Part 2
Leslie was almost out of breath. They had been running for quite a while but luckily the soldiers hadn't caught up. They were now not to far from the edge of the city and it seemed as though they were being herded somewhere. Everytime they tried to move towards the center of the city another group of soldiers would show up and push them away from it.
Leslie wished that she could just morph and fight the Vandairre Soldiers off and at one point had even tried but realized that along with her communicator she had also left her Power Morpher in her room. The Pink Ranger had silently berated herself non-stop since the moment that she realized what she had done. 'I wish Jarrold were here." she thought to herself.
Leslie felt a tug on her shoulder and then was pulled aside and down to the ground just in time to avoid a blast from a laser.
"Thanks." Leslie said to the girl.
"What do the want with us?" the girl asked.
"I don't know but we're not going to find out. Keep running."
The two girls began to run once more. Leslie looked around and realized that this was the same way she had come when she originally entered the town with Jarrold and Jason just a few weeks ago. She tried to remember if she had passed anything that would help her. Maybe somewhere they could duck into and hide. Then it clicked. She had remembered seeing a small cafe not to far from here. The place had been run down but it looked mostly intact. If they could make it there at least she would be able to stand and fight while the other girl ran for help.
She grabbed the girls arm "Come this way. I know a place where we can hide."
"Tommy!!!" Katherine gasped. "I thought that I'd never see you again."
Tommy helped his wife down and then pulled her close. "Kat I,,, I mean we thought that you didn't make it."
Laran stepped closer to the couple and placed her hand on Tommys shoulder. "So you know here?" she asked.
"Yes this is my wife." Tommy answered.
"I hate to break up the family reunion but those soldiers are coming and there's not another door in here." Jerrin said.
Tommy became filled with anger and a protective instinct. "They're not going to take you again." Tommy said as he gently released Katherine. The former Power Ranger moved towards the door and looked at Jerrin. "Move." he said.
"What are you going to do bleed on them?"
Tommy moved his eyes and fixed a glare on Jerrin. "Get out of my way." he growled.
Jerrin opened his mouth as though he were going to say something but Audra shook her head. Jerrin closed his mouth and then stepped aside.
Tommy opened the door, stepped out and closed the door behind him. Standing there in front of him were 8 Vandairre Soldiers. Without a single word Tommy attacked and in a matter of seconds all of them were unconcious. His movements were so fast that the Vandairre barely had a chance to see what hit them.
The door opened a few minutes later and the three Keldehan resistance fighters stood blocking it, ready to fight. There eyes lit up when they saw Tommy step through.
Jerrins jaw dropped "How did you..." Tommy walked past him without a word and reached his hand down to his wife. Katherine took it and he helped her to her feet.
She leaned on him heavily and they headed towards the door. Tommy made a motion with his eyes telling Laran to lead the way.
The three Keldehans exited the room first and saw the Vandairre laying sprawled across the floor.
Tommy lead Katherine closer to Jerrin. "You help my wife, I'm going to make sure we get out of here." He slowly put her arm over Jerrins shoulder and walked towards Audra. "Where are we?"
"We're in the city of Rylor. At a Vandairre lock down facility." Audra answered.
"How did you plan on getting out of here?" he continued.
"We have a hover transport hidden in the forest outside the city." Laran informed him.
"Good we're going to make it to that transport. Once we make it out of the city we're going to find a way to get back to Earth." Tommy declared.
"Did you say Earth?" Laran gasped. "I think that you need to talk to Queen Xanya."
"We're not going to be able to stay here for long." Leslie told the girl that had been running with her. The girl was terrified and was showing it. Leslie knew that if her plan were to work she would have to calm the girl down. That was going to be a task itself considering how scared she was herself. "What's your name?"
The girl looked up at Leslie nervously. "Melissa." she answered between tears.
"Well Melissa I'm Leslie and I'm going to get us out of this. But I need your help." Leslie told her.
"What can I do?" Melissa asked.
"Your going to run and tell the city guard that there are Vandairre here. I'm going to hold them off while you do." she was trying to sound confident even though she was terrified. 'Ashlyn would be a lot better equipped to handle this than I am.'
"Where do I find them?" Melissa asked.
"You don't know where the guard station is?"
"I'm not from here. My dad heard that Angel Grove was a safe haven. But I guess that it's not true and that the Power Rangers don't really exist." Melissa began to cry. "They captured my dad and brother. How am I supposed to help them now?"
"No the Power Rangers do exist and I'm sure that they'll help your family." Leslie said trying to reassure the girl. "This is what I want you to do." Leslie quickly gave Melissa instructions on how to get to Kimberlys house. "Tell her to have Ashlyn go to my room and look on my nightstand then come here."
Melissa nodded and watched as Leslie ran out of the front door. After she heard a few laser blasts she ran out of the back door.
Laran ducked her head around the cooridor and saw that the cost was clear. She slowly put her hand back and waved the others forward.
Tommy was the first to reach her. She leaned over to him and whispered to him "The coast is clear but I don't want to press out luck so we better pick up the pace."
Tommy nodded to her and then waved the others closer. "Okay Laran says that it's clear up ahead so let move."
As they rounded the corner the group could see that the exit was just ahead.
Laran moved ahead slowly and opened the door that led to the outside. Before the others could reach her she placed her hands above her head. Tommy stopped short and looked her her head to see that there were several Vandairre outside aiming weapons at the them.
Audra turned around and could see that there several more soldiers behind them. "Ummm I think that we're in trouble."
"That's an understatement." Jerrin said.
Melissa ran past the park as fast as her legs could carry her and finally reached Kimberlys house. She banged on the door and after what seemed like forever a light came on.
A small boy opened the door and rubbed his eyes "Do you know how late it is?" he asked in a tired voice.
