Chapter 26: Red and Yellow Fighting Together

The Rangers watched as Chad was practicing in a simulation with the new blaster Ms. Fairweather had created. Andros wrapped his arms around her waist and placed his chin over her shoulder. "This is cool isn't it?" He asked.

"You've said it," Ashley agreed.

Once the simulation was over, Chad walked back over to them with the new Thermo Blaster. "Miss F, this Thermo Blaster is awesome," he commented. Then another simulation started.

Zhane and Ryan came into a tomb and started looking around. "So, what exactly what are we looking for?" Zhane asked.

"We're trying to find a clue about how to defeat Queen Bansheera," Ryan replied.

Zhane was looking around when he tripped over a rock. "That was close," he mumbled. He looked up to find a coffin wide open. "I think I found something," he commented. Ryan looked up to find it too.

"Oh, no," he mumbled.

He stood next to Zhane. "What is that?" He asked.

"It's Diabolico," Ryan replied.

"I thought we destroyed him?"

"Well, apparently, he's back."

"What are we going to do?"

"We have to tell the other Rangers."

Zhane stood behind Ryan as he tried to contact their friends.

When they were getting ready to leave, a distress call could be heard. They walked over and Ryan and Zhane appeared on the screen. "Zhane!" Karone gasped.

"Rangers, can you read me? Can you read me? This is urgent," Ryan called.

"Ryan, where are you guys?" Dana asked.

"We're in the demon's tomb. We've got to tell you something very important," Ryan replied.

"What's wrong, are you guys hurt?" Ashley asked.

"We're fine, but Vypra & Loki were here. They opened the tomb... They released... You've got to be careful. He'll be coming back for you," Ryan explained through static.

"Ryan, you guys are breaking up," Dana called.

"Who's coming back?" Joel asked.

Karone looked at Andros with fear in her eyes. Andros hugged his sister to try and calm her down. "He's okay," he assured her. They all spun around to see a lizard like creature stood there.

"Who are you?" Ashley demanded.

"I'm Freezard. I've got something for you," the monster announced.

The creature opened its mouth and a slush-like substance burst from his mouth and onto the controls. They all fell to the ground after the explosion. Andros helped his wife and sister stand up. "Are you ready?" Carter asked.

"Ready," they replied.

"LIGHTSPEED RESCUE!"

"LET'S ROCKET!"

"GO GALACTIC!"

They morphed and started fighting the monster. "RANGERS, YOUR NEW WEAPONS!" Ms. Fairweather called. They couldn't hear her because of the fight. When she was opening the case, the monster froze her. Ashley gasped in disbelief and tried to stop Joel from getting hurt when he saw what happened to Ms. Fairweather.

"Joel!" She gasped.

She watched in horror as her friend was sucked inside of him. "NO!" She yelled. She tried to grab Dana before she went to the monster.

"Give him back," Dana ordered.

"DANA, LOOK OUT!" He yelled.

It was too late, Dana was gone. "DANA!" He yelled. However, Olympius hit him in the chest. To their disbelief, all of their friends were being sucked into the monster's belly. Karone rolled on the ground while pulling out her blaster.

"BLASTER MODE!" She yelled.

"KARONE, NO!" Andros yelled.

Now Karone was gone. Freezard looked at Ashley. "Now it's your turn, Yellow Ranger," he laughed.

(The Castle)

Zafina was watching impatiently. "Please, get that wicked ranger," she whispered.

(In the Battlefield)

"ASHLEY, LOOK OUT!" Andros yelled. He ran as fast as he could towards Ashley. Ashley yelped when Andros pushed her to the ground. She looked up and gasped.

"ANDROS!" She screamed.

She watched as her husband was sucked inside the monster's stomach. Carter ran over and placed his hands on her shoulders. When Olympius ran to finish them off, a blast stopped him. Vypra and Loki stood there.

"Bet you thought you'd ever see us again, huh?" Loki asked.

"You have a lot of nerve coming here," Olympius snarled.

Carter helped Ashley stand up and they ran back to Ms. Fairweather. They looked up to see Diabolico standing there. "Diabolico," Carter whispered. They got Ms. Fairweather into the Rescue Rover and they quickly went back to the Aqua-Base.

Ashley felt tears press against her eyes as Ms. Fairweather started to thaw out. Carter walked over and placed his hands on her shoulders. She placed a hand over eyes and started to cry softly. "We'll get them back, Ashley. I promise," Carter assured her. Ashley stood up and hugged him. Carter hugged her back and ran circles on her back trying to calm her down. "It's okay, it's okay," he whispered.

