Off to a Good Start
Note: I own nothing in this story other than Travis, Ian, Leon, Erick, Kate, Bella, and Tara who are all in some way based off my friends. I also don't own the used songs in this! If I owned Power Rangers one Kim wouldn't have left…two Kat would have been with Billy or Jason!
Chapter 2- Spirits
Last time:
The girl in pink was to her feet before she hit, "MOM!" She yelled but Tommy had caught Kim. Leon stared, "So your the infamous Tommy Oliver...We are the new rangers; Leon Winters, Black and White Falcon Ranger." He smiled some at Tommy's shock and held out his hand.
This time:
Bella looked at her mother and smiled some, "You ok Mom?" Kim smiled softly and nodded, "Yeah Bells I'm fine." Bella nodded and then a musical six-tone beeping filled her ears as well as the other ranger's. Bella grabbed Leon's hand and looked at her mom, "We read you Jack." A robotic voice was heard on the other side, "Monster in Angel Gove Park."
Leon let out a sigh, "How do they always know where we are?" Kim shrugged and Tommy helped her up, "Radar maybe?" Bella shuddered and shook her head, "I hope not. See you in a bit!" She ran though the house with Leon and the others. "Ready?" She asked standing in front of the others. They all nodded, "Ready!" The smiled and pushed in their respective coins,
"Spirit Strom, Animals Roar!"
"The Pink and Black Crane!"
"The Yellow Coyote!"
"The Red and Gold Lioness!"
"The White Falcon!"
"The Blue Monkey!"
"The Black Wolf!"
"The Red Dragon!"
They each glowed their respective colors and teleported to where the monster was.
Tommy helped Kim sit down and smiled slightly at her, "Um they are dedicated." Kim nodded feeling slightly awkward, "Yeah, they are. It's just how they were trained." Tommy stared to feel awkward too and silently hopped they could talk.
"KIM!" She jumped up and ran inside, how long had they been sitting out there in silence. The battle was over and in the arms of the current white ranger was her limp daughter, "Bella! Leon what happened to her?" Leon couldn't take his eyes off his girlfriend, "We were fighting and we won but before the monster died Bella was hit by this gas. The rest of us weren't effected but she collapsed right away, I'm really worried, I love Bella I…I can't lose her."
Kim nodded and looked at Billy for help, Billy let out a weak smile, "Let's put her somewhere she can be safe." They carried her to a room with many beds in it. Laying her on one Leon let a tear escape from his eyes, "Don't leave me…You can't, not when I just found you." He whispered and leaned forward giving her a small kiss on her now pale lips. Tommy watched in stunned silence. The scene before him reminded him so much of him and Kim he had to turn away. It hurt more than he thought.
Three men in blue shirts sat at Bella's bedside trying to figure out what was wrong. The youngest looked at the former blue rangers and spoke softly, "She was poisoned." Bill looked up and stared at Travis, "How do we help her?" Travis looked down at his computer scanner and shrugged, "I don't know." Ethen looked at his own a look of concentration on his face. "I know…all of the animal spirits meaning yours and the originals have to be found again or awoken." Billy and Travis looked at their fellow blue. "Are you sure?" The boy nodded, "Her spirit is weak and it's in pain…not her. Spirit Force can help her for now…but if this happens again you'll need help from the others." Travis nodded and ran to the other room, "Spirit force…she needs our help." Kate and Tara looked at each other and stood, "We got ya." They stood by Bella and smiled, "Crane…we're here… Red and Gold Lioness." Kate said letting her lion spirit release from her. "Don't you dare die Bella…or I'll bring you back and you'll be in trouble. Yellow Coyote." The dog ran from her body and into the body of her friend. Next was Travis who stood at the side of her bed a slight smile on his face. "You're the one who stopped the bullies…you have to be ok. Blue monkey." The monkey jumped around before entering Bella. Erick walked forward putting a hand on Bella's shoulder, "You're my best friend…if you die part of me dies too. Black Wolf." The wolf didn't play around like the others he went straight into Bella calmly. Ian stood next to Kate a soft smile playing at his lips, "You better not make Kate cry…you know what happens if she does. Red Dragon." The dragon didn't play either he also went straight for Bella. "Love…You have to be ok." Leon leaned forward his lips an inch from hers, "Black and White Falcon." The falcon flew from his chest to help its mate. Bella's body jerked off the bed her lips meeting with Leon's. Her eyes were wide but closed as she relaxed. Leon pulled away from her and smiled, "You better love?" She nodded with a smile. "Much…" She smiled broadly the color returning to her cheeks.
