DECA: They say when you die, you leave a spirit behind......what if the spirit took a body...?
Andros monitors the console
Andros punches in a few controls
Ashley: ((incredible how much chatting we can do in (())s))
Zhane lays in bed snoring
Ashley has gone to bed as well, leaving Andros up with DECA as usual. she tosses lightly, feeling too energized for sleep tonight...
Zhane keeps snoring and makes swatting movements at the air
Andros: DECA scan Quadrant 4A
DECA: Scanning
Ashley finally finds a comfortable position and settles down. Her mind begins to wander as she drifts off....it seems a voice is calling to her...
Andros checks around to make sure, no one is watching
DECA: Scan Complete
Andros: Results?
DECA: Negative
Zhane 's still snoring
Carlos_ is sleeping in his quarters.
Andros: Scan Quadrant 5A
DECA: Scanning.....
Zhane grabs something and throws it at the wall and mumbles "Shut the hell up" then starts snoring again
DECA: Complete......Negative Results
Andros: Scan Quadrants 7A through 15Z and report
Ashley listens to the voice carrying her away. *"All is well...nothing can harm you...all is well...you'll be safe here..."*
DECA: Scanning
Ashley follows the angelic woman leading her away into a warm, safe place. The woman guides her through a doorway, but doesn't pass through with her. *"Don't fear...be well while you're here..."*
Andros slips into sleep on the bridge....
DECA: Scan Complete....
Andros wakes up
Ashley watches the woman walk back the way they came, and disappear into a dim place....
Andros: Results?
Xaya awakens with a gasp
DECA: Negative
Andros: Start Scanning Andromeda Galaxy....
DECA: Scanning...
Xaya looks around the room, knowing perfectly well where she is, but marvellig nontheless at being alive again.
Andros slips back off to sleep on the bridge
Xaya draws back the covers and looks down at herself. *So this is the new one huh?*
Xaya stands up and studies Ashley's body and face in the mirror. *She's pretty. I guess there's no blaming him if she's nice too*
Andros awakens, and goes and sits in his command chair, and accidently goes to sleep again
Xaya decides she's decent enough in Ashley's yellow camoflage nightshirt, and ventures out into the hallways.
Xaya wanders the corridors slowly. She knows this isn't the Megaship, but the diagrams she memorized at the Academy seem to be leading her about efficiently. She visits all the rooms she never got to see as a girl. Then she heads for the bridge.
Zhane gets up clad only in his shorts and walks to the bridge "Hey Andros"
Xaya sneaks up on the bridge, quiet as a ghost, sensing the presence of her two old friends in the room....
Andros snores as Zhane enters
Zhane shakes Andros "Wake up dude"
Andros: huh?
Andros punches the control to hide the scan
Zhane: Wakie wakie
Zhane: Whats up?
Andros: oh nothing
Andros: just doing some late night scanning
Zhane: Of?
Xaya hides in the corridor to listen.
Andros: stuff
Zhane: What kind of stuff? Come on you tell me everything, atleast you did before Ashley came alone
Andros: yeah but u tell Karone everything, and she tells everyone else
Zhane: I promise I won't tell her this
Zhane: Ok?
Andros: space...
Zhane: what in space?
Andros: stuff in space
Zhane: What kinda stuff? Come on I promise I won't tell
Zhane: If I do may darkonda come back to life and chop me up into a millon peaces
Andros: just asteroids, and planets, and comets and stuff like that......
Zhane: So come on, whats up? Can I help?
Zhane: Yeah sure... *mumbles* Liar!
Andros: no i just finished
Zhane: Your hiding something
Andros: no....
Andros looks at Zhane like he's nuts
Zhane: To bad Xaya isn't here she was always able to get stuff out of you!
Xaya snickers, forgetting too late that it's audible now that she's in a body.
Andros: i'm not hiding anything
Zhane looks around "Did you hear that?"
Xaya smacks her forehead, making more noise
Andros: yeah what was that?
Zhane: Whos there? *looks around*
Xaya steps cringing onto the bridge..
Andros: hey ash
Zhane walks into the hall and sees Ashley "Oh hey Ash!"
Zhane: Whats up?
Xaya can't speak just yet....having them acknowledge her as a human being again..!
Zhane: Ashley?
Xaya starts to grin widely...
Xaya: Zhane...
Zhane: Its about time
Zhane: Whats up?
Xaya: I...I have so much I want to tell you...we all do!
