…..As they had before, Sky and Chase landed in the middle of nowhere. Unlike the last few trips, this was extremely painful for Sky as he was sure he had broken some ribs in his last face off against Mirloc, which was something he'd come to realize was not a good thing when traveling through time. He grinded his teeth tightly, feeling the stinging burning pain spread throughout his chest.
"You all right?" asked Chase as he hung behind Sky's shoulder, looking down at him.
"….I'm fine," Sky gasped, as he pressed his hand firmly against his chest. "I just need a few minutes to get my bearings. It's not like we're transporting on an elevator…."
"I actually wasn't talking about your banged-up ribs…." Knowing that Sky was not one who wanted to get into depth with any injures he might have withstood in battle. "….Are you okay with what happened back there? I know…."
"-You don't know a damn thing!" shouted Sky, using his anger to push away any pain he felt, as he got to his feet and turned to Chase. "…Don't pretend that you know me, what I've gone through or how I feel." Sky took steady breaths because it was starting to hurt a little to breath. "…Because you don't."
"I may not know your whole life story, but I know that at one point in your life you were actually a sweet kid ….who unfortunately grew up to be a jackass! …And I get you had good reason to, people you loved died, people that you thought would be there for you left, ….but they still loved you, …she loved you, Sky. ….Because if she didn't, she wouldn't have protected you from Mirloc." Chase knew that it must have been hard for Sky to be around Lisa again because of how things had ended between the two after his father had died; she left and he hadn't seen her, until today…. He could see Sky getting ready for a comeback, but he wasn't through yet. "No, I'm not done yet…. Look at yourself, going after Mirloc; losing control, not giving a damn about your own life …don't you care about how it will affect the people who care about you? …And don't give me that bullshit that it's your job… Mirloc isn't a job to you, its revenge. It's a death wish to you…."
"….You're the last person who should be talking to me about Mirloc, when there is someone in this universe that I know that you would want nothing more than to rip apart!" Sky confronted Chase knowing after having hearing about his comrades story from Jack; about how Cliff the former A-Squad yellow Ranger, how he had killed Chases fiancée Callie right before his very eyes. Sky knew that the man before him would want to kill Cliff for what he had done.
Chase knew he couldn't deny it. Sky was right. It was true he held a lot of anger against Cliff Chan and there was a part of him, maybe even more than a part of him, that would like to see him dead, maybe even to be the one to do it. He sighed heavily looking Sky right in the eyes. "…That may be so …but she wouldn't want me to put everything I had into avenging her death just so I can have my revenge." Chase knew how Callie felt about revenge: it held deadly consequences, especially when it was filled with rage and hatred. It was something her father had told her since she was a little girl; revenge is never the answer…. He hoped that he would carry that on in her memory, no matter how hard it would be for him. "…And I'd be willing to bet my life that your father wouldn't want you to risk your life on this thing you have with Mirloc…"
He could see anger build up on Sky face, but Chase didn't care. He had been trying to get through to his teammate since Sky had gotten them into this mess and he wasn't about to stop until he had gotten everything off his chest. Sky needed to hear this. "You may not like me right now and I really don't give a shit!" he exclaimed. Chase didn't need Sky to like him, he just needed them to trust each other. "...If we don't start working together, if we don't start trusting each other, the next time Mirloc shows up it may be your last battle. And I really don't want to be the one to tell Sydney how her boyfriend died, because of his arrogant stubborn ass!" Chase kept his face firm and eyes locked on Sky. "….I am not your enemy, Sky, I'm your friend." He put out his hand, wanting to make a truce. "….Let's just drop this whole shit between us."
Sky kept his face stern and hard, his eyes never lowered to Chase's hand. He took and let out a steady breath. "We should find out what time we're in, so we'll know where Mirloc will strike." Sky turned away, never once making any motion to reach towards his teammate's hand. He wasn't ready to make a truce yet. He wasn't ready to admit that he was wrong.
Chase shook his head disappointingly as he followed after his comrade. "….And while we're at it, we should find sone place where you can get cleaned up ….unless you like walking around with blood on the side of your head," announced Chase.
The red Ranger briefly looked over his shoulder, glancing at Chase, but never answered back. He held his chest tightly; as much as he wanted to disagree, Chase was right, at some point he was going to need to get bandaged up, until they returned back to their time and the base where he could seek medical attention …that's if he would survive the next battle with Mirloc.
