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A/N: This takes place moments after "The End of Time pt. III", and is set in the "Future Imperfect" universe. Don't worry, you don't have to read it to understand, but it helps.

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Silver Hills, California 2001 AD

The five stood on the beach, looking up at the time ship. While it was a moment for them to be proud of, a victory over Ransik and preserving the future, none of them were in the best of spirits. It was something they all knew; sooner or later, they'd capture the mutants, and they'd have to return to their own time. What they didn't anticipate was that they'd all grow so attach to the 21st century, to Wes. They'd become friends, some of them more than others, and though the job was done and the battle was won, none of them wanted it to end.

Wes approached Lucas first, extending his hand to him. "You better take it easy on that race track Lucas," he told him as the two of them shook hands.

"Well, at least now I have a driver's license," he said, hoping to lighten the mood, but no such luck.

The two of them wrapped their arms around one another, sighing with disappointment. Lucas nodded, slightest then headed toward the time ship, disappearing into a stream of light. Katie quickly rushed over to Wes, wrapping her arms around his waist and began to squeeze. "Wes, you're the best," she cried, trying to contain her emotions, but doing a very good job.

"Katie, let go," he groaned, gasping for air.

Katie, not realizing her own strength, let him go and backed away a little. "Oh, I'm sorry," she sighed.

Wes looked at her, smiled slightly, then pulled her in closing, wrapping his arms around her. "No, don't be sorry. I'm actually going to miss your hugs," he told her.

"Goodbye Wes," she cried, then headed towards the time ship, disappearing.

Trip approached Wes next.

"Trip, I…" he paused, unsure of what to say.

Trip nodded. "I know. I'm gonna miss you too. Can I… can I keep my hat?"

"Yeah," Wes sighed, pulling Trip in close and wrapping his arms around him.

Trip backed away slowly, making his way towards the time ship. As he walked, Circuit stuck his head out of Trip's backback.

"Bye Wes."

"You take care of Trip, Circuit," Wes told him.

"Always have, always will," Circuit said as they appeared into the stream of light.

Finally, Wes found himself face to face with Jen. He was going to miss all of them, but it went without saying that he was going to miss Jen the most. There had been times when he wanted to tell her how he felt, but it never seemed like the right time. Not that mattered, she was leaving, probably going back to Alex, so it was for the best that she never knew.

"I wish you could stay," he sighed.

Jen nodded. "Me too, but we both know I can't." she reached in her pocket, pulling out her Time Force badge, handing it to him. "I want you to have this Wes. Don't ever forget me," she sobbed.

He shook his head. "Never could."

With a tear in her eye, she turned and walked away, heading for the ship. She was inches away from it, but stopped, turned around and ran into his arms, both of them taking a moment to hold one another.

"I should have told you this a long time ago; I love you," Jen told him.

"I love you too. I wish I could live another thousand years so we can be together again," he cried.

Finally, it took every fiber of her being to walk away, but she did, disappearing into a stream of pink light.

Jen materialized on the time ship, taking the first empty seat she came to. The others were already strapped in and ready to go.

"Is Ransik contained?" Jen asked, taking a deep breath.

"Alex took Ransik and Nadira back in the megazord. They're already in containment back home," Trip told her.

"Good," she strapped herself in. "Set time circuits for the year 3000 and engage on my mark," she ordered.

"Coordinates set, ready for time shift," Katie announced as the ship began to lift off.

"Engage."

A time whole began to open, and the entire ship flew inside. The ship began to shake, and they all held on to the control panel in front of them, trying to stay steady.

"There's a subspace variance, something is wrong," Trip told her.

"What is it?"

"I don't know, there's a…"

There was a flash of light as the ship went horribly off course. There was an explosion on one of the panels behind them, and smoke began to fill the bridge. It was Lucas who unstrapped himself, making his way over to the panel and trying to put the fire out.

"Lucas, what…"

"If I don't stop this, the ship will blow. Just try to keep us…" before he could finish his sentence, there was another explosion. It was enough to knock him across the room, sending him crashing into another control panel.

"Oh my God, Lucas!" Katie screamed.

"The landing procedures are off line, I'm going to have to land without it," Trip announced. "Everyone hold on to something," he turned to the controls again, trying to stablize the ship. "Brace for impact in 4…3…2…"

The ship crashed, setting off even more explosions on the ship. All of them jerked forward, trying to stay in position, but Katie hit her head against the panel, knocking her out cold. The ship landed, but the momentum forced them to continue to slide, eventually crashing into a building, stopping them dead in their tracks.

"Trip, report!" Jen demanded.

"We're back, but the ship has sustained 80 damage. There's a breach in the time core, the ship is going to explode," he told her.

"Get Lucas, I'll get Katie."

They unstrapped themselves, and Trip hurried over to Lucas, hoisting him up onto his shoulders. Jen picked Katie up, dragging her over to a hole in the ship. She jumped out the ship, falling to the ground. Trip got out of the ship only seconds before it exploded. The explosion was enough to push them forward, knocking them into a nearby car.

"Trip, are you okay?" Jen asked.

"I'm fine, but this ship…"

"What the hell happened?"

"There was a malfunction of some kind, something went wrong and…" he paused, getting a good look at their surroundings.

It appeared to be the year 3000, but things were different. There were no people around for miles, only a few buildings, and the ones that were standing were almost completely destroyed. The sky was completely black, and there was no sign of life in any direction. There was a lot of dust and smoke in the air, making it difficult for them to see anything.

"Where are we? When are we?"

"You made it rangers, you're home," a voice said. They turned around as Alex walked over to them with a limp in his step. Jen immediately noticed that he had a full beard, and his uniform was ripped to shreds. "Welcome to the year 3000," he told them.

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