Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Power Rangers…this is for entertainment only…I do own all non-PR characters…

A/N: Some of you had question as per why Jen was swimming after she was "seriously" injured. If some of you recall Jen loves to be in shape and refer to episode 8, "Jen's Revenge"…after Jen was beat badly by Ransik, she went after Fat Catfish anyway…help any? Sorry…should have put something in there…but remember Jen loves to be in shape and swimming is a pretty good way…any questions e-mail me personally…

So our favorite couple is back together…When will Jen tell Lance and how will Lance react to this? And what is going on with that mutant…

Chapter 5 is up! Yahoo! R&R as usual…

Enjoy!

Steph

Darkened Skies

Kingston Park: 1 week later

"He shoots, he scores!" Lance said as he kicked the ball past Wes and into the "goal" they set up. A ping sound was heard as the ball hit Wes's hand and went into the net.

"You're right, Jen. He's got a strong kick." Wes said. He shook his hand to stop the sting from the ball.

"Get's that from me!" Jen said as she high-fived Lance.

Jen dribbled the ball and kicked it to Wes. He stopped it and smartly kicked it back. "Are you challenging me, Wes?" Jen asked.

Wes smirked. "Maybe." Lance laughed.

"Keep away!" Lance called out. He grabbed the ball and stood between them. "Let's make this a clean game, okay? No bloody noses or broken arms." Lance threw up the ball as Jen and Wes jumped for it. Wes got ahead of her and ran towards the goal, but Jen stole the ball and began running towards his side.

"I see you're falling behind, Commander!" Jen called.

"Not so fast, Lieutenant! I'm easily catching up!" Wes tried to tackle her, but fell.

"Eat my dust!" Jen called. She kicked the ball into the goal.

"GOALLLL!" Lance called out. "Yea mom! You smoked him!" Lance cheered.

Jen laughed. "Where do you think you got it from?" Wes walked up.

"Not bad. I'd beat you at tennis any day." Wes said.

"But this was soccer, not tennis." Jen stated. Wes rolled his eyes. Lance watched an ice cream truck pull up.

"Ice cream!" Lance called out. "Mom! Wes! Can we get some?"

Jen shook her head. "Not today, kiddo. You'll ruin your appeit—" Wes cut Jen off.

"Sure." Wes said. "Let the kid have some ice cream, Jen. Besides, dinner's not for a few hours." Jen rolled her eyes and the three walked over to the ice cream truck. "What do you want, Lance?"

Lance looked at the truck. "Umm…a Spider-Man pop!" The ice cream man handed him it.

"I'll have a frozen lemonade, strawberry." Wes said. "Jen, what do you want?"

"Same." Jen said. She took the ice cream and Wes paid. The three sat down at a table and began to eat. Lance finished his up in a hurry, but was messy. "Lance, go ask the ice cream man for some napkins, okay?"

"Sure." Lance said and walked away.

"He's crazy, Jen. How did you manage for 10 years straight?" Wes asked.

"I don't know, really." Jen looked at Lance and smiled. "But it was worth it." Jen said.

"So, what are you doing later tonight?" Wes asked. He took a bite of his ice cream.

Jen smiled. "Why? Do you have something in mind?" Jen said. Wes smirked.

"I was thinking of something a long the lines of dinner and a movie. " He said.

Jen smiled. "Sounds great. But what are we going to do with Lance?"

"Katie and the boys can watch him. I'm sure they won't mind." Wes said. He took a bite of his ice cream as Lance came back over.

"Back! And I come bearing napkins!" Lance declared.

Jen rolled her eyes. "Come here." She took the napkin and wet it, then began the task of cleaning Lance's face. But he backed away in protest.

"Mom!" He said angrily." That's soooooo embarrassing! You have no idea!" Wes broke into laughter.

"Just like you, Jen." He turned to Lance. "Wanna hear a story about your mom being embarrassed?"

Lance's face flashed with an evil smile and he took a seat next to Wes. "Sure!"

"Well," Wes began. "This took place after we captured Fat Catfish." Jen's eyes lit up.

"God, not that story again!" Jen threw her hands up.

