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Summary- with Andros away on a mission, Ashley feels all alone. While out at a club with her friends, Ashley is attacked. Yet a mysterious man comes to rescue but there is something weird about him. The way he looks and acts. The way he only seems to come out at night. Turns out this person is no normal person, he is a vampire and he had chosen the yellow ranger to be his queen! Will Andros return in time to save Ashley?
Never what it seems to be
Chapter 1- Savior
It had been another sleepless night for the yellow space ranger. Ashley Hammond glanced out of the window of her room aboard the Astro Megaship. Nothing but endless stars was in her view. When she was little, she only dreamt about being up in space and seeing the stars. Sighing, she rolled over onto her side, a frown on her beautiful face. Next to her bed was a nightstand with a calendar on it. One day had a red heart around it. It was Tuesday April 19. Next to her calendar was a picture of her and the red space ranger, Andros. It was a cute and innocent picture of them hugging. She gave a small smile but it quickly faded.
"I miss you so much," she said picking up the framed picture. She stared into his chocolate brown eyes with love. She fingered his blond and dark streaked hair and then sighed once again. "One more week." She mumbled. "On more week and I get to see you again." She placed the frame back down on her nightstand and got up, throwing her yellow and white covers off her. Next, she opened her drawer and grabbed some clothes to wear after shower.
Two weeks ago, Andros had left to go to back to his home planet of KO-35. There had seemed to be some sort of a problem that required Andros to return. The other rangers wanted to go with him but Andros said that they needed to stay and watch over the Earth. He believed he could handle it and when he was done, he would return. Before he left, Ashley had been crying wanting to go with him. Andros said he would be back as soon as he could and for her to be strong. Then he kissed her good bye and promised to contact them when he could. The last time he contacted them was two days ago saying he would return April 19.
After finishing her shower, Ashley tied her hair back in ponytail and then dressed. She wore a yellow tank top and Capri jeans. She slipped on some sandals and then placed a touch of make up on her face. When she finished looking over herself, she smiled but her eyes lingered on the necklace resting on her bosom. She touched the necklace she had received on her birthday from Andros. This out of all the gifts she received ever in her life this was her favorite. "Come back safe." She whispered a silent prayer.
Leaving her room, she headed down to get something to eat, only to find her friends and fellow rangers were finishing their lunch. As soon as Ashley entered the room, the other rangers perked up. "Morning sunshine," Carlos joked. "Or should I say good afternoon?" Ashley looked at her watch on her wrist; she had placed it on without even checking the time. "Twelve thirty?" she read in disbelief. "You guys could have woken me up, you know?" Cassie smirked as she sipped at her glass of juice. "I did but you just kept rolling over and going back to sleep," said Cassie. "You must have been really tired." Ashley shrugged and made herself a sandwich. She was up half the night missing Andros, so it was logical for her to tire herself out.
"Well Carlos and I are heading out," said TJ. "We are going to shoot some hoops, care to join us?" Cassie shook her head. "I'm going shopping." She insisted. The blue astro ranger looked over at Zhane who was enjoying some dessert. "You want to come." He questioned. The silver ranger shook his head and said, "I got work to do maybe if I finish I'll catch up." Nodding the black and blue rangers stepped out of the room and headed off to go to Earth. Seconds later Cassie finished her meal and headed off to the mall leaving the Silver and Yellow ranger alone.
"Thinking about Andros?" Zhane inquired noticing Ashley with a distant look in her eyes. "Is it that obvious?" she asked causing Zhane to smirk. "A little." He replied. Ashley took a bite of her sandwich and chewed slowly. The days just seemed to drag on forever, even if she was asleep for half of it. "You know Karone and I are going to this club with the others tonight why don't you come with us." Zhane said leaning against the table. Ashley shook her head. "No thanks." She replied. "Oh come on Ash you never feel like doing anything. You have been moping around as if Andros is gone forever. He will be back in a week and plush it'll cheer you up." Zhane nudged her and Ashley could not help but smile and the blond astro ranger. "All right." She replied.
