Author's note: So, clearly plugging my website was the wrong thing to do, since I got no reviews—possibly also a product of my odd updating time. Stupid computer.

Sorry, Dominic, I did mean you. I only get online like once a week, so I get mixed up sometimes…please do let me know. Like I said, I'm a nosy bugger. And go see my site J !

Um…nothing else to say, really. Enjoy!

Mistaken Identity

"Alyssa! Alyssa!"

Two days had passed since the attack. Cole had slept through the night and proclaimed himself all better the next day. Tara had, as she sometimes did, vanished into the ether; no one had seen or heard her since she'd gone home that night. Cole didn't seem worried about it, and neither did Merrick, so the others didn't worry either. They were busy worrying about Cole instead.

Since the attack he'd been a little off; quieter than usual. Shayla told them Red Lion had noticed it too, but didn't know what was wrong. He tended to wander off on his own a lot, but when they questioned him he just said he was thinking. And he was careful to bring his growlphone so they could reach him if they had to, so they couldn't really say anything.

Still, Alyssa had been worried about it, so when he called her now she turned to meet him.

"Cole! What are you doing here?"

"I was…" he gestured vaguely. "I saw you. You're finished class?"

"Yeah. One of my teachers was out sick."

"Oh." He nodded, ambling along beside her. "Hey! Can I show you something?"

"Sure. What is it?"

"It's a surprise." Catching her hand, he pulled her along through the park.

"Hey…Cole, slow down. You're hurting me!" Immediately he let go, turning back to face her.

"Sorry! Sorry. I just…I really want to show you this."

"OK. But let's take it a bit slower, all right? It's not going anywhere, is it?"

"No. It'll wait for us."

"OK. So let's take it slow." He nodded.

"OK."

Twenty minutes later he stopped.

"What's wrong, Cole?"

"Nothing! Shut your eyes."

"Excuse me?"

"It's a surprise. Shut your eyes." Moving around behind her, he covered her eyes with one hand and caught her wrists with the other.

"Cole…" At the uncertainty in her voice, his grip loosened.

"Don't you trust me?"

"You know I trust you. But…" She sighed softly. "Cole, this is…I don't…" His grip loosened again; he was barely touching her now.

"Oh. I hadn't thought…Sorry, Alyssa. It doesn't matter."

"No, it's…all right." Cole's grip tightened just slightly.

"All right?"

"Yeah. Just…don't let me walk into anything, OK?"

"I promise." He tightened his grip once more, leading her carefully.

"Are we nearly there?"

"Almost-we're going off the grass now."

"Where are we?" Alyssa asked, hearing gravel underfoot.

"That's the surprise."

"It's cold!"

"Yeah. Nearly there…" Alyssa stopped as he stopped and guided her until her back pressed against rock.

"Cole, where are we?"

"You can look now." He took his hand away from her eyes but stayed standing very close beside her. Alyssa looked around and saw a cave—with bars blocking off small niches—and in one of those niches—

Alyssa looked up at Cole, and then back at the niche.

"You're not…you're…"

"Not really Cole? Yeah, I know." Cole laughed. "Kind of my deepest darkest secret. Although Cole here? He has some very interesting secrets."

"Who are you?" Alyssa was torn between backing away and kneeling beside Cole, slumped on the floor of a niche.

"You haven't figured it out? I'm hurt!"

"You're the Org. From two days ago. The one who disappeared."

"See? I knew you could do it."

"What did you do to Cole?"

"Copied his memories. Brought him here. I came back, just before I met you, and hit him on the head. Couldn't have him yelling and warning you, could I?" The Org gestured to Alyssa's left, and she saw an open niche. "Don't make me have to make you, Alyssa. Just step inside."

"Don't touch her." Both turned to see Cole dragging himself to his feet.

"I'm not going to. Not if she behaves herself." The Org gestured again to the niche. Cole took a step forward and grabbed the bars in front of him; they sparked and he jumped, letting go and moving backwards.

"I did tell you the first time, Cole."

"Don't touch her! Alyssa?"

"Cole, it's OK." Alyssa backed quickly into the niche. "It's OK. He didn't touch me." The Org did something and bars came down from above, sealing her niche.

"Give me your growlphone."

"No!"

"Keep your crystals. I don't care. Just give me your growlphone."

"Alyssa, give him your growlphone." Cole was watching them carefully.

"What? No!"

"Alys…" Cole took a step forward-a step too far, as it brought him into contact with the bars. The spark was bigger, this time, and it drove him to his knees.

"You don't have to touch the bars for that to happen." the Org told Alyssa. "Just give me the damn phone." Alyssa looked back at Cole before pulling her growlphone from her pocket and holding it out carefully. The Org reached between her bars and took it from her hand.

"Thank you." He turned to leave.

"Where are you going?" Alyssa asked.

"Back to the Animarium." He gestured around, grinning. "My collection's not complete yet. Oh…and Tara can't find you here." Cole inhaled sharply, and the Org turned to look at him. "Your memories were very helpful when we were designing this place. There's plastic in the foundations, covered in cement. Tara can't sense through those."

"She doesn't need to sense us. She'll find us anyway." Alyssa said loudly.

"I don't think so." The Org grinned. "Well, have fun you two. And Cole? Remember the current in the bars gets stronger each time you touch it. Keep going the way you have been and you'll kill yourself."

And with that he left.

"Are you all right?" Cole asked immediately. Alyssa nodded.

"What about you? There's blood on your face…"

"Oh…" he reached up to touch it as though surprised it was there. "He hit me. It's not bad. Alyssa, the others think he's me?"

"We haven't seen him very much." Alyssa said semi-defensively. "He slept for the first day, and he's been really quiet since then-up in the trees, usually."

"No, I'm not blaming you, I just…you heard him. He's going to keep grabbing us."

"They'll catch on." Alyssa told him. "He's not you, Cole. Sooner or later he'll make a mistake. They'll figure it out."

Cole looked up at her. "You didn't."

Alyssa took a step back without thinking. "I didn't have time, Cole. He's avoiding us as much as he can. But he won't be able to keep doing that; it's not you, and it'll make the others suspicious."

"You didn't notice." Cole repeated dully, looking away. "Of all the Rangers, you didn't notice."

"I'm sorry." Alyssa whispered. "I'm sorry, Cole."