Your boy. She couldn't help but smile at Tevi's choice of words. "I'll take you up on that, then," she said, stifling a yawn as she stretched. She swung her legs over the side of the trailer and looked at Tevi expectantly. "I've had enough of this party."

Tevi tilted her head to the side in invitation, and Kerone hopped down to follow her across the field. Vehicles still encircled the bonfires and lined the dirt roads, and the fields probably wouldn't be empty of people until after dawn. She glanced back once, but Zhane and Ty were already lost in the dance of the firelight and the pounding hover music.

          "We assumed as much. Your Black Ranger asked me to bring this tray and insist you eat; she seemed to think you'd be more likely to comply with my instructions."

"Everyone willing to try mind bonding with Skye?" Jason asked the rest of the group. The remaining rangers nodded purposefully.

"Kim? You want us to do this?" Jason asked gently, afraid to offer her a hope that could so easily turn out to be unworkable.

"I don't want any of you hurt on my behalf.." she said uncertainly.