Chapter Fourteen
Tommy stood outside of the Youth Center, a basketball in hand. He was in deep thought. Again he felt he was at the end of his time as the Green Power Ranger.
He was feeling weaker and weaker even without joining the Rangers' daily battles with Lord Zedd. And the battles only made the power draining worse.
He bounced his basketball once. Then twice, absently trying to do something. Tommy hated not doing anything. He hated feeling useless and more often than not he has been feeling useless.
"Hey," Kimberly's voice brought him out of his thoughts.
"Jason told me I'd find you here. How are you?"
Tommy turned to the Pink Ranger.
"All right," he lied. "The results of the bio-scan Alpha ran on me come in tomorrow."
He shots the ball into a nearby hoop and missed.
"Well, maybe Zordan can find away to increase your powers," Kimberly said her voice filled with hope.
Tommy sighs knowing there is no hope for him.
"I don't want to get my hopes up, Kim. Lord Zedd's been after me ever since he took over Rita's place. And he's not stopping until I'm stripped of all of my powers."
This was the reality Tommy knew the other Rangers, especially, Kimberly, did not want to face.
Before Kimberly could say something to cheer the Green Ranger up, white lightning began to flash around them, startling the two teens. The something really surprising appeared before them. A faded, almost ghostly image of Tommy was standing a few feet away from them.
"Tommy, look," Kimberly exclaimed.
The image approached them and they walked towards it, meeting halfway they faced each other.
"It's me," the corporeal Tommy said with awe.
"I'm you from… Future…" the ghostly Tommy spoke, his voice fading in and out. "Final battle.. Remember. Communicator. That's all I can… Tell you. Don't give up. You… Right after."
The lightning flashes again and Tommy's future image vanishes.
"What was that all about?" Kimberly asked.
Tommy continued to stare at the place his image had just stood.
"Some kind of warning from the future," he answered the Pink Ranger.
He couldn't believe it,. His life was about to go from bad to worse.
The inevitable was going to happen. His next battle was going to be the Green Power Ranger's last.
END OF CH.14