"Who the hell does he think he is?" Ani fumed.

Sydney sighed as she watched her sister in law pace around the lab. "Well, he is sort of our Commanding officer," she said as she typed away; the new upgrades for the zords they had been working on were nearly finished.

Ani walked over to a console and removed a circuit board. "I mean seriously- I know I'd feel better knowing that someone with experience in space would be with them," she said as she brought it over to her desk and began tweaking with some wires. "You're the computer wiz around here. What if something up there goes wrong and we're not there to fix it? Why aren't you going either? It's like he's sending them in blind!"

Syd ceased her typing and sighed heavily. "Ani, you know that they're trained. It's not like they haven't done this sort of thing before."

"How are you taking this so lightly? Aren't you the least bit pissed off that your husband's being sent on a dangerous mission and you can't be there? I thought we were a team?"

"I… I asked not to go."

Ani stopped her tinkering and stared at Syd in shock. Usually she was one of the first to volunteer for anything. Especially if it meant watching her husband's back.

"Why?"

Syd bit her lip a little. "Sky and I wanted to wait until we were absolutely sure but… I'm pretty sure I'm pregnant too." She said the last part so softly that Ani thought she heard wrong.

"You're… pregnant? Really?"

Syd nodded slightly and saw the tears shining in Ani's eyes. She had a feeling that this would happen. With Z announcing it, and now her, she knew that Ani felt left out somewhat. They were a team as she had said; always doing everything together.

"Are you ok with it? Honestly?" the pink ranger asked.

Ani walked over and hugged her. "Of course I am! I'm going to have a niece or nephew to spoil!" she said laughing a little.

Syd released her. "Not too much!" They both laughed a little and returned to their work.

Ani couldn't help but wonder what was going to happen to her and Jack. They had talked about having kids almost immediately after they were married, with Ani being from a big family and Jack having been orphaned, they knew they wanted a family of their own.

The process however was slow in coming. Ani was brilliant with DNA structures and genetics. After months of trying, she decided to take matters into her own hands and explore a reason as to why she wasn't pregnant yet… her findings surprised her to say the least… their genetic powers were the main reason for their failed attempts.

Ani's cells, designed to attract things, were passing right through Jack's, that were designed to phase through; they just couldn't hold onto each other. It had taken her weeks of research and models to discover that their genes weren't combining at a key stage in development…

She had broken the news to Jack, but he still held out hope that somehow they would be able to have a child of their own.

Ani turned to her work again and couldn't help but feel jealous of her teammates and the lives they would soon bring into the world. Until it was her time, she planned on staying in her lab and working on things to distract her…

The rest of the day went by with the normal activities. The guys finished their workups for the mission, Ani and Syd worked in the lab, and Z had been sent out on a routine patrol. Night was upon them quickly and the rangers were all a bit apprehensive of the upcoming mission.

Bridge lay sleeping with Z curled up with him, his hands resting over his child.

Down the hall, Sky walked into his bedroom and saw Sydney rolled over on her side, seemingly asleep. He walked over and lay down next to her, his flannel pants rubbing against her short clad legs.

"How long are you going to be gone?" Syd asked softly as she turned over to face him. Sky tenderly caressed her face.

"I'm not exactly sure… it could be anywhere from a week to a month." He saw tears gather in her eyes and quickly wiped them away. "Please don't cry."

"I can't help it… what if… what if you're not here for me… for the baby…"

Sky pulled her close and kissed her forehead. They had suspected she was pregnant, and upon feeling the, albeit small, bump on her lower abdomen they knew for sure.

"I swear Syd, I'll never leave you or our baby." He kissed her gently and they succumbed to sleep.

Meanwhile, Ani was sitting in bed going over the final plans for the mission. She heard Jack approaching and soon he was nuzzling up to her neck, kissing her lightly.

"Can't you see I'm working here?" she said softly, not wanting to focus on the paperwork at all…

"Yes I can," he replied as he took the work from her and placed it on the nightstand. "But I think you need a break."

With that, he swiftly maneuvered them, so he was hovering over her. "Why Jackson Landors, are you trying to take advantage me?" she said laughing a little as he nibbled at her neck.

"You bet." Ani sighed happily as he kissed her gently, cradling her face in his hand. He paused and started into her eyes.

Ani saw that there was something he was keeping from her…

"What is it?" she asked gently. Jack rolled off her and held her against his chest.

"Do you… do you ever get sick of it here? The work, the people, being a ranger?"

Ani propped herself up on her elbow and sighed.

"Yeah… sometimes I do… especially today when Cruger barked at me. I don't understand what his problem is. It's the kind of mission that can go wrong instantly and the only person who has experience with extensive space travel is stuck here on Earth."

Jack ran his fingers through her dark blonde hair. He had heard a slight cracking in her voice and kissed her temple. "Are you scared?" Ani only nodded. Jack leaned over and kissed her gently on her lips. "I promise I'll come back to you… nothing could keep me away… plus you're going to be watching our backs." Ani again nodded and kissed him.

"I just don't want SPD to take you away… like my father…" Jack saw this as his segway. Although he didn't want to talk about it right now, he knew he'd never get another chance.

"I won't let that happen… after this one I won't be going on any more missions."

Ani looked at him with a surprised expression on her face. "You're serious?" Jack nodded and Ani kissed him. She was pleased to know that after this he wouldn't be putting his life in danger anymore… however, she didn't know his true motives behind it yet…

Jack traced her face with his index finger and kissed her cheek, leaving a trail of kisses down to her neck.

Ani sighed happily as she felt his hands on her, lifting her clothes off slowly. Jack caressed every inch of her, as she did him, and together they slowly made love, not realizing what the next few weeks would bring…

A/N: PLEASE FORGIVE THE SHORTNESS OF THIS CHAPTER! THE NEXT ONE WILL BE LONGER I PROMISE!

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