"You wanted to see me Jen?"

"Yes, have a seat," she paused, allowing him to get comfortable. "Listen, I know we haven't known each other for very long, and that we both have had…. Unusual circumstances in our last relationships, but I don't think it would be such a bad idea if we….. um, what I mean to say it that maybe we should think about…… um, you know, maybe going out sometimes. What I mean to say is that I like you…. A lot, and I'm enjoy it is the two of us went out. You know, like on a date… just me and you," she paused. "What do you think?" she asked, awaiting a response.

"Damn Jen, that sucked!" he said.

She punched him in the arm. "Come on Lucas, it was your idea to have me practice on your. You could try to be a little more supportive," she said.

He stood up. "You're making too much out of this Jen. It's obvious that he likes you, and we know how you feel about him. If you ask him out, he won't tell you no," he assured her.

"Is it that obvious?"

"I'm surprised that Tommy hasn't picked up on it yet. There's so much sexual tension between the two of you that……."

"Whoa, I never said anything about sexual tension," she mentioned.

"You didn't have to, it's written all over your face," he cracked a smile. "Among other body parts,"

"You're nasty, I don't see how Nadira puts up with you," Jen said.

"Actually, I like it," Nadira said as she walked into the room, wrapping her arms around Lucas. Jen watched as they kissed one another, giving her an unsettling feeling.

"So, how are things at Time Force these days?" he asked, turning his attention back to Jen.

"Things are interesting,"

"How's that Camille girl working out?" he inquired.

"She's been an excellent addition to the team, but there's still no replacing you," she said.

"Of course not."

'Jen, this is Captain Logan. Respond,' a voice said.

"Sorry guys, duty calls," she reached for her morpher. "Right here Captain, what is it?" she asked.

'We need you in the science lab ASAP,' he said.

"On my way chief," she said.

"When you're done, you and Tommy should come by for dinner tonight. I'm making chili," Nadira suggested.

Jen glanced at Lucas, who motioned to her not to come. He quietly grabbed his throat and pretended to choke himself.

"Maybe another time Nadira, tonight isn't good," she said.

"You're welcome whenever you're ready," she said as Jen walked out the room. As soon as Jen closed the door behind herself, Nadira turned to Lucas. "You did it again, didn't you?" she asked.

"What?"

"This," she said, grabbing her throat.

"No, of course not. There's nothing wrong with your chili, and it's an excellent substitute for battery acid," he told her.

"Whatever," Nadira sighed.

(*)

Jen walked into the science lab where Tommy, and Katie were waiting for her. She headed over to the main control panel. "What's up?" she asked.

"I gave Camille and Trip the day off, they were working around the clock trying to get you home yesterday and I thought they needed a break. Today, the three of you are on your own," the Captain mentioned.

"Nothing we can't handle," Katie said, speaking for the group.

"We've been able to use some of the data we got from Lucas and incorporate it into our systems. Now, opening the closing the portal isn't a problem, but there are still unforeseen consequences if we try to open it too soon. We've been working on a way to isolate each world with a specific coordinate, which is how we came up with these," he picked up a metal staff, handing it to Jen. "It will serve as a beacon of sorts. Just plant it somewhere on that world, and our systems will be able to get a lock on it and identify that world. That way, if we ever have to go back to that world, we'll be able to," he explained.

"Kinda like mapping out different worlds," Tommy pointed out.

"Exactly,"

"Alright guys, lets do it," Jen said.

"I've set the portal for thirty, but like I said, time isn't an issue anymore. Just contact me when you're ready," the Captain said, activating the portal.

Jen was the first to step through the portal, followed by Tommy and Katie. Soon after, the portal disappeared.

(*)

"What just happened?" she asked as she stepped through the other side of the portal only to find herself still in the science lab.

Katie and Tommy stepped through as well as the portal disappeared. "It didn't work?" Katie inquired, glancing over at Captain Logan.

"I'm not sure what went wrong. All the calculations were in place, it should have sent you somewhere. Anywhere but here," he turned to the control panel. "I'll go over the readings again, see if there's anything I missed," he told them.

The three of them walked over to the control panel, going over some of the readings with the Captain.

"According to the readings, it should have worked," Jen said.

"Maybe we should call Trip and see if he knows anything," Tommy suggested.

Captain Logan shook his head. "No, that kid has done his part and he needs to rest. I guess the three of you should just head home until I can figure out what we wrong. I'll contact you as soon as I know something," he told them.

(*)

Katie walked into her apartment, closing the door behind her. "Lights," she called out, and almost instantly, the lights came on.

She hung her Time Force jacket in the closet, making her way into the kitchen for a snack. Katie peeked in the refrigerator, quickly grabbing a box of cookies, then headed for the living room. No sooner than she sat on the couch did Ransik walk into the room.

"Hi honey. What are you doing home so early?" he asked her.

"There was a malfunction with the Slipstream so the Captain sent us home until he could correct it," she said, opening her box. "Cookie?" she offered.

"No thanks," he said. "So, do you have anything planned for today?" he inquired.

She shook her head. "Nope. I think I'm staying home for the day," she said.

