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Author's note: Sorry this has taken so long to get up. I've been so busy with school.you know how it is. When I've been doing homework, I've been wishing I could write this. Anyway, enjoy!!!
The rangers on the Megaship looked at each other uneasily. Kat sighed and broke the uncomfortable silence.
"She'll be fine. She can take it.she's strong." She reassured them. "Trust me. I know her." They nodded slowly and returned their attention to Kim's quest.
*** "Please gather your things and prepare for the second obstacle." The voice spoke again. She hugged the few possessions she'd brought with her, and dripping wet as she went, moved to wait for the door to open. As the slab slid open, it revealed another stone pool, this time slightly bigger, but still the same depth as before. "Put your belongings aside, and enter the pool. The same rules apply. Are you ready Kimberly Ann Hart?"
"I hope so." She sighed.
"Kim, we're still in visual. Good luck." Andros said from her communicator. Kim smiled slightly, and sat down on the edge of the pool. She slid herself in, noticing that the water was warmer to her now. She again waded out into the middle and took a deep breath before descending beneath the surface. She felt her heart rate slowing and she relaxed, letting go. She closed her eyes and suddenly felt the water fade around her. She opened her eyes and looked around, finding herself in another familiar place.
This is my house.
She was on her front porch, spotting herself and Tommy walking towards her. "I had a wonderful time Tommy." She heard herself say. She smiled shyly at her boyfriend, but jerked at the sound of screaming coming from her house. Invisible Kim felt her stomach muscles tighten.
Oh no.
"What was that?" Tommy asked worriedly.
Kim sighed and closed her eyes. "They're fighting again." She said putting her hand on her forehead as tears began to swell in her eyes. Tommy immediately grabbed her in a hug and stroked her hair.
"You don't have to go in there. We can go to the park or something." He suggested.
"No, no. It's okay." She said pulling away. "No matter where I go, how long I stay away, when I get back they'll either be fighting or there'll be this huge weight hanging over the house, and in some way, some how, they'll start fighting again, and I'll hear my name a bunch of times in the screaming, and they'll be fighting over me." She said, crying out right now. "I don't know why they haven't gotten a divorce yet. I don't want them to, but.I don't want them to stay together because of me. I.I just want them to be happy and stop fighting. It's my fault they're fighting."
"No it is not. Kim, don't ever think that!" Tommy said. "This is not your fault. Always, always remember that." He said, hugging her again. Just then the front door swung open.
"Kim, it's late, come inside. Good night Tommy." Kim's father said, glaring at the two of them.
"Coming Dad." Kim said looking down. "Night Tommy." She kissed him on the cheek before following her father into the dark house.
"Kim," Tommy said before she shut the door. Kim looked at him sadly. "Remember what I said. Okay?"
Kim nodded and shut the door, leaving Tommy alone on the dim porch. Invisible Kim waited, and wondered why she hadn't been put inside the house yet. She frowned and looked to Tommy.
"I hope someone's watching over you Kim.I love you." He sighed, and reluctantly turned to leave. He took once last look at Kim's house, and saw her in the window, crying on her couch as two shadows fought behind her. He sighed again and got in his car, and drove away.
Kim was left standing on the porch in tears. As the outside of her house melted away, one thought was with her.
I love you too.so much.
*** "Oh my gosh," Kat said, looking down. "I knew it." She sighed.
*** Kim watched herself rise from the couch and exit the living room, and heading up the stairs. She collapsed in silent tears half way up, as the screaming overwhelmed her.
"You do NOT have control over that! It id MY career!"
"This is our family, I should have some say in the matter!"
"I wouldn't call this a family anymore!"
"Maybe not, but while we're still married, I still have to do something!"
"Is it a duty now, to have a family!"
"Seems like it!"
"Well then, let me take the burden off your hands, I want a divorce!"
Kim gasped. She hadn't expected the blow she knew was coming to hurt so much. She thought, somewhere in the back of her mind, that they'd work it out.that they'd be a family again. She watched herself silently fall apart, wanting to collapse herself from the pain that she felt in her again.
*** "Why isn't she saying anything?" Cassie asked worriedly.
"Tommy told me that this," Kat began, "is one of the things that crushed her in the world. It was.it was like Kim wasn't perfect anymore. I mean I know no one is perfect, but Kim always made it seem like they were. Then, her family was ripped apart. She wouldn't talk to anyone for days. The pain coming back so fast must have caused her to shut down." She sighed sadly as they watched Kim sob silently before them in the illusion that was her house. "I never knew it was this bad."
