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Billy held his arm carefully as he leaned against the stone wall. Kimberly had done her best to make him as comfortable as possible but there were other people who needed her assistance. And while he doubted it from the state of the ruins around him, if Zedd was still free, or Goldar or any of Finster's monsters...
No... he had taken care of those.
Billy shuddered. God what had he done? Why had he... no he knew why. He was a monster. Billy's eyes glanced over at Kim. She was saying something to a blonde man in a chef coat. He nodded and then moved away from her. Right as she glance back at Billy.
Billy looked away. God... he could never make this up to Kimberly... or Tommy or anyone for that matter. A glint of shiny silver metal caught his attention. He pulled it out of the rubble and... no... this was...he shoved it in his shirt before anyone could see. Then he closed his eyes trying to will the pain away.
"Hey!" a voice called from his feet.
Billy felt as though he had been in a daze as he turned his attention to the sound. Bulk was by his legs standing on Alpha 5's head to get a bit higher up. "You still with us Billy?"
"Kim's worried your going into shock." Skull said from the other side. "She wants us to keep you talking."
Billy huffed. "There's nothing to talk about."
"Well I mean..." Skull started but a look from Bulk hushed him.
"Listen Billy. You're still going to help us right?" Bulk asked.
Billy blinked and seeing the confusion on his face, Bulk continued. "You promised to try and get me and Skull changed back."
"Hey yeah!" Skull practically shouted. "Plus Alpha here needs fixing."
"Wait... Alpha are you online?" Billy was shocked, he recalled dumping the head of the automation. He doubt Kimberly or Adam would have known how to recharge the little bot.
"Billy..." Alpha 5 said very quietly. "We need to get to the command chamber."
"The what? The command center was destroyed." Billy stated sadly.
"No, the command chamber. It's an emergency back up center. It's underneath the ruins."
Billy went to answer when a flash of white caught his eyes. Tommy! Billy couldn't stop staring as Tommy came over. Spoke quietly to Kimberly, his arm on her shoulder. Clearly barely able to keep himself from pulling her into a hug. Suddenly she gave a yelp of joy and threw herself into his arms. He laughed with her, smiling brightly with joy as he spun her in a circle. They were so perfect together. Billy felt the guilt of what he had done, once more piece his heart like a knife.
A moment later Tommy put her down and announced to everyone in the room that Lord Zedd was defeated. The cheers were almost deafening and Billy found himself flinching at the sound.
"Billy?" Justin asked. Billy looked awful. His arm purple, swollen and bent at the wrong angle.
The ex blue ranger opened his eyes, only to see another blue ranger. Albeit, a very small one. "Justin? Is that you?"
"Yeah! Isn't it awesome!"
Billy could only nod and try not to move his arm to much. Tommy joined behind Justin, now holding some kind of metal canister. "Justin why don't you give Adam a hand getting everyone in the same area?"
"Sure thing Tommy!" Justin said rushing away.
Tommy watched him go wondering if it was ranger power or just something special about the kid. All this death and destruction and he was still so cheerful? "So Billy..." Tommy said taking a step forward.
Billy flinched in fear and Tommy stopped moving. "I'm not going to hurt you." Tommy said. After all, he knew all about spells and being forced to be evil and all that stuff. "I'm going to take you to get fixed up on my ship, okay pal?"
Billy frowned and averted his eyes. "You should just leave me to die Tommy. I'm a monster."
Kimberly walked over, picking up Alpha's head. "Billy don't say that. We need you. Please...I can't lose you."
Billy relented with a sigh and a small nod. He couldn't deny Kim anything. "Okay."
Tommy smiled and put his free hand on Billy's unhurt shoulder. "Great, everyone hang on." Tommy didn't get a chance to react as Bulk grabbed his one leg and Skull the other, holding on for dear life at the little group was teleported right into the Falcon's medical bay.
"Kim get Billy on the table." Tommy said, putting down the metal container and going to the buttons.
"Do you know what you are doing?" Kim asked, even as she got Billy as comfortable as she could.
