Author's Note: Hey guys, I'm back! Before I start this update, I want to let all of you know that my updating is going to be a little off but that's because I'm finishing my freshman year of college so I have finals and all that good crap. Also, my life at home is pretty miserable right now because of my younger siblings and their stupid behavior. So, please understand that I can't update all the time because of my current life situations. None of you have gotten on my case for being absent and I want to thank all of you who sent me good luck messages for my situation.

Also, this chapter gives you a brief overview of what happened with the Power Rangers since Tommy was never a ranger and Katherine wasn't either. I do have an entire plot written on what happened back then, but it won' be entirely included in the story unless it's asked for. If any of you would like to know what happened in this Power Ranger's AU history, let me know in your review and I'll be glad to tell you. Now, on with the disclaimer.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Power Rangers, any of its series, or any of its characters. Also, I can't be given full credit for the plot of this fanfic. The main idea for this plot was taken from the 2009-2010 storyline of Days of our Lives. All of the sections of the plot I changed and all made up characters are credited to me.


"Love and Ranger Days"

Katherine shook her head as she backed away from Mr. Ignalis's desk. Had she heard right? He couldn't possibly know about her plan. Katherine's lips parted, prepared to speak, but she couldn't find the words to say. Mr. Ignalis sat at the desk with a smirk on his face as he chuckled lowly. He was obviously amused by her state of shock.

"H-how did you find out?" Katherine choked out after several minutes of silence. Mr. Ignalis stretched his arms above his head before folding them behind his head as he leaned back in his swivel chair.

"How I found out isn't important." He said. "The fact that I know is the important thing."

Katherine stopped walking as her back hit the paneled wall. She had nowhere to back up to. Mr. Ignalis smiled at her.

"Oh Katherine, there's no need to be alarmed my dear. I think you're doing a wonderful thing here."

Katherine raised an eyebrow in shock. "You…do?"

Mr. Ignalis nodded. "Yep. That bitch is getting exactly what she deserves. How dare she try to keep my granddaughter from my son? She will rot in hell for this."

"Wait a sec. How can you be upset with her and not me? I'm lying to Collin too."

"Yes, but you're doing it for a very good reason. I know all about the events of these past couple months. I know about your miscarriage, your baby switching scheme, the whole shebang. I'll admit Katherine, I am very impressed."

Katherine folded her arms across her chest as she stared at the floor uncomfortably. "I wasn't doing this to impress anyone." She said quietly. "I just felt that Collin deserved to raise his own child."

"I couldn't agree with you more. Now listen Katherine, Collin must never find out the truth. The last thing I want is for Kimberly to be let back into his life. Unless she's here getting Jacob, I don't want to see her anywhere on my property."

"I don't plan on telling him the truth, so you don't have to worry about that. But Mr. Ignalis...if you don't mind my asking, are you going to…keep quiet about all this?"

"Of course. Why wouldn't I?"

Katherine blinked a few times. "I don't know. I just want to make sure I'm not going to be figured out here."

"Katherine, if I really wanted to bust you for all of this, I would've done it the day I figured everything out."

"How did you find out?"

"Let's just say…I have people in the right places. Now, go and take care of my darling grandchild. Give her a kiss from her dear old grandpa."

Katherine nodded as she quickly scurried out of the study. Mr. Ignalis laughed as she ran. "This is going to be fun." He said in between chuckles. "Now that I have this little secret dangling over her head, there's no telling what she'll do to keep me quiet."

Billy's House

Kimberly sighed in content as she walked up the front walkway of Billy's house as Jacob held onto her hand. The little boy hadn't stopped talking since they left Collin's which made Kimberly happy. He had so much to tell his mom after not being able to see her for so long. Jason rang Billy's doorbell when they reached the top step and Billy let them in a few seconds later.

"You guys are back so soon?" he asked. "I figured you'd be gone much longer."

"Are you implying that you don't want us here?" Kimberly asked with a laugh.

Billy laughed along with her as he pulled the front door closed. "It's not that I don't want you here Kim, it's just that I have a few guests coming and not all of them are here yet."

"Guests?" Kimberly asked as they walked into the living room. The sight of the new visitors in Billy's home made Kimberly squeal with excitement. Zack was sitting on the couch with Aisha. Their faces lit up at the sight of Kimberly standing in the doorway.

"Well, look who's out of witness protection." Zack laughed. Kimberly ran into the living room and embraced her old friends in a hug.

"What are you two doing here?" she exclaimed. "I haven't seen you in about a year."

"We thought it would be nice to see you." Aisha said as she broke out of the embrace. "After all, you have been friendless for what…eight months?"

Kimberly squealed as she hugged Aisha again.

"So Kim," Zack said, interrupting her squeals, "why don't you tell us how things went in the program?"

"It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. My bodyguard and I got very close over the months. He's become one of my best friends."

