A/N: I don't own anything. I hope that everyone likes this chapter.
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"How are they?" Adam asked Ethan after 30 minutes of silence.
Rocky had rushed everyone upstairs after the rangers got back. Ethan and Connor had walked upstairs after Dr. O sent them out of the room a few minutes later.
Connor didn't want to go but one look at Kim sent him running. He also knew that Kim and Dr. O would take care of Kira and call him if anything went wrong.
"We're not sure because Dr. O told us to leave. As far as I know, they are stable." He said as he sat down next to Tanya.
Connor leaned against the wall before sliding down it to sit on the floor. He rested his head on his knees and everyone let him be. They all knew how hard it was for one of your teammates to be out of commission but they also knew how it felt when the one you loved was that ranger.
They had all seen Tommy go through that with Kim. They had all gone through it to some degree but they knew that Connor needed to be by himself for a while. They all continued to talk while they waited for someone to tell them something. The doorbell rang and everyone jumped. Since Adam was the closest he answered it and found the pizza guy.
"You ordered 20 pizzas?" The young boy asked as Adam just stared at him.
"Yes we did, thank you." Trini said as she walked up behind Adam to get the pizzas and hand the boy some money.
Rocky and Jason helped her carry them into the kitchen but no one ate anything. She sighed and put the pizzas in the oven so that maybe when everyone was ready they would be somewhat warm.
She walked back in the living room and sat down and listened to the sound of breathing. It was like everyone was waiting for an alarm to sound. She didn't know what to say to break the mood but then again maybe everyone needed time to think.
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"Kim, please use this on Trent." Billy said as he handed her a damp cloth.
She nodded and put in on Trent's forehead. She sat down beside him and spoke softly to him. She looked up and watched as Billy and Hayley ran several devices over Kira's body. Tommy was at the computer working on why the rangers were glowing.
She looked back down at Trent and saw that he was a dull glow now then she looked back up at Kira and noticed that she was a duller shade of yellow as well. She wondered if Connor and Ethan were duller shades as well. She dropped the cloth and ran upstairs leaving Hayley and Billy staring after her.
"What is wrong with Kim?" Hayley asked him as she looked over at him.
"I don't know." Billy said as he barely glanced at her. He was more concerned about Kira not waking up. He had to figure out what was wrong before anything else happened because he knew that there was one very on edge Red Ranger waiting to know something about her.
"She just found out why they are glowing and we are not." Tommy said as he spun around in his chair with a smile on his face. There was nothing wrong with him and Kim.
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"Where is he?" Mesogogg yelled at Elsa and Zeltrax in his lab. They had just gotten back to the lab.
"We don't know." Elsa said as Zeltrax stood there in silence. He didn't want to draw Mesogogg's wrath.
"Then you need to find him. I will not tolerate failure. We need him back on our side. He is the key to those rangers undoing." Mesogogg hissed before he stormed out.
"Oh there won't be any failure when I get done." Elsa mumbled before storming out as well.
Zeltrax was left staring after them. He didn't know what to do but one thing was for sure, he would break Dr. Tommy Oliver if it was the last thing he did.
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Kim made it to the top of the stairs and saw Connor on the floor against the far wall and Ethan beside Tanya on the couch. They were duller shades of their colors, that was it. She just knew it was.
"Connor, Ethan downstairs now." She said as everyone jumped up.
They all stared at her as she followed the boys downstairs. Jason decided that he was tired of waiting so he followed and so did everyone else. They wanted to know what was going on too. When everyone made it downstairs, Tommy stood up and walked over to them.
"They glow brighter when they are in the same room." Kim said as all four of the rangers glowed brighter shades of their colors.
It was something for the older rangers to see.
"Good job, Kim. I just figured it out when you ran upstairs." Tommy said as he walked over to his wife and kissed her head.
"How did you figure that out?" Trini asked her.
"I was wiping Trent's forehead and saw that he was a duller black and then I looked at Kira and noticed the same thing. I decided that there had to be a reason that they were not bright anymore." Kim said as Kira moved and groaned.
Connor, Billy, and Hayley rushed to her side.
"Kira, please open your eyes. Its me, Connor." He said as he knelt down and grabbed her hand.
Hayley and Billy started scanning her body once again.
"Okay so while Kira comes back to reality, why are we still glowing?" Ethan asked Dr. O.
"You are all upgrading powers and it is only going to happen with the four of you together, that means Trent on our side." Tommy said with a look in Connor's direction.
Kim sat back down by Trent and picked up the cloth again to wipe his forehead. She didn't know why he wasn't up yet but she had to do something. She thought about to how she changed Divatox back good and thought that that might work again. She took a deep breath and focused in on Trent's gem.
