*******************Falcon Zord********************

"You need to relax. Focus young falcon." Ninjor said, trying to not sound annoyed. Yes, this ranger was a skilled fighter, strong physically and mentally but his spiritual side was greatly lacking. "Breathe deep... in... out..."

"I am breathing deep." Tommy mumbled back. It felt like hours were passing and he was making no progress. "I can't do it Ninjor." He said opening his eyes. "I can't just 'be there' in the moment."

Ninjor sighed, "I have one more idea. Here hold this." Ninjor handed Tommy a glass of water. "Now gaze deeply into the water."

Tommy did as he was told. The liquid appeared to be nothing special. "It's just water."

"Breathe and keep looking at the water's surface. Look how deep it goes, down... down... deeper."

Tommy sighed, humoring Ninjor as he stared at the water. He took a few breaths before losing his patience. "Ninjor its not working! ...Ninjor?" This wasn't where he had just been. In fact this looked a lot like the in between place he had been with Jason. Rolling white fog that came up to his knees but instead of black endless darkness, above him was a beautiful dark blue. Still endless, but blue. Was it working? He turned a slow circle and then blinked. There was a kid! Why was there a kid here?! The child wasn't facing him. "Hey?" Tommy called softly.

The boy in blue with fluffy brown hair jumped and turned to him. "Who are you? Where am I?" There was panic in his face and fear in his voice. Had he been found out and removed from his friends? Last thing Justin remembered was watching Kimberly and Adam spar from the bed. "Please don't hurt me! Where's Adam? Where's Kimberly?!"

"It's okay, I won't hurt you" Tommy continued to speak softly, trying not the scare the kid anymore then he already was. "Did you say Kimberly? She's my friend. I was trying to reach her."

Justin carefully inspected him. "Are you a power ranger?"

Tommy glanced down at his ninja form before nodding. "Yeah, I am. My name's Tommy. What's your name?"

"I'm Justin. How are we talking right now? Am I dreaming?"

"Sort of, its a long explanation that I don't have time for but you mentioned a Kimberly?"

Justin nodded "She's my friend. She's been helping to keep me safe along with Adam and Billy."

Tommy felt his heart hitch. Could this kid somehow be linking them all together? "This Billy and Kimberly, are they power rangers?"

Justin cocked his head slightly. "They were... until all the bad happened. But shouldn't you know that?"

"I do, I just needed to make sure we were talking about the same people." As Tommy spoke imagines were projected onto the blue walls around him. Images of memories of Kimberly and Billy. Picnics in the park, youth center hang outs, school, pizza parties and being rangers all appeared. Swirling like a movie with blinding colors of light.

"Wow." Justin stood in awe.

"These are my friends." Tommy said, quickly wiping at his tears.

"There my friends too." Justin put his hand on Tommy's arm comforting the ranger, Tommy hadn't even notice him come closer. "Since we're dreaming. Want me to tell them anything?"

"Tell them I'm coming. I'm going to rescue them. I'm going to defeat lord Zedd. So just hold on a little longer." Tommy said. "Can you tell them that for me Justin?"

The boy nodded. "I will. I promise Tommy."

Tommy felt a strange sound in his heart, like the cry of a wolf. "Thank you Justin. Thank you."

************************* Billy, Kim, Adam and Justin's room*****************

"Wow, you are good." Adam praised. He was dripping with sweat. "I mean I know you're a ranger but wow." He never expected someone as small as Kimberly to be such a skilled fighter. She had been holding her own against his attacks.

Kim smiled. "You're good too." She said from her place on the floor. "I don't think I can do any more rounds." She was out of breath. Had this been a real fight, Adam would have won. She knew that, simply from the fact he was still standing.

"Here." Adam offered her his hand and she took it. "How long have you been fighting?" He asked helping her to her feet.

"Only about a year now."

Adam's mouth dropped. "Seriously? Just a year?" She was way too good for just a year of training.

"Yeah but I had to learn fast, being a ranger and all. Believe me when I first started. I had to be rescued a lot, even from putties." She blushed a little. "But Jason never made me feel bad about not being able to fight. He worked with me and Billy all the time, before school, after school and at the command center. Just to make sure I could defend myself."

"Sounds like a great guy." Adam said, toweling the sweat off his face.

"He was. I really miss him, and Zack and Trini." Kimberly zoned out into her memories a bit and Adam let her. He could see the sorrow on her face. She needed a moment.

"Billy's been gone for awhile." Adam said, changing the conversation.

"Yeah, I'm worried. I wonder if..."

"Kim!" Justin shouted from the bed where he had been sleeping. "Kim! It's Tommy!"

Kimberly ran to Justin, Adam right behind her. "What about Tommy?"

