Author: Jadelyn Ja Lee
Story: Through Her Eyes
Disclaimer: I own no one. Don't sue!
Time Frame: During Idol
Summary: She may not have been a ranger but that didn't mean she didn't care. Power Rangers SPD.
Author Notes: I'm now back at college and classes have officially begun. I'm going to attempt to get at the very least one chapter up a week but I'm taking six classes and I have to retake my math class so…yeah…Please be patient.
Second Author Note: This actually is all AJ with Commander Cruger. It only mentions the rangers. I didn't like the idea of doing anything with Idol other than this because I liked how everything was resolved in the ep. The discussion with Z will be soon. I'm trying to figure out a good ep for it. Enjoy!
Z: Whoa, this place is jumpin'.
Jack: Tell me about it. Cruger goes off for two days on an "important galaxy meeting," leaving me in charge, and nothing. the computer alerts Bridge
Bridge: Uh, Jack.
Jack: In a minute. to Z No aliens vaporizing stuff. No giant robots stepping on buildings.
Syd: Jack --
Jack: In a minute. continuing to Z Not even somebody's pet 5-footed Rolgarian sloth eater getting stuck in a tree. Nothing.
Sky, Syd & Bridge: Jack!
Jack: What?
Bridge: A U.F.O. just entered our airspace and is on a crash course in the center of town.
Jack: Next time, Bridge, don't wait until the last minute to tell me. Idol
AJ couldn't help it.
She squealed.
Luckily, Commander Cruger chuckled good-naturedly.
"Oh my gosh, JD!" She exclaimed as her twin brother gave her a large hug. Over his shoulder, she saw the Commander nod hello to her uncle Andros. She pulled away.
"What are you doing here?" He asked her. AJ didn't reply, she was still in a state of shock. When Commander Cruger has asked her to accompany him to Galactic Command, she had enthusiastically agreed. She hadn't realized that as an annual conference, other commanding officers of the other academies would be attending as well.
"I'm Commander Cruger's assistant for the conference. What are you doing here?" She shot back. He chuckled.
"We came for the conference too. Normally your B and C Squads would be here but considering everything that's going on, they were excused." He explained. She grinned and hugged him again.
"It is so good to see you, Jay." She whispered. He gave her a large squeeze.
"You too, Aimes. I really miss you guys. How's Dad?" He asked as they pulled back. AJ wiped some tears from her eyes and laughed.
"I have pictures! I just got them developed before I left and brought them because I hadn't gotten the chance to look at them." She explained. He nodded.
"If Commander Cruger agrees, meet me for dinner. I'm in room 7-B." He told her as Andros walked over.
"Uncle Skunk-Head…." She murmured fondly. Andros rolled his eyes but gave her a large hug.
"Shrimp. How are you?" He asked softly. She grinned up at him.
"Busy." She told him. He laughed.
"So I've heard. Your dad says you've taken it upon yourself to keep B Squad from killing each other." He commented, grinning at her. She smirked in Cruger's direction.
"No, just Tate and Landors." She retorted. Cruger rolled his eyes but didn't argue. Andros steered her over to the group next to Cruger.
"Cadets, I'd like to introduce someone very special. Six of you already know her, but this is my niece, AJ Roberts. She's Cadet Roberts twin sister." He pushed her forward and she realized who exactly had accompanied her uncle and brother.
"Zandra! Oh my gosh, you're a ranger?" She exclaimed as she pulled her cousin into a tight hug. Zandra Thoel laughed and hugged her back.
"Yup! Silver Ranger, just like me Daddy!" she reported proudly. AJ yelped as she was squashed in between three familiar guys.
"Tinkerbell!" Selwyn Johnson called out happily as he hugged her. Veron Valerte and Tobe Dante just chuckled. She was mercifully saved by two balls of energy in the forms of Kalasina Dante and Katya Johnson.
"Girl, you look good!" Katya told her.
"I always look good." She shot back. They all cracked up. As AJ studied her friends, she felt tears come to her eyes again. With Gruumm attacking earth she didn't get as much free time on Galactic Communications as she'd like. She'd missed them. She pushed those thoughts to the back of her head. She was proud of her job just sometimes she wished Gruumm would blow himself up so she could visit or talk to her friends more often.
"I take it SPD relented in letting you four being rangers on the same team?" She asked Tobe, Kalasina, Selwyn, and Katya, motioning to the red, yellow, blue and pink lining on their respective uniforms. Tobe nodded.
"They didn't have a choice when it became apparent the morphers weren't going to accept anyone not blood related to the former rangers." Tobe told her. She smiled good-naturedly. Selwyn threw an arm around her shoulders.
"C Squad, this is AJ Roberts, Lt. Roberts to you. She's one of the science team members on earth, with their ranger squad." He told the younger cadets. They stared at her in awe as she fidgeted.
"It's no big deal. As long as B Squad keeps their heads on straight and don't lose focus, Gruumm will be space dust in no time." She told them.
