"Hey kids," Tommy said as he opened the front door several hours later. His day had mostly been spent sitting beside his bed watching Kim sleep, but that was what he truly wanted to do. He wanted to be near her, because he knew that if he was Mesogogg would not try anything. He was not foolish enough to even attempt it with him nearby. "Now, Trent, can you tell me what happened?"
"Well, I went into my dad's office this morning to get something and I then found myself in a lab of sorts. I had decided to just get out of there, but then I saw her. Of course I didn't know what was going on, but I had to get her out of there," Trent said as Tommy nodded. The boy had no idea how grateful he was to him for doing that, instead of just turning the other cheek. He knew that Kim had been lucky to not have anything happen to her and it had been by the grace of God that she had not lost the baby from the stress or the injuries.
"Trent, I'm scared to send you back home, especially considering that you found her in your dad's office," Tommy said as Trent stared over at him. Trent understood exactly what he was saying and he did not like it one bit.
"How can you say this is best? You don't even know my father!" Trent yelled as Tommy hid his face behind his hands. He wished that was the case, but it wasn't. He knew Anton Mercer all too well and what he was seeing was something he had never thought would happen with Mercer's research.
"I do know Anton, I'm just not sure if he is involved in this or not. I hope that he has nothing to do with it, but the tryannadrones are similar to a prototype of some protectors that we were working on together a few years ago," Tommy said as Kim stumbled down the stairs, clutching her stomach. "You okay?"
"Just a cramp, Tommy," Kim said as he gave her a concerned look. "What kind of food do you have here?"
"I'm not sure, just look in the fridge, you can take anything that you want," Tommy said as the rangers looked between the two of them. "Guys…"
"Before you start, I have a question for you," Conner said as Tommy stared at him. That sentence scared him more than anything else that had been said so far today. When Conner had questions, it usually meant a rather uncomfortable day for him.
"What's that?" Tommy asked as Kim walked back out of the kitchen with a jar of pickles and chocolate ice cream. She then sat down next to Tommy, who just shook his head as the rangers gave her an odd look.
"How much longer will you be working with us?" Conner asked as Tommy looked over at Kim. She, however, was content to just eat her ice cream without a care in the world.
"I don't really know Conner, but the three of you are going to have to work extra hard and Trent, I don't know what to do with you right now. I don't know who Mesogogg is, but there is a good chance that if you were able to get her from your home, that your father might have something to do with it," Tommy said as Trent just stared at him. To hear someone put it so bluntly was unbelievable, but Tommy had no time left to fool around. Trent had heard stories about Dr. O's youth today that he would have thought him incapable to do. Now he was telling him that his own father could be a part of all of this and he didn't know how to handle it. This was not something that had even crossed his mind until Tommy mentioned it just now.
"Let him stay here Tommy," Kim said as Tommy looked down at he and she just nodded that he should do that, it was the most logical thing for him to do. "You're already in enough danger, it shouldn't be a problem."
"And you and the baby?" Tommy asked as she dipped a pickle in the ice cream and Kira struggled not to gag.
"We'll be fine at my place, it's only about an hour drive, Tommy," Kim said as Tommy glared at her and she understood the look in his eyes. He was not planning on letting her leave this house again, except to pack her things and move in with him. "Later, when they are gone we'll talk about it."
"No, you'll talk now," Rocky said as they looked back at him, neither of them had heard him come in. "But only after I do an ultrasound."
"Ultrasound?" Kim asked as Rocky nodded his head yes. "Where? In Angel Grove?"
"Nope, downstairs. Tommy, come on," Rocky said as Tommy looked over at him and then down at Kim. "Kids, why don't you talk to Aisha? I'm sure that she'd love to hear some of your war stories."
"Why are you here? I'm perfectly fine Rocky," Kim said as Rocky looked over at her before reaching out and gently touching a bruise on her shoulder. She tried to hide the grimace on her face, but it did not work as Rocky just sighed. Kim always put up a good front for people and he knew that if she was letting him see that, she was secretly in much more pain.
"This is because I know what you faced and Kim, it scares me to know that you are pregnant with his child. Anything that they can do to get to him, they will. You don't need to give them another reason to come after you," Rocky said as Kim glared up at him. There were definitely times that she hated that he was her doctor; he knew far too much about her.
"I'm pregnant, not handicapped, Rocky," Kim said as she clutched her side again as Tommy and Rocky exchanged a glance.
"Sit," Rocky commanded as they reached the bottom of the stairs and she walked over to the couch. Kim was a tough cookie, but she could not neglect her body right now.
"Tommy, please tell me that you don't agree with him," Kim begged as Tommy looked away from her. "Tommy!"
"I just worry that he'll find out and come after you again and this time with the intent to kill the baby. It's a good thing that he doesn't know right now," Tommy said as Kim looked over at him and saw the concern in his eyes. "I cannot lose you Kimberly. You have to understand that."
"Why would you care now when you didn't care before?" Kim asked as Rocky put together all the equipment while trying his best to ignore them. He did not want to see this explosion if he could help it.
"I've always cared. Why do you think that I always came for you when I probably shouldn't have? I have always and will always love you, even if you push me away," Tommy said as Kim stood up and stormed out of the room. Tommy had no clue what he had done, but obviously he had said something wrong.
"Go after her," Rocky whispered as Tommy stood and ran up the stairs after her. Rocky could not believe that he was seeing all of this and he just hoped Kim would come to her senses soon. They all knew that those two needed each other more than anything else in the world, they were just ready for the stupidity to end.
"Kim!" Tommy yelled as he heard the front door slam. "Kim!"
"What's…" Conner started as Kira slapped her hand over his mouth and she then shook her head no. Dr. O needed to be left alone right now. They had all seen she her run, although Aisha was the only one that had seen it more than once. She completely agreed with everyone else about the two of them and now she just hoped that Tommy would actually solve it all.
