A/N: This chapter will solely focus on Zordon's 12 and takes place after Tommy bonds with the Black Dino Gem.

A/N: I'm going to try and stay as close to canon as possible. Hope everyone is enjoying this story!

Chapter 6- The Confession

September 2004
Hayley's Cyberspace
Reefside, CA

"So, the two people that gather everyone together is late for their own meeting," Trini stated, as she looked at her watch. She irritably rolled her eyes. "Where the hell are they?"

"Tri, calm down," Jason defended his best friends, and he pulled a chair for her sit down. "Tommy and Kim will be here soon."

"Yeah, but he doesn't exactly have the best track record," Zack reminded them of their high school years. "I'm surprised he was on time for his own wedding."

"We should give Tommy the benefit of the doubt," Billy second Jason's opinion. He received his strawberry, blueberry, and raspberry smoothie. "Thank you," he flirtatiously smiled at the waitress, who doubled as the owner of the establishment they were at.

Hayley brightly smiled at Billy. "Tommy's going to be here soon," the owner of the place informed them all. "He has a big surprise to tell you guys."

Hayley, the owner of Hayley's Cybercafe, had been taking drink orders, making drinks and serving them to the occupants in her establishment. She was glad to have been accepted by all of them. The beautiful red head met Tommy and Justin before she met the rest of the former rangers. By chance, she found out their unique secret, and she promised to keep that to herself. She assured and reassured the two could trust her. And there was some backlash, but eventually that subsided. She was an honorary Power Ranger like other civilians and has helped Tommy to develop the Dino Thunder technology, which was a new source of power.

In addition to Jason, Trini, Zack, and Billy being present, the rest of Zordon's twelve was there or about to be there.

Jason and Trini were happily married with three children, Brennan and twins Kayla and May . Jason became a co-owner of a dojo with Rocky and Adam in Angel Grove. Trini balanced her life as mom, wife, and prosecutor for the Angel Grove district courts.

Zack and his wife, Angela, traveled all over the country due to Zack's job. He had become one of the best choreographers in the United States, and this was one of the rare times he was in town. In addition, Angela was expecting their first child—a boy to be named Ahmad Jayceon Taylor. Due to her being tired quite often, she opted to stay home, so Zack could attend this gathering.

Billy was still between Earth and Aquitar, for now. He's helped all of the incarnations of the Power Rangers up to this point. He was a staple amongst the ranger teams. Most recently, he's forged a close friendship to Hayley. Both had a definite hand in making the Dino Thunder rangers what they were today. Part of him was willing to stay primarily on Earth, so he could be with her. He kept taking subtle glances at her.

Aisha was working her way up to become Dr. Campbell-DeSantos. She was possibly thinking of dropping the 'Campbell', since she felt it was such a mouthful. She loved working with animals and eventually, she would open her own veterinary practice. Until she opened her practice, Rocky made sure to have plenty of income coming in in as an owner/instructor of the dojo he co-owned with Adam and Jason. He also cared for their son and daughter- Rocky Jr and Nadia.

Adam worked with both Jason and Rocky. He did a majority of the paperwork, helped in the front, and sometimes he would coach soccer on the weekends. For Tanya, she became a stay at home mom to their kids, a son and daughter. Their names were Adrian and Kaylani. Occasionally, she found work as a substitute teacher. She believed once the kids were in school full time, then she would return to the workforce.

Justin graduated from M.I.T, and he proposed to his girlfriend out there. Sadly, she declined because she knew his intentions were to move back to California. She wished to stay in her hometown of Boston. Understandably, he was crushed. He moved back to Angel Grove, where he planned to get a job at the NASADA Base and move on with his life.

Kat had just arrived, as she received the message from the Falcon and Crane. She furrowed her brows in confusion. "Where's Tommy and Kim," she questioned them, and she ordered a drink from Hayley. Katherine 'Kat' Hillard owned two dance studios. After her tenure with a famous dance academy in England, she moved back to California, and that's where she met her husband. Mike Corbett of the Lost Galaxy rangers became entranced with Kat from the first time they met. They began to date, and he proposed a year later.

"This must be important if they called all of us together," Justin speculated, while wiping down tables.

Once more, the door to the cafe open, and the last two of Zordon's era was there. They immediately went up to everyone and gave hugs and kisses. They loved meeting up with old friends and chatting about what was going on in their lives.

