Chappy Five! Hope you like! Don't own the rangers, everything you don't recognize is mine! Don't steal! Always me, BashfulC!

Family Secrets: Chappy Five

Kimberly was confused. Jason wasn't faring very well either. Both just stared up at Zordon with looks of bewilderment, panic, and a little amount of anger.

"What has begun, Zordon?" Kimberly finally asked.

/That's what I'd like to know!/ Kimberly frowned.

/Will you stop that!/ Jason looked startled for a moment before glaring over at the petite brunette.

/Its not my fault!/ Jason 'pathed to her. Kim was barely keeping control over her anger. She really didn't like having someone hearing her thoughts.

/And you think I do?!/ Kim mentally pictured Jason as a bloody pulp.

/If you stop thinking and just let you mind go blank, I'll do the same and we won't be hearing each other in our heads. Kay?/ Kim asked. Jason nodded but she clearly heard the words "bloody brat" before his mind went completely blank. Kim glared, turning her mind blank.

"I heard that!" She said aloud. He just rolled his eyes. Kim turned to there friend in Blue.

"Billy? What's going on? And what *did* you mean by 'it has begun?'" Kimberly directed the last part to her mentor. Zordon looked down at them, a small smile gracing his features.

"I'm afraid we have good news, bad news, some more good news, and then some more bad news." He told them gently. Kim narrowed her eyes.

"Okay. So get with telling!" She demanded. She had a very bad feeling about all this. Judging from the vibes she was getting from Jason, he felt the same way.

"The good news is that you don't have to kill to find a 'real' family Kim, you either Jase. Don't give me that look; I know you were thinking the same thing." Billy accused his 'older bro'. Jason blushed.

"Okay, that is good news. Who is it?" Kim asked, curious despite herself. Billy glanced between them.

"Um. You know how you two use to pretend that you were blood siblings? We-ll, you don't have to pretend. You are. You're twins, in fact." Kimberly's jaw dropped. /Jason, my blood brother? Okay, I want to kill something. / She thought to herself. Jason threw her a startled look.

"Kill something? Kim is being my twin sister that bad?" he asked, dejected. Kim's eyes widened.

"Oh God, no! It's just-weird. I mean, think about it. We've been friends all these years and just now we find out were related. It's north side of freaky. But it's cool. I wouldn't want any one else." Kimberly reassured him. Jason smiled gently at her.

"Ditto. Now, you mentioned something about bad news?" Jason asked Billy. Billy swallowed. He was purposely keeping his mind blank; he wanted to tell them vocally.

"The bad news, is that you're not exactly-human." He finished, hesitantly. Kimberly blinked at him and Jason curled his hands into fists.

"What do you mean?" He asked, quietly. He really wasn't ready for this. He just found out he was adopted for Christ's sake! Suddenly a soothing feeling went through him and he threw a grateful glance at Kim. She appeared slightly shocked at herself. Storing that bit into his To Do list, he focused on Zordon.

"What Billy is trying to say is that you are full blooded Phaedosian. Your parents were the King and Queen of Phaedos and Dulcea's sister and brother-in-law." He explained gently. Kimberly paled. Jason swallowed.

"King? Queen? That, that, that means we're-----royalty?" Jason asked, stunned. Kimberly's eyes widened.

"I'm a princess. My God, I'm a princess!" Kimberly murmured to herself. She looked so pale, Billy was afraid she might collapse. A chair appeared behind her just as she did, indeed, collapse. Luckily she didn't miss. The same thing happened to Jason. They looked up at Zordon, stunned. He smiled softly down at them. Suddenly Kimberly realized something.

"Zordon? You used the word 'were'. As in, past tense?" she asked shakily. Zordon's mood turned somber.

"Yes, I'm afraid it is. You're parents died fighting Zedd. It is because of them that he is a walking muscle, as you once called him." Kimberly's mouth quirked and even Jason gave a small smile. Kimberly quickly turned deadly.

