A/N: hey guys. I'm back with a new chapter. Sorry about the wait. But it's here and I hope that you guys enjoy it. To all my faithful reviewers, I really am sorry about the wait and I do hope that no one has lost interest as yet. Anyways, enjoy.
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Chapter Nineteen: More Rangers and She's what?
Last time:
"We're losing her!"
"Her heart rate's dropping and fast."
"What's happening to my wife?" he asked, only to be ignored.
"BP's dropping as well."
Beep…beep…beeeeeeeep
…..
Kim stood on the steps of her back porch and watched the others. Kira and the rest of the DT gang were fooling around in the yard. She leaned back against Tommy and sighed. She looked out and noticed that Rocky and Adam had joined the kids, while the rest were lounging around the porch. She looked back and saw Billy and Hayley on the swing talking. Hayley had a smile on her face and Billy had his arm around the back of the swing so it almost seemed like Hayley was in his arms. She smiled softly and looked back out at the kids. Inevitably, her gaze fell on Connor. 'My younger brother, he's my younger brother. I don't know why I didn't see it before.' She sighed, 'I shouldn't have gone off on my mom like that. I mean, she did sound like she didn't have any choice…but it still hurts.' Her eyes took in Connor's features and it was as if a blinder had been moved. She now saw the familiarity of his doe-brown eyes, his caramel colored hair, which seemed to darken after spending a lot of time in the sun, while hers would take on a lighter color. His smile was so engaging, and while it wasn't close to hers or her…rather their mom's, she could tell that it was his dad's smile. 'I can't really be mad at my mom, because I still spent time with my brother, even though I didn't know that he was. Now all that's left is to meet the other one. And from the way Connor talked about him, he seems pretty cool and they are opposites.' She sighed again, 'How do I tell Connor that I'm his sister?'
"Penny for your thoughts?" Tommy asked.
"You have the key to Fort Knox ready?" she joked.
He laughed, "No, but I do have an impressive basement that can rival it." She laughed. He nudged her, "Come on Kim, tell me what's on your mind."
"It's about what my mom said," She sighed, "Not the cheating, but something else."
"What is it?" Trini asked from her position in Jason's arms.
Kim looked at them and wondered how she should approach the subject. She opened her mouth to try and tell them when a sharp pain in her chest caused her to gasp out loud. Over with the others, Connor gasped as well.
(Same time Blue Bay Harbor)
Eric was sitting around Storm Chasers with his friends when he too gasped out loud at the sharp pain in his chest.
"Eric what's wrong?" his girlfriend Sally asked.
"I don't know," he replied, "I think I'm going to call Connor."
"Your brother?" Tori asked.
"Yeah"
"Why?" Blake asked, "Do you think something happened to him?"
"I don't know," he replied, "But I'll call him just to be sure." He pulled out his cell phone and dialed Connor's number.
"Hello?"
"Connor?" he said, "It's Eric."
(Back in AG)
"Kim, are you ok?" Tommy asked.
"What the hell just happened?" Jason asked.
"I'm fine," Kim said, "And I don't know what happened either." She looked towards Connor and the others and noticed that they were heading towards them.
"What's wrong guys?" Tommy asked.
"We don't know," Trent answered.
"We were playing around when Connor gasped like he was in pain," Krista said.
"Connor, what happened?" Aisha asked.
"I don't know," he said, "I just felt really weird for a second."
"Weird how?" Jason asked.
"I don't know, but I feel as if I should call Eric." The words had no sooner left his mouth when his cell phone rang, "Hello?"
"Connor?" he said, "It's Eric."
"I was just about to call you," he said.
"Really; why?"
"I don't know, but I felt that I should," Connor said, "Why did you call me?"
"Well I had this really weird pain and for some reason I wanted to make sure you were ok."
"Was it like a sharp pain in your chest?" Connor asked as he closed his eyes.
"Yeah, how did you know?"
"Because I felt the same thing as well."
"Where are you Connor?"
"I'm in Angel Grove, with Dr. O and the others," he said, "Why?"
"Why are you guys in Angel Grove anyways?"
"We're having a get together with the original rangers."
"Ok. We'll be there in 40 minutes."
"Who's we?"
"The Ninja Storm team," he replied, "Would it be ok with Tommy?"
"Sure, why not," Connor replied, "When you get here look for a place called Ernie's Gym and Juice Bar, it's the local youth center and call me so that I can come get you."