The, now, Black Dino Thunder ranger walked up to Kat. They embraced for a little. To this day, their friendship was a little rocky. Though, she had married, and though, he's made it clear Kim was the one for him, there was a bit of animosity between the two.

"Hello, Tommy," Kat greeted with a feign smile.

"Glad you could make it Kat. I'm sure Mike wanted to accompany you," Tommy responded, hoping she still wasn't mad at him or Kim.

"He got called in," the past Pink Zeo and Turbo ranger stated succinctly, and she went to sit down with Justin.

Tommy nodded, and he went to sit with Kim. They were on a couch, facing the tables where their friends, who were more like family, were seated at. The husband and wife nervously smiled at one another. They called this meeting for two reasons, and they knew they had a lot of explaining to do. For that reason, they asked their friends drop their kids weren't present. That's one of the reasons why Tommy and Kim were late, they had to drop Sophia off with Kira, the Yellow Dino Thunder ranger.

"Nice of you to be late, Falcon," the first leader of Power Rangers on Earth joked. He placed his arm around Trini. "What's going on?"

"Yeah, you summon all of us together, and you're the one late," Rocky huffed under his breath, while biting into his wrap.

Aisha smacked his arm like she usually did when she felt like he was out of line. "Hey, give him some time to explain, will you," she demanded with some force.

Justin nodded in agreement. "They just got here. Don't be so rude."

"Tommy, would you like something to drink before you tell them," Hayley nicely questioned, and when she saw the head shake, she nodded and went to sit like everyone else did. Coincidentally, she took a seat next to Billy.

"So, I guess you're all wondering why we gathered you here," Tommy uneasily began. He made eye contact with each and every one of his former teammates. Some were closer like brother and sister, and he was thankful to have them in his life. "Well, you know after the island explosion, I escaped with the Dino gems."

Billy saw how tense Tommy was; he was familiar with the Dino gems."Oh, God," he murmured in disbelief. Everyone turned to him. "A gem has bonded to you."

Hayley loved Billy's intelligence, but for the first time he was partially wrong. She remained quiet, so Tommy could explain the story to them.

"Well, not exactly," Kim shook her head. She didn't mind the interjection because nerves were traveling throughout her body like the speed of light. She agreed with her husband it was time to reveal the secret they had been keeping for the past decade.

"Yeah because if that was the case Tommy would be wearing Red," Adam reminded them that the color of their power suit would dictate the color that was common in their closet.

"Or maybe Blue," Kat almost laughed at the thought of Tommy taking up another color.

"There was also a Yellow gem," the former Yellow, Tanya, cheekily said. "Tommy, I love you, but yellow is definitely not your color."

All of the former rangers kept talking about how ludicrous it was for Tommy to become a ranger. They mentioned age, the possibility Tommy stealing everyone's color, and they spoke about how he was only supposed to be a mentor to a group of rangers.

"Wait, no, that's not possible," Trini halted them from speaking further. "There's already a Red, Yellow, and Blue ranger. Remember, Conner, Kira, and Eathan, so there has to be another reason for this meeting."

Once more, the chattering commenced.

"Stop," Kim attempted to stop them from talking. She was having a hard time speaking over 12, 13 if Hayley was included, voices. "STOP, NOW!," she furiously yelled, as her eyes flashed pink in anger.

Everyone became quiet as a mouse. The guys gulped; the females knew she was very serious about this talk. They quickly apologized to the couple.

"Tommy, why exactly are we here," Kat got them back on track. She was careful to not upset Kim.

"There's no easy way to explain this, but I am a ranger," the, now, Black ranger spit out. He looked at his friends, and they began to laugh.

Zack was able to put two and two together. His laughter rapidly disappeared upon knowing the color Tommy had become. "You had to steal mine and Adam's color, didn't you," he knowingly questioned at the black, tight shirt Tommy was wearing.

Jason shook his head. "What does that make, four? Damn, Tommy, color stealer," he kept clowning on his 'brother'.

"Ha, ha, ha," Tommy tersely commented, and he looked at Kim. She nodded it was time. "That's not the only reason why we called you here."

"It's not," Hayley thickly wondered, and she looked at how serious the married couple were. She had been thrown for a loop. Upon hearing Tommy's joke about 'shortage of black in his closet', she laughed it off. When he requested for her to close the cafe, so former rangers could come here and talk about this, she agreed. Now this, she was surprised. "What else could there be to talk about," she asked.

