The Return Journey
Chapter One - Kimberly
I walked into the Juice Bar. There was nobody sitting down. Everybody was up doing something. Still, I scanned the tables for Tommy and the rest. Looking at the brightly colored walls and the things on them brought back memories. Memories that stretched as far back as the days of Jason, Trini, and Zack. I has spent alot of time here in the past. When I think about it now, I basically went through all of my teen years here. My eyes moved to the pinball machine across the room. There was a crowd around it. I thought I heard Rocky yelling. As I was looking around the area a bit more, I saw Tommy. His hair was a little longer, but his face was the same as always. He was smiling. It has been two years since I had seen him smile... That was too long. I walked over to the machine and tapped Tommy on the shoulder. He turned around to face me.
"Hey Kim," he greeted. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at me.
"Hey Tommy." His smile got bigger and he wrapped his arms around me.
"I missed you," he whispered.
"I missed you, too," I whispered. I had the urge to kiss him, but I held back. I made my way over to Aisha.
"Aisha!"
"Kim! Oh my God! Girl!" Aisha hugged me.
"Ok girl. I know you're happy, but you can let go."
"Sorry, but I haven't seen you in two years, you know?"
"Yeah. I see your point. Are you still with Rocky?"
"Umm... Yeah. You're not mad at me, are you?"
"No! I think it's great!"
Aisha breathed a sigh of relief. I laughed. I walked over to Rocky and gave him a hug, then Adam, then Billy. I looked around. There were some new faces in the crowd, plus the ones I recognized. Then I noticed an extremely familiar face. At first, I just heard her voice, that thick Austrailian accent. Then, I saw a glimpse of her blonde hair. Before I'd given my Ranger duties to Kat, I'd sworn to myself that she would never have Tommy, but now that promise has changed. She could have him if she wants, whatever makes Tommy happy is alright with me. She walked up to me.
"Hey Kat," I said, putting on a smile.
"Hi Kim. How was everything in Florida?"
"Fine. I kinda missed Angel Grove though. How has everything been around here?"
Kat looked down, as if in shame. "Well, we're no longer Rangers."
"Oh. How?"
"We passed them on."
"Oh."
What Kat said had me thinking. Passed on? Why would they give up the powers? I guess they wanted to move on to the other stages of life.
"Kim," Tommy said, "How'd you do at the Pan Global Games?"
"Pretty good."
"Regrett leaving?"
"Yeah. Alot of stuff has changed, hasn't it?"
"Alot is an understatement."
"That bad?"
"Yeah. Things have changed so much. It's kinda scary. First you leave, then we lose our Ninja Powers, then Aisha stays in Africa with Tanya taking her place, next thing you know, none of us are rangers anymore. Note that all of this has happened in the two years that you've been gone."
"Wow. Sorry I haven't been here."
"Don't be. You deserved that chance. You worked hard for it."
"Thanks."
"You're welcome. Hey, do you want to go to the park? It's kinda noisy in here."
"Sure. Come on. Lets go."
Chapter One - Kimberly
I walked into the Juice Bar. There was nobody sitting down. Everybody was up doing something. Still, I scanned the tables for Tommy and the rest. Looking at the brightly colored walls and the things on them brought back memories. Memories that stretched as far back as the days of Jason, Trini, and Zack. I has spent alot of time here in the past. When I think about it now, I basically went through all of my teen years here. My eyes moved to the pinball machine across the room. There was a crowd around it. I thought I heard Rocky yelling. As I was looking around the area a bit more, I saw Tommy. His hair was a little longer, but his face was the same as always. He was smiling. It has been two years since I had seen him smile... That was too long. I walked over to the machine and tapped Tommy on the shoulder. He turned around to face me.
"Hey Kim," he greeted. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at me.
"Hey Tommy." His smile got bigger and he wrapped his arms around me.
"I missed you," he whispered.
"I missed you, too," I whispered. I had the urge to kiss him, but I held back. I made my way over to Aisha.
"Aisha!"
"Kim! Oh my God! Girl!" Aisha hugged me.
"Ok girl. I know you're happy, but you can let go."
"Sorry, but I haven't seen you in two years, you know?"
"Yeah. I see your point. Are you still with Rocky?"
"Umm... Yeah. You're not mad at me, are you?"
"No! I think it's great!"
Aisha breathed a sigh of relief. I laughed. I walked over to Rocky and gave him a hug, then Adam, then Billy. I looked around. There were some new faces in the crowd, plus the ones I recognized. Then I noticed an extremely familiar face. At first, I just heard her voice, that thick Austrailian accent. Then, I saw a glimpse of her blonde hair. Before I'd given my Ranger duties to Kat, I'd sworn to myself that she would never have Tommy, but now that promise has changed. She could have him if she wants, whatever makes Tommy happy is alright with me. She walked up to me.
"Hey Kat," I said, putting on a smile.
"Hi Kim. How was everything in Florida?"
"Fine. I kinda missed Angel Grove though. How has everything been around here?"
Kat looked down, as if in shame. "Well, we're no longer Rangers."
"Oh. How?"
"We passed them on."
"Oh."
What Kat said had me thinking. Passed on? Why would they give up the powers? I guess they wanted to move on to the other stages of life.
"Kim," Tommy said, "How'd you do at the Pan Global Games?"
"Pretty good."
"Regrett leaving?"
"Yeah. Alot of stuff has changed, hasn't it?"
"Alot is an understatement."
"That bad?"
"Yeah. Things have changed so much. It's kinda scary. First you leave, then we lose our Ninja Powers, then Aisha stays in Africa with Tanya taking her place, next thing you know, none of us are rangers anymore. Note that all of this has happened in the two years that you've been gone."
"Wow. Sorry I haven't been here."
"Don't be. You deserved that chance. You worked hard for it."
"Thanks."
"You're welcome. Hey, do you want to go to the park? It's kinda noisy in here."
"Sure. Come on. Lets go."
