Disclaimer: As much as I would like for it to be, Power Rangers is not my creation.

Phantom Rogue: They will definately recover with each other's help. It will just take some time.

tay: No worries there. They will stay in prision (unless I decide to do a sequel then they might get out).

Alexandra Khayman: Well, the next chapter will be a little rough on Andros but after that everything should be alright.

Mita427: Actually, they will stay there unless I decide to write a sequel, but I don't know about that yet.

Ch. 26 Truth

It wasn't long before Ashley and Andros boarded the Megaship. Andros carefully carried his sleeping wife off the shuttle. He quickly and silently gave Zhane a short version of what had happened before hurrying to put Ashley in bed. He returned a moment later not surprised to find seven questioning looks waiting for him.

"You may want to sit down," he suggested. "It's a long story." By the time he finished tears were streaming down his face. Donna came and wrapped her arms around him, offering him the support he needed.

"It will be okay," Donna promised. "At least we all know the truth now."

"What do I do about my mom?" he questioned. "I've hated her for so long and I don't know if she'll forgive me."

"She'll forgive you," Donna whispered. "You're her son and she loves you more than anything." Andros nodded against her shoulder and then pulled away.

"Ashley's waking up," he stated and headed down the corridor. "Hey, beautiful," he stated from the doorway. "How are you feeling?"

"I can't believe he killed my dad," she replied in a small, scared voice. "I trusted him, my family trusted him and it was all a lie." Tears spilled over and Andros wrapped her tightly in his arms.

"It'll be okay," he promised. "We're together and no one can separate us."

"What about your mom?" she asked, happy to concentrate on anything other than her own pain.

"I don't know yet," he answered honestly. "I want to find her and make sure what they told us was the truth. If it is I really want to work things out with her."

"Sounds like that's our next big plan," Ashley replied. "Now, just to decide where to start looking."

"That shouldn't be a problem," a voice added from the doorway. They turned to find Karone standing there, a sad smile on her face. At her brother's confused look she added, "She's on the Dark Fortress. Several years ago a man, our father, brought her in and Dark Specter told me to keep her locked up. Hopefully she's still there."

"Let's go," Andros stated, helping Ashley up from the bed. He stopped by the crib and smiled down at his sleeping children. "Soon you'll have another grandmother that will love you just as much as the one you have."

"We have the location of the Dark Fortress," Zhane informed them as they took their seats on the Bridge. "What now?"

"We find a way onboard," Andros stated simply. "And then I'll go get my mom."

"You are not going alone!" Everyone exclaimed.

"I didn't mean it like that," he defended. "I just meant I was going to get her back. I know no one here would let me go alone."

"So, we'll all go," Carlos concluded. At Andros' nod they began looking for entrances to get them on the enemy's ship. "I've got it." Everyone gathered around Carlos and stared at the screen.

"That's the direct entrance to the holding cells," Karone explained. "The only guards are Quantrons so getting in shouldn't be hard unless someone else is there."

"Alright," Andros began, a plan already forming in his mind, "Karone and I will get our mom. Ashley, Zhane, and Cassie can watch one door while T.J. and Carlos watch the other."

"What about us?" Marcus questioned.

"You guys are going to watch what's going on outside," Andros explained. "We'll need to know if and when it's safe for us to come back."

"Can't you just teleport in and out?" Donna asked, obviously concerned.

"DECA can't control where we land," Karone replied. "So, it's actually safer for us to go in another way."

"When do we go?" was T.J.'s only reply

"We'll leave tonight," Andros decided. "That will give us enough time to get closer to the Dark Fortress." Everyone nodded and left the Bridge to get some rest. "So, what do you suggest we do to pass the time?" Ashley's only answer was to drag him towards their room after telling her brothers telepathically to get the twins. She pushed him through the door and barely had time to lock it before Andros carried her over to the bed.

"Wait," Ashley stated breathlessly after some rather demanding kisses from her husband, "just so you know, if I end up pregnant I will kick you butt."

"You know," Andros laughed, "usually there are no complaints about this until afterwards." Ashley's laugh was cut short by Andros pressing his lips to her and then everything else was forgotten by both of them.

A/N: Sorry for the wait. School's been rough. Please Review!