Back in the present…..
"…So what year are you going to?" asked Eric, as he and Lucas helped Drake get everything set in the time ship, all the tools and equipment that might come in handy during his mission to bring home both Sky and Chase, and hopefully take down Mirloc.
"2004," Drake responded with confidence.
"….Why do you think that Mirloc will try in that year?"
"Because that's the year Jen became pregnant with Sky. If I'm right he'll try to go after her." He sighed heavily. "….Just right around the time she's most vulnerable…"
"….Wait… You're talking about the time when we thought Wes was dead," Eric finished, knowing that if Mirloc were to attack, that would be the best time to get Jen. She had taken the believed death of Wes pretty hard; if Mirloc caught her off-guard he could easily take her out. If Mirloc succeeded then Jen and Wes would never get together, she would never become pregnant and Sly would never be born.
"Yes." Drake sighed, hoping that he would make it in time, before anything else could happen. He was already certain new events had altered history, first with Cassie Chan being the soul survivor of her Ranger team, and then in 2007 a massive disturbance at one of the local grocery stores in Silver Hills at exactly the same time that Lisa and young Sky were there ….but the two had no memory of what had happened. Which could only lead Drake to believe one thing, that Chase and Sky were hot on Mirloc's trail, but what concerned him was how long could the two last…?
"….Okay I have the settings all set for you." Lucas turned around to meet the two having just finished working on the computer and setting the date to travel to 2004 in Reefside, California. "You should be good to go…."
"Thanks, Lucas…"
"….No problem, just bring them home." Lucas knew he didn't have to say why, both he and Drake knew the importance of getting both Sky and Chase, along with Mirloc, out of the past and back to the present, everything depended upon it.
"Well, I guess we'll leave you to it…." announced Eric. A big part of him wanted to join Drake to bring Sky back, but he knew he couldn't go, as much as he wanted to he couldn't go. Drake had the training and the knowledge of how to keep low key, while the only experience he had with time travel was going back to the time of the dinosaurs where the only thing he needed to be careful of was not dying… In 2004 he risked the risk of running into not only himself, but Hayley and the others and he was close to being twenty years older. There would be too many questions. "…Be careful out there."
"That's my job; you guys just hang tight…" Drake understood this was difficult for Eric, who was so used to taking action; he wasn't the type of guy that liked to sit back and wait around for something to happen. "….I'll be back before you know it."
Eric and Lucas nodded and waved goodbye, as they started to make their way out of the time ship. Eric was the first to step out, knowing if he looked back he would never be able to leave. Lucas stopped suddenly and looked over his shoulder. "….Oh, I almost forgot, it may be a bit more jumpy than you remember, so be sure you buckle up."
"…Thanks, Lucas, hold the fort until I get back."
"That's what I'm here for…" Lucas smiled and made his way out of the time ship and joined Eric outside, who was standing at the post by the Rangers. "Okay, Rangers, we should all back up a few more feet to give the time ship plenty of room…." They all followed his lead, giving themselves and the time ship enough distance between them.
Z wrapped her arm around Syd, giving her a brief smile. "…..Hey, before you know it, Sky will be back in your arms…"
Syd didn't answer, just smiled faintly and stared longingly at the time ship. She did hope that Drake would bring Sky back, but after that, she wasn't sure what she wanted. One thing was for sure, that once Sky was back safe and sound they were going to need to have a talk, whether he wanted to have it or not. He wasn't going to have a choice…
The engines of the time ship started up and a blue light began to shine around it; sand started to blow, everyone shielded their eyes as the time ship began to rise above the ground. Bridge waved his hand, wanting to double-check to make sure everything was in working order. He could pick up life signals - but what he found odd was that he was picking up not one but, three life signals. He knew Drake was on board, but who were the other two?
"….Ah guys, no one was going with Drake, were they?" announced Bridge.
"No, Alex was going alone…. Why do you ask?" questioned Lucas turning to the young green Ranger.
"I just checked the aura of the inside of the ship and I'm sure I picked up three life signals….."
