Author's Note: Hey guys! I'm back with the next chapter and I hope you all love it thus far. Well, I'm not going to sit here and recap the last chapter since you should already know what's happened, so I'm just gonna skip straight to the disclaimer so you can continue reading!
Disclaimer: I do not own the Power Rangers, any of its series, or any of its characters. The plot was influenced majorly by the 2009-2010 storyline of Days of our Lives so I can't take all of the credit. All of the made up characters and the scenes that I've changed and added were all created by me, so no stealing! Lol
Panic
Everything had flown into a panic the minute Katherine had hung up with Julia. Julia's baby was coming. Hers and Collin's baby was coming and she couldn't believe it.
Katherine's tires screeched loudly as she made a sharp turn around a corner. She sighed with relief as a rundown apartment building came into view. She pulled up to the curb and put her car in park before cutting off the engine and racing inside.
"Damn it!" she cursed. "What's her apartment number?"
Kat ran to a janitor who was busy mopping the front hall and tapped on his shoulder to gain his attention. The rather plump man turned around slowly and raised an eyebrow at Katherine.
"Yes? Can I help you miss?"
Katherine nodded as she placed a hand on her chest to catch her breath. "Yes. I'm looking for a Julia Everson. Do you happen to know where she lives?"
"I sure do." He nodded. "I'm a little surprised that she has a visitor. Especially one of your stature."
"What do you mean?" Katherine asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Well, you certainly aren't from around here." He commented. "You look like you're from some upper-class family. Then there's the fact that you look like you're about to pop?"
Katherine raised an eyebrow at him questioningly but it lowered when she realized he was talking about her "baby".
"Oh." She said. "Well, you're right. I'm Julia's… cousin. I'm very wealthy and I was just stopping by too… give her a hand with her rent."
The janitor smiled at her. "That's very nice of you. Come with me. I'll take you to her room."
Katherine smiled gratefully and followed the janitor towards the stair case.
Unknown
Tommy groaned as he slowly began to stir. His senses began to fade in reminding him of where he currently was. His mouth tasted like blood, his nose felt bruised, his hands were still tied up, and he was alone in the center of this single-lighted room.
"Kimberly…" he sighed. "I've got to get out of here and protect her. I promised her that everything would be okay…"
Suddenly, the door opposite of Tommy burst open revealing Zeke holding what appeared to be a "to go" bag from a fast food restaurant. Tommy felt his stomach grumble at the sight of it. He was guessing that it was around dinner time. That made him worry even more about Kimberly.
"Hello Agent Oliver." Zeke smiled as the door slammed shut behind him. He approached Tommy slowly as he pulled a French fry out of the bag. "How are you feeling?"
Tommy glared at Zeke but his looks softened as Zeke began waving the fry in front of his face.
"I'm guessing that the great Agent Oliver is suffering from hunger."
Tommy turned his attention away from the fry and glared at Zeke again. "So what if I'm hungry? I can last." He spat.
Zeke laughed as he ate the fry and reached into the bag. He pulled out a burger. Its wrapper was dripping with grease and Tommy could feel his stomach going crazy. He just had to get that burger.
"Here's the deal Agent Oliver. You tell me where Kimberly is and you'll get to enjoy your last meal."
"I think not." Tommy said. "I told you before. I will never tell you where she is. I don't care if I'm hungry. I care about Kimberly more than I care about hunger. It is my job to protect her and that's what I intend to do."
Zeke smirked. "If I didn't know any better, I'd swear you're starting to feel something for that little snitch."
Tommy moved his eyes to the floor. Zeke was right; there was no doubt about that. So, things hadn't been so dandy between the two of them when he started to watch over her, but as of lately, the two of them were getting along great and he loved being near her. She always made him feel so happy and even though she was pregnant with another man's child, he still cared for her more than anything.
Zeke smiled as he set the bag on the floor. "I can't blame you for feeling something towards her. I'll admit, if I weren't trying to kill her, I would totally tap that ass."
Tommy growled as he struggled to free his hands from the ropes. If he ever got them untied, Zeke was going to get a beating that he'd never forget.
"Oh, Agent Oliver?" he said with an evil smile. "I've got to go. I'm pretty sure you'll be alright by yourself. Besides, I'm gonna be late for my appointment."
"You're… appointment?" Tommy asked questioningly. "What appointment?"
Zeke smiled. "I have to go to the convent a few miles from here." Tommy's eyes widened at his words. "I have an appointment with a nun named… oh what is it? Oh… oh yes! Sister Teresa."
Tommy's skin paled as the words left his lips. "No…" he whispered.
"Oh yes Agent Oliver. I know where she is and you can't get to her to protect her. I told you my mole was going to come through."
Tommy tried to free his hands again, but it was no use. The ropes wouldn't budge. Zeke laughed loudly as he left the room. Tommy felt fear building in the pit of his stomach. He had to get out of wherever he was. He had to get to Kimberly before Zeke.
Apartment Complex
As Katherine and the janitor neared Julia's apartment, they could hear faint cries coming from inside.
