The Dark Cheetah

Summary: Lily's dark past is finally catching up with her. How will she cope when her two best friends find out her darkest secret? Casey/Lily, Theo/Fran.

Disclaimer: I don't own Power Rangers.

Chapter 10:

A/N- I have two months free after my GCSE exams before I start Sixth Form College in the autumn. I am hoping to finish this story by then. (Touch wood)

Dark Cavern

Fran woke up with a start. She could hear voices but she couldn't work out what was being said. There was a dull throbbing in her temple and she shook her head to try to clear the pain. It didn't help. She then tried to move her hands but she couldn't move them. She felt cold metal on her wrists and a cold, hard surface on her back. She also heard the sound of rattling chains but she couldn't see the chains because there was a black blindfold wrapped tightly around her eyes. She let out a muffled sound through her tight gag.

'Where am I?' Fran thought to herself. 'The last thing that I remember is seeing Theo getting hit on the head and a man whispering in my ear. I hope that Theo is all right.'She shed a single tear through her blindfold.

Meanwhile, Zak and Jamie were talking in low voices in the same room that Fran was chained up in. These were the voices that she could hear.

'We have to do something about Father,' Zak told his younger brother. 'He is going mental! I swear that one day he is going to kill us both and not bat an eyelid about it.'

'Yes, I agree with you, but what are we going to do?' Jamie asked his older brother. 'He is far stronger than us and he seems to have eyes everywhere.'

'Then we will get help,' Zak said.

'Where are we going to find people who know how to fight and are willing to help us?' Jamie asked.

'I don't know about finding people who are willing to help us, but I do know a group of people, who have the ability to fight, and win,' Zak answered.

'Who are you talking about?' Jamie asked, sounding confused.

'Think about it. Who are the only people around here who can successfully fight Dai Shi?' Zak asked.

'The Power Rangers Jungle Fury team,' Jamie said through a small smile.

'Exactly,' Zak said, returning the smile.

'And how, pray tell, are we going to get their help?' Jamie asked.

'Listen closely, little brother, and I will tell you,' Zak replied. Jamie and Zak huddled together while they discussed a plan on how to get the help of the Power Rangers.

JKP

Casey and Lily were finishing of the task of cleaning the tables in the restaurant. 'Are you ok Lil?' Casey asked.

'Yeah, I am thanks. Why?' Lily asked, not looking up from the table she was cleaning.

'It's just that you have seemed distracted all day and you have cleaned that table six times already,' Casey said while walking over towards Lily.

'I can't stop thinking about my Father. What he said really scared me. I should've gone with him,' Lily said, putting down her cleaning cloth.

Casey hugged Lily and said to her, 'If you did go with his then I would've done everything in my power to get you back.'

'Why? What's so important about me that you would risk your life to save me?' Lily said to Casey's chest.

'I like you Lil, more than a friend and definitely more than a little sister. I want to get the chance to date you. Now I don't know what your feelings for Theo are but I want you to know how I feel about you,' Casey said.

'I like you to Casey and you have nothing to worry about Theo. I see him more as a best friend now.' Lily said. She looked up from Casey's chest and looked around the restaurant. 'Theo has been gone for a long time. I hope that he's ok.'

'I'm sure he's fine. You know how deadly Theo is with those tonfa's of is,' Casey said while rubbing small circles on Lily's back.

'Yeah, you're right. I worry too much about him,' Lily sighed. Just then, the restaurant door burst open and Theo came stumbling in. 'Theo!' Lily shouted as she ran over to Theo. She caught him just before he fell over. She then led him towards the nearest chair and helped him to sit down.

'What happened man,' Casey asked Theo.

'I don't know. I was walking Fran home to make sure she was ok but then something hit me on the head. I passed out and when I woke, Fran was missing,' Theo said weakly. He then looked up and his eyes focused on Lily. 'They took her, those stupid Rampark people! This is you fault, Lil; you should've gone with him! If you did, then none of this would've happened!' Theo shouted the last part.

RJ came into the restaurant from the kitchen and said, 'Theo, what happened to you? You look awful.'

'This is all happened because of me. I should've gone with him.' Lily said dejectedly.

Who knows when the next update will be but I will try to update within the next year. Until next time,

Red Shadow Ranger