Author's note: I know what you guys are thinking. WTF is she doing this for. The reason I've posted this chapter again (and again and again), is because my last story seems to be having issues. When you guys and myself try to access the last few chapters, it says it is outdated.

I hasn't been, ever.

I'm hoping if I start fresh, the problem will leave and we can all read easy.

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Dr. K sent the notes from her conversation to the Rangers, and in a matter of minutes they were all downstairs, relieved they were no longer to blame for Hayden's disappearance.

"So, you think Kyle's behind all this?" Mike asked, looking over Dr. K's shoulder. Normally she would have turned around and told him to back out of her personal space, but she understood the situation and ignored his presence.

"Unnecessary lying isn't helping his case," Dr. K smiled.

Kaylee walked over to her husband, completely ashamed. She couldn't dare look up at him as she whispered, "I'm sorry."

Dustin laughed, pulling his wife in his arms, "So am I... I didn't think... but I was so worried. I mean, it's my baby girl!"

Kaylee nodded, wrapping her arms around Dustin and resting her head on his shoulder. "We were still wrong... both of us."

"Agreed," Dustin kissed her forehead, then her lips, "I love you."

The other Rangers exchanged looks, silently apologizing to each other, while at the same time, forgiving others. They all understood the message they got from Dr. K, and after thinking about it for a few minutes, they knew Kyle had to be the one behind everything. It was foolish to blame each other, without concrete evidence.

"So, what do we do now?" Samantha asked as Scott pulled her in and kissed the top of her head. He could feel her hands shaking as he held them in his own.

"I'm trying to locate her morpher, but I can't seem to get a lock," Greg sighed.

"Let us..."

"... help," Gem and Gemma began assisting their long time friend by the main computer, while Dr. K worked at her station.

"So, we just sit here and wait for a lock?" Mike asked, fiddling with his own morpher to keep his hands from breaking something.

"What else can we do?" Ziggy frowned. "If we go out and search the city, someone's going to figure out we're a Ranger down!"

"The Cartels," Kaylee's eyes widened. She looked up at her husband. He squeezed her reassuringly.

"Cartels?" Ronny asked. She only moved to Corinth after Daniela ran away, and unlike her husband, she never really left the Garage. The Cartels were only existent in Corinth, so it came to no surprise that she had no idea what they were.

"The Cartels; five gangs who control a lot of the city," Ziggy explained to the stock car driver, "The only thing standing in their way is the military. And who is at the head of the military...?"

"Dr. K?" Ronny asked, pointing to the doc. She looked up from her screen and shook her head. Ronny's finger looked around the room as the Rangers' eyes redirected her to Kaylee. She stood in complete shock.

Kaylee, of all people, was in charge of Corinth City's defences, the safety of the citizens and was head of the entire operations? There was no one above her?

"How?" Ronny asked. "I mean, it was hard to believe our legendary female green Ranger was a claustrophobic, asthmatic, slightly deranged, totally insane and childish twenty-year old, but now that twenty year old has the human population in the palm of her hand, and she's only got another twenty years experience under her belt?"

Kaylee giggled, "I'm a world leader."

"The world leader," Dr. K corrected her. She turned to Ronny, hoping to get back on topic. "What they're trying to say, is that the Cartels want full power of the city, and the only thing in their way is the military. And, like any other organisation or operation, if you cut it at the head, everything crumbles."

"So, if the Cartels find out Hayden's been kidnapped..."

"... they could try to rescue her, and demand world power for her release," the twins finished.

Ronny groaned, falling back into the couch, "We are so screwed!"

"No we're not!" Greg smiled, bringing up a picture on the large monitor for everyone to see. It was an aerial view of the commercial district in Corinth city. Every few seconds, there would be a faint pink circle that would cover a large area of the district. "I've yet to get a lock on Hayden, but I have narrowed down her location to one district."

"All these buildings though are occupied for a great deal of time during the day, and well into the evening," Dustin frowned.

"That's near Kelly's house!" Kaylee pointed out a small house on the edge of the monitor.

"Storm Chargers and JKP were built in the residential area just on the outside," Dustin pointed to a couple of buildings in the small residential area where Kelly and RJ were said to be living. "If one of these companies had found Hayden, or anything suspicious, Kelly or RJ would be aware."