Sky and Chase had been keeping low key, as they walked through the forest of the unknown territory that neither one of them recognized yet. Not a word had been spoken between the two since they first arrived just an hour ago. It was starting to concern Chase, because he could tell that Sky was in bad shape. Mirloc had really done a number on him, and though his young friend didn't appear to show signs of serious injury, he was sure that some of Sky's ribs were broken and badly bruised. …And it was becoming more and more apparent to him that their next meeting with Mirloc could very well be Sky's last.
"….Sky, we really need to talk and resolve our issues with each other." announced Chase, finally breaking the silence knowing that if they were both going to make it out of this alive and return home they needed to start working together and trusting one another.
"There's nothing we need to talk about." Sky turned to face him, but continued walking. "….And even if there was, now is not the time or the place for it. So will you just-….."
Chase could barely hear Sky's last few words, as he watched Sky disappear into the ground. "Sky!" Chase shouted, looking around him, but Sky was nowhere to be seen, only trees and more woods. "Sky!" he shouted again. But no answer ever came. "…Great!" he muttered as he stomped forward to where he found an opening in the ground to reveal what looked like some underground entrance to somewhere. "….This is all I neeeed…." He grumbled as he jumped down into the entrance going after Sky.
Chase hit the ground hard with a thud. "….Took you long enough!" exclaimed Sky, as he stared down at Chase, holding out his hand to help him up. "I was beginning to think you'd never show up."
"….You wish!" remarked Chase, as he took Sky's hand to get up. He brushed the dirt off his pants. "….So what is this place anyways?"
"What, you don't know something?" remarked Sky, as he crossed his arms against his chest. "…Imagine that!"
"…You know what…." Chase sighed heavily and shook his head; things were bad enough between him and Sky, there was no need to make things worse. "…Just forget about it, let's just figure out where we are."
"At least we agree on one thing," muttered Sky as he took the lead, making sure to have his blaster ready just in case they ran into any nasty surprises. Chase followed close behind him, blaster in hand.
"….What's that?" Chase announced thinking he had heard something.
Sky stopped. "….Sounds like voices, but I can't make out what they're saying." He looked over his shoulder. "….Let's move in nice and easy."
Chase nodded his head, agreeing that given the situation and not having a clue where they were that was the best plan to take. It was rather odd to have some strange hidden underground tunnel in the middle of the forest. There was no telling what could be lurking down here. "….The voices are starting to become clearer, I think I'm picking up three of them."
"Yeah. Two male, one female…." Sky whispered, keeping his voice low, so not to alert the three unknown voices of his and Chase's presence. He took a few more steady steps forward until he could go no further.
"….A dead end?" questioned Chase.
Sky stared at it questioningly, there appeared to be a strange prehistoric looking image on the stone and the voices were definitely crystal clear now, though he was paying little attention to what they were saying. Sky slowly reached his hand out to touch it, as Chase backed into one of the walls hitting some kind of lever. CLICK. Sky's eyes widened, as he turned to Chase. "…What the hell did you do?"
Chase didn't answer, as he saw the dead end become an entrance that led into some liar. His eyes widened when he found three young faces staring back at him. "….Ah, Sky."
Sky turned around and came face to face with the three strangers, who were in fact not strangers at all, at least not to him. "…..Well, now I know where we are."
"….You picked the wrong place to stumble in on, dudes," exclaimed Conner as he got into a fighting stance along with his teammates Ethan and Kira. "Now you two better tell us who you are and why you are here, otherwise there's going to be problems."
"You and your team can stand down, McKnight." Sky glared at the teen knowing that in Conners youth he had been a pretty cocky and over confident kid whose mouth and bullheadedness tended to land him into trouble. "…We're all on the same side here."
"Right?" Conner answered, cracking a sly smile on his face. "Then explain why you and your military-buddy over there are still holding your blasters at us."
"…He's got a point," agreed Kira. "Good guys don't tend to put blaster at their allies."
"Conner…" Ethan turned to his leader. "….He called you McKnight, how'd he know that?" As far as the blue Ranger knew they had never seen these guys before and Dr. Oliver had never mentioned anyone else knowing about the hidden entrance to the lair.
"Yeah. That's another thing, how the hell do you know my last name." Conner stared both Chase and Sky down; if there was one thing he has learned so far about being a Ranger it was not to back down. "…Someone better start talking, otherwise you'll be in for a real surprise." Conner nodded to both Ethan and Kira, to raise their wrist to reveal their morphers.
