Chapter 24: Throughout the Years

Kimberly decided to do a little more field work that be stuck inside the Aqua-Base, Captain Mitchell permitted it since she proved that she's able to fight when the Galaxy Rangers were there. One day, Kimberly was in training as well as the Lightspeed Rangers when Hunter and Blake came in. "Hey mom, care for a sparring match with your sons?" Hunter asked. Kimberly laughed and shook her head.

"Not at all," she replied.

Blake was the first one and the Lightspeed Rangers came in to watch. "And begin," Chad instructed. Blake threw a punch at Kimberly and she blocked it easily. She jumped over her son's head when he tried to do a sweep kick and she kicked him in the back.

"Come on, Blake, what happened to all those karate classes I sent you to?" She asked.

Blake gave his mother a fake glare and kept fighting her. Kimberly flipped Blake onto his back and then she pinned him down. "I'm sorry to say this, but I win," she announced. She laughed as she stood up and helped Blake stand up. "Good job though," she assured him. Kimberly hugged her son and then when it was Hunter's turn, the alarms went off. "Maybe later," she told him.

"No problem," Hunter assured her.

Kimberly ran as fast as she could towards the site. "STOP!" She shouted. The monster turned and looked at her.

"And you're going to stop me?" The monster asked.

"You bet I will," Kimberly replied.

"I don't think so."

Kimberly cried out in pain when a high pitched sound went through her head. Kimberly fell to her knees screaming in pain.

Hunter and Blake watched their mom fall to the ground in pain. "MOM!" They shouted.

"KIM!" Dana shouted. She ran over to her "sister" and turned her over. "Kimberly, answer me," she insisted. Kimberly opened her eyes and they showed fear.

"W--Who are you?" She asked.

"Carter, she's lost her memory. I'm going to get her back to the Aqua-Base," she instructed.

Carter nodded and then he watched as Dana took Kimberly back to the Aqua-Base. Then when he went to fight the monster, the same thing happened to him.

Dana was shocked when she saw how low Olympius went to try and defeat them. Kimberly fought against them. "GET AWAY FROM ME! Where's Tommy? Where is he? TOMMY!" She screamed. Ms. Fairweather was trying to get Kimberly to calm down. Hunter and Blake went to go be with her when both Captain Mitchell and Dana grabbed them.

"Our mom needs us," Blake insisted.

"She doesn't even remember who you are," Dana pointed out.

Hunter stopped struggling and watched as Kimberly fought against them. "Please, let me go," she begged.

"Kimberly, I'm Angela Fairweather, you've been my best friend for the past three years. You have two sons, Hunter and Blake, and two daughters, Hannah and Kylie. You have to remember, you've been working in the Aqua-Base for the past three years," Ms. Fairweather explained.

"How can I?" Kimberly asked.

Ms. Fairweather looked over to see the terrified look on Dana's face along with the rest of the children. She concluded their worse fears, she lost her memory along with the other Lightspeed Rangers. Now, it was time for them to bring back those memories. Dana bit her lip as she watched as they strapped Kimberly and the Lightspeed Rangers to some machines. Dana walked over and held onto Carter's hand. "I know you don't remember me, but I promise you will soon. When you do. Then you'll know how much you mean to me. I love you," she confessed. Carter's eyes widened in disbelief.

"How can I love you back if I don't even know you?" Carter asked.

Dana bit her lip as she held his hand. "You'll know me again, I promise," she assured him. She then walked over and stood beside her father.

"Thankfully, we recorded all of what happened to Kimberly over the past three years when she joined the Aqua-Base. Especially before Kylie was born," Ms. Fairweather informed.

Kimberly closed her eyes and the memories entered her head.

Flashback

(Kylie's Birth)

Rocky and Jason stood behind the glass and Rocky had his camera ready. He was video taping everything. He winced when Kimberly screamed on the top of her lungs. "She's got a loud scream," he commented.

"SHUT UP, ROCKY!" Kimberly shouted.

Kimberly gasped in pain as a hard contraction hit. "Curse you Tommy Oliver for putting me in this position," she hissed. Billy rolled his eyes and he winced when she squeezed his hand as tight as she could.

