Here's the new chapter!
A few months have passed since the attacks on Angel Grove and the rest of the universe. Kim, Tommy, Adam, Rocky, Jason, Trini, and Aisha returned to Florida a couple of weeks after the funeral they held for the other rangers. Hayley and Billy returned to Reefside, while Zack went back to LA. Katherine was released from the hospital a week after the funeral and stayed with her parents at their home in Angel Grove, which held a constant stream of visitors from her former teammates and friends.
The other rangers who were in town just for the funeral, returned to their respective homes a couple of days after the funeral, after catching up with one another. Tori had been released from the hospital four days after the funeral and had gone home to Mariner Bay with Blake, who said that he'd been running the surf shop for her while she was away. He, Hunter, and Shane said they would stick around to help her run the place while she regained her health. Kira, instead of returning to Florida with Kim and Adam, she opted to go home to Reefside with Conner, Trent, and Ethan to visit her family and spend a bit more time with some of her friends. She came back to Florida about a month after the funeral and immediately hooked up with Kim and Adam to make some more music. Mack went back to San Angeles with his father, Spencer, and the other members of the overdrive team. Eric left for the Silver Hills with Wes and his father while Taylor spent some time with her former teammates.
Lucas took his time to say goodbye to the other rangers, leaving a few days after the other members of his team left. He said that he knew Alex was going to yell at him when he got back, but he also said that he just didn't care. He finally left two days before Kim, Tommy, Adam, Rocky, Jason, Trini, and Aisha left for Florida, after making sure he got to know each and every ranger that had stayed in Angel Grove.
The members of the other team from the future, SPD, opted to stay for a few more days, except for Cruger, Kat Manx, and Boom. Jack even stayed for a few more days, getting to know the rangers that he had read all about at the academy. Syd and Sky were the last to leave for the future, departing just a few hours before the other group returned to Florida. Kim, after learning that Syd was a pop star in the future, asked if Syd wanted to record a few songs for the benefit CD that she and Adam were planning on releasing. She agreed and stayed to record a few songs on the CD while in Angel Grove. Kim and Adam had gotten the okay from Kim's record company and immediately, the two of them had gotten to work.
They had spent most of their time in Angel Grove, when they weren't with their friends, writing songs and recording with Syd since she had such a limited time in Angel Grove. Adam was worried about how their staying in Angel Grove would affect the future, whether it be for Sky and Syd or for the present time, but Sky waved it off, saying that there were more important things to worry about. This statement was met with a look of surprise and amazement by Jack, Syd, Z, and Bridge. They were even more surprised when Sky had insisted on Jack, Z, and Bridge returning to the future, leaving Syd and Sky in the present time to record her songs. He even asked Jack to return to SPD for a bit, while Sky was in the present time, to make sure that SPD wasn't left without someone to lead them.
Kim and Adam released their benefit CD, entitled "Time", about a couple of months ago, a month after the initial attacks on Earth took place. It immediately shot up to number one, with all of the benefits going to those who had been affected by the attacks in Angel Grove and the other places of the world. Kim and Adam wrote all of the songs on the record, with the two of them, Kira, and Syd recording a few of the songs as well, even having a few other bands record some of the songs. The four of them, along with Zack, even recorded a couple of songs together. Kim was still in the process of trying to see if she could somehow wrangle some of the money raised to go to the other worlds in the universe. They had been in constant communication with Andros and the other space rangers who were overseeing the "return to normalcy" around the rest of the universe. Fortunately, a lot of the citizens of different planets were still alive, and they were willing to help the rangers out whenever and wherever they could.
Upon their return to Florida, Jason and Trini finally let it slip to their closest friends they were engaged and finally getting married. After the initial happiness, they were all angry (not for long, though) that they were not told when Jason first proposed. Trini had argued that it was not the time and Aisha had said that they needed some happy news after all the sadness they had encountered.
Now, Trini, being more of a laid-back, calm person, was planning her wedding as best she could in a short time constraint. She and Jason both agreed they wanted to be married before the end of the year and they also agreed that they wanted it to be an extremely small ceremony, with only their closest friends and family.
Trini, Kim, and Aisha were sitting together at one of their favorite restaurants, having their usual girl-time together. They had always tried to get together whenever they had a chance, just the three of them.
"So I talked to Kat earlier today," said Kim, taking a sip of her drink before stirring her soup.
