Disclaimer: My first venture into the Power Ranger Fandom. I do not own Power Rangers other than my OC's. There will be slash in here. You get to guess whom! There is also the element of time travel and there will be flashback chapters (just as a warning if things get confusing). Obviously I have no BETA so I apologize for any grammatical mistakes in advance. WARNING: SLASH (BOYXBOY) in this fic. Griffin will be traveling back in time to when the Thunder and Wind Rangers have already become a Team and Cam has already gained his Samurai Powers.
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QUICK RECAP
Flashback to Kim and Hunter's first interactions
Hunter outing himself as a Ranger to Kim
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Recap- Chapter 23
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"So Hunter what's up? I know this is more than a fashion emergency."
"Well Kim you see…"
…
"Hunter just spit it out."
"Well…"
"HUNTER!!"
Hunter knew better than to further enrage his friend.
"I'M A POWER RANGER"
Kim bounced up from her seat from across the table and came over to hug her friend. She was bouncing up and down and was full of life. All the color that had drained away from her face in suspense came back with a fury.
"That's all?"
"What do you mean 'that's all?' You're the first person I have told. If my parents were alive I would still have told you first. You should feel honored."
Kim burst out in giggles.
"What's so funny Kim? This is important. You're the first person I've told."
"Hunter you are such a blonde sometimes…"
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End of Recap
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Hunter had been staying with the former Pink Ranger for four days already. The two were the perfect big sister and little brother combination, despite their conflicting heights and personas. While Kim would not giving up on poking fun at her "brothers' love interest," Hunter could not resist poking fun at her's.
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A day had passed and Kim was already beginning to feel more at home. She couldn't tell if it were being surrounded by belongings she grew up with as a child as well as those she collected on her travels, or if it was the comforting presence of Hunter. She was snapped out of her thoughts at the breakfast table by a conversation she was dreading…
"Kim?"
"Yeah."
"So you and Tommy?"
"What about it?"
"I know you were teammates and all… but you're still in contact with him?"
"So what?"
"You're blushing. And after he went after the next Pink Ranger too! YOU STILL HAVE IT IN FOR HIM!! I KNEW IT! THERE WAS NO OTHER GUY WAS THERE?"
"I DO NOT, YOU BRAT!" she said throwing a chair cushion at Hunter. "AND I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT!"
"Don't play dumb Kim. I'm the blonde one here."
"Hunter what are you talking about?"
"You really don't know do you?"
"You better start talking or you will never have a chance to see your friends again" Kim cackled, scaring Hunter deeply as thunder rumbled and lightning flashed outside.
"Tommy got a letter from you saying that you met someone in Florida and wanted to break it off with him."
"WHAT?"
"Yeah. Like I'm surprised no one talked to you after that."
"Well Jason was a bit odd after I came back from Florida, but I thought he was having problems with Emily. Billy and the others were gone. And Trini was hic dead."
"I guess you have some talking to do with Tommy?"
"No… I think everything is for the better. At least for now, Tommy was in Reefside the last I heard. We have just started to get back on friendly terms. I don't want to lose that by suddenly telling him I didn't write the letter. I don't have time for a relationship Hunter. I just really need to get my life back together."
"So are you serious? Even though I was never seriously close to any of them, they all felt you genuinely wrote the letter."
"HUNTER I DIDN'T WRITE THE GODDAMN LETTER!! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT?"
Hunter chuckled.
"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?"
"I believe you."
"WHAT!" she screeched grabbing him by the neck and shaking him profusely.
"It was a test, if you will. I need to see how sincere you were. It would be easy to claim someone else wrote it just to get Tommy back."
"I DON'T WANT TOMMY! IF YOU DON'T STOP, I WONT HELP YOU GET YOUR LOVER BOY BACK YOU STUPID LITTLE BLONDE!"
"That hurt Kim."
"No this hurts Sweetie" Kim said in a sickeningly sweet tone as she kneed him.
Hunter dropped to the ground in a fetal position while cupping his bits in his hands.
"WHY?"
"You're an ass."
"Just for that I'm not letting Dustin ever cook breakfast for you!"