The Falcon and Crane Ninjetti decided to let their friends know about the child they bore in high school. While shopping for more black to go inside their closet, the husband and wife confidentially spoke about how the power seemed to follow him. He also brought up that the evil beings loved to capture him. Though, he would gladly be captured, as long as Kim and his daughter were out of harm's way. So, the two came to the conclusion. They were essentially never safe, and if anything was ever to happen to Tommy, Kim, Sophia, or all three of them, then they would want their closest friends to find him, on their behalf of course.

"This must be serious," Rocky exhaled a small whistle. Before it was all fun and games, but now, he felt like the 13 of them were at a funeral. He observed the serious looks on Tommy and Kim, the Falcon and Crane.

"Have an open mind about what we are about to say," Kim started with hesitation, while fumbling with her thin fingers. She faced everyone, head on, and she put the bravest face she could gather on her face. Her husband placed a comforting hand on her right shoulder. He was behind her one hundred percent.

"We will," the first Yellow ranger of Earth promised, and she looked at everyone else, and they all nodded.

Kim blew out a weighty breath. "It was in high school. Tommy and I fell in love, as most of you know," she smiled small; she remembered the quips about her and Tommy from Jason, Trini, Zack, and Bily, "and, we decided to take our relationship further than just kissing."

"So you and Tommy began to bonk each other," Rocky irreverently stated, and then he thought about their class trip in high school. "I'm not exactly surprise. You guys did do it like monkeys in Australia."

"ROCKY" everyone else hissed. Aisha smacked his arm, and Jason slapped him upside his head.

"Hey," the Ape Ninjetti yelped in pain.

Tanya was a little disgusted. "So, you and Tommy started to have sex," she asked, and Kim slowly nodded. "That happens between two people, and it commonly does start in high school," she rambled.

Aisha agreed. "Yeah, it's not like you guys got pregnant and had a baby," she, then, observed Tommy and Kim's next movements. She gasped, as they flinched at her statement. "Oh my God!"

Everyone in the room became eerily quiet. They questioningly looked at one another, and then they turned to the people, who called this meeting. Some had dubious looks, others' eyes practically bugged out of their socket.

"No," Trini incredulously murmured under her breath.

"Aisha can't be right," Kat skeptically said. "Please say Aisha isn't right."

For the first time since he arrived there, Rocky stopped eating. He tossed more looks toward Kim and Tommy. "Aisha must be right, look at them," he motioned for everyone to stare and the married couple.

Jason was shocked at the revelation. "Say it," he angrily demanded. His little sister and best friend remained quiet. "Damn it, say the fucking truth," he ordered them.

For him, he felt the most betrayal. He had grown up with Kim, since they were four years old. Just because they didn't have the same parents, that didn't mean they weren't siblings in some way. He told Kim everything, and he believed she would tell him everything. And when she spoke about sending a 'Dear John' letter to Tommy, he was the one telling her to talk to him. He truly had her back.

Since Tommy came to Angel Grove, and after he was relieved of Rita's evil spell, they acted like they were two peas in a pod. Tommy was the first one to know about his crush on Trini, and it didn't take a rocket scientist to know about Tommy's attraction to Kim. After all, his best friend called him to come back to Angel Grove to become the Gold Zeo ranger. And when his power withdrawal occurred, his best friend, who was a brother helped him cope.

And now this.

Two people he was closest to kept a pregnancy from him.

"Jase, man, calm down," Zack touched Jason's wrist. He felt the anger emanating.

"Listen to Zack," Billy wanted, needed, for Jason to comply.

"You had a baby," Adam questioned in a neutral tone. He didn't want to attack his former leader and teammate; he wanted to listen to what they had to say.

"November 11, 1994, I gave birth to a healthy baby boy. He had no hair, but the most gorgeous and clear blue eyes. He was so innocent, and he would firmly grip my finger into his tiny hands, and I have never felt more love for a person until that moment right there," Kim spoke from the bottom of her heart, as the water welled in her eyes. "We're sorry we kept this from you guys."

"Wait, 1994," Hayley cautiously said, and she comfortingly smiled at the two. "Weren't you guys Power Rangers? How could that happen?"

"She had to have received help from Zordon and Alpha 5," Billy answered, as he thought back to their time in high school. "It makes sense. Kim would feel sick before school, and then she would stay after a battle in the Command Center."

"And knowing Zordon was from Eltar and Alpha 5 from Edenoi, they probably gathered resources to make sure she never showed or was harmed in a battle," Justin logically figured, and he looked at his former leader, who was like a big brother, and his big 'sister'. "This must've been really hard on you two."