"I don't think she's in a company building," Ziggy smirked, happy he could help. "When I was with the Cartels, we had a map of all the big businesses and this district was filled with them. But there was the tiniest spec that wasn't coloured. When I asked Fresno Bob what it was, he said it was an abandoned house."

"A house?" Dr. K frowned. Ziggy nodded.

"Yeah, that area used to be residential before the Venjix attacks, but when we were all isolated into this dome, it was chosen for commercial business. All the houses were sold and demolished, except that one."

"Why?" Dani frowned, "That sounds stupid. Who wants to live with no neighbours?"

"The owner apparently demanded a great deal of money for his house, something the military couldn't offer," Ziggy continued. Ever since Venjix had wiped humanity off the face of the earth (almost), the military was in charge of everything. It was like the government but with less hair and more badges. Whoever was at the top of the military pretty much controlled the world. At this point in time, Kaylee was at the top of Corinth's military while Kira was at the top of NewTech's. Because Corinth was an important city for communication, defence and power it stood before NewTech and Kaylee stood in front of Kira. All in all, the military was at the top of the food chain. "Work on the commercial district needed to be done, so the military left the house where it was, and the owner lived peacefully for ten months."

"Ten months?" Flynn laughed, "Did he finally sell it once everything was done?"

"He... disappeared," Ziggy swallowed hard.

"You mean died?" Dr. K asked.

"Well, not exactly," Ziggy pulled on the collar of his shirt, "We all know Fresno Bob doesn't do murder, but that doesn't mean he won't send someone down that road."

"What do you mean?" Ronny frowned.

"I'm not saying Bob did this, but rumour has it, one of the cartels threatened the owner to leave the city, or something really bad was going to happen. The owner must have known not to mess with the cartels, because soon, he was gone. There was no trace left of him. No records to say he moved to another location, or even to NewTech. None of the tunnel officers had him marked down. Some cartels think he left the city to wander the wastes."

"Why would the cartels scare him out of his house, though?" Gem asked.

"They must have thought that if he left, they could have the house and sell it for a fortune!" Dr. K stated. "Unfortunately, by that time, plans for the district were already set in stone, and the house had been incorporated into those plans, meaning there was no need for it to be bought, or demolished.

"And because it covers very little land, you couldn't build a big store. All that could really fit would be a connivance store, and most of those are located in residential areas as a convenience for residents when they need a quick purchase," Scott smirked.

Samantha looked around at her friends and sighed deeply, "So, basically, Hayden's in there."

"To sum up these last twenty minutes, yes," Dr. K nodded.

"Well, now that we know where to look, I say we find her!" Flynn said, taking a step to the door before Dustin grabbed his arm and held him back.

"Yes and no," Dustin frowned. Flynn looked up at the former yelled Ranger with such confusion, Dustin had to laugh. Dr. K decided to explain.

"We still don't know why Kyle, if he really is the intruder, would kidnap Hayden? Is it for business? Does he really still have her? What is he doing to her and what can we do to get her back?"

"I've got all your answers, doc," Flynn smirked, "Yes, he's a dead jackass, it's personal, yes, it better be nothing and I've got it covered."

"If we want to get Hayden back safely and quickly, we need to figure out what we can do and come up with a plan before we storm in there," Dr. K continued.

"Doc! Every time Hayden's captured, she comes back scarred and scared! The longer we leave her there, the worse it'll be for all of us!"

"I understand your concern, Flynn, but..."

"Flynn, Dr. K's right," Samantha breathed, pulling in closer to Scott. He hugged her warmly, resting his chin on her head. Flynn sighed, running his hand through his hair as he turned to the Angel. He was about to argue, when a smirk appeared on her face, "Fortunately, I know what he wants."

"If you're going to..."

"Ew," Samantha shivered, interrupting her boyfriend. "No... never... eww!"

"Good," Scott smiled.

"Look, when Kyle came here and 'pranked' us, he begged me for a date. Remember what happened when I refused?"

"Peach pie?" Ziggy asked, ducking behind Kaylee and Dustin nervously.

"Yeah..." Samantha frowned, "But he got angry."

"The hulk!" Dani giggled.

"He did like any one would do when they love someone who doesn't love them back," Samantha smirked, "They tried to figure out the reason. In this case, Kyle thinks it's because Scott's the red Ranger! He thinks the reason I'm attracted to Scott is because I think he's strong and powerful!"

