By Superpower37
Disclaimers: I don't own the Power Rangers except my characters and the team name.
Author's note: This is nothing like Power Rangers Mystic Force and Power Rangers Ninja Storm. This story begins off10 yearsafter Dino Thunder. It may flash back to right after Mighty Morphing. Tommy and Kim paring.
Chapter 1: Surprises
Tommy Oliver sighed. He'd just defeated Mesogog with four of his students. They had lost their powers after the battle and the kids graduated from high school. Man! Does his life ever calm down? Then, he thought of Kim and the last thing they did together. They had sex in bed. That was before she moved to Florida. Little did he know that on the other side of the U.S., Kim had had a baby girl.
"Caitlin Janet Hart! Get down here" Kim yelled to a now 15 year old girl. Kim had had Caitlin when she was 20.
"I'm coming mom" a tall, brown eyed, black haired teenage girl yelled. She ran down the stairs. Her mom smiled at her daughters outfit. Caitlin was wearing a pink belly shirt and jeans with holes in it.
"Let's eat breakfast before we go to the airport" Kim said.
"I agree on that! I'm starving and I love your cooking mom" Caitlin commented. She and Kim were extremely close.
"Here's your omelet, bacon, and sausage" Kim said remembering when she used to be this way.
"Hey mom, can I ask you a question" Caitlin asked. Kim knew what she was going to ask or thought she knew.
"Sure honey" she said. She sat down in a chair across the table from her daughter.
"Since we're moving to Reefside and I'm going to go to school there….I just wondered how you got away with wearing these things. Not that I'm going to wear this to school" Caitlin asked.
"I don't know. I guess me and my friends just did" Kim laughed.
"And mom? How would you know when you find true love" Caitlin asked.
"I don't know, you just know" Kim said. She was glad that they were getting this conversation over before they got on the plane. Normally, Caitlin would ask whenever they were traveling. She looked over at the clock and realized that the movers should be here soon. One of the movers was going to take her car. Her car wasn't big enough for her, Caitlin, the mover, and some stuff. That's why they were taking a plane.
Reefside:
Tommy was going to pick up Hayley from the airport because Hayley had just finished her visit to her pregnant sister. Her sister had had a girl. He kind of wished he had a daughter to joke, yell, hug, etc. with. Hayley's plane was going to arrive in four hours from Florida.
Florida airport:
"Come on mom" Caitlin yelled. Kim was running behind her.
"Right behind you honey" she said. It was going to be four hours until they reached Reefside. They finally reached the terminal and got in line behind a woman with long red hair and freckles. When they got on the plane, they sat next to the woman that was in front of them.
"Need a place to sit" the girl asked them. She saw that they were family and she knew they wanted to stay together. She indicated towards the two seats next to her.
"Thanks" Kim and Caitlin said gratefully. The woman smiled at them.
"My name's Hayley" the woman said. She extended her hand. Kim took it.
"Kim and this is my daughter Caitlin" Kim said as Caitlin shook her hand.
"Kim? One of my friends knows or knew a Kim. What's your last name" Hayley asked. She remembered Tommy telling her about a Kimberly Hart.
"Hart" Kim said.
"What brings you two to Reefside Mrs. Hart" Hayley asked.
"Oh! It's Ms. Hart, I'm not married. We're moving there" Kim said. They talked the rest of the way while Caitlin listened to music. Once they landed and had gotten off, Hayley gave Kim her number.
"I live with a friend because I don't have a place to stay, but he won't mind you calling and coming over" Hayley said. Kim said her goodbyes to Hayley and she turned to Caitlin.
"You ready for Reefside" she asked her. Caitlin nodded. Kim turned around and could have sworn that she saw a familiar person besides Hayley.
"Mom? What's wrong" Caitlin asked.
"Nothing" Kim said shaking her head.
Hayley and Tommy:
"Hey Hayley! How was the trip" Tommy asked. He didn't realize Kim was on the other side of the lobby.
"Great! I can tell you that your girlfriend Kim isn't married" Hayley said with a smile. Tommy was baffled.
"Kim? How do you know that" he asked.