"I wonder what's going on in there?" he asked.
"I'll check it out." Katherine smiled. "Thank you so much for showing me the way."
"No problem. Well, have fun visiting with your cousin."
Katherine nodded as he walked away. She then turned her attention to Julia's closed door. The cries had become pain-filled screams. Katherine turned the doorknob and was surprised to find the door unlocked. She stepped inside the small apartment and closed the door before making her way to Julia's room.
Julia was lying in the bed gripping onto her blankets tightly as she cried through her labor pains.
"Julia?" Katherine called out to her.
Julia's eyes opened and slowly moved to rest on Katherine. She pushed herself up and winced in pain as she tried to make herself comfortable.
"Katherine!" she said. "Thank God you're here!"
Katherine smiled. "Are you sure you can't make it to the hospital Julia?"
"I'm positive!"
"Okay." Katherine said as she pulled off her fake stomach and laid it near the door. "I need you to explain everything that's happened up to this point."
Katherine took a seat beside Julia and pulled some of her stray hair behind her ears.
"Well, everything was fine." I was lying here watching a little TV when all of a sudden, I was hit with this huge rush of pain. I began to panic, thinking something was wrong with my baby. That's when the pains grew more and more frequent. I stood up to go and find my phone and when I did, I felt water start to run down my leg. That's when the pains grew more and more frequent and even more painful, so I laid back down on the bed and called you. Now, I'm feeling some kind of pressure in my lower abdomen and I don't know what to do Katherine! I don't know what to do!"
Julia started crying as Katherine tried to soothe her. "Okay then." She said. "Maybe I should take a little peek to make sure nothing's going on?"
Julia nodded as she leaned back against the headboard. Katherine lifted the blanket and gasped.
"What's wrong?" Julia asked. "Is everything okay?"
"Define okay." Katherine said as she pushed the blankets back further.
"Katherine? What's happening?"
Katherine looked up at Julia and smiled. "I can see the head."
Unknown
Tommy growled in frustration as he tried to wriggle his hands free of the ropes. No matter how hard he struggled, the ropes just wouldn't budge.
"I've got to get out of here!" he shouted. "Kimberly's depending on me!"
Tommy began to rock the chair back in forth in attempt to knock it over. Thankfully, he succeeded. He winced in pain as his injuries made contact with the floor.
"Is there anything I can use to cut these ropes?" he wondered as his eyes scanned the area around him. There were several boxes in various places around the room, there were a few other chairs, one of the walls had more ropes hanging on it, and there were cut out pieces of metal lying beside the boxes. Tommy smiled gratefully at the metal and did his best to scoot towards it.
"I'm coming for you Kimberly." He said. "Just hang on."
Julia's Apartment
"What do you mean you can see the head!" Julia shouted. "Already?"
Katherine nodded as tears filled her eyes. "Yes! The baby's almost here!"
"Well, what are we gonna do?"
Katherine looked back down at her baby's head and looked back up to Julia. "I'm gonna deliver the baby." She concluded with a smile.
"Are you nuts?" Julia said. "You can't deliver my baby Katherine! We need a doctor!"
"Well, you said so yourself. You aren't going to make it to the clinic. We really don't have a choice at this point."
Julia groaned in agony as another contraction hit. "Fine. Whatever. Just get this kid out of me now!"
Katherine nodded. "I'm just gonna give Doctor Sun a call so he can tell me what to do."
"Fine. Just hurry!"
Unknown
Tommy could feel his eyes getting heavy. He'd definitely lost a lot of blood through his gunshot wound, but that wasn't gonna stop him. He was going to get out of wherever he was being held and he was going to get to Kimberly before Zeke could hurt a single hair on her head.
Julia's Apartment
Julia stared at Katherine through half closed eyelids as she clenched her teeth to bite back some of the pain. Katherine had one hand firmly placed on her knee as she spoke to Doctor Sun on her cell phone. She was nodding as she took in everything he said, occasionally sparing a glance to check on Julia. Her attention was pulled away from Doctor Sun as Julia screamed again in pain.
"Okay then. Yes. Thank you Doctor Sun. Bye."
Katherine smiled reassuringly at Julia as she closed her phone. "I think we're ready to do this kiddo."
"Are you sure you know what you're doing?" Julia asked breathlessly. "Why can't Doctor Sun just come here?"
"Apparently he has a patient at his clinic right now and he can't leave. And besides, it's all the way across town. At the pace this baby is coming at, you'd deliver in the car before we'd even get there."
Julia groaned as she rested her head against the headboard again. Katherine went to work getting Julia situated and went over all of the instructions Doctor Sun had given her. She was going to be the one delivering her baby and she couldn't believe it.
"Alright Julia." She said with a smile. "I want you to take one huge, deep breath and when your next contraction hits, you're going to push as hard as you can. Don't stop pushing until I tell you to."
"I can't do this!" Julia wailed.
"And why the hell not?"
"I don't have any drugs or anything to help me through this!"
