Disclaimer: I don't own them. If I did, I would not be here writing reunion stories.
Summary: By this time, Tommy was already the Black Ranger. There's also a little time frame issue. By the time Trent told Kira about him being the White Ranger, he had already fossilized Tommy.
Chapter 2 All or Nothing
Kim walked up the stairs and stood in front of her room. She was in the year 1996. Things had been less complicated back then. She had left Angel Grove not even a year ago by this time. Seeing how much the building itself had changed was interesting to look at.
"This is it," Kim said to herself.
The girl in her room as Kim approached it was crying. The door was cracked open. Kim could not believe that she had done that. She could only imagine who all had heard her.
"Here we go," Kim whispered.
She opened the door, also wanting to cry. The younger Kim jumped out of her seat.
"Who… who are you," she asked.
"It's alright. Please don't scream," Kim said.
"Why would I do that? At least you're not evil," the younger Kim replied.
Kim looked down and smiled. She should have known she would say something like that.
"I'm glad you trust me. I'm from the future," she said.
"I figured that much. If you're here to tell me that I must save the world, you can Zordon to forget it. I don't need this right now," the young Kim cried.
Kim looked at her younger self and smiled as she closed the door. Writing that letter took a lot out of her. She could not just go back at this point. The games were soon, and they had been practicing until the wee hours of the morning.
"I know. I wouldn't want to either after what you're going to do to Tommy," Kim replied.
The younger Kim's eyes grew. She had not realized why her future self had showed up.
"This is about that letter, isn't it," she asked.
"Afraid so," Kim said.
The younger Kim looked down at the paper on her desk and sighed.
xxx
Tommy stopped breathing as his phone rang. He slowly walked over to the stand to pick it up.
"Hello," Tommy asked.
"Dude, bad news," Jason sighed.
Tommy was both content and frightened at the same time. Knowing it was not Kim on the other line calmed him some what. He was still not sure if he would even talk to her right.
"What is it," Tommy asked.
"Kim's not answering any of her phones," Jason said.
"Maybe it's a sign that it's really not meant to be," Tommy sighed.
He didn't blame her if she didn't. After all, she was the one that didn't want anything to do with her.
"Bull shit, Kim was just going through a rough time. I know for a fact that she at least wants to be friends again. Tommy, the two of you haven't talked since Muranthias," Jason said.
"That's not true," he protested.
"Oh yeah, for how long though," Jason asked.
"A month," Tommy said.
"You're pathetic," Jason laughed.
xxx
Back in the year 1996, Kim sat on the bed and waited for her younger self to speak.
"You know I don't want to hurt him. That's why it has to be done," the younger Kim sighed.
"You won't be saying that in a year from now," Kim said.
"Do I want to know what happens? Should I," her younger self asked.
"I'm not trying to force you to stop writing the letter, just listen to what I have to say first. You can make the choice afterwards," Kim said.
Her younger self looked down and closed her eyes as she sat back down. She took the letter in her hands and just stared at it.
"Give it to me straight. Don't hold back," the younger Kim replied.
Kim leaned back on her bed. The old covers that she recently got rid of looked so new.
"We're going to be going on a trip with Jason in about a year, give or take a few months. We're captured by Divatox…" she began.
"Man, the Ranger life just won't let us go, does it," the younger Kim laughed.
She was taking all of this better than Kim thought. Getting captured had been such a pain. It had really depressed Kim because she had been hoping to get to talk to Tommy. Well, you know how all that ended up.
"Afraid not. Anyway, the Rangers rescued us," Kim said.
"What does all of this have to do with the letter," the young Kim asked.
"We're put under a spell that makes us evil. When your spell's broken, you… we see Tommy, hovered over the edge of the pit of lava that made us evil," Kim said.
"Oh no, does he fall in," the younger Kim panicked.
Kim was glad for the concern. This meant she really did love him, even then. This also freaked the younger Kim out as well. She had not realized she still had those strong feelings for Tommy.
"No, thank God," Kim smiled.
"Good," she sighed.
"When you yell out his name, you're a bit shocked at first, but then you realize you still have feelings for him," Kim said.
"Does he feel the same way," the younger Kim asked. "Wait, he doesn't. Kat probably got him. I've always had the feeling she wanted him for herself."
"That's what has always kept me from getting a hold of him all this time, but Zordon wouldn't have done this for me if he didn't believe in Tommy and us," Kim said.
When the words left Kim's mouth, she realized how deep they really were. Zordon would never allow for any of the Rangers to use the morphing grid for personal gain. True, this was indeed very personal, but Zordon knew how much she and Tommy meant to each other. Then again, he would not have if Tommy and Kat were married, and that was something that killed Kim not knowing for so long. She knew this was the right thing to do after Jason said that they were not married.
"I know he has Kat right now," the younger Kim said.
"Wrong, Sweetie. He never cheated on you. Tommy would never do that," Kim smiled.
"Well, I meant after the break up. Come on, you know why I'm doing this. Tommy can never know the real reason. Did they break up," the younger Kim asked.
"I don't know if Jason was saying it to me to make me think, but he did. He told me Kat came to her senses and realized no one would replace me… us in Tommy's heart," Kim said.
"When do they break up," the younger Kim asked.
"Before they go to college," Kim said.
"You're saying I shouldn't write this letter then," the young Kim asked.
"I'm not going to tell you what you should do," Kim said. "Listen to your heart. What's it saying?"
She closed her eyes, really looking deep within her heart.
"That I've loved Tommy since I laid eyes on him at the Youth Center that day. This is a test of how strong our love is. I love him. I love Tommy Oliver! Guess I just needed a little help from myself, huh?"
She opened her eyes and smiled.
"Wow," the younger Kim said.
Kim smiled and turned around to leave after getting up.
"Wait," her younger self called.
Kim turned from the door.
"Where did you get that communicator from," the younger Kim asked.
"Oh, I guess it's alright to leave from here. Alpha made Jason and us it before we left. Just in case we needed them again," Kim said.
"Kimberly, are you ready," asked a little voice.
The young Kim jumped a little. It had been a while since she had heard Alpha's voice.
"I'm ready, Alpha," Kim said.
"Alright, close your eyes. When you wake up…" he began.
"Oh that's great. Sorry, Alpha, go on," Kim said.
"The future of you will forever be changed," he replied.
Kim looked over at her younger self.
"Catch you on the flip side," she winked.
The younger Kim watched on as her older self disappeared in a stream of white.
xxx
Tommy sighed as he slipped into bed.
"Night, Beautiful," he whispered.
"Sweet dreams my white knight," a soft voice said.
Tommy quickly opened his eyes and turned on the light.
"Kim," he asked.
When he turned to the other side of the bed, no one was there.
"I'm right here," the invisible voice laughed.
Tommy then felt pressure on the left side of his chest.
"I'll always be with you in your heart," the voice whispered.
"I want to see you," Tommy cried.
"You will soon," Kim said. "Now go back to sleep. I'll be waiting for you in your dreams."
Tommy turned his lamp off and closed his eyes. He had had dreams of Kim before, but they were nothing like this.
AN:
What will happen when the both of them wake up?