Kira was still in the afterglow of a wonderful date. She had never realized how much fun Ethan could be when he cut lose. She was trying to finish her latest song, when her phone rain.
Picking it up and answering she said "Hello?"
"Hi Kira"
She recognized Dr. Oliver's voice. "Hay Dr. O, what can I do for you?"
"I think I have figured out why your gem has started glowing again" Tommy said.
"Really! That s great. What is it?"
She heard him chuckle. "I think your and Ethan's gems are detecting and reflecting love from and to one another."
"I see" she said. "That would explain why when Ethan asked me out both of our gems started to glow even brighter."
"So we have one mystery solved" Tommy said. "But now I have another mystery."
"What's that Dr. O?"
"Kira, do you know a Katharine Hilliard?"
Kira paused. Her mother had asked her not to reveal who she was, but on the other hand, she couldn't lie to her fellow ranger. Besides he had asked her directly, and he deserved a truthful answer.
Sighing she replied "Yes sir, she is my mother."
"What! But your name is Ford."
"I don't know all the details, but I know thanks to the video diary that the Katharine Hilliard who became the second pink ranger is my mom."
Tommy was quiet for a few minutes. That would explain a lot" he said finally.
"If I may Dr. O, why did you want to know if I knew her?"
Tommy sighed, "Because I have been having nightmares, and last night she showed up trying to protect me."
Kira could sense that Dr. O didn't want to talk about his dreams. "That might also explain why your dino gem was glowing when we checked it yesterday."
She thought she heard a gasp on the line. "What do you mean?"
"You told me and Ethan that your gem wasn't glowing before our meeting" she said. "And it was my mom who dropped me off at your house."
There was no mistake this time, Kira heard a groan from Tommy. "So you think Kat still has feelings for me?"
"I don't know, but it is possible" Kira answered.
She heard a pause. "Kira I have to go, we'll talk about this later."
"Ok Dr. O, please if you need me or Ethan, please will you call us?"
"I'll think about it" Tommy said before breaking the connection.
Hanging up the phone, Kira debated about whether or not to call Ethan and tell him about her conversation with Dr. O. She decided she would first have a talk with her mother.
{Reefside Mall}
Kat was walking out of the mall with Kim when her cell phone rang. Pulling out her phone she saw it was Kira.
"Yes sweetie?"
"Hi mom, are you coming home soon?"
"I'm going to see one more thing with Kimberly, and then I'll be home. Why, is something wrong?"
"No, I just need to talk with you a bit."
"Ok Kira, I'll be home as soon as I can."
"Ok mom, I'll see you then."
Kat stored the phone back in her purse, and turned to follow Kim to the cars.
"Is something wrong Kat?"
"I hope not. Kira says she needs to talk to me, but she didn't say what about."
"Well then, let's hurry, so you can get home and find out what it is."
Kat smiled as she and Kim climbed into her car.
Kim asked "Does this bring back memories of your time as the pink turbo ranger?"
Kat nodded as she pulled out of the parking lot. "Sometimes I wish I hadn't left Tommy when he went to college" she said. Kim patted Kat's shoulder.
"We can't change the decisions we made in the past", she said. "But we can hold on to the happy memories they made, and make new ones in the present."
Kat glanced at Kim in surprise. "Where did you come up with that?"
Kim laughed. "Jason told me that when we started dating. So do you think you want to get back together with Tommy?"
Kat looked down. "I don't know" she whispered. "On the one hand I know I still love him, but on the other hand I now have a daughter to think about. I know that she doesn't remember her father, but do I have the right to pursue a relationship with another man?"
Kim laughed. "Of course you do partner! It s not like Kira is going to want you to be alone when she has her own boyfriend is it?"
Kat looked down again. "I just don't know" she said as they turned into the Cyberspace parking lot.
{Kira's house}
Kira listened to some of the music that Ethan had helped her record. She marveled at how good she sounded now that she had his help. Sighing she closed her eyes and danced to the music, imagining Ethan holding her while they danced. It wasn't a farfetched idea, since asking her out Ethan had been willing to try lots of things that didn't require a computer. Still she wouldn't hear of him giving up that witch had made him what he was. After there glimpse of the morphing grid, she had been more interested in learning about computers. Especially after seeing what she could do with her music. Luckily that wasn't all she liked about Ethan. She loved his eyes, the way he seemed to anticipate her needs and wants, and most of all his gentle kind spirit. She wasn't sure if he had always been this way, but if not then she was glad he was now. Now if only she knew what to do about Dr. O and her mother. What if her mom didn't love Dr. O anymore, but if she didn't, then why had his gem started glowing after she had been dropped off in front of his house. If Dr. O was right, then only love from her mom could have triggered his gem. They had no evidence that anyone else had been nearby, and it seemed that someone had to bee reasonably close to start the process. She had asked Ethan about it, and they had discovered that she and Ethan had past each other while she was riding home.
Just then Kira was startled out of her thoughts as she heard the front door slam. "I'm home Kira."
Kira hurried out to hug and kiss her mom. Kat was wearing a new pink blouse and skirt that made her look very nice.
"Hi mom, how was your time with Kimberly?"
"Lots of fun, I haven't seen her for years. However I'm more curious about why you wanted to talk to me."
Kira swallowed. Now that her mom was here, she found it difficult to broach the subject. "I needed to tell you that I had to tell Dr. O that you are my mom."
Kat looked down for a minute. "Why sweetie?"
"Because he asked me if I knew you. He has apparently been having nightmares, but he wouldn't tell me about them, and when I told him you were my mother he said 'that explains a lot'. I don't know what it means, but I think that you might be just what he needs."
Kat was surprised at the level of insight her daughter had. Maybe it was time to reconnect with Tommy after all, and see if their relationship could work.
"Ok Hun, I'll talk to Tommy, and see if I can get through to him. For now, I want you to get some sleep."
"Ok mom" Kira said, heading for her bedroom. "Good night."
"Night sweetie."
Kat looked at the clock, and decided to call Tommy in the morning. Hopefully he wouldn't push her away after what she had done.
An: Now it is time for Kat to talk to Tommy, but will he want to talk to her after his dreams? Can she help him, and what did Kat do to Tommy? Stay tuned to find out.