Cat: Hey all! Thanks for the Reviews! Everyone get excited—this is a short chapter but many questions will be answered including (drum-roll please) why Tommy is so depressed and the identity of the Mysterious Assailant.

Disclaimer: "Me" is to "Power Rangers" as "Own" is to "not me"

"Wait, Tommy did what?" Haylie repeated.

"He went back to Reefside. But Kim's with him." Dana said, slightly hurt by Haylie's harsh tone.

"Damnit. Cam!" She called for the person she's been in communication with for over a year. "Come on. We've got to go find them."

"There's two of them, are you sure they're not gonna be okay?"

"Kat and Justin were two people two." Haylie answered pointedly.

"Tori and I'll go." Blake offered. "No offense, but we can defend ourselves a little better than you can." Haylie didn't want to, but she had to admit that he was right.

"Fine. Go."

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"Okay, so, why exactly did you think it was okay to volunteer me for this?" Tori asked as she and Blake sped down the highway. Blake didn't reply, so Tori resorted to guessing. "Did you not think about it? Or did you think that you knew me well enough to just assume? Or—"

"Maybe," Blake interrupted, "I just wanted to spend some time alone with you." There was a slight pause. "Is that okay with you?" Tori settled back in her seat.

"Yes, actually. That's perfect with me."

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Tommy shifted a few papers around in the Ruins irritably. "Come on, be here." He muttered. His elbow slipped, and a massive stack of various notes cascaded to the floor. He cussed appropriately and he knelt down to pick them up with shaking hands and sweaty palms. On his hands and knees, he chased a stray piece across the well trafficked floor. Grabbing it with an intense amount of irritation, he didn't even care that he inadvertently crumpled it.

"Tommy." The concerned voice was familiar, tender, and entirely unwelcome. "Are you all right?" Kim continued. Tommy shot to his feet so quickly that he bashed his head on the laser that they had used to destroy Mesogog's base. He stumbled away from it, not even sparing a glare for it. His whole attention was focused on the newcomer. Kim took a slightly step back at the wild look on his face. It was almost terror. She frowned and—slightly ashamed for having shrunk back in the first place—hurried over to him. Tommy jumped backwards.

"Leave now." He ordered. Kimberly wasn't deterred. Obviously Tommy needed her and she didn't intend to abandon him. She reached out without hesitation and laid a comforting hand on his shoulder. Tommy jerked back, stumbling against the computer console as he did so. "You don't understand!" He shouted. "Go!"

"Tommy, what's—" The teacher fell to his knees, head clasped firmly between both hands. A shot of pure fear ran through Kimberly as she watched him convulse on the floor. She took three steps back, her hand groping for something—anything—to grab on to and it found only empty air. "I'm calling nine one one." She announced, turning back towards the main house.

A firm hand around her wrist halted her steps. She glanced down questioningly at Tommy as he stood. "Don't." he ordered and Kimberly stifled a gasp as his eyes glowed white.

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