Rebecca carefully walked into Noah's lab. He wasn't a messy person, but when he really got into a project he had a tendency to leave some tools lying around. Rebecca had learned the hard way that if she wasn't careful with where she stepped, she could really hurt herself.

"Noah, are you here?" she called out, though she could hear him working away on something.

"Right here. Watch your step," Noah told her. Rebecca stopped walking and turned in his direction.

"Jake and Gia are home," she told her boyfriend. "They're okay, but apparently some kids decided to fight Tiger and won.

Noah dropped the tool he was working with. It made a loud noise when it hit the ground. Rebecca covered her ears.

"Ow..."

"Sorry," Noah said. "Kids beat Tiger?"

"They had a knife. I just got a message from Jordan saying Tiger's okay for now. The vet did a pretty good job closing up the wound. Now it's all up to the cat."

"Are they going after the kids?"

"The police are going to take care of that. But Jake and Gia didn't get a look at the kids so nothing likely to come of it until Tiger's feeling better. She sniffed out Captain. I'm sure she'll remember the people who hurt her if they ever cross paths again."

"So she's okay?"

"From what I know," Rebecca nodded. "I just came here to tell you Gia's back at home, so if you've got anything for her heart..."

"I'm not working on her heart," Noah said. He took Rebecca's hand and walked her to his table. "I'm working on something that'll work on her heart for me."

"Way to complicated it," Rebecca rolled her eyes. "Explain, please."

Noah put her hand on a cool piece of metal. Rebecca had no idea what it was at first, but after feeling around, she started to bounce excitedly.

"Tensou!"

"I'm hoping to have him done in time," Noah answered. "But I've really got to speed up my work if that's going to happen. Even with Billy's help, this project was supposed to last a year. Tensou's not your mother's VCR."

"Mom could never figure that out," Rebecca muttered, then turned to her boyfriend. "But a year's too long. Babies are made in nine months!"

"That's why I've got to work hard on this," Noah said. "Billy's helping out a lot too. He's going to deal with the software. He says with Alpha's help, he should be able to restore Tensou's memory from the chip Jake found in the wreckage."

"Jake found a chip?"

"We didn't say anything," Noah said. "I wasn't sure I could do anything. It was damaged pretty badly. And even if I could, I wasn't sure I could rebuild Tensou. I didn't want to get any hopes up."

"But now you think you can?"

"I don't know," Noah gently squeezed Rebecca's hand. "I don't know what we'll be able to do, or if Tensou will even be able to help Gia's heart if I can rebuild him."

"As much as I want Tensou back, why not just... work on Gia's heart?" Rebecca asked a little hesitantly. She didn't want it to sound like she was ready to throw Tensou away. He had been a good friend to her. But Tensou was already gone, and she didn't want to risk losing another friend.

"I've learned a lot about the Robo-Knight technology," Noah said with a sigh, "But I don't know everything. And where Gia's heart is concerned, especially with a baby, one mistake could be pretty costly. Tensou build Robo-Knight. If anyone's going to be able to pull this off, it'll be him."

"So, we're counting on you completing Tensou in a matter of months, when you originally planned on it taking a year, and Tensou knowing what needs to be done and doing it, so that we don't lose Gia?"

"It's a long shot, Rebecca," Noah said. He took her hand again and squeezed it so she would know he was looking at her and being as sincere as possible. "This isn't guaranteed to work. Gia's just as likely not to run into any trouble as I have of getting Tensou finished on time."

"But it's something, right? It's an extra shot. The odds aren't as slim if we've got two things going for us, right?"

"Just... don't start making funeral arrangements yet, but don't get excited for anything either. The only promise I make is that I'm trying as hard as I can."

Rebecca sighed and pulled in closer to Noah, "As much as I believe in you; that really, really sucks."

-Megaforce-

Just outside his apartment, Jordan was sitting in the hallway, waiting for his parents. They had spent their first night in town in a hotel and insisted on coming to see where he, his fiancé, and their grandson would be living. Because Tiger had come home in the night and was now resting in the living room, with Gia resting right next to her, Jordan didn't want to risk his parents waking them up with a knock. Tiger needed rest to recover, and Gia was pregnant and her heart wasn't well. Jordan didn't want to do anything that would put strain on either of them.