*** Kim watched herself run up the stairs, and appeared in her room before her former self did.
"Who am I kidding!" she sobbed, "It's all my fault! If I'd never been born, they'd be happy. If I'd never been born." she flopped onto her bed and sobbed into her pillow. Invisible Kim stood in the corner in silent agony. All she could do was watch and cry along with her former self. Soon, silence filled the room and Kim realized that she was asleep on her bed. Kim frowned, expecting the memory to end. She decided to walk around her room, considering she hadn't been there in so long. After two steps, she felt her heartbeat quicken, and ceased immediately. Then, albeit a little late, the scenario before her melted away, and once again Kim's eyes snapped open and she thrashed for the surface. She inhaled deeply and wiped away stray tears with her soaked palm as she swap for the sidewall.
"God, how much worse can this get!" she cried, out of breath. A voice from her communicator breaking her out of her revere.
"Kim, are you okay? Gosh, I'm so sorry, I-I never knew. Are you sure you want Tommy to watch this later?" Kat asked.
"He's gonna have to find out sooner or later." Kim sniffled. She climbed out of the pool as Kat continued.
"Well, we'll still be here the rest of the way, but we can only stay in visual contact.."
"What? Why?" Kim asked.
"Well, the audio connection is having some sort of effect on the ship. If we keep it up, we may not be able to get you back here. We'll still be able to see and hear you though. The problem is coming from rerouting your responses back to us." Andros explained.
"Oh, okay. Well, two down one to go. I'll talk to you guys later." Kim sighed as she gathered her things. She expected a response, but there was none so she guessed they had to cut the connection fast. She stood and moved to the connecting door, and waited for it to open.
"Before you go any further Kimberly Hart, I would like to tell you about the following trials you will experience." The voice announced.
Kim frowned, furrowing her brow in confusion. It would like.? This is too weird. She said to herself. ".Okay." she hesitated.
"After your third, final, and worst memory, you will have to face your greatest enemy and fight your greatest love." The voice continued.
Kim frowned even further. "So.I'm fighting two people?"
"No, they are one."
"Okay, this is getting too weird, can we please just get this over with." Kim said, brushing away the rest of her tears. There was a pause that followed before the voice continued.
"Step through the door Kimberly Hart."
Kim gripped the bundle in her arms, and moved through the now open door. This time she was met with a huge glistening pool, line with rough stones.
"You know what to do Kimberly Hart."
"I really hope it's not what I think it is." she said nervously, as she moved towards her fate.
Author's note: Sorry this has taken so long to get up. I've been so busy with school.you know how it is. When I've been doing homework, I've been wishing I could write this. Anyway, enjoy!!!
The rangers on the Megaship looked at each other uneasily. Kat sighed and broke the uncomfortable silence.
"She'll be fine. She can take it.she's strong." She reassured them. "Trust me. I know her." They nodded slowly and returned their attention to Kim's quest.
*** "Please gather your things and prepare for the second obstacle." The voice spoke again. She hugged the few possessions she'd brought with her, and dripping wet as she went, moved to wait for the door to open. As the slab slid open, it revealed another stone pool, this time slightly bigger, but still the same depth as before. "Put your belongings aside, and enter the pool. The same rules apply. Are you ready Kimberly Ann Hart?"
"I hope so." She sighed.
"Kim, we're still in visual. Good luck." Andros said from her communicator. Kim smiled slightly, and sat down on the edge of the pool. She slid herself in, noticing that the water was warmer to her now. She again waded out into the middle and took a deep breath before descending beneath the surface. She felt her heart rate slowing and she relaxed, letting go. She closed her eyes and suddenly felt the water fade around her. She opened her eyes and looked around, finding herself in another familiar place.
This is my house.
She was on her front porch, spotting herself and Tommy walking towards her. "I had a wonderful time Tommy." She heard herself say. She smiled shyly at her boyfriend, but jerked at the sound of screaming coming from her house. Invisible Kim felt her stomach muscles tighten.
Oh no.
"What was that?" Tommy asked worriedly.
Kim sighed and closed her eyes. "They're fighting again." She said putting her hand on her forehead as tears began to swell in her eyes. Tommy immediately grabbed her in a hug and stroked her hair.
"You don't have to go in there. We can go to the park or something." He suggested.
"No, no. It's okay." She said pulling away. "No matter where I go, how long I stay away, when I get back they'll either be fighting or there'll be this huge weight hanging over the house, and in some way, some how, they'll start fighting again, and I'll hear my name a bunch of times in the screaming, and they'll be fighting over me." She said, crying out right now. "I don't know why they haven't gotten a divorce yet. I don't want them to, but.I don't want them to stay together because of me. I.I just want them to be happy and stop fighting. It's my fault they're fighting."
