A Mission to the Past Part 2: A Future of Confusion
by Lisa L.

"Well a large energy source, like lighting might of throw the time warp off, but it was clear skies when we left Angle Grove. According to Alpha 6 before we left, we should of returned back to our time period with no memory of what we did, " Justin figured. "So where ever we are it's not our time," Justin explained to Tommy.

Just then they heard a female voice, she sound like a robot. DECA spoke with alarming intentions as she watch through her video cameras, "Intruders identify yourself, you do not have access to the Astro Mega Ship. Enter access code."

Justin and Tommy were completely alert, they weren't alone they realized. "Justin any minute someone is going to come looking for us, and we don't want to be here when they arrive," Tommy stated as he try to turn his face away from the view of the camera.

Justin only nodded at Tommy, "Come on maybe we can find something, that will take us back to earth. From there we can reach the command center."

Both started to run into hiding, their fear of being caught kept them going. "In here Justin," Tommy yanked Justin into a room containing a reactor.

"Maybe we could use that power source to get us back to earth," Justin examined it.

"Do you think so, it might be too much power for us to handle," Tommy stated back.

"Piece of cake, all I have to do is hook this baby up to our communicators, and we should have no problem going anywhere," Justin smiled, he loved showing off his super intelligence. Sometimes he felt it was he own unique skill that made him important to the team.

"All right Justin, but be careful, you don't know what that reactor is capable of doing to you," Tommy told Justin.

Justin nods, then starts to check out the reactor. He tries to figure out how he is going to hook up the communicator to the reactor. While Justin works on getting to earth, Tommy keeps a close look out for trouble heading their way.

Meanwhile the Power Rangers just destroyed Astronema's latest monster, Mega Bite. Cassie says to the team, " Well that was a quick fight, do you think Astronema is losing her touch."

"No doubt that, she probable keeping us occupy while Dark Specter is busy hiding Zordon from us." Andros answered.

"Shouldn't we try to figure what their up to," T.J. suggested.

"I agree," Carlos stated has he places a hand on TJ's shoulder.

" I know Rangers, but we can't leave your planet defenseless. We have to think of a way to go after Zordon and protect your planet at the same time," Andros told them. "Lets go back to the Astro Mega Ship, maybe we can work out a plan of our own," Andros said to get their hopes back up.

All of them nodded their heads and called for their Galaxy Gliders. They then head towards the Astro Mega Ship.

Back on the Astro Mega Ship. "Justin you almost done yet," Tommy wondered.

"Yeah got it!" he responded. "The communicator is improved and it should be able to take us anywhere we please," Justin said.

Just then they heard DECA's voice again, "Andros we have intruders they are in the Engine Room."

"Come on Justin lets get out of here," Tommy said, " take us to the Command Center." Justin and Tommy pressed their communicators and teleported off the Astro Mega Ship. Their destination the rubble of the command center.

DECA's voice states as Andros and the other Rangers enter abroad the ship, "Andros we have intruders, they are in the Engine Room." All the rangers were worried. They ran towards the engine room, but when they got their all they saw was two streaks of light, one blue the other red, leaving the ship.

"DECA any idea who they were," Andros asked.

"No, but if you come to the control room I will display the video surveillance," DECA responded.

"DECA, where was Alpha during this," Carlos worried.

"Alpha has been shut down for repairs and is being uploaded with information from the ship he is inactive at the time," DECA answer.

"Well that's a relief," Ashley said.

They walked to the control room. "Ok DECA scan for any damage aboard the ship", Andros stated.

"Scan complete, .02% of the reactor was drained," DECA announced.

"Why would they want such low amount of power from the reactor?" T.J. questions.

"Hey guys I got the video surveillance ready to play," Cassie states. They all starred at the video monitor, waiting for the answers to all their questions. Just as they saw the two figures, four of rangers went into complete shock.

"Who are they?" Andros wanted to know.

"Oh my!" was all Ashley could say.

" How is this possible?" Cassie said.

"I can't believe my eyes, is this for real?" T.J. said.

"Can it really be Tommy and Justin?" Carlos was more shocked then anyone. He was fond of Justin, but to see his best bud, here was a greater shock.

