Chapter 40: One Last Fight Together

A yeart later, Andros and Ashley were curled up on the couch in each other's arms enjoying the peace. Aden was taking his nap, but yet they had a feeling that something was wrong. Ashley held onto his hand and ran circles on his hand with her thumb. "Andros, I can't shake this feeling," she stated. He placed a kiss on the side of her head.

"I'm sure it's nothing," he assured her.

Aden then started to cry. "And you said you wanted another baby," Ashley teased. Andros shrugged with a grin. Ashley got up and then the phone rang. "I'll get Aden, you get the phone," she instructed. He nodded and went into the kitchen.

"Hello," he answered.

"Andros, it's Carter," the caller informed.

"Carter, what's going on?" Andros asked.

"Vypra's back."

"What?"

"Yeah, and it gets worse."

"What is it?"

"Zafina's with her."

Andros fell into a chair. "She can't be back, Karone and I defeated her a year ago," Andros insisted.

"She and Vypra have resurrected. They're going to rise a demon to destroy us," Carter explained.

"And take me," Andros finished.

"Yes, unfortunately."

"It looks like Zafina is up to her old tricks again."

"I'm afraid so."

"And you want Ashley and me to come and help."

"Yes."

"Where are you?"

"I'm in Silver Hills."

"We'll contact Zhane and Karone."

"Thanks."

"No problem."

Andros hung up the phone and placed his head on his hand. "Andros, what's going on?" She asked. Andros looked over to see her holding Aden and sighed.

"Ashley, that was just Carter. He's in Silver Hills," he informed.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

"Zafina's back."

Ashley's heart stopped. Zafina was back, she was going to try and kill her and take Andros away from her. "I'll get Cassie to watch Aden. Are our morphers still on the ship?" She asked.

"Yeah," he replied.

"Call Zhane and Karone on our way to the Megaship. We're going to stop Zafina once and for all."

Andros stood up and then once Cassie came, they left.

They got onto the Megaship to see the vault. They walked over and grabbed their morphers. Ashley sighed and Andros placed a hand on her shoulder. "Let's go," he murmured. She nodded and they left.

They came just in time with the rest of their friends. Carter and the Time Force Rangers were going to be defeated. They took out their blasters and shot the demon. Carter and the Time Force Rangers looked at them. "Who are they?" Lucas asked.

"Those are my friends," Carter replied.

"They're the Lightspeed and Space Rangers," Trip announced.

They hurried over and Dana hugged Carter. They then stood in a line. "Twelve Rangers, no problem," Ransik commented. Just then, a black truck pulled up. They looked over to see Zhane, Karone, Ryan, and Eric get out.

"You mean sixteen," Ryan stated.

Ashley looked over to see Kelsey's eyes lighten up when Ryan hurried over to them. "I've been waiting for this moment for a long, long time," Vypra sneered.

"I will at last get what I want," Zafina laughed.

The Power Rangers took a step forward. "Let's do it," Wes instructed.

"Ready?" Carter asked.

"LIGHTSPEED RESCUE!"

"TITANIUM POWER!

"Ready?" Andros asked.

"LET'S ROCKET!"

"GO GALACTIC!"

"Ready?" Wes asked.

"TIME FOR TIME FORCE!"

"QUANTUM POWER!"

Once they morphed, each group did a pose. "LIGHTSPEED RESCUE!" The Lightspeed Rangers shouted.

"LET'S ROCKET!" The three Space Rangers shouted.
"GO GALACTIC!" Karone shouted.
"TIME FOR TIME FORCE!" The Time Force Rangers shouted.

Then they started fighting their enemies. Andros found himself fighting Zafina again while Ashley was helping Jen and Dana with a minion. Zafina grabbed Andros's arm and pulled him closer. "I've been waiting for this," she sneered.

"Keep waiting, because you'll never have me," Andros snapped.

He kicked her away. "ANDROS!" Ashley shouted. She ran over by his side. Zafina glared at her.

"I can't feel the child's life force," she sneered.

"You have to get out of the coffin more often, Zafina. I already had my and Andros's son."

"A son, a powerful boy."

"And you won't touch him."

Ashley ran over and pulled out her Star Slinger. "STAR SLINGER!" She yelled. She shot Zafina and stood by Andros and their friends. "And you won't touch our child without punishment," Ashley snapped.

"That child should belong to me," Zafina hissed.

"Like Andros told you a year ago. Andros and I have hearts to give each other," Ashley answered.

"We will see."

Andros ran over by Carter and the rest of the Rangers getting ready to call on their power weapons. Carter, Wes, Eric, Andros, Karone, Chad, and Joel got their weapons ready.

"RED BATTLIZED RANGER!" Andros shouted.

"LIGHTS OF ORION ACTIVATE!" Karone shouted.

."MEGA-BATTLE ACTIVATE!" Eric shouted.

"MEGA-BATTLE BLUE!" Chad shouted

"MEGA-BATTLE GREEN!" Joel shouted.

"TRANS-ARMOR CYCLE!" Carter shouted.

"FIRE BATTLE WARRIOR ONLINE!" Wes shouted.

"READY, FIRE!" Wes shouted.

"BATTLIZER MISSILES!" Andros shouted.

"POWER UP MODE!" Karone shouted.

