Kat noticed all of the rangers giving her sympathetic looks, they knew she was hurting. She felt someone hug her and she returned the hug, not caring who it was.

Jack sighed as he knew how hurt Kat was by this… he didn't need Bridge's powers to know that she felt like she had lost her son… everyone knew that they had lost a friend.

Jack felt her began to cry again

"It's okay Kat" he whispered softly

Time seemed to almost jump to the day of Boom's funeral… Kat was in horrible shape, emotionally… physically, she showed little of her emotion, but Bridge read her a few times and told the others that she was taking Boom's death to heart, the rangers all tried their best to make her feel better... but they knew it wasn't helping any. They knew it cut her deep to lose boom, but what was to come would cut her wounded heart even deeper.

Kat leaned her head on Cruger's shoulder as they stood at the grave sight

"Kat, you do know that the rangers are all willing to do whatever they can to help you… all you have to do is ask" Cruger told her "and I'm sure you realize that I will always be right here by your side" he said

"Thank you, Doggie" she said then felt him fully embrace her, and she knew that she should tell him how she felt, but it was so hard for her to talk about her emotions, and right after Boom's death it would be virtually impossible.

The days flew by and before they knew it Gruumm was unleashing his latest assault. The equipment that Boom and Bridge were working on when Boom died was discarded as it brought back bad memories for all, especially Bridge and Kat.

Kat sighed as she continued to work, she still expected Boom to come out running to tell her about his latest success or to show her newest invention, which, typically meant that the lab would get messed up… It was too quiet in the lab without him and she would often put on music to stave off the silence that plagued her.

That day the SPD rangers and Cruger went out to a strange incident and Kat was called as there was a bomb that Bridge couldn't defuse.

"The timer is running down, it's too low… rangers get out!" Cruger commanded "Kat… you too!"

"Commander!" she said

"You heard me, Dr. Manx, that's and order!" he said as he turned to the monster that had set the bomb.

The rangers and Kat started out, Cruger close behind them… but when the rangers turned around he wasn't there

"Commander!" Sky called

Then the bomb went off and Kat realized that she had just lost her best friend…

"No!" Kat cried and fell to her knees

Sky knelt in front of her and hugged her near as she hid her face in his shoulder and began to sob uncontrollably

"No, Doggie" she whispered between her sobs

To Be Continued…