(2:30 am)

"It's a girl, Kimberly," Billy announced. He cut the cord, wrapped the baby up in the pink and white blank, and placed her onto Kimberly's chest. Tears welled up in Kimberly's eyes as she looked at her daughter.

"Oh, my gosh, look at you sweetie," she whispered.

The infant had stopped wailing once she entered Kimberly's arms. "She's so beautiful," she whispered.

"Congratulations, Kimberly," everyone announced.

Something then happened, a sound came from Kimberly's mouth they all missed. Kimberly was laughing. It was like music to their ears. She then looked at Zordon. "Zordon, you're a grandpa," she announced. Zordon chuckled as he looked at the infant in her arms.

"What is the child's name?" Zordon asked.

Kimberly looked at her daughter. "Kylie, Kylie Teresa Hart," she replied.

"And introducing Miss Kylie Teresa Hart," Rocky announced.

Jason whacked Rocky upside the head. Everyone laughed and then Zordon started to speak. "Kylie Teresa Hart, I give you a gift. The Power of the Crane and the Falcon resides in you. You hold the power inside of you, child," he spoke. A white and pink light came from his energy tube and it turned into a single rose colored sparkle. It landed on the infant's arm and it turned into a star birthmark. Kimberly then lied down and fell asleep while holding her baby close.

(Finding Out about the Letter)

She sat in a corner with her arms wrapped around herself. "I'm so cold," she whispered. He sat next to her and wrapped his arm around her shoulders.

"Everything's going to be okay, Kim," he assured her.

"No, it's not," she mumbled.

She stood up and crossed her arms over her chest with her back towards Jason. "What if this enemy finds out about Kylie? What if he or she finds out that my baby is the Red Ranger's baby?" She asked. Jason jumped up and covered her mouth.

"Hush, you don't know if they're listening," he pointed out.

Kimberly nodded and sighed. "Tommy's probably going to take his grand old time to save us. You would think he'd know that I'm in trouble by now," she pointed out. Jason got very quiet and looked at the wall. She looked at him confused. "Jas?" She asked.

"Kim, there's something I have to tell you. Something that's going to be hard for you to hear," he replied.

"Tell, me, what is it?" She asked.

"Kim. After you were brought to the Power Chamber, when Billy went to the mountains. He left something out," he started.

"What is it? What's wrong?"

"Kim, Tommy received a letter. It was from you. It said that you met someone else."

Kimberly's heart broke. "And he believed it? He actually believed that I met someone else?" She asked.

"He doesn't know what happened after that, Kim. He doesn't know that you're here and that Kylie's even living," he replied.

She leaned up against the wall hurt. "I didn't send a breakup letter to Tommy. I sent many letters to him. Every letter telling him that I loved him more than anything in this world," she commented.

"Did you write any letters while you were in the Power Chamber?" He asked.

"No, it was too much of a risk," Kimberly replied.

"You see."

"He should know though. He should know that I love him more than my life."

(Meeting Dana)

Later that afternoon, Kimberly had placed the baby into her playpen while she was cleaning up the living room. Then there was a knock on the door. "I'll be back, honey," Kimberly told the baby. She walked over and opened the door. She saw a girl around 16 standing there.

She had shoulder-length blonde hair, blue eyes, she was wearing black boots, a gray skirt, and a pink blouse.

"Hi, can I help you?" She asked. The girl smiled and held her hand out to her.

"Hi, I'm Dana Mitchell. I came to uh...welcome you to the neighborhood," the girl replied.

Kimberly smiled and invited the girl in. "Do your parents know you're here?" She asked.

"My dad knows," Dana replied.

Kimberly walked over and took Kylie into her arms. "What a cute baby," Dana commented.

"Thanks," Kimberly answered.

"May I hold her?" Dana asked.

"Sure."

She had Dana sit down and placed the baby into her arms. "What's her name?" She asked.

"Her name's Kylie," Kimberly replied.

"She's very beautiful," Dana commented.

"Thank you."

Dana looked at the young woman. "Ma'am, are you okay?" She asked. Kimberly snapped out of her daze and looked at Dana.

