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Here is it! Chapter three! Sorry for the long delay, but I've been busy with school, and on top of that trying to get two other stories updated as soon as possible!

Enjoy!

Confrontations

"You're awfully quiet, Sky." Z said. Sky hadn't said anything or even touched his food.

"Sky?" Syd shook him. "Sky!" The Blue Ranger jumped.

"What?" he asked.

Bridge slapped his shoulder. "You're still thinking about her, aren't you?"

Sky sighed. "I can't help it. I mean, you should have seen the saw she shot that…mutant. Right between the eyes."

Jack laughed. "Are you sure she didn't hit you?"

The Blue Ranger eyed Jack. "Well, aren't you the funny one?"

"Come on Sky. Lighten up." Syd said. "Have you talked to your father about it?"

He shook his head. "I'm afraid to approach him with the subject."

"Why?" The Green Ranger quizzed.

"After I told him about my dream, he shut up like a clam again." Sky sighed.

The rest of their lunch was quiet. After throwing out their trash, the Rangers made their way towards the common room.

Instead, the alarms started blaring. "B-SQUAD RANGERS REPORT TO COMMAND IMMEDIATELY! I REPEAT, B-SQUAD RANGERS REPORT TO COMMAND IMMEDIATELY!"

"Let's move!" Jack called.

Moments later they arrived. "Rangers, we've got a serious emergency." Cruger said.

"What's up?" Sky asked after giving a crisp salute.

Wes immerged from a room. "Mutants have been detected around the city."

"No," Sky whispered.

Each ranger stiffened. "Listen closely, Rangers." Wes paced in front of them. "This isn't' like any of the monsters you have heard, seen or faced before. He isn't working for Gruumm either. Each mutant has a weakness, but you have to find it. I can tell you this: each mutant will shrink after they are defeated." Wes handed Jack a small container. "Press this button and the mutant will be cryogenically detained, compliments of Time Force." He paused. "Be careful, Rangers." He eyed Sky uneasily. "Move out!" he commanded.

"Yes, sir!" they chanted. "SPD…Emergency!"

Butler Square

"Whoa!" Sky felt the concrete crack his back.

The mutant snickered. "I thought that the Power Rangers would have been more powerful then this." He laughed. "You are pathetic. To think, Time Force always spoke highly of the Space Patrol Delta Rangers." He laughed. "Especially the Blue Ranger."

Sky's eyes narrowed. "Delta blasters!"Sky called. "Fire!"

The mutant merely laughed. "That tickled, do that again." He taunted.

"Our weapons didn't even scratch him" Bridge called.

Sky jumped up. "We can't give up! RIC!"

The mechanical canine jumped. "Canine cannon, online!" Jack said.

"Lock on, fire!" Sky said. The mutant fell back.

"Yea! We got him!" Syd chanted.

"Think again!" the mutant fired a blast at Syd, who fell back and cried out in pain.

"Syd!" Sky ran to her. "Syd, are you okay?"

The Pink Ranger slowly got to her feet. "I'll be okay."

"You okay there, princess?" Z asked. Syd nodded.

The mutant threw another blast at them. Sparks flew from the Rangers uniforms. "You are wasting my time!"

Sky saw him jump up. "No! He can't get away!" The Blue Ranger jumped up and chased after the mutant.

"I don't think so!" the mutant snickered. He let out a powerful blast that struck Sky hard in the chest, causing him to fly back.

"Sky!" the rangers called. His suit couldn't take the pressure and he demorphed, revealing a bloody cut across his forehead and cuts all over his body.

"We have to get him back to command!" Z stated.

"RIC, emergency transport mode!" Bridge called. RIC became a board and strapped Sky in.

Back at Command

Wes watched the sight with painful eyes. Sky was hurt trying to capture that mutant. "No…" he whispered. "Kat, call the infirmary, alert the doctors. We've…" he choked. "Sky's been hurt."

"Right, Commander. I'll get right on it." Kat said.

Moments later Sky arrived at the infirmary. Wes rushed out of the room and downstairs. That's when he saw him.

Sky lay on the bed; IV lines were seen giving him fluid and medicine. "Sky." The Red Ranger whispered. One of the doctors finally immerged. "Doctor, is he going to be okay?"

The doctor sighed. "He was hit pretty hard, Commander. But I think he'll make a good recovery. You can come back later and see him." Wes thanked the doctor and watched his son sleep. He sighed heavily. "Damn it, Sky. I promised Jen I wouldn't let anything happen to you." A tear slipped down Wes's face as he slowly made his way back to Command.

Wes silently walked back in. "Wes, is he going to be okay?" Eric asked. "I just arrived. Cruger told me what happened.

He nodded. "Yes, he'll be okay." Eric watched him sniff.

"What's bothering you, Wes?" The Quantum Ranger asked.

Wes let out an unsteady breath. "I promised Jen I wouldn't let anything happen to him, that's all. I feel like I let both her and Sky down."

Eric slapped him. "You did all you could. He'll be okay, Wes. Have faith." Wes nodded in thanks.

"We have found a trail for the mutant." Cruger said. He handed Wes a CD. "I'll have my best trackers on it."

Wes nodded and went back to his room and began to make up a file. But he couldn't concentrate. He had let both Sky and Jen down. With a sigh he lay down.

It was yet another sleepless night for the Red Ranger…

Two days later

Wes walked into Sky's room to see the doctor removing an IV from his arm.

"Well, Cadet. You were lucky. That mutant hit you hard." Sky winced at the needle. The doctor chuckled. "You can go now."

Sky slowly got up from the bed. "Thanks, Doctor." He saw his father standing in the doorway, his eyes tired.

