Chapter 8: Knowing the Truth

Author's Note: This chapter has to deal more with Kelsey and Ryan. I don't own the Power Rangers. I do own Rajani, Mahesh, and the kids. Read and review please

Kelsey woke up with a splitting headache. "What happened?" She groaned. She sat up when she remembered what had happened. She looked down to see her hands in chains. She stood up and walked over to the bars in her cell. "HEY, LET ME OUT OF HERE! IF YOU DON'T, YOU GUYS ARE IN BIG TROUBLE!" She yelled. She groaned when she flew back and hit the wall. Her jacket sleeve tore as she slid down to the ground. Mahesh then stood there.

"Your precious Titanium Ranger and your friends can't do anything about this," he laughed.

He walked into the cell and stood in front of her. "Why are you doing this? Don't you know that if you surrender, the torture would be less," he stated.

"That's not happening anytime soon," she sneered.

"Oh, really. What if I told that you have a strong aura. Sure all of your friends have strong auras, but yours is stronger. It could bring back our entire kingdom. Making me the king and my sister my right-hand lady," he started.

"What about a queen?"

"Ah, my dear. I was hoping you'd fill in that spot since your friend is already married and with child."

"I'm an engaged woman thank you very much."

"You may be betrothed, but that won't stop me from getting what I want."

He grabbed Kelsey's face with a grin. She spat in his face and he dropped her. "Get your filthy paws off me. If I weren't in chains, you'd get to feel the pain," she snapped. Mahesh wiped off his face and looked at her. "Why are you doing this?" She demanded.

"I need my revenge on Kalyani. She betrayed us. She betrayed her own brother and sister," he snapped back.

"What?"
"That's right, Yellow Ranger. Kalyani is our sister. She betrayed her own flesh and blood."
"I can see why, all you want is to destroy the human race so you can have the mutants run around doing anything they want."
"Why would I destroy the race that I am apart of? My dear, Kelsey, you still have so much to learn."

He walked closer to her and Kelsey kicked him in the shins and she jumped up. She grabbed his arm and threw him across the room, making him hit the wall. She ran out of her cell and she ran down the dark depths of the castle. "AFTER HER!" he roared. The soldiers followed Kelsey, even though she was perfectly hidden.

Kelsey caught her breath and she snuck down the halls. She hid behind another wall when soldiers were coming. She held her shoulder and felt something warm and sticky on her hand. She looked at her hand to find blood. She cursed under her breath. "I must've cut it when I hit the wall," she mumbled. She looked at her morpher and knew that her powers didn't work in the castle. "I've got to get out of here," she insisted. She then saw a blue glow and looked over her shoulder to find the same portal they used to bring her there. She knew that someone was coming and she hid.

Ryan was sitting at the Aqua-Base when Angela found the portal. "I found it, we could use the same spot that was used for the last portal. It'll bring you straight to the castle," Angela informed. Ryan stood up.

"How do I get in?" He asked.

"Well, you need to use this blaster. It'll decode the residue from the last portal and it'll create another portal. It'll bring you there and hopefully it can bring you back," she replied.

Ryan nodded and took the blaster. He looked over at Carter and the rest of the Rangers. "I'll be back," he assured them. He then got his morpher ready.

"TITANIUM POWER!"

He morphed and then he went to get to the portal.

When he arrived at the portal, he got off his bike and looked around. "It has to be around here somewhere," he insisted. He looked down to find a tracker on the blaster. It was right behind him. He turned around and raised the blaster. He blasted the same place and a blue portal appeared. "Here goes nothing," he mumbled. He stepped through the portal, but once he came through, he had de-morphed.

Once he came to the other side, he saw that the only thing that lit the place were torches. "This seems familiar," he mumbled. He knew that he didn't have much time before the portal closed again. He went on his search for Kelsey.

Kelsey was getting weaker by the minute. The loss of blood in her shoulder was making her weaker. The cut was pretty deep and she knew it would leave a scar. She closed her eyes and rested against a wall. She looked down to still see her chains. Kelsey choked back a gasp when she heard footsteps coming her way. She hid and listened to Mahesh and Rajani. "Brother, do you think she's still here?" Rajani asked.

"Yes, she's still here. I can feel her aura, can't you feel it, sister?" He answered with another question.

Rajani was quiet before she answered him. "Yes, I can feel her aura. She is still here," she agreed.

"And we have to keep searching," he insisted.

She heard them walk away and leaned back against the wall. She heard someone else coming and she got ready to throw her chains around the person's neck. When she saw the person's shadow, she took her chains and threw it over the person's neck. "Get me out of here," she hissed.

"I could...if you could...let me...go," Ryan gagged.

Kelsey gasped and let him go. "Ryan?" She asked. Ryan held his throat and smiled at her. "What are you doing here?" She asked.

