"Who are you?" Kim asked as Josh and Tommy walked into their house later on that afternoon. They had had a long talk at the school and had caught up on some things that had happened over the last few years in the ranger world. Josh needed to know as much as possible before he set foot back in that world and he also had to find a way to convince Kim, for a little while, that he was clueless.

"Gracie's real love interest," Tommy said as Kim gave him a harsh look and then noticed the bag that he was carrying and a math book peaking out. Unless she was wrong, he was definitely older than eighteen, which meant that math book was not there because he had homework to do.

"You're a teacher!" Kim yelled as Tommy quickly shushed her as Lizzie and Jared ran back downstairs.

"This is Josh Fitzpatrick, one of the new teachers at Reefside High and I'm his mentor," Tommy said as Lizzie and Jared both yawned and then left. Their dad had been mentoring new teachers for the last few years, so this was no surprise to them that a new one would show up half way through the school year, it happened all the time. "What the hell are you thinking?"

"She likes a teacher?" Kim whispered as Tommy gave her a sideways look and nodded. "She likes a teacher!"

"Yes Kimberly, she likes a teacher and he knows about her being a ranger, we can use him to help us out," Tommy said as Kim looked over at him and then back at her husband. Why wasn't he throttling the man at this very moment? It was exactly what she would expect of him, he had never liked anyone that Grace had dated and she doubted that he ever would, but the man standing in front of her was living proof that he could. He very well could and she didn't know what this man had done to get that kind of grace, but obviously he had done something. "We have to do what we can and get as many people as we can to help us."

"What do you mean by that?" Kim asked as Josh took a hesitant step back, only to find Tommy grab his upper arm and hold him still. He did not need to be scared of Kim, otherwise she would use that against him.

"I mean that if the two of them wind up together, he might as well be trained in what he'll be doing. Whether or not we like it, Gracie is going to be the one that has to carry it on for us and if I'm right about how much they care about each other, he'll be the one having to deal with it as well. He might as well know from the beginning what he's getting into," Tommy said as Kim looked between the two of them and then waved for Josh to follow her. "Thank you, I've got to go out back and work with the kids."

"What is he talking about?" Josh asked as Kim looked over at him.

"The rangers are outside and he's going to work out with them. I'm going to show you our world," Kim said as Josh barely nodded and then followed her into the kitchen, where he was surprised to see a panel pop up. "You sure you love my daughter?"

"I'm sure that I'm going to find out sooner than I thought," Josh said as Kim gave him a stern look. "What did I say?"

"I thought Tommy had busted you for dating," Kim said as Josh shook his head no. "So why in the hell are you here?"

"He's told us to keep it quiet and keep it away from the school. I think he just doesn't want her to keep lying to both of you about Leo being someone she is interested in," Josh said as Kim just shook her head as she continued down the stairs and he froze. He had forgotten what this Command Center had looked like over the last four years and he was thankful that he didn't have to feign shock.

"Josh, come on," Kim said as she looked back at him and saw the look on his face. "You didn't think that we were serious, did you?"

"I did, to a point, I just never expected this," Josh said as Kim nodded and he then followed her into the room. "Look, Grace and I were friends before I ever started teaching at Reefside and when I got the job, I didn't think there'd be a problem with either of our emotions, but I guess I was wrong."

"If Tommy is right about how much she likes you, you were dead from the start," Kim said as Josh looked away from her. "It really is in the genes, the both of us are like that."

"What is all of this?" Josh murmured as he walked around and slowly examined each panel of foreign buttons.

"A lot of information that we've gathered over the years, things that keep this place up and running, a connection to the current rangers and all past rangers, connections to the Zords, records, about anything you can think of that the rangers might possibly need," Kim said as Josh looked over at her with wide eyes. "Getting involved with Grace has a price."

"I'm technically not involved," Josh said as Kim walked over and started up each of the panels.

"She wouldn't have risked telling you about what she was if she didn't think that you would be at risk. Either she likes you more than you like her or you are just trying to keep Tommy from killing you," Kim said as Josh barely nodded his head at the latter and she laughed. "He would have killed you by now if he thought you were scum, obviously, you've made a much better impression on him that Leo ever did."

"I thought it was you that had the problem with Leo," Josh said as Kim shook her head that that was not the case. "Then why did you always gripe about it?"

"Because it came across better from me, Tommy wouldn't have been as nice and now that we've finally got everything figured out, I'm glad that we gave her hell for him. It might have been what made her want to warn you," Kim said as Josh just shook his head. "You don't think it's a big deal now, but it will be if you are captured."

"Why would I be captured?" Josh asked as Kim heard the rangers coming downstairs and she looked back towards them.

"I thought that would have been explained to you earlier," Kim said as Josh nodded his head that Gracie had given him an explanation, he just didn't think that was the truth. "Anyone we know is at risk."

"Hey, Mr. Fitzpatrick," Paige said as she walked downstairs and he looked over at her kids, completely shocked that they were all his students. "We hear that you're going to be helping us over the next few months."

"Why you?" Brian asked as Aiden and Gracie exchanged a glance. They knew why he was standing here, but they didn't dare to tell anyone that at the moment. "Why would someone else be brought in unnecessarily?"

"I was a ranger," Josh said as Kim looked over at him in shock. She had not helped with the last few teams and he sure was doing a good job of playing an idiot about the equipment. "I was the red ranger for the Fire Mountain Rangers. Sorry Kimberly, you were never supposed to know about that and I had to act like I didn't know anything Grace, part of the deal I made with Tommy a few months ago."

"Why are you singling her out?" Paige asked as Aiden, Gracie, and Leo exchanged an uncomfortable glance. "Am I missing something?"

"Leo is only a cover," Gracie said as the other two looked over at her in shock. "We've been seeing each other since the beginning of the year."

"And you haven't killed him yet?" Paige yelled as Brian walked over to the couch and sat down. He did not like the looks of all of this. He did not want to hear that he was part of something like this.

"He's one of my rangers and well, I don't think Grace could do much better," Tommy said as they all stared at him. They had fully expected for him to go into kill mode as soon as humanly possible once he had found out about something like this. "Brian, you don't look too happy with all of this."

"You are condoning a teacher dating a student. Why would I have a problem with that?" Brian shot back as they looked over at him and then back to Tommy. He did not seem very happy about this and they had to get it straightened out.

"Brian, under other circumstances this wouldn't be happening," Tommy said as Grace and Josh refused to look at each. They both knew that it had nothing to do with the circumstances that they were together, that Tommy agreed with it had everything to do with the circumstances. He knew how valuable it would be to have one more ranger to help them out and if he just so happened to like his daughter, he could deal with that. "He's a ranger, just like you. I'd be stupid not to get help from him."

"So why are they dating?" Brian asked as Aiden walked over and tapped Tommy on the shoulder.

"Let me, Dad," Aiden said as Brian looked from the older Oliver to the younger one. He was not sure which one he was more afraid of at the moment. "I'm going to explain this very simply to you. They like each other, they decided to date, I don't have a problem with it and I would beat the ever loving shit out of someone that I didn't like, so whatever your problem is, I suggest you get over it. You've got a job to do, just like the rest of us, tough shit if you don't like some facts about a couple of romances."

"I thought she was the leader," Brian said as Aiden leveled a glare on him, the likes that only a few people had ever seen from him in the past.

"Red rangers are usually the leaders, except in special situations, like this one," Aiden said as Brian just shook his head.

"I don't want to do this anymore," Brian said as Tommy and Josh exchanged a glance.

"That won't work Brian, you've had the powers for too long to successfully transfer them to someone else," Josh said as Brian just shook his head. "And even if we did manage it, it wouldn't be pretty. The person would the powers second choice, not their first."

"How do you know so much?" Brian asked as Josh just shook his head.

"He was the second person to have the red ranger powers on his team. The first one was killed in one of the early battles," Tommy said as they all looked over at him. They could tell that it disturbed Josh to even think about it, but none of them wanted to ask him about it. "I knew then that it was about time for me to hand of the reigns to one of them. I couldn't take seeing that anymore."

"So, I really do understand and if you have such a problem with me being here, I won't be here," Josh said as Brian looked between him and Gracie. "I'm not giving her up, don't ask that."

"Fine, but I expect that you announce this as soon as you can after graduation," Brian said as Gracie and Josh just shook their heads. "You announce it or I will."

"Don't even try blackmail here, it doesn't work," Tommy said as Brian looked over at him. No matter what he thought, he knew that Dr. Oliver's word was law in this situation. "They'll tell people when they're ready or you'll have the hell to pay from some very old rangers."

"Like you could do anything," Brian smarted off as he felt the glare of Kimberly, Tommy, Gracie, and Aiden.

"Seems that he hasn't seen the video," Gracie said as she walked over to the console and punched in the code for the broadcast that had revealed her parents as rangers. They had kept it as a reminder to all future rangers of what could happen and it now served as a reminder of the kind of pull that the eldest Olivers' had over the ranger population.

"What the hell," Brian said as he looked over at the two of them. "Are the two of you insane?"

"You aren't the first to question my sanity," Tommy said as Brian just stared in complete awe. He had never thought that Tommy would say something like that. "It's just part of being a ranger for so long. Now are you going to leave this alone or will I have to bring in reinforcements?"

"I should be all right," Brian said as Tommy nodded that he thought that would be the case and then headed back upstairs.

"Josh, can you train them on the mechanics this afternoon? I've got to get up to the dojo for my advanced kids. Aiden, you're excused today," Tommy said as Aiden looked back at him in shock, he had thought that his dad would insist that he come. Obviously whatever was going to be taught was more important. "Make sure they get it, it might just save them."

"I know," Josh said as Gracie looked over at him and he just shook his head that he would tell her the story another day. Right now was not the time for him to be telling his ranger stories, when he was just trying to keep himself from drowning in the aftermath of their relationship being revealed to four high school students. The fact that all hell might very well break loose was the least of his worries.