"Ok," Eric replied, "Talk to you later."
"Later," Connor said, before he hung up and turned back to the others.
"What did Eric want?" Kira asked.
"He felt the same pain that I did," he said, "And he had this urge to check on me."
"So the both of you felt the same pain as Kim did?" Zack said.
All eyes turned to Kim.
"You felt the same thing?" Ethan asked.
"Yes."
"Whoa," Ethan said, "Freakily weird."
(Paris; the conversation is in French)
Beeeeeeeeeeeep.
"What's happening?" Pierre asked.
"Charge to 400 joules."
"Charging."
"Clear." (SHOCK)
Beeeeeeeeeep.
"Still not responding," the make paramedic said, "Charge to 500."
"Charging," the female replied.
"Clear." (SHOCK)
Beep….beep….beep
"We got her back," the male said. The ambulance rolled to a stop outside the emergency doors.
"Come on let's go."
Pierre rushed through the hospital after the two. Within minutes, Caroline was being pushed through the surgery doors with about three or four doctors after her. Pierre dropped into one of chairs, his head in his hands. He couldn't believe what was happening. 'Oh God Carrie, you can't leave me. You have to be ok, you just have to. I don't know what I'm going to do without.' He sighed, 'She was so upset over keeping this from Kim...' "Oh God Kimberly, I have to call her."
(Back in AG)
"You know, it really is weird that all three of you felt the same thing," Trent said.
"I know," Zack said.
"Hey sis," Jason called.
"Yeah?"
"What were you going to tell us?"
Kim looked up at him before bringing her gaze back to the others. Her eyes fell on Connor as she thought once again about what her mom had told her earlier, 'My brother, I still can't wrap my head around it. Connor is my brother. So how do I tell him?'
"It's really big," she sighed, "And I don't know how exactly to even begin to tell you guys."
"Whatever it is, it can't be that bad," Connor said as he stepped in front of her, "Can it?"
"That depends," she gave a small smile.
Connor grabbed her hands, "Kim, we've known each other about two years now. We know every embarrassing story about each other; whatever it is can't be so horrible that you wouldn't tell us. We're here and we will still be here when you tell us. We're friends, so let us help you."
Kim looked into his eyes and she saw herself. She really was terrified of how he would react, but she knew he was right. She raised a hand brushed his cheek, "Ok, I'll tell you."
"What is it Beautiful?" Tommy said.
"My mom told me—
BRRRING!!!
"Oh for the love of God," Zack said.
"I'll get it," Aisha laughed. The others laughed and watched as Aisha walked into the house.
"Let's wait 'till she gets back because I don't want to tell this twice."
"OK," Kira said.
"Hello?" Aisha said.
"Hello, is Kimberly around?" Pierre said, trying to hold in the tears, "I need to talk to her."
"Mr. Dumas is everything ok, you sound upset," Aisha asked once she recognized his voice.
"No," he said, "And I don't know if it will be."
"Did something happen?" Aisha asked; fear running through her at his words.
"Yes," he said, "It's about her mom."
"Oh no," Aisha said, tears filling her eyes, "Hold on, I'll get Kimberly."
Aisha walked back out to the others with tears in her eyes.
"Sha, what's wrong?" Rocky asked, as he was the first one to see her. Everyone else looked up and moved towards the girl.
"Sha?" Kim said, "What is it?"
"Kim," she said, "Your dad's on the phone." She held out the phone towards her. Kim looked at the phone and then looked back at Aisha. She shook her head and tried to step back but walked into Tommy. She closed her eyes to stop the tears. She just knew that it was bad news on the other end, but how bad she didn't know. She opened her eyes and with shaky hands took the phone.
"Hello?"
"Kimberly, c'est papa."
"Qu'est qu'il ya papa?" Kim asked, "Why are you crying? Is everything ok?"
"Cherie, it's about your mom…"
"What about her?"
"Kim, there was an accident…"
"NO!" Kim screamed. Tommy took a step forward and rubbed her arms, "You're lying...you're lying."
"Kim sweetie," he said, tears running down his cheeks, "I'm not lying, you're mom was in an accident."
"No, I don't believe it," she cried. The phone fell from her hands as she turned and buried her face in Tommy's chest.
"Kim, what's wrong Beautiful?"
