A/N: I don't own anything. I hope that everyone enjoys this chapter.
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"Tommy is there? How did that happen?" Jason screamed at the tv. The others smiled and thought that it was very telling that Tommy was there as Kim took home the Gold.
"You should ask one of them." Trini pointed out while she was trying to hold back her laughter. She loved watching Jason scream at the tv and since it was Tommy and Kim, it was even better.
"I will have too since none of you know." Jason said as he looked for the phone. He would call Kim first because he also wanted to congratulate her. He finally found the phone and went to his bedroom to call her.
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Kim was dozing when she felt her phone vibrate in her pocket. She opened her eyes and pulled out her phone and smiled at the name on the ID.
"Hey Jase." She said.
"Kim, I'm glad that you answered and first let me say that me and everyone here wants to say we are proud of you for earning the Gold." He said as he sat on his bed.
"Thank you and please tell everyone else thanks. Now tell me the real reason that you are calling at this moment." She said when she heard his huff. She called his bluff because there had to be a reason he was calling at this very moment. He normally called a day after any competition.
"Okay so yea I wanted to know why our fearless leader was there with you in Columbia when I saw him race yesterday in Daytona." He said with a smirk that she could just picture on his face.
"His uncle surprised him with a visit to see me and before you ask yes we are still on break." She said as she looked out the window. The miles just rolled by as she talked to Jason for another 30 minutes. When she got off the phone, she closed her eyes and thought about Tommy. He should be closing in on Memphis soon. She picked up her phone and started dialing his number before she hit the end button and put away her phone. It wouldn't do any good to call him right now. Tonight would be soon enough.
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Tommy hung up his phone after talking to Jason. He was smiling after thinking about what his best friend had discussed with him. Jason had wanted to know why if Tommy and Kim were on break were they seen together. He was still so happy that he got to see Kim today. She still looked the same. He leaned back against the cushion and closed his eyes. They had a long drive ahead of them but at least they had a month to rest up and prepare for the last race of the season. He was in a great position for the race. Kim was right because he was finding his way and he loved her for that. She left him broken so that he had to do this his own way. He thought about what he wanted to do after this last race. It was something that he was not looking forward too. He would have to find something else to do because he couldn't race for the rest of his life. He thought about the rangers and Angel Grove. It was the first time that he had thought about the rangers in six months. It was his past now and he was happy to leave it there. He looked back on his time as a ranger and realized that he was not a failure. How could he have ever thought that he was a failure, that Zordon was punishing him? Zordon knew that he was destined to be something more, something that he had to find out for himself.
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"Chin up, Kimberly!" Her coach yelled at her while she was on the beam. She was tired and her body was weak but she wanted to be the best at the Olympics. Sweat was pouring down her back and she held back a sigh as she lifted her chin another notch.
"Now I want you to flip back into a half tuck." Coach said as Kim did as she was told. She stumbled then fell off the beam.
"Again, again." Her coach said as she got back on the beam and did the move that he requested. She fell again and again before she finally got it right.
"Good now a half twist with full tuck off the beam." He said as Kim did what was asked. She landed on the mat and had to take the half step back before sliding her foot back up to the other one. She raised her arms up and smiled.
"You must run through it again." He said as Kim sighed and flipped back on the beam. She ran through the routine once again and landed but again she stepped back.
"Okay I think that its time for a break." He said as he walked away from Kim. She sank down on the mat with her knees tucked up in her chest. She was so tired that she wanted longer than just a break but she had to get back up on that beam. Standing up, she walked over to her bag to grab her bottle of water and a towel. Sitting down again, she wiped her face and neck before taking a drink. It was times like this that she wanted to crawl up and sleep until next year maybe then her body would quit hurting.
"Kimberly, break is over." Her coach said from across the gym. She took one last drink before she stood up and threw her water and towel on her bag. She had to push through the pain and get back on the beam.
