Prs: The love connection

Disclaimer: I don't own power rangers, and I never will. If I did the rating would be tv-14 and have better comebacks.

Emily bounced on her heels swinging her sword.

"Again!" she screeched at Mia who by now was out of breath wondering how in the world the yellow ranger could still be energized, she pouted.

"Emily we've been at it for hours, aren't you tired?" Mia's word bled with annoyance Emily pursed her lips, and swung her fists to rest on her hip bones. She dropped her sword in utmost defeat. She gave Mia a smile. Mia swatted at Emily "why are you training so hard?"

"To impress you know who" Emily walked besides Mia into the Shiba house, she sighed "mike" Emily had grown a brewing crush on the green ranger, he was so sweet and caring but she saw how he shamelessly flirted with girls when they got their rare days off. She wished he would flirt with her like that. Yet he never did such a thing. Emily remembered when a nighlock named negatron had come and the comments he had thrown at the rangers, she knew that some of them weren't that bad. The again she had been called worse so maybe she was a tad bias, but when Mike had grilled her about being hard on herself she had broke down. He was right though, in a way she knew all of the things she'd said were true. So, maybe that meant he wasn't right. Confusion crossed her mind. She felt her foot twist from under her and she fell into a hard muscled chest. She felt large hands under her elbows that caught her.

"Emily?" Mike asked she looked up embarrassed she saw how close they were.

Oh, he'll be the end of me! Say something like… 'Sorry lost in thought' or 'hi' she thought

"Uh, I was just thinking about Puppies" Nice she winced sometimes her inner voice could be so very rude. Mike chuckled

"You were thinking of Puppies?" Mike was bewildered but he shook it off and laughed "See you later" and he walked off. She blushed when she noticed how cute his ass was. He is just so sexy. She felt a goofy smile stretch across her lips.

"Emily and Mike" Mia's voice came from behind her "sitting in a tree k-I-s-s-I-n-g, first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage" she ran away from Emily and continues her teasing "hmm Mike and Emily, Eike? No, I know memily!" Mia laughed clapping her hands. She skidded to a stop at the boys' door, all four boys Kevin, Mike, and Jayden, talked while Antonio stood by.

"So, I hear you got a few phone numbers..." Jayden said

"Yeah" Mike confirmed

"Are you going to ask her out?" Kevin asked "I mean when I first asked Mia out I was nervous as hell"

"Who is the lucky lady?" Jayden asked "Wait, Its Emily isn't it? You're going to ask Emily?" Emily's heart swelled She had to ground her feet in the wooden floor and grab onto to Mia to avoid rushing into the room. Could it be true? Could Mike return her feelings?

"Of course not" Mike scoffed Emily's heart fell shattering when it hit her feet, and she ran away her vision going blurry by her tears. Mia followed hastily after her. Mike continued on unaware of what had happened "I'd be way to nervous, I'd rather flirt with Em but what if she doesn't requite my feelings?" he let his voice go for a second and it quivered

Mia rocked Emily silently as she sobbed; poor Emily Mia thought her heart is broken. When Emily fell asleep she pulled the covers over her and went to her own bed.

Emily woke up early to the gap sensor; she dragged herself out of bed her heart still aching. How could she face Mike? Especially now that she knew he didn't return her feelings she ran down with Mia and they all shortly arrived on the battle field a Nighlock was holding a couple. That had gone from sweet lovey dovey to arguing and weeping.

"Stop it now!" Jayden called the Nighlock dropped them and the ranger raced over "Who are you?"

"Amore," he answered

"Isn't that a girl's name?"Mike laughed the others rolled their eyes Jayden charged the beast. Slashing down on him but Amore grabbed him "who does your heart beat for?" nothing happened frustrated amore tossed Jayden aside and move to the gold ranger still nothing the pink ranger leapt to him kicking him he growled grabbing her this time her chest shone as did the blue ranger's "not worth it" he snarled tossing her into her love. They grunted He lunged for the yellow ranger. She seemed very pretty, from what he could see into her helmet.

"Aghh" she hissed "let me go" Mike bit back a growl he didn't have the right to growl.

"Who do you love?" he asked her chest lit up and to his surprise Mike felt a strange warmth build in his the others screamed when explosion ripped off around them causing them to stumble back. "Perfect" Emily cried out when a pain built in her chest Mike yelled to a beam shot from his heart and it sucked into Emily's causing him to dimorph he sagged the nighlock still held Emily as the beam again retracted from her heart into his own. She screamed, She dimorphed.

