A/N: Three chapters to go, folks. With one half of Adrianna Repulsa/Mama D gone, a certain couple is going to propose in this chapter. And in case you don't know which couple that is you probably haven't read very much of me, haha.

A/N: I own nothing. Power Rangers belonged to Saban, then Disney had them, now Saban has them again.

Chapter 33: The Proposal

Thursday, March 3, 2005, early evening

1492 Valencia Drive

Reefside, CA

For most of the Power Rangers standing in Tommy's lab, the final victory over Mama D, a foe who had caused a number of people in the room a lot of heartache, was more a relief than anything.

There wasn't a lot of celebration in the room; the victory was nice, but there was still a lot of work left to do to claim ultimate victory. The toughest opponent was still out there.

But for a few certain individuals in the room, the victory that had just been attained meant everything because of the hell Mama D had put them through.

Rangers young and old watched in awe as Divina, Dimitria, and Trey all sat off to the side, tears in their eyes, hugging and crying tears of joy.

The nemesis that had caused Trey and the two Inquirian girls so much pain and suffering had now been vanquished.

In particular, Tommy took note of how they acted.

Grateful to just be alive. Grateful that one of their biggest adversaries had finally been destroyed. July the 4th may have been four months away, but for them, this was akin to their Independence Day.

"We should let them have their moment," Tommy said looked at his older and newer teams. "We all have lives to get back to. Everyone stay on your guard because we could be attacked at any time. Kim, let's go upstairs."

"And where do you think you're going?" Divina said as the Rangers all headed towards the exits or prepared to teleport. As one, the Rangers all stopped short.

"Excuse us?" Kim asked, as she arched an eyebrow. "This is supposed to be your moment, not ours."

"While that may be true, it is your teams, Tommy and Kim, that brought an end to one of our greatest adversaries," Dimitria said. "To my sister and I, this is a special day."

"It's a special day for me too, as I was once engaged to be married to Divina before Mama D intervened," Trey said. "When I came to this planet in 1996, Rangers, I was little more than a nomad, a vagabond, in a way. Triforia was my home but as long as Divatox and Mama D existed, I felt like a helpless shell. I feel whole again. Thank you, Rangers."

"Then you know how I felt from February 1996 to June 2004...a hopeless man without the light to guide me," Tommy said, looking at his 'Beautiful' as he said this.

"Indeed I do, and it is for that reason, and also because of what happened today, that I will remain here for as long as it takes to see that Adrianna is destroyed and that Conner's child is protected. You destroyed my enemy, now I'll help destroy yours," Trey said.

"The same goes for us, too," Divina said. "I know Adrianna still has to be destroyed but for us, this was the big one. We already live close by, but when the final battle comes, we'll be right there."

"It's just too bad I'm going to have to wait till summer to kick her ass one last time," Conner said dejectedly. "Every time I see her I feel creeped out. But how are we going to get that child home once it's born?"

"Leave that to us, Mr. MicKnight," Trey said. "Let's just say, there are people watching over us that would prefer to stay off the radar until the time is right."

"Oh and there's one more thing we want to say," Dimitria said. "Young Falcon, young Crane."

Tommy and Kim looked curiously at Zordon's close friend and successor as Ranger mentor.

"Is it not time that you two start thinking about your big day?" Dimitria asked.

"Believe me, we have been thinking about that," Tommy said. "I don't want to give away too many details but believe me, that announcement is coming some day in the near future. I want to try and not look too far ahead, but I agree we have to do 'that' sometime and I for one won't wait much longer."

"When that announcement comes, I expect to be notified by mail," Divina said.

"Believe me, when we make the announcement, everyone for us...and against us, is going to know," Tommy said. "Zordon, I want assurances that when we make this announcement that it is broadcast to Adrianna in particular. I want her to know when we're getting married, and that she can't do a thing to stop us. Can you do that?"

"Whenever you are ready, Tommy, Kimberly, I will do everything in my power to make sure Adrianna, and everyone who is allied with us can hear it," Zordon said.

