A/N: Here you all go! PRS but Jemily Style and with a major twist!
Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers. Mr. Saban does and always will.
Sorry, I kinda borrowed the whole idea from Cartoon Network's Teen Titans Season 4, with Raven's destiny and all that…
If you need a reference to the "S mark" I talk about frequently in this story, refer to the image above. And the Top of the World song I'm referring to (as there are more than one song with that title) is "Top of the World" by Dixie Chicks, because the mood of that song fits so well with this story.
~PRS~PRS~PRS~PRS~
"The Gem was born of evil's fire.
The gem shall be his portal.
He comes to claim; he comes to sire;
The End of All Things Mortal!"
Top of the World
Chapter 1: Origins, Part 1
April 24, 1986
Shiba House, Living Room
Jonathon Shiba, 17th Generation Red Ranger, paced around the living room, his team sitting down in the chairs and Jii standing. Last night, he said he had a very strange nightmare, a premonition as Jii called it. They had been a full team for not even six months and Jonathon was already having bad feelings about the future.
Jeff Hamasaki, the Blue Ranger, Jonathon's right hand man (or rather left), sat perfectly still, having all the patience in the world to wait for his anxious leader to speak. His brown eyes clearly told Timothy Hayashi, Green Ranger, the rebel, to calm down and sit still. The ladies, Brianna Watanabe, Pink Ranger, and Lilia Suzuki, Yellow Ranger.
"Jonathon, please," Jii repeated for the thousandth time. "Let it out before you kill yourself."
"Alright, if you say so," Jonathon said, finally. He turned to Lilia. "Something will happen to the Yellow Ranger family in the next generation." Brianna sort of gasped and turned from her friend Lilia to her leader Jonathon.
"Like what?" she asked. Funny. Jeff and Timothy wanted to know the exact same thing.
Jonathon let out a deep sigh of agitation and anxiety. "I don't know specifically, but it won't good. At least, not good for us. Good for Xandred and the Nighlock."
~~Samurai~~
August 15, 1994
Shiba House, Recovery Room
Lilia was aware of Jii telling her to push, but she couldn't hear him. She aware that her friends were out and fighting a giant Mooger army without her, as that was the way it had been done for the past seven months.
She did not know that the Gap Sensor would go off as soon her water broke, nor did she know that her second baby girl would be born prematurely. The Gap Sensor had gone off right after she felt her water break and felt herself go into labor. The others fought to contain their worry all while deciding to stay behind or go off and fight the Mooger army. Lilia had yelled, painfully, at them to just go without her, and Jii had agreed, saying that he would take care of her.
But all Lilia could see was pure darkness. Then, she saw flames, and they felt real as they dangerously lapped against her arms, her legs, everywhere on her body.
'You're daughter is dying, Lilia Suzuki…what will you give to let her live?' Lilia gasped. She knew that voice.
Master Xandred!
"A-Anything! Just let her go!" she yelled, and she heard her voice echo across the chasm between her and Xandred.
'I'm afraid I can't do that. This little girl will help me and she will destroy the world! It is her destiny! It has been her destiny since she was conceived!' Xandred said, as he watched Lilia struggle against not only his flames, but also his words. 'She cannot get out of it. She will be hated and feared by many! She will be favored among the Nighlock and despised among the Rangers!'
"NOOOOO!" Lilia screamed before she saw darkness once again.
"-a…lia…Li…lia…LILIA!"
Lilia snapped her eyes opened. To her surprise, she didn't see Master Xandred. She saw Jonathon Shiba and her teammates. She shivered before shakily asking, "W-What happened?"
"We should be asking you that," Timothy replied, seriously and not in his usual jokester mood, which always meant that something real just happened. "You were screaming like you were dying."
"She did die," Jii interrupted, carrying a bundle of blankets in his arms, walking over to the group. "Lilia, you had no pulse for nearly fifteen minutes." The bundle of blankets was placed in her arms.
Her daughter…she was alive, but Lilia could see a faint, bright red, 'S' mark on her forehead.
Whatever Xandred said about her daughter destroying the world or something, he must have been right. That symbol on her forehead was not like anything she had seen. Apparently, only she could see it. Jii did not point it out, nor did the others when they leaned over towards Lilia and the new baby to get a good look at her.
"What are you going to call her?" Brianna asked her. Lilia snapped out of the daze that she was in.
"Oh, Serena for some reason wanted her to be called 'Emily', so I think I'll name her Emily," Lilia responded. Brianna smiled at the answer.
