Chapter 37: The End of an Adventure Part II
The water was leaking into the Rescue Ops and they didn't know what to do. Ashley stood up and walked over to one side of the room and sat down by herself and placed a hand on her stomach. Karone knew that Ashley wanted to be alone and sighed. She looked at her engagement ring with a sad sigh. Dana walked over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Hey, you okay?" She asked.
"Yeah," Karone replied.
They sat down with and watched the water. "Is Ashley going to be okay?" She asked.
"She'll be fine. She's just terribly worried about Andros and for the fact that we're trapped here," Karone replied.
Dana sighed and stood up and walked over to Ashley. "Ashley," she murmured. Ashley turned and looked at her and saw the tears in her eyes. Dana pulled the girl into a friendly embrace and Ashley hugged her back. "We're going to get out," she assured her.
Karone looked over to see Kelsey backing up as water started coming closer. She saw Chad come up behind her. "Hey, Kels. Are you scared?" He asked. Kelsey shook her head, but then she sighed.
"A little. Are you?" She asked.
"Yeah. At least we're scared together," he replied.
Kelsey wrapped an arm around his shoulders and they pressed their heads together. Karone could feel Kelsey's distress for Ryan's safety. Dana let Ashley go when she saw a picture on the monitor. "Guys, look!" She gasped. Everybody stood up and walked over to the monitor. They saw the Omega Megazord attacking the city. Ashley crossed an arm over her abdomen and tapped her fingers on her chin. Then she helped them to try and make out a plan.
"Hey, what's this?" Joel asked.
They looked over to see a trap door in the floor. "It's the maintenance shaft," Captain Mitchell replied.
"Where does it lead to?" Chad asked.
Ms. Fairweather looked at a map before answering. "It leads to the submarine bay," she replied.
"All right, we're getting out of here in style," Joel commented.
He opened the shaft to find water. Everyone started to walk away when Chad said something. "Wait a minute. Maybe we can swim to the Sub Bay! I'll go first and see if I can make it," he suggested. Everybody watched as he grabbed an air tank.
"No, Chad. This place is under attack it's too dangerous," Dana objected.
"There's no other way, I'm going," Chad stated.
As Chad got ready to go, Ashley walked over to him. "Good luck, Chad. Be careful," she cautioned.
"I will, don't worry," he assured her.
Then he was gone.
In the city, the circle of rocks was almost in place. Andros and his friends were worried about the Aqua-Base; they couldn't get a signal. Andros and Zhane couldn't contact Karone or Ashley with their telekinesis. Something was very wrong. Zafina laughed when she saw the distressed look on his face. "Don't worry, Andros. Ashley will soon be dead and you will be all mine as the Queen promised," she stated. She walked over and placed a hand on his face. Andros glared at her and grabbed her hand.
"I will never ever help you continue your father's bloodline. I would rather die than to help you," he snapped.
"As you wish," she sighed.
Carter ran over and stood in front of Andros when Zafina tried to strike him with her powers. "Carter!" Andros gasped. He helped him stand up and he glared at Zafina. "Come on, we have to get out of here," he insisted. Zafina watched as all four Rangers ran and was about to go after them when Queen Bansheera grabbed her shoulder.
"Let them go, it's too late anyway," she assured her.
Zafina nodded and watched with a laugh as the Rangers escaped the Skull Cavern.
Back at the Aqua-Base, Ashley and Karone felt a nagging feeling in their hearts. "Andros," she whispered.
"Zhane," Karone whispered.
All of a sudden, Karone held her stomach. "Karone, what's wrong?" Ms. Fairweather asked.
"Zafina, she tortured Zhane. I can feel it," Karone replied.
Ashley bent down and then sighed in relief when Chad came back. "Chad, did you reach the sub bay?" Captain Mitchell asked.
"Yes, it's not that far. We can do it, come on," he panted.
Ashley looked at Karone before looking at Chad. "Take Karone with you. She's hurt," she informed. Chad nodded and went under. Ashley gave Karone an air tank and had her sit by the edge. "You can do this, Karone. I'll be right behind you so you don't have to worry about me," Ashley assured her. Karone nodded and then she went under. Captain Mitchell placed a hand on Ashley's shoulder and Ashley gasped when the window started to break.
