Cease Fire

AU mostly after C2D, just pretend Karone joins the group and they still have all their powers.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything.

Summary: The rangers return to KO-35 after the final battle. What they find upon arrival isn't what they thought they had left behind those many years ago.

Please review! It determines whether I continue posting this fic or not. If you want more, I'll post more. I'm a newbie at PR so, bear with me.

Home. To many people that would be a house, white picket fence, 2.5 kids, and a brown or black dog, depending on their preference. Nevertheless, to a certain few it means KO-35. A strong colony of humans, living together in a distant part of the universe. Finally, after attaining some peace and thriving for relaxation, the rangers had come to the homes of their friends to discover a new land and get the rest that they undoubtedly deserved. The day came quicker than they all imagined, but no one was complaining.

"500 meters and descending, " DECA announced with her red light blinking.

His heart beat a little faster, but it didn't show. "Prepare for landing," he calmly instructed.

The other rangers nodded and headed towards their stations. Throughout the weeks and months, everything fell into place. Being on the Astro Megaship was their home away from home. It was second nature for them to repair the engines or to battle Quantrons on the simudeck. Sometimes they never wanted to leave and other times they couldn't wait to get off the ship. However, the nerves and anxiety that filled the room seemed to display that some weren't ready to step off their second home too soon.

"I can't believe KO-35 is making a comeback already. It just seems like yesterday we were fighting Dark Spector, huh Andros?" Zhane asked his best friend, excited about coming back home.

"Yeah," he said absentmindedly as he watched his home get rapidly closer and closer on the main viewing screen.

"Let's just hope Karone didn't burn the land to a crisp," Zhane added with a smirk.

A nice, audible smack on the head was the Karovan's response as she walked up from behind him. Karone crossed her arms and shook her head at Zhane who was muttering profanities while rubbing the back of his head. The other rangers enjoyed a good laugh and it was something that Zhane had them doing very often. But Karone was never going to live down the days as Astronema, at least, not if Zhane had anything to do with it.

"You know Zhane, you should be happy you're not burnt to a crisp," Karone added with mock sternness which caused him to become wide-eyed.

"We all know his brain already is," Andros smiled as he walked up to his sister, arms crossed.

"What is this? 'Let's All Poke Fun At The Silver Ranger' day? Do you see me laughing?" Zhane tried to defend himself.

The mood had changed so much from the days of fighting against evil and saving people's lives. The rangers were a lot more relaxed and they didn't hesitate to have a little more fun once in awhile. They all definitely deserved the well-needed break and no one was blaming them for going on a mini-vacation. The Earth rangers finally got a chance to see the homeland of their good friends. KO-35 was a land unexplored for them and they were excited to be able to share this experience. As for Andros and Zhane, this was the first time that they were going to be back home before the invasion. They didn't know what to expect.

"Karone, could I talk to you for a minute?" Andros seriously asked his sister quietly.

"Yeah, sure," she answered and they headed off.

The main viewing screen lit up with the lush green land of the planet and the rangers slowly gathered around it.

"We have landed on KO-35," DECA announced

The rangers glanced around each other, not knowing what to do or even say. Some had finally arrived home and others had finally arrived to their escape. The land looked somewhat forest-like. Nothing like what any of them had expected. It seemed like they had landed in a patch of woods, far away from any type of civilization.

"Well, let's go!" Zhane urged as he started walking towards the doors.

"Shouldn't we wait for Andros and Karone?" Ashley asked Zhane.

"They're probably talking up a storm, come on, I want to go back home. They'll come soon enough," Zhane insisted and started pushing his friends towards the doors, "They can handle themselves, and don't be such babies."

TJ looked menacingly at the silver ranger and couldn't help but crack half a smile, "What are we gonna do waiting around anyway. I guess Zhane is right. DECA, would you let Andros and Karone know?"

"Affirmative," DECA responded and the rangers hurried onto a planet where many memories still floated about and new ones were ready to be created.