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AN: Here's chapter 28! Enjoy and please review!

Dreams of a Cat and a Wolf

Chapter 28: Kiss the Rain

"DECA, how much longer until we touchdown on Earth?" Andros asked the computer.

"Approximately one hour," it replied.

"Good, the sooner I team up with the Ninjetti rangers, the sooner we can rescue Zordon," Andros replied.

~*~*~*

Kat finished packing and sat deep in thought. Her parents were back in Australia for the summer, so she was staying with Billy. She and Billy were nearly inseparable, but that was the source of her worry. Vile was still after her and it always seemed to put the rangers and Billy in constant danger. She was tired of being a liability and endangering her beloved. Maybe her going on this mission wasn't the best idea.

~*~*~*

Hello
Can you hear me?
Am I gettin' through to you?

Billy knocked on Kat's door.

"Kat, are you ready?" Billy called. But there was no answer. Billy opened the door and found no Kat. In her place was a letter.

Billy picked it up and began reading.

"My dearest Wolf:

It pains me to write this, but I believe I must. I feel that I will only be a liability to this mission, and therefore, I must stay behind. I am going to Australia until you return. I love you so much my wolf, and this is why I must leave. My presence puts you and the others in danger from Master Vile. Once you return, we can be together. But until then, I feel that I will only be a hindrance rather than a help to the team. Goodbye my love.

Yours Forever,

Katherine.

Billy's eyes began to well with tears.

Hello
Is it late there?
There's a laughter on the line
Are you sure you're there alone?

"Hey Billy, we're ready," Kim said, as she entered the room.

"Where's Kat?" she asked. Billy said nothing and handed her the letter. Kim read it in disbelief.

"She's scared Billy," Kim said.

"Doesn't she know that I will always protect her! That I love her!" Billy said, choking back the tears.

Cause I'm
Tryin' to explain
Somethin's wrong
Ya just don't sound the same
Why don't you
Why don't you
Go outside
Go outside

Thunder boomed outside and rain began to fall, perfectly fitting the mood that had befell the blue wolf ranger.

"Go after her. Make her see that things will be okay. If you run, you can catch her as she gets off the bus at the airport. Don't let her leave Billy. We'll meet both of you at the zord holding bay," Kim said.

Billy realized that she was right. Kat was doubting herself, and he was the only one that could help her. He hopped out his window and began running through the pouring rain. He arrived at the bus station outside the airport a while later, just in time to see his angel step off.

Kiss the rain
Whenever you need me
Kiss the rain
Whenever I'm gone, too long.
If your lips
Feel lonely and thirsty
Kiss the rain
And wait for the dawn

.

"Katherine!" Billy called. She whirled around, her eyes meeting his. The rain continued to pour down on them, as if the sky was crying.

"Kat, you can't leave me," Billy pleaded.

"Oh Billy, it's the last thing I want to do. But I have to for your own good and the good of the team," she replied, as she began wiping the tears mixed with raindrops from her cheeks.

Keep in mind
We're under the same sky
And the nights
As empty for me, as for you
If ya feel
You can't wait till morinin'
Kiss the rain
Kiss the rain
Kiss the rain

"I need you Kat," Billy pleaded with her.

"I need you too Billy. And we will be together, once this mission is over," Kat said, as she began to turn away.

"So that's it, you're just going to let Vile drive you out of my life!" Billy yelled. Tears spilled down Kat's cheeks.

Hello
Do you miss me?
I hear you say you do
But not the way I'm missin' you
What's new?
How's the weather?
Is it stormy where you are?

Cause you sound so close but it feels like you're so far

Suddenly, thunder boomed loudly, and a bright white light surrounded her. She found herself in a damp cave. A wolf appeared before her, before turning into a beautiful woman.

"Who are you?" Kat wondered.

"Why do you think Lupis was so insistent on his charge's mate joining the army of light? For Lupis himself has a mate. I am Lupina, female wolf Ninjetti master and mate to Zev Lupine," she announced.

