Author's Note: It's funny to me that so many people are enjoying this story because most of the time I'm never satisfied with where it's going. So thanks to all of you that keep me encouraged to continue with this saga.
Riverkirby: Thanks for the compliment on my action scene. Those are actually the ones I'm most afraid to write and don't write and have been avoiding in my other fics.
GinaStar: I hope all is well for you and that the tornados passed you by. Yeah I've been toying with the idea of somehow giving Tommy a magical power but we'll see. I'm not sure if Tommy could really handle another ranger color. Maybe he should just become the Technicolor ranger and have a costume with every color blended together. LOL
PrettyDiva: You know our Tommy, always has to be the protector, especially of the woman he loves. Here's hoping you continue to be intrigued.
Slytherin-Angel44: I love, love, love having you as a reviewer!
"Thanks for the lift Chris," Tommy said after Chris orbed him into his home in Reefside.
"Don't mention it, are you sure you're going to be ok here alone," Chris said.
"Yeah, I'll be fine, I just want to get started on packing up some of my things," Tommy told him.
"Ok well, I've got some charges to attend to, just call when you're ready to come back," Chris told him.
"I will," Tommy told him as Chris orbed away.
Seconds later, Tommy heard his front door being opened and in walked Hayley who was startled to find him standing in the middle of the room.
"Tommy, when did you get back?" Hayley questioned.
"Just a few seconds ago," Tommy said.
"I don't understand I thought you were going to be away for awhile," she said.
"Actually, that's why I'm here, I need to talk to you about something," Tommy informed her.
"Why do I get the feeling that I should sit down for this?" she asked.
"I've decided to resign from my teaching position and I'm moving to San Francisco," Tommy explained.
"Wow, that's the last thing I expected to hear," she replied.
"I know, but right now it's important that Nikki stay in San Francisco and she's my wife so I want to be with her," Tommy said.
"You must really love her to give up so much for her," Hayley said.
"I do Hayley I really do," Tommy said.
"Ok so how soon are you leaving?" she asked.
"I just came home to start packing but Nikki's cousin Chris is coming by later to help me finish so I should be out of here within a matter of hours," Tommy replied.
"A matter of hours, Tommy you have an entire house to pack up," Hayley reminded him.
"That's something else I should explain, it's about Nikki and her family," Tommy said. He had talked it over with Nikki and she had decided that it would be ok for Tommy to reveal Nikki's secret to Hayley so that she would understand his reasons for leaving town so quickly.
"I can't believe what you just told me," Hayley said sometime later after Tommy explained about Nikki being a witch.
"I know its hard to believe but it's true, Nikki's a witch and she needs to be in San Francisco where she can keep fighting evil with her family," Tommy replied.
"Well she couldn't have married a better person, I mean no one knows what it's like to fight against evil better than you," Hayley decided.
"Thanks for being so understanding Hayley, you've been such a great friend to me, I'm going to miss not seeing you everyday," Tommy replied.
"I'm going to miss you too," she said.
"Ok, Chris I'm ready," Tommy called.
Nikki walked through the parking lot after work and headed for her car, which was parked at the very end of the lot. Suddenly, she got a strange feeling and her blood ran cold.
"Hello again, love," Drake said as he appeared behind her.
"What do you want?" she asked as she turned around to face him.
"I want you what else," he said.
"Well sorry, you can't have me," she told him.
"Oh come on Nikki, you can't honestly believe that mortal can give you the kinds of things that I can do you," he replied.
"I don't know what you're talking about," she responded.
"You can stop pretending, I know about your marriage," Drake reavealed.
"Then you should realize that I'm already taken and that you have no claim on me," she said.
"You don't really love him, you only got married to try and get over me but you don't have to, I want you back," he said.
"Not that it's any of your business but I love my husband very much and I want you to stay away from us," she replied.
"You know I can't do that, you were mine first and I'll be damned if some mortal is going to come in and take you away from me," Drake told her.
"You don't love me Drake, you only pretended that you did so that you could get inside my family and destroy us but I figured it out and then you tried to kill me," she reminded him.