Melissa looked a the boy sheepishly and blurted out "I need to speak to Kimberly." Her words came out so fast and panicked that the boy couldn't understand what she had said.
"You mind slowing down and saying that again?" the boy asked sarcastically.
He felt a hand on his shoulder and was gently pulled away from the door. "Who are you talking to Travis?" Kimberly asked. She pecked around the door and saw the young dark haired girl that was standing there looking like she were going to pass out.
Kimberly stepped in front of Travis and look at the girl for another moment. "Is there something that I can help you with?" Kimberly asked the girl.
"I'm looking for Kimberly." Melissa informed her.
"I'm Kimberly."
Melissa moved closer to Kimberly and almost feel over.
"Are you okay?"
Melissa began to speak frantically. "The Vandairre were chasing me and Leslie tried to help me. They have her trapped near the warehouses in a cafe. She sent me here. Said that she wanted you to have Ashlyn look on her nightstand and then come help her."
"Travis get her something to drink. I"m going to get Ashlyn." Kimberly told the boy as she guided Melissa into the house and then left for Ashlyns house.
"Come on guys can't we just talk this over." Tommy said to the Vandairre Soldiers.
"You will all come with us immediately." one of the soldiers said to them.
"I don't think that's going to happen." Tommy said arrogantly. "As a matter of fact you're going to get out of our way and we're going to walk out of here."
"You must be kidding. If I were you I would surrender now human. You are a prisoner of the Vandairre Empire and you will remain such until the emperor decides to end your life." the soldier said.
Tommy looked over at Laran and then put a hand on her shoulder. He slowly moved her to the side and walked out past her. "I told you that we are going to walk out of here and you're not going to stop us."
"That's not likely to happen."
When Tommy was just a couple of feet away from the soldier he stopped and turned his back to them.
"That's what I thought. Now go get back in line with the others. You will be escor..."
The soldier didn't get to finish his sentence becuase with blinding fast speed Tommy performed a roundhouse kick that nailed the soldier in the head. The unfortunate soldiers helmet split on the side and he turned to dust. The others stood stunned as they watched their leader disappear. "Now if the rest of you want what he just got you can continue to stand in our way. Otherwise you will move and let us pass."
Without another word the soldiers moved aside and let the five escapees pass.
"How did you do that?" Katherine asked her husband.
"I'll tell you all about it when we're out of here." he answered.
Kimberly rushed to the front and tried to turn the doorknob. When it didn't open she banged on the door.
Ashlyn opened the door and had a hostile glare. "What is it?!!" she screamed. Then her vision focused more and she realized it was Kimberly. "Sorry I was asleep. Can I help you?"
Kimberly walked in past her and started towards Leslies room. "Leslies in trouble."
"Isn't she in her room?" Ashlyn asked.
"She went for a walk. I'll explain it to you on the way but I think that she forgot her Morpher." responded Kimberly.
Ashlyn walked past her and opened the door to Leslies room. The Pink Rangers Power Morpher and communicator were sitting on the night stand beside her bed.
Kimberly grabbed the objects from their resting place and headed over to Ashlyn. "I think that she's going to need these."
The Yellow Ranger checked to make sure that she had her items and when she was sure that they were in place grabbed a coat and headed to the door. "We better hurry."
The former Pink Ranger and current Yellow Ranger ran out to find Leslie Cortez.
"She's near the warehouses holding them off in a cafe." Kimberly told Ashlyn. "The Vandairre got into the city some how."
"Well we'll have to do something about that." Ashlyn responded.
"That's exactly what I was thinking." said Kimberly.
The group made it to the small hovercar that was hidden in the location that Audra said it was. Tommy looked over the transport as Jerrin helped Katherine into the back. Audra took a place in the drivers seat and Laran got in tht passenger seat.
After everyone was settled in the hovercar began to move and Tommy leaned over to kiss his wife.
"Tommy how did you get here?" Katherine asked.
"I was brought here by Goldar about a week ago." Tommy answered.
"Are the others okay? What about our son?"
"I have so much to tell you." Tommy said as he held her in his arms.
"Tommy how is Jason?" Katherine asked in a reinforced manor.
"After you disappeared things went really bad. We eventually had to surrender but as a last ditch effort everyone split apart. We planned on meeting back up but lost our powers. Most of us went into hiding. Jase was captured and we haven't heard from him since. I tried to rescue him a couple of times but they moved him on me everytime I got a lead."
"Tommy we is our son?" Katherine asked once more.
"I'll get to that but you need to hear everything." Tommy said. "Kimberly and I took Jason back to Angel Grove and managed to hide there until just about a little while ago."
"Is that when Goldar caught you?" the tired woman asked.
"Not exactly. You see, Jason decided that he wanted to leave home. Kimberly didn't want to let him go. I mean the Vandairre have all but infested the planet. They run everything with an iron hand. Well anyway I had to let him leave."
"What!!!" Katherine shouted out angrily. "You let my son run off on a planet crawling with the very aliens that have taken it over?"
"Please let me finish. You see Jason was only gone for a few days. When he came back he had a couple of friends with him. They were asking about the Proto-Forms."
Katherine looked shocked. "The Proto-Forms, but why?" Then it dawned on her. "The coins. When he left he took the coins didn't he?"
"Yes and he was able to do something that we weren't able to do. Jason and his friends got into the Command Center."
"What, how?" she asked stunned.
"You want to know what the even more amazing thing is. Jason is a Power Ranger and not just any Ranger." Tommy told her.
Kat placed her hand over her mouth and let out a gasp.
"Jason is the White Ranger."
A tear formed in Katherine Olivers eye and her husband wiped it away. She layed her head on his shoulder and fell asleep absorbing everything that he had just told her.