Over the next several years, a lot changed. Both of them had a room of their own. Niether one of them were the same height anymore. Tommy grew a lot and was a lot taller. Kimberly was petite and small. Both of them were now power rangers. Kimberly was the pink ranger and Tommy was the white they first became rangers, Trini Kwan was the yellow ranger, Jason Scott was the red ranger, Billy Cranston was the blue ranger, and Zach Taylor was the black ranger. Kimberly was really close to Trini and Tommy was close to Jason, Billy, and Zach. Over time, they got new team members. Trini, Jason, and Zach got the opportunity to go to a peace conference. Trini passed her powers on to Aisha Campbell, Zach passed his powers on to Adam Park, and Jason passed his powers on to Rocky DeSantos. Rocky, Adam, and Aisha were originally from Stone Canyon, but transferred to Angel Grove. Kimberly and Aisha became really close and went shopping every day. Tommy and Billy got close to Rocky and Adam. Tommy did karate with Rocky and Adam. Jan, James, and Caroline were glad to see that Tommy and Kimberly finally had friends. However, Tommy and Kimberly had to hide the fact that they were rangers from his parents. When they became rangers, they promised that they wouldn't tell anyone they were power rangers. All six teens had the responsibility of protecting the city from Rita and Zedd's evil monsters. So, they often had to come up with excuses why they were home late.
All of the rangers were in Ms. Appleby's class together. Tommy, Kimberly, and Billy had her during their Freshmen year. They learned that she didn't put up with people goofing off in her class. But, she was one of the most liked teachers in the school. In Ms. Appleby's class, there was never a dull moment. The reason was because there were two class clowns in the class. Their names were Bulk and Skull. If they thought of doing something, they did it. Ms. Appleby couldn't make it through the day without hollering at Bulk and Skull.
One day in class, Ms. Appleby had some announcements to make.
"Class, I'm pleased to announce that juniors are getting to start applying for college," smiled Ms. Applebe. "And we are going to have a field trip coming up. The science club is going sky diving."
"Did you hear that Skull, we are going to get to be in the Jump-A-Thon!" shouted Bulk. "We are going to get to jump out of a plane."
"Bulk, this time there can't be any horse play!" yelled Ms. Appleby. "You'll be jumping out of plane and you will have to know how to work your parachute! If you can't do it correctly, I'll tell Mr. Kaplan to not let you go on the trip! Wait a minute... only the science club members can go."
Billy raised his hand.
"Yes Billy," said Ms. Appleby.
"You said at the beginning of class, that you had two announcements," stated Billy. "What was the other announcement?"
"We have some colleges offering everyone to give tours to high school students," answered Ms. Appleby. "I'm going to ask everyone considers to take advantage of this opportunity."
"I heard Terra Venture was getting ready to take off to find another world," declared Skull. "They were going to do an essay contest and they winners got to go on Terra Venture."
"That won't take place until sometime in 1998 or 1999," said Ms. Apple.
"Did you hear that, Skull?!" asked Bulk. "We've been wanting to go exploring! This is our chance! We'll be able to see if aliens are real or not!"
"Boys, you'll be out of high school by then!" yelled Mrs. Appleby.
"We'll find another way to get a ticket to Terra Venture," declared Bulk.
"Once we get on Terra Venture, we'll be able to prove our theory!" added Skull.
"I can't wait to see if aliens exist," remarked Ms. Appleby.
Tommy raised his hand.
"Do you have a question, Tommy?" asked Ms. Appleby.
"Do we have to attend the same college that we tour and apply for?" asked Tommy. "Kim and I are going to marry after high school. And we're wondering if they'd let us reapply for a college. What would you recommend that we do?"
"I know both of you are serious about each other," stated Ms. Appleby. "And if you're going to marry, I suggest both of you tour several colleges. Then you should talk about colleges that you'd both like to attend. You should both apply to for the same colleges."
"What if we don't get accepted to the same college?" asked Kimberly.
"That means there is a chance both of you could meet someone else. You'd be cheating on each other," remarked Skull. "Do you want to worry if your spouse is cheating on you? When you find out, you'll end up divorcing."
"Just so you know, Kimberly would never cheat on me!" Tommy said angrily.
"And I wouldn't cheat on Tommy!" added Kimberly.
"Skull, shut up!" demanded Ms. Applybe. "I don't want you and Tommy to get in an argument. I can see he's really mad."
"I was just telling them the truth," stated Skull.
"Skull, you should stop while you're ahead," warned Billy.
"Thank you, Billy." said Ms. Appleby. "Tommy, I suggest that both of you apply for some community colleges. A community college will accept almost anyone."
"Thanks Ms. Appleby!" smiled Tommy.
"If you go to a community college it only proves that you couldn't get accepted anywhere else," interrupted Bulk.
"Bulk collect your things and go to Mr. Kaplan's office!" ordered Ms. Appleby. "You've been disrupted, ever since class started."
Bulk got up from his desk and grabbed his book bag and walked out of the class. He slammed the door, after he walked out.
"I'm going to make a quick phone call to Mr. Kaplan's office," said Ms. Appleby.
She walked over to the phone and began to dial Mr. Kaplan's extinction.
