Chapter 35
"Hey, Rolly its time to wake up." Tommy said as he leaned over Rocky's body.
The former rangers were all laughing while the dinos and Hayley were in shock at how Dr. O was acting. He was laughing and interacting with his friends. This was a side of him that they had never seen.
They watched him slip one hand under Rocky's head and the other braced on the floor beside his body. Kim came down on the other side of Rocky while Aisha was trying to regain her composure.
Jason had looked over at Trini and gave her an ugly look. She knew that she was behind this and that Rocky would figure it out. He rolled his eyes and knew that he was in for it. Rocky would up his game now.
"Tommy, leave him alone." Kim said as she leaned over Rocky as well. She wanted to make sure that he didn't hit his head when he hit the floor. What she didn't expect was Rocky leaning up and kissing Tommy's cheek.
She fell back laughing at Tommy's face as he flew back on his butt and Rocky's head hit the floor one more time. Everyone started laughing again as Rocky sat up and looked up to Aisha. She reached down her hand and helped him up.
"Aisha, are you sure that you're pregnant?" Rocky asked as Tommy and Kim each got up and came to stand side by side.
They stepped back and watched the coming explosion. Jason had come to stand next to Trini to watch her face and Kim's face when Aisha told Rocky the truth.
"Rocky, before I tell you this was Trini and Kim's idea so no I'm not pregnant." She screamed at his back. He had walked out of the room.
Everyone knew that he was forming a plan to get Jason and Tommy back since he won't touch Trini or Kim.
"Trini, Kim thanks for making my life difficult for the next couple of days." Jason said as he sat back down. He knew that Rocky wouldn't waste anytime planning his next prank.
"Well I think that it went rather well." Trini said as she smiled over at Kim. She knew that Jason would pay but it was worth it. She looked over at Zordon and Alpha and saw that they were laughing as well. She felt Kim and Aisha come up on either side of her.
"Well Tommy and Jason are in trouble but I know that he is planning Kat's prank first." Aisha said as she walked into the kitchen to get her something to eat. She had begged Rocky to tell her what he planned but he won't.
"Well if he's planning hers first then hers will be tonight." Kim said as she came into the kitchen. Trini had followed as well to grab a glass of water. The girls all shared a smile and knew that they had gotten Rocky good. They would remember this for a long while even though their boyfriend and husband were going to suffer.
"I can't wait for tonight then but until then what shall we do?" Kim asked as she opened the fridge to find something to drink. She could only take so much water. She grabbed a coke and closed the door.
"I think that we should go to the park." Aisha said but she saw Trini shake her head no.
"Why?" Kim asked as she leaned against the fridge. She loved parks and knew that Trini did too. Something was wrong with her.
"Well I think that we should just stay in tonight. I think that we should sing again." Trini said as she put her hand to her stomach and Kim knew that she didn't feel well enough to go the park.
"Ok that sounds like a plan but other people need to sing tonight." Kim said as she walked back into the living room.
Connor stood up the minute she came in. He walked over to her and whispered in her ear. She nodded and they walked outside. Kira was wondering what he had asked her and what he wanted to tell her.
She hoped that he apologized to her for what he had said earlier. She looked around the room and watched Jason, Tommy, Billy, Hayley, Zordon, Alpha, Zack, Adam, and Ethan go downstairs. She wanted to go with them but she wanted to be to be here when Connor and Kim came back in.
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"Kim, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said what I did early." Connor said as he looked her in the eye. He was scared but he knew that she would appreciate him looking her in the eye to say he was sorry.
"Connor, I know that you're sorry but I also know that you meant it. We tried to get Rito several times but each time he ran back to the Lunar Palace. He made sure that he made it out of each fight before he was destroyed along with the monster of the day. It was hard after every battle to know that we had missed Goldar and Rito. The ones who took it the hardest were Jason and Tommy though."
