To say the atmosphere in the briefing room was frosty would be an understatement. Standing in front of the rest of her team, Commander Tate and Doctor Manx was a woman that should've still been in containment. The trial of TimeForce Rangers had yet to take place and to the team's knowledge, Lina was still in a high security facility. Yet standing in front of them without a care in the world was one of the traitors and not just any of them, it was their squad leader.

A few more silent and tense moments followed with Lina gradually looking more bored by the second. Eventually the former jailbird couldn't take the quiet no longer, "Whilst I wasn't expecting a triumphant welcome, I wasn't expecting the silent treatment either", she commented, pushing herself off the doorframe.

"What are you doing here Lina", Bridge asked, "shouldn't you be rotting in containment with the other criminals".

Lina clutched her hand against her chest, a look of mock offence flashing across her face, "Ouch Carson, now my feelings are hurt", but it was clear from her tone that she was anything but offended. The apparent new member of the team brushed between Bridge and Z and handed a tablet over to Tate, "My orders, courtesy of Supreme Commander Andros", she added.

Sky scanned his eyes over the tablet before switching his glance to Lina. The dark haired woman smirked at the bemused expression on the Commanders face and beckoned with her eyes for him to read again. Sky growled under his breath and checked the orders again for some kind of loop hole. Finding none he placed the tablet onto his desk, "Welcome to B Squad Officer Song", he said with a flat tone.

"What that's it?" Syd said in shock, "she tried to kill thousands of people yet she's a power ranger again without any kind of consequences".

"Trust me Barbie, there are plenty of consequences", Lina snorted. Syd's mouth flapped open at the derogatory nickname her new team mate had used before curling into her classic im about to break you face, "For example have you seen the accommodation they've put me up in? There's barely enough room to swing a cat, no offence Doctor", she directed that final comment towards Kat. SPD's chief scientist smiled tightly in response but chose to remain silent, not fully trusting herself to remain civil towards the former member of TimeForce.

"Swing a cat", Z chuckled, completing ignoring the overriding atmosphere in the room, "I see what you did there". Everyone else apart from Lin turned and glared at the yellow ranger, "What, I found it funny", she shrugged.

Rolling her eyes at her new team mate, Lina replied, "Looks like I've found myself a fan, maybe I should become a full time comedian".

"Yeah don't give up your day job", JJ said towards the newcomer. He hadn't forgotten what he had read about the rogue TimeForce Rangers from the posts by Hexagon.

Lina turned slowly towards JJ and gave him a quick, appraising glance. JJ couldn't read the look in the dark haired woman's eyes, it was a mixture between annoyance and admiration. JJ wanted to return the look but something about the way Lina was staring gave him the chills. There was something almost hypnotic about the dark haired woman's eyes that was forcing JJ to maintain contact and it wasn't until a playful smirk flashed across Lina's face that JJ finally regained his senses, "Take a picture, Dragon it'll last longer".

"Ill pass", JJ quickly retort.

"You're Tommy Oliver's son right?" Lina shrugged, "not saying anything that isn't true". Before JJ could fire off another comment, Lina turned sharply on her heel to indicate that she was finished with that particular conversation. Her attention instead returned to Tate and Kat, "So what is the team currently working on at the moment?" she asked in a professional tone that was completely contrary to anything anyone had heard come out of her mouth so far today.

The Commander and Manx shared an uneasy look with each other. The new addition had been thrust on them without any warning and as such, they were complete unprepared for a briefing. "You came on a good day its team bonding", Tate began, "the only long term assignment you and the others have is defend the galaxy"

"Not a problem with me around", Lina sniffed arrogantly, "might need a few days to get myself back up to speed but nothing more".

"Yeah I'll be the judge of that", Bridge snapped.

Lina glanced over her shoulder and shot a dismissive look towards Bridge, "Wow, someone's wearing their big boy pants today". The red ranger seethed but was prevented from snapping back by a gentle touch on the arm from Syd. Bridge's shoulders relaxed but his temper was still bubbling under the surface, "Now isn't that cute", Lina continued, her eyes flicking between the red and pink ranger's, "little Carson got himself a girlfriend".

That final comment broke all control that Bridge had over his temper. Rage flashed across his eyes as memories of TimeForce's attack boiled to the surface, "I've had just about enough of your attitude", the red ranger said and took a couple of aggressive steps towards Lina.

"Carson !" Tate roared, "that enough from the pair of you". Bridge took a couple of deep breathes to regain control over his emotions. That was especially difficult as Lina continued to look unrepentant, in fact she almost looked amused by the confrontation. "This is a far from ideal situation but orders are orders", the Commander continued. "Officer Song, you will join B Squad for a routine training session. Once we've assessed your current skill level, we will discuss further assignments".

