So, I'm getting mixed responses from everyone...I want ya'll to know that I appreciate everyone of you that is still sticking with me through this.

No long note this time, but I'm asking that you keep in mind that this story contains young adults and no one has the best judgment at this time in their lives. I know I didn't!

Thanks again goes to Mertmidnightangel for getting this back to me so quickly!

Dear Kimberly,

I know this is going to be an awkward letter, but with the birth of my son looming ahead of me, I feel that I need to clear my conscience.

Kimberly, I know you are blissfully ignorant of the goings on here since you left us for Florida. From the moment I saw him, I had a massive crush on Tommy, and it was only amplified when Rita cast her spell on me. I confess here and now that I was trying everything to break the both of you up so I could keep Tommy for myself. I even stole a picture of you two together and ripped it in half, keeping his part and tossing yours away.

I had no idea you would end the relationship like you did. But at the time, I was relieved. You and Aisha were so good to me, even after the spell was broken. That was the sole reason I didn't pursue him until after you sent him that letter.

Even then, I knew that his heart truly belonged to you. Tommy was a broken hearted man after you broke up with him and I took advantage of that. That weekend we had numerous rounds of sex, and I was happy about it, I had finally gotten what I wanted.

We'd been hooking up in a shallow relationship for almost two years when I realized that I might be pregnant. It was right around the time that we became the Turbo Rangers. I was able to hide it for two months before that, but the weekend that we met who would become our replacements and the newest generation of Power Rangers, I got seriously sick and as it turned out it was the worst time for it to happen.

I guess that was just karma kicking my ass. But Tanya confronted me right after we won the battle against Divatox's drones. She practically frog marched me to the drugstore to get the tests. We bought four of them and they all came back positive.

Tommy was shocked to say that least. I wasn't on birth control as those pills always mess up my system. Tommy's always been in charge of the contraceptives, but somehow I still wound up pregnant.

To his credit, Tommy didn't faint when we told him the news. He was shocked into silence and he asked to be left alone for a couple of days but after that, he seemed resigned and it hurt my heart that he didn't comfort me. But in all reality, I should have expected it. He is yours, I was just a rebound with an itch to scratch. A replacement crane.

After that, we moved into an apartment together. His parents were upset, and my father can't do much from Australia, but our friends were there for us. Tommy had already been asked on more than one occasion to become a teacher at the Dojo. Jerome Stone, who took over Ernie's juice bar, hired me as a waitress. He's a kind man to help me out like he did.

We found out about three months ago that I'm having a boy. I'm 8 months along now and we've just had the baby shower.

I'm sure you're wondering why I would tell you all this.

Though Tommy has been very thorough when it comes to taking care of all my needs, I know his heart has never been in it. He lets me use him when I need it and I know he's embraced his looming fatherhood and has been preparing for it. I'm glad our son won't be left without a strong male father figure.

The thing is though, I'm planning to leave him. I do love him, and that's why I'm doing this.

He needs you. It's the only way he'll be whole again. I don't know what caused you to break up with him, but I know in my heart that no one less than you can repair the damage done. Blame it on the hormones, but I know this is true.

Please, come back to Angel Grove. We all miss you.

Sincerely,

Katherine

Kimberly put the letter back on the table in front of her and then picked up her extra-large tea-cup and sipped her evening brew. It had been the first thing she had bought when she had gotten settled into her new dwelling with her roommate Aisha Campbell. It had only been a year or two since her best friend had decided to move away from Africa and back to the US. It had been a little surreal for everyone, but as much as she loved her family, she missed her life 'on the continent.' Those were her exact words when she showed up a year ago with a thick African accent that hadn't been there when she left for her ZEO quest.

Now, almost a year and a half later, she was living in a small two bedroom cottage by the ocean with her best friend. Their dwelling, in all its picturesque beauty belonged to Pierre Dumas, her step-father. He'd offered it up when everything went downhill. She'd needed a place to regroup and this place was just what the doctor ordered. He'd told her she could stay there for as long as she needed. There was a lot more to that story, and it wasn't something she'd liked to think about. Not with the beautiful stars above her. She was currently sitting on the small porch, it was her favorite place to sit, and 'just be'. Aisha had gone to take a small nap about an hour before, though even Kimberly knew what was really going on.

Aisha was talking with Rocky again. Those two hadn't taken long to start talking again. She'd known from the first time they appeared in Angel Grove that there was something there between them. Now that she was back in the states, the calls started again. They were up to two hours on the phone every night now. Thank goodness for unlimited night time minutes.

