A/N: So, I'm going to keep playing around with Tommy and Kim being Jayden's parents. Here's one story I thought of. I should finish this one in a timely manner, unlike some of my other stories.

Summary: Tommy and Kim give their child up for adoption with the help of Zordon. Unknowingly, their son grows up to be the 18th Head of the Shiba Clan. This is the story of how they become reunited. For the most part, this story is in canon.

Xxxxx

The Adoption

Chapter One- The Adoption

November 1994
Command Center-Medical Bay
Angel Grove, CA

When a newborn comes into the world, the cries are usually screeching, glass shattering even.

At this moment, the newborn's noises were quickly turned into soft, even melodic coos. His mother's singing calmed him down immensely, and he concentrated on his mother's soothing voice She was singing the classic song, 'Hush Little Baby', to quiet him down.

Hush little baby, don't say a word

Mama's going to buy you a mockingbird

And if that mockingbird don't sing

Mama's going to buy you a diamond ring

And if that diamond ring turns brass

Mama's going to buy you a looking glass

She continued her singing, unaware the father of her child watched from the entrance to this hidden chamber. Fatherly pride was already in his eyes, as he looked at his newborn son. He loved him so much and would give his life for his, even though he was born just a few hours ago. Then, his chocolate, brown eyes traveled to the mother., who was his girlfriend God knew he loved her with every fiber of his being. This was his family.

For now..

His heart became heavy, as he fully stepped into the room. He gave a soft kiss to the mother's head, and he gave a soft kiss to his son's temple.

And if that dog named Rover won't bark

Papa's gonna buy you a horse and cart

He took over. The mother surprisingly looked at him, and she sadly smiled. The tears already clouded her eyes, and they seemed to transfer to the father. As they finished the song for their son, the words barely seemed to come out over their overwhelming sobs.

And if... that, that, horse and-and, cart
fall, fall, down
You'll still be the sweet-sweetest little ba-ba-baby in town

Our baby in town, they both thought.

"Tell me this is the right thing," she demanded, as she stared into her son's jewel colored eyes. Her son soon grasped her index finger, and he held on tightly, as he drifted off to la-la land. "Maybe, maybe, we can do this. We can raise a child while still in high school. A lot of mothers have done it."

"We can't," her boyfriend responded, although, he wished they could. "We can't do this, and you know that."

"Can we at least try?"

"How would we explain where our son came from," he asked, reminding her they kept this a secret for eight months. Knowing they would receive backlash from their parents, friends, teachers, and other entities, they knew they had to keep this between them.

"We tell them the truth. Make them understand that we are in love, and we knew what we were doing. And as a result of us expressing our love, we had a son—a beautiful, strong and healthy son," she almost, desperately proposed to him, and she hoped that he would comply. This was their son. They created him, and he was special to to the both of them already.

He heavily sighed, and he looked at her earnestly. "We just can't," he said once more. "Maybe, if we didn't have other obligations, maybe if our circumstances were different, then, yes, we could raise him as our own," he offered, as he was given his son to hold. He wanted to break down right there, and he even had the inkling to escape to a tropical island to harvest his son into the man he should be. But, alas that couldn't happen. "I can't risk him being in danger."

His girlfriend looked up at him. She wiped below her nose, and she gave in. He was right. This couldn't happen.

Xxxxx

An Hour Later
Command Center-Main Room

They almost staggered to the main room of this base of command. This decision was too much for them; this was decision would be too much for anyone. However, they knew this was the best for their son. He deserved more than the world in their opinion, and even more, he deserved way more than they could offer him at that moment. They faced their mentor.

"Zordon," the father called. Once he saw Zordon materialize in the viewing globe, he continued. "We choose to give the baby, our son, for adoption." He, then, looked down at the mother and his child, and then he looked back up to Zordon.

"THIS MUST'VE BEEN A DIFFICULT CONCLUSION FOR BOTH OF YOU TO COME TO," the magical entity began, "BUT YOU HAVE MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE."

"How can you say that," the mother asked angrily, and even more she wanted to take the decision back. However, her mother's intuition told her otherwise. She took a deep breath, and she had to remain calm. "Sorry, I shouldn't have blown up like that."

He solemnly looked down at the young woman, who he looked like as his daughter. He was hurting for her. "HE WILL BE IN GOOD HANDS. I HAVE FAITH AND TRUST THE PEOPLE I WILL BE PLACING HIM WITH. YOU HAVE NO NEED TO WORRY," their mentor confidently informed.

