DISCLAIMER: I do not own the Power Rangers. I do, however, own the character of Alex Myers who is mentioned in the first chapter.

Epilogue

Trini's POV

As I sit in this plane, I think about the last time I made this long, lonely trip from Geneva to Angel Grove. I did not know what I would be going home to that time. I didn't know what I would find or who would be able to help me with my problem. This time I know what I will find and who will be there waiting for me when I get off the plane. My time at the Peace Conference has been exhausted and Zack and myself are coming home, back to the place where we truly belong.

"What time are they supposed to get here?" Tommy asked, as Jason was pacing around the airport terminal. Everyone else had stayed at Ernie's to prepare them a welcome home party. While Trini would have loved to see Kim, they knew it was more important for Jason to be at the airport. They knew that he couldn't wait any longer than he already had.

"Five, without any delays," Jason said, as Tommy looked at his watch and said nothing. It was already six o'clock and he didn't want to make Jason any more nervous than he already was. He had been getting excited over the last week and today, he had been almost unbearable at school. All of them were glad when it was over, so he would be able to go somewhere with Tommy and wait. "I know, it's been an hour already. That just gives them more time to fix up Ernie's."

"Yeah, but you know that Kim will be getting in touch with us soon. She's not too happy about being there instead of here," Tommy said as he tapped his wrist and Jason laughed for the first time in several hours. He could imagine Kim barking out commands in the next few minutes if they didn't show up.

"Thanks for being here," Jason said as they heard an announcement for the plane landing and shook his head. He knew it would be at least thirty more minutes before he saw her and he didn't really like that idea at all. He had waited too long as is.

"Hey, you aren't the only one who has had this happen. I know what it is like," Tommy said as Jason gave him a look. Yeah, Tommy had been through it, but it was definitely a different situation.

"Tommy, it's been different with you. You have her here and she's happy. I don't know what will be coming back to me in a few minutes. I don't know what she'll be like and I don't know if I can take it," Jason said as Tommy nodded his head and then went to sit down. He was going to leave Jason to his own thoughts, as he was no help right now.

"Don't you get nervous on me now," Zack said as they headed down the gangway and Trini was wringing her hands. She hadn't seen Jason in close to a year and she didn't want to have to start over. She wanted to just get back to where they had left off, but she knew that would probably be hard. Things had changed so much lately and they both knew that. "You know Jason wants to see you."

"It's been a year, Zack. What if things have changed between us? What if its not the same?" Trini asked as Zack gave her a stern look and continued down the gangway.

"Jason would have told you that Trini. He cares about you too much to let you think things would be fine when they aren't," Zack said, as he walked out into the open first and immediately spotted Tommy. It had been almost two years since he had seen Tommy last, but he still seemed to be the same guy. "Hey man, long time no see."

"Zack, where's Tri...ni?" Tommy asked as he looked over Zack's shoulder and saw Jason and Trini in a strong embrace.

"Dude, I've been trying to convince her the whole trip that Jason hadn't changed his mind about her. She'd have my ass if he had," Zack said, as they moved to try to give them some privacy in the rather crowded Angel Grove airport. They knew that they needed to do some catching up.

"So, how's it been with you?" Tommy asked as they sat down in the chairs and watched Jason and Trini out of the corners of their eyes.

"Good, I've missed this place, but it's been good for us. We grew up a lot," Zack said, as he watched a plane lift-off and went into his own deep thoughts about the last time he had been here, watching planes leave Angel Grove with an unknown destination.

"It's so good to have you back," Jason whispered as Trini let out a few happy tears against his chest. She had been waiting for this hug for the past year and it felt so good to her right now after thinking about it for the past few months. She knew that Zack had been right to say that nothing had changed. "I've missed you so much."

"I've missed you too," Trini muttered as Jason loosened his embrace so that he could look down at her.

"Will you ever leave me again?" Jason asked, almost sounding desperate, as Trini gave him a bright smile.

