I do not own Power rangers SPD. Disney does.
The only thing I do own is my character Emma.
It's been almost two months since I followed the Dark Wizard into the past and putting a stop to it as well. Nothing out of the ordinary has popped up, which gave us a mild break from the chaos that occasionally comes from the Dark Wizard. We still hadn't figured out his plan from Time Traveling, but it eventually went on the back burner. Kat had officially made a training course for me to practice my magic and one of the training rooms was equipped to handle my elemental changes. One morning, Cruger had called us all to the Command Center. We all arrived, hands behind our back.
"At ease cadets." We relaxed. "Things have been slowing down recently and Kat and I agree that you deserve a break." We all exchanged glances.
"A break sir?" Sky asked. "How so?"
"Go home and see your family." Kat said. "Starting Tomorrow." Z and I looked at each other.
"What about us?" I asked, pointing to Z.
"Yeah." Z wondered.
"I have no family around here. What am I supposed to do?"
"You have no class on Tomorrow or Friday." Kat said. "And no combat practice."
"I like combat practice."
"Alright." Kat said with a smile.
"Dismissed." Cruger said. Sky, Syd, and Bridge turned around to leave. Z and I walked up to the Commander. The others turned around.
"Sir, I'd be fine with work." I said. "I'd rather be working than to be sitting around, bored."
"Me too Commander." Z stated.
"Alright Cadets. If that is what you wish." Cruger said. Z and I turned and walked back to the lounge with Syd, Sky and Bridge.
"What are we going to do with four days off?" Sky wondered.
"Kat and Cruger told you to go see family, so go do it." I said. "Z and I can handle things if something were to happen while you're gone."
"But you'll call us if you can't." Sky said. "I'll be back if I am needed."
"Don't worry about it." Z said with a smile. "Have a little faith."
"It's hard to leave here knowing that the Dark Wizard has something up his sleeve."
"Trust me, you will be the first to know if something goes wrong." I told Sky. "Just enjoy this, please."
"Well, I for one, am going to go pack!" Syd headed to her room. Sky and Bridge turned and headed to their room as well. Z and I smiled and looked at each other.
"We are going to have fun while they are gone." Z stated. "Just because we offered to work, doesn't mean we can't enjoy our time off as well."
"Agreed!" Z and I headed get lunch.
"Hey Tommy. I'm glad you called." I smiled as I answered the phone.
"How'd you know it was me?" Tommy asked with a chuckle.
"You always call on Fridays at 6pm." I smiled.
"You sound happy, extremely happy." Tommy said. "What's up?"
"Well, Cruger is giving us a break so, I don't have class, my fellow rangers are gone for the night and I've been hanging out with this new cadet, who's not on B Squad, but is my age."
"Hold on. I don't feel comfortable talking about this with you. I'll get Kim."
"'Kay." I said. Soon a blond haired, green eye boy entered.
"Hi Emma." The boy said, sitting down next to me.
"Hi Marcus." I smiled, hoping I wasn't blushing. "I'm kind of on the phone. Can we talk later?"
"Sure, maybe we could go for a walk later?"
"I'm on patrol tonight." I told him. "Maybe we can do something tomorrow, after my combat training with Cruger."
"Sure, 4PM?"
"Yeah." I said, giving a smile.
"Alright. Bye." Marcus got up and left.
"Emma?" Kim's voice sounded on the other line.
"Hi Kim." I said happily.
"Tommy was right. You are extremely happy." Kim said. "So, who is he?"
"How do you know it's a boy?"
"Emma, it the way you are acting and…I heard you talking to him."
"Okay. His name is Marcus and he is really, really, cute." I smiled. "He joined SPD at the end of March, and we've been hanging out together."
"I now understand why Tommy didn't want to discuss this with you."
"Here, I'll start from the beginning." I said. I explained everything to Kim about Marcus and how he joined SPD shortly after I stopped the Dark Wizard from going back in time to destroy me, which I had explained to her and Tommy before. I mentioned how Marcus has been training as a Cadet and I have occasionally watched him. "We've had lunch together frequently too, it's just nice to have someone my age to talk to." I explained to her how we met shortly after capturing Medicus.
"Good work Rangers." Cruger said after we handed in the Confinement Card. "We have a lot of work ahead of us, especially if Cadet Richardson's suspicions are right about the Dark Wizard having more of motive than just helping the past villains take over the world."
