A/N: Here is the next Installment. I hope you enjoy. Please read and review!
Chapter 05 We Are Not Alone
(Day 5 & 6)
Start Flashback
Tommy stood on the side walk of Angel Grove. His eyes were fixed on the glass display in front of him. The various necklaces, rings, and fancy jewelry sparked from the sun's light. Adjusting his glasses; he scanned with his eyes, closely examining the rings. He leaned closer, inches away from the glass. Finally after a few minutes, he stood back up and walked inside.
A woman behind the counter turned and smile,d "Hello, welcome." She moved around to greet Tommy, "How can I help you?" Tommy looked back at the display before noticing more rings around the store. He sighed looking at the woman. She had a slight grin on her face, "Ah." She moved over to one of the display case, "I know that look. That's the look of confusion."
"Is it that obvious?" Tommy walked over. He took off his leather jacket and placed it on the counter, "It has to be perfect."
She simply smiled back, "Then we will not stop until we find the perfect one."
After awhile, he had exited the door. His jacket was slung over his arm as he made his way out and down the side walk. He turned the corner where he bumped into a brunette girl. She turned around, her long hair swinging into her face before allowing it to fall away. Kimberly Hart. A name Tommy had never thought he would be saying again. Kim Hart was wearing a white blouse and blue jeans. She had a pink pin on her hair. Kim held two coffees in her hand.
"Tommy." She spoke as the two began to walk, "Where the heck did you go?"
He moved in, wrapping his arm around her and giving her a kiss on the head, "I went to check out what time the museum opens tomorrow." He lied. The two continued to walk heading around the corner. They waited at the edge of the street. Tommy looked around. He spotted a couple walking out of a store. It was a blonde hair man and a brunette girl. Unbeknown to them, it was Kelsey Winslow and Ryan Mitchell. She was holding his hand as he went in to kiss her on the lips before the two walked away. "So are we going to go to the movie? We don't want to be late." He finally started to speak.
She let go of his hand, "We've been almost ten years too late." Kim teased before walking across the street. She turned, clearing her hair, "Come on, Tommy!"
End flashback
"Tommy!" The old legendary ranger stood there lost in thought. His hand was playing with a ring on his left hand. "Tommy!" A voice snapped him out of his trance. He turned around standing near the shores of the beach. Looking around, he spotted Kira yelling across the beach. He ran up and made his way to her. "Come on! RJ and the others had left for the hatch already."
Connor had started walking better again. His leg was healing a lot faster then he had anticipated. Joining up with Tommy and Kira, the boy wonder pulled out a pistol and checked to see how many rounds were in it. "Are we ready?" He looked at the two of them.
Kira arched her brows, "Connor, what do you need a gun for?" She crossed her arms.
He shrugged, "Well Eric certainly doesn't need it." He glanced at the other survivors, "If were going to explore that Hatch, we want to be careful."
"Dr. O. Are you really going to let this dweeb handle a gun?"
Tommy paused, looking between the two. He finally turned to Connor, "Just don't point it towards anyone friendly." He finally responded before leaving to head into the woods.
Kira gave a smug look to Connor before quickly following.
The three of them were walking through the woods. Passing over a log and passing a few large trees, they stumbled closer to the Hatch location. Kira stopped and bent down to inspect a few yellow flowers that were blooming. She smiled, picking one up and twirling it in her hand. Tommy stopped to look back at her old student and comrade. Connor had moved far past the two, looking back at them before Tommy nodded and he continued ahead.
"Sometimes I forget we are stranded." She walked towards him, "I look at all these pretty things growing here and it feels peaceful."
"Until you start smelling yourself," Tommy lifted up his arm to take a quick sniff, "Than reality rushes all back."
"You don't have to ruin the fantasy, Dr. O." She rolled her eyes. She proceeded forward, not realizing her foot got caught by a ground vine. Tripping, she fell into Tommy's arm. He caught her, quickly holding her tightly as she briefly laid into his chest. Quickly realizing the position she was in, she broke away and cleared her hair towards the back of her ears, "Sorry." She quickly said before moving past him. "We should catch up, before Connor decides to shoot himself in the foot or something."
Tommy and Kira finally came out of the jungle and into the clearing. The plane was still flipped on its back from that night. Tommy joined RJ, Dana, Adam, Connor, Bridge and Summer as they all surrounded the clearing of the hatch panel.
