Xander pulled the black SUV up to the familiar large white house of the Meyers family.

He parked the car and unlocked his door, grinning as he saw Leo and his parents pull up. Jen and Wes were already in the backyard helping out.

Leo Evans smiled at his longtime friend and shook his hand. "Long time no see," he said to Xander.

"Xan! Good to see you!" Alyssa said hugging him. Xander smiled and then turned to Cole.

Without warning, Cole grabbed the young man in another hug and laughed. "So where's the party?"

Xan laughed as well. "In the backyard."

Alyssa and Cole entered through the fence while the boys hung back a little. When the parents were out of sight, Leo brought up something Lindy had been worried about.

"You better be careful, man. Eric's been getting suspicious according to Lin." They both made their way around to the backyard where they could hear music and people laughing.

"Yeah... she almost missed her cousins' race cuz we were... uh," he stammered. Leo stopped dead in his tracks.

"You weren't...you know..." he said as he gestured with his hands. Xander's eyes went wide.

"No, no...not THAT. Just hanging out..."

Leo grinned and led him over to the rest of the party.

Both Meyers girls immediately lit up when the boys cam walking in. Taylor grinned at her daughters. "Go on," Taylor said. The girls walked off to join their friends and family.

Looking around the Meyers' backyard was like looking at a brief ranger history... Cole and Alyssa were talking with Dustin, Marah, Shane, and Kelly, while Wes, Jen, Hunter and his wife Sarah, along with Cam and his wife Laura were all gathered around the patio by the pool.

Tori and Taylor were sitting by the pool with their feet in as they watched their husbands try to cook the hamburgers.

"Last time Blake cooked on the grille we almost had to call the fire department," Tori commented. She grinned as Blake threw a match in the pit, casing Eric to jump back away from the flames.

"I have yet to have a hotdog that's been thoroughly cooked," Taylor remarked as the two sisters laughed together.

In their lives they had missed the little moments like this, but now that they had found each other and started families of their own, they were making up for lost time.

"Mum, you think maybe Uncle Hunter should be doing that?" Andy said as she saw her father over by the grille.

"Yeah mum, maybe we should keep dad away from that thing," Ethan said grinning. Tori smiled at her children.

"Tell you what. If you guys go cook, you get off shop duty for the week."

"Deal!" they both said at the same time. Taylor watched her niece and nephew run off and smiled.

"They're so much like you it's scary," she commented. Tori sighed and watched her other three children mingle with everyone else.

"It's weird though," she said as she sighed. "I never thought I'd have a family again...now I have more than I can count."

Taylor placed a hand on hers. "I know the feeling little one," she said gently as she saw Brady and Ethan lightly sparring. "First Eric, then the girls." She paused for a moment. "Then Brady... he's a miracle... like ALL of your kids."

Tori smiled at her. Taylor's labor with the girls had taken a toll on her body. She was told that she may never have kids again...then Brady came along. And her children... after she had her second trial with leukemia she never thought she would survive.

But Blake had been a big part in helping her with that. She recovered and had five beautiful children. She smiled again to herself as she saw Owen and Jake talking with Sky and Charlie.

Taylor saw this too and grinned. "I think you're boys are in love," she said.

Tori snuck a glance over to her nieces. "Don't talk to soon sis... I think you're girls are on their way too." Taylor looked and saw Xander and Evie shamelessly flirting.

Taylor had suspected for some time what was going on with her daughter and godson, but knew better than to open her mouth about it.

"Eric's going to kill them when he finds out," she said.

"Who am I going to kill now?"

Both women turned and saw their husbands smiling down on them. "No one in particular," Tori said quickly. Taylor let out a small sigh. "The foods ready," Blake said as he helped Tori to stand.

Eric did the same to Taylor, nearly throwing her in the pool in the process.

"Meyers, I swear if you ever did that," Taylor said as he silenced her with a kiss. Tori and Blake grinned and walked over to the picnic tables that were set up.

"Hey lovebirds! Get a room!" Wes shouted, causing everyone to laugh. Eric and Taylor broke their kiss and joined their family.

The laughter that filled the yard carried on all throughout the neighborhood. One person however wasn't smiling as she made her way down towards the house she had only seen once.

She had to warn them... before it was too late...

As the collected rangers finished their meal, Taylor, Cole, and Alyssa couldn't help but feel... weird... like something was wrong.

They went on with the rest of the party without saying anything, but Eric knew something was up.

Taylor disappeared into the house and Eric followed her. She had her back to him as she placed the last of the candles on the large cake for her son and nephew. Eric snaked his arms around her waist and kissed her neck.

"Something's wrong," he said. "What is it?"

Taylor turned into him. "I just get the feeling that something's really, really wrong." Eric held her tighter.

"It's okay... we have a backyard full of rangers- three that are still active," he turned his wrist, showing his morpher. "What's the worst that could happen?"

DUN DUN DUN! Next chapter will reveal our villain... and he isn't going to the party for cake...

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