Legacy Rangers (Book Two of the Chosen Universe)

Chapter Six

SAGE

She had woken up confused and lost. Wherever she was, it wasn't Angel Grove. She wasn't sure how long she'd been unconscious. She still had everything on her that she'd had when she got blown up, so she called the Dragonzord out of the sea and hid inside of it until her head had cleared a bit.

When she finally emerged, she discovered she'd gone back in time about eighteen years. She was lost in time and space and she had no idea how to get back home. Most alarmingly, she couldn't feel Thorn. If she could have, she knew she'd have been able to find her way home.

Time passed quickly for her. She had a sense it was moving differently for her than for everyone back home. After a few months, a horrifying truth had been revealed... Sage was pregnant, and she had no memory of anything that could have led to that. Apparently while she'd been unconscious and helpless, someone had taken advantage of her. She couldn't focus on that. She needed to find her way home.

One year later, Sage was still stuck there. Social services had taken her son from her because she was a teenager with no ID and no home. They wanted to put her into the system, but she couldn't let that happen, so she hid in the Dragonzord and desperately tried to find a way to get back home.

After meditating for a very long time, Sage finally found a way through to the present. Her father stared at her. He was asleep and it was easier to reach him that way.

"Daddy..." Sage cried as the weight of all she'd been through hit her.

"Sage! Baby, where are you?" Her father asked.

The story spilled out of her. In tears, she told her father about her son. "Sage... How is that possible? It's only been a couple of weeks," he said.

She stared at him. "It's been a year..." She mumbled. How could it have only been a couple of weeks?

"It doesn't matter... Where are you? "

She told him. "Dad... I think there are Rangers here, but not in this time. Maybe they can help me."

"I'll talk to Tommy. He knows a lot of the other teams."

"My son... What if he's a Power Ranger?" She paused. "If he grew up in the past, he's older than me now."

"Wait... The Mega Force Rangers!"

"What?"

"They're in that town... Tommy helped them earlier this year. They just defeated their big bad. And Tommy was really amused because one of them had a Dragonzord. The red one, I think. He also has visions, which isn't normal for Power Rangers... Even your mom was really drawn to the kid..."

"You think he's my son?"

"I think it's possible. If he is, he might be able to help you get back home."

As horrible as waking up pregnant had been, Sage had not wanted to give up her son. He was part of her, and she loved him the moment she saw him. She'd very briefly looked into his eyes and that had been enough to connect them. All she wanted was the chance to see him again. If her dad was right, she might actually be reunited with him.

"I love you, baby. We'll bring you back," he said firmly.

She felt the connection slipping and her father faded away. Sage prayed that that conversation had been enough.

ADAM

He knew he had to act. "Casey... I saw Sage," he said.

"She connected to you?" Casey asked in surprise.