Kimberly closed her eyes and then picked up the letter again. She'd had mixed feelings about the things the letter revealed the first couple of times she read it.

Tommy hadn't been cheating on her, since she'd been the one who'd broken up with him, in the worst of ways. But she still felt betrayed, or perhaps disappointment. She'd hoped from the first time they'd kissed that she could have been his first, and he hers, like in some fairy tale, where she'd, in a night of passion, she'd freely give her v-card away to him under canopy of gauzy white fabric in the middle of a four poster bed.

But as she found out during the first few months of her life in here Florida, fairy tales didn't exist, and life wasn't a dream. She'd given her card away to someone who didn't deserve it, and with her bleeding, broken heart, she'd given up her spot on the gymnastics team and her dreams died that night.

Kimberly walked out the doors of the gym with her heart in shreads, she felt something in her die at the thought of what had just happened. How could he just take her heart and trust and stomp on it? Hindsight is always 20/20 and it had really kicked her behind this time. How could she ever think that anyone could ever match what she had with Tommy? That stupid retarded towel boy was cute and charming, but he was also a huge jerk and playboy. And now she knew why he went from ignoring her to romancing her with pretty words and fancy treats and being all around charming.

It had felt so good to let loose on him though... it would be a long time before he'd be able to...do anything with anyone for a while. She'd left Johnny boy on the floor curled around himself and suffering with a broken nose. But she knew that his girl on the side would be there to help him shortly. She'd learned of the secret rednevou they'd planned and showed up early, catching him off guard in a way that would have made...well Tommy...proud.

Tommy.

Kimberly had cried that entire night, once she was alone in the dorms again. The last time she'd cried that hard, it was Tommy that had shown up to hold her that entire night. It was nothing but innocent cuddling and kiss stealing, but it had been just what the doctor ordered, and it had soothed her aching heart. But that night, that her dream of becoming a gold medalist died, she cried alone.

Thank the Great Power for Aisha who'd seen her wrecked state and didn't let her wallow any longer once she'd confessed everything to her. With a huge dose of tough love, Kimberly was back on her feet again and living a quiet life with her best friend.

They were just simply helping with the upkeep of the house and pretty much, living it up. Though with the way things were going between the love birds, they would most likely find themselves back in Angel Grove before she knew it.

Just then, Aisha emerged from her room with a sad expression on her face.

"Aisha, what is it?"

"Kat's gone…she's dead…we need to get back to Angel Grove as soon as possible."

Kimberly's heart dropped. "How? When?"

"Rocky didn't say how, but Tommy needs us. Please don't let your past keep you from helping out a desperate friend."

Taking a deep breath, she looked at the letter again and then up at her friend.

"Okay, go pack up your stuff, and let me get a hold of Pierre, I know he'll help us get back home."

Aisha raised an eyebrow at that.

Kimberly sighed. "Angel Grove is my home, I never should have left. The Crane was right."

"Kimmie, you haven't spoken of your Ninjetti animal since…"

"I know, but she was screaming at me not to leave. That 'they couldn't fly apart.'" Kimberly replied using air quotations. "I ignored her and now Tommy needs me. I don't know how he'll respond since it was me that broke his heart."

"Then we'll just have to give him tough love too. Hurry up and call your step dad."

They caught the red eye a few hours later. As soon as the plane leveled out, Aisha took a few moments to make sure that her friend was okay before she attempted to catch a couple hours sleep.

Kim on the other hand found that she couldn't relax. Her thoughts centered on Tommy again. She knew what big a mistake she was making the moment she sent that letter. The crane let her know it too. Yes, she'd always wanted to be an Olympic gold medalist…the star of the American Gymnastics team. But was it worth the price…giving up the sweetest love she'd ever experienced? Tommy had always been there for her, and it didn't matter if they were on the battlefield or just cuddling in her room. When the two of them were together, everything just felt right. Being apart was hell for both of them.

But could she find her way into his arms again? Kimberly mentally scolded herself, this was all about Tommy and being there for her….the falcon. He wasn't her falcon anymore. But even in that dark cabin with the earth passing beneath her, she knew that even Rita Repulsa on her worst day could never keep her from racing to his side. Even if he hated her for what she did, she would still be there for him.

With those thoughts in her head, she closed her eyes and tried to relax. She would need her rest, for her world and heart were soon to be engulfed in chaos.

So, we have a little background on Kimberly's past once she left Angel Grove. What will she find once she gets back home and to her friends?

Reviews are appreciated!