Chapter 2: Something to Fight For

It was a day after my experience of being a time force ranger. According to Jen, I was no longer needed. I'll believe her for now but eventually I think they will need me. Besides from the looks of it, it seems like the others accept me but they are just forced to listen to Jen because she is their leader. Anyway I was in the limo with Phillips driving ready to go to another dumb meeting. I was putting on another of these annoying neckties. Once again I began to complain to Phillips.

"Phillips I hate these things", I whined.

Phillips responded, "You can't attend an executive meeting without wearing a necktie." He said in such a robotic kind of way because this was probably the third time we had this discussion. I was still having trouble getting the tie on.

"Yeah well maybe I shouldn't even…" Something began to catch my eye. "Phillips, stop! Stop! Stop!" I looked through the window and saw that girl with the white armor at the bank. It looked like her and those Cyclobots were robbing the bank. I knew this would be a perfect opportunity to not only prove myself but to get out of this meeting. I got out of the car, "Gotta go. Sorry Phillips. But tell them that something came up."

Phillips had a look of horror on his face and began stuttering, "But I I I". I just ignored him and headed to the bank. The girl and the robots were about to leave until she gasped when she saw me blocking their way.

I smirked, "You're going to make me kick your butt again, aren't ya?"

She laughed, "You kick my butt!" She then began to walk towards the wall. "Let me jog your memory. Let's rock!" The robots behind her dropped the bags of money and got into fighting position.

I knew this was going to be good. I said, "All right! The more the merrier." I got into my fighting stance.

The girl smiled, "I'm glad you feel that way." My smile faded when I heard from behind me a door open. I turned and saw more Cyclobots with that big biker fish.

The fish said, "Well look who decided to crash our party. Destroy him!" The Cyclobots began to crowd around me. I tried fighting them but they had me outnumbered and were a lot tougher with new weapons and me not being in ranger form. I flipped on top of a table but one cyclobot tripped me down and I fell on the hard floor.

I began to plead with them as they circle me with their weapons pointing at me, "Ok no more." The girl ordered them to continue the attack and they threw me outside the bank.

The girl then smirked, "Game over." She then stretched out her arm and she began to grow really long claws. I was starting to sweat and also started to really regret this decision. I knew my life was about to be over until out of nowhere Jen came, in ranger form, and threw her chrono saber at the girl's claw. The other rangers showed up just in the nick of time. Jen reached her hand out to me and said, "Come on let's go!" Jen and Katie lifted me up and we ran off while the girl was distracted with her broken nail.

The rangers demorphed and Jen threw me against the wall. I started going to my smart ass ways. "Hey ease up. What did you do that for anyway? I had her right where I wanted her." I 'm a man who never admits defeat and felt kind of embarrassed to being saved by a woman even thou another woman was about to kill me.

Jen then started getting into her mother tone, "I told you to stay out of our way."

I began to fight with her, "But you need my help".

Jen really started to get mad, "I told you this was none of your business!" What was her deal?

"What's your problem I'm fighting on your side." I pointed my finger at her and this made her angrier as she smacked it away.

"You're not fighting at all! You're playing!", Jen yelled.

Lucas stepped in, "This isn't a game for us." I gave him glare telling him to stay out of it.

Jen said, "You never had to fight for anything in you life." This started to get me thinking. I tried to defend myself.

"Of course I have." The truth was I really didn't. I mean telling them about how I fight with my dad everyday probably won't really impress them.

Jen then ordered, "Name one thing you sacrificed everything for. Something that helped everyone but you. Something you couldn't buy!" The second she said buy was a stab to my heart. I never did any of that stuff before. I think I am turning into my father. "See what I thought? Let's go." The rangers began to walk away except for Trip who tried to say something until Jen called him back like he was a dog. Jen was right thou I really didn't have anything to fight for. I walked home. When I walked into the door, I saw my dad with a bunch of business people. My dad was acting like a nice guy like he usually does around these people.

"Wesley, come here." I came over and he put his arm around my shoulder "Gentlemen this is man who will take over Biotech for me someday. My son Wesley Collins." I pretended to act interested like I always do.

I shook their hands. "Pleasure. Nice to meet you."

"Why do we go inside to have the rest of the meeting.", said my dad. Going to a meeting is always the last thing I would want to do but today was even worse. I couldn't get Jen's words out of my mind. I needed to get some fresh air.

I whispered to my dad, "Oh dad. I'll be right in okay?"

"Don't be long this is important." I went outside on to the balcony. This place was always a good place to think. Jen's words still echoed in my head

"Name one thing you sacrificed everything for. Something that helped everyone but you. Something you couldn't buy!"

I suddenly heard someone call my name. I looked to see Trip below in the garden. He motioned me to come over. "Come on." I then nodded to him and turned to see if anybody was around. They weren't so I jumped off the balcony and landed on the ground perfectly. I walked over to Trip.

I asked, "What are you doing here?"

