Disclaimer: Don't own Power Rangers, or it's characters sad, but true.
ONE OCEAN VIEW
AN: Okay, so about many, many months, I was flipping through the channels, since no Yankee game was on tv that night, this was during the 2006 postseason, where my Yankees choked away another chance to win their 27th TITLE! AHHHHHH! Okay, I'm good now. Anyways, I ran across ABC and found this new sitcom. People put in summerhouse and their lives tapes. Much like the Real World on MTV, without the job issues or Road Rules without all those stupid and hard challenges. They are all grown-ups looking for some stress release and fun during a summer break. Maybe finding a new love, or keeping a love, but definitely building new relationships with people and refreshing old ones from the past, so I decided, what better story idea than a ranger reunion!
Warning: This is somewhat of an alternate Reality story, where there is not any evil at the present time period.
Location: Cancun, Mexico (why, because I have been there many times and I know every hot spot, shopping stores and tourist attractions. College was great in all, but spring break was the best, especially spring break '02, '03, Woohoo!)
A little background, so you aren't confused, it is a cast of 11 former rangers, spanning the teams of the past, put in house together for the summer, It goes their trials of living, finding romances, and just being real. Kimberly and Tommy are an ex couple.
Kim Hart (musician and an actress) Tommy Oliver (working on his masters degree in paleontology, with a teaching degree)Jason Scott (lawyer at a big firm) Aisha Campbell (veterinary owner) Zack Taylor (choreography instructor, has own dance studio) Tanya Sloan (radio/TV dj in LA) Rocky DeSantos (dojo owner), Karone (ambassador of arts) Ryan Mitchell (floater, works several jobs at once, from waiter to volunteer fireman), Dana Mitchell (paramedic) Eric Myers (cop)
Enjoy and Review please!
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Chapter 1: Moving In DayKimberly Hart came speed walking down the sandy streets with her huge lt. pink luggage, black backpack, guitar case and pink tote bag behind her. Her black iPod blaring from her ears, and hot pink Razr V3 at her hip. It was June. The summer of 2002, a hot morning in Mexico, though it was only 10am. But Kimberly knew she could get use to this weather. She was about to spend this following summer, about 6 weeks of her young 22-year-old life with friends of her past and friends of her future she hoped. She knew the list of potential new roommates, feeling a bit anxious about just one particular, but didn't want to linger over that. Kimberly was excited to be spending tons of time being close to them nonetheless. Kimberly was practically skipping down the path to the house. Since she arrived off the plane, like all the incoming roommates, she was strapped with a microphone to begin recording her 6-week stay.
Kimberly came to the huge summerhouse at the end of line. She looked around, before checking the piece of paper in her hand. Kimberly shrugged.
"Must be it," Kimberly said as she checked the address on the small piece of paper she carried again. Her flight from France was dreadfully long and she couldn't wait to lie out on the beach and relax away the jet lag. Kimberly walked up the long path of the place that took her around to the back door as her letter said. Already haven arrived and waiting in the kitchen, Aisha Campbell, Jason Scott, Tommy Oliver, Rocky DeSantos and Karone. They minus Rocky were sitting around having breakfast feast, since Tommy and Karone were the first to arrive and decided to make breakfast for the entire incoming guests.
"Hello?!" Kimberly pulled out her earphones before knocking on the open door. "Hello!"
"AHH!" Aisha ran to Kimberly as she came through the doors into the kitchen. "Look at you, you little slut!"
"Hey!" Kimberly laughed and hugged her tightly, kissing her cheek as well.
"Your hair has gotten so long!" Aisha said lifting it up after hugging her. "It's so beautiful."
"Thanks, but look at you, missy! If I am a slut, you're a little ho." Kimberly made Aisha do a spin."
"I try!"
"I see dealing with animals all the time hasn't changed you much!" They hugged again.
"Hey squirt!"
"Jase!!" Jason took Kim's bags, big mistake.