"When Tommy lost his Green Ranger powers for good it was because of Goldar. He had teleported him to a dimension that we couldn't find and since Tommy's powers were weak Goldar attack and attacked Tommy until the Green Power coin was destroyed completely. I know that Jason took that loss the hardest because his best friend suffered from it."
"Trust me there were times when I wanted to go after Goldar but being a ranger meant not encouraging a fight. It was one of three rules that Zordon gave us. We didn't dare break one because it would result in our powers being taken away." Kim said as she walked over the swing and sat down. Connor followed her and sat beside her. He was comfortable with her more so than any of the other rangers even Dr. O.
"Wow. I guess that me jumping down your throat didn't help things either." He said as he looked over at her.
He saw that she wasn't looking at him but out over the porch. He took that time to study the Pink Ranger. He knew that Dr. O was very lucky to have her by his side. He wanted what they had with Kira.
"Well I know that being your age and a ranger is hard." Kim said as she looked back at him and saw a dreamy look on his face. She grinned because she knew that a certain Yellow Ranger had put that look on his face.
"Kim, can I ask you a question?" He asked as he snapped out of his dream of Kira.
"Yea go ahead." She saw as she faced him once again.
"Well how did Dr. O ask you out? I mean how long did he wait for he asked you out?" He asked as he bent his head. He studied his feet.
"Well he waited like a year to ask me out. There was this dance and he was getting advice from Zack. It took him until after he lost his powers to ask me out. He was hanging out by the lake and I walked over to him. He jumped down from the rock he was practicing on to walk the last few steps between us. I asked him how he was doing. He told me that he was taking time. I told him that we missed him, which he replied that we were a team long before he joined. I then told him that I missed him. He took my hand and leaned in to kiss me. It was the perfect first kiss then he finally asked me to the dance. I refused." She said with a smile. He snapped his head up.
"Why? I mean I know that he is sometimes slow but why would you say no?" He asked her. She smiled at him and knew that he was so much like Tommy it was unbelievable.
"Well I wanted to make him sweat a little because he took so long to ask me out but I did say yes very quickly after that. We were together until I wrote him that blasted letter three and half years later." She said as she crossed her legs.
She knew that he would ask about the letter. She also knew that she would tell him the real reason that she had never given to Tommy. She would someday but not until she was old and gray. She would never admit that she was wrong in sending that letter. She would always protect him no matter if he knew it or not.
"Why did you write that letter? I mean I think that you broke his heart." He said as he looked out over the drive now. He didn't want to look her in the eye to see the look in her eye as she said that she found someone else. It was one of his fears with Kira that she would find someone else and break his heart.
"I did find someone else but he was not better than Tommy. I just wanted him to think so that he could focus all of his energies on being a ranger. Tommy knows that there was someone else but he doesn't know that the guy was more like a brother than a boyfriend. Don't tell him though. I will someday just not right now." She said as she stood up to walk back inside.
She left Connor sitting on the swing. She noticed that Kira was on the couch with Trent, Aisha, Trini, Tanya, and Kat. She motioned for Kira to go and join Connor on the porch. She hoped that Connor would thank her later. She only hoped that he wouldn't take as long as Tommy did.
"Hey girl, and before you ask no Rocky hasn't come out yet. He is still in there plotting I'm sure." Aisha said as Kim sat between her and Trini. Trent knowing that the guys were downstairs got up and went to join them.
"What did you talk about out there?" Kat asked as she moved closer to the girls. She was still wary of Trini but things were getting better.
"He wanted to say that he was sorry. He also asked about mine and Tommy's relationship. I told him how Tommy asked me out and why it ended years ago." She said as she got comfortable.
"Well I'm glad that Connor said he was sorry but why did he want to know about your relationship with Tommy?" Aisha asked as Trini smiled. She knew that Connor wanted know because he wanted to ask out a certain Yellow Ranger. He was just following in the footsteps of many Reds before him.
"He likes Kira and I want to help them out Zack did all those years ago. Hopefully he won't take as long as Tommy did to ask her out." Kim said as she heard the guys coming back up the stairs. She knew that she would have to distract them so that they left Connor and Kira alone.
