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.
TrueRomantic: It was the whole thing, I just didn't feel like writing it in again. The others know it in bits and pieces. The only ones that know it all right now are: Jason, Trini, and Tommy, besides the dino rangers.
jedi4jesus19: Thanks for the review and here's the newest chapter.
XRachX: That's the way I hope for it to go.
AN: I think I may need to do a little bit of a time line for this chapter, it is set at the end of January and I don't know when Kim's birthday was in the series, but that was as good of a month as any other, so I hope that makes sense and I hope you enjoy it.
Now, on with the Story!
Mesogogg Crosses the Line
Kim's POV
I've been back in the line of duty for a few weeks now and it has been wonderful, except having to tell the others, who are not too happy about this, at all. Jason was irate for a few seconds, but he seemed to be more understanding than most of the others, after he thought about it for a little while.
He couldn't come down too hard on us, as he had done the same thing when he had become the Gold Ranger, a few years back. Our friends don't really like knowing that we are two of the current Power Rangers that they see on television every night, but they all know what the tour of duty is truly like and we can't leave until this is all done. There is no choice in that matter, we will be rangers until Mesogogg is gone, for good. No matter how long that might be.
"Hey, Jason. Look I'm inviting the gang up for a surprise birthday party for Kim this weekend. Is that alright for you?" Tommy asked, as he was in his office at the dojo, door locked and watching for any sign of Kim showing up outside the door.
Although, it was not her day to be at the dojo, he knew that she could show up anytime that she got the urge to come there, which had been more often lately. She was a little bit worried about the Mesogogg thing and with the way that the attacks were going, they had begun seeing each other less and less. So whenever they had spare time, they would pop into see each other, whether it was at work or just the other sitting in the bathroom while one of them took a shower. It was rough not seeing their spouse, except when they were sleeping, but they had somehow made it through this when they were dating and they would be able to do it now that they were married.
"And you need us to help you, right?" Jason asked, as he had a feeling there was a lot more to the meaning of that sentence.Tommy just sounded like he needed to talk to some of them and that this happened to be a good excuse to do that, before the birthday party.
"From ya'll, I'll just need some help with the things around the house, like grilling some food. I'll get the girls to take her shopping all day, which shouldn't be too hard to convince her to do, I hope. Plus, all of us haven't gotten together in awhile and there are some things we need to talk about," Tommy said, propping his feet on top of the desk, as he leaned back in his chair, trying to relax. He was stressed, but he didn't want to let them know too much about all of it, although Jason could probably read his mind right now, if he put any effort into it, as he was not trying to disguise anything in his voice.
"Is the new team going to be there?" Jason asked, as he had checked to make sure no one was really listening to him, in his tiny, athletic trainer's, office.
He was being fairly vague with the details, but if anyone even got the tiniest inkling he was talking about the rangers. He would be in a load of trouble and he did not want to have to deal with the punishment that Tommy might deal out to him if he let this one slip. It was one thing to accidentally tell Ally and Hayley, as they trusted them, but if he told anyone else, Tommy would probably kill him.
"Maybe, we try to give them the weekends to do whatever they want, although the call does go out quite a bit nowadays. I don't know Jase, I just want them to be able to be teenagers," Tommy said, as he knew Jason had been seeing the television broadcasts, almost daily, of there being an attack in Reefside, which was not comforting, knowing how long it would take him to get there if he was ever needed. All of the rangers that didn't live in Reefside felt that way, but they did deal with it, knowing that they now could be teleported in, if something really went wrong and driving there was absolutely impossible.
"Yeah, ya'll have had it rough, but remember that they agreed to this Tommy. I know that you wouldn't give up your powers for anything and they probably feel the same," Jason said, closing the door carefully, as he was going to stop censoring things, very soon and he could only pray that no one would come up and listen into what he was saying. "Kim doing okay? She didn't seem like herself the last time I talked to her, bro."
