Disclaimer: I do not own the Power Rangers or any of the weapons associated with the Power Rangers, so if you recognize it, it is not mine. I do own the characters, Ally Jameson, Fanny Abbott, Richard Myles, Dennis Alderway, Amanda Williams, Charlie Hughes, Ashley Meggs, Amy Tillery, Meagan Sipper-Stone, Jack Abrams, and Todd Billingsway as well as any other characters from "Saving the World, Again" that may be brought into this story.
BrachioBoy: Your welcome and like you said Alpha is just part of any Power Ranger story or it definitely should be. Thanks for the review!
Rob: Thanks for the review and to answer your questions. No, Justin will not be in this story, sorry if he is one of your favorite characters, but I do not know much about him. Secondly, the space rangers will be in this story in an off hand sense, you'll see more about that as you read further into it. I hope that answers your questions and if it doesn't feel free to tell me.
Now, on with the Story!
The Wedding Day (Trini's POV)The day has finally arrived for Tommy and Kim to get married, to walk down that aisle into what will hopefully be a lifetime of happiness, for the two of them, together. It has been a long month and a half since Tommy received his newest powers and color, but the battles have calmed down some lately, thank goodness. We can only hope that they will continue to stay calm as the ceremony is going to begin in a matter of hours and none of us want to know that Tommy will be heading out as soon as the 'I dos' are said. It is a hard life we lead, but it is has become more like a tiny inconvenience for them after all of the time they have spent doing this, together and even apart.
"Trini, I'm worried," Kim said, as Trini carried in her wedding dress behind her and hung it up on the back of a door.
Kim had gotten one of the worst cases of last minute jitters imaginable and they had tried everything short of getting her drunk to calm her nerves. If they had to, they would go back to the hotel and grab a couple of beers from the boys room, just to calm her down enough to get her down the aisle. Then they would let Tommy take care of her, as he was the only one that could make the nerves go away, completely. They had allowed it to go far too far for them to be any good at calming her, even Trini and Aisha were no good.
"Kim, do we have to tell you again, that Tommy is not going to back out of this? He wants to marry you and has wanted to ever since he met you. You have nothing to worry about," Kat said, as she pinned Kim's hair back into a simple bun and placed her veil in it, before it fell back out.
They were trying to get her hair and make-up done, but Kim was not sitting still long enough to let them do anything, which was why her hair had been redone five times, at least. Kat had, had to forcibly place her in the chair, just to get this much done, but now she was jumping to her feet again, pacing around one of the upper rooms of the church, trying to get the nervous energy out of her system.
"No, it's just Mesogogg being at large. I don't feel right knowing that he won't go out into battle if something happens today. What if something happens to the kids? He'll never get over it if something like that happens," Kim said, as Trini threw her hands up in the air, out of pure frustration.
She knew that she was aggravating them, but keeping him away from something he needed to do, was something she did not like, although he seemed just fine with all of it. That was until a call came for him. Then his will would really be tested to keep his promise to her, although he had never broken one to her before and he did not intend to do that now, no matter how hard it might be.
"Kim, he's a big boy now. He can make choices on his own. He knows what might happen if he does not go out there with them, but I know he wouldn't miss this day for the world. He's waited long enough to marry you, don't you think?" Aisha asked, as Kim smiled over at Aisha and pushed that thought out of her mind, for the time being.
She couldn't help but wonder if the air of calm they had been living under would soon be crashed down upon, at the most inconvenient of times, as it always seemed to be for them. It just seemed to be their luck for something like this to happen to them whenever they were going to do something important in their relationship, as it had done right before he tried to kiss her the first time, boy were they both mad that day and Rita never knew what hit her when they battled against her.
"Thanks, Aisha. Ya'll try to keep me sane until I walk down the aisle, alright?" Kim asked, as they laughed at her statement to them. They were much more worried about their own mental well being, as she was bound to keep this up until she saw Tommy again and that left a good bit of time for her to drive them crazy.
"Whoa, did someone get drunk last night?" Tommy asked, as Rocky and Adam walked in, with sunglasses on to protect themselves from a horrible headache that was sure to ensue as soon as they took them off. To say that they had a small hangover was a vast understatement, neither could move without feeling sick and they were lucky to get to the church without becoming sick in the car, which was driven at well below the speed limit. Thank goodness that Billy had been willing to drive them, as neither was in the condition to run much less drive.
"Yeah, I think we enjoyed your bachelor party more than you did," Rocky said, as he braved to take off his sunglasses and face the new day, in all of its brightness.
