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

So Wes and Jen are back together again…but will their happiness last? Will Lance ever find out about Wes being his father? And what is Frax up to?

Ch 10 is up!

Enjoy!

Steph

The Star of Venus

Quallstone Park

"Time Force! You're under arrest!" Jen called. Her badge shown in the sunlight.

"Surrender now or we will be forced to shoot!" Katie ran up besides Jen.

Frax laughed menacingly. "Now now, Rangers. What makes you think I'll go down that easily!" Frax threw a blast at Katie and Jen. Both fell back a ways as the men ran up besides them.

"Jen, Katie, you two okay?" Lucas asked.

"Yea." Katie said.

"Never better." Jen agreed. Lucas shook his head.

"Watch out!" Trip's cry was heard as the Pink, Yellow and Blue rangers ducked the latest shot from Frax.

"Just give it up, Frax! We've brought you in once and we'll do it again!" Wes joined the rangers with Eric at his side.

"Never!" Frax said. "Cyclobots!"

Two dozen Cyclobots materialized in front of the rangers, blocking Frax from them. "DESTROY THE POWER RANGERS!" Frax called. The cyclobots charged.

"Chrono saber!" the rangers called for their weapons and began to fight off the cyclobots while Jen charged for Frax. Eric called for his weapon as well.

"Hold it right there!" Jen called as she sliced Frax with her saber, causing a spray of sparks to fly from his arm.

"You're going to pay dearly for that, ranger." He evily looked at Jen and kicked her in the chest. She countered his attack and swept his feet out from under him. As Frax struggled to get up, Jen gasped for breath.

"Do you surrender?" Trip said as he ran up to Jen and helped her up.

"Never! I'll be back!" Frax disappeared in that same static cloud.

Jen sighed angrily as the rangers made their way back home.

8:30PM: Collins Estate

"We just can't beat him!" Jen exclaimed at the dinner table. Mr. Collins had asked how the battle had gone. It was the normal dinner topic. "Whenever he's weakened, he retreats. Then he's back twice as strong."

"He has to have a weak spot. We just need to figure out where it is." Trip followed up her statement.

Lucas eyed him. "Do you have any idea?" he asked.

Trip smiled. "As a matter of fact, I do actually."

"THEN TELL US!" the four rangers exclaimed at him.

Trip took a breath and began. "I see it this way. If you remember the last time we were here, Frax had a trixyruim crystal…"

"Tell me something we don't know!" Jen butted in.

"Let me finish!" Trip said. Jen closed her mouth. "As I was saying, he had a trixyruim crystal. Remember that Doomtron and Frax both had a crystal and were connected to one another. Once the one in Frax was destroyed, then Doomtron's was destroyed as well. So the way I see it, Frax could have only gotten the newest crystal from one place." Trip stopped. Jen snapped her fingers.

"Time Force! I had forgotten about the new crystal they were creating! It has the power to help heal!" Jen smiled. "That's the reason that mutant Frax sent in to set off the security, so he could get the crystal! It's all beginning to make sense!"

Wes looked at the sight of Jen. She was happy to have finally figured out a piece of the puzzle.

"But what does that have to do with me?" Lance piped up. He had been sitting at the table as well, listening to the conversation. Jen had forgotten he was there. "Why did Frax kidnap me?"

"To drive me into insanity." Jen stated. "He wanted me to die trying to get you back. Then he'd be able to take over the world, since Time Force would have never existed. Then he'd be ale to fulfill his dream of a robot ruling world."

"That was until you gave him a slap on the back." Wes smiled.

"Yea." Lance said brightly. He took his fork and reenacted the past few battles where Lance sliced Frax with Wes's chrono saber.

"Lance…" Jen said sternly. "Don't play with your food." Jen said as she took another spoonful of mashed potatoes.

Wes had an evil smile on his face. Jen noticed this instantly. "Don't even think about it, Wes."

Wes snapped his fingers. "Drats! Foiled again by the madam fortress!" Lance and the rangers erupted into laughter as Jen rolled her eyes and got up.

"If you'll excuse me, I want to get some research done on the new crystal, see if there's a way to destroy it." Jen stated. She nodded at Mr. Collins then left.

