Summary: Five years after a broken engagement, Andros visits Tommy and his new team. What he finds there, he couldn't even imagine in his wildest dreams.

Phantom Rogue: They won't die, I promise. Yeah, of course Tommy and Kim are getting back together. Why Andros is hiding from Zey? Read and be amazed. :P

Juzblue: Glad you like Zey, see if you still like him after this chapter. :P

MaxCobra: Yeah, Zey does have his moments of cuteness. :P If I bring back the rest of the Astro Rangers in the story, it won't be to get Ashley back, but rather to combine Ashley's welcome back and something else.

The real vampire: No need to wait any longer.

Arwennicole: Zey cares a lot about his uncle, Andros is like a second father to him, so yeah, he's sweet to him every once in a while. Want me to bring you some tissues? Jenny's going to be even cuter in this chapter. :P

Mz. Daydream: Zey should be cute! He can't be a brat all the time. :P Glad you liked how Zhane and Karone got in. Andros will have some part in their rescue, but I'm not sure if he'll get more than what I've got planned for him.

Serenitylovegod: Yeah, I try what I can to finish a chapter every day and I've been able to for now, so I hope I can keep it up.

NinjaStorm4Life: Always!

Ryan Armstrong: Glad you like the story.

JDPhoenix: They'll get back together! I like them way much better than Tommy and Kat! They were so perfect, my second favourite PR couple. Just a bit longer and A/A-ness will be introduced. Well, sorta.

XRachX: Glad you liked it! I'll do what I can on that sequel.

Anonymous: Cool!

Jessica01: Yeah, I'll sent it today, sorry I didn't do it yesterday, but my time was more limited than I had thought. Oh and I can't see you're email. So... could you sent me an email and I'll reply to it, the address is in my ID.

Angel of the Sea: I don't like keeping people hanging. Once the story is in my head, it needs to get out and this is the only way to do it. :P

Jenny: I AM SO SORRY! I was in a hurry yesterday, so I guess I missed a few RRs. I got SO many to respond to! It was bound to happen, but that I missed yours! I'm SO ashamed! Please don't hurt me! I'm not mad at you for not being there, I left anyway. :P I STILL LUV YA!

C.C.C.: Yeah, poor Ash and Jenny. Ashley won't get the change to run, I promise.

Mel: SO SORRY HERE TOO! Please don't be offended! I'm SO sorry! It does matter to me! I'm really ashamed!

Not Always The End

Chapter 16

Tommy groaned as he tossed and turned and tried to fall asleep. His couch really wasn't that comfortable – to be honest, it wasn't comfortable at all -, but it was his own doing; he had offered his bed to Zhane and Karone. He knew Andros had said he would have another nephew or niece, but he hadn't figured that meant Karone was nearing her 40th week of pregnancy this closely.

Andros had tried to get Karone to take his bed, but she had refused. It had taken both him, Zhane and Andros to get her to accept his bed - and even then she took it with great reluctance. Zey had managed to get his uncle as far as to let him curl up next to him and so that had left him to dope his couch to be his bed for the coming few nights.

Giving up his attempts to sleep, Tommy clumsily rolled on his back, his thoughts drifting back to his conversation with Kim. She had been expecting to hear from him ever since Aisha had called to inform her he had asked for her phone number the evening before. It seemed like lifetimes already.

Apparently, she had expected him to start asking about the Letter and she started rambling the moment he had identified himself. It had taken him 5 minutes to successfully interrupt her, making it clear that right now, that damned letter was the least of his worries.

Like always, Kim had immediately caught on something was wrong and had gently asked him what it was. He had spilled the whole story and Kim had been shocked into silence. After a minute he had asked Kim if she was still there. It had started a whole conversation that had ended in Kim agreeing to meet him at Hailey's after school tomorrow… or was it today already? He had no clue how long he had lain here already. Somehow his thoughts slowly lulled him to sleep.

The next morning

"Wakey, wakey!" A small voice yelled in his ear as a small hand repeatedly slapped down in his face. "Wakey up nowey!"

When he heard the hand come down again, he used his ranger reflexes to catch it. A childish exclamation of glee reached his ears. He slowly sat up and released the small wrist he had been holding. Small feet immediately padded away from him.

He sleepily rubbed his eyes.

"Darn it, Andros." He cursed softly. "Why couldn't you have exaggerated about Zey's annoyance?"

He glanced at the clock and groaned. It was only six thirty… what the heck was a two-year old doing up at this time? Or better yet, what moved Andros to let the kid out of bed already? That answer came to him immediately. Andros probably didn't feel like getting up yet either.

