A/N: Tommy-Squared was so easy to write. Adam-squared was so easily horrible. Kim-squared was NOT easy. I just had this idea that Kim-squared didn't get along. I would also like to point back about two chapters and Tommy's comments on the Grid and what resided within.

Tanya had thought that getting caught up in an adventure with the Power Rangers would be scary, exciting, painful, and something she'd never really regret. That was before she met Kimberly Johansson and then pulled into some weird place with Mrs. Oliver and Mrs. Johansson. No, apparently Power Ranger adventures were boring, uneventful, frustrating, regretful, hot, and tiring.

They had been hiking across the desert for a while, and while patches of desert planets, including way too many cacti to be healthy, occasionally broke the sand it was mostly sand, sand, and the weird glanced Mrs. Oliver and Mrs. Johansson exchanged when they thought the other woman wasn't looking.

"So," Mrs. Johansson said finally, "Tommy?"

"What about him?" Mrs. Oliver asked as they started to climb another dune.

"I just don't understand why you married him," Mrs. Johansson said, "I mean, he's good kisser, but his issues have issues."

"Well, I understand why he didn't marry you," Mrs. Oliver muttered quietly when she stopped to look at Tanya. "You okay?"

Tanya tried to grin, "I was planning on hitting the gym after work today. Now I don't have to."

"You let us know if you need a break," Mrs. Oliver said, "things are different here in the Grid."

"I will," Tanya said.

"As for Tommy and I," Mrs. Oliver continued, turning back to Mrs. Johansson, "maybe he does have issues from what Rita did to him, and maybe losing his power the way did was exceptionally traumatizing, but did you ever think that maybe loosing you is what made him have issues afterwards? My Tom's only had three colors and four teams. Your Tommy's had four colors and six teams."

"It was just a high school romance," Mrs. Johansson said, "it just felt like more because we were fighting. It wasn't like either of us was planning for forever back then. It was just a high school thing."

"Didn't sound like it from Tommy's point of view," Mrs. Oliver said. "But then, you grew up after the Orb changed the timeline, right? You weren't a… a Zeo Ranger with Adam and Tommy?"

"No, I wasn't a Zeo," Mrs. Johansson said, "I don't see what the difference is though. It was just a high school romance."

"It explains more than it doesn't," Mrs. Oliver said.

"What does that even mean?" Mrs. Johansson demanded, turning to glare at Ms. Oliver, "You keep saying that like you've solved some great mystery."

"Maybe I have," Mrs. Oliver replied, "maybe I'm starting to understand why you aren't me."

Tanya stared at the two of them, wondering if she should try to intervene before things got physical. She wasn't sure she should, because she had no clue what they were arguing about really, but they did need to get that crystal from the tower to get back home and she wanted to get the whole thing done for.

Tanya sighed, "Excuse me," she said.

Suddenly, something slammed into her from behind and Tanya stumbled forward, but instead of experiencing the ground rushing towards her as it did in a fall, the ground was becoming more distant as bands of pressure encircled her arms. Tanya screamed.

She caught a glimpse of her companions' matching look of horror before whatever was carrying her shot passed them. For a second, she thought she heard someone mutter "you had to eat that second brownie, didn't you?" However, her attention was more focused on trying to twist her way out of the creature's grip. Looking back, Tanya saw Mrs. Oliver and Mrs. Johansson racing after her, but then she twisted back to see where she was going.

Like magic, a gorge appeared before them and the creature swept over it, circled back and then dove down one of the steep, grey sides, and Tanya screamed and shut her eyes tightly. The creature slowed to a stop abruptly, jarring Tanya hard enough that she knew she'd be feeling the bruises for ages, and then the creature released her. Tanya screamed again as she fell, only to have her fall ended by what felt like a bush.

Tanya opened her eyes and found herself lying in a giant bird's nest. She twisted to look above her, but the creature was gone. Tanya forced her unsteady legs to hold her as she headed for the side of the nest, only to find that there was a huge drop on that side. Tanya stumbled back, hesitant to check the other side.

"Tanya!" Someone screamed.

Tanya looked up to see Mrs. Oliver and Mrs. Johansson looking down at her. "Are you all right?"

"I'm okay," Tanya replied with a wave, and then hissed as her bruised muscles protested. "Mostly okay, I'm probably bruised from where that thing grabbed me."

"Hold on, we'll figure out how to get you up," one of the two called to her.

"Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere," Tanya said. She carefully settled down in the nest, grateful that the cliff provided her with shade from the desert sun, and the nest was, if not soft, at least comfortable enough for her to rest from the hike they'd undergone.

Tanya thought might have even dozed off a bit before one of the women shouted, "It's not like we can just say 'I wish for a ladder' and have a ladder appear!"

There was a sharp exclamation and Tanya looked up to see someone looking back at her, "Watch out," she called, "we've got a ladder."

Tanya scrambled up and backed away, watching as a wood and rope ladder unfurled. "Is it stable?" She called up.

"It's stable," the two called back in unison.

Tanya sighed and began to climb up, trying not to whimper as the moves jarred her sore arms. Finally, she reached the top and Mrs. Oliver and Mrs. Johansson pulled her onto the cliff. "Sorry about that," Mrs. Oliver said.

"Did you really say 'I wish for a ladder' and got one?" Tanya asked as she shook out her shoulders.

"Yes?" Mrs. Johansson said sheepishly.

"In that case, I wish for a vehicle to help carry us closer to the tower," Tanya said loudly.

An engine roared and a large yellow van with a chrome guard on the front pulled up in front of them, the doors flying open.

"Tanya," Mrs. Johansson said slowly, "You never held the Turbo powers did you?"

"I don't even know what they are," Tanya said. "Why?"

"The Turbo powers were a transition power held by the Zeo Rangers. There was something about the Zeo Crystal, I didn't really understand it, but they transitioned to the Turbo powers, our Rocky retired because of a back injury and a new Blue named Justin joined the team. This is the Dune Star Turbo Zord, the Zord that Tanya in our world used." Mrs. Johansson said.

"Dune Star huh," Tanya said, "let's get in and get going. I may be in shape, but I can't hike twenty miles with no breaks or water."

The three women climbed into the Zord, with Tanya behind the wheel, they headed for the Tower.