Power Rangers In Space/Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, Heather Ray [best novels ever TXT] 📗

When I first wrote this story I was working on the Spectrum Force Saga while watching Power Rangers Lost Galaxy. I got to thinking about putting my own twist on when Kendrix passed on her power to Karone and this is what I came out with. Hope you all like it!

The Power Rangers were created by Saban Entertainment, and were purchased by Buena Vista Entertainment. The "Temporal Nexus"

is a concept shamelessly stolen from the feature film "Star Trek: Generations."

I've taken liberties with the nature of the Nexus to suit my vision for this story, so don't expect it to exactly reflect the one in the film.

I'm playing with first-person narrative style, only this time the narrator shifts in nearly every scene. To make it easier on you, I've placed the narrator at the beginning of each shift. This story begins during the Lost Galaxy episode "The Power of Pink,"

and will progress through "Journey's End,"

though emphasis is placed on "The Power of Pink"

through "Facing the Past."

The mind is its own place, and in itself
Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n
-John Milton's "Paradise Lost"

-Kendrix-

My teeth gnash with a determination I've never experienced before as I trudge forward against the typhoon that tries its hardest to keep me back. My eyes instinctively narrow, despite the fact that my helmet includes a protective visor that blocks the sandstorm that would've blinded me. I shiver with exertion, almost as if I were trying to walk on a planet with twenty times the gravitational pull of Earth.

Earth. I'll never see its beauty again. It's a sacrifice I'd been willing to make, in the name of science and exploration. I was willing to leave behind my native soil, stretching to reach that dream of finding a new planet to call home. A planet fresh and unspoiled, where I can walk along a peaceful shore at sunrise, knowing full well that no other human feet had touched that virgin sand.

The colonists all share a similar vision, of starting life anew on Neo-Earth, and learning from the mistakes of their ancestors to preserve its natural perfection for subsequent generations.

Now, I know I'll never see Neo-Earth either.

The faint light of my goal serves as a compass, and the red glimmer of the force shield I already passed through gives me some perspective. Without these two sources of illumination, I wouldn't be able to even make out the white of my glove, which remains steadfast before my face as if I could actually protect myself from the onslaught of energy swirling around me. Gripping my Quasar Saber with all my strength, I lumber forward like a stubborn mule.

"Kendrix!" Although the violent wind assaults my ears, I can still hear the voice of my irrepressible new friend Cassie.

It's for Cassie, and the preservation of her powers, that I'm willing to make this sacrifice. That, and the preservation of everything else I care about.

Suddenly, I'm saddened by the thought that I'd never get to know Cassie Chan, one of the brave teenagers who risked everything to save Earth during the historic Countdown. I know I could've learned a great deal from my spirited predecessor.

"Kendrix?" another voice called, surprising me just a little. This voice is mild, just barely reaching my ears. It seems the speaker is on the verge of tears.

It's Maya...my roommate and sister in spirit.

That must mean the Galaxy Rangers are here. Suddenly, I feel an undeniable pang in my chest as the other voices chorus their terror, all their pleas ringing in my ears almost painfully.

"Kendrix, NO

!" cries a strong voice of horror. Kai, my best friend. We've been close ever since we first began training at the Academy, and that bond never faded in the least. Whenever I was tested, Kai was dependably at my side to help me face my challenge.

This is one mission you can't help me on.

"Don't do it!" commands another voice, almost angrily. It has to be Damon, the Green Ranger and the greatest mechanic I've ever met. He's always been a bit too optimistic, as if he honestly believes he can stop bad things from happening just by wishing it.

Not this time, my friend.

"KEEENDRIX!!"

hollers another voice, his tone an auditory portrait of panic and denial.

Unbidden, an image of his face forms in my mind. Tears gathering in his perfect, Peridot eyes. His brow furrowed with shock and fear. Lips trembling as he struggles for composure.

The same face he wore when his brother fell into the crevice on Mirinoi.

It's now, with his stricken voice echoing in my mind, that my resolve gives way to sorrow. Tears overflow from their ducts and chill my cheeks.

I'm so sorry...things had to turn out this way...

Oh God...I can't get his face out of my mind! I haven't known him nearly as long as Kai, nor did I form a bond of total honesty with him as I did with Maya...but for some reason it's his reaction that's making me falter. Sudden indecision weakens my muscles, and the hurricane winds force me to one knee. I release a frustrated scream of effort, balancing myself on my Saber and pulling my unwilling body upright.

There...there it is. I'm so close I can see the sword beneath the aura of blood red energy. I reach the eye of the storm and the winds slow, allowing me to stand completely erect.

This is it. It's the choice I had made, laying down my own life to help Cassie. To help the universe, really...by preserving the Pink Space Ranger to fight another day. Someone has to make this sacrifice, for the good of all Terra Venture, whose very survival is in jeopardy due to the funnel of power that reaches beyond the atmosphere of the dusty planet Rashon.

At first, I didn't even need to think twice about it. However, the closer I come to the objective, the harder it is to complete.

There's so much I wanted to do in my life. So much I anticipated. Rising in the ranks on the Terra Venture, to head Science Officer. Perhaps even to a lieutenant-commander status. Commander Stanton does appreciate me... and I've always longed for the opportunity to prove myself an asset. I also wanted to explore a new planet. True, as a Power Ranger I've seen far more planets than the rest of the crew. But, to actually live on a planet, and observe the indigenous life forms. To be a colonist...something that has been impossible on Earth since the Imperial era.

To...to build up the nerve to tell Leo how I feel about him. How he captivated me when we first met, and how that first glance has grown into so much more. To find out whether he might feel the same about me.

To experience all that life had to offer: a worthwhile career, a happy family, and a peaceful home. The essentials of life that I just assumed would come to me in time.

I assumed wrong.

I lift my Saber with both hands, the exhaustion of heart and mind weighing my body even more. I can still hear the din of my friends screaming at me...but I won't be swayed. If I don't do this, someone else will! If not me, then one of the Space Rangers. Or even one of