PART TWENTY-NINE: The Ultimate Battle Between Light and Dark Part Two

"I agree." Everything seemed ok, but there was something in the back of Tommys mind nagging at him. He didnt know why. "Unfortunately we have no idea where they are. Cant we just kill some random people today, cause a little mayham in town?"

Jason could tell what Karone was thinking. It had taken him awhile but he thought that he could read her fairly well now. "Dont worry Karone. We will both make it through this. I promise." Jason ran a hand through Karone hair, he chuckled. "Besides, Tommy and Kat cant reach us while we are in space."

Dustin was more than a little confused, but he was awestruck at this womans beauty so he went along with it. "Oh ok, I guess." He muttered the last part under his breath. "Well the only way to stop a confrontation between your parents and everyone else. Is to find a way to make them good again. Which we already tried and it didnt work."

"Alright, go rangers, go now." Xander nodded and took Madisons hand in his. "Lets go."

Kat sighed. Lately she had been feeling a bit weird. She would rather torture people and the rangers instead of killing them. "I would rather watch White Ranger suffer." She said wickedly. Trent had been a pain since they had turned him back. Kira was willing but she had started to feel like she should be with Trent. Kats eyes sparkled with excitement. "Lets force Trent to come after Kira cause we are torturing her." Kat said excitedly.

Kira had been down in the basement trying to use the computer to find Trent. She needed to find him so he could get her out of here! A white dot appeared near the house on the screen and she smiled. "Bingo." She stood up to go after him.

Karone sighed. "I know but this is Kat and Tommy we are talking about. They will eventually find out you and I are up here and will try to get us to come down." Karone lay her head on Jason's chest. "I don't want you to get hurt." Knowing Tommy as well as she did she knew he would try to get Jason to fight him. Then he would try to make Astronema return which scared Karone even more!

Aster sighed. "Look Dustin I am here to prevent that!" She took out a sort of handheld computer and pushed a few buttons. Her eyes turned to big blue saucers. "Oh no this can't be happening!" She pushed a few more buttons. "Dammit mother." She hissed. "She sent me to real time not our universe!" Using her free hand she smacked her forehead and shook her head her dark hair like Tommy's gently seeming to stroke her cheek. What the heck was she suppose to do here! Trying and turn her parents good ya right! The Kat here would lose her mind if a girl from another dimension told her she was her daughter!

Madison held tight to Xander's hand as they left the forest and came upon the street. There was chaos all over and she had to pull Xander with her behind a van to avoid being hit with a chair. "Okay now what?" She whispered to Xander. It was a lot worse up here then they had thought!

Tommy smiled at the spark in Kats eye. "Whatever you wish. Its not like anyone can stop us."

Tommy kissed Kat then leapt out of the bed and got dressed. He knew his Kat was in a playful mood so he addressed her as such.

"Come on slow poke or you'll miss all the fun." With that Tommy left the room.

"We will stick together, as long as we are both protecting each other they cant harm us. I promise."

"Wait you're from another universe. Wow thats amazing. Your like Rachel Summers or Cable from the X men."

Dustin then realized how stupid he must've sounded. "Uhh, I mean. Well anyway..."

"Hmmmm."

Xander pulled out his wand and summoned forth a number of vines. He had the vines form a coccus around he and Madison. "Well now we can move around unhindered."

Kat giggled as she too hurried out of bed and got dressed. She chased after Tommy when she caught up to him she grabbed him from behind. "No fun without me." She teased.

Kira had come back inside for a drink of coffee. She rolled her eyes when she heard Tommy and Kat. Oh boy so much for peace and quiet. She walked out onto the porch with her coffee and sat down in the chair to look up at the sky. Now she would have to wait a bit before she went after Trent.

Karone sighed. "Don't make promises you can't keep." She whispered. Tommy and Kat had gotten so powerful. They had both Kira and Trent on their side now and they were still trying to get more followers. She did not add that she had no powers. She had tried to get Astronema's powers to work but it had almost consumed her. If it had not been for Jason she would already be on Tommy and Kats side! She loved Jason so much! She had not gotten the courage up to tell him so just yet.

Aster smiled. "I know bout x men but I never thought that I was like Rachel Summers or Cable." She said as she pushed her hair behind her ears. "It must just be luck that I came here instead of going back in time in my universe." She could not help it but Dustin made her heart flutter. Maybe there was a reason she came here instead of going back in time in her universe. Maybe just maybe she was sent here for Dustin! That could not be true could it? Getting a bit shy and embarrassed she tried to pull her hair in a ponytail and dropped her handheld computer on the ground. She leaned down to pick it up.