"It's an honor to meet you," Kat said.

"Child, why are you letting Master Vile tear you away from Billy?" she asked. Kat sniffed.

"I hate seeing him get hurt over me," Kat said.

"Young one, your mate is in great pain without you near. Your powers work together, and without you as his council on this mission, it would surely be endangered. Vile wishes to tear you apart, but you must not let him win. Go to him and never leave his arms again," she said, as Kat returned to reality, as if she had never left.

Oh would it mean anything
If you knew
What I'm left imagining
In my mind
In my mind
Would you go
Would you go
Kiss the rain

And you'd fall over me
Think of me
Think of me
Think of me
Only me

She turned to find that her love was still there, the rain still pouring down upon him. She ran to him, allowing herself to be caught in his embrace.

Kiss the rain
Whenever you need me

"I'm so sorry I ever doubted us!" she sobbed.

"It's okay, I'm glad Lupis helped us out with this one," Billy replied, knowing that Kat had spaced out only a moment ago.

"You mean Lupina," Kat stated.

"Lupina?" he inquired.

"I'll tell you later," Kat replied.

Kiss the rain
Whenever I'm gone too long

"Every relationship has its bumps in the road, even ours," Billy said.

"It's those bumps that bring us closer together," Kat finished.

If your lips
Feel hungry and tempted
Kiss the rain
and wait for the dawn
Keep in mind
We're under the same skies
And the nights
As empty for me, as for you
If you feel
You can't wait till morning
Kiss the rain

Billy swept her into a passionate kiss, neither no longer caring that the rain had completely drenched them.

Kiss the rain
Kiss the rain
Kiss the rain
Kiss the rain
Oooooohhhhh
Kiss the rain
Oooooohhhhh
Kiss the rain

The two reunited lovers then teleported away to join their friends.

~*~*~*

The couple arrived outside the zord holding bay. But their friends did not greet them, for the other's eyes were fixated on a ship approaching them.

"Get ready guys," Tommy said, fearing trouble. Billy looked at Kat and pulled her close to him. The odd looking ship landed and the rangers stood ready as the opening hatch hissed open. But the rangers became somewhat at ease, as they saw a red ranger approaching them.

"Do not fear! I am not here to harm you, for I have come to join with you in order to find Zordon," he said.

"Who are you and how do you know Zordon?" Billy asked. The ranger removed his helmet.

"My name is Andros and I am from KO-35. Dark Spector's forces have attacked my planet and I have come in search of four other Astro rangers. And I have come to enlist the help of the Ninjetti rangers," Andros said.

"I'm Tommy. This is Kim, Adam, Billy, Kat, Rocky and Aisha. And these are our friends: Jason, Trini, Tanya, Bulk, and Skull. I think four of them would make excellent rangers," Tommy said.

"I volunteer to step down. As much as I admire the work you guys do, I would feel better being behind the scenes. Skull would be a better ranger than I would," Bulk said.

"Me? But I don't know how to fight," Skull protested.

"Neither did I at first, but the power will teach you what to do," Billy assured him.

"Wow, me a ranger," Skull said in awe.

"Come aboard, we must begin our search for Zordon. We will use the Astro Megazord for travel, so that we only have to call on your Ninjetti zords for battle," Andros said. The rangers followed Andros into the ship and the thrusters took off for outer space.

~*~*~*

"Tanya Sloan, you will be the Pink Astro ranger and control the satellite stunner,"

"Trini, you will be the Yellow Astro ranger and control the star slinger,"

"Jason, you will be the Blue Astro ranger and control the Astro Axe,"

"And Skull, you will be the Black Astro ranger and control the Lunar Lance," Andros said, as he distributed the morphers. The four newest rangers stood in awe. The rangers began to settle down on the bridge and Billy began working on Alpha 6, whose speech mechanism had been damaged. A while later, Billy managed to fix him. Now, the small robot's speech resembled Alpha 5's more.

