Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers Megaforce. This story is fan-made.

Author's Note: This is not where the Megaforce series starts. If you want to read the series without getting lost, I suggest you read my stories in the order they appear:

No To Date Nights - The Party Night - Project Partners - Megaforce: Lives Behind The Masks - Prom Night - A Trip To Remember - First Meetings - Something She Loves – Protective Morans – Samurai In Harwood County – Rainy Days – Luck Had Nothing To Do With It – Ranger Support – Parents and Children – Hero Without The Spandex – Emma's Night – Emma's Mother – Bait And Switch – After Death – A Stormy Day – A Date For Tensou – A Mother's Advice – Mending Fences – Executioner Named Revenge –Those Three Words – On The Fourth Day – Babysitting – Tiger- A Fresh Start – On the Mountains – Looking Ahead – The Rangers' Recovery – Daughter's Nightmare – Megaforce: With Great Power –Cookies – The Babysitters: Jake and Gia – Better Off With The Burrows – A Hard Journey – The Messenger – Megaforce: The Invasion Arrives – Learning To See – Sight Unseen – A Romantic Demise – To Love And To Lose – Distance Travelled – A Love Triangle – (Grr Grr Tiger) – Megaforce: The Legendary Battle

"They always run," Gia sighed as she got up from her seat on the patio, gave a little nod and then bolted down the street. The sidewalks were busy around this time of day, but that didn't stop Gia. She burst through the crowd and tried her best not to knock anyone over, but no matter how many times she yelled for people to move, there was always that one guy who thought he was important. She ran into him with her shoulder and took him down without missing a single step as she followed her suspect around the corner. He then tried cutting across traffic and hoped Gia wouldn't be stupid enough to follow.

It wasn't that she was stupid enough; it was that she wasn't afraid of a few bumps and bruises. After all, after being a Ranger for nearly two years, cars didn't scare her. In fact, she embraced the challenge and smirked as a car failed to stop in time. She jumped over the hood and felt the impact, knowing it would leave a bruise, but she kept running. She saw her suspect glancing over his shoulder and how he was surprised when he saw she was still coming after him.

So he turned down an alley. Gia assumed he thought it was a shortcut, and that once he reached his destination, she would let him go. He was wrong, on both accounts. Gia would follow him until she caught him, and the alley was a dead end. A wooden fence had been put up to divide the properties and to keep suspects like him from getting away. It had been Jordan's idea months ago, and Gia, for once, had to agree it was a good one.

The suspect jumped and tried to climb the fence, but it was just a little too high for him to make it over in a single bound and as he struggled to pull himself up, Gia walked up behind him.

"When you fall," she smirked, "would you like me to catch you, or just let you drop?"

"I didn't do it, okay!" he argued as he continued to try and pull himself over. Gia grabbed the back of his pants with one hand while the other reached into his pocket.

"So what's this?" she asked when she pulled out a stack of bills. "Isn't it convenient that we found your fingerprints everywhere and you have... what's this? Four hundred bucks? The exact same amount that was reported stolen?"

The thief almost managed to pull himself up, but Gia tugged on his pants. He was more than willing to ditch them and let them fall around his ankles as he finally made it over the fence. He landed with a thud on the other side but as he picked himself up he heard a growl. He gulped.

Gia lifted herself over the fence, sat on the top, and looked down at her thief with a smile, "I'm the one with the tiger."

The thief sighed, pulled up his pants and then put his hands in the air. Gia smirked, grabbed her handcuffs and locked them on his wrists. As she walked out of the alleyway, she found Jordan waiting on the street in his car. He chuckled.

"You just love a good run, don't you?" he asked. Gia helped the thief into the back seat and then climbed into the passenger seat with a shrug. She left the door open and Tiger hopped in as well. Jordan groaned. "Dammit, Gia! Tiger goes in the back seat! She's too freaking big for this now!"

Gia helped her cat sit comfortably on her lap and then turned to Jordan and shook her head, "Perp in the back, cat in the front. You remember the rules, butthead."

"Butthead?" the thief asked. Jordan looked in his rear-view mirror and sighed.

"Don't ask."

-Megaforce-

Vanessa waited anxiously, tapping her foot as she stood in line with the other people waiting for loved ones at the airport. It had been just over a month since Claire and Emma had gone on their trip and Vanessa was almost desperate to have her girlfriend come home. In her arms she carried Ryan. It had been a difficult time adjusting to having a baby in the house again. Troy and Rebecca had given her up only temporarily until they found a better arrangement for themselves and could support Ryan financially. As of now, Rebecca was finishing her senior year of high school at Angel Grove High School. She had a lot of work to catch up on and a lot of new things she needed to get used to. For one, she was adjusting to attending school without her sight. Reading textbooks was harder, as she was only starting to learn Braille and finding her way around a new school was proving to be more of a challenge than she originally anticipated.

