Blake stood in the waiting room of the hospital, looking for Tori's doctor. They had taken her in a while ago, but haven't come back yet. Eric and Taylor were seated in chairs. Taylor was beside herself. She hadn't said anything since they had arrived. Blake had done all of the talking and she was thankful for that. She never meant to blow up at Tori like that, and now she may have really caused some damage.

She looked over to Blake. She could see that he really loved Tori, and from what Tori had told her about him, she knew that the feeling was mutual between them. A hand rested on hers and she turned her eyes to Eric. He was being so good through all of this and she couldn't help but wonder why.

"It's going to be okay," he said to her. Taylor shut her eyes as he leaned in and kissed her forehead. She let out a deep sigh and leaned her head on his shoulder.

"I have to tell her about us," she said. Eric got a sudden feeling of butterflies in his stomach. Was she saying they were together?

"Us?" he asked.

"yeah- about us being rangers. She needs to know why I was gone for so long with out telling her. That's what started this whole thing in the first place," she said. Eric felt his heart sink. Before he could say anything though, the doctor came in.

"How is she?" Blake asked.

"Well, she's stable right now, but she's very weak. If we're to do anything, as far as treatment for her leukemia, we have to do it fast. From the test results, she suffered a sort of overload that her body just couldn't take. . . that's why she collapsed," the doctor finished.

Taylor felt like she had been stabbed in the chest. She had caused Tori's collapse. . . now she had to fix it. "I'm her sister," she said stepping forward. "Her oncologist, Dr. Jones, said a bone marrow transplant could help." The doctor looked over his chart.

"I talked to him a few minutes ago, and we both decided that that was the best course of treatment. We'll have to start her on chemotherapy for a couple of days, then we can perform the transplant. Have you been tested for the match?" Taylor shook her head. "Well, then come with me. If you are, then we can perform the procedure tonight and then give her the transfusion when she's done with the chemo," the doctor finished.

"Can I see her?" Blake asked. The doctor turned to him and smiled.

"Of course." He led Blake out into the hall and waited for Taylor. She walked over to Eric and hugged him. Eric held her close and breathed in her scent. He felt her head turn towards his and she kissed his cheek.

"You should probably get back to Silver Hills," she whispered. Eric pulled her away from him and stared into her eyes.

"I'm not leaving," he said firmly. "Wes can handle the Guardians by himself for a while." Taylor's face softened and she kissed him softly on the lips.

"Thank you," she said.

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Tori focused her eyes to the dim light in her hospital room. The last thing she remembered was yelling at Taylor. She heard a soft knocking on the door and turned her head to see Blake.

He felt like he was going to pass out- Tori was halfway propped up on the bed and had a tube stuck in her arm, and another on the left side of her chest just below her collarbone. He made his way over to her and kissed her forehead.

"Hey," she said softly. Blake sat down in a nearby chair and took her hand in his.

"Oh Tor," he said as he cupped her hand in both of his. "I was so scared." Tori squeezed his hand slightly.

"I was too to tell you the truth," she said. "What happened anyway?" she asked.

"Well, Taylor and you were fighting and you collapsed. The doctor said that it was just too much for you to handle," he said moving a hand to caress her face.

"Where is she?" Tori asked.

"Getting blood tested to see if she's a match for you."

"I see you decided to join us a little early, eh Tori?" a tall African American man said as he entered the room.

"Dr. J," Tori said smiling. Blake looked back at him. "Blake, this is my oncologist Dr. Jones. Dr. J, this is Blake," she said.

"Even in your condition you're so polite," he said teasingly as he went to check her vitals. "It's nice to meet you Blake, but I'm afraid you have to leave. I have to talk to Tori about what's going to happen."

"No," Tori said. "I want him to stay."

The doctor took a seat and smiled. "You're the boss. . . Okay so here's what's going to happen. I got the results back from your sister and her marrow is an exact match," he said. He saw a grin spread across Tori and Blake's faces. "So we put this catheter in your chest so we can start you on chemo."

"Again?" Tori asked. "Will my hair stay?"

"Like I told you before, I don't know. It stayed last time, so we can only hope for a repeat performance. In a couple of days, we'll stop the chemo and give you the transplant. You'll feel really crappy for a few weeks, almost like a really bad case of the flu, but then you should begin to recover fully," Dr. Jones finished.

"What if it doesn't work?" Blake asked nervously. He heard the doc sigh.

"For now, all we can do is wait and see. I'm sorry I can't tell you more."

"Thanks Dr. J," Tori said. He stood and clasped her hand.

"Listen, I think your sister's about to go up to surgery-" he said before Tori interrupted.

"Surgery?" she asked nervously.

"Relax. It's going to be painless for her. We give her a general anesthetic and then take the marrow from a small cavity just above her tailbone. It shouldn't take more than an hour, and she'll be able to go home tonight. You on the other hand will be here for a while." Tori relaxed a little. "Do you want me to show her in?"

Tori hesitated for a second. "Yeah," she said quietly. The doctor left to get Taylor. She looked at Blake and her face softened. "I love you," she whispered. Blake gave her a small smile and leaned up to give her a small kiss on her lips.

"I love you too," he said. Taylor appeared at the door and Blake left them alone. As soon as he was out of the room, he shut the door and sank to the ground in a fit of tears he couldn't hold back anymore.

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Taylor strode into the room in a hospital gown and robe. She looked straight into Tori's eyes and sat next to her. Nothing was said for a few minutes as they sat there in silence. Taylor's eyes wandered over the small body that was covered in a sea of white sheets and tubing.

