Well here we are with the next chapter hope you all like.
Back at The Light Speed base Dana and some of the bases nurses are tending to the injured Shane has a bruised rib, Hunter a mild concussion, Tommy just some bumps and bruises the same with Trent, Blake has a minor contusion to his back from the force of the blast he took to Protect Kim.
Kim however is still unconscious having some serious injuries Hayley is standing vigil over her bed hoping she wakes up soon the other rangers our all gathered in the main medical bay trying to figure everything out while they are being tended to,
"How is everyone holding up?" Tommy asks everyone knowing they are saddened by their fallen comrade as he tries to keep his composure.
"As best as we can be with what has happened Tom." Eric says as he is sitting there adjusting his Quantum Defender something he always does to keep his mind occupied.
"We need to come up with a strategy to defeat these guys fast if that guy was any indication as to their power we are in over our heads with this empire." Tommy stated solemnly.
They continued to talk amongst each other when Billy and Dana walked in the room all of a sudden everyone's attention was on them.
"Billy how is Kim?" Jason asks worried about the girl that he has considered his baby sister since they met.
"She is resting but in a coma Jase she has two broken ribs her wrist is broken as well she will have scars on her back for the rest of her life from the beating he gave her but what bothers us is the EEG Jase." Billy explains to his friends.
"Why what's wrong Billy?" This time its Tommy asking.
"It is showing very unusual brain activity I have never seen anything like it before." Dana this time explains to them.
As Billy continues to explain the situation of Kim to everyone with Dana Hayley is staring at the EEG readings. "Wait I have seen this before!" She says to herself and walks out of the room to the others.
Billy and the others are still discussing possible theories as to why Kim has strange brain activity when Hayley walks in. "Guys sorry to interrupt but I have seen this before back when Tommy was in his coma when his Dino Gem fractured and from what he told me he was having a battle so to speak in his mind whatever is happening with Kim she must be fighting it." Hayley explained.
Everyone was just staring at her when Jason looked at Tommy. "What can we do to help her bro?" Jason asked.
"If it is anything like what I went through then there is nothing we can do but sit by and wait this out she has to do this on her own." Tommy said sadly hanging his head down saddened by the fact that there is nothing they can do.
Trip looks up "There might be something that can be done to help her I am telepathic I might be able to project one of you into her mind to aid her in whatever she is fighting in her mind." Trip says to everyone.
Billy smiles a bit "That could work but who would go in?" He asks.
"I will."Tommy's says as he stands up.
With that Tommy, Billy, Tip and Dana get up and head into the room where Kim is to prepare for the procedure.
The room is dark there is only one figure is there on her knees crying while rubbing a bracelet with a carving a small pink crane on it. "Please don't abandon me please I am sorry that I was too weak to stop this please I need you guys." She says to the small group of people surrounding her.
"Why should we Kim tell us why we should help you are always getting captured always weak." One of the figures states as he walks into the light to reveal it to be Billy.
"I do not understand why Zordon chose you to be a power ranger Kim you are pathetic you never had what it took to be a ranger and you held us all back to many times you put us all in danger with your weakness."The next figure stated revealing it to be Jason a man she always she saw as a big brother.
Kim started to break down in tears as she had to endure more torture from the others when another figure steps forward. "Because of you I cannot be here with my friends those I loved in life cause you panicked behind the wheel Kim I am now gone never coming back cause you were to pathetic to even drive a car right you took me away from my family!"This figure screamed at Kim Revealing to be Trini her best friend who died in a car crash 3 years ago when she was driving home with Kim, this caused Kim to break down even more.
Kim blamed herself for Trini's death cause she was driving when the accident occurred, with that the next figure stepped forward to reveal it to be Tommy she clutched the bracelet even more when he stepped forward she did not know if she could take what he was about to say the one she felt that she hurt the most with her letter to him back in there high school years the man she loved more than anything or anyone else in the world.
She cringed as he started to speak not knowing if she could take it from him though they had moved beyond the letter the night Trini died she knew it still bothered him at times.
"Don't worry Beautiful I am here to help you." The figure of Tommy said as he reached down and wrapped his arms around her to comfort her she was surprised by this and she just buried her head into his chest crying her eyes out when she noticed on his wrist the Silver bracelet with the pink crane on it.
