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When Kim finished those two songs, her eyes were filled with tears. She used a towel to wipe her sweat and tears and then looked into the crowd and smiled. "You guys have been an awesome crowd tonight! Thank you for all your energy and for all of your support. The night's almost over, so for ONE LAST TIME, GET OUT OF YOUR SEATS AND SING ALONG!" The band began to play and once again, the crowd screamed again.
"Into your head, into your mind
Out of your soul, race through your veins
You can't escape, you can't escape"
The fans who haven't already been standing up, jumped out of their seats and started to sing along. Tommy recognized this song too. He stood up, along with Zack, Billy, Hayley, Kira, Trent, Conner, Ethan, Jason, Trini, Aisha, and Rocky.
"Into your life, into your dreams
Out of the dark, sunlight again
You can't explain, you can't explain"
"WOOO!!" yelled Rocky. He loved this song of Kim's. It reminded him of the rangers and how each of them have their own individual struggles.
"Can you feel it, can you feel it
Rushin' through your hair
Rushin' through your head
Can you feel it, can you feel it"
Listening to Kim sing, Billy felt a rush of regret and loss. Kim's one of his best friends, one that he has known practically all his life and here he was at her concert as a visitor. Not even as one of hers, like Jason, Trini, Aisha, and Rocky, but as a friend of Kira's Dr. O and boyfriend of Hayley. 'After tonight, I'm gonna make an effort to be a better friend,' he thought. He missed his old friends. Jason, Trini, Zack, Kim, Rocky, Aisha, and Adam. And the others, Kat and Tanya. When Billy moved back to Earth, the only person other than his father that he sought out was Tommy. At first it was to discuss the state of the universe, of Aquitar, Edenoi, and other planets. He and Tommy reconnected their friendship and he didn't bother seeking out his other friends. Especially when he started dating Hayley ten months ago.
"Don't let nobody tell you
Your life is over
Be every color that you are
Into the rush now
You don't have to know how
Know it all before you try"
Tommy watched Kim move around the stage, mesmerized. 'She looks like she's doing good for herself,' he thought. He was glad that she was happy. She had her friends: Jason, Trini, Aisha, Rocky, and Adam. He just wished that he called her after the letter. The biggest mistake of his life had been not going after Kim. Since then, he's never had a real relationship. There was Kat, but they just got together because it was convenient. Once they parted ways, they separated and hadn't spoken since.
"Pullin' you in, spinnin' you 'round
Lifting your feet, right off the ground
You can't believe it's happening now"
Zack grinned at the sight of Kim. He was happy that she's been so successful, but angry with himself that he didn't recognize her in the first place. He missed Kim; he missed all of his friends. Since leaving Switzerland, Zack hasn't spoken to any of his friends. He moved to LA and put his whole Angel Grove self behind him and focused on making it as a film producer in Hollywood.
"Can you feel it, can you feel it
Rushin' through your hair
Rushin' through your head
Can you feel it, can you feel it"
Everytime Kim performed, Jason would feel a rush go through him. That was his little sister up there. He once vowed to always protect her and he will. He glanced at Tommy over his shoulder, as he'd been doing throughout the show. He was glad to see Tommy, no doubt, but he was wary about him getting involved in Kim's life again. He remembered how broken Kim was for all those years, and he didn't want to see it again. Although, on the otherhand, Jason knew that the only way Kim would be fully whole again was to have Tommy in her life.
"Don't let nobody tell you
Your life is over
Be every color that you are
Into the rush now
You don't have to know how
Know it all before you try"
Adam was watching Kim from the sidelines with a smile on his face. He was proud of how far she's become. She's a different person than who she was as a teenager, but in many ways, she's still the same.
"It takes you to another place
Imagine everything you can
All the colors start to blend
Your system overloads again"
The thirteen former rangers thought about each other and their teams. They thought about how different each of them were and yet, despite their differences, they were the best of friends. They thought about how much stronger they were as a team rather than as individuals.
"Can you feel it?"
When Kim sang the last line of the song, smoke filled the stage and cheers, screams, and catcalls filled the arena. Adam hugged Kim as soon as she got off stage. He gave her a bottle of water and she gulped it down. "How was I?"
"Is there any doubt you didn't do great?" They hugged again. "All of your fans that have the passes will be coming in soon. Catch your breath. Still going to sing your new song?"
Kim nodded. "I can't wait for them to hear it."
"It's great. Just like your other songs."
Kim playfully shoved him. "You're biased." Adam raised his eyebrows in agreement.
