Disclaimers: Characters are owned not be writer of this particular fan fiction. Please do not sue me for I'm definitely not making any money off of this story and this is for amusement only.
Warning: Rated NC-17 for content and language.
Note: The former rangers have moved on in their lives but are pulled back into the game by a little gift left behind from an old "friend." While they fight for their lives yet again, they learn more about each other.
Age check: Billy, Tommy, Jason, Zack-27. Adam, Aisha, Rocky, Trini, Kimberly-26. Katherine, Tonya-25.
Acknowledgements: This one is for Shawn (Ozmandayus), for all the encouragements he has given me and for inspiring me to do this story with all this great writing. Thanks!
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Chapter Sixteen – Return to Normalcy… Or Maybe Not!
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April 27, 2002 – 2:25 a.m. Berlin Time
ISS Warsaw Headquarters – Agent Kimberly Hart's Quarters
Warsaw Poland
Kimberly came awake slowly, started when she realized that someone was in bed with her.
Tommy's eyes twinkled in the dark. "Hi."
She froze. "Tommy?"
"You expecting someone else in bed?" His grin was telling of his mood. "So?"
"So?" She couldn't get her fill of looking at him. "Did you kill it?"
"Yeah." He nodded. "But that's not what the 'so' was for."
"What then?"
"So? What's your answer?"
It took her a moment to realize what he was talking about. Her one good arm came around him. "That would be yes."
"Good." He kissed her on the lips and laid back.
"That's it?" Kimberly asked as Tommy stayed on his back. "That's all I get?"
"I need to sleep."
"Oh."
"Later okay. I promise."
"Okay."
Kimberly lay there rather bemused with herself. But she got to watch him sleep. Her fiancé was back where he belonged, in her bed.
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April 27, 2002 – 2:41 a.m. Berlin Time
ISS Warsaw Headquarters – Dr. Trini Kwan's Quarters
Warsaw Poland
Trini tossed and turned in her sleep, her nightmares filled with images from the reconnaissance mission. In her mind's eyes, she could see Jason battling the monster with nothing but his old power sword. He was losing and she was going to lose him. The swell of panic jerked her awake and she sat there panting her fears.
It took some time for her to get settled down again. Kimberly had finally talked her into going to bed about an hour before. She's stayed up too long but her mind refused to allow her any rest. Dozing, she dreamt of Jason once again.
His hands, so gentle in its touch, slide along her body. Holding her with such care and need that it left her gasping for breath. His lips possessed hers so thoroughly and urgently. His large body pressing her into the bedding; making her feel his need. He wanted her; it was as simple as that.
"Mmmm…."
Trini came awake slowly and realized that it was too real to be a dream of any sort. A heavily aroused body was pressing down on her, hands urgently caressing her. She panicked for a moment before she realized that Jason was home again. He was back home in her arms.
"Trini." His voice was rough and heavy with need. Hands that won't stop moving caressed her skin as his mouth devoured hers.
"Jason, oh my god, Jason." Her arms went around him, holding him to her. She could feel the urgency in his movements as he tugged her up and pulled her clothes from her. "Jason."
"Shhh….." He pressed her down again, naked and his. His hands were everywhere, touching, thrilling, wanting. He was rough in his movements. His mouth possessed hers again and again. The need emanating from him rolled over her in waves.
"Jason, what's wrong? What is it?" She tried to free her arms but he won't let go. His mouth was doing wonderfully things to her. But she was afraid; he was not like himself right now. "Jason?"
His eyes met hers in the dim light of the moon and it was frightening. Death had touched him tonight and he needed a reassurance of life. For whatever the reason, he seemed to want to find that reassurance in her. His body moved urgently against hers. Her heart ached for him; his pain was evident to her now.
"It's okay," she said soothingly as he continued to move against her. "I'm right here."
He wanted to feel her warmth around him. He was so cold from the inside out and she was so warm. He needed her and everything she represented to him.
He was rough and tumbled her with all the grace of a teenager at his first time. His mouth came back to hers again and again, wanting to taste and finding her better than anything he ever had. He wanted to apologize but couldn't get the words out through his passion. "I want you Trini. I need you."
"I love you." She went over the edge of sanity a moment later, bringing him with her. He poured himself into her and felt the life giving force sweep through them both.
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April 27, 2002 – 2:52 a.m. Berlin Time
ISS Warsaw Headquarters – Billy Cranston's Room
Warsaw Poland
The computer hummed quietly as Billy stared at it. He should be in bed, sleeping right now but he had one last thing to do tonight.
Calling up the file he had recently created for this mission, he trashed them all. Then deleted them from his computer permanently. He never wanted to see them again as long as he lives. This was over and done with. He could finally get back to his life again.
Hum….. He wondered if Katherine liked Italian. There was that new restaurant next to Angel Grove hospital and be nice to go there on their date. A nice normal date.
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April 27, 2002 – 2:55 a.m. Berlin Time
ISS Warsaw Headquarters – Medical Unit
Warsaw Poland
"Okay, the bone is set and you're ready. Don't touch water." The doctor nodded to them and went off.
Aisha sighed with relief. "Thank goodness it was just a fracture."
Rocky kissed her temple. "Yeah, thank goodness." He held her tight. "I thought my heart would stop when…."
