A/N: I don't own anything but the concept.

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Kim sat in the room while Tommy slept. She had turned on the TV and flipped to the sports channel. They were giving updates on the games and it looked like the US National Men's team was up. They looked like they could place well if they kept everything together. ESPN then cut to a commercial break. She was about to turn it off when they started showing footage from Tommy's wreck. Pausing she turned it up. Since she had not been at a TV she had not seen this. They zoomed in on the wreck and she held back a cry when she saw Tommy cross the finish line and slowed the car. He was climbing out as another car spun out of control and clipped Tommy's car on back driver's side which threw Tommy from the car. He landed several feet from the car. She didn't know how the other cars had even had time to stop but they did. Tears were pouring down her cheeks as she watched the ambulance and other emergency workers make their way to him. She looked over at Tommy lying in the bed and closed her eyes. She could've lost him today and she wouldn't have been in the same time zone with him; she silently thanked God that he only had a few broken ribs, a slight concussion, a broken leg, and a few cuts and bruises. He would mend and she would make sure of that. This had to stop, they had to stop. It was time for her to come home.

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"I want you to take it easy for the first couple of days then you will need to start your physical therapy; because of your broken ribs, you will have to take it slow and easy," The doctor said as he was discharging Tommy three days later.

"Trust me doctor, he will be taking it easy." Kim said as she smiled at Tommy. The doctor smiled and left them to get his wheelchair so that he could leave. A few minutes later, a nurse brought in the wheelchair and Tommy was helped into it by Jason and Rocky. Saying goodbye to the nurse, they wheeled him out and took him home. Kim had called her coach to ask him if she could take a few weeks off from the tour he had planned; understanding, he told her to take as long as she needed. When Tommy was well enough, they all traveled to where the Command Center had once stood; the outskirts of Angel Grove. The friends made their way up the hill, their heavy hearts filled with fear at what they would see. They finally made it to the top, and stood frozen in disbelief; it was such a shock to see it in ruins. This place had been their home, a safe haven from all things evil; it was where they had gotten started; but the most important thing was that it was also the place that saw the growth of a love that couldn't be destroyed. Kim felt the tears flowing down her cheeks as it finally dawned on her, even after so many years, that Zordon really was gone. Even after she had given up the power, she always knew that he would be there if she ever needed him; even if it was just to talk, she knew that she could teleport up to see him. But now, she couldn't do that anymore; he was gone. She couldn't even sense his presence around the place anymore. She looked around and saw that everyone else was feeling the same thing. Their mentor and father figure was gone. He had made them a tighter group and they even made new friends in Adam, Aisha, Rocky, Kat, Tanya, and Justin. She heard someone behind and she turned to see the Space Rangers. They were not morphed though, just in regular clothes and as sad as they were.

"Hey guys," Ashley said as she walked over to them. "Tommy said that everyone would be here and we wanted to join in." She hugged Trini, Aisha and Tanya before walking over to hug Kat then stopping in front of Kim.

"I know how hard this is for you," she told her. "I am truly sorry but this was the only way." She wrapped her arms around Kim, pulling her into a hug. The two stayed like that for several minutes before Cassie walked up to them, turning the hug into a three way. Cassie knew that even though it was hard on all of them, it was even worse on Kim; not only was she one of the first that was handpicked by Zordon, she was the first Pink Ranger and it was well known that the pink rangers were almost always the more emotional ones. Zordon had brought them all together and now he couldn't even see them together. They were here where is all began.

"Is Kim going to be okay?" T.J. asked Jason. They were standing a little bit away from the others.

"I'm not sure; we were all close to Zordon but to Kim he was like the father that she didn't have, "It was a bond that only brought them closer," he looked over towards her for a second before looking back at T.J. "I think that it hurt her more than him when she left."

"Why do you say that?" T.J. asked.

"She felt like she was letting him down even though he told her go," Jason sighed as he shook his head. "We are all here for her now, but I'm worried about what will happen when she goes back to Florida; she will be by herself."

"I can understand how you would be," T.J. said. It was something that Cassie and Ashley had talked about as everyone knew how attached Kim was to Zordon. Finally everyone circled around to say their final goodbyes to this very great man. They had a flower in their ranger color. The ones that had more than one color chose the color that they thought suited them more. They each stepped forward and said a few words. Some were sobbing while others just let the tears follow down their cheeks. Jason started the circle while Kim went last. She had held it together until Tommy spoke then she let the waterworks flow. She made it through her speech though and it was from her heart, which was really the only place that a speech about Zordon could come from. They left the ruins about an hour later. Kim glanced one last time at the rumble and knew that she would not come back up here again. Tommy turned to look at her and smiled, he waited for her and took her hand as they made their way back down to their cars.

