Tommy sprang up from the couch.

"WHAT?!" He exclaimed. "How………How is that…….No.." He rambled. Kimberly sobbed softly. "You're telling me, Anton Mercer, the man I worked with on that island, is Trini's father?" He demanded.

"Why are you getting upset? He was Trini's father before he was your colleague!" Kimberly yelled through her tears.

"Is…..Is he the guy in the letter?" Tommy asked, trying to calm down. Kimberly nodded. "Well, you two didn't exactly seem very loving towards each other." Tommy said.

"We were never in love." Kimberly said. She took a deep breath. "Like I said, he was friends with Coach Schmitt. He'd come by practice a lot and I knew he was attracted to me, he'd compliment me, flirt with me, ask me out, but he was so much older then me and besides I was with you. Then one night I was talking on the phone with Billy and he told me how you and Kat have been getting along so well, and I got scared. The next night, I accepted his invitation to dinner. I drank too much wine because I was so upset, and he took me back to my place after dinner. I…" Her voice broke out into sobs. "I was so upset with you and I was drunk…And I don't remember how it happened but.."

"Are you saying it's my fault that we broke up?" Tommy asked.

"No!" Kimberly said. "I….It was my fault. After what happened, I felt so awful and I wanted to tell you but I was scared. Then a little while later I found out I was pregnant and I knew you'd never love me again after that so I just wrote you that letter telling you I found someone else."

"Then what?" Tommy asked.

"I told Anton that I was pregnant but, of course, he said it wasn't his and he wasn't going to take care of some, as he called it 'drunken mistake'. I dropped out of the Pan Globals and tried to think of what to do." Kimberly's body tightened as she tried to hold back sobs. "I couldn't tell my parents about it and I couldn't call you guys so I just faded away from existence. I spent the first month or so of the pregnancy living on the streets. Then, one day I saw Zack, Trini and Jason. They had finished their conferences in Europe and wanted to come see me." She remembered that day.

Kimberly was huddled on a park bench. She could hear people walking past her and talking. Some would say things about her; they'd pity her or just not care. Kimberly winced as her stomach growled. She was so scared. She barely ate enough for herself, and knew this wasn't good for the baby growing inside of her. She simply would eat whatever she could find in trashcans or whatever people were kind enough to give her. At that moment, Trini, Zack and Jason were walking by the park.

"I wonder where Kim is." Trini said. They had just tried visiting her at the gym, but were told she had dropped out weeks ago.

"I don't know. I'm really worried." Zack said. Jason nodded in agreement with his friend. They were walking into the park when something caught Jason's eye. He stopped and squinted.

"Oh, god." He whispered. He ran over to the body on the bench. Zack and Trini followed, afraid Jason had lost his mind but soon saw who it was.

"Kimberly!" Zack gasped. Jason reached her first and kneeled beside her. He prayed she was alive.


"Kim?" He whispered. Kimberly's eyes opened. She looked so pale and weak.

"Jason?" She asked softly. "Is it really you?" Jason nodded. He helped her sit up. Kimberly saw the other two.

"Oh my god, Kimberly." Trini said as she sat beside her and hugged her. "What happened?" Kimberly looked at them and hugged Trini tightly, sobbing on her friend's shoulder.

"After they found me, they took me to a diner and we ate while I told them what happened. They took care of me and helped me get back on my feet. After a while Zack went to do plays on Broadway so it was just Trini, Jason and myself. After Katrina was born, I decided to get a place of my own. I got a cheap apartment. While I was seeing doctors and everything during the pregnancy, I became interested in the medical field so I started working two jobs while Trini and Jason watched Katrina. After I made enough money, I went to college, did my best and was able to get a scholarship to medical school. Everything was fine until two years ago when somehow Tony……Anton…..He found me and started harassing me. Jason moved in with me and Katrina and was there for us. You know he almost backed out of the red ranger reunion because he didn't want to leave us alone? I told him he had to go and I wasn't going to allow him to miss it. After he got back, he and Tony had a confrontation about me and Katrina. A few days later, Jason was rock climbing, next thing I know I'm getting a call from the hospital. It seems he put me down as the person to contact in emergencies." Kimberly finished off the story. She looked over to see Tommy's eyes were shinning with tears.

"Kim..I….I'm sorry." He whispered. "I wish I could've been there for you." He rushed to her side and hugged her close.

"There's more." Kimberly whispered. She looked at him. "Tommy, the other night when I said we should just be friends..I only did it because I was scared Tony would find us and he'd hurt you like he hurt Jason."

"What are you saying?" Tommy asked.

"I love you, I never stopped loving you. Jason dragged me to see you guys, you remember? That time he and I ended up getting kidnapped and taken to Muranthis? He wanted me to tell you what had happened, but when I saw you and Kat so happy together, I couldn't."

"Oh, Kim." Tommy said, wiping at her tears. "No one has ever made me happy the way you did. Kat was….a distraction. I thought that if I was with her I wouldn't feel the pain of missing you so much, but it didn't work. You are the only person I've ever loved." He said.

"Oh, god, I wished you hadn't said that." Kimberly whispered.

"Why?"

"Tommy, Trini and I have to leave. We can't stay in Reefside."

