Chapter 18: Team Up
Kimberly sighed as she was looking through photo albums of her time as the Lightspeed Rangers' mentor. She missed them terribly. The last thing she heard from her friends, Joel and Angela were getting ready to tie the knot, but she wasn't able to attend the wedding. Carter and Dana's son, Ryan, was growing big and strong like his father. Kelsey was still doing her favorite sports. Chad, well deciding against going back to the pool, he became a lifeguard. Ryan…Kimberly wasn't too sure what Ryan was up to, the last thing she knew about Ryan was that he had a crush on Kelsey. She wasn't sure if Ryan had asked Kelsey out.
Kylie ran downstairs and jumped into her mother's lap. "Mommy, I miss Uncle Ryan, Uncle Carter, and Auntie Dana," Kylie told her. Kimberly put the photo album away and kissed the side of her head.
"I know you do, sweet heart, I do too," Kimberly answered.
"Can we go visit them?" She asked.
"I wish we could, munchkin, but I have duties here that I can't just up and go visit your aunt and uncles."
Kylie pouted and then she went upstairs. Kimberly sighed as she looked at the photo album again. However, that same day, Kimberly had a mission with the Rangers to go after an amulet.
That evening, Kimberly was hiding out with the Rangers while waiting for them to go and stop Ransik. She gasped when the Rangers were literally blasted off their feet. "GUYS!" She shouted. She ran over to help them and looked up. "Vypra!" She gasped.
"You. I should've known you were behind these Rangers," Vypra snapped.
"Queen Bansheera killed you," Kimberly pointed out.
"Yes, but I gained more power and now I'm back and better than ever."
Lucas looked up when Vypra raised her sword. "KIM, LOOK OUT!" Lucas shouted. He pushed her out of the way and was hit instead. Just then, demons surrounded Vypra.
"DESTROY THEM!" Vypra shouted.
Kimberly helped Jen out with her demon while Ransik, Nadira, and Vypra escaped with the amulet. Kimberly held her side and stood up at the sound of a familiar truck. She stood up and she gasped. "It can't be," she whispered.
"You're going to need my help," the person informed.
"And who are you?" Jen asked.
Kimberly jumped up. "CARTER!" She shouted. Carter Grayson hugged Kimberly tight with a smile before looking at Jen.
"Carter Grayson, Lightspeed Rescue, Red Ranger," he informed.
"How do you know him?" Lucas asked.
"Lucas, don't start with me. Carter's team was the first team I mentored," Kimberly replied.
"That's right, we'll have a proper reunion later, for now, we have work to do," Carter informed.
"Right, let's get back to the clock tower," Kimberly insisted.
Kimberly jumped into the truck with Carter beside her while the Rangers went on their motorcycles and went back to the clock tower.
When they arrived at the clock tower, Carter started to explain everything. "Ransik never cared about the Solar Amulet, so why does Vypra want it so badly?" Jen asked.
"The Solar Amulet has powers from the shadow world, now Vypra's going to use her dark magic to raise a super demon," Carter informed.
"How are we supposed to fight that?" Jen asked.
"It won't be easy, but I have some friends that can help," Carter replied.
Carter looked at Kimberly. "Already on it," she informed. Kimberly picked up the phone and started calling the others.
Carter was sitting on a table watching as Kimberly finished her assignment and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Kim, I know it's been awhile, but Dana and I really miss you," Carter told her.
"Well, Hunter, Blake, Hannah, Kylie, and I all miss you too," Kimberly answered.
"So…how's everything going ever since…you know, when you found out that you can't get a hold of Tommy?" He asked.
"I've been doing okay," she replied.
Carter stood up and she hugged him tight. "You used to always hug me like this when you knew I was lying," she commented.
"That's because you can't hide the truth from me," he informed.
Kimberly laughed and touched Carter's face. "Carter…you've been like my brother and well technically you're my brother-in-law now, I never got the chance to thank you for your support all that year," she told him. Carter took Kimberly's hands in his and smiled.
"Don't you worry about it, Kim, that's my job," he told her.
He kissed the top of her hands before hugging her again. Wes then came in. "Carter, it's time to go," Wes informed. Carter let Kimberly go and looked at Wes before looking back at Kimberly.
"Duty calls," she commented.
Carter nodded before leaving with Wes. "Be careful," she cautioned. She then grabbed her cell-phone and called Hannah. "Hannah, get your sister and yourself over at the clock tower," she instructed. She then hung up and gasped when the demons came in and captured her along with the rest of the Rangers.
