Hi everyone! I hope you are enjoying the sequel so far! I had such positive reviews from "I'll Follow You" that the pressure for this one was a bit higher. I like a challenge though.

On to the topic of Trini. I fought with the idea of having Trini being alive or dead from the beginning. In the first draft, I was going to have Jason be strung up on her death from an accident before the story started. I really didn't think that idea flowed very well though so Trini made it into the story. By far, Trini is my favorite yellow ranger and I felt like having her be a part of the reunion was important. As the story developed, I felt like something needed to happen to remind us that our heroes are in fact human. At first, I was going to kill off Zach but I've noticed this was common for other stories on this site and I thought he would be important to Jason's story further on. The decision to kill Trini was not an easy one but I felt it was necessary to the story. Thuy Trang was such an important part of the Power Rangers and the girl power I fought to find during my childhood and I am very glad Trini was able to make it this far.

Please enjoy the rest of this story and don't forget to read and review!

Hours passed and the pain was still crippling. I couldn't believe it was true. There was no way that my best friend, the girl who had become my sister, was gone. Every time I closed my eyes, I could picture her sweet smiling face, her character strong with grace and her beautiful charisma that had gotten her so far in life. She was perfect in way I could never be and yet, she was just taken from this world. She had fought against bad guys for years, risking her life to save the planet from beings much bigger than her. She had survived all that just to be killed like this? It was like a bad dream that I was stuck in. One where Trini was dead, and no one could wake me up to tell me otherwise.

Pulling my feet towards me, I hugged my knees to my chest. I had taken refuge in the unused storage room where we had originally found Alpha. I wasn't sure if anyone was looking for me but I was doing my best to hide if that was the case. I felt broken. My heart was breaking into a million pieces and I just couldn't handle it anymore. I knew I should try to be strong for Jason and the rest of my team but there was no use. I couldn't hold it in any longer. It was like loosing a part of me. My accident had left me broken but this was much different. There was no fixing this.

"Kimberly?" A voice said softly as the door of the storage room opened. I expected it to be Tommy but was surprised to see it was Billy. He glanced around the small room until his eyes landed on me. Giving me a small smile, he entered the small room and shut the door behind him. Walking towards me, he sat on the floor next to where I was sitting. Sighing, he looked up at the ceiling, the only light in the room coming from the security lights that were constantly lit. It casted harsh shadows in the room, making things look darker than they appeared.

"I'm sorry." I whispered, wiping my face where the tears had been travelling. Billy glanced at me, confused.

"For what?"

"I should be helping you and Jason. Being a blubbering mess isn't helping anyone right now."

"Kim, you're human. Human beings are required to live through emotions. It's absolutely okay for you to be having these emotions." He responded, taking my hand in his. "She was your best friend." A choked sob admitted from my lips as I broke down again. Billy wrapped an arm around my shoulders and pulled me into a warm hug.

"What's Jason going to do? And JC? He's not going to have his mother anymore. And her poor parents. They'll never even know how much she helped save the planet. Why Trini? Why?" I cried, burying my face into his shoulder. Billy let me cry into him, my entire body shaking as I let out all the pain and despair I had been feeling. Every time I tried to get myself to stop, I would start all over again. My throat hurt, my head pounded and everything else in my body ached.

After several moments passed, I was able to calm myself down enough to sit back up. I wiped my face again, glancing over at Billy. He wasn't looking at me but rather off into the corner. His pale blue eyes looked sad and a small frown tugged at the corners of his mouth. "I saw her this morning." He said softly, closing his eyes slowly. When he reopened them, unshed tears shined in the light.

"You did?" I asked. He nodded.

"She came to the medical bay because she had some slight bleeding. I advised her to go to the hospital due to my inexperience with pregnancy. I was afraid that she required medical help I couldn't give her. If I had just gotten her into the tubes, she might have been saved." His voice dropped to a whisper as he covered his eyes with a hand. "I thought it would take too much energy from Zach's medical chamber and would prevent him from healing quickly."

"Billy, this isn't your fault." I said, shifting so my entire body was facing him. He dropped his hands and turned to his head towards me. A single tear slipped down his cheek. Shaking his head, he sniffed.

"I should have done a bio scan. I could have possible detected any type of abnormalities in her system and warned them. There is so much I could have done that could have saved her."

"Any of us could have done those things. Trini knew the risk she was facing when she decided to stay and help us. This stress couldn't have been good for her or the baby. What happened was an accident that no one could have prevented. You can't blame yourself for it. Jason doesn't and neither do the rest of us. Trini wouldn't want you to feel this way."

"I know. She was special beyond words." For the first time in my entire friendship with Billy, I saw a side of him I had never seen. Where Billy was normally scientifically speaking about everything, his words were simple and filled with emotions. Would this change him forever? His unspoken feelings about Trini had been a secret between the two of us for decades. Would he blame himself for the rest of his life because of her death?

"Do you remember when Trini had to face her fear of heights to save you?" I asked, giving him a small smile. "I can just remember her swearing so much about the fact she had to climb up so high to save you. None of that seemed to matter though when she saw that you were safe. I guess that was the kind of person Trini was." Billy nodded, smirking.

"I remember the time she helped me study for our AP Chemistry final. I thought for sure I was unable to succeed on it but she prepared and studied with me for hours the night before to assure I would be able to score high marks." I smiled as Billy's regular technical lingo began to pop back through.

"I think she would like the fact we are sitting here talking about old times. She likes to reminisce about our Ranger days. I could always tell she missed being apart of the team whenever we spoke. When she came to see me in Florida, she asked all about the monsters we had faced after she had left and what Zedd was up to. She was such a big help after my accident. She helped me get the confidence to go to college and find a sense of purpose in my life. She wouldn't let me quit living and feel sorry for myself. She must have known better somehow." Billy frowned again, turning his eyes away from me.

"Kimberly, I need to run another bio-scan to assess your injuries from before. During the one from your previous injury, I have some speculations regarding your spinal incapability." I raised an eyebrow at him. How was I going to translate Billy now without Trini around?

"What?"

"Sorry. I think your injury has gotten worse since you've arrived back at Angel Grove."

"Explains why my feet have been going numb and tingly more often." I muttered, running a hand through my hair. "Does anyone else know?" He shook his head.

"Negative."

"Billy, can we keep this between us until we know anything else? We're already down so many Rangers. If Tommy knew about this, he would freak and make me turn in my morpher. I'll do my best to protect myself until we figure this all out." Billy hesitated for a second, glancing at his feet. "Billy?"

"Affirmative." He responded softly. "Just be careful. The last thing we need is for something to happen to you too."