Chapter 15: Temporarily Pink
Kimberly was working on a plan on trying to defeat Ransik when Circuit flew over. "You guys, a mutant is attacking in the middle of the city," Circuit informed. Kimberly nodded to her friends and she watched them go.
"Be careful," she cautioned.
"Don't worry, Kim," Wes assured her.
Kimberly watched on the screen as the Rangers tried to fight the monster and her eyes widened when they looked like they were bitten by the monster. "NO!" She shouted. Her eyes widened when she saw Ransik save Wes from the monster and she ran towards their section of the city to help him with the Rangers.
Once they Rangers were brought into the clock tower, Kimberly was looking at Lucas. "Kim…be careful when Venomark attacks again, he's dangerous," he cautioned. Kimberly stroked her boyfriend's hair.
"I know, don't worry, everything's going to be okay," Kimberly assured him.
"Kim, Jen's calling for you," Wes called.
Kimberly got up and went beside Jen. "Kimberly, I need you to do something," Jen informed.
"What is it?" She asked.
"Wes is going out to find a cure. Take my morpher just incase he comes back and tries to hurt Wes too," she instructed.
Kimberly's eyes widened when Jen handed her, her morpher. "It's covered in your DNA," Kimberly pointed out.
"But you're part of my bloodline. You're the closest match to my DNA," Jen informed.
Kimberly took the morpher and placed it on her wrist. "DNA confirmed," the morpher informed. Jen held onto Kimberly's hand.
"Just don't let anything happen to Wes, please," she whispered.
"I promise, nothing's going to happen to him," Kimberly assured her.
"Kim, we have to go," Wes called.
Kimberly let Jen's hand go and she hurried out of the clock tower with Wes.
When they arrived at the spot to where Ransik dropped a flask and Wes collected samples. "I should take this to my dad," Wes informed.
"Okay, we should hurry," Kimberly insisted.
"KIM BEHIND YOU!" Wes shouted.
Kimberly spun around and she was hit in the stomach by Venomark. "KIM!" Wes called. Kimberly got up and got into a fighting stance.
"I'LL BE OKAY! GO!" Kimberly shouted.
Wes looked at the sample he had and looked at Kimberly. "GO! WES! JUST GO!" She shouted at him. Wes nodded before going off towards the Bio-Lab. Kimberly glared at the monster.
"Ew…these things get uglier every time," she whined.
Venomark punched Kimberly again and Kimberly stood up. "Okay, if this is what it has to be," she mumbled. She then held up the morpher. "TIME FOR TIME FORCE!" She shouted. She got into a fighting stance. "Bring it on," she snapped. Kimberly fought as hard as she could against Venomark and she hoped that Wes would get the serum while she was trying to fight the mutant off.
(Awhile Later)
Kimberly groaned when she hit the ground. Venomark then picked her up and Kimberly fought as hard as she could against the monster. "Let go of me, you creep," she hissed.
"QUANTUM DEFENDER!" Eric shouted.
Venomark was blasted away from Kimberly and she fell to the ground. Eric ran over to her. "Are you okay?" He asked.
"I'm fine, did the serum get made yet?" She asked.
"Yeah, they're on their way," he replied.
Eric helped her stand up and she held her side. "STOP RIGHT THERE!" A voice shouted. Kimberly looked up and saw an unmorphed Jen standing there.
"POWER DOWN!" Kimberly shouted.
She then removed her morpher. "JEN! CATCH!" She shouted. She then threw the morpher towards Jen. Jen grabbed her morpher and threw it on her wrist.
"TIME FOR TIME FORCE!" Jen shouted.
Jen the pulled out her badge. "We're Time Force and you're under arrest," Jen informed. Eric then grabbed Kimberly's arm.
"Kim, you have to get out of here," he told her.
Kimberly nodded before running for cover. She smiled to see her friends once again defeat a monster.
After the serum was given to patients, Kimberly walked over to Eric with a smile. "Eric," she called. Eric looked up when Kimberly walked over to him.
"Hey, Kim, how are you doing?" He asked.
"I'm doing great, thanks. And thanks for coming back for me again."
"Yeah…well…just doing my job."
Kimberly watched as Eric started to walk away, but turned back to her. "Kim, do you really want to know why I came back for you that day?" He asked.
"Yeah…why did you come back for me?" She asked.
Eric just stared at her for a moment. "When I see you with your kids, they are so happy. Just like how I was before my mother's death and when my dad left. I don't think it would be fair for your children to suffer the same thing. That's the only reason why I came back," he replied.
"And you would have left me if I wasn't a mother?" She asked.
"You heard my reason," he replied.
Lucas walked over and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Are you okay?" He asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine," she replied.
"Come on, let's go home," Lucas insisted.
Kimberly held onto Lucas's hand and was about to walk away when Jen came up to her. "Hey, Kim, how did it feel to be a Ranger again?" She asked.
"It felt great, even though, I like being a mentor much better," Kimberly replied.
Jen smiled and watched as she left.
When Kimberly got home that night, she went up to the girls' rooms and smiled to see them both fast asleep. As she looked at her daughters, her mind went back on what Eric had said to her. His reason why he saved her. It confused her, if he saved her because of her children, would he have saved her if she wasn't a mother. Everything's happening so fast for Kimberly that she can't grasp anything. However, between trying to be a good mother and mentor, she still had a promise to keep to Kylie. That she will one day meet her father, Tommy Oliver.
