Chapter 5: When Three Must Go, Another Team Is Created
A few days later
Kimberly was cleaning out the garden in her backyard, when Trini came by that afternoon carrying a huge box.
"Hi, Trini! Thank goodness someone finally came out here. Here, help me with this thing." Kimberly groaned as she tugged another batch of weeds. Trini quickly lifted the bucket, where Kimberly was tossing the weeds into for trash after putting her box down. "Thanks."
"No problem."
"Man, I feel like we hardly see each other these past few days," Kimberly said.
"I know."
"Either I'm with Tommy or asleep these days."
"We have all been busy," Trini said.
"So, what brings you over here this afternoon?"
"I found some of your things in my room, when I was cleaning up."
"My things?"
"Yeah, tops, make-up, stuff like that."
"Oh, thanks." Trini put the box on the table in the backyard. Kimberly stood up and took off her pink gloves. "Is something wrong, Trini?" Kimberly asked going through the small box of her things.
"No, I don't know." Trini sat down at the table. Kimberly sat down.
"Talk to me, Trini." Kimberly put her hand over Trini's hand and gave it a squeeze.
"I just have been having this dream, many times…something is going to happen. Something big and very soon. I don't know when, but something is in works that is going to change all of our lives forever."
"Like what? Is it bad?" Kimberly asked.
"I don't know. I just have this feeling."
"Yeah, me too. I got it right before Zedd appeared. I hope it's nothing like that."
"I don't think it's something evil or bad, just important." Kimberly lifted up a top and laughed.
"What?" Trini asked.
"I have been looking for this shirt for ages."
"Yeah, my Mom washed it and put it away. I figured you missed it, it was a present right?"
"Yes. Tommy gave it to me for my birthday."
"So, how is that?" Trini asked.
"What?"
"You and Tommy?"
"Oh that."
"Oh that she says," Trini said with a laugh. Kimberly laughed as well. "Everything good?"
"Good, everything is very good."
"Good or great?"
"Everything is great. I am really happy and so much in love, Trini. Is that bad?" Kimberly asked kind of lightheartedly.
"What? Of course not! How could you say that?"
"I don't know. I just…I hope, I pray nothing comes to.."
"Hey, hey. None of that. You two belong together. I have never met and seen two people more right for each other, other than my parents."
"I know, but I bet that's how my parents felt before…"
"You are not your mother! And Tommy is not your father! You two couldn't more perfect if you created one another for that very thing! Your love for each other is special, once in a lifetime. I can only hope to find a guy like that for me," Trini said folding back the shirts Kimberly took out the box.
"Oh, you will. If I can find a guy to put up with me, you definitely can find someone." Trini laughed. Tommy opened the backyard gate.
"Hey ladies!"
"Hey Tommy."
"Hey!" Tommy walks over and kissed Kimberly's cheek.
"Whatcha got there?"
"Just some things." Tommy pulled out a photo. It was one with Kimberly and him. He was lying in her lap, after she braided his hair, when she was trying something new for gymnastic.
"Who took this?" Tommy asked.
"Oh, Zack did," Trini confessed.
"I'm gonna kill him."
"Oh, I think you look handsome." Tommy rolled his eyes after Kimberly kissed his cheek.
Tommy and Kimberly were walking to the Youth Center the next day. Tommy had wanted to spend the day with Kimberly alone, but Kimberly wanted to lend support to Billy. Billy was hosting the Peace Conference in Angel Grove. It was the first Annual World Teen Summit. In just a few shorts days, the 3 teens chosen from Angel Grove will be going to Switzerland, the center for World Peace in Europe as ambassadors.
"I just don't see why we can't be alone, I mean, my parents are out of town for the day. We can have my place all to ourselves," Tommy said nudging Kimberly.
"But don't you find it better to meet all of these new and interesting people from all these other countries?" Kimberly asked wrapping her arms around his waist.
"I find things more interesting, when it's just the 2 of us, under the covers."
"Ha!" Kimberly slapped his chest. "Always going there, mister."
"Oh come on, Beautiful, you know you want it."