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"Tommy! Wake up and get in the groove." His uncle yelled through the headset. Tommy shook his head and took the inside lane. He was so tired that he was messing up. Glancing down at his tire and oil pressure and saw that they were both low. He knew that he better get in the pit before his car went down.
"Where are you today?" His uncle asked as Tommy climbed out of the car. He pulled off his helmet and looked at him.
"I don't know." Tommy said as he walked over to a bench and sat down. Looking at his nephew Earl shook his head and walked over to the car. He helped his guys look the car over and did what needed to be done. He looked up at Tommy again and sighed. He hoped that that boy talked to Kim tonight. They couldn't afford for him to have anything go wrong between now and the big race.
"Go, you are done for today." Earl told Tommy as he nodded and stood up. Tommy walked back to the apartment that he had at the edge of the track. He couldn't wait to get out these clothes and in the shower. His body was covered in sweat and grit from the track. Opening the door, he stepped in and took a deep breath. His apartment was an icebox the way he liked it. He shut the door and made his way back to his bedroom so that he could strip and jump in the shower. Ten minutes later, Tommy stepped back into his bedroom with a towel wrapped around his lower body. He felt so much better that he was almost human again. It was almost time to call Kim and he couldn't wait to see how her day had gone.
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Kim was humming as she stepped out the shower. She had a towel wrapped around her hair and another one around her body. It was unbelievable how much better a shower made her feel. She was still aching but at least the sweat was off her body. Walking into her room, she took off the towel on her head. She threw that in the laundry basket in the corner. She needed to find some clothes so she walked over to her closet and found a soft pink t-shirt and a pair of blue jean shorts. It was time to make her nightly call across the country so she found her phone and walked back to the living room to make her call.
"Hello." Tommy said after the first ring. He must've been sitting on the phone waiting for her call.
"Hi, how are you?" She asked sitting down with a sigh on the couch.
"Tired but feeling more alive after my shower, how about you?" He asked her.
"The same but for some reason my shower has breathe new life into my very tired body. It was a killer day on the beam with a lot of me falling." She told him.
"Are you alright?" He asked sounding very concerned.
"Yea I am. I didn't hit my head only my knees and elbows. Coach wants me to push my routine to the next level." She said to him.
"You are already great. What is the next level for you?" He asked.
"He wants to add more flips and tucks and a harder dismount. I'm fine, Tommy. Coach knows what he is doing." She said to calm him down.
"If you're sure, I just worry about you and I'm not there to make sure that you are resting between practices." He said in a quiet voice. He was lying on his couch trying not to move too much.
"Well at least I'm not out saving the world while I practice." She said with a laugh.
"Too true, too true." He said with a laugh.
"Now tell me about your day. You said that you were tired too." She said as she stood up to go to the kitchen. Her stomach was rumbling.
"Oh I couldn't concentrate and messed up too many things. I let the tire and oil pressure get too low and was just off my game all around. My uncle sent me to my apartment early." He said as he got up to get something to eat.
"What are the chances that we both have off days on the same day?" She asked as she bit into her sandwich that she had just made. It was a tuna fish sandwich one of her favorites.
"Who knows? Maybe we are more in contact that we know." He said with a laugh as he grabbed the pizza box in his fridge. He loved cold pizza.
"I guess but I hear my roommate coming in so I need to get off and talk to her. I hope you have a better day tomorrow." She said to him.
"I hope you do too." He said as he said his goodbyes. She said goodbye and they both hung up the phone. It was one of the joys of their days to talk to each other.
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A Week Later
"Great job, Kimberly." Her coach said as she did her routine perfectly and landed it with no step back. She would have to move on to the floor routine that he wanted her to step up as well. Thanks goodness her uneven bars and vault had already been worked on. Her coach demanded perfection and she wanted to give that to him. She would bring him and the United States the Gold Medal this year. She had too.
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"Boy you are flying. What has gotten into you?" Earl asked as Tommy laughed into his headset. He had been breaking all his records today and was in the zone.
