Chapter 25: Being friends

Kimberly was working on some paperwork not knowing what was going on in Dana's quarters.

Dana was walking back and forth along her quarters jumping at every shadow. "What is wrong with me?" She whispered. She just prayed that her hypothesis was wrong. "Please be wrong, please," she whispered. She walked over and picked up the pregnancy test and her heart stopped. "Positive!" She gasped. Dana sat down on the bed in disbelief, she was pregnant and yet she was still the Pink Lightspeed Ranger. "I have to tell Carter, but what about my dad?" She asked. Then she stood up. "I have to talk to Kim," she told herself.

Kimberly was walking down the hall when she saw Dana running up to her. "Dana, slow down what's wrong?" She asked. Dana calmed down a bit, but Kimberly could feel Dana's distress. "What's wrong?" She asked.

"I need to talk to you," Dana replied.

Kimberly followed Dana to the galley and Dana sat down in fear. "Kimberly, after the whole Memerase thing, Carter and I went to the next step in our relationship. I don't know how it happened, it just did. We were kissing in the hallway and the next thing I know, we're in one of the empty quarters," Dana started to explain. Kimberly sighed as she lowered her head slightly. Then she looked at Dana.

"You didn't use protection, did you?" She asked.

Dana shook her head and bit her lip. "What am I going to do, Kimberly? What if Olympius and Queen Bansheera find out about the baby? I'm so scared," she whispered. Kimberly sat next to Dana and wrapped her arms around her in an embrace. "How could I be so stupid? I'm smarter than this. I let myself get pregnant," Dana sobbed. Kimberly tried to calm her down again as Dana cried against her.

"It's ok, Day, it's ok," she whispered.

"What if Carter won't support me?" She asked.

Kimberly looked up when Carter came in. "We'll find out soon," Kimberly replied. Dana looked up and quickly wiped her tears away. Kimberly decided to leave them alone.

"Day, what's wrong?" He asked.

Dana sighed and held onto his hand. "Carter, remember what happened to us a few weeks ago?" Dana asked.

"Yeah," Carter replied.

Dana bit her lip. "Carter...I'm pregnant," she whispered. Carter was a little stunned at her announcement. Carter held onto her hand and tried to say something, but nothing came out. Dana lowered her head, but then Carter went down on his knees in front of her.

"Dana, I know what you're worried about. Queen Bansheera and Olympius," he pointed out.

Dana nodded and bit her lip. "I also know that you're worried about me supporting you," he added. Dana again nodded and Carter held onto her hands. "Dana, I'm going to tell you this now. I will never abandon you," he vowed. Dana smiled as she hugged Carter tight. "I love you," he murmured.

"I love you too," she answered.

Kimberly nodded with a smile.

Later that day, Dana entered Captain Mitchell's office and saw that Kimberly was already in there with her report. "Dana, what can I do for you?" He asked.

"Father, I need to talk to you, it's important," she replied.

"Sure, Dana," Captain Mitchell answered.

Dana took a deep breath and sat down. She played with her hands as she tried to tell her father about the baby. "Father, that day after Memerase was defeated. Carter and I well, we got closer that day. Today I found out that I'm...I'm...I'm pregnant," she informed. Captain Mitchell stared at Dana.

"Dana, what were you thinking? Do you have any idea of what's going to happen if Queen Bansheera and Olympius found out about the baby?" He asked.

"I understand, father," she replied.

"Now what are you going to do? What about medical school? You have all these plans and now that you're pregnant, are you sure you can do all the things you want to?" He asked.

Dana bit her lip and placed her hand on her stomach. "Dana, it isn't safe for you to stay the Pink Ranger. It would be safer if you passed your powers to somebody else," he instructed. Kimberly walked over and placed her hand on Captain Mitchell's shoulder.

"Dad, don't be so hard on her. I've been in her shoes," Kimberly pointed out.

Captain Mitchell nodded remembering that Kimberly was pregnant during the time of the Zeo Rangers. She wasn't a Ranger, but she was still danger because she was carrying the Red Ranger's baby. He looked over at Dana who was afraid. Captain Mitchell stood up and walked over to his daughter. He stood up and sighed. "Dana, you need to pass your morpher on, it's not safe for the baby," he told her.

"I can't dad, not when we're so close to beat Queen Bansheera," she insisted.

"And the baby? It's too dangerous to fight," he pointed out.

Ms. Fairweather entered the room. "I have installed a small shield that will protect the baby while she fights. That is if Dana is still up to fighting," she informed. Captain Mitchell looked at his daughter with his hands on her shoulders.

"Are you still up to fighting?" He asked.

"I am," she replied.

Captain Mitchell nodded and then he hugged his daughter tight. Kimberly sighed as she watched them. Thinking of when she got support from Billy, Rock, and Jason. It nearly broke her heart when Trini, Aisha, and Zack couldn't be there for her when she had Kylie. Even though now she missed her friends, she was happy the way her life went. She looked up at her father and sister. She then left the room and went to her quarters.

She smiled to find Kylie asleep. She placed a kiss on the side of Kylie's head and pulled the blankets around her even more. "I love you, sweetie pie," she whispered. Kimberly picked the teddy bear that was lying on the floor and placed it in her daughter's arms.

When Kimberly exited her quarters, she saw Dana hugging Carter tight and Carter was hugging her back. "I'm glad you have him, Day, you have no idea how lucky you are," she murmured. Then she walked towards her lab to get back to work on her special project.