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Silver Hope 2: Enemies Return
Chapter 6: Deception and Destruction
"If you are really Astronema, then you should have no qualms against torturing them. In fact, you should delight in it," Zedd replied.
"Of course," Karone said, as she took the whip from him.
"Five lashes for each of them," Zedd ordered.
'I hope they will forgive me for this,' Karone thought to herself, as she wound up and lashed Tommy's bare back. Tommy grunted in pain and winced as he sensed the second lash coming. A small gasp of pain escaped his mouth as the second one struck him. As the final lash hit him, Tommy cried out. Karone was playing her part perfectly, as she appeared to be enjoying their pain immensely. She moved to Billy
"Now it's your turn little wolf," Karone taunted.
"Hold on Astronema, let's have an audience for this one," Zedd told her as Scorpina brought Wesley in.
"Daddy? Is that really you?" Wesley asked.
"It's really me son," Billy replied.
"A man that looked like you came to pick me up. But he wasn't you and he was mean. Why did he look like you daddy?" the little boy asked.
"He's a clone Wesley. The bad people created him," Billy explained.
"Now, you may proceed Astronema," Zedd ordered.
"Not in front of my son," Billy protested.
"Make that ten lashes for our silver ranger," Zedd ordered.
Karone wound up and struck Billy with the first lash.
"Daddy!!!! Why are you hurting my daddy!" Wesley yelled. Karone ignored the child, as she wound up for the remainder of the lashes. By the fifth lash, anguished cries escaped Billy. This made Wesley cry.
"Don't worry little guy, you're daddy's going to be okay. He could end his pain anytime," Cestria said. The little boy rubbed his eyes and looked up at the woman.
"How?" the child asked.
"Your daddy just has to say that he loves me," Cestria replied.
"But my daddy loves my mommy!" Wesley yelled at her. Cestria growled.
"Master, please tell me we can eliminate this little pest now," Cestria begged.
"Not yet Cestria. Leave the brat here with his father for the evening. We shall deal with them later. Come dine with us Astronema," Zedd ordered. Karone released the men's shackles and Wesley ran into his father's arms.
"I wanna go home daddy," the little boy cried.
"I know son, your uncle Tommy and I are going to find a way out of here," Billy promised. He hissed in pain as he moved about. Tommy grabbed the bottle of rubbing alcohol they had left and swabbed it on some cotton. Billy hissed, as Tommy began to clean the lashes on his back.
"What is that stuff daddy?" Wesley asked.
"It's the same stuff that your mom uses when you get owies," Billy replied.
The little boy wrinkled his nose. He hated that stuff that his mom always put on his owies; it hurt.
After Tommy had cleaned Billy's wounds, Billy did the same for Tommy.
~*~*~*
"Adam, what's the word?" Andros asked.
"Karone is in Zedd's throne room. Once she brings them into the throne room, I can get a lock on everyone. But Zedd's gonna be pissed, so we need to be ready for anything he throws at us," Adam reported.
~*~*~*
Billy opened his eyes, but found that his surroundings were blurry. He couldn't focus, but his surroundings seemed to be a bedroom.
"Where am I?" Billy asked, in a slurred tone.
"You're home in our bedroom sweetheart," a female Australian voice said.
"Kat? But how? Zedd had us prisoner," Billy said.
"We saved you. Wesley's just fine, he's asleep in his bed," she replied, as she discarded the syringe that she had used to drug him. She smirked evilly.
'That drug and the fact that I disguised myself as his wife makes him putty in my hands,'
"How did you get us out? And why do I feel so lightheaded?" Billy asked.
"Adam teleported you out and you were unconscious," *Kat* said, as she sat beside him on the bed.
"I'm so happy to have you home, I missed you so much," *Kat* said.
"I missed you too, and I can't wait till our second little one is born," Billy said. Her eyes darkened for a moment, but then she regained her composure.
"Me either sweetie," she replied, as she kissed him.
"I love you Kat," he said, as he began to kiss down her neck. She was silent, as she pulled his shirt over his head. Billy tackled her neck with his lips again and gently worked her free from her nightgown.
"Oh Billy!" she cried out.
'This is what I've been waiting for. After so many years, he's finally going to make love to me. Even if he does think I'm his wife,' Cestria thought.
The rest of the night was filled with cries of passion, as he was completely unaware of the deception.
~*~*~*
Karone crept into the cell. Everyone was asleep and she had managed to grab a transporter.
"Tommy, wake up," she whispered, as she nudged him.
"Huh? Karone?" he asked.
"I was able to get a transporter, but where's Billy?" she asked.
"Cestria came by and took him," Tommy said, as he picked the sleeping boy up.
"Damn," Karone said.
"You could say that," another voice said, as the lights flew on. Karone gasped, as she saw Zedd, Goldar, and Scorpina there.
"Did you really think I was that stupid Karone?" Zedd asked.