Madison smiled. "You are still full of surprises Xander." She said gleefully. She had the power to manipulate water but Xander could manipulate anything from nature just bout. "Now that we have protection which way should we go?" She asked looking around the area.

Tommy whipped Kat around and slipped his arm around hers. "Ok. No fun without you." Tommy spoke with a twinkle in his eye. "Lets find Kira."

"I never do." Jason let silence settle for a few moments before he spoke again. "Why dont we go see whats happening on the surface?"

"No let me get that for you." Dustin bent down at the same time she did and their heads collided slightly. "Oh crud Im sorry." Dustin picked up the computer and gave it to her. "Here ya go." Dustin was far too embarrassed to say or do anything else.

Xander looked around for a moment. "I guess we should head for Reefside. That is where most of the rangers have set up camp isn't it?"

Kat giggled as Tommy grabbed her. "She is outside." Kat said her eyes shining with mischief. "I think she had planned on going after Trent by herself." Kat was not sure how she had known that but she had. "What will we do to her first?" She asked as they headed downstairs.

Karone had to hold back her tears. What had she done to deserve a guy like Jason? She looked into his eyes and knew he was telling the truth. "Alright but we have to be careful." She said quietly. "The world is in chaos right now." She wanted to add that all the rangers were against each other pretty much but Jason already knew that. They had come up here to get away from it all for a short time.

Aster flinched as she rubbed her forehead. Why was Dustin making her feel like this?

"Thanks." When she reached toward Dustin to get her handheld computer their hands touched and it took Aster a little while before she finally pulled away. "Not again." She murmured her emotions showing at times it was almost like she was empathetic She had to turn away from Dustin. She could not throw herself at him! This was not the time. It took a lot of energy to hold back her emotions. They did calm down a bit but she was still drained and swayed a bit.

Madison nodded as she opened the van door. "Get in." She said as she found the keys under the visor. "You want to drive or should I?" She asked as a glass bottle hit the other side of the van and shattered.

"What to do to her?" He paused and continued.

"Whatever we do it must be out in th open so that Trent will definitely know about it. As for what we should do. How about hanging her from her toes, Ive heard its very painful. And it wont kill her so..."

"No kidding. The only people who dont seem to care about that is Tommy and Kat." Jason was quiet for a bit. "So where should we go?"

It was taking a lot on Dustins part to not just grab Aster. No think about Tori, you may be more attracted to this girl but she is your best friend!

Then he saw Aster sway as if she were about to fall. Dustin came to her side and held her up so that she would not fall. He smelled something on her that was amazing. He didnt know if it was shampoo or perfume or what. But it suddenly made resistance a lot harder. "Are you ok?"

"You drive." Xander said as he climbed in the other door. "I'll try to keep the big stuff from hitting us. Though I dont think I can do it all the way the way to Reefside."

Kat smiled. "Sounds like fun but there has to be something else we can do to her." She said thinking for a few seconds. "Lets torture her out in the open. We can hurt her." She said she thought the toe idea was different but she did not want to do that. "Lets tie her to a tree then torture her." She said with a gleam in her eyes.

Karone shook her head. "No where is really safe." She said wrapping her arms around Jason. "Though they seem to be leaving the Cyper Cafe alone lets go there." She said wishing they could just run away together and start a new life somewhere that it was peaceful and quiet.

Aster sighed her heart hammering in her chest as Dustin held her. "I have a small amount of empathetic powers." She said quietly. "I have a tough time keeping them at bay sometimes." She said wanting to turn and kiss Dustin. Though she was not sure if that was her own feelings or her empathetic powers taken over. It was so hard to resist the urge to kiss Dustin and have him hold her close. She tried to think bout Tori but her empathetic powers prevented that. She turned to face Dustin and kissed him. Then she pulled away blushing. "I am so sorry." She stammered.

Madison nodded and started the van and drove toward Reefside. "Be careful Xander. I don't want you to drain yourself trying to hide us from the mod." She said as she just avoided a group of teens destroying cars with spray paint and stuff.

"Out in the open, tied to a tree. Its perfect. We will definitely get Trent out in the open with that."

They continued walking until they were outside Kira's room. "Should I get her, or do you want to?"

"I'd bet you KO-35 is safe, and you've never let me see it. Oh well."

Jason broke away from her and went to the bridge to pilot the ship to Earth.

Empathy, that meant oh crud. She knows what Im feeling about her. Then Aster kissed him. Her lips were like some kind of addictive drug to Dustin, after she pulled away he wanted more.

"Don't be." Dustin held her chin and kissed her with more urgency than she had to him.

"I won't I'm only getting rid of the really big stuff."

He waved his wand real quick at a car which was about to crash into them and it went flying off in another direction.

