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Achlys: The talk could be a while, and the quests are harder to write than I thought they would be. I do have a lot of work ahead of me.

Knuckles: If you have any other suggestions about the quests I'll be glad to listen to them.

SilverRider: Tommy's the green ranger again because, A; this is technically a different type of power and B; it fits better with his animal.

Hartfelt: I like your ideas a lot and I'm trying to work those in a bit.

Also if anyone has any ideas for Adam's quest, I really need help for him.

Enter the Snow Leopard

As soon as Kim landed she felt her body go cold. Snow flurried around her in mini-tornadoes so that she could barely see.

"So what's the challenge? Finding my way around?" Kim questioned irritably to herself. She wasn't just angry at the difficulty of her quest. Ever since she had revealed she was injured, her friends had hung over her, as if waiting for her to collapse. "Except for Adam," she mused.

Plus, she was really annoyed that Zordona could act so nonchalant when her brother's life was at stake.

Kim began walking in the direction she was facing, figuring straight was the safest route.

"I'm not even related to Zordon and I'm upset about this," Kim said. "And why does everyone automatically think 'Kim's hurt. She must need our help' ? It's not like I'm a friggin egg that's about to break," she paused.

"Well I know that," a female voice said behind her.

"Trini?" Kim turned around, forgetting she was on a quest. "What are you doing here? I thought you were in Switzerland,"

"I had to come back. Things at the Peace Conference were horrible. I came back to claim my rightful place on the team," Trini said.

"What about Aisha?" Kim asked, suddenly confused.

"That wimp?" Trini laughed. "I just gave her my powers until I was done checking out the Peace Conference,"

"Trini, Aisha's happy on the team," Kim said nervously.

"I know. That's why I'll need your help to get my powers. She'll never give them up willingly," Trini answered.

"I don't think that's such a good idea," Kim stated.

"And why not?" Trini asked with hostility. "They were my powers and I have every right to take them back,"

"No you don't Trini," Kim said. "You gave them up. It was your choice," Kim didn't sound all that confident.

"Like hell it was!" Trini raised her voice. "All I ever heard was 'Trini this is a great opportunity' and 'Trini, this will look great on your college applications'. Not to mention you and your 'If you go you'll be saving the world just like we are. It will be a great experience for you and the team'. I didn't want to go. I was pressured. If it weren't for all of you, I would still be a ranger and that little weakling, Aisha, would be gone,"

Aisha appeared behind Trini. "Is that what you really think about me?" she asked.

"If the shoe fits," Trini growled turning around. "You're pathetic. A disgrace to the yellow powers.

It was obvious to Kim the two were starting a fight she wouldn't be able to stop. "Trini," she interrupted. "Even though at the moment I don't think you deserve this, if it means that much to you, you can have my powers," a morpher and coin suddenly appeared in her outstretched hand.

Trini grabbed them greedily. "I'll take what I can get," she said. She turned to Aisha. "Friends?"

"Friends," Aisha grinned. The two turned around putting an arm around each other's shoulder, and began to walk away.

Kim felt the tears well up in her eyes as she watched two of her best friends walk away, not even considering how their friend felt.

Though she had a distinct urge to follow them and call them inconsiderate jerks, her body shivering stopped her.

She looked down at the ground and saw red writing in the pure white snow. 'You have proven your self selfless. When torn between two best friends you chose to make them both happy, instead of just one. There is one more test you must pass. Good luck'

Kim shuddered again, but it wasn't because of the cold. Upon closer inspection, the red ink was blood.

Looking up, she saw a trail of bloody footprints leading in the opposite direction.

*I have to help it* she thought. *But if I don't get my powers, I let entire galaxies down. What do I do?*

The wind kicked up again and the sounds it created were of anguish and pain. She began following the footprints. "Zordon would want this," was her mantra as she walked, as if convincing herself she was doing the right thing.

As the wind died down, Kim heard a loud roar/scream.

*I must be closer* she thought. The footprints had grown fainter as she had walked further and she was growing increasingly worried about the animal.

Another roar erupted into the sky and Kim looked up to see a cat-like animal laying in the snow.

She rushed forward and kneeled next to it. Most of it's fur was matted with blood, but Kim could see patches of white with black spots.

Kim was about to tear pieces of her uniform off when the animal's blood disappeared.

Now Kim recognized the animal as a snow leopard.

The loose fabric of her Ninjetti Uniform transformed into a white morphed uniform with pink trim. The helmet mimicked the head of a snow leopard. (Think Alyssa's uniform on Wild Force)

Before she knew what was happening, she and the leopard were teleported.
That's all for now. Remember, I still need help with the quests, so if you have any ideas, please review.