Disclaimer: As much as I would like for it to be, Power Rangers is not my creation.

Ch. 9 No Room for Doubts

Phantom Rogue: He won't be that sensitive for long. It's just because he's young. It will go up until the battle for KO-35 but I', not sure wether I will kill them or not. It seems like that may be a little much for him to deal with all alone.

Slytherin-Angel44: Here's more.

Star Fata: It might not be so pointless.

Over the next several weeks Andros, Zhane, Zarkin, and Bryce were trained very hard. At first, they had all been placed at the beginners' level but within the day they moved up to the most advanced class. It wasn't long before they were the top of their class. As the days passed Kinwon knew that they were going to be fighting long before he would've liked. Dark Specter's attacks on nearby planets were increasing with strength and he knew it would only be a matter of days before he came looking for a new target.

"Andros!" Zhane yelled jumping on his little brother's bed, which had been moved into his room after Karone had been kidnapped. "Come on! It's time for us to leave!" Andros opened his eyes slowly and Zhane saw him wince as he sat up. "Are you okay?" He knew Andros had been pushing himself a little too hard during their training but hadn't put much thought into it until now.

"I'm fine," Andros whispered, but he knew it was a lie when he attempted to sit up but fell back to the bed crying.
"No, you're not," Zhane replied and went to find their parents. Zel and Katerina ran into the room and Katerina handed Kilee to Zhane.

"What's wrong, Andros?" she asked, as she sat down on the bed beside him. She had once helped at a hospital and was using her experience to check on her son. As she felt along his rib cage he curled up in a ball and cried harder. "We'll have to take him to the doctor."

It wasn't long before they were all in the hover car headed for the hospital. Once inside a doctor immediately attended to Andros because of his pre-Ranger status. Within thirty minutes he was back out the door with strict instructions to take it easy at training for a few days, little did they know they wouldn't have that long. As they walked out of the hospital a huge explosion was heard somewhere in the distance.

"It's time!" Kinwon yelled as he ran up to the family. "You have to fight now!"

The four brothers didn't waste any time before yelling, "Let's Rocket!" They rushed off to their first battle leaving their parents to pray for their safety.

It wasn't until three o'clock the next morning that they returned home. They had one the battle but it had taken a lot longer than expected. There had been thousands of Quantrons but no monsters, which had served as a surprise. Kinwon secretly thought it was because Dark Specter wanted to see how strong their defenses were before sending in his monsters. Andros was being carried by his two oldest brothers while Zhane was trailing slightly behind them.

"What happened?" Zel questioned, as he rushed forward and took Andros into his arms.

"He got hurt saving me," Zhane whispered, staring down at his feet. "I should've seen them coming."

"Let's all go in and get some rest," Katerina stated, leading her other sons into the house behind her husband. Once they were all in bed and resting comfortably she asked, "Will Zhane be alright?"
"Yeah," her husband answered. "He just doesn't like for Andros to get hurt. Plus, Kinwon told me earlier tonight they have the other two rangers chosen and they'll be fighting with them very soon."

"I hope you're right," Katerina murmured peeking into Andros and Zhane's room once more.

The weeks passed quickly as the attacks continued to increase in strength with the time between attacks becoming shorter and shorter. After a rather intense day of training Andros and Zhane decided to go to the lake instead of going straight home. While they sat there each was lost in their own thoughts. Andros was starting to wonder if he should be the leader of the rangers but at the same time he didn't want anyone else to lead. He knew that he was the best for the job but he didn't know if he could stand if anyone got hurt under his command, especially one of his brothers. Zhane was lost in thoughts from previous weeks. Why had he let Andros take a hit for him? Why hadn't he seen the monster coming? Would he cost someone else their life because he wasn't paying attention?

"Andros?" he began quietly. "Do you think I'm a good fighter?"

"Of course," Andros answered. "You're one of the best on the planet. If you weren't you wouldn't be a ranger. All you need is to pay attention a little more." They sat in silence for a few seconds before he questioned, "Do you think I'm a good leader?"

"Yeah," Zhane replied. "If it wasn't for you all of us would already be dead. You're the one with the level-headiness and no one else can watch my back like you do."

"Thanks," Andros whispered.

"You're welcome," he stated. "Now, let's get home for some dinner!"

"Race ya!" Andros yelled as soon as he was on his feet and running towards their house.

A/N: Please Review! In case I don't get to update either story tomorrow, I'm leaving on a 10 day vacation and I don't know if I'll be able to update. If there's an internet connection I will but don't count on it.