A picture of the gem appeared in her mind's eye. The Black gem had waves coming off of it. She felt the evil still trying to take over again and she pushed harder. The only way was forcing the evil out with her own powers just like Divatox.
Trini looked back at Kim and paused. Kim was glowing a pale pink and there was a sliver of pink surrounding Trent's body. She tapped Jason on the shoulder and made him look at Kim.
"What is she doing?" He asked her in a whisper.
"I think the same thing that she did with Divatox years ago." She whispered back. She didn't want Tommy to see what Kim was doing since he would probably get mad and stop whatever process she was making.
They watched in amazement as Kim pushed Trent further and further away from the evil that was in the gem. He finally started moving as Kim fell out of her chair in a heap on the floor. Tommy turned and saw her on the floor.
"What happened?" He asked as he walked over to her. He thought that maybe she was just too tired and had fell out of her chair.
"She brought me back." Trent said as he raised up to look down at her with a slight frown. He hoped that she was alright because if not then that would mean that he had hurt two rangers.
"What?" Tommy said as he knelt down next to her. He started panicking then because she wasn't waking up as he shook her.
"She drew the evil out of him like she did Divatox." Jason said as he knelt down on the other side of her. He watched as Tommy stopped shaking her to scoop her head up and leaned in closer to her.
"Come on beautiful, its time to wake up." He whispered as her eyes fluttered open just like they did when he had said that same thing to her years ago.
"Did it work?" She asked him softy with a smile on her face. She had been woken up this same way many years ago and he still made her catch her breath.
"Yea it did but don't ever do that again. I think I lost ten years of my life." He said with a smile as he helped her to stand.
She leaned into him when she gained her feet. She was weaker than she thought she would be but it was worth it to get him back.
"Thanks." Trent said simply.
She nodded and saw that Kira was still out. She glanced at Billy and Hayley but couldn't tell anything by their expressions.
"How long do you think it would be for Kira?" Rocky asked Billy, looking more concerned than they had ever seen him.
The only other time he had come close to looking that bad was when Kim was captured and Zedd stared draining her powers. All the rangers just about lost it then because it was Kim that he had, the heart of their team.
"I'm not sure. She seems fine but she's not awake. I don't know what's wrong with her." He said as everyone paused.
They had never heard Billy this uncertain in a long time and it scared them. Tommy led everyone upstairs once again to give Hayley and Billy space to do whatever they needed to.
Connor was the only other person down there because Tommy didn't have the heart to tell him to come upstairs. He had been in Connor's shoes and he knew that nothing would've kept him from Kim's side. He also knew that the others needed Kira to complete their upgrade in powers and to keep Connor sane.
It was going to be a long night full of waiting for the active and former rangers.
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"Connor, we are going to take a quick break." Hayley informed the Red Ranger trying to refocus her eyes and brain.
"What? Why?" He asked as he shot to his feet. Hayley really looked at him and saw that he needed a break too but she wasn't able to suggest it.
It would have to come from Tommy or Kim for Connor to listen.
"My eyes are starting to cross and I'm mixing up numbers and Billy's about the same. We only want a quick break to readjust our eyes and refocus. Trust me you want us in top form to get her back." Hayley said as he nodded.
He knew that they had been working for a while even before he had come back with Kira pasted out in his arms. They needed a break but he wasn't leaving her side. She was under his command and he would stay here until she came too. He watched them leave before looking down at Kira once more.
"Kira, please please come back to me. I need you by my side." He said softly into her hair. He breathed in her scent and smiled.
She smelled so much like springtime. He thought of fresh flowers and walks in the park when he smelled her near.
"Kira, we need you to come back, the team needs you. I need you." He said with closed eyes. He continued to talk not noticing that Kira was awake and smiling at his words.
She laid there for the longest time just listening to his voice as he poured his heart out to her. She realized then that she loved this impossible Red Ranger.
How had she ever fallen for him she would never know. He was not her type at all but he was perfect for her. She raised her hand and run her fingers through his hair.
It was so soft and smooth. He felt the tiniest of movement and her fingers in his hair. He slowly raised up and looked her in the eye.
"I need you too." She said simply.
He smiled and leaned over to kiss her softly on the lips. It was a simple kiss but it was enough.
"I'm glad that you're back. You had me worried." He told her with a smile.
"I know and I'm sorry but I had to step in front of that blast. I couldn't let you die. You are our leader." She said with a smile. She rose up and swung her feet around but he wouldn't let her go any further.
"Where do you think you are going?" He asked her as he stepped forward to stop her from getting off the bed.
"I think that everyone needs to know that I'm alright." She told him simply.
