Disclaimer: The Usual. Nothing's changed.
A/N: Think it took me long enough to update? I've been preoccupied in discovering one of my newer favorite authors, and I got caught up in reading her stories. For all the Kim/Tommy fans who haven't read her work, Cheryl Roberts is a very talented author who enjoys happy endings. Look into her stories! I highly recommend them! Thank you, Cheryl.
PINK TO THE RESCUE
Damien seemed thoroughly pleased with himself as he stood before the unmorphed Kimberly, examining the White Crystal shard between his thumb and fore finger. "Tell me, dear girl. Would you like your torture to be quick and stabbing? Or slow, and deathly painful?" He laughed in a sarcastic, demonic tone.
Kim could find no strength in her body, and was concerned that it had been drained with her powers. She could just barely hold up her head to glare fiercely at Damien, and frown with the knowledge that she was now completely helpless.
Tommy and Tanya were both unable to move as well, trapped within chains of purple electricity from Damien's staff. They both struggled, but dare not come into contact with the crackling energy for fear of shock or electrocution the magic might provide.
Tanya turned to face her red comrade, sharing his frustration. "We can't just let her lie there! We've got to get lose..."
Tommy agreed, but offered another alternative. "We need help. I only hope Rocky and Adam can get here, and fast!"
Tanya tried her communicator. "Adam? Rocky, come in! Are you guys out there?" There was a brief moment of silence.
* * *
It was as if the Leeches were regenerating as every one of them fell to the mercy of the blue and green Zeo ranger's lasers. When one went down, another filled in it's place.
Adam charged at all he could, blasting every Leech that stood in his path. He was wearing out slowly, however, unable to even so much as throw a weak punch at his foes.
Rocky suffered the same fatigue. He backed himself up against Adam, his arm crossing his chest and rising with his full breaths. "Adam, I don't know if we can hold out much longer. These creeps just won't quit!"
"Yeah. Maybe we should just back out. I mean, what if this group was just to keep us away from the others? We should check on them-" Just as the thought had escaped his lips, his communicator went off, and he heard Tanya on the other end.
"Adam? Rocky, come in!"
Rocky fended off the Leeches that approached on his side, his Zeo blaster melting them to a thick goo in only seconds. "She sounds pretty desperate. Wonder how they're fairing..."
Adam brought his wrist to his mouth and activated the communication device. "Tanya? Where are you guys? Are you okay?"
It took a moment for a response, but Tommy's voice spoke out. "Guys, we need help. Tanya and I are bound by Damien's magic, and Kim.... Kim's in big trouble ." "I don't like the sound - of that!" Rocky kicked away at a Leech attempting to grab him from the side. "Adam, I think we better bail. Now!"
The green Zeo gave a nod, and the two teleported out of the park, and back to the Power Chamber.
Landing the teleportation was difficult for the two, as their knees gave way once they appeared. They each sat, almost out of breath, heaving air into their lungs and resting all of their limbs.
Adam was the first to speak, remembering their friend's distress call. "Zordon, where are Tommy and the others located?" He pushed himself up as best he could with the help of a nearby console.
Their mentor spoke quickly. "Apparently, Damien had hoped to separate all of you in order to increase his chances at getting to Kimberly without much interruption. They are currently inside of the cave located opposite the Power Chamber, and Kimberly has been stripped of her powers. Observe the viewing screen."
What the two saw put them each in a bad mood.
Adam had helped Rocky to his feet, and as the two regained some strength, they each balled their hands into fists.
"How could he have taken her powers so quickly?" Rocky questioned hastily.
"The Leeches," Adam said simply, observing the sight on the screen.
They all circled around Damien and Kimberly, dancing as if they were chanting for some sort of ancient sacrifice ritual.
"They need help," Rocky stated obviously. "But we're too pooped to even stand!" The blue Zeo turned to his mentor. "Zordon, what can we do?"
"There is no need to give up just yet, rangers," the being claimed. "Katherine is still on call. If we can contact her, she will be able to help in the situation."
Adam wasted no time. "Alpha, are we still able to communicate with Katherine through our wrist communicators?"
The robot shuffled to a console. "The wrist communicator I created for Katherine is only reachable through the Power Chamber. I simply enter the coordinates on the frequency scanner, and..."
"This is Katherine. Is everything alright?" Her accented voice rang through a speaker on the console.
"Kat! It's Rocky and Adam. Listen, you've got to get over here as soon as you can. Kim's in trouble, and the others need your help-"
"Rocky, what's happened to Kimberly?"
