A/N: I don't own em, except for Lady Chaos and Sarah of Eltar. Chapters 1, 15, and 16 have that information.
Ch. 18: Jason's Report and its Fallout
Friday, April 25
7:00 p.m. local time
Underground Power Chamber
Angel Grove, CA
"Man, I need a nap!" said Rocky dazedly. It had been thirty minutes since the end of their fierce fight with Kimberly's army, and many of the Rangers were more exhausted than they'd ever been after any battle. Off to the side stood Dex, Ninjor, Archerina and Auric the Conqueror, while Sarah of Eltar and Dimitria of Inquiris were continuing to stay close to Zordon.
"Tell me about it," said Aisha. "How in the world are we going to do this? Kimberly, it seems, knows our every little move. And she's only getting stronger with each passing day."
"If that new MegaZord hadn't given us a respite," said Billy, "we might still be out there, and our Zords would have been trashed."
"I HAVE MORE BAD NEWS, POWER RANGERS," said Zordon. "I HAVE SCANNED THE MOON PALACE, AND I HAVE SENSED THE RETURN OF MASTER VILE."
"Great. Just what we needed right now," said Adam, shuddering when the words 'Master Vile' came out of Zordon's mouth.
"Actually," said Tommy, "that may turn out for the best."
"Come on, Tommy," said Rocky, scoffing as he did so. "You're a great leader, but what you're saying is ridiculous."
"Actually, Rocky," said Sabrina, "it's not that far-fetched."
"Why do you two say that?" said Billy.
"Because I've sensed that since Master Vile's arrival," said Tommy, "that Zedd and Vile don't get along. I haven't been around Zedd that often, but from what I've seen of him, I doubt that Lord Zedd would allow Master Vile to just go rampaging all through the Lunar Palace with his arrogant attitude."
"And Tommy is right," said Sabrina. "That, in essence, is why the United Alliance of Evil, which is the group which all the enemies that you faced belong to, never works. Everyone's trying to get more power than everyone else. I was in Zedd's service for a while, and he's quite pompous. As much as I hold against Rita for ruining my life, she's not as bad as Zedd. He doesn't take too kindly to anyone thinking that he or she, such as Vile, is more powerful than Zedd. The very thought that Zedd would allow Vile to rampage through the Moon Palace without some kind of outburst is preposterous."
"I shall third that statement," said Archerina. "When I married Gasket all those years ago, Mondo essentially disowned Gasket from the Machine Empire. Gasket has been trying to get back at him since we kicked Louie Kaboom out of the Skybase. It never works because they never work together, and they're always looking for everything for themselves."
"As far as I am concerned," said Tommy, "that's all the hope we have. Whether we die in this fight, or lose our powers, we cannot lose each other. They're certainly more powerful than we are, and Kimberly's most certainly their Wild Card, and we haven't even gone up against Jason yet. If someone revokes our powers just because we lose the fight to the bad guys, we need to be there for each other just as much as if we were to claim ultimate victory."
Zordon looked at his White Ranger, and it was all he could do to keep from crying in this scenario.
'TRULY THE GREATEST LEADER I HAVE EVER HAD,' thought the legendary Eltarian sage.
Suddenly, the alarms blared to life.
"Not again," thought Tommy.
"It's not another attack!" said Zack. "Look!" he shouted, pointing to the monitor on the west wall.
"That's Jason!" said Tommy, pointing to the figure of his best friend, who was, at this point, crying his eyes out.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!" they all heard Jason shout to the world at-large. "How could I do this to them?!?!"
"I've scanned him!" said Alpha. "He has no traces of evil within any part of his body!"
"TELEPORT HIM HERE IMMEDIATELY, ALPHA," said Zordon.
"You got it, Zordon! One genuinely good, original Red Ranger coming right up!" said Alpha.
Somewhere in the California desert...
As Jason Lee Scott sat in the desert, crying and screaming his eyes out after being under the influence of the Sword of Darkness, he suddenly felt the familiar tingle of a teleportation sequence reach down his back, and was glad for it.
As he was teleported up into the air, to where he knew not, the last thought he had was 'Now, I understand how Tommy felt after we broke his spell...completely. I just hope I'm in enough time to save Kimberly.'
Underground Power Chamber
Seconds later, Jason appeared in a room that...looked different.
He spotted Zordon's plasma tube, and then his friends but he also noticed that the rest of what he once knew as the Power Chamber had gone through some...remodeling.
