Part Two
Four years past and Kimberly was in a good place in her life. She had finished school and secured her job at the gymnastics school. She had moved herself and Ally into a bigger apartment. She was happy and so was her daughter. They had their perfect little world.
Kimberly was still single. After Julius and the guilt over Tommy, she didn't want to take the chance of letting someone else in.
She did get the chance to tell Tommy in person about Alison, but after turning evil, again, and seeing Tommy with Kat, she chickened out. Jason, her friend, and the first Red Ranger told her he would tell the current Red Ranger about Alison, but Kimberly said no. She didn't want to get Jason in trouble about knowing about her daughter before Tommy. She also felt that if anyone should tell Tommy about Ally, it should be her or no one else.
When Ally was 4 years old, she came up to Kimberly one day and asked about her dad. Kimberly was shocked. Ally never showed interest in knowing who her dad was before.
"Why- Why do you want to know?" Kimberly asked in a shaky voice.
"Rachel has a daddy," Ally said matter-of-factly. "Dylan and Kyle has a daddy. Tia has two daddies. I don't have a daddy."
Rachel was the little girl who lived across the hall and was Ally's best friend. Dylan and Kyle were twin boys who Ally played in pre-school. Tia was the little girl who lived on the floor below theirs.
"You have a daddy," Kimberly answered honestly.
"How come he's not here?"
"He lives very far away," Kimberly said as she stroked Ally's head.
"Oh," Ally said in a tiny voice. "Ok."
The 'ok' was louder than the 'oh'.
Satisfied, Ally bounced away.
Kimberly bit her lip. The guilt she always felt when it came to her daughter came rushing back. She knew that she would have to tell Tommy one day.
That Christmas, Ally asked for a bunch of toys and for her daddy. On Christmas morning, the little girl was disappointed she got only the toys. Kimberly's heart broke that Christmas morning.
The following year, Trini came to visit. Ally adored her Aunt Trini and was happy that she was staying with them until December 23rd.
"Aunt Trini," Ally asked as Trini sat at Kimberly's kitchen table. She was signing Christmas cards.
"Yes, Ally," Trini answered.
"Do you know my daddy?" the 5-year-old asked innocently.
Trini just stared at the girl. Her mouth hung open as she tried to find the words.
Kimberly wasn't home. She had one more class before the winter holidays. Then she had some errands to run before she came home. So, Trini was on her own.
"Yes," the former Yellow Ranger squeaked out.
Ally gave her her biggest smile.
"What's he like?" she asked.
"Well," Trini began. "He's brave, kind, and a great leader."
"Am I anything like him?" Ally asked.
"Well, you have his eyes," Trini answered. "You're brave and kind. So, I guess you are a little like him."
"Good," Ally said before she turned away and skipped down the hall to her room.
Later, Trini told Kimberly about Ally's questions. She told Kimberly that it might be time to tell Tommy about Ally. Kimberly sighed and knew that her friend was right.
Again, that Christmas, Ally asked for toys and her dad. Of course, she got her toys but not her dad. Kimberly did try to reach Tommy that year but he was too busy and she wasn't even sure he got any of her messages.
Since Kimberly couldn't reach Tommy, she decided to tell Alison about her dad instead. She told her about how smart he was. She told her that he was into cars. She told him that he always had a strange fascination with dinosaurs. She told him about how great he was at martial arts.
Alison already knew how brave Tommy was, how much he cared about people and animals, and his kindness from Trini. Kimberly just expanded on all of those things.
Kimberly also shared some old photos of Tommy with Alison. She even allowed her to keep a couple. Ally's favorite was of both Kimberly and Tommy by Angel Grove Lake. The little girl kept the picture pinned to the wall beside her bed. She liked turning to stare at it before falling to sleep.
Ally was happy to know more about her dad. She got into dinosaurs and wanted to study martial arts just like her dad.
Kimberly was happy to see her daughter happy. She knew that everything Ally learned about her dad the closer she felt to him.
Other than telling Alison about Tommy, Kimberly spent whatever free time she had trying to get in touch with Tommy. It turned out, he was a hard man to pin down. He traveled a lot and everyone else had trouble keeping in touch with him.
That Christmas, Ally asked for her daddy, again and again, she did not see him on Christmas day or any day after. The 6-year-old was disappointed.
END OF PT. 2