A/N: Here it goes… does Tommy live? Is the past going to be changed? Or Will he die? This will be the longest chapter of this story.
A/N: Thank you for everyone that's stuck by me with this story. All of you guys are amazing. There will be an epilogue.
Chapter 21- It's History
Xxxxx
May 20, 2005- Reefside Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver were in the hospital. Kim was having an ultrasound, so they could see the baby's progress. The anatomical survey of a baby was important; it was necessary to see the full development of the fetus at five months. Also, Tommy and Kim were going to find out the sex of their baby, even though they already knew it.
Dr. Grayson turned off all the lights in the room. She brought the machine over. "This process will take an hour or so." She informed.
Kim was on the medical bed lying down while Tommy was in a chair holding her hand. "Dana, we already know it's a girl." Kim said. She smiled at Tommy. He kissed her.
"I know, you've told me. But, at the same time; we have to make sure." Dana put the gel on Kim's stomach. She took the transducer and put it on the baby bump. She took pictures of every limb and body part. "See." Dana pointed at two long bones. "That's the femur. Right here is the toes. All of them are intact." For the next half hour, she kept pointing and telling them the body parts.
"Kim's petite." Tommy said. He looked at the monitor. "Shouldn't Kim look bigger though?"
"Not necessarily." Dana measured how much the baby weighed. "Roughly, the baby is two pounds 3 oz. Her baby bump is fine." Now, Dana was looking at the sex of the baby. "If it's a boy, the private will look like a pinky. If it's a girl, the private will look like hamburger buns."
"Hamburger buns?" Tommy repeated in disbelief. Dana nodded. "Since when is it okay, to call a female's uterus hamburger buns?"
Kim and Dana giggled. "Handsome, I think she's just trying to tell you what it looks like. I don't think she's trying to call it 'hamburger buns'." Kim couldn't believe her husband sometimes.
Dana looked closer. "Hamburger buns." She signaled as she looked at the screen. "But, then again, you two already knew that right?"
"Right." Kim agreed. So far, things have been going okay for Kim and Tommy. There were still no sightings of 'Phantom Kimberly' or Samantha Hu. Thankfully, Kim has been able to stay calm and not worry for Tommy's supposed impending demise.
The former pink Lightspeed ranger printed out the pictures for them. "Here you two go." She smiled. "I'm guessing she's going to favor pink?"
"Like there isn't enough pink in my closet." Tommy grumbled. Since Kim had moved in, he had to have construction workers put in two more closets in their bedroom. He forgot how much his wife liked to shop. He cursed his memory for all its intents and purposes.
"Handsome, stop bitching." Kim wiped herself off with a towel.
"Whatever." Tommy scoffed.
Dana laughed. "Marital bliss, huh?" She shook her head. "I'll see you in another month or so, if there are any problems you have mine and Carter's number." She hugged her friends goodbye.
The white and pink Ninjetti walked out hand and hand. Their smiles were bright. "Come on Beautiful, we have a senior party to plan for." Tommy opened her car door for her.
"The party is next week. I can't wait for it." Kim shrieked in excitement.
The graduation for Reefside's seniors was about a month away. There was going to be a party for the seniors at Hayley's Cyberspace. They couldn't believe the high school year was about to end, and that their students were going to graduate. Ethan was accepted into M.I.T. Trent decided to work with his dad after school was done. The first art and design school was about to open in Briarwood, so Trent was busy with that. Conner was going to start working as an assistant coach with Carlos after graduation. Kira had been busy getting the condo ready for their son. The teen parents decided to name him Bridge Carson McKnight. The former yellow was due in about three months now.
Tommy hopped into the driver's seat. He kissed his wife. "I love you, Mrs. Oliver."
"I love you more, Mr. Oliver." She held his right hand as he started the car. He began to back out, but he didn't realize there was a person watching him.
A silver car had been watching the two of them. The driver smiled. "A senior party, huh?" A smile formed on their face. "Perfect." The silver car drove off. After five minutes, a red car started following it.
Xxxxx
Delta Base 2026.
Sophia had been feeling antsy all morning. It was May 27, 2026. Twenty one years ago, she lost her father. He died four months before she was born. She needed to know if the past was going to be altered. Sophia needed the past to change, not for sake, but her mom's.
Bridge came into the rec room. He started to do a handstand. "Soph!" Bridge's hands walked towards her.
"Hey Bridge." Sophia smiled at him. "Where are your parents?"
Bridge stayed in a meditative state. "Dad's coaching out in the field right now. He's still using his super speed. What a cheater." He sarcastically said.
