Flynn got home in the early morning and dumped his stuff by his shelf in the front room before collapsing on the couch. After talking to Dustin, he had to think of a way to actually present the necklace to Hayden. He knew there was a chance she would freak out and he would drive her away if he made this proposal seem like an engagement. He had to do it right.

He flipped the switch as he entered the kitchen, but nothing happened. Groaning, he flipped it back and sat down at the table, in the dark.

Rebecca walked into the room as well, wearing her Alphabet pyjamas and her dog slippers. She looked over at the figure in the kitchen and frowned.

"What are you doing up so early?" she asked him.

Flynn turned to her, barely making out her small form.

"Just thinking."

Rebecca could tell from his thick Scottish accent that she was talking to Flynn. She nodded and moved over to the fridge to get a glass of milk.

Flynn looked at her strangely, "This is the part where you ask what I'm thinking about."

"Must I ask if the answer does not concern me?" Rebecca frowned. Flynn shrugged.

"Kind of," he said.

Rebecca sighed, "Alright, Flynn, what are you thinking about?"

"I... I don't want to talk about it," Flynn breathed, laying his head down on the table.

Rebecca stood, looking over at the Blue Ranger. She rolled her eyes before turning away.

"Well, that was a waste of breath," she said. She took her glass and headed for the door, but Flynn stopped her.

"Wait!" he called, hopping off the chair and running over to her, "Dr. K... what would you do if someone got down on one knee and presented you with a necklace?"

"I would tell them that tradition involves the piece of jewellery to be a ring, if this person was thinking of proposing to me," Rebecca answered.

"What if this person was trying to symbolize a possible lifelong commitment?"

"Wouldn't that be the same thing?" Rebecca asked. Flynn shook his head, pulling out the box from his pocket.

"I was thinking about giving this to Hayden," he said, "I asked her father if it was okay, and he gave me the go-ahead, but I don't know how to do it."

"I thought you didn't want to discuss the matter," Rebecca frowned.

"Well, I... I don't know... it's complicated... I... I... never mind."

Rebecca rolled her eyes as Flynn turned his back to her and walked away.

"That was pointless," she breathed, "This is why I don't leave the lab."

-----RPM-----

Meanwhile, Tenaya was upstairs, tossing and turning in her sleep as the memories came back all at once, piecing together: Kaylee's book, where she was from, where she died. It kept playing over and over in her head, but Tenaya never got any answered.

She was suddenly pulled from her sleep by the other girls.

"Are you okay?" Gemma asked, "You were tossing and turning like a maniac! Was it a nightmare?"

"No," Tenaya frowned, sitting up and rubbing her eyes, "It was... thoughts."

"So a dream?" Daniela asked.

"No... thoughts... memories," Tenaya said, "Kaylee and I went out today when a journal caused me to remember something. We tried to find my past and we ended up at her sister in-law's house."

"Aunt Sierra?" Hayden frowned, "Why would you end up there?"

"Her house was built where I died," Tenaya explained, "And Kaylee and I thought that maybe, walking on those grounds would trigger something, like the journal."

"And...?" Samantha pressed. Tenaya shrugged.

"I just saw my death... well, the me that died in the evacuation."

"You... you aren't really Dillon's old girlfriend, are you?" Summer asked nervously. Tenaya looked up at the older girl with a gently smile.

"No, I'm not," she assured the blonde, "You don't have to worry about that."

"Good," Summer smiled.

"So, what did you see?" Hayden asked.

"Just... a woman, my mother, and my uncle, running away from me," Tenaya sighed, "They thought I was dead... and I probably was... but they had to leave me to make it safely."

"That sounds a little harsh," Hayden commented, "My parents were ready to carry me or Sammy Jr. to Corinth of one of us died. They wouldn't leave family."

"You don't get it, Hayden," Tenaya frowned, "This all happened inside the city. I saw the buildings and statues and the people... the dome was built."

"There was one evacuation that didn't go so well," Summer said, "Grinders and Crunch got into the dome. Thousands more people were killed that day because we had nowhere to run."

"I remember that day," Daniela nodded, "I heard about it from NewTech News."

"Hayden, did your cousin die on that day?" Summer asked, turning to the brunette. Hayden shrugged.

"I don't know," she answered, "I just know she's dead and I don't ever have to see her again."