"Who are they?" Andros asked again wanting his team to answer.

"Their former power rangers, Andros, but I don't' understand how they got here." T.J. told him.

At the left over rubble pile of the Command Center, Justin and Tommy were speechless. "I don't believe this," Justin yelled," how on earth did this happen."

He was practically in tears, Tommy tried to comfort his young friend, "I don't know but who ever did this is going to pay, dearly. Lets get out of here, we have to find the others. We need to know what is going on."

Justin nodded, "Lets go to the Youth Center, I'm sure will find someone their who can tell us what is going on." They pressed their communicators to take them to the location of the Youth Center.

Back on the ship, "Ok everyone calm down, I realized this is shocking, but we need to know why they were here, for all we know they could be working with the enemy," Andros said to get their attention.

"What?" Carlos says in disbelief, " They are our fiends they would never side with Astronema."

"Carlos is right Andros, Tommy and Justin as loyal members to the team," TJ speaks on their behalf.

"I know you feel that way, but how else could they of gotten on the ship," Andros states. "The only reason anyone would want any energy from the Astro Mega Ship is if they wish to fine it's weakness." Andros took charged, "DECA trace their signal and locate them."

DECA replied, " They went to the surface on earth, their last location was the command center, their current location is the Surf Spot."

Ashley said, "Well then we have to go to the Surf Spot, lets get going."

"Someone should stay here", Andros said," just in case someone else decides to get aboard."

" How about me, T.J. and Cassie, go talk to them, you guys guard the ship," Carlos suggested.

"The sounds like a good idea," Ashley states. Gosh she thinks some more time to spend with Andros.

"Ok! let us know if their is any problems," Andros tells them. "Carlos, one more thing I know their your friends, but Astronema is capable of forcing people to help her. So don't' believe everything they tell you," Andros tells Carlos before he takes off.

Carlos nods, he disagrees with the way Andros is thinking, but he understands the importance security.

Cassie, Carlos, and T.J. head for earth.

"Well here we are the Youth Center," Justin said.

"Well no were not at the Youth Center, were at the Surf Spot," Tommy said.

"This is weird I know I set the location for the Youth Center," Justin tells him honestly.

"I believe you, Justin, well lets go inside and hopefully we'll find out what is going on," Tommy tell him. They walk into the Surf Spot. "Man look at this place, its better then the Youth Center," Tommy says.

"You got that right," Justin says. They go to a table and order some lunch.

Just then Cassie, Carlos, and T.J. walk in the door of the Surf Sport. They notice Tommy and Justin at a table. They head in their direction. "Hey Tommy, Justin, I didn't realize you guys were back in town," T.J. said to get their attention."

"Umm do we know you?" Tommy said in confusion.

"Yeah of course you do. Is this some kind of joke?" Cassie says as she pulled up a chair.

"Justin how your dad?" Carlos said has he put his hand on his shoulder.

" Umm he's fine, who are you guys. No offense or anything but we haven't seen you in our entire life," Justin said.

T.J. pondered this, "What are you talking about?" He lowered his voice, "You guys were power rangers weren't you?"

Tommy and Justin got scared. How did they know. "How do you know, who else knows?" Tommy said.

Carlos wonders if what Andros said about them siding with the enemy could be true, they have no memory of us. "Come on lets go outside and talk about this," Carlos suggested.

Tommy and Justin shared eye contact. "Fine," Tommy agreed.

They headed outside of the Surf Spot, and they went to the alley next to the Surf Spot. "Ok now, will you guys stop with the act, your scaring us," Cassie says.

"What act I really don't have any clue who you guys are, neither does Tommy. Now you better tell us how you know about us being Rangers, and what you know about what happen to the command center," Justin replies.

"I can't believe you don't remember you were their, Justin," Carlos told him.

"Tommy don't you remember you gave me your turbo powers?" T.J. told him as he shakes his head.

"I did, then how come I still have them," Tommy pulls out his turbo morpher.

"Something is seriously wrong here," T.J. said, "the turbo powers were destroyed with the command center."

"Ok then I have a question for you," T.J. said.

"Ok," Tommy said realizing he would have no choice to answer.

