Chapter 10: The New Baby
Dana was lying in her bed with a sigh. She was worried about Carter and Kalyani. It wasn't fair that her friend was losing her life because of her powers. However, she remember Kalyani told her that she had lived a long, happy life. Dana felt the baby kick when Carter came in the room. "Hey," he greeted.
"Hi," she greeted back.
"How's the baby?" He asked.
"The baby's a bit restless."
He gave Dana a kiss before kissing her swollen stomach. "I swear I must be carrying twins," she insisted. Carter chuckled and held onto her hand.
"I love you," he murmured.
He gave her a kiss and she smiled at him. "I love you too," she answered. He placed a kiss on the top of her hand and then they heard the door open to see Angela standing there.
"Hi, Dana, how is the baby doing today?" She asked.
"The baby is still kicking me like crazy," Dana replied.
Angela checked her over with a smile. "Well, little baby Grayson is due any day now," she informed.
"Finally, I can't wait to hold this little angel," Dana stated.
Carter nodded when the alarms went off. He got up and after giving his wife a final kiss, he ran to Rescue Ops.
"What's going on, Captain?" Carter asked. Captain Mitchell turned to the screen and Carter looked over to see Kimberly and Kelsey being attacked. He looked over at Joel, Ryan, and Chad. "Let's go," he instructed. Then they ran to the jeep.
Dana was lying back when all of a sudden, it hit. She had gone into labor. "ANGELA!" She screamed. Angela came running in and saw Dana going into labor. She ran over to her and got everything prepared. She then had a nurse come in.
"Okay, just like we practiced Dana. Keep breathing," Angela instructed.
Carter groaned when the monster threw him halfway across the city. "CARTER!" Kimberly yelled. She ran over and helped him up. "Carter, are you okay?" She asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine," he replied.
She helped him stand up and then they got ready to blast this monster. "V-LANCERS!" Carter yelled. They aimed the V-Lancers at the monster, but the monster disappeared. "What?" Carter mumbled.
Dana fell back after another contraction hit her. Tears fell down her face, because Carter wasn't there to witness the birth of their baby. Angela sat next to her friend with a sigh. "I'm sorry that Carter can't be here," she apologized.
"This isn't your fault," she assured her.
"No, this is Rajani and Mahesh's fault," Angela agreed.
Dana placed a hand on her stomach and gasped when a contraction hit. "Its okay, just remember to relax and breathe," Angela instructed. Dana nodded and was able to breathe. However, another contraction came right away.
"CARTER!" She screamed.
Kalyani's eyes snapped open when Dana screamed. Her bracelets were shaking on her wrists. "CARTER!" Dana screamed again. She got out of bed and went into Dana's room.
The young wife was crying from the pain. Unfortunately, Kalyani and Angela's comfort wasn't much comfort. "Get Captain Mitchell immediately," Angela ordered. The nurse ran to get the captain.
Captain Mitchell was in Rescue Ops when the nurse came. "Captain Mitchell, your daughter is calling for you," she informed. Captain Mitchell followed her to the room.
Carter and the rest of the Rangers searched for the monster when Kimberly screamed. They looked over to see the monster holding their Pink Ranger captive.
Rajani flipped from the battle to where Dana was giving birth. "Look, brother, she is giving birth to an even stronger child," she informed. Mahesh stood behind his sister with an evil grin.
"Scratch the idea of having the Yellow, Pink, or Titanium Ranger. We will target the Red Ranger's child. Two fully blooded rangers with strong auras make a strong aura child," Mahesh explained.
Rajani flipped it again to reveal Tommy playing with Olivia. "What about this child?" She asked.
"She is strong, she was born out of two Rangers. She'll be a perfect target too," Mahesh agreed.
The two siblings laughed and then they had Kimberly be released.
The monster threw Kimberly and Carter caught her. "See you later, Power Losers," the monster laughed. Then the monster disappeared.
"Come on, Dana, push now," Angela instructed. Dana held onto her father's hand while crying out in pain as she pushed. Captain Mitchell placed a kiss on the side of his daughter's head.
Two minutes later, a baby's wail could be heard throughout the infirmary. "And we have a beautiful baby girl," Angela informed. She cleaned the infant up and wrapped her up in a pink blanket. "Here she is, Dana," she murmured. Captain Mitchell helped his daughter sit up and looked at his newborn granddaughter.
"I am so proud of you," he told her.
Carter and the rest of the Rangers returned and saw Angela standing there. "Angela, is something wrong?" Joel asked.
"Is Dana okay?" Carter asked.
"She's just fine," Kalyani replied.
"In fact, she and Captain Mitchell are waiting for you in the infirmary," Angela informed.
Carter went to see what was going on.
He came into the infirmary to find his wife and father-in-law there. In her arms was a pink bundle. "Dana," he murmured. Captain Mitchell kissed the top of Dana's head before leaving.
"Here's your sweet baby girl. Destiny Danielle Grayson," she murmured.
Carter took his daughter into his arms and sat down. "I feel so bad that I wasn't with you while you were in labor," he mumbled. Dana held his hand with a sigh.
"Carter, it wasn't your fault. You will defeat Rajani and Mahesh. Once they're defeated, we'll be able to be a normal family," she assured him.
He gave her a kiss before looking at Destiny. She opened her eyes to show him that her eyes are the beautiful blue like her mother's eyes. "Hey, sweet heart, I'm your daddy," he murmured. Destiny's tiny hand came out from under the folds of her pink blanket. He touched her soft hand with a smile. He then sat closer to Dana and they both admired their baby girl.
Kalyani smiled at the family of three and bit back a gasp when her bracelets started shocking her. She rubbed her wrists She rubbed her wrists trying to get the pain to stop. "Just a little more time," she whispered. She then knew that between the shocking of needing to be free, it was a warning too. She went to her room to see what was going on.
She had an image appear in front of her. "We not only need the child of the Lightspeed Red Ranger, we need the child of every red Ranger," Mahesh added.
"Show us those children," Rajani ordered.
Kalyani watched as the original Red Ranger, Jason Lee Scott, was practicing karate when he heard the door closed. "DADDY!" A little voice yelled. Jason smiled and picked up a little boy.
"Hey, Jordan," he greeted.
He kissed the side of his head and looked over at his wife, Katherine Hilliard/Scott, who walked over to them.
The image switched to Andros was working on the computers in the Megaship when the doors opened, revealing two little kids. A little boy and a little girl. Andros smiled as he picked his kids up. "Were you helping mom out?" He asked. They nodded and they hugged him.
"We love you, daddy," they told him.
"I love you too, Alex, Alexa," he murmured.
The image switched to Wes and Jen, who were holding their one month old son, Wyatt. Then the image disappeared. "Oh, no," Kalyani whispered.
Author's Note: The powers will be passed in the next chapter. You can only vote twice. So, here are the results so far and keep voting please.
Dana: 8
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