Tracy's POV

The next day, in Shuttle Bay 5, we are waiting for Commander Birdie to arrive. I am shaking like a leaf, but I have to relax. I know that my Pokémon can sense that I'm nervous, and that will make them nervous too. I take a few deep breaths to calm down. A few minutes later, Birdie's shuttle lands, and he steps out.

"Welcome to SPD Earth Station, Sir." Commander Cruger greets.

"Thank you, Anubis," Birdie says.

Commander Cruger and Supreme Commander Birdie walk over to me.

"This is the newest Ranger, Sir. Tracy and her Pokémon team." Cruger says.

"It's nice to meet you, Cadet. I have heard so many good things about you and your Pokémon." Birdie says proudly.

I try to get the board out, but I drop it. Quick Draw couldn't take it anymore and uses Thunderbolt on me.

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Now that is a true friend, Birdie thinks.

"It's nice to meet you too, Sir," Tracy says.

Cruger and Birdie head to the Command Center to talk.

"Man, I made such a fool of myself," Tracy says as she looks down at her feet.

"Don't be too hard on yourself. It's good to hear your voice again. " Kat says. "The last thing you want is to overwork it."

At the Command Center, the commanders are talking about what just happened.

"I thought you told me that she had lost her voice," Birdie says.

"She did, Sir. I think that Pikachu's Thunderbolt temporarily gave Tracy her voice back." Cruger explains.

"Makes sense," He replies.

"So Birdie, what are your thoughts on Tracy?" Cruger asks.

"It is obvious from what I saw from Supreme Command's footage that she has great leadership skills, and all her Pokémon have become a vital part of SPD, helping bring in criminals." He answers.

"It is hard to disagree with you there, Sir." Cruger agrees. Cruger and Birdie walk back to the shuttle bay.

Tracy's POV

Meanwhile, back in the shuttle bay, Quick Draw and the other Pokémon were growling.

"Hey Tracy, what is wrong with Pikachu and the others?" Bridge asks.

"They sense that someone or something is hiding somewhere," I reply.

"You think that we have a security breach?" Bridge asks.

"Probably," I answer.

As soon as Cruger and Birdie enter, I see a laser blast heading toward them. I give Kat the team's Poké balls.

"Commander Cruger, Commander Birdie, Watch out!" I yell.

Quick Draw runs over to help them. "Quick Draw Defense maneuver 2," I command my partner.

Quick Draw uses Double Team. Then all the multiples used Thunderbolt to make a barrier around them.  The blast is redirected up towards the ceiling as it creates a massive hole in the roof as it makes contact with it. 

"Are you two, alright?" I ask, running over to them.

"Yes, thank you, cadet," Cruger replies.

Quick Draw is still looking like he knows the battle is not over.

"Who is shooting at us, Cruger?" Birdie asks his fellow commander.

"I don't know, sir," Cruger answers.

"Pika Pi," my electric mouse Pokémon warns.

"Quick Draw, what is wrong?" I ask.

Quick Draw points up to the rafters, and I see the intruder. I nod to let Pikachu know what he is trying to tell me.

"Quick Draw, I see him," I say.

The next thing we see after hearing Quickdraw chant for a few seconds is a sphere of electricity appears at the end of his tail. Then he launches it at the intruder,  but it falls short of its mark curving to the left and making another hole in the ceiling at it crashes through it.

"Hey, I guess that electric rodent needs a little more training." the intruder taunts.

"Why don't you come down here, and you'll see how strong my partner is, coward," I say, fully confident in my partner's abilities.

"Why you little..." snaps the intruder.

The intruder jumps down from the rafters and stands a foot taller than me.

"I am not afraid of you because only cowards pick on the small," I say, still standing tall.

"You may not be afraid of me now, but you will be soon enough." says the intruder with a devilish grin.

The intruder runs toward me and grabs me by the neck. He starts to choke me.

"How about now, cadet?" he asks.

"Sorry, no. If I were you, I would let me go now." I say with a smile.

"Why?" he asks.

"Because a close-range Thunder Attack is going to hurt you more than it will hurt me," I reply.

"Yeah, right. That electric rodent doesn't have the guts." He taunts.

"You don't know my partner as well as I do. Quick Draw, use Thunder attack now, and don't hold back." I command.

Quick Draw hesitates, "Come on, pal. I know you don't want to hurt me, but don't worry. I'll be fine. Just do it. Use Thunder now." I yell.

Quick Draw nods and uses Thunder. The intruder screams out in pain and throws me towards the wall. The intruder falls to his knees, and Quick Draw runs to me.

"Don't worry, pal, I'm okay," I say with a smile.

I get to my feet and feel a sharp pain coming from my right shoulder. The intruder slowly gets to his feet.

"Well, how fast can that electric rodent run?" he says, laughing maniacally.

"What are you talking about?" I ask.

The intruder takes another laser from his pocket and fires another blast towards commander Birdie. I know that QuickDraw is fast, but he is not going to be able to help this time. I run over to where commander Birdie is standing.

I push Birdie out of the way, and I take the full force of the attack and fly backward towards the stairs. I feel my back hit first and roll the rest of the way back down. The other rangers run to me. I see that the intruder is escaping.

"Rangers, the intruder is getting away, stop him," I command.

"What about you?" Bridge asks.

"Don't worry about me. Go and take Quick Draw and the others with you," I command.

"Yes, Ma'am." the rangers say together.

I hand the Poké balls to Bridge. I see the rangers go after the intruder before everything goes black.

