Chapter 9: Explaining the Power

Dana was walking down the hall when Kalyani fell to her knees. "Kalyani!" She gasped. She hurried over and helped her up. "Are you okay?" She asked.

"I'm fine, Dana," Kalyani lied.

"What's going on?"

Kalyani led Dana to an extra room. "I am dying, Dana. These powers are too great for my body," Kalyani confessed.

"Dying? Is there anything I can do?" Dana asked.

"No, I have lived a happy, fully life. Please don't worry about me," Kalyani replied.

"Well, what about these powers?"

Kalyani had Dana sit down so she could rest and she sat down so she could explain the Phoenix Powers. "These powers are very powerful. They had belonged to the last Phoenix before Rajani killed him for his powers. I was given these powers, because I held a pure heart. The one with a pure heart can hold these powers. The Phoenix Powers have you hold the power of fire, wind, and of course taking the form of a Phoenix. Once I got the powers, I was first weak when I first used the power of transforming into a Phoenix. Once I got used to them, I was able to hold things ten times the size of me," she explained. Kalyani pressed her hand against her temple. "Now my powers are becoming too strong for my body. My strength is too weak to hold the powers. The powers have to choose someone soon before I do die. When I pass on the powers to someone else, they'll be able to transform into a great Power Ranger," she added. Dana nodded before placing a hand on her stomach when the baby kicked. She was due in three months and she couldn't wait until she had the baby. Kalyani smiled and then watched the woman leave.

She sighed as she entered her room and lied down. She thought of Kalyani dying on them so soon in this war. The baby kicked again and Dana sighed. "Settle down, sweet heart," she whispered. She ran circles on her stomach. She hummed a little tune when the door opened to reveal Captain Mitchell. "Father, is there something wrong?" She asked.

"No, I just came to see how you were doing," he replied.

"I'm doing fine," she assured him.

She smiled when the baby kicked yet again. "The baby keeps kicking though," she added. Captain Mitchell smiled and placed a hand on his daughter's swollen belly.

"When your mother was pregnant with you, you kept kicking her during the night. She couldn't sleep when she was pregnant and she couldn't sleep when you were born," he explained.

"I wasn't that big of a handful, was I?" She asked.

"No, not at all. You are our precious treasure."

He kissed her forehead with a smile. "I love you, very much," he murmured.

"I love you too, dad," she sighed.

Captain Mitchell held her hand before going to Rescue Ops. Angela then came in. "Hello, Dana, it's time for your daily checkup," she informed. She helped the woman stand and led her towards the infirmary.

Kelsey was waiting for her, she was always with Dana during the daily checkups and Carter was always by her side too. Ryan would've liked to be there, but he had to be with everyone else to keep track of the city. Carter helped Dana lie down and then the ultrasound began. "Okay, oh, the baby is big and very beautiful. I think I can see the sex, do you guys want to know?" She asked. Dana looked at Carter with a smile.

"No, we would like to keep it a surprise," Dana replied.

"Yeah, let it be a surprise," Carter agreed.

Kelsey smiled and placed a hand on her shoulder. Once Dana was cleaned up, she was about to go back to the room when Angela grabbed her arm. "Not that it'll happen, but there is always a chance that the baby will come early. I would insist that you'd stay here so we can keep an eye on you," Angela instructed. Dana sighed and Carter chuckled.

"Listen to Dr. Rawlings," Carter insisted.

Angela had a bed arranged in her own private room. She was all settled and Carter sat next to her bed. "How are you feeling though?" He asked.

"I'm feeling fine. However, the baby keeps kicking," she replied.

She felt the baby kick again and placed his hand on her stomach. Carter smiled when he felt the baby's kick. Just then, the alarms went off. "I have to go," he told her. She nodded with a sigh. Carter gave her a kiss and placed a kiss on her stomach. Then he ran to the Rescue Ops. Dana had a screen brought into her room so she could see the fight.

When she saw her husband and their friends arrive at the fight. As the fight went on, her eyes widened when Carter was thrown across the street. "No," she whispered. Fear welled up in her heart as she continued to watch them lose to the fight. "CARTER!" She screamed.

Kalyani was watching her friends lose the fight and had to leave to save them.

Carter and the rest of the Rangers were thrown to the ground and had de-morphed. The monster walked over and stepped on Carter's chest. "This is the end of you, Red Ranger," the monster laughed. Then, fire hit the monster, knocking it backwards. Kalyani stood there with her hands raised.

"You leave that man alone," she ordered.

Ryan and Joel helped Carter stand up. Carter held his side in pain. Kalyani then raised her hands over her head, then she quickly shot them back down making more fire hit the monster and destroying it. She looked at them and fell. Chad ran over and caught her before she hit the ground. "Kalyani, are you okay?" Kelsey asked.

"I'm so weak. I can't keep using my powers," she whispered.

"Let's get her back to the Aqua-Base."

Kimberly and Kelsey watched as Angela had Kalyani hooked up to an I.V. and a heart respirator. Kalyani sighed and smiled at Angela. "Thank you, Mrs. Rawlings," she murmured. Kimberly walked over to her and held her hand.

"How are you feeling?" She asked.

"The powers are making me weaker each day. I have only a few months maybe to get my affairs in order," Kalyani replied.

"Why can't you just remove the bracelets?" Kelsey asked.

"That is impossible. Unless the powers are transferred to someone else and if evil is destroyed, the bracelets stay on my wrists and when I pass my powers on, they'll have to deal with keeping the bracelets on."

Kimberly traced the engraving of the Phoenix's head and looked at the dying woman. "I am still able to help you, give you advice about my brother and sister. However, I can't help you in a fight like that again. That's too risky for me," she informed.

"We understand, Kalyani. Is there any other way we can save you from this death?" Kelsey asked.

"No, and don't worry about my life. Think about the times you'll be sharing with Ryan once Mahesh and Rajani are destroyed. Kimberly, think about taking care of Olivia and Tommy. Make sure you have Chad think about marrying that girlfriend he has. Have Carter and Dana think about their baby," she replied.

Kelsey smiled and looked at Kimberly. "What's going to happen now?" Kimberly asked.

"I'll be putting myself into a deep sleep until the time comes for me to pass on my powers," she replied.

Kalyani touched her bracelets and a red glow shown on them. Kalyani smiled at them and closed her eyes.

Carter was sitting next to Dana's bed with a sigh. "I was so worried when that monster almost destroyed you," she stated. He held her hand and looked at her.

"I'm here now, Dana. I promise you that I will never leave you," he assured her.

Carter placed a kiss on her lips and watched her fall asleep. He got up and went to Rescue Ops to keep an eye on the city.

Author's Note: Here are the results of the poll so far. Don't add people to the list please. I can't put the baby, because duh, it's too young. Here are the results so far.

Dana: 6

Carter: 2

Please keep voting.