"What's the matter, Kim? You look like you've seen a ghost." Tommy asked, stepping closer to me. I stepped back, trying to keep a good distance between us.

"Whatever spell she has you under, we can break. This isn't you. You know that, Tommy." I pleaded, hoping to see him in there somewhere. "We did it before and we can do it again." He let out a dark laugh, shaking his head.

"You still don't get it, do you? This isn't some spell that can be broken. No green candle to stop. Not even a Sword of Darkness to destroy. Empress Rosita has just tapped into the side of me that I've been fighting to suppress all this time. Did it ever occur to you that I enjoyed serving Empress Rita? It was better than serving with you and the other Power Pussies."

"No. Whatever you are feeling now isn't real. It's whatever she wants you to feel. Give me my morpher and we can get you back to the Command Center to stop her. Let me help you." He leaned in close to me, gripping my chin with his free hand.

"I don't need your help. I got all I ever wanted out of you before we came up here. I have to say, Kim. You're a lot better fuck now than you were when we were kids. I guess years of practice will do that for you."

"Fuck you." I whispered, shoving him off of me. He laughed, allowing himself to stumble back a few steps.

"Tell you what. You want your morpher back so bad, come and get it. If you can get it from me, I'll let you leave."

"I don't want to fight you." I replied, sweat forming in my palms. It had been a long time since I had fought against Tommy. We used to spar when we were on the same team, him trying to teach me better moves to help me in battle. We both knew he was a far more superior fighter than I was. There was no way I could defeat him in one on one combat. Where he had trained for years in martial arts, I only had the knowledge I had learned from being on the Power Rangers which was mainly what him and Jason had taught me along the way.

"No. I would think you are better off in a position on your back, correct?" He said, shrugging his shoulders. Anger rippled throughout me and I found myself raising my hand to strike him. I made contact with his face, a loud slap echoing around us. He let out a loud laugh, rubbing his cheek where I had made contact. "Oh, would you look at that! Seems like I finally struck a nerve."

"Just shut up and fight." I said, taking a fighting stance. I raised my hands to protect my face, saying a quick prayer in my head that I would stand a chance.

"Thought you'd never ask." He said, quickly moving his leg in an attempt to sweep my legs out from under me. I jumped, avoiding them and kicked my right leg forward. It made contact with his sternum, sending him backwards. He grabbed ahold of my ankle, tossing me backwards. I turned it into a flip, pushing off the ground with my hands as my feet soared over the rest of my body. I landed, a tingling sensation in my back and legs.

Tommy quickly approached me again, swinging his arm to punch me. I dodged it, blocking it with my hands. He came from the other side, getting blocked again. I shoved my palm forward, striking him in the chin. His head jerked back, and he swore under his breath. I took the chance to flip forward and kick him in the stomach with both my legs. The force of the kick slammed him into the wall behind him, my morpher falling from his hands. I dove for it, reaching my arms out to grab it as I did. My fingers grazed it as I landed but Tommy kicked it out of my reach. Rolling on my back, I looked up in time to see him raise his foot. He brought it down to kick me in the stomach, but I rolled out of the way before he connected.

Jumping through the air, Tommy landed so that his feet were on either side of my head. He bent to punch me, but I tucked my head between his legs, tossing myself to my feet with a small leap. Spinning on his heel, he kicked. His foot connected to my ribs, causing me to gasp in pain. I shuffled backwards, avoiding another kick. He landed another though, this time kicking me behind my right knee. It was enough of an impact to make me buckle. He took the advantage, sweeping my feet out from under me with a quick flick of his leg. I landed hard on my back, a sharp pain travelling up my entire spine. I let out a cry of pain as my toes went numb for a moment. I rolled over on my stomach, seeing the glint of my morpher a few feet away. I clawed, trying to make my way towards it. A foot settled on the middle of my back, stopping me from moving.

"Aw. You can't give up that easy yet, Pink Ranger. I know you're old now, but I thought you'd be more of a challenge than that." Tommy said. "Course, it could be your back causing you an issue, right?" He dug his heel into the middle of my spine, right where my pins and rods were. Pain radiated throughout my body except for my feet that tingled til they were numb. I cried out in my pain, trying my best to move away from him. Tears sprung to my eyes as he applied more pressure. I felt pops in my back, the air escaping from the weight. "I should just do you a favor and just break your back. It's better than ending up dead like the rest of your friends."

"Tommy, please." I whimpered, not caring how desperate I sounded. "Please. It's me. Kimberly. Please don't do this."

"Pathetic." He sneered. He suddenly let out a sharp inhale and his foot left my back. Rolling, I saw he was holding his head again. "Kim...run." He said through gritted teeth, glancing at me. Pushing myself up on all fours, I grabbed my morpher. Turning back, I saw he was still gripping his head.

"Come with me. I can help you." I said, kneeling in front of me.

"I can't...too strong...you have to go…tell them…Gol…Gol…" He struggled to say. Sweat poured down his face as it paled slightly.

"Tommy, I can't leave without you."

"Go!" Reaching out, he grabbed my communicator. He pressed the button on the side of it, teleporting me out of the room.

"Tommy!" I cried, feeling the familiar pull as I appeared in the middle of the Command Center. Trini, Aisha, Billy and Jason were standing by the viewing globe, all four surprised to see me kneeling on the floor. Alpha waddled towards me.

"Kimberly! Are you okay?"

"Alpha, you have to teleport Tommy here!" I said, grabbing his metal hands. "Hurry! He's in danger."

"Right away!" Alpha replied, scurrying as fast as he could over to the control panel. Trini knelt down next to me, Aisha by her side.

"Kim, what happened? You're bleeding! We've been trying to contact you, but the communicators have been jammed." She said. I shook my head, feeling my hands tremble.

"I don't know. We were checking out the top level of the hotel and Tommy just started screaming. And-and-and then he was acting like he did when he was under Rita's spell." I said, tears welling in my eyes.

"He was evil?" Jason asked, limping towards us. "How? We broke the spell."

"I don't know!" I exclaimed. "He needs our help."

"Alpha?" Jason asked, looking over at the robot. Alpha shook his head, pressing a few more buttons.

"I can't get through to Tommy to teleport him. Something is jamming the signal. I'll keep trying." He replied. Trini and Aisha helped me to my feet. "His communicator has been disabled. I can't reach him or teleport him."

"What does this mean?" Aisha asked, shooting me a worried glance.

"It means," Jason said, frowning. "Tommy is our enemy again."