Tommy smiled. "Of course. Watch." He clicked a button and a similar medical light like the one she had seen in the command center flashed over Billy. She watched as the pain melted from his face.
"Is that you, Young Falcon?" A voice seemed to speak from the walls around them. It reminded Kimberly of the school PA system.
"Yes Ninjor, just treating my friends wounds."
"You found them then?" A female voice with an accent spoke.
Tommy couldn't hide the smile in his voice or the twinkle in his eyes as he looked at Kimberly. "Yeah, I found them."
"What about Lord Zedd and the other rangers?" The male voice spoke once more.
"The rest of the rangers are fine. A bit battered and bruised by still kicking as for Zedd well... he and Rita are kinda down here... in the space dumpster Zordon originally locked them in."
Ninjor laughed. "This I must see. We'll be right down."
"Who?" Kim asked her face scrunched up in adorable questioning.
Tommy couldn't stop his laugh, Kim was just so damn cute. "Ninjor, he's the one who gave me ninjetti powers and the girl voice was Katherine, she was in the harem. You'll like her. She really nice."
Even as Tommy spoke the door to the jump lift opened. There stood a blonde girl Kimberly knew. The girl from the shower she had fought. "You!" Kimberly said in surprise and suspicion.
Katherine's eyes went wide... oh shit. Zedd's favorite... was the pink ranger? Of course she was and had Katherine not been so drunk all the time, she might have even realized that.
Crap... she was in for it now.
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"124,125,126," Rocky mumbled counting the people. "Geez..."
"I've got 32 over here." Aisha called from one corner of the room.
"Add that to the 50 from the kitchens." Adam said.
Rocky tried not to frown. " That's 208 people, not including us. That need passage back to earth."
"And we still need to double check this place." Justin replied.
"More like triple check." Adam said, "We have to make absolutely sure no one is missed."
Rocky nodded. "Yeah, I don't think I could stand it if... well... a human left alone up here won't last very long."
"And some might still be hiding. In the mines or the caves." Aisha added, coming to join them. She looked at Rocky. "What now?"
Rocky let his gaze wander over the people. "Let's try getting those in most need of medical in one group, then next most in need then so on."
Aisha shook her head. "Tommy's med bay is going to be working over time."
Rocky put his hand on her shoulder. "Best we can do for now. Tommy will be back soon."
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"You!"
"Yeah... me... um... hi." Katherine squeaked out.
The boys looked from Kimberly, to Katherine and back.
"Do you two know each other?" Tommy asked surprised.
Billy sat up, arm and injuries all fixed. "You were in the harem." he stated matter of fact.
Katherine dropped her head. "Yeah... in the harem... I... um... I'm sorry Kimberly, er... miss pink ranger."
Tommy blinked, he knew Kimberly and could see she was still on edge. "Wait, what's going on?"
"Katherine tried to bully me in the showers... and I kicked her butt." Kimberly replied, that pink spark of energy in her eyes.
Katherine tried not to panic. This girl was Tommy's girlfriend? and a ranger? And Katherine had been a total mean girl to her... might as well accept that she was going to go into the vacuum of space... no way would Kimberly would ever forgive her.
Kimberly sighed, "It's okay. I forgive you. The castle, Zedd, just trying to survive. I get it."
Katherine's head shot up and she couldn't stop the smile from her face. The pink ranger understood. "Really?" Kat asked.
Kimberly was smiling to. 'Really. I'm Kimberly." Kimberly said taking a few steps forward and holding out her pinked gloved hand.
Katherine took it. "Katherine, or Kat if you like."
Tommy smiled bright "Well then that's settled. We should..." He didn't finish as the last golden light left his chest. It swirled around, the two girls, showering them with golden sparkles, Kimberly demorphed but she had little time to react as the light circled twice more before coming to rest on the palm of Kimberly's hand.
A beautiful golden crane. It flapped its wings, preened a few golden feathers then looked at Kimberly. Gazing into her heart and soul.