Chapter 18
It was the Command Center or at least it looked like the Command Center. Kim couldn't believe it. That is where it had all began years ago. She knew that to all of the Original rangers this was home. They were here more than they had been at home. This was the place where she found out how much she loved the man standing beside her.
The Command Center was linked to almost all of her high school memories. The only memories that were not tied to this place were the ones tied to the Youth Center. She knew that she could this now. She could be this Great Ranger with Tommy. Seeing the Command Center had eased all her fears and worries. She looked to the man standing next to her. She noticed that he looked more like the Tommy of old. She just hoped that the boy that she had known as the White Ranger would help the man that he had become.
"Am I dreaming? I saw this destroyed." Tommy said in a whisper.
He was afraid that if he talked to loud he would wake up and that this was all just a dream. He looked down to Kim and noticed that she had a dreamy look in her eyes. He knew that she was remembering all the times that she had been here and he looked back to the place he had once called home and began remembering too.
He remembered being the Green Ranger and feeling alone but all that had changed when a Pink Ranger came in the room. She made sure that he was included in everything she and her friends had done. He became stronger even though his powers were growing weaker until Zedd totally destroyed the power coin and the powers with it.
He never thought that he would return as a ranger but Zordon had decided that his time as a ranger was not over. He became the White Ranger and with Kim by his side, he felt invincible. He also remembered when Kim left. It was a part of him that he had buried long ago. He had felt like the Green Ranger again.
He knew that he was a part of the team but without Kim, he felt alone again. Her letter had broken his heart but it wasn't that she had broken up with him but that he realized that she would never come back to be his Pink anymore. It was then that he realized he was Red. He really never liked being Red. It was Jason and Rocky's color, in his mind it would always be. He knew that he would always be the Green and White rangers. Even now, being Black he always thought as either Green or White never as the Black Ranger that he was.
"Tommy, are you okay?" Kim asked him in a whisper. He knew that he had gotten quiet. He once again looked at Kim. He saw his future in her eyes. He only wished that she saw hers in his.
"No, but I will be. I was thinking about the letter you wrote me. Before you start apologizing, I just realized that it wasn't your letter that hurt me the most it was the fact that you were never coming home. I felt all alone again, like when I was the Green Ranger. I am glad that you made me come after Connor because this quest has made me realized that I was still hiding in that shell that I thought was my life. You are my life Kim and no one else. We were always these great rangers. It was just always below the surface of our relationship. Are you ready to get our new powers?" Tommy asked her.
"Yes, I am." She said as she wiped away her tears. She was glad that the Tommy that she knew was beneath the man she had fought with was breaking through. She took his hand as they walked into the Command Center.
XXXX
"Hey guys, how did it go?" Hayley asked the teens. She knew that they defeated the monster but she was worried about the zords since they were missing Connor and Tommy.
"Everything was good. The fight was not as hard as they had been before." Trent said as they demorphed. They all walked over to the couch and sat down. They noticed that Trini was not at the computer with Billy.
"Where is Trini?" Kira asked. She felt that Trini was the one person she could talk to. Kira also felt that when Kim came back that she would be able to talk to her about everything. She could tell that Kim and Trini knew a lot about being rangers and loving fellow rangers.
"She went upstairs to talk to Zack. Apparently, she needs him to bring something. He is the Original Black Ranger. I think that you will like him." Jason said as he turned from the computer that Billy was on to look at the Dino Rangers. He knew that they needed Connor and Tommy back. They were barely holding it together.
"They are on their way! They should be here in an hour. And Billy Zack said that he was kicking your butt for not telling him that you were here. He said that since every one of the Originals were here but him, and he thought that it was your fault." Trini said as she ran down the stairs. She ran up to Jason and kissed him than turned to Billy with a smile on her face.
"Why me? I mean one of you could have told him." Billy said with a hint of laughter. He knew that out of all the rangers Zack was the one to do the least damage.
