Disclaimer: I do not own any thing that is affiliated with the Power Rangers. I do own the character of Melanie Burgs. I am not sure which characters from the "Saving the World, Again" series I will bring into this story, as of yet, but keep an eye out for them.
Daisyz: Thanks, I'm glad you think so. I hope that you'll enjoy this chapter though.
TrueRomantic: Well, I thought that needed to be in there, since they are best friends. I'm glad that you like it and I hope that you'll enjoy this one as well.
XRachX: It's going to be interesting and that is all that I can really say right now.
Now, on with the Story!
Trying to Find DressesTrini's POV
It's been awhile since I've seen most of my friends that don't live inside of the peaceful city limits of Angel Grove. To be honest this is the first time I can honestly say that Angel Grove has really been peaceful in years, now that I really have a chance to think about it. I've been so busy planning this wedding lately and I now understand how it nearly drove Kim to insanity when she was doing this last year. She volunteered to help me, but what with her growing belly and unstable hormones, I decided it was just best to let her help with the dress shopping, which I hope to get out of the way, today.
"Trini," Kim said, walking into Jason and Trini's house and taking a look around, but she did not see anyone in the front few rooms, which was a little bit odd in her mind. They knew that she was coming, although she had gotten there a little bit early. She just couldn't stand to sit still at the dojo while being able to do nothing, so Tommy had agreed to let her go ahead and go, much to her delight.
The next room she walked into, their living room, contained a comfy, old, recliner, which had many of Jason's work supplies stashed on it. The supplies seemed to have not been able to find another home in their house, due to circumstances beyond his current control. However, the pale green walls seemed to emit an air of clam, although the confined chaos of their wedding supplies contrasted with it easily. She knew what it was like to have all of that planned but there was not much else that they could do about it.
"She's upstairs, Kim," Jason said, walking over from the computer desk to give her a hug and carefully placing his hand on her noticeably rounder belly, as he watched his little sister smile about all of it. They had somehow gotten through her first trimester without her having a miscarriage or Mesogogg showing up, which was a small miracle. Now they just hoped and prayed that it would remain calm for the rest of her pregnancy, which would honestly be a miracle. He doubted that it would stay quiet for six more months, but he had been proved wrong before and he prayed that he would be proved wrong again. "So, you and baby doing alright?"
"Yeah, we're fine, Jason, although the doctor cut my teaching gymnastics out for the next six months. I have to do too much of the stuff, as I can't exactly explain to them what a punch front is without showing it to them. So, Ally is having to take over all of the classes. Tommy's going to be here in a few hours by the way. He had a few classes to teach this morning at the dojo before he could make it down here. They're a lot busier now that Mesogogg has calmed down and the parents aren't afraid to let their children come to class and that helps keep him distracted from some things," Kim said, as Jason walked her over to sit down on a piece of furniture.
"Alright, most of the guys won't be here for awhile anyway. Do you want me to go tell her that you are here?" Jason asked, as Kim settled down on the couch and placed her hands over her belly. She was just waiting for the baby to kick soon and then Tommy would be able to share more with her than the daily massages he so willing gave her shoulders and back. She hadn't really had any back problems, but he offered, so she gladly accepted anytime he asked.
"No, let her do whatever she has to first. I got here early mainly because I can't stand going to the dojo and not being able to teach anything while I'm there. It takes more energy out of me to sit still and watch, than to do the stuff," Kim said, as Jason nodded his head and then went to grab some things that Trini had wanted to show to Kim before they went shopping. He didn't exactly know what they were, but he was sure that Kim would once she saw them.
"Jason, why didn't you come tell me Kim was here?" Trini asked when she walked in and saw the two of them situated on the couch, looking at some flowers that they were trying to decide between.
"Because I told him not to. You have other things that you have to do and I just came to help shop," Kim said stubbornly, as she stood up to give Trini a hug and then she was guided back to the couch. "You know, I'm not going to pass out if I stand up for more than a few seconds."
"Sorry, it's just…" Jason said as he could no longer find a way to end the sentence that would not make Kim mad. He couldn't really explain it anyway, even if he did try. It was more than Tommy threatening them, it was as if they felt they needed to do it, no matter what anyone said.
"Don't worry about it. Tommy does it all the time, I just didn't expect it from the two of you," Kim said with a smile, as neither knew exactly where to go with their conversation now. She seemed all right about it, but they were not sure if they were ready to experience a mood swing from her. Tommy could diffuse a bad mood, they were not sure if they were up to that one, yet. "Now, Jason was telling me that you were looking at pink dresses the other day?"
"Call me crazy, but they were nice Kim and you, Aisha, and Melanie look good in that color," Trini said, as Kim stared at her for a moment before trying to speak.
"Trini, with the small basketball that will be under my dress, I could care less what color it is that you put me in," Kim said, as Jason and Trini got a kick out of the way she talked about her thickening waistline.
"Come on, Kim, you know you'd like it," Jason said with a smile as Trini nodded her head in agreement. Kim was not helping her argument any because of the fact that she was wearing a pink shirt with her jeans, but they had expected that.
