Author's Note: Thanks to everyone who has read and reviewed; I am very grateful. Jessie and Jen have had a huge fight and she isn't sure what to do, not to mention the impending departure. What's going to happen? Read and find out…
Disclaimer: I still don't own the Power Rangers, but I do own Jessica (Jessie) Scotts.
Jessie knew that she couldn't go home, she was still fuming from her argument with Jen. She wasn't sure where she should go so she just took a walk. Her feet took her to Blake's house. Before she knew it, she had rung the doorbell and was lying in his arms. He had taken her up to his room away from any window where they could be seen; as out of it as Jessie was he knew that was what she would want.
"Whoa, whoa, Jessie, what happened?" Blake stroked her hair.
"Jen and I had a huge fight." Jessie cried into his shoulder.
"About what?" Blake soothed.
"It's a long story; we've never fought like that before." Jessie couldn't control herself.
"Does she know where you are?" Blake asked, knowing that it was late and that Jen was probably worried.
"No," Jessie looked into his eyes.
"Jess, why did you come here?" Blake asked.
"I didn't have anywhere else to go." Jessie admitted.
He guided her to sit down on the bed.
"Honey, as much as I want you to stay, I think you need to go." He brushed a piece of hair out of her tear-streaked face.
Jessie was confused. "You don't want me here?"
"No, it's nothing like that I just don't want us to do something that we'll regret later." Blake replied. "I don't want anyone to catch us together either and I'm sure that Jen is worried about you."
Jessie got up and walked over to the balcony window.
"I figured that you would want to know that I'm leaving for Satellite Forest tomorrow morning." Jessie told him.
"What? Why?" Now Blake was the one who was confused.
"Admiral Logan asked me to join the SWAT team that is going to try and take out Drasi before he reaches the city." Jessie was beginning to calm down.
"Jessie, Drasi is really dangerous; you could get seriously hurt." Blake put his hands on her shoulders.
"I don't care anymore."
"You don't mean that." Blake told her.
"Don't I? I mean look at what's happened Blake, Jen hates me right now and I can't even be with the one other person I care about." Jessie put her head in her hands.
"I'm sure that Jen doesn't hate you, she just lost her temper. You two will work everything out I'm sure of it." He embraced her in his arms. "As for us, you're here with me now aren't you?"
Jessie turned and faced him; she couldn't believe that they were getting into a forbidden love but she couldn't stop it. He leaned down and kissed her; she returned it.
Jessie recalled what had happened the night before as she walked into her apartment to get her clothes. It was still very early and she didn't want to wake Jen up. Creeping to her room, Jessie gathered what she thought she would need and put everything in her bag. She went out into the kitchen and grabbed something to eat; Jessie still had a few minutes before she would have to leave, she grabbed a piece of paper and a pen. Setting the letter on her bed Jessie looked in on her sister; she was still fast asleep.
Jessie leaned her head on the doorframe and whispered, "I'm sorry Jen. I should have told you everything. Be safe, I love you."
Jessie met up with Admiral Logan and the five other members of the SWAT team outside the Time Force Headquarters; it was only about three in the morning.
"Nice to see you showed up Captain." Admiral Logan smiled.
"Yes, sir," Jessie tossed her stuff into the truck that would take them to the edge of the forest. She took one last look back towards the city and thought of Jen before climbing into the passenger seat.
It was around six when Jen awoke and she immediately got up to see if Jessie had returned home; she couldn't believe that she had fallen asleep. When she went into her room, her eyes instantly fell on the folded piece of paper lying on Jessie's bed.
Jen,
I'm sorry that we had to part on these circumstances. I can't take back all of those terrible things that I said to you but I do want you to know that I didn't mean one word. I'm sure by the time that you read this I will be long gone. I don't know when I'll be back and I don't know if I'll be able to contact you. Please don't worry about me; I can take care of myself.
I love you,
Jessie
"Jess," Jen whispered, tears beginning to form in her eyes.
She fell back onto her bed as the tears spilled silently down her cheeks. This wasn't how she had wanted to say goodbye.
