At last, it's judgment time! Now, we will see if our heroes will win, or will Joe get his hands full and win the case. Enough talk, let's just look and see what happens.

Again, this chapter is thanks to okaie, (again, it's not mine except for some parts added) who's story helped me good in the story line.

Keely grasped Phil's hand; she never wanted to let it go. They were standing in the courtroom, waiting for the trial to begin, and Keely had the jitters.

"Keels?"

Keely turned her head, and found herself looking into Phil's concerned eyes. 'His wonderful, wonderful eyes. I think I could melt in them.' Keely just stared at Phil; mesmerized by his eyes.

"Uhh… Keely?" Phil waved his hand frantically in front of her face.

Keely jumped. "Uhh… yeah, what's up?"

"Nothing, just wondering if you're okay."

Keely looked at him hard. 'How do I really feel?' she thought. She searched deep in her heart and she knew, she knew that everything would be okay… because Phil would be there in the courtroom with her, he would be there, right next to her. She smiled, "I'm fine."

"You sure?" Phil pressed on, still apprehensive.

Keely grinned and shook her head. "Phil, Phil, Phil… when are you ever going to stop worrying about me?"

"Don't triple-Phil me! And to answer your question, never."

"Huh?"

"You asked when I would stop worrying. My answer is… never. I'll never stop worrying. Do you know why?"

Keely shook her head quickly, twirling her hair. "Why?"

"Because seeing you smile, seeing you at ease, with no cares in the world; it's like seeing sunshine for the first time in a hundred years."

Keely was delighted with his reply. "Oh Phil!" She threw herself upon him, pulling him in a tight hug. "You are the most incredible boy I've ever known."

Phil pulled himself back slightly, so he could look at Keely's face. It was streaked with tears, but they were happy tears. Tears of exhilaration. He grinned cockily, "I know."

Keely laughed, and hit him softly on the shoulder. "Oh Phil…"

"I know," Phil said chuckling, "I'm just the most amazing, thoughtful, cute, handsome… would you like me to continue down the list of wonderful adjectives that describe me? Or do you get the picture?"

Keely giggled at his egotistical statements. "I get it. But what do you think of me?"

"You?"

"Yes, me."

"What do I think?… Hmm…" Phil stalled, wanting to build up on the suspense.

"Phil…" Keely whined.

Phil grinned, "Okay I'll get on with it." He brought his hand up to her face, stroking her cheek with his thumb. "You? I think you… you are the most amazing, wonderful, beautiful, brave, kind, girl I know… plus every other nice word in the galaxy." He brought her face closer, and softly pressed his lips to her forehead. "I don't know what I did to get so lucky."

"Phil?"

"Yes?"

"Do you want to know why I fell for you?"

"Yeah… I would. I want to know how a girl like you fell for a guy like me."

"Because you found my soul. You found what nobody else could. You saw more then a pretty face, you saw me, you saw my heart…" Keely grabbed Phil's hand, and placed it over her heart, "you saw me." And she kissed him gently, "That's why I fell for a guy like you. I fell for the perfect guy."

"Keely?"

"Mmhmm…" Keely asked, her head leaning on her shoulder.

"I love you."

"I love you too, Phil."

"And I'll always be there for you. Just call me, and I'll be there. No matter what. Okay?"

Keely lifted her head up, "You already came when I called."

"I did?" Phil asked, wondrously.

"You saved me from Joe. And you're here next to me right now, when I needed you most. You've always been there for me Phil, and I hope you always will be."

"You can count on it." He smiled at her, clutching her hand in his. He leaned over for another kiss. Easing away, he looked at her. 'She's beautiful. And strong. Just get through this Keely, and I know you'll be okay.' He squeezed her hand. "You ready for this Keels?" he asked.

"If you're by my side…" Keely said, "I'm always ready."

Sen-chan said, "Enough talk, you two, we'll start in seconds." Yuuri said, "Phil, Keely, whatever happens, we'll support you, all in the name of justice."

"Court is called to order!"

"We're gonna fight the world Keels. Together." Phil told her, both hurrying to their seats in the prosecution.

Court Starts…

Keely breathed in and out heavily. Phil squeezed her hand.

"I'm okay, I'm just not sure if I want to see Joe," Keely reassured him.

"Just remember I'm right here," Phil replied.

Keely flashed him a small smile. "I'll keep that in mind." She breathed deeply. "Oh God, here he comes."

"It'll be okay Keely."

Keely didn't respond, she was too anxious. Yuuri and Sen-chan were fixing the evidences, and Kouta and the rest of the gang were just quiet until they can speak.

