Chapter 17: Christmas Time

Ann came home from school to see her house totally ready for Christmas. She walked into the living room to find the picture of her parents kissing underneath the mistletoe. She picked the picture up with a smile. She remembered her parents always talking about it to her when she was a kid. She would always ask about them kissing underneath the mistletoe. The night before this whole mess happened. She then turned around to see Connor and Kira standing there. "Hey, I didn't know you guys were coming," she stated.

"Oh, we're here with a special announcement," Connor informed.

"What is it?" Ann asked.

Kira held up her hand with a smile. "We're getting married," Kira announced. Ann gasped and hugged Kira.

"Congratulations!" She shrieked.

Connor and Kira let out a small laugh and Kira hugged her back. Tommy and Kimberly then came downstairs with a smile. "Connor, Kira, congratulations," Kimberly congratulated. Ann noticed that her parents looked like they were bouncing with joy. She knew why, her parents were expecting another kid. However, when they got the ultrasound done, they weren't have one kid...not two, but three. Kimberly was pregnant with triplets and she vowed never to get pregnant again. Six kids was enough for her.

"I guess we should be getting that nursery put back up again," Connor commented.

"Yeah, for three," Kimberly agreed.

Tommy had Kimberly sit down and she placed a hand on her stomach. "The doctor told us that it might be two boys and a girl, two girls and a boy, all boys, or all girls," Tommy stated.

"What did the ultrasound say?" Kira asked.

"The ultrasound showed us a boy and a girl. The other one wouldn't keep still enough to show," Kimberly replied.

Ann sat next to her mother with a smile. "Where are Rebecca and Josh?" Tommy asked. Ann gave her mother a kiss on the cheek before standing up. She gave Tommy a kiss on the cheek before answering.

"The children are waiting in the car so I could take them out for last minute Christmas shopping," she replied.

"Make sure you're back before seven thirty," Kimberly informed.

"Yes, mom," Ann assured.

She then hurried out of the house.

As Ann drove down the street, she could hear Rebecca and Josh start arguing. "Would you guys knock it off?" She snapped.

"He/she started it," the accused in unison.

"I don't care who started it, I will turn this car around though," Ann assured.

She gasped when minions appeared in front of the car. "Great," she groaned. She looked at Rebecca and Josh. "You two stay in the car," she ordered. They nodded and watched as Ann went out to the front of the car. "I guess this is my present from your master?" She asked. The minions then started attacking her. Ann did a few back flips and when she landed in the arms of one of the minions, she took her foot and wrapped it around the minion's leg making it fall onto it's back. She spun around and punched the minion in the chest, destroying it. However, a creature then appeared and kicked Ann in the back. Ann screamed and fell to the ground in pain. Rebecca gasped and was about to get out of the car when Josh grabbed her arm.

"Are you crazy? Ann said not to leave the car," Josh reminded.

Rebecca sat back in her seat and watched as Ann stood up and grabbed her morpher. "ANIMAL POWER! COYOTE! PINK RANGER! POWER UP!" She yelled. She morphed and fought the creature. Ann screamed when the creature threw her across the yard. Rebecca got out of the car and ran towards her sister.

"Ann! Are you okay?" She asked.

"REBECCA! WATCH OUT!" Ann yelled.

The creature grabbed Rebecca, but the young teen just flipped the creature over her shoulder. Ann got up and grabbed her sister's shoulder. "Great work, now, go protect Josh," Ann urged. Rebecca nodded and went back to the car. "Brandon, Jack, Teresa, Brock, I'm being attacked by a creature and need your help," she informed.

Brandon and the others got Ann's message and went someplace to morph so they wouldn't be seen.

Jack nodded and they pulled out their morphers. "ANIMAL POWER!" Jack yelled.

"SNAKE! GREEN RANGER!"

"BLACK TIGER! BLACK RANGER!"

"CHEETAH! YELLOW RANGER!"

"SNOW LEOPARD! BLUE RANGER!"

"EAGLE! RED RANGER!"

"POWER UP!"

Ann was fighting off the creature and minions, but the creature threw her. She was about to hit the ground when Brandon caught her. "Hey, I don't remember the forecast saying it'll be raining pretty Pink Rangers," he quipped. Ann laughed before she fought by her boyfriend's side. After destroying the creature, Ann's communicator beeped.

"What's going on, dad?" She asked.

"Ann, your mom went into labor," Tommy replied.

"I'm on my way."

She de-morphed, got into her car, and hurried off towards the hospital.

When Ann came in, she could hear her mother's screams. Tommy came out and sighed. "Is she okay?" Rebecca asked.

"She'll be fine. However, she's threatening to kill me if I get her pregnant again," he laughed.

Ann smiled and held onto his hand. Then Tommy went back to help his wife.

(Christmas Morning: 1:30 a. m.)

Ann, Rebecca, and Josh walked into the room to see Kimberly holding a little girl and a little boy. Tommy held the other little boy. "I guess we have a new sister and two new brothers," Ann whispered. Ann walked over and Kimberly placed the biggest triplet in her arms, which happened to be her brother, Trent Tyler Oliver. Kimberly held their sister, Katrina Rose Oliver, and Tommy held the second smallest triplet, Thomas James Oliver Junior.

"I guess I'm taking time off from work a lot longer than usual," Kimberly commented softly.

Josh sat down with a sigh. Tommy placed little Tommy into Rebecca's arms and walked over to his son. "Hey, what has gotten you down in the dumps?" He asked.

"I couldn't get mom a gift and it's Christmas," Josh replied.

Tommy chuckled and looked at his wife and two daughters. "Josh, look at the smile on your mother's face. She has been given the best gift of all. It didn't have to come from a store. She has your brothers, sisters, and you," Tommy assured. Josh smiled to see the bright smile on his mother's face as she looked at the newborn infants. Josh got up and walked over to his mom. He got into the bed and looked at Katrina.

"Can we call her Katie for short?" He asked.

"We sure can," Kimberly replied.

"Merry Christmas mom."

Kimberly placed a kiss on the side of her son's head with a smile. "Merry Christmas, Josh," she whispered. They had cots setup around the room, but Tommy and Kimberly shared the bed not caring how small it was. The infants were placed in their cribs in the nursery. It was a very Merry Christmas for the Oliver family.

Author's Note: I hope you liked it. I wrote it of course around Christmas. The next chapter will be up soon.