Ranger Tales

Chapter 19: Apocalypse

Disclaimer: Power Rangers belongs to Saban/Disney, Carri Hillard and all things relating to Carri, including Jessica McClintock, belong to KJ with many thanks. Azazel belongs to Eric Kripke. Gol and Marx belong to me. Much thanks to KJ for helping me with the ideas for the planet Geeta and the name of the chasm. All Supernatural characters belong to Eric Kripke, and Buffy characters belong to Joss Whedon.

A/N: This story is set in an alternate universe where the Alien Rangers arc never happened, although the Alien Rangers do exist. I used Phaedos as the source of the Ninjetti Powers, but Ninjor exists and is the acknowledged creator of Ninjetti. Also, this story has nothing to do with my previous two. The episodes in which Billy went to Aquitar did not happen in this fic. In this fic, Tommy and Kim have not broken up. Timeline wise 1998 has begun. This will actually be the final chapter. But a sequel, taking place 9-10 years from the end of this one will be up in maybe a week or two. It depends on when I find the time to write it. Thank you everyone who has read, and thank you for all the reviews. I would like to thank KJ for her help with this story, and for letting me use her characters in it. Thank you!

As always reviews are appreciated.

His dad was away on another hunting trip, even though he usually went with him, he had asked him to keep and eye on his brother. Dean sighed, he really wanted to go on the hunting trip. From what he could gather it was a werewolf this time. It wasn't like Sammy wasn't old enough to take care of himself, he was. He thought about for a little while, and made up his mind. He was supposed to keep an eye on his little brother, fine. But he was going to have some fun doing it. He wasn't disobeying his fathers orders, he would be watching Sam. He grabbed the keys to the Impala, woke Sam up, and took off for Los Angeles. It was only about half a days drive from where they were.

Buffy walked through downtown Los Angeles, it had been a week since she had sent her boyfriend, Angel, to Hell. She knew it had to be done, he had lost his soul and was killing her friends. But that didn't mean she liked it. She had fled Sunnydale right after that, she hadn't even bothered to say goodbye to her friends and family. They'd only try to and stop her. This was all because of that one night they shared on her birthday, if they had been able to controls themselves, if she had been able to control herself, then he would still be here. Angel wouldn't have lost his soul, Giles wouldn't be grieving over Ms. Jenny Calendar's death, and Angel wouldn't have regained his soul in the instant she killed him.

She looked down at her feet as she walked. She hated herself so much right now. As she was lost in her thoughts she bumped into someone and fell back. "Sorry," she said as she picked herself up. She looked up at the man she ran into. He was dressed in a brown leather jacket, an overshirt under that, and a t-shirt. She noticed the golden pendant hanging from his neck, she liked it. he had short hair, standing up in front. He flashed her a big smile.

"No problem," he said with a smile. He liked what he saw. She was, well she was hot. He couldn't deny that. Maybe he could have a fling with her while he was here. It was worth a shot. If she thought it was something more than that, then oh well. It wasn't like he'd be around to listen to her complain about it. "Say uh, would you like to go get some dinner? Maybe a movie, or somethin'?" he asked.

Buffy looked at him curiously, they didn't even know each others names and he was already asking her out. Maybe this is what she needed, a meaningless relationship, a destructive one. She couldn't possibly feel any worse than she did then. If he thought it was turning into a real relationship, oh well. He'd have to get over it. "Sure." She said plainly. "My name's Buffy, Buffy Summers."

He thought for a moment, he wasn't about to give his real name. Well, he could, but he didn't want to. Not in a big city, now he was in the middle of nowhere, like Monroe, North Carolina he might. But not in LA. "Damon Young," he spoke quickly, flashing another smile. He picked his name from a book he'd seen his brother flipping through, The Vampire Diaries, and the last name came from his favorite band, ACDC's Angus Young.