"….Hate to burst your bubble, yet again…." Sky nodded to Chase. "….But we're Rangers too."
"….What!" the three Dino Thunder Rangers exclaimed. As far as they knew they had either met or seen video footage of any present Rangers and these two were not on the videos that had been provided by Dr. Oliver.
"…But how…." Kira exclaimed.
"….I don't believe you," announced Conner, thinking this had to be some kind of trick that Mesogog was trying to pull on them.
"Hold it….did you say, again…" questioned Ethan.
Sky and Chase put their blasters away and stepped forward carefully, not wanting to give any reason for the Dino Rangers to feel threatened. Sky nodded his head. "Yes…. This is not the first time we've met, our paths crossed once already when my team and I arrived here from the future," answered Sky.
"Future?" Conner questioned, as he stared at the uniform that Chase was wearing, which reminded him a little of another uniform he had seen. "Are you guys with Time Force?"
"...Hold it!" exclaimed Ethan his eyes widening. "Did you just say we've all met?" How is that possible? He doesn't remember ever meeting either one of these guys and it was clear Conner and Kira didn't either.
"…..Time Force?" questioned Chase ignoring Ethan as he stared at the young team. He had questions of his very own he wanted answered. "How do you three know about Time Force?"
"…Oh no…" Sky muttered to himself, not only did he know where they were, he also was pretty damn sure of the date. …Although he should have guessed, knowing full well what Mirloc was after. "We're in 2004."
"….Because two of your guys are here working with us," answered Kira.
"Yeah. In fact one of them is upstairs right now." Conner widened his eyes, giving a hard look at the two strangers, still not ready to buy their story. "…So maybe she can clear all of this up." Conner walked over to the stairs. "….Hey Jen, can you come down here…"
"No, don't!" shouted Sky.
"What?" Conner turned back to him. "….Afraid she'll blow your cover?"
A few seconds later, feet were heard coming from down the stairs. "What?" Jen was halfway down. "What's the problem?" she asked.
"….Do you know these guys?" Ethan was pointing to the newcomers who had just arrived moments ago. "They said they're with Time Force."
Chase stepped forward, wanting to clear things up. It felt strange seeing Jen again, for him it had only been mere hours, but for her, though she did not remember, it had been a couple of years. "…We actually never said we were with Time Force, we're…."
"SPD," Jen finished, as she stepped off the last step having see the SPD logo on their clothes. "….What are you guys doing here? SPD isn't even supposed to exist yet on Earth. ….And then there's the whole time travel aspect of it." She eyed the two young men questioningly.
"….Hold on just a minute here! What the hell is SPD?" exclaimed Conner wanting answers.
"It doesn't concern you," answered Sky flatly, as he crossed his arms against his chest.
"Doesn't concern me?" laughed Conner as he got in Sky's face. He widened his eyes, as if to measure up to the man before him. "…This is our turf, pal, you may be some big hotshot where you come from, but here we're the ones in charge." He smirked. "…Didn't your mother teach you to respect your elders?" Conner knew that if these two were from the future chances were he was technically older than them.
"…That's enough Conner!" announced Jen knowing he was getting a little carried away. "I'm sure they have their reasons," She walked up to them and held out her hand to Sky and Chase. "…I'm Jen Scotts, Time Force officer; what can we do to help you accomplish your mission?"
Sky eyed her firmly. "…Thanks. But it would be better if you and your team just lie low and let us handle it."
"You sure about that?" She eyed him carefully, seeing the large cut on the side of his head and the torn, bloodstained SPD shirt he was wearing. And based on the way he was carrying himself she could tell a couple of his ribs were broken. "….At least let us patch you up."
"Thanks. But no thanks…." Sky didn't want to spend anymore time here than he already has.
"Sky!" yelled Chase from behind him, knowing full well Sky could use the medical assistance. "….Let her clean you up, we both could use the rest anyways." He walked around and eyed his friend. "Besides, what could it hurt?"
Though he wanted to object, now wasn't the best place for him and Chase to be having one of their arguments. "All right. Fine." He then eyed Jen and the three other Rangers. "…But no one else can know we're here," he stated firmly, as he shook her hand.
