New Start
By Didi

Disclaimer: I do not own the Power Rangers or any of the characters.

Summary: They're all grown up and separated. Just when you thought it was all over for the old gang, fate throws them together once more.

Rating: R for language and content at times.

Note: I added this chapter to round things up a little cause there was still loose ends that needed to be tied up. Hope you guys enjoy it.

Acknowledgements: Thank you to every wonderful reader out there that's joined me on this crazy fan fiction writing faze. You don't know how much I've enjoyed all the reviews that I've gotten. Without you all, I don't think writing this would have been half as fun nor half as exciting. So thanks again!
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Epilogue
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December 24, 2004 - Christmas Eve
Jason and Trini Scott's Residence
138 Haven Ave.
East Brunswick, New Jersey

"Rocky Descantos, if you don't keep your hands off the frosting for the cake, I'm going to chop it off with this butcher knife." Trini threatened mincingly.

"And who are we threatening now?" Jason asked as he came into the kitchen with an empty popcorn bowl. While waiting for Christmas Eve to trim the Christmas tree had been a rather strange idea, it certainly did make for fun occasion with all their family around. "Rocky, are you annoying my wife? Oh darling, Kimberly is out of popcorn again for the tree trimming."

"Yes," Trini replied for the man that was busy protecting his hand from Trini's wrath. "Jase, get him out of here before he slows me down even more. And take the popcorn maker to the living room. It's faster."

"Yeah," Kimberly agreed as she and Tommy entered to find something to drink. "But that would mean that Tommy will be eating it twice as fast due to the smell."

"I'm hungry," Tommy complained.

"Hey," Rocky punched the guy lightly on the arm. "That's my line, get your own."

"Honey," Jason hugged his wife from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder and lovingly kissing the side of her neck. "What did the doctor say again?"

"About what?" She asked innocently as she pulled the oven door open to baste the fifteen pound turkey she's got in here.

"Trini!" Adam said warningly as he carried the three bottles of sparkling apple cider that Jason had sent him out to get. "You know that you're not suppose to be on your feet this long."

"I'm just going to..."

"I totally agree," Jason said taking the turkey baser from her hand. "Kim..." The former pink ranger caught the baster in midair. "You're going to go lay down on the couch now."

"Hey!" Trini pulled herself from Jason's arm with some difficulty. "I'm not a child, I know when I need to rest."

"Which is now," Adam concurred with a nod. "You've been up since dawn with the food, you need to rest more."

"I got a clean bill of health."

"Yes," Billy nodded as he put the grocery bags on the kitchen table, which was already ladled with food. "But the doctor also said that carrying twins with your demure stature could be very painful on your body."

Trini's jaw dropped to the ground. "How did you find out? Heck, I just found out yesterday."

Billy shrugged and took more bags from Kat. "Zack told me."

"Zack?" She looked at the man as he came in behind Kat holding yet another bag of food, making a grand total of nine in one trip.

Zack shrugged. "Rocky happened to mention it."

"Aisha was the one that..."

"Tanya said so."

"Adam spilled first."

"I got it from it from Kim."

"Tommy drop it on me this morning."

"Whoa there, I got it from the horse's mouth." Tommy said pointing to Jason.

The former gold ranger grinned and shrugged his broad shoulders. "What? I wanted to share the news."

Trini groaned and allowed Jason to usher her into the living room as the others took over the cooking of the Christmas dinner. "You're a pain the butt you know that Jason?"

"I know, I know.... Now, how about you help with the trimming of the tree instead."

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"And then we went out to the underbrush and there was this great big...."

"You would never have believed it? The man was completely mad! If he thought for a moment that I'm some sort of...."

"Hey pour some of that here so that...."

"Tommy, if you get drunk, you're walking home alone."

"Who would have thought it? I mean it's not like Billy and I had...."

"The lights came crashing down and we thought that the noise had been just...."

"Man you should have seen the look on the man's face when we put the proposal in front of him. Nearly swallowed his...."

"Pass the potatoes please."

"I'll get some more napkins for that."

"Hey Aisha," Trini said as she pushed her plate away while Jason poured her another glass of milk. "I've been meaning to ask you something."

"Ask away."

"That tattoo on the inside of your left wrist, what is it?"

Surprised, Aisha's right hand went immediately the mass of interconnecting swirls on her left. "Oh this... it's just a little something I picked up."

"Not in Rwanda right?" already catching the attention of the many former rangers at the table, which only made Aisha squirm.

