DISCLAIMER: See previous chapters.
WHO ARE YOU?
Kimberly felt horrible. She had a massive headache and every muscle in her body ached. She felt like she'd been ten rounds with every monster Rita and Zedd ever created.
She opened her eyes and immediately regretted that decision.
She felt the floor under her. She knew she wasn't at home and the events of how she arrived here hit her like a cement truck.
"Siobhan," she screamed, horrified that she had left her daughter alone.
She prayed Tommy had returned from the mission before any harm had come to her daughter.
The hot tears slipped down her cheeks as she thought her daughter and Tommy. She didn't understand what had happened to her.
She replayed the events over in her mind.
She had been preparing to make a pot of soup for dinner because she knew Tommy liked chicken soup. She was cutting up the celery when someone had knocked on the back door.
Kimberly had looked out the window and recognized the woman at the door. Kimberly tried to remember who it was that had been at the door. The only sense she got was that she recognized the woman and hadn't worried.
"Maybe I should have," Kimberly thought out loud.
"Oh, Tommy, I hope you're with our daughter. I don't want anything to happen to her," she said to no one.
"Isn't that cute. You're praying for your daughter and Tommy. That's so sweet. Too bad it can't help you," her mysterious captor said.
"Please, tell me Siobhan is OK," Kimberly begged. She hated the desperation in her voice, but she wanted to know her baby girl was safe.
"You're precious daughter is fine. If only I'd gotten closer to Tommy sooner, I could have prevented that little mistake from being born," the captor said.
"Siobhan is not a mistake," Kimberly said.
"I beg to differ. Any child that Tommy has with you is a mistake. It's a threat to the evil my parents created. Unfortunately, you little power brats turned my parents into little goody two-shoes," the captor said.
"You're parents are Rita and Zedd," Kimberly asked, horrified. She knew Rita and Zedd had a son, Thrax who was defeated by Adam. News of a daughter was shocking to her.
"So what's your fascination with me and Tommy, anyway," Kimberly asked.
"Daddy dearest seemed to have some insane crush on you and Mommy wanted to punish Tommy for making a fool of her and leaving for the side of good," the captor said, chuckling.
"You're parents became good. Why are you so filled with distaste for me and Tommy and our family," Kimberly asked.
"Because I was going to be the queen. I was going to be the one with the power after Thrax died. I had no problems with Adam killing my dear brother. He needed to be gotten rid of and, if Adam hadn't done it, I would have. I spent years trying to convince you and Tommy to stay apart. I managed to trick the Time Force Rangers. They saw a future that had you dying because you were with Tommy. They and that sap, Andros, thought you would be a target because of Tommy's power as a ranger. That wasn't true. I was going to kill you, but I wanted to make sure the two of you never had a child. That child would be the creation of two of the most powerful rangers ever. Tommy's former evil energy was also converted to pure energy during the conversion that changed my dear parents. I'm sure he didn't understand what, exactly, happened to him at that time. I wasn't quick enough to keep you from getting pregnant. My threat was delivered when Andros told Tommy you'd be killed within a few years of getting married. You couldn't have a child if you weren't together," the captor said.
Kimberly shuddered. The anger and hatred pouring off her was scaring Kimberly.
"Why are you so afraid of Tommy and I having children," Kimberly asked.
"Because I want him," the captor said, as if it was the most logical answer.
"Tommy would never love you," Kimberly said.
"Not if he knew who I really was, you're probably right. I planned to stay his friend and help support him through this crisis. Then we'd see what happens. If he didn't find out until after we were married and joined, then he would have come back to the dark side. It was a good plan. Until you had that brat," the captor said.
Kimberly was scared for herself and her daughter. This woman was determined to get Tommy and keep them apart.
"I don't understand. You've had a presence in Tommy's life? Who the hell are you," Kimberly demanded.
"Kimmy, stop being demanding. I'm sure if you think about it, you'd realize who I am," the captor said.
Kimberly stared into the darkness. The voice was sounding familiar to her, but she couldn't place it.
"Can't figure it out? Well, you will soon. I'll just leave you here until I figure out exactly how to inflict the most amount of pain on you and make sure that Tommy has me to lean on when this is over," the captor said.
Kimberly heard the door closing behind her and once again, the quiet was consuming. She KNEW who it was, but she couldn't pull it to the front of her addled brain.
She sat on the floor and cried, if for no other reason than she didn't have a way out. She closed her eyes and willed Tommy to find her.
Kimberly's captor watched her. She smiled an evil grin and proceeded to teleport out of the moon palace. She had made it easy to discover Rocky so they would leave Earth and Kimberly unguarded. She regretted not having grabbed Siobhan, but she couldn't harm the child. Her mother had made her promise not to harm any innocent children in her quest. Her mother hadn't understood her all consuming desire to destroy Kimberly and have Tommy for herself. However, as a mother, she hadn't stood in her daughter's way. For this, she was glad because, as much as her parent's conversion to goodness had nauseated her, she didn't want to upset her parents. So the child remained tucked in her crib, much to the captor's dismay.
She arrived at her apartment, secure in the knowledge that Kimberly's location would be kept a secret until she was ready for it to be revealed.
"Nighty, night, Kimmy. Tommy's going to get a surprise tomorrow."
***What will that surprise be? Will Kimberly figure out who her captor is? Will anyone?*** -mereditholiver
