Summary: As the fight continues, the rangers try to keep their lives as normal as possible while learning about their full powers.

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As The Battle Rages

Chapter 14

A young man rounded the corner of the house, ending up in its backyard. On his hand was a young girl about 3 years old, but she quickly tore her hand loose. A second later a young women joined them with another girl on her hip about a year younger.

"Ray!" A girl exclaimed, launching herself in the man's arms.

"Hey Tempest." Ray replied, lifting the girl up and spinning her around.

After he set her back down on the ground, he walked over to Andros and Ashley.

"Hey mom, dad." He greeted, placing a kiss on Ashley's cheek and giving Andros a quick hug.

"Hey cheesecake." He grinned, ruffling the hair of the girl standing next to Andros.

"I'm not a cheesecake." The girl protested, batting Ray's hand away with a huff.

"You just keep telling yourself that." Ray told her, turning to the last people he had to greet, only to find them surrounding his family.

"Nice, Rora, are my daughters suddenly more interesting than me?"

"Always." His older sister told him, smiling while giving him a hug. "Long time no seen."

"So many birthday's we visit and you still dare to say that?" Ray asked in mock outrage.

"Compared to living in the same house as you, yeah, I dare to say that." Aurora laughed.

Ray did the same as a girl about 10 years old wrapped her arms around his waist. Ray wrapped his arms around her.

"Hey sweetpea." He whispered, hugging the girl tight. "Being good to your mom and dad?"

The girl nodded, soon being joined in her hug by two boys, one about her age the other some years younger. Ray laughed, gathering the two boys into his hug.

"When will you come visit again, uncle Ray?" The youngest of the boys asked. "My room just got redecorated - you've got to see it!"

"Soon." Ray promised, laughing.

"If you're finished over there, first load is about to be ready soon." Andros called from over at the barbeque. "You might want to sit down."

"Coming." Aurora laughed.

"Come on guys, leave your uncle alone." Mack ginned, ushering the three two the picnic tables that had been set up on the lawn.

The three ran over to them and set down, the two other older girls joined them, messing about a bit. Ray walked over to his wife and took the girl from her, taking the other's hand again. His wife laughed and shook her head before joining Mack and Aurora at the second table.

Soon everyone was sitting, except Andros, keeping his eye on the barbeque. After finishing their first plate, Aurora shot Mack a look and cleared her throat, effectively catching everyone's attention.

"Um, I have something to tell you all, or rather, me and Mack do. We've known for a while already, but thought this would be the perfect time to tell you all at once." Aurora smiled, her hand catching Mack's under the table. "I'm…"

Kayla shot up in bed, looking around wildly. The light falling through the split in her curtains told her it was very early morning. The morning air coming from the slightly open window was cold to her face. Looking at her digital alarm clock, 5:30, she reluctantly pushed her comforter away and slipped out of bed. Silently she thanked her parents for getting carpet on her floor instead of something cold.

Quickly, she slipped on a dressing gown and wrapped it around herself tightly before silently slipping out of her room and creeping downstairs. In the kitchen she put up some water for tea, before going into the living room. Standing in front of the front window, she looked outside and sighed.

What had premonition meant? Was that what the future held? She had recognized Aurora, Ray and even Ciana, but who was the fourth girl? Compared to Ciana she seemed to old to be Aurora's daughter, or Aurora should be pregnant right now, and that seemed impossible with Mack still in coma and all.

A soft click from the kitchen told her that her water had boiled. She tore her eyes away from the darkened street and re-entered the kitchen, making herself some tea.

When she got back into the living room, she spotted her open notebook on the coffee table from when she had been trying to do her homework the night before. Being hit by a sudden idea, she put her tea down next to it and dropped down to the floor, picking up her pen she found herself an empty page and started writing down her dream, taking a mental note to get herself a diary to keep in her nightstand so she could record all the dreams she would have from now on.

Halfway through, she looked up startled when the comm panel chimed. With a sigh she got up and answered it, knowing her dad would kill her if she ignored it, you could never know who it was, or what they wanted. She was pleasantly surprised to see her grandfather's face.

"Oh, I'm so sorry." He smiled apologetically. "I forgot the time difference."

"That's okay, I was awake already and it's happened before; that's why the only comm panel around is in the living room." Kayla grinned. "Do I need to wake Mom?"

"No sweetheart, that won't be necessary. I just called to tell you that your grandmother and I decided to take a small break from all those trade talks and will be visiting soon."

Kayla's face brightened considerably.

"Really?"

"Would I lie?" Her grandfather laughed. "Anyway, I still haven't seen my son since he returned from the dead or that new granddaughter I've been told about."

Now it was Kayla's turn to laugh.

"You'll love her, I'm sure. She is adorable." She beamed.

"I'm sure, but if we want to come, we've got to get packing. We'll see you soon."

"Yeah." Kayla exclaimed happily. "Until then, I'll let Mom and Uncle Andros know you're coming."

"Thank you, sweetheart and tell the others I say hi."

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