Chapter 20
"I did." Hayley said as Billy turned around and stared at her.
"Why? This situation is already tense enough." Billy said as he tried to figure out why Hayley would call Kat.
"Well, I thought that since there was to be a ranger reunion and all the previous rangers from your time needed to be here." Hayley said smartly.
"Where did you get her number and when did you have time to call?" He asked. She had been with him all morning.
"I got her number out of Tommy's address book and I called her on my way here this morning." She said as she turned back to the screen.
"WHAT! Listen I don't know what your problem is besides Kim being with Tommy but what gave you the right to call and invite someone to a party that you are not even invited too?" Billy asked as he spun her chair back around.
He had never gone off on someone before but now he was seeing red. How could this none ranger even think to get herself into something that is more than she can understand.
"First off, who says that I am not invited? I believe that since I am tech advisor for the Dinos I need to be there. And this thing between Kim and Tommy will play out the same way it did last time. She will leave him and we are left with a broken Tommy. I called Kat for her to come and remind Tommy how he got over Kim the first time. It may jog his memory as well." She said as she once again turned her back on the former Blue Ranger.
"Tommy did not get over Kim because if he did then why was he trying to get her back. I think that you need to back off. This situation with them two is already tense enough without you barging in with a replacement ranger thinking that she might have a chance with Tommy when she does not." Billy said as he started pacing.
He was furious at Hayley. How could she even think that having Kat here would help?
"I think that Kat being here is a great idea." She said drawing his attention once again to the screen. He watched Trini try to charge Kat but Jason and Trent were holding her back.
"Trini is going to murder you by the way. She never liked Kat and not for the reason that you think. It has nothing to do with Tommy. It was how she treated Kim when she was under Rita's spell. If you didn't know, Trini and the rest of the Original Rangers besides Kim didn't like Tommy either. Kim was the one to convince us that we needed to give him a chance. Since Kim did not do that for Kat, Trini did not warm up to the Second Pink Ranger. I fear that your great idea will backfire when Trini buries you and Kat. I think that you are going to get a bad introduction to the Original Yellow Ranger. Well at least you get to see why everyone is scared of her." Billy said calmly as he went back to his computer.
He saw the fear that was in Hayley's eyes. He just wished that he was not here when Trini blew the one fuse that was keeping her sane.
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"Who invited you, Kat? I need to know who to take care of first." Trini said very low.
The rest of the rangers had backed up and were looking for cover. They did not want to be near Trini at the moment. Her eyes were glowing and if you looked close enough, it looked like there were flames coming out her ears.
"Oh, I think you know. He always thinks of me." She said sweetly.
"Tommy did not invite you because he is not even here. You better get your lies straight." Trini yelled.
"Hey I hate to break this up but Goldar and Elsa are in the park. We need to get there so that they don't cause any more damage." Jason said as he touched his wife's shoulder. He hoped that her anger could be used on someone else instead of Kat but he didn't know.
"You're right Jason. I will talk to you later, Kat." Trini said as she led the group into the park.
What they saw stopped all the rangers dead in their tracks. Goldar and Elsa were battling each other. The tyrannodrones and putties were also going at it. Jason motioned to everyone to back-up and watch them fight. Goldar was on the attack. He punched and kicked his way around Elsa but her being very flexible she spun and ducked all his advances.
They both drew their swords and attacked with them. The clash of metal was heard for several miles. The people who were in the park were in a panic to leave. They had grabbed all their things and were running to their cars as they passed Jason and the others.
Rocky and Jason leaned against a tree that was close as the others looked on in shock as they watched to bad guys fight each other. Jason and Rocky were laughing as they watched Elsa get in a good shot against Goldar. He went down and grabbed his sword once again to attack when he heard laughter in the background. He turned to look and see who it was and he saw his former enemies.
"I think that Goldar has spotted us." Rocky said as he straighten and came to stand next to Jason.
"Yea, I think you're right, Rocko. How 'bout we rock his world again?" Jason said as he looked to the others.
