Tommy and Jason shared a harty laugh as they walked back to Jason's motorcycle. "Thanks again for coming Jason, I really thought we were going to have to go up there without you for a moment." Jason smirked. "As if I could let you do this without the first red ranger. But I do have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by the new guy's abilities, it was about time somebody took out that stupid zord!" Tommy laughed. "Oh come on Jason, you're just saying that because the zord used to have a thing for you." Jason gave his old team mate an annoyed yet playful glare. "You can't tell me it never had it out for me, it always seemed to go after me."

Tommy laughed with his friend before delicately approaching a matter he knew he simply had to ask. "Jason, I need to know..."

"Why I was almost late?"

"Yes! I need to know!" smiled Tommy.

"Emily gave birth to my child today."

"Jason that great! What is it, a boy or girl?"

"A girl! A beautiful healthy baby girl, Tommy! When I held her in my hands today I knew that my life is going to change. Looks like I'm done being a ranger from here on in." said Jason.

"Oh come on bro, once a ranger always a ranger."

"Not for me, I'm a dad now. The world's just going to have to take the back seat. Besides, it's not like as if there aren't like thirty rangers to pick up the slack. And on another matter, whatever happened to your 'racing career'?"

"Oh that, that kinda fell apart. Paleontology seems to have kind of grabbed my interest though."

"Huh, seriously?"

"What can I say, I'm feeling nostalgic. But I gotta say Jas, I didn't expect for you to back being so huge."

"You didn't actually think I was going to stop weight lifting did you? That's my hobby for crying out loud."

"Ha ha. I guess not. But at least today you learned from the new guy who's the greatest red ranger..."

"Oh come on, Cole did impress me but he's still pretty green for a red ranger. Besides, I'm the one that set the bar for future red rangers."

"Oh yeah?" Tommy gave him a playful push. "Yeah." Jason pushed back.

They shared a good laugh as they continued walking but the mood took a more serious mood when Jason stumbled holding his gut.

"Whoa, Jase! You okay?!"

Jason feel to his knees sweating bullets "I don't think so! I feel...weird."

Jason started to brightly glow gold and then red as he fell to his side.

"Jason!!!"

Jason looked up at his best friend, his vision starting to blur.

"Hang on Jason!!" Jason looked at Tommy's face as it started to fade. "Just hang on..."

Three years later...

Tommy lead Conner into a guarded room of a goverment building. "So why did you want to take me here again?"

"I thought it would help you better yourself if you saw an old friend of mine."

Tommy looked up at Jason's frozen form as he waited for Conner to catch up, they were thirty miles underground after all. Jason was frozen in a cryogenics tube hanging on the wall.

"Why do you think that that's going to help m...HOLY COW HE'S HUGE!!!"

"Ha. Yes, he always did say weight lifting was his hobby. Conner who you're looking at is the very first red ranger."

Conner stared in awe at Jason as the information sunk into his head.

"He was a strong leader, a good fighter, an unbelievable ranger, and my very best friend." said Tommy sadly.

"If he was so awesome then how come he's taking such a chill pill?"

"Shortly after an all red ranger mission on the moon Jason's body started having odd symptoms which lead to unconsciousness."

"Did they ever find out what was wrong with him?"

"Yes and no I'm afraid. Whatever was happening to him scientists believe that his Red Mighty Morphin powers and the remanents of his Golden Zeo powers went into conflict again."

"Really?"

"Possibly, nothing was definete. But whatever his problem was they couldn't stop it or cure it, so they froze him until they could find a way to help him. The really sad thing is Jason's three year old girl is growing up without him. It's a sad sight when she asks about her Daddy."

"Talk about a raw deal."

"You know Conner, in a lot of ways he's your predecessor. Red ranger, Tyrannosaurus zord, skilled with the staff; you have more in common with him than you ever did with me." said Tommy.

"Wow. He could really do all that?"

"And do it well to boot. He was one the man I felt was my equal in everything, especially fighting. Even when I turned evil he still never gave up on me, he was the strongest on both the outside and the inside."

Conner gave a sad smile "I think I get it now Dr. O, thank you."

As Conner started to leave, Tommy gazed up at Jason's frozen form. "I swear Jason, one day you will be free. A cure will be found and then you can hold your daughter again."

As Tommy turned and left Jason glowed gold and red at the same time.