Next chapter! What will happen when the force field comes down? Find out in this exciting episode!


Ever obedient Alpha dutifully punched the commands into the control panel which would close the Power field down. As the energy vanished the girl stumbled slightly due to how hard she had been leaning on the force field. Tommy caught her as she fell, keeping her from injury. The small girl blinked at the arms holding her and then slowly turned her gaze to Tommy's face. Her beautiful mismatched eyes widened before she flung her arms around his neck and buried her face in his neck.

"Kip," she breathed, "Kip. I found you."

Kimberley and Aisha sniffed. Rocky raised an eyebrow at the two.

"What?" They defended themselves, "Just because you obviously have no concept of emotion!"

Tommy almost lost his balance as the small girl flung her arms around him but true to form he regained his balance and composure and wrapped his arms around her tiny frame, "Rini," he whispered, "Rini..."

Zordon smiled and Alpha cocked his head to the side, "Ai-yi-yi~ Human emotion!"

Tommy stood up slowly, Rini still clinging to him. His arms supported her carefully, his chin resting atop her head. Never had he felt such peace before. Such complete and utter peace. He had never realised a piece was missing until she had shown up and now, here she was! She'd been looking for him. She'd been hurt trying to find him. If anything had happened to her... Tommy turned his face away in disgust. He would never let any harm come to her. Not while there was still breath in his body. As he looked away, Rini looked up at him and released one of her arms from around his neck, reaching to press her tiny hand to his left cheek. Tommy's eyes widened.

In one earth shattering and all encompassing moment he understood. Tommy gasped as he saw the dreams that had haunted him for the past 2 weeks only this time they were from Rini's point of view. He felt the fear and anxiety as Rini had found herself all alone in the darkness. She couldn't remember how she had got there but she knew that she had to wait. Tommy's stomach did a flip as he experiences the thrill Rini had felt upon seeing Tommy and the safety which he bought with him. As the darkness exploded into fire and flames Tommy felt Rini be hauled up into his arms and instantly she had known who he was. He felt so stupid, so ignorant for not realising sooner how important she was. How could he have been so blind? The meteor shower had unfortunately alerted Zedd to her presence and the Evil Overlord had waster no time in tracking her down and had chased her energy trail from her hiding place within the cosmos and down to earth. She had been seeking Tommy for so long, through so many different realities that she was starting to lose hope but thanks to the dreams she knew he was close. With a cringe he felt Goldar's hand around her neck as it squeezed tighter and tighter. And finally he felt the same wholeness and completeness as Rini was held in his arms.

"Tommy?"

The voice calling his name sounded very distant.

"Tommy? Come on, snap out of it!"

More than one voice now. And they sounded so concerned. Tommy shook his head to clear the cobwebs and found his friends crowded around him. He blinked a few times.

"Man, you were completely out of it!" Adam exclaimed.

"Are you alright Tommy?" Kimberley asked gingerly.

Tommy swallowed and his arms involuntarily tightened around Rini almost as if to check that she was there and that she was real. She purred against his chest, one hand resting just above his heart to feel its steady beat.

"I-I'm fine," the White Ranger said finally, "What happened?"

"She touched your cheek," Aisha began to explain.

"And then you just completely zoned out of it! You should've seen your face. It was like you weren't even here in the room anymore," Rocky finished.

Tommy frowned and looked down at Rini, "Her name is Rini. When-" he sighed, thinking it over in his head it sounded so strange, "When she touched my cheek I saw things."

"Like what?" Aisha asked.

Licking his lips Tommy continued speaking, "Like my dream, only from her point of view. And how Zedd found out where she was and chased her down to earth. And... And her encounter with Goldar."

"Impressive. A telepathic memory phenomenon." Billy said in awe.

"Excuse me?" Kimberley said.

"By touching his cheek Rini shared her memories with Tommy by making him see them as if he was there" Billy explained in simpler terms.

"Oh." Kimberley's mouth formed a little 'o' as she comprehended.

"IF LORD ZEDD DOES KNOW OF HER LOCATION, THEN HE WILL NOT STOP UNTIL HE HAS HER IN HIS EVIL GRASP," Zordon spoke up.

"But what would Zedd want with a little kid?" Adam asked.

"RINI IS NO ORDINARY CHILD. SHE POSSESSES GREAT AMOUNT OF ENERGY THAT ZEDD COULD TRY AND USE TO FUEL HIS EVIL MONSTERS. ALSO, BECAUSE OF THE BOND BETWEEN OPPOSITES HE COULD ALSO USE HER AS LEVERAGE OVER TOMMY."

Tommy scowled at this comment but remained quiet.

"AT THE SAME TIME, RINI PRESENTS US WITH AN INVALUABLE OPPORTUNITY. HER ENERGIES ARE HER OWN TO COMMAND AND IF SHE SO CHOSE TO SHE WOULD OFFER A MAGNIFICENT POWER BOOST FOR YOUR ZORDS AND WEAPONS. FROM WHAT LITTLE KNOWLEDGE I HAVE TOMMY, RINI WILL PROVE TO BE BOTH A BLESSING AND A CURSE."