Author's Note: Hey guys! It's time for the next chapter and I know you're all excited about what's gonna happen next! So, I'm gonna cut the chit-chat short so you guys can start reading! No need to thank me lol

Disclaimer: I do not own the Power Rangers, any of its characters, or any of its series. The main idea for this story came from a 2009-2010 storyline of Days of our Lives so the entire plot doesn't belong to me. But, all of the made up character names, places, and details in this story all belong to me!


The Good Old Days

"Hello Ms. Hillard." Collin greeted as the older woman picked up on the other end. "I was wondering if I could speak with my wife. She hasn't called me yet and I'm getting worried. Oh. She's taking a nap? Okay then. Could you have her call me the minute she wakes up? Okay. Thanks. Goodbye."

Collin sighed as he hit the end call button and set his phone on the coffee table. Why hadn't Katherine called him the minute she'd arrived at her mother's place. She'd had him worried sick for hours now.

"Son?" Mr. Ignalis's deep voice came from the doorway of the living room.

Collin turned around and smiled as his father walked in and gave him a hug.

"Hello father. How was your trip to New York?"

"Wonderful. I was able to sign four business deals while there. My company is growing larger by the minute. Pretty soon, I'll be raking in so much money I won't know what to do with all of it."

The two of them laughed loudly as they walked to take a seat on the living sofa.

"So son, how've things been around the mansion? You've been tending to my business well, yes?"

"But of course father. I would never let you down. I've managed all of your employees, handled the salaries, kept the mansion's staff in check, and all of that good stuff. And the best part is that I've been able to spend a little bit of time with my darling fiancé."

"Your fiancé? So you proposed to Katherine after all?"

"Of course father. I love her and she loves me, and she most definitely loved the ring that I bought for her pretty little finger."

Mr. Ignalis chuckled as he stared happily at his son. "I'm very proud of you my boy. You're finally becoming a man. And soon, you'll be a very wealthy man with a wife on his arm and a child to look after."

"Dad, in case you haven't forgotten, I already have a child. Jacob."

"I know son, I was just implying that pretty soon, you're gonna have a very stable family life. You didn't have that with that brunette Kimberly."

"Father, can we please not talk about her."

"Why? Touchy subject?"

Collin stared down at the hardwood floor taking in every detail of it. His father's next words pulled his attention away from it.

"You still love her don't you?"

"No." he said quickly. "I'm over her and she's over me. Everything's perfect."

"Sure, you're able to convince yourself of that now because she isn't here. She's off hiding while some murderer is after her. What are you gonna say when she finally comes back here and retrieves her son huh?"

"I don't know… but" I love you" isn't anywhere close to what I had in mind."

"Son… are you sure that marrying Katherine is the right thing to do?"

"Of course father. I know in my heart that she is the one I am destined to be with, and the child she's carrying makes that destiny even greater. I love her and we're going to be together."

Mr. Ignalis sighed as he stood from the couch. He then exited the living area and said under his breath, "You have no idea what she's doing to you…"

Collin stared after his father and watched him go. Once he was out of sight, he reached into his wallet and pulled out a crinkled picture of him and Kimberly. Kimberly looked so happy, so beautiful. She was seated on a wooden swing in the park with her legs crossed neatly. She was wearing a white sundress with pink flowers all over it and a pair of white sandals. Her hair was shoulder length back then, so it was really easy to see her ears, something she never really liked. She was smiling like she didn't have a care in the world and she was so happy. Her smile reminded him of the way Jacob would smile when she'd go and grab him from his crib in the morning. The sight was breath taking. Collin stood behind her smiling as he held onto the ropes that held the swing seat to the swing set. He was bent over slightly, eyes closed, as his lips were pressed to Kimberly's cheek. He was wearing a white, pin-striped, collared shirt with the top two buttons undone, a pair of black dress pants and a matching pair of dress shoes. The picture made him warm up inside. They were so happy back then. Where did it all go wrong?