He immediately covered his eyes and groaned as he felt the urge to throw up. To say it was hangover from hell was even an understatement right now, as his brain felt as if it was about to explode and his stomach contracted. He knew that he was going to be sick, but he did not have enough sense of the room to know where the bathroom was, so he was unable to point himself in the right direction.
"Get the drunks in the bathroom," Tommy said, as Jason, ushered them into the bathroom and out of the way of anything that could be ruined by the problems their hangover could cause. He could tell Tommy was in no mood to deal with that today and it was best that he took care of it, as he could get Tommy's mood across to them, without them actually being harmed by him. He was more nervous than he had ever seen him, but this was something that Tommy had never been through before and he knew all too well when he was nervous, his patience dwindled to an all time low.
"Can do, sir," Jason said, as Zack and Billy laughed at Tommy's look that he was sending towards Jason for calling him sir. The four of them had decided to not drink themselves into a stupor last night, knowing that they were going to have to deal with it today. Rocky and Adam, however, decided that they wanted to enjoy themselves, even if it was a little too much and they were paying for it today, much more than they had wanted to.
"Thanks, Jase," Tommy said, as he looked at the clock, hanging next to the door, and then down at his wardrobe. He was still dressed in jeans and an old, green, flannel shirt, as it was as cold as could be expected on a December day in Angel Grove.
It was only noon and Kim wasn't scheduled to walk down the aisle for another five hours and twenty minutes. They had promised they would stay away from each other all day, but he wanted to see her now. He didn't feel that he could wait any longer to see her face again, as it had been a whole day already and he couldn't help but thinking back to his first day apart from her when he went to get his doctorate. He had not been able to concentrate and almost caused an explosion because his mind was wandering so much. He knew, deep down, that he should try to eat something, to calm his nerves, but nothing sounded good to him, even the pizza Jason had brought in a few minutes ago.
"You look like the one who might need to stay in the bathroom. You feeling alright, Tommy?" Zack asked, placing a hand on Tommy's shoulder, as he looked helplessly over at Zack. He looked like he was about to ask Kim to go out with him all over again and the only reason he had not thrown up then was that he didn't want to scare her away. He had been prepared to have to deal with this, but he had thought that it would calm down some after he got to the church and settled in with his groomsmen. It hadn't and all of them were now picking up on it, which was something he did not want to have happen. They would try to relieve the stress, but only a few of them knew that the only cure would be seeing Kim walking down the aisle, in whatever dress she had bought. "I haven't seen you look this nervous since you first asked her out."
"It's because I am that nervous. I've been waiting for this day for a long time," Tommy said, as he began pacing around the room, with his shoes making dull thuds on the wooden floor with each step.
They had arrived at the church early, mainly to avoid seeing Kim and the bridesmaids, but now Tommy was starting to get stir crazy, at being cooped up this long, in such a very small area. They couldn't risk him going outside, but they might have to throw him out the window if he kept this up. Unlike the girls, they were willing to take drastic measures to calm Tommy down, even if it was only for a little while.
"Maybe we should have brought the rest of the beer with us," Zack whispered to Billy as they watched Tommy, begin his work at wearing a hole in the floor. He was going to be a handful if they were not able to get him to at least sit down soon.
"Affirmative," Billy concurred as, Jason walked back out of the restroom, to see Tommy pacing around the room, with Zack and Billy backed into a corner, like two of his scared students. They were not going to try his patience today, as they knew exactly where that might land them.
But good grief, couldn't they catch a break sometime in their life? If it wasn't Mesogogg being around, Tommy would worry himself into a fit over Kim, if they did not find a way to distract him soon. Maybe they would have been better off with Mesogogg showing up in Reefside, so Tommy could use some of his nervous energy, while working for the greater good and then manage to get back in time for the wedding.
"Bro," Jason said, causing Tommy to stop pacing and face Jason, surprised at the sudden calling of his nickname, as he had not heard anyone exit the bathroom. Jason placed one hand on each shoulder, which caused Tommy to look him directly in the eyes, as he had planned to get him to do. Jason couldn't help but smile, as he caught the true nervousness was being caused by the recent lull in activity from Mesogogg's forces.
He knew that Kim was causing a lot of it, but there was the other tenth that was there because of that creature and Richard. Otherwise, he might have been thinking along the lines of throwing Tommy out the window as well. Since he knew where some of the nervousness was stemming from, he decided not to do that, right now. If Tommy continued this behavior, then he might be willing to test Tommy's temper against his own, as a true fight might be the only thing to calm him down, besides seeing Kim now.