"No, what did you do?" Mike tried to stand but crumpled the others called out.

"Moogers attack" amore cried instead of answering and he smiled, "Emily?"

"What is it?" she said dreamily "ask me anything Beloved"

"Do you love me?" amore whispered

"I always will" she turned her head her soft blond curls that reminded Mike of a halo surrounding an angel's face turning around following her neck's path "And I will forever hate the Samurai rangers and especially the green one" Mike sucked in a sharp breath he felt his heart ache it felt so empty, Mia stared in utter shock just last night Emily had been sobbing when she thought that Mike hadn't loved her, together Emily and amore both laughed and disappeared. They struggled up to defeat the Moogers that descended on them.

HOURS later the rangers arrived home tired and aching

"Where's Emily?" Mentor asked

"The Nighlock took her" Mike whispered he sunk onto a stool and buried his head in his hands.

"Aghh, yes this nighlock can sense love he finds it, if he decides to then either breaks them apart or redirects the love to another" mentor said "Heartbreak will make the Sanzu River rise its level and seep further into our world."

"That's what happened to Emily," Mia cried "how can we stop this?"

"Only the real love can save them within twenty four hours, by this time tomorrow whoever kisses Emily will have her heart" Kevin stood pulling Mia up along with him. "We can trace Emily with her samuraiser" he rolled out the map which Mike flocked to.

"She's at the pier" he exclaimed "but where?"

"We'll have to find out" Jayden said the others nodded "If he wins we'll lose a friend and a ranger we can't afford that"

"Let us go mes amigos" Antonio said they all followed him out. Mike ran ahead of the group his heart set on finding Emily, he ushered them to the car hissing that they should hurry. They drove to the piers.

"Keep a look out" Jayden said

"There" Mia pointed to the top of a building on it stood the nighlock and Emily they seemed to be talking. She stood there a small smile stretched on her pretty pink lips. The nighlock Amore leaned in to whisper in her ear.

"Emily!" Mike yelled her head swiveled, her face turned into a scowl as she hopped up they ran forward

"Go, go samurai" they yelled as did Emily

"Stop" she growled "leave us be" she summoned her samurai sword and pointed it at them, they heard a large boom Mike realized Amore was behind Emily now.

"Kill them Emily" he whispered "all of them they want to take you away"

"Stay back" she screeched she launched at them taking Mia down first "I don't want to leave" she placed the tip of her sword at Mia's throat suddenly she felt herself being pushed off. The red ranger, she thrust her legs up into his abdomen he cringed rolling away the blue ranger paused as he tracked towards her

"Emily, it's us we're your friends, we don't want to fight you" his tone was soft "But we might have to"

"Moogers, get them" she screamed She backed away pushing Amore with her, they needed to escape, Emily knew that. She faced a moment of hesitation. Her heart squeezed painfully in her chest when the green ranger went down. Why did she care for him? She ran behind Amore they reached the stair case climbing it quickly to the roof. She heard footsteps. The green ranger was there, the others close behind him the Moogers were gone.

"No," Amore was angry "Emily don't let them take you" she took out her disk shoving it on

"Earth splicer," she swung taking out the blue and pink ranger the red shoved on his own creating his spin sword

"Fire smasher" he cried "Emily I don't want to do this" he took a step closer he began to spin it over his head and soon it began to shift. "Cannon blast mode" the rangers lightly made a slow move to place their discs in.

"Wait," the green ranger said "Don't" Emily blinked the green ranger dimorphed "Emily I can't fight you, you're my friend" she lowered her sword her hand reached to pull the disc away to return it to its original form. Michael Emily thought a memory of her riding his back running to the ice cream truck, the two playing on the beach training together. She saw him giving her high fives when he did she'd blush. She didn't love Amore, did she? She wanted the words "I love you Emily" to come from him his voice began to crack away at the spell she blinked she spun slashing at Amore then Mike then Amore again. Who was she supposed to kill? She dropped her sword. Then something blinded her causing her to obey the voice commanding her, she flew grabbing her sword tackling Mike. "Emily! I love you, you love me!" she blinked her legs tightened around his waist. She put her sword away and dimorphed.