"Hey girls, where are Connor and Kira?" Ethan asked as he came to stand inside the living room.
"They are outside but we are going to do some more karaoke. So everyone find a seat as I help Trini get the machine fired up." Kim said as she jumped up so that everyone would sit and not bother Connor and Kira.
"Okay that sounds fun." Rocky said as he finally came out of his room. He sat down in front of Aisha who was still on the couch.
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"Connor, are you okay?" Kira asked as she slowly walked over to him on the swing. She said down beside him. He was looking over the drive again trying to muster up some courage to ask her out.
"Yea, I just wanted to ask you something." He said as he looked back at her. He took her hands in his. He squeezed her hands trying to calm his nerves.
"Go ahead." She said as she squeezed his hands back. She wanted to lean in and kiss him but knew that he had to ask his question first. She could wait a little longer.
"Kira, I want to go on a date with you. I like you but I'm not sure if you would even want to be on a date with me." He said as she put a finger to his mouth. He looked at her and saw her smile.
"Connor, I would love to go on a date with you and I'm glad that you asked." She said as she replaced her finger with her lips.
She had been wanting to kiss him for a while and now she couldn't wait. They both eased back and begin to talk about everything. They stayed like that until they heard Rocky singing. They looked at each other and smiled. They got up and walked back in the house. They wanted to join in on the singing too.
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"Rocky please spare us from that song." Jason whined at Rocky's choice in song. He wanted to crawl out of the room and die. This was the worst kind of torture that Rocky could do.
"This is the song that I'm doing." He said as he got ready to sing his song.
"Leave him alone Jase. This is his turn." Trini said as she handed him the mic. She said down next to her husband to listen to Rocky sing his little heart out.
"Kat would you like to join me in this song?" Rocky asked as she shook her head yes. She stood up and joined him in front of everyone. She grabbed the other mic and waited until it was her turn to sing.
I've been living with a shadow overhead,
I've been sleeping with a cloud above my bed,
I've been lonely for so long,
Trapped in the past,
I just can't seem to move on!
I've been hiding all my hopes and dreams away,
Just in case I ever need them again someday,
I've been setting aside time,
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind!
Everyone clapped as Tanya ran up to grab a mic. Trini had said that it was open mic night. Anyone who wanted to could sing.
They all had seen Kira and Connor come back in when Rocky had started singing. They were both blushing but no one said anything. They knew that blush well. Kim and Tommy had that blush for their entire high school relationship.
Kim was right again. She always knew who would get together. She had told Trini to stop running and go out with Jason. She had also told Aisha the same thing with Rocky. Kim knew everyone's hearts apparently. Trini wanted to ask Kim what she thought about Hayley and Billy to her they looked like a cute couple but she needed Kim's opinion first. She was snapped out of her thoughts when Tanya began to sing.
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"Rito are the troops ready yet?" Zedd asked as his brother-in-law came into the throne room.
"Yea, Ed they are." He said as he looked out over the Earth.
"Its Zedd for the last time and good we attack tomorrow. Those power punks should go to the park tomorrow. It is after all Saturday and a tradition for them." Zedd said as he walked out to check on his army. He couldn't let anything go wrong tomorrow. Rito would lead his army but the main part he would see to. He would capture Kimberly himself. He would not leave that to his brother-in-law to screw up. He couldn't wait until tomorrow.
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"Is everything ready for tomorrow?" Mesogogg asked Zeltrax. He wanted to attack the park to draw the rangers out. He wanted to finish them off.
"Yes everything is ready. We will begin after lunch. Those rangers should fall for the trap in the park." Zeltrax said as Mesogogg stormed out. He looked back to the computers and grinned. He would finally be able to complete Elsa's job. He would destroy the rangers and see that Mesogogg's dream was carried out. He couldn't wait until tomorrow.
