Hey guys, thaks so much for the rapid responses to my last chapter. They totally inspired me to hurry up on this chapter. So, here is the chapter that pretty much concludes the explanation for the powers. I beg of you to please be generous. You'll notice that I definitely used my artistic license on this one, so be gentle. And as always thank you all for reading and reviewing. I hope you like it.

Billy scanned the faces of his best friends around him. It had been so long since he'd seen any of them. Heck, it had been so long since he'd seen Earth. But, they had always been there for him no matter what. The situations they had gotten themselves into together, mainly becoming Power Rangers.

None of them had ever actually comprehended the responsibility that would come with being a Power Ranger when they accepted their coins. It wasn't until many years after they had resigned from the job that it hit them. Life would never be normal for any of them, even if they never morphed again. Each and every one of them lived everyday wondering if this would be the day that the world would once again need their sacrifice.

It had changed the relationships they had in the past and even altered the ones they would have in the future. Each one of them would have a secret that they would never, for as long as they lived, be able to tell anyone. It was a secret that would never be shared with anyone but each other. It was a pact they had made together. More importantly it was a promise they had made to Zordon.

"The origins of the powers are a little complicated to explain," began Billy hesitantly. "But, I guess the best place to begin would be when Andros destroyed Zordon's energy tube."

Everyone concentrated on Billy intensely; nothing could have torn the five adults away from the explanation.

"When Andros busted the tube with his sword he destroyed Zordon physically. After all, we all knew that Zordon really couldn't take a physical shape outside of the tube, at least not for very long. But, Andros didn't destroy Zordon spiritually."

"I don't get it," said Zack curiously.

"Well, Zordon was basically scattered throughout the universe and since he was made purely of good he was able to overrule all of the evil, like Lord Zedd, Rita, the Machine Empire, and Divatox."

"Makes sense," thought Aisha out loud. "But, that still doesn't explain why we were able to morph."

"Okay," continued Billy. For once in his life he couldn't find the words to explain something and it was frustrating him. "When Zordon's energy was distributed most of it went into the bad guys, but the heart of it went into the good guy."

"That's us?" interrupted Tommy.

"Precisely," said Billy feeling confident that he would be able to make everyone understand. "You probably didn't feel it that day. I know I didn't. But, each one of us received a part of Zordon, and that can never be taken away. In addition, it also can be drawn upon when connected to a power source."

"That would be the coins," finished Jason.

"But how," began Aisha, "you were there Billy, Goldar turned them into dust."

"That's true Aisha, but the power had to go somewhere," answered Billy.

"Then where did it go?" asked Zack more confused than he thought possible.

"Into each one of us," cut in Jason.

"So your saying that all this time we've been walking around with the ability to morph?" asked Aisha, somewhat perturbed that she hadn't known this all along.

"No," continued Jason, "I'm saying that all of this time we've been walking around with the powers necessary to morph. But, without each other we wouldn't be able to create power coins from which to draw the power."

Everyone stared at Jason and Billy blankly.

"What Jason's trying to say," said Billy. "Is that if we have the power of five, which would be equivalent to the original five coins, then together we could harness our energy and create the coins."

"Even though some were Dino and some were Ninja?" asked Tommy as he carefully took note of what was being revealed to him.

"The type of power is irrelevant, it's only the color that matters," answered Billy.

"So are you saying these power are permanent?" asked Tommy excitedly.

"Within us, yes," answered Billy, "but in an actual physical form they are very limited. We were fine today, but they won't last forever because they simply aren't strong enough to sustain over time. Once we've used them up it will take years for them to regenerate themselves. Unless of course we find some other power source to infuse them."

"I guess this would explain why Zedd chose Kimberly to be his Evil Pink Ranger," added Zack.

"Most likely," said Billy. "He simply mutated what was already inside of Kim with the power coin he created from darkness."

Everyone grew silent. The thought of Kimberly lay heavy in their minds.

"What are we going to do about Kimberly?" asked Aisha softly.

"Wait I guess," said Tommy, resuming his role as leader. "She still has the upper hand. I don't know if you guys noticed but she also has my dino gem."

"Oh we noticed," Zack chimed in.

"So, can Tommy call on his powers?" asked Haley, who had remained silent up to this point.

"Of course," responded Billy, "as long as he has the support of the other five coins, but that includes Katherine."

Everyone shifted their gaze toward the sleeping beauty in the center of the room.

"We can't take Kim on without you bro," stated Jason plainly.

"Maybe you won't have to," began Haley.

"What do you mean Haley?" asked Aisha.

"I mean that it's a little fishy that Lord Zedd pulled her out of the fight just as she was about to gain the upper hand. She had just taken out Katherine and you probably would have been next Aisha."

Aisha's throat began to tighten. In all of the years that she had known Kimberly she had never once tried to hurt her, why now? It just wasn't right.

"Haley's right," interjected Tommy. "Kim could have made toast out of any one of us, and I don't doubt that she wouldn't have."

"So then what do you think is on Zedd's agenda?" questioned Zack.

"I don't know," said Tommy seriously, "All I know is that evil or not Kim still belongs to him, and as long as she belongs to him so does my dino gem."

"You're not honestly worried about that stupid gem right now when Kimberly could very possibly be fighting for her life as we speak, are you?" snapped Aisha. She couldn't believe it; normally Tommy would have been more worried about Kim than anyone else. That silly rock should have been the last thing on his mind.

The room grew silent. Tommy made no effort to defend himself and no one else made any effort in his defense. But what they didn't realize was that Tommy was more terrified for Kimberly at this very moment than he had ever been before. If he let that fear show then he may never be able to gain his composer again. He had to stay strong if he was going to save Kimberly, even if it meant that he had to act as cold as ice.

So, what did you think? Let me know, but I would also like to take this oppurtunity to recomend another fic, which I'm sure all of the Tommy and Kimberly fans here will enjoy. It's called "Conflict of Interest," and it's by the talented author Grey17. Be warned however that it is rated R, so please only read if your 17, and you'll be glad you did.