Disclaimer: I don't own the series Disney does, if I did I would be rich, I just own the plot of this story, this story is AU story Tommy is a TA whilst working for Mercer and the dino rangers are college students who become the rangers the same way but instead of being in detention they are with Tommy for extra credit. I also want to say a big thanks to my beta kimtom4eva you're a life saver.
Chapter 1
Memories
Reefside
4.15pm
A twenty-six year old man pulled into the drive of his house, it wasn't
much but it was okay for a bachelor. He got out of his black 4x4 and walked up
the path to his door, after five minutes of messing with the lock, he finally
managed to open it. He slammed his bag down and took a deep breath, sometimes,
well all the time, he wished he had someone to come home to, a wife and kids
who would love him unconditionally and vice versa. Unfortunately for Tommy
Oliver fate had totally screwed him in that department.
As he sat down on his couch he realized he had brought a couple boxes down
from the attic that morning. He slid off the couch, sat on the floor and
pulled one of the boxes over to him. He opened the box it was full of old
pictures. The first photo he pulled out was of him, Rocky, Adam, Kat, Tanya
and Billy, he laughed at the face Rocky was making. The next was a picture of
him, Adam and Jason at a karate competition. The third was of the first team
Jason, himself, Trini, Billy, Zack and her…... the bane of his essence,
Kimberly Ann Hart.
He could never say enough to describe her or his feelings for her even after
so long, and after everything she put him through, he still loved her more
than life its self. With a lump in his throat he pulled the next one out. It
was of him and Kim sitting at the lake, the sun was behind them and she was
sitting in between his legs with her head on his shoulder looking into his
eyes. The love they shared was obvious to anyone who looked at the picture or
watched them interact. Tommy pulled himself back to the couch where he sat
clutching the photo to his chest.
'Oh Kimmy, why did you dump me, you were my life, to tell the truth you
still are.' Tommy thought with tears in his eyes.
Tommy had done well for himself, after graduation he and Kat split up, not
that it broke his heart, he did love Kat but it was the brotherly type of
love. After a year of racing for his uncle, he went back to school much to the
relief of his parents. While at University he was working on earning his teaching degree as well
as a PhD, and was now working as a T.A. He also happened
to be back in action and sporting yet another color while mentoring a new
group of rangers.
But even with all he had done, he still felt like his life was incomplete. He
fell asleep with the photo still clutched to his chest, dreaming of what could
have been.