"I'm sorry little one," Taylor said at last. Tori's eyes brimmed with tears and they poured on her cheeks. She hadn't been called that since her mother passed. "I'm so sorry," Taylor said as she placed an arm around her and laid her head down on the bed. Tori slowly brought her hand up and rested it on Taylor's back.

"It's okay Tay," she said softly.

"No," Taylor said raising her head. "It's not. I shouldn't have yelled at you. I know you're responsible- it's just that it's hard for me to see you all grown up. . . and I wasn't here to watch."

Tori took Taylor's hand in hers. "I know it was hard. It was for me too- I never knew where you were," she said as more tears fell. Taylor looked at her little sister and smiled.

"I want you to know where I was," she began. "but you have to promise to have an open mind about this." Tori nodded her head and told her about landing on the Animarium and being chosen by the Yellow Eagle. Tori didn't say anything as Taylor told her about Master Org and all the things she went through. When she had finished, Tori had a small grin on her face. "So do you think I'm nuts or what?"

"So that's how you and Eric really met," she said. Taylor nodded. "I don't think you're nuts at all."

"So you believe I was a Power Ranger?" Taylor asked in shock. How could Tori take this so lightly. "I thought by now I would have been disemboweled for not telling you sooner."

Tori let out a small laugh. "I guess I took after you in more ways than one." Taylor looked at her confused. "I was a Ranger too."

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Blake slowly made his way back to the waiting room where Eric was getting off the phone. Eric saw the tearstains and bloodshot eyes in the younger man. "How is she?" he asked as Blake sank into a chair.

"Taylor was a match, and they started Tori on chemotherapy. All we can do now is wait," he said.

"You didn't answer my question," Eric said.

"She seems so calm about all this. I don't know how she's dealing with it all. She's so weak Eric," Blake said putting his head in his hands.

"it must run in the family. I mean when Taylor had to give up her powers, she handled it so well. . . " he stopped as he realized what he had just done.

"Wait a minute. Powers? What do you mean?" Blake asked. Eric sighed.

'You really did it now Meyers,' he said to himself. "Well Taylor was going to tell Tori, and I would assume she would tell you, so I'll cut out the middle man. Taylor and I were Power Rangers. I know you think it's crazy, but it's true. She had to give up her powers, but I still have mine," he said as he took out his quantum morpher.

Blake was shocked. He had never thought he'd ever meet other rangers. He looked at the black and red object and smiled. He reached into his jacket pocket and took something out that he always carried around with him- his powerless Thunder Morpher. "We are too."

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A few hours later, Taylor was out of surgery, Tori was asleep, and Blake and Eric couldn't stop talking about their lives as rangers. They made sure to keep it down so not to draw attention to themselves.

"Wait- so you mean there were like nine teams before us?" Blake asked in shock. Eric had told him about the mission to the moon.

"Yeah- I'll have to introduce you guys to the others sometime," Eric responded.

"Ahem," Taylor said entering the room. She had come out of surgery that was a complete success. After spending time with Tori, she was discharged from the hospital. The guys looked up and Eric immediately went over to her and grabbed her in a tight hug. He felt her wince slightly as his hands fell to the small of her back.

"I'm sorry," he said.

"It's just a little tender from where they took the marrow. I get a new scar and everything," she said smiling. "I told her and you won't believe what she told me," she said looking at Blake.

"I know- Eric told me too," Blake said.

"And I thought you were the one yelling at me for telling Sensei Kanoi," Taylor said crossing her arms. Eric grinned and went to kiss her, but she turned her head to look at Blake. "I had a bigger chair that folds out put into Tori's room for you," she said to him.

Blake gave her a weak smile. "Thank you Lieutenant," he said. Taylor walked up to him and gave him a hug.

"It's Taylor," she said pulling away. "I know you love her Blake, and I'm sorry for assuming things were different."

"It's okay. . . thank you again. I called my brother and he's coming by tomorrow with some stuff for me. I don't plan on leaving anytime soon," he said. Taylor again hugged him and kissed his cheek.

"The docs say I need some rest, so I think we're going to turn in for the night. But call me if ANYTHING happens. . . or just if you need someone to talk to."

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"Are you sure you don't need anything?" Eric asked when they to back to the hotel. Taylor again found herself standing in front of the window looking out at the ocean.

"I need her to be alright," she said softly. Eric took the extra blanket from the bed and wrapped it around her shoulders. Taylor felt his arms encircled her with the warm cover, and then felt his lips on the side of her neck.

Taylor closed her eyes and leaned back into him. "Why are you doing this?" she asked. Eric felt her tense slightly as the words left her mouth. He decided that this was the opportune moment, and turned her to face him.

"Because I love you," he said. Taylor was both shocked and thrilled at the same time. Eric had never felt so nervous in his life while he waited for what seemed like hours for her response. Slowly, she reached her hands up and cupped his face.

"What the hell took you so long?" she asked. A smile began to form at the corners of his mouth. "I love you Eric," she said. Eric grabbed her around the waist and they met for a kiss that was so sweet and passionate that it left their bodies numb.

They pulled away and held each other tightly. Eric made sure not to touch her lower back- the last thing he wanted was to cause her pain. Without warning, he placed an arm under her knees and back and lifted her in the air. She didn't protest as he lay her down and snuggled his body against hers.

They were once again in their pajamas, in bed, holding each other- but this time Taylor didn't feel nervous. . . she felt like she was home at last.