"There, all fixed Alpha," Billy said.

"Thanks Billy," the little robot replied.

"The auto alert is on, so we will know if any planet nearby is attacked. We should all be getting some sleep," Andros said.

"What if earth is attacked? How fast can we be there?" Billy asked.

"This ship is very fast, but just in case we have to split up, I have something to ensure Earth's safety," Andros said, as he showed eleven vehicles on the viewing screen.

"These are the Astro galaxy gliders and the Ninjetti galaxy gliders. Ninjor took the liberty of creating the Ninjetti ones for us. They're nearly as fast as teleportation," Andros said.

"Cool, thanks Andros," Tommy said.

"I think we should all get some rest though," Trini said.

"Trini's right, goodnight everyone," Kat said, as she left the bridge, making it a point to drag Billy with her. The girls giggled, and Andros looked on with a clueless expression.

"Don't worry, you'll get used to those two," Adam assured him.

~*~*~*

Kat pulled Billy into their quarters and assaulted him with kisses. Billy kissed her neck and pulled her into his arms.

"Promise me something Billy," Kat said breathlessly.

"Anything for you angel-girl," he replied, looking deeply into her eyes.

"Never let me leave your arms again," she whispered.

"I will never let you go and I will never let anyone hurt you," Billy replied, as he cupped her cheek.

"Make love to me," Kat said. Billy responded by kissing her and lifting her into his arms, as he carried her to the bed.

~*~

A while later, the lovers lay entwined in each other's arms. Kat sighed contently, as she lay against Billy's chest, tracing the lines on his torso.

"Billy?" Kat asked.

"Hmm?" he answered.

"What are we going to do after we find Zordon?" Kat asked.

"What do you mean?" Billy asked.

"Well, I know that you probably want to go to college. MIT is practically begging you to come to them," Kat said.

"You know what I really want?" Billy stated.

"What?" she asked.

"To be with you forever, nothing else will satisfy me," he replied.

"Well, I will go wherever you want," Kat said.

"Well, to tell you the truth, I don't know how much MIT can teach me. I think we have a chance to do something even better," Billy replied.

"What's that?" she asked.

"What would you say if we were to travel the world and even the galaxy just using our powers to help those in need?" Billy replied.

"I think that sounds wonderful and very romantic," Kat said.

"But first we have to find Zordon," Billy said.

"Yeah, I hope they haven't hurt him," Kat said.

"Don't worry, Zordon is very powerful and I believe he will be okay," Billy replied, as he pulled Kat closer.

"The first thing I want to do after we save Zordon is make you my wife," Billy said.

"Are you saying what I think your saying?" Kat beamed.

"I want to marry you, though I don't have a ring yet," Billy said.

"I don't care about a ring, becoming your wife is going to be a dream come true," Kat replied, as their lips met and they showed their love for each other again.

~*~*~*

Far away, one the Cimmerian planet, evil from across the galaxy gathered as they had been ordered.

"This better be good, we left a nearly conquered planet for this," Rita whined.

"Yeah, and the rangers have probably recovered by now," Vile reasoned.

"Oh please, we really got them good," Divatox replied.

"Are you a complete airhead? That little explosion wasn't enough to destroy those pests," Ooze replied.

"Ooze is right, that would have been way too easy," Zedd replied.

"Yeah, but they won't stand for long with Dark Spector around!" Rito said.

"Silence! Thank you all for coming," a woman said.

"Who are you?" Divatox demanded.

"I am Astronema, princess of evil, and the one all of you shall answer to," she replied.

"Says who?!" Rita screeched.

"Dark Spector himself has put me in charge," she said, which made the villains reel back.

"We have captured Zordon and now we will capture the universe, planet by planet," Astronema said. The villains cheered and drank, as Astronema continued to explain the plans for battle.

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