"No, no. We were sent to North Africa once the Rwanda gig was over. There was a dispute over watering-hole rights and we were sent to settle it in the usual matter. I was given this there." Aisha glanced over at Tanya who appeared to be having some trouble keeping her face devoid of expression. She dared not even look at Rocky.

"Oh, that's very interesting." Trini said slowly, watching Rocky, Aisha and Tanya with her legally trained eyes. None of them looked completely at ease.

"Angel face?" Jason asked, his husbandly senses kicking up to high alert.

"You know," Trini said quietly, studying the averted faces. "I read somewhere that there are tribes in Africa where when two people get married, they are tattooed with the same symbol as a show of unity." Tanya choked, which caught everyone's attention. "And I just thought it was rather peculiar that you and Rocky were wearing the same tattoo."

Rocky winced and pulled the sleeve of his shirt over his left hand down further to hide the tattoo there, identical to the one on Aisha's wrist.

"Oh my god!" Kim and Kat said at the exact same moment after a long silence.

Tanya was not done coughing yet as she choked on her own laughter. "I told you that you'd never be able to get away with it."

"Rocky!" Tommy stared in shock. "What in the world...."

"How could you have kept this from me!" Adam asked his face lit up with both laughter and shock. "Holy cow!"

As the rest of the former rangers erupted into questions, congratulations, and accusations, Jason leaned over and kiss his wife on the cheek as she sat back to watch the uproar with a serenely content smile on her face. "Happy?"

She winked at him. "I love Christmas."

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February 14, 2005 - Valentine's Day
Tommy Oliver and Kimberly Hart's House
85236 Wellington Drive
East Brunswick, New Jersey

The six-dozen pink and white roses at work had the girls at the office tittering with envy and excitement. The big limousine that picked her up after work got quite a stir. The moonlight dinner and dance on the pier was everything she could only have imagined.

Now at home, in the big bed that they've shared so for many months, she wondered if her heart would burst it was so full of something so wonderful. "I love you, Tommy."

Tommy traced the lines of her jaw and leaned up to kiss her again. In the moonlight, in broad daylight, under the harsh light of their Zords, she was the most beautiful thing he's ever had the pleasure witnessing. "Did you know, until I met you, I didn't believe in angels?"

"Hum... you know you can stop trying to butter me up." She grinned and let her fingertips wonder over the hard muscles across his chest and arm. "At this point, I'd give you anything you want."

"Really?" Lightly tracing kisses down her throat.

She sighed with pleasure. "Really."

He nibbled on her ears. "Even your hand in marriage?"

Kimberly's hand froze in their descent. Pulling back slowly, she looked him in the eyes shocked. "What did you say?"

The serious in his eyes convinced her more than anything he could have said. "Marry me."

"Tommy...."

"Say yes."

"Tommy, I...."

"Say yes."

"I want to talk first."

"Say yes first and then we'll talk."

She laughed. "Yes."

"Good," he kissed her hard on the lips. "Now you can say whatever you like for as long as you like."

Kim opened her mouth to tell him of her joy, her sheer uncontainable joy. But nothing came out. Instead, she optioned for the more obvious and physical expression of her love.

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April 30, 2005
Jason and Trini Scott's Residence
138 Haven Ave.
East Brunswick, New Jersey

"Jason?"

"Hum?"

"Honey, I think it's time."

"What?" his sleepy head poked out from under the covers.

"I think it's time." Trini whispered for no apparent reason.

"Time for what?" He asked, his brain still fuzzy with sleep. He had been up half the night making last minute adjustments to the blueprints that were scheduled to be delivered to Nevada in two days.

"Jason, please wake up." She said exasperated.

"I'm sorry, Angel." Jason sat up and yawned, forcing his body and mind to become alert again after only three hours of rest. "You were saying."

"I was saying that I think it's time for us to go to the hospital." She explained as if to a very slow child.

"Why?" The puzzlement clearly written on his face.

"Jason!" She said pulled the covers back. "Hello? Pregnant wife? Twins? Contractions? Labor? Ringing any bells there, honey?"

He sat there for another moment staring at her rather stupidly. "Oh my god!" Then leapt out of bed. "Okay, okay..." taking a deep breath as Trini stared at him. "No body panic now, we can go this! I'll go get your coat and the suitcase is in the hall closet. I'll call Tommy on our way in and have him pick up Aisha and Rocky tomorrow." He ran a quick hand through his hair. "God, the babies are early!"

"Well the doctor did say that it's a distinct possibility."

"Yes, yes but I just thought..." He rubbed his hand over his face and paled as he watched Trini wince with pain a contraction hit her. "Okay, okay, don't worry. I'll got get the car and call the doctor and..."

