The Master left the chamber and returned to his own rooms. He sat down in the chair across the room from the door so that he could see anyone that came into the room. He knew that some of those that had been in the chamber were not pleased with his edict that Dark Specter would be leading the mission to redeem themselves.

He had his reasons for choosing Dark Specter. Reasons that he had decided not to share with anyone. The man had been his most successful minion. He had scored more damage against the forces of good than any other. Hell, he had even broken up the ultimate power couple. Kimberly Hart and Tommy Oliver.

He chuckled as he remembered how Dark Specter had accomplished that and just how broken both of the young people had been.

FLASHBACK

The Master had been dubious when Dark Specter had come to him with a plan to throw Tommy Oliver off his game as a Power Ranger.

"I think if Kimberly were to break up with him. It would devastate him. It would take him a long time to recover, if he ever did. I think that would ruin the Rangers for good. Or at least that one particular Ranger."

"But what if young Kimberly returns to Angel Grove to discover why Tommy is no longer in touch with her?"

"I'll take care of that with a letter from Tommy breaking up with her. She'll be heartbroken and I doubt that she'll ever recover. She's just too much in love with him. It would spoil her for love for a long time. The Power Couple will be history and you will reign supreme, Master." He paused for a moment. "In fact, she'll also get letters from the rest of the team explaining how well Kat and Tommy are doing as a couple. She'll feel like they don't even want to hear from her anymore. It will isolate her and make her weak as nothing else has ever done."

"Why would you think that?"

"I've been watching her. She depends a great deal on what others think of her and the support of friends and family. Strip her of that and she will be no trouble. She will be weaker than when Katherine stole her Power Coin. It may not be physical but she will be very weak." He laughed. "She may even give up on her dream of Olympic gold and go live with her mother in Paris. Then, the prophecy can never come to pass. She and Tommy would be through forever."

The Master thought for a moment and realized that Dark Specter had a decent plan and had thought it out quite thoroughly. "I think you should make the preparations to start implementing this plan. We'll see how far you can take it. If it ruins a few lives along the way, so be it."

"Yes, Master. Would you like to see the letters before I send them out to those who need to receive them?"

"I would. It will be interesting to see how well this plan of yours works."

FLASHBACK ENDS

Dark Specter had put together all of the letters that would be sent to Kimberly as well as the one that would be sent from Kimberly to Tommy. He thought the wording for the letter to Tommy from Kimberly was pure genius. He went to her room in disguise claiming to be her father in order to snoop through her address book. But he couldn't find Tommy's address in there. He couldn't have known at that time that she didn't need his address in her book. She had it memorized. But he found the address for the Juice Bar. He decided that he would send the letter there. After all, he had it on good authority that Tommy spent a lot of time there anyway. He would just send it there. Someone would make sure he got it.

Dear Tommy,

Everything is going great here in Florida. Coach Schmidt has me as ready as I'll ever be for the competition.

Tommy, this is the hardest letter I've ever had to write. You've always been my best friend and in some ways you're like a brother. But something has happened here that I can't explain. It's both been wonderful and painful at the same time.

Tommy, I've met someone else.

Tommy, you know I would never do anything to hurt you, but I feel like I found the person I belong with. He's wonderful, kind and caring. You'd really like him. Everything would be perfect if it weren't for hurting you. But I have to follow my heart. I will always care about you, Tommy.

Please forgive me.

Kimberly

Dark Specter had watched when the letter arrived at the Juice Bar and Adam started reading it to Tommy. The look that had crossed Tommy's face had spoken volumes. He knew then that he had done it. Tommy would never question a letter like that from Kimberly. He had never questioned anything from her. If someone said that she wanted him to do something, he would do it without question. Not even worrying about verifying the information.

It was what Dark Specter had been counting on when the letter was sent. He knew that Tommy wouldn't try to contact Kimberly to find out what was going on. He would just walk away and Kim would be left alone.

It was then that Dark Specter sent the letter from Tommy to Kim. He had to make sure that Kimberly didn't try to contact Tommy to find out why he hadn't written to her lately. It was time to crush her spirits.

