Wes opened his eyes, only to find himself chained to the wall. His wrists ached, and his head pounded, but he managed to look around the room. In the middle of the room was a huge machine that seemed to be humming. The machine was glowing a strange orange-ish color, and there were several smaller machines connected to it.

Then he noticed that she was on the other side of the room.

"Oh my God, Kim," he screamed, trying to get her attention.

She opened her eyes slowly, glancing up and noticing Wes on the opposite side. "Wes? Is that you?" she mumbled.

"Yes honey, its me. What are you doing here?"

"When you didn't come back from your mission, I got worried. Trinity and Theo were busy with the Silver Guardians, and Gaby was taking care of Eric, so I thought…"

"… that you would try to rescue me yourself, right?" he asked.

"Yeah," she sighed. "I use to be so much better at this hero thing,"

"You humans and your sense of heroism, I'll never understand that," they heard a voice say. The two of them glanced over as Frax walked into the room. "Even when faced with imminent destruction, you foolish humans feel the need to fight the inevitable," he told them.

"This isn't over Frax. We defeated you once, and we'll do it again," Wes snapped.

Frax walked over to him. "Are you waiting for your friends to come from the future and save you? You see red ranger, they're already here, and I already defeated them. The Quantum Ranger has been defeated, and your daughter has proven she is no match for the Machine Empire," he explained.

At that moment, Wes kicked back, breaking the chains off the wall and went after Frax. He swung a right hand, but Frax grabbed the chain still attached to his wrist and threw him up against the wall. Wes fell to the floor with a thud, and Frax kicked him in the chest, sending him against the wall again.

"Just admit your defeat ranger and things will go a lot smoother," he said.

Following Wes' lead, Kim snatched the chains off the wall and jumped on Frax' back, wrapping the chains around Frax' neck. Frack reached back, grabbing Kim and flipped her over his shoulder, dropping her on top of Wes.

"If you won't join me in the new order, you will be destroyed," Frax told them.

As he walked out the room, a group of Silver Guardians rushed in, picking Kim and Wes up, tying their unconscious bodies to the machine in the middle of the room.

(*)

"Daddy? But how?" Trinity asked, staring at him in amazement.

Tommy let out a frustrated sigh, glancing over at Alex tacitly asking for permission. Without a word, Alex nodded, giving his approval. "It's a long story sweetie," he sighed.

"So you better get started," she said firmly.

"A long time ago, I lead a group of rangers to destroy the surviving members of the Machine Empire on the moon. We were successful, but being exposed to my morpher's radiation again warped my DNA. Wes took me to Bio-Lab, where I was cryogenically frozen until a cure could be found," he told her.

"And they couldn't find a cure for 1000 years?" she snapped.

"It was necessary to ensure that the treatment would cure him completely," Alex added.

"So when you were cured, why didn't you come back to me? To mom? Why did you stay in the future?" she asked.

"I had to stay. Coming back would have altered the time line, effected the present and altering the future," Tommy told her.

"You didn't even try," she yelled, turning her back on him.

"Yes I did," he said. She turned around, revealing the tears in her eyes. "You were only a little girl when I came to see you, but I did my best to stay out of sight. You and your mother were playing in the front yard waiting for Wes to come. When he showed up, the two of you jumped off the porch and hugged him. It was beautiful, you had a family again. It was obvious that Wes and your mother were going to be together, so it was better for everyone involved that I just stayed out the way. Look at you, you turned out just a beautiful as your mother," he explained.

"She says I have your eyes," she sighed.

He nodded. "Yes, you do,"

"Now what do you say we go in there and beat the living hell out of the Machine Empire?" she snapped, wiping the tears away from her eyes.

"Sounds good to me," he paused. "And watch your language,"

~

"Alright guys, so what's the plan?" Adam asked as the five of them sat around the table in the time ship.

Alex stood up. "Frax is already aware of the fact that you're here, and he'll be expecting you. The three of you should storm in and do your best to hold off the Silver Guardians. Trinity, your job will be to get in there and get your parents out," he paused, noticing the uncomfortable look on her face. "I'll go in with the explosives attached to me, and before Frax and Gerrock figure out what's going on, I'll detonate it," he explained.

