure?" Lucas asked.
"Yes, the baby belongs to Wes. It was conceived on her last night in Silver Hills. That's why command wants her, or should I say her baby. She'll be very special, but she doesn't belong here she belongs in her own time."
Lucas nodded.
"You have to go now." Alex urged hearing the sirens begin blaring. "Go, I've made it difficult for them to track you."
"How long has it been there?" Wes asked staring up at the time hole.
"A guardian patrol unit picked it up over 2 hours ago." Eric answered.
"Do we know what is coming?"
"No, but I think we are going to find out right now." Eric answered watching the time ship descend through the hole.
" Please." Wes thought
As the din of the engines quieted a light appeared on the front of the ship, 4 figures appeared on the beach. Wes' eyes lit up when he saw Jen.
"Jen!" He cried running toward her. He slowed his pace when he saw her leaning against Katie. When he reached her side he could see how bad things were. She was completely oblivious to everything that was going on around her. She was mumbling incoherently shaking her head quickly. "Oh my God, Jen. What's the matter with her?" He choked turning to Katie.
"Alex put her through memory adaptation." Trip said sadly.
"Damn him." Wes growled balling his hands into fists. "What did he do to her?"
"When the mind goes through adaptation of the memories against its will it causes the person's brain to overload. Jen's brain is confused." Trip tried explaining.
"Basically what he's saying is Jen needs to get the last memory she had before adaptation. If she can do that her memory will sort of 'reboot' and bring all of her memories back. It's a failsafe that they included in the memory transference machine." Katie explained whacking Trip who stumbled a little.
"So she needs to remember exactly what happened the moment before her memory was wiped out?" Eric asked.
"Yes." Trip answered. "Jen's lost her grip on reality and it is moving at a fast rate because she's pregnant. If she continues at this rate she will die."
"Jen's pregnant?" Wes said in disbelief.
"Yes and the baby is yours Wes. Alex said this would be a special child. But she doesn't belong in our time she belongs here with you and with Jen." Lucas said.
"I'm going to be a father." Wes whispered realizing what had to be done.
Without thinking Wes picked Jen up off of her feet and ran with her to his SUV. He carefully placed her inside and wrapped a blanket around her that was on the front seat. He rushed to the other side, got in and tore off down the road."
"Where's he going?" Lucas asked.
"I think I know, come on." Eric said heading for his SUV.
"Jen come on.Snap out of it." Wes urged as they drove down the back roads at a frantic pace.
Jen continued going on and on incoherently. Wes could make out some of the words but not all of them. He was listening and paying so much attention he almost missed the access road to the rose gardens. He jerked the wheel so hard the SUV almost spun out but kept on going. The road led to the back of the garden where it was closest to the niche where he and Jen spent their last night together. The truck squealed to a halt as Wes slammed on the brakes. Quickly he got out of the truck and went around to the other side. Carefully he picked Jen up and ran with her through the maze to the private garden.
When he reached the garden Wes put Jen down onto the little wrought iron bench that wrapped around the tree. He knelt down in front of her and took her hands.
"Jen. Jen Look at me." He said desperately.
Jen picked her head up and stared at him but he knew she didn't see him.
"Jen, It's me, it's Wes."
She kept babbling on.
"Jen say my name. Say Wes."
"Wes." She whispered so he could barely hear her.
"That's good Jen. Please, don't you remember? I love you Jen. You have to remember." He said tears in his eyes.
"Remember we had a picnic here, in this garden. We were all alone just you and I. Jen we made love. Please Jen, you have to remember. I can't lose you now. You just came back to me." He buried his face in her lap and began to sob softly.
"Wes." Jen said quietly again.
"Yes Jen that's it." Wes looked up seeing that she was starting to remember. "Come on Jen come back to me. I love you."
All of the sudden Jen collapsed forward. Wes caught her before she hit the ground.
"JEN! NO!" he cried tears streaming down his cheeks.
For what seemed like an eternity Wes sat holding Jen's limp body crying and rocking.
"Please God, don't take her from me. She's all I have." He pleaded staring up at the sky.
A moment later Jen's eyes flickered open.
"Jen, Oh, Jen." He cried embracing her.
"Wes, what happened?" She asked staring up at him.
"It's a long story." He choked.
A blast of laser fire tore through the garden. Jen and Wes dove out of the way. They turned just in time to see Steelix appear holding a laser blaster. "Oh, sorry to intrude." He cackled. "But I have some unfinished business to take care of."
"Jen, GET DOWN!" Wes yelled seeing Steelix aiming at her.
Wes dove into the line of fire pushing Jen out of harm's way. But then he felt himself being slammed into the ground by something other than laser fire.
"ALEX!" Jen screamed seeing him take the blast that was meant for her. She rushed to his side.
"Alex, Alex are you all right?" She choked.
