A/N: Sorry for the long update. I've been dealing with some medical issues. =/ I hate it.

A/N: This takes place after the last chapter.

Chapter 21- The Deceit

Xxxxx

Panorama City Hospital
Panorama City, CA

She said his name.

She announced his name with such conviction, it startled him.

During their first and last encounter he didn't remember exchanging names.

From his position on the cold floor, his eyes blinked several times in succession before stagnating into a rather long stare, his mouth gaping open too. He noted her caramel tresses, though crazily ruffled, were wavy this time around, she had auburn colored orbs, and she was petite but with muscle. If memory served him correctly, she resembled the standard gymnast. She didn't only look like a gymnast though. Her slight tan, the way her eyes were shaped, and how her lips formed reminded him of someone he'd met recently. He just couldn't give an exact name.

What occurred not too long ago replayed in his head. A flaming, flapping bird flew from his body to her's. First of all, he wasn't sure how that was physically possible. Secondly, if anything exited his body, at least animal related, he was positive it would've been a lion. Thirdly, he hoped he didn't do anything to affect her, in general. He volunteered to donate without thinking about the consequences due to the hospital being without her rare blood type. He didn't think about the possible chemical reaction that could result. All he wanted to do was help and didn't see any harm.

Yet, she was literally fossilized in pink! He had never witnessed anything like that before not even while morphed. And, the red energy that surrounded him? That was baffling, but it was amazing he could t admit that. It was like morphing but with an added shot of a drug, like heroin, powerfully traveling through his veins, producing an out of this world high.

Sophia waited, almost impatiently, for him to say a word, something, or just make a random sound. That's all she wanted. The sink in her room made more sound than this guy, who she positively labeled as her brother—her biological brother. Drip, drip, drip irritably, aggravatingly, and so rhythmically played like 'Chinese Water Torture'. Her eyes pleaded for him to talk, give a distraction to the torturous sound, but he just kept looking at her. She vigorously waved her free hand to recapture his attention, but he still didn't respond.

She supposed he was shocked. This wasn't how siblings usually met. However, their back story wasn't typical. All her life, she's been without an older brother, and he's been without a sister, at least that what's she thought. So, she imagined their first visit would be a little awkward: plenty of pregnant pauses, thoughts and questions. Then, eventually, they would get into the groove of things, and she hoped it would turn into something more happier and livelier.

As of this moment, that wasn't the case.

Before she could open her own mouth, a realization sunk in. She already met him. It was at one of the city's parks. She practically chewed him out when he tried to help her with Tristan. He gave a red band aid, and he handled her, their, little brother with ease. That, right there, should have been the first hint to their possible relation. Whenever Tristan met someone new, he would cry, throw a tantrum, squirm his way out of their hands, but with him, he was crawling out of her arms to be with him. Their little brother must've sensed they were related, but couldn't articulate they were. She cocked her head slightly, in hopes of getting a better look. A revelation, now, sunk in.

"You're a Power Ranger," she confidently stated rather than questioned.

He snapped back to reality after hearing that. "Look kid-"

"It's Sophia," she quickly interrupted him, so he could know what her name was. "Do you remember me?"

"Yes, Sophia," he replied, as he pushed himself off the floor and back on to two feet. He knew what she was hinting to, so he tried to provide the best cover up possible. She couldn't know about his 'side job'. There were rules. "Whatever you saw back at the park, when we first met, it was just a, um..." he was thinking about how to finish his sentence and was failing miserably.

This wasn't her first rodeo. As a daughter to the 'Greatest Power Ranger' ever, she's picked up a few things. Not to mention, she's met and was constantly surrounded by so many teams. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't talk his way out of this one. "I know what you're insinuating to. I can't forget what I saw; don't expect me to try," she announced stubbornly. He attempted to speak, but she droned on."Your phone does tricks that aren't available from any app, on any store, not on Android or Apple, plus your 'phone' is a flip phone, that is so early 2000s. Those red-mouthed, foot soldiers surrounded and attacked you, you have a sword that's not run of the mill, and you wear red."