"But that'll kill you," Trinity pointed out.

"I'm aware of the risks,"

"No," Jen stood up. "There has to be another way. I'm not willing to sacrifice anyone, not unless we have to," she said.

"We do have to."

"I'm not convinced."

"You'll just have to take my word for it Jennifer,"

"No, I don't. I'm the superior officer here, and you'll take my word for it Alexander," she snapped. "Now no one here in going to die, not if I can help it. Is that clear?" she asked.

"Perfectly," he sighed.

"Good. Trinity, do you have censors of any kind here?" she asked.

"Yes, but they're off line. They have been since the initial attack," Trinity said.

"We have to find out exactly where that generator is without being detected by Frax or Gerrock, then set the cobolt device and get out of there," she said.

"Theo and I have been working on an experimental teleportation system. We only have a prototype, but we've tested it on inanimate objects successfully. The only problem is that it drains its power supply very quickly. If it was at full power, it would have enough energy to teleport one person, maybe two," she explained.

Jen turned to Alex. "Go with Trinity and get the prototype. We may be able to modify it and give it an external power source. Adam, its up to you and Tommy to keep the Silver Guardians distracted while I get to the main generator and set the explosive," Jen explained.

"You got it cap," Adam said, standing up.

"But wait, you'll be killed," Trinity said.

"That's why I'm counting on you and Alex to get that teleportation system working. If this is going to work, we'll have to work together. Dismissed," she said.

(*)

Alex and Trinity made their way towards the warehouse, doing their best to stay out of sight. The sun was beginning to set, making it easier for them to travel, but there were still Silver Guardians patrolling the city.

The two of them ducked down behind a dumpster as a group of guardians went by. Trinity reached for her disrupter, aiming at one of them. Before she could fire, Alex grabbed her, snatching the weapon away from her.

She gave him a cold stare, but Alex shook his head. Instead, he picked up a rock and threw it up against the side of the dumpster. That quickly got the attention as two of the guardians headed for the alleyway. As soon as the first one approached them, Alex grabbed him, ramming his head first into the dumpster, knocking him out cold. The second one realized what was happening, but Trinity grabbed him by the neck, giving him some type of nerve hold, knocking him out.

Trinity turned to Alex, who was taking the clothes off the unconscious guardian. Following suit, Trinity began to remove the clothes of the other. A few moments later, and the two of them were dressed as the Silver Guardians, leaving the real guardians half naked and unconscious in the alley.

"Good plan," she admitted.

"I thought so too," he said as they headed for the warehouse.

They made it to the entrance, walking inside, then made their way to the back of the building. Trinity pressed a panel, and a secret entrance opened. The two of them stepped inside, where Theo greeted them with a disrupter in each hand, aiming at them.

"Hold it right…" he paused. "Oh my God. Trinity, Wes. You're both okay," he said, rushing over to Trinity and wrapping his arms around her.

"Yeah I'm fine, but that isn't Wes," she said.

"What?"

"Commander Alexander Collins, Time Force," Alex said firmly, extending his hand to him.

Theo paused, looking over at Trinity, who nodded, tacitly giving her approval. Theo reluctantly obliged him. "Theodore Johnson Jr., but just call me Theo," he said.

"It's a pleasure Theo,"

"Theo, we need the prototype for the teleportation system," Trinity said.

"But its still in the experimental phase, that's why its called a prototype," he mentioned.

"I know, but Alex and the other Time Force officers think they can enhance it and give it enough power to work," she said.

"If you say so," he sighed, walking away.

"He is always that… skeptical?" Alex inquired.

"No, most times he just shoots you and doesn't bother asking questions," she told him.

"Oh,"

~

Gaby walked into the infirmary with a new roll of bandages, only to see Eric standing on his feet, putting on his Silver Guardian uniform. Blood had soaked through the original bandaging on his chest, but he zipped up his uniform to disguise it.

"Where do you think you're going?" she asked him.

"I have to help. I can't just lay there while those mechanical bastards take over the city," he told her.

"You're in no condition to fight, you'll be killed," she said.

"And if I stay here, they'll find us and kill us both. I like my chances better in a fight," he said.

She dropped the bandages. "Damn it Eric I won't let you go. I won't lose you," she screamed.