"I met her" she said walking to the baggage claim. Tommy kept thinking about what Hayley said all the way to his house.
Kim and Caitlin a couple of days later:
"Caitlin! I've got your new school schedule for Reefside High" Kim announced. Caitlin came barreling down the stairs. She grabbed it from her mom's hands.
1rst period Science
Dr. Oliver
2nd period Study Hall
Dr. Mercer
3rd period Math
Dr. Skeninsi
4th period Lunch
Cafeteria
5th period Gym
Dr. McKnight
6th period Music
Ms. Ford
7th period Art
Dr. Fernadez
8th period Martial Arts
Dr. Oliver
9th period English
Mrs. Mercer
Kim peered over Caitlin's shoulder. Oliver? Why does that sound so familiar Kim thought to herself. Weeks later, Caitlin entered Reefside High for the first time. She was walking down the hallway when she accidentally bumped into someone. All her stuff fell out of her arms.
"Oops! I'm really sorry" the guy said bending down to help her pick it up. She smiled.
"Thanks" she said as they both went for the last book. Their hands met and they quickly pulled away.
"I'm Eric Cranston" he said.
"Hi Eric, I'm Caitlin Hart" she said. He gave Caitlin her books and saw that she had science first.
"Who do you have for science" Eric asked.
"Dr. Oliver" Caitlin replied. Eric raised his eyebrows.
"Me too" he said. They began to walk to class when they stepped on something hard. They looked down and it was two bracelets. One had a red crystal shaped like fire in the middle of it. The other had a blue crystal shaped like water in the middle. They both bent down to look at them and the bracelets instantly attached themselves to their wrists.
"What the heck" Caitlin asked trying to pull the bracelet off. Eric was trying to do the same. The crystals flashed. They looked at their watches and ran to class. They reached the classroom as soon as the bell rung.
"Class, we have two new students. If the two could stand up" Dr. Oliver asked. The school had had a break because an accident in a lab or something. Caitlin and Eric stood up. Dr. Oliver looked at Caitlin weirdly.
"Hi" someone yelled. They both smiled.
"Could you tell us a bit about yourselves" Dr. Oliver asked. Eric began.
"Hi I'm Eric Cranston. My father's name is Billy Cranston and my mom's name is Trini Kwan. I'm the only child. Me and my family moved here from Angel Grove" Eric said and sat down.
"Eric, I knew both your mother and father. Caitlin" Dr. Oliver said. Caitlin stood up and cleared her throat. Dr. Oliver looked at her interestingly.
"Hi I'm Caitlin. My full name is Caitlin Janet Hart, but I like to be called Caitlin. My mom's name is Kim Hart. I don't know who my dad is. I'm the only child. I moved her from Florida" Caitlin finished. She looked at Dr. Oliver. He was pale. The whole class turned and looked at him.
"Dr. Oliver? Are you alright" someone asked. Tommy snapped out of it.
"Yeah I'm fine" he said. He started to hand out papers.
"I remember this, we were two units ahead in my school" Caitlin said.
"My school did too" Eric said.
"Can you help us then" three students asked sitting next to them.
"Sure" they both said. They enjoyed helping others. They all began to chat.
"I'm Anastasia by the way. Sorry for embarrassing you two" the girl next to Caitlin said. They both shrugged it off.
"I'm Sam" the guy next to Eric said.
"I'm Harry" the guy on the other side of Caitlin announced. Harry, Sam, and Anastasia lifted their right arms and rested them on the table. They all were wearing the same bracelets as Caitlin and Eric with different colors and shapes.
"So guys have those bracelets stuck to you too" Caitlin asked. They looked at her weirdly and Eric and Caitlin held up their right arms. They formed an 'O' with their mouths.
"Yeah, it happened when we came in" Harry sighed.
"We had just finished picking up Caitlin's books when they attached to us" Eric explained. Tommy walked to them and asked to see Caitlin after class. They all decided to stay after.
"Dr. Oliver, these bracelets won't come off" Sam complained. Tommy took a look at them and shrugged.
"Can you come back at the end of the day" he asked us. We went to leave.
