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      They arrived back to the camp within record time.  Kimberly couldn't stop
crying because she felt so helpless.  The strong people carried Tommy swiftly
to Julia's medical tent where she immeditally went to work.  Devon ordered
Kimberly to stay outside.  Kimberly agreed because she didn't have the strenght
to argue.
      Uly walked sadly and sat down beside Kimberly.  "Are you okay?" he asked
innocently.
      "I guess, Uly." she wanted to tell him that she felt awful.  That if Tommy
dies she would never forgive herself.  "How good can I be?"
      "Yes.  I understand." he gave her a hug and snuggled up beside her.  "I
can't wait until he gets better.  Then we can play Power Rangers." he smiled.
      "I can't wait for that time either, Uly." she cried to the little boy.

***

      "Would you please pass me the bandages, Bess?" Julia never took her eyes
of her patient.  "I have to stop the bleeding immeditally."
      "Here you go." Bess gave her the bandages.  She looked over Tommy.  His
stomach was charred and red.  Some of the blisters had now opened and were
oozing.  He also had cuts that were very deep.  "He looks awful." 
      "Yes.  He does." she answered dryly.  "I think it would be better if I
worked alone from here on." she told Bess.
      "Okay." she smiled at the boy, "I will pray for him."  She walked out of
the tent.

***

      "Bess?" Kimberly carefully moved Uly of her and stood up.  "How is he?"
she sobbed.
      "Julia said that she could handle him herself." she smiled, "To me that it
a good sign.  Would you like to pray with me?"
      Kimberly smiled at Bess, "Well, I haven't gone to church in years, so I
think you better do it for me." she tried to giggle.
      "Of course, Kim.  So was Uly helping you?" she smiled at the young boy.
      "I want Tommy to get better." he frowned.
      "We all do, honey." Bess gave the boy a hug and walked to her tent.

***

      "Alonzo?" Devon walk to the pilot, "Have ther Terrians said anything?  Are
they angry that he was hurt?"
      "They have been totally silent.  I don't know if that is a good sign or a
bad sign.  Hey, ah, look.  Sorry if I've been a jerk lately.  Just got some things
on my mind."
      "I think we are all have something on our minds.  Don't worry about it. 
Just tell me as soon as you get anything!"
      "Of course!" he smiled and saluted.  She shoke her head and walked away.

***

      "Kimberly?" Julia walked out of the tent.  "Oh, there you are!  Okay.  Just
to make sure you're not worried he is for sure going to live.  That boy has a
real strong system."
      "Ca-a-annn I see him?" her voice shole as she asked.
      "Of course Kim.  I need to continue working on somethings but, please,
come in." Julia walked back into the tent.
      "Uly, I think I better see him alone.  You understand right?" she smiled.
      "Yup!  I'll go find True." he grinned and ran.  As long as she lived
Kimberly would never understand kids.

***

      "He is sleeping comfortably.  His breathing is steady and heartbeat
regularly." Julia spoke into her medical record in her GEAR.  She waved the girl
on in and continued talking.  Kimberly chose to ignore all she said. 
All that mattered was Tommy.
      She walked up and grabbed his hands.  After doing that she felt guilty
because he had lots of little cuts on his hands.  "Sorry." she whispered. 
She took care and held his hand.  It was rather cold.  The rest of him, other
than his face, looked hot.  His sheet came up to his waist but above that was his
stomach.  Julia had already covered it with all she could but Kimberly could still
see red blisters that stuck out in certain places. 
      She couldn't help but see how helpless he really was.  She had always
thought of him as indestructable.  Even when he was losing his powers as the
Green Ranger he was strong.  Kim could remember how vulnerable she had felt
when she was losing her Powers and she could never understand how he dealt
with it.
      She stared at his closed eyes.  She had always loved his eyes.  They were
so beautiful and friendly.  Also, they were surronded by cute, long eye lashes. 
Now, his eyes were closed and he was pale.  Destructable.

***

      Alonzo was on a walk.  He was excersing his leg.  Before he had come to
this planet he had been in tip-top condition.  Now his leg felt weak.  He had
always known that it was about time before years of cold sleep caught up with
him...after all, with all the sleeps he was well over a hundred.
      There was something in the air that Alonzo didn't like.  Other than the fact
that the air still had a distinct smell of smoke there was something else.  He
tense sort of feeling that he could not explain.
      The Terrians shot out of the ground like they had done many times before.
Others were afraid.  Alonzo was not.  He lowered his head and began to dream

***

      Kimberly sat beside Tommy.  She had sat there for, well, she didn't know
how long.  She believed it was dark though.  Everyonce in a while Tommy would
wake up and say something unintellegable then fall right back into sleep.  Julia
said that was normal but it still concered Kimberly very much.
      Bess snuck up behind Kim.  "Would you like something to eat?" she asked. 
Kimberly could tell she was concerned.
      "I'm not hungry.  Espically for that." she attempted to laugh but she hurt
to bad.
      "Okay.  Call me if you need me."  Bess walked slowly to the door and
turned around.  She watched the young girl.  Kimberly had told her briefly of
how close she had been to Tommy.  Told her of the dreams that they would be
married and have a family.  Then of what happened later.  Bess couldn't know
what she would do if her Morgan was in this position.  He had been once...when
the Koba hit him but that was only temporary.  In her heart she didn't want to
believe, but she knew there was a possibility Tommy Oliver would not survive. 
Bess wiped a tear and left the tent.

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      "The monster attacked." Cestria woke Billy up.  She had not woken him up
right away because she knew that humans need at least eight hours of sleep a
day, unlike herself who needed eight a week.
      "What!" he sat up quickly, "Why didn't you wake..." he knew.  She had
always taken human rules so literally.  "Did he do any damage?"
      "Yes, I'm afraid so, Billy."  Billys face paled.  "Tommy."  He was afriad
he would freak out.  He didn't know the details but he still was afriad for his
ex-leader.
      "Whh-h-aatt happened?" He frowned.
      "Billy, he is alive." relief showed, "He was blasted in the stomach by Sir.
Firealots fire ray.  It burnt him.  Kimberly, apparentally, was not injured." Billy
was happy but sad.
      "Have you figured out anyway to teleport me there?"
      "Yes.  Rebalia thinks he knows how."
      "Have him do it, quickly!"

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