I don't own any rights to anything but this story. Someone very dear to my heart asked if I could include something for her in it and decided to write it and see how many people could or would enjoy something like this.

Chapter 6

Kimberly didn't go home right away. Instead she swam around in the ocean for a couple of days. While swimming around she thought a lot about what had happened with Tommy. She had always believed in mermaids even as a child so when she was told that she came from a blood line that had the potential for it she didn't question it much. She was a bit skeptical but the only way she could have ever had the chance of becoming one was to truly believe in them. It was a belief without seeing as she never saw Noah or Tasha turn until after the ceremony to bring her in. She actually had more doubts when she was first handed her powers. So she figured that she should cut Tommy some slack as if he believed it as much as her than he never would have questioned it. He would have been curious, yes, but he wouldn't have doubted it all that much. Besides she wanted to tell him the truth and she had. It could have not been helped that it happened in the middle of an argument. Knowing that she needed to face this she started heading back towards the California shore line to wait for nightfall so that she could drive back to Angel Grove.

Tommy was about going out of his mind with her missing it had been a few days since he had last seen her. He didn't know what to tell the others so he told them that she had a lot on her mind and was just thinking things through. Aisha told them all where she lived so they all took turns going over and knocking on her door to see if she made it home yet. It was the fourth night she had been gone that the gang was hanging back out by the lake. They all seem to migrate back there as that was the last place they had seen Kim. They were all hoping she would just come back there as it was her last known location. That night though they started a camp fire and they had their tents set up as they planned to spend the night by the water. It was during their night time discussion that Kimberly's name got brought up by Katherine.

"Tommy" Kat started "Are you planning to report Kimberly as a missing person? I mean she has been gone longer than 24 hours and she certainly qualifies as one."

"I would but I don't really think that would help. I'm sure that she will come home as soon as she is ready to." said Tommy

"Why do you think that she left?" asked Jason

"Yea did something happen between the two of you that you didn't tell us?" asked Rocky

"Guys I told you all that I can" said Tommy

"It is just not like her to be gone like this" said Aisha "She said she would tell us if she was planning to leave town."

"True" said Adam "That means that she will be back soon."

They all continued their discussion and as the night wore on they started getting tired. Thinking that it might be time to head to bed they all started getting their stuff ready to get into their sleeping bags. Since Rocky and Aisha had started dating they were going to share a tent. They had all graduated high school a month before and had all moved out to their own place so that they didn't need to ask permission to have stayed out late at night.

"So guys who is going to put out the fire" asked Aisha

"Does it need to go out quite yet?" a mysterious voice asked

Everyone turned around to the person who just spoke and there stood Kimberly. Excited Aisha squealed and ran up to her friend and threw her arms around her. "Where have you been?" asked Aisha

"I needed to get out of here for a few days as I had a lot on my mind." replied Kimberly

"Yea that is what Tommy said," said Aisha

Rocky, Adam, and Billy came up next and each hugged the young woman. "Don't do that again" said Adam

"Yea you had us all worried" said Rocky

"I agree with the other two. If you need time again you should let us know first" suggested Billy. Kimberly nodded at the guys words.

Jason and Kat came up next and hugged Kim. "So are you back to stay or not?" asked Jason "I don't want to keep worrying about you little sis" he joked

"Yea Tommy was beside himself" replied Kat "I do hope though that you were able to clear your head though"

"I did" said Kimberly

Next came Tommy's turn. He quickly rushed over to her and hugged her tight "I'm sorry" he said right away. "I didn't mean to act like that."

"I know Tommy and its okay. It really is. I think I may have had a reaction similar to that when Zordon had first told me about the power rangers" Kimberly chuckled. "We are okay Tommy, we really are."

Tommy was so happy and relieved to hear that so he just held her tighter. When he did release her a few moments later Kim asked everyone "so are we putting out the fire and going to bed or are we still staying up?"

"Staying up" everyone agreed at once. Kimberly laughed at everybody's response.

"We could go skinny dipping" suggested Rocky

Kimberly, Tommy, and Jason all at once said "NO!"

"I will never go skinny dipping with my little sister" said Jason.

Tommy grinned mischievously and said "I would." Kimberly started laughing and Jason just glared at him saying "If you ever say that in front of me again I will kick your butt all over the place man and I'm not kidding. I don't ever need to know what you and Kim do in your free time." At that both Kimberly and Tommy started laughing again.

Everyone sat back down at the camp fire and started roasting and eating marshmallows. All of the sudden Billy asked "Hey Kim now that you and Tommy had your talk can the rest of us know whatever it is that is different about you?"

Kimberly looked right at Tommy surprised that he had not said anything to the others. Tommy just shrugged and said "It wasn't my secret to tell and I thought it best if it came from you."

Jason spoke up with "So there was more to the story that you didn't tell us."

Tommy shrugged "I told you what I could. The rest needs to come from her. If she wants anyone else to know, you will."

Kimberly shrugged and said "Well I guess now is as good of a time as any to tell you." She took a deep breath and said "I'mamermaid."

"What did you say" asked Aisha

"Yea slow down so the rest of us can hear and understand you" said Rocky

"I said that I'm a mermaid" said Kimberly more slowly

Before anyone could mutter a single word Tommy wanted to stop what happened before from happening again. He told everyone "It's true. She showed me herself the other night."

Almost immediately after Tommy had said that the group started laughing.