"What does that have to do with anything," he incredulously questioned the last part, while raising an eyebrow.

"It has plenty to do with everything. Oh, come on," she rolled her eyes at him. "I strongly believe you have a 'friend' that wears blue, yellow, green, and pink. Maybe, even gold."

"How did you... Is that obvious," he asked, while thinking about possibly adding another color to his closet. In his opinion, she was smart, a bit bullheaded also, and knew too much about how Power Rangers operated. She had to be related to a past ranger to know, or she studied the components of a ranger team cause she vied to be one. With her, he wasn't too sure, which was correct. Although their conversation could become somewhat thought-provoking, he needed to leave. Mentor, his girlfriend and his friends were probably worried about him. Likewise, her friends and family were probably concerned about her. It was time they parted ways. "You seem to be alright. I came in to check on you. I should head to my room. Bye, Sophia." He turned to the door.

Internally, her Dove was revitalized, which caused her to feel substantially better. She had to thank him for the boost. His aloof appearance gave way that he didn't understand what happened earlier, or just didn't want to question what happened at all. Therefore, she needed to explain and maybe, hopefully, he could learn the truth about his origins in the process. "Is your name Jayden," she softly questioned.

Jayden took a deep breath. "Yes," he truthfully replied.

"Can I ask you something?"

He warily faced her again.

"Your most recent birthday... my mom was there, wasn't she," she went to staring and playing with her hospital blanket. It was like she reverted back to a curious, girl, coming out of a vividly, bizarre dream, then first learning she had on older brother somewhere in the world. Finally, she's met him... again. She smiled to herself, yet she really wished their first meeting was under different circumstances and an even better location.

She wasn't sure how much he knew, but this could be her only chance to talk to him as more than just acquaintances. Her emotions were all over the place, as of right now. She had to wrap her head around the truth.

Her brother was a Power Ranger.

"Yes, Kimberly Oliver," he answered, intently staring at her as she nodded. "Well, if your mom is Kimberly Oliver, then your dad is Dr. Thomas Oliver, which means your parents are the 'Originals'?" He watched her nod once more. "So, they told you about the Power Rangers and how they used to be one." So, she must have some power, he mentally mused. He found that unique, and a one in a million chance he would meet a child to a Power Ranger. That was definitely a conversation booster, but he really needed to leave her room and get back to the normality of his life. She was making it hard though."You really should get your rest though. From what I heard, you were severely hurt."

Sophia quizzically gazed at the medical equipment she was attached to. One, in particular, caught her eye the most. She saw blood streaming through to her vein. Now, their relation has really been confirmed. She should've known. The Phoenix that nuzzled her Dove to wake up was his. She was about to be healed completely in no time too. "Did you donate your blood to me," she earnestly queried.

"You ask a lot of questions," he feigned a hearty chuckle. He opted to not go into full detail. "Before the nurse comes in, I should really go."

It was now or never.

"You are my brother," she ultimately confessed. "You're adopted... my parents are your parents... they gave birth to you, while they were in high school and fighting against evil..." she continued to ramble, informing him of everything she knew.

He swiftly retracted his hand from the door handle and twisted his body back around. She was serious, and she was accusing him of being her brother. That wasn't possible. "Whoa, whoa... WHOA," he held up his hand, halting her from speaking further.

"No, you are. Don't try to stop me from talking. You are my brother. You have to be my brother. We've been looking for you for the past, well... I don't know how long, but we've been searching. You're here now, and I'm not going to give this up. My parents might have, but I AM NOT," she strongly exclaimed because she was positive.

He shuffled up to her bedside and calmly spoke. "You really must have hit your head very hard, or you're on powerful medication, but I hate to break it to you; I'm not your brother. I'm sorry. I already-" he couldn't reveal he had a sister because that could potentially reveal he wasn't the 18th Shiba Head. He took a deep breath and directly stared into her eyes. "Okay. Look, my parents are deceased. There's no way me and you are related. Do you understand," he asked.

