Disclaimer-must i constantly remind you of my non-power-ranger-owning state.

Chapter Thirty-Discoveries Continued

"What is that?" Ann questioned.

"No idea." Ted answered.

"Let's go down." David said. "Nothing bad could be down there. This is the ccommand center."

Ann bit her lip.

"Sure, now you hesitate." David said, rolling his eyes.

"I'm not hesitating." Ann snapped. "I am merely pausing to point out that we are responsible for all of these kids. Because we are the oldest people here. And their parents trust us with them."

"So? We'll bring them with us." Ted said.

"Fine." Ann replied.

After rounding everyone up, they led them down through the trap door, Ted leading the way.

They walked through the dark passagway, silently for the time being. What with their parents being power rangers and all, none of the kids were very much afraid of anything. The group only stopped when they saw a light glowing around the corner.

"What is that?" Jason asked. (remember now, this is just the kids, so this is Jason Oliver)

"Let's find out." Ann said, slipping past Ted and walking around the corner.

No one moved for a moment, until Ann called out to them.

"You guys! Come look at this!"

David shrugged his shoulders and Ted led them forward. Everyone was amazed at the sight that met their eyes as they turned the corner.

"What's that?" Teresa asked her brother. "It's pretty and all shiny."

"Uh, I don't know what that is." Ted said.

"I do." Ann said. "It's the Zeo crystal."

"No way." Jason said. "So that thing still exists."

"Well duh." Willie said. "It's pretty obvious that it still exists seeing as you can see right there in fron of you. Not that I even knew it existed in the first place."

"Ok then." Kimmie said. "So, I guess we've established that it's real. Now what do we do?"

"We figure out where Mimi went." David said. "So, anyone seen her?"

"No." Was everyone's reply, except for Andrea.

"She went to find mommy." Andrea said softly. "She said she was gonna tell on me for being mean to her."

"Did she ever come down here with us?" Ann asked.

Andrea shook her head. "She left right after everyone came into the big room. Don't know where she is now."

Before Ann could reply however, they heard screaming from up above them.

"Oh no." She said softly. "Mimi."

Ann sprinted out of the room as fast as she could, unsure of what was wrong with Mimi. Because if something was wrong with her, her parents were too far away to hear her.

As Ann got out of the underground passage, she found Mimi crying in the middle of the open floor.

"Mim, what's wrong?" Ann asked, coming over to the young girl.

"They're gone." Mimi sobbed.

"Whose gone?" Ann asked, confused.

"Mommy and daddy, and everyone else." Mimi replied.

"Where are they?" Ann asked urgently.

"Don't know. Big mean monsters came and grabbed them. And then there was a flash of bright light, and they were all gone."

"Do you nkow what these monsters looked like?"

"One was big and gold, and he had a blue face." Mimi supplied.

Ann turned around, her eyes wide with fear, to face everyone who had assembled behind her.

"Goldar." She whispered softly.

a/n-so, is mimi telling the truth? next chapter you'll know.