"No, there is no way you're sending my daughter on some mission. She's a teenager, not a Ranger," Katherine yelled, dropping the ice pack and standing face to face with Zolara.
Tommy reached out, putting his hand on Kat's shoulder and pulled her back.
"You are mistaken Katherine, Kimberly is an heir to destiny, one of the chosen 5 to reunite the Power Rangers," Zolara explained.
Finally, Kim spoke up.
"Hello," she waved her hand in front of them to get their attention. "Can we please stop talking about me like I'm not here, what the hell is going on?" she demanded to know.
Tommy's worst fear had come to pass, it was time to tell his daughter the truth. For the next hour, he and Katherine explained about their beginnings with the Power Rangers, how he was once the evil green ranger, only to be liberated by Zordon. Later, Katherine was also once under the evil spell of Rita and Lord Zed. Their trials of tribulations as the Power Rangers were summarized within that hour, and Kimberly listened with an open mind and a curious ear. She had heard about the legendary power rangers, it was common knowledge through out Angel Grove than an elite group of warriors saved the city on countless occasions, but she never imagined...
"My parents were the Power Rangers?" she mumbled, not realizing it was out loud until answered her.
"That was a long time ago honey, and we thought that part of our lives was over," he said.
"It is over!" Katherine added.
Tommy turned to his wife. "Kat, this is a decision that Kim has to make on her own," he told him.
"You're not thinking of letting her go out there are you? Do I have to remind you of what happened to Kimberly?" she screamed.
Tommy tried to contain his emotions. There wasn't a day that went by that he didn't recall what happened to the original pink ranger. They were all in the Command Center, and a hooded figure stormed in…
"Kimberly, you have to come with me!" the hooded assailant said.
"Intruder!" Alpha yelled.
Not giving the rangers a chance to react, the hooded figure pulled out a sword, stabbing Kimberly in the stomach. Kim fell over, and before the rangers could move, both the hooded figure and Kim disappeared in a flash of light.
"Zordon, we have to do something!" Tommy screamed.
"Alpha is tracking where they teleported to, we'll send you there to rescue Kimberly and bring her back," Zordon said.
"I have her coordinates Zordon, but I'm going with him. Kim may need medical attention," Alpha said.
"As you wish. Go, and may the power protect you," he said.
Only seconds later, Tommy and Alpha appeared on the scene. Tommy tried to rush over to Kim, who was laying on the ground seemingly unconscious, but Alpha held him back.
"Wait," Alpha said, and then leaned over to check on Kimberly.
Tommy waited with unbearable anticipation for Alpha to say something.
"I'm sorry, she's dead," Alpha said.
Tommy fell to his knees. "NOOOOOOOO" he yelled.
Tommy turned to his daughter. "It isn't going to be all fun and games and it isn't going to be easy, but if this is something that you want to do, I won't stand in your way," Tommy told her.
It was too much for Kim to take in all at once, her life had been changed completely over the last hour, and now she was being asked to make a decision that would affect the rest of her life. She turned to Zolara. "What do you want me to do?" she asked.
"You will journey the world in search of the other heirs, and once all five have been found, we will journey to Eltar, where you and your team will travel to the Temple of Light. Only the Heirs of Destiny can stand before the Eye of the Temple and acquire the Eltarian Crystal," she explained.
"Then what?" Katherine snapped.
"I will use those powers not only to re-create the Power Rangers, but I will open a temporal vortex to resurrect Zordon. The Heirs will battle this new evil force and eliminate it, preserving peace not just here on Earth, but through out the entire universe," Zolara told them.
Kimberly looked at her parents, hoping for some type of advice. It was obvious that her mother didn't want her to go, but Tommy, on the other hand, will ready to give his full support. Kim turned to Zolara.
"I'll do it," she said.
Katherine shook her head with disapproval, but kept her doubts and concerns to herself. In her heart, she knew this was something Kim had to do.
"Very well, let our journey begin..." Kimberly smiled at her parents just as a flash of light filled the sky.
