Disclaimer – none of the characters are mine.
Tommy was in the lab thinking about his life as a ranger and where life had led him to this day. He was now a high school science teacher and mentor and member of the dino ranger team. Being a ranger has brought many new things into his life. Tommy met some of his best friends while being a ranger. Tommy's true friends where there even when they found out he was the evil green ranger. He met his friend love…
'Not just first, first and only and love' he corrected himself in his thoughts.
Tommy was so wrapped up in his thoughts he did not hear the other rangers come in. "Dr. O you alright" Kira asked.
:"Wha…oh yes, I am fine." He snapped out of his thoughts.
Reefside Apartments
"Whew last box" the girl said. She moved to this small town to get away from her life in Florida and to start life anew. The door to her apartment opened the noise caused the girl to turn and see who was coming in.
"Kim I don't know about you but I am hungry what do you say to lunch" the man said.
"Sounds great my treat Jase" she smiled and grabbed her purse and the two headed out. " any idea where?"
"You know this town as well as I do, let's just drive around and see what we can find." He said as they got in the car.
"Thanks again for all your help Jase, I would not have been able to do this with out your help." Kim said looking at her best friend.
"Anytime Kim." The two sat in silence as she backed out of the parking spot and headed for the road. The two drove around until they found a sign that said "Cyber Café" " Kim what do you say we check this place out?" Jason asked.
"Sounds good to me." Kim said as she pulled into the parking lot and parked the car. The two walked in and found a table. "reminds me of Erine's." Kim stated.
"Your right Kim" Jason said as Trent came walking up.
" What can I get for you two" He said with a smile.
"Any suggestions we are new to the area." Kim said.
"Smoothies and muffins are the best on the menu if your ask me." Trent loved the smoothies.
"Strawberry smoothie and banana nut muffin for me." Jason said then turned to Kim.
"Yum, that sounds good, same for me." Kim smiled.
"Coming right up."
Kim and Jason enjoyed there smoothies and muffins and decided it would be best if they got back and got Kim settled into her new place. Kim paid for the food and they left.
Back her Kim's apartment Jason was putting together her bed as she unpacked her cloths. "So Kim when you start your new job?"
Kim was going to be the new English teacher at Reefside High. Her old English teacher Mrs. Applebee was the reason Kim went to school to become and English teacher. "School starts in two weeks, but I have to report in one week for meetings and to set my room up." Kim sound as she was placing shoes on her shoe rack.
"At least you have sometime to get to know the area a little" Jason said.
"Yes, when do plan on making your big move up here?"
"The dojo with be completed in just over a month so I am thinking I will move in when it is finished." Jason said. He was going to be living in an apartment he designed as part of his new dojo. Jason was very excited to be opening his own Dojo finally. He has been working has an instructor in Angle Grove for a few years at a few different dojos to put money away to help him open his own place. When Kim mentioned she was looking for a new place to start life anew Jason mentioned that he was ready to start the next part of his life and offered to move with her. Kim was more than excited to have Jason in the same town as her.
"Jason you have no idea how happy I am that you are moving here!" Kim jumped in the air and when to tackle him to the ground.
"Hey Kim I would not take out the man who is putting together all of your furniture." He laughed as she lay on top of him. "I say we invite Trini, Billy and Zack down when I get moved in."
Kim smiled as he mentioned those names "Jase that's a great idea." She started to remember her close friends and memories started to float her thoughts. Thoughts of the surprise party they threw for Zack, Trini's cousin coming to visit, helping Billy get the courage to ask a girl out, Tommy and…Tommy. Her smile vanished and she got up and started to sort through cloths again.
Jason knew her all to well and knew what happened. He went to his best friend and wrapped his arms around her. "Kim, you are here to start a new life, forget the past, I will not let anyone hurt you here I promise you that. Kim felt her eyes start to tear.
"Thank you Jase" she whispered.
The two spent the rest of the weekend preparing her apartment and scoping out parts of the town. Kim already decided that the Cyber Café was going to be her place to get away and relax.
The weekend had come to an end and Jason had to head back Angle Grove to teach and prepare himself for the move to Reefside.
Kim spent the rest of her week before having to report to meeting finishing the small details on her apartment and preparing a few things for the school year.