"Fine but I will call for them and you are not to get up." He told her sternly.
She just smiled and let him be in control because she still felt too weak to actually stand on her own and it was nice to let someone take care of her for a change.
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"What are you two doing up here?" Kat asked her husband and Hayley.
"We needed a break and Connor is watching her." He said to his wife with a smile.
"Well everyone else is in the backyard trying to play a calm game of volleyball." She said as she motioned to the backyard.
"A calm game, yea right. I'm sure that Rocky and Jason have already fought and Tommy sent Kim to break up the fight." Hayley said with a laugh. She knew this group of friends too well not to know what was really going on. She was so happy that she was on their side because they were vicious when they were mad.
"I'm sure you're right but how is Kira?" Kat asked as they sat down at the kitchen table.
"As far as I can tell, she seems to be healed. I just don't know why she is not awake." He said before taking a drink.
They had grabbed something to drink before they had sat down.
"I'm sure you will figure it out. I trust in the two of you." Kat said as they heard Connor start yelling.
Billy and Hayley jumped up as Kat ran to the sliding glass doors to get everyone back in. They all made it downstairs 5 minutes later to see a smiling Kira and Connor. They all breathed a sigh of relief that she was back but now came the time to rebuild the team with a new member who once was evil.
There was only one on the team that had ever gone through that and she was ready to do it again. Jason was ready to step in and help Connor if it came down to that. He remembered how hard it was when Tommy joined the team as the Green Ranger. It took a lot to forgive and trust Tommy but thanks to Kim he finally accepted that there were six rangers instead of five. He would do that for Connor the same way Kim did for him.
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"Kim, can I talk to you?" Billy leaned over and whispered in her ear.
"Yea." She said as she followed him upstairs away from everyone.
"How long have you known?" He asked her as they made their over to the kitchen table. He sat down as she stood looking at him.
"What are you talking about?" She asked him.
"I know that you are pregnant and about 2 months along as far as I can tell." He said looking up at her.
"How did you find that out?" She asked as she sat down.
"I ran scans of all of your bodies when you came back." He said crossing his fingers on the table in front of him.
"Don't tell Tommy yet. I want to make it pass the third month." She pleaded with him.
"Kim, we talked about this last time. I can't keep this pregnancy away from him too." He said.
"I don't want him to worry about this on top of everything else. I will tell him after the third month. I don't want to tell him then miscarry again." She said sadly.
"It wasn't your fault the last time just something that happened. We talked about this." He said to her.
"I know we talked but I will always feel that it was my fault." She said as tears pooled in her eyes.
"Kim, at the stage you miscarried, it wasn't even a baby just a bunch of cells." Billy said trying to reason with her.
"Billy, my baby was not just a bunch of cells. He was a baby the second he was conceived. I saw him. I saw the color of his eyes so much like his daddy's. I saw him in the yard playing ball with Tommy. I saw him going to school and graduating and getting married. I saw him, Billy. I saw him." She said as she ran outside with tears running down her cheeks.
Billy jumped when Jason walked out of the shadows.
"She's right you know. A baby is not just a bunch of cells to a woman if that was true then an adult is just a bunch of cells. She will be fine and she knows her limits." Jason said to him.
"I know but she needs to tell Tommy. This is not the first time she has been pregnant. She lost the baby last time around this time." Billy said looking back at Jason.
"When was this?" Jason asked trying to figure out why no one knew about this but Billy.
"About a year ago, she made me promise not to tell Tommy. She didn't want him to worry." He said standing up to look out on the back deck at Kim.
"Sometimes nature just takes care of things that we don't know or even understand. She will tell him but what I am worried about is her ranger duties. Will she be alright?" Jason asked walking over to Billy's side to see Kim.
"I think she will because this is something that she has done before now. She can also put a force field around her to help protect the baby." Billy said as Jason nodded.
They never knew that Tommy had heard the whole thing. He knew that Kim had miscarried last year but he wanted her to tell him in her own time. He was happy about the baby but not if it was a risk to her body.
He had to protect her so that she could protect their baby. He eased away from the doorway and made his way back downstairs to check on the others. His heart was breaking for his wife as she battled her inner demons alone. He just had to wait for her to come to him on this one and she would. They would get through this like they always did, together.
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"We must attack before those rangers get their upgrade in power." Mesogogg hissed at Elsa and Zeltrax and they nodded and left the room.
They would prepare the army for Mesogogg's attack.
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Okay what did everyone think? Please let me know. I wasn't going to put in Kim and Billy's part but I felt too strongly about it. The part of Kim seeing the baby she lost was inspired by an episode of Dr. Quinn where she said that she saw the baby. I channeled that and added more of Kim in the mix.