"Yeah, Jase," Tommy said, feeling like a kid waiting to open his Christmas presents that knew that there were some good presents sitting under the tree, all for him. He could tell Jason had picked up on that and was struggling to not laugh at his giddiness. Kim, wasn't exactly a present, she was much more than that to him, which made him even more nervous and excited about this day that he had been waiting a very long time for.
"Tommy, you have to chill out. We can't deal with the hangover crew and you being a nervous, hyperactive person today," Jason said, as he noticed Tommy take in a deep breath and then release it very slowly. He knew that Tommy would try to calm down, but there was no guarantee that by the time the wedding came around that he would not be bouncing off the walls from the nerves building inside of him. "Plus you need to save some of your energy. You've got a long couple of nights to deal with."
"Jason Lee Scott," Tommy said, threateningly, as Jason turned around and headed over to his tuxedo bag.
Jason could only smile at how Tommy had taken the insinuation and he could see Billy and Zack laughing, although Tommy did not notice them. He couldn't help but say something like that to him once, as they all knew about the promise the two of them had made. If Tommy had not been so nervous, he would have surely smiled and then went after Jason, but he couldn't do that today. He knew he was no longer in control of how his emotion's played out. Jason had remembered to stash away some cards and even a DVD player in his bag, if that became necessary to distract Tommy from his thoughts and it seemed that it would now.
"Chill, alright? Why don't we play a game?" Jason asked, holding up the cards and seeing Tommy resign himself to having to wait this out and not beat him to a bloody pulp for his insinuation of what would happen later on that night. They soon were sitting on the floor, playing rummy and waiting for Adam and Rocky to recover from their hangovers.
The Ceremony (Jason's POV)Tommy made it through the long wait before we could exit our room, without having an emotional breakdown. Thank goodness, and we are all ready for this wedding to start. No one ever thought that this day would come, not after their horrible break up and the eternity of a wait before their reunion, but here we are, at their wedding. Now that it is here, we are all overjoyed, knowing that this will make the two of them happier than they have been in years.
Rocky and Adam have been steadily seating the guests as they come into the church, as their hangover has subsided, and more than one hundred people have showed up, at least that is what I saw the last time I peeked out from this door. Many of the guests being member's of the other ranger teams, along with most of the original clan's parents, well except for one parent.
We had all hoped Kim's dad would show, but unless he runs up within the next few minutes, it looks like Kenny will be walking her down the aisle and that is bound to hurt Kim and Tommy, a lot. Although, they will not say anything to each other about it, until they have gotten through the ceremony and then there is no telling the amount of comforting Tommy will be doing. Kim's father loves her, but he often times just doesn't make it to things like this in time because of his new wife.
"Tommy, you doing alright?" Jason asked, as his friend stood there with a fist placed over his mouth and his other arm supporting the elbow of that arm, his eyes staring at nothing in particular, as they had a glazed look over the chocolate-brown orbs.
He was doing some serious thinking, from what Jason could tell. He knew that his mind had to be miles away from here, but there was no telling what he was thinking about and it was probably best that he couldn't read his mind today. He was sure that Kim could sum up exactly what Tommy was feeling in a few words and that was why she was marrying him; he would just get yelled at if he continued to pry.
"Yeah, I'll be alright, Jason. You better get to the back doors, they'll be ready to walk out soon," Tommy said, as he took another deep breath and prepared himself to walk to the altar with Minister Jack Abrams at his side.
The man had been his preacher, while he had lived in Angel Grove and neither one of them could think of someone else they wanted to do their wedding. He was in his early fifties and his once black hair, was starting to turn gray, as the salt was becoming more predominate than the pepper that had once thoroughly covered his head. At the rehearsal, he had been able to put the two of them at ease, which was not an easy task to accomplish, as they were almost as nervous yesterday as they were tonight. Now if he were able to duplicate that today, they would be willing to put him up for sainthood, if it was at all possible.
"Tommy, you sure you don't want a glass of water before you go out there? You look a little bit pale," Mr. Abrams said as Tommy, shook his head no, and took another deep, ragged, breath. He had seen some men who were nervous about their weddings before, but it had never been anything like this. If he hadn't known any better, he would have thought Tommy was in trouble with the law or something, but it just seemed to be a good, old-fashioned, case of the jitters.