"Only if you want me to," Trini said as Jason gave her a kiss on the cheek and then stepped back to get his first full look at her in a year.

"Oh, I love you, Tri," Jason whispered pulling her into a hug and then giving her a gentle squeeze.

"I love you, too, Jase," Trini whispered back, as he let go of her and the two of them began searching for Tommy and Zack, who merely raised their hands and waved from their chairs several feet away. "Don't you just love them."

"Yeah, I really do," Jason said, as he knew that the two of them knew just how much they needed a few seconds together without worrying about anyone who really knew them hearing something that personal.

"Hey, you two get reacquainted?" Tommy asked as Zack and he stood up and Jason just nodded his head, although he didn't think that that was going to be quite enough to last him for the day.

"Enough for the time being," Trini said, as Tommy just shook his head at her response. He knew that Jason was thinking it, but he was certain that he had never expected Trini to say it. "Where is everyone else?"

"They had some things to do this afternoon, but we'll meet up with them at Ernie's. You two ready to get your luggage?" Tommy asked, as they nodded their heads and headed for the luggage claim.

"Kim...Kim, come back here!" Billy yelled, in vain, as Kim ran outside to greet Trini and Zack, as they had seen them pull up through the windows. "Great."

"You know she couldn't wait any longer. They are over an hour late, Billy and Kim's not patient," Kat said, soothingly, as Billy just shook his head. He would hate to think that all of their work to surprise Zack and Trini would go to waste because Kimberly just had to see Trini right away.

"Trini! It's so good to see you!" Kim yelled as she jumped up and gave Trini a hug, which caused the two of them to tumble onto the grass in a tangled heap.

"God, I've missed this," Trini said as the two of them began laughing, while Jason, Zack, and Tommy laughed at them. "Kim, can you get off me?"

"Nope. I haven't seen you in a year. I'm going to take all the time I want," Kim said, as Tommy and Zack watched Jason's facial expression harden some and the two of them just shook their heads.

"Don't be jealous, Jason," Tommy said as Kim and Trini both looked up to see Jason's face and Kim immediately jumped off of Trini.

"Sorry I forgot about you," Kim said as she gave Jason a hug and then turned to see Zack standing by Tommy. "Why didn't you say something?"

"I thought it would be best to just watch," Zack said as Kim gave him a hug and then gave him a light smack on the face. "I deserved that."

"No, Jason's the one who really deserved that," Tommy said as Jason finally seemed to get his senses back about him after his little daydream.

"Jason, have you been thinking bad thoughts?" Kim asked, suggestively, as Jason violently shook his head no. He didn't exactly trust himself to speak just yet. "Come on, let's go inside."

"I can't wait to see Billy. It's been two and a half years and that's way too long. I hope that he hasn't changed too much," Zack said as they walked into the darkened Youth Center. "What have you done?"

"Nothing," Tommy said, innocently, as he could lie the best out of the three of them that were allowed to talk.

"Surprise!" The other rangers yelled, flicking on the lights and jumping out from behind a table.

"Guys, you didn't have to do this," Trini said as Kim and Tommy nodded their heads that they certainly did have to do this for the two of them.

"Look, Trini, you'll get all the time with Jason you want in a couple of hours. Please tell me you can put up with us for that long," Kat said as Trini nodded her head, thoughtfully, as Jason covered his face.

"What is there to be embarrassed about, Jason?" Zack pried as Jason, roughly, handed him a coke and gave him a look that clearly said it would be best for him to shut up, immediately. "Hey, Billy."

"Hey. How was the flight?" Billy asked, as he had heard of Zack's fiasco the last time they flew and he hoped that history did not repeat itself today.

"Smooth sailing. Trini didn't let me sit by the window again, but I can't really imagine why she would do that," Zack said, as Billy smiled. It was good to have all of his friends' back, even if it would only be for a short while.

"I can," Kat said, as she had heard the story of his trip as well.

