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Ch. 17 Let the Plotting Begin

Ashley and Andros remained in the Med Bay for several more hours before joining the other rangers to devise a plan to attack Darkonda.

"He has the Psycho Rangers," Carlos complained to the group.

"And we've beaten the Psycho Rangers," Andros reminded him. "We can beat them again." Just as he was about to say something else a brilliant idea hit him. "Zhane, do you still have that costume?"

"What cost..." Zhane began but it hit him just a second later. "Yeah, I still have it."

"What costume?" Ashley questioned, looking at her husband and soon to be brother-in-law.

"When we defeated the Psychos Zhane played a little trick on me and I thought he was Psycho Red," Andros answered. "So, if we can somehow defeat the Psychos without Darkonda's knowledge Zhane can sneak in a pretend to be Psycho Red."
"What about the rest of them?" Karone questioned, not wanting to put her fiancé in danger.

He thought for a minute and then stated, "Psycho Red wanted to defeat us all on his own. So, we can us it against them. Zhane will say that he destroyed the rest of them because they were incompetent and then he can act as our spy. Darkonda's only human now he has to sleep sometime." They all nodded, feeling somewhat confident in their leader's plan and they went to check on all the children. DECA warned them that Aidan was still asleep so they stayed away from the Med Bay trusting her to watch her grandson. "How's my big boy?" Andros asked as he lifted Demetrius out of his crib.

"I thought I was your big boy," Tyran pouted, pulling at his father's pants.

"You are," he replied immediately. "Demetrius is my little big boy."

"Okay," Tyran stated, satisfied and went off to play with his brother and sisters.

"You spoil them," Ashley whispered from beside him. He turned to look at her, noticing their youngest daughter in her arms.

"Are you sure you don't want anymore now?" He asked, laughing a little as she pretended to throw a punch at him. "I know, I know. When they're older." Ashley only nodded and turned to watch her other children play. As Andros watched them he couldn't help but feel a little jealous at the sight. His children were living his dream. Having a childhood that was pleasant most of the time and playing with their siblings, he only wished he would have had this with Karone. From the other side of the room Karone was thinking much the same as her brother but as she stared at her nieces and nephews, she wouldn't want to take this away from them.

"You know," Zhane whispered in her ears, "we'll have our own someday."

"Yeah," she replied, "but not this many." Zhane could only laugh as he pulled her in for a passionate kiss. "As soon as this is over we'll start trying."

Hours passed quickly for the rangers as they played with the children in the room and it wasn't long until DECA was warning them of an attack.

"Are you going?" Andros asked his wife, not knowing how their son would react if he was to wake up and both of them were gone.

"Yes," Ashley answered without hesitation. "I'm not going to let him win." Andros only nodded knowing that his wife could be just a stubborn as him at the best of times. After giving DECA, Alpha, and Michelle strict instructions they went to face their toughest enemy.

"So," Carlos began as they landed on Earth, "how exactly are we planning to beat the Psychos?"

"Easy," Karone responded, "I had DECA rig up an invisible netting that will hold them and drain their powers until their basically scrap metal. And Darkonda can't get any readings from it and she'll be transmitting false power signatures that will match the Psychos until Zhane goes in."

"Then all we have to do is lure them to the netting?" T.J. questioned. "Easy."

"There you are rangers," Psycho Red began. "We were beginning to think you were never going to show." All small talk was cut short when the rangers made their first move to attack. Slowly they began to force the Psychos right where they needed them and it all seemed too easy to Andros. He was right. With a sudden move from all the Psychos the rangers found themselves on their backs. "And you thought you could win." Karone looked around quickly and saw that the Psychos had landed exactly where they needed to be. She carefully pulled her left arm out from under her and called DECA.

"What's going on?" Psycho Yellow asked weakly when the netting trapped them. "I feel like my power's being drained."

"That's exactly what's going on," Karone told them with a smile on her face. "I had this lying around the Dark Fortress just incase you tried to rebel, which you did, several times." It wasn't long before the Psycho Rangers were completely limp and the rangers took them to the Megaship.

"DECA," Andros commanded, "I want them disassembled and then I want them melted. I don't want to worry about them coming back any time soon."

"Acknowledged," the AI answered and Andros could've sworn she would've been smiling if she could.

"I guess it's my turn now," Zhane stated as he returned to the Bridge dressed as Psycho Red.

"Good luck," Andros stated, hugging his tightly.

"Be careful," Karone whispered as she pushed back the tears. This was the only way for them to win and she wasn't about to stand in the way.

"I'll see you guys in a little while," he replied and he disappeared in a stream of silver.

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