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<B> <P>DISCLAIMER:</B> <I>Andros, TJ, Carlos, Ashley, Cassie, Zhane &amp; all other PR characters are not mine. The only characters that are mine are the monsters that will be making very <I>short</I> appearanceJ. (If you would like to use them please let me know.) Power Rangers are the property of Saban Entertainment &amp; the Fox Network. I'm not making any profit off this story.</I></P>

<P align="center"><B>The Decision</B><BR> <B>By SpaceRanger</B></P>

<P>Andros left his room and, while the others left for school, headed over to Surf Spot to think and remember. Zhane was still on the Megaship, asleep, as usual. Andros could not understand how anyone could sleep under these circumstances. On the other hand, Andros knew that, for Zhane, sleeping is the only thing he does to think answers for puzzling questions. Andros was staring into space to think of answers when Adele came up to his tables.</P> <P>"Are you alright?" Adelle asked concerned about the young man she was very fond of.</P> <P>"Huh?" Andros said startled. "Oh...um...yes." Adelle sensed that Andros would not pursue the subject on his mind so she shrugs her shoulder and left to take another table's order.</P> <P>Andros pondered different possibilities but all required someone to be captured in order for Ashley's freedom and safety and another was too risky, he vowed will not lose any of his friends to the hands of evil.</P> <P>A young lady with blond hair who was wearing a pink T-shirt and jeans shorts come in and looked around. The lady stopped by Adelle's counter and talked with her. Adele said something to the lady and pointed to Andros. The lady thanked her and slip into a seat beside Andros.</P> <p><center>~*~</center></p> <P>"Hi," a cheery voice said in an accent startling him from his thoughts. Andros looked up to see the lady.</P> <P>"Um...hello," Andros said cautiously and suspiciously. The smile on the lady's face did not faze.</P> <P>"May I talk to you, alone?" The lady asked in an accent that puzzled him.</P> <P>"Um... sure," Andros said still cautious and suspicious. The two left Surf Spot and walked to the park.</P> <P>"The roster changed," The lady said looking at him up and down</P> <P>"Huh?" Andros said confused.</P> <P>"Oh silly me." The lady said grinning bashfully. "Hi my name is Katherine Hillard, but call me Kat." The lady extended her hand.</P> <P>"I am called Andros." Andros said extending his own and shook her hand.</P> <P>"Now then Androws"</P> <P>"Andros," Andros corrected with a small smile.</P> <P>"Andros," Kat repeated and switched to a low voice "hmm, you're the Red Ranger right?"</P> <P>Andros gave Kat what Ashley labeled as "The Look."</P> <P>"Oh don't give me that look, Justin needs to tell someone what happened while we were out of the Ranger loop hole." Andros gave her a look of confusion.</P> <P>"Are you from Aquitar?" Kat asked changing the subject</P> <P>"Um... no" Andros said startled. "I'm from the Keorva system, KO-35."</P> <P>"You're from there?!" Kat exclaimed softly "Zordan never told us there were any human life in that system!"</P> <P>"You know of it?" Andros asked wide eye.</P> <P>"Sure," Kat said with a dreamy smile. "I went there once on vacation, about a year ago." Kat saw that Andros was covered with a sad expression.</P> <P>"The reason you saw no life on KO-35 was because Dark Spector had over ran it with his own army of his so called "'best' Pirahnatrons and Quantrons."</P> <P>"Those fish face and tin cans?!" Kat exclaimed. Andros looked at her puzzled.</P> <P>"What does Dark Spector's fleet have to do with "'fish face and tin cans?"</P> <P>"Well Pirahnatrons look and smell like fish so we former Rangers and the new ones have a tendency to call them Fish Face. And because Quantrons wear a Tin armor we call them Tin Cans, sort of like those Trash cans over there." Kat pointed to the cans that were beside the picnic benches.</P> <P>Andros turned his head to see where Kat was pointing to and grinned in spite of himself. "Tin Cans" Andros said grinning "I get it." Then Andros remembered what Kat just said.