"Does your mom still have her ptera scream?" Sophia looked at him. She did a handstand as well. Her mom taught her gymnastics when she was younger.
"Do you think she sounded like that when? I mean, is it like that when she did? How did Dad take it?" Bridge looked at her. They were upside down staring at each other.
Sophia shook her head. "I don't even want to know what you are trying to ask." She looked around. "Is it going to happen?" Sophia got up.
Bridge got up as well. "Soph, you gotta have faith. I'm telling you it's going to happen." He placed his gloved hand on her. "We let you go back to the past; you talked to your dad, didn't you?"
"Yeah, but I didn't tell him what's going to happen." She retorted. She thought about it. "I did go into Mom's dream though, and I gave her a premonition."
"Then, you've done what you could do." Bridge put his arm around her. "Let's get out of here." The two were about to walk out when they saw Sophia's mom there, or who they thought was Sophia's mom.
"Mom, what are you doing here?" Sophia asked her. She looked at her mom, and she was wearing a long, white, halter dress. Her stomach was poking out a bit. The dress looked familiar. Sophia was trying to think of where she saw it before.
Her mom didn't speak. She just looked at Bridge and Sophia; she smiled and nodded, and then she left.
Bridge looked at her. "What was that about?" He was puzzled his damn self.
"I have no clue." Sophia was bewildered. Her mom has worn that dress before, but she couldn't remember when. She cursed her dad's bad memory; she must've picked that gene. "I need to see my mom."
"Do you need me?" Bridge asked. She nodded. He followed Sophia to see Kim. "You just saw her, though." The, now, blue SPD ranger knew of Sophia and Kim's close relationship, but he didn't understand why she needed to see her so soon.
Sophia walked through the halls. "That wasn't my mom." She said.
"What? That was her, the hair, the build, though her body was somewhat poochy." He admitted.
"What the hell does poochy mean?" She was about to smack him.
"Her stomach, it was you know big. Is your mom pregnant?"
"What! My mom hasn't had a kid since me. She would never have a child with the man she's with now. I could kill Sky for saying my mom lived a happy life." Sophia hissed.
She was informed of the team up battle between the Zeo, Dino Thunder, and SPD rangers. Sophia was out of town with friends, that's why she couldn't meet them when they fought in their time. The Dove Ninjetti wished she could've seen them though.
"Do you think if the past is changed, you will get a sibling?"
"I would think so, my mom and dad used to do it like rabbits from what I heard." Sophia replied. Her aunts and uncles told her a lot of stories. Both of them arrived at Kim's quarters. During her free time Kim would work on the Delta Base. Sophia was a technical advisor on the base. She opened the door. "Mom." Sophia and Bridge entered. Her mom was sleeping.
"Are you going to wake her?" Bridge questioned.
Sophia nodded. "Mom." She nudged her.
"Sophie." Kim's eyes fluttered. She looked at her daughter. "What's wrong?" Sophia's face looked like she was worried.
"Mrs. Oliver." Bridge called. Kim hadn't changed her name after Tommy's death. Kim looked at him. "Were you in the rec room earlier?"
"No, I was feeling really tired and weak, so I laid down. Why?" Kim asked them. Bridge was confused while Sophia felt something was happening.
"Nothing." Sophia said. The dress, she knew where it came from now. She looked at her mom's purse and opened it.
"What are you doing?" Bridge hissed. He knew it was wrong to open a woman's purse.
Sophia opened Kim's wallet. There was a picture. It was a 3X5" picture, and in the picture Tommy was standing behind Kim his arms were draped over her. His hands were strategically placed on Kim's stomach. Tommy was wearing a black dress shirt. The sleeves were rolled up, and he had on beige dress pants with black shoes. To complete the look, he had on eyeglasses. Kim was wearing a long, white halter dress. Sophia gasped. "Mom, when did you wear this dress?"
Kimberly grabbed the picture. She smiled. "I wore it the night of Bridge's parents' senior graduation party. Your Aunt Hayley took the picture." Kim stroked the picture with her finger. Tears started to form in her eyes.
Sophia hated seeing her mom likes this, and she started to pace. "Mom?" Then, Sophia thought about it. "Wasn't this the day that Dad died?" Kim nodded.
Bridge looked at Kim's clothing. She was wearing a pink shirt, blue jeans, and socks. "Who did we see in the rec room?" He asked his best friend.
Sophia stood put. It was like she had seen a ghost.
"Sophia." Kim got up and walked to her daughter.