"Fine with me", Lina shrugged, "trust me, I haven't lost that much of a step in the last few months".

"Training will commence at 0700", Kat added, "Boom and I will monitor your progress remotely".

Lina looked slightly amused at the time Kat gave, "0700, really?"

"What's the matter, too early for you?" Bridge teased.

"Not in the slightest", Lina replied lightly before returning to Kat, "I think you've got something that belongs to me", she held out her hand expectantly. Doctor Manx sighed and reluctantly reached into the pocket of her lab coat. She stepped forward and handed JJ and Lina SPD morphers, although she was hesitant to release it from her grasp. A subtle nod from Tate later and the feline scientist let go, "Didn't know you made me Blue ranger", Lina added, looking at the device in her hand, "hang on, why is it chipped?" she pointed at the top of the morpher, which was slightly dented.

Syd sheepishly raised her hand, "Yeah that's my bad, I dropped it once in the bathroom and it hit the toilet". Lina looked down at the morpher in disgust, holding it between her fingers, "It didn't go in the water", the pink ranger added, like it made a difference to her admission.

"There is one thing I should point out", Sky began in an attempt to dig Syd out of the hole she had dug herself, "the morphing capability is locked until you've been signed off probation by the squad leader". An angry look flashed across Lina's face but the Commander calmly handed her orders back to her, "I take it you didn't read that part of the Supreme Commander's request". The other rangers weren't sure but they could almost detect a hint of smugness from Sky.

The newest recruit glanced once again at the datapad, trying to ignore the triumphant look that was now plastered across Bridge's face, "That won't be a problem", Lina thrust the pad back towards Tate, "Sir", she added, almost as an afterthought. "If there's nothing else to discuss, I would like to get settled into my accommodation", she drawled the last word in disgust. She slowly backed away, giving Tate a slightly mocking salute on the way out.

"Officer Song", Tate barked just as she was about to leave the room, "You might be on this team at the request of the Supreme Commander but that doesn't excuse you from following protocol". Lina grumbled under her breath before giving Sky the proper SPD salute, "As this is your first day back I will let this slide but any future indiscretions will be marked in your probationary report". The newest member stared neutrally at Sky before turning sharply and exiting the room.

Almost the second Lina was out of earshot, noise assaulted the ears of Commander Tate. The sensitive hearing of the canine Commander was pummelled with angry accusations from the red ranger. After a few seconds, Sky couldn't take the noise any longer, "Quiet!" he roared, instantly silencing the room. "I know you're not happy about this and off the record, neither am I". He sighed deeply before continuing, "Unfortunately my hands are tied so we'd better hope that Officer Song slips up and gives us a reason to ship her back to containment".

" Like fuck they are " Bridge roared, Sky stared " This is my team as much as legendary Andros is he is nothing compared to Doctor Oliver!" Bridge continued.

There was a general murmuring of agreement from B Squad especially JJ but the underlying tone was still of annoyance, "Now I suggest you go and get some rest, it's been a long day of patrolling for all of you", Sky added with a fatherly tone. The rangers saluted Sky with JJ's salute being a middle finger to Sky before leaving the room. It didn't take much to recognise that the team were still unhappy with the orders, they were barely a few metres away before they began complaining loudly to each other.

Sky took a seat behind his desk and wearily rubbed his eyes, "Supreme Command has come up with some ridiculous ideas before but this one takes the cake". He handed the tablet over to Kat who took it reluctantly, "See what you think", he said to the scientist.

"I thought these were for your eyes only", Kat replied with an amused smirk.

"Do as I say, not as I do Kat", Sky said with a knowing smile. Kat tapped the tablet and quickly scanned the orders. Unlike the Commander she didn't have a great poker face and with each sentence, she grew more and more surprised, "See why we need to have Officer Song on the team", he added.

"I do", Kat began slowly, "but keeping the team in the dark like this isn't the way to go". Kat handed the tablet back to Sky, "It doesn't take a psychiatrist to see that no power ranger will trust Lina and I'm not sure they ever will".

With a resigned sigh, Sky said, "They have to, if what Supreme Commander Andros has put in his report is true then it could bring the universe crashing down around our ears". He tapped a couple of buttons on his desk and brought up Lina's personnel file on a nearby screen, "Unfortunately for us, Lina Song might be the only person who can help us". Kat looked fearfully at the Commander, she hoped that the future of SPD didn't reside solely on the shoulders of a proven traitor.