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

PernDragonrider: Yeah, time away was good, but it's even better to be back.

Jessica01: Yes, she reminds him of Karone that's why he's always hard on her.

Star Fata: I understand the Brain Drain, trust me.

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Ch. 11 Finding Love

Nearly a week had passed and ever since their dad had talked to Andros he had been being a lot nicer to Akako. Zhane didn't know what his father had said nor did he want to but he was happy for the turnaround. At the moment they were all watching a movie, taking a well deserved break, while they had one. Zhane keep taking quick glances at Andros, noticing that he kept scooting closer and closer to Akako. Although he wanted his younger brother to be happy Zhane couldn't help but feel a little jealous.

"Hey, Zhane!" Zarkin yelled, successfully getting his attention. "It's not nice to stare," he whispered. Zarkin glanced over his head and added, "He's fine. Let's let him do this himself, okay?" Zhane nodded and turned his attention back to the movie. It wasn't long before their peaceful day turned upside down.

"DECA, what's going on?" Andros questioned, jumping up from the couch and switched to his leader mode.

"Astronama is attacking," the AI replied. "She has an army of monsters with her."

"Let's go!" Andros ordered and the all ran to the Work Bay.

When they arrived on KO-35 they quickly divided into three groups to divide up the monsters. Andros and Zhane of course got the hardest assignment with Astronama and Ecliptor.

"You two don't actually think you can stop us do you?" Astronama questioned, laughing hysterically. "We'll destroy both of you and then I'll go after your little Pink Ranger." Andros felt his anger rising but he couldn't control it. He snapped, running at Astronama with everything he had. He pulled out his Spiral Saber and slashed at her. Her necklace flew off her neck and landed in nearby bushes.

Before either could think much about it Ecliptor had Andros pinned to the ground and Zhane was keeping Astronama busy. Andros recovered quickly rolling out of Ecliptor's grip. They fought, each side landing a good percentage of hits, until the other rangers came to help.

"Come on, Ecliptor," Astronama commanded, "let's get back to the Dark Fortress." She was gone before she remembered her necklace but Andros hadn't forgotten. He rushed over to the bushes and searched through them.

"Andros, what are you looking for?" Bryce questioned, concerned that his youngest brother had lost it.

"Found it!" Andros stated, pulling the prize from the bushes. He looked at it strangely when he recognized the symbol on the front of it and he felt his heart skip a beat. He opened it slowly, afraid that this was just a dream that he would wake up from at any given second. When he looked at the pictures inside he almost fainted. Zhane quickly forced him to sit down on the ground while he slowly pried the necklace out of Andros' hands.

"Oh my god," Zhane gasped. In the necklace was a picture of Andros and Karone at the age of two and a picture of them with their new family. He passed the necklace on to his older brothers, letting them see what was in it. "Andros? Are you okay?"

"Is Astronama Karone?" he questioned, looking to his brother and best friend for an answer.

"I don't know, Andros," Zhane answered, "but we will find out." They teleported back to the Megaship and Zhane led Andros to his room. When he returned to the Bridge, he and his brothers were bombarded with questions.

"What so special about the necklace?" Rylan asked. While Akako threw in, "Who's Karone?"

"Karone is Andros' twin sister," Zarkin answered simply. "She was kidnapped when they were five. They both had the necklaces before they came to live with us but our parents added the one of the whole family. Of course, finding this is leading Andros to believe that Astronama is Karone."

"I'm going to go talk to him," Akako stated suddenly. Before anyone could stop her she was on the Megalift. Zarkin, Bryce, Zhane, and Rylan could only hope that their talk would go well.

Akako walked slowly down the corridor. She wasn't entirely sure what had possessed her to want to talk to Andros. She was very aware of his attraction towards her but wasn't sure what to think all the times he had yelled at her. It wasn't until Zhane explained that she reminded Andros of someone that he would rather forget that she had dismissed the idea that he hated her. Was Karone that someone? Akako stopped suddenly, realizing that she was in front of the Red Ranger's quarters. She raised her hand to knock but the door slid open before she did so.

"Akako," Andros began, and she could hear the tears in his voice, "I need to tell you something." He motioned for her to enter his room and sit beside him on the bed. As she did so he continued, "Karone is my twin sister; she was kidnapped five years ago. The reason I've been so hard on you is because you remind me so much of her and I don't want anyone to take her place in my heart." He stopped and took a deep breath before looking deeply into her eyes. "As hard as I've tried I've fallen in love with you. I know I'm only ten, but I know this is love. I would love to pursue a relationship with you but if you don't feel the same way I understand."

"Andros," she stated, once she was sure he was finished, "I've loved you since the moment I met you. I thought for the longest time that you hated me but now I understand and I promise you, we will find Karone, whether she's Astronama or someone else halfway across the galaxy." Akako leaned in slowly giving Andros more than enough time to pull away but he surprised her by meeting her halfway. Their first kiss was gentle but held many promises for the future.

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