"Make it go away Tommy," she cried, "Make him take it back."
"Take what back Kim?" Jason asked.
Tommy bent and picked up the phone, his arm still wrapped around his crying girlfriend, "Hello?"
"Is this Tommy?" Pierre asked.
"Yes," Tommy said, "What's happened Mr. Dumas? Why is Kim crying?"
"Caroline was in an accident," Pierre said, "We just got to the hospital."
"No," Tommy said closing his eyes, his arm tightening around Kim.
"I'm afraid it's true," Pierre said, "I know that Kim is upset and she will no doubt blame herself because of the fight she and her mom had earlier, so I'm going to send my private plane to get you guys."
"Well there's a good amount of us," Tommy said.
"No problem," Pierre answered, "The plane seats 40. It should arrive there at 4:30 p.m., so you guys should be there by that time. It will leave at around five o'clock."
"Ok, we'll be ready."
"Tommy I've got to go, the doctor's coming," Pierre said, "Do me a favor?"
"Sure."
"Look after my little girl and don't let her blame herself."
"Ok, see you later," Tommy said.
"Bye."
"Tommy, what happened?" Rocky asked.
"Kim's mom was in an accident."
"No," Trini said, "Is she ok?"
"Pierre doesn't know yet," he replied, "He said that he's sending a plane for us, so if all of you are coming, then I suggest that you go and pack a bag."
"Of course we're coming Dr. O," Kira said, "Let's go guys."
"Wait," Connor said, "What about Eric and the Ninja Storm team?"
"Call Eric back and let him know what's up," Tommy said, "If they want to come, let them know that we're leaving at five."
"Ok," Connor said before he walked off, already dialing his brother's number. Everyone else went to their rooms to pack; their heart going out to their friend and their prayers with her mother.
(With Connor and the other RG)
"Hello, Eric?"
"Yeah Con?" Eric answered, "What's up?"
"How far are you guys from Angel Grove?"
"About 20 minutes away, why?"
"We're getting ready to go to Paris."
"Paris? Hwy?"
"Because Kimberly's mom was in an accident and we're all going to support her," Connor said, "And Dr. O told me to ask if you guys wanted to come."
"Kim's the original pink right?" Eric asked, "Then of course we'll come."
"OK, but if you guys don't have extra clothes, then you should probably go back and pack."
"But what about the plane?"
"Don't worry; the plane won't be here until 4:30 so you have time."
"Alright bro, see you in an hour," Eric said, "Later."
"Later," Connor replied. He hung up and turned to the others. "They're coming."
"Ok," Kira said, "Come on, let's finish packing.
(In BBH)
"Eric?" Sally called, "Is everything ok."
"No," Eric replied, "That was Connor; he said that they're going to Paris this afternoon because the original pink ranger's mom was in a car accident. He wanted to know if we wanted to go, so I said yes."
"Aunt Carrie was in an accident?" Kelly sat up straighter.
"Aunt Carrie?" Shane asked his girlfriend.
"Yes," she said, "Kim's my cousin."
"Wait," Cam said, "Kimberly Hart, the original pink ranger is your cousin?"
"Yes, my dad is her uncle and Aunt Caroline's brother."
"So what do we do?" Tori asked, as they were in her van, "Do we keep going? I mean, we are going right?"
"Of course we're going," Hunter said, "She's a fellow ranger and Kelly's cousin; she's family."
"Ok then," Eric said, "Connor said it's best that we have extra clothes, so we have to go back to town."
"Won't we be late?" Dustin asked.
"No, he said that the plane doesn't get there until 4:30, so we're good."
"Ok, everybody hold on." That was their only warning as Tori gave a sharp turn around. By the time the van was right, almost everyone was hanging over each other.
"Damn Tori," Marah said, "Are you trying to mess up my hair?"
"Whatever Marah," Blake rolled his eyes. Before they knew it, the van was pulling into the parking lot of Kelly's shop. When everyone jumped out, Tori was surprised to see her sister, "Taylor? What are you doing here?"
"I came up to see my baby sister and to spend some time with her," Taylor said as they hugged.
"Well our time is going to be cut short," Tori replied.
"Why do you say that?" Eric said as he stepped up to Taylor.
"Hey Eric," Tori called out to her sister's boyfriend.
"IS everybody here then?" Cam asked, referring to the rest of the Wild Force team and the two other Time Force members.