"Excellent. Adrianna or anyone else can bring the gates of hell to try and stop us after the announcement if she wants, but it's not going to do them a damn bit of good," Kimberly said. She too was rather perky considering Mama D had impersonated as Caroline for eight years and had received her comeuppance.

"We are so close and at this point, we're not going to lose to her or anyone else."

"For now, we should all get back to our lives," Tommy said. "Besides, I have a pop quiz to write up for tomorrow."

His students smiled ruefully; they were past Reefside High by a year, but they all remembered a Dr. Oliver pop quiz. None of them were fun, whether it was Dr. Oliver or not.

Thursday, March 24, 2005, early in the evening

1492 Valencia Drive

Reefside, CA

Another grueling day had come and gone; most days as a coach and an owner of a business left Kimberly really tired. And today was worse than usual.

Today she'd been busy with a girl, a really young girl who was about seven or eight years old, who had struggled with the beam, so much so that Kim had to work extensively with her to remove those doubts.

She'd made progress, she knew, but just that part of it, plus the business aspect, had really left her frazzled. Most days she was tired at the end of work, like most people, but today even more so.

The good news was that it was a long weekend; most businesses were closed on Good Friday which was what tomorrow was. However, fate had other plans for Kim.

The moment she stepped outside and locked up for the weekend, she felt a familiar hand go on her shoulders, while another hand was putting a blindfold over her eyes.

She knew damn well who was doing it, so she simply didn't ask questions. Besides, she was honestly too tired to ask.

She felt herself being herded towards a car; no doubt, it was Tommy's Jeep. The amazing thing was, she'd actually never been inside his Jeep until now, and the two had been back together for nine months.

As she heard the vehicle move, she heard Tommy talking with somebody on his communicator, probably Jason and someone else coming from the voices, but she couldn't make out who or where they were. No doubt, Tommy was giving them instructions as to where to go...wherever the hell he was going.

She could feel herself being herded out of the Jeep, and after a few minutes, could feel Tommy remove the blindfold.

She knew where she was instantly.

Angel Grove Beach.

"Familiar place, Beautiful?" Tommy asked, as he smiled at her.

For her, this was a familiar place; Tommy and Kim had spent many days on the Beach during her last days as Tommy had tried to comfort her during her time of agony.

Kim also caught a glance of the small, shiny object that was in his hand, and she knew this was it, but she wasn't going to tip her hand that easy and let him know she knew what was about to happen.

"It's gorgeous as always, although I sort of thought you might take me to The Spot," Kim said.

"While that holds a lot of memories for the both of us, I thought it might be better for us, and everyone here if the stage was a little bit bigger and more wide open. Let's face it, the area surrounding the Spot isn't exactly wide open. Trees and everything like that," Tommy said.

When she referenced "everyone here" she knew who Tommy was talking about. She knew the older teams were here, as many as could get here anyways, and the Dino Thunder team was here as well; they were all home from spring break.

She saw Tommy produce the shiny object she saw earlier...the wedding ring he had allegedly always kept for her. She then saw Tommy get down on his knees and put the ring on her finger.

"Kim, when you first walked into my life in 1993, my life changed forever as we know it. You made me a better man, a better teammate and I learned a lot when I was with you...and then when I was without you for eight years as well. Toughest eight years of my life."

Kim could attest to that; that hole in her heart after Tommy and she had parted ways had been too much to bear. It had never completely healed till after the reunification in 2004. Since then, what had been empty and broken had been put back together and things had felt right again.

"Now that you're back, I feel whole once more, and I'm not going to make the same mistakes I did last time. We still have some hurdles to get through before we get to that day, but I ask you right now; Kimberly Ann Hart, will you marry me?"

"My question to you is, when's the day?" Kimberly said, as a bit of a joke, as she pulled him into a tight hug; the day had finally come. "Of course I'll marry you. And we're going to get to that day, no matter who comes in between us."

