Chapter 4:What Trini knew

Summary: After finding out that our favorite couple is back together and the truth about the letter, the team finds out what happened the day of Trini's accident and why Kim

never forgave herself.

Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Power Rangers nor do I own anything associated with Disney, please do not sue me, it wouldn't be worth your time.

Author's Note: I know, I know, I know!!!!!!! I'm sorry for taking forever to update but life got in the way as it usually does so I had to put this and my other story, which

by the way WILL be updated hopefully very soon, on hold. Thank you to everybody who read and reviewed these stories you people are what kept me happy when I couldn't write. I

promise to try and update more often, I have my own computer now so that I can write more so hopefully I'll be able to keep this story alive!!

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As Kim explains what happened, she flashes back to the day Trini found out and what happened as Tommy and Jason tells the rest about that day.

Flashback 8 years, one week to the day of the letter:

Kim is in her dorm room crying over what she has done, ashamed in herself for what happened. "I can't believe I did that, how could I have done that to Tommy? I really do

deserve to die for that." As she sat in reflection of what she had done and contemplated whether or not to call him and explain, she laid back on her bed and imagined that he

wouldn't listen, would tell her to leave him alone, and wondered why he didn't call to see if the letter was true.

'I just don't understand it, I know he loves me, he promised me he would listen if something happened but yet he hasn't called. Maybe he really does believe the letter, maybe

I should've called that day. It's too late now, none of them will listen now so I think I'll leave them alone.' She's pulled out of her thoughts by the ringing of her cellphone

so she reaches over to her desk and picks it up, it's Trini.

"Hello?"

"Hey Kim, can we talk?"

"Of course Tri, what's up?" Kim sits up as she wipes away her tears.

"Well first off I'm here in Florida, the Conference is on break so I decided to come see you, so imagine my surprise when I call Jason to get your number and he tells me that

you broke up with Tommy, in a letter. What happened Kim, cuz we both know you didn't find somebody else, talk to me." Trini sits in a chair in her hotel room to listen to what

happened between Kim and Tommy.

"Oh Trini, it's all so messed up!(cries over phone and Trini sits up) I never meant to break up with him, I love him so much!" starts crying uncontrollably now.

"If you didn't want to end things, than why did you send that letter? Jason told me that Tommy locked himself in his room for three days, refused to come out and Mrs. Oliver

only got him to come out because she threatened to send him away. Sis, what happened?" Trini could here her crying in the over the phone.

"Tri, I think there's something wrong with me."

"What do you mean?"

"I've just been so lost since I gave up the power, you remember what I told you about how I gave up the powers to Katherine right?"

"Yeah, but what does that mean?"

"Trini, I can't see straight anymore, it's like I died when my coin was taken, and it's like I'm dying now. I let Tommy go so that he could move on with somebody who could be

there for him, I don't know what's going on anymore and I thought it was best to let him go." Kim breaks down and it breaks Trini's heart to hear the pain in her voice.

"Oh Kim, why didn't you tell me? I would've been there for you, I would've cried with you and held you, you're to important to all of us to just let you slip away! I'm coming

over now, I'll be there in a while."

"Trini you don't have to do that."

"I don't have to but I want to, I'm about 30 minutes away from you so I'll call when I'm close, talk to you soon sis."

"Talk to you soon." Both hang up and Kim lays down to take a nap while she waits for Trini.

45 Minutes later

Kim wakes up to her phone ringing, figuring it's Trini she answers. "Hey Trini, are you here?"

"Is this Kimberly Hart?"

Kim looks at her phone in confusion. "Yes it is, who is this?"

"Ms. Hart, this is Officer Olivia Benson with Miami PD, do you know a young woman by the name of Trinity Kwan?"

"Yes i do, she is my best friend." Panic starts to set in for Kim. "Has something happened to her? Is she okay?" Kim starts to hyperventilate.

"Ms. Kwan was involved in a car accident about twenty minutes ago Ms. Hart and was rushed to the hospital."

"Oh my god!(Kim gets up and puts her shoes on to leave) Is she going to be okay? How bad is it?"

