A/N: I'm not trying to bash Kelsey's character at all; remember this is AU, so if she's a little out of character, don't get all crazy.

A/N: Sorry for the late update. I spent the week in New Orleans. Can you believe WIFI over there is over $15 a day? It was really annoying.

Chapter 6- Kelsey's Ka

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Twenty seven former female rangers and two current female rangers were at Bistro Buffet in their hotel. They had a room reserved for all of them. For some of the female rangers, they were being recognized for their ranger status: Cassie, Ashley, Dana, and Kelsey, while Kim, Ronny, Tanya, Kira, and V were recognized for their careers outside of rangering.

Even though the women were eating together, they all wanted to do different activities. Some suggested gambling, others proposed shopping, and others wanted to watch some of the shows offered on the strip. There was a lot to do in Vegas, and the women had 6 more days, so they needed to do use their time wisely.

All of the woman were eating and having conversations amongst themselves. They weren't sitting at one table. The women were sitting at several different tables. In one table: Syd, Jen, Dana, and Gemma. Table two: Kim, Tanya, Tori, and Maya. Table three: Aisha, Dana, Taylor, and Z. Table Four: Kat, Trini, Alyssa, and Ronny. Table Five: Rose, Mia, Summer, and Karone. Table six: V, Kira, Katie, Cassie. Table seven: Ashley, Maddie, Emily, Kendrix, and Kelsey.

Amongst table one; they were having discussions on how Sydney and her husband were doing. For Jen, it was weird hearing about her son in the future.

"So that's how Sky is?" Jen asked.

Syd giggled. "It's different from how you raised him huh?" Syd couldn't go into full details of how things were in the future, so she kept it to a minimum. For the former Pink Space Patrol Delta ranger, she knew there was no animosity between her and Jen. Jen was never a monster-in-law.

"I'd say so." Jen smiled. She looked at her daughter in law. "Is he happy being a Commander though?"

"Yeah. After Anubis' sudden death, Sky stepped up." Syd answered.

"That's really big of him. From the times you've talked about him, Cruger seemed like a great guy." Dana commented. She took a sip of her mimosa.

Gemma nodded in agreement. "He did sound like a great mentor."

"How is Dr. K?" Jen turned her attention to Gemma.

"Great, I'm going to be an Auntie soon." Gemma answered. Dr. K, her mentor, and Ziggy have been married for a couple of years, now. This is going to be their first child together. "I believe Ziggy can handle it."

"I was going to ask. Seems Ziggy is a bit um, eccentric?" Jen said.

They continued talking about Ziggy's eccentricities. Secretly, Dana was glaring at her former teammate Kelsey. They've had their share of problems in the past. Everyone thought they had settled their disagreements, but for Dana she still held a grudge towards Kelsey. Gemma and Syd noticed her though.

Kelsey could feel Dana's eyes on her. She ignored them and continued catching up with her friends. "If you guys ever want to come to my indoor rock climbing place, let me know." She happily said.

"We will." Ashley spoke for herself and Andros. "The simudeck offers it, but I want him to try yours. It's not as easy as it looks."

Maddie noticed Dana's eyes were on Kelsey. "I thought you and Dana settled your differences."

"I thought we did too." Kelsey sighed.

"Weren't you guys on the same team?" Emily unknowingly asked. This is the first time she had met them, so she didn't know about the incidents that had occurred among them. All the other females and their teammates seemed to be really close with one another. Just like her and Mia; Mia was like another Serena in her opinion.

Kelsey nodded.

Kendrix saw the dirty look Dana tossed towards their table. She whistled. "Okay, what happened? What you did, occurred a long time ago."

"She needs to let it go." Ashley said.

"Guys, come on, we don't need to have any fights. This reunion is meant to be a carefree, laidback, kind of one." Kelsey tried to lighten the situation. "The reunion, three years ago, we don't need a repeat of that."

They all nodded and continued talking.

Kelsey looked at Dana. Dana scoffed and turned her attention back to her table. The former Yellow Lightspeed Rescue ranger felt bad. She never meant to do what she did all those years ago, but it happened. She pondered about it more.

