Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to Power Rangers: (Super) Samurai. This is purely fan-made.
For the first time in a long time, all was quiet in the Shiba House.
Mike had fallen asleep after morning training. He had stayed up all night before playing video games and was finally catching up on some much needed sleep.
Kevin and Mia, as usual, were reading their books in silence.
Antonio was cooking lunch in the kitchen, and was working alone to prepare the meal.
Serena was practicing different symbols in the dojo.
Emily was playing a game of hide-and-seek with Storm and the Zords. They were winning.
Breaking the silence, Jayden let out a high pitched shrill and raced into the common room.
Antonio and Serena came in from the kitchen, wanting to know what was up. Mike had been pulled from his bedroom by the scream and came running over, ready for action. Mia and Kevin were rubbing their ears, Emily had her eyes wide in shock, and Storm and the Zords all came out of hiding to see what had caused their fearless to scream like a terrified little girl.
"Sp-sp-sp-sp…"
"He's trying to say something," Mike chuckled and gave his thighs a tap, playfully teasing Jayden, "What is it, boy? Did Mentor fall down the well?"
"SPIDER!"
Serena's hand shot high into the air, "I'll kill it! Where is it?"
"A teeny tiny spider?" Antonio teased. He knew his boyfriend had a fear of spiders, and while he found it cute, he couldn't resist the opportunity to poke fun at his brave red Ranger. "Just step on it, Jay."
"Where is the spider?" Mia asked. She took Jayden's hand to calm him down as he gulped.
"This is n-n-no ordinary spider," Jayden said. He held his arms out wide, nearly smacking Mia in the face, "It's this big!"
"Translation," Antonio held his index and thumb a few centimeters apart, "It's about this big."
"It's huge!" Jayden said. He grabbed Mia by the arm and started pulling her this room, "I'll show you."
Though Jayden was dragging Mia with him, the rest of the Samurai were following. They wanted to see this ginormous spider with their own eyes. Serena even made an extra-large tissue out of symbol power; just to be sure she was equipped to kill it.
Antonio saw this and laughed, "Is it sad my boyfriend's scared of something whose mortal enemy is a flimsy tissue?"
"Not at all," Serena shook her head, "The sad thing is that this is the guy we swore our lives too."
"There," Jayden pointed to the spider climbing up his wall, "Right there," he pushed Mia into his bedroom, "Kill it!"
Mia sighed, "Give me the tissue."
Serena passed the tissue to Mia, who slowly approached the spot on the wall the spider had decided to call home. Just for fun, right as she was about to kill it, she let out a soft scream. Jayden responded by screaming even louder and pushing Emily into the room.
"Take her!"
"HEY!"
"Relax, Jayden," Mia chuckled and pinched the spider with the tissue, killing it before it even knew it was being hunted. She scrunched the tissue up into the ball and tossed it into the garbage. "It's gone, Jay. You can stop shaking."
Jayden stood up straight and cleared his throat, "I'm not shaking."
"You're trying to pretend like you're not scared?" Antonio laughed. He wrapped his arm around his boyfriend and gave him a loving squeeze, "Aw, Jay. It's way too late for that. We all know you're a wimp when it comes to creepy crawlies."
"Thank god that wasn't a Nighlok," Emily muttered. She picked up Storm and brushed past Jayden, "You would have sacrificed me."
"Sorry, Em," Jayden rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "Spiders bother me."
"Yahuh. Bother is totally the right word to use here," she said sarcastically, rolling her eyes. She left the room and Jayden followed, offering his deepest apologies. Antonio, Mia, Kevin, and Serena all laughed, shaking their heads as they followed. The teasing wasn't over for the red Ranger.
Mike was chuckling as well. Jayden was fearless when it came to most things, but spiders had been something that had terrified him. Battle Arachnitor all those months ago had been a lot to ask from Jayden, but he had managed it. Still, somehow, the tiny eight legged creatures scared the red Ranger more than life itself, and Mike was going to have fun with that.
As he was about to leave, something moving on the wall caught his eye. He looked a little closer and saw it was the spider. He furrowed his brow and turned to the garbage pail. Mia must not have squished the spider enough to kill it.
Mike didn't need a tissue. Seeing as the spider was still alive, he couldn't resist making Jayden scream one more time. He guided the spider onto his hand and slowly started making his way down to the common room. He was about halfway there when he felt a sharp pain in the palm of his hand. He recoiled in pain, dropping the spider. He watched it scurry off very quickly, even for a creature with eight legs.
"Ow, you little bugger," Mike said and looked down at his hand. He could already see a small bump forming where the spider had bit him, but this wasn't the first time he had been bitten. He changed his course from the common room to the kitchen so he could get some ice to numb the pain. "Maybe I'll turn into Spiderman," he chuckled to himself. "That'll really scare the shit out of Jayden."