"Welcome to the world, Emily Suzuki," Jonathon whispered. Ever since they had all first met, Jonathon had become like an older brother to Lilia. He took care of her and looked after her.
Lilia chose not to say anything about the matter concerning the mark on her forehead to the others, but once she and Jonathon were alone in the room, she spilled everything about Emily, Xandred, and her nightmare, which felt real.
~~Samurai~~
July 6, 1996
Shiba House, Front Yard
Jonathon knew what Lilia was going through. She had told him everything and so he was the only one, besides Lilia herself, who knew about two-year-old Emily's horrible destiny.
Right now, Lauren, his five-year-old daughter, and Jayden, his four-year-old son were playing together with him in the yard with the paper airplanes he made them. "Lauren, Jayden, let me give you a piece of advice when you have your own team of Samurai to lead…"
Both kids raced back to their dad and sat down at his feet on the steps. "What is it, Daddy?" Lauren asked, cutely, tilting her little blonde head to the side.
"Be prepared for anything. You never know what Nighlock or what challenges you'll face. But remember, keep your teammates close…all of them…"
Neither Shiba kid knew what he meant by this…
~~Samurai~~
March 19, 1997
Suzuki Clan Compound
Lilia still couldn't believe that Jonathon, her "older brother", had actually died. He had sacrificed himself to seal Xandred away, and that very next day, little Lauren was taken away to master the Seal completely, so the next time Xandred rose, the Seal would be permanent. This was part of Jonathon's plan, or so Jii said, so she was informed to keep quiet about Lauren and act like she didn't exist.
It was in the dead of night and Lilia was all by herself, her husband, Thomas, killed in the same attack that killed Jonathon, and Serena and Emily, her two daughters, sleeping the night away peacefully.
Lilia heard little pitter, patter of feet. She turned to her door. Little Emily was standing there, tears welled up badly in her hazel eyes. At first, Lilia thought that Emily was just missing her dad and someone as close as an uncle as she would possibly get (Jonathon Shiba).
Until she saw the S mark on her daughter's forehead…
"Mommy…I saw Mastew Xandwed…he told me that it was my destiny or someting to hewp him. He said I would hewp him destwoy the world! He was so scawy! Mommy, what does it mean?"
Lilia said nothing and merely grabbed her youngest daughter in a tight hug to hide her tears. Her life was only getting worse, never better.
~~Samurai~~
August 14, 1997
Hamasaki Clan Dojo
Jeff called his young son, age six, Kevin, to stop and rest for a bit.
"But, Daddy, a second you're not training is a second wasted!" Kevin protested.
"Let me tell you something, give you some advice. That is training too." With that, Kevin quieted down. "Be loyal and helpful to all of your teammates…all of them…"
Kevin, not understanding what his father meant, nodded to show that he understood. He just wanted to get back to training.
~~Samurai~~
April 2, 1998
Hamasaki Clan Front Yard
Timothy watched his five-year-old son, Michael, play. Unable to stop thinking about Jonathon, Lilia, and especially Emily, he needed to drill the fact that Samurai needed to be loyal to their teammates into his son's head.
Taking a deep breath, he called his son over to start with that right away…
~~Samurai~~
December 5, 1999
Suzuki Clan Living Room
Emily just had another nightmare. This one had scared her so bad that she woke up screaming her head off, waking not only Lilia up, but also Serena, age nine, which was saying something because Serena was usually a heavy sleeper.
"What aren't you telling me, Momma?! Why am I having these nightmares?" Noticing her sister's discomfort and frightened disposition, Serena sat down beside her and wrapped a comforting arm around her sister.
"It's okay, Emmy," Serena said, hoping that it sounded warm to Emily. She also knew about Emily's terrible destiny and agreed to keep it a secret. Emily only cried harder.
Lilia took a deep breath and said, "Emmy, those nightmares and what Master Xandred says in them to you…are all true…" Lilia felt tears in her own eyes when she finished with a weak, "You are meant to help Xandred destroy the world."
Emily started shaking, which was the sign that she was going to start bawling very soon. But, she didn't. She sniffed.
"Somehow…I already know that…"
"But, Emmy," Serena interrupted, "you must keep the entire thing a secret."
Emily nodded right away. "I wasn't planning to."
~~Samurai~~
April 22, 2003
Watanabe Clan Dojo
Brianna and her eight-year-old son Terry watched her ten-year-old daughter Mia take down ten dummies, dressed up like Moogers, with relative ease.
When she finished, Terry clapped. "Yay! Good job, Sis!" Mia turned and smiled at him.
