Chapter 5: Tommy's Gone
Disclaimer: I don't own the Power Rangers or Emma Lahana's song Freak You Out. I'm just borrowing them. Please read and review.
Kimberly was sitting at the cyberspace café like Tommy told her too with Kylie sitting next to her. Then a young man walked over to them. "What would you pretty ladies like?" He asked.
"I would like a strawberry smoothie please," Kylie replied.
"You got it, and you miss?" He asked.
"I'm fine thank you," Kimberly replied.
The boy walked away and Kimberly watched as a woman around her age got up onstage. "Thanks guys. Tonight, we've got something really special for you- a young woman with a lot to say. Ladies and gentlemen, Kira Ford," the woman announced. Kylie clapped along with her mother. Then the woman walked over to her.
"May I help you?" She asked.
"No thanks, your waiter already served us," Kimberly replied.
"My, my, Kimberly Hart," the woman observed.
"How do you know me?"
"Tommy told me a lot about you and how you broke his heart with that letter."
"And you are?"
"I'm Hayley Johnson."
"Nice to meet you. This is Kylie."
Hayley stared at the young girl. "She looks to be no more than..." Kimberly cut her off.
"She's eight, she's the real reason why I sent that letter," Kimberly finished.
She watched as the girl continued singing.
And it goes like this-
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
I can't tell you why
But I can't stop thinking about you baby
Oh yeah
Don't you think it's time
I walked around every word you're saying
Oh yeah
(Yeah)
Trying hard to figure out
Tell me what it's all about
Cause I don't want to freak you out
Freak you out
Freak you out
"She has wonderful talent," Kimberly commented. Hayley nodded and then she looked at the young woman.
"Why are you here, Kimberly?" She asked.
"I'm here because Tommy wanted to meet Kylie. He should be here by now," Kimberly replied.
"You're right, he should be here by now."
Kimberly sighed and then she looked at her watch. "Tommy was usually late when we were dating," Kimberly commented.
"That was when you were dating. Now you just waltzed back into his life," Hayley stated.
"I wanted Tommy to know the truth," Kimberly insisted.
"You should have thought of that before breaking his heart in front of his friends."
Kimberly felt anger weld up inside her. "You were only thinking of yourself when you sent that stupid letter. If you love Tommy as much as you say you do, why would you hurt him like that?" Hayley snapped.
"BECAUSE I WAS SCARED!" Kimberly yelled.
Everyone stopped and looked at her. "You know what, I'm not going to take this. If you see Tommy, tell me that I couldn't stay any longer," she snapped. She threw money on the bar, grabbed Kylie, and left. Hayley was stunned at her words.
The next day, Kimberly was looking over her notes for her gymnastics team when the phone rang. "Hart Residence, Kimberly speaking," she answered.
"Kimberly, it's Hayley," the person answered.
"What do you want? Do you want to yell at me some more about what I did? And wait, how did you get my number?"
" Never mind that. No I'm not calling to yell at you, Kimberly, Tommy's gone."
Kimberly sat straight up in her chair. "What?" She asked.
"Tommy disappeared," Hayley replied.
"Where are you heading?" Kimberly asked.
"I'm heading towards his house. He has a few students there."
"I'm on my way."
"Don't come."
"I will come, I'm not going to lose Tommy before I could really show how much he means to me still after all these years."
She hung up and looked at Kylie. "We're going to a friend's house," she informed. She took her daughter's hand, grabbed her purse, and her keys before leaving.
When they came into Tommy's house, Hayley was in the living room waiting for them. "Kimberly, before we go downstairs, there's something you need to know. Tommy's a mentor for three new Power Rangers who are also his students at Reefside High School. It's a long story and once we get Tommy back he can tell you everything," Hayley explained. Kimberly closed her eyes, it was to be expected. The power never left Tommy and it would never leave Tommy. She then followed Hayley down towards the lab.
Once they entered the lab, they saw the students looking at Tommy's video diary. They had come to the part when Tommy became the White Ranger. Kimberly closed her eyes, remembering that day all too well. "Hey, Beautiful, it's time to wake up," he had told her. She took a deep breath and stepped forward with Hayley.
"Our teacher is the oldest living Power Ranger," Connor commented.
"Not the oldest," Hayley started.
"Just the best," Kimberly finished.