Beth was standing next to the Bradley brothers and Dustin as Shane and Tori were attempting to ride the Thunder cycles. Inevitably, both crashed.
Beth was chortling as Dustin and Blake rolled the bikes into the mobile Ninja ops. Cam was glaring at Shane and Tori, upset that he had to fix two more bikes.
"Well that was productive," spoke Hunter sarcastically.
"Come on Shane, we can't let these guys pass us up," Tori commented as Shane passed. He turned to look at her, frowning a little.
"Huh? Sorry Tori, I can't really focus right now," he said, looking apologetic.
"Your brother's visit is really messing with you huh?" Blake asked, jumping down from the truck.
"Yeah… Hey look, I gotta go. I gotta meet him at the skate park, and he'll freak if I'm late."
"Do you mind if I tag along? My big brother is coming to town too," Beth asked.
"Yeah, sure," Shane replied.
As they were walking to town, Shane broke the silence. "So, what's your brother like?"
"Well, he's about six years older than me, and currently is the co-owner of a dojo. I don't see him very often, but we're very close. He knows everything about me, and is one of the few who does. When our parents died, he tried to get guardianship of me, but was denied due to financial reasons."
"He knows everything?" Shane asked concerned.
"Shane, he's the original red ranger, I had no reason not to tell him."
Shane nodded. He looked up to see his brother talking to a young man in red. Beth's face lit up when she saw the duo.
"Jason!" she shrieked as she ran over to the man and threw her arms around him.
"Bethie how's my favorite sister?"
"I'm fine, and really glad to see you."
"Happy Birthday!" he exclaimed.
"Shh, not so loud!" Beth admonished, looking around.
"It's your birthday?" Shane asked as he approached.
"Yes, I didn't say anything because people always make a big deal out of it." Shane nodded in response.
"So Beth, who is this? Is he your boyfriend?" asked Jason.
"EW, yuck! No offence Shane, but that would be as gross as me dating one of my brothers."
Shane laughed, "None taken Beth,"
Porter and Shane left to go talk shortly after that. Jason and Beth walked over to his car. "I have your books, safe and sound. No one has touched them but me," Jason informed her.
"Good, I need to study some more."
"I have a question for you," spoke Jason, "What is Trini's ring size?"
Beth squealed. "Finally, I thought this day would never come! She's a six by the way."
Suddenly, a blast hit Beth from behind. A collar appeared on her neck. She crumpled to the ground with an expression of absolute terror. Jason saw the foot soldiers advancing on him and his sister and struck a defensive stance.
Jason had defeated most of the Kelzacks by the time the rangers arrived. He stepped back as they morphed and drove the monster away.
Dustin was the first to notice Beth and Jason. "Lizzy, are you okay?" he asked as he rushed over. She didn't respond. "Who are you?" he questioned.
"I'm Jason, the original red ranger, and Beth's brother."
"I'm Dustin, yellow ranger, and Beth's other brother, what's wrong with her?"
"I don't know."
"Let's get her back to Ninja Ops," Tori suggested.
After analyzing the collar, Cam discovered that the collar causes people to see their greatest fear. When Jason heard this, all the color drained from his face.
"What's wrong Jason?" asked Sensei.
"You guys have to destroy this Isaac fellow, and fast. Beth shouldn't be exposed to this for very long."
"She always seems so strong, so fearless," commented Tori, looking at the whimpering girl in Jason's arms.
"She has fears, plenty of them. She's afraid of failing. What she'll see is the end of the world; all her life's work gone. She also fears not being able to save those she cares about."
A new voice was heard, continuing that line of thought. "Beth has lost a lot of people she cares about. Her biological parents, her first adoptive father, her second set of adoptive parents, her sister, who ran away, her third adoptive father, to name a few. She's also psychic, and knows things that she hasn't told us. And I'm not even mentioning the fact that most of the people she considers family are power rangers." Kim emerged into the main room.
"How did you get in here?" asked Tori.
"The crane sensed the she-wolf's cry for help, and led me here. I can help her, but you guys have to destroy Isaac first."
The alarms started blaring. Kim looked at Jason and smiled. "Go…" she said.
"And may the power protect you," Jason finished.
Kim and Jason waited until the nightmare collar disappeared. Kim grabbed Beth's hand, and started glowing a soft pink. Eventually Beth began glowing brilliant silver.
Jason then began talking. "Elizabeth, I know you face an enormous task, and that the days ahead will be difficult. I also know that you would not be chosen for the task if you could not complete it. I believe that help will be given to you when you need it. You will never be completely alone. You have proven yourself capable many times over. Believe in yourself, for I believe in you."
Kim let go of Beth's hand and stopped glowing. "I have transferred your message let's hope it will be enough."
A minute later, Beth's eyes opened. "Thank you," she said.
"Are you still afraid?" questioned Kim hesitantly.
"Yes, I am, but more determined. The vision gave me some hints of the future. I have a lot of work to do, and very little time in which to do so." Jason and Kim nodded, fully aware of how much the world depended on Beth, Zordon's heir.
The rangers chose this moment to enter the room. Dustin was again the first to notice that Beth was aware of the world. "Lizzy! You're okay! I was so worried." Beth stood and hugged him tightly.
"I'm sorry I worried you, I'll try not to make a habit out of it." Beth laughed a little at that, knowing she was always going to be worrying her brothers.
"Why were your fears so much worse?" asked Tori, concerned.
"Well that wasn't entirely my fears. I'm a psychic, and the power decided to take advantage of the fact that I was fully submerged in my subconscious. It was very… intense," Beth responded.
"Is there anything we can do?" asked Cam.
Beth smiled at their concern. "Just keep training, and stay alert."
"And us?" asked Kim.
"Well Kimmy, how do you feel about moving to Reefside? And Jase, don't tell Trini about this, and make me a bride's maid!"
"Oh, they're getting married?" asked Kim. "Finally!"
"That's what I said!" Beth enthused, perking up.
"Jason chuckled as he followed the two out.
"Oh, by the way, Happy Birthday Beth!"
Later that night, Beth sat at her desk, in front of her computer. She grinned. This design was perfect. She saved it, and deleted all the other files on the flash drive. She then scanned in the blueprints for five other devices. One in red, one in blue, one in yellow, and two slightly different ones in silver and black, respectively. She had used her vision to design everything, down to the slot for the power sources, object called 'dino gems.'
Beth sighed. Creating the individual links to the morphing grid would be the hard part. Especially because the previous wielders of the Tyrannosaurus, Pterodactyl, and Triceratops fought in a very different style.
It was nearly four in the morning by the time Beth had finished, but she knew it was worth it. She sent the files to a certain Haylee Horizon, knowing that Tommy had already contacted her. She included step by step instructions on how to build each item, and which items to build first.
Beth smiled. The world would be safe for another year. Now she would sleep, because the real work would begin tomorrow.