"Wow," Z commented as Syd parked the jeep in front of a large white house with black shutters. "This place is huge!"
They had driven to Silver Hills and were planning on getting at least a good day off without any interruptions.
Syd stepped out of the jeep and smiled when Sky came over and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"So this is your house?" she questioned.
"Yup. Has been my whole life," he answered. Ani walked over to the garage and punched in the access code. The doors opened and they all walked in. Taylor's truck was gone, indicating that she was still at work, but there was a red Explorer parked and Ani knew it was Collin's.
She opened the door and the others followed closely. "Collin? You home?" Sky called as they waited in the kitchen.
Moments later they heard the sound of feet coming down the stairs and Ani almost fainted when she saw her little brother, now all grown up in front of her.
"Ani?" he questioned. Ani nodded her head as he hugged her with all his might. He had grown so much since she had been gone and he looked exactly like their father. "What are you doing here? Lucas and I were coming to see you guys next week!"
"And what am I?" Sky questioned as he moved forward.
"An overbearing older brother who gives me shit," Collin replied as they embraced.
The others laughed a little before Sky introduced everyone. "Guys, this is Collin. Coll, this is Jack, Bridge, Z, and Syd."
Collin shook hands with everyone and smiled when he met Syd. "It's a pleasure to meet you," he said.
Ani gently grabbed his shoulders and pulled him away from the amused Pink Ranger. Collin looked at Sky and was instantly hit with the feeling of jealously.
"Whoops," he said. "Sorry… had no idea." Sky grinned and placed his arm around Syd.
"How did you know that?" Bridge asked. "I could sense it, but-"
"I'm empathic. I can feel what someone else is feeling whenever I want," Collin replied. Bridge grinned.
"I think you and I should take later," the Green Ranger said.
"Yeah, mum told me you all had powers too," Collin said. "Lucky's supposed to be coming home any minute actually."
"Lucky?" Jack questioned.
"Lucas," Sky said. "We started calling him Lucky when he was a baby… he had a few problems when he was born." Everyone nodded their heads before they heard a motorcycle pull into the driveway, followed by feet running into the kitchen.
"I knew it," Lucas said as he dropped his helmet and embraced his sister.
Ani was caught a bit off guard as he just about launched himself onto her. "Good to see you too Lucky," she said. Lucas released her and couldn't stop grinning.
His blonde hair just reached his shoulders, and his light eyes sparkled. "I had a feeling I'd see you soon."
Ani grinned as Lucas hugged Sky. He and Collin had both grown up so much and she mentally kicked herself for nod keeping up contact as well as she could have. Jack placed his hand on her back.
"You all right?" he asked gently. Ani nodded and walked over to her brothers. It was then that the others saw how much they all looked alike. Ani introduced Lucas to the others, and they spent the next few hours getting to know one another.
"How long are you guys here for?" Collin asked Sky as they watched the others play Frisbee.
"Just a couple of days," Sky said. "There's something we all need to talk about... the family I mean." Collin looked him straight in the eye. "Coll, don't even try to feel what I'm feeling right now. It's not going to go over well with mum."
Collin obeyed his brother, but deep down he knew something was going on. A sudden noise brought them all to attention.
Jack pulled out his morpher when he heard the alert. "Go ahead Kat," he said. The others all stopped and walked over to him.
"You're not going to believe this, but Morgana and a group of Krybots are in Silver Hills… I'm sending you the coordinates now. If you need the runners, they're standing by."
"Oh shit," Lucas said. "Morgana? Like the chick you were telling me about?" he asked Sky.
Sky had kept his brothers updated with their latest foe, and nodded in agreement. Another beeping noise was heard and Lucas pulled out his beeper.
"Mum's paging me to headquarters," he said as he placed his beeper back. Lucas was a Silver Guardian now, and Sky wasn't surprised when he had heard that.
"I'm coming too," Collin said. "In case you guys get hurt."
'Should we let them?' Sky asked Ani in his head. Ani nodded.
"SPD EMERGENCY!" the rangers cried out.
Collin and Lucas were in awe of their siblings… they were actually rangers, just like they had always wanted to be.
"Let's move!" Jack said. The rangers immediately hopped on the bikes, with Syd riding with Sky, and Z with Ani. Collin and Lucky jumped into Collin's truck and headed towards the SGA.