"What the...Where the hell am I?" muttered Jason.
"WELCOME TO THE NEW UNDERGROUND POWER CHAMBER, JASON," said Zordon. "YOU ARE INSIDE THE MOUNTAINS AND UNDERGROUND. EVEN BEFORE YOUR ATTACK, NINJOR AND I HAD BEEN MAKING PLANS TO MOVE OUR HEADQUARTERS HERE."
"Incredible," muttered Jason. "This place is like a palace now."
"Our goal," said Ninjor, "was to make this a command base and a place where, in case of emergency, you Rangers could come here to live in peace. We have felt for a while, as you have seen with the braiwashing of Coach Schmidt, that Lady Chaos and her forces would escalate the battle by using our own friends. Thus, we feel this command base needs to be hidden from anyone's view, and immune to anyone's penetration."
Tommy wasn't focused on Ninjor though...he was focused on Jason. He knew his best friend like the back of his own hand, and just looking at his face, he knew there was something wrong...and that it might not have to do with what he did as the Green Ranger.
"Jase, man," said Tommy, "you got something on your mind. Come on, spill it. You're free, after all, so tell us something."
"Tommy, man, you wouldn't understand..." Jason started. "It happened while you weren't a Ranger..."
"If it's about Kim and Zedd, then yes I do understand. It may have happened while I was away, but Trini and Billy told me about how Zedd tried to go after Kim while I lost my powers. Don't tell me he's going after her again," said Tommy.
"That's just IT, Tommy! He is, and there's nothing I can do!" said Jason as he broke into tears. Tommy then walked over, and pulled Jason into his arms. He could understand that with the spell his best friend had been under, as well as this shocking revelation, that he'd been through quite enough.
The rest of the the Rangers and their allies gathered, save for Sabrina, had shocked looks on their faces...none of them had ever heard the story about how Zedd had tried to make Kimberly his evil bride, and Zedd had never tried to wed a human before.
Sabrina, on the other hand, had seen the whole series of events while she was still in the service of evil, and the images of what Zedd had tried to do to her were forever ingrained in her mind.
As soon as Jason had calmed down, Tommy spoke again.
"Jason, I sense there's something else wrong with this picture. He's tried this before, after all. What is it?"
"Zedd and Goldar were talking about something along the lines of you guys could have your Ninjetti powers stripped...all of you original six, save for Sabrina, because the Ninjetti powers are heavily binded to the Falcon and Crane's union," said Jason. This made the original Ninjetti that were in the room all gasp.
"Zordon, I thought that the Great Power could never leave us," said Tommy. "This can't be true...can it?"
"IN THAT CIRCUMSTANCE, TOMMY," said Zordon, "YES, IT IS PROBABLE THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN. HOW SOON YOU FORGET THAT AS SOON AS KIMBERLY LEFT THE TEAM, RITO AND GOLDAR DESTROYED THE POWER COINS. THE CRANE AND FALCON, AS I'M SURE YOU'VE ALL BEEN TOLD, WERE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER FOR ALL TIME. IF THEY WERE TO EVER BE SEVERED FOREVER, SO WOULD YOUR NINJETTI POWERS. ZEDD KNOWS THIS, AND WILL ATTEMPT TO USE IT TO HIS ADVANTAGE. THIS IS A MAJOR REASON WHY HE TRIED TO GET THE GREEN RANGER OUT OF THE PICTURE FIRST, AND THEN TAKE KIMBERLY FOR HIS EVIL BRIDE. HE KNOWS YOUR DESTINIES, AND WILL TRY TO USE THEM AGAINST YOU."
The original Ninjetti looked at each other, with different looks on their faces.
Billy simply shook his head, disbelieving that this could happen.
Adam, Aisha and Rocky looked as if they were about to faint at the drop of a hat. As bad as Zedd's attacks had been so far, for them, this was the ultimate low.
And Tommy looked like he was about to throw up.
"Jason," said Adam, "does Master Vile know of Zedd's plans?"
"No, and chrome face doesn't intend to inform him until it's too late."
"Problem is, I can't imagine ever allying ourselves with Vile," said Aisha, "and yet, our destinies, as well as Kimberly's, are on the line. I don't see how we're going to be able to get her out of there with all the goons that lurk around there constantly."