"I think I saw your apparition." Sophia croaked out. Tears formed in her eyes. "What if you died instead?"
Bridge and Kim looked at her.
"That's impossible." Kim said. She hugged her daughter. "Baby, there's no way that could've happened."
"So, then Daddy's not going to be here? We didn't change the past. He's still going to die?" Sophia rambled. "Mom, you don't get it. I don't know how, but we saw you." Bridge nodded his head to agree with her. "What's going on?" Sophia was frantic.
"I should go see my parents." Bridge hugged the ladies goodbye and walked out. He wasn't sure what they saw, but he felt the Oliver women needed time alone. Part of him was optimistic things would change for them.
The Oliver women's tears came down. "It didn't work, Mom." Sophia cried harder.
"I thought it would have. I'm so sorry." Kim was crying as well. Her hope was high, but she knew there was a possibility it couldn't have been changed. "Baby, if only I didn't go home that night, then none of this would've happened." Guilt had been attacking Kim's heart for the past 21 years. She felt if she had stayed at the café instead of going home that night, then Tommy would've still lived.
"Mom, don't blame yourself." Sophia smiled through her tears. "The woman was crazy. If it wasn't Dad, it would've been both of you, and I wouldn't be here."
"I love you, Sophia Annabelle Hart-Oliver." For Kim, Sophia was the last living memory of Tommy.
Sophia held her tighter. "I love you too."
The event hadn't happened in 2005 yet. There was still a possibility Tommy's death could be prevented. How? No one was sure. Both of them lost hope in anything changing still.
Xxxxx
May 27, 2005- Reefside High School.
Tommy's second period class had just started. It was a free period. Most of the class was comprised of seniors, so Tommy let them do whatever they wanted. The senior party was tonight, and he couldn't wait to celebrate.
Eileen came into his classroom. The students noticed and Tommy noticed. "Eileen, what do I owe this pleasure?"
"I'll cover your class. Kim is in the nurse's office." She whispered. Tommy looked at her. She nodded.
"Class, Mrs. Mercer is going to take over the class. I'll be back." Tommy walked out the room. He was praying nothing was wrong with Kim or the baby.
Trent walked up to his mom. "Is she okay?" He knew about her fainting spells. Maybe this was another one.
"She's fine, she was just feeling weak." She answered. Eileen walked up to Kira. Kira was eating a blueberry muffin, and she had a bottle of apple juice. "No cravings?"
Kira swallowed. "No, that was early, way early this morning." She pointed at Conner. He was sleeping. "Poor guy."
Each day that passed by, Kira and Conner were falling more and more in love. She couldn't believe he was so attentive, and she couldn't wait to be his wife. Things were going so great between them, and they hardly argued.
Ethan poked him. He didn't budge. "He must be tired." He smiled. "Kira, are you performing tonight?"
She nodded. "Of course. Last performance of the year for me." The soon to be mom was excited for her little one to be born.
"Can you believe this year is almost over?" Trent reminisced about the whole year. Things between him and Krista didn't work out, so he wondered who else could catch his fancy. Even though he never anticipated working with his father after high school, the new business venture his dad thought of was genius. "Mom, does Francesca like the new daycare?"
Eileen nodded. "I'm so glad the school year is coming to a close. I just want to have Francesca to myself." Since becoming a mother to a newborn, Eileen took two months maternity leaved. For Anton and her, they adjusted quickly to being parents. This was Anton's first biological child, and this was a new experience for him. "Your dad still has trouble changing diapers though."
Everyone looked at Conner, he was still sleeping.
"How do you think Conner is going to do?" Trent questioned them.
Kira smiled. "He's going to be a great dad. I believe it." She rubbed her stomach. "And, I can't wait for this little guy to get out. I hate not being able to sleep on my stomach."
Tommy walked back into the classroom. "Thanks Eileen for covering for me."
Eileen nodded. "Have a nice rest of the day, and I'm sure I will see a majority of you at the party tonight." She said her goodbye and left.
"Dr. O, what was wrong with Mrs. O?" Ethan asked.
"She was just tired." He sighed. "I think something is going on though. I'll tell you guys tonight." Tommy walked back to his desk. Something was definitely going on, and he wanted to know what it was.
The day continued normally. After school, everyone went home to get ready for the senior party.
Xxxxx
Hayley's Cyberspace Café
A majority of Reefside's seniors were at Hayley's Café. There was food, entertainment, yearbook signings, even a photo corner. Hayley was in charge of taking photos. People could do group shots, couples, or individuals. Her boyfriend, Mike, was there chaperoning along with Jason and Trini, Eileen and Anton, and Tommy and Kim. A couple more teachers were there as well.
