DISCLAIMER: I do not own Power Rangers SPD or Kat OR the show Xena: Warrior Princess (you'll find out why I say that later).

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My friends were all delighted for me, and Breaths eyes shone with pride as she congratulated me. But of course, the inevitable question surfaced: "who is the father?" they would ask me. And I wouldn't ever tell them. I couldn't. But I knew, and to me that was the only thing that mattered.

A few weeks before I was due, my brother took me all through the forest, up to the edge of the mountains to bless me and prepare me spiritually to become a mother. He said that the place where we were – a beautiful little patch of grass growing at a steep gradient on a little ledge on the mountain side, about 7 feet off the ground, with a tiny willow tree growing in the centre of it – was the most spiritual place I could hope to be, and that all good warriors will make the journey once or twice a year to give thanks for their gifts and good health. Looking at the beauty of the place, and taking note of how peaceful I suddenly felt, I could believe it. Felix performed the ceremony, muttering words to our reeiwua which I couldn't understand, whilst he smeared water in patterns on my face. At the end, he left me alone to pray. I prayed for forgiveness for coupling myself with a man from a different tribe, and that the babies would be healthy none-the-less. I gave thanks for my fantastic scientific knowledge too, remembering how Sasha had once said that I should do this.

It was a hard birth. I went to Hope with pains in my stomach, about three days before they were actually born. She turned away everyone to look after me. She said that I was carrying triplets, which is not unusual for our species (actually it's rather a low number – one at a time is rarer than three). Their heartbeats were healthy. But it hurt so much, and the worst part was the feeling that there was no escape to my pain. But eventually, Hope picked up a slimy little bloody body and presented me with a girl.

I named her Genesis, in honour of my new life as a mother. The next was a girl too, and so I named her Soul, as my soul was filled with the most unimaginable joy. My last child was the easiest of all the three sisters, and I christened her Roxas. No boys, which was probably just as well, as I'd never have lived it down if I had given birth to the spitting image of Frog. I cried for joy as I struggled with the armful of baby, all fighting to feed. I fed them all in turn, and fell asleep in my hut, with them cuddled close. I woke to see Hope standing in my doorway.

"Scrouge wants me to talk to Lithe today, so I'll speak to Frog and tell him the children are born." She explained. I nodded, and felt my heart miss a beat.

When she returned, she whispered in my ear, "Frog will see you at your 'normal spot' tonight… Kat… please be careful!"

I snuck out late to meet him. As soon as I saw him, I leapt into his arms. He crooned over me, "Are you okay?" He asked.

"Yes, I'm fine. In slight pain but the children are perfect. We have three beautiful daughters." I purred.

"THREE?" Frog gasped, looking pleased.

"Yes. Genesis, Soul, and Roxas." I nuzzled into his neck.

"Great! My little girls…" sighed Frog, in bliss. It was then that the bracken rustled, and Scrouge slipped out.

"Why, Kat," he growled. "You're a long way from your camp, and your kits, who are crying for you." He turned to Frog. "And so are you, impostor!" I froze, exchanging a scared glance with Frog.

"I met the girl on the border," Frog explained, sounding confident. "She began to chase me… I was over the border, sir, it was my fault."

"No," Scrouge laughed, shaking his head. "I followed Kat. She met you deliberately, and why were you discussing Kat's children? Children you seemed to know about already?" With that my tribe leader sprung at Frog, pinning him to the ground.

My tribe leader bared his teeth at me, and lashed his tail from side to side, "I always knew you were a traitor! I saw the way you looked at our enemies in battle. You pity them don't you? You only had those children to create more warriors for them! Well fine Katherine, do as you please! But 3 free babies seems… an unfair deal. We need payment." His turned back to Frog, a menacing look on his face.

"Don't hurt him!" I screamed, thinking fast. "He is my children's father!"

Scrouge froze and I gulped, trembling slightly. "What?"

"Just don't tell the rest of the clan!" I begged. As Scrouge paused to think, Frog struggled free.

"I won't," Scrouge replied. "I wouldn't want to ruin the honour your children have the right to hold within the clan. Who knows, maybe one of them will actually do some good for us, rather that lazing around like their mother." I glared at him defiantly. "Only Sasha has ever done any good for us from your genes. I love her for that, and perhaps that is why I made her have my child, 11 years ago!" I think I looked a bit stunned. "In a year and a halves time our daughter, Xena, will take her place as head guard. Oh of course, nobody has ever met her but your mother, Hope and me. Your half sister, you'd never have thought it! She's a far truer daughter to Sasha then you will ever be. She chose you and Felix over her you know. You should think yourself lucky. Sasha didn't want the clan to know that she was the mother of my daughter, so I respectfully refused to tell anyone. It's a secret? Get it? I love Sasha, but I only realised it after she'd had Felix. When I learned he wasn't an only child I wished that you were both mine, and that is when…" He paused, and then shook his head angrily. "But now, I thank the heavens you are not mine! Xena was born only 10 months after you and I'm so proud of her. But keep your mouth shut Katherine; don't even think about revealing anything." He turned and sprinted back toward the clan.

"No that's wrong. She left me for dead after Felix was returned to them. She never chose me over any one. So that means… she abandoned me for a child that the clan have never met?" I whispered, partly to Frog, partly to myself, slowly, confused.

I followed Scrouge's path, in a miserable walk, not even looking back at Frog. So Scrouge was mad at me for taking Sasha's attention from their child? But my mother didn't look after me after a certain point. My brain was on information overload. I was tired and confused. I didn't want to know any more. I just wanted to go to bed.

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Ok I admit, Xena comes from Xena: Warrior Princess. Well, she is based on her anyways…

Oh dear. So that is Sasha's problem. Or is it? There will be a chapter on that later on so for now just think about it, I know the plot is a little bit complicated but the chapter coming later should explain it. Did you know that one of the Dwarf Planets called Eris used to be known as Xena and its moon Gabrielle? Just found that out today, what a coincidence!