A/N: I don't own anything and I hope that everyone enjoys this chapter. Thanks to everyone that has read and reviewed.
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Tommy teleported out of the Power Chamber, he needed time to focus on finding his falcon again. This time he had to do it alone without Dulcea or even the other rangers.
"Do you think that he can do this without Dulcea?" Rocky asked as soon as Tommy disappeared in a red streak.
"Since it's a way to get Kimberly back, I think that he won't have any problems." Trini predicted in a confident tone. It seemed to give the rangers hope that they sorely needed.
"I have to agree with Trini. Tommy will do anything to get Kim back and this is our first glimpse of hope of doing that." Jason said pushing back thoughts of his weaken powers. They should be okay in a few days or at least he hoped so. He didn't need to worry about anything else other than getting Kimberly back and making sure that she didn't turn Tommy. It was a tall order but he could do with everyone's help.
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Kim could feel a shift in her powers. It had to be something with the Ninjetti but she didn't know what. Her crane had been getting stronger and stronger over the past few hours. She didn't know how or why only that she could feel the change. It was weird though because it wasn't anything she felt could harm her. It almost felt like wings were touching her as if something was protecting her.
Standing up she paced the Dark Dimension and worked through a plan to get Tommy here. If he was gone then the other rangers would fall. They would be weak without their leader except for Jason but he had his own problems at the moment. His body was fighting his old powers and she could feel it. She could feel the shift in him but didn't know why but she knew that she would need to act quickly before he got stronger again and could help Tommy.
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Tommy walked over to his spot at the lake. It was the only place he could think of to be alone and try to reconnect with is falcon. It was also the place that reminded him of Kimberly the most. It was where they had shared their first kiss.
Sitting Indian style on the flat rock, he closed his eyes and tried to picture the falcon. All he could see was the crane though. She wasn't pink like she had been though, she was blood red. It had to be the change in Kimberly at the moment for her to be red. Sighing he pushed that thought out of the way and tried once again to focus on his falcon.
This time the image before him was Phadoes. He was standing in front of the fire as Dulcea was speaking to him and the other rangers. She had said something about looking deep inside himself and he tried to do that but the image quickly disappeared in a haze of smoke.
Another image popped up and this time he almost yelled. He was standing in front of Kimberly as she lay on a metal table that was spinning. She was hooked up to Zedd's machine that was slowing draining her powers. He watched as the crane flew over to Kim's body and encased it with its wings. He didn't remember that part, all that he did remember was that he saved her by battling Zedd. He didn't see Zedd only Kim and her crane protecting her.
"You didn't save me." Her voice called out as he shook his head. He did save her. He had thrown Saba at Zedd's staff to turn it back into a snake before destroying the machine and escaping with her in his arms before appearing in the park.
"You were too weak to save me." She said.
"No, I did save you." He stated opening his eyes not focusing on the fact that he was sitting in the park.
"Whatever you say dude." A boy said passing by Tommy. He hadn't realized that he had spoken that last part out loud.
"Sorry." Tommy said standing up brushing off his jeans. This was not the place to focus. He couldn't keep his thoughts straight without remembering his past with Kimberly. There had to be somewhere that would allow him to focus solely on his falcon. He just had to find it.
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"What are you doing in here?" Rita asked as she stepping inside Finster's chamber to see her husband over the crystal that Finster used to control Kimberly's dreams.
"Changing that pathetic Red Ranger's dreams." Zedd replied as he stepped away from the crystal.
"How is that supposed to control Kimberly?" She asked as Finster came into his chambers.
"Its not but I want him doubt himself and his ability to save her." Zedd said walking out of the room not explaining any further.
"Do you think that you can change all of Kimberly's dreams at one time?" Rita asked.
Finster looked up at her before grabbing a book from one of his shelves. "I do fear that it will cause unknown damage to Kimberly." He stated looking back at the crystal. "If you change too many memories at one time, her mind will reject them and she could possibly fight the evil or be destroyed." He stated.
"Make sure that that doesn't happen." She said walking away from him. They didn't need anything to happen to that Pink Ranger. Kimberly was so close to breaking those rangers.
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Tommy shut his bedroom door before sitting on his bed. He thought that this would work better since no one was here. His parents were out of town at some convention or something. It was quiet and he could talk as loud as he wanted. Lying back, he closed his eyes and tried to focus on his falcon again.
The first image was on the crane again but this time she was hurt. He rushed over to her only for her to jump up and attack him. A voice called her off and he realized that it was Kimberly.
