A/N: As usual I don't own anything but the concept. I hope that everyone enjoys this chapter.
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"Kim I can explain." Tommy said as he held his hands up. He was slowly backing away so that she didn't notice.
"Then by all means, explain away." Kim said as she put her hands on her hips. She noticed that he wasn't backing up anymore. She knew that she should give him a fair hearing but she didn't know if she could do that.
"You know that Billy and I went through the ruins of the Command Center and Power Chambers. We found more than the Zeo morphers. We had to have a space large enough to hold what we found there. My basement was the only space big enough at the time. I was going to tell you before I left for Mercer Island but you know me and my memory. I forgot but I swear its nothing more than stuff we found. Billy and Hayley then built a Command Center out of that stuff. I helped a little but left most of the stuff to them." He said as he stepped closer to her. He saw her weakening a little.
"Why did you feel the need to build a Command Center in our basement?" She asked. He had been wrong in the fact that he thought she was weakening.
"In case we or any other rangers needed it. Come on I'll show you." He said as he held out his hand. She looked at it and then grabbed his hand. He led her downstairs to see what Billy, Hayley, and he built.
"Oh, Tommy this looks just like the old one. How did you do it?" She asked as she released his hand and spun around.
"A lot of hard work but it was worth it." He said with pride. He knew that she would love it.
"Tommy, I'm still mad at you for not telling me but I think that I can forgive you." She said as she walked back over to him.
"Well I still have to tell you something. While I was on Mercer, I wasn't only looking for bones but these gems that Anton told me about. They contain power like your power crystals. Anyway I got so close but I never did find them. When I came back I told Billy and Hayley and together we built morphers." He said as he walked over to the desk. He pushed a button to reveal a glass case. He then walked over to the case and opened it.
She looked in and saw three morphers resting in it.
"Three?" She asked when she looked up.
"I could only detect three gems but I know that there are three more, the black, white, and pink. They are the most powerful. There are also zords that link to the gems. They will awaken when the gems are activated." He said as he shut the case.
"Who will be the new rangers?" She asked.
"I don't know but we don't choose. The gems picked who they want to be rangers. The gems will bond with their DNA and give them powers." He said as he grabbed her hands.
"Wow, wish we had powers but who is the bad guy looking for these gems?" She asked him.
"How did you know that there was even a bad guy involved?" He asked her.
"There is always a bad guy. I was a ranger, remember." She said with a smile.
"Well I'm not sure on who the bad guy is but I think that he was the one who blew up the island." He said as he looked into her eyes.
"What? Tommy, I don't like this. You are still looking for these gems, aren't you?" She said as she let go of his hands. She turned her back on him and backed up a space.
"Kim, I have to finish my work, you know that." He said as he tried to take her hands again.
"No you don't. They have already tired to kill you once; I won't let you do this. I can't lose you." She said.
"Kim, you know that if there is another bad guy and we need those gems." He said with a sigh. He knew that telling her would be the hard part.
"I know but I don't think that I can do this." She said as she let him take her in his arms. She wrapped her arms around his waist and sighed.
"You know that I have to do this." He said as he rested his head on hers. He closed his eyes and breathed in her scent.
"I know and I know that you are going to need all the help you can get." She said against his chest. She was helping him whether he liked it or not.
"You know it." He said with a smile. He wasn't even going to try and stop her from helping. They stayed like that for a while before they went back upstairs. Tommy was starting his new job in the morning and he couldn't wait.
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"Tommy, you're going to be late." Kim said with a smile as he leaned over and kissed her cheek. She was leaning against the counter watching him run around.
"I don't have to be there until 9 so I will be early." He said with a smile as he grabbed his briefcase.
"Okay well have a good day. I will be at the gym with Trini until 5." She said as she drank her juice. She never drank coffee. She made it for Tommy though.
"Any luck on getting them to move to Reefside?" He asked as he poured some coffee into his mug.
"A little, but I think that it's the drive bugging her more than I am." She said as she grabbed her toast and juice. She had the little ones this morning on the floor.
"Okay well I'm sure that you will keep trying and I will see you this afternoon." He said as he ran out the door.
She smiled as she gathered her bag and other stuff. She had to get to the gym to finish some paper work. She jumped in her car and made the five minute drive to the gym she ran with Trini.
Jason thought about joining the girls but told Kim that he didn't want his sister and wife being his bosses. Kim pulled up to the back of the gym and noticed that Trini was already here. She had an early class Kim remembered with some advanced students. She was over the karate part while Kim had the gymnastics part.
They had been working together or two years. Kim had used some of the money from winning the gold in the Pan Globals. They had been going strong since they had opened their doors.
"Hey girl, why is it that I have a forty-five minute drive and still manage to beat you and your five minute drive?" Trini asked when Kim walked in.
"It was Tommy's first day and besides my class starts later than yours." Kim said with sass and she went into her office to get started.
"Was he running late?" Trini asked when she walked in behind Kim and sat down across from her.
"No, he didn't have to be there until 9. I hope that he likes teaching." She said with a sigh. She had tried to talk him out of it but he said that he wanted to do this.
"I think that he will be a great teacher and its safe." Trini pointed out.
"Yea but this is Tommy we are talking about and he can find danger in a bubble." Kim said with a laugh.
Trini then got up and left her alone with her work. She had to set up the mats anyway for her next class. Kim watched Trini set the mats up through the glass separating her office from the rest of the gym. Trini's office was across the hall and faced the front like hers. She knew that she had to get to work before her kids showed up.
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"Dr. Oliver here is your classroom. I hope that you enjoy it." Principal Randall said with a smirk and walked off.
Tommy opened the door and smiled. It was a great room. He walked over to his desk and sat down and thought about Kim. He looked over his class and smiled. The students would hate his class but he knew that not everyone liked dinosaur bones and the study of them.
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"Settle down, class." Tommy said the next day. He knew that the first day was the worst but he hoped that they settled down soon.
"Okay my name is Dr. Oliver and this is biology." He said as the students turned to look at him. He took a deep breath and started roll call. It was going to be a long day.
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"Ms. Ford, you may join the new teacher in detention today." Principal Randall said behind her.
"What? Why?" She asked as she set her guitar down.
"There is no playing music during lunch period." The principal as she walked away to handle the next student, a Mr. McKnight who thought that he could get away with murder since he was the star soccer player. It was time to pop that bubble.
"This bites." Kira said as she took a drink.
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"Connor, are you sure that we're not going to get in trouble?" The goalie asked him.
"I'm Connor McKnight the school's soccer star. The new principal will have heard of me and bask in my awesomeness." Connor said as he kicked the ball into the net past the goalie.
"If you say so, then bring it on." The goalie said as Connor kicked another ball but he took a bad aim and it hit one of the windows of the school.
"Uh Connor the net is down here." The goalie pointed out as Principal Randall walked onto the field.
"Mr. McKnight I believe that practice is after school not during. Since you have decided to have practice during school hours, you can have school during soccer hours. You can join the new teacher in detention this afternoon." The principal said as Connor just looked at her. The goalie had taken off before she could see who it was.
"This sucks." Connor said as her kicked the dirt. He had practice this afternoon and that was more important than detention maybe he could talk his way out of it.
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"Ethan this is brilliant." The guy said next to him.
"I know and the best part is that no one will know." Ethan said as he finished up. He walked outside with his umbrella to check out his handy work. Students were running everywhere trying not to get wet. Ethan smiled as he watched the mayhem.
"Mr. James, I believe that we have you to thank for this sudden shower." The principal said behind him.
"What?" Ethan said as the sprinkler system finally cut off. The entire student body was now wet.
"You will join the new teacher in detention today." The principal said as she walked off.
"Man, this is the worst." He said as he made his way back inside. It was the perfect plan but he didn't count on the new principal to be out of her office.
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"What are you doing here?" Connor asked as Ethan sat down next to him.
"I had a little fun with the sprinkler system." He said as he looked over at Kira who was soaking wet.
"Wow, all I did was play my music." She said with a look to Connor.