"Actually, I don't." Kimberly pulled away and walked ahead. Tommy stopped. She turned around. "Besides, why do something that only last for maybe 20 minutes, when I can have dozens of genuine fun chats with many different people that could last for hours." Kimberly smirked at him.
"Oh really!" Kimberly took off laughing as Tommy chased after her.
They went inside the Youth Center and found all the different flags representing everyone's countries.
"Wow."
"Wow, this thing has really come together."
"I know, and Billy has done a wonderful job in hosting," Kimberly said. "This is so cool to have all the students from all over the world taking about global problems and trying to find solutions."
"Hey, I wonder which teens from Angel Grove will represent us?"
"I don't know." Rocky came over to them with Adam and Aisha.
"Hey."
"Hey!"
"Did we miss anything?" Adam asked.
"Nope, just getting started." Ernie came to the front. "Oh, look, they are about to start." Ernie introduced everyone to today's event before giving the mic over to Billy. Billy thanked the art class for their 4-faced sculpture given to represent the Summit today. He then introduced the committee of the first international teen summit. They would interviewing the students from Angel Grove High and chosen the ones for the Summit in Switzerland in the coming few days.
The committee handed out T-shirts, as the rangers went to show the Internationals leaders around Angel Grove. Tommy, Rocky and Adam were showing some of the leaders some karate moves, as Aisha, Trini and Kimberly sat under a tree talking, as young women tend to do away from the males. Jason and Zack had to do some other things, so couldn't join them. Billy was walking and talking to a young female committee leader, Tamara, both hitting it off pretty well.
"So tell me. Are all the girls as beautiful as you are in your country?"
"You are too sweet, Billy." Zedd sent down putties to distract the rangers and kidnap their new friends. He felt that these international kids are so brilliant, they would make a very good evil ranger team of his own, so he sent down Goldar. "Uh Billy….Billy!"
"What's wrong?" Billy looked over to see putties. Kimberly gasped and threw down her apple.
"Oh no putties!" Aisha jumped up with Trini and Kimberly.
"Perfect timing. Tamara, go back to the Youth Center," Billy said.
"But what about you?"
"Just do as I say, I promise I'll be fine!" Tamara ran off.
"We'll help out," Adam said to Tommy. Tommy instructed the other teen leaders to hid out behind a tree as they faced the putties. Goldar kidnapped the leaders.
After defeating the putties, Tommy and the others noticed the committee leaders were missing.
"Oh no, what if something happened?" Kimberly asked. Tommy, Trini, Billy and Kimberly thanked Rocky, Aisha and Adam for being there to help them out, but thought it would best for them to go back to the Youth Center to see if the other members are there, while they looked around.
"Sure, we'll meet you later." Rocky, Adam and Aisha left to do that. The rest searched around. A note came floating over to Tommy.
"What is that?" Trini asked.
"Open it." Tommy did. "Oh no."
"What does it say?" Billy asked.
"Zedd is holding them hostage." Kimberly continued reading on.
"Yeah, and if we don't give up our power coins, we might never see the team leaders again," Kimberly said. Tommy sighed.
"Let's go to the Command Center guys, maybe Zordon can help us."
"Right." They teleported out.
Tommy comes up with a plan to trick Goldar into releasing the committee leaders. He plants fake power coins for Goldar to believe is their power coins. Once they defeat Goldar and the putties, Tommy deactivates the shield holding the leaders and frees them. The Rangers take the leaders back to the Youth Center and leave them in the hands of Rocky, Adam and Aisha. Lord Zedd was mad about being tricked, so takes the sculpture created by Kimberly and a few other students in art class and turns it into a monster to combat with the rangers. The Rangers defeat the monster and save the sculpture.
They all return to the Summit after the battle. It was the final day of the Summit with the decision for who will be chosen coming up shortly.
"Hey, you guys were amazing earlier."
"Hey, you guys did just as well against those putties," Tommy said.
"It must be such a big responsibility being a Power Ranger."
"You have no idea," Kimberly said laughing. Tommy took her hand.
Tommy and Kimberly were cleaning up after their somewhat romantic dinner after the Summit. Kimberly was washing up some dishes, as Tommy cleared the table. Kimberly gasped as her hands went up into the air to catch something.
"Oh no!"
"What happened?" Kimberly was searching the sink frantically.
"My ring!"
"What?" Kimberly pushed aside suds, as her hand went to the hole.
"It went down the drain!" Kimberly yelled. She groaned and covered her face.
"Wha!" Tommy quickly went to get some tools. It was lucky all the sink water was out, as the ring fell down the pipe. Tommy looked through the hole with a flashlight. The light hit the ring finally.
"See anything?" Kimberly asked.
"Yeah. I just need to grab it." Tommy reached down with a pair of chopsticks.
"Let me do it."
"No, I got it," Tommy said.
"Let me do it, I dropped it."
"Kimberly step back! I said I got it."
"But I am better with chopsticks than you!"
"No, I am!"
"I am!"
"Just watch me." Tommy used the flashlight and reached down the narrow pipe for her ring. And then they heard the clang. "Damn!" Kim's ring dropped further down the pipe.
"You didn't!"
"I did," Tommy said stepping back.
"I thought you had!"
"Yeah, well me too!"
"You dropped it farther down!"
"I know!" Tommy yelled at Kimberly.
"I knew you should have let me get it!"
"I had it!"
"Obviously not!" Kimberly yelled at him.
"I missed it, okay!"
"Oh great! I told you!"
"Hey, if you hadn't put it right next to the sink…."
"Oh, don't yell at me! I feel bad enough! Can you get it out now?" Kimberly asked.
"Maybe if I undo some pipes below, I can get it."
"Please try!" Tommy sighed and went under the sink and started working.
About 10 minutes later, Tommy must have hit a wrong screw, because water came pouring out from beneath the sink. Kimberly screamed, as Tommy frantically tried to stop the water, cursing and yelling at the same time. They were both soaked as Tommy came from out under the sink. Kimberly held up a towel and wiped his face down. She laughed.
"Oh, baby. You're soaked."
"The things I do for the woman I love." Tommy held up her ring.
"Oh!" Kimberly took the ring and held his face as she kissed him. "I love you, I love you, I love you!" She kissed him repeatedly. Kimberly hugged Tommy tightly
"What happened here?!" Tommy's father said coming into the kitchen.
"What did you do?" Tommy's mother yelled. "There is water everywhere!"
"Oh, hi Mom, Dad. Just a little accident."
"We'll clean the water up, I promise," Kimberly said.
"You better! And fix that pipe!" Kimberly and Tommy laughed. Kimberly laid her head to Tommy's chest, as she slid the ring to her middle finger. She extended her arm out and held the ring high.
"Looks beautiful on you." She turned her head up to him.
"Thank you." Kimberly hugged him again.
Next day
Aisha, Rocky, and Adam participated in the Stone Canyon triathlon. During the triathlon, they end up leaving it to help the Rangers, which causes them not to win the triathlon. But they felt helping the rangers was a better victory than any competition. The true goal of a triathlon is to finish it, not win.
Tommy sneaked into Kim's window that evening. Kimberly was looking for some guitar strings from her brother's old room. Tim, Kim's brother, was off to college at Stanford, and used her guitar to impress a date. He proceeded to break a few strings along the way. And being the older annoying brother that he is, he promised to restring her guitar, but never got around to doing it. Kimberly's mother was putting away some towels in Kim's bathroom, when Tommy dropped into the room with his bag. She gasped at the loud sound and came out with a few bathroom items to attack the stranger in her daughter's room. Tommy groaned and stood up slowly. Mrs. Dumas turned on the main light as she went to strike the villain, but stopped before Tommy's head.
"Tommy!"
"Mrs. Dumas!"
"You know you could use the door."
"Mrs. Dumas, I'm sorry."
"You don't have to resort to sneaking in. We do have a front door, Tommy." Tommy smiled.
"I'll try that next time."
"You do that." Mrs. Dumas left the room. Kimberly came into her bedroom and slightly jumped.
"How did you get in?" Kimberly asked.
"Window."
"We do have a front door you know."
"Yeah, well, I'm used to the window," Tommy said pulling off his shoes.
"I thought you were coming later."
"Yeah, well, I finished up early."
"You early? Ha!"
"Hey now Beautiful. I can be on time you know."
"Whatever." Kimberly pulled off her robe.