Adam bent down, placing his hand on the cold surface, "What do you think it is?"
"What do you think it is?" Kira crossed her arms, a little annoyed by the stupid question, "It's a giant door in the ground."
Dana bent down beside Adam, looking at him, "It looks like it was covered pretty well. I don't think it would have been found-"
"If it wasn't for Sky and Eric acting like total idiots?" Kira added afterwards.
Tommy turned and looked at her, shaking his head slightly. She raised her hands in defense, turning to walk away and towards the fallen plane. RJ turned and followed her as the two looked around the clearing.
Bridge moved onto the entire panel, bending down and reaching to the feel the door. He leaned his head towards the plastic window, "I wonder if anyone is alive in there?" Bridge closed one eye, peering in, hoping that it would help see better.
"Just pry the damn thing open." Connor finally wailed. The others glancing at him, not realizing Bridge fell over, hitting his face against the hatch door. The green S.P.D ranger rolled over and towards the edge of the door frame, digging his fingers into the crevice and pulling as hard as he can.
"I don't think it's a good idea, Bridge." Dana called out to him. Bridge stopped looking at her, "We don't know what is down there."
Summer moved over to Bridge, "Which is why we should open it." She said before bending down to help him open it.
"Summer." Dana sternly said, "We need to come up with a plan."
"A plan?" The blonde looked at her, "Dana, we've been on this Island for longer than we should. Enough planning out plans. Let's just find some answers."
"I'm sure the answers we are looking for will come when need be." Adam stood up to walk towards Tommy. Tommy just looked down at the whole door. He had not said a word the entire conversation. Adam analyzed him before turning back.
"Those people that took Jane are out there." Summer finally stood up. Bridge stood up as well, scratching the back of his head, listening to the whole conversation. "We have no weapons and we have no clue where we are. We need to be ready for when they attack us again. We need to beat them."
Dana rolled her eyes, turning to head over to join RJ and Kira. She couldn't stand hearing Summer's new passion to defend herself. Summer wasn't anything short but being right though. This strange Island where they have crash landed was a lot more than they had thought it would be. It was suppose to be a quick rescue so everyone can get on with their lives. It was suppose to be an Island with no other people. Apparently though, everything wasn't as it seemed.
RJ leaned against the plane. He watched as Kira dug through the inside, throwing statues out of the plane. He turned to Dana, "Got tired of starring at the door?"
"Certainly isn't providing anything useful."
He pushed himself off, "That's the beauty about doors." He grinned, "They always seem to open up more questions than they do answers."
She just starred into the jungle, "I need to find someone." Dana looked at RJ, "Will you come with me?"
"What are we looking for?"
She moved past him and towards Kira, "My brother." She bent down and picked up a statue, "And his coffin."
RJ just starred at her. There was nothing he could respond with.
Karone was walking past some tents. She made her way to the camp fire where Dustin and Tori were sitting. She sat down and gave a small wave to them, "Hey."
Dustin turned to her, "Hey Karone." He responded, "How are Eric and Sky doing?"
She shrugged, picking up one of the sticks, "They're sleeping now. They're pretty battered and bruise but they should be fine in a couple of days. Nothing seems broken according to Dana."
Tori picked at her fingers, giving a look of disgust, "I broke another nail." She groaned, "I know I am made for the beach but this is ridiculous."
Dustin sighed, rubbing the sides of his arms, "The others are not back from that hatch thing?"
"I don't think so." Karone looked back at the jungle, "Some of the survivors are talking though. Victor and this guy Sal are causing quite a commotion with some theories."
Tori groaned, standing up, brushing the sand out of her hair, "Has anyone seen Hunter?"
"He took the radio and went somewhere." Dustin responded, "Not sure what he's doing. He said something about having to get it fixed. That it might give some answers." He paused in silent, thinking about what Marah had said to him last night in the tent. He shook the thought out of his head quickly.
Tori turned, "I'm just going to go for a walk."
Karone got up and moved closer to Dustin. He remained silent as they awkwardly starred at the fire. He couldn't help but feel indifferent about the whole situation they were in. The blonde looked at him and smiled, "You seem so calm." She finally spoke, "How do you do it?"
He looked over at her, "What do you mean?"
