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Ch. 8 Reunited

It didn't take long for Andros and Zhane to suit up nor did it take long for Darkonda to begin another round of attacks. Once the rangers were sure Karone wasn't there they headed down to fight, hoping that Darkonda would believe that both Andros and Zhane were too hurt to fight. As soon as they were sure the rangers had the fight under control Andros and Zhane left for the Dark Fortress. It didn't take long for them to find a Velcofighter to use as a cover and they were on the Dark Fortress within an hour. Andros knew most of the ship's layout and was able to lead them to the Bridge without to many incidents. Of course after the first they had their armor and weren't as suspicious.

Karone was sitting in the Control Room alone and after Andros and Zhane had made sure no one was hiding anywhere or coming their way the locked the door and approached Karone.

"Karone," Zhane pleaded, "I know you're in there. We need you to fight. We're going to get you back." He saw her flinch and the chair slowly turned around.

"Zhane?" she questioned and he nodded, feeling a great happiness invade his body.

"Zhane!" Andros yelled, effectively getting his friend's attention. "I need some help over here." Although Karone was giving her all to fight off the evil in her body she was slowly losing control. Zhane rushed over and held her down while Andros positioned the chip where it needed to be. Within seconds Karone was once again sitting in front of them.

"It's about time you two came after me," she stated, though her tone lost most of its effectiveness when a smile formed on her face.

"Is Zordon still here?" Andros asked her as he began to look around.

"They moved him to the dungeon," his sister replied, leading them down a secret corridor. "He's in here." They walked through the door and saw Zordon staring at them.

"Rangers," he began weakly, "you must leave here. The other rangers need your help."

"But we need to get you away from here," Andros argued, not about to leave a second time without him.

"You should've listened to the old man," Ecliptor stated behind them. They all fell into fighting stances, just wanting to leave in one piece.

"Ecliptor," Karone begged, "you don't want to do this. You have to fight them." He began to advance on them and both men placed themselves in front of Karone. It wasn't long before the room filled with Quantrons and they knew they were going to have to fight their way out.

"Let's Rocket!" they cried together morphing into their respective colors. They fought off the Quantrons first, knowing they were the least of their worries. It wasn't long before they noticed they weren't making it any better. Every time one Quantron would fall two more took its place.

"We have to get out of here!" Zhane yelled as he flipped another over his shoulder. Andros and Karone nodded, knowing that if they stayed here much longer they were going to end up captured again, putting the rangers at more of a disadvantage.

"We'll be back for you, Zordon!" Andros promised as they ran from the room only to encounter more Quantrons. They made quick work of the Quantrons in their way and moved swiftly in the darkness of the halls. It wasn't until they reached the holding bay that they knew they'd have to make a run for it. "Karone, is there any other way to get out of here?" Karone shook her head. "Then, we'll have to run." They took their time to the end of the hallway, wanting to know exactly how many enemies they may encounter on the way and Ecliptor jumped out, sword in hand.

"I told you rangers," he began, "you should have left when you had the chance." Andros engaged Ecliptor hoping to give Zhane and Karone some time to get away but more Quantrons appeared. They started fighting only to find themselves being pushed into the middle of the room with more and more enemies pouring in. It wasn't long before Darkonda returned and was pleased to see three rangers standing before him.

"Now, I must admit," he stated, "you put up a good front and made a good run at the prize, but you've lost." He pulled out his sword and pointed it directly at Andros' throat. "And now, Red Ranger, you're going to watch even more people get hurt because of you." Just as he prepared to attack Karone there was an explosion. As the smoke cleared the other rangers were standing with them.

"DECA told us you needed some help," Ashley replied to the unasked question. All talk ended then and it wasn't long before the rangers found themselves closer to the exit. "The Megaship's not far from here. DECA may be able to get a lock on us." Andros put in the order and in seconds they were standing back on the Bridge of the Megaship receiving hugs from everyone.

"Before we get to excited, we have something important to talk about," Andros announced.

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