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Hey everyone! I know I haven't updated in a while, but I've been so busy with school and everything…I'll guarantee you'll hate me for the ending of this chapter…
As a re-cap: What's Alex doing at SPD Headquarters?
Chapter 12 now posted! Enjoy!
Phantom56
"My name is Admiral Alexander Drake," he said. "I must speak with Jen. It's…important."
The Rangers watched as Cruger saluted the Admiral. "Sir." He said as he preformed a traditional military salute.
"At ease, Commander." Alex commanded. "Where's Jen?"
"Sir, Captain Scotts isn't here. Her and her fiancé…"
"Fiancé?" Alex blurted out.
"You heard him right." A dark voice said. Alex turned around to see Jen standing in the doorway, a dangerous glance crossed her face. Wes stood next to her, a confused look was on his face as well.
Sky watched as the Admiral seemed to cower under his mother's glance. Alex straightened up and met her stare. "Jennifer." He said coolly.
Her voice was neural. "Alex."
"We need to talk," he looked around and added, "privately."
"I'm coming too." Wes said, but Jen held a hand out.
"You stay, Wes." She commanded. "I can handle this." He nodded as he watched Jen and Alex walk into another room and the door shut slightly.
Once the door was shut, Alex let out a heavy sigh. "You can't marry him."
"Jesus, Alex." Jen threw up her hands up in protest. "You come all the way here to tell me this?"
"Not only that," he stated and handed her an envelope. "I was asked to deliver this personally to you."
Jen took the envelope and began to read, her eyes became wide then she suddenly threw down the letter. "This is bullshit!" she yelled. She even surprised Alex, for he had hardly ever heard her curse. "How can I return to Headquarters now?"
"It wasn't my decision, but the General requests it."
Jen shook her head. "No, there is no way I'm going back, not now. The Rangers cannot handle Steelix alone."
Alex gave her a strange glance. "How do you know that, Jen? All you do is tell them how to fight!"
The Pink Ranger sighed heavily. "I've fought Steelix many times before and up until now I still can't capture him. I…" she sighed softer. "I don't want to see any of them hurt, Sky especially."
"Jen, you won't be around forever." Alex stated. His statement hit Jen hard as she bowed her head.
"I know." She responded quietly.
"Jen, if you come back, we can help you live longer." Alex said.
"I'd give anything for that." Jen said.
"Then come back with me, tonight, and I'll help you." He walked closer over to her and placed his hands on her shoulders, one finger went under her chin and lifted up her head. "I'll take care of you." He took out a bottle filled with a reddish liquid. "Here, drink this. It'll help you." But Jen merely pushed the bottle out her face.
Jen turned away from the Admiral. "I want to, Alex. I really do. It's just that…I have Sky here, and Wes. And Steelix is still out there…"
"Jen, let me make this clear. The next time you go out there, you could be hurt. The next time you morph Jen, it could kill you."
She had no response. She knew the risks, but she didn't want to believe reality. "Once Steelix is captured, I want some time with Wes and my son.
Alex nodded. "It'll be done. But for now, I have been given orders to remain here and help where I can. You on the other hand…promise me you won't morph and get yourself killed." Jen didn't answer him, but looked at the floor. "Promise me, Jennifer." He raised his tone.
"I won't promise anything." She said harshly. "Now, if you'll excuse me." She brushed past his shoulders and walked out of the door.
Alex sighed as he watched her leave. He took the bottle out of his back pocket. "So, you're going to make this difficult, Jennifer." He said, an evil tone was in his voice as his eyes flashed blue. "Well, there's more then one way to skin a cat." Alex chuckled as he left the room abruptly and disappeared down a hallway.
A figure immerged from behind the doorway. "I knew I didn't like him." Sky muttered to himself and walked away from his perch in the wall.
In Jen's Room
The Captain sighed heavily and fell onto her bed. "I can't take him anymore." She muttered.
"Anything wrong, Jen?" Katie asked and walked into her friend's room. "I just heard Alex arrived." Jen huffed at her statement.
"Nothing's wrong, it just pisses the hell outta me that he shows up suddenly and tells me what I can and cannot do. Yes, I know that I have a bad heart, and the next time I morph it could kill me. I'm controlling things at Command just fine." Jen pulled a pillow over her face and let out a dull ahh.