"Michael?" she asked "Mike?" he pulled is torso up and pressed his lips to hers she closed her eyes, this was it the spell started lifting away her heart accelerated this was the moment she had been waiting for. Then someone grabbed her from behind lifting her away. She felt a relief as did Mike the love was being returned. Their chests shone together

"No, this can't be!"Amore cried he lifted Emily further. She screamed for Mike, Amore began to grow. "Well Samurai rangers let's cut to the chase huh? Skip the whole fight?" Emily sneered and summoned her sword. Amore snatched it from her hands and pressed the tip to her stomach. "You know-," he started edging away he had stepped off the roof "look how much higher a drop it would be for Emily , I mean she could die from falling off the warehouse maybe survive but something three times the height? I doubt it, and imagine if she was skewered like a kabob the whole way down." He laughed his grotesque face gleamed "whoops" his hand shoved forward and Emily screamed as the sword plunged through her abdomen. He retracted it slowly causing her to scream again he tightened his grip causing bruises "You green ranger ruined it all, so now instead of trying to redirect the love I'll just kill the source" he laughed flinging the blood smeared sword on the ground it landed at Antonio's feet "her death will make the sanzu river rise!"

"What are we going to do?" Mia whimpered "If we try our zords he'll drop Emily! "

"He'll use her as a shield first" Kevin said

"Probably use her as a weapon" Antonio mused

"Guys, think we need to do something" Mike looked up Emily's blood was running down her clothes, her arms were being crushed by Amore's grip "She'll die if we don't do anything"

"Help me" she screamed "Let me go" she struggled she saw Mike staring up at her with worry, it painted on his sweet face so thickly she sobbed. Breathing hurt so much, if she stopped maybe the pain would go away.

No,

That was exactly what Amore wanted.

She was letting Serena down. She was dying. she remembered words Serena had last spoken to her before she left,

"Be careful, don't you die first Emily." She had promised she wouldn't, she couldn't imagine the call to home how her parents would cry, how Serena would cry.

And Serena wouldn't fight anymore, she'd said that she wanted to be alive to see Emily married and with a boyfriend. Emily wanted to show Serena what she could do, and introduce all of her friends to her sister. She wanted to have a date with Mike she wanted him to kiss her in the middle of a field after handing her flowers. She wanted to afterwards fall asleep in his arms after a night of stargazing. He would probably secretly plan it out to. She felt the blood all over her, her clothes were sticky.

Mike paced

"I think I have an idea" Jayden said "Mike, Kevin, and I will form the battle wing Antonio will use his zord we might be able to loosen his hold on Emily if so we have Mia come in her zord we get Amore to drop her if we play it right Emily will drop into Mia's cockpit."

"What if Mia misses?" Mike asked "Then Emily'll be dead for sure"

"Yeah but he'll drop her anyway" Kevin said

"It's worth a try" Mike said the boys found their zords quickly forming the battle wing and Antonio called his octozord, and all four of them landed in the cock pit. Mia landed in her turtle zord.

"Ready?" Jayden called Mia Flew under Emily "now" the three pushed their swords turned joy sticks into gear they flew at Amore's arm he yelped Antonio struck at his hand he dropped Emily who was now barely holding on, Mia shoved open her hatch and flew to a safe point as the boys battled and defeated the nighlock. Mia had landed by the roadside and carefully tried to bring Emily out Emily hadn't stirred and now lay on the roadside as the boys exited their zords and put them away they ran over Jayden had called mentor ji to pick them up.

"Emily!" Mike cried running to Mia lightly shoving her out of the way he brushed his hands over her body her arms were broken and she was bleeding.

"Mike, mentor is here" he looked at her so pale, he lifted her gently and placed her in the back. Kevin sighed "Mia and I will walk back"

"So will I "Antonio said "you and Jayden can ride with mentor, oh" he realized there wasn't any room for them Emily had taken up the whole seat in the back and mentor had supplies in the passenger's seat, Mike slammed the door after laying Emily flat they had installed belts for emergencies that were straps so mentor could rush home and treat Emily. Mike watched as the car sped off.

"Mike, are you alright?" he turned to Mia

"Not really, no" he snapped "Why Would I be?"

"She's just trying to help" Kevin barked stepping in front of Mia he tried to consider Emily's situation but Mike wasn't being controlled he needed to calm down before he hurt someone, like Mia. Mia bit her lip and smiled sadly, Antonio began to briskly walk towards home Jayden followed, and then Mia and Kevin, when Mike made a move to run ahead Jayden put an arm out to stop him.

"You need to be calm," Mike made an attempt to push him away, but Jayden stood his ground.