The nurse walked back into the room. She jumped, after seeing Jayden inside. "Mr. Shiba, you're supposed to be resting and not in Ms. Oliver's room," she gently reprimanded with a smile. "I guess you wanted to see where your blood was going," she concluded delicately. She walked a few feet towards her patient. "There shouldn't be any reason to. When, she's out of the coma, you can..." the nurse stopped herself from talking, once she looked at the bed. Her right hand flew to her mouth, as she watched the young lady was awake.

Sophia and Jayden refrained from talking further and faced her.

Xxxxx

Emergency Waiting Room

Meanwhile, Sophia's best friends were nervously waiting for their parents.

At first, Brennan lied to Ji by telling him they already called. The reason for lying? He didn't want all of them to get in trouble, even if they were bound to. He wanted to wait until his girlfriend was awake, at least. Adrian and Kaylani were on the same wavelength as him.

Naddy, deciding it was best to phone home, stepped away. Even though she thought went undetected, she realized her brother followed. Rock knew what she was up to, and he believed she was doing the right thing. As a result, the DeSantos children called their dad and informed him about Sophia's critical state. An abundance of questions were thrown at them like knives, and inevitably, they confessed they ditched school and were in Panorama City. After hearing that, their parents informed they were on their way and would call the other parents. They hung up the phone of their own kids out of spite. Naddy and Rock stared at the phone for a few minutes in a daze. Both knew they were deep in trouble. Once the DeSantos kids returned to their friends, Brennan appeared to be in even more pain, as he spoke on the phone. They assumed his mom was chewing him out. Both Adrian and Kaylani were on their phones too, presumably, Aunt Tanya was speaking to Adrian and Uncle Adam, the latter. They prepared themselves for their friends to give them an ear full for admitting the truth. The brother-sister duo had plenty of reasons why this had to happen and were willing to take the verbal beating.

Adrian and Lani understood; Brennan wasn't so quick to accept what he felt was treachery.

The five of them sat in awkward silence, after that.

The doors to the hospital opened, and Brennan's sisters were the first to arrive. They immediately headed over to their older brother.

"We got off the phone like ten minutes ago," Sophia's boyfriend pointed out. His little sisters rolled their eyes. "What?!"

"Mom was driving," May announced as a matter of fact. "You know how she gets, while driving with unsettling news."

"Yup. She's mad at you," Kayla obnoxiously sang, while her hands flew to her hips. "What were you thinking?!"

Jason made his way over, shaking his body. Thankfully, he arrived in once piece. "Bren, what were you thinking," Jason angrily asked the question his daughter already said. He went to sit down next to his son. "You ditched school, take the bus, arrive here, and look what's happened! You got hurt, but not only that, our Goddaughter, who is your girlfriend, is now in the hospital with serious injuries!"

Brennan involuntarily flinched, as he saw his mom approaching. He thought jumping off the hospital roof was a better punishment. That would've been quick, clean, and much easier to deal with.

Rock, Nadia, Kaylani, and Adrian cursed once they saw how their Aunt Trini looked.

Trini's eyes flickered yellow at her oldest child, which caused him to size down in his seat. With rage, she remained standing, towering over him, purposefully making him feel uncomfortable. "BRENNAN JASON LEE SCOTT," she yelled, which caused everyone surrounding them to shudder at her tone. "Was it worth it? Was leaving school, the city, really worth all this trouble?! How do you think we would feel if you were in Sophia's place? What would happen if you got more than a cut," she fired a round of questions without letting her son get a word in edgewise. "How do you think your Uncle and Aunt are handling this? I'll tell you right now, not well!"

"I'm sorry," was all Brennan could say. He wanted to curse at Rock and Naddy but couldn't due to his mom staring at him like a hawk.

May and Kayla eventually took their seats, glancing over at the group that was across the room. They privately noted the one in blue and checkered shirts were pretty good looking.

Jason and Trini didn't realize the Samurai rangers plus Ji were in the room, as their undivided attention was on their son.

