Chapter Seven
By: Jeanka

Jeanka watched from the wall as Karone was sitting against the opposite wall while Zhane and Zarkin were on the south wall. Zarkin was lying on the ground next to Zhane.

"We need a plan," Karone said finally.

"I'm sure Andros has it covered," said Zhane.

"How would he have it covered?" demanded Karone. "We have no idea where he is and if something doesn't happen soon, Zarkin is going to die."

Zhane looked down at the pale face of his brother. It was twisted with a pained expression and his breathing was becoming increasingly more difficult.

"Don't worry," said Zhane. "He's a fighter."

Karone was about to object when Jeanka slid off the wall as purple goo and took on human form. "Somebody call for a hero?" she asked angrily.

"No way," said Zhane jumping up and putting himself between the D'honna and his brother. "There is no way that I would let you take him. This has to be a mistake."

"Listen, silver ranger. I don't want to do this anymore then you do, but my order came from Andros. So we can either wait around until we lose the opportunity or I can take him off this ship now. But since I lean toward letting him die, it's completely your call," said Jessie, glaring at the blond boy.

Zhane looked from Karone to Zarkin. Jeanka was not trustworthy and she wouldn't stop Zarkin from dying even though she would have to means through drugs. But it wasn't only Zarkin he had to think about. His decision would affect everyone aboard the station, not just rangers. He did not like this idea.

"We don't have all day," Jessie said impatiently.

Zhane glared at her. "I don't like this," he stated. Jessie rolled her eyes. "But," he continued. "I'm not going to let you have the satisfaction of have him die. So..."

As Zhane died off, Zarkin was covered with a purple goo. Zhane growled at Jeanka as the goo leveled off with the floor and camouflaged with it. "Don't try anything," he said as Jeanka smiled at him before she melted and left.

Everything had happened so fast and so orderly that not having anything to do but wait was incredibly boring. A snore beside her told her that her partner, Carlos, had fallen asleep. Cassie smiled as she let her mind wonder. This was the first time they had a chance to breathe since they started. She thought about TJ who had been stuck with Ashley. No one was quite sure why Andros had spilt them up that way. It had been weeks since TJ and her decided they could date and even longer for Andros and Ashley. Ever since Karone had been turned back to good, Zhane and her had been an item. And Carlos was still looking. But her and Carlos as a team made no sense.

A metal clank pulled her out and made her awareness snap back to the dangerous place they were stuck in. She heard another clank before a female voice spoke out. "Well, if you had moved in the first place, I wouldn't have had to do that," she growled.

Cassie breathed deeply before deciding to peek. Slowly and quietly, she looked around the box she was hiding behind. In a second, she was unconscious.

"Oops, sorry Cassie," said Jeanka looking over at the girl who had just fallen unconscious to her sedative. The pink ranger's movement had startled her and without a thought, she knocked both rangers out by injection of a drug into their bloodstreams. "Man, Zarkin, you're more trouble then you're worth."

Jessie looked back at the Karovian. Purple tentacles of goo were wrapped around his body keeping him moving and vertical. "Now, what am I suppose to do?" she asked the dark figure. She knew he couldn't respond, but she didn't care either. "Let's talk this out. I could follow orders and get only you out which pretty much seals their fate as dead. Or I could be nice and save them." She growled loudly.

Andros would want her to save them, but she was evil. She would rather see them dead. "I hate loyalty!" she stated angrily as she pulled Zarkin with her. She growled as she placed him in one of the ships roughly before going back for the others. She was almost there when a yellow mist came over her vision.

Cursing, Jeanka grabbed the rangers with her newly created tentacles and threw them in to the ship, slamming the door closed on her way in. It had been Kelmic Gas - highly poisonous and very deadly to anyone who breathed it. She couldn't breathe, so she never knew anything was wrong until she saw it.

Alright, she said over the Neural Net, not caring who heard her. Don't worry about Team Gamma. Just get yourselves out now. They're on to us!

TBC