"But it's also because you love..." Scott started, but was interrupted by a loud shush from Samantha. His jaw dropped in shock, while the others snickered. Samantha laughed slightly as well and kissed him on the cheek before continuing.

"Look, guys, Kyle's going to want to prove to me he's strong! I think, he thinks, that he can prove his strength by breaking the one person in this city who is supposed to be unbreakable."

"Does he not know that's your little sister?" Dillon frowned, trying to make sense of all this as he held Summer tight.

"I think he's a little... not right up there," Ziggy said, spinning his finger around his head. The others nodded in agreement.

"So, basically, this guy plans on killing Hayden to prove his strength and win Samantha?" Dani asked. Flynn turned to the red head and growled. His knuckles were turning white from his fists being clenched so tight for so long. He growled, muttering something under his breath that no one understood, and no one really wanted to understand.

Dustin seemed to be agreeing with him. After all, Hayden was his baby girl; his youngest daughter. Anyone who ever thought of hurting her was already on his blacklist. If someone made her cry, they were dead to him.

Now, this Kyle guy was dead and buried. Not only did he disrespect and cheat on his older daughter, but he kidnapped his youngest and was, most likely, beating the shit out of her.

He shifted his gaze to Dr. K and the twins, "So we know where this guy is and we know what he wants. Now can we go save my daughter?"

Dr. K shrugged, "In most cases I would refuse to admit that I lack the ability to fully understand the situation and therefore can't come up with a solution, but when dealing with a hostage and with the emotional aspects of the situation, I must confess to having no idea what I'm doing."

Dani raised her hand nervously, "I know what to do."

All eyes turned to her, slightly shocked. She was nowhere near stupid or dumb, but she was the last person anyone would go to when they needed help that demanded using your head. School, in general, was not her strong point. As long as she got a passing grade, she was happy. So for her to confidant and come out saying she knew more than Dr. K was surprising.

"You know what to do?" Ronny asked. Dani looked at her mom and nodded. "I knew this moment would come."

"So, what do..."

"... we do?" Gem and Gemma frowned.

"Okay, the way I see it, Kyle thinks there's still a chance that Samantha likes him. Reason being: he never got closure. When Samantha dumped him, she pretty much just walked off and told him, it's over. He didn't know why, he didn't understand why, he just knew that one of his girls were gone. If he doesn't get closure that means this relationship is still open for him, and it's still fair game to want to go after Samantha. What she needs to do, is really end this."

Samantha nodded. She understood what her cousin was telling her, but she couldn't help but notice a slight flaw, "Kyle may get angry, though, and Hayden might be on the receiving end of that anger."

"Get her out of danger and finish it off with Kyle," Dani shrugged, stuffing her hands in her jacket pocket.

"If we're going to do it like that, I would suggest sending a small group in for a rescue," Kaylee said. "Just enough people to keep each other safe if he goes AWOL, but still a small enough group so that when Samantha does 'break-up' with Kyle, he doesn't feel intimidated or attacked."

"Obviously I'll have to go," Samantha said. She looked up at Scott, "You should stay back."

"But..."

"Seeing you will only anger him, especially when I break up with him. I mean, how many good boyfriends or girlfriends break up with their ex, with their current partner in the room?"

Scott nodded, letting go of Samantha as she said this. She was right, if he stayed behind there was less of a chance Kyle went off the deep end. But that also meant he couldn't be there for Samantha if she needed him. He took her hand in his and squeezed it.

"I'm going too," Flynn nodded, "And I don't give a damn about what you guys say. Hayden's going to need someone."

"If Samantha's going, I'll stay back with Engel," Mike suggested, taking the baby from Gemma and cradling her. "Just in case something happens."

Samantha nodded but felt Scott's hand tighten around hers a little more. She knew he was counting on Mike to leave and protect her, like he always did when it came to his girl cousins. But now that he was staying back, there would be no one to look out for her.

Dillon saw Scott tense up and knew what was wrong. Though he and Scott did butt heads, a lot, they were like brothers.

"I'll go too," he offered, surprising everyone. "You guys are going to need someone a little more... level-headed in this situation."

"You, level-headed?" Dr. K laughed.

"I'll be the only one not in tears," Dillon remarked, causing Dr. K to nod and shrug.

Scott looked over at Dillon and smiled. Dillon looked back, and for a brief moment, returned the gesture.

"Well, there is that, and also, no one messes with our pink Ranger and gets away with it," Dillon nodded.