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Five Months Later

"Hey Beautiful, how's it going?" Tommy asked as he walked over to the couch. He was finally getting around better with all the rehab he had been through. He had pushed himself more than his doctor wanted him too but the only reason he had is because he knew that his body could take it. Being a ranger made you aware of what your body could and could not take. He was really happy when his ribs had finally healed. They had given him pain all during the first few weeks of rehab. Kim had been with him during that time until she had to join the rest of the National team on their tour.

"It's so good to hear your voice. I'm great just getting everything packed up and ready for my move back across the country. I never thought that I would have this much junk. I know I didn't bring this much down here." She said as she grabbed another box. It was really great that Tommy called her. It had been a while since she had talked to him because he was in rehab everyday and she was on tour for the Nationals team but all that was over now. She was heading back to Angel Grove to see her friends and of course Tommy. It was time to come home.

"Well I want to be the first face you see when you step off the plane." He said with a smile. He had been picturing her stepping off the plane for four months. It was another reason he had been pushing his body in rehab. He wanted to drive her home from the airport. His body was finally back to the shape it had been in before his wreck.

"I know and that is why I haven't told Jason and Trini when I am flying in. They only know what week I am coming in." She said as she started packing her movies.

"Well since you are packing I will let you go but I will call you later." He said and they said their goodbyes. It would only be a few more weeks until he could see her again, and coincidentally, they would be starting college around that time as well. It wasn't planned that they would go to the same school, but it had turned out that way. She was going for teaching while he was going into paleontology. When he had first told her that, she was beyond shocked. She had asked him why dinosaurs and he had told her that it was because of being a ranger and of the zords being representations of the dinos. She had just laughed but she supported him. Their friends also couldn't wait to be in college with them, even though they already had one year on them. It was all working out.

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Three Weeks Later

Tommy parked his Jeep and got out. He made his way into the airport to meet Kim. He walked over to the boards and saw that her plane was on time and should be landing in a few minutes. Glancing around he saw people coming and going with bags. Kim had already sent her stuff ahead and he had unloaded it in her parents' house that she now occupied. He had even tuned up her car that he had gotten from Jason's parents garage. It was running like a dream now with a new battery, an oil change, and a car wash. She would be shock to say the least. Hearing that her plane was landing now and would be unloading, he walked over toward the gate. He knew that he was smiling from ear to ear and he hadn't even seen her yet. Finally after what seemed like a long wait, he saw her in a pair of cut off shorts and a pink tank top with pink flip-flops, with a bag that she was pulling behind her. He knew the minute she saw him because she broke out in a run. He opened his arms and she jumped into them dropping her bag at his feet.

"I have missed you." She said near his ear and she held him tighter.

"I've missed you too." He said holding her close to familiarize himself with her scent. He hadn't smelled it in awhile and he was happy to note that she smelled the same and it brought a smile to his face.

"I guess that I need to let you go so that we can leave and I think that everybody is staring." She said with a smile as she pulled back to look him in the eyes.

"Only if you want too because I can carry you out." He said as she laughed but she did unhook her legs from around his waist and slid down his body. Her feet touched the floor and she bent down to get her bag. He grabbed her hand as she straightened. They walked hand in hand to his Jeep in the parking lot.

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Four Years Later

"Kim, I got it!" Tommy screamed into the phone. He had just opened his mail for today and saw the letter.

"Got what?" She asked with a smile as she settled on the couch. She could hear the excitement in his voice.

"The scholarship, I am going to study dinosaurs with Anton Mercer." He said to her.

"Really? I'm so proud of you. I can't believe that you are studying with the great Anton Mercer." She said as grabbed her books and stretched out.

"I know I can't believe it either but it's true. Also I get to stay on his island for six months while I work on my doctorate." He said as he poured himself a bowl or cereal.

"An island? Tommy you have got to let me visit you while you are there. We are talking a sand and sun all the way." She said with a laugh.

"I'll ask but there is something that I want to do before I leave for the island." He said as he grabbed the milk out of the fridge.

"Okay should I be worried?" She asked with a hint of a laugh.

"No but everyone will want to be there." He said as he outlined his plan while she listened before saying bye and promising that she won't say anything to anyone before he did.

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"Are you sure?" Trini asked Tommy from behind the camcorder. No one really thought that he would go through with this.

"Yes I am sure. I have to start a new phase of my life without my long hair." He said as he gripped Kim's hand tighter. It was something that all of his friends had to see for themselves. Tommy was cutting his hair for what seemed like the first time since they had known him.

"Okay are you ready?" The hairstylist asked as she approached the group. She had never seen this many people here for a haircut before and with a camera.