Buffy frowned, he didn't look a Damon. But since when was an expert on names? "Well, Damon, how about we get that dinner?" she asked plainly as she started to walk off. "Your treat, of course."

Dean couldn't help but smile, he was glad he had a credit card with the last name Young on it. Though it read Tyler Young, he'd just say Tyler was his middle name. "I figured."

The two walked off together, Dean wrapping his arm around her and drawing her in. Tonight was going to be a good night, he could feel it.

Astronema stood atop the mountain, awaiting Dark Specter, again. Finally he showed and gave her the order. She rallied the troops and headed back to her ship. There she sent Zedd and Rita to the Vica Galaxy, Rita's uncle Gol was to attack KO-35, as well as the Phantom Ranger's planet, while Divatox attacked Aquitar. Finally she would be rid of the Rangers once and for all. She couldn't wait. "Begin the incasion of Earth." Ecliptor nodded and took off.

Tommy sat in his dorm room, it was the last day of college and he was packing, getting ready to head back to Angel Grove for the summer. He had sat down to take a break from packing and think of just what he was going to do once he got there. His parents had moved to the northern part of California, leaving the house to him. That worked out, as Kim would be coming to stay with him over summer. He still had the ring he bought at the beginning of his senior year in high school. He wondered if this was the right time. he wanted to wait until after the were finished with school, but he wasn't sure how long that would take, neither had really decided on what they'd be going to school for yet.

He began to wonder whathe would do if he did ask and she said no. It would crush him, they'd been together ever since freshman year in high school. He'd loved her ever since he first layed eyes on her, but for most of his tenure as the green Ranger he'd been too nervous to ask her out. Zack had tried giving him advice, as had Jason. There was a knock at the door which pulled him from his thoughts, he frowned. Who could be knocking? His friends usually just walked right in, which was kind of a bad thing as Carri had walked in on him changing one time. Ever since that time he's meant to lock the door when he was here alone, but he kept forgetting. "Come in," he called. his eyes grew a bit wide as he saw who it was that was walking in.

Dean walked into the dorm room. It wasn't what he'd expected. He'd expected a huge mess, that was how he always envisioned college, not this. Tommy's dorm room was practically spotless. It surprised him more than anything. He looked over at his friend, he hadn't seen him in nearly two years. Not since the Djinn had his friend during their senior year. He had been the red Ranger then, and seeing as how he was decked out in red still, he assumed he still was. "What's goin' on man?" he asked as he crossed the room and plopped down on the opposite bed.

Tommy looked at Dean curiously, the last time he had been here Kat had nearly died. He wondered what kind of monster it was this time. "Packing to go back to Angel Grove tonight. What brings you to LA?"

"Well dad's hunting a werewolf up in Silver Hills, nasty things. Me and my brother had to tangle with one before, man that was fun." He smiled as he let his mind temporarily wander back to that time. "And I decided to give Sammy and myself a little vacation. I met this gorgeous girl last night too," he let out a breath as he thought about her. "Damn, we had a great time." He made a clicking sound as he winked at Tommy. Buffy had definitely proved to be a strong woman, in more ways than one. She was no "gumby-girl" as he called Lisa, but she was damn good.

Tommy looked at Dean and made a face. He was aware of how Dean was with women, and he didn't like it. "Who was she?"

"I think her name was Muffy, Misty, Barbie..." he let his voice trail off as he thought about it. "Buffy! That's it, Buffy Sumners." He knew he'd get it eventually.

"You mean Buffy Summers?" Tommy asked. If it was Buffy then he'd warn Dean to stay away from her. Carri had mentioned meeting someone named Buffy when she went to Sunnydale during their senior year. She said that they had become fast friends, bonding over shopping. No surprise there. But he didn't care what kind of monsters Dean faced, he would not want to face a pissed off Carri Hillard.

"Yeah! That was it!"

Tommy suddenly felt bad for the man, if Buffy told Carri about this, well, he'd be a dead man. "Dean, you might want to stay away from her." Dean raised an eyebrow and waited for Tommy to continue. "She's a friend of Carri's, and if she tells Carri about that, well, I pray for you man. I really do."

