It was only yesterday Sarah had received news of her mother's heart attack. After visiting the hospital, Shane had driven her home. He told Sarah she could take the day off school, but Sarah couldn't imagine anything worse. At least, at school, she would be distracted. Her mother still needed rest and therefore wasn't allow visitors for long. This way, the bulk of Sarah's day was busy, and when she got home, she would still be able to visit Jenny.

"A heart attack?" Preston asked in the cafeteria as he ate with his friends. Sarah nodded her head.

"It happened yesterday."

"That's why you left school," Calvin reasoned why Kelly put her arm around her girlfriend.

"Will she be okay?"

Sarah sighed, "She's fine now. They're just keeping her. It's protocol for her to stay at the hospital for a few days so they can observe her, but they think the worst is behind her."

"That's good," Hayley smiled. "Is there anything we can do?"

"No, I think it's all figured out," Sarah said. "My uncle Porter's in town. He's helping with all the hospital stuff while mom is there. Shane's back too. He's staying with me. And Dane was a big help yesterday too," Sarah looked to Brody with a smile as she said this. "He drove her to the hospital. Right on time."

"He mentioned that last night," Brody nodded. He had assumed something happened when his father didn't show up for dinner on time. Since he had been back, Dane didn't want to miss a single moment with his sons and dinner was a time they were guaranteed to get together. He hadn't said much about what kept him when he did get home. Just that there had been an emergency he needed to take care of. "So Jenny will be fine?"

"I think so. I mean… I hope so," Sarah said. "I guess it's only fair. After all the times I've freaked her out, she finally gets her revenge."

"Can we visit her?" Calvin asked. "You know, to see how she's doing?"

"The hospital only lets family visit," Sarah said. "But she'll be home this weekend. If you guys wanted to stop by, she might like that."

"Sounds like a plan," Calvin smirked. "I'll bring the pizza."

Hayley pinched his arm as he said it and he winced and turned to her. "OW! What?"

"She just had a heart attack," Hayley reminded Calvin. "I don't think shoving pizza in her face is appropriate."

"Oh… right," Calvin muttered. "Sorry."

"I'll get the list of recommended foods from Porter and I'll tell you what you can bring," Sarah said. "Although, there is one food that I…"

"I'm bringing ice-cream," Calvin assured her with a little laugh, and Sarah smiled brightly.

"Yes!"

-Ninja-Steel-

"God, you're big," Serena said as Tiger jumped up, resting her paws on the white Ranger's shoulders to greet her. Serena rubbed the cat behind the ears, then pushed her down. "What are you, two-hundred pounds?"

"A muscular two-thirty, thank you," Gia smirked as she stepped over some debris from the crash site to greet the former Ranger. "What are you doing here?"

"Moving," Serena said. "Got offered a contract position in Summer Cove at the school. Bit different from Amber Beach, but I get to work a little closer to kids who need it."

"You're following Rangers around, aren't you?" Gia asked. Serena shrugged her shoulders.

"I enjoy helping. Before, after, doesn't matter when," she said.

"Even when it causes you to suffer the effects of a dark energem?"

"Not a good moment in my life," Serena frowned. "Though, not worse than my illness. It's kind of a two on the list of things I wish never happened to me."

Serena looked around at the crash site. She had heard about the battle against Galvanax and how the Rangers had finally beaten him, saving the planet from his destruction.

"So, ninjas, huh?"

"They did well," Gia nodded. "Not that it was easy for them. A lot of personal shit came up."

"Name a team who had it easy," Serena frowned. "Go on, I dare you. Personal shit always interferes and vice-versa."

"They won, though," Gia nodded. "Now it's my job to count all the dead alien bodies and make sure all the known monsters are accounted for. We don't want a repeat of what happened last time."

"Or the time before that," Serena added.

"Or the time before that," Gia said then chuckled.

"I guess we're all just quick to assume we've won."

"That's why I'm doing a body count," Gia nodded. "I mean, I can't say for sure if all the monsters on the ship died in the final battle, but if the big ones are gone, then that's a good sign that it's actually over with."

"Do you know who the big ones are?" Serena asked, and Gia showed her a list.

"Brody, the red Ranger, was a slave on the ship for years. He knows everyone we need to worry about and emailed the list to me last night."

"Perfect," Serena smiled, then pointed to a body, "So who is that?"

"Ripcon."

"He's dead."

"Very dead," Gia nodded. "I've found Ripcon, Cosmo Royale, Drex, he's that pile of ashes, by the way."

"Is he the only one?"

"Yep."

"How did that happen?"

"You sexually assault a Ranger, I let them burn your dead ass for closure," Gia said. Serena gave the yellow Ranger a high-five.

"I taught you well.

"There's Basherbots, Kudabots, Skullgators and all the contestants who wanted to appear on the Galaxy Warriors show for the next couple of months."

"They're all dead?"

"Yep. And over there is Galvanax. He's the Vrak, or Xandred, for this team."

"So that's everyone?"

"Everyone, except one," Gia said. "Tiger's sniffing out for her now."

"Her?"

"Madam Oedius," Gia sighed. "We haven't been able to locate her. Either her body was destroyed in the explosion, which is possible, or she managed to escape."

"How are you going to know which one it is?"

"We can't," Gia shook her head. "That's why I really hope we find her."

"If we don't, the new guys need to know," Serena said. "They need to be ready for an attack. Before they decide to throw their morphers into the ocean or something equally stupid."

Gia glared at her former mentor, "I thought we were done."

"Exactly," Serena smirked, then nudged the guardian.

Tiger returned from her search at this moment and looked to her mistress sadly. When she shook her head, Gia sighed loudly.

"You looked everywhere?" she asked. Tiger nodded. "Even under the ship?"

Tiger still nodded. Gia looked up to Serena.

"What school did you say hired you?"

"Summer Cove High."

"Perfect. And… who exactly are you teaching? Like, several classes or…"

"A girl who can't read or write," Serena said. "A Sarah Thompson. Apparently, she needs a specialized program or…"

"Perfect."

"A Ranger?"

"Pink."

"Damn," Serena muttered. "I was aiming for white."

"There's white on this team," Gia said with a laugh. "Hayley, her friend."

"Does she need help at school?"

"I just protect the cities, I don't teach them," Gia shrugged. "Though, if Madam Oedius did manage an escape, I'll bet you all the Rangers need a little help."

"My specialty," Serena smiled.