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Note: Well, majority rules, there we are now headed straight through to PRDT. The chapters from here on out will take a little longer for me to write and will be longer. Um, I will include some info in this chapter what happened during the ten years after TPRM, but not as much here on Kim, the bulk of the info will be in the chapters to come. We pretty much know all about Tommy, but I'll add a few details here and there. If you guys have any ideas feel free to post them or e-mail them to me. Thank you to all my reviewers, you guys are all awesome and encouraging especially you TrueRomantic.
Chapter 7
10 years later Reefside
The passage of time to now 27 year old Tommy Oliver had helped him to grow up. Gone were the days of driving race cars for his Uncle. Tommy was now a teacher, a science one at that! It had taken him a while after passing the torch to his predecessor, TJ, to figure out what he wanted to do in life. He had taken a year off after graduating from Angel Grove High to find his niche. Tommy had thought racing would be the answer. He had always loved pushing the envelope and thrill, and adrenaline of extreme sports. On a hot summer day while attempting to qualify for the pole at Daytona, Tommy had crashed and hit the wall. He wasn't injured, but the crash had made him realize his priorities in life.
Tommy finished the season before consulting his parents about his decision to leave the racing circuit and head off to college. Relieved their son would finally settle down a bit after his racing stint, his parents were more than happy to help pay for his education. Taking a wide variety of classes, Tommy found science as his favorite subject. From a kid who had barely passed high school chemistry, Tommy decided to obtain a degree in geology. Although his memory may have been more like a Swiss cheese in high school, Tommy was able to concentrate on his studies for once instead of having the duty of trying to save the world.
Tommy graduated from UCLA in 4 years and while working with Jason, and Rocky, the three of them were able to open a dojo. All three had been red rangers at one time or another, so red would have to be included in the business. Coming up with the name together, the three friends decided on the name The Red Dragon. Jason had returned from Switzerland the same summer Tommy had graduated and was working towards a degree in health science while Rocky to no one's surprise was learning culinary arts. When asked why culinary arts, Rocky would always reply, "Hey, you get to eat your mistakes, what better way to learn than by eating. Everyone else in my classes for some reason never wants to eat their work; let's just say I never go home hungry".
While away, Jason and Trini had been able to spend much of their time together. Trini had loved the work she was able to do at the Peace Conference. Since she already spoke Vietnamese, it wasn't hard for her to decide to major in East Asian languages with a major in international relations. Jason and Trini had learned a lot about each other and since they had been friends for quite sometime, had given a relationship a lot of thought before finally agreeing to give it a try. Jason had finally gotten the nerve to propose after three years and with that, the happy couple would be married a short time later. Everyone would attend and yes Tommy and Kim would come face to face for the first time in five years.
The once happy couple would be forced to talk being both the best man and maid of honor, but avoided the subject of the letter. At the urging of Billy, who made a special trip from Aquatar to attend the wedding, contact info was exchanged. Slowly, Kim and Tommy would begin to talk again. Billy, not having been heard from in quite a while because of living on another planet, had quickly adjusted to life on the watery planet. The knowledge he held of Earth and Earthling technology was far beyond what the most experienced Aquatarian Earth expert knew. It surprised no one as they found out Billy was head of his own department at Aquatar's most prestigious university. Billy had already earned two PhD's via correspondence with UCLA.
Other rangers who attended the wedding were well on their way to also fulfilling very impressive jobs. Adam had just completed his pre-med degree and would soon be attending Stanford Medical School, Kat was a member of the corps in the Royal Ballet Company, Aisha, after moving back to the states was working toward a degree in veterinary medicine, Zach after returning to the states was currently staring in the Lion King on Broadway. Tanya was working on recording her first album and was rumored to have a record deal in the works.
Not quite finished with his education yet, Tommy would return to college to work towards his MA degree, he had been accepted into MIT's program where he would eventually meet Hayley. Hayley would be instrumental in they work that was to come; the work that Tommy would eventually do to obtain his PhD in paleontology. His PhD was to him one of his greatest accomplishments. Sometimes, the fact he even had a PhD surprised him. The fact he had even survived to receive it just two years ago.