"Why were you aboard or better how did you arrive aboard the Astro Mega Ship," T.J. ask.

Well both Tommy and Justin told them their very long story about Divatox's detonator, their trip to the past, and their ending up in the future instead of the present.

"That's one wild story, you guys up to another visit to the ship?" Carlos asked.

"If we have too," Justin said.

"Don't worry Justin, DECA is really nice, you guys are going to like Andros and Ashley. Even Alpha 6 is up their," Carlos said.

T.J. press the communicator button," Andros, come in!"

"Yeah T.J. Andros here," Andros responds.

T.J. asks, "We have Tommy and Justin here, were going to bring them to the ship."

Andros wonders if it's the right choice," You sure it's ok?"

"Yeah," responded T.J, "Don't worry Andros they have an interesting story I think you should hear, any ways will scan them to make sure their tell the truth."

Andros says still unsatisfied, "Very well bring them aboard."

"All right everything is Go," T.J. said with approval.

"What about Demitria?" Tommy said before the three of them touched their communicators.

" We have had no word from her, since Zordon's capture," T.J. said.

"Let us go aboard the ship everything will be explained," Carlos said. Both Tommy and Justin shared concern, Zordon was captured?

On the Astro Mega Ship. The Space Rangers and the Turbo Rangers were getting acquainted, they swapped stories of their adventures.

"I don't believe this, how could this happen," Tommy said after hearing the story of the destruction of the Command Center, Zordon's kidnappers, and Astronema.

"Many factors have contributed to it, some say it was destine to happen," Andros said.

Alpha 6 says, "Yi yi yi yi rangers this is weird, I don't have any memory of what Tommy and Justin said."

Justin say," That's because you not suppose to Alpha, we changed the past, so anything that happened in our current time is erased."

Andros ponders what Alpha says about having no memory of their story, "Scan them DECA."

"What scan us for what? Justin says worried.

A green beam goes over Justin and Tommy and scans them up and down.

DECA then replies, "Scan complete they are telling the truth Andros."

"What you don't trust us?" Tommy look to Andros.

"I don't trust anyone else, until I know they are telling the truth. I wanted to make sure Astronema didn't send you. It's only a precaution," Andros told Tommy.

"Very well, so do you think it is possible to send us home?" Tommy asked Andros

. "Well this is a very complicated, but I'm sure if we all work together we might be able to figure out what to do," Andros suggested.

The rangers began working on the control panels for possible answers to send Tommy and Justin back to their original time. As time pasted Justin couldn't keep his eyes off Andros. He couldn't believe that Andros was from another planet. Plus he was fascinated with the technology of the ship. He thought it's a shame that he would not remember all this cool stuff.

Just then Andros stated," I've got the answer to you problem rangers."

They all look to him with eager eyes and opened their ears for Andros's suggestion. Andros started to speak with all eyes on him," Well I figure if we take a large amount of energy from the reactor we might be able to create the whirl pool and send you guys home. I have the exact amount of energy to cancel out the effects of the last slide should put you back in the right time, hopefully. But it is dangerous. Also we will not have enoght power to operate the Mega Zord it Astronema attacks."

T.J. says, "We have no choice, if we don't send them back. I have a feeling something is going to go wrong."

"We have to try, if we don't return, history could be altered for good," Tommy said.

"Well how come it's not altered now then," Ashley wanted to know.

"It could be either they did return to their normal time or the effects of it haven't taken placed yet," Alpha said.

Just then DECA reported a mysterious change in the earth surface reading, "Ranger something is happening to earth it is changing formation."

"What?" they all said at the same time. They look at the viewing monitor.

" This can't be right according to this Astronema has her forces all over earth," Cassie said.

Alpha then stated, "It is happening rangers history is being altered. I guess according to earth records, Tommy and Justin disappeared, and so did the Red and Blue Turbo Rangers. Without them, Divatox took over the globe, then Astronema over took her."

"How come the ship hasn't altered then?" Ashley asked.

"The shields of the Astro Mega Ship must of created a electric field around the ship protecting us from it," Alpha said.

"Well then lets not waste anytime trying to get them home, we better hurry. If Astronema knows were up here, she's going to send a full force," Andros said.

To be continued.....