The rangers had returned to their base, all down and with lost hope. But none of them wanted to believe it their home just couldn't be gone. Tommy slowly walked over to the computer and then he took a deep breath. "Computer find earth," said Tommy softly, his heart as well as everyone else's feared for the worst. The computer seemed to be taking a long time for the scanning. The seconds that past felt like hundreds of minutes to them.
"Earth, not found I repeat Earth not found," said the computer. Everyone shook their heads not believing it.
"No," you heard some of them cry. Andros and Zhane were both supporting Coda, he was very weak and according to Trey there was nothing they could do for him.
"Then it's over we lost," said Eric sadly. Wes let go of Jen there was no way he was going to accept that. He began shaking his head no, he would not stand for this not by a long shot.
"No, it's not possible. Earth can't be gone, we know for a fact," he turns and looks at his wife. "Jen is from the future. She is living proof that there is a future," said Wes. Everyone looked at Wes, all except for Tommy who was still leaning against the computers. What Wes said made perfect sense, there had to be a future, but how?
"But, if that's true. Then why is the earth gone, everyone, our friends our families all gone," said Jason not being able to understand why. A question they all wondered why. The room again fell silent; no one knew the answers to their own questions.
Tommy put his head down, he took a deep breath. 'It was now or never' he told himself. "I know why," he slowly turned around. His eyes fell directly on Jen. Jen's heart began to skip a beat, Wes looked over to Jen his heart began racing. "But, your not going to like it," he said, his eyes looked to be full of pain. They all could tell this was hard for him to say.
Jason could see the fear and pain in Tommy's eyes he slowly walked over to Tommy, placing his hand on his shoulder. "Were all here for you bro," he said.
The room fell silent all eyes were on Tommy waiting for what he was about to tell them.
"Jen," Jen's heart began beating faster, she feared it was the one thing she had always feared. Wes got closer to her putting his arms around her, holding her. "I was able to get you to stay in this time, to be with Wes," he took a deep breath. "But, your captain told me. It could come at a price to have you here. I didn't believe him," he looked away not being able to look into Jen's eyes. "I was wrong," said Tommy softly. He hated to have to tell her, but she needed to know the truth they all did.
And that is when it all made sense, having Jen here. Made it so, that Wes would take off, and then there was the fact of her and the phantom ranger going to rescue him. But they got caught and the phantom ranger lost his ruby. But no one would say it, but they all knew it to be true.
Jen began shaking her head no, she didn't want to believe it but she knew it was true. Jen pushed herself away from Wes and took off, running. It was too much for her to handle. Wes looked over at his friends and shook his head, this was just too much.
"Jen!" he called after her. He then ran after Jen.
Tommy angrily slammed his fist against the computers. Jason was about to go over to Tommy to say something, until. Coda's body went limp. Andros and Zhane could no longer support his body; he fell to the ground unmoving.
Andros dropped to his knees, "Coda, Coda," he yelled shaking his body. Coda didn't answer her was in a deep sleep. Zhane looked over to Trey who was making his way over to them. Trey knelt down next to Andros; he ran his hand over Coda's face.
"What is it?" asked Zhane afraid to ask. Trey didn't answer, he remained silent.
Andros put his head down, as if things weren't bad enough. "It's okay tell us," he said softly.
"He is very sick; our last battle was too much for him. Without his ruby he will not survive," said Trey sadly. 'Will not survive' stuck in every ones head.
"Then we have failed, the rangers are finished," everyone stood up, except for Coda who lay on the ground unmoving. Never in their wildest dreams would they ever think to hear that from him.
"What," said Eric not believing what he was hearing? The living legend said the one thing, no one would ever think for him to say. He was the one true leader; he would give up his life for all of them. And now he was saying it was over for them, it just wasn't right.
"I can't believe I just heard that, from you," said Jason never did he think Tommy would ever say that. Tommy looked at all of them anger, fear and pain was all over him. Everyone, any of them ever loved on earth was gone, forever.
"I can say it because it's the truth," he sung his arms around furiously. "Look at us. Earth is gone, their all gone. We have nothing left to fight for," yelled Tommy. Andros began shaking his head no, along with Zhane and everyone else seemed to follow.
"No, we have a lot to fight for. Earth may be gone, but the rest of the universe is counting on us," said Andros; he would not give up not as long as he was alive. He would make sure the universe has someone to fight for it, even if it would kill him. He would never give up on it.