Zhane: Ok
Andros looks around.....
Andros: We?
Zhane: Why don't we sit down and you tell me
Zhane: *raises a eye* Did you change your hair? Something seems diffrent *smiles*
Xaya looks at Andros. "And you too. You're so different......and you're still exactly the same!"
Zhane: If it is your hair... I like it *smirks his trade cheesy smirk*
Andros: Ash are u feeling ok?
Zhane: *thinks* Ok ashleys nuts!
Zhane: Why don't you sit down Ash?
Xaya nods vigorously to Andros's question, and sits where he guides her.
Xaya looks around at the ship. "This is a nice ship too. You built it just like the MegaShip...I know my way around already."
Xaya: *giggles*
Andros: umm....*looks to Zhane*
Zhane: Okay I'm eather betting your not ashley! Or you've lost your marbles
Xaya decides to clue them in, and draws Andros down on his knees before her. "I've missed you..."
Carlos_ wakes up from his sleep, and gets dressed, then head to the bridge.
Andros: u just saw me two hours ago
Zhane: Well Ashley you gonna tell us whats going on or what?
Xaya kisses him slowly and sensually, with a gentle tug on his lower lip at the very end. How she always did it....
Carlos_ walks onto the bridge, and notices the kiss with Andros and Ashley.
*Xaya* Hey that's a good idea.
Carlos_: Uhh.. Hey guys.
Xaya waits, smiling, to see if this jogs his memory at all
Zhane: Woah I haven't seen a kiss like that since... Wow its been like geez five or six years when we were at the academy
Andros pulls back
Zhane: Ok I'm gonna say its offical, your not ashley but then who are you?
Xaya winks at him. "Andros knows.."
Zhane: I... Think I know too
Andros is still in the dark...
Zhane: But if I said I think your Xaya Andros will kick my butt for mentioning your name cause your dead among other reasons
Xaya looks at Carlos, bewildered by all this, and waves a little.
Carlos_: What's going on?
Zhane: *quietly* Xaya thats Carlos, the black ranger
Xaya looks at Andros. "Why can't you believe it?"
Andros: Your....dead........
Xaya: Not today. Can't you see?
Andros: Ash if this is a trick i want u to stop playing it now...
Andros: it's not funny
Zhane: Its not a trick Andros
Zhane: I know Ashley and I know Xaya, those aren't Ashley's eyes!
Andros: it has to be.....
Xaya laughs. "She can't hear you. She's in another place right now, safe and sound while I borrow her body.
Andros: Xaya is dead........I saw her die
Zhane: I did too Andros
Andros: Ash your scaring me....
Xaya takes his face in both hands. "Don't be afraid. I've missed you so much. I had to come back some way or another...."
Andros: No.....Your dead......
Zhane: Andros shes not dead
Zhane: Shes standing right there
Xaya is starting to get frustrated..
Andros: Shaddup Zhane!!!
Zhane: Don't tell me to shut up!@
Andros: we both saw her die......Ash playing some sick trick
Xaya stand up. "Carlos...you saw the monitors the day Andros and Zhane had their flashback. Could you believe it's really me?
Carlos_: Umm.. I don't know, really.. You might be Xaya, and you might be Ash.. It's hard to tell..
Zhane: Not for me
Zhane: You don't forget those eyes
Xaya shakes her head, and looks again at Zhane. "You were always more ready to believe in things than he was..."
Zhane: Their exactly like Andros', hard and in paint Ashley's are way to innocent to have that look
Andros: no it's not real.....she's dead
Carlos_: You're right about the eyes. I know how Ashley's eyes look like their innocent.
Xaya turns back to Andros. "Whether you believe it or not, I'm here. Search your heart and you'll know Ashley would never pull a stunt like this on you. She cares about you too much for that."
Carlos_: And those eyes aren't Ashley's.
Zhane: Xaya's right Andros
Zhane: Think about it!
Xaya: *gives Zhane and Carlos both grateful looks*
Zhane smiles and hugs Xaya "We missed you"
Xaya: You have no IDEA how much I've missed you *squeeze*
Andros grabs a control panel for balance
Zhane: I think I can sempatize, I was in a freezer for two years
Xaya goes to help him, but stops herself before she gets too close.
Xaya: Are you alright?
Andros: Leave me alone.........
Zhane: Andros don't act like that
Andros: Be Quiet Zhane.....*calmly*
Carlos_: Andros.. There must be a reason for Xaya to be here, so let her say what she has to say.
