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"So, all I gotta do is go through three of my worst memories under water, defeat my greatest fear and leave? Sounds simple." Kat sighed sarcastically and as she looked in the mirror. She nodded in satisfaction at her reflection and then exited, and headed to the bridge.
"Katherine, you must concentrate on your quest, for Tommy's sake." D.E.C.A. said as she walked through the halls.
"Thanks D.E.C.A., it was nice meeting you." Kat smiled as she reached her destination. As soon as she entered the bridge, the rangers began briefing her on last minute updates.
"We'll be in visual and audio contact if you need us. Alpha upgraded your old communicator which we teleported from your house, and Alpha has tapped into the main security system in Amneous so we can monitor your quest visually." T.J. said, handing her the mock watch.
She took it, frowning. "You mean, you'll be going through my memories with me?" she said hesitantly.
"Don't worry Kat," Cassie smiled, placing her hand on the Australian's shoulder, "we're here to support you, not judge you."
Kat sighed, smiling at Cassie. "Thanks. Well, I guess I'm ready to go.Actually; can you get a visual on Tommy from here? I never got the chance to go see him."
"Of course." Andros smiled, moving to grant her request. He'd removed the image he had before she came, deciding it best to deliver the news first. Seeing Tommy like that as soon as she got there would have created some problems. After a moment, Tommy's sleeping form appeared on the main screen again. Kat gazed at him, smiling ruefully, and found she had to turn away. It's been too long. She sighed inwardly. She composed herself and turned back, but his image was gone. She smiled at Andros, silently thanking him for his understanding.
"Okay, I'm ready." She said, standing up straight, as if attempting to improve her confidence. Alpha nodded and turned to implement the teleportation. Kat looked around, receiving 'good luck,' and 'you can do it,' from her new friends. They all disappeared from sight, as she was teleported from the Megaship.
*** She landed at the entrance to the cave, and looked around before making her way in. The cave lay in the heart of a forest, but the trees behind her offered no idea as to what lay beyond them. Sighing, she turned and walked into the dark rock opening. The large entrance slowly closed into a narrow stone hallway as she continued. Blackness enclosed the small area, causing Kat to have to feel her way along. She heard water dripping around her, and felt the odd drop on her arms from time to time, while the walls were sharp and bumpy beneath her fingers.
"They sure do know how to make you feel at home down here," she mumbled, stopping to grab a flashlight from her bag.
As she kept going, faster now from the source of light, she quickly found her way to an opening. She looked up, and up.and up, met with a huge ancient gateway, sealed tight. A crest was carved near the lower half of the doors. She squinted, shining her flashlight on it and found that it was the seal of the power rangers. Smiling at the familiarity of the animal spirits, she moved closer to find the way in. Instead of a lock, she found an electronic keypad, big enough to fit a human hand atop it.
"Katherine, that is the access panel. Place your palm on it and the doors will open. It already knows who's stone you're looking for." Alpha said over her communicator.
"How?" she frowned.
"It is connected to the rangers memory it holds. No time for the specifics. In short, it knows." He finished.
Kat sighed and nodded as she moved to the panel. Without hesitation, she placed her hand on the device, and it automatically came to life, a red light covering the square beneath her palm. She frowned deeper as a computer programmed response echoed through the chamber.
"Access denied. Not required subject."
"What!?" she cried pulling her hand away. She sighed angrily and stubbornly tried again. Again, the voice echoed.
"Access denied. Not required subject."
"Kat, what's going on?" Andros asked.
"It says I'm not the one who's supposed to go on the quest. What should I do?" she sighed. There was a moment of silence on the other end. "Guys?" she asked again.
"Return to the teleportation sight, we'll bring you back." Alpha answered.
"Do you have any idea who could be the one?" Cassie asked.
"No I.wait. It couldn't be." She breathed.
"Couldn't be what Kat, who is it?"
"Kimberly Hart. Can you locate her? Last I heard she was in Florida." She asked, already moving back to the cave entrance.
"We'll get you back here while D.E.C.A. locates her." Andros said.
"Right." Kat said, breaking into a run.