"He's only watching over you, Jen." Katie stated. "He's always done that."
Jen slammed the pillow down onto her side. "He does that a little too well."
"You know he still loves you, Jen." The Yellow Ranger continued.
"He tells me that everyday." She said quietly.
Katie let out a hearty laugh. "Well, Jen does have a soft side!" Jen threw the pillow at her and Katie caught it.
"Jen, can I…" Katie turned to see Sky walk in. "Lieutenant Walker, I'm sorry. Did I interrupt something?"
Jen sat up. "Not at all, come in Sky."
Katie saw the look on Sky's face and took a hunch. "Well, I best be leaving. See you at dinner, Jen." Sky took her spot as Katie walked out of the room.
"What's up, kiddo?" Jen asked.
The Blue Ranger sighed. "What, if you don't mind me asking, is your past relationship with Admiral Drake?" He watched her eyes follow the lines of the floor, and he immediately recognized his mistake. "I'm sorry. It was an inappropriate question."
"No, it's quite alright. I suppose you would have to know sooner or later. Alex and I have a long history together." Sky sat down on the edge of her bed.
"How long?" he asked.
Jen chuckled. "Well, back when I was a rookie, I really couldn't handle the pressure of being in Time Force at all. I was just about to quit and was on my way to see Captain Logan. That's the day that I met Alex."
'I messed up again.' She thought to herself. Disappointed and depressed, sixteen year old Jennifer Scotts came out of the academy, her head hanging low.
She watched as the others made their way towards headquarters for lunch. But Jen had plans of her own. She walked along the pavement when something collided with her shoulder, causing her helmet to drop. She bent down with a shaky hand. "I'm…I'm sorry."
But the man stopped her and picked up her helmet. "No, it was my fault. I wasn't paying attention." He handed her back the helmet as his eyes caught hers. She really did have nice eyes. "Lieutenant Alexander Drake." He introduced himself. "You are?"
"Cadet Jennifer Scotts." She said shyly.
"Ah, Scotts. I remember now. Officer Anglesey says you have great potential."
"Yes, that's if I don't quit first." She said quietly.
Alex gave her a strange glance. "Quit? Are you having trouble, Cadet?" Jen gave him a small nod. "Come with me, Cadet. I'll help you."
Jen gave him a small smile as she felt the palm of his hand in the small of her back and lead her back into the Academy.
"Alex taught me everything I know about being a Time Force officer. As we grew closer together, we became closer, personally. Two years later, at Ransik's trial is when he asked me to marry him."
"You were engaged to him?" Sky asked in disbelief. Jen gave her son a simple chuckle.
"Very much in love with him. That was until he was 'killed' by Ransik. Trip, Lucas, Katie and myself traveled back to the early weeks of the year 2001 where we met your father. And, well, you can kind of guess the rest. Wes is Alex's ancestor, which is why they look so much alike."
Sky gave her a confused look. "But then how did I come along?"
Jen gave him a playful shove. "Relax, I'm getting to that. A few months after we returned to the future with Ransik. A few months after that we had a report of three mutants, err, Mut-Orgs that escaped and went back in time, to late 2001. They showed up in a city not too far from here."
"Turtle Cove." Sky said. Jen nodded. "I remember hearing about the Wild Force rangers back in grade school. Suddenly something dawned on him. "The history banks show that the Time Force Rangers showed up again…wait…did you and Dad…"
Jen laughed again. "Nine months later you were born, Sky. But two months after you were here, I had to leave. There wasn't a day that went by that I didn't think of you two."
"But you came back every now and then to do some things, and to give the other rangers and myself our powers."
"That was about it, though. Alex and I were done, and I fell in love with your father."
"ATTENTION RANGERS! REPORT TO COMMAND IMMEDIATELY! I REPEAT, ALL RANGERS REPORT TO COMMAND IMMEDIATELY!"
Jen's smile faded. "That doesn't sound good." She jumped up with Sky at her heels.
Command
"Captain!" Kat called quickly. "There's been a breech in security!"
The alarms suddenly turned on and Command was painted with a red light.
Jen's eyes grew wide. "How?" She looked at Trip, who was already at the computer.
Their hearts pounded as Trip scanned. "There!" he pointed. A figure was showed taking a chemical from the lab. "It's Steelix!" the Green Ranger said.
