Chapter 1

Chapter 1

I don't own power rangers or anything.

This is my first ever fanfic so please don't crush me too bad! Please review though…

Darkness. Screaming in the background. Footsteps, coming, coming for her.

Isinia woke with a start. She opened her eyes and realized she was no longer on Grumm's ship. She cuddled closer to her husband's chest, thankful she hadn't woken him. After all he'd been through in the past two years he deserved a good nights sleep. She sighed contentedly; they had talked long into the night. He told her about what he'd done while they were apart. In turn she told him about her horrific time aboard the Troobian Emperor's ship. Then he had showed her just how much he had missed her and reminded her how good being loved felt. She smiled at the memory. When they were finally ready for bed he had wrapped his arms around her and she had snuggled close to his body, feeling safe and content, they had drifted off into a peaceful sleep. She tilted her head back ever so slightly to gaze at his sleeping face. The years had not been kind to him. He had suffered through the guilt of being the last Sirrian standing. It had hardened him, yet, underneath, he was still the Doggie she knew and loved.

Across the SPD base Kat Manx was up and about in her lab. Suddenly she heard a voice at the door. "Couldn't sleep either?" Sky asked as he walked over and leaned on the desk where Kat was working.

"Sky what are you doing up so early?" Kat questioned with a confused expression on her face.

He sighed. "I'm to nervous to sleep. I keep asking myself, am I the leader Cruger thinks I am?" He rubbed his face. "I just don't know."

"Sky," Kat started as she leaned over to put a hand on his shoulder, "Cruger wouldn't have given you the responsibility if he didn't think you could handle it."

"Thanks Kat, but speaking of not being able to sleep, what are you doing up? Does it have anything to do with Cruger's wife being back?" He blushed realizing what he was implying. "Not that it's any of my business……." He trailed off glancing at Kat's face to see if she was angry.

"No," she chuckled. "I'm actually overjoyed that Isinia is back. We attended the academy together at one point and became close friends. She's the one who introduced me to Doggie in the first place. By the time he proposed to her we had become such good friends that they invited me to their wedding. Unfortunately I couldn't make it to Sirrius before the wedding. She'll be good for Doggie. And us to!" She added with a chuckle.

"What do you mean she will be good for us to?" He asked with a confused look on his face.

Kat laughed. "If she thinks Doggie is out of line she won't hesitate to set him strait, and no amount of growling will ruffle her. It's actually quite funny when she scolds him." An announcement over the intercom startled them both into looking up. "All cadets as an order from the commander all personnel not vital to running the base are to take a week off. All vital personnel are to complete their tasks then take it easy."

Sky smiled at Kat, "I gotta go. I promised the guys we would get all our old things together and take them to Jack and Ally after breakfast."

"By Sky," Kat said grinning as he walked out the door. Today might not be as bad as she originally thought.

Commander Anubis "Doggie" Cruger slowly and leisurely opened his eyes. He had been so exhausted last night after talking for a long time with Isinia…. Isinia! His eyes snapped open. He looked down lovingly at the sleeping form of his wife curled against his chest. They had gone to sleep after reinforceing the love that they had shared through the years before Grumm. He remembered her telling him what she had been through in Grumm's hands…… he resisted the urge to growl fearing it might wake her. When she had finished her story he had wanted to rip Grumm apart with his bare hands. Anubis had become so absorbed by his thoughts that he didn't notice that his wife had awoken and now looked up at him with an amused expression on her face. "See something you like commander?" She asked with a smile. Oh how he'd missed that smile.

"Only the most beautiful female in the galaxy." He replied as a smile slowly crept to his lips. That smile warmed her to her toes.

"I don't feel very beautiful." She said with a small laugh. He thought about her reply. She had many scars and half-healed wounds courtesy of Grumm. The thought only made him angrier at Grumm.

"You are beautiful." Anubis said firmly. He began to rise from the bed. "Now what do you want for breakfast? I haven't cooked in years but I might be able to make something edible." She laughed as she followed him from their bedroom.

"Toast sounds wonderful right about now." As he started to make breakfast for them in the kitchen she walked over to the adjoining living area and sat on the couch. Just watching her husband doing something as simple as making breakfast made her feel safe and calm.

"I don't know how we're going to get all this stuff to Jack," Z sighed as she looked at the massive pile of donations stacked outside the rangers rooms.

"Don't worry we'll find a way," Bridge said as he smiled and put a supportive hand on her shoulder. Z blushed and gave him a warm smile. They had talked about it and had started dating. They had to find a way to tell Cruger but hopefully they wouldn't have to face that problem for a while.

Sky and Syd looked at them. They too were dating and knew how Bridge and Z felt.