Flashback: October 13th, 1993

Kimberly sighed heavily as she shoved her science book into her locker. She couldn't believe that she'd failed another test.

"Mom's gonna kill me." She groaned as she put the rest of her books in her locker.

"Hey Kimberly!" a voice called out to her from further down the hall. Kimberly turned around and smiled as her boyfriend, Collin walked through the crowd of students towards her.

"Hey Collin." She smiled as he placed a hand on her shoulder and kissed her lightly. The kiss was small and sweet, but it was with enough passion that it let her know instantly that he cared about her deeply.

"What's the matter?" he asked worriedly as she closed her locker. "I saw you from down the hall and you looked pretty bummed out."

"Well, I flunked my science test."

"What? What do you mean you flunked? You're supposed to be a straight-A student."

"I know. It's just that… I've been so caught up with other things that I haven't had time to do my homework."

"Well, put your friends aside for a while so you have enough time to get it done."

"What do you mean put aside my friends?" she asked.

"I'm talking about Jase and the other three that you're always hanging out with. You guys are always together, when you aren't with me somewhere, and you guys always disappear at the same time. What's going on? You guys in some kind of club or something?"

Kimberly laughed nervously as she fiddled with the funny looking watch on her wrist. "Yeah, uh, I guess you could say that."

"Well, maybe I should come to one of your meetings."

"Huh?"

"Oh, come on Kim. I'm your boyfriend. You can let me participate in some of the things you and your little club do."

"It's not that simple Collin. You can't just waltz your way into our club. It's… a special kind of club… me and my friends really didn't want to be a part of it, but we're obligated to do it so we stuck with it. It's very hard and time consuming and I'm pretty sure you wouldn't like it."

Collin stared at her in disbelief. Before he could protest, a weird beeping noise sounded. "Did you hear that?" he asked.

Kimberly looked down nervously at the watch on her wrist. "Oh, that's just my alarm. It means I have to get to gym class."

"Huh? Wait a second Kimberly"

"Gotta go!" she said quickly as she took off running.

Collin laughed as he shook his head. She was always in a hurry to go somewhere.

December 14th, 1993

"So Kimberly?" Aisha asked her friend as they sat in Ernie's juice bar. "What have you got planned for Christmas vacation?"

"Oh, nothing much. I'm gonna spend a little time with Collin and a little time with my parents."

"Ooh, that sounds like fun."

"Yeah, and in the mean time…" Kimberly looked around to ensure that no one was within hearing range. "Hopefully Rita and Zedd will stay out of our hair for a little while."

"I heard that." Aisha agreed.

"Who are Rita and Zedd?" Collin's voice came from behind them.

Kimberly and Aisha jumped at the sound of his voice. "Collin…" Kimberly said cautiously, "How much of that conversation did you hear?"

"Just the Rita and Zedd part. Who's that anyways and why do you want them to stay off your back?"

"Uh…" Aisha said looking at Kimberly for some sort of answer.

"Uh Collin?" Kimberly said. "Do you remember a couple months back when you asked about that club I was in?"

"Yeah. What about it?"

"Rita and Zedd… they're two kids from one of our rival groups."

"There are rival groups?"

"Yes!" Aisha said with nod. "Think of this… club thing as an enemy camp kind of thing. We have competitions and things like that and they… always try to play dirty to win."

"Ooh, well yeah. I wouldn't want them getting in my way either."

Kimberly and Aisha laughed nervously.

"Wait a second Kimberly." Collin said. "How come Aisha's in this club? I thought it was you, Trini, Jason, Zack, and Billy?"

"Well… it was but, as you already know, Jason and them got called to that summit two months ago so Aisha, Rocky, and Adam took their place."

"Oh. I see."

Kimberly looked at Collin pleadingly so he'd drop the subject. Thankfully, he did and their day continued as normal.

