Chapter 5: Who am I?

Demion and Astronema were glad that they were able to stay together, however, deep down they were feeling guilty for killing the Rangers. They had no idea why, but they just felt like it wasn't a total victory.

One night, while the Dark Fortress was silent, the Prince and Princess of Darkness were tossing and turning in their sleep.

(Demion's Dream)

Demion was standing in a hall and he saw a young boy running down the hall and a younger Astronema was running after him. "ANDROS!" She called. Andros laughed as he hid behind a corner waiting for his sister. Andros jumped out and tackled his sister when she was close enough.

"No fair," she pouted.

"It's fair."

"No."

"Yes."
"No."

"Yes."

They giggled and Andros got off her. "What do you want to be when you grow up?" She asked.

"You know the answer to that question, Karone," Andros replied.

"I wanna hear it again."

Andros laughed and jumped up. "I'm going to be the Red Ranger," he answered.

"Why do you get to be the Red Ranger?" She asked.

Andros looked at Karone with a grin. "Girls can't be Red Rangers," he replied.

"Yes they can," she answered.

"No they can't."

"Yes they can."

"No they can't."

While they were bickering a man came up behind Karone and picked her up off the ground. "You two playing nice?" He asked.

"Yes, daddy," Karone replied.

"Daddy, can girls be Red Rangers?" Andros asked.

"Sure they can," their father replied.

"Told ya," Karone laughed.

(End Dream)

Demion woke up with a gasp. He sat on the edge of his bed and pushed his hair back. He got up and went to the bridge. "Who am I?" He mumbled as he looked at the console.

Astronema was in her room still struggling with her own dreams.

(Astronema's Dream)

Astronema was standing in what looked like a park and she looked over to see her younger self playing with a younger Demion. She had heard them call each other "Andros and Karone", which confused her completely. She decided to look in on what she had done when she was younger.

Andros and Karone came to their favorite spot by the bushes. They both sat down and Andros opened the telekinesis ball and started their game. Karone giggled slightly when she accidentally pushed the ball past her brother's had. "Hey! No fair," Andros whined as he got up to chase it. Karone giggled as she watched her big brother chase after their telekinesis ball. However, she suddenly felt like she was being watched. She heard rustling in the bushes and stood up. She screamed when she saw an ugly monster come out of the bushes and grabbed her.

"ANDROS! HELP ME!" She screamed.

Andros grabbed his telekinesis ball and heard his sister screaming. "KARONE!" He shouted. He ran back over to their spot to find his sister gone.

"ANDROS! HELP ME!" Karone screamed again.


Andros dropped the telekinesis ball and ran into the trees. "KARONE! HANG ON I'M COMING!" Andros shouted. He saw his sister kicking and hitting the ugly monster that was holding onto her. Andros stopped and picked up a rock. "LET HER GO!" He shouted as he threw the rock. Andros's eyes widened the monster turned and glared at Andros.

"You'll pay for that little brat," he snapped.

Andros cried out in pain when he felt a sword hitting him above his right eye, making him hit the ground. "ANDROS!" Karone shouted. She fought harder against the monster. "Let me go, let me go," she snapped as she fought against him. Andros stood up and pressed his hand against the cut above his eye. He pulled his hand back to see blood.

"Stop following us," the monster snapped.

(End Dream)

Astronema sat up with a gasp. She got up from her bed and went to the bridge. She saw her brother standing in front of the console. "You can sleep either?" She asked. Demion looked over at her.

"No," he replied.

"Strange dreams?"

"Yeah."

Astronema wrapped her arms around herself. "What did you dream about?" She asked. Demion sat down near the window and looked at her.

"What did you dream about?" He asked.

"I asked you first," she replied.

Demion pushed his hair back and let out another sigh. "I dreamt about…you and me…younger…we were chasing each other around…we were dreaming about becoming Power Rangers," he replied. Astronema sat across from him and let out a sigh.

"I had a dream about how we were kids, playing in the park. Then Darkonda came out and grabbed me while you went to get our telekinesis ball," she explained.

The two siblings were silent for awhile. "Astronema…do you think that…those Rangers were telling us the truth?" He asked. Astronema bit her lip and shrugged slightly.

"Maybe," she replied.

"Then why can't we remember?"

"We are…just slowly."

Demion nodded his head slowly.

Ecliptor was watching them in the distance. "I'll keep my promise to your mother. As soon as you two remember, I'll take you home," he said quietly. He turned and left the room unnoticed.

The Prince and Princess of Evil both sat on the bridge lost and confused, unsure if they should believe what the Rangers had said or despises them for what they had said. Speaking that they were already dead, but the two siblings couldn't help but feel like they were telling the truth, that they were in fact Andros and Karone from KO-35.