"Yes he is." Kim said with a smile. She looked into Tommy's eyes and saw the man he was becoming by cutting his hair. This was the right step for him. When the woman was done she backed up and the group gasped. He looked good and in Kim's opinion even more handsome than he had been. A week later he left to start work on his doctorate and prepare for the six months that he would spent on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

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Six Months Later

"I didn't except to see you here." Tommy said as he walked through the gate and over to Kim. He had just gotten off the plane from his stay on the island.

"I was worried about you after the island exploded so I wanted to make sure that you were alright." She said as she wrapped his arms around him. The island exploding and not knowing whether he was alive or dead had been life changing for her. It was time to stop dancing around the issue of being together.

"Kim, you were all I thought of." He said as he kissed her cheek. They walked out of the airport and made their way to Kim's house. Since he had given up his apartment, he was staying with her. They talked about their friends and the changes taking place in their lives before Kim pulled up in her driveway. Tommy grabbed his bags and followed her into the house. He could sense that there was something that she wanted to tell him but he didn't know what it was. Stopping just inside the door he dropped his bags and faced her.

"Kimberly Anne Hart, I want to know what is wrong. You are too quiet and I know that you have not changed that much." He said as she turned to face him from across the room.

"The island exploding got me thinking. We have been dancing around each other for the past several years. I am here on the same side of the country and we are still running from each other." She said crossing her arms over her chest.

"What do you want?" He asked her softly praying that her answer would be what he wanted to hear.

"You, I want you." She said as he opened his arms. She didn't even think twice about it, she just ran into them.

"I never thought I would hear you say those words to me." He said into her hair. She looked up at him and watched him slowly lower his head and touch his lips to hers. It soon became more than just a simple kiss. It consumed them both with the flames that had kept them together all these years. Pulling back slowly, she opened her eyes and smiled.

"I think our friends will be happy that we have finally found each other again." She said with a laugh.

"I think so too since Jason has been dropping hints like crazy while I have been away. He also asked me to be his best man at his and Trini's wedding at the end of the month." He said looking down at her.

"Oh I know, Rocky said that it wasn't fair that Jason chose you since he has to live with him. He thought that he should've been chosen. Trini has been telling me all about the fights between those two. I am also her maid of honor." She said with a wink.

"Well are any of the girls fighting with you about it?" He asked with a straight face.

"Oh yea, I had to have a talk with Aisha and Tanya about it. I also scared Kat and told her not to mess with an Original." She said as they both started laughing. It was such an amazing feeling being with each other and no dancing around where the boundaries of their friendship were. They had freed each other.

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"Okay guys I want you to stand around the bride and groom." The photographer said as the wedding party gathered around Trini and Jason. The bridesmaids were on one side as the groomsmen stood on the other. The one big fight between Trini and Jason about the wedding was the colors. He wanted red to be the color and she of course wanted yellow. Everyone knew who would win that fight though. The girls all stood proudly in their yellow dresses as the boys wore their yellow ties that perfectly matched the dresses. Trini did carry red and yellow roses though to make Jason happy. Kim looked over at Tommy and winked. They had kept their relationship under wraps for the time being. They wanted their time to rediscover what they had all those years ago and to see how they had changed. Their love was adult now and not the teenage love of their high school days. It took time and patience to work. It was one step at a time for them right now. They would tell the others but not right now. Kim suspected that Trini and maybe Aisha knew but they weren't saying anything and she wasn't telling anything. They stood outside the church for more pictures before finally getting to the reception. Everyone clapped and starting eating as the wedding party sat down. It was a long night of eating and dancing for the friends and they finally waved bye to the new couple as Jason and Trini drove off in his new red truck that the boys had decorated with balloons, shaving cream, and condoms. They were going to be away on their honeymoon for two weeks while their house was being finished. Tommy made his way over to Kim while the others walked to their cars.

"Hey you want to hit the road after we change or do you want to wait until the morning?" He asked leaning in toward her. They were going on a vacation at a new spa she had found. It was in Reefside so it was still close if anyone needed them.

"I say we go home and changed then leave tonight. I can't wait to see this place." She said with a smile as he nodded. They walked over to his Jeep and got in. He would drop her off at her house while he drove on to his apartment. He was pulling back up at her door about an hour later. Using his key, he let himself in and smiled as he heard Kim singing in her bedroom. He walked over to her bedroom door and saw that it was open so he peeked inside and saw her in jeans and a pink t-shirt. It was just a pair of jeans and a t-shirt but she looked like a million bucks to him.

"Hey no staring!" She said as she sat on her bed to put on her tennis shoes that he noticed were pink too.

"Are you ready?" He asked as she nodded and pointed to her bag.

"Wait, that's all you're taking? Are you sick or something?" He asked as he put his hand on her forehead. She slapped it away with a laugh.

"No I'm not sick just a better packer now. I have all I will need for the next four days. Now come on so we can get on the road." She said as he grabbed her bag. They were on the road ten minutes later. Since the spa was in Reefside, it only took Tommy an hour to get there. He pulled outside and just looked at it.