"Yeah, I would, but I'll wear whatever Trini wants me to, no matter what color it is. It is her wedding after all," Kim said, as Trini smiled, then gave her another hug.
"You made her happy," Jason said, as Trini punched him lightly on the shoulder for stating the obvious.
"Well, we had better get going if we are ever going to get all of this done in one day," Trini said, as Kim stood up off the couch and headed towards the door to let them say good-bye in private. She knew how she and Tommy had been in the months before they got married, but come to think of it, they could have been acting like that because of Mesogogg.
"Look, if she gets tired…" Jason said, as Trini stopped his statement with a firm kiss. "Don't do that."
"Jason, don't worry, she's my best friend too, you know. I know that Tommy is coming in, in a few hours, so he can watch out for her once we all meet up and I don't really want to catch hell from him either," Trini said with a smile. "I'll see you for supper, I don't know if we'll be back before then."
"Alright, honey, be careful, you know what it's like out there," Jason said as he showed his worry for letting them go out by themselves without the wonderful ability to morph within their grasps. Although he did not know if Kim would keep her promise of not morphing if something serious started to go down without anyone else there to help. She might do it just because she had to, although he did not like thinking about that at all.
"I'll call you if you want me to," Trini said with a smile, as he nodded his head that he would like that a lot. "I'll call you at around lunch to let you know how it is going. Bye Jase."
"Bye," Jason said giving her a hug and a kiss on the forehead before turning her loose to watch her walk out the door.
"Kim, let me drive," Trini said, as Kim gave her a long stare before she relinquished the driver's seat to Trini, knowing today was going to be a very long day for them, without them getting in any fights, especially over stupid stuff. "So, how's it been?"
"I should be asking you the same question," Kim said with a smile before going to answer the question. "It's been fine, Trini, but I've had morning sickness a few times, which Tommy hates. He's never liked it when I was sick, go figure though. Remind me that I have to buy my dress a few sizes big."
"Don't worry about that, Kim, they carry a maternity line," Trini said, as Kim sighed at the word before looking over at Trini, who was barely able to keep from laughing. "And everything around here has been good too, except for the fact that I am getting a little bit nervous."
"Trini, I can't drag you down the aisle, you have to walk down it under your own will," Kim said with a smile before gazing out her window to take in most of what she had missed since she moved away from Angel Grove.
"You miss it, don't you?" Trini asked as her best friend continued staring at the once familiar scenery. She was glad that she had settled down in her hometown, but Reefside worked out best for Tommy and Kim, for the time being at least.
"Yeah and I miss all the things that we did when we were teenagers. It's wonderful to be with Tommy, I just wish we would have settled in Angel Grove, but I don't think I could settle down here now. Not knowing what was coming after he came back home," Kim said trying to not betray her true feelings towards sitting out for such a long time, knowing the unsaid risks that were going on.
"So you miss fighting, don't you?" Trini asked with a smile on her face, as they entered the shopping district of Angel Grove. Kim could possibly lie her way out of this with Tommy, as he would not try to make her say something if it would overstress her, but there was no way that she could lie to her. Trini would find out the truth, no matter how much of a struggle it was to get to that point.
"Well, we haven't had any battles, but I hate knowing that I will sit at home while Tommy goes out there if something does happen," Kim said, as they parked in front of a bridal shop, while Aisha and Melanie got out of their cars and walked towards Trini's.
"Hey," Aisha said walking over to the two of them as they stepped out of Trini's car. They had gotten there early, as they thought Trini and Kim would do the same, but for once they were late.
"Hey ya'll. Sorry about being late, I kinda forgot about the time, I've been a little bit stressed lately," Trini said as they all exchanged hugs before heading towards the store. "Look, I have ideas, but the three of you will be trying on a few things."
"Exactly how many is a few?" Melanie asked, as Kim warily placed her hands on her hips and looked over at Trini, knowing exactly what that meant for them. They were going to try on every dress that they could until they found one that fit Trini's specifics.
Melanie Burgs was a girl that Trini had met while serving her term at the Peace Conference. She was about the same height as the rest of them and she had light blonde hair, which grazed the edges of her face. Trini had become one of her best friends while they were over there and she had seen her go through some rather rocky stuff. The worst thing being that Jason left and it seemed to everyone there that part of her heart went with him when he did that. They knew that they two of them had been hiding something, but they had hoped that it would only be a matter of time before the two of them wound up together. It did take them longer than expected, but they were finally together and that was what mattered.
"Until we find one that looks good on all of you," Trini said as they sighed and then went to begin the shopping conquest.
At Home"Tommy, man, what took you so long to get here? Kim said you'd be here in a little while," Zack said opening the door, as Jason had instructed for him to do while he pulled together some "work" that they had to at least start while the girls were out shopping. They didn't really want for either of them to get stressed about it, but it was possible, so that was why they were desperate to get it done before they arrived.
"I came straight from the dojo and I convinced Rocky to shut the place down today, although that was supposed to be my job this weekend. It's just been a long morning already," Tommy said, as he walked in, in his black karate gi and threw his duffel bag down on the floor before placing his hands on the top edge of his pants.