Adam interjected. "It's a long story, Kat. But if you don't get down here soon, there's a good chance Kim won't make it through this."
There was no time for questions, she realized. "I'm on my way. Katherine out."
Rocky had taken off his helmet at this point, setting it down on the console. "I hope she gets here soon. It's too bad we had to call her away from her family-"
"Apparently you had no other choice."
The two turned around to see Katherine standing before them, morphed and ready for action.
"I just hope I got here fast enough," she wondered.
Adam greeted her with the quickest of hugs, and filled her in on the situation. "Rocko and I will try to get there as soon as we get our strength back up... Those creeps in black must have drained more power than we thought."
Katherine took a few steps back. "Okay. I'll try to do all I can until you guys can make it. I just hope I can pull off the element of surprise on this sorcerer."
"Good luck, Katherine. And may the power protect you." Zordon wished her well, and watched her teleport away.
* * *
All she could do was laugh despite herself as Damien stood before her, threatening her with a piece of the crystal she had just inherited only moments ago. 'What am I supposed to do? I feel so handicapped. No matter how much I try, I can't move!' Kimberly was very disturbed. She cringed as Damien spoke, his voice full of evil pride.
"I see no point in waiting any further to see just how much pain I can inflict into you with just a shard of the crystal. I warn you, this may sting..." his sentence faded into laughter, and he pointed with his free hand to the sliver of the crystal.
Kim gritted her teeth and shut her eyes in preparation for what was to come, although she could not imagine how awful it would be.
Not so far from where she lay helpless, Tommy and Tanya both cried out to their friend and demand that Damien stay away.
Ignoring their every plea, Damien's finger sparked with shocks of purple, and touched the shard ever so gently at the tip. His eyes narrowed, and his lips smiled at the sight before him.
She felt as though her heart had just stopped. Inhaling sharply, her chest was stabbed with pain. The air seemed icy cold, and froze her lungs, preventing her from breathing further. Her desperate scream could not escape her lips, and her eyes remained shut. Purple shocks crackled about her entire body, pinching all about her. This was it. This was the end. She felt no sign of the pain ceasing, and she cried inside, wishing for a miracle.
And it came, in a glowing flash of pink.
Both Tommy and Tanya felt a sudden sense of relief to see their pink team mate appear. Tommy quickly called out to her. "Katherine! The shard!" was all he managed, but it was enough.
Katherine took the hint, and looked to where Damien was standing, sending pulsing volts of purple electricity into the shard. She saw the effect it had on Kim, and make quick work. Running with all the strength her legs would allow, she kicked the shard from Damien's fingers upon reaching his side, and his power volts ceased to consume the once white ranger.
A gasp for air was the first thing she craved. Upon releasing her breath, Kim coughed from the momentary suffocation. She lifted her head and saw the pink Zeo ranger slip away from Damien's reaching hands.
Her ability to move slowly returning, Kimberly thought she would cry from pure relief. But before she could do anything, a silvery glare caught her eye and she heard the sound of the shard bounce once, twice onto the cave floor before her. Absently, she moved her hand from underneath her chin and reached out for the shard, pulling it towards her with her fingers. As if just touching the shard empowered her with mobility, she got to her feet and could only stare as the shard emitted the familiar white light.
"BLAST!" Damien growled deeply. "Where did the pink ranger come from? I demand that she be ELIMINATED!" Signaling to the Leeches, Damien rose his hands above his head and balled them into fists fiercely.
Katherine ran towards Tommy and Tanya, but was blocked by the Leeches who scrambled her way. Thinking on her feet, Katherine lunged at the closest Leech and kicked it square on its abdomen, sending it flying back against the electric force field surrounding her two team mates.
The combined voltage and power of the field proved to be too much power for the Leech to intake, and it broke the field, blowing up itself. Tanya ran to Katherine, and they both followed as Tommy joined Kim at her side.
"Come on, guys, were out of here!" Without hesitation, all four teleported out of the cave and back to the Power Chamber.
Damien's eyes blazed with purple flames as he screamed with fury. Baku ran from his master before he had a chance to spot him, and fled out of the cave hoping to escape the blame.
Once he was able to calm himself to speak, Damien shouted a threat through clenched teeth, eyes still ablaze. "I give you my word, Power Rangers! This is NOT OVER!" Clenching onto his cape, he wrapped it in front of himself, and disappeared behind a screen of shimmering purple fog.