"What happened to your guitar?" Tommy asked.
"My stupid brother."
"Can you fix it?"
"I don't know, never have before. I just wish I had enough money for a new one and Tim can just take it."
"But that one has a great sound to it."
"I know, antiques tend to do that." Kimberly put the strings near her guitar case.
"How about I take it for you and get it fixed."
"You would do that?"
"Of course."
"Thank you!" Kimberly kissed his cheek. They got under the covers together. "How come you are just so wonderful to me?" Kimberly asked as her head lay against his chest. Tommy rubbed her head and arms.
"Why wouldn't I be, I love you." Kimberly smiled.
"I love you too." They kissed and went to sleep.
Few days later
Kimberly was sparring with Tommy at the Youth Center. Billy watched from the sidelines, as Kimberly took Tommy down.
"Lucky shot."
"Ha! Luck had nothing to do with it, tiger." Kimberly helped him up.
"You're getting almost too good for me to be going half-speed."
"Well, mister, no one asked you to."
"Trying not to hurt that pretty little face of yours." Kimberly shoved him away. Billy handed over a towel and bottle of water. Kimberly took a sip first then handed it over to Tommy. They walked over to the Juice Bar, where Ernie had the tv on. The 3 teens selected for the World Peace Summit in Switzerland were about to be announced.
"Guys, look…" Kimberly grabbed Billy and Tommy's arms to go closer to the tv. Everyone around slowly was drawn to the tv set as well. Bulk and Skull were even interested, wanting their names to be called for a trip to Switzerland. All were glued to the set as the names were said. Kimberly gasped. Jason, Trini and Zack are selected to go the World Peace Summit.
"Oh my god!"
"Wow, that's incredible!" Kimberly clapped. Bulk and Skull were disappointed.
"So, where are the lucky 3?" Ernie asked.
"Oh! OH!" Kimberly jumped a few times. "I know where they are! They are at the park, come on guys! I want to be the first one to tell them the good news!" Kimberly grabbed Tommy's wrist and dragged him behind her.
Kimberly, Billy and Tommy found the trio bike riding at the park.
"You guys are going to Switzerland!" Kimberly yelled.
"All 3 of us?" Jason asked.
"It's a chance of a lifetime, congratulations!"
"Yes!" Kimberly jumped and hugged Zack first. He spun her around. They all hugged each other, happy and pleased. The Rangers teleported to the Command Center to give Zordon and Alpha the good news about Jason, Zack and Trini.
"Who knows, maybe this time you guys can save the world, this time from Switzerland."
"Thanks," Zack said patting Tommy's back.
"NO DOUBT YOUR QUALITIES AND SKILLS THAT MADE YOU GREAT POWER RANGERS, WILL SERVE YOU WELL IN YOUR NEW ROLES AS PEACE AMBASSADORS." The alarm went off in the Command Center.
"What's going on?"
"Sensors indicate that Zedd has started firing up some massive machine from outer space." The Rangers find out from Zordon, that Serpentera, Zedd's deadly and most powerful weapon has finally been completed.
"Well, Zedd most likely attack us, with 3 rangers leaving."
"YOU ARE CORRECT BILLY. THIS COULD BE DISASTEROUS POWER RANGERS. THAT IS WHY I MUST NOW CHOOSE 3 MORE RANGERS OR ZEDD WILL OVERWHELM US."
"But Zordon, who?" Kimberly asked.
"YOU WILL ALL KNOW SOON ENOUGH, FOR THE POWER TRANSER MUST BE CARRIED OUT AT ONCE."
"Power transfer, is that possible?" Tommy asked.
"YES, POWER RANGERS. IT IS POSSIBLE, BUT VERY DIFFICULT. YOU MUST FIRST TRAVEL TO THE DISTANT DESERTED PLANET AND RETRIEVE A SPECIAL SWORD. BECAUSE THE POWER TRANSFER REQUIRES AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF POWER, THE ONLY SOURCE STRONG ENOUGH IS THE SWORD OF LIGHT. WITH THIS MAP AND RING…" A map with a ring appeared in Tommy's hands. "YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIND THE SWORD OF LIGHT WITH THIS MAP." Jason, Zack and Trini nodded.