(Flashback)

I'm the youngest in the Winslow family. My parents had four boys, and I was the only girl. Maybe that's why I was always the tomboy out of all the girls in my grade, and I could always kick all the boys' ass in whatever sport they challenged me in. (No matter what the age, guys always hated me beating them.)

At the age of 7, my Dad took me and my brothers rock climbing. To parents, it seemed like the worst thing to do. Our ages ranged from 13 to my age. My brothers had been doing it for years, they were pro. This was my first time.

"Kel." My Dad said. I was playing with my cord. "This is fairly easy. It's only a 10 foot climb. We are here to spot you." He referred to himself and my brothers. I looked at my brothers. Timmy and Jimmy, age 13, they're twins and the oldest. Timmy is the oldest by 13 minutes. Ricky, age 10, and Avery, age 9, were rooting me on. "So, keep your head on the rocks and go." My dad looked at my brothers. "Watch your sister." He continued watching after them. I started to climb. "Alright Kel, on the count of three, go." My Dad looked and gasped.

I had already climbed to the top. I looked down. "Hey Dad!" My brothers clapped for me. I was a natural. I can either do rock or mountain climbing. There really isn't a difference, just to let you know.

From that point, I kept up with the extreme sports. In middle school, I tried out for the guys' soccer, baseball, and basketball teams. I exceled in every sport I tried. High school was no exception. I made varsity for water polo, and I was only a freshman. On top of that, it was the first time I tried the sport.

The low point of my childhood would have to be the battles I had with my Grandma. My grandma is very rich. Yes, my parents worked, and they had a good income themselves, but my grandma comes from 'old money' and lots of it. She would always buy me the latest designer clothing and accessories. I do not need a Juicy Couture track suit; those things are over one hundred dollars. What's the point of having one, when I would get it dirty? We just didn't see eye to eye all the time. I knew I was her first baby girl, as she had all boys, and my Uncles never had a daughter, but still, let me be. I stopped talking to her at the age of 14.

After I turned 20, I was recruited to become a ranger. I was the Yellow Lightspeed Rescue ranger. At that point in my life, I had been competing in triathlons, mountain climbing competitions, and inquiring about opening my own gym. There was a lot going on in my life already, but I decided to help. I became a ranger, and that was a rush! I loved suiting up, fighting Batlings, the monsters, and even Vypra.

However, there was a downside to fighting. Sometimes my teammates would consider me impulsive. I admit I would take off and not think if I could get hurt. However, I'm an adrenaline junky, and I live for that kind of stuff. Often times, I can be seen as a hothead, but I didn't care. I swear if there was a double of me-a Ka, as I like to call it; I would be a Japanese guy named, Daimon. However, I think Capt. Mitchell and hated my reckless behavior. Sometimes, I thought I could do Carter's leader role better than him. Just kidding, Carter is a fine leader.

Being a ranger helped me to get the relationship with my grandma back on track. She wasn't always cold bitch I thought of her to be. She meant well, but she just showed it the wrong way. I knew there was a feisty woman in her trying to get out. Since then, we still have our roller skating adventures. Also, she is the one who footed the bill for my indoor rock climbing place.

Carter and I had a strong leader-subordinate relationship. I felt Joel to be an annoying-brother type. Dana became my best friend. Even though we were opposites, she's really girly and I'm not; I still found her and me to be close. I became the closest to Chad, since we shared the same interests. There was an attraction there, but it wasn't acted upon until later years. That's kind of the reason why Dana and I became enemies for a while. There will be an explanation why.

Ryan, Dana's older, very cute brother, joined Lightspeed Rescue. He was a rogue ranger. Sometimes he did things on his own. I liked the mysterious side of him. I liked not knowing what you're going to get when it came to him. Yes we dated, actually, we're married now. We had a lot of problems before we got married.

I remember the first date we went on. Both of us were still rangers. It was one of our good times.

I had straightened my hair. I wore make up, and I dressed up pretty girly. I had on blue jeans, a tight yellow shirt, and white shoes. I left my earphones at home for the night. It may not seem girly to you, but it was to me. Ryan came to my quarters. I opened it.

