The Archer Effect
Written by Khion
Disclaimer: Power Rangers, Star Trek: Enterprise and their references are copyright of their respective owners.
Note: This is set after "Thunder Struck Part II" and "Wormhole"
In the Beginning
Part I
Trent Fernandez walked home from Art College with his bag over his left shoulder and his sketchbook under his right arm. For the last three nights, he had been staying up late trying to finish assessment pieces for his teacher. Yawning, he groggily stepped over the shin-high barricade that surrounded the gardens that bordered Reefside Park. Slowly he walked through the greenery, passing people playing with their friends, families playing with their pets, and people just enjoying the late afternoon light. Trent found a quiet bench under an old oak tree and layback, enjoying the cool early evening breeze waft over him. Suddenly, he heard a strange sound…that sound of what appeared to be a laser weapon firing. Getting up and looking around, he saw what appeared to be a battle going on between some humans and some strange alien creatures, although they just looked like monsters to Trent. The only thing strange about them, other than being here, what that they were partially transparent. No one, other than him seemed to notice the quarrel going on around them. In fact, people were walking straight through them. Trent moved a bit closer and saw that there was a lot of transparent rubble lying around, almost as if it had been there for a long time. Really, it looked like Zord wreckage, but Trent could clearly see that it wasn't…well, no Zord wreckage that he'd ever seen. He moved closer.
"…We have to stop them, Cap'n!" called one of the humans. This guy was dressed in a blue spandex-like uniform with purple trimmings around the shoulders of his uniform.
"I have an idea!" called another, this one with yellowish gold trimmings on the same coloured uniform. "Keep them busy for me Trip!"
"Yessir!" replied Trip, firing another volley at the monsters. Suddenly there was a blinding flash of light and the monsters were gone. All that was left of them was smoking remains.
"What happened?" asked a dark skinned young man of about 20 years old.
"I dunno, Travis," the gold-trimmed man answered. He looked around and seemed to notice Trent watching him. "T'Pol!" he called, not taking his eyes of Trent.
"Yes Captain," replied a beautiful young-looking woman. Upon closer inspection, it was revealed that he wasn't a normal human…she had pointed ears.
"Do you see anything or anyone over there," he asked her, pointing in Trent's general direction. The woman called T'Pol gazed in Trent's direction and raised an eyebrow, all the while not showing an emotion on her face.
"All I see is rubble, Captain." she replied. After a few more moments, she turned around and headed away from him. Then she stopped and looked back over her shoulder. "Captain, we had best leave."
"I'll be right there," he called in reply, narrowing his eyes at Trent. Lowering his voice a bit, he spoke to Trent. "Who are you?"
"I could ask you the same question," replied Trent. "My name is Trent Fernandez. And you are…?"
"Captain Johnathan Archer, of the Federation Starship Enterprise."
"Never heard of it," the White Ranger told this "Captain Archer" person.
"What year are you from?" Archer asked.
"2006," said Trent. "Why?" Archer was shocked.
"I'm in the year 2126," he replied. "I'm talking to you from over 100 years into the future."
Khion: Sorry it's so short. The next chapters should be longer though. Please read and review. No flames please, unless you are helping me cook. Then flames are greatly appreciated :P