Tommy spent his last week of summer entertaining friends. Rocky and Adam had come for a short visit. Tommy was showing them his lab when Rocky said "I am still shocked that you are a science teacher, the boy who could barely remember his notebook everyday." He chuckled as well as Adam.
"Ha ha" Tommy jumped in.
"How do you like it here in Reefside?" Adam asked.
"It is a nice quiet town if you don't count the monster attacks." Tommy said in a sarcastic tone. "I actually really enjoy being out here, this house is just right for me and I am practice my karate out by the lake and not be disturbed by anyone."
"Speaking of want to spar by the lake for old time sake?" Rocky interjected.
"Sounds great" Tommy and Adam said at the same time.
The three men made their way out to the lake.
Kim was making her way to the cyber café for another amazing strawberry smoothie and to work on a few articles she was preparing to submit to a journal. Kim was just out side the café when she was surrounded by tranydrons. "Whoa" Kim was startled. "what are you suppose to be the welcoming committee." Kim dropped her bags and took her old fighting stance. "You don't know who your dealing with yehaa" Kim began to fight.
Hally was at Tommy's when the alarms started to go off. She pulled up the image on the screen and saw the new girl in town being attacked. "Tommy come to the lab now" she said into the communicator. Tommy, Rocky and Adam made their way in. Hally watched the screen and watched the girl disappear the tranydrons. "NO" Hally yelled as the guys came running in.
"Hally what is going on?" Tommy asked as he came down the stairs to the lab.
"Come take look" Tommy ran to the computer and saw that the tranydrons were taking someone away before he could see who it was they disappeared.
"Hally try to search for the energy readings and find out where they took the persons. I will contact the rangers." Hally nodded as she turned back to the computer to take down where they took the mystery women. "Rangers come in" Tommy said into the communicators.
"We read you Dr. O" Conner came over the communicator.
"I need you to come to the lab Mesagog is up to something and we need to figure out what it is." Tommy said the rangers said they would be there shortly and Tommy noticed Adam chuckling in the back ground he saw Tommy looking at him " Sorry Tommy oh I mean Dr. O" He couldn't hold it back any more and started to laugh out loud. "I am still trying to grasp that."
" I got it" Hally interrupted. "Sorry but I found the girl that was taken we will have a visual in a few seconds."
Tommy, Adam, and Rocky went to the screen.
In Mesagog's Layer.
"Let me go you dino goons." Kim was struggling against them as they placed her in the same chair that they placed Dr. O in many months before.
"If only you knew what good you will do for me" Mesagog said as he got in Kim's face.
"Whatever" she snarled in his face.
"Ah, see this" he pointed to the object above her "it is my favorite gaget in my layer, I had Dr. Oliver here a few months ago and now I have you in it, want to see how it works" He smirked at her as he walked away to the control panel near by and started to push buttons.
Tommy was looking at the screen when he heard Mesagogs voice. "Dr. O I know you are watching so I hope you are prepared to watch this." The picture began to focus on the chair and the figure of the women as the device became active and a beam of light hit its victim.
"AHHH" the four adults heard. The picture was becoming clear.
Adam started to recognize the figure first. "No" he mumbled.
Tommy looked at the figured and finally realized "Kim" he whispered. Tommy went pale at the site of his ex having the life extracted from her.
"Dr. Oliver you must hand over the dino gems to get back Miss. Kimmy." Mesagog stated before the picture when black. Tommy had t sit down he was not sure how this could have happened how could they have found her, he had so many questions he knew the number to call right then. Hit pulled out his cell and dialed the old number he had not dialed in over a year.
"Hey bro, it's been to told, what's up?" Jason answered after the fourth ring.
"You tell me bro." Tommy snapped.
"Tell you what?" Jason was not understanding what Tommy was getting at.
"How did Kim get captured by Mesagog? How did he know where she was? Why would he want her? WHAT DO YOU KNOW?" with each question Tommy got louder until almost yelling into the phone.
"Whoa bro, what about Kim?" Jason sounded worried.
"Kim is in the hands of Mesagog. He has her attached to his life extracting machine and will harm her until we hand over our dino gems." Tommy spat out.
"Look bro I do not know, all I know is that Kim just moved to the Reefside area…" he was interrupted.
"Kim's in Reefside???" Tommy yelled.
"Yes she just moved there a week ago, why?"