</P> <P>"Kat, you just said former "'Rangers,'" Andros said staring at her. Kat blushed</P> <P>"That's right. I'm the former Pink Ninja, Zeo, and Turbo Ranger before handing my powers over to someone you know, Cassie, but don't tell anyone, it was suppose to be a secret until the battles with Dark Specter's army ended."</P> <P>"Your secret's safe with me," Andros said smiling. Kat leaned forward and asked "You wouldn't mind telling me how this was lost would you?" Andros's smile dropped</P> <P>"It was all my fault." Andros whispered, Andros opened his mouth to talk when suddenly Quantrons appeared!</P> <P>"Oh Shit!" Andros heard Kat growled.</P> <P>"What's a"""</P> <P>"A curse word," Kat said quickly. The two quickly got into their stance. Andros rushed forward and kicked his Quantron, one Quantron grabbed him from behind and another headed his way. With a determined hiss Andros gave the Quantron a kick with both feet and flipped the Quantron behind him over his head and on to the ground. Andros ducked a punch and gave the other Quantron the Attack of the Fast Fist. Out of the corner of his eyes he saw a man and the boy he met name Justin run to Kat's aid. Andros then saw a Quantron lifting its blade.</P> <P>"Look Out!" Andros yelled and he ran at his Krovanian civilian speed and tackled the Quantron like he was playing what T.J. called "'Football'</P> <P>"Dang man what was that?!" The man with his black hair tied into a tight ponytail yelped as the blade tore a hole in his red shirt.</P> <P>"A Quantron that's was about to kill you!" Kat said grabbing a Quantron's leg and spun the Quantron around still holding on to it's leg and it smacked it's fellow Quantrons with it's head.</P> <P>"They're going to pay for that!" The man said with a devilish grin as he punch a Quantron "That was my favorite shirt!" Justin laughed as he ran toward the man who was facing him.</P> <P>"Tommy duck!" Justin shouted with a grin he leaped up into the air and did a split kick to Quantrons.</P> <P>"Nice one Justin!" Tommy complimented "Excellent Rangering!" Justin laughed saying.</P> <P>"Thanks Tommy!!" Andros saw the three former Rangers get surrounded by the Quantrons.</P> <P>"Let's Rocket!" Andros shouted and punched in his code 3-3-5-ej and Morphed into the Red Astro Ranger. "Alright it's time to do business! Spiral Saber!!!!!!!!" The Red Astro Ranger ran forward placed his feet together and leaped into the air.</P> <P>"Drill mode!" Andros shouted as he trusted his saber forward. Andros spun horizontally several times as he "'drilled' his way through the wall of Quantrons.</P> <P>"Alright A man!" Justin cheered "My turn! Shift into Turbo! Mountain Blaster Turbo Power!" At that shout, Justin transformed into the Blue Turbo Ranger. "Tommy catch!" Justin shouted and threw his Autoblaster at Tommy. Tommy leaped into the air grabbed the weapon and fired several shots at the Quantrons.</P> <P>"Silver!" Andros yelled into his communicator "We need back up!"</P> <P>"No can do my friend we have company!"</P> <P>"We'll be right there!"</P> <P>"We'll...?" Zhane said before being cut off.</P> <P>"Katherine do you know how to use that?" Kat grinned</P> <P>"Yup!"</P> <P>"Then morph!"</P> <P>"Alright Let's Rocket!" Kat mimic what Andros had punched in and punched the same thing in 3-3-5-ej and transformed into the Yellow Astro Ranger.</P> <P>"Star Slinger!"</P> <P>"Ready to pave the way?" Andros asked.</P> <P>"Been Ready!" The three chorused.</P> <P>"Then let's do it!" Andros shouted "Spiral Saber Booster mode!"</P> <P>"Star Slinger!"</P> <P>"Autoblaster!"</P> <P>"Storm Blaster!" Justin called and leaped into his trusty jeep as it tore through the terrains knocking down the Quantrons.</P> <P>"Ready?" Andros yelled.</P> <P>"On three!" Tommy shouted</P> <P>"THREE!!!" The four of them shouted and fired as one hands firmly pulling the trigger and keeping them there. Soon the Quantrons disappeared.</P> <P>"Yeah!" Justin cheered pumping his fist as he leaped into the air.</P> <P>"How's it going over there guys?" Andros asked</P> <P>"Not good! Astronama sent two monster down," Zhane said and added "and neither of them is Honorlord."</P> <P>"We'll be there!" Andros declared.</P> <p><center>~*~</center></p> <P>Zhane was still puzzled at his best friend's words but did not try to think they need to destroy those two monsters and although Zhane can think and fight at the same time this was no time to think! He ducked as the monster trusted his sword out to cut of the Silver Ranger's head.