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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.

197; Necroblade: No birthday wish for Jenny? Shame on you. Glad you like it though.

198; DizneeDol: No birthday wish for Jenny, either? What's up with you people? She makes sure the grammar mistakes I happen to make are corrected! But you liked the chapter, so I guess I'll let it slip just this once.

199; Juzblue: Wow, you're the first to go in on my request. Thank you very much. Glad you like the cliffy, hope you like this chapter too.

200!; LucyE; Congratulations, this chapter is dedicated to you and my story has hit the 200 reviews, I'm honoured. Glad you liked Andros. I though some people might think Andros treated Ray a little childishly, but I guess I was wrong and it was so moving. Another birthday wish for Jenny, see people do respect your work just like me.

201; Rangerfan: As long as I get review (which I still get every chapter) I keep writing.

202; Arwennicole: You thought the last chapter was great, just wait for the update of tomorrow, the chapter everyone has been waiting for.

203; The real vampire: I'm evil, I know, it's my middle name.

204; Jenny: Not 200, but still close. Glad you liked the chapter and my little surprise. I wasn't sure it was going to work, but it did. :D It was your birthday, that's a day you should feel special, glad I could help with that. You're not crazy, if I'd call you crazy, I wouldn't know what to call myself anymore. Oh, and I got in contact with a girl who lives near Tracy (she even gets to talk to Tracy's daughter).

205; GreenDayfan1: Tell me the exact date and I'll do the same for you. :P

206; Phantom Rogue: What Aurora meant? Read and find out, it's in this chapter. Yeah, Ray's ten. Aurora forgiving the others? Not really, not yet, read and you'll see what I mean.

207; Ghostwriter: Glad you liked it. Catch ya on the flip side.

What Was Lost

Chapter 25

The Zodiac rangers teleported back to the control room after the fight, demorphing in the process. Once there, Chaitlin was the first to notice something was different. She quickly looked around and spotted the boy and girl standing with her aunt and uncle.

"Aurora?" She asked softly, not believing her eyes.

The girl quickly spun around.

"Chaitlin?" She asked in return.

Chaitlin stood there uncomfortably for a moment, aware of the others staring at her and Aurora.

"Don't I get a hug?" Aurora inquired, amused.

Chaitlin laughed and ran over to hug her cousin. When she pulled back she looked over at the boy. If it weren't for the obvious age difference, she would have said the two were twins.

"Finally got your wish?" She asked, her voice delighted.

Aurora smiled and wrapped her arms around the boy who was looking at her defiantly.

"His name's Ray." Aurora replied.

Ray's look softened a little, but not much.

"Hi." He greeted, almost reluctantly.

"Hi." Chaitlin replied. "I hope we'll be friends."

Ray shot her a foul look, but didn't reply.

Dinner

NASADA had arranged a separate room for them to eat, with on long table everyone could be seated on. Ray and Aurora sat on either side of Andros and Ashley sat on Ray's other side. Chaitlin had dropped down next to Aurora and the others just sat where was space.

During the meal Ray was very quiet, talking only telepathically to Aurora and verbally when he was asked something.

"Aurora?" Cassie asked.

"Yeah?"

"What did you mean with 'what am I getting myself into' just before Chaitlin interrupted?"

"You didn't tell them, mom?" Aurora asked Ashley, trying to find a safe.

"I told them some, but that small detail might have slipped my mind." Ashley answered innocently. "And anyway, it's yours to tell."

Aurora suppressed the urge to slam her head down on the table a couple of times. (A/N: I know how it feels, Rora, but I need your brains intact.)

"What's going on?" Andros asked his daughter.

"I'm graduating a year early." Aurora muttered, staring down at her plate. "I already got accepted at AGU."

"Damn." Zhane grinned. "Where did those brains come from?"

"Not Andros." Carlos and TJ said in unison.

Andros shot them a half-hearted glare and looked at Aurora. She looked up at him and smiled shyly. He smiled back.

"Don't listen to them." He told her.

"Like I would." Aurora smiled back. "I really want to go. Too bad it means leaving Genesis behind, but I'll survive."

"That's my Angel."

Aurora beamed at hearing her old nickname again. After all this time she was still her daddy's little angel.

'Not so little anymore.' She reminded herself.

She looked over at Ray for a moment, noticing he had been very quiet ever since the other children had shown up. It was strange, for he never had a problem with strangers before.

"Ray?"

Ray looked up at her and shot her a questioning look.

"What's wrong? You're so quiet."

"Just thinking." Ray replied.

"About what?"

"If it's true and we are the two Zodiac rangers the team is missing. We'll have to fight with them, right?"

"Yeah, I guess. So?"

"Can we trust them? And if we can, do we?"

Aurora noticed the problem. She didn't know them. Nothing about how they fought. She knew Ray's fighting style and he knew hers. They were the perfect team, but as Power Rangers, you would have to fight with the whole team, not just a small part of it. She knew she could count on Chaitlin no matter what, but the others…

"We'll figure it out, but not now. Okay?"

"Sure. And Aurora?"

"Yeah?"

"You were right."

"What?"

"I do like dad."

Aurora smiled and turned back to her food; ignoring the obvious problem Ray had shown her for a moment.

A/N: There, finished, finally. Hope you liked it. Review.