"Are you ever gonna see him again?"

"I hope so. Life wouldn't be the same without Tommy."

Aisha raised an eyebrow as a mischievous grin made its way onto her face. "Why'd you say his name like that? Are you and this agent closer than close?"

Kimberly sighed. "It's not like that Aisha."

"Yeah, whatever."

"You two haven't changed a bit." Jason commented. "You're the same now as you were back in high school."

"Well, I wouldn't say that." Trini said as she walked into the room. "We're all out on our own starting families and we don't have to protect the city from the likes of Rita and Zedd. Our lives are very different."

"Yeah." Jason agreed. "Things are definitely different."

Silence fell over the room as everyone started thinking on their days as Angel Grove's heroes.

"I miss it." Kimberly sighed. "The heroism, skipping class, and even the helmet hair."

Everyone laughed as Kimberly brought up her favorite memories. "I miss my zord." Jason laughed.

"I wonder what happened after we passed on our powers?" Aisha asked. "I haven't heard a peep from Zordon or any of the new rangers. Have you?"

The others shook their heads. "Zordon did say that we had to move on with our lives." Billy pointed out. "We weren't meant to stay Power Rangers forever."

"Whatever happened after I left the team?" Zack wondered.

"Nothing too exciting." Kimberly smiled. "After you, Jason, and Trini left to go attend the Peace Conference, Rocky, Adam, and Aisha took your places on the team. We went on like normal, fighting Zedd and Rita's monsters and keeping Angel Grove safe. Eventually, we got new powers-"

"And that's when I came back." Jason cut in. "I didn't stay too long though."

Billy nodded. "When Zordon and Alpha decided to give our powers an upgrade, graduation was right around the corner. I was valedictorian, Rocky was being recruited by a culinary arts school, Kimberly met Coach Schmidt and was given the chance to train with him, and Tanya and Adam had applied for college. They knew that we had new paths that we had to take in life so Zordon told us that we had two weeks to find our replacements."

"During our last battle as the Zeo Rangers," Kimberly continued, "we were aided by a few teens that I recognized from Angel Grove High. They were freshman at the time and they were pretty good at holding off the cogs."

"Cogs?" Zack asked.

"Robot putties." Jason joked.

"After we saw what great fighters they were, we decided to hand off our powers to them. There was this great ceremony and everything. I was actually sad."

"Hey, we moved on with our lives." Billy reminded her. "Could you imagine how tough life would've been if we remained rangers?"

Kimberly nodded. "Life would be impossible to live through."

The doorbell suddenly rang, stopping the reminiscing. "That must be Rocky." Billy said as he went to open the door.

"Everyone's coming here aren't they." Kimberly smiled with realization.

"Pretty much." Trini said. "Everyone's wanted to see you for so long. From now on, don't be a witness to any murders. We've missed our little Pink Ranger."

Kimberly giggled as everyone gathered around her and crushed her in a hug.

"Hey!" Rocky said as he, Adam, and Tanya walked in the room. "We aren't supposed to start hugging without me."

Everyone laughed as the group hug grew. Kimberly was so happy to be home. Now all she needed was Grace and to find a way to convince Tommy to come to Angel Grove and everything would be perfect.

Ignalis Mansion

Mr. Ignalis stretched his arms above his head as he released a yawn. He'd been in his office for three hours working and the work was starting to get to him. As he lowered his arms, he spared a glance at the face clock on the wall. It read 9:27.

"Time to turn in." he said through another yawn. Just as he prepared to stand, a knock sounded at the door. "Come in." he instructed.

The door opened quickly as Collin stepped in the room. "Hello father." He greeted. "Oh? Are you turning in early this evening?"

"Yes son. I've been working for hours and I deserve a little shut eye. I wouldn't mind, however, if you'd finish up for me in here."

Collin smiled as he approached the large oak desk. "Sure thing, but after I talk to you."

"About…?"

"What do you have against Kimberly?"

Mr. Ignalis stared at his son with a raised eyebrow. "Are you really asking about her? Why should she even matter? Her name shouldn't even leave your tongue unless your son is involved in the sentence."

"Just answer the question. Why is it that you adore Katherine yet you despise Kimberly? I just want to know what's so wrong with her that isn't wrong with Katherine. The two are similar in so many ways."

"The fact that both of them have managed to bear you a child is the only similarity between the two of them. Katherine was born and raised in a wealthy family with class. She has manners, she's polite, and she'd do anything to make you happy. That disgusting brunette you were infatuated with was a mid-class tramp who only used you for your money. She was rude and she had quite the attitude. And besides, she obviously wasn't making you too happy, otherwise you would've never jumped into bed with Katherine."

Collin sighed as he took a seat in a living chair. "Father, none of what you said about Kimbelry is true. So she isn't rich, who cares? I certainly don't. I'm not that judgemental."