"She's had it rough the last few weeks. Richard tends to go after her, but she's got a lot of things going for her, although that isn't enough in her mind," Tommy said, wanting to avoid the real subject of inquiry, knowing Jason could possibly know about everything from that one phone call he had, had with her. He had overheard some of her conversations and he knew that the subject had come up, only he hoped it was not with Jason.
"Tommy, she wants a baby," Jason said, as he could picture Tommy staring at the phone if he didn't know, but it seemed he knew all too well as he was calm in his response.
"I know," Tommy muttered, having removed himself from his relaxed position and was now slumping over his desk, head in his hands, as he held the receiver to his ear with his shoulder. He did not really want to talk about this now, but it was better if he went ahead and explained things to Jason now, instead of later. Jason was the one person that he might be able to get to understand it and then let it go, as he just needed someone to listen to him. The other guys would listen, but they didn't understand some of the things that went through Tommy's mind as well. "And we've talked about it and we kinda came to the conclusion that whatever happens, just happens."
"Isn't that being a little bit careless, Tommy?" Jason asked, trying to not yell threw the telephone, as he wanted him to know he was serious about this situation. He did not want them to go through a miscarriage or something even worse, if Mesogogg waited until after they had a child to try to attack it. He knew them well enough to know that if the baby where to die because of Mesogogg, then they would no longer be stable people and Mesogogg and anyone that stepped in their way would die. "Either one of you could get killed out there and having a baby at home, well the baby could become a target, Tommy."
"I know all of that Jason, but she doesn't want to go on birth control, like her mom made her do in high school, although we did nothing," Tommy said, letting out an exasperated sigh. He wished she would go on birth control, but he knew that she really didn't want to do that, so he was not going to push her to. There were other things that he could spend his energy fighting with her about and this was just not the top priority for him.
"Look, I'm just telling you don't let this get out of hand or things between the two of you will fall apart. I don't want to go through the two of you breaking things off, because this time I think I will lock you in a room together," Jason said, as he heard Tommy's grip on the phone become firmer.
"Jason, like you said, she wants a baby and so do I, but it's just too risky right now, but things happen every day that is odder than that for the two of us. We'll get through it, don't worry. I'm never going to let her do something like that again," Tommy said, as he could imagine Jason shrugging his shoulders at the point he was making. He couldn't argue with him, but he sure as hell could not agree with him. "I gotta get going, but you think you'll be able to make it Saturday?"
"Wouldn't miss it for the world," Jason said and then hung up the phone, knowing he had a lot to talk to Trini about that night when he got home.
Party Preparations"Hey guys," Tommy said, as Jason and Rocky walked in, each carrying a case of drinks that needed to be iced down. When Tommy had called this morning, they were surprised, but they were willing to go get some drinks, as Kim would not leave that morning. "Thanks for picking up those, I literally had to carry Kim to her car this morning and forbid her to come back home. She's worried about Mesogogg coming after you since you're in town. She seems to forget sometimes that all of you were rangers at one time."
"Well, look who she's living with. You aren't exactly the best person to criticize someone forgetting something. What's going on with the baby issue?" Jason asked, as he received a death glare from Tommy and a confused look from Rocky. He couldn't understand why the subject of a baby, just came up out of the blue and it kinda freaked him out, to be honest.
"What baby? Kim's not pregnant, is she?" Rocky asked, sitting down the drinks on the kitchen table, amidst the other guys. He was honestly scared for them and the other guys were now staring at Tommy, hoping that he would have some sort of explanation for all of this, as they were just as startled.
"No, but she wants a baby," Tommy said, getting a cup out of one of the upper cabinets and filling it with ice, before putting some water in it.
When he sat down, the others could only continue to stare, as they wondered why she would want a baby, now. They were already in enough danger, by having to suit back up again, and that could possibly increase the danger they were in. What were they thinking to try to have a baby now?
