Shadows in the Glass Chapter 49: Bring Me to Life, a power rangers fanfic

(Author's Notes: Hey everybody here is Chapter 49. I know it's been awhile since I last updated and I appreciate everyone who has been following my story. I hope to provide more updates frequently but with work and this pandemic we'll have to see. The fight to restore the heart and soul of Kimberly reaches its climax as the battle commences both in the physical realm and beyond the edge of the void.)

Chapter 49: Bring Me to Life

August 5th 2009

Village of the Whills

8:30pm

They heard many stories about the myth and legend of the Ninjetti from Tommy and Kimberly. They were told about the Great Power, the source and embodiment of the legacy of the Power Rangers. Never did the four former students of Dr. Tommy Oliver imagine finding themselves becoming involve in this mystical epic saga. The moment they opened their eyes, they found themselves in what looked like a faraway distant land that was created by a child's imagination.

However, their intuition told them otherwise where exactly they were standing in. They saw their unconscious former science teacher and the rest of the original veterans laying on the ground and the guys saw Kira attempting to hold up a barely conscious Kimberly. Unfortunately, the overwhelming power surge the tattered and broken woman was feeling became too much for her that she soon loss consciousness. Her body was convulsing and she was let out a painful and agonizing scream as if she was under attack while clutching the pink dino gem.

Finding themselves suddenly whisked away and brought to the Village of the Whills, the Dino Thunder Rangers stared at Amelia curiously. The little girl's eyes were focused on the Dino Gems that were glowing simultaneously in their hands. Quinn couldn't put his finger on just how powerful this child was but the true extent of her powers was something he couldn't measure.

"Looks like there is a hidden world deep within Reefside Forest," Connor said looking confused.

"This is something you see in a fairytale book or one of Ethan's classic fantasy computer games," Kira said looking at Amelia. "Did...did you bring us here?"

"Where is here exactly?" Trent asked. "It's like...are we in another dimension or something?"

"No, we're a very, very secret place deep in the forest." Amelia explained with a small smile on her face. "The twinkling coloured lights floating and glowing here they call this place the Village of the Whills. It's a very special village the twinkling lights say is important to the people who rule this kingdom once upon a times. The ones who are suppose to be the heirs and rule side by side."

"The Village of the Whills?" Ethan asked. "What makes this place special?"

"This place can finally bring my mommy back to normal." Amelia replied. "By putting her heart and soul back together. But we have to hurry because my daddy and the others are stuck somewhere beyond the empty place. They went to find daddy and he's trying to wake up mommy's heart from inside the empty place." She pointed to where the rest of the original Veteran Rangers were laying unconscious near the water bank. They saw the black dino gem glowing in Tommy's hands.

"Can you tell us why our Dino Gems have been glowing non-stop since we offed Pan's head off?" Trent asked much to Quinn's satisfaction hearing the news.

"So it looks like Tommy's little brigade finally cut the puppet master's strings off?" Quinn replied amusingly eyeing Trent curiously. "I know a valid kill when I see it and rest assure kiddies, Pan's puppeteering days are numbered. With skills like yours kid, the Garrison is glad to have your talents for our cause. So it's three down, four to go but it's enough for the mojo to kick in."

"And killing what's his face caused our gems to glow?" Trent asked. "What does any of this have to do is what is happening with Dr. O, the veteran Rangers or Kim?!"

"It is to set off what was needed to perform an impossible miracle that hasn't been performed in thousands of years." Quinn explained looking at the unconscious Kimberly and Tommy. "Did any of you kiddies notice any special runes appearing on those Dino Gems? That weird writing you're seeing is a long ago incantation that originated in this very village over many years ago. The shamans of this village hid the incantation in special gems which in an ironic twist of fate turned out to be the very same Dino Gems that gave you Rangers your powers five years ago. There was a reason why it bonded to you people specifically."

"Okay, so our dino gems have some sort of ancient spell contained in it?" Kira asked.

"The twinkling coloured lights say that you guys can help return my mommy back to normal." Amelia said. "I need your help now that we have all of the pieces of mommy's heart and soul here. Daddy needs to use his power to wake up mommy's heart from inside the empty place."

"Huh, what do you mean your daddy needs to use his power?" Connor asked. "What power are you talking about kiddo?"

"It's called the Power of Waking. The power to wake up a sleeping heart from beyond the edge of the void." Quinn replied. "The incantation inside the dino gems is an ancient spell to restore the heart and soul of an individual. In simple terms, piece back together the heart and soul of Kimberly Hart-Oliver. That hunk of rock those collection of douchebags were hauling around for eons had a little trinket engraved mystically in it. The only way to unlock it from the sarcophagus was through the use of bonded keys."

"You're meaning to tell us the sarcophagus was enchanted with a encrypted ancient spell?" Ethan asked.

"Exactly, which is why the spell only revealed itself to the key masters it will unlock it for." Quinn continued. "And by coincidence and salutations, the prestige honour falls upon the team that split Pan's head for good. Even if those douchebags come across the sarcophagus, the secret has already been long extracted from them."

"So we're here because in order to work your little magic, you need our Dino Gems for it?" Kira asked as Amelia nodded. "And since the Dino Gems bonded with us, you need our power. So the million dollar is how do we help make this little magic show work?"

"I think I know because the twinkling coloured lights are telling me what I need to do. I have to make the tingling feeling inside of me work." Amelia replied as she looked around the area. However, there was a slight frown on her face and Quinn glanced at the young child. Although it felt no words were being spoken, something troubled the Garrison member. "I know what I'm doing Quinn because I promised daddy. I promised daddy...that I be brave, selfless and true. He knows and he understands, because it has to be that way. I trust them, because it's who they are."

"You do understand the fireworks you're about to set off little lady." Quinn said cryptically. "Once you light the first match, then from that point there is no way of stopping the fireworks until they all run out. There is no stopping it for it is now calling to them, to you, and to the one true Wing Lord and Lady of the Skies. Time for the power within to awaken. Time to awaken the sleeping heart from deep within the void. Time for the dyads that balance both light and shadow to answer the force that beckons in the distance. The key of the future...the remnant of the Great Power will show the will and power of its heart's desire."

There was no denying that there was more to Amelia Hope Oliver than meets the eye. There was a purity, innocence and sincerity that radiated within the young girl. For a child only seven years of age, she was truly wise beyond her years. Being the daughter of two of the most powerful Power Rangers ever added to her testament. Looking at the ritual set up before her, the little girl began chanting an ancient spell as if she knew it.

