Disclaimer standards apply, I don't own Sailor Moon or power rangers. I do own Kayla, and Rina belongs to a dear friend of mine.

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A/n: I know, I know… not me ne? Don't worry the other sailor moon characters will make an appearance, but just not yet. When I started this, I just didn't know where I wanted to go with it. But I think I might. Sorry if there wasn't much in the last chapter, but this should be better.

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Warnings: Standard warnings apply, please see chapter one for full warning disclaimers

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The sounds of battle echoed for miles, as the rangers found them engaged in yet another battle. This time, they fought using their Mega-zord, but just like every other battle having little to no luck. The creature appeared to be taking no damage, no matter how often it would get hit. Each attack only served to make it roar in rage, taking out another chunck of the city in its wake.

A claw-like appendage swung out, making contact with the mega-zord. Sparks started to fly everywhere, as the appendage had not only sent it flying, but also caused a senfict amount of damage to it as well rendering it useless. The rangers were thrown from it, losing their transformation in the process before they even hit the ground. Some of them had burns in various places, along with minor cuts and scrapes Some of them were worse off then others. Jack, the red ranger, had been one of the worst hit. Though dispite their injuries, they all remained councious for the most part.

Suddenly, just as if things couldn't get any worse, the sky lit up with a blinding flash of white-gold light. The streek sped through the sky faster than the eye could,see making it appear to be no more than a blur. As the object began to slow in spead, its features became more and more visible. Five pairs of eyes staired wide-eyed at the spot the figure landed, each wondering if they were starting to see things. Only Jack, the red ranger, chose to voice his observations. "Kayla…?"

The winged Sailor senshi said nothing as she caused a staff to appear from thin air. Moving it in a series of complex movments, transferring her power into its core, she stopped, then spoke, "Moon twilight flash… intensified." As those words sprung forth she moved the wepon in a circular fassion, covering a large distance. As the gold-white beam struck its target, the creature begun to burn tearing apart into clouds of dust that vanished as quickly as it formed.

"Kayla you came back…?" Jak repeated his comment sounding more like a question rather than a fact.

At his words Syd, Z, Sky, and bridge stood slowly staring at the senshi with mixed emotions on their features. Even if Kayla couldn't see their faces she didn't have to, to know that they all must have mixed feelings about her return And, why wouldn't they, after all she had all but run out on them when all they did was try to befriend her. "I'm sorry to all of you…" she knew the words offered little confert, but she offered them none the less. She could pray that her mistakes would be well reworded.

"Sailor Gwaten, or whatever your name is, get away from here. We can handle things just fine." Sky, the blue ranger, demanded of her. "You had your chance, and we don't have time to baby-sit a weekingling like you."

"Stop it Sky, she just saved our lives, you don't have to be so cold." Jack, the leader, and the red ranger, replied as his gaze locked onto Sailor Gwaten who seemed to be taking in everything said.

"Fine, but I'm still not going to trust-" Sky was cut off when Jack had fallen.

"Jack!" Bridge, Sky, Z, and Syd all called running to aid their fallen friend. Sky put his hand to Jack's neck checking his pulse, while Bridge removed one of his gloves waving it over Jack's fallen form.

"We have to get him back to base." Z said, tears filling her eyes. Out of all of them, she and Jack were close, having a brlther and sister bond.

"Now you have a choice, come with us willingly, or stay away peremently." Syd interjected.

"No, with Jack out, I'm leader, and I say, arrest her and bring her in. Keep her away from Jack, she's done enough damage." Sky ordered.

Bridge stood and waved his hand in front of Sailor Gwaten, "She's not evil, I think you need to lighten up." Bridge said, "What I mean, is you shouldn't be shouting aicuazations like that.

"That's enough we have to do something….." Z cried.

With Syd's help, Z managed to get Jack into the back of the jeep. Sky put Jack's cycle on auto-piolit sending it to the base ahead of them. Sky had gotten Kayla, still transformed as Sailor Gwaten back in the jeep as well before they drove off back to base.

