A reason to return: Zhane
Andros and Zhane. Zhane and Andros. Wherever one went, the other was by his side. No matter what. But it was different now. Zhane had a choice. He had vowed his loyalty to Andros forever, but he was on earth with Ashley, and he was torn. He could go with them or he could go back to KO-35. Alone.
Alone was not in his vocabulary. He was as social as they come. Probably the reason why he and Ashley had hit it off immediately. And he knew as much as he wanted to be there with his best friend, he knew that Ashley needed him more. They were at a turning point in their relationship, and they didn't need any distractions. No matter how many times they had argued that they loved to have him with them, he felt restlessness inside that could not be ignored.
For once he made a decision for himself. He decided to return to his home and help with the rebuilding. He needed to be involved with something or go crazy. It was the hardest decision he had ever made, to leave his best friend and a certain future on earth with his new friends or face an uncertain one back on KO-35. But his adventuresome spirit won out, and he found himself traveling back alone. But not lonely. One thing he had learned as a ranger was not to back down from a challenge. And this was certainly a challenge.
Sometimes he doubted that he could do anything without Andros. It wasn't a thought he had often, but enough. He needed to prove to himself that he could do it. This time he had to do it on his own. Andros had understood and wished him luck. Ashley had insisted he had nothing to prove to them, but if he felt he had to, then she wouldn't stand in his way.
So that's how he got here. Standing with old friends and family who were glad to have him home. He spent long hours outside rebuilding the villages and restoring life to his vacant planet. He had proven to himself that he had made up the two years that passed him by as he lay unconscious. Two years that Andros had risked his life and given for their planet. It was the least Zhane could do. And though they did not expect his help, they were glad for it. And Zhane was glad to give it. He knew he had made the right decision, and he never regretted it. In fact, it was one of the best ones he had ever made.
Andros and Zhane. Zhane and Andros. Wherever one went, the other was by his side. No matter what. But it was different now. Zhane had a choice. He had vowed his loyalty to Andros forever, but he was on earth with Ashley, and he was torn. He could go with them or he could go back to KO-35. Alone.
Alone was not in his vocabulary. He was as social as they come. Probably the reason why he and Ashley had hit it off immediately. And he knew as much as he wanted to be there with his best friend, he knew that Ashley needed him more. They were at a turning point in their relationship, and they didn't need any distractions. No matter how many times they had argued that they loved to have him with them, he felt restlessness inside that could not be ignored.
For once he made a decision for himself. He decided to return to his home and help with the rebuilding. He needed to be involved with something or go crazy. It was the hardest decision he had ever made, to leave his best friend and a certain future on earth with his new friends or face an uncertain one back on KO-35. But his adventuresome spirit won out, and he found himself traveling back alone. But not lonely. One thing he had learned as a ranger was not to back down from a challenge. And this was certainly a challenge.
Sometimes he doubted that he could do anything without Andros. It wasn't a thought he had often, but enough. He needed to prove to himself that he could do it. This time he had to do it on his own. Andros had understood and wished him luck. Ashley had insisted he had nothing to prove to them, but if he felt he had to, then she wouldn't stand in his way.
So that's how he got here. Standing with old friends and family who were glad to have him home. He spent long hours outside rebuilding the villages and restoring life to his vacant planet. He had proven to himself that he had made up the two years that passed him by as he lay unconscious. Two years that Andros had risked his life and given for their planet. It was the least Zhane could do. And though they did not expect his help, they were glad for it. And Zhane was glad to give it. He knew he had made the right decision, and he never regretted it. In fact, it was one of the best ones he had ever made.