Chapter 33: Living On Part II
Kimberly couldn't believe that the lab was totally destroyed. Not only that, Eliza a.k.a. Elsa, Kimberly's friend from the gymnastics team, was missing. "What happened?" Kira asked. Kylie walked over and picked her teddy bear up. Thankfully it was still in one piece. Kimberly walked over and picked Kylie up so she wouldn't get hurt on the ruble.
"It's trashed," Ethan murmured.
"Eliza's gone too," Kimberly reminded.
Tommy placed his hand on his fiancé's shoulder as they watched the security camera Hayley hid in the lab just in case something like this happened. Zeltrax had taken Eliza. "We're going to help Eliza, aren't we?" Kimberly asked.
"We're going to try our best," Tommy replied.
Eliza was Kimberly's best friend from the team. She took care of Kylie the day Divatox kidnapped her. "Is there any evidence indicating where Hannah is?" She asked. Hayley searched and then they saw that Zeltrax had taken Hannah and Eliza just like what Kylie had said. Tommy wrapped his arms around Kimberly trying to calm her down. "That monster took Hannah, now he's going to pay," she sneered. Trent lowered his head, worried about his girlfriend.
On the other side of the city, Eliza was protecting Hannah from Zeltrax. "Zeltrax, you can't defeat the Power Rangers. You saw what they did to Mesogog's lab," she insisted.
"I have something Mesogog didn't. Two innocent bystanders," Zeltrax laughed.
Hannah stood up with a glare. "Trent is going to kick you to another galaxy for kidnapping me," she snapped. Zeltrax grabbed Hannah around her throat.
"I'd like to see him try," he growled.
Then he dragged them off.
Kimberly was a mess ever since Hannah was taken. Just then, Ethan told him that he found Zeltrax. "Let's go," he insisted. Kimberly nodded and looked at Kylie.
"Don't worry, she'll be safe," Hayley assured her.
Kimberly kissed Kylie's cheek before getting ready to morph with Tommy. "DINO THUNDER, POWER UP!" They shouted.
Then they ran to the site to see Zeltrax's zord. "Power Rangers, surrender, or both of my most precious cargos will be destroyed," Zeltrax threatened.
"I bet he's got Elsa in there," Connor stated.
"And Hannah," Trent agreed.
"Correct, I want them to see your demise," Zeltrax laughed.
As the Triptoids came, Tommy looked over at Trent. "Trent, can you hold them off?" He asked.
"No problem," Trent replied.
"Come on, Kim."
Kimberly nodded before they jumped into the zord. They looked around. "HANNAH!" Kimberly called.
"ELIZA!" Tommy called.
"MOM, I'M OVER HERE!" Hannah called.
"TOMMY, I'M IN HERE!" Eliza called.
They ran to free Hannah and Eliza while fighting Triptoids at the same time. Kimberly saw Hannah and Eliza. "Hannah, Eliza!" Kimberly gasped.
"Mom," Hannah answered.
"We'll be right there," Tommy informed.
"No they won't," Zeltrax answered.
Just as a blast was thrown at Tommy, Kimberly used her force field to shield him from the blast. Kira then came to help them out. Kimberly ran to free Hannah and Eliza while Tommy fought Zeltrax. "All of you, get out of here," Tommy ordered.
"What about you?" Kimberly asked.
"I'll be out as soon as I can. Get Hannah and Eliza to safety," Tommy insisted.
Kimberly was about to object, but Hannah grabbed her arm. "Mom, let's get out of here," she insisted. Kimberly nodded before grabbing her daughter around her waist and jumped out of the zord. Behind them were Kira and Eliza.
When they got down, Trent finished off his batch of Triptoids and ran over to Hannah. Hannah hugged him tight and he sighed when relief washed over him to see her safe. Just then, the zord was destroyed. Tommy came jumping out. "You made it," Kira announced gladly. Kimberly embraced Tommy, but then she let him go when she saw Zeltrax behind him.
"You didn't think I'd let you go that easily, did you?" He asked.
