Disclaimer: See chapter one for the full, but I still don't own them. (
Author's note: I guess this takes place after Zordon's death.
Ashley stood over the unconscious body of Tommy Oliver, former red turbo ranger. She'd only known him for a very brief time, but he'd made an impact on her nonetheless, and she hated seeing him like this. She knew that once they found out who did this to him, they'd have the space rangers to deal with. She sighed and squeezed his hand as she shifted her weight from standing by his med bed for so long. The hiss of the infirmary door behind her broke her revere, and she felt a familiar presence beside her.
"How is he?" Andros asked as he looked at the patient.
Ashley replaced his hand by his side and turned to Andros. "He groans from time to time, but I can't make out what he's saying."
Andros looked at the worn out face of his potential girlfriend. He could see how this was taking its toll on her. "Go get some rest." He smiled. Ashley was about to protest, but Andros cut her off. "I'll stay with him, and if there's even the slightest change, you'll be the first one I call." He said putting his hand on her shoulder.
Ashley sighed, giving in. "Thanks." She smiled. She then leaned in and gave him a hug, and out of personal nature, kissed him on the cheek. Realizing what she was doing, she abruptly let go, suddenly embarrassed. "Uh.goodnight." She stammered, as she turned to leave.
"Goodnight." Andros said shyly as she exited. He brushed the place she had kissed him with his fingers and smiled absently. An inaudible groan from behind him pulled him back. He turned to Tommy's unconscious form and moved closer to hear what he was saying. His increased hearing kicked in as he focused on Tommy's words.
"Take me.take me back.back.take me.me back."
Andros straightened up, a puzzled look crossing his features. "Take me back?" he echoed.
*** As T.J. entered the infirmary, his eyes told him it was empty. He frowned and looked around, deciding they were missing something. Sure enough, he found his leader slumped in a chair in the corner of the room, fast asleep. He smiled and moved to wake him, checking Tommy's vitals as he passed.
"Hey man, time to wake up." He said gently shaking his friend's shoulder. To his surprise Andros awoke abruptly, causing T.J. to jump slightly. Andros looked up at him and sighed, realizing that he'd been asleep for a very long time.
"Hey T.J." he said rubbing his eyes.
"Any change?" T.J. asked, indicating to Tommy.
Andros sighed again, shaking his head and stood up. "I do know what he was mumbling though." He said trying to improve the low spirits he felt emanating from his teammate.
T.J. waited for Andros to continue, and after a few seconds he sighed. "What?" he said anxiously.
Andros frowned and looked down thoughtfully. "He said, 'take me back.' Any idea what it means?"
T.J. furrowed his brow thoughtfully. "No," he said after a moment, "but maybe the others will."
"Do you think it's safe to leave him alone?" Andros asked looking to Tommy.
"We'll have his vitals fed into the bridge computer so we can monitor him." T.J. said as he approached the console at the foot of Tommy's bed. He began pushing buttons, and after a few seconds said, "There. If anything changes, we'll be notified."
Satisfied, Andros nodded and the two exited and headed for the bridge. He had D.E.C.A. summon the others to meet them there. When they reached it, Andros went to the main controls and pulled up a visual of Tommy, just as the others arrived.
"I can see there's no change, so what did you want us for. We're still conducting repairs." Cassie said approaching the two guys.
"We wanted your opinion on something." T.J. said.
"Yeah, we found out what Tommy was muttering." Andros concluded. "He kept saying 'take me back.' Do any of you have any idea what that means?"
"I remember Kat saying they'd had a brief relationship before she and the others turned gave us their powers. Maybe he was referring to that, maybe he wants to get back together with her." Cassie shrugged.
Andros sighed thoughtfully. "We should contact Alpha, get him up here to help." He said finally.
Ashley frowned. "Why? We can just ask Tommy what it means when he wakes up." She pointed out.
