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Tommy woke up in a cold sweat, his sheets clinging to him. There was a moment of disorientation, and he was a little dizzy, but it quickly passed, and Tommy found himself in his room. He quickly climbed out of bed, sliding into a pair of pants, and then headed into the bathroom. The light hurt his eyes as he turned it on, but they quickly adjusted, and he turned on the water, splashing his face slightly hoping to come to his senses.

'It all seemed so real,' he thought to himself. 'There was an asylum, and some doctors. Aww man that was weird.'

He turned to light back off, heading into his room. As soon as he approached the bed, he realized that someone was already in the bed. His mind was still cluttered, unsure, but he cautiously walked over to the bed.

"Bad dream?" a voice asked.

The voice came from the young lady who was in the bed as she rolled over, looking up at him. At first, he didn't recognize her, and but after a moment, he realized who she was. "Kim?" he inquired.

"Yes silly, what's wrong?"

"I-I.." he sat on the edge of the head, holding his head in confusion. "I'm not sure. Something is going on, and I…"

He paused as she knelled behind him, rubbing his shoulders. "Wow, you're tense, that must have been a hell of a dream you had," she mentioned.

"That's just it, I don't know if it was a dream or not. It was all so real, and it all made sense, but…" he stopped, standing up in a hurry and looking around. He recognized the room, and he knew who Kim was, but he didn't recall a time when the two of them were ever lived together, or a time where she spent the night. "… What year is this?" he asked.

"What?"

"What year is this?" Tommy repeated.

"Sweetie, you're being silly, come back to bed."

"What year is this?" he repeated, this time with a serious tone in his voice.

"Its 1997. Tommy, you're starting to freak me out here," she said.

"1997? That's the year when…" he paused. "… you came back from the Pan Globals and I gave my powers to TJ. I'm not a ranger anymore," he mumbled, trying to figure out where he was.

"That's right. Your life belongs to you now, and now we're together. We moved in together a few weeks after I got back. Tommy, baby, you're scaring me. What did you dream about that has you so confused?" she asked, walking over to him.

"It seemed so real, so…"

She wrapped her arms around him, and he simply collapsed into her arms. The disorientation was passing, and he felt safe in her arms. Suddenly, the memories of the dream he had were beginning to fade, and the more he felt as though everything was going be to normal.

"Its okay Tommy, I'm here."

"I know, and I love you Kim," he said as he wrapped his arms around her, closing his eyes and letting out a sigh of relief.

"Tommy can you hear me?" a voice asked.

He opened his eyes, only to discover that Kim was gone. He was no longer in his room, but he was back in the asylum. His arms were still strapped down thanks to his straight jacket, and the doctor and his assistant was standing over him in the room.

"Tommy, are you alright?"

Confused and frustrated, Tommy lunged at the doctor screaming, but wasn't able to get very far without the use of his arms. He fell to the floor screaming, crying out in frustration.

"What's happening to him?" Amanda asked.

"From time to time, he blacks out, and he finds himself back with his friends. Its common in his case, his mind is fragmented, trying to figure out where he belongs. One minute he's here, and the next he's with his friends protecting the city," he explained.

"That must be horrible for him."

"Yes, which is why we have to help him detach himself from those delusions. The sooner he realizes it all in his mind, the sooner we can get him out of here and let him live his life," he said.

"Tommy, can you hear me?" she asked.

Tommy rolled over, glancing up at her. The hair was still sticking to his face, but she could still tell he'd been crying. She wanted nothing more than to help him, then to pick him up and wrap her arms around him, to comfort him and tell him he would be okay, but she knew she couldn't. Just by having those thoughts, she'd violated one of the most important rules of her chosen profession. 'I can't be emotionally attached to the patient,' she told herself.

"S-Something is happening… to me. Help me," he sighed.

"Tommy, I'd like to talk more about your abilities, if you're up to it," Dr. Walsh said.

Tommy did his best to regain his composure, leaning up against the wall.

"It says here in your file that the red ranger was always the leader, but according to your conversations with Dr. Cooper a few weeks ago, you said that you were the leader," he said.

"Yes, I was."

"But at the time, you were the white ranger."

"Yes, but only after Jason, Trini and Zack left for the peace conference," he said.

"So at that point, there were only three rangers?"

"Yes… no, three new rangers were chosen; Adam, Rocky and Aisha," he said.

"In almost every documented conversation you've had, you've said that your identities had to be kept secret in order to protect your families, yet even before the three rangers left, these three new recruits knew who you were. How is that possible?"

"Adam and the others found out who we were, we didn't tell them."

"Is that the same thing that happened with Justin a few years later? You're trying to tell me that because a twelve year old boy discovered your secret, he was allowed to be a ranger?"

"Y-Yes."

"Says here that when he went through his metamorphosis, Justin would grow into a grown man, but when the fight was over, he returned to his normal size and height. Is that possible Tommy?"

"I-I don't… I mean, I didn't… its just the way it was," he sighed.

"So during this period, you were the red ranger?"

"Yes, I was the red Zeo ranger, then the red Turbo ranger before TJ took my place."

"Did TJ just happen to figure out who you were too? Isn't it just convenient that you can ignore that rule when you need to?" Dr. Walsh asked.

"Its not like… I mean, um…" Tommy became dizzy, slumping over onto the floor.

"Tommy, can you hear me?"