"Anyway, she was sitting out on the balcony thinking and then I walked up begin her." Wes said. Lance smiled as the picture came to his mind.

"I know I'm not Alex." Wes said. Jen turned around to see him standing there. He offered his hand and she climbed back in.

"But I don't want you to be like him." Jen said. She came face to face with him and bit her lip. "In fact…I like you the way you the way you are."

Wes's face lit up. "You do?" He asked excitedly.

Jen nodded. "Yea. I do." Wes was ranting and raving for joy by Jen's words. He pulled her into a hug. After he pulled away, Jen and Wes held hands while gazing into each other's eyes.

Just then a barrel fell, and from behind it Trip, Katie and Lucas emerged. Jen's face went sour.

Lucas started whistling nonchalantly. Trip and Katie looked at each other, smirks on their face.

"I like you just the way you are." Katie poorly immated Jen's voice.

"You do?" Trip mocked Wes.

"Yea." Katie said. "WES!" She put her hands up.

"JEN!" Trip raised his arms as well. They both sighed passionately and hugged. While Wes was laughing, Jen stared daggers at them.

"Run…run!" Wes called. Jen skipped then chased Trip and Katie around, nearly knocking Lucas over as she was on Katie's tail.

"Wow! I'm going to have to ask them about that later!" Lance said. Both he and Wes were laughing, while Jen's face was neutral.

"It wasn't that funny." Jen said.

"Yes it was!" Lance and Wes said in unison.

"Come on, we need to get back anyway." Jen said. Lance and Wes were rolling as Jen walked off.

But Jen stopped and turned around to see Lance and Wes whispering to each other. Lance's eyes glanced at the lake, then at Jen, then he laughed. "Is something going on that I should know about?" she asked.

"Nope. Nothing that concerns you." Lance said.

"Yea, it's a guy thing. We'll be right there." Wes responded. Jen shook her head and walked off. She didn't get far, though. Wes ran up behind her and swept Jen off the ground and ran toward the lake.

"Yea! Run Wes! Run!" Lance followed Wes as he ran with Jen in his arms.

"Damn it, Wes! Put me DOWN!" Jen said as he ran towards the lake edge.

Wes shrugged. "Okay." Then he jumped into the lake with Jen in his arms. Lance jumped in after them as Jen punched Wes in the arm. Lance jumped on Jen's shoulders pulling her down yet again. Wes and Lance were splashing each other as Jen walked out and began to dry her hair.

She smiled at the sight of Wes and Lance laughing together. 'Lance has grown attached to Wes so much. He's going to be even happier when he hears Wes is his dad.' Jen thought to herself. But her face softened at the thought. Lance had grown attached to Wes.

What would happen when Jen and Lance returned to their time?

6:45PM

Wes walked into his room to hear the shower running in his bathroom. 'Probably Jen.' Wes thought. He knocked in the door.

"Jen? Jen is that you in there?" Wes called.

"Yep. I'm in here." Jen said.

"Can I come in, I need to get ready for tonight." Wes asked.

"I don't care. Just hand me a towel when you get in here." Jen said.

Wes opened the door and a rush of steam came out. "I hope you don't get too used to the idea of hot showers." Wes stated. He grabbed a towel and was about to hand it to her, but a devilish smile came to his face.

"Just give me the towel, Wes." Jen said as she shut off the water.

"What towel? I took all of the towels out earlier to be cleaned." Wes said.

"Bullshit. There's a pile on the sink. Just GIVE me one!" Jen said. Her hand came out from behind the curtain.

Wes smiled to himself. "Oh, you mean this towel!" Wes grabbed her hand as he flipped off the light switch, causing the whole bathroom to go black.

"What the HELL are you doing, Wes!" Jen said as she felt herself being pulled out of the shower as the lights were turned off. The only light was a small night-light plugged into an outlet. She tripped over the coping and landed right on Wes with a thud. Jen felt the towel wrap around her body as Wes flipped her over. Jen felt the cold tile up against her back.

After Jen's eyes adjusted to the dark, she saw Wes leaning up against the toilet laughing hysterically.

