Hello again fellow readers. After surviving my first final, I've discovered I've only 2 finals I really have to study for. So, I've spent some free time working on this fic instead. As of now, the previous contest has ended. No one has been able to give three correct answers, so I'm gonna end it and give you the three possible answers instead:

1. Chapter 4- Rita after Kimberly's dream when she felt there was only one correct thing to do and the last paragraph when she is crying herself to sleep. She has had the nurse do something for her.
2. Chapter 5- When Kimberly calls Trini and Trini asks if something has happened between her and Tommy, Kimberly thinks Not yet.
3. Chapter 7- When Trini and Kimberly talk, Kimberly mentions she's done something to prevent talking to Tommy, and then whispers her secret

There is a new quiz at the end of this chapter, one that may be slightly easier for some of you. Enjoy!

Chapter 10 Kimberly's Decision

Kimberly watched Jayden's eyes go wide with excitement. "I'm going home! The doctors said my tests were okay and I could leave today." His smile brightened the entire room.

"That's great Jayden. I bet you'll enjoy that," replied Kimberly.

"Yeah cause I can see all my pets again. I'm sure that Leonard, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello miss me lots. I miss them."

"Who're Leonard, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello?" asked Trini.

"They're my pet dwarf frogs. They're reaaaaaaally small and live underwater all the time. They're really neat to watch."

"I don't think I've ever seen those before," responded Trini. "I bet they make neat pets."

"Definitely," nodded Jayden. "Kimberly, you'll have to come see me sometime. I know you'd love where I live."

"Where's that, Jayden?" asked Kimberly.

Jayden's mother handed her a slip of paper with an address and directions written on it. "I figured this would happen," she confessed. "I went ahead and wrote out the necessary information ahead of time. He loves having visitors over."

"I'll make sure to come visit sometime soon Jayden," answered Kimberly, smiling at him.

"Goody. Enjoy the little tiger!" he called as his mother began backing his wheelchair out the door. "Bye Kimberly! Bye Trini! Stay happy!"

As the door closed behind the mother and son, Trini turned back. "Wow you weren't kidding about him. It was like, a big ray of sunshine had just burst into the room."

"I know. He's a really sweet kid. You should have seen his party last night. His friends from home had come, and even Dr. Matthews made an appearance."

"Wow, he must influence a lot of people."

The two girls were so enthralled in their conversation that they didn't hear the door open and close. "That he does," answered a masculine voice.

Both girls turned to look at who had spoken. There stood Kimberly's mom with a doctor. "Hi, Dr. Matthews," greeted Kimberly. "Hi mom. I haven't seen you in awhile."

"You've been asleep every time I've been here to visit dear. Dr. Matthews has some news for you as well."

"Well Kimberly it looks like we can release you as soon as you feel like you are ready to leave. If you truly feel competent using your wheelchair, then your mother will sign you out. If you don't feel competent, say something and let me know, all right?"

What is this world that we all have to bear?

"I'm willing to support any decision you make, Kimberly," added her mother encouragingly.

"May I have some time to think about this?" asked Kimberly.

"Of course," answered Dr. Matthews as he turned to leave the room. Kimberly's mother silently followed.

"Would you like me to leave too?" asked Trini.

"No, stay. I need your help with this," answered Kimberly as she placed a hand on Trini's arm. Trini had figured that this would be the case. "I don't know what to do, Trini."

Making a decision wasn't as black and white as Dr. Matthews had made it out to be. Kimberly had to decide if she was physically as well as mentally ready to move back out into the real world beyond four white walls. She had to decide if she could get used to this lifestyle. Kimberly knew she couldn't stay in the hospital forever.

Is it the same as it is for you? Are we going anywhere?

"Kimberly, you have to think about what he said."

"It's more than that. I don't know if I'm ready to be on my own like this."

"Are you going to live with your roommates again? Or are you going home?"

"I don't want to go home just yet. It's just… too hard. So much more happened there than has here… I still don't want everyone to know yet either."

I don't know….

"From what you've told me before, you really liked your roommates."

"I know… Sarah and Lacie will try to help me out. It's just that I hate feeling so helpless. Those two will still be training for Pan Globals and gone pretty much all day. I'll be alone."

"What if you went with them to the compound? You wouldn't be alone and you could be around your friends."

"I'd see what I couldn't do every day. It's just to hard to deal with."

We all wake up in the morning…

"Kimberly, I know it's hard, but eventually you're going to come to terms with this. It might seem like the hardest thing in the world right now, but it'll have to happen eventually…" Trini trailed off as she saw the tears well up in Kimberly's eyes again. She reached her arms out and wrapping them around Kimberly, who had been reduced to tears again.

"Trini, it's the hardest thing in the world to see everyone doing something you used to do. I can't picture myself not competing in Pan Globals. I used to dream about it before I moved here… and now… I've lost that chance…" Kimberly broke down, sobbing. She just couldn't hold it in anymore; she had tried to keep it hidden, but her conscience wouldn't let her any longer. Every tear was a piece of her shattered dream, and she just couldn't hide the pain any longer.

