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�What do you think that they did?� Colonel Barber asked as Fred looked over at him.
�I don�t think you really wish to know the answer to that,� Fred said as Colonel Barber looked over at him with a look that clearly said he must explain. He knew much more about them than he did and he needed answers now. He needed to know how to deal with them, because his approach was not working all too well. He usually could count on some sort of fear, but these people did not fear him. They had seen far worse in their lifetimes than him and he was not sure that he even wanted to continue dealing with them at all. �Halindon had almost killed Tommy�s wife and their child, Kimberly was pissed for the same reason. The others were just along for the ride and they are no cupcakes either from what I�ve seen. You�re dealing with a group of honed fighters unlike any others that I have ever seen before. You tell me what you think they would do sir.�
�So they kicked his ass?� Colonel Barber asked as Fred nodded his head yes. From what he knew, that was the safest thing to assume. �You know, they haven�t changed my mind.�
�But they have changed mine,� Fred said as Colonel Barber and Special Agent Flowers looked over at him. �You�d have to hear it all, but I�ll let you know that if you reveal them, they�ll all disappear with just the click of a button. They�ve been prepared for that type of situation for years.�
�Can we finish this up?� Tommy asked peeking back in and Special Agent Flowers nodded his head yes. They all knew that they at least deserved some time at home with their families if things didn�t go their way.
�Kim, I could use some help!� Tommy yelled as Kim glared up at the screen and then put back on her helmet. If he was calling for her, then she was going to go in there, even if she didn�t really want to. There was just something about him needing help that made her worry; it had always been like that. Tommy was fine to admit that he needed back up, but when he called out for it...that was another story.
�Good luck,� Conner said with a wide smile as Kim glared at him before teleporting out.
�She�s gonna kill you when she gets back,� Kira said as Conner smiled. He had always enjoyed picking on Kimberly, along with everyone else there; he just knew how to get under her skin better than the others.
�Ow,� Madeline muttered as Halindon threw her into a tree and Kim scrambled over to her defense. They were far outnumbered and they still hadn�t quite gotten the hang of the team thing, not that she really blamed them. They had not had to fight nearly as much as Kim and Tommy had when they were on their first team. �What are you doing here?�
�Saving your ass, go...� Kim said turning to Halindon just in time to block his next shot towards her head. �I�m not like them, you can�t push me around.�
�Who are you?� Halindon asked as Kim smiled, how much he�d like to know that, but if she had it her way, he would only know in his last moments who she was.
�Wouldn�t you like to know,� Kim said with a smile as she tossed him away. Even Tommy couldn�t help but smile, Halindon now had a second match in his wife and he could focus on the other mess for a little while. He had never loved fighting the main villain and although he knew Kim didn�t like it either, it was a release for her. She needed to get some of this out on Halindon before it ate her up inside.
�You can�t be human,� Halindon muttered as Kim laughed.
�I�m definitely human, I�m just a little bit more experienced than all of them,� Kim said nodding back as Halindon stood up from the strike that she had dealt. �It�s time you make a stand because without it, you�re gonna be gone before anyone really fears you.�
�I�m their worst nightmare,� Halindon said as Kim looked over at him.
�Those rangers have never seen worse, I have,� Kim said as she pulled out a blaster and blasted him. She had been waiting for this day for so long and now she had it. It was her chance to make him pay for everything that he had done to her and she was going to do as much as she could to make that happen. �You now have to deal with me.�
�What I wouldn�t do to see Tommy right now,� Halindon said as Kim smiled.
�Who�s Tommy?� Kim asked as Halindon looked over at her. She must not be from earth; every ranger here knew of Tommy. Hell, he was fairly certain that most rangers from other worlds knew of who Tommy was. He seemed to be some sort of legend among the rangers, although he was not sure why that was the case. �Sounds like someone I need to meet, if you�re so scared of him.�
�You�re lucky, he�s already here,� Tommy said walking up behind her and she turned around to face him.
�Then I�ll let you take care of this,� Kim said with a smile and then back-handspringed away to face the lovely minions. The fact that she had her full range of motion back was a blessing. If they had had to do this a few months ago, she would not have been able to cope. Her body would not have been able to take all of that at once.
�Oliver,� Halindon muttered as the white ranger stalked towards him.
�You never thought I�d finally have powers again, you were wrong,� Tommy said as Halindon backed himself into a tree. He honestly didn�t know where to turn, as he knew that there was a blow that was surely headed his way. �Do you want this to be quick or do you want me to enjoy it?�
�You�ll never destroy me, you�re not strong enough,� Halindon said as Tommy rubbed his hands together and sparks began to fly as his strength started to gather together. Halindon could see that he had only one choice, attack the pink ranger and hope that Tommy cared about her. As his fire hit her Tommy exploded and Halindon went flying over the tree as Kim looked at him. She had known that Tommy would not be able to hold back if Halindon stepped over that line willingly.
�Strength is something figurative,� Tommy said looking back at Kim as she pushed herself up. The blast had affected her some, but she was still conscious this time. She could almost feel Tommy�s relief that she was all right, that was his main concern at the moment.
�You okay?� Sam asked as Kim nodded her head yes and then began fighting with them.
