Chapter 20: Mission Accomplished

Andros hid the ship and went down to the moon after he finally found the Generals. After three years of searching he finally found them. Three years he was separated from his wife and daughter. The only time he could see them was over the intercom, but lately, he wasn't able to do that just incase they found him. Andros stood up and looked at his ring. His mind drifted back to Ashley. Her beautiful face, smile, and laugh went through his mind as he walked over and picked up his cloak. He placed it over his shoulders and pulled his hood over his head. He picked up the scanner binoculars and left the ship.

Andros saw the generals digging Serpenterra up and he pulled his hood off. "It's worse than I thought, they've almost finished digging it out," he murmured. He jumped up to leave, but then he knocked some rocks over. He looked down and saw that the generals spotted him.

"STOP!" General Venjix shouted.

Andros ran as fast as he to get away when he saw that the two generals were catching up to him. "GALAXY GLIDER HANG TEN!" He shouted. He did a front flip, morphed, and landed on his Galaxy Glider. "I have to get a hold of Tommy," he murmured. Then he flew off back towards the ship.

Andros went to Earth and found the nearest phone. "Bulkmeir's Bulk speaking," someone answered.

"Yes, I need to talk to Tommy Oliver," Andros informed.

"Just a minute," Bulk answered.

Andros waited for the phone to be passed to Tommy. "Hello?" Tommy asked.

"Tommy, it's me, Andros," he replied.

"What's going on?" He asked.

"I found them and they're almost done digging Serpenterra up."

"I'm on my way. Call the other Red Rangers."

"On it."

Andros hung up and he called TJ. Then he called Carter to get Cole. He then walked back to NASADA, waiting for the other Rangers' arrival.

(Megaship)

After explaining to all the Red Rangers what was going on, Andros left the room. TJ stood up and followed his friend.

Andros was sitting at the bridge and was tracing the outline of his ring. "Hey, Dros," TJ greeted.

"Oh, hey Teej," Andros answered.

TJ sat next to him. "How have you been holding up?" He asked. Andros shrugged his shoulders.

"Haven't seen my wife and daughter for three years. Have you seen Ashley?" Andros answered with another question.
"Yeah, I just saw her last week," he replied.

"How was she I wasn't able to contact her like I used to because it was getting too dangerous."

"She's doing fine, she misses you."

"And Alena? How's my daughter?"
"She's fine, Andros. They're both fine and Alena's the most beautiful little girl I have ever seen."

Andros let out a sigh and then the computer went off. "We're here," he informed. He got up and went to tell the other Rangers.

(Battlefield)

"We're not going to let you bring back Serpenterra," Cole snapped. Andros saw the cogs surrounding them.

"Try and stop us," General Venjix laughed.

"Let's do it," Tommy told them.

Andros got into a guarding stance and he started fighting the cogs that came at him. He did a series of back flips and dodged their weapons. While Andros was fighting, Ashley went through his head.

(Flashback)

Andros was on the intercom. "Please, Andros, I have a bad feeling about this. Please come home," Ashley insisted. Andros sighed and shook his head.

"I can't," he answered.

Ashley bit her lip and Andros let out a sigh. "If I don't see you again…" Ashley cut him off.

"Don't you try that with me again, Andros, because no matter what I will see you again," she put in.

Andros sighed and nodded his head slowly. "Yeah…" he murmured. Ashley touched the screen.

"I love you, so much," she told him.

He placed his hand on the screen over her hand. "I love you and Alena, more than anything in this universe," he answered.

(End Flashback)

Andros felt pain go through his shoulder from a cog hitting the spot where General Venjix shot him when they found him the first time. "ANDROS!" Carter called. Carter tossed him a blaster and Andros caught it shooting the rest of the cogs away. Carter ran over to him. "You okay?" He asked.

"Yeah," Andros replied.

He handed Carter his blaster. "Thanks for letting me borrow it," he commented.

"No problem," Carter answered.

They ran out of the building to defeat the Generals.

(After the Fight)

Andros came on the ship and he went to the infirmary when his shoulder started giving him problems. Tommy looked up and followed him.

Andros took off his jacket and looked at his shoulder and saw the blood going through his shirt. "Damn it," he hissed.

"You okay?" Tommy asked.