"Oh, please."

"Then there's the fact that you continuously refer to her as "that brunette" or "tramp" all of the time. She is not a tramp and she does have a name. Use it once in a while. And she did make me happy for a while, my interests for Katherine just got in the way."

Mr. Ignalis rolled his eyes. "Son, why the hell are you asking me about someone that you told me you no longer had feelings for."

"Father, if you want Jacob to continue to be a part of our lives, you have to be nicer to her. Who knows what life would be like if she were to keep him from us."

"No different than life is now." The older man muttered under his breath.

"What did you just say?"

"Nothing. Collin, this conversation is over with. Now sit down and finish this report. I'm retiring for the eveing."

Mr. Ignalis stood from his chair as he exited the study. Collin sighed as he stood to his feet and walked over to take his father's place in the leather swivel chair. He began flipping through files on the desk as he read over his father's notes. After a few minutes of reading, he could feel someone's eyes on him. He looked up and smiled when he spied Katherine leaning against the doorframe, a soft smile adorning her lips.

"Well, aren't you the hadworker." She said with her Austrailian accent.

Collin smiled. "I'm just finishing up a few things for father. Is the baby sleeping?"

"Like an angel. She sleeps like a rock so I don't think we'll have a difficult first night at home. I'm going to stay in her room just in case."

"She can lay in there by herself Katherine." He laughed. "She's safe here, no worries."

Katherine sighed. "I know. It's just that…."

"While we're on the subject of Neveah, do you mind telling me what all that fuss was about earlier when Kimberly held her?"

Katherine felt the air thicken with tension as her skin suddenly went cold. "I told you already. I'm uncomfortable with strangers holding her."

"As I said, Kimberly is no stranger. Now look, I know you two don't get along, but can you try?"

"How can you even ask me such a thing?" Katherine demanded. "I hate Kimberly with every fiber of my being and as far as I know, she hates the both of us. Why do you insist on being nice to her?"

"We're adults Katherine. Can't we just act like it?"

Katherine glared at him. "Not in this situation. Kimberly is never to go near our daughter again. Is that clear?"

"Excuse me? You are not to speak to me like that ever again."

Katherine's eyes fell to the floor. "I'm sorry. It's just that…sometimes I wonder if…you still harbor feelings for her."

"What the hell gave you that idea?"

"Just forget it." Katherine said as she left the study.

Collin growled as he rubbed his temples irritably. First his father and now Katherine?

"I'm over her." He said reassuringly. "I no longer love her. That doesn't mean I have to stop caring for her."

Billy's House

"Bye guys!" Kimberly called from the front porch as she waved off the rest of her friends. She smiled as Trini and Jason's car disappeared down the street. When she turned to go inside, Billy was standing in the front hall carrying a sleeping Jacob. Kimberly giggled as she walked over to her friend and took her son from his grasp. "Poor baby." She laughed. "He's had a rough night."

"I didn't think he was going to sleep at all." Billy smiled. "After all, Rocky did give him an entire box of candy plus two sodas."

"I see a trip to the dentist in the near future."

The two of them laughed as Kimbelry started walking towards the stairs. "I'm going to put Jacob to bed and then I'll be down to help you clean up."

"Don't worry about it Kim. I've got it."

"Nope. I insist. It's the least I can do after this party you put together for me. You really didn't have to do this Billy."

"Yes I did. Kim, you're one of my closest friends and all of us care about you so much. We love you Kim and we don't know what we'd do without you."

Kimberly smiled. "Love you too Billy. Be back soon."

Billy nodded as Kimberly continued walking up the steps. As she laid Jason down on the bed in Billy's guestroom, she ran her fingers through the brown curls that flew out his head like a lion's mane. The little boy didn't move an inch as his chest slowly rose and descended as he snored softly. Kimberly smiled as she pressed her lips against her son's forehead. "I love you Jake." She whispered as she pulled away.

The moon was shining brightly outside the window, it's light cascading gently across Jacob's motionless frame. Kimberly looked out the window and smiled at the sight. She was officially in a town where she could look out her window and see other houses instead of trees and the back of the convent.

As thoughts of the convent filled her mind, Kimberly suddenly grew sad. How were Tommy and Grace doing? Was Grace healthy and alright? Were Tommy's injuries recovering properly? If only she were there, she could help him out with her daughter.

"Goodnight Tommy. Goodnight Grace." She said quietly as she stared up at the moon. "I love you both."


Author's Note: And so ends another chapter. Again, sorry that I've taken so long to update but I've been very busy with life, as I mentioned earlier. I hope to get a few updates out each week, but if I don't, please be patient and understanding with my current life situations. Anyways, if you'd like to leave me a review, that would be greatly appreciated. If not, that's okay too lol The next chapter will be coming, hopefully, soon. So, sit tight and wait patiently for the next update.