"Oh," he sighed.

Katie quickly noticed the distress in his voice. "What is it babe? Whats wrong?" she asked him.

"Nothing, it's just that……" he was interrupted by a noise in the background.

"What was that?"

"What was what?"

"I thought I heard something," Katie said.

"I didn't hear anything,"

"It came from the other room," she stood up. "I'll check it out," she head, walking towards the back of the apartment.

Ransik cut her off. "It's nothing sweetie. I'm sure it's nothing," he insisted.

Just then, Katie glanced over Ransik's shoulder into the bedroom where she saw another woman laying in the bed. "Oh no you didn't," she sighed, dropping her box of cookies on the floor.

"Its not what you think Katie," he said.

"Oh, so you weren't cheating on me while I was working all day?" she asked.

He paused. "Okay, it is what you're thinking, but that's not the way it happened," Ransik said.

Katie took a deep breath, trying to control her emotions, but they were getting the best of her. She quickly turned to the woman. "Get out," she mumbled under her breath, but it was enough to make the woman wrap a sheet around herself and rush pass Katie on her way to the door.

"Babe? I hope you're not….."

Ransik was cut short as she pushed him, knocking him through the wall and into the kitchen. With tears in her eyes, she stepped through the hole in the wall and stared down at him. "Go with her before I do something I regret," she mumbled.

"But babe, I……"

"NOW!" she snapped.

Without another word, Ransik made it back to his feet and hurried away.

(*)

Jen opened the door to her apartment, and no sooner did she walk in did she get the feeling there was already someone there. She quietly closed the door, picking up the coat rack that stood next to the door, breaking it in half over her knee, walking through the apartment with caution.

Her first stop was the kitchen, where she saw dirty dishes in the sink and a jar of peanut butter on the counter. She headed into the living room, where the television was on. 'I know I didn't leave the TV on all day,' she thought to herself.

Her last stop was the bathroom, where there were clothes all over the floor and someone in the shower. She couldn't make out who it was through the curtain, so she inched her way in slowly, ready to make her move. Jen snatched back the shower curtain and got a good look at who it was.

"Oh my God," she mumbled, dropping the piece of the coat rack.

He turned to her. "Surprise. I hope you don't mind I let myself in. The shower at my place wasn't working so I thought I'd use yours," he said.

With a tear in her eye, she cracked a smile. "Wes," she sighed, climbing into the shower and wrapping her arms around him.

"I knew you wouldn't be mad, but I didn't think you'd be this excited about it either," he said.

"Just shut up," she said, kissing him passionately.

He quickly closed the shower curtain.

(*)

Tommy walked in the science lab, where Captain Logan was still sitting in front of the control panel going over readings.

"Captain," he said, getting his attention. "I don't think the portal malfunctioned at all," he mentioned.

"Neither do I Tommy. After the three of you left, I went over some of the censor readings. As it turns out, the portal worked just fine, but apparently at the exact same moment you and your team left your world, the rangers from this world went through a portal as well," he said.

"So you mean this is an alternate reality?"

"For you it is," he told him.

"I thought something was strange when I went to my apartment and saw all the pictures on the wall. They were pictures, wedding pictures, of a woman I'd never seen before," he said.

"Somehow the three of you traveled her, but apparently the differences between this world and your world are so slight that none of us noticed until now," the Captain said.

"So what do we do?"

'I can answer that one for you,' a voice said.

Tommy reached for his morpher. "What can you tell me Captain?" he asked.

'The only difference I can tell is that in the year 2001 when Frax tried to destroy Silver Hills, Alex told the other rangers in order to survive, they would have to return to the year 3000. In that world, they did come back and brought Wes with them. The Quantum Ranger and the Q-Rex was able to save the city and defeat Frax without help from the other rangers, and ultimately, Time Force decided to let Wes stay in the future,' he explained.

"So Wes is here? Now?"

"Yeah, he and Jen stay in the same apartment building," the other Captain Logan said.

"Oh no. That means when my Jen tries to go home, she'll be in for one hell of a surprise," Tommy said.

'Do what you can Tommy. After you find Jen and Katie, I'll open the portal and you can come home. There's no need to stir up any unnecessary confusion in that world,' he said.

"Understood."

"The rangers from my world aren't scheduled to return for another 45 minutes," he said.

"That gives me plenty of time to track down Katie and Jen," Tommy said, rushing out the science lab.

(*)

It was the first time she'd been able to lay in the bed next to him, resting her head on his chest as she listening to his heart beat. There were so many times when she wanted to tell him how she felt, but was afraid that by doing so, she would alter the future.

Now that wasn't an option anymore.

There were still a lot of things she wasn't sure about. How did Wes get there in the first place? Why had things changed so drastically in so short a time? The truth was, she didn't care. All that mattered was that she was laying in the arms of the only man she ever truly loved.

'Then why am I thinking about Tommy?' she asked herself, unsure how to answer the question.

Wesley Collins had been the love of her life for as long as she could remember; a relationship destined to fail because of circumstances. She always thought that if not for those circumstances, the two of them would have spent the rest of their lives together. Now, she had the chance to find out.