"I came to rescue you," he replied.

Kelsey fell to her knees in front of him. She wrapped her chains around the back of his neck and hugged him. Ryan hugged her back and closed his eyes. "I can't get rid of these chains," she whispered. They heard footsteps and they hid behind the same wall she was just hiding behind. Ryan held her hands and saw that it was Mahesh.

"Rajani, I can feel a second aura," he informed.

"I feel it too," she agreed.

"That means the Titanium Ranger is here," he snarled.

They quickly ran by and a key fell from Mahesh's cloak. "The key," Kelsey whispered. Ryan picked the key up and unlocked the shackles on Kelsey's wrists. "Thanks," she whispered. Ryan's eyes widened in fear when she fainted. He saw the injury on her shoulder and picked her up. He knew that there wasn't much time and he ran down towards where the portal was.

Everyone else watched as the portal began to fade. "If they don't get to that portal in time, they'll be trapped in the castle," Dana stated.

"Let's hope they make it out in time," Kimberly murmured.

Tommy placed a hand on Kimberly's shoulder and watched intently.

Ryan ran over and found the portal. He made sure he had a secure grip on Kelsey and heard someone behind him. "YOU!" Mahesh yelled. Ryan looked over his shoulder to find Mahesh. When a blast was coming his way, he quickly jumped through the portal.

Ryan was back in the city and to his surprise, he was in uniform again. He looked over at Kelsey to see that she was in uniform again too. He ran over to the bike and got his fiancé back to the Aqua-Base.

Everyone came to greet Ryan and Kelsey when he just ran by them and towards the infirmary. "I need a doctor, now," he snapped. He placed Kelsey on the bed and touched her face. "She's been injured," he informed. Dana hurried over and saw the gash on her shoulder. They quickly cleaned it out, stitched it up, and wrapped it up.

"She's going to be fine, Ryan," she assured her brother.

Carter came in and wrapped an arm around Dana's shoulders. Ryan sat next to Kelsey's bed and held her hand. Kelsey opened her eyes and looked to her side. "Ryan?" She asked.

"I'm here," he assured her.

He stroked her cheek with a smile. "How are you feeling?" He asked.

"I feel like I was hit by a semi-truck," she replied.

All four of them chuckled at the statement and then Kelsey looked at her friends. "Guys, where's Kalyani?" She asked.

"She's at Rescue Ops," Carter replied.

"Good, because I'm not sure she wanted us to know this. Mahesh told me that Kalyani is their sister," she informed.

They looked at each other in disbelief. "It is true," a voice confirmed. They saw Kalyani standing in the doorway. "Its true, Mahesh and Rajani are my brother and sister," she repeated.

"Mahesh told me that you had betrayed them," Kelsey stated.

"I did betray them. I betrayed them the moment I was born," Kalyani murmured.

She walked around a bit before looking at the rest of the Lightspeed Rangers. "I was a burden to my family, because I was the only one born non-evil. I was part of a prophecy back all those years ago. I finished my part of the prophecy. I had trapped my family in coffins. Sadly, the coffins that held my parents were destroyed during a terrible earthquake. Mahesh and Rajani's coffins remained in the cave. I was supposed to do this. However, none of us were planning on them escaping. Now, they are after me for revenge. There is nothing you can do for my brother and sister. It isn't the same thing like what happened to Tommy and Ryan. My family was born pure evil, but I was born with pure goodness," Kalyani explained.

"What about the bracelets on your wrists?" Dana asked.

Kalyani looked at her bracelets and put them together. A red light went through the room and where Kalyani stood, a Phoenix took her place. "I was given the powers of the Phoenix when I was a young girl. However, the powers are weakening me each time I use them. I may look young, but I am very old," she stated. She then turned human again. She wavered a bit and sat down. "That is why I have to pass my powers onto someone else when the time comes," she stated.

"Who would that be?" Joel asked.

"It won't be easy. I don't choose the one to hold these powers. The powers choose the person," Kalyani replied.

She then got up and went to get some rest while the rest of the Rangers left Ryan and Kelsey alone. Kelsey smiled at Ryan and she watched as he got up to leave. She grabbed his hand and looked at him. "Please, stay," she whispered. Ryan got into the bed with her and they fell asleep.

Kalyani entered her room and opened up her drawer to reveal a golden box. She picked the box up and placed it on the stool in her room. She opened it to reveal a book. She opened the book that told about the next person in line for the Phoenix Powers. Kalyani waved her hand in front of her and an image was starting to form. "Show me the one who will receive the powers of the Phoenix," she instructed. Her eyes widened in disbelief of who it was.

Author's Note: This is a poll. Who do you think should take the Phoenix Powers? Here are your choices:

Dana

Carter

I'll post results before I write the chapter. It will be awhile.