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

Slytherin-Angel 44: They don't get reunited until the next chapter, sorry.

Alexandra Khayman: Yes, he is going to be well taken care of.

bRaInWaVe: It's still one or two chapters until he actually goes home.

Ch. 4 Discovery

Five hours had passed since Andros had been brought into the hospital and the nurse had finally gotten in contact with Alden. Now, Bella was running around the house trying to pack as much as she could into their last suitcase.

"Honey," Ajax began as he carried two suitcases down the stairs with Karone on his shoulders, "we don't need all this. I'm sure what you put in the first four suitcases will do just fine."

"But I have to make sure we take things for Andros," Bella defended. "That's what I'm putting in here." Ajax placed Karone on the floor and walked over to his wife taking her into his arms.

"I don't think Andros will be concerned about the number of toys we bring him," he whispered. "I think the only thing that really matters is that we're getting our little boy back." Bella nodded against his shoulder and pulled away slowly.

"I'll just put him a few outfits in here then and we'll be ready to go," she replied.

An hour later they finally made it to Alden's office where they were receiving a police escort to the other side of the colony. As they pulled up they saw Alden talking to a police officer and he looked over at their hover car and laughed.

"It's about time you got here," he stated as Ajax stepped out of the car. "I thought I was going to have to send him after you."

"Well," Ajax began, "you know how women can be." In a lower voice he added, "Especially mine."

"I heard that," Bella replied from behind them. "So, are we ready to leave?"

"Yeah," Alden answered, "but the doctor that found Andros wanted me to tell you we won't be bringing him home anytime soon."

"We kinda figured that much," Ajax stated. "We just want to see him."

"Well, let's get going then," the officer ordered from behind them.

The trip to the hospital seemed to take forever, even though they were going much faster than the speed limit allowed. When they arrived Karone and Bella were both asleep and Ajax's hands were shaking uncontrollably.

"Hey," Alden whispered from beside him, "calm down. It's okay." As he brought the vehicle to a stop he turned his attention to the back seat, knowing that his brother was incapable of waking Bella. "Bella," he whispered, careful not to wake his sleeping niece, "we're here." Bella's eyes slowly opened and she fought her way through the fog of sleep.

"Let's go," she stated excitedly, covering her mouth when she realized Karone was still asleep. She then noticed the teddy bear in her daughter's arms and looked at it questionably.

"She thought her brother would like it," Ajax explained, now a lot calmer than he had been a few seconds before. Bella nodded and carefully unbuckled her daughter from her car seat and opened the door. Just as she was about to reach back in and get Karone Ajax interrupted, "I'll get her." He got his daughter out of the car, careful not to wake her and they entered the hospital.

Meanwhile, in a small room in the children's ward Andros was finally regaining consciousness. He tensed when he opened his eyes but quickly relaxed when he realized he was not in his normal crib. He looked out the bars and saw the man who had rescued him the day before asleep in a chair. He poked the man on the arm, giggling when the man jerked awake.

"So, you thought that was funny did you?" Alasdair questioned.

"Yeah," Andros whispered. Alasdair smiled at the boy and then remembered that he had received a picture of Andros' family to show him. "Who that?" Andros asked as he looked at the picture.

"Well," the doctor began, "this is your daddy. That's your mommy and the little girl is your sister."

"Sister?" he repeated and Alasdair nodded. "What her name?"

"Karone," he answered. "They'll be here in a little while. Would you like to see them?"

Andros nodded but then whispered, "I'm scared."

"They won't hurt you, I promise," Dr. Shocker stated. Just then the door opened and a nurse came in.

"They're here," Shelly announced.

"Okay," Alasdair replied and then turned back to Andros. "I have to go see your mommy and daddy but I'll be back later. If you need anything tell Shelly and she'll get it for you okay?" Andros nodded and clung to the photo in his hand.

"You must be Mr. and Mrs. Karovan," Alasdair began as he entered his office. They both stood and shook his hand before returning to their chairs. He sat down behind his desk and tried to figure out how to begin.

"Where's Andros?" Bella questioned before he could begin.

"He's in his room upstairs," he replied. "I'm sure Alden told you that he won't be going home anytime soon." They both nodded. "Okay, we found him in an abandoned house. He had been beaten and burned. His arm had grown back crooked and I had to reset it. He had several broken ribs which are now wrapped and one of the burns is infected. I started him on antibiotics so it should be cleared up in a few days."

"Why do you want him to stay?" Ajax questioned. "If the infection will be cleared up why can't he go home?"

"I want to make sure he's ready," Alasdair answered simply. "He's been through a lot and I just want to make sure he's ready to go home before I send him home. I don't want him to be overwhelmed."

"So, when can we see him?" Bella asked.

"I'll call to see if he's still awake," Alasdair answered and picked up the phone. After a few minutes he put down the phone and reported, "He's still awake but the nurse just gave him some juice so he may go to sleep shortly."

"Can we still see him?" Ajax questioned.

"Of course," Alasdair replied. "I just thought you night want to see him awake first. I'll show you to his room."

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