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Chapter 18: Do You Know Who You Are?

The Megaship

Zhane and Andros teleported onto the bridge after Ravenna had run out of the warehouse abruptly.

"She's got to remember," Andros said. "She just has to. I can't fight Karone."

"Even as Astronema, she's still got a soul," Zhane pointed out. "Think about it. There's a reason why she hasn't been attacking us much these last few months."

Andros nodded, unconvinced, but pacified for now.

"I wish she'd hurry up and choose," he said. "I can't stand waiting for this."

"I know," Zhane agreed. "It's awful."

A heavy blanket of guilt was starting to settle over him slowly. Here was his best friend agonizing over whether his twin sister was going to choose good or evil, while he was standing there wondering where to take her on their next date. Maybe the movies . . .

"Zhane?" Andros asked. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine," Zhane said, snapping out of his daze and growing even more guilty. Aria and Ravenna were right. He should just tell Andros. He sighed. Andros was going to find out sooner or later, and he might as well just tell him and get it over with.

He frowned suddenly, remembering the words Ravenna had used to describe Andros. There was only one person that would say that . . .

Putting his deeper thoughts aside for the moment, he said, "I have to go," and walked away as quickly as he could without running.

"Deca, I have a question for you," he said, facing one of Deca's many eyes that lined the brightly lit corridor. "And the answer better be the truth."

Angel Grove

"How many others did not die that day?" Ravenna demanded. "You have been wasting my time trying to get me to assume that they were the only two who were targeted, but got away before they were killed."

"They were," Darkonda insisted. He was glaring at her, but she was satisfied that he'd shown up. All it had taken was her shouting his name for twenty minutes.

"Yes, most toddlers are fully capable of outrunning an army and piloting a space craft," Ravenna said, not bothering to hide the sarcasm. "Who else is alive?"

Darkonda gave her a deadly glare, but said, "The black ranger."

"Garret?" Ravenna said, surprised. "Was that his name?"

Darkonda nodded. "Ecliptor was to kill him. He was listing as missing, but he did not kill him. His mother was also listed as missing."

"His mother," Ravenna repeated, things starting to come together in her mind. "His mother was a close friend of the mother of the other rangers, am I right?"

"How do you know that?" Darkonda demanded. "It wasn't in the information that I gave you."

I wasn't supposed to know that, Ravenna reminded herself.

"I do my own research," she said, hoping that he hadn't noticed her pause. "There are many people willing to talk."

Technically, that was true. She had been told that by a person who was willing to talk to her.

Ravenna opened her mouth to speak, but Darkonda erupted in flames. She jumped back in alarm, only to see Astronema, weilding her staff. Slowly, she dropped her staff to the ground, and ghosted into the form of a young blond woman with sparkling blue eyes.

"I chose," she said simply.

Ravenna sighed with relief.

"Karone."

"How do I get to Andros?" Karone asked.

"Wait," Ravenna said. "Answer something first."

"This isn't a trick," Karone insisted.

"I know," Ravenna said quickly. "This is something else."

"What?"

"Telepathy can be used to suppress memories," Ravenna said. "Can it be used to retrieve them?"

"Yes," Karone answered.

Ravenna took a deep breath.

"I need you to do something for me."

Karone reached out to place her hands on either side of Ravenna's head. The instant she touched her, her head snapped up, and she stared at Ravenna, stunned.

"You're - But how?"

"I can explain that," Ravenna said, shifting nervously.

"No," Karone said. Her face was almost completely drained of color.

"Do you know who you are?"

A/N: I'll just leave it here. Just remember, if you kill me, you won't see what happens next. :slowly inches out of room: