The greatest Gift
By Lady Lightspeed
Summery: Sometimes giving gifts can give them right back.
Disclaimer: I own nothing I'm just borrowing them for a little while because the characters are so assume.
Author's note: The story takes place the Christmas after "The Fate of Lightspeed pt 2." However Ms. Fairweather and Joel are not yet married, also the ranger's
Have not met the Timeforce rangers.
A.A.N. Yes it's a rewrite but I'm having trouble with Blind faith so I figure this is a good diversion. Besides this is quite honestly my favorite story I've done to date.
Chapter 1 A surprise meeting.
The town of mariner bay was covered in a thick blanket of snow as the holidays neared. Still the streets bustled with activity. Among them was Dana Mitchell
Ex-pink lightspeed ranger. She hurriedly closed the street checking her watch to see how much time she still had. She'd been out shopping for the last
Five hours and had barely made a dent in the things she had to purchase in order to be ready for Christmas. It was her brother's first Holiday home so
She was going to make it perfect if it killed her. She owed him that much.
Heading into a department store Dana headed for the outdoor apparel section and browsed for just the right gift for Kelsey. She'd been thinking about it for a great deal of time but it wasn't an easy decision. Kelsey wasn't like she or Ryan, Ryan was easy, she just got him whatever she thought he'd like. Kelsey was just so different. Finally she found her a perfect gift. Then she headed to house wares. She picked out a gift for Joel and Angela. She'd not seen any of her friends in a while but she was still going to buy each one of them a gift. She'd just mail them.
She wondered what to get Carter and a blush crept over her cheeks. She'd been thinking of him a great deal lately. She could remember last Christmas. She'd talked Kelsey into helping her smuggle a tree into the base. They'd ended up covered in sap and had had to sweep up pin needles for a month but it had been a hoot. Her father had nearly fallen over when she'd added a star to the top. It was the one she'd made him in the fourth grade. She ended up under the mistletoe with Carter. She'd been blushing for a week. Still he'd kissed her.
Sighing with her happy little memory she went to pick up Chad's gift and then her brothers. Then it was back to Carter. She thought of picking up a sweater, a bright red one but then decided that wasn't right. Maybe a mitten set, no that wasn't right either. She frowned and then decided to get his on her next trip. She was just getting tired.
She'd no sooner stepped out into the crisp December air once more then it happened.
"Hey Dana Wait up!" Called a familiar voice and she looked back to see Kelsey Winslow hurrying towards her, hands tucked into her parka's pockets.
"It's so cool to see you." Kelsey hugged her friend. Dana tried to hug her back but she was so weighted down it was not easy.
"Wow you look good." Dana grinned as her friend took some of her bags.
"I just got back from Grease." Kelsey said leading her friend into a coffee shop.
"Wow Grease?" Dana smiled to herself. At least something's would never change. Kelsey had both money and an adventurous spirit and Dana was glad. So many
Things had changed once they'd defeated Queen Bansheera. The rangers had been disbanded. And they'd all split up. Chad had gone off to further his education
In marine biology, Joel had finally managed to get Miss Fairweather on a decent date and they were now seriously seeing each other, and Carter had gone
Back to being a fire fighter. Even Ryan had a normal life. He was enrolled in the Mariner Bay police academy. She'd felt sad at the loss of such good friends
But tried to keep in contact with all of them.
"So what are you doing back in town?" Dana asked after ordering a coffee from the solemn eyed waitress
"Oh, well it's the holidays and I always try to come home in time for the holidays if I can." Kelsey replied.
"That's good. Me too." Dana nodded.
"So how's school coming?" Kelsey asked and Dana shrugged.
"Its school, late nights, exams, and hard work, you know the drill."
"I'm just glad you got in." The red head smiled wistfully."
"Ok," Dana started taking in the look on her old friends face. "What's up Kelse?"
"Nothing." The daredevil replied masking that expression.
"Come off it, I know that look, spill it."
"I've just been thinking that maybe I'd like to go back to school." Kelsey said after thanking their server for her soda.
"Really? I thought you liked doing the whole follow the sun thing." Dana said making Kelsey smile.
"I did too. I don't know." She said thoughtfully. "Maybe being a ranger just made me grow up a little." The face she made was so sour that it had Dana laughing.
"And you're not happy about it." The girl in pink said blowing on her coffee.
"No, I hate sitting in class rooms."
"So go take telecourses." Dana said thoughtfully. "You do the work at home, and watch videos and then only go to the university to take the exams."
"That might work." Kelsey said with a thoughtful glance at the snow just beyond the window. It was then that Dana began to wonder if that was all that was
Bothering her friend. Then she had a moment of insight when she noticed Kelsey was not watching the now falling snow but the couples walking and talking
As they walked.
"So have you heard from Chad?" She asked sipping her coffee. Kelsey brightened at the young man's name and Dana knew that that had to be what was bothering
Her friend.
"No, I wrote to him but he never responded." The look in Kelsey's eyes seemed almost lost to Dana. She wondered if there was anything she could do about
That and then as she watched a group come into the coffee shop and joi9n others hugging and laughing she had it.
"You know what we need a ranger reunion." Kelsey looked at her as if she'd lost her mind and Dana just grinned. The holidays would be perfect all around.
TBC
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Well? I know this kind of thing can be boring but I thought the story could use some reworking. If you'd like to see what I have in mind for the rest PLZ R&R.
I'd like at least three reviews.