Chapter 7: Back to Action

Andros hit the ground hard and held his side in pain. He looked up when his newest enemy stood in front of him. "Well, Andros, son of Caspar. I would think you'd give me more of a challenge," he laughed. Andros winced as he got off the ground. "Not so strong without your friends are you?" He taunted.

Andros's newest enemy had chin length black hair, gray eyes, he was wearing black boots, black pants, a black shirt, black vest, and a black cape. On his side was a holster with a blaster in it and in his hand was his sword.

"Hashim, what do you want?" Andros demanded. He felt a horrible shock of pain go through his side and rolled out of the way when Hashim shot a blast at him. Andros held his morpher up to his mouth as he hid from the evil man. "TJ where are you guys?" He asked.

"On our way, Andros," TJ replied.

Andros looked up just as three Galaxy Gliders flew overhead. "HEY HASHIM!" Cassie shouted. She pulled out her Satellite Stunner and shot at Hashim. They watched as Hashim blocked Cassie's attack and knocked the Pink Ranger off her Galaxy Glider.

"CASSIE!" TJ shouted.

Andros forgot about the pain in his side and ran over to catch his friend before she hit the ground. Andros looked at her when he caught her. "Nice landing," he teased.

"Very funny," Cassie mocked.

Andros set her down and Hashim laughed as he threw a blast at all of them, knocking all the Rangers either off their feet or their Galaxy Gliders. "I'll see you later, Rangers," he laughed. Andros winced as he de-morphed and held his already aching side.

"You guys okay?" He asked.

"Yeah," Carlos replied.

"I'm fine," Cassie answered.

"Couldn't be better," TJ put in.

They got up from the ground. "We should head back to the base," Andros commented. They nodded and followed Andros to the base.

When they came through the door, a young woman got up from her seat and hurried over to Andros.

She had shoulder-length brown hair, green eyes, she was wearing black boots, silver pants, a white t-shirt, and a silver jacket.

"Andros!" She gasped. She hurried over to Andros and hugged him careful with his injured side. "Are you okay?" She asked. She pulled back and touched his face.

"Yeah, I'm fine, Adyna," he replied.

He hugged her with his free arm and walked over to Kinwon. "Where is he at now?" He asked. Kinwon looked up from the computers.

"He seemed to have disappeared again," Kinwon replied.

Andros let out a frustrated sigh. "Where's Zhane?" Andros asked.

"He's on his way back from his mission on Eltar's security, he should be here soon," Tykwa replied.

Andros nodded his head and looked over at the others. "I want you guys to go to the infirmary to get checked out," Andros instructed. TJ shook his head.

"I think it would be best if you would to," Kinwon put in.

"I'm fine," Andros insisted.

"Yeah? Then why don't you take your hand off your side?" Carlos asked.

Andros gave the Black Ranger a slight glare as he removed his hand from his side revealing the gash that Hashim put on his side from the sword. "Andros, that's an order go to the infirmary," Kinwon instructed. The Red Ranger let out a sigh as he followed his friends out of the control room and into the infirmary.

The doctor there patched up Andros's side. Adyna sat next to Andros and held his hand. "I'm fine, Adyna," he assured her. TJ sat up after one of the doctors finished checking him over.

"Andros, you do realize that we're powerless without all six of us?" TJ asked.

Andros let out a sigh. "Yeah, I know," he replied.

"You know who we have to find," Cassie put in.

"Do you think I don't know that? I know we have to find her. I stopped searching for her five years ago when not even our high tech computers couldn't find her," Andros answered.

Carlos was stayed silent on his end of the infirmary. "Carlos?" Cassie called. Carlos looked up at his friends.

"You know where she is don't you?" Andros asked.

Carlos let out a sigh. "Yeah…yeah I do," he replied. Andros looked at Adyna.

"Could you excuse us, Adyna?" He asked.

Adyna nodded and left the infirmary. Andros stood up and pulled on his shirt. He looked at the doctors and nurses in the room. "Get out," he ordered. The doctors and nurses looked at their prince and saw the anger on his face. "I said get out," he repeated. They left the room. Before TJ and Cassie could stop him, Andros grabbed Carlos by his shirt and threw him up against the wall. "You knew all this time where she was and you didn't tell me!" He snapped. Carlos just stared at Andros.

"I promised her I wouldn't tell," Carlos answered.

"Why? Why didn't she want me to find her?"

Carlos was silent for a minute and Andros lifted Carlos off the floor glaring at him. "I'm sick and tired of playing games, Carlos. Why didn't she want me to find her?" He demanded. Carlos shook his head.

"She has her reasons, Andros," he replied.

TJ and Cassie pulled Andros back. "Where is she?" He asked. Carlos stayed silent. "WHERE IS SHE!" Andros shouted. Carlos stood up and pulled on his Space Jacket.

"Reefside, California," Carlos replied.

Andros ripped TJ and Cassie's grasps off his arms. "Get off me," he snapped. He turned and left the room. Carlos saw the looks on TJ and Cassie's and lowered his head slightly.

"You can't let him go after her," TJ stated.

"And why not?" Carlos asked.

"You know why," Cassie replied.

It hit Carlos like a ton of bricks and he ran after Andros. "Andros wait, I'll go after Ashley. You have to stay here," Carlos insisted. Andros glared at Andros.

"I've been waiting for her to come back for five years and you're telling me that I can't go to Earth to bring her back?" Andros asked.

"Yes," Carlos replied.

"Why?"

"Because you're no longer her fiancé, you're betrothed to Adyna."

Andros stopped and nodded his head slowly. "You're right," he answered. Carlos patted Andros's shoulder.

"I'll bring her back," he assured him.

Carlos turned and went to get Ashley.