"Agreed." answered Jen, knowing that probably would be a good idea, as Alex would not be too fond of having any time travelers from SPD, especially since they shouldn't be using time travel. Thankfully he and Tommy were off doing something together, Eric was with Hayley and Trent was working on a comic book with a friend.
Jen carefully wrapped a bandage around Sky's chest where his ribs had heavy bruising and she was certain that a good number of them might be cracked. She had already patched up the cut on the side of his head. Sky just remained still, letting her finish up. He would tense up every so often, as he would feel the slight pressure of pulling, but would push the thought of pain away. It was the only thing he could do to prevent himself from being drawn to the young woman before him. All he wanted to do was get out of there, find Mirloc and end this whole thing, while another part of him wanted answers from her. It would be so easy. …But he knew he couldn't ask them, not without jeopardizing future events. She couldn't know who he really was.
"….There, all done." She eyed him, looking into his deep blue eyes. …And for a short moment she felt lost looking into them, as if they reminded her of someone, as if a part of her felt like she knew him. She didn't know what it was but there was something about him. Something familiar... "You should really be more careful ….because even Rangers can be defeated."
The sound of her voice, talking from experience. If she only knew that the one she spoke of was still alive, only to be killed a few short years later. He could see the sadness in her eyes, ….and for a split moment he felt like he had seen that sadness once before, a distant memory he had long forgotten…. but he wouldn't give into it. He couldn't…. He shook it off, putting up his tough guy 'I don't need anyone' attitude. "…Thanks for the advice, but I can take care of myself just fine. I don't need anyone telling me how to live my life. I've gotten along just fine on my own."
Jen sighed heavily; the words hurt her slightly, as they reminded her of someone else, but she wouldn't show it. Who was she to tell him what to do; it wasn't like she was anything to him. What reason would he have to listen to her advice? "Right…." she answered. "You've made it pretty clear you don't need anyone." She set the remainder of the bandage roll on the counter. "…I'll go grab you a clean shirt from upstairs, then you and your partner can be on your way." With that said, without another word or glance to anyone Jen made her way up the stairs.
Sky hopped off the medical bed and received a cold look from Chase. "….What?" he asked sharply.
"….You know you should be a little nicer to Jen; she's going through a really difficult time right now," announced Kira as she walked around to face Sky. "….Someone she was very close to….." She licked her lips, knowing it was a hard subject for all of them. "….He's not here anymore."
"So you better be grateful for her patching you up," exclaimed Conner crossing his arms against his chest. "….Because if it was me, you wouldn't be worth my time."
"You're probably right….." Sky answered softly as he kept his face controlled as he eyed the Rangers before him, knowing that in the near future great things would come of them. "But I have my reasons…." He couldn't expect them to understand, but given the situation and his connection with Jen, there was nothing more he could say to them.
"…So exactly what can you tell us about the near future?" asked Ethan who was very interested given that Jen made it sound like the existence of SPD was coming up fairly soon, which meant these two were likely around in his own life time.
"….Sorry Ethan, but we can't tell you that." Chase stepped forward. "Whole time continuum thing…"
"He's right," Jen announced, as she came down the stairs carrying a shirt in her hands for Sky. "….No one can know their own future." She walked up to Sky and handed him the clean shirt. "…Good luck."
He didn't answer at first, just staring into her eyes, knowing that this would probably be the last time he would ever see her alive, because once he defeated Mirloc and went back to his own time his mother would be dead ….or in some messed up way that made it all the more troubling for him, she hasn't even born yet, not in the time he would be going back to. "Thanks…."
"Is everything okay Sky?" Jen asked as the young man before her seemed to be staring at her longingly. It was in such a way that Jen felt like he knew her somehow.
"….Ah, what's that?"
The sounds of Ethan's questioning voice broke up whatever silent moment Sky and Jen were sharing. Ethan had just watch as Chase pulled what looked like another type of blaster from his belt and was doing something with it that alarmed him.
"I'm afraid SPD has very strong precautions, that anyone we come in contact with must have their memory erased…" answered Chase.
"….Jen, is that true?" asked Conner, not liking the thought of having his memory messed with.
Jen sighed heavily, knowing that the future needed to stay intact, especially since SPD would be in the three's lifetime. "….Yes, I'm afraid it is, it also explains why neither of you remember your first meeting with them." She turned to the three teenagers "You've already had your memories erased once before."