"Jen. It's okay, I'm all right. It's just a graze." Alex said sitting up.
Jen quickly looked around for Wes. Seeing that he was all right she stood up.
"Steelix. This time it's personal. You will never hurt me or anyone I love AGAIN!" She said slowly and deliberately. "Time for TIMEFORCE!"
Jen morphed into the pink ranger. She wasted no time unloading her weapon into Steelix and sending him flying. He barely had time to get to his feet when she lashed out at him with her chrono-sabers. She towered over him as he lay on the ground.
"Have you had enough yet?" She growled.
"Never." He said blasting her with his laser pistol.
She flew backwards but was able to land on her feet. She took out her V5 chrono blaster and fired at Steelix. The blast caught him in the chest slamming him to the ground. As he lay there dazed. Jen stood above him yet again pointing the chrono blaster at him.
"This time you aren't going to have a chance to ruin things." Jen said staring at him with hate filled eyes.
"Jen don't." Alex said weakly "Do it by the book."
"No Alex he doesn't deserve it. He ruined my life." She said her whole body trembling with anger. "He needs to be destroyed."
"Jen, this isn't you. Please stop think what you're doing." Alex pleaded.
"I have thought about this every night for the past six months."
Wes saw the others appear in the doorway he frantically waved at them to get out of firing range. They moved out of sight.
"Jen, do it for Wes, do it for your child."
"My child?" She said confused.
"You're going to have a baby Jen. Don't destroy your only chance at staying here. If you destroy Steelix you're destroying your own future. Time Force will come after you and you know that."
Wes took the opportunity while Jen was distracted to move closer to her.
"Come on Jen." Wes whispered to her. "Don't, please. We're going to make a life together here, you and I. I'll take care of you and our baby. It will be just me and you forever."
Jen put the gun down and collapsed into Wes' arms demorphing and sobbing. Katie and Lucas rushed Steelix who was trying to crawl away.
"Not so fast Steelix. You're under arrest." Trip said firing a detention beam at him that caused him to shrink so they could put him into the containment tube.
They all stood staring at Jen and Wes.
"Come on guys." Eric said quietly. Motioning them to leave the pair alone.
As Trip and Lucas helped Alex from the garden he turned and looked into Wes' eyes. "I'm sorry." He mouthed.
Wes shook his head telling Alex that now wasn't the time and that he would talk to him later.
Jen opened her eyes to the soft glow of the morning light. She could feel the slow rise and fall of Wes' chest as he breathed. She could hear the steady beating of his heart.
"Jen," he said waking from his slumber.
"Wes." She said embracing him.
"It's all right Jen. It's all over." He soothed gently caressing her hair.
"Last night, did Alex say to do it for my child?" She asked thinking that it was a dream.
"Yes, Jen we're going to have a baby." Wes answered with excitement in his voice.
"Oh, my god." She whispered.
"Jen, I promised you last night and I promise you today that I will take care of you and our baby forever."
"I'm so scared Wes." Jen whispered.
"Don't be afraid Jen. We can do anything, you and I."
"What about Alex?" She asked fearfully. "He's going to make me go back."
"No, He's not." Alex said stepping into the garden.
Jen stood up.
"I'm sorry for all I've done to you Jen. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me. I thought I was just following orders but the officer that gave them to me turned out to be a shape shifter that was hired by Steelix to help get rid of you."
"Where are Katie, Lucas, and Trip?" Wes asked.
"They had to return to the future last night. The Rangers were needed there."
Jen took off her morpher. "You'll need another pink ranger." She said.
"No, Jen you keep it. Your powers are needed here in the past. Help to build a better future for us all." Alex said shaking his head.
"Alex, I don't know what to say." Jen choked.
"Just be happy." He answered. She could tell his heart was breaking.
"I'll never forget you Alex."
"And I'll never forget you Jen." He said kissing her on the cheek. "Take care of yourself."
"Thank you for bringing her back to me." Wes said extending his hand to Alex.
"Thank you for teaching me what love really was." Alex said smiling at him.
"Are you ready?" Eric asked from behind Alex.
"Yes, let's go." He said walking toward Eric.
"One more thing Wes." Alex said turning around. He tossed a small box at Wes who caught it. "A little present for you."
When Alex had disappeared around the corner with Eric. Wes opened the box. Inside was a diamond ring. Jen gasped when she saw it. It was the same ring that Alex had given her.
"Goodbye Alex" She whispered.
"Jen." Wes said dropping down on one knee and taking her hand. "We've been through so much together already and we've made it through. I can't ever dream of living another day without you. Jennifer Scotts, will you marry me?"
"Yes, oh Yes!" She cried tears filling her eyes.
"All right Alex, we will." Lucas said shaking his hand.
"Thank-you Alex." Katie said holding an unsteady Jen.
Alex could see the sickness was advancing quickly. "There's one more thing." He said quickly before they could leave.