"Don't even mention it," said Adam, as he glared at Aisha. "We'll never ally ourselves with Master Vile."
"I agree, and I think there's another way," said Tommy. "I think it could cause some disturbance within their inner circle. It's going to have to develop over time."
"What do you want us to do, fearless leader?" said Rocky, half-jokingly.
"Well, all of us are going to stay here, except Jason," said Tommy. "I hate to have to keep fighting Jason, but we need to know that someone's keeping an eye on those morons up there," said Tommy. "I'd send Sabrina, but I believe some Black Ranger here would be upset, and besides, I think we need her to be a leader and mentor in battle, much like her father is for us. Also, she's going to be the center of our part of the plan."
"You can count on me, Bro," said Jason, as he and Tommy did their customary handshake. "I think I know what your plan is so I think I'll head out. I don't want to tip anything off right away."
"Keep them in line, and try not to hurt us too much, K, Jase?" said Zack.
"I'll try, but I can't guarantee anything," said Jason. "I need to leave. I want to go see Dulcea before I go back to the Palace, so I can take care of a thing or two that may clear up suspicion."
"MAY THE POWER PROTECT YOU, JASON," said Zordon, as Jason teleported towards Florida in a flash of green.
"Now, Tommy, what are we going to do?" said Adam curiously.
"What's going to happen is this," Tommy said. "Jason is going to keep us updated...when he can. When the time is right, Sabrina and myself are going to deliberately be out in the open. Vile will see this, and probably send the Tengas to attack."
"Hmmm...interesting," said Aisha. "Then what?"
"When the time is right, Zordon will sever both our links to the Power, which will cause us to weaken and demorph."
"NO!" said Adam. "That girl is mine, you realize. Sorry, but I can't allow this."
"Relax," said Sabrina. "Zordon can easily re-establish our links. I see where Tommy's going with this, but finish anyway, Tommy."
"Anyways, Rita's after Sabrina and me because we're both traitors in her mind," said Tommy. "Rita will see this opportunity and try to come destroy us once and for all. But then..."
"We enlighten her with Zedd's plan, and undress Zedd right in front of Rita!" said Billy. "Tommy, that's incredibly brilliant!"
"I don't know. We'd be weakening our leader, and Zordon's daughter," said Adam.
"Adam, believe me, I wouldn't do this if I didn't think we had to do this. But the Falcon and Crane mean too much to me to let this opportunity slip by. They are to be together for all time, and I'm back to reunite them. I won't rest until it's done," said Sabrina. "This may be our only chance to do so."
"I, TOO, APPROVE OF YOUR PLAN, TOMMY," said Zordon. "WHILE IT MAY HAVE SOME DANGEROUS RISKS, IF SUCCESSFUL, IT WOULD PROVIDE US AN OPENING TO REACH KIMBERLY WITH."
"I think it's brilliant, and I think it's our best chance," said Billy. "An alliance of villains never gets along, as we've seen, and with one stroke of luck, they'd turn against one another like that."
"Agreed," said Aisha. "A risk, sure, but one worth taking."
"I'm with our fearless leader," said Rocky.
"I'm in, but Sabrina, you better promise me you'll be careful," said Adam.
"I will."
"You can count us in too, Tommy," said Zack as the Turbo Rangers stepped forward. "We're with you all the way."
"Morphin," said Tommy. "For now, I suggest all of us go home and get some rest. This is still going to be a long battle."
"YOU ARE DISMISSED, RANGERS. MAY THE POWER PROTECT YOU," said Zordon as all Rangers except Sabrina teleported out.
9:00 local time
Lakeland, FL
Dulcea, Keeper of the Ninjetti Power, was about to disguise herself as a human and go get something to eat, when all of a sudden, she heard the whoosing of a teleportation sound in the room.
"State your buisness, trespasser!" snapped Dulcea.
"Dulcea, calm down. It's me," said Jason Scott, as he stepped out of the shadows.
"You mean to tell me you broke your spell?" said Dulcea, all the while looking into his heart and beginning to smile.
"Am I brandishing the Sword of Darkness in front of you?" said Jason with a grin.
"You are not, and so you are free from the grip of evil. What is your will, holder of the Green Dragon Powers?" said Dulcea.
"I need you to help me," said Jason. "I need something that looks like the Sword of Darkness, but something that won't bind me to the side of evil."
