Kathryn lived up to her word. She had said what she needed to say the night before and unfortunately, it wasn't anything ground breaking.

She talked about her time with Drex. She told the young women how Drex was the first and only man to truly love her and that the job she worked was the only way she could earn money to support herself. Her own mother had never been supportive and Kathryn felt alone for most of her life.

She talked about the lessons she learned in prison. How at the time, she thought she was doing fine by her kids. Sure, it was rough, but it was her life and she had survived.

Prison gave her a lot of time to think and the chance to get sober. Though there were drugs in prison, Kathryn decided that this time would be the one. She joined a support group, which gave her a chance to reflect on her decisions.

She was wrong and she knew that. She raised her son, Thomas, in a home that wasn't healthy. She took full responsibility for the way things turned out with him, stating she was certain that if he had been placed in a loving home from the start, even if it was without her, that he would have been a fine young man. She took full responsibility for Sarah and admitted she should have given her up to her father the second she was born. Bill would have raised Sarah with the love, comfort and safety that Sarah had been deprived of for the first four years of her life.

She apologized not to seek forgiveness, but to let Sarah know that she had changed. She offered the former Ranger a chance at building a relationship, but Sarah turned her down. Right now, it was too raw.

They went to bed. Kathryn slept on the couch, claiming it was far more comfortable than anything she was used to. Not that Kelly worried at all about her comfort, though.

In the morning, Kathryn was gone. There wasn't a sign of her to be seen anywhere in the house. While there wasn't much to steal, Kelly did look around to be sure Kathryn left empty handed, and it seemed she had.

The drive to work was quiet. Sarah didn't want to talk about what happened and Kelly understood she would need some time to process all she had learned. When they arrived at Grid Battleforce, Kelly went to her office, leaving Sarah to make her way to the lab alone.

Sarah arrived in the lab to find Ben and Betty were already working on their newest project. The Zap-O-Matic that they had built had served the Rangers well in battle the day before, encouraging Ben and Betty to continue with their work. They were determined to do everything they could to be of help to the Rangers.

Unfortunately, by helping, they had turned the lab into something of a dumping ground. Parts were scattered all over the work surfaces and the floor, creating a real tripping hazard. It was only lucky they were in before Nate or Commander Shaw.

"Are you two trying to get into trouble?" Sarah asked. She stepped over some of the scrap metal on the floor and looked to the siblings. "This is a write-up if I've ever seen one."

"We always clean up," Ben assured her.

"You're always here this early?" Sarah asked. There was virtually no one else in the building. The only reason she and Kelly were in early was because neither could get any real sleep.

"Bright and early," Betty nodded.

"Why?"

"Dad's a general in the army," Ben said. "He always had us up early. We kinda got used to it."

"Interesting," Sarah said, "So you just come in early and build stuff?"

"It's the only place we can work. Our parents hate it when the house is a mess like this," Ben said as he looked to his sister. "Betty gets into a lot of trouble. She can be a bit of a handful."

He looked to his sister, then back to Sarah, "You're in pretty early, though. Any reason?"

"Nothing I really feel like talking about."

"We're good listeners," Betty said. She set down her tools and looked over at the former pink Ranger. Sarah sighed.

"It's complicated."

"So is designing weapons, and we do that every morning before breakfast," Betty smirked.

"It's my… I don't even know what to call her."

"Sister? Friend? Parents?"

"She gave birth to me," Sarah said, "But… she's not my mom."

"You were adopted too?" Betty asked almost excitedly. Sarah frowned and shook her head.

"No… no, not… well, a little."

"How can you be a little adopted?"

"My dad got full custody of me when I was four and a little while later, got married. Jenny adopted me in case anything happened to dad, we could stay together."

"So your birth mother found you?" Ben asked. "You weren't ready for that?"

"Kinda. We've met before but… she kidnapped me at the time and tried to get me to be one of her prostitutes. Last night, she turned up. Apparently, overcrowding at the prison allowed her early release because she was showing good behaviour and wasn't likely to re-offend. She wanted a chance to explain herself."

