A/N: Well, here we go with chapter number three! And, guys, I appreciate the favourites and the story alerts that I have received, but can you spare me some time to review this story please? I'm really desperate for feedback, so just leave a little something in the reviews, pretty please?

Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers but I DO own a brand new Eragon book! All rights go to Saban/BVE/ Disney, I make no profit from this.

Now, if you bothered to read any of that, on with the plot!

Jen was walking back with the others in silence, mind elsewhere. None of the others noticed, too caught up in their own conversation, except for Wesley Collins, the Red Ranger.

"Something's wrong..." the young man realised looking at his friend, still quiet. Instead of voicing his concern, he wandered across and asked "Hey, you okay?" whilst placing a concerned hand on Jen's shoulder. Alarmed, she started slightly then relaxed as she saw who it was.

"Yeah, it's just..." she trailed off, unsure of how to explain.

"Just?" Wes prompted. Jen gave him a look warning him to back off but he just sent her a stubborn glare in response. Relenting, she told Wes about her encounter with the odd girl in the city. Wes remained quiet as Jen finished her story. Slowly, he turned to the others. "Guys, me and Jen are headed for some pizza; we'll catch you guys up." He called out. They all exchanged knowing glances and shrugged, walking away. Jen frowned as she swore she heard Katie mumble,

"Oh sure, they're going for pizza." She snorted. Just as the Pink Ranger was opening her mouth to retort angrily, Wes hurried her away.

"Now, you said she was wearing caving gear?" He clarified. Jen nodded. They sat down in the park. It was a beautiful place, the hedges neatly trimmed with a large open space and plenty of trees for shade. By this point in the day the sky had started to get darker and was now streaked through with purple and gold, the sun shimmering like a breathtaking golden orb, glittering over the waters. It was so perfect. And yet there were traces of Ransik's presence everywhere. Kids, glancing nervously about as they played. The parents too, forever watchful of their child now- never letting them out of their sight for a single moment. As Wes surveyed the scene, he glanced at the beach. As his gaze drifted over the landscape of the golden white sands, then spotted a tiny figure sat perched on a rock by the cliffs. They were alone, whoever they were, and didn't seem to register the tide coming in. Even as he was staring, Wes noticed something with alarm. He stood up abruptly.

"Wes?" Jen asked, surprised by the sudden action. She followed his gaze.

"That child's going to get cut off!" Wes shouted, already taking off at a run. The urge to help overpowering everything, Jen followed suit, sprinting towards the beach. Their earlier plans to talk long forgotten, the pair streaked towards the beach which was rapidly disappearing. As they jumped a barrier and began running across the sands, Jen recognised the girl vaguely. As she approached, Jen spotted a small, torn and muddy suit floating away and it all clicked.

"Wes!" she cried out, panting slightly. "That's her; that's Sky!" She hollered at him. But, even as they approached, the girl stood up on her perch. The water was now surrounding the rocks and Wes removed his red shirt, preparing to dive in and save the stranded teenager. The two rangers watched as Sky gazed out across the ocean. Then she ripped her bobble from her hair, allowing it to fly out behind her in the sea breeze. By doing this, Jen and Wes got a good look at her face. She had a, still, bleeding gash near her forehead somewhere, for they could see the blood still trickling down the side of her face and her jeans were torn in one leg, exposing another cut. Her arms were bruised and she seemed generally beaten, with mud and grime caking her face and hands. Before anyone could react, the injured and battered child lifted her arms and plunged gracefully into the water with an elegant dive. Wes lunged after her, running into the sea and submerging himself. To his surprise, he saw a pair of jeans kick past him in a bizarre direction. Determined to help the girl he followed, squinting through the murky depths. Following the child, he kept up with some difficulty. Then he followed the mysterious girl into a steep dive. He felt the pressure mounting in his ears and knew he would need to surface for air soon. At that point, he saw her slip through a small crack in the rock face, an entrance almost, and vanish from view. His lungs bursting he ascended, coughing and spluttering as he reached the surface of the water. Sucking in a deep breath, he dove under the waters once again. Finding the entrance, he squeezed inside also.

As he passed through, he started swimming upwards again and emerged into a tiny chamber, the waters shallow enough for him to walk through. Stumbling onto dry land, Wes lay on his back, staring up at the cave ceiling. It was arched and smooth, as if it were carved. Hearing receding footsteps, he jumped up and followed the sound. The tunnels were endless, or so it seemed, but at last he had run fast enough to spot a light glimmering ahead, bobbing along as the person he had been tracking walked on ahead, oblivious. Slowing, he continued his silent pursuit. They took many twists and turns; so many that Wes gave up trying to remember after the thirtieth switch in direction. Eventually, the bobbing light seemed to halt and he heard grunts of effort. Cautiously, he peered around and noticed a slight young girl shifting rubble. He watched with amusement as she tugged on a rock that refused to move. Moving on the girl, whom he assumed was called Sky from what Jen had explained, moved some more rocks then finally snapped.

