Disclaimer: You know the drill. I don't own them, but I wish I did. See Chapter 1 for those owners.

A/N-I waited 2 weeks for this chapter simply because of Thanksgiving. I didn't want to worry about posting this chapter on Thanksgiving weekend, and I'm sorry to all my fans I kept waiting. Hope everyone had a happy holiday.

A/N 2: Lavonne, I put a phrase from one of your reviews in just for you!

Ch. 6-Calm before First Storm

Unknown Time

Lunar Palace

"Niece, I still don't understand why you have a hard-on for that little pink gymnast," growled the famed Ivan Ooze as he sat listening to Lady Chaos plan. "What the hell can that little parasite do to destroy the Earth?"

"Uncle, listen for a minute," said Chaos calmly. "You're a terrific uncle and villain, but you obviously aren't very familiar with how Power Ranger teams work, and specifically the original one. You also aren't very familiar with prophecies. Do you even understand why my father, Master Vile, was able to destroy the Power Coins in the first place?" As Ivan shook his head, Chaos muttered, 'Why do I HAVE to explain things, even to my uncle? Why?'

As she continued to explain her plans, and the prophecy that bound Tommy and Kimberly for all time, the feared King of Ooze began to nod his head in satisfaction.

"So all we have to do is keep them split, and keep the slut unhappy, and we can destroy them? Just like that?" said Ooze.

"Just like that, Uncle. Tommy's worst nightmare will be to fight his former lover. The two going at one another will slowly self-destruct the rest of the group as well. Master Vile was able to destroy them the first time with Kimberly away from the team. With Kimberly as my evil sorceress, she will surely destroy Tommy and the rest of his brats."

"I like that plan. This better work."

"It will. My plans never fail."

Thursday, April 3

4:30 p.m. local time

Pan-Globals Gymnastics Complex

Tampa, FL

It was the fourth day of heckling for coach Gunthar Schmidt to someone whom he thought just a few days earlier was one of his greatest athletes.

Yet, the legendary coach, now under Lady Chaos' spell, was getting worried. He had berated Kimberly for four straight days, increasing his torture day by day.

He'd done everything from yelling at her about little mistakes in her talent, to berating her about how her parents and friends in California would be embarrassed by her. He'd thought at times of pulling out the Power Ranger card, but he'd decided to keep that in his pocket for now as Lady Chaos had ordered him not to use it unless it was needed.

He'd even tried to use the 'Tommy' card against her, but that hadn't worked even for a second. And as he called out, "You must have been raised by terrible parents!" as another insult, she once more did not flinch. This made her coach very nervous, and as the girls were taking a break, he went to his office quickly and tapped his communications device.

"REPORT!" screeched Lady Chaos.

"It is not going well, my lady. I have tried everything on the little bitch, from her parents to Tommy to her friends and whatever else. I've also been in her face three to four times a day! It is not working...she's been cool, calm and collected, and the worse thing about it is she's not close to being worn down yet! I don't know what to do!" roared Coach Schmidt.

"It's OK, Coach. Calm down. You are doing your job. It appears our pink pawn has thicker skin than I anticipated. You need to keep doing what you are doing. While she may have the guts to take criticism, I still believe consistency will wear her down."

"Do you have backup plans in case we need them?"

"Yes, but I don't want to use them unless it's absolutely necessary. Don't fix anything. However, if nothing changes by Wednesday, then let me know."

"OK. Coach Schmidt out."

5:00 p.m. local time

Angel's Cove

Angel Grove, CA

It had only been an hour and a half, but for two current Rangers and one former enemy, it seemed like a day of fun that wouldn't end.

The relaxing hours spent between Jason, Tommy and Sabrina following school couldn't have come at a better time for the three. Despite Trini and Zack's arrival, the Rangers were still up against it since they didn't really know what their latest enemy was planning. So, they went on with their regular activities.

Presently the current conversation switched to some important subjects.

"So, Sabrina, why did you break down Sunday morning in the Power Chamber?" said Jason. "Typically we don't do that unless something major happens like Zord destruction."

"Because of everything that I did against you guys," said Sabrina as she started to lose control of her emotions again. "I somehow feel it's all my fault…"

"Oh, come on. You can't act like that," said Jason. "I always told myself if there's one person that worked for Rita that was one of her goons, it was you. No way anyone that gorgeous could ever work for evil. The same thing happened with Katherine."

"And remember, I was too," said Tommy.

"But that was nothing like what I did for thousands of years. Whole planets suffered in part because of what I did for Rita. I'm surprised that Daddy didn't try to scold me when I came on Saturday night."

"Nonsense! He loves you as much as he loves us," said Tommy. "Though, I do wonder what he'd say about us after yesterday."

"What happened yesterday?"

"One of our teachers at the local high school, as well as the principal, knows our identities," said Jason glumly. "Now we won't have any powers left to fight with."

"Don't get ridiculous. It's bound to happen sometime…Daddy even knows that. He's put that rule in forever but he knows it will happen at some point. Tell him the truth and you'll be fine."

"I agree that we need to tell him the truth either way," said Tommy. "But you still look like you're stressed."

"I am, for two reasons. One is Adam not being with the team. We need our Frog Prince to win this fight. I'm worried that our enemies are making him a target…"

"And what's the other?" said Tommy.

"That I don't feel I'll be vindicated for what I've done unless we save Kimberly."

"Sabrina, don't get caught up in that. Tommy would do anything for Kimberly come hell or high water. As to Adam, don't lose hope for a friendship yet."

"Really?"

"For a Power Ranger, nothing is out of the question. If you truly love him, then you may get another chance. You just have to hold on to your hope."

5:30 p.m. local time

The Power Chamber

Angel Grove, CA

One half hour later, the three had gathered in the Power Chamber for a meeting with their mentor (and in Sabrina's case, parent).

"So what's exactly going on, Rangers? I didn't expect you'd come here on a surprise visit," said Alpha 5.

"Well, we don't know how to say this, but…" Jason said as a look of disappointment fell over his face. After he got to that point, he was barely able to control his emotions, which surprised Zordon since he'd known Jason to keep his cool so much.

"We've had our identities found out. We're extremely disappointed," said Tommy.

"WHO HAS FOUND OUT? IF IT'S SOMEONE WE KNOW, THEY MAY BE ABLE TO HELP US," said Zordon.

"Um, how would Ms. Appleby and Mr. Caplan know of what they could do for us?" said Tommy. "I feel we let you down, Zordon."

"HOW LONG HAVE THEY KNOWN? I'VE RUN BACKGROUND CHECKS ON BOTH OF THEM, AND I FEEL THEY COULD BE OF SERVICE."

"Both have known since the evil twins incident," said Jason, which made Sabrina shudder as she remembered being put in charge of that by Rita herself while she was Scorpina. But before she could lower her head again, Tommy snapped his head around and gave her a look that said, 'I know what you're thinking, so stop it.' "They've both sworn to keep our secret identities."

"Aye-yi-yi! That's a long time," said Alpha.

"We both feared we could have our identities taken away, though Sabrina tried to reassure us otherwise," said Jason.

"AND SHE'S RIGHT. I CAN'T POSSIBLY THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR TELLING ME THE TRUTH, RANGERS. YOU ARE TRULY TRUSTWORTHY HUMAN BEINGS. THERE IS NO WAY I WOULD EVEN CONSIDER REVOKING YOUR POWERS. YOU'VE DONE ALL YOU CAN TO KEEP YOUR IDENTITIES FROM THE PUBLIC, AND FOR THAT I AM MOST PLEASED," said Zordon. "NOW, AS FOR MORE PRESSING MATTERS, I THINK SOMEONE SHOULD GO TALK TO ADAM."

"And I'll go," said Tommy. "After all, I'm the leader of the team, and I feel I'm closest with him besides Rocky. I also believe that Ninjor and Sabrina should switch places, so that Ninjor can talk to Adam as well."

