Chapter 19: Playing Matchmaker Again

Kimberly smiled as she got everything set. "You ready for this, Alyssa?" She asked. Alyssa blushed slightly.

"Yeah," she replied nervously.

Kimberly walked over and placed her hands on her shoulders. "Don't worry, it's going to be fine," she assured her. Alyssa nodded with a small smile.

"Hello, ladies," Cole greeted.

Kimberly smiled. "Hey, Cole," she greeted. Cole sat down and looked at them.

"Something wrong?" He asked.

"Nope," Kimberly replied.

Alyssa looked at Kimberly. "I have to head to class, I'll be back later," she informed. Kimberly nodded and watched her leave. Cole crossed his arms and looked at her.

"Okay, Kim, tell me what's going on?" He asked.

Kimberly smiled and handed him a note. "This is from Alyssa," She informed. Cole opened the note and his eyes widened in disbelief.

"You're kidding me right?" He asked.

Kimberly shook her head. "That note is as real as you and me," she replied. Cole then stood up.

"Why didn't she say anything before?" He asked.

"You know as well as I do, Cole that Alyssa is the shy one of the group," she replied.

Cole nodded and a smile came across his face. "Tell Alyssa to meet me by the creek tonight," he instructed. Kimberly nodded.

"I will," she answered.

Cole smiled and he walked off.

(Later that Day)

Kimberly hit the ground when the org threw her down. "PRINCESS SHAYLA!" Kimberly shouted. She held her side in pain. She watched in horror as the org grabbed the princess. "NO!" She screamed. The Rangers came to try to save the princess, but it was too late, she was gone.

"PRINCESS SHAYLA!" Merrick shouted.

Merrick ran over to Kimberly and helped her stand. "Are you okay?" He asked.

"Yeah, I'm okay," she replied.

She held her side in pain. "Now what do we do?" She asked. Merrick looked over to where the Princess stood just moments before.

"I don't know," he replied.

Kimberly could feel his heartache and placed his hands on his shoulders. "We'll get her back, Merrick, I promise," she assured him. Merrick looked over his shoulder at her and de-morphed.

"I hope so, Kimberly, I really do hope so," he answered.

Kimberly held her shoulder in pain and looked up when she saw Kylie sitting in a tree. "You can come down, baby," she informed. Kylie came down and Kimberly could feel her daughter's fear.

"Mommy, where did that monster take Princess Shayla?" She asked.

Kimberly painfully picked her daughter up wit ha sigh. "That mean monster took Princess Shayla to the place where they took you, remember?" She asked. Kylie buried her head in Kimberly's shoulder in fear when she remembered where Master Org took her when Zen-Aku kidnapped her. Kimberly stroked her daughter's hair. "We'll get the princess back, baby, I promised Merrick and we'll get her back," she assured her.

That evening, Alyssa went up to the place where Cole told her to meet him. She saw him sitting on the edge of a cliff. "Cole?" She called. Cole looked over his shoulder and Alyssa sat next to him. "We're all worried about her," she informed. Cole nodded.

"If Master Org does anything to hurt Princess Shayla, I'll kill him with my bare hands," he told her.

Alyssa reached over and grabbed Cole's hands. "Cole, revenge is the answer, you should know that," she told him. Cole nodded, still upset over the fact that Master Org kills his parents because they were in love. Cole looked over at her and touched her face.

"You've always been a good friend, Alyssa," he commented.

Alyssa smiled sadly. "I don't want to be your friend, Cole, I want to be more than your friend," she informed. Cole smiled and leaned over, kissing her gently on the lips.

Kimberly smiled. "Mission accomplished," she murmured. She decided to check on the next two people she helped hook up.

Kimberly hid behind the tree as she watched as Eric sat next to Taylor. "How are you holding up?" Eric asked. Taylor sighed and shrugged her shoulders.

"I don't know, to tell you the truth. Princess Shayla is gone, Eric, she and Kimberly always made sure we were able to defeat Master Org's forces," she replied.

Eric wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "You guys will beat Master Org," he assured her. Taylor nodded and looked out over the city.

"I hope you're right, because with it just being Kimberly, it's like next to impossible to defeat Master Org," she commented.

Taylor placed her head on Eric's shoulder. "Thanks," she murmured. Eric looked down at her.

"For what?" He asked.

She looked up at him with a smile. "For being here," she replied. Eric shrugged his shoulders.

"I'm here to help you, Earhardt," he answered.

Taylor rolled her eyes. Kimberly sighed quietly and nodded. Taylor was right, she and Princess Shayla worked together on how to defeat orgs, now that she was gone, she wasn't sure what to do. She looked up and she smiled. She saw Eric kissing Taylor. Taylor pulled back. "What was that for?" She asked. Eric smiled.

"Luck," he replied.

He looked at his watch. "I have to get back to SGA," he informed. Taylor nodded. Eric stood up and pulled on his hat. He looked over at her. "Call me, Soaring Eagle, and tell me when you defeated Master Org," he instructed. Taylor stood up and saluted.

"Yes, sir," she replied.

Eric grinned and saluted back. "Dismissed lieutenant," he informed. He turned and walked away. Taylor stood there.

"You can come out, Kim," she informed.

Kimberly sighed as she came out of the bushes. "How did you know?" She asked. Taylor turned and looked at her.

"I might've been distracted, but I know when I'm being spied on," she replied.

Kimberly laughed and she placed a hand on Taylor's shoulder. "We'll defeat, Master Org, Taylor, I promise you," she assured her. Taylor sighed as she watched her boyfriend get in his truck and went back to Silver Hills.

"I hope so, Kim," Taylor answered.