"No." Andros said. "I was looking over his med record last night before I fell asleep, and judging from what I saw, he's going to have severe amnesia when he wakes up. I saw the same results on KO-35 when my cousin was sick. He was never the same when he woke up, never got his memory back." "But still, what does contacting Alpha have to do with this? How can he help Tommy?" Carlos asked.
"Well, my cousin wasn't a ranger. Zordon must have had some sort of fail safe incase anything like this ever happened, so Alpha must know what to do as well." Andros paused as the others considered it. They all then nodded in agreement and Andros contacted Alpha. He explained the situation, and the robot said he'd be right there. The rambunctious being appeared almost instantaneously on the bridge, receiving greetings from all the rangers. He then asked if they'd contacted Katherine yet.
"Is there a fail safe for Tommy's condition?" T.J. asked anxiously.
"I prefer to explain the procedure only once, as it is a long explanation. So I will explain once Katherine gets here. While you locate her I will look over Tommy's med record." He said and went over to the med panel where Tommy's vitals were displayed.
"D.E.C.A., locate Katherine.Katherine. Guys, last name?" Andros frowned.
"Hillard." Alpha said. "Katherine Hillard."
"Right. D.E.C.A., locate Katherine Hillard and teleport her here as soon as she's alone. Hey Alpha," Andros said turning to the robot. "I forgot to say thanks for the teleport upgrade."
"The other rangers had the luxury, I'm sorry you had to wait for so long for it." He said turning back to Tommy's report.
"D.E.C.A., what's taking so long?" Carlos asked.
"There are billions of people on the planet known as Earth, and I am only one computer. It will take me a few more minutes to locate her." D.E.C.A. responded.
The team awaited the results in an anxious silence while the computer worked. They looked around at one another, and even attempted to make light conversation, but somehow it didn't seem appropriate.
"Subject identified. Teleporting now." D.E.C.A. reported, causing everyone to let out a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, in a flash of pale pink light, Katherine Hillard appeared mid- walk, on the bridge. She looked around, momentarily disoriented, and then saw the rangers.
"H-hey guys. What am doing here?" she asked, puzzled looking around again. "Where is here?"
Ashley stood over the unconscious body of Tommy Oliver, former red turbo ranger. She'd only known him for a very brief time, but he'd made an impact on her nonetheless, and she hated seeing him like this. She knew that once they found out who did this to him, they'd have the space rangers to deal with. She sighed and squeezed his hand as she shifted her weight from standing by his med bed for so long. The hiss of the infirmary door behind her broke her revere, and she felt a familiar presence beside her.
"How is he?" Andros asked as he looked at the patient.
Ashley replaced his hand by his side and turned to Andros. "He groans from time to time, but I can't make out what he's saying."
Andros looked at the worn out face of his potential girlfriend. He could see how this was taking its toll on her. "Go get some rest." He smiled. Ashley was about to protest, but Andros cut her off. "I'll stay with him, and if there's even the slightest change, you'll be the first one I call." He said putting his hand on her shoulder.
Ashley sighed, giving in. "Thanks." She smiled. She then leaned in and gave him a hug, and out of personal nature, kissed him on the cheek. Realizing what she was doing, she abruptly let go, suddenly embarrassed. "Uh.goodnight." She stammered, as she turned to leave.
"Goodnight." Andros said shyly as she exited. He brushed the place she had kissed him with his fingers and smiled absently. An inaudible groan from behind him pulled him back. He turned to Tommy's unconscious form and moved closer to hear what he was saying. His increased hearing kicked in as he focused on Tommy's words.
"Take me.take me back.back.take me.me back."
Andros straightened up, a puzzled look crossing his features. "Take me back?" he echoed.
*** As T.J. entered the infirmary, his eyes told him it was empty. He frowned and looked around, deciding they were missing something. Sure enough, he found his leader slumped in a chair in the corner of the room, fast asleep. He smiled and moved to wake him, checking Tommy's vitals as he passed.
