Summary: What would have happened if Tommy and Kim got a second chance? When the Pan Global Games doesn't work out, Kim goes to MIT and Tommy is also there! After having classes together, they learn they both got a break up letter. When they start to become friends again, Kim has to decide if she's going to let Tommy get close to her again or push him away due to fear? What will it take for them to get back together? What will MIT have in store for them? And who is Anton Mercer?

It had been over two years since Kimberly Hart ended her ranger days. If she never met Coach Schmidt maybe her life wouldn't be turned upside. But, how was she supposed to know that the Pan Global Games wouldn't work out? There was no way she could predict how the future would be. All she could do was dream of the future and pray that everything worked out.

Shortly after training she started training for the Pan Global Games, she was lonely since she didn't have any friends in Florida yet. When she wasn't training, she was going to school at Miami Academy. One day in her chemistry class, her teacher had the class pair up in groups. Everyone else quickly chose their partners. A tall boy with blonde hair named Harry Smith walked over to her and offered to be her partner. They even became friends and he even wanted to date her. However, she turned him down because she was dating Tommy Oliver and her heart belonged to him. Harry tried to convince her that long distance relationships didn't work out. He told her many times. Kimberly remembered telling him that she believed her relationship with Tommy could survive anything.

Just weeks later, she received a break up letter from Tommy saying that he loved Kat and was breaking up with her. Harry tried to warn her that she was going to get her heart broken. Why hadn't she called Tommy and asked him if they wanted to take a break and date other people? That would have hurt much less than his break up letter. She was single and could date Harry. After a few months of grieving, they started dating. For a while, it seemed like Harry was truly the boy she belongs with. What she didn't know is that Harry was wanting to become a scientist like his uncle. He had developed an interest in monster movies and became a mad scientist. His goal was to create a potion that could turn people into monsters. Kimberly realized that Harry was not the person she wanted. He was literally crazy and he wasn't the right guy. As much as it pained her to do so, she went to Harry one day. All she said was "Harry, I can't see you anymore. I can't support you in turning people into monsters." But, it was a huge mistake. Harry used the potion on himself and turned himself into a monster. He attacked Kimberly and threw her down a wooden stair case.

She would never forget the day, the day she woke up in the hospital. Dr. Snyder came in and told her that she was lucky to be alive because she had been unconscious for two weeks. He explained to her that she had bruises, scraps, and cuts all over her. But, she had chipped a bone in her left elbow and her ankle was broken. When she asked how bad her ankle was broken, the doctor gave her news that changed her life forever. It was broken in two places and the injury was so sever, it would end her days of doing gymnastics. She could still recall the year she was in second grade and her teacher asked the class what they wanted to be when they grew up. Many of the students said they wanted to be teachers, doctors, and lawyers. When it was Kimberly's turn she said she wanted a gymnastic career. But, thanks to Harry her dream of being in the Pan Global Games had went up in flames along with her dream of wanting gymnastics career.

Coach Schmidt came to see her and gave her some news that cheered her up. She had taken several advanced placement classes during her high school career giving her dual credits. Those dual credits counted towards her college education giving her a year of college under her belt. He revealed that every year Miami Academy awarded five students a full scholarship to college. Those students were required to be taking AP Classes, be involved with extra circular activities and have a high ACT score. Coach Schmidt told her that someone with an ACT score of 33 had a chance of getting into MIT. She doubted that she could get in, but applied for MIT as well as California State, and University of California. Surprisingly, she was accepted and decided to go to MIT. There would be no ranger business there and she wouldn't risk running into Tommy.

September 1997

The day of moving into college had finally arrived. She had often dreamed of this day years ago, especially in high school. Her parents would be arriving on campus with her to help her get moved into her dorm room. Her mother holding back tears and her father being unemotional. Besides her father was always clam and went the flow. She imagined packing her small car with suitcases, several weird shaped boxes. Other things she imagined was going to college with her boyfriend and sharing a room with her best friend, Trini. The dorm room would be decorated in pink and yellow, picture frames and posters hanging on the walls, fancy curtains, and a calendar with all their important dates.