In an instant, Kimberly and Zolara were gone.
"Good luck sweetheart, and may the power protect you," Katherine sighed.
Silver Hills, California
Zolara and Kimberly re-appeared on a mountain overlooking a city. The sun was beginning to rise behind the mountains as Kim glanced down at the city.
"That was intense," she said.
Zolara stood next to her, pointing down to the city below them. "This is where your journey begins: the city of Silver Hills. This city had its own version of the Power Rangers sent to protect them, but that was almost 2 decades ago. Your mission will be to find two members of your team, then return here." she handed her a communicator. "When your task is complete, contact me," she instructed.
"But how will I know who... " Kim turned to Zolara, but she was gone. "Figures," she sighed.
Kimberly headed down the mountain, wandering into the city. The sun had finally risen, and Silver Hills didn't seem much different than Angel Grove. She found herself in what she thought to be the center of town. There weren't very many people out, and even if there were, she imagined it wouldn't help much. 'Excuse me, I'm looking for the Heirs of Destiny, you think you could point me to their house?'
"Yeah, like that would work," she mumbled sarcastically to herself.
She continued to aimlessly walk through the city, eventually ending up at what appeared to be a clock tower... or at least what was left of it. The clock itself had long since stopped, but for the most part, the building as still standing. In front of the tower, a statue of some sort had been construction, but it obviously wasn't as old as the building itself. Kimberly wiped away the dust on the engraving on the statue.
"The city of Silver Hills extends its eternal thanks to the Time Force Rangers, sacrificing themselves for the preservation of our city." November 19th, 2001
"That was almost twenty years ago," she mumbled, not realizing she had said it out loud. At least now, she knew she was in the right place. The Power Rangers, in one form or another, were in fact in the city before, but there was no way to tell if they were still around almost 2 decades later. She was about to continue her journey, but something on the bottom of the statue caught her attention. It was a part of the engraving that she didn't see the first time. Kim wiped away the dirt as best she could and tried to read it, sounding out the word "Bio-Lab". Finally, there was a ray of hope on her journey. It stood to reason that this Bio-Lab would still be in the city, even if the Power Rangers weren't. She decided that Bio-Lab would be the best place to get started, but another problem presented itself, where was Bio-Lab?
As luck would have it, there were two people walking her way. They looked, in her opinion, a little young, maybe 15 or 16. 'But that probably means they more than likely grew up in the city,' she thought to herself. With any luck, they could tell her where Bio-Lab was.
"Excuse me," Kim said as she walked over to them.
As she got closer, she was able to get a better look at them. Without trying to look like she was staring, she glanced at both of them. There was a boy and a girl, and from the looks of it, they were twins.
"Good morning," they said in unison.
Kim smiled.
"Um hi, my name is Kim. I was hoping you could tell me where Bio-Lab was," she said.
It was the girl who spoke first. "Why do you want to know, that place has been closed down ever since Mr. Collins passed away," she said.
Kim looked confused.
"Mr. Collins?" she inquired.
"You're not from around here, are you?" the boy asked her.
"No," Kim admitted.
"Mr. Collins was the father of the Red Time Force Ranger, you do know who they are, don't you?" he asked. Kim nodded, and the boy's twin continued. "Mr. Collins passed away about 10 years ago, and his son, Wesley, took over the business. There was an accident a few years ago during an experiment of some sort, and Wesley was killed as well. Ever since then, Bio-Lab has been shut down," she explained.
'Great,' Kim thought to herself. 'The only lead I had on this damn quest has been dead for years'
"Thanks anyway guys," Kim said, turning to walk away.
"What kind of quest?" the boy asked her.
His question caught Kim's attention in a hurry.
'Did I say that out loud?' she thought to herself.
"No, you didn't," the girl answered.
Kim turned around in a hurry.
"What the hell?" she snapped.
The twins pulled the hair away from their foreheads, revealing a jewel in the center of their heads.
"These give us the ability to hear people's thoughts," the girl said.
"But how?"
"Its a long story," the boy said. "So what kind of quest are you on?"
