*** Disclaimer- You know the drill, I don't own Power Rangers Lost in Space and all that other stuff

*** Disclaimer- You know the drill, I don't own Power Rangers Lost in Space and all that other stuff. But Andel and the Harps are all mine mine mine mine mine. * chuckles nervously ^.^* * Just kidding I'm not normally this defensive… really I'm not.

Chapter 3: Home at Last and A New Enemy Revealed

They finally reach KO-35 the next morning. The rangers wake up to find Andros and Zhane gone. Ashley stands in to doorway of Andros's room.

"DECA, when did he leave?" She asks looking up at the little red light.

" Andros and Zhane left the Mega ship at 0700 hours. Andros said something about a surprise he was planing." DECA responds in her normal monotone way.

"Can you transport me to Andros's location?" Ashley asks still looking up at DECA's sensor.

" I'm sorry Ashley I can't, Andros has returned to the Mega ship and he's looking for you." DECA says as Ashley looks around.

" Where is he?" Ashley asks looking down the hallway.

" I'm right here." Andros says walking up behind Ashley.

She smiles and turns around to face him. She quickly looks him up and down. He's wearing his normal flight suite with a red t-shirt, the same flight suite Ashley's wearing except she has on a yellow t-shirt. He smiles at her and puts his arm around her shoulders.

" Come there's something I want to show you." Andros says leading Ashley away from his room.

Andros puts a silver blindfold over Ashley's eyes and takes her down to KO-35.

" Andros where are we?" Ashley asks as Andros leads her to cliff overlooking the ocean and a beach below them.

Andros smiles as he takes both of Ashley's hands and leads her close to the edge of the cliff. He releases her hands and takes a step around her to stand behind her. He unties the blindfold and takes it off her.

" You can open your eyes now." Andros whispers into Ashley's ear.

Her eyes flutter open and she looks off the cliff at the water. A wave crashes against the cliff and the water sprays Ashley and Andros's faces. Ashley turns to Andros and smiles as she gives him a hug.

" This place is beautiful." Ashley says laughing as more water sprays in her face.

" This place isn't the only thing that's beautiful." Andros says causing Ashley to pull back a little to look at his face.

Andros smiles at her and moves closer to her to kiss her lips. Suddenly they're interrupted by laser fire hitting the ground at their feet. Ashley and Andros look to their side and see about five creatures that look like women with webbed and clawed fingers, glowing white eyes, long razor teeth, an orangish yellow skin and wearing torn tan tank tops and daisy dukes.

" What the hell are those things?" Ashley asks standing in fighting position.

" I don't but it's sure as hell isn't the welcoming committee." Andros says as he starts to attack one of the creatures.

" Alpha we need help! Andros and I have been attacked by some strange creatures and we need help. Tell the other rangers to teleport to our position." Ashley says into her communicator.

" Right." Alpha says back as Ashley starts fighting one of the creatures.

Andros isn't doing as well as he'd hoped. He tries to do a roundhouse kick to knock the creature back but the creature catches Andros's foot and pulls his other foot out from under him causing him to fall flat on his back. Ashley sees this and goes to try and help him but is held back but three of the creatures while the other two stand over Andros. One holds him down while the other extends her claws.

" Andros!" Ashley screams helplessly as the creature raises it's clawed and webbed hand over Andros's head.

The creature starts to quickly lower her hand to take a swipe at Andros's face when it's hand is hit by a laser beam. Ashley looks to see the other morphed rangers.

" Did someone call for help?" Carlos says as he and the other rangers start fighting the creatures.

Zhane and TJ help Andros, while Cassie and Carlos help Ashley. Once Ashley's free from the creatures' grasp she takes a few steps away from them.

" Let's rocket!" She yells as she morphs into the yellow ranger.

Ashley helps Cassie and Carlos fight off the three creatures while Andros morphs into the red ranger and fights with Zhane and TJ. One of the creatures tries to stab Ashley in the back as she's fighting and doesn't notice.

"Ashley look out!" Zhane says pushing her out of the way getting hit in the shoulder by the claws of the creature.

"Zhane." Ashley mutters as she stops fighting to kneel down next to him.

"Are you alright?" She asks knowing he's not.

" Yea, Ash. I'm fine." Zhane says as he tries to stand up.

" Harps return!" a female voice yells from behind the rangers.

The Harps stop attacking the rangers and take a few steps away from them. Suddenly tattered tan fairy wings appear on each of the Harps' backs and they fly away. Ashley helps him up as he raises his hand to his shoulder. Andros stands at Zhane's other side and helps him stand as they and the other rangers look at the edge of the cliff and see a woman with a Latino completion, long curly black hair with red and purple streaks, honey gold eyes and long purple fingernails. She's wearing a sliver skin tight body suite with a purple cloak over her shoulders. The rangers stand Andros, Zhane, Ashley, Cassie, TJ and Carlos before her.

" Hello rangers. How did you enjoy my Harps?" the woman asks cruelly smirking.

"Who are you?" Andros asks firmly.

" My name is Andel… and that's all you need to know for now. Goodbye rangers * chuckles cruelly * hope you're health holds out silver ranger." Andel says as she pulls her cloak around her and she disappears.

Then rangers look at each confused then they teleport back to the Mega ship. Ashley and Andros take Zhane to Med. Bay and they all de-morph. They see a large spot on Zhane's left shoulder when he de-morphs.

" Why don't we take a look at that Zhane." Andros says as Zhane lies down on the examining table.

" There's no point, I feel fine." Zhane says as he sits and a shot of pain goes through him.

" You don't look fine to me. Now lay down and let DECA run a scan on you." Andros says as Ashley stands in the corner of the Med. Bay as Karone runs in.

Karone looks at Andros running a scan on Zhane and sees the large spot of blood on his shoulder. Zhane starts writhing in pain as the scans completed.

" What's wrong with him DECA?" Karone asks as Andros looks at her sadly.

" He's been poisoned. It's a very powerful poison and we need to get the antidote quickly." DECA says showing as much sympathy as the computer could.

" Where can we find the antidote?" Andros asks putting a comforting arm around Karone's shoulders.

" Lucky right here on KO-35 but you have to find a plant called the Lashandra plant." DECA says as Karone's head perks up.

" I know that plant, and I know where to find it. I'll go get it." Karone says as she starts to leave.

" And I'm going with you." Ashley says following her out the door of the Med. Bay.

Andros doesn't do a thing to stop either his sister or the woman he loves. He knows why they're both doing this so he just stays in the Med. Bay with Zhane as the other rangers all run in to see what's going on.

Just hurry back with that antidote you two, and stay safe. Andros thinks looking at Zhane writhing in pain.