Summary: What's so important about the team's new friends?
Disclaimer: I now own Tyler Hart and Carter Smith.
Chapter 7 Two New Colors
Tommy walked into his first period science class and found four of his students in a daze. He walked over to Trent, Kira, Ethan, and Conner.
"You four all right?" Tommy asked.
They all looked at each other. Conner turned back to his teacher.
"About… yesterday…" he began.
Kira rolled her eyes and spoke for him.
"Listen, something has happened, but we can't talk about it here," she said.
Tommy understood and nodded. Talking about Power Ranger business in the classroom was not safe, especially with Cassidy there.
"All right, come by the house after school," Tommy said. Tommy then walked back to his desk. "Tyler, Carter, can I see your schedules again?"
The pair looked at each other and got out of their seats. Conner looked at Ethan as the boy and girl made their way towards Tommy's desk.
"Um, you think he'll notice?" Conner asked.
"No… I hope," Ethan sighed.
Tommy took both if his new student's schedules.
"Tyler Hart and Carter Smith," he said.
Tommy took a second look at the names.
"Hart?" he questioned.
"Yes, Dr. Oliver?" Tyler asked.
He handed the schedules back to them.
"Do you happen to be related to a Miss Kimberly Hart?" Tommy asked.
"Oh yes, she's my aunt. She left to Florida like nine or ten years ago," Tyler said.
"What if I told you she's here in Reefside?" Tommy asked.
The teen girl's eyes grew.
"Then I'd have to ask how you would know something like that," Tyler said.
"Come on, Ty, it's me," Tommy smiled.
He was surprised to say the least that she did not recognize him. Then again, it was not. His short hair did make a difference.
"Ty? Only one person has called me that, and I heard he died," Tyler sighed.
He heard the sad tone of her voice.
"I didn't die in that explosion, Tyler," Tommy said.
"Tommy," she gasped.
Carter gave Tyler a perplexed look.
"You how this guy, Tyler?" he asked.
"Yes, he is my aunt's boyfriend… or was. Are you?" she wondered.
The last time she had seen Kim, they were still seeing each other. Little did she know what had happened?
"Yeah, we're getting married," Tommy said.
"This is big. Devin, get the camera," Cassidy commanded. "The most single teacher at Reefside is getting married."
"I don't think so," Tommy said.
"Carter and I are going to your house today with a few of your other students so I'll get to see her then," Tyler said.
Before Tommy could say anything else, the two walked away.
"Oh no, it can't be. What could those four be hiding from me?" he asked himself.
Conner sighed and looked over at the others.
"Is this good or bad?" he asked.
"Don't know," Ethan said.
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When the bell rang, Ethan stayed behind.
"We're going to have two more people with us," was all he could say as he walked out.
Tommy grabbed him by the arm.
"What do you mean by that, Ethan?" he asked.
"Pink and green," he said.
Ethan left Tommy speechless.
"Ethan couldn't possibly mean pink and green gems, could he? Man Kim's good. She knew something was up," Tommy said to himself. Ethan's words kept playing in the back of Tommy's mind for the rest of the day. "Man, what's going on?" Then, it hit him. "No! It's Tyler and Carter."
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Tommy was pacing back and forth through the living room.
"Tommy, you worry too much. It's going to be okay," Kim said.
Kim put her hand on Tommy's shoulder.
"I still can't get over the fact that there was a pink and green dino gem," Tommy sighed.
"Me neither, Tommy, but there is," Kim said. "Can't you just deal with it? I hate seeing you stress out over this."
"If you knew who they were, you would be too," Tommy told her.
"Then tell me. Who are they?" Kim asked.
"Kim, your niece is the Pink Ranger," Tommy said.
She looked at him in awe. That was the last thing she expected to come out of his mouth.
"There has to be a mistake, Tommy. Tyler's in Angel Grove," Kim said.
"No, she's not," Tommy sighed. "Listen, Kim, I know you'd take her place to protect her, but the gem chose her."
"Why?" she asked. "She deserves to have a normal life."