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"Kim, do you want to sing our song?" Trini asked her. She had just thought of the song that they had sung many times.
"Yea that would be fun." Kim said as she jumped up and grabbed a mic. Trini came to stand beside her as she keyed in the song. Kim always started the song out then Trini would come in. It wasn't any different this time.
I've known about you
For a while now
When he leaves me
He wears a smile now
As soon as he's away from me
In your arms is where he wants to be
But you're the one he rushes home to
You're the one he gave his name to
I never see his face
In the early morning light
You have his mornings, his daytime, and sometimes I have his nights
But does he love you
Does he love you
Like he loves me
Like he loves me
Everyone clapped as they sat down and Aisha jumped up to sing next. They continued into the night. Tommy finally called and end to it because the dinos need to get home but when they went out to get into their cars they didn't crank.
In fact, none of the cars cranked up. Tommy told them that they could stay since it was late. They bunked down in the living room with the others. Everyone was asleep when Zordon leaned over Kat and woke her up.
"Katherine I sense that Rita is taking back your mind and this time you will not be able to break her spell. You must leave the rangers or you put them in grave danger." Zordon said as everyone else woke up. They had heard Zordon's whispered command. They couldn't believe that Rita could take over Kat again and not Tommy.
"Zordon I think that I should stay. Tommy's house is invisible to Zedd and Rita." She said as Zordon shook his head. He could not allow her to stay and put everyone else in danger.
"Zordon, why can't she stay? I mean Tommy was more to Rita than Kat was. He was her ranger." Adam said as he came to stand by Kat.
He wanted to be there for her. Everyone else was back in the living room. They had all heard Kat and Zordon talking. Kim was looking at everyone and noticed that Rocky was trying to hold back his laughter. She instantly knew that this was his prank and though it was mean, at least it was a clean prank. She walked over to him and pinched him. She wanted him to end this now. Kat was crying and telling Zordon that she didn't want to leave.
"Okay, fine I'll go." Rocky whispered as he walked over to Kat.
"Zordon can I talk to her?" Rocky asked as he stepped in front of Kat.
"Of course." Zordon said as he backed up a space.
"Kat, you don't have to leave." He said in a calm voice.
"I don't but Zordon said that I had too." She said as she wiped her eyes once more.
"I know but I told him to tell you that. Surprise?" He said as he backed up a little. He wasn't sure how she would take it.
"What? This was her prank? Rocky that was low and dirty. I can't believe that you would stoop this low to prank someone." Aisha said as she came to stand in front of Kat. She was so mad at him that she could barely see straight.
"Yea." He said quietly. He didn't want to confront Aisha this late at night.
"Gotcha ya." Kat said quietly with a smile on her face.
"What?" He yelled. He couldn't believe it. Twice in one day he had been pranked.
"I overheard you asking Zordon if he would play a part in your prank. I wanted it to be as real as possible so I decided to cry. I couldn't figure out how you were going to get us to stay but I guess we can thank you for our cars not starting?" She said as she stood up to get her a glass of water.
Everyone else was laughing that for once Rocky couldn't pull off his prank perfectly. They knew that he would probably think of something else but Kat had beaten him at his own game this time.
"Yea I unhooked your battery cables. I knew that with it being dark no one would look under the hood." He said as the laughter quieted down.
"When did you get out there?" Kim asked as she walked back over to Tommy's side. She had never seen him outside or even leaving the house for that matter.
"Well I slipped out of the window and done it while you were talking with Connor. It was hard but thank goodness, I could slip around everyone's cars without you noticing. Of course I knew that it was a serious conversation so I don't have to be too quiet." He said as he walked back into his room.
He was shaking his head the entire time while everyone else was laughing. They finally all got back to bed. They knew that tomorrow would be a long day full of pranks since the prank master had two pulled on him today.
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I hoped that you liked this chapter. Please let me know. The song pieces are Way Back into Love by Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant from Music and Lyrics and Does He Love You by Reba McEntire and Linda Evans.