Chapter 9: Her Future

Kimberly woke up with a small groan. She sat up and held her head and felt a bandage on her head. "Welcome," a voice greeted. She looked over and saw a beautiful woman standing there.

She had brown hair that was a few inches past her shoulders, brown eyes, she was wearing white shoes, a white flowing dress, a golden necklace with a blue sapphire in the middle, and on her head was crown of flowers.

Kimberly held her head. "Who are you?" She asked.

"I am Princess Shayla. My Yellow Ranger, Taylor, rescued you from an org," Shayla informed.

Kimberly sighed and then the girl Shayla told her was named, Taylor, came in.

She had blonde hair that was three inches past her shoulders, blue eyes, she was wearing black shoes, black pants, a yellow blouse, and a yellow jacket.

"How are you feeling?" Taylor asked. Kimberly held her head.

"I'm feeling better, thanks," Kimberly replied.

She slowly got up. "How long have I been out?" She asked. Taylor stepped forward.

"You were unconscious for about a week," Taylor replied.

Kimberly gasped and jumped off the table. "I have to go back," she insisted. Taylor looked over at Princess Shayla, who nodded, and then Taylor took Kimberly back down to the park.

Kimberly walked towards her car and looked at Taylor. "I...want to thank you for rescuing me," she stated. Taylor nodded.

"Anytime," Taylor answered.

Kimberly nodded as she got into her car and drove back to Silver Hills. Taylor watched her go and crossed her arms over her chest. "This won't be the last time we see you," she mumbled. Then she went back to the Animarium.

When Kimberly returned back to the Clock Tower, she smiled when Kylie ran down the stairs. "MOMMY!" She shouted. She jumped in her mother's arms crying.

"Hey, hey, what's wrong sweetie?" She asked.

Jen came down the stairs with a sad look on her face. "Jen, what's going on?" She asked. Hannah slowly came down the stairs.

"Mom, Uncle Jason called a week ago," she informed.

"Yeah, what did he say? Is it J. J. is he okay?" She asked.

Lucas came down along with the rest of the group of Rangers along with Hunter and Blake. "It's not J. J., it's Trini," Jen replied. Kimberly placed Kylie on the ground.

"What's wrong? Is she okay?" Kimberly asked worriedly.

"No, Kim, Trini died in a car accident," Wes replied.

All of a sudden, Kimberly started to hyperventilate. "I---I can't breathe," she whispered. She went to hit the floor when Lucas caught her and held her in his arms as she cried. He ran circles on her back as he looked at Jen. Kimberly suddenly knew that Jen knew that Trini was going to die. Kimberly stood up with tears still falling down her face. "You...you knew that Trini was going to die. YOU KNEW SHE WAS GOING TO GET INTO THAT CAR!" She shouted. She went to attack Jen when Hunter and Blake held her back. "YOU KNEW SHE WAS GOING TO DIE! WHY DIDN'T YOU TRY TO STOP IT FROM HAPPENING!" Kimberly screamed.

"I couldn't do it, Kim, I'm not allowed to fix stuff like this. I can't ruin Jason's future," she insisted.

"Don't you dare tell me that you couldn't stop Trini from dying," Kimberly hissed.

"I'm not allowed to interfere with Trini and Jason's future," Jen persisted.

Kimberly jerked her arms away from the boys and left the room hurt.

Kimberly sat by the lake throwing stones in the water. Blake and Hunter came up behind their mom. "Mom," Hunter murmured. She looked up at her boys and had them sat beside her.

"It wasn't your fault and Jason knows why you couldn't make it to the funeral," Blake assured her.

Kimberly sighed as she looked into the water. "You boys shouldn't have to worry about me. I'll be okay," she assured them. They smiled as they kissed her cheek. "Go take care of your sisters for me. I'll be home in awhile," she informed. Both Hunter and Blake nodded before getting up and leaving. However, Kimberly heard someone coming up behind her and knew that it was Lucas. "I'm okay, Lucas," she insisted. Lucas sighed as he sat next to his girlfriend.

"Kim, you're allowed to cry," he assured her.

Kimberly sighed and shook her head slowly. "No, I already cried in front of my children. I showed my kids that I'm weak," she insisted. Lucas placed a hand on her shoulder.

"They know you and Trini have known each other since you were kids," he pointed out.

Kimberly leaned against him with a sigh. She looked up at him with a smile. Lucas smiled back and kissed her forehead. She liked Lucas and she cared for him deeply, but she wasn't in love with him. "If Jen knew so much about her future, why didn't she give her the heads up about Trini dying?" She pondered. She sighed sadly and looked into the water. It didn't matter, Kimberly's best friend was dead and nothing could change that. Jason was a widower and J. J. is motherless.

Jen sighed as she lifted her morpher up. A picture of Tommy and Kimberly appeared on her morpher. Something she kept with her ever since she came back to the year 2001. She used this to remind herself that Tommy and Kimberly would find each other again soon, very soon.

That night, Kimberly was tucking Kylie into bed when she saw the worn out teddy bear sitting on her nightstand and smiled as she tucked the bear with her daughter. "There, there's Mr. Teddy," she laughed. She kissed her daughter's forehead and smiled at her.

"Mommy, why did Auntie Trini go away?" She asked.

Kimberly sighed as she stroked her daughter's cheek. "Your Auntie Trini was killed by a bad man who hit her car and it made it flip over. I'll tell you one thing, your Auntie Trini loved you so much. She had a hard time putting you down when you were a baby," she explained.

"Was my daddy there when I was a baby?" Kylie asked.

Kimberly sighed as she touched her daughter's cheek. "No, sweet heart, your daddy wasn't there," she replied.

"Why not?" Kylie asked.

Kimberly bit her lip as she tried to explain to her five-year-old daughter why her father was never there when she was a baby. "Your daddy wasn't there, because your daddy had big duties and he wasn't ready to be a daddy. I'm going to tell you this, sweet heart. Your daddy was a kind person. He loved your mommy very much and I love your father very much," she explained. She kissed Kylie's forehead. "If your daddy knew you're here, he'd love you so much," she assured her. She then tweaked her daughter's nose. "Sweet dreams my little angel," Kimberly whispered.

"Night, mommy," Kylie answered.

Kimberly kissed Kylie's forehead before leaving the room knowing that one day, she had to find Tommy and tell him about Kylie.