Sarah knew what her friends wanted. She knew what her heart wanted. She had missed her father deeply since he had disappeared and had dreamed of seeing him again and being reunited with him. While part of that had come true, this was more of a nightmare. He had chosen to side with Oedius, and whether that was a decision made by force or by choice, the despicable act that he had done had cost him a lot of points with Sarah. It would always be hard to forgive him for knowingly letting Anne die by Oedius' hands.

Something could have been done. He could have said or done something to keep Anne safe. She knew he felt he needed to keep quiet to protect her, but Sarah was a Ranger. Though she was his daughter, she had more to protect her that Anne ever would. In some ways, her father would have known that.

This was why she couldn't risk trusting him again. However, her friends were willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, if the opportunity arose. Sarah wasn't so willing. If she was going to extend an olive branch, she needed to know it would be accepted without cost.

She figured being alone would be the best way to draw her father out. So, while the Rangers were in the Romero workshop, continuing to discuss how they would move forward after Oedius' last attack, Sarah went out to get some fresh air. She didn't go far, but she did get enough distance, so she could be alone.

"Jenny doesn't want me talking to you," her father said as he appeared, much like Oedius would. She assumed that since he worked for her now, she had given him some tricks and a little power boost to help him out.

"For good reason."

"I understand," Bill nodded. "But Sarah, you have to hear me out."

"Now's your chance," Sarah told him. "My friends, for some reason, want to help you if the time comes. I want to make sure we aren't wasting our time."

"You can't stop Oedius," Bill said. "Sarah, I've spent a year with her, watching, listening to her plans, her strategies. Whatever you do, she's one step ahead of you."

"So, all along…"

"I spent most of the time in recovery," Bill said. "Barely able to move. I couldn't stop her, even if I wanted."

"If you wanted."

"You know what I mean," he sighed. "Look, Sarah… at first… I had faith too. I thought you Rangers, you could stop her. I know you, I know how when you set your mind to something, you don't give up until you accomplish it. You've always been like that, Sarah."

"So what changed?"

"I learned more about Madam Oedius," Bill said. "Her history, her personality, her goals."

"And you lost faith in us. In me."

"I just know what awaits when Madam Oedius takes over the planet and that's not what I want for you – for anyone."

"What if she doesn't win?" Sarah asked. "What if we win? We stopped Galvanax."

"That muscle head who called himself a champ?" Bill frowned. "He acted tough, and by human standards, sure he was strong, but he was at the end of his career. He hasn't fought a real fight in centuries. That's what happens when you don't need to prove yourself anymore. You stop trying and you lose touch with your limitations. Oedius knows exactly what her limits are and trust me, you can't reach them."

"Yeah, but…"

"She promised, if I helped her, she'd let me come back, she'd let me see you again. She promised that if I helped her, she wouldn't need to kill the Rangers. She could let you live. Sarah, all I can do to keep you safe if fight for her."

"You could turn your back on her right now," Sarah offered her father, then pointed to the barn in the distance, "The Rangers, Mick, RedBot, Serena and Dane are all there right now. If you turned your back on Oedius, we could protect you."

"At what cost?" Bill asked. "She's made it clear that if I betray her or help you Rangers in any way that interferes with her plans, she'll kill you."

"I can protect myself. My team can…"

"You can't," Bill insisted and looked to his daughter with nothing but despair in his eyes. Sarah could see he believed every word that came out of his own mouth. He believed Oedius when she said she would win. He believed Oedius when she said she could kill his daughter and anyone else he loved. He believed Oedius and nothing would change his mind.

"I'm really trying here, dad," Sarah said, holding back her tears as she realized saving him could be out of the question. He didn't seem to want to be saved. "Hayley and Kelly are both willing to help you after what you did but… if you don't want to change, you'll lose your chance to come home."

"Sarah, I'm not going home," Bill shook his head. "I've made my peace with that. But you can believe I'm doing everything I can to keep you here, with your mother, your friends, alive."

"So, no?" Sarah asked. "You're working for Oedius. Whatever she says goes, no matter how many other people need to die?"

"I…"

"Eu pensei que você fosse melhor que isso, pai," Sarah frowned. "I guess I was wrong."

"Sarah…"

"I needed you to save me when I was four," Sarah told him. "When I was just a kid and I didn't know any better. But I'm not a kid anymore."

"You're seventeen."

"I'm a Power Ranger. I don't need my dad to get me out of trouble – not like this. You aren't responsible from protecting me from Oedius."

"Então quem é?" her father asked her. "Você protege o mundo, mas quem te protege?"

"Meu time. Meus amigos. Os Power Rangers."

"Sarah..."

"Besides, why should I have a dad protecting me when Kelly and Hayley don't have that?" Sarah asked. "If our parents are supposed to keep us safe then why did you take Mrs. Foster from her kids?"

"Sarah…"

"I'll never forgive myself for what happened to you," Sarah told her father as the tears finally broke free and started to flood down her face. "Losing you was the worst thing to ever happen to me and I've been dead!"

"You…"

"So, I know how much pain Hayley and Kelly are in right now. And I know that you're the reason for it," Sarah frowned. "But the worst part about all of this… if I never made those holo-projectors… If those clones had never existed, Mrs. Foster would still be here."

"Sarah, what I did doesn't fall on you," her father tried to tell her, but Sarah shook her head.

"Now… if I had the chance to change one thing, just one thing… I couldn't bring you back," Sarah said. "I'd have to pick Mrs. Foster. I'd have to give Kelly and Hayley their family back. Because I know my father isn't worth it."

"Sarah…"

"I hope, for your sake, Oedius does win," Sarah growled. "I hope you get everything you hope for and that killing Mrs. Foster and losing mom and me is all worth it. But you can damn well be sure I'll do everything in my power to make you regret ever siding with that monster."

She stormed off, back towards the workshop. She wanted this conversation to end a different way, but it was clear her father had his mind made up. He would fight to the end, just like her.

Bill watched his daughter go with a sigh. This was the hard part of parenting: he had to make choices for his daughter he knew she wouldn't understand. He had to live with the thought of being hated by the only person in the world he would give up everything for.

He too hoped he was right. He hoped he was right, or he hoped Sarah would at least spare him the punishment of living with his mistakes.

"So, that's their base," Oedius asked as she appeared behind Bill. "It's a bit… removed from the city, isn't it?"

"That's the best spot for a base, don't you think?" Bill said. "No one who'll randomly stumble upon it."

"Better than their last one, I guess," she agreed. "And they're all inside?"

"They're already in pain," Bill shook his head. "They're hurt, they're angry. If you strike now, you'll get them at a time where they don't care what happens to themselves. They'll be unpredictable, even to you."

"You may be right," Oedius agreed.

"Let them have their base for now," Bill told her. "Let them think they have something on you."

"I knew there was a reason I saved you."