"You've been lost for days. We have been hanging on this beach. Kidnappers are on this Island and you just seem so calm about it." She trailed near the end, "Maybe a little lost."
He forced a smile, "We're all lost."
A huge scream caught all the survivors on the beach's attention. Karone and Dustin shot up and looked around. They ran, hearing Tori's screams again.
"What's going on?" One of the survivors called out.
Dustin stopped, taking a few steps back, looking at her, "Stay here."
Karone and Dustin dashed down the beach and around the bend. They stopped suddenly, Karrone grabbing onto Dustin's arm at the sight they saw.
Tori was held against her will with a knife against her throat by some woman none of the survivors have ever seen before. The mysterious woman was wearing ragged clothes with colors fading away. Her long dirty blonde hair covered half of her face. She gripped tightly on Tori, pressing the knife hard against her neck. "Well, Well, Well." The woman spoke, "The cavalierly has arrived."
"Tori." Karone moved forward, letting go of Dustin, "Who are you?" She averted her eyes to the enemy.
"I don't think you are in any position to be asking the questions." The woman responded, "You need to get off this Island."
"Don't you think we've been trying?"
The woman gave a dirty look, "You aren't trying hard enough. You guys are being way too nosy."
"Oh" Dustin arched his brows, "You mean like uncovering the hatch?" He took a step forward. She sneered, reacting to the comment. Dustin could tell that she had no idea what they had discovered until now. "Just let my friend go."
Start Flashback
Kimberly Hart walked through the flower shop. She picked up a pink rose and smelt it. She turned to Tommy who stood there. "I love flowers." She moved to some more that were in the corner, "They are so beautiful." Tommy walked around. He glanced at the various colors. The fan above was rotating at a steady pace keeping the garden nice and cool. The sun shined viciously through the glass, pressing the heat on Tommy as he followed Kim around.
"Have you decided what you wanted?" Tommy spoke.
She shook her head, "Not yet, this decision takes careful thinking." Kim smiled, rounding a table and looking at Tommy. She stayed silent for a few minutes, inspecting a yellow flower, "Do you miss it?" Kim asked without looking up.
"Miss what?"
"Reefside?" She finally looked up, "Being a professor there?"
He thought about it before finally shrugging, "I miss a lot of things." He finally responded, "I didn't see myself back in Angel Grove.. back here with you."
She spun around with a dozen pink roses in her hands, "I think these will do."
Tommy and Kim had left the flower shop and arrived back at the apartment. Tommy closed the door and placed the keys on the glass stand while Kim took the flowers into another room. He glanced down at the frame of Kim and him. Moving to the mail that was next to it, he shuffled through it and stopped at one that was from Adam Park. "Hey we got mail from Adam." He inspected it, "I wonder what it is?" He looked up not hearing a response. "Kim?" he paused, slowly placing the mail back down, "You alright?" He moved away from the table and into the bedroom where Kim had walked into. Tommy noticed Kim unconscious on the floor by the bed. He rushed over by her and tilted her head towards him, "Kim! Wake up!"
He heard a clicking sound and slowly stood up. Turning around with his hands raised, he looked into the woman's eye that was pointing a gun at him. She had long dirty blonde hair with some pink streaks running through it. She wore all black; black coat, black pants, and black high heels. "Don't move." She spoke.
"Who are you?" Tommy glared at her, not moving an inch, "What do you want?"
"You can call me Kapri." She moved towards the door without taking her eyes or gun off of him, "I've been expecting you, Tommy."
He lowered his hands, "Do I know you?"
She shook her head, "No. You don't." Kapri responded, "I've come to deliver you a message."
He looked down at Kim who was groaning. Tommy flashed a look back at her, "You have a funny way of showing it." He glared at her, "What is it?"
"Whatever you do," She responded, "Do not get on a plane to Sydney, Australia."
He arched his eyebrows in confusion. "I don't plan on it." He was confused. He had no plans of Australia or even traveling anytime soon. "What are you talking about?"
"If you ever want to see that woman on the ground or anything at all than you will do everything possible to make sure you do not get on that flight!"
Tommy just nodded. "Alright." He promised, "Just please put the gun down."