"Sky, son. Are you okay?" the Red Ranger asked. Sky nodded.

"Yea, Dad. I'm fine." He rubbed his lower back. "Sore, but fine."

"Good." Wes said relieved. "Come, Anubis is holding a meeting." The rangers walked out and made their way towards command. But Sky's mind was somewhere else.

Command

Wes and Sky walked into command. Wes had a reluctant smile on his face. Everything was in order.

"Sky!" Syd jumped into his arms. Wes smiled. "Oh my gosh, we were so worried! Are you okay?"

"Yes Syd, I'm okay." Sky responded.

Cruger sighed. "But that mutant got away." Wes walked over to where Kat and Boom stood.

"That disk you gave me of the mutant's profile, I think the Rangers should see it." Wes said. Kat put the disk into the computer, its projector shown as the images were cast upon the wall. "Commander Collins, it's up."

"We were able to profile the mutant with both your references and my data base." Wes looked at Jack. "Good job, Jack. You planted that tracer perfectly."

Jack smiled as saluted. "Thank you, sir." Sky looked at Jack, envy burned in his eyes.

After another hour or so, the dinner bell rang. "All right, Rangers. Go get some dinner and rest up. You all did well."

"Thank you, sir!" the rangers changed. Sky however, stayed behind.

"Um… Dad? Can I talk to you for a moment?" He asked. RIC followed the Blue Ranger over to his father.

Wes shook his head. "I have to get back to work, Sky."

"Please, it'll only take a moment." Sky followed his father into a back room. "Why didn't you tell me about the tracer?"

Wes sighed. "I left that in the hands of the Red Ranger. Jack pulled it off rather nicely."

"Why couldn't you tell me though? Why couldn't you let me do it?" His voice steadly rose. "You've known Jack for a few days, now. I'm you son, Dad."

"And the Blue Ranger." Wes added. Sky's eyes burned as his temper rose.

"So I'm the Blue Ranger! Does that mean I'm no good enough for you? Am I not trustworthy because I'm the Blue Ranger?"

Wes was now regretting mentioning anything about the tracer and sighed. "Look, Sky. It's not that…"

"Then what is it?" Sky yelled.

"I was protecting you. That mutant could have killed you." Wes's voice was monotone.

"Bullshit!" Sky yelled. "You don't trust me because I'm not the Red Ranger. I'm not the leader. For that, you think I'm a failure don't you? A failure because I couldn't take your place as the Red Ranger…isn't it?"

Wes drew in a breath. "That's not it, Sky."

Sky turned and left. "Yea, sure." He walked out, anger flashed behind his eyes. "He should have never come back." He muttered.

But Wes wasn't out of earshot. At the sound of this, he sighed. "He didn't mean that, Wes." Cruger said.

"No," Wes whispered. "He's right. I should have never come back here." Wes walked towards the exit.

"Where are you going?" Cruger asked.

"Back to Silver Hills. The Rangers can handle the mutant by themselves." Wes said sadly. A beep came from the canine robot. RIC followed him out the door and turned down the hallway.

Cruger watched him walk out, his friend's head handing low. The Commander sighed and shook his head. "Jen," he said. "They need you."

The next evening

Sky had been replaying the fight with his father over and over. Did he really mean to have this happen? No…he didn't. The Blue Ranger sighed as he got up and made his way towards Command to make amends with his father.

But his father wasn't there. "Commander," Sky saluted as Cruger turned around. "Where is my father?"

Boom sighed. "Gone, Sky. He left for Silver Hills just a few hours ago."

"No." Sky said. "Damn. I shouldn't have said what I did." Something flashed in his mind. "Sir, I am requesting the rest of the evening off. I need to talk with my father."

"Then go." Cruger said. Sky ran out of Command down to his motorcycle. After starting the engine, he sped off in haste towards a city he hadn't been to in over ten years.

The city of Silver Hills.

Later: In an alleyway

RIC's sensors spotted a figure crouched in a doorway. Cruger came up behind him.

"Good boy, RIC." He said. "Captain." The figure in the doorway moved out into the light.

"Anubis," it said. "It's good to see you again."

"You as well. What can you tell me about this mutant?" the Commander asked.

"He's dangerous, Anubis. I don't know if the Rangers can handle him without the Silver Guardian's help." It said.

"There's got to be some way to stop it." Cruger pushed.

The figure nodded. "There is, indeed. But more will surface after Crockaton is captured. We have recently traced a whole gang of mutants, twenty at least, hiding beneath the city. We need both the Rangers, Wes and Eric to help capture them."

"What about you?" Cruger asked curiously.

The figure chuckled. "Me? No, I can't. The time line is in disarray as we speak. If I got involved," it sighed. "there's no telling what damage it could inflict."

"But Captain, you are one of the best known fighters." He sighed. "The Blue Ranger was injured a few days ago."

It's voice shrunk. "Sky." It whispered. "Is he okay?"

Cruger smiled. "Of course. He and Wes, however, had a bit of a fight. Sky is going to Silver Hills as we speak to work things out with his father." He paused. "I most go now. I have my rounds at 2300."

"Then go." It nodded.

"Captain, you must think about helping us with this. I don't know if we have enough manpower to stop all of these mutants."

"Anubis, you know I can't get involved." It paused. "But I will think about it."

The Commander nodded. "Very well. I shall keep in touch." The figure stepped back into the shadows and watched Cruger walk off.

"I wish I could get involved, Cruger. I truly do. But there are things that are preventing it." It sighed. With a heavy step, it began its walk towards the city, a heavy fact coming to mind. "But he's right. Wes and Eric will be needed for the next battle." The figure hesitated at the last thought. "And so will I."

ch 4 up soon…