Twenty-four hours later. Just as Madam Oedius had promised. Twenty-four hours after her kidnapping, Kelly watched her friends race off into battle. It was a little unsettling to see, not because she was worried for the Rangers, though that did cross her mind, but because it meant Madam Oedius' words were true. At the very least, when it came to the Rangers and trouble, she could be trusted.

Sarah had, fortunately, agreed to sit out the fight. She was helping from the Ranger base, keeping out of sight with the hopes that Madam Oedius wouldn't know she hadn't been injected with the poison.

Kelly wandered around school as the fight took place, keeping an eye on the news through her classmates' phones and their chatter. She was sure that, through them, she would hear if there was anything unusual going on. It was her way of helping the Rangers.

She was good with secrets. She had kept her sexuality hidden from her parents for sixteen years, as well as the bullying she faced at her former school because of it. She had kept the Rangers' secret, even from them. Yet, this felt like the biggest secret – hiding the truth from Madam Oedius. And the consequences of spilling this secret were big.

Kelly settled in the cafeteria. Close enough to a group of students watching the fight on their phone that she could hear what was going on, but not to close for them to suspect she was listening. She thought maybe, while the Rangers were in battle, she could get a little writing done. This would be the perfect time to study them, as they worked together, now that she knew about their real identities. However, as she scrambled to get her notebook out of her bag, her hands still shaking from her worries, she noticed a man walk by.

Whether he was new to the school or not, she couldn't tell. She was still new herself and so unfamiliar faces didn't mean much to her yet. Though this wasn't exactly an unfamiliar face. She knew this man. She had seen him in the alley. He had taken her to Madam Oedius' lab. He had threatened to kill her.

She gasped when she saw him, and his eyes locked with hers. He made his way over to her as she froze in panic. He sat down.

"I see the pink Ranger is missing in action," he said. "Can I take this as confirmation you did as Madam Oedius asked?"

Kelly nodded her head, "I-I did."

"Good," he said. "Can I see?"

"See? See what?"

"Madam Oedius will refuse to let me return until I see with my own eyes that the pink Ranger is out of action," he said. "Take me to her."

"She's not in battle, just as Madam Oedius asked."

"I am unarmed," the man said and pat his own chest to show Kelly there was nothing more than a shirt on his back. "Madam Oedius will hold up her end of the deal and not kill the pink Ranger if you've honoured your word."

"I…"

"Take me to the pink Ranger now, or I will destroy this school," he said. "Are you really willing to risk all their lives?"

He gestured around the cafeteria. Kelly could easily count several dozen people, all having a good time watching the Rangers fight, unaware that a monster was amongst them. Suddenly, he grabbed her by the arm and squeezed tight.

"Now," he growled and pulled her up. Kelly nodded her head and while he still held her, she walked him out into the hall. She thought about leading him astray, but when she hesitated between two directions in the hallway and he pulled her in closer and put his arm around her neck, she knew not to risk it. Sarah had Mick and RedBot by her side, and while Kelly wasn't sure how well they could handle themselves in a fight, it was certainly better to have the three of them against this man than just her.

"Fine, fine," she said and pulled against his arm, trying to loosen his hold around her neck, though he was far too strong. "This way."

She took him to shop class then knocked on the door to the paint room. When the door opened, she thought the man might give up holding her in favour of looking around, but he pulled her in with him.

Sarah, seeing a strange man had her girlfriend by the neck, dropped her headset, leaving the Rangers to fend for themselves. She glared angrily at the man, "Let her go."

"Pink Ranger, I presume?" he asked her with a tone that made Kelly's stomach knot. He turned his attention to Mick and RedBot, "Unless, of course, this beauty is dating one of you."

"And can I presume you're Madam Oedius' latest pet?" Sarah asked, her hand wrapped firmly around her Power Star.

"Pet?" he asked and shook his head with a laugh. "More like protégé."

"I don't care who you are," Sarah said. "Let her go."

He spotted the syringe under a microscope, filled with the poison. A clear sign it hadn't been used. He shook his head, "Madam Oedius doesn't take kindly to traitors. A deal was made. This girl was only to be set free if you were made to take the poison. Since that hasn't happened, she's to return to the lab."

Kelly felt the man start to back up, pulling her with him. What happened after that was a blur, but she felt the man let her go. She crawled away, trying to block out the sound of metal hitting metal.

"Quick!" Mick called, pulling her to her feet then taking her behind a work bench, where he and RedBot had also taken cover, "You're safe here. I've called the others back."

"Can't you help?" Kelly asked and she heard a crash. Mick shook his head rapidly.

"No, no, no. I'm a lover, not a fighter," he winced when there was another crash. "Besides, Sarah only needs to hold out until the others get back. They aren't too far, it shouldn't be long."

"RedBot?" Kelly looked to the robot. He seemed to gulp, or at least it was the equivalent for him, then stood up.

Almost immediately he was hit by a chair that went flying across the room. Kelly let out a little scream and Mick dragged RedBot back until the cover of the workbench.

"We leave the fighting up to the Rangers," he explained to Kelly. "It works better that way."

"So she's on her own?" Kelly gasped. Had she known that, she never would have brought the man to the lab. She would have figured something else out.

Or so, that was what she wanted to believe. The thought of misleading him had only crossed her mind. The moment he threatened her, she caved. She had been too afraid to do anything.

She had quickly agreed to Madam Oedius' deal. She had told Sarah about it, but left Sarah and her friends to try and find a solution, offering none of her own help. Even if this Ranger stuff was all new to her, there had to be something she could have done. A way to help.

She had ducked out of the Ranger base when the fight started and as soon as a threat presented itself, she brought him right to Sarah, hoping she could fix the problem.

When her father had yelled at her, she had run. She needed Hayley and Calvin to save her. She was relying on Hayley's family now to keep her sheltered and safe. Though she kept telling her friends and herself that she would have figured something out, she doubted that was true.

When she had been teased and bullied at her old school, she did nothing about it. She didn't stand up for herself, she didn't tell a teacher or her parents. When trouble knocked, she let it walk in and make itself at home.

"I… I…" she muttered but then didn't say much more. Mick or RedBot didn't have time to ask her what she was trying to say as the workbench was lifted from behind them and slammed into the wall. Kelly was grabbed and dragged off. The last thing she saw before she was taken was Sarah pulling a syringe from her shoulder and the syringe she had taken from Madam Oedius was still on the table where Mick had left it.

"No!" Sarah shouted as the intruder took Kelly. The door to the Ranger base closed behind them. Sarah leapt to her feet to try and go after them, but barely made it out to the classroom before she started to feel woozy. Just as she stumbled, Mick propped her up.

"We'll get her back," he promised. "The others are already on their way. I'll send them out, I promise."

"It'll be too late," Sarah said but her words were slurred. Mick could hear it right away and knew he couldn't let her go.

"They'll do everything they can," he promised her. "And while they bring her home, let's make sure she's got someone to come home too, alright? She's been through enough as is."

"But…"

"It'll be fine," Mick said and set Sarah down on the floor, propping her up against the wall until he could find a better place for her to rest. When he turned around, RedBot was looking to him with worry.

"It'll be fine?" he asked.

"Just… redirect the Rangers," Mick told him. "I'll take care of this."

"But Mick, if that's…"

"I've got this, RedBot!" Mick shouted which caused RedBot to jump. "Redirect the others! I'll figure something out."

Not wanting to cause Mick to yell anymore, RedBot did as he was asked. If he had a stomach, though, he knew it would be sick.