"I am in Reefside." Tommy added.
"That would explain the power rangers there." Jason half heartly laughed. "Well your guess is as good as mine bro he is using her to get to you, just as Divatox and Zedd. Go save her Tommy" Tommy just sat there remembering when she and Jason where captured by Divatox. "Tommy I want my little sister to be safe and sound when I move up there in three weeks, will you promise me that she will be?"
Tommy snapped out of his thoughts, "Yes Jason I promise." With that Tommy closed his phone and noticed everyone including the dino rangers were staring at him. "I guess we have a rescue mission on our hands."
Back at Mesagog's laywer Kim was laying in the chair trying to put two and two together. 'Dr. Oliver' she repeated over and over again in her mind. 'It couldn't be, no it just couldn't be'
Tommy, Trent, Kira, Adam, Rocky, Ethan, and Conner were preparing for the planned mission. Hally was able to find a portal that would allow them access to Mesagog's layer. Rocky and Adam jumped at the offer to help even though they knew they would be powerless they are always to help when needed.
"Remember we go in Rocky and Adam come in behind and sneak around and get Kim off the machine while we deal with Mesagog and the gems..." Tommy stated. They new after saving Dr. O that Mesagog would be prepared for another rescue attempt so they needed to get in and out as fast as possible. "Is everyone…" Tommy was interrupted.
The computer screen came on again and Mesagog stood there and started to speak "Dr. Oliver I can see you are not taking me seriously so here is another reminder as to why yu need to hand over your dino gems." He moved to show Kim's form and it zoomed in onto Kim's face there was shear terror on her face. The machine became active and the light hit her.
"AHHHH" Kim screamed as the light hit. It went away and came back and hit her again. Kim was breathing very heavily and in tears. Tommy saw her mouth say 'help' before the screen went black again.
"We leave now." Tommy said. Everyone loaded on to the bikes, Rocky and Adam road on the back of Tommy's and Conner's. On the drive to the portal memories of Kim came floating back in his mind, he first time he meet her, the first kiss, the dance, when she went to the hospital, when Zedd tried to take her powers and so many more. Before he knew it they were at the portal.
"Rocky, Adam after we go wait a few minutes then come in after us, stay low and quiet." Tommy explained to them. They both nodded. "Rangers have your morphers in hand and ready to go." He instructed the teens.
Tommy and the teens made their way in the portal they landed in the hallway outside the room. Tommy looked in the room quietly when "Come on in rangers…" Mesagog said opening the door. He made his way back to his prized possession. Tommy looked around and saw Kim in the chair with her face looking in the opposite direction of where he stood. "Where are your dino gems Dr. Oliver?"
"Free her first." Tommy stated.
'That voice' Kim barely heard the familiar voice, she wanted to turn and look but she had no energy. She started to turn her head very slowly, she first saw the young girl in yellow, then a young man in blue, a teen in red, then white and then… "Tommy" she barely said tearing up. Then the light hit her again "AHHH" she screamed. The second Tommy heard the scream he ran straight for her and was taken down by the tranydrons.
"No, let me up"
Kim was barely conscious this time. Rocky and Adam where half way to the chair when Tommy ran for her they stopped when he was attacked, and were trying to figure out where to go next. Tommy saw the two and decided it was time to cause a scene to distract the goons. He signaled to the teens to help him fight the tranydrons and help with the distraction.
Rocky turned to Adam "I will go to the panel you get her off the chair." he whispered.
Adam nodded and watched as Rocky headed for the panel. Adam saw a moment where he could get Kim and quickly undid on of the harnesses and started on the second one when Mesagog noticed him and hit the button and a beam of light came and hit Kim and Adam both, "AHHH" Tommy heard Adam and Kim both scream. Rocky jumped at Mesagog and knocked him over and turned the machine off. Mesagog shot Rocky across the room. He hit the far wall near Tommy.
"You okay Rocko?" Tommy asked.
'Cough' "yeah' Rocky said meekly.
Adam quickly did his best to untie Kim noticing she was unconscious. Mesagog got up and hit the machine again. "AHHH" Adam screamed again.
