"Kim! Wake up, beautiful." A voice said from a distance as I felt myself being pulled from a deep slumber. My heart raced in my chest, beating off my rib cage practically as I felt my hands grip something tightly. My eyes popped open and I saw that I was on the ground, the dark sky above me. Tommy was holding the back of my head, his helmet off as he looked down at me. Worry was etched on his face and I saw that the rest of the team was around us as well. Quickly, I sat up.
"Jason! They have Jason, Zach and the baby!" I exclaimed, trying to stand. Tommy held on to me firmly, stopping my motions.
"Woah. Slow down. What are you talking about?"
"I just had another vision. Rosita has them! They are trying to torture them to find out what our dino gem powers are. We have to save them!" I said, pulling from his grip. I saw my helmet on the ground next to me and I shoved it on. Standing, I turned towards Serpentera and started running. Tommy quickly grabbed me by the waist, stopping me. "Tommy, put me down! We need to get in there before she kills them!" I called out, swatting at his hands. He set me on the ground, gripping my shoulders.
"Jason, Zach and JC are at his uncle's cabin. They are safe. There is no way she has them in there." He said, trying to reason with me. I shook my head.
"I know what I saw, Tommy! I had a vision and she killed Zach, JC and then Jason. Please, believe me. We need to save them before it's too late." I heard gravel behind me as the other rangers caught up to us. Tommy gave me a hard look before nodding.
"What's going on?" Rocky asked.
"Kim had another vision. Rosita might have Jason, Zach and JC. We have to go in and make sure they aren't in there." Tommy said, turning to face them.
"But how? I though they were safe." Aisha replied, sounding worried.
"Rosita or Goldar could have intercepted them." Billy's voice said as he glanced at the ruins of Serpentera. "There could be a chance they are in there."
"C'mon. We will get in and get out as quickly as possible. Stay together and do not get separated. We are stronger together and she will be looking for any chance to attack if she thinks she has one." Tommy said, clasping his helmet on.
As a group, we ran towards an opening in the side of the intergalactic spaceship. Rocky and Adam helped Aisha and I climb up the pile of rubble that it was perched on. The smell of something burning filled the air and sound of a crackling fire told me that something was torched. Inside the belly of Serpentera, we found ourselves in the long hall where I had been in my vision. "This way." I said, heading in the direction I had before.
"Kim, wait." Aisha called behind me as they tried to catch up. I rounded around the doorway where I had watched the scene unfold. Skidding into the room, I noticed that it was different now. There was no observation room, just the room that Jason and everyone else had been while I watched. There was no evidence of Jason, Zach or JC in the room. The only thing was the chair where she tortured them. My friends ran in after me, Tommy in front.
"This is where they were." I said, looking for any sign on them.
"Aisha, do a scan of the ship." Tommy said, nodding towards the yellow ranger. She nodded, pressing the side of her helmet.
"Maybe this means she doesn't have them." Adam suggested, shrugging his shoulders. "Your last vision didn't come true. This one might not either."
"Affirmative." Billy responded. "There is no accurate way to measure the factual evidence during your periods of visions."
"You guys didn't see it! It was so real. And the way she just murdered JC-." Emotions caught in my throat as I pictured his little body. I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned to see Tommy looking down towards me.
"If they're here, we will find them. I promise." He reassured me.
"MY helmet finished it's scan." Aisha announced, pulling the small tablet from her belt line. She synced it with her scanner before pulling up the data. Shaking her head, she touched the screen multiple times.
"What is it?" Rocky asked.
"The only live forms it picked up were ours." She replied, checking again.
"Run the scan again." I said, not liking her answer.
"I already did. Twice. The same results each time. If they have Jason and Zach, they are not on Serpentera."
"What the fuck!" I exclaimed, slamming my hand on the wall near me. I shifted out of Tommy's grasp walking to the corner of the room.
"What about Rosita and the rest of her ugly crew?" Tommy asked. Aisha shrugged.
"They weren't on the results either. They may have fled."
"So, they just left?" Adam asked. Under my feet, I felt something grumble lightly. Like an engine on a boat. As I turned to saw something, bars shot up out of the floor trapping my friends inside.
"No!" I exclaimed, running over to them. The bars were thick metal and when I touched them, it stung my hand through the glove. It was electrified. "Don't touch the bars." I warned, stepping back. "They're electric." Reaching for my waist, I grabbed my Power Blaster. I aimed it at the bars towards the floor. As I went to pull the trigger, it grew incredible hot. I gasped in pain, dropping it to the floor. It glowed red until it melted into a puddle between me and the cage.
"Did you honestly think it was going to be that easy?" Rosita's voice asked behind me from the door way. Spinning on my heel, I turned to face her. She was leaning against the door frame, picking at something under one of her long nails. She looked bored, like just being here with us was something that could put her to sleep. Yawning, she glanced over at me.
"Let them go." I said, balling my hands into fists. "We've beat you, Rosita. Just admit it and come with us quietly."
"Seems to me that I'm the one with the upper hand, Pinkie. Your friends are the ones in the cage and you don't have the ability to fight me on your own. We both know that." She waved her hand at me and my helmet unclasped itself before falling to the floor. The rest of the team's followed suit, the noise echoing around us in their cell. "You seem tired, Kim. Goldar, why don't you help her?"
"Yes, my empress." His deep and raspy voice said from my left. He emerged from a hidden partition in the room, his sword at his hip. I fought against him as he grabbed my arm. I tried to pull out of his grasp, but it was too strong. He flung me into the chair where Jason and Zach had sat in my vision. As soon as I sat, my wrist and ankles were chained in place. My heart thundered in my chest as I pulled against them.
"Kim!" Tommy said, grabbing the bars that held them trapped. He swore from the shock, letting them go quickly.
"What do you want, Rosita?" Rocky asked, glaring over at her. She shrugged, finally stepping into the room.
"Oh, I suppose what any girl wants really. World domination, slaves, eternal devotion. But I have a pesky Power Ranger problem to deal with first. But, thanks to Kimberly here, that problem won't be much of a problem no more."
"What are you babbling on about?" I asked. "I would never help you. Where's Jason, JC and Zach? I know you have them!"
"You already have helped me, Kim. Tremendously, actually." Reaching out, she ran a finger down a lock of my hair. I yanked my head out of her reach and glared up at her.
"I haven't done anything. So, unless you are going to start making some sense, I would shut the fuck up and let me go."
"I am very surprised you didn't figure it out by now. I thought for sure that this last one would be more obvious. Especially with using Jason and the baby. I honestly thought you wouldn't fall for it."
"What are you talking about?"
"Your visions. Well, not necessarily visions. More like dreams. I'm quite proud of them. Some of the best magic I've ever performed." Realization began to set in the pit of my stomach as what she was saying started to make sense.
"You made them up." I said, turning away from her. "But…how?"
"When you were in the hotel bar that first night in town. I figured you would be a good asset to have in case something like this came up with all of the Power Rangers back in town. I drugged the wine that you had, using a potion that allowed me to link myself to your mind when I needed to. I decided to do visions because you would be more willing to answer my questions this way. That's how I found out that you were going to get the Dino gems, where the Command Center was and what your hidden powers were. Now, I even know exactly where the other two rangers are. Once I'm down with your friends, I'll be sure to have Strasser check in on them next."
"What?" I whispered. Rosita leaned in close to my face.
"Your friends were never here. I tricked you with that vision to make sure you would run right in here. It is your fault for what's about to happen." She tossed her long hair over her shoulder and smiled at Goldar. "Bring me the Yellow Ranger."