Suddenly, Eric felt his heart drop. All his life, anything he ever wanted required him to fight for it. Whether it was his beliefs, or simply surviving, he knew he there was a struggle involved. The city was being over run by cyborgs, and anyone who could help there were already killed or altered by the Machine Empire, so it only seemed right to him that he do what he could to stop it. Regardless of the pain, regardless of his injuries, in spite of the odds, he had to try.

Then he thought of her.

It was the first time he'd seen her cry, and for once, he understood the way she felt. 'One more person can make a difference, but there's no way I'd let her go out there alone,' he thought to himself.

Just then, he dropped the Quantum Defender, letting it fall to the floor. "You're not going to lose me," he sighed.

"You mean…"

"If you don't want me to, I won't go out there," he told her.

"Oh Eric," she cried, running over to him and wrapping her arms around him.

"I love you Gaby,"

"I love you too," she paused. "You stubborn bastard,"

Just then, Theo walked into the infirmary, doing his best to be quiet, but they noticed him anyway. "Oh, hi guys. Glad to see you're back on your feet Eric," he said.

"Thanks,"

"Trinity is here with someone from Time Force, they have a plan," he said, walking over to a table, picking up the teleportation unit.

Eric looked at Gaby, and without him saying a word, he knew exactly what he was trying to say. She leaned up, kissing him on the cheek. "Go ahead Eric, go play with your friends, but you back in time for dinner," she said.

"Yes ma'am," he said, following Theo out the room.

(*)

Tommy and Adam stood on a hilltop overlooking Chryo Tech, where there were dozens of Silver Guardians patrolling the area.

"How many did you say were down there?" he asked.

"According to the censor readings, there are thirty guardians outside the building, and another twenty inside guarding the generator," Adam told him.

Tommy glanced over at Jen, who was slowly making her way towards the building. "Alright, we have to give Jen the distraction she needs to get in there, but we also have to get as many of the guardians as we can out the building. When that bomb goes off and their memories come back, we'll need all the help we can get with Frax and General Gerrock," he said.

"Understood," he said, reaching for his Morpher. "TIME FOR, TIME FORCE," he called out, transforming into the black ranger.

The guardians saw him right away and raced towards him, but Adam did a flip, landing on one of the guardian's shoulder, then flipped over, dropping him on his head. Two more charged at him, but he gave one a sweep, then did another flip, landing behind the guardian and kicked him in the back, sending him face first into the side of the building. Three more grabbed Adam by the arms, but the golden blades extended from his forearms, stabbing both of them in the stomach. He then fell to his knees and grabbed their arms, flipping them over.

"TIME FOR, TIME FORCE," Tommy called out, transforming into the red ranger. He charged down the hill, hitting a tornado kick to the jaw of one of the guardians, knocking him out. Tommy and Adam stood back to back, but Adam dropped to his knees, allowing Tommy to flip over him, kicking one of the guardians. Adam went for a sweep on the others, taking him down.

The two of them found themselves surrounded by unconscious bodies, nodding in approval. "Wow, that was way too easy," Adam said.

"Perhaps you need a tougher opponent," they heard a voice say. They turned around as General Gerrock came out the building with a sword in each hand.

"You're just as ugly as I remember," Tommy said.

It was Adam who rushed at him first with a spin kick, but Gerrock blocked it, and then gave him an upper cut that sent him 10 feet into the air, crashing to the ground. Tommy was next, but Gerrock swung the sword at him. He managed to avoid it, and then connect with a kick, but it only forced Gerrock to stumble back. Tommy tried again, but Gerrock cocked back, stabbing Tommy in the stomach with one of the swords. As soon as it went through, it forced Tommy to power down. He layed on the ground as blood gushed out his stomach, and Gerrock stood over him.

"Foolish human, no one is a match for the Machine Empire," he said, and was ready to stomp him, but a disrupter beam caught him in the chest, taking down the General.

As he got back to his feet, he saw Trinity, Eric and Alex come over the hill. Eric tended to Tommy while Alex and Trinity went after the General.

"Nobody hurts my father and gets away with it," she reached for her Morpher. "TIME FOR, TIME FORCE," she called out, transforming into the red ranger.