"Oh really? How's she doing?" asked Aisha.
"She's good. She said she's finished with physical therapy, she's just got to continue doing her exercises at home. I told her she should visit us over here and she said she would whenever she'd get a chance. She's working at Angel Grove Elementary, as one of the after-school teachers. One of the people who watch over the kids who can't go home since their parents are working late. She's working on getting her master's so that she could become an elementary school teacher."
"Good for her," said Trini. "So, how are rehearsals for the concert going?"
Kim smiled. "It's good." In response to the popularity of the "Time", Kim's label executives organized a special benefit concert for those who have been affected by the attacks. Like the CD, all of the proceeds from the concert will go to those who have been affected.
"When will it be, again?" asked Aisha.
Kim shrugged again. "Um...I think it's two more weeks from Friday. And it's down at Disney World, so that'll be fun."
"Is Syd gonna come back for it?"
Kim, Trini, and Aisha laughed. "No," answered Kim. "Adam said we messed with the timeline enough with keeping Syd and Sky here longer than they really should've been. Although I didn't really see a problem since Bridge was here for a long time when that whole thing with Rita and Zedd's son was around." She laughed. "But we found a way around that...Kira and I will be taking turns singing her songs. And we've got a few other people who wanted to perform also, so that'll be pretty fun."
"Geez, what's up with Rita and Zedd's family just wanting to create more trouble?" said Aisha, taking a bite of her salad. "I hope none of them are around anymore cuz...after what we all went through..."
"I know..." said Trini. "Isn't it funny that as many ranger teams had gone by, Rita and Zedd just happen to always pull through and make trouble for everybody?"
"I still can't believe there were that many teams," said Aisha, bringing up an old conversation. "I know Jason and Tommy told us about it, but...it's still pretty unbelievable."
"And the fact that we were the first ones," said Trini. "That's crazy."
"Yeah, it is pretty crazy," said Kim. "Sometimes I can't believe that Tommy was a ranger with Kira."
The three of them laughed.
"So, Trini," said Aisha. "How's wedding plans going?"
She grinned. "Fine. But I do have my maid of honor question to go through still." She looked between Aisha and Kim, who smiled at each other. "Now...there are three things that we could do. My first would be for the two of you to fight it out. The second would be for me to choose...which I really don't want to do...and the last is we could work something out.
Aisha and Kim glanced at each other. "I'd like to hear option two, please," said Kim, winking at Aisha.
Trini rolled her eyes. "Seriously?" Aisha and Kim both nodded their heads vigorously. Trini sighed and continued to speak. She looked at Kim. "Kim, I've known you for what seems like forever." She looked at Aisha. "Aisha, I haven't known you for what seems like forever, but sometimes it does seem like forever. You're my yellow sister, the only one I entrusted the power to."
"Hey, how come she gets a longer speech?" said Kim.
Aisha lightly hit Kim's arm. "Cuz yellow is the best. So shut up." She looked at Trini. "Go on, I do like hearing things like this."
Trini glared at her two friends. "Forget it, I'm going straight to option three. Let's trade. Kim was 'Sha's. 'Sha will be mine. And I'll be Kim's whenever she and Tommy finally decide to get married."
Aisha and Kim started laughing. "We were talking about this before you got here earlier."
"And that's exactly what we were saying, too. But, you know, only if you wanted."
"Oh, yeah, okay. Why didn't you guys say something earlier?"
"I don't know," said Kim. "I forgot about it since you came in complaining about the traffic and stuff." She took a sip from her drink. "I was telling Adam that I wanted to fly the others out here. For the concert. Those who want to come, at least. And those who can actually come."
"Do you know if Kat and Tori and any of the others can travel?"
Kim shook her head at Aisha. "No. Kira said that Conner would be probably good to travel, but she's not sure. He got down to Reefside okay, but he hasn't left since. She also said that Tori's still doing physical therapy, once every two weeks. I don't think any of them, Conner, Tori, Kat, Eric, has left California. Not that it matters anyway. Aside from Kat, they all live in California. I think Kat had said that she asked her roommate to pack all her things and ship it to Angel Grove. I don't know if any of them are strong enough to fly out here though. And that kinda sucks...I really wanted them to come out here. Maybe have a little bit more closure, you know? We're all moving on a bit, I think."