Down on Earth the people of Angel Grove were oblivious. They were oblivious to the dark, gloomy, abandoned house hidden deep in woods. The house had long ago been built. From the outside, it just looked like an old house but inside something evil lurked. On the inside cobwebs, spiders, rats, and bats had made there way into the house. Yet that was normal for an old house. Yet deep down in the cellars of the house were stone steps that led down to the lowest level of the house, a subbasement. In the subbasement were several large pillars, in an empty hallway with torches lighting the otherwise dark room.
"It's almost sunset." Said a female voice. She was leaning against the wall in the shadows. "Yes and then we can finally leave this retched place," Said a male voice. His voice came from the other side of the room. Coming from the male's side of the room was the sound of slurping. Then afterward a loud thud was heard and the sound of his lips smacking together. "You are disgusting." The female said. "You could act more civilized when you are feeding. Not like those humans who shove their faces full of junk." The man snorted and took a step forward from the shadows and into the light of the torches. He had short brown hair and blue eyes. He was tall, about six feet and very well built. Yet he was ghostly pale. The black razorback and baggy black jeans he was wearing made him look even paler. "Silence Talon," He retorted. "You have some running down you neck, and you call me uncivilized." The female walked out from her spot. She touched a crimson juice coming down her neck with her finger. She wiped it away and then licked it off her fingers.
"Well Tynan it does get a bit messy with all the struggling." Talon laughed. She was a pale as well but had light blond hair and amber eyes. She was about five foot four and petite. She was wearing a black outfit as well, a tube top, pants, and boots. "They were delicious." She said. She then turned her head to a long black object lying at the far end of the room. "Shall we wake him up?" Tynan nodded and together the two headed to the object.
As they reached it, the lid of the object slid open and a man stood up. He was ghostly pale, with long black hair tied in a low ponytail. His eyes were a dark brown that looked nearly black, they were beautiful, hauntingly beautiful. Stretching out for a second, his muscles rippling with power, he turned his head to the two. Then stepping out of his bed and smirked. "It's been one nearly five hundred years and you did not even leave me some prey?" he said with disappointment. "Never master, we saved you the freshest of them all." Talon replied. With a snap of her fingers and a young man came walking toward them as if mesmerized. "He was the youngest." She replied moving out of the way.
"Enjoy Cael." Cael, the black haired man, smiled his fangs appearing. Then with one quick movement, he was at next to the man, drinking deeply from the vein in his neck. When he finished he let the man fall down, dead. He licked his lips clean of the blood on them and then turned to Talon and Tynan. "So these were the fools who released us from out prison down here." Cael said. "Yes we now can finally prey on those mortals," hissed Tynan. Cael laughed and then closed his eyes. "Yes, we can finally take what is rightfully ours and rule this world."
"We would have done been ruling already if it were not for that warrior… Zordon!" hissed Talon her eyes turning blood red. "Calm yourself Talon," Cael said calmly, "Zordon will no longer be a problem… when we were locked away I felt the power holding us here weaken. He is dead and that is why the mortals were able to find this place and finally free us from are captivity." Talon and Tynan smiled with delight. "So what do we do now master?" the brown haired man asked. Cael smiled, "What I had planned on doing long ago before Zordon interfered."
Ashley searched through her closet and drawers for something to wear to the club. Finally, she found a cute pale yellow dress. It was spaghetti strap; it came down to her thighs, and hugged her curves nicely. After placing it on, she fixed her hair, letting it loose yet putting two barrettes to keep her hair out of her face. She then placed on cute platform sandals that were an off-white color. She still had on the necklace Andros had given her but she wanted to add more accessories. Choosing a gold color anklet to wear and a few bracelets were perfect. When she was done, she touched up her make up and headed out the door only to crash into Cassie.
"Ouch." Cassie said after running into Ashley. "What took you so long?" The pink ranger rubbed her side. "We are all waiting for you." Ashley gritted her teeth but plastered on her cheery smile. "You know me, I have to look good." She replied. Ashley smiled and then linked her arm to Ashley's arm. Cassie was wearing pink top and white Capri pants. Her hair was loose as usual but with a few thin braids in it.
