Chapter 19: Losing a Brother, Losing a Friend

Ryan and Kimberly were looking over some things in Rescue Ops when the alarms went off. "What's going on?" Captain Mitchell asked. Kimberly looked at the screen before looking at Captain Mitchell.

"They're trying to bring Queen Bansheera back," Ryan replied.

"What are we going to do?" Kimberly asked.

Captain Mitchell looked at Kimberly. "We stop the ceremony. First, we have to find where it is," he replied.

"I'll go," Ryan insisted.

"Ryan no," Captain Mitchell objected.

Kimberly bit her lip and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Dad, let him go, don't worry, we can keep track of him," she assured Captain Mitchell. Captain Mitchell sighed and let Ryan leave.

Kimberly was keeping track of Ryan as he arrived at a warehouse. "Okay, I'm in," Ryan informed quietly.

"Ryan, just be careful," Kimberly instructed.

"You've got it, Kim."

She bit her bottom lip as she watched her "brother" go into the warehouse. However, when Ryan went in, his signal was gone. "Ryan, Ryan, Ryan can you hear me? Ryan if you can hear me please answer me," she insisted. She looked at the Rangers with fear showing on her face. "His signal's gone," she informed. Captain Mitchell nodded to the Rangers and Kimberly felt her heart pounding against her chest.

As the Rangers fought on, the queen had appeared. "Oh, no!" Kimberly gasped when she saw a tidal wave coming their way. She turned and looked at her children. "Hunter, Blake, get your sisters and get to safety, now," she ordered. They nodded and got the two girls to safety. Kimberly watched in horror as the tidal wave got closer.

"Brace for impact," Captain Mitchell called.

Kimberly closed her eyes and Captain Mitchell held her shoulders as they both braced for impact.

Hunter and Blake looked at each other and looked at Hannah. "Hannah, watch Kylie," Hunter ordered. They got up and left the Aqua-Base.

Hunter and Blake went searching for their Uncle and made it into the warehouse that he went into before his signal was lost. "UNCLE RYAN!" They shouted.

Ryan was surrounded by batlings when he saw two shadows. "Uncle Ryan?" Blake whispered. He looked up at his nephews.

"What are you two doing here?" He asked.

"The Rangers need their Titanium Ranger," Hunter replied.

He took out his hunting knife that once belonged to his birthfather and undid Ryan's ropes. "Hey, thanks you two," Ryan told them. Then he went to stop the ceremony. However, the boys stood where the roof was going to collapse. Ryan defeated the monster that was used for the ceremony, however, the roof was collapsing. "HUNTER! BLAKE!" He shouted. He ran over and grabbed both boys, but the roof fell on them.

Kimberly sighed in relief when the tidal wave disappeared. She then went to tell her children to come out when she noticed that she only had two. "Oh, no! They did it again," she whispered. She hurried over to Captain Mitchell. "Dad, Hunter and Blake are gone," she informed.

"They're with Ryan, but we can't get a hold of him," Captain Mitchell told her.

Kimberly bit her lip, so worried about her sons. "Carter, can you hear me?" She asked.

"We read you, Kim," Carter replied.

"Carter, Hunter and Blake went out after Ryan. We can't get a hold of Ryan, please go find them," she insisted.

"Don't worry, Kim. We'll find them," Dana assured her.

Kimberly started fiddling with her fingers at the thought of her sons getting hurt.

Ryan was listening to some of the conversation. "Mother, I knew you'd return," Olympius told her.

"I have returned, my son, but since the Rangers stopped the ceremony, I am now in this mutated form," she explained.

"The Rangers will pay, mother, I promise," Olympius vowed.

Then they disappeared. Ryan sat up from the rocks and looked at his nephews. Blake's wrist was twisted and Hunter had a gash on his cheek. "Are you two okay?" He asked.

"A little sore, but yeah," Hunter replied.

"What were you two thinking?" Ryan demanded.

"The monster had to be defeated, the Rangers needed your help," Blake replied.

"Your mom's going to kill you for sneaking out again," Ryan reminded.

"That was our choice," Hunter pointed out.

"RYAN!" Dana called.

Ryan helped the boys stand up and he hugged Dana. "Are you okay?" She asked.

"We're fine," he replied.

Carter looked at the two boys and then they took them back to the Aqua-Base.

Kimberly was worried sick about her sons when the door opened. "I believe these two belong to you," Ryan informed. Kimberly sighed in relief as she embraced her sons. Then she pulled back.

"What were you two thinking? You could've gotten yourself killed," she scolded.

"We're sorry mom, the Rangers needed help. We knew you wouldn't let us out on our own," Hunter pointed out.

"That's right, you two should never go out there again, you understand? It's way too dangerous for you two," she told them.

"We're sorry mom, we didn't mean to scare you, we just wanted to help," Blake insisted.

"You two did help, but you did it while scaring your mother half to death," Ryan commented.

Kimberly sighed as she hugged her sons tight. "I'm just so glad you're okay," she whispered. Both boys hugged her back, but then it was down to business again. Hunter and Blake stood in front of Kimberly and she placed her hands on her sons' shoulders.

"Ryan, what did you see while you were in the warehouse?" Captain Mitchell asked.

"Well, Hunter and Blake cut me loose so, I was able to defeat the monster they were using for the ceremony. However, the queen is in a mutated form now," Ryan replied.

"So, what do we do?" Dana asked.

"We continue fighting like we always have," Carter replied.

Ryan then stood up. "I'll go into the desert. The mutants were defeated once, I know that we can beat them again," he informed. He then looked over at Dana who was in tears now. He walked over and hugged her tight. "I have to do this, Day," he murmured. He looked at Carter. "Take care of my sister, Carter," he instructed.

"You can count on me, Ryan," Carter assured him.

Kimberly bit her lip as she hugged Ryan tight. "You don't have to go," she whispered. He pulled back and Kimberly felt his determination.

"I do have to go, Kim," he insisted.

He kissed her cheek before looking at his nephews. "You two take care of your mom, okay?" He asked. They nodded and he gave them both high fives before he hugged both boys.

"UNCLE RYAN!" Kylie shouted.

Ryan turned and he embraced Kylie. "Please don't go, Uncle Ryan, please don't go," she sobbed. Ryan hugged the little girl with a sigh.

"I have to go, Kylie," he told her.

Tears fell down Kylie's face and he sighed. "Here, hold onto this for me," he told her. Ryan removed the necklace from around his neck and placed it around her neck. "Hold onto this for me. That way when I come back, which I promise that I will and I know it was in good hands. You can keep it until I come back," he explained. Ryan hugged Kylie again and kissed her cheek. Kylie sniffled and Kimberly picked her up. Hannah then hugged Ryan.

"Good luck," she whispered.

"Thanks," he murmured.

Then he grabbed whatever he needed and left.

That night, Kimberly was walking towards her room when she saw Carter comforting Dana again. She bit her lip and smiled to see Carter helping his girlfriend out. However, she started touching her head again. They still couldn't figure out what made her pass out at the beach that day. She traced the scar on her head and then she went back to her room.