"You have that power inside of you, Jason," said Dulcea with a smile. "Look into your heart, and imagine your weapon of choice. Each one of you has that power. It just hasn't manifested itself. Sabrina can call on any of the Rangers' Zord weapons because she is a master at that. She can picture a weapon, and will it into her grasp. You can also make it so this weapon cannot be on the side of evil."
Jason pictured the form of the feared Sword of Darkness, and willed it so that it would not be filled with evil energies. After a few minutes of this taxing task, his weapon stood in front of him. It was not identical to the Sword, but it was long and curved, which was like the original. Jason gripped the hilt, and smiled.
"Perfect," said Jason. "I need to go. I don't want to arouse suspicions."
"I'm curious. What is the team planning, Jason?" said Dulcea.
"I believe they are trying to devise a plan to use the UAE's tendency to turn on one another against them...when the time is right of course. It's come to this because Zedd wants to wed Kimberly...again."
Dulcea shuddered...she knew the consequences of what would happen if that occurred. She loved her original six Ninjetti, and she could and would defend them to their deaths.
"I understand why you must go to the Palace, Jason," said Dulcea. "I can see now why Zordon chose you as his first Red Ranger. Go, and may the Power protect you. Try not to hurt your friends terribly, OK?"
"I won't, but I have to somehow keep the ruse. K?" said Jason.
With that, Jason teleported himself to the Moon Palace to try to explain his departure.
Moon Palace
Up on the moon, all the villains were doing their own thing, all with visions of grandeur in their heads.
Kimberly, though tired, was feeling pretty good after her first battle against her former friends. She'd been able to tax them to the limit, even though she didn't destroy them. The next time, they wouldn't be so lucky, especially with one of her own monsters. As soon as she was more proficient in creating monsters, almost all the villains in the palace felt she'd be able to dispatch the Rangers, Turbo or Ninjetti, with ease. She'd have Jason by her side, which would help a great deal.
Master Vile was quite satisfied with what his mother had created. He'd watched the battle from his Space Skull on the way to the moon, and he was thoroughly impressed with how Kimberly had pushed the Rangers, and even stolen one of their MegaZords. This was even better than what he'd envisioned when they'd targeted Kimberly.
Goldar had thoroughly enjoyed that Kimberly had shook up Tommy a bit. Goldar's hatred for Zordon's White Ranger was unending and fierce. Unlike what Goldar thought of Jason, his hatred for Tommy knew no bounds. He didn't like Jason, but respected him. He had no respect for Tommy, however.
Rita was with Rito, finally enjoying some time with her brother. She'd spent so much time yelling at him for his failures, that she'd rarely spent quality time with him. While she hadn't been happy about his lack of success, ThunderZord destruction notwithstanding, she still loved him, and he still loved her. She, too, was happy with how Kimberly had performed.
Gasket was still dreaming of revenge on Archerina and Tommy both.
And Zedd was trying to formulate a plan to try to get Kim under his control without suspicions.
"Hey, it's awfully quiet in here, boys and girls," said a voice from the doorway. It belonged to Jason, fully morphed, Sword of Darkness in its sheath.
"Well, look who finally decided to show up!" said Rita. "We were wondering where you were!"
"Yeah, whatever," said Jason. "I needed some fresh Earth air, so I decided to go to Earth for a while."
"It is good to get out for a while after you've done your work," said Gasket.
"Next time, tell us otherwise, though," said Zedd.
"There isn't much to do here," said Rita. "I think you should rest like Kimberly's doing."
"I agree. Those Power Pukes will perish before another day has gone by!" said Jason, as a grin formed on his lips. 'But so will you,' he thought.
"Power Down!" he shouted, and instantly, he was dressed in his human clothing.
"I'm headed for bed. Good day, everyone," said Jason.
"And you too," said Master Vile. "May the power of evil be with you."
9:00 p.m. local time
Underground Power Chamber
Angel Grove, CA
Back at the Underground Power Chamber, which had grown taller and wider so it could fit inside the mountain it was in, everyone was essentially off doing his or her own thing.
Ninjor had decided to take up permanent residence at the Power Chamber for as long as this battle went on. Protecting the Temple or not, he was bound and determined to get any one of the Rangers whom he had mentored out of trouble. Tommy's struggles with the infamous letter and then with Gasket's brain-drain had been bad enough for him, and he wanted to comfort Tommy and let him know that everything was going to be all right.
Sabrina was in her quarters, supposedly getting ready to go to sleep.