"Why don't you drill into my brain and find out for yourself?" she replied.
"We can't control when we can hear thoughts, it just happens sometimes," the girl admitted.
"I've been sent here to find the Heirs of Destiny, that's all I can tell you. There's some other stuff about an Eltarian Crystal and resurrecting on of their people to..." the twins cut her off.
"Zordon," they said in unison.
"Yeah, how'd you know?" Kim asked.
They didn't answer, at least not right away, they simply stared at her.
"You're the first Heir, aren't you?" the boy asked.
She nodded.
"I guess so," she said.
Each of them grabbed her by the hand.
"Come with us," they said together, pulling her down the street.
Kim tried to control every random thought in her head as the twins took her to a small house just outside the city. After all, she didn't want them probing her mind. They took her inside the house, which was much more impressive from the inside.
"Dad, mom," the twins yelled. "Come quick".
The first person to walk into the room was an older man, who Kim assumed was the twins' father. The first thing she noticed about him as his green hair. Next, a beautiful young woman walked up behind him with red hair.
'Stranger things have happened today' she thought to herself.
"Ka' Ron, Karen, what is it?" the older man asked.
"This is Kim, " the boy said.
Kim nodded slightly.
"She's the first Heir," the girl continued.
The look on the older mans face changed in a hurry.
"Are you sure?" he asked them.
It was Kim who took a step forward.
"I have been sent here by Zolara to find the Heirs of Destiny," she told him.
"The Prophecy foretold the arrival of the first Heir, who would re-unite the Power Ranger in the world's darkest hour," the young woman behind him said.
The man with green hair extended to his hand to Kim.
"I'm Trip, and this is my wife Nadira. You already know my children, Ka'Ron and Karen," he introduced. Kim nodded.
"How do you know about the Heirs?" Kim asked him.
"Its a long story, and some of it you may not be able to accept," he said.
She cracked a smile.
"With what I've seen today, it would take a lot to amaze me," she said.
The four of them headed into what looked like a lab of some sort, each of them taking a seat where ever they could find one.
"My wife and I are from what you would consider the future, the year 3000. I was the Green Time Force Ranger, sent here to stop a rogue mutant named Ransik from altering the past. My friends and I were successful in saving the city and preserving the time line, but what we didn't count on was that I would fall in love with Nadira, who was the daughter of Ransik. My superiors allowed us to stay under certain conditions, one of which was to prepare for the coming of the first Heir," Trip explained to her.
"I don't understand," Kim said, hoping he would go into more detail.
"In order for the future as I know it to exist, I have to fulfill the prophecy of the Heirs of Destiny. We were told that one day, our children would take their places in destiny as the new incarnation of the Power Rangers, and now, that day has come," he told her.
Kim stood up.
"Wait a sec, you're telling me that Ka'Ron and Karen are the Heirs I came to find?" she asked.
"Yes," they said together.
"That can't be right, they're no older than 17, how can they be Heirs?" she asked.
"The age of an Heir doesn't change anything, their destiny's were laid out long before they were born," Nadira explained.
"If you guys are from the future, can you tell me how all of this will turn out?" Kim asked them.
Trip shook his head.
"You have to find the path on your own," he said.
"I had to ask," Kim said, shrugging her shoulders.
Nadira walked over to her children, wrapping her arms around them.
"We knew this day could come, and you have been preparing for it your entire lives," she looked at Kim.
"Take care of my babies," she said.
Kim nodded.
"I will," she turned to Karen and Ka'Ron.
"Come on guys, we've got a destiny to fulfill," Kim said.
The twins said they're last goodbyes to their parents, then left with Kim. Trip closed the door behind them.
"We couldn't warn them about the betrayal Trip?" Nadira asked him.
"No, they'll know soon enough," he sighed.
Kim led the twins to the mountain top where her journey had began, then used the communication to contact Zolara.
"Zolara, this is Kim, do you read me?" she spoke into the device, but didn't get an answer.
Just then, a bright light surrounded them, and before they knew it, they had disappeared.