"Damn girl, it's only a summer!" Kimberly flipped Jason the finger.
"Love you, Kim!" They hugged and kissed finally. Rocky DeSantos returned from the bathroom to see Kimberly.
"Kimmy!" He rushed to Kimberly.
"Ahhh! Rocky!" He spun her around and shook her in a big bear hug. "Put me down, you ape!" Rocky continued to spin Kimberly around. Rocky put down her finally laughing. "Thanks for the welcome." Kimberly lifted her white bug-eyed sunglasses up and back into her head. She looked around her new home. Kimberly turned to the girl sitting next to Tommy. "Oh, hi sorry. Uh, hi, I'm…"
"Kimberly, yes I know. I heard the screams" Karone smiled and stood up to shake Kim's hand. "Nice to finally meet you."
"This is Karone," Tommy said modestly.
"Hi, Karone."
"Hi." The girls smiled at each other. Everyone went back to sitting down at the huge kitchen table except Kimberly, watching Karone take a seat right next to Tommy again.
"She's new to the land."
"Oh."
"She's Andros's little sister," Tommy added.
"Cool. How is Andros these days?"
"Good. He's back home with Ashley on…well, his home."
"Ashley? Ashley?" Kimberly thought a moment, knowing she should know that name. "Oh, right after Tanya graduated." Aisha nodded. "That is great, I'm happy for them." Karone nodded. Kimberly looked at Tommy with a smile.
"Hey."
"Hey." Everyone looked at the couple, former couple that is, waiting for a little spark or something. Tommy and Kimberly had broken up just broken up about 4 months ago. Kimberly patted his shoulder and smiled.
"Looks like a feast here," Kimberly said with a slight laugh as she looked around the huge dining room table.
"Help yourself," Karone said getting another chair next to Tommy.
"Thanks." Tommy pulled another plate down, adding eggs and meat, with strawberry jelly to her plate, knowing she loved it with her sausage patty. He placed it in front of Kimberly. She smiled at Tommy. He remembered though it has been a while since he made breakfast, that time, it was breakfast in bed. Kimberly kissed his cheek for that. "Thank you." He nodded. "So, how many more are there going to be here?" Kimberly asked biting into some of her sausage patty with the jelly on top.
"Oh, we were just talking about that when you arrived," Karone said.
"I say just 2 more," Jason said.
"Nah, I think 3 or 4."
"Which is totally crazy, woman," Rocky said. Aisha rolled her eyes at Rocky. Kimberly smiled.
"We only have 3 bedrooms, one room with 4 beds, another with 3 beds and a futon, and the last one just 2 beds..."
"Which makes me believe there are meant to be like 10 of us or more," Aisha said.
"What is that thing outside I passed on the way in?"
"Oh, an outside canopy camper. It has a huge bed in it for like 10 people."
"Who would sleep outside?" Kimberly asked.
"2 people having sex," Rocky muttered.
"Ha!" Kimberly hit his shoulder. "This is a nice place though."
"I know, you should check out the rooms," Aisha said.
"What else is in here?" Kimberly asked pouring some more OJ.
"We got a game room filled with pool table, foosball table. We got footballs, basketballs, volleyball, soccer ball, basically any ball you want, I think we have." Kimberly laughed. "Oh, and the best part!" Rocky said. "A multi-functional video game system, along with a huge Jacuzzi on the patio. Big enough to fit like 20 people in."
"Wow!"
"Plus the perfect spot on the strip for clubs and bars. We could walk to most of the clubs and bars"
"That's what I want to hear," Kimberly said. "I came here to drink, have fun, and live life carefree." Kimberly got up to get some water from the fridge.
"Speaking of carefree, where did you get that dress?" Aisha asked.
"Uh, no where special." Kimberly was dressed in a kiwi green caftan ruffle sleeves dress with pink Grecian embroidered, with natural lace-up espadrille sandals. She did a spin for everyone. "Just Paris." Kimberly didn't tell anyone she was designing clothes again, a passion she just recently took up after her break-up with Tommy. She had a few offers, but wanting to keep her mind set on her album first.
"When did you get back?"
"Uh I haven't. I flew from Paris to here."
"From being with Johnny?"
"Shut up, Sha! I was visiting my mom," Kimberly said looking at everyone else.
"With DC! He finally meets the parental Mommy."
"Who's DC?" Rocky asked with a mouthful of eggs, though he just finished a plate before Kimberly arrived.
"Kim's new sugar-daddy! Her lover!" Kimberly blushed.
"He's not my lover," Kimberly said.
"He buys her everything and anything she wants."
"Excuse me." Tommy got up and left the room.
"Aisha! Why do you have be such a gossiper! Why….why do you do that?"
"What?"
"What's going on?" Karone asked. Everyone went quiet, Kimberly looked up to where Tommy walked away to. "Okay, none of my business. I get it, sorry I asked."
"Those two dated," Rocky said.
"Rocky!"
"What, she can't know?"
"No, I just…" Rocky bent down to Karone.
"They were madly in love, have been since high school, the first day they meet really. They broke up a bit and met up again during college. Then just broke up what 5 months..."
"4, you idiot. The break-up was mutual though. "
"Yeah, right," Jason said. "You dumped him again. Broke my bro's heart, yet again"
"I didn't…I didn't dump him," Kimberly said to Karone. "We drifted apart. We wanted different things. I think we both are still a little immature for the long haul, me more so than him."
"So, he wanted more and you didn't?"
"He wanted a marriage, at 22."
"Wow. I'm sorry. I mean, I feel you, 22 is still very young. I can't think at 22 I would want to be married myself."
"Thanks, Sha doesn't seem to understand that."
"Oh, why would anyone? You two love each other, you're just a chicken."
"Thanks."
"Telling you the truth, sis."
"Whatever, but don't anyone worry about it. There won't be any problems, any drama….this summer."
"Yeah right," Rocky muttered. Aisha and Kimberly both slapped him in the back of the head.
"OW!"
"Tommy and I are just friends now," Kimberly said.
"Trying to be friends, more like it," Jason muttered
"Whatever. I say, once everyone arrives we go down to the beach and have some fun."
"I'm down for that," Jason said.
"I could use a tan," Karone said.
About an hour later, Ryan and Dana Mitchell arrived. They were brother and sister, working together under their father for the past year, now looking for a little downtime themselves.
"Hello?" A guy came through the door with his bags about 30 minutes after them.
"Hey!" Kimberly was standing there. Everyone else was in the living room talking.
"Umm… Is this the place for…?"
"Uh, yep. You have come to the correct place. And you are?"
"Eric, Eric Myers." He held his hand out.
"Kimberly Hart, welcome to your new summer home." They shook hands.
"Wow," Eric whistled lifting his sunglasses up. "This is a nice place."
"Guys we got another survivor!" Everyone came from the living room. "Let me get your bags and put them down the hall."
"Thanks." Eric let Kimberly take his black roller suitcase.
"Eric, that is everyone. Introduce yourselves, guys!"
"Always bossing us around, woman," Rocky said.
"Hello, hello!" Tanya Sloan came through the door about 10 minutes later with Rocky, who saw a girl in the bikini walk by and wanted to get to 'know her', but ended up getting turned down. He saw Tanya walking around to the back of the house as instructed.
"Look at whom I found snooping around," Rocky said helping Tanya with her bags.
"Tanya!" Aisha rushed and hugged her. "Oh girl!"
"Whoa! You did make it too!" They hugged tightly. They all sat around re-introducing themselves, which went by faster the second time around, less stories.
"So, I guess that is it, huh?" Kimberly asked as she looked around the living room.
"Just the 10 of us then," Karone said. All of the sudden the doors opened again. The guy lifted his sunglasses with a huge smile.
"You damn well know the party better not start without the Zack-man!"
"Zack!" Kimberly jumped up and ran to him first. Zack caught Kimberly with ease and spun her around.
"My strawberry shortcake!" Zack juggled Kimberly, as she kissed his cheeks repeated. They hadn't seen each other in over 4 years. Zack shook hands with everyone after putting Kimberly down. "So, how's my pink star? Look at you!" Zack made her twirl. He stopped. "Kimberly, a tattoo, how could you?" Zack noticed the Olympic rings on one leg along with a butterfly above her left ankle
"Zack, that is like ancient history. I got like 4 more."
"Where?!"
"Maybe later I can show you where." Zack laughed and hugged her again.
"I missed that silly Kim humor."
They all retreated to the massive living room to talk more. Kimberly sat on Zack's lap.
"So, what do you we now?"
"We can play the getting to know one another game again…" Everyone groaned at Aisha. "What?"
"It's lunch time now, anybody else hungry?" Rocky asked.
"You just ate like 2 hours ago!"
"I could get some grub. Plane food, not fun," Tanya said.
"See!"
"Let's go down to the beach, we will pass like dozens of food spots on the way."
"First, we need to figure out our sleeping arrangements," Jason said.
"We get the bigger room with the 4 beds," Kimberly said without hesitation.
"And why is that?" Rocky asked.
"Because, monkey, we are women, and we need to stick together," Kimberly said
"Yeah. Besides, you guys should fight over the other 2."
"First, it was ape, second, you women do not get the biggest room."
"How about, first one there..." Everyone smiled, before jumping up. "Wins! GO!" Rocky pulled Tanya back as Jason and Zack grabbed Aisha. Kimberly laughed and fought Ryan and Eric for the room. Tommy was the first one to get inside the room since Karone and Dana couldn't hold him back enough.
"Ha! We get it!" Rocky said. Kimberly stomped her foot.
"You cheated!"
"I got here fair and square."
"We were held back!'
"Oh well. Boys room now." Kimberly glared at Tommy.
"Fine." Tommy smiled and started pulling at his bags. Ryan, Zack and Jason shared the 4-bed room, pushing Rocky out the room since he snored, very, very LOUDLY. Aisha, Dana and Tanya went to the second room. Kimberly was getting some water as she carried her things into the girls' bedroom. Karone was putting her things on the futon.
"Oh, you probably want to share with them, right. I'll go take the couch."
"No, you can have the futon, I'll just get take the couch." Kimberly left her things in the girls' room.
"You sure?"
"Yeah. I might even use the camper tonight." Kimberly winked and smiled as she left the room. Aisha came from the bathroom.
"Where's Kim?"
"She said she would use the couch."
"She can share the bed with me, why would she think she couldn't?" Karone shrugged. Kimberly passed the room where Eric and Rocky were unpacking. "Uh, hey."
"Hey."
"Where you going?"
"Last straw, I get the couch."
"Hey, why don't you take my bed, I'll use the couch. I love couches," Eric said.
"No, I can just use the couch, Eric. I'm smaller, it'll be okay, really."
"We can have an extra futon brought in and share this room," Rocky said Kimberly looked at Rocky as if he had grown an extra head. "What?"
"You snore."
"I do not!"
"He snores," Kimberly warned Eric as she left.
"Glad I brought some earplugs just in case."
"I don't snore!" Rocky yelled.
Kimberly stood staring out the window in the kitchen. Tommy came up behind her.
"Nice view."
"It is a great ocean view." Tommy stood next to her. "This will work, right? Us, being together again?"
"Of course, Kim. We were friends long before we dated and even after we weren't dating."
"It was easier being friends when I was hundreds of miles away the first time," Kimberly said.
"True, but that doesn't mean this won't work out."
"I hope so, Tommy. I don't want to fight with you anymore. I didn't come here to fight. I came here to relax and have fun."
