Hi guys, sorry this update took so long, I guess I wasn't feeling motivated. But, this chapter is pretty exciting. I apologize if Kimberly is too mean, but as you've discovered in the previous chapters things aren't always what they seem so don't let it discourage you from coming back. Please. Also, as always thanks for the reviews and please don't hesitate to give more and suggestions are always welcome too. Enjoy.
As the threateningly powerful pink ray raced toward Conner McKnight he closed his eyes and braced himself for the impact. It was going to be big and if he was lucky he'd live to actually feel it. But, it never came. As he slowly opened his eyes in confusion he was very surprised to find nothing but Principal Randall's dilapidated car sitting in front of him looking pathetic. However, when Conner finally got to his feet he was able to see over the junk pile and for a moment he wished that he'd never been saved.
Kira Ford had in fact come to his rescue, Conner was just too shocked to hear her high pitched pterodactyl scream, which miraculously blocked the Pink Ranger's blow. Somehow the two girls had worked there way away from the young man and were now a good twenty yards away. But now, Conner felt a rush of terror come across him, not for himself, but for Kira. She was in the middle of a battle with the Pink Ranger unmorphed and unprotected.
Kira exchanged a few words with the Pink Ranger, and although Conner was too panicked to make any of them out he could see that she had genuinely pissed off the Pink Ranger. Yet, to his surprise the woman chose to seek revenge on her own without the help of any of her weapons or arsenal. The Pink Ranger kicked Kira square in the abdomen. Toppling over in pain Kira left herself very susceptible to the Pink Ranger's wrath as she grabbed a lock of Kira's hair and drug her into the ocean of the students' automobile's.
Meanwhile, while all of this was going on Conner had successfully managed to morph and for some odd reason it seemed that the Pink Ranger had forgotten all about him. This wasn't good because that meant she had only one thing in mind, the destruction of the Yellow Ranger.
The Pink Ranger had managed to drag the annoying teenage girl halfway across the parking lot by the hair, not hesitating to bang Kira into the side of a car every now and then. Although in extreme pain, Kira resisted her the whole way. When they reached the shrubbery, which led into the forest The Pink Ranger finally stopped, but her grip was just as tight as ever.
The pain was relentless and Kira eventually dropped to her knees groaning.
"Oh does that hurt?" asked the Pink Ranger sarcastically.
"No, it feels wonderful," responded Kira in the same tone.
"Don't get smart with me girlie," scolded the Pink Ranger into Kira's ear, "I can make things very uncomfortable for you."
"But they're so comfortable already," huffed Kira in between breaths.
The Pink Ranger immediately jerked the girls head back even harder and stared down into her face with only inches between the two.
"You don't take instructions very well Yellow Ranger, but that's all going to change right now."
Kira closed her eyes and tried to picture herself somewhere else, anywhere but there.
"Look at me!" demanded the Pink Ranger angrily.
Kira opened her eyes in compliance.
"Hey, you're get'n better already," whispered the Pink Ranger. "Now, for the real instructions. Use that tacky little bracelet of yours to contact Dr. Oliver and get him here. Now," stated the Pink Ranger calmly.
Kira struggled for a moment hoping that by some miracle she could break free or at least keep all of her hair. But, it was hopeless to fight, yet it just wasn't in her to comply. "No," she answered sternly.
"I don't think you heard me," said the Pink Ranger as she once again jerked on Kira's hair, "do it now or I'll do you in."
Kira wasn't totally against the idea of having Dr. O come to her rescue, in fact she preferred it. But, if it meant obeying any order given to her by the Pink Ranger then Kira wanted nothing to do with it.
"Go ahead pinkie," choked Kira, "I'm not afraid of you," Kira immediately regretted what she had just said.
"Oh you're not?" questioned the Pink Ranger who was beginning to get extremely irritated with the Yellow Ranger, "I guess I'll have to show you just how afraid of me you should be." The Pink Ranger wrapped her right hand around Kira's neck and began to slowly squeeze.
Kira couldn't believe it, the Pink Ranger was choking her, she was going to be strangled to death and there was nothing her powers could do to stop it. Not even her pterodactyl scream could work now, with her windpipe slowly closing.
"Are you ready to fallow instructions yet?" questioned the Pink Ranger.
Kira pondered the question for a moment; was her pride really worth her life? Before she could decide everything began to grow dark as she fought a losing battle to keep her eyes open. Then came silence.
As Ethan James turned the corner around the library he approached the main parking lot. His assigned area had proven to be free of evil. He figured that Conner was probably not taking his mission too seriously and would need some motivation. Now, like Conner he too noticed the pathetic remains of Randall's car. 'Serves her right,' thought the young man. But, unlike Conner he decided that whatever was strong enough to do this much damage required a Power Ranger and not a teenage kid with a hidden super power. So, Ethan took his stance and yelled, "Dino thunder power up, ha."
Once in uniform he surveyed the lot for any sign of the Red Ranger, but not a clue in sight. So, he decided to scout the perimeter of the parking lot and before long he reached the shrubbery, which led into the forest. As the Blue Ranger went deeper and deeper into the dark landscape he heard the familiar yell of a friend, Conner.