"Yeah, we're here," Cole said as the rest of walked up.
"What's going on? Danny asked.
"Kim's mom was in an accident and we're heading over to Angel Grove to meet up with the original rangers," Dustin said.
"What?"
"Kim? As in the original pink ranger? As in Jason Lee Scott's little sister?" Max asked.
"Yep that's her," Kelly said.
"What happened?" Alyssa asked.
"We don't know," Sally said, "But Connor, Eric's brother, called and told us, and he asked if he wanted to go then we should pack some clothes and be in Angel Grove by 3 p.m."
"We were already on our way when we got the call," Shane said.
"Can we come with?" Jen asked, "Just to offer support to them."
"Let me call Connor and see what he says," Eric said, "Do you guys need to go back for clothes?"
"No," Taylor said, "We were planning on spending a week or so with you guys, so…"
"Ok."
They talked amongst themselves as Eric called his brother, "Hey Connor."
"Hey Eric," Connor said, "What's up?"
"Well, Tori's sister Taylor just showed up along with about seven other people," Eric said, "And they wanted to come."
"Isn't Taylor on the Wild Force team?" Connor asked, remembering the name from a few years ago when he was still a ranger.
"Yes she is," Eric said, "So do you think Tommy will mind?"
"Let me ask him," Connor said, "Hold on."
(In AG)
Connor walked out the room and went down to Kim's. When he got there, he knocked on the door.
"Come in," he heard Tommy call out, "Oh hey Connor, what's up?"
"Eric just called, he said that they want to come to support Kim," Connor said.
"That's fine," Tommy said.
"He also said that the Wild Force team wants to come as well."
"Wild Force? What are they doing in Blue Bay Harbor?"
"Tori's sister Taylor wanted to spend time with her," Connor said.
"Which means, that Eric, Wes and Jen are there as well?"
"Yeah," Connor said.
"I suppose that they want to come too?"
"Yeah"
"Ok," Tommy said, "The more the merrier."
"Alright, I'll let him know."
"Ok Connor," Tommy said, "I'm going to take a shower, and you guys probably should as well. It's already 12 p.m., so check and see if anybody wants to make lunch."
"I can make it," Connor said, "Just worry about Kim."
"OK."
"Later Dr. O," Connor turned and walked out to tell his brother the news.
"What did Dr O say?" Ethan asked.
"He said it was ok," Connor said before picking his phone back up, "Eric?"
"I'm still here," he said, "So what did Tommy say?"
"It's cool," Connor replied, "Everyone's welcome to come."
"Will the plane seat all of us?"
"Yeah, it's a private plane that seats 40, so it can hold all of us."
"Alright bro," Eric said, "Do you still want to meet us at the youth center?"
"Yeah, then we can all leave for the airport together."
"Alright, see you then."
"Later." They both hung up and Connor turned back to the others, "Dr O said that we should probably take a shower and get something to eat."
"Ok, Connor and I will make lunch and you guys use the showers," Kira said. And with that, everyone walked off. Twenty minutes later, Kira and Connor were done with lunch and everyone, except for Kim and Tommy walked into the kitchen. Having already eaten, Connor and Kira went up to take a shower themselves and to finish getting ready. A few minutes later, Kim walked into the kitchen followed closely by Tommy. She had tried to tell him that she wasn't hungry, but he managed to convince her to at least eat something light. She stopped by the table and Trini and Aisha moved to her side.
"How are you holding up? Angela asked, from her place at Zack's side.
Kim lifted her eyes, and they could all see the tears building up, her lip quivered as she answered, "I keep thinking about what I said to her…what if…what if that's the last thing I said to my mother?"
"You can't think like that Kim," Kira said as she and Connor stepped into the kitchen, "You have to believe that everything's going to be ok. And I'm sure that you're mom is not angry at you."
"Kira's right," Jason said, "Your mom will understand and she will make it through this; after all, you are her daughter and you're one of the strongest people I know."
Kim wiped her tears and tried to give them a smile, but it came out a little watery. Still, everyone appreciated the effort, "Thanks guys, I really appreciate it."
"No problem Kim," Trini said as she hugged her, "We don't mind."
"Is everybody ready?" Tommy asked. Nods were the confirmation given from everyone present. Kim looked confused and turned to Tommy, "Ready for what? It's still early."