Inside the monster's belly, Andros pulled his shivering sister into his arms. "It's so cold," she shivered.

"I know, but Carter and Ashley will get us out," he assured her.

She shivered against her brother as he tried to suppress a shiver, only to fail.

(Inside the Castle)

"NO!" Zafina screeched. She walked over to her demon friends. "Freezard was supposed to capture the Yellow Ranger," she hissed.

"Well, it seems that he pushed the Yellow Ranger out of the way. If this Red Ranger loves her like he does, then he would sacrifice himself for her," Vypra commented.

Zafina slammed her staff to floor and went to speak with her good friend, Queen Bansheera.

As she went down on one knee in front of a dark spot and the queen appeared. "How can I help you, daughter of my old friend, Scorpius?" She asked.

"Queen Bansheera, I want the Red Ranger, but every time I get closer to him that Yellow Ranger of his just snaps him away from my grasp," Zafina replied.

"Well, why would you like to have a man like that?"

"My lady, the man is dashing. I want my father's line to go on since those miserable galaxy rangers destroyed my sister. I want him to help me keep my line going. Now that dreadful monster has taken my only hope of reviving my father's bloodline."

"That man will be freed and he will be here to serve the bloodline."

Queen Bansheera nodded to her true ally and watched as she walked away. "The one person I'll keep alive," she murmured.

(Inside the Monster's Stomach)

Andros was trying not to fall asleep. He looked over at his friends to find them all huddled together. He looked at Karone to find her half-asleep. "Karone, please don't fall asleep," he whispered. Karone groaned into his shoulder.

"I'm so cold, Andros, so cold," she whimpered.

He pulled her even closer and tried to warm her up. "Please don't die," he whispered.

(The Aqua-Base)

Ashley was getting ready to get the monster when Carter came in. "Ms. Fairweather's temperature is rising," he informed.

"That's great. Now, we just have to get our friends out of that stomach," she stated.

Carter nodded and they left.

(The Battlefield)

When they arrived, Freezard was standing there. "Well, I guess you've finally decided to join your friends," he commented.

"I don't think so, Freezard, let our friends go," Carter ordered.

He then looked at Ashley. "Thermo blasters ready?" He asked.

"Ready," she replied.

"Aim for the stomach," he instructed.

"Right."

"NOW!"

They shot the monster's stomach and then when the monster shot his slush out, Carter pushed her behind him. "Carter!" She gasped. The Red Ranger was frozen. She stood up in disbelief, her friends were back.

"CARTER!" Dana yelled.

Ashley helped Dana hold Carter up while she defrosted him. Andros placed his hands on her shoulders and smiled when Carter was okay. Then the monster grew.

Later on, Ms. Fairweather was okay and they were visiting her. Dana walked over and gave her a cup of cocoa. Ashley was sitting by her bedside with a smile. "You look a lot better, Miss F," Carter commented. Then Joel sat on the edge of her bed.

"You still need a little bit of warming up," he stated.

They chuckled as the Green Ranger held her hand. "Thank you, Joel, but I'm just fine," she assured him. When she yanked her hand away, she spilt her cup. They were trying to find something to clean it up when they caught Joel looking under the blanket. "JOEL!" Ms. Fairweather yelled.

"What were you thinking?" Carter asked.

"I was looking for a towel," Joel defended.

"There's one in the chair," Chad noted.

As Kelsey tried to comfort Dana about Ryan, Andros walked over to his sister. "Hey, are you okay?" He asked.

"I'm fine," she replied.

"I know you better, I know you miss Zhane," he stated.

She nodded with a sad sigh. "I miss him too," he told her.

"I'm just worried," she sighed.

"Come here," he murmured.

Karone wrapped her arms around her brother's neck and closed her eyes as she hugged him. Andros hugged her back and kissed the side of her head. "He'll be back," he whispered.

(In the Desert)

Zhane and Ryan were still in the tomb when they found writing on the walls. "I have to write these down and have to find someone to translate them," Ryan informed. Zhane nodded and looked at all the writing. Once he copied them all down, they got out of the tomb.

"The faster we get this queen back where she comes from, the faster Karone and I can start our lives together," Zhane commented.

Ryan smiled as they came out of the tomb and looked out over the desert. "Well, let's get this started," Ryan mumbled. Then they went on their way.