"The smaller stuff Im not worrying about." Xander spoke with a grin.

Kat sighed. "I told you she is already outside." She said as she headed downstairs. She knew what she was talking about. She had heard Kira get up and go downstairs earlier. She turned and smiled at Tommy. "Well? I think we should do it together." She said firmly. "She is going to put up a fight. It will make even more fun."

Karone sighed. She was not ready for anyone to go back with her to KO-35 too many awful memories. That is where she first became Astronema. She was not ready to face that just yet.

"Don't pout." She teased Jason as she followed him to the bridge. "I told you before I am not ready to go face my past at KO-35." She said firmly sitting down in the copilot seat. These were the times she wished her brother was here. If Jason would not listen to her maybe he would listen to Andros. She looked down at her console and pushed a few buttons. If only Jason would just give her sometime maybe just maybe she would bring him to her home planet in time.

Aster felt every ounce of Dustin's feelings for her as he kissed her. All thoughts and worry bout Tori vanished it was just her and Dustin no one else.

She reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck. What was she doing? At the moment she did not care. The kiss ended and she pulled away to look him in the eyes. "Dustin what are we doing?" She whispered.

Madison nodded as they got out on the highway and away from their home town. She looked around. "Is there a side road we can take to get off of the highway?" She asked looking around for a side road anything that would get them out of the danger zone.

"A woman like Kira? You know she will put up a fight." The two made there way outside. *Look there she is.*

"Kira, come here."

"I know, I know. Its just, I feel like there is this part of you that I wont really know till Ive seen the planet you were born on."

Jason hit a few more buttons and they were descending through the atmosphere. "In any case we have important matters at hand."

"I dont know. Nor do I care."

Dustin wrapped his arms around Asters body and held her close. Then his eyes fell on a picture of Tori. He withdrew his arms and pushed Aster away a bit. Dustins eyes looked like a fog had been lifted from them. "We, I." He backed away from her and put his hand to his head. What have I done?

"What, you're doing this aren't you messing with my feeling somehow. I havent known you for more than 10 mins and I've never been so attracted to someone in my life. Its not possible. What are you doing to me?"

"No, we have to stay on the main road till Reefside. There is a side one but its probably in worse shape than this road is."

Kat smiled. *This will be fun.*

Kira rolled her eyes. "What is it? I already went to spy on the rangers. Karone and Jason took off into outer space."

Kat frowned. "That is not what we need you for." She looked at Tommy and winked at him. Now it was her and Tommy's turn to have fun.

Karone sighed. She had known Jason was going to say that. "Just give me a little time." She murmured as the ship descended into the atmosphere. They were actual like right on top of Cyper Cafe! "Well we are here." She said as she stood up and walked over to Jason. "You want something? Since we are here we might as well have a drink or a snack." She wrapped her arms around Jason's neck. Again she felt that pull to tell Jason she loved him. Could she do it? She was not sure.

Aster was hurt and her eye flashed with anger! "I am an empathy! I do not have the power to control someone anyone like you say that I am controlling you!" She turned away and started to head outside. "You know forget it. I will save my father without your help!" She left the shelter and slammed the door. She was angry and wanted to get this done as soon as possible. She pursed her lips together and went back to typing a few things on her handheld. The only other person she could talk to was Jason. He would understand. A tear rolled down her face and she brushed it away angrily. She hoped Jason was still alive here. She felt more tears and she held them back. Her feelings for Jason were in the past. She could not fall in love with anybody! She couldn't not now not ever! She turned once more to glare at the door and headed down the road.

Tori was getting worried. Ninja Obs was too quiet she hated it! She walked over to the computer and hit a few buttons. She had to find Dustin before Tommy and Kat did. She sat down in the chair and sighed. Too bad she had no way to contact Dustin.

Madison sighed. "Alright fine." They were almost to the road she needed to turn on. "I am willing to try anything. The quicker we get to Reefside the better." She told Xander seriously.

Tommy lunged forward and grabbed Kira, using his superior strength to keep her from moving. He placed her arms behind her back. "Where should I put her Kat?"

"Yea that sounds like a good idea." Jason activated a cloaking device, so that they wouldn't be that obvious.

Jason stood up and brought Karone with him. "Or maybe we could just stay here." Jason leaned forward and kissed her again.

Dustin was at a total loss. He had never been more torn in his life. He needed to go to ninja ops. Maybe seeing Tori will get these crazy feelings out of my system.

Dustin looked back at where Aster had just been and let out a long sigh.

He ran outside and saw Asters form in the distance. He then Ninja streaked to her. "Wait a second your not getting away that easily."

"Right."

Madison pressed the pedal harder, urging the van to go faster.

(end part twenty-nine)