"When I arrived at the scene she was not looking that good ma'am, she was asking for you and I think you need to get down here quickly."

With tears in her eyes, Kim walks out her front door on the way to the hospital. "I'll be there soon."

20 Minutes later

Kim entered the hospital 20 minutes later and went to the reception desk. "Excuse me, I need to know the room number for Trini Kwan, Officer Benson called me to let me know

she was here and that it was really bad."

"Ahh yes, Ms. Kwan is in the ICU, Officer Benson is up there with her now."

"Thank you." Kim stepped onto the elevators and headed up to the ICU, when the elevator stopped she stepped off and was greeted by a female officer sitting in a chair.

"Officer Benson?" She looked up and half smiled at Kim as she stood.

"Ms. Hart I assume?(Kim nods and shakes her hand) I wish I could tell you that everything was okay, but when I got there, Ms. Kwan was in bad shape."

Kim breaks down and collapses into the Officer's arms. "What kind of accident was it?"

"Ms. Kwan was hit head on by a drunk driver, the driver is up in surgery now, they say she may never walk again."

"May I see her now?"

"Yes, her room is right down the hall, I'll walk you over."

Kim walked into Trini's room and saw her bestfriend, her sister, laying in a hospital bed, broken. Her face was cut up from when the windshield shattered, her right arm was

without a doubt broken, leaving her to wonder why they had not put a cast on it, and it looked as though her right leg was also broken. "What's going on? Why isn't her arm

and leg in a cast(The doctor walked in just as she asked this of the officer and nurse)?"

"Ms. Hart? Hi I'm doctor Torres, I was assigned to your friends case the minute she was brought in. If you'll have a seat, I can explain the extent of her injuries to you(Kim

and the doctor have a seat). "When the car hit Ms. Kwan, the impact of the blow caused her to slam into the steering wheel and it has caused her spleen to rupture and it also

broke her sternum and five ribs, one the ribs punctured her lung and has cause internal bleeding that we can't stop(Kim once again breaks down and Officer Benson holds her

she cries). Ms. Kwan has maybe hours left, I am so sorry."

Kim wipes her eyes. "Can she hear me? Will she be able to talk to me?"

The doctor nods. "She will be able to hear and respond to you."

"Thank you doctor." The doctor left the room and the officer also left to give her privacy. Kim stood up and walked over to Trini's bed and held her hand as she sat in the

chair just as Trini started to stir. "Hey Tri, how are you feeling?"

Trini looks at Kim and knows it's bad, especially since she just wants to sleep. "Hey pretty girl, what's with all the tears? I can't look that bad right?" Her voice is just

above a whisper and it hurts her to breathe. "How bad is it Kim? I know it's bad, I'm just so tired and hurt so bad(Kim cries harder). Kim? Kim how bad is it? Please tell me,

you're scaring me."

"Trini, it's bad, really bad. They said that you've got to many internal injuries and internal bleeding and they can't stop it. Tri, they say you have maybe hours. You can't

leave me or Jason here by ourselves without you! You're my rock and my sister and I can't go on without you here! Please fight." Kimberly holds Trini's hand as they both cry,

both realizing that this is it for them. "Please don't go Tri, I'll do anything, anything you want, but you can't die! You're my sister and I need you! What do I got to do to

keep you here with me?"

"Kim, sweetie, there's nothing you can do, I don't want to go either, I'm scared to die(Kim holds onto her and both cry harder with each second). I know you're scared about a

lot of things, especially with what happened with Tommy, but you need to face him Kim, he needs to know what happened. Promise me something sweetie(Kim nods her head),

promise me you will tell him everything, how your depression caused this and that you still love him, promise me Kimberly Ann."

"I promise Tri, I promise. I'm gonna call Jason, he needs to be here for this, he needs to say goodbye and so do Billy and Zack."

"Hurry Kim, I don't know how much longer I have." Both women cling to eachother for a few minutes before Kim gets up to call Jason. "I'll be right back Trini, hold on for me."

Kim steps into the hallway and pulls out her cellphone and calls Jason, who picks up on the third ring.

"Hello?"