He had managed to talk to Tommy's parents the night before and they were more than helpful as to why Tommy was this nervous, but he was shocked that he had never heard the whole story before then. The two of them had been through a lot to come to today and none of them wanted anything to cause them problems. Although the preacher got the sinking feeling that Kim's father was still missing in action, as the look from Jason, the best man, had not been good when Tommy asked about it earlier and the abscence of an answer was even worse than that look.
"I'll be fine," Tommy muttered, as he raked his fingers through his hair and felt the nervous perspiration deposit on his forehead from his sweaty palms.
"Come on, let's go," Mr. Abrams said, as he opened the door and ushered Tommy through it first.
"Alright," Tommy mumbled, as they entered the church sanctuary through the back door and walked up to the altar, solemnly looking out at the crowd of their friends and family. Tommy could feel his knees shaking, as the people looked up at him, anticipating the wedding march to begin sometime in the near future.
Tommy looked down at his wrist, on which his communicator sat, and then back up, towards the back of the church, at the closed oak doors. Alpha hadn't contacted him and he hoped it would stay that way, at least through the ceremony. Alpha had managed to finish the teleportation grid, within hours of his arrival at the new command center, and he could bring Tommy in, if they really needed his help. The other rangers were sitting on the pews, prepared to leave at a moment's notice, which he hoped he would not see them do. If they did, then he would know that his call might only be a few minutes away and he did not want to break his promise to her. He really did not want to break his promise to her.
"No time like the present, we got get going, Kim," Trini said, turning around to look at her and giving her a hug before Jason and she made their entrance, signifying that the bride would only be four people back to a very nervous Tommy. Kim and Tommy had decided that it would be most comforting for Jason to start in the back, instead of next to him, so he could give him a quick progress report, if need be. They all knew what a wreck the both of them had been and hoped that getting everything started would help calm their nerves, as seeing each other would surely do that. "Hey, it's gonna be alright. He loves you."
"Thanks Trini," Kim said, as she watched Trini join Jason and then they headed towards the old, oak doors that separated them from the sanctuary. She grabbed Kenny's arm with all of her might and felt him give hers a gentle squeeze. He was never going to let his father live down missing this day and he was quite sure that Kim felt the same way about this matter, although she had said nothing to him about it, yet.
"Little sis, promise me something," Kenny said, as there were only two couples left in front of them and each seemed to be disappearing faster than the last.
Kim looked to be trying her best to keep her composure, but she wasn't quite able to do that. Her lower lip had started trembling and he could feel her hand shaking in the crook of his elbow, but there was no way to stop the nerves inside of her. He knew that much about her and he knew the only one to calm her nerves was on the other side of this door, but he just had to get her down the aisle and to him.
"What's that?" Kim asked, looking up at Kenny, but not really seeing him. She could only think that it should be her father standing next to her, not her older brother and she shoved that thought out of her mind before it began to bother her more than anything else that could go on tonight.
"That you won't cry until you get to him. I don't know if I can drag you down the aisle," Kenny said, with a smile, as Kim gave him a hug and then faced the doors, solemnly staring at them.
It was just the two of them back there and this was her last chance if she wanted out of it, but she didn't. She would never do something that stupid again to Tommy. She took one last deep breath before they headed through the doors and her march began.
"Oh my God," Tommy whispered, as he saw Kim step through the doors and the people in the pews rise, but they were obscured from his sight as he could only focus on her. Her dress was made of ivory satin, and it had a heart shaped neckline with no straps. It continued down tightly over her ribs and waist before ivory tulle finished out the lower part of the dress and stopped, just barely touching the floor.
Tommy couldn't help but lift one hand up to cover his open mouth, as he was stunned by her beauty. Seeing her in one of his colors had always done something to him, but this was definitely the most dramatic of those occasions he had ever experienced, as he felt his eyes smart with tears ready to pour over. He took a deep breath to try to recollect himself, but he couldn't, as he let the first tears stream down his face. He could not tear his eyes away from her, as she noticed he was crying and began fighting the happy tears that were trying to escape her eyes as well. She could not look away from him, as he continued to will her to walk down the aisle to meet his open hand and heart.
"Looks like our son is in trouble," Mrs. Oliver said, as she noticed Tommy's tears streaming down his face, at the sight of his wife to be.
She had watched him grow, from that young, insecure teenage boy, who was afraid to go after her, to the man, who had found himself and knew that a life without her, would not be a fulfilling life for him. It had taken them a little while to get used to the idea of Kim and Tommy being back together, but once they were assured that she would never leave his side again, they accepted her with open arms.
