KIMBERLY ANN HART

KIMBERLY

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Kimberly and Tommy are walking through the park. Kimberly asks Tommy, what did you want to talk to me about? You sounded so serious over the phone. Tommy hesitates and stalls as he tries to find the courage to ask Kimberly to the dance. He eventually tells her, well I wanted to know.....Kimberly prompts him, yes. Tommy continues, if you would like to....Kimberly asks him, like to what Tommy? Tommy confesses that he doesn't know how to ask her this. Kimberly tells Tommy they are friends. You can ask me anything. Tommy tries again. Kim, I was wondering, if maybe, you would like to go to the....suddenly several Putties arrive. Tommy calls out a warning. Kimberly and Tommy fight the Putties. Initially, Kimberly and Tommy do well against the Putties. During the battle, Kimberly notices her morpher on the ground. She goes after it, but a Putty kicks it out of the way. Another Putty grabs it and waves it around. Tommy is still battling his batch of Putties and is unable to help Kimberly. Kimberly goes after the Putty with her morpher. The morpher goes flying through the air and lands by some rocks. Kimberly flips over to the rocks. But before she can grab her morpher, a Putty grabs a hold of Kimberly and she can't break free. Another Putty comes along and they have a good hold on Kimberly. Tommy is knocked to the ground by his batch of Putties. The three Putties yank him to his feet and have a firm hold on him. Tommy tries to break free, but he can't. Kimberly screams out, Tommy, my morpher! Tommy replies that he can't reach his. Goldar appears. Goldar commands the Putties to take him. The two Putties drop Kimberly and race over to Tommy. Goldar slams his sword into the ground. A golden glow surrounds Tommy and the Putties and then they vanish. Kimberly screams, Tommy! Goldar tells Kimberly to say goodbye to Green Ranger forever! Goldar vanishes. Kimberly is very upset. Kimberly lets her friends know what has happened and they all teleport to the Command Center. Kimberly is pacing back and forth. Kimberly is convince this is another one of Rita's wicked plans. She's going to try to regain control of Tommy. I just know it. Billy is working on the computer with Alpha 5. Zordon tells the teens, I can't get a lock on him. Rita must be holding him in her dimensional prison. Jason asks Billy if he has come up with anything? Billy replies, not yet. Still trying to tune in to the frequency of his morpher. The alarm goes off. Kimberly notices the image on the viewing globe first and directs her friends to look. The viewing globe shows Dragonzord attacking Angel Grove. Zack concludes it can only mean one thing. Zordon continues, Rita has regain control of the Dragonzord. The five teens are alarmed. Kimberly, Trini, Billy, Jason, and Zack continue to watch images of Dragonzord attacking Angel Grove as the alarm continues to go off. Jason tells his team, we got to stop it. Kimberly is worried about Tommy and asks, what about Tommy? Zack replies, we have to take him down too. Zordon tells the teens to wait, his sensors tells him the Dragonzord they see is an imposter. Trini asks, one of Rita's creations? Billy concludes, she's trying to lure us into a trap. Jason tells his team, we don't have a choice. It's got to be stopped. Zordon warns the teens to be careful. Kimberly, Trini, Billy, Jason, and Zack morph and teleport out. Pink Ranger and the rest of the Rangers arrive in the city, ready to battle. Goldar is there and he has the Putties attack. Pink Ranger, Yellow Ranger, Blue Ranger, Red Ranger, and Black Ranger battle the Putties. Goldar leaps into the battle. Red Ranger battles Goldar with his Power Sword. Red Ranger demands to know where Tommy is. Goldar replies, you will never see your friend again! Goldar knocks Red Ranger to the ground. The imposter Dragonzord continues it's attack on the city. Rubble falls