"Hey Rex, are you busy at the moment?"

"Hey Ptera, no I'm at the park with Billy and Zack, wondering what you and Trini are doing. It's funny, I was just about to call Trini when you called(Kim sobs over the phone)

Sis, what's wrong(Billy and Zack step closer)?"

"Rex, I need you, Billy and Zack to get down here to Miami now, Trini was in a car accident and, and they say it's really bad."

Jason sits down on the bench hard and starts to cry. "How bad Kim?"

"They, they say she h-h-ha-ha-has a p-p-p-punctured lung and internal b-b-b-b-bl-bleeding a-a-a-and s-s-s-s-s-sh-sh-she won't m-m-m-ma-make it."

"We're gonna go talk to the rest of the team and we'll be there soon sis, you just keep her alive til we get there alright? Tommy will more than likely come with us so be

ready."

"I will Jay, please hurry."

"We'll see you soon." Jason hangs up and turns to Billy and Zack. "Guys, Kim says we need to get to Miami now, Trini, Trini is in bad shape."

"What do you mean 'bad shape' Jason? What did Kim say?" Billy asks.

"Trini was in an accident and Kim said she wants to see us, she said Tri is dying from the injuries." Billy and Zack cry as they sit. "Come on guys, we need to go talk to

Zordon about teleporting down there, and we need to tell the others about this and see if Tommy is coming with us."

"Jason, do you really think, all things considered, Tommy will go? He may not go."

"Billy, Tommy will go for the simple reason to see Trini, and I'm more sure than anything that Zordon will let us teleport down there, he probably already knows about this so

he's probably waiting for us to say we're going."

Just as they all stand up, Tommy, Adam, Rocky, Tanya and Katherine walk up. Tommy sees the tears and knows something bad happened. "Jay, what's the matter? What happened?"

"Kim called a minute ago(Everyone but Tommy flinches at the name and everyone notices), she said Trini was in a really bad car accident, the doctors say she doesn't have much

longer Tommy, they say they can't help her." Adam and Rocky look shocked, Katherine and Tanya are crying, and Tommy just doesn't know what to do or say. "We're on our way to

ask Zordon if we can teleport down there since Kim says Tri has hours, if not less, before anything happens." Jason looks at the Zeo Rangers, Tommy in particular, trying to

gauge his reaction, when after a few minutes of staying strong he sees the mask slip, and Tommy, as well as Adam and Rocky, let the tears fall. "Come on guys, we gotta go

talk to Zordon, we need to get to Miami quickly." The others nod and they all teleport to the Power Chamber.

IN THE POWER CHAMBER..............

"RANGERS, I AM AWARE THAT TRINI IS INJURED SEVERELY AND HAS REQUESTED TO SEE YOU BEFORE SHE LEAVES US, I WILL ALLOW YOU TO TELEPORT THERE, BUT I CANNOT ALLOW ALL OF YOU TO

STAY. JASON, BILLY, ZACK, AND TOMMY IF YOU SO CHOOSE, CAN STAY WITH HER AND KIMBERLY, WHO WILL NEED YOU NOW MORE THAN EVER, ROCKY, ADAM, TANYA AND KATHERINE MAY GO BUT YOU

MUST RETURN IF CALLED ON, I WILL ALSO TRY TO GET A HOLD OF AISHA SO SHE CAN ALSO SAY GOODBYE."

"Zordon, can't you just save Trini? Better yet, can't WE save her the way we saved you?" Tommy asks, hoping against all odds to be able to save one of his bestfriends.

"UNFORTUNATELY TOMMY, MY POWERS COULD NOT SAVE HER AND MORE THAN LIKELY MAKE HER PAIN WORSE AND PROLONG HER AGONY, I COULD NOT DO THAT TO HER, OR ANY OF YOU FOR THAT MATTER.

AS FOR YOU BEING ABLE TO SAVE HER, YOU WOULD ALSO NOT BE ABLE TO SAVE HER, YOUR RANGER POWERS COULD MORE THAN LIKELY BE LIKE A DRUG AND SPEED UP HER DEATH, OR LAND UP KILLING

HER RIGHT THERE AS YOU TRY."