Xaya nods to Zhane...
Xaya: Can we be alone for a second Zhane? Carlos?
Andros looks at the display, and doesn't look at back at the others
Zhane: Ofcourse.. You and me though.. Talk, soon *smiles*
Zhane walks off the bridge "I'll be in my room"
Xaya grins and nods.
Carlos_ walks off the bridge.
Zhane: I can't beleave shes back this is cool *smiles*
Xaya sits down so that he can feel a little taller. "I'm sorry to caus you pain like this. I guess I thought, now that you were with Ashley, you'd come to some kind of grips with what happened to me."
Andros doesn't turn around, and remains silent
Xaya: I have to give this body back soon. Why won't you talk to me before I have to go?
Carlos_ walks down the corridor with Zhane. Wanna go spar on the simu-deck?
Andros remains silent
Zhane: Sure
Zhane: DECA Run Program 20DE1283C
Zhane sees a sparing mat and some gear apper
Xaya bows her head. "I'm sorry..I shouldn't've come. I never did figure out how to stop walking in on you at the wrong times..."
Zhane grabs the silver gear and puts it on
Carlos_ grabs the black gear and puts it on.
Xaya gets up to go find the others and leave him in peace
Zhane: Ready?
Carlos_: Ready.
Andros: Xaya......
Andros: You always did have a problem with that....
Xaya stops in the doorway
Zhane goes back to sparing
Zhane spinkicks Carlos
Carlos_ dodges it, and leg sweeps Zhane.
Andros: That time.....you walked into my quarters, and i was in the shower
Zhane jumps back up and delivers a combo to Carlos sending him to the floor
Andros: i was so embaressed.....
Xaya nods, a smile beginning to form. "No more than me!"
Carlos_: Whoa.. Nice moves.
Zhane: I was one of the best fighters on KO-35
Carlos_ gets up.
Zhane: You don't become the most powerful ranger in the universe without knowing something
Andros: why, u had all your clothes on......
Carlos_: I guess that's true.
Xaya: But I wasn't looking at me, now was I?
Zhane delivers another combo sending him into the wall
Andros laughs.....
Xaya blushes, trying not to embarass him too much
Carlos_ kicks Zhane in the stomach.
Andros: Well no one's perfect
Zhane blocks it and punchs Carlos in the head
Xaya shakes her head. "Nope. Not even where I come from.."
Xaya moves tentatively towards Andros..
Carlos_: Whoa.. Hold on a sec, Zhane. Let's make some rules.
Zhane: Ok
Carlos_: No hitting in the face. Okay?
Zhane: I didn't hit you in the face
Andros: why didn't u tell me about your disease....
Andros: I could of helped you.....i could of saved you...
Zhane: Ok, no face or back shots ok?
Carlos_: Alright. Sounds fair.
Xaya stops. "I...I didn't tell anyone. I didn't even want myself to know..."
Zhane: Oh and no knee shots
Zhane: Ok?
Carlos_: Right.
Zhane: Right
Carlos_ gets back in a fighting stance.
Zhane takes a stance "Ready?"
Andros looks away from her......
Carlos_: Yep.
Zhane: Go!
Zhane fakes a spin kick then sweeps Carlos
Xaya shakes her head. "I think my time was up Andros. Even if I had told someone, I would have dies in the attack. And if I hadn't died in the attack, I would have killed myself when they kicked me out of the Academy..!
Carlos_ falls down on his back, but rolls back up, and kicks Zhane in the chest.
Xaya knows she shouldn't have said that...
Andros: You should go see Zhane now....
Zhane blocks the shot and round houses Carlos in the _side_ of the head
Xaya: I'm sorry...
Andros: Zhane's waiting.....
Xaya: I had a lot to live for I know, but it wouldn't have mattered without the Rangering. I wouldn't have been happy while you were off saving the universe without me.
Xaya: You were the hardest thing to let go of when my time came..
Carlos_ staggers backwards, and leans against the wall, to catch his breath.
Andros: Zhane's waiting Xaya.....
Zhane: DECA synth two waters
Zhane goes over to the simu-deck's synthatron and takes the waters
Zhane: Here Carlos *hands him one*
Carlos_: Thanks.
Xaya feels the lump rise in her throat, preventing her from speaking. Cursing human bodies, she ducks her head and leaves quickly..
Carlos_ takes a couple of sips from it.
