When Rebecca woke up that morning, she was feeling a little better. Usually when her blindness was causing her trouble was when she got the most worked up over it. This morning she walked to the kitchen with Gia and Emma, so she had no trouble finding her way. By the time the girls were in their seats, Troy had just finished making them all a plate of pancakes. He set them down right in front of Rebecca and she couldn't help but moan contently.

"They smell amazing!"

"I hope they're good," Troy said. He flicked his thumb over to the high chair. Ryan was eating her breakfast happily. "Ryan likes them, but she's not a great food critic. Last night I caught her munching on Tiger's ear."

"If they taste half as good as they smell, I already want seconds," Rebecca picked up her fork and knife and dug in. She cut up her first piece, shoved it in her mouth and moaned again. "Okay, these are officially the best pancakes I've ever eaten. They're so moist and fluffy and... Is that cinnamon?"

"Uh, just a touch," Troy nodded his head and then smiled. "I didn't think anyone would notice. The guys didn't."

"The guys are cavemen," Rebecca said through another mouthful. "This is awesome! You have to make breakfast more often."

"Thanks," Troy smiled. Gia and Emma just looked down at their plates. They couldn't taste the cinnamon.

"That's just not fair," Emma muttered. "I love cinnamon."

"Mmm, can someone pass me the fruits?" Rebecca held her hand out. "I want to create a pancake mountain!"

The girls and Troy watched Rebecca dump a handful of fruits onto her pancake, pour on more syrup and then take another big bite. She moaned happily again and again until her pancake was gone. Troy offered her seconds but she shook her head.

"That was too good," she said. "I'm stuffed."

"The others are outside for training," Troy told her. "We've cleared the deck for you so there should be nothing to walk into."

Rebecca thanked him and left her plate on the table to find her way out to the deck. Once she was outside, she could hear the boys practicing and claws scratching up the floor. They were coming closer and closer until suddenly Rebecca was left with no option but to step out of the way as Tiger flew past her. A faint bouncing sound could also be heard and Rebecca figured the cub was chasing a ball.

"Sorry! I didn't think you were coming out," Noah said as he walked over and gently took Rebecca's hand. "Tiger's just playing around."

"I heard her coming," Rebecca said and followed Noah to where the boys were waiting for her. She couldn't help but smile at his touch. While they had hit a rough spot in their relationship after their captivity, Rebecca had decided to forgive Noah. He had made a bad call that had led to Vrak taking away her eyesight. Noah had promised to try harder to put her safety above all else when they were in dangerous conditions and had also promised he would train harder so that he could protect her. Since then, his grip on her hands and arms had only gotten stronger, and when she touched him, she could feel his muscles getting bigger and bigger. He was working out. He was doing exactly as he said, and while Rebecca still wanted to stay with the rest of the Rangers just in case something were to happen she knew Noah had her best interest at heart. She was glad she had put her faith in him. Noah was never usually one to disappoint.

"You're getting a lot better at that," he told her and Rebecca could almost hear the smile in his voice. "Pretty soon, you might be able to tell who we are just by how we breathe."

"Or your heartbeats," Rebecca chuckled. "I slept with Gia last night and we kind of cuddled and where everyone else's hearts kind of sound like ba-bum, ba-bum, hers is kind of like... well, like a machine."

"She does have a robo-heart," Jake said. Rebecca nodded.

"I know that. It's just weird. It threw me off for a minute. I kind of thought I was cuddling Robo-Knight. Anyways, who am I training with today? Whose butt can I kick?"

"You're hardly going to kick my butt," Orion said. "Even with sight, you couldn't beat me."

"Oh yeah? Bring it, E.T."

"E.T?" Orion frowned but then quickly had to duck to avoid a punch to the head. Over by the kitchen cabin, while Emma had volunteered to do the dishes, Troy and Gia were watching training. Troy smiled proudly as his sister stood her ground against Orion, who was holding back somewhat. But then he turned to Gia and sighed.

"How is she?"

"Nights are hard," Gia answered. "You think they wouldn't be. No one sees where they're going at night."

"Nights are just like that," Troy said. "After our parents died, Ryan put up the most fuss in the middle of the night."

"Your mother used to get up with her."

"Still."

"I suggested we go to Master Swoop," Gia said. "Rebecca didn't want to, but I think it could help."

"Ocean Bluff? We can't leave the city."

"I can take her."

Troy laughed loudly and then shook his head. He turned to Gia. "You? Take my blind sister on a mission? Alone?"

"I'm getting offended," Gia crossed her arms.

"You know who you are," Troy said. "Vrak's out to get you. Cliff's out to get you. Vekar wouldn't hesitate to come after you. You are his wife's best friend after all. Perfect bait."

"I'll bring Tiger with me."

"Tiger? Your cub you don't ever want in battle? Why don't you just take Ryan too?"

"Well, I'm not letting you go," Gia shook her head. "You're still babying her. Master Swoop might try to push her and I don't want her giving up the moment things get rough. She's considering going through with the operation. I want her to make the right decision."

"And how is getting her sight back the wrong one?" Troy frowned. "If she wants to go through with Tensou's plan then we should all support her."

"I just don't want her to do it because she thinks she can't handle this," Gia turned to Troy and looked him right in the eye. "I don't want her to think she backed out of this because it was hard. We face insurmountable obstacles every day. And as much as we try to protect her, she's going to get into trouble. Vrak, Vekar, Cliff... we can't always be one step ahead of them."

"Which is why she should get her sight back..."

"It's why she's got to make an informed decision. Why I think it's important she knows she's stronger than even she thinks. She might choose to get the robot eyes and optical implant, but she'll choose it knowing it's what she wanted and not because she would have failed without us. I'll protect her while we're out there. I promise, nothing's going to happen to her."

Troy clenched his fists. He hated the idea of letting his sister out of his sight but if he had to trust her with anyone it would have to be Gia. However, he had one more chance to get Gia to reconsider this idea.

"That would mean you'd be leaving me in charge while you're gone," he said. "Look, Noah and I have talked, but we're not exactly..."

"Yeah, you're not on speaking terms," Gia nodded her head. "But things are fine between him and Rebecca and I know you're not going to do anything to take him away from her, are you?"

"I hate you."

"I have my morpher, Rebecca's got her communicator and Tensou made up a special collar for Tiger. You can track her. You know we're going to Ocean Bluff, we'll let you know when we find Casey and then let you know when we get to Master Swoop. We'll stay together. We can do this."

"You know you're nothing but trouble right?"

"Should have been my middle name," Gia smirked. "Come on, Troy. What do you say?"

"If you're not back by the end of the week, I'm going to assume you all died," Troy muttered. "And you'll be as good as dead if anything happens to my sister."

"I've got this."

"Call right away if there's trouble. And if Cliff shows up..."

"Troy, I'm not stupid. Not anymore. I call for help."

"If Rebecca does want to turn back, let her. Her tears are your milk. If I find out you pushed her too hard or that she did something she didn't want to do, I'll kill you myself."

"Yeah, yeah, I'm dead meat. Feed me to the dragon, whatever. Can I go talk this over with her now?"

"You better bring her back in one piece," Troy said while Gia went over to Rebecca. She pulled her aside from her training to talk to her. Troy shook his head loudly and sighed just as Emma walked out of the kitchen."

"I hate her."

"Who? Gia?"

"I hate her so much."

"She's a little rough around the edge," Emma chuckled. "Once you get to know her, I'm sure you'll like her."

"I hate her guts."

Emma just pat him on the back. Troy huffed loudly.