OKay, OKay, OKay! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Work and school have really had me buckling down. Plus, I've kind of gotten hooked on Kingdom Hearts 2, which has sucked at least 21 hours of my life away so far. Plus, there was the fact that I misplaced my hand-written copy of this part and had to go searching for it.

Thank you for your reviews of the last chapter. I appreciate ever single one of them. Remember, there is only one more part to go, so please review.

This part also gave me a bit of difficulty, because of the fact that I had to consider who was going to show and how to plan out exactly how this reunion was going to go.

So, after all that, and two weeks of waiting, here it is! Enjoy!

PART FOUR

All of Angel Grove turned out for the dedication as twelve o'clock drifted ever closer. Thousands of people crowded around the town's center as they waited for the Mayor to give her speech.

Tommy stood idly by on the side; rather close to the statue, as he waited for Kimberly. She had gone home to change her outfit so she would look presentable for the dedication. She was, after all, on assignment and needed to get the perfect story and to get the perfect story, she had to wear the perfect outfit.

Why she needed to change was beyond Tommy. He thought she looked wonderful in the dress she had been wearing. But, who was he to talk? He was perfectly happy in his dark green t-shirt, red and black plaid button-up shirt, and his pair of black pants. Maybe it was a girl thing, he thought to himself.

But, noon was coming closer and she still hadn't shown; neither had any of the others. He couldn't help but be worried. He had expected for all of them to have gathered together before the ceremony even started, but it didn't look like it was going to happen the way he wanted to. His thoughts were interrupted when he heard the shouts of a few familiar voices.

"Adam, hurry up! We're late!" cried a familiar voice. Tommy turned his attention to the people who were now running to the observance. He smiled as he saw the familiar faces of his friends. Aisha, who was dressed in a pale yellow dress, led the way as she jogged toward the crowd. She was followed closely by Adam who was dressed in a black t-shirt and a pair of black pants. He was practically out of breath and ready to fall over as he caught up to her.

"I'm coming!" he said as he followed her into the crowd. "It's not my fault. Blame Rocky; he's the one who's slowing me down!"

Just as Adam crested the hill, Rocky appeared from nowhere as he tried to catch up with his friends. He wore a blue t-shirt with a red button-up shirt over it and a pair of comfortable-looking blue jeans. "Well, excuse me for wanting to lock my car. It's a habit from living in LA."

"Yeah, well, waist any more time and we might as well just forget the dedication all together," Aisha explained as she tried to see over people's heads and wedge into the crowd with no avail.

Tommy couldn't help but laugh as he heard the three of them bickering like they always did. He composed himself enough to wave at them to signal them over to him. "Rocky, Adam, Aisha! Over here!" he called out.

The three of them looked up to see their old friend waving at them to join him. "Tommy!" they all exclaimed as they rushed over to him.

Aisha wrapped him up in a bear hug, which he returned by picking her up off of her feet and swinging her around. "It's good to see you," she said.

"You too," he replied, putting her down and placing a light kiss upon her cheek. He turned his attention to Adam and Rocky and hugged them both in turn.

"We weren't sure if you'd show, man," Adam said.

Tommy smiled as he let Rocky go. "Are you kidding? I wouldn't have missed this for anything." He paused as he glanced around the square. "Where is everyone else, though? I thought they would be here by now." He glanced at his watch and saw that there were only five minutes left. There was also the fact that Kimberly hadn't arrived yet. He couldn't help but begin to worry.

Again he felt like he was back in high school. Back then, he had always worried for her safety and now that the two of them had revealed how they still felt, he couldn't help but worry about her once again. The thing was,he didn't mind worrying about her. It felt good to care about someone else again. He couldn't stop himself as he gave a smile. It was a great feeling.

"And who are we to disappoint?" a voice asked from behind the small group. They all turned to see Zack approaching, clad in a black, button-up shirt and a pair of blue jeans. He was followed by Jason who was comfortable-looking in a red t-shirt with a black star on the front and a black pair of jeans.

The group commenced their hugging as they welcomed the two newcomers. The team was finally coming back together, if only for a few hours. It was a comforting feeling for all of them.

"This is so great, isn't it?" Aisha asked as she gave Jason a light kiss on the cheek.

"Yeah, this whole statue thing is pretty cool. I've never been so honored," Rocky said as he shook Zack's hand in welcome.

She shook her head as she explained. "No, not that. I meant this," she motioned her arms as she signaled that she meant the whole group. "Us… together again."

"And it not being anything for us to mourn about," a woman said, her Australian accent ringing through the air.

Heads turned to see a beautiful blond approaching the group, her hands in the pockets of her favorite pair of blue jeans as her pale pink sweater flowed around her torso. She smiled as she was wrapped up in a huge group hug.

"It's great to see you, Kat. How did you get away? I thought you had a performance." It was Jason who spoke.

She smiled as she gave him a hug and light kiss on the cheek. "There was no way I was going to miss this, so I let my understudy take my place for a few days. This just seemed more important than some stupid performance." She approached Tommy and placed a gentle kiss upon his cheek as well. "You look wonderful."

"So do you," he replied, returning the kiss.

"You know, I was expecting such an occasion to happen on a later date. Perhaps it was lucky that I returned for a visit at the correct time."

The group looked up at the familiar speak of their old friend. There was only one person who spoke that way. They all couldn't help but smile at the sight of the former blue ranger approaching the group. "Billy!" they all exclaimed as they set eyes upon him. Out of all of them, Billy was the one who hadn't seemed to change. He looked the same as he did in high school. Those years on Aquitar really seemed to do him some good. He wore a dark blue sweater and a pair of black slacks. His glasses had been long forgotten, him now embracing the wonders that were contact lenses.