Kayla hated to admit it, but it was safe to say she was worried. Durring the ride back, she held onto Jack trying to keep him going. Slowly she started to transfer some of her power into him, the faint glow going unnoticed by those driving. She knew she shouldn't, but at the same time couldn't help but blame herself for what had happened to him. Now she knew more than ever leaving had been the biggest mistake she could have made.

Finally they arrived at base, things seeming to go in super fast motion. Jack had been wisked off to the med ward and Kayla found herself being drug to a holding cell. She tried to pry herself from Sky's grip, but each attempt only ended in failur. Finally it took Sky threatening to place her in a containment card, for the young moon senshi to stop her struggles and stay still. Though when she stopped to think over what had happened she couldn't blame them. She hadn't exactly proven herself to be well trustworthy.

Trust, that word seemed so small something that often got taken for granted. Trust- a bond two or more indovuals put on one another, something that would have to be earned. Something that Kayla hadn't given anyone a chance to form. If she got another chance- just one- she would change and see to it that her trust wouldn't be ill fated. But, could she?

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Z staired blankly at the floor before her. Jack had been taken streight to the hospital wing of the base, and placed on life-suport. His burns were extencive, more so than those of his comrades But, scans showed that those burns hadn't caused that much internal damage, that something stronger had gotten into his system, making it difficult for him to fight back. Fear raced through Z as memories of her time with Jack came flooding in much like an out-of-control ocean wave. Tears filled the ranger's eyes as all those memories replayed in her mind.

"You should try and get some rest." Commander cruger said coming up behind the young yellow ranger who had seemed to have put herself into some kind of trance.

"I'll be fine, Jack's strong he'll pull through this." Z said absently as if not hearing her commander speaking. Had she just spoken those words? And, if so had she said them as a form of aknolagement, or did she just say those words to assure herself that her friend would pull through. Of chorse he would, Jack was strong, she had to give him that.

"Don't make me order you codet Delgodo." the commander growled which snapped Z out of the trance she'd placed herself in.

"Yes sir..." she said retreating to her chambers, that she shared with Syd. The pink ranger had long since fallen asleep leaving Z to her own personal thoughts, and at this time that suitedher just fine. Now wasn't the time for this, not now.

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Kayla sat in her cell wondering how Jack was doing. No one had come to see her, at least not since Sky had put her in here. What did he have against her anyway? Did it have something to do with her leaving and running off at least twice? That had to be it, it just had to be. Nothing else logical seemed to be able to enter her mind, so she had to go with the first thing to come to it.

She'd begun swinging her legs this way and that, streaching them every so often. She had lost track of time, not being able to see much more than light and color, tended to do that to her. In part Kayla felt relieved she didn't know what time it was, but at the same time she had to wonder how long she'd been inprisioned. Not knowing had unnearved her. She lie down on the cell bed not even turning her head when Commander Cruger's voice activated the voice-activated lock.

"Hello... there miss Tsukino..." the commander stated causing Kayla to turn her head to the sorce of the voice.

"What do you want?" Kayla had refused to open her eyes or move from her posion on the small bed. She was in no mood to deal with anyone, seeing as how no matter what she said, nothing could seem to get through. She in her mind, had already been judged and convicted before having any chance of escape from her never-ending hell. God, didn't thease people relize she cared what happened to Jack? Perhaps not, at least not to her.

The commander inwardly growled to himself. Now wasn't the time to lose his temper. "Jack's not doing so well, and we can't figure out what's wrong with him. We were hoping, you might know how to save him."

That had gotten Kayla's full and undevided attention. Suddenly alert and wide-awake, she fell from the cell's bench-like bed. "What... no..." she couldn't help the tears that were threatening to fall.

"So answer me can you help us please...?" the commander asked. It took all he had to hid the swell of emotions raging inside him. But, he couldn't lose it, not when Jack needed him.

"Alright..." Kayla conceted and stood up allowing the commander to lead her out and into the med ward where Jack lie attached to various life-support devices. It pained Kayla to be in such a place, the smell of the alcohol making her instantly dizzy. She had been forced to sit down, as she took one of Jack's hands in hers.

