Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of Power Rangers just the ones I make up in the story.
Chapter 1: An Unexpected Arrival
Kim's Dorm Room, Miami, Florida
Sept. 15, 1996
9 pm
Kim was sitting up in bed, reading, and thinking back to her days in Angel Grove, which bring her to remember Tommy, and that letter.
The letter. The Letter. The one that broke them up. The one that she tearfully wrote, was forced to write by her mother the day Kim found out the test results of her latest physical. "Kimberly, the test results show that you are indeed pregnant, and I'm afraid that you cannot compete in the Pan Globals. I'm sorry." Those were Coach Schmidt's words that day, in front of her mother, who was in town visiting.
Then Coach Schmidt offered her a job as an advisor to the team and she was happy about that, but her mother was not at all thrilled.
Then they had the argument in her dorm room and it was then her mother gave her an ultimatum: Break up with Tommy by writing him a Dear John letter or she would forge Kim's signature on the adoption papers giving up her parental rights.
Kim, knowing that she could not risk losing her baby to complete strangers and betraying Tommy by losing his child, had no choice. She wrote the letter and sent it to the Youth Center instead of his house, so his parents wouldn't get suspicious.
Now here she was, in her eighth month of pregnancy, with not one but two babies, and she was throwing a pity party for herself.
She hadn't told anyone, not even Jason and Trini, who were like her brother and sister. The only one that knew was her roommate Carrie Valetti, a Brooklyn born and raised girl with a crude sense of humor, which reminded her of Rocky, who probably hates her guts for what she did to Tommy.
Little did she know that Jason and Trini were planning on surprising Kim with a visit during their break from the Peace Conference.
Kim was shaken out of her thoughts by a knock at the door. She got up and went to the door and opened it.
"Surprise!" Jason and Trini said in unison.
Kim was shocked as she quickly shut the door.
"Hey why did you- "Jason said as Trini shushed him.
"You can't see me like this, you'll be mad with me if you did," Kim said starting to cry.
"We won't be mad at you, Kim. If something's going on we can help you," Trini said.
Kim slowly opened the door until her entire body including her growing middle was in full view.
Jason took one good look, got an angry look on his face, and stormed out of the dormitory.
"Jason! Wait!" Trini said but he was far gone.
Kim started to cry harder. Trini looked at her friend and spoke softly.
"Kim, how about we go inside your room and you can tell me everything from the beginning, okay? I promise I won't judge you," Trini said as they went inside, and Kim told Trini everything.
After Kim told Trini everything and about why she didn't tell Jason or Trini the truth, Trini knew that she was going to have to convince her parents that she needed to stay with her Uncle Howard in Miami after the Peace Conference.
"Thank you for being honest with me, Kim. Doesn't it feel better to get it off your chest?" Trini asked.
"Yes, but what about Jason? He was awful mad at me when he left," Kim said quietly.
"You know, thanks for reminding me about Jason because I almost forgot about him. I should go look for him. I'll be right back," Trini said as she left Kim's room and went outside to look for Jason. She found him not too far from the building sitting on a bench.
"Jason…" Trini began but he put a hand up to stop her.
"Don't, Trini. Just don't, okay?" Jason said still angry.
"She told me the truth. All of it. They're Tommy's babies."
"I'm going to kill him. I must. I sent him those condoms! Why didn't he use them?!" Jason shouted.
"Because he forgot to…" Trini said.
"Forgot to? Forgot to! We had sex-ed Trini! We were taught how to use condoms, how embarrassing it was to watch that instructional video, so it couldn't be that hard. You unroll it and you put it on, it's that simple! Even a dog could do it, and they can't even think!" Jason said.
"Jason she can hear you," Trini whispered pointing to the slightly open window of Kim's room.
"Oh crap, she must hate me right now," Jason said.
"Let's go back upstairs," Trini said as she took Jason's hand in hers and led him back to the dormitory.
Once upstairs and heading towards Kim's room they heard a gasp followed by heavy breathing. Trini opened the door and gasped herself. Kim was standing over a puddle of clear fluid and her nightgown was drenched.
"Kim did your water just break?" Trini asked.
Kim nodded, unsure of what to do.
"Jason, I'm…" Kim started to say but Jason shushed her.
"No time to apologize, Kim. We must get you to the hospital. Where's your overnight bag?"
"By the door," Kim winced at the pain coursing through her body as a contraction hit her.
"Trini grab her bag! The keys to the rental are in my back-jean pocket. Start the car!" Jason said as Trini fished the keys out of his back pocket and ran outside to the car.
Jason picked Kim up who had her jacket on and carried her out the door and to the car.
Miami General Hospital
9:15 pm
The hospital was only two blocks from the dormitory and Jason didn't get one speeding ticket as he drove to the hospital. Trini got a wheelchair and Jason sat Kim down in it and wheeled her inside the ER. The nurses checked her in and took her up to labor and delivery. Jason and Trini sat in the waiting room until they were called back in.