"You're alright with that?" Zack asked, as he caught onto Tommy's feelings in what he didn't say in that statement. He did not say that he really wanted a baby right now, which was unlike Tommy, as he usually got on board with whatever Kim wanted, but he was thinking of other things in their life.
"Yes, but no. She wants a baby, as soon as possible, but it'll all work itself out, somehow. I am not going to tell her no," Tommy said, as they had yet to have this problem, among the rangers. They had, had, the dating, the engagement, and even the marriage, but a baby would be another first that they would have in this group, if things continued like this.
"Tommy, you know if shewinds up pregnant it will take her out of the line of duty and it could even put her in more danger than she is already in," Jason said, as Tommy could only shrug his shoulders, while he thought about how to explain this to them, without offending any of them.
"We know that, but when Trini and you want a baby, don't tell me you won't try to give it to her, Jason. She's my wife first and the pink ranger second. She can't be forced to do both, if she wants a baby, the ranger suit will be put aside, for awhile. We went without her for a good while at the beginning. We can do it again and we both feel the same about it," Tommy said, as they couldn't help but agree with him, although not many others outside of them would. They all knew how they would feel, it just seemed like Tommy and Kim almost always went through it first, which made it really difficult on the two of them.
"Are we going to talk about this all day or are we going to cook and decorate?" Adam asked, as he knew that Tommy would bring his intentions up next, if he allowed him to have the chance.
"You're right, let's go," Tommy said, as he finished his cup of water and went to grab some decorations from the desk he had in the living room. "And guys, don't talk to Kim about this. She's already pretty mad about it, as Conner and Ethan don't understand it, at all. They kinda walked in when we were talking about it, but that's another story. Kira and Trent seem to understand her reasoning a little bit better, but I'm not sure that they are even one hundred percent behind it."
"So they're your power couple?" Billy asked with a laugh, as they all knew that it was bound to happen sometime during the new rangers' career.
"Yeah. Just imagine me and Kim at that age," Tommy said, as a few of them laughed out loud at this description and he knew that they were going to react like that, as he knew that they would surely notice it this afternoon. So, he might as well forewarn them.
The Party"This was great, no trouble, no problems, and I even got some clothes," Kim said, as Trini and the others were bursting with the secret they had been keeping all day.
Tommy, however, was nervous that she wouldn't want the birthday party, but they had assured her that she would. She thought that her present from Tommy, was being allowed to shop with his credit card, which was not really a problem anymore, as he had gotten used to it over the past few months.
"Why don't you go put those upstairs and then come on outside? I'm sure that the guys are already out there," Trini suggested, as they had all dropped their bags in their various vehicles upon their arrival. They had managed to talk with Tommy earlier that day and this was the plan that they had worked out and they were glad that she was not second-guessing any of it.
"Okay, tell the guys that I'll be out there in a second," Kim said, scurrying up the stairs, laden down with her purchases. Once she had deposited them, in their room, she headed towards the deck and the backyard, clueless to what was going on.
"Surprise!" They all yelled, as Kim opened the door, which had been covered for some reason, but it didn't really strike her as odd.
She could only stare at them, trying to figure out how they had pulled this one off without her noticing. The guys had even managed to make the backyard presentable and had actually cooked some food, which surprised her more than anything else. She had just expected them to do nothing all day.
"My God," Kim muttered, as Tommy walked up behind her, sure to surprise her even more, as he found himself tempted to put his arms around her, but didn't. She looked so overwhelmed and he did not want her to faint, but she should be alright for just a few more seconds. "Where's Tommy?"
"Happy birthday," Tommy whispered in her ear, as she jumped around and then gave him a hug, as soon as she could manage it, which caused him to laugh. "You like it?"
"Yes, Tommy. Thank you for doing this," Kim said, as their friends prepared themselves for a long display of affection, but Kim and Tommy knew exactly how much that annoyed them, even if they had never really voiced it to the two of them.
"No PDA?" Adam asked, as Tommy couldn't help but laugh, while Kim glared at both of them. They had often times been classified like that, but the surprises that they gave each other, often times made it worth the ridicule and everything else that their friends could dish out.