He had just been through one of the hardest two-hour classes that he had ever imagined teaching and had gotten called several different things by some of his students. He hated when they were in bad moods and openly cussed him out, but it just happened some days. It was funny how in school they would not dare to look at him the wrong way, but it seemed when they got on the dojo mat that he became their equal. It was going to be rough over the next few months, as school was about to start back, but he'd make it, he always had before.
"Well, I'm certainly glad that we are not doing anything too taxing today," Billy said with a smile, as he held up some information and improvements that he could see needed to be done to prepare them for anything like this. Tommy sighed at seeing what he was holding, but he knew that it would work out, one way or another.
"Tommy, you didn't take a shower, did you?" Jason asked, as his friend turned and glared at him before responding to what had been said.
"No, Jason, I didn't. The message you left on my voice mail didn't make me think I could afford to wait that long to get here," Tommy said, before taking a sniff of his karate clothes, thinking about how long it had been since he had washed them. He knew that Kim would have told him if they smelled that bad, although she had gotten to where she let him wash his karate clothes, especially after getting a whiff of an exceptionally dirty set. "My clothes don't smell that bad."
"Speak for yourself," Zack said, as Jason pointed Tommy towards the bathroom and threw him his bag, which, hopefully, contained some clean clothes. "Trust us, you'll thank us when Kim gets here."
"You know, he's the one person that we could do that to and he won't come out here ready to kill us," Jason said, with a shake of his head.
"Heard that guys," Tommy said, as they walked away from the bathroom door, hoping that he would not emerge from there ready to charge at them for the joke that was made at his expense.
"How were they looking when they left?" Billy asked, as he had heard from Tommy that Kim was becoming exhausted more easily lately.
With the knowledge he had of medicine and the powers within her, he had to admit he was slightly worried about her. All of them had been afraid that the things that they were doing could have adverse affects on her and the baby, but Tommy had assured them that the doctor's had not picked up anything abnormal. Of course, this was not something that most doctors would look for or even know how to detect. It was not as if there were droves of rangers that were having children at the same time, that just didn't seem logical to them.
"Good, I was surprised. Tommy made it seem like Kim was barely able to keep herself awake," Jason said, as they heard the door to the bathroom creak open and Tommy was soon standing with them in the living room, wondering why they had not settled down to work on what they had to get done before the girls got back.
"Give me a break. I'm just worried about her," Tommy said, as he had heard the last bit of what Jason said. "We need to get to work, there is no telling when they will get back from shopping."
"So you don't want her to help us today?" Zack asked, as Jason cleared the coffee table, but assured that everything he moved would be easily found by Trini. He knew that if he lost something, it would be hell to pay until he was able to find it or replace it, which might not be possible for some things.
"No. Look she is under enough stress knowing that I will be doing most of these modifications, although Hayley will help a good bit. I'm just trying to make sure there is no more stress added to this situation," Tommy said, sitting down on the couch next to Billy who was starting to spread the information on the coffee table. He was happy that they still had someone who could explain it and not leave them completely out in the cold about all of the things that had to be done.
"That wife of yours will refuse to not help you with all of this, you know that. Now, for the dino rangers Zords," Billy said, pulling out blueprints and other things. He then passed Tommy a notepad, knowing that he would need the notes to do this and he would probably be getting several calls about all of the modifications that he saw necessary.
Back to the Shopping"Uh, why don't the two of you just pick and then let them size me. I'm getting too aggravated with it all," Kim said as she stepped out wearing a light, raspberry colored dress and sighing because she thought that she looked horrible. Aisha understood and had been trying to get her to calm down, but she just wanted to watch, as she truly didn't like the way anything looked on her, not anymore.
"Kim, you look fine and I know that you want to have a say in all of this," Trini said as she stepped out in a gown of her own, but she had not found anything that she really liked.
"I'll have a say, but I can't keep trying on things or I will have a nervous breakdown and I know exactly what Tommy will say to me if that happens," Kim said calming herself down as she walked back into the dressing room and quickly took off the dress before changing back into her clothes. She took a dissatisfied glance into the mirror before walking out and taking a seat in one of the many chairs. Many of those chairs were already occupied by soon-to-be husbands, who were shocked when a pregnant woman collapsed into one of the seats next to them.
"How do these look?" Melanie asked, as they stepped out in a deep gold dress which was much more to Trini's liking and the other two did look great, but was it what Trini wanted for her wedding?
"I like them, but it's not my wedding. You need to ask Trini when she comes out," Kim said as Trini walked out smiling for the first time in hours, which they were all glad to see. They knew what Jason would think when he saw her and they were happy that she was happy. They just could not help but thank God that they would be heading off to see their friends knowing, for some, what was going to be going on.
"We have to size you first, then we can go check up on our friends," Trini said, pulling Kim out of the chair and guiding her over to a woman who worked at the store, knowing she would help. Kim would have to be measured a little bit bigger than she actually was, to accommodate for the extra pounds she would gain, but it was worth doing that now, rather than later.
AN: That's the end of this chapter, I hope that you have enjoyed it and let me know how you think I'm doing!