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The gang arrived in Angel Grove a few days later, tired and more than a little irritated with one another. It was a long time to be spent cooped up in a couple cars with the same people to keep you company. Per Jason, they didn't stop to sleep at any motels, so they were extra tired and a little disgusted at the fact that none of them had a proper shower in a couple of days.

In Angel Grove, they stopped at a gas station to fill up and Jason and Adam switched seats in the cars so they could easily drop everyone off without following each other. Zack dropped Tommy, Rocky, and Adam off at their respective parents' homes and Jason did the same with Trini and Aisha. Kim would once again be staying with Jason and his family.

When Kim and Jason stumbled into the Scott's home, they sleepily said hello to Jason's parents and immediately headed to their rooms to nap. They awoke more than a few hours later and welcomed the breakfast meal that Jason's mom prepared for them.

"So, how was the drive?" she asked, pouring coffee into her mug. "Everything ran okay, right?"

"Course it did, Mom," Jason answered, with his mouth full of bacon. "We're both here in one piece, right?"

His mother shot him a look. She sat down next to Kim and stroked her brown hair. "How is your mother, darling? It's been so long that I've heard from her."

Kim nodded, chewing as fast as she could so she can answer. She swallowed with a loud gulp. "She's doing fine. I think she's planning a trip to visit soon."

"Oh, well, let us know when she'll be in Florida. We'd love to come down and visit, too. It'd be nice to see her again."

"Yeah, I'm sure she'll be happy to see you, too."

"So, what's the plan for today, you two? Are you headed out to town with your friends or are you up to hanging with your dear, old Mom today?"

"I think I've had enough friend-time, Mom," answered Jason. "So I think I'll just bum off of you today."

She beamed at his response and glanced over at Kim. "Will you be hanging out with Adam today?"

Kim shrugged. "I don't know. He hasn't called, so I don't think so. I know he wanted me to come over for dinner with his family tonight, though."

"You're welcome to join me and Jason."

"Okay, that sounds good."

She smiled at the two of them and silently watched them eat.

"Aren't you gonna eat, too, Mom?"

"No, no. I already ate. You two enjoy your breakfast." She smiled at them again, watching them eat. "Pardon my sentimentality, but it's just like old times, right? When your dad would have to go in to work early, Jason. And your mom would have a client meeting or a gallery opening. And you'd come over for breakfast, Kimberly. You'd always pick the edges of your toast off, just like you did now. And you, Jason, you would mix everything up, just like you're doing, and eat everything all together." She laughed, seeing the similarities.

Kim and Jason glanced at each other, looked down at their plates and looked at each other and smiled. "We've known each other that long?" Jason said, almost incredulously. "That's so weird. Feels like just yesterday you were the shorty on the playground." He laughed as he reached across the table and pulled on Kim's hair.

"Shut up, Jason!" she said, annoyed and pulling out of Jason's reach. The phone rang and Jason's mother stood to answer it. Kim and Jason continued to bicker across their breakfast.

"Who was that, Mom?" Jason asked, seeing his mom hang up the phone.

"It was Adam," she answered. "He didn't want to disturb your breakfast, but said that Katherine and Tanya are in town and everyone's meeting up at the Youth Center today. But it's called something else now, right?"

Jason nodded. "Yeah, the Surf...something or whatever." He glanced at Kim.

"We don't have to go. We already said that we'd hang out with you."

"Don't worry about it, kids," she said as the phone began to ring again. She glanced apologetically at each of them. "Hang on a second."

"It'll be a little weird, don't you think?" Kim said, softly. "Seeing Katherine and Tanya. I never got to know Tanya that well. And Katherine...I have nothing against her, but...you know."

Jason nodded. "Yeah. But, don't forget, we're not here to bring up things from the past. We're here to...get back in touch with one another. To remember Zordon and all the things that he's done for us."

Kim nodded. "Yeah. Okay."

"Who's Zordon?" Jason's mom asked, hanging up the phone.

"Uh...our teacher." Kim looked at Jason in alarm.

"Oh, at Angel Grove High?"

"Yeah," Jason replied. "And he passed away. He was one of our favorite teachers."

"I don't remember you talking about him."

Jason shrugged. "It was school, Mom."

She laughed. "Well, then that explains it, doesn't it? I hate to break our date, but I got called into work. So, you guys can go hang out with your friends."

Kim made a face. "Do we have to?" she asked, jokingly.

"Why? Everything all right?"

"Yeah, everything's fine...it's just...I don't know...Tommy and Katherine and Tanya...and Adam...we're like a freakin' soap opera."

Jason rolled his eyes while his mother laughed again. "It'll be fine, Kimberly. You guys go and have fun."


