A/N: I could totally see Taylor and Eagle Zord hanging out like that, just for the fun of it. Who couldn't?
Please, please, let me know if part of the story seems missing! I didn't realize anything was wrong until a friend of me sent me an e-mail about it.
Tori leaned on the rail above the lake and watched the water, amused. She'd heard that it was shaped similar to a turtle, and the stroll she'd taken hadn't killed the effect. Movement to her left made her look; another woman was leaning on the rail, her eyes had the unfocused look of someone caught in the depths of a memory. Her dark eyes snapped back into reality suddenly and she looked at Tori, "Hi," she said.
Tori smiled, "Hello," she considered her options briefly, "I'm Tori, do you live in Turtle Cove?"
The woman smiled, "Yes, I do. I'm Alyssa."
"I was wondering; is this really shaped like a turtle?" Tori asked, gesturing to the lake.
"Yes," Alyssa replied, "it's something to see from the sky."
Tori was about to reply when a large yellow bird swooped over head, followed by a fighter jet. Her mouth dropped open, "That's a Zord!" She yelped as the two flew off.
Alyssa laughed, "It's the Yellow Eagle Zord, one of the Wild Force Zords."
"Wow," Tori said, "it felt like, like it was alive." She said, half-aware she was speaking aloud, "The Dolphin never felt like that."
Alyssa wondered what the girl was speaking of, but she decided to change the subject slightly, "Have you seen Zords before?"
"Yeah," Tori laughed shakily, "I'm from Blue Bay Harbor; we had the Ninja Storm Rangers."
"I remember from the news," Alyssa said. She also remembered Tommy's e-mail, updating the Ranger list with the Wind Rangers, Thunder Rangers and their Samurai ally. It had been followed with the expanding Dino Thunder list. "Which Ranger was your favorite?" If she was right, she was talking to a fellow Ranger now.
"Blue," Tori said, "The Blue Rangers, both of them. I felt sorry for the Light Blue, because she was the only girl and the Navy Ranger because I think he liked her." Tori's voice faded off, 'Do you like me Blake? Where did you go after Reefside?'
"I liked the White Wild Force Ranger," Alyssa replied neutrally.
Tori snapped back into focus, and it finally clicked. She'd seen the video Dr. Oliver had made, and now she knew where she had seen the woman before her before. She opened her senses and determined what she knew, no one was near by; she dropped her voice slightly, "Let me introduce myself," she said simply, "I'm Tori Hanson, Water Master, Ninja and former Blue Wind Ranger."
Alyssa smiled, "Alyssa Enrile, White Wild Force Ranger; the Noble Tiger." She offered her hand, "I'm happy to meet you, Tommy told me about you."
Tori shook her hand, "Dr. Oliver showed my team the video he made, and it just took me a bit to realize that you were on it. I remembered because Dr. Oliver and Trent were complaining about girls like you and me altering tried and true, because you were a 'Lady White', as Dr. Oliver put it, and I was a 'Lady Blue' while Dustin was a guy Yellow."
Alyssa giggled, "It's hard to think of Tommy with a PhD," She admitted, "we got to meet the first ones about a year ago, and with all their stories, it's hard to think of Tommy as legendary."
Tori shrugged, "I think it's because he's older than us, we respect him," she leaned back against the railing, "I mean, the Dino Thunders had a weird relationship with him, they treat him like he's one of them, but when he talks, they listen. Even if they don't jump to, they think about what he said, because he's experienced. At the same time, he's their science teacher and he's odd, so they try to keep distance from him, especially at school."
"Yeah," Alyssa said, "I can see that." She gestured, "Want to get a bite to eat? I'm meeting Taylor in a bit; I know she'll like to meet another girl Ranger."
"That sounds good," Tori agreed.
"Enjoy what you have while you have, Star Children. It is ending, the battle of the Thunder-struck Dinosaurs, and your time approaches. Be warned, Rangers of the Wild and Wind. It is written in the Stars that we shall meet." The odd voice paused, "A single hint, look in Time for the Speed of Light, in Space for the Turbo, a meeting of Rangers, written in the Stars, for time's ending, and life's beginning. We will meet, as it is written so it shall be."
Alyssa and Tori exchanged glances, and Tori pulled out a small notebook from her back pocket, "What did he say? Look in timeā¦" she trailed off as she pulled a pen from her pocket and began to write.
"Look in Time for the Speed of Light, in Space for the Turbo, a meeting of Rangers, written in the Stars, for time's ending, and life's beginning." Alyssa said.
Tori nodded, "These have to be clues for the other Rangers, let's go somewhere where we can work on this. I have a hotel room."
"I have a house," Alyssa countered, "with internet and free long distance. Let's go."