Andros removed his shirt and started to put another bandage on his shoulder. "Yeah, one of the cogs just agitated it," he replied. Andros started to wrap his shoulder up again and Tommy saw the look on his face.

"Look, Andros, I know that you're probably not thrilled with me for putting you on this mission three years ago," he stated.

Andros pulled his shirt back on and his jacket and looked at Tommy. "It's fine, Tommy. It's my job as a Red Ranger. Wasn't your fault, Tommy. It was the Machine Empire's fault. Their fault that I haven't seen my wife or my daughter in three years. The last time I saw them was the day my daughter was born. The last time I spoke to my wife was a few weeks ago right before I was shot," Andros explained. Andros rubbed his forehead. "I'm just tired and I just want to go home," he added. Tommy nodded.

"And you are," he answered.

Andros nodded and looked over at the former Red Zeo Ranger before leaving the infirmary to talk to the other Rangers.

(The Bridge)

The Rangers were sitting around talking while they were getting back to Earth. "So, how about you, Andros? Any family?" Wes asked. Andros nodded.

"Yeah, I have my wife and my three-year-old daughter. What about you Wes?" He asked.

Wes nodded his head slowly. "Got my fiancé Jen waiting for me back home," Wes replied.

"Well, I just can't wait to get back to Cassie and Tahj," TJ put in.

"How old is Tahj now?" Leo asked.

"Four months," TJ replied.

Andros looked at Leo. "You're taking care of my sister right?" He asked. The other Red Rangers looked at the Red Galaxy Ranger.

"You married his sister?" Carter asked.

"She was our Pink Ranger and yes, Andros. I'm taking good care of your sister. Karone wanted me to tell you when I saw you that she's well pregnant," Leo replied.

Andros's eyes widened in disbelief. "That's great! I have to talk to see her once I get settled back home," Andros commented. Leo then looked over at Carter.

"At least I didn't marry my boss's daughter," he commented.

The other Rangers laughed at his comment. Carter shrugged his shoulders with a grin. "So, Dana's a great woman and besides at least her dad approved," he answered.

"How long have you two been married?" Tommy asked.

"A year and a half," Carter replied.

"What about you, Tommy? Any family?" Leo asked.

Tommy nodded his head. "I have my wife, Kimberly, and my son, Travis, that are back in Angel Grove," he replied. Jason nodded.

"What about you, Jason?" Cole asked.

"My wife and I are living in London with our twin son and daughter, Kyle and Jasmine," Jason replied.

"How old are they?" Eric asked.

"Two, that's why I have to get home because Kat will have my head," he replied.

They laughed at his comment. "Cole? Any girls you're interested in?" Wes asked.

"Oh, I don't know," he replied.

"Yeah right," Andros laughed.

"Yeah you look like Andros when he wanted to ask Ashley out on a date," TJ put in.

They laughed as Andros punched his shoulder. "It's Alyssa isn't it?" Wes asked.

"Yeah, it's Alyssa," Cole replied.

Cole looked at Eric. "Besides, I think the Quantum Ranger's got a date with our Yellow Ranger," he commented.

"Oh yeah! I remember, after fighting and going at each other's throats, Eric here asked Taylor Earhardt out on a date," Wes teased.

"Well, at least you didn't have to go through what Andros did when he wanted to ask Ashley out," TJ commented.

"Shut up, TJ," Andros mumbled.

"What?" Wes asked.

"Simple, I thought my best friend was dating her," Andros mumbled.

Andros told them about what happened and then once he finished the story they all started laughing. Just then, Alpha came in. "We've arrived at Earth," he informed.

"Okay, thanks, Alpha," Andros answered.

"Hey, Andros, when was the last time you saw your family?" Eric asked.

Andros stopped and looked at them. "Three years ago, when my daughter was born," he replied. Andros turned and left the room.

(Earth)

Andros and TJ were standing by his car after saying goodbye to Tommy. "Well, see you soon," Andros commented. TJ held his hand out to Andros.

"Have a safe trip, Andros," he told him.

Andros shook his head. "You too, say hi to Cassie and Tahj for me," he answered. TJ nodded and watched as Andros walked back to the Megaship.

"Until next time," TJ mumbled as he got into his car and drove home.