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Maurhee began to lift herself off the barren ground.

�Are you okay?� Rocky asked gently.

�I�m fine, it�s the others we oughta be worried about,� Maurhee replied hastily.

�You�re sure you�re okay?� he repeated warily.

�I�m sure, it takes more than a couple of ... a couple of ...� The end of her sentence faded her way as tears threatened to ruin her composure.

Rocky gave her an encouraging smile, and grabbed her hand.

�Come on, we better start for the city.�

�No . . . no wait, we have to head toward the Command Center ruins,� Maurhee insisted.

�The ruins? How is that gonna get us to the others?� Rocky asked skeptically.

�Trust me,� Maurhee said with pleading eyes. Rocky sighed and followed Maurhee up the mountain.

After Tanya�s funeral Zhane headed back to KO-35. There was still a lot of construction left until KO-35 was returned to its former beauty.

Karone had just recently joined him on their home planet. The Space Colony had settled, and shortly after Kendrix had returned, as promised. Karone felt it was time to go home.

Currently the two were on a break from their reconstruction duties, and eating lunch at Zhane�s house. Houses on KO-35 were a bit different from what he had seen on Earth. They were smaller and very uniquely shaped. His current home had a dome roof and curved designs worked in to the architecture. Laughter rang throughout the small but warm residence.

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�And then Andros said, �Oh yeah? Well you-�,� Zhane said, stopping mid-sentence. There was a slight tingling in the back of his skull. �Do you feel that?�

Karone rubbed her temples. �Yes, of course I do, and something�s not right.�

The pain suddenly intensified causing them both to cry out.

�We have to . . . get to Earth,� Zhane struggled to say through the pain. Andros and Maurhee were in trouble.

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Tommy didn�t know what was going on, but it was definitely something. He could sense it. Someone was in pain. The feeling was so strong that he couldn�t concentrate on his studies. Not something you needed to happen only three and half weeks before exams.

He turned to the red-head studying beside him.

�Hayley, I gotta go.�

�Okay, well I�ll see you tomorrow,� she said with a smile.

�No, I mean I gotta go to Angel Grove.�

�Since when? Why all of a sudden like this?� she asked, feeling somewhat lost.

�Since now, apparently. Look, I just have this feeling that I need to be there. Something�s wrong.�

�Well, then I�m coming with you,� she said with a look of determination.

�Hayley ... you can�t ... it�s . . it�s ...� he stuttered.

�It�s what? Look, I don�t care what you tell me. If you leave without me I�ll just follow you. So, make it easy on yourself and take me with you,� she stated stubbornly.

�Fine, let�s go,� Tommy said with a frustrated sigh. She was right, of course. There was no way he was going to shake her.

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Adam was officially worried. It had been a whole day since any one had entered or exited Rocky�s apartment, and neither he nor Maurhee were answering their cell phones. Now he had this nagging feeling something bad had happened to them.

He quietly walked across the hall to Rocky�s door, and knocked softly. No answer. He knocked a little louder. No answer. He slammed his fist into the door. Still no answer. Adam fumbled with his keys until he came across the spare key to Rocky�s apartment he had been given, and quickly unlocked the door.

The place was a mess. Not that it was usually spotless or anything, but most of the time it was somewhat bearable. He could see pizza boxes scattered all over the floor with slices still resting inside them. A two liter soda had been knocked over along with a couple of plastic cups. His floor lamp had been demolished, and the TV was on the blink.

�What the hell happened here?� he asked himself.

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�We�ll find them, Adam,� Billy said, hanging up his cell phone. Rocky and Maurhee were missing. He had a bad feeling. Something had happened, and he didn�t think anything would be the same from here on out. He glanced around the zord hangar bay. There had to be something here he could track them with. Amongst the old zord pieces and failed experiments he found a primitive version of Zordon�s teleportation system. �It must have been put in here for emergencies,� he thought to himself.

Suddenly the hatch to the hanger swung open, and a female figure could be seen climbing down.

�There�s gotta be something here that would get us to the city faster than walking would,� the girl said as the boy also climbed down.

�Maurhee?� Billy asked, unable to believe his ears. The girl slowly turned to face him, and then suddenly launched herself at him wrapping her arms tightly around his neck.

�Billy!� she cried, �Boy am I EVER glad to see you! You have to get us back to the city and FAST! The Astro Rangers are hurt!�

He stood there, stunned, as he realized Maurhee and Rocky were standing in front of him.

�What happened to you guys? Everyone was so worried about you ...�

�We don�t have time to explain right now, we have to get to them. Is there anything in here that could help?� Maurhee said urgently. With that Billy snapped back into reliable genius mode.

�I found a rather primitive teleportation console. I believe I can get it to work,� he informed them confidently.

�Billy, you are the man!� Rocky said enthusiastically, clapping his friend on the shoulder.

After Billy had tinkered with the console a little bit the buttons and monitors began to light up.

