Hi everyone!

I'm so glad you are enjoying this story! I'm sure you all expect it by now, but this story is about to deviate even more from Cannon. In writing the chapter, I decided that in this series, Justin will NOT be the blue Turbo Ranger. I'm hoping that this doesn't offend anyone.

This chapter deals with Body Image. I myself am a plus sized lady, and have suffered all kind of humiliation because of body shaming and I believe that any kind of body shaming is wrong and that everyone is beautiful in their own way and no one should have to be bullied because of it.

Now, with that out of the way, this chapter comes starts off with a lemon and and there is a language warning for this chapter.

I guess that's it, enjoy and I'll see you all at the bottom!


The Manor, 3rd floor

The Cranston's room

Kat panted softly as she moved over her mate. She'd woken up feeling really restless and horny. Billy had been softly snoring next to her but had woken a few moments later to her trying to take care of her problem on her own; he'd watched her with a darkened gaze for a minute before he took over.

It hadn't taken long for her to reach release, but as was usually the case, once wasn't enough, so now, they sat in her favorite position going at it again. Billy sat against the headboard with several pillows behind him as Kat moved over him. To him, this was the hottest thing he'd ever seen and he held her hips firmly as he felt her inner walls start to convulse. He growled softly as she faltered just a little in her momentum.

"Billy….so close…"

"I've got you Kitten." He said in a soft voice as he shifted positions, still holding her close to his chest. With her laying on the bed, wrapped around him, he took her hard until she fell over the edge moaning softly and speaking unintelligible words that even he, with his extensive vocabulary couldn't decipher.

Not that it mattered to him with the way her lithe body spasmed around him. He sat back just a little, watching as she rode the waves of her orgasm and it was his favorite sight to watch. Her body was always very responsive when they made love and seeing her like this, reaching the height of her pleasure with that smile on her face was something he never got tired of.

He kissed her heatedly as he leaned forward again. It didn't take long for him to find his own release, not with the way her walls were drawing it out of him. After emptying his seed into her, he gently pulled out and laid next to her.

For several minutes they lay together in the early morning light. This wasn't the first time she'd woken up like this, but he wasn't shocked that he'd woken up to her trying to manage her own needs. he didn't like their part of the story any more than she did. Knowing his mate, that was most likely the reason that she was so freaking restless and needy. What had gone on, during their Turbo days was horrible, and it had taken a toll on Kat and was a big hindrance to their relationship; their intimacy had taken a major hit during those times. He smiled as she cuddled up to him, kissing him tenderly.

"You feel better, Kitten?" That was something else that came of their relationship. He was the only one that was allowed to call her by that nickname and even then, he only called her that in their bedroom.

"Yeah." Was her breathy reply. "Fuck I needed that."

Billy rolled onto his side and kissed her softly. "Happy to help, Kitten."

Kat grinned up at him. "And now I need a shower."

Billy smiled as she got up, without a stitch of clothing on. He sat up drinking in that glorious sight. It had taken a while for her to get to this point of walking around naked and not immediately reaching for her robe.

But that was a story for later.

After a few minutes, he got up and followed her to the bathroom where they had some more fun times while washing each other up.

When they arrived in the kitchen, they saw that their son was already chowing down to the breakfast that Kyle had cooked up for him. Waffles were his favorite and the moment Kat saw his sticky face, she walked over to the towel drawer pulled out a cloth,wet it, wrung it out and set it down next to her son.

Billy smiled at the sight, remembering the moment she'd first started doing that. Their son was a messy eater and though he loved syrup on his waffles, sticky fingers were the bane of their existence. She'd been really sleepy that morning and didn't realize what was going on. Fabian, trying to be a big boy had used the cheap paper napkins to clean his fingers and had made a mess. Pieces of the napkins were all over him and he went looking for Kat and got sticky bits of napkin everywhere.

Ever since that fateful morning, damp towels were always used while the toddler ate waffles…or really anything sticky.

Billy sat down at the table as his wife served him some coffee. She seemed a little more at peace now and he knew that tonight's story time would be rough and he hoped that Kat would be able to get through it.


Nightfall

Dinner was over and the guys were lighting the campfire out on the patio. Kat was in the laundry room stalling; she hated how she'd fallen prey in her Turbo days. While she stalled, she took time to fold her son's clothes.