"Me too." Tommy brought her to him and hugged her. "I love… being with you, whether or not we are dating. You're still and always one of my best friends forever okay." Kimberly nodded with a sigh and buried her face into his chest as they hugged.
"Me too."
"Hey guys! Look what I found in…whoa," Aisha said stopping with the others as they watched the couple hugging. Kimberly and Tommy let go of each other quickly.
"Are we interrupting something?" Jason asked.
"NO!" Tommy and Kimberly said quickly.
"Nice camera, Sha…"
"Yeah, I found it here, I guess we are to take photos on this digital camera."
"Cool."
They all went out to the back patio. Aisha made everyone get into perfect position for the first shot. Aisha set up the photo on the table. Aisha pulled down Kimberly to sit down next to Tommy. Tommy smiled and put his arm around Kimberly. They smiled at each other.
"The camera is that way you two." Kimberly and Tommy rolled their eyes and looked ahead.
"Okay, big smile and say cheese!"
"Why cheese?" Jason asked.
"What?"
"I mean, who dictated to say cheese when taking pictures?"
"Yeah, it's so pathetic to say that, like that will make the smile better," Kimberly said.
"Will you two shut up, say cheese and smile!" Aisha yelled.
"Sorry."
"Sorry!" Since Aisha clicked on the timer, it took a while before the camera finally snapped the photo.
"CHEESE!"
Kimberly and the girls took their time getting ready to head down to the beach.
"Wow, check out this system," Tanya said turning on the stereo.
"Did you see that one in the living room? I can put my iPod into it," Kimberly said as she pulled out some swimsuits.
"Doesn't mean we want to listen to your illegally downloaded music."
"Hey! Only about 5000 of them are illegal!"
"How many songs does that little thing hold?"
"I don't know, 20,000, 30,000 songs."
"I don't even think I know 5000 songs," Dana said pulling out her bathing suit.
"What is that?" Kimberly asked.
"My bathing suit."
"Bathing suit? That's ghastly."
"Why?"
"Don't you have a bikini?"
"Oh, no. I am a bit more conservative."
"Why, you're hot!" Dana blushed.
"Kim's right, we are here for fun, flirting, a little seduction. You won't get far in that thing."
"I don't know…that's really not my…"
"Ever heard of living wild?" Kimberly tossed some suits her way.
"What is this?" Dana held up one.
"Take it, I got like 5 more here. That blue would look nice on you than that old pink one."
"I don't know…"
"I never worn it, actually, ¾ of the clothes in here I haven't wore yet. I plan on breaking them in this summer. Or not."
"Slut!"
"Ho!"
"Bitch."
"Mother Bitch!"
"Touché. Man, could you bring any more? It's just a 6 week summer break."
"Shut up!" Kimberly tossed a flip flop at Aisha. Aisha caught it with one hand.
The girls changed into their bikinis. Tommy was packing the football and some towels as Kimberly came out the bedroom in just her skimpy white bikini with bubble gum dot print and white flip-flops. She was on her cell phone.
"I miss you too, gonna be weird without you. But I promise to have fun and get drunk just for you, Boogie. Yeah, I promise to drunk call you every single night. Okay, have fun in Florida without me. Okay. Talk to ya soon, bye babe. You too." She closed her phone and opened the fridge. "Where is that box of waters?"
"Rocky packed it in the cooler." Kimberly let out a scream to Tommy's sudden voice.
"Don't do that!"
"Sorry," Tommy said with a smile. "So, um, who was that on the phone?"
"Is that any of your business?"
"Whatever." Tommy went to leave, but Kimberly grabbed his arm with a smile
"Tommy, I'm sorry. I was being a bitch there and trying to be funny when I know I can't. Just a friend from Florida."
"Whatever. You don't have to tell me anything anymore, remember, you ended things...again."
"Fine."
"Fine!" Tommy went to walk away again, but Kimberly grabbed him back to her.