"That's if we ever find him."
She did not realize what she said until it was too late, but Hunter was being a good sport about it. He knew everything would work out; it was just a matter of time.
"We will. And you will regret the day you threw that cushion at me."
"And why's that?"
"You may be the goddess of the garden, but his culinary skills make you look like Billy trying to be a cheerleader."
Kimberly paled at the thought. Food was her life. Well maybe after Shopping and her Friends….
"Just kidding Kim."
She let out a sigh of relief.
"He may be a goof, but he's my goof. It doesn't hurt that he can cook and is pretty easy on the eyes too!"
"You are head over heals for him too!"
"I can't help it. Even when I was 'evil' I knew on some level I was attracted to him."
"You two are beyond anything I've encountered. Sure I loved Tommy, but we were never meant to be. You two sound like soul mates…"
Hunter blushed with such intensity that he made his Ranger suit seem light pink in comparison.
"You and Tommy are still the textbook example for Ranger Relationships 101."
"WHAT!!"
"You would be surprised what he has going around the Ranger Circuit."
It was then that Hunter felt a chill run down his back.
"THOMAS OLIVER YOU ARE A DEAD MAN WHEN I SEE YOU NEXT!" she screamed into the heavens, scaring the hell out of the blonde.
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(Elsewhere)
Tommy sneezed once more causing yet another prototype to be ruined. He cursed whoever was talking about him. He was trying hard to suppress the urge to call a Pink Ranger right then. He had a bad feeling that he had offended someone somewhere and that it would result in complete and utter disaster for him.
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Hunter and Kim were doing their own things while together in Angel Grove. Kim settled family business while Hunter kept to himself. Currently Hunter was taking a walk through his hometown when his phone began to vibrate. He took it out of his pocket and looked at the screen.
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Dad,
Safe and sound. Know Dustin's alive and well. Sensei-student bond still going strong. Virginity intact. Tell you're Pink Predecessor your pride and joy says hi! Will call when things slow down. Don't worry I'm still a virgin in all senses unlike certain Pink Ranger predecessors of mine.
Griff
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The text message didn't say much, but at least he knew Griffin was alive. That or someone was playing games with him. He trusted his son to a T. The Dustin part was kind of comforting, though he was conflicted over whether he (Griffin) just said that to make him (Hunter) relax a bit or whether he meant it. The last bit freaked him out a bit. Griffin going back in time changed the timelines a bit, but there would be no way he would know where he was or who he was visiting unless he was spying somehow. He had his doubts, but there were too many variables that made him believe it was authentic.
He closed the text and proceeded to dial a number.
"Kim? Have you heard from THEM yet?
"I have no idea what you are talking about" she said with a flick of her hair.
"I'm not a little kid anymore. You don't need to baby me."
"I know that."
"Then stop keeping secrets."
"Stop being a brat."
"Takes one to know one."
"Don't you have something to do?"
"Can't I ask the same of you?"
"I asked first."
"This is definitely one of those age before beauty cases."
"That's exactly why you need to go first dude."
"So how is TOMMY?"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"I'm sure you know all about 'Dr. O' and his stint in Reefside. You yourself told me the last you heard he was in Reefside."
"What are you talking about? Tommy is still on the racing circuit. He even sent me photos last month. I'll grab them if you want proof. There is a track somewhere near there. He mentioned spending a few summers there with the Oliver's."
"I think you still like him."
"That's irrelevant Blondie. And secondly I don't want to deal with Christmas Ranger right now. I did hear he was Reefside, but I also heard he was still racing. I believe there was an Oliver who lived there if I remember correctly. Like I said before, he mentioned spending a few summers in Reefside. He must have inherited a house or something. Since Trini died I haven't had much contact with the others. All of them besides Jason, Rocky, and Adam have basically given me the cold shoulder. I just don't know why it is that way, but I have to move on. If they don't want to be my friend, it's fine with me. It hurts but I am better of without the drama."
"Well you sure have grown up Sis" Hunter smiled.
Kim couldn't help but do so in response.
"Well that's not what Jason told me. Jason told me a few things you should be well aware of by now."
