A Morphin Legacy

Summary: Post Dino Thunder. After nearly a decade and yet another Ranger color, Tommy reaches out to the only woman who has ever truly held his heart. What was the real reason behind Kimberly's letter? Can they still have a future together after all this time?

Rating: T for now, I'll change it if I decide to smutty this up.

Pairing: Duh! Tommy/Kim, touches of past Jason/Trini. Other pairings to be announced.

Disclaimer: I don't own the cluster-f that is the PR world right now, and I don't want to. That's Saban's mess.

Timeline: This fic will actually cover a wide range of points in time but will mostly be post Dino Thunder and up to present day. Not canon compliant after Dino Thunder.

AN: I know, I know. I have so many other fics going but… This was just sitting on my computer so I decided to share it. A fic unread is a fic wasted, right? And for those of you who haven't read my stuff before, I like to warn people in advance to avoid hurt feelings. I hate Katherine. I don't plan to bash her, she honestly might not even make an appearance in this story, but just in case I like to warn people. Stuff happens.

Unbeta'd. Any mistakes are my own. Sorry.

Chapter 1

A Broken Hart

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'Dear Tommy,'

Kimberly wiped her eyes as tears blurred her vison. Why was life so cruel? After her father's infidelity and her parents' divorce, Kim never thought she'd ever trust anyone with her heart. Never believed she'd ever allow herself to fall in love. Then that fateful day in the halls of Angel Grove High happened. A boy in a green and white hoodie "rescued" her from Bulk and Skull. She looked into those soulful chocolate eyes, and that was it. Protecting her heart had never been an option because it belonged to him from that moment forward, and it would for the rest of her life. However long or short that may be.

Which brought her back to the cruel hand fate had dealt her. 2 weeks ago she'd gone to the team's doctor for a routine physical. She'd felt fine, if maybe a little tired. Which was why she'd been completely blindsided when the doctor told her the results from one of her screenings.

She, Kimberly Ann Hart, 17 year old Elite Gymnast and former Power Ranger, had cervical cancer.

Her world had completely fallen apart. The doctor tried to comfort her. They caught it early. It was operable. The games were still several months away and if they got the surgery done quickly, she should be recovered enough to compete.

The risks at her age and physical condition were minimal. She would probably survive. But she could never have children.

Tommy…

Her handsome, sweet, loving, brave, selfless Tommy… was adopted. His parents had adopted him when he was 6 months old. Growing up he had always known he was adopted, and his parents made sure he knew they couldn't have possibly loved him more if he'd been theirs biologically. But a year into her and Tommy's relationship, during one of their many cuddle sessions, Tommy had confessed that he'd always felt like something was missing. He loved his parents very much, but a part of him longed for family that was his by blood.

They were only 16 at the time, but neither one of them had any doubt that they were each other's futures, and the topic of one day having children wasn't something they shied away from. That day, sitting under a tree in the park, with Tommy's head laying in her lap, she and Tommy happily made plans to rectify the issue of Tommy's lack of blood relations. Once they graduated college and got married, and weren't saving the world from evil space aliens, of course.

3. That's how many kids Tommy wanted. Well at first that number had been much higher, but at Kim's horrified look, Tommy had settled for something more reasonable. They'd even named them. She'd never forget the look on his face as they planned their future together. So happy and full of hope and excitement. For a moment they forgot the weight of the world was on their shoulders and that they risked their lives everyday to protect the Earth. They were just 2 kids in love, dreaming about tomorrow.

But now that tomorrow would never come. There would be no beautiful cubby cheeked infants with her eyes and Tommy's smile. And if he stayed with her… he would never have his dreams for a family come true. She loved him too much to do that to him. She could never cost him something that important.

She had to let him go.

With tear filled eyes, and shaking hands, she wrote the letter that would shatter both their hearts. Oh how she wished she could tell him the truth. But she knew she couldn't. He was the leader of the Power Rangers. The Earth needed him and she couldn't be selfish. If he knew the truth, he would been too worried about her to focus on the Rangers. The others had told her how he reacted when she was kidnapped by Zedd, and later when she'd been hospitalized after her fall from the beam. This was so much worse than that. She couldn't do that to him. What would be the point? He was better off without her now.

There was a new Pink Ranger. One that had made her intentions towards Tommy clear from the start. Maybe now Kat would take her place in more ways than one.

I'm so so sorry, my love. I'd give anything to not have to do this.

She closed her eyes and sealed the envelope. She addressed it to the Youth Center. She didn't want him to be alone when he read it. He would need their friends… his friends now. They'd hate her after this. But that was the price she had to pay.

Goodbye...

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Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional, nor was I about to spend countless hours doing research for this fic. I apologize for any inaccuracies.

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