Hey everone! Here is the second chapter. I hope everyone is enjoying this story!
Adam walked in the door to the emergency room. To his relief, an ER nurse was there to meet them. "Are you Adam Park?" Adam nodded.
"Yes sir" Adam said holding the baby closer to him
"I'm nurse Cooper. Come with me."
Adam followed the nurse to an examination room.
"So, what's the story?" he asked as Adam placed the baby on the hospital bed.
"I found him on the doorstep of my friend's dojo. When I found him he was still attached to the afterbirth. I cut the cord and cleaned him up the best I could."
The nurse looked up at him. "You did a good job. Did you ever see who left him?"
"No. I didn't see anyone." Adam looked down at the baby who was now asleep. "Is he gonna be okay?"
The nurse smiled at him. He was a male in mid 30's with blonde hair.
"He will be. Thanks to you. Your actions saved his life. Have you ever thought of going into pediatrics?"
Adam chuckled. "Nah. I have been busy training in the dojo. And I'm still in high school."
"You'd make one hell of a nurse. Nurse Cooper covered the baby back up in the towel. Then called over an orderly. I need some one from the nursery here STAT."
The doctor turned back to Adam. "This little guy needs a name. You saved his life. Why don't you name him?"
"Really?"
The man nodded. "You're the closest he's got to a dad."
Adam nodded. That made sense. He thought long and hard. Then he got it.
"Tyler Lee Park."
The nurse nodded. "That'll do." The pediatrics' head nurse. An older lady in her mid 50's with dark skin and graying hair had just walked in pulling a small bed in behind her.
"Hey, Darlen', My name is Dr. Penny. What have we got here?"
"My friends I found him at the door to our dojo."
"I see. Well would you like to accompany me to the nursery?"
"Um sure. I can do that. Um my friend Jason in still out in the waiting room."
"I tell him what's going on. You go ahead."
Adam nodded his thanks and followed the older nurse to the elevator. As he did his mind was in turmoil.
He'd connected with the baby. Their eyes had met for a brief moment. He really wished he could adopt him. But unfortunately, he had his duties as the green Zeo ranger. And he inwardly cringed when he thought of what could happen if King Mondo got a hold of him.
They had reached the nursery room on the third floor. And he followed Dr. Penny into the room.
He watched as Dr. Penny began running a diagnostic on baby Tyler.
"I am just curious, how did you know what to do?" she asked taking the baby's temperature.
Adam shrugged. "I remembered seeing a video in my biology class once."
"Glad to know some of you young people still learn things in school."
The green ranger grinned. "Not all of us fall asleep."
'Thank God…Oh my Lord." the aging nurse frowned as she weighed the baby.
"What is it?" he asked with concern in his voice.
The head of the nursery was silent for a moment. "This little guy is way under weight. He's only 3lbs and 9 oz. You said you found him on your doorstep."
"Yes ma'am. I never saw who left him."
The nurse frowned. "I need to run some tests to know for sure. But my instincts tell me this may be a drug baby."
Adam nodded solemnly. He'd heard of them before. Though he'd always heard this referred to as crack babies.
Dr. Penny kept measuring baby Tyler. "If he is, his troubles just began."
She smiled at him. "Thank the Lord in Heaven that you were there tonight. He'll at least have a chance at life."
"Would you like to wash your hands and help me here?"
Adam shrugged and scrubbed his hands anyway.
She smiled at him. "You know, you would make a fine nurse."
Adam laughed.
"I'm serious!" she said as she began to write on Tyler's chart. "We have a need for nurses. Especially pediatric nurses."
She paused as she glanced at the chart. "I see that he already has a name…Tyler Lee Park."
Nurse Cooper let me name him. "I gave him my last name. He didn't have a father to name him."
The older woman smiled at him. "You sure you don't want to adopt him?"
Adam shrugged as he help the nurse with Tyler's foot print. "Nah, I'm still in High School. He needs a good strong foundation with good parents."
Not to mention that I am a power ranger. He added silently to himself.
The nurse smiled to him. "You know…if you wanted to become a nurse, I could give you a referral to medical school. What you did here tonight gives you great credentials."
Adam couldn't argue with that piece of logic.
"Ok. I'll give it a shot. I graduate this June."
"Wonderful! Baby Tyler is all set up. We just need to set up an IV. I doubt his mother bothered to feed him anything."
Adam watched in interest as she inserted a tiny IV into his hand.
Poor kid. He's had a rough first two hours.
Without even thinking he gently caressed the infants head. The dark patch of curly hair was so soft. He really was a beautiful child. Adam continued to gently caressing baby Tyler's cheek. His skin was so soft.
Adam looked up at the nurse who was smiling watching their interaction. You know, we could use a few volunteers here. If you have time. Tyler could use some company."
Adam looked down at the tiny infant.
Could he chance it? What if Zordon called him to action?
Adam didn't know. He looked back at the nurse.
"And it would look good on your referral."
Adam looked back at the child. "What will happen to him once he leaves the hospital?"
"He will go into the state's foster system. Hopefully he will be adopted into a good family."
"I hope so. He deserves a better life." Adam was quiet for a bit.
"Okay. I would like that." He looked at his watch. It was late. He knew that one of the guys would be waiting for him to get back.
"I better leave. Jason or one of the guys will be waiting for me. "I'll come back tomorrow."
Adam smiled back at the tiny baby. "Hang in there Tyler."
Then he left.
Sure enough, Jason and Tommy were waiting for him.
"So, how is he?" asked Tommy.
"Tyler will be fine."
"You named him?" asked Jason.
Adam yawned
"Yes."
Jason opened the door for his teammate.
"His name is Tyler Lee Park."
The next day
"So, let me get this straight." said Rocky as the two buddies met at the youth center.
"You saved a baby. Gave him your last name and now you are suddenly going into the medical field."
Adam took a sip of his smoothie and nodded. "Yes. Look he's practically an orphan, he has no father and no mother. The least I could do is give him my last name."
Adam took another sip of his drink. "Besides I doubt he will ever even know who I am. Some family will come and adopt him and he will have a nice life."
"Dr. Penny persuaded me that they could use more volunteers." Adam shrugged. "Maybe I can save more children."
Rocky shook his head. "Do you ever stop being a hero?"
Adam shrugged. "I did what I had to do."
Just then Adam's beeper went off. Like clockwork the two of them found a secluded spot.
"Adam here."
"Tommy and Jason are being attacked by cogs in the park and need your help."
Adam rolled his eyes. "Do those guys ever take a day off?" He looked at rocky. "We're on our way." Then the two of them disappeared.
Several day's passed by and Tyler grew stronger. When Tanya heard about the baby Adam had saved she insisted in accompanying Adam to the hospital. And before long she grew to love the baby as much as Adam did.
The hardest day Adam ever experienced came soon when Tyler was taken from the hospital by the state foster program. The only bright spot is that Tanya was there with him. She spent many hours by his side comforting him.
Unfortunately, the next day, a whole new adventure came to them in the form a very feminine space pirate known as Divatox.
By the time they returned Tyler had been lost in the system. And it didn't take long for Adam to all but forget the baby. He could never forget that little bundle he had given his name to. Baby Tyler was always on his mind.
Adam continued to volunteer at the hospital and after giving his powers to the new black turbo ranger Carlos, He went to med school with the help and mentoring of Dr. Penny. And soon became the favorite nurse of the pediatrics ward.
But he never forgot the baby and it would be six years till their paths would cross again.
And Adam never saw it coming.
So the chapter comes to an end. Please review!
Just a minor note- i don't know if this sort of thing would happen in a real pediatrics ward. put for this story it does.