The laundry room was the most organized room in the house. They had two washers, two dryers and a couple of tables for folding clothes. This was pretty much how this room had been arranged when they first moved into this manor. Now, over the years, the colorful baskets had been added and each child was color coded. There was one for the dirty clothes and one for the clean clothes and, now that the children were getting a little older, it had been rearranged so that it was at their level. This was how they were teaching their children to help out with chores.

It didn't take long to fold up the little jeans and t-shirts. She'd pretty much given up on the sock situation, and no one complained about that. It didn't really matter; her son wore only white socks anyway…just like his father.

"Kat, it's time." Billy said softly from the doorway. He could feel her anxiety from the dinner room and had come to check on her.

Kat only nodded as she put the last pair of toddler jeans in the basket. She took a deep breath and then turned to her husband who stood in the doorway giving her a concerned look.

"You're not the woman you were back then; you've come along way."

Kat nodded. "I know, I'm just not proud that I almost killed myself with that phony diet. Then we wouldn't have our marriage or Fabian…I almost...

Kat trailed off seeing that dark look in her husband's eyes. "But you didn't. The doctors in the ER were able to save you and you lived. That's all that's important right now; the rest is just details."

Kat nodded as he walked over to her and kissed her softly. She'd seen that coming and leaned into it as he dominated her lips and she wrapped her arms around his neck. The kiss seemed to go forever and when they came up for breath, he smiled at her.

"Let's get this over with and then tonight…

"Yeah." Kat said as she kissed him back. "I'll need you again."

Billy nodded and kissed her once more before taking her hand and leaving the laundry room.


On the Porch

Everyone was once again assembled around the firepit. Kat sat down in the chaise lounger and Billy sat down behind her. They were all quiet and looked at her expectantly. After a sweet kiss from her husband she took a deep fortifying breath.

"From the time I was a little girl, I'd always had issues with my body image. I was a chubby little girl and it took me a while to get rid of the baby fat. I never saw anything wrong with my body till I met Brittany Forsythe.

My issues started in primary school when one of the girls who always looked like a child model started harassing me. She would grow to become my nemesis and my downfall. She loved to call me Fatty Katty and it got the point that whenever I went to lunch, she would talk loudly that all I did was eat, so I stopped eating at school. Sure, I was hungry, but I ignored it and I got good at starving myself."

"I think at some point, they found me passed out on the playground and the next thing I knew, I was in the children's hospital with an IV in my arm. I couldn't hide the truth from my parents and told them everything. For the rest of the year, I sat with the room monitor to make sure that I ate."

"I was relieved when that girl moved away, but I still had an issue with self image. So, I got into swimming and later dancing. I lost all my baby fat within the year and staying skinny became an obsession for me."

"This problem still followed me to Angel Grove and through my highschool years. I had a boyfriend before I moved here. He was a sweet guy and we were in a good relationship, and he asked about taking the next step and having sex, but I was so scared to let him see me naked that I broke up with him, and the moment the opportunity came to leave the country, I took it."

Billy kissed the side of her neck soothingly.

"When I met Billy and went through the soul fusion, i knew the time would come, and I was scared. I felt the compulsion and we did eventually do it, but I insisted on having the lights off in the room."

"I obliged my mate, but I chalked it up to first time jitters." Billy added. "I was nervous too since I'd never been naked in front of a girl, but I went through with it. It wasn't until later when we were fused that I felt her shame. When I asked her about it, she told me everything and I did everything I could think of to reassure her that there was nothing to be ashamed of."

"His words reached me to an extent, but I still wasn't ready to make love with the lights on." Kat said as she took up the story again.

"We graduated and then I became the Pink Turbo Ranger. Rocky got hurt during a sparring session and so Billy took his place. We fought through every battle together, and no monster that Divatox sent stood a chance…until the day when my primary school nemesis showed up.

~Flashback~

Billy and Justin sat at a table doing some studying. Justin Stewart was a child prodigy as well as being the youngest freshman ever to enroll at AG High School. Though he was advanced, his small stature made him a prime target for bullies. Mrs. Appleby, being the concerned teacher, called upon Billy for assistance when he started falling behind."

