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A/N: This is a one shot deal, and there are no plans for a follow up or a sequel. All of these are short stories dealing with some of my favorite rangers and some of the most infamous situations throughout their respective series. Each of them is much too short to be a stand-alone fic, so I bunched all of them into one big story. Take a few minutes to leave a review; they're greatly appreciated.

Consider this a deleted scene from "Forever Red"

Wild Force: Best of the best
"Excuse me, Cole Evans? Cole Evans, red Wild Force ranger?"

Cole and the others paused, cautiously walking over the stranger as he approached them.

"How do you know who I am?"

"I'm Carter Grayson, Lightspeed Rescue Red Ranger," he held up his right arm, allowing him to see the morpher on his wrist. "I was sent to recruit for you an important mission. The fate of the entire Earth is at stake. We need your help."

"Well what are we waiting for, lets go," Danny said eagerly, taking a step forward.

"No, not the rest of you. Just him," Carter said, motioning towards Cole.

"But we're a team. If the world really is in danger, we stand a better chance if we're all together," Taylor mentioned.

"Normally, I would agree, but you're the only active rangers, Moreover, you're the only line of defense for Turtle Cove. If by some chance we don't succeed and we're destroyed, you'll be all that's left to defend the planet. Its important that the rest of you remain here."

"This threat, its not Master Org?" Max asked.

Cole paused. "No, its not. This threat is more than our team can handle alone, which is why I'm here for Cole. We need the best of the best."

"Where are we going?" Cole inquired.

"We're supposed to meet with the rest of our team at the NASADA space port in Angel Grove. Its imperative that we leave now, we're running out of time."

"I don't like the idea of you running off on some mission without the rest of there Cole. It could be dangerous," Alyssa pointed out, grabbing his arm.

Cole gently touched her hand. "I'll be fine guys, I promise. The rest of you head back to the Aminarium and tell Princess Shalya what's happening. I'll contact you as soon as I can."

"You're sure about this?" Taylor asked him.

Cole nodded. "Carter is a red ranger, and I can sense the goodness within him. It isn't a deception. I'll return as soon as I can."

Taylor nodded, tacitly agreeing with his decision. Alyssa lost her grip of Cole as he slowly walked away, following behind Cole on his way towards the humvee. As the two of them climbed in, Cole reached for his seatbelt.

"Can you tell me anything about this mission?"

"No, only that its of the utmost importance that we rendezvous with the rest of our team at the space port. My commanding officer informed me of your location and I was sent to get you. I'm afraid I don't know any more about this mission than you do," Carter told him.

"And the rest of the team, they're all rangers too?"

"Yes. Again, they were looking for the best of the best. The Earth is in grave danger, and we're the best chance the planet has."

"I will do what I must to protect the Earth," Cole said proudly.

"I thought you'd say that."