"Where's Ernie?" Zack asked, as he scanned the place and still had not seen him.

"He's probably in the back. It's been really busy around here lately since the Machine Empire's taken a little break. You know how it is when people feel that things are secure," Tanya said as Zack looked at her and realized she must have been Aisha's replacement.

Then he looked over at Rocky and he knew that things for him had been extremely rough. He hadn't seen her in a year and despite what everyone thought, Zack knew they were much more than friends. And it pained him to think that the two of them might never see each other again.

"Where did Aisha go?" Zack whispered as Tanya pulled him away from the others. They had all heard the story before, but Zack and Trini hadn't and they needed to know NOT to mention it around Rocky. That was an extremely touchy subject right now.

"She's in Africa right now. I'm not quite sure if we'll ever see her again, but Rock y said he's going to find her after graduation. We're not going to try to stop him. It's something that he has to do," Tanya said as Zack just shook his head.

"I've never loved someone like that. I wish I knew what it was like," Zack said as they both, instinctively, looked at Kim ad Tommy, then over at Jason and Trini. Kim and Tommy were laughing at something that Adam had said, while Jason just had his arms around Trini while they were talking to each other.

"Yeah, but you can't call their relationships 'normal' by any means. Look at everything that has happened to them. They've kinda been lucky," Tanya said with a smile as Adam walked over and placed his arm around her.

"Rocko's taking it rough today," Adam commented as Tanya nodded her head in agreement. He had definitely been down since he heard about Trini and Zack's return, but he was trying to put up a good front for his friends. "Tan, we have to find her, if it's possible, we have to. He's not going to be able to live until we find him."

"I know, but he's got a good start and when he gets to Africa, who knows what he'll find that will help him out," Tanya said as Adam nodded his head as Rocky headed over towards them.

"Three more weeks," Rocky said with a smile as they nodded their heads. They knew he was counting down the days until he got to go and it seemed to be keeping him positive, unlike everything else they tried.

"Yeah, you sure you don't want me to come with you?" Adam asked, as they all were nervous about him going by himself, but he kept on insisting that he go alone.

"Yeah, I'll be fine Adam. This is something that I have to do alone," Rocky said and then turned to go get a plate of food as he knew that his meals were numbered as well.

"Tri, can we leave?" Jason whispered as she shook her head yes and the two of them slipped out and quickly walked outside and set themselves toward the park.

"I've missed this," Trini said as they sat down on the grass and watched the people pass them by without paying them any attention. They were consumed in just being together.

"So have I," Jason said as he put his arm around her and she settled herself against his side.

"What college, Jase?" Trini asked, as she had applied to several in the area, knowing that she would not be able to stand herself if she was more than a hundred miles away from him.

"UCLA, and you?" Jason asked, as Trini smiled over at him. She had gotten her acceptance letter only a few weeks before, but she wanted to talk about it in person. "We're going to the same college?"

"Yeah, I got a full ride and it was close enough that I could come up here if you went somewhere else," Trini said as Jason gave her a kiss on the cheek. "A year is way too long to be away from you."

"Yeah it is," Jason said as Trini lay down in his lap and looked up at the blue sky. "Listen, there is a chance that I might get called back into this again. You know that we haven't defeated them yet."

"And there's a chance the same thing will happen to me. Jase, it's all right, I know that it might happen, hell I actually expect it to happen sometime in the future. It goes with the job," Trini said, as Jason smiled again.

"Yeah, but how do we know…that we'll be okay?" Jason asked, as Trini saw the worry in his eyes. He usually didn't worry about his ranger duties and how they would affect his life, but that was suddenly at the forefront of his thoughts. "You weren't here this last year and I spent it, fighting to see you again. I don't know if I can do that again."

"We'll worry about it when it comes. There's nothing else that we can hope for, Jason," Trini said as a shadow fell over them and Trini sat up to see who had stopped behind them, thinking it might be some of the rangers.

