Chapter 3: Birthday Surprise

Cole and Kimberly started to become good friends Cole became like another brother to her. Even though Kimberly became like his sister, he knew that she would love to go back to compete in gymnastics one last time. Since she just dropped out so she could have Kylie. Then she got her job to work for her foster father, the got her job as a mentor, and then adopted her other three children. He could tell that she just didn't have enough time for her to have time for herself.

Cole walked over to Alyssa and she looked up with a smile. "Hey, Cole," she greeted.

"Hey, Alyssa, umm, listen, I need a favor," he stated.

"Sure, what's up?" She asked.

"You know how Kim was a gymnast right?"

"Yeah."

"Well, I know her birthday's coming up. I have an idea of giving her an awesome gift."

"I'm listening."

Cole smiled as he sat down in front of her. "Here's the plan. Let's have Kim give one last performance as a gymnast," he suggested. Alyssa looked at him in disbelief.

"Do you think she'll go for that?" She asked.

"She loved being a gymnast, I mean, I can see the sparkle in her eyes whenever Hannah's practicing. Come on, Alyssa, what do you say? Will you help me get this plan into action?" He asked.

Alyssa smiled and nodded. "I'm with you," she replied. Cole shook her hand. "When do we start?" She asked.

"How about now?" He suggested.

"Sure," she agreed.

"Okay, let's go."

Kimberly came out as they finished planning everything. "Hey, Kim," Alyssa greeted.

"Hey guys, what are you doing?" She asked.

"Nothing, just talking," Cole replied.

"About?" Kimberly asked.

"Nothing," Alyssa replied.

Things got a little awkward and Cole cleared his throat. "Umm, well, Alyssa and I have somewhere to be, see you later," Cole informed.

"Yeah, bye," Kimberly answered.

Cole and Alyssa left leaving a confused Kimberly behind. She went back to talk to Princess Shayla, even though she was curious about what her two friends were doing.

(In the City)

Cole and Alyssa were walking through the city when they came to a gym. "Hey, this could be perfect," Alyssa commented. She grabbed Cole's hand and led him inside.

(On the Animarium)

Kylie was taking a short nap while Kimberly was listening to Taylor talk about when she first became a Ranger. "Wow! So, what about your Air Force team?" She asked.

"I told them that it was a classified mission. I wasn't about to tell them that I'm leaving to become a Power Ranger," Taylor replied.

Taylor smiled as Kimberly stroked Kylie's hair. "So…what about Kylie's father? You never really talk about him," Taylor pointed out. Kimberly sighed as she kissed the top of her daughter's head.

"There's not much to tell really. I really loved him. Even though we were both only seventeen. I went to Miami to achieve my dream. Then that whole attack happened. I was so thankful to know that Kylie was Tommy's and not my attacker's. However, just something about that letter just doesn't fit. I didn't even write it," Kimberly explained.

"Someone might've wanted you and Tommy to be separated."

Kimberly sighed as she pulled some hair back behind her ear and Taylor saw the scar on her head from the attack. "I know, it's ugly," Kimberly mumbled. Taylor shrugged her shoulders slightly.

"I've seen worse," Taylor assured her.

Kimberly smiled and Taylor stood up. "I'm going to be down in the city. I've got some things to check out," Taylor informed. Kimberly nodded and watched Taylor leave the Animarium.

Not long after Taylor left, Kimberly's communicator went off. "What's up guys?" She asked.

"Kim, we can't morph and there's an org attacking the city," Cole informed.

Kimberly quickly stood up, careful not to wake Kylie up, and went to see what the Rangers were up against. "Where's Taylor?" She asked.

"We haven't seen her yet," Alyssa replied.

"Guys just hang tight," Kimberly instructed.

"We're hanging," Max answered.

Kimberly looked at the org and once she found the weakness, she quickly contacted the Rangers again. "Guys, attack Cell-Phone Org's antenna, that would jam his sequence," she informed.

"You got it," Cole answered.

standing there Kimberly looked back into the fountain then looked over her shoulder to see Princess Shayla standing there. "We're winning once again, Princess," she informed. Princess Shayla smiled and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Knowing that the Rangers have a mentor like you, it is a great help," Princess Shayla stated.

Kimberly smiled and sighed in relief when Taylor finally arrived to help. "Yes, she made it," Kimberly murmured. They watched as two young boys transformed themselves into a Black Bear and a Polar Bear. "More Wild Zords," she added. The Rangers destroyed Cell-Phone Org. However, because of the power of the two new Wild Zords, the Megazord fell apart. Cole came over the communicator. "Kimberly, it's Red Lion, he's sick," Cole informed worriedly.

"Oh, no!" She gasped.

"We're on our way back," Alyssa informed.

Kimberly looked back at Princess Shayla before running to check on Red Lion.

Cole was already there when Kimberly arrived. "Cole," she called. Cole looked up at her as she sat down next to him. "Is he that bad?" She asked.

"Look for yourself, Kim. He's sick," Cole replied.

Kimberly placed a hand on his shoulder and Cole looked at Red Lion. "Don't worry, Red Lion, we'll find a way to make you better," he assured the lion. Red Lion let out a small roar before closing his eyes.

That night, Kimberly came back again and saw Cole looking at the sleeping lion. "Cole, he's going to be okay, you should get some sleep," she insisted. Cole shook his head.

"No, I'm going to stay here," he answered.

She placed her hand on his shoulder. "Cole…getting yourself overtired won't make things better," she pointed out. Cole sighed and lowered his head. "Come on," she persisted. Cole slowly stood up and nodded.

"You're right. He should be okay," he agreed.

Kimberly nodded her head slowly as Cole went off to bed. "Good night, Cole," she murmured as she went off to bed.