"You think there was a plan inside his plan, on top of his plan?" Bridge said. I actually understood that.
"Yeah, his main goal wasn't to take the rangers, it wasn't just to destroy me, he could have just done that from the start, if that was the case. There is something major going on, and we haven't figured it out and he knows that." I explained.
"Whatever it may be, we will be ready." Cruger said. "Until then, keep up with your duties and don't give away too much." We nodded. "Dismissed." We turned to leave and as we were walking back to the lounge, I ran into the new kid.
"I am so sorry."
"No, my fault." He said. "I wasn't watching where I was going."
"Cadet Rivers." The boy looked at Sky. "What are you doing wondering the halls? You should be studying."
"Yeah, I was just heading that way." The boy said, walking past. He stopped and turned. "My name is Marcus, by the way."
"I'm Emma. It's nice to meet you." Sky gave Marcus a look that told him to get moving.
"I've got to go, but I'll see you around?" I nodded. Marcus waved to me before he hurried off.
"And ever since then, we've been hanging out together." I finished explaining.
"Why haven't you said anything about him before?" Kim asked.
"I don't know, I just guess we've been so busy, that I never thought to bring it up before."
"Well, don't get to head-over heels for him." Kim said. "He might not like you like you like him."
"I know, but I can still crush. I am in that age."
"I know, and I think that is what scares Tommy." Kim stated.
"You two have two sons to worry about." I stated. "No need to worry about me."
"Do we have to have this conversation again Emma?" Kim asked. "You're part of the family."
"I know, but sometimes you worry too much." I stated. "But again, you have to worry about Jacob and Joshua."
"They are 16, they can handle themselves." Kim said. "Besides…Tommy had the talk with them." I couldn't help but chuckle.
"Your boys are football, basketball, baseball players. All the girls are falling for them." I stated. "Besides, didn't they just get their licenses?"
"Your point? You just turned 14 a few weeks ago."
"Oh, by the way. Thanks for the box of stuff." I smiled. "The books, the new journal and the picture of you, Tommy and the boys were nice. My favorite is the rollerblades. I feel like a normal teenager. I love using them when I have free time, which I make time for now."
"It's nice to get away isn't it?" Kim asked. "Tommy picked them out."
"Well, tell him thank you." I smiled. I looked at the time. "I should get going soon. I have to be on patrol tonight and since I was asleep this afternoon…5pm…I should eat and get ready to go."
"Okay, well, Tommy wants to talk to you before you go."
"Okay. It was nice talking to you."
"Same." Kim said.
"Emma?" Tommy's voice sounded on the other line.
"Yes Tommy?"
"Everything good?"
"Yes, everything is good. I do have my first solo patrol tonight and combat training tomorrow, but I'm excited for patrol. I'm out on my own until one AM and I am finally getting to do more things on my own. I've almost been a part of SPD for a year."
"Good. We'll, you better get ready for your patrol."
"I will. Bye Tommy."
"Bye." Tommy said and our conversation was done. I went and grabbed something to eat before getting ready to go. It was going to be weird being on patrol by myself, but I am really excited that Kat and Cruger trust me more to start doing more things on my own.
I set out on patrol when Z came back to base. Being on patrol was the one thing I didn't enjoy. Why? You're alone. And I talk to myself, which I never understand. Talking to yourself is just you thinking out loud and sometimes, that's not the best idea either, because you end up saying something you regret. I knew this patrol was going to be extremely boring, my patrols usually are. However, tonight's patrol seemed eerie quiet. Maybe it was just because I was on patrol by myself for the first time, but it was creepy. I started to make my way back to the SPD base when I was surrounded.
"Troobians." I said, circling around. I knew this was too good to last. I fought them off. It was hard because there were not just a few. Dodge, kick, spin, jump, dodge, kick. I was winning, but it only lasted until I turned and was kicked into a metal lap post by one of the Troobians. A sharp pain came from my back. I winced in pain as I slid down to the ground. This wasn't a good sign. I stood up, trying to ignore the pain, and got ready to fight when I noticed the Troobians attention was no longer focused on me. One by one they fell to the ground. I saw Jack as he hurried over to me.
"You ok?" Jack asked. I looked at Jack.
