Tammie was on her way to the medical bay when she saw her husband walking towards her.
"Damon! Baby, what are you doing up? You should be resting!" she cried as she ran up to him.
"I'm fine, I'm getting better. I was just looking for you."
Tammie looked at Damon. He seemed a bit fidgety, but there was a smile on his face.
"Okay, what's going on Damon?"
"Nothing. It's just…I think it's about time I came through with my promise."
Tammie blinked at Damon in surprise. "Really?"
"Yeah!"
"But, what about King Amon?"
"He's recovering, besides Alex can look over him. So what do you say? Just you and me? On vacation? No meetings, no guards, no duties."
"Really?"
Damon nodded.
Tammie threw her arms around him and kissed him. "Yes! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I love you!"
"I love you too," he told her with a smile. "Damn it, you just lied to her again!" he told himself. "Well, you didn't exactly lie. You are fulfilling your promise, only it's not really a vacation. But there will be no meetings or guards, but there is still your duty. So it's another half of a lie. Well, two half lie's equal one big lie."
"Damon!" Tammie cried again.
"Huh?"
"When are we going to leave?"
"Tomorrow," he told her. "I just have to meet with Alex and, um, go over some plans."
"Okay, I'll go pack!" Tammie kissed him and went up to their room.
"A vacation?" Alex asked, raising his eyebrow.
"I had to tell her that!" Damon protested. "I don't want her worrying about anything!"
"So are you or are you not going to tell her about this new evil threat that is after you?"
"Who hasn't been after me?" Damon asked. "But I will tell her. At least, once I find out more about who or what we're dealing with."
Alex nodded slowly and returned to the computer console.
"I have contacted Billy and informed him of what is going on."
"Did you tell him that I want to be the one to talk to the Rangers on Earth?"
"Yes, your majesty. He agreed to assist me on researching more about this new evil threat. And he is also trying to build a device that will assist you in finding the Dinogems."
"Yeah, that will be easy," Damon snorted.
"Lucky for you," Alex said. "We have a feeling it is in Angel Grove."
"Why do you say that?"
"Amon said he sent it to Earth in hopes for the Rangers to receive it. And since Zordon built his Command center somewhere in Angel Grove, we believe that is where it is."
Damon nodded.
"There, I've contacted Prince Carl."
Damon looked to the viewing screen to see his best friend.
"Hey Damon!" Carl cried.
"Hey," Damon replied.
"What's up man?"
"Nothing much…" Damon said, trailing off.
"Alright, something is up."
"Are you up for a trip?"
"Depends… Where, why, and who?" asked Carl.
"Back to Earth, for vacation with me and Tammie."
Carl looked at Damon for a while. Then a smile broke out into his face.
"Me, you and Tammie. The Elite Rangers are going back to Earth for a 'vacation'?"
Damon smiled at his friend. He knew that Carl would catch on quickly.
"Alright, here's what's really going on…."
Damon explained about the attack on Aras and the Dinogems. He also mentioned that Tammie had no idea about his real purpose for going back to Earth. And he also added that he promised Tammie that it would be a vacation for them two, so Carl would have to pretend that him coming along was just a coincidence.
"Shame on you! You're asking me to get involved in your we of lies?"
"Carl!"
"I'm in!" Carl cried. "But one more thing Damon."
"What?"
"I think you should be more worried about Tammie than this evil dude. I'm sure she'll be the first to kill you when she finds out you lied to her."
Damon rolled his eyes. "See you tomorrow Carl."
Damon ran his hand through his spiked dark brown hair. He was on the way to see Alex to confirm their plans.
"Alex," Damon said, as he entered the room.
"Shouldn't you be getting ready to board the ship?" Alex asked.
"I just want to go over-"
"My majesty, you insult me," Alex teased. "You act as if you don't trust me enough to follow your orders."
Damon gave Alex a look and then nodded.
"Okay, okay," Damon said. "I just wanna make sure that everything works out. And I especially wanna make sure that Tammie doesn't find out the real reason why we're going to Earth-"
"Until?"
"Until…I find a good time to tell her."
"Like when?" a voice called. "When we're suddenly attacked by this new evil?"
"Carl!" Damon cried. The best friends went to hug each other. Carl then went to hug Alex.
"Nice change," the older man said.
Carl chuckled.
"What can I say? The ladies dig it!"
Damon studied his best friend who he hadn't seen since his wedding. Carl seemed a bit taller and he grew out his hair and slicked it back.
"What's the hold up?" Tammie asked entering the room.
"Nothing! Just catching up," Damon explained.
"Let's go!" Carl cried. The four all headed to the landing dock.
"Damon," Tammie said calmly. However, her calm tone made Damon even more nervous.
"Yes, honey?"
"Why is Carl here? Not that I'm not happy to see him, I just thought this vacation was just for you and me?"