"What is it?" Katie asked.
"Jen's pregnant. That's why the illness is advancing so quickly. It may make the time-travel difficult for her. But once she gets out of the warp she'll be all right."
"Are you sure?" Lucas asked.
"Yes, the baby belongs to Wes. It was conceived on her last night in Silver Hills. That's why command wants her, or should I say her baby. She'll be very special, but she doesn't belong here she belongs in her own time."
Lucas nodded.
"You have to go now." Alex urged hearing the sirens begin blaring. "Go, I've made it difficult for them to track you."
"How long has it been there?" Wes asked staring up at the time hole.
"A guardian patrol unit picked it up over 2 hours ago." Eric answered.
"Do we know what is coming?"
"No, but I think we are going to find out right now." Eric answered watching the time ship descend through the hole.
" Please." Wes thought
As the din of the engines quieted a light appeared on the front of the ship, 4 figures appeared on the beach. Wes' eyes lit up when he saw Jen.
"Jen!" He cried running toward her. He slowed his pace when he saw her leaning against Katie. When he reached her side he could see how bad things were. She was completely oblivious to everything that was going on around her. She was mumbling incoherently shaking her head quickly. "Oh my God, Jen. What's the matter with her?" He choked turning to Katie.
"Alex put her through memory adaptation." Trip said sadly.
"Damn him." Wes growled balling his hands into fists. "What did he do to her?"
"When the mind goes through adaptation of the memories against its will it causes the person's brain to overload. Jen's brain is confused." Trip tried explaining.
"Basically what he's saying is Jen needs to get the last memory she had before adaptation. If she can do that her memory will sort of 'reboot' and bring all of her memories back. It's a failsafe that they included in the memory transference machine." Katie explained whacking Trip who stumbled a little.
"So she needs to remember exactly what happened the moment before her memory was wiped out?" Eric asked.
"Yes." Trip answered. "Jen's lost her grip on reality and it is moving at a fast rate because she's pregnant. If she continues at this rate she will die."
"Jen's pregnant?" Wes said in disbelief.
"Yes and the baby is yours Wes. Alex said this would be a special child. But she doesn't belong in our time she belongs here with you and with Jen." Lucas said.
"I'm going to be a father." Wes whispered realizing what had to be done.
Without thinking Wes picked Jen up off of her feet and ran with her to his SUV. He carefully placed her inside and wrapped a blanket around her that was on the front seat. He rushed to the other side, got in and tore off down the road."
"Where's he going?" Lucas asked.
"I think I know, come on." Eric said heading for his SUV.
"Jen come on.Snap out of it." Wes urged as they drove down the back roads at a frantic pace.
Jen continued going on and on incoherently. Wes could make out some of the words but not all of them. He was listening and paying so much attention he almost missed the access road to the rose gardens. He jerked the wheel so hard the SUV almost spun out but kept on going. The road led to the back of the garden where it was closest to the niche where he and Jen spent their last night together. The truck squealed to a halt as Wes slammed on the brakes. Quickly he got out of the truck and went around to the other side. Carefully he picked Jen up and ran with her through the maze to the private garden.
When he reached the garden Wes put Jen down onto the little wrought iron bench that wrapped around the tree. He knelt down in front of her and took her hands.
"Jen. Jen Look at me." He said desperately.
Jen picked her head up and stared at him but he knew she didn't see him.
"Jen, It's me, it's Wes."
She kept babbling on.
"Jen say my name. Say Wes."
"Wes." She whispered so he could barely hear her.
"That's good Jen. Please, don't you remember? I love you Jen. You have to remember." He said tears in his eyes.
"Remember we had a picnic here, in this garden. We were all alone just you and I. Jen we made love. Please Jen, you have to remember. I can't lose you now. You just came back to me." He buried his face in her lap and began to sob softly.
"Wes." Jen said quietly again.
"Yes Jen that's it." Wes looked up seeing that she was starting to remember. "Come on Jen come back to me. I love you."
All of the sudden Jen collapsed forward. Wes caught her before she hit the ground.
"JEN! NO!" he cried tears streaming down his cheeks.
For what seemed like an eternity Wes sat holding Jen's limp body crying and rocking.
"Please God, don't take her from me. She's all I have." He pleaded staring up at the sky.
A moment later Jen's eyes flickered open.
"Jen, Oh, Jen." He cried embracing her.
"Wes, what happened?" She asked staring up at him.
"It's a long story." He choked.
A blast of laser fire tore through the garden. Jen and Wes dove out of the way. They turned just in time to see Steelix appear holding a laser blaster. "Oh, sorry to intrude." He cackled. "But I have some unfinished business to take care of."
"Jen, GET DOWN!" Wes yelled seeing Steelix aiming at her.
Wes dove into the line of fire pushing Jen out of harm's way. But then he felt himself being slammed into the ground by something other than laser fire.
