Chapter 27: Nightmares Part I: The Attack

"Kimberly, you have to remember me, it's me, Tommy," he insisted. She heard Kat telling her to remember and she started laughing. She laughed at them all. "Kimberly, we're your friends," he insisted. Kimberly looked at him straight in the face and laughed.

"Sweetie, I don't have any friends," she informed.

"Kimberly, you do have friends, you have to remember," Kat insisted.

Kimberly looked over at Kat before looking back at Tommy. "Oh, and sweetie,pink is out," she informed. She spun around and kicked Kat in the stomach. She watched the Pink Turbo Ranger fall and walked past Tommy.

Kimberly shot up from bed with a gasp. Sweat was pouring down her forehead. "Oh, no," she whispered. She jumped out of bed and ran towards the lab.

It had been another month and everyone was thrilled about Carter and Dana's engagement. However, not long after they became engaged, they defeated Olympius and Diabolico. Now, Kimberly's nightmares were getting worse again.

When Kimberly arrived she went straight towards the computers. "Kimberly, what's going on?" Ms. Fairweather asked.

"There's danger coming," Kimberly replied.

"We're so close to winning. Diabolico and Olympius are gone."

"I had my nightmares again. Something's going to happen."

Later that day, Kimberly was in a meeting with the Rangers when the screen was starting to fuzz. "Rangers, come in, can you hear me?" Ryan asked. Kimberly quickly stood up and walked over to the screen.

"We can hear you, Ryan," Kimberly replied.

"Rangers, I found out the Queen's plan. You've got to stop them," Ryan informed.

"What is it?" Kimberly asked.

"They've resurrected all the demons in the shadow world. The ceremony's going to happen..." Ryan trailed off.

Kimberly's eyes widened in fear as she watched the queen capture Ryan. "RYAN!" Dana shouted. Carter placed his hands on Dana's shoulders and Kimberly turned around to look at them. Dana stood up. "I'm going after him," she informed. Carter grabbed her hand.

"No, I will go," he insisted.

"Carter...you can't," Dana told him.

Carter placed his hands on her face and let out a sigh. "I'll be okay. I promise," he assured her. Kimberly watched as Carter went to he lab to get ready to go and she followed him.

Kimberly sighed as she put upgrades into Carter's motorcycle. Joel came in started talking to Carter a bit before Dana came in. Dana stood in front of Carter and hugged him tight. "Good luck," she whispered. Carter hugged her back and kissed the side of her head.

"When I come back, we can start our future together and able to raise our baby," he murmured.

Dana nodded and then she stood back as she watched Carter pull on his Ranger helmet and then he left. Dana lowered her head and Kimberly walked over to her. Dana sighed sadly and sat down. "I'm worried about him, Kim. The Queen captured Ryan, what if she gets Carter too? What will I tell my baby when he or she gets older when they ask me why they don't have a daddy?" She asked. Kimberly sighed and held onto her hand.

"If that does happen, and I doubt it will, just tell he or she that their father was a strong man that sacrificed his life to protect you and he or she," Kimberly replied.

Dana nodded and then she got up to go to the galley.

Kimberly rubbed her temple as she was trying to figure out what her nightmares meant. She jumped when someone tapped her on the shoulder. She looked up and smiled to see Hannah. "Hey, Hannah," she greeted. She turned in her chair and looked at her daughter. "What's going on?" She asked. Hannah looked at her in a quizzical look.

"Mom, did you forget?" Hannah asked.

Kimberly remembered, but she wasn't going to let Hannah know at first. "Oh my gosh! I forgot, I'm so sorry," Kimberly apologized. After a few minutes, she smiled at Hannah. "Just kidding, come here," Kimberly laughed. Hannah stood beside her mother as she pulled out a small box. "Here you go birthday girl," Kimberly told her. Hannah opened the box and found a locket in the box.

"Mom, its beautiful," she whispered.

"You like it?" Kimberly asked.

"I love it."

Kimberly smiled as she snapped the locket around her neck. "There you are. Happy birthday, Hannah," Kimberly congratulated. Hannah smiled as she hugged Kimberly tight. "By the way, your friend, Becky, is expecting your visit," she informed. Hannah shrieked.

"Thank you so much mom," Hannah told her.

Kimberly smiled and kissed her cheek. "Go straight to Becky's house. I'm trusting you, Hannah," Kimberly informed. Hannah nodded before she hugged her mom again before leaving. Kimberly sighed as she rubbed her forehead. The only kids left on the Aqua-Base would be Hunter and Blake since she had Kylie visit Trini and Jason for the day.

Later on, Kimberly was in the galley with Dana when the alarms went off. She jumped up and gasped when batlings filled the galley. "Batlings, here?" She asked. Dana was already fighting them off. "Be careful," Kimberly insisted. Dana was trying to protect her stomach and then she finally got ready to morph.

"LIGHTSPEED RESCUE!" She shouted.

Dana morphed and was able to fight the batlings. Kimberly was fighting off the batlings as hard as she could remembering all the training Captain Mitchell gave her. Suddenly, the Aqua-Base rocked and Kimberly gasped when she saw one of the Megazords, the one she had just helped finish building, attack the Aqua-Base. "Oh, no!" she gasped. She looked over at Dana and saw her overrun. Kimberly did a series of back flips and then she freed Dana. "GO!" She shouted. She looked up when Hunter and Blake came in. "What are you two doing here?" Kimberly demanded.

"We weren't going to leave you behind, mom," Blake replied.

"Listen to me, get to Rescue Ops," Kimberly insisted.

"What about you?" Dana asked.

"I'll be fine, just go," Kimberly replied.

She watched as they ran out of the galley and Kimberly fought off the batlings as hard as she could. However, as she was fighting, she could feel fear enter her mind. She bit her lip as she kept fighting the batlings.

Hunter and Blake entered Rescue Ops and Hunter ran over to Chad. "Don't you dare close that door," Hunter snapped.

"We have to close the door," Chad insisted.

"My mother's still out there, don't close it," Hunter snapped.

Kimberly finally broke free of the batlings and ran as fast as she could towards Rescue Ops. "COME ON KIM!" Kelsey shouted. Kimberly finally reached Rescue Ops and Joel pulled her in. Kimberly fell to the floor and was gasping for air. Hunter and Blake ran over to her.

"Mom, are you okay?" Blake asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Kimberly replied.

She sat up and looked over at Dana and the rest of the Rangers. "We have to get out of here," she insisted. They nodded and left Rescue Ops.

However, as they were halfway towards the exit, Dana and Ms. Fairweather stopped. "Where's Captain Mitchell?" She asked. Kimberly's eyes widened when she knew where he was.

"He's still in Rescue Ops," Dana replied.

They hurried back and saw Captain Mitchell staring at the screen. "Father, we have to go," Dana insisted. He didn't answer her at first and Kimberly placed her hand on Captain Mitchell's shoulder.

"It's gone. Everything I worked for is gone," he informed.

"No, that's not true dad, it's not all gone. You still have Dana, Ms. Fairweather, the Rangers, Hunter, Blake, Hannah, Kylie, and me," Kimberly pointed out.

Captain Mitchell sighed and nodded. "Let's get out of here," Dana insisted. He nodded and they were about to leave when the door collapsed. Kimberly covered her boys from the falling ceiling. She sat up and looked at them.

"Are you okay?" She asked.

"Yeah," Hunter replied.

Kimberly could feel their fear, actually, she could feel everyone's fear. Dana gasped and looked over to see the window breaking. Water was leaking into the Aqua-Base. Hunter and Blake stared at the water in disbelief.

"I guess we'll be taking a little swim," Blake commented.

Kimberly pulled her boys back from the water and looked over at her friends. "Where are you, Carter?" She whispered.

To Be Continued...