This confused her since she still had it in her hand she pulled back and looked in his eyes. "Kim I am here to help you through this so you can come back to us." Tommy said to her.
"No I'm too weak everybody hates me they see me as a weakness and a burden I am better off dead!" Kim screamed at him.
"No you're not Kim you are not a burden to us we all love and care about you we are worried about you we want to help you we want you to come back to us." Tommy said as he rubbed his hands up and down her back.
"No how can you all I just get in the way how can you all love and care about me if I KILLED TRINI." Kim screamed at Tommy hitting him in his chest with her fist.
"Kim that is not true you did not kill Trini Kim you were not at fault for that Kim it was a drunk driver that hit you guys even though you had a broken arm you sat there trying to help Trini with all your strength Kim you are the heart of our team you are what hold us all together without we are all lost."This time it came from Jason who was now in her mind as well as Tommy.
"But you all said I was weak I was a burden Trini even blamed me why are you all trying to help me if I am just a burden?" She asked them both.
"You are my little sis Kim I will always be here for you no matter what."Jason said putting a hand on her shoulder she looked up to him with tears in her eyes.
"You are my best friend Kim without you I would have never had the courage to ask Hayley to marry me without you we are nothing come back to us came back to your real friends and family not these figment's of imagination." Tommy says while trying to help her up.
Kim looks at the ones that have been torturing her then back at Tommy and Jason the bracelet she was clutching disappears as do the others till there is only Tommy, Jason and herself standing there.
"Come on squirt come back to us." Jason said as Kim stifled back a small giggle at the nickname her big brother gave her back in high school.
"Ok." Was all she said when all of a sudden Jason and Tommy disappeared and she opened her eyes slightly to see everyone there.
"Hey there squirt you scared the hell out of us there for a bit." Jason said with a smile on his face as she hugged him.
"We are glad you are back Kim." Billy said as he patted her shoulder.
"Hey there girl welcome back to the land of the living." Zack said with a big smile on his face.
"Beautiful don't ever scare me like that again." Tommy said kissing her forehead.
"Yes please don't because it would mean I would have to find a new maid of honor for my wedding." Hayley said pushing Jason and Tommy aside to hug her friend.
The others all welcomed her back she tried to sit up more only to lie back down in more pain. "Thank you guys all of you for not giving up on me I thought you all had abandoned me for a while there from what that freak did to me by making me live my worst fear that my friends hated me."Kim said weakly as she lay back down.
"We may have been your guiding light but its him you have to thank for getting us in there and you out of there."Jason said pointing over at the tired Trip who had exerted a lot of energy projecting two people into her mind.
"Who is he?" Kim asked.
"His name is Trip he is the Time Force green ranger and he has telepathic powers." Hayley explained to her.
Kim sat there talking with everyone as they were happy that she was able to come back to them and not be locked away in her mind with the sacrifice they made to get her was now worth something, Kim had asked what happened and they all explained to her about the Omarian empire and the death of Lucas and the injury to Joel.
Kim looked saddened by the news she got but proclaimed that she would do what it takes to protect the Earth and her friends.
"Not in that condition you are not doing much but staying in bed and resting to regain your strength." Dana ordered the original pink ranger.
Kim sighed and did was she was told as she laid back down everyone started getting up to leave to allow her to rest and heal from the trauma she has endured these last couple of days when alpha came running into the room with Andros right behind him.
"Ay yi yi yi rangers we are running out of time we have detected the Omarian Empire closing in on Earth." Alpha screamed.
"Right all right guys time to prep for their arrival Billy start the process to get the original s powers restored." Tommy ordered as Billy nodded and headed to the lab with Alpha and Hayley to get everything ready to restore the original ranger's powers.
Just outside the Solar System lies a single massive ship, inside it a tall lanky alien walks up to a large figure sitting in a throne like chair.
"Reports from Earth my lord it appears Naxx has perished they have also detected us they know we are near."The aid said to his leader.
"It matters not they will not be able to stop us finally I will have my revenge for my banishment and crush Zordons little hero's to ashes."The large figure says as he starts laughing manically with that they move closer to Earth and closer to destiny.
Well there we have it the Empire is almost to Earth Kim is slowly recovering and is thankfully out of her coma thanks to Trip Tommy and Jason next up the restoration of the original's powers and the reason behind Cole's sudden surge of power as always please R & R all comments are welcome thanks againguys