"Oh this is useless!" She complained aloud, throwing a stone at the others violently. As it sailed through the air, the rock caught fire and, when it hit the others, they too burst into shocking flames, the heat sending the teenager staggering away. When the flames died away, the path was clear. "Woah, that was...weird." She muttered. Shaking her head and making her brown hair fly everywhere, the strange child continued on her quest, obviously sure of the direction she was headed in. "God, this was so much easier last time!" She grumbled, turning down another passage. But no, not a passage Wes realised, but a corridor. Looking at his surroundings, he saw the floor was flat and smooth with fine sand covering the ground like a carpet. The walls had many paintings on them, most obscure and confusing images that meant nothing to the once-heir to Bio Lab. The ceiling was high and arched, but clearly not natural.

"This must have been hidden for centuries." He whispered to himself as he and the unknowing Sky trekked through more corridors. Finally, she came to a stop at a seemingly random part of the complex and knelt down. Wordlessly, she pulled away a panel from the floor and dropped down through it. Wes followed suit, landing soundlessly on the soft ground. The terrain began sloping upwards as the two climbed. Eventually Sky seemed to come across what she was looking for. Touching something around her neck with one hand, she stretched out and touched a rocky wall with another. To Wes's shock and amazement the wall gained a silvery glow around part of it, moving out away from the remaining walls before it sunk further back and slid to the side. As Sky ducked into this new chamber, Wes slipped in behind. He ducked behind an object – he believed it was a chair, but couldn't be 100% sure – and peered around the edge, watching the girl. First he surveyed his surroundings. He was in a bedroom. Although the walls were rock, there were smooth like marble and had beautiful flowers in a rainbow of colours painted across the room. At one end was a small bed, gold sheets draped across it and a wooden headboard. There was a little archway leading off to what the Red Ranger could only guess was a wardrobe. Watching from his cramped hiding spot, he looked on as Sky jumped onto the bed, shaking her wet hair and dripping water everywhere. She gingerly touched a hand to her hairline, then winced and pulled it away quickly. Sitting Indian-style on the bed, she pulled out a necklace she had been wearing and examined it. The girl frowned, using one hand to push some hair out of her face.

"What do you do?" She muttered to herself, turning the pendant over in her hands. The pendant started glowing at that point and she rolled her eyes. "Seriously? Does everything here have some sort of glow effect?" She exclaimed, raising her eyes to the ceiling. However, as the glow grew brighter Sky closed her eyes as the glow became a part of her, shimmering across her skin as she sat cross legged on her bed. After a few eerie moments, the silvery aura subsided. To Wes's surprise he saw that there was now a beautifully crafted morpher on her left wrist, very different to the chrono-morpher that he wore, yet it still had its own unique beauty."Wow." She breathed out, blowing some hair out of her eyes again as she examined the morpher now secured on her wrist. Just then Wes shifted his weight and kicked a rock, sending it rolling out from his hidey-hole. Sky froze and whirled around to where he was crouched. "Hello?" She called out. "Anybody there?" She asked again. Wes held his breath, waiting as she approached steadily. Just as Sky was about to discover him, her morpher began beeping. She looked at it, puzzled, before she touched her necklace. After she closed her eyes serenely for a few moments, she pressed a button and the beeping was silenced. She then turned to where Wes was hiding. From his view he saw her bite her lip. Then she took a hesitant step towards him. Deciding to make a break for it, Wes shot up and started running for the door. But after a few steps found himself lying on his back after having his feet swept out from underneath him.

"Oof!" He gasped out as he collided with the ground. Looking up he saw the girl, Sky, staring at him with slightly fearful eyes, crouched over him like she was checking he was okay. As he started to get up she started and leapt up, giving him one last stricken glance before she streaked away. Groaning he ran after her. Following her, he watched as the teenager twisted and turned through hallways and corridors. Finally, having had enough of the chase, Wes growled and put on an extra burst of speed. Using the momentum he had gained he flipped in the air, landing neatly in front of the startled young woman. As she spun on her heels he grabbed her arm in a vice like grip.

"Let go of me!" She yelled, tugging furiously. For her age, Wes noted that she was surprisingly strong. But he was stronger and held firm.

"No." His reply was calm and even. Her eyes betrayed her fear.

"Please." She whispered. At that point, Wes understood what was going through her mind. He realised that she thought he was there to kidnap her for her morpher and, possibly, the power she had shown earlier on when blasting those rocks. Coupled with the fact she had just been shrouded in a strange- almost mystical- aura, he supposed it was enough to make anyone afraid of strangers; particularly if they had just broken into where you lived and had followed you home.