"I'm gonna kill him." She stated. Billy gave her a shocked look. The anger, pain, and pure venom in her voice was astounding. Jason nodded his agreement. Billy shared a look with Zordon.

"There's more. It seems that there are millions of Phaedosian's who fled and are currently residing on three separate planets. I have no clue what the heir thing is on Phaedos, but they need a leader. You also inherited a very special power called the Spectrum Avatar powers. I'm sure Dulcea can explain it further. She is your aunt, ya know." Kim grinned.

"Wicked. So what do we have to do? To get the powers, I mean." Kim asked. Zordon smiled at her enthusiasm which was infectious as Jason started grinning as well.

"In three days time, all your Phaedosian gifts will surface. Since your upbringing was different than most younglings, you will have a hard time getting them under control. The first has already surfaced; telepathy. Others might include telekinesis, healing, magik, transformation, psychic abilities, seer, quite possibly even the rare gift of invisibility. No one knows what the heavens will gift them with, you must wait. You will have all your gifts once you turn eighteen." Kim frowned.

"Zordon, I don't turn eighteen for another month. How is it possible for me to turn eighteen in three days?" Kim asked, confused.

"I believe your birthday was actually the day of your adoption Kimberly. It was said that the first day of the year, a set of twins would bridge the gap between night and day. They were supposedly born four minutes apart; one just before the sun rose, the other just as the sunrays hit the crest of the earth. It was why they were nicknamed Apollo and Artemis, after the Greek God and Goddess. No one knows your true names." Kimberly blinked.

"So which is which? Cause I don't know about you, but I really don't want to be a guy." Kimberly commented flippantly to Jason. He paled as he realized he just might be named after a Goddess, not a God. Billy softly chuckled. That was the Kim he knew and loved. Kim gave him an impish smile.

"How are we gonna do this? I mean-do we wait, or do we go to Phaedos and gather the people?" She was starting to freak. She was a Princess! She might be able to handle being the student body President but she couldn't rule a planet! Jason shot her a look.

"Actually, since mother and father have passed, I believe we're a King and Queen." He told her. Billy nodded. Kimberly shot him her look of death.

/That wasn't even remotely helpful./ she told him. He smirked. They turned to Zordon as he spoke.

"We need to discuss this with the rangers. Alpha, please contact them." Kimberly's eyes went wide. /Oh boy.so not ready for confrontation./ she thought. Jason nodded. He knew exactly how she felt.

They would have continued, but five streaks of light entered the Power Chamber and coalesced into the forms of a sleepy Tommy, Rocky, Adam, Tanya, and Kat. Kim giggled. Tommy was only in his boxers. Black ones with red hearts all over it. Jason heard her thinking and started chuckling. Soon, Rocky and Adam, who were dressed in green and blue tank tops and sweats, and Kat and Tanya who had on pink and yellow pants and tank tops started snickering at the blushing red ranger.

"Poor Tommy, he's the same color as his uniform." Kim murmured softly to Jason, who quickly turned his snicker into a cough. Tommy shot them a look. Kimberly smirked at him.

"Forget something, Tommy?" she asked innocently. The others erupted into laughter as he scowled. Kimberly smirked.

"Paybacks a bitch, huh?' She asked, recalling a time when she had been teleported by Zordon only in a towel. Jason chuckled. The others looked confused, but Tommy just gave her a look.

"At least I'm wearing something other than a towel!" He snapped. She blushed. He just had to throw that in her face. She grumbled slightly to herself and started muttering curses under her breath, which unfortunately, made Rocky, Adam, Kat, and Tanya laugh even harder.

"Ya know, I'm a Queen, you could give me a little respect." She grumbled to herself. Billy snorted. Everyone looked at him in shock. Billy NEVER snorted. He just shook his head.

"Actually she's right. As rangers, especially former ninjette rangers, you owe Kim and Jason your allegiance." He told them. Adam and Rocky just gave him puzzled looks. Tommy looked suspicious and the girls just looked bewildered.

