Kira Ford walked off stage that evening with a smile on her face… the crowd had loved her, she had no idea that she and her teammates would end up saving a strange woman's life after a time hole sent them years into the future.

It had been nearly an hour since Kat's fateful fall from a third story landing to hit a concrete floor. Her back was killing her and she had lost feeling in her legs, it was all bad signs for the female lab technician the lack of feeling from her waist down meant that there was either swelling in her spine or all out nerve damage, either way she was paralyzed, whether temporarily or permanently was yet to be seen. She activated her tracking device in hopes that it would let Cruger know something was wrong with her.

Hayley had just closed the café and the Dino thunder rangers were getting ready to disperse for the night when a porthole opened and sucked them into the year two thousand twenty.

"Dr. O, where are we?" Conner asked

"I have no idea" he replied "but I think it would be safe if we morphed" he then looked back and gave a frustrated groan when his eyes landed on Hayley, she had been transported there as well. They morphed anyway.

"Guys, fan out and search the area… maybe we can find some clue as to where we are… Hayley, stay with me"

"Okay" Hayley shrugged, who was she to argue with him when he was that upset.

Trent headed to the stair well with the Drago-dagger drawn ready to fight if necessary, but quickly found that the thing that was actually needed was an ambulance.

"Oh, no" he whispered and ran to the strange woman's side and putting the Drago-dagger away as he ran.

Kat was glad to see a ranger, even if it wasn't an SPD cadet, at least he could get her help.

"Dr. Oliver, I just found an injured woman in the stairwell, I'd say she fell from one of the landings.

"Okay Trent, try to asses the injuries I'll try and get some help." Tommy replied

"Okay" Trent cut communication with Tommy and went to try his best to help Kat Manx

"Ma'am, what happened" he asked as he knelt by her side

"I think I fell, I don't remember"

After some general introductions Trent was prepared to wait for help but he wouldn't have long to wait, the SPD rangers arrived only minutes after he did, civilian lasers drawn, ready to attack anyone who might pose a threat to Kat.

"Whoa!" Trent put his hands up in surrender "I just found her on the floor" he said "I did what I could, she fell from one of the landings, and I think she hurt her back"

"Oh no" Bridge whispered "We need to tell Commander Cruger that we need an ambulance"

"Right" Jack said

Kat saw her friends gather around her each face was filled with concern, Sky did well to hide his worry but didn't do very good at it.

Kat knew that there was a chance she would be paralyzed for the rest of her life, she had a lot of life yet to live and to have to live that time in a wheelchair wasn't appealing to her at all. She felt Z's hands holding her neck straight, gently, her pain was still horrible, but she was dealing with it for the moment, but it soon got the better of her again. She winced with the pain from her back.

"Kat, I'm sorry you got hurt so bad" Z said

"She fell three floors, she's lucky to be alive" Bridge said as Cruger walked in along with the other Dino thunder rangers

"Rangers, what happened?" he asked

"Kat fell from the third floor landing, and injured her back, sir" Z said from where she knelt

Paramedics were informed that a back board and neck brace were required and such was provided. Kat would be taken to a nearby hospital, SPD Earth Station was not equipped to handle spinal injuries. Both teams of rangers went to the Mobile command and gathered in the B-squad lounge... introductions among them went without a problem and they began to get to know one another

"Guys, I'm worried about Kat" Sky said

"You aren't the only one" Tommy said from a corner of the room "and we don't really even know her"

"Yeah" Kira said "I'm really sorry she got hurt so badly" Kira felt Trent's hand on her shoulder

"We all are" he hugged her near "I just wish there was something we could do to stop this from happening'

"There isn't, but don't you worry about Kat, she's tough I'm sure she'll be okay" Commander Cruger said from the doorway.

"I hope your right" Syd said

"Yeah, I do too" Z added "I mean, I hope she can walk after this… think about it, without the ability to walk… she would be miserable… who wouldn't be?"

"You have a good point Z" Jack said, "she would be unhappy because she would lose her independence"

"I think it might eat away at her self-esteem to be unable to do some of the things that she normally does" Trent said

"I agree, it would" Hayley said "because, I can only assume that, her independence means a lot to her… I know it does to me"

"It does" Sky said "She is almost always in her lab"

"That might not have been safe" Tommy said

"Kat's lab is one of the safest places in this base, it is connected directly to the command center and if there is an emergency she can call for me with the push of a button" Commander Cruger said.

Then Cruger left to check for word on Kat's condition

"Commander Cruger, I'm not going to deny the fact that her case is not good" the doctor said sadly "her spine is swollen horribly, and we cannot tell if there was any nerve damage, we won't be able to tell until the swelling goes down."

"Okay, I'm just glad she's alive" Cruger said sadly… "if she is unable to walk the cadets and I will help her as much as we can."

"I'm sure she will greatly appreciate that… we will keep her hear until we know if her paralysis is due to swelling or nerve damage, and we can pray that it is only the swelling, because that leaves her a good chance of a full recovery"

Meanwhile, Sky stood silently in Kat's lab worrying about her, he felt guilty because her injuries could have been prevented if someone had gone with her to pick up the computer parts… she hadn't even managed to get them because she didn't have them when she was found. He sits down in her chair and clasps his hands in silent prayer.

Kira got to the door to Kat's lab, but stopped silently when she saw Sky sitting there, head bowed, eyes closed… she figured he was doing the only thing they could do for Kat then, praying for her to recover.

She looked up and asked "Why do I feel so bad about Kat Manx when, frankly, I don't know her?" she paused "Is it because I wish I knew her or is it because I know she's a strong woman, kind of like me, who hates having to rely on others to do what I normally could"

"Kira?" Tommy called

"Yes" she replied

"Are you okay?"

"Yes Dr. Oliver" Kira replied halfheartedly "I just feel so bad about Dr. Manx… she got hurt bad… I just wish there was something I could do to undo what has been done"

"I know, you aren't the only one" Tommy placed a hand on Kira's shoulder "hopefully she's as strong as Commander Cruger said she was and will recover"

"We can always pray"

"You're right, we can... that could be the biggest help"

"That and the fact that I volunteered to try and help with the computers here until she can work, or until we leave, whichever comes first." Hayley said from nearby

"We can also help them fight evil" Kira smiled

"Yeah, we'll do what we can" Tommy agreed

Kira slipped away while Tommy and Hayley were talking and met Trent in the back courtyard.

"Trent, you know we can't keep our relationship a secret forever" she said

"I know, that's why I wanted to talk to you"

To Be Continued…

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