Kimberly looked over at Kira. "Kira, get Hannah to safety," she instructed. Kira nodded and then the White and Yellow Rangers got the two girls to safety. Tommy and Kimberly fought Zeltrax together. Kimberly jumped onto Tommy's shoulders as they called on their weapons.
"STEGO SABERS!"
"BRACHIO STAFF!"
"BRACHIO STAFF ENERGY ORB!"
"STEGO SABERS FLAME THROWER!"
They finally destroyed Zeltrax together. Kimberly jumped off Tommy's shoulders and into Tommy's arms. Tommy set her on the ground and they looked up to see Connor and Ethan being dragged by the zord. "Connor, you have to sacrifice the zords," Tommy instructed.
"We can't," Connor objected.
"No, Dr. Oliver," Ethan put in.
"You've got to, it's the only way," Tommy insisted.
"All right," Connor sighed.
They watched as the zords were put in self-destruct. "GET OUT OF THERE!" Tommy shouted. The zords blew up along with the evil zord. They de-morphed and ran to the greenhouse to see their friends lying on the ground. Kira ran over and helped Connor up. The Red Dino Ranger embraced her and she hugged him back with a sigh of relief.
"Don't ever do that again," she scolded.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to do that, babe," he teased.
"I told you not to call me babe," she whined.
They chuckled at their friends, but their eyes widened in disbelief when they saw Mesogog. "Why do they always come back for more?" Tommy asked. Kimberly stood beside Tommy and looked over at Hannah.
"Hannah, take Eliza and get to safety," she instructed.
Hannah and Eliza ran to safety and they watched as Mesogog transformed into something worse. "Ew, gross," Kimberly complained.
"You've destroyed my plans of creating a perfect world! However, I was able to absorb enough Dino Gem energy to complete my transfiguration! Witness the face of...your final battle," he announced.
Tommy looked over at his students/friends, and fiancé. "You guys ready for one more battle?" Tommy asked.
"Oh, yeah," Connor replied.
"Ready?" Connor asked.
"Ready," they replied.
"DINO THUNDER, POWER UP!"
"WHITE RANGER DINO POWER!"
"TYRANNO POWER!"
"TRICERA POWER!"
"PTERA POWER!"
"STEGO POWER!"
"BRACHIO POWER!"
"DRAGO POWER!"
"DINO RANGERS!"
Kira and Kimberly charged at the transformed Mesogog only to be thrown across the greenhouse. Tommy and Connor fought him together only to get thrown onto their backs. "STEGO SABERS!" Kimberly shouted.
"BRACHIO STAFF!" Tommy shouted.
They both charged as Mesogog. Kimberly winced when Mesogog's claws hit her chest. She felt pain going through her shoulder and Tommy ran over to her. He helped her stand up and they looked over at Connor. "TRIASSIC POWER! BATTLIZED MODE! ENGAGE! SUPER FIRE POWER!" Connor shouted. He called on his blasters and threw as much energy as he could at Mesogog.
"You did it, Connor," Kira announced.
However, Mesogog replicated. Now there were four of them. "One is bad enough. How do we fight them all?" Ethan asked. Kimberly looked at Tommy.
"Any ideas?" She asked.
"One. Guys, we have to use all of our powers. It's the only way," Tommy replied.
Kimberly looked at her morpher and touched it with a sigh. "Right," Connor agreed. They all stood in a line.
"POWER RANGERS!" They shouted.
"I summon the power of the gems," Connor chanted.
Their gems started to glow. "DINO GEMS UNITE!" They shouted. They watched as a Tyrannosaurs Rex appeared above them and it destroyed all four creatures. Kimberly sighed when she felt her body go back to normal. Tommy wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her to him.
"I feel different," Connor stated.
"Yeah, like normal again," Trent agreed.
"Me too," Kira added.
"They're gone! Our powers are gone!" Ethan gasped.
"It took everything the gems had to destroy Mesogog," Tommy informed.
Connor then just held his empty gem out. "So these are just..." he trailed off.