"Go, Ashley," he instructed.
Ashley put the facemask on and went under.
Once they reached the sub bay, Karone reached over and helped Ashley out of the water. "How's the pain?" Ashley asked.
"I'm fine," Karone replied.
Ashley reached over and helped Dana out of the water. "Are you okay?" She asked.
"I'm fine," Dana replied.
They looked up at the submarine. Joel pointed at it. "That's our tick out of here. Let's go," he stated. They hurried over to get inside.
Once they got in, they started pushing buttons to get the submarine down into the water. However, batlings and machine soldiers started to attack them and stopped them from going into the water. "We're not even in the water yet. We're not going anywhere," Chad informed. Joel started searching around and nodded.
"Let's get it in the water then," Joel stated.
Kelsey and Chad nodded and started pushing buttons. They had sent a torpedo out and it the sub bay.
Carter got out of the Skull Cavern with Ryan, Andros, and Zhane. "Now what?" Zhane asked. Carter looked at the Lifeforce Megazord.
"We have to stop the Megazord from putting that last stone in," Carter replied.
"How?" Ryan asked.
"I have an idea," Carter replied.
Carter held up his morpher. "Ready?" He asked.
"Ready," three men answered.
"LIGHTSPEED RESCUE!"
"LET'S ROCKET!"
"TITANIUM POWER!"
"RED RANGER RESCUE READY!"
"RED SPACE RANGER!"
"SILVER SPACE RANGER!"
"TITANIUM RANGER!"
Then Carter held his morpher up. "Trans-Armor Cycle, online," he ordered. Andros and Zhane nodded before holding their arms out.
"GALAXY GLIDER! HANG TEN!" They shouted.
Then a Silver and a Red galaxy glider came from the sky. Andros and Zhane jumped on and they went after Carter and Ryan as they went towards the Megazord. They tried firing their blasters, but they weren't effective. "There's only one thing we can do," Carter stated.
"Right," they agreed.
Carter stood up on his armor cycle waiting for the perfect time. "Just a little closer," he murmured. Then they were close enough to the Megazord. "NOW!" He shouted. All four of them jumped off and watched as the trans-armor cycle and the galaxy gliders hit the Lifeforce Megazord. "It's destroyed," Carter murmured.
"Oh, no! The last stone is in place!" Ryan gasped.
Andros helped Zhane stand and saw it too. They had failed. "We need some major backup," Ryan commented.
"CARTER! ANDROS!" Chad shouted.
They spun around to see their team running towards them. "RYAN!" Dana exclaimed. She hugged her brother tight.
"ZHANE!" Karone shouted.
Zhane took Karone into his arms with a smile. "Karone," he whispered. Ashley hurried over and hugged Andros tight.
"I'm so glad you're okay," she whispered.
Andros hugged her with a smile. Ryan watched as Dana hugged Carter with a smile on her face. "You guys came here just in time. The bad thing is the circle of stones is complete. We've got to stop that ceremony," he informed. Dana let Carter go and nodded to her brother.
"Right," she agreed.
"Let's go," Chad insisted.
"We have to stop Zafina once and for all," Ashley stated.
Andros placed a hand on his wife's shoulder and nodded. They stood in a line. "Ready?" Andros asked. Ashley and Karone nodded and got ready to morph.
"LIGHTSPEED RESCUE!"
"LET'S ROCKET!"
"GO GALACTIC!"
"BLUE RANGER RESCUE READY!"
"GREEN RANGER RESCUE READY!"
"YELLOW RANGER RESCUE READY!"
"PINK RANGER RESCUE READY!"
"YELLOW SPACE RANGER!"
"GALAXY PINK!"
Then they hurried into the Skull Cavern.
Zafina handed Queen Bansheera the Golden Key and held her staff as she inserted the key into the forehead of a skull that's on the coffin. "Let the ceremony begin," she stated. Then both witches started chanting.
"Forces of evil heed our call! Gather now, as darkness falls," they chanted.
Just then, Queen Bansheera was struck with a blast on the back and Zafina was hit in the arm. They spun around to see all of the Power Rangers standing there. "The ceremony's over, Bansheera," Carter snapped.
"Your treachery ends here, Zafina," Andros snapped.
"We're going to make sure of that," Dana added.