He grinned. "Wow, um, hi."

"Hi." I smiled at him. He was in a black shirt, blue jeans, and black boots. He looked handsome as always. I grabbed my wallet. "So, um, what are we going to do tonight?"

We walked out to the jeep. "There's this place in town I want to try." He answered. He opened my door for me. I got in. "I hope you like it."

"What kind of place?" I thought it was sweet for him to open my door for me.

"Chinese, sushi." He said. We drove in a comfortable silence. He broke it. "Does my sister like Carter?"

"I believe she does." I giggled. "Carter is blind as a bat, if he hasn't noticed her flirting. But I know he likes her."

"I'll have to have a talk with him."

"So, you're the protective type?"

"Only for the people I like and care about." He replied. We arrived at the place. He got out first and opened my car door for me. I nodded in appreciation. "Besides, I don't like the looks Carter gives her."

"That's our leader, you know?"

We walked in and are immediately seated. It's a booth table. We sat on opposite sides. I took a look at Ryan; there was something about him I found captivating. Was it his blue eyes? I mean I have blue eyes as well. I don't know, but whatever it is, I definitely like it.

"Leader, shemeader."

I laughed again. "So, what made you ask me on a date?"

"Let's see, I've been raised by a Diabolico for the past 12 years. I'm now a ranger, my time is preoccupied trying to save the world. I might as well stay close to home. There are three women I am constantly spending my time with. Dana, , and you. I remind you, I want to stay close to home, Dana may be a part of my home, but I don't need to be that damn close to home." I giggled again. "Joel is as blunt as they come. He told me about his courtship of Ms. Fairweather. I immediately backed off. She doesn't care for me anyway."

I nodded. "So, I guess I'm the only one left?"

"Well, I'll be honest, Chad told me he was talking to you."

"Really?" I was surprised. I admit, at that time I had feelings for Chad. However, while in Ryan's presence, I noticed something could develop with him. I mean, he had the courage to ask me out. Plus, I wasn't exactly an expert in dating.

The Titanium ranger nodded.

"How do you feel about that?" I had no clue where that came from. When it came to the opposite sex, I'm usually meek and closed in. Ryan seemed to bring out a different side of me. I guess it would be my other side of me. My Ka. I'm not known as Kel, the girl who can do guy things. I'm Kelsey, the girl who can be sexy.

"I don't see him here, do you?" I shook my head. Ryan touched my hair. "You should do it like that more often."

We continued having dinner, and it was a great time. Secretly, we started dating. Chad had found a relationship with Marina, the mermaid, and I thought they could make it work. I mean, she asked Chad to help look for her father's trident. So, maybe things could work with them. But, I was wrong. When Ryan left to look to look up more information on Diabolico, and that left me to stay on the Aquabase and fighting monsters. Dana, as my roommate and closest girlfriend, knew of my relationship with Ryan. She kept a close eye on me and Chad.

We were in our quarters. I had my headphones on. I was rocking out.

Dana got off her bed. "Kelsey." I didn't say anything. "Kelsey."

(End Flashback)

"Kelsey." Maddie called. She had been calling the former Yellow for the past five minutes.

Emily tapped her shoulder. "Kels?"

"Sorry." Kelsey finally snapped out of her flashback. She blushed. "What's going on?"

"What do you feel like doing?" Kendrix asked.

Gemma and Syd walked to their table. "We're heading to the slots at Excalibur. Do any of you guys want to come?"

"I will. Kelsey said. She immediately got up. The women nodded. Karone and Alyssa walked up to the three of them. "Let me guess, you want to head over to Excalibur?"

"Most definitely!" Alyssa said. She smiled at them.

"Plus I need to talk to you about the looks Dana gave you." Karone mentioned. From her table, she could feel the tension radiating amongst the opposite tables.

Gemma nodded. "I agree."

Syd, Alyssa, Kelsey, Karone and Gemma all said goodbye to the other women. The rest of the former female rangers either went to the pool, or went shopping, or went to see what shows were playing on the strip.

"Who feels like walking?" Kelsey said. There was still a lot on her mind.

"I'm sure all of us want to. We did eat a big meal, or meals." Gemma led the women out the doors. She turned her attention to Kelsey. "What's the deal with you and Dana?"

"If she's not over what happened all those years ago, then it's out of my hands." Kelsey honestly answered Gemma.

The former rangers took a right from the casino and started to head down the street to Excalibur.

Out of all the women, Karone was the most familiar with the arguments among them. She knew about the issue of Kelsey and Dana. "Well, you betrayed Ryan." The former villainess kept walking. "If Ashley did the same thing to Andros, I have to admit, I wish I still had my Wrath Staff. You do understand, right Kelsey?"

"I do." Kelsey gulped. She shook her head thinking about it.

Syd heard. "I never got the full story, what happened?"

"In my opinion, Dana needs to drop it." Alyssa offered her two cents.

"You aren't the only one." Kelsey murmured. "I'll tell you what happened, Syd." She recalled the events.

(Flashback)

Dana had been calling her. She finally took off her teammates' headphones. "Kelsey?"

"Sorry." I said. "What's up?"

"You are dating my brother, right?"

I nodded. "Why?"

"Just curious." She went to sit on her bed. "I just see the looks you and Chad give each other, and-"

I put my hand up. "I don't want to betray your brother." She smiled. "I'll admit, your brother is my first relationship. I don't want to do anything to ruin it."

"I just want to make sure. He's family, and if he's hurt, I'll know it. Don't make me have to hurt you. I may be girly, but I can still kick ass." She threatened. There was also another reason why she didn't want to see Ryan hurt.

I believed Dana, she's a great fighter.

Things were normal. When the final battle came, and the Lightspeed Aquabase was destroyed; Chad was the one that comforted me. Things between Chad and I changed that day, I believe.

I would've done anything to save the base. It seemed to be Capt. Mitchell and Ms. Fairweather's baby. Not together, I mean separately, but you know what I mean. Ryan came back to help all of us destroy the bad guys.

As a team, we worked together to defeat Queen Bansheera. While giving up our morphers, I gave a smile to Ryan about our date for that night. He smiled back at me. After we saved the two children from a burning building, the rangers and I finally went our separate ways.

For the most part, we came back to team up with Time Force. I had been organizing a Triathlon when Carter called me in. By that time, Ryan and I had stopped dating for three months. He got involved in music. There were long practices, late night shows, and I had to admit I didn't trust him. I wasn't sure if he was out with other girls or what. When we met again for the team up, we had a talk.

"How have you been?" Ryan asked me. He had invited me to dinner. It was a nice Italian restaurant.

"Good. Been busy working with kids. I'm involved in an after school program. Kid's Climbing Club. I started it with my brother, Ricky."

"Sounds like fun. Do you plan on continuing that?"

"Ryan, cut the small talk. What's up?"

He took a gulp of his beer. "And here, I thought you only talked like that to Joel." He teased.

I sighed. "Ryan, you know why we broke up."

"I know because you don't trust me." He looked straight into my eyes. "If you could trust me as your teammate and as a power ranger, how can you not trust me, now? As a boyfriend?"

I started playing with my food. I wasn't sure how to answer that, and I admit my insecurities played a part of why I broke things off with him.

"If anything, I shouldn't trust you because of Chad."

"What are you talking about?" I gasped. "Let me guess, Dana?"

"I'm going to let it go though." He said. I nodded. "Even if you and Chad are close, or were close, or you gave him the googly eyes or oogly eyes or whatever; I want to let it go because I've missed you." He grabbed for my hand. The jolt went up my arm. "Will you think about giving us another try?"

I nodded.

After that, Ryan and I slowly built up our relationship. A year later, we were engaged. Ryan and his Dad even rebuilt a second Lightspeed Rescue Aquabase, Aquabase II, and they even helped Dr. Thomas Oliver with his underground Command Center.