She looked only a few feet down the pew and saw Mrs. Dumas, watching her daughter walk down the aisle, being escort by her son, instead of Kim's father. The look on her face was almost enough to make her shudder, but she was sure that Kim's pain was worse than what her mother was feeling right now. She noticed Tommy's fist tighten as he realized that Kim's father had not showed up yet and that he would surely be comforting her later on, but at least she did not seem very upset by all of it right now.
"He'll be fine. Let the boy cry a little, he deserves to after everything they have been through to get to this point," Mr. Oliver said, as Kim and Kenny reached the altar and waited for the preacher to speak.
He had talked to his son about this, only the night before and he had a new comprehension for why things had to be this way for them. Love can do strange things, but he saw the spark that had been missing in Tommy's eyes re-ignite, every time he looked at her during the rehearsal dinner last night. His father knew, everyone knew, Tommy was a very happy man right now, despite the tears that he was crying.
"Who gives this woman?" Mr. Abrams asked, as he watched Jason hand Tommy a handkerchief, which he was sure had been planned for Kimberly's use, but was now being used to help calm the groom instead. Their friends knew them all to well and he saw the maid of honor try to hide a laugh as Tommy took the handkerchief, wiped his eyes and then stuffed it in his jacket pocket, for Kim's use, later on during the ceremony.
"Her mother and I do," Kenny said and then gave Kim a hug before, placing her hand in Tommy's. He knew, without a doubt, that Tommy would take good care of her, he always had and the fact that he still wanted to after what she had done was even better. He then went to take a seat next to his mother, when he noticed his father and his new wife walk in through the back door and make their way to the side aisle, so they could sit with them. Several of the other guests noticed, but Kenny was truly grateful that his sister's back was to him right now. He didn't want to her to have to deal with it right now. "Mom, Dad's here."
"My goodness," Mrs. Dumas said, as Kenny gave her a look that said he would have a talk with him, after the wedding was over.
They did not need to bother Kim with announcing his presence, as she would surely come down there and chew him out herself, with Tommy only a few feet behind her, ready to rip into him if the sobs overtook her. He knew that Tommy and Kim had decided to write their own vows and he was wondering how well they would be able to get through it, as they were both very emotional already.
"I, Thomas James Oliver, am a very lucky man and I promise for the rest of my life to protect you, cherish you, and most importantly love you with all my heart," Tommy said, taking in a deep breath and looking deeper into Kim's eyes, which led to the greater part of her soul. He then smiled before he continued with the part that only certain people in the sanctuary would understand completely, those were the rangers. "I promise when we have retired from this business and it is just us, to not let you get down about what we left behind us. Nothing can take me away from you and nothing means more to me than you do. I will love you forever, no matter what comes into our life or goes out of it."
"I, Kimberly Ann Hart, promise that I will never make the mistake of letting you go again. I promise to take care of you when you are down, celebrate with you when things are great, and be a shoulder to cry when things go wrong," Kim said, as she let the tears roll down her cheeks and she braved to look away from Tommy's eyes and at his face. When she did, she saw he was crying as well, while smiling down at her, as he nodded that she could go ahead and continue, if she wasn't too choked up at the moment. "I promise when we get old and gray and have wrinkles, that I will let you relive the times that have made us who we are, as long as you let me come along with you. But most importantly I promise that I will love you and only you for the rest of my life."
"With this ring, I thee wed," Kim and Tommy said, in unison, as they slid the ringers on to each other's left ring finger. Mr. Abrams then directed them towards the unity candle that they lit together, as an old, favorite song of their wafted through the sanctuary, but they didn't really pay any attention to it. They only paid attention to each other.
"You're holding up pretty good," Tommy whispered, as he noticed Kim staring at someone past him. He dared to turn around and look and saw her father and stepmother sitting on the other side of Kenny, who looked positively, pissed about his father's late arrival. Well, at least he showed up, even if it was late, but he could still see the hurt etched on her face as he turned around to look at her. There was nothing he could say to make that go away and they both knew that, but he would be there to listen when she wanted to talk about all of it. "Well, you were."
"Thanks for being here for me Tommy. I can always depend on you," Kim whispered as she couldn't help but cry a little, at what her father had missed doing. Tommy reached out his left hand and gently wiped away the tears, with his thumb as he smiled down at her and gave her a sympathetic look. There was going to be no more crying about the bad things that had happened to them, not right now. They had the right to be happy and he was going to take that right, for the time being.
"There is no need for that, you've returned the favor more than once," Tommy said, with a smile as the song came to an end and they walked back up to altar, waiting for the preacher to allow them to kiss.