"What are you talking about, Billy? Kimberly's not a Queen." Adam asked.

"Only in her head." Tommy muttered under his breath. Unfortunately, Kim and Jason's enhanced hearing chose that moment to kick in.

"Actually Tommy, I am a Queen. And Jason's a King. Which is more then you'll ever be." Kimberly told him sweetly. He gave her a look.

"Jason and Kim are the children of Elrond and Eowyn, the former King and Queen of Phaedos. Since there passing, Kim and Jason are no longer a prince and princess. They are now Queen Artemis and King Apollo of Phaedos." Zordon spoke up. The others looked up at him shocked.

"What? How can this be?" Adam asked. The others nodded dumbly up at there mentor. Zordon quickly explained the entire story. How, since Zedd wanted there unborn children, they had fled Phaedos. When he finally mentioned the gems at the end of his tale, Jason looked up.

"Zordon, how are we supposed to access the power? I mean.like you said, we weren't born into Phaedosian society. What do we do?" Kim nodded.

"Yeah. I mean, we need to figure out candidates for the other powers, but how are we supposed to get our own. You said they are biogenetically passed down. How do we activate them?" She asked. Zordon smiled down at the rangers. He turned to Billy.

"Billy, I believe I have the answer to your question. They are not exactly dying. There bodies are simply changing. This hard on them because they are on earth, not Phaedos. As the royal children, they are quite literally connected with their home planet. I believe they need to go to Phaedos to complete the change. And learn more in the ways of Phaedosian culture from there aunt." He told them. Kimberly's eyes went wide.

"Woah, woah, woah! No one said anything about dying! Give me the deets!" She cried. Billy quickly explained everything. Kim and Jason absorbed it quite nicely. Finally Jason nodded.

"That's why I've felt so week in the past couple days. The connection that will help us with the change is weakening us. When do we go?" He asked. He had already made up his mind. He was going through with it. Kim smiled.

"Yeah, when? And what do we bring?" she asked, already going through a mental list of clothes cause she was *so* not going to wear a skimpy bikini like Dulcea had. Jason gave her a puzzled look. Sighing in exasperation, she tried conjuring a mental image of Dulcea. Unfortunately what came to mind was Tommy getting his ass kicked by the Master Warrior. Jason chuckled.

"Nothing. Dulcea will have things for you." Zordon told them. He had 'overheard' there mental conversation and had a hard time not laughing himself. It was no secret his friend had an 'attack first, ask questions later' approach to life. After all she'd seen he didn't blame her. Kim gave him a skeptical look.

"If the royal clothing is that skimpy bikini outfit then we are going through a *serious* fashion change when I become Queen." she stated. Jason shook his. That comment was so Kim. Adam and Rocky snickered as they remembered Dulcea's outfit. Seeing the confused look on the girls face, Kim tried sending a mental image to the two girls. Katherine immediately gasped.

"How'd you do that?" she asked her predecessor. Kim smirked.

"One of my alien abilities is telepathy. And enhance hearing I do believe." She mentioned, glancing at the red ranger. Kat nodded, shocked. Suddenly she giggled.

"By the way, I agree with you. I wouldn't be caught dead in that outfit." Tanya nodded her agreement. Kim couldn't help it, she burst out laughing. That eased some of the tension and all but one laughed softly. Tommy glared angrily around the room.

"So what are we doing here? I need to get some sleep. I have an belt test to administer tomorrow." Tommy asked.

"Yeah, and you can use all the help you can get." Kim muttered under her breath. Jason snorted.

"I called you here so that you would be aware of the situation. If Zedd discovers that the rumors were true and that he didn't kill Kim and Jason, he will go after them with all he has. They are a danger to his plans for domination. Kim and Jason will be going to Phaedos, but they will not be going alone. I ask that Billy and Adam accompany them. They will need protection on Phaedos. Dulcea is bound to the plateau; she will not be able to help them off it. Do you agree with this?" he asked the two. Adam opened his mouth, but Tommy beat him to it.