"She is hurt because of you." Kim said as she stepped between her crane and him. It was like she thought that he would hurt her crane.
"I didn't hurt her. I would die for both of you." Tommy said taking a step closer to her.
"But you didn't." She said before disappearing without him countering her last statement.
Tommy shook his head and focused once again. It was several minutes of darkness before anything became clear. He saw a bird a few feet away from him but this time it wasn't Kim's crane or his falcon. It was a white owl.
"You are not searching in the right place, Tommy." The owl said. It was Dulcea's voice coming from the owl. Her voice was a comfort to him at the moment.
"Where do I search?" He asked as he walked closer to the owl. He stopped a few feet from the owl before it changed into Dulcea. She looked the same in her green cape and staff but her eyes held sadness.
"I cannot tell you but you know the way. You must save the crane before the evil destroys her. She cannot contain it for much longer." She said breaking Tommy's heart. He knew that Kim wouldn't be able to take being evil for too long. She just didn't have the heart too.
"Dulcea, I have tried but I can't seem to find my falcon." He stated calmly even though he was not calm on the inside.
"You must look deep inside yourself to find your spirit animal. It will not be easy but I have faith you can do, just trust in yourself." She said before disappearing.
Tommy's eyes opened slowly as he sat up. Why couldn't he find his falcon? It was the best way to save Kimberly and he couldn't do it. Did that mean that he didn't want to save her? No, that wasn't right; he just wasn't working hard enough to find his falcon. Kimberly had found her crane no problem so maybe the falcon was near the crane. Maybe he needed to be close to Kimberly to find his falcon. He needed to talk to someone about his idea and he knew just the person.
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Jason hit the punching bag in a series of quick jabs before ending with a swift kick. Breathing deep, he saw Tommy walk into the Youth Center. He could just tell by the way he was walking that he hadn't reconnected with his falcon yet. Grabbing a towel from a nearby bench, he wiped his face and waited for Tommy to walk over to him. He was the only ranger here for the moment but the others said that they would be by soon. He needed to clear his mind and this was the only way he knew and would keep him ready for the next attack.
"Hey." He called out as Tommy finally made his way over to him.
"Hey, I knew that I would find you here. I need to talk to you alone." Tommy stressed as Jason nodded.
He leaned down and grabbed his bag before tossing the towel in the bin. "Let's head to the park. It will give us some privacy." He said as Tommy nodded. "Hey Ernie, if the others show up tell them that we are in the park." Jason called out.
"Got it." Ernie called back as Jason and Tommy walked out of the Youth Center.
"So you didn't find your falcon, did you?" He asked quietly as they made their way down the trail in the park.
"No and I tried at the park and at home but I have an idea." He said as they passed some people playing Frisbee.
"You know your ideas scare me sometimes." Jason muttered as they found a secluded spot. "Okay so what do you want to do now?" He asked walking to the picnic table and setting his bag down before sitting down on top of the table.
"Well for one its just a thought and I'm not sure if it's a plan or not. I just needed to talk it over with someone." Tommy stated as he started to pace in front of Jason.
"Okay, well what is this thought? Does it have anything to do with finding your falcon?" He asked even though he knew that it had too.
"It had everything to do with finding my falcon." Tommy said as he paused to turn and face Jason. "I keep having these images and thoughts over Kimberly, her crane, and even Dulcea. They are different each time but that's not the point. I can't seem to locate my falcon no matter how hard I try. Now Kimberly didn't have any problems with finding her crane so I thought that maybe my falcon is close to her. I mean she is the only Ninjetti at the moment." He said outlining his thoughts.
"So what you're saying is that you want a chance to get close to Kimberly so that you can try to find your falcon because you think that it is close to her since she is Ninjetti." Jason said as Tommy nodded. "It's a good thought but what about the fact that every time you are around Kimberly, you fall down in pain." He said pointing out the one thing that Tommy hadn't thought of yet.
"I don't know but maybe I can push through the pain. I mean I did it when I was losing the Green Ranger powers and this is nowhere near that painful to my body." He said as he started to pace again. "I mean it is painful but losing my powers made me weak and unable to work through it."
Jason sighed, looked down at his feet, and then looked back at his best friend. He knew that this was big for Tommy and he would need help. "You really think that this will work?" He asked as Tommy turned and faced him again. He saw the determination on Tommy's face and knew that this was serious. Tommy was finally finding a way to push past his guilt over not saving Kimberly and becoming the leader that Jason knew him to be. The leader that the rangers needed at the moment.