Kimberly looked up at her best friend through blurry eyes. Trini's soft expression looked back down at her, not saying a word. Trini let her cry freely; no words were needed for comfort. Nothing could be said to make everything magically better. Kimberly's paralysis wasn't going to magically go away. It had become a new factor in her life that she would have to deal with, just as she would have to learn to deal with the decision to break up with Tommy.

We all take a breath…

Trini wondered how Kimberly really felt about breaking up with Tommy. Tommy and Kimberly had been like one- wherever one of them was, the other wasn't too far behind. To Trini and the rest of the gang, the ideal couple had been Tommy and Kimberly. She had found herself looking at guys and thinking if they were remotely like Tommy in any way. Trini had never liked Tommy as anything more than a close friend, but she did realize that the qualities he possessed were something to look for in a potential new boyfriend. Trini would never know why Kimberly deep down felt she had to end things with Tommy. Then again, this was Kimberly's life and she couldn't make all the decisions for her. She only hoped that some day things would be different.

Sobbing soon became sniffles and Kimberly pulled away, ready to talk again. "I'm sorry Trini…."

"For what Kim?"

"For bringing you into all of this."

"Kimberly, you know I would have found out somehow."

"I know... I guess that's why I called you first instead."

We all search for comfort…

"Kimberly, you're my best friend. I'd have come no matter what you would have told me. Remember back in elementary school when you had that splinter in your finger and didn't want anyone touching it?"

"Yeah and the secretary was very annoyed with my "drama queen" act."

"You kept saying "No, no let Trini do it. She knows how to do it without hurting me!" until the secretary finally called me out of class."

"I was so childish back then."

"You were just you Kim. You can't change who you used to be in the past. That image is there forever. What you can do is change the future."

"I don't have a future anymore…."

"Kimberly don't say that!"

We all search for comfort

"I lost the future I had!"

Trini reached out and grabbed Kimberly by the shoulders, shaking her gently. "Kimberly, Kiimberly, stop saying that! You have a future. It's just not going to be the future you planned! Remember when we first became Power Rangers? That wasn't what we had planned for our future, and yet, we embraced it and loved it. You do have a future, it's just unseen for now." Trini hoped she could talk some sense into Kimberly before she went into hysterics.

Kimberly calmed down some. "Everything I've worked for to help me secure my future is gone."

"Kim, our futures are never set in stone, no matter how prepared we think we are. I'm going to college to earn a degree to become a computer systems analyst, yet even that could change down the line. I simply have to have faith in myself."

"I have no faith in myself anymore."

"You are taking what I say out of proportion. You know that's not what I meant. Back when Tommy was evil, what did you rely on above all else? Your faith. You had faith that Tommy was not evil and that he would become good again. Your faith got you through. You need to have faith now. Your faith will help you through this too." Trini wished should could say that Tommy would help, but this time, Kimberly would have to rely on herself and the few friends that knew of her accident this time around.

"I… guess…"

Trini looked Kimberly straight in the eyes. "No, Kim. No. Your faith will help you through and you will make it through this troubled time. It may seem hard now, but you will make it through. You are strong, Kim. You are a strong woman."

We all have our tests…

"Trini…" Kimberly trailed off. She had never seen her best friend so serious before.

"I don't want you to continue doubting yourself, understand?"

Kimberly nodded. She knew she had probably pushed Trini too far and she felt guilty about that. Trini didn't show anger; it wasn't her nature. She did become very serious and solemn when she was truly driven. It was her version of anger, and in some ways, it was worse than having someone yell and scream at you.

"You still have to make a decision. Dr. Matthews wants to know. Are you going to stay in the hospital a little while longer, or do you want to go back and live with your roommates?"

"I'm still not sure, Trini."

"Do you think you can handle your wheelchair?"

"Well, yeah I guess so."

"Then do you really want to be stuck in a stark room with disgusting food to eat?"

"Not particularly."

"Final decision?" asked Trini.

"I think you know. You knew right after Dr. Matthews left."

"I'll slip out and let Dr. Matthews know so that he can have all the paperwork filled out and you can leave this afternoon."

"Thanks Trini… It means a lot."

How are you?

Thus ends another chapter. Now for the next quiz. You've all seen the italicized lines throughout this chapter. These lines make up part of a song that I really love and I thought the lyrics fit in very well with this chapter. Give me the title of the song and the artist and I'll give the first two respondents a large icon of Rita that was screencapped with text that says: Uh oh... Blasted Rangers! You can resize it, or leave it as it is. I use it as one of my icons on LiveJournal. Plus, there's an extra bonus surprise for the two winners as well that you'll receive through your email. So as always, if you are leaving an unsigned review, leave an email so I can contact you.

Next time on Windmill into the Fall: Rita's finding that everything is working out perfectly in the pre-phases of her plan. Now that she knows that Jayden's out of the picture and Trini can't even break Kim's funk, it's time to formulate the perfect plan, with Finster's help. What exactly is Rita planning? Find out next time in the next chapter of Windmill into the Fall!