Kapri slowly lowered it. Swiftly moving, Tommy grabbed her wrist, twisting it and forcing her to drop the gun. Kapri spun around, releasing his grip and kicking him in the face. Tommy fell sideways, hitting the wall and looking as she ran towards the window. Smashing through it, Kapri flipped to the ground and looked up to see Tommy sticking his head out. She quickly ninja streaked away.
End flashback
Tommy turned, standing in the middle of the clearing. He looked up at the sky before realizing that most of the gang already had left. "Are you ready?" Connor called out from the edge where Kira and he were standing.
He didn't realize that he had spaced out. He nodded, taking a step forward before he heard a clicking noise. It was an all too familiar sound. "Tommy!" Kira called out, "Behind you!"
Tommy turned around to see a man holding a rifle to his face. Kira and Connor ran towards him as 5 more strangers came from all around the clearing with rifles in their hands. The yellow dino ranger spun around realizing that they were surrounded. "You don't think this is the welcoming party, do you?" Connor asked as he raised his hands, backing up and bumping into Tommy.
"Shutup, Connor." Kira sneered, jabbing him before giving a slight smile to the ones holding a gun.
"These are the ones from the plane, Xander." One of the men spoke, "Should we kill them?"
Xander, the man holding the gun to Tommy's face remain silent. Tommy locked eyes with his, waiting for the next move to happen. Xander studied him carefully before finally speaking, "No." He slowly said, "Those weren't our orders."
"They don't belong here though!" The man roared, "They are tainting the Island with every breath they make!"
"Who are you?" Xander ignored him. He kept a tight grip on the gun. His dark black hair had grown down to his ears. He wore a shore sleeve green button shirt and khaki pants. He was a lot cleaner than the survivors. Tommy stayed quiet. "Answer the question!"
"We're survivors." Tommy responded, "From Oceanic 335. We crash landed here and we've been waiting to be rescued."
"Ha!" The man laughed, looking at his comrades, "No one is going to rescue you!"
"Shutup, Bryce." Xander grew angry.
"Let's just kill them." Bryce raised his gun to Connor's face, "I'll take the first shot."
Connor looked at his friends. Reading their faces, he nodded, lunging forward. It happened so fast, but Connor and Kira knocked 'The Others' to the ground. Connor quickly pulled out his pistol and shot the remaining two that were standing. Tommy swiftly grabbed Xander's gun, twisting it to the side. A shot fired from the rifle before being yanked out of his hand. Tommy kicked Xander to the ground before turning to his friends, "Run!" He shouted.
Connor and Kira dashed into the jungle without hesitation. Xander flipped back onto his feet. Tommy turned to see an incoming fist right into his face. Stumbling backwards, the legendary martial artist got into position, blocking two kicks that came flying at him. Tommy ducked, leg sweeping Xander back on the ground before turning and running to catch up with the others.
"Just put the knife down." Dustin slowly walked closer, "You know we don't mean you any harm."
Dustin and Karone looked helplessly as the woman pressed the knife tightly against Tori's throat. A man came walking out of the jungle and onto the beach behind the strange woman. "Taylor." He spoke, "Xander ran into a snag with the others. He needs our help."
She looked at him, "Can't you see I'm a little busy?"
"It's an order." He spoke calmly, "We must abide by them."
Taylor sneered, releasing her grip on Tori and pushing her towards the others. Dustin reached forward, grabbing Tori, looking right back at the woman. Taylor glanced back at Dustin, "You don't seem surprise to see us." She walked forward with the knife.
"What did you do with Jane!" Karone ignored the comment, "What do you want with us."
Taylor didn't bother to respond. She looked right at Dustin who starred right back. "Let's go." The man spoke before disappearing into the jungle. Taylor raised her knife at the young ninja ranger.
"I'm not done with you." She said slyly before disappearing into the jungle.
Tori looked over at Dustin, "Did you know these people were here?" She questioned.
Dustin shook his head quickly before turning, "No, come on. Let's see if the others got back."
Tommy ran through the jungle as swiftly as possible. He finally had caught up Connor and Kira who were catching their breath by a tree. "We got to keep moving." Tommy ran past them.
Kira sighed, taking a deep breath before continuing to run after her mentor. Connor was not too far behind. The older man stopped and looked around before back at his comrades. Sweat was pouring down his face as he tried to catch his breath, "Connor. We should split up and draw them away from the camp site. We don't want to lead them to the other survivors."
