WenWen – How could you dislike Zel? It's not like she tried to kill Ashley and hook up with Andros.
JasonLeeScott. – Zhane will come in by the end of chapter 25. So bear with me.
The Rangers arrived back in the megaship. Cassie took T.J. to the infirmary to make sure he wasn't seriously injured, while Carlos and Ashley went to the bridge, leaving Andros to lock up Astronema in the brig. The brig was small, just big enough to fit one people, similar to a prison cell. There was no door, but there was a force field active to prevent escape.
"The ship has a brig?" Ashley asked after learning from Andros that Astronema had been placed there.
"Hey, how come you never stuck one of us in there when we first met?" Carlos asked.
"I couldn't let you guys communicate with each other. Besides, I've only got two, and they can only fit one person each." Andros answered. "Let's go back to Earth."
Andros set course for Earth at maximum hyperrush.
Cassie and T.J. were in the infirmary, demorphed. T.J. laid on the bed while Cassie scanned him to make sure there were no fractures or broken bones.
"Does it still hurt?" Cassie asked.
"Not as much. I just hope I don't have gym class this first semester, or else I'm going to be in a lot of pain." T.J. joked.
"It's our last year. It's going to be so tough. We have S.A.T.s and we have to go to space. I don't know how I'll get any studying done." Cassie said, slightly worried.
"Any idea what school you might try to get into?" T.J. asked.
"Well, I wanted to go to a good Music School in the east coast. How about you?"
"I don't care, as long as I'm close to you." T.J. said romantically.
Cassie smiled and kissed him.
The Megaship arrived back on Earth. It was the last time the rangers, excluding Andros, would have as much free time.
"Sorry for all the trouble." Ashley said to Andros. She was sitting on his lap on the Bridge.
"I don't mind." Andros replied.
"At least we'll have the weekends for missions." Ashley said.
"I don't think I'm going to go on any missions for a short while." Andros said.
"Why's that?"
"I'm going to be busy interrogating Astronema." Andros answered.
"Do you think she'll talk?"
"We'll see."
The Dark Fortress arrived at Abadoria.
"Search for lifesigns.!" Ecliptor ordered. He would be in so much trouble if Astronema went missing. Dark Specter would be furious.
"Princess Astronema's bio signature is not on the planet." A Quantron reported.
"Incoming transmission from Darkonda." Another Quantron reported.
"Darkonda? Put it through."
"Ecliptor? Where is princess Astronema?"
"She is away on a mission." Ecliptor lied.
"Lies. I know she is missing!"
"How do you know that?!" Ecliptor demanded.
"I have my sources. But I also know where Astronema is right now. Meet me on Onyx. This transmission is not secure so I can't say anything."
The transmission ended before Ecliptor had a chance to agree. Ecliptor needed to find Astronema, and fast.
"Set course for Onyx." Ecliptor ordered.
Astronema woke up from her long sleep. She opened her eyes and quickly realized she was not on the Dark Fortress. She shot up and looked around. She also noticed her restraints which seemed to have been deactivated, but were still on.
Her armor was missing, and was just wearing her black outfit and boots. She also noticed that her sleeves were cut off. Her staff was gone as well.
"Where am I?" she wondered.
The door opened and Andros walked in with his blaster by his side.
"You!" Astronema exclaimed. Andros ignored her and stood in front of a control console.
He set the blaster down on a table next to the control console.. "I'm going to ask you a series of questions. If you answer them truthfully, you'll live." Andros lied. "Where is Zordon?"
"I will never tell you anything." She replied.
"Where are your shipyards and Quantron production facilities located?"
"I will enjoy killing you once I get out of here."
"What is the Dark Fortress's weakness?"
"I remember your father. It was fun torturing him, making him beg for his life like a pathetic fool. I think I'll test your limits as well."
Andros looked at Astronema with eyes of anger and hate. He wanted to kill her, but he knew he shouldn't. He knew he had to try to get information out of her.
"This is your last chance before I hurt you. Where are your Quantron production facilities located?"
"Die." She said hatefully.
Andros pressed a few buttons on the console. "I'm going to enjoy this." He said before pressing one last button.
Immediately, Astronema fell to the ground, screaming in pain.
Andros pressed the last button again. He had electrocuted her.
"Where is Zordon being held?" Andros yelled furiously.
"You think this will make me ta-" Astronema interrupted by another shock.
"I am going to increase the voltage. I'll stop if you just talk." Andros warned.
Astronema got up slowly and stood defiantly, waiting for the shock. Andros dropped his finger onto the button. Astronema fell again. This time, her scream was louder. It could be heard throughout the deck. She grabbed her head as she screamed in pain. Her hair turned from the bright, blue color to blonde.
"Where is he?!" Andros screamed, too angry to care about her sudden hair color change. She didn't respond. She was still recovering from her previous shock. Andros shocked her again.
Andros stopped. Astronema reached into her outfit and pulled out a gold, oval locket. The metal locket was conducting electricity, making the shocks worse, so she took it out, so that it would touch the black suit which was nonconductive. .
Andros saw the locket. He activated the restraints on Astronema, which created artificial gravity, causing Astronema to fall to the ground immobilized. Andros lowered the force field and walked over to her cell. He grabbed the locket, tore it off of Astronema, and walked back to the control panel. He raised the force field again and deactivated the restraints.
"Give that back." Astronema barely managed to say.
Andros looked at the locket. It was the same as the one he had. He opened the locket and saw the two pictures in it. The two pictures were of Andros and Karone.
"Where did you get this?" Andros asked.
"Where?!" he screamed.
"I've always had it." Astronema said before passing out.
Andros's eyes widened in shock. He couldn't believe it. He wanted to deny it. He had finally found his sister. It was Astronema. He also came to the sick realization that he had just tortured his own sister, the one he spent his life searching for. Andros dropped the locket. His hands were shaking. He just could not believe what he had done. He didn't know what to do, so he left the brig. All he could do was think of the fact that he had just tortured his own sister, and enjoyed it.
A/N – So let's recap.
Astronema killed their dad, and Andros tortured his own sister. That's gotta mess up a family. Wait til the others find out.
Did you like it? I know it's sadistic kinda, and like mean, but still, all that drama, and the drama to come after.
BTW, do you guys want the titles to the upcoming chapters? Almost like a spoiler, but not actually a spoiler. Let me know please. It'll be like a tease by giving you the one word titles. Not like it'll spoil too much. Your choice.