Disclaimer: If scarless wasn't a word yet, it's mine.

Summary: Mornie utúlie. Believe and you will find a way. Mornie alantie. A promise lives within you now. He went on a mission never to return again. Or so they said.

Necroblade: This story was mostly to get, oh, just read it and you'll understand. Glad you like the character-building though.

Juzblue: Yeah, well, that would be fun indeed. Just wait, it's going to get even more fun later.

Arwennicole: Read and find out, I'd say.

Velvet Regret: Hey, Sonic X stond ook bij ons aan! Mijn broer was het aan het kijken, ik zat te Simsen. Engels schrijven is leuk, maar af en toe is Nederlands leuker.

The real vampire: Well, I LIED!

Jenny: I already said I lied, what more do you want? As for the rest of your review: Yes, the planet's name was Cratus. It was Karone who said it, but she wasn't talking about Aurora's ring, but her necklace with the heart shaped ruby pendant. Oh, and please don't stop badgering me. I always have so much fun reading your review. Sometimes my parents nearly need to call the hospital because I can't breath anymore since they make me laugh so hard.

Phantom Rogue: Ah, well you see, I didn't…

What Was Lost

Chapter 16

Karone sighed as she soothed some stray hairs out of her brother's face. It was so dirty you couldn't even see the blond streaks anymore; no wonder no one recognized him.

It should be washed, and he was in desperate need of a haircut, but right now he was sleeping as peacefully as they could expect him to.

For eleven years she thought she'd never see him again and now he was laying here on a patient bed in NASADA's infirmary. She didn't want to think about the shape he was in, for it was a wonder he was still alive and as far as she knew, scarless. (A/N: If that isn't a word, it is now.)

She couldn't help but wonder how Ashley was going to take this, not to mention Aurora. What if Ashley had moved on with her life? Andros would be devastated.

NASADA had tried to call them a few times already, but every time they got the answering machine of 'The Hammond Family'.

A groan caught her attention as Andros steered.

"It's okay, Andros. I'm here." She whispered.

Andros opened his eyes a little and stared at her, trying to speak, but no sound coming out. He swallowed and tried again.

"Ashley…" He whispered.

"We haven't been able to reach her yet." She replied sadly.

As she kept watching, he squeezed his eyes shut and a tear escaped the corner of his eye. She immediately reached out and whipped it away.

"Don't cry, she'll be here, I promise you, she'll be here, even if I need to drag her here personally."

He nodded, but didn't reopen his eyes.

"Go back to sleep, Andros. Your body needs it to heal."

He didn't respond, obviously asleep again. Soon though, he started to twist and turn, caught in another nightmare. When his mutterings reached her ears, tears filled her eyes.

"No… Ashley! This can't be happening… I'm so sorry, Aurora, but I won't be able to keep my promise…"

Her heart wanted to wake him up again, take him in her arms and comfort him until Ashley came, but her mind knew he needed his sleep, for the more he slept, the sooner he would heal.

"Oh, Ashley, where are you?" She whispered. "Don't you know how much he needs you right now?"

Her eyes wondered to the metal band around his head, the devise suppressing his telepathy, making him appear dead to them. Nobody had dared to remove it in Andros' weakened state. The fear of the device hurting him more when being removed, maybe even killing him, prevented them from trying.

They knew next to nothing about the thing, except what it did. They had no clue on how to remove it or if it would do something when being removed.

The door opened, but she didn't look away from Andros' face.

"How is he?" Zhane's voice asked softly.

"He woke up a little while ago." She whispered back. "Any luck reaching Ashley yet?"

"No, still the answering machine. Why?"

"He was asking for her." Karone replied sadly.

Zhane wrapped his arms around her and placed a kiss on the top of her head.

"It's all going to be okay." He promised. "It just has to be okay."

Karone nodded and leaned into his embrace.

"Come on, let's go to bed, it's getting late. The doctors will keep an eye on him."

She didn't respond, but got up and left the room followed closely by Zhane.

Unknowingly the woman in white had been watching them the whole time.

"Soon you'll be reunited with Cancer and you'll finally be able to meet Libra. I'm sorry I had to shake them up with that note, but it was the only way to warn them of the oncoming danger. Rest now Andros, the power will heal you whenever you sleep."

Then she disappeared. Andros couldn't have heard the words, but somehow they had soothed him and for the rest of the night, his dreams were filled with happy memories of his life before the crash.

A/N: You didn't really think I would kill Andros, now would you? That is so wrong. Hope you liked it. Review.