Even after Maya and Katy got settled, Tommy and Kimberly ended up staying in New York. A lot of things changed over the last eight to nine years. Katy started working at Topanga's restaurant, which was on the first floor of the apartment. She made more money there, than she did working as a waitress. Plus, Katy didn't have walk home in the dark. Riley had a brother named Auggie. He was six and was getting ready to go into the first grade. Riley, Maya, and Farkle had a new friend named Lucas. He moved from Texas, at the beginning of their 7th grade year.
But, there were some things that never changed. Kimberly had been the kids PE teacher since kindergarten. When they moved up to middle school, she moved up with them. Cory and Tommy had been teaching Riley and her friends since they entered middle school. Tommy told Maya a lot of stories about being a power rangers. He told her storied about being the evil green ranger, loosing his powers and being the white ranger, Rocky, Adam, and Aisha taking over as the red, black, and yellow rangers, Ivan Ooze, Kimberly getting the chance to compete in the Pan Global Games, the zeo rangers, the turbo rangers, the red rangers going to the moon, and being a mentor to the dino thunder rangers.
"Uncle Tommy, I thought you left with Aunt Kimberly when she went to Florida," stated Maya. "I did for a little while. But, we came back to Angel Grove after learning that she could train for the Pan Global Games in Angel Grove."
"I became the red zeo ranger," replied Tommy. "You aunt and I still had our own place in the command center."
"I've always heard something happened," said Maya. "But, my mom will never tell me."
"It's a complicated story," explained Tommy. "And I don't know your aunt would want me telling it to you."
"Why?" asked Maya.
"It's too painful for her," answered Tommy.
"How did you end up marrying Aunt Kimberly?" asked Maya.
"Now that is a story," smiled Tommy. "It all started when your aunt met a famous gymnastics coach Gunther Schmidt. Your aunt was trying out for the Pan Global Games. Rocky, Adam, Aisha, Billy, Katherine, and I were there to cheer her on. I didn't want to be there, just the thought of loosing your aunt made me sick. Billy realized that I didn't want to be there and he asked me to come outside."
Flash Back
Tommy and Billy went outside and took a seat on a bench.
"Why are you wanting to leave?" asked Billy. "She wants you to be here."
"Billy, the thought of her going to the Pan Global Games makes me sick," admitted Tommy. "She's really good at gymnastics and there is a good chance she will be offered a chance to go. If she goes, she probably won't be in Angel Grove. Who knows where they will send her. You know that we both had a hard life growing up. Her parents abandoned her and mine are gone. For a long time, she was all I had."
"Have you told her how you feel?" asked Billy. "You both have lived together your whole life and you've dated her for a long time. Both of you are serious about each other. You said after graduation you were going to marry her."
"True," admitted Tommy. "If I tell her don't go, she won't go. I know she'll regret it and resent me over it."
"Maybe, you both can get what you want?" suggested Billy. "If she gets the chance to compete, she's going to want to go. But, you could go with her. If you went with her, both of you would get what you want."
"Thanks, Billy," smiled Tommy. "I'm going to the mall. I just realized I have some shopping to do."
He remembered his parents left him a trust fund and all of the money they had. Tommy knew that they had left him quiet a bit of money. Tommy wasn't a child anymore and he would be able to take some of the money out of the bank. Tommy left the competition and went to the bank and took out $1000, then he went to the mall. He decided he was going to marry her. First he went to the JC Penny and Sears to buy them some clothes. Tommy bought himself a black tux, a white dress shirt, a rose pink tie, green cuff links and black dress shoes. He bought Kimberly a pink sequin V-neck cocktail dress with spaghetti straps and a pair of pink wedged sandals. Once he bought their clothes, he went to the jewelry store. Tommy picked out a pink diamond ring for Kimberly's engagement ring. He picked out their weddings rings. Tommy picked out a sliver ring with pink and white stones for Kimberly; he picked out a sliver ring with green and white stones for himself.
After Tommy bought everything he needed and left the mall; he returned to the competition. Kimberly was sitting outside on a bench. She looked like she was really upset. Her eyes were red and she looked as if she had been crying. Tommy knew she was upset because he didn't watch her compete.
"Beautiful, I have an important question to ask you," smiled Tommy.
"I have a question to ask you," sobbed Kimberly. "Why didn't you watch me compete? You know I wanted you to be there."
"I know and I am sorry," answered Tommy. "I had to go to the mall to get some things. It was really important to me."
"Going to the mall must have been more important to you than me," stated Kimberly.
"I have reached an important decision," explained Tommy. "Please let me explain before you get mad at me."
"I'm listening," Kimberly said angrily.