In a few seconds, a baby carriage formed near the viewing globe. The grieving parents placed their child safely in there. They said a few sweet words to their child. Mostly, 'I love you', 'I will miss you', and 'IF onlys'. They each gave the child a kiss.

Alpha 5 clanked towards the parents. Though, he was to not show emotion—ever, he understood emotion. He knew this pained them to give their child up for adoption. He further understood how remorseful they were for their adult like actions, and he also comprehended how much the two loved one another. He sighed because he wished there was another way to make this work.

This was the only way.

"We need to get you back there," Alpha 5 instructed the mom. He needed to help the mother fully heal, so there was no detection of her giving birth. With his illusions and powerful, supernatural abilities he inhibited on Edenoi, he was sure there would be no trace.

"Yes, Alpha," the mother robotically stated. She was ushered back there—and with every step, she looked over her shoulder at her son.

As soon as the parents left to the back, the main room was sequestered. No one could come in or out, unless Zordon personally used his wizardry.

About an hour later, he teleported the parents out of his 'home'. Alpha 5 resumed his place at the main room, and he even fed the baby, so he wouldn't go hungry. Changing the baby was somewhat challenging, but the two made due.

"Zordon, is it time," Alpha 5 questioned, while putting the baby down in his little crib.

"YES, TELEPORT HIM IN," Zordon commanded.

On Zordon's behalf, Alpha 5 did what was told.

A man in his mid twenties arrived at the Command Center. He was very handsome with brown hair, soft blue eyes, a little bit of stubble around his chin and above his lips, skin light beige in color, and he was dressed in a red polo shirt with blue jeans and white sneakers. He observed his surroundings in awe of what he was witnessing.

"Zordon, Alpha," he greeted them, and he did a 360 of the place. "This place is wonderful. Wow, so technologically advanced, and all the lights and buttons," he went up to one of the boards, but Alpha 5 prevented him from pressing a button. He cleared his throat in embarrassment. "Right."

"MATHEW, YOU UNDERSTAND WHY YOU ARE HERE," Zordon began, and he saw the head nod. "OBSERVE THE VIEWING GLOBE."

The man, named Mathew, approached the round item that would project images. He looked in horror when he saw the monster residing deep in the waters. The monster with a red, devilish face, his body surrounded by cerulean armor that looked like spikes and fangs, and he was holding a rather large sword. Next to the monster, was another one. Short in stature, a face of an octopus, and holding a staff. He hobbled around the ship, while another villain appeared out of the blue. She was literally blue in color with an instrument attached to her hands. Her appearance is similar to that of the Japanese futakuchi-onna, or two-mouthed woman.

"Zordon, who are they," the sole human in the room asked. He faced Zordon.

"MASTER XANDRED, OCTOROO, AND DAYU; THEY RESIDE UNDER THE SANZU RIVER... FOR NOW. THEY PLAN TO ESCAPE THE EVIL DEPTHS OF THIS RIVER AND CONQUER THE EARTH."

"I'm ready, as the 17th head of the Shiba Clan; I've been training for what seems like all my life," the gentlemen updated. "He will not destroy my family, my home, or my world." He then heard the baby crying. He turned to where the sounds were coming from, and he curiously peered inside. He was greeted by the most beautiful baby in the world.

"MATHEW, HERE'S THE CHILD YOU AND I HAVE DISCUSSED," Zordon introduced. He closely watched the interaction. He came to the conclusion he was right.

With the arrival of the child and the unknown of what was to come, the parents came to their mentor. They needed help, advice. They weren't sure whether to raise the child or place the child for adoption. Knowing the impending danger, Zordon offered to find the baby trusting parents. Parents who would provide a safe home. Understandably, the parents weren't too keen of this, but they knew their 'teacher' wouldn't have any malicious intent for them and especially for their son. They accepted, and in return, Zordon helped to shield the mother from anything that was to come.

While the fight with Lord Zedd raged on, Zordon,with the help of Alpha 5, began to search for a suitable father. While reading back on the archives, one group of previous powers stood out to them, the Samurai powers. The two began a quest, and eventually, their search led them to Panorama City, CA. That's where the Shiba House was, and that was where the Samurai powers were being harvested. Zordon reached out to the current head of the clan, and that was Mathew Shiba.

Though Mathew already had a three year old daughter named Lauren, his wife did wish to have another child. Sadly, she wasn't able to bare anymore children, and that's when Zordon spoke of the dilemma of his current team of rangers. Mathew's wife, who had knowledge of Mathew's duty as a Samurai ranger, overheard the conversation. At first, she was taken aback by Alpha 5, but she heard the dilemma, and she anxiously looked at Mathew. This was something she wanted to do.