"Let's not talk about it." Aisha murmured. She was half asleep. "I'm so tired."
"Let's go to bed then."
"I have to get crutches."
"Who needs crutches?" He picked her up and left the make shift tent.
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April 27, 2002 – 11:55 a.m. Berlin Time
ISS Warsaw Headquarters – Conference Room
Warsaw Poland
"And you're sure that the creature was destroyed."
"As sure as we can be without the body, sir." Kimberly rolled her eyes at Trini and made a face as they place the conference call to London. Reports are going to be filed and things had to be done. But for now, they just want to go back to bed.
"Have there been any more quakes?"
"Not for the past eight hours sir."
"Good then."
"Sir, shall we report back to headquarters then?"
"Yes, yes. And bring your friends. I'm sure the organization will have a way to compensate them for their troubles."
Kimberly could only imagine what kind of compensation. "Okay, sir. Bye." She looked at Trini. "Don't let them try to talk the guys into signing up."
"I know how that goes."
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May 4, 2002 – 10:02 a.m. London Time
27 Buckingham Way – Dr. Trini Kwan's Flat
London England
"Are you sure you want to give this place up?" Jason asked as he looked out the window. It had a rather nice view for such a small place. "It's kind of nice."
"It's very nice." Trini said as she packed up another box. "But I think it's rather silly of me to keep two places in London, don't you think?"
"Two? You bought another place?" Jason looked up from the chair.
He and Trini had come to England following the mission in Poland. She said that she wanted to clean some things up before she goes back to Angel Grove with him. The directors and the rest of the international community couldn't stop talking about their accomplishments. Jason hadn't realized what she was up to until she had handed in her resignation to Director Emmerman two days before. He had been terribly disappointed but understood her decision.
"I bought it two months ago. It was being remodeled. It's not three blocks from here, nice little townhouse." She picked up another box filled with her books.
"Will you be staying in it very often?" Jason asked. The little apartment was crammed with her memories of all the years away from Angel Grove.
"I don't know. I don't have a permanent home anywhere. I've got an apartment in Venice."
"You do?"
"Yeah, and another in Toronto, Canada."
"Canada?" He looked at her. "Do you know that I have a place there?"
"Yeah, as a matter of fact I do." She smiled at him and sat down. "By the way, you won't happen to want to sell 'Water over Mountain,' do you?"
He put his arms around her waist. "Not a chance in hell." He nuzzled her neck. "But I'd be willing to give it to you."
"What?" Her eyes were wide with shock.
"Why not? If you marry me, I'll give it to you as a wedding present." He shrugged his shoulders casually.
She went into absolute stunned silence.
"You know, that's not very attractive look on your face." Jason said mildly as he reached into his back pocket. "This is a five caret yellow diamond with little one caret white diamonds around it. You like? Or should we get you something else?" She wasn't even looking at the ring. "Trini?"
"What did you just say?"
"I asked if you like the ring?"
She shook her head. "No, before that."
"I said that's not very attractive look on your face."
"Before that!"
"I said I would give you 'Water over Mountain' as a wedding present if you married me." He looked like a schoolteacher trying to instruct a particularly slow student.
"JASON!"
"What?" He was looking at her as if he didn't just pop the most important question in a woman's life in a rather bizarrely romantic fashion. "Ring too big?"
"JASON!!!"
"Trini!" His eyes were twinkling. "Well?'
"YES!!!"
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May 5, 2002 – 9:15 a.m. EST
ISS New York Headquarters – Director's Office
New York City New York
"Are you sure I can't talk you out of this?" Director Ballard asked even knowing the answer.
"No sir. I like the resignation to be affective immediately." Kimberly said as she sat patiently across from the man.
He sighed. "Well, I can't say that I'm surprised. I heard what happened in Poland."
"Sir?"
"Congratulation on your engagement."
Kimberly looked down at the pink square cut diamond on her finger fondly. "Thank you sir."
"Tommy is a lucky man."
She smiled in reaction. "I'm a lucky woman."
"Those of us that are fortunate enough to find love are lucky."
"Yes sir."
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Mary 15, 2002 – 6:35 p.m. PST
574 Ribbon Tied Drive – Jason Scott's Residence
Angel Grove California
Jason held the champagne glass up. "Okay, to former Power Rangers reunited."
Tommy laughed. "To a job well done, even without our powers." The other laughed with relief.
Rocky cleared his throat. "To love found."
Aisha twinkled. "To beloved friends." The other nodded their agreement.
Trini raised her glass and allowed the light to reflect off her ring. "To new beginnings."
Katherine nodded her agreement. "To finding new love." Her blue eyes met Billy's.
Billy held the glass aloft. "To coming home."
Zack laughed. "To speedy recoveries."
Tanya smiled and clinked glass with Zack. "To always being there for one another."
Adam held his cup up next. "To playing cupids." He winked at Tanya who laughed while Aisha and Rocky rolled their eyes.
Kimberly put her glass down to everyone's surprise and picked up a glass of water. "To new life." Her hand went to her belly and she smiled.
Everyone else just simply went into shock.
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The end.
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September 30, 2002 - This chapter has been altered from the original format to comply with FanFictions.Net's new ratings rule.