"Now that you have lit the unity candle, the final step in your dedication to each other, Mr. Oliver, you may kiss your bride," Mr. Abrams said, as Tommy looked down at Kim and felt the same nervousness he had felt the first time he had ever kissed her. He knew he was going to be starting something, back then, that would lead him to bigger and better things and the same thing would be started with this kiss as well. He reached down to place his arms around her, before he pulled her in for a long kiss. As he kissed her, he felt the whole wealth of emotions he had running through him magnify in their intensity. When he released her, he saw a happy grin playing across her lips, as she pulled herself closer to him, which did not shock an of their bridal party. They both decided to steal a glance at their parents and when they did, they saw all four of them, smiling at their children's happiness. It may have taken them a long time to realize it, but neither was any good without the other standing by their side. "Well, without further ado, I now announce, for the first time as man and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Oliver."
They began walking down the aisle, towards the doors, as the bridesmaid's and groomsmen followed. As soon as they were outside the oaken doors, Tommy picked Kim up and spun her around, as she laughed at the happiness she saw in his eyes. They had made it through the wedding, without any problems, now if they could only make it through the reception and the honeymoon, with out that familiar call coming out to them. As their friends filed out behind them, they all said their congratulations, as they were going to have to take some pictures and the photographer did not seem like he was going to be someone to goof around with, like they did with most people in the past.
"Baby, I'm sorry I missed walking you down the aisle," Mr. Hart said, rushing up to Kim and giving her a hug around the neck. Tommy could see the disguised pain that was running through Kim, as she pushed, it and the tears, aside. They both wanted to be happy, but even this day had its shortfalls for the two of them, although they knew it could have been much worse. "I'll do anything to make it up to you."
"Dad, just promise me you'll be there for everything else," Kim said, looking up at her father, as she felt Tommy's hand rest on her shoulder and he gave it a reassuring squeeze. She wanted to turn around and cry on his shoulder, but she was not going to do that today. She would save the pain for a bad day that she was bound to have somewhere down the road.
"I promise, sweetie," Mr. Hart said, as he looked over at Tommy, his daughter's husband. Tommy was not doing as good of a job at disguising the hurt that he felt about him missing the beginning of the wedding, maybe because he was absorbing some of his daughter's pain. He had seen the disappointment in her eyes when she first spotted him, but what he saw in her husband's eyes was many times worse. "Tommy, take care of my baby."
"You don't have to worry about that," Tommy said, looking down at Kim with a smile and a wink. She knew that he had picked up on everything she was feeling and would let her talk to him about it whenever she needed to. Although she could tell he was hoping that she would not choose tonight to talk about it, there were definitely other things planned, already.
"Oh, Tommy, I can't believe it," Mrs. Oliver said, as she held both sides of Tommy's face in her hands and then gave him a hug. Kim gave Mrs. Oliver a smile, as she released Tommy and worked her way over to her. "Kim, we've been through it, haven't we sweetheart? I always knew you were the one he'd marry, if you'd let him."
"Mrs. Oliver," Kim said, as she gave her a hug and the two male Oliver's watched their wives with smiles on their faces. They knew that they loved both of the women, more than anything else in the world and that was something that they had learned, from each other, was the most important thing about any relationship.
"Ahem, before you turn on the waterworks, let's get these pictures done," the photographer announced and they looked around at each other. They might as well get it over with, as this was bound to take them much longer than they would like.
The Reception"Did you see Dr. O cry like a baby? Man, we're never going to let him live that down," Conner said, as Kira gave him a sharp look and Ethan could only stare at him with wide eyes. Neither of them would dare to make fun of Dr. O about that, as he was not likely to even let them bring it up. He had wanted them at the wedding, but if Conner was going to act like this, then they would have to take things into their own hands and Dr. O would surely wonder why they were hitting him as often as they were if he kept this up.
"Conner, the man has the right to cry. They've been through hell just to get to this day," Trent said, as Tommy and Kim entered the reception hall. They were having a dinner for all of them, as they knew that they were going to be starved by the time they got to the reception, especially considering how their stomachs were when they had been nervous for a long period of time.
"Kim, I didn't get a chance to talk to you before the photographer got us, but I'm so proud of you. Sweetie, I know that you will be happy with him," Mrs. Dumas said, as Kim looked at her mother with a bright smile. She looked over at Tommy, while still holding her baby girl in his arms and was happy they had found happiness with each other. "And Tommy, I know she's put you through it, but you have proved yourself, take care of her and keep her safe."