"I need to see her"

"If she sees you stressed she'll be stressed and that isn't good" Mike sighed letting in, he looked at his feet he knew he should be calm. Jayden pulled out his samuraiser he answered "Hello?" he went pale, "Yeah we'll be there"

"What's wrong?"

"Mentor isn't finding a matching blood type he doesn't have enough, he says neither Kevin, Antonio, or Mia has the right type." He shoved his samuraiser in his pocket and began to run "we know from past experience that she's o negative, I don't have her blood type either" he turned

"But I do" Mike remembered "we tested our blood type in class once" Jayden smiled and they continued to run as they arrived Mia rushed out to meet them, she was relived to find Mike was willing to donate the right blood type they rushed inside and mentor prepped and began to draw Mike's blood.

"Ah, good now all we have to do is give Emily a transplant and we'll go from there" he fixed a needle in Emily's arm"

"So amigo, where do you get all this stuff?" Antonio raised his brow Mentor looked sheepish

"I know a guy?" Jayden shook his head chuckling

"He gets medical supplies from the hospital; he's just trying to pull your leg" Mentor shrugged and left Mike leaned over the recovery bed

"Hey Emily," he whispered "you may not hear me, but I love you"

Emily heard the words echoing in the dark, she couldn't tell who it was; it was hard to even distinguish the words. I love you, Michael she thought. Then she slipped further into black. She didn't know how long she was there after a while she could hear the gap sensor and pounding feet. How long had it been she really wanted to move she grunted. Shifting it felt better now she squeezed her eyes then slowly the dark faded as she let her eyes flutter open she closed them shut again when the light burned, then tried again this time her pupils adjusted to the light. No one was around. She tried to call.

"Hello?" she rasped "is anyone here, or even alive?" she added afraid of what might have happened after she had passed out in Amore's hand, she didn't remember anything after that. She looked around she knew she was in the shiba house. "Hello?" she tried again "Mentor" she looked again Mentor rushed through the doorway he smiled

"How are you?"

"Where's Mike?"

"They're out, I gave them a day off" Emily yawned "go back to sleep Emily" She nodded this time when she drifted off she had dreams of her and Mike.

AFTER a long day at Emily's favorite amusement park Rainbow's End Mike felt more depressed then amused he wished Emily was there he could have taken her on the tunnel of love Mentor greeted them

"Emily woke up for a few minutes today" Mike stopped he wasn't there to see her wake up he knew it was a bad idea to leave her, he cursed his luck.

"How's she doing?"

"She seems fine"

"She seems fine?" Mike frowned "Didn't you ask?"

"I did she didn't answer, she just asked for you she seemed disappointed when no one was there but me." He shrugged "you know I hate to say it but, well I've had this talk with Kevin and Mia and when Emily is up to it, I'll have Mia talk to her but I wanted to say how you're only eighteen and you have hormones, and I know you might start having certain urges to engage in sexual intercourse"

"Okay, I get it no sex"

"Actually I am not done yet you know in case you can't resist your urges –"

"Dude! Stop it; I get it use protection geez" he dragged a hand down his face. He cocked his head he heard someone calling him "That's Emily" he ran off towards the recovery room.

"Mike, oh they kept saying that you and mentor were having a 'special talk' what does that mean? Were you having the sex talk?" Emily laughed then winced touching her stomach gingerly "And since when did mentor know how to do stitches? How long have I been out?"

"Calm down" Jayden warned "As for the time you've been out five"

"Five minutes?"

"Well-"Mia started

"Five hours?"

"Uh" Antonio smiled

"Five days?"

"Err keep guessing" Kevin said

"Weeks?"

"Actually almost six" Mike admitted

"Six weeks?" she shrieked "That explains the lack of a cast I knew I had broken my arms" she looked up "I was in a pretty bad coma wasn't I?"

"Mike gave blood, and after that he spent every moment by your side, he even slept by your side a lot" Mia said nodding "So sweet, to bad Kevin isn't that sweet"

"What? hey" Kevin's defensive tone showed

"You gave me blood? Awww that is so noble" Emily smiled "ugh I feel so out of shape" she swung her legs around but nearly fell when she stood Jayden reached out to steady her "Sorry I need to get back on my land legs" she wobbled smiling "Besides I need to have fun" she trotted off to the dojo and took out her stick after a quick change. She missed the feel of the sword in her hand. She slammed the sword into the dummy, and took deep breaths

"Pace yourself" Mike said she jumped

"Don't scare me like that!" Emily smacked his arm lightly with the sword

"Alright why don't we go in the living room? We're watching a movie after a board game or two" he smiled "You can train tomorrow"

"Okay' she giggled bouncing on her heels "But-"

"But what?"