The authoritative tone of parents caused the rangers' heads to whip up. They were curious as to who the parents of these kids were. Their jaws dropped at seeing the first Red and Yellow ranger of Earth.

Rocky and Aisha barged through the doors. They went to talk to the person behind the information desk, quickly asking questions.

"Mom, dad," Rock yelled, after he realized they were there.

Aisha growled like her animal spirit and headed straight for her children. They could feel the anger that was inside of her. "Are you guys alright," she tranquilly queried first. When she heard and saw they were, she readily laid down the law. "ROCKFORD LUIS DESANTOS JR and NADIA AALIYAH MARIA DESANTOS, I want your cell phones, now!"

Brennan snickered they deserved it, but stopped immediately as soon as his mom and dad glanced at him. Adrian and Kaylani were plotting to make a run for it, to be perfectly honest.

"What," Rock asked in disbelief. His mom expectantly held out her hand, and she stared at him. Her eyes were going from Yellow to brown. "Here," he grumbled.

Naddy did the same without opposing. She faced the floor, since she was filled with shame. "Mom, we're sorry. We really didn't think something like this would happen," she sincerely apologized. Rock nodded in agreement with his sister.

Rocky trailed his wife but coordinating, familiar colors obstructed his view suddenly. His footsteps came to a stop, and his eyes bugged out of his head. "What are you guys doing here?" He saw the most recent power team in the waiting room. He looked around, since one person was missing. "Where's Jayden, and who's this guy, " he pointed at the older man with them. He was caught off guard by their presence.

Jason, Trini, and Aisha's ears perked up. They turned their heads to see where Rocky was. The trio became absolutely mortified, jumping to conclusions this wasn't the greatest predicament for all of them.

The kids peculiarly looked at each other, their parents, and the group of teens that spoke to them earlier, wondering how they all knew one another.

Coming from the opposite end of the emergency waiting room, Adam and Tanya's tunnel vision narrowed on their kids.

"ADRIAN HYUN-KI PARK and KAYLANI YOUNG-SOON PARK," Tanya furiously yelled. Adrian and Kaylani saw their parents approaching with heated steps and tensely braced themselves for their punishment. "Laptop and cell phones, now!" Mrs. Park was thankful for big purses, so she could easily store all these newly acquired electronics.

"Mom," her son whined and reluctantly handed his stuff over.

Adam practically bored eyes into his daughter. "There will be no trips to the mall; you won't be going to Naddy and Sophia's house for a very long time. You go straight to school and back," he firmly ruled.

Kaylani just nodded, and though it pained her, she gave up her phone.

"Where's the others," Mrs. Park asked her husband, while zipping her bag closed. She gazed around to find her best friends with other people. She noticed the other people were Kevin, Mike, Antonio, Mia, Emily and an elder man. "Oh boy," she commented, while pointing her finger at them.

Adam looked to where his wife was pointing to. He cursed. "What now," he lowly asked. "Tommy and Kim are on their way, and what's going to happen when they see them here?"

The Scott and DeSantos family congregated with the Park family.

"Did you guys know about this," Jason interrogated them, praying that his little sister wasn't going to have a nervous breakdown during their time here.

"No. Who's going to tell Falcon and Crane," Rocky opted to speak in code for the meantime.

Trini inconspicuously glanced over her shoulder. "Do you think Sophia knows," she asked the rest of them. "She's smart, not like Billy smart, but she can surely put one plus one together. They picked Panorama City for a place to ditch school for?"

"Exactly, now when we ended up ditching school, it was to different planets and dimensions. Not to another city, a boring city at that," Aisha tossed in there. "Our Dove had to know."

Tanya frustratingly blew out a breath. "If Tommy and Kim are still abiding by what Andros said, then we need to follow what they do," she figured.

Adam concurred. "We don't hint to what he know, got it?"

The parents agreed and sat with their respective children, who were apparently out the loop. There were subtle stares at the team of Samurai rangers though, unsure of what to do.

They, the Samurai rangers, were a little offended. The Original rangers were habitually making eye contact with them, but they weren't saying anything. They each wondered if they had an extra eyeball on their forehead or something.