Kira was on stage performing her song, "Patiently." She was wearing a yellow babydoll shirt, blue jeans, and her converse shoes. It was a mix of punk meets mom to be. Conner was on stage wearing a red, black, and white plaid shirt with blue jeans and red chucks. He was on guitar. The young parents were rocking out together.
"Stormy Tuesday afternoons
Never been the same.
I used to stand outside
And taste
The sweetness of them.
It's harder when it really happens
Oh I wish I'd known that.
Close my eyes and you're there.
But I can't find you anywhere"
Ethan and his date, Angela, were in the crowd taking drink orders. Angela was also accepted to M.I.T. They were definitely going to stay together. Trent was there. He was mingling with all of his classmates. Devin had proposed to Cassidy last week. They were celebrating with their friends. All of the seniors were having a great time.
"Say goodbye, I'll be okay.
I will wait for you cause
True love will never fade
When it's real, you can feel it.
And I know,
That you know.
That I will keep on waiting
Patiently…
Patiently… for you."
Anton and Eileen were watching the festivities. Francesca was with them as well. Both parents were showing off their daughter to everyone. Some of the students even got to hold her. Trini and Jason brought Brennan. Trini was wearing a yellow tunic with black leggings and wedges. Jason was wearing a tight, black shirt with navy dress pants and sneakers. Brennan had on a red shirt, and it had the 'Mighty Morphin' power rangers on it. Trini had found the shirt at a garage sale. In addition to his shirt, he had on blue jeans, and white sneakers. His hair was in a faux hawk. The teenage girls thought he was so cute.
"Patiently…
So patiently…
When I'm lost, I try to find you.
Turn around, I'm right be-hind you."
Tommy and Kim were sitting at the tables. Tommy had on a black dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up, beige dress pants, and black shoes. He had on his eyeglasses to complete the look. Kim was wearing a long, white, halter dress with white sandals. She looked classy, and her pregnancy glow was definitely present.
"Say goodbye, I'll be okay.
I will wait for you cause.
True love will never fade,
When it's real you can feel it.
And I know,
That you know.
That I will keep on waiting,
Patiently…
Patiently… for you…"
Everyone clapped after her performance. She did amazing as usual. Some students even asked for her autograph. Those were the ones that hadn't judged Kira for becoming a mom so soon. Conner and Kira kissed on stage. Brennan walked over them. They picked him up. Trini and Jason smiled at the sight of them.
"Wow, she's really a good singer." Mike complimented as he was standing by Hayley. He smiled at her.
She kissed him on the cheek. "I'm glad we met this year." She grinned at him.
"You aren't the only one." They started kissing.
Tommy got up when he saw them. The science teacher walked over to them. He cleared his throat. Hayley and Mike jumped back. "I hope you are treating her with respect." Tommy's eyes flickered green a little. To him, Hayley was like a little sister. He watched after her like he would watch after Trini, Aisha, Kat, or Tanya.
"Yes sir!" Mike saluted like he was in the army.
"You're such an ass." Hayley shook her head. She looked at the camera. "How about a picture of you and the missus?"
Tommy smiled. "Beautiful!" he called out. Kim came, or wobbled, towards them. He kissed her on the lips.
"Ugh, and you get on my case?" Hayley quirked an eyebrow at him. Mike chuckled. "Whatever, let's get this picture over with."
Kim smiled. "I love pictures!" She went to the backdrop. Tommy stood behind her. He draped his arms over her shoulders, and he placed his hands on her baby bump.
They smiled. "Cheese!" Both said.
Hayley looked at the picture. "I need to make copies of this." She absolutely fell in love with it. Kim, Tommy, and Mike took a look.
"I need a 3X5 to put in my wallet." Kim fell in love with it too.
The party continued on. Everyone was having fun, and the seniors were ready to graduate high school. A woman was outside the café stalking the place. When the opportunity was right, she would be in there ready to either get her man back or attack.
At this point, there was only an hour left of the party. Some people were getting ready to leave. Kira decided to do one more song. She went on stage and took the mic.
"For some of us, this has been a long year." She smiled at her teachers, who were more like her parents now. "And for others, there have been some wonderful surprises, and I'm sure history has been made somewhere." She rubbed her stomach and smiled. "Even though we've encountered problems this year, no matter what keep holding on for hope, love, happiness, more surprises whatever it may be." She started to strum guitar. This song was for Tommy and Kim. Together, they've been through a lot of problems, but right now, they were happy. They never gave up on having their happy ending.