A few hours later, Kim and Jason made their way to the Youth Center. They spent the rest of the morning catching up with Jason's mom and even briefly called Kim's mother in Paris. After a number of laughs and reminiscing about the memories shared between the two families, Jason's mother pointed out that she had to make her way to work and Kim and Jason should head over to meet up with their friends.

"There they are, Kim," Jason said, pointing to large area of two tables pushed together. Kim grinned, but was a little disappointed at being the last one there. She's normally extremely punctual and hated being late.

"Hey everyone!" she exclaimed as she bounced over to their group of friends. She gave everyone a quick hug around the table, but stopped at Kat and gave her a long hug. After talking to her mom, Jason, and his mom, she decided that she would just try and forget about any potential awkwardness between them. They were, after all, friends first before anything else. "Kat!" she beamed at the tall Australian. "How are you?"

"I'm doing very well, Kim," Katherine answered, with an equally big smile. She gave Jason a long hug as well. "It's great to see the pair of you!"

"You too," Kim replied, taking a seat next to Adam. He casually gave her a kiss on the cheek. "How's everything going, Kat? And you, Tanya?"

"Good," answered Kat. "Still studying dance in London," she said, laughing.

"I was just gonna say - your accent sounds stronger!" said Rocky.

Katherine glared at Rocky in mock indignation. "I'm from Australia, not London! The accents are different!"

"Not to the American ear."

"No, just Rocky's ear," interjected Adam. He rolled his eyes at his friend. "Sorry about him."

Katherine giggled. "Some things just never change, huh?"

Adam nodded. He glanced at Tanya and smiled. "So, how are things?"

"Trying to get my start in music," she answered. "I've been in L.A a lot, shopping some demos around. But I'm thinking of heading over to New York City and try there."

Adam nodded again and listened to the rest of the conversation pick up around him. He watched Kim, deep in conversation with Katherine. He knew that Kim always felt like there was some level of awkwardness between the two of them, considering everything that's happened, but he was glad to see that they seemed to pick up where they left off after Kim handed over her Power Coin to Katherine.

"So..." Adam started as he heard the conversation dying a bit. "Should we go up there, today?" he asked, timidly. "I know we...we don't really have a concrete plan, right?"

Tommy nodded in agreement. "Yeah. I think we should. But, it's up to you guys," he said, gesturing to Jason, Zack, Kim, and Trini. "You all were the originals and knew him best."

Jason nodded, but didn't say anything.

"But...we're missing somebody," said Trini, sadly. She looked around at everyone. "Billy's not here. We can't go up there without him."

"Remember when we couldn't teleport to the Command Center and Billy got us there in the Rad Bug?" she thought about, fondly. "I miss him."

"Me too," said Zack. "I wonder if Billy will come."

"I wonder if he knows," added Jason.

"Andros said he would get in touch with him," said Tommy, confidently. "He knows how to get in touch with Aquitar."

"Do you know if he did? I don't really want to go there unless we're all there. It wouldn't...it wouldn't feel right, somehow."

Tommy nodded. "I know what you mean. But I don't know if Andros got in touch with him. I don't know how to contact Andros. He usually gets in touch with me."

Trini grimaced. "I really hate to say it, but...I think we should go there now. I don't think I'll have the nerve except for right now." She looked around at the identical grim faces and took Jason's hand and squeezed it. "I miss him, too, and I want to wait for him, but..." she shrugged her shoulders and leaned into Jason.

He pursed his lips together. "I...I don't know...I shouldn't be the only one to decide, though." He looked around. "What do you all think?"

Zack and Kim exchanged a glance. "i think...I think we should go," said Kim. "Trini's right. It's now or never."

"Zack?" asked Jason.

He nodded. "I'm with them."

Jason nodded. "Okay. Tommy?"

Tommy gave Jason a long look. He glanced at Kim and saw a pleading look in her eyes. "I...I think we should go."

"Tanya?"

"I...I don't think I should have a say in this. You all knew him best."

"But you're a part of the team. That means you get a say, too."

"Then...no. I don't think we should go unless Billy's here. Remember how bad we felt after Billy left without saying goodbye?"

"Okay, thanks. Katherine?"

"Um...I don't...yes, I guess we should go."

"Rocky?"

"No," Rocky answered bluntly. "We should wait until we hear from Billy."

"Aisha?"

She didn't say anything, but nodded.

"Okay. And Adam?" He closely looked at Adam, who took his time answering.

"I don't think we should go. What about you?"

"I'm with you." He sighed and gestured around toward the table. "But, majority rules." He exhaled loudly and stood up, throwing down a few bills. Tears began to form in his eyes. "Let's go, guys."