"Nice try," Scorpina said.
"Looks like you're a member short. Oh that's right, Cestria is having fun with him," Goldar taunted.
"Listen Karone, get us out of here. We'll come back for Billy. He's in less danger than his son is," Tommy reasoned. Karone didn't waste any time, as she used the transporter to get them home.
~*~*~*
Karone, Tommy, and Wesley appeared in the power chamber.
"Tommy, Karone? Where's Billy?" Adam asked. They exchanged glances.
"You better call everyone down here," Tommy said.
Within five minutes, several sleepy rangers trudged into the chamber.
"Tommy!" Kim exclaimed, as she embraced him.
"Wesley!" Kat cried, as she took him from Karone.
"I'm sorry Kat, Cestria separated Billy from us. Zedd discovered our plans and would have captured us again if we hadn't gotten out," Tommy said. Kat hugged her son close and nodded.
"Well, we have the transporter, so we should be able to pinpoint the exact location of their base," Jen mentioned.
"You're right, let's get to work," Trini said, as she took the transporter from Karone.
Alyssa placed a hand on Katherine's shoulder.
"We'll get him back Kat," Alyssa assured. Kat nodded and hugged the younger girl, before going upstairs and tucking her son into his bed.
~*~*~*
"Damn, they got away," Goldar growled.
"That's not important Goldar, we still have the most important member of their team, and Cestria has him incapacitated," Zedd told them with a chuckle.
"How did she get him into bed anyway?" Scorpina asked. Zedd created a viewing screen, showing them that Cestria had disguised herself as Kat.
"With a drug and that flawless transformation into his wife, it didn't take much," Zedd replied.
"And just wait till he finds out that he really slept with Cestria," Rita said.
~*~*~*
"I've got the exact location, so a team can teleport in, get Billy, and teleport out," Trini said.
"I'm coming," Kat insisted.
"Kat, you're pregnant," Tommy reminded.
"And the power will protect my baby and me. I'm going to get my husband away from that witch," Kat said.
"All right, Jase, Kat, Wes, Alyssa, Cole, and Cassie will go. The nodded and prepared to morph.
"It's Morphin Time!" Jason called.
"Let's Rocket!" Cassie called.
"Time for Time Force!" Wes called.
"Wild Access!" Cole called.
"Tyrannosaurs!" Jason called.
"Zeo pink, power of wind!" Kat called.
"Pink space ranger!" Cassie announced.
"Red Time Force Ranger!" Wes announced.
"Blazing Lion!" Cole announced.
"Noble Tiger!" Alyssa announced. The six rangers were teleported to Zedd's base.
~*~*~*
Billy stretched and opened his eyes. He looked around and found himself alone in bed. But this wasn't his bed, or his bedroom.
"Good morning handsome," *Kat* said, as she came back in the room already dressed.
"Um...this isn't our bedroom. Where are we?" Billy asked, now very confused.
"That's because this isn't our bedroom and I'm not Kat," Cestria said, as Kat's body and features melted away, revealing Cestria. Billy's eyes widened in horror.
"What happened last night was something I've waited a long time for, even if you did think I was your wife. You called her name out all night, but it was me that you were inside," Cestria taunted. Billy swallowed the lump in his throat and scrambled to get his pants on. He threw open the door, but found that Goldar and Rito were waiting for him. Goldar grabbed him and pressed him face down to the floor, while Rito shackled him. Cestria followed them, as they took Billy to Zedd's throne room.
~*~*~*
"Good morning William, I take it you had a rather eventful night," Zedd said with a chuckle. Billy ignored him, as his eyes bore into Cestria.
"You seduced me you bitch! I love my wife and you drugged me and made yourself look like her to get me into bed!" Billy screamed.
~*~
The six rangers gasped, as they peered into the throne room.
"Kat, you need to calm down," Jason said, as he watched her shoulders heave. But his words couldn't stop her, as she burst into the throne room.
"You bitch! How dare you even touch my husband!" Kat screamed, as he hands flew around Cestria's neck. Cestria laughed evilly, as Goldar pried the pink zeo ranger off her. Cestria stood before her and snapped her fingers and used her magic to transform into a Kat look alike.
"He is quite an incredible lover, wouldn't you agree?" Cestria taunted.
"Wes, you and Cole free Billy. I'll get Kat from Goldar," Jason ordered. Cassie and Alyssa backed Jason up, as he attacked Goldar.
Wes sliced through Billy's chains, while Cole fought Rito off.
"Adam, we've got Billy. Get us out of here!" Cassie called into her communicator. With that, seven flashes of light, they disappeared. Everyone present thought Zedd would have blown a gasket at that point, but his evil laughter rang out instead.
"Cestria, it's time to unleash that special weapon that you've completed. Arm Goldar, Scorpina, and Rito's new zords with it. You three will draw the rangers out and it will be the end of them," Zedd ordered.