all around the five Rangers, who are still battling. Red Ranger exclaims, we got to do something and fast! Red Ranger battles the Putties with his Power Sword. The rest of the Rangers continue their battle with the Putties. Red Ranger exclaims, we need dinosaur power now! The Dino Zords are summon. When the zords arrive, Pink Ranger and the rest of the Rangers leap inside them. Megazord is quickly formed. Megazord and the imposter Dragonzord battle. Imposter Dragonzord uses it's tail against Megazord and hits it hard. Megazord lands a punch on imposter Dragonzord. Megazord also lands a kick on imposter Dragonzord. Imposter Dragonzord smacks Megazord with it's tail once more. Red Ranger can't believe it - imposter Dragonzord is just as powerful as the real Dragonzord. Pink Ranger adds and Rita controls it. What if we can't defeat it? Black Ranger replies, we have too. Pink Ranger wonders how. Red Ranger replies, we could if we had Tommy's help. Red Ranger instructs his team, we got to pull it together until he gets here. After awhile, Green Ranger arrives on top of a building, in the city where imposter Dragonzord is battling Megazord. Green Ranger runs over to the edge of the building and alerts the rest of the Rangers that he has arrived, Goldar had him trapped. Pink Ranger and the rest of the Rangers are happy to see him. Green Ranger exclaims, it's time for some real Dragonzord power! Green Ranger starts playing his Dragon Dagger. Megazord and imposter Dragonzord continue to fight. Imposter Dragonzord knocks Megazord to the ground. Green Ranger notices his powers are weakening already. Green Ranger continues to play his Dragon Dagger. Dragonzord arrives and joins in the battle against imposter Dragonzord. Black Ranger notices the real Dragonzord has arrived and lets the rest of the Rangers know. Green Ranger is happy to see Dragonzord has arrived. Dragonzord uses it's tail to strike imposter Dragonzord. Imposter Dragonzord loses it's shape and reveals itself to be Cyclops. Red Ranger notes, Dragonzord must have hurt it, Cyclops can't hold it's shape anymore. Cyclops tries again, using the shape of Megazord, but loses it quickly. Cyclops tries once more assuming the shape of Dragonzord, but it's only briefly and he reverts back to his true form. Before Megazord and Dragonzord can strike, Cyclops retreats. Red Ranger shouts out way to go Tommy! Glad to have you back. Green Ranger replies, I'm a Power Ranger till the end. After the battle, the teens go to the Command Center, where Alpha 5 runs a scan on Tommy. Kimberly wants to know what Alpha 5 is doing. Billy replies, checking Tommy for internal damage due to crossing dimensions. Alpha 5 announces the results, all clear. Kimberly, Trini, Billy, Jason, Zack, and Tommy are very relived. Tommy thanks Alpha 5. Tommy is thankful that he was able to get out of the dark dimension. Jason remembers Rita's secret dimension, it's one bad place. Kimberly points out to Tommy that the important thing is that he is okay. Tommy has his doubts, am I? According to Rita, my powers are going to be gone soon. Trini is convinced that Rita is just bluffing, trying to scare you. How will she be able to take away your powers? Zordon tells the teens, he's afraid that it is possible. The teens face Zordon. Tommy asks Zordon if he found out something about the green candle he had told him about. Zordon replies yes. Rita has a special form of wax from the Gamma Tri system. Once touched, it retains a person's body energy. Tommy tells Zordon, but I never touch anything. Zordon replies, you did when you worked for Rita. Kimberly is in disbelief. No way! And she's been saving the wax all this time! Zordon replies, yes. And now she has made a candle from the wax and cast a spell over it. Connecting the Green Ranger's powers to it's flames. Tommy is stunned. Then Rita wasn't bluffing. Once the candle burns out.....I'm history. Green Ranger is....finished.