Joe entered the courtroom, and Keely felt her heart leap with fear, the mere presence of him still frightened her. It didn't matter that he was chained up and there was police all around, not to mention the hundreds of potential witnesses; the paparazzi was every where; it was just the chilling effect he had on her. Every time he looked at her, she could feel a chill go up her spine; every time he touched her, it felt like he had just stuck a dagger into her. Phantom pain, she knew, but the wounds he had opened felt too big to completely close.

"Keely?" Phil asked, "You okay? You haven't moved since Joe entered the room."

Keely shivered.

"Keely?"

"I'm… not okay."

Phil nodded his head.

"I'm scared Phil. I feel like he can still hurt me."

"Don't worry, I'll kill him before he lays a hand on you again."

"Thanks, Phil… it makes me feel a bit better. But I'm still scared." Keely shivered again. Oddly, she felt cold, and it was a hot day.

Yuuri said, "Phil! How could you take his life in your hands?" Phi said, "Sorry, Yuuri. I just wasn't thinking of what to say."

Phil slipped off his jacked and draped it around her shoulders. He put his arm around her and pulled her close. They cuddled.

"Thanks Phil."

And the trial began. Joe was called up to the stand, and Keely snuggled even closer to Phil.

'That little bastard!' Joe thought. 'Snuggling up with her little boyfriend…' He met Keely's eyes and glared at her with all the ferocity he could muster. He smiled when he saw her shiver. 'The little freak is still scared. Oh, how funny. Don't worry little Keely, I'll get out of this. Then I'm coming for you.'

When the prosecution questioned Joe, he with smoothness, fabricating a story though well a bit far-fetched, believable enough to get him off the hook. There wasn't even a hint of a quiver, and that made Keely worry.

"Do you think he'll get away with this?" Keely whispered to Phil.

"No… no… he won't. I'd make sure of it," Phil said comforting her.

'Worried Keely? I would be,' Joe thought. 'They're playing right into my hand. I think I'll twist this a little bit.' "If anyone's been hitting her it's her so called boyfriend. Either that or it's just because she's so clumsy. It's unbelievable how much she hurt herself in the house. I had to keep a first aid kit around all the time." Joe laughed, and stared at Keely through mocking eyes.

"WHAT?!" Keely screamed, "THAT'S NOT TRUE! YOU LITTLE…"

"Miss Teslow, please refrain from outbursts while court is in session," the judge reprimanded. Sen-chan said, "Objection! He was not doing something like that , but I believe that she was telling the truth." The judge said, "Mr. Enari, wait for your turn. Mr. Teslow, please continue with this serious accusation."

Keely seethed, and Joe felt a tingle of satisfaction go up his spine. He loved seeing her squirm. Yuuri said, "Don't worry, Keely, he's going to be toast on our behalf."

"I know that her boyfriend, Phil, snuck into the house at night. I know he hurt her, and threatened her, so she wouldn't say anything." Joe looked at Keely, who was squirming in her seat, and smirked. He had sold it pretty well.

"Would you mind explaining how you know this, Mr. Teslow?" the defense attorney asked.

"Easy, I was at her door one night, just checking on her to see if she was alright, and I saw him leaning over her, and she was unconscious. That was why I had that fight with him."

"If this is true, why would you turn against your daughter and hold a knife to her throat."

"The house was dark, I couldn't see a thing, I followed her after she escaped downstairs to try to keep her safe. I held a knife with me in case he," Joe pointed at Phil, "decided to try to harass her more. I thought it was him I was holding the knife too, after all he had threatened my family. I had no idea it was Keely."

Keely was fuming. 'Joe's a good liar, always has been. He could torture me, but don't mess with Phil.' She jumped up. "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?! YOU'RE A SICK BASTARD! YOU KNOW IT WAS YOU! PHIL WOULD NEVER HURT ME! HE WAS THE ONE WHO SAVED ME!" Keely took a deep breath. "You can go and hurt me, but don't try to mess with the people I love."

"Miss Teslow! Please no more outbursts. You will have your turn to speak in due time," the judge told her. Sen-chan said, "our turn will be in a few minutes. You just have to be calm." Yuuri just nodded.

Keely clenched her jaw, and nodded. She glared daggers at Joe, not moving. Phil got up and took her hand, gently leading her back to her seat. "It's okay Keels… it's okay."

The defense attorney turned to Joe, "Questioning's done," he said a bit shakily, shaking his head. He had never been to a more confusing court trial, with all the paparazzi and the drama from both sides.

And the prosecution began. "We call Keely Teslow to the stand."

Keely took the oath and shakily climbed into the booth, and questioning began.

"You claim that your father, Joe Teslow, abused you. Can you tell me when this first started?"