"You'll have to catch me first" she laughed running off Laughing Mike ran after her, he chased her around the front she zoomed through the living room cackling. Mia laughed as an energetic Emily nearly toppled her over.

"Who's she running from?" but she got her answer when Mike stumbled into the room panting

"She wants me to catch her" he panted "she has so much energy saved up" he took a deep breath and followed her out, they heard a surprised yelp and Mike's call of victory he came in holding a squirming Emily on his shoulder. She was bouncing on his shoulder if that was even possible.

"Well we at least know not to feed you sugar" Kevin chuckled

"Awwh, come on" she pouted "Pretty please?"

"Fine, but if you keep me from sleeping-" Mia began

"I know it's off with my head" Emily smirked "let's playing something fun!" she giggled and gave a little sequel. At the end of the night Emily hadn't kept her promise she was still bouncing when Mia was tired she stormed towards Mike's room.

"Michael" she snarled "Are you tired?"

"No Why?" he blinked

"Emily isn't, you better get that energy out before I kill you"

"Okay" Mike said he didn't want to mess with an angry Mia, so he jogged alongside Mia to pull the yellow ranger out of the grumpy puss's hair. "Emily let's let Mia sleep how about some training?"

"Okay" she giggled they walked to the training area he went to pull out the swords

"Wait" he paused turning she walked up to him going on her tip toes she gently pecked his cheek and blushed. He stopped her before she pulled away and leaned in close.

"We really should have our first kiss" he twirled a strand of her hair between two fingers and moved it tucking it behind her ear. He brushed his hand down her cheek.

"We already did"

"That doesn't count, you were under a spell" he brushed his lips to hers and finally kissed her with more passion she pulled him down by his neck and he braced his arms around her soft waist. "Emily, I love you"

"I love you to Mike" she sighed "Now, let's train let's make it interesting"

"A bet" it was a clear statement

"Yep if I win I get a piggyback anytime I want and if you win?"

"You'll see, I'll call it a favor" she laughed dancing away as they began to train Mike ended up winning

"Decided on my eternal doom yet?" Emily asked sweetly adding a bit of eyelash batting. Mike smiled at her, she blushed. He makes me so nervous look at him, he's so good looking she thought but I'm not. Mike liked when Emily blushed how excited he was when he found she returned his feelings. Thoughts like that came to him all the time only once had he let it slip in front of her when he'd said she made a beautiful bride and when he saw her he couldn't help the silly grin on his face. Kevin had teased him about it, and then Jayden joined in, he just rolled his eyes and pointed out Mia, which shut Kevin up. She's so pretty; I wonder what's going on in her head. If I know her she's comparing herself to others making everyone seem better. He yawned and she laughed muttering something about bedtime as she put the sticks away, he had to make caution when they trained her stomach was still healing. He winced careful to look away in case Emily was watching. Emily yawned,

"Goodnight"

"'night"

On a morning a few months later Mike awoke to find Kevin had already woken up, of course he had, and Kevin always woke up early and went to sleep at midnight. Mike didn't know how, he always had trouble waking up at eight. It had been a little over two months since that night where they exchanged I love you's. He hadn't even taken her on a date yet, there had been countless numbers of nameless nighlock and mooger attacks in the last few months. He dressed and went to eat breakfast.

"Mike, good morning" Emily smiled he wrapped his arm around her waist and leaned in to kiss her but she turned so his lips landed on her cheek instead. He gave her a look but she shook her head.

"What's wrong Em?"

"Nothing" she answered to quickly "I hate to be pushy but when will we have our first date?" she turned away as if she felt bad for asking "Forget I said anything"

"No I have stuff planed out I'm just waiting for a day off" Mia burst into the Kitchen happily

"Oooh we have a day off! Kevin is taking me out" Mike smiled

"Looks like that makes two of us" He chuckled

"Yay" Emily shrieked wrapping her arms around Mike's neck and pulling him down for a kiss. He smiled

"Come on, Chico and chica" Antonio whined coming in "we all need to keep our breakfast down" Mike ignored him and leaned in again but Emily danced away.

"I've been training all morning sleepy head, I need a shower" she disappeared through the doorway. He smiled after her,

"That's so cute" Mia sighed happily twirling. Mike looked away getