Mz. Daydream: This is what happens when you make up words, you mess them up! It was supposed to say Fet-na (like at the beginning of Chapter 2). Sorry about that all! Andros is in love with Ashley, sort of. He's still kind of shocked about the whole "she's supposed to be a good guy and why did he find her attractive even before he knew that?" thing. Yes, Karone and Zhane are "together" in the sense that they like each other, they both know they like each other and if you want them to be together it's really up to you since... well, you'll see. You like Andros and Ashley like this? Uh oh... You better read the rest.
AH/AY: I updated! I updated! No threats! No threats! I hope you don't hate the new twist that has just come up.
jenny: Yeah, it's an author thing.
C.C.C.: Here you go, all updated!
Phantom Rogue: Man, it's great to be the only one who knows what evil twist is in store!
Author's Note: Mz. Daydream got a longer comment because what she wrote more that was commentable, so don't hate me. Also, don't hate me for the twist, I've been warning you--I think.
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even this computer.
Be Careful What You Wish For…
Chapter 5 - Destiny
"I'm going with you," Jeff said when they reached the planet.
"I have to-" Andros began.
"Would you stop being so self-righteous? This is my sister too and I'm not going to just let you go down there and mess up things even more."
"Fine," Andros said, realizing just how much the Hammond children had in common.
"This is it," Andros said. It had taken them over three hours to find the clearing and neither Ranger was very happy.
"Which stone did you step on?" Jeff asked.
"I don't remember."
"What do you mean you-?"
"I wouldn't have remembered when I had actually lived through this, what makes you think I remember now?"
"Well, I guess we'd better step on them all."
Andros remembered the falling part, though he wished he hadn't. The cave looked exactly the same as it had the first time, but this time he didn't have to wake anybody up.
"Hey!" Jeff yelled. "Genie-lady! Get out here!"
"Hello," Rissai said from behind them. "I am-"
"We know," Andros said. "We just need to make a wish."
"Fine," she turned to Jeff, "you may make your wish."
"Him?"
"Me?"
"You are the one who awakened me," Rissai said serenely, "it is your wish to make."
"All right," Jeff said, and began pacing the room. "I have to be careful about this. If I wish for the wrong thing we could end up in a situation worse than this one."
"Why don't you just keep it simple?" Andros asked. "Just wish for what we came here to change."
"No," Jeff said. "If I wish that neither Karone nor Ashley was ever kidnapped, then-"
"Done," Rissai said.
"Wait, I didn't-" Jeff cried.
"Didn't what?" a seven year-old Ashley asked.
"Come on," he sighed, grabbing his little sister's arm.
"But I wanna keep playing," Ashley pouted. "I've been sick for-"
"I know, but I have to go home and do something, it's very important."
"But-!"
"Wait," Jeff said, stopping in his tracks and letting go of Ashley. He immediately captured her again, this time in a massive bear hug.
"What was that for?"
"Just for being you."
Jeff had more luck in remembering what happened than Andros had. He, like Andros, wrote down all that had happened, including what he knew of the world that had come before Andros' wish. He then dragged his mother to Kinko's and used all of the money in his piggy bank to make as many copies of the history as he could. Jeff proceeded to hide copies of it all over the place, so that he would never be able to go too long without reading it. Lucky for Jeff his parents thought that it was some sort of strange game and respected his demand that they never read it.
It was because of this that Jeff managed to remember to spend a semester of his sophomore year in Peru, thus ensuring that he wouldn't be left out of the action when the wish's consequences caught up to them all. Jeff even managed to act surprised when he was teleported to the Power Chamber after a particularly nasty battle and saw his sister underneath the Yellow Ranger's mask. He had insisted on taking her out to dinner that night, glad he could finally show his pride in her accomplishments.
Unfortunately, whatever changes took place also caused Jeff to be suddenly called away to deep space to help defend Eltaire. He didn't have time before he left to warn anyone of Zordon's impending capture or the siege on the Power Chamber, and he was too busy fighting when he got there to think about much other than surviving.
It had been a long day. Divatox had sent a particularly nasty monster and the Turbo Rangers were more than exhausted from the effort it took for them to defeat it. They were not allowed to rest immediately however, since Dimitria had announced she was leaving. With all of that out of the way all five Rangers were more than willing to use the bedrooms in the Chamber. Even through the structure's multiple rebuildings, the bedrooms had been kept, just in case one of the next Ranger teams wanted to take full advantage of their base's safety.
Ashley had fallen asleep as soon as her head hit the yellow pillow. She never remembered anything specific that happened in her dreams, but she knew that she was not alone in them and she always awoke with a feeling of being loved and cared for. She knew that whomever she shared these dreams with was real and would never allow her to come to harm.
It would have been like that again this time, had she not been awakened by the sound of explosions.
Galactus sat straight up in bed. He pulled on his clothing and stormed out of his room.
"She was not asleep, my prince?" Ecliptor asked in an annoyingly calm voice.
"Of course she was asleep, I would not have been compelled to sleep myself if she had not been. She was untimely awoken."
"By what?"
"I do not know, but I felt fear. I will be much more content when I find her and can make sure that no harm comes to her myself."
"Do not worry my prince, your souls are drawn to each other, you will find her."
"Yes, I just hope she isn't dead by then."