Chapter 5

Jo sat up.

"I know where the Stars of the Zodiac are" she said out loud. Then she looked around.

No one was there, except Leo. He was holding on to her hand, his head down, fast asleep.

"Leo. Leo, wake up. I need you to wake up, Leo." She shook his shoulder. He lifted his head up slowly.

"Huh? Oh! Joey! You're awake! Oh, god, I'm so sorry. We never should have left you alone. I'm so sorry!" He jumped up and hugged her tightly.

Jo hissed in pain.

"Shoot, sorry Jo..." He began to let go, but Jo lifted her arms and hugged him back, burying her head in his shoulder.

"I thought I'd be stuck there forever...But you came for me. You saved me. Thank you." She mumbled into his shirt.

"Of course I came for you. You're one of us now. And besides...I really, really li-"

Jo jumped back.

"Oh my gosh! I almost forgot! I know where they are! The stars of the Zodiac! We need to get back to my home planet right away." Leo nodded.

"Okay, I'll get the others." He said.

Damon was piloting the Astro Megaship. "Alright. Heading straight for MO-867." They landed near a dense forest.

"I know where to go from here." Joey said.

"Then you lead the way." Kai told her. Jo nodded and began walking. They walked for nearly three hours; all the while Jo refused to show the rangers that she was still in pain.

Finally they reached a clearing.

It seemed to be the remnants of a small village that had been burnt down.

Jo's eyes filled with tears as she looked on at her home. It had been completely demolished, and she knew she would never see her family and friends again, but she continued on.

"My house is...was...over here." She led the Rangers to a collapsed hut. It seemed to be the only one that hadn't been burnt down, only collapsed.

"My dad's room was somewhere over here. Come on, let's dig. We have to find my mom's ashes."

As Jo walked over to the spot she had indicated, a bright light appeared from beneath the rubble. Slowly, she began to move the rubble out of the way. The rangers helped her with the larger, heavier pieces.

Finally, they found the large pot. It wasn't broken, but the ashes had spilled all over the ground.

Jo slowly picked up a handful, only letting a single teardrop fall. As the tear soaked into the ashes, twelve orbs flew into the air.

"Wow..." Damon breathed.

"We actually found them..." Maya whispered.