Rebecca knew she was almost back to where she could be picked up by the Sky Ship. She and Gia had been walking for hours after leaving Jungle Karma Pizza so they were bound to be close. Rebecca was growing excited to show off her newfound ability. Gia was also excited, but there was something else on her mind. She gently nudged Rebecca and asked her, "Have you thought about what you wanted to do?"

Rebecca shrugged her shoulders, "I'm pretty tempted to get my eyes back," she said. "But... I kind of want to see how far I can take this echolocation thing. It's pretty cool. I mean, I can pretty much still see the important stuff."

"No smiles or rainbows, though."

"I can kind of hear smiles," Rebecca smirked. "Your tone kind of changes when you're smiling."

"Mine?"

"Everyone's," Rebecca nodded. "When I hear it, I can just imagine how happy you must be and it's kind of... special. And I've already seen a lot of rainbows and flowers and all the pretty stuff. Now what's really special to me is seeing things for what they really are, and not just what they look like."

"What do you mean?"

"I'm not really distracted by what I see. I mean, foods taste better. RJ's pizzas were delicious."

"I thought so too."

"But I'm tasting things I've never noticed before on pizza and on other foods. Different herbs, I guess, or the way the flavours mix together. Before when I ate, I kind of just figured it if looked good, it tasted good and then I devoured it. Now if I want to know if something's good, or even what it is, I've got to actually taste it. And smells... well, the ship isn't exactly a rose garden, but after you guys do shower, you all have special smells. Troy always kind of smells like vanilla because of his soap and Noah's cinnamon. Jake... well, he kind of always smells a little sweaty."

"Yeah, I think that's permanent," Gia sighed.

"Orion kind of smells like coal. I guess that's permanent too. But it's like barbecue coal. Like good smelling, nice summer evening kind of stink. It's pretty cool, and kind of unique."

"So is Orion."

"Emma smells like coconut, so whenever she walks by I kind of feel like I'm on vacation. And you're strawberries. I just think it's kind of cool how you all have your scents. And then there's the sound of your voices, the touch of your skin..."

"Our skin?"

"Yeah," Rebecca chuckled. "The guys always have kind of rough, hard hands. Orion especially. And when they grab me or something, it's always kind of..."

"Strong?"

"Yeah. Then you and Emma always have soft hands, gentle touches. It's kind of cool too. And don't even get me started on how amazing hugs feel. It's kind of like a combination of all of those. Your cool smells, a soft or strong hold, depending, I can feel your hearts beating sometimes. It's just so much more awesome."

"So, do you want the procedure?"

"I... I don't know," Rebecca shrugged. "I mean, now that I kind of know this trick, I want to practice it. And I want to experience life this way. I trust Tensou and his work. If he can replace your human heart with a robotic one and make it work flawlessly, I'm sure fixing my eyes will be a cinch, but what if it doesn't work or malfunctions or Vrak tries this again?"

"Rebecca, whatever you want to do, I support you," Gia gently took the younger girl's hand. "You know I only brought you out here to show you how much you could still accomplish."

"What about the others? Troy was pretty pissed that I was blind. He and Noah are still only on conditional speaking terms over it."

"Not because you're blind," Gia told her. "Because of what Noah let happen to you."

"I guess," Rebecca lowered her head. "It's just... if I get my eyes back..."

"Is that what you want?"

"I want echolocation," Rebecca said. "I want to be like Master Swoop. I don't want something like blindness or even the dark to be able to stop me from living life. Besides, how awesome do you think it'll be when Vrak sees his torture only made me stronger? I'd like my sight back only to see the look on his face when I'm still kicking butt and taking names."

"Kicking butt?"

"You know, non-Ranger style," Rebecca laughed.

"Troy and Noah will come around. They both just want to see you safe and happy. As long as you make the decision that's right for you, I'm sure they'll get over this. After all, Noah is training a lot harder. He's already reaching Jake in terms of muscle."

"I know," Rebecca smiled and blushed. "He's got a lot more muscle now. It's pretty sexy."

"You think everything's sexy."

"Not everything," Rebecca shook her head. "I just... I mean... oh, come on, doesn't Jake turn you on?"

"Well yeah, sometimes."

"Sometimes?"

"I have issues."

"Right," Rebecca nodded. "Well, if finding my boyfriend sexy in everything he does is wrong, I don't want to be right."

"And so what does this mean about the whole blindness thing?" Gia asked. "What do you want to do?"

"I... I want to give this another go," Rebecca said. "I want to see exactly what I can do. I mean, Tensou's always going to know how to fix my eyes. I want to see how far this takes me."

"So, you don't want the operation?"

Rebecca shook her head. "Not yet, at least. Is that... I mean, can I do that?"

"You can do anything," Gia said with a smile and then kissed the side of Rebecca's head. "You're really brave, Becca. I'm proud of you."