A/N: Think it took me long enough to update? I've been preoccupied in discovering one of my newer favorite authors, and I got caught up in reading her stories. For all the Kim/Tommy fans who haven't read her work, Cheryl Roberts is a very talented author who enjoys happy endings. Look into her stories! I highly recommend them! Thank you, Cheryl.
PINK TO THE RESCUE
Damien seemed thoroughly pleased with himself as he stood before the unmorphed Kimberly, examining the White Crystal shard between his thumb and fore finger. "Tell me, dear girl. Would you like your torture to be quick and stabbing? Or slow, and deathly painful?" He laughed in a sarcastic, demonic tone.
Kim could find no strength in her body, and was concerned that it had been drained with her powers. She could just barely hold up her head to glare fiercely at Damien, and frown with the knowledge that she was now completely helpless.
Tommy and Tanya were both unable to move as well, trapped within chains of purple electricity from Damien's staff. They both struggled, but dare not come into contact with the crackling energy for fear of shock or electrocution the magic might provide.
Tanya turned to face her red comrade, sharing his frustration. "We can't just let her lie there! We've got to get lose..."
Tommy agreed, but offered another alternative. "We need help. I only hope Rocky and Adam can get here, and fast!"
Tanya tried her communicator. "Adam? Rocky, come in! Are you guys out there?" There was a brief moment of silence.
* * *
It was as if the Leeches were regenerating as every one of them fell to the mercy of the blue and green Zeo ranger's lasers. When one went down, another filled in it's place.
Adam charged at all he could, blasting every Leech that stood in his path. He was wearing out slowly, however, unable to even so much as throw a weak punch at his foes.
Rocky suffered the same fatigue. He backed himself up against Adam, his arm crossing his chest and rising with his full breaths. "Adam, I don't know if we can hold out much longer. These creeps just won't quit!"
"Yeah. Maybe we should just back out. I mean, what if this group was just to keep us away from the others? We should check on them-" Just as the thought had escaped his lips, his communicator went off, and he heard Tanya on the other end.
"Adam? Rocky, come in!"
Rocky fended off the Leeches that approached on his side, his Zeo blaster melting them to a thick goo in only seconds. "She sounds pretty desperate. Wonder how they're fairing..."
Adam brought his wrist to his mouth and activated the communication device. "Tanya? Where are you guys? Are you okay?"
It took a moment for a response, but Tommy's voice spoke out. "Guys, we need help. Tanya and I are bound by Damien's magic, and Kim.... Kim's in big trouble ." "I don't like the sound - of that!" Rocky kicked away at a Leech attempting to grab him from the side. "Adam, I think we better bail. Now!"
The green Zeo gave a nod, and the two teleported out of the park, and back to the Power Chamber.
Landing the teleportation was difficult for the two, as their knees gave way once they appeared. They each sat, almost out of breath, heaving air into their lungs and resting all of their limbs.
Adam was the first to speak, remembering their friend's distress call. "Zordon, where are Tommy and the others located?" He pushed himself up as best he could with the help of a nearby console.
Their mentor spoke quickly. "Apparently, Damien had hoped to separate all of you in order to increase his chances at getting to Kimberly without much interruption. They are currently inside of the cave located opposite the Power Chamber, and Kimberly has been stripped of her powers. Observe the viewing screen."
What the two saw put them each in a bad mood.
Adam had helped Rocky to his feet, and as the two regained some strength, they each balled their hands into fists.
"How could he have taken her powers so quickly?" Rocky questioned hastily.
"The Leeches," Adam said simply, observing the sight on the screen.
They all circled around Damien and Kimberly, dancing as if they were chanting for some sort of ancient sacrifice ritual.
"They need help," Rocky stated obviously. "But we're too pooped to even stand!" The blue Zeo turned to his mentor. "Zordon, what can we do?"
"There is no need to give up just yet, rangers," the being claimed. "Katherine is still on call. If we can contact her, she will be able to help in the situation."
Adam wasted no time. "Alpha, are we still able to communicate with Katherine through our wrist communicators?"
The robot shuffled to a console. "The wrist communicator I created for Katherine is only reachable through the Power Chamber. I simply enter the coordinates on the frequency scanner, and..."
"This is Katherine. Is everything alright?" Her accented voice rang through a speaker on the console.
"Kat! It's Rocky and Adam. Listen, you've got to get over here as soon as you can. Kim's in trouble, and the others need your help-"
"Rocky, what's happened to Kimberly?"
