Disclaimer: The Power Rangers are not mine. However, Jessie/purple ranger and Allyssa/white ranger are mine. This Allyssa is not the same as the Wild Force's Alyssa. They aren't spelled the same and aren't connected in any way. The D'hona and the members of Andros's original team are mine too. Please ask if you want to use any of them.

Backup or Breakfast

By: Jeanka

(Past)

"We don't have much time," Allyssa harshly whispered as she walked past the ruins of the old tower. "If Andros found out where we are, he would have our heads."

Jessie didn't look back from her place just before her best friend. The tower was the last remaining structure of the time period from before the Karovans were living on this planet. Everyone was forbidden to enter the area surrounding it and no one but Power Rangers were allowed inside because the only way to get in was to teleport.

"You worry too much. Andros is still on Eltare and won't be back until tomorrow. So, I say let's have some fun while we can," the D'hona said. Her appearance seemed to change constantly while she moved. She was struggling to keep the form of a human. Her race was shape-shifting globs of a goo-ish substance. Right now, she was having more trouble keeping a solid form then most any other time. With practice, she would easily be able to switch between identities.

"Well that doesn't mean I'm going to stop worrying." The white ranger frowned as her friend stepped up on the rock step. Nothing moved or breathed. Jessie took another step and waited for something to happen. When nothing did, she kept going and Allyssa followed her.

"See," the purple ranger said. "Nothing to worry about."

*

(Present Day)

"See," the silver ranger said. "Nothing to worry about."

"Try the scanner again," Andros said standing in front of a huge stone tower.

"Nothing," his best friend returned from where he was standing out looking a view of a forest below the ledge where the ruins sat. "Why was this place forbidden again?"

The red ranger shrugged before turning back to the steps. They hadn't been used in years. That was obvious and now Andros didn't want to take any chances of creatures popping out at them or the building falling on them. He put his foot on the first step and pressed down. A sigh of relief escaped when nothing happened and he took another step up. Zhane joined him a few seconds later.

"I highly doubt this was some sort of temple or something that required traps. In fact, its doubtful this place had any significant purpose at all," the silver ranger said. "We should check in with the ship now."

Andros rolled his eyes. "And where did that come from?" the red ranger asked.

"I'm bored. Give me something to do if you don't want me to call them," Zhane said. "Come on, I didn't want to be here in the first place."

"Don't you think I know that? How come every time you want to do something I go, but when I want to do this, you get bored? Couldn't you show the slightest bit of interest in this stuff?" Andros asked as he walked in to the main chamber of the tower area. The air was old and stale. Zhane coughed and Andros sneezed at the dust in the air. The rays of sun beamed down through the cracks in the rock ceiling and lit up the dust that was floating around.

"Yuck!" commented Zhane.

Andros chuckled as he walked to the back of the room where burns had been imprinted into the wall. "Look at these. They're in Eltarian."

The silver ranger look wide-eyed at them before translating them into Basic out loud, "To those who come next, don't look behind the wall that moves. It will lead to your doom. This is our warning. Please, beware of the mistake we made in letting some out."

No sooner had he stopped before a screech rang out in the room. The rangers immediately grabbed for their Astroblasters. Both weapons' lights were flicked on as they scanned the dark parts of the room. Everything was a threat now and the only thing they could think about was leaving.

"I told you this was a bad idea," Zhane whispered to Andros.

*

(Past)

"I told you this was a bad idea," Allyssa shouted at Jessie as ten spider-like creatures descended on the girls.

"Spilt up and take them out," Jessie said firing her Astroblaster at the nearest threat. She flashed her eyes to copy the DNA into her memory, then followed it with her senses. It was a D'ehanian gift to be able to read DNA of anyone, then remember whom the DNA belonged to and follow it with her senses.

Allyssa was not so lucky in having those 'powers', but she was Eltarian. Telepathy, empathy, and telekinesis came easily for her. Using those gifts, she could 'see' everything without having her eyes open to betray her. Reflexes carried her body all over the room in an effort to stay away from the creatures. * Jessie, do they have poisonous teeth?* the white ranger asked telepathically to her best friend.

Jessie checked their DNA and replied, * Yeah, stay away from them.* The purple ranger chased three of them to the back wall. * Get out,* she told Allyssa.

The white ranger did as she was told and the remaining girl jumped onto the wall before melting over it. Turning into the goo-ish form, the D'hona used her body heat to burn a message into the wall, then slid along it and through the door to the outside where Allyssa was sitting on a large rock waiting. Jessie returned to human form. It wasn't the same as it was the last time, but it was getting easier to maintain.

"They must hate sunlight because they didn't follow me," the white ranger said standing. "Can we go home now?"

*

(Present Day)

"They must hate sunlight because they didn't follow us," the silver ranger said panting. "Can we go home now?"

Andros looked back at the doorway and sighed. "That was not what I excepted."

"No, really?" Zhane asked sarcastically.

"Did you recognize the handwriting?" Andros asked.

"It was kind of like Jessie's, but that's impossible. The girls weren't allowed to go in here. That was one of their rules," said Zhane. "Plus, Jessie is too rude to use the word 'please.' The last time I heard that word out of her mouth was six years ago, before she learned she was evil."

"I know and that's what scares me. If they did come in here, why?" Andros lowered his head and took several deep breaths before adding, "we should go home."

Zhane smiled and contacted the Megaship.

"She's evil?" Ashley asked Allyssa about Jessie, who was working at the commutations console.

"Yup, but very tame, usually. Her whole race is evil through and through. It's okay though. She is extremely loyal- to Andros," Allyssa said and smiled.