Wes shook his head. Katie began to giggle. "Leave it up to Jen to ruin our fun." She poked Wes in the arm. "This is what you'll have to deal with."

"Don't remind me." Wes said as he excused himself. He cleared his plate and a little while later went up to his room where Jen sat diligently at the computer.

10:30 PM: Wes's room

Wes walked into his room to see Jen sitting on the bed typing away at a laptop that was perched on her lap.

"Leave it up to you to ruin my fun, huh?" Wes smiled as he lay down on his bed next to her.

"I…" Jen began.

"Have a job to do, I know." Wes bobbed his head to one side. Jen threw him a lopsided look.

"I wasn't going to say that, smart ass. I was going to say that I think I found some information to help us stop Frax, but am not sure. I'll have to show the information to Trip later to confirm it. I found small bits and pieces, but Time Force has more information then I have access to."

Wes just shook his head. "What ever you say, Jen. What every you say."

Jen closed her laptop after she saved the files and put it on the side table. She got up and grabbed a sweatshirt and a pair of sweatpants, then headed towards the bathroom to change.

A few minutes later she immerged from the bathroom wearing shirt and pants. But after trying to get it on, she realized she shirt was too small for her. Wes on the other hand had a different opinion.

He lay down on the bed and propped his head up on the pillow. Jen walked out in the small shirt, which complimented her figure greatly. Wes had a smug smile on his face. Jen looked at him and instantly knew what was on his mind.

"What's that face for, Wes?" Jen asked, even though she all ready knew the answer.

"Nothing." He shrugged innocently. His smile remained on his face. "You're looking good, that's all."

Jen climbed onto the edge of his bed and crawled up onto his lap and placed her arms around her neck and looked down into his eyes and smiled. "I think I know exactly what's on your mind, Wes." She said playfully. Jen ran her finger from his abdomen and slowly ascended up his chest until her finger was below his neck. She pressed his chin up slightly and kissed him deeply.

"I'm beginning to think you wore that shirt for a reason." Wes said. She kissed him again.

"Maybe." Jen kissed him deeper and let her tongue pass his lips until she felt his caress her tongue.

"Someone wants attention, don't they?" Wes asked. Jen's eyes narrowed.

"Possibly." Jen answered. Wes kissed her more passionately and slowly slid his hand up under her shirt and up her back lovingly.

Jen moaned slowly as Wes kissed her torso generously while caressing her stomach and slowly moving up her frontal body.

Wes rolled over on top of Jen as they two continued their exploration of each other. He heard her breathing grow heavier as they continued. He stopped and looked at her with a smile on his face, and she had the same.

"You really want this, don't you?" Wes asked.

Her voice was barely above a whisper. "Definitely." Wes let out a short breath and he kissed her again.

"Lieutenant Scotts, do you read me? I repeat, Lieutenant Scotts! Are you there?" a voice called.

"What the hell is that?" Wes muttered. His face was buried in her neck.

"It's Time Force. They're trying to contact me." Jen muttered as he caressed her. A hint of a moan was in her voice.

"Disregard it, Jen. They can leave a message." Wes said. He didn't want her to leave, considering they were enjoying their time together.

But that persistent voice rang out again. "Lieutenant! Please answer me! This is Officer Malian. I have the information you wanted." Jen groaned as she pushed Wes off of her. He had a twisted face. He was annoyed of the interruption, and something else shown on his face...

Jen groaned as she got up and went over to the computer.

"Lieutenant Scotts to Officer Malian. Go ahead."

The officer saw Wes sitting on the bed, and he instantly acknowledged him. "Lieutenant Collins."

Wes however was overtaken by the officer knowing his name. Wes nodded in confusement.

"Lieutenant, I have some more information from Captain Logan on the fifth trixyrium crystal."

Jen smiled. "Excellent. Is that all, officer?" Jen tried not to sound too pushy.

"Yes, ma'am. It was sent to your hard drive on the computer." The officer said. Jen nodded.

"Thank you, Officer. Scotts out." Jen said as she disconnected the line.

"What was that about?" Wes asked.

Jen sat back down next to him. "About the latest trixyrium crystal from Time Force. He sent the files to me. I'll take a look at them tomorrow." Jen said. Wes took her hand and smiled.

