Chapter 11: So Close Part II
(Last time on Ninja Storm Soul Mates)
Kimberly has gone to Reefside to see Blake's race. However, while she was there, she felt the anger return. Trouble's back and it's taken the Wind Rangers with them. Kimberly knows that Hunter's worried about Tori, but now it's time to push personal feelings aside and to get down to business.
(Now the Conclusion)
Kimberly sighed as she followed Hunter, Blake, and Cam through the city. "I think we should go into the Abyss of Evil to get our powers back," Cam stated.
"Are you crazy?" Kimberly asked.
Blake stared at Cam in disbelief. "No way, dude, not happening," he objected. Kimberly shook her head.
"It's too dangerous," she put in.
"It's the only way, mom. We can't just standby and let Lothor win, the Dino Rangers need us," Hunter insisted.
Kimberly bit her lip and she nodded her head slowly. "Alright, you guys be careful though okay?" She asked. Hunter and Blake nodded. "Contact me," she instructed.
"Sure thing," Blake replied.
Kimberly strapped on her helmet and rode off to try to keep an eye on everything that was going on. She found Dustin, Shane, and Tori go into the café that she met up with Blake at. She decided to listen in on their conversation. She bit her lip to hear her friends challenge the Rangers of this city. She quickly moved out of the way when they were ninja streaking out of the café. "This isn't good," she murmured. She ran out of the café, jumped on her dirt bike and drove off. However, as she was driving, her communicator went off. She stopped and took her helmet off. "Cam? Is everything alright?" She asked.
"Miss Hart, we need your help down here," Cam replied.
"I'm on my way," she answered.
She turned it off, pulled on her helmet, and drove towards the Abyss of Evil.
When she arrived at the location, she threw off her helmet and she grabbed one of the ropes that led down to the Abyss of Evil.
Once Kimberly hit ground, she looked around. "HUNTER! BLAKE! CAM!" She shouted. She looked around trying to find her sons and their friend.
"MISS HART WE'RE OVER HERE!" Cam shouted.
Kimberly ran over and gasped to see Cam trying to hold onto Hunter who was holding onto Blake. "HOLD ON!" She shouted. She ran as fast as she could to them without falling over herself. Once she reached them, she grabbed onto Hunter's hand. "Hang on, Hunter, Blake," she called out. They started to pull them up when a third hand reached out and helped them.
"I think you'll need a little more help," Sensei commented.
Kimberly smiled as they pulled Hunter and Blake back over. She embraced them both at the same time. "Thank God you're okay," she whispered.
"We're not out of the woods yet," Cam informed.
"Right," she agreed.
She stood up with Hunter and Blake beside her. "Shane, Dustin, and Tori are going to be fighting the Dino Rangers under the bridge," she informed.
"We're on it," Hunter answered.
They climbed out of the Abyss of Evil. Kimberly walked over and pulled on her helmet. "Mom, are you sure you don't want to go with us?" Hunter asked. Kimberly pulled on her goggles and got onto her dirt bike.
"I'm sure, I'll follow you and I'll help you guys when you need it," she informed.
"Alright," Blake answered.
Kimberly started up her dirt bike and followed them.
She got off her dirt bike and watched as Hunter, Blake, and Cam convinced the Wind Rangers to exchange disks. A smile came across her face to see that they had defeated Lothor once again. She quickly drove off again once they started heading her way.
(The Quarry)
Kimberly found their signal and she stopped at the cliff. Her eyes widened in disbelief. "Tommy," she whispered. She looked at her left hand at the ring she still wore.
"You guys ready?" She heard the boy, Conner, ask.
"Ready," they replied.
"DINO THUNDER POWER UP!"
"WHITE RANGER DINO POWER!"
"NINJA STORM RANGER FORM!"
"THUNDER STORM RANGER FORM!"
"SAMURAI STORM RANGER FORM!"
Kimberly watched as they started fighting everyone that came from the Abyss of Evil and from the Dino Rangers' enemies. "No!" She gasped. She saw Tommy get thrown across the quarry. "Tommy!" She gasped. She then drove down as fast as she could to save Tommy from Zurgane's attack. "BACK OFF!" She shouted. She leaned forward on her dirt bike, making the back wheel lift off the ground and hit Zurgane. She looked over at Tommy to see him getting off the ground.
"Who are you?" Tommy asked.
She bit her lip not wanting to reveal herself to him. She wasn't ready, this was again not the right time. "A friend," she replied. She then drove off as fast as she could, leaving the Black Dino Ranger there confused.
(After the fight)
Kimberly was sitting in her hotel deep in thought of what had just happened. She jumped when there was a knock on the door. "Mom?" The person called. It was Hunter. Kimberly wiped her tears away.
"Come in," she answered.
She looked up when Hunter came in. "You alright?" He asked. She played with the ring on her hand and she let out a sigh.
"I don't know," she replied.
Hunter sat next to her and held her hand. "It was strange…seeing him again…in action. I can't even look at him anymore because it hurts so much," she murmured. Hunter sighed and just listened to her.
"To keep you protected, mom. Blake and I told him that it was Bradley and not Hart. We know that you're not ready," he told her.
Kimberly smiled at her son. "It's strange, I should've been ready to face him and to tell him the truth by now, but I'm scared," she added. Hunter wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
"You'll tell him when you're ready," he assured her.
"What if I'm never ready?"
He let out a sigh. "We're always here for you, mom. Always there for you," he assured her. Kimberly placed her head on Hunter's shoulder and the former Crimson Ranger just sat there comforting her, knowing that she was not yet ready to face Dr. Tommy Oliver and tell him the truth face to face, instead of the unanswered letters keep filling the gap. For now, Kimberly was just trying to let the wounds that were still so deep to heal.
Author's Note: I really know that you guys might be mad at me. I'm really, truly sorry that it hasn't happened yet in this chapter. But I swear to you guys, I really do promise. That Tommy and Kimberly will see each other again in the next one. And I promise that everything you want out of it will be in that story. KAOliver and I have everything planned out so please be patient just a little while longer.
