Disclaimer: As much as I would like for it to be, Power Rangers is not my creation.
Dancer1: Hope you like it.
Jessica01: I had a great time but I'm glad to be home.
Star Fata: There'll be a lot more brotherly love.
Phantom Rogue: Yeah. Zhane thinks he owes Andros now.
Sltherin-Angel44: Here's more.
Ch. 10 Trouble On the Home Front
Five years passed quickly for the colony of KO-35, as Andros, Zhane, Bryce, and Zarkin quickly grew to ages 10, 12, and 15 and their other two rangers, Rylan, 11, and Akako, 13, were quickly growing into a small family on their own. Dark Specter's attacks had been quiet regular but for some unknown reason they had stopped. Kinwon had taken this opportunity to give the young rangers time to spend with their families. Andros and his older brothers had decided to keep it a secret from their parents because it was very close to KO-35's Parents' Day (Mother's Day and Father's Day together) and had told them that they would have training and wouldn't be able to make it home. They had all been working extremely hard to save up some extra money to by their parents presents and had finally saved enough to buy them a new Comm System so they would be able to talk to each other more often.
After they had picked up the present they headed for their house. As they neared it the smell of smoke filled the air and they rushed forward. It didn't take long for their house to come into view with flames shooting out of the roof. Zarkin threw down the gift as they all broke into sprints and ran through the front door of the burning house. Andros went immediately in search of Kilee, leaving his brothers to find their parents. He found her on her bed room floor gasping for breath.
"Andros?" she questioned weakly.
"It's going to be okay," he whispered, the smoke beginning to have an affect on his breathing. He hurried and gathered Kilee into his arms and carried her out of the house. "Stay here," he ordered as he ran back into the house to help get his parents. When he got to their bedroom he saw Bryce and Zarkin dragging Zel towards the door. Andros rushed over and helped Zhane lift their mother off the floor. "We have to hurry! The roof's getting ready to cave in!" They went as fast as they could and made it out just as the roof fell. By that time the fire department and ambulances were there.
They hurried over and relieved the boys of their parents weight. All four of them fell to the ground and they were all rushed to the hospital. Andros was the first to wake up and began fighting the doctor when he didn't see any of his family in the room.
"Relax, Andros," Dr. Shocker whispered. "Your brothers are in the next room. We'll let you see them in a little while."
"What happened?" he questioned, only remembering bits and pieces of his day.
"You and your brothers saved your parents and your sister from your house. It had been set on fire after they had all been gassed," the doctor answered honestly. "We believe it might have been an attack by Dark Specter, but the police and Ranger Academy are still looking into it." Andros only nodded, his eye lids becoming heavy once again as a nurse put medicine in his I.V. "You just rest and I'll be back to see you in a little while."
It was a month before all of them were allowed to go home. Andros had caught a severe case of pneumonia and Kilee had been placed in Intensive Care because of all the smoke she had inhaled. The Ranger Academy had found traces of alien material in several rooms of the house and saw it as an attack by Dark Specter. They had quickly moved the other rangers' parents into the Academy and had put surveillance personnel with Andros and his family at the hospital. After they had moved all their things that had survived into their new home at the Academy Andros and his brothers told their parents about the gift the had bought for them. Unfortunately, it had been broken in the rush to save their parents but they all agreed that their family's safety was far more important.
"Well," Zel began as his sons returned from another day of training, "how'd it go today?" He had to admit, if only to himself, he liked living here much better than at their house now that they got to see all their children everyday.
"Pretty good," Zhane answered, but he noticed that Andros looked different somehow. "Don't ask," his son warned. Silently he added, 'I'll explain later.' Zel just nodded and let his youngest son go to his room. "He likes Akako, but I think he's afraid that she doesn't like him."
"Why wouldn't she?" he questioned.
"He's been kind of hard on her lately," Zhane replied. "He yells at her a lot but at the same time has obvious feelings for her. I think she may remind him of Karone."
"Have you talked to him about it?" his father asked, glancing up the stairs.
"I've tried, but all he does is change the subject or say he has work to do," he answered.
"I'll try later," Zel stated determinedly.
"Thanks, Dad," Zhane replied as he too headed up the stairs for a well earned rest.
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