With a sigh he got to his feet and went to find Zey. After about ten minutes he still hadn't found him. Every once in a while he heard the boy's childish giggle, but the source stayed hidden. Finally he gave up and walked into the kitchen. After rumouring through the cupboards, he found all the ingredients needed for pancakes. Yawning he started on the mix.

As he had expected, he had caught Zey's attention and soon the boy peeked into the room. Tommy kept his back turned and smirked.

"You can help if you want." He told Zey.

Zey let out a sound of surprise and padded away again. Soon he returned though and tentatively he edged closer.

"What that?" He asked once he stood next to Tommy.

"Pancake mix, my mom's recipe, want to help?" Tommy replied, glancing over at Zey.

The boy nodded and Tommy reached down, setting him on the counter. Once it was finished, Zey looked at Tommy expectantly.

"You go wake up your uncle and parents and tell them breakfast is ready." Tommy told him, setting Zey back down on the floor.

The moment Zey was back on solid ground, he scrambled to the door as fast as his little feet could carry him. Tommy grinned as he threw some mix in the frying pan. His revenge was sweet. He just hoped Zey had enough sense to wake Zhane up first so he could wake up Karone. He had the vague idea that to feel the wrath of a very pregnant former princess of evil, disturbed in her sleep may he add, wasn't very pleasant.

He didn't have to wait long before a grumpy Andros entered the kitchen.

"You just had to let Zey wake us up, did you?" Andros grumbled.

"Revenge." Tommy told him, sliding the first pancake on a plate and offering it to his friend. "You let him get up early and he woke me up, so you were asking for it."

"I'm not hungry." Andros told him.

"You didn't have dinner last night either." Tommy reminded him.

"I'm not hungry." Andros repeated.

"You're still eating." A stern voice behind him said.

Andros spun around and came face to face with Karone, glaring at him over her oversized belly.

"I'm not-"

"I don't care if you are hungry or not, you are going to eat!" She declared venomously.

"You didn't have dinner last night, oh big brother of mine! Starving yourself will not help Ashley." Karone reminded him none too gently. "Now you are going to eat willingly, or you'll be fed like Zey – and I'm not using the airplane!"

"I'm not…"

"ANDROS!" Karone screamed, obviously losing her patience.

"A baby." Andros finished, smiling innocently and taking the offered plate from Tommy.

Reluctantly Andros sat down and started eating. Zey clumsily climbed onto Andros's lap and made himself comfortable. Andros laughed softly and wrapped an arm around the boy once he finished cutting up the pancake so he could eat. Zey was staring that the pancake hungrily and Andros noticed.

"Want some?" He asked his nephew and Zey nodded.

Andros picked up another piece with his fork and fed it to Zey, receiving a sweeter smile from Karone.

"Take a seat, Karone." Tommy told her. "I'm sure standing isn't the most comfortable thing right now."

Karone nodded and gratefully sat down on a chair. The next pancake that was finished, Tommy gave to her. For a moment, every worry was forgotten.

Somewhere else

"I'm hungry, mommy." Jenny whimpered. "And my throat is dry."

"I know, sweetheart." Ashley sighed, rocking Jenny back and forth. "I know, but I can't do anything."

"Uncle Adam better find us soon." Jenny whimpered miserably. "I don't like it here. I wanna go home now."

"Me too." Ashley said, tears stinging her eyes. "I'm sure uncle Adam is doing everything he can to find us. It will only be a little longer."

Jenny yawned and nuzzled closer into her mother's embrace.

"Mommy?" She murmured sleepily.

"Yeah?"

"I like Andros. When we get out of here, can he be my daddy?"

Shock ran through Ashley as the words left her daughter's mouth. She liked Andros! She wanted Andros to be her father!

'If only she knew.' Ashley thought, stroking Jenny's hair as her eyes closed.

'If only she knew how close Andros came to being her father… But I can't go back now. Too many things have changed. I love him so much, but I'm not the girl he loved anymore - he'll never want me. I've screwed up and I'll just have to live with the consequences. And besides.' She added with a mental sigh. 'He's probably happily married already. A perfect little family with a boy and a baby girl soon to be born. Just my luck that it's my fate to find that… and be happy for them.'

With a sigh Ashley leaned back against the cold surface of the hard stone wall. Her life officially sucked.

A/N: Hope you liked it. Review!

To everyone I didn't review respond to in the last chapter: Check it now! I'm so sorry, had some homework I still needed to do that morning, so I kinda forgot after taking a shower. Please don't kill me?