"A Rift in Andros and Ashley"

Summary: This is an AU of the Power Rangers in Space episode "A Rift in Rangers". What if Ashley fought with Andros, instead of with Cassie? What if Psycho Yellow and Psycho Pink had taken Ashley to Astronema? What will Andros do to save the Yellow Ranger?

Disclaimer: I do not own aything. The characters belong to Saban and Disney.

"Falling Apart"

Megaship, Breakfast time

Eighteen year old Ashley Hammond was sleeping in her room aboard the Megaship. She turned and revolted in her bed trying to find a comfortable position. Ashley couldn't bear to keep sleeping anymore, she decided to finally wake up from her sleep. She stretched her arms and yawned loudly.

Ashley woke up at half past twelve. She looked at the alarm clock placed at a table next to her bed. It read in red numbers, 12:35 p.m. Standard Angel Grove Time. Ashley usually woke up around 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., she had never woken up that late. She pulled her yellow bedsheets away from her body and stood up. The floor felt as ice under her bare feet. She ignored the cold feeling and walked slowly to her closet. Ashley picked out her uniform and laid it on her bed. She crouched and grabbed her black boots. She got rid of her pajamas and slipped on her uniform. She tied the laces on the boots.

Ashley couldn't bear seeing her room dirty. She picked up her yellow pajamas and threw them to a white plastic laundry basket, which was placed in the far corner of her bathroom which was full of decorations. After disposing of her dirty clothes, she made her bed. She went to the bathroom and combed her hair. Ashley left her hair loose.

The grey doors of her room slid open and she walked into the hallway of the ship. She stopped when she saw Deca, she was wondering where the rest of the team was. She hoped she hadn't missed her training session with Andros in the SimuDeck.

"Deca, could you please tell me where the Rangers are?" Ashley asked the machine

"They are in the bridge, Ashley." Deca responded

"Thank you, Deca." Ashley replied gratefully.

Ashley walked to the bridge and waited for the grey doors to slide open. When they did, she stepped inside slowly. The rest of her teammates turned their head to their yellow teammate.

"Look, Sleeping Beauty finally decided to join us." Andros spat bitterly to her

"What's your problem, Andros?" She immediately snapped at the Red Ranger

"What's my problem?" He asked angrily

"Yes, that's what I asked or are you too dumb to know the answer!" Ashley screamed, she just wanted to take back what she had just said. She never meant to hurt Andros by this words. She had already done it, Ashley saw Andros's face turn into an even more angry frown.

"Let me tell you what's my problem. My problem is that we got attacked by the Psycho Rangers while you were sleeping." Andros raised his tone of voice a little bit more

"I'm sorry... I... didn't...know..." Ashley sobbed between every word she pronounced. "No... one... woke me... up." She sniffed and tried to choke back the salty tears that were filling her eyes.

"You have no excuse, a good Power Ranger would never fail his or her team." Andros yelled even louder at Ashley, this was the breaking point for Ashley. She couldn't handle another word that came out of his mouth. Ashley regained her composture and stared directly at him

"Well maybe, I'm not a good Power Ranger and you know what I hate you." Ashley ripped her Astro morpher from her wrist and handed it violently to Andros.

She tought she would never say the three words she hated the most, especially to Andros. She ran to her room and locked it. She undressed out of her uniform and slipped on normal civilian clothes. She wore a white sports bra with a light yellow jacket on top. She slipped on simple denim jeans and a pair of white tennis shoes with yellow laces. Ashley stormed out of her room, still crying for what Andros had said to her. Before going to Earth, she took a quick look to reassure that no one knew where she was going. Sh headed for her respective teletransportation tube.

Earth

She slid down and soon arrived on her home planet, Earth. Ashley sat down on a nearby bench. The crying had finally stopped but the sobs wouldn't stop. She felt so guilty about what he said to Andros. She was afraid that she would lose Andros for good. She stopped the sobs and knew that crying would get her now where. Instead, she tried to figure out an apology for Andros.

Dark Fortress

Astronema sat on her office watching the beautiful Yellow Ranger on her screen. She was definently planning something for Ashley. She just watched the Yellow Ranger sobbing and grabbing her hands nervously. Astronema sat up and a black creature came in the room.

"Princess, Dark Specter is on the screen." The creature announced the Princess of Darkness

"Thank you, Ecliptor." She answered and walked out of her office. She entered the Fortress's bridge and looked at the screen. Dark Specter was on the screen, anxious to talk with Astronema.

"Astronema, do you know who has been draining my powers?" He questioned

"No, Dark Specter, but I assure you, I will discover who this traitor is." Astronema lied, she really was the one that had been draining him from his powers.She used his energy to create the Psycho Rangers.

"Do you have a plan to destroy the Power Rangers?" He asked

"Yes, I do have one, I need time to complete it, though." She answered

"Time is what I don't have. Do not fail me, Astronema!" He ordered, then the screen turned to its normal state again.

Astronema stood before the Psycho Rangers. "Psycho Red, Psycho Blue, Psycho Black and Psycho Pink, I have a mission for you." Astronema communicated to her minions

"What about me?" Psycho Yellow interrupted

"Have I spoken to you?!" Astronema shouted

"No, Princess." She answered

"Good, never interrupt me again." She added angrily. "Now moving on to you four, your mission will be to bring me the Yellow Ranger." She ordered

"We will not fail you." Psycho Red affirmed her. Then they vanished into tiny rays and headed for Earth.