Tommy, put his head down Andros was right, he was ashamed, but on one could blame him. And he knew if Zordon was still around he would not stand for this, he would not allow them just to give up. He just looked at them and then walked away. Jason was about to go after him, but Eric stopped him and shook his head no. Tommy needed to be alone and they all knew it.
"So what do we do now," asked Zhane. They all looked at him; none of them knew the answer. The odds were against them, Coda was injured and dieing. Jen would be in no position to fight and Wes would not be able to get himself to leave her. And Tommy had lost all hope of winning.
"We pray," said Trey. Now there was something none of them to think of, but as of right now that was all that was left for them to do.
Wes found Jen crying in the dorm room they shared, she was all curled up on the bed. Wes got right on the bed, getting himself closer to her and wrapped his strong arms around her. "It's going to be okay Jen, were going to make it through this," he told her.
Jen's heart ached with pain; she loved him with all her heart. She had told herself once she would give anything to be with him, but now she wasn't so sure. "No, it won't be," she moved herself around in his arms, so that she was facing him. "We were wrong to want to be together," sadness and tears were in her eyes. She could see tears form up in Wes's eyes; she knew it hurt him a lot to hear that, especially from her, his love. "I'm so sorry Wes, but it's the truth. I'm not supposed to be here, it's because of me that the earth is gone," said Jen sadly.
Wes bit his lips, he really hated this. It just wasn't fair. Why did this have to happen? Why did the universe not want them to be together? Why was time against them, why? "If it's your fault, then it's my fault too," Jen leaned her head against his shoulder. "I just wanted to be with you so much," he said with all the love in his heart.
"Me too," said Jen sadly. For a long moment Wes just held her in his arms, letting the time flash before their eyes. And then a thought came to Jen, she moved her head off of his shoulder and then looked him in the eyes. "Wes, maybe there's way to change all of this," she said, with a hint of hope.
"How?" he asked. Jen lifted her arm with the morpher up.
"Our morphers, they were made in the future," she said.
"We can't travel to the future, when there is no future," and then he understood what Jen meant. "But maybe we can travel to the past before, Kenar used the weapon," said Wes. Wes and Jen looked each other in the eyes, smiling. This just may work, and then something came over Jen. "What, what is it Jen?' asked Wes, seeing the change of look in her eyes.
Jen smiled, now wasn't the time. "Nothing," she grabbed a hold of his hand. "Come on, lets go tell the others," said Jen, as she and Wes got off the bed and left the room.
Jen and Wes found the other rangers in the medical room. The phantom ranger was resting peacefully as a machine ran scans over his body. They all had been injured, but Coda had taken most of the blast. Everyone was just sitting on the ground leaning against the wall.
Zhane turns his head looking at Andros. "When are Ashley and the others supposed to get here?" asked Zhane. Andros was silent for the moment, in the bottom of his stomach he feared the past would repeat it self.
"Today maybe, in a few hours," he said softly. Wes and Jen walked together hand in hand standing in front of them.
"There maybe a way we can fix all of this," said Wes looking at all of his friends. The moment he said it, they all stood up they would give anything to fix this mess.
"How?" asked Tommy not sure of the answer. Eric looked deeply into Jens eyes and had an idea at to what the plan was.
"With this," Jen held out her wrist with her morpher out to them. "It was made from the future, so with it the past can be changed," said Jen smiling knowing that is what everyone wanted.
"So, you two are going to travel to the past and change it so the earth doesn't get destroyed?" asked Jason. Jen about froze at the question.
Wes nodded his head, thinking it should be him and Jen going. "Yeah…."
"No," Wes turned his head looking at Jen in shock. He couldn't believe she had just said that. Jen could see the hurt in his eyes, but this was something she had to do. "It should just be me; I'll travel back far enough before the battle took place. Just maybe we can put a barrier around the planet," said Jen, everyone did agree that was a good plan.
Wes grabbed a hold of Jen forcing her to look him in the eyes. "Jen, please let me come with you," said Wes pleading with all of his heart, Jen bit her lips. She couldn't tell him the other part of her plan, knowing it would break his heart as well as hers.
Jen slowly backed away from Wes, she smiled lightly at him. "And you will be, I love you," tears started falling from her eyes. "Forever," she said, and then with a push of a button on her morpher she was gone with a flash, leavening the others behind, with them hoping and praying that she would succeed. Wes turned around looking back at the other rangers.
"She's not going to stay is she?" he asked them. No one said a word, what could they say? When no one answered, Wes knew he had the answer to his question, he put his head down, and that's when his eyes fell on his ring. "I will love you forever Jen," he said softly. The past as well as the future was in Jens hands now.