Chapter 31: Passing the Powers

Ann sighed as stretched for her gymnastics competition. It has been a few years and they were still battling the Dark Wizard, however, this time; they were out of high school. They had graduated a few months ago. Ann and Brandon were officially living together. She looked over to see her family there. Rebecca was fifteen now and Josh was fourteen. Little Tommy, Trent, and Katie were two now. She could see Brandon and the rest of her friends watching her as well. "Up next, Miss Ann Oliver," the announcer announced. Ann took a deep breath and got ready to do her routine.

Tommy was holding Katie when he saw four familiar people enter the gym. "Hey, Kim, look," he whispered. Kimberly looked up and saw that it was Andros, Ashley, T. J., and Carlos.

"Invite them over here," Kimberly insisted.

Tommy waved to see if they noticed them and when they came up to them, Ashley looked at Katie with a smile. "Boy, you have been busy," she teased.

"How's it going, you guys?" Tommy asked.

"That's what we're here for," Andros replied.

"What do you mean?" Kimberly asked.

"We'll explain later," Carlos assured.

Ann got up on the balance beam and performed her routine. Kimberly smiled as she watched her first born baby girl. She looked down at her sleeping children with a smile.

"Okay, Ann. One…two…three…four and back flip. One…two…three…four and front flip," Ann pondered. She counted her moves in her head. What she didn't know was that these were going to be her last few days on Earth. She did a front flip and landed beautifully on the mats. Everyone roared with approval.

"And that was Miss Ann Oliver," the announcer announced.

Ann hurried over to her spot and grabbed her water bottle.

A few minutes later, the results were in. "Okay, it is time to announce the winners. In third place is Miss Patricia Henderson from Los Angeles, California," the announcer announced. A young girl got on the third place step with her medal around her neck.

"And in second place is Miss Gabriella Carson from Angel Grove, California," he announced.

The other girl got on the second place step with her medal. "And last but not least, Miss Ann Oliver from Reefside, California, has won first place," he announced. Ann hurried over and received her medal. "Congratulations, Miss Oliver. That was one of the best routines I have ever seen in years," he complimented.

"Thank you," she murmured.

Kimberly looked to her side, expecting to see Katie only to find an empty space. "Tommy, where's Katie?" She asked. Tommy looked to his side to find his daughter gone as well.

"There she is," Carlos chuckled.

They looked at the gym floor to see their little girl going to her sister. Ann smiled as she picked her sister up. "I guess someone else wanted to be in the spotlight," she cooed.

"Ann," Katie giggled.

After a minute, she walked over and she was embraced by her friends and family. "That was wonderful, honey," Tommy commented. Ann smiled before she noticed Andros and the rest.

"What's going on?" She asked.

"Let's get you home first. Then we'll explain," Andros replied.

When they got back to the house, Ann took a shower and got changed. When she came back downstairs, Andros had her sit down. "Ann, the reason why we're here, it's because we need your help on KO-35," he stated.

"What? Why do you need me?" Ann asked.

"If Billy is right, it means you are the most powerful Power Ranger. KO-35 is being attacked by the evil Lady Jaya. She has been attacking KO-35 for almost three years now. We need help, we need you," Ashley explained.

"I have my own enemy to fight here? What about Cassie? Isn't she a Power Ranger?" She asked.

"She has been injured in battle pretty badly. She doesn't have the strength to take the power back," Andros replied.

He placed a small box on the table and used his telekinesis to open it, revealing Cassie's morpher. "Please, take it," Andros insisted.

"What about my powers?" She asked.

"I can take them," a voice replied.

They looked up to find Rebecca standing there. "I'll take your powers, Ann. Believe me, please. Let me take your place as the leader of the Power Rangers," she insisted. Ann picked up the Pink Space Ranger morpher and walked over to her sister. She placed the morpher on the table and sighed. She removed her morpher from her wrist and looked at Rebecca again.

"Are you sure about this? I mean, your life will never be the same after you receive these powers," Ann informed.

"I am willing to take that chance. You have the duty of protecting another galaxy. I'll take the duty of protecting our world," Rebecca assured.

Ann nodded and put the bracelet on her sister's wrist. Suddenly, the Pink Fox came out of the gem and circled Rebecca once before entering the gem again. "Rebecca Jane Oliver, you are now the Pink Ranger and the leader of the Power Rangers," Ann informed. Ann picked up the other morpher and placed it on her wrist.

"Let's try out our new weapons," Rebecca suggested.

Tommy placed a hand on Kimberly's shoulder as they watched their daughter's morph with their new powers. "POWER TIME! PINK FOX!" Rebecca yelled.

"LET'S ROCKET!" Ann yelled.

They found themselves in their new uniforms and looked at themselves. "Cool!" Rebecca gasped. Ann smiled before powering down.

"How long do I have before I have to leave?" Ann asked.

"You have three days," Ashley replied.

Ann nodded before leaving.

That night, Rebecca was trying to sleep, but she was listening to her parents' conversation. "Do you think she'll be okay?" Kimberly asked.

"Which one, Ann or Rebecca?" Tommy asked.

"I guess I mean both of the girls. I'm worried, Tommy. I'm worried that one day Andros and Ashley will contact us telling us that our daughter has been hurt or worse killed. I'm worried that Rebecca will have the same things happened to her that Ann had happen to her."

"Kimberly, they knew the risks when they became Power Rangers. We knew the risks when we became Power Rangers."

"That was when we were young, Tommy. We were fifteen when we were Power Rangers."

"Yes, we were young, but we were a team. With the help from our friends we were able to defeat our enemies."

Rebecca sighed when she heard her mother let out a heavy sigh and fall into a chair or the couch. "What is a mother supposed to do, Tommy? I'm worried about my baby girls," Kimberly stated.

"That's it right there, Kim. Ann and Rebecca aren't babies anymore. I know we wish they were, but they aren't. I'm sure they're going to be just fine," he assured.

Rebecca got up and looked over the railing to see her father holding her mother. "Mom," she called. Kimberly let Tommy go and Rebecca came downstairs. "Mom, you don't have to worry. I had been training since I was a little girl. I can do it," she assured. Kimberly hugged her daughter with a sigh. Rebecca hugged her mother back and sighed. "I love you, mom," she whispered.

"I love you too, baby," Kimberly whispered back.

Tommy placed a hand on his wife's shoulder and Rebecca knew that everything was going to be okay. The hard part would be saying goodbye to Ann.