Hey everyone. I wasn't planning on updating today, but I am home sick and my couch is starting to feel like solitary confinement. This is all off the top of my head, but I do have a general direction that I want this to go in.

Chapter 3

Billy's POV

What Aisha said was right; there was something wrong with Kim. She had been my best friend since we were just kids, and I couldn't sense that something was wrong. What kind of friend was I?

Then I saw her falling...

She lands hard on the mat with a thud, and I am the first one to run over. Matter of fact, I am the only one to run over. Everyone else is frozen where they are, but I won't worry about them now, or how Tommy might see this as an act of betrayal. All that matters is the broken girl lying on the floor in front of me, my friend.

I quickly kneel at her side and see the pained expression on her face. Her eyes are clenched shut, but tears are running down her cheeks. She is clenching her wrist to her body, she landed wrong.

"Kim, Kim," I whisper trying to get her to look at me. She won't, and keeps her eyes shut. I am going to help her anyway. "Come on, we need to get your wrist looked at," I softly urged. "Come on."

She opens her eyes, and is clearly surprised that I am here trying to help her. As if in a daze, she lets me help her up. I put my arm protectively around her and walk her out to my car.

She is silent as we pull out of the parking lot outside the juice bar. She cradles her wrist as she simultaneously tries to wipe away a few stray tears.

"Thank you," she utters.

"I know something is wrong, Kim. You want to talk about it?" I inquire.

"My wrist just hurts."

"Something else is wrong, Kim. We could all see it. It help to talk you know... and I won't tell anyone if you don't want me to." I coax. I glance over to the passenger side. She isn't going to budge. I can tell.

I sigh. "I didn't mean to send that letter you know. I was just so mad at the time... and confused. That letter is so out of character for you Kim. I didn't know what to do. I was just mad, and I didn't mean any of it," I admit.

I wait for a response, but none come. With in a minute or two of silence, we find ourselves at the hospital.

I never knew that two hours could be so long, until I spent just that amount of time next to Kim and her mother in silence. I knew that this was neither the time, nor place to talk about all that had occurred in the past month.

It turned out that Kim broke her wrist, not that I am surprised after that fall. Her mom had to go back to work, so I offer to bring her home, after she gets her cast on. She agrees, but it isn't like she really has a choice.

We stop at the Juice Bar so she can pick up her bag, which she had left.

I bring her to the park. We need to talk, and she knows it, no matter how much she tries to deny it.

"Would you like to answer my question now?" She knows exactly which question I mean.

"No."

"Why not?" I ask bewildered as to why she won't answer me.

"Because I won't!"

I don't think I have ever seen Kim so mad. Well, except for the time that Jason took all the heads off her Barbies. She was really pissed then.

"Why are you pushing us away!" I demand in a tone of voice that I really didn't mean to take with her.

"Because I have to," she chokes out before she starts bawling.

I guide her tear-streaked face to my shoulder. She lets the tears flow freely now and all I can to is whisper things like "It's alright, I'm here."

After about five minutes she sits up and wipes away the last few stray tears.

"Are you alright now?" I ask in a brotherly voice.

"I just need some time alone."

She wants me to leave. She just wants to be alone, and I can accept that. "Just talk to one of us, please. You don't have to do it now, and you don't even have to talk to me, just someone," I beg.

She nods her head and I walk to my car so I can head home.

An hour later, I am at the Command Center. Alpha and I are making some repairs on the zords. Tommy and Rocky's zords were both damaged pretty good in a battle earlier in the week.

Stupid Zedd...

Stupid Rita...

I know, that's what I get for becoming a power ranger, but I can still dislike it from time to time.

I guess there are a few good things about being a ranger. First of all, I can't tell you how close we all became when we were first selected. I mean, Jason, Trini, Zack, Kim, and I have been close since we were little, but we got even closer. Then when Aisha, Rocky, and Adam came, and now Kat, I got close to all of them really quick too, not that they can ever replace my original friends. I trust my friends with my life, which is a good thing considering how often my life is in their hands and theirs' in mine.

If you think about it, it is an amazing phenomenon to be a ranger. Police officers, fire fighters, doctors, nurses and an assortment of other people can say 'I save lives.' But, I can say 'I save the WORLD.' I just can't say it out loud.

I'll just have to remind myself of that the next time I am dreading going into battle...

I come out of my own world in my head and go back to the task at hand. I try to concentrate on what Alpha is saying, while silently hoping that Kim will talk to someone like I asked her to.

Suddenly, Zordon's voice rings out over an intercom system. "Billy, Alpha. Report to the main room immediately!" His voice booms.

We hurry up the stairs to the main room. Well rather Alpha hurries and I follow him, impatiently, because the robot cannot get up stairs too fast.

We enter the room as the other rangers start arriving by teleport. However, I notice that Tommy isn't here.

"Alpha, teleport Jason, Trini, and Zack here as well," Zordon commands.

The three arrive in the mist of their old colors. The look dumbfounded and confused, but quickly regain their composure as soon as they see where they are.

We all momentarily forget the tone of Zordon's voice when he had called us, as we say hello to our old friends and introduce them all to Kat.

As everyone settles down, I pull out the burning question. "Why are we all here, and why isn't Tommy with us?"

Someone answers and it's not Zordon.

"I need to tell you all something, and Tommy can't know."

We all turn around to see...

"Kim," Jason mutters with disbelief and confusion in his voice.

Everything is silent as the robot, 'alien' being, seven teens, and myself wait for what is to come next.

Haha! Another cliff-hanger. Sorry. I couldn't help myself. :)

karone-sakura - Yes, I do want you happy. I hope I updated soon enough for you.

FAN- thank you. I'm glad you are enjoying it!

IsabellaPaige- They will all find out next chapter... (well with the exception of Tommy. Hehehe)

Mali- I'm glad that you thought ch. 2 was better. That is one of the reasons I think we all write... to get better at it. Sorry about the cliff-hanger this time around.

Ghostwriter- Thank you for the review. I am keeping them as Mighty Morphin' for the time being. I really don't remember when they switched to Zeo because I was just a kid then (maybe 1st or 2nd grade.) I'm not really sure if I am going to go too much into the other teams Tommy came in contact with. (Translation: I don't know if Ya'll will stay with me long enough for me to get there!)

BloomingViolets- Sorry, I know that they were out of character, but they will all go back to normal soon. She'll have her support group soon.

janice- Wow! I wrote an interesting story! I feel special now! Thank you! That made me feel a lot better when I read your review. They will help her. How could you NOT help Kim?

Luna23- They day that I don't confuse those two words will be a good day indeed. I can never seem to get those two. Don't worry, they won't be mad at Kim anymore. Thank you for reviewing and staying with the story.

Ok. I'm going to go play with my rabbit now. He is trying to eat the carpet.