"That was NOT funny, Wes." Jen said. She leaned up against the cabinet and grabbed another towel to cover her upper body with.

"You should have seen your face!" Wes said in between breaths.

"Men." Jen retorted and threw a towel in his face. "I'm going to get dressed. You pull another prank like that and you're dead." Jen said angrily. She got up and before she could touch the doorknob, Wes's arms went around her waist.

His mouth came to her ear as he whispered. "I'm sorry, Jen. It was just an opportunity I had to take."

Jen smiled to herself as she settled into his arms. "Everything's an opportunity with you, isn't it?"

Wes kissed the back of her neck. "Yep."

Jen flicked on the light switch. "I'm going to get dressed. You can wait a few minutes in here." She opened the door and stepped out, then closed it.

"Yes ma'am." Wes said. He heard Jen sigh and the sound of drawers opening and closing. Wes grabbed his razor for a quick shave. Once he was done, Wes walked out to see Jen standing by the mirror brushing her hair. Wes smiled to himself. Jen stood there in a sports bra and a pair of sweatpants. She turned around and eyed him carefully.

"Don't even think about it, Wes." Jen said. "I know that look of yours."

"But this time it's not an opportunity…" Wes paused and put his arms around her. He kissed her neck and Jen felt his hand on her backside. "It's a temptation." Wes finished. He kissed her neck again.

Jen relaxed into his hold and smiled as Wes caressed her skin with his lips. He heard her sigh as she craned her neck to one side trying to relieve a cramp from earlier.

"Besides…" Wes spoke up. He pulled Jen down onto the bed and lay on top of her. "Our reservation isn't for another hour and a half." He planted a kiss on her lips as his hands traced her stomach muscles. Jen laughed as he ran over a ticklish spot. She placed her arms round his neck as he kissed her again.

"An hour and a half…what are we going to do until then?" Jen sighed.

Wes raised as eyebrow. "I can think of one thing that can keep us, shall we say occupied?" Wes said smugly.

"And let me guess…would that be---" Jen was cut off as Wes kissed her passionately. His hands slowly made their way from her stomach to the fabric rim of her sports bra. His hands crept over her upper body when…

"Mom! Wes! We've got something to tell you!" Lance burst into their room as Wes caressed Jen's upper body. Jen kicked Wes off of her as she sat up and Wes flew to the floor.

Katie, Trip and Lucas smiled as they saw the panic in their fearless leader's eyes, and Wes on the floor.

"Did we interrupt anything…important?" Lucas smirked.

"Uhh, no…We were just…ahhh…" Jen stuttered. She was never let her guard down, knowing something could happen at anytime. But this time she was taken by total surprise…and on her part is was level 10 of embarrassing.

"Lance, I think mommy and Wes were in an important discussion about the mutant issue." Trip said.

"Why don't we come back in let say, twenty minutes?" Katie said and tilted her head toward Wes and Jen. "I think that's all it's going to take, right Wes?" She kindly pushed Lance out of the room and closed the door.

Jen collapsed onto the bed and sighed heavily. "That was so embarrassing…" Jen muttered. Wes started laughing. Jen eyed him. "What is so funny?"

Wes climbed back up onto the bed and faced her eye-to-eye. "Just think of it. We were just about to, you know, and then boom. Lance walks right in, along with Katie, Trip and Lucas. I think Lance would have thought it was cute to see us together." Wes said.

"And my team would disown me for letting my guard down." Jen said. Wes put his arms around her waist and nuzzled her neck.

"I think they would also disown you for letting something else down." Wes mumbled playfully.

"Wes!" Jen tried to sound stern but a laugh ruined it. He smiled as he kissed her lovingly. "We need to get ready, anyway." Jen said.

Wes sat up as Jen made her way to the bathroom to do her make-up. Wes merely smiled and shook his head. 'Just like her to ruin a moment.'

8:00PM

Jen smiled to herself as she walked down the stairs, anticipating her date with Wes. First was dinner at Applebee's then they were going to see a movie. Lance was playing video games and noticed her coming down the stairs.

"Where are you two going?" He quizzed.

