Hello all! Boy, it has been quite some time since I got my creative juices flowing on this story, but it is my goal to finish this thing. Don't worry I have quite a bit of free time on my hands for the next couple of weeks so I'm all yours. Anyways, I promise things are going to start happening very soon. But here's the next chapter to tide you all over. Enjoy and I can't thank you all enough for the support you've given me on my first attempt at a fic.

Tommy Oliver was unexpectedly shaken out of his dream as something rapped on his front door downstairs. At first he thought it was just the rain, which was apparently pouring down hard against the dark shingles atop his roof. But, when the noise picked up again he realized that someone was down there. He immediately shot out of bed rather alarmed at the possibilities. Maybe it was Haley or Kira in trouble. Or worse, maybe the Pink Ranger had returned to pick up where she left off.

As he approached the front door he peeked through the window to see who it was, but it was so dark he didn't recognize the figure even when he switched on the porch light. Deciding it was probably one of the girls because the person was so short he opened the door. A hooded figure stepped inside the warm cozy house. She immediately tore off her hood and Dr. Oliver was quite taken by surprise.

"Kimberly?" he questioned rubbing his eyes as he tried to decide if this was a dream or not, "what are you doing here and how did you find me?"

"There's no time for that," huffed Kimberly as she made obvious efforts to catch her breath. "Are all of your doors and windows locked?" she began to survey the room in a panic for possible entrances.

"Yeah, air tight," responded Tommy in confusion. "What's going on Kim?"

Kimberly continued to scurry around the living room looking out all of the windows and jiggling the locks to ensure their security. To Tommy she appeared disheveled and downright scared. He couldn't remember ever seeing her so worried. He finally caught her wrist in his hand before she could get halfway up the staircase.

"Kimberly, stop." He demanded pulling her down to his level. "Just slow down and tell me what in the hell is going on." He was stern yet gentle in his tone.

Kimberly paused and took several deep breaths as she stared into the handsome man's eyes and began to sob. "Oh Tommy it was terrible!" she heaved. "I had just gotten home from my date with Skull and I went up to my room to get ready for bed, when I heard a noise downstairs," she paused to catch her breath. "I figured it was nothing but I went downstairs to check, you know just in case."

Tommy was captivated by her tale, "Go on," he urged.

"Well, when I reached the bottom of the stairs like a dozen putties came out of nowhere and began to attack me! I fought them off pretty good for a little while and actually made it out the front door, but outside it was even worse." The tears began to fall faster down her cheeks. Tommy didn't know how to comfort her other than to take her in his arms and never let go, but given the circumstances he knew it was not an option.

"Goldar was waiting for me on the porch and I ran out of the house so fast I ended up right in his arms. Oh Tommy it was horrible! He started saying something about the Evil Pink Ranger and how I was going to become her practice dummy when suddenly a bolt of lightning struck and luckily took him by surprise long enough for me to wiggle my way free from his grip. I immediately ran to my car, and I thank God that I was still wearing my jacket because my car keys were in the pocket." Kimberly was sobbing uncontrollably now.

"It's okay now sweetheart," Tommy whispered as he gave in to his urges and engulfed her in his arms pulling her into his bare chest; until now he hadn't realized he was shirtless and in his boxer shorts. She didn't seem to mind though.

The two of them stood there for a couple of minutes, his grip was relentless and her sobs continued at a steady pace. Tommy still had so many questions for her, like how in the world she found him. There was no way she had known his address, not many people did. But, until he calmed her down it was impossible to get any answers.

Once Kimberly finally gathered her bearings and was breathing normally, Tommy slowly let her loose from his grasp. She stepped back realizing that he too was now wet. The couple began to laugh and Tommy was relieved that she was beginning to feel more comfortable.

Becoming more serious Tommy straightened up an asked "Did anyone fallow you here?"

"No, Goldar disappeared as I turned the corner of Rose and Oak street," she announced, "But I was so shaken, there was no way I was going to go back home. I didn't know anyone else to turn to. I just needed to feel safe." There was a long silence as Tommy equated what she had just said. He still made her feel safe.

"Well," he began carefully, "your always safe with me. You know that, don't you Kim?"

"Of course I do, Tommy."

He smiled down at her and she returned the gesture. Though, Tommy was beginning to feel quite guilty for dragging Kimberly into this mess. The evil space villains had left her alone just fine before he visited Angel Grove and attracted their attention to the former Pink Ranger.

"It's pretty late," announced Tommy "but, I better contact the others, this could be the lead we're looking for…" he continued to talk but Kimberly didn't hear what he was saying because all she knew was that if he called anyone else her plan would be ruined. They needed to be alone and the longer the better. It had worked out so well up until now. Lord Zedd had teleported her to the small hidden house in Reefside and it did not take her long to muster up the acting skills necessary to pull the scheme off. Tommy had bought it easier than he bought those stupid karate movies. She just secretly prayed that Tommy wouldn't notice that her car was no where in sight. He began to walk towards the entrance of his underground chamber, eager to get started.

"Wait!" shouted Kimberly surprising herself; she had to think fast. "Do you really think that's necessary?" Tommy nodded.

"Of course it is, the other rangers and I have been waiting for the Pink Ranger to make a move for two whole days now and she hasn't even budged, not once. But, at least we know Lord Zedd still has plans for her, now it's up to us to regroup and strategize."

"I guess you're right Tommy, what was I even thinking? Of course you need to utilize every resource you have to get the job done," she paused with a look of disappointment on her face. "It's just that I'm kind of tired, ya' know?"

"I suppose that's understandable," responded Tommy sympathetically. "I'll tell you what, why don't you go ahead and crash in my bed for the night. I'll call the kids, well be downstairs, you won't even hear us, I promise."

'No!' thought Kimberly, 'he can't call the others. How am I supposed to seduce him with four pesky teenagers and one annoying egghead around?'

"Okay," responded Kim coolly as she panicked inside struggling to find an excuse for Tommy not to call the other rangers. "But, I don't know if I'll be able to sleep, by myself that is. I'm just so shook up. Maybe you could just stay with me for a little while, just until I fall asleep, please?"

Tommy couldn't believe what he was hearing; he would stay with her forever if she asked him to. However, this whole Pink Ranger thing really did require his undivided attention, but what would an extra twenty minutes hurt?

"Sure Kim, I'd be happy to stay with you until you fall asleep. How about I call the guys first though? You'll probably be knocked out long before they get here," he chuckled to himself at the idea of attempting to get Conner McKnight out of bed at 3a.m.on a school night.

'Still no good!' screamed Kimberly in her mind.

"That's a good idea," she responded excitedly, "but um, um," 'come on Hart,' she thought 'you can think of something, anything,' She immediately dropped into a motionless heap on Dr. Oliver's living room floor.