Disclaimer: I don't own Power Rangers.

A/N: Free time, decided to put a little more into this story, despite the fact that I said I wasn't going to touch this until I finished my other one. This chapter is really just more back story.

Kimberly Ann Hart Maddox hung up her cell phone with a sigh. She had just woken up, and made the usual morning phone call to her best friend, received no answer, and left a pleading message for a return call. She looked over next to her, seeing that her husband was already gone. Well, he had work, and she was in between jobs, which reminded her that she needed to do some more job hunting today. She just sat in bed for a few minutes before throwing her phone across the room. If nothing else, maybe he would call, and that would sure get her out of bed. After a few more silent minutes, she finally crawled out of bed, recovered her cell phone, and went to make herself some breakfast.

As she opened the fridge, she found her thoughts drifting to her past, once again. She needed to leave it at just that, the past. Everything had ended up working itself out just fine. Well, almost fine. She had managed to recover her friendship with Tommy, only to lose the one with Jason it seemed. Hmph. Irony. She thought to herself as she pulled some milk out of the fridge. This is all Trey's fault. She blinked at that realization. Every morning it was someone else's fault, but this was the first time she had blamed the king of Triforia for this whole mess. Trey had given Jason his powers temporarily while he had gone home to heal himself, but the Gold Ranger powers weren't meant to be used by the human body, and as a result they had wrecked havoc on Jason and nearly killed him. That was the reason she had come back to Angel Grove, and had brought her boyfriend Andrew with her. Andrew was the same man from the infamous letter she had sent to Tommy. She hated that she had sent that letter, and to this day wasn't really sure what brought her to do it. She had been scared to return to Angel Grove, as Jason and Kat were the only two she still talked to, and Andrew insisted on coming along as well. Besides, Jason wanted to meet Andrew and Kim wanted to meet Emily. Jason didn't really do much while they were there besides sleep and save the world, while teaching the occasional karate class in between. Kim had taken the time to talk with Tommy, and after several heated conversations, they were able to work out everything and become friends once more. Rocky, Adam, and Kat had been so excited to see her again, and Tanya was thrilled to meet another of the original Rangers. Eventually, Trey's powers had been returned to him and Jason had returned to normal, much to Kim's relief. In celebration, the two of them had gone scuba diving. That just brought across a new set of problems, and it all happened at Muranthias.

Muranthias. Kimberly shuddered as she remembered that island. She had been held prisoner, twisted into an evil demon, and attacked her Ranger friends. The Rangers had managed to rescue them, but for once that was only the start of the problems. Upon returning home after three days, Andrew and Emily had both been furious, demanding to know just where the hell the two of them had been with each other after all this time. The two of them didn't have an answer, they hadn't even thought of an explanation yet. Big mistake. A mistake that had led to two very messy breakups, and Andrew and Emily ended up leaving Angel Grove together. More Irony. Kim thought as she sat down, now with a full bowl of cereal. Things calmed down somewhat after that. Jason and an old friend of the Rangers', Nate, opened up a small dojo while Kimberly returned to Florida for the Pan Globals. She did alright in them, not getting a medal, but still getting a respectable rank. Having had her fun, she moved back to Angel Grove, where she began teaching gymnastics. Meanwhile, the Rangers had passed on their powers, and moved on to college. Kimberly always assumed she would end up in college, too, but had decided she was happy enough where she was. Surprising her more, Zack and Trini finally returned home as well. Everything was going great, until Angel Grove was attacked by possibly the strongest threat it ever faced. It was an invasion by the United Alliance of Evil, and this time the Power Rangers weren't enough. It had taken all the citizens of Angel Grove banded together to fight off these invaders. Kimberly remembered that battle quite well, it was her final fight. While the battle had been won, there was one major casualty that shocked everyone who was and once was a Ranger. Zordon.

