Author's Note: I'm sorry that this chapter is so short; it will get better I promise! A big thanks goes out to MegGiry3003 for being my first reviewer! Here's the update I promised!
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Jessie went back to her office haggard and in silent agony. She was more let down with herself than anything else; she was determined to master that upgrade no matter what it took. Setting down in her chair she took a deep breath and relaxed her aching muscles. It didn't last very long though when a knock came at the door.
"Come in," Jessie called straightening herself back up.
"Excuse me Captain, but there is someone here to see you." Danielle, her secretary appeared in the doorway.
"Send them in," Jessie told her.
A stout older gentleman walked into her office wearing a black Time Force uniform.
"Admiral," Jessie stood up and saluted.
"Captain Scotts, how are you?" Admiral Logan acknowledged her salute and took a seat.
"I'm doing alright, and yourself?" Jessie sat down.
"I'm okay. I actually came here to discuss a personal matter with you." Jessie's pulse quickened.
"Yes, sir," Jessie listened.
"We have picked up mutant activity in the south eastern sector of Satellite Forest. We think that it might be Drasi; a high profile mutant who has evaded capture for the past eight years. He had gone into seclusion but has surfaced again. We are sending an elite team of SWAT officers into the forest to try and take him out before he reaches the city. I would personally like you to be on it." Admiral Logan proposed.
"Sir, I would need someone to take over the Academy while I'm gone." Jessie was considering it.
"I already have that taken care of; Lieutenant Coors will temporarily take your place should you decide to go." Admiral Logan assured her.
"With all due respect, sir, I don't know if I'm ready to do this." Jessie admitted.
"Captain Scotts I would not have personally chosen you if I didn't think that you were ready for this. You are one of the best I have seen in my entire career here at Time Force. Please, I would feel much better if you would agree to go with them." Admiral Logan admitted to her.
"Sir, I will have to talk to my sister, but I will get back to you with an answer soon." Jessie decided to think it over.
"Alright, and I'm sorry that it is such short notice, but I need an answer by tonight because you will be shipped out tomorrow morning and go into complete seclusion except for your contact with me." Admiral Logan got up and headed out the door.
Jessie saluted him. "How would she get this by Jen?" Jessie knew this would be a dangerous confrontation tonight.
Jen had finished up all of her paperwork for the day and did her regular patrol; she was gathering her things together when she noticed her com link was blinking. Walking over and setting up the antennas, she clicked it on and the blurry screen soon made way for a familiar face.
"Katie, how are you?" Jen smiled.
"I'm fine, how's everything with you?" The yellow ranger asked her friend.
"I'm good; it's been a long time." Jen said remembering the last time that she had sat down and talked with Katie.
"Yes it has; I've been really busy with James." Katie had gotten married about a year ago and had her first son not long after.
"How is he?" Jen smiled seeing him playing in the background.
"A little ball of fire that son of mine." Katie laughed.
"I'm sure he's good though." Jen replied.
"He is; I couldn't ask for a better son." Katie said thoughtfully. "I was actually calling to see how Jessie was feeling."
"Huh?" Jen didn't know what she was talking about.
"I talked to Trip this morning about the upgrade simulation and he said that she got pretty rocked." Katie replied.
"What?" Jen had no knowledge of this.
"She didn't tell you?" Katie asked.
"Katie, I'll have to call you back; I must go and yell at my sister." Jen shut down the com link.
Jen called Jessie's cell phone and she picked up about the third ring.
"Hello?" Jessie said.
"What did Trip mean when he said and I quote, 'you got pretty rocked this morning'?" Jen was impatient and angry.
"Oh that," Jessie knew she was about to get it.
"Yeah, that." Jen shot back at her.
"I just got a little fried from the power surge." Jessie lied.
"Jessica," Jen was agitated. "Don't you lie to me?"
"Alright, fine, I got worked but that doesn't matter right now okay." Jessie gave in.
"What do you mean that doesn't matter right now?" Jen was shouting.
"We'll talk about it when we get home." Jessie replied, her voice sounded aggravated as well.
"No, Jessie, we'll talk about it now!" Jen told her.
"Jen I don't want to talk about it over the phone." Jessie exclaimed.
"Well apparently if we don't talk about it now, we won't ever talk about it if it's up to you." Jen yelled.
"Admiral Logan asked me to join a SWAT mission that's leaving tomorrow morning, no contact, and no backup!" Jessie hung up her phone.
Jen was speechless; it was their first fight and Jessie had never raised her voice to Jen before let alone hang up on her.