"ALEX!" Jen screamed seeing him take the blast that was meant for her. She rushed to his side.
"Alex, Alex are you all right?" She choked.
"Jen. It's okay, I'm all right. It's just a graze." Alex said sitting up.
Jen quickly looked around for Wes. Seeing that he was all right she stood up.
"Steelix. This time it's personal. You will never hurt me or anyone I love AGAIN!" She said slowly and deliberately. "Time for TIMEFORCE!"
Jen morphed into the pink ranger. She wasted no time unloading her weapon into Steelix and sending him flying. He barely had time to get to his feet when she lashed out at him with her chrono-sabers. She towered over him as he lay on the ground.
"Have you had enough yet?" She growled.
"Never." He said blasting her with his laser pistol.
She flew backwards but was able to land on her feet. She took out her V5 chrono blaster and fired at Steelix. The blast caught him in the chest slamming him to the ground. As he lay there dazed. Jen stood above him yet again pointing the chrono blaster at him.
"This time you aren't going to have a chance to ruin things." Jen said staring at him with hate filled eyes.
"Jen don't." Alex said weakly "Do it by the book."
"No Alex he doesn't deserve it. He ruined my life." She said her whole body trembling with anger. "He needs to be destroyed."
"Jen, this isn't you. Please stop think what you're doing." Alex pleaded.
"I have thought about this every night for the past six months."
Wes saw the others appear in the doorway he frantically waved at them to get out of firing range. They moved out of sight.
"Jen, do it for Wes, do it for your child."
"My child?" She said confused.
"You're going to have a baby Jen. Don't destroy your only chance at staying here. If you destroy Steelix you're destroying your own future. Time Force will come after you and you know that."
Wes took the opportunity while Jen was distracted to move closer to her.
"Come on Jen." Wes whispered to her. "Don't, please. We're going to make a life together here, you and I. I'll take care of you and our baby. It will be just me and you forever."
Jen put the gun down and collapsed into Wes' arms demorphing and sobbing. Katie and Lucas rushed Steelix who was trying to crawl away.
"Not so fast Steelix. You're under arrest." Trip said firing a detention beam at him that caused him to shrink so they could put him into the containment tube.
They all stood staring at Jen and Wes.
"Come on guys." Eric said quietly. Motioning them to leave the pair alone.
As Trip and Lucas helped Alex from the garden he turned and looked into Wes' eyes. "I'm sorry." He mouthed.
Wes shook his head telling Alex that now wasn't the time and that he would talk to him later.
Jen opened her eyes to the soft glow of the morning light. She could feel the slow rise and fall of Wes' chest as he breathed. She could hear the steady beating of his heart.
"Jen," he said waking from his slumber.
"Wes." She said embracing him.
"It's all right Jen. It's all over." He soothed gently caressing her hair.
"Last night, did Alex say to do it for my child?" She asked thinking that it was a dream.
"Yes, Jen we're going to have a baby." Wes answered with excitement in his voice.
"Oh, my god." She whispered.
"Jen, I promised you last night and I promise you today that I will take care of you and our baby forever."
"I'm so scared Wes." Jen whispered.
"Don't be afraid Jen. We can do anything, you and I."
"What about Alex?" She asked fearfully. "He's going to make me go back."
"No, He's not." Alex said stepping into the garden.
Jen stood up.
"I'm sorry for all I've done to you Jen. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me. I thought I was just following orders but the officer that gave them to me turned out to be a shape shifter that was hired by Steelix to help get rid of you."
"Where are Katie, Lucas, and Trip?" Wes asked.
"They had to return to the future last night. The Rangers were needed there."
Jen took off her morpher. "You'll need another pink ranger." She said.
"No, Jen you keep it. Your powers are needed here in the past. Help to build a better future for us all." Alex said shaking his head.
"Alex, I don't know what to say." Jen choked.
"Just be happy." He answered. She could tell his heart was breaking.
"I'll never forget you Alex."
"And I'll never forget you Jen." He said kissing her on the cheek. "Take care of yourself."
"Thank you for bringing her back to me." Wes said extending his hand to Alex.
"Thank you for teaching me what love really was." Alex said smiling at him.
"Are you ready?" Eric asked from behind Alex.
"Yes, let's go." He said walking toward Eric.
"One more thing Wes." Alex said turning around. He tossed a small box at Wes who caught it. "A little present for you."
When Alex had disappeared around the corner with Eric. Wes opened the box. Inside was a diamond ring. Jen gasped when she saw it. It was the same ring that Alex had given her.
"Goodbye Alex" She whispered.
"Jen." Wes said dropping down on one knee and taking her hand. "We've been through so much together already and we've made it through. I can't ever dream of living another day without you. Jennifer Scotts, will you marry me?"
"Yes, oh Yes!" She cried tears filling her eyes.