"No it is not. Kim, don't ever think that!" Tommy said. "This is not your fault. Always, always remember that." He said, hugging her again. Just then the front door swung open.
"Kim, it's late, come inside. Good night Tommy." Kim's father said, glaring at the two of them.
"Coming Dad." Kim said looking down. "Night Tommy." She kissed him on the cheek before following her father into the dark house.
"Kim," Tommy said before she shut the door. Kim looked at him sadly. "Remember what I said. Okay?"
Kim nodded and shut the door, leaving Tommy alone on the dim porch. Invisible Kim waited, and wondered why she hadn't been put inside the house yet. She frowned and looked to Tommy.
"I hope someone's watching over you Kim.I love you." He sighed, and reluctantly turned to leave. He took once last look at Kim's house, and saw her in the window, crying on her couch as two shadows fought behind her. He sighed again and got in his car, and drove away.
Kim was left standing on the porch in tears. As the outside of her house melted away, one thought was with her.
I love you too.so much.
*** "Oh my gosh," Kat said, looking down. "I knew it." She sighed.
*** Kim watched herself rise from the couch and exit the living room, and heading up the stairs. She collapsed in silent tears half way up, as the screaming overwhelmed her.
"You do NOT have control over that! It id MY career!"
"This is our family, I should have some say in the matter!"
"I wouldn't call this a family anymore!"
"Maybe not, but while we're still married, I still have to do something!"
"Is it a duty now, to have a family!"
"Seems like it!"
"Well then, let me take the burden off your hands, I want a divorce!"
Kim gasped. She hadn't expected the blow she knew was coming to hurt so much. She thought, somewhere in the back of her mind, that they'd work it out.that they'd be a family again. She watched herself silently fall apart, wanting to collapse herself from the pain that she felt in her again.
*** "Why isn't she saying anything?" Cassie asked worriedly.
"Tommy told me that this," Kat began, "is one of the things that crushed her in the world. It was.it was like Kim wasn't perfect anymore. I mean I know no one is perfect, but Kim always made it seem like they were. Then, her family was ripped apart. She wouldn't talk to anyone for days. The pain coming back so fast must have caused her to shut down." She sighed sadly as they watched Kim sob silently before them in the illusion that was her house. "I never knew it was this bad."
*** Kim watched herself run up the stairs, and appeared in her room before her former self did.
"Who am I kidding!" she sobbed, "It's all my fault! If I'd never been born, they'd be happy. If I'd never been born." she flopped onto her bed and sobbed into her pillow. Invisible Kim stood in the corner in silent agony. All she could do was watch and cry along with her former self. Soon, silence filled the room and Kim realized that she was asleep on her bed. Kim frowned, expecting the memory to end. She decided to walk around her room, considering she hadn't been there in so long. After two steps, she felt her heartbeat quicken, and ceased immediately. Then, albeit a little late, the scenario before her melted away, and once again Kim's eyes snapped open and she thrashed for the surface. She inhaled deeply and wiped away stray tears with her soaked palm as she swap for the sidewall.
"God, how much worse can this get!" she cried, out of breath. A voice from her communicator breaking her out of her revere.
"Kim, are you okay? Gosh, I'm so sorry, I-I never knew. Are you sure you want Tommy to watch this later?" Kat asked.
"He's gonna have to find out sooner or later." Kim sniffled. She climbed out of the pool as Kat continued.
"Well, we'll still be here the rest of the way, but we can only stay in visual contact.."
"What? Why?" Kim asked.
"Well, the audio connection is having some sort of effect on the ship. If we keep it up, we may not be able to get you back here. We'll still be able to see and hear you though. The problem is coming from rerouting your responses back to us." Andros explained.
"Oh, okay. Well, two down one to go. I'll talk to you guys later." Kim sighed as she gathered her things. She expected a response, but there was none so she guessed they had to cut the connection fast. She stood and moved to the connecting door, and waited for it to open.
"Before you go any further Kimberly Hart, I would like to tell you about the following trials you will experience." The voice announced.
Kim frowned, furrowing her brow in confusion. It would like.? This is too weird. She said to herself. ".Okay." she hesitated.
"After your third, final, and worst memory, you will have to face your greatest enemy and fight your greatest love." The voice continued.
Kim frowned even further. "So.I'm fighting two people?"
"No, they are one."
"Okay, this is getting too weird, can we please just get this over with." Kim said, brushing away the rest of her tears. There was a pause that followed before the voice continued.
"Step through the door Kimberly Hart."
Kim gripped the bundle in her arms, and moved through the now open door. This time she was met with a huge glistening pool, line with rough stones.
"You know what to do Kimberly Hart."
"I really hope it's not what I think it is." she said nervously, as she moved towards her fate.