He saw that they were all ready to fight and he had to smile. He knew that Zordon was looking on in joy. His chosen were once again taking up the mantle to protect the Earth. He watched as Goldar stood up and gathered his remaining putties and began to attack them. Elsa was also gathering her army. She would take care of the pesky rangers then she would get rid this warrior who had taken over her tuff.
"Jason, what a surprise, I assumed that Tommy would be here too. He was after all your leader." Goldar taunted as he continue to come toward Jason.
"I think that you forgot that I was the Red Ranger and the first leader and that I have defeated you before." Jason said as he watched everyone split up and start taking down putties and tyrannodrones. He knew that Goldar was his only.
"You will pay for that Red Ranger." Goldar said as he swung his sword in a downward arc.
He barely missed Jason but that did not stop him. He charged again and again but Jason dodged each and every thrust of his sword. He had found a large stick and he used that to block and to attack Goldar. He finally tripped up Goldar and that landed the giant warrior on his back.
Jason then saw his wife taking on Elsa. He saw that Elsa was on the defensive. He knew that he should put Trini off her to at least give her a chance against his wife but he did nothing. Goldar had gotten up and begin to attack Jason again.
Rocky had taken the opportunity to take down some putties and the get Jason a sword. It was Elsa's that she dropped. He turned to Jason and threw him the sword. Jason turned and caught the sword and began to attack Goldar with it. It was like his original sword but he knew that it weighed less but the feel was the same. He yelled out his thanks to Rocky as he deflected blow after blow of Goldar's.
Kat had watched as Trini and Jason fought the main bad guys but she was currently trying to fight a group of putties. She knew that was a bad idea to be here but she did not want Kim back with Tommy. She did not want him but she could not see her former leader fall back under her spell. Hayley had explained about the journey that Tommy and Kim were on. She also explained that Jason was in charge of the Dino Rangers and that Trini was on the warpath. Kat knew to make a wide path around the Original Yellow Ranger. She hoped that Hayley did the same thing if she wanted to live.
Aisha had been watching Jason and Trini fight and she had to smile. They reminded her so much of Tommy and Kim. They did not show their emotions like Tommy and Kim but their actions were the same. They could do the same fighting thing that Tommy and Kim did. They danced as the others called it but it was a blend of their two very different fighting styles.
Jason was the attacker as Trini was better on the defensive. She hoped that someday she and Rocky would look that good fighting with each other. She looked to Adam and Tanya and knew that they were on their way to being that good. Their styles were very different from Jason and Trini's and Tommy and Kim's.
Adam and Tanya's style meshed well because they were almost the same. They could flip and cartwheel around the enemies as if their lives depended on it. They rarely touched or use each other for support but she knew that they were stronger together than apart.
Adam had seen the look in Aisha's eyes. She was smiling and flipped the putty over her head. He knew that Tanya flipped over his head even though he did not look up. His wife was good so he did not worry about her landing on him. He was also smiling as he watched her take down whatever these things were. He knew that they were harder to defeat than the putties. He still wished that he had his powers so that he could call upon his weapon to take out these things.
Tanya smiled as she landed on these things. She looked to her husband and saw his face. She could see that he was loving this fight and knew that he could do this all day if need be. She just shrugged and she turned and attacked a putty that was coming her way. She liked the puttied better because she knew their weakness unlike there other ugly things.
The Dinos were amazed as they watched the former rangers take down putties and tryannodrones alike. They each had tackled one or the other and wished that they could just watch the former rangers fight. They knew that they were watching the best rangers that there had ever been fight their old enemy. They had also noticed that the clouds were turning dark. It was not a good sign. They continued to fight and watch the former rangers.
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"Wow. I wish that I was out there. I miss the battles the most." Billy said to himself. He was still mad at Hayley. He knew that he should not have blown up at her but he knew that given the same circumstances he would do it again.
"What was that?" Hayley asked.
She knew that Billy was still mad at her since he had not spoken to her since the battle started. She had been watching the old rangers fight. She also acknowledged that Zordon had chosen well. They were very good at taking care of Elsa's and Goldar's armies. They didn't even look winded. She also realized that Trini was a force to be reckoned with. She knew that she would steer clear of her until Tommy came back. She knew that he would not let anyone hurt her. He needed her too much.