"You have study hall next" Anastasia asked everyone. They nodded.
"Caitlin" Tommy reminded her.
"Oh, see you guys in class. I've got to talk to Dr. Oliver" I said. They left.
"How's your mom doing" Tommy asked her once the door was closed.
"What" she asked skeptically.
"Your mom and I knew each other" Tommy explained. He had noticed how much Caitlin looked like him.
"Oh! She's doing great. In fact, she's coming to pick me up after school today. Do you want to see her" Caitlin asked. Tommy nodded. Caitlin was given a pass to study hall. At the end of the day, Tommy inspected the bracelets and noticed the charms.
"These bracelets can't come without you being destroyed first. You probably know this, but they chose you not you chose them" Tommy said. The kids looked each other in fear.
"That's always nice to know" Sam commented dryly. They departed for their busses and Caitlin and Tommy were left. Tommy was pacing the floor nervously.
"Dr. Oliver, you might want to stop because you're going to wear a hole in the floor. I don't think you're gonna want pay the cost for fixing the floor" Caitlin said trying to hold back the laugh. Then, three of Caitlin's teachers came in.
"Hey Dr. O! What's wrong" Conner asked.
"He's nervous about meeting my mom again Dr. McKnight" Caitlin replied. Conner laughed at his old science teacher.
"Nothing against Caitlin, but what's so special about her mom" Trent asked.
"He was friends with her. What are all of you doing here" Caitlin asked when she saw her teachers.
"We graduated from this school 10 years agoand we were his students along with a certain Social Studies teacher" Kira explained looking at Ethan behind her.
"What? I didn't do anything wrong" he said.
"You guys are working here and are his students" Caitlin asked curiously.
"Yeah, Dr. O got us jobs here. And were" Ethan said. Caitlin smiled in return.
"Dr. Oliver, my mom should be here any moment. Let's go" she said. Tommy followed her out the door. The others wished him good luck because they knew who it was.
"Hey Caitlin" Kim said without noticing Tommy.
"Hey mom. One of your old friends wants to see you" Caitlin replied. Kim looked around and spotted Tommy.
"Tommy" she whispered.
"Hey Kim" he said gently. There was awkward silence. However, it was broken by Caitlin.
"Mom, Dr. Oliver" she asked.
"Kim, is she my…..my daughter" Tommy asked. Kim looked down at the steering wheel. Tommy and Caitlin looked at her. When she looked up at him, she had tears in her eyes.
"I'm sorry Tommy, I should have told you before I left. I was afraid that you'd get mad at me" Kim confessed. Tommy walked over to the driver's side door. He reached in and pulled her towards him. He kissed her lightly on the head.
"I could never get mad at you for that" he said.
"So he is my dad" Caitlin asked. Kim looked over at her and nodded. Caitlin squealed with joy.
"I kind of guessed when I saw that she looked a little like me" Tommy said guiltily. Kim smiled at his humor.
"Daddy" Caitlin squealed getting out of the car and hugging him. Tommy hugged her back.
"I love you baby" he told her.
"I love you too daddy" Caitlin said. Tommy looked at Kim.
"So, where are you staying" he asked as she told her address.
"Can we come visit" Caitlin asked. Tommy smiled. He reached for Kim's hand and pulled her out of the car.
"I just have to do one thing" he said as he turned to Kim and got down on one knee "Kim, I've known you for years even if you have moved away with our daughter. I've still loved you and can't take it anymore. I can't stand you being away from me any longer so I have to ask you one question. Will you marry me". Caitlin gasped and smiled.
"Yes. I can't stand being away from you any longer" Kim said. Caitlin ran up to her parents. She hugged them.
"How long did you have the ring daddy" she asked Tommy.
"Since before your mom left when she was pregnant with you" Tommy replied.
"I can't believe we're going to be a family! I finally have a dad" Caitlin squealed. Tommy and Kim smiled at their daughter's antics.
"Don't get too excited baby. We still have to deal with the fact that you're a Power Ranger" Tommy said.
"WHAT" Kim and Caitlin yelled at the same time.
That's chapter 1 folks! I'll write more after I submit this chapter.