"Come on." She said as she jumping out of the car. He smiled and got out at a much slower pace and grabbed their bags. They got to the door and walked in together only to pause at who was at the desk.

"Uh Bulk?" Tommy asked as Bulk just stared at them.

"Tommy, Kimberly, I thought that you weren't coming until tomorrow." He said as he came around the desk to get their bags.

"You work here?" Kim asked as she watched him.

"Well not really, you see Skull and I own this place. I'm just working the desk because our night manger is sick." He said as he got their bags and led them down the hallway to their room.

"Wow. I think I'm amazed." Tommy said as he followed Bulk and Kim.

"Oh it's nothing really," he shrugged. "Just something that Skull and I wanted to do. So, how was Jason and Trini's wedding? I wanted to go but we couldn't get away." He said as he stopped at the door on the right.

"It was great." Kim said as Bulk opened the door.

"What do you think?" He asked as he walked into behind them and sat their bags on the bed.

"It's wonderful." She said as she looked around the room. It was very basic in its design but the touches of color in the paintings and vases gave it a homely feel. The bed was on the far wall and looked like it was big enough for more than just her and Tommy. It also had the softest looking comforter on it.

"This is nice." Tommy said as Bulk nodded then turned and left them standing there.

"Okay so I did have my doubts about Bulk and Skull running this when we first came in but this is a beautiful room." Kim said as she walked over to the bed and sat down.

"I know what you mean." He said as he walked over to the bed to grab their bags and set them on the low dresser on the opposite wall. He then walked back over to the bed and saw that Kim was already passed out. He smiled as he took off her shoes and pulled the covers out from under her. Sitting down on the bed, he took off his shoes before getting up to change his clothes. He tucked Kim in and walked over to shut off the lights before climbing into bed himself. As soon as his head touched the pillow, he was out.

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"Uh, phone call for you." Bulk said from behind him. Reaching his hand over his head Tommy took the phone. There were only a handful of people who even knew he was here. He was out at the pool while Kim was in the spa getting a massage.

"Tommy, I have some bad news." Andros said over the phone. Tommy laid down the paper he had been reading. He knew that Andros had been doing recon on the moon. He still kept in contact with the man from KO-35. Andros had been calling him about the possibility of Serpentra being found on the moon. It was something that could not happen. Zedd's zord would be too powerful for anyone to destroy.

"What have you found?" He asked as he got up and walked into the hotel. He didn't want anyone to hear what he was saying.

"The remaining generals from the Machine Empire have uncovered something. I believe that it is Serpentra. You need to assemble a team to destroy it now before they power it up." Andros told him.

"Okay well just meet me at the hanger and I will have your team." He said before ending the connection. What would he tell Kim and who would he ask to be on the team?

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Kim was just walking to her room when she saw Tommy walking in. He was on the phone which was weird since he didn't like to be bothered when he was on vacation. She smiled until she heard him say meet at the hanger. Something was wrong and he was meeting someone. She decided to walk up to him and see what the problem was.

"Tommy, are you okay?" She asked as he looked at her.

"Kim, we need to go back to the room. I have something to tell you." He said as he led her back down the hall to their room. He basically pushed her in while he shut the door.

"Okay what's going on?" She asked as she sat on the bed while he paced.

"Well Andros has been doing some recon on the moon. He saw the last remaining generals of the Machine Empire digging up Serpentra." He told her.

"What? I thought that it was destroyed." She said jumping up from the bed.

"No it wasn't but that's not all Andros wants me to assemble a team to go to the moon." He said.

"Who are you going to get?" She asked him sitting back down.

"I don't know but I thought about all the Reds to cut down on confusion and involve all the teams." He said as he stopped pacing to look at her.

"Actually I think that that is a great idea but one problem." She said standing up and walking over to him.

"What problem?" He asked in a panic.

"You are going to need a Pink." She told him.

"No Kim you are not going. I refuse to let you go." He said stepping back from her.

"What? I beg your pardon; you cannot tell me where I can and cannot go." She said as her eyes fired up.

"Kim this is going to be dangerous as it is and I can't be watching out for you." He said as he took a step toward her but paused when he saw her face.

"I think I can watch my back since I was a ranger long before you came on the scene. If you don't let me come, this is it." She said with anger.

"Kimberly, I don't want you to get hurt." He said trying to sooth her.

"I won't and who knows you better than me?" She said he walked up to her.

"You're right. Okay if you come, you have to be careful." Looking down at his watch he said, "I guess we need to get going. I also have to call the Reds." He said as she nodded and went over to her bag. She grabbed a pair of jeans and a light pink shirt. This was going to be fun with all the guys. She couldn't wait to get started.

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