When they arrived at the warehouse that Wes and Carter were at, Kimberly struggled against the demon's hold. "SMASH IT, CARTER!" Jen shouted. Kimberly's eyes widened when Carter looked at her as he stalled from smashing the amulet.
"I'll take that," Vypra laughed.
Kimberly was thrown towards Carter and her brother-in-law grabbed her while hitting the tower of crates. "Are you okay?" Carter asked.
"Yeah," she replied.
They watched as Vypra raised the super demon. However, several blasts hit the demon and Kimberly looked up. "Its them!" She gasped.
"Who are they?" Lucas asked.
"Those are my friends," Carter replied.
"They're the Lightspeed Rangers," Trip replied.
Kimberly watched as Carter and Dana were reunited and Kimberly embraced her sister once she let Carter go. "10 Rangers and a mentor, no problem. No problem at all," Ransik laughed. Just then, the Silver Guardian truck pulled up and Kimberly smiled to see Ryan and Eric get out.
"You mean twelve," Ryan corrected.
Carter looked back at Kimberly. "I've been fighting without powers all year," she assured him. Carter nodded before stepping forward with the Rangers.
"I've been waiting for this, for a long, long time," Vypra told them.
"Let's do it," Wes told them.
"Ready guys?" Carter asked.
"LIGHTSPEED RESCUE!"
"TITANIUM POWER!"
"Ready?"
"Ready."
"TIME FOR TIME FORCE!"
"QUANTUM POWER!"
Kimberly then ran with Dana and Jen as they fought the Pink Demon. "Hey, up and over?" Kimberly asked.
"You read my mind," Dana replied.
Both sisters jumped over the demon and then with Jen's help, they had defeated their demon. "Good job," Kimberly commented. Dana laughed as Dana high fived Kimberly.
"Come on guys, we're not out of the woods yet," Jen informed.
"Right," they agreed.
They blasted off the rest of the Rangers and they ran over to see Carter got on his armor along with Wes and Eric. "Hey, Jen, let me use your blaster," Kimberly insisted. Jen tossed her the blaster and then with all the firepower they had, they aimed their weapons at Vypra and the demon.
"FIRE!" Wes shouted.
They blasted Vypra and the demon into a whole new other galaxy. "POWER RANGERS!" They shouted. Once they de-morphed, Kimberly was suddenly surrounded by her old team.
"I missed you guys so much," she told them.
"Yeah, we missed you too," Chad answered.
Kimberly saw that Ryan didn't join the group hug and ran over to him. Ryan laughed as he grabbed Kimberly and spun her around. Lucas just watched and Kimberly looked at Lucas once Ryan let her go. "Relax, Lucas, this is Ryan, my brother," she informed. Lucas nodded and Ryan shook his hand.
"Have you been taking care of my little sister?" Ryan asked.
"He's been great, but…I know a little girl by the name of Kylie who misses her Uncle Ryan," Kimberly informed.
Ryan smiled before they went back to the clock tower.
When they were halfway there, Kylie was running as fast as she could. "UNCLE CARTER! UNCLE RYAN! AUNTIE DANA!" She shouted. She ran to Ryan first who gladly picked her up and spun her around. Just then, Ryan put her down.
"This can't be my little Kylie. Kylie was a foot shorter than you," Ryan teased.
"It's me, Uncle Ryan," Kylie laughed.
Carter then stood beside Ryan. "I don't know, what do you think, Dana?" Carter asked.
"Yeah, she's too big," Dana agreed.
Kylie laughed when she was suddenly swept up in their hugs. Kimberly smiled to see her daughter reunited with her family. Ryan then picked Kylie up again and they walked to the clock tower. "How old are you now, Kylie?" He asked.
"Five," she replied.
"No, you can't be five."
"I am five."
Ryan smiled as he kissed her cheek as they walked to the clock tower.
Hannah gasped when she saw the Lightspeed Rangers. "No way!" She gasped. The Lightspeed Rangers were glad to greet Hannah as she went to greet them.
"How's little Ryan?" Kimberly asked.
"He's gotten big. As a matter of fact, Carter, didn't you give her a copy of his picture?" Dana asked.
"Whoops, forgot," Carter replied.
Carter opened his wallet and pulled out a picture of their son. "Oh my gosh, he's gotten so big," she whispered. Carter wrapped his arm around his wife's shoulders. Kimberly smiled as she watched her teams exchange uniforms before they had to head back to Mariner Bay. Kylie was upset, but Ryan promised that they would be back. Kimberly watched as once again, her Lightspeed Rescue Team walked out of her life.
