A/N: Well here's chapter 10.

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Kimberly gagged when the doctor pulled the tube out of her mouth, she moved her mouth around with her tongue out, "Ugh... what happened?"

Jason motioned for the doctor to leave and he complied, closing the door behind him, "You don't remember?"

"If I remembered I wouldn't have asked." Kimberly muttered grumpily, resting her head on the pillow.

Jason just shook his head, "What do you remember?"

"Pain in the face. After that..." Her face scrunched up as she thought hard, "After that I'm drawing a blank."

"You got hit by 4 arrows. One in your back three in your stomach." Katherine whispered, not taking her eyes off of the brunette's bruised face.

"Where those the whizzing thingies on sticks?"

"Probably." Jason sat down next to her.

Kimberly's face fell, "Oh. Okay then... that's why I hurt all over... why couldn't it have been something better? Like really great rough sex?" Both occupants of the room blushed violently.

Jason cleared his throat, "The doctors are kind of awe struck at the fact that your actually awake, so the sooner we can get you out of here the better." Kimberly watched Katherine try to gain her composure, still pink from Kimberly's previous comment.

"I'm ready." She started to sit up but her free hand flew to her abdomen, "Ow…" Kimberly whimpered and they both helped her lay back again.

"Not yet Kim. Give it another few days." Kimberly nodded with a wince, "Do you want anyone else in here yet? You've probably still got morphine in your system."

Kimberly nodded tiredly, drifting back off to sleep while Jason looked expectantly at Katherine, "I'm staying." He nodded and walked out quickly.

Katherine sat down, watching Kim sleep, she tentatively touched Kimberly's hand, careful to avoid the needle for the IV, tracing soft patterns on the brunette's arm.

"Kat?" Katherine's head snapped dangerously fast to look at the brunette, pulling her hands away, "Katherine." Kimberly was looking up at the blonde curiously.

"I should go." Katherine moved to leave but Kimberly grabbed her wrist,

"Don't..." Kimberly whispered and Katherine froze, looking down at the brunette.

Katherine sat down, "Why do you want me to stay?"

Kimberly kept hold of her hand and shrugged slightly, "Just please stay?" The blonde nodded, watching her start to fall asleep again.

-Phaedos-

Tommy looked at the Ninjetti, "Let's go. Those ninjas are attacking civilians."

Kira looked at her old teacher, teammate and friend, "Dr. O."

"Yeah Kira?"

"They just attacked an entire Temple, I don't think they're stupid enough to do that... I mean sure... the entire monastery was wiped out, but there were a lot of dead ninjas too..."

He nodded, "We should watch our backs."

-Hospital-Waiting Room-

Xu looked up when a surgeon walked up to him, "Are you Ms... Alexis Hart's brother?" He asked grimly and Xu stood, nodding quietly, "I'm sorry. She passed away on the operating table." Tears filled Xu's eyes.

"Did she feel pain?"

"Not much... the blow to her stomach knocked her out cold. She was still out when she passed away."

He turned around and put his hand on his face, "When will she be released for burial?" He choked out.

"She will be soon. Um... here... are here personal belongings." He held out a silver monkey on a silver chain and her ninjetti coin.

"Thank you." He took the two objects and tears spilled down his cheeks as he gripped the objects, the surgeon walked off and Xu bit his lip, looking up angrily when ninja's burst into the hospital.

-Hospital-Kimberly's Room-

Kimberly tried to roll over, biting back a whimper, she yelped in pain when one of her stitches ripped, "FUCK!" She howled in pain and Katherine jolt up in the hospital chair, immediately at Kimberly's side as she gripped her abdomen.

"Shit... I'll go get a doctor."

"No. I'm fine."

Katherine looked at her crossly, "Kimberly. You ripped a stitch."

"And I'm fine."

"Kimberly." Katherine growled.

"Katherine." Kimberly mocked.

Katherine put her hands on her hips, "Don't you mock me." Katherine scolded.

"Don't you mock me." Kimberly mimicked.

Katherine narrowed her eyes, "Kimberly."

"I'm fine. See." She tried to sit up only to groan and lay back, "Oh god... ow."

Katherine pushed her down and a nurse ran in, attracted by the loud howl Kimberly gave out, "What happened?"

"She ripped one of her stitches."

"Okay. You need to relax." The nurse pulled the crew cut white shirt up off of Kimberly's stomach, shaking her head, "I'm going to go get Dr. Rogje to stitch that."

The nurse walked out quickly only to be thrown back in, Kimberly forced herself up again, ignoring the pain as 8 ninja's barged in, "What the hell!" Katherine morphed into her Ninjetti form and managed to take 6 ninja's head-on.

The other two grabbed Kimberly and pulled her out of the hospital bed, ripping the IV from her arm, she cried out in pain, "Fucker!" Kimberly tried to pull herself up but they smashed their feet down on her stomach, holding her down, "Lemme go!" She shouted and a third got past Katherine, grabbing Kimberly by her feet he dragged her out.