"Look, for this to work, we can't be like this! This tension, this anger has to be to a minimum for the sake of this vacation okay," Kimberly said
"Okay."
"And we have to honest with each other and sincere, and nice as friends."
"Friends, of course."
"We're just friends okay?"
"Right."
"Good."
"Good." Kimberly went back into the bedroom. Tommy watched her walk away with a smile. Jason smiled as he saw that along with every other guy standing there.
"Just friends, my ass."
"Shut up!"
"And what a nice ass that is," Rocky said. Tommy hit Rocky in the back of the head.
The girls walked and talked in a line with Rocky and Zack carrying the cooler in the back, the other boys ahead of them, looking for a nice spot.
"Okay, picture time! Our first time together on the beach."
"Is this picture time going to be a recurring thing?" Jason asked.
"Pretty much."
"The first few days, I bet."
"Hush and smile!" Aisha said as she handed off the camera to a stranger to take their photo.
"Should have been a photographer, not veterinary."
"Smile!" Everyone did. Aisha rushed to get in the picture after she set the timer.
About an hour later, the girls had officially turned to tan their other sides, except Aisha. She went to play with the boys after her hour tan. Tanya was reading a book, relaxing. Kimberly lay on her stomach, bandeau bikini top off beside her, the only girl daring to go topless. The boys were off swimming, or playing football with another group of guys.
"DUDE! Kim's topless!"
"No way!" Jason lifted his sunglasses up.
"Stay in the game!" Tommy yelled, shoving Rocky ahead as he tried to get a better shot of Kimberly. The clock beeped again for the girls to turn 20 minutes later. Karone and Dana turned, both very fair-skinned wanting a nice color as they applied more suntan lotion again. Kimberly sat up and put on her top better before applying more cream.
"So, Tommy overheard the converse with DC?"
"Who's DC?"
"Kim's lover," Karone said with a smile.
"He is not my lover!" Kimberly laughed. "He's a good friend from Florida."
"Hot friend," Aisha added. "Show them." Kimberly showed the photo on her phone.
"Dang, he is cute girl!"
"He's in a boy band though, so, he might be gay."
"Aisha!" Kimberly took her phone back from Dana. "He is not gay!"
"Whatever. He is the reason for the…"
"David is not the reason! We are just friends, close friends."
"She slept with him."
"Aisha!"
"What, tell me it's not true." Kimberly went quiet.
"I'm gonna go bother the boys."
"Running away." Kimberly threw her sunglasses at Aisha as she stood up. Kimberly walked over to the game.
"Can I get in?"
"Of course sweetie," a guy said. "We are down one person, you can be on my team."
"Fine by me. Which way to the goal?"
"Our goal is that end." The guy pointed.
"Great, I know where to score then," Kimberly said patting his back.
"I love a girl that can score."
"We got the ball though!" Rocky yelled.
"Okay. Down, set, hut!" Tommy yelled standing behind Rocky.
"Watch Jason!" Kimberly shouted shoving a second boy toward him. They were able to prevent Tommy's throw to Jason who was attempting to go long for another touchdown.
About 20 minutes later, Kimberly scored the winning run with a shovel pass from Eric, after she tripped up Aisha and Tommy. Aisha saw a cute boy and decided to join the party with Kimberly
"That was an illegal play!" Rocky yelled.
"Sore loser!" Kimberly said tossing the football in the air.
"You tripped them!" Jason yelled.
"Wah…wah, wah!" She tossed the ball at Eric with a smile. "Nice pass."
"I saw the opening," Eric said catching the ball.
"Oh, I know how to get her back!" Rocky grabbed Kimberly by the waist. She screamed as he ran toward the water, carrying her over his shoulder. Everyone laughed as he tossed her in. They fought, Kimberly dunking Rocky before the others came to his aid. They played around for another hour before heading back to their house.
AN: Well, whatcha think? Review, review :P