"The day I moved in. June 19th, 2006."

"What happened exactly?"

Keely's voice began to quiver, and big, fat tears rolled down her cheeks, as she accounted every horrible thing she had gone through. Phil never thought she had put up with that much crap. 'Oh Keely, why didn't you tell me sooner. You should've never put up with all of this.' It moved Phil to tears; it wasn't only Phil though, most of the room was tearing up too, even Pim was crying a little. Still, it wasn't over yet, they needed to smooth over some of the finer details; the accusations Joe had made.

"Now, Mr. Teslow has claimed that your boyfriend, Phil, was the one that abused you, and he was only looking out for you. Because of your previous statements, am I to understand that you refute what Mr. Teslow has claimed?"

"Yes, what he said was completely untrue. Phil was the one protecting me."

"Do you have any proof that it was indeed Joe and not Phil?"

"No more then Joe has. It's my word against his, and plus would I be sitting with Phil if he really did abuse me."

"That will be enough. The prosecution rests."

"Anything else?" the judge questioned. "No? Good. Court is adjourned. The jury will meet and a decision will be made. You have an hour of rest."

Keely was still frozen in the stand, she was shaking slightly. Phil came over and took her hand in his. "You okay?"

"I…I… don't know."

"Come on, let's go and talk in a place more private." Phil looked nervously over his shoulder, there were cameras everywhere. He tugged on her hand slightly and she followed him. He hugged her and they walked together, Keely grasping his chest. Dodging reporters, they finally made it to a secluded area. They sat there and talked. They talked about Joe, them, what had happened; everything that was tugging at their heartstrings. They would've talked forever if it wasn't for the verdict of the trial.

"You ready for this?" Phil asked, holding out his hand.

"I don't think I'll ever be," Keely replied, taking his hand and lacing their fingers together. "But I'll be okay. I'll be okay."

In another place, Yuuri and Sen-chan showed the images of the abuse to the judge from Sen-chan's SP License. The Judge said, "Well, you guys are right. We'll put the results in awhile."

They walked backed together in silence, each deep in thought about the possible outcomes.

Back at the courthouse (time for results)

"Keely Teslow," Joe hissed, "I will get you once I get out."

Keely shivered, she hoped he would never come out. 'Please say guilty, guilty, guilty, GUILTY!' She squeezed Phil's hand tight.

"It'll be okay," Phil whispered.

"The jury has come to a verdict."

"This is it…" Keely whispered.

"The moment of truth," Phil responded.

The judge said, "Due to the response of the witnesses from Mr. Diffy's side, and the showing of evidence from Mr. Enari and Ms. Asami,

"The jury finds the Joe Teslow guilty as charged."

"YES! Oh my God, Phil… thank God!" Keely screamed, ecstatic.

"WHAT?!" Joe bellowed at the same time.

That day ended in celebration.

Pickford Jail

Joe was now sent to jail, and he was locked inside. Yuuri and Sen-chan decided to visit him, and the authorities allowed them to visit his cell.

Joe snarled, "You'll pay for this, Time police and B-squad police. You just want to send me so I can suffer for this one!"

Yuuri said, "You made me run forever, and now, the chase is over, so I must punish you for your crime, and for making me chase you from year to year. Had you not been abusive and you should have loved you daughter, you wouldn't end up here. Anyway, we decided that you MUST STAY HERE… FOR LIFE."

Joe was angry, and he can't take it anymore, so he growled like he badly needed freedom.

Sen-chan said, "Now, we've finally caught you, so I can now rest. That's what you deserve."

Joe said, "Damn you two, damn your friends, damn your friend Phil Diffy!"

Yuuri said, "Say all that you want, but we just did our job."

Sen-chan said, "Hehehe… you can't call your friends, anyway. They confiscated your Uzaphone, and all your gadgets; thus, escaping will be hard for you- as in, TOTALLY HARD!" then, both Yuuri and Sen-chan laughed hard, while Joe shouted, "I'll get out of here, just you wait, and by the way, my henchmen will save me here!"

Yuuri said, "About the Hanarangers and the Nejirangers, Sen-chan, where are they?"

Sen-chan said, "Probably dead by now, or got thrown into space or another dimension, because when Phil did the finisher attack, they were gone."

Yuuri said, "Sorry, Joe- your friends can't save you. And by the way, there's no time period in your cell, because they decided to put your jail term for life."

Joe just shouted upon hearing this, and Sen-chan said, "We'll see you again… when you're an old geezer!" then both Yuuri and Sen-chan laughed, and they left the cell, leaving Joe in a madman-like situation.

Justice is served in the end. Now, the last part is here, just watch out for it… next time!