Chapter 6: Almost Succeeding

A few weeks later, Kimberly was sitting in her classroom looking over her agenda for the next day when there was a knock on her door. "Come in," she answered. She removed her glasses and looked over to see Tommy standing there. "Can I help you with something?" She asked. Tommy sighed and sat on one of the desks.

"Kimberly, I think we should talk," he replied.

Kimberly shook her head and stood up. "Tommy, I think you and I have said enough," she told him.

"Kim, I didn't mean what I said," he stated.

Kimberly was putting her things in her bag. "Yeah? You know that Trini and I were friends since we were three. Having you practically say I'm not a good friend is a stab in the back," she snapped.

"I wouldn't be talking about stabs in the back," he answered.

Kimberly looked over at him. "What are you talking about?" She asked.

"I'm talking about that letter you sent me nine years ago, Kimberly," he replied.

Kimberly pushed her hair out of her face. "I told you, I didn't write it," she hissed.

"Yes you did," he snapped.

Kimberly spun around and looked at him. "We can argue about this for ages, but I know what I did and didn't do. Now if you don't mind, I have to go pick my daughter up from gymnastics," she informed. Tommy stared at her. "If you really thought I wrote the letter, Tommy. Why didn't you try to contact me?" She asked. Tommy was silent afterwards. "I thought so," she mumbled. She opened the door to her classroom and left.

Kimberly got into her truck and started driving down the street to pick Hannah up when a blast landed in front of her truck. She gasped and swerved her truck to a stop and got out. "Who's there?" She called out. Kimberly rolled out of the way when another blast was aimed at her.

"Well, Pink Ranger. My Master and Mistress demand for your destruction," a monster laughed.

Kimberly stood up and held her shoulder. "I don't think so," she answered. She held her hands up ready to morph. "NINJA…" The monster threw a blast at her stomach. Kimberly hit the ground and saw her power coin laying on the ground just out of her reach.

"Aw, did you drop something? I hope it wasn't important," the monster laughed.

Kimberly stood up and did a back flip to get away from the monster's next shot. She did a front flip over the monster's head and kicked him in the back, making it fall on it's face. She ran to get her power coin when she felt a sharp pain go through her back. She fell to the ground and grabbed her power coin, hiding it in her pocket with all the strength she had left.

Tommy was on his way out of the school when his communicator went off. "What's up, Hayley?" He asked.

"Tommy, there's a monster attack, Kimberly's in trouble," Hayley informed.

Tommy stalled slightly. "Kimberly…" he murmured. He quickly got into his jeep and had Hayley tell him where she was.

Tommy pulled up to the site and saw Kimberly on the ground unconscious. "KIMBERLY!" He shouted. He jumped out of the jeep. The monster looked up with a laugh.

"Too late, White Ranger, she's gone," the monster laughed as he disappeared.

Tommy ran over to Kimberly and turned her onto her back. "Kimberly, Kimberly, can you hear me?" He asked. He placed his hands on her face and checked for a pulse. He found one and picked her up. "Hang on, Kimberly," he murmured. He got into his jeep and drove her to the emergency room.

(Reefside Memorial)

The doctor came out and Tommy stood up. "Is she going to be okay?" He asked worriedly.

"Dr. Oliver, Miss Hart has sustained critical injures to her back and side. She's in a coma," the doctor replied.

Tommy was speechless. "She have any family that lives here?" The doctor asked.

"Um, two of her kids," he replied.

"I'd have them brought over," the doctor informed.

"Can I see her, please?"

The doctor nodded and directed him to Kimberly's room.

Tommy walked into Kimberly's room to see her hooked up to a heart monitor and a respirator. He sat next to her and stroked her face. "Kimberly," he whispered. He stared into her still beautiful face when he noticed the scar on her head. He pushed some of her hair back to see the rest of it. "What happened to you?" He asked quietly. Even though he knew he wasn't going to get an answer from her. Tommy stroked her hair and just looked at her. He rubbed his forehead and looked back at her. "You can't leave us, Kimberly. Your kids still need you…I still need you," he confessed. Tommy kissed her forehead and left the hospital room.

Hunter, Hannah, and Kylie came into the room fifteen minutes after Tommy left. Kylie climbed into Kimberly's bed. "Mommy, it's Kylie," she informed with a smile. Hannah bit her lip as she looked at her comatose mother. Hunter placed his hand on Hannah's shoulder as they stared at the person that took them in and raised them for nine years. Kylie placed her head on her mother's shoulder and held her hand.

"Kylie, we should go," Hannah informed.

Kylie shook her head. "I wanna stay with mommy," she answered. Hannah looked at Hunter nodded his head slowly and they sat down waiting for Kylie to fall asleep. Kylie kept her head on her mother's shoulder and played with the ring on her hand.

(Lair)

The evil woman laughed maniacally. "Yes! We're winning!" She announced in triumph. Zeltrax chuckled at the smile on her face. "Now to get rid of that brat," she added.

"It will be done," the monster answered.

"No, wait," the woman called out.

The monster stopped and looked at her. "Not yet, we want to wait for the perfect moment to grab that child. I want the powers she holds," she informed.

"What powers?" Zeltrax asked.

"You idiot, that child has the Falcon and Crane powers. That child is stronger than you and me," she replied.

Zeltrax cackled evilly. "We shall capture that brat and drain her of her powers," he informed.

"The perfect plan," she ageed.