6 days later

Tommy came down the stairs of his house and found his parents packing up the kitchen. He had spent the last week packing up his room.

"Have you and the Scotts found a home for all of us yet?" He asked.

"No, not yet." Michelle answered.

"But, time is running out. Mrs. Wolfie will remove Kimberly, Kevin and Tracey from the Scotts tomorrow and place them in 3 different homes; unless we find a house." Tommy replied.

"We know that, we have been trying. There just isn't anything available that would fit both families and those kids. Money isn't the problem, because once Anita and Peter sell their house and we sell this one, we can cover it." John explained.

"How is Kimberly doing?" Michelle asked.

"She is scared, but she is trying to be strong for Tracey who is terrified. Kimberly says that Tracey has been sleeping with her these past 4 days, ever since Tracey found out what they are facing. Kimberly even said that Tracey cries herself to sleep every night." Tommy admitted.

"I thought Peter didn't want Tracey finding out just yet about the possibility of them being separated." Michelle inquired.

"He didn't, but it is kind of hard to hide it when you see the people around you packing and there is a 'For Sale' sign in the front yard." Tommy answered.

"Point taken. By the way, how are Kimberly's arms healing?" John asked.

"She still wears the bandages down her arms and on her hands. They seem to be healing, but it seems to be a very slow process."

Jasmine came into the kitchen.

"May I go out with some friends?" She asked.

"Do these friends happen to include a girl in your class, by the name of Tracey Hart?" Michelle asked back.

"I haven't spoken to Tracey all week. She seems to be avoiding me and everyone else, but she seems so sad. Do you know what is going on Tommy? After all, you are dating her sister." Jasmine responded looking at her older brother.

"Jazzy, it is a complicated situation."

"That isn't a yes or no answer to a yes or no question. Either you know what is going on or you don't and I'm guessing that you do."

"Jasmine, it is not that simple. Tracey is trapped in an impossible situation, she is not sure she can get out of." Michelle answered for her son.

"What kind of situation?" Jasmine asked and was meant with silence from her parents and her brother.

Tommy and his parents looked at each other, trying to figure out a way to answer her question.

"Jazzy, Tracey's social worker wants to take her away." Tommy began.

"But, she already did that. That is why she and the twins live with the Scotts." Jasmine interrupted.

"No, Jasmine. The social worker wants to take Tracey, Kimberly and Kevin away from the Scotts and separate them, placing them in 3 different homes. Tommy finished. He noticed how his sister referred to Kimberly and Kevin as 'the twins'. She isn't the first one to call them that, a lot of people do. He just couldn't refer to his girlfriend that way.

"It will kill Tracey to be separated from them. You have to stop it! You have to save my best friend!" Jasmine yelled at her brother as if there was something he could do to stop the situation.

"Jasmine Mikayla Oliver, Calm Down!" Michelle warned.

"Were doing all we can. Remember when we said we are moving into another house. Well that house is with the Scotts and the custody of the Hart children would be split between them and us. However, there are complications." John admitted.

"What kind of complications?" Jasmine asked.

"We have to find a house big enough for everyone and the deadline is up tonight. If we don't find a house, they will be separated tomorrow." Michelle finished.

"So what we do?"

"You do nothing except be a friend to Tracey. It is on us and the Scotts to fix this situation. Just make sure you are all done packing and then you can go out with your friends. Just be sure to be home by 5." John answered and waited for Jasmine to leave.

Michelle was about to ask Tommy if he had finished packing when his communicator went off. Tommy looked down at the communicator then back up at his parents.

"You had better answer that, it could be important." Michelle stated very curious about what it is about.

Tommy thought about leaving the room so that his parents couldn't listen in, but he decided it might put his mother at ease about the whole Ranger situation if he didn't keep anything from them.

"Yeah Zordon!"

"Tommy, a monster is attacking in the park, the others will meet you there."

"Right! I'm on it."

Tommy ended his conversation with Zordon and looked back at his parents who were watching him.

"Mom, I uh."

"Go, just be careful out there." Michelle stated and just stared as her son ran out the door and straight to a monster battle.

"He is going to be fine, Michelle. You'll see." John told his wife.

"Yeah, we had better find a house for all of us. I'm going to call Anita and see if she has had any luck finding something, anything that will work. Even a 6 bedroom would work in the mean time. But once they are separated there is no getting them back." Michelle answered.

"Well just hope we find something in time to keep them from being separated." John replied as he watched his wife pick up the phone.