When Ethan finally reached the source of the yell he was astonished at what he found. The Red Ranger was in the midst of a battle with the dreaded evil Pink Ranger, but this battle wasn't for the fate of the world, it was for the possession of the still and tiny body of Kira Ford.
Leaping into action Ethan immediately went after Kira, who was now laying on the ground with shrubbery in her hair, dirt on her face, and looking as peaceful as ever. The Blue Ranger did not want to even think that the lovely Yellow Ranger could be gone and for his sanity convinced himself that she was merely unconscious. But, before he could reach her, the Pink Ranger had detected his presence and slowed him down with a painful kick in his side. The blow sent him into a tree and then to the ground.
"Ethan!" yelled Conner who was also on the ground, "Hold on, Trent and Dr. O are on their way!" Conner had put a call into his leader and Trent immediately after he found Kira helpless and alone.
"Yippee!" squealed the Pink Ranger as she clapped her hands together, "I can't wait for the handsome doctor to see what I've done and what I'm about to do."
The Red and Blue Rangers did not like the sound of that, but they were pretty confident because they at least had their powers.
"Don't get so cocky just yet!" declared the Blue Ranger as he stood up and prepared for a dual with the Pink Ranger.
"Why," replied Kimberly, "are you gonna stop me little boy?"
"If I have to," said the Blue Ranger confidently.
"Then do it!" yelled the Pink Ranger as she charged at the teenager and made the first hit, strait to Ethan's head.
The Blue Ranger dodged her fist and plowed his into her stomach. Next, without hesitation he kicked her in the chin sending her backwards where she was not so warmly receipted by the Red Ranger who kicked her in the back causing her fall forward. The Pink Ranger continued to be juggled back in fourth between the two Rangers who were enraged with anger for the woman because of what she had done to their best friend.
The Pink Ranger couldn't believe their strength, they were just two puny high school boys. How could they be beating her? She was not going to take this anymore. Just as the Red Ranger brought her to the ground with a Karate chop to her throat she reached for the Brachio staff, which now belonged to her. Using it to fight off the two Rangers she began to realize it's power and she began to understand how to use it correctly. Summoning the weapons incredible power the Pink Ranger launched a huge blow at the Red and Blue Rangers.
Dr. Oliver and the White Ranger arrived just in time to see their teammates fall to the ground in defeat. Although morphed, neither boy made a stir, they were still, as still as Kira. Then, their power left them.
It hurt Dr. Oliver deeply to see the two boys lie there motionless, but it pained him the most to see the pretty young girl lying in the dirt lifeless. Tears swelled up in his eyes, not out of pain but out of anger. He knew it was ridiculous to take the evil Pink Ranger on without his powers, it was like taking on himself multiplied times three, maybe even four. But, he couldn't restrain himself. At that moment he didn't care who the Pink Ranger was, he was going to get his revenge.
He lunged at her and actually made contact to her chest with his foot. She cried out in pain. The Pink Ranger had not been expecting it at all. She had been too busy basking in her glory and the distressed look on Dr. Oliver's face.
Before the Pink Ranger could gather her bearings the White Ranger had joined the action. He punched her in the stomach not allowing her to catch her breath. Then once again Dr. Oliver launched an attack and it was not fun. At some point, the Pink Ranger hadn't realized when exactly, but she dropped the Brachio staff. By the time she noticed it Dr. Oliver was swinging it at her head. He was like a brand new person, she had been correct, Tommy Oliver did deserve what was coming to him.
Once the staff made contact with the Pink Ranger's helmet she once again dropped to her knees. Tommy stood above her with the staff pointed directly at her face. The White Ranger, although devastated about Kira and his two best friends, offered encouragement beside Tommy.
"Tommy," the Pink Ranger began to plead, "it's me Tommy, Kimberly. Please don't do this."
Tommy could hear her sobbing beneath her helmet but for some reason he didn't care. She had taken advantage of his heart way too many times recently, and more importantly in the past.
"No, Kimberly," he responded coldly, "it's not you," he paused. "The Kimberly I once knew would never hurt me like you have done these past couple of days. You're nothing but another one of Zedd and Rita's henchmen."
At this point Kimberly really didn't care if Tommy finished her off, she was just pissed that he was comparing her to Goldar, she was no one's puppet.
"You say the Kimberly you knew would never hurt you like I have?" she questioned. "Do you recall a little letter I sent you? I think it went something like 'Dear Tommy, you've always been like a brother to me. But, I've found someone else.'"
Tommy once again became insanely enraged with the woman before him. She simply snickered at his response. He tightened his grip on the Brachio staff as it began to glow with its stored up power.
"Go ahead and do it Tommy," Kimberly encouraged. "I really don't care if this is it because I know that you'll never be able to live with yourself knowing you killed your precious Kimberly."
She had been right and Tommy knew it, he could never go on knowing he had killed the love of his life. But, he couldn't let Kimberly win. It was either her or the millions of lives that depended on him. It was the most difficult decision by far that he had ever had to make, but it was an obvious one.
"I'm sorry Kimberly," he whispered as he closed his eyes and sent a beam of power directly at her, which he knew would be her demise.