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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.

Juzblue: DON'T KILL ME! You won't see the end of this story that way and it's so cute. Ask Jenny, she already beta-read the epilogue. (Yes, I got the epilogue finished already, but not the story. Something seems wrong with that picture.)

Arwennicole: Soon? What's soon? Because I don't think I'll be able to comply to that request.

Necroblade: Evil is my middle name! I actually had you convinced he was dead? Man, I'm good. Zhane's not going to drag Ashley over, because Ashley's not home, remember? She's in Ireland.

The real vampire: Like I said Evil is my middle name. :P

John Cena's Basketball Star: Thank you! Glad the story's better than the summary makes it appear to be.

LucyE: It's okay for not reviewing, I know school can play havoc on review habits (and writing habits). You like Aileana? Just wait for the epilogue.

Jenny: I'm currently writing this response in hospital, because I really needed that ambulance this time. Nah, just kidding. Okay, so to respond to your review::runs around like a maniac, screaming 'FORGIVE ME!': Okay, now that's over with, on with the next part… :P PE stinks, glad I don't have it anymore. You should really learn not to challenge the other readers, it's bad for your health. Scarless may be a word, but my grammar check in Word says it isn't, so I thought I'd put that part in, just to be on the safe side. Oh, and I'm writing on chapter 24, I swear, see: writing, writing, writing… :P

Ghostwriter: YAY! YOU LIKE IT! Now I'm very relieved.

The-power-of-love: Yay, you love it! Oh and I always update on request for you.

Phantom Rogue: You're one of the many, but I seem to have been able to convince some people otherwise, luckily. If I find Deca you can meet her, but the rangers onboard are mine. First thing I'll do when I find it is close my eyes and kick Ashley in the nearest black hole (don't wanna see it since she's one of my favourite rangers), steal her morpher and Andros and then I'll come get you. Oh, as for Derek, I've got something different planned for him involving Andros. :P

Abarekiller: You're right, it's a crime to keep Andros dead. Now I have a problem with some laws, but that's one I swear true to. As I do to the law saying Andros and Ashley are meant to be.

What Was Lost

Chapter 17

Sunday, 21.50

Ashley parked the car on the driveway. Aurora sleepily got out. Ashley smiled and turned around, shaking Ray awake before getting out too. By that time Aurora had already collected her duffel bag and hand baggage and had disappeared into the house, probably to finally crash in her new room on the attic.

The room had been finished the day before they had left. That Friday, Ashley had moved Aurora's bed, desk, closet and most boxes containing her stuff up to it. Aurora still needed to unpack again and get the last boxes up, but she could sleep there already.

Ray quickly grabbed his stuff from the back of the car and fled into the house to find his bed too.

Ashley yawned, getting her own stuff out before locking the car and going into the house. She couldn't wait to get to her own bed. Still, she first needed to check the answering machine if she missed any important messages. She doubted it, everyone had known she was in Ireland and when things were important, they had called her on her cell phone. If it hadn't been, she'd make time for it Tuesday.

When she saw the red light blinking on the machine, she frowned. Was there someone who she hadn't informed she was in Ireland?

She couldn't think of anyone at the moment, so she just decided to play the messages. Suddenly she was wide-awake and raised her eyebrow when commander Norquist's voice asked her to call back as soon as possible. The next message was his again, more urgent this time.

This continued for another 20 messages, the last telling her to come to NASADA the moment she got home. Debating whether or not to bring Aurora and Ray, she decided against it. The two were dead tired and the last thing they needed was to be dragged over to NASADA in the middle of the night. They had school tomorrow after all.

She walked up the stairs, to the attic. She walked into Aurora's room and sighed. Shaking Aurora awake enough to get her to get through to her.

"Aurora, I need to go to NASADA. If I'm not back tomorrow morning, get Ray off to school, alright?"

Aurora nodded, before turning around and drifting back to sleep. Ashley left Aurora's room. First she checked on Ray, out of habit more than anything. Then she grabbed her car-keys again and leaving the house and unlocked the car again, driving off. It would be past midnight when she'd arrive at the NASADA-base, but at the moment she couldn't care less. It was a two-hour drive to Angel Grove and then another ten minutes before she'd reach NASADA.

NASADA, 0.07

"Sir, Ashley Hammond has reported at the security check. She'll be here in a moment." A soldier reported.

Everyone looked up surprised. There had been no word from Ashley since they had started to call five days ago. Friday they had given up and now Ashley was here all of a sudden. Zhane wrapped an arm around Karone's shoulder and squeezed it gently.

"Is anyone with her?"

"No, sir. She's alone."

"I'll go meet her. I think it'll be better if you all stay here. We don't want to scare her away." Commander Norquist told them.

TJ nodded and all kids watched as the commander went off to meet their aunt Ashley.

"How do you think she'll react to us being her?" Cassie whispered.

"Probably not too well, but we've got to hope we can still fix things." Zhane answered.

"Where would Aurora be?" Chaitlin asked.

"She's seventeen and it is a Sunday night. She's probably at home, sleeping. Which reminds me, you should be too. You do have school tomorrow." Saryn said.

"Oh, come on, dad!" Kagan whined. "What does it matter if we start our new school a day later than planned? We want to know what happens."

"Well…" Saryn started.

"Without them, this wouldn't even have happened, Saryn." Aura reminded.

"Yeah, and Andros would still be a slave on Cratus without any of us knowing he was alive."

"How was Andros identified anyway? There's never been made a missing person file for him, has there?" TJ asked.

"No, there wasn't, for we all thought he was dead, but his DNA was stored in my missing person file." Karone answered. "The computer came across it, finding it 100 compatible."

"It nearly gave us a heart attack when Karone's missing person file was pulled up."

"I can imagine." Tessa agreed.

"Will aunt Ashley believe it?" Kayla asked softly.

A question that had been hunting them all, but no one had dared to ask it, until now.

A/N: Hope you liked it. Review.