"I'm not sure but yea I think it will work." He said as their communicators beeped. "Yes Zordon." Tommy said bringing his wrist up to his mouth as Jason jumped off the picnic table and came over to Tommy's side.
"Tommy, you and Jason need to report to the Power Chamber." Zordon said as Jason reached for his bag.
"We're on our way." Tommy replied as they both teleported in red streaks of light.
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"Zordon, what's going on?" Kat asked as soon as Jason and Tommy appeared in the Power Chamber. Kat, Adam, Tanya, Trini, Zack, Billy, Aisha, and Rocky had only just beaten Jason and Tommy by a few seconds.
"Zedd and Rita have sent a monster to downtown." Alpha said as the rangers looked at the viewing screen at the monster making a path of destruction of the downtown area.
"It looks like a giant mouse." Kat said.
"Did they steal Mickey Mouse from Disneyland?" Rocky asked with a laugh. The others just shook their head but had to agree with Rocky. It did look a whole like Mickey Mouse from Disneyland.
"Do not underestimate the monster. My scans show that it is very powerful and strong." Zordon stated as Rocky nodded.
"Okay guys; let's send that mouse back to Disney." Tommy said as they morphed before teleporting downtown.
"Billy, please inform the rangers if Kimberly shows up. I fear that the monster is a distraction for the rangers." Zordon stated. "And that Zedd's bigger plan is to draw the rangers out so that they can face Kimberly."
"The scans will tell us if she gets anywhere near them." Billy said typing away on the control panel.
"I really wished that Tommy would have found the falcon before facing Kim again." Aisha commented as Billy agreed. He wished that too but he knew that Zedd and Rita hardly ever picked great times to attack Angel Grove.
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"Oh look the Power Rangers have come to play with me that makes me so happy." The monster said as the rangers appeared in front of it.
"See, I told you. Its Mickey." Rocky said as a group of putties appeared in front of the monster. "He's happy to see us."
"Seriously, we don't have enough to deal with it." Trini muttered as the rangers spread out to take on the putties and the monster.
"Is Kim close?" Jason called out as he kicked the nearest putty out of his way. In a way he hoped that she was so that Tommy could test his theory.
"Not that I can tell." Tommy replied as he took down the two putties that had been surrounding him.
The monster ran toward Rocky and blew him back with what looked like a gun made of cheese. "Hey, that's not nice. I'm reporting you to Disney." He said springing back up and taking a shot at the mouse. "You shouldn't be attacking a fan."
"Rocky, you have to give him a break because he has to deal with thousands of children a day. I think he's a little grumpy." Tanya said with a laugh as the other rangers shook their heads. Now that they were this close to the monster, they did agree that it looked like Mickey. Apparently Zedd and Rita had to steal their monsters now from theme parks. Finster's monsters just weren't cutting it anymore. What was next, Snoopy from Knott's Berry Farms?
The rangers finally destroyed all the putties and turn to face the mouse when Kim showed up.
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The Power Chamber was suddenly filled with flashing lights and alarms sounding off.
"What do those alarms mean?" Aisha asked as Billy contacted the rangers.
"Is Kim anywhere close?" Jason asked as soon as Billy contacted them.
"She is, why?" He asked as he looked at the viewing screen. He saw the rangers gathered around Tommy and knew that he was in pain again.
"Just a guess." Jason replied as Billy watched him kneel down next to Tommy. The rangers pulled out their weapons and took aim at the monster trying to draw its fire away from Tommy and Jason.
"What is Jason doing?" Aisha asked as she looked back at Billy.
"I don't know but something is up." He replied as he ran more scans of Kimberly and the monster, trying to find something for the rangers to use. The scans of Kimberly showed that her power had increased since the last time that the rangers had faced her.
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"Tommy, push through the pain and find your falcon before Kimberly gets any closer." Jason said as Tommy barely nodded. Jason stood up and pulled out his sword and charged the monster. He swung the sword up and caught the monster under its left arm. The monster fell back and fired at Jason before getting back up.
"Are you alright?" Trini asked as she helped Jason back to his feet.
"Yea, I'm fine but we need to keep the monster away from Tommy. He's trying to get his falcon while Kim is near." He explained as she nodded. She didn't question why Tommy was trying to find his falcon during the middle of a battle which Jason was thankful for. He didn't have time to explain it right now and wasn't sure if he believed that it would work anyway. Tommy did though and he would make sure that Tommy had as much time as they could give him.