Ashley was speechless.

"I think Zhane is trying to talk to us," the D'hona said from where she sitting.

"Why? Where are they?" Allyssa asked.

Jessie entered a sequence of buttons and watched as D.E.C.A. displayed their topographical location on the monitor. "Those are the ruins," Jessie said sitting back in the chair looking upset.

"The ruins?" Ashley asked.

"The only structure left of the civilization before the Karovans inhabited this planet. It is forbidden to go there unless you are a ranger and we have to teleport to get in," Allyssa said looking a bit uncomfortable. "What does Zhane want?"

The purple ranger shrugged and activated the channel. "Zhane to Megaship. Come in Megaship."

"What do you want, idiot?" Jessie asked with a hint of frustration in her voice.

"Grouchy today, aren't we?" Zhane asked.

"Only when it comes to Guardians who interrupt the productivity of this vessel," Jessie said with a yawn.

"Stop sounding like your guardian. I only need one Andros, thank you very much. Now, let us up," Zhane demanded.

"Whatever freak," Jessie said as she activated the teleportation beam.

Silver and crimson streaks of light flashed into the room and died away to become Zhane and Andros. "Jessie, you need to be nicer to people," Andros said.

"Ashley knows I'm evil," Jessie said turning back to the monitor.

Andros looked over at Ashley and smiled. "I am sorry," he apologized. "I was going to tell you guys soon."

"You mean 'sooner or later', right?" Ashley asked.

"No, I meant soon, as in tomorrow," he said.

"Right. You do realize this is a bit strange to except that there is an evil Power Ranger who is fighting with us?"

"Yes and she is, but she is trying to do the right thing by fighting with us. See, for the past twelve years I have been trying to teach Jessie to do good things and not be so evil, which is difficult because she can't feel love or compassion or even mercy. That was a challenge, but she has done well so far and she does listen to us," Andros paused.

Ashley glanced from Andros to Jessie and back again before raising an eyebrow. "You are all crazy," she said with a smile. "Want to be in our club?"

Andros gave her a confused look. "What club?"

"It's a figure of speech. TJ, Carlos, Cassie, and I think that we are too crazy sometimes as if it were a club. So, because you're 'crazy' too, you can join. Do you understand?" Ashley asked.

"Not really, but I'll blame it on Earth culture," the red ranger said.

"Sounds good," Allyssa agreed.

Ashley rolled her eyes and said, "I need to meet Carlos in the engine room in a couple minutes. See ya later."

She waved as she went out. Jessie turned her chair to face the other rangers in the bridge. "That was one of the most annoying people I have ever met."

"For whatever reason," Zhane said, "I'm not surprised."

Andros elbowed him and addressed the girls. "When did you two go to the ruins?"

"What ruins?" Allyssa asked.

"The ruins on KO-35," Andros said in all seriousness.

"Oh, those ruins," Allyssa said sounding a bit guilty.

Zhane got into her face at that. "When were you in the ruins?"

"It was like six or seven years ago, while you two were on Eltare for a conference or something. I can't say that I really remember because I don't," Jessie said.

"Why did you go there in the first place?" Andros asked as Zhane backed off a little. Allyssa and Jessie exchanged glances and then looked up at the boys. The older ranger had a difficult time trying to read Jessie's poker face, but Allyssa seemed to be hiding something.

"Okay, we'll ask again. Why did you two go to the ruins and what exactly attacked us?" Zhane questioned.

"You were on Eltare and you never go to the ruins anyway," Jessie told them.

"It was Jessie's idea. However, I accidentally triggered the wall. Neither of us are really sure what those things are or why they were attacking us," Allyssa continued.

"Let me get this straight," Andros said as he started to pace, which was not a good sign. "You waited for Zhane and I to leave the planet so that you could go to a forbidden area of KO-35 and in doing so, released some ugly spider-like creature that tried to kill us. Do I have that right?"

"I would like to remind you that the spider things were an accident," Jessie said.

"Thanks, Jes," Zhane said. "Almost forgot. Maybe we'll take a few years off your sentence, how does that sound?"

"Years are good," Jessie said. Allyssa rolled her eyes.

"I want both of you to go to your rooms and stay there until we need back-up or breakfast, whichever comes first. Zhane and I will deal with your punishment then. Dismissed," said Andros. The girls walked out of the room and Zhane sat down in Ashley's usual position. "Um, that went well."

"Could have been worse," Zhane said running his hand through his hair. "Jessie could have done something."

Andros nodded and sat in his seat. "Remind me again why we agreed to be their guardians," Andros begged.

"Because your father liked the idea because of the responsibility or something and we were ten and corruptible."

The red ranger smiled. "I miss those days- and the old team."

"Stop it," Zhane said standing. "If you're going to start on that, then I am leaving. You are going to make me cry and I hate it."

"I lost my wife, Zhane. I know how you feel." Andros paused for a moment to take a deep breath. "It just hurts when I forget they can't help us discipline the girls. I also want to know where they all were when the girls left. As far as I know, we never took them with us to Eltare."

"I don't want to think about it. They're dead, Andros. Nothing can change that and we can't blame them for something the girls did," said Zhane. "If it's okay with you, I'm going to work out for awhile."

Andros nodded to his best friend. The silver ranger left the bridge while Andros laid back into the chair and breathed heavier. "See you soon, my love," he whispered as he closed his eyes and tried to picture her in his mind. "It can't be too much longer." A smile spread on his face before he got up to go to bed.

The end… for now.