Chapter 16: The Evil Truth

Another day had gone by, no sign of Kylie and Hannah wasn't waking up. Each day, Kimberly was falling apart without her two daughters.

Tommy came in to find Kimberly staring at Hannah's unconscious form. "Kimberly," he called softly. He walked over and sat next to her on the bed she had been sleeping in for the past three nights. "Your father had Carter and Dana setup the tracking equipment, we'll find Kylie," he assured her. She nodded her head slowly. Tommy reached over and stroked her hair. "Kim, you need to get out," he insisted. She shook her head.

"I can't, I can't leave her here," she answered.

"She'll be fine, she's safe."

Kimberly was about to object when their communicators went off. "What's going on, Hayley?" He asked.

"There's a monster attacking the park," she informed.

"On it," Tommy answered.

Kimberly bit her lip. "Kimberly, I'm going to need your help," he insisted. She nodded her head slowly and stood up.

"NINJA RANGER POWER!" They shouted.

They morphed and teleported to the park.

"HOLD IT!" Kimberly shouted. The monster shaped like a deformed alligator looked over them. "Ew, these things get uglier every year," Kimberly groaned. The monster laughed.

"Hello pretty Pink Ranger. I have a message for you from Master Zeltrax," he informed.

Kimberly lifted her head up, but then her mind was bombarded with anger. "NO!" She screamed. She fell to her knees, holding her head.

"KIM! You have to snap out of it," Tommy called out.

"I CAN'T!" Kimberly shouted.

Just then, a black light flashed in front of them and then the woman stood there. Kimberly looked up with a gasp. "You! It was you all along?" Kimberly asked in disbelief. She laughed evilly and she walked over to Kimberly while having her foot soldiers hold Tommy back.

"You have ruined my life long enough," she hissed.

Kimberly held her head and her eyes widened in shock. "Kat? It was you? You did all of this?" She asked. Kat laughed evilly as she circled the injured woman.

"You ruined everything," she hissed.

"You were my friend."

"I was never your friend."

Kimberly suddenly started to feel very weak. Kat grabbed Kimberly by her throat, making her de-morph. "KIMBERLY!" Tommy shouted. Kat glared at Kimberly as she pinned her to a tree.

"I was supposed to get everything once you left, but then when I was told about that brat, I knew I wouldn't get it all," she hissed.

Kimberly looked at Kat in disbelief. "Y--You knew about Kylie?" She asked. Kat's hand tightened around Kimberly's throat.

"Then I was hoping that Jer would destroy the brat that night when he tried to kill you," she hissed.

Kimberly couldn't believe what she was hearing. "Kat…you…are my…friend…how could you….do this…to me?" She asked. Kat sneered and let Kimberly drop.

"Once I realized Jer's job wasn't finished, I put the curse on you, hoping that it would kill you," she added.

Kimberly held her head and tears were threatening to fall down her face. "I realized I had to get rid of that brat, because that's all it was going to take for you to leave Tommy alone," she snapped. Kimberly looked at Kat.

"You were the one trying to kill Kylie!" She gasped.

"Yes and that night at the Karovan's home, I was going to kill their precious Cindy to prove a point, but then your brat you call your child started screaming."

Kimberly felt the tears fall down her face. "Now, I have my revenge," she laughed. Kat raised her sword for the final blow.

"QUANTUM DEFENDER FIRE!" A voice shouted.

Kat stumbled back from the blast and Kimberly looked up. "Eric!" She gasped. Kat stood up with a glare.

"You may have your precious friends, Kimberly, but Kylie will die!" Kat hissed.

Kat looked over at the monster. "Come," she called.

"Yes, my queen," the monster answered.

Then they both disappeared along with her foot soldiers. Tommy watched as Kimberly ran over to Eric and hugged him tight. "I'm so happy to see you," she told him. Eric hugged Kimberly back and let her go when Tommy walked up.

"Eric, good to see you again," Tommy commented.

"Same here, Tommy," Eric answered.

Kimberly pushed her hair out of her face and Tommy looked over at her. "You okay?" He asked.

"Yeah…I'm…" Kimberly trailed off.

Tommy watched as Kimberly collapsed, but Eric caught her before she hit the ground. "What's happening to her?" Tommy asked.

"Energy drain…that's what this curse that woman was talking about. She feels anger, she grows weak. The emotion of anger takes away her energy," Eric replied.

Tommy rubbed the back of his neck. "What do we do?" He asked. Eric looked at Tommy.

"We do nothing. This is for Hunter and Blake," he replied.

Tommy picked Kimberly up. "Then let's get back to the hospital," Tommy insisted. Eric nodded and followed Tommy to the hospital.

(Reefside Memorial)

Hunter and Blake were visiting Hannah and looked up when Tommy came in with an unconscious Kimberly in his arms. "What happened?" Hunter asked.

"Anger," was Tommy's only reply.

Hunter and Blake didn't need to know anymore. They sat beside Kimberly and got down to work to help her gain her energy back. Eric placed a hand on Tommy's shoulder and gestured for them to leave the boys alone to do their job. Tommy nodded his head slowly and left the room.

(The Lair)

Kat came in and pushed her foot soldiers away that were surrounding a table. She found the unconscious child lying on a table, like Kimberly had years and years ago. "Well, little miss Kylie. You'll be getting what's coming to you soon enough," she hissed. Zeltrax came in.

"The machine is ready," he informed.

"Good turn it on," she instructed.

Zeltrax walked over and turned the machine on. Soon, rose colored energy left the child's body. "Soon, I'll have all her powers and then I will be invincible," Kat laughed.