However, most of the things she dreamed about moving into her college dorm, didn't turn out like she hoped. She ended up moving into her dorm all by herself. But, something very unexpected happened. When she walked into MIT, she saw a boy who she could have sworn looked just like Tommy Oliver. As much as it made her pained her to say it, she was not going to let another boy get closer to her, due to Tommy's break up letter and Harry attacking her and robbing her of her athletic dream. She took a look at her newly decorated dorm room. White Venetian blinds covered a large window right across from her bed. Hanging in front of the venetian's blinds were pink curtains with a bright pink ribbon tied around each curtain. A rose-pink comforter with white hearts was spread across the twin bed. The comforter even came with two matching pillow shames for her two pillows laying against the head board.

Pulling out her pamphlet, she looked at all of the clubs and social events that she could get involved with. One was the MIT chess online chess club. True, she wasn't very good a chess, but the slogan was so convincing. "Enjoy a game of chess while making new friends." And another thing she liked was that she could choose who she wanted to play chess with and who she didn't want to. It was that simple. She created an account and just used Kimberly Hart as her user name. Little did she know Tommy Oliver was step ahead of her.

Over in the next hall, was a dorm that was done in a power ranger theme. A grey comforter with green dragons, white tigers, and white falcons was spread across the twin bed. Two pillows with matching pillow shames were neatly on leaning against the head board. In the center of the room was a circular green fluffy rug. Several posters of the original team of power rangers were pinned to the wall, with a thumb tack in each corner. Many would give anything to learn who the power rangers. But, Tommy was lucky enough to become a power ranger himself. In fact, he was in three color of spandex suits. First green, then white, and finally red. If he would be getting a new color in future, he had no idea. But, hoped that he was officially retired.

After racing didn't work out, he hoped he could find another occupation that he would like. As of now his plans was to study dinosaurs, after developing an interest in them from his ranger days. He knew there was a chance that becoming a paleontologist may or may not work out. So, he had a backup plan. Which was becoming a science teacher. He always had an interest in science.

Tommy smiled in satisfactory as he finished hanging his clothes in the closet. He went over to his computer desk and took a seat. Turning his computer off, he lifted up a sliver picture frame off his desk. Inside the picture frame was a picture of him and his ex-girlfriend Kimberly Hart at the Sadie Hawkins dance. Still to this day he couldn't understand why she broke up with him. And he wondered how she left him. He tired dating Kat. But, let's face it. She wasn't Kimberly and they decided they were just better off as friends. He couldn't believe Kimberly was at MIT. She just didn't look like the Kimberly he remembered. Her hair almost grown down to her waist, her hair was dyed a dark shade of brown instead of being its natural beautiful shade of Carmel, she was in purple, no pink clothing in sight, and she acted as if she was afraid of him. Instantly, he knew that something had happened to her and was determined to help her in any way he could. Maybe he'd be lucky enough to have some classes with her.

Turning back to the computer, he logged on the online chess site. His heart leapt when he saw the user name Kimberly Hart appear on the site. Clicking on the name, he saw she was a beginner. To be perfectly honest, Tommy was familiar with chess and how the pieces moved. But, he never played against anyone. He always played against the computer and had been playing for a few months. So, he could say he was a beginner too. But, there was one problem. He needed a user name. A good user name, not Tommy Oliver. Something that would be an interest to Kimberly. Then it clicked in his mind. He knew she was the pink ranger since they fought side by side all the time. His user name would be Pink Ranger Fan. He was a fan of the pink ranger, but that was simply because Kimberly was the original pink ranger.

Just seconds after Tommy created his account, Kimberly had clicked on his name and wanted to play chess with him. With a huge smile on his face, he accepted her request.

Author's note:

I didn't not originally come up with the idea of Kimberly chipping a bone in her elbow. I read about it on Power Rangers Wiki. Amy Jo Johnson actually had a gymnastics career before she was in power rangers. But, it ended after she chipped a bone in one of her elbows.