A/N Power Ranger Zeo Settings and Characters all belong to Haim Saban and Toei Company and the Fox. Any original characters and this story are copyright © 2011-2018 to Hopelessromanticgurl, all rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the author.

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As Kat waited for her food, she smiled thinking of Tommy. Soon enough she'd have him all to herself, and Kimberly would be a thing of his past.

Suddenly a flash of pink landed in front of her again.

"Kat please, please I'll do anything. Just help me." A weak, tired Kimberly begged.

Kat just laughed. "Help you? Why would I help you, you hurt Tommy."

"No, I didn't. Kat, I swear I have no idea what I did, please help me I can explain."

"Poor Pathetic little Kimberly. Tell you what Kim, if you can stand up I'll let you explain." Kat smirked.

Kimberly used every ounce of strength she had to get herself on her hands and knees only to be knocked back down by Kat.

"Too bad," Kat smirked, and her eyes flashed red.

Kimberly gasped. "You're…evil."

"No, I'm not the evil one. You are. You broke Tommy's heart, and now you're going to pay."

"Number 24." A male's voice called.

"That's me. Time to go. Tommy and I are having a romantic dinner in his room. I'm sure it will lead to more if you know what I mean."

Kimberly's eyes went wide, and she gasped as Kat walked away.

"Tommy, I'm so sorry." She cried. "Whatever I did to hurt you I'm so sorry. Please don't hate me. I love you. I need your help."


Upstairs in the room, Tommy and Billy had just finished getting into sweats and a t-shirt. Out of nowhere Tommy dropped to his knees and grabbed his head. The crane was practically screeching out loud.

"Tommy, I'm so sorry." He heard Kimberly cry. "Whatever I did to hurt you I'm so sorry. Please don't hate me. I love you. I need your help."

"Kimberly! I love you too. Where are you! How do I help you? I don't hate you."

"Tommy! Tommy! Tommy!"

Tommy stood panting and looked to Billy.

"You ok?" Billy asked.

"She's hurt, Billy. Something is wrong with Kim. I can just feel it."

"Look, Tommy, you might be right. But don't you also think that maybe, just maybe you're mind is coming up with a reason for the letter not to be true and give you an excuse to go see her." Billy said.

"I thought you believed me."

"I believe that you're hurting, and that's why you're having this episodes. We've already tried calling her, and she didn't answer, and she hasn't called us back."

"But they've been happening before the letter, remember? Ever since we came to this stupid ski lounge, they've just gotten worse."

"Tommy, just think about this a for a minute, really think about it. What if you're wrong, and you go to Florida and you see Kim with her boyfriend. Wouldn't that hurt you even worse?"

"Fine, don't believe me. I'm going to bed."

"But…"

"I'm not hungry," Tommy said.

He got right into bed and faced away from him. Billy sighed. "I do believe you, Tommy. I've always believed in the Falcon and Crane having a special bond, one that nobody, not even Zordon could explain. But at the same time, I care about you too much to let you hurt yourself worse by going over there and risking seeing her with her new boyfriend."

Kat walked in with take-out bags.

"What happen?" She asked.

"Tommy had another episode. They are getting stronger."

"This thing with Kimberly is really tearing him up." Kat sighed.

"I know. Hopefully, he'll feel better once we get back home."

Kat just nodded. She knew the episodes wouldn't stop until Kimberly stopped trying to reach out to him.


Later that evening everyone was sleeping.

Tommy suddenly found himself alone in an empty white room.

"Hello? Hello? Where am I?"

"Tommy, help me."

Tommy spun around but didn't see anything or anything. He suddenly heard the crane cry again. He turned back to the front and saw a crane falling from the sky. She looked hurt and was struggling to stay in the air.

As it crashed to the ground, Tommy ran over to it.

"Tommy, help me." It cried out in Kimberly's voice.

"How, Beautiful, please tell me how? Where are you, what's wrong?"

"Tommy."

He spun around and gasped when he saw Kimberly standing there. She was beaten and bloody. "Don't trust Kat. She's evil."

"What? Kim, what does that mean?"

"Help me, Tommy. Please, I need your help. Don't trust Kat."

Kimberly started to vanish.

"Kimberly, wait! Come back, what does that mean?"

"Don't trust Kat, don't trust Kat." The voice started to echo as he faded.

"Tommy, Tommy, Tommy!"

Tommy shot up in bed gasping for air. He was sweating, and his heart was racing.

"Tommy, it's ok. It was just a nightmare." Billy said. "You're safe."

Tommy looked around, and he was back in his room with Billy and Kat. As he looked at Kat Kimberly's voice echoed in his head. "Don't trust Kat."

"Do you want to talk about your nightmare? You were screaming in your sleep." Kat said.

"It's the same dream I've been having for months. There is a crane, she's struggling to fly and stay in the sky, but then she crashes to the ground, and she's hurt. She cries and begs me to help her." Tommy said. He left out the rest of purpose. They would just say it was the letter, but he knew better.

"But I'm fine. I'm right here." Kat said.

Tommy bit his lip to keep from snapping. She wasn't the true crane. "I'm fine. It's just a nightmare."

Tommy turned his back to them and laid back down. He pretended to go back to sleep so they'd leave him alone.

After hearing them, both sigh they both left his bed and went to their own. Tommy stayed awake to think and try to figure out what his dream meant. Why shouldn't he trust Kat? Where was Kim and how did he help her?


