Chapter 2-

"The First Mission"

As the helicopter took off, Kim was handed three watches by one of the helicopter's crew. "Mr. Tenneal wanted you to have these. He also said you should call him as soon as you get them. Something about a Miss Rockwaller?" the officer said.

Kim pulled out her Kimmunicator. "Wade, what happened with Bonnie?" she asked. "Well, she called me and said that Brick and Monique were going out. But, I thought you'd most like to know about the watches," Wade said.

A schematic of the watch appeared on the Kimmunicator's screen. "It is a fully-functioning timepiece. But, when you flip the watch face, it reveals a pink button on yours, a black button for Ron and a red button for your replacement. By pushing it, you activate your battle suit," Wade said. "I've made slight aesthetic upgrades to the suit's design and added additional abilities based on the telemetry I collected when you used the prototype six months ago."

"Wade, I'd like you to meet someone," Kim said. She made her way over to where Ron and Jason were remembering Bueno Nacho's glory days-before Dr. Drakken's hostile takeover.

"You know, Jason, I swear that you look familiar," Ron said. "You look like a person in a picture I saw at Bueno Nacho headquarters when Kim and I were there six…" And then, it clicked. "I read on the 'Net that J.J. Archer, the grandson of Bueno Nacho's founder, disappeared 5 years ago. Are you J.J. Archer?" Ron asked.

Yes, I am," Jason said. "Why did you disappear?" Ron asked. "Well, I wanted to make my own life, free of the power and prestige that the Bueno Nacho name holds," Jason said. "That is why I dropped my given name, Jonathan, and started calling myself Jason."

Kim walked up to Jason, the Kimmunicator in her hands. "Wade, this is Jason Archer. He'll be taking over for me after the wedding," Kim said. "Hello, Jason," Wade said. "Hello, Wade," Jason said. "I'm looking forward to working with you." "Here, Jason," Kim said, handing Jason the watch with the red button.

As the helicopter landed, Jason put on the watch, then watched Ron and Kim as they discussed the plans for the wedding. "Someday," Jason thought to himself , "I hope to find the right woman."

Kim, Ron and Jason crept through a tunnel leading to Dr. Drakken's new hideout. "Let's be ready if Drakken sends Shego or his Synthodrones after us," Kim said. Flipping the watch face, she pushed the button. "Clothes Changer!" A white suit with pink circuit lines appeared on Kim's body.

Ron flipped the face on his watch. "Clothes Changer!" A white suit with black circuit lines appeared on his body. A pouch on the suit appeared for Rufus to ride in.

Jason flipped the face on his watch and pushed the button. "Clothes Changer!" A white suit with red circuit lines appeared on his body. As if on cue, Shego and a pack of five Synthodrones appeared. "Jason! Go find the prototype! We'll keep Shego and the Synthodrones busy!" Kim said.

Jason crept through the halls of the hideout, avoiding Synthodrones and Drakken's guards, until he found the prototype-a small silver box. Jason picked it up and put it in a pocket on his suit.

Outside, Jason met up with Kim and Ron and fought more Synthodrones. Unfortunately, one of the Synthodrones landed a lucky punch to the area of the suit where Jason put the prototype. Jason heard the cracking of the casing of the prototype. "Oh, shit! The prototype!" Jason exclaimed.

Flares of red, blue, pink, black and yellow flashed out of Jason's suit. The red, black and pink flares flew back into Jason, Ron and Kim respectively. The yellow and blue flares flew god-knows-where. As the last of the Synthodrones dissolved into a pool of Synthogoo, Kim turned to Jason. "What happened?" she asked.

"When that Synthodrone landed that punch, I heard and felt the case crack. Then, the flashes came out. I don't know what the flashes mean," Jason said. "I think I can explain," a voice from behind them said. Kim, Ron and Jason turned around and saw Wade. Ron reached over and pinched Wade. "OWWW! What was that for?" Wade asked. "Just wanted to see if you were really here," Ron said.

"So, what was in the prototype?" Kim said. "My military contact told me that a dimensional rift formed in Burbank, California four weeks ago. A mysterious box was found on the Disney studio lot. The military found six gold coins in the box. But, by the time the box got to Camp Pendleton for further investigation, the sixth coin was gone," Wade said.

"'Four weeks ago,'" Jason said as he deactivated his battle suit. "That was about the time of the Power Rangers/Super Sentai merging ceremony! Wade, are you saying that these gold coins have something to do with the merging?" "Yes," Wade said.

A yellow flash appeared in front of where the foursome was standing. Kim's jaw dropped when she saw Bonnie Rockwaller. "Oh, no, Bonnie! Don't tell me you were the recipient of the yellow flare!" Kim said. "Yes, I am," Bonnie said. She turned and saw Jason. "Who are you?" she asked. "Jason Archer," he said, then leaned down and kissed Bonnie on the hand. "Nice to meet you too," Bonnie said. Her face was streaked with tears.

"May I ask why you are crying?" Jason asked. "Well, (sniff), my boyfriend, Brick Flagg, broke up with me for good," Bonnie said. "Well, I hope your next boyfriend treats you better than that idiot," Jason said.

Kim looked at Ron, Jason, Wade and Bonnie. "Let's head back to Middleton," she said. "Sooner we find that sixth coin, the better."

The quest for the sixth coin begins next time.

To be continued…