Title: Unanswered Prayers
By: Morgan

Disclaimer: Saban owns all of the Power Ranger stuff. I don't own any of it. Please don't sue me.

Rated R for language and maybe some other stuff.

Distribution: Anywhere, as long as you ask me about it first.

My Notes: This chapter is a little slow and I'm sorry it took me so long to get it posted or whatever. I'll try to be more regular with my submitting. Thanks to all the people who reviewed the first three chapters. I appreciate it, and I'll try to take all the suggestions/complaints into consideration. Thanks. ~Morgan~

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Angel Grove Memorial Hospital
Sunday, March 26th, 2000 12:37 A.M.
Angel Grove, Ca

"Puuush Aisha...come on baby bare down, you can do it. Just a little longer, she's almost here," Rocky encouraged as his exhausted wife tried to birth their stubborn child. They had arrived at the hospital about ten hours ago, but the arrival of their baby was finally rapidly approaching.

"I don't think I can. Owww... GET IT OUT! I can't believe you did this to me! You are going to be paying for this the rest of your life Rocky DeSantos," Aisha screamed as another contraction tore through her body.

"All right, enough of that. Push Honey, push!" The middle-aged nurse stood at the end of the bed encouraging her as she waited for the baby to enter the world. "Look, her head is out! Look Mr. DeSantos..."

Rocky cautiously took a peek around the paper wall diving Aisha's body in half. Seeing the sight that he did, he promptly fainted.
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Angel Grove Memorial Hospital
Sunday, March 26th, 2000 7:56 A.M.
Angel Grove, Ca

"Awe, she is so adorable. Look at those tiny ears," Kat cooed as all the retired Rangers stood around looking into the nursery through the glass window.

"Wow, she looks so much like Rocky it's scary." Zach laughed as he received a small slap on the back of his head from Rocky.

"Just wait until you have kids, Zachman," Rocky said back. His comment made a slight chuckle come from some of the others.

Kenya Marie DeSantos, whom they called Marie, had her mother's eyes and smile and her father's button nose. She was a cute little thing and weighed in at eight pounds and 4 ounces. She was a fairly content baby and only cried sporadically. Her mommy and daddy were abundantly excited that she was finally there with them.

Kim spoke up,"How's Aisha doing? Is she feeling okay?"

"Yeah, she was asleep when I left. My head hurts though. I hit an incubator when I fell, but I got some Jell-O when I woke up!"

"I'm sorry," Kim said as she tried not to laugh. She failed as the scenario ran through her head over and over again.

"Well, we will come back later to check up on you guys."

"All right man, take care," Rocky said looking at his tiny baby girl with a loving smile only a father could produce.

Tommy then turned to Kim. "We need to talk."

"Yeah, you want to go get some breakfast? I'm starving and I want some pancakes." Kim's mouth watered at the thought of the pancakes drowned with syrup and butter and...'Good lord, these cravings are so annoying. I'm going to be five hundred pounds by the time you're born.' She patted her tummy.

"Pancakes? You never eat pancakes...that time I made them for you, you wouldn't even try them," Tommy pouted.

"I do now. And your pancakes were all lumpy, and they were kind of green looking too." Kim grimaced at the memory of the stale, green pancakes Tommy had made for her one morning. While she had appreciated the simple breakfast, she had refused to eat it.

"They were good..."

"Okay...whatever you say. Let's go, I'm hungry!"

"All right, we're leaving," Tommy said as her took her small hand in his own.
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Tommy's 2001 Jaguar Convertible
Sunday, March 26th, 2000 7:09 A.M.
Angel Grove, Ca

"Tommy, what did last night mean? Was it just you trying to get back at me for the letter? Because I know I couldn't take it if..." Tommy cut her off.

"Kim, I love you. I have always loved you. That will never change and you know it just as well as I do. I don't regret what happened between us last night, and I don't want you to regret it either. I want us to be together again, but as more than friends. I want to be with you and help you raise the baby. I want us to be a family," Tommy said as he pulled into the local Breakfast Barn. He shut off the car and looked at Kim.

"I don't know what to say Tommy...I want all that too. But right now is just not the right time to get involved with you again. I do love you, but we can't be together right now. I'm sorry."

"Hey, at least you didn't completely shut me down. There's still a chance for us though right?" Tommy looked down at her with hope lighting his eyes.

"Absolutely."

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About three months later
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Angel Grove Community Park
Saturday, July 4th, 2000 1:44 P.M.
Angel Grove, Ca

"Oh man, it's so hot out here today. I can't believe the Fourth of July came so soon." Kim was six months into gestation and had a soft maternal glow to her. She looked so cute being so petite with an ever growing bulge wearing her lightweight, floral dress. Her life had been going pretty well the last four months and her relationship with Tommy was becoming more and more romantic as the months passed by. "Hey cutie...what's wrong sweetie," Kim said in a baby voice as she plucked a crying Marie out of her car seat. "Yeah, that's better. Where's mommy?"

"She went to the restroom. She should be back soon. So, how have you been feeling lately Kim?" Tanya and Kim hadn't had time to talk to each other much anymore. Tanya had just started a new job working at as a secretary at a law firm, but she didn't think the job would last long. Her boss, Mr. Madden, was a real jerk. He was one of those guys who thought women were possessions and that they should grovel at his feet. She didn't think very highly of him, and from the gossip around the firm, no one else did either.

Kim played with Marie as she spoke. "I've been feeling great. I went with Tommy to one of his family reunions last night, and everyone was really nice and everything. I had a good time."

"I've been meaning to ask you about the two of you. How are things going? Still just friends?"

"Yeah, things are going pretty good. I want to be with Tommy, but every time we try to get really serious again, Trevor's face pops into my head and I can't do it." Her voice drops to a lower tone. "Like Wednesday night, we were making out on his couch and things were getting pretty hot, but the minute Tommy asked me if I wanted him to stop I said yes. I just couldn't let go. I don't know if it's me just feeling guilty about Trevor that keeps us from taking that step again...or the fear of Tommy running screaming into the night when he sees how fat I've gotten."

"Oh, come on Kim. You're having a baby."

"Yeah, I just try to keep telling myself that," she said with a grin.
"What about you? Has the big "M" word come up in Jason's vocabulary?"

"Not yet, but I think I'm wearing him down."

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Okay, that's all I have right now. The next part should be out sometime soon, but I'm not making any promises as to when. Please review, and if you find any mistakes let me know so I can maybe fix them.