"Now, where we?" Wes asked playfully. Jen smiled to him.

"Not tonight. We need our energy for tomorrow. I have a feeling that Frax will make a move." Jen said.

Wes groaned. "It's always tomorrow." Wes said to himself. Jen rolled over.

"What did you say?"

Wes shrugged. "Nothing of importance."

Wes lay down and turned off the light. Both fell asleep, but as the night wore on, a think fog fell over Silver Hills.

Somewhere

"Soon, I will have my revenge." Frax muttered. "Soon the world will be mine." He looked down the rows of his robot servants. "I have a plan that will be very effective on your part…" he cut off and laughed insanely. "and deadly on my part."

The rows of Cyclobots didn't move. "I want you to find me the boy and bring him back to me. His escape wasn't part of my plan but it will form to be very useful and work to my advantage." Frax said. "I want the boy to be brought to me directly…"

His cyclobot gang nodded and began to file out while a ground of about ten went out into the city in search for Lance.

"And when I have the boy, he can release the crystal's energy, giving me an unlimited amount of power!" He looked at the violet crystal that lay in a case, a violet light shined inside of it.

The moon came out from behind its curtain and shined on Frax as his insane laugh pierced the night air.

The next afternoon

"Jen, I've found something!" Trip said excitedly. Jen came trotting into the computer room with Trip at the controls.

"Well? What is it?" Jen asked.

She looked at the computer, a bright smile on her face.

Silver Guardian Headquarters

Wes and Eric walked down the hallway to Wes's office to look at some new applicants.

"So Wes, how are you and Jen hitting it off?" Eric asked.

Wes smiled. "It's going good, actually. We're going out sometime this week. But you know Jen, she doesn't want to go anywhere until we hear something from Frax."

Eric took a magnetic dart from Wes's drawer and aimed it at the board on the side of a filing cabinet. "Right. That's Jen for you." He threw the dart and it landed just on the outside of the board.

"Speaking of girls, how's Taylor?" Wes asked.

"She's fine. Why do you ask?" Eric threw another dart. "Bullseye!" he shouted in triumph.

Wes laughed. "Because she applied for the Silver Guardians." Eric jumped out of his seat.

"What?" He asked in astonishment. "You're shitting me."

"Nope. See for yourself." Wes handed him the papers. Eric read them and leaned back in the chair.

"I don't believe it." Eric said. He slapped his hands over his eyes.

Wes chuckled to himself. "I think I know where you're going to be for lunch."

Eric threw him a glare and rolled his eyes. "How is the search for Frax going?" He was happy to change the subject.

Wes shrugged. "Don't know. I woke up this morning and Jen was gone as usual."

"Wes, you there?" Jen's voice came over his morpher. Wes threw Eric a lopsided look.

"Speak of the devil." Wes mumbled. "Yea, Jen. Go ahead."

"Trip has found some information on the crystal. You better get over here. Bring Eric with you as well."

"Right. We'll be right over."

Collins Estate: 4:30PM

Wes, Eric, Katie, Lucas, Trip, and Jen were sitting around the computer perched on the table.

Trip smiled as he brought up a file. "It's some research Malian sent over, about the new crystal. This crystal was nicknamed the Star of Venus. It's name came from the Roman goddess, Venus. She was the goddess of beauty and love. According to legend, she was the most beautiful goddess. This crystal has the power to help heal untimely incidents, like an officer who comes in contact with a dangerous chemical. It can cure anything from a paper cut to a serious mutation of some sort."

"Wow." Eric stated blandly. He slapped Trip on the shoulder. "Nice work, Trip."

"Only problem is that it hasn't been tested yet. There's no one willing to go through with a mutation and have it tried out." Trip explained.

"Let's hope we don't have to worry about it." Jen paused. "How's it activated?"

Trip scanned through the data. He had a blank look upon his face. "I-I don't know. It doesn't say."

Jen held a button down on the consol. "Search. Star of Venus activation." The computer buzzed and beeped.

A box popped up. "File not found." The computer said.

Jen held the same button. "Search. Trixyrium crystal: activation."

The computer showed the files of the other four crystals. Each had a way to be activated, but under the file for the Star of Venus, nothing came up.