"I'm going..." Dustin started, but Kaylee put a hand on his chest, stopping him. He looked down at her. He saw the tears in her eyes and the pain on her face, but knew what she was saying. He was way too involved personally. He couldn't be the one to go in there, and expect things to go over smoothly. He also ran the risk of losing it as soon as he spotted the boy who hurt both his baby girls, and would probably be coming back to the garage with blood on his hands.

"I'll go," Ronny smiled. She figured an adult should go along with the teens, in case something got intense, but Kaylee and Dustin, the only two adults, were Samantha and Hayden's parents. She was as impersonal as it was going to get, so she was the better option. "And I think that's all we can take."

"I'll be monitoring you guys from here," Dr. K announced from her computer. Ronny nodded quickly at the doc as she led Sammy, Flynn and Dillon to her car.

-----RPM-----

Hayden was in pain, and it wasn't the kind of pain that would eventually go away.

Kyle had been using her to practice and to kill. He was desperate to show Samantha just how strong he had become, and had managed to cause some damage to the invincible Ranger.

For one thing, Hayden's shoulder was dislocated, and until it was popped back into place, there was no way it was going to heal. Her wrists were also injured from the rope, and because they never got time to fully heal before they were cut open again, Hayden knew there would be damage to her wrists if she was ever freed.

Her shirt was stained in blood. Most of it was her own, but some of it was Kyle's from when Hayden put up a fight and knocked him in the nose. Aside from that, there were no more visible scars or bruises.

What was hurting Hayden, though, was her fear. She was helpless and trapped in a position where pain was inevitable, even with her genetic abilities. She couldn't run and hide, and she couldn't fight it. Also, because she couldn't die, every hour she got to relive the same pain, over, and over, and over again, until Kyle grew tired.

Unfortunately, he was obsessed with Samantha, and wasn't going to rest until he got what he wanted. That meant, Hayden wasn't going to catch a break, until she was either dead, or he gave up.

Giving up wasn't an option for Kyle. He proved it when his fist connected with the side of Hayden's ribcage and a sick crack was heard in the room. Hayden bit her tongue as she tried not to scream.

"How fast do you heal, kid?" Kyle laughed, giving Hayden a few seconds to heal, before hitting her in the same spot. It was tender, but no longer broken, and Hayden whimpered in pain when he touched it.

"What's wrong with you?" Hayden frowned tasting her blood in her mouth. She collected it together and spit in Kyle's face.

"Nothing's wrong with me, I just..."

"You're psychotic," Hayden taunted, regretting it when she received a swift kick to the gut.

"Samantha's mine, got it?" Kyle said, grabbing Hayden's face in his hand, forcing her to look at him. "She's an Angel, I'm an Angel. No one else deserves her but me."

"I like Scott better," Hayden grinned, trying to pull away. "At least when he tries to kill me it's with a pillow."

Kyle screamed, pushing Hayden back and causing her to slam into the back wall. She whimpered in pain as the rope pulled her back, and she hung limp.

"Ow..." she muttered.

"Kyle!" someone called from inside the house, close to the room Kyle and Hayden were in. Kyle perked up, recognising the voice.

"Sammy?"

"You're problem's with me, jackass," Samantha yelled, stepping into the room with only Flynn and Dillon by her side. Ronny was standing outside, keeping an eye on the surrounding area, but ready to jump in if needed. "Leave my sister alone."

Kyle smiled, stepping out of the way for Samantha to see what he had done to the invincible Ranger. Samantha shook in anger, but stayed calm for her sake, Kyle's sake (sadly), and Hayden's sake.

"You wanted someone strong and powerful; look at how powerful I am now!" Kyle beamed, showing off his work. "I've got the strongest ranger at my mercy."

"Someone's going to be begging for mercy," Flynn muttered, not giving a damn about anyone else in the room as he made his way to Hayden to untie her. Kyle moved to try and stop him, but Flynn wouldn't allow anyone in his path. Before Kyle could make a move, he slammed his elbow into the boy's chest and pounded him in to the wall. He grabbed Kyle by his shirt, lifting him off the ground as he glared daggers at the boy.

"Leave my girlfriend alone, got it, Angel boy?" he whispered angrily. Kyle didn't answer, so Flynn slammed him into the wall again. "GOT IT?"

Flynn didn't wait for an answer as he dropped Kyle and went to Hayden. He untied her, and she fell into his arms. Flynn hugged her, dropping to his knees so she was closer to the ground. He saw her looking up at him and smiled.

