Mrs. Moran had received a call from the hospital in the early hours of the morning. Mrs. Goodall knew because it had been her who had answered the phone. Mrs. Moran had also only told Mrs. Goodall about where she was headed and why, stating the hospital had called for Gia. She didn't want anyone else to find out, especially if this was some cruel prank. Some doubt in her mind pushed her to check it out, though.

It was the middle of the afternoon now and Mrs. Goodall had a good feeling when her phone rang. She had just finished cleaning up the dishes from a lunch she basically had to force feed her daughter when she got the call. She answered the phone and heard sobs on the other end right away.

"Vanessa?"

"Claire, it's true. I don't know how, but it's true. She's here."

"She is?"

"The nurses told me a man brought her in. He says he found her by the side of the road, just outside town."

"A man? Is she hurt?"

"She doesn't remember what happened. Come down. Bring Emma."

"I will. We'll be there soon, okay," Mrs. Goodall hung up the phone and carried it with her to the living room. Emma couldn't be moved from her spot. She was curled up on the couch, hugging Gia's tiger toy to her chest while tears spilled down her cheeks. It broke her mother's heart to see her like this, but Mrs. Goodall was finally happy she knew how to help her daughter. She sat down beside her and took her in her arms.

"That was Vanessa."

Emma pulled away. She didn't want to hear it, it seemed. Mrs. Goodall couldn't blame her. From what she had gotten out of Emma, it seemed her daughter really believed Gia was dead. Nothing else mattered to her anymore. Mrs. Goodall didn't give up.

"It's about Gia. She was found just outside town, on the side of the road…"

Emma shook her head and pushed her mother away. It was likely a message from Vrak from the future. He was probably sending her dead body back to tell the Rangers he was ready to hurt them again.

"I don't care…"

"That she's alive?"

"No… what?"

Mrs. Goodall held her daughter's arms and nodded, "Gia's alive."

"No…" Emma shook her head before taking it in both her hands and rocking on the couch. "No… no, I saw… she's… mom, I saw her…"

"She's alive, Emma. I promise you, this isn't something I would kid about. Vanessa got a call this morning and went to check it out. She just called me now to tell us to come by. I'm sure she wants to see you just as much as you want to see her."

"You're not lying?"

"Why would I lie? I have everything to lose," Mrs. Goodall brushed Emma's hair behind her ear. "Are you coming with me to see her? Or do I have to tell her you're…"

"I'm coming," Emma said and jumped up from the couch. Mrs. Goodall could see she was in a hurry and so grabbed her car keys and followed her daughter out the door.

Emma couldn't get to the hospital fast enough, and practically fell out of the car before it was parked and ran into the building. She found the front desk and almost ran into it as she asked where she could find Gia.

"Name?" the receptionist asked as she pulled out a list. Emma assumed it was a list of names of people who were allowed to visit.

"Emma Goodall."

"A nurse will be here shortly."

"No! Now!" Emma called out but her mother arrived and took her to have a seat. Emma tapped her foot impatiently as she waited and stared down every nurse who walked out from the hospital doors. Finally, one walked over to the desk for a quick chat with the receptionist and then turned around and smiled at Emma.

"Are you here to see Gia?"

Emma jumped up. Mrs. Goodall took her hand to keep her a little calm. This was a hospital, after all, and though she was eager to see Gia, there were other patients who needed her to be respectful.

"How is she?" Mrs. Goodall asked.

"We're keeping a close eye on her. She's in a much better state than when she arrived last night."

"Do you know who brought her in?" Mrs. Goodall asked.

"Sorry, no," the nurse shook her head. "He was a short haired man, oh, I couldn't tell you. Our main focus was taking care of your…" the doctor looked down at some papers, "niece. We figured he would stay to see how she was doing."

"Niece?" Mrs. Goodall repeated under her breathe and then smiled.

"How is she doing?" Emma asked. "Like, right now. Is she okay?"

"She's resting, and like I said, we're keeping a close eye on her, but she's come all this way, I doubt she's going to let herself turn around now. She's right here," the nurse opened a door to let Mrs. Goodall and Emma inside. Emma walked inside and then stopped right in her tracks when she saw Gia sleeping in her bed. Mrs. Goodall wrapped her arms around Emma.

"She looks like she'll pull through," she said and kissed her daughter's cheek. Emma couldn't believe it.

"Thank you, nurse," Mrs. Moran said as the nurse walked out. She then turned to Emma, "It's a miracle."

"How is she?" Mrs. Goodall felt she was asking that question a lot, but never seemed to get a straight answer. Looking at Gia now, though, she could see why. "Do we know what happened?"

