Chapter 35: Going too Far

Karone was walking around the park holding Leo's hand with a smile. "How do you and your brother adjust to things here on Earth?" Leo asked. Karone smiled and she rubbed the back of her neck.

"Well, you guys have been helpful," she replied.

Leo smiled and kissed the side of her head. "Well, isn't this a pretty picture?" A voice sneered. Karone closed her eyes.

"No…" she whispered.

She slowly turned around and her heart missed a beat. "Elid…" she whispered. Elid smiled as he walked down the hill.

"Hi, honey, I'm home," he informed.

"Karone?" Leo asked.

"It's Elid. He's been obsessed with me since I was fourteen," she replied.

Leo wrapped his arm protectively around Karone. "What do you want?" Leo asked. Elid glared at Leo.

"I came for my chosen," he replied.

"I've already been chosen, Elid," Karone insisted.

"Yeah, me," Elid answered.

Elid held up his Astro Blaster and fired at Leo, knocking him off his feet. "LEO!" Karone shouted. She ran to Leo's side and saw a gash on his stomach. "Leo, can you hear me?" She asked. Elid rolled his eyes and grabbed Karone's arm, picking her up off the ground. "LET GO OF ME!" She shouted. Karone lifted her morpher up. "DECA…" she started. Elid ripped her morpher off her wrist and threw it to the ground.

"You're coming with me," he snapped.
"NO!" Karone shouted.

Before Elid could disappear, Karone dug her nails into his face. Elid cried out in pain, but then he smacked Karone hard, knocking her off her feet. Karone held her face and then Elid grabbed her arm again. "Get up," he snapped. Then he pushed a button on his wrist and he disappeared with Karone.

(Astro Megaship)

Andros ran to the bridge with Zhane and the others behind him. "What's going on, DECA?" Andros asked.

"Elid was attacking the park," DECA replied.

"Was?" Cassie asked.

"DECA, scan the park for Karone now," Andros instructed.

Just then, an image appeared on the screen. "Leo!" Ashley gasped. Andros pushed his hair out of his face.

"Zhane, Carlos, TJ, you guys come with me," he instructed.

Andros glanced at Ashley before he teleported down to Earth with the other guys with him.

(The Park)

They ran over to Leo and Andros looked at the injury on his stomach. "Only an Astro Blaster could do this," Zhane commented. Andros nodded his head slowly.

"See if you can get him to wake up," Andros told him.

"Andros, he's injured," Carlos pointed out.

"I know he is! I want to now where the hell he took my sister!" Andros snapped.

Andros looked over to see Karone's morpher on the ground. Andros picked it up and he stood up. "Damn it!" He hissed. Andros glanced at his sister's unconscious boyfriend and then at the morpher in his hand. "No, no, no!" Andros muttered. Andros kicked the nearest tree. "If he touches her, I swear I'll tear his head off!" Andros snapped. Zhane looked at TJ and Carlos.

"We'll get him back," TJ informed.

Zhane nodded and watched as they teleported back to the Megaship. Zhane walked over to Andros. The Red Space Ranger turned and looked at the Silver Ranger. "I'm going to go after him. I want you to keep an eye on things here," he instructed.

"How are you going to get in?" Zhane asked.

Andros put the morpher in his pocket. "He's broken our Karovan Law Zhane. I have to make sure he pays for it," he informed. Zhane stood back as Andros held up his morpher. "LET'S ROCKET!" He shouted. Andros morphed and he held his wrist up. "GALAXY GLIDER HANG TEN!" He shouted. Zhane watched as his best friend jumped onto his galaxy glider and went off into space.

"Good luck, Andros," Zhane told him.

(Elid's Palace)

Andros had his blaster ready just incase he saw Elid. He heard a door close and he hid behind a wall. "Leave her be. I will be back in a few hours," he heard Elid say. He felt his blood boil.

"Damn him," he hissed quietly.

Andros walked up behind the guards by the door and knocked them out. He grabbed the key that was hanging around one of the guards' neck. He unlocked the door and went inside.

When Andros came in, he felt sick to his stomach. "Karone," he called quietly. He walked over to Karone, who was curled up underneath the blankets. Andros touched her shoulder.

"DON'T!" Karone shouted.

Andros grabbed her wrist before she could hit him. "Karone, it's me," he assured her. Karone gasped and the tears fell down her face. Her face was bruised up and Andros saw her arms just as bruised. "Damn it Karone he hurt you," he muttered. Andros found a dress that was sitting on the chair. He grabbed it and handed it to her. "Put this on," he told her. Andros turned around and waited for her to get dressed.

"Okay," she murmured.

Andros turned around and saw that she was having a hard time holding herself up. He walked over and picked her up in a carrying position. "We're going home," Andros assured her.

"You're not taking her anywhere," Elid snapped.

Andros looked over at Elid. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you right now," Andros snapped. He set Karone down and pulled out his blaster.

"She's mine," Elid snapped back.

"Karone has a chosen already. She's Leo's and you broke our Karovan Law," Andros answered.

"I chose a girl and I made her mine. That's our Karovan tradition," Elid sneered.

Andros felt ill. "No, you kidnapped a girl who was already chosen and stole her innocence. On KO-35, you'd be banished for what you did," he informed.

"You're not taking Karone anywhere," Elid told him.

"I'm taking my sister home," Andros answered.

Andros pulled out his Spiral Saber. "SPIRAL SABER BOOSTER MODE! FIRE!" He shouted. He shot at the ceiling and watched as it fell on Elid. Andros picked Karone up and escaped Elid's palace.

(Astro Megaship)

Andros de-morphed when he arrived back at the Megaship. "Andros…" Ashley trailed off. They saw the cold look on Andros's face as he walked by them still holding Karone. Ashley bit her lip and Zhane placed a hand on her shoulder.

(Infirmary)

Andros set Karone down on the medical bed and pulled out a scanner. "Is Leo okay?" She asked.

"He's fine," Andros replied.

Andros sighed as he ran a scanner over her. "Just the bruises, you'll be okay," he informed. Karone shook her head and the tears fell down her face.

"I wasn't strong enough," she answered.

"No, that's not true."

Karone sat up and hugged him tight. Andros hugged her back and stroked her hair. "It's okay," he murmured. He looked up to see Ashley standing there. Once Karone had cried herself to sleep, Andros set her back down on the medical bed and walked over to Ashley.

"Andros you're exhausted," she told him.

"I'm fine," he answered.

Ashley shook her head and she held his hand. "Why my sister, Ashley? Why did it have to be my sister?" He asked. Ashley kissed his hand and looked over at Karone.

"Elid will pay for what he did, Andros," she assured him.

"He better. I won't rest until Elid is dead."

Ashley sighed and she started leading him down the hall. "Well, Karone would throw a fit if you didn't get sleep," she told him. Andros let out a sigh and nodded. Ashley went into their room and she pulled off her jacket and boots. Andros removed his jacket and boots and laid down next to her on the bed. She placed her head on his chest and fell into a deep sleep. He wrapped his arms around her and fell asleep a few minutes later.

Karone got up and she walked over to Leo's medical bed. She laid down next to him and fell asleep.