disclaimer: I don't own the power rangers. Also I don't own Zeri, Saryn, Aura and Cetaci and any other ranger from Aquintar, I read their names on Starhawk's website and thought they were kool.
timeline: Nine years after 'Better Late Than Never'.
summary: Something has it's eyes set on ranger children. Every ranger is scared of losing his or her family, especially Andros.
Fantasywriter13; I'm glad you like my stories, though I hope they aren't to addicting. ::grins::
the-power-of-love; School will probably prevent me from updating very frequently, but I'll do my best to write as much as I can.
Jeanka; You know how annoying it is when someone in your class has the same name as you do? Well, that's why Jeff gave his children such unusual names (That and the fact that most of his sister's children have unusual names). Oh and if it interests you, Sheena is the Gaelic variation of Jane and Rafe is short for Rafferty, which is Irish and means rich or prospering.
TF Princess; Thank you. I just portray Andros and Ashley as I see them and since Ashley is probably my favourite Power Ranger making her wimpy would be against all I stand for and just... wrong. As for Andros, well he's lost so much in his life and he wants to protect what he has so badly. What happened to Brian has shaken Andros, but also made him more driven to protect his other children. And they children? Yeah, they are cute aren't they?
Protecting The Next Generation
Chapter 12
When the teleportation light cleared Wyatt looked at the large house in front of him. The last time he had been here was when Rafe was born and now he was already one and a half year old. They couldn't come to Rage's birthday because Brian had the chickenpox.
The door opened and a small girl about the age of two and a half ran out.
"Wyatt!" She exclaimed.
Wyatt smiled and picked her up when she reached him, spinning her around.
"Hey Sheena." He grinned.
"Sheena let them come in." A voice called laughing.
Everybody started to walk to the front door.
"Jeff." Ashley smiled once they reached it and hugged her brother.
"Ashy." Jeff said returning her hug.
When he released her he turned to the others.
"Come in. Kaitlynn is out at the moment, but she should be home soon."
"Uncle Jeff, where's Rafe?" Paige asked.
"Napping, he'll be out for another hour or so. Why don't you five go and have fun with Sheena?"
"Alright." Armin agreed. "What do you want to do, Shee?"
"Watch Finding Nemo!" Sheena exclaimed from Wyatt's arms.
"Lead the way." Wyatt laughed, putting her down.
Sheena ran of and Armin, Paige, Wyatt, Zeri and Nathan followed.
"Thanks again for letting us stay here, Jeff." Karone said.
"No problem, Karone. Anyway, I spoke to Tommy before you arrived. He's going to stay here too and the others are more than will to he help. He also said Conner was going to ask his brother if he knew someone for the Ninja Academy who could help out. Oh and TJ is stopping by this evening."
"Jeff, you're the best."
One Month Later
Time had passed quickly. Conner's brother had been able to get six more rangers to help out, but still they weren't a single step closer to freeing Brian. Most rangers were staying in Angel Grove with family or with other rangers who lived in Angel Grove. Jeff had taken not only Andros, Ashley, Zhane, Karone and the children into his house, but also Cassie, Saryn, Ty'lee, Julynn, Tommy, Kim and Keith.
At the moment everybody was in the back yard thinking of ways to get Brian back. Armin, Paige and Zeri had taken the other children to the park to play, so they wouldn't be a bother.
Kimberly was sitting on the steps of the veranda, watching the other rangers come up with one impossible idea after the other. She laughed softly at the silliness of the ideas. She knew most of the ideas were to keep the spirit light.
Suddenly a sharp pain in her abdomen took the smile of her face.
"Tommy!" She yelled, her arms wrapped around her belly.
Tommy jumped up and was at her side within no time.
"Are you okay?" He asked gently.
"Yeah, I'm fine, but this baby decided today is the day."
Tommy nodded and helped her up. By that time the others had come over.
"You okay, Kim?" Aisha asked concerned.
Kimberly wanted to reply, but just at that moment another contraction hit, if Tommy hadn't been holding her she would have doubled over.
"The baby's coming, isn't it?" Ashley asked.
Kim nodded.
"You got that pretty fast." Dustin commented.
"Hey, I went through that three times myself. It would be bad if I didn't recognize a contraction when I see one." Ashley replied indignant.
"I'll give you two a ride to hospital." Jason offered.
"Thanks, bro." Tommy flashed his best friend a smile.
The three quickly walked through the house to Jason's car. When they reached it Jason opened one of the back doors.
"It might be a bit uncomfortable with Tom's car seat, but getting that out would take hours."
"You're just to lazy to get it out." Tommy joked and helped Kim into the car, before getting in with her.
Jason got in behind the wheel and started the car.
It didn't take them long to get to Angel Grove Hospital. Jason drove the car to the entrance, so Kim didn't have to walk too much. The moment the car stood still, Tommy opened the door and helped Kim out.
"I'll go park the car. Be right back."
"We're going in. We'll see you there."
Jason nodded and drove of. Tommy guided Kim inside. The moment they walked through the doors a nurse walked over to them.
"Can I help you?" She asked.
"Yes, my wife just went into labour."
"Name?"
"Kimberly Ann Oliver." Kimberly replied, just before another contraction hit.
The nurse nodded.
"Follow me please."
Soon Kimberly lay on a bed in a room on the maternity ward. Tommy was holding her hand. The door opened and Jason walked in.
"Hey, just wanted to let you know I'm here. I'll wait in the waiting-room. Oh and the others just got a call from Billy. It appears Cestria is about two months pregnant." Jason grinned.
Tommy was about to reply when Kim nearly crushed his hand.
"Alright." Tommy finally said with a pained face. "We'll let you know when Shadiah is born."
"If it is a girl, bro, if it is a girl." Jason grinned and left the room again.
Tommy suppressed the urge to stick out his tongue at the closed door and turned his attention back on Kim.
"Tell me why I'm doing this again?" Kim asked.
"Think of all the fun Keith has been." Tommy smiled and placed a kiss on her forehead.
"What about all the trouble?" Kim asked with a small grin.
"Even if you think of that, there's no way back now." Tommy grinned back.
Kim leaned again Tommy and sighed. All she had to do now was wait for the green light and start pushing.
Two hour later Kimberly still wasn't allowed to push. A midwife came in and smiled.
"Well, Kimberly. You're ready to start pushing."
Kimberly let out a sigh of relieve.
"Finally."
The nurse laughed.
"Well then, let's deliver this baby."
Within ten minutes the room was filled with the cries of a new born baby.
Waiting-room
Tommy entered the room with a bright smile on his face and Jason quickly stood up.
"And."
"Baby's born." Tommy grinned.
"And?"
"What?" Tommy teased.
"Jace or Shadiah?"
"Oh, that."
After a few moments of silence Jason got impatient.
"Spill it, bro."
"You really want to know, right?"
"TOMMY!"
"Alright, alright, you win."
"So?"
"I'm the proud father of a cute little boy." Tommy smiled.
"See, Kim told you not to get your hopes up to high."
"Hey, I never said I minded if it was a boy, I just hoped it would be a girl. Anyway, now we could return the favour."
"Well, I'm glad. Especially since you didn't get what you want."
Tommy threw a playful punch in Jason's direction.
"Well, I guess you don't want to see Jace."
The moment the words left Tommy's mouth, Jason moved past his friend and into the room Tommy had just came from to see his friends' second son.
"Hey, wait for me." Tommy called after him, but Jason just ignored him and walked on. "We can still change Jace name you know."
"Whatever, bro, whatever."
A/N: I'm going to start taking my laptop to school soon, so I might just be able to write a bit more. Anyway hope you liked it. Please review and tell me what you think.