Adam interjected. "It's a long story, Kat. But if you don't get down here soon, there's a good chance Kim won't make it through this."
There was no time for questions, she realized. "I'm on my way. Katherine out."
Rocky had taken off his helmet at this point, setting it down on the console. "I hope she gets here soon. It's too bad we had to call her away from her family-"
"Apparently you had no other choice."
The two turned around to see Katherine standing before them, morphed and ready for action.
"I just hope I got here fast enough," she wondered.
Adam greeted her with the quickest of hugs, and filled her in on the situation. "Rocko and I will try to get there as soon as we get our strength back up... Those creeps in black must have drained more power than we thought."
Katherine took a few steps back. "Okay. I'll try to do all I can until you guys can make it. I just hope I can pull off the element of surprise on this sorcerer."
"Good luck, Katherine. And may the power protect you." Zordon wished her well, and watched her teleport away.
* * *
All she could do was laugh despite herself as Damien stood before her, threatening her with a piece of the crystal she had just inherited only moments ago. 'What am I supposed to do? I feel so handicapped. No matter how much I try, I can't move!' Kimberly was very disturbed. She cringed as Damien spoke, his voice full of evil pride.
"I see no point in waiting any further to see just how much pain I can inflict into you with just a shard of the crystal. I warn you, this may sting..." his sentence faded into laughter, and he pointed with his free hand to the sliver of the crystal.
Kim gritted her teeth and shut her eyes in preparation for what was to come, although she could not imagine how awful it would be.
Not so far from where she lay helpless, Tommy and Tanya both cried out to their friend and demand that Damien stay away.
Ignoring their every plea, Damien's finger sparked with shocks of purple, and touched the shard ever so gently at the tip. His eyes narrowed, and his lips smiled at the sight before him.
She felt as though her heart had just stopped. Inhaling sharply, her chest was stabbed with pain. The air seemed icy cold, and froze her lungs, preventing her from breathing further. Her desperate scream could not escape her lips, and her eyes remained shut. Purple shocks crackled about her entire body, pinching all about her. This was it. This was the end. She felt no sign of the pain ceasing, and she cried inside, wishing for a miracle.
And it came, in a glowing flash of pink.
Both Tommy and Tanya felt a sudden sense of relief to see their pink team mate appear. Tommy quickly called out to her. "Katherine! The shard!" was all he managed, but it was enough.
Katherine took the hint, and looked to where Damien was standing, sending pulsing volts of purple electricity into the shard. She saw the effect it had on Kim, and make quick work. Running with all the strength her legs would allow, she kicked the shard from Damien's fingers upon reaching his side, and his power volts ceased to consume the once white ranger.
A gasp for air was the first thing she craved. Upon releasing her breath, Kim coughed from the momentary suffocation. She lifted her head and saw the pink Zeo ranger slip away from Damien's reaching hands.
Her ability to move slowly returning, Kimberly thought she would cry from pure relief. But before she could do anything, a silvery glare caught her eye and she heard the sound of the shard bounce once, twice onto the cave floor before her. Absently, she moved her hand from underneath her chin and reached out for the shard, pulling it towards her with her fingers. As if just touching the shard empowered her with mobility, she got to her feet and could only stare as the shard emitted the familiar white light.
"BLAST!" Damien growled deeply. "Where did the pink ranger come from? I demand that she be ELIMINATED!" Signaling to the Leeches, Damien rose his hands above his head and balled them into fists fiercely.
Katherine ran towards Tommy and Tanya, but was blocked by the Leeches who scrambled her way. Thinking on her feet, Katherine lunged at the closest Leech and kicked it square on its abdomen, sending it flying back against the electric force field surrounding her two team mates.
The combined voltage and power of the field proved to be too much power for the Leech to intake, and it broke the field, blowing up itself. Tanya ran to Katherine, and they both followed as Tommy joined Kim at her side.
"Come on, guys, were out of here!" Without hesitation, all four teleported out of the cave and back to the Power Chamber.
Damien's eyes blazed with purple flames as he screamed with fury. Baku ran from his master before he had a chance to spot him, and fled out of the cave hoping to escape the blame.
Once he was able to calm himself to speak, Damien shouted a threat through clenched teeth, eyes still ablaze. "I give you my word, Power Rangers! This is NOT OVER!" Clenching onto his cape, he wrapped it in front of himself, and disappeared behind a screen of shimmering purple fog.