"No, you can't leave." Tommy begged. "Kim, when you sent me that letter, it felt like a part of me disappeared. That night that I saw you and Trini in the store felt like the piece might return. You can't leave."

"I can't stay. Carter and Dana might get hurt. I won't let him hurt them or their baby."

"Fine, then stay with me." Tommy said. Kimberly looked at him.

"What?"

"Stay with me." He repeated. "I'll protect you both and take care of you."

"No, Tommy, I can't. If he ever hurt you…..I'd…I'd die."

"He's not going to hurt me. Everything's going to be fine. Please, Kimberly, stay." He begged. He leaned in and kissed her softly. Kimberly could feel all the love and sorrow he felt for her past. Kimberly held him close. After they parted, she looked at him.

"I..I guess…We could stay." She said softly. Tommy smiled and kissed her lips again.

"Great." He said. "How about I make us some dinner and you call Dana and Carter and tell them where you are. I don't want them to worry." He said.

"OK." She went and picked up the phone while Tommy went to the kitchen. "Tommy?" She called out. He turned to her. "Thank you." She said softly. Tommy smiled.

"No thanks needed. I'd do anything for you, Beautiful." He said. Kimberly smiled and then turned back to the phone to call Dana and Carter. A little while later, she got off the phone and came into the kitchen to join Tommy. "You called them?" He asked.

"I told Dana I was here and that Trini and I might stay with you for a while. I didn't want to bring up To….Anton." She said. "He doesn't know them and they've never seen him, so as long as they don't know he's here and who he really is, I figure everything will be fine." She sighed. "Dana thinks I'm paranoid for thinking that Tony hurt Jason. But….I don't know, it just seems too much of a coincidence. And..The rope, it looked like someone had taken a lot of time to make sure it looked like it snapped on its own instead of being cut."

"You saw the rope?" Tommy asked.

"It was just at the cliff. It was ruled an accident, so no one bothered to investigate." She looked at Tommy. "Do you agree with Dana?" She asked. Tommy turned and looked at her.

"I don't know." He said. "I mean, when Anton and I worked together, he wasn't some crazed stalker or something. But….Now, he seems different. And..You said that he suddenly re-appeared two years ago, right?"

"Yeah. Suddenly wanted to know our child and everything."

"That's around the time the lab exploded."

"Are you saying that the explosion led to him suddenly wanting to be father of the year?" Kimberly asked.

"I don't know. Maybe." Tommy said. Kimberly sighed and sat down.

"What, faced with death he realized how much of a deadbeat he was and wanted to make amends? Well, boo-friggen-hoo. I don't care about his sudden urge for family."

"You're angry, which you have a right to be. But if he just wants to see his daughter…Maybe-"

"I should let him?" Kimberly asked. "No. Absolutely not. He gave up his rights when I had to give birth to her and have an empty space on her birth certificate under father."

"I'm not saying he should be part of your lives, but-"

"The answer is no." Kimberly said sternly. Tommy sighed and went over. He sat down next to her and took her hands in his.

"I'm sorry. It's not my place to tell you what to do." He said.

"I'm sorry, I just…" She sighed. "If I get solid proof that he had nothing to do with Jason, undisputed, without a doubt, and I believe it, maybe I'll consider it."

"Well, the only proof that would suffice would be-" Tommy began.

"Jason waking up and saying 'no, Kim, it really was an accident'. And since that might not happen for a while, Anton can just sit and stew." She took a deep breath. "So, what's for dinner?"

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Dana waddled back into the living room after getting off the phone with Kimberly. Carter was lying on the couch reading a book. She had been lying with him also reading but had gotten up to answer the phone. She stood there watching him for a while, watching him. She smiled softly and ran her hands over her rounded belly. As much as she complained, she really did love being pregnant. She loved knowing that something that she and Carter had created was growing inside of her. Carter sensed her presence and looked up.

"Hey." He said. "What'cha doing?" Dana smiled.

"Just watching you." She said. Carter grinned.

"Like what you see?" He asked. Dana laughed softly and lay beside him on the couch. "So, who was on the phone?" He asked.

"Kim. She said she and Trini are at Tommy's, so we don't need to worry or anything."

"Ah." Carter said.

"She said that they might stay with him for a little while." Dana added.

"So, I guess them getting back together isn't too far off." Carter said with a smile.

"Guess so." She said.

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"You going to tell me what happened between you and that woman or am I supposed to just guess?" Trent asked. He and Anton were sitting at the dinner table, eating. Anton looked at him.

"It's nothing you need to concern yourself with." He replied.

"Really? Because it seems like that kid is my 'little sister'. And, I do think that is my concern." Trent said. Anton wiped at his mouth, signifying he was changing the subject.

"So, have you been able to get any information from that girl?" He asked. Trent shook his head.

"She's smart. She's not just going to fall into some guy just because he's helping her out and has been there for her for a few days."

"Well, keep at it. Something tells me she knows something about Dr. Oliver and his band of misfits."

"Sure thing, dad." Trent said.

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AN: I know in the series, Anton wasn't mean or evil, it was just Mesogog, but for the purpose of this story, we're just going to have him be evil as himself and as Mesogog.