Disclaimer: I don't own Power Rangers Wild Force, or any Power Rangers for that matter, they all belong to Buena Vista Entertainment.

Author's Note: After six and a half months of hating and loathing Wild Force, I finally broke down and got an idea for a story about them. Then, I started watching the show... Okay, I'm getting off-subject here. And if ya don't like the pairings or think I'm nuts: Bite me.

After the Wars
by Froggie Lover

Chapter One: Flowers & Birds

Alyssa Enrile got out of her white Accord and took a seat at the outdoor café. She checked her watch when a yellow Jeep pulled up in front of the café. A blonde walked out of the SUV and sat down across from Alyssa.

"Hey Taylor," Alyssa said.

Taylor Earheart smiled at her best friend. "Hey 'Lyss. How's everything with the tykes?"

Alyssa smirked. Taylor was referring to the kindergarten class that she taught. "They're good, Tay. I'm telling you, though, they love hearing about the Ranger days."

"Not surprising," Taylor said. She briefly looked back on the said Ranger days. A faint smile came to her face. Suddenly, Taylor's pager went off. She groaned and looked at Alyssa apologetically.

"Emergency?" Alyssa asked.

"Yeah, something happened at Base," Taylor replied. "I'm sorry, 'Lyss."

Alyssa nodded. "It's okay."

Taylor gave an apologetic smile before hopping off to her Jeep and driving away. Alyssa sighed and got up from her seat. She checked her watch, which read twelve-fifteen. It was a Saturday afternoon, and Alyssa had nothing to do. Except wander aimlessly around Turtle Cove, I guess.

~*~*~*~

Alyssa stopped walking along the busy sidewalk to admire a group of white lilies that were apart of a display in front of a flower shop.

"These are beautiful," she whispered.

"You like?" a voice from above her said.

Alyssa looked up. "Yes." She gasped as she realized who it was that stood in front of her. "Danny?"

"Ah, so I am remembered," Danny Delgado, the former Black Wild Force Ranger, said with a grin.

"Of course you're remembered!" Alyssa exclaimed. She looked into his deep brown eyes and got lost in them for a brief moment. "So, what's been up with you?"

"Well," Danny started. He smiled. "After Max and I's long vacation ended, we both came back to Turtle Cove, and I started my own flower shop."

"That's great," Alyssa replied.

"So, you said that you liked the flowers?" Danny asked.

Alyssa blushed. "Um, yeah."

Danny picked one of the white lilies from the bunch. "Then you can have one, free of charge," he said, offering it to Alyssa.

She took it kindly and smiled up at him. "Thanks."

~*~*~*~

Taylor let out a sigh as she drove her Jeep to the edges of the base. "What's going on?" she asked one of the men just standing around.

"Some civilians have been spotted on Base grounds," he replied.

"Great. Just what I need," Taylor muttered. She got out of her Jeep and stepped to the head of the crowd. She saw a group of people sitting on their haunches in a circle, obviously hiding something. "What's going on here?"

One of the ones in the group looked up. "A bird is injured here, and your men are trying to get us away from it just because it landed on Base grounds."

Taylor gasped as she recognized the face and the voice. "Cole?"

Cole Evans shook his head as he also recognized the person standing in front of him. "Taylor?" He stood up. "What are you doing here?"

"Well, as you know, I work here," Taylor replied, smirking.

"Yeah, I did know that," Cole admitted shyly.

"And why are you here?" the pilot asked.

"I've been doing volunteer work at the local wildlife shelter, and we found this bird that was wounded. We want to help it, but your Air Force buddies won't let us take it off of Base grounds," Cole replied.

Taylor nodded with a thoughtful look on her face. "I think I can work something out here."