Chapter 13: A Worried Girlfriend and the Shock
Kimberly was watching Hayley scan the amber that her boyfriend was trapped in. "Is he okay?" Ethan asked.
"The internal scan should tell us more," Hayley replied.
Kira wrapped an arm around the older woman's shoulders trying to comfort her. "Where's Kylie?" Connor asked.
"She's at a friend's house," Kimberly replied.
"Is he frozen?" Kira asked.
"Not exactly. It's more like he's fossilized, fused into this amber-like substance," Hayley replied.
"Can you get him out?" Connor asked.
"Too risky. He's able to stay alive in there, but I'd hate to think what would happen if I broke him out," Hayley replied.
"A paleontologist turned into a fossil? The White Ranger's got a great sense of humor," Ethan commented.
"I'm getting tired of this guy," Kira stated.
"Let's go find this guy and deal with him now," Connor insisted.
As the teens left, Hayley looked over at Kimberly. "He's going to be okay, Kim," she assured her. Kimberly just stared at the fossilized Dr. Oliver.
"I regret not telling him about Kylie every day since the day she was born. Three of our friends were there when she was born and I made Jason promise that when he went back to Angel Grove to become the Gold Ranger that he wouldn't tell Tommy about her. I didn't want him to know, because he was a Power Ranger. I know Tommy could've protected us from the Machine Empire, but it was the fear aside from that. I was afraid what they would do to our baby," Kimberly explained.
Hayley put the scanner down and sat next to the woman. "I still love Tommy with all my heart and soul. Kylie adores him and wants to be with him. I just don't know how to tell our eight-year-old child that her father was trapped inside stone," she murmured. Hayley wrapped her arm around her shoulders. "We were so young when Kylie was born," she whispered.
"You don't regret anything you had done with Tommy do you?" Hayley asked.
"No, never. I think having Kylie is bringing us closer together," Kimberly replied.
Hayley smiled and then she got up. "Listen, Kim, I just want to apologize of how I've been acting. I just don't want Tommy to get hurt again," she apologized. She turned and looked at her. "Tommy never stopped loving you, Kim. This you already know, but what you don't know is this. Tommy still has every memento of everything that happened during those two years of dating," Hayley told her. Kimberly stood up and Hayley placed a box in front of her. "Take a look," she told her. Kimberly got up and walked over to the box. She looked inside to find pictures and the old communicators. She picked one picture up and found that it was of her and Tommy when he was the White Tiger Ranger.
Their helmets were off and Tommy had his arms wrapped around Kimberly's waist. She had her hands on his and was leaning back against him with her head on his shoulder.
She touched the picture with a sad sigh. "I have to get to the café," Hayley informed. Kimberly looked up when she was leaving.
"Thank you, Hayley," she told her.
Hayley nodded before leaving. She picked up another picture to find that it was of her and Tommy during the last Christmas together. They had just shared a kiss underneath the mistletoe and were staring deeply into each other's eyes. She put the picture back in the box and walked over to the amber. She touched it with a sad sigh. "Tommy, you kept every picture and our communicators, why?" She questioned. A smile came upon her face and she took a picture out of her purse. She walked over and held the picture up to the amber. "Tommy, I know you can't see it, but this was taken after Kylie was brought home from the hospital. I want you to have it," she told him. She put the picture in an extra picture frame and put the picture by his desk. She then touched the amber again with a heavy sigh. "I love you, Tommy," she whispered.
Later that day, Kimberly had to tell Kylie about her father being trapped. So, she brought her downstairs. "Where's daddy?" She asked. Kimberly kneeled next to her daughter and pointed to Tommy's frozen figure.
"An evil Power Ranger froze your daddy," Kimberly replied.
Kylie ran to Tommy and touched the amber. "Are you going to get him out?" She asked. Kimberly placed her hands on her shoulders.
"Of course we'll get him out," she replied.
Kylie touched the amber with a sad sigh. "I love you, daddy," she whispered. Kimberly smiled and then Kylie walked over to the box. She pulled out the picture of her and Tommy. "What's this, mommy?" She asked. Kimberly walked over and picked the picture up. She had Kylie sit down and she started to tell her.
"Well, this is mommy and daddy before you were born. Daddy was the White Tiger Ranger and I was the Pink Pterodactyl Ranger," Kimberly replied.
Kylie looked at her mother in disbelief. "You were the two in the story you told me every night?" She asked. Kimberly nodded and held her daughter to her. Kylie buried her head in her mother's shoulder and no more words were shared between the two of them.
Later that afternoon, the rest of the rangers and Hayley came downstairs. "What's going on?" Kimberly asked.
"Kimberly, you're not going to believe this," Hayley stated.
"Well, Tommy's stuck in amber, I don't think anything can surprise me now," Kimberly assured her.
Kira sighed as she started to tell them. "Trent's the White Ranger," she confessed. Kimberly sat down in disbelief.
"Trent? Oh, there's no way," Ethan stated.
"Nice. Pretending to be our friend one minute, and then kicking our butts the next. I can't believe I fell for it," Connor snapped.
"I told you he can't help it! The gem is too powerful," Kira insisted.
"Stop defending him," Connor insisted.
"I'm with Connor on this one. I mean, look what he did to Dr. O," Ethan agreed.
Kimberly stood up and sent Kylie upstairs. "Guys, get a grip on yourselves. Think about Tommy's video diary. He himself was evil. He destroyed everything and he hurt me physically and mentally. He insulted me and when we were fighting him, he would strike me down before I could throw in a kick. If it weren't for us, Tommy wouldn't be here. We have to find a way to save Trent," Kimberly explained.
"Yeah, but Dr. O was under a spell," Connor pointed out.
"True, but Trent is sort of under one too," Kimberly stated.
"We have to help him," Kira insisted.
They went to the lake where Trent and Kira were meeting at, but Trent wasn't there. "I told him to wait here," Kira assured them.
"There's a surprise. He lied to us," Ethan mumbled.
Kimberly watched as the rest of the rangers left, but she walked over to Kira. "How can you fight someone you have feelings for?" Kira asked. Kimberly sighed as she led the girl back to the lab.
"It wasn't easy for me when I had to fight Tommy when I realized it was Tommy. It hurt me so much, but I had to do it. I felt so much better when Tommy was on our side, but then I had to lose him again when he lost his Green Ranger powers. When Tommy got his White Ranger powers, I felt complete. We were always together when he first started out as a Power Ranger and when he became the leader of the Power Rangers. I was there when he rescued the ZEO crystals, but I wasn't able to see him get his Red Ranger powers. I had left for the Pan-Globals by then. I know its hard to fight someone you have feelings for, but you have to until you save him from the spell he's under," Kimberly explained.
Kira nodded sadly and then they had to fight Trent again later that day. This was a hole getting deeper, but then again, later that day, Kimberly spoke to Connor. "Connor, I want you comfort Kira for awhile. She needs you," she insisted.
"She needs me? Why?" He asked.
"You are her friend. She needs a shoulder to lean on," she insisted.
Connor didn't say anything, he walked by her and she watched as Connor walked over to Kira. He pulled Kira into his arms and she buried her head into his chest. She knew that Connor had feelings for Kira, but she was going to let them stay friends. Kira just needed someone she had known for a long time and Connor was that one person. She walked over to the amber with a sigh. "We'll get you out, Tommy," she whispered. She then went upstairs to take care of Kylie.