Chapter 5: Secrets Revealed

Two more months had passed and Kimberly was five months pregnant, she was far along to have a paternity test to find out who the father of her baby was.

Kimberly was sitting down on the table while Alpha checked her over. "Your body seems to becoming stronger," he commented. Kimberly sighed as she looked up at Zordon.

"Zordon, where's Billy and Jason?" She asked.

"Billy's going to get DNA from Tommy's old uniform," Zordon replied.

Billy walked into the Power Chamber and saw the old uniforms sitting in their display windows. He walked over and opened the glass. He removed the helmet and looked inside and found a strand of Tommy's hair. He took tweezers and removed the strand of hair. "Perfect," he mumbled. He placed the helmet back into the display case and shut the glass. He put the hair in a test tube and left. Not knowing that he was being watched.

Billy returned the other room and saw that Kimberly was ready. She was lying on her back and she was ready for the paternity test. "Okay, Kim, I have the DNA sample from Tommy's uniform. This will show if Tommy's the father," Billy informed. Kimberly held onto Billy's hand as the needle was inserted into her stomach removing some of the fluid. She sat up as Billy started the test. She placed a hand on her stomach as Billy went through the testing.

"What's going on?" Jason asked.

Kimberly looked over at the glass to see Jason standing there. "We're seeing if Tommy's the father," Kimberly replied. Billy then started typing things into the computer and then a loud beeping sound could be heard from the screen. "Billy?" She asked. Billy stepped back and Kimberly read the screen. "Positive," she whispered. She placed a hand on her stomach with a smile. "Tommy's your daddy, sweetie," she whispered. She touched her stomach and sighed happily. Tommy was the father of her baby. Just like she thought he was. Tears fell down her face and then Billy embraced her.

"You know the truth now, Kim," he murmured.

"And it feels great to know the truth," she whispered.

She then pulled back. "You still can't tell him anything," she insisted. Billy and Jason nodded.

"Don't worry, Kim, we won't tell him anything," Jason assured her.

"Thanks you two, I know I can trust you two that you won't say anything," she commented.

"We have known each other for years. I think you should know that when you ask us to keep a secret that we will keep it," Billy assured her.

Kimberly nodded and then Billy had to leave the room so Kimberly could go back to her training.

(Two Days Later)

Kimberly was watching the recent battle and was excited to see her friends beating the enemy once again. "Way to go guys," she whispered. She felt the baby move and placed a hand on her stomach. "Yeah, that's right sweetie, go daddy," she murmured.

In the Power Chamber, Zordon was talking to the Rangers about their victory. "I have to get going, Zordon," Jason informed.

"We will fill you in, Jason," Zordon informed.

Jason nodded and then he walked through the doors that Billy disappeared not two minutes ago. "You may go now, you all deserve rest," Zordon informed. The others went to leave and Alpha started walking through the doors and Rocky had enough. He started to follow the robot.

Kimberly was meditating when she heard the door open. She felt anger flood into her mind. "Someone's here," she whispered. She opened her eyes and gasped at who was standing the doorway still in uniform and his helmet under his arm. "Rocky!" She gasped. Alpha turned around to see Rocky behind him.

"Ai, yi, yi, yi, yi, Rocky, you can't be here. You have to leave," Alpha insisted.

Jason walked from behind the glass and grabbed Rocky's arm. "What are you doing here, man?" He asked.

"You knew? You all knew that she was here? You all knew that Kimberly is Billy's special project?" Rocky asked.

Jason nodded and then Billy came over to shut the door. "Kim's here for a reason, Rocky," Billy informed. They led Rocky behind the glass and Kimberly was standing there.

"Why didn't you guys say anything? Why do you guys know? And why doesn't Tommy even know that she's here?" Rocky asked.

"Rocky, Tommy can't know that I'm here. No one else can know that I'm here," Kimberly informed.

"Why the secrecy?" Rocky asked.

"We have to keep this a secret because Kimberly has a gift that she received when she was beaten five months ago," Zordon replied.

Rocky's eyes widened and looked at Kimberly. "You were beaten?" He asked. Kimberly looked at him confused.

"We told Kat to tell you," Kimberly informed.

"She didn't say anything," Rocky answered.

"That's odd," Kimberly whispered.

"Rocky, you have to keep this a secret. The team not knowing that Kimberly was beaten might be the best for the team," Zordon informed.

"In other words, I'm sworn to another secrecy?" Rocky asked.

Kimberly, Billy, Jason, and Alpha nodded. She the placed her hand on the glass. "Please Rocky, Tommy can't know that I'm here. It would distract him from his fights. Especially since I'm pregnant," she insisted. Rocky's eyes widened when he noticed the bump on her tummy. She nodded and placed a hand on her stomach. "I'm pregnant, Rocky, and the baby is Tommy's," Kimberly added. He placed his hand on the glass and sighed.

"I promise, no one will know you're here, Kim," he promised.

"Thank you, Rocky," she whispered.

He then looked at Zordon. "What is this gift she has?" He asked.

"Kimberly has the power of empathy," Zordon replied.

"Empathy? What is that?" Rocky asked.

"It means that I have the power to feel people's emotions. Actually, I can hear them," Kimberly replied.

"That explains how you knew I was here," Rocky commented.

"Yes, I felt your anger," Kimberly agreed.

"Rocky," Zordon called.

Rocky looked up at his mentor. "Do you promise to keep Kimberly's presence here a secret? Along with keeping her child a secret?" Zordon asked.

"You can count on me, Zordon," Rocky replied.