September fifteenth rolled around and Kathleen was on bed rest in the infirmary when she began to have contractions at three in the morning!
Dr. Felix went to check on her at five and she told him about the symptoms that woke her up two hours prior.
He shook his head in concern "You're having contractions… it looks like the twins are going to save us some trouble"
Felix checked on the twins and baby B, Erin was showing some signs of fetal distress.
"We can't wait for your doctor; it looks like I'm going to be the one delivering these twins!" Felix wasn't exactly pleased that the doctor he'd called in for Kathleen was so hard to get in touch with!
Felix couldn't believe that her doctor hadn't left him a home number and he knew that the office wouldn't be open at that hour of the morning, so this was in his hands, not that he wasn't perfectly capable of the job, maybe even more so than the outside doctor!
By six thirty Kathleen was in the operating room being prepared for the delivery of her twins.
Sky went to check on her and Kat was there to greet him with the news.
"Felix just took her to the operating room, one of the babies started showing signs of distress at five this morning!"
"Oh, no!" Sky felt like she'd stabbed the Shadow Saber through his heart, something was wrong with one of his daughters; he grabbed one of the nearby chairs and sat down and rested his head in his hands.
"I'm sorry I had to tell you that, Sky" Kat said softly
"It's okay, you were only the messenger, Kat" Sky said trying to stay calm "how is Kathleen?"
"Upset, but she's doing fine" Kat said then headed back to take care of her job.
Meanwhile: Felix was getting ready to retrieve the girls, he knew that Kathleen was very stable and very healthy, and he figured the twins were the same for the most part.
He came across baby A, Emily, and smiled when he found she was fine. She was crying within seconds of her delivery. Her sister Erin was a bit more sluggish to start crying but she was just as loud and strong as her sister.
Z and Bridge came up to Sky a few moments later.
"Sky, what's wrong?" Bridge said
"Kathleen is having an emergency c-section one of the babies was showing signs of distress earlier" Sky said wiping in vain at the tears in his eyes "I can't lose her!"
"And you didn't… she's fine" Kat said, "the only problem the baby had was the cord was wrapped around her neck a little too tightly, but she'll be fine!"
"Oh my..." Sky was overwhelmed with emotions and wasn't able to say too much
"Kathleen wants to see you, she'll be here in a minute" Kat said and went to call for the rangers to gather in the infirmary; Kathleen had just had her daughters, Erin and Emily.
The rest of the rangers and Cruger came to the infirmary and found that Kathleen and Sky now had two healthy baby girls, albeit they were about three weeks early, but they were fine… they were ready for the world.
"Well, Sky, how does it feel to be a father?" Jack asked
"Unbelievable, I feel like I'm going to wake up in my room and this all have been a dream" Sky sighed and wiped the tears from his eyes, "now I understand why it's called the 'miracle of birth'"
"Congratulations Sky" Syd said "Look what I bought for the girls" Syd showed Sky the little hats she had made with the girls' names sewn on the fronts
"I knew they were going to get spoilt and I was right"
"No doubt!" Syd said as she walked up to Kathleen and the girls
"Well, Sky… I have to say I'm happy for you" Cruger said, "not everyone gets to be as lucky as you are, two healthy baby girls and a wife who loves you with all of her heart"
"Sir, you were never a father were you?" Sky said
"No, cadet I didn't have any children," Cruger replied
Z walked over to Kathleen, Erin and Emily.
"May I hold one of the girls?" Z asked
"Sure," Kathleen said, "you are their Godmother after all!"
Kat handed Erin to Z.
"Just be sure to support her head, Z" Kat said
"Okay, Kat" Z replied as she held the tiny newborn in her arms. "She's so tiny!"
"Don't pass her around too much or her little body will get sore," Kat said
"And I believe there is a dad who wants to hold one of his little girls" Syd said as things began to settle down. Z gave Erin to Sky and left with everyone else.
"I can't believe they're really here!" Sky said and sat on the edge of his wife's bed "I'm proud of you Kathleen; this took a lot out of you"
"I'm glad you see that, Sky, there are a lot of men out there that don't see how much having a baby takes from a woman" Kathleen sighed
"It has to, I mean these beautiful little girls have been living inside of you and getting nourishment from you for eight long months," Sky paused "there's no way it couldn't be a physical drain on you."
It was obvious to Felix how much Sky loved his family and the fact that he would do anything for them.
Then Dr. Barns came in and Sky placed Erin in her crib and glared at the doctor in fury
"How is our expecting mom?"
"Not pregnant anymore!" Sky said in controlled fury
"She started having contractions at three this morning, and Erin was showing signs of fetal distress due to the fact that her umbilical cord was around her neck at five this morning… I didn't know how to contact you so I did your job!" Felix said angrily "She has beautiful, healthy twin girls no thanks to you"
"So the babies are okay," Dr. Barns said, "May I see them?"
"No, and if you set one foot near my wife and daughters, God help me, I will break you, law or no law!" Sky said
"Dr. Barns, I think it's obvious that you have worn out your welcome at SPD" Cruger said "Leave before we have to add trespassing to your list of crimes"
Later that day the room cleared out of visitors and Sky walked over and sat on the edge of his wife's bed.
"Today has defiantly been a shock" Sky said
"Yes it has, but I couldn't be happier" Kathleen smiled as she looked at the twins as they slept peacefully. "We really need to soak up this silence while we can because it's not going to last much longer."
Sky walked over to look at the twins and smiled.
"This still feels surreal to me, like I'm going to wake up and still be pregnant or something," Kathleen said
"I know what you mean; it's going to take another day or so for it to sink in that they're really here." Sky said softly "Erin and Emily" he sighed proudly, "I just wish my dad could be here to see this… to meet you, and his granddaughters."
"I do too, but Sky, you have to realize, in a way he's here… he is watching over you right now… and I'm sure he's very proud of you" Kathleen said
"Yeah but I'm not…"
"The red ranger; think about it, he'd be happy just to find out that you were a ranger period!"
"True, I guess I've been so blinded by the fact that he was a red ranger to realize that it was a great accomplishment just to become a power ranger, no matter what color"
"Yeah, and the girls aren't going to care that their dad isn't a red ranger, so long as their dad does is the best ranger that he can be! They don't care about what rank you have, so long as you love them," Kathleen said
Sky took a long look at Kathleen before picking Erin up from her crib, "You do realize that Sydney went out and bought expensive nursery furniture when she found out that we were having two girls"
"I'm not surprised" Kathleen said as Sky placed Erin in her arms and then picked up Emily, who opened her eyes slightly to look up at her mother, her eyes were a light shade of blue, almost a sliver… like Sky's and Kathleen smiled.
"Well Sky, it seems they got you're eyes" Kathleen chuckled playfully as Erin stared up at her in innocent curiosity.
"Yes, I'm just hoping that… one day soon we can defeat Gruumm so we can give them a peaceful world to live in" Sky said
"So do I, but let's just focus on the here and now, these girls need us for everything, and…"
"And I am more than happy to give them, and you whatever you need" Sky said and gave her a light kiss on the lips "I love you"
"I love you too" she smiled
To Be Continued…
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