"What did she do to you?" Gemma asked, sensing the hostility in Hayden's voice as she spoke of her cousin.

"We didn't get along... at all," Hayden muttered, "She was very... in your face and talked back to everyone! Actually, she was kinda like you, Tenaya, but pure evil."

"But... I was..."

"No, you were evil let's-do-as-Venjix-says-because-I'm-a-robot-evil. Dawn was... she was the demon spawn!"

"Dawn?" Tenaya asked, pulling out a picture, "Is this her?"

One look at the picture made Hayden snatch it and throw it on the floor in anger, stepping on it. Daniela pulled Hayden away from the picture while Summer picked it up. The emergency lights were slowly starting to come back on, and Summer could just barely make out the picture.

"Where did you get this?" she asked.

"I found it," Tenaya answered, "Well, it was more like... took..."

"You took it?" Hayden growled, already piecing this together, "Did you look inside my mother's book?"

"I... I...,"

"That's private!" Hayden shrieked, "You can't just snoop around like that!"

"It was just a picture book," Tenaya breathed, raising her voice slightly, "I didn't think it would be a problem! After all, you don't take pictures so only your eyes can see them. That's what memories are for!"

"Still, Tenaya, if my mom wanted everyone to look through that book, she would have left it out in the open!"

"You're overreacting to this," Tenaya told the brunette. "So I saw a few pictures, big deal!"

"It is a big deal! It's an invasion of privacy! How did you know it was a picture book before you opened it! That could have been some big secret my mom didn't want to spill!"

"Well it wasn't!" Tenaya snapped, "And I won't do it again! Especially if it's going to piss you off this much!"

Both girls huffed and turned their backs to each other. Gem, Summer, Samantha and Dani all stood in shock.

"What's going on?" Daniela asked nervously. As if on cue, both Tenaya and Hayden turned around, gave the other a dirty look when they caught the other's eye, and turned back.

"Chemistry?" Gemma suggested.

"Bad chemistry," Samantha nodded.

"Okay," Summer said, getting off Tenaya's bed and back to her feet. "Who's ready for breakfast? Anyone want bacon?"

Mixed replies came from the group. Samantha, Dani and Gemma were all excited about this, as well as Hayden, but Tenaya stuck out her tongue in disgust.

"I'm not a fan of bacon... or pork," Tenaya stated politely to her friend.

"How do you not like bacon?" there was a hint of bitterness in Hayden's voice as she spoke, but aside from that, it seemed as if her disagreement with Tenaya had suddenly disappeared, "Do all stalkers hate bacon?"

"Low blow, Hayden," Summer cautioned the girl.

"Summer, you can go downstairs with the others," Samantha smiled to the yellow Ranger, "I wanna talk with Hayden."

Summer nodded, leading the other girls through the dimly lit room to the kitchen. There was still enough power in the generators to last a few more days, and the stove and oven were both powered by it. Thankfully, after the famine, the military thought it best to protect their food in anyway.

Hayden crawled back in her bed, wrapping the covers around her legs as she sat, looking at her sister.

"What do you want to talk about?"

"What's going on between you and Tenaya?" Samantha asked. Hayden shrugged.

"I don't know," she said, "She just, rubs me the wrong way! I'm telling you, it's just like Dawn, part two, but its worst cause Ten and Summer are friends!"

"Hayden, you've gotta be a little more... flexible with Tenaya though," Sammy started, "I mean, she's still new here, and it's gotta be awkward for her. Having someone screaming at her probably isn't helping her adjust."

"She called me crazy," Hayden frowned.

"Everyone does! Mom does!"

"Yeah, but when she said it, it kinda sounded... harsh," Hayden breathed, dropping back into her pillow. "I really don't know why, Sammy. I try to like Tenaya! I invited her to play hippos with me before she called me crazy, but, there's just been something about her lately that ticks me off!"

"No wonder she called you crazy," Samantha laughed, "Hayden, you remember we don't have the balls for the game. Daniela flushed them."

"I was pretending to play," Hayden pointed out.

"That's crazy," Samantha frowned, giving Hayden the same look Tenaya had the night before when she went to bed. But this didn't seem to bother Hayden like it had when Tenaya said it.

"I think I'm running a fever," Hayden put her hand to her forehead, "Something's wrong with me!"

