Disclaimer: I don't own the Power Rangers or anything associated with them. I also don't own the song I have used in this little fic. The song is taken from the 'George of the Jungle' Soundtrack (for those who are curious, it's the song played when they dancing around a fire!). I know that it is a little bit later on in the Power Ranger Universe but hey, I'm the writer, and I can take minor liberties! I got the idea for this fic as I was doing my housework listening to this song! This is dedicated to my two friends Shed and Porthos. Love you guys!

Dogs Howl at the Moon
by Mouse

Billy sat outside looking up at the stars. He always did that at home when he was troubled, it helped him clear his thoughts and make major decisions. Though the open door he could hear the song that he had placed in his CD player. It had arrived along with a letter from Jason in his monthly supply drop from Earth. He let his mind clear and the words echo in the still night.

One day I looked up and there you were,
Like a simple question looking for an answer.

Answers, that was what he was looking for tonight. Jason's letter had been full of news from home. It had been over a year since Billy had left and there had been some major changes. The Machine Empire was no longer a threat. The Turbo Rangers were busy fighting Divatox, but they were all new Rangers. Tommy, Adam, Tanya, Rocky and Kat had all retired and gotten on with their lives.

Now I can see you listening to some inner call,
Swimming lightly to throw myself on you shore.

Even Zordon had gone home to his planet, taking Alpha with him. Jason had enrolled in university and was studying law and dating a lovely girl called Emily. Tommy was driving for his uncle's racing team, Adam and Rocky were running a Dojo, Tanya was working in radio and Kat, well, Kat was studying dancing at Julliard in London. She was even farther away now. Billy sighed as he let the words float into the night.

What if I don't find you when I have landed,
Would you leave me here to die on the shore stranded.

Billy laughed to himself. It was ironic in a way, here he was, millions of light years away from home, on a planet made 95% of water and he was still afraid of water. Not that he would admit that to anyone but himself and then only privately. He would go swimming with the Aquatian rangers and with Cestria but not very often. At the thought of Cestria he smiled in remembrance. He had stayed on Aquitar to be with her but things hadn't worked out between them. They were still friends but nothing romantic had happened like he had hoped. He sighed again as his eyes automatically sort out Earth in the stars above.

I think I know why the dog howl at the moon,
I think I know why the dog howl at the moon.
I say Dela, Dela. I've got Dela
When I'm with you. Dela, some Dela,
Mumma some Dela, I burn for you.

Billy had no idea what 'Dela' was but it seemed to sum up how he was feeling. He was drastically homesick for Earth, his friends and his family. He had finished his research project just this morning, which was the only thing that had kept him on Aquitar. He had it all neatly packaged on two-computer discs that were sitting on his bed, next to the letter from Jason.

I've been waiting for you all my life, day and night.
Hoping for a miracle, I've been waiting day and night.
Day and Night.
I've been waiting for you all my life, waiting for redemption.
I've been waiting for you, day and night. I burn for you.

He sighed again, waiting all his life, it seemed to sum up everything he had experienced in the last two years. The loss of his powers, Jason's return, his aging problem and decision to stay on Aquitar then his failed relationship with Cestria. The only bright spot that seemed to come from Earth was Jason's news that Tommy and Kat had mutually decided they weren't meant for each other. He knew that he shouldn't be glad about that but Kat was the one thing he missed more than anything on Earth.

The crying bird sings in the cage that is my heart,
The image of your face comes to me when I'm alone in the dark.

As those words echoed in the still night Kat's face rose in his minds eye. Her kindness and beauty had sustained him though some of the darker times after he had just given up his powers. She had such a sweet soul full of goodness and she was genuinely upset when he had decided to stay on Aquitar, but she was happy for him. Her last letter had said so. But that was over a year ago he had received that.

If I could give a shape to this ache I have for you,
If I could find the voice that says the words that capture you.

Billy felt his heart constrict. Jason knew him better than he knew himself. He had sent this song to make him realize that he didn't belong on Aquitar, he belonged on earth, with Kat! Billy smiled to himself at how his best friend had once again made him realize his own heart. Sometimes Billy thought Jason knew him better than he did himself!

I think I know, I think I know
I think I know, I think I know.
I think I know why the dog howls at the moon,
I think I know why the dog howls at the moon.

He felt someone come up behind him, he turned his head slightly to see Cestro standing there.

"You miss your home don't you Billy?"

"Yes. I do Cestro."

"This music, it is from Earth is it not?" Billy smiled to himself. The Aquitian rangers hadn't gotten used to Rock music, which Billy listened to all the time.

"Yes. Jason sent it to me. He wants me to come home."

"And you, what do you want?"

"I want to go home to Cestro." The blue Aquitain Ranger stood behind the ex-blue Ranger and listened to the words.

I say Dela, Dela, I've got Dela.
When I'm with you. Dela, some Dela.
Mumma some Dela. I burn for you.
I've been waiting for you all my life, day and night.
Hoping for a miracle, I've been waiting day and night.
Day and Night.
I've been waiting for you all my life, waiting for redemption.
I've been waiting for you, day and night. I burn for you.

Billy got up abruptly and turned to Cestro.

"I want to go home now." The Alien Ranger nodded and then smiled, something that he had never done before.

"I know. We had anticipated your request and everything is ready for you to go now." Billy was amazed that his friend knew him so well. He reached out his hand and clasped Cestro's.

"Thank you. You'll say goodbye to everyone for me?" Cestro nodded and returned Billy's handshake.

"You will be missed. But I understand the ache in your heart. Delphine has arranged for someone to be waiting for you when you get back to Earth."

"Thank you again Cestro, for everything." He nodded and stepped away from Billy. Billy entered the room and picked up his already packed bags. Another present from the Aquitians. In the background the CD kept playing the song, winding down to the end.

Some Dela, some Dela
Mumma some Dela
I burn for you.
I've been waiting for you all my life, day and night.
Hoping for a miracle, I've been waiting day and night.
Day and Night.
I've been waiting for you all my life, waiting for redemption.
I've been waiting for you, day and night. I burn for you.

Billy took one last look at the room that had been his home for almost two years and then nodded at Cestro. He was surrounded by the shimmering light of a teleportation beam and was on his way, the CD still playing.

Earth

Kat paced nervously back and forth in the power chamber. Jason, who would say nothing except keep playing this song and handed her a CD, had summoned her here. It was currently on its fourth repeat but it was a good song she thought. It was just winding down when a teleportation beam landed.

It disappeared leaving Billy standing there, a bag on his shoulder. He looked up at her and dropped the bag.

"How the.. I mean, how did you know I was coming home?" Billy then noticed the music playing and a smile lit up his face. "Jason got you here didn't he?"

"He did. He said I had to meet someone and to play this song." She got over her surprise and rushed over to where he was standing and threw herself in his arms. "Oh Billy, you don't know how much I have missed you." Billy looked into her eyes , finding love and happiness in them. "I love you so much and if you ever go away like that again, I'll kill you!"

"I love you to Kat. You're the reason I came back, I couldn't stand to be away from you any longer. And I won't leave you ever again." He leaned down slowly and their lips meet. For a while in the power chamber there was only silence and the strains of the song that had brought them together, forever.

I burn for you, I burn for you.
I burn for you, I burn for you.
I burn for you, I burn for you.
I burn for you, I burn for you

End

Authors Note: the song in this fic is called 'Dela (I know why Dog Howls at the Moon)' by Johnny Clegg and Savuka.