The rangers reached the location first. It was on the outskirts of the city in the middle of a large field.
"Rangers! Thought you could have a little holiday and not invite me?" Morgana cried.
"What do you want here?" Ani asked as she drew her weapon.
"Oh it's not what I want… it's more of a little surprise for you!" She commanded the Krybots to attack, but hung back and watched. Grumm had big plans and she couldn't wait to see how the rangers would react to his latest idea.
The rangers made quick work of the Krybots and turned towards Morgana. Just as they were about to attack, a blast came from out of nowhere, throwing the rangers to the ground.
"What the hell?" Jack asked as he helped Z to her feet. The others stumbled to their feet and saw a cloud of smoke where Morgana had been.
Two figures emerged from the cloud and Sky and Ani felt everything in that moment freeze. Time stood still, and they were numb to everything except the figure that stood next to Morgana.
His red and black suit was all too familiar to the twins… the jagged black symbol on the front… the black boots… the black and red helmet… there was no mistaking it… in front to them stood the Quantum Ranger…
The other rangers charged at him, but Sky and Ani couldn't do it. They were rooted to the spot.
"Guys! Something's wrong with them!" Z cried as the new ranger tossed her into Bridge, knocking them both down.
The ranger kicked Syd hard in the stomach and sent her to the ground, crying out in pain. It was then that Sky snapped out of it. He ran over to Syd and placed himself in front of her, shielding her against him.
The ranger turned towards him, but was hit in the back by Jack, sending him to his knees.
"No!" Ani cried as she grabbed Jack's arm, pulling his blaster down.
"What the hell's wrong with you?" he cried as he tried to pull his arm back.
"You can't hurt him!" she cried out. Jack looked at her through his helmet and could feel her shaking.
"Ani, what's-"
A blast cut him off as they were both thrown to the ground. Jack shielded Ani with his body as they fell.
"Jack?" Ani asked as she tried to get up. "Jack!" She shook him and he didn't wake up.
She heard footsteps and saw the ranger advancing on her, blaster in hand.
Ani's eyes widened when she saw the weapon. There was no mistaking it… he had the Quantum Defender in his grasp. He pointed it at her…
"Stop it Papa!" she cried.
The ranger stopped and stood still. His hand trembled as he prepared to fire again… but he couldn't do it… something in his head was screaming for him to stop.
Sky left Syd with Z and Bridge and ran over to his sister, helping her to stand.
The two of them stared at the ranger as he stared back at them… there was something about them…
He shook his head and pointed the Defender again.
"Pop, stop this! We can help you!" Sky said with raw emotion in his voice. There was not a doubt in his mind that this ranger was his father.
The ranger stopped again and lowered his weapon slowly, turning his head to look away from them. His head ached as memories flooded his brain… twins with light eyes… a smaller version of himself… a baby in an incubator… a blonde woman….
Without another word, he pressed a button on his morpher and was gone in a flash.
The rangers demorphed and the others ran over to the twins… both had tears in their eyes.
"What the hell happened out there?" Jack screamed at them as they stood. "You just froze! Some of us could have been hurt worse than we are!"
"Not now Jack," Sky said as he supported his sister.
"Yes, now Sky. That was irresponsible, dangerous, stupid-"
"Shut up Jack!" Ani screamed. "You have no idea what you're talking about."
"Damn right to know what I'm talking about! You put your team in danger, not to mention the fact that I could have destroyed him if you hadn't interfered!" he yelled.
"Fuck you Jack," Ani said as she stumbled away to her bike. Jack was about to run after her when they heard sirens in the distance heading their way, giving Ani enough time to speed down towards the city as the sun set.
Sky walked over to Syd and collected her in his arms. "I'm sorry," he said into her hair. "I promise I'll explain everything to you."
Syd nodded against his chest and kissed him softly. Bridge and Z were supporting each other, while Jack stared numbly at the tracks Ani left.
Four Black SGA trucks pulled into the clearing and Taylor, Collin, and Jen stepped out.
"What happened here?" Taylor said. "What… what are you all doing here? Where's Ani?"
Sky broke away from Syd and took his mother's hand. "We need to talk…"