*** "Kim knew Tommy long before I did. They dated for a long time, even fell in love, but Kim got the chance to train for the Pan Globals in gymnastics with Gunther Schmidt in Florida. From what I heard, she was reluctant to leave, but Tommy assured her that everything would be fine. I was under an evil spell at the time, so I don't remember too much. But once the spell was broken, I was chosen to receive Kimberly's powers. One day, Tommy got this letter from Kim saying that she'd met someone else and that she was breaking up with him. He was devastated." Kat explained. She paused, remembering the look on Tommy's face that day. Shaking it off, she looked up finding stunned looks on the space rangers faces. "Guys, I know what you're thinking. Don't hate her she's really nice. I admit this wasn't in her character, but there has to be a reasonable explanation."
She was about to explain further, but D.E.C.A. intervened. "Subject located. She is alone. Shall I teleport her here Andros?"
"Yes, please D.E.C.A." Andros replied. In a flash of white light, the young gymnast appeared in the middle of the bridge. She had her back to them, and gasped when she materialized, turning to find out where she was. When she noticed Kat and Alpha, she smiled nervously, too stunned to move.
"Hey Kim," Kat smiled, moving forward. "This is the Delta Megaship. And this," she said indicating to the rangers, "is T.J., Carlos, Cassie, Ashley, and Andros. They're the current Power Rangers."
"Um.hi. Kimberly Hart. What exactly am I doing here? I was doing my homework and I got up to get a cookie, then I end up on the bridge of the.Delta Megaship. You guys are lucky I don't have a roommate." She said, moving towards them.
"Well, we found Tommy floating in space." Cassie said.
"WHAT?!" Kim cried, her nervous smile replaced by pure worry. "You- you found Tommy? Is-is he okay? Where is he?" she stammered.
Kat instantly knew she still felt something for him. "Well," she began, "He's in somewhat critical condition and he's going to have amnesia when he wakes up."
"He's awake." A voice mumbled from behind them. Everyone whirled to see a confused Tommy standing in the bridge doorway, rubbing his head.
"So, all I gotta do is go through three of my worst memories under water, defeat my greatest fear and leave? Sounds simple." Kat sighed sarcastically and as she looked in the mirror. She nodded in satisfaction at her reflection and then exited, and headed to the bridge.
"Katherine, you must concentrate on your quest, for Tommy's sake." D.E.C.A. said as she walked through the halls.
"Thanks D.E.C.A., it was nice meeting you." Kat smiled as she reached her destination. As soon as she entered the bridge, the rangers began briefing her on last minute updates.
"We'll be in visual and audio contact if you need us. Alpha upgraded your old communicator which we teleported from your house, and Alpha has tapped into the main security system in Amneous so we can monitor your quest visually." T.J. said, handing her the mock watch.
She took it, frowning. "You mean, you'll be going through my memories with me?" she said hesitantly.
"Don't worry Kat," Cassie smiled, placing her hand on the Australian's shoulder, "we're here to support you, not judge you."
Kat sighed, smiling at Cassie. "Thanks. Well, I guess I'm ready to go.Actually; can you get a visual on Tommy from here? I never got the chance to go see him."
"Of course." Andros smiled, moving to grant her request. He'd removed the image he had before she came, deciding it best to deliver the news first. Seeing Tommy like that as soon as she got there would have created some problems. After a moment, Tommy's sleeping form appeared on the main screen again. Kat gazed at him, smiling ruefully, and found she had to turn away. It's been too long. She sighed inwardly. She composed herself and turned back, but his image was gone. She smiled at Andros, silently thanking him for his understanding.
"Okay, I'm ready." She said, standing up straight, as if attempting to improve her confidence. Alpha nodded and turned to implement the teleportation. Kat looked around, receiving 'good luck,' and 'you can do it,' from her new friends. They all disappeared from sight, as she was teleported from the Megaship.