"He's beautiful," Mathew commented, and he already felt a strong connection to the baby. "Do the parents know who is ready to adopt him?"

"No, they don't have a slight clue," Alpha 5 answered, and he discreetly gave the once again new father a piece of paper.

"MATHEW, I TRUST YOU WILL TREAT HIM AS YOUR OWN, AND YOU WILL RAISE HIM TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY."

"You can trust me Zordon. He will be very much loved," the 17th head of the Shiba Clan promised. He couldn't take his eyes off his adopted son.

"VERY WELL. UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN," Zordon teleported Mathew out of there with a nice care package. He sighed and looked down at his trusty robot. This day was truly draining to the two of them.

Alpha 5 clanked to his friend. He looked up earnestly. "What if he trains the child in the way of the Samurai," he inquired about.

Zordon became quiet. That wasn't something he thought of. He was unsure if the baby was raised in Angel Grove, if he would've become a Power Ranger like his parents. He wasn't sure if that's something the parents wanted. Furthermore, he was surely certain Mathew wouldn't place the child before his blood. After all, Lauren's destiny was to become the 18th Head of the Shiba Clan. With this baby being adopted and being younger, he would probably watch on and be a supporting factor.

At least, that's what Zordon hoped.

Xxxxx

30 Minutes Later
Shiba House
Panorama City, CA

Inside the Shiba House, Nina Shiba, Mathew's wife and Lauren's mother, was getting the nursery together for the newest addition to their family. At the time she had gotten married to Mathew, she was clueless about his duty to serve the world as a protector. Once she found out about his fate, she accepted with some reservation. She didn't want her husband to die in battle, and she wasn't sure about their future children continuing this very big obligation. When she found out Lauren was to be the 18th Head of the Shiba Clan, she almost lost it. She even threatened divorce and leaving with Lauren, but he convinced her to stay.

She shook off the thoughts. Her husband was coming home soon.

She headed to the kitchen, and she opened the refrigerator and took one of the prepared bottles of milk out. She grabbed the tea kettle, placed some water in a cup, and she placed the milk bottle in there. She needed to warm the milk for the new baby. She, then, headed to the yard. She watched her daughter from the porch.

"Hi-yah, hi-yah, hi-yah," Lauren powerfully moved around. She was practicing what her dad and Mentor Yaki, who was her personal teacher, taught her. Pretending there were Moogers, evil foot soldiers, coming after her, she kicked, punched, and blocked.

A worried Nina watched this. She felt her daughter was too young to train, but her husband assured her this was the best, and this was 'just in case'. Though, he had confidence his daughter would continue the legacy well.

"Lauren," Nina called for her daughter. "Wash up, your dad should be coming soon."

"Aw," the young girl mildly stomped to the house. As soon as she got to the front door though, felt her dad's presence and stopped. "Daddy's home!"

A few seconds later, Mathew entered the gates. He smiled at his wife and daughter, while holding their adopted son close to him. "There's mom and your new sister, Lauren," he introduced. He walked up to his family. He kissed his wife on the cheek, and he bent down to give Lauren a look at her baby brother.

A tear was shed, and Nina couldn't believe how gorgeous this little baby was. "Oh, my gosh, Mathew, he's perfect. I can't believe it," she continued to stare in awe.

They all walked inside the house. Mentor Yaki, man aged 45, who's features were similar to Bruce Lee, came to the living room. He, too, met the newest addition, and he was pleased. Each member of the family got to hold the child. The baby was loved already.

"What's his name," Mentor Yaki questioned, and he passed the child back to Nina. He watched, as she fed the baby.

"George," Nina replied, as she happily fed the child. "That's the name of my father and grandfather, and I believe it would be perfect for him."

Lauren hated the name. "Yuck," she shook her head in disgust. "How about Booger?"

"Booger," Mentor Yaki repeated in confusion. "I don't think that's appropriate."

"Neither do I," Nina reprimanded her young daughter.

"And I don't think George is the right name for him either," Mathew admitted, as he placed his hand in his pocket. He fiddled around his pocket, trying to think of a name. Then, he felt the note that Alpha had given him earlier. He took the paper out, and he read the contents. "Jayden," he read aloud.

"Jayden," Nina and Mentor Yaki chorused with a questionable tone.

"I like it," the now older sister said.

"It's what the parents want," Mathew read them the note, and his wife and friend agreed to follow the birth parents' wish.

Nina smiled, and she looked at her adopted son. "Welcome home, Jayden Thomas Shiba," she kissed the child's forehead. She was thankful for this opportunity.