~*~*~*
The seven rangers arrived in the power chamber, but Adam quickly teleported Billy and Kat to their room, seeing as they needed to have some time alone.
Katherine wrapped her husband in her arms and let him do something that Billy Cranston rarely did; he cried. Kat rocked him, as he clung tightly to her. Kat was soon crying herself as she whispered comforting words to him.
"Billy, I love you. And we'll get through this," Kat said, as he began to calm down.
"I know Kat, I'm not worried about this hurting our marriage. I just can't believe she did that to me," Billy said.
"Of course this won't effect our marriage, none of what happened was your fault.
"I thought I was making love to my wife, though a lot of what happened last night is a blur due to that drug," Billy replied.
"She'll never touch you again," Kat said.
"By the way, what were you doing there? I thought I placed you on inactive duty," Billy said, as he quirked his eyebrow.
"Welcome back, Mr. overprotective," Kat joked.
"Oh no," Billy gasped.
"What sweetie?" Kat asked.
"Last night, when I thought she was you, I told her that I couldn't wait until our new little one was born," Billy said, as he collapsed on the pillow.
"She knows you're pregnant," he stated.
"The baby and I will be fine," Kat replied.
"I know you will, because I won't let them near my family. They want a fight, and that's exactly what they're going to get," Billy replied.
"Daddy, how did we get home?" Wesley asked, as he trotted into his parent's room.
"The others saved us little man," Billy said, as he hoisted him up onto the bed with them.
"I missed you mommy," Wesley said.
"I missed you too baby. Daddy and I have some news for you," Kat said, as she took their son in her arms.
"What's that?" the boy asked.
"You're going to have a baby sister or brother soon. Your mom's going to have a baby," Billy told him.
"Is the baby inside your tummy?" Wesley asked.
"Yeah," Kat answered.
"I hope it's a baby brother," Wesley said.
"Why not a sister?" Billy asked.
"Girls have cooties," Wesley replied. His parents laughed and cuddled him close. The family moment was interrupted by a knock at their door.
"Come in," Billy answered.
"Billy, I think you guys need to come down to the power chamber. We've got problems," Adam said. Billy nodded and exited the room with his family.
"Hey Wesley, why don't you come play with Steve and I," Justin suggested.
"Ok, can I mommy?" Wesley asked.
"Of course, go on sweetie," Kat replied. The little boy went with Justin, as his parents followed Adam into the basement.
~*~
"Holy buckets," Rocky said, as he stared at the viewing screen.
"Am I seeing things?" Tanya asked.
"Are those zords?" Jason asked.
"They appear to be zord replicas of Goldar, Rito, and Scorpina's former bodies," Adam reported.
"And they also appear to be extremely strong," Trini added.
"No doubt that Cestria built them," Billy growled.
"Tengus are attacking in the park too!" Katie reported.
"All right, the morphin and time force rangers will handle the situation in the park. The rest of us need to call what zords we have available," Billy said.
"Billy, let me come with you in Pegasus," Kat pleaded. Billy nodded, not wanting her to be alone and a vulnerable target.
"Let's go, It's Morphin Time!" Billy called, and Jason echoed him.
"Let's Rocket!" Andros called.
"Time for Time Force!" Wes called.
"Wild Access!" Cole called.
~*~
Jason and Wes led their teams to the park, while the others teleported to the city.
Tommy, Rocky, Adam, and Tanya called on the gem Megazord, while Billy and Kat teleported into Pegasus. The space rangers called on the Astro Megazord, and the Wild Force rangers called on the wild zords.
"Hello rangers! Glad you fell right into our trap!" Scorpina called.
"Release that nano-bots!" Goldar called. The three zords released three large containers from their innards. The containers busted open and a silvery ooze began to bleed from them. It slithered its way toward the three Megazords. Billy brought Pegasus to a hover in the sky and watched intently.
"What is that stuff?" Cole asked.
"It's probably meant to mold itself around the Megazord's feet so we'll become immobile," T.J. suggested. But Billy had an extremely bad feeling. The silvery liquid found contact with the zords and began to eat its way up. Billy's eyes widened in horror.
"Those are nano-bots!" Billy cried.
"What are nano-bots?!" Cassie cried.
"These particular ones are designed to eat through anything they touch! Evacuate the Megazords!" Billy screamed. The rangers did so, and landed in the park. Billy quickly sent Pegasus back into its holding place, and he and Kat joined the others. The rangers watched in anguish as the creatures ate the three magnificent Megazords.
"There's nothing left!" Adam cried.
"What are we going to do?" Kat cried. But no one had an answer for you.
~*~*~*
"You will perish and I will finally claim this world. Everyone will bow to me and I will finally have my revenge on you wretched rangers," Zedd laughed maniacally, as he watched his plans unfold brilliantly before him.
AN: Hope you liked it! Thanks for reading and please leave a review. Chapter 7 should be out soon. Later!