"I think I can finally see the end." Tommy said which caused the crew all to laugh and watch as Tommy made two more laps around the track before bringing it in.
"I think I see that driver I have been waiting for." His uncle said as Tommy climbed out of the car. He removed his helmet and smiled. He was on his A game today.
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Two Weeks Later
"Okay I want to make sure that car is not harmed so be careful." Earl said as his men nodded.
"Calm down we are going to be okay and the car will be fine." Tommy said as his uncle looked at him.
"You're right. I will go and leave them to do their job." He said as the men all clapped. Tommy smiled at them and watched them get everything into the trailer for the race. It was a big weekend for them and Tommy was ready to get on the track. His only regret was that he couldn't be in the crowd to see Kim take the Gold. He just knew that she would take home the Gold. It was her dream.
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"Kimberly, come on or we are going to be late." Sarah said as she ran up to her. Kim looked at her teammate and smiled. She was ready to get on the road.
"I'm coming." She said as she grabbed her bag and smiled. This was the biggest weekend of her life. Her one regret was that she could not watch Tommy on his biggest weekend as well.
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"Okay so we have both tvs in here so that one will have the Olympics and the other on racing." Rocky said as everyone nodded. They were so excited to see their two best friends performing at their top events. It was too awesome not to be excited and ready for this weekend.
"Rocko, we know this so why are you telling us?" Adam asked as he leaned against the door jam.
"I just thought that I would fill the girls in." He said as they all laughed.
"Okay whatever anyway Kim is up first since they have opening ceremonies and then of course gymnastics is not until the weekend. I'm guessing that Kim and Tommy will be getting updates on each other." Trini said.
"You're right they will stay updated on each other and hopefully they will both bring home the hardware." Aisha pointed out to them.
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"Okay girls, I know that I have pushed you hard these past of weeks but it has all been for this one moment in your lives. This is the biggest stage that you will ever compete. I want you to smile through your routines, make each flip count, and most of all do your best." The coach said to them as they waited their turn to walk the arena. Kim took a deep breath to calm her nerves. This was the best moment in her life being here. She thought on other great moments in her life and most of them centered on one boy and being a ranger. She was doing this for only herself. She heard the United States and she smiled. Since she was team captain, she would lead the girls out. It was her right that she had earned after everything. Thinking back to Angel Grove and practicing on the beam at Ernie's, who would have ever thought that she would be here today. Walking with pride, Kim led her team out to circle the arena and wave to the crowd. She smiled for the cameras that were flashing and the tv cameras that were rolling. She knew that her friends were watching back home.
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"I can't see why you let that girl go. You are always calling her and watching her perform." His uncle said from the door of the trailer.
"It was a mutual decision." Tommy said as his eyes traveled back to the tv.
"What you mean is that she decided that it was time for a break." Earl said as he walked over to the couch to sit down.
"No, we were at different paths in our lives. I am in California while she is across the country in Florida. We had to find our own way. It was the hardest decision in my life to let her go a second time." Tommy said as he turned to look at his uncle. He was the only uncle that Tommy was close too. The others being on the reservation with his real family. Earl actually helped raise Tommy during the summer. He was the one who taught Tommy how to drive and work on cars.
"Have you found your way?" Earl asked his nephew. He had this feeling that Tommy would leave after this racing season. He was the best driver that Earl had ever seen but it was not in the cards for Tommy to stay with racing.
"Yea I think I have." Tommy said as Kim's name was announced. She was the team captain and Tommy smiled in pride. He just wished that he could be there with her as she took the stage.
"Just let me know when I need to start looking for a new driver." Earl said dragging Tommy's attention back to him.
"I didn't say that I was giving up driving." He said.
"I know but I also know you. This life is not for you, son. You deserve to see that girl every day and to work a normal job. You are destined for more." His uncle said as he got up and walked out leaving Tommy staring after him. He thought about what his uncle said though and knew that he wanted to do something other than drive but what he wanted to do was his problem. He just didn't know.
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