Dean felt his face pale. There wasn't much that scared him, losing his dad and brother was about it. But the one thing he would never openly admit to was being afraid of Carri. She had reemed him when her cousin nearly got killed two years ago. Other than that he ahd heard stories her wrath, and it didn't help. "Why? I mean, what could Carri do?" he was well aware of what she could do, other than being the yellow Ranger she was almost a karate blackbelt.

"That." Tommy pointed to the wall behind Dean. In it was a hole circular. Carri had gotten mad at her supposed friend, Anna, cheating off her test in the middle of class and had thrown the nearest object, which happened to be a bottle of soda, about two inches into the wall. "And that was just with a plastic bottle full of soda. Imagine what she could do with your head."

Dean gulped. He had to get to Buffy before she got to Carri. Fast. "I'll uh, I'll see you later man. I need to be getting back to Sam." He lied, Sam was out at an arcade for the day and wouldn't be abck till later. After he reached his car he stopped and thought for a moment. He hadn't given Buffy his real name, what was he afraid of? He chuckled to himself, he didn't have to reach Buffy now. He could wait. He decided to go pay his brother a visit.

Tommy couldn't help but snicker as Dean shut the door. He knew he had spooked the expert monster hunter, and he found it a little amusing. He looked over at his box of things and groaned. Break time was over.

Carri was more than a little surprised. She had bumped into her friend Buffy in the mall. The two had sat and talked, with Buffy leaving out the "I ran away from home because I sent my boyfriend to Hell" explanation. Instead she had opted to talk about her fight with Spike and Drusilla, and how they had just left Sunnydale.

Carri found it interesting. She had met Buffy about a year and a half ago when she went to Sunnydale for a weekend. She had been walking home that Saturday night when she saw her new friend kicking somthings ass, it was after she saw it turn to dust that she learned it wasn't human. She confronted Buffy about it and got to spill everything. Ever since that weekend they had been great friends, keeping in touch with each other and stuff. Though lately they had been lagging behind. Carri assumed it had to do with Spike and Dru's attacks.

Buffy was glad that Carri hadn't asked what she was doing there yet. She was hoping that question wouldn't come up. "Hey," Carri said, drawinf Buffy from her thoughts. "I'm about to head back out to Angel Grove with Rocky, would you like to come?" Buffy thought for a moment, she didn't want to leave and not tell Damon where she was. She smiled and nodded, deciding she'd call him from a pay phone after they left the mall.

The next day the Rangers, plus Buffy, were back in Angel Grove. Buffy had gotten Damon's answering machine in his hotel room and left him a message saying where she'd be. She gave the number for Carri's house, but for some reason he had yet to call. She shrugged it off thinking maybe he had been out all night with his brother. Besides, this was just a summer fling, not a real relationship. She sighed, she missed Angel. Her mind began to wander back to how they first met, it was her first night in Sunnydale and she was on her way to The Bronze, the local club, when she had caught him following her. he had given her a warning about the Master, and ever since he had been in her life.

Carri and Rocky sat in the Surf Center, the joint business between Ernie's Youth Center and Adell's Surf Spot, sipping their drinks. Buffy sat across from them, but she seemed to be in her own little world so they let her be and talked amongst themselves.

"So, Mr. DeSantos, what is on the agenda for today?" Carri asked with a devillish grin.

Rocky smiled back at her as he thought about the day he had planned. "You'll just have to wait and see." He wanted it to be a surprise. Carri was about to respond when their communicators chirped. Rocky's eyes widened as he didn't know if Buffy knew about them being Rangers or not. He looked at Carri, who nodded in response, meaning that Buffy did know.