"Moon healing... esculation..." she whispered softly her power flowing through her body into jacks. "Come on let this work..." she prayed silently to herself. This just had to work, some how she'd make it work. "Onegai..."
After what seemed to be ages, Jack started to respond to the treatment. Relieved Kayla hugged him. She wouldn't out right admit it, but she carried about everyone, and took it hard when someone got hurt.

Jack slowly started to stir, a hand making its way around Kayla's frame. It was soft and smoothe, but at the same time firm. Kayla hardly noticed it, being to tired to really be able to do much of anything. In front of everyone her transformation faded leaving her clad in her street cloths she'd bought while in Japan.

As jack gained a since of wakefulness, he noticed that his friends had srounded him all waring looks of shock concern and fear. "what's up with you guys...?" Jack joked, "you act like you've seen a ghost." as he spoke his hand that was around Kayla suddenly tightened on her pulling her sleeping form closer. He hadn't noticed the subtle movement but his friends did.

"You gave us a scare there bro." Z admitted, "Kayla saved you from cirtain death."

"Don't you're think you're just over-reacting?" Jack said an eyebrow raised. It was then, as the cobwebs cleared from his brain he noticed the various wires and tubes connected to him. And, even more interesting, Kayla managed not to get herself tangled up in them when she had apparently fainted.

Jack then noticed Kayla, lying against him passed out causing his gaze to travel to each and everyone of his friends. It was commander cruger, who had answered the question that Jack had been about to ask before he could even open his mouth to speak. "That girl saved you," he said. "I don't know what she did, but whatever she did, it worked."

"So she did come back." Jack replied with a smile.

"Come on cadets, lets let them get some rest." Commander cruger ordered.

"Yes sir..." the four renaming rangers replied before filing out to return to their own rooms. Each one of them having different thoughts about the events that had transpired. Sky still didn't fully trust the young moon princess, nor did he understand why Jack was so willing to. No, wait, he understood that perfectly, she had a preaty face. Add to the fact, Sky still hated the idea, that Jack had become red ranger, and leader of B-squad. He entered his room to find his roomate, Bridge, standing on his head, nearest to the wall by his own bed. The blue-clad ranger only shook his head and lie down. Normally he would have asked his roommate what he was doing, but tonight he didn't want to hear the long drawn out reply that would spill from the green ranger's lips.

A few days had passed since the youma attacked the city. Grumm had also refrained from sending anything into the city, giving Kayla and the rangers some down time. Except for the occasional crook, the rangers hadn't been sent on any major missions. Jack had recovered nicely, no sign that he had been ever hit. Kayla had gotten to talk to the commander, explaining everything she knew. She even agreed to stay and assist the rangers in their fight.

Needless to say, Kayla had gotten to know each of the rangers. Sometimes listening to Bridge talk would remind her of her sister Usagi, but she would quickly shake it off. Like she told Rina, she wouldn't bring Usagi into the fight unless there was no alternative. She had gotten closer to jack, to the point she smiled every time she got near the red ranger. Though she never did act on her feelings, despite the less than suttle nudges Z kept giving her. That was one thing that made Usagi and Kayla so different. When Usagi felt somethig, she more often than not, would act on her emotions, where as Kayla, would take a different approach.

On grum's ship, he had been watching the goings on, on Earth. He couldn't help but notice that Kayla, had grown close to the red ranger, and he to her. If he could have, his face would have controted into a smile of sorts as a plan began to form in his head. "Morgana come here child..." he called loud enough for it to echo through his entire ship.

A ten-year-old child came bounding into the room. "You called?" she enquired clutching a stuffed dall in her hands.

"I want you to come up with a new plan, to get rid of this Kayla girl. She's gotten close to the red ranger, and with her gone, it will cripple him." Grum ordered his eyes flashing red, his way of showing how much he ment something.

"Right away..." Morgona replied and skipped off to do as she'd been told.