"I've got a date tonight, if you don't mind." Jen said.

Lance's face perked up. "With Wes?" He asked excitedly.

Jen smiled at her son. "Yea, actually. We're going to dinner and then to a movie."

Lance smiled. "Okay. That's good. I like Wes anyway."

Jen smirked. "Oh, yes Dad."

"Hey! I'm the man of our house and I demand some respect!" Lance said. Jen laughed as she kissed her son's temple.

"Listen to Katie, Trip and Lucas, all right? Bed time is at 9:30 no later." Jen said. Lance rolled his eyes. "And don't roll your eyes at me, Lance." Jen said. "Have fun tonight."

"You too. Bye." Lance called. His eyes were glued onto the TV screen. Jen shook her head as Katie walked in. The girls walked into the kitchen and sat down. "Thanks again for watching him, Katie. I owe you." Jen said.

"It's no problem, Jen. The kid's a saint." Katie said as her eyes narrowed. "So…" She said slowly.

"So…what?" Jen asked.

"How was Wes?" Katie asked nonchalantly. Jen's eyes widened.

"What?" She said.

"You two didn't come down until like a half hour after we kicked Lance out of Wes's room. How was he?" Katie stated.

Jen was astonished at her friend's question. "Nothing happened. I got dressed and did my make-up. Wes took a shower. That it." Jen responded innocently.

"Right." Katie laughed. "What ever you say, Jen. What ever you say." Jen was about to say something, but Wes walked in.

"Jen, where are you? I'm ready." Wes yelled. His voice echoed through the mansion foyer and kitchen.

"In the kitchen." She yelled back and turned to Katie. "Gotta get going, thank again, Katie."

"I'm happy for you, Jen. It's taken a while for you two to get together and I'm happy. Go have some fun, and don't worry about Lance. Trip, Lucas and I can handle him." Katie smiled.

"That's what I worry about." Jen said as Wes walked in.

"Ready?" He held his arm out to her

"Let's go." She said as she took his arm. Both walked out the door, smiles on their faces.

9:00PM, Kingston Park

The sun had set and was a pleasant 68 degrees. Jen and Wes walked through the park hand in hand and were chatting happily. Jen was wearing a pink and black plaid shirt with a pink top and a brown leather jacket, the outfit she wore when they were there to arrest Ransik. Wes chose jeans and a tight red shirt with a black leather jacket.

They passed other couples in the park who were either sitting on a bench talking happily or making out under a dark tree. Wes saw one couple in particular.

"Hell, they stole my idea." Wes said and looked at Jen. Her face was in a knot.

"You think she's having a face lift the way he's sucking her lips off." Jen retorted.

When the man moved into the light, both were astonished by what they saw. The man was wearing a pair of jeans with a black t-shirt and a red unbuttoned shirt over it. They knew his face all to well.

"Eric?'' Jen and Wes asked astonished. Eric jumped away from the tree and his girlfriend did the same. The look on his face was horrific.

"What the hell are you guys doing here?" Eric asked. He tried wiping lipstick off of his face, but it didn't work out too well.

"I was about to ask you the same question." Wes retorted. He then looked at the young woman Eric was with and he smiled. "Hey Taylor."

The young blonde walked out of the darkness. She was wearing a yellow top and stonewash jeans. "Hi Wes. Long time no see."

"I see Eric isn't the only one with a little ambition." Jen said as she nudged Wes. Wes ignored her comment.

"You two waiting for something?" Wes asked.

"Yea, the 9:45 movie to start." Taylor said.

"So were we." Jen smiled. She stuck her hand out to the woman. "Jen Scotts."

"Taylor Johnson. Yellow Wild Force Ranger. Or I was." Taylor said. Jen's face lit up.

"You were a power ranger?" Jen asked.

"Yea, for the Wild Force team. Wes is the Red Ranger from what I understand."

Jen crossed her arms. "Where do you think Wes and Eric got their morphers from?" Taylor's face crossed. "Did Wes and Eric ever tell you about Time Force?" Jen asked. Then it clicked for Taylor.

"You're THAT Jen? The one that Wes always mentioned?" Taylor asked astonished.