</P> <P>"I don't think so!" Someone yelled. The voice was familiar he tried to connect the voice with a face until Cassie gasped out.</P> <P>"Look Zhane! It's the Phantom Ranger!!!" Zhane looked and saw the figure kick away the monster that was on Cassie. Zhane was relived that it was the Phantom, but something was strange about him. Then he realized that the Phantom in front of them was a different Phantom because of his posture it was actually Phantom 2, he remember reading the upgraded news from the private galaxy channel that changes password every Earth's 24 hours that Phantom 1 had been heavily damage and the Real Phantom had asked his cousin to fill in for him until his body is healed. He knew the Phantom Armor was okay but the Phantom himself had gone into coma to heal.</P> <P>"Phantom Ranger 2," Zhane corrected. But before he could utter a word he then realized that "'Phantom 2' was fighting the exact same way Phantom Ranger 1 fight!! Zhane then knew something had triggered Phantom 1 to awaked before he could fully heal which was why Phantom's Posture came out different!! Zhane had a sudden flashback 3 days before Ashley was kidnapped.</P> <I> <P>*Are you sure your okay Cassie?* </I>Zhane over heard Ashley ask.</P> <P>*Yes...No...I don't know...I feel awful right now...but the funny thing is I'm not the one who's hurting! Someone Else is!!! *</P> <P>*<I>An Empathic!</I>* A far away voice thought to him.</P> <P>*<I>Yes...Andros, how did you know?!!!*</I> Zhane asked.</P> <P>*<I>May I observe that your mind is not shielded.*</I> Zhane chuckled mentally. Zhane ducked as a red blur collided with the monster he was battling. Zhane looked up to see a human ridding on Andros's Galaxy Glider playing innocent.</P> <P>"Oops..." The human said in a version of the character "'Steve' from one of the human's shows, "'Family Matter,' ""'did I do that?'" That brought laughter from all the Rangers.</P> <P>"Maybe you should have taken up acting, Tommy." T.J. said with a chuckle as he threw his Ax like a boomerang toward the Quantrons "That was very hilarious!!"</P> <P>"Thanks T.J." The human known as Tommy said "But I like racing much better!" They laughed.</P> <P>"ZHANE!!! LOOK OUT!!!!!" Zhane heard Andros yell a bright red blur ran toward the monster and took the shot.</P> <P>"ANDROS!!!!" Zhane screamed but before he made it to Andros's side a familiar black hand gripped his shoulder.</P> <p><center>~*~</center></p> <P>"Finish the battle," Phantom orders in a way that was eerily similar to Andros's way of ordering them around.</P> <P>Andros got up off of the ground to re-join the battle. A hand gripped his shoulder in a way that was similar to his which was no surprise.</P> <P>"Andros," Andros turns to his brother. "You and I should work together on this one."</P> <P>"What do you mean Phantom?"</P> <P>"That monster is colored coded, it is a mix of black and red but the red is dominate meaning that we need two reds to battle this monster. Do you agree to partnership?" Phantom extended his hand</P> <P>Andros grips Phantom's wrist as Phantom griped his the same way. Nodding Andros said</P> <P>"Let's bring Marlack 1 and 2 down Phantom!!"</P> <P>"Let's," Phantom agreed. The two got in their stance, Andros standing to the front, Phantom on the cliff above Marlack, Andros ran forward with his medium running speed and threw his weapons in the air.</P> <P>"Ha! I'm not falling for that old trick!"</P> <P>"Then maybe you should!!!" Phantom's voice yelled from above. Phantom had taken hold of the Andros's Spiral Saber and thrusted it downward toward the monster's neck. Andros unconsciously turned himself in to an invisible ball of flame that no scanner in the universe could hope to find and went right thorough the other monster a few seconds later. He reappeared beside Phantom and nodded grimly as they turned back to see the flames of the two monsters.</P> <p><center>~*~</center></p> <P>"How the HELL did you guys pull that off!" T.J. exclaimed</P> <P>"Pulled what off of what?" I do not believe that I had pulled anything off the ship." Andros said puzzled he knew what "'hell' was suppose to mean but he did not understand what his second Second-In-Command was asking. The group of boys was on the bridge while in the Medical Bay and the Phantom was taking care of Cassie while the others decide on their next coarse of action.