Archerina was outside in the desert, taking a walk.
Auric was standing beside Ninjor. The two old friends looked at one another, thinking, 'This is their hardest battle yet, and ours for that matter.'
Trey was in his quarters as well, as were Sarah and Dimitria.
And Dex was talking with Zordon about something.
"So, um, Zordon, those are your Rangers, correct?" said Dex.
"INDEED THEY ARE, DEX. OUR FIRST VERSION OF COUNT DREGON WAS RITA REPULSA, WHO WAS ACCIDENTALLY RELEASED FROM HER SPACE DUMPSTER SEVERAL YEARS AGO. WE HAD MANY BATTLES AGAINST HER MONSTERS, UNTIL LORD ZEDD USURPED HER THRONE."
"Ugh, Rita. I was afraid of that," said Dex. "She and Dregon have been friends for a long time. She's a powerful sorceress. It's a wonder you were able to defeat her so many times."
"SOME OF THOSE BATTLES WERE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THE GREEN RANGER FIGHT PROBABLY WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT. HAVING GOLDAR AND SCORPINA TO DEAL WITH WASN'T EASY EITHER."
"At least we now know that Sabrina of Eltar is back on our side," said Dex.
"You mentioned the Machine Empire," continued Dex. "You fought against them too?"
"YES. THEY FORCED RITA AND ZEDD TO MASTER VILE'S RESIDENCE, WHERE THEY COULD TRY TO OVERTHROW THE MACHINES. THEY WERE JOINED LATER BY LADY CHAOS. IT IS CHAOS, AS WELL AS LORD ZEDD, THAT WE NOW MUST TRY TO FREE KIMBERLY FROM."
"Who is this Kimberly?" said Dex. "I didn't see her on Edenoi."
"You fought against her today, Dex!" said Alpha. "She wasn't on Edenoi when the Rangers went because she was sick. She actually was forced to fight one of Zedd's monsters because Zedd and Rita decided to attack while our team was on your planet!"
"She was that human looking sorceress in that black dress!" said Dex. "She looked pretty good out there. Dangerous, too."
"UNTIL WE CAN GET HER FREE, SHE'S GOING TO GIVE US THE SAME KIND OF PROBLEMS SHE DID TODAY."
"That tall boy, Jason, how is he related to this team?"
"HE WAS MY FIRST RED RANGER, AND MY FIRST TEAM LEADER BEFORE TOMMY TOOK OVER AT ONE POINT. TWO OF THE TURBO RANGERS WERE MY ORIGINAL FIVE RANGERS."
"Yes. The boy called Zack, and the Asian girl. My grandfather, Lexian, did tell me many Ranger stories when I was still on Edenoi."
Suddenly, a black flash filled the underground chamber. When it disappeared, Adam stood in its place.
"Aye-yi-yi, Adam! What are you doing here?" said Alpha.
"My parents and brother are in Korea, as they have been for the last month. Zordon, if I may ask, where's Sabrina?"
"IN HER ROOM ON THE SIXTH FLOOR, LAST TIME I LOOKED."
"Mind if I go up there?"
"NOT AT ALL. SHE COULD PROBABLY USE THE SUPPORT. SHE IS STILL IN SHOCK THAT YOU TOOK HER OUT OF THE GLOBBOR'S GRIP."
"Well, I'll go up there. You should probably tell her she's got a visitor coming."
"I WILL, BLACK RANGER."
"One more thing, Zordon, I am extremely embarassed of my actions. Sometimes I feel I should have my power revoked."
"YOUR OPINION HAD MERIT, ADAM, AND I WOULD NEVER THINK OF STRIPPING YOUR POWERS FROM YOU. YOU ARE FORGIVEN."
As Adam headed for the corridors to get to the sixth floor, Zordon and Alpha looked at one another. Dex had left the room during their conversation.
"Man, I hope she's wearing her communicator! She's got a big surprise coming," said Alpha.
"If there's another attack, Alpha, I'm going to go insane!" came Sabrina's voice after Alpha had pressed a series of buttons.
"It's not. You have a visitor coming...a visitor who will arrive any second now," said Alpha.
"Thanks. I'll be ready."
Ten minutes later, after climbing numerous staircases, Adam finally found himself on the sixth floor.
'Now, where would she be?' thought Adam.
After going about three or four doors down, he finally found a room with a light shining in it.
