Disclaimer: I own none of this. This is just a story I wrote for the enjoyment of others who also love the Power Rangers series, and a good Tommy/Kimberly fic.
Chapter Six: Evil Shade of Pink
Mesagog stared down at the petite brunette who was laid out on an exam table. Elsa and Zeltrax had returned quickly, their missions complete. Zeltrax had even managed to secure the fuel cells they'd failed to get before. They had made up for their recent screw-ups with this lovely prize in front of him. Clenched in Kimberly's fist, Mesagog had found a strange gold coin with the image of Pterodactyl engraved upon it. At first he'd thought it was merely a talisman of some sort then it began to glow pink. If he'd been able to smile, Mesagog would've done just that. The coin radiated good energy, just like the dino gems… unless corrupted.
"Resistance is futile Pink Ranger. You belong to me now, and you will do my bidding." Mesagog informed the unconscious woman. Curling his claw into some semblance of a fist, he surrounded the power coin with dark energy. The pink ranger screamed in agony, and Mesagog knew that it was working. The coin was connected to the pink ranger, and in turn the darkness affected her as well. He watched mirthlessly as the woman before him writhed in agony, crying out against the evil invading her soul. Using the coin as a door, Mesagog was able to dig deep into Kimberly's mind. He poured through her thoughts, dreams, and memories. In the back of her mind he found a door that had been sealed shut long ago, but Mesagog would not leave it like that. After some poking and prodding he managed to pry open the chamber containing Kimberly Hart's deepest feelings and memories. Among them he found Tommy Oliver.
The desire to make the black ranger suffer bubbled inside Mesagog. Kimberly Hart was proving more useful by the minute. Channeling his own poisonous thoughts into her mind was satisfying when he thought of the outcome. It seemed that the battle of wills would go on forever before the pink ranger finally fell silent. In fact she stopped moving altogether.
"Rise Pink Ranger." Mesagog commanded. He was pleased when she opened her eyes, now glowing a dark pink. She pushed herself into a sitting position then jumped off the exam table. "Who is your master?"
"Mesagog." Kim replied.
"Morph Pink Ranger." Mesagog ordered. Pulling out her morpher and lifting it up she called out, "It's Morphin Time! Pterodactyl!"
After a brief flash of light, the new Pink Ranger stood before Mesagog and his servants. The white that had once been on her suit and helmet was now black.
"Excellent. Now Pink Ranger, go lure the rangers out, and destroy them." Mesagog ordered.
"As you command Master." Kim answered mindlessly. The pink ranger turned into a pink beam of light, and flew out of Mesagog's lair.
"What was that?" Elsa asked baffled.
"It seems the pink ranger has more power than I originally thought. This will be interesting." Mesagog said thoughtfully.
Kim's teleportation beam landed in the middle of a crowded square. When she materialized out of the light beam people were startled, but didn't think much of it. She was a power ranger after all. Smirking beneath her helmet, Kim removed her Blade Blaster from its holster pleased that it was now black. She took careful aim, and fired into the crowd. It was music to her ears to hear their screams of terror. It was a delight to watch them run from her, people swarming in all directions. They had no idea which way to go, they just wanted to escape her. Pulling the trigger in rapid session, the pink ranger fired off energy bolts in every direction. The rangers would show up soon enough with innocents in danger. She quickly grew bored without anyone to fight, but she continued to terrorize the city, walking around casually firing her weapon.
When the rangers finally arrived on scene Kim holstered her Blade Blaster and sneered, "It's about time you guys showed up."
"What's your deal? You were fighting with us the last time, and now all of a sudden you're attacking innocents." The red ranger demanded. He along with blue, white, and yellow held up weapons, ready to attack.
"It's called being evil Moron." Kim replied scathingly.
"Since when are you evil? You fought Mesagog's goons with us." The white ranger pointed out.
"Mesagog has shown me the reward of being evil."
"That's bullshit!" the red ranger exclaimed.
"Cool it!" the black ranger ordered. The other rangers lowered their weapons hesitantly, but ultimately listened to the command.
"And what makes you so special?" Kim asked.