"NO!" Kimberly turned her head and saw Xu sprinting towards them, he leapt at them, morphing into his ninjetti form in mid-air, he smashed his fist into a ninja's hand.

Another grabbed Kimberly by her wrist and she grunted, jamming her fingers against the nerves in his knee. Kimberly used doorknob to pull herself to her feet, groaning in pain when a ninja smashed into her from behind.

"Remember me?" The ninja snarled into her ear and turned her around, "You gave me this scar." He pulled his mask down and Kimberly kneed him in the crotch, he stumbled backwards, "You little bitch." He snarled, pulling his sword from the sheath, "You will die for that whore!"

"What's with the name calling!" She snarled and moved her head to the side when he stabbed at her, arm twinged and she spared a glance down, the black lines were at her heart, "You need to learn how to talk to women." She grabbed the hilt of his sword, yanking it out of the wall and slicing into his stomach.

Black light surrounded her and she clamped her eyes shut, her uniform appeared on her with black mixed in on the gloves, boots and shoulders, "You." The creature breathed, "You're the Vessel." Kimberly moved to slash him but he got down on two knees, her brows knitted and she stopped the blade millimeters from his head, "You're the Child of Maligore. I am your servant."

Kimberly dropped the sword, feeling more rage, hatred and pain boiling up inside of her than she had ever felt, "No..." She shook her head, "No. I'm not evil..." She sobbed, falling to her knees, the ninja's disappeared and Katherine careened around the corner.

"Kimberly?" She dropped down to Kimberly's level and touched her shaking shoulder, "Kim?"

The uniform disappeared, "I'm not evil... I can't be evil... not again..." She whispered fearfully, "I'm not evil..."

Katherine wrapped her arms around Kimberly's shoulders, "You're not evil Kimberly. I promise." Katherine breathed and Kimberly rested her head against Katherine's shoulder, Katherine teleported with Kimberly resting safely against her.

-Phaedos-

"Where is everybody!" Katherine asked, sitting down with Kimberly on a rock, holding her while she rocked back and forth.

"I'm not evil." Kimberly whimpered and Katherine tightened her grip around the brunette.

"It's okay. Look at me Kimberly. Just relax."

Kimberly just continued her mantra, tears rolling down her face, "I'm not evil. I can't be evil. Not again…"

Katherine tightened her grip on Kimberly, "You need to relax or I will make you." Katherine growled, standing up to go talk with Dulcea, "What do those swords have on them?" Katherine asked, pointing to the cut on Kimberly's arm and the black lines.

Dulcea walked over and took hold of Kimberly's upper arm, "When did this happen?"

Kimberly pulled her arm away, "I'm tired." She whispered in a small voice and they both looked at her.

"When did this happen Kimberly?" Katherine asked, gently taking Kimberly's arm, "Kimberly. Look at me. When did this happen?"

"You need to tell us Kimberly." Dulcea breathed.

"I got sliced and diced when the ugly ninja's attacked Trini." She mumbled, her voice trembling, "I'm tired."

Katherine watched Kimberly move off of the rock and slowly walked towards the mats, the blonde helped Kimberly lay down on one of the mats, "Get some rest okay?"

Kimberly nodded and watched Katherine walk over to Dulcea, "The others are fighting the Order."

Kimberly rested her head against the pillow and closed her eyes, "Kat." Kimberly mumbled, her vision blurring and clearing.

Kimberly's head lolled and she passed out, "What's on those swords?" Katherine asked worriedly, sitting next to the unconscious brunette.

"I don't know."

"The Order applies a mystical poison to their blades. It causes a warrior to be taken over by the darkness inside of them. In Kimberly's case she has the Living Flame inside of her… the poison would work faster on her…" Kimberly gritted her teeth and Katherine unconsciously took her hand.

"She's fighting it. I saw her in the hallway of the hospital. She's fighting whatever's inside of her."

Dulcea looked down at Kimberly, "She may have a chance to win… if she sacrifices herself. Her body will die but her soul will be cleansed.

Katherine's heart clenched and she gripped the brunette's hand, "She's not going to die."

-Angel Grove-

The Ninjetti fought with the Ninja's, 10 Ninja's to 1 Ninjetti, "We've gotta get out of here!" Carter shouted and Tommy nodded.

"Let's get out of here!" Tommy shouted they started to retreat and a grayish streak touched down in front of them.

Xu materialized holding a bloody sword and kama, breathing hard and shouting angrily in Chinese as he hacked his way through the Ninja's. Tommy ran forward and grabbed the teen, teleporting to Phaedos with him, the rest of the Ninjetti followed.

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Kimberly looked around, her brow furrowed, "I was just here..." Kimberly mumbled, confused.

"You know what sucks about the future?" Kimberly looked up at her, "It changes all the time."

"So? What does that have to do with me?"

"You're going to be okay. Your healing fast... and that nice wound on your arm starting to fade, the poison's getting out of your system too. You'll be groggy for a while..."

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A/N: Thanky all the reviewers! I g2g steal a ride.