Disclaimer: As much as I would like for it to be, Power Rangers is not my creation.

Lavonne Adams: It's definately double trouble and there's no way out.

Slytherin-Angel44: Zhane always seemed to be less observant than everyone else and it seemed only right to have him ask all the questions.

Jessica01: That's where I got the idea.

Star Fata: I want to make all of you guys happy or else who would read any of my other stories? Andros is funny here too.

Ch. 22 The Joys of Pregnancy

Two months had passed since Ashley and Karone had broken the news of their pregnancies to their husbands and since that day neither of them had been allowed to do much. Andros and Michelle always watched the children and Zhane cleaned up the house everyday. Andros' and Ashley's eight kids were very happy to hear that they were getting new babies in the family, although they were more excited about having a cousin rather than a brother or sister. At the moment both men were off at work and the children were in school, leaving Ashley and Karone to do as they pleased without their husbands' constant nagging.

"So, what are you hoping for?" Ashley asked her sister-in-law as they loaded the dishwasher and picked up a few things around the house.

"I think I'd like to have a little girl," Karone answered, "but I know Andros and Zhane want a little boy."

"Actually," the other began, "Andros would rather you have him a niece first. He said just to piss off Zhane." They shared a good laugh and then they heard the door open. "We better hurry back to the couch." Karone nodded in agreement and the rushed over to the couch, putting their feet up and acting innocent.

"You two have been up to something haven't you?" Andros accused as soon as he saw the smiles on their faces. He looked around the living room and into the kitchen and saw that it was spotless. "You two are supposed to be taking it easy."

"We're only three months along, Andros," Ashley argued. "It won't hurt us to do some little things around here."

"But," Andros began only to have Ashley silence him with a kiss.

"Once we get to where the doctor tells us to take it easy we will, I promise," Ashley stated. "But until then we're not going to let you two drive us crazy by making us sit around all day not doing anything." Andros nodded and pulled her into a hug.

"I'm sorry," he whispered and then he looked over at Karone, who was staring death rays through Zhane. "Dude, just say you're sorry."

"About what?" Zhane questioned and Karone smacked the back of his head. "Oh, that, yeah, I'm sorry too."

"That's more like it," Karone grinned as she walked over to where Ashley was standing. "Now, you two sit down and we'll fix lunch." Just as the men prepared to argue she added, "It's just going to be a small something like sandwiches." They nodded and took a seat on the couch.

"What are we going to do if they hurt themselves?" Zhane questioned his best friend.

"They won't get hurt," Andros replied. "Ashley promised they'll stop when the doctor tells them too." They quieted down when their wives returned with the food and couldn't help the smiles that spread across their faces. On their plates were baby carrots and baby peas along with sandwiches cut into small pieces.

Another week passed by quickly and today was Ashley's and Karone's doctor's appointment. Both women were nervous but they had a feeling that their husbands were even worse. The children had the day off from school and were going with them to see the babies on the ultrasound to see if they were boys or girls. The doctor called them in almost immediately upon their arrival for which they were glad. Nine children were very hard to keep entertained in a small space even if all of them knew how they were supposed to act.

"Well, who do we have her?" Dr. Harris asked as she entered the room. The children, with the exception of Michelle ran and hid behind the adults.

"I'm Michelle," she introduced. "I'm Andros and Karone's little sister."

"This is Aidan, Tyran, Brytan, Zeri, Holly, and Jenna," Andros stated, pointing at all the sextuplets before turning to the two children hiding behind him. "And this is Cestra and Demetrius."

"It's nice to see you've gotten a lot bigger since the last time I saw you," the doctor replied before pulling out the ultrasound machine. "So, who's going first?" Ashley hopped up on the bed and laid back already knowing what to expect. "Well, let's see here, there's one heartbeat and over here's another."

"If she goes past two," Ashley began to threaten, "you're a dead man."

"You didn't have any complaints at the time," Andros whispered in her ear earning himself a nice slap on the arm.

"And two's all we have," the doctor continued after going over Ashley's abdomen several times. "Do you want to know what they are?" The children all nodded followed by the adults a moment later. "This one's a girl and this one's a boy."

"Alright," Aidan cheered, "one of each."

"Don't get so excited," Andros warned. "This time you're old enough to change diapers."

"Ew," the sextuplets groaned as they thought about changing baby diapers.

"Alright, Karone," the doctor began, "it's your turn."

Karone made her way slowly onto the table trying to hold back all the excitement she was feeling inside. Dr. Harris slowly made her way around and it wasn't long before a heartbeat could be heard.

"You're Andros' sister, right?" Dr. Harris asked and Karone nodded. "Then will check for more." As she moved a little to the right another heartbeat could be heard. "Looks like we have two here too. Do you want to know what they are?"

"You bet!" Zhane said enthusiastically.

"You better be careful," the doctor warned, "in six months when these babies are coming out she's not going to like you." Everyone got a good laugh out of that and the doctor went back to work. "Same here, a boy and a girl." The children began to cheer and Dr. Harris printed them each off pictures of all four of the babies.

"It won't be long now," Ashley stated as they headed back home.

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