A/N Power Rangers Zeo Settings and Characters all belong to Isaac Florentine, Vickie Bronaugh, Robert Radler, Douglas Slon, Terence H Winkless, Koichi Sakamoto, and Larry Litton and Fox. Any original characters and this story are copyright © 2011-2018 to Hopelessromanticgurl, all rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the author.

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It was just a normal day in Angel Grove. Tommy and his friends were just leaving the Youth Center.

"I don't know, Guys. But I've been feeling off lately." He told his friends.

"What do you mean off?" His friend Kat asked.

"Like dull aches and random chills. Also, I've been having the strangest dreams and not able to sleep."

"Maybe you're getting sick." Kat suggested.

"Are you really stressed, maybe it's just that you're too stressed?' Tanya suggested.

"Is something bothering you, like something maybe you're worrying about so you're having nightmares about it?' Rocky asked.

"Maybe you're just sore and tired from all the battling we've had to do lately." Adam guessed.

Tommy shook his head. "I'm not stressed or worried about anything. I'm sore but not that much. I hardly ever get sick so it's not that. I've also been getting these weird pinching sensations on my right inner arm."

"What do you mean?" Billy asked.

"Like when you get a shot and it pinches your skin for a second. That's what it feels like. I've also been…well my parents have noticed sometimes…I've been a little well…moody. I'm snapping at my parents for no reason and even breaking out into tears for no reason at all."

"Hmmm, well it doesn't sound like anything too serious, but it might be best if you go to the Command Center and have a scan done, just to be sure." Billy said.

"I guess you're right. I'll catch up with you guys later." Tommy said.

Tommy looked around, and once it was clear, he teleported to the Command Center.

It was a few days later, and the scans had come back fine. Nothing was wrong with him. But he was still feeling off if anything it was getting worse. He couldn't even spar without getting winded and tired.

"Still not feeling well, Tommy?" Adam asked as he threw a punch that just nearly missed Tommy.

"Yeah. I can't seem to shake whatever is going on. Alpha and Zordon can't find anything wrong, I've even gone to the doctor, and they can't find anything either." Tommy rubbed his inner arm again. The pinching sensation had become so frequent that his arm was sore.

"It's been a stressful week. King Mondo has been relentless lately. Maybe it would do us all some good to go home and just get some rest."

"Yeah I guess that's a good idea." Tommy nodded.

Everyone started to head to their cars to go home. Just as Kat was about to open her car, 50 cogs appeared and before she could even move to scream or contact Zordon. They grabbed her and teleported away.

After a few hours when Kat returned she didn't remember anything that happen to her. She didn't even remember being taken.

A few weeks passed by uneventfully, until the dreaded day when Tommy got a break-up letter from his girlfriend Kimberly Hart in Florida.

So Katherine decided to plan a trip away to get his mind off it. Plus he needed it. He was still off, and he said his nightmares are getting worse and worse.

She set up for herself, Billy, and Tommy to go skiing for the weekend.

As they were packing up the car Billy asked: "How are you feeling Tommy?"

Tommy shrugged. "I'm still in shock about this whole thing. But at the same time, I guess I'm raw too."

"What about the sick feeling and the nightmares?"

"Just getting worse and worse, but nobody knows what's going on."

"I'm sure it's nothing to worry about." Kat said as she walked over. "You've been under a lot of stress lately. Besides…Kimberly doesn't deserve someone as wonderful as you." Her voice was cold as ice, and her eyes flashed red, but neither Tommy nor Billy noticed.

"Someone is a bit protective." Billy teased.

They all laughed it off and got in the car ready for whatever adventure awaited them.

Meanwhile in Florida Kimberly laid on the cold cement floor of the coach's office, gasping for air. She was severely beaten and bloody, and currently alone, locked in the office. She started to cry as she thought about everything that had happened which led up to this moment. It was hard to believe that someone would react so badly to her wanting to leave, so badly that they would beat her to a pulp! She had been naive enough to believe that their horrid treatment would have stopped short of physical violence. That being one of the gym's shining stars, that she be too valuable to actually harm, because broken girls can't compete, but she had been wrong.

Hadn't she been through enough? From the verbal abuse, to being forcefully administered with their "special medicine'? She wasn't even quitting the program, she just wanted to take a break and go back home for a visit and check on something. Now all she wanted was to go home for good. She had left her perfect little life in Angel Grove for this? She had left all her friends and family behind; She had left Tommy behind. She started to cry harder at the thought, Tommy would never have let this happen to her, he would have protected her. She missed him so much, all she wanted at this point was to be in his arms again! To have him hold her, comfort her, kiss her hair, tell her everything was going to be okay…a sudden pink glow appeared around her. It got brighter and brighter until…the last thing Kim heard was the loud anguished cry of her crane before she vanished in a stream of pink.

She landed someplace she didn't know, all she knew was that it was cold, and she landed in a pile of snow. Through her blurry vision, she saw Kat. She gasped out the best she could.

"Kat, help, please, Kat help me." She begged.

Kat looked at her and glared. "What are you doing here? How dare you show up here after what you've done to Tommy."

"What? I didn't do anything, help me, please. I need help." Kim cried.

"I'm not going to help you. You don't deserve Tommy. He's mine now."

Kat kicked some snow covering her completely and then she walked away.

Kimberly started to shake, but we too weak to shake the snow off. She let out a cry. "Tommy please help me!"

The loud cry of the crane was heard again and in a flash of pink Kimberly was gone.

Tommy was just about to head down a ski hill when he heard the loud sound of a crane crying out. "Tommy please help me!"

"Ah!" He grabbed his head and dropped to his knees.

"Tommy!" Billy cried out. He rushed to his side. "What's wrong?"