"I'm not here to hurt you." He promised. Sky looked dubious, her eyes still darting about for an escape. Afraid that she would escape he hoisted her up over his shoulders and carried her in a fireman's lift, ignoring her cries of protest and her flailing limbs. Finally, she gave up twisting and trying to escape his grasp and went limp on his shoulders.

"You know there are much more civilised ways of doing things than this." She reprimanded from her awkward position. Wes smiled.

"Really? I had no idea!" He shot back, sarcastic. Sky huffed and fell silent.

"If you're looking for the bedroom then you just missed it." She pointed out.

"Huh?" He replied, confused. A giggle escaping her, Sky pointed back slightly.

"The doorway's over there. If you'll put me down," She shot him a glare at those words. "I'll show you." She explained. Reluctant, he did as she asked and watched her closely as she repeated her actions from earlier. Sure enough, the wall moved away and they walked back into her bedroom once again. "See? I'm not running away! Happy?" She remarked, flopping down onto the edge of the bed. As she was received with silence, Sky sighed and let her head drop into her hands. "Sorry," She apologised. "It's been a long day." She explained shortly. Wes slowly sat down next to her.

"Want to talk? I doubt I could find my way out, and the exit's probably flooded anyway; I'm not going anywhere." He remarked, only causing the lonely child to laugh humourlessly.

"Don't worry, there's another exit to the surface. You can leave soon." She replied coldly.

"Well, unlucky for you, I've no sense of direction." Wes countered. Sky looked at him, pursing her lips before proceeding to fix her gaze on the opposite wall.

"You're not going to give up on this, are you?" She asked resignedly. Wes shook his head and her shoulders slumped in defeat. "Fine then, I'll tell you." She relented. Shifting position so she was comfortable, Sky relayed her story from the beginning, Wes sitting on in silence. She wasn't sure how long she talked for but Wes seemed content to sit and listen. When she explained about the caving opportunity, he interrupted her for the first time.

"You go caving?" He asked, stunned. Sky gave a small smile and nodded.

"I'm tougher than I appear. I also do martial arts, surfing and just generally stuff that gives me a thrill." She reeled off briskly, before continuing. She explained about the strange woman in the bowl of water, plus how she received all her injuries. With a brief and cold smile, she rolled her jeans up to show the deep gash on her calf and pushed her hair back to expose the cut to her head. She then described meeting Jen and running off.

"...Then I came here, and you know the rest." She finished. Wes frowned.

"But how did you know where the entrance was?" He enquired, curious. Sky really did smile at the question, tapping her necklace.

"This is the amulet I found. And, it's more than just a pretty decoration. The Nameless stored so much power in here, the entire power of the Morphing Grid."

"Meaning?"

"Meaning that it guides me in whatever I do. Any information I require gets downloaded straight into my brain along with any abilities." She looked down at it, her smile softening and showing fondness.