'Then why am I thinking about Tommy?' she asked herself again.

"I love you Jennifer," Wes said, running his fingers through her hair.

She let out a sigh of relief. "I love you too,"

"I've never seen you so aggressive in bed before. What's gotten into you?" he asked.

She cracked a smile. "Lets just say that……."

They were cut short as someone started to bang on the door. "What the hell?" Wes inquired, getting up and wrapping his housecoat around himself.

Even before Wes made it to the door, Jen knew who it was. "Don't answer the door honey, just come back to bed," she said.

"I'll be there in a sec Jen," he walked over to the door, opening it. "Tommy, what are you doing here?" he asked.

"Is Jen here?"

"Yeah, shes in the bedroom……."

Tommy interrupted him as he rushed passed Wes and walked into the bedroom. "Jen, we have to….." he paused as he saw her laying in he bed, covering herself with a sheet. "….go," he sighed.

"Go where?"

"This isn't our world, it's an alternate reality," he said.

"I know."

"Then why did you……" he wanted to question her about what she'd done with Wes, but knew it wasn't the time or the place. Besides, part of him knew it wasn't even his business.

"I'm not going back, I'm staying here. With Wes," she told him.

"That isn't an option and you know it. In less than an hour his Jen will be back, and it's going to be hard trying to explain this to her," Tommy said.

"That's her problem. This is where I want to be, I'm not going back," she said.

"What the hell is going on?" Wes asked as he walked into the room.

"I can't explain right now, but Jen has to come with me now. It's urgent," he said.

"I'm not going. Tell the others I'm sorry," she reached for her morpher, taking it off and throwing it to Tommy. "I quit," she said.

"Jen please, we have to go," he insisted.

"I think she made herself clear Tommy," Wes said firmly.

"Listen Wes, you don't understand what….."

"I understand that my girlfriend told you she wasn't going with you, and now I'm asking you to leave," he said, standing firm in his decision.

Tommy looked down at Jen's morpher, pressing a button and tossing it back to her. On instinct alone, she caught it, and then disappeared in a stream of pink light.

"What have you done?" Wes snapped.

Without a word, Tommy pressed a button on his morpher as well, disappearing in a stream of red light.

(*)

"What the hell did you do? I'm going back," Jen snapped, finding herself clinging to a sheet to cover herself in the science lab next to Tommy.

He snatched her morpher away. "We both know this is the ring thing to do Jen. We don't belong here," he said.

"This is my one shot at happiness and you ruined it for me!" she snapped at him.

"He's right Jen, this isn't where we belong," Katie said as she walked in the science lab with tears in her eyes.

"What happened to you?"

"Lets just say I found out the hard way this wasn't our world," she walked over to Jen. "We all know how you felt about Wes, but this isn't the same man you fell in love with. That Wes belongs to someone else, and sooner or later, she's going to come back to him. Do you really want to be here when the other Jen comes back and finds out you were with her boyfriend? We have to go to our own world, it's where we belong," she explained.

"I know, but….."

"No buts. This is the right thing to do," she said.

Tommy handed Jen her morpher. "Captain, this is Jen. We're ready to come home," she cried.

'Acknowledged,' a voice said.

Moments later, the portal opened, and Tommy was the first one to walk through it. Katie glanced over at Captain Logan. "Tell the other me I'm sorry about the wall, but Ransik deserved it," she said, walking through the portal.

Jen turned to him next. "I don't know what to say," she sighed.

"Don't say anything, I'll smooth things over with Jen and Wes," he told her.

"Thank you," she said, walking through the portal.

(*) Later that evening (*)

Tommy walked into his apartment, closing the door behind himself. "Lights," he called out, and instantly, the lights came on.

He headed to the living room, sitting down on the couch as he unzipped his Time Force jacket, letting out a sigh of relief. It had been a long, trying day, and he was glad to be home. Tommy glanced over at the wall, relieved to see his wedding pictures of he and Kimberly were exactly where they were suppose to be.

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

"Come in," he called, out refusing to move.

The door opened, and Jen walked in carrying a vase full of flowers. She headed into the living room, putting the vase on the table.

"Peace offering," she sighed.

"That isn't necessary," he said.

"Yes it is. I acted like an ass earlier, and I wanted to apologize for it," she said.

"You don't have to apologize for it. You love Wes, and I understand that," he said.

"Do you?"

"Why wouldn't I?"

"Its just that you and I….. I mean, me and you…… I mean, we've been…. You know, getting kinda close. I thought that you might be……"

"What? Jealous? Not at all," Tommy said.

"I would have if that had been you."

"Really?"

"Yeah. After all, I really like you and……."

"You do?"

She paused. "Of course I do, I just need time to sort out how I feel. Seeing Wes today didn't take things easier for me either,"

"I can imagine,"

"So what do we do now?"

Tommy stood up. "How about I ask you out on a date, then you say yes?" he suggested.

"Sounds nice," she said.

"Good. Nadira and Lucas invited me over for dinner; I thought you'd like to go with me. Nadira is making chili," Tommy said.

She smiled, wrapping her arms around him. "It's a date," she sighed.