Disclaimer: I don't own the Power Rangers. Forgot that in the last chapter.

Crash
By: Jeanka

Zhane yawned as a light shined on him. "What do you want?" he groaned and tried to roll away from it.

"Zhane, wake up," whispered a voice.

"I refuse," he moaned and swatted at the light.

"See, I told you not to mess with him," said a clear Mexican voice.

"It's almost noon," Zhane heard TJ complain.

"So, maybe he needs his rest," said Carlos.

"Zhane, wake up," Andros repeated.

The silver ranger creaked open an eye as the light moved away. "What do you want?" he asked inhaling deeply and stretching.

"Is something wrong with you?" asked Cassie clearly concerned.

"No, why?" he asked sitting up.

"It's noon," repeated TJ.

"So? I've slept in later before," stated Zhane.

"You're going to be late," Andros informed him.

"Be late?" asked Zhane.

"Yes," said Ashley. "You going to the Daron Sector, remember? To visit your brother."

"Yes, I know," said Zhane as he swung his legs over the side of the bed. Cassie and Carlos had to move out of the way so he could stand.

"Zhane," said Andros quietly. "If you don't get ready now, you will be late."

The silver ranger nodded and shooed everyone out of his room. Andros frowned as he walked to the bridge alone. Karone had gone off to stay with the Earth equivalent to a cousin and now Zhane was leaving. Ashley had broken his heart and then decided to move back home with the other rangers. Andros, the red astro ranger out of KO-35, would once again be alone.

The moment of Zhane departure was hard on all the rangers. However, they didn't show him how much it hurt because they wanted him to be happy. For Ashley and Cassie, this meant acting overly happy and excited for him or else the tears would start. TJ and Carlos simply stayed quiet and let the girls do the work. Andros put on his best poker face and wished his best friend luck and blessings.

The silver ranger waved as he boarded a little ship with only two other passengers. None of them had been to keen on him riding with many people even though Zhane liked the idea. He watched out the window as the ship pulled away from the station.

"Sir," called the pilot.

"Yeah, Gerri?" called Zhane looking up into the cockpit ahead of him.

The older man turned slightly to catch his eye. "Why are you leaving?" he asked.

Zhane had expected a question like this one. He had known Gerri and his companion, Winsom, for years before the attack on KO-35. Gerri had seen the friendship between Zhane and Andros. This didn't make sense why Andros wasn't coming too.

"I need to see my brother," replied Zhane.

"That's the only reason?" asked Gerri.

Zhane shrugged. "Yeah, maybe not."

"Want some cookies?" Winsom asked totally obvious to the others' conversation.

Zhane smiled and took one. "Thanks," he offered and bit into it. He was surprise to taste chocolate.

"I got this stuff from your pink friend. She said she couldn't eat it," announced Winsom.

Zhane made a face at that. It wasn't like a girl to give up her chocolate. Suddenly, he felt the ship accelerate. "That wasn't me," cried out Gerri taking his hands off the controls as the ship began to steer itself. "Communications are being jammed."

Zhane reached for his morpher when Winsom screamed. The ship flew into a shock wave that threw the occupants out of their seats. The silver ranger slammed into a wall and lost consciousness. Winsom was thrown into Gerri's head and both blacked out. The wave sent the little ship tumbling towards a small backwater world. The power failed. Then, the lights flickered and the computer registered the ground. It took control and guided it to a safe landing .Once it determined that it was safe on the ground, the doors opened as all systems shut down.

TBC