"Hey man, time to wake up." He said gently shaking his friend's shoulder. To his surprise Andros awoke abruptly, causing T.J. to jump slightly. Andros looked up at him and sighed, realizing that he'd been asleep for a very long time.
"Hey T.J." he said rubbing his eyes.
"Any change?" T.J. asked, indicating to Tommy.
Andros sighed again, shaking his head and stood up. "I do know what he was mumbling though." He said trying to improve the low spirits he felt emanating from his teammate.
T.J. waited for Andros to continue, and after a few seconds he sighed. "What?" he said anxiously.
Andros frowned and looked down thoughtfully. "He said, 'take me back.' Any idea what it means?"
T.J. furrowed his brow thoughtfully. "No," he said after a moment, "but maybe the others will."
"Do you think it's safe to leave him alone?" Andros asked looking to Tommy.
"We'll have his vitals fed into the bridge computer so we can monitor him." T.J. said as he approached the console at the foot of Tommy's bed. He began pushing buttons, and after a few seconds said, "There. If anything changes, we'll be notified."
Satisfied, Andros nodded and the two exited and headed for the bridge. He had D.E.C.A. summon the others to meet them there. When they reached it, Andros went to the main controls and pulled up a visual of Tommy, just as the others arrived.
"I can see there's no change, so what did you want us for. We're still conducting repairs." Cassie said approaching the two guys.
"We wanted your opinion on something." T.J. said.
"Yeah, we found out what Tommy was muttering." Andros concluded. "He kept saying 'take me back.' Do any of you have any idea what that means?"
"I remember Kat saying they'd had a brief relationship before she and the others turned gave us their powers. Maybe he was referring to that, maybe he wants to get back together with her." Cassie shrugged.
Andros sighed thoughtfully. "We should contact Alpha, get him up here to help." He said finally.
Ashley frowned. "Why? We can just ask Tommy what it means when he wakes up." She pointed out.
"No." Andros said. "I was looking over his med record last night before I fell asleep, and judging from what I saw, he's going to have severe amnesia when he wakes up. I saw the same results on KO-35 when my cousin was sick. He was never the same when he woke up, never got his memory back." "But still, what does contacting Alpha have to do with this? How can he help Tommy?" Carlos asked.
"Well, my cousin wasn't a ranger. Zordon must have had some sort of fail safe incase anything like this ever happened, so Alpha must know what to do as well." Andros paused as the others considered it. They all then nodded in agreement and Andros contacted Alpha. He explained the situation, and the robot said he'd be right there. The rambunctious being appeared almost instantaneously on the bridge, receiving greetings from all the rangers. He then asked if they'd contacted Katherine yet.
"Is there a fail safe for Tommy's condition?" T.J. asked anxiously.
"I prefer to explain the procedure only once, as it is a long explanation. So I will explain once Katherine gets here. While you locate her I will look over Tommy's med record." He said and went over to the med panel where Tommy's vitals were displayed.
"D.E.C.A., locate Katherine.Katherine. Guys, last name?" Andros frowned.
"Hillard." Alpha said. "Katherine Hillard."
"Right. D.E.C.A., locate Katherine Hillard and teleport her here as soon as she's alone. Hey Alpha," Andros said turning to the robot. "I forgot to say thanks for the teleport upgrade."
"The other rangers had the luxury, I'm sorry you had to wait for so long for it." He said turning back to Tommy's report.
"D.E.C.A., what's taking so long?" Carlos asked.
"There are billions of people on the planet known as Earth, and I am only one computer. It will take me a few more minutes to locate her." D.E.C.A. responded.
The team awaited the results in an anxious silence while the computer worked. They looked around at one another, and even attempted to make light conversation, but somehow it didn't seem appropriate.
"Subject identified. Teleporting now." D.E.C.A. reported, causing everyone to let out a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, in a flash of pale pink light, Katherine Hillard appeared mid- walk, on the bridge. She looked around, momentarily disoriented, and then saw the rangers.
"H-hey guys. What am doing here?" she asked, puzzled looking around again. "Where is here?"