Andros goes back to the panel
Xaya begins to cry as she pads quickly down the hall, hoping Zhane is still waiting for her.
Carlos_: Do you think you can teach me some of those moves sometime?
Zhane: Sure
Xaya reaches the SimuDeck and waits in the doorway, palming the tears from her eyes.
Zhane: Xaya! Whats wrong? *walks over to her pulling his gear off as he goes now wearing gee pants and a tanktop
Carlos_ finishes drinking.
Xaya: I-i make him too sad...
Zhane: *Sighs* Alot happened after you left
Zhane: Give him time
Zhane: To bad Karone isn't here she can always cheer him or me up
Xaya can't stop herself from sobbing, as she takes refuge in Zhane's arms. It's been so long since she dealt with human bodies and their emotions..
Zhane hugs Xaya
Zhane: Did Andros tell you we found Karone?
Xaya buries her face in his chest. "I knew. I was watching the whole time, I felt so happy for him.."
Zhane: Shes great
Xaya nods, aware of Carlos's presense in the room.
Zhane: Shes the most incredible girl I've ever me, shes nice, sweet, funny, pretty, cheery, smart, and a good ranger
Xaya looks at him and nods. "I know. I KNOW! All I want is you all to be happy, but I shouldn't have tried to be a part of it."
Zhane: I'm glad you did
Zhane: I've missed you
Xaya sighs, and squeezes him again. Then she removes herself from his arms and walks over to Carlos.
Zhane: Only person I feel like I can talk to anymore is Karone, Andros hasn't been the same since I got put in the freezer
Zhane: I used to be able to talk to you or Andros or any of the others
Xaya: You must be bewildered by all this. I hope you don't feel threatened by Andros and Zhane's ghosts from the past."
Carlos_: I.. uhh.. I'm not threatened by it.
Zhane: So are you ready to hear my storys Xaya?
Xaya swallows some tears. "But you do feel concerned for what I've done to Andros in coming back."
Andros walks onto the Simudeck.....
Carlos_: Yeah. I do.
Xaya nods. "Just know..I didn't want it to be that way. I wanted it to be happy..."
Xaya hasn't noticed Andros yet
Zhane hasn't eather
Xaya: I'll go as soon as I've heard Zhane's stories. I won't bother you all again until I'm more sure that he's ready.
Carlos_ has noticed Andros, since he's basically facing towards the door, anyway.
Zhane: Cool we can talk in my room!
Zhane: Lets go *grabs Xaya's arm*
Carlos_: Uhh, he might be ready now..
Zhane: Huh? *turns around* Oh Hey Andros!
Xaya looks in the direction Carlos is facing
Zhane: I was just getting ready to tell Xaya some storys *grins*
Andros: i have one uh....something to say..
Xaya keeps silent. Zhane can feel Ashley's body trembling.
Zhane: What is it Andros?
Andros: there something i think u should do before u go...
Xaya: *tears stand in her eyes*
Andros: back at the academy u never got to morph...
Xaya gasps
Carlos_: I see where this is going. You're saying she should morph into the Yellow Ranger, aren't you?
Andros: no she can morph into the ranger she always wanted to
Andros hands her the Pink Ranger Morpher....
Carlos_: Oh..
Xaya takes it in her trembling right hand, gripping Zhane with her left.
Zhane: Can she fly one of the galaxy gliders?
Xaya looks at him almost fearfully
Xaya: I...I can't!
Zhane: Why not?
Zhane: You should have been the pink ranger
Carlos_: Zhane, that might be too much.
Xaya: I just...I never thought...the Academy wouldn't have let me.
Andros: the acadmey is not here
Zhane: The academy was distroyed
Carlos_: Well, I never went to an Academy, and was able to use a Galaxy Glider as soon as I became a Ranger.
Zhane: they train rangers on Aquatar now
Xaya looks at Carlos, then at Zhane, then at Andros standing stiffly in the doorway.
Xaya: .....will you come with me Andros?
Zhane: I should know... Andros forced Karone to go *glares at Andros*
Zhane: Wait what about my storys??
Xaya takes Zhane's hand. "Tell me when we're in the sky."
Zhane: Ok! LETS GO! *bolts for the jumptubes*
Zhane: Come on!
Zhane runs up to the silver one
Zhane grabs the bar above his jump tube and dives down it morphing on the way
SilverRanger blasts out of the ship onto his Galaxy Cycle and flys off
Xaya follows as quickly as she dares, stopping to wait for Andros.
