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An emergency at Time Force? It'll be a close call, which will have everyone on their heels, Trip especially.

Chapter 3! Enjoy!

Rift Waves

"What the hell is going on?" Jen called as the entered Central Command with Katie close on her tail.

"Captain!" Admiral Watson called as she came into his view. Jen and Katie jumped up onto the platform as the room was painted in a red light and an ultra-violet light coated the computers. "We have a serious emergency!"

"Sir, what's happening?" Katie repeated Jen's question.

"Captain," came another voice. "We're having a rather difficult time controlling it!"

Jen had been good lately with not loosing her patience easily, but that had gone. "Would someone please tell me what the hell is going on here?" she spoke firmly.

"We've detected the beginning of a rift wave, that would head towards our building." Trip said as he jumped up onto the platform.

"A rift wave? You've got to be kidding me!" Katie said.

Trip patted his sweaty forehead. "I wish I was, but we've detected one. It's minor but is getting bigger,and if it erupts the force from it could take out the entire city, even the west coast.

"Trip, do whatever you can to control this, I put my entire faith in you." Trip nodded as Jen pushed him off of the platform. "Go!" Jen turned to where Katie stood. "Katie, follow me."

Katie nodded as Jen climbed yet another platform to get a better view. A large screen formed in the middle of the room as a klaxon began to sound.

"Jen, we can't control it!" Trip's voice came over the speaker.

"Danger: Rift Wave detected. Impact in T minus ten minutes."

"Brace yourselves!" the Admiral commanded. Just then Trip hopped into a seat in front of a computer, resorting to one final hope.

"There's one thing that I think will stop it." Trip said and powered up the computer and began to type in a series of codes, in hope of countering the wave.

Dark billows of clouds began to form over New Tech as the Rangers exited the landing platform and looked into the heavens.

"A thunderstorm?" Bridge asked out loud. Jack looked towards Sky as a drop of rain landed on his cheek.

"I don't like the look of this," Z said as the wind blew past her.

"Rangers, move!"

Kat's voice came over the radio as Jack looked up and saw why. "Get down!" he yelled as they scrambled away from each other, barely missing a lightning bolt as it landed where they stood.

"This definitely isn't a normal thunderstorm!" Syd called as they all ran for the entrance of SPD Headquarters, only to be cut off by a bolt of lightning that landed on the stairs.

A dangerous rumble of thunder erupted over them as the lightning was at their heels. They soon made their way back around and dived into SPD Headquarters, panting and soaking wet. "Commander," Syd huffed as Cruger was seen coming down the escalator. "What's going on?"

But the Commander merely shook his head. "I don't know. This just suddenly popped up on us."

An idea came to Z as she rung out her wet hair. "Could it have any connection to the earthquake we felt before?"

"I highly doubt it," Kat answered her. "But it is possible." The wind began to pick up as Sky looked out at the calmness of the storm. What he saw was pure terror.

A tornado was forming about 10 miles north of Headquarters, and it was set on a direct course for their building. "Get underground!" Sky called and pushed them towards an emergency route as the tornado began a speed course for the building. But it was fast, and contacted the building in seconds after formation. Sky began to push them towards the route's exit, but the wind smashed in front of the building, send the Rangers flying and Sky being pulled upwards towards the heavens.

Syd continued her run for her life, but stopped as she felt Sky's hand leave hers. "Sky, no!" she cried and reached for his hand, grabbing him just in time. The pull of his body sent her flying forward, but Jack and Bridge grabbed her just as the entered the door. "Sky, don't let go!" Syd screamed over the howling wind.

"Syd, if you don't let me go, we'll all die!" he hollered back as tears formed in her eyes. "Trust me, I'll be okay! Let go!" The Pink Ranger shook her head as Sky begged her for his release.

His request was granted as a large piece of the wall suddenly began to collapse and the boys pulled a crying Syd into the door and Sky went flying upwards, faster and faster. He felt himself being sucked up and hurled through the air, debris flying all around him. As he was being sucked up into the core, he saw flashes of yellow, green, blue and black, where he lost conciousness and was consumed into the darkness.

"Danger: Rift Wave. Impact in T minus sixty seconds."

"Trip, not to pressure you or anything, but if you don't do something within the next forty seconds, we're all dead!" Jen screamed in his ear.

"Just one…more…second… got it!" he cheered and clicked enter. The large satellite on top of Time Force suddenly turned, sending out a large signal in the direction of the rift wave.