"Nice to see you back, Trini," Emily said, as Trini looked at Jason as if to ask if she should really believe what she was saying and Jason just nodded his head.

"It's nice to be back," Trini said as Emily smiled and then gave Jason a look that only Trini saw.

"I'll see you around," Emily said, as Jason jerked his head around and looked at her. She had been trying for the last year to convince him that he had made a mistake about Trini, so why was she being so nice right now?

"Jason, what was that about?" Trini asked, as he stood up and then pulled her off the ground. He knew that they needed to find a more secluded place, so that they could truly be alone.

"I don't know. Why don't we head somewhere where we won't have to worry about anyone disturbing us?" Jason asked, as Trini nodded her head in agreement. "We'll leave over there."

"Okay," Trini said, as she grabbed Jason's hand and held it tight as she felt the familiar sensation of teleportation go through her and they landed on the roof of the Command Center.

"This is the best view, even though we don't have to pay for it," Jason said as Trini agreed and then sat down next to him against one of the ledges. "I'd sit up here at night while you were gone and just stare at the sky for hours. It let me think and it let me feel. When I was with everyone else, I couldn't do it. The only ones who knew how I felt were Kim and Tommy. Tommy actually told me about sitting up here and when I felt low I came here."

"Jase, your way of dealing with it is much better than mine. I would just lay in bed and cry. My roommate thought I was crazy because every time we got a snippet of news about some freaky attack in Angel Grove, I would cry myself to sleep. I hated it when I didn't know how you were and goodness knows there was no way to find out with my roommate. I had to go to Zack's room just to talk to you on the phone, but it was worth it. We know we can trust each other after this last year," Trini said as Jason nodded his head and then turned Trini to where she was laying down in his lap and looking up at him.

"Yeah, we can," Jason said as he bent down and gave her a kiss.

"Jase, we..." Trini said, rather breathlessly as Jason picked her up and sat her in his lap.

"I know, but it's been a year since I've seen you, I need some affection," Jason said, as Trini turned to look at him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"So do I, but you have to be a little less aggressive. I don't want to do anything we'll regret, okay?" Trini asked, as Jason nodded his head. He felt the same when he was thinking with his brain, but his emotions had started to take over, over the last few hours he had had her back.

"I know and I don't want to say that I am just a guy, but..." Jason said with a sheepish smile as Trini laughed at him.

"You are Jason and you'll admit it. I highly doubt Tommy ever says anything like that to Kim anymore," Trini said as Jason placed his forehead against Trini's back.

"Trini, I don't even think Kim and Tommy are trying to hold back anymore," Jason said, as Trini gave him a look and shook her head no. "What do you know I don't?"

"Kim and Tommy haven't had sex yet. Trust me, Kim would have told me that, even if we were half a world apart, it's part of a girls frame of mind. We tell our best friend, you may tell every guy you meet. It's a different concept," Trini said, as Jason just shook his head.

"Trini, I'm pretty sure. Why would Tommy be caring condoms?" Jason asked, as Trini looked at him.

"The same reason you carry them," Trini said, bluntly, as Jason's face reddened and he wondered how she knew that he had condoms at all. "You did leave your wallet in my room once, remember?"

"Why'd you look in it?" Jason yelped as Trini spun around to face him and managed to slap him in the face with her hair.

"I just was curious and that was two years ago, Jase, give me a break," Trini said, as Jason pointed up at the sky and she looked up at it. "I've never seen that before."

"It's normal," Jason whispered as Trini still stared up at the meteor shower occurring overhead.

The two of them sat there for the rest of the night, knowing that the others were probably wondering where they were and they didn't really care. They needed this time together to get back to knowing each other. A year apart can do horrible things, but for the two of them, they somehow managed to grow closer and get over one of them being a ranger and the other being a civilian.

AN: The end. That's it. It's over. All right, there is going to be a story that spins-off from some of the material suggested in this chapter. Please let me know what you think of it and I'll hopefully have ssomething new out for you very soon.