"You're not alone
Together we stand
I'll be by your side, you know I'll take your hand
When it gets cold
And it feels like the end
There's no place to go
You know I won't give in
No I won't give in
Keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Just stay strong
'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you
There's nothing you could say
Nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
So far away
I wish you were here
Before it's too late, this could all disappear
Before the doors close
And it comes to an end
With you by my side I will fight and defend
I'll fight and defend
Yeah, yeah"
Conner came on stage. He grabbed his guitar and started to play with her. Conner and Kira had been through a lot this year. It took them a year to tell each other their feelings, but they were glad they did. Now, they were living together, and they were going to stick by each other for better or worse.
"Keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Just stay strong
'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you
There's nothing you could say
Nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Hear me when I say, when I say I believe
Nothing's gonna change, nothing's gonna change destiny
Whatever's meant to be will work out perfectly
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Just stay strong
'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you
There's nothing you could say
Nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through
Keep holding on
Keep holding on
There's nothing you could say
Nothing you could do
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
So keep holding on
'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through"
Applause rang through the café. Kira smiled and bowed. Her and Conner walked off stage hand and hand.
Kim smiled, but she felt really lethargic all of a sudden. She fell limp in Tommy's arms. Tommy felt Kim, she was feeling kind of warm. "Beautiful, you want to go home?" He stroked her cheek with her fingers. Kim looked at him. "You want to go home?"
Kim nodded and yawned. "You don't mind?" She had been feeling really tired all day, and now that the party was almost over, she felt she might as well head home.
"No, I need to clean up. I'll have Conner and the kids stay with me, so I can help Hayley clean." He informed. He looked for Jason, Trini, and Brennan. "Bro!" He summoned.
Jason made his way to Tommy. "What's up?"
"Take Kim home, she's tired. I need to help clean the café. I should be home by midnight maybe earlier." Tommy trusted Jason to take Kim home. Jason nodded. "Make sure she gets some rest, have Trini watch her."
"You got it, Bro." Jason said. Something came over Jason. He hugged Tommy. It wasn't a guy hug, it was a real hug. "Thanks for everything."
Tommy looked at him. "Bro, if anything, I should say that to you. You've been there for me from the beginning. Thank you." Kim looked at the exchange and smiled. Tommy looked at her. "I love you, Beautiful. Always and forever." He kissed her passionately.
"I love you more, Handsome." She smiled. Trini did her goodbyes. Brennan hugged everyone goodbye and left with his parents.
By 10 o'clock, the last students left. Anton, Eileen, and Francesca left also. Francesca was getting fussy. That left, Hayley and Mike, Ethan, Trent, Conner, Kira, and Tommy. They were beginning to clean up.
All of a sudden, Hayley started to feel sick. She threw up on the floor.
"Hayley!" Mike went up to her. "Are you okay?"
"I don't feel so great." Hayley groaned. For the past week, Hayley would sporadically vomit. Usually, it was in the morning, but now it was at night. This was puzzling to her, to say the least.
"Do you need to go to the doctors?" Hayley nodded. "Guys, I'm going to take Hayley to the hospital." They all nodded.
Hayley gave the keys to Tommy. "I trust, you would be able to close this place for me?" Tommy nodded. "Thank you." Hayley praised. Both of them said their goodbyes and headed out.
"Who is cleaning up the vomit?" Ethan asked.
"Not me!" Kira said. They looked at her. "If I clean that up, you might see my vomit lying next to it." Pregnancy had heightened her senses.
The guys nodded. The four men looked at each other. "Rock, paper, scissors." They said in unison.
Kira rolled her eyes. "I'll referee." She couldn't believe she was doing this. The teen was about to talk, but someone's phone rang.
Trent answered his phone. "Hello?" Pause. "Let me check." He walked behind the counter. He picked up a binky. "She can't use any other one?" He whined. "Fine. I'll be there." Everyone looked at him. He was kinda thankful he had to leave. He did not want to clean up the vomit. "I need to drop off the binky. Francesca doesn't like any other one."
Ethan snickered. "Let me give you a hand." He did not want to clean up Hayley's puke either. "See ya!" Him and Trent ran out.
Conner and Tommy were pissed. Ethan and Trent ran out. At least Trent had a logical reason, but Ethan, what was his excuse? Tommy and Conner faced each other. They still did rock, paper, scissors. Tommy did paper, Conner did rock, Tommy won. The doctor of paleontology smirked.
"Great." Conner groaned as he went to get the bucket and mop from the back.