"My name's Kimberly, and yes, I'm okay. It's been a little rough. I've been a little busy with trying to find a job," Kimberly replied.

Dana nodded before standing up. "I've got to go. My father will be expecting me home," Dana informed. She placed the baby into Kimberly's arms and left after saying goodbye. Kimberly placed the baby into her crib and looked up at the picture of her and Tommy.

(Adopting Hannah)

Kimberly was sitting in the adopting agency with Captain Mitchell sitting on one side. "Your papers seem to check out, Miss Hart. Captain Mitchell, are you sure this young woman can take care of a child?" He asked. Captain Mitchell placed a hand on Kimberly's shoulder.

"She can take care of a baby on her own. I think she can handle a child," Captain Mitchell replied.

Kimberly nodded in agreement and she took Kylie's picture from her purse. "This is my daughter, Kylie," Kimberly informed. He looked at the picture and nodded.

Later that afternoon, Kimberly came home and found Dana watching Hannah and Kylie play. "How were they?" She asked.

"They were just fine," Dana replied.

"Thanks for everything," Kimberly told her.

"Anytime."

Kimberly smiled and then she called for Hannah to come inside. "Hannah, I don't know how you'd feel about this, but I just came back from the adoption agency. They're going to let me adopt you," Kimberly informed. Hannah hugged Kimberly with a smile.

"I was hoping you would," she told her.

Kimberly hugged Hannah back with a smile.

(Adopting Hunter and Blake)

He nodded as he listened to Kimberly. "Well, seemingly that Captain Mitchell has once again complimented on how well you keep track of the girls and how you stay on your feet. I am agreeing to allow you to take boys Hunter and Blake Bradley into your home," he informed. Kimberly sighed in relief and had to fill out the rest of the paperwork.

That evening, Kimberly came home and found the children playing in the backyard. "Hunter, Blake," she called. The two boys looked up and walked over to her.

"What's going on?" Blake asked.

"Are we going back to foster homes?" Hunter asked.

Kimberly sat down at the picnic table looking at the boys. "Sit down boys," she instructed. Hunter and Blake looked at each other before sitting down. "Hunter, Blake, I just came from a social worker who lets people adopt children. I spoke to him about me adopting you two," she explained.

"And?" Blake asked.

"Hunter, Blake, you're now part of the Hart family," she replied.

Both boys got up from their seats and hurried over to hug her. Kimberly smiled as she embraced the boys. Feeling their happiness going through her head.

(End Flashbacks)

Kimberly opened her eyes and then Dana released her. "Kimberly, where are you at?" She asked.

"Lightspeed Aqua-Base," Kimberly replied confused.

"MOM!" Hunter and Blake shouted.

Kimberly hugged her boys even though she was totally confused. However, she gasped when the machine that Carter was strapped to started to go into overload. "What's wrong with him?" Kimberly asked worriedly. She looked over at Hannah who had the look of horror on her face. Ms. Fairweather sighed. Carter had lost all his memories because they shut down the system.

"Dana's in trouble," someone informed.

"Dana?" Captain Mitchell asked.

They hurried over and saw that Dana was losing the fight. Kimberly was upset now that Carter couldn't remember, he couldn't help protect Dana. Kimberly could feel Carter's confusion. Just then, she felt realization hit him. "DANA!" Carter shouted. She watched as he ran out of the Aqua-Base and saved Dana just in time. Kimberly smiled as she saw that her Rangers once again defeated Olympius.

Carter walked over to Dana once the fight was over. "Dana, I'm sorry I didn't remember you," he told her.

"It wasn't your fault, really," she assured him.

Carter held onto her hand. "Day, I have a confession to make," he told her.

"What is it, Carter?" She asked.

Carter held onto Dana's hands and looked at her. "Do you know what made me remember who I was in the first place?" He asked.

"No, what?" She asked.

Carter wrapped his arms around her waist. "Your face," he replied. Dana smiled before Carter kissed her.

Kimberly was watching them with a smile and nodded her head in victory before walking away.

Author's Note: This was my longest chapter yet. The flashbacks were both take from "Memories of the Heart" and "A Different Shade of Lightspeed" I hope you liked it. Review Please.