The Heart of a Mentor

By

Nicole and Kay

Disclaimer: We don't own Power Rangers. I own Kylie and Hannah. Please read and review.

IMPORTANT: If you haven't read "Memories of the Heart", "A Different Shade of Lightspeed", or "Relatives Through Time". You have to read those before reading this one or you WILL I repeat WILL get lost.

Summary: Another team, another adventure, but no one can fill the hole in her heart.

The Heart of a Mentor

Chapter 1: Cole

Kimberly sighed as she once again woke up on the Animarium, it was much easier to live on the Animarium than to find a house to live in, only to pick up and move again once this was over. She felt Kylie stir beside her and smiled as she watched her daughter wake up. "Hey, baby," she greeted. Kylie smiled at her mother. "How did you sleep?" She asked.

"I had a good dream, about daddy coming back," Kylie replied.

Kimberly smiled as she kissed the side of her daughter's head. "Happy birthday, sweetie," Kimberly murmured. Kylie smiled as she hugged Kimberly tight. "Here sweet heart, I have a gift for you," she informed. She sat up and handed Kylie a flat gift with a white bow on it. Kylie opened it and her eyes widened. "That's your daddy and me. This picture was taken when we were in 11th grade," Kimberly informed.

Tommy was wearing black sneakers, black jeans, a green short-sleeved button up shirt, and his hair was pulled back in a ponytail.

Kimberly was wearing white tie-up shoes, a white slip with a pink flowered dress over it, and a yellow sun hat.

Tommy had his arm behind Kimberly's back and Kimberly had her leg propped up in front of her with the dress covering her leg.

"Mommy, you look so pretty," Kylie commented. Kimberly smiled as she wrapped her arm around her daughter's waist.

"Thank you sweetie," Kimberly answered.

"My daddy was really handsome."

"He sure is."

Kimberly sighed as she kissed her daughter's forehead. "I can't believe you're six today," Kimberly murmured. She sighed as she held her daughter in her arms. Just then, one of the recruits that Kimberly found a few months ago came up to them.

She had chin-length black hair, brown eyes, she was wearing brown shoes, a black skirt, a pink blouse, and a white Wild Force jacket.

"What is it, Alyssa?" Kimberly asked. Kimberly stood up and looked at Alyssa.

"Umm, we're heading down to the city, there's an energy reading of another Ranger there," Alyssa informed.

"Okay, I'll be right there," Kimberly answered.

Kimberly got changed and then Hannah walked over to her. "Hannah, I have somewhere to go, could you watch your sister?" She asked.

"Yeah, sure," Hannah replied.

"Thanks."

Kimberly kissed her forehead before leaving with the Rangers.

When they arrived at a park, Kimberly's eyes widened when she saw a young man asleep on the bench. Alyssa woke him up, causing him to jump off the bench.

He had shoulder-length brown hair, brown eyes, he was wearing brown sandals, torn brown pants, and a messy gray tank-top. Around his head was a headband that looked to be made out of a plant.

Kimberly walked over to him. "Cole…I'm going to have to ask you to come with us," Kimberly informed.

"And I'm going to have to say I can't," Cole answered.

Kimberly gasped when Taylor spun Cole around and punched him in the stomach. "Sorry jungle boy, you've just been drafted," she commented.

"Taylor! You didn't have to do that," Kimberly objected.

She then looked at the two men beside her. "Danny, Max, can you get him back to the Animarium?" She asked. They nodded and Max helped Danny get Cole back to the Animarium.

Danny had black hair cropped short, brown eyes, he was wearing black sneakers, tan pants, a black t-shirt, a black Wild Force jacket, and a pair of thin rimmed glasses.

Max had black hair in an afro look, brown eyes, he was wearing black sneakers, tan pants, a orange long sleeved shirt, a blue checkered shirt with the buttons undone, and a blue Wild Force jacket.

Once they were back on the Animarium, Kylie gasped when she saw them carrying Cole in. "Mommy, what's going on?" She asked. Kimberly picked Kylie up and sighed.

"We just found another Ranger sweetie," Kimberly replied.

Hannah looked at Cole and smiled as she turned and walked away.

Kimberly was sitting at a table with Kylie watching the young girl paint when Cole came back. "You're awake," Kimberly announced. Princess Shayla stood beside Kimberly and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Welcome friend, I'm Princess Shayla and this is the Animarium," Princess Shayla announced.

"I'm Kimberly and these are my daughters, Hannah and Kylie. These are your fellow Ranger friends, Alyssa, Danny, Max, and Taylor," Kimberly informed.

Cole was in disbelief seeing this young woman maybe not much older than him with a teenaged daughter. Kimberly saw the surprised look on his face and she looked over at the other Rangers. "I came here to find my destiny," Cole informed. Kimberly looked at the gem in his hand and stepped back as the Rangers revealed their gems too. She ran over towards the fountain when water sprang up.

"What is it, Kim?" Taylor asked.

Kimberly looked at the Rangers. "The orgs have returned," she informed.

"We better go," Taylor answered.

"Take him with you," Kimberly instructed.

They nodded before they took Cole down to the city to fight the orgs.

(After the Fight)

Cole was sitting near the woods watching as Kimberly played with Kylie. "Alyssa, how well do you know, Kimberly?" He asked. Alyssa sat next to him and shrugged her shoulders.

"I don't really know her that well. I just met her a few weeks ago. She's a great person, but she went through a lot during her life. Her two sons, Hunter and Blake, go to karate school in Blue Bay Harbor. Her daughter, Hannah, is planning on becoming a gymnast. Kylie…well, she's like any six-year-old," Alyssa explained.

"She has four kids?" Cole asked.

"Three are adopted. Kylie's her biological daughter."

"That would mean that she was…."

"17 when she was born. We're not sure who the father is, she never talks about him. We do know that she gave up trying to find him in the end."

Cole watched as Kimberly let out a small gasp when Kylie got paint on her face, but started laughing. "She's been through a lot, Cole. We can't bear to let anything else happen to her," Alyssa added. Cole nodded and watched as Kimberly kissed the side of her daughter's head.

"She won't hurt anymore. I won't let it happen again," he thought.