"You look great, man," Tommy said, hugging one of his longest-known friends.

"How's Aquitar, Billy?" A soft voice asked. The group looked up to see Kimberly standing there in a pink silk dress, quite similar to the one she wore in Tommy's dream. She wrapped her genius of a friend up in a hug and placed a gentle kiss on his cheek.

"As far as I know, it's the same as when I left it." He didn't look his group of friends in the eye. He knew they were going to ask questions; ones that he wasn't eager to answer.

But, they didn't say anything. He assumed they realized that Trini's death had really affected him. She was, after all, the one who understood him the most and his friends respected that. They hugged him one more time before the Mayor took her place at the podium next to the statue. The group of nine stood in complete silence as the ceremony began.

"Fellow citizens of Angel Grove," she began. "A decade has almost passed since the Power Rangers were last needed in our fair city. But, they will never be forgotten. This plan has been in the works since the original five members first appeared, but as the team changed, so did the design of this monument. But, that was what the Power Rangers reflected upon us. Change can be a wondrous thing."

Tommy couldn't help but feel pride as the woman spoke. He was still in awe of this though. He was one of the reasons why this dedication was occurring; why Angel Grove was even still in one piece. He felt a tear come to his eyes.

"I was a girl in college when Angel Grove first went under attack. Back then, I was going down a bad path. I was one of those girls who believed that there was no hope for the world; that there was no hope for me. So, I suppose you could say: thanks to Rita Repulsa, I am the woman I am today." She paused as the mass chuckled slightly.

Tommy overheard his friends chuckle at the joke. It wasn't really funny, but it just seemed so ironic. Because of Rita, he and his friends were the people they were today, also. He shook his head and rolled his eyes. This was so cheesy, but it was still a great honor.

He felt movement next to him and saw that Kimberly had moved next to him. "Couldn't see," she whispered to him.

He didn't say anything. He only turned his attention to her and saw that she held a small tape recorder in her hand as she took down some notes. He closed his eyes and breathed in deep. Her perfume wafted through the air and into his nose. God, she smelled so good. He was lost in thought until the mayor's voice knocked him out of his reverie.

"But, on a more serious note: this dedication is not just for the brave people who have donned the multi-colored uniforms. It is for all of those who have done something important with their lives. To all of those teachers, police officers, firemen; the real heroes; this is for you.

"But, to the Power Rangers, wherever you may be, now, we in Angel Grove would like to thank you for all that you have done and will do in the future. Thank you for protecting Angel Grove. And thank you for being there in our time of need.

"That is why we dedicate this statue to all of you." She paused as the tarp covering the sculpture was removed and the marble statue was revealed. Applause rang through the area as the crowd cheered loudly at the sight of the six rangers standing above the crowd. The colors of the rangers weren't present, but it was obvious which ones were which.

The group of nine former rangers cheered loudly at the sight. The likeness was perfect; a true work of art.

"Beautiful," Kimberly muttered as she stared in awe. Her eyes were sparkling with the tears that she wouldn't let fall.

Tommy couldn't help but notice and gently took her hand into his. She had stopped writing her notes only a few minutes before and was glad to hold Tommy's hand. She looked up into his smiling brown eyes and smiled back.

They said nothing for the rest of the ceremony, where the mayor continued to thank the Power Rangers. None of them felt that they needed to.

The nine of them clung together in their tight group, each smiling happily at the sight before them. Kat and Aisha let a few stray tears leak from their eyes, but neither wiped them away.

The crowd began to depart, signaling the end of the event, but the nine former rangers continued to stare at the magnificent statue. Each of them felt proud of their accomplishments and the fact that they, mere humans, had saved the world numerous times made each of them feel all warm and tingly inside.

They each dispersed in turn: Jason and Zack were first, each giving their old friends hugs and a promise to never lose touch for so long ever again.

Kat was next, tears now streaming down her pale cheeks.

Then went Billy. He let a tear or two trickle down his cheek as well as he gave everyone who was left a hug. The ones he got in return were filled with that of both love and understanding of why he left Aquitar. Though they didn't say it, he felt it. Then he too, wandered off into the wide world, away from those who cared for him the most.

Rocky, Adam, and Aisha, each with tears in their eyes gave their hugs to Tommy and Kim.

"Don't forget about us, you two," Aisha said, embracing her friends as hard as she could without hurting them.

"That's impossible," Tommy replied as he enfolded the tiny yellow ranger in his grasp.

"Be good, you guys!" Adam said as he and the others retreated, like the other four had done.

Tommy and Kim were now the only two left standing and the sun was almost set as night was beginning to fall upon the city. Hours they had stood there and stared at that statue; so long that they hadn't even realized that the sun was setting.

But, the departure was inevitable. They both knew it. Tommy, his heart pounding in his chest, turned to the woman next to him. "I suppose you're going to be heading off too?" he asked.

She gave him her most beautiful smile and shook her head. "Not really." She playfully walked away from him and twirled in the grass before him.

"What about your article? Don't you think you should get that in tonight?" He gave a smile as he watched her act like a teenager again.

She stopped her twirling and stared directly into his eyes once again. "You know what? There is no other place I would rather be, right now,than right here with you."

He couldn't help but smile wider at her statement and took her hand into his. He brought her close to him and embraced her tightly. He was beginning to feel choked up and was at a loss for words, until "I hoped you would say that," escaped from his lips.

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