�We have to hold out long enough to see what Tommy can do, after that we�ll take over. Halindon is going to be brought down,� Kim said as they looked over at her. They suddenly felt like they were going to be the shortest ever serving ranger in the history of rangers, but that was all right. They had done their jobs.
�Today?� Maddox asked as Kim barely nodded before Tommy was sent flying towards her. He had taken his mind off Halindon for a moment and now he was paying for it.
�Not yet,� Tommy muttered as Kim barely nodded and then went back to work. She knew that Tommy had to do as much as he could, as this was more than a normal battle, it was a personal battle as well. Halindon had been his problem first and he felt it was his responsibility to do this if he could manage it.
�You heard him, keep fighting,� Kim said as they barely nodded. They felt something happening, but didn�t know what it was. They had never experienced their powers failing before and now it was happening to them.
�Kim, they are reaching their power limit, we need to get them out of there now,� Billy said as Kim looked over at them and saw their protective gear flashing in and out. She knew that if Halindon figured it out he would take advantage of it and attempt to hit them during one of the flashes. She was sure that would have near fatal consequences for them and she did not want to see that happen.
�Get �em out of here, just make sure the others are on their way when you do it,� Kim said as the flashes began and Tommy looked around. �They had to go.�
�Alright,� Tommy said taking his focus back to Halindon, who was still watching the flashes of light as the rangers went in and out of the scene. �Now you get to meet my friends.�
�Your friends don�t scare me,� Halindon said as the pink ranger walked over and Halindon only stared. He was suddenly seeing a connection that he wished did not exist.
�You thought I didn�t know Tommy,� Kim began as Halindon�s eyes widened. �I know him better than anyone else here. Wouldn�t you like to know that your wife was on your side?�
�Shit...� Halindon said as the both of them smiled. To have the wrath of the both of them was something that he did not want to feel. He had done too much to them to be able to just get off.
�You should have been nicer to me, maybe you would make it out alive if you had,� Kim said as Halindon shook in fear. To know that Kim and Tommy were here and the rangers behind them were probably other veterans, he was no longer dealing with newbies, he was dealing with the rangers that had surpassed all expectations.
�A deal, maybe?� Halindon asked as Kim and Tommy looked at each other, they were in no mood for deals.
�Can you give me my child back?� Tommy asked as Halindon laughed and Tommy�s eyes narrowed. �Then I guess we have no deal.�
�Well then I�ll take her,� Halindon said blasting Kim away with his full force, which caused her to demorph.
�Like hell you will,� Tommy said as one blast threw Halindon into the nearest building, sending him through the wall. �Haven�t you figured out that I�ll protect her with my life?�
�Of course, that�s why I hurt her, to get to you,� Halindon said as he started to send a pulse at Tommy, but never managed it as Kim sent out a force field which caused Halindon to disintegrate. The other rangers stopped dead in their tracks as they stared at Kim, who was still glowing pink. They had never seen that sort of display of power before, of course, no one had really threatened Tommy�s life like that before either and that seemed to have more to do with it than anything else.
�Anyone else want to fuck with us?� Kim yelled to the sky and the question seemed to echo throughout the universe. The evils of the present had been watching this as they had detected a drop in Earth�s powers. That challenge would go unfulfilled, the rangers had now finished their jobs. The earth was safe.
�Holy crap,� Conner muttered as the veterans landed in the Command Center, a little worse for wear, but it was nothing that a good night�s sleep wouldn�t cure.
�Since you said that we�ve got somewhere around twenty messages saying that they have quit all aims for the conquering of the earth,� Billy said as Kim looked over at him. She had never thought that would be the affect of what she had done, but obviously more people had been paying attention than she thought. �I think that you finally got the point across.�
�It�s about time,� Jason said as they all nodded. �All it takes is one pissed off woman.�
�Kim, you should have done that earlier,� Rocky said with a laugh as Kim just powered down and went to sit down on the couch. Although everyone else was ecstatic that Halindon was gone, Kim did not seem able to muster any excitement at the moment. She seemed to be in a place that no one really wished to go to and they could not help but wonder why.
�You okay?� Tommy asked as Kim just placed her head in her hands and he put his arms around her.
�I can�t lose you, Tommy,� Kim whispered as he looked around at the others and many of them turned to leave.
�Now you won�t have to worry about that anymore,� Tommy said as she looked up at him. �They�re going to leave us alone, we did what we must; it�s all over now.�
�That�s it?� Colonel Barber asked as the rangers nodded their heads yes. �Maybe we should let you take care of things in Iraq.�
�No, that�s your job, we�ve never claimed to be the military and we never will. It�s not our job,� Tommy said as Colonel Barber nodded. He now understood more about them, although he had only heard about an hour of testimony.
�Well, this concludes the interview of the power rangers,� Fred said as he switched off his recording device and the rangers looked at each other, wondering if they could leave. �We have flights scheduled for all of you tomorrow morning. It�s going to be about two months before we can make heads of tales of any of this, but you�ll be the first to know whether or not you need to pack up and go.�
�Thanks,� Tommy said as he picked Chris up and Kim leaned against him. They certainly had had it rough, but it was over. They were either going to be hung out to dry or left alone, they just hoped that whoever reviewed this would see reason. The rangers had done so much for them, now it was time to pay them back and allow them to have their privacy intact.