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sick or repeating that I don't own them.
Author's note: in response to one of the reviews (which I really appreciate by the way), no, Kim didn't forget about Tommy. It doesn't end at the quest, there are still memories to confront. read on traveler!
Tommy smiled evilly at Kimberly as he fell into a defensive stance. "Please, I don't want to fight you." Kim said moving towards him with her hands out in front of her.
"Looks like you don't have a choice pink ranger." He said, grinning even wider.
Kim couldn't think. Why was she fighting Tommy???.or rather two of them. The other one had somehow disappeared from the dark corner he had stepped out of. She figured that she must have to face them one at a time. But she couldn't figure out why she had to fight him, any part of him. Then, it hit her.
"You're evil. Tommy's dark side.my greatest enemy." She said aloud, receiving a nod from the still grinning 'Tommy.'
"And, I am your greatest love." A pair of arms encircled her waist, and her breath caught in her throat. He had moved from his dark corner to come around behind her. Suddenly she felt safe, she felt warm. She almost melted into his arms, but he pulled back. "It is not time for me yet, but don't worry. I'll be back." And then, he was gone.
"Tommy.don't go." she said, turning to catch him, make him stay, make him love her, but he was gone.
"Well pink ranger, now we can get down to business." Tommy's voice said maliciously from behind her. She frowned and turned around slowly.
"I don't care which part of Tommy you are, I won't fight you." She said determinedly.
"Fight me.or fail the quest." Tommy said grinning conniving.
Kim stood silent for a moment, considering her possibilities, then fell into a fighting stance. Tommy smirked wickedly and attacked, sending a spinning heal kick towards Kim's head. She flipped backwards away from it, hitting his foot at the same time. Tommy stumbled backwards, but regained his balance.
*How do I beat him!?* Kim thought. She didn't have time to consider her answer because Tommy then ran at her with a series of punches. They engaged in a lightning fast hand-to-hand combat. Tommy punched and Kim blocked, immediately sending a return. Tommy blocked and faked right before swinging to her left. Kim ducked; delivering a hit to his stomach, then came up with an upper cut. Tommy caught her by the wrist and they stared at each other. His eyes filled with evil, hers with pure determination. Tommy flung her by her wrist so forcefully that it spun her around. He was prepared to take her out with a mean right hook, but Kim bent over as she came around, ducking his punch. She came up, and used her momentum to deliver a crushing left hook to his jawbone. Tommy fell back, unconscious. Kim stared at him for a couple of seconds, breathing heavily. She bowed her head and shut her eyes tightly, and turned away from him. "How do I beat him! How did we reach him before.That's it!" she said looking up. Her eyes bolted around the room, thinking of how to go about her plan. "His heart! This Tommy still has feelings for me, if it's his evil self from my ranger days. If I can use that to beat him.it has be it. It."
"Mmm." Tommy groaned, interrupting Kim's thoughts. She whirled around, and saw him recovering and rising as he rubbed his jaw. He opened his eyes and glared at her. He was about to retaliate, but Kim's words halted him.
*I hope this works.* she said inwardly. "Tommy, please don't do this." she said putting her hands in front of her again.
"And why not! Because everyone 'misses' me!" he said in mock sadness.
"No," she said, taking a deep breath. "because.I love you."
Tommy's expression dropped, and his face paled. "Wh-what did you just say?" he breathed.
"I said, I love you." Kim sighed sadly.
"You.you love me? Even after all I've done?" he said in disbelief. He was frozen.this was good. Kim edged towards him and took a deep breath and continued.
"Yes, and.if you come back to me, we can be together.forever." She whispered. She looked up at him, and saw the rage fading from his eyes.
"Yes." He nodded. "Yes." His lips drew nearer to hers, to meet in a forgiving kiss, but never quite made it. Tommy faded away, leaving Kim standing alone. Her face scrunched up, and her hands flew up to try and cover the tears that were silently falling from her eyes.
"Hello Beautiful." A voice said from behind her. Kim exhaled shakily, and suddenly whirled around to face him.
"What are you gonna do to me, huh? You gonna.gonna take away my powers, you gonna leave me! Huh! Well you're too late, it's been done. Oh and being beaten to a bloody pulp! Old news! So what, you gonna fight me, well.bring it on. I could use a punching bag right now." She screamed. Tommy just stood there while she screamed. Screamed out all the hate, all the pain and anger. Anything to stop the pain. She stood there breathing heavily, waiting for Tommy to respond.
"I.I was hoping we could talk is all." He said, completely oblivious to what she had just said.
"What?" she breathed. "I pour my heart out about everything I've endured, everything I've been through, the pain, the torment of reliving that hell, and you want to TALK! What kind of clone do you think you are!" she screamed, stalking up to him, yelling in his face.
"Please Kim, I just wanna talk. Maybe there's still a chance for us. Please, talk to me." He said softly.
"I CANNOT HANDLE THIS!!!" Kim screamed, backing away and throwing her hands in the air. "I love you, but I can't do this, not now." She continued hoarsely. "I can't take any more emotions to deal with. I'm just not ready to feel any more than I have. I have to sort out what happened with Brad, and gymnastics, and myself. I have to figure out what happened to me, don't you understand that!"
"Maybe I can help, and we can get closer." Tommy urged, not moving from where he stood.
"No." Kim said firmly. "Please understand that I need to do this alone. I know that when I need you, you'll be there, and maybe then we can work out what we have between us, but please, please put us aside for now, and let me deal." She sighed, backing away from him. He bowed his head, and then faded away. Kim sighed, and crouched on the ground putting her head in her hands. She cried softly, trying to sort out what had just happened to her. Suddenly, she heard a noise behind her. She stood, and smoothed out her hair as she turned. An exasperated sigh of relief escaped her lips as a glittering green stone sat in the distance on a black stand in the center of the sandy room.
"Finally!" she cried, racing towards it. She got so caught up in the quest and the joy of finding the stone at last that she reached for it, when a booming voice caught her attention.
"STOP KIMBERLY HART!"
COMING SOON: Tommy wakes up, with his memory intact. What will he say to Kimberly, and what will he do when he sees the quest.
Author's note: in response to one of the reviews (which I really appreciate by the way), no, Kim didn't forget about Tommy. It doesn't end at the quest, there are still memories to confront. read on traveler!
Tommy smiled evilly at Kimberly as he fell into a defensive stance. "Please, I don't want to fight you." Kim said moving towards him with her hands out in front of her.
"Looks like you don't have a choice pink ranger." He said, grinning even wider.
Kim couldn't think. Why was she fighting Tommy???.or rather two of them. The other one had somehow disappeared from the dark corner he had stepped out of. She figured that she must have to face them one at a time. But she couldn't figure out why she had to fight him, any part of him. Then, it hit her.
"You're evil. Tommy's dark side.my greatest enemy." She said aloud, receiving a nod from the still grinning 'Tommy.'
"And, I am your greatest love." A pair of arms encircled her waist, and her breath caught in her throat. He had moved from his dark corner to come around behind her. Suddenly she felt safe, she felt warm. She almost melted into his arms, but he pulled back. "It is not time for me yet, but don't worry. I'll be back." And then, he was gone.
"Tommy.don't go." she said, turning to catch him, make him stay, make him love her, but he was gone.
"Well pink ranger, now we can get down to business." Tommy's voice said maliciously from behind her. She frowned and turned around slowly.
"I don't care which part of Tommy you are, I won't fight you." She said determinedly.
"Fight me.or fail the quest." Tommy said grinning conniving.
Kim stood silent for a moment, considering her possibilities, then fell into a fighting stance. Tommy smirked wickedly and attacked, sending a spinning heal kick towards Kim's head. She flipped backwards away from it, hitting his foot at the same time. Tommy stumbled backwards, but regained his balance.