Kira laughed. "I'm going to miss this." She kept cleaning.
"Kira, you aren't going to get away from me and Kim that easily. It's not like either of us are moving." He informed.
Conner came back out. He had a mask on. "I'm ready to clean the vomit." His voice was muffled. He went to mop it up. "What the hell has Hayley been eating?" He almost threw up in his mouth.
"Do you think she's…?" Kira's voice trailed off. She looked at her boyfriend and surrogate dad.
Tommy looked at his students. He thought about it, a lot of the ranger women were pregnant. Was a technical advisor included, most probably so.
Conner looked at his girlfriend and mentor. "Na."
They all laughed at Conner. Sometimes he didn't get it.
All of them continued cleaning. Trent and Ethan called them to let them know they weren't coming back to the café. Tommy, Kira, and Conner were almost done anyway. The former Dino Thunder rangers put some of the supplies in the back. The bell to the café went off. Someone walked through.
Conner had hope Ethan and Trent were going to come back. "Ethan and Trent, I can't believe you almost bailed…" Conner walked to the front. His expression changed at the person he saw. "What the fuck are you doing here!" He snapped.
Sam smiled. "Is that any way to talk to your elders?" She smirked. Ms. Hu was wearing a tight, red, spaghetti strap dress. The dress was floor length, and it had slits on the sides. It showed off her tanned legs, and she had on heels. Her hair was up. She had a purse with her.
Tommy and Kira came from the back. They gasped.
"What the hell do you want?" Kira sneered at the woman. She glared her eyes.
"Hello, Tom." Sam's gaze studied his body. "You look good."
Tommy almost vomited in his mouth. "Sam, get out of here! No one wants to see you, and I know you are wanted by the cops." He was disgusted with her. Sam took a step forward. "DON'T FUCKING COME NEAR ME." His eyes started flickering green.
"Touchy. Aren't we?" Sam observed. She looked at them, and she noticed his wedding band. "Hitched?"
"Happily married." He retorted. Now, Samantha had come back. He wasn't sure what was on her agenda. Whatever it was, it must've not been good. He didn't mention of Kim's pregnancy. Sam could harm their baby.
Sam nodded. "Oh, I know about Kim being pregnant. I've followed you guys to the doctors." Tommy's eyes flashed green in anger. Sam shrugged it off. This eye thing, she was used to it. She looked at Kira. "Pregnant as well?"
"It's none of your damn business!" Kira yelled at her. She really hated this woman.
Conner looked at her. "What do you want?"
Sam unlatched her purse. "Well, at first, I wanted Tommy back." He glared at her. "I see that's not possible." She grabbed the object from her purse. She heard the gasps. "It's time to get my revenge. I know you love me Tommy. You should've never married her." She sweetly smiled at them. "Give me your phones." Samantha didn't want any interruptions.
"Dr. O?" Kira questioned whether or not they should. Tommy nodded at them. They took their phones and gave them to her. Sam turned them off.
After that, Tommy stood in front of Kira and Conner. Conner held Kira. He was shielding her as much as possible. "It doesn't have to be like this." He needed to diffuse the situation.
"You're right, Handsome." She looked at him. "You were supposed to be with me."
"I didn't love you. I could never love you like I do Kim." He informed. He didn't move. He was afraid for his life, as well as Conner, Kira and Baby Bridge. Kira was trying to remain calm.
"Kim. Kimberly Ann Hart." Sam scoffed. She glared at the thought of her name. "If she would've never come to Reefside, would you two have been together?"
Tommy thought about it. He wasn't positive. One thing was for sure. "I don't know, but that's the past. She's here, and I am thankful she is here. She's the love of my life."
"Why did you do all those things?" Conner questioned her. He was curious to know what runs through a psychopath's mind. Conner looked at her.
Samantha laughed. "I had to do all those things."
Kira looked to the side of Tommy. "You had to?" Sam nodded. "Why?"
Samantha took a seat. She grabbed some other things out of her purse. Three mini bottles of vodka. She drank one. "Tommy tried to shut me out. Trini yelled at me. Her car deserved the keying." She looked each one of them in their eyes. "Tommy left me for his Crane." She scoffed as she drank another one. "I saved his semen, I wanted his child, but it wasn't possible. My cousin, Raylene, framed you. I made her. She's such a pushover anyway, but that bitch got caught. She never did anything right in my book. I should've taken Vernon just to spite her ass." She smiled. "Tom, I had no clue you had friends with big money. That's how you got, huh?" She waved the gun at him. "Sneaky little guy, aren't you?"