"I saw him! In my dream. He said he was trying to reach you."

Adam spoke softly. "Who's Tommy?"

Justin shook his head. "He's a ranger. He told me to tell Kim that he's coming. He's gonna defeat Zedd and save us all!"

"Are you sure you weren't just dreaming about the power rangers?" Adam wondered.

"It was real!" Justin assured. "I know it."

"What was he wearing? How did he look?" Kimberly asked.

"He was in a white costume, like a ninja and he had a gold coin on his chest of some kind of bird. He had long hair and bright hazel eyes and when he spoke of you his eyes lit up in the corners and he smiled."

Kimberly couldn't hold back the sob that choked her. Adam pulled her into a hug. "That's enough Justin."

"But Adam!"

"No buts, you're upsetting Kim. It was just a dream okay? Go back to sleep."

Kim wiped at her eyes. "No it's okay. Justin have you ever heard me or Billy or anyone mention Tommy before?"

Justin shook his head. "No. But in my dream he showed me you guys."

"Justin, what exactly did you see?" She asked. She needed to know.

So Justin told her and Kimberly couldn't hold back the tears. There was no way this child would just dream up there fight with Piranhtis head or the monster that could mimic rangers or anything else he was describing seeing.

"And he's coming to save us. He said to just hold on a little longer." Justin smiled.

Kim wiped at her eyes but now they were tears of joy and she laughed. Tommy was coming! He was alive and he was coming to save them. "We're gonna be okay. If anyone can stop Zedd and rescue us. It will be Tommy."

************************ Finster's workshop******************

"Is this all you've made so far?" Goldar asked picking up one of the little clay monsters. It moved a bit and gurgled in his hand.

Finster looked up from his pottery wheel. His hands and smock covered in dirt. "Do put that down Goldar. I won't have time to fix him if you smudged him up."

Goldar put the living clay miniature monster down. He had never seen Finster so worked up. Or for that matter so many unmade monsters yet. Making monsters took time, skill and creativity. Most of these looked like spattered together bits of random creatures.

No where near as elegance or creative as Finster usually made. "Why the rush? The Earth is ours." Goldar asked. With this many creatures being formed one would think Zedd was going to war.

"I don't know but Zedd ordered there creation. My poor little monsters, I've been unable to give them proper care or attention." Finster's voice was so sad as he added another monster figure to the pile, sort of a spider crab fusion.

Goldar dropped his voice. "You don't think lord Zedd would be foolish enough to..."

"Hush Goldar!" Finster snapped, before speaking softer. "I don't assume anything." His hands took another lump of magical clay from a bucket beside him as he began to work his magic once more.

Goldar grew quiet with his thoughts. Everyone in the castle knew of the divorce decree Zedd had received from Rita and monsters were starting to panic. The gossip of a powerful power ranger coming to free the earth did not help. After all, the whispering said, why else would Rita be tucking her tail and leaving Zedd? Unless a force she knew she couldn't win against was coming.

Goldar sighed, there was nothing he could do. He served lord Zedd... but if things really started going badly. If it was every monster for themselves...

He could always take the ex-pink ranger and run. She'd make those lonely, cold nights in space more enjoyable. After all, the stars were endless.

******************** Falcon Zord************************************

"...ommy?...Tommy?... Can you hear me?" A gentle voice was calling him. It sounded fuzzy at first, as if he was under water but slowly it began to clear and the room seemed to glow brighter.

"Kat?" Tommy mumbled pushing himself up on his hands. "What happened?"

"Easy Tommy." Rocky's hands were on his shoulders pushing him back to lay down. "You need to rest."

Tommy reached up and took the cool wash cloth from his head. "I'm okay. Really. Don't worry guys." He was still on the command deck from what he could tell only his body was on several plush pillows. Rocky, Aisha, Kat and Ninjor were close by. Though the latter stood a bit behind the others mumbling to himself.

"I'm afraid it was all my fault. That technique I used." Ninjor dropped his head, his shoulders slumping. "That was far to advanced."

"We almost lost you." Aisha said gently. "It was touch and go there for a bit."

Tommy blinked. "I almost died?"

"Not died, young falcon but became lost in the mire that can be the dream realm. It's possible to get so lost that you never find your way back to your body and conscious mind." Ninjor's body language spoke volumes. He never should have risked Tommy like that.

"It's alright now though, isn't it?" Kat asked

Tommy smiled. "More than alright. I think I got a message to them."

"You saw the other rangers?" Rocky asked. He was getting excited over the idea of a new team. No, more than that. A family.

Tommy shook his head. "No but I think I ran into someone who knows them." So Tommy told his tale and the other listened. "I still don't have a plan yet for the castle but we'll think of something." He nodded to those around him.

He had hope.