"But what about our Ninjetti powers Zordon? Couldn't our animal spirits do it?" Rocky asks, hopeful.

"IF YOU TRIED USING YOUR ANIMAL SPIRITS TO SAVE TRINI, IT WOULD NOT ONLY MOST LIKELY NOT WORK, BUT IT WOULD CUT INTO YOUR OWN LIFE SPAN(Everybody is crying and holding onto

eachother as it sinks in they can't save Trini.). ALPHA HAS A LOCK ON AISHA AND WILL TELEPORT HER HERE NOW." Aisha teleports in a moment later and notices the tears in

everybodies eyes once she realizes where she is.

"Hey guys, what am I doing here? What happened?"

Rocky steps forward. "Sha, Kim called Jason earlier and told him to gather the team up, it's Trini, she was in a car accident and she has to many injuries. Sha, Trini's got a

few hours left, we need to go say goodbye."

"NO! Trini, next to Kim, is the strongest among all of us, Tommy and Jason included!! She can't be dying, we have to save her! We have to find a way to save her!" Rocky and

Adam hold there bestfriend as she collapses, hugging her and trying to soothe her. "Zordon, you have to save her! Please tell me you can save her!"

"We already asked him Sha, he said he can't, we asked if our powers could save her but he said it would probably make things worse, we asked if our Ninjetti powers could save

her but he said it would only cut our own life spans shorter and probably wouldn't work either. We can't save her Sha, nothing we try we'll help, only speed it up."

Aisha cries harder at this but realizes they can't save her, so stands up and gets ready to go. "Alright, let's go guys, if she's dying, I want to be there, not here when she

leaves us." The others nod and ready themselves to teleport.

"RANGERS, ALPHA WILL TELEPORT YOU A SAFE DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE HOSPITAL AS TO NOT RAISE SUSPICIONS. BE SAFE MY RANGERS AND I WILL SEE YOU SOON." The Zeo Rangers and former

Rangers nod as they teleport to Florida to say goodbye to one of their own.

"Zordon, do you think they will be able to get through this? Trini is so important to them."

"I HAVE FAITH IN THEM ALPHA, THEY WILL HEAL FROM THIS BUT IT WILL TAKE TIME. RIGHT NOW, ALL THEY CAN DO IS BE THERE FOR EACHOTHER AND GRIEVE."

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Once they land in Miami the first thing they do is head to the hospital, once they get there they head up to ICU where they are directed to Trini's room and when they enter,

they see Kim talking to Trini, noticing that Trini is fading, not sure how long they have with her, Trini is the first to notice them.

"Hey guys, I was hoping you'd all come, now I get to see all of you and meet Tanya and Katherine." Everybody crowds around the bed and Kim tries to slip out unnoticed but

Tommy sees her and follows. She stops outside the room and drops to the floor, Tommy catches her before she hits the ground and holds her and rocks her while she cries.

Kim gasps as she realizes who's holding her but does not pull away, just cries and listens to him cry as well, both clinging to eachother for dear life. Kim speaks first as

they both pull back and look at the other. "Tommy, what am I gonna do without my bestfriend, my sister? She's the only one who truly understands me, other than you and you're

not even talking to me which I understand. I just don't know what I'm gonna do!" Tommy pulls her in closer and holds her, stroking her hair as she cries.

"Kim, you have to let her go. I know you don't want to and that it'll hurt to do so, but you have to. As for me, I promised you I would always be there for you and I meant it.

We may not be together anymore but you're too important to me, you're my bestfriend Kim, and I know that you're losing yours, but if you'd like, I'd like to try and fill her

shoes."

Kim nods her head. "Of course Tommy, I would love that."

"What do you say we go back in before they all get suspicious and decide to come see what we're doing?"

They both get up and go back in the room. As they reenter, Trini notices Tommy. "Hey Flyboy, how ya doing?"

"Not you too!! Come on Tri, you know I hate that nickname!"

