The wind tousled Kimberly's hair and flushed her cheeks as she stood on side walk growing impatient as her eyes were focused on the stop light. "I wish this wasn't rush hour," she thought as she waited. Her hands were becoming numb from and the cold. "How much longer?" A light turned red and all the cars stopped as people began to cross the busy streets. Before the light could turn to green, she broke out in a run. Her frantic sprint continued until she reached the Angel Grove park. She walked through the park looking for Tommy.
The autumn breeze touched the multicolored leaves scattered all over the ground and they danced through the November sky. She could almost see the wind as seemed to move everything in its path. Her Carmel hair was flying in all directions. Kimberly tucked her strands of hair behind her ears and kept walking along the path. "Tommy!" she called out as she walked down the path. "Tommy, are you here!"
Before she could get any further, she was teleported to the command center. Rocky, Adam, and Aisha were already standing next to her. "I'm pleased to have you all in the power ranger family," Zordon stated.
"Rocky, you are strong and very skilled at marital arts," Jason said as he placed the power coin in Rocky's hand and red energy began to flow through Rocky's body. "You were even willing to lose the Tri-Athlon to help us. I feel you will be prefect as the new red ranger."
"Aisha, you are full of hope and knowledge," Trini began as she pulled out her power coin and placed in Aisha's hand. Aisha felt yellow energy flow through her body. "You were able to fix the device that Billy invented after it was damaged when Kat and Billy will put under Beamcaster's spell. That is why I choose you to be the new yellow ranger."
"Adam, you are skilled at martial arts and are always trying to be positive influence on kids in your karate class," Zack declared as he watched black energy flow into Adam's hand after giving him the power coin. "You are prefect to be the black ranger."
"Kimberly, you are sweet, generous, and always thinking of others," Kat smiled as she gave Kimberly her coin and saw the pink energy go through her body. "I couldn't ask for anyone else to take my place as the pink ranger."
Zordon looked down at his new team of rangers and smiled then faced Jason, Trini, Zack, and Kat. "Jason, Trini, Zack, and Katherine, all four of you will always carry the destiny of the power rangers. But, your destinies lie elsewhere. Jason, Trini, and Zack, the three of you have been chosen to help the planet in a different way. Katherine, you've been given a once in life time opportunity and I you will make us very proud," Zordon approved. "I thank all four of you for your courage and I know you'll serve with dignity, humility, and strength. Go now and make the world a better place. The power will always be with you and will protect you." All four of them were teleported out of the command center.
"This a new beginning," Billy said as Rocky, Adam, Aisha, and Kimberly walked over to him.
"New members of the power rangers, you are now part of the power ranger family and a part of this team. Watch other for your friends as you would yourselves," Zordon began as he smiled down on the four new rangers. "Rocky, with your strength and knowledge; you will command the power of the Red Dragon Thunder Zord. Aisha, you clever and full of spirit; you will command the power of the Gryphon Thunder Zord. Adam, you are watchful and intelligent; you will command the Lion Thunder Zord. And Kimberly, you are agile and graceful; you will command the Firebird Thunder Zord."
"I'm so excited to have new rangers," Alpha beamed as he walked over to his four new friends. "Welcome to the team Rocky, Adam, Aisha, and Kimberly."
Zordon informed the new rangers about Zedd reuniting with Rita and they would be up against.
"Zordon, the other day, I came into the command center and you all were in a chamber creating a new chamber," Billy started as he laid his helmet down. "Are we going to have another new member?"
"Yes, we are," Zordon replied. "Alpha and I feel that we could you all the help we can get. However, not just anyone can take on the powers of the white ranger. We have designed the powers for someone to be worthy, true, courageous, and powerful. So, Alpha and I will search for a worthy candidate. When we find someone, we think is worthy to be the white ranger, we will put them through a test to see if they have what it takes to be a power ranger."
Kimberly started to blush when as she pictured in her mind what it would be like if Tommy was chosen to be the white ranger. In her opinion, he would be the perfect for the job. She thought back to her kindergarten year, when Tommy was a super hero in her eyes. Bulk and Skull tied her to a tree when the class was going back inside after recess. They ran up and caught up with Tommy and told him she was in danger. Tommy went back for her and freed her, but they were locked in the playground because Bulk and Skull locked them in. A server storm was coming into effect and Tommy grabbed her hand and they ran to the storm cellar that was on the other side of the playground and took cover. As soon as they took cover a tornado took place and they sat in the corner. That whole time, Tommy held her and made her feel safe.
"Kim, what are you thinking about?" Aisha asked when she noticed Kimberly was blushing and deep in thought. "Did you tell him yet? What did he say?"
"No, I didn't tell him yet," she confessed.
"Hey, Kim, didn't you have a gymnastic competition tonight?" reminded Billy.
"Oh, no!" Kimberly gasped as she looked at her watch. It was nearly 5:30. "If I'm late I'll be disqualified!" She quickly teleported to the youth center.
Kimberly arrived outside the youth center and saw Tommy sitting on a bench. He was dressed a green Nike windsuit and a white long sleeve tee shirt. "Tommy, what are you doing?" she asked as she walked over to him. A bouquet of bright and cheerful pink roses was lying next to him.