"Maybe I can help," They all turned to find Kat standing in the door with a floating platform. "When Sky told me you were taking all of your old things to Jack I thought you might need a way to get it there." The four rangers turned to Kat with exclamations of thanks.

"Are you sure you'll be alright by yourself here?" Doggie Cruger asked his wife for the tenth time as he walked over to her with a look of concern on his face and placed his hands on her hips.

Isinia smiled at him and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I'm not a pup Doggie, I'll be alright." She said as she smiled and tilted her head back to give him a quick kiss. "I plan on finding Kat and catching up on all the years I missed talking to her." Her husband didn't look convinced. "Doggie I'll be fine," she said as she led him to the door. "Just be home for dinner."

Anubis turned around and looked at his wife the look of concern back on his face, "I don't want you to over do it today. Dr. Felix said you should take it easy for a while."

Isinia gently pushed him through the door, "Doggie I've been sitting in a cell for twelve years with nothing to do, I am going to clean up our quarters, visit with Kat and, and make us supper. That is not overdoing it."

"But….."

"I'll be fine," she laughed and gave him a little push. "Now go."

The Commander sighed as the door shut on the smiling form of his wife. She was as stubborn as he remembered, he'd have to check on her during the day just to be sure she didn't push her self to far. As he entered the command center he saw Kat running scans of the city. "I'm sorry I'm late Kat."

"Rough night commander?" Kat asked turning from the consol she was working at.

"Actually Isinia and I slept very well. I was worried about leaving her alone all day. She finally convinced me that she would be fine."

"And how did she do that?" Kat questioned him as he sat in his chair. She had known both Crugers long enough to know that there was probably more to the story than what Doggie would admit.

"She finally pushed me out the door and shut it in my face." He said avoiding Kat's amused gaze. Kat just laughed at him. "Kat when I gave the order for R&R that included you. I don't want to see you working for the next week."

"But what about……."

"No Kat you deserve a vacation and your going to get it."

"Fine. I have some projects I've been wanting to work on."

"Kat..."

"I promise they will be relaxing."

"Fine. Oh and Isinia said she might try to find you and catch up on the years she's missed." He said absently as he started scanning the city.

"That would be fun. I've missed her advice and way of looking at things." Kat said with a thoughtful look on her face as she left the command center. If Kat had turned around she would have seen a sight she hadn't seen since Sirrius fell. Commander Cruger was smiling contentedly and looked extremely relaxed.

"Kat I am so sorry….."

"I can't believe….."

"How are you………"

"I tried to tell them..."

All four rangers were talking at once as they burst into Kat's lab and strode towards the station where she was working on upgrading R.I.C. A startled Kat looked up and realized the rangers hadn't noticed Isinia who was sitting out of the way on the other side of the room. "Rangers slow down!" Now what is all this about?" Kat had to yell to be heard as she set down her tools.

"We just heard that Commander Cruger broke your heart by telling you that since his wife was back he no longer needed you." Bridge blurted out.

Kat was stunned. They thought she and Doggie had been lovers? "Doggie and I see each other as a sibling to be loved and cared for but not to climb in bed with! That would be bordering on incest!" Kat had a sudden thought that horrified her. What if Isinia thought she and Doggie had been lovers? As she looked over to Isinia she was relieved to see that the female Sirrian had an amused smile on her face. The rangers turned to see who she was staring at. Sky went pale as Z and Syd blushed, while Bridge was stared at the floor in embarrassment.

"Rangers I assure you that no other female has been with my husband since we've been separated." Isinia told them in an amused voice.

"No offence Mrs. Cruger but how do you……."

"Bridge!!" The other rangers yelled in unision as Sky smacked him in the back of the head.

Isinia just laughed. "To answer your question Bridge, Anubis is the commander, he is the shadow ranger, but he is also a full grown healthy male that has only so much self control, last night that control dissolved as we let out all the stress of the past twelve years together."

"Oh…….." The rangers shuffled around and tried not to look embarressed by what their commander's wife had just implied.

"Kat and I were just discussing her interesting pet." Isinia said in an attempt to break the tension in the room and change the subject.

"Isinia thought it was funny, and she approved my dogs name." Kat said with a greatful smile directed towards her friend.

"You got a dog?" Z asked looking confused.

"Yes and I named it Anubis." The rangers looked at each other then burst out into simultaneous laughter.

"I wish I could have seen Commander Cruger's face when he found out!" Syd said between gasps for breath. Suddenly, the peace of the moment was broken by a chilling voice over the intercom.

"SPD Earth prepare to be destroyed! You will pay for the humiliation of Grumm! You will be destroyed!!

To be continued……………

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