The mentor of the Power Rangers had given his own life in order to destroy all the forces of evil in the universe, a sacrifice fitting for his character. Kimberly was shocked that a power like that had been in that energy tube all that time, but finally understood why Tommy as the Evil Green Ranger had followed strict orders from Rita to cut the link to Zordon through the Command Center's controls instead of just obliterating the tube he was in. Still, the loss of Zordon haunted the entire team. Everyone who was ever a Ranger attended a small funeral held for him and Alpha 5 at the ruins of the Command Center. Alpha was never confirmed destroyed, but after being so close to so many battles, and having heard nothing from him, it was safe to assume the worst. Kimberly choked back her tears as she finished her cereal. Zordon and Alpha deserved so much better than to meet their ends like that. She just wished she had been able to do more than help fight off a bunch of soldiers. Kimberly had been extremely close to the two of them, possibly closer than the rest of the Rangers. She enjoyed coming to the Command Center and helping Alpha with his crazy desires to learn more about human lifestyle, and Zordon always enjoyed watching their antics. She found herself slipping into a depression when she met the man who changed everything, Kyle Maddox.

Kyle was new in Angel Grove, having run away from family problems all the way over in New Jersey. He was looking to start over, and met Kimberly. He was involved in the military, too, specifically the branch that dealt with the Power Rangers, usually the Lightspeed Rescue team, but there were connections with a few others as well. The two of them became very close in a short time, and were dating before she knew what had happened. Kyle mixed in with the group almost perfectly, except for one person. Jason and Kyle never got along, and no one else could understand why. They were both two very likable people, but for some reason they just couldn't agree on anything. That's what drove Jason and Kimberly apart. She hated to do it, but she had to chose a side, and she chose love. She still didn't regret it, but she just wished there had been some other way. Even still, nothing major had happened, until that one fateful night. Kimberly and Kyle had a terrible fight, and she was in her apartment crying her eyes out when Jason had come over. Jason didn't know about the fight, and Kimberly didn't want anything to do with him at that point, and screamed for him to get out. Jason kept trying to talk to her, but Kimberly eventually threated to call the cops, and Jason left. After half an hour, Kimberly calmed down, and realized what an idiot she had been. She tried to call Jason, but there was no answer. She tried again and again but he never answered his phone. The next day, Zack called her and told her the news. Nate had been murdered, and membership had all but completely dropped from the dojo, forcing it out of business. Jason, unable to take it, had packed what little he had left after paying off all the debts and left Angel Grove for good earlier that morning. Kimberly was in shock. The very last thing she had said to him had been a threat. More attempted calls, but Jason never answered. Not when Adam and Tanya got married, not when she and Kyle got married, and now it was Zack and Trini's turn. Still no answer.

Finished with her cereal, Kimberly cleaned out the bowl and put it in the dishwasher. She was tired of living in the past, but she couldn't help but wonder how different things could have been. If only everything had worked out. She was finally shaken from her thoughts when the phone rang, checking the caller ID she saw that it was her good friend Aisha Campbell. Aisha had recently returned from Africa and when reunited with her childhood friend, Rocky DeSantos, the two had fallen in love almost instantly. Kimberly laughed at that thought as she answered the phone to talk with her friend.

Jason cut the ignition to his bike as he arrived at his destination. Tommy had called him a second time to give him the location he was needed at, but he hadn't answered. He wasn't there either. The former Ranger had arrived at the ruins of the Command Center. It was still a massive pile of debris, obviously there had been no effort to clean it up. Jason closed his eyes as he stood in what was left of his home away from home. He hated that it had been destroyed. The Power Chamber just wasn't the same, and even that had been destroyed. He thought about all the time that had been spent here, and wished those old days would return. Being a Power Ranger had been his life, and he was the one that had the hardest time moving on afterwards.

Then it happened. Jason opened his eyes as a cold feeling covered his body. He couldn't believe it...but at the same time, he could. He wasn't alone in the ruins anymore. There was someone else with him. Whether it was real or not was up for speculation, but the identity of this person wasn't. The former Ranger didn't even turn around to greet the newest arrival, he just quietly uttered one simple word to acknowledge his presence.

"Zordon."

A/N: I'm starting to enjoy writing cliffhangers. Answers and more in the next chapter! Please review!