Brianna vaguely smiled too, but said, "Remember, Mia…always suspect the worst when fighting the Nighlock…"
Mia nodded, the only one understanding what her mother meant.
~~Samurai~~
January 24, 2004
Suzuki Clan Compound, Serena's Room
Serena coughed and coughed. She wouldn't stop. She couldn't. Lilia took the thermometer out of Serena's mouth and her shoulders dropped in disappointment very quickly.
"102 degrees again?" Lilia asked to herself. She addressed to both girls in the room. "Serena's been like this ever since Thanksgiving. Emmy, I'm afraid that you're going to have to take your sister's place until she gets better." Emily nodded, her facial expression blank, yet her insides becoming squished up like a bug. Emily herself felt sick, but she knew she really wasn't.
Emily's insecurities about being a Samurai and Xandred's little puppet together had been born and had grown. What if they found her out the very first day? What if they killed her for it?
Serena, finally having stopped her coughing fit, beckoned her sister over. Emily went over and sat in the chair that her mother had sat in just moments before.
"I'm sorry…because of me, you're going to be in such danger…" Serena croaked out, tears filling her chocolate brown eyes.
"I…am already in danger, Serena…I have been from the moment I was born…" Emily managed to mutter. "Once I have served my purpose in life, Xandred will dispose me…but don't worry about me…"
Serena gave a sob before she reached up and untied the Ape-Folding-Zord from around her neck and retied it around Emily's.
"No matter what, Emmy…make us proud…even if it kills you…" Serena said, pulling her younger sister in a big, shaky hug.
~~Samurai~~
January 21, 1012
Kevin Hamasaki, at age 19, finished his final lap in his final practice before his final meet. His father met him as he got out and handed over the Dragon-Folding-Zord, stating the time had come.
Jayden Shiba, age 18, was informed by Mentor Jii that the time had come. He watched as Jii sent all four arrows.
Michael "Mike" Hayashi, age 17, was about to take a big bite of the burger he just bought
Mia Watanabe, age 17, watched as a black SUV with the Range Emblem on it pulled up and opened the door on the passenger side, as if asking her if she was coming or staying.
Emily Suzuki, age 16, sat on the hay stack, playing her flute to make the sickening feeling in her stomach go away. She heard a thunk and saw a yellow-fletchered arrow in the haystack in front of her. She felt her insecurities coming back.
'Remember, don't make it too obvious,' came her mother's voice.
'Just act like you you've got nothing to hide,' replied Serena's voice in her head.
'And remember to tell them about Serena when you get there. They'll wonder where she is and be expecting her, not you,' her mother's voice repeated.
All three lines repeated in her head, over and over again.
Emily grabbed her backpack, placing her flute in the front pocket. Before walking off, determined and ready to face her destiny, she whispered, "Goodbye, Mom, Serena. I'll make you proud."
Lilia watched her daughter march off into the distance and direction of the Shiba House from the window. "Good luck, Emily. I wish you all the luck in the world."
~~Samurai~~
Emily was now in the city. It was bigger than she had expected. In the middle of an abandoned street, she saw a black SUV with the Ranger Emblem on it and two people next to it, one in blue and the other in pink and white.
She ran faster. When she caught up with them, she stopped and asked, a little breathlessly, "Are you the Red Ranger?"
The guy in blue shook his head, and so did the girl in pink. "No, sorry, I'm the Pink. My name is Mia Watanabe."
"And I'm the Blue and my name is Kevin Hamasaki."
"Oh," Emily said, a little disappointed, before saying, "Emily Suzuki, the Yellow."
Mia smiled and stuck out her hand, "It's nice to meet you." Emily shook it just as a guy in green walked up.
"You guys must be my peeps," he said.
"You're the Red Ranger?" Kevin asked.
The guy suddenly looked offended, "No, I'm Mike Hayashi, mighty Green." He was interrupted by a horse neighing.
They all seemed speechless by this guy who just rode up on a white horse. "You're the…?"
The guy nodded, holding up the red Lion-Folding-Zord. "Yes, I am Jayden Shiba, the Red Ranger." Before either of them cold speak, Jayden continued. "Let me warn you now. Once you decide to follow me, there is no turning. Either we defeat the Nighlock together or they take over the world." Jayden dismounted. "Do not accept because you were trained to do so. Accept only if you are willing to live and fight as Samurai Rangers."
Kevin looked at the water goggles in his hand. "Without hesitation!"
"I've been training for this since I was a little girl. So, yes!" Mia said. She will make her family proud.