Carri had broken one of Zordon's rules, but she thought it was only fair. Buffy had spilled about being the Slayer, so Carri felt obligated to tell her her own secret about being a Ranger. She immediately apologized to Zordon and explained her reasoning. After hearing her plea he agreed that it was fair, and would not strip Carri of her powers.

Rocky and Carri took the page and were told to teleport to the Power Chamber right away. They excused themselves and did so. When they arrived they found the others waiting on them. Tommy had been in there checking on things for a few minutes when the sensors picked up something. He pulled it up on the screen and the others all stared at the screen. Thousands of Quadrafighters were heading for Earth, with the Astro Megaship chasing behind them. "Come on, they're gonna need help." Tommy pointed out the obvious. The others nodded and quickly morphed, hoping that the power the Zeo crystals recieved from the little slivers wouldn't run out in this fight. This was the big one, the one that really counted.

Tommy and Rocky took one part of the city, fighting the Quantrons that had appeared. Tommy ducked the attack of one, just as another threw Rocky into him. The two Rangers picked themselves up and drew their weapons, destroying the Quantrons in a couple of shots. Just as fast as the numbers were dwindling, they shot back up. "What is this? An endless army?" Rocky asked after they destroyed their third squad of them.

"Sure seems that way, but come on, we can't afford to lose!"

Rocky nodded and lunged back into the fray. He kicked one Quantron in the stomach, sending it into another. The two fell to the ground and allowed Rocky to blast them easily. He turned to face the rest that were behind him, only to see that they closed in around him. He couldn't see the red Ranger any longer. He began to struggle against the army that had him surrounded.

Tommy wasn't faring any better than Rocky. They had trapped him as well, he summoned his sword and began hacking away, trying to clear a path. Finally he could see the tip of Rocky's helmet. "Rocky! There's too many of them, we need to get out of here!" The blue Ranger nodded and together they teleported away.

Kim and Carri were fighting across town, their fight wasn't as bad, but it was more diverse. Meaning they had to fight each enemy a certain way to destroy them. They had Z-Putties, Pirahnitrons, and a small fraction of Quantrons. Kim took on the Pirahitrons and Quantrons, while Carri took on the Z-Putties and a some Quantrons. A couple hits to the chest and the Z-Putties were no more, leaving only the Pirahnitrons and Quantrons.

Kim jumped up and kicked a Quantron in its face, sending it flying into a nearby building. She ducked under anothers attack and punched it in the stomach before elbowing the back of its neck, then jumped on it to get to another. She fought the Quantrons fiercely, making quick work of them.

Carri fought the Pirahnitrons, bashing them with her Zeo Clubs and running over some to get to others. She jumped over ones head and slammed both of her clubs on either side of its head, then tossed one into anothers. She ran over to get her club, and as she did it vanished. Confused she looked at her hand and saw as the white glove vanished, leaving her bare hand. It didn't take her long to realize what had happened. Her Zeo sub-crystal had run out of juice.

Kim just finished with her small army of Quantrons when another appeared. She was getting tired of this, every army she destroyed was just replaced with another. What was going on? The bad guys never fought this furiously. She was runnin to attack when she felt a tingly feeling shoot through her body, she punched a Quantron in the face, quickly drawing her bare hand back at it connected with pure metal. She looked down at her body. "This is so not good." She had lost her powers. She looked at Carri, she had lost her powers as well. "This is really not good." Cari had wanted to keep fighting, but Kim pointed out that fighting against an army that size with no powers was suicide, and she advised her to run.

Jason felt like he had been battling for hours. Elgar was usually nothing more than a goof, but for some reason he was extremely tough this day. perhaps it had to do with the fact that Rito ahd returned and Jason was fighting them both together, that had to be it. He was certain that was it. He charged Elgar, his Zeo Laser Blade drawn and ready. He drew it back and swiped at the alien, his sword vanishing just as it made contact.

It was then that he realized why Elgar seemed so tough, Rito had nothing to do with it, he was losing his powers. Again. He watched as his suit vanished, leaving him exposed to an attack.

