It was a normal day for the power rangers. They spent their day at school then hanging out at Ernie's juice bar. Tommy, Adam and Rocky worked on their martial arts together while Kimberly, Aisha and Billy studied for an upcoming test. It was an average day for them. So, they thought. During practice Tommy's power ranger communicator went off with the "go go power rangers" jingle. He looked at Rocky and Adam.
"Kim, Aisha, Billy." He called. They looked up, he pointed to his communicator. They joined the rest of them at the lockers outside the gym.
"It's Tommy, Zordon, we read you." Said the white ranger.
"Tommy, you and the others teleport to the command center immediately." Said the deep voice.
"On our way." The rainbow-colored rangers looked around to make sure the coast was clear before teleporting from the gym.
"Rangers, observe the viewing globe." Zordon said from the monitor on the wall. They walked over to the white globe and watched as a scene appeared. It was their enemies Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd.
"What's going on, Zordon?" Kimberly, the Pink Ranger asked.
"Rita and Zedd are up to no good." Said the spunky robot Alpha-5, who the group just called Alpha.
"It seems instead of attacking Angel Grove to draw out the Power Rangers, Rita and Zedd have other plans. They have taken a young woman hostage." Said Zordon
"Who is she?" Asked Adam, the black ranger.
"We have not yet been able to identify her." Zordon answered. The viewing globe came in clearer and showed a young woman being held captive. She was tall, thin, had long brunette hair and was pretty.

"She's cute." Said Adam.
"It can't be..." Tommy said.
"Can't be what?" Kimberly asked.
"Uh, nothing. Never mind. Let's focus on finding out what they're up to."
Billy worked with Zordon and Alpha to lock the coordinates of the young woman.
"I'm afraid we won't be able to get to the girl right now." Zordon said. "We can't pinpoint her location. For now, stay alert. Look for anything suspicious and try to figure out what significance this girl has to any of you. I will contact you with any updates."
Tommy stayed quiet.
"You got it, Zordon." Rocky, the red ranger said. "Let's get back to the juice bar, maybe we'll find out someone is missing."
"Good idea." Billy said. The rangers teleported back to the juice bar.
"Where do we start?" Aisha asked. Everyone looked at their leader, the white ranger, Tommy.
"Uh... I'm... not sure." He responded. Kimberly was suspicious.
"Tommy can we talk?" She said pulling her boyfriend aside. They went to another table and sat down.
"What's up?"
"I don't know, you tell me. You've been acting weird since we saw that girl. You aren't under a spell, are you?"
"No, I'm good. It's just..." Tommy paused. "They took an innocent person. A civilian who has nothing to do with us." He sighed. Kimberly patted his hand.
"It's going to be ok. We'll save her. We always do. She didn't look hurt. So, we have some time... is there any way she could be connected to any of us?"
"Without knowing exactly who she is it's hard to tell. If we had a name we could at least connect something... maybe."
"Tommy, I've never seen you doubt yourself so much."
"That's because you couldn't read my thoughts before I kissed you. That's still the most stressful thing I've ever done."
"Why's that? I thought it was obvious how I felt."
"You could have easily rejected me. I felt like I was nothing without my powers. Why would someone like you want to be with someone who couldn't even help protect you... but enough about that. Kim, why don't you stay with me tonight? We can talk more. My parents are out of town, so we don't have to worry about them hearing our conversation."

"Are you alright?"

"Yeah, I just need help clearing my head. It would be nice to spend some alone time with you."
"I'd love too." They smiled.
"Great." He leaned over and pressed his lips against her's. "I'll pick you up in a couple hours." Tommy left feeling a bit better.
Kimberly walked back over to her friends.
"Where's he going?" Asked Billy.
"Home. He said for now there's nothing we can do. Just keep an eye out for suspicious activity and keep your communicators on. I gotta go."
Kimberly walked away from her friends. Aisha, the yellow ranger, followed.
"Kim, first Tommy left and now you? What's going on?" She asked her best friend.
"I've gotta go get ready. I'm staying with Tommy tonight."

