Jenny: Thanks for being the first to review my first ever published story. Could you send me some of your stories or tell me where to find them? I would really like to read them.

Phantom Rogue: Sorry about that but it's going to be a pretty sad story for the first couple of chapters then it should get better.

Ashley Hammond/Astro Yellow: Really glad you liked it. I love all the Andros/Ashley stories you have written.

Red Ranger Chick: Actually Zhane is coming into the picture this chapter but he's going to make a quick exit; at least for a little while.

Ch. 2 Kidnaping

Andros, now four-years-old, and Karone, now six, sat quietly in the park practicing their blooming telekinesis. Their older brother and sister sat on a bench a few feet away to keep an eye on them. Their game went on for about ten minutes before Karone sent the ball soaring over his head.

"Why'd you do that?" Andros cried as he stood up to go get the ball.

"I didn't mean to," Karone apologized as she watched her brother walk carefully through the tall grass in search of their toy.

Meanwhile, a monster moved swiftly through the forest, setting his eyes on the child he was sent to kidnap. He looked around quickly, trying to ensure an easy grab, but saw the two older Vulcan children watching their younger siblings. Darkonda rushed them, knocking them unconscious, and then went after the small girl.

"Andros!" Karone screamed as the strange creature jumped out of the bushes and grabbed her.

"Karone?" Andros questioned as he heard her terrified yell. He headed back to the spot where they had been playing and briefly saw the monster running away. As he looked around for his brother and sister he stopped short as he saw them lying on the ground. "Aidan! Cestra! Wake up!" They stirred slowly but quickly became alert when they saw his terrified look. "The monster took Karone and it's all my fault!"

As he began to cry Cestra wrapped her arms around him and whispered, "It wasn't your fault, Andros." Aidan went to look for any traces of the kidnapper but returned to them empty handed. "I guess we better head home."

They took their time walking home, knowing the quicker they got there the faster Andros would receive a severe beating from their father. When the finally arrived at the house Aidan decided to take the blame of their sister's kidnaping to spare his younger brother. Together they walked into the living room and saw their parents sitting there quietly.

"Where's Karone?" Petra asked immediately noticing the absence of her youngest daughter.

"She and Andros were playing with the telekinesis ball and she sent it into the woods," Aidan explained slowly. "Andros went to get it and a monster ran up and knocked Cestra and me out."

Andros decided to pick up the story then, "When I found the ball I heard Karone scream but by the time I got back out there she was gone." He quickly closed his eyes as his father approached him.

"Dad, it was my fault," he heard his brother whisper and his head jerked up. He saw his father's eyes shoot over to Aidan and his fist pull back. As his hand flew forward Andros jumped in front of his brother and Cordon's fist connected with the top of his head. He was knocked unconscious on contact but his father didn't stop there. He continued to beat the small boy until Petra pulled him away.

"Aidan!" she yelled while restraining her husband. "Take Andros to your room!" Aidan did as he was told and with Cestra's help carried Andros to his room. As soon as her children left the room Petra turned all of her attention to her husband. "Why did you do that?"

"He deserved it," Duncan answered, stumbling as he tried to stand. "I'm going for a walk!"

"I hope you don't come back!" she yelled as he stomped out of the house. She knew that this wish would never come true and he would come back to torture Andros. Petra shook her head, freeing her from her thoughts, and rushed to check on her youngest child.

Meanwhile, in Aidan's room, Andros was finally waking up. As he tried to sit up Cestra pushed him back down, trying to pacify him until their mother could see him. Within seconds their mother entered the room and picked Andros up.

"Mommy," he began as tears ran down his face, "is Daddy gone?"

"He is right now," she answered but they could all tell there was more, "but he'll be back." As she checked where Duncan had hit him and saw there was no real damage besides a few bruises since her husband had missed many of the punches he had thrown. "Come on, we need to go tell the police about Karone." Ten minutes later they were standing in front of the sheriff trying to explain what had happened to Karone.

"So you were playing in the park and you went after the ball, right?" the sheriff asked, making sure he had understood Andros correctly. Andros nodded and he continued, "Then, he knocked you two out and ran away with Karone?" Once again Andros nodded, seeming more afraid now than he had when they had first entered the station. "We'll start searching immediately." Feeling a little more at ease, Petra and her children left to go home.

Months passed without any word on Karone. Andros became more and more serious as the days passed. Petra enrolled him in a telekinesis training school, hoping that he would make friends and return to the little boy he was inside. Within the first day Andros had found a friend that he felt comfortable sharing his secrets with, Zhane. He had been through some rough times to, his parents had died in a hover car accident and he was now living with an aunt that he absolutely hated. As time passed the two boys grew inseparable and Zhane spent the majority of his time over at Andros' house, which spared Andros from several beatings or at least delayed them. They vowed to never leave each other but two years later it could not be helped.

A/N: Sorry it took so long to update. I've been running around the last couple of days trying to get ready for graduation but now that it's over I should be able to update pretty frequently. Please review.