"I was thinking February 2006, which would be ten years since the fateful letter," Tommy said. "When this wedding takes place, that specter will disappear once and for all."

"I like that," Kim said.

"Now it's time to deliver our message. Hey guys, come here!" Tommy said as he saw the Ninjetti teams converge on the two of them, congratulations all around. "Zordon are we on?"

"Yes, I have been assured we are on and Adrianna can see us, Tommy. We're also being broadcast to several other planets," Zordon said. "Earth people are still in the dark though."

"Good, they don't need to know yet," Tommy said as he ended the communication. "Guys, line up behind me, Kim, next to me. Dino Thunder and first Ninjetti teams go first."

When Tommy had things where he wanted them, he turned forward, as if he was looking into a camera for a postgame interview.

"Adrianna Repulsa, listen up," Tommy said. "I'm talking to you. Yeah, you. I'm talking to you."

"Yeah, look right here, woman," Tommy said. "We're not scared of what you can throw at us. I just did the one thing that you never wanted to happen; we proposed right here with you watching, and there's two things you can do about it; nothing and like it."

"Now I know you've been after Conner for a while and you've made his life a living hell; let's be real, you never wanted him, you never loved him, it was us you wanted all along, and specifically the two of us. You kicked the hornet's nest back in 1996, and you got absolutely nothing for it," Tommy said. "You continue to kick the hornet's nest today and it got you nowhere. Well, except that child of yours. Congratulations on that, but some day we're going to fix that problem as well. Now you get to deal with all of us, 100 percent, at full strength, with little to no baggage except for Conner because of that one night you had with him."

"Bottom line is, you messed with the wrong people, and the next time you show your face here, we're going to be ready for you," Tommy said. "Kim, you got anything to add?"

"Adrianna Repulsa," Kim said, "you are going to pay for taking my mother hostage for eight years and driving a wedge into a family that didn't need to be torn apart anymore. Bitch, when Conner's child is born, you are going to finally get what you've had coming to you for years and years."

"Don't leave yet guys because I've got something to say to her too," Divina said as she and Trey came running up to Tommy. They both nodded and stepped back.

"Hey Adrianna, take a look at this. The Crane isn't the only one with a a ring on her finger," Divina said. "Take a look."

The Rangers could all see it, and so could everyone else watching, Adrianna included.

Another wedding ring.

"That's right, you snake, Trey and I are tying the knot too, even though you and that deceased friend of yours delayed us by thousands of years," Divina said. "And there's nothing you can do to stop us either. Nothing's going to stop us from our wedding day and that includes you. When that final showdown comes, not only are you going to have to deal with the Rangers, you'll have to deal with Trey, my sister and I. Try and stop us you snake, just try."

"So remember this, Adrianna, whenever you're ready to face us, we're ready for you," Tommy said. "Come and take our dreams...if you dare."

Same Time, Adrianna Repulsa's Palace

M-51 Galaxy

"Man, they talk a lot for a group that's struggled to get rid of me for so long," Adrianna said, as she patted her belly.

Needless to say, she was confident herself. Mama D was gone and she hated to sacrifice her long tome friend, but she was still confident about her chances.

As long as she still had her child, her ultimate trump card, she felt she still had the upper hand. She could easily use that child to draw Conner back to her. And she knew if she could get Conner back to her side, other Rangers might follow him. At the very least, it would devastate the team.

The mighty Falcon and Crane, who had talked an awful lot of trash, hadn't been that impressive when she had Conner on her side.

She hadn't had Conner pursue other Rangers enough the last time he was with her, but she was going to think about it once her child was born and Conner was hers again.

And the notion by Tommy that she didn't want Conner...pure rubbish.

At one point that may have been true, but today, she wanted him back so much. She missed him and she wouldn't be complete without him.

"You can talk all the trash you want, Rangers," Adrianna said as she smiled, "but know this: You will not make it to February 2006. Your dreams will be crushed and your planet will be mine. Enjoy your last days, Rangers because they are numbered."

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