Elgar noticed the powered down Ranger and said "Heh-heh. Look at the powerless Ranger. Looks like he's ready to die."

Rito laughed, he had hated being sent to drop his nephew into a wormhole that would take him thousands of years into the past. Not because he liked the squirt, he was indifferent to him, he just hated being away from the action. And what better way to celebrate being back than with the death of a Ranger? He began to charge Jason, when out of nowhere a black boot landed on the back of his head and threw him to the ground.

Jason looked at the woman standing on Rito's head. He recognized her, it was Buffy Summers. Carri had introduced them the day before when he invited her to come with them to Angel Grove, and he ahd heard a lot about her before hand. So much so that he had wanted to rip his ears off at the time. He knew she was the Slayer, one who slayed vampires. He didn't know if she knew about the Rangers though. Well, he thought, if she didn't, she does now. "Thanks."

"No," she started, swinging around to kick Elgar, "problem." She finished as she spun back around to face him. She had been sitting in the Youth Center when she heard some sort of alarm, she assumed it was a warning for people to stay inside as there was an attack. her suspicions had been confirmed when she saw an army metal heads running by, attacking the citizens. She ahd left Sunnydale to get away from this sort of thing, but she figured as long as she was here she'd have one last fight against evil.

"What are you doing here?" he asked as he ran towards Elgar, who was in the middle of picking himself up.

"I saw the commotion from within the Youth Center. Your girlfriend informed me of what was going on, so I decided to help out."

Jason turned to face her after knocking Elgar back down, he didn't deliver as powerful a hit as Buffy had, as he didn't have super slayer strength, but he hit him pretty hard none the less. "Well thanks." He didn't know what else to say, what else could he say? He still didn't know if she knew who the others were, or if she really even knew who he was for that matter. He wasn't sure if she saw him lose his powers or not.

Buffy looked at him. He looked exhausted, she supposed that was due to losing his powers. She had witnessed the whole thing, it wasn't until she first saw his powers flicker that she decided she really needed to jump in. As she stared on she felt the skeleton beneath her feet begin to stir. She stepped off of him and stomped his head abck down, rendering him unconscious again. "Come on," she finally said, "we need to help the other Rangers."

That settled it for Jason, she knew. She apparently knew everything. It was then that he remembered, Carri had said something about telling Buffy about herself, and how Zordon was okay with it since Buffy spilled about her being the slayer first. For the most part he had tuned her out, he loved listening to his adoptive sister, but when she went on and on about something he tended to lose interest.

Over in Los Angeles Dean Winchester sat in his motel room. His little brother Sam Winchester was still asleep on the bed. He sighed, he knew they had to get to Silver Hills soon. Their dad, John Winchester, would be furious if he found out they left to come "see some old friends". That was the lie he had worked out just in case they did get caught. Of course, it wasn't a total lie. He ahd seen Tommy on his trip. He got up out of the chair and went to wake his brother up. After Sam brushed his teethe and changed clothes they headed outside towards the Impala.

As they drove off Dean couldn't help but think about Buffy. He knew he ahd done her wrong, and he actually felt bad about it. That didn't happen too often with him. Lisa was about the only woman he ahd ever regretted having to leave. Sighing, he threw the car into reverse to back out of the parking place, put it in drive, and took off for Silver Hills. As he drove off he saw a bunch of tiny meteors fall from the sky. He looked on in amusement. A meteor shower was one thing he had not been expecting. Monster attacks maybe, but not meteors.

Later that night the Astro's were all gathered around, hiding from Astronema's forces. They had all been beaten badly and were devising a plan to defeat Astronema. It was then that the pink and yellow Zeo Rangers stumbled into view. They looked about as bad as the Astro's. Ashley and Andros quickly ran to their friends sides.

"Oh my God, are you okay?" Ashley asked as she helped Carri up.