"Oh, I went for a jog in the park for a little bit and then I went bouquet of roses-"
"-I can see that," she interrupted. "I mean what were you doing sitting out here and a cold and windy day like this."
"I was just thinking about things," he answered as he looked down at the took a seat next to him and bravely put her arm around him. "It's nothing important."
"Tommy, yes, it is," she corrected as she looked straight into his chocolate eyes. "I think I know what it is. Please, tell me. This time, we aren't going anywhere until you tell what it is."
"Kim, I don't want this to affect our friendship," he started while he gazed into her doe eyes and felt her move closer to him. "I've realized-"
"-you love me," Kimberly finished as they both began to blush. Tommy's eye brows rose and his mouth dropped open.
He took a deep a breath and felt butterflies flying around in the pit of his stomach and his hands began to shake. " I guess you figured it out when I said that I knew the relationship would work because I'd be dating a special girl," he continued. "I tried to tell you earlier but I got nervous and-"
"-Tommy," Kimberly interrupted as she cupped his cheeks. It was the big moment that she had been waiting for. The day her best friend would also become her boyfriend. Words couldn't escape from her lips because she was nervous. So, she did the first thing she could think of that would be better than words. She pressed her soft lips against his and started kissing him. Tommy felt the warmth of her lips against his as their lip were crushed together as they shared a deep kiss.
"I take that as you feel the same way about me," Tommy murmured as he was shaking all over and felt his fear vanished, while they were catching their breaths. "You couldn't have done it in a better way."
Kimberly continued to blush took hold of his hand and felt their fingers lace together. "Guess, it will be all over school that we're officially together," she smiled as they got up from the bench and started walking to the youth center.
"I think we've already been together for the last 16 years, we just haven't held hands, or kissed," Tommy added. "Kim, even though I've been in several relationships, I have never kissed a girl-"'
"-this was my first kiss too," she confessed when they reached the door but it was locked. "Just, great! Now how are we going to get in there? My gymnastics competition starts now. My coach said if we were late we disqualified from the match."
Tommy hung his head and looked away from Kimberly. "I'm so sorry, Beautiful," Tommy sighed as they walked away from the youth center as the wind began to pick up. "If I had only told you how I felt earlier, you'd be at your gymnastics match and we wouldn't be sitting out in the cold." He quickly zipped his jacket up as far as it would go.
"Tommy," Kimberly said as he looked up into her eyes. "It's okay, there will be other gymnastics competitions. Why don't we go do something else? What would you like to do? Just name it."
"Well, I'd like to go to the gold mine that my dad works at," he stated as they stood close together to stay warm. "I've heard rumors that there could be some dinosaur artifices there."
"I'd love to go," she replied as she took hold of his hand. "When we were kids we had always planned to go there, especially since you've always be interested in dinosaurs."
"Do you remember back in second grade when our teacher asked us where we wanted to be when we grew up and do you remember what I said?"
"No, I heard people talking about it, but I was out that week with chicken pox. But, I have an idea about what you said," she smiled as they started walking to the mine. "I'm guessing you said you wanted to be a science teacher or be a paleontologist."
"I did," he answered. "If you were there you'd probably say that you wanted to be a gym teacher, open your own gym, or be a paleontologist."
"That's what I would have said."
Meanwhile, Rita and Zedd was spying on Kimberly and Tommy. Rita's face lit up with delight as she exchanged looks with Zedd. "I think I have the perfect person in mind to be our evil green ranger," she started as she looked through the telescope.
"Who would that be?"
"Tommy Oliver," Rita answered while she was still watching them through the telescope. "He's a friend of the power rangers, he's the pink ranger's best friend and now they are officially a couple. If he was the evil green ranger, everything would go prefect."
"Rita, what do you have in mind?" Zedd asked as he started to spy on them. "I was thinking that we put the coin somewhere on the gold mine. Like maybe in a wall."
"But, how would he get to it?" Rita barked as she turned away from the telescope. "I will see that the putties have TNT crates and explosive stuff there to make an explosion. Trust me he will find it."
Rita went back to sit down on her thrown and just relaxed as she pulled out a box that was underneath her thrown. "Then when he finds it we can make it to where he can't control his powers and will transform into the green ranger at any time," she smirked as she opened the box. "Then we can make him fight the power rangers. And when the time is right we'll make sure one of the rangers finds out who he really is-"
"Which ranger will that be is the-"
"Zeddy, trust me on this one. I've already decided which one will find out first," she informed as the putties walked in. All of them were dressed in silver spandex and had a Z on their chest. "Goldar, get in here now!"
Goldar walked over to the thrones and bowed down to Rita and Zedd. "How may I serve you?" he asked.
Rita handed him the coin. "Go to the mine with putties and put this coin in a noticeable place," she began as the putties lined up behind Goldar. "Make sure he was a way to get to it and make sure he gets it!"
"I won't let you down," Goldar promised as he left with the putties.
Zedd turned to face Rita. "Zeddy, when that certain ranger finds out who Tommy is they are going either hate him and not want any more to do with him or not want to fight him because he is a friend to them."
Author's Note:
To clear something up, the white ranger will not have their first appearance until later in the story. Have any idea on who will be the one to find out who he is? If you do feel free to leave a review and tell me who you think it is and why you think it will be them.