Chapter 16: Her Future
Kimberly sighed as she finished things up with the clock tower when someone grabbed her from behind. "LUCAS! Put me down," Kimberly insisted. However, when Lucas turned her around, a camera flashed. "Wes! Where did you get that?" She asked.
"Found it," Wes replied.
Just then, Jen called them over. "You guys, the future's shifting," Jen informed.
"What do you mean?" Kimberly asked.
"That serum that Wes had made to defeat Venomark, it wasn't supposed to be invented yet. Now that it has been invented, the future's changing," Jen replied.
"We better get the serum back," Wes stated.
"I'll go with you," Kimberly informed.
"All right, let's go," Wes instructed.
Kimberly nodded before following him.
When they arrived at the Bio-Lab, Wes walked over to pick up the container. "We should go," WEs insisted.
"Put that down, Wes," Mr. Collins ordered.
Kimberly looked over at Mr. Collins and Eric. "Mr. Collins, Eric, you don't understand, we have to take this," she insisted.
"That is my property and it's not going anywhere," Mr. Collins informed.
Kimberly looked at Wes as he placed the container down. "You don't' understand, this will ruin the future," she insisted.
"How can this ruin the future?" Mr. Collins asked.
"You're just going to have to trust me, dad," Wes replied.
"I think it's time to go," Eric informed.
Kimberly looked at Wes. "I'll be there in awhile. I'm going to try and talk to them," she informed. Wes nodded before leaving. "Mr. Collins, may I talk to you alone?" She asked.
"Of course," Mr. Collins replied.
Kimberly walked out of the room with Mr. Collins to talk about the serum.
While Mr. Collins and Kimberly were talking, the alarms went off. "What's going on?" Mr. Collins asked.
"Ransik," Kimberly whispered.
Kimberly jumped out of her chair and ran towards the lab with Mr. Collins behind her.
When they arrived at the lab, Ransik was taking the serum. "RANSIK!" Kimberly shouted. Ransik got up from the floor and looked at Kimberly.
"Well, if it isn't the Red Ranger's father and his precious mentor," Ransik laughed.
Kimberly stood in front of Mr. Collins, but the man stepped out in front of her. "I wish I listened to my son and poured it down the drain," he stated.
"You have a foolish son," Ransik taunted.
"I'm proud of my son, I'm proud that he decided to take control of his destiny than going through with my plan."
"That was your mistake."
Kimberly's eyes widened when Ransik blasted Mr. Collins. "MR. COLLINS!" She shouted. Ransik quickly raised his arm and blasted Kimberly as well. Kimberly hit the ground and she lost consciousness. The last thing she saw was Eric pushing her onto her back. "Tommy…" Kimberly whispered. Eric checked her pulse before going over to Mr. Collins. Two Silver Guardians came in.
"Call an ambulance, now," Eric ordered.
Eric placed his hands on her face. "Kimberly, Kimberly, answer me," Eric insisted. Fear was pulsing through his veins as he looked at Kimberly and Mr. Collins. When the ambulance came, the paramedics got Mr. Collins on a gurney while Eric placed Kimberly on a gurney.
When they arrived at the hospital, Eric was forced to wait out in the waiting room and fear was still pulsing through his veins as he watched both of them get wheeled into the E. R. and he had to get to the Rangers.
However, at the same time, Alex had told Wes about his father. Alex then looked over at Lucas. "Now, Kimberly's future is all messed up," Alex informed.
"What are you talking about?" Jen asked.
"Ransik had attacked her too. She is also in critical condition. She'll die in a few days. Her boys will be raised in the karate school. Her daughter, Hannah, will be sent to another foster home and her youngest, Kylie, will be living with her father," Alex replied.
Eric was sitting beside Kimberly's bed and looked at her. "Don't you dare, die Kimberly. Don't you dare, we still need your help. Your kids need you," he told her.
Lucas looked at Alex to see him bossing Jen around and he decided to sneak out and to check on his girlfriend.
Lucas entered the hospital and found Eric by her bed. "How is she?" Lucas asked. Eric stood up.
"She's getting worse," Eric replied.
Lucas walked over and touched her head. "We need you, Kimberly, we really do,' he told her. He kissed her forehead.
Lucas went back to the clock tower and Jen hurried up to him. "How is she?" Jen asked.
"What are you talking about?" He asked.
"Lucas, I know you went to see Kimberly. How is she?" Jen asked worriedly.
Lucas sat down with a sigh. The Rangers gathered around their Blue Ranger and he looked at them. "She's…umm…she's barely hanging on now. She's trying to fight to stay alive, but there's not much the doctor's can do. Hannah told the doctor's not to pull the plug on her," he explained. The Rangers lowered their head and looked up when Alex came in.
"What are you guys standing around here for? We have a mission and we have to get to it," Alex ordered.
The Rangers looked at each other and stood up in attention. Then one by one, they saluted. Alex then looked at Lucas. "You should've listened to Jen, Lucas. Now you're emotionally involved," Alex scolded. Lucas didn't want to hear him, so he just tuned him out and thought about Kimberly lying in the hospital bed hooked up to all those machines.
In the hospital, Eric looked into Kimberly's room and saw Hannah sitting beside Kimberly's bed with tears falling down her face. She held onto Kimberly's hand and let out a small sob. "Mom, please don't leave us now. We still need you. You promised you'd stay with us. What about Kylie mom? You don't want to miss out on her life," Hannah explained. Eric lowered his head and walked away and felt like he had failed the Hart family.