Conner deeply exhaled. This woman is a mess and scary, and she is really crazy. "The strippers." He reminded himself of the incident during New Years.
Sam smiled. "You didn't like the present?" She looked at Tommy. "Yes, Winnie, Starla, Rini, and Geri. I paid them each $25,000. My brother followed you to that hotel."
Tommy couldn't believe what he was hearing. "Why, Sam?"
"I did it for you, for us." She admitted. Sam grabbed waved the glock again. "I should murder you, but if I get one night with you again, I won't." The femme fatale gave Tommy a come hither look. Her legs were about to spread open for him. She didn't care about the other occupants in the café.
"You're a sick son of a bitch." Conner yelled at her. Kira held his hand. Conner shrugged her off. "No, I will not back down. He would never do that to his wife."
"Conner's right." Tommy told her. He would never cheat on Kim. Never in a million years would he do that to her. That's going against the vows they took. He loves her, and that's who he wanted to be with, til death do them part. "I'm not going to do it, Sam."
"Why didn't we lock the doors again?" Kira mumbled. The door chimed again. "Aw, hell I jinxed it."
Another woman stepped in. Conner, Kira, and Tommy weren't sure who this woman was. However, Tommy did think she looked familiar.
Sam looked back. She knew who this was. The woman was Asian, dressed in a blue, spaghetti strap cocktail dress. She had on heels. She had black hair, fake boobs for her body, she was 5'7", and her heels made her taller. This woman was striking like Sam.
Conner wondered what was with the outfits. "Why are you two dressed like that?"
"Conner!" Tommy barked. He shushed him.
Kira looked at the women. They kinda looked alike.
"Raylene, what are you doing here?" Sam looked at her. "You're supposed to be in jail."
"Like how you're supposed to be?" Raylene scoffed. "We have history, Samantha." Sam placed the gun on the table near the cell phones and got up from her chair. "I'm sick and tired of everything you've done. You have pushed me around long enough."
Tommy, Kira, and Conner watched the exchange between the cousins. Maybe they could leave now. There is a possibility this was now a family dispute.
"I've been following you for the past week." Raylene informed. The woman glared at her cousin. "All my life, you've bullied me, taunted me, and wanted me to get involved in your cockamamie schemes, and I'm sick of it."
"If this is a family dispute, I think you should let us go." Conner tried to negotiate. Tommy and Kira made him shut up. These women were a part of the same family. If anyone was like Sam, then who knows how crazy things could get.
"No one is going anywhere!" Samantha screamed. She glared back at her cousin. "You think you're so big and bad now that you been in the slammer? Please, you were always weak. Always a pushover. That's why you followed me. You dropped out of school because you couldn't hack it after you were the one who told those rumors."
"I started those rumors because of you! You told me to, or else you would go after Vernon. You know I loved him, and you used that against me!" Raylene shouted at her. The time in jail had made Raylene furious with her cousin. Her soul searching turned into hate for the person she thought was to blame for everything. Samantha Hu was to blame, and Raylene hated her with a passion. Her blood was definitely boiling right now just being in the same vicinity as her cousin.
Sam stood her ground. To her, her cousin was a wimp. A little wimp who would always be a follower. "You want to know why your husband divorced you and moved?"
Raylene didn't want to hear what was going to come out of Samantha's mouth. "You had something to do with it? You are the reason why he divorced me?"
"Yes." Sam laughed like a maniac.
Tommy, Kira, and Conner couldn't believe Sam. She was worse than they thought. They noted the anger stated upon Raylene's face, but her body language changed. She shrank back down. Sam had a lot of control over her cousin. More than they even realized.
"Why?" Raylene's tears were coming. "You know how much I loved him." Her body shook in anger. "I needed him. My kids needed him. Why Sam? We were almost on the streets because of the divorce. He emptied the bank accounts; he left without notice." Tears started to stream down.
"He loved my pussy. After I rode him, he didn't need you. My pussy was so good he divorced you." Samantha sneered. She laughed again. "Him taking the money was his own idea, but I told him, if he left you we would end up together." Sam sung proudly. "He listened. That's his fault."
Kira, Tommy, and Conner were shocked at Sam's actions. She made a guy leave his family. Even more, the hurt was present on Raylene's face.
Raylene saw red. She grabbed Sam by the hair, and she punched her in the stomach. "You stupid bitch." She kept punching her in the face. "I fucking hate you, and I always will!"