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In the infirmary, Commander Birdie and Cruger are standing next to Tracy's bed. Dr. Felix enters the room a few seconds later.

"Is she going to be okay, Doctor?" Cruger asks.

"Yes, she didn't sustain any serious injuries. She has a bruised shoulder and a few minor scrapes. She will have to stay here for a few days, "Dr. Felix replies.

"Any idea when she will wake up?" Cruger inquires.

" To answer your question, Sir, it's hard to tell, She doesn't have a concussion. She's just unconscious," he answers.

"Commander Birdie, are you alright, Sir?" Cruger asks the frazzled supreme commander.

"Yes, Anubis, I just can't get over how well she handled the situation and taking that hit for me," Birdie replies.

"I knew that I made the right choice when I asked her to join us when we first met," Cruger says confidently.

"Truer words were never spoken Anubis. I wish I could see the rest of her Pokémon team in action." Birdie agrees.

"Don't worry, sir, you will be able to see the rest of her team in action soon enough," Cruger says.

Cruger looks over at Tracy and could see her eyes flutter, then open slowly.

"Commander Birdie, she's waking up," Cruger says with a smile.

Tracy's POV

"Commander Birdie, thank you for what you said, and I'm sorry I failed. I let the intruder get too close. He could have succeeded in hurting both of you. I guess I'm not a very good leader, after all." I say.

"Don't talk like that, Cadet. You were amazing out there, and you showed great leadership skills." Birdie explains.

"I did?" I ask.

"Yes, when you saw the intruder escaping. You were injured. You know that the others wanted to help you. You did the right thing by sending them off," He answers.

"I guess that makes sense, but they still need my help. I've got to get out there," I say as I try to get out of bed to go help my team.

Dr. Felix places his hand on my left shoulder and lays me back down in bed.

"No, you don't, young lady. You are in no condition to fight." Dr. Felix warns.

"But you said that my shoulder was just bruised badly," I whine.

"That's true, but if your shoulder hits something with the same amount of force again, it will dislocate. Don't even think about sneaking out to go help the others." He says with a smile.

"I wouldn't even dream of it," I say under my breath.

Dr. Felix gives me the "Oh really, I know what you are planning" look.

"Okay, fine, I'm staying," I say.

"Good, and how did you get your voice back? You shouldn't have recovered that fast. It's only been two days." he says, confused.

"Luck and a little help from Quick Draw's thunderbolt," I say happily.

"I hate to tell you this, but I think that Pikachu's attack temporally gave you your voice back," he informs me.

"Come on, doc, you are taking crazy...Dang," I say as I notice that my voice is sounding bad again.

Doc Felix smiles and gives me the "I told you so" look.

"I'm fine," I respond in a raspy tone.

"Not another word, Cadet. You need to rest your voice and your body as well." He orders.

I know that he is right, as usual, and I do feel a little weak. I fall back to sleep.

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"Well, you can't say that she isn't determined." Birdie says.

"I can't argue with you there, sir." Dr. Felix says.

"Commander Birdie, don't you think that you should be heading back to headquarters?" Cruger says.

Commander Bride nods.

Back at the shuttle bay, Birdie steps into the door of the shuttle he turns around to face Cruger.

"Be sure to tell Tracy that she should keep up the good work and that she is a fine leader," Birdie reminds Cruger.

"I will, sir," Cruger says. The shuttle door closed and took off.

"Sir, is Tracy having doubts about her ability to lead the team?" Sky asks.

"Yes, Sky," Cruger replies.

"But she has done an amazing job as our leader," Sky says, acknowledging Tracy's excellent leadership skills.

"I know Sky," Cruger says, agreeing with the blue ranger.

"Sir, is she going to be okay?" Bridge asks.

"Yes, she just bruised her shoulder and has a few scrapes. She'll be out of action for a few days." He informs the team.

I bet that she is not going to be happy about having to stay in bed. Sky thinks.

"I can tell you that she would want the rest of you to go and investigate how the intruder was able to break in." He orders.

"Yes, Sir, we're on it," Sky says.

Sky and the others go off to the command center to get to work. Kat puts the rest of the Pokémon back in their Pokéballs, and Pikachu jumps onto her shoulder. Kat figures that Pikachu and the others would like to be by Tracy's side while she recovers. Cruger agrees, and Kat heads to the infirmary.

Tracy's POV

I'm sitting up in my bed. Kat walks in. Quick Draw jumps off her shoulder, runs over to me, and hugs me. It makes me smile. Dr. Felix enters a few seconds later.

"That's better. It's good to see a smile on Tracy's face again." He says.

"I think she could use a little company while she recovers," Kat says.

"It should keep her distracted for a while, at least," He says.

The two leave the room to go back to their daily duties.

Normal POV

Meanwhile, in the holding room, Sky was integrating the intruder.

"What's your name, and who ordered you to go after Commander Birdie and Cruger?" Sky barks at the intruder.

"I'm not going to tell you, people, anything," The intruder says.

"If you tell us what we want to know, we can take a few years off your sentence. What do you say?" Sky says calmly.

"Sounds tempting, but the answer is still - I'm not saying anything." the intruder says.

Sky exits, and Bridge enters. Bridge starts speaking in riddles, and he confuses and bores the intruder into telling them what they wanted to hear.

"What's next, commander?" Sky asks the big blue dog.

"We find his accomplice, then judge and confine them both." He answers.

"Yes, Sir," Sky says.