Gerrock swung his sword, but she caught it between her hands, then spun around. She snatched the sword out his hand, ending up behind him, using the sword to stab him in the back. Sparks shot out the hole in his back, and she grabbed her disrupter, setting it on overload and rammed the barrel of the phaser into his back.

"What have you done?" Gerrock yelled.

"Your time is up," she said.

Before he could respond, the disrupter exploded, taking General Gerrock with it. When the smoke cleared, the general was gone.

"You're good," Alex admitted.

"I try,"

"I'll get Tommy back to the time ship, this injury looks pretty bad," Eric sighed, picking Tommy up and heading over the hill.

"Our job is done, its up to Jen now," Alex said.

(*)

Jen headed down the hallway slowly, trying to avoid being seen. There were a few guardians patrolling the halls, but she managed to stay out of sight. She came to the end of the hallway, coming into the only door that was closed.

As soon as she walked in, she saw Wes and Kimberly tied to a machine and unconscious in the middle of the room. She put down the cobolt device, walking over to Wes and cutting him free. "Wes, can you hear me?" she whispered.

Wes opened his eyes slowly. "Jen? Is that you?" he mumbled.

She nodded. "They'll be plenty of time for a reunion. Right now, we need to get you and your wife out of here," she said, trying to control her emotions.

"Shes not my wife," he mentioned. "Yet,"

"Whatever, just get her up and out of here," she said.

Wes hurried around to the other side of the generator, untying her. "Kimmy? Kimmy baby wake up," he said.

Kim opened her eyes. "What the…"

"Just come on, I'll tell you all about it later," he told her.

Jen attached the cobolt device to the main generator, then smaller devices to the other generators scattered around the room. Finally, she connected them all with a small wire, then activated the detonation device, reaching for her Morpher. "Trinity, Alex, have you got that teleportation system working yet?" she asked.

'Yes and no,' a voice said.

"What do you mean yes and no?"

'Yes, the system is on line and ready. We've been able to lock onto your Morpher and can teleport you out of there, but because of the radiation coming from the cobolt device, we can't get a positve lock without running the risk of scattering your atoms into space/time continuum,' Trinity explained.

"Wes and Kim are here too, what do you suggest?" she asked.

"I suggest all of you prepare to die," they heard a voice say. The three of them turned around as Frax walked into the room, locking the door behind him. "Because none of you are leaving," he told them.

"Stand by Trinity," Jen switched on the detonator. "We've got three minutes, and if I have to stay here to make sure you get blown to bits, so be it," she told him.

"You really think it's that simple, don't you?" he laughed. "Sacrifice yourself to stop me and save the Earth? Sorry to disappoint you ranger," he said, reaching for a small controller in his hand and pushed the button. "What the…"

"Trying to teleport out of here? Theres too much radiation from the cobolt device," she said.

"Looks like you're stuck in here with us," Kim mentioned.

"This is impossible," he groaned as he tried again, but with no luck. "If we're going to be destroyed, I'd rather it be with my hands around your throat," he said, rushing towards Jen.

He grabbed her, but she fell back, hitting a judo style toss, flipping him over and up against the wall. Frax got back to his feet, pulling out a disrupter.

"I wouldn't shoot that if I were you. The radiation in here would detonate and kill us all," Wes pointed out.

"It doesn't matter. If I'm dying, you're coming with me," he said.

He was about to pull the trigger, but Kim kicked the disrupter out his hand, catching it in mid air and aiming it at him. "Your time is out," she said proudly.

"I think you mean your time is up sweetheart," Wes corrected.

"Yeah, what he said,"

"You fools, in thirty seconds it won't matter," Frax told them.

Jen reached for her Morpher. "Trinity, Alex, now would be a good time for a miracle," she said.

'We've got a lock, but you have to get as far away from the generator as you can. There's seems to be an ionic flux coming from inside the room,' Alex told her.

"Ionic flux? From where?"

'Unknown,' he said.

"Its over rangers. We're all going to die in here," Frax screamed.

 "Wes, Kim, get to the opposite end of the room now," Jen ordered. Without saying a word, the two of them headed to the farther end of the room, holding one another. Jen reached for her Morpher again. "Guys, do you still have that lock on my Morpher?" she asked.

