A/N: Chapter 8 is finally here. I'm pushing two chapters a day which is unusual for me, but hey, as long as even one person is reading it, then it's all worth it.

Now, I have not seen many episodes of Zeo, I've seen maybe ten at the most, so most of the terminology may be a bit off as may zords that appear in later chapters and what not, so if those are wrong, please correct me and give me the correct one so I know for future stories.

Pern – That is exactly why the 'incident' fit so well with the story, because I needed a reason for Billy to be as shy and reserved as he was in the series and I thought that was as good a reason as any. Thanks as always for your loyal reviews.

Billy was once again awoken by the sound of his communicator going off. He sometimes wondered why he'd kept it, he wasn't a ranger anymore. But he did help out Zordon, so he did use it to communicate with the other rangers if need be.

Groaning, he shielded his eyes from the light. "Who are you and what do you want?"

"It's me, Billy." Came Jason's voice.

"Hey Jase, what's up?"

"I heard about Kim's letter. How is Tommy holding up?" he asked.

'Oh just fine. He's got me to keep his mind off of Kimberly.' Was what he so desperately wanted to say. "He's doing fine. He's still a bit upset, but who could blame him?"

"Yeah." Said Jason. "I still can't believe she did that. Anyway, how are you, Billy?"

"Never better." Billy told him, noticing Tommy starting to stir. "Jase, I gotta go."

"Alright, give me a call later."

"Affirmative." Billy said, clicking off.

"Who was that?" Tommy murmured in his ear, wrapping his arms around Billy's waist.

"Morning sleepy head." Billy teased, giving him a good morning kiss.

"I'd like to wake up like that more often." Tommy told him, smiling.

Billy laughed. "Agreed." He said. "That was Jason, he just wanted to see how you were doing."

"He heard, I take it?" Tommy asked.

"Of course, this is Jason we're talking about, he finds out things even if you don't tell him."

Tommy laughed. "Yeah, that's true." He said, gently nipping the underside of Billy's ear.

The touch of Tommy's teeth on his ear sent tingles down Billy's spine. He groaned and ran his fingers through the other boy's hair. "You should cut it again. It was so nice when it was short and curly last year."

Tommy laughed. "If you want me to cut it, as soon as we get home I will. On one condition."

"And that is?"

"You get rid of your glasses. Billy, you're good looking, you should let people see your face, your eyes. You have the brightest eyes I've ever seen." Tommy told him.

Billy couldn't believe what Tommy was telling him. He never thought he was good looking before, but maybe that was because everyone thought of him as a geek. The last year, however, he'd gotten contacts and had even grown his hair a little longer. Maybe Tommy was right; maybe this was the confidence booster he needed.

Tommy ran his fingers through Billy's hair, coming to a rest at the nape of his neck. "You should keep letting it grow; I think you would look nice with long hair. Not too long though, it's starting to look nice the length it is at now."

Billy chuckled. "Me, with long hair? Then I wouldn't look like a geek but a hoodlum."

"I resent that." Tommy said, mock-glaring at him.

"You're not a hoodlum." Billy said, nipping his earlobe. Then he pulled away when he heard someone knock on the door.

Tommy cursed under his breath. "Such bad timing." He muttered. "Who is it?"

"Kat." Came the voice on the other side.

Billy groaned. Katherine always seemed to interrupt them at the wrong time. "Come in, Katherine."

Tommy got up and went to open the door. "Morning." He said, smiling.

"Morning," Kat said, frowning and taking in their slightly disheveled appearances.

"Did you need something, Katherine?" Billy asked.

"You guys wanted to run Widowmax today. We should get going."

"She's right." Tommy said going over to his board.

Billy supposed it was best they get out of here before he and Tommy did something they might both regret later. "Have you heard from Rocky, Adam, or Tanya yet?" he asked.

Kat shook her head. "They're not answering their communicators. I'm worried about them."

Just then Tommy's communicator beeped. "Come in, Zordon."

"Tommy, Katherine, Billy, I need you at the power chamber. It is of dire importance."

"Alright Zordon, we'll be there as soon as we can." Tommy told him. "Ready?" he asked the other two, who nodded. Tommy pushed a button on his communicator and the three were instantly teleported to the power chamber.