"Ohto eestenay as vazat esvet ohnaz eespalit, Ohto eestenay as vazat esvat ohnaz eespalit! Ohto eestenay as vazat esvet ohnaz eespalit, Ohto eestenay as vazat esvat ohnaz eespalit!" As Amelia continued chanting the incantation, the Dino Thunder Rangers watched as the their gems continued to glow. The inscribed runes within the gems became visible as they suddenly heard a faint grunt coming from Kimberly. "Fas matos veelo es mes, Fas matos veelo es mes! Fas matos veelo es mes, Fas matos veelo es mes!"

Inside Beyond the Void

Meanwhile, the rest of the Rangers were locked in an intense battle with the Scarlet Sovereign to give Tommy time. Unfortunately, even in the spirit world and beyond the edge of the void the manifestation of the untamed mythical Pterodactyl Firebird was overwhelming for the Rangers to contend with. She was becoming relentless and unhinged like a lawless bandit. Jason attempted to hold his own against the Scarlet Sovereign after she did a number on the others.

"We can't hold her off any longer!" Jason warned as he pulled Kat out of the way from another strike. "There's no limit to what the Scarlet Sovereign can do especially beyond the void."

"Guys we just have to last a few more minutes!" Kat reassured while the others attempted to block the Scarlet Sovereign's sight of Tommy and Kimberly.

"Tommy?! Tommy?! We need you now!" The others pleaded. The Scarlet Sovereign unleashed a powerful attack that rendered the other Rangers immobile. The brunt of the attack took a toll on them as they were pushed off to the other side of the room. The Scarlet Sovereign started heading towards Tommy and Kimberly as the Rangers attempted to get back up to stop it.

"No, no don't you dare go any closer to them!" Jason snapped despite his injuries made his way to stop the Scarlet Sovereign's advances. Unfortunately, without warning it grabbed Jason by the neck and started choking him. Jason was struggling to break free from the Scarlet Sovereign's inhumane grip but felt the air being choked out from him as the others watched on in horror. "Let...let...me go you bastard..."

"Tommy?! Tommy please you have to do something!" the others pleaded as Tommy was in a trance like state. "Tommy?! Tommy?! Wake up?! Please...reach down and wake up! Wake up your pink crane! Tommy, Kimberly...we need you guys! Tommy?! Kimberly?!"

"My focus is right in front of me." He murmur bending down before the sleeping maiden. "My Beautiful eternal heart and soulmate, my pink crane, the True Winged Lady of the Skies. I'm am with you beyond the edges of the void. Your lordship is here with you in your plight to yield both the shadow and light within the heart and soul of the one my heart calls out to in the distance. I am here now and now...the connection is whole again."

Tommy reached out grabbing a hold of Kimberly's hand and suddenly a blast radius shatters the darkness that engulf the confine space. The floor beneath them reveals a stained glass flooring as the Rangers stare down what looks like a visual stained glass image of the Ninjetti legacy with the Winged Lord and Lady of the Skies the main focus of the visual. The dark interior of the walls disappear revealing a white regal wall colouring splashed on the walls.

Suddenly, it was as if Tommy found himself being pulled deeper into the void of his own mind. For a brief second it was as if he found himself alone, standing on what looked like a stained glass platform. He stared at the image carefully seeing what looked like a visual of Kimberly in the middle. He saw what looked like divisions of different images. He saw the pink crane on the top left corner of the stained glass, the representation of the light of Kimberly's heart. The top right corner he saw the Firebird, the representation of of the shadow of her heart. Then on bottom left corner he saw the image of the falcon, the part of him resides in Kim's heart.

The last image on the bottom right corner he saw what looked like a phoenix. For some reason he knew who that part of Kim's heart represented, their daughter Amelia. He realized what he exactly did, and somehow he found his way deep inside of Kimberly's heart and soul. In the faint distance he thought he heard the pleads of his friends in the pitch dark confines of Kimberly's heart. By mere luck, he finally a faint tired voice in the distance.

"I...have to wake up...I need to find my way back..." He heard Kimberly's voice in the distance calling out. Yet, he wasn't sure if he had the power needed. "It's...so dark...I've been wandering for quite sometime. I feel you...I can sense you. Are you here?...Is it...you, Tommy?"

"Yes, Beautiful. I'm here...I'm here if you can hear me..." Tommy called out. "...I kept my promise...I will always find you. From here and beyond the edge of the void. My heart will always be my guiding key to my beloved crane."

"And I have waited patiently for my valiant and noble falcon to take flight." He saw a flickering pink light shaped like a heart starting to shine in the pitch dark. It was as if something was beating back to life within the void.

"Tell me...what I need to do..." He pleaded.

"The answer lies within you, my white knight. The power that defines us. The power that calls to us." The light continued to flicker in front of Tommy but a despondent look of uncertainty came on him. "The power and force from the edge and beyond that beckons us...the power of waking."

"It doesn't call to me. I can't call to it." Tommy sighed feeling dejected. "I...I...I...still haven't awaken it yet. I still don't have it within me."

"Oh my dearest heart and soulmate, you never lost it. The power...it sleeps within you until someone needs it." He heard Kimberly's voice reassuring him. "The power alone is not yours to wield. Together, we'll wake it up because it is who we are. Remember, always and forever. Now, my one true Winged Lord of the Skies, call to it...call to it and your one true Wing Lady of the Skies shall soar once more with her mate."

"I understand now what needs to be done and I hear you calling." He concentrated hard and suddenly he saw Saba materialize in his hand. He focused as he closed his eyes and pointed Saba up into the air. An uncanny, yet familiar sensation came over him as light got stronger. "Now, I am calling to it...I am calling with all my heart, body, mind and soul. I am calling with all that I am and who I am."

A power white beam of light was unleashed from Saba that pierced through the pitch darkness. For a moment Tommy saw what looked like a key lock shaped in light shatter as the pink flickering glowing heart ascended up into the light. Tommy opened his eyes to find that the space he was in brighten up.

"Thank you for always keeping me safe and our dearest treasure safe." He heard Kimberly's voice. "Our story...it is not the end yet..."