Sam laughed even harder. "That's what I've been trying to have you do." Raylene looked at her. Sam was a maniac. "You would never ever, in all of your history as Raylene Hughes would ever have attacked me like this. You needed to be pushed."
Kira wasn't feeling well. She saw the blood coming out Sam's nose and lips. The sight made her want to throw up.
Raylene grabbed the gun from the table. She held it to Sam's head.
Conner held Kira tighter. Tommy gulped. These were the craziest women he's ever came in contact with. Hell, these women made all the power ranger villains look like preschoolers out for a picnic.
"You wouldn't dare do that to me." Sam was fearless. She felt she was untouchable. Blood had been forming in Sam's mouth. She spit it at Raylene.
Raylene cocked the gun. She snapped. "See you in Hell. I will never ever have to be bullied by you again, and no one else will suffer at the hands of you." BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Conner felt the tears piercing his shirt. Kira's body was racked his sobs. It was one thing to put on spandex, battle a monster with weapons, pilot zords that were fifty feet long, and destroy 60 foot tall monsters. To see and hear, a woman killed. It was too much for Kira.
Tommy gulped. How did people get like this? Was this all Raylene's fault or did Sam really push Raylene to this point? He protected Conner and Kira more. How could he get to their phones. He needed to make sure Raylene was calm enough, after all, she had a gun, he couldn't move near her. She could snap again.
Every shot that hit Sam's head, her head bounced back. After five minutes she stopped breathing. However, there was a smile on her face.
Raylene looked down at her cousin. She had tears in her eyes. Raylene held the gun. "You made me do this!" Raylene yelled at her cousin's dead body. "It had to come to this!" She got up, and she cocked the gun one more time. Raylene pointed the gun at them.
All three of them were even more scared. Tommy was warned by Kim. She told him he was going to die. They weren't sure when, but was this the time? He accepted his fate, as long as Kim and Sophia were safe, he would die for them. He loved them with of his heart. He felt the same way about Conner and Kira. The multicolored ranger, leader of 5 power ranger teams, husband and soon to be father would die for anyone he considered family. Therefore, he needed to get Kira and Conner out of there.
"Let them go, she's pregnant!" Tommy demanded. He looked at Conner and Kira. He mouthed 'Tell Beautiful, I love her'. Conner and Kira shook their head. He needed to make it. He mouthed again. 'I love you.'
"Dr.O!" Conner and Kira screamed. They knew what he was trying to do, but they weren't going anywhere. Kira's tears fell faster. Conner's tears were there in his eyes. A couple escaped and trailed down his face.
Someone else entered the café. They all looked. It was Kim. She was still wearing her outfit from earlier. However, there was something different about her. Her aura was almost wraithlike, and she was calmly standing there. There was recognition Raylene was holding a gun. She smiled at all of them. Kim heavily walked to Tommy. She held on to him. Tommy held on to her. She felt different though, this wasn't the Kim he was used to. "I love you." Tommy declared.
At first, she was put off by the new person. However, Raylene didn't care who was going to be shot. Hell, she didn't need any witnesses pointing the finger at her. Samantha was dead, and she didn't need to go back to prison. She had children to raise.
Kira noticed Raylene was about to pull the trigger. "NO!" Kira screamed.
BOOM! The gun as shot.
Tommy tried to move Kim out the way, but she held on to him. He tried to push her off, so he could take the shot, but she didn't budge. She held on to him as if his life depended on it, which it did. All of this was for him.
The shot hit Kim's back. She inhaled at the impact and fell limp in his arms.
Conner couldn't believe it. "YOU STUPID SON OF A BITCH!" He sneered at Raylene.
Xxxxx
Tommy's Home.
Trini and Jason had called the cops informing them, that Tommy wasn't home. They felt something wasn't right, and they knew it had to do with Samantha Hu. They had the cops dispatched to the café. That's when the cops discovered Raylene with a gun. Raylene was arrested for murder.
Tommy looked at his friends, who were more like family to him. He wasn't sure what happened tonight. Inside of him, he knew that gunshot was meant for him. However, that wasn't the case. Someone was really looking out for everyone. Conner and Kira accompanied Tommy to his house. All three of them were emotionally drained. Kira had been checked by EMTs. The baby was fine. Conner and Kira retreated to one of the bedrooms in his house.
Tommy walked straight to his room. He opened the door, and he sighed.
There was his wife, on their bed, sleeping. Tommy climbed in. She snuggled against him. "Sam's history." He whispered
Kim murmured in his chest. "History was changed, Handsome." They kissed.
A/N: Confused? Don't be, everything will be explained in the epilogue.