"Well, I remembering him mentioning how much he missed Melissa…so…"
Tammie raised her eyebrow and looked at him. Finally she nodded, looking only half-convinced of his answer. Damon shook his head. He didn't realize, until now, how one lie can lead to another. He was going to pay for this once Tammie found out the truth.
The Elite Rangers bid goodbye to Alex and boarded the ship. Damon took the seat to control the ship.
"I can't wait to see the look on my mom's face! She's gonna be so surprised!" Tammie cried. "So uh, where exactly are we going to land this ship?"
"All figured out baby," Damon told her. "We're gonna land where the Command Center used to be. And from there, drive to your parents'."
"Why can't we just directly teleport to the house?"
Damon gave Carl a sideways glance, but he had an answer ready.
"Because no one will be there to work the receiving end of the teleportation," Damon said.
"Oh yeah!"
Damon rolled his eyes and turned back to piloting the ship.
A few hours later, Damon spotted Earth. He gently woke up Tammie.
"Alright, sit tight and put your seatbelt on," Damon told her. "We're going high speed towards Earth. We should be there in about ten minutes."
Tammie gave out an excited cheer. The three friends all gripped the arm of the chairs tightly as the ship began to pick up speed. Tammie felt her stomach jump up high, she wasn't used to flying in the ship like Damon and Carl were.
Once the ship touched ground, Tammie unbuckled her seat belt and tried to get up. She was still feeling a bit sick from the ride. Carl laughed while Damon tried to bite back a smile.
Tammie and Carl exited the ship and waited for Damon to drive out the car they were to use from the ship's lower garage. Once the car appeared, the two hopped in. Damon made the ship invisible and had a force field put up.
"Let's go!" cried Tammie. The three friends were all excited and happy to be back home. They looked at the familiar surroundings. Tammie smiled as the beach where Damon proposed to her came into view. They passed by the dojo, where they saw Jason instructing a class. They all ducked down a little as they passed the Juice Bar; Adam and Rocky were getting out of the car and walking towards the entrance.
"Home sweet home!" Tammie cried as she saw her house come into view. Once they pulled up to the drive way, Tammie scrambled out of the car. Damon smiled, seeing how happy Tammie was.
"She won't be happy when she finds out the truth," Carl muttered to Damon. The king of Eltar responded by elbowing him in the ribs. They got out and followed Tammie to the front door.
Tammie rang the doorbell. Her heart was beating fast and only went faster as she heard footsteps approaching.
The door swung open and Tommy Oliver appeared.
"Daddy!" Tammie cried as she swung her arms around him. Tommy seemed surprised and taken back. But his face soon broke out into a smile as he gave his daughter a big hug.
"Sweetie! It's great to see you again!" he cried. "We've missed you so much. We thought you forgot all about us!"
"Of course not!" Tammie said.
"Tammie?" a voice called.
"Mom!" Tammie let go of her dad and ran into the living room. Tommy greeted Damon and Carl with a 'manly' hug and joined the girls in the living room.
Tammie was still hugging her mom, who had tears of joy in her eyes.
"Mom why are you crying?" Tammie asked. She tightened her hug and instantly pulled apart. Tammie's eyes wandered down to Kim's stomach. "You're pregnant?"
Kimberly gave a laugh as Tommy went to put an arm around her.
"Yes," she said. "Tammie, you're going to be a big sister!"
Tammie beamed and hugged her parents.
"That's funny!" Carl said. "I would've expected Damon and Tammie to be the ones expecting."
Tammie and Damon slightly blushed. But Tommy somehow felt relieved; he thought the reason why his daughter dropped by for a visit was to tell them she was expecting. But now, he was certain that she wasn't.
"So, you finally decide to visit!" Tommy cried, jokingly.
"I missed you guys, I missed home. I had to visit!" Tammie said. Tommy nodded and looked at the two guys. Damon and Carl seemed distracted, muttering between one another. He had a feeling that the guys had another reason for coming.
"Beautiful, why don't you take Tammie upstairs to show her how the baby's room that we've been working on?"
Kim nodded and brought her daughter upstairs.
"Alright," Tommy said once the ladies were out of ear shot. "What's going on?"
Carl looked at Damon.
"Something evil," Damon replied. Tommy's stomach knotted and he let out a deep breath.
"Okay, tell me about it before the two ladies come," he said. "I have a feeling that Tammie doesn't know about this."
"Nope," Damon said. "She worries enough about me, I didn't want to push her over the edge."
Tommy nodded knowing the feeling very well. He never liked it either when Kimberly worried too much.
Damon did the best he could in telling Tommy about the past events.
"So, we're here to look for these Dinogems to bring back to Amon and to give you guys a heads up."
Tommy rubbed his temples and Damon noticed how tired and old Tommy was beginning to look.
"I want a Ranger meeting soon, so that means I have to tell Tammie about this soon."
"Good luck with that," Tommy chuckled. "I think it'd be better for you to fight the evil than admit to Tammie that you lied to her."
Carl and Tommy laughed while Damon began to feel uneasy.