"Did she get it?"

"I listened," Sarah told Ben and Betty. "I just… I don't know what to make of it. My parents died last year in a monster attack and… now she wants a relationship and… I don't know what to do."

"You're looking for a family again?"

"Have you?" Sarah asked and remembered Betty had mentioned that she and Ben were adopted. While the circumstances were entirely different, maybe the feelings would be the same. Ben and Betty looked to each other before Ben shook his head.

"We have a family," he said. "I guess we never really wondered about the people who gave us up."

"If they showed up again, you wouldn't… want something?"

"What do we need that they can offer?" Ben asked. "We have parents, we have friends, and we have each other."

Sarah nodded her head. Ben was right. Her life was full, even though some of the pieces were gone now. Though she missed her parents deeply, Shane did a good job of standing in their place. He was always just a phone call or a video call away and Sarah felt like she was his priority over everything. She had amazing friends, who wanted the best for her and supported her through everything. She had the best fiancée, who loved and cared for her deeply.

She didn't need Kathryn.

"You're right," Sarah smiled. Ben returned the gesture, then started to clean up the lab, knowing it wouldn't be long before Nate or the Commander arrived for the day. As he walked away, Betty came over. She leaned in to whisper to Sarah.

"Sometimes I wonder if my biological parents might support me more," she told the former pink Ranger. "I know my parents love me and I'd hate to give them up for anyone else but… sometimes I think they see me as more of a burden than a blessing."

"I'm sure they…"

"They do," Betty stated, before Sarah could try and sugar coat anything. "Just… if you want to have a relationship with her, make sure it's what you want, and it's not out of guilt or anything."

"You're not exactly making this easier for me," Sarah said.

"Then let me ask you this," Betty told her. "If you hadn't lost your mother, the real one, would you even be considering a relationship with this woman who hurt you?"

Sarah shook her head. Jenny had been the perfect mother, right from the word go. While Sarah could remember the learning curve, since Jenny arrived later in her life, the fact that she always tried her best and always acted in Sarah's best interest had earned her the title of mom. While Kathryn claimed she was ready to start being a part of Sarah's life in a positive way now, she was eighteen years too late, and several very serious, very damaging mistakes late.

She had made her choices, she had to live with them. She wasn't deserving of a second chance simply because Sarah was a good person. If Kathryn wanted a new life, it would have to be without Sarah and with a lot of hard work.

"Thanks, Betty."

"Helping is what I do," Betty smiled, but it quickly faded from her lips when the door to the lab opened. Ben and Betty started to panic as they tried to clean up quickly, fearing it might be Nate or the Commander and they were sure to be yelled at for the mess. Fortunately, the person entering was Zoey, and she didn't look like she cared at all about the mess in the lab.

"Please tell me not everyone's going to come in early today?" Ben asked rhetorically as he continued to clean up.

Zoey looked surprised to see there were people in the lab. She had arrived early to train and was coming grab her training clothes from the hangers. She thought she would be the first one to arrive, so didn't expect to see Ben, Betty and Sarah were already there.

"Oh… uh… I was just coming in to train."

"Training isn't until nine," Sarah told her.

"Extra training," Zoey said. "After yesterday, I want to make sure I'm ready for anything."

"You did fine yesterday, but a little extra training won't hurt," Sarah said. "I have some things to work out, why don't we do it together?"

"Like one-on-one?"

"Yeah," Sarah smiled. "I've got spare clothes in the car. I'll grab them and meet you in the training simulator."

"Sounds good," Zoey nodded just before she finally noticed the state of the room. She saw Ben and Betty were frantically trying to clean, worried everyone would be showing up early. In his rush, Ben didn't see the pen that had been left on the floor. He stepped on it, lost his footing and started to fall backwards. Betty, seeing her brother needed help, rushed in to try and catch him. However, she was easily half his weight and couldn't hold him up. Instead of stopping his fall, she only ended up breaking it.

Are you two okay?" Zoey asked, holding back a chuckle while they groaned. Ben and Betty both gave her a thumbs up.