AN: Good to know i have some fans. I left the last chapter at a cliffhanger on purpose. This chap will bring everything you need to know for now to light.

I will be melding some touchy subjects into these next few chaps, but hopefully they won't change the ratings.

Let's hope not, at least.

Also, the next few chapters will have trek inspired names... along with a later appearance of an iconic character with a one letter name

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Chapter 5: Reconciliations

Kevin Sugimori was still in shock, wiping blood from his injured nose.

"He HIT me...," Sugimori said, popping the nose back in place.

Tommy had stormed out right after socking Sugimori in the nose. Trini walked over to Sugimori, handing him a handkerchief.

"Tommy's never gone off and done a thing like that," Kim said, positioned behind her friend, "You ok?"

"Yeah," Sugimori said, wiping the last of the blood off of his face, "I ran simulation after simulation in my mind... but life is different from simulation, i guess."

"It's that one factor that you don't see coming," Jason said, "But you did the best you could. That was pretty ballsy of you."

"Eh, I wonder how Tommy's doing...," Sugimori said.

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Tommy sat under a tree in the park, his anger subsiding quickly, but not quickly enough.

"Damn... nothing's just coming together like it should...," Tommy said, trying to get a grip on his anger, "but what if he is telling the truth..."

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"Alpha," The powerful wizard known as Zordon said, "Have you found the boy who helped the Rangers?"

"Aiyiyiyiyi... Yes, Zordon... Should i call the rangers and have him brought here?" Alpha 5 said, "I mean, he does know who the rangers are."

"Yes."

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Hey, guys, bring Kev along, Zordon wants to talk to us," Jason said.

As the rangers and Sugimori teleported away, Tommy stood up from the tree he was under.

"You know," Tommy said to himself, "I made a total ass of myself earlier, i need to go find Kev and apologize..."

Then, Tommy's communicator beeped it's annoying 6 beep combo.

"Tommy here," Tommy said, "What's up?"

"Tommy," Zordon said over the communicator, "Report to the command center."

"On my way."

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As Tommy teleported in, he was brought to the ground by Sugimori, who proceeded to sit on the other man's chest.

"Get over your anger?" Sugimori said, helping Tommy up.

"Yeah," Tommy said, "I'm sorry."

"Apology accepted," Sugimori said, "So, what if Rita attacks..."

"You try to stay out of the way...," Tommy said, "I don't want my little brother hurt or even killed just because he didn't have a way to morph."

Sugimori smiled, "True, but what if Rita sends something after me?"

As if on cue, the warning klaxons blared.

"Me an my big mouth..." Sugimori said.

"Observe the viewing globe," Zordon said.

"Where's that little pipsqueak, Empress Rita wants a word with him."

"I'll take him...," Sugimori said, "Zordon, if i get my butt handed to me, THEN, the rangers can join in... this thing is challenging me... so I want to show it the error of it's ways."

"Tommy," Zordon said, "Hand him your morpher, just in case... It has been calibrated so that Kevin can use it for emergency reasons."

"I don't think i'll need it, but if i do, i'll use it.." Sugimori said, hefting the morpher in his hand.

"You ready?" Billy asked.

"Energize." Sugimori said.

When Sugimori made it to the surface, he was met by a fairly large bulldog monster.

"Damn...," Sugimori said, "I forgot my Milk-Bones."

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Rita watched as the young man fought the Bulldog monster with techniques that mirrored Tommy's.

"That's it, Magical Staff, Make my monster GROW!"

"That's cheating," Sugimori said, "There's no place like home, there's no place like home..."

"Kev!" The morphed rangers and Tommy said, "You okay?"

"Yeah," Sugimori said, handing tommy his morpher, "I'll make my way to the command Center and wait for you guys there."

"Here," Tommy said, handing his communicator to his brother, "Quick and easy."

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When the rangers got back to the command center, Sugimori was on a bed in the living quarters, sleeping.

"Let's let him sleep," Tommy said, "My brother did the best he could."

As they walked away, one could say that the sleeping Sugimori smiled.

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AN: Meh, the fifth chappy. This fic is coming along nicely. As always, NO flaming, but reviews are always welcome. I just wonder who's gonna pop this chapter's review cherry. l8r