"Of course Adam doesn't. We need him here as a ranger not on Phaedos as some bodyguard." Tommy said arrogantly. Jason narrowed his eyes. /Best bro or not, he needs to learn to be careful with his words/ he thought angrily just as a curl of smoke appeared on Tommy's boxer bottoms. Tommy's eyes went wide and he started jumping up and down.

"Mother fucking God! My pants are on fire!" Tommy yelled. Kimberly stared at him, jumping up and down, slapping his ass. Suddenly, she snorted. She couldn't help it, he looked so ridiculous. It didn't help that Alpha brought a bucket of water and threw it on the red ranger. She fell off her chair as her laughter got the best of her. The others weren't faring much better. Rocky and Adam had both slid onto the floor, holding there sides. Katherine and Tanya were trying to hold each other up and failing miserably while Billy and Jason were bent over, laughing. Tommy stood in the center of the Power Chamber, soaking wet. He glared at the group in general before turning to Zordon.

"Do whatever you want, I'm out of here." He told him just before he teleported away in a streak of red.

"Rangers" Zordon's slightly disapproving voice floated over them. Kim was the first to look up.

"I'm sorry Zordon, its just." She trailed off as another bout of laughter nearly enveloped her.

"So am I, Zordon. So, Adam, you coming?" Jason asked as he finally calmed down. He carefully avoided watching Alpha as he mopped up the water. Adam nodded, frowning.

"Tommy does have a valid point though. What about the green ranger?" Adam asked worried. Suddenly, Kim had a thought. Locking eyes with Jason, she knew he had the same thinking as her.

/Which one, though? According to Billy, there's Sun, Thunder, Earth, and Water to be given. We have Fire and Air./ Jason 'pathed to her. Kim frowned.

/He said 'Spectrum Avatars,' right? That would mean the rainbow. I bet you Red is Fire, Sun is Orange, Thunder is Yellow, Earth is Green, Water is Blue and Purple is probably Air. No wonder I've been leaning towards all shades of purple lately./ Kim thought. Jason smiled, absently. . /I think we both agree that Billy will be one, correct? So Water is already taken. Earth? I think it'd fit him./ Jason 'pathed back. Kim tilted her head as she thought it over.

/Yeah, it would. What about Green Zeo, though. We don't exactly have extra ranger material just lying around./ she reminded him. He smiled.

/Or do we?/ She gave him a puzzled look. Jason turned to Zordon.

"Zordon, could you teleport Trini, Zack, and Aisha here, please? If you can." He added, remembering the time difference. Zordon nodded to Alpha who quietly pushed some buttons. A few minutes later, three streaks landed and materialized into the bewildered forms of Trini Kwan, Zack Taylor, and Aisha Campbell.

After the mini reunion was over, the questions began.

"What are we doing here?" Trini asked them softly. She had immediately taken a liking to Katherine; she was sitting between the current and past pink rangers in the circle of chairs Zordon had provided. Kim sighed. After once again repeating the story to the three newcomers and getting over the shock, Jason and Kim explained there plan.

"While Adam comes to Phaedos to get with the protecting, Aisha can take his place." Kim told them. Aisha eyes brightened.

"Not to be the rainy cloud, but what about Africa and the plague?" Tanya asked softly. Aisha grinned.

"We figured it out a week ago! Mom and dad finally gave in and agreed that I could come back here to go to college. I was in Angel Grove Airport when you teleported me." She explained. Tanya's hugged her friend.

"We'll discuss the rest later. It's going to be so great having you here!" She exclaimed. Aisha smiled as all the others nodded. Adam smiled and handed his zeonizer to his old friend. She slapped it on her wrist.

"Thanks, Adam. But what about you? You'll be powerless." She reminded him. Adam frowned. He hadn't thought of that. Kim punched him lightly on the shoulder.