"What are you doing here?" I asked. "And I'd like the truth."
"Sky asked me to follow you tonight." I sighed, wincing in pain as I started to move.
"How can Cruger and Kat both trust me, but Sky can't?" I asked as Jack helped me.
"It's who he is." Jack said. "Let's get you back to the base."
"No, I'll be…fine."
"We're going back to base." I knew Jack was right. My back was officially killing me.
"Ok…" I said slowly. "You wouldn't happen to have a vehicle around." Jack laughed.
"No. Sorry."
Jack and I got back to SPD base and headed straight to Dr. Felix's office. Cruger, Kat and Z we're still awake, probably waiting to hear how the patrol went. However, when Jack walked into the Command Center, they were all confused.
"Jack. It's really late. What's going on?" Z asked.
"You didn't get alerted of the Troobians?" Jack asked. This got everyone's attention.
"No." Kat said, turning towards the computer. She got straight to work.
"Well, Emma was attacked on patrol and got hurt." Jack explained. Z became worried. "She's with Dr. Felix now."
"How did you hear about the Troobians?" Cruger asked, obviously curious.
"Sky had asked me to follow Emma while she was on her first solo patrol." Jack explained.
"Though Sky's intentions were wrong, I'm glad you were there Jack." Z said.
"Doggie. I found the problem." Kat said, turning to face Cruger. "Someone jammed the system and I am working on fixing it now."
"There is no way someone from the outside jammed our system without us knowing." Z stated, sounding confused.
"Are you suggesting that someone in the base jammed our signal?" Kat asked, facing Z and Jack.
"It's possible, isn't it?" Jack asked. "I mean, besides the Dark Wizard, who else would try to sabotage SPD?"
"Anyone working with the Dark Wizard." I said behind Z, Jack, Cruger and Kat. They faced me.
"Are you ok?" Z asked quickly.
"My back is going to be sore for a while, but I will live."
"I'll go talk to Dr. Felix while the computer continues to run its diagnostics." Kat said, walking away to find Dr. Felix.
"So, what happened?" I asked. "How come Z didn't come help fight the Troobians?"
"Something jammed the system. Nothing went off." Z explained. "We had no idea there was even Troobian activity in the area."
"Seriously?" I asked.
"Yeah." Z said. "Kat's fixing as we speak."
"Alright." I said slowly.
"It's late." Cruger said. "Go get some rest." Z and Jack turn to leave, but stopped when they knew I wasn't following them.
"Commander, I'll understand if you no longer want me to do my patrols solo." Cruger looked confused.
"Did you mess up on your patrol?" Cruger asked.
"I should have called for help instead of taking on all of them by myself." I explained. "I knew I couldn't take them on by myself, but I did it anyway."
"Emma, the system was down. You wouldn't have been able to get ahold of us anyway." Z pointed out. "You did what was best."
"Cadet Richardson." Cruger said. "Do you think I would have put you on a solo patrol if I did not think you were ready?" Cruger asked.
"No…" I trailed off. I knew Cruger's intentions usually had a reason behind them. He had given me a morpher because he believed I was ready and I led a mission when the Dark Wizard went through time to help the villains of the past take over the world and he told me I was going to start taking on more ranger duties, so he trusted me and he knew what he was doing.
"Dismissed." Cruger said. I walked out with Jack and Z.
"I'm going to head home." Jack said. "See you tomorrow." Jack left the base and Z and I walked back to the lounge.
"Are you going to be ok?" Z asked. I nodded.
"Yeah. I told you my back will be sore for a while, but I'll live." I smiled slightly.
"Alright. I'm going to bed. I have plans with Jack tomorrow." Z said. "Night."
"Night." I watched Z enter her room. I headed to my room to try to sleep.
Kat entered the Command Center after Z, Jack and I left. Cruger looked up as Kat walked in.
"Dr. Felix confirms what Emma said." Kat said. "But she's has to take it easy for a while." Kat stated. "That means no training until Dr. Felix gives her the ok."
"Kat, we need to find the person who jammed our system just before Cadet Richardson was attacked." Cruger said. "This will not be the only solo patrol she will be on."
"I'll get right on it Doggie."
Next story! I will be adding to this story as often as I can. I have almost everything written, I just have to wrap up the ending!
