Chapter Six

Kim and Jan sat at the kitchen table and talked over coffee while Mr. Oliver or Pappy as Sami was calling him, taught Sami how to play Go Fish.

"Tommy's informed us of everything Dear, so there is nothing for you to worry about." Jan told her.

"I'm glad he told you, but I'm sorry to say that there is a lot left to worry about." Kim said with a long, soft sigh, "I know that there are a lot of people that work for Michael that will still come after me. I need to be really careful about where I go and what I do because I can't put anymore people in danger. I can't put my daughter in danger."

"I understand, Honey. We're here for you, whenever you need us." Jan said, placing a comforting hand over Kim's. Kim's eyes left Jan's when she heard a familiar buzzing sound. She looked towards the front of the house.

"Get out of here." She said.

"Why? What's going on?" Jan questioned. Kim shot her a serious look, almost like one a mother would give a disobedient child.

"Get out now." She growled. Jan got up and ran over to Mr. Oliver and Sami and ushered them outside and into their neighbor's back yard. Jan looked behind her to see Kim dive behind a kitchen counter as something came crashing in through the front of the house, but that was all she saw of Kim because she was pulled away from view.

Kim felt the debris hit her back as she crouched behind a counter covering her head. Tommy you better get your ass here soon, she thought. She crept forward and peered around the side of a cabinet to see who it was that was after her now.

"I should have known." She whispered to herself when she saw who was standing there. It was Michael's best friend, Tony. He was a tall, dark haired, muscular, Italian guy. He had good looks and he could get any woman he wanted. He reminded Kim of Tony Soprano. He stood about 6'3" and carried an M16, which she was pretty sure was fully loaded and as always, he had few buddies with him as well. They only carried hand guns, which was good for her.

"Here Kimmie, Kimmie, Kimmie." Tony coed. Kim stood behind the counter, a stern look on her face. "And here I thought you'd be happy to see me."

"About as happy as I am to see that gun in my face." Kim said. Tony took a step toward her. She took a step back.

"Look if you come quietly, this won't get ugly. I promise." Tony said, with a sly smile.

"And I'm sure Michael said he'd go easy on me this time, right?" Kim snapped and Tony nodded. "Well sorry Mr. Soprano, I like it here." Tony hopped over the counter and got within two inches of her face.

"Listen you smart ass bitch, I've kinda gotten the message that the guns don't exactly scare you, but don't think that I won't use force to drag you outta here." He spat.

"Is that supposed to scare me? Do you want me to scream for you? Would that get you off just right?" she snapped, "Well sorry Sweet cheeks, this bitch fights back." She kneed him in the gut and he doubled over. She was pretty sure they had strict orders not to shoot her, so she jumped over the counter and stood in front of them.

"Who's next?" she asked. A tall, stocky guy stepped up. He swung at her and she dodged. She punched him in the stomach and elbowed him in between his shoulder blades. He was down, for now. Nobody moved after that.

"Oh, what's the matter? Scared?" she said, in a mock baby voice. She heard Tony get up and turned to face him.

"That was a free hit, but I touch you and you're just a dead little girl." Tony said.

Kim shrugged, "So touch me….if you can." Tony rushed her and she back flipped out of the way. Then he threw a punch at her and she threw her upper body into a full twist backwards. When she came back she kicked him in the groin and ran the in the opposite direction. Tony toppled over yet again. His lackeys tried to help him up, but he pushed them away.

"STOP HER!" he yelled at them. The all ran in the direction that Kim had gone, but she was already out of sight. Kim ran faster than she had in a while. She was just around the corner and her lungs were already burning, but she didn't stop. She ran down the main road and saw Tommy's jeep coming toward her. She watched him pull over and knew that he saw her running. She ran over to the jeep and got in.

"GO!" she yelled at him. He pulled onto the main road again and turned around.

"You wanna tell me what's going on?" he asked. She sat in the passenger seat heaving and trying to get her breathing under control.

"We were attacked." She said. He looked at her and noticed that she was covered in dust.

"I'd say." He said. She finally stopped heaving and looked at him.

"Your parents got Sami out. They went to a neighbors I think. I hope they called the police." She said.

"Who attacked you this time?" Tommy asked.

"Tony and his band of bench pressing lackeys. They are bad news. I'm lucky I got out. I was praying for you to get there. I'm just glad I got out when I did, but we have to go back." Kim said to him, wide-eyed.

"We do?" Tommy said.

"Your parents and Sami are still at the neighbor's house. What if they find them?" Kim reminded.

"Dammit!" Tommy swore and made another U-turn. They pulled up in front of the house with a car sitting in the living room.

"He's one of those guys that has to have one hell of an entrance isn't he?" Tommy asked, based on the looks of things.

"You could say that." Kim said. Slowly making her way into the house through the rubble. She found Tony and his boys waiting for her.

"I knew you'd come back." Tony grinned.

"Oh it's only because I like you so much." Kim said in a brightly sarcastic tone. Tony smiled at her and lifted his gun. Kim and Tommy dove behind a wall as shots started going off.

"Now what?" Kim asked, covering her ears.

"What?" Tommy asked back. The idea finally dawned on Tommy. He stood and twisted his wrists and went through the motions of morphing.

"Dino Thunder Power Up!" he called and in seconds he stood clad in the black suit of the black Dino Thunder Power Ranger. Kim smiled up at him. He walked out from behind the wall and took a defensive stance. Guys came at him from all directions and he fought them off easily. Then Tony came running at him. He caught Tommy off guard and took him down. Kim watched as Tommy tried to fight off Tony. He was having major problems doing so. She got up from her spot and walked slowly behind Tony before tapping him on the shoulder. He turned and she punched him in the face. It was getting dark and harder to see but she fought him still. She kicked him and he grabbed her foot. She spun her body around kicked him in the face causing him to release her foot. She landed on her feet just in time for him to punch her hard in the stomach. So hard that she was sure she tasted vomit in her mouth. She fell to the floor and he hunched over her, ready to punch her. He lifted his arm and Tommy grabbed it from behind. He pulled Tony off of Kim and threw him to the ground. He held him in place. Kim turned her head and looked out the window closest to her. She saw flashing lights, red and blue. She smiled to her self and closed her eyes, thankful that the police were finally there.

