Chapter 1: A reason to stay: Andros
"I will see you again." Her last words burned into my brain as I teleported away from Angel Grove, from earth, and from Ashley. I was headed off to stop Astronema and the Dark Fortress. They had already captured every other planet in the galaxy. My teammates and I were the only ones who stood between total domination and Astronema. It's so hard to believe that Astronema is really Karone, my sister.
What's harder to believe is that I had found a reason to stay on earth. I had never visited this planet until my teammates, now friends, had forced me off the mega ship, and took me to this place called the Surf Spot. I didn't think I would like earth at all. It's not like KO-35. And now I find myself not wanting to leave. But it's not because of the earth culture; it's because of them, most importantly her.
I was drawn to her from the instant I met her, not that I would admit it. In fact, my foolish pride was the reason we almost didn't have a relationship at all. When Zhane arrived on the scene, I was jealous of the ease that he conversed with her. I wish I could be that comfortable with her. Every time I got close to her, my heart would start pounding, my hands would be sweaty, and more often than not, I would stutter. That's what happens when you look at her. It's not just her beauty that takes my breath away. It's the way she laughs and how her smile reaches her eyes, or the way her hair is always in her face and she ends up pushing it away. Or the way, on a rare occasion, when tears fall from her eyes, and all she wants is for me to hold her.
Sometimes I have to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming, but not even in the depths of my soul did I dream that I would find someone like her. That was one part of me I never thought would ever recover after the rest of my space team had died on Elisia. I had tried to lock away any feelings at all, but the harder I tried to keep her away, the harder she tried to get in. And without knowing how or why, I woke up one day and realized how close she was, and thanking the stars she didn't give up on me. If only I could give her back one ounce of the love and faith she's shown me, she would never feel unloved. And I want to spend the rest of my life showing that to her. If there's anything I've learned in my many years of being a ranger is that there is a greater plan for myself than I ever had for me.
But once again my foolish pride almost ruined it. I stood there on KO-35 watching the mega ship take her away. As soon as the doors shut, I knew that I was wrong. Without a second thought, I teleported back on the mega ship.
I stood there for a minute watching her, and I felt my heart breaking. I hated to see her cry more than anything in the world. It hurt me more to see her cry than the risk I had to take to love her. So for once in my life, I followed my heart. "Deca, set a course for earth." I spoke up, breaking the fragile silence. I must say that Carlos and TJ were not too shocked to see me. 'When did they get to know my so well?' I wondered in the few seconds before Ashley came racing towards me. She needed me and I couldn't refuse her, I just simply wrapped her in my arms and would not let her go. "My home is with you." I whispered into her hair, never having spoken a truer statement than that.
"I will see you again." Her last words burned into my brain as I teleported away from Angel Grove, from earth, and from Ashley. I was headed off to stop Astronema and the Dark Fortress. They had already captured every other planet in the galaxy. My teammates and I were the only ones who stood between total domination and Astronema. It's so hard to believe that Astronema is really Karone, my sister.
What's harder to believe is that I had found a reason to stay on earth. I had never visited this planet until my teammates, now friends, had forced me off the mega ship, and took me to this place called the Surf Spot. I didn't think I would like earth at all. It's not like KO-35. And now I find myself not wanting to leave. But it's not because of the earth culture; it's because of them, most importantly her.
I was drawn to her from the instant I met her, not that I would admit it. In fact, my foolish pride was the reason we almost didn't have a relationship at all. When Zhane arrived on the scene, I was jealous of the ease that he conversed with her. I wish I could be that comfortable with her. Every time I got close to her, my heart would start pounding, my hands would be sweaty, and more often than not, I would stutter. That's what happens when you look at her. It's not just her beauty that takes my breath away. It's the way she laughs and how her smile reaches her eyes, or the way her hair is always in her face and she ends up pushing it away. Or the way, on a rare occasion, when tears fall from her eyes, and all she wants is for me to hold her.
Sometimes I have to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming, but not even in the depths of my soul did I dream that I would find someone like her. That was one part of me I never thought would ever recover after the rest of my space team had died on Elisia. I had tried to lock away any feelings at all, but the harder I tried to keep her away, the harder she tried to get in. And without knowing how or why, I woke up one day and realized how close she was, and thanking the stars she didn't give up on me. If only I could give her back one ounce of the love and faith she's shown me, she would never feel unloved. And I want to spend the rest of my life showing that to her. If there's anything I've learned in my many years of being a ranger is that there is a greater plan for myself than I ever had for me.
But once again my foolish pride almost ruined it. I stood there on KO-35 watching the mega ship take her away. As soon as the doors shut, I knew that I was wrong. Without a second thought, I teleported back on the mega ship.
I stood there for a minute watching her, and I felt my heart breaking. I hated to see her cry more than anything in the world. It hurt me more to see her cry than the risk I had to take to love her. So for once in my life, I followed my heart. "Deca, set a course for earth." I spoke up, breaking the fragile silence. I must say that Carlos and TJ were not too shocked to see me. 'When did they get to know my so well?' I wondered in the few seconds before Ashley came racing towards me. She needed me and I couldn't refuse her, I just simply wrapped her in my arms and would not let her go. "My home is with you." I whispered into her hair, never having spoken a truer statement than that.