"So? Back in the days of pioneers, there was no such thing as an epidural. Women had to endure excruciating pain for endless hours, but it all paid off in the end. They did it and so can you. Now come on Julia! Deep breath…"
Julia sighed before taking a deep breath.
"Now, when you feel your next contraction, push."
Julia nodded and sure enough, her next contraction hit seconds later. She screamed in agony as Katherine began counting up to ten. She had her stop and smiled up at her.
"This shouldn't take very long at all."
"I hate this!" Julia groaned.
Unknown
Tommy sighed in relief as he finally reached the boxes. If he could get his hands on one of the metal slabs, he could cut himself free of Zeke's ropes. Just as he prepared to turn himself around to grab the slab, the door burst open. Tommy stiffened as he prepared for Zeke to burst in. His face washed over with relief when he spotted a female officer. She gasped at the sight of Tommy on the floor.
"Thank God…" he sighed.
"What on earth happened in here?" she shouted as she rushed over to Tommy and helped untie him. "Are you alright?"
"Don't worry about me. I'll be fine. Can you please tell me where I am?"
"You're in the abandoned electronics factory on the outskirts of Reefside. A couple was out walking their dog a few hours ago when they heard gunshots coming from inside. They called the police station and I came out here with a few other guys from the force. We found some guy dead downstairs."
"Yes. That's agent Hernandez."
"Agent?"
Tommy nodded as he rubbed his sore wrists. "Yes. He and I are a part of the FBI."
"Goodness."
"If you don't mind my asking, how on earth did you find me?"
"We found your gun downstairs. We checked the dead agent and saw that his gun was on him. We also saw the bloody mess that had been made down stairs. I take it the blood was yours?"
Tommy nodded as he gripped his side.
"It's a good thing we found you. Who knows what would've happened had we not? Now, let's get you downstairs to the ambulance so we can get that wound taken care of."
"No." he said quickly. "I can't go to the hospital right now. Kimberly's in danger!"
"Kimberly? There's a woman here?"
"Not here. At the convent. I'm supposed to be protecting her and right now, Zeke's going after her to kill her. I have to stop him."
"No. You need to go to the hospital. Me and the other officers will go and stop him."
"It's my job to protect her!" Tommy shouted through gritted teeth. "I have to get to her!"
"Okay." She said putting her hands on his shoulders to calm her. "I'll take you to her, but we need to at least wrap your waist to prevent you from losing any more blood. Can you walk?"
Tommy nodded as the officer slung his arm around her shoulder and helped him out of the room.
Julia's Apartment
Julia screamed as she pushed through another contraction. Katherine's face lit up as she encouraged Julia to continue through the labor. A few seconds later, the room was filled with the sounds of a crying baby.
"Oh my God!" Katherine cried as tears starting pouring from her eyes. Julia stared at her through have closed eyelids as she took a breath of relief. She was finally done. Her baby had been delivered.
Julia felt her eyelids getting heavy as she started to feel small tugs at her lower area. She must of dozed off for a few minutes because when she opened her eyes again, Katherine was walking around the room, happily, as she rocked a green bath towel gently. Julia coughed, alerting Katherine.
"Hey there." She greeted with a warm smile. "You did great kiddo. She's finally here."
Julia smiled weakly. "Yeah. That's… great…"
"Do you wanna see her? Maybe even hold her?"
Julia's smile dimmed slowly as she shook her head. "No. That's okay Katherine. I've heard that it makes giving your baby up even harder. You can leave if you want to."
Katherine nodded as she walked over to the small table Julia had in the corner. There was a straw basket on the table with a small blanket inside. Katherine put the sleeping infant inside carefully and turned back to face Julia.
"Julia…" she said quietly. "Thank you so much. For everything… Are you… sure that you want to do this?"
Julia nodded weakly. "Yes. I can't raise that baby all by myself. You and your husband, from what I can tell, are pretty nice people, and I know you'll both be good parents to my baby."
"Your little girl is such a blessing to me."
Julia smiled. "So… it's a girl?"
Katherine nodded with a small laugh. "Yes. And she's the most perfect little girl in the world. She has green eyes and brown hair just like Collin. She's perfect Julia. I don't know how to repay you."
"Don't worry about it Katherine. As soon as I heal up, I'm taking off for New York to go to dance school."
Katherine's eyes widened in surprise. "Really? So soon?"
"It's always been a dream of mine. Yeah, being a mother was a dream too, but I'm not ready yet. I need to take things one step at a time and much slower."
"Then let me help you achieve part of your dream. Let me give you a little money for a going away present."
"You don't have to do that Katherine." Julia protested.
"But I do. You've given me the greatest gift in the entire world. Now, I'm going to help you."
"Thanks…" Julia muttered as she felt her eyes starting to get heavy.
"Goodbye Julia." Katherine smiled as she grabbed the handles of the basket and carried the newborn out of the room.
Julia felt tears fill her eyes as she stared after the two of them. There went her little girl. She was now someone else's little girl and she hoped that she would have a healthy life.
Author's Note: And so ends another chapter! I hope you guys liked it! Leave me a review and sit tight, because the next chapter will be posted soon!