"Yes, I am the Pink Time Force Ranger." Jen said.

"Oh god, here they go." Eric slapped his hands around his face. "Now we're going to hear about Taylor's Air Force experience and Jen's Time Force experience."

Jen just smiled. "You were in the Air Force?"

"Eric! You idiot! Why did you say that?" Wes punched Eric in the arm. Taylor and Jen laughed as the boys began to wrestle.

"It's so fun to annoy them." Taylor said. Jen agreed by nodding her head.

Wes and Eric stopped. "You mean you two know each other?" Wes asked.

"Duh! When we were hear Katie met Taylor and introduced me. When Katie and me went out, who do you think Taylor was?" Jen laughed. "After we left was when Taylor got her powers."

Eric and Wes collapsed to the ground. "I…give…UP!" Eric yelled. "Women are impossible."

"No shit Sherlock." Wes agreed. Jen and Taylor helped the guys up.

"You weren't complaining last night, Wes." Jen whispered into his ear. Wes sighed and shook his head.

"So what movie are you guys going to see?" Eric asked. The two couples began their walk towards the movie theater.

"I wanted to see 'The Day After Tomorrow.'" Jen said.

"So did I!" Taylor said.

"The we'll see that one." Wes said. "I guess it's a double date, then."

Eric shrugged. "Guess so."

As the two couples walked out of the park and onto the sidewalk, a scream broke out.

"What was that?" Taylor yelled.

Jen's face was horrified as the mutant made its way through the crowd. "He's back." Jen said. Her face twisted into an angered one. "Let's go! The move will have to wait!" Wes, Eric and Taylor nodded.

"Where is the boy?" The mutant grabbed a pedestrian. He was too scared to talk. The mutant carelessly discarded him across the street.

"Hold it right there!" Jen called. The mutant turned around to see the Rangers lined up behind him. "Time Force!" Jen said. Her badge glowed. "You're under arrest."

The mutant only smirked. "We'll see about that." He threw a blast towards the rangers. Jen rolled and charged at the mutant. She rolled forward and kicked him in the stomach. He doubled over but quickly recovered. After a series of kicks and blocks, Jen fell to the ground. Wes ran over to her and helped her up.

"You see, Lieutenant. All I want is the boy!" the mutant yelled.

"Mom!" Jen looked in the direction of the voice to see Lance, Trip, Katie and Lucas running up to them.

"Lance! What are you doing here?" Jen grabbed her son's shoulders.

"We came to see a movie." Lance said.

"The boy! Come here boy if you want your mother to live." The mutant taunted. The rangers formed a line in front of Lance.

"You want him, you'll have to go through us first." Wes called.

The five rangers raised their wrists. "TIME FOR TIME FORCE!"

"QUANTUM POWER!" Eric called.

"WILD ACCESS!" Taylor said. The Time Force Rangers and Taylor stood in their ranger attire. The mutant just snickered.

The Rangers fought the mutant for several minutes, but they tired quickly. The mutant threw Jen against the ticket booth and a loud crack was heard. The mutant drew its blade and pointed it toward Jen, but Lance ran in front of his mother.

"Leave her alone!" He called.

Jen rolled painfully onto her side. "What are you doing, Lance! Go to safety, now!" But Lance stood his ground and stared down the mutant.

"Come with me, boy." The mutant said.

"You'll have to force me!" Lance taunted. The mutant smiled evily.

"That can be arranged!" The mutant threw a blast towards Lance who was hit and fell to the ground. Jen watched in horror as the mutant approached Lance.

"Let go of me!" Lance said angrily. Jen looked to see the mutant struggling as Lance moved around.

Jen's face was horror-stricken. "Lance!" Jen instantly drew her blaster; the other rangers did the same.

"Let him go right now!" Wes called. He pointed his blaster at the mutant's head.

"His head his more valuable them mine, Red Ranger!" the mutant snickered.

"Now I'm telling you! Let my son go RIGHT NOW!" Jen called.

"Now, now, Lieutenant. No need to get angry. You will see your son again, but only in a body bag!" The mutant laughed evily as Jen charged, but he disappeared.