"Thank you and I'll try," Tommy said, as his father walked up to the two of them, holding a bottle of water for each of them. He knew that they were both more stressed than usual and could use a little drink of something non-alcoholic.
"Son, ya done good," Mr. Oliver said, as he gave Tommy a hug. He remembered the days when Tommy could barely function, but they had somehow met back up, although they had never told them the full story about that one. There were quite a few things in Tommy's life that could not be explained, but they had learned to deal with it, as he had never caused any trouble, that they knew of. "And you, little lady, keep him out of trouble."
"Yes, sir," Kim said, as Mr. Oliver picked her up and gave her a tight hug, which caused her to squeal and Tommy to laugh at her reaction. His father had always been like this at weddings and it was no surprise that he was like this at his own son's. "We better go sit down or Jason is likely to start without us."
"Yes, he is likely to do that," Tommy said, taking her hand and leading her to the head table, stopping every once in awhile to talk to someone.
When they were seated, he heard his communicator go off and he sighed as, he looked at it and then over at Kim who had taken her time looking over at him, knowing exactly what it was. She had surely heard it, but she gave him a smile and then looked out to find the other rangers. She saw the four of them, heading towards the door and into the lobby, to answer the call. Tommy then took off his communicator and placed it on Kim's wrist. If it was important enough, Alpha would call back and she could choose if he was going to answer the call.
"Tommy, what are you doing?" Kim asked, as she looked at his communicator, settled on her wrist. It fit loosely compared to all of the other communicators she had ever called her own, but something seemed to be happening, although she could not tell what it was by just looking at the communicator.
"Keeping myself at this wedding, like I promised I would," Tommy said, as Jason stood up and seemed to be ready to give his speech. Neither knew what he had in store for them, but there were surely going to be some parts that would be embarrassing to the both of them.
"Hey, everybody. I'm the best man, as you can see, but I need to warn you that I don't have the best public speaking skills in the world, so bear with me," Jason said, pulling out a sheet of paper from his jacket pocket and placing it on the small podium, before looking out at everyone in the room. He had run the speech by Trini yesterday afternoon and she had loved it, but he could only hope that his friends would feel the same. "Here it goes. Kim and Tommy are two of my best friends in the world and if you don't know the story of their courtship, I think you need to know about it. It started when we were in high school, Tommy and I were in a karate competition against each other, I don't even remember who won now, but we all knew a certain someone intrigued our little Kimberly here. Tommy went through a rough spell there for awhile, but when he got over it, he asked her out. Well, it was more like Zack told him that he was going to ask her out, as we all knew how he felt about her and vice versa. You would think by looking at them now that it was happily ever after, after that moment when she agreed to go out on a date. It wasn't, Kim went to Florida to pursue her gymnastics career and so did Tommy's heart, which did not take things too well. Well they broke up for awhile there and by the grace of God they got back together, two years ago, when she came back to Angel Grove for a visit. That visit turned into her moving back to the west coast and I only wish the two of them the best in their new journey and I hope that they will be able to live happily ever after, to Kim and Tommy, it's been a great."
"Jason, you did a good job," Kim said, as Tommy's communicator sounded again and she jerked her head down to look at it, as Jason and Tommy peered at it as well. It had been silver and black when she first put in on, but now it fit and it was silver and pink, although she didn't notice that, but Jason did. When did she get a communicator? He couldn't help but wonder if they were holding out about another dino gem showing up, but they wouldn't do that. He knew them too well for that to happen. "Alpha can just forget it, I'm not answering tonight."
"Alpha, what's going on?" Conner asked, as they moved into a quiet corner of the lobby. The other rangers were gathered around, straining to hear what the robot had to say to them. Although there were many groups of rangers there, they still could not risk being discovered by anyone, as some people were not rangers in the crowd and they could not risk being shown to them.
"There's another dino gem that has appeared in Reefside, I need you to get the gem and bring it to me before Mesogogg gets his claws on it," Alpha said, as he punched in the coordinates of the gem into the teleportation grid. "I'm teleporting you to the site of the power burst. Be careful, Mesogogg's goons may already be on site and don't call for back up, unless you absolutely need it."
"Don't worry, we'll get it Alpha," Conner said and they were teleported to the forest outside of Reefside and began their search for the new dino gem.
"Kim, what would be the harm in answering?" Jason asked, as it went off again and he watched Tommy reach for her wrist and then pull his hand away. He knew how tempting it was for Tommy to answer the call, but it seemed that Kim had resolved herself to not answer the call and he was fine with that.