"Kimberly, you're under Mesagog's control. This isn't you." The black ranger informed.
"And how is it that you know me?" Kim snapped. Instead of answering, the black ranger removed his helmet, revealing who he was. Kimberly gasped as she looked into the face of Tommy Oliver, the man she had never stopped loving. The evil inside her receded enough for the real Kim to break through.
"It's me Kimberly, it's Tommy." He said gently.
"Tommy? You're a power ranger?" Kim said stricken.
"Yeah, thought I'd go through a few more colors before retiring." Tommy chuckled lightly. He gave her that same sweet smile that always warmed her heart. Even as she took a step towards him the evil reared up again, taking over her once more.
"I'm sure you'll look adorable in pink." Kim sneered. The smile on Tommy's face dropped away when he realized that he hadn't gotten through to her.
"Kim, I won't fight you." Tommy admitted.
"Guess that makes things easier for me now doesn't it?" Kim growled. She started forward, but the others rangers leapt in front of Tommy, shielding him from her.
"Nice try, but you're not going to get to Dr. O." The red ranger informed.
"Yeah, not without going through us." The yellow ranger added.
"No! Stop! We're not going to fight her. We need to talk this through." Tommy said sternly.
"Dr. O, I don't mean to be rude, but she doesn't look like she's in a talking mood right now." the blue ranger pointed out.
"Rangers, stand down! I'm going to talk to her!" Tommy snarled. Taken aback by their mentor's severe tone they stepped out of the way, allowing Kim full view of Tommy once again.
"What's the matter Tommy? You don't want to be shown up by a bunch of teenagers?" Kim laughed.
"I know you're in there somewhere Kim, and I'm going to help you." Tommy promised.
"Yada yada yada. Ask me if I care." Kim growled.
"You do. I know you do, and I know that you're fighting to break free of this evil even as we speak. It's not like you to give up. I won't hurt you Kimberly." Tommy assured. At that Kim felt a spark of anger as she shot back, "You bastard! I'm going to kill you!" She summoned her Power Bow, but Tommy made no move to defend. He did however hold up a hand to keep the other rangers from charging in.
"Go back to the lab." Tommy ordered calmly.
"But Dr. O, we can't just leave you here with her" the red ranger argued.
"Now!" Tommy snapped. The four rangers looked at each other then back at him before reluctantly falling back.
"You can only protect them for so long Tommy. Sooner or later I'll kill them too." Kim informed.
"Why do you want to kill me Kimberly?" Tommy asked bluntly.
"You broke my heart you selfish bastard!" Kim hissed.
"I broke your heart?" Tommy exclaimed incredulous. Anger broke the surface without much trouble. "Hey Kim, don't you remember that fucking letter you sent me? You're like a brother to me! You couldn't even be bothered to call me or tell me in person! Instead you send a letter to the Youth Center of all places where Adam read it out loud to me! You broke my heart Kimberly!"
"And I'm sure she was there to soothe your heartache!" Kim spat.
"She? Kim, what are you talking about?" Tommy demanded.
"Kat! I'm talking about Kat you idiot! Did you really think I was that blind? I know how she felt about you, and I know how you felt about her! You just didn't have the guts to end it with me, so you could be with her. I made it easy for you!" Kim replied darkly.
Tommy stood there, dumbstruck unable to keep the shock from showing on his face. A dozen thoughts and emotions swirled around inside his brain, at what this could possibly mean.
"Kim, did you still…" Tommy was cut off as three blasts of energy hit Kim in the back simultaneously. She let out a cry of pain, and dropped to her knee. Her attention was drawn away from Tommy, and back to the other rangers. Jamming his helmet back on his head, Tommy rushed forward crying out, "Stop!"
"Next time power rangers!" Kim snarled, before vanishing in a beam of pink light. As Tommy reached the other rangers he growled frustrated, "Kimberly, what happened to you?"
Author's Note: I'm so sorry that I haven't been very good at keeping this updated. I've just got so much going on in my life right now that this story has kinda taken a back seat. I will finish it though, no matter how long it takes. I hope you enjoy this latest chapter.