*How do I beat him!?* Kim thought. She didn't have time to consider her answer because Tommy then ran at her with a series of punches. They engaged in a lightning fast hand-to-hand combat. Tommy punched and Kim blocked, immediately sending a return. Tommy blocked and faked right before swinging to her left. Kim ducked; delivering a hit to his stomach, then came up with an upper cut. Tommy caught her by the wrist and they stared at each other. His eyes filled with evil, hers with pure determination. Tommy flung her by her wrist so forcefully that it spun her around. He was prepared to take her out with a mean right hook, but Kim bent over as she came around, ducking his punch. She came up, and used her momentum to deliver a crushing left hook to his jawbone. Tommy fell back, unconscious. Kim stared at him for a couple of seconds, breathing heavily. She bowed her head and shut her eyes tightly, and turned away from him. "How do I beat him! How did we reach him before.That's it!" she said looking up. Her eyes bolted around the room, thinking of how to go about her plan. "His heart! This Tommy still has feelings for me, if it's his evil self from my ranger days. If I can use that to beat him.it has be it. It."
"Mmm." Tommy groaned, interrupting Kim's thoughts. She whirled around, and saw him recovering and rising as he rubbed his jaw. He opened his eyes and glared at her. He was about to retaliate, but Kim's words halted him.
*I hope this works.* she said inwardly. "Tommy, please don't do this." she said putting her hands in front of her again.
"And why not! Because everyone 'misses' me!" he said in mock sadness.
"No," she said, taking a deep breath. "because.I love you."
Tommy's expression dropped, and his face paled. "Wh-what did you just say?" he breathed.
"I said, I love you." Kim sighed sadly.
"You.you love me? Even after all I've done?" he said in disbelief. He was frozen.this was good. Kim edged towards him and took a deep breath and continued.
"Yes, and.if you come back to me, we can be together.forever." She whispered. She looked up at him, and saw the rage fading from his eyes.
"Yes." He nodded. "Yes." His lips drew nearer to hers, to meet in a forgiving kiss, but never quite made it. Tommy faded away, leaving Kim standing alone. Her face scrunched up, and her hands flew up to try and cover the tears that were silently falling from her eyes.
"Hello Beautiful." A voice said from behind her. Kim exhaled shakily, and suddenly whirled around to face him.
"What are you gonna do to me, huh? You gonna.gonna take away my powers, you gonna leave me! Huh! Well you're too late, it's been done. Oh and being beaten to a bloody pulp! Old news! So what, you gonna fight me, well.bring it on. I could use a punching bag right now." She screamed. Tommy just stood there while she screamed. Screamed out all the hate, all the pain and anger. Anything to stop the pain. She stood there breathing heavily, waiting for Tommy to respond.
"I.I was hoping we could talk is all." He said, completely oblivious to what she had just said.
"What?" she breathed. "I pour my heart out about everything I've endured, everything I've been through, the pain, the torment of reliving that hell, and you want to TALK! What kind of clone do you think you are!" she screamed, stalking up to him, yelling in his face.
"Please Kim, I just wanna talk. Maybe there's still a chance for us. Please, talk to me." He said softly.
"I CANNOT HANDLE THIS!!!" Kim screamed, backing away and throwing her hands in the air. "I love you, but I can't do this, not now." She continued hoarsely. "I can't take any more emotions to deal with. I'm just not ready to feel any more than I have. I have to sort out what happened with Brad, and gymnastics, and myself. I have to figure out what happened to me, don't you understand that!"
"Maybe I can help, and we can get closer." Tommy urged, not moving from where he stood.
"No." Kim said firmly. "Please understand that I need to do this alone. I know that when I need you, you'll be there, and maybe then we can work out what we have between us, but please, please put us aside for now, and let me deal." She sighed, backing away from him. He bowed his head, and then faded away. Kim sighed, and crouched on the ground putting her head in her hands. She cried softly, trying to sort out what had just happened to her. Suddenly, she heard a noise behind her. She stood, and smoothed out her hair as she turned. An exasperated sigh of relief escaped her lips as a glittering green stone sat in the distance on a black stand in the center of the sandy room.
"Finally!" she cried, racing towards it. She got so caught up in the quest and the joy of finding the stone at last that she reached for it, when a booming voice caught her attention.
"STOP KIMBERLY HART!"
COMING SOON: Tommy wakes up, with his memory intact. What will he say to Kimberly, and what will he do when he sees the quest.