Author's note: It's always bittersweet when coming to the end of a story even though I know it's time. Thanks again to all of you who supported this story by reading and reviewing it. It's been such a pleasure for me to write this story. I thank those of you who are now supporting Tanya/Adam's season and hope that you will support the other season couples as well. This is the last chapter of Tommy and Kat's story. I promise there will be more Tommy and Katness to come!!
HarryPassionFan: There will be mention of Tommy becoming a ranger in this chapter. I couldn't let this fic go without including something about it. As for Tommy and Kat's wedding, I just had to write it after getting such great response about Tanya and Adam's wedding chapter.
PrettyDiva: I am starting to get back some of my inspiration; I need it so I can start the next Tommy/Kat story. Thanks so much for supporting this story.
GinaStar: Maybe I'll write another story where their kids do become rangers but for now you should check out The Power Never Dies by PrettyDiva, it's a great fic about the rangers kids.
Lushiouschell: I agree there were better chapters in this fic.
Grumpk: I'm glad someone was inspired by it.
Ghostwriter: Thanks again, to my first reviewer of this story!!! Thanks for sticking with me through the end.
ULTRA SONIC: I try my best to keep things realistic, I hope it works in this chapter as well.
A/N: This chapter will pick up where the first chapter left off. It's now Christmas Day.
"This was the best Christmas ever!" eight year old Jack exclaimed once the entire family was finished opening their presents.
"You say that every year," his older brother Tommy who was sixteen replied.
"Leave the pip squeak alone, I think he's right, this was the best Christmas ever," Tom said to his oldest grandson.
"I agree," Josh said as he ruffled Jack's hair.
"I can't wait until next year when this little one gets to be apart of the celebration," remarked Renee, Josh's wife who was pregnant with their first child.
"Well, we better get going, we promised your folks we'd come over as soon as we were done here," Josh said as he helped Renee to her feet.
"Give your mother and father our love," Kat said as she hugged them goodbye.
"We'll be back later," Josh called as they left.
"We're gonna head next door for awhile," Lauren said as she and J.J. picked up their four year old twins.
"I'm gonna go upstairs and check out my new video games," fifteen year old Nate announced.
"I want to play too," his twelve year old sister Kate said.
"Wait for me," their younger sister Ann who was ten said.
"Hey Nathan want to see if there's a game on?" Patrick asked his brother-in-law who nodded and both men went off into the family room.
"I'd better get a trash bag and pick up all this wrapping paper," Kat said.
"Don't worry Mom, we'll do it," Amanda told her.
"Yeah, you just relax," Susan said.
"Hey Mom, is it alright if I meet a few of my friends at the park?" Tommy asked.
"Sure, just don't stay out too long," Amanda replied.
"Before you go, do you think you could come with your grandmother and me for a second?" Tom asked him
"It won't take long," Kat assured him as he followed them into the study where Tom shut the door behind them.
"What's going on?" Tommy asked his grandparents.
"Your grandmother and I had a talk and realized that it's time we let you in on a little family secret," Tom told him.
"We have a family secret?" Tommy questioned.
"Yes, and you've been in on it for quite sometime now, you just didn't know it," Kat answered.
"Tommy, we know you're a power ranger," Tom revealed.
"Me, a power ranger, why on earth would you think that?" Tommy asked.
"You may fool your parents with all those excuses why you have to keep running out in the middle of things but not us," Kat told him.
"Take it from two former rangers, we know the signs," Tom said.
"You guys were power rangers?" Tommy questioned.
"I think it's time to show him dear," Kat said to Tom who went over to the bookshelf and pulled on a small dinosaur model which then caused the bookshelf to open and reveal a secret wall.
"Where does this go?" Tommy asked.
"Come and find out," Tom told him as he led his grandson down the stairway.
"What is this place?" Tommy asked as he looked around the room. There was a desk in the center of the room with a computer on it and on the walls were pictures of the ranger teams on which Tommy and Katherine had both served.
"I had this place built shortly after your grandmother and I moved to Angel Grove, I wanted a place where we could come to remember our time as rangers," Tom told him.
"He also wanted to be ready in case he was called upon to become a ranger again, thankfully, your grandfather's battle with Mesogog was his last one," Kat said.
"I can't believe my grandparents were actually power rangers, now I get why every story grandpa tells is about the rangers!" Tommy exclaimed.
"On the computer, you'll find a whole video diary of just about every ranger team that's ever existed up to this point," Kat told him.
"I'm hoping that you'll add your team to the diary as well," Tom said.
"This is too crazy, I'm actually following in your footsteps as the red ranger," Tommy said as he looked up at a picture of the former Zeo Team.
"It's only right seeing as how you share his name as well," Kat replied.
"Do my parents know about this?" Tommy asked.
"No and neither do your Aunts and Uncle, we've thought about telling them over the years but we didn't want to make a huge deal out of something that was so long ago," Kat replied.
"Then I'm honored you would share it with me," Tommy told them.
"We had hoped that by the time our children and grandchildren came along there would no longer be a need for power rangers of any kind but we are proud that you were chosen," Tom replied.