"It was," Tommy readily agreed, and he was happy his friends were being a bit more understanding. "We were young; we didn't know what else to do. You know Kim's mom never really did like me."

Trini agreed. with a soft chuckle. "No kidding, she would always say, 'that grease monkey with that dirty ponytail will not come near my daughter'," she mimicked, and then she looked at her two closest friends. "What made you guys tell us now?"

"Did something happen to him," Kat wondered in a small voice. She looked directly into Tommy's eyes, and she read how sorry he was. Then, she stared at Kim, who looked apologetic too. The successor was hurt by this confession. She was hurt by this confession. Again, she never wanted the break up. She believed Tommy would continue racing, while she followed her dance dream, and eventually, the two of them would be able to spend the rest of their lives together. And she honestly thought that was possible; Kim did end things with Tommy. Sadly, though, he wasn't in love with her. He was hopelessly devoted to Kim. The truth stung Kat. Now, she understood why the bond between her ex and her predecessor was so strong despite a letter, distance, and her; they had history and a son together. Nothing could ever break the two apart.

"No," Tommy truthfully replied. "We don't know anything about him to be honest."

"What do you mean, you don't know anything about him," Tanya curiously asked, and she looked over at Kat, her best friend. She wondered how Kat was taking the news.

"We don't have a name, or who he went to, and we're not sure if some how Rita, Lord Zedd, or any other evil monster had found out about him," Kim disclosed.

"What exactly happened," Zack queried, as he backtracked. He pondered he missed the signs of Kim's pregnancy.

Tommy and Kim replied with the whole story. They didn't leave a single detail out. They spoke of how Zordon and Alpha 5 did aid her throughout the pregnancy. She felt every single aspect of what a pregnancy should be, even if she wasn't showing. She told them about the arduous labor, and how hard it was to give their son up for adoption. Zordon chose the parents, and they had trust Zordon would send their son to live with a loving family. And, they had to act like nothing happened after the birth

"That was probably the hardest thing to do," Kim described vividly. "Go back to school, fight the forces of evil, and continue on with my life."

"You still could've told us. We would've helped you," Jason still didn't understand this, nor could he wrap his head around the monstrous secret. He was going to be an uncle. Not that he wasn't an uncle now, but he would've been there for Tommy and Kim regardless.

"Bro, do you have any idea how embarrassed we were," Tommy asked him. Jason shook his head. "Kim, this gymnastics star, me, trying to find my way in the world, and we have this son, all the while trying to balance high school and fighting Rita and Lord Zedd. Not to mention, I was going through the power exiting me."

"We just did what we thought was right, for him," Kim stated truthfully. "We didn't want him to be apart of the ranger life."

"And now that Tommy's a ranger again, you want us to help you find him because of the unknown," Trini wisely deducted.

Tommy and Kim keenly nodded.

"We don't want him to think we've never thought about him, and we do want to explain to him our reasons. He deserves that much," Kim figured.

"And, in case something happened to me or Kim because of this life, at least you guys know, so you can continue the search. At least, we would hope you would help us," Tommy hoped, as he looked at each and every one of his friends.

"Of course we will help you find him," Jason was the first to volunteer, which was quite a surprise to the others. The first Red and Gold ranger had to let go of the past. His best friends were in a tough jam. He wanted to help. "My nephew is out there, and we need to find him."

The Falcon and Crane were very thankful.

Zack agreed with Jason. "That's the first ever Power Ranger child. He definitely made his mark already," he smirked.

"So, where do we start," Adam asked everyone. He understood their reasons, and he believed they've been punished enough.

And everyone else agreed to help Tommy and Kim. At first, they were surprised, a bit angry, about this shocking secret. However, they had to place themselves in their shoes. Protecting the world, studying in high school, and taking care of a child didn't mix well.

Although Dr. Oliver still has some of the same issues like he did in high school, he believed he had a better balance of his personal and ranger life now. He was a teacher, helping foster a group of teenagers into becoming the best Power Rangers they could be, and he had Kim by his side. She definitely understood this life and wasn't a Power Ranger anymore. Not to mention, both had the means to provide their daughter with a privileged life.

They hoped their son wouldn't be mad at them. They just wanted to meet him and see how he was doing.

"Um, Tommy, Kim," Billy called, while writing down ideas of what databases to search for their friends' son , who would've been about nine. "What's his name?"

Bewildered, Tommy and Kim didn't know how to answer that.

These past rangers just encountered a big roadblock.