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Kim watched as the rangers battled the monster without Tommy's help. "What's wrong Tommy? Can't fight anymore?" She asked more to herself than anyone else. She was close enough to see them but still hidden enough so that they couldn't see her. She had heard Zedd and Rita talking about their new monster and she wanted to see how good the monster was. It turns out the monster is no better than any of their other ones. The rangers easily had the upper hand at the moment even without Tommy.
Stepping forward she felt a whisper on the back of her neck. She spun around and saw no one there. Turning back to the fight, she felt it again.
"Who's there?" She called out without turning back around. Someone was very close to her even though she couldn't see them. There was no answer to her question and she wondered if she was going crazy until she dropped to her knees in pain.
"What's going on?" She asked as she gripped her head in pain. She hadn't felt like this since she was first turned. Trying to stand, she stumbled a little before she disappeared totally.
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The moment that Kim had gone, Tommy stood up and helped the rangers destroy the monster. They stood for a few moments before the monster grew from Zedd and Rita's staffs.
"We need megazord power!" Tommy called out as Jason, Trini, and Zack teleported back to the Power Chamber. They couldn't call on the Shogun zords with just the three of them so they got out of harm's way and let the Turbo Rangers take care of the monster.
As soon as the megazord was formed, the monster attacked knocking the zords back. The rangers got their barrings and got back into the fight. They were mostly blocking attacks and finally called for the mega sword. Mirroring their movements, the megazord circled the sword in front of him before coming down on the monster. It was a direct hit that send the monster to its back before exploding.
"I guess he had to get back to Disney." Rocky muttered with a smile under his helmet.
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Kim stumbled into the Moon Palace into Zedd's trap. He had been waiting for her to come back since she had left the rangers without attacking them. Kim passed out only to open her eyes minutes later. She tried to move only to discover that she was chained down.
"Why am I chained?" Kim asked as Zedd walked into her cell. She was back in the dungeons with chains on her wrists and ankles lying on a metal table.
"You don't follow orders and you are constantly missing. I am your master." He stated looking down at her.
"You are not master!" Kim screamed as her body started to glow.
"Scream all you like, no one will save you. Also don't try to escape those shackles. Finster has made sure that they could not be destroyed by you even in your anger." He stated with a laugh. Kim began to struggle even more as Zedd laugh harder. "I told you, you cannot escape those chains." He said walking away from her leaving her alone once again.
"I will get free." Kim stated in a cold tone. She closed her eyes and focused on the crane and was cloaked in her Ninjetti robes seconds later. Zedd thought that he would chain her in the dungeon and that she would stay there. He had a lot to learn. She would not be chain up like some animal.
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"Any luck on your falcon?" Jason asked as soon as the rangers teleported back to the Power Chamber after the monster was destroyed.
"He is close to Kimberly. I could feel him but I need more time to reach him." Tommy replied as Jason nodded.
"Well at least you know where to find him now. Your only problem is to get him away from Kimberly's crane." Jason stated.
"Do you think that he has been turned like the crane?" Kat asked as the others gathered closer.
Tommy sighed before answering. "No, he hasn't been. I think he is just trying to protect both of them until I can reach her, at least I think that's whats going on." He said.
"How much time do you think that you would need to reach him?" Adam asked leaning against the control panel.
"I'm not sure but longer than I had today." He answered truthfully.
"Why didn't she attack us today?" Zack asked looking back at Billy.
"I don't know only that she was there then she disappeared again. I think she is battling more with her powers." Billy replied not looking over at Tommy.
"She knows that I was there in her mind. She asked who was there." Tommy revealed as the others looked back at him.
"What? She didn't know that it was you?" Trini asked as Tommy shook his head no.
"How could she not know that it was you?" Tanya asked crossing her arms across her chest.
"I wasn't trying to reach her but my falcon and she sensed that someone was near by her link with him. I don't think that she knows that the falcon is there." He stated. "She can feel me though."
"She probably doesn't know that he is since its not her spirit animal." Billy said as the alarms starting going off again.
"What's going on now?" Rocky asked as they looked up at the viewing screen waiting from Billy to show them what was happening.
"Well there's no monster, putties, or Goldar anywhere near Angel Grove as far as I can tell." Billy said typing more keystrokes on the control panel.
"What about Kimberly?" Tommy asked stepping forward.
"She's not in Angel Grove but it does have to do with her since these are the scans I set up for her." Billy said as Alpha and Trini starting helping him find out what was wrong.
"I would say that something is wrong with Kimberly, Tommy's glowing." Jason stated as everyone but Billy turned to look at Tommy. He was glowing a bright pink like Kim's ranger suit had been.