"But where is this deserted planet?"
"IN A GALAXY LIGHTYEARS AWAY."
"We better go then," Kimberly said.
"JASON, ZACK, AND TRINI, YOU WILL ACCOMPANY THE OTHERS ON WHAT WILL BE YOUR FINAL MISSION AS POWER RANGERS. ALPHA WILL TELEPORT YOU THERE."
"Ready to go, Power Rangers?" Tommy looked at everyone.
"It's Morphing Time!" They morph and head off to find the sword of light.
While the rangers are off to find the sword, Zedd plants a device to make all the people of Angel Grove to fall into a deep sleep, so Zordon cannot find any suitors for the departing 3 rangers. He then sets off a course for the deserted planet. Once he destroyed that planet, the rangers would have no means of power transfer and he could easily defeat the remaining rangers and take over Earth. Jason goes to take his Red Dragon zord and battle Zedd's Serpentera and delay him until the other rangers have found the sword. The rangers go into the city and find the statue of the sword. Jason was unable to slow down Serpentera, so went to hurry up the others with the sword. Everyone tried to pull on the sword and get it free, but it wouldn't budge.
Just before Zedd could completely destroy the planet, the rangers were able to take the sword and teleport out. All the rangers, except for Tommy arrived to the Command Center together.
"Billy, where's Tommy?" Kimberly asked.
"Alpha, we're going to need to refigure the teleporter."
"Billy, where's Tommy?" Billy worked quickly with Alpha and finally Tommy arrived. Kimberly let out a breath and rushed over to Tommy.
"Oh Tommy! We were so worried about you." Tommy and Kimberly hugged.
"Wow, I thought I was a goner for good," Tommy said holding Kimberly.
"WELCOME BACK POWER RANGERS. I AM GLAD TO SEE YOU HAVE ARRIVED SAFE AND SOUND."
"Zordon, we have the sword." Tommy held the sword up high. With the Sword of Light in their possession, the Rangers had the power to now transfer the 3 departing rangers' powers to suitable candidates.
"THAT IS GOOD. WE NEED TO HURRY YOU. ZEDD IS PLANNING TO ATTACK EARTH WITH SERPENTERA."
"Zordon, Serpentera is far more superior challenge than anything we have faced before. It destroyed the deserted planet completely." Kimberly sighed.
"Zordon, we can't leave for the Peace Conference, not now," Trini said. "There has to be another way."
"TRINI, ZACK, AND JASON, IN YOUR HEARTS YOU WILL ALWAYS CARRY THE SPIRIT OF THE POWER RANGERS. BUT NOW YOUR DESTINIES LIE ELSEWHERE. YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO HELP THE WORLD IN A DIFFERENT WAY NOW. RETRIEVING THE SWORD OF LIGHT WAS YOUR FINAL MISSION. AND BECAUSE YOU WERE SUCCESSFUL, THE POWER RANGERS WILL NOW MOVE FARTHER. THE SWORD OF LIGHT WILL ALLOW YOUR POWERS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO 3 NEW RANGERS."
"But to who?" Billy asked. Aisha, Rocky and Adam appeared in the Command Center.
"BEHOLD, I PRESENT TO YOU, THE NEWEST POWER RANGERS."
"Rocky, Aisha, and Adam!"
"Isn't this incredible!"
"TOMMY, THE TIME IS NOW. TRANSFER THE POWER TO THE NEW RANGERS."
"Right." Tommy held the Sword of Light high in the air and transferred Jason, Zack and Trini's powers to Rocky, Adam and Aisha. Aisha, Rocky and Adam became the newest Power Rangers.
"DEPARTING RANGERS, YOU HAVE SERVED YOUR DUTY WITH COURAGE. I THANK YOU. I KNOW YOU WILL SERVE THE WORLD WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. THE POWER WILL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU, AND PROTECT YOU. GO NOW, AND GOOD LUCK." Jason, Trini and Zack were teleported from the Command Center. They needed to pack, because they would be leaving shortly.
"I hope to see them again soon," Billy said.
"Feels like a whole new beginning," Kimberly said touching Tommy's arm with tears in her eyes. He moved behind her and put his arm around her as Zordon gave the newest rangers, the Power Ranger creed.
