Noah was tired, and he was sure he was starting to hallucinate after staring at his console for so long, but he swore he heard something. He swore he had heard an explosion outside.

Then he heard it again, and it seemed the others heard it with him. They ran to the entrance of the command center and up in the sky all they could see were fireballs as explosion after explosion went off. Tensou straightened himself out.

"There it is! There's the spaceship! Wait… wait! The Rangers!"

"Oh… shit…" Noah whispered. He knew if that was the ship, there was no hope for Gia and Troy. He had watched the aliens take them into a space ship. He knew they were there. He couldn't believe his eyes.

Then he heard another noise. This one came from behind him. He and the others turned around and looked back inside the command center. Robo-Knight had appeared out of nowhere, and in his arms were the two Rangers who, for a quick moment, Noah believed to be dead.

"Gia! Troy!" he called to them and was about to run, but the others beat him to it. Rebecca shoved him out of the way and jumped into her brother's arms. It seemed she didn't care if he knew her or not. She was so relieved to see him home and safe. She sobbed into his shoulder. Troy was shocked as he took her in his arms. He wasn't sure how to respond but he knew she was upset, he could tell she was scared. He held her.

"Hey, it's okay. Don't… don't cry."

Noah saw the reunion and decided to leave the brother and sister be for a moment. He wanted to go to Gia, but he was almost knocked to the ground as Jake and Emma ran past him and both hugged Gia tightly. The yellow Ranger was also confused, but seemed grateful to be in friendly arms again. She accepted the hugs.

Noah crossed his arms over his chest and looked down at Tensou. The little robot sighed.

"Now you know how I feel," he said.

After the welcomes were made and everyone, including Tensou and Noah, got to hug Troy and Gia, the check-up started. It was easy to see that they had been hurt during their abduction, and Tensou wanted to be sure he knew everything there was to know so he could continue finding a way to restore their memories. When he was done with Gia and Troy themselves, and had only data and test results to study, he let them be in the side room, assuming they would need some time to relax.

Rebecca didn't give them time. As soon as Tensou walked out she walked in. She looked to her brother and this time she was a little more hesitant about hugging him. Troy looked to her. He wasn't exactly sure who she was, but he remembered the way she had tried to go after him when the aliens invaded. He remembered she had put her life in danger to help him. At the very least, just like the robot that had rescued them, she was a friend. He opened his arms, inviting her in. Rebecca hugged him as tight as she could and once again started to sob into his chest.

"I was so scared," she whispered. "The aliens took you and… we looked everywhere for the ship and… The others said we would find it but… I had my doubts. I don't know what I'd do if I lost you too."

"I'm safe now," Troy promised her. Rebecca pulled away and looked him in the eyes.

"What about your memories? You're not… you'll always be my brother, Troy. We can start over but… I want you back. If Tensou can find a way to give you your memories back…"

"How do I know that's who I am?" Troy asked her. "That's the problem… I don't want to be something I'm not."

"I promise you," Rebecca held his hands tightly; "I'm not going to let Tensou change you in anyways. You were going to be the Troy you always were. You just… you have to trust me."

Troy looked to the younger girl and he wasn't sure what to do. In the short time he had known her she hadn't done anything to lose his trust. Hell, she had risked her life for him.

And she seemed harmless enough. Sweet, even. He couldn't tell what exactly it was about her, but he wanted to believe in her. He wanted her to be one of the good guys – his sister. She was someone worth putting his trust in.

"Alright, if… if it's good enough for you, then when Tensou's ready I'll take my memories back."

"You… you will? Really?" her face lit up, and Troy felt happy seeing it. He nodded his head and she flew into his arms again. Troy chuckled. She was definitely innocent enough to be trusted. He put his arms around her and hugged her briefly before he let go and pushed her away.

"I need sleep," he explained when he saw her smile drop. "It's been a rough day."

"Oh… yeah, of course!" Rebecca nodded and backed away from the bed Tensou had set up in the room. There was one for Troy and one for Gia. Rebecca watched as her brother pulled up the blankets and lay down to sleep. She made sure he was comfortable before she walked out.

Moments later, Jake came into the room and he had a bouquet of roses in his hand. He walked past Troy's bed and over to Gia's, where she was sitting up with her knees tucked up to her chest. Jake offered her the flowers. She looked to him.

"What's that for?"

"I was on my way to your place to surprise you with a non-Valentine's Day date when I found out something happened to you," Jake said. "I left the flowers on your porch and I guess the cold killed them. I bought you new ones."

"You bought me flowers?"

"We're kind of a thing," Jake nodded. He already had the flowers in a vase so he set them on the table next to her bed. "You, you know what that means, right?"

"I'm your girlfriend?"

Jake smiled, "More like girl of my dreams, but yeah. We're in love."

Gia smiled back at him and then touched the bouquet, "They're pretty."

"Thanks. I think I like non-Valentine's Day better. Flowers aren't ridiculously expensive."

"What is non-Valentine's Day?" Gia asked him.

"Well, do you know who Cliff is?"

Gia shook her head. Jake felt his smile grow. Her memory loss wasn't ideal, but at least for a little while she would have some peace from him.

"Well," he started his explanation to her, "Valentine's Day is a day of romance. Couples, like you and me, go out on dates and surprise each other with presents that tell each other how much they're in love."

