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A/N: This takes place only days after "Endings part 2"


New Tech City, California 2025 AD

Elizabeth Delgado couldn't put her finger on it, but headquarters seemed a little bigger to her know. It had been her home for over a year now, and she knew every square inch of the base, but now, it all felt a little overwhelming. There were beeps that she hadn't heard before, things seemed out of place… maybe she was the one who was out of place. The sights, the sounds, all of it was familiar to her, yet somehow things had changed.

As she walked down the hall on the way to the command center, it came to her. The base wasn't different, she was different, it was the fact that he was gone. She and Jack started in SPD together, worked side by side for over a year. Even before SPD, the two of them did everything together. He was her best friend; her brother, and now the one person who was there for her when no one else was wasn't there anymore. Sure, she and the others had gone to visit him, see how he was readjusting to civilian life, but not having him by her side during training was a little disconcerting for her.

The doors to the command center slid open as she walked in, only to find that the other rangers were already there. Though it suited him, it was strange to see Sky wearing red. She'd come to think of red as Jack's color, but when Jack moving on, it was only natural that he assume the command of the team. On the other hand, blue seemed to suit Bridge just fine. She headed over to the group, standing alongside Sydney.

In front of them was Commander Doggie Cruger, who, as usual, had a concerned look on his face. "Rangers, there are pressing issues that demand your immediate attention. There is an unusual build up of energy in sector seventeen, and it's interfering with our censors here."

"We've encountered readings like this before. It seems to be an ionic-flux within the space/time continuum and its wreaking havoc on the quantum enhancers. If this keeps up, we'll fry it," Kat mentioned.

"Again?" Z asked.

"The anomaly seems to continue to faze in and out of continuum, but from what we can tell, it's getting bigger," she informed them.

"We are unable to get an accurate reading on the build up. Officer Tate, select a member of your team to investigate this anomaly," Cruger instructed.

Z snickered to herself. 'Officer.' Now that there was no A-Squad, and she and the others were the only active rangers in SPD, they were no longer cadets. They were full-fledged officers now, though the only thing that changed was the title. The cadets still saluted them as superior officers, and they still answered directly to Cruger. From the moment the commander said Officer Tate had to select someone to investigate, she knew he'd pick her to do it. She was, after all, the best tracker on the team, and was beat suited for this type of assignment.

"Actually sir, I was thinking that both Z and Syd should go. We don't know what this anomaly is, and it may be more than only one of us can handle," Sky announced.

The commander nodded. "A wise precaution," he turned to Syd and Z. "Officers Delgado and Drew, report to sector seventeen to investigate."

"Yes sir," the girls said in unison, saluting the commander, then making their way out the room.

"In light of Officer Tate's recent promotion to red ranger, and Officer Carson's promotion to blue ranger, your team has been left without a green ranger. Do either of you have any suggestions on who should be elevated to B Squad and given the green morpher?" he asked.

"I've been working with squads C and D, and none of them seem ready to move up. Maybe we should consider recruiting from outside our existing squads," Bridge mentioned.

"Do you have someone in mind?"

"Sophie was a great fighter, and I think…"

"I agree, but Sophie is still on assignment in deep space and will not be back for another four months. I'm afraid we can't wait that long. Gruum is gone, but there are still other criminals loose in the city, and your team is not operating at 100 without a green ranger. Officer Tate, do you have any suggestions?"

"Not at the moment sir."

Commander Cruger reached in his pocket, pulling out the green morpher and presented it to Sky. "You are the B Squad commanding officer, you have earned the trust and respect of your entire team, so the decision to find the new green ranger is yours. Inform me of your decision in 48 hours," he said.

"Yes sir!" Sky said, saluting the commander before he and Bridge walked out the room.


Z and Syd walked slowly through the downtown New Tech city area, using a tracking device to locate the anomaly. There were civilians everywhere; most of them just shopping, or eating at the local restaurant. Still, Z was concerned that if there was a problem, civilians may get in the process. On the same hand, starting a full spread panic by attempting to evacuate the area could do more harm than good.

"Do you think I'd look good in green?" Syd asked, breaking her train of thought.

"What?"

"I was thinking about asking Cruger to be promoted to the green ranger. Green is out this season, but you never know, it could be the perfect compliment…" she was interrupted.

"We're suppose to be looking for this anomaly," Z reminded her.

"And we are, but I don't see why we can't discuss how I'd look in green, and maybe as a brunette, too. I think that Sky might…" she paused, allowing her sentence to trail off, realizing she'd said too much.

Her statement was enough to catch Z's attention. "You're interested in Sky?"

"I didn't say that."

"You didn't have to," she stopped, turning to Syd. "If you like him, just tell him."

She paused. "Yeah right, you know how he is. He's all about duty, he doesn't even notice me."

"If you just talked to him, I bet…" she stopped as her tracking device began to beep, indicating they were getting close. "We're close, real close," she announced.

The two of them looked around, but there was nothing.

"Maybe it's a glitch, I don't see…"

Before she could finish her sentence, a ball of energy began to form in front of them. Z, seeing it first, rushed towards Syd, knocking her out the way. The two of them fell to the ground, and then watched as the ball began to get bigger.

"It has an electromagnetic charge to it, and if it keeps growing like this, it'll envelop the entire city in a matter of hours," Z told her.

"What do we do about it?"

Z glanced around. "I don't know, but we need to get any civilians out of the area. We don't know what this thing will do if…" her statement was interrupted as the ball of light appeared again, this time inches away from her.

"We're going to need some help," Syd said, reaching for her communicator.

"By the time the others get here, it'll be too late. We have to do something now," she paused as her eyes began to glow, and within seconds, she replicated. Now there were two of her. "I'll handle the anomaly, you just get everyone to safety."

Syd nodded, rushing off to get everyone out of harm's way. Z glanced over at her replicant, both of them determined to track down the anomaly. The device began to beep, indicating that the anomaly was close. It reappeared behind her, and the replicant saw it first, rushing towards Z to knock her out the way… but she was too late. The anomaly hit both of them of, and there was a flash of light.

Syd, realizing something was wrong, rushing over to Z. "Oh no. Oh my God, Z!"