Trini nodded. "More importantly, I think we're all moving on at our own pace."
"Well, it's a good that we do have each other," said Aisha. "The two of you, me, Rock, Tommy, Jason. Even Hayley, Billy, and Zack, even though they aren't here. And we all seem to be getting better with each day."
"Yeah," nodded Kim. "It just sometimes breaks my heart, you know? Especially thinking about Taylor. She lost her best friend and almost lost Eric. I don't know what I'd do without any one of you guys and Tommy."
"Does anyone know how she's doing?"
"Well, Rocky said that the last time he talked to Wes, Eric was doing fine. He's still in therapy, too, but he and Taylor are still planning for their wedding to be in January," answered Aisha. "Which is good, because he said that's what she wanted in the first place. But I haven't heard anything from Taylor, herself. Wes said that Taylor was keeping close to home, with Eric. And I think some of the members of her team, Cole, Danny and Max were still hanging around with her."
"I really want Taylor to be able to come. Actually, I'd like for all of them to come," said Kim. "I offered to pay for everyone, but I haven't heard back from anyone, except for Ethan and the space rangers, who all accepted."
"I think everyone's just trying to wait and see how they're feeling. It's hard," said Trini. "Coming back together may remind some of what happened."
"But it's something that we all lived through. We can't just forget about it."
Trini nodded slowly. "I think it just has to do with how everyone's dealing with it. Give it time, Kim. Everyone grieves at their own pace. You know that."
Kim nodded in response. "I just wish we could take it all back to when we were teenagers and just get rid of Zedd and Rita and everyone else in their family line then."
"I hope you're not blaming yourself, Kim," said Aisha. "And by that, I mean, not taking responsibility for it. Cuz it's not your fault. It's not anyone's fault."
"She's right, you know."
"Yeah, I know. It's just...sometimes I feel bad, though. I just...want to help."
"You are helping," assured Trini. "The benefit CD, the concert. Music helps others go through things, too."
Kim smiled. "Thanks. I just, sometimes can't believe that we actually went through that whole thing. Especially after being away from it for such a long time." Trini and Aisha smiled and nodded. "Did I tell you guys that I practically begged Mayari to take me along? She really only wanted Adam since he already had powers."
Trini and Aisha started laughing. And the three of them continued to talk on throughout the rest of the night.
Two weeks later, Kim was pacing in her dressing room, ten minutes before she was due to go out and perform. She sat in her dressing room, listening to some of the other performers sing their songs, but they were saving the actual songs from the CD towards the end. Kira had already performed a few songs from her upcoming CD and Kim was proud to hear the response the crowd had given. She was unsure if she should go out and actually say that this would be her last performance and probably her last CD, but she wasn't sure how she'd feel down the line. She knew at the moment, she didn't want to continue this anymore. She wanted to continue making music, but she wanted to be closer to home more than she was before. Especially since now, she had a concrete reason to.
Adam stuck his head in her dressing room after knocking briefly. "You about ready?"
Kim nodded slowly. "Yeah. I'm nervous."
Adam grinned, walking in the room. He threw his arms around her, hugging her tightly. "You have nothing to be nervous about."
"That's what you say all the time."
"Because you always claim that you're nervous."
"Cuz I am."
Adam smiled, pulling her towards the door. "Come on, you're on in a few."
"I think this is the first show that Trini and Jason and the others have attended, but have not come back here." She followed Adam out the door.
"Cuz they actually want to watch the entire show this time. And we didn't let them watch any of our rehearsals or sound check."
"Weren't you nervous when you performed earlier?"
"Singing in front of thousands of people, plus everyone who's watching at home?" Adam threw his hand in front of him in a nonchalant sort of way. "Piece of cake." He leaned down and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Scared out of my mind."
Kim giggled as the two of them approached the side stage and waited for Kira to finish her song. As soon as she finished, the lights dimmed and Kim saw the reflection of the Cinderella castle behind her. Kira ran off the stage out of breath and gave Kim a quick hug.
Adam smiled as he handed Kim her hat. "You ready?"
"Always."
The two of them glanced out at the crowd, which was already cheering for Kim to go out on stage. Adam brushed her bangs to the side as Kim tugged the hat lower. "Your fans await, Annie H." She gave Kira a hug and leaned up to give Adam a kiss on the cheek, who grinned at her. "Go get 'em, Tiger."