"Peachy." Carri replied. She ached all over, after losing their powers she and Kim had taken off. But that didn't mean they had escaped the fight. They lost their communicators somewhere along the way, making teleportation impossible.

"Has anyone seen Tommy, Jason, or Rocky?" Kim asked as Andros helped her hobble over tot the others. They all shook their heads as a rumbling came from behind them. They turned in time to see Zhane, the silver Astro, fall into the sight as well. After they helped him over he explained that the rebels of KO-35 had already surrendered, and that he had seen Jason and some blonde girl get surrounded by Quantrons before his MegaWinger went down. he had gone to search for them, but by the time he reached their location they were gone. He pulled out Jason's communitor and handed it to Kim.

Kim and Carri both felt tears welling up inside them as they stared at the adoptive brothers communicator. They both also found themselves extremely worried about the red and blue Zeo Rangers. No one had seen or heard from them sicne they split up that morning.

Tommy and Rocky had met up with Jason and Buffy, they had decided that this wasn't Buffy's fight and strapped Rocky's communicator on her, teleporting her back to LA where they assumed it was safe. Buffy was less than pleased with their decision, but as it was she had no say in the matter.

The trio of Rangers had wandered around for hours, finding Carri and Kim's communicators. All three bys began to wonder if something happened to them. They knew Jason's subcrystal had run out of power, had the girls? As far as they knew Tommy and Rocky were the only two members of the Zeo team still able to morph.

That night Jason found them a good enough hiding place, he didn't like hiding, but as it were they didn't have a choice. It was getting late, and even though the flames from the earlier Dark Specter meteor shower allowed some light, it was much. They needed to rest and regain their strength. Things were not looking good. Jason had seen the MegaWinger go down earlier, he had planned on going to check on Zhane, but at the time it wasn't an option. Quantrons were coming at them from almost every side, so they made a hasty retreat in the only clear direction.

It had taken some convincing, but Tommy and Rocky agreed to rest for the night. Tommy didn't want to rest, he wanted to find Kim. He wanted to be sure she was okay. He would have simply used the communicators, but his had been crushed in the earlier battle, and when they found Kim and Carri's they had been trampled all over. Jason had lost his, and they used the only working one to get Buffy away. Tommy found himself sort of regretting that decision, Buffy was super strong, she could've taken care of herself. But at the time he hadn't wanted to risk her life. He slumped down in their hiding place and drifted off into a shaky sleep.

Rocky had surprisingly done more arguing than Tommy. He wanted to find Carri more than anything. He wanted to hold her in his arms, wanted to kiss her again. He just wanted to see her again. Especially if this was their day alive. Astronema had announced earlier that she wanted the Power Rangers brought to her in the morning, and if she didn't have them she would destroy the planet. He would gladly turn himself over, especially if it was the planet at stake. But what if she just wanted the Astro's? She hadn't named a specific team, just Rangers. He sighed, he supposed he shouldn't worry about that. Or anything. Everything was going to be alright, it always was.

Strangely enough he began to think of everything that he'd miss if he did indeed have to turn himself over. Carri was, of course, at the top of the list. But he'd also miss the Youth Center, his friends, his family, even school. The thing that was strange to him though, was that he admitted to himself that he would even miss Jessica's constant annoyance. He chuckled, she had been nothing but a pain all through the school year. She constantly hit on him, tried tricking him into dates, and was always trying to pick a fight with Carri. Carri wouldn't go for it though, as Jessica was a year younger than they were. Sure they were in the same grade, but that was because Jessica had managed to skip a grade. Where as they were all turning nineteen now, she was just about to turn eighteen. Carri wouldn't have an excuse then. She take Jessica out first chance she got. He chuckled at that thought, he didn't exactly approve, but if it kept Jessica away... He let the thought drift off as he finally fell asleep.

