The news devestated Kelly. There had been an attack at Grid Battleforce which resulted in a full evacuation of the building and of surrounding buildings. The matter seemed to be resolved in under an hour, but Kelly knew it didn't take long for the world to change.
She rushed to Grid Battleforce, glad that she had been given a car by the company. When traffic started to build up, she hopped out, and had no shame in using her wheelchair to push her way through the crowd, either by threatening to roll over the feet of people who didn't move, or by playing on their sympathy.
As she made her way to the front, she noticed the media had built a wall around the building, trying to get a statement from Commander Shaw over what happened. A quick glance to the side and Kelly saw that an ambulance had just finished loading someone in and they were driving off.
"Commander Shaw," one reporter called. "Don't you think the public deserves to know what happened?"
"For the safety of the people of Coral Harbour, and investigation is being launched. However, I do assure everyone that Grid Battleforce is now more secure than ever."
"How can you make that promise right after an attack?" Another reporter asked.
"We were in the process of increasing security for our building and the entire city as part of the clean energy project. While things didn't go as planned, our project was a success and I am proud to announce that three Rangers, whose identities will remain anonymous, will be protecting our Morph-X and every citizen of this city."
Kelly felt her stomach sink. Could it be that Sarah was back in the spandex? Grid Battleforce had recruited her and now they were announcing they had Power Rangers?"
"How can we trust these Rangers are up to the task when you've already reported an injury?"
"The attack was contained to one room of our building," Commander Shaw explained. "The injured individual is the only reported injury and our Rangers were quick to end the battle as soon as they received their powers. While the attack was an unfortunate beginning, you have my assurance that the Rangers will be ready for any threat."
With that, the Commander ended the interviews and made her way back inside the building. Kelly pushed her way to the ramp and made her way inside.
"Commander," she called out just before the Commander could step into the elevator. Commander Shaw turned around and sighed as she looked to Kelly.
"I believe I owe you an explanation."
"Where is Sarah?" Kelly barked. "If she's a Ranger and you made her keep that from me..."
"She is not a Ranger. The position was offered to her but she turned it down. We respected her wishes."
Kelly breathed a sigh of relief, "Good. Can I see her? I just need to know she's okay."
Commander Shaw hesitated with an answer. "Kelly... As... Ad I'm sure you've figured out, Sarah in an instrumental part in our Ranger program. She will assist with training and weapon design."
"Kinda put those pieces together when you said she wasn't a Ranger."
"Well, while we were creating our Rangers, there was a virus in the program. Our own Rangers turned against us and Sarah was quick to stand against them."
"Is she okay?" Kelly asked.
"One of the hacked Rangers managed to knock her down. It wasn't much but... I think she hit her head."
"Where is she?"
"The ambulance took her away," Commander Shaw said. "We were going to have our medical team look after her when she started to have a seizure and..."
Kelly couldn't stay any longer. She had to get to the hospital.
She wasn't sure where the hospital was in Coral Harbour. She was new and hadn't had a chance to explore much yet.
"Kelly," Commander Shaw called for her but Keely didn't listen. The Commander rushed ahead of her, blocking the way. "Let me take you there. You probably shouldn't be driving."
Kelly agreed, if anything, to get to the hospital quickly. Commander Shaw walked with her to the car and drove her down to the hospital. She talked to staff about Sarah, then gave Kelly the update.
"They're running tests on her now," Commander Shaw said. "But they said she was conscious when they got her into the ambulance."
Kelly nodded her head as she played with the engagement bracelet. She couldn't lose Sarah. Not like this.