*** She landed at the entrance to the cave, and looked around before making her way in. The cave lay in the heart of a forest, but the trees behind her offered no idea as to what lay beyond them. Sighing, she turned and walked into the dark rock opening. The large entrance slowly closed into a narrow stone hallway as she continued. Blackness enclosed the small area, causing Kat to have to feel her way along. She heard water dripping around her, and felt the odd drop on her arms from time to time, while the walls were sharp and bumpy beneath her fingers.
"They sure do know how to make you feel at home down here," she mumbled, stopping to grab a flashlight from her bag.
As she kept going, faster now from the source of light, she quickly found her way to an opening. She looked up, and up.and up, met with a huge ancient gateway, sealed tight. A crest was carved near the lower half of the doors. She squinted, shining her flashlight on it and found that it was the seal of the power rangers. Smiling at the familiarity of the animal spirits, she moved closer to find the way in. Instead of a lock, she found an electronic keypad, big enough to fit a human hand atop it.
"Katherine, that is the access panel. Place your palm on it and the doors will open. It already knows who's stone you're looking for." Alpha said over her communicator.
"How?" she frowned.
"It is connected to the rangers memory it holds. No time for the specifics. In short, it knows." He finished.
Kat sighed and nodded as she moved to the panel. Without hesitation, she placed her hand on the device, and it automatically came to life, a red light covering the square beneath her palm. She frowned deeper as a computer programmed response echoed through the chamber.
"Access denied. Not required subject."
"What!?" she cried pulling her hand away. She sighed angrily and stubbornly tried again. Again, the voice echoed.
"Access denied. Not required subject."
"Kat, what's going on?" Andros asked.
"It says I'm not the one who's supposed to go on the quest. What should I do?" she sighed. There was a moment of silence on the other end. "Guys?" she asked again.
"Return to the teleportation sight, we'll bring you back." Alpha answered.
"Do you have any idea who could be the one?" Cassie asked.
"No I.wait. It couldn't be." She breathed.
"Couldn't be what Kat, who is it?"
"Kimberly Hart. Can you locate her? Last I heard she was in Florida." She asked, already moving back to the cave entrance.
"We'll get you back here while D.E.C.A. locates her." Andros said.
"Right." Kat said, breaking into a run.
*** "Kim knew Tommy long before I did. They dated for a long time, even fell in love, but Kim got the chance to train for the Pan Globals in gymnastics with Gunther Schmidt in Florida. From what I heard, she was reluctant to leave, but Tommy assured her that everything would be fine. I was under an evil spell at the time, so I don't remember too much. But once the spell was broken, I was chosen to receive Kimberly's powers. One day, Tommy got this letter from Kim saying that she'd met someone else and that she was breaking up with him. He was devastated." Kat explained. She paused, remembering the look on Tommy's face that day. Shaking it off, she looked up finding stunned looks on the space rangers faces. "Guys, I know what you're thinking. Don't hate her she's really nice. I admit this wasn't in her character, but there has to be a reasonable explanation."
She was about to explain further, but D.E.C.A. intervened. "Subject located. She is alone. Shall I teleport her here Andros?"
"Yes, please D.E.C.A." Andros replied. In a flash of white light, the young gymnast appeared in the middle of the bridge. She had her back to them, and gasped when she materialized, turning to find out where she was. When she noticed Kat and Alpha, she smiled nervously, too stunned to move.
"Hey Kim," Kat smiled, moving forward. "This is the Delta Megaship. And this," she said indicating to the rangers, "is T.J., Carlos, Cassie, Ashley, and Andros. They're the current Power Rangers."
"Um.hi. Kimberly Hart. What exactly am I doing here? I was doing my homework and I got up to get a cookie, then I end up on the bridge of the.Delta Megaship. You guys are lucky I don't have a roommate." She said, moving towards them.
"Well, we found Tommy floating in space." Cassie said.
"WHAT?!" Kim cried, her nervous smile replaced by pure worry. "You- you found Tommy? Is-is he okay? Where is he?" she stammered.
Kat instantly knew she still felt something for him. "Well," she began, "He's in somewhat critical condition and he's going to have amnesia when he wakes up."
"He's awake." A voice mumbled from behind them. Everyone whirled to see a confused Tommy standing in the bridge doorway, rubbing his head.