"Nobody goes after my husband and tries to kill my baby without punishment," Ashley stated.
"We'll see about that," Zafina laughed.
"You're too late. Nothing can stop us now," Queen Bansheera cackled.
"Nothing except us. And that'sjust what we're gonna do," Carter stated.
Then they fought their long-time enemies. Ashley blocked an attack from Zafina and grabbed her staff. Zafina laughed at her. "Your pathetic antics are no match for me," she laughed. Ashley saw Karone standing behind her and kicked Zafina towards her. Zafina did a front flip over Karone's head and landed beside Queen Bansheera. The batlings and machine soldiers attacked while they tried to finish the ceremony.
"Demons, arise!" They ordered.
Andros and Carter looked over at them. "CARTER, GET BANSHEERA!" Chad shouted.
"ANDROS, DEFEAT ZAFINA! THIS IS YOUR CHANCE!" Ashley shouted.
Andros got up from the ground and grabbed Zafina. Zafina turned around and smacked Andros on the side of his head. Andros fell and sinced Zafina's staff cracked the buckle on the side of the helmet, it fell off. Carter's helmet fell off too and both Red Rangers stood there without their helmets. Carter had a cut on the side of his cheek from Queen Bansheera's attack. Andros had a cut on his forehead from Zafina's attack. "Did you two lose something?" Queen Bansheera laughed. Andros glared at Zafina and pulled out his blaster. He knew that with the Star Power gone, Zafina's life force would leave too.
"This is it for you, Zafina," he sneered.
He held his blaster up and pointed it at the Star Power. "NO!" Zafina screamed. She blocked his attack and then purple sparks hit her Star Power. "WHO'S DOING THAT!" Zafina roared. Andros looked over to see Karone standing there with her powers from being Astronema.
"Andros, finish her off," she instructed.
Andros grabbed his blaster and stood up. "Goodbye, Zafina," he snarled. Zafina screamed when the Star Power was destroyed and her body fell. Queen Bansheera looked over to see Zafina dead. Her body suddenly disappeared and a puff of black smoke was left of her.
"NO!" Queen Bansheera screeched.
She looked at Carter. "You're going to pay for that," she hissed. Carter didn't answer, he ran over and landed a kick on her stomach. Carter watched her fall and leaned back against the coffin. Andros sat by him with a grin.
"Andros, Carter, are you okay?" Ryan asked.
"We did it," Carter replied.
Andros nodded and gasped when Carter was pulled down into the coffin. "CARTER!" Dana screamed. Ryan ran by Andros, who was already trying to reach for Carter.
"Carter, grab onto my hand," Andros insisted.
"If I go, you're coming with me," Queen Bansheera hissed.
She then looked at Andros. "And if Zafina dies, then the Red Space Ranger dies as well," she snapped. She then used the last of her magic on him. Andros fell to the ground when he was hit in the chest with her blast.
"ANDROS! NO!" Ashley shouted.
She ran over to her husband along with Zhane and Karone. The rest of the Lightspeed Rangers tried to get Carter out of the coffin. "Close the lid," Carter ordered.
"NO!" Dana yelled.
Carter looked down and then looked back up at the helmet that covered his beautiful fiancé's face. "Close the lid," Carter ordered.
"Not without you," Joel insisted.
Dana threw her helmet off and looked at Carter. "Carter James Grayson, you're not leaving me like this," she snapped. Just then, Diabolico's spirit appeared.
"Diabolico, you can help me," Queen Bansheera stated.
"I am here to help. I'm here to help the Rangers to destroy you," he snapped.
Diabolico attacked Queen Bansheera and she let Carter go. Carter watched Queen Bansheera fall and looked up to see a rope. "Carter, grab the rope," Dana instructed. Carter grabbed the rope and they pulled him out. Ryan closed the lid and Dana held onto Carter's hand.
"Are you okay?" She asked.
"I'm fine," he replied.
He pressed his forehead against hers with a smile. Just then, they heard Ashley crying behind them. They looked over to see Andros lying limply in her arms. Carter stood up and walked over to them. "Is he?" Carter asked. Karone nodded with tears in her eyes.
"Andros, you can't leave me here," Ashley sobbed.
Just then, Diabolico appeared again. "Hello, Rangers," he greeted. They looked over to see him standing there.