"Drasi is extremely dangerous and we have no doubt that he might have discovered our plans." Admiral Logan briefed them on the way to Satellite Forest. "We have given you each a transcoder to attach to your uniforms; it will blend you in with your surroundings."
Jessie attached her transcoder onto her belt. Looking around, she recognized the other SWAT members. Lieutenant Michaels was head of the Mutant Disciplinary Facility where rogue mutants were contained and given memory adaptation. Lieutenant Harper was head of the communications department; Lieutenant Kerry worked at the Academy with Jessie as a strategy specialist; Lieutenant Stafford was head of the medical staff at Time Force; and Captain Nichols was the commander of Time Force Delta Squad.
"Captain Scotts and Captain Nichols will be the commanders of this mission; you are to report to them with any sightings and/or interceptions. Captain Scotts we have activated all of the weapons back at Headquarters to be at your disposal but we strongly advise you to not morph unless it is absolutely necessary. The mutants will pick up on the high energy frequency and hone in on you quicker than you'll be able to fight them off." Admiral Logan advised her.
"Which basically makes it useless, unless I want to get killed?" Jessie smiled.
The Admiral chuckled. "Just be careful."
They had arrived at the edge of the forest and everyone piled out and got their gear chips.
The Admiral pulled Captain Nichols and Jessie aside. "I'm counting on you two to make this mission a success; it is critical that we wipe out as much of his mutant army as we can and if you get a chance at him seize the opportunity."
They nodded.
"Dismissed, and be careful." Admiral Logan climbed back into the truck and disappeared through the brush.
"Alright team, let's get moving." Jessie commanded.
Jen had pulled herself together and went to work, but couldn't concentrate on anything except the last thing that she had said to Jessie. She couldn't believe how much she had overreacted and lost her temper. She picked up a picture on her desk of the two of them last summer.
"C'mon Jen; it's just a little water. What will it hurt?" Jessie pulled her towards the ocean.
"It's going to hurt you a lot if you drag me in there!" Jen exclaimed.
"Oh Jen quit being a wussy." Jessie smiled.
"Jess, c'mon now this is the only good uniform I brought, now don't-"But her speech was cut short buy the icy wave that overcame them both. Jen surfaced and gasped for air. Jessie knew that she was in trouble and began to run back up the beach.
"Oh no you don't!" Jen sprinted after her.
Jen caught up with her and tackled her, sending the both of them sprawling down the sand.
When they came to a stop they were both laughing uncontrollably and Jessie snapped a picture.
They had been walking for what seemed like forever and hadn't encountered so much as a cyclobot.
"Alright, guys, let's take a break." Captain Nichols called over their headsets.
"You would think we would have seen something by now." Lieutenant Kerry sat down on a rock formation that was sheltering them from the harsh sunlight streaming in from the canopy.
"I have a feeling that we will soon; the entire time we've been in here I've felt like someone has been watching us." Lieutenant Stafford replied.
Jessie and Captain Nichols were off to the side checking the readings coming from the area where they were resting.
"Everything seems normal." Captain Nichols reported.
"Yeah, that's what worries me." Jessie replied.
They closed up their equipment and returned it back to their belts.
"How did your parents react when you told them that you were going on a SWAT mission?" Lieutenant Harper asked.
"They freaked for a while, but they understood." Lieutenant Michaels replied.
"My mom cried so much that I thought her mascara would be permanently streaked down her face." Lieutenant Stafford laughed.
"What about you, Captain?" Lieutenant Harper asked Jessie.
"They didn't really do anything." Jessie replied not wanting to get into the subject.
All of a sudden an army of cyclobots appeared all around them. The team jumped up and drew their blasters.
"Take them out." Jessie ordered, giving the signal to fire.
They sprung into action; splitting up and taking the offensive. Jessie dodged a shot and expertly took out all of hers. Lieutenant Michaels had also destroyed several of his as well as did the others. Captain Nichols finished his off and met them back in the clearing they were at before being attacked.
"That seemed way too easy." Captain Nichols said holstering his blaster.
"I know what you mean." Jessie replied.
Everyone had escaped unscathed.