"The Crane, she's hurt." Tommy groaned out in pain. "She needs my help."

Billy shook his head. "Kat's fine. She's right here."

"Tommy, I'm right here. I'm ok." Kat said.

Tommy stood up and looked around as the pain lessened. "You guys didn't hear that?"

"All we heard was you screaming," Billy said.

"It sounded like Kimberly."

"Did you hear Kimberly, or did you hear the sound of a crane crying out?"

"Both. First, it was the crane but then I heard Kimberly's voice crying out for me to help her."

Kat laughed. "I think we need to take a break and get some food. I'm sure it's nothing. Kimberly is just fine. Your mind is playing tricks on you because of the letter."

"Yeah, let's go eat," Tommy said.

As Kat started to walk away, Billy whispered so only Tommy could hear, "Kim is the true crane. Kat just took over the zord, but Kim is the true crane. Your nightmares have been about a crane too right?"

Tommy nodded. "Yes. But this is the first time it's spoken to me. Usually, it just cries out, but this was the first time it spoke to me."

"It was Kimberly's voice right?"

Tommy nodded.

"You and Kim have always been connected because of the Falcon and Crane. Maybe there is more going on then we know. But I also know you're still thinking about her and the letter. So there is a good chance it might just be from that."

"I don't know. Something just doesn't feel right. Maybe I should call her."

"Ok, but I'd wait a few hours. Don't forget the time difference. We are 3 hours behind her. I really don't think it's anything to worry about."

Tommy sighed. "Yeah, I guess you're right."

They caught up with Kat and headed to get lunch. After lunch Tommy tried to call Kim, but she didn't answer.

The rest of the trip Kat tried to set Tommy up with a woman they had met named Heather. The woman was nice enough, but she wasn't Kimberly.

While he was out on his "date" with Heather, Billy and Kat were inside the lounge drinking some hot chocolate.

Billy had just gotten up to get a refill when a flash of pink landed at Kat's feet and a bruised and bloody Kim laid there gasping for air.

"Kat, please, please I need help, please." She begged.

Kat scoffed and kicked her in ribs making Kim cry out. "I am helping you, Kim. I'm saving you from the heartache of finding out the truth. Tommy has cheated on you, with me. We're together now. He's forgotten all about you."

"You're lying." Kimberly gasped. "Help, please."

"I'm not," Katherine said. As Kim squirmed around in agony Kat noticed some strange scars on her inner arm. They were tiny needle holes covered by tiny bruises. "Besides, it doesn't really matter after he sees your arm and finds out you're a druggie he's not going to want anything to do with you."

"No, I'm not. I can explain. Just please help me."

"Not a chance."

Kat threw a blanket over Kim and walked away.

Kim laid there crying and gasping for air. She was feeling weaker and weaker with each passing second. A pink light surrounded her again, and a loud crane cry was heard, and she was gone.

"Tommy I love you, please don't hate me. I need your help."

Tommy was talking with Heather when all of a sudden he heard the crane again, only louder this time. He grabbed his head and dropped to his knees.

"Tommy, I love you. Please don't hate me. I need your help."

"Kimberly! Hang on!" He cried out.

"Tommy, what's going on! Tommy, are you ok? Tommy, what's wrong?" Heather asked frantically.

Just like that, Tommy stood up as if nothing happen.

"Tommy, are you all right?" Heather asked.

"Fine. I sometimes get these migraines. Look do you mind if we head inside? I'm not feeling so well."

"Sure, let's go. You might just be hungry." Heather said.

"It's not food," Tommy muttered to himself. "Kimberly needs me. I can feel it."

As they made it back to the lounge, Kat and Billy went over to them.

"Hey, Back so soon?" Kat asked.

"Yeah, we were getting a little too cold." Tommy lied smoothly.

"That's not true," Heather said. "Something happens to Tommy out there. He dropped to his knees and cried out in pain. Then he yelled something about Kimberly hanging on."

Billy and Kat shared a looked and then to Tommy who refused to look them in the eyes.

"He said it was a migraine, but it had to be a pretty powerful one." Heather said.

"Yeah, he gets those sometimes." Kat nodded.

"The best thing for him after that is rest. I think we're going back to our rooms. DO you mind?"

"Not at all. Feel better Tommy." Heather walked away.

"What happen?" Billy asked.

"Why did you lie to us?" Kat asked a little harsher than she meant to.

"I couldn't tell you the truth with Heather standing right there, and you'd have no idea what I was talking about if I just said I had a migraine."

"That doesn't matter, just tell us what really happen."

"I heard the Crane again. Only this time it was louder. This time, I'm sure I heard Kim's voice. She said she loved me, not to hate her and that she needed my help."

"Tommy, I've told you it's your mind playing tricks on you. You're so hurt by the letter that you want to believe it's a lie." Kat said.

Tommy shook his head. "I can feel it, Kat. Something isn't right."

"You're just hungry we haven't had dinner yet," Kat said.

"I'm not hungry!" Tommy growled. "Stop trying to feed me!"

"Tommy, calm down. We're just trying to help you." Billy said.

Tommy sighed. "I'm sorry."

"Look, Kat, maybe we should look into this a little more. Maybe Kim really is in trouble." Billy said.

"Don't encourage this, Billy. I'm sure Tommy's mind is just playing tricks on him so he has an excuse to go see Kim. But all that will do it make it worse." Before either of them could object Kat spoke again. "Why don't you boys go up to the room. I'll get us some dinner and bring it up." Kat suggested.

Tommy just nodded. He honestly wasn't hungry. But he knew they weren't going to believe him. He and Billy headed to their room.

As Kat waited for her food, she smiled thinking of Tommy. Soon enough she'd have him all to herself, and Kimberly would be a thing of his past.

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