"Who are these people," Mentor Ji whispered to Emily.

"Mentor," she mildly chided with an expectation for him to be to respectful to the people that just arrived. "They're the originals."

"Original what," he asked sharply.

"Power Rangers," she replied. "This must be their children, " she speculated. She rose out of her seat and walked over, trying to reacquaint with them. "We didn't think we'd see you so soon," she happily chirped. The rest of her friends excitedly gathered around them as well.

"Hello," Aisha falsely chimed. "Surprise," she giggled, signaling for her friends to talk.

"Mom, you know her," Rock questioned inquisitively.

"Shush," the Bear pinched her son to silence him. She ignored his shriek of pain.

Mia watched them. Was their presence making them feel uncomfortable, she questioned herself. "I didn't think our next reunion, would be here," she laughed.

"Me neither," Adam nervously second.

Kevin analyzed the situation. "See, it's cool to stay in school," he pointed out to Brennan, Rock, Naddy, Lani and Adrian.

"Um, the Blue isn't so cute now," May contorted her face to show her displeasure.

"What's with the rhyming," Kayla posed the question.

Antonio agreed with Kayla. "Dude, rhyming, really," he sighed with embarrassment.

There was a long pause when no one said a word.

"So, how about them Dodgers," Jason subsequently interjected with the most random thought possible.

"Dad, you hate the Dodgers," Brennan mentioned.

Trini glared once more. "Bren, stay out of adult matters," she fiercely ordered.

"But."

"No buts," she stressed.

"Damn, I'm so glad she's not my mom," Mike quipped.

"Mike," the others reprimanded him loudly.

The Original rangers were definitely meeting them with resistance. Mentor noted so. He understood why, even if the Samurai rangers didn't or hadn't reckoned they were. Andros truly fulfilled his promise. Therefore, he needed to keep up the deceitful rouse that Jayden was a Shiba. He hastily shot out of his seat, praying that no one saw his departure. He needed to get Jayden and the rest of his rangers out of there as soon as possible. He headed to to the Red ranger's room, and then he panicked as soon as he saw the bed was empty. He circled around, wondering where he could've gone. He walked up to the nurse's station.

"Can I help you with something," one of the emergency room nurses inquired. The man in front of her jumpily appeared.

"Yes. Do you know where Jayden Shiba has gone," he breathlessly questioned, while his eyes erratically bounced around. Pretty soon, they stopped behind him at Sophia's room. This was a big guess, but he supposed that's where he was. "Excuse me," he walked away, leaving the nurse he was just talking to minutely flabbergasted.

Mentor barely touched the door before it jarred open. He was able to see Jayden and sporadic movements.

Surprisingly, Sophia was awake.

The attending nurse was still in there. She checked on the occurring transfusion, Sophia's bandages, and then she took her vitals. This was a far cry from when the young woman first entered, causing her to think something unusual occurred or a supernatural force must have taken over. She kept that to herself though." The doctor will be in to further examine you. Get some rest, sweetie," she was about to exit, but Mentor Ji was at the doorway. She gasped as if a ghost jumped out at her. She relaxed though, knowing this was the man that brought her in. "Oh, she's going to be fine," she repeated.

"Thank you for the update," Mentor taughtly smiled, and he allowed her to leave. His incessant gaze fell on each of them. Jayden's blood magically affected her, as that had to be the only logical explanation. "I'm glad you're alright."

"Thank you," she replied hoarsely due to no liquids entering her system for a long period of time. She looked back up at her brother. "Do you know him?"

He handed over the cup of water that was supplied by the nurse. He watched her drink with no problems."He's my guardian," he tersely replied. He left her side to go to Ji's. "Ji, she's telling me I'm her brother," he solely voiced to him. "Explain to her I'm not."

Tommy and Kim's daughter watched the two interact, noting they were close to one another. She also assumed her brother was telling him about her claiming they were related. She needed to make nonbelievers, believers. "Close the door," she commanded. They questioningly gazed at her. She simply nodded they had to. Though, hesitant, they did, as they were told. She took a deep breath before continuing. "My arm is in this sling, right," she lightly jangled the holder that was positioned to above her.