"Rangers now…Dino thunder power up HA" Tommy yelled. The rangers morphed and fought more tranydrons and Tommy made his way to the chair. He fired a shot a Mesagog and hit him head on and ran to Adam and Kim. "Trent come here and help me"
Tommy helped Adam to his feet and handed him to Trent. He then turned back and untied Kim and picked her up. The two took off for the door. Rocky was assisted by Conner and the Power rangers took off for the portal they came through not long before. Kira and Ethan were the first two through the portal.
On the other side Haley had Tommy's Jeep awaiting for the new friends. "Where is everyone else?" she asked.
"Just behind us." Conner stated as he came through the portal. Next out was Adam and Trent. Adam fell to the ground as he landed with Trent. Conner ran to him to check on him when Tommy came running through with Kim in his arms. "Lets get out of here now." He stated coming through. Tommy put Kim in the back of the jeep with Adam. Rocky agreed to taking Tommy's bike and the rangers each took their own bikes and they all headed back the lab.
Tommy dialed the old number for the second time in one day. "Hey bro. did you get my sis back?" Jason said as he answered the phone.
"Yes, but I think you should come if you can. Does not look good." Tommy said in a worried voice.
"I can be there in two hours, text me your location and I will see you soon." Jason stated.
Tommy hung up and did as his friend asked. He then looked back at Kim and noticed she was wearing a ring he had given her years ago. How could this have happened to his beautiful? Why was she here in Reefside? Was she going to be ok? Tommy wanted answers and now.
Ten minutes later they arrived at the house and made their way into the lab. Tommy took Kim and placed her on a table and asked Hally to start scanning her and look for ways to help her. He then took Adam and lay him on a table across the room. He became to check him over and decided that he was going to be ok, he just needed to rest. Tommy looked around and noticed that Conner was helping Rocky patch some wounds from being thrown across the room. He went to his friend and taped Conner on the shoulder and thanked him for helping him Conner got the idea and left.
"Thank you Rocky." Tommy stated as he helped to finish bandage a wound on Rocky's arm.
"Anytime man, I would do it again if I had the chance." He smiled at his good friend. "How is Kim?"
Tommy's look became very worrisome as he looked in her direction. Hally had attached the small women to some machines to monitor her, Hally had determined that only time would tell if Kim would pull through. "Not looking very good" He said in a low voice. "Jason is on his way here, he and Kim are really close, I thought he would want to be here."
"Good call man, I always knew you were a born leader." Rocky smiled at him.
Tommy appreciated what his friend said and smiled "thanks"
Once everyone was comfortable Tommy told his rangers to head on out and relax there was nothing more they could do.
Tommy went to check on Adam before making his way over to Kim's side. Hally saw Tommy by Kim's side and went to him. "Do you need anything, Rocky and I are headed to the Café we will be back in awhile"
"no, but thanks" Tommy acknowledged her.
"Hey man if you need anything you know the number. Let me know when Jason gets here."
Tommy turned to his friend and nodded. The two left.
Rocky opened the door to his car for Hally and she got in. He then went to the drivers side and got in himself. "Rocky is that Tommy's first love?" she asked shyly.
"Hally I wouldn't call Kim Tommy's first love…more like only love." He said honestly as he backed out of the driveway heading towards the café. "Tommy has the same look in his eyes today that he had when I met the two of them years ago. I don't know if Tommy has ever found anyone to fill the whole that Kim left in his heart."
"She is the one that sent the awful letter he mentioned in college" Hally stated.
"Yes, she did, but I really do not know if those two ever should have been separated to begin with. Kim was following her dream and distance can be hard to deal with when you are on opposite sides of the country."
Hally nodded in agreement at Rocky's last statement. The two made their way to the café as Rocky was telling Hally about his life in college and Hally told him about how she met Tommy. After they arrived at the café Hally offered Rocky anything he wanted on the house. Little did she know the power of Rocky's stomach.
The two talked and eat when they noticed over an hour and a half had past. "I think we should go back and check on others." Rocky stated.
"Agreed" The two got up and made their way back to the house.
Outside of Tommy's house Jason pulled up and got out of the car when he heard another car coming up the drive. He spotted Rocky in the drivers seat and a women he did not know next to him. Rocky pulled up and got out of the car. "Jase, hey man how are you?" he greeted his old friend with a hug.
"Im a little worried about my little sis but other than that I am great yourself." He asked noticing the bandages.