The next night Tommy woke up panting from another nightmare. He looked to his right to see Kat sleeping peacefully in her bed. He figured Billy would be in his bed on his left so he didn't bother looking. Tommy sighed softly and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Suddenly their cabin door opened, Tommy jumped from his bed and got in defense mode ready to attack whoever this person was. He was surprised to see it was just Billy.

"Billy?" he asked.

"Yeah. Sorry. Did I wake you?" Billy asked.

"No. My nightmares did. Why are you up?" Tommy asked.

"Couldn't sleep. I went to the vending machine to get some water." Billy answered. He closed and locked the door and sat back on his bed.

"What's keeping you up?" Tommy asked.

"Same thing as you," Billy said honestly.

"You think there is something wrong too?"

"I don't know what I think, yet. I do know that we have left Kim several messages saying it was important and to call us back and she hasn't. I know that is very unlike Kim."

Tommy sighed. "Yeah, exactly. That means she's in danger."

"No. It could just mean she's very busy training."

"Or with her new boyfriend," Tommy said bitterly.

"Look, Tommy, I'm going, to be honest with you about something," Billy said. "I had the letter Kim sent you analyzed. I compared it to other letters Kim has sent to me in the past."

"And?" Tommy turned whiter than his old ranger suit. "Please don't tell me there was blood or something horrible like that hidden on there?"

"No, no, nothing like that. I found that the handwritings didn't match at all. Her signature was different too."

"How so?" Tommy asked.

"You know normally Kim writes her letters with a sparkly pink pen. Your letter was written in a regular blue pen. She always signed her name but dotting her I with a heart. Her e's always had two dots in the middle to look like a smiley face right?"

"Yeah." Tommy smiled. "I remember that."

"Your letter didn't have anything. It was just signed."

"What are you saying, Billy?" Tommy asked.

"I'm saying…maybe Kimberly didn't write that letter. Maybe your falcon and crane connection is stronger than anyone expected. Maybe Kim really is in danger."

"So you do believe me?" Tommy asked.

"I believe that there is more going on than just you being upset by the letter. What is really going on? I don't know yet. How much do you know about this Falcon and crane connection?"

Tommy shrugged. "Not much. I've researched soulmates, though, and I've read a few articles that have mentioned having the same feelings I was. But I don't know if any of it is true. Some others have said they were able to read their lover's mind. It could just be a bunch of fairytale talk. Besides Kim and I are connected by something stronger than that because of the falcon and crane."

"Why don't we look more into this. We can talk to Zordon when we get home and see what he knows."

"Kat won't let me do that," Tommy said.

"I know Kat is just protective since the letter. But Tommy, you can't let her control you like this. You're a big boy, and you can make your own choices and do what you want to do. If she doesn't agree with you, that's fine, but she can't stop you."

"You're right." Tommy sighed.

"Look, if you really don't want to I can do it by myself, and I'll just tell you when I find something," Billy said.

Tommy nodded. A part of him was scared of what he would find.

"Do you think you're able to go to sleep?" Billy asked.

"Yeah. You?"

"Yeah."

"Thanks for talking this through with me."

"Not a problem. Whatever is going on, I promise I'm going to figure it out."

Tommy nodded and laid back down. He knew Billy would figure it out, but it still scared him of what he was going to find.


After that, the episodes became less frequent. Even his nightmares had lessened. He would never admit it, but he was happy when it was time for them to go home.

He was helping Billy load up the car as Kat went to get more stuff from their room.

Kat had just grabbed the last bag when Kimberly once again appeared. "Kat please, I'm weak, I'm tried, I can't keep doing this. Please help me and I'll explain everything."

Kat looked to her. She looked almost dead. She was white as a ghost, was beaten and bloody, and trembling from head to toe. She even had bits of frozen ice in her hair from when Kat kicked the snow on her. She was gasping for air.

Kat just shook her head and threw one of the blankets from the bed on top of her. Then walked out. Kimberly cried harder. She didn't have the strength to teleport anymore. What was she going to do now?

"I have to wait." She whispered to herself. Conserve what energy I have left and use the last of it to get to Tommy. But how?"

Just as Kat made it to the car, she saw Tommy on the ground next to the car. She ran over. "What happen?"

"Another episode," Billy said.

"This is the longest lasting one. I'm starting to worry, Kat. Maybe we should talk to Zordon. Maybe Kimberly is really hurt."

Kat shook her head. "Don't encourage this, Billy. He's just acting so we let him go see Kim. But that will be worse. Think about it, what happens if he walks in when she's with her new boyfriend. It will destroy him."

Billy sighed. "I guess you're right."

Tommy stood. "Let's go home."

He got into the car without another word.

"I hope you're right, anyway," Billy said. He got into the car too.

"He won't be yours for much longer, Kimberly," Kat said, and her eyes flashed red. Then she got into the car smiling as they got further and further away from the room.


Billy started his research the moment they arrived back in Angel Grove. He didn't mention anything to Zordon until he had more proof.

Even after getting home the nightmares continued, but the episodes lessoned. Kat continued trying to set him up, and when it didn't work out, she decided to set up a dinner for just the two of them at the Youth Center.

After eating Kat offered to dance so he agreed.

Now here they were holding each other close as they danced to soft music. Tommy couldn't help but think of Kim, and how he wished Kim was here, he wanted to be holding her and dancing with her. He loved Kat, but more like a sister than a girlfriend. Kimberly was the only women he'd ever love.

He was thrown from his thoughts when Kat pressed her lips to his. He quickly pulled away.

"Kat, what was that?"

"A kiss." Kat smiled. "Come on, Tommy. Now that Kimberly is out of the picture we can finally be together. I know you want to."

"Kat I…" he was cut off by the strange sound of a whimper….


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