A/N: Thank you to everyone who has reading, reviewing and favoriting this story! This is my first attempt at PR fan-fiction after reading it for so long. I honestly didn't think that many people would think it was good.

Just a warning that I'm only knowledgeable about the MMPR series and Dino Thunder. I'm a Tommy girl and only tend to follow his story lines. I thought the way him and Kim were handled was down right terrible so this is my solution to it! So please forgive me if there are any inaccuracies in this regarding their powers, the story line or anything like that. I'm still learning!

Also, I don't own the Power Rangers or any of the music Tommy tends to listen to in his Jeep. If I did, I wouldn't be writing PR FF...or would I? ;)

We spent the next hour talking and catching up before dinner was served. It was a buffet style Italian feast; spaghetti, ziti, meatballs, soup, salad and enough breadsticks to feed an army. As we ate, Zack explained to us his role in the musical and what other plays he had been doing to pay his way through school. I didn't really listen though as he talked to the table. My mind wandered back to this afternoon. The sheer fact that Zordon was alive and Alpha was here made me want to sob happy tears. The thought that another evil being was here to destroy Earth, on the other hand, made me want to scream out in frustration. I thought we were passed this. Once news of Rita and Zedd's purifications had spread, I thought for sure that Angel Grove would be safe from any other attacks. I was wrong though. Who would have imagined that the two of them had a hidden love child nestled away, waiting for the right moment to attack? It made me sick to think about the destruction that could be in our near future and the lives that were at stake.

"Hey." Tommy's voice said softly, bringing me out of my dark thoughts. Looking up, I saw he was the only person at the table with me. Glancing over, I noticed that everyone else was on the dance floor, swaying back and forth to a slow song. Jason and Trini were wrapped around one another, talking in low voices as they danced. Zack was flawlessly moving Angela around who was beaming with excitement. Billy was not on the dance floor. He was at the bar, ordering more drinks for the table. "You okay?" Tommy asked. I nodded, finishing my drink.

"Yeah. Just thinking. That's all."

"Okay. Do you want to dance?" He asked, standing. He held out his hand, giving me a small smile.

"You sure?" I questioned. He looked at me confused. "I don't want to give people the wrong idea." I slipped my hand into his and he pulled me to my feet.

"What? That two friends are slow dancing at their reunion?" He replied, leading me to the rest of the group. He wrapped his arms around my waist while I rested my hands on his shoulders.

"I think it's safe to say that we aren't just friends, Tommy. Not with our history." I said softly.

"History is just history. It's not like our breakup ended modern day society as we know it. Besides, that was over ten years ago. I'm sure no one cares about whether we ended up together or not."

"I do." I whispered, turning my face away from him. He stopped swaying and pulled one of his arms away from me to grip my chin. Gently, he made me look up at him.

"Kim, I'm not mad at you for what happened. You shouldn't be either. Hating yourself isn't going to change a thing."

"Ain't that the truth." I muttered. Sighing, I slowly locked eyes with him. "I thought we were going to be together forever, Tommy. I thought we'd get married and be that happy ending people always wish they had. Instead, I blew that up. Hell, I ran it over with a truck and then put it in reverse to make sure the job was done."

"I didn't help matters much either. I could have gone after you. I could have tried to change your mind. Then, I would have realized what had happened and maybe things would have been the way you dreamt they would be." We started to sway again.

"I think about what would have happened if I hadn't written that letter. When I was seventeen, I thought for sure I was doing the right thing. Once I grew older, it kinda hit me that I had done something incredibly stupid."

"Well, what do you think would have happened?" He asked, smirking down at me. I shrugged, moving my hands so they were resting around the back of his neck.

"I don't know." I lied, trying to hide the smile that was trying to poke through. He raised an eyebrow at me before shaking his head.

"Uh huh. I don't believe that one for a second. C'mon, beautiful. You know you can tell me anything."

"I haven't heard that name in forever." I replied, smiling up at him. "Fine. If I hadn't broken up with, I feel like we both would have ended up living in Angel Grove. You would probably own your own dojo or karate school. I'd still be a music teacher I think. Not many options out there for me besides that. But, we'd be married and maybe working on building a family. I know it's a crazy thought but-."