"I don't think we could have made a better choice." Kimberly looked up at Tommy. He smiled, as she laid her head against his shoulder after wiping away some tears.
"I am so excited, brand new rangers! Welcome, Rocky, Adam and Aisha. Aiyayaya." The rangers are called into battle as Zedd created another monster.
"Are you guys ready?" Tommy asked.
"We're on call 24/7," Kimberly said with a smile.
"We're ready," Rocky said.
"Back to action!" The Rangers deal with Zedd's monster, defeating it with ease. Serpentera then lands on Earth, but doesn't have enough power, since it used it all destroying the deserted planet. Zedd and Goldar retreat back to the moon in hopes to recharge the massive zord and be back, stronger and better.
The Rangers return to the Command Center, watching Jason, Trini and Zack on their way to the airport.
"Bye you guys," Kimberly said waving to the viewing globe.
"Aiyayaya, it's so sad to see the rangers leave."
"It is sad, Alpha, but it'll be okay. We have 3 new Power Rangers to the team."
"Awww, I wish we could have said goodbye." Tommy put his hand on Kim's shoulder. "I hope they don't forget to write."
"We saved the world from Zedd, wow," Aisha said.
"Yeah, and we couldn't have done it without you guys," Billy said putting his hand on Aisha's shoulder.
"You guys were awesome, all of you."
"CONGRATULATIONS, ON YOUR FIRST VICTORY NEW POWER RANGERS."
"You made excellent choices, Zordon," Alpha said.
"IT IS TRUE YOU DEFEATED ZEDD TODAY. BUT THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. ZEDD AND SERPENTERA WILL BACK AND JUST AS POWERFUL AS THEY WERE TODAY."
"We can handle it," Adam said.
"I KNOW YOU CAN. BUT REMEMBER THIS POWER RANGERS, YOU ARE ONLY AS STRONG AS WHEN YOU WORK TOGETHER. WORK AS ONE, AND YOU CAN DEFEAT ANY FOE THAT COMES."
"Welcome to the team guys," Tommy said with a smile.
"Let's do it," Kimberly said nodding to Tommy.
"Alright." Tommy put his hand out. Kimberly followed, with Aisha, Billy, Rocky and Adam.
"Power Rangers!" They jumped up.
Kimberly was pulling back the covers to Tommy's bed, as it was late that night. After leaving the Command Center, the rangers went out for a late night dinner together for the first time before turning in for the night.
"I am so going to miss the guys."
"I know, Kim." Tommy opened his arms for her. She laid against him.
"You think Adam, Aisha and Rocky will be able to handle this?" Kimberly asked.
"Of course. Zordon picked them. He must have known deep down inside of them, that they could handle this."
"I can't believe they're gone." Tommy wiped away a few tears from her face. "I have known nothing but them all my life since like 1st grade, when we all first met. I mean, Jason's mother and mine are practically sisters. We used to take baths together! And Trini…oh, my sweet, sweet Trini…" Tommy hugged her tight. "Without Zack, how are we going to laugh again? How are we going to tease him about failing with Angela?" Kimberly started crying. "They have to come back! I want them back! We can't do this without them!"
"Shhh…"
"They have to come back!"
"Shh...it's going to be okay. They will write and call all the time, Kimberly. We'll see them again, I promise. Jason, Zack and Trini got this wonderful opportunity to do more good. And Rocky, Adam and Aisha will be great additions to the team in more ways than one. We just have to give it a chance. Right now, it's hurts to see those so close friends leaving us, but where they are going, they are going to do some amazing things. We can only be happy and proud of them for that, not sad. But we can miss them, nothing wrong with that."
"That I can do." Tommy kissed the top of her head.
"Let's get some sleep, Beautiful. It's been a long day."
"Yes, it has." Kimberly snuggled up against Tommy. "We're going to be fine, right?"
"Right. Everything is going to great, as long as we work together, you'll see. Goodnight."
"Goodnight." Tommy covered them up better. They shared a few kisses before falling off asleep.
Until next gals and guys...keep up the reviews, would love to read what you think of the story so far...babyee!