"A little banged up from the mission but I will live, Jase this is Hally a good friend of Tommy's Hally this is Jason he is Kim's best friend from when…diapers." He chuckled.
Jason smiled at the comment, "Pretty much, nice to meet you, can we go see my sis?"
Rocky nodded and let the way.
In the lab Tommy was entranced in his own thoughts he was remembering the time of the first kiss by the lake. He remembered how she was always there even when she found out he was the evil green ranger.
As Jason came down the stairs and saw Tommy deep in thought with his head hanging low. Hally went to say something when Jason stopped her and quietly walked over to his dear friends. He gently placed a hand on his should "She will pull through bro I promise you." Jason said quietly.
Tommy jumped out of his thoughts and turned to his friend. "Jase Im glad you're here, Kim…" Jason stopped him.
"Tommy I am here for you both, both of you are my friend and I care for you both, you seemed really worried when you called. What happened to her?"
Tommy explained the machine and Mesagog to Jason. As he was explaining it they heard 'hmmm" come from across the room.
"Adam" Tommy jumped up and ran to his side. "Hey man how do you feel?"
"like I was hit by a truck." Adam weakly stated half smiling "did we get her?"
Tommy moved aside and point to the table. Adam could see Kim hooked up the so many machines. "Is she ok?"
"Only time will tell." Jason said has he came up behind Tommy.
"Jason when did you get here man?" Adam asked.
"I came in to check on my little sis." Jason smiled. "glad to see your doing better"
"Where is Rocky is he ok?" Adam asked remember his friend.
"Right here man" Rocky interrupted the conversation. "Just got back from eating and I brought you a beagle." Rocky smiled at his good friend.
"Eating is that what you call it" Hally spat out laughing " I would call it scarfing"
Everyone laughed. "Ok so I have a hardy appétit." Rocky smiled.
Adam was advised to take it easy and he did not have a hard time agreeing to that. He ate the beagle that Rocky brought him and chatted with everyone for a few hours and then fell asleep around 9 that evening.
Rocky decided that he had a long day as well and excused himself to one of Tommy's spare rooms. Hally offered to stay to keep an eye on Kim but Tommy and Jason told her things would be fine if they needed help they would call.
"Jase, why is Kim in Reefside?" Tommy asked.
"Bro you know I can not answer that question for you, I think you need to ask her yourself when she wakes up." Jason stated. Tommy's look went to Kim.
"If she ever wakes up"
"Bro you know she will, Kim is a strong girl" Jason promised Tommy. "I do have some news for you though. I am opening my own dojo here in town."
"That's great news man, when will it open?" Tommy asked.
"Well it should be ready in about three weeks and I will move into the apartment that I have designed into it." Jason mentioned. "You would be more than welcome to teach there when you wanted."
"Thanks man I may take you up on it."
The two friends talked and caught up for a few hours and Jason finally decided it was time to get some sleep. Tommy offered him a spare bedroom and Jason excepted.
Tommy stayed by Kim's side as Jason left. "Please come through for me Kim" he whispered and took her hand. Tommy sat there by Kim all night and feel asleep still holding her hand around four am.
8 am the next morning.
"Mmmmh, Mmmmh" Kim moaned as she started to steer.
Tommy felt as she moved and sat up quickly "Come on beautiful wake up." Tommy was not sure where the old pet name came from but he really did not care.
As Kim opened her eyes she couldn't believe who she was looking at. "Tommy?" she said meakly. "what, why.."
"Shh, your questions will be answered in time. But first…" Tommy was interrupted.
"I want to see my little sis." Jason interrupted as he came down the stairs.
"Jase" Kim tried to sit up but Tommy prevented her.
"Slow down, take it easy." He stated.
"Better listen to the good doctor." Jason smiled as he came to Kim's side. "Tommy why don't you go get cleaned up and get a bit to eat."
Tommy wanted to decline but he had a feeling Jason would not take no for an answer. "Good idea, Kim I will see you in little while." He smiled at her and headed upstairs.
Jason watched as Tommy headed upstairs and did not notice as Kim reached up to pinch him as hard as she could on his arm. "OUCH!" he yelled as she pinched him. "what was that for."
"Why didn't you tell me he lived here?" she snapped.
"I had no idea. Don't you dare pinch me like that again" Jason said "Tommy sat with you all night Kim, I think he still cares for you."