Chapter 8: Thinking things Through
Kimberly woke up early one morning and was going to take her morning jog. She checked on her kids before pulling on her watch and going off for her jog in the park.
As Kimberly was jogging, she saw Jen working out. She jogged over to her with a smile. "Hey Jen," she greeted. Jen looked over at her with a welcoming smile.
"Hey, Kim," she greeted back.
"How are you doing?" Kimberly asked.
"I'm good. I'm tired and a little frustrated, but I'm good," Jen replied.
"Frustrated?"
"Yeah, nothing for you to worry about."
Jen then smiled at Jen. "What?" Jen asked.
"Nothing, I've been seeing you and Wes getting along," she commented.
"Oh, no! You're not pulling me into one of your matchmaking missions."
Kimberly laughed and then her eyes were drawn to something on Jen's shoulder. Jen covered her shoulder quickly, but Kimberly grabbed her hand and let her look. Her eyes widened in disbelief. On Jen's shoulder was the star birthmark. "No way!" She gasped. Jen sighed as she pulled her arm away from her. "The star birthmark. You can't be Kylie," she insisted. Jen shook her head.
"I'm not Kylie. I'm too far into the future to be her. I'm one of your descendants. Jennifer Scotts at your service," she laughed nervously.
"But...how could you get the same star birthmark as my daughter?"
"Ever since Kylie's birth and Zordon gave her the star birthmark. Every girl after her going down in your bloodline, each girl gets a star birthmark."
Kimberly looked at her. "I should've seen it when you guys first came here," she commented. Jen sighed as she looked at Kimberly.
"You weren't supposed to know," Jen stated.
Kimberly understood what she meant and sighed. "That's why you didn't want Lucas to date me," she commented. Jen slowly nodded her head.
"Yes, because if something deep happened between you too, you wouldn't follow down your path and I wouldn't exist. Because what's in your future will have Kylie be a very successful in her life," Jen explained.
Kimberly was a little stunned at her words. "You're not falling in love with Lucas, are you?" Jen asked. Kimberly rubbed the back of her neck. "Kim?" Jen asked.
"I---I don't know," Kimberly replied nervously.
Jen's heart stopped at her words. "You don't know?" Jen asked. Kimberly shook her head.
"Lucas makes me happy. He helps me take care of my kids when I have to go to work. He's there to protect me when I'm in trouble with Ransik's attacks."
"Like Tommy."
Kimberly sighed and nodded. "Yeah, like Tommy," she replied. Jen placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Kim, dating Lucas could probably fill some of the pain, but what are you going to do when we go back to the future?" Jen asked.
Kimberly pulled away slightly as she thought about it. Jen was right, what was she going to do when they have to go back to the future. "I have to go," she informed. She then hurried away and left Jen there.
Kimberly was packing her bags when Hunter came in. "Mom, what are you doing?" He asked. She looked up at her son.
"I have to go somewhere else for awhile. You've seen me mentor the Rangers, you know what to do. Take care of your brother and sisters," she instructed.
Hunter was getting really confused and grabbed her arm. "Mom, wait," he insisted. Kimberly looked at her son.
"I have to think things through, Hunter," she informed.
She touched her son's face with a smile. "I'll be back in a few days. I just need a little bit of time to myself," she informed. Hunter nodded and watched as his mother went out to the car. After she said goodbye to her children, she got into the car and left.
Kimberly drove and drove while not caring where to go.
In a couple of hours, she stopped at a nice city called "Turtle Cove" she got out of her car and looked around. It was a nice place, especially for her to straighten things out in her head. She liked Lucas, he made her happy and everything, but if she fell in love with Lucas, it might ruin her and Kylie's future. Kimberly started walking through the park as she tried to think. Her mind was filled with so many thoughts. And yet she couldn't get them into order. "What am I going to do?" She asked quietly. Suddenly, she had a bad feeling that something was behind her. Kimberly looked over her shoulder and saw what looked like a monster. "Oh great! Like I really need this now," she groaned. When the monster came to attack her, Kimberly jumped over the monster's head and started fighting it. However, as Kimberly fought, the monster was getting stronger and stronger. Kimberly was then thrown back and she hit her head.
"STOP RIGHT THERE!" A voice shouted.
Kimberly opened her eyes and she saw what looked like a Yellow Ranger and then she fell unconscious.
(Silver Hills)
Lucas glared at Jen. "HOW COULD YOU DO THIS, JEN!" Lucas shouted.
"She found me out, Lucas, I had to tell her everything," she insisted.
"You told her everything, but who she ends up with. You refuse to admit that I found someone I could relate too and you're trying to ruin it."
"No, I'm not. I told you Lucas that this relationship was a bad idea. She has a future and that's with Tommy. Without Tommy, she can't succeed and neither can her daughter."
"She doesn't need Tommy, she has me."
"Lucas, that's not it. Without her successful life, Kylie won't marry the person she's supposed to and I won't be here."
Lucas glared at Jen some more. "I can't believe you, Jen. I just can't believe you," he snapped. However, the door opened and Wes came in with a sad look on his face.
"What's wrong, Wes?" Jen asked.
"Um, I have this letter for Kimberly and I got news from the sender," Wes replied.
"What's going on? Is it Kim?" Lucas asked.
"No...it has something to do with Kim, but it's a private matter."