March 3rd, 1995

Kimberly and Collin smiled happily as they walked hand in hand through Angel Grove Park. The day was bright, sunny, and warm like spring time was near. Kimberly had on a white sundress decorated with pink flowers and a pair of sandals. She had recently gotten her hair cut, so it stopped at her shoulders. Collin had had a job interview early that day, so he was dressed in dress pants with matching shoes and a dress shirt that he'd unbuttoned at the top to air him off some. Anyone who walked past the two of them would've been jealous of the waves of happiness they were sending off.

"I'm really having a good time Collin." Kimberly gushed as she rested her head on his shoulder.

"Yeah. Me too. It's really nice out today, don't you think?"

Kimberly nodded as she giggled. "It is. I love living in California. Could you imagine if we were somewhere further north?"

Collin laughed. "We'd be walking in snow right about now."

The two of them continued walking and chatting happily until Kimberly spotted a professional photographer taking pictures over by the swings.

"I wonder what that photographer's doing out here?" she asked curiously. "Let's go check it out!"

Kimberly grabbed Collin's hand and tugged him up the hill towards the photographer.

"Hello there!" Kimberly greeted happily once they'd reached the top of the hill.

There was an elderly man standing at the camera. He wore a brown pair of dress pants with suspenders, a pair of comfortable shoes, a white-collar shirt and a brown bowl hat. "Well hello there to you too." He smiled at the two of them. "Well, well, well, look at the two lovebirds."

Kimberly giggled as a blush ran across Collin's cheeks. "If you don't mind my asking," Kimberly said, "what are you doing up here?"

"I was just taking a few pictures of people in the park. I'm a photographer you know, and I'm creating an album called The Love of the Outdoors."

"Ooh." Kimberly said interestedly. "Do you mind if I see some of your shots?"

"Not at all."

The man began showing Kimberly the images that he'd taken so far that day. There was a photo of a mother pushing her baby in a stroller, a little boy dumping sand in his sister's hair, a dog napping underneath the slide, a few pictures of flowers and bushes, and the picture of a teenage boy pushing his girlfriend on the swing.

"Oh! I love this last one!" Kimberly gushed. "It's so cute! Just look at them Collin!"

Collin smiled. "Yeah. They look happy. Kind of like we are huh?"

Kimberly nodded.

"Say?" the photographer said, suddenly getting an idea. "Would the two of you like to take a picture for my photography book?"

"We'd love to!" Kimberly exclaimed. "Come on Collin, I want a picture on the swing."

Collin smiled as Kimberly skipped over to the wooden seat of the swing. She giggled happily as she sat down and crossed her legs neatly.

"Alright, ready on three!" the photographer said. "One, two, three!"

The minute the man said three, Collin pressed his lips softly against Kimberly's cheek earning a satisfied giggle from the brunette. As the flash of the camera disappeared Kimberly laughed.

"Well?" she asked hopefully. "How'd the picture turn out?"

"Great." The photographer beamed as he held the photograph up. Kimberly jumped up from the swing and dashed over to the man to see it. She squealed with excitement as she took the photograph into her hands.

"It's beautiful! Say? Do you mind giving me a copy of this picture?"

"Not at all! After I get everything processed and developed, I'll be sure to mail one to each of you. Do you mind giving me your address?"

"Not at all!" Kimberly exclaimed.

Collin smiled as Kimberly scribbled hers and Collin's addresses on the notepad the photographer was holding. She was so happy and he was never gonna take her happiness for granted.

March 4th, 1995

Collin couldn't believe who he was staring at. Katherine Hillard, his ex-girlfriend from freshman year, was standing in the doorway of Ernie's Juice Bar.

"Kat?" he said in disbelief. Katherine smiled at him with a look that sent shivers up his spine. He stopped shaking when he felt Kimberly's nails digging into his hand. Damn. He'd forgotten she'd been holding it. Katherine crossed the room and walked over to the table where the two of them were sitting.

