Chapter 15
Kim and Tommy landed in a cave. Kim had been here before. She was trying to not remember the time that she was here. Tommy had been gone because Zedd had destroyed the Green Ranger powers for good. Tommy had gone to be by himself. She and the others were trying to cope without him here.
She had been captured by Goldar and some putties. They bought her here because Zedd had wanted her to be his queen. They dressed her like Rita and tried to put a spell over her. The spell didn't work thankfully. Billy and Trini had rescued her, they defeated the monster, and she was saved from being his queen when Rita came back.
"You have been her before." Tommy commented. He saw the look on her face. He was worried because he knew that he had not been here. She had had to face this by herself and it hurt him. He hoped that it was nothing like the dimension he had found her in when Zedd was draining her powers.
"Yes. I was here when Zedd wanted to make me his queen." Kim stated calmly. She shuddered at the thought once again.
"I'm sorry that I wasn't here. I know that it was hard for you." Tommy told her. He walked up to her and wrapped his arms around her. He rested his head on hers. They were the perfect fit. He smiled and rubbed her back before releasing her.
"It is fine. You needed to come to terms with losing your powers yet again. I had the guys here." Kim told him. She smiled and grabbed his hand and they begin walking. They did not know where they were going but they felt that it was the right way.
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"Billy, what is wrong?" Trini asked him. She had seen his face go from a bland expression to one of pure shock.
"I think I am seeing a ghost." He replied. He checked his numbers again and brought the image up on the computer. He heard Trini's and Jason's gasps. He knew that they thought it was a joke.
"Billy, it is not who I think it is, is it?" Jason asked. He turned back to Trini and seen her nod. It was their old mentor back from the dead.
"It is Zordon. I don't know how or why but it is him. Tommy and Kim saw him though. They were with him for a little while. I think that he is sending them on their quest to find their powers. They were on Eltar though. I think that Alpha is with him. The good news was that they made it through the Island of Illusions. They seemed none the worst for the wear." Billy stated.
He began to type and brought up another dimension this though it was the one that Connor was in. He also put it on the big screen. He thought he had seen this dimension before but he couldn't be sure. He heard Jason swear under his breath.
"Connor! Where is he?" Kira asked. She had jumped up and ran to the screen. It looked like her eyes were misty looking.
"In one of Rita's dimensions, it was the one that held the Green Candle. It was also the one where I faced Goldar the first time." Jason said through gritted teeth. He was mad that once again Tommy had to face this demon. He was glad that Kim was there for him this time. She would help him.
"You almost died there Jason, Tommy as well. I don't like this. Zedd and Rita must be back and in on this. They want Tommy and they are using Connor and Kim to get him." Trini said.
She was rubbing her hand on Jason's back to try to soothe him. She knew that Jason had bad memories of both himself and Tommy being there. She knew that she had dimensions that she had bad memories of. Most of those dimensions had to do with Kim and Jason. She knew that both Kim and Jason had nightmares about those dimensions too. She also had nightmares about them still being trapped in those dimensions.
"Trini, I know that. I don't want Tommy to go there again. I don't want to relive this pain again." Jason said. He was worried about Tommy. He knew that Trini and Billy understood but that the others did not. He would explain later.
"Jason, calm down. Kim is with him this time. She will help him and they will have powers again. They will be fine." Trini told him. She looked him in the eye and smiled.
"Rangers, Tommy and Kimberly will be fine. They will conquer Zedd and Rita this time. They will also save Connor. Jason, do not doubt your former teammate. He has his strength with him this time. They are the Greatest Rangers. Their powers will be more powerful than any powers that either has possessed. The power will protect them." Zordon said through the communication system that Hayley had installed.
"Zordon?" Jason whispered. He was in shock even though he knew that Zordon was alive. He guessed that he did not believe it.
"Yes, my former Red Ranger. Help these new rangers until Tommy, Kimberly, and Connor get back. You were once a leader, be that leader again." Zordon said. He was confident that his Red Ranger could do this. He knew that he would do it because it was the ranger thing to do.
"I will, Zordon. Are Tommy and Kim okay?" Jason asked. He knew that Zordon would know. He also knew that the new rangers would want to know how close they were to getting Connor back.
"Yes, they are. They are on their way to get their new powers. They will also get Connor as soon as they have their powers. What they don't know is that their powers will lead directly to Connor. I did not inform them of that. They need to follow their hearts to find their powers and Connor." Zordon told them.