What startles Tommy the moment he took a hold of Kimberly's hand he felt a grip come from the slender hand he grabbed. He wasn't focused on the changing of interior of the room they were confined in. Instead, he found himself focused on the eyes that suddenly snapped open upon his touch. What he was glancing at was the doe brown eyes that he fell in love with many years ago looking right back at him.

It was as if the minute they physically made contact time and space was at a standstill. There, deep in beyond the edge of the void, the beating heartbeat they have long sought out, reawakened. A pink beam of light shoots out from Kimberly as it strikes the Scarlet Sovereign straight on causing it to release Jason from its grip. In a quick instant, Kimberly immediately rises from the throne and dashes halfway to the centre of the room leaving a pink streak of light.

Tommy finds himself feeling fully recharged and dressed in his Ninjetti robes. Jason manages to retreat back to the others as they look on with disbelief and amazement at the sight before them, in a somewhat physical form. Kimberly was dressed in her familiar pink Ninjetti robes duelling it out with the Scarlet Sovereign known as the Pterodactyl Firebird. What they were witnessing was a clash of both the light and shadow manifestations of Kimberly's heart.

"Are we actually seeing this?!" Aisha asked looking surprised. "It's really...I mean...well...sort of but..."

"Like we said, to those who are Ninjetti..." Billy stared in awe. "...Anything is possible. Even...in a physical or spiritual sense."

The Scarlet Sovereign started staggering the more Kimberly continued her assault. Soon, Tommy joined the battle hoping to force the Scarlet Sovereign to yield and submit. It felt like old times fighting side by side with one another against their common enemies. He knew in his heart that it was his beloved pink princess, his pink crane and his one True Winged Lady of the Skies. The Scarlet Sovereign attempted to strike Tommy down until Kimberly caught whim of it and repel the attack.

"Tommy!" Kimberly shouted as her Power Bow materialized in her hand and she shot the Scarlet Sovereign straight in the chest. She managed to send it flying across the room rendering it unconscious for a few moments. She turned her focus to Tommy giving him the familiar smile he longed to see before the couple regrouped with their friends.

The other ten original Rangers stand in awe staring at the sight of their long absent Pink Ranger, their Pink Crane and wayward Winged Lady of the Skies. However, they can see the strain and the wary displayed on her face. Carefully, she removed the covering around her face and pulled her hood down. The others followed suit but Tommy took his time to come to terms with the events that transpired moments ago. He took his covering and hood off, and slowly but gently reached out to touch her face.

The emotions got the best of him as Tommy's hand settled upon Kimberly's cheek and the tears got the best of both of them. Despite the strain and wariness she was feeling, she still felt it: their connection. For Kimberly, the moment her and Tommy made contact, the couple heard the cries of their respective animal spirits echoing deep in the edge beyond the void.

"I can feel you...my heart and my soul knows it. I kept my promise and I have found you..." Tommy said in awe continuing to caress her cheek. "...My Beautiful and beloved pink crane. I'm here with you, my pink princess."

"...I know you'll always find me. You're heart...it has always been your guiding key." Kimberly smiled as she was overwhelmed with emotions. "...My Handsome white knight. From here to the edge of the void following the beating heart that calls out to you. Thank you, for keeping me safe my valiant white falcon."

"There is no need to thank me." Tommy replied smiling. "I'll go through hell and back to find my way back to you Kim. It's been far too long but we've endured come what may."

"Because it's who we are and that has never changed." Kimberly said. "Like I said, it is not the end for us. Not until we say so."

The long awakened reunion of the Winged Lord and Lady of the Skies was disrupted when the Rangers felt a mystical aura fill the area. Whatever was happening was soon resulting in a stream of multicolour pyreflies lights rising from the ground. In the distance, they could hear an echoing chant of an ancient incantation in their heads. Kimberly starting clutching her chest and doubled over in pain but Tommy and the others were there.

It was evident that the ancient incantation that continued to echo throughout the area was affecting Kimberly. The sensation she was feeling was like something inside of her was forcibly being put back together and it was causing great strain on her. Within a matter of minutes, it was expected that somehow Tommy too was being affected by the effects of the incantation.

"Ohto eestenay as vazat esvet ohnaz eespalit, Ohto eestenay as vazat esvat ohnaz eespalit! Ohto eestenay as vazat esvet ohnaz eespalit, Ohto eestenay as vazat esvat ohnaz eespalit!" They heard the incantation echoing throughout the void. "Fas matos veelo es mes, Fas matos veelo es mes! Fas matos veelo es mes, Fas matos veelo es mes!"

"What is that sound?! What is happening to them?" Jason asked looking concerned.

"None of us is going mad hearing some sort of weird language being spoken in the distance are we?" Adam asked.

"Unless something is happening on the outside physical world it's impacting our power couple here on the inside." Trini said until somehow they recognized the voice behind the incantation. To the shock and surprise of everyone, especially Tommy and Kimberly they knew who it was.

"Oh man, that little defender of yours is packing some serious artillery." Justin added much to Kimberly's surprise. "We basically dragged the living embodiment remnant of the Great Power into sacred Ninjetti grounds."

"Living embodiment remnant of the Great Power?!" Kimberly asked moaning before turning to Tommy. "Oh my goodness. Tommy, what is happening to me? What is doing this to me?! To us?! Please...tell me...if this is..."

"There is a lot we need to catch up on," Tommy replied looking at her. "Our little defender, our little girl. There is more to her than meets the eye Kim. It's her power that is doing all of this. You, me and our little girl...we're the Bloodline of Power. We're the heir apparent of the last remaining Ninjetti kingdom. We are the future of the Ninjetti...we complete the bloodline."

"The power and the force that calls to us in the distance? It's the Great Power...or is it the Sacred Spirits of the Ancient Ninjetti?" Kimberly asked questionably with intrigue. "This place we're in...this lies beyond the planes of the physical and spiritual world. Beyond the edge of the void?! You guys went beyond the edge of the void just to find me?"

"Well it was more like...follow our fearless leader into uncharted waters," Tanya replied. "You two don't know just how powerful you guys are. Your little girl Kim, she is an enigma unlike anyone has encountered. It's why we're all here to finish a war that started five years ago in Reefside."

