Chapter 8
After talking to Conner at the soccer field, Anna went directly home. She was planning to meet Kira outside Hayley's at 7:00 to go over everything about their performance. As she parked the car in the driveway, she noticed Jason's red camaro parked in the street. She knew he was probably trying to calm her mom down since Kim had been a nervous wreck all day. Anna knew that her mom had wanted to talk to Tommy for quite some time but she didn't know how to go about it. Now that they would be in the same place at the same time, there was no way around it. She opened the car door and stepped out. As she made her way into the house she didn't hear a sound which was kind of creepy seeing as though her mom was not the quietest person in the world. She walked into the kitchen, set her stuff down and went to the refrigerator to get a snack when she heard a faint voice. She followed the voice until it led her to the backyard where she saw Jason and Kim in a discussion.
"Jason, I can't do this."
"Yes you can, Kim. This is Tommy, the same guy that you have known since High School. He's not any different."
"How is he going to react when I tell him about Mike?"
"I don't know Kim, all I know is that I'm tired of playing the middleman in this ongoing silence between the two of you. The two of you used to be so close and then you went to florida and met Mike. When we came back and the whole mess in Muranthius happened, the two of you acted like you never met."
"I don't want to make my white knight mad."
"He's not your white knight anymore. From the moment you handed your power coin to Katherine. Everything that has happened in the years that you two have known each other has led you to right here. In a few hours, Anna will be onstage at Hayley's performing with Kira. All the while, you and Tommy just a few paces apart. I'm not saying that you should run into his arms the second you see him, all I'm asking is that you talk to him like a human being. Don't talk to him like he's a power ranger because he's not and neither are you. Not anymore, the two of you gave that up a long time ago. When, not if, when you talk to him, talk to him as Kimberly Hart and Thomas Oliver not Kim and Tommy, not Green Ranger Pink Ranger, not White Ranger Pink Ranger because that is all in the past and you are in the now."
"Mom?"
Jason and Kim looked back towards the kitchen to see Anna standing in the doorway with a stunned look on her face.
"Anna. How much of that did you hear?" Kim asked in a whisper.
"All of it. You guys used to be power rangers?"
"Yeah, a long time ago." Jason answered.
"Why didn't you guys tell me before?"
"We couldn't. We were sworn to secrecy by our mentor Zordon."
"Who were the original rangers?"
Jason looked at Kim with an expression that said 'She's your daughter, you explain'.
"Jason, myself, Billy, Trini, and Zack."
"Not Tommy?"
"No, not Tommy. He moved to town a little later in the year and was kidnapped by our enemy at the time Rita Repulsa and turned into her evil Green Ranger. He was sent to destroy us but he never succeeded and one day Jason destroyed the spell Rita had over Tommy by destroying his Sword Of Darkness. Once the spell was broken, Tommy decided to fight by our side."
"Jason said something about Green Ranger and White Ranger, what happened?"
"While he had been under the spell, Tommy had come in contact with a magical wax in Rita's palace, she was able to turn the wax into a candle. Once the candle burned out, Tommy's powers would cease to exist. We tried to get into the palace and retreive the candle but only one person could go in at a time. That person was Jason. While in the palace, Rita attacked so we had to bring Jason back and by the time we defeated the monster and got back to the command center, the candle had already burned out."
"So Tommy lost the power?"
"Yeah, but before Rita could gain access to it, he handed his power coin over to Jason for safe-keeping. We continued on with the original five until Rita kidnapped our parents. We had a decision to make: give her our power coins or lose our parents. We gave up our power coins but it was all a trick and they had possession of all the power coins except for the green power coin. Tommy got the green powers back on a temporary basis until Lord Zedd came in and overthrew Rita. His attacks were more powerful and Tommy continued to grow weaker until he lost his powers for good. He went away for a while only to return as the new White Ranger and new leader. Not too long after that, Jason, Zack, and Trini were selected for the peace conference in Switzerland and were replaced by Rocky, Adam, and Aisha. Then I left not too long after that and I went to Florida. About a year into my stay there, I met your dad. Mike was his name. He seemed like the perfect guy but as the old saying goes: Looks can be deceiving. I didn't realize that until it was too late. We were having a great time together but I was still Tommy's girlfriend so I sent him a letter breaking up with him for your dad. About eight months later, I got pregnant with you. Everything was going great and then, about the time you turned two, he started changing. He was very controlling and very mean. One day, I gave him the choice. Do what's best for you or do what's best for us as a family, he got up, packed his suitcase and left and I've never seen him since."
"Wow." Anna was clearly stunned.
"Yeah, I know. It's alot to spring on you."
"Look, I've talked to Tommy and he's just waiting. All he wants is to talk and get some answers, he's told me already that he doesn't plan on being judgemental, he's just there to be an ear. So let him be that ear and give him the answers to the questions he has and he will give you answers to the questions that you have."
"When do you suggest that I do that?"
"Tonight. All the questions may not get answered tonight, but some should and the others can be answered at a later date."
"I guess you're right."
"I know I'm right. I'm your daughter."
Jason checked his watch and noticed that it was getting closer and closer to showtime.
"Anna, you better get inside and get changed, you are supposed to meet Kira in twenty minutes."
"Oh crap, thanks Jason."
Fifteen Minutes Later
"Bye Guys!" Anna yelled as she rushed down the stairs.
"Wait a minute!" Kim yelled.
"What, I'm late."
"I just wanted to say good luck and I'll see you there."
"Really? You're coming after all?"
"We both are." Jason said. "Now go, you girls need to make sure everythings ready. We'll be there in time. Don't worry."
"I'll see you later."
As Anna walked out and closed the front door, Jason looked to Kim.
"You gonna be okay?"
"Yeah, for the first time in a long time, I'm gonna be just fine."
"Great, then let's go."
TBC.