"I TOO THINK SABRINA WOULD BE BETTER OFF IN FLORIDA NEAR KIMBERLY. SHE WON'T BE AS PRONE TO TORTURE, AND MAYBE SHE CAN SPY ON WHAT LADY CHAOS IS DOING. ALPHA, SEND OUT A MENTAL NOTE TO DULCEA AND NINJOR IN FLORIDA."

8:40 p.m. local time

Sabrina's Residence/Command Chamber

Lakeland, FL

On the other side of the continent, Kimberly was finally getting some stress relieved.

Though she would never admit it publicly, she was getting stressed by her coach berating her every single day to try to wear her down.

So, with the Master Warrior and Ninja Master's permission, she'd been allowed to teleport to nearby Lakeland. There, she'd made herself dinner, talked with Dulcea in particular about what she'd done since they'd last seen each other, and talked with Ninjor about how Katherine had been doing since Kimberly had given the Pink Power Coin to the young Australian.

The words were like music to her ears; "She is fine, young Crane. She is also becoming closer to the team with each day. She has taken care of Tommy very well for you."

"I wouldn't have it any other way. She's very trustworthy. She saved my own life when she could have been Rita's pawn forever."

Despite these warm conversations, Kimberly knew her mentors were hiding something, and it was something they didn't like. Presently, Ninjor sadly walked up to her.

"Kimberly, I'm afraid I must leave. The Rangers need my help in Angel Grove. Sabrina will come in my place to take care of you," Ninjor said, and Kimberly didn't like the tone of his voice.

"Why? What's wrong?"

"I've been asked to go to Angel Grove by Zordon and Tommy because Adam needs a heart-to-heart talk. He has quit the Ranger team."

These last words shocked Kimberly to her core. In her entire time she'd known the young Korean, she'd never known him to do that.

"Sabrina scared him off, I guess?" said Kimberly. "He needs to be able to forgive her. Anger is one thing, but attacking one of Zordon's own is quite another, even if she was my rival. Good luck, Ninjor, and please, knock some sense into him. I'm sad you have to leave."

"What must be, will be, Kimberly. Remember, I am always with you," said Ninjor as he disappeared into the sky, passing Sabrina as they teleported in opposite directions…Sabrina to Florida, and Ninjor towards California.

Unknown Time

Lunar Palace

"Hmm, OK, so you're already working on the pink goody two shoes. Now, how can we get Adam worn down to where he will serve us?" muttered Ivan. He'd heard about Chaos' plans to make Adam her Evil Green Ranger, and was quite confused.

"It's very simple: Nightmares," said her niece, the feared Lady Chaos.

"What do you mean, nightmares?" said Ivan, confused.

"Man, you're off to a slow start, aren't you, uncle. You better get your A-game back, fast. I don't need a below average uncle when I'm trying to conquer the galaxy," said Lady Chaos. "As for the nightmares…well…Scorpina may not be serving us any longer, but nightmares of her are going to eventually destroy Adam's self confidence, and will eventually cause enough anger in him to make him my evil Green Ranger. There's a certain amount of anger that has to go into being that Ranger, and I think Adam has that potential."

"How nice that even though she's not serving us, Scorpina will still inadvertently destroy the Rangers once and for all!" screamed Rita.

Ivan smirked across the room after he heard the plan. He'd remembered while trying to conquer Earth of hearing about the only time Zedd had used the former scorpion-witch, and he absolutely loved the plan.

The others danced around the throne room, Macarena style, Zedd included.

"Watch out, Adam. Your days on the side of good are numbered. You're real close to being mine, sugar," Lady Chaos said as she smiled one of the evilest smiles in the universe.

"Do you have any more plans for Kimberly?" said Lord Zedd.

"Yes. Simple Tenga attacks, with coach beration, should be enough to wear her down."

Zedd nodded at the thought. He respected Kimberly's ability even though she was on the side of good…after all, Zedd had attempted to make her his wife once. However, he severely doubted that Kimberly could go through constant Tenga attacks as well as coach beration for one week straight.

Lady Chaos continued to smile as her plans bloomed. To her, there was no way the Power Rangers would defeat the forces of evil this time!

TBC…