While they studied hard, Kat was with Kimberly and Tanya doing some yoga. It was something they did at least once a week and it really helped keep her centered. After a hard battle against Diavatox, it was one of the few things that really helped her relax.

Well that and a nice date night with her mate helped too, but that was a given.

They were pretty relaxed and going through another pose when Brittany walked in. The noise level was always at a dull roar on a Saturday. But when she walked in, the noise level dropped enough for the girls to take notice.

Kim felt the change in her mate's mood as he sparred with Adam. The moment she walked in, she felt his mood change and she stopped what she was doing and looked up at his direction. Kat looked up at Kim's reaction and saw that her mate was staring at something. She got up to look and swore softly.

"What the hell is she doing here…" It was Brittany looking like she belonged on a runway. She'd grown a nice set of boobs and she flaunted it in her halter top and hip hugger jeans. Her glossy blonde hair was artfully braided back and she commanded the room the moment she walked in with her super-hot boyfriend.

"Kat do you know her?" Kim asked her softly.

"Yeah, it's Britney from my old school. She's a big city chick, what's she doing here?"

Tanya was already on her feet and walking through the crowd to her mate's side. Adam wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into his lap.

Billy was staring at the tramp and only after Tommy smacked his arm did he look embarrassedly at Kat. Unfortunately, at the same moment, Brittany followed his gaze and found her.

"Catherine Hillard, fancy seeing you here."

Kat took a deep steadying breath and walked over to her tormentor. Hi, Brittany, what's a high-class girl like you doing in here? I thought you preferred New York?"

"Well, to be honest, I wanted to see little people lived…or should I say, the less than little people lived." She added giving Kat a once over. "I'm so glad you trimmed off the baby fat, too bad you've still got thunder thighs."

Kat laughed in her face. "Still have that fantastic sense of humor, I see. Too bad you never got to upgrade your maturity. I guess money just doesn't buy you everything."

The gauntlet was thrown down between them.

"It bought me enough, I mean. I've got the body that most women would kill for and it got me a hottie boyfriend and I have so many sponsors that I never have to work a day in my life."

Kat was ready and the claws were out. "Yeah, too bad both of them are fake. I could smell the silicone the moment you walked in."

"Yeah, I had a little work done, but I'm still way hotter than you, Fatty Cathy."

The use of the nickname stuck home and Billy felt it the moment the stab of pain hit her.

Kat reeled back and she wanted to strike the blonde and Kim was there to stop her. "Easy Girlie, let's get you out of here."

By then, Billy had recovered his wits and he wrapped an arm around his mate. "Come on, Babe. Let's get out of here, she's just another bully."

"Yeah, you better get going Kitty," Brittany taunted. "I'm sure I'll see you around again."

"Better hope not." Kim said darkly. "If you harass her anymore, you'll have me to deal with and I don't hold back."

~End Flashback~

"If that had been the end of it, we would have chalked it up as a bump in the road and moved on with our lives." Billy said softly, "But it wasn't; Divatox was an evil bitch and she saw a weakness and exploited it."

"I'm the type of person to suffer silently and not speak of things that bother me." Kat stated. "I'm not sure how she managed it, but she sent a monster down called Bellatoxin and she managed to infect me with a sickness that made me hear nothing but negative comments. When Billy and I were alone and making love, and he complimented me, I heard the opposite of what he meant. I tried to ignore them, but deep down, it bothered me. Things got worse when I found a copy Sports Illustrated Swimsuit magazine in an old box of his. In the middle of it was a sexy blonde woman in a tiny barely-there swimsuit. That's when the starvation thing started."

"I started really scaling back what I ate. I ate only salads and drank only water. I wanted so badly to be sexy for my mate. I felt that if I could just lose ten or twenty more pounds that maybe he'd find me beautiful again."

At this, Billy scoffed and kissed her neck. "You never stopped being beautiful."

"Yeah, but back then, I was caught under that monster's spell. Let me finish the story while I still have the guts to."

Billy chuckled and kissed her again. Kat shook her head at him and continued.

Starving myself while being a Power Ranger was a train wreck waiting to happen. I quickly found that starving myself did not help on the battlefield. I tired really quickly and most times Billy had to compensate for it."