"They...they did this to me or whatever it was? It happened didn't it?" It was becoming evident that Kimberly was recalling what happened to her five years ago the more the incantation continued to echo. They were coming back in quick flashes bombarding her conscience with each passing second. She saw memories of the final battle with Mesogog and her death by his hand. She saw Tommy holding her in his arms as she laid dying and professed her love to him. She felt the emptiness as her heart and soul were separated from her physical body. She had seen her own death and the knowledge of it traumatized her to the core. The price that came for a second lease at new life.

She couldn't describe where she lingered in that void between life and death but she felt the forced pull back into the world. She remembered confinement and blackness all around her. She remembered part of herself being detached of any resemblance of the person she once was. She remembered waking up, the shock of new life, being trapped within within her own self as a feral shell. With that new life awoke the dormant shadow that laid deep within her own conscience. The other half of her heart that unleashed unspeakable fury, chaos and devastation to those who cross her paths. She remembered she became the weapon the Emissary had long sought out for eons. It couldn't change that the fact that her own hands were responsible for the blood spilled and the lives taken away by them.

"It's okay Beautiful..."Tommy said, breathlessly. He simply held her as the emotions got the best of her. "Don't worry I got you and I won't let you fall again."

"I've been to that place. I've seen what lies beyond the void of life and death." She stares at the unconscious form of the Scarlet Sovereign laying on the ground. It was the embodiment of the fragmented heart and soul of Kimberly Hart-Oliver. It was as if something was attempting to pull the pieces back together. The flashes continue to come at full force. She remembered the brutal training and rehabilitation under Dalia and the other Pillars of the Emissary. She recalled hunting down members of the Garrison and the destruction of the sanctums. Then she recalled those nights when her bloodlust was rampant she kill petty criminals without remorse. Then a flashback of her reemergence to her friends and Tommy and them finding out the truth of what became of their wayward crane. "...I...I...remember everything...all of it..."

"We're not giving up on you Kim because you're one of us." Billy said looking at his longtime friend. "You are Kimberly Hart-Oliver. You are the Crane, the one true Winged Lady of the Skies and our ladyship. We pledge our oath and fealty to our Lord and Lady of the Skies, the Bloodline of Power, the heir apparent to the Ninjetti. There is a twilight beyond the horizon and this final chapter of this four thousand year old conflict needs to be written. But not without your help."

"Billy's right Kim you and me...we're the Winged Lord and Lady of the Skies, the falcon and crane. Two kindred dyads of equal power and strength. Two sides of the same coin that possess both the light and shadow within our hearts." Tommy replied looking at her. "We've travelled beyond the edge of the void to put back together the fragmented heart and soul of our pink princess. Your power is mine power because you and me share one heart, one soul...always and forever. That was our promise...because our story, it is not the end for us."

"Always and forever? Right because it is not the end for us which is why in order for us to conquer this..." There was a sense of understanding in that moment Kimberly realized. She instantly took Tommy's hands and concentrated. Suddenly, the others felt a forceable pull of power within them as Tommy watched the others start glowing. She had to trust in the power of her trusted council that swore their fealty and oath to their lordship and ladyship.

They needed to keep hope that Amelia will be alright when this was done. Deep down Tommy and Kimberly knew just how much of a force their daughter was becoming. Putting their doubts and fears aside of the unknown, their focus turned towards the Scarlet Sovereign. "I need...to make the shadow in my heart yield. You and Amelia...hold part of my heart and soul just as Shalimar, my crane and animal spirit kept my safeguarded as intended."

"What do you want me to do, my pink princess?" Tommy asked.

"Help me...awaken and tame the untamed fire of the shadow in my heart." Kimberly replied looking at her husband. "We've known it as the Firebird, or the Scarlet Sovereign as our enemies call it. My power alone isn't enough to awaken and tame it. I can feel the power within you, the force that beckons in the distance."

In the Village of the Whills

Back in the village, the Dino Thunder Rangers watched as Tommy and the rest of the original Rangers' bodies started glowing. As the incantation continued, Amelia watched as her mother let out an anguish scream and continued to thrash. While the others continued to glow their respective colours, her and Quinn noticed a power surge radiating from Tommy and Kimberly. It was a combination of both the light and shadow that resided in her parents' hearts. The powers of the White Falcon, the White Tiger and the Green Dragon from her father and the powers of the Pink Crane and the Pterodactyl Firebird from her mother.

She could feel the pull of her parents' power uniting and putting itself together. Quinn could sense the power calling to the young girl as if she was willing the Great Power to her heart's will and desire. Whether he was known as Quinn of the Garrison or as Trey of Treyforia he was a firm believer and advocate of the Ninjetti Order. For four thousand years he fulfilled his fealty and oath for a greater purpose to safeguard the Bloodline of Power, the heir apparent of the Ninjetti Kingdom.

"I can hear the voices all around me, they're calling to me." Amelia said in awe. "They're calling to my mommy and daddy. They're making me call out to them. The tingling feeling inside of me. The shadow and light, the good and bad, day and night. Everything is in balance is what those coloured pyreflies are saying."

"What's happening to all of them?" Kira asked.

"How about Dr. O and Mrs. Oliver? What's going on with them?" Trent said.

"Are they and the others still alive?" Connor asked. "I mean physically it looks like they're breathing. Still, it doesn't make any sense."

"There's a struggle for balance between the light and shadow for the Winged Lady of the Skies' heart and soul." Quinn replied. "The Rangers are lending their power to their Winged Lord of the Skies. Tommy's powers are peaking to a point he's diving into the unknown. You two were always the exceptional ones now I know why. It's not everyday you come upon dyads. Actually, the last dyads I came upon existed four thousand years ago."

"What do you mean by dyads?" Ethan asked. "Are Dr. O and Mrs. Oliver sort of soulmates or something?"

"It transcends beyond soulmates and eternal lovers." Quinn replied. "The kid is the catalyst since she is living embodiment of the Great Power. Tommy and Kimberly...they're the individuals who have a vital role in the final chapter of this four year old vendetta. This war will come to an end and once it comes to a head, a spark of hope will ignite to light the road to dawn."

"The road to dawn? What do you mean by the the road to dawn?" Amelia asked. "Daddy's heart is calling to mommy in the empty place. The hearts of light and shadow, they're trying to wake up mommy's heart and soul. Two sides of the same coin...I...I need to help my parents. Something else is calling to daddy's heart the more he keeps going. He can't ignore them any longer. They'll keep calling until daddy answers but mommy is still fighting because she promised."

