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Alex still loves Jen, but the question still remains: will Jen open her heart up to him again? Meanwhile Trip discovers something that has the future in thin ice, and Gruumm might be the one to break it.

Apologies if this chapter is a bit bad, as per I've been incredibly busy and wrote this all in a day. I promise it'll pick up from here!

Chapter 6! Enjoy!

Reconcile

"Wes isn't here to comfort you, to hold you, or to love you like I do!"

Jen slowly sat down on the couch, and his words haunted her mind. Small tears flowed from her eyes as she sat there; both confusion and heartache ravaged through her as his words played over and over in her mind.

Was it possible he still loved her? Of course it was, he had said it blindly. But after all those years she had just glanced at him in the halls, or simply nodded her head in acknowledgement of his presence. He still loved her after all these years, and after she left him for a man she knew she could never have, and no lover have, he still loved her. After Wes died, all Alex ever did was comfort her.

In return all she did was push him away. Jen didn't want anything to do with them nor his heart. For all that, the only thing she could do was cry; more tears fell from her glassy eyes. She had thought about him a lot lately. Did Jen have feelings again for him?

The door soon opened and in walked a happy Sky. He laughed as he shut the door and saw her sitting on the couch.

"Hey Jen! You missed an awe-" he stopped as he saw her tear stricken face and red eyes. "Jen, what's wrong?"

"It's Alex," he sniffed and sat back in the couch.

"What did he do?" Sky asked suddenly. "Did he hurt you?"

She shook her head and stood up. Jen sighed heavily as another tear fell from her face. "He still loves me."

Days had gone by without even looking at her. Alex knew that he every chance he had with her was now gone. Their friendship was put on hold. His mind had been filled with all these thoughts about what happened. But now, it was different. The past few days, Trip had detected a change in the time stream. So Alex put those thoughts behind him as they meet in the room to discuss his recent findings.

That's when she walked in, and he sat up straight. Behind Jen, Trip immerged with Lucas, Katie and surprisingly Sky behind him. From another door the Admiral immerged with his two co-commanders at his side. Katie took the vacant seat next to Alex and Lucas sat next to her. Sky slowly sat down next to Lucas, unsure of what the next few minutes would bring. That left Jen still standing. He watched her stiffen and slowly sit down besides him without a glance as Admiral Watson spoke, "Lieutenant Regis, your discovery please."

Trip sighed heavily. "What I have discovered nothing short of grim," began the ex-Green Ranger. "It seems that Gruumm and his gang have unearthed a sleeping giant, one that we have been monitoring since it was destroyed."

Sky watched Jen's face turn pale. "Which, sleeping giant would this be?" Sky asked curiously. "If it's a monster our scanners would have detected it by now."

"But that's not a monster." Trip answered him and sighed. "It's a robot." Sky's eyes widened.

"Doomtron." Alex said grimly.

Jen looked at him, her worst fear confirmed. "Doomtron?" she asked. "But I thought we destroyed it back in 2001."

"We did," Trip said. "But just recently did Gruumm discover the remnants of Doomtron. It's at the area where that earthquake took part."

"Casper's Fault," Sky added and earned a nod from Trip.

"We've discovered something else. Katie, you remember when we took inventory of Frax's remains?" The Yellow Ranger nodded. "There was one part that we were missing and assumed that it was destroyed with Frax. I'm sad to say that it's still out there."

"The Trixyruim Crystal container that held his crystal." Katie said as she sat on the edge of her seat. She looked at the diagram as a thought hit her. "If he uncovers what's left of Doomtron, he could rebuild that robot."

"If he rebuilds Doomtron, he can re-write the future as we know it." Jen said as her eyes scanned the diagrams.

All the while Admiral Watson had sat back and listened, his worries slowly began to grow. "What are the chances that the SPD Rangers can defeat Doomtron if Grumm does in fact rebuild the robot?"

"None at all." Jen answered and earned a curious glance from Sky. "The technology in that robot's hardware is nothing like you have seen before, Sky. It has weapons even more powerful then your runners."

Lucas sat in his chair pondering for a second, and a thought came to him. "Hold on, I thought Doomtron ran on the crystals? The last I remember, both Doomtron and Frax's crystals were destroyed."

"They were," said Alex. "But Grumm is determined, and I have a feeling that he'll find a way to remake the crystal to power it. Even if he doesn't remake the crystal, I'm positive he'll find another way to power the robot."

Admiral Watson nodded. "Lieutenant, what can we do to prevent Doomtron from being rebuilt?"

Trip was silent for a moment, an answer brewed in his head. "Well, we could send Sky back and have the Rangers stop Broodwing and Grumm before it's too late."

"But what if it is too late?" asked Sky. "Like the Captain said, we don't have the resources to fight off such a powerful robot."

"Then we'll go back with you, until Doomtron is put away for good and Grumm no longer has his heart set on the robot." Alex said. Jen snapped her heard towards him hoping her mind wasn't playing tricks.

"D-Did you just say we're going back?" She asked.

"Yes, all of us. The Rangers have never faced a machine like Doomtron." Alex stated as he watched Jen's face change and she looked at Sky.

"Very good, Major Drake." Watson spoke up. "You will be the officer in charge for this mission. Get some rest, everyone, for you return tomorrow evening. Be at the launch pad at 1800 hours tomorrow. Good night to all. Dismissed."

"I can't believe it! We're going back!" cheered Katie as she packed her suitcase up.

Lucas watched as Katie pranced happily around the apartment and couldn't help but smile. "Yea, but it won't be the same. Granted, I like the SPD Rangers and all but it isn't out time, you know?"

Trip sat down and nodded. "Yea, I've been thinking about that too. I miss our old clock tower and Silver Hills. Out Silver Hills." Trip sighed. "Time has changed so much."

Katie sat down in the chair and smiled. "Yes, but it's been a change for the better. I mean, think about it. Lucas, you and Nadira are expecting your first child. Devon and myself are happier then ever. Trip and Elena have been hitting it off. It's all been so good." She was half expecting a sarcastic remark from Jen, but none came. The ex-Yellow Ranger turned her head and saw Jen was nowhere to be found. "Where's Jen anyway?"

"She said she was going out," Sky answered as he walked into the room. "She said she'll be back in a little bit."

"Any idea where she said she was going?" asked Trip curiously.

Sky shrugged. "Not at all. But I guess she'll be back soon."

Lucas looked from Trip to Katie and cocked his head. Wherever she was, they knew she would soon return.

A warm blast of air hit her cold cheeks as she walked past the doors. It was a place that she hadn't been in for over fifteen years. It held memories of many merry Christmases and joy.

St. Gabriel's Church had now seemed like a ghost town. It's once shining stain-glassed windows were covered in dirt and grime. The statues that lined the walls were now eaten away from years of decay. The candles that always shown in the windows were no more then hardened puddles of molding wax. All that was left was a few glowing candles from the priests and cleaned the holy walls and a few statues that had survived through the tough times the church faced. Jen sighed heavily as she looked into the gray eyes of the stone statues that stood against the wall. Those gray eyes watched her every move as she walked into a vacant back room.

Inside the room there were there was another statue of St. Paul and other stone faces eyed her, waiting to see what she would do. Jen knelt down in front of one and spoke.

"Holy Father, please, give me the strength to carry on. Show me how to be strong when I have my strength left. Help me push forwards past this wall that has enclosed me so tightly. Please help me let go of these emotions that I have kept inside for too long." She sniffed. "Please, help me let go of Wes."

Silence followed as she looked into those stone eyes, searching for an answer. The candles around her flickered as she continued to speak.

"I know that I should just let go and move on, but a part of me won't let go. A part of me doesn't want to. Yet, a part of me does. There's that little voice that says just let go. But I can't let go. I don't know how."

Again, those eyes stared off past her as the walls absorbed her words and her thoughts. Jen looked around thinking she saw something move but nothing did. She turned her eyes back to those statues, whom listened so well.

"I love Wes so much. But I cannot let go. I know that when Alex died, or we thought he died, he was gone and I found it easy to move on. But why is it so difficult for me to do that with Wes? Can you help me, please?" she said. "Show me a sign that he's only. Tell me that he's still watching over Sky and me. She me that he's here." Jen bowed her head as a tear fell from her eye. "I miss him so much." Jen closed her eyes and placed her head on the railing of the bench.

"Jennifer," a voice came. "Jennifer, wake up."

Jen opened her eyes to see the candles around her still glowed dimly as a hand pulled a piece of her hair away from her face. Once she saw who it finally was, she was speechless. "Wes," she breathed.

His blue eyes shown brightly through the darkness as he smiled. "Hi Jen." He said as Jen sat there in disbelief. "I just wanted to let you know I'm okay. I have been for months."

New tears began to fall from Jen's eyes as she saw him standing plainly in front of her. "I can't believe it. You're…here. But how?"