"They think it was some kind of assault," Mrs. Moran said and glanced quickly at Emma. They both knew what really happened. Mrs. Goodall found out from the boys, and then again when she went to the command center to give Gosei a piece of her mind. She had yelled and screamed at him for hours for giving her daughter the Ranger duties, as well as not protecting her when she obviously needed help.

In other words, Gosei had banned her from returning to the command center. Not that Mrs. Moran planned on listening to him. The way she saw it, if he didn't want her bothering him in his home, he shouldn't have asked her daughter to put her life in danger.

"Assault?" Mrs. Goodall asked. "Who would have done that?"

She turned to Emma who seemed to know the most about what had happened, but Emma didn't look back at her. Her eyes were stuck on Gia.

"They're looking into it," Mrs. Moran shrugged. "At this point, I'm just happy to have her back," Mrs. Moran turned back to Gia and looked to her lovingly as she stroked her cheek.

"Me too," Mrs. Goodall said. "But… I am just curious… how bad was the assault? This is the ICU."

"Don't look at her back," Mrs. Moran said. Mrs. Goodall frowned before walking around the bed. Gia was sleeping on her side, which left her back exposed. With the hospital gown open in the back, Mrs. Goodall didn't have to do much digging before she saw the heavy, blistered burns on Gia's back. She felt she was going to be sick as she looked up in horror at her best friend.

"Oh my god… who… who would do something like this?"

"She doesn't remember," Mrs. Moran shook her head. "And maybe it's best it stays that way."

"Vanessa, maybe it's best she doesn't remember, but whoever did this to her needs to… die!"

"Claire…"

"Vanessa, have you not seen your daughter's back? Whoever this son of a bitch is, he needs to die this very same way! This is painful, Vanessa! She's going to suffer!"

"And we'll let the police handle catching the guy who did it," Mrs. Moran nodded. "I promise. Why don't we step outside for a bit? Emma looks like she needs some time."

Mrs. Goodall nodded and walked out with Mrs. Moran, determined to try and get her a little more focused on finding whoever thought he could put his hands on Gia. When they were gone, Emma took a seat beside the bed and hesitated to touch Gia's face. She still couldn't believe it was true. She had watched Vrak kill her. She had seen her die.

"Em?" Gia whispered before she started to stir. Emma nodded her head and then gently put her hand on Gia's cheek just before the yellow Ranger opened her eyes. The girls smiled at each other for a brief moment before Emma moved her hand and then shoved Gia in the shoulder.

"Don't you ever scare me like that again!" she screamed as she jumped out of her seat. Gia winced, not just because she was hurting, but because she knew how much she had scared Emma with this little stunt.

"Sorry…"

"I thought you were dead! Dead, Gia! What the hell were you thinking, taking on Vrak like that? Why couldn't you just run?"

"I'm sorry, Emma," Gia forced herself to sit up and let out a hiss of pain as she did. Emma's face softened. She gently helped Gia get comfortable in a seated position.

"You know this means I have to kill you now," she said and glanced to the yellow Ranger. Gia nodded her head.

"I know."

"Don't you ever…" Emma took a step back and wiped the tears away from her eyes. She shook her head, "You're my only person. Anything can happen, and I know I'll be okay because you're there. I lose you and it's… I just…"

Emma fell back into her seat and shook her head again. The thought of losing Gia again, the thought of going through all those emotions again was too much to bear. Her body started to shake.

Gia tapped her bed, inviting Emma up. Emma had a hard time willing her body to move. She was still in shock over everything. Gia reached her hand out, encouraging Emma to climb up. When they were on the bed, Emma wrapped her arms around Gia, careful not to hurt her, but wanting to keep her close.

"I don't know what I'd do without you," Emma whispered.

"You'd kill Vrak, for starters…"

"I don't… I don't even know if I'd make it that far," Emma shook her head. "Gia, I was so scared. You've always been there. I've always been able to count on you. I… don't you ever leave me like that again, or at the very least, take me with you."

"Believe me, you don't want to suffer this," Gia shook her head and leaned in closer to Emma as she closed her eyes. "But trust me; I'm not going anywhere anytime soon."

Emma gently squeezed Gia and then laid in bed with her, just taking in this moment and getting used to the feeling of having her best friend back. Gia was never someone she had taken for granted, and after this experience, she never would.

"Gia…?"

"Mhm?"

"You don't remember what happened? How you got back?"

She felt Gia shaking her head and assumed her best friend was too tired to answer any more questions or try to think about what had happened. Emma let out a sigh and decided to just end it there by believing it all to be a miracle.