Connor nodded, "Alright. I'll head this way." He looked at Kira and then back at Dr. O.
"Be careful Connor." Kira took a step forward. With a flash, Connor left towards the other direction.
A shot fired, hitting the tree next to Kira and Tommy. She yelped, ducking from the sound. Tommy grabbed her and pushed her forward as the two continue to run. Xander was close behind, trailing the two of them. After a few minutes of running, Tommy and Kira came to a sudden halt at an edge of a cliff. Kira grabbed hold of Tommy's shirt, almost losing balancing and falling over. He pulled at her arm, pulling her into his chest as she grabbed on.
Xander came walking out with the rifle in his hand. He aimed it at the two. "Guess you ran out of runway." He looked between the two, "I have orders to bring you in."
Tommy exhaled, trying to catch his breath as Kira held tightly in his arms.
"You don't look like much of an errand boy." Tommy sharply responded.
Xander smirked, "It pays well." He sarcastically responded, "Now walk towards me."
He looked behind him and down at the large river steam before back at Xander. "Do you trust me, Kira?" He whispered.
She nodded, "Yeah."
He moved to the edge with her, before grabbing Kira and jumping off. Xander ran to the edge, looking down as they hit the water with a large splash.
Start flashback
Kim was quickly packing her things into a suitcase. Tommy came into the room, moving to take the clothes back out. "Please. Let's just talk about this."
Kim moved past the boarded up window where Kapri had jumped out. It had been a few months since the incident. Things were going perfectly fine between the two. The entire incident had been at the back of their minds. Tommy was completely dumbfounded by this sudden urge of Kim walking out on him. Leaving him again like all those years ago when she pursued her dream in Florida when they were teenagers saving the world. "Tommy, I have to go." She said.
"Is it because of what happened?" He turned to see her grab more clothes, "I told you. I have no idea who she is. I have nothing to do with whatever that lunatic was saying."
She shook her head, stuffing more clothes into her suitcase, "No." She said firmly. Kim moved out of the room with Tommy following behind. Kimberly made it to the kitchen where she opened up a cupboard and began pulling a few glasses out.
"I don't understand than." He shook his head, "Why are you suddenly moving out? I thought you were out getting groceries." She placed the last glass she pulled and looked down at it. "Look. Whatever I did, I'm sorry. Just don't leave again."
"I have too." She spun around and yelled. A tear fell down her cheek. She wiped it away before leaning on the island counter with her hands, "You need to go back to Reefside." She calmly whispered.
He moved to the other side of the counter, "Just tell me what happened." He leaned in, "Did someone talk to you?"
She shook her head, "It doesn't matter." She moved past him, "I'm leaving you, Tommy."
End flashback
Tommy awoke, groaning. His eyes fluttered open. He was laying at the edge of the river. His eyes starred right at the wedding ring on his left hand as he moved it. Lifting his head, the water dripped down his right cheek. His clothes were entirely soaked. He stood up to hear Kira coughing and sitting up.
He crawled over to her through the water. "Are you alright?" He moved closer.
She moved her head to look at him. Blood was running down the side of her temple. She wiped her hair out the way as Tommy helped her to her feet, "Yeah, I think so. Where are we?" She looked around.
Tommy glanced as well, "I have no idea."
Connor had finally made it back to the camp. He fell out of the jungle, rolling in the sand. Dana and Adam, who were talking with each other, turned to see him stumble back to his feet. They ran over to see if he was alright.
"Connor." Adam spoke first, "What's the matter? Why are you out of breath?"
He shook his head, bend it a bit, resting his hands on his knees, calming his breathing "We were ambushed. 'The Others.' surrounded us. I split to lose them so they couldn't find their way back here."
"Too late." Dustin came walking up with Karone. Tori had gone back to her tent after the incident. The others had turned. "Tori was attacked down the beach. I'm sure it was Kevin who gave away our location. "
"We are going to have to move." Dana crossed her arms, "It isn't safe here anymore."
"What about waiting for rescue?" Karone grew concerned, "How are they going to see us if we aren't on the beach."
"Right now, surviving is our priority."
"Where will we go?" Adam asked.
"I know where." A voice caught everyone's attention. They all turned to see Hunter standing there with a knife in his hand. "There is a cave about 30 minutes from here. There is fresh water and everything."