Wes simply smiled and shook his head. "That's not important. Jen, you have to let go. It's okay to move on. I know you have feelings for Alex. You always have. So follow your heart. I trust Alex to take care of you, I know he will. Jen, please, don't punish yourself any longer. You're not responsible."

"Then why do I feel responsible? Why do I feel like it's my fault?" she sighed heavily. Jen felt a cold hand against her cheek as Wes looked into her eyes.

"Jen, honey, it wasn't. It was destiny." He stated. "Please, just move on. I don't want to see you hurt yourself any longer. I came here for a reason, and that reason was to tell you to stop worrying about me and start picking yourself back up. This isn't you. The Jen I know wouldn't beat herself up about this. She'd get back on track."

"I… just miss you so much, Wes." She cried. "I don't know what to do anymore."

"I know, Jen. I've thought about you every day since I came here. I've watched you," he said as Jen rose an eyebrow and Wes merely laughed. "Not like that, weirdo." He cocked his head. "That's something I haven't seen on your face for a while, a smile."

Jen smiled as he placed a cold hand on her cheek. "Jen, promise me you'll get yourself back together. I don't want to worry about you any longer."

Jen nodded and sighed. "Alright. I'll get back into it."

Wes winked. "That's my girl. Like I said, if you want to start seeing Alex again, it's fine. He loves you and I trust him. Just give him another try. I know he'll treat you good."

"I will." She said.

Trumpets sounded in the distance as a light shown on Wes's body. "Time for this Ranger to leave." He said and watched Jen yawn and sit back down. She put her head back on the railing and closed her eyes. "I love you, Jen." He said.

Jen's eyes were closed now as she yawned again. "I love you too, Wes." She said and fell asleep with Wes watching over her. Wes bent down and kissed her lips lightly, a kiss he had been craving for months. He then took her hand and squeezed it, a gold ring shown brightly on his finger. Once his hand left hers, he vanished.

She suddenly pulled her head up and saw the candles she lit has still shown around her. Jen sat there trying to comprehend why she fell asleep, and if her dream was just a dream at all.

But she felt something in her hand. She looked at the onject and confusion flooded her mind. A ring, Wes's college ring, was in the palm of her hand. The one thing she remembered was that Wes never took off that ring, and that the ring was buried with his body back in 2025.

Was it possible that her dream was real? She looked at the statue again and smiled. She then walked out quickly to her car, and the candles she left lit soon reached the wax and went out.

Alex sat along the balcony of his Time Force apartment with a glass of scotch in hand. His mood hadn't changed since the previous few days and since his fight with Jen. Those events had still played in his mind. How could he have been so stupid to say that? He sighed and took another sip of his drink.

"Alex?" came her voice. He nearly choked as he saw Jen standing in the balcony doorway.

"Jennifer, how'd you get in?" he asked curiously as he invited her to a seat.

She held up her keys and shrugged. "You gave me a key a few years ago, and I was curious as to if you changed your locks or not." She chuckled and Alex did the same. "I just wanted to talk to you, about what happened a couple of days ago." He paused. "I've been thinking about what you said, about how I can't live in the past."

"And?" he questioned.

Jen nodded her head and drew in a deep breath. "I was pissed about what you said. I was pissed and upset and mad, and I realized something," she said and stood up, coming face to face with her ex-fiancé. "You were right. Wes wouldn't want me to live in the past and mope. He'd want me to move on. So I think that's what I'm going to do. But, Alex, can you forgive me for doing that? I mean breaking your heart and yelling when all the while you were right. I was just being stub-" she was stopped as Alex raised a finger to her lips, silencing her.

"I've always loved you, Jen. Since the moment I first laid eyes on you, I never stopped loving you. You need not apologize, either. I have forgotten about that mishap all those days ago already. I've come to realize that loves strikes us all down at a point in our lives. No one, not even God himself, can deny true love." Alex said.

Jen smiled to herself. There was the old Alex she knew. A helpless romantic lost in love. She closed her eyes and hugged him, a hug that she knew all too well. She sighed and looked up into the heavens and silently thought about the events that would soon follow in the upcoming days.

All the while Alex was in heaven. He did have a chance with Jen. Okay, so maybe they wouldn't jump right into a relationship, but they had time. They had time to talk. He took her hand and led her into the living room where they would begin a new relationship.

Jen sighed as she looked up into the heavens. A single star shown brightly against the night sky and she instantly knew who it was. She nodded and rested her head on his shoulder, knowing tomorrow would be a new day.

They soon make their way inside, leaving the lonely little star shining against its black cloak. But as Jen and Alex left the balcony, that star began to dim, until it became as dark as the night sky and disappeared.