"Well, he said that since Tommy and Kim were on their quest he could forgive them. He knew that Jason would be handling the Dinos and he did not want to mess with me for some reason so that leaves you, true Blue." Trini said through Jason's laughter. She hit him in the stomach but it didn't do any good. She went to sit next to Billy so that they could check on Tommy and Kim again. Billy bought up the image of where they were.
"Guys, that looks a lot like…" Billy started but Jason butted in like always.
"The Command Center!" The three Originals looked to each other.
They knew that Tommy and Kim were in as much or more shock than they were experiencing now. The Dinos and Hayley were once again in the dark. They waited until the three people in front of them relaxed so that they could ask what this Command Center was and why it was a shock to them.
XXXX
"Rita, when is your plan going to work? You said that this was a better plan than the last one you had but I still see the little Red Ranger still there and no Tommy coming to get him. We can't even detect Tommy on Earth." Zedd said to his wife.
"Be patient. Our time will come." Rita said as she turned her back on her husband to look through her telescope at Earth once again.
She knew that Tommy should be on his way but she could not find him. She also couldn't find Kimberly either. She just knew that those two were still together but she wasn't for sure. She knew that the last time she had seen them they were on the Island of Illusions but she lost them after that.
"My patience is wearing thin. Goldar, go and caused those new ranges some havoc." Zedd commanded the golden warrior standing at his side.
"I will do as you have commanded." Goldar said as he left the palace with an army of putties. He landed in Reefside at the park since it was so much like the one in Angel Grove. He smiled because he knew that his invasion would bring out Jason and he wanted to fight Jason once again.
XXXX
"Elsa, who is that in the park?" Mesogog yelled to his second in command. He was planning to send in a new monster but a golden warrior with wings landed in the park.
"I am not sure master. I will go and check it out." She said. She left the fortress with a small army of tyrannodrones to confront this warrior.
XXXX
The alarms in Tommy's basement were going wild. Hayley brought up the reason. She heard Jason, Trini, and Billy gasps. She also noticed that they had gone pale. Billy and Trini also came to stand behind Jason like they had hundreds of times before.
"GOLDAR!" Jason yelled.
"Jason, you cannot go after him. You do not have any powers and he has most likely a power boost since he is back." Trini said to her husband. She knew that he wanted to go and fight him. She also knew that she would love to go and take care of Goldar as well.
"He is not the only one in the park. It looks like Elsa didn't want anyone taking over her turf." Hayley said. The teens stood, morphed, and looked to Jason. They knew that he would know how to deal with this new monster and whatever those things with him were.
"Trini, we need to help them. You know that we can handle some putties and Goldar. Billy and Hayley can stay here to monitor the fight, Connor and Tommy and Kim. We can do this. I will also call Rocky and the rest of the gang. They should be close now. I know that they would love another battle for old time's sake." Jason pleaded. He could see the desire in her eyes to fight once again.
"Okay since the rest of the guys I know would love to battle Goldar one more time. Call them." Trini said as Jason grabbed his phone to dial Rocky's number. He had a quick conversation with Rocky and they would meet up at the park. Rocky was excited to fight Goldar again.
"It's on and Dinos you get Elsa and her henchmen. We get Goldar and the putties but if a putty comes up to you aim for the Z. You should be fine against them." Jason said as they left Tommy's basement. He took Tommy's ATV with Trini behind with her arms around his waist. They all met at the edge of the park to wait for Rocky and everyone else.
XXXX
Tommy and Kim made it inside the Command Center to discover that it looked exactly the same. The only difference was no Zordon or Alpha. They also noticed that where Zordon's tube should be there was two doors. One was pink and the other white.
"I guess this is where we part ways." Kim said with a laugh.
"I guess so but only until we get our powers. I wonder what awaits us." Tommy asked. He was a little nervous about stepping through that door. He lean down and kissed Kim.
"What was that for? I mean I loved it, but I know there was a reason behind that kiss." Kim said.
"I was reminding you that we have a date when this is over." Tommy said with a smile.
They each went up to their doors and stepped through. They each had to do this part on their own. They knew that when they got through with this that they had a date to go on.
XXXX
I hope that everyone enjoyed this chapter as much as I did while I was writing it. Please let me know.