"Listen to us Amelia...we're not giving up on your parents," Kira reassured the little girl. "We don't know what is going on with your mom and dad. However, we know your dad and his friends will not give up on your mom, neither are we."

"Yeah munchkin it's a big order you're filling to help restore your mommy back to normal." Connor replied. "Like Kira said we're not sure what is happening right now, but what we know is that we can't let our honorary little sister face the bad guys all by herself."

"But I don't know if I can do it." Amelia replied. "The tingling feeling inside of me, it keeps calling to me but I don't know what I'm suppose to do. I can feel what is happening to my mommy and daddy. Everything is like puzzle pieces that can't be put together. The more daddy keeps on using his tingling feeling, the more those voices far away keep calling to him. I want my parents back! I want us all to keep our tingling feelings inside of us under control! I want to tell my daddy how much I love him and I want to be able to tell mommy...I really love her and missed her."

"You're going to get that chance kid because we're not giving up on them." Trent said putting a hand on her shoulder. "It is time your mommy came home to you and your dad because she deserves to be home. We all missed her and it's been far too long."

"Tell us...tell us Quinn what we can do." Ethan replied. "We don't know much about the legacy of the Ninjetti or what the future has in store for Dr. O & Kimberly. What we know is we're here for a reason and you need us to help Amelia be reunited with her mother." Amelia looked around the village as the others watched the little girl's next course of action. It was as if she was listening to something and concentrating long and hard. She continued to resume reciting the incantation alongside the Dino Thunder Rangers.

"I don't know who you are but I feel you calling out to me. Are you the ones that are making the tingling feelings inside of me happen? You keep calling in the distance for a very long time now. You're calling to my daddy, to my mommy and to me. Who are you? I feel strange but also I feel...calm." Amelia thought. "If you're there and you're calling out to us...then...be with me. Be with me, be with me...and be with us. I need...I need you to be with me to help guide mommy and daddy back to where they belong."

Inside Beyond the Void...

It was becoming a challenge to combat the shadow of Kimberly's heart, the untamed Pterodactyl Firebird, the true Scarlet Sovereign. It felt like like Kimberly felt a disconnection within her own self despite the combined efforts of her and Tommy. They could feel their friends' efforts waring trying to channel their powers to help their Winged Lord and Lady of the Skies.

The Rangers' efforts to fend the Sovereign Sovereign only made it more aggressive and malicious in her attacks. It was as if without anyone to keep the Pterodactyl Firebird in check, it didn't know how to control the power it possess. However, Tommy wasn't giving up and feeling his soulmate faltering and his friends spent from their efforts to hold the line. He heard Brennan cry out again, this time he looked at him and he could feel his falcon with Kim.

They felt Kimberly's crane, Shalimar intervene to give the couple time to regain their strength. The lone sentinel figure of representing the Firebird, the Scarlet Sovereign was unwilling to yield. However, Tommy could feel his beloved fading and there was no way he was going to lose her again. He spent years trying to reach the beating heart and soul of his wayward Winged Lady of the Skies. She survived and endured the trials and tribulations that transcends beyond the boundaries of life and death. She could feel both Shalimar and Brennan lending their strength to her. But she could feel Tommy's efforts being pushed to the breaking point.

Her friends were spent and exhausted trying to aid their Winged Lord of the Skies in restoring the heart and soul of their crane. However, it was Tommy's eternal love and power that was helping her survive this ordeal. She couldn't quit nor she couldn't give because her loved ones risked everything to make the impossible happen.

"We're all here for you, Beautiful. I told you I will always find you wherever you are. I thought you were gone from my life forever, but no one is ever gone. I know that because of you and everything we endured. The Scarlet Sovereign, the untamed Firebird, it maybe the dark sentinel of your heart or the looming shadow. Whatever we call it, whatever it is to you, know...that it is also part of your heart and soul. One cannot survive without both sides of the coin."

"How can I tame the looming shadow of the Firebird? The Scarlet Sovereign?" Kimberly asked warily. "The untamed fire that burned within me for a long time has been unwillingly unleashed. It caused chaos and destruction. How can I control both the light and shadow within my heart and soul? It's not yielding and it won't bend the knee to the one true Winged Lady of the Skies and her mate."

"We've endured more trials and tribulations and survive no matter what stood in our way. You have the power to channel both the light and shadow within your heart and soul. You helped me control both sides of my coin once upon a time: the raging Green Dragon, the White Tiger and the White Falcon. Now, I'm here to fulfill a promise I intend to keep." Tommy could see Kimberly regaining her composure to face another round with the Scarlet Sovereign. She was coming to understand that this was the fight to restore the heart and soul she had long for. He heard the cry of the falcon again. It was letting his human know that the valiant efforts of his mate, the distress crane was proving to be futile. They heard an angry cry of the Firebird, and it was sounding irritated and let out a primal screech of defiance. But Kimberly wasn't giving up and despite the odds being stacked, she wasn't backing down. He turned his attention to his friends as they regained consciousness.

"Hey bro what did we miss?" Jason noticed the disheveled expressions of Tommy and Kimberly. The others saw Kimberly continuing to battle her own dark counterpart of her heart and soul despite the beating she was taking.

"The Firebird, the true Scarlet Sovereign has run you both through the gauntlet hasn't it?" Adam asked with worry.

"We've come too far...it can't be all for nothing. She's the other half of my heart and soul. That there is our wayward pink crane, our one true Winged Lady of the Skies. I promised I always find her no matter where she went. I am not leaving her because I know in my heart, in my soul that she is still in there. If I tap into that power again then so be it." They suddenly felt an uncanny shift in aura and power that swept through the area. It was as if they were mysteriously hearing ancient voices and echoes from the past calling to them. For Tommy, for some reason it wasn't just one echo from the past he heard. He could have sworn he heard the distance voices of many speaking to him, telling him what he needed to do. He turned to his friends giving them a look of reassurance and trust. "I know...what needs to be done."

"We trust you Tommy," Aisha replied. "We know what needs to be done to bring our crane back home. It's time...you keep that promise of yours."

Kim managed to force the Scarlet Sovereign back for a brief moment. To her utter disbelief, she saw Tommy use his power to teleport their friends out of harm's way and away from the edge of the void. She felt a surge of power in Brennan and Tommy due to the strong will and heart that her beloved falcon possess. But her friends put their trust in Tommy to complete what they needed to do. Still, she couldn't understand why he did that and leave himself in a vulnerable situation.

