Chapter 27
"Okay guys I have another surprise for you." Trini said as everyone got quiet to listen to the former Yellow Ranger.
"What's up Tri?" Zack asked.
"I, that is to say, we are pregnant." She said as she pointed at her and Jason. She felt Jason go stiff beside her. She turned to look at him and clasped his hands. She looked him in the eye and nodded.
"Are you sure?" Jason asked his wife. Everyone was looking on in amazement because they realized that this was the first ranger baby.
"Yes. I went to the doctor last week." Trini told him. He suddenly turned to look at Kim then back to Trini.
"You knew and that is why you decided to come this week." Jason said to Kim.
He looked back to his little sister at her nod. He went over to her. She stood up as he came near. He hugged her close and whispered in her ear. She nodded and back away as he wiped his eyes. She grinned to Trini with a misty look in her eyes.
"Are you alright? This is good news, right?" Trini asked as he came back to stand in front of her.
"Yes. I am so happy that we get to have the first Power Ranger baby. We finally beat Tommy and Kim to something." Jason said as everyone started laughing.
"We beat them when we got married, remember." Trini said with a smile.
Everyone got up and came up to Trini. First were the Dinos then Hayley, Kat, Tanya, Adam, Aisha. Billy came next and hugged his former teammate. He was smiling as he stepped away Rocky ran up to her and picked her up. Everyone shouted for him to put her down. He set her down gently then Tommy came up to her and hugged and kissed her.
Zack came next as he hugged her. He whispered in her ear that she would be fine and to call him if Jason got out of line. She smiled and said she would as he stepped away then her very best friend came up to her.
Even though Kim had known this was the first time that she could show her joy. Trini had already asked if she could be the godmother. She had said yes and they had joked about how Jason would take it.
Everyone looked on as the best friends hugged and cried together. They knew that those two had always been like that. Kat, Tanya, and Aisha were not jealous at the love of those two. They knew that even though they were all close but Trini and Kim were closer. They always would be even though Kim was close to everyone.
There were only five people really close to the Original Pink. They were her former teammates. None of the others felt a slight because they knew Kim. She had dragged all of them into this circle.
"Okay girls. I think that it's time for Trini and Jason to sing." Rocky said. He wanted to hear Jason sing. He was ready to poke fun at his singing since Jason had done it with him.
"Fine, Tri you and Jason sing before they start rioting." Kim said as she stepped away and sat back down next to Tommy. She had taken the remote away from Trini and hit the play button. She hoped that it was a good one for Jason.
We were strangers,
starting out on a journey
Never dreaming
what we'd have to go through
Now here we are,
and I'm suddenly standing,
at the beginning with you
Kim knew that Trini had picked this song for a reason. She had done it for her and Tommy. This was their song after he had lost his Green Ranger powers. She smiled at them up there singing. She also realized that Jason had gotten better. He had sung with her all the time when they were younger. She would sit down with her guitar and begged him to sing with her. He would only agree to when she would almost cry. He hated tears just as much as Tommy did. She could do anything if she shed one tear.
And life is a road
and I wanna to keep going
Tommy looked over to Kim. She had a sad smile on her face. He knew that this was their song long ago. He reached out for her hand and squeezed it. She looked at him and he gave her a smile. He knew that if he had told her the other song that he thought of around her would make her cry more. The song described all his emotions for the woman beside him. He also wondered if Trini had that song. He wanted to sing it for Kim.
Rocky was in shock that Jason could sing. He never believed when Kim had told him again and again. He should have though. Trini was also good as well but that didn't shock him as much. She was Kim's best friend.
In the end I wanna be standing
at the beginning with you
"Great job!" Tanya said as she jumped up to hug them.
"Thanks. I have two more songs. The first one is for Kira and Connor." Trini said as she handed over her mic to Kira while Jason handed Connor his.
She had seen the way Kira and Connor acted around each other. It was like watching Kim and Tommy all over around. She knew how it would end though. They would be together. She came back to her seat and took the remote from Kim.
"Let's go. I want to hear Connor sing." Ethan shouted. He was smiling because he knew that Kira and Connor liked each other. He had been trying to get them together for a while now.
"Hit the button, Tri. The natives are getting restless." Kim said laughingly. She knew that Trini had planned for those two to sing. She wondered what song she had for them. Trini hit play and the music started.
We've been friends for a long long time
You tell me your secrets and I'll tell you mine
Trent was still reeling Connor could sing with Kira. He knew that Kira sounded like a rockstar but Connor was a shock. He also knew that this song was perfect for them. It should give them a jump-start into their budding relationship.
Do we dare to cross that line between your heart and mine
I've always wondered from the day we met
What if I said
"Well done, Kira, Connor. I am impressed by you Connor." Trini said as they sat down again. She pointed to Tommy. She had this last song as a surprise. She knew that he thought no one knew about the song that he thought of when he met Kim.
When she had first heard the song, it was Tommy and Kim all the way. She watched him get up and take his place. She hit play as the music started playing.
One word, that's all you said
Somethin' in your voice caused me to turn my head.
Your smile, just captured me
And you were in my future as far as I could see
And I don't know how it happened, but it happened still
You asked me if I love you, if I always will
Kim wiped away several tears. This song brought back memories she had long forgotten from before her and Tommy had dated. He had her from hello even though he didn't know it. She looked to Trini and mouthed the words thank you.
She knew that Trini wanted to remind her why she had fallen for him in the first place. Trini just didn't count on her quest for her power to make her see that Tommy was the only one for her. If she had not gone on that quest she knew that listening to Tommy sing those words would have made her fall head over heels for him again.
Everyone was caught up in the song. They knew that Tommy was singing it to Kim. They knew that at this moment only Kim and Tommy existed. They were in their own little world where no one could reach them. They were all smiling because the power couple was back. This song and scene before them proved it more than anything. Jason smiled at the last verse. He knew that Tommy had built a wall around his heart but a tiny girl in pink chipped that away.
Girl I've loved you from "Hello"
Kim stood up and ran up to him. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. The passion that he had sung with was evident in his kiss. She pulled away from him when she heard the others shouting and cheering. She was blushing a bright shade of pink while Tommy took it all in stride. He had a goofy grin on his face as everyone quieted down.
"Well okay that's it for tonight and since it is late I think that a few rangers need to get home. It would be hard to explain why teenagers would want to hang out with their teacher and his friends." Trini said as she gathered the mics and put them up. She turned off the machine and turned around to face everyone. She saw the Dinos stand up to get their stuff.
"What am I telling my parents?" Connor asked since he had not come home last night.
"You stayed with me last night. My father's not home so it's no problem." Trent said they all gathered at the door.
"Kay and I want the whole story tomorrow." Connor said to Tommy as the all walked out the door.
"Are you going to tell him or do we get that pleasure?" Jason asked Tommy as he came to stand behind him at the window.
"I'll tell him. I need to explain to the rest of them." Tommy said as he turned back. He saw that everyone back out back cleaning up.
"Well all of them but Connor know. We found your video diary and bro I didn't know that you had in it you to actually put it together." Jason said as he slapped Tommy's back.
"Well Hayley helped with it. Billy also had a hand in it." Tommy said as he sat down in the nearest chairs.
"I knew that you couldn't do it all. Anyway you just need to explain to your Red." Jason said as he watched the girls bring in dishes and go back outside.
"He's going to be the hardest. He will take it bad that I didn't tell him." Tommy said as everyone filed back in. He guessed that they had gotten everything.
"Yea, well he's a Red. They don't always use their head." Jason said with a smile.
He knew that he had poked fun at himself but it was worth it to see the look on Tommy's face now. It was a mixture of anger and resentment. He knew that Tommy never really liked being Red. He never felt worthy. Jason had told him hundreds of times that he was everything Red was supposed to be. He knew that once being that doubting Green Ranger still plagued his mind more than he had let on.
"Whatever Jase. Anyway what do you think about Zedd and Rita being back?" Tommy asked him as everyone came into the living room and all sat down.
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I hope you liked this chapter. Please let me know. The song pieces in this chapter were At the Beginning by Richard Marx and Donna Lewis, What If I Said by Anita Cochran and Steve Warnier, You Had Me from Hello by Kenny Chesney.