"How did you find out what it could do?" Wes questioned, intrigued. Sky's eyes grew misty as she recalled the moment not so long ago...

~~~Flashback~~~

She was running, desperate to get away. Even she knew that if anyone worked out who she really was then it would be game over for her and she'd be strapped on a autopsy table before she could say 'dimensional transportation'. She continued to run until she spotted the beach stretching out before her. Sprinting down to the steps she slid down the railings, ignoring looks people gave her, and jogged over to a secluded spot by the cliff, needing time to think.

"What do you do?" She thought as she turned her necklace over in her hands. Then she realised her leg was itchy and moved to scratch it, except her hand met only the rough fabric of her caving gear. "No wonder I've been getting odd looks!" She rolled her eyes mentally and removed the gear, dropping it onto the sands nearby. As she held the cold metal pendant in her hands, it suddenly began warming up. The silvery metal started glowing faintly, hardly noticeable in the daylight. And then, as if by magic, a voice rang out inside her mind.

"Finally! I've been waiting for you to try and figure me out for blooming ages!" The voice exclaimed by way of greeting. Sky shot up and looked around, trying to find a source of the voice. "Er, try again deary. Look down a little and you'll spot me." The voice directed. Following instructions, Sky did as she was told and gasped.

"You're inside the-!" She started to shout but the voice cut her off.

"Yes I'm inside the pendant and would you mind not screaming that for all and sundry to hear? I think a family in China didn't quite catch what you said!" The voice harrumphed. "If you want to speak to me, please think what you want to say." It ordered.

"Oh please, like it can hear my thoughts..." Sky scoffed.

"You wanna bet?" The voice challenged.

"Oh! You really can!"

"Well never, I just said it for fun!" The pendant's voice declared sarcastically. Sky blushed mentally.

"Oh, sorry." She apologised. The voice almost waved her off.

"Meh, it's cool. I hardly expected you to believe it straight away, even after what has happened to you." The voice reasoned coolly.

"Okay...so what are you doing in my head and who are you?" Sky asked.

"Well, can see you're not one for mincing your words." The pendant remarked cheerily. "And since you asked so nicely, I will tell you. I am the embodiment of the Morphing Grid that the Nameless stored in this pendant ready for the warrior who would be able to combat the Evil and his minions. I'm here to help you out and provide you with anything you need, as well as be a guide and just a general friend. You can call me, er, well I actually don't have a name. Any suggestions?" The, still unnamed, voice asked pleasantly.

"Er, well, if you were destined to be bonded to me...how about Destiny?" She asked hesitantly. The voice mused for a moment.

"Hmm...Destiny... I like it. Destiny and Sky," The voice stated happily.

"The ultimate team." Sky chipped in.

"Of course!" The newly named Destiny agreed wholeheartedly. For the next few hours, Destiny answered any questions Sky had. Often with her own added comment, Destiny filled in Sky on any details that she wanted to know. Satisfied for the time being, Sky began chatting with Destiny.

"So, why me then?" She asked politely. Destiny shrugged mentally.

"You were the right person. You might not see it now, but you are a truly selfless person, deep down. Plus your DNA is perfect to blend with the Morphing Grid, myself, and this universe of course. You were the only candidate." She replied smugly. "Besides," Destiny added cheerily. "You're the only person I wouldn't be bored with." She notified Sky, who laughed softly. Just then, they heard footsteps coming towards them. "Heads up, we have company approaching fast at 3 o'clock. Time for evasive action, me thinks." Destiny warned the teenager. Turning her head, Sky spotted two figures headed towards them. One she recognised.

"Jen..." She groaned aloud, then glanced around surreptitiously. The tide had come in and her rock was surrounded. "Er, take evasive action to where?" She asked, still seated on her small perch.

"Where do you think?"

"I am not jumping in there- it's got to be freezing! And there's nowhere nearby for me to swim to." Sky thought back, irritated.

"Chill! I know somewhere. The Nameless built more than one exit to their complex. There's one under the water in the side of the cliff face, I'll do my glowy thing to guide you there. So stop whining and jump!" Destiny commanded. Rolling her eyes, Sky did as she was ordered, blocking out the shouting coming from further down the beach. Going for the dramatic effect, she ripped her hair from her bobble before diving in as she had been taught. Slipping into the waters, she allowed Destiny to lead her to an opening in the cliff face. Trusting her guide, she slipped through into the cave and wandered through, excited and unaware of what was to follow.

~~~End Flashback~~~

"And you really do know the rest." She concluded her story with a sad smile. Wes frowned. She had been through so much, so why was she so determined to shut everybody out? He knew that question would not be answered however, so he asked a different one.

"So...why are you still here?"

"Huh?" This time the troubled teen looked confused.

"Well, I get that this is the closest thing to home right now, but it isn't exactly practical." He reasoned. "You have no food, no money to get any food, and you've only got the clothes on your back, notwithstanding the morpher and Destiny." He listed, ticking the things off on his fingers. Sky shrugged.

"I'll get by somehow." She replied, voice a little unsure. Sensing a breach in her defences, Wes pressed on.

"Really? Seems to me that you're lost, and need somewhere to stay."

"So?"

"So come stay with me and my friends." He offered. Sky snorted and pushed herself up off the bed.

"What, and be stared at like a freak when my powers flare up? Or if I dash off somewhere to save the world? Oh sure, cause that's really going to work." She ridiculed.

"Well, actually, those things are void." Wes replied, also standing. "Because..." He trailed off, pulling his shirt sleeve up to reveal the chrono morpher he wore. "Me and my friends are the Power Rangers. And one of them is an alien, a Xybrian, so I doubt they'll care too much about you being 'different'." He reasoned, looking at her. Sky shrugged.

"I dunno Wes..." She whispered.

"Come on, just give it a try. You'll never know unless you give it a shot." He responded sagely. Sky turned and walked a couple of steps away. She touched her necklace and he realised she was communicating with Destiny. A few minutes of silence later, she turned to him.

"I'll try. For 3 weeks." She promised. "But if it doesn't work out, then I come back here, no questions asked." She bargained. Wes nodded, making a silent promise not to fail. Sky smiled at him. "In that case, let's get going." She stated, rubbing her hands together. Wesley nodded and started running, eager to leave the cave. Not hearing footsteps, he stopped and spun round. Sky was stood leant against a wall with an amused expression.

"What?" He asked. Her smile grew wider and she jerked a thumb behind her, tilting her head that way as well.

"Quickest exit's over her." She told him, speaking as if one would to a child. Feeling a little embarrassed, Wes jogged over. Shaking her head, Sky laughed and took the lead, directing them out of the dank caves, and into a brand new adventure.

Okay, well there's a longer chapter for you all and, hopefully, you liked it!

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