Between the touring he did with his band, and the Aquabase he worked on, Ryan and I spent time a part. I don't know what went wrong between us, but there was a time I cheated on Ryan. I cheated for 6 months. Chad and I would secretly meet, or he would meet in the bed I shared with Ryan. My Ka came out. That's not my usual character, but for that moment in my life, she took over. I guess I attributed it to loneliness, and it felt like a rush. Going behind Ryan's back, and wondering if I was going to get caught or not. The anticipation of Ryan smelling me, and me pondering whether or not he could smell another guys' scent on me. However, I was playing with emotions. I played with both Ryan's and Chad's. Something inside of me felt powerful for doing it.

Chad wanted me to leave Ryan, but I couldn't. The "fight" between me and Chad was loud, and Ryan, as fate would have it, walked in on us.

Chad and I had just got done having sex. I was in bed lying down. Chad was getting dressed.

"Kelsey, why can't you just leave him?" Chad asked.

I shook my head. "I love Ryan." I confessed.

"Yeah." He motioned to a naked me, and him getting dressed. "You sure do love him." He sarcastically said.

"You don't get." Because I don't get it, I thought to myself.

"Tell me."

I sat up, and I covered myself with a sheet. My straight, brown hair reached to my shoulders. "I just can't break up with him. We are getting married soon." The nuptials were a month away.

"So, what? I'm just a booty call until then?" He asked me.

I shook my head. "I care about you a lot. You know that." I gave him a smile. I flashed my boobs at him. The look on his face said it all. He wanted me, and he forgot all about what he had said earlier. Chad kissed me. I moaned against his lips.

He pulled away. "What was I saying earlier?"

I played dumb. "I don't know." I kissed him again. Chad laid down, and I climbed on top of him. My moans got loud. After ten minutes, the doors opened. I looked behind me. It was my fiancé.

"KELSEY? CHAD! WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON HERE." Ryan shouted. He was angry, his face, body expression, everything was anger. Obviously, he was hurt too.

I got off of Chad, and I placed the blanket over me. I was ashamed, and I quickly snapped out of my Ka. I cursed it. "Ryan, baby, let me explain."

Chad was speechless. He wasn't so tough now. First, he demanded that I leave Ryan. Now, he couldn't even speak. He started putting his clothes on.

"Let you explain? Let you explain what? It's pretty obvious, you are fucking Chad on our bed!" He bluntly said. His attention went to Chad. "Really? I thought you were my friend. How could you do that to me?"

Chad sighed. "I love her." He confessed. I still coiled into the sheet. I got caught, and I dragged Chad with me. "I wanted her to make a choice."

Ryan bitterly laughed. "A choice? It's obvious, she did." He went to our dressers and started packing. "I'm leaving, you two can have each other."

"NO!" I immediately said. He didn't listen because he continued packing. The tears were coming. "Ryan, please, don't do this to me."

Chad left. He couldn't be there anymore. We hardly talked after that.

My fiancé ignored me. He did ask a question. "How long?" He stopped putting clothes into his bag.

I looked to the floor. "Six months." I mumbled.

"6 months? Six fucking months, you were fucking him behind my back!" I flinched at his words. "And, we're supposed to get married." He laughed again. "What a joke! You made me into a joke. Thanks Kels." He got what he needed and left.

I cried for weeks. I really messed up things between Ryan and I. Dana, Carter, Joel, Capt. Mitchell, and Ms. Fairweather changed their opinion of me. Chad tried to call me, but I ignored his phone calls. In return, Ryan ignored mine. This went on for a month. I hated what I did to Ryan and Chad. It was wrong of me, but I wanted it. Maybe, pre wedding jitters? But, it was obvious I had more feelings for Ryan because I wanted to make it work with him.

A month and half after the engagement ended, I started to throw up. I noticed I was late, also. I got a pregnancy test, and it was confirmed, I was pregnant. I cried again, not because I was pregnant; I did want to be a mother, but because I wasn't sure who the father was. I had sex with Ryan and Chad around the same time. It was hard, but I needed to call Dana. I felt she could help me sort this out.

"Dr. Dana Grayson." She answered.