"Put up a barrier, and don't let him get away!" she said. Wes watched as she bolted out of Command, her blaster in hand.
"Jen, wait!" he called and ran after her. Trip, Katie and Lucas followed.
"Dad! Jen!" Sky called and began to make his way towards the door.
"Cadet Tate!" Cruger called. "Remain here! Suit up, Rangers!"
Jack grabbed his morpher and held it up. "With pleasure. Ready?" The five rangers cried out loud:
"SPD: EMERGENCY!"
Outside
"Phantom56 is mine!" Steelix laughed as he ran out of the building. His face suddenly made contact with a foot and he went flying.
"Hold it right there, Steelix!" Jen commanded and held her blaster out and hot.
"You can't get away, Steelix!" Wes called as he and the rest of the Time Force Rangers showed up behind her, all morphed.
"Well, looks like Time Force has slipped up, you made this all too easy for me!" he taunted.
He went to turn around, but the SPD Rangers stood in his path, his grin faded slowly. "There's no where to run!" Z called.
"So just give up while you have the chance!" Sky commanded.
"Never! You will never have the power of Phantom56!" Steelix said. He held his blaster out and fired at the Time Force Rangers. Each fell back at his powerful blast.
"He won't get away!" Jen said and charged at him. And so began their fierce hand-to-hand combat. Punches and kicks went flying, as the SPD Rangers were kept busy with some Krybots that Gruumm had sent.
But Steelix has soon gotten the best of Jen and pinned her to the ground.
"Jen!" Wes and Sky called. Steelix then put the blaster to her temple.
"Come any closer and you'll be moping her up with a sponge!" he threatened.
"Let her go, Steelix!" someone else called. Jen watched as Alex walked besides Wes.
"Never!" he called.
"Alex, you have to help her." Wes said.
"I never liked her anyway." He turned to the Red Ranger as his eyes flashed blue. "And I never liked you."
"What?" Wes muttered. Alex suddenly jumped as he threw a bomb at the Rangers. When it exploded it sent them flying in all directions.
"Alex, what are you doing?" Jen screamed. He watched as he turned around and held a canister in his hand.
"Thank you for making this so easy, Rangers." Alex said as a white light surrounded him, to reveal his true form.
Lucas's eyes went wide. "Conwig!" he shouted.
Conwig laughed. "How good to see you all again. Now, if you'll excuse me. We have business to attend to!" He turned to Jen and kicked her, causing the Captain to become unconscious.
"Jen! No!" Wes tried to catch them, but Steelix, Conwig and Jen were gone in a flash.
Later
"This planet is so boring." Mora muttered. "There's nothing to do!"
"Stop your wining!" Gruumm commanded.
"Emperor Gruumm," Broodwing walked in and bowed. "There is a group of people that are requesting to see you."
"Broodwing, you know I don't like visitors." Gruumm complained.
"But my Lord, we have a very good reason for entering." A voice said. Steelix and Conwig entered.
"Who are you?" Gruumm asked.
"I am Steelix," Steelix said. "This is my partner, Conwig. We are both mutants from the year 3021 and have an interesting offer for you."
Gruumm sighed. "It better be good, I am a very impatient monster."
Conwig smiled mischievously. "You will be very pleased, I promise." He turned towards the door. "Phantom56, enter."
Gruumm's smirk faded as a Power Ranger entered his lair. "A Power Ranger?" he screamed.
"Ah, but she is not just any Power Ranger, she is Phantom56. The most powerful mind-controlling chemical in the history of time. Tell your master your name, Phantom56."
Her helmet was removed to reveal Jen in a black and pink Ranger suit. Her eyes glowed red. "My name is Jennifer. My goal is to destroy the Power Rangers." She said darkly.
"It is our goal to destroy SPD and change time, so mutants shall rule over humans. With the destruction of SPD, you will be free to conquer Earth, Emperor Gruumm." Steelix bowed his head.
"This spell," he motioned over to where Jen stood. "it cannot be broken?"
"Not at all." Conwig reassured him. Gruumm smiled to himself as Jen spoke again.
"I serve true, master. To destroy the Power Rangers is my only goal." She bowed. Gruumm smiled evilly to himself as Mora gave him a reassuring nod.
"Excellent."
ch 13 up soon…
