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AN: Thank you for your reviews! Here's chapter 4, enjoy, and please read and review. Also, if you are a Billy/Kat pairing fan, I suggest that you check out Lee Burton's site. It's totally dedicated to the Billy/Kat romance that should have been. It has some great images and fics too! Check it out at .

Silver Hope

Chapter 4

Saturday was finally here. Rocky was especially excited on this morning. Aisha was coming home, and he could finally tell her how he felt. He had always known that he cared for Aisha, but he never realized that the care ran as deep as love. Since she left for Africa, he had felt like there was a void inside him. A void that only she could fill. He drove into Adam's driveway and honked. Tommy and Tanya had meant Adam at his house to wait for Rocky. The three hopped into Rocky's red truck, and headed for the airport. They were meeting Billy and Kat there, and later meeting Trini, Zack, and Jason at the beach.

~*~*~*

Billy picked Kat up in his new silver Sebring convertible that was a graduation gift from his father.

Katherine got into Billy's car and kissed him.

"Morning love," said Kat.

"Morning gorgeous," said Billy as they kissed again.

"We're gonna be late," said Kat in between a kiss.

"We already are," Billy replied as he kissed her again.

They finally broke the kiss and headed for the airport.

~*~*~*

Tommy, Tanya, Adam, and Rocky waited at Aisha's gate.

"Where are those two?" asked Tanya.

"Do you really want to know?" laughed Adam. As he said that, Billy and Kat approached them hand in hand.

"Sorry we're late guys," Billy apologized.

"Uh huh, sure you are," teased Tommy. Billy rolled his eyes and Kat smiled shyly.

A few minutes later, they announced that Aisha's flight had just arrived. They all waited and soon Aisha came off the plane.

Katherine rushed over and hugged her. The others exchanged hugs with her, until it was Rocky's turn. The hug between them lingered, and Rocky didn't want to let go. After a long gaze, their eyes finally left each other.

It was then that Aisha noticed Billy and Kat holding hands, and she gave them one of her sly looks.

"And what's this?" asked Aisha.

Kat blushed under her gaze, and Billy put his arms around Kat's waist.

"Well, it's about time Cranston. Tanya and I thought we were gonna have to spell it out for you," Aisha teased. Billy chuckled.

"We've missed you Aisha," he said.

"I know. Now let's hit the beach!" she said.

"Yea! Let's get something to eat too!" said Rocky.

"Yes Rocky, we'll eat too," Aisha replied as she poked him in the stomach.

~*~*~*

The gang arrived at the beach and met Trini, Jason, and Zack. Trini had the food laid out and Rocky was immediately occupied. The ten teens devoured the delicious picnic lunch and then decided to catch Aisha up on the latest happenings while they were waiting for their stomachs to settle so they could swim.

"So Zedd and Rita are gone?" Aisha asked.

"Apparently," Rocky replied.

"You look good in blue Rock," Aisha told him.

"I don't know, I felt funny taking Billy's color at first," Rocky replied.

"I think I prefer Billy in silver," said Kat as she gazed at him.

Rocky rolled his eyes.

"Please, you two are nauseating," Rocky groaned. Kat gave him a mock glare and stuck her tongue out at him.

Later, Rocky, Aisha, Adam, and Trini teamed up against Tommy, Tanya, Zack, and Jason in a game of volleyball. While they were playing, Billy took Kat for a ride on a wave runner.

Suddenly, the game of volleyball was interrupted by a band of cogs.

"Oh man, metal heads just had to ruin things!" Rocky yelled.

"Rocky! What are they?" asked Aisha.

"They're cogs. Mondo's version of putties and Tengus," Adam answered.

"You guys take cover while we take care of the scrap metal," said Tommy. Billy and Kat ran in from the water to meet them.

"I really hate Mondo," Kat said. They all nodded their heads in agreement.

"It's Morphin Time!" called Billy.

"Zeo Ranger 1-Pink," called Katherine.

"Zeo Ranger 2-Yellow," called Tanya.

"Zeo Ranger 3- Blue," called Rocky.

"Zeo Ranger 4- Green," called Adam.

"Zeo Ranger 5- Red," called Tommy.

"Zeo Ranger 6- Silver," called Billy.

The rangers began to take out the cogs and soon, as expected, a monster appeared.

"I am Admiral Abominator! One of Mondo's elite monsters!" the monster ranted.