Why can't these people lay off me? Ashley thought. You would be bummed if your boyfriend went somewhere, alone, and would be gone for three weeks.
Finally arriving at the jump tubes Ashley saw her friends, waiting. The guys' were all dressed in a casual attire, showing off there nice bodies though. Karone was wearing a light blue top and matching skirt. She had her arm linked with Zhane looking incredibly cute together. Seeing Zhane and Karone together only made Ashley feel even lonelier. Letting out a small sigh the group then headed down the jump tubes and headed for earth.
The club they were gone to called Night Life. It was popular amongst teenagers. The music blasted loudly on the speakers, florescent lights flashed everywhere, and people were dancing wildly to the beat. There was an upper area where people could sit, relax, and try to talk to people over the music. It also contained a place to get drinks.
Once inside everyone except Ashley hit the dance floor. Ashley wanted to wait for a bit before dancing, especially since there were so many people it seemed impossible to move. She headed up the steps where several people where talking, but to her dismay, most of them were couples.
I can't win can I? She thought bitterly
She walked over to the edge and watched the people below dance. She could barely make out her friends from the large crowd of partying teenagers. Leaning against the railing, her eyes traveled all over the crowd.
I should have stayed back on the ship. It just doesn't seem fun without Andros here. She laughed inwardly the time she had taken Andros to his first club. He was very nervous about dancing especially since he never did it. Luckily, for him, Ashley dragged him onto the floor and helped him. By the end of the night, he was comfortable and just went with the flow. As Ashley reminisced about her past, she shivered. She turned her head and looked around. It felt as though someone was watching her. She stood up, moved away from the railing, and headed back downstairs to join her friends.
Once on the dance floor she could no longer find her fellow rangers in the crowd. She tried to push herself through to look for them but the wild teenage dancers threatened to hit her if she passed with their unorthodox moves. Standing on her tiptoes, she tried to look over the heads of people when she saw Carlos. "CARLOS!" she yelled out but the sound of the music drowned out her voice. Then the feeling came back causing Ashley to shudder. Her face paled as she searched for the person staring at her. Unable to see anyone she backed off the floor. Quickly, she headed outside to get some air and to get away.
Once outside in the cool night air Ashley felt better but only for a moment. The eerie feeling of being watched returned to her. She headed down the sidewalk about ready to head back to the Mega ship, which she knew was safe. Yet she could not just teleport in the open she needed somewhere secluded. Spotting an alley right next to the club, she knew it would be perfect or so she thought.
As she turned the corner, she pulled out her astro morpher but before she could even get a chance to use it someone grabbed her by the shoulders. Ashley gasped and looked up but the second she did all she found herself being slammed into the brick wall. Her morpher went sliding across the ground, far from her. Sliding down Ashley looked up but the next thing to happen was a sharp kick to her abdomen. With the wind knocked out of her the young astro ranger could not even make a sound. She looked up to see someone in a black mask standing above. "Shut up and give me your money!" he threatened. Before Ashley could respond the person was about to bring his hand down on her. Shutting her eyes she prepared for the worse, but nothing happened.
Looking up the yellow astro ranger saw a man with long black hair holding onto her attacker's wrist. "You should learn how to treat a lady sir." He said. Ashley stared in her mouth hanging open as with one quick move her savior through the man across the alley and into a wall. "Now get out of here before I call the authorities." He threatened. Ashley was speechless. The black haired man turned to her and reached his hand out for her to take. "Are you all right?" he asked eloquently. For a moment the yellow ranger could only nod, dumbfounded. Her savior smiled. "I'm glad you are all right, but a pretty girl like you should not be out alone late at night you could get hurt." After helping her up, he walked over to her morpher.
"Is this some fancy watch?" he asked picking up. Eyes widened Ashley and quickly snatched it away. "Yeah it's a watch." Ashley lied slipping it back on her wrist. "So you can talk." He mused watching Ashley slip it on her. "Thanks you saved my life." taking a deep breath. Her savior flashed a smile. "Anything for a pretty girl like you." He insisted causing her to blush. She stared into his dark eyes, so beautiful yet they sent shivers down her spine. "If you are leaving mind if I escort you. I would hate to have some crazy mugger hurt a sweet girl like you."