"Dana, it's me, Kelsey."

Click.

I sighed and tried again.

"Kelsey, what the hell do you want?"

"I'm pregnant." I cried. The tears kept coming.

I think Dana almost dropped the phone. "Ryan or Chad?" She asked me.

"I don't know." I replied.

"Shit, you really got yourself into a pickle, didn't you?" She questioned. "Come to my office, we'll sort this out. My advice, tell Ryan and Chad. They need to know there is a possibility one of them could be a father."

That's what I did. I told Chad, first. Being as he would answer his phone. He already had a new girlfriend. He chose to keep this between us. I agreed, as I didn't want to ruin his potential new relationship.

When I called Ryan, he still ignored me. I talked to Dana, and she said Ryan was really hurt and immersed himself in his music career. He was touring around England. Dana hadn't mentioned anything to Ryan because it wasn't for her to tell him. I left a voicemail on his cell phone. Two minutes later, he called me back. We talked, and he said if he was the father, he would help me take care of the child.

Ryan is the father. In 2005, I gave birth to Kingston Ryan Mitchell. He weighed 6 pounds 12 oz, and was 23" long. He has the pretties blue eyes and dirty blonde hair. From the pictures I saw of Ryan when he was younger, they looked exactly alike. Ryan was there for the birth, and I thought we were going to get back together. That wasn't the case.

It wasn't until Kingston was two that I got pregnant for a second time. I knew who the father was. There was no doubt in my mind he was the father. I kept the information to myself. The Dad asked if he was the father, and I admitted he was. We started dating.

During one of the reunions, Dana and I got into an argument. She felt hurt that I would have another child with someone other than Ryan. I asked her what the hell she was talking about. Ryan was still in love with me. He wanted to make things work, but he was still hurting from the betrayal all those years ago. I told her she jumped to conclusion. Ryan is the father. After Kingston, he's the only guy I've ever been with. I wanted to prove to him, that I can be faithful. So, now, Dana was hurt that I would keep this from her. We fought again. She's a spitfire, I'll tell you that. She threw champagne glasses. We yelled and shouted. I walked away. I was pregnant at the time.

After our daughter, Riley Katrina Mitchell, was born, Ryan and I married. Kingston is now 6, and Riley is now 3. I love being a mother, and I love the life I have with Ryan. He still does music, he's even collaborated with Kira, and worked with Tanya. I own an indoor rock climbing place, and I have a great income. Ryan and I make a comfortable living for our kids.

But, as a protective sister, Dana still worries about me. Our friendship is kind of strained at this point. We have unresolved issues. She's a great Aunt to Riley and Kingston, and I'm thankful for that. She has never bad mouthed me in front of my children, but it seems she can't get over the past.

I have to admit, I'm glad my Ka hasn't made an appearance since.

(End Flashback)

"What happened to Chad?" Syd asked as we all walked into Excalibur.

"The last I heard, he's married." Kelsey answered. Her and Chad hadn't spoken since 2004.

Alyssa nodded. "He's married with twin girls." They all looked at her. "Cole is the veterinarian to their dog."

"Guess, Dana still doesn't like what you did to Ryan." Gemma commented. She went to take out money.

"I apologized a lot. I know she doesn't like Ryan and I ended up marrying, but I would never cheat on him again." Kelsey defended herself. She withdrew money also.

"Ryan caught you." Karone added. "That's why, Dana said she had never seen Ryan so hurt. I think there is more to the story."

"That was over 8 years ago though!" Kelsey said.

They all shrugged after that.

"I think you should talk to her." Alyssa recommended. Gemma, Syd, and Karone agreed with her.

"I will." Kelsey, also agreed. "What shall we do first?"

Karone smiled. "I don't know about you guys, but I want to head over to the blackjack table." She waved goodbye.

"I think I want to head over to the penny slots." Gemma said. Alyssa followed her. The two women said their goodbyes.

Syd and Kelsey stayed at the nickel slots. Hopefully, Dana and Kelsey could settle their differences

A/N: Chapter 7- Gemma, Silver RPM ranger.