Kim whipped around to face her 'little brother.'
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?? NONE OF US AND I MEAN NONE OF US HAVE HEARD FROM HIM IN YEARS!! TOMMY HAS BASICALLY SHUT HIMSELF OFF FROM THE REST OF US!!"
"Guess it was his Red Rangers senses kicking in. Or maybe it was the insistence of Kat since you keep going on about how I'm a Pink now."
Kim glared.
"I went to Las Vegas with him. Don't you remember? I told you about my night of wild, drunken sex? And the quickie wedding?"
"HOW DARE YOU CORRUPT JASON!"
"What are you talking about? What do you not get about me still being a virgin?"
"Then what about…?"
"Emily decided to make a surprise appearance… let's just say there may be a new Baby Pink on the way."
Kim squeeled in excitement as she went to her Blackberry to call someone whose number she didn't have.
"I'll dial it for you."
Hunter only knew the number from his trip to Vegas. He didn't know Jason extremely well, but Kim asked him to look after him when he had the chance. She was in Florida and knew that Jason was back in town at the time.
"Thanks dude."
"It was fun and all with messing with your brain, but I'm still looking for answers. Let me know if they get back from you. Don't contact anyone outside the list I gave you."
"Why exactly again?"
"What do you not get about a team of Former Rangers being Evil??"
"It's not like Kat or Tommy would do that. They're good now." She looked down. "Or at least Tommy is. There is something about Kat I don't like."
"I'm not naming names. But they could be in contact with someone who is. Personally I always believe in things coming in threes. Kat took your powers. Kat took your man. Personally I think your life is next."
"You can't be serious."
"Think about it seriously. And don't get me started on Tommy. He swept you off your feet and then assumed the letter was 'real.' He underestimated your abilities. He too could want to take your life."
"I really don't know."
"I know it sounds farfetched, but you've seen weirder things occur as a Ranger."
"And how do you know about all of this if you only found about me being a Ranger today."
"Well I accidentally found out about Tommy and Kat this one time. But the moral of the story is that both of them could be potential threats whether they are the Evil Rangers or not."
Hunter kept as much about Griffin under the rug as he could. Hunter excused himself to use the restroom for several moments. He texted Griffin back with his suspicions and was waiting for a response. When he had failed to receive on after several minutes he went to rejoin his old friend.
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"I think I have identified one person already, but I don't want to count my chickens too soon if you catch my drift."
"Sure so we're keeping it hush hush?" Kim asked.
"Yep."
"Ok it was nice seeing you again dude."
"You too."
"One more thing…"
"Yeah?"
"Stop bleaching your hair dude. You were already blonde enough. I swear Kat is rubbing off on you too much. I think you've actually gone blonder with time if that's even possible."
Hunter face faulted before recovering and Ninja Streaking out of there.
Kim picked up her Blackberry and spoke into it.
"Did you get all of that?"
"Don't worry Pinky I sure did," said a cold male voice.
She hung up and teleported out of the house in a flash of pink light. However as soon as she left something came tumbling out of the hallway closet. Something PINK
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Author's Note
Hope you enjoyed this. The Kim-Hunter arc was a bit of fluffy filler used to bridge the gap between the Turtle Cove bit and Griff and Ry's next destination. Don't worry Kim and other former Rangers will get more chances at the spotlight. Once a Ranger, Always a Ranger. Don't worry I don't have Dustin tied up almost naked in a basement somewhere girlish giggle Whispering Ranger would kill me to get him then. Dustin will make an appearance soon. I don't know how soon as I am winging all of this whenever I get a chance.
Like I said before, College is kicking my ass and I need to catch up with my work. I hope this is to your liking. I tried my best with the time provided. I know the plot is getting a little tired, but I am trying to have little hints of what is coming here and there. I never anticipated that I would still not approach more pressing matters by the time I headed back to school, but its all ok because I have plenty of surprises in store for all of my faithful readers.
I wanted to post yesterday, but I had a quiz today and Project Runway Season 5 comes first!! Next week may be a Friday post as I have multiple papers and exams next week.
-Griffin