"Lately, I've been depressed over the thought that you might leave. I want you to go to the Pan Global Games. But, I don't want to loose you either," explained Tommy. "Kimberly, you've been my favorite thing in the world since we were little, you're my best friend, you're my girl friend, my better half, and the person I love the most."
He reached into his pocket and got out the jewelry box and opened the box. She saw the pink diamond ring and nearly fainted.
"Beautiful, if you go to train for the Pan Global Games, I am going to go with you," smiled Tommy. "Will you marry me?"
"Yes," sobbed Kimberly.
Tommy slipped the ring on her finger. He pulled her into a hug and they kissed.
Kimberly told him that Aisha said that they needed to go to the youth center. When they got to the youth center, they were surprised that everyone had thrown Kimberly a surprise party. Ernie had baked a big cake and made punch.
End of Flash Back
"What happened after the party?" asked Maya.
"All of the rangers met at the command center," answered Tommy. "We talked about Kim going to the Pan Global Games. She chose Katherine to take her place."
"What about you?" asked Maya.
"I took time off from my ranger duties for awhile," admitted Tommy. "I went with your aunt to Florida. We had been in Florida for about a month; Coach Schmidt noticed that we missed Angel Grove. Her coach lived in Angel Grove part time and offered to coach her back at Angel Grove. We came back to Angel Grove."
"Uncle Tommy, I heard she went back to Florida and something happened," stated Maya.
"She went back to Florida to for a competition, admitted Tommy." I couldn't go with her, she was only going to be gone for a couple of weeks. Something took place and I went down to Florida."
"What happened when you went to Florida," questioned Maya.
"I talked to your aunt about what had taken place and we decide to marry," explained Tommy. "She decided not to compete in the Pan Global Games."
Flash Back
"Why are you dressed in a tux for?" asked Kimberly.
" I'm going to wear this to the court house. We're getting married today," stated Tommy.
"I don't have anything to wear!" gasped Kimberly. "We don't even have our wedding rings picked out."
"Actually, I bought everything on the day that I bought your engagement ring," replied Tommy. "I bought my tux, your dress, your engagement ring, and our wedding rings. I took money out of the bank that my parents left me."
He showed her their wedding rings and her pink dress. Kimberly grabbed her pink sequin cocktail dress and her sandals. She went into the bathroom to changed. She was relieved that the dress had enough padding inside and she didn't have to wear a bra. Plus, Tommy forgot to buy her a strapless bra, when he went shopping. Then she quickly put on her sandals. Both of them went to the court house and got married.
End of Flash Back
"Were you both seniors in high school, when you got married?" asked Maya.
"Yes, we were," answered Tommy.
"What kind of wife is she?" asked Maya. "She's always strict."
"Maya, she is a wonderful person," declared Tommy.
"At school, she got after me," explained Maya.
"What did you do?" asked Tommy.
"We were playing volleyball and I hid the volleyball net," laughed Maya. "Uncle Tommy, I'm not good at sports, other than karate."
"Kim says during health class you don't pay attention," admitted Tommy. "She said you're always drawing during health class."
"The class is boring," complained Maya. "We're studying healthy relationships. My relationship with Aunt Kimberly isn't healthy. She's always pushing me to take gymnastics, or be a cheer leader. I tried out for scoccer, but I didn't make the team."
"What did you do?" asked Tommy.
"Instead of trying to get the ball in the goal, I kept kicking the ball at Farkle and Lucas," laughed Maya.
"I can see why she did let you join the team," smirked Tommy. "Maya, you're always up to something."
"I'm interested in art and music," stated Maya. "I want to take more art lessons and singing lessons. Aunt Kimberly won't let me."
"I'll talk to your aunt about that," promised Tommy.
Kimberly came into the apartment. She had just got back from cheerleading practice. Riley walked in behind Kimberly.
"I'm going over to Riley's," said Maya. "We have a project in health class. Riley and I paired up for this. We both had to pick a person that we wanted to improve a relationship with."
Riley and Maya left the apartment. Kimberly took a seat by Tommy and they started talking about their day.
"Maya was drawing in my class again," explained Kimberly. "She draws during my health class all the time."
"What does she draw?" asked Tommy.
"Anything and everything, "answered Kimberly. "Today she was drawing ninjas, ninja turtles, mighty morphin power rangers, and our nenjetti ranger forms."
"Maybe you shouldn't be pushing Maya too hard," suggested Tommy. "She says your pushing her to be a cheerleader and take gymnastics. I can tell she doesn't want that. Have you considered getting her art lessons and music lessons?"
"No," answered Kimberly.
Kimberly was trying to hide what took place down in Florida many years ago. The incident that took place involved someone that Maya knew and it was hard to explain. Only Katy, Shawn, and Tommy knew. Not even Cory and Topanga knew.