"Tommy's been acting real strange. He isn't under a spell, is he?"
"No. He's pretty upset about them taking an innocent citizen. One who we aren't sure who she is. So, he wants to talk while his parents are away."
"Talk?" Aisha suspiciously. "No guy brings a girl over to "talk" while his parents are away."
"Tommy's not like that. You know that. He needs me tonight."
"Girl, you just be careful." Aisha said walking away.
Kimberly went home to go get ready for her night with Tommy. She has never spent the night at his house before. He has come to see her, but never stayed the night. Aisha had made her nervous about it.
At first, Kimberly didn't think anything of being alone at his home with him. Now she couldn't get it out of her head. She changed into her favorite pink floral dress. Whenever she wears it Tommy always says she looks cute. She brushed her hair and sprayed some perfume on to finish up her look and packed an overnight bag.
Meanwhile, Tommy was getting ready as well. He showered and changed into a pair of brown slacks and a white button up. Brushed and put up his hair like Kimberly like it, half pulled into a ponytail with the rest hanging down naturally.
While he finished getting ready one thought came into his mind.
"Should I tell her? I should tell her... but how? Maybe it's not her..." he put on his communicator and grabbed his morpher just in case.
"Please don't make us use these tonight." He thought putting on his brown shoes and grabbing his keys. "Time to go pick up Kimberly.
While he drove out to her house Aisha was trying to convince Kimberly to go somewhere else over the phone.
"I just don't think you should go to his house alone. I don't care if he is a power ranger. He's a man first."
"Not a normal one. He wouldn't do anything I'm not ready for. Besides, we're on call. How awkward would it be if Zordon were to call us? It's not gonna happen. It'll be a nice night." Kimberly grabbed her communicator and put her morpher in her bag.
"He should be here any minute. I gotta go." She hung up the phone and ran downstairs to put her favorite boots on. As soon as she was ready Tommy knocked on the door. She ran to the door and quickly opened it.
"Hi, Tommy." She said excited. He smiled.
"You look great, but that's nothing new. You're always cute." Kimberly blushed.
"You look great too." He took her bag and led her to his car.
"Hop in." He opened the door for her, helped her inside and put her bag in the back seat. "Do you want to get some dinner first? It's hard to not want to show you off right now."
"That sounds great." She giggled. Tommy put the car in reverse, left her driveway and drove downtown to their favorite restaurant. A sushi restaurant that they only went to on special occasions because of the price.
"I know we normally only come here for special occasions, but I figured 'what the heck?'"
"Perfect, I've been wanting sushi. You read my mind." Kimberly joked.
"Maybe you read mine." Tommy parked the car, came around and helped Kimberly out. They held hands walking into the restaurant. They were seated immediately and given menus. As they read the menu Kimberly noticed something funny.
"Tommy look at today's special." He read over it.
"Dragon roll." He laughed. "Too bad there's no white tiger."
"At least your's can be sushi." She joked back. Kimberly loved having these special jokes with Tommy. She just liked seeing him smile after earlier today. The two of them ordered. Naturally, Tommy ordered the dragon roll and Kimberly ordered the California roll.
After they ate Tommy drove them back to his house. He unlocked the door and held it open for Kim then closed, locked it back behind them and set Kim's bag on the floor.
"I don't like to be home with the door unlocked." Tommy said walking into the living room.
"That's fine with me. I don't want to bust out my moves tonight." Tommy took Kimberly's hands and looked her in the eyes.
"Thanks for coming over, Kim. It means a lot to me."
"You know I wouldn't let you be alone when you're down." They sat down on the couch. Tommy put his arm around her.
"Just to get the elephant out of the room. I didn't bring you here to take advantage of you. I know Aisha had to be worried when you told her. That's the furthest thing from my mind right now. Part of me wanted you here to make sure you are safe."
"What does the other part want?" Tommy stood and walked to the stereo system. He turned on a channel he liked to listen to. It was slow classical music. He held out his hand.
"Can I have this dance?" Kimberly stood up and grabbed his hand.
"Absolutely." He pulled her in close with one arm around her waist.
"This is nice." Kimberly said as she danced with Tommy looking him in the eyes. He smiled and pulled her in closer, putting both his arms around her waist. She then draped her arms around his neck.
It was the perfect quiet moment between the two power rangers, who never really got a moment of peace. Tommy leaned his head in towards Kimberly and slowly and softly kissed her. They smiled as he pulled away.
"I never said I wouldn't kiss you though." He joked as they continued dancing.
"I can't tell her tonight... It'll have to be later." He thought. "Tonight is going too well."
The song ended and Kimberly grabbed on to Tommy's hands.
"I'm so glad we haven't been interrupted like we normally are. But I am worried about that girl." She said as they sat down on the couch.
"I am too. I'm worried if they start taking innocent people what lengths they would go to draw us out. I don't think anyone is safe anymore. That's actually why I wanted you here tonight." Kimberly gave him a confused look.
"If you're here with me, I know you're safe. I care too much about you to let Rita and Lord Zedd take you again. I can't lose you. If I can have one night to keep you safe, I'll take it."
"This really is like a fairytale. My handsome Prince protecting me from evil."
"On the back of a white Tiger." He laughed "That's better than a white horse. Hey, let's watch a movie." Tommy said looking through the movies they had. They chose a movie, Tommy grabbed a blanket and curled up on the couch together. Tommy pulled Kimberly up on his lap and held her close.
Meanwhile, the other power rangers were meeting in Billy's lab.
"I'm worried about Tommy. He's been acting strange." Said Aisha.
"What does Kimberly say?" Billy asked.
"She said he's fine. Just worried about that girl. Do you think he knows her?"
"He would have said something if he did." Said Adam. "Call Zordon ask if he picked up any weird signals from Tommy today."
Billy got out his communicator. "Zordon, it's Billy. While we were there was Tommy giving off any different frequencies?"
"I did not detect anything out of the ordinary." Zordon responded. "Why do you ask?"
"Aisha is worried about him. She said he's been acting weird since we were in the command center. Kimberly says he's just worried about the girl."
"Kimberly is right. Tommy is worried about this unknown civilian female. He worries that Rita and Zedd will stop at nothing to lure out the power rangers. Tommy has a good heart, which is what makes him a good leader and good power ranger. I would not worry too much about him."
"Can you see where he is now?" Aisha asked.
"He is at his house watching a movie with Kimberly. Give him the night to work through his anxiety. I assure you, Kimberly is in good hands, Aisha. Tommy will take care of her."
"Thanks, Zordon." Billy lowered his hand. "I've never known Tommy to have anxiety this bad. We all get it as rangers, but Tommy is the best at getting through it."
"It's because his relationship with Kim." Adam said. "He has someone who knows what he is going through and can help him get through the hard times. That's why they also work best together in the field."
"Let's get back to looking for missing children files." Said Rocky. "Tommy needs this break. We can fill them in tomorrow if we find anything."