"Yes, your arm is broken," Mentor replied flatly, not seeing where she was going with this.

She glanced at the sling. She blew out a breath. She concentrated, investing all of her energy into doing this. She began to flick her wrist, slowly getting movement back into her dormant arm. She began to wiggle more, and then she fully circulated her right shoulder. She brought her restrained arm up 90 degrees, slipping out of the sling's confines, and finally rested it against her effortlessly.

The two men sharply drew breaths at what she was doing, musing she was potentially damaging her arm further.

"Stop," Jayden cried. Her helplessly watched, as she let her arm revolve around. "Stop," he demanded once more and louder than before. She still wasn't listening. He practically jumped back to her side, heedfully laid his hand on her arm and sternly stared into her eyes. "Stop it. You can hurt yourself!"

"No, I'm fine," she insisted, while looking at him defiantly. "Thanks to you," she acknowledged. Both examined her like she had gone crazy. "Look, your blood entered me and accelerated the healing process. I don't know the full details of how the Ninjetti powers work, but obviously your Phoenix has awoken, or it's been tightly contained due to the powers you have now," she tried to explain to the best of her ability.

"Did, did you say Ninjetti," the Red ranger questioned, since he remembered that from the reunion.

Sophia nodded.

"Jayden, maybe, we should let her rest," Mentor overbearingly interfered this talk with his own reasons. He tugged on the arm of Jayden.

Sophia didn't want them to leave, but she wasn't sure what else to do. She needed to make them see she was telling the truth about her and Jayden being related. She thought of something. "Is my backpack here," she quickly asked.

Ji let go of Jayden's arms, and his eyes traveled and landed on the pink and white item. "The thing you desperately ran out for," he remembered. "What about it?" He was concerned that she was coaxing his prized student into believing her. For the most part, Jayden still wasn't falling for it. He was thankful for that. It might have been heartless to keep Jayden from his real family, but until Lauren came back or Master Xandred was defeated, he needed to fulfill his duty as a Kagemusha.

"Open it, there's a picture in there," she replied in a begging tone. The two debated, still thinking she had gone mad. "Please, I'm very serious about what I'm saying."

"Sophia, whatever is in there can wait. Your friends' parents are here, and I'm pretty sure your parents are on their way as well," Mentor intervened before the Red ranger could speak. He faced Jayden, slightly nodded his head as a way to make him leave.

Uncertainty was written all over Jayden's face, causing Sophia to become very upset with the man that helped her earlier. She was thinking her brother couldn't be his own person with Ji's interference. She defended her older brother."You know the truth, and that's why you're trying to get him to leave," Sophia spat with venom. She dangerously glared her eyes at him and was developing a grudge against Mentor Ji now. She heatedly crossed her arms over her chest in, signaling she wasn't going to give this up.

If looks could kill, Mentor was dead where he stood. He became offended, not believing the audacity of this pubescent female. He attempted to match her with his own heated glare, hoping to quell the abrasiveness that was shooting out of her. Seeing the fire within her eyes wasn't tapering one bit, he was positive he needed to just yank the Red ranger out of the room and make sure both never looked back.

Without warning, the doctor rushed in. "I'm very surprised by you," he relayed, unsuspecting that there was animosity in the room. He smiled at Sophia though. The cool stethoscope pressed against her chest. He listened closely. Next, he grabbed the tool that would check her eyes. The light hit against her eyes, and she blinked twice as a reaction. As he pulled away from her, he noticed her arm was sitting normally. In a curious stupor, he stared for a bit. Then, he continued perusing her body to make sure she was fit. With the burns she had sustained, he was positive her mobility would've been suppressed, but that wasn't the case. He was amazed by her sudden transition from critical to stable. "This is very interesting," he examined her leg. The tenderness she had disappeared as well. He rose back up and began to stroke beneath his chin, as if he was in deep thought. "Miss., can I check your arm?"

