Chapter 16: A New Enemy

Author's Note: This chapter deals mostly with the children.

Kimberly was standing in Rescue Ops looking at the cocoon in the middle of the city to see that the Rangers were ready to fight. "Guys, be careful," she instructed.

"Right, Kim," Carter agreed.

Kimberly nodded as she looked at Captain Mitchell. Just then, Ms. Fairweather ran in. "Angela, what's wrong?" She asked.

"It's Hunter and Blake, I can't find them anywhere," Ms. Fairweather replied.

Kimberly looked at Captain Mitchell. "Go," he assured her. Kimberly nodded and went after her sons.

When she arrived on the scene, her eyes widened in horror to see them in a fighting stance. "HUNTER, BLAKE!" She shouted. Kimberly watched in horror as her friends disappeared. She gasped when Olympius turned on them.

"Now you two," he laughed.
"NO!" Kimberly screamed.

She ran as fast as she could and jumped in the way. "MOM!" Hunter and Blake shouted. Kimberly was gone in a flash of light. Hunter grabbed onto his brother's arm. "Come on, bro, we have to get out of here," Hunter insisted.

"But what about mom?" Blake asked.

"Carter and Ryan will get her out," Hunter replied.

"HUNTER! BLAKE!" Carter shouted.

They saw Carter and Ryan and jumped into the Rescue Rover.

(Aqua-Base)

Hunter and Blake sat in the debriefing room and lowered their head when Captain Mitchell entered the room. "What were you two thinking?" He demanded.

"We were trying to help," Hunter replied.

"You two weren't thinking at all. You two know better," he scolded.

"We're sorry, grandfather," Blake apologized.

Captain Mitchell could see the pain in their eyes. "Boys, you both have to understand that you're not Rangers. You're both too young to even go out there and try to defeat creatures like Olympius, Diabolico, Vypra, and Loki," he explained. He then placed his hands on the boys' shoulders. "For now, both of you, go and take care of your sisters. We'll bring your mom back," he assured them. They sat there and watched as their grandfather left.

When Hunter and Blake left the debriefing room, Hunter saw Kylie sniffling while holding her teddy bear. Blake watched as Hunter walked over to Kylie. "What's wrong, Kylie?" He asked.

"Did that bad monster take my mommy?" She asked.

Hunter sighed and nodded. "He did take her, Kylie," he replied. She started crying.

"I want my mommy," she sobbed.

He took the young girl into his arms and sighed. "We'll get mommy back, Kylie, I promise you," he murmured. He held her tight and looked at Blake who was leaning against the doorframe watching Hunter comfort the sobbing child.

Later that day, the children had thought they had seen their mother, but they were wrong.

Kylie was sitting in her room playing with her toys when she saw "Kimberly" come in. "Hi, mommy," she greeted. She just grinned at her.

"Mommy, could you tell me the story about daddy?" She asked wit ha smile on her face.

She was surprised to see the smile on "Kimberly's" face fade. "Not right now,' she replied. Kylie was shocked and she watched as she left. She quickly jumped off the bed with her teddy bear in her arms.

Kylie was running through the base with fear plastered on her face. "HUNTER, BLAKE!" She called. Blake turned the corner and was nearly knocked over by his baby sister.

"Whoa, what's wrong?" He asked.

"That's not mommy," she replied.

"What do you mean that's not mom?" He asked.

"I asked her to tell me the story about how she met daddy and she told me no."

Blake looked at his brother and picked Kylie off the ground before hurrying towards Rescue Ops with Hunter behind him.

Captain Mitchell was looking over some reports again when Hunter and Blake ran in. "Where's Carter?" Hunter asked. Carter then walked over to them.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"That wasn't Chad, Kelsey, Dana, or mom," Blake replied.

"What?" Captain Mitchell asked.

"Grandpa, mommy wouldn't tell me how she met daddy," Kylie replied.

Carter looked over at Ryan and Captain Mitchell. They knew that Kimberly never passed up the chance of ever telling Kylie how she met Tommy. "If that wasn't Kimberly, then who would it be?" Hannah asked. They all looked at each other.

"Olympius," they answered in unison.

Blake placed Kylie on the floor and they ran towards the embarkation room. "ANGELA!" Hunter shouted. Hannah stood behind Hunter and watched in horror as her brother was thrown across the room when he went to grab who they thought was Joel.

"HUNTER!" Hannah screamed.

She ran to her brother while Carter stopped Olympius. Ms. Fairweather ran to Hunter and saw a cut on his head from the impact with the wall. Hannah stood up when she knew that her brother was in good hands. She saw that Olympius and Carter landed in the ocean. "Carter!" She gasped. She looked at Captain Mitchell and she ran to the beach with Blake behind her.

When they arrived at the beach, they saw the rangers had been freed. "Mom!" They gasped. Kimberly stood up and smiled to see two of her children there. They ran over and she hugged them tight. Carter walked over to her.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

She nodded and she hugged Blake and Hannah as tight she could. Then she watched as the Rangers defeated the monster after Vypra and Loki took Olympius away.

After the battle, Kimberly entered the infirmary to see Ms. Fairweather taking care of the cut on Hunter's head. "How is he?" She asked.

"He has the cut on his forehead and a minor concussion from the impact, but he'll be okay," she replied.

Kimberly nodded and sat beside Hunter's bed. Hunter opened his eyes and smiled to see that it was his mom. "Hi, baby," she greeted. She stroked her son's face with a sigh. "How are you feeling?" She asked.

"I'm okay, my head just hurts," he replied.

She nodded and held onto his hand. "Blake told me what you did to comfort Kylie," she stated.

"Kylie's my sister, she means the world to me," he told her.

"I know she does, sweetie," she assured him.

Kimberly sighed as she watched him start to doze off. "Get some sleep," she murmured. Hunter nodded before falling into a deep sleep.

That night, Kimberly walked out into Mariner Bay Park and stood on a hill. "OLYMPIUS! If you can hear me and I know you do. If you ever harm my family again, I will see to it personally that you'll be destroyed," she threatened. She then fell to her knees with tears on her face. "MY SON COULDN'T DIED! ANY HARDER AND YOU WOULD'VE KILLED HIM!" She shouted. She then looked around anger filling her system. "AND IF YOU EVER TRY AND HARM MY FAMILY AGAIN! CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED NOW, OLYMPIUS!" She added.

(Skull Cavern)

Olympius watched Kimberly shouting at him about hurting her son. "You don't have to worry about destroying me, girl, because I will be the one who'll destroy you," he threatened.