"Nope," Tommy said with laughter in his voice and Kim gave him another hug.
"Have we had the baby discussion yet?" Ally asked, curious to how long it would be before all of them got the fateful call that said they would have their first ranger baby on the way. Ally, however, didn't know that subject had already been brought up and it was a delicate one, for the time being.
"Yes, but there is going to be no baby talk today. Now, what all do you have planned?" Kim asked, as Tommy looked at her and could tell that she hated knowing that they needed to wait through all of this before they tried. They also knew that at this rate, she could be pregnant by the end of this year, leaving them one ranger short in the field, which was something she didn't want to have to deal with.
"Just what's on the table for food and they got you some little knick knacks," Tommy said, as they had decided it was time to file into line and eat before they got down to the other business that they needed to talk about.
"What do I get from you?" Kim whispered into his ear and he couldn't help but smile down at her for that one. He could have been mean and told her nothing, but she would have probably tried to knock him out for that one after everything that had happened lately.
"You'll see," Tommy said, mischievously, as she gave him a confused stare and then served herself in line, as Trini had grabbed her attention with telling her that she had found a new job. The others, also, knew that Jason had found a ring and was planning to propose sometime soon.
"Did Jason mention to you that we're going to some restaurant next week?" Trini asked, as Kim glanced over at Jason and then went on with the fake conversation that she was going to have to make, as she knew more details about that little dinner than Trini did.
"Nope, he didn't. What's the special occasion?" Kim asked, as Jason looked carefully at her, before listening to Trini's answer.
"I'm not sure, but it'll be nice to just have some time together, outside of the house, no matter what happens," Trini said, as they all had settled themselves on various lawn furniture, knowing that they were here to do other things beside celebrate Kim's birthday.
"Okay, Tommy, spill it," Aisha said, as Kim laughed at her bluntness. Kim had known that Tommy had been planning to inform them that their dear friend was back, as he had not had time to do that before the wedding, but neither was sure how they would take it.
"Well, there's some things that have happened that I haven't really had a chance to tell you about," Tommy said, as they all had this bewildered look on their faces, even if Tommy was trying to be nice about it, they would rather him just come out and say it.
"Like what?" Conner asked, as Ethan popped him on the back of the head, to let him know that they were not the ones that he was talking to right now.
"Well, you already know about it Conner, but they don't. A few weeks ago, we had a little bit of a shock when my communicator went off," Tommy said, as Kim then supplied them with the sound that their communicators had always had, until now.
"Did it sound like that?" Hayley asked, as she had never heard that sound before, but all of the other rangers were transfixed in their spots, unable to move as they had not heard that sound in two years or more for some of them. They knew the only ones that knew about that sound and it did not seem likely that either of them would be back on Earth.
"Yeah, it did," Tommy said, as he saw the wheels spinning in Billy's mind and knew that he was close to asking about whether Alpha had reappeared. The others were thinking it, but they could not deal with saying it aloud.
"It's not supposed to sound like that," Hayley said, confused as to what this had to do with them, but when she looked over at Billy he was smiling up at her about how frazzled she was getting.
"You're right, yours is not supposed to sound like that," Billy said, as Hayley had no clue where Billy was heading with this one, "but Alpha's would, wouldn't it Tommy?"
"Yeah, it would," Tommy said, as smiles spread on everyone's faces, but it was to be short lived, as Tommy heard his communicator go off and before he could respond, tryadrones were descending around their house. "Crap, he knows they're here."
"Pretty girls," Richard said, walking towards the group of females that he saw, but having Jason step, protectively, in front of him, while Elsa was heading towards the guys, although they had started fighting the tryadrones, almost immediately. They all knew better than to stand still, as that was one thing that they could use to insure that they would be captured. "What are you going to do Mr. Scott, because I'll take them any time I want to."