"Nothing. I was just commenting on the fight." Billy said as he briefly looked to her.
He turned back to the computer and checked on Tommy and Kim. He noticed that they had their powers. He saw them standing in front of a temple. He knew that he had seen it somewhere before but he didn't know where. It might have been in some of the files at the Command Center that he had gone through. He ran several scans to check on Connor. He knew that Connor should be rescued in a little while. Tommy and Kim were closer to him than they realized.
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"Tommy, I have been here before. I know that it sounds weird but it was in a dream." Kim said as Tommy landed beside her. She went up to him and hugged him. She was glad that they both had made it even though she didn't have any doubts about it. He looked good in white again.
"I know that I have been here in a dream as well. And Kim it is good to see you in Pink again. I missed that." Tommy said as Kim stepped away from him.
"You look good in White again. I always knew that it was your best color." Kim said with a laugh.
She reached for her hand as they turned back to the temple. They looked at it for a moment then stepped up to the door. It opened without any hesitation. They looked to each other and walked through hand-in-hand.
It was dark and they strained to see but they could hear someone breathing. A light flashed and she felt Tommy stiffen beside her. She knew where they were now even though she had never been here in person. She had been here many times in her nightmares. It was the dimension that Jason and Tommy had been trapped in. It was the place that Rita had placed the Green Candle. She felt the tears welling in her eyes.
"Kim, I don't like this." Tommy said as he looked to her. He could barely see her face but he knew that she was crying. She knew this place because she had described it to him many times even though she had never been here before but he had. It was the rise and fall of his time as the Green Ranger.
"Dr. O? Is that you?" Connor asked through the mist.
"Connor?" Tommy asked as he let go of Kim's hand to walk to where he had heard his Red's voice.
"DR. O! I'm here!" Connor yelled. He could hear footsteps and knew that there was someone with Dr. O.
"I'm on my way." Tommy yelled back as ran to his voice. He knew that Kim was behind as he made his way to Connor.
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"Give up Red Ranger, you will never win. I will not let you." Goldar yelled as he once again attacked Jason.
"You know Goldar, I have not been the Red Ranger in a long while, but I will beat you." Jason said through gritted teeth. He saw through the corner of his eye that the putties and tyrannodrones were almost destroyed. The only ones still left were being dealt with. He also saw Rita teleport behind Goldar.
"Come, Goldar. They are there. I need your help." As Rita said that, she and Goldar disappeared. He was not shocked because he knew that Goldar would be back. He looked to his wife and noticed that Elsa was gone as well. He got up and the others came to stand next to him.
"What do we do now?" Rocky asked behind Jason.
"We go back to Tommy's. Billy and Hayley will know what's going on." Jason said as he looked to everyone. He saw that there was a gleam in all of the former ranger's eyes. He also knew that he had that same look in his eyes. He smiled at that.
"Wait, I need to know who invited Kat. I will not be moved until I know." Trini said as she walked up to Kat. Everyone watched as Kat tried to back away but Trini had grabbed her arm.
"Okay, okay. Tommy didn't invite me. Hayley did. She said that Kim was back and trying to get Tommy back. Hayley didn't want Tommy to be broken up when Kim left again. I am to remind him how he got over her the last time." Kat said but with each word she spoke Trini's grip on her arm only tighten until she was convinced that Trini had cut off blood flow to her hand.
"HAYLEY! I will deal with you later but first Tommy did not get over Kim because if he did then he would not be still in love with her. Second, you will not remind him of anything you hear me. You are to mind your own business and stay away from Kim. I do not need her getting hurt again. If you do come near her you will answer to me." Trini said as she threw down Kat's arm.
She saw through the corner of her eye that Kat was rubbing her arm. She turned to her husband and gave him the look that said get this show on the road.
"Okay, let's go. We need to check on Tommy and Kim." Jason said as he led the way back to the edge of the park. Everyone got into their rides and pulled away heading towards Tommy's house.
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Okay so that chapter is done. I am not trying to make Hayley bad or to bash her. I feel that she would protect Tommy at all costs. Please let me know what you thought about this chapter.