Kim winked at the two of them as she ran out on stage. Adam turned to Kira and extended his arm around her shoulders. "I'm gonna miss saying that to her." Kira just smiled as she watched her mentor sit at the piano.
The lights came back on and Kim said a few words to the crowd. She started playing the piano, and sang her song "The Call". As soon as she was finished, the crowd started cheering. The majority of them were even singing along to the song. Kim grinned at the crowd and looked down to where she knew her friends were sitting.
She saw Tommy, Aisha, Rocky, Amy, Jason, Trini, Hayley, and Billy on their feet. With them, her grin grew wider at the others who were able to attend. Ethan and Trent were standing with Conner who was leaning on Trent as they were standing up. Andros, Ashley, Cassie, TJ, Karone, and Zhane were standing with them. Taylor and Eric were there, although he still seemed very weak. Kim was sorry that Wes couldn't be there, but he still had the Silver Guardians to take care of, especially since his co-leader was still recovering. She was also sorry that she didn't see any of the Ninja Storm rangers there, although she knew that Tori was still pretty weak. She knew that her teammates also wanted to stay pretty close to her as well. Mack was there, sitting with Will and Ronny. Dax was in the middle of filming a movie. Kim looked around and knew that not everyone that she wanted was there, but she knew they were all watching at home. She was especially sad that Katherine wasn't able to attend, but she had said that traveling would take too much out of her.
Without saying anything, Kim immediately went into one of her old songs, "Protecting Me". It was a song she dedicated to her friends, a song that she had always sang just for them. But now, she felt that it held a deeper meaning. Instead of it being just for her friends, she dedicated it to everyone in general. So that everyone would know that there was somebody out there who would always protect them.
Kim grinned as she finished this song. She took a sip of water before addressing the song. "This next song is from the CD." She smiled as she listened to everyone cheering for her. "It's a little sad...and I don't want to bring anyone's spirits down, but this is for everyone whose lives were affected by the tragic attacks that had taken place on our home. I hope it gives you some sort of inspiration. Some hope for the future. And it will help you to move on, not forget, but to slowly accept it and continue on with your lives. Never forgetting, but living for those who have protected us."
All of the lights dimmed, leaving only a spotlight on Kim, who was standing in the center of the stage. She closed her eyes as she listened to the opening bars of her song. Of to the side of the stage, tears were beginning to gather in Kira's and Adam's eyes. Off the stage, most of the audience had tears in their eyes, recognizing the song.
Lay down
Your sweet and weary head
Night is falling
You have come to journey's end
Sleep now and dream
Of the ones who came before
They are calling
From across a distant shore
Aisha heard Kim singing and didn't stop the tears from falling down her face. She felt Trini thrust a pile of tissues in her face and Aisha didn't bother using it until she felt her nose begin to run. Of all of Kim's songs from the CD, this was Aisha's favorite. She felt that it summed up their experiences and their feelings perfectly. She knew Kim just wanted to help everyone get through the horrible ordeal and Aisha thought that Kim was doing a very admirable job. She reached to people through her music and Aisha hoped that the others would feel the same.
Why do you weep?
What are these tears upon your face?
Soon you will see
All of your fears will pass away
Safe in my arms,
You're only sleeping
Kim thought back to when she was fighting. She remembered how swiftly Alyssa had dropped to the ground and remembered the realization she had come to when she realized that Alyssa was no longer alive. She thought of how, aside from the wound and the blood everywhere, Alyssa looked like she was asleep. She looked peaceful. She looked fulfilled.
What can you see
On the horizon?
Why do the white gulls call?
Across the sea
A pale moon rises
The ships have come
To carry you home
Jason thought about everything that they had been through. He thought about Rita and Zedd and wondered if their human forms were even aware of what has been happening. If they even remembered their past lives as two of the biggest evils that they had ever come up against.
And all will turn
To silver glass
A light on the water
All souls pass
Hope fades
Into the world of night
Through shadows falling
Out of memory and time
A few months had passed and Amy still couldn't believe the huge turn her life had been through. She thought back to a year earlier when she felt her life was uncomplicated and seemingly easier. She listened to Kim sing her song and thought to when she was helping Hayley with all of the sick rangers. She still couldn't believe that there were that many of them. Rangers. She thought back to when they were all still fighting. It seemed to take forever, but in reality, it was only a few days. She recalled how helpless some of them looked and never thought of a power ranger looking like that. She began to see that the rangers were human, too. Not just the same superhero, evil-fighting beings that she thought were above everything. She thought that it made the rangers more real to her. And she liked it.