"What's so crazy about that? It's the exact dream I had for us when we were kids." He said, cutting me off. "Sounds like the perfect life to me."

"Yeah?" I asked. He nodded, stopping our bodies from moving.

"Kim, I-." Tommy began but he was interrupted by applause as the song ended. Jason walked over to us, Trini in hand and pointed at the table.

"Billy bought some more drinks." He said over the music as a faster pace song started. Wrapping an arm around me, Trini pulled me towards the table. I glanced over my shoulder at Tommy who gave me a lingering look before turning to talk to Jason.

"Hey guys!" A familiar woman's voice said as we neared the table. The always beautiful Aisha Campbell was perched in Zack's chair, her brilliant smile lighting up when she saw Trini and me. I let out a squeal of excitement as she jumped up to hug me. She looked just like a picture out of the yearbook. Her long brown hair was sectioned off into little braids on the back of her head. She was dressed in a yellow dress that flowed effortlessly to her knees. As we hugged, I noticed her long-time boyfriend Rocky Santos greeting Billy, Jason and Tommy. The second in line former Red Ranger hadn't changed much either. He was still tall and built, years of martial arts training aiding in this. He wore a white blazer with red undershirt, white slacks completing his outfit. He hugged me as Aisha let go, placing a small peck on the top of my head. Billy set a tray of drinks on the table, everyone taking their respective one. I took a sip of my fresh whiskey sour and smiled at Rocky.

"Hey Kimberly." He said, stepping back and looking at me in an amused manner.

"It's great to see you guys!" I replied, smiling at the both of them. Rocky wrapped his arm around Aisha's shoulders, pulling her close to his side.

"We've missed you all so much. Adam sends his love by the way. He was trying to get time off to fly here but his recording schedule has him booked pretty solid." Aisha said, linking her fingers with Rocky's hand that hung loosely over her shoulder. "How are things going?"

"Well, there's some stuff that's happened that we should all discuss. It can wait though." Jason said, eyeing Tommy who nodded. "Let's enjoy the night and then we can talk business."

"Great." Rocky muttered, rolling his eyes. "Why can't we get together without the threat of world domination being in the picture?"

"Cause where would be the fun in that?" Zack winked at the two of them before stalking back to Angela who was waiting for him at the bar. The two of them smiled at each other like teenagers in love before heading back to the dance floor. Aisha pulled Rocky by the arm after Zack, ignoring his pleas of resistance as she began to move to the beat of the music. Trini, Billy, Jason, Tommy and I laughed as we watched Rocky try his best to match Aisha's moves. He blushed a similar color to his branded spandex he used to wear when he saw us all watching him.

"C'mon, Billy. It's time to show these people how it's done." Trini said, grabbing Billy's elbow. She looked over her shoulder at Jason. "Can you call and check on JC and your parents?" Jason nodded as Trini and Billy walked over to join the rest of the group. Jason shook his head and mumbled under his breath before heading out the main door of the youth center, leaving Tommy and I standing next to the table.

"Want to go outside and get some air?" Tommy asked over the music as I finished the drink Billy had given me. I nodded, setting my empty glass on the table. Setting his hand on my lower back, he escorted me out the side door. The music stopped as the heavy metal fire door shut behind us. The cool night air felt amazing on my skin as I realized how hot it was in there. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the playground on the left side of the building. Walking over, I sat in one of the swings and Tommy leaned against the metal support beam next to it.

"Are you having fun?" I asked, kicking off my shoes. Leaning back, I allowed myself to swing forward with a slow momentum. He nodded, crossing his feet at the ankle.

"I am. What about you?"

"For the most part. I enjoy seeing everyone again but the thought of what's going to happen is still in the back of my mind. I hate thinking that everyone's lives are in danger while we are here at a party."

"There's not much we can do until Alpha locates our dino gems. I know how you feel. I wish we could just waltz into the hotel tonight and squash out the problem. We have to wait until Zordon is ready though." I sighed, nodding. I knew he was right. Zordon knew what was best and going in unarmed against Rosita and whatever army she had backing her wasn't the best plan.

"I almost forgot what this felt like." I said softly, glancing at my feet.