"Oh um… I'll be okay." She insisted. "Are you waiting for a cab or a bus?" he asked. "I'll wait for you if you like just so no one else will harm you." Ashley smiled, thanks to his kindness she was not a bloody mess. She looked into his eyes. It seemed like she was staring into them for a long time, unable to move, as if they were locked together by an unknown force. "Thanks again… but I'll be okay I promise." She said. "If you are sure…" he broke his eye contact with her and began walking away. The moment he did a sudden fear swept over the yellow astro ranger, making her not want to be alone. Without even thinking, she grabbed his arm and said, "Wait!"
The black haired man turned around. "Can you take me to the bus stop or something…? I'm still a bit shaken up." She said. He smiled. "All right… but maybe you'd like to get something to drink, coffee or tea perhaps? I do know a coffee shop near by that is open late." Ashley rubbed her bare shoulders and nodded. "Okay but I'm paying, I do owe you." She said. The man smiled and ushered her in front of him. "My name is Ashley by the way." The yellow ranger said. The black haired man smiled gently place an arm around her shoulders. "My name is Cael."
"Where could she be?" Cassie said as she paced back forth on the deck of the astro megaship. After two hours at the dance club, the rangers had realized that their friend was nowhere to be found. They searched everywhere inside and outside the club and even tried to communicate with her but nothing worked. Karone then thought that Ashley might have left and went back to the megaship but they soon found that she was not even there. "I so thought she was back in her room." Carlos placed a comforting hand on his friend's shoulder and smiled. "DECA can you run a scan and find Ashley." TJ said as he sat down in a chair. "Ashley has just returned and is now in the launch bay." DECA spoke. The group headed out of the bridge and toward the launch bay. As they headed down the hallway of the ship, they found Ashley walking slowly down the halls.
"ASHLEY!" Carlos called, relieved that she was okay.
"Where were you?" TJ asked.
"We were worried about you. We looked everywhere and even tried to contact you." Cassie said with genuine worry.
Ashley looked at them, looking exhausted. "Actually it's been a long night. If you don't mind, I want to get some sleep. I'll fill you in, in the morning." She then walked past them without as much as a goodnight. She returned to her room and quickly changed into her pajamas. She then crawled into bed and closed her eyes, yet her mind was lingering on the two-hour talk she had with her new friend and savior. He was so sweet and caring and he rather reminded her of Andros. Smiling, she rested her head on her pillow and thought about tomorrow. Cael had asked her to dinner and Ashley was about to refuse him, but when she looked into his eyes she just could not, so she agreed. After all, he DID save her.
"Well done Tynan." Cael applauded slowly to his servant. Tynan pulled off his black mask and smiled. "Thank you master, I'm glad I have not lost my touch." He then turned over to Talon who was leaning against the wall. "She is a nice pick Talon, thank you for choosing such a nice girl." Cael said. Talon smiled and then walked over to her companions. "She is very good pick." A smirk appeared on his face, causing Talon to arch an eyebrow. "She will make a very good queen of the night… after all she is a power ranger."
Author Note- End of chapter 1. I hoped you like.
Just a little background info (all made up by me). Around five hundred years ago Cael and his servants, Talon and Tynan had been running rampant causing chaos to the people of earth. Back then, Cael wanted a queen THAT was HUMAN and was strong female (Like a power ranger). Why did he not get one before Zordon was around? Well he did not want one then. Zordon himself used his power to seal them in their coffins in the subbasement of the house. Now Zordon new someone would probably be curious to look inside so using his power he created an invisibly shield that would not only hide the house but also make people go through it as well. After Countdown to Destruction though, when Andros destroyed the tube, the power hiding the house disappeared. Later on three (convenient is it not?) people found the house and decided to search through it. Then they came upon the subbasement and opened up the coffins of Tynan and Talon who then sucked the blood right out of them. Whoa that was long but oh well that is how it all works, enjoy.
Any more questions I will be happy to answer as I write.