The girls raced as fast as they could to the hospital. Upon hearing the news from Mrs. Williams, Emma had grabbed her and Gavin's bikes from the garage and gotten ready to ride. After giving strict instructions to Gavin to come to the hospital straight after school for treatment, she and Gia rode the two bikes as fast as their legs could pedal.

They arrived at the hospital to find the ER in a state of frantic movement. The crash had involved four vehicles, so the ER was getting swamped with patients. Emma grabbed Gia's hand and squeezed supportively as they asked the receptionist where her mother was being held. After receiving directions on where to go, they raced towards Mrs. Moran's room.

Jack Moran had driven to the hospital as soon as he got the call that his wife had been in an accident, and as a result, was already in the room when the girls arrived. He wrapped Gia in a hug, when her mother's heart rate monitor started beating erratically, indicating a code. When she learned about Gavin's condition and was old enough to understand medical terminology, Emma took it upon herself to start taking community college classes in an attempt to educate herself on medical concepts and basic medical care.

She watched in horror as a team of doctors and nurses ran in, trying to revive Mrs. Moran. The pink ranger wanted to help and support her best friend, but her eyes were glued to the terrifying scene that was playing out in front of her. When her mother had run out on her and left with Gavin, Mrs. Moran had been the closest thing she had to a mother. She had taught Emma everything she needed to know and had been an amazing caretaker and mentor for her. If it weren't for Jenna, Emma was sure she'd be lost.

Seeing a woman, who cared for her so deeply and had taken care of her, dying in front of her eyes was too much.

Gia was crying in her dad's arms. The doctors eventually stopped their chest compressions, knowing Mrs. Moran was not going to wake up.

"Time of death, 9:23 am."

Mr. Moran and Emma stood frozen in shock, while Gia sobbed. She hysterically yelled at the doctors to keep trying to revive her mother, but everyone in the room knew it was already over. The doctors left the room, in hopes that would get Gia to calm down a little bit. As her father and Gia took some time to come to terms with what happened and say their final goodbyes to Mrs. Moran, Emma stumbled backwards out of the room.

It felt like everything in her life was moving way too fast, and as soon as things started to look up, the world would harshly shove her back down again. One punch just came after the other, repeatedly, and Emma couldn't keep up. She sent a quick text to the rest of the rangers explaining what happened, and they responded that they'd get out of school and be right over.

Emma knew there wasn't anything she'd be able to do to console her best friend, so she took a seat in the waiting room. Eventually, she was joined by her friends to wait and make sure Gia knew she had a support system.

After countless hours of crying, Gia finally managed to calm her hysterics down to hiccups. It felt like every last ounce of water in her body had been cried out, and she had nothing left to give. She tried her best to say goodbye to her mother, as she sat by her bedside holding her limp hand.

"I love you, Mom. I love you so much. I'm so sorry this happened to you. If I had just let you give me a lift to Emma's you wouldn't have gone that way and none of this would have happened. You were so great to me, and I never even told you how much you meant to me. Recently, some things have been happening and they taught me that you and Dad are the most important people in my life. And now you're gone.

I had this whole plan about how we would go to the spa when I got home. I hate being seen in public doing anything that would hurt my reputation, but for you, I was willing to do anything. We never got to go on mother-daughter dates, or do something as simple as clothes shopping because I let my ego get in the way. I'm so sorry we didn't get to do any of the things I know you wanted to do. Thank you for everything you've done for me and Dad. I love you and I'm sorry I couldn't do anything to save you."

Her father had left the room when Gia started to talk, so that she could have her chance to really say goodbye in private. Gia was reduced to whispers because her normal voice was no longer functioning. "I'm the yellow ranger. I couldn't tell you because I didn't want to put you in danger. But it's so hard, and way too much responsibility. I wanted to tell you so many times, but I couldn't take that kind of risk. I have so much pressure on me to do the right thing and save everyone, and I couldn't even save you. All I ever do now is protect people and save them from monsters, and I couldn't protect the one person in this life who is most important to me.

For that, I'll never forgive myself. But I hope you're watching over me and looking out for me. I don't know what Dad and I are going to do without you. But there's one thing I do know. All I want to do is make you proud. I hope you're proud of me for my duties as a ranger, but even more, I hope you're proud of who you raised me to be. I'm so sorry I couldn't save you."

Gia wanted to say more but couldn't bring herself to. She opened her mouth, but no sounds came out. Her head hung low as she squeezed her mom's hand one last time. She walked out to find her dad waiting outside. He hadn't gotten a chance to say goodbye to Jenna, so Gia left to the waiting room to give him the same privacy her father had given her.

She turned the corner and was surprised to find the whole team waiting. Gia wanted to thank them for staying, but simply didn't have the energy. In a move that surprised everyone, she passed right by all of her friends and collapsed into Jake's arms. He almost buckled under the weight, shocked that she had gone to him, but held her tight. He had always had a crush on Gia, but right now, she needed a friend. He sat with her and let her rest, while he stroked her hair.

One of the police officers who had been roaming around the ER came over to the group of teens. "Is one of you named Gia Moran?"

Noah spoke to the cop, and pointed her out. "That's Gia, but I really don't think now is a good time to talk with her."

The cop nodded and looked at her sympathetically. "Come find any one of us officers whenever she's ready, we have an update for her. In the meanwhile, I'll try to locate her father."

As he walked away, Emma walked after him and stopped him. Out of all the kids, the cop noticed that she looked the worst aside from Gia. "I'm sorry, but Mrs. Moran was like a mother to me. Gia and I are best friends, and she practically raised me. Is there any chance you could tell me anything about what happened?"

The officer pulled her aside and lowered his voice. "Jenna Moran was killed in a car accident involving four vehicles. In total, eight people were involved in the crash including her. There was a family of four in a nearby car, and all four of them are critical but alive right now. In another car, there was a couple. They both passed earlier today."

Emma absorbed the news, still in shock. "And the fourth car? The eighth person? Do we even know what caused the crash?"

The cop's eyes darkened. "The eighth person was the driver of the vehicle that caused the crash. He was drunk, and should never have been on the road. He was shown to be severely intoxicated upon being tested, and he ran a red at full speed straight into the couple's car. The collision was so bad that there was a minor explosion, which is how Mrs. Moran and the family of four got caught up in it. He is currently the only stable one to come out of the crash."

Emma's eyes clouded over with rage. Right as she was about to ask another question, a woman frantically ran into the ER. "I'm looking for Jerry Haynes! Please. Someone help me. I heard he was in a car crash." Emma's rage somewhat subsided as she felt sympathy for the poor woman, who probably had a loved one in the crash too.

The officer sighed. "That's the driver's wife. I'm going to go update her on the situation." He then looked Emma in the eyes. "I'm sorry for your loss. I'm sorry for your friend too. When she wakes up, come find one of us and we'll relay the information to her. You shouldn't have to tell her." With that, he left to go update the frantic wife of the driver.

And Emma slowly found her way back to the waiting room.