"Do we need to do anything Zordon?" Billy asked. He saw the new rangers were looking back and forth between each other. He would explain after they had finished talking with Zordon.
"No. Just monitor the Earth. You need to make sure that the new rangers are ready for any attack that may arise. I need to go. May the Power protect you." Zordon said. His parting words gave the old rangers such a comfort that all three of them smiled.
"What are you smiling at? Dr. O and Kim are nowhere near Connor and he is in some dimension that Jason and Dr. O almost died in." Kira screamed. She was mad that they were all smiling and doing nothing to help Connor.
"Kira, you don't understand. Zordon was our mentor. We all thought he had died to save the world. I guess that something went wrong. Anyway, before we started any mission or battle Zordon would always tell us to let the power protect us. I guess that we were all remembering the past. Tommy and Kim are near Connor just not in the same dimension. Nothing has happened to Connor in all the time that he has been there. I know that dimension is bad but at least we have located him." Billy said.
He was trying to calm down a teenage girl who was so much like Kim it was unreal. Kim had made this much fuss over Tommy being captured. Kira was the prefect combination of Yellow and Pink.
"I am just worried about him. We cannot communicate with Dr. O and Kim or with Connor." Kira stated. She went to sit back down between Ethan and Trent.
"Hey guys I just noticed the time. Don't you need to get home?" Trini asked. It was 9pm. Their parents must be worried about them or at least wondering where they are.
"Shoot. Yea we need to get home. Come on Trent and Kira. I will drive you home." Ethan said. He knew that he did not want to leave but his parents would think that it was odd that he would want to stay at his teacher's house. He knew that Trent's dad wouldn't care but Kira's mom would flip.
"Okay. If you hear anything please let me know. I will come back if necessary." Kira said as she followed the boys upstairs. They grabbed all their things and headed out the door. Trini had followed them up the stairs and watched as Ethan pulled out of the drive. She went back down stairs and found that Jason was missing.
"Where is my husband?" Trini asked Billy.
"He teleported home to get your things. He said he would be back in a little bit." Billy said as he turned back to the computer.
"How did he teleport, Billy?" She asked. She knew that Tommy did not have teleportation because it would rip apart his house.
"He used mine. He did not want to drive there and back and he knew that you would not do it. He is also brought in Kim's bag from his truck." Billy said though he did not lift his head from the screen.
"Do you need me to do anything?" Trini asked. She saw that Hayley was scanning Reefside to make sure that it was secure and Billy was tracking Tommy and Kim. She just needed something to do.
"You could order pizza. I have been craving American pizza." Billy said as he turned back to Trini. He had a pleading look in his eyes. She knew that Billy loved pizza.
"Okay, okay. I will get us some pizza. I know Jason will love that. He has been begging for pizza for a week. Hayley, would you some pizza?" Trini asked as she turned from Billy to Hayley. She noticed that Hayley had her hands in fists. Trini did not know what to make of that.
"No, I do not want any pizza and why are you all moving in? I don't believe that Tom knew of all of his houseguests. I know that you want him back with that girl but you do not have to move her and yourselves in. Why don't all of you go home and please leave Tom alone." Hayley said as she stood up.
She was mad that they all wanted to move in and try to get him back with her. She broke his heart if they didn't remember.
"What has gotten into you? First off, Tommy does not mind. We have already asked him. And secondly, he wants to be back with Kim just as much as we want them to get back together." Trini said. She was seeing red because of her comments. She noticed that Billy had stood up and was standing behind her. He was supporting her like he always did when they were Power Ranger together.
"Why are you all so determined to get them back together? She broke his heart with that letter. He has moved on. She needs to move on as well." Hayley said.
Jason had just come back in the house but he had messed up the coordinates and he had landed in the living room. He had heard Hayley's first comment and he wanted to stay back. He knew that his wife would murder Hayley but they needed to talk this out. Apparently, even though Kim and Hayley had talked, Hayley still resented Kim.
"We are determined because that is what he wants. He wants her not you. If he wanted you then he would have dated you in college. I know that that did not happen. I know that that is hard for you but that boy's heart only contains Kimberly Ann Hart." Trini said loudly. She saw Jason come down the stairs and come to stand by her.
"I did not want him. I just do not want her with him. I do not want to pick up the pieces when she breaks his heart." Hayley said. She was shaking from the anger she was trying to hold back.
