A/N: So sorry for the wait. I know I promised this chapter would be up last week. I have a lot of medical issues and I haven't been feeling well lately. Please forgive me.

A big thanks to slytherensangel26 for beta reading this for me!

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Paris, France

Year 2012

"Kimberly, go home." The deep voice that haunted her dreams said, waking her instantly.

"Zordon?" The woman, Kimberly Hart, muttered as she blearily looked around the room. She sighed as she saw no one else in the quiet room and laid back down, looking at the ceiling. Kimberly had been visiting her mother and stepfather for a couple months now, trying ever so much to relax and enjoy life again.

Ever since she had given up her powers to pursue her dream, her mentor and ex-teammates had been haunting her thoughts. It became worse after she had been taken by Divatox and turned evil. Either she dreamed about old battles or had nightmares of what could've happened had everything went the wrong way. Either way, she could never get away from the Power.

This night, however, was different. It wasn't like the times she sat up gasping from fright, hearing his voice or someone's screams. She had heard his voice like it was right there next to her. She had never heard it that clear before. It was like he wasn't dead and was still alive, talking to her through her communicator.

"I was talking to you, Kimberly." His voice came again, this time as clear as ever.

"Zordon?" Kimberly called out again, this time louder and more fear in her tone. Her heart was pounding erratically as she turned on the light, looking around the room for the person whose voice was heard. Her blood ran cold and the hair stood up on the back of her neck as she saw nothing there.

"Where are you? What is going on?" She added.

"Calm down, sweetheart." He said. She was taken back by the nickname he had called her. Never had he called any of the rangers any terms of endearment.

"Just because I never said them, doesn't mean I didn't think them. I thought of all of you as my children. At the time it wasn't appropriate to get emotionally attached." Zordon's voice said. This made the hair on the back of her neck stand up. How was he answering her questions when she didn't say anything?

"I can hear your thoughts." He answered.

"How? Where are you?" She asked.

"I am in my spirit form. When my tube was broken my spirit was freed. I've been watching over you in silence since." Zordon explained.

"Why didn't you show yourself before?" Kim asked, slightly hurt that he kept this secret.

"Because it wasn't the right time." He said plainly. This cause her to become anxious. Zordon never did anything unless there was a cause.

"What is going on? Is everything okay?" She inquired.

"Everything is okay; For now at least." He continued.

"What do you mean?" She asked.

"Now, I need you to go back home. Your family needs you." He explained, not answering her.

"But I'm with my family." She argued.

"You know what I'm talking about, Kimberly." He chastised in a gentle tone. She bowed her head in slight embarrassment.

"Yes, I know." She said.

"They are going to need your heart and strength. Especially the Falcon." He said, knowing the last part would get to her. He felt his spirit soar as he saw her face when she heard the name.

"Tommy?" She asked. Her heart sped up a bit at his name.

She hadn't seen him since she'd written him the letter. It was something she'd regretted and now she was afraid of what would happen should she return. Would he want to see her again? Would he turn away from her like she did to him?

She had never stopped loving him, but she just knew that his feelings towards her would probably have changed since she made that horrible, awful decision.

"Yes, my child. He especially will need you." Zordon said.

"Alright, I will go." She said with a sigh, moving towards the phone on the nightstand. She had few calls to make.

"Thank you. You have become an amazing woman. I will see you soon." He said before she felt an odd emptiness fill the room. She immediately went to work on getting her affairs in order. She sighed as she felt anxiety well up in her, but she pushed it down knowing she had to do this.

Reefside

McKnight Residence

Conner, Ethan and Trent looked around as they made their way towards Conner's house. They were on guard; their muscles were tightly wound up and they moved so very carefully, ready to do battle with anything or anyone that might decide to ambush them. They weren't sure if Kira had been followed or not. For all they knew, they were walking into a trap.

Connor felt like his heart was going to beat out of his chest. He was terrifed about what they were going to find. All the blood they had seen at the house and the bloody trail that led away from it showed that this was not your regular evil villain that they had fought before. This one was going to leave an impact, a traumatic one, and he wasn't sure the team could handle it. He wasn't sure he could handle it.

He knew that everyone had guessed a long time ago, all except Kira, of course: he'd fallen hopelessly in love with the beautiful brunette woman who held the yellow Dino Gem. He didn't know what had drawn him to her at first. It could have been how she put him in his place, grounded him or it could have been her strength and determination during battle. All he knew was that he had always felt something for her since they had first met, but it wasn't until Trent had tried to hurt her while under the power of the white dino gem that those feelings had become stronger. Now she was his world and he didn't know what he would do without her in it.