"Sounds… gross. Uh, no offense," Gia said. Jake chuckled.

"Yeah, it's gross when others do it. My parents always used to disgust me on Valentine's Day. Anyways, you don't like it."

"Yeah, I just said it was gross."

"I meant before the memory loss. Emma, your best friend, told me how much you hated it. But I wanted to celebrate anyways, so I was going to surprise you with Valentine's a week early. It's… well, it's kind of just an excuse to make you happy. I really love it when you're happy. Your face always lights up and you start to smile… kind of like you're doing now," Jake said when he noticed the shy grin on her lips and the way her cheeks were turning pink. She tried not to look him in the eyes, nervous about the way she felt around him. Jake put out his hand and softly held hers. "I was going to spoil you tonight so that next weekend, we could celebrate your birthday."

"My birthday?"

"February 17th," he nodded. "It's right after the weekend, and Valentine's Day is on the weekend, so if I tried doing both at once it would all just blend together and… I really want both to be special. I wanted to make really great memories for you for both because you deserve it."

"That's really sweet," Gia smiled.

"I was hoping, if Tensou's not ready to give you your memories back tomorrow, or if you don't want them back just yet, I could take you out," Jake asked her. "If you don't remember it, I could take you to this really great place. You know the Brainfreeze?"

"Sounds like something the Messenger did to me," Gia answered. Jake looked to her curiously so she explained, "The Messenger's the guy who did this."

"That's his name? I've been calling him something else."

"What?"

"I'd rather not repeat it," Jake said and bit his lip. "It would ruin the moment. So, what do you say, are you up for a visit to the Brainfreeze?"

Gia nodded her head. Jake smiled from ear to ear as he leaned in and kissed her forehead.

"Sleep tight, then," he told her. "We're gonna have lots of fun, I promise."

He got off her bed and smile to her one more time before he walked out of the room to let both Rangers rest. As soon as he stepped outside, he bumped into Emma.

"Whoa, hey, Em. If you're going to talk to them, try to keep it short. They're pretty worn out."

Emma shook her head, "No, that's fine."

"Why don't you go back to the hospital?" Jake suggested. "I'm sure, if your mom's up, she'll be glad to hear we got them both back safe and sound and…"

"I'm not going back."

"Why not?"

"Joe's already dead. Vanessa was almost killed in a train accident that Vrak and Metal Alice caused. Mom was stabbed, stabbed, Jake, by aliens because she tried to protect Gia."

"It's what parents do," Jake shrugged his shoulder. "The stabbing part of it. What happened to Mr. and Mrs. Moran is…"

"Not going to happen again. None of it," Emma shook her head. "I'm done with them being involved in this. I'm done with having to worry about whether or not they're safe."

"We all worry, Emma…"

"Well, I'm sick of it. Jordan's where he is, and I know he's okay. I want to know that with mom and Vanessa. I want them to move away."

"You're serious about this? Move away? Have you talked to Gia about… wait, you couldn't have. Emma…"

"Gia and I are moving into the command center."

"You're… Emma, this is insane," Jake shook his head. "Emma, she's got that automatic TV episode memory loss thing."

"Tensou said it's like autobiographical episodic…"

"Whatever. Emma's that rough on anyone! And we only assume she's been abducted by aliens twice! She's had a rough day! You can't just tell her she's moving out? After we give her her memories back, the first thing she's probably going to want to do is see her mom and check up on yours."

"She's not getting her memories back," Emma shrugged her shoulders.

"You can't make that decision for her!" Jake grabbed his hair in his hands. "Emma, that's… you're supposed to be her best friend!"

"I'm sick of losing people. I'm sick of having to worry all the time about the people I care about. I don't like this, Jake, but if it means our moms are safe until this new war is over, I'll do it."

"And Mrs. Moran just agreed with you?"

"That's why I'm moving to the command center. I can't make her do anything, but at least I can stop these monsters from finding out who my family is and going after the people I care about."

"Fine! Do whatever you want, but you can't control Gia this way," Jake shook his head. "You can't force her to stay here. You can't keep her memories."

"I'm doing what's best for my family."

"No, you're doing what's best for yourself!" Jake shouted. "You're controlling her, making decisions for her about what she can and can't do? That's manipulation, it's degrading, and it's disgusting. You're just like him. You're just like Cliff! I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!"

Jake suddenly felt himself being shoved into the wall and then watched as Emma stomped out of the command center angrily. He straightened out his shirt and then caught the looks the others were giving him. He shrugged, "What?"

"I'm not saying Emma didn't need a reality check," Noah started.

"That was cold," Robo-Knight finished.

"And if he's saying it, you know it is," Rebecca added and pointed to Robo-Knight, "Uh, no offense. And thanks again for rescuing my brother."

Jake rolled his eyes, "Look, you guys know I call them as I see them. She was acting like a selfish bitch and…"

"Her mother was just stabbed," Noah interrupted his best friend. "And I think we often forget, the Morans are like parents to her too. She's been through a lot. You could have at least toned it down a bit."

"Yeah. Calling her a selfish bitch would have been shock enough," Rebecca nodded. "No need to throw around the C-word."

"C-word?" Robo-Knight asked. Rebecca shrugged casually.

"Cliff."

"You have some apologizing to do tomorrow," Noah said to the black Ranger.

Jake ran his hand through his hair and then sighed loudly, "I do, don't I?"