"Rift Wave neutralized."

A cheer went through Time Force as Trip took in a deep breath as Jen patted him on the back. "Do me a favor, Trip, don't ever take that long again. I thought for sure we were goners."

"Beg my pardon, Captain, but what is a rift wave?" the Admiral asked. Jen had forgotten that Watson was the new Admiral, and not the brightest one of them either.

"A rift wave is a higher leven of a time wave.Rift waves occur when something that has happens in time effects now. Rift waves are dangerous, even more then a time wave. They all depend on the past event that caused it. It could have been anything from a fly being killed, which we wouldn't even notice, to something in time waht shouldn't have happened. Judging from the size of that, it was something major." Katie added.

"Yes, but what is the real question." Trip chimed in. "I don't doubt that we'll see more of these in the next few days."

Jen rubbed her eyes as she sighed. "Alright, here's what we'll do. Trip; keep us the techs on high-level stand-by. If we even get so much as a spike, contact me. I'll be taking a few hours off. If it's something other then this situation, leave me out of it and I'll deal with it tomorrow."

With a nod, Jen dismissed herself as Trip discussed more things with the Admiral.

"A rift wave?" the Admiral stated again. "What could have caused something that big to have such an impact?"

Trip shook his head. "I don't know what. But it needs attention as soon as possible. When the next one comes, it could destroy us." The room was quiet asJen made her way up towards her apartment, she knew one thing for sure… it was going to be a long night around Time Force.

"We've got to find him!" Syd screamed as she pounded her fists against the door, knowing Sky was out there.

"Syd, there's nothing we can do! We don't even know if he's alive!" Z said and grabbed a frantic Syd.

"I know he is, let me go!" Syd cried as Z wrestled her to the ground, cradling her in her shoulders, praying that Sky was all right.

"Sky! No! Come back! Sky!"

"Syd, no…" Sky muttered as he squeezed his eyes shut, then opened them slowly. Sky felt like he had suddenly been drunk and found a foul smell of vomit surrounding him. If things couldn't get any worse, lights began to shine into the windows as he felt himself being seized up by a pair of arms. "Hey, what's the deal?" he asked as he was blindfolded and handcuffed.

"You're trespassing on private property, buddy." Came a scratchy voice.

"Let me go, I'm with SPD!" Sky pleaded, but his plead did not head the man's decision.

"I don't care if you're with the National Guard, you're on private property and must be processed at the station." The man said and hauled him up. "Gerry, get the car door, we're taking this one in!"

Sky felt himself being thrown into the back of a car and sped off, his mind wondering where he was going.

About twenty minutes later or so, Sky felt the car stop and he was taken out by the same man again. "Alright, pal. Let's go." Sky walked in the man's grip as he heard a door slide open.

"Well Mark, what do we have here?" came a pleasant female voice.

"We found him at the old Timber warehouse laying face down in vomit. He's a bit groggy, a drunk as we're guessing." Sky heard this guy, Mark, pulling out a bag and placing it down on the counter. "We found a class C firearm at his side as well. We're going to hold him until someone can come and identify him."

"Very well, go on. I believe there is a cell waiting." The woman said.

"Let's go, buddy." Mark said and pushed Sky towards another door, which he heard open. Once inside, Sky heard all the cries of men taunting him and begging the officers to put him with them. Sky could only pray that they didn't. Instead, he heard another door open and the sounds of peril were gone.

Sky then was shoved into the room and fell on the bed where he was uncuffed and still blindfolded. Once his hands where free he threw off the blindfold, just in time to see a large iron door close behind him and he jumped for it.

"Hey, can someone at least tell me where I am?" Sky yelled through the little window. He saw the two guards dressed in black turn towards him, a look of astonishment were on their faces.

"You don't know where you are?" the guards asked. "Mark, how much do you think this guy had to drink?"

Sky's eyes went wide. "I didn't have anything to drink! Let me out of here!" Now he was mad. How could they not recognize his uniform? "Come on, I'm the Blue Ranger!"

The two guards were silenced for a moment, and then burst into laughter. "You're the tenth guy today that's said that. Lights out, buddy. You're going to be here for a long time."

"Ok, fine, can you at least tell me where I am?" Sky sighed.

The first guard finished his laughing as he turned off the lights. "Enjoy your stay, pal. You're being held at the most respected police organization in the United States today." The other guard smirked in agreement with his friend.

"Welcome to Time Force."