Another 15 minutes later the doctor came out.
"Mr. Scott? Miss Kwan?" the doctor asked.
"Right here. How is she?" Jason asked.
"Doing good so far. She's about 4 centimeters dilated, and the contractions are starting to get more tense but all in all she's handling it well. The nurse in charge called her mother and her mother wants nothing to do with her or the babies I'm afraid. You can come see her now," the doctor said as they followed him to room 554.
Jason peeked his head in.
"Ready to see us?" Jason asked Kim who nodded, and they went in the room.
"How're you doing, Kim?" Trini asked.
"Okay, for now. The contractions are getting worse but they're not unbearable," Kim said.
"That's good, we can talk later," Jason said.
"About what?" Kim asked.
"You know, about what's going to happen next," Jason said as he looked at Trini and they both knew that it was going to be a long night.
September 16, 1996
7 am
Jason and Trini were asleep on the two couches in the waiting room when a nurse tapped them on their arms.
"Wake up, sleepyheads, they're here!" Abby, one of the nurses attending to Kim, said.
"What…what time is it?" Trini asked.
"A little after 7 in the morning," Abby said.
"What did she have?" Jason asked.
"Come over here and see for yourselves," Abby said as she led them over to two nurses standing behind two bassinets.
Jason and Trini just stared at the babies, one wearing a pink hat and the other wearing a blue hat.
"She had a boy," Trini whispered.
"And a girl," Jason whispered back.
"And they're both gorgeous and perfectly healthy," Abby said.
Jason and Trini continued to stare at the babies until Abby said something.
"It's time to take them to the nursery to assess them and give them their baths. Want to come with?" Abby asked.
Jason and Trini nodded as they followed Abby and the nurses to the nursery.
8 am
Kim was sitting up in bed eating some food off her breakfast tray when Jason came in.
"Hey, firebird, how're you doing now?" Jason asked.
"Relieved that it's all over. Did you see them? Are they adorable?" Kim asked.
"Is that a trick question? Of course, they're adorable! The boy looks like Tommy and the girl looks just like you," Jason said showing her pictures.
"Oh, they're gorgeous! Are they healthy? How much do they weigh?" Kim asked.
"They're in perfect health. The boy is 5 pounds 12 ounces and 18 inches long and the girl is 5 pounds 8 ounces and 17 ½ inches long. They're tiny but healthy," Jason said.
Then Jason got a serious look on his face and Kim knew what he was going to say.
"What're you going to do now, Kim. You can't stay at the dormitory with two babies. The coach won't agree to it," Jason said.
"I can stay with my mom," Kim said.
"Nope. The nurse called your mom and she want nothing to do with you or those babies so try again," Jason said.
"Wow…that's harsh but I deserved it, all of it. Now I'm stuck. What am I going to do?" Kim said.
"Well, I was going to let you suffer but I can't because I'm not that kind of guy. I called my parents and they know a good friend of theirs that has a bunch of rental houses in Miami and he agreed to let my parents rent a house for us. My parents would pay the rent but on one condition," Jason said.
"What's that?" Kim asked.
"That you, me, and Trini finish high school and go to college. They told us to worry about paying them back later," Jason said.
"Oh my gosh I can't…thank you Jason, and your parents. I owe you guys big time for this," Kim said.
"No, you don't. You've been in my family my whole life Kim, we're practically brother and sister, and family helps each other out," Jason said giving her a hug.
Then a knock sounded on the door. Trini popped her head in.
"Hey Mama, ready to meet your babies?" Trini asked as Kim nodded.
Trini came in wheeling a bassinet with the little girl in it, and Abby wheeled in a bassinet with the little boy in it. They parked the bassinets on the side of Kim's bed.
Kim just stared at the babies until Jason spoke up.
"Don't just stare at them, pick them up," Jason said.
"I would but how do I pick one up while holding the other. I need some help here," Kim said as Jason sighed as he picked the boy up and put him in one of Kim's arms, then picked the girl up and put her in Kim's other arm.
Kim awkwardly held the babies for a minute, and then relaxed. Then Abby came in with some paperwork.
"I'm ready to file these birth certificates, but I need their names and the father's name to put on them," Abby said.
"Their father's name is Thomas James Oliver," Kim said automatically.
"And…" Jason said, "don't tell me you haven't picked out names yet?"
"I did, or at least Tommy did on our first date," Kim said.
"Then go with those," Trini said.
"Okay, here goes. Our son's name will be Jason Thomas William Oliver, and our daughter's name will be Amelia Caroline Trini. I know it sounds funny giving her my mom's name as part of her name, but I'm hoping my mom will come around, for the babies' sake," Kim said.
"Those names are perfect. I'll put them on the certificates then," Abby said as she left the room.
Jason and Trini looked at each other and then at Kim. They had their work cut out for them.
