AUTHOR'S NOTE

Well, I guess the title is self-explanatory. Once again, this doesn't belong to me, but Saban, Fox Kids, and Disney.

Once they reappeared in Tommy's lab, Kimberly looked.

"Whoa. Totally awesome," she breathed.

"Yeah, ain't it?" Jason asked, unstrapping the helmet.

"I just have one question: how the heck did you guys pull this off?" Kimberly wondered.

"Well, it took a lot of gung ho," Tommy replied.

"Hello? Details?" Kimberly prodded. Jason laughed.

"Well, you see, when I designed the Dino Gems, I made it so that they'd bond with the DNA of the person they chose," Tommy explained.

"Yeah, but the Black Dino Gem had already bonded with you, so how was Mr. Scott able to use it?" Kira wondered.

"Simple. I equipped each gem with the ability of a backup bond," Tommy told them.

"Yeah. That way, if one of you was incapacitated and we needed another Ranger, we could recruit," Hailey spoke up.

"But there's a hitch: the backup's gotta be a former Ranger," Tommy continued.

"Okay, so how did you guys do all the distractions?" Kimberly queried.

"Well, the first distraction was me," Conner admitted. He went on to explain that he had knocked over one of the tubes in the lab.

"And the second one?" Kimberly asked. Ethan's face grew sheepish and Conner, Kira, and Trent burst out laughing.

"What?" Kimberly questioned.

"He tripped," laughed Kira.

"Did you really?" Tommy asked.

"Yeah," Ethan admitted.

"Well, don't feel bad. It bought us some time," Kimberly told him.

"So, Kim, why'd you come here?" Tommy wondered. The woman blew out a breath.

"To say I'm sorry. I know I hurt you when I wrote you that letter," she responded.

"Who was the guy?" he asked.

"Tommy, there was no guy. I just said that so you could focus," Kimberly said.

"What do you mean 'so I could focus'?" Tommy repeated.

"Don't you remember when my power coin got stolen?" Kimberly reminded him. "You were ready to do whatever Zedd and Rita wanted in order to save me," she continued.

"Of course I was, it was you," Tommy stated.

"That's my point! I'm your weakness, Tommy!" Kimberly exclaimed. "And they knew it! I had heard about the Machine Empire from Billy! I knew it was just a matter of time before they figured how much you cared for me, so I broke up with you. And you were never placed in a bind. You could think with your head, not with your heart," she continued.

"Why did you come back that one time? You know, when you and Jason were kidnapped by Divatox?" Tommy wondered.

"I was planning on getting back together with you. But then I got kidnapped and it was happening again. Once again, I was being used against you. So I kept quiet," Kimberly revealed.

"So why did you come back now?" Hailey asked, her voice tight.

"Because Tommy deserved to know the truth," Kimberly replied.

"Kim, I---I don't want to lose you," Tommy stammered.

"Tommy, don't make this any harder on me," Kimberly begged.

"Kim, he never stopped loving you," Jason said softly.

"But I'll just endanger him," Kimberly protested.

"Kim, I never would've made it as a Ranger without you," Tommy stated, grabbing her hands. He pulled her close. "If it hadn't been for you, I would've given up hope about my powers when they first started fading. And the time Goldar showed me that slide---telling me that I was nothing without my powers---it was what you said to me that gave me the strength to fight back," he said earnestly.

"What do you mean?" Trent wondered.

"You told me that I'd be okay, and that I'd always have you all," Tommy continued.

"Oh, Tommy. I'm sorry. So sorry," Kimberly whispered. They leaned in and kissed.

"Yeah!" Jason cheered. Tommy and Kimberly barely heard him. All they were aware of was each other as they continued to kiss. Finally, they pulled apart.

"Whoa. That was so---" Tommy began.

"Totally---" Kimberly continued.

"Morphin'," they finished together.

"Oh, I'm gonna be sick," Kira declared.

"Yeah. Let's get outta here," Ethan agreed. One-by-one, Conner, Kira, Ethan, Hailey, Trent, and Jason walked upstairs. Tommy put his hands in Kimberly's hair and let his fingers intertwine with the strands. Then, they kissed again.

THE END

AUTHOR'S NOTE

This is the last chapter of this fiction. I don't plan on writing a sequel, though if you're inspired, feel free to write your own. But please, give credit where it's due.