"We know, but we have to go to the youth center," Trent said.
"Why?"
"Because my brother is coming up and he has company," Connor said.
"Like who?" Jason asked.
"I told Eric about what happened and the ninja rangers said that they wanted to come to support you," he said, "But then Eric called back and told me that Tori's sister Taylor and the rest of the Wild Force teamed showed up for a mini vacation and when they told them where they were going, they wanted to come and show their support as well."
"Wait," Billy said, "Are you saying that the Wild Force and Time Force teams along with Ninja Storm are coming along?"
"Yes."
"But I thought that the Time Force team went back to the future?" Hayley said.
"They did," Tommy said, "But Jen decided to stay back with Wes; but for them to do that, they had to wipe her memory of all future knowledge with the exception of her being a ranger and that she did come from the future."
"So she risked time to stay with the man she loved?" Krista asked.
"Yeah she did," Jason said, "So Wes, Jen and Eric, along with the Wild Force and Ninja Storm teams are coming with us?"
"Yeah, well if it's ok with you guys?"Connor said.
"No problem," Adam said, but then he turned his attention to Kim, "Kim, is it ok for them to be there?"
"Connor, you're sure they want to come?"
"Yeah," he said.
"Ok, then," she said, "Let's go." They each took the task of making sure the house was locked up before they left. As they got outside, they looked at the cars and wondered who would drive.
"How about we just switch Connor with Tommy?" Tanya said, "Connor can drive Tommy's jeep and Tommy will drive Kim's car with her, Trini, Aisha and Jason; and everyone can go back to the cars they came from the club in?"
"Sure, that sounds fine," Tommy said. Connor gave him the keys to Kim's car and took Tommy's keys from him. Everyone got into their respective vehicles and made their way to the youth center. About twenty minutes later, the cars pulled up in the parking lot. Everyone, except for the ones in Kim's, car got out.
"Kim, are you ok?" Aisha asked.
"I don't know yet," she said, "I think it's just really starting to sink in, you know?"
"Yeah, we do," Jason said, "But it will be ok sis. You'll get through this and we'll help you."
"Jason's right Kim," Trini said, "We're not going anywhere. And with the other teams coming, you have one hell of a support team."
"Thanks guys," she smiled, "I really do appreciate it, but I don't how I'm going to feel or what I'm going to feel until I see my mom."
"We understand Beautiful," Tommy said, "But please, no matter what don't shut us out."
"I'll try not too," she said. She took a deep breath, "Well let's go."
They all walked into the youth center and were happy to see that it wasn't as crowded as it usually is. They gathered around their usual table, this time adding two more to accommodate everyone. Tommy wrapped his arm around Kim's shoulder as she leaned into him. The group talked silently among each other, waiting for the others to arrive. Ernie came from the back and was pleased yet not surprised to see the group. As he drew near the tables, he saw the tears in Kim's eyes and wondered at it, "Hey guys."
"Hey Ernie," Zack said.
"Hey," the others chorused.
"Kim, are you ok?" he asked.
"Her mom got into an accident," Trini said, "So we're waiting on some friends before we catch a plane to Paris."
"I'm so sorry to hear that Kimberly."
"Thanks Ernie."
"So," he said, "Who are the rest of you?"
"Oh sorry," Tommy said, "Ernie, these are some former students of mine. This is Connor, Kira, Ethan, Trent, Caitlin and Krista."
"Hey," the teens answered.
"And this is Hayley," Tommy said, "I met her in college."
"Nice to meet you guys," he said, "It's good to see you guys spending time together still. I guess being apart of the same group brought you all closer."
Looks of confusion were present on everyone's faces save for Kim.
"What are you talking about Ernie?" Rocky asked.
"Oh you know," he said, "the legacy that brought you all together. Thanks by the way. The town, much less, the world wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you guys."
"You're talking crazy Ernie," Adam laughed nervously, along with the others, "We didn't do anything."
The others nodded in agreement and Kim shook her head. She moved from her seat and walked around to stand in front of him. She gave him a hug and said, "You didn't have to say that, but you're welcome anyways."
The others looked shocked. "Kim, what are you doing?" Tanya hissed.
"I know guys," Ernie said after he released Kimberly.
"Know what?" Connor asked.
"About what you used to be."
"And what did we used to be?" Kira asked.
"Rangers," he said, to their shock.