Don't say
We have come now to the end
White shores are calling
You and I will meet again
And you'll be here in my arms
Just sleeping
What can you see
On the horizon
Why do the white gulls call
Across the sea
A pale moon rises
The ships have come
To carry you home
Kim closed her eyes as she continued to sing. She couldn't hear anything around her, just the music playing in her earpieces. She felt tears streaming down her face.
And all will turn
To silver glass
A light on the water
Grey ships pass...
Into the west
The lights dimmed and Kim took a few seconds to wipe the tears from her face and her nose. She took another sip of water and took a seat on the stool. The lights came back on and Kim heard applause ringing throughout the crowd. She picked up her guitar and began to strum it as she jumped right into her next song.
I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories
Remember the good times we had?
I let them slip away from us when things got bad
How clearly I first saw you smilin' in the sun
Wanna feel your warmth upon me, I wanna be the one
Kim wrote this song, not only with the thoughts of everything that has happened, but also in the hope of making sure that everyone kept in touch. She still regretted hiding everything from her accident from Tommy and Billy and Zack and didn't want the other ranger teams to make the same mistakes that she had made because of something like this. She closed her eyes and thought about the young pink ranger who she had known for a few short weeks. She wondered if Syd remembered the CD in the future and if she knew the work that she, herself, had put into it. She still didn't quite understand the logistics of time travel and its whole deal, but she hoped that wherever Syd and the other members of SPD were, they knew that they were also remembered.
I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories
I'm so tired, but I can't sleep
Standin' on the edge of something much too deep
It's funny how we feel so much but we cannot say a word
We are screaming inside, but we can't be heard
Taylor had to admit, she was surprised when she received the invitation from Kim to fly out to Florida for the concert. After she got over her initial shock at Kimberly Hart being Annie H in the first place, the same Annie H who Taylor was a big fan of, she accepted. She received the benefit CD from Kim and Adam before it was released, a treat that was only given to the rangers and to the families of the rangers who had passed. Taylor had listened to the CD every day and never failed to cry every single time she listened to it. It reminded her of Alyssa and how guilty she felt about not seeing her as often as she had wanted. She also felt bad because she felt that she should be the strong one between her and Eric since he was so badly injured. She didn't want to burden him with her feelings, she only wanted to help him get better. But, with every passing day, with the help of Kim and Adam's words through the benefit CD, Taylor felt herself growing stronger. She opened up to Eric more and more each day, allowing herself to heal while helping him heal.
But I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories
I'm so afraid to love you, but more afraid to lose
Clinging to the past that doesn't let me choose
But once there was a darkness, deep and endless night
You gave me everything you had, oh you gave me life
Tears fell from Adam's eyes as he listened to Kim sing the words that the two of them had written. He quickly wiped them away, but he was thinking about how he and Kim both felt like they had a proper goodbye to Zordon at the same time as they were saying goodbye to Carlos, Alyssa, Rose, and Tanya. He knew that Kim felt like her life really started when Zordon gave her the Power Coin. And Adam agreed with Kim, when he became a Power Ranger after Zack left for the Peace Conference. She had told him that at first, she was skeptical about becoming a ranger, then after a while, she was afraid of losing Zordon in her life. She told him that he very much a father figure to her since her own wasn't in her life very much.
And I will remember you
Will you remember me
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories
Kim headed off the stage as a few other bands performed songs from the CD. She heard the first few chords of a song that Kira also put in a little input, entitled "How To Save A Life" and smiled at the reception it received from the audience. She gave Adam and Kira a hug.
"Way to bring the house to tears, Kim," said Adam.
Kim gave him a look and shrugged her shoulders. The three of them watched as the band played another song that Kim and Adam had written for the CD, called "Dare You to Move".
"I'm still amazed that so many people responded well to the whole CD," Kim said, watching the band play before her.
"Well...it didn't only affect us. She destroyed a lot of homes, a lot of cities. A lot of people felt the devastation."