"What did you do Tommy?! Our friends, where did you send them to?!" Kimberly asked. "This place...the edge of the void, they risked themselves just to find us only to be sent away?! Why did you do that?!"

"Kim, our friends trust us and I know more than ever you want to keep our family and friends safe. They are still with us but they're lending their power to our little defender. It is her that is doing this. We're all here helping to bring you home." He took a hold of Kimberly's hands lending his energy to fill his ladyship with the power of his love. It was with that hope and determination that it can give Kim the strength to reunite her very heart and soul, to make it whole as it once was. She focused on the crane hearing the cries of Shalimar echo in her mind. One by one, she concentrated on piecing together the fragmented pieces of her heart and soul. With Tommy's love and power flowing into her, it was as if she was finding herself again. "Take the first steps, once again. The shadow and light...it's all part of the heart and soul of the one True Winged Lady of the Skies. It's time to rise up once more and take flight. Time to take flight once more with your one True Winged Lord of the Skies."

Kimberly opened her eyes and stared at the entity known as the Scarlet Sovereign, or Firebird as it was now known. She started noticing the figure standing not too far from them was beginning to stagger. She felt a strange sensation one that she thought wouldn't exist in this plane in her mind. Tommy's focus was on Kimberly and then he felt it, the sensation both of them thought they would never feel again. It started as a small thud, then it a thump, and then another thump. There, deep in the edge of the void they felt it, the rhythmic thump and pulse beating.

"You feel it don't you?" Kimberly asked the silent entity. She closed her eyes for a moment and heard the cry of the crane she knew since she a teenager. She felt the power of the crane surging inside her heart and soul.

"Kimberly, my human. It's time once again to take flight." Shalimar replied as she felt the power of crane infuse her fragmented heart and soul. "Rise and take those steps once more."

"Shalimar, thank you for keeping the light alive. For keeping the heart beating deep in the void."

"There is no need to thank me, my one True Winged Lady of the Skies." Kim noticed the Scarlet Sovereign being detained the more Kimberly was beginning to repair the fragmented pieces of her heart and soul. She watched as both her and Tommy's bodies began to glow pink, and then glow white. Soon, it was also starting to glow green, red and black. Then it was glowing pink and white and alternating their respective colours. "Listen to them, the echoes of the ancient past. Let their power flow in you. Let it awaken the power slumbering in you. Let them guide your heart and soul...let your kindred dyad spirit lead his lady out of the void."

"I feel it in me..." Kim sighed and then she turned back to Tommy as she was felt the surge of power increasing within him. The surge of power continued within the couple, but something felt different within Tommy. He took a step forward and reached a hand out towards her. "I feel it in you, my white knight..." The connection that was snapped away from them for five years suddenly became whole again. With that, the combine surge of power became intertwined as Kimberly felt the inner most depths of Tommy's source of power. "...The power that slumbers within you, Handsome? It's waking up in you...and within me...the power of waking..."

"...It is because of you our ladyship the falcon has once again taken his steps." She heard the voice of Tommy's falcon Brennan inside her head. They were both channeling each other's Ninjetti powers within as one. The powers of the falcon and crane along with the essence of the Great Power continued to surge within them. But she could feel Tommy's power influencing the shadow within Kimberly's heart and soul. Once again, the Scarlet Sovereign was fighting against its restraints as an raw and untamed angry screech of the Firebird rang out.

"Brennan? I feel something different in Tommy...he's drawing a power that is beyond something we've felt." Kimberly said. "He's tapping deep into the very core of the Great Power itself. The echoes of the past? The ancient Ninjetti spirits that became one with the Great Power?!"

The instability of the power surge the couple was channeling was becoming incombustible and unstable. However, she was feeling Tommy being pulled towards a force that was foreign and unknown to her. The more he was lending his power to piece together Kim's fragmented heart and soul, there was something beckoning in the distance. She heard the cries of Shalimar and Brennan warning their Winged Lord of the Skies of the risk of his valiant fleet. Although Tommy's efforts were true and noble, something was telling her that whatever force he was channeling or power he was drawing, there were consequences. That was something she couldn't risk Tommy paying the price for his effort because she loved him more than anything. She concentrated on piecing together her fragmented heart to make sure she didn't lose the one person who held the other half.

Back in the Village of the Whills

The glow around the Rangers faded as soon as they suddenly regained consciousness back in the Village of the Whills. They were trying to regain their senses and bearings only to awaken to find Amelia alongside the Dino Thunder Rangers continuing the ritual. The Rangers looked on as Tommy and Kimberly continued to lay on the ground. They notice that Tommy was glowing between white, green, red and black. They felt the drastic power surge spiking in their leader. He wasn't channeling not only his Ninjetti powers, but also his old Ranger powers. To their shock, he was reaching deep into the very core and essence of the Great Power itself.

Kimberly's anguish screams and cries continued to be heard throughout the village. They too felt a drastic power surge spiking within her as her body alternating between glowing pink and red. Quinn saw the Rangers regaining consciousness as he tended to them leaving Amelia and the other Dino Thunder Rangers continuing the ritual.

"He sent us back! Why would he do that?!" Jason was the first to speak looking at Quinn. "We found her Quinn! What kind of power are they channeling?!"

"Amelia, it is working? We heard them inside the edge of the void." Adam said. "The ancient spirits of the Ninjetti." They turned towards Kimberly who once again let out another agonizing scream as the couple continued to glow.

"What is happening to them?" Billy asked.

"The thing we all thought was impossible to do. Somehow, it was five years in the making." Quinn simply replied looking at the Rangers. "The secret of Tommy's impossible fleet was hidden right underneath his nose. Who knew that those little Dino Gems were more than just your average Ranger powers?"

"Are you meaning to tell us Tommy's team of Rangers held the key to restoring Kimberly's heart and soul?" Aisha asked.

"You could say that but that little wunderkind over there is packing one hell of a punch." Quinn said looking over at Amelia. "Tommy and Kimberly did pick a brigade that surprises us in the most unexpected ways. They been busy while you guys were wondering between here and there. Now, why don't you guys lend them a hand and at least give us a leg up against the Emissary?"

"You don't have to ask us twice." Kat replied. "We may not be in there with Tommy and Kimberly, but we can sure do our part to get them back home to their daughter."