The next morning Tommy and the others awoke to the sun beaming down on them. Jason's spot was great for sleeping, but not for waking up. He stood along with the others and together they began their search again. They eventually found their way to where the crowd of people was gathered, entering the middle of the crowd to see what it was Astronema was announcing now. Of course, she was demanding the Rangers. For a while no one spoke up. Then, a familiar voice announced that he was a Ranger. The trio exchanged confused looks, and couldn't help but snicker as Bulk made his way into a small clearing. Followed by Skull and Professor Phenomenous. To the Rangers amazement all the citizens of Angel Grove began to claim to be Rangers. Astronema had just given the order to destroy them all when they heard someone shout "Wait!"

They turned to where the voice had come from, seeing T.J, Ashley, Cassie, Carlos, and Zhane standing atop the building. "We, are the Power Rangers." Tommy looked up at them, he always knew T.J was a great pick for a Ranger. Even if he did break Zordon's number one rule, never reveal your identity. He had an extremely good reason for breaking it, the planet was truly at stake. He heard them shout the Astro command, and in a puff of smoke they were the Astro Rangers. Tommy briefly wondered where Andros was, then it hit him; Andros was Astronema's brother. he'd bet anything that Andros had gone to reason her. He hoped it would work.

They watched as all the citizens followed the Astro's example and began attacking the Quantrons. The three red Rangers looked at one another and nodded as they began attacking too. A few minutes later they heard Elgar shouting "No!" They looked up in the sky and saw a bright light heading for them. It didn't scare them though, somehow they knew it wasn't evil. As it passed through them, they knew they were right. All the evil doers surrounding them turned into sand. Zordon's essence had passed through them. He had bid them all farewell, saying how proud he was of them, proud that they were all willing to fight to the end to protect the planet. he knew he had made the right choice in Rangers, and his Rangers had also made the right choice in Rangers. His face flashed through each and every Rangers mind as the wave of energy passed through them. The Zeo's saw it, the Astro's, the Aquitarian's, the Phantom Ranger, all of them.

A few minutes later the Dark Fortress landed on Earth again. Tommy, Jason, and Rocky all shifted into a battle stance. Kim and Carri, who were off towards the back of the crowd, did the same. They all made sure to stay away from the Astro's. None of them wanted to be exposed as Rangers, the Astro's respected that which is why they steered clear of them. The hatch of the ship opened up, and the Zeo's all took a step forward until they saw who it was coming out. Andros slowly exited the ship, carrying Astronema's limp body with him. He looked sad to the other Rangers. They watched as he set her down, leanig over her. They couldn't tell, but it looked like he was crying. They stared in amazement as Astronema, Queen of Evil, transformed into Karone, Andros's sister. They all smiled as he embraced her in a long overdue hug.

The female Zeo's made their way to the middle of the crowd to see what was going on, and to their amazement there stood the guys. They all embraced in their own hugs, each stating how glad they were that the other was okay. It was there that they found out that Tommy and Rocky were indeed the only two Zeo's left with morphing capabilities.

A few days later the Astro's had left for KO-35 and returned home. Tommy used Billy's notes to create all new communicators for the Zeo's, he didn't know why, he just felt naked with out either a communicator or a morpher. he made a special purple striped one for Karone, telling her not to hesitate if she ever needs help. She smiled and thanked the red Zeo Ranger. That night they all went to a party for the Rangers, the Astro's very own party. They were the ones who saved the city this time, not the Zeo's. A while into it, after both teams had talked, and the Zeo's pretended to be surprised at their friends identities, and laughed at Bulk and Skull once again claiming to have saved the city, Tommy and Kim, Jason and Emily, and Rocky and Carri all went out for their own self-thrown party. It wasn't really a party though, they all just went down to the lake to rest. The three couples all sat there, watching as the fireworks were shot from the other side of the lake, once again saying "Thank You Power Rangers!" This time there was an added bonus, the helmets from the original seven Rangers, the Zeo's, the Turbo's, and then the Astro's. It was an amzing sight. Kim sighed as she layed her head between Tommy's shoulder and his head and watched the fireworks.