Welcome to the fallout
Welcome to resistance
The tension is here
The tension is here
Between who you are and who you could be
Between how it is and how it would be
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened
Billy smiled at the band playing before him. He was so proud of who each one of his friends turned out to be. He could tell that Kim and Adam were trying to have people move on, which was important for all of them to do. He was happy that he, in his own way, was moving on. He and Hayley still lived in Reefside, but they kept around the clock watch on Conner, making sure that he was getting better, but not overexerting himself.
The band finished their set and another singer was preparing herself to take the stage. She smiled at Kim, Kira, and Adam before she walked out.
"Good luck!" called out Kim. The singer turned around and smiled at Kim, before giving her a hug.
"I've always wanted to be a singer because of you," she said.
Kim smiled. "You are a singer. Now's your chance to show the world that you are."
"Thank you."
She went out onstage and waited for the applause to die down. She smiled as she brought the microphone up to her mouth and started talking to the crowd. "I'm from Angel Grove. One of the places that had some of the heaviest damage, especially considering that was where a lot of the battle took place. Growing up, I've always heard stories from my older cousins, my older brothers and sisters, and my parents. They always talked about how the Power Rangers would always save the day. They would always talk about how Angel Grove was attacked almost every day by monsters, but the Power Rangers would always be there to save them."
Kim, Adam, and Kira exchanged a look.
"And as bad as it was, I always secretly wished for there to be another monster attack on Angel Grove. Just so I could see the Power Rangers. My brother had a red ranger action figure and I always wanted to play with it, but I would always get in trouble just for looking at it. But, I guess what I'm trying to say is, that we wouldn't be here for the Power Rangers. Who knows what could be happening right now if it wasn't for them. They saved Angel Grove again. They saved the world. And I would just like to thank them."
The lights dimmed and a spotlight was thrust on her as the audience began to cheer. She began to sing a song that Kim and Adam didn't recognize as being part of the benefit CD.
You've been so kind and generous
I don't know why you keep on giving
For your kindness, I'm in debt to you
For your selflessness--my admiration
For everything you've done
You know I'm bound--I'm bound to thank you for it
Kim smiled, listening to the words that were being sung. She never thought much about how the people would feel about the Power Rangers. She continued to stand with Kira and Adam, the three of them exchanging smiles as they listened to the song.
"You ready for your next song?" asked Adam.
"Yeah," said Kira. "I just kinda wished that Syd were here singing it, since it was her song. And it's really not my style." She looked at Adam. "I feel like I've known her a long time."
"Well, you know Bridge told me that you guys have met before."
"I know . When we all went to help Mack and them."
"No, he said that you guys went to the future once."
"What?" Kira looked surprised. "How? When?"
Adam shrugged. "I don't know." He looked at the stage clock and saw that the set was just about finished. "You have to go out there, now."
"You're just trying not to answer the question." She gave him a dirty look as she walked out onto the stage and plastered a smile on her face. "How you guys doing? Well, this next song that I will sing is not actually one that I sang on the CD. How many of you love Sydney Drew's songs?" She grinned, listening to the cheers. "Well, unfortunately, she could not be here today, but she did want her songs to be played, so I will try my hand at singing it for her." Another round of cheers echoed throughout the arena as the music began to play.
"She still amazes me," said Kim. Adam nodded in agreement.
Do you believe in magic?
In a young girl's heart
How the music can set her free
Whenever it starts
Zack ran up behind Kim and Adam and threw his arms around their shoulders. "How's our girl doing?"
"Great," answered Kim. "As always." She looked at Zack. "You've been in hiding for a bit. How are you?"
He shrugged. "A bit nervous, actually."
Adam laughed. "Not as much as me, I'm scared out of my mind."
And it's magic
If the music is groovy
It makes you feel like an old time movie
Kira finished Syd's song and a round of applause echoed throughout the crowd. She faced the crowd once more, taking a sip from her water bottle. "Unfortunately, it's almost time for the end." She smiled listening to a few "boo's" in the crowd. "But we've still got a treat for you!" Kira looked offstage and grinned. She cocked her head towards the stage. "Come on out here!" Kim, Zack, and Adam each grabbed a microphone and ran out on the stage, waving to the crowd. Immediately, everyone jumped on their feet and were cheering at the top of their lungs. She brought her microphone to her mouth and proceeded to sing.
Like a breath of midnight air
Like a lighthouse, like a prayer
Adam brought his microphone up and began to sing.
