Chapter Eight
By: Jeanka

Zhane and Karone were already on their way out when Jessie's mental message came through. They had successfully gotten to the escape pod deck and were waiting for Team Beta to arrive so they could leave. Jessie, Cassie, Carlos, and Zarkin had already left. No one had heard from Andros in awhile.

"I think that's them," Karone said quietly and pointed to the other side of the hallway.

"Maybe," agreed Zhane looking in that direction. A yellow laser light hit his eye as he fell back behind the bulkhead. "Ow, it's them."

Karone moved out and pressed a datapatch on the keypad. The hatch to the escape pod hissed open and she climbed in. Ashley and TJ came out and joined her with Zhane trailing behind. After a ten second countdown, the little pod with off into space. As they moved to look out of the window, it shook as if they had been grabbed. It moved through the emptiness at an uncommon rate. It was only then that Karone realized someone had them, and that someone was taking them away.

"You are nothing compared to me," screamed General Veltex as Andros worked desperately to end the transmission. "Pathetic and stupid."

Andros stopped what he was doing to smile at the evil. The screen went dark at his press of a button. He wasted no time starting the self destruct sequence and getting out of the bridge. He passed guards and workers before reaching the lift. The doors sealed as a device appeared with the flick of his wrist. Andros pushed in a code into the remote device and the roof vanished.

He smiled and pulled herself through the hole and disappeared into the darkness. He quickly reactivated the holographic roof and climbed into the crawl space to follow the path into a little apartment. After speaking with Allyssa, he learned where their ship was hidden. Finding it where she had said, Andros used it to get off the ship in just enough time.

Allyssa watched from the bridge of the Astro Megaship as General Veltex's prized ship exploded. "That's it," hummed Alpha. "I hope the Rangers got out safely."

Allyssa didn't turn when she said, "I'm sure they have."

"What do you think will happen now?" asked Alpha.

"We won," stated Allyssa. "They'll be a party- like always."

"Incoming Transmission," announced DECA. "Pre-recorded."

"On screen."

"Astro Rangers, you may think that this is the end of me, but I assure you that I am alive and well," General Veltex sneered. "Till we meet again."

The end….