"Lance! NO!" Jen yelled. She watched in panic as he disappeared. "God no, no, NO! I promised him nothing would happen!" Jen fell to the ground.

Wes ran to Jen and held her tightly. "We'll find him, Jen. We will." Jen buried her face in Wes's shoulder as he put his blaster away. "We have to." Wes whispered to himself.

Somewhere in Silver Hills

The mutant threw Lance back into a room. It was cold. All that was in it was a bed and a toilet. The walls were concrete with a window up high. Lance bounced against the wall and ran toward the door.

"Just relax, boy. This will be your new home from now on." The mutant snickered.

"Let me out!" Lance yelled. He ran towards the door, only to have it slammed in his face. He banged his hands against the door until they were raw.

Lance, defeated, walked over to the bed and sat down. The metal coils could be felt through the thin fabric. He drew his knees up and

Later that night

"We searched everywhere! There's no sign of him or the mutant." Lucas said angrily.

The rangers had been searching for hours for Lance and the mutant, but they were nowhere to be found. Jen had stayed home, since she was to upset about the events earlier. She stayed home and search for him using the computer. Scan after scan showed no signs of him.

"It's hopeless, he's gone." Jen cried. She put her head in her hands. Katie came up behind her.

"We'll find him, Jen. It'll just take some time." Katie said. Katie hated seeing her best friend in pain. She pulled Jen into a hug.

"I would kill myself if anything happened to him." Jen said sadly.

Katie nodded. "I know. Get some sleep, Jen. You'll feel better tomorrow."

Jen smiled, but it faded away. Katie walked out of the living room, just as Wes walked in.

"She's taking it hard, Wes. See if you can make her feel better, huh?" Katie said.

Wes nodded. "I'll see what I can do. She's got a mind of her own, you know."

Katie laughed as she walked out. "Believe me, I know."

Wes walked up to her and looked in her eyes. They were red and puffed, no doubt from crying. "Just hold me, Wes." She said. Wes securely put his arms around her and held her tightly.

"Come on, let's get you into bed. You're beat." Wes said. He led her up to his room and closed the door. But Jen didn't go to bed. She stood by the sliding glass door and looked out. The moon was hidden by a curtain of clouds, making it darker then it was. Wes knew Jen was upset. There had to be something he could do to make her take her mind off of the events of before. "Jen, come to bed, it's late." Wes said.

Jen shook her head. "I can't. Lance is out there, somewhere. Cold and alone."

Wes put his arms around Jen. "Where doing everything in our power to find him. I know we will. He's a smart kid, Jen. If he could find me, then he can do anything. He's a born survivor." Wes consoled Jen. 'There's gotta be something I can do to take her mind off of him.' He thought

She was about to speak but Wes shushed her. He kissed her passionately, and held her close. Jen accepted his touch and melted into his arms. Wes led her over to the bed and laid her down gently. As Jen fell back against the mattress she wrapped her arms around his neck. Wes began kissing her torso as Jen slipped off his shirt. He placed one hand on the small of her back and pressed her against him. Jen slipped her shirt off as well.

Wes pulled a light sheet over their bare bodies. He caressed her skin lovingly as he heard Jen's sharp intake. His hand moved down to her leg as he pulled her into him. Jen gasped as they began to move in one fluent motion. Waves of ecstasy passed through them, then that wave crashed, and spread, causing their ecstasy to explode. As quickly as the ecstasy wave crashed, its waters receded.

Jen and Wes lay together under the sheets as their waves receded back into the darkness.

"I love you, Jen." Wes said. His breath was heavy.

"I love you, too." Jen said. She leaned up and kissed him. Wes lay his head down on her chest. He listened to Jen's heartbeat. It was rapid, no doubt from the moments before. Her breathing as fast as well, but soon slowed. Her breathing settled to a smooth intake and let out. Her heart slowed to a peaceful hum. Wes lifted his head up and saw her eyes closed in a peaceful sleep. A small smile was displayed on her face. Wes put his head down on her chest again and listened to her heart hum. It soon lulled him into a peaceful sleep.

ch 6 up soon…