"Bring me the Yellow Ranger, Goldar." Rosita repeated, grinning at the winged henchman. Goldar opened the cage door, his entire form filling the opening. Adam and Rocky jumped in front of Aisha, all five of them taking defensive stances. "Oh, please." Rosita said, rolling her eyes. She waved her hands and they let out howls of pain, covering their heads. While the boys fought against the invisible source of pain, Goldar grabbed Aisha by her arm and pulled her from the cage. Rosita waved again, the cage closing and the boys able to stand up straight again. Stepping closer, she grabbed Aisha's long hair and forced her head back.
"Don't do this." I said, panic filling my chest. "Just do whatever you want to me. Please." Aisha turned her attention to Rocky, fear glistening in her eyes as she silently begged for help.
"This will hurt you more than anything I could physically do to you, Kimberly. I am going to make sure you are going to watch each and every one of your friends suffer before your eyes before they die." Her voice purred as she wrapped her fingers around Aisha's throat. Aisha let out a gasp as her body began to thrash. She clawed at Rosita's arm, but it was no use.
"AISHA!" Rocky called out, trying to reach through the bars to get to his girlfriend. The skin on his hands and face began to burn from the voltage running through the bars. Tears streamed down his face as well as Aisha's as Rosita seemed to suck the energy right out of her.
"With all of your powers, I will be unstoppable." Rosita said, letting go of Aisha. Her body crumpled to the floor, her skin now ashen. Her eyes were wide open, but the life was gone from them. My chest burned with pain as I looked down at my best friend's body. "Black." Rosita said to Goldar. She waved her hand, the boys doubling over with pain again. I pulled against my restraints again, hoping to break free. I tried to slip out of them, but they didn't even allow me to twist my wrist at all. The same was true with my feet. I was stuck in this chair, unable to budge.
"Stop this!" I pleaded as Goldar shoved Adam to his knees on the floor. In the cage, Rocky, Billy and Tommy gasped for air as they struggled to stand again.
"Invisibility will help me in my quest." Rosita said, her fingers finding Adam's neck. His eyes bulged, and he let out similar gurgling noises as Aisha while his body was wracked with pain.
"Adam, hold on!" I called out, looking around. There had to be a way out of here. To stop this from happening. My eyes landed on Tommy in the cage and for the first time in our lives, I saw something on his face I had never seen before. He was scared. Absolutely terrified. He tried to hide it but I could see it in his eyes. I heard Rosita drop Adam's body to the floor and Goldar shoved it with Aisha's before heading back towards the cage. He grabbed Rocky who was till crying and rocking with pain as he tossed him to the floor.
"Ha. No wonder you were the inferior red ranger." Rosita mocked, looking down at him. Rocky's eyes were pure rage as he faced up. He moved to lunge towards her, but she stopped him in his tracks by touching his forehead. His eyes rolled back in his head as a loud scream echoed from his lips. I closed my eyes, unable to handle the sight of him. It felt like it carried on forever, his suffering embedded in my mind.
"Do you want the green one next, my empress?" Goldar asked, his eyes dancing at the thought of Tommy dying as he took Rocky's body towards the rest.
"No. He will be last. Bring me the blue one." She responded, shooting me a wink. Billy tried to fight the painful wave she sent them, but it was too much with Goldar pulling on him as well. He landed on his knees in front of Rosita and me. I locked eyes with Billy, tears streaming down my face.
"I'll be fine." He said softly, smiling at me. "If you survive, tell my wife and my father I loved them."
"Billy…" I whispered, my heart aching from the way he tried to comfort me while he was facing his death. "I'm so sorry." He went to speak again but Rosita touched her palm to his forehead. He shuddered in pain, his body convulsing to her touch. I sobbed, praying that I could break through my chains to reach him. His body slumped over, his skin as pale as snow when he landed on the floor. I shook my head, trying to block the image from my mind. The bodies of my friends were piled in front of me, just like how Rosita had made me see in during my fake vision. This time though, I knew it wasn't fake. They were really gone, making my worst fear come true.
"Kimberly." Tommy's voice said, causing me to open my eyes. Looking up at him, he gave me a small smile. "Hey, beautiful. Listen to me. We are going to be okay. No matter what happens, we are going to be together. Whether it's in this life or whatever comes after. Don't give up. Whatever happens to me, do not just fold. You have to keep fighting. Okay?"
"I just got you back. I'm not ready to lose you again." I said, my voice hoarse from screaming and crying.
"I spent ten years waiting to have you back. I can wait a little bit longer to spend forever with you. I love you." He gave me his signature smile and wink as Goldar grabbed him by the arm. Tommy shoved against him, trying to break free. Goldar shoved Tommy down to his knees, forcing him to face me.
"The two of you sure do have quite the love story. Young lovers, torn apart by a tragic event, who eventually find their way back to one another. I do promise that you will not be apart long. But which one of you do I kill first?" She tapped her nail against her chin for a moment before stepping towards me. She set her hand on my arm and a sudden hot and sharp pain began to fill my entire body. It was like a thousand piping hot knives being shoved into my skin. I screamed in pain, my head shooting back as I tried to block out the pain.
"Rosita, stop it! Kill me. Please." Tommy yelled, his voice sounding frantic. Rosita removed her hand from me, leaving me weak and barely able to breathe.
"No…" I whispered. "Me. You want me to suffer. Let Tommy go and kill me instead." I requested, trying to find my strength.
"I do have a sweet spot for my green ranger." She cooed, eyeing Tommy. Stepping over to him, she glanced over to me. "But, I know this will do something I can't physically do; break your heart."
"TOMMY!" I screamed as Rosita grabbed him by the head on both sides of the temple. The same gold glow from my vision appeared and Tommy's eyes glowed a bright white color. I thrashed in the chair, trying to break my bones to get out. His mouth hung open, no noise escaping his lips as the glow grew brighter. "Tommy! Hold on! Please don't leave me!" I cried out, desperate for him to hear me. "I love you!" My cries for him echoed off the walls around us as Rosita released him. His frame hung in the air for a moment before slouching backwards. His body fell back, no signs of life in him. My own breath vanished as I saw the body of the man I loved laying on the ground before me.
"I've never felt so much power before." Rosita said, flexing her fingers in front of her. They glowed with that gold glow, energy radiating from her. "Goldar, send Strasser to find the remaining rangers and their teen brat partners. Bring them back here so I can handle them as well. Make sure he grabs that adorable bundle of joy as well."
"Yes, empress." Goldar said before walking out of the chamber.
"No worries. I'll be sure you and your friends are properly taken care of in a respectful way. You are, after all, great soldiers. That's honorable where I'm from."
"I'm going to kill you." I whispered, my eyes not leaving Tommy's vacant face. "I don't care what I have to do but I am going to make sure you pay for this."
"Keep dreaming, Kimberly. It's what you do best." She replied, putting her hand on my forehead. The blinding pain return, this time making my head feel like it was going to split in two. I couldn't scream or make a sound, the pain becoming too much. It was white and blinding, my head throbbing. It hurt so much I began to pray for death. To be back with my friends. Back with Tommy. Wherever he was, is where I wanted to be.
Suddenly, everything went pink.
A/N: Hey guys! I am very sorry about this chapter. It was a toughie to write. I promise it is going somewhere, not just a massive funeral. :D As always, thank you for reading and please review!