'Yes, and the radiation levels seem lower where ever you're standing,' Alex said.

'Captain, this is Trinity. The teleportation system won't be able to get all three of you. Maybe two, but that's all I can promise,' she said.

"Understood. Begin teleportation sequence," she ordered.

'Beginning transport… now,' she said.

Jen quickly took off her Morpher, throwing it to Kim. On instinct alone, Kim caught up. "Goodbye Wes," Jen sighed.

"Jen no!" he yelled, but he and Kim disappeared into a stream of light.

… and the generator exploded.

~

Wes and Kim materialized on the time ship, where Eric, Alex and Trinity were sitting at the control panel. Alex turned around, realizing Jen wasn't there.

"Where is she? Where is Captain Scott?" he yelled.

Kim walked over to Alex, amazed how much the two of them looked alike, but decided now wasn't the time to say anything about it. She handed him Jen's Morpher. "She gave it to us so we could escape," she sighed.

"No," Alex yelled, throwing the Morpher up against the wall.

Just then, the black ranger walked into the room, removing his helmet. "Trinity, scan that building for life signs, maybe she's…" he was cut short.

"I'm sorry, she's gone," Trinity sighed.

*-* days later *-*

Kim and Wes stood on the beach hand in hand, staring at the time ship. Being there, looking up at that ship, reminded Wes of the last time he had to say goodbye to Jen. It was years ago, but he remembered it all like it was yesterday. Watching her leave was one of the hardest things he'd ever have to do; the thought of never being able to see the woman he loved ever again scared him to death.

'But that was a long time ago,' he thought to himself. Since then, he'd been able to move on with his life. It took him years before he was ready to date again, and when he did, he found himself attracted to Kimberly Hart. Originally, he felt guilty for having feeling about Kim, especially considering Tommy asked him to watch over her. At the time, Tommy was frozen at Bio-Lab, and he had no idea that he would removed from his cryogenic status in the future. He'd done his best to care for Kimberly and her daughter, but when Tommy asked him to look after his family, something told Wes he didn't mean fall in love with her.

This time he was saying goodbye to Jen, but it was completely different. He knew that this time, she truly wasn't coming back.

Tommy approached the two of them slowly, taking a deep breath. His arm was in a sling, and his ribs were bandaged heavily.

"Wes…" he paused. "You take care of her, she's a hell of a woman," he said, extending his hand to him.

"I will," he promised, obliging him.

"Wes, could you give Tommy and I…" she was cut short.

"Of course," Wes said, walking away.

Kim took a step towards him. "I don't know what to say," she sighed as tears rolled down her face.

"Neither do I,"

"Please understand that when I started dating Wes, I thought you were…" he interrupted her.

"I know, its okay. If you had to move on, I'm glad its with a guy like Wes. Hes a good man," Tommy sighed.

"I'll always love you Tommy, always," she cried, making no effort to control her emotions.

"I love you too beautiful," he sighed.

The two of them wrapped their arms around one another, taking a second to hold each other. It was the first time he'd felt her, held her. He only wished the circumstances could have been different.

"Hope you've got a hug for your little girl," a voice said.

Tommy backed away from Kim slowly as Trinity walked over to them. Kim kissed Tommy warmly on the cheek, then walked away, giving Trinity some time alone with him.

"I'm sure I can manage to squeeze one out," he said.

She wrapped her arms around him. "I just want you to know that I understand why you did what you did, and I'm not mad at you. I'm just glad to know you're okay, even if it is 1000 years away," she sighed.

"You never know when I might pop up to check on you," he said.

"I love you daddy," she sighed.

"I love you too," he backed away slowly. "You know, you have your mother's smile," he mentioned.

"So I've been told," she mumbled.

"Goodbye Trinity," he sighed, slowly walking away.

~

Tommy stepped onto the time ship, taking his seat at the control panel. "Are we ready to go?" he asked.

"I've coordinated with Commander Collins on his time ship, we're ready to head back," Adam told him. "That is, if you're finished here,"

"Yeah, we're finished," he sighed.

~

Kim, Trinity and Wes watched as both of the time ships lifted off. Vortex' opened in the sky, and the three of them watched on as the ships inside, disappearing. "Bye daddy," Trinity sighed.