"What Bulk said was true, Kimberly!" warned Skull. "He'll leave you."
Tommy's face was turning bright red. Ms. Appleby watched Skull aggravate Tommy and Kimberly.
"Hello, Mr. Kaplan. This is Ms. Appleby, I'm sending Bulk to your office," explained Ms. Appleby. "He was disrupting class and making fun of classmates."
Ms. Appleby listened to Mr. Kaplan talk.
"Tommy, do you want to go to the office too?" asked Skull. "You've already got Bulk in trouble."
"He got himself in trouble!" declared Tommy.
"I have to agree with Tommy," added Kimberly.
"You always agree with him!" whined Skull. "You never will go out on a date with me. I've liked you since 7th grade."
"She was already dating me," confirmed Tommy. "We've been dating for four years!"
Kimberly was sitting next to the wall. Skull walked over to Kimberly.
"You've never kissed me," said Skull.
"If I kiss you, I'd be cheating on Tommy," Kimberly angrily.
Skull got up out of his desk and walked over to Kimberly. He pinned her against the wall.
"DON'T YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT KISSSING MY GIRL FRIEND!" warned Tommy.
Skull ignored Tommy and kissed Kimberly in front of the whole entire class. Everyone was stunned, even Ms. Appleby. Kimberly saw how hurt and mad Tommy was. She broke down in tears in the middle of school. And she pushed Skull away from her.
"DON'T KISS ME AGAIN!" ordered Kimberly.
"Mr. Kaplan, I'll be sending Skull to your office," stated Ms. Appleby. "What?! You've got to be kidding!"
The whole class knew something was wrong.
"Okay, I'll send them to the office too," gasped Ms. Appleby.
She got off the phone and looked very stunned.
"Skull go to Mr. Kaplan's office," said Ms. Appleby.
Skull got up and left the class room. Ms. Appleby was looking straight at Tommy and Kimberly.
"Tommy, I'm afraid Mr. Kaplan wants to see you and Kimberly too," Ms. Appleby said sadly.
"We did nothing wrong!" gasped Tommy.
"I know," answered Ms. Appleby. "He heard you and Kimberly yelling at Skull. He wants to know what happened and why you were kissing in class."
"He kissed me!" gasped Kimberly.
"Kim, let's just go and get this over with," stated Tommy.
They collected their stuff and walked out of Ms. Appleby's class. Tommy put his arm around Kimberly and they went to the office. They took a seat outside the office. Skull was already in his office.
"I've never been sent to the office in my whole life," whispered Kimberly.
"I know," answered Tommy. "Neither have I."
Bulk and Skull walked out of Mr. Kaplan's office. Mr. Kaplan walked outside the door and saw Tommy and Kimberly sitting outside his office.
"Ms. Hart, Mr. Oliver, please come into my office," ordered Mr. Kaplan.
Tommy and Kimberly walked into the office and took a seat. Mr. Kaplan walked in his office and closed the door. He took a seat in front of them.
"I heard you yelling, while Ms. Appleby was on the phone," Mr. Kaplan said angrily. "What was the whole point?"
"Skull, kissed me in class!" answered Kimberly.
"Why?"asked Mr. Kaplan.
"I don't know why," replied Kimberly. "He just did it. Skull has had a crush on me for years. He' wanted me to go out with him, but I'm with Tommy."
"Ms. Hart, how did your relationship status come up in class?" asked Mr. Kaplan.
"I was the one who brought it up," explained Tommy. "Ms. Appleby was talking about juniors getting the opportunity to tour colleges. Kim and I are going to marry before we start college. We wanted to know what do if we didn't apply for the college and what to do if we didn't get in the same college. Mr. Kaplan, once I marry her, I'm going to want her to be in the same college with me."
"Mr. Oliver, I understand your concern," replied Mr. Kaplan. "I'd be in the same position if me and my wife were applying for college. But, I didn't meet her until college. We got married while we were still in college. After we married, we lived in a dorm room together."
"They have dorms for married couples?" gasped Kimberly.
"Yes, they do," answered Mr. Kaplan. "However, I want to talk to you about what happened in class. You two are good students and I've never had you in here before. What started the conflict with Bulk and Skull."
"They made remarks," answered Kimberly.
"What kind of remarks?" asked Mr. Kaplan.
"They said if Kim and I didn't get in the same college, we'd cheat on each other. Then Bulk said if we applied for a community college it meant that we weren't couldn't get accepted anywhere else," explained Tommy. "Skull wanted Kimberly to date him and wanted to kiss her. She said if she kissed her, she'd be cheating on me. He pinned her against the wall and kissed her in the middle of class."
"Usually, I'd have to give you detention for a week," stated Mr. Kaplan. "However, neither one of you have never been in trouble before. So I'm letting you off the hook. If you are in my office again, you'll have detention. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes, sir," answered Tommy and Kimberly.
"You may return to class," replied Mr. Kaplan.
Tommy and Kimberly got up and left the office. It was their lunch period and they went to the youth center. Both of them decided to just get a smoothie and sit at the back table. They decided they weren't going to tell their parents that they were in the principal's office.