Fortunately, she had some help. Since Harwood High was still flattened, Dr. Oliver had transferred to Angel Grove. He was back in the school he had attended in his teens. He worked as Rebecca's science teacher, but made sure to keep a close eye on her work in other subjects. Not to mention, he helped to keep some of the students away from her. Since the Rangers identities had gone public, a lot of people, with good and bad intentions, wanted to get close to anyone associated with the most recent team. It was overwhelming for Rebecca. Fortunately, she once again found herself in a good home. Mr. and Mrs. Holling, while not together officially, had moved in with each other and had taken Rebecca in.

Troy was grateful for that part. He knew his sisters were both being well looked after while he attended college. He wasn't sure what he wanted to do quite yet and so was just trying out a few classes to see where his interests lay. But between all his classes, his studying, and the job he had picked up, he wouldn't have had any time to look after his baby sister.

Vanessa knew the Burrows made the right call asking her and Claire to take Ryan in, and while there were a few teething problems, the youngest Burrow was a blessing. Finally settled in a home, she was really starting to grow.

"Mama," she said and looked to Vanessa. "Plane?"

Mama: that had been a tough one for Troy and Rebecca. They didn't know how Ryan had picked it up. They rarely referred to themselves as her mothers. However, it stuck with Ryan, and after a little discussion, everyone agreed it was for the best. For the next couple of years, Ryan would be living with Vanessa and Claire. They might as well become her mothers.

"Yes," Vanessa nodded her head. "Mommy's coming home on a plane. And Emma's coming with her."

"Memma plane?"

"They're plane is about to land," Vanessa pointed to the screen overhead. "See, that's their flight there. It's landing just now. They'll be out soon."

Vanessa set Ryan on the floor and reached into the diaper bag. She pulled out the sign she had made with a little help from Ryan. During the vacation, Claire and Emma had skyped often with their family back home. Claire, who had only gotten a short chance to mother Ryan before leaving, could only go on about how big she was getting and how she was missing it all again for a vacation. Vanessa thought it would be cute if Ryan greeted her with a sign to let her know she was happy to have her mother home.

"Hold this, sweetie," Vanessa said. "We want mommy to see it when she comes out."

"Plane!" Ryan smiled. Vanessa chuckled and nodded her head.

"You're obsessed. Maybe mommy should have let you go along. Though I doubt sightseeing would be fun for a little girl."

Vanessa made sure Ryan was holding the sign tight and then took her other hand as the arrivals started making their way out. Seeing all the strange people walking in made Ryan a little nervous. She wasn't big on strangers. But when she noticed a familiar face in the crowd, she let out a little squeal, let go of Vanessa's hand and darted over.

"Mama! Mama!"

Claire bent over just in time to scoop her up.

"You're twice as big as when I left!" she held Ryan up in the air, "Stop growing! You're my second chance!"

"Thanks, mom," Emma muttered behind her. Claire chuckled.

"You know what I mean," she said and then smiled brightly as she walked over to Vanessa. She pulled her girlfriend in her arms, "Oh man, I've missed you so much! You have no idea!"

"You were missed too," Vanessa said, kissing her girlfriend before she turned her attention to Emma. She looked down at her stomach, "How are you holding up?"

"Jet lag and morning sickness do not mix," Emma shook her head. "Neither does morning sickness and airplane food for that matter."

"Don't mind the mood. She's been up nearly two days," Claire said. "She'll perk up once she shows you all the pictures she took."

"And I get a nap," Emma muttered.

"The car's this way," Vanessa chuckled as she led the way out to the parking lot. "A lot's happened since you left. Jordan and Gia are working full time now."

"Jordan's still alive?" Claire asked with a little laugh. "Now that she's got a gun in her hand, I thought for sure Gia would have shot him."

"I've got my money on another year," Vanessa said. "They've got their own little office now on the top floor of their building. You're really going to love it, Emma. It's got a view of the whole city! Angel Grove is so beautiful."

"I can't wait," Emma smiled. "What about Jake?"

"He's around," Vanessa said. "He spends most of his days cleaning up around Harwood. When he's not doing that, he's at practice. He makes sure he's home every night for dinner, though."

"And Rebecca's schooling?" Claire asked.

"Last I heard, she aced her history test. It's going well there. And Troy's studying hard for his mid-terms."

"He's still popping by, though, right?"

"He takes Ryan out every Fridays. Spoils her rotten. I don't think I've seen a toddler eat so much ice-cream before."

"How's Noah? Last I heard of him, he was working on some big project," Claire said. "Top secret."

"What about Orion?" Emma asked. "Any word from him?"

"Nothing yet," Vanessa shook her head. "But nothing to worry about there. It's only been a few months. For all we know, that's how long it takes to get to Andrasia."

Emma nodded her head and started to pack her bags in the trunk while Claire put Ryan in her car seat. Though she was a little upset her vacation was over so quickly, she was happy to be home and happy to see Vanessa and Ryan again.

But most importantly, she was excited to see Jordan and Gia. Emma, Jordan, Gia, and Jake were able to rent an apartment together now that three of them had an income. It was two rooms, one bathroom, and nothing really to brag about. However, Emma was excited she would finally get the chance to live with her best friend and her fiancé. It felt like a dream come true and she couldn't wait to get started.