Flashback
Island in the Pacific
BOOM! BLAST! BANG! Explosions could be heard all around. Tommy could be seen running for his life in a mad dash being chased by what appeared to be mutant cybourg dinosaurs called Tyrannodrones. "How did it come to this?" he asked himself as he fought the creatures he had helped to create with the help of his partner and supervisor Dr. Anton Mercer. Years of martial arts training and being a former power ranger had helped him to fight the Tyrannodrones enough so he would be able to escape the island. While making a daring jump into the ocean, Tommy held onto a medium sized secretive black box. As the final explosion occurred next, KABOOM! What was left of the island began to sink and Tommy could been seem trying to swim away as fast as possible.
End Flashback
After that day, Tommy had worked to keep what lay on the interior of the special box safe. He knew the day would come when he would have to open it and unleash the power within. He wanted to be ready for that. Enlisting the help of Hayley, Tommy went to work. Tommy had recently moved to Reefside after being offered a position at the local high school as a science teacher. As a random occurrence, Hayley also lived in Reefside. The house Tommy had purchased had a rather large basement that would be perfect for a potential Command Center.
Flashback
Tommy carefully opened the black box to make sure its contents were safe and secure. Inside laid three stones: one red, one blue, and one yellow. "What are these?" asked Hayley as she reached toward them. Tommy however stuck his hand out indicating for her not to touch them. "These are dino gems, gems brought to Earth by the ancient asteroid that killed the dinosaurs", he said. "Hayley, there is something you should know…" Tommy said trailing off. "It's now or never", he told himself. "If we are going to be working together, you should know... I was once a power ranger." Hayley for a brief moment showed a little surprise, but then shrugged. "I'm not surprised. Do you remember the first time I met you? You chased down the robber who stole my wallet from the café. Then there was the time you saved that baby, and the old woman who fell down the stairs you caught in the nick of time, not to mention all the pictures of people you had in your apartment with either black, red, green, pink, or red on. I guess I never put two and two together". Tommy grinned at Hayley. "Don't worry, your secret is safe with me.", she said. "Now, what do you need me to do?" she asked.
End Flashback
Hayley had been crucial to Tommy's project. She had programmed all of the computers and even had created the morphers which would eventually be used with the dino gems Tommy carefully had put away under lock and key. The hardest part of the process had been setting up the morphing grid. Taking a bottle of Advil off his desk, Tommy took two. "How did Zordon and Alpha ever deal with this?" asked Tommy. Ten hours later, Tommy and Hayley had completed grid up and running. "It looks like we have all the basics up and running.", Tommy said to Hayley. "You might want these though", Hayley said taking three silver bracelets out. "These will hold the gems once the gems choose the ranger. They can also double as communicators. The morphers will appear when needed." Tommy smiled "Hayley, I could kiss you!", he said. Both agreed to forget about the project until the time was right. Little did they know it would be a short time in coming.
Mesogog's Island
Mesagog, a reptilian villain, and the newest threat in the world sat in his chair with his claw like hands together. In this chamber sat many multi-colored tubes and bottles containing various strange looking objects. His two henchmen, Zeltrax and Elsa stood awaiting orders. "Now that we have finally located Dr. Oliver, we finally will be able to finally get our hands back on the items which rightfully belong to me. Zeltrax, take an army of Tyrannodrones and await my orders. Elsa, I have a little job for you…" Mesagog said in his evil and sinister voice.
Reefside High
Tommy made his way to his new classroom and looked around. In a few minutes his new students would be entering through the doorway. Just as he was setting his stuff down, there was a soft knock on the door. "Enter", he said. In walked a women with brown hair pulled tightly back in a bun. She wore glasses and a black business suit. "Aw, Dr. Oliver, finally we meet. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Principal Randall."
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