"Oh, I know, but it's just fun picking on you." Everybody laughs. "Could you guys excuse me for a few minutes? I need to talk to Tommy alone." Everybody but Tommy leaves the

room. "As you can probably guess, this is about the letter Kim sent you(Tommy sits in the chair Kim used earlier). You need to talk to her Tommy, she might not tell you why

for awhile, but she will tell you, you just need to be there and ready for it." Tommy sits in silence listening to what Trini says and understands. "There's more to the letter

than what it said Tommy, she needs you, espeially now."

Tommy takes her hand and rubs it. "I don't know if I'm ready to hear what she has to say Tri, she broke my heart with that letter and I just don't know anymore."

"That's okay, she knows this, but just remember to listen. Let me ask you something, do you still love her?"

"With all my heart." Tommy answers without hesitation.

"Than that's all that you need to remember, she'll tell you everything, when I'm not sure, but she will tell you everything. Alright, get everybody back in here, they might

think we're plotting something if you don't." Tommy nods and opens the door as everybody walks in.

"Guys, I just wanted to say thank you, thank you for being my friends, my teammates, my sisters, my brothers, my family. I wish I had longer with you guys, I wish I wasn't

dying, but there's nothing we can do to stop it(the rangers and former rangers cry as they notice her strength leaving her). Don't any of you dare cry, celebrate my life,

don't mourn it, we all shared something amazing together(coughs painfully as sweat is on her brow), don't let your pain(looks at Tommy) or your mistakes(looks at Kim. Jason

notices) stand in your way of happiness, it's just not worth it all." Trini takes Jason's hand in one hand and Kim's in the other, Tommy steps forward and wraps an arm around

Kim as they all cry and watch Trini slowly fade. "Remember, I love all of you, take care of each other and remember that I'll always be watching over you, you guys are the

thing to happen in my life, if I hadn't met Kim, as shy as I was, I never would've met Jason, Billy and Zack, than 10 years later Tommy, than my color sister Aisha, Adam and

Rocky,I wish I would've been able to meet you Katherine and Tanya, but it doesn't seem to be what fate had in store for me, so I say thank you for being here, I will watch out

for you as well(Trini's breathing speeds up as she finishes speaking and the others realize she doesn't have much longer)."

Kim checks her pulse and notices how faint it is so, looking at Jason, Billy and Zack, the four hold onto her, watching her breathing become shallower and shallower with

each one, everybody notices her slipping away slowly. Kim looks at her three lifelong friends and they nod their heads at the silent question. Kim steps out of Tommy's

embrace and leans closer to Trini, kissing her forehead, stroking her hair back as the tears stream down her face. "Just let go Trini, it's okay, we will all be okay, go to

your family waiting for you, I'll see you again my beautiful, loving, talented, caring sister." Kim kisses her forehead again and watches as Trini takes a few more breaths

before they stop all together, leaving the gathered teens hearts to break as Kim grabs Trini and holds her, screaming in pain from the loss. Doctors come in as Trini

flatlines, watching as the brunette in pink holds onto the beautiful asian, watching as the long haired boy in red tries to get her to let go.

Tommy finally manages, with Jason and Billy's help, to get Kim to release Trini. "Remember Kim, she doesn't feel any pain now, she is safe and sound, don't hold her spirit

here in grief." Tommy says as he takes her in his arms and cries with her, turning so she doesn't see the doctors unhook Trini from the heart monitor. The rest gather around

the two and form a group hug as they all turn in time to see Trini's face being covered, which sets them all off again as Kim crumbles in Tommy's arms. They are all holding

eachother as Trini is wheeled down the hall, her friends watching from the room.

"Goodbye Trini, we love you and we'll miss you."

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I was crying by the time I finished this chapter, because the way I wrote Kim's actions is the way I was when my grandfather passed away, I was with him the moments leading

up to and the moment he died.

I would once again like to thank everybody for your reviews, I appreciate the fact that, despite not updating in a few years, people continue to read my stories, I will

continue and finish both of them, the next chapter for The Great Secret is gonna be awhile, I've gone thriugh so many different scenarios for the next chapter but not all of

them seem to fit what I've written so hopefully I'll have it up soon, keep reading and reviewing, thank you.

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