The trail of blood lead right to the backyard; there the bloody footprints continued onto the walkway but they didn't see any other sign of her around until they got to the porch. The sight of their friend took their breath away, at first it looked like she was dead but they could see her chest erratically rising and falling as they got closer. Ethan was the first to snap out of his shocked state and raced over to the girl.

She was sitting up against the porch post, she had been partially hidden behind one of the many bushes that surrounded the porch and that was why they didn't see her at first. Her head hung down and her matted hair creating a veil over her face. Her shirt and jeans were torn and dirty. Her feet were bloody from walking barefoot through the forest.

"Kira?" Ethan called as he gently lifted her head up and brushed the hair from her face, hooking it over her ears, so he could see if there were any injuries there. He winced as he saw a bruise on her cheek along with some scratches; they were signs that she had put up a good fight. He also noticed the makings of hand-shaped bruises on her upper arms, just peeking out from under her sleeve. He wondered what had created those, but he needed to know how bad off she was first.

"Kira?" He asked again. This time he was instantly relieved upon hearing a whimper coming from their petite team mate.

"Wake up." He ordered, his voice gently but firm.

"Ethan?" Her voice so soft it was almost silent. His heart broke at how vulnerable she sounded.

"Yeah, we found you. You are going to be okay." He said. She moved a bit and let out a pained sob as she did.

"Don't move. What hurts?" He asked.

"My back." She stated.

Ethan looked over at the other two guys and saw that they were still staring in horror. He needed help, but he had a feeling that Connor would be completely useless just from looking at his ashen face.

"Trent, I need help here!" He called out. At his insistent tone, Trent came out of his shocked stupor and hurried over to help.

"Help me sit her up, I need to see her back." Ethan said in a strained voice. Trent could only nod and as he put his hand behind her. His intention was to move her away from the post but the moment he touched her back, Kira screamed in pain. He was momentarily startled and he accidentally let go.

"Trent!" Ethan yelled, mad that the man did that, but he was interrupted by Trent's horrified gasp.

"Oh my God. Ethan….."Trent trailed off as he looked at the amount of blood on his hand. Ethan's eyes widened and he gasped as he saw the small puddle of blood starting to ooze from behind her.

"Connor, get over here right now!" Ethan ordered. Connor gulped before he ran over, scared at what he was going to see. Trent had already taken off his shirt to top the bleeding, but it wasn't doing much good. Connor noticed and did the same, handing it to Ethan; he was still rooted to the spot and could only watch as his teammates fought to help the love of his life. His face was pale and his eyes wide.

"Unlock your door" Ethan ordered, taking his phone out of his pocket.

"You and Trent get her inside, I will call Dr. O." He added, walking a few feet away with his phone to his ear.

Blue Bay Harbor

Wind Ninja Academy

Sensei Kanoi Watanabe was meditating in a peaceful area of the school yard. The place was similar to what he had during his time as a guinea pig when he was the Ninja Storm team's mentor. It had a beautiful, simple, rectangular pagoda style cover with bamboo mats and a glass table. There was a small zen garden at one end and a majestic rock waterfall at the other. He felt completely content for the moment; however, that didn't last as he suddenly felt a new presence near him.

"Sensei" an unrecognizable voice addressed him. Kanoi opened his eyes and looked around to find nothing. This didn't surprise him as he had talked to numerous spirits during meditation before. He smiled as he responded, the voice finally registering in his memory.

"Zordon. It has been a long time."

"It has." Zordon said.

"You haven't come here to just catch up, have you?" Kanoi acknowledged. He knew the once powerful being in the universe quite well.

"No, I haven't. I have come to let you know that it is time." Zordon said. Kanoi's eyes widened.

"Are you sure?" He inquired.

"I am. An old enemy has come back and he is more powerful than any villain we have ever fought. I'm gathering old and new, as many as I can find. You need to tell him before I summon everyone." Zordon informed.

"Who?" Kanoi asked.

"You will find out at the meeting. Just focus on your children for now, don't worry about tomorrow." Zordon said. Kanoi nodded and he felt the presence leave.

OOOOO! An interesting piece of information there! Let me know what you think! I can't promise anything, but the next chapter should be up next week. If it isn't I will try to get up the week after.

Thanks for reading!