Chapter 14: Return of Old Friends Part I

Kimberly was working with Hannah on her gymnastics while Kylie was playing with her toys. Taylor stormed through the Animarium. "Ugh! I hate the police some days," she mumbled. Kimberly walked over to her.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

Taylor held up the speeding ticket she got. "I got a ticket for speeding," she answered. Kimberly wrapped an arm around herself while she tried to hide a giggle as a cough.

"Taylor, that's what they're supposed to do. If you're speeding they're going to give you a ticket," Kimberly reminded.

Taylor rubbed the back of her neck and then the fountain came to life. "You have to get to the city," Princess Shayla instructed. The Rangers and Kimberly nodded before heading towards the city.

Kimberly was watching her friends battle the orgs until they disappeared. "THEY GOT AWAY!" A familiar voice shouted.

"We'll get them next time," another familiar voice answered.

"Power down," they both ordered.

Kimberly gasped. She ran passed the other Rangers and towards her friends. "WES! ERIC!" She shouted. The two Red Time Force and Quantum Rangers looked up when Kimberly ran over to them.

"Kimberly!" They greeted happily.

Kimberly laughed as she hugged Wes tight. Wes hugged her back with a huge smile on his face. "Training more Rangers I see," he commented.

"You know it," she answered.

Kimberly smiled at Eric. Eric grinned as he held his hand out to her. "Good to see you again, Kim," he told her. Kimberly shook her head.

"Eric Myers, after all we've been through all I get is a handshake?" She asked with a grin.

Eric chuckled as he hugged her. Kimberly hugged him back with a sigh. "I recognize him from somewhere. HEY!" Taylor shouted. Eric let Kimberly go and looked over at Taylor. She de-morphed with a glare. "You're the one who gave you the ticket this morning. We just helped you. The least you can do is say thanks," she snapped.

"Taylor, don't," Kimberly insisted.

Eric glared at her and then Kimberly, Wes, and Cole had to pull them apart. "Come on guys, we're all Rangers here, right Taylor? Right?" Danny asked.

"Alright, alright, why don't you guys let fighting mutants to the big boys?" Eric asked.

Kimberly rolled her eyes. "Mutants? You mean orgs," Max answered.

"Orgs?" Wes and Eric asked in unison.

Kimberly placed a hand on Wes's shoulder. "Listen guys, we've gotta go. Thanks for your help," Wes told Cole. Cole shook Wes's hand with a grin.

"Anytime," he answered.

"I'm going with them," Kimberly informed.

Cole nodded and watched as they walked off.

Kimberly was standing next to Eric when Wes walked over to them with a yellow case in his hand. "We better contact the future, to see if any mutants escaped," he commented. Kimberly bit her lip as they waited for someone to answer them. She smiled when Trip appeared on the screen.

"Wes, Eric, Kim! It's so good to see you," he greeted.

"Hey, Trip, have any mutants escaped the future?" Wes asked.

Kimberly watched as his face turned from a smile to a frown. "Oh…uh…" Trip stuttered.

"Trip, please tell us," Kimberly insisted.

"Kim's right, we need to know," Wes agreed.

"Time Force has been tracking three mutants that have escaped the year 3001. How they ended up in the year 2002, is beyond me," Trip answered.

Kimberly sighed. "Oh, there's something else, Kim, Wes. Um, Jen was assigned to arrest those mutants, but we lost contact with her over a week ago," he informed. Kimberly felt the worry hit her. She looked up at Wes to see that he was just as worried. She placed a hand on his shoulder.

"We should go find the Wild Force Rangers," she told Wes.

Wes nodded and looked at Eric. "I agree," Eric informed.

"Okay, let's go find them," Wes agreed.

He opened the door to the truck and helped Kimberly inside.

They found Taylor paying for her speeding ticket. "Taylor," Kimberly called. Taylor looked up and she gave Eric a slight glare. Kimberly bit her bottom lip so she wouldn't smile at the feelings she was getting from Taylor.

"Shouldn't you guys be looking for your mutants instead of giving me more tickets?" Taylor asked.

"No…we came to ask for your help," Wes replied.

Taylor crossed her arms and looked at Eric. "Oh so, now you want help from us?" She asked. Kimberly nudged her.

"Listen, if we can combine our knowledge, we can defeat these mutants," Eric answered.

"First of all they're not mutants. But if you guys are serious about fighting orgs…" Taylor trailed off at the look on Wes's face.

"Follow us," Kimberly put in.

They then led the two Red Rangers up to the Animarium.

Hannah was playing with Kylie when Kimberly, Wes, Eric, and Taylor came on the Animarium. Kylie stood up. "UNCLE WES! UNCLE ERIC!" She shouted. Taylor watched as the young girl ran to Eric first. Eric picked the girl up the ground and hugged her tight.

"Hey, kiddo, have you been good for your mom?" He asked.

"Yes," she replied.

Eric set her down and then she hugged Wes. Hannah smiled as she embraced the two Red Rangers. Kimberly stood back with a smile on her face. "Seems like yesterday, don't it?" Wes asked.

"What? Kylie getting excited about seeing you guys?" She asked.

"Not only that, but fighting evil," Wes replied.

Kimberly nodded with a smile.

Later on, Kylie was attached to Eric while they were down in the city. Kimberly was watching Max and Danny with a smile on her face. "How can we defeat them if they're half mutant and half org?" Danny asked. Max placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Hey, don't worry, with the Time Force guys on our side, we can beat this," Max replied.

Kimberly laughed as Max and Danny got into their saying "Never give up" and Max ended up landing on the hard concrete on his back. "Max! I'm sorry," Danny apologized.

"You have some interesting friends," Eric commented.

Kimberly looked over her shoulder and Taylor shrugged her shoulders. "They drive me crazy sometimes," she answered. Eric nodded.

"I used to feel the same way about my friends," he agreed.

Just then, their morphers went off. "What's up?" Taylor answered. Taylor then nodded and hung up. "They're back," she informed. Kimberly was about to send Hannah and Kylie back up to the Animarium when Eric knelt down in front of Kylie.

"Hey, kiddo, you know it's time for duty right?" He asked.

Kylie nodded her head. Eric smiled as he took off his hat and placed it on her head. "Guard that, kid," he instructed. Kimberly smiled as Kylie tried to salute. Hannah then picked Kylie up and they went back to the Animarium.

(During Battle)

Kimberly cried out in pain when one of the mutorgs kicked her stomach and threw her on her back. "KIM!" Wes shouted. He ran to her aid and helped her up. "You okay?" He asked.

"Yeah," she replied.

She held her stomach and then she watched as Wes started losing the fight. She gasped when Wes de-morphed, holding his side in pain. "WES!" She screamed. She looked up at the Cliffside when a blast knocked the mutorg back from destroying Wes. "Who on earth?" She asked. Her eyes widened when the figure pulled off their hood, it was Jen.

"JEN!" Wes shouted.

Eric ran over to Kimberly and helped her off the ground. "We have to get back to the Animarium," he told her. Kimberly nodded and they retreated back to the Animarium.

To be Continued…