'That's got to be it,' said Adam.
He peered in, looking to see if she was fully dressed in nightclothes, which she was. Adam took that as his go-ahead, and headed for the door.
Meanwhile, Sabrina had just finished un-making the bed, and was about to get in, when she felt a pair of hands run down her back.
She whipped her head around lightning fast, and smiled when she saw Adam no more than five feet in front of her.
"Surprise," said Adam with a grin.
"I'll say," said Sabrina. "Shouldn't you be at home with your parents?"
"My parents are in Korea, and haven't come back for the last month. My parents want to move me to Korea when I finish with high school, and I'm not going to stand for that. They've been househunting for the last month."
"You should talk to them," said Sabrina. "Try and maybe talk them out of it."
"I've tried, but the decision has already been made. I'm just as much American as I am Korean, but my parents are full-blooded Koreans. They want to move me back ASAP."
"That still leaves the question of why you are here."
"I'm here because I wanted to come apologize to you for my actions, but it sounds like you could use some support."
The native Eltarian thought about what that might mean, and then it hit her.
"Stuttering, shy Adam Park, you are NOT wanting to stay with me tonight...are you?" said Sabrina.
"As a matter of fact, I am," he said. "You got a problem with that?"
"No," she said. "It's just that I'm...in total shock. I thought I was done for when Globbor had me. What changed your mind?"
"Not what...who," he said. "Thank Dulcea for that next time you see her."
"Dulcea's a great woman," said Sabrina. "She cared for me like I was her child and not Zordon's. She's like a mother cub to all her Ninjetti."
"That she is," said Adam. "She even kissed me on the forehead when I first received my powers!"
"Dulcea...kissed you?" said Sabrina. "I can't say I'm surprised though. I think just about everyone in Angel Grove thinks you're cute, Adam."
"They probably do, but they don't understand how reserved I get."
"You know I wanted to kiss you, too," said Sabrina, "but..."
"Yeah, I know, Zedd and Rita's spell. They ruined your life as far as I'm concerned," he said angrily. "Even with what happened to Katherine, which shook me to the core, this is a million times worse."
"Dulcea has told me about what happened to you throughout the years," continued Adam. "As much as I loved Tanya, I can't help but be here for you. Girl, you have been to hell and back. I know you want to get Tommy and Kim back, but you need some support. You are going to wear yourself out with this crap."
"I've seen it all," said Sabrina. "You realize, don't you, that Rita MADE me fall in love with Goldar, against my WILL!"
"That's VERY low," said Adam.
"THANK you!" she said. "Goldar's nothing but a pompous jerk."
"I found that out during the Mirror of Regret saga. I can see why Tommy can't stand him."
"Speaking of regrets, I have little regrets now, Adam, thanks to you, but I'm still as scared as I've ever been. We've got two wicked women with magic to deal with, an emperor who can't get his eyes of Kim, and Zedd and Goldar looking to destroy Tommy for good. Not to mention we have Gasket."
"I know you are, but we can't give up," said Adam. "I won't allow it."
"Adam, do you realize if Tommy's plan fails, we won't have another chance. They'd just wear me out every day, and your Ninjetti powers would be destroyed!"
"He's never failed before," said Adam. "He's always pulled us out of the fire before, and I have no doubt he can do it again. He's also right...we've got to keep our belief, no matter how bad it gets."
"He's unbelievable," said Sabrina. "A worthy choice for White Ranger and leader. Best field general I have seen on either good or evil, and this includes Goldar."
"Why didn't you ever fight him while you were evil?" said Adam.
"That's why Zedd and Rita both thought I was pathetic and not worth looking after anyway," said Sabrina. "They think Tommy is a weakling, and that I could have destroyed him easily. I knew better. I also never held anything against him for turning against Rita and Zedd. I know how that feels...I hate to see any human turned evil...I wouldn't wish that on anyone."
"So they hire you, and then throw you away like trash?" said Adam. "Sabrina, that is just...WRONG!"
With that, he pulled her into his arms.
"I haven't felt true love in thousands of years," said Sabrina. "This is so...incredibly...refreshing. Even when I went home to Eltar and received support from family, there are some snipers on Eltar who tried to kill me while there."
"I'll always support and love you, and so will the rest of the team," said Adam. "Know that we've got your back, especially me."
With both nestled in each other's arms, the two former enemies crashed to sleep.
TBC...