"Ancient artifacts that'll look great in a museum," Tommy finished.
To their disappointment, Cassidy knew, but to their surprise, she handed over the tape. She knew that if the word got out on who their identities were, it would ruin their lives. Trent saw Hannah standing back a few feet and he opened his arms out to her. She ran over and jumped into his arms. Trent spun her around with a sigh. Kimberly smiled at her foster daughter and Tommy wrapped his arms around her. He then looked over at the former Rangers. "Our life may be normal, but trust me, it will never be the same," he informed. They all nodded in agreement knowing that their lives had been changed forever.
When Tommy, Kimberly, and Hannah got home, Kylie came running out of the house. "YOU DID IT!" She exclaimed. Tommy grinned as he scooped his daughter up into his arms. Kimberly looked at Tommy with a smile. Tommy smiled back before taking Kimberly and Hannah into his arms. Kylie then looked at them. "Are you still Power Rangers?" She asked.
"No, we're done being Power Rangers now," Kimberly replied.
She then smiled at her parents. "You'll always be Power Rangers to me," she stated.
"That's so sweet, Kylie," Kimberly told her.
She kissed her cheek and then Tommy placed the girl on the ground. "I have something to ask you, Kimberly," he stated.
"You already proposed, I don't think anything else can surprise me," she laughed.
"I would like to take you to the prom," he stated.
Kimberly looked at him with a twinkle in her eye. "I would love to go to the prom with you, Dr. Oliver," she answered. She then looked at Hannah. "And now, we have to get you ready for your prom date," she stated. They hurried inside and Tommy watched all three girls that he loved hurry inside.
That night, Tommy was talking to Trent and Anton when Hannah walked over to them with a smile. Trent's eyes widened at how beautiful Hannah looked.
She was wearing white high heels, a beautiful white dress, and her hair was pulled back with clips and white beads.
The dress was made of white satin, a patterned chiffon and consists of two pieces: a bodice and a skirt. The bodice is tightly fitted with boning and has wide straps. There is a row of buttons for entry. The skirt has a thin waistband and is fitted with darts. It is an A-line skirt with a small train panel in the back. A zipper and hook and eye for entry.
"Hannah, you look beautiful," he murmured. Hannah smiled and then looked at Tommy. Tommy just smiled back as Trent took his girlfriend out to the dance floor.
"So, Tommy, where is your prom date?" Anton asked.
"She's performing with Kira tonight. In fact, I have to introduce Kira now," he replied.
He then got up onstage. "Hey guys, I just want to say we've had an interesting year. We've been through a lot. More than any school should have to go through, but we made it, and we're okay. That's what's important. So let's have fun tonight! And to help us do that, here she is...Kira Ford!" He announced. He got offstage and watched as Kimberly played the guitar as Kira sang. Connor was watching his girlfriend with a smile. Tommy just watched the woman he loved ever so dearly. The one woman he had dedicated to spending the rest of his life with. And he knew he was going to have the greatest time doing so.
Afterwards, Kimberly walked over to Tommy.
She was wearing pale rose high heels, a rose colored dress, and her hair was pulled back in a half-ponytail.
The dress was Empire waist with a shimmering translucent drape and flyaway front. It had some sparkling sequins and pink pearls along the front of the softly textured bodice. The two layered bias skirt splits in front to flattering advantage. Fully lined. Double spaghetti straps. It had a lace up mid-back & back zipper.
"There's the love of my life," he stated. He took the woman he loved into his arms and gave her a kiss.
"Well, you look handsome, Dr. Oliver," she greeted.
"Why thank you, future Mrs. Oliver," he stated.
He gave her another kiss and then he danced with her. He looked around to see Ethan, Connor, and Trent all dancing with their dates. "This is one year I am never going to forget," he commented.
"You're not alone, Handsome, you're not alone," she answered.
He just pulled her closer and closed his eyes as he danced with her. Knowing that moments like these are going to come more often now and they were going to enjoy every last minute of them.