Chapter 4: The Worst is Over, or Is It?

After the plane landed Tommy headed to meet with Trini, she had told him that she'd show him the way to Kimberly's house. He arrived to find it was very normal and quite a place. He went inside to meet up first with Aisha, who warned him to be careful what he said or did around Kimberly.

"I understand, and I don't plan on doing anything that was beyond what she will allow, or even seeing how much she will tolerate" he said frankly as he walked into the room with her. He thought about how many times he deliberated about what he would say once he got there, then he looked into her eyes and realized that it was best to just listen to his heart.

"I'm sorry, Kim" he said as he walked over to her.

"Don't be, there was nothing you could have done, you weren't even here" she replied and looked away from him, as the pink ranger she had always been so strong, physically and emotionally, but now she was nothing more than a shell of her former self.

"Yes, but every time I think about what you must be going through I always wish I had been here, had kept in touch with you better than I did"

"I know you do, but you can't change what has already been done, I packed up some of my belongings, but I packed light, I want to start over in Reefside."

Kimberly looked at Tommy and then saw the softness in his eyes and longed to feel his embrace one more time, she wondered why he had someone as strong as him could make her feel that weak inside

He knew what she wanted, but would her heart let him give it to her, he would soon find out as he hugged her near, she didn't fight him, but, instead, she hugged him and began to cry again.

"It's okay, Kim, I'm right here" he tried to comfort her the best he could, he couldn't wait to be heading back to Reefside, with her, so he could help her start a new life.

"Tommy, I'm glad you came so quickly" she whispered "I feel better having you here"

Trini and Aisha smiled at each other, this was better than they could have hoped for, not only did Tommy Oliver come running when he found out what was going on, but he and Kimberly were going back to Reefside to live together, at least until she recovered, and if they were lucky this couple would realize how incomplete their lives were without each other and end up staying together and becoming a lot closer than just friends.

Then Tommy remembered the letter from Kira.

"Kim, I didn't tell you about what I've been doing, I began teaching high school and one of my students found out what happened to you and she asked me to give you this." he handed her the letter.

"Kimberly,

I know we've never met, but after all I've heard about you, I feel like I know you. I really wanted to say that I'm sorry for all you've been through and I hope that one day you can put this behind you and move on. I also hope that we will be able to meet, Dr. Oliver has told me quite a bit about you like the fact that you were a musician so I added the lyrics to one of my songs, so that you can see my style, and I can only hope that one day I'll get to hear yours.

Sincerely

Kira Ford"

Kim looked over the lyrics and smiled. She dismissed the "Doctor" thing, she'd grill him on that later, she preferred this reunion to be a happy one.

"This is from one of your students." she smiled "this girl sounds nice"

"Believe me, she's not all nice, she has a temper to rival some of our friends" Tommy smiled

"Even mine?"

"Sometimes"

They laughed a bit, but then Kimberly looked away sadly, Tommy again hugged her near.

Meanwhile Anton Mercer was again substituting for Tommy, the rangers really didn't like this fact, but they knew Tommy would be back as soon as he could possibly be. Kira wondered how close Kim and Tommy were, she still hadn't figured out that Kimberly was once a power ranger, but she'd find out soon enough.

Kira was in the command center when she came across an old picture album by Tommy's workout equipment.

"What's this?" she wondered and picked the old book up and opened it to find a picture of a high school age Tommy and the rest of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and they had all signed the picture.

"Kimberly was a power ranger" Kira mused she then turned the page to see a picture of Kimberly and Tommy together, he was holding her near

"What are you looking at?" Hayley asked

"Some old pictures of Dr. O"

"Really, let me see" Hayley said and smiled as she saw the duo "Tommy showed me that picture, he said he really missed her, and now he is finally going to get her"

"Yes, and the timing couldn't be better for them" Kira looked at the picture as she realized there was someone looking over her shoulder

"Was that Dr. Oliver" Trent asked

"Yeah..."

"Gee, never saw him as the type to wear ear-rings" Trent said

"I think he might have let the old holes grow shut" Hayley said "then again, he still wore ear-rings in college... they just might still be open, I'm not too sure, you'll have to ask him"

"But he went with the trend and cut his hair, though" Kira said

"Yeah, he was in college when he found it too much trouble and cut it off" Hayley said "he had short hair when I met him, he just had it cut a few days before so he was still getting used to the feel of short hair again"

"Okay the haircut was for convenience" Trent said and then looked at the picture again "I assume she's Kimberly"

"Yes, she is, they were the best couple in high school, or that's what I heard, you'd have to get in contact with his old Angel Grove friends to find out anything else about them" Hayley said

"Can you get me in contact with any of them, I'd like to know how Dr. O was in high school" Kira said

"Sure, I might be able to find Jason or Adam" Hayley said "they should be able to shine some light on Tommy's high school life" she paused for a moment "but you can't tell Tommy that I got you in contact with his old friends, okay"

"Okay" Kira walked over leaving the picture album for Trent to look through

"Who was the other blonde?" Trent asked noticing another girl

"Her name was Katherine, everyone called her Kat... she and Tommy were friends, she tried to replace Kimberly after she moved, but he told me he never got as close to Kat as he did Kimberly"

"Oh, so she was a friend" Trent said

"Yes, she was, but not much more" Hayley said and turned to the computer and realized she already had Adam's phone number

"Listen, Kira, he won't know who you are or who you're talking about if you call him Dr. Oliver, you'd have to use his first name, but first I'll talk to Adam, make sure he's willing to be open about his friend" Hayley looked at Kira

"Maybe we shouldn't, Tommy did go to great lengths to keep his past a secret, maybe we shouldn't pry."

"You do have a point, Kira, if Tommy wanted you to know this stuff he would have told you himself" Hayley said "Trent, close the photo album and hide it where Conner and Ethan wouldn't find it"

"Okay" Trent said and placed back where Kira had found it, supposing Tommy had been looking at it after he got the letter from Kimberly.

To Be Continued...

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