"Hold it!" exclaimed an outraged Conner. "You're telling me that thing has already been used on us?"
"Yes," answered Sky firmly. "Too much knowledge of the future can disrupt the timeline."
The three teens who were at a loss turned to Jen who silently nodded her head. It was standard protical, especially when encountering those who exist in your life time.
"….Will it hurt?" asked Kira understanding they had little choice in the manner.
"No. You won't feel a thing. I promise…." Chase answered, as he pointed the memory eraser ray.
"Wait!" exclaimed Ethan. "….I just want to know one thing, there's still video games in your time, right?"
"Ethan!" both Conner and Kira yelled annoyingly.
"….Yes. There are still video games," laughed Chase.
Eric and Lucas returned to the academy, having left the Rangers back at the beach to await the return of Drake, hoping that he would bring back Chase, Sky and hopefully a detained Mirloc.
"….Eric, good, you're back," announced Kat, watching as he and Lucas entered the Command Center. She was the only one in the room, as Commander Cruger had gone to talk to young Willie about the untimely fate of his uncle who had died earlier in the morning. "Your wife has been trying to reach you the last half hour, she's on the line. I'll bring her up." Kat pressed the communication button and Hayley's image popped up on the screen along with Tommy.
"Hayley, what's going on? I told you the moment I knew anything I'd call you."
"….Really? Then why the hell is your cellphone turned off?"
"…Hayley, you need to calm down, this won't help the situation," Tommy said as he tried to calm her down.
"Sorry, I had to turn it off so it wouldn't interfere with Drake traveling through the time hole…"
"….You mean he's already left!" Her voice was becoming frantic.
"Yes. Lucas and I saw him take off. …Why? What's wrong?" Eric knew something was upsetting Hayley, which concerned him, because it would take a lot to get her upset.
"….We think that Megan and Sam may have stowed away on the time ship," said Tommy as he put a comforting arm around Hayley, knowing it was bad enough to be concerned for their son's safe return, but now she had to worry about her teenage daughter and Sam as well.
"We tried to contact the Rangers while you were out on the beach, but the frequency of the time ship must have been disrupting communication with the Ranger morphers," announced Kat.
"…Ah, shit!" Eric slammed his fist against the wall. "Damnit!"
"….What! …Eric?" Now Hayley was really upset, she wasn't liking Eric's reaction to the news.
Lucas sighed heavily, as he looked up at the screen. "….Just before the timeship went through; Bridge said he was picking up on three life forms in the time ship."
"….Oh no." Hayley had never felt so sick to her stomach; she should have known that Megan would pull something like this, but the thought had never crossed her mind. "….Drake will know that the two are on board and bring them back, right?" Her worst fear was that they would go unnoticed and when the timeship arrived at its destination they would sneak off and that would be the last anyone would ever see them.
"…Knowing Alex, I'm sure he's already spotted them," announced Lucas.
"They'll be fine, Hayley. We both know if there is anyone else on this planet beside Tommy or I who cares for the safety of our daughter, it would be Drake." That was all he could really say for the moment, though his heart was racing with fear, but he couldn't let Hayley know that, he needed to stay strong for her. But one thing was for sure, when his little girl got back, ….She is so going to be grounded!
"….You think he's alive?" Sam asked, as he turned to Megan. The two were standing in front of Drake, who was strapped to a chair. The lights in the timeship were flashing and a sort of cooling smoke had spread throughout the ship, as if to cool down the controls and engines.
"He'd not dead, dummy!" exclaimed Megan. "He's still breathing…" Megan snapped her fingers in his face. "Wake up, already!"
"I wouldn't do that if I were you."
"…Well then, it's a good thing I'm not you," she answered back as she continued to try to wake Drake up.
"I was leaning towards that I don't think he's going to be too happy when he wakes up and sees us here…"
"Hey, I think he's coming around…."
"Ah, my head…." Drake moaned, as he started to open his eyes. Everything was blurry at first, but as everything started to come together his eyes came face to face with two young faces staring back at him. It only took a second for him to realize who the two were; he unstrapped his belt and jumped to his feet, causing the two to jump back. "What the hell are you two doing here!"
"….It was her idea!" Sam pointed to Megan. He thought Sky could be scary, this guy made Sky look like a teddy bear. "She made me do it!"