"Of course," she eagerly stated, as she easily extended it out for him. She watched his brows furrow and internally laughed inside. Her doctor was proving her point for Jayden and Mentor. She smirked victoriously.

"How can this be," he announced quizzically, as he took off his eyeglasses. "This is physically impossible," he whispered under his breath. It was truly mind-boggling about this girl's improvement. He saw Jayden and Mentor. "Has her parents been contacted?"

"I believe so," Mentor replied, breaking his eye contact with Sophia. "They should be coming in soon."

As soon as the words exited his mouth, Tommy and Kim entered, having left Tristan with the others in the waiting room. They expected her to be alone, but instead they were met by three men—the tending physician, a man they had never met before in their whole life, and their son. The husband and wife glanced at one another worriedly, trying their best to ignore the fact their son was here with his little sister. They went to the opposite side of their daughter and immediately began their own physical. They were emotionally smothering and protectively hovering over her like she was a little girl.

"Mom, dad, stop," their daughter complained, while pushing them away.

"SOPHIA ANABELLE HART-OLIVER, do not start this! Do you hear me," Kim irately censured with fierce eyes. She peered deeply in. "You have a lot of explaining to do, and almost all of privileges you've been entitled to will surely be taken away."

Sophia gulped, seeing her mom's eyes briefly flash to hot pink. When her mom got like this, she knew her own eyes flashing to green wouldn't wouldn't do anything. "I'm sorry," she grumbled into her hospital gown.

Jayden watched quietly. He thought back to the words Sophia told him earlier and how upset she was getting. He wondered, was she really telling the truth?

"Mr. and Mrs. Oliver, I am Dr. Zalinsky. I've been taking care of her, since she arrived. Can I speak to one of you in private," he calmly requested despite the circumstances and smiled in an inviting way. Tommy nodded and offered to go. "Mr. Shiba, Ji, I think you should allow the mother and daughter to speak privately."

Sophia watched her brother nod. He was leaving, and heading towards the door, but she needed to make him stop. If he left, she knew she'd never get this chance again. "NO," she blurted loudly. Her outburst over Jayden's departure caused the doctor's too grow as wide as saucers. Mentor flinched, Tommy and Kim jumped at the request, and Jayden stopped dead in his tracks.

"Soph, listen to what the doctor has to say," Tommy directed in the nicest voice he could muster. He was very upset with his daughter, but his wife was set to hand down the punishment. His wife was chanting it all the way over there. "Let this 'nice man' get back to his room, and we'll see how long you have to stay here."

"He's my brother, isn't he," she seriously, yet knowingly asked her parents. She was tired of the lies, the cover ups, the excuses, and her own brother staring at her like she was a lunatic. Furthermore, she was flustered with Mentor Ji for not admitting or hinting to his own 'son', if he could even be called that, the truth. She expected answers, and she wanted them now.

Dr. Zalinsky felt this was inappropriate. Whatever his patient was talking about, he deemed that to be a private a matter. "Sophia, listen to your parents. It's for your own good. Let, Mr. Shiba leave," he ordered.

Sophia continuously shook his head. "Please, listen to me," she begged with tears gleaming in her eyes. "I'm not making this up. This is the truth. You can't tell me he's not my brother. That is Jayden. He's not a Shiba or whatever people are calling him. He's an Oliver. He's my parent's long lost son," she cried. She broke down and continued tearing up in bed, not understanding why her parents weren't backing her up. They were so cold, as if they didn't want him. "Damn it! He's right here, mom and dad. Right there," she kept flailing his right index finger at him, the person in question, Jayden. "Tell them, tell him, he's your son!"

Tommy and Kim were at a loss for words. They stared at each other, then looked at Sophia, and their eyes floated to the person she was talking about.

"Jayden, we should get going," Mentor whispered, ignoring what was occurring. He hoped to play it off as medicinal effects of powerful painkillers. Something, anything, he didn't want the truth to come out. Not in this way or at the very moment.

