Calvin found Hayley after school, ready to share his news. He had signed up to run for class president and he wanted her to be the first person he told. As they walked home, he couldn't stop smiling.

"So, you know how we have school elections coming up, right?"

Hayley smiled brightly and nodded her head, eager to share her news as well.

"You'll never guess who is running," Calvin said with a smirk.

"Oh, I think I know."

"You do?" Calvin's smile dropped into a frown. "How do you know?"

"I signed up for it," Hayley said and looked to Calvin questioningly. "Of course I would know."

"You… you signed up?" Calvin asked. "But… I signed up."

"We both did?" Hayley said. "We'll be running against each other?"

"Why did you sign up?" Calvin asked and stopped walking so he could look directly to Hayley. The white Ranger shrugged.

"I just thought it might be a good way to get some kids to rethink what they were doing," Hayley told him. "I mean, Mrs. Finch said the class president can talk about a lot of issues and that kind of stuff so I thought it would be a good opportunity to get kids to rethink drinking and driving after parties."

"Me too!" Calvin said and the smile returned to his face. "Hayls, this is amazing!"

"This is amazing?" Hayley asked him.

"We're both running for the same reason. Now it doesn't matter who wins, because either way, we'll be fighting the same issue."

"Unless Victor wins."

"Victor's always won by default. No one's run against him yet. And it's not like he's ever done anything. We're guaranteed a win."

"I guess the odds are better for both of us," Hayley said and smiled. "And if it doesn't matter who wins between us, then we don't have to argue with each other. We can just state the facts."

"Nothing personal," Calvin nodded. "We present the issues, we present how we're going to make school a better place and then the people decide. Neither of us loses."

"This is perfect," Hayley said, then looked to Calvin, "Though, we are still opponents. I was going to ask you to help me with my campaign but I guess I'll have to ask one of the others."

"How about we split our friends?" Calvin asked. Two of them can vote for me, two of them can vote for you."

"Sounds fair," Hayley nodded. "So who gets who?"

"You pick first," Calvin offered. Hayley took a moment to think. She wanted a friend she thought could help with her campaign and make it a little easier on her to earn some votes.

"Preston," she said.

"Preston?"

"He can do a magic show."

"That no one watches?"

"Hey, he's getting better," Hayley said. "He's a performer, I'm sure he'll be able to help me attract some attention. Who is your pick?"

"Brody," Calvin said.

"Why Brody?"

"He's a likeable guy," Calvin shrugged. "And he's a natural leader. He can give me advice on what I need to do."

"Good choice," Hayley nodded. "I'll take Kelly."

"You don't want Sarah? She was with me in the accident. She could help you with her story."

"Kelly's a writer. She can help with speeches," Hayley reasoned.

"Then I'll take Sarah," Calvin said. "And since Levi doesn't go to the school anyways, he can't vote. He can stay neutral."

"Sounds fair."

"Remember, we don't play dirty. Only one of us can win and we're both bringing awareness to the same issue. It doesn't matter."

"No dirty play," Hayley agreed. "This election doesn't mean more to us than each other."

-Ninja-Steel-

"So, let me get this straight," Serena said as she tried to process Sarah's story. If she was going to be the pink Ranger's aid, she needed to know exactly what Sarah needed help with. All she had heard from Principal Hastings was that there was a bright girl with a lot of potential who needed help after suffering from an accident. "Your mother, the biological one, was a prostitute?"

"Is," Sarah nodded.

"Your dad was her john and he knocked her up. He begged her to keep you and she did, but when you were born, she didn't want you, but she didn't let him have you?"

"Yes."

"When the police found you in a brothel, he finally got custody. Flashforward twelve years, bio mother comes back and kidnaps you hoping to start pimping you out? Drugs you with something you still don't know what, but you escape and Gia, Jordan and Tiger get you home?"

"Yes."

"But bio mom and her pimp are stupid, so they try again, succeed a little more, kick you around a bit to give you a concussion, drug you again, and then you escape."

"Yes."

"Then your girlfriend's dad writes an article, convincing homophobes that your only mission in life is to turn girls into lesbians, so boys from your school beat you up on the street to teach you a lesson?"

"Well, they got a few blows in, but I beat them."

"Then you create a time machine, try to save your father, but when you can't you lash out at Mick, so Calvin and Hayley take you away, but when you get away from them, you get hit by a car, earning yourself another concussion?"

"Not my finest moment, I'll admit."

"Then your first seizure?"

"Yes."

"And the Kelly's mom pretends to be all innocent. Kidnaps you and her, puts a shock collar around you and shocks you whenever and wherever because you turned her daughter into a lesbian?"

"Yes."

"Making you have more seizures?"

"Uh-huh."

"Then, after that, this princess from another galaxy and her monster body guard attack the city. But you don't know she's evil when you see she's hurt and when you try to save her, you die. So she uses her powers to bring you back to life, heals most of the damage to your brain, but you realize that you can't read or write. At all."

"Which brings us to now," Sarah nodded.

"With the added detail that when you were on Galvanax's ship, you could read his alien language no problem."

"Right."

"Kid, that's fucked up," Serena said with a loud sigh and a shake of the head, "And I dated a Nighlok."

"Wait? What?"

"Long story," Serena shook her head. "Doesn't end well. For him. I got a son out of it."

"What?" Sarah frowned. "Your son is a monster?"

"A quarter monster and we healed that part with… well, magic water, basically," Serena said. "He's a regular boy who loves regular kid stuff, like Power Rangers, Batman, Lego and trucks."

"So… you slept with one of the monsters?" Sarah asked. "That's fucked up. Are you sure you're the most qualified person to…"

"Yes."

"Seriously?" Sarah frowned. "So, there isn't a Ranger teacher who… maybe didn't sleep with the enemy?"

"Well, there is Dr. Oliver," Serena said with a shrug, "But to be fair to me, he started off as the enemy. I mean, there was a little brainwashing and stuff happening but… Look, we're Rangers, we're no squeaky clean. But I can be a good tutor and I can help with the Ranger stuff and school. So… you really can't read or spell anything?"

"Nope."

"Your name?"

"Nope."

"The name of your school?"

"Nope."

"Not even orally?"

"I can try," Sarah shrugged. "But if you want me to orally spell out every word on my assignments, we're going to be here a long, long time."

"Good point. So you just need someone to read to you and scribe for you?"

"Pretty much."

"But everything else is good?"

"Yes," Sarah nodded.

"Perfect," Serena smiled. "I've got to say, you're much easier than Gia so far. She was a tough one. But if I can help her, I can certainly help you."

"And you'll get me credit for English, so I can work on building new Power Stars in case Madam Oedius shows up?"

"Just tell me what you need to pass and I'll get it for you."

"Not just pass," Sarah shook her head. "I want to be an engineer. I need to get into a good university and I need the best marks possible, so I stand out. I can't just pass. I need to be top of the class."

"You let me worry about that," Serena said. "Though, to be fair, designing Ranger tech and weapons is kind of the best way of getting into an engineering program."

"Not when your identity is a secret," Sarah shook her head. "Please, Serena."

"I've got you, kid," Serena promised with a smile.