"You're still conscious."

"I'm immune to a lot of stuff," Hayden laughed. Now that her hands were free, she could easily pop her shoulder back into place and her wrists were finally getting the chance to heal. Within a matter of seconds she was back to normal. Flynn didn't want to let her go though, so he stayed there with her, while Samantha dealt with Kyle.

"What do you want, Kyle?" Samantha sighed in annoyance as she looked at the boy on the ground, still recovering from his attack from Flynn. "We're done, you know that."

"You have to give me another chance, babe!" Kyle begged, turning his attention to Sam. "I can be the man you want me to be."

"I want you to be gone!" Samantha frowned. "I don't want you, Kyle! I don't love you. I don't know if I ever did, and I'm pretty damn sure I never will!"

"Can't you try?" Kyle asked. Samantha scoffed, pointing to her sister and she gave Kyle a knowing look.

"I'm in love with Scott," Samantha told him, "not the insane ex-boyfriend who didn't love me when he had the chance, and who attacked my sister, in an attempt to kidnap my daughter!"

"But we're both Angels!"

"You're the devil!" Samantha barked. "I would rather face Dai Shi then see you ever again. What we had before, it's gone now! There's nothing left! I don't have feelings for you anymore and you ruined any chance you had of those feelings coming back!"

Kyle lowered his head in shame as everything sunk in. Samantha took a deep breath and started to shake. Dillon put his hand on her shoulder, giving her the support she needed.

"Look, Kyle, this situation aside, I'm sure you have changed, and you could be a great guy. I'm sure you'll make some girl really lucky someday..."

"Yeah, like Mrs. Devil," Dillon snickered.

"Kyle, I'm not that girl," Samantha shook her head.

"If things don't work out with Scott..." Kyle pressed, trying to find a way back. Samantha continued to shake her head.

"What's meant to be will be," she said. "But... no..."

"But..."

"No," Samantha frowned.

Kyle nodded, getting to his feet. He wasn't happy with these results, but whether he knew it or not, he was getting the closure he needed to move on.

There had been a time when Samantha was the love of his life. There was a time when he was willing to do anything for her. But when he was granted permission to roam the earth, and he saw all the other women he could potentially have, he got caught up in the excitement. He didn't really mean to cheat on Samantha or disrespect her, but he wasn't paying attention to his actions and in the end, they had cost him.

Then his break up with Samantha was so sudden, he didn't have time for it to register. At first, though, he was happy. With no girlfriend, he wasn't tied to a commitment. After a while, however, he started to miss that and went to call Samantha, until he realised she was gone.

That's when he came looking for her, and that's when he was turned down.

"Can we at least be friends?" he asked, offering his hand. Samantha looked at it for a moment, before pulling away.

"No."

Kyle frowned, "W-why... why not?"

"Let's see, kid," Dillon pulled Samantha behind him as he wrapped his arm around Kyle. "First, you demand to have her back, and border stalking. Then you sneak into the ranger base with hopes of kidnapping her daughter, but decide to go for her baby sister. You take her home, tie her up, kick her ass, come back to the base, lead us to believe you have no idea what's going on, lie to us, come back here, beat up her sister again until we find you, you show her what you did to her sister, think it'll win her heart when really it makes her wanna puke and demand again for her heart. Why the hell would she want to be friends with you?"

"Samantha, please... I'll show you, I can change..."

"Shut up," Flynn growled shoving the boy to the ground as he walked Hayden over to Dillon and Samantha. Sammy smiled as her sister threw her arms around her. She held the smaller teen in her arms, happy she was safe.

Flynn obviously wasn't as willing to forgive Kyle as Samantha was, but that didn't bother Kyle. It wasn't Flynn's heart he was trying to get.

"Samantha..."

"Kyle... I can't," Samantha said. "Not after what you did to my family."

"But..."

Samantha shook her head, turning to leave. Hayden was tucked under her arm and never once looked back. Flynn walked beside his girlfriend and always kept one eye on Kyle until they were out of the house.

Samantha wanted to look back. She knew that Kyle was a good guy, somewhere, and didn't want to hurt him, but Dillon managed to discourage her. He told her that if she looked back, it would send Kyle the wrong message.

Instead, Samantha looked up at Dillon, "You are a bunny," she laughed, ruffling his hair.