"Power absorption finished," said a female computer voice. Billy and the Phantom Ranger leaned forward and glanced at each other. The ship was ready to begin getting rid of the foggy gases. And once that was done, the sun would take care of the CellBorgs easily.
"It won't be long now..." announced the Phantom Ranger as he took a long, deep breath.
Billy sighed, sensing that there was one last thing the Phantom Ranger was not telling him. "You're not going to make it through this. Are you?" asked Billy, staring right at the Phantom Ranger.
The Phantom Ranger did not answer. He turned towards the controls of the ship and pushed a large button, and a loud humming noise was heard. Right away they could see the slow effects of the foggy gas begin to fade away. The Phantom Ranger then leaned back against his seat and sighed heavily. "You need not worry about me Billy…" he replied softly.
Billy gave a faint smile, not all too sure what that was supposed to mean. Billy could sense a grave amount of sadness and loneliness in the Phantom Ranger. The sadness and pain of losing his whole family, all of his friends, and everyone else he held dear to him, who were either dead or did not know he was alive. Billy wished he knew what to say, but had no words. What could he say? He knew very well it was likely this would be the Phantom Ranger's last stand.
Wes slowly began to walk up to Jen, while her back was towards him. His heart was beating rapidly; any sudden movement could get him killed. And then there was the fear that maybe Steelix was right. Maybe this drug had too strong a hold on her for him to get through to her. Wes gulped, as he slowly raised his hand to place it on her shoulder.
Jen quickly turned around with the blaster pointed right at him. Wes backed away a few steps, his face fearful. Jen's dark reddish eyes glared right at him, watching his every move.
"Jen, it's me. It's Wes….Please you have to remember…" he pleaded.
Jen did not respond. She continued to eye him with her dark cold stare.
Wes could feel himself on the verge of tears. He couldn't lose her, not now. An idea then came into his head. There might be one way that he hadn't tried yet to get through to her. Wes began to reach into his pocket with his left hand to pull out his wallet.
Jen began to get a little edgy and jumpy, getting ready to shoot until she saw what Wes was pulling out would be no harm to her.
"It's okay. Trust me it's just my wallet…I...I want to show you something. Something to help you remember…" said Wes, his voice shaking and shuddery. Wes opened his wallet and began to go through it until he found what he was looking for. It was their wedding picture. Wes then pulled the picture out and held it out to her. For a moment Jen made no movement, just looking from Wes to the small picture. "Come on. I'm not going to hurt you. I'd never hurt you..."
Jen reached out and quickly took the picture from Wes. She stared at it for a moment and then back to Wes over and over.
Wes stood there for what felt like countless hours, praying and hoping that this would work. But then something that he had not planned on happened. Wes's eyes widened as he saw CellBorgs had somehow entered the building without them knowing until it was too late. They were behind Jen. Jen saw the terror in Wes's eyes and quickly turned around.
Jen held the blaster she had taken from Wes and pointed it right at them. Wes's heart began to race. He could hear the CellBorgs laughing darkly. Jen was still under the influence of the drug and did not know that the blaster would have no effect on them. Wes's heart fell when he remembered the blaster shot's would only be reflected off of their bodies. His face turned white as a ghost. "JEN NO…….." he cried, trying to stop her.
But it was too late. Jen fired the blaster gun right at one of the CellBorgs. The blast reflected right off of the CellBorg hitting Jen instead. "Noooooooo!" cried Wes, as he watched as Jen dropped to the ground. Wes got down on the ground right next to her. "Jen. Jen!!" he cried. He shook her body several times, but she made no movement or sound. Wes looked into her partly opened eyes and saw as the redness began to fade away, and then her eyes closed shut. Wes then angrily shot a look at the three CellBorgs. "You're going to pay!" he growled. He got up and charged right at the three, only to be kicked hard in the chest.
Wes went flying backwards landing right next to Steelix. Slowly he began to get up to make another attempt, but he knew on his own he wouldn't stand a chance. And with Jen out cold or worse, she wouldn't be able to help him. That only left one person who could help him. Wes quickly got behind Steelix and began to undo his chains. "I'm only untying you because I need your help," stated Wes working as fast as he could.
"What makes you think I would help you?" answered Steelix grimly, as the chain dropped onto the ground. Wes went around, facing the mutant.
"I don't…….but I think we both know what will happen if we don't stop these CellBorgs and allow them to reach Earth. Because if they do……we won't have a future. You won't even exist. And I don't think you would want that to happen. Would you?" asked Wes glaring at him right in the eyes.
Steelix was silent for a moment. He then looked over Wes's shoulder where he could see the CellBorgs walking over Jen's limp body, heading right for them. He then stared back at Wes. "This changes nothing, once they are defeated things go back to the way they were."
"Fine! Wouldn't want it any other way," responded Wes, as he stepped aside. Wes then took his right arm out of the sling. He knew very well he was taking a big risk in morphing, but there was no other way. "Time for, Time Force!" yelled Wes as he morphed into the red time force ranger. Together the two began to charge at the three oncoming CellBorgs.
Jason's breathing had gotten harder. He was growing tired and knew he wouldn't be able to hold out for much longer. He blocked an oncoming kick to the shoulder. The CellBorg then reacted with a punch to the gut. Jason had to move fast to block the punch. He had been able to block the last two moves of the CellBorg, but Jason was starting to slow down. His body was aching all over. Jason looked down at his hand and began to see his powers were fading in and out. They were not going to last much longer. "Ah man. Not good!" And not a second later Jason felt the fist of the CellBorg connect with his face. Feeling weary and dizzy, he dropped to the ground, rolling slightly on his side. Jason looked around, everything was going around and in circles. He could hear the CellBorgs say something, but couldn't quite make out what it was.
The CellBorg then kicked Jason hard in the side. Jason unmorphed as his body went rolling closer to the edge. Still not having his bearings back, he began to stand up awkwardly. Jason began to step backwards, he had forgotten about the cliff's edge behind him. He kept getting closer and closer until he lost his footing. Jason's heart raced so fast that it snapped him out of his state. Quickly he grabbed a hold of the cliff's edge as he went over. He tried to pull himself up, but didn't have the strength to do so. He could hear the CellBorgs drawing closer to him. He looked down as if to check how far he would actually fall. Jason couldn't even see the ground below him; it was too far down to see. His hands were getting sweaty and turning red. He wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer. The CellBorg's laughter was coming closer and closer. Then Jason felt a breeze of wind flash right past him. He heard what sounded like a painful sound from the CellBorg. Jason could hear what sounded like a battle, a fight was taking place. But he could not see to be sure, all he could do was trust his hearing. And hope that whoever was fighting the CellBorg would not be his enemy.
"I hope that's one of the good guys." Jason looked down once again. "Cause if it's not. I'm dead." If Jason was ever afraid to die, he sure was now. "I'm sorry, Kimberly….." he whispered.