"Hello Collin. It's good to see you again. Kimberly."

"What are you doing here?" Kimberly asked with a slight hint of annoyance in her voice.

"Oh? You didn't hear? I moved back, and boy am I glad. Daddy wasn't making enough money in Albuquerque so we moved back to Angel Grove so he could take up his old job again. Mom enrolled me at Angel Grove High first thing when we arrived. We moved back into our old house and everything."

"Joy." Kimberly said, rolling her eyes.

At that moment, Collin knew that things were about to be hectic in his relationship.

April 16th, 1995

Collin parked his car outside of Ernie's Juice Bar and stared at Kimberly. Her face was flushed and her breathing was very heavy. She was exhausted and he knew it.

"Thanks for dropping me off Collin." She said in a heavy breath. "I really appreciate it."

"Don't you think you should have someone watching you Kim? It is late after all, and you look very tired."

"Coach Schmidt said he'd be stopping by this evening to help me go over my routine, so I shouldn't be alone for too long."

Collin stared at her worriedly as she gathered her things and prepared to exit the vehicle. "Thanks Collin." She said kissing him quickly on the cheek.

"Kimberly." He said grabbing her attention.

"Yeah?"

"Be careful."

Kimberly smiled tiredly as she waved at him. She then made her way into the juice bar.

Thirty minutes after Collin had dropped Kimberly off, he'd received a phone call from Katherine. The girl was in hysterics and that, plus her Australian accent, made it very difficult for him to understand what she was saying.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa Katherine." He said trying to calm the girl. "Slow down, I can't understand you. Now will you please, calmly tell me what's going on?"

"Oh my God… Collin… it's Kimberly, she's in the hospital."

"What!" Collin dropped the phone and hurriedly ran around the room to retrieve his keys. "Dad!" he called out to his father as he ran through the main hall of their home, "I'm heading to the hospital!"

"Why?" his father asked as he appeared at the top of the stairs. "What's going on? It's late son, can't this wait till the morning?"

"No dad. It's my girlfriend. I don't know what happened, but what I do know is that she's been hurt and she's down in the E.R."

"Oh dear." He said with little emotion in his voice. "Well, at least have Ignacio take you. I don't want you driving this late at night."

Collin nodded as he ran to retrieve the limo driver.

Twenty minutes later, Colin and Katherine were sitting in the emergency room waiting for one of the doctor's to come out with news on Kimberly. Katherine had calmed down enough to tell him everything that had happened. She had gone to the juice bar to give her job application to Ernie when she found Kimberly lying on the floor. She'd apparently hit her head and had lost consciousness. A doctor appeared a few minutes later with a clip board, but a smile on his face.

"She's gonna be fine." He said.

Katherine sighed in relief as she turned and hugged Collin.

"Can we see her?" Collin asked.

"Yes, but you'd better go in one at a time. She really hurt her head and noise is going to be the last thing she wants to hear."

Collin smiled thankfully and took off down the hallway leaving Katherine alone in the lobby.

June 30th, 1997

Collin sighed heavily as he closed Katherine's apartment door. He still couldn't believe what he was doing. While Kimberly was out working during the day, he was at Katherine's screwing her senseless. Part of him knew that what he was doing was wrong, but the other part of him desired Katherine so badly that he couldn't stop. He snapped out of his thoughts and made his way to his car. As he sped back to the mansion, his mind kept wandering back and forth between Kimberly and Katherine.

Kimberly had gone off with Coach Schmidt after being released from the hospital to continue her training in Florida. She won two competitions while there. While she was away, Collin continued going to school and graduated. He was happy that he'd accomplished such a great goal and he was happy that Kimberly was out living her dreams. However, there was something he'd been longing for and Kimberly wasn't exactly around to give him what he needed, but there was someone who was. Katherine had made it her duty to satisfy Collin and be the woman he needed in his life while Kimberly was off being a gymnast. He promised Katherine several times that he was going to give up on Kimberly and move on with her, but he'd changed his mind when Kimberly moved back. She'd apparently torn something in her leg that prevented her from continuing on with her training, so she came back to start teaching gymnastics at the Youth Center. The minute Kimberly was back in his life, Collin had thrown his unfaithful relationship with Katherine on the back burner and continued on with Kimberly. However, Katherine wasn't gonna let go of him that easily.