"You didn't think we'd let you go that easily, did you?" She asked him playfully. He gave her a confused stare. She grinned mischievously.

"Me 'n' Jase will need a Green Earth ranger and I can think of no better candidate." She told him softly. His jaw dropped.

"Really? Green Earth Avatar? Thanks!" Kim smiled. Zordon spoke up.

"Of course, as an avatar, you will also be a Guardian of the King and Queen. Sun, Thunder, and Water will be the other three." He explained. Adam read between the lines. Once he began the Green Earth Avatar there'd be no going back. He'd be a Royal Guardian till the day he died. Looking at Jason, then into Kim's eyes, he made his choice.

"I'll do it. I want to do it." He corrected himself. Kim smiled at Jason. Nodding towards Trini and Zack, she wrinkled her nose impishly. He grinned.

"Of course, we'll need a Thunder and Sun as well. Zack, can you see yourself as an Orange ranger? Cause Trini will be the same color, if she agrees." Jason asked them softly. They looked at each other before taking a deep breath.

"You need a Sun Ranger, I'm your man. You're Guardian. Whatever." He promised. Jason smiled. Trini grabbed Kim's hand.

"You're my best friend in the galaxy. Of course I'd say yes. I could think of no better destiny." She said softly. Kim sniffled. She hugged Trini.

"Thanks. That leaves one more. Our Little Boy Blue." She said teasingly, looking pointedly at Billy. His jaw dropped.

"Me? Why me?" He asked, completely bowled over. Kimberly giggled.

"Cause you're our best friend. Part of our family. Why *wouldn't* we choose you?" She asked him softly. He swallowed, tears in his eyes. He thought he'd never get to be a ranger again and now his friends were offering him the chance to be one for the rest for his life. They had no idea how much this meant to him. Kim giggled.

"Yes we do. You deserve it." she told him. Seeing his dumbfounded expression, she rolled her eyes playfully.

"Telepathic, remember?" She teased. He nodded.

"I accept." Jason broke out in a wide grin.

"That's great! We should get ready to head out. You two need to get things under control in Switzerland?" He asked the delegates. Zack was practically bouncing off the wall.

"Nope! We felt we were needed here in Cali so we came home. We had been in the airport when you teleported us. We just need to get our luggage. The rest is being sent to Billy's house. Billy's dad said we could stay with them since our 'rents moved." Zack explained. Jason grinned.

"Okay, here's what we'll do. Aisha, you can stay in the guest rooms here in the PC until tomorrow. I don't think the Sloans or Hillards would appreciate you just dropping in on them in the middle of the night." Aisha nodded. He turned to Billy.

"Billy, go inform your dad of what going on while Trini, Zack, and Aisha head back to the airport to get there luggage. Adam, go to your house and get some clothes. Kim and I will head over to my house and get some items." Suddenly, he frowned.

"Zordon, what do I tell my mom and dad? I mean, don't they deserve to know?" He asked. Kim pursed her lips.

"Jase, I don't think now's the time. We'll just leave a note, telling them we headed up to the mountains for two weeks at Billy's uncles cabin. They'll probably think we headed out earlier that morning, before they woke up. I don't think they'd bother to check, they'll think you're trying to come to terms. We'll let them know of our heritage once we figure it out for ourselves. Also, Adam, you should leave a note explaining that you've headed up to the mountain to try and help Jason come to terms." She outlined her plans. Jason and Adam nodded.

"They wouldn't question it. They know how much my friends mean to me. A thought skittered his thoughts, but Kim missed it. Jason however, gave Adam a amused grin. Kim clapped her hands together.

"Alright, lets go people! We don't have all night!" Kim ordered. Jason shared a glance with Billy as Aisha, Trini, Zack, and Adam teleported away.

"Kim, you're not a Queen." Jason reminded her. She smiled wickedly at him.

"Yet."