Kimberly, Jason, Billy, Trini, Tommy, and Zack are in the Command Center. Tommy is still having difficulty accepting the fact that Rita can take his powers. I don't believe this. Rita has linked my powers to a candle. Zordon confirms it. And if the flames burn out while in her possession, you will be stripped of those powers and they will belong to Rita forever. Kimberly steps forward and asks Zordon if there is anything we can do? Zordon tells them someone must journey into Rita's dark dimension and get the green candle before it burns out. Tommy immediately asks, how do I get there? Zordon replies, you don't. Your presence will only accelerate Rita's spell. Another Ranger must go in. Jason immediately volunteers. Tommy tells him to forget it. Jason tells Tommy, it's makes sense. I'm the only other Ranger that has ever been there. Tommy replies that it's dangerous. Billy reminds Tommy, that it's his only chance. Tommy still refuses, there is no way I'm going to risk something happening to Jason because of me. Jason tells Tommy, he is one of us. You're a Power Ranger. I'm not going to stand by and watch as we loss a teammate. Trini adds that Jason speaks for all of us. Tommy is overwhelmed by their concern and thanks Jason. Alpha 5 exclaims, Zordon, I found it! Tommy asks, found what? Kimberly, Jason, Tommy, Trini, Billy, and Zack gather around Alpha 5. Alpha 5 answers, the molecular energy patterns left by the Putties in the park Zack has no idea what Alpha 5 is talking about. Billy explains, Alpha's found the doorway to Rita's dark dimension. Later, Billy announces that the molecular decoders are ready. Alpha 5 hopes it works. Jason is ready to teleport. Trini, Billy, and Zack are all ready to go. Kimberly feels bad about leaving Tommy behind. Tommy tells her thanks, he doesn't know what else to say. Kimberly reassures him that he doesn't have to say anything. Just know that you mean a lot to us. Kimberly joins the rest of the team and they teleport out. Kimberly leads Billy, Jason, Zack, and Trini to the place where Tommy was captured. Trini is eager to get to work and set up the decoders. Billy works on his as Trini and Zack work on the other decoder. Trini checks with Billy to make sure she has the decoder set up properly. Zack is working on the other decoder. Billy instructs Trini and Zack to line up the decoders exactly. Billy double checks the decoders. He thinks they are ready. Zack suggests they fire them up. Before they do, Kimberly asks her friends if they hear that really gross sound? Billy, Jason, and Zack hear it as well and reply yeah. Bulk and Skull have been climbing up the hill to reach them, and they are now out of breath. Bulk tells them they are in our private park! Skull backs him up. Billy walks over to Skull and Bulk and tells them, actually this is a public park, anyone can visit. Billy thinks he has the matter cleared up. Skull replies, anyone but you Brainic. So get going! Trini tells Skull and Bulk to leave them alone. They have work to do. Skull notices the decoders and asks Bulk what are those? Bulk doesn't know, but he is eager to find out. Zack tells them they can look, but don't touch. Bulk becomes angry - no one tells me what to do! Bulk charges towards Zack. Zack quickly steps out of the way. Zack has moved in front of a trash can. Bulk turns around and charges towards him once more. Zack steps away and Bulk lands, head first, into the trash can. The trash can tips over and rolls down the hill. Skull quickly races down the hill to help his friends. Trini, Kimberly, Zack, Billy, and Jason watch from the top of the hill. The can stops rolling when it crashes into a tree. Skull helps Bulk out of the trash can. The device was ready and Jason prepared himself to enter. Kimberly wished him good luck. Jason entered and vanished. Kimberly and Trini gave each other concern looks. After some time, Kimberly began to worry. She felt that Jason had been in the dimension too long. Zack tried to contact Jason, but had no luck. Zack decided to enter the dimension as well. Kimberly was now worried over Jason and Zack. After several minutes, Zack reappeared with Jason. Kimberly immediately asked Jason where the green candle was. Jason had not had time to get the green candle, as he was stopped by Goldar. The teens had no choice but to morph and help the Green Ranger, who was battling Cyclops. Ultrazord was quickly formed and Cyclops was destroyed. Pink Ranger and the rest of the Rangers teleported to the Command Center. Green Ranger gave Red Ranger his power coin, to prevent Rita from obtaining them. Green Ranger soon demorph. Tommy no longer had any of his powers. Pink Ranger told Tommy that he would always be one of them. The following day, Kimberly took a walk in the park.

The Green Candle, Part I