"You son of a bitch," Jason said, throwing Richard a good distance and quite a few people were shocked by it, although they were all fighting now, except Ally and Hayley, who were still shocked that this was happening.
"Toss me," Kim said, as Zack threw her straight up in the air, while two tryadrones collided beneath her and it seemed that Mesogogg had been expecting that they were all novice fighters, but the only one that was like that was Ally, but it was alright, as Hayley had pulled her inside and taken her to the command center as soon as she could. "Works every time."
"Go make sure they don't…" Zack said, as Conner looked at him, from under his helmet.
"Hey, just because we're new, doesn't mean that we're stupid," Conner said, as the other shrugged their shoulders, not sure if they could exactly agree with his statement.
"Oliver," Zeltrax said, as Tommy looked him in the eyes. Over the past few weeks, he had been able to recuperate himself enough to be able to face him, although the man still looked livid about all of it.
"You're a brave man to come onto my property and do this," Tommy said, as he saw Kim run by, on her way to help Trini and Aisha.
"Thanks, Trini said, as Kim threw one of the tryadrones and kicked another one out of her way. "What can we do to help?"
"Keep yourselves from being captured," Kim said, as the two immediately spread out, in order to make it harder for these things to be able to get both of them at the same time.
"We can try," Aisha said, jumping up to grab one of the tree limbs and pulled herself up on top of it, as Elsa decided to have some fun with the former ranger.
"Which one were you?" Elsa asked, backing Aisha towards the end of the limb, as she had no where else to go.
"That shouldn't matter to someone like you," Aisha said, as Elsa kicked her off the limb, only for Trent to catch her just in the knick of time. "Thanks."
"No problem," Trent said, placing her on the ground and then getting kicked by a tryadrone. "Won't these things ever quit?"
"Nope," Kim said, as she and Billy back-handspringed past the two of them, finally coming to a stop at the back of the house.
"Makes you dizzy when you're out of practice," Billy said, as he reoriented himself, while Kim took out a few tryadrones.
"I know, Billy, but we'll get them out of here in a little while," Kim said, as Richard grabbed her from behind and dragged her towards an open invisaportal. "Tommy!"
"Jason, grab her!" Tommy yelled, as he knew it would take a small miracle for him to get there in time to keep her from going through the invisaportal, but Jason was being held up, so he was going to have to do it, somehow.
"Got you," Conner said, tackling Kim to the ground, but breaking Richard's grip on her hand, as he went through the invisaportal and they tumbled to the ground. "You alright?"
"Yeah," Kim said, looking around to make sure everything was gone before she powered down. The old rangers now saw a very familiar look coming across in Tommy and Kim's expressions. They knew that had been too close of a call for their liking, but at least they had been able to save her this time.
"Thank goodness you're alright," Tommy said, as Conner could not know just how grateful he was that he had kept her from being pulled through that portal, although, even Conner, could see it in his actions. "Thank you, Conner."
"Dr. O, it's not a big deal," Conner said, as the others thought back to when they were in the position to say something like that, but now they knew just how big of a deal it had always been, no matter how many times they tried to ride it off as nothing.
"Is everyone else alright?" Kim asked, as she was sure that Tommy was only checking to make sure that she had not been injured. She could hear that their breathing was starting to return to normal, but that they were even more tense about any noises they heard now and they were listening to some pretty odd things.
"We're fine," Rocky said, as they all nodded their heads in agreement. They were all tired, but Tommy was happy that they had been able to hold their own, with out their legendary ability to morph. "When are we going to get to see Alpha?"
"We can go down there right now, if you want to," Tommy said, as they all looked at him and then started walking towards the command center, although they all wanted to run for, so that they would not have to wait any longer to see their long time friend and colleague.
AN: I know that this is a short chapter and the next one will probably be short as well, but I'm trying to build up some things that will happen in the remaining few chapters. I hate to break it to everyone who is reading but there are only nine chapters left in this story, so I hope you enjoy it while it lasts!