"Jason!" Trini called after him as he made for the door.

"What is it? What's wrong?" He asked in a near panic.

She grinned at him. "Don't you think you should put on some clothes first, honey?"

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May 1, 2005
Maternity Ward
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
East Brunswick, New Jersey

Tanya came around the corner at an all-or-nothing run. "Did I miss it? Did I miss it?"

Zack caught her before she crashed into the wall since the newly polished floor and her traction-less shoes didn't mix too well. "No, you didn't miss it."

"What's happened so far?" She asked a little out of breath and grinned at Rocky and Aisha as they came around the corner at a less dangerous pace. "We didn't miss it."

"I told you we won't," Tommy said bring up the rear. "Where's my fiancée?"

Adam grinned and pointed to the double doors. "In there with the mother-in-labor. I managed to talk them into letting us all get a turn at going in to see Trini at her best."

"Accept for me," Zack said with a nod. "I think I'll stay here and wait until Trini's all done with her job."

"Well then can I go next?" Tanya asked excitedly. "I've never seen a..."

A cry of soul wrenching agony was accompanied by the sudden opening of the door was Kimberly came shooting out the labor room. With her hands over her ears, she plowed into Tommy. "I'm never having children."

"Now honey..." Tommy said soothingly even though he was watching the still swinging doors with concern.

"How is it going?" Aisha asked with an anxious look. "How is she doing?"

Kimberly made a face. "A whole lot better than me." She shook her head as if exasperated. "I swear that woman could look dignified and beautiful when going to the guillotines. She's doing beautifully, Jason looks ready to faint every time she has a contraction, and this birth is taking too long."

Adam grinned with great amusement. "It's only been a little over eight hours."

"Only?!?" Aisha asked with a groan. "Rocky, we're adopting."

"Come now, we can hardly..."

The cry broke their train of thought, followed by another, then another...

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Jason sat by his wife side and watched with fascination as his son sucked on his own thumb.

"Hey, Jase." Tommy leaned over Jason's shoulder to watch the sleeping child. "Where's your daughter?"

"The nurse took Allison for post-delivery check up." He answered in a low whisper, unwilling to disturb his sleeping wife. She had been so incredibly calm through the whole birthing, crying out only toward the end when the contractions were one on top another, forcing the babies out.

"So you guys decided on the names already?"

"I've always like Allison." He reached out and touched his son's hand gently, marveling at all those tiny perfect little fingers. "And Trini wants to name our son Andrew."

"Andrew and Allison Scott," Tommy grinned. "Sounds like we have a couple of winners."

"Correction my friend," he looked up at him before turning back to his son. "We have Andrew Christopher and Allison Elizabeth Scott."

"Even better." He patted his best friend. "We're going to go pick up Billy and Kat from the airport then we're all going out to celebrate, you coming?"

Jason took hold of Trini's limp hand and caressed it gently without answering.

Tommy nodded wisely and smiled. "I understand." Then left without a word.

Trini's eyes fluttered open and she smiled at him. "Hey there."

"Hi Angel."

The tenderness in his eyes moved her as nothing else in the world would. "Did we do okay?"

He leaned forward and kissed her forehead. "We did beautifully."

Fin...

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Author's Note:

Okay for those of you that have been asking, there will be no sequel to "New Start." I think fifty chapters to a story is already pushing the limits, plus I would think people are sick of this story by now. But if anyone would like to take a crack at it, I won't object.

As for those that asked what my next project is, well I'm happy to inform you that I've begun work on my next Power Ranger fan fiction already. Weeks before "New Start" made its debut, way back in May, I had begun a story called "Once a Ranger..." That story was never finished, and has now been taken off the web. (Don't go looking for it, I already removed it.) I'm currently reinventing the story with a little more spice. "Once a Ranger..." will be making its return debut soon and under a new name, "Keys to the Universe." So stayed tuned guys, cause like all my stories, even I don't know what's going to happen in them until the words pop out on the page. So this is going to be an adventure for me as well.

And for those that have been asking/complaining, my first PR fan fiction, "What Lurks Beneath" and its sequel "The Terrorist that Stole Christmas" has been re-posted with lots of revisions so that its easier to read. Yes, yes, I went and made sure all the right words are where they should be now, though I may have missed a couple of them. Come spring, I just might revisit that universe for another story. (I have a soft place in my heart for it cause it was my first.)

Anyways... thanks for listening to all my babble. And I'll see you soon.


Didi