Kimberly fell asleep at the end of the movie. "It is getting late." Tommy thought.

"Hey beautiful, wake up." Tommy said lightly shaking her. Kimberly opened her eyes. "Why don't we go lay down in a more comfortable spot?"

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to fall asleep." Kim said standing up and grabbing her bag. "I need to wash my makeup off. Don't scream when you see me."

"You are beautiful with or without makeup."

"You're so sweet. It'll be a bit. Beauty takes time." Kim said walking off to the bathroom. Tommy went to his room and changed into white sweatpants, a tank top, pulled his hair down and made sure there wasn't anything embarrassing laying around before Kimberly got finished.

"Tommy, I took my makeup off but please don't look at me different." Kimberly said outside his room. Tommy walked to the door, opened it for her. She had changed into a pink tank top and sweatpants as well as removed her makeup.

"Still the love of my life." Kimberly blushed as she walked over to Tommy's bed and sat down. Tommy joined her.

"Why do you worry so much what you look like without make up?" Tommy asked.

"Hardly anyone has seen me without it. It's a confidence booster. I think I look better with it on. It's one thing I can control." Tommy placed his hand on her's.

"Kim, you are beautiful with makeup, without makeup, in sweatpants, or a dress. You are always beautiful, you are always going to be beautiful. Don't let anyone or anything tell you differently." Kimberly hugged Tommy.

"Am I really the love of your life?"

"Absolutely, Kimberly. You can't change what's in your heart."

"Hold me tonight?" Kimberly asked. They laid down in Tommy's bed. He took Kim in his arms and held her close just like she asked. He kissed the top of her head as she drifted to sleep.

"At least I managed to keep one person safe tonight."