Dear Kimberly,

I know that you're busy with your gymnastics and training and all of that and I know that I encouraged you to go and chase your dreams but I've been very lonely here without you. I'm certain that you'll have a wonderful career in gymnastics once you win the Pan-Global Games. You'll end up with loads of endorsements and you'll find your spot on the Olympic team. Once that happens, you won't have time for any of us anymore.

I've actually started dating Kat. She's been so understanding and supportive of me. She treats me just like you did. In fact, I've decided to let you go. Free you to have time to focus on your training and your life in the sport you love so much. I hope that, someday, you can forgive me for dating the woman you brought to the team to cover your spot. But she has become so much more to me than just a teammate. She has become my reason to continue fighting for the safety and freedom of this planet.

I'm sure that you'll find someone there whose interests match yours far more than mine do.

Goodbye,

Tommy

When Kimberly received that letter, She couldn't believe it. 'He started dating Kat? Why? What happened? What would make him do that? What about those letters he wrote about waiting for me and the life we would lead when his time with the Rangers was through? How long has he been dating her? What do the others think about it? I guess I'll have to write and find out.'

Jason arrived later that afternoon to be told that Kimberly wasn't feeling well and had taken a day off from training which had everyone worried because she didn't normally miss training for anything. Not even when she had one of her injuries which had been fairly frequent in the beginning but had become more and more rare as time went on and she improved more and more.

"I'm here to see Kimberly Hart?" Jason said at the front desk to the women's dorm.

"She's in her room. Just let me send someone up to see if she feels up to visitors."

"What happened?"

"She sent a message to the gym right after lunch that she just wasn't feeling good and was going to rest for the afternoon. Coach asked her if she needed to see the doctor but she said that she thought she just needed some rest."

Jason was especially worried. Kim missed practice, which was unusual enough, but wouldn't go to see a doctor? Of course, Kim had never liked doctors. Not one bit as a child. She would do anything and everything to avoid going to the doctor's office.

But he also knew that Kim would never miss practice unless she was really sick and she would definitely see a doctor about that. Especially if there was a chance that it was contagious. He really hoped that she would see him and tell him what was really wrong.

Just then, the runner from the front desk returned. "She asked if he could come up and visit with her. She would prefer to talk to him in her room."

The lady at the front desk nodded. "Will you escort him up, please?"

"Of course. I'd be happy too. I think Kim needs a visit from her big brother, as she put it." She gestured for Jason to follow her and she led him up to Kim's room. She opened the door and Kim was sitting on her bed, looking for all the world like she had just lost her best friend to her worst enemy. Jason stepped inside and, seeing the look on Kim's face, rushed over to her.

The young woman who had brought him to Kim's room simply pulled the door closed and left them alone. After all, Jason had visited Kim many times in the past couple of months and was known to most of the girls in the dorm. They all knew that, as far as he was concerned, she was his little sister.

When the door had shut firmly behind the escort, Kim stood up and threw herself into Jason's arms, sobbing as if her heart had been broken. "Kim? Kim, what's wrong?" He held her for a moment and then started insisting that she tell him what had happened.

She pulled away from Jason's comforting embrace and picked up the letter from her nightstand. She handed it to him and sat down on the bed. "This was in my mail today when I came back for lunch."

Jason sat down next to her and read the letter for himself. He looked puzzled as he read the letter a second and then a third time. He didn't understand. Tommy had always loved Kim so much. He'd always called her his Pink Princess and his Beautiful. He was always so aware of where she was and how she was doing at all times. How could he do this to Kim? And at such a crucial time in her life?

He wasn't sure if he could tell her that he was going to Angel Grove because Tommy had said he needed his help. He apparently was going to attempt to take on the powers of a new Ranger from outer space. Trey of Triforia. The young man had to get his three parts back in order before he could retake the powers and right now they could potentially kill him if he didn't give them up temporarily so that he could go home and restore himself. Billy had tried to take the powers but they wouldn't go to him. Apparently, the Power had temporarily left Billy since his injury when the Command Center was blown up. He hoped that it wasn't permanently gone from Billy's life.

He decided to wait until Kim had calmed down before telling her about his trip. He also decided right then that he wasn't going to tell her about the plan he had just made to ask Tommy about the letter she'd received. He understood how fragile Kim was just then and knew that she wouldn't want him to ask about it.

He had a feeling that this whole situation was far more complicated than it seemed.