Katherine blackmailed Collin, threatening to expose their secret relationship if he didn't stay with her. Not knowing what else to do, he continued on with his relationship with Kat, in spite of his relationship with Kimberly.

When Collin's car pulled into the drive way, he was shocked to see Kimberly's car in front of the house and Kimberly at the top of the stairs, sitting with her chin in her hands. Her eyes watched him hesitantly as he exited his car and walked slowly up the steps.

"Hey Kim." He smiled as he walked up the steps to sit beside her. "What are you doing here?"

"Collin… there's something you and I need to talk about."

"Oh?"

Collin leaned back on his hands, putting himself in a more comfortable position as he stared at her. "Well, what is it?"

Collin grew worried at the sight of Kimberly's face, and he felt stupid for not noticing her appearance earlier. Her hair was pulled back in a messy ponytail revealing her face. She was pale and she had dark circles around her eyes like she hadn't seen a pillow in days. She looked very sick and it scared him.

"Kimberly… what's going on? Are you okay?"

Kimberly took a deep breath as she grasped his hand tightly. "I don't know how I'm supposed to tell you this she said shakily. But… I guess I'll just come right out and say it."

Collin felt his insides tearing apart as his mind filled with fear. She was going to tell him she was dying wasn't she?

"Collin… I'm pregnant…" She managed to mutter.

The fear that was once present disappeared instantly and he felt his insides warm up with happiness. "What?"

"I said… I'm pregnant." She sighed.

"Seriously?"

Kimberly nodded. "Yeah. I've been getting sick for the past couple of days. That's why I look so terrible right now."

Collin laughed, startling her. Kimberly turned to look at him and gasped at the smile on his face.

"You're… happy?" she said, shocked.

"Of course I'm happy! Why wouldn't I be?"

"I dunno." She said honestly. "I just… kind of expected you to be upset. That's all."

"Well I'm not upset! I'm thrilled! Do you know what this means?"

"What?" she asked with an amused smile.

"We can finally move in together!"

"Huh?" Kimberly said raising an eyebrow. "What do you mean Collin?"

"I've been wanting to move out of this mansion for so long." He said rubbing the back of his head. "I've wanted to leave and start living a new life with you, but my dad said I was rushing into things and that I had no reason to live with you. But hey! You're pregnant, and that's a good reason to leave this place! I have to be there for you and our baby."

Kimberly raised an eyebrow. "So… you're happy because this baby is your ticket out of this mansion?"

"No. I'm happy because my dad will finally realize how much I love you and how much I'm willing to be with you."

Kimberly smiled weakly as she rested her head upon his shoulder. "I love you Collin."

"I love you too Kim…"

End Flashbacks

Collin stared at the picture of him and Kimberly for a few more minutes before his cell phone rang, snapping him out of his thoughts. Katherine's name was on the caller I.D. Sighing heavily, he perked himself up and answered his phone.

"Hello darling. I'm glad to learn that you're finally awake. Yes. Your mother said you were napping. Ah. I understand. What am I doing?" Collin looked at the picture in his hand and ran his thumb across Kimberly's face. "I'm… just remembering the good old days…"


Author's Note: And so ends another chapter! I know that you guys are probably happy that I hinted towards Kimberly's past as a Ranger, so I know you're probably wondering how different the Ranger history was because Tommy was never a ranger. Well, you'll be learning a little more about what that was like in future chapters. But for now, I've got to cut this chapter short. Don't worry though; the next one will be coming your way soon!