Both Tommy and Kim sat on the back of an ambulance when Jan, Thomas, and Sami came out of the neighbors house. Jan ran over to them, hugging and kissing them constantly.

"Jan, Honey, I think they want to save that for each other." Thomas Oliver said, pulling Jan a few steps back.

"Thanks Dad." Tommy said, while Sami climbed up on Kim's lap. Kim held her daughter close and tears fell from her eyes. She'd never been so scared in her life. For a while she thought she wasn't going to make it long enough to see Sami again.

"I love you Samibear." Kim whispered in her daughter's ear. Sami hugged her mother.

"I love you too, Mommy." Sami whispered back. Tommy watched the two embrace before Kim pulled him to her with her spare arm. He put his arms around Kim and kissed the top of her head. The EMT came over to them after they waited for an hour.

"You guys are safe to go home now." He told them.

"Thank you." Tommy said. He looked at Kim and she nodded. She carried Sami to his jeep. He walked over to is parents.

"Hey do you guys want to come stay with me? I've got a pretty comfy couch bed at home." Tommy asked.

"Actually, Tommy, we were curious. Do you think Kim would mind if we took Sami down to Disneyland for a few days, just until you get this whole thing sorted out." Jan asked.

"You'd have to go ask her Mom, I really don't know." Tommy said. Jan nodded and walked over to the jeep where Kim was strapping a sleepy Sami in.

"Kim, Dear, would you mind if, while you and Tommy are sorting this out, Thomas and I take Sami to Disneyland for a few days?" Jan asked. Kim looked at Sami, asleep in her seat.

"No, actually, that's a great idea. She doesn't need to be here during all of this." Kim said, "Would you mind taking her tonight and picking up her things tomorrow? Just in case something happens tonight,"

"Not at all, Dear. I'll call you from our hotel room when we get there." Jan said, taking Sami.

"Thanks, Mom." Kim said, hugging Jan and kissing Sami goodbye.

Tommy and Kim drove home, with only the radio on. A song came on that reminded them of the past and how things were so long ago.

Remember when I was young and so were you

and time stood still and love was all we knew

You were the first, so was I

We made love and then you cried

Remember when

Kim looked at Tommy and remembered so many times that they had spent together. She smiled at one unparticular. She had been unsure of whether or not she should go to Florida for gymnastics training, but he reassured her.

"This has been a dream my whole, entire life. But when I became a Power Ranger, I made some promises. One of them was to stand by you guys." She said.
"Kim, you also promised to be true to yourself." He told her.
"...I really want to go." She finished.
"I don't want to lose you, Kim. But I can't just sit back and watch you give this up. It... Wouldn't be fair." He told her honestly.

Tommy looked at Kim as the song played on and wondered what she was thinking about. He listened to the words and realized how much it pertained to them.

Remember when we vowed the vows

and walked the walk

Gave our hearts, made the start, it was hard

We lived and learned, life threw curves

There was joy, there was hurt

Remember when

Tommy suddenly remembered a time when he felt as lost and alone as Kim looked now. She had let him know that all was okay with a few simple words that had come from her heart and had meant the world to him.

"We miss you." She tried to cheer him up.

"You were a team long before I showed up. Everything will be back to normal before long." He said, sadly.
"...I miss you." She said, honestly.

Kim looked at Tommy and smiled. He smiled back at her. She had tears in her eyes. He didn't notice but he did to. The song continued until it was over and had them both in tears.

Remember when old ones died and new were born

And life was changed, disassembled, rearranged

We came together, fell apart

And broke each other's hearts

Remember when

Remmeber when the sound of little feet

was the music

We danced to week to week

Brought back the love, we found trust

Vowed we'd never give up

Remember when

Remember when thirty seemed old

Now lookn' back it's just a steppin' stone

To where we are,

Where we've been

Said we'd do it all again

Remember when

Remember when we said when we turned gray

When the children grow up and moved away

We won't be sad, we'll be glad

For all the life we've had

And we'll remember when

"Are you okay?" Tommy asked. Kim turned to look at him when the song was over.

"Yea, are you?" she returned the question.

"I'm okay. That song kinda got to me. How about you?" he said.

'Yea, I know what you mean. It really hit close to home, didn't it?" she said with a smile as he pulled into the driveway. He nodded as he shut off the engine. They walked into the house hand in hand.

"So what do you wanna do now that we are all by ourselves?" he asked. She looked up at him, smiled slightly.

"I think I might want to take a shower, but then again…" she trailed off as he kissed her gently. She returned it. He picked her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist as he made his way up the stairs to his bedroom.

"I think you could use a little bit of relaxation.' Tommy said, laying her on his bed.

"Mmmm, you're right I could." She said. She smiled and came down on top of her smiling before kissing her.

Kim woke up to total darkness. She looked at the clock that said 11:30 am. She sat up and saw a figure moving in the dark.

"Tommy?" she asked blankly.

"Hmm?" he answered crawling back into bed next to her.

"What's with the blankets?" she asked.

"I didn't want the night to end. So it didn't." he said. She smiled in the dark and rolled over. She laid her head on his chest and closed her eyes, listening to his heart beat. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead. She moaned happily before both fell asleep again. It was the first time the both felt completely safe going to sleep. No tense muscles, no bad dreams, just complete and total relaxation and bliss.