"What?"

"Waiting for a battle. It was something I always hated when we were Rangers."

"I know. At least this time, we will have more skills on our side than we did when we were kids. We won't be so quick to jump into action and we will be able to analyze a situation more carefully before attacking. It's something I picked up on when I was on the dino team. The kids were always ready to jump head first into battle without seeing the big picture first."

"Oh well if that doesn't sound like seventeen-year-old you, I'm not sure what else does." I teased, winking at him. He smirked, looking up at the sky. Stars twinkled down at us in the ink black canvas above our heads.

"Well, not every choice I made was like that when I was a teenager."

"Oh yeah? Like what?" I asked, jumping off the swing.

"Took me forever to admit my feelings for you. Hell, I lost my powers before I even had the nerve to tell you. Thought for sure my heart was going to explode when I kissed you that day at the park."

"You and me both. And if I recall right, I'm the one who admitted my feelings first so it's not like you were alone in that." I replied, crossing my arms in front of me. "I knew I liked you the moment my eyes landed on you at the martial arts competition. The one where you fought Jason. Trini will even tell you. I was supposed to be there supporting Jason but I couldn't help but notice this tall, dark and handsome stranger. And then the next day, you came to my rescue after Bulk and Skull made their daily attempt to flirt with me."

"Oh, Bulk and Skull. I wonder what they are up to these days. Last I heard, they owned a bar together. I remember that day though. It was the day Rita casted her spell on me."

"Yeah. You were supposed to meet me after school but she got in the way. Even before we started dating, Rita and Zedd were causing trouble for us. I guess dating just isn't meant to be when you are fighting intergalactic beings."

"We managed through it though. Even when they would interrupt our dates or cast spells on us that turned us against each other. We still were able to keep our relationship going."

"Until I left." I whispered.

"No. Until we both stopped fighting. Kim, it's not too late. We could still try to make this work." He said, gently grabbing my shoulders.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean-." He was interrupted by the familiar tones that I hadn't heard in years. The communicators on our wrists sang out, causing us both to sigh in frustrations. Letting me go, Tommy brought his to his mouth. "Come in, Alpha." He muttered.

"Tommy! I was able to get a location on the dino gems. I need you to come to the Command Center at once. I can teleport you and Kimberly now." Alpha's robotic voice said from the device on our wrists.

"What about the rest of the group?" I asked.

"They will be informed as well." Alpha replied. Shrugging his shoulders, Tommy told Alpha to teleport us. A white light began to glow around the both of us before we were zapped off the ground. It had been such a long time since I had teleported that I had forgotten about the feeling it gave you. It was like flying at an alarming speed while spinning. As quickly as it started, it suddenly stopped, dropping Tommy and I into the Command Center. He held his arm out to catch me before I could fall face first to the floor.

"Thanks." I said, straightening myself out. He nodded before heading towards Alpha who was standing in front of the control panel near Zordon. I followed behind him, carrying my shoes.

"Tommy, we've found the pink and green dino gems." Zordon said, his voice booming in the room like normal.

"Where?" Tommy asked, gazing up at our leader. The white transparent head peered down at us.

"They are in a place called Purgatory Chasm on the out skirts of Reefside, California. According to the computer, they are deep inside of it. Alpha will not be able to teleport you there due to the morphing grid still being so weak. You and Kimberly must travel there and retrieve the gems. The rest of the Rangers will stay here in case Rosita decides to attack. They will be able to use their gems to access their powers."

"The sooner you retrieve the gems, the sooner I can connect them to the morphing grid." Alpha said, turning to face us. "I can teleport you back to the youth center. From there, you will need to use human transportation to travel. I'm sorry, rangers."

"It's fine, Alpha. I live in Reefside. I know where to go. I just need a print out of the inside of the cave and where the gems are." Tommy replied. He turned to me. "We'll probably be gone for a day or two. We'll need to check out of the hotel tonight. She might think something is going on if we extend our stay." I nodded.

"Right." He turned back to Zordon. "Once I get the dino gems, I can tap them into the morphing grin from my own lab. It'll take no time for us to get back here when I finish with that."

"Excellent. May the power protect the both of you in your journey."