Summary: As the fight continues, the rangers try to keep their lives as normal as possible while learning about their full powers.
Phantom Rogue: Yeah, I finally posted it! Christmas chapters should be posted on Christmas. ;) Gwyn is still where she was in Part 2.
Juzblue: Glad you like it. Here's more.
Arwennicole: I'll see if I can make time to review… like… right now:P Glad you like the chapter. Enjoy.
Jenny: Yeah, I'm back! Yay! You finished the Christmas Special! Yay! Love SS!
Ghostwriter: No premonition, just a memory from the past. If Gwyn hadn't shown up, that would have been the future awaiting baby Ciana, of course with a bit more drama to add to the nightmare. :P
Mz. Daydream: There's going to be a sequel to this sequel and a sequel to that one and then a sequel series to this one. Yeah, I know, I'm torturing myself.
As The Battle Rages
Chapter 1
The bright rays of a cold winter sun awoke Aurora. It crept into her room from a split in the curtains. Groaning softly she turned around and pulled her comforter over her head, shutting out the invading light. Unfortunately for her, this woke up the other person sleeping in her room.
"Wha time is it?" A sleepy voice muttered, not at all happy.
"Don't know don't care go back to sleep." Aurora grumbled in reply, her words running together.
Luck didn't seem to be on their side that morning as at that moment, baby Ciana decided she was tired of just lying in bed… If I'm up, you're up, if I'm asleep, you're cooing over me, if I want you to be awake, you're awake. Aurora bolted out of bed and through the door, flying down the stairs in hopes of keeping her sister from waking the whole house up – all while miserably attempting not to trip over in her still waking state.
Gwyn followed at a much slower pace, taking her time in kicking the comforter off of her, slipping her feet into a pair of slippers. When she finally reached the bottom of the stairs, Ciana's cries had ceased, but the door to Ray's room opened and the boy appeared in the door opening, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.
"Good morning." Gwyn grinned and Ray looked at her, blinking.
"Don't you mean Merry Christmas?"
Now it was Gwyn's turn to blink, her sleep-fogged mind trying very hard to remember. Once it did, she smiled sheepishly and nodded.
"Merry Christmas it is." She agreed.
Aurora emerged from Ciana's room with the little girl in her arms, whom was contently sucking on her thumb, her three rules so far fulfilled.
"Should we wake them up?" Gwyn asked, indicating to Andros and Ashley's room. "The sooner they're awake, the sooner you get to open your presents."
"Like hell I'm entering that room." Ray protested softly, looking at Ciana with wide eyes.
Aurora agreed whole heartily, her eyes settling on her baby sister too. Gwyn understood the implication and looked at her past siblings with a horrified expression. Ciana suddenly started whimpering and reached up with her chubby little hands.
"I think she's hungry." Ray suggested.
"Let's get her a bottle and figure out a way of getting mom and dad to wake up." Aurora decided, starting down the stairs.
Gwyn rolled her eyes at Ray who shrugged in reply. Apparently Aurora's brains were still sleeping.
Soon the three sat downstairs, staring at the still wrapped presents under the tree while Ciana happily sucked her bottle. Every once in a while a present would hover into the air, carefully shake a little, before sadly descent back to its spot.
"Okay, so how are we going to get them down safely?" Aurora asked.
"Calling them telepathically would help, but I have no clue what to say." Ray sighed, his eyes fixed sadly on the bright red box with his name on it.
"You could always say Ciana set the tree on fire." Gwyn suggested helpfully, not being able to help the hint of mischief that crept into her voice.
Ray's face brightened considerably and started at Gwyn as if he saw her for the first time, his eyes narrowing as his smile grew.
"You wouldn't…" Aurora looked at her brother in alarm.
"DAD! CIANA SET THE CHRISTMAS TREE ON FIRE!" Ray's voice soon rang through their minds a blur of desperation and screams.
Almost immediately there came a stumbling sound from upstairs and soon two pair of feet came running down the stairs. Andros was the first to burst into the room his eyes glazed with sleep but somehow still alert. He eyed the Christmas tree suspiciously and then looked at the three teens on the couch.
"Ciana didn't set it on fire, did she?" He grumbled.
"Well, no, but she might have." Ray replied innocently. "And since you're both out of bed now, can we open the presents?"
Andros looked at his children sternly for a moment, before cracking a smile.
"Well, I guess it's a better way to be awoken than having someone jump on you." He said, a smile forming on his lips as he eyed Aurora for a moment.
Ashley stood behind him, smiling. This could turn out to be an interesting Christmas.
"Oh, but Ray…" She grinned wickedly. "You do get that because you woke us you with a lie, you get to unwrap your presents last."
"Oh man." Ray groaned, staring longingly at the bright red box again.
The two girls laughed as Ashley sat down and Andros walked over to the tree, grabbing a random present from beneath it, making sure Ray's name wasn't on it. Ray hit his head against the backrest of the couch. This was pure torture and his dad knew it.
A/N: Merry Christmas to you all. Hope you liked it. Please review and check out my site, there's a few more songfics posted there..