"Jason! You and the others teleport to the power chamber now!" Billy ordered. The four former rangers nodded and were gone with four white columns of light.

~*~*~*~*~*~*

"Shall we give the rangers a little surprise?" Zedd asked Rita.

"Yes Zeddy! A nice helping of Tengus is just what those power brats need!" said Rita. With that Zedd sent a batch of Tengus to earth, while Mondo sent another round of cogs with them.

~*~*~*~*~*~*

Down on earth, the Tengus and Cogs appeared.

"Tengus!?" exclaimed questioned Adam.

"Where the hell did Mondo get Tengus!?" Rocky yelled.

"I have a feeling he didn't. I think Zedd and Rita are back, guys," said Billy with a grave tone.

They began to fight the cogs and Tengus again. They were outnumbered, but the Tengus were falling rapidly to the zeo power. Kat and Adam managed to get free of their Cogs and Tengus and launched at the monster. They jumped into the air and prepared to kick the monster. Admiral Abominator knocked the green and pink rangers out of the sky. Adam rolled away from the battle, but Kat fell close to the monster, and he took this as his cue. The monster picked the pink ranger up and secured her in a strangle hold. Kat struggled, but the monster was too strong.

"BILLY!" she cried.

Billy's eyes darted to Kat's position, only to see that the monster was holding her.

"KAT! Hang on!" he called. "Thunder Lance!" he called. Billy made quick work of the Cogs and Tengus around him with the weapon.

"Let her go metal freak!" Billy yelled.

"And what if I don't silver ranger? She would make a nice gift to the Machine Empire," the monster replied. Billy clutched his fist in anger.

"Okay, I'll let her go," the monster taunted as he threw Kat to the ground. He stood several feet away and aimed a laser pistol at her. Kat was frozen in fear.

"Just before I pulverize her that is," the monster finished.

The silver ranger used his flight power to get to the pink ranger faster. The monster shot the laser, but Billy intercepted it.

"Silver Metallic Armor, power up!" he called. A metallic shield appeared over his armor. The rangers had used the metallic armor before, but never with the zeo powers. Billy crossed his arms in front of him and the laser beam bounced off the armor. After that, Billy helped Kat up and pulled her close.

"Are you okay?" he asked tenderly.

"Yea," she replied dazed, as Billy had yet again shocked them all with the silver powers.

"Good, now let's take this creep down," said Billy.

"Looks like a job for the zeo canon!" said Tommy.

The canon appeared in the ranger's hands.

"Zeo 1 power cell!" called Kat.

"Zeo 2 power cell!" called Tanya.

"Zeo 3 power cell!" called Rocky.

"Zeo 4 power cell!" called Adam.

"Zeo 5 power cell!" called Tommy.

"Zeo 6 power cell!" called Billy as he engaged the canon.

The zeo canon fired on the monster and destroyed it. And with the added silver power cell, the monster was too far gone for Klank to bring back. The rangers cheered, but then quickly teleported to the power chamber. Six colored columns appeared inside the power chamber. The six heroes removed their helmets and stood before Zordon, as the four former rangers joined them.

"Zordon, why were the Tengus there? I thought Rita and Zedd left this galaxy for good," questioned Billy.

"SO DID I BILLY, BUT IT SEEMS THAT WE HAVE MORE ON OUR HANDS THAN JUST RITA AND ZEDD," Zordon spoke.

"Like what?" asked Rocky.

"IT APPEARS THAT MASTER VILE HAS RETURNED TO THE MOON PALACE. WITH HIM MANY OTHER EVILS OF THE UNIVERSE HAVE COME. THESE INCLUDE THE SPACE PIRATE DIVATOX, SCORPINA, AND IVAN OOZE," Zordon said.

"IVAN OOZE! But we killed him!" exclaimed Billy.

"YES, THIS IS WHAT WE BELIEVED BILLY, BUT SOMEHOW IVAN IS BACK, AND I'M AFRAID HE IS MORE POWERFUL THAN EVER,"

"Well, we beat Ivan with the Ninja powers, so we should be able to defeat him with the zeo powers," Adam said.

"I don't know Adam. To tell you the truth, when we beat Ivan, we got lucky. If it hadn't been for the comet, we would've had a harder time defeating him. Before the comet hit him, the Ninja megazord was down to 60% power," Billy said. All the rangers' expressions, former and current, were stricken with fear and uncertainty.

