Coming Darkness (Early Warning)
By: Jeanka

"Blood and pain will pour from you cities as fear eats away your souls. I send fear down upon you until all the worlds who call themselves good bow to me. And no one will be safe until the most hated blood enemy has perished," said King Ararat finishing with an evil laugh.

"Order the 5th legion to surround Eltar and make sure General Lanteys isn't hiding too close to a star again," Commander Andros Kincade of Eltar ordered as the Power Ranger Governing Force prepared to return to their respective home worlds.

"It will be done, M'Lord," Lt. Mikard promised before saluting.

Andros scanned the Ranger's faces before turning to leave. Lesary and Rance were behind him an instant later. "I shouldn't be here," Andros said once they were in the hallway.

"The DElta Force only protects Eltar if you are here," Lesary reminded him.

"We can't allow the heart of the alliance to fall into enemy hands," agreed Rance.

"Believe me, it won't fall into anything. It will just fall," corrected Andros.

"M'Lord," another Ranger bowed as they passed.

"And what do you suggest, commander?" asked Lesary as they reached the lift.

Andros paused for the door. "Ararat won't rest until I'm dead, but he also won't stop if I am."

"Then what's the point of having a blood enemy?" asked Rance.

Andros chose not to dignify that with a reply as they entered the lift. The past hour had been the worst of his life. He had just returned to Eltar to take back his rightful post and calm down when this happens.

"Have you had any success in tracking down Lt. Zhane or your sister?" Lesary asked.

"They went on an errand for me," replied Andros.

"What kind of errand?" Lesary asked wary.

"My kind of errand," Andros snapped back as the doors opened. It was no secret that Lesary had strong negative feelings toward the former Princess of Darkness. With most of the Power Rangers, it had been complete acceptance or utter refusal. Rance was the only person Andros knew who was neither.

Andros was halfway down the hall when the building shook. "The Rangers," he said before running to the surveillance room. "Where are they?" he demanded from the Chief when he arrived.

"Everyone's ship cleared the system, sir," the man assured him. "However, I have never seen so many Dragon ships congregated in my whole lifetime."

Lesary and Rance froze at the doorway when a widescreen view form an orbiting satellite appeared. "How many?" Andros asked, jaw set and eyes cold.

"Over two thousand," he replied. "All battle class."

TBC

A/N: The DElta Force(not a typo) is the Secret Service/CIA of this AU.
This is written for PhinalPhantasy. Thank you for reading.