�Yes! Are you ready?� he asked the two of them. They responded with confident nods.

A few seconds later the two of them disappeared in flashes of white and orange.

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�The park . . .� Maurhee thought as she glanced around at the destruction. Her eyes fell on the rangers in the distance.

�Guys!� she called to them as she ran to their sides. �Andros!�

She gently cradled his head in her lap, placed her hands on his temples, and concentrated.

�Hold on, Andros. Please? Hold on,� she told him telepathically, hoping he�d fight whatever was happening to his body. She glanced at him again. Ooze would pay for this! Over the years Andros and Zhane had become like little brothers of sorts, and she was very protective of them both.

All of a sudden, they disappeared in seven flashes of multicolored light.

Maurhee blinked, and looked around her. �The Mark 2!� she thought excitedly.

Billy must have teleported them to it. She�d have to thank him later.

�Rocky?� she asked, snapping him out of his awe.

�Yeah?� he replied.

�Help me get them to the infirmary deck please?�

�Yes of course,� he said as he went to pick up Ashley. One by one they were taken to the infirmary, and strapped to Med-Beds. Med-Beds were invented by the Karovians a couple years ago. They were made to accelerate recovery, but that�s about all she knew. Andros had attempted to explain it to her once, but it was just too much for her to comprehend. Apparently, the Karovians were more advanced in their knowledge of science as well.

She turned to Rocky. �Let�s go to the Command Deck. We gotta get Billy up here.�

He nodded and followed her lead. This was her element, not his. The Megaship Mark 2 they were using was a prototype. Andros had transferred all of Deca�s files to the ship a few days before their emergency trip to Terra Venture. Technically, they weren�t allowed to use it just yet, but when Andros set his mind to something nothing could stop him. After that trip KO-35 had just given it to him, it was like they just assumed he would need it more than they did.

She punched in the security code, and the Command Deck doors opened.

�Deca, find William Cranston,� she commanded the one of a kind computer.

�Target located,� she responded automatically.

�Pull his location up on the teleportation monitors,� she commanded again. A map with a beeping blue light appeared before her. She hurriedly began punching the necessary buttons, and a few moments later Billy was standing beside her.

�Come on, Bill, you have to examine them,� she said seriously as she pulled him to the infirmary. On the way she began to explain the events of the day, and how she and Rocky came to be in Angel Grove. She looked on nervously as he examined each ranger. Rocky stood beside her, lending her the support she needed.

�I can�t tell you the extent of the damage but I can tell you that I�m sure they will all survive. Now, they may not go back to the way they were, but they�ll be alive. I would like to get Trini up here for a second opinion though,� Billy explained compassionately.

Suddenly a loud crash could be heard from the direction of the Ranger�s jump tubes.

The three quickly and quietly made their way to the source of the noise. Maurhee gasped at the sight that greeted her. �Zhane! Karone!�

�Where�s Andros? Is he okay?� Zhane asked immediately, but stopped as he observed Maurhee�s and Rocky�s appearances. �What happened to you?�

Maurhee�s eyes were tearful but there was a grin on her face. She laughed, and embraced Zhane happily.

�We felt his pain through the connection...� Karone said as she also hugged Maurhee.

Maurhee�s expression changed from one of relief to one of sorrow.

�They�ve all been wounded in battle . . . It�s pretty bad, you guys,� she said meekly, guilt dripping off of every word.

Rocky stepped out from behind her. �This is not your fault, Rhee,� he said, placing his hands on her shoulders.

�There was no way you could have known this would happen,� Karone said sweetly.

�Besides, if it�s your fault then it�s partly my fault, too,� Rocky said with a lop-sided grin.

�And mine,� Billy said as he took a step forward.

�How so?� she asked flatly.

�Well, you didn�t destroy him all by yourself, you know?� Rocky said light heartedly.

Maurhee grinned, and hugged him.

�Let�s go call Trini,� she said as she pulled away, and walked back to the command deck.

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�Deca, run a scan for all unusual energy signatures,� Maurhee said the next morning, as she punched her breakfast combination into the synthetron.

She sat down at the table in the rec room waiting for her food and the results of the scan. When the synthetron was finished she got her plate and began to eat.

�Scan completed. Three unusual signatures identified.�

�Three?� Maurhee whispered to herself as she jumped up and ran to the monitor by the door. There was a map of the city with green, purple, and white lights flashing. Purple and white seemed to be around the coordinates of the youth center, and the green was in the park.

�Deca, bring up surveillance images of each source.�

She laughed at the images in front of her.

�Well, well, what do ya know,� she said mischievously as she ran down the hall to the Command Deck. She quickly typed in their coordinates and teleported them to the ship.

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A/N: dun dun dun who are the three mysterious guests? You�ve probably figured it out already. My writings not that suspenseful, lol. Not a whole lot of action in this chapter, but I did bring back some characters you hadn�t seen in a while.-angellwings

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