Dana moved forward, "Are you sure it's safe?"
He nodded, "Yes."
Dana nodded back, "Alright can you take the survivors?" She looked back at Adam, "Make sure you get them all there safely. I recommend leaving first thing tomorrow."
"What about you?" Adam arched his brows.
"I have to go find my brother." She responded, "I promise I'll find you when I'm done." Adam watched as she moved to where RJ and Summer were standing with bags on their back. RJ handed Dana hers. The blonde looked back at Adam and the others before turning to head down the beach.
Kira and Tommy sat near the edge of the river. Night had fallen. Tommy had gathered some sticks to start a fire. The two huddled around it, trying to keep warm. "What are we going do, Dr. O?" Kira asked, starring into the fire.
"We are going to figure out where we are and make our way back to the beach. Don't worry. We'll be fine."
She cleared the hair out of her face, "I'm not worried." Kira spoke confidently, "We've been through crazy things together. Being lost on an Island, after a plane crashed and stranded us, is nothing compared to fighting Messagog." Tommy smirked at the comment. "Why did you come back, Dr. O? Why did you come back to Reefside?"
Start flashback
Tommy Oliver sat at the edge of his bed in the half empty apartment. He had his own bag beside him as he sat there in the dark. The partial light bled through the sides of the boarded window. Kim had left hours ago, urging him not to follow. There was nothing he could do to convince her to stay.
He finally stood up, grabbing his bag and making his way to the door. Pulling out the engagement ring from his pocket, he placed it on the table and opened the door to leave. Making his way outside, the rushing traffic and busy noise of Angel Grove continued. He placed his bag in the familiar jeep before looking around.
"Where do you think you are going?"
Tommy turned to see Kapri standing there. He had not seen or heard anything from her since she showed up in his apartment couple of months ago. Grabbing her by her coat, he slammed her against the side of his jeep, "Did you have something to do with Kim!" He sneered.
She smacked his arms away and pushed him back. Various civilians walked by, glancing at them, walking away without interfering. Tommy ignored them as he starred into her eyes. "No." She responded, "There are others out there watching you."
"Others?" He shook his head, "Look, I have no idea what is going on but I have nothing to do with any of this. You have the wrong person."
Kapri stepped aside as he opened the door to his jeep and climbed in. She turned and looked at him, "There are dangerous forces at work here."
He smirked, "I can handle dangerous."
She took a step back, "This is more than just facing monsters and villains." Kapri sternly said. Tommy eyed her, figuring out if she knew he was once a ranger or not.
"I am going back to Reefside. I hope to not see you again." He started the Jeep before driving off.
End flashback
The next day had come. Dana, Summer and RJ had been trekking through the jungle for awhile. They were deep into the Island, exploring the radius of where the plane's cargo could have fallen.
"Do you think we are going the right way?" RJ called out to Dana who was leading the charge.
Summer turned back to RJ. She had decided to answer him instead of Dana, "We don't really need a lead." She spoke, "We best keep our guards up though incase anyone decides to ambush us."
"We are not getting into a fight." Dana stopped to look at them, "We don't even have weapons."
"We have our fist." She clenched one, "We'll just beat their faces till they turn blue."
RJ moved past them and looked up into the trees, "Is that what you are looking for?"
Dana and Summer looked up to see a coffin laying in the trees. It was wedged in between the branches. Dana sighed before dropping her bag. "Looks like we are going up." She said.
She firmly grasped the base of the tree, pulling herself up to grab a branch. RJ pushed the bottom of her feet, allowing her to fully get onto the branch and began her assent up towards the coffin. Making to it, she placed her hand on the coffin to feel the smooth wooden oak. "Are you alright, Dana!" Summer called out.
Dana ignored the call and just ran her eyes through the coffin. Taking a deep breath, she lifted one side of it to see if Ryan's body was intact. Her eyes widen. "What's the matter?" RJ spoke afterwords. Dana looked down to see no body. She looked down around the ground to see if maybe it had fallen out. Her eyes caught the Radio Tower that they had spotted earlier. It was closer; the tower itself seemed a lot bigger up close.
RJ moved to where she was looking at and spotted the tower as well before glancing at Dana. "Ryan isn't in here." Dana called down to them.
"What!" They both chorused.
To Be Continued.. Please R&R
