In the instant Mesogog split he and Anton apart Elsa couldn't hide her shock. Or her pain at the sight of Anton having possibly died.

Her master considered her weak, a waste that deserved to suffer. For which he soon stripped her of her powers as well as that of her memory of her memory of having been Mesogog's henchwoman.

The day of the final battle had finally arrived as they knew it would. But there had been so much in between neither Elsa or Anton could've prepared for.

Proof of that seemed to have come to Anton now as he stood in what remained of his friend's cave, watching the monitor as it showed Zeltrax taking Elsa from safety. He knew it was his fault and it was eating away at him inside.

It should've been me, was all he could think. I was the one who betrayed you, Smitty. I was the one who made you what you are. It didn't matter what he felt should've happened now. All that did matter was helping those in the ruins of this room now in destroying the creature he'd spent years to create. Mesogog had to be stopped, if not for himself and Elsa, then at least for the good he had been working so hard for before Mesogog had poisoned his mind.

He only wished now he could truly share in his creation's demise. But instead he could only look on as the Rangers took matters into their own hands. Already he knew he couldn't forgive himself for all that had and could have happened to Elsa. But should something happen to these students, his friend or his son, he knew he'd truly never forgive himself. Nor would he have a right to.

Still lost in his thoughts and hopes of the Rangers succeeding, Anton sat on his leather sofa at home. He couldn't remember the last time he felt more ashamed of himself, but soon a knock at his front door shook him from his daze.

It wasn't a loud, intimidating knock for which he was thankful. Had it been he would have feared it was an officer coming to tell him his son wouldn't be home that night. His stomach was in knots, but still he made his way to the door and opened it.

"They won," Elsa said with a smile when she saw her former employer pull open the door. "They destroyed Mesogog and they're all fine."

Anton's heart was racing with relief as he looked to the dark haired woman. "Come in, please," he told her as he stepped aside.

She smiled to him again and did as she was requested. "But there is something else I'm here for. Two things, actually."

"Anything," he breathed. He couldn't have been more thankful for her there at that moment, but at the same time he couldn't entirely bring himself to show it. It could still be too soon for her and he didn't want to frighten her.

"Do you think you could help me get my job back as principal?"

He nodded with a smile. "I'm sure that can be arranged. What's the other thing?"

"Well, Cassidy and Devin started talking about something after the Rangers became themselves again, as in completely normal, that made me wonder something."

"And what's that, Elsa?"

"You wouldn't happen to need a date for the prom tonight, would you?" she asked with a knowing smile.

While he hadn't been requested to chaperone the senior prom, he knew no one would object. Especially not now given that he was truly himself again. "It would appear I don't. How about you, has Tommy managed to steal you away from me?" He hoped it was a rhetorical question, but he hadn't heard his friend speak of being with anyone for some time.

Moving closer to the successful scientist, Elsa only replied, "Not even Mesogog could keep me from choosing you. How could you think Tommy could?"

"He saved you when I couldn't. I suppose it made me wonder."

"You never have to wonder with me, Anton. Not Tommy, nor Smitty nor any other is the man for me. You are. I wouldn't be here now if I was even the slightest bit unsure of that."

Those were the words he'd needed to hear from her most. He couldn't think of a thing to say then however, but it didn't matter as Elsa would have been silencing him now anyway as her lips were sweeping his up in a long, tender kiss.

"Oh, jeez, think you two could warn a guy if you're gonna do that?" Trent asked as he walked in a few minutes later, unable to take the sight of his father and Elsa kissing there in the middle of the living room.

Laughing slightly, the adults parted, both feeling the heat rising on their cheeks at having been caught.

"I wasn't expecting you home so soon," Anton told his son.

"So I guessed. Hi, Elsa."

"Hi, Trent," she replied before turning back to Anton and saying, "I should go. After all, the prom is in just a few hours and I'd hate to make my date wait any longer than he has to."

"Should I meet you there?" he asked with his own smile.

"Sure," she replied as she made her way to the door with Anton not far behind.

As they danced together hours later, Elsa and Anton knew that finally the horrors they had faced over the past months and years were behind them. They were finally themselves again and could act as such.

This was the first night in so long that they could finally relax and both intended to do just that tonight and for every night thereafter as with each they continued to be fortunate enough to have the other at their side.

The End