"Are you okay?" the red ranger whispered as he sat her down on the floor and she reached for the clips of his helmet. She had to make sure that she was right and that Tommy was the one that brought her back and that she had not left him in Mondo's hands. She didn't know if she could live with herself if she had handed him over to Mondo again. "Kim…"
"Why did you come for me?" Kim whispered as she pulled off his helmet and let out a sigh of relief as his hair fell down around his shoulders.
"Because I love you," Tommy said as she looked at his face, studying every minute action. She was waiting for something to let on that he was lying, but she could not find a thing. The only thing that she could see was his obvious worry for her and there was something else, something new. "Thanks for the weapon Billy."
"Never thought we'd have a reason to use it, but I'm glad I finally got it to work," Billy said as Tommy wrapped his arms around her and let the tears flow freely. He had been so worried that he would never be able to feel this again, that she would be gone forever.
"Kimberly, you are in grave danger here," Zordon said as she didn't take her eyes off Tommy and he looked at her and could see that she had not heard Zordon at all. She was too concerned with making sure that he was fine; she didn't care what anyone else was saying right now.
"Beautiful, look at me," Tommy whispered as she looked at him with the recognition that she had heard what he said. "Kim, Zordon says you are in danger here."
"I'm with you, I'll be fine," Kim said as his hands shook as he pulled her forward and kissed her forehead, before pulling her into a strong hug.
"I can't keep you safe anymore," Tommy said as the others took a step away and he felt her trying to look up at him.
"You're the only one I trust, don't pull away from me now," Kim said as she reached up and made him look at her. "Tommy, please, I'd do whatever I could to keep you safe. Don't do this, not now, not when I have just started to feel some hope."
"But if…Kim I don't think there is anything that we can do. It's not my choice here. You've got to be kept out of this," Tommy said as she just shook her head.
"I choose you a long time ago, Tommy. It is far too late for me to just turn away from you. I knew what I was getting into when I started dating you, I know what it is like to be a ranger and have all that responsibility, but I can't lose you now," Kim said as Zordon and Alpha exchanged glances before powering Tommy down and teleporting them away.
"I guess Zordon wants me to do what I planned," Tommy said with a smile as he looked around the area of the park that that had landed in.
"What do you have planned?" Kim asked as he gave her a hug.
"Be patient with me, I need to be able to get this out and it's going to take me awhile," Tommy said as Kim nodded, never having seen him act this nervous before. "I don't know where to start."
"I think the beginning would be a good idea," Kim said as Tommy looked over at her and saw a patient smile on her face.
"Kim, I know that last year I made a mistake and before I did that I had gotten something for you. Kim, I want you to know I'm not doing this because I feel bad for you, but because I love you," Tommy said pausing as Kim nodded her head, although she was extremely confused as to why he was doing this now. "Kim I never thought about anyone but you, I was just stupid. I thought you'd hurt me, so I hurt you first. Kim I want to give you the one thing you deserve from me, the one thing that means more to me than anything else."
"What's that?" Kim asked as he pulled her up and she looked up at him.
"My heart," Tommy said as he dropped to one knee and she stared at him in shock.
"Tommy?" Kim questioned as she could only stare at him.
"Will you make me the happiest man alive and be my wife?" Tommy asked as he placed the ring on her finger and she could only stare at him. "Kim…"
"I…I…you know I might not…" Kim trailed off as he nodded and she reached down to grab his hands as she tried to hold in her tears. "I will Tommy."
"Kim…" Tommy trailed off as he stood up and threw his arms around her. "Do you want to go home?"
"I'd like too…but if you want to stay here for a little while, we can," Kim said as he looked down at his wrist and saw the communicator sitting there.
"Let's get you home, you need some rest after today," Tommy said as he pressed his communicator and Zordon's voice answered.
"We'll send you home Tommy and congratulations," Zordon said as Kim smiled at him and they then landed in her room.
"I'm going to take a bath Tommy, try to get something to eat and call your parents," Kim said as he gave her a kiss on the cheek and barely nodded.
"We'll figure it out Kim," Tommy said as he let her go and watched her walk away.
"Tommy…don't scare me like that!" Marie yelled as she walked in and grabbed her chest from the shock. "When did you get here?"
"A few seconds ago, she's taking a bath," Tommy said as Marie looked at him very carefully and then shook her head.
"I'm glad you went through with it Tommy," Marie said as he gave her a confused look. "Jason told all of us what you were planning, I'm glad you didn't get cold feet. She needs you Tommy, only you."
"Tommy," Kim muttered as Marie looked at him.
"Go check on her," Marie said as he looked over at her and she nodded that it was fine. "She wants you to take care of her; it's time that you do."
"Kim," Tommy said peaking into the bathroom and she looked back at him and motioned for him to come inside. "What's wrong?"
"I'm dizzy," Kim whispered as he reached over and she clutched to him. "Can you help me?"
"Sure, what do you need help with?" Tommy asked as she looked up at him.
"My hands…they're shaking too much…I can't hold myself up…and I just need some help," Kim said as Tommy sat her down on the edge of the tub and turned on the water.
"How hot?" Tommy asked as she placed her hand under the stream of water and nodded that that was fine.
"Tommy I hate to ask this, but…" Kim began as she looked down at her shirt and jeans and then over at him. She physically couldn't pull it off and she hated to ask this of him.
"It's okay," Tommy whispered giving her a kiss on the cheek and then gently pulling at her shirt and she lifted her arms with difficulty and he took in her body. She had always been a small girl, but he had never been able to see her bones the way that they were now and he also saw various sized bruises. He then picked her up and unbuttoned and unzipped her jeans and then pulled that off as well. "Can you get the rest?"
"Not the bra," Kim whispered as he looked at her and he then reached around and undid it quickly and she smiled at him. "Thank you."
"You do not have to thank me," Tommy said as he gently squeezed her hand and she looked up at him. "Take your bath, I'll be in the kitchen, so call if you need anything."
"Okay," Kim muttered as he turned to leave the bathroom, knowing that she still wanted her privacy, actually more accurately she needed her privacy.
"How are you doing Tommy?" Marie asked as Tommy let out a sigh. He was not exactly sure how he was right now, but he knew that things looked better right now.
"All right, I guess, I'm just not sure where things will go from here. If she doesn't get better, I won't love her any less, but it'll just be rough," Tommy said as Marie nodded. She could not help but agree with him completely.
"Right now all she needs is you, she needs to know that you'll never leave her," Marie said as Tommy barely nodded. He loved this girl, there was nothing else that he could even compare it to and he was sure that his life would end if hers did. "But she also needs to know something else. She needs to know that you will be able to survive without her."
"I don't think that I can," Tommy said as Marie let out a sigh. She had been afraid of hearing that.
"She needs to know that you can go on without her, even if you'll love her for the rest of her life, she needs to know that you will be able to find someone else, Tommy," Marie said as Tommy just sipped on the sprite. That was something that he had not really thought about and it was something he was uncomfortable with. What would he do without her?