"Him leaving, is the harm in answering," Kim said and then looked over at Tommy's wrist. How had he gotten his communicator back? "How'd you do that?"
"Do what?" Tommy asked, as Kim pointed to his wrist and he looked to see that his communicator was situated in its normal position. "Let's not worry about that now, I'm sure Alpha will have some explanation for it later."
"Hey, Mrs. Oliver, you mind telling us where your darling hubby is taking you to for a week?" Ally asked, as she peered down the table towards them. They had finished their meal and where waiting for the first dance number to start and for Tommy and Kim to go to the floor, but until then they had sometime to make some small talk.
"I wish I knew, Ally. All he said was pack warm clothes," Kim said, as a few of the guys looked at Tommy, with a question in their eyes. Where could he be taking her?
"Now, if Mr. and Mrs. Oliver, would be so kind as to step on the dance floor, so we can really start to have some fun," Mr. Oliver said, as he stepped up to the microphone. He knew how much his son hated to dance, but he would entertain Kim, knowing how much it meant to her.
Reefside's Mission"Alpha, I don't see a dino gem around here anywhere. Actually I can't see much of anything," Conner said, as they stumbled through the dark woods straining their eyes to get a glimpse of the new dino gem's form.
"Conner, you're close to it. Just trust me and keep on looking, it's a pink gem. It should stand out on that terrain," Alpha said, as Kira stumbled over a limb and fell onto her face, but thank goodness, their suits protected them from most injuries. They had all taken a few falls, but they had yet to see a spark of light from anywhere close to them. Trent had now grabbed a hold of Kira's arm to prevent her from falling again, as she had taken it the worst out of the four of them.
"You okay?" Trent asked, as he helped Kira up and concentrated his gaze on looking for a pink source of light. Why couldn't they find it? Alpha had made it seem like it was going to be obvious or what if Mesogogg had already gotten to the dino gem?
"Guys, over here, I think I've found it!" Ethan yelled as he noticed a pink ray of light shoot up from a small hallow in the ground. He was now running to get to the ray of light and when he did; he saw a small gem and quickly picked it up. It felt like fire in his hands, but he knew that he needed to get out of there as quickly as possible. If Mesogogg had been waiting for them to do the dirty work and then he just come in a sweep the gem away, they were not going to give him the chance.
"Alpha, get us out of here before some creep shows up," Kira said and they soon found themselves standing in the command center. "Who's going to take this gem?"
"I'll talk to you about it when Kim and Tommy get back from their honeymoon. Don't talk to them about it, there is no use to worry them about it tonight," Alpha said, as he took the gem and stored it away, into a morpher for the new pink ranger. "Now, go ahead and get back to the wedding and tell them that everything is alright."
"Alpha, are you sure we should keep this from them?" Ethan asked, as the robot looked at him with a critical gaze. If they told them, then they would come back to find someone to fill the position, but Alpha already knew who the gem belonged to and it would be best to wait until they got back, as it would definitely distract them. They deserved a little break from all of this and their honeymoon would give them that.
"Yes, now go," Alpha said, as he teleported them back to the wedding reception. They arrived in time to see that Kim and Tommy were getting ready to leave for their honeymoon. They knew Alpha was right, what was the need to worry them when they were about to go on their honeymoon and have a wonderful time.
"Everything alright?" Jason asked, walking up behind the four rangers and catching Trent's arm placed around Kira.
He wondered if Kim and Tommy knew about that relationship, as it seemed to be pretty new among them. He knew that Kim and Tommy had hoped they would get back before the reception was over, but he was not going to call them back from heading to the car to leave. There was no need in that unless something bad had happened and they looked relatively unharmed, although Kira looked to be a tiny bit fatigued.
"Yeah, just had a new dino gem show up," Conner said, as the other three groaned at what he said. Why couldn't he remember some of the simple rules that had been in acted on them?
"Jason, you can't tell them," Kira said, as she jerked her head towards Conner and glared at him. "We were supposed to keep it a secret."
"That explains something," Jason said, as he remembered the change in Tommy's communicator on Kim's wrist. Alpha must have found the gem around that time and it signified one thing, Kim would be going back into action once they got back from their honeymoon and he did not like that at all. Well, now all they needed was a monster show up on their honeymoon and everything would be normal for the two of them. "Your secret is safe with me."
AN: Thank you to everyone that has read and I hope that you have enjoyed the wedding chapter! You know what is coming next, so the faster you review, the faster it will be out. Until next time, happy reading!