</P> <P>"The two of you be silent!" An enraged Carlos growled, "The answer one final time is NO! You are not going!!" Carlos crossed his arms with a determined look on his face.</P> <P>"Chill out Carlos," Tommy said from his position, which, at that time meant he was sitting on the consol and winked at Andros. "Andros is only doing his job." Carlos scowled at the two Red Leaders.</P> <P>"What job?!" Carlos shouted, "He's trying to get himself killed!!!"</P> <P>"It's the CCR or the "'Curse of the Color Red'." Tommy explained. "Jase and I call it that because as leader we are bound to think that what went wrong was our fault. T.J. knows that and so does Zhane, am I correct Zhane?" Zhane nodded.</P> <P>"When Kinwon and I stuff Andros in the container which knocks him out, it makes me the leader of the group at that time I didn't have my digi-morpher yet so I would play leader with his morpher and I would blame myself when the plan went wrong or back fires."</P> <P>"So it befalls us to do anything, including risking our own life to make up for the mistake we made. Isn't that right Andros?" T.J. asked. Receiving no answer T.J. turns and finds that Andros was gone leaving someone else in his place!</P> <p><center>~*~</center></p> <P>"Honorlord Show Yourself!!!" Andros shouted.</P> <P>"Oh, it's only the Red Ranger." Honorlord said with disappointment.</P> <P>"Who were you expecting to show up?" Andros snapped angrily.</P> <P>"The Black." Honorlord replied. "As I promised, the Yellow Ranger." Ashley appeared, still unconscious, right next to Andros.</P> <P>"How do I know this is the <I>real</I> one?!" Andros demanded to know.</P> <P>"You <I>doubt</I> my honor!!!!!!" Honorlord growled. Looking at Andros's face Honorlord understood his question.</P> <P>"That is the real one. I'd suggest you allow her to keep your morpher, Astronama would probably strip you of your morpher as soon as you get on the ship." Andros turned his body away from Honorlord and strapped his Astromorpher to Ashley's wrist. His fingers brushed her hair from her face, and at contact he at once knew that Ashley had a nasty bruise at the back of her head but he detected nothing else he was relived that Ashley had only been knocked unconscious but was puzzled at how he knew this. Andros ignored his scientific mind and let his instincts take over allowing him to kiss her; he knew he wouldn't dare do it while she was awake.</P> <P>"I'm ready." Andros said. Honorlord nodded respectively at him. Andros teleported Ashley to the medical deck turned and walked toward Honorlord. He heard his friends teleporting down and T.J. yelling</P> <P>"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!" Andros turned toward his friends who were still running toward him.</P> <P>"Don't worry about me guys. Take care of Ashley for me and tell her that I'm sorry." Andros said just before he and Honorlord teleported away from the group.</P> <p><center>~*~</center></p> <P>"Andros?" Ashley queried when she awoke.</P> <P>"It's me, Cassie, how are you feeling?"</P> <P>"I've got a headache and not from being hit on the head either." Ashley then received a dreadful feeling and bit her lips to keep from shouting out in pain. "Where's Andros?" Cassie looked down at her feet.</P> <P>"You had been captured, Ash, and Honorlord threatened to kill you if we don't exchange one of us for your life. I was still unconscious and in the Med bay with Phantom when Carlos tried to talk him out of it but Tommy, Zhane, and T.J. distracted him long enough for Andros to leave the ship. Andros left to take your place as the captive and he says he's sorry."</P> <P>"Oh god...No...It can't be..." Ashley whispered after Cassie left. She felt two morphers on her wrist and looked down at them</P> <P>"Why Andros? Why?" She asked as she cried into a med. pillow.</P> <I> <P>Far away someone heard her question and whispered... "Because I love you Ashley, I always well...I'll do anything for you and only you..."</P> </I> <p><center>~*~</center></p> <I> <P>You know the drill, tell me what you think!</P> </I></FONT> <p> Â