"Nothing's wrong with you," Samantha laughed, hugging her sister, "Maybe you're just conflicted."

"Conflicted? I just wanted a hippo buddy!" Hayden pouted. Samantha shook her head, still laughing.

"No, Hay. Tenaya used to be the enemy, and now, suddenly she's a friend. Maybe you're still not sure whether or not you can trust her. Half of you says yes, but the other is banging on your skull and telling you Tenaya's a liar and a monster."

"So what do I do?" Hayden asked, "I don't want to be mean to Tenaya if there's no reason for it?"

"How about, I let you and Tenaya disagree," Samantha smiled, "Maybe that'll get something out of your system. But I'll watch you and I'll make sure you don't aim low. Does that sound fair?"

"I guess," Hayden nodded.

Samantha kissed her sister on the forehead, "That's my girl."

While the two sisters were upstairs talking, Flynn was downstairs pacing. He knew Hayden would be down soon and had set up the kitchen for his question. He was thankful the lights were dimmed because the candles could work two jobs. They could set the mood, and they did allow for some light so he and Hayden could see each other.

"Hayden... this isn't forever, but it's a promise... yeah, that sounds good," Flynn smiled. Suddenly someone tapped him on the shoulder and he jumped. "Who's there?" he asked, turning around and spotting the girls.

"Hi, Flynn," Daniela laughed, "Whatcha doing?"

"I'm... uh... n-nothing..." Flynn hid the necklace behind his back, but Gemma caught sight of the diamond and gasped.

"Oh, it's so pretty!" she grinned, grabbing Flynn's hand and holding up the ring and chain. "You didn't steal it, did you?"

"No, I didn't steal it."

Summer exchanged looks with Tenaya, then turned back to Flynn.

"Is it..."

She was interrupted when Hayden and Samantha started down the stairs, and Flynn pushed them aside. Hayden saw him and walked over, kissing him.

"Good morning," she looked up at the lights that were still turned off, "Not that you can tell."

"Good morning," Flynn replied and he pulled Hayden aside slightly. He looked down at his hands, lifting the necklace so Hayden could see it.

"Ohh," Hayden smiled, gently touching the pink diamond ring, "It's pretty."

"Hayden... before you can have this... I wanted to ask you something," Flynn said. He took a deep breath, taking her hands in his as he looked down at her blue eyes. "Hayden... I love you so much... and I never want to lose you. You mean the world to me and I couldn't see any other way to express it."

Hayden's hand flew to her mouth while her blue eyes started to tear. Flynn quickly presented the necklace again with a smile on his lips.

"Hayden, this isn't an engagement... it's a promise. I never want anything to happen to us, but we're still young... you're still very young. I could never ask you to tie yourself down to me right now, but I did want to ask if you were ready to make a true commitment; if you were willing to work as hard as it takes for this relationship to survive anything."

Flynn put the necklace around Hayden's neck before waiting for a response. Hayden stood, immobile for a few seconds.

"Hay..." Samantha pressed, trying to get an answer from her sister so Flynn wouldn't be left hanging.

-----RPM-----

Sierra was sitting in her kitchen with a plate full of food in front of her, but she had no appetite. Ever since Kaylee brought Tenaya over her mind had been racing.

When Venjix attacked Corinth city, Dawn was on her way over from her father's house. He had been killed before making it into the city, but Dawn managed to reach her mother. Unfortunately she was left with severe injuries and fatal wounds. The grinders attacking weren't helping her chances for survival as Sierra and Dawn tried to get away.

Thankfully, Dustin found them and tried to help them get to safety, but Dawn suddenly dropped to the ground. Grinders stood over her, as if keeping Sierra from getting to her daughter.

Dustin kicked them away and bent down next to Dawn. He cried desperately, trying to wake his niece. Unfortunately, she was unresponsive and Dustin was left to assume she was dead. He made the choice and took off without her, trying to protect Sierra.

Tenaya's story matched that one. Not the beginning, because she still didn't remember that, but the end, where her mother and the man she recognised as an uncle left her for dead.

Sierra pushed her plate of food away and ran to the stairs, looking at the wall where a picture of Dawn hung.

She gasped. She couldn't believe she didn't see it earlier.

Taking her coat, she ran out into the dark streets, hoping to reach the garage before Kaylee decided to take Tenaya out again.