"Rangers, I fear that Kim is in an emotional state at the moment. She is very unstable." Zordon informed them as Billy continued typing. Alpha had walked over to Tommy with a scanner to see what was going on from his end.
"You know pink doesn't suit you at all." Rocky said as Tommy smiled.
"You could be right." Tommy replied before he was blasted with an image of Kimberly in chains and glowing red. "We have to help her." Tommy called out as he shook his head to clear the image. He wasn't sure how he got that image but he was glad that he did.
"What? You saw her?" Jason asked as Tommy nodded. They both remained calm so that they didn't scare the other rangers but Jason knew that tone of voice and it bought a chill to his body.
"Zedd's got her chained up. It looks like she is struggling against the chains and she is glowing red." Tommy said as Billy looked over at him. Billy saw the fear in Tommy's eyes but he said nothing. Tommy was trying to keep it together for everyone else.
"As far as I can tell she is in the Moon Palace maybe in the dungeons." He informed the others without commenting on what he saw in Tommy's eyes.
"How do we get to her?" Tommy asked walking over to Billy. It was then that Billy saw a change in Tommy. He was looking like the White Ranger that had gone after Kimberly in Zedd's dimension. It was a comforting sight.
"Tommy, you can't go in there. She is still evil and she is fighting Zedd. He could use you as bait against her and right now in her condition; that would not be a good idea. She is strong enough at the moment to handle this. If you can see her maybe the falcon gave you the image." He suggested trying to find out why Tommy could see what was happening with Kim.
"Billy's right. The image had to come from your falcon, maybe you have got him back already." Kat said hoping that that was the case.
Tommy shook his head. "No, I haven't gotten him back and its not from him. The image was from her crane. I know the difference." He said dashing their hopes that he had found his falcon.
"Why is the crane coming to you?" Zack asked.
"Kimberly might have sent her." Kat suggested hoping that that was it. She was running out of ideas.
"Kimberly wouldn't have sent her crane to Tommy, she's still evil. The crane either came on its own or Tommy's falcon sent her to him. Either way, Kim's in danger." Adam said as Billy nodded in agreement.
"What can we do?" Tommy asked looking up at Zordon.
"You will have to connect with your falcon in order to help Kimberly." A voice said from behind them. The rangers all turned around and saw a woman in a green cloak standing there with a staff in her right hand. The Ninjetti all smiled, they were happy to see her.
"Dulcea, how did you get here? I thought that you would die if you left Phadoes." Adam commented.
"I have been granted an exception. The Ninjetti are in an uproar at the moment. The falcon and the crane must be reunited." She said looking the rangers over. "The crane cannot be evil; she is the heart of the team." She stated walking toward Tommy. "Falcon, you must save her but you have to reconnect with your spirit animal to do that." She said as Tommy nodded. He knew that part of it but that's what he was having trouble with it.
"I am trying but its with her crane." He informed the Master Warrior. "I can feel him but its like he is not leaving her side." He said.
"You must try harder. The answer is there inside of you, you just have to reach out and grab it. Do not be afraid." She said as Tommy nodded. He wasn't sure what he was supposed to be afraid of but he didn't question the Master Warrior. She knew more than she was saying and he wished that he could question her on how to actually get his falcon back but he didn't say a word. Dulcea won't tell him anyway so why waste time asking.
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The Moon Palace began shaking with Kim's fury at still being in chains. "You are not my master!" She yelled. Her voice carried throughout the palace strongly as Zedd, Rita, Goldar, Scorpina, and Rito made their way down to her. They were blown back by the force of her anger. When they finally got close enough, they noticed that the chains no longer held her. Zedd walked into the cell to face Kimberly. She stood before him glowing the blood red of her robes only this time she faced him instead of the Power Rangers.
"Now you need to play nice." Zedd said backing away from the power he felt in Kimberly. He had never seen anything with that much power flowing through them.
"I'm not ready to play nice." Kim replied as her eyes began glowing. She lifted her hand and raised him off the floor with ease. "You are not master. I will come and go as I please." She said dropping him to the floor and walking out of the dungeon.
"Was that the way that you planned to show her?" Rita asked as Zedd got back to his feet.
"No and once those rangers are destroyed, she will be too. I will see to that myself." He muttered as he grabbed his staff and walked out of the cell. Rita and Rito followed leaving Goldar and Scorpina there.
"He won't have to worry about destroying her; those powers of hers are unstable. She has gained too much power." Scorpina said before turning and walking away.
"Fine by me if she destroys herself." Goldar muttered before leaving the cell as well. This plan had been one disappointment after another and he was ready for it to end.
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