Chapter 4: New Powers Part I: Help

Kira and Kitty came back to the lab to see that Tommy was trying to find something. "Dr. Oliver?" She asked. Tommy turned in his chair.

"You okay Kira?" Tommy asked.

Kira shrugged. "I could be better," she replied. Tommy stood up and looked at the injured former Dino Rangers and students.

"I have an idea, but it's going to be hard," he informed.

"We could use all the help we could get now," Ethan commented.

"What do you have in mind?" Trent asked.

Tommy walked over to the computer. "There was a place I was sent to when I lost my powers to Ivan Ooze," he informed. They walked over to the computer to see a planet. "Right here, Phadoes," he informed.

"Not that I'm not saying this is great, Dr. Oliver, but how do you propose we get there?" Ethan asked.

"I've got connections to a space ship," Tommy replied.

Tommy sat down in his chair and started typing things into the computer. "Hayley, open communication channel," he instructed. Hayley nodded and she opened the communication channel. Just then, a guy's face appeared on the screen.

He had shoulder-length brown hair with blonde stripes, hazel eyes, and he was wearing a space uniform.

"Tommy?" He asked. Tommy nodded his head slowly.

"Good to see you again, Andros," Tommy answered.

"What's up?" Andros asked.

"Andros, is the Astro Megaship Mark II still up and running?"

"You know it."

"Good, we're going to need your help."

"What's going on?"

Tommy sat back and told Andros all that he knew. "So, you need the Astro Megaship to get to Phadoes. On it. You guys be ready for teleport when I get there," Andros instructed.

"Got it," Tommy agreed.

They cut the communication and Tommy stood up. "Dr. Oliver, you talked about the Space Rangers in your video diary. You never said you knew them," Ethan commented. Tommy laughed slightly as he walked down the steps from his computer.

"Now there's a long story," Tommy commented.

A little while later, they were teleported to a ship. "WHOA!" Ethan shouted. Kira rolled her eyes at her friend's excitement of seeing an actual space ship.

"The others had the same reaction when they saw the ship," Andros commented when he walked on the ship.

Tommy nodded to Andros and shook his hand. "It'll be a long trip. It's not going to be like when you were teleported there," Andros commented.

"That's fine as long as we just get there," Tommy answered.

Tommy looked up when the doors opened again and a young boy ran into the room.

He had chin-length brown hair with light blonde stripes, brown eyes, he was wearing black boots, and he was wearing a uniform similar to Andros's.

Tommy smiled as Andros picked the boy up. "Man, he's grown up," Tommy commented.

"Yeah well," Andros agreed.

Andros set the boy on the floor. "Kelron, you remember what I taught you about putting the coordinates in?" He asked. Kelron nodded. "Okay, I need you to put the coordinates in for Phadoes," he instructed. Kelron smiled as he ran over to the main computer.

"DECA, course to Phadoes," Kelron stated.

"Acknowledged," DECA answered.

Kelron pushed a few buttons with a smile. "Did it!" He announced.

"You've been teaching your son how to put in coordinates?" Trent asked.

Andros picked Kelron up again. "Never too young to start training," Andros replied.

"Yeah and how long did it take you to convince Ashley?" Tommy asked.

Andros shot him a small glare before sending Kelron off to play on the simu-deck. "Ashley? As in the Yellow Space Ranger?" Kira asked.

"One and only," Andros replied.

Andros leaned against the wall. "You married her?" Ethan asked.

"Looks like it if I'm wearing a ring and we have a son," Andros replied.

Kira bit her tongue as she thought about how Andros and Ashley could've dated while they were being Rangers.

After awhile, the rest of the Rangers separated to go do some exploring on the Astro Megaship Mark II. However, Kira went to find Andros.

Andros was working on a few things on the bridge when Kira came on. "Um…Andros?" She called. Andros looked over his shoulder to see Kira there.

"Oh hey, Kira," he answered.

"I have something to ask you."

"Alright."

Kira sat in a chair and looked at him. "How could you and Ashley date while you were all over the universe?" She asked. Andros laughed slightly and sat down.

"Lots and lots of luck…no I'm joking," he replied.

"Then how?"

Andros shrugged his shoulders. "If you love someone so much, you're able to find time to be with them. Ashley and I were able to find time. We had a few dates. But the dating didn't really matter to us," Andros replied. Kira gave him a quizzical look. "It's the fact that she and I were together. That's all that mattered. As you can see…" Andros started. Kelron ran in and he got into Andros's lap. "Things turned out great," he finished. Kira smiled to see Andros being a great dad.

"Thanks," she answered.

Andros was still playing with the little Megaship that Kelron got when Kira got up. "It's about Conner isn't it?" He asked without looking up. Kira stopped.

"How did you know?" She asked.

Andros laughed as he handed the toy back to Kelron. "Funny thing about having telekinesis," he replied. Kira leaned against the wall. "Being in love with someone while they're evil. That would be my best friend's experience. But I can tell you this. It's not easy," he commented. Kira sighed and wrapped her arms around herself.

"What do I do? I can't destroy him," she answered.

Andros sighed and he watched as Kelron started to fall asleep against him. "I have something to tell you that Tommy probably didn't tell you," he informed. Andros sat back in his chair and told Kira all about Karone from the time she was kidnapped to the time he accidentally killed her on the Dark Fortress. "Now, my sister's on Miranoi, the happiest girl in the universe," he finished.

"But she was your sister how could you cope?" She asked.

Andros sighed and he kissed the top of Kelron's head. "It's not a walk in the park that's for sure," he replied. Kira sighed. "It affected me in so many ways. I woke up sweating at nights because I dreamt about her kidnapping. Kira sat down and she played with the hem of her shirt. "Damn why couldn't Ashley be here? She's so much better at this than I am," he commented.

"I just don't want to hurt him, because it's not Conner," she put in.

"Sound like me how I didn't want to hurt Astronema because she was Karone," he answered.

Kira pushed her hair out of her face. "Things will work out in the end, Kira. That's all I can really tell you," he stated. He reached into his pocket and he handed her a picture. "There's my sister Karone and her two kids," he added. Kira smiled as she looked at the picture and noticed the Red Galaxy Ranger, Leo standing behind her. "Oh and her husband, Leo," he added. Kira gave him a quizzical look and Andros shrugged. "As long as she's happy I don't care," he stated. Just then the computer went off.

"We have arrived at Phadoes," DECA informed.

"Thanks, DECA," Andros answered.

He looked up to see the others coming in. "I'm going to teleport you guys down here and contact me as soon as you get your powers," he instructed.

"Got it. Thanks Andros," Tommy answered.

"Hey, I owe you one," Andros commented.

Kira gave Tommy a quizzical look, but then they were teleported to the surface.