~*~*~*

"It's good to see you daughter," Master Vile said.

"Hey dad, what about me?" Rito asked.

"Oh, you too Rito," Vile said.

"Hail everyone! The beautiful Divatox has arrived!" she called.

Zedd and Rita rolled their eyes.

"Hi honey, I'm home again!" said Ivan.

"This time you are not running the show Ooze!" yelled Zedd.

"Of course Zeddy baby, it will take a team effort to beat the zeo rangers. Though I fully intend to torture those miserable teenagers, before I finally annihilate them!" yelled Ivan.

"How did you escape the comet anyway?" asked Rita.

"Well, the comet only destroyed part of me. I regenerated my lost essence and then I laid low, waiting for the right time to strike those awful teenagers," Ooze said.

"It's the beginning of the end for those ranger brats!" said Divatox.

"Well Mondo, are you going to pout, or join our team?" asked Zedd.

"The Machine Empire will join only to see the end of those wretched rangers," spat Mondo.

"He's cranky," said Divatox.

"The rangers just defeated one of Mondo's elite monsters, and they didn't even have to use their zords," said Scorpina.

"It is time to put plans into motion!" said Vile.

"Yes, everyone into Serpentera!" ordered Zedd.

"Zeddy, Serpentera is slow. It's gonna take us a day and a half to get there!" Rita screamed.

"Stop your whining! The rangers are expecting an attack now. Let's give them a couple of days to let their guard down. Then we will strike!" said Zedd. All evil present agreed as Serpentera took flight towards the small blue-green planet.

~*~*~*

"We're really going to have to keep our guards up," mentioned Tommy. They all nodded.

"Hey Billy, out there on the battlefield, you called for metallic armor. How'd you do that?" asked Rocky.

"I have been working on zeo metallic armor for a while. I hadn't told you guys about it, because I hadn't tested it yet. But I took a chance, and the armor seems to work great. Everyone is equipped with metallic armor," Billy said.

"Awesome! We're gonna need that!" said Tanya.

"When they attack, Jason, Zack, Aisha, and I will monitor the battle here in the power chamber, and provide any assistance if we can," said Trini.

"That'd be great Trini," said Billy.

"GOOD WORK RANGERS. BUT NOW I MUST SUGGEST THAT YOU ALL REST IN THE TIME THAT YOU CAN. YOU WILL NEED ALL YOUR STRENGTH IN THE UPCOMING BATTLES," Zordon said.

"Aye yai yai yai yai rangers," Alpha said.

Being that it was only 5 o'clock, the group decided to take haven at Ernie's and enjoy some smoothies. After that, the rangers separated for the night.

Rocky, Aisha, Trini, and Adam decided to go hang out at Rocky's house. Jason and Tommy stayed at Ernie's to spar, while Zack and Tanya sat at a table and talked.

Billy and Kat decided to take a moonlit walk in the park. They walked with arms around each other's waists.

"Billy, I can't help being scared," Kat said.

"I know Kat, but we're gonna make it through this," Billy comforted. She snuggled deep into his embrace and they gazed into each other's eyes, losing one another in the sapphire and emerald pools. Billy caressed her cheek gently and guided her mouth to meet his. Their lips met in a soft, yet full kiss. The kiss soon became more heated as the passion they felt surfaced. The kiss broke and the two lovers gazed into each other's eyes, expressing the unspoken words. Neither had to say it. They both knew that their love was forever.

~*~*~*

"So those are the pink and silver rangers huh?" asked Divatox.

"Yes that's them. They had better enjoy their last moments together. Tomorrow will be their last day together, and then we will tear them apart. And finally the earth will be ours for the taking. Billy Cranston may be a strong ranger, but I will make sure his love for the pink ranger is his downfall," Zedd stated.

"He does seem to have quite a weakness there. Capture or attack her and he's putty in your hands," Divatox mentioned.

"Just what do you have in mind Zeddy?" asked Rita.

"We will prey on the ranger's emotions. Torture them. Attack the earth in relentless sieges, leaving no breathing time for them. We will slowly and painfully eliminate those teens. Everything they have done to us, will come back to them ten full!" Zedd ranted. Serpentera was echoed with more vile and dark laughter as the ship lurked toward the third planet from the sun.

AN: Hope you liked it! Thanks for reading and please leave a review! Bye for now!