Kim watched all of this for a second before wandering back to her friends, "She's ok…" Tommy looked at Kim with hard eyes, "Who is she?" Kim blinked, "Bella? She's my daughter." Tommy shook his head the hard look leaving her eyes, "Is she, why you wrote the letter?" Kim's mouth dropped then closed like a fish. Her hazel eyes flashed with hurt and she stormed out the front door without a glance back at her friends.
Trini, Aisha, and Kat glared at Tommy, "Stupid! Why did you ask her that?" Aisha said standing form her spot next to Rocky, "She had her reasons!" Aisha's voice rose in pitch causing Haley to glance over at them, "Why are you mad at Tommy, shouldn't you be mad at Kim?" Trini and Kat's glare shifted from Tommy and over to Haley, "Do you want to know why she left? Do you! Did you even pick up the phone and call her…no! Well you're going to have to wait for her to come back." Kat said anger in her normally soft voice loud and angry.
Tommy was taken aback, why were they all mad at him? What had he done? At that moment the newest red and blue rangers stood in the door listening to the conversation. "What do you think that was about?" Travis whispered to Ian who had a hard glare on his face, "I don't know…we should ask Bella." Turning they walked back into the room where the pretty pink ranger in question lay on her back talking softly with their white leader.
Walking though the woods behind Billy's house Kim sat on a stone and let the tears flow, it wasn't Bella's fault. It was her's and Tommy's fault. Her thoughts drifted back to that fateful New Year's Eve so long ago that ended up breaking her and Tommy up.
New Year 1995
Kim had just gotten back to Florida from Angel Grove. A smile lit up on her face when she saw her teacher that came to meet her. The pretty female teacher was standing holding in her arms a pretty little girl no older then 5. "Hello Mrs. Graystone, how are you?" Kim smiled up at the woman. She was no older than 30 and tall. She was slender and had dark hair that fell in waves down her back. "I'm wonderful. Bella, dear, say hi to Auntie Kimberly." The little 5 year old smiled, "Hi Auntie Kimberly!" Kim smiled at the little girl and picked her up, "Hey Bells how are you?" Bella laughed softly and smiled, "I'm great! Mama said that you're going to watch me tonight!" Kimberly nodded and looked up at Mrs. Graystone. "You have fun on your date with Mr. Graystone…she'll be asleep as soon as her head hits the pillow." Mrs. Graystone smiled, "Ok let's get you to my place."
At the Graystone home
Inside the house sat a man with thick brown hair that was graying slightly and a smile as he tried to fix his tie. Mr. Graystone was a tall man, about 6'2 and a bit older than his 30 something wife but he loved her greatly. He heard the door open and smiled when he saw his wife and Kimberly carrying their daughter. "Hello girls. How was your trip back home, Kim?" He asked smiling at the petite brunette girl. Kimberly grinned, "It was amazing I missed everyone so much, I'm so glad I went back for a visit." Mr. Graystone smiled, "That's nice dear, Bella!" He said as the tiny girl ran to her father and hugged him, "Daddy!" Mrs. Graystone smiled, "Kim we'll be home tomorrow at noon…thank you so much for taking care of her." Kim smiled and held her overnight bag tight, "Its just fine Mrs. Grayson. I'm happy to do it. I love Bella."
"We know. Thank you again."
Sometime in the night the phone rang. Answering it Kimberly let out a small cry. They were dead…They had left Bella and the house to her just in case. Breathing hard the looked in on Bella the little girl was fast asleep. Kimberly didn't sleep the rest of that night. The next day she drove Bella to school and then went to go tell her coach and her friend Allen. She told her story to them and they understood offering to baby sit Bella when she had to practice. She thanked them profusely and then…she sat down and wrote Tommy a letter…The Letter. She couldn't deal with him worrying about her and getting his head out of the game. She sent it to the youth center because she was sure if the other rangers read it…he wouldn't go after her and…she was right in the end.
Flashback end
Kim brushed her hair back and looked up at the sky knowing Tommy was behind her. "So…what do you want to know Tommy? Why I wrote the letter? Don't just blame Bella ok…its not her fault. What about you though…you never called me to find out about the letter. Why?" She said turning to stare at the man behind her.
Tommy moved forward and sat down next to her. "I didn't call because…I didn't want to hear that you had fallen in love with someone else!" Kim nodded and went on to explain why she sent the letter. "Could we start over Tommy? Try again?" She asked softly. He looked away from her and sighed, "It's not that easy Beautiful…its so much baggage for both of us now." He whispered.
Meanwhile inside Bella and Leon were watching the two original rangers both of them smiling. "Lee…you think they are going to get back together?" She asked softly tucking a strand of dark hair behind her ear. Leon smiled softly down at her kissing the top of her head lightly. "Yeah…I think so."
Chapter 2 End.