"How?" Aisha whispered.
"You forget, you guys spent most of you time here," he said, "And with the colors that you wore, which coincided with the ranger colors was a dead giveaway. Add that to the fact that you always left the moment a monster appeared downtown, well, it was easy to figure out."
"How long have you known?"
"Since Tommy first joined the team in green."
"That long?" Billy said, "Well, then why did you never reveal what you knew?"
"Because it wasn't my secret to tell," he said, "And I figured that if you wanted others to know, then you would've have told."
"Wow," Rocky said, "I never would've thought that you knew."
"Thanks for keeping it a secret," Jason said.
"It was nothing guys," he said, "Well, I've got to get back. Kim, I hope you're mom is ok."
"Thanks Ernie." He bid them goodbye and turned to go back to the kitchen. Kim took her spot back at Tommy's side and they all relaxed as they waited for the others to get there. Before they knew it, it was after one. Rocky and Adam had taken up to sparring in the corner and was finishing up when a group of people walked into the center. Connor looked up and saw his brother and stood to meet him. He barely had his mouth open when a voice was heard shouting, "KIMBERLY."
Kim looked up and saw her cousin coming towards her, "Kelly?"
She stood up just in time to be caught up in a hug. Kelly wrapped her arms tight around her, "I heard about Aunt Carrie and I couldn't not come."
"Thanks Kels," Kim whispered.
"How are you holding up?" she asked.
"Not good," Kim replied. She turned and looked at Tommy before bringing her gaze back, "But everyone is helping."
"And we're here to help to," Eric said.
"Thanks…" Kim trailed off. "I'm sorry; I don't know your name."
"It's ok," he replied, "I'm Eric Meyers, the Time Force Quantum Ranger."
"Well thanks Eric."
"No problem," he said.
"Hi, it's nice to meet you," Jen said, "I'm Jen Scotts, the pink Time Force ranger. I'm so sorry to hear about your mom, but we're here to offer our support."
"Thanks Jen," Kim said.
"How about I just introduce everyone?" Tommy said. When everyone nodded their heads, he continued, "Kim, this is Wesley Collins, the red Time Force ranger; Taylor Earnhardt, the yellow Wild Force ranger; Danny Delgado, Wild Force black; Max, Wild Force blue; Alyssa Enrile, Wild Force white; Cole Evans, Wild Force red…"
Kim shook the guys' hands, and the girls hugged her. When she stepped back from shaking Cole's hand, Tommy continued, "This is the Ninja Storm team; we have Shane Clark red; Tori Hanson blue, and Taylor's little sister; Dustin Brooks yellow; Cam Watannabe green; Hunter Bradley crimson and his younger brother, Blake Bradley navy."
"Then we have Marah, Sally and my brother Eric," Connor said.
Again Kim shook the guys hand and the girls hugged her. Even Marah seemed to be more mature than she usually was. When she got to Eric, her breath caught in her throat as she realized that she was finally meeting her other brother. She looked at him in silence before shifting her gaze to Connor and back. Everyone watched in confusion, silently wondering why she focused on Eric, but some came to the conclusion that she was shocked because they were identical, whereas the others, like Tommy, Trini, Aisha, Jason, Kira and Connor, were silently wondering if her reaction had anything to do with what she was going to tell them earlier.
"You're identical," she whispered, "But, I can still tell you apart."
"How?" Dustin asked.
"Dustin, there wearing different clothes and she just saw him come in," Shane said.
"Oh," he sheepishly replied.
"No," Kim shook her head, "It's not that. Just by looking at him, looking in his eyes, I can tell he's not Connor."
"How? They have the same eye color," Hunter said.
"Guys, it'll make your head hurt less of you don't question it," Adam said.
"Yeah," Zack said, "Trust her, if she says she can tell the difference, then she can."
"Can you prove it?" Sally asked.
Kim was jerked out of thoughts by Sally's question, "What?"
"Can you prove that you can tell them apart?" she repeated.
"Why not?"
Connor and Eric went to the locker room to switch clothes, or rather, Connor switched out his yellow and red shirt for an all red shirt, identical to the one Eric was wearing. They waited about ten minutes, before they came back out. The others looked on, and tried to tell the difference between the twins, but couldn't. Not even Sally, who was Eric's girlfriend, could tell them apart. As they came to a stop in front of Kim, she looked at both of their clothes before looking into their eyes. It took about three minutes before she gave a tiny smile and stepped forward. She wrapped her arms around one of them and said, "I can't believe after all this time that you think I wouldn't know you Ceej."