Kim never wanted this for Tyler.
"She's your blood," Tommy said.
"And what about you?" Kim asked.
"I have no brothers or sisters. Well, David, but he has no kids," Tommy said.
Kim knew she had to accept the fact her niece was a Power Ranger.
"I'll make something to drink," she said.
As Kim walked into the kitchen, the doorbell rang.
"Let's do this," Tommy said.
Tommy rubbed his hands together and reached for the door. He opened up the door to four familiar faces, his future wife's niece, and a boy who he thought was her boyfriend.
"Cool, right?" Kira asked, throwing one arm around Tyler. "We have another girl on the team."
"Please you guys, come in," Tommy smiled.
"You know, Dr. O, I was a little scared about this whole thing at first," Conner admitted, sitting at the table.
"Where's Kim?" Ethan asked.
Tyler could not help but smile. She had not seen he r aunt in years.
"Aunt Kimberly, where are you?" Tyler asked.
"You see," Trent said, "this is the beauty of being a Power Ranger."
Conner looked down. He really had not seen the beauty in it at first.
"You guys are going to see a whole different side of the man behind the glasses," Conner said.
"Hey there baby girl," Kim smiled.
Tyler turned to her aunt and shook her head.
"Oh come on, Aunt Kimberly, I'm eighteen, not nine," she said. She laughed and went over to hug Kim. "Aunt Kim, how are you involved with the Power Rangers?"
"Well. Tyler, Tommy and I were Power Rangers back in Angle Grove. You can't tell your father that though. He can never know his sister and now daughter was a Power Ranger," Kim said.
Tyler understood exactly what she meant.
"You can count on me," she smiled.
"One other thing, Ty," Tommy said. Kim laughed. She had forgotten Tommy's nickname for her. "You're future Uncle here is the Black Ranger."
"This is unreal," Carter said, putting his hand on his forehead.
"And what about you, Aunt Kim? Why aren't you a Power Ranger?" Tyler asked.
"Well, you're kind of taking my place," Kim smiled.
"I don't think I can take this anymore," Carter said.
Carter grabbed a chair and sat down next to Conner. At that point, Kim walked back into the kitchen to get the drinks.
"Here you all go," Kim said.
They each took a glass.
"Thanks," Kira said.
"Hey, where did Dr. O go?" Ethan asked.
"I think he went down to the lab," Conner said.
Kim laughed.
"I like to call it the Command Center," she said.
"Then that's what we'll call it for now on," Kira smiled.
"I kind of like sound of that," Tyler said.
Tommy emerged from the now newly named Command Center.
"All right, all right, time to make it official," he said. Tommy handed his two newest Rangers their things. "Tyler, you are the Pink Dino Thunder Ranger, graceful and light. Carter, you're the Green Dino Thunder Ranger, mighty and strong."
"Pink and Green, wouldn't you know," Kim smiled, walking up beside Tommy.
Conner then got up and put one arm around Tyler, the other around Carter.
"Welcome to the team," he smiled.
"Let's kick it," Tyler said, grabbing Carter's hand and pulling him out the door.
"What's the deal, girl?" he asked.
"We have to hit the mall for a new wardrobe," Tyler said.
Kim could not help but laugh. Tyler took after her so much.
"Well, I guess we should be leaving too," Conner said, gabbing his keys from his pocket.
"Take care you guys," Kim smiled, waving bye.
"Later," they said.
Kim then threw both arms around Tommy.
"I think that went pretty well, don't you think?" she asked.
Tommy leaned forward and kissed Kim.
"I think so," he smiled.
"There's just one thing I don't understand Mr. Worry Wart," Kim said.
"What's that?" Tommy asked.
Before she could ask, Tommy pulled Kim into another passionate kiss.
"How did you have those morphers and communicators if you didn't even know there were other gems?" Kim asked.
"Billy made them the last time he came, just in case if I missed some gems, and apparently I did," Tommy sighed.
"Things happen," Kim said.
They made their way into the bedroom. Kim laughed as Tommy closed the door.
AN:
Catch you on the next chapter.