Part 3
Jarrold paced the central chamber of the Command Center impatiently. He had been waiting for some word from the others for hours but not a word had come in. He wasn't particularly looking forward to a launching an attack on the Vandairre, afterall one of the rules was the Power Rangers never escalated a battle. At the same time however if they could strike a blow on the invaders and get the planet on track for being free he would do it.
"What are you still doing up." Ashlyn asked as she stepped into the room closed the door behind her.
Jarrold turned around and watched as she approached him. It looked like she had just woken up as she was in a nightgown and rob. "Did you stay the night here?" he asked.
Ashlyn sat down on one of the chairs near the main computer terminal. "I didn't feel like going back to my empty apartment." she said. "I'm a little anxious about this plan that Jase seems to have."
Jarrold shrugged his shoulders and turned to the viewing globe. "I'm not entirely sure that attacking them head on is such a good idea." he said.
"We have to take every opportunity that we can to get those aliens off of our planet." Ashlyn said in an almost hostile tone. "I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when they first attacked. They need to pay for what they did."
Jarrold moved over to Ashlyn and placed a hand on her shoulder. Suddenly he began to fill a great amount of sympathy for her. Obviously she had been through something horrible at the hands of the Vandairre. For that matter everyone on Earth had. He wanted to help her in anyway that he could and if that meant going in for a full out attack just so she could get a little bit of vengence then that's what they would do. "Well as soon as we hear something from the others we'll leave."
Ashlyn nodded "I hope they come back with something soon."
Tara and Aron followed the two guides through the streets of Sacramento, keeping their heads down and trying to look inconspicious. The last thing that they needed was for someone to notice that they were out of place. Still they kept their ears open and listened to the chatter. People were talking in hushed voices about the free city of Angel Grove and return of the Power Rangers.
From what they heard most of the people didn't believe it and thought that these were only dangerous rumors that could lead to a Vandairre extermination squad sweeping the area. Tara found herself wanting to tell them that it was true and that the Vandairre would be stopped. One look from Jase and his friend told her to keep it quiet. She knew that they were right too. If people found out that they were here there might be questions that could blow their plan to free the city from Nicandros' grasp.
The group found themselves standing in front of what looked like an abandoned warehouse but when they entered Tara and Aron quickly realized that the place was far more than it appeared.
Aron stepped up to their guide "What is this place?" he asked.
The man looked at the unmorphed Red Ranger "This is where we're going to stage our assault." he said. He gave out a sharp whistle and suddenly more people began to come out of every shadow. Another man and a woman approached them and flagged them over. "Is this them Adam?" the woman asked.
Their guide nodded. "Aron, Tara this is Alyssa and standing next to her is Justin." he said, introducing the two Rangers. "The Red and Purple Rangers."
Justin stepped forward and grinned. "I've never heard of a Purple Ranger." he said.
"You know the Power Rangers?" Aron asked.
Jase smiled. "Justin as well as Adam are former Rangers."
Taras heart began to beat faster at the realization that she was standing with her predecessors. The people that he come before her to defend the planet. "I have so many things that I want to ask you." she said.
Alyssa cleared her throat "That can wait. For now we have other things to take care of, mainly planning out our attack on the Vandairre base."
"What do you need us to do?" Aron asked.
Justin waved for them to follow him and spoke as they walked. "We've already planned the attack." he said as they approached a room and opened the door. Inside of the room were weapons of all types from Vandairre design to weapons that they had seen Captain Sawyers people carrying. "We have the man power and weapons. What we don't have is something to rally the people together."
"That's where you come in." Adam said. "If the people know that the Power Rangers are here fighting for them... no... fighting with them, they will be more likely to stand against the Vandairre.
"What do you want us to do?" Tara asked, excited to be standing with the Rangers of the past.
"Simple." Jase said. "We want you with us when we attack."
"We're there." Tara smiled. "When does the attack start?"
"In 2 hours." Alyssa said as she stepped in behind them and closed the door.
Tommy walked out of the tent that he shared with his wife and looked up into the Keldehan sky. Their makeshift camp had been secured but he still had an uneasy feeling about being in this area. Their resistance group had been on the run since Nicandros' forces had taken out their main headquarters a few days ago. Now that is seemed as though they would finally be able to take a break he still felt like something was going to happen. More than anything however he wanted to find a way to call Earth and let his son know that he was still alive.
Tommy felt a soft hand on his shoulder and reached up to touch it only for the hand to pull away. He turned around to see Queen Xanya standing there with a saddened look. "I was hoping that we could talk." she said.
"Absolutely." Tommy responded. "What's on your mind?"
"Everything that's going on." She replied. "This war with the Vandairre, this having to constantly run for our lives... my daughter."
"Daughter?" Tommy asked.
"Yes my daughter Jayna. I sent her to Earth to get help." Xanya replied. "I sent Aron to help her but we haven't heard from either of them."
Tommy let out a sigh. He knew that he shouldn't do it but as worried as he was about his own son he had to tell her something that would give her hope. "I don't know what happened to your daughter." he said. "But I can tell you what happened to Aron."
Xanyas ears perked up at this "What do you know about him. You know where he his?" She knew that if Aron was alive than there was a chance that her daughter had survived.
Tommy took a deep breath "Aron is alive and well." he told her. "He's on Earth and he's a Power Ranger."
Xanya let out a gasp "You mean that he..."
"He had a Power Coin and entered the Rangers Command Center. He was one of 8 that carried them. The Command Center came to life and gave him the power of the Red Ranger."
"The it's possible the my daughter is still alive." Xanya said. "She had a coin also."
Tommy didn't want to hurt her but he felt that he should tell her the truth. "All I can tell you is that there is no Ranger named Jayna."
"We have to find a way to reach Earth. I must know what happened to my daughter."
"We'll do what we can but that may not be as easy as it sounds." Tommy told her.
"I'm sure we'll find a way." he returned with a smile. "But for now I think that it's best if we have everyone break camp so we can move to a more secure location."
The Queen of Keldeha nodded in agreement, glad that such an experienced warrior was her to fight on the side of her people. He it not been for this man from another planet she had no doubt that this small last hope of Keldeha would have been defeated long ago and now one of her own people was out there with the strength of the mythical Power Rangers. Indeed there was truly hope for Keldeha and the entire universe.