"Strange. You'd think that Time Force would develop a way to activate it. It says it's an active crystal…I don't get it." Katie shook her head.

"Does Time Force have anymore information on it?" Lucas asked.

"Not that we have access to." Trip said. He saw the look on Jen's face, she was nervous about something

Jen took a deep breath. "I think I know someone who would know." Jen said.

Trip looked at her and knew exactly who she was thinking of.

Later

Jen took a deep breath as she sat down in front of her computer. She typed in a coded address and the screen paused. It blinked and a man's face was seen through the screen.

"Jennifer?" He asked.

"Hello Alex." Jen said. She was calm on the surface, but inside she was shaking.

Alex blinked. He hadn't spoken to her in what seemed like ages. The last time they had spoken was when she was preparing Lance to go back in time. He was the one that had programmed the ship and sent him off. He leaned back in his chair.

"What can I help you with, Jennifer?" He asked. His voice was soft.

Jen took a breath. "I was wondering what you could tell me about the Star of Venus."

Alex sighed and put his hands together. "The Star of Venus is a powerful crystal. It can help heal injuries that could be…fatal."

"Yes, I know that, but how is it activated? The Pastel crystal is put together. Then a yellow light shines and the crystal is complete. But the Star of Venus has no activation procedures." Jen said.

Alex was silent. He knew that Jen would be asking this. He knew how it was activated, but he couldn't tell her.

"Alex, if you know, please tell me." Jen pushed. He didn't say a word.

"I cannot tell you." Alex shook his head. Jen was frustrated.

"Please, Alex! I need to know." Jen kept her voice monotone, but strong.

"I'm sorry." Alex said. Jen sighed angrily. "The Star of Venus is a heavenly peace, but at a mortal price. Be careful, Jennifer." He cut the line leaving static on Jen's screen.

"Damn it, Alex! Why can't you just tell me?" Jen muttered.

From outside the room Wes had heard everything Jen said to Alex. He saw how tense she was after talking with him.

But there was something that Alex had said that stayed in his mind. The Star of Venus is a heavenly peace, but at a mortal price.

What did that mean?

Collins Estate: 2:45am

The Star of Venus is a heavenly peace, but at a mortal price. Wes stood outside on the balcony as Alex's words repeated over and over in his head.

"What does that mean?" Wes whispered to himself. He again repeated the words. The Star of Venus is a heavenly peace, but at a mortal price. He had been trying to figure out it out ever since he had heard the conversation between Jen and Alex. Something in Alex's tone said trouble was coming.

Wes sighed and he shivered. The moon was out. Wes's shadow was cast onto the balcony. He had come outside in only sweatpants, and nothing covering his upper body.

Inside

Jen rolled over onto her side. Even since her conversation with Alex, something had been troubling her. As the moon came from behind a cloud a shadow was cast into the room. Jen looked outside and saw Wes standing on the balcony. She didn't even hear him get up and go outside.

'What the hell is he doing outside at this time, especially at this temperature?' Jen asked herself.

She picked up the wool quilt that she was under and went out onto the balcony.

Wes was lost in thought as he shivered again. It was 36 degrees out and he was outside in a pair of boxers and sweatpants. Wes sniffed and rubbed his arms to keep warm, only to feel a warm blanket and a pair of arms go around his waist and shoulders. The blanket wrapped around him. Wes turned around to see Jen standing there.

"Something on your mind?" She asked.

"Naa, just thinking." Wes said.

"About?" Jen inquired.

Wes shrugged. "Nothing."

Jen heard a hint of uneasiness in his voice but figured it was just the cold.

"Come on, you're freezing, let's get you back inside and warmed up." Jen said as she walked backward, the blanket still held the two in a tight hug. Wes walked into the warm room and into the bed. Jen crawled over to her side and lay down. Wes snuggled close to her trying to warm up. Jen pulled the heavy comforter around them as Wes rested his head on her chest. Jen wrapped her arms around his cold body in an attempt to warm him up.

As Wes did warm up, he found himself drifting into a peaceful sleep, but he heard Alex's words clearly in his head for the last time.

The Star of Venus is a heavenly peace, but at a mortal price...