"Hey I was just practicing for the game that this school wants me to win." He said with a shrug. They all stood up when the principal and the new teacher walked up.
"Dr. Oliver these are your students for detention today, enjoy." She said as she walked away.
"I don't need this today." Tommy said as he looked at the three students in front of him.
"We don't either." Connor said.
"Well I have to be somewhere and I guess that you get to come with me." He said as they followed him out to his jeep.
"Where are we going?" Kira asked as the boys jumped in. They didn't want to stay in the classroom and if a teacher was offering to take them somewhere they were going.
"A museum." Tommy said as she got in. He pulled out of the parking lot and headed to the outskirts of town.
"Whoa, this place is awesome." Ethan said as he jumped out.
"Okay you can explore or something and if you find anything dealing with bones let me know." He said as he walked over to the entrance.
There was a chain up with Mercer Industries on it. He thought that it was weird but he turned around and looked at the parking lot. He sensed a movement behind him and he spun around. The giant T-Rex had come to life.
"Man this is all I need." He said as he jumped in and led the dino away from the kids. All of his ranger skills kicking in at full drive.
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"Okay I say we look for something to get us out of detention. I have to be in practice tomorrow." Connor said as they walked further in the woods.
"Who died and made you King?" Kira asked as Connor opened his arms. He then stepped wrong and they all fell.
"Connor, can you not walk right? I don't know how you are this great soccer star if you can't even walk right." Ethan asked as he dusted himself off. He turned to look and Kira and noticed that she was doing the same thing.
"It's not my fault but I think that I can get up out of here though." He said as he started climbing the wall. He didn't even make it three steps before he slid down the embankment.
"Oh I see why you're the star soccer star now." Kira said with a smirk.
"Whatever, do you have any bright ideas." He asked as the shrugged. He then noticed a dinosaur head.
"Connor, don't touch that." Kira said as he grabbed the head.
The jaw of the dino dropped down and opened a door next to Ethan. They all looked at each other and walked through the door.
"What is this place?" Kira whispered as the boys walked toward a group of stones that had mist rolling around them. Kira walked up behind them.
Ethan was standing in front of the Blue gem as Connor was in front of the Red and Kira in front of the Yellow. They all felt a pull to the gem in front of them and they grabbed the gem in front of them. The gems bonded to them and they couldn't put them down. Their hands glowed for a few seconds then returned to normal.
"What just happened?" Kira asked as she put the gem in her pocket.
"Not sure but we need to get out of here." Ethan said as they made their way out.
They finally made it out and started walking back to the parking lot only to have a bunch of ugly things land in front of them.
"What are these things?" Connor asked as he blocked an attack from one of them. He was doing until he was knocked to his knees but then he body took over.
It was like his body knew what to do. He was kicking and throwing punches at whatever these things were. Kira's body has also taken over for her. She didn't know what was going on so she let the power flow through her. Ethan was also fighting better when he let whatever this was flow through out his limbs. They finally fought the things off. They disappeared just as soon as they had appeared.
"I think that we need to get back." Kira said as they took for the parking lot again.
Tommy had just pulled back in the parking lot as the kids made it out of the woods.
"Anything weird happen?" He asked them as they got in his jeep. They all said no and he drove off for the school. He had to get the kids back to school so that he could get home to Kim.
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"How was your day?" Kim asked as soon as he came in the house.
"It was okay. I had detention duty today." He said as he sat down at the table. It was her turn to make dinner and by the smell of it she had made roast. It was his favorite.
"What did you do to make the principal mad at you?" She asked as she set a drink in front of him. She had made him sweet tea as soon as she had gotten off work.
"I think that being new signed me up but I took the three students to the new museum." He said as he took a drink.
"You took three kids to a museum? I'm sure that they loved that." She said with a smile.
"Well I had a meeting there but the place is closed and has a sign that has Mercer Industries on it." He said.
"I thought that Anton was dead." She said as she sat down.
"I thought so too but someone is running Mercer." He said as they both got something to eat. They continued to talk into the night before they went to bed. Kim was worried about what that sign on the museum meant and what it meant to Tommy.
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