He responded, "I need to talk to you. To explain.."

I knew where he was going with this, "Oh no. Jen made it pretty clear. She thinks I'm nothing but a spoiled brat." I shrugged my shoulders and sat on the bench. "I don't know. Maybe she's right" I hate to admit but reflecting on yesterday I did sort act like a brat.

Trip said, "She isn't right. I have ways of knowing. I'm from the planet Zybria. Our gems give us special visions." I looked and saw the diamond on his forehead. So now I'm talking to an alien this just keeps getting weirder and weirder. He laughed and said, "Here I want you to see something."

He began to bend down and took out his morpher. He pressed a button and a hologram appeared showing a picture of Jen and me! It looked like we were a couple.

I yelled, "Hey that's me!"

Trip corrected, "No that's Alex. He and Jen were going to get married. That was before Alex tried to stop Ransik from escaping to the past. Ransik struck him down without mercy. Alex was gone". All the pieces of the puzzle began to fit together. She really wants nothing but revenge for Alex and she probably resents me more since I look like Alex.

"So that why Jen…It's all beginning to make sense." I suddenly heard my dad bellow my name. I hid behind the garden so he wouldn't see me. I had to talk to Jen. This was no time for meetings. I suddenly then realized Trip was gone. How did he do that? I was able to find them on the beach. I saw Jen playing with her engagement ring.

I said, "Jen?" The second she heard my voice she hid the ring.

She asked, "What do you want?"

"You were right. I never had to fight for anything in my life. But now I have something to fight for. I know about Alex." Jen looked shocked and then glared at Trip who began to hide under the ruins of something.

I continued, "Now unless we stop Ransik neither of us will have a future. Please let me help you." Jen still look unconvinced. But I think she was starting to give in.

Suddenly Trip ran up to us, "Circuit is picking up signs of Mutant DNA at the harbor." Jen nodded and immediately started running. I guess Circuit is the name of the robot Owl. Jen and the others began to walk to the harbor until they turned around and saw me still standing there.

Jen pulled out the morpher. "One more chance", she said as she tossed it to me. I smiled as she nodded in approval. Jen then yelled, "Ready!" All together we said, "TIME FOR TIME FORCE!" We once again morphed. It felt the same but better because now I had a purpose and I was ready to handle whatever could come this time.

We were about to go until Trip said, "Time to use the time jet." He went over to this yellow box and opened it up to see a mini white ship. "Let's hope this works. He pressed a button and suddenly the ship ejected out of the box and grew into 10times its size. It was now hovering in the air.

"With supersonic speed this thing will get you anywhere fast", explained Circuit.

Jen ran up to me and said, "Here let me help you up rookie." She grabbed me and we both started jumping in the air. The others jumped as well. We landed on the time jet. I nearly lost my balance but luckily there were handles in front of me so I can hold on. It looked like I was the one to pilot this thing.

I looked around and said, "You weren't kidding about the supersonic part. This is intense."

Jen asked, "So Wes you think you can handle it?"

I answered, "Piece of cake." I took the controls and we were off. In about a minute we were at the docks. The ship is insane. I don't know how the others kept their balance. We jumped off the ship to meet face to face with some really ugly monster. He looked like a skeleton with a huge shell on his back with spikes on it.

Jen then flashed a time force badge and yelled, "Time Force! You're under arrest! You're days of destruction are over Sentara. We're bringing you back to prison!"

Sentara answered, "Not without a fight rangers!" I knew he was trying to scare us. So I just spat the threat back in his face.

"Suit yourself", I said. Then he brought it right back to us by firing a blast from his arm cannon at us. It made a huge blast that knocked us all on the ground. He jumped in the air and flew. As he flew he grabbed me and starting crashing me into barrels and boxes. I knew there was only one way to get him off.

I yelled, "Chrono Sabers!" I took out my sabers and tried slashing him to lose his grip. He did and I was able to jump off. I bounced on a yellow barrel and dive right to his chest with my sabers pointing at him. I gave him a stab and send him down kissing the pavement. When I morphed I was downloaded more new information like certain battle tactics. I think it was time to use my new trick. I jumped in the air and yelled, "Time Strike!" I use the time strike on Sentara. Sparks few everywhere but he still wasn't down. I gave him another slash. When I did something fell off his armor. He suddenly increased in size. He was taller than the buildings.

Katie asked, "Circuit what's happening?"

Circuit flew down and explained, "His mutant DNA is exposed. This causes him to grow in a tremendous size with more strength than ever!"

I knew I screwed up again but decided to blame it on the bird. I said, " Oh great! Now you tell us! So what do we do now?"

Sentara answered my question, "That's easy just sit back and prepare to get destroyed!" he started firing more missile while flying the air. I pulled Katie back since she was the closest to the danger. He fired and the blasts were more powerful than last time. I lead the rangers back to a hidden corner.

