"What do I do about Tommy and Kat though? Is this going to be a huge problem? There is no way that she's not going to see them." Jason finally said. They looked at each other silently. They all knew Tommy still had unresolved feelings for Kim, whether he admitted it even to himself. It was not going to be easy for Tommy, or for any of them.

"So why is she coming back? " Rocky asked cutting to the heart of the matter.

"Just for a visit, a break from training she says" Jason replied. If he believed that for a moment there wouldn't even be an issue. They sat in silence, the atmosphere crumpled into anticipatory tension."Could someone PLEASE tell me what's going on here?" Joyce asked, not really expecting any more answer than she had received the first four times she'd asked. Carlos frowned, but apparently decided not to press him. "I'm good, I guess. The Alliance wants to talk to the Earth Rangers. Where is everyone?"

"Don't know." Zhane clenched his fists and stacked them on top of each other before resting his chin on them, contemplating the table once more. In point of fact, he did know, but he didn't feel like being responsible for anyone else right now.

"DECA, where are the other Rangers?" Carlos asked, glancing up at the ship's nearest camera.

The camera's red light was already on, Zhane noted. He stared up at the camera without turning his head, gazing at it from the corner of his eye until the angle started to bother him. Looking down at the table again, he wasn't at all surprised by DECA's answer.

"To whom do you refer?" she inquired.

          "Maybe I can," a voice replied. Turning, Joyce saw a medium-sized man with white hair, glasses, and a sketchbook tucked under one arm. "My name is Art Fortunes," he introduced himself, extending a hand.
          "Oh- the man who draws the Beetleborg comics. My children are big fans of them."
          Art nodded. "Yes, I know. Actually, that's part of the reason why I'm here. You see, this whole thing started two years ago." While Art briefly explained the histories and identities of the assembled heroes, Joyce listened with increasing surprise.
          "You're telling me that my children have been Beetleborgs for two years, and I never noticed anything?"
          "You sound like my dad," Franklin grinned, coming over. "Hi, I'm Franklin Park. I'm the Green Turbo Ranger. My big brother Adam was a Ranger for over two years before my dad found out, and some of our parents STILL don't know. Superheroes become very good at hiding secrets."
          Joyce sighed. "I suppose. Do you- do you have any idea what happened to Drew?"

" All of the complications aside, it'd be great to see Kim again" Adam commented feeling a bit nostalgic "Like old times...when does she get here?"

"Well that's just it" Jason said heavily, "In a couple of days...I think she wrote to me so I would tell Tommy but not have time to talk her out of it."

"At least Billy will be back not long after she gets back" Rocky said thinking ahead a little. "He'd hate to miss her!