Chapter 14: Her Fear

Kimberly sighed as she was walking down the hall with a bunch of files in her arms. It came to a point that they became to heavy and she tripped. She yelped as she started to fall, but a pair of strong arms quickly grabbed her before she fell on her face, but she lost some of her files. "Better watch your step there," Ryan teased. Kimberly smiled as she pushed her hair back behind her ear as she bent down to pick up her files. "Here, let me help you," he insisted.

"Thanks, Ryan," she sighed.

Ryan helped her gather her things and took half of the pile. "It looks like you bit off more than you can chew," he commented. Kimberly laughed slightly.

"I guess you can say that," she agreed.

"What is all this?" He asked.

"Uh, files on a new project, Angela is very thorough when it comes to organizing new projects," she replied.

Ryan nodded and helped her get her things to the lab.

Ms. Fairweather looked up as Kimberly and Ryan came in with the files. "You can set them right there," she instructed. They nodded and set their stuff on the table. "You don't have to stay here, Kim, I know seeing Hannah's competition means a lot to you," she assured her. Kimberly smiled and then she looked at Ryan. "You can go too, Ryan, if you like," she added.

"Come on, Ryan, you should see Hannah at gymnastics," Kimberly agreed.

Ryan smiled and nodded. "Sure, I'll come," he assured her. Kimberly smiled as she led him out of the room.

(Mariner Bay Auditorium)

Hannah was warming up when she saw her mom come in with her "uncle". "MOM! UNCLE RYAN!" She shouted. She hurried over and Kimberly giggled as she hugged her daughter tight.

"You'll do great, I know you will," she assured her.

Hannah nodded and then her name was called. "Ok, wish me luck," she murmured.

"Good luck," Ryan told her.

Hannah smiled and hurried off and Ryan took Kimberly over to the bleachers. She saw Hunter, Blake, and Kylie saving a spot for her. "Right here, mom, Uncle Ryan," Hunter called. Kimberly took Kylie into her arms and sat down.

"Up next is Hannah Hart from Mariner Bay, California," the announcer announced.

Hannah jumped onto the balance beam and did some awesome moves. Hannah closed her eyes as she continued counting. "One, two, three back flip. One, two, three, front flip. One, two, three, spin," she counted. All her moves were great and everyone was watching her in awe.

Kimberly was watching her and memories of all the times she did gymnastics came back to her as she watched her daughter. "That girl is great," one woman said.

"Yeah, who's her trainer?" Another woman asked.

Kimberly bit her bottom as she held Kylie on her lap. "That was Hannah Hart from Mariner Bay, California," the announcer announced. Hannah bowed before going back behind the curtain. Kimberly got up and went to speak to Hannah.

Hannah was sitting on a chair with her towel over her shoulders and her bottled water in her hands. "Hannah," Kimberly called.

"Sorry, trainers only," security informed.

"She is my trainer," Hannah assured him.

Kimberly went through and smiled at her daughter. "Hey, baby," she greeted. She kneeled down besides her chair with a smile. "You did great out there," she commented.

"Well, I learned from the best," Hannah stated.

Hannah pressed her forehead against Kimberly's as both girls just sat there.

(Award Ceremony)

All the girls stood in a line waiting for the awards to be passed out. "The Third Place Medal goes to Georgia Tyler from Angel Grove, California," the announcer announced. The girl received her medal and went back to her team. "The Second Place Medal goes to Anna Kelly from Reefside California," he added. The girl received her medal and went back to her team. "And the First Place Medal goes go, Hannah Hart from Mariner Bay, California," he announced. Hannah shrieked as she got her medal and then she embraced her family.

(Aqua-Base)

Captain Mitchell was in Rescue ops looking over some reports when Kimberly, Ryan, and the children returned. "Well, how did it go, Hannah?" He asked.

"I did great, grandpa," she replied.

"How did you do?" He asked.

Hannah held up her medal with a smile. "First place," she announced.

"Oh, terrific," he complimented.

He embraced Hannah with a huge grin on his face. However, the moment was broken when the alarms went off. Kimberly grabbed her headset and looked a her children. "We know, mom," Hunter assured her. Blake nodded before they took Hannah and Kylie out of the room. Kimberly sighed and went back to the screen as the Rangers were sent out.

As the battle went on, they were losing to the two remaining monsters. "Carter, use your V-Lancers," she instructed.

"Right, Kim," Carter agreed.

Kimberly crossed her arms over her chest. Captain Mitchell placed a hand on her shoulder and she took a deep breath. "Fire V-Lancers," she instructed. The V-Lancers were fired, but nothing happened, their blast was thrown back at them.

(Megazord Battle)

Kimberly watched in horror as her friends were losing the fight. "We need extra power, dad," she told him.

"With Ryan off the team right now, we're cutting it slim," he answered.

Kimberly felt determination enter her head. "Ryan," she whispered. She turned and saw that Ryan wasn't there. "Oh, no," she whispered. She hurried down the hall towards where Ryan was heading.

Kimberly found Ryan and ran to him. "RYAN! Are you crazy? Have you completely lost your mind? You can't go fighting," she told him. Ryan stopped and looked at her.

"Kim, our friends are going to die if I don't do something," he told her.

"We'll find another way, but please, don't do it," she begged.

"I have to."

Kimberly watched as he got ready to morph and there was nothing she could do. "TITANIUM POWER!" He shouted. Once he morphed, she watched him leave.

After the battle, Kimberly was in the infirmary with Ms. Fairweather. "You can take over, Kimberly," she instructed. Kimberly nodded and then she continued to work on checking Ryan over.

"Kim, please say something," he begged.

Kimberly bit her lip as she continued to work. "I told you not to go, I told you to stay," she reminded.

"I know," he agreed.

"But you still did it, Ryan. Are you trying to kill yourself?" She asked.

"Kimberly, I was saving our friends," he replied.

"And you did a great job. I refuse to lose someone from my family."

Ryan could see the tears in her eyes and grabbed her wrist. "Kim, stop," he insisted. She stopped and tried to wipe her tears away and she looked at him.

"Once I didn't get support from my other family, I cut them out of my life completely. Now that I have a family that cares, I refuse to lose any of them, that includes you," she explained with her voice quivering.

Ryan pulled her down into a hug and she let out a small sob. "I won't lose you, Ryan," she murmured.

"And you won't lose me, I'm not going anywhere," he assured her.

Dana came in and saw Ryan comforting Kimberly. Dana nodded when he gestured to be quiet. She too was worried about Ryan, but she knew that if something happened to Ryan, it would just kill Kimberly. Only the team and her father truly knew what this team and family meant to Kimberly. Her life was turning around, it was just turning around very slowly. Dana walked over and placed a hand on Kimberly's shoulder. "He's going to be okay," she assured her. Kimberly sat up and wiped the stray tear on her face.

"You just take care of yourself, Ryan," she instructed.

"I'm not going anywhere," he assured her.

She nodded before she and Dana left.

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