Chapter 4: Saving Dana

Dana was walking out of the doctor's office from her daily check-up with the doctor. Carter was meeting her down by the car with a grin. "What did the doctor say?" He asked.

"He said that the baby should be due sometime in April," she replied.

"That's great news," he stated.

He had her get in the car and they were driving back to the Aqua-Base. "Carter," she murmured.

"Hmm," he answered.

"Do you think that Mahesh and Rajani will be after the baby?" She asked.

Carter held his wife's hand with a sigh. "Well, as long as we keep the baby a secret, then I think we should be fine," he replied.

"Kalyani said that they have ways of finding out about our lives," she reminded.

"Yes, but this is one thing they'll never find out. This baby will be safe."

Dana sighed and placed a hand on her still flat tummy. She was worried about her baby's safety. The fear of what Mahesh and Rajani might do to her baby frightened her. She gasped when mutants appeared in front of the car. "CARTER!" She screamed. Carter swerved the car around and hit a few mutants. Carter looked over at his wife.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

"I'm fine," she replied.

Carter got out of the car and had her stay where she was. He didn't want to take the chance of her getting hurt and losing the baby. "Hand over the woman, Red Ranger," Rajani ordered.

"No," Carter snapped.

"Very well then, ATTACK!" She yelled.

Carter tried fighting off the monsters, only to be losing. Dana knew that it was time to contact the others. "Guys, come quick, we're being attacked in the downtown area. Carter won't let me leave the car," Dana informed.

"We'll be right there," Ryan assured her.

Dana couldn't stand watching him lose anymore so she got out of the car only to have a monster grab her. "NO!" Carter yelled.

"LET ME GO! LET GO OF ME!" She yelled.

Rajani walked over to the struggling young woman. "You have a strong aura that is very good," she commented. Dana struggled and glared at the woman. "Take her back to the fortress," she instructed. They jumped when blasts came their way. "Who dared such insolence?" She demanded.

"We did," Joel replied.

"Let our friends go," Kelsey demanded.

Carter groaned when he was thrown in front of the rest of the Lightspeed Rangers. "Take him," Rajani snapped.

"You won't take Dana away from me," Carter snapped.

He stood up with a glare. "LIGHTSPEED RESCUE!" He yelled. He morphed and got into a fighting stance. "Let my wife go," he ordered.

"I don't think so," Rajani answered.

Carter hurried and started charging at the monster. Dana yelped when the monster threw her to the ground to save itself. Carter fought the monster and pushed the monster towards the rest of the Power Rangers. He then destroyed the monster before running to Dana. "Dana, are you okay?" He asked. Dana smiled at him.

"I am now," she replied.

He then hugged her tight with a sigh. Dana hugged him back and closed her eyes.

They brought her back to the Aqua-Base and Angela checked her over. "The baby is just fine. Nothing to worry about. However, for the time being, I would insist that you would stay on the Aqua-Base," Angela instructed. Dana sighed and Carter held her hand while sitting on the edge of her bed.

"Angela's right, Dana, while Rajani and Mahesh are after you, it is too dangerous for you to be out there," he agreed.

Dana held onto his hand and traced the wedding ring. "Here, then take this," she insisted. She removed her morpher and placed it into Carter's hand. "I won't be needing this anytime soon," she added. Carter nodded and then Chad came in.

"Carter, Captain Mitchell's calling us," he informed.

"Okay," he stated.

He looked at Dana with a smile. "I'll be back, you just rest," he informed. He placed a kiss on her forehead before leaving. Dana sat back and played with her wedding ring. The thought of losing Carter broke her heart. She placed a hand on her stomach, the thought of her baby growing up without his or hers father also broke her heart. She then lied back down and fell asleep.