Chapter 28: The Dark Wizard's Witch

"Okay guys, we found the cave. You better get going," Hayley informed. Ann nodded before morphing.

"POWER TIME! PINK FOX!"

"BLACK WYVREN!"

"BLUE LEVIATHAN!"

"YELLOW PEGASUS!"

"RED THUNDERBIRD!"

They morphed and hurried off towards the beach. "The opening should be around here somewhere," Ann stated. Just when she turned the corner, she found it. "Guys over here," she whispered. They came behind her and looked over at the cave. "We have to be careful, we don't know what traps are inside," she informed.

"Right," they agreed.

Then they came carefully into the cave, they had no idea what was going on, they could hear sounds of torture in some part of the room, but no cries of pain could be heard. "Teresa, Brock, go check that out," Ann whispered. They nodded and went off.

"Jack, Alex, go find my mother," she instructed.

The two boys nodded before going off. "Brandon, you come with me to help me find the Dark Wizard," she stated. Brandon nodded before following her.

Brock and Teresa turned the corner to find Tommy hanging on a wall unconscious. Brock made sure no one was coming while Teresa checked on Tommy. "He's alive," she informed.

"Let's get him down," Brock stated.

Teresa nodded and they tried to get Tommy out of the bands, but they had a combination link attached to them. "Here, watch out," Brock instructed. He pulled out his lance and smashed the lock open. Teresa hurried up and caught Tommy before he made too much noise when he hit the ground. "We have to get him home," he whispered. Teresa agreed before helping Tommy out.

Jack and Alex then came running back. "I think we might have a problem finding your mother," Jack stated.

"Why?" Ann asked.

Just then, a figure stood in the doorway. "Who dares enter our domain?" She ordered. Ann gasped to see that it was her mother.

"Mom, it's me, it's Ann," Ann assured.

Her eyes widened when her mother's eyes glowed dark pink and she shot fireballs at her. Ann held her hands up and blocked them. Kimberly then pulled out a saber and charged at Ann. "ANN!" Brandon yelled. Ann fell to the ground in pain.

"Get up, Pink Ranger," she hissed.

"I won't fight you, mom," Ann insisted.

"Then you will be destroyed."

Ann flew back and hit the stone wall. "Mom, I am your daughter," Ann stated.

"I have no children," Kimberly hissed.

"Yes, you do. You have six of them, that includes me. You have Rebecca, Josh, little Tommy, Trent, and Katie. Please, mom, remember who I am."

"Ann, we have to go. We'll come back for her. Your father is in need of help," Jack stated.

Ann was about to leave when she stopped. "I'm not going anywhere," she insisted. Jack hurried over to her.

"Ann, you have to come," he urged.

"No, Jack, I have to make my mother remember who I am. Take care of dad, my brothers, and my sisters. Could you do this for me? Remember your promise to me," she reminded.

Jack nodded before leaving. Ann stood there, looking at her mother. "Mom, please remember me, I beg you to remember me," she begged. She gasped when Kimberly came at her with a staff. She blocked her mother's attacks and grabbed onto the staff. "Mom, it's me, your daughter, Ann. I'm your own flesh and blood," she insisted.

"I have no daughter," Kimberly hissed.

Ann was thrown back against the ground and gasped as the staff nearly came down on her head, but she was transported out of the cave.

She opened her eyes to find her friends and family around her. "What happened?" She asked.

"Billy was able to lock onto your communicator and bring you back to the lab," Tommy replied.

Ann de-morphed and looked at him. "I failed," she whispered. Tommy kneeled in front of his daughter and held onto her hands.

"No, you didn't fail," he insisted.

"YES! I did."

She got up and everyone went home to give them privacy. "I'm supposed to be a Power Ranger and I can't even save my own mother from the enemy," she stated.

"You'll get her back," Tommy assured.

She then looked at him. "You have lost mom once, I refuse to have you lose her again," Ann assured.