Dear Diary,
I found Jeff safe and sound. He gave a pathetic excuse and claimed he never called me. So, I spent most of the day with my parents. They seemed happy to see me because when I got in the door…
"Ashley!" Mrs. Hammond exclaimed seeing her daughter.
"What a pleasant surprise," agreed her father as they both moved to hug her. "Is Andros with you?"
"No, he's…" Ashley hesitated to fill it in, "…out of the area."
Relief came and went from Mrs. Hammond's face. "Good," she said sweetly. "Would you care to go shopping with us? We have to pick up a few items for a business party your father roped us into attending."
"That sounds fun," agreed Ashley.
Shopping only lasted for half an hour before my parents got really bored and decided that we should have some fun as a family. So, my dad picked up Jeff and met mom and I at the Surf Spot. Cassie and Carlos were alreadythere, making it easy to let the team know what my plans were for the day. But it also didn't stop Astronema from spoiling it…
Beep beep beep beep beep beep…
"Oh, um, I forgot," stammered Ashley as her communicator made itself known. "I'll be right back," she said running off before her family could ask her any questions or follow her.
"Ashley," she told it.
"Monster in the Warehouse district!" TJ shouted at her.
"I'll be right there!" she said and closed the channel. Flicking her wrist, her morpher appeared in place of the communicator. "Let's rocket!"
Cassie fired her Satellite Stunner just as Ashley made her entrance. "That didn't even faze him," cried Carlos moving beside the Pink Ranger.
She frowned as the Silver Ranger moved to her other side. "Any other ideas?" he asked them.
"Quadroblaster," Carlos offered.
Cassie gave him a sideways glance. "He's stronger than that."
"What did I miss?" Ashley asked joining TJ in "distracting" the monster. Andros grabbed her and pulled her out of the fight with him. "Call the Delta Megazord," he instructed giving her the battlizer control. Behind the helmet, her confused face watched as Andros rejoined TJ.
Andros had never taken her out of a fight before. Running over to a secure area, she called to the Megazord. "Thank you," a female voice said as metal arms surrounded her and held her in place.
Astronema came around to face her and with a sneer pried the battlizer out of her hand. "And tell my brother how happy I am that he took up my offer."
She felt something hard hit the back of her head and the world went black.
Ashley awoke with a killer headache. She tried to use her hand to block the light only to find that her wrists were tied down. "Oh, how wonderful! Yellow Ranger, I am Doctor Zit."
TBC
A/N: The conclusion of this diary entry next chapter.