Vypra, Zafina, and the Super-Demon were destroyed. Karone saw something on the ground and walked over to it. She saw that it was Zafina's headband. She picked it up, threw it up in the air, took out her saber, and used it's power to shoot it and got it. Andros walked over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. "It's finally over," she whispered. Andros nodded and then he looked over to see Ashley standing there. Ashley ran over to him and he gladly took her into his arms. Once he put her down, they de-morphed. Their friends came over to them. Wes then came over to them and had offered to show them where they lived.

They saw that they lived in a clock tower. "Come on guys, check it out," Wes stated. They looked around in amazement. They chuckled at Joel's comment about the place. All of a sudden, an electronic owl flew over their heads. The owl commented about how they liked it there. "We have something we'd like you guys to remember us by," Wes added. They stood across from each other and received Time Force jackets. They looked at them in disbelief.

"What is it, you don't like them?" Jen asked.

"No, they're great, it's just that..." Chad trailed off.

"We have something we wanted to give you guys too," Kelsey finished.

Andros, Ashley, Karone, and Zhane gave them Space Ranger jackets. While their friends hand over their own Lightspeed Jackets. "Wow!" They commented. They checked out their new gear in amazement.

"How about we escort you guys back to Mariner Bay?" Wes suggested.

"That'd be great," Carter agreed.

Then the former Red Lightspeed Rangers looked at their friends. "You have the jackets now try the dance," Carter laughed. everyone laughed and stepped back as they did the Lightspeed Rescue sequence.

"Ready?" Wes asked.

"Sure," they replied.

"Lightspeed Rescue," they called.

Andros wrapped an arm around Ashley's shoulder with a grin. The Pink Time Force Ranger walked over to Ashley. "Can I talk to you for a second?" She asked.

"Sure," Ashley replied.

Jen looked at Andros. "Don't worry, I'll give her back," she assured him. Andros nodded and then he watched as Jen pulled her aside. "Ashley, how did you tell Andros how you felt?" She asked. Ashley grinned slightly at the thought.

"Well, actually, I didn't. We knew how each other felt when he went to get his sister back," Ashley replied.

"How?"

"I don't really know. All we knew was that we couldn't stay apart. We have a connection, a connection we can't break. We were meant for each other. Now here we are, married and we have a son."

Ashley then looked at Jen with a quizzical look. "Why are you asking me this?" She asked.

"Well, it's just that, in the future I'm engaged to Alex Drake, he looks just like Wes. But the last time I saw Alex, he changed so much. He wasn't the same. I don't feel that I have Alex in my heart like he used to be," Jen explained.

"So, you have feelings for Wes."

"Yeah."

Ashley placed a hand on her shoulder. "I'll give you some advice on that. I was never stuck in a love triangle before. If you truly love Wes, you should tell him," she advised. Jen nodded and then she watched the Yellow Space Ranger go back to her Red Space Ranger. Then she morphed with her team as they went to escort their friends back home.

That night, Andros watched as Ashley put Aden to bed. He leaned against the doorframe as he watched her. Their son was already a year-old already. Time flew by, but they spent a lot of that time together. Ashley would always come to his Youth Center to work on some designs as he worked. So far, their lives together were going great. Ashley put Aden into his crib and placed a kiss on the top of his head. "Sweet dreams, sweet heart," she whispered. Andros walked over and wrapped his arms around her waist. Ashley placed her hands on his with a smile. "Did you get word from Karone?" She asked.

"Yeah, she gave the Quasar Saber back. Everything's back to normal now," he replied.

She leaned her head back on his shoulder and closed her eyes. "I love you, Andros, so very much," she whispered. He placed a kiss on the side of her head before answering.

"I love you too," he answered.

Early the next morning, Andros looked over at his wife and got out of bed. He pulled on his Space Ranger uniform and went to the Megaship.

He turned on the computer and started to get to work. "DECA trail the recent path that General Venjix has taken," he instructed. Then a screen came up showing General Venjix on the moon. He sighed and placed his head in his hands. "I have a feeling my time as a Ranger isn't over yet," he murmured.

"So, this is where you've been hiding early in the morning," a voice commented.

Andros jumped and turned around to see his wife standing there wearing her own Space Ranger clothes. "I'm sorry," he apologized.

"Why are you apologizing?" She asked.

"I kept this away from you," he replied.

She walked over and kneeled in front of him. "Andros, we may be retired, but the search for trouble will never leave us," she assured him. He placed a hand on her face with a sigh.

"We should be having fun, not worrying about danger," he murmured.

She placed her hand over his. "Who contacted you about this?" She asked.

"Tommy," he replied.

"How long have you been watching him?" She asked.

"A year now."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I was afraid of what you might think."

"I was a Power Ranger myself, Andros. You saw that yourself yesterday."

"What about Aden?"

"What about him?"
"Aren't I putting our son in danger?"

"Not if the enemy doesn't know about him."

She stood up and pulled him up with her. "Andros, you have a job to do and suggest you do it," she stated. She placed a kiss on his lips before continuing on. "Go follow him. We'll be here for you," she assured him. He touched her face with a sad sigh. Ashley was having him leave to follow an enemy. It broke his heart, but he knew that Ashley wanted him to finish this mission. "Don't worry," she added. She gave him a kiss before going to leave.

"Ashley, remember that I'll always love you," he told her.

She turned back and looked at him. "I love you too," she answered. Then she left. Andros sighed sadly and then he ran towards the Galaxy Gliders.

"LET'S ROCKET!" He shouted.

He morphed and went down through the red tube and got onto his fixed Galaxy Glider.

Ashley turned around and watched as a streak of red went through the sky. She wiped a tear away and went back to the house.