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Epilogue: The Perfect Wedding Day

Takes place four years later

She truly looked like royalty in her strapless, white wedding dress that poofed out toward the bottom in its ruffled layers. With tiny pearls and red rosebuds pinned up against her blonde tresses, the bride looked like a Michelangelo-eque vision of beauty. Yet the princess's most perfect accessory was her prince charming who clung devotedly to her arm.

It was a fairy tale come true. Here she was now at a romantic restaurant with her closest friends and family to celebrate her wedding to the red ranger of her dreams. Syd couldn't have been any happier for Ally Samuels if she had been the bride herself.

"No, it's Ally Landors now," corrected Syd to herself, looking over at the newlyweds as they playfully fed each other the first slices of their wedding cake

Although the pair had only dated briefly before Jack had proposed, their engagement had lasted much longer due to the couple's various charitable ventures. So long in fact that Z had actually managed to beat Ally down the aisle. Syd smiled fondly as Bridge put his ear to Z's bulging belly and turned to grin endearingly up at the former yellow ranger… and the future mother of his child.

"Wasn't it a beautiful ceremony?" Z sighed amorously, rousing Syd from her reverie.

"A simple ceremony," put in Syd. "Personally, I would like something a little more…elegant than a civil ceremony."

"Of course, princess!" chirped Bridge and Z in unison, causing all three of them to laugh.

"But then again, they took the money they'd saved up for the wedding and gave it to fund the city's new food bank," continued Syd. "I wouldn't have expected anything less from Jack and Ally, considering the..."

"Wedding cake?" interrupted Bridge enthusiastically. "It's buttery!" he chirped while waggling his fingers in front of his month.

"Four years later, and some things never change," said Syd ruefully as both she and Z rolled their eyes at their bubbling but beloved best friend.

"Bridgey, go see if mini Jack wants some cake," hinted Z tenderly.

Syd smiled as she looked across the restaurant for "mini Jack," who was properly known to the world as Joshua Landors. Just because Jack and Ally hadn't made a date in their hectic schedules until now to get to the church, that hadn't stopped the philanthropic couple from finding time to start their family. The pair had gone almost two years ago to help build homeless shelters in Haiti and had fallen in love with the precocious, lanky infant. Now at five-years-old, Joshua – nicknamed "mini Jack" – was running around his parents' wedding reception donned in an adorable toddler tux as well as his favorite Robin Hood cap.

"Already playing superhero at such a young age," mused Syd to herself. "Joshua really is just like his dad. And it's not just that he has Jack's dreads, too!"

"My big brother's gone and gotten himself married," Syd heard Z mention mock teary-eyed as Jack and Ally sauntered over.

"Aww, my little sister's gone and gotten herself pregnant," retorted Jack sarcastically as he put an arm around his honorary sibling.

"It sound so dirty when you say it like that," commented Ally, slightly disturbed.

"Good point," agreed Z quickly. "So Syd, when is Sky going to propose?"

"Seriously Syd," added Ally. "You really need to get on him about that!"

"I see you two never hold back on the personal questions," gaped Syd startled, not wanting to admit lately she'd been wondering the same things.

"That's my girls!" said Jack proudly, putting his arm around his wife and his sister.

"Speaking of which, where is Sky?" mused Syd out loud. "I haven't seen him since the wedding cake was served."

"I saw Sky out on the terrace," put in Bridge, pig-backing young Joshua over to his parents. "Hey Joshua, I'll race you to the bathroom and back for the last slice of cake!"

"I can't believe I'm going to be looking after two kids soon," sighed Z good-naturedly, plopping her hands down her pregnant belly as Bridge and mini Jack took off across the restaurant.

As everyone burst into giggles, Syd got up and walked out to the terrace where she found Sky over looking the ocean. With his hands shoved deep in his pockets and his hair blowing in the mind, Syd admired how sexy Sky looked when he was deep in contemplation. Unaware of Syd sneaking up, Sky jumped slightly as his girlfriend threw her arms around him from behind.

"It's the lone ranger," teased Syd as she squeezed Sky's waist affectionately. "Where've you been? Wedding romance getting too much for you?"

"Not at all," said Sky in a slightly jittery tone.

"Well, come back inside," begged Syd. "I'm starving, and I've been waiting for you to eat my slice of wedding cake."

"If you're that hungry, I've got a ring pop on me," offered Sky suddenly.

"What is it with you and ring pops?" inquired Syd amusedly, knowing Sky always kept a box by his bed stand. "Anyway, I'd rather save it for later and have the cake now since…"

"Syd, open the ring pop now!" commanded Sky as Syd noticed her boyfriend beginning to turn nervously pale.

"No Sky!" pouted Syd in best princess-like manner. "You can not always tell me what to do. And right now, I want to eat cake!"

"But Syd, I really think you should…" Syd heard Sky say before she slammed the terrace door behind her.

Yet when Syd returned to her seat, she saw her piece of buttery yellow cake had already been abducted by Bridge and Joshua for the purpose of forging frosting sculptures. Sighing, Syd pulled the ring pop from her purse and began to unwrap it. Sky's take-charge attitude was an aspect of his personality she admired about him, but his getting so bossy over an ordinary ring pop….

Syd shrieked as a princess-cut, diamond engagement fell right out of the ring pop package. "SKY!" she cried, looking in frantic excitement around for her boyfriend.

"I told you'd want to open the ring pop now," she heard Sky gloat as he up beside her. "After all, I'd say I know you pretty well after four years of being your boyfriend."

"I guess you're right," replied a dazed Syd, still staring at the diamond ring in euphoric shock.

"Come on, Sky!" Jack demanded as Syd saw her friends now looking on. "Make it official already!"

"Hey, you're not red ranger anymore so don't give orders!" joked Sky to Jack playfully in return. "But for once I'll give it up that you're right."

"Sydney Drew," Sky continued after dropping to one knee. "Will you marry me? If you do, I promise to treat you like a princess for the rest of your life. I can't say I'll always act the way you want me to, but I can swear to you that I'll always love you and only you forever if you say yes."

"Yes, yes, YES!" squealed Syd ecstatically as Sky slipped the engagement ring on to her finger. Everyone applauded as Syd jumped into Sky's arms where the red ranger proceeded to passionately kiss his bride to be.

"I'm getting married!" squeaked Syd excitedly as she flashed the diamond to Z and Ally.

"And it's about time!" grinned Bridge to Sky, who for once was grinning ear to ear.

"Sky sweetie, I love you so much!" exuded Syd in pure elation. "We are going to have the perfect wedding day! I want a big white wedding dress covered in lace, a chapel filled with red roses, and orchestra playing as I walk down the aisle, oh and ice sculptures at the reception and…"

"Here we go again," groaned her fiancée and the rest of her friends affectionately.

The End

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!

A/N: Not only has this story been a joy for me write, but it's always been one my most successful statistically speaking to date. So I send very grateful shout-outs to everyone who read and supported this story. It's a thrill to know so many of you have enjoyed this fan fic.

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An extra special thanks to irine18 whose 100 SPD Valentine's Day fics inspired this story. I hope y'all continue to submit and support her Power Rangers C2: SPD Fluff. Thanks again everyone so much for coming along for the ride with "The Perfect Valentine's Day," and I look forward to reading stories from each and everyone of y'all in the near future!