Despite the ordeal they endured inside the void, the Rangers couldn't leave the job half done. It was now or never as the original Rangers joined Amelia and the Dino Thunder Rangers. Quinn observed the scene happening and his thoughts drifted back recalling a similar scenario that happened many years ago. The way things were transpiring it felt like deja vu but part of him hoped that somehow history wouldn't repeat itself. He looked at Amelia who was murmuring whispers of encouragement to her parents. There was that belief Quinn was holding onto that instead of repeat the past, someway the future would be rewritten.

Inside Beyond the Void...

Kimberly felt another surge within her heart and soul settle within her. It was another piece of her heart that she reclaimed that was safeguarded by the treasure her love created with her soulmate: their daughter. She continued to let Shalimar guide her towards the sound of Brennan's voice. She could feel the flow of love and power coming from him. His efforts to restore his crane was valiant and she knew that. However, she couldn't risk losing her soulmate. She couldn't lose the one who vowed to safeguard the other half of her heart he valued and cherished.

The unstable power surge diminished as she opened her eyes. Instead of the glowing white eyes, she saw Tommy's chocolate brown eyes, the ones that captured her heart all those years ago. He may have awakened the slumbering power that laid deep within his heart to aid him in his hour of need. On the contrary, she was not going to let him reach the pinnacle of his powers at an unforeseen cost she dare not know.

"Tommy, it's okay now. I'm right here and you found me just like you promised. You and me...our story is not over yet, it's not the end for us like we've said. I can feel the power that slumbered within your heart and soul, it's waking up. It woke me up. This place we're in that lies beyond the edge of the void, beyond the shadow and light, beyond the realm of the physical and spiritual world, I was waiting. Now...I don't have to wait anymore because you're here. We are coming to understand the true depths of our powers that lies within the very core of our heart and soul. Your power is mine power, just like mine power is yours. Our heart and soul are one...always and forever."

"Always and forever..." Tommy let the power surge subside for a moment and then he felt it again, the rhythmic thumping of the beating heart in the void. He could feel Kim's strength returning but also he could her power keeping him grounded. For the time being, the distant echo of the force beckoning him discontinued for he was reminded of his venture. He gave a small smile hearing Brennan call out to his respective human. "I know why we're here Brennan and we guided Shalimar, our crane back to her respective human. The crane has done her part and we've done ours to give our Winged Lady of the Skies her heart and soul back."

"The Scarlet Sovereign, I understand what it was or what it is." With a renewed sense of confidence and strength, Kimberly continued to hold onto Tommy's hand as the couple stepped forward towards the restrained figure known as the Scarlet Sovereign. The screech of falcon and crane continue to ring out throughout the area, but they heard the angry cries of the Firebird. She looked at silent sentinel figure and then turned towards Tommy for reassurance. "Part of me knows the true purpose of the Scarlet Sovereign. It too reminded me of the shadow that loomed inside the heart and soul my white knight once upon a time. That shadow was the other side of his coin. Just like...you meant to represent the other side of my coin, the untamed Firebird that laid dormant inside of me for years." The Scarlet Sovereign attempted to break free from the restraints wiggling wildly and frantic. Immediately, she let go of Tommy's hand and was about to step forward alongside her, but he remained a step back. Kimberly reached out and grabbed the hood of the Scarlet Sovereign's cloak staring sternly at it. "Everything the Emissary believed in is nothing but fallacy and misconception of their own vices. The untamed fire deep within was calling out to their kindred, the dyad that is the other half that embodies them."

"Beautiful, are you sure you're able to face what lies underneath that hood?" Tommy asked with a sense of panic. "The looming shadow of the Scarlet Sovereign has haunted me for years. The unbowed, unbent and unbroken spirit that yield to no one. I know that feeling when the looming shadow of the Green Dragon was unleashed." However, he came to accept both the shadow and light the lingered within his heart and soul. Tommy saw that the last step needed in order for his pink crane to be whole again was to accept the balance of both sides of the coin. "Yet, we both know despite the imbalance we sometimes face...both sides of our coins yield to no one but the other half to holds it."

"That you are right Handsome, that you are so right..." Kimberly pulled the hold back. Like a mythical magic trick, the entity known as the Scarlet Sovereign disappeared as the cloak fell to the ground. In a twist of irony, an angry cry came out from the cloak only for the couple to see the Firebird suddenly burst out from the cloak and fly up towards the skies. Reaching her arm back, she felt Tommy take a hold of her hand once again as they watched the Firebird dive towards them. The falcon and the crane emerged in order to protect their respective humans, specially Shalimar who was determine not to be parted from her human again. It continued to dive towards them as Shalimar and Brennan tried to reason with the Firebird. However, the Firebird turned its focus on Tommy as it attempted to dive towards him only for Kimberly to stand in between her love and the unyielding shadow of her heart. "You know who he is. You know what he means to me, to us. It was something the Emissary didn't understand and never will as long as they exist. You were never their weapon, I was never their weapon. They tried to weaponize the lurking shadow of my heart that laid dormant, slumbering. They brought you forth to bring chaos and mayhem for their own accord. You weren't meant to be control or owned to serve one's foolish need. You're part of me...the other side of my coin that exist in my heart and soul, the shadow to my light."

Tommy felt Kimberly take a step back as she was pressed her back towards his body. He focused on his love and power and filled it in Kim's heart to give her the strength needed to make the untamed Firebird yield. He let it build and consume him as he rested his hands over Kimberly's shoulders. When he saw her nod, he let out a sigh of relief sensing the Firebird was starting to settle down and then began to fly around the couple. Seconds later, both Shalimar and Brennan let out a screech as they watch Firebird let out a blast seeing the bird change colour from a deep blood red to a normal light blood colour. Looking at the falcon and crane circling each other, they felt at ease.

"Don't worry Kim I'm with you and you're not alone. You are almost done...we're just one step away from reclaiming our wayward ladyship. I can feel your hesitation and your fear of facing the uncertainty of what lies back in the real world." Tommy replied giving her a reassuring smile. He concentrated on fuelling Kim's heart and soul with the courage she needed to reclaim the final part of her heart. For Tommy he knew that once she returned to the home she longed for, he vowed that he'll be there to help heal her reforged spirit. The good, the bad and everything in between he'll take it because that was how much Kim meant to him. "Let me lend you my courage, my strength and my heart to piece together what was once lost. I am white falcon, the one true winged Lord of the Skies. I call upon the powers of the ancient Ninjetti to help awaken the heart of my mate, my dyad, my kindred spirit. Help my crane take flight once more alongside her mate, the falcon and bring back the balance within her heart and soul."

