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Chapter 1
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Dream Sequence
"Time to kill the infamous Tommy Oliver. I think I will throw him in the lava" Kimberly said. As Tommy backed away from her. A red glow in her eyes.
Tommy and Kim where back at the Island Murianthias where they had ruined Divatox's plans, but this time there was only the two of them, both looking like they had one that exact day.
"Anything you want to Say Tommy before I kill you?"
"Please Kim. Think... It's me, Tommy! Snap out of it."
"Snap out of what?" she retorted coldly. "I am doing what I have been destined to. I broke your heart and now I will burn your spirit."
There was a rock behind Tommy as Kim did a hand stand and kicked Tommy right into the lava pit tripping over the rock.
"NOOOOO!" Tommy screamed
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Awake Tommy's Bed Room
Tommy screamed and jolted straight up and out of bed.
He was clad in a pair of boxers, and his AC was running but still his dream had made him wake up in a cold sweat breathing extremely heavy. He looked over at the familar green glow of his digital alarm clock and it had just turned 6:30 am. Tommy shook his head and wiped the sweat from his brow.
"God damn it! This dream needs to end already"
Tommy shook his head violently and walked off to the bathroom. A quick flip of the toilet seat and up the lid went as a familar sound to anyone was Tommy was emptying his bladder.
Right after Tommy finished he got in the shower not before slipping off his boxers. The hot water came out and helped clense the nightmare he had just had, both his hands firmly planted on the tiles of the shower wall under the fawcet.
"Kim...Kim, you would never do that to me, would you?" He pondered out loud.
As if by Magic she appeared in the space between the shower wall where his hands were and the rest of his body. Her body all ready soaked. She smiled at Tommy and motioned him over to her for a kiss.
"Come on Tommy show me you still love me.' Kim said
Tommy smiled and leaned in for a kiss, but there was nothing there. He leaned and leaned and leaned some more when he finally hit his head up against the wall rather hard. He clutched his forehead and opened his eyes.
"Ow, that hurt a lot. Why did you do that Kim.." he stopped himself realizing that this was all in his head.
Tommy shook it all out and looked to the opposite side of the shower where a water proof radio was. He pushed the on button as he continued his early morning shower. The suddenly a song came on and hit him hard.
We
belong together
And you that I'm right
Why do you play with
my heart,
Why do you play with my mind?
Said we'd be forever
Said it'd never die
How could you love me and leave me and
never say good-bye?
Tommy thought to himself "Kim why.. Why'd you do this to me" as he pounded his fists against the wall in shower
When
I can't sleep at night without holding you tight
Girl, each time
I try I just break down and cry
Pain in my head oh I'd rather be
dead
Spinnin' around and around
Although
we've come to the End Of The Road
Still I can't let you go
It's
unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you
Come to the End of
the Road
Still I can't let you go
It's unnatural, you belong
to me, I belong to you
Tommy stood there his eyes welling up tears flowing down his face, but any kind of on looker would mistake them for just water since he was in the shower. .
Girl,
I know you really love me, Can you love me again like you loved me
before
You just don't realize
You've
never been there before
It's only your first time
Maybe I'll
forgive you, hmm
Maybe you'll try
We should be happy together
forever, you and I
This time I want you to love me much more
This time
instead just come to my bed
And baby just don't let me, don't let
me down
This
caught Tommy off guard even though he's heard this song hundreds of
times he never sat there and paid attention. He knew all the words
but their meaning were sinking in to him.
(spoken)
Girl I'm here for you
All those times of night when you just
hurt me
And just run out with that other fella
Baby I knew
about it, I just didn't care
You just don't understand how much I
love you do you?
I'm here for you
I'm not out to go out and
cheat on you all night
Just like you did baby but that's all
right
Hey, I love you anyway
And I'm still gonna be here for
you 'till my dying day baby
Right now, I'm just in so much pain
baby
Coz you just won't come back to me
Will you? Just come
back to me
(Lonely)
Yes baby my heart is lonely
(Lonely)
My heart hurts baby
(Lonely)
I feel pain too
Baby
please
This
time instead just come to my bed
And baby just don't let me down
Tommy fell to his knees after this and violently shook trying to purge himself of these feelings the song was envoking in him. The radio announcer spoke.
"I am Johnny in the AM and that was End of the Road by Boys 2 Men. Call up and tell me what you want to hear on 97.3FM's 'AM RB Jam'
Another song begun to play but Tommy wasn't paying attention anymore his emotions have gotten the best of him.
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2 hours later
Tommy sat at the kitchen table. After eating a breakfast of a few eggo waffles and a cold glass of orange juice, he sat at the table working on some papers dressed in a tanktop and pair of jeans. School had ended over a week ago, but Tommy was getting prepared when some one entered through the front door. Tommy looked up as the figure made his way to the kitchen. Staring back at Tommy was a figure in a red shirt, black leather jacket and regular blue jeans. Tommy got up and gave the guy a hand shake which then turned into a quick hug. Both men sat down at the table and looked to each other.