Lucas stated the obvious, "It looks like it's attacking the city!" Wow really Lucas. How long did it take you to figure that one out. He was right thou because Sentara just blew up a building.

Circuit yelled, "That does it. We need help! Captain Logan can you hear me?"

Captain Logan's voice, I guess, came through Circuit speaker and said, "Were sending you the Time Force Megazord." Suddenly we saw a portal open and out came a bunch of ships. The Time Flyers! That was more information downloaded into me.

Jen who actually excited for something since I first met her exclaimed, "Wow! There incredible!" I wish Jen didn't have her helmet on so I can see her smile which I knew she was doing.

Circuit explained, "You can use your Chrono morphers to dispatch the time jet."

Jen did just that. She spoke in her morpher, "Time jet online!" The time jet headed towards us and we all jumped to it. I jumped myself this time incase you were wondering. We landed on the time jet and it took us underneath the time flyers. The cockpits on the flyers opened up for us. Jen ordered, "Let's go!" I took a deep breath and we all jumped into the flyers. I had a rough landing. But once I saw the cockpit I was so amazed. It wasn't exactly roomy but it looked so cool. More information downloaded into me as I learned how to combine the flyers into the time force megazord. I learned there were two modes. Mode blue and mode red. It was suggested to use mode blue first.

I took the controls and yelled, "Time Force Megazord! Mode Blue!" The flyers began to form. Jen's and Katie's flyers became the legs. Lucas' and Trip's flyers became the arms. My flyer became the chest and head. We were now all inside one giant cockpit standing up. It was simply amazing. It had lights all around and we had different colored staffs in front of us. I asked, "Whoa! What do we do now?"

Jen answered, "I'm downloading the data. Got it! Guys we all have to control it together." She grabbed her staff and so did everyone else.

I grabbed my and said, "Gotcha ya". We now were able to use the time jet as a pistol for the megazord.

Sentara was shocked, "I don't believe it it's impossible!"

I said, "Got nothing on us Sentara!" The megazord flew in the air and fired laser blasts on Sentara. It started to rapidly kick Sentara in the gut. Sparks began to fly and Sentara was screaming in pain. He counters back by slashing us and sending us flying back. We began to lose control.

Jen yelled, "Concentrate!" We were able to regain control and starting firing again at Sentara. He fired as well. It was gun fight matrix style now. We both hit each other at the same time and went flying back. Sentara got up and roared.

Circuit contacted us, "Rangers go to red mode."

I responded, "You got it Circuit. All right guys let's break it down." The megazord began to detach it self. I was back in my own cockpit. I wiggled the controls. "Time Force megazord! Mode Red!" My flyer was in the same position but Lucas and Trip were now the legs and the girls were the arms. The transformation was complete. We were back in the big cockpit and I knew it was time to use the saber. "Deploy Saber." The megazord unleashed it's saber and now also has a shield. Sentara got really pissed now and tried to throw part of a building at us.

Katie said, "Shield up!" The megazord lift up his shield and block the building from hitting it.

Jen said, "Wes, try using the saber!"

I responded, "I'm on it." More info downloaded into me. "Time Force megazord saber"! Suddenly my staff began to light up and it changed into a giant sword. It looked just like the megazord's. I had to control like it was a virtual reality game. I lifted the sword up. "Engage." Two point parts of the sword flew out from left to right and the megazord's saber did the same thing. I then slashed the air with the saber. The megazord did the same thing except it hit Sentara. Sentara blew up and changed from a giant into a small figure. He was frozen and looked like a toy. I yelled, "Yeah we did it!"

We jumped out of the megazord as it detached it self and the Flyer went back into the time portal. From what I understand they came from the year 3000 and are now going back. Jen put Sentara in some kind of capsule. She then powered downed. The rest of us Powered downed at the same time.

Jen gave us a serious look as usual, "That's one down."

I was once again all excited but decided not to show it this time. I just walked up to her and said, "Glad you captured this guy."

Katie said, "You mean WE captured this guy. We couldn't have done it without you." Jen looked at her and then looked at me. I guess it's time to give it back. I took off the morpher but Jen stopped me.

" No! Keep it", she said. I was actually shocked by this.

"Really?", I asked

"Yeah. You earned it", she responded as she patted me on the arm. She began to walk away and stopped, "Besides… We need you." Holy crap she actually admitted it. Katie started to get just as excited as I was.

Katie said, "Looks like we got a red ranger." We both laughed and hugged. Katie was hugging a bit too tight and I couldn't breathe.

I barely got the words out, "Whoa! Katie! Katie! Katie!" She then released her grip.

Jen simply stated, "Maybe we have a chance after all." Katie and I both laughed. So now I 'm officially a power ranger. Now my next mission is to get Jen to lighten up and possibly find these guys a home.

(Feedback is nice. Next chapter. Wes finds a new home for the rangers. But ends up getting captured by Ransik and Ransik explains his origins to Wes which gives Wes second thoughts about Ransik)