"She's right. Earth's B Squad is made up of some very intelligent and dedicated cadets." Cruger interrupted. AJ smiled at him.
"I would like you all to meet my commanding officer, Commander Anubis Cruger, formerly of Sirius." She introduced him to her friends. They all nodded politely while Selwyn, Katya, Veron, and JD grinned at their former commander. AJ got herself together.
"As much as I'd like to stay and talk, me and Commander Cruger need to find our quarters." She apologized.
"Commander Cruger and I." JD automatically corrected her. AJ made a face while the others snickered. Head held high, she turned to Commander Cruger.
"Sir? Shall we find our quarters?" She asked in a superior tone. Behind her, she heard snorts and snickers from her friends. She grinned. Cruger smiled down at her.
"Yes, Lieutenant, we shall. Also, KO-35 B Squad?" He looked at the seven rangers who stood at attention at the mention of their title.
"Yes, Sir?" They asked unanimously.
"You will meet Lt. Roberts for dinner at 1700 hours in the officer's mess, understood?" He asked in a serious tone. AJ and the B Squad members brightened.
"Yes sir!" They shouted. Cruger shook his head while Andros, nearly forgotten, just laughed.
"Oh man, this food is way better than the stuff on KO-35." Selwyn exclaimed as he dug into his meal. Veron, JD, and Katya agreed.
"You have no idea how gross some of that stuff is." JD told her. Kalasina made an angry sound, her mouth full of noodles. As they all looked at her in amusement, she swallowed.
"Kerovian food isn't that bad! There are some really good dishes!" She argued, Tobe and Zandra nodding their agreement.
"Keyword, 'some.'" Katya retorted. AJ snickered. She really had missed this bunch. The seven of them were really good friends. AJ and JD had a close relationship with their Kerovian cousins since every chance he got, Uncle Andros would invite their family to visit. Veron, Selwyn, and Katya had grown up together in Angel Grove and had visited the twins often with their parents.
"I'd like to propose a toast!" Zandra cried out suddenly. Laughing, they all raised their glasses.
"To AJ! We've missed you." She told her, grinning.
"TO AJ!" They cried. AJ, tears in her eyes once again, sniffled.
"I've missed you guys too." She assured them. Half laughing, half crying, the four girls raised their glasses in toast while the boys did the same (minus the tears).
"Lt. Roberts?" A first year cadet poked his head in the door. AJ turned around.
"Yes, Cadet?" She asked worriedly. The only people who knew she was there were Commander Cruger and her uncle Andros.
"Commander Cruger has informed me to tell you a situation has come up on Earth and you're leaving in an hour." He told her. AJ's expression fell.
"What happened? Is S-B Squad okay?" She asked, hardly noticing her slip. He shrugged.
"That's all I was told, ma'am." He informed her before walking away. AJ slowly turned around to see seven teary eyed faces. They all quietly finished their meal before leaving. At the intersection between her quarters and theirs, she said goodbye to Tobe, Selwyn, Veron, Kalasina, Katya, and Zandra. She hurried to her room with JD and quickly repacked. She'd suspected something might happen and hadn't unpacked all that much so it didn't take long. When she was finished, she glanced at her clock. She had fifteen minutes. She and JD grabbed her bags and, without a word, walked out. In the transport bay she met her Uncle Andros and Commander Cruger.
"I'm sorry about this, Lt. All I've been informed of is that an unidentified space craft crash landed on Earth. Considering the recent breakout of the Kerovian satellite prison, we have to go back." He told her. She nodded.
"I understand, sir. My duty is to Earth." She told him. He nodded and headed inside the shuttle. She turned to her uncle and hugged him.
"You be good, okay kiddo? Don't do anything stupid and attempt to fight a monster all by your lonesome, with no powers." He warned. She rolled her eyes.
"Uncle Andros I'm not my dad." She told him. He sighed as she turned to JD.
"Maybe not, but you're more like him than you know, shrimp."
"Uncle Andros is right, be careful." JD told her. She smiled.
"Why do you insist on doing the big brother routine? I'm older!" She asked him playfully. He raised an eyebrow.
"Only by four minutes." He retorted mildly. She started crying as he hugged her. She buried her face in his chest for a few minutes until her tears subsided. Without a word, JD let her go and she walked up the boarding ramp without looking back. Andros and JD stood side by side as the shuttle took off.
"Don't worry about her so much. Like I said JD, she's more like your father than she realizes." Andros told his nephew. JD swallowed.
"You mean she's going to become a Black Christmas Ranger too?" He asked in a shaky voice. Andros smiled.
"You never know."
End Note: Thanks to everyone who guessed on the identity of AJ's father. I like how some of you came to your conclusions. And some of the guesses were so wrong they were funny. I got several emails from readersabout the identity ofAJ's dad and most of you are right. For the record,I pretty much gave it away in this chappy. Can anyone tell me what specific comment gave it away?