"Well, Mind Shifter. It looks like you did a good job." Nina said with a smile.

She watched as the yellow and red ranger started talking. Then the silver ranger crawled out of the scene, and the yellow ranger began to get angry. The two rangers split up and ran in opposite directions of the ship.

"A ranger that got lost on his own ship. I don't think this could get any better."

Nina held her staff up high and purple electricity sparkled over her head. The Astronema costume disappeared, leaving the real Nina. Dressed in a pink tank top and jean mini-skirt, with dark brown curls falling across her shoulders, she looked ready to go to the beach.

"Well, I'm off to have a life again. This evil stuff is tough business. Keep an eye on the rangers, and contact me if things get worse." Nina held up the staff again, and she disappeared in a swirl of pink lights.

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"Zhane!" Ashley called out, jogging through the halls of the Megaship. "Zhane, you can come out. You won! We don't want to play anymore."

As Ashley rounded the corner, she saw a flash of red before she was falling backwards onto her butt.

"Ooof!" Ashley exhaled.

"Ash!" Andros gasped. He held out a hand to help the girl up, but she pushed it away and jumped to her feet.

"Let's keep looking. He has to be around here somewhere." Ashley stormed past Andros, not glad to have run into him, literally.

"Come on, Ash!" Andros called out, but Ashley had disappeared in the maze of the Megaship. Andros let out a frustrated sigh and continued his search.

'All I did was say we should hide Zhane so that Karone didn't find him.' Andros thought to himself. 'I didn't think Zhane would hear it and want to play hide-and-seek!'

"Zhane! Come on out, Zhane!"

"Why are you calling for Zhane?" Karone wondered as she stepped out of the glider bay with a glass in her hand.

"Um…he wanted to play hide-and-seek." Andros explained.

"Really? He doesn't seem like the guy to do that."

"Oh, he is!" Andros forced a smile. "He's being a little extra…childish today."

"Well, I'm going to be in my room. I guess you can have DECA tell me if you have problems…seeking him." Karone smiled, and Andros forced another smile back at her. He watched as she walked down the hall, then let out a breath of relief.

"DECA, please don't tell Karone that we lost Zhane." Andros muttered to the AI computer sitting in the hall.

"Confirmed." DECA replied.

Andros continued roaming the halls of the ship. He felt like he had walked past the simudeck five times before he sat down against the wall and gave up.

"This is hopeless." Andros leaned his head back against the wall and closed his eyes. Then he heard it: a soft giggle. Andros' eyes flew open, and he looked down the hall just in time to see a pair of feet going around the corner.

Andros jumped to his feet and sprinted after what he knew was Zhane. No one else on the ship crawled. Andros speeded down the hall and was soon in sight of Zhane. The boy laughed and tried moving faster on his knees. Andros caught up with Zhane and grabbed the back of his jacked.

"No, 'dros!" Zhane yelled.

"Well, at least you know who I am," Andros muttered. He lifted the jacket and tried setting Zhane on his feet, but Zhane just toppled over and began to whine. "Come on, Zhane! I need you to stand up!"

"Zhane, come here!" Ashley called sweetly. Andros turned his head at the sound of her voice. She was crouched down at the end of the hall, smiling and holding her arms out. Zhane smiled and crawled over to her.

"Drosy mean!" Zhane pouted, crossing his arms over his chest and sticking his tongue out at the red ranger.

Ashley's eyes flashed in the direction of her boyfriend. Andros felt sweat begin to bead on his forehead as he smiled sheepishly. Now he had two out of the three rangers still on this ship mad at him.

'Can I talk to you?' Andros asked in his mind.

"Hey, Zhane. How about you go find your friend Karone?"

"Kawone!" Zhane exclaimed happily. "I like Kawone!"

"We'll, she's playing hide-and-seek with you. You have to go find her."

Zhane nodded head and crawled off. Ashley got to her feet and slowly walked over to Andros.

"Ash…I…well…I didn't…" Andros stuttered.

"I'm not just mad at you." Ashley cut in. Andros let out a breath and let her finish. "Its just all piling up now. I only have half of my memory back, and Zhane and Karone are getting worse, and you…"

"Lost Zhane," Andros finished.

"No. You…don't trust me."

Andros had to work hard not to let his mouth fall slack.

"What are you talking about?"

"Every time I get excited about getting my memory back, you put me down, saying it's just this one time. Or just in the bedroom, you thought that only when we kissed could I get my memory back."

"It isn't that I don't trust you. I just…I feel like I need to be cautious. I can't get my hopes up, because every time I do, things just get worse. It's a flaw that I have."

"Well, I think you should be more optimistic." Ashley pointed out.

"You tell me that everyday." Andros replied with a smile. Ashley smiled back and they leaned in for a kiss when the AI robot spoke.

"Andros, I think there is something on Earth you should see."

Andros ran past Ashley towards the bridge. He felt bad about cutting their talk short, but DECA always knew when to tell him about things.

On the bridge, Andros ordered for the viewing screen to be put up. He saw a girl in a pink top and jean skirt laughing with a Hispanic boy in a black shirt and jeans.

"Who's…?" Ashley started to ask as she ran onto the deck, out of breath.

"Nina's with Carlos. Who knows what she could do. We have to go get him." Andros ran past Ashley again, but stopped before stepping out into the hall. "You coming?"

Ashley nodded her head and grabbed Andros' hand as they ran. Andros entwined his fingers with hers and squeezed. He had Ashley back on his side, now he had to go save the rest of his team.

A/n: Okay, I have to make a few disclaimers.

1) In the last chapter, when Karone is talking about how she had no control over her body, I got that from Phantom Rogue's story Somebody to Love. I love it, so you should all go read it!

2) The "Dros" and "Drossy" are from Ashley Hammond Astro Yellow. Sadly, I was reading her comments to other readers, and I thought it was cute, and it reminded me of a little kid. So I decided to use it.

I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. And I will tell you, things are going to get worse before they get better. Reviews will make my day even better, and hopefully help me update faster!