SilverRanger flys through space
Xaya: Please...? It's part of the dream. Taking my first Glider ride with you...
Andros walks to the jumptubesw
Carlos_ follows them to the jumptubes.
SilverRanger is already flying around the ultraship
SilverRanger touches his communicator and says:
SilverRang: HURRY UP!!
Carlos_ stands in front of his jumptube.
Andros helps Xaya up to her tube
Carlos_: *into communicator* Hold your horses, hotshot.
Xaya trembles as she hold onto his hand. "Is it difficult?"
Andros: nope....
Carlos_: It's easy, really. The only need you need to know is to lean forward to go faster, and lean back to slow down.
Xaya gives him a hopeful smile and leaps into her jumptube!
Andros: LET'S ROCKET!!!!
Andros slides down the jumptube
Andros transforms into the Red Ranger
Andros jumps onto his Galaxy Glider
Xaya: LET'S ROCKET!!
Xaya snaps open her Astro Morpher and types in the code:
Xaya: 3
Xaya: 3
Xaya: 5
Xaya: ENT
Xaya transforms into the Pink Ranger!
Carlos_ slides down his jumptube.
Carlos_ transforms into the Black Ranger.
BlackRanger jumps onto his Galaxy Glider.
SilverRanger flys next to the others "Hey guys!"
PinkRanger: Zhane look! I'm flying!
SilverRang: Yep!
BlackRange: You could've waited, you know?
RedRanger: You are Xaya....
SilverRang: So can I tell you my storys now? *smirks*
BlackRange: Oh, I forgot you're Zhane. You don't like waiting.
PinkRanger reaches for Andros's hand again, gripping it tightly as she gets the feel of the board. "Tell away Zhane!"
SilverRang: Ok well, after the thing with the academy there was a fight on KO-35, I took a blow ment for Andros and he put in my a freezer for two years when I woke up he was hung up on Ashley and there were new people I didn't know here.... After that we found Karone but she got some implant put on her so she was evil again then Andros killed Zordon and saved Karone, me and her started dating and our first day got interupted by a attack from Dark Spectre,
SilverRang: The real ashley was turned into a psycho ranger
SilverRang: we've been fighting her ever since and I'm inlove with Karone
SilverRang: Oh yeah and I got turned into a psycho once and almost killed everyone then started making them all evil
PinkRanger listens to the story all the way through, enthralled by it all. "I knew it was happening, and yet it's so much realer now that you've told me."
BlackRange: You weren't the only one got turned into a psycho, Zhane.
SilverRang: Oh yeah and Andros has fuffed Ashley three times and I lost count of how many times Karone and I have fooled around *smirks under his helmet*
SilverRang: What can I say, I got talent
PinkRanger is still holding Andros's hand, their gliders soaring just centimaters apart.
SilverRang: Karone is incredible
SilverRang: Shes really nice!
SilverRang: And sweet and pretty, smart, funny, intresting, caring, and can always cheer me up
BlackRange: Zhane, we don't need every detail that happened.
SilverRang: Shut up Carlos
PinkRanger shakes her head. "I'm glad I came back, even if it was just for one night."
SilverRang: One night?? You can't stay?!
RedRanger: what about Ashley?
PinkRanger looks at Andros. "I'm going to go now. Will...will you be alright?"
RedRanger: i'll be fine Xaya
SilverRanger moves closer to Xaya's board and hugs her "I'm gonna miss you"
PinkRanger: Then I'll feel safe sending Ashley back to you.
PinkRanger hugs them all tightly...
SilverRang: Can you take someone elses body and stay?
SilverRang: Like Cassies!
PinkRanger squeezes Andros's hand especially. "Your place in my heart is safe..."
SilverRang: You'll be here all the time with us and be the pink ranger
RedRanger nods
BlackRange: Yeah, but what about Cassie, Zhane?
PinkRanger looks at Zhane. "I wish it were that easy. But it's better this way. As long as you don't forget me, I'l still be here."
PinkRanger takes both Andros and Zhane's hands, and surrenders her body to the heavens. For an instant, her knees go weak and she staggers, but then Ashley returns to her rightful body!
YellowRanger flickers into existence.
YellowRang: Whoa...
SilverRang: Hey Ashley *sighs*
SilverRang: *quietly* Bye Xaya
RedRanger: ash your back....
RedRanger gives Ashley a giant hug
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The End
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