Chapter 19: More Explanations

After they had defeated the rest of the Psycho Rangers, Andros and Ashley's relationship became stronger. Stronger than the others could hardly believe. After all they went through with the Psycho Rangers, it seemed like they grew so much stronger together. However, now they had to do one more thing, they had to talk to Ashley's foster parents.

Ashley sat in her car staring at her house. She took a deep breath and Andros held her hand. "Ready?" He asked. Ashley nodded her head slowly as she got out of the car and walked up to the house. She unlocked the door and went inside. "Mom, dad, I'm home," she called. Mrs. Hammond came out of the kitchen.

"Hello, Ashley. Who's your friend sweetheart?" She asked.

Ashley let out a sigh. "This is Andros. Is dad home?" She asked.

"He's in the garage," she replied.

"Could you have him come in here? I have to talk to you guys about something," Ashley informed.

"Yes, of course."

Ashley sat down next to Andros across from her parents. "Mom…I know that you guys are my foster parents," she informed. Arianna and Benjamin looked at each other before looking at Ashley.

"How did you know?" She asked.

"I remember who I am," Ashley replied.

"Then who are you, sweetheart?" Benjamin asked.

"I'm Adora, daughter of Alastair. I'm from the planet KO-35," She replied.

Arianna and Benjamin nodded. "That is correct," he agreed. Ashley took a deep breath and held Andros's hand.

"And this is my husband, Andros," she added.

"Looks like you really have remembered," Arianna stated.

Ashley nodded. "How did you guys get me?" She asked. Benjamin let out a sigh.

"We'll tell you," he replied.

(Flashback)

Kinwon came up to Arianna and Benjamin. "I need you two to go to earth," he instructed. They looked at each other before looking at Kinwon.

"Why?" Arianna asked.

"Because Adora, daughter of Alastair has no memory of her life. Alejandra wants her daughter to be protected and Earth is the safest place for her," Kinwon replied.

"But sir…" Benjamin trailed off.

"You two are no longer Arissa and Alec of KO-35, you are now Arianna and Benjamin Hammond of Earth. Adora is no longer Adora, daughter of Alastair. She is now Ashley Hammond," Kinwon informed.

Arissa and Alec nodded before getting Adora now Ashley onto the ship and went to Earth.

(End Flashback)

Ashley's eyes widened. "So…you two are really Karovans as well?" She asked. Arianna and Benjamin nodded.

"We raised you during the past two years. Our own child is still with the rebels with his own family," Arianna informed.

"Oh…wow…" Ashley whispered.

Benjamin and Arianna bowed their heads slightly to Andros. "It is good to see you again, Emperor Andros," he informed. Andros nodded his head slowly.

"How is it that my mother chose you two?" Ashley asked.

"Alejandra chose us because if anything were to happen to either her or your father, we were supposed to take care of you. That was the law when you were under the age of fifteen, however, since you had lost your memory and your father was killed. Alejandra put that into action anyways, because she wanted you to grow up with both parents and not just her," Benjamin replied.

"Alejandra loved you very much, she just wanted you to have a better life. So she told Kinwon to tell…" Arianna trailed off.

"Alejandra told Kinwon to tell me that she was dead," Andros finished.

"Yes," Benjamin replied.

"Your mother was against the marriage, she never thought it was right that her fifteen-year-old daughter should get married. She opposed the idea, but Aldarico told her it's been our custom for centuries. So she watched as you married Andros. She thought that with you losing your memory this was the perfect opportunity for you to be able to live a normal life," Arianna explained.

Ashley stood up in shock. "She did what she thought was right," Benjamin told her. Ashley shook her head.

"Didn't you two see that I was miserable?" She asked.

"We sort of saw it," Benjamin replied.

Ashley shook her head. "I was miserable during those two years without Andros. Sure we were so young and just following custom, but I'm in love with him. We've taken back our rings and I took my place as his wife again," she informed. They nodded their heads slowly. "I'm in love with Andros and he loves me too," she added. Andros just sat there very silent.

"Does your mother know this?" Arianna asked.

"Yes," Andros put in.

Andros stood up and stood by Ashley. "When we defeat Dark Specter and bring Zordon home, I'll become the Emperor of KO-35 and Ashley will become the Empress," he added.

"We can do nothing more than support you," Arianna stated.

Ashley sighed as she hugged them. "Thank you so much for taking care of me," she told them. They hugged her back.

"It was our pleasure," Benjamin answered.

Ashley let her foster parents go when she felt Andros's hand on her shoulder. "We have to get back to the Megaship," he informed. Ashley nodded her head and she looked at Arianna and Benjamin.

"Thank you again," she repeated.

They nodded and watched them leave. "They have a bright future together," Arianna commented. Benjamin nodded and held her hand.

"A very bright future," he agreed.

That night, Andros came into their quarters with a data pad in his hands. Ashley was brushing her hair out when she saw her husband still working. "Andros…" she murmured. Andros looked up from his work and turned the data pad off.

"Something wrong?" He asked.

He set it down and sat on the bed. "What my foster parents said about my mom objecting to our marriage," she replied. Andros sighed.

"If I recall, we weren't really approving it either," he reminded.

"Yeah, but it's different when your parents are objecting to it."

"How?"

"I don't know."

Andros walked over and wrapped his arms around her. "But we're here now," he reminded. She placed her hands on his arm and closed her eyes.

"Yeah," she agreed.

Andros kissed the side of her head and held her close. "We should get some sleep," she commented. She got up from her seat and removed her boots to get into bed. Andros removed his jacket, boots, and pulled his hair out of the ponytail it was in before getting into the bed with her. Ashley placed her head on Andros's chest and closed her eyes. Andros wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head as they both fell asleep.