Like the flicker and flare
The sky reveals
The two of them began to sing together as pictures of the clean-up of Angel Grove and the other cities began to flash on the big screen behind them.
Like a walk along the shore
That you've walked a thousand times before
Like the ocean's roar
Love heals
Kim smiled at the crowd before bringing her own microphone up to sing
There are those who shield their hearts
Those who quit before they start
Zack brought his microphone up.
Who frozen up a part of them that feels
Don't freeze your heart
Adam and Kira started walking off to one side of the stage.
In the dark, they've lost their sight
Like a ship without a star in the night
But hold on tight
The four of them spread out across the stage as they all began to sing, with Kim singing the main parts.
Love heals
When you feel like you can't go on
Love heals
Hold onto love and it'll keep you strong
Love heals
When you feel like you can't go on
Love heals
Hold onto love and it'll bring you home
Rocky grinned at the sight of his friends up on the stage. He clapped loudly to the beat, along with the rest of the thousands of people who gathered there for the concert. He was, obviously, also affected by what happened. But he tried to hide it from the majority of the other rangers, preferring to only talk about it with Aisha, Adam, Kim, Trini, and Jason.
Kim and Zack looked at each other and smiled as they started to sing together.
Love heals when pain's too much to bear
When you reach out your hand
And only the wind is there
Across the stage, Kira and Adam were looking at each other while they were singing
When life's unfair
When things like us are not to be
"I would never have guessed Adam to the singing type," said Hayley over the roar of the crowd.
"He really never was," said Billy. "He was a lot more shy in high school. Always preferred to be in the background instead of the main person."
"Still does," cut in Rocky. He gestured towards the stage. "He's only doing this because of what happened. And because of, well, because Kim asked him too."
Love heals
When you feel so small
Like a grain of sand
Like nothing at all
Pictures of the rangers in their civilian clothing began to flash across the screen.
When you look out at the sea
That's where love will be
That's where you'll find me
You'll find me
As part of the song, the band began to minimize their volume. Kim stepped up in the front and belted out her lyrics, with Kira singing along with her.
If you fear the storm ahead
As you lie awake, like awake in bed
And there's no one, no one, no one there to stroke your head
And your mind, your mind reels
The four of them stood in a line at the center of the stage. Kira took a deep breath before she continued to sing.
If your face is salty wet
And your drowning...
In regret...
Don't forget, don't forget
The four of them spread out across the stage once more, as the beat began to pick up again. The rest of the performers and bands ran out on the stage, clapping along and singing along with Kira, Kim, Adam, and Zack.
Love heals
When you feel like you can't go on
Love heals
Love, love's gonna carry you home
Love heals
When you feel like, when you feel like you can't go home
Love heals
Hold onto love and it will lead you home
Love heals
All of the performers ended the song, holding hands and standing in a line across the stage, with the main four standing in the center. Behind them, on the big screen, the words "In loving memory" was written. Underneath that, the names of Carlos Vallerte, Alyssa Enrile, Rose Ortiz, and Tanya Sloan shown very brightly in black, white, pink, and yellow against the blue background.
The audience was on their feet, clapping and cheering as loudly as they could. The performers took a bow and headed off the stage.
Once off the stage, Kira and Kim gave each other a long hug before hugging Zack and Adam.
"Gonna miss it?" Adam asked Kim as the two of them headed off to her dressing room.
"Of course." When they got into her dressing room, she picked up a recent picture of her, Tommy, Adam, Amy, Aisha, Rocky, Trini, Jason, Hayley, Billy, and Zack and stared at it for a long time. "But I'm sure."
Adam smiled as he grabbed two bottles of water, one for him and one for her.
And there is that chapter. I hope you all enjoyed it! Please review and let me know what you all thought!
The song credits in order of appearance: "The Call" (Regina Specktor) and "Protecting Me" (Aly&AJ) -- two songs that were in previous chapters. "Into The West" by Annie Lennox from the Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King soundtrack. "I Will Remember You" by Sarah McLachlan. "How to Save A Life" by the Fray (didn't exactly have the lyrics there, but their song is the one I was thinking of). "Dare You to Move" by Switchfoot. "Kind and Generous" by Natalie Merchant. "Do You Believe In Magic" (old song, but the lyrics I got it off of was Aly & AJ). And the last song is "Love Heals" off of the Rent soundtrack.