He wrapped his arms around her and said, "I never doubted you for a second Belle, but they needed proof."
Everyone except for the original team looked on in shock; they couldn't believe that she had told the difference between the two.
"Wait?" Dustin said, "Eric?"
The twin that Kim wasn't holding raised his hand and smiled, "Yeah?"
"How the hell did she know?" Shane asked. He looked at the other rangers and saw that only the original rangers weren't shocked, "Can you guys tell them apart as well?"
"No," Jason said.
"But then," Blake said, "Why aren't you surprised that she can and how can she?"
"Like Zach and I said earlier," Adam said, "If she said she could tell the difference then don't question her."
"We accepted a long time ago that Kim knows things that we would miss," Rocky said.
"It's not that we're not shocked," Aisha said.
"But rather," Trini continued, "We're used to Kim doing things like this. Like Rocky said, we accepted that she saw things that we don't."
"And it helps that Connor and Kim lived together for almost two years," Kira said.
"Wait, what?" Taylor asked, "You guys lived together?"
"When?" Eric, Connor's brother asked.
"My soccer tour in Europe, I lived with Kim for almost all of it," Connor said.
"It's a little confusing talking to two Eric," Kim said, "I had that problem with Angela and Cait and I don't want to go through that again, so I think I'll call you (referring to Connor's brother) Jordan. If that's ok with you?"
"Sure no problem," he replied, "But how do you know my middle name?"
Kim didn't answer, as her mind drifted back to the conversation with her mom. When it did, tears sprang to her eyes as she remembered what happened after that. She turned to go back to Tommy, but found that she didn't go far as he had already moved to stand behind her when he saw her freeze at Eric's question. When she turned and he saw the tears in her eyes, he knew that she was thinking about her mom. Suspicions arose as he thought on the question that Jordan had asked and Kim's reaction. He somehow knew that whatever Kim's mom had told her, had to do with her knowing Eric's middle name. Even as that thought flitted through his head, another popped up, 'No, it can't be. But it's the only thing that makes sense. Could it really be true? Is that what her mom told her?'
But Tommy wasn't the only one having revelations. Billy looked from Kim, to Connor, to Eric and back again. He had heard him ask how Kim knew his name and he was wondering himself. However, both of them decided to put the thought out of their heads for another time. Kelly moved from Shane's arms and stood in front of her cousin.
"Everything's going to be ok Kim," she said as she rubbed her back, "You'll see."
"So what do we do in the mean time?" Danny asked. The others shrugged. Within minutes, Rocky and Adam had gotten up to spar on the corner mats, as did Zack and Jason, the girls were sitting around Kim, who was still leaning on Tommy, and the rest of the guys were walking around. The guys from Blue Bay Harbor and the Reefside gang were sitting together, still talking about how Kim was able to tell the twins apart.
"Ok, seriously, how the hell did she knew who was who?" Blake asked. Connor laughed.
"No seriously dude," Ethan said, "I'm your best friend and even I couldn't tell you apart."
"Guys," Connor said, "It's not like that. It's just…Kim and I have things in common that I don't have with you Ethe. I mean, you're still my best friend, but in some ways I'm closer to her than to anyone, sometimes even you Eric."
"You really care about her don't you?" Hunter said, "You look at her, the way I do Blake…like you'd do anything to protect her."
"I would," he replied. He turned to look over at Kim, before bringing his gaze back to them, "She's been like my sister in all the time I've known her. She's really cool and easy going, and very fun to hang out with."
"That's true," Trent said, "I mean, we've only been here, what, three or so days and it's been amazing, despite the little drama."
"What drama?" Shane asked.
"Not now guys," Connor said, "We'll tell you about it later."
"Sounds interesting," Dustin said.