So when his parents stepped out of the elevator, he jumped to his feet and told them quickly that this would have to be a quiet visit. Then, he needed to warn them about the tiger in the living room. He didn't want them freaking out.

"A tiger!" his father shouted and Jordan tried to hush him.

"Dad, please!"

"You're telling me you live in an apartment with a wild beast?" his mother cried and tried to open the door. Jordan blocked her way.

"Please don't make a big deal out of this," he said. "Tiger's Gia's pet. She's raised her from a cub and she's harmless."

"Jordo..."

"Mom, it's fine."

"You're not going to raise our grandson around a beast!"

"Tiger's very gentle," Jordan assured them. "She plays with Emma's foster sister all the time, and never once hurt Ryan."

"Yet! It's only a matter of time before that creature snaps!"

"She's not a creature or a beast! Her name's Tiger. She was originally Gia's animal spirit until... well, it's complicated. But she's special, and right now she needs to rest. Please, just keep your voices down before you..."

The door opened before Jordan could finish what he was saying. A very tired, very angry Gia stood in the doorway and glared harshly.

"Butthead..."

"Sorry, Gia," Jordan said. "I was just telling my parents to keep it down."

He gestured to them with a guilty smile, "Uh, Gia, meet my parents. Mom, dad, this is Gia. Emma's sister."

"Sister?" Mr. Myles looked to Gia strangely. "You're not Asian."

"DAD!"

"Well, your eyes work," Gia grumbled and then turned around to head back inside the apartment. She sat down on the couch, where she had been napping to stay close to Tiger in case she needed anything.

"Sorry, Gia," Jordan said as he invited his parents in. "I thought I had explained to them how your family worked."

"I'm just saying," Mr. Myles put his hands in the air. "It's not that I have anything against Asians. My grandson is going to be Asian and I'll still love him."

Gia glanced to Jordan's parents, but decided not to say anything about it and instead lay down on the couch to relax. With guests over, she doubted she would be able to get much sleep.

"Dad, mom, please just... stop talking," Jordan groaned as he walked to the kitchen. "Who cares what people are? Can we please just talk about something else?"

"Why isn't that tiger inside the cage?" Mrs. Myles asked and pointed to the sleeping large cat. Gia looked to her knowingly.

"Because she doesn't like it in there," she said.

"But it would be much safer if..."

"You didn't piss Gia off," Jordan told his mother. "She bites. She's actually more dangerous than the cat."

"Flattery will get you nowhere, Myles," Gia said. "You're still doing all the paperwork until Tiger's back on her feet."

"You'll be at home doing nothing anyways," Jordan frowned and then turned to his parents. "Gia's also my partner at work."

"And where's Emma?" his mother asked. Jordan pointed to the bedrooms.

"She's probably still sleeping. She was also up late taking care of Tiger."

"She shouldn't be pushing herself so hard," Mrs. Myles said. "She's pregnant. She should be relaxing as much as possible."

"See, butthead," Gia smirked. "Paperwork stresses me out. You wouldn't want my poor heart to crap out over some stupid papers, do you?"

"I hope we do fix that heart fast," Jordan muttered. "You're going to milk this, aren't you?"

"Joking about makes it seem less... deadly," Gia said.

"You have a bad heart?" Mr. Myles asked. Gia shrugged.

"Well, a robotic heart," she looked down at her bracelet. "It's not bad. It's just... potentially overwhelmed."

"You have a robotic heart?"

"She used to have no heart," Jordan teased. "If you think about it, this is a step-up."

"Good luck changing the litter box now, Butthead," Gia smirked. "You're officially on poop duty after that comment."

"But..."

"Besides, pregnant women aren't supposed to change litter boxes. And with Jake at the zoo, you're the only resident not with child."

"I'm with child," Jordan said. Gia laughed.

"That's rich."

"My child's just in another's person's body," Jordan said. Gia gave him a little smirk.

"Litter box, butthead. Don't keep Tiger waiting. Her meds upset her stomach."

"Gross!" Jordan groaned as he headed out to the balcony.