AN: SORRY FOLKS, BUT I ACCIDENTALLY UPLOADED THE WRONG CHAPTER FOR CHAPTER SIX, THIS CHAPTER IS MEANT TO BE CHAPTER SEVEN, AS IT IS NOW, IF YOU DON'T MIND GOING BACK AND READING THAT CHAPTER, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT! SORRY!!
Kimberly slept horribly that night as she dreamed of horrible things. There were flashes of her time as the pink ranger, when Rita stole her powers and even of her becoming Rita, but that was not the most horrible of what she dreamed. The thing that was haunting her the most were the last words that she said to Tommy. She had blown him off yet again and this time she was not sure if she would be able to make it right like she had attempted all the times in the past. That was what hurt the most and that was why she most desperately needed to see him again, even if it was just to tell him that she loved him and that she didn't mean all of the things that she had said lately.
But she was here, stuck, and it was absolutely horrible, as the only time that she was unstrapped from the table was when she begged to go to the restroom. Although they were evil, they at least had the common sense to do that, in order to keep her somewhat pacified. By looking at herself in the mirror she could tell that she had thinned, which was not good for the baby. Tommy didn't even know about that and he at least deserved to find it all out from her. Now she might never get the chance, as it was too dangerous for her to attempt any sort of escape. She just had to survive until Tommy came to save her.
"Wake up! Wake up!" Trent said in an urgent whisper as he gently shook the woman's arm. He had no idea how he had got here, but he knew trouble when he saw it and he could not just leave her here.
"Tommy…" Kim murmured half awake as she tried to squint the man into focus. She found that she was having trouble focusing on anyone lately and that worried her as well, as the only other times that had happened, she had soon passed out afterwards.
"I'm not Tommy; I'm Trent Fernandez, where can I take you?" Trent asked as Kim looked up at him, suddenly feeling very nauseous. "Ma'am?"
"To Tommy Oliver," Kim muttered as the boy freed her and carried her over to the portal that he had entered by and quickly exited the room.
"Dr. O! Dr. O!" Trent yelled as he banged on Tommy's front door an hour later. The woman had barely been able to keep herself upright as he moved her from the living room of his home to his car. She now, however, had passed out and he desperately needed for Dr. O to wake up. "Dr. O!"
"Trent, what are you doing here?" Kira asked as she walked up behind him. They had come to see if he had found anything new that might actually be useful to them. Usually they would have just waited until after school, but they had all gotten the distinct feeling that he was not going to come in to school today.
"I found her this morning and she asked me to bring her to Tommy Oliver, Dr. O is the only Oliver I know, so I can only guess that it's him," Trent said as he motioned towards his car, where the rangers looked back to see who it was and could only stare in awe. "I just went into my dad's office this morning and then I found myself in this lab with her."
"Dr. O!" Kira, Conner, and Ethan yelled as they beat on the door as well. She was the woman that they had been looking for, for far too long and they were sure that Dr. O would want to know about it right away. "Dr. O! Open up!"
"What?" Tommy asked angrily as he slung the door open, still only half dressed. Last night he had tried to drown his worries and had done a very good job at it, but right now he was not too happy with the kids that were waking him. The hangover aside, he just wanted to be able to mope today, before he pulled himself together and figured out how to get to Kim. "I take a day off and this is what happens?"
"Before you get any madder, you might want to take a look in his car," Conner said as Tommy looked over at Trent and then at the new car in his driveway. To see a mess of brown hair in the passenger's seat was all that he needed, as he pushed through them and ran towards the car.
"Who is she?" Trent asked as Conner, Ethan, and Kira exchanged a glance. Should they tell him or should they leave that responsibility to Dr. O?
"Kim," Tommy whispered as he reached for her hand and she barely opened her eyes. "Hey…how are you feeling?"
"Tired," Kim whispered back as he lifted her from the car and walked towards his home.
"All of you, inside, we need to talk," Tommy ordered as they nodded and then pushed Trent inside as well. He had never taken orders from Dr. O before, but obviously he was now of some value to them. They would figure out exactly what value it was soon enough.
"He'll answer the question for you," Kira said as Trent barely nodded. He was now glad that he did not wait all day to bring her here, as he was sure that Dr. O would not have been too happy with him if he had done that.
"Hey," Tommy said as he placed her in his bed and she looked up at him.
"Why didn't you come for me?" Kim asked as he gently cleaned the cut on her forehead as well as what he could see without turning on the lights.
"I tried, Kim, but there was no way for me to get in. I tried to find a way, but I couldn't and neither could Hayley or Billy. I'm so sorry," Tommy said as he kissed her on the cheek and then placed his hand on her stomach. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"I was waiting for the day when I'd be ready to come back to you," Kim said as she forced herself to sit up. "I want you to be a part of this child's life, but I'm not sure about mine yet."
"How can you not be sure about that when we've loved each other for over ten years, Kim?" Tommy asked as Kim looked at him and he gently reached for her hand. "I need you Kim, more than you'll ever know."
"I'm not ready Tommy," Kim whispered as he reached for her other hand and gently took it in his own. "Please, don't push me, not right now. Just help me get better, Tommy and then we'll talk about us."
"Okay, just lay down and rest. I have got to go talk to the kids," Tommy said as he gave her a kiss on the cheek as he stood up.
"Can I make a call?" Kim asked as Tommy nodded his head yes. He had a very good idea of who she would call and he just hoped that Trini and Jason would be able to talk some sense into her. He honestly felt like telling her that he would not let her leave, but he couldn't do that. He knew it would just push her away again and right now he couldn't do that. He needed her to come back to him, somehow.