"Well, what can I say?" They both laughed. Adam looked up behind Kim, noticing a big group of people coming into the backstage area, who were not screaming teenage girls and the occasional guys. He cocked his head at the sight of Rocky and his eyes widened when he saw Tommy. Kim was about to turn around to see who Adam was staring at, but he grabbed Kim by the shoulders and hugged her again. "You did great. Go get ready for your last song of the night." He led her to her dressing room, not letting her see around him. "I'll tell the others to stop by when I see them." He shut the door behind him and turned and stared at Tommy, not even noticing Billy and Zack. He didn't know how to react. He was happy, actually surprised to see him
Adam remembered the letter that Kim sent. He had actually been the one to read it out loud to Tommy. Adam didn't want to choose sides between the two, but inevitably, he did. At the time he had chosen Tommy's. He disliked Kim for what she did to him. But now, he's chosen Kim's. And he didn't want Tommy to disrupt Kim's life when it was going so good after years of depression. He knew he really shouldn't choose sides, especially when it wasn't really either side's fault, but he just had that overprotective feeling for Kim. The same overprotective feeling that he knew Rocky and Jason also had. The three of them are her brothers, through thick and thin.
"Uh, hey Tommy," he started. "What are you doing here?"
Kira pushed her way to the front of the group. "He's Dr. O!"
Adam looked back at Tommy. "You're the Dr. O she talks about? Where's Hayley?"
Hayley stepped forward, shyly. "Hi." Adam smiled at her while they shook each other's hands.
"Uh, did you forget about us, man?" asked Zack with a grin on his face.
Adam finally looked at Billy and Zack. Surprise registered in his face once more. "Zack? Billy?" He moved to hug them. "Great seeing you guys." He turned towards Tommy. "And it's great seeing you, too."
Tommy nodded. "Same to you, man." He thought Adam seemed a little strange. 'But maybe it's just me. I am nervous to see her.'
"Adam?" Paige called his name. "The fans are all back here."
"Uh, I have to go and finish the night up. We usually have autographs and pictures for the fans who get backstage passes. And tonight, they're treated for a special song that's just been written."
"Ooh, I wanna see little Kimmy all grown up!" exclaimed Zack.
Adam smiled and put a finger to his lips. "She doesn't want anyone to know her real name. She doesn't want anyone prying into her private life. That's why she always wears that hat. And has her hair in her eyes." He looked at Jason, who understood his silent message.
"Why don't we all go into Kira's dressing room and play a little catch-up?" Jason said. He looked at Kira. "You can tell us all about what Dr. O's been saying about us while we wait for those two to be finished."
"Alright," Kira said with a laugh. "But I do want to hear the rest of Annie H's new song. She played a little bit of it for me earlier."
"I'll call you when she plays it," Adam said. He looked at the security guards who were escorting the fans. "Annie H is right this way, you guys. She'll be right with you." A throng of teenage girls walked past the former rangers and Hayley. Adam opened the door of Kim's dressing room and instructed them to sit in the living room area. "I'll see you guys in about 20-30 minutes." The others nodded and went into Kira's dressing room.
"So where do we start?" asked Billy, once everyone settled in. Kira closed the door to her dressing room. Everyone collectively shrugged.
"Well, it is great to see everyone," Zack exclaimed. "It feels like forever since I last saw everyone." Everyone nodded and fell into an awkward silence.
"First, I think there's something you guys should know," Kira said. She turned to face Jason, Trini, Rocky, and Aisha. "We know you guys were power rangers."
Jason, Rocky, and Aisha tried to hide their expressions of shock. Jason looked at Tommy accusingly while Trini nodded. "You guys were rangers, too, right?" she asked. "That's the only way you guys could've known."
Slowly, Kira nodded. "I was yellow, Conner was red, Ethan was blue, and Trent was white. Dr. O was our mentor and also our black ranger. Hayley helped us out a lot, too."
Jason, Aisha, and Trini turned and looked at Tommy surprised, while Rocky tried, unsuccessfully, to suppress a giggle. "You know that last song that Kim sang?" he said. "That line, 'be every color that you are?' That's so you, Tommy." He laughed again.
"We were the rangers in Reefside," said Ethan.
"I remember hearing about you guys," Aisha said. "Some...Mesagog was your bad guy, right?" The Dino rangers nodded, absently.
"Yeah, I thought the black ranger's style seemed familiar," added Jason. "I never would've guessed that it was because I used to spar with the guy all the time."
"So, what happened in Reefside?" asked Trini.
"Well, we all got detention one day," started Conner. "And Dr. O--'
"Sorry to interrupt, but Dr. O?" Rocky looked at Tommy.
He nodded. "I got my doctorate in paleontology and now I'm a high school science teacher. I was theirs."
"The one who was always late and Kira specifically called you out on being late to the concert?" Aisha laughed. "Who knew we were talking about the same person!" Tommy rolled his eyes while everyone laughed.
"Anyway," continued Tommy. "Those three," motioning towards Kira, Conner, and Ethan, "found the Dino Gems and became rangers. Trent and I found our gems in Mesagog's lab. And Hayley was our technical advisor. She made the morphers."
Adam knocked at the door. "Hey Kir? Kim just finished the autographs and photos," he said as he stuck his head into the room. "She'll be starting her song soon."
"Oh!" Kira shot up and ran out of the door, followed by Zack, Billy, Hayley, Aisha, Rocky, Conner, Ethan, Trent, Trini, Jason, and Tommy bringing up the rear.
Song is: "Rush" by Aly & AJ
