Chapter Twenty-One: Mesogog's Message
A The Rangers are trying to calm Tommy down. Mesogog breaks through their frequency.
Back at the Command Center, Tommy was pacing the floor. He rubbed his fist with his hand and his jaw was clenched tightly. Everyone, including Dr. Oliver, stayed out of his way. They all knew that no reasoning would be heard by the young White Ranger. So, the underground cave was quiet. Quiet until the monitors flickered and fuzzed and a now lucid Mesogog appeared on every screen.
"Hello, Rangers," the villain hissed.
His voice was garbled a bit. The signal was too weak to break through Hayley's defenses completely.
"I have a proposition for you," Mesogog said. "A trade."
His image scrambled a bit.
"The teenage Tommy Oliver for the girl," Mesogog said loud and clear. "Reefside beach, tomorrow morning, sunrise."
Tommy stopped passing and glared at the screen.
"I'll be there," he agreed.
"Good," Mesogog said in a triumphant voice before ending the transmission.
"Tommy are you insane," Kim said. "He's going to kill you."
"At least you will be safe," Tommy said.
"But the world won't be," Ethan argued.
"Yeah, it would be ruled by that scaly head monster," Kira said.
"I don't care," Tommy said.
"There wouldn't be any Power Rangers to stop him," Conner said. "You can't do this."
"He can and he will," Dr. Oliver said. "That's the whole point of this. Kimberly's our one weakness. We never feel complete without her. Her life is more important than ours."
Kim turned to the Black Ranger and glared.
"You're both crazy," she said angrily. "I never asked you to sacrifice yourself for me."
"You never had to," Dr. Oliver said sadly. "Even after we broke up, I still loved you, I would have still done anything and everything within my power to save you."
Tears formed in Kim's eyes.
"I don't need a knight in shiny, white armor, or black for that matter," she said with a choked voice.
The room once again became silent. No one knew what to say after that. It was obvious that Tommy, no matter what age, was deeply in love with Kimberly, no matter her age and there was no debating what he would do for her.
"I think," Hayley said cautiously. "I think I may have a plan that could save both Tommy and Kimberly."
END OF CH. 21