"You did not pick up the pieces the last time. You did not know him then. We were there and we saw her. She set him free and now he has come back to her just like he always does." Trini said. She was hanging on by a thread. She felt Jason's hand on her shoulder. She took a calming breath.
"No but I am here this time. I will not let that girl near him again." Hayley said as she took a step closer to Trini, which only set Trini back into murder mode.
"Hey girls, break it up. Hayley, Tommy and Kim are going to be together no matter what anyone wants. They always find a way back to each other. They have this link between them. They knew where to find one another and how to fix whatever problem the other one was facing. And, Trini calm down. Hayley was not there at the beginning. She will find out soon enough." Jason said as he stepped between Hayley and Trini.
He looked at the murderous look in Trini's eyes. He noticed that Hayley too had seen the look in Trini's eyes and she backed up. He had to make Trini move. He hoped that Hayley stayed away from Trini for a while or at least until she cooled down.
"Fine. I will call in the pizza. And by the way Hayley when do you plan to go home?" Trini asked sweetly. Jason gave his wife a look that said don't go there but she ignored it.
"I planned to stay here. I am needed to monitor Reefside." Hayley returned. She knew that she wasn't going anywhere.
"Oh, where do you plan to sleep? All of Tommy's guest bedrooms are full. Jason and I are in one, Billy is in one, and Kim is in the last one unless you want to take the one that Kim is in." Trini said. Jason knew that she was up to something. He knew before Hayley asked what that was.
"Where is Kimberly going to sleep then? I am sure that you would want her to be somewhere." Hayley questioned as she turned back from the computer screen.
"Oh, she can sleep with Tommy. I am sure that they would like that arrangement better anyway." Trini said as she went up the stairs to call in pizza.
Jason watched as Hayley looked at the retreating Trini's back. He guessed that she did not like Trini's comment about where Kim should sleep. He knew that it would be a long night. He also watched as Billy went back to his computer to watch Tommy and Kim's journey once more. He could not wait until they can back. He did not want to deal with Trini and Hayley so he went up stairs to put the bags in the guest bedrooms. He put his and Trini's bag in the bedroom at the end of the hall. He put Kim's in the bedroom next to Tommy's.
He knew that Hayley would not like that but he knew that she would prefer that to him putting Kim's bag in Tommy's bedroom. He decided that he needed to go back downstairs to make sure that his wife did not murder Hayley. He knew that Billy would not interfere because he was scared of Trini too. He sighed as he went back down the stairs.
He saw that Hayley was back to whatever she was doing while Billy and Trini were gathered around the computer watching Tommy and Kim on their quest also checking on Connor as well. The sirens in the basement went off and he ran to Billy's side. He assumed that he would need to call the Dino Rangers. He came up behind Billy and Trini, watched Billy typed something, and heard Hayley say that there wasn't anything in Reefside. He glanced back to Billy and saw that he had brought the dimension that Connor was in up on the big screen.
"Guys look at who is with Connor." Billy said. He was acting a little weird.
"Who is it? I can barely make out that there is a person there." Trini said.
All of a sudden, the lights blinked in the dimension and they got a good look at who was talking to Connor. All three of them said a word that you would have never thought a ranger would say. Hayley looked at them in shock. She got up and came to stand beside Jason. She saw a woman that was dressed badly on the screen talking to Connor.
"Who is she? I think that I had seen her before." Hayley asked. She saw all three of them tense at her question.
"She is Rita Repulsa. She was our very first enemy that we fought. She is the reason that Zordon chose us to be Rangers. She also chose Tommy to be her Evil Green Ranger." Trini said.
"Guys, if she is back evil then Zedd and at least Goldar are as well. We need to find out why and they how they were turned back. I will run some tests to find out why." Billy said as he focused back on data in front on him.
"I know why that dimension was chosen. Rita wants Tommy to end where he began. This is worse than if Mesogog had wanted Tommy. He at least did not know Tommy's history as the Evil Green Ranger." Jason said. He was back to worrying about Tommy and Kim. He hoped that Billy could found out why Rita was back. He knew that something bad had happened.
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I know that Hayley and Kim had their fight but it was too gentle for the hate that Hayley has against Kim but I know that Hayley would not have shown her hatred with Tommy in the room so that is why I threw in the Hayley/ Trini fight. Let me know what you think about this chapter.