"It finally came to a head when Bellatoxin showed up in human form and showed me a hot new diet drink that was supposed to trim down the fat faster than any diet pill on the market.I bought two of those bottles from her and spent the entire day sipping fromit. When we got called into fight the monster, I collapsed on the battlefield and showed signs of a hart attack.

"I was terrified for my mate." Billy said with a shaky voice. "I was able to demorph her and then we teleported her to the Angel Grove Hospital. The ER's doctor was able to stabilize her and he admitted her into the Intensive Care."

Tanya took up the narrative. "While Kat was in the hospital, I went through her backpack and found the diet drink. We took it to the Power Chamber and had Alpha 6 analyze it. It was a very concentrated dose of Ephedra mixed with sugar and carbonated water. It wasn't until a couple years ago that Ephedra was recognized for it's danger and most pills containing it were recalled and then banned; but in the 90's, diet pills were everywhere, and everyone was trying them out hoping to lose a few pounds."

"We gave the soda to the doctor along with the printout of its contents and he was able to treat her accordingly, but in the meantime, we needed to take out the monster…and that was where the story gets exciting." Tanya said. "Man, never ever piss Kimberly off."

"Yeah, that's a given." Aisha added.

Kim only shook her head. "That's what you get when you go after my friends."

"Oh ho, that's putting it mildly." Aisha answered her with a shine in her eyes.

Kim rolled her eyes and continued. "When we were sure that Kat was going to be okay, we hopped in the Sting Ray and drove down to juice bar. I was surprised that she was still there, peddling her poison. We marched right in there and confronted Bellatoxic. Tanya was in her Turbo suit and I was in my Ninjetti suit and we each grabbed an arm and dragged her outside where she transformed into her monster self and we gave her an epic beatdown till the rest of the turbo team came in to finish her off."

"With that monster destroyed, Kat recovered from the spell and the next time Brittany showed up, we ran her out of town in a most Un-Rangerly way. We see her occasionally on TV but we can tell that she'll never go anywhere."

"When I got out of the hospital, we went to a cabin retreat and took the weekend to regroup and fix things between us." Kat bit her lip at the memory and Billy chuckled conceitedly, no doubt feeling her lust.

"Do we need to hose you two down?" Rocky asked.

Kat laughed out loud and shook her head. "No, we're good."

Billy kissed the side of her head and continued the story, "Just to be clear, that magazine she found was from my early days…before I met her. I'm definitely a nerd, but even I had needs and I was too embarrassed to go straight for the skin mags. Not to mention that I didn't have the access to internet porn that we have to day. Once we got back, I burned the magazine in front of her so that we could hopefully move on."

We did move on, but that whole event stayed with me. Whatever that witch did to me was done with, but the mental wounds it inflicted on me continued to plague us. It took awhile for me to be comfortable enough to make love during the day and with the lights on at night. It took years for me to overcome my body image issues. That's why we had Fabian so late in life. I was so worried that people would judge me for my baby bump and for the extra weight that comes with pregnancy. But to my surprise, people were congratulating me on my pregnancy."

"Fabian is the light of our lives and we can't imagine life without him." Billy added beaming. "I get so much joy from seeing him grow and learn."

"Whatever happened to Justin?" Ethan asked.

He's a top engineer for robotics at NASADA. He makes big bucks and the last time we heard from him, he was married and on his way to Hawaii for his honeymoon. He's living a full life!"

"So, what exactly did you do to Brittany?" Melanie asked with a grin.

"Nothing she can prove." Kim said with a smirk. "You don't mess with my friends and get away with it."

Billy shook his head. "Never get on Kim's bad side."

A moment later, he pulled Kat up from the chaise lounge and whispered something in her ear and she nodded at him. "Yeah, I feel like I need another shower." After saying goodnight to everyone, they walked towards the manor hand in hand.

Moments later, Andros and Ashley arrived with their scan kit. "Tommy, we need to talk. Something happened."


In case you were wondering what happened, that last part was me linking up what happened on the Cruise during "A Time of Peace" with this story.

Anyway, I hoped you liked this chapter and will leave a nice review!

Note: With their ranger days over (for now) I need to figure out what the next few chapters will be about. If you have any ideas, let me know!

Anyway, till next time, see ya later!