Title: Good to His Word
Characters: Jason and Mrs. Scott; mentions of Kim and Tommy
Rating: K+
Warnings: Nothing specific
Summary: The return to Angel Grove is a little more complicated than everyone thinks.
Word Count: 251/7,327
Author's Note: So, about halfway through Zeo, there's a three part episode called No Business Like Snow Business. During this episode, Tommy gets a letter from Kim. Not just any letter, but The Letter, as it is known in fandom. Basically, this letter is a generic, 'Dear John' letter, in which Kim breaks up with Tommy, telling him that she's found someone new. Needless to say, Tommy is heartbroken, and the Zeo team is angry at Kim.
There are many different interpretations of The Letter. I, myself, have several.
The one I'm using for this story is that Kim also got a generic 'Dear John' letter from Tommy, telling her that he's found someone new and wants to break up. Kim is heartbroken, and since Jason, Trini and Zack heard her side of the story before Tommy's, they are angry at Tommy.
Truth is, neither one of them wrote The Letter. Now, unlike popular convention, Kat did not write The Letter, either. While I didn't originally like her, Kat has grown on me, although she will never be one of my favorite characters. No, in this story, The Letter- both of them- was written by Rita Repulsa, in an attempt to break up the original Power Couple, and cause Tommy to be distracted in battle.
However, no one is willing to talk about The Letter with those on 'the other side', which means that no one ever finds out that Kim didn't break up with Tommy, and that Tommy didn't break up with Kim.
Anyway, let me know what y'all think.
Fae
Good to His Word
Home.
It was hard to believe. A year in Switzerland and a month in Florida. He didn't want to leave, but he promised his mom.
So now he was in Angel Grove.
His mom picked him up at the airport. She tried to take him to the Youth Center.
She said Tommy would be there.
Tommy.
He was so mad at the other teen.
No, he couldn't go there. Not yet. Not until he could get his anger under control.
For her.
They finally convinced her to tell them what had happened. Why she and Tommy broke up.
He had been furious.
Tommy had promised. But he had gone back on that word. He had broken her heart.
When she found out he was going back to Angel Grove, she made him promise to not confront Tommy about it. She didn't want her private business discussed behind her back.
She also made him promise not to hurt him.
He had promised. And he wouldn't break that promise. Unlike some people, he was good to his word.
She knew it. Which was why she made him promise. It would hold him, she knew.
But he hated it. He wanted to rip the bastard apart. It was no less than he deserved.
He sighed.
He wouldn't. It would hurt her even more if he broke his promise.
So he would pretend that he didn't know and hope no one brought it up.
If they did, he wouldn't be responsible for what would happen.