Darkness Returns
By KO-35 Girl

Even though Dark Spectre has been destroyed along with many of his evil followers, there is still evil in the universe. That is why the other rangers and I are here, to protect everything good and pure.
Andros was pondering this in his room. He was laying on his bed in the middle of the afternoon on the Astro Megaship. He didn't have anything else to do. Zhane and Karone were on a date at the park. Andros was still getting used to the idea of his best friend dating his sister, but he could tell they really like each other and they both deserved to be happy. Therefore he didn't complain, Zhane just better not break her heart like he did with all those other girls on KO-35.

Then there were the other rangers who were at school. Andros's train of thought then went to Ashley, ever since he had decided to stay on Earth rather then KO-35 because the rangers were his family. He could have stayed with his parents who returned to KO- 35 with the rebels, but he really couldn't leave Ashley. She was the real reason he couldn't stay on KO-35.

Of course Zhane and Karone came back to Earth with them as well. They didn't want to be separated from the other rangers either. They were going to go visit KO-35 whenever they could though. Andros's mother and father knew why Andros had gone back with the rangers.

Flashback
The Megaship was going to take off in a few minutes. Ashley had just closed the cargo bay door. Andros turned around and walked a little ways a way from everyone, he would have gone further but a hand on his shoulder stopped him.
He turned around it was his father. "Dad," Andros began but his father interrupted him.
"Andros you love her don't you, Ashley you love her?"
"Yes I do, I don't want to be away from her."
"Then go with her, you can come back here and visit when you want to. Your mother and I will always be here, but a true love may not be if you miss your chance. I'll tell your mother where you've gone. I think Zhane and Karone may go as well," his father Lan said before turning around and going back.
End Flashback

Andros didn't regret coming back at all. However Andros couldn't shake off this feeling, that things were not going to continue being good much longer. No one on Earth knew they were rangers when they returned it seemed that Zordon's power had made everyone forget who the ranger's identities were. Andros's thought was interrupted by Ashley walking into his room.

"Hi Andros, I just got back from school and figured I'd see what you did all day" Ashley said in her usual cheerful voice.

"Nothing really," Andros replied Ashley sat down on the end of his bed, leaned over and kissed him.

He responded to her kiss instantly. Ever since they had destroyed Dark Spectre and focus more on their relationship, it had been getting more serious. Ashley shifted on the bed so that she was leaning on the headboard. Andros sat up, and they continued to kiss. Ashley put her arms around his neck as he put his hands around her waist. Andros ran his tongue along Ashley's bottom lip; she took the hint and opened her mouth. They continued this for a while, until they both needed a break.

Ashley leaned against Andros's chest and allowed him to play with her hair. "Andros I love you" Ashley suddenly stiffened she couldn't believe she just said that. She had just felt so good, peaceful and she said it. How was Andros going to react he's really not good when it comes to dealing with emotions she wondered.

After a brief pause Andros said "I love you too Ashley."

Ashley felt like she was in heaven, she had known that she was in love with Andros for a while, and she knew he loved her, but for him to say the words she knew just how strongly he must have felt. She once again relaxed into his arms and they stayed like that for a few more minutes before they had to go to dinner.

Meanwhile on a grotesque looking space ship a monster was planning many horrible schemes. The monster Drellnar was a huge monster that resembled Dark Spectre only he was not made of lava, but ice.

"I have just found out that the red ranger, the ranger who I spent years trying to destroy is alive and happy. Before KO-35 was abandoned I spent years trying to destroy the red and silver rangers. The red ranger and I did battle, I lost. I was not destroyed, however I was horribly weakened. A little time after that Dark Spectre was freed from his imprisonment. He destroyed KO-35. However those rangers have destroyed Dark Spectre. I can sense when the red ranger is happy, miserable, or injured. I am connected to him because he weakened me so. I have just regained my strength through the aid of my servants. I will make the red ranger pay for what he did to me. Not too long ago the red ranger admitted his love to his girlfriend. I'm not yet sure who she is but once I find out I will destroy her and everyone else the red ranger holds dear. Look out red ranger but Drellnar your hated enemy of the past is returning to get his revenge."

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