Chapter 4: Fond Memories
Kimberly was now three months pregnant, but being her first pregnancy she wasn't showing as quick. Her training was coming along better than what it had a month before when she would pass out just trying to get to the next level to her training. Billy had warned Kimberly that Rocky was getting curious.
One day, Kimberly was meditating on her training while Zordon would give her an emotion to train on. She opened her eyes and stood up. "What is bothering you, Kimberly?" Zordon asked. Kimberly sighed and looked over at her mentor.
"Zordon, what if this baby isn't Tommy's? What if the baby belongs to the man that attacked me?" She asked.
"That is a possibility, we can have Billy perform a paternity test when you become more far along," Zordon suggested.
"That would be great. I just want to know who this baby really belongs to," she sighed.
"What will you do if the infant is your attacker's?" Billy asked.
Kimberly looked over at her best friend with a sigh. "I'm going to raise the baby," she replied. Billy nodded and she placed her hand on the glass. "Billy, I'm afraid," she told him. Billy placed his hand on the glass and nodded.
"I know you are, Kim, I'll be there for you," he assured her.
"What about Jason? Where is he?" She asked.
"Jason is having the Gold Ranger Powers passed to him," Zordon replied.
"Shouldn't you be there?" Kimberly asked.
"The Rangers believe that Billy and I are trying to monitor King Mondo," Zordon replied.
Kimberly sighed and lowered her head. "Hey, Kim, I'll be here for you," he assured her. Kimberly nodded with a small smile on her face. She then went to sit down while Zordon went to talk to the Rangers. "Kim, do you remember when we first me?" He asked. Kimberly had a gentle smile on her face as she thought about it.
"How could I forget? We were in kindergarten and I was playing dress-up with the other girls while you were playing with you toy robot. I tripped over the boa I was wearing and I landed right on your robot. I broke the head off it," she explained.
Billy nodded as he thought about at that.
(Flashback)
Kimberly yelped when she landed on his robot and she sat up to see that the head was broken. "Oops, I'm sorry," she apologized. Billy looked at her sadly and held the body with the head in his other hand. "I'm sorry, can we fix it?" She asked.
"It's okay, I can attach the head back onto the automaton," he replied.
"Huh?" She asked.
"I can fix the robot," he replied.
She giggled as she held her hand out to him. "Hi, I'm Kimberly," she greeted. He shook her hand with a grin.
"I'm Billy," he answered.
(End Flashback)
They both grinned at the memory. "Even when were kids you spoke language I couldn't understand," Kimberly commented. Billy nodded then he noticed something that he truly missed about Kimberly. Her laughter. Ever since the incident she never truly let out a laugh.
"Kim, I've got a question," he stated.
"Shoot," she answered.
"Will you ever laugh again?"
She sighed as she placed a hand on her stomach. "The day that my baby is born and the day I find out who my baby's father is will be the day I'll laugh again," she replied. Billy sighed as he thought about that day. The day the girl that was like his sister wasn't going to laugh for a long time and he was going to miss it terribly. Remember when he tried to stand up for Kim in school.
(Flashback)
Kimberly was practicing gymnastics when a group of bullies walked over and pulled the mat just a tiny bit enough to knock her balance off. "Oh, is poor little Kimmie going to cry?" The boy taunted. Billy hurried over and stood in front of her.
"Leave her alone," he insisted.
"What are you going to do about it, geek?" The boy asked.
"Billy, it's okay," Kimberly assured him.
"It's not okay to be pushed around, Kim," Billy insisted.
"And what are you going to do about it?" The boy asked.
Kimberly quickly stood in front of Billy and glared at the boy. "He won't do anything," she replied. She then kicked him in the gut and watched as he fell into his friends. "But I will," she informed. Billy grinned as Kimberly laughed merrily as they ran off.
(End Flashback)
Kimberly gasped at who was coming next to Billy. "JASON!" She exclaimed. She ran to the glass with a smile. "I've missed you," she told him.
"And I missed you, Kim," he answered.
Billy nodded to Jason before they watched as Zordon came back to bring Kimberly back to her training. They both knew that it was going to be a long time before they got their old Kimberly back, if she ever did come back. they did promise though that they would take care of her and the baby while she was in her condition. Even after she's able to work things out, they would still be there for her...forever. Even though they had promised never to tell Tommy about her hiding spot or the baby she was carrying, just in case it wasn't his.