"So man what brings you out here?" Tommy asked
"I was bored at home. Trini is cleaning like a mad women and pretty much kicked me out for a few hours. Since your the closest friend I decided to stop by, hope you don't mind?" he said with a quirky smile.
Tommy laughed, he still wasn't used to Trini and Jason living in Reefside. He loved them being there but just wasn't used to it. Jason got a great deal on a piece of real estate for his upcoming dojo endevers. So they moved to Reefside. The Dojo is huge and right above the Dojo is a nice living quarters. Three nice bedrooms, which they only needed one, so they used the other two for a spare room and a Office / spare room. A kitchen, full bath, a living room and even a dinning room.
"You know you are always welcome." Tommy said.
Jason nodded, "Thanks bro," he said sweetly
Again Tommy laughed "I still can't believe the great deal you got for the dojo!"
"Yeah I know. I was practically stealing the damn thing." Jason explained and laughed briefly. "So what's with all the paper work? I thought school was over?"
"It is. I am just trying
to get a head. I want to be really prepared when it starts back up. This past week has been brutal trying to come up with a lesson plan for every single week for different classes for the next school year."
"Wow I never thought t'd see the day when Tommy Oliver was this well organized."
"The only reason is because its going to give me so much more time to get things done during the school year. Now my breaks in school like lunch and free periods can be spent grading papers which means less work to do when I get back here. So I can relax." Tommy put the papers away and then locked the case and set it back down on the floor.
"That's great. So this means you can actually hang around this summer. Instead of using the lame 'I am a teacher' excuse."
"Yeah I guess I can hang this summer. What about you wont you be having the dojo to run?"
"Not til the end of the summer early september. Sometime after the fourth I plan on opening it. I am doing most of the remolding myself. Saves me money and gives me time to have a blast with you and Trini. Speaking of which you want to lend a hand "
"You know I'll help where I am useful. I got your back."
"Thanks bro. So is this all you been doing or have you been trying to find more ranger powers?"
"What do you mean?"
"Tommy your destined to be every color of the rainbow with the ranger powers." Jason laughed as Tommy sat there looking at his best friend.
"No I haven't for your information. I completely changed my basement. It's no longer Ranger HQ. I got rid of the escape tunnel and sold the equipment"
"You what? Did you erase all the information you had on their?"
"No."
"Tommy you really do have Swiss cheese memory don't you? Now who ever you sold it to will know everything"
"That's the point of me selling it. Remember a few years back Code name forever red?"
"Yeah?"
"One of the rangers Carter Grayson"
"Lightspeed rescue red ranger?"
"Yeah, the angency that made his morphers were willing to buy the tech from me. I was going to just give it to them when they wrote me this big fat goverment check. I couldn't refuse it so I split the money with Hailey"
"How much money?"
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you."
"Try me"
"Enough money to quit teaching and just sit on my ass all day and get a beer belly."
"Yeah right?"
"Seriously. With all the information I had on those comps, it was alot."
"Sure"
"Seriously. I had the information about combineing the Dino DNA with technology. I had the information on every ranger team from the original being us up to well me again being in Dino Thunder. I had schmatics on the invisiportals, the bikes, and tons more. Once they hit the hands of Angela Fairweather then she will put it all to good use."
'Who?"
"She is the one who did pretty much everything for lightspeed rescue. She developed the morphers and powers, zords, and all the gear they had. With the information on those hard drives I know they are in good hands with her."
"So seriously how much money?"
"I told you more then enough for me to retire right now."
"Then do it!"
"I need something to do so I can't"
"You need something to do?"
"Yeah I do."
"Then come aboard with me."
"Huh?"
"Tommy out of the original team and hell every team since we have been the best martial artists. Where both high ranked back belts. You would still be teaching and you would be working there nearly everday. Its something you love to do. I could use the help, you said it yourself ever since the Dino rangers came through here everyone wants to learn martial arts and self defense. I haven't gotten any replies for an extra instructor yet and you would be perfect."
"I don't know"
"Come on Mr. Money bags. You said your so rich now. You help pay for the repairs and remodleing with me and we will cut the profits fifty fifty. This way your still binging home money."
"I think I just might do that. I like teaching but the kids seem so bored with the lessons and all. Atleast teaching with you people are genuinely into learning it and want more."
"See you know you want to so just do it. By the way how much money did you get out of the deal."
"You really want to know?"
"Yes"
"To prove I am not lying I have the deposit slip in my wallet" Tommy reached into his pants and pulled out his wallet then a littel white and green piece of paper. He handed it to Jason. "Cut that in half because Hailey got half of it and that is how much money I have in the bank. Oh plus the checks I get from school for the summer."
"HOLY SHIT!" Tommy laughed as Jason was genuinely shocked.
"I know and think I could have held out and got more money."
"Damn Tommy is this legit? Do you really have over two million in the bank?"
"Over two million five hundred thousand"
"But how?"
"It's the goverment. Safety of the earth is more important then money to them. Which is how it should be. Now if you excuse me I need to make a phone call."
Jason nodded staring at the paper in his hands with Tommy's bank deposit statement.