"Oh, I would believe that." Drake turned to Megan, as he crossed his arms against his chest. "…Megan, this has to be one of the stupidest things you have ever done. This is not one of your games, this is a serious situation; you could have gotten yourself and Sam killed! You have a lot of explaining to do."
"…..I 'm not the only one." Megan crossed her arms against her chest, staring back at her uncle, fully sure now that there was much more to Drake Alexander then she had ever thought possible.
"What did you say!" he answered back all too quickly, he was not about to take any crap from a teenaged girl not even from a daughter of Eric Myers. He waited to see if she would give a response, but she never answered back, which was probably a good thing in her case, given the fact that he was not at all pleased by her and Sam stowing away onboard the timeship. "….Good, that's what I thought." He eyed the two. "….Well, now that that's settled, you two might as well make yourselves useful and help me with the equipment."
After Chase had used the memory eraser, he and Sky had made quick getaway out of Tommy's cabin and headed straight into the woods, hoping that no one saw them or tried to follow them. Once they were sure they were clear, they stopped running to catch their breath.
Sky turned and looked in the direction of where they had come from, staring longingly, with one thing in mind. He needed to make sure Mirloc got nowhere near the cabin or his mother. "….You going to be okay?" he heard Chase ask him.
"Why wouldn't I be?" he asked, turning to face his teammate.
"….Because I know who she is Sky." Chase paused for a moment, not wanting to give Sky any reason to take a swing at him. He was going to do this as slowly and calmly as possible. "I know that Jen is your mother."
If Sky was shocked or surprised by Chases accuation he didn't show it. "My mother? Come on Chase, even you can do better than that." He shook his head, like he had no idea how Chase had gotten that idea in his head. "…She is not my mother, that would be impossible." He widened his eyes. "…She's from a thousand years in the future."
Chase knew Sky had his reasons for wanting to keep this a secret, but since he was pretty sure Jen was somehow involved in the situation, he needed Sky to admit that it was the truth. He crossed his arms against his chest. "Cut the bullshit, Sky, we both know that it's true!" he announced. "….I saw a picture of her and your dad, in his nightstand."
"How dare…..!" Sky felt his voice rising. He was face to face with Chase, fuming, but he stepped back and took a few deep breaths to regain control. His face hardened. "…A picture doesn't mean anything. They were close friends, that was it."
"We both know they were more than close friends."
"If you're so convinced that she's my mother, then explain this to me. It's 2004, that would make me what ….around four?" he questioned, steering his words right into Chase's face. "….You didn't happen to see a little boy walking around did you?"
"No…."
"So there you have your answer." Sky turned away and was about to start off walking, wanting to track down Mirloc, when….
"…Because I don't think you were born here." He knew it was a long shot, but it was the only thing that made any sense at all. "…I think that she became pregnant here and you were born in the future, something happened and you were brought to our time." He watched as Sky stopped dead in his tracks, he waited a few minutes to see if he would turn around and face him, but he never did. "We both know I'm right about this…"
Sky wanted to scream and shout, say that it wasn't true, that it was all a lie, because that's what he wanted it to be. He didn't want it to be true, he didn't want everything he had known his entire life to be a lie, but the truth was what Chase had just proclaimed was the truth. He was in fact born in the far future and brought here five years after he was born. "….So now you think you know all about me." Sky turned to face him. "You think that changes things?"
"…Look, I get it. I get that you're pissed off because not everything about your life was what you thought it was." Chase understood all too well. For the first eighteen years of his life he had thought the people who had raised him had been his parents. He didn't learned he was adopted until his mother told him while on her deathbed. It had been a lot for him to take in, not only had he lost both his parents in one night on that same night he learned they weren't his biological parents.
"You don't have a damn idea!" exclaimed Sky, getting right into Chase's face. "…Don't you tell me that you understand how I'm feeling, because you don't. Nobody does, you were raised on another planet, by people who weren't your birth parents. I was born and raised in two different time periods, while having been lied to for years." He couldn't believe that Chase would go as far as to say that he understood what he was going through. That they were the same. "So don't you tell me you understand!"
"….Sky."
"Don't!" Sky put up his hand. "…We're getting off this subject and I don't want it to be brought up again." He hardened his face, pushing back his emotions. "Ever!"