HEY ALL! HERE IT IS… PART 2 OF MY 'BROKEN ROAD' SERIES. IT BEGINS FOUR YEARS AFTER 'BROKEN ROAD, PART 1.' I SUGGEST YOU READ THAT FIRST IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY.
AGAIN, I OWN NOTHING EXCEPT FOR ANIMARIA MEYERS, ALEC COLLINS AND THE OTHERS THAT WILL BE COMING ALONG.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS STORY GOES A LITTLE OFF THE TIMELINE ACCORDING TO SPD RIGHT NOW, BUT IT WILL ALL MAKE SENSE I PROMISE YOU.
R&R!
"SPD EMERGENCY!"
Taylor stood outside the testing room and held her four-year-old son up to the window.
"Is that really papa?" Schuyler asked in awe as he saw his father's body encased in a red suit and helmet. Taylor grinned.
"Yes Sky, that's really papa," she replied.
"I wanna see!" another voice said.
Taylor placed Sky on a chair so he could still see, and lifted her daughter. "See Ani?" she asked.
Animaria looked at her father as he powered down and then turned to the window and waved.
Both Ani and Sky waved enthusiastically and Taylor couldn't help but grin at her twins. The doors opened and Taylor put Ani down and watched as both her son and daughter ran towards their father.
"Hey guys," he said as they just about knocked him over.
"I wanna be a ranger just like you papa," Sky said as he touched the morpher his father was holding.
Eric Meyers just grinned as he tussled his son's dirty blonde hair. "You can't be a ranger," Ani said. "You're too little." Eric smiled at his daughter and kissed her cheek.
"Sky can be a ranger when he gets bigger," Eric said as he stood. "And you could be one too," he said, making Ani smile.
"But Ani's a girl! Girls can't be rangers!" Sky shouted.
"Ahem," Taylor said. Her son sheepishly turned and looked at his mother. Her arms were crossed, but she was grinning. Ani smiled and walked over behind her mother, crossing her arms as well.
Eric bent down behind his son and placed a hand on his back. "What did I tell you about the girl rangers?" he asked. Both their children were well aware of their parents' days as rangers… Taylor and Eric both agreed that they shouldn't keep secrets like that from them.
Sky hung his head. "You said that mama was the best girl ranger," he said in a small voice.
Taylor grinned at that. "What do you say?" Eric chided.
"Sorry mama… sorry Ani," the little boy said. Taylor bent down and kissed her son's forehead.
"It's okay," she said. "I think Dr. Manx said she has a new experiment she wants you to help her with." Both sets of blue eyes lit up and they ran down the hallway of the newly renovated Bio Lab building.
Eric placed his arm around her waist and kissed her cheek. "What's Kat got in the works now?"
"Something about a robotic dog I think," she replied. Both of them laughed a little and headed towards their office.
In the five years they had been married, their professional careers had skyrocketed. Mr. Collins' idea for expanding the Guardians had nearly exploded into what was now called 'The Space Patrol Delta' project. Taylor had begun training potential recruits, while Eric had been busy testing the newest technology.
"Cruger said the suits for the new team are going to look more like the Space Rangers', seeing as Andros already has the plans for them. My Quantum suit's just a temporary thing," Eric said as he sank into the leather couch. "To make sure the commands on the morphers work."
"It still looks good to me," she said huskily as she sat on his lap. She kissed him hungrily and Eric pushed her off of him a little.
"What's gotten into you?" he asked. "Not that I'm complaining."
Taylor leaned against him. "I want another baby," she said softly. Eric's eyes went wide.
"Seriously?" he asked grinning. Taylor just nodded her head and leaned in for another kiss.
"EW!" three little voices said from the doorway. They broke their kiss to find their children and godson grimacing.
"Hello," Taylor said as she walked to her desk. Ani and Sky plopped down on the couch next to their father with Alec Collins following.
"Hi Uncle Eric! Hi Auntie Taylor," the five year old said. Eric couldn't help but grin… Alec was just like Wes and everyone knew it. "Guess what?"
"What?" Eric replied.
"I'm getting a little sister!" he said excitedly. Taylor's eyes widened at this news. Sky and Ani immediately were on their feet.
"Can we get one too?" they asked at the same time of Eric. Eric just grinned.
"We'll see," he said. Just then there was knock on the door and Jennifer Collins entered.
"I guess the little squirt opened his mouth," she said smiling. Alec ran to his mother and wrapped his legs around her. Taylor go tout of her seat and hugged Jen.
"That's great news," the former yellow ranger said. "How long?"
"About ten weeks," she replied. The kids all grinned from ear to ear as Jen and Taylor talked about the new baby, and Ani and Sky kept badgering their parents about getting one of their own.
"We'll see," Taylor said. Jen decided it was time to head home and gathered her son up, leaving the Meyers family in their office.
Eric watched as Sky sank into the couch cushions with Ani following right behind him. Soon their eyes were drifting shut and Taylor just grinned.
She walked up behind Eric and wrapped her arms around his waist. "Were you serious?" he asked softly. Taylor leaned her head against his broad back and kissed it.
"Yeah… we should have another one. I mean come on. You really want Wes and Jen to one up us again?" she said grinning.
Eric turned and kissed her forehead. "I think we've outdone them with those two," he said in reference to his sleeping twins. He bent his head down and kissed her lips gently. "But… if you're up to it, I have no objections." Taylor kissed him and smiled.
"Let's get them home and into bed," she said huskily. Eric grinned and they broke away. Taylor picked up Ani and Eric got Sky, and together they drove back to the house.
Once everyone was settled, Eric and Taylor climbed into their bed and made love with the hopes of adding a new member to the family…