For Mom and Serena. "I'm ready to give it all I've got!" Emily exclaimed.
"Okay, okay, do we have to be so formal?" Mike asked. "Let's do this thing!"
Jayden nodded in approval, smiling slightly, and he turned to his pouch and pulled out four Samuraizers, throwing one to each of the ranger in front of him, each one catching theirs with ease. They each looked down at it and then back up at Jayden, who said a simple, yet powerful, "Let's go!"
~~Samurai~~~
They had just said their first "Rangers Together, Samurai Forever!" Emily lagged on behind, wanting to talk to Jayden and Mentor Jii about Serena.
Jii turned to her, as she was the last one out here. "What's the hold up, Suzuki?"
"Emily, Sir, and it's about Serena…" was all Emily had to say. Both Jii and Jayden stopped, looked at each other with a look that said 'she's serious', and then looked back at her. "I'm only a substitute. Serena's sick…"
"A common cold isn't enough to abandon your Samurai duties," Jayden stated.
"I know," Emily said, a little afraid of Jayden, her leader, right now. "And I'm sure Serena knows that too, but she's been sick for nearly seven years now."
That's when Jayden visibly relaxed, although she couldn't see it, for her eyes were stuck on the ground. "It's bad, then?" Emily merely nodded. What Jayden said next surprised her and made her look up.
"It's okay, Emily," he said, smiling slightly, as was Jii. "Just do the best you can and we'll all try our hardest to treat you as an equal."
Emily's smile appeared.
~~Samurai~~
"Come on inside, you guys," Mentor Jii said. They all did so, and they all sat down in the living room. "Shall we introduce each other?"
"I'm Jayden Shiba, the Red Ranger, as you all know. I've been training for this ever since birth and Mentor Jii here was the Mentor to our parents, so we've both have had good experience and we both know what we're doing. Just trust me." They all nodded.
"Mia Watanabe, the Pink Ranger. It's nice to meet you all."
"Michael Hayashi, mighty Green. Just call me Mike, please, because I kinda don't like to be called Michael. It makes me think I'm in trouble."
Mia and Emily stifled a few giggles.
"Kevin Hamasaki, the Blue Ranger. It's an honor to serve with you all."
Emily took a deep breath and wiped her sweaty palms against her jeans. She was in a strange house filled with nothing but strange things and the people in the same room with her, her team, were nothing but strangers to her. Here goes…
"Emily Suzuki, Yellow Ranger," Emily said, swearing that she was so close to stuttering. "I'm replacing my older sister Serena, who is seriously ill. I know I'm not as good as any of you, but please, just treat me as an equal." Mia gave her a soft smile, one that reminded her of Serena.
"It's okay, Emily. We're not going to hurt you," Jayden said. Emily looked up at him in alarm. "You don't have to be so nervous." Was that a smile on his face?
Emily could feel her face turn red and heat up. "I-Is it that obvious?"
Jayden wordlessly nodded, still smiling softly. This prompted Emily to smile back, and she felt her nervousness slide away slowly. She sat up straighter and more confident in herself.
'I'll be okay. Remember, this is a brand new start!' Emily thought, smiling wider. 'Maybe living this life won't be as hard as I first thought. But still…I'd better keep my guard up, just in case. I don't want to loose the only friends outside of my family that I've ever made…'
~PRS~PRS~PRS~PRS~
A/N: Well? What do you think? Tell me how I did! Review! How do you like the Jemily twist I gave it? A preview:
Chapter 2: "Origins, Part 2"
"She never thought that making friends within each of her teammates would be this hard…but she knew she could pull it off. She had to."
Here's the summary and little previews of other PRS stories coming soon:
True Strength: "Antonio and Emily were the only ones left. One day, the others just…disappeared. What happened to them? Emily has a plan to bring them back. Will it succeed? But most importantly, what is her plan? AU stemming off from He Ain't Heavy Metal, He's My Brother."
Mother Mae-Eye: "Since when did the Samurai Rangers have a mother in the Shiba House? That's what Emily would like to know. Set after Origins, Part 2, but before The Team Unites."
Redemption: "When she said, 'I'm sorry I let the team down,' what she was really saying was 'I'm sorry for being so weak.' Deeper insight of Emily's apology at the end of Origins, Part 2."
Sisters: "Older sister Serena never got sick. Younger sister Emily did. Serena is the Yellow Ranger and Emily is the driving point to everything she does. Now, Emily is well enough to walk around and travel, but she still carries around that one weakness which is Serena's greatest strength. But what happens when something terrible happens to her parents? AU"
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