Yes this is supposed to be obscure and confusing because it's an echo of Tommy's state of mind, do I hope you will all understand this? Yes, because I credit you all with intelligence!

Tommy is finding it hard to remember, to stay conscious, to stay sane…to stay alive.

6 Nothing but the Pain

It hurts.

Breathing, it hurts…this hurts, everything hurts. The tears are gone, can't cry anymore; don't want to it takes too much energy.

When are they coming back? Need to leave, where is this? They're always there, always and they hurt…hurt me; that's who I am these words describe me, this is me but I don't know who I am.

Fighting…I'm so tired of fighting. I should lie down and die, let the breath go and let this go; let the pain go. Was I always here will I be here forever? I'm so hungry and it's cold, no it's hot.

It's all jumbled together in blood and chains and they're screaming…or is it me? It's a blur and I can't see…I'm in a cell I know that, they'll pull me out and hurt me again and I'll fight and there will be blood. I can't stop it, I need to stop it all but it's just me and them and I ca…

I'm tired and hungry, this is me describing myself. Where is all this blood from, why is it all over me?

Don't panic, just breathe…is it mine? Oh God did I kill someone? Where am I? I don't remember this place, there are chains on me and I can't move; I don't want to it hurts too much. I'm tired.

I thought it was day time; there was hot sun before…Now there's only darkness and it's so cold, I'm cold. If I look up there's sky through the bars; it's big out there and they're all free…the stars are laughing at me, I hate them.

I woke up here, where am I? Why is there blood everywhere?

There are faces in my head, I shut my eyes and they are there. They're dressed in colors and they smile at me…they frighten me. Did they hurt me once? Do I know them, were they here? Wasn't there something before this..? Oh God it hurts… Just lie down again, just die.

Kat looked out across the stars and couldn't help the strange sense of peace that came over her; they were so beautiful how could anyone hate them? She'd dreamed of this once; she'd been in space and looked at the stars but this wasn't a dream, she gave a bitter laugh; it was more of a nightmare really because her friend was out there, her team leader…the man she loved.

They had never said that, had never told each other how they felt. She hadn't known, hadn't known until he wasn't there to talk to until she had missed his faults not just the good things. He'd spent most of his time at her house; they'd graduated and got jobs, they occasionally went back and took extra classes…Adam was doing a business management course so he could run the Dojo better, Tommy had been looking at teaching.

He liked science; it was weird because she'd never thought he would, he didn't like to sit still he wanted to move; always had to be doing something. He was a guy and a Power Ranger through and through; the extra missions were proof of that.

He was going to move in with her; it had seemed sensible enough since he spent most days there and it was closer to the dojo and the school. She missed his noise and mess, she missed the way he forgot things even when they were really important. She missed the way he sometimes squinted at small print and then insisted that he could see perfectly, she missed every fault and every habit. She missed everything.

They hadn't said I love you, they hadn't been together more than a few months but they were best friends too; friends to share a house, to work together and save the world together, to share kisses with…

"There it is." Jason's voice brought her back to her seat. She strapped herself in between him and Adam. He took the Zord off of automatic and moved the control for a landing position.

It was yellowed orb that hung in the darkness, even from here she could tell it was hot and dusty; there was no green earth to be seen and two bright suns circled like eager wolves.

Part of her wanted Tommy to be there but the rest of her cried out; she didn't want to find him in this place; she wanted to find him on the beach Jason had joked about.

She thought about what Andros had said. "A crazed ranger…his mind was broken…I hope you find what you're looking for…"

She looked over at Jason. "What if he isn't the same? What if he's…changed?"

Jason looked back at her but didn't seem to know what to say, had he been thinking it too?

Adam reached a hand out and placed it over hers. "It will be okay Kat."

She looked back out at the looming planet as they moved to meet it. What were they looking for? Tommy, the Tommy they all knew and loved.

"I hope you find what you're looking for."

"So do I."

A/N Okay so that kind of explains some stuff; I was just going to pretend that DinoThunder doesn't happen later on, you know like change the course of Power ranger history which is what lots of people do, just kind of leave it unexplained. But I felt kind of bad doing that so I sort of hinted; Tommy likes science but he actually likes Doing stuff which explains the whole archaeology/paleontology thing, oh and the teaching. And in this Adam takes over the dojo (which will be explained later) which I thought went remarkably well with the 'Operation Overdrive' special he was in last month, in which he owns a dojo…tada

Time frame wise Justin should be making an appearance but I hate him and I think his character was the biggest mistake the series and producers ever made, especially after the greatness of the Zeo Series so he doesn't get a look in I'm afraid, I might use him as an extra but he really is bloody annoying so we might never see him… and wow I rambled a lot there, sorry. Now off you go and Review my lovelies! x