"Oh it is," Trent said. After that, the talk shifted to topics about rangers, and their girlfriends. Before they knew it, it was already time to head out to the airport. Kim looked even paler than before, but she also had a determined look in her eyes. They all gathered together, getting food from Ernie to eat on the plane or the road. They said goodbye and promised to call when they got there to let Ernie and then they were off. It took them about half an hour to get to the airport. They parked, closed up the cars and headed into the terminal. They showed ID at the check-in desks, got what little luggage they had scanned and proceeded out to the wait area. Talk was very little between them as they were too anxious to leave. Cole and the DT, and NS guys were fooling around. Kim didn't mind, as it was helping her mind off of what happened. Even though she wasn't very talkative, the others didn't seem to mind as they kept talking. Wes was looking around when out of the corner of his eye he saw a plane. He turned and saw that the side of the plane read 'DUMAS.' He turned back to Kim, "Hey is that your dad's plane?"
The others looked up when they heard him and looked at Kim. She shifted her gaze outside and saw that it was indeed her dad's plane, "Yeah that's it."
"So…time to go?" Caitlin asked.
"Yeah," she sighed, "Time to go." The group got up and made their way towards the gate. They showed their IDs once more, and then the walked down the steps to the runway. Once on the plane, everyone took a seat and settled themselves in for the flight. The seats were plush and comfortable, so it was pretty easy for everyone to relax their bodies. Once they were seated, the pilot announced that they would leave in a few minutes. Ethan, Trent, Dustin and Hunter took that opportunity to look around. Connor, having been on the plane more than a few times, decided against exploring and chose to sit with Kira. The guys came back just as the pilot announced they were ready for take-off. Within minutes, the plane was taxiing down the runway and lifting off into the air. Kim settled her head on Tommy's shoulder and as his arm made its around her, she felt a comforting warmth and soon drifted off to sleep. Hours later, most everyone on the plane was awoken by the pilot announcing the descent at the airport. They gathered their stuff and said goodbye. When they got outside, they saw three stretch limos waiting on them. They were surprised, but were told by Aisha that Tommy had called and let Pierre know that they were on their way and how many of them there was. They all nodded and piled into the limos, whose destination was the house until Kim told them to take her to the hospital.
(At the hospital)
The nurses working on shift were surprised to see a group of 20 something people come through the doors. They made their way over to the sign-in desk to get answers. But before Kim or Connor could open their mouths, they heard a voice from in front of them,
"Kimberly?" the group turned as one, and watched as Kim flew into the man's arms.
(Conversation is in French)
"Papa, what's going on?" she cried, "Is mama alright?"
"Shhh, Cherie," Pierre said to his daughter, "I spoke with the doctor, and you're mom is stable."
"What happened?" Kim asked.
"She got hit by a car," he said, "She was crossing the street and she didn't see it."
"But she's ok now, isn't she?"
"Yes, she is."
(Back to English)
The group made their way to Kim and her dad. Tommy, as usual, came to a stop behind Kimberly. Pierre looked up from his daughter's eyes and looked at the group.
"Hello."
"Hello Mr. Dumas," Tommy held out his hand, "It's nice to see you again."
"Nice to see you again as well," Pierre said, "It's been what…ten or so years right?"
"Something like that," Tommy said.
"How's Aunt Carrie doing?" Kelly asked.
"She's stable," Pierre said as he led them to the chairs, "She was bleeding a lot, with some internal injuries, but they managed to stop that and to get her stable."
"What else is there?" Connor asked, realizing that he was holding something back.
"They say that the next twenty fours are critical," he let out a ragged breath, "They're not sure if she will make it through the night, but they said if she did, then her chances of getting better will improve." Kim grabbed his hand tight between hers when she heard that.
"Well, we're here to help with anything and to offer support," Angela said.
"Thank you," Pierre said, "I'll need it." He looked out at the group that came with his daughter and was comforted by the large group that she called her friends. When his gaze came to rest on Eric, he gasped, "Connor? No wait, Eric right?"
Startled, Eric answered, "Yes, how did you know?"
Pierre turned to Kim, "Does that mean you told them?"
"Told them what?" Jason asked.
"Dad…"
"Eric and Connor are…"
"Dad, wait…"
"Eric and Connor are what?" Kira asked.
"Kim is their older sister."
"She's what?"
A/N: if it's not too revealing, then sorry. But I really wanted to get the meeting with the others out of the way. So…Pierre updates them on Caroline's condition as well as spilling the beans onto a shocked group. How will they respond? Next chapter will really get into it, and might probably be the longest…not too sure though. Anyway, hope you guys liked it and I will try to update sooner. So read and review please.
A/N 2: fans for HBC, I'm already working on the next chapter, so don't worry, it will come. Ta ta for now.