For a minute, he stood put. He heard Ji, but the young girl's words were louder and more emotionally fueled. Again, he asked himself, could he really be adopted? Was the life he currently knew, not his destiny? Who was the Shiba family then? Why did the Oliver family abandon him? Those were all valid questions, but the family that's raised him, they wouldn't let him fight, knowing she wasn't apart of their family. At least, he would hope not. He felt horrible for what Sophia was going through, but he simply said what was on his mind.

"I'm sorry, Sophia, but I am not your brother," he softly proclaimed and left with Mentor by his side. He heard her crying, but his purpose was done.

Kim yearningly took a step forward, but then, she faltered and remained with her daughter. She thought she had the courage to announce the truth, but she retracted. There was this undeniable force holding her back, informing her she wasn't ready to do so. She cried with her daughter, who was resisting her touches, but she remained strong. "I'm so sorry," she apologized, thinking the 'Worst Mom Award' was going to her.

Tommy left the room with the doctor, after his son was the first to leave. He looked around for Jayden, wondering where he had gone to. His heart broke due to the conflicting emotions he was dealing with. To tell or not to tell, that was the question. He couldn't come to a conclusion because all he heard was the doctor speaking about his daughter's speedy recovery, how that wasn't possible, and blah, blah, blah. He just wished to get another glimpse of his son. Maybe, this was the time to tell the truth.

"If it wasn't for that young man though, I don't believe your daughter would've made it," the doctor hinted to their possible relation. He observed the man in front of him. He quickly snapped his fingers. "Mr. Oliver."

"Yes," Tommy answered, coming out of his trance. "What was that?"

He sighed. "In all my years of being a doctor, I've never encountered a case like your daughter's. I don't know if it's called a miracle, or what exactly was in that bag of blood, but I suggest someone look into their relationship. Perhaps, she is telling the truth. If that is the case, if that man is her brother, your son, then why haven't you look into?" Tommy was taken aback by the doctor's demanding probes. "Why does this have to be kept into some big secret? I know it's not my place, but did you not hear your daughter? She's practically begging for answers. She's already been through enough!"

"How long will she have to say here," Tommy changed the subject with coldness reverberating in his voice.

"A night or two for observation purposes. She really is a healthy girl," Dr. Zalinsky responded and left in frustration.

The Falcon returned to his wife and daughter's side. He continued to watch his distraught daughter.

"Tommy, we can't keep doing this," the Crane huskily whispered. Her body wracked with defeated sobs. "He needs to know. Why do are we even doing this? Why are keeping the truth from him still?! Look at our daughter, she's miserable. We have to go and tell him!"

"You heard him. He denied he could really be our child. We know the truth, but I doubt we could convince him," Tommy sadly said. "I don't know what it's going to take to make him believe he is our son."

Meanwhile, Jayden finished getting ready. Mentor already left to collect the others. The Red ranger gathered his discharge papers filled with instructions and departed the room. He longingly stared at Sophia's door that was tightly closed shut. He wanted to wish her good luck on finding her real brother, but he didn't want to bring more heartache.

He walked away. If he really was their child, they would've told him, right? As he entered the waiting room, his friends greeted him with bright smiles. Their smiles disappeared, as soon as they saw his melancholic state. They curiously looked at one another. Jayden, then, saw the Original Power Rangers and Sophia's friends. They were staring at him like a deer caught in headlights He pleaded with his blue eyes for one of them to say anything, hint to the truth, since he believed they would know. They didn't though. He shook their head at them, as if he was disappointed.

"Are you alright," his girlfriend curiously asked.

"Yeah, come on," the Red ranger held out his hand for her.

She grabbed it. "Do you wan to-" she couldn't finish because he tugged at her arm, making her abruptly leave with him.

The rest of the rangers were unsure of what happened back there, but with Mentor's stoic appearance and Jayden's coldness, they were sure something did. They quickly said their 'goodbyes' to their predecessors and followed their leader out of the hospital.

Mentor apologized to them too, thinking he made a terrible mistake. He would rectify it soon. Not now because there were too many emotions boiling over.