Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Sorry I haven't updated in awhile and instead of a long drawn out explanation let's just say life has a bad habit of crashing a good party. This chapter is dedicated to my beta reader, Mizfortune for putting up with my horrible grammer and spelling! LOL. If you like CrugerxKat pairings you should check out her story, How It Should've Been.

.:If its typed like this its being said telepathically.:.

3 months later.

Kat cautiously sat up now that they had stopped moving.. She and her cell mates (Plus a terrified Boom) had been thrown onto a shuttle and locked in its storage bay for what seemed like hours. She covered her eyes as the door to their tiny prison opened and light flooded in. Before they could adjust to its brightness she was hauled to her feet and led into a dimly lit building. After throwing the others in with her a bluehead slammed the door shut and slid the bolt home. Kat pulled herself to her knees and crawled over to where Baron and Rosey lay unconscious. Mirage had called Rosey, "Too much of a security risk to leave conscious during the trip." Baron had protested and ended up a victim himself.

"Kat?" Boom asked nervously.

"What?!" she snapped. The last thing she needed was him to panic.

"I think you should see this." She moved over to the boarded up window and looked through the crack he had recently vacated. It was dark out and Krybots were piling wood outside the wall of the building.

'What are they doing?' she wondered. Her answer came when Mirage tossed a burning stick on to the huge pile. She quickly moved from the window and scanned the room franticly for another way out.. Other than the window the only means of escape was the door. They had to be at least three stories up, throwing out the window as an option as long as Baron and Rosey remained unconscious. Their only hope was that someone would find them before it's too late.

Anubis Cruger walked in to his quarters and immediately looked around for his wife. She only had two months left in her pregnancy to which her growing belly was a testament. It was becoming harder and harder for her to move around their quarters without bumping in to something. He glanced over at the windows and noticed that the one that doubled as a door leading to the balcony was cracked slightly. He walked over and eased it open enough for him to slip out. Isinia was leaning against the rail staring up into the night sky. He walked up behind her and slid his hands around to rest on her belly. She stiffened then relaxed into his embrace. She sighed in contentment. "Rough day?" He asked.

She turned and looked up at him with mock disapproval. "Our pup is going to be just like its daddy."

He chuckled. "And why do you say that?"

"Because it never rests! It's been moving constantly since last night and this aft…….ah."

"Isinia? Are you ok?" He asked worriedly as she stopped mid-sentence and gasped. Instead of answering she moved his hand down to the base of her belly. He smiled as he felt their pup move within her.

"I still haven't gotten used to that." She said with a smile. "She stopped right before I came out and I hoped she was going to sleep for awhile. We still have to pick a name." She reminded him absently as they both turned their gaze to the stars.

"What about after your mother?"

"Doggie….. I loved my mother but I don't want our pup to be like her. What about……after your mother?"

"No. My mother was a sweet woman but she was more stubborn than me. What about………. Calypso?"

"Beauty, brains, a strong will, AND a fighter's spirit? You're hoping for a little much, aren't you dear?" She asked with a laugh. He shrugged. "Hmmm, Calypso. That sounds perfect." She said dreamily as she snuggled further into his loving arms. To Anubis time seemed to slow to a crawl. Nothing else existed but holding his wife and planning ahead for their pup. Seconds later that peace was shattered by the blaring of sirens.

"Tate! Report!" Cruger barked over the headset as the rangers pulled up to the scene of the fire.

"The fire appears purposefully set sir! There seems to be four life si……" He was cut off by a sudden explosion that sent the rangers flying through the air. The commander growled as Icehagen and a massive army of krybots emerged from the haze.

He rose and moved swiftly around his console. "Let's go." He ordered the cadet in ranger green as he passed.

5 mins later

Cruger dodged a falling beam as he made his way to the third floor where the life sign readings were the strongest. When he and the green ranger arrived Bridge was unmorphed and unconscious but the other ranges were managing to hold their own. The green ranger had gone to help her teammates while he ran to find those trapped in the building. .:PAIN!!!!:. The sudden agony slammed into his mind and almost sent him reeling down the stairs. He shielded his mind and took off at a run to where the mental link had come from. He felt like he knew the mind voice, but that was impossible. Every telepath he knew was dead. He came to a thick wooden door and pounded his fist against it.

"Hello?!" Kat's nearly frantic voice called from within.

"Kat? Move away from the door!" He shouted as he thrust the shadow saber through the lock and burst into the room. He swiftly moved to Kat's side and took in the two beings lying there. To his surprise one was a female Sirrian. He couldn't make out if he knew her in the darkness but he reached out and ran his fingers under her jaw, looking for a pulse. The knot in his stomach loosened as he found one. "Boom, pick him up. Kat stay close behind me and keep your head down!" He ordered as he scooped the female in to his arms and made for the stairs. Boom quickly grabbed Baron in a fireman's carry and brought up the rear. They were stopped several times by falling debris and flames but finally made it to the exit. The commander strode through the opening and turned back in time to see Kat shove Boom and his passenger out from under a falling beam, only to have it land on her instead.

"NO! Kat!" Boom shouted as he jumped to his feet and tried to pull the heavy object off of her. Cruger pushed him aside and lifted the beam long enough for Boom to pull her out.

"Get her out of here!" Cruger shouted before grabbing Baron and making a run for the door. The two of them managed to get everyone loaded into the patrol jeep (including Bridge) as the green ranger ran up. "Get them to the command center ASAP!" he ordered. The ranger saluted and Cruger ran to help his rangers.

"Commander! We have Icehagen but he managed to summon that thing before he was captured." Z informed him. The tall creature standing before them looked like a giant alarm clock with a head, arms, and legs.

"Fun fun fun!" It shouted in a child like voice. "My name is Timus and I love time! You look worthy, let's play a game! I'll send you back in time, through space! Who knows where you'll land or what will be your fate!" He shouted gleefully in a shrill voice. Before the rangers could move the clock on his belly started to glow and they were cloaked in blinding light. When it faded they found themselves demorphed in a clearing ringed by gigantic trees.

"Does anyone know where we are?" Sky demanded. They looked at their commander. He was approaching a large boulder that was bathed in the glow of the setting sun in the center of the clearing. The rangers followed and noticed writing on its side.

"Are you ok Commander?" Syd asked cautiously as Cruger ran his hand over the writing on the stone. He looked at them with pain and disbelief in his eyes. They had to lean close to hear his whispered word.

"Sirrius."

What do ya think? I know it was short but that's cause the next one is gonna be pretty long.