He felt a surge of power go through him as he felt the rhythmic heartbeat and pulse inside of his soulmate. At that point, Kimberly stepped forward as she reached out a hand towards the now tamed Firebird. "I am the pink, agile and graceful, the one true winged Lady of the Skies. I call upon the powers of the ancient Ninjetti and that of my other half, my mate, my dyad and kindred spirit. Let the love and courage of my lordship give me the strength to reclaim the balance of the light and shadow of my heart and soul." Looking at Brennan, she felt the spirit of the Tommy's falcon circle around her. Then, her attention focused on the two birds, Shalimar and the Firebird who both let out a cry. She knew what she needed to do. "I call upon the powers of the ancient Ninjetti. I call upon the powers of the pink Ninjetti Crane and the red Firebird. What was once divided is now combined. Reawaken the heart and soul of the wayward ladyship...and restore balance the light and shadow within...now and forever."

With that, both birds flew towards each other, colliding and forming together to form one bird. The collision let out a bright light and when the light cleared, she saw Shalimar flying around her. Her crane was glowing bright pink again, with a darker shade and watched as Shalimar flew towards Brennan again. The two birds circled each other before both birds flew back into both Tommy and Kimberly. They gasped as they felt the surge of power flow through them as the couple started glowing.

Within minutes, they found themselves garbed in their Ninjetti uniforms, except there was a slight change. For Tommy's falcon on his chest plate it was intertwined with the pink crane and he had pink lines outlining the edge of the uniform. Kimberly saw that her crane on her chest plate was now intertwined with the white falcon and had white lines outlining the edge of her uniform.

"I can feel it...I finally found what you've longed for." Tommy smiled as he looked at Kimberly. Pulling her close to him he placed a soft kiss on her lips, something he had long desire to do once more. "I knew anything is possible...because it's all about wishful thinking and belief. Are you ready to go home?"

"More than ever and I know whatever happens, you're with me all the way. Always know that I love you...always and forever, Handsome."

"I love you too, always and forever." Tommy replied as they took hold of each others' hands. "See you soon on the other side, Beautiful." The two closed their eyes focusing their power as suddenly everything around them engulfed them in a blinding light. He could have sworn before his vision darkened he saw a grin on Kim's face.

The Village of the Whills

The glow around Tommy and Kimberly faded as Amelia and the others finished ritual. The agonizing screams and strangled noises the couple made during their ordeal stopped and everything went silent. The others waited patiently and surrounded the couple hoping to see some indication of sign that they were alive. For a few seconds, they were laying completely still and Amelia and the other Rangers waited for a sign. When Tommy felt Brennan's presence once more, his eyes suddenly snapped opened. He let in a deep breath as he gasped for air over the initial shock and ordeal he went through. He let out a shaky breath trying to familiarize himself with his surroundings.

"Daddy! Daddy!" Amelia called out as she immediately rushed to her father's side. With a sigh of relief, she immediately embraced her father as he was on his knees attempting to stand up. However, the sight of seeing his daughter put his efforts on hold. Tommy immediately returned his daughter's embrace. "Daddy you're back thank god."

"Well you know daddy isn't going to leave his little princess alone." Tommy reassured her. "Besides, I wouldn't be back here without my little defender's help."

"I was scared that you almost disappeared in the empty place." Amelia replied as she hugged her father a little tighter. She wanted to reassure herself he wasn't going to disappear again. "I felt you there in the empty place with mommy. The tingling feeling inside of me helped me find you...the both of you."

"I owe you everything Amy and more than ever you mean the world to me." He smiled at his little girl. "I felt you...you were with me and also you were reach out to them. You are truly a young lady of extraordinary fleets. It wasn't only me you were with sweetie...I wouldn't have found your mommy without your help."

"Speaking of long lost soulmates and pink princesses," Jason spoke up as Tommy diverted his attention to the object of his affection less than five feet away from him.

"Kimberly!" Tommy called out and scrambled over to her side. Despite his friends' objections to recuperate and the nausea he was still recovering from, the others had no choice but to make way for Tommy to pass. He fell to his knees next to her as he cradle her in his arms. It was a feeling a deja vu recalling the memory on the rooftop five years ago as he held his unconscious wife. There was no indication or movement as she remained still in his arms. Taking her head delicately in his hand, Tommy raised Kim's face to his and said the all too familiar words from long ago. "Hey Beautiful, it's time to wake up."

Amelia made her way next to her father and took a hold of her mother's hand. There was no response and for a moment there was doubt lingering in him. He clenched his eyes shut tightly, praying that somehow that he made the impossible happen. He needed a sign, a flicker of hope that his efforts were in vain. Then, for the first time in five years he suddenly felt it. His eyes snapped open and Amelia let out a small smile and Tommy wasn't aware that of the small tear trailing down his face. There, he heard the sound that was etched into his memory the first moment he laid eyes on Kimberly all those years ago: he felt her heartbeat.

A small moan came from their long lost crane as slowly her eyes fluttered open to a sight she had longed to lay eyes on. Tommy smiled as he shed tears of joy upon gazing at the brown eyes of his beloved winged lady of the skies. It felt like Kimberly was waking up to a whole new world as she looked around in an unfamiliar scenery, but yet it had a familiar aura to it. The sight of seeing Tommy and Amelia again and being in his arms she immediately pulled them both into a hug. She breathed a sigh of relief and hearing the sounds of Kimberly's breath and feeling her pulse Tommy knew that his dream had become a blissful reality.

"Hi mommy...it's really you." Amelia smiled reaching up as she stroke her mom's cheek. Feeling her daughter's hand on her cheek caused an overwhelming wave of feelings to wash over Kimberly as she teared up with joy and happiness. "We missed you mommy. Now you're back home with daddy and me."

"Please tell me this isn't a dream? Am I feeling this?" Taking Tommy's hand, she placed it carefully over her chest. "Do...do you feel it, Handsome? Is this...real?"

"Yes...I feel it too, Beautiful. This is real and I feel...I feel your heart beating. I promise this time I'm not going to lose you and I will always be here for you. You're home where you belong. You're finally back, my Winged Lady of the Skies...always and forever."