"I promise I'll do my best to uphold the family name and I'll continue to keep your secret," Tommy said.
"Now that you know about this room, feel free to come here anytime you like," Tom told him as Tommy's communicator went off.
"Duty calls," Tommy said.
"Be careful," Kat told him as he prepared to teleport.
"I will," he said as he teleported.
"It really does seem like a lifetime ago," Tom remarked once he and Kat left the hidden room and reentered the study.
"Yes but you've got to admit we've had a pretty great life since then," Kat told him.
"Pretty great, it's been wonderful," Tom said as he leaned in to kiss his wife.
Eight years later, Patrick and Amanda who had been living in Angel Grove since their oldest son Tommy was fourteen had decided to treat Katherine and Tom to dinner and a movie to celebrate their anniversary.
"Are you sure you really want to sell the house?" Patrick, who was forty-eight, asked his parents as he drove in the direction of the restaurant.
"We should have gotten rid of it a long time ago, its way to big for just the two of us," Kat replied.
"It was just hard letting go of all the memories we created there but now it's time for someone else to make memories there," Tom said.
"We'd offer to buy it from you but Tommy's out of the house now and even though we still have four more years until Jack goes away to college it's just too big for the three of us," Amanda said.
"Yeah, it would have been nice to give the house to at least one of our kids," Kat commented.
"Uh oh, you won't believe this," Patrick said suddenly.
"What's wrong?" Tom asked.
"I think I forgot my wallet at your house, I'm pretty sure I left it in the bathroom," Patrick told him.
"Great honey, now we have to drive all the way back and we'll get to dinner late, which means we'll miss our movie time," Amanda said.
"Don't worry, your mother and I can pay for dinner," Tom replied.
"Oh no, this was our present to you remember," Patrick said as he turned the car around.
"They're back!" twelve year old twins Noah and Grace shouted upon seeing the car in the driveway.
"Then hurry up and find a hiding place," their eighteen year old cousin Ann told them.
"I really don't see why we had to drive all the way back home, your father and I wouldn't have minded paying," Kat said as they all stepped into the house.
"HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!" the family yelled as the lights came on.
"I might have known something was up," Kat said upon seeing a banner that was hanging above the entrance way that read" Happy 50th Anniversary."
"Were you surprised?" asked eight year old Dylan who was the oldest son of Josh and Renee.
"We sure were," Tom told him.
"Are these for me?" Kat asked as Josh and Renee's daughter Lucy who was four ran up to her with flowers.
"Mom, Dad, why don't we all go into the dining room, we have dinner all prepared," said Susan who was forty-four.
"This was such a great surprise," Tom said as the entire family went in for dinner.
"Just think, this is probably the last meal we'll all share in this house," said Lauren who was forty-one.
"That's so sad, I always loved coming here," said granddaughter Kate now twenty.
"Mom, Dad, maybe you guys should think about moving to Angel Grove and buying the place," said Nate who was twenty-three.
"We thought about it but my practice is still going strong in L.A. so now's not the best time for us to move," replied his father Nathan Sr. who was fifty-one.
"I know it's sad but Katherine and I have given this a lot of thought and it's time for us to move on," Tom told them.
"Have you guys thought about where you're going to move once it's sold?" asked sixteen year old Jack.
"I hope not to a nursing home, I couldn't stand to think of you guys in a place like that," twenty four year old Tommy said.
"I wish you'd consider moving to Florida and living with us," J.J. told them.
"That's sweet but we don't want to be a burden on anyone," Kat said.
"Mom, you would never be a burden on any of us," Susan told her.
"Come on now, this isn't up for discussion, we're moving, besides we've already accepted an offer on the house," Tom said.
"So who are the new owners?" Amanda asked.
"We don't know, we did everything through a realtor," Kat replied.
"I guess it's time to come clean," Renee said to her husband.
"What is she talking about?" Patrick inquired.
"Oh nothing, except, it's us," thirty-nine year old Joshua revealed.
"What's you?" Lauren questioned.
"We're the new owners, I want to raise Dylan and Lucy here where I grew up," Josh answered.
"And we want Mom and Dad to stay here with us," Renee said.
"I can't believe this," Tom said.
"Are you sure?" Kat asked.
"Of course we're sure, this house is more than big enough for us and I don't want you guys living anywhere else," Josh told them.
"Looks like we're staying put then," Tom said as the entire family cheered.
"This is like a dream come true, I'm so glad we decided to take Josh and Renee up on their offer," Kat said sometime later as she and Tom sat on the back porch.
"Me too, not many kids would want to take care of their parents especially when they've got kids of their own to raise," Tom replied.
"It's not like we'll be around much longer anyway," remarked Kat. She and Tom were now seventy-six years old.
"You're not planning on leaving me anytime soon are you?" Tom questioned.
"Of course not, if we could I'd wish for fifty more years with you, but I don't see how they could possibly top the first fifty," she said with a smile.
"Thank you for sharing this life with me," Tom said as he put his arms around her.
"It's been my pleasure," Katherine said as she turned to face him and then they kissed.