A Modern Version of Beauty and the Beast: Power Rangers in Space style

Disclaimer: I do not own power rangers saban does. Or Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

Zhane was walking down the corridor of the Mega ship one winter's day in December, when he heard singing. Not just any singing mind you, but, just a gorgeous voice going at it. 'now who could be singing?' he wondered. Following the sounds Zhane could hear a guitar being strummed along with the singing. As he got closer Zhane could distinguish some of the words.

"Little – it's a – village, every day – the one -.

town full of – people; waking up – say…"

Zhane rounded the corner stopping in the front of a steel door. 'why this is Karone's room.' He thought startled 'well, here goes nothing.' He thought and pushed the code to open the door. It opened with a soft whoosh, but Karone caught up in her singing didn't hear him come in. Karone kept singing in her clear mid soprano voice oblivious that she had an audience.

"Bonjour, bonjour! There goes the baker with

his tray like always, the same old bread and rolls

to sell…every morning just the same, since the

morning that we came, to this poor provincial town."

Zhane clapped. Karone jumped "Zhane!" she exclaimed, "I thought no one was in hearing range." A pink blush rushing to her pale cheeks, she started to put her guitar away when Zhane stopped her.

" No, please don't stop singing." She looked at him quizzically.

"yo-you liked that?" Karone asked shyly.

"Yeah, especially the one you were just singing. Would you please sing some more of it?" Zhane pleaded giving her his best puppy eyes.

"oh, alright." She relented. Karone could not resist those clear steel gray-blue eyes. "Yes." he said sitting down in a chair. Karone sat on the edge of her bed and began to sing again.

But before she could go more than one verse the alarms went blaring and Zhane's morpher beeped. He looked at Karone in an apology, "sorry I can't hear more but there's work to be done." Zhane said. He ran to the commend center with Karone right at his heels. "Alright what do we have this time Alpha." Zhane asked looking at the com. screen. Andros and the other Power Rangers were getting their butts kicked by an ugly beast type thingy.

Andros said " we could use your help Zhane."

"Alright Andros I'm on my way." Zhane said. He looked at Karone "I'll be back so keep that guitar and voice warmed up for me." He gave her his best hotshot smile. Zhane whipped out his morpher. "Let's Rocket!" in a flash of silver light he was gone to help his friends.

Karone sighed and sat down to watch. 'he liked my singing?' Karone thought blushing slightly. Shouts of pain brought her mind back to what was happening in Angel Grove.

Zhane happened to get there at the battle just in time. The beast had Carlos and Cassie in a death grip while threatening Ashley, Andros, and TJ not to come any closer or some people might get hurt. Zhane pulled out his sliver blaster and got a couple of shots into the beast. It howled in pain and released Carlos and Cassie to face this new attacker. "Zhane!" Andros called "you made it!"

"Yeah, I couldn't let you guys have all the fun!" Zhane called back.

After making sure that Carlos and Cassie were alright; the Power Rangers dropped into a fighting stance. "Good, the Silver Ranger is here, now I can fulfill Astronema's order." The beast growled and lunged at Zhane.

"Hey! Not if I can help it!" came the cry from Andros as he dove to defend his friend. The beast snarled as the Spiral Saber blocked his attack.

"Thanks Andros." Said Zhane as he moved out of the way. "I don't want to become monster food."

TJ, Cassie, Ashley, and Carlos ran to help their comrades when the beast growled loudly and said "No! this is between the Silver Ranger and me!" it then shot laser beams at the four teens sending them flying to hit the pavement where they lay moaning.

"Hey! When you mess with my friends, you mess with me!" Zhane said to the monster.

"Cassie! Carlos! Ashley! TJ!" Andros and Zhane yelled running to help their fallen friends.

"Oh, no you don't Silver Ranger!" the beast roared at Zhane grabbing him in enormous paws with very nasty looking claws. "OMPH!" the air was knocked out of Zhane. Andros whirled around "Zhane!" came the shout.

"N-no s-see t-to the o-others" Zhane gasped to Andros trying to pull air into his squashed lungs.

Andros nodded and ran over to Ashley and the others to see if they were alright. Carlos and Ashley were barely conscience, TJ and Cassie were propping each other up. Andros helped Carlos with Ashley as she blacked out and demorphed. Andros looked at the others and said "We need to get you guys out of here."

"But, what about Zhane?" TJ asked looking at his silver friend.

Andros looked to and what he saw made him yell at TJ as he started running towards his best friend. "Teleport back to the ship! There's nothing more you can do here! Zhane!"

What Andros saw was the beast slowly squeezing Zhane while the Silver Ranger tried to get out of the beast's death clutch, but was slowly losing movement due to the fact that he was losing consciousness. His power suit flickered out and in again quickly but that opening was all that the beast needed. Faster than Andros thought was possible for the big creature; it went and thrust its claws into Zhane's arm. Zhane screamed. As pain assaulted his already weakened body, then he demorphed. "Zhane!" yelled Andros "Spiral Saber!" the Red Rangers weapon appeared in his hand as he ran to help his fallen friend. Zhane opened his eyes weakly looking the beast straight in the eyes and said "I may be out for the count right now, but…when I get my wind back, I am going to Kick Your Butt!"

The beast laughed and dug his claws deeper into Zhane's arm. Zhane face paled even more making his steel gray- blue eyes stand out even more. The beast hissed "where's your famous last words now? Silver Ranger?"

Zhane's vision started to go and the last thing he saw was Karone's face, then everything went black. Andros saw Zhane say something, the monster laughed and squeezed harder then Zhane went limp. "NO!" came the cry from Andros and he slashed at the beast holding Zhane's unconscious form in its paws.

The beast howled in pain flinging Zhane from itself saying "you can have him, Red Ranger, I already have done what Astronema wanted." It disappeared but Andros was to worried about his silver haired friend as his body flew to meet the pavement. Andros ran toward Zhane hopping to catch him in time. Then Andros had an idea he called out " Space Glider, Hang Ten!" jumping on the board he caught Zhane's body just before he hit the ground. "Deca teleport two and get the infirmary ready stat!" Andros and the unconscious Zhane were teleported up to the Mega Ship.

To be continued…