"That's all in the past now, I'm sorry for trying to kill you but I was only doing what I was ordered to do, I never meant to really fall in love with you and when I realized that I truly loved you I knew that there was no way I could go through with it, that's why I've left you alone all this time, I thought maybe after you had some time to cool off that you'd be willing to work things out with me, I promise I won't hurt you or your family if only you'll come back to me," Drake explained.
"Do you actually think that I buy all of this, you're a demon, lying is like second nature to you and besides I've moved on, I have a husband now," she replied.
"Not for long, I'll prove to you that we belong together and when I do you'll divorce the mortal and come back to me," Drake told her.
"Don't count on it," she promised.
"I'll see you soon," Drake said as he shimmered away.
As soon as he was gone, Nikki ran straight for her car and drove as fast as she could to her parents' home.
"Tommy, where are you!" she yelled once she was inside the house.
"Hey, how was work?" Tommy asked as he came out of the family room.
"Oh thank goodness you're ok," she said as she gave him a hug.
"Of course I'm ok, why wouldn't I be," he said after she released him.
"No reason, I guess I was just a little worried about leaving you home with my family," she lied.
"Nikki, I can tell something is wrong what's up," he said.
"That's what I'd like to know," Paige said as she entered the room.
"Nothing's wrong I just had a stressful day at work that's all," she said.
"Nicole Penelope Mitchell Oliver, I know when you're lying I'm your mother remember," Paige said sternly.
"Nikki, you look pale, what's going on?" Tommy asked.
"Alright fine, I saw Drake again," Nikki revealed.
"Did he hurt you?" Tommy questioned.
"No, no nothing like that," she said.
"So then what did he say?" Paige inquired.
"Just this garbage about how he's trying to change and that he won't hurt me or my family if I'll just agree to come back to him," she informed them.
"I hope you told him where he could stick it," Paige said.
"Yes, I told him that was never going to happy especially since I'm very happily married," she said.
"You told him about me," Tommy stated.
"He already knew, I didn't ask how he found out, but he knows now so we have to be very careful," she said.
"I'll go alert the rest of the family," Paige said as she orbed away.
"Everything's going to be ok," Tommy said as he put his arms around Nikki.
"How can you be so sure, this isn't just one of those monster that you fought when you were as a ranger this is a demon from hell we're talking about," Nikki told him. J
"I'm not afraid, I still have my zeo powers and I'm confident they will protect me from Drake," Tommy told her.
"Care to test that theory?" Wyatt asked as he orbed into the room.
"I guess Mom talked to you," Nikki replied.
"Yeah, she told us about Drake showing up again, I didn't mean to eavesdrop but I think there's a way we can see if Tommy's powers will be strong enough to protect him from Drake," Wyatt said.
"How can we do that?" Tommy asked.
"Simple, I'll throw my highest level of energy balls at you and then we'll see just how much your ranger suit can take," Wyatt replied.
"Sound like a plan to me," Tommy told him.
"Let's go down to the basement that way we can make sure that no one gets hurt," Wyatt said.
"Are you sure you won't hurt him?" Nikki asked once the three of them were in the basement.
"Only one way to find out," Wyatt said as he formed an energy ball into his hands.
"It's morphing time, Zeo Ranger Five Red," Tommy called out as his zeonizers appeared and he morphed into the Red Ranger.
"Pretty impressive," Wyatt said as Tommy stood before them morphed.
"I can't believe my husband is a Power Ranger," Nikki said.
"Give me all you got," Tommy told Wyatt as he flung the energy ball towards him.
The impact sent Tommy flying to the ground but he wasn't hurt and stood up.
"Are you alright?" Nikki asked.
"Yeah, the suit deflected most of the energy, I'm fine," Tommy said.
"Let's try it again," Wyatt said.
Sometime later, Wyatt was confident that Tommy's ranger powers would protect him and he left Tommy and Nikki alone in the basement.
"That was great, I still can't believe that there's a Power Ranger standing in front of me," Nikki told him.
"Nah, my ranger days are long over but it is nice to have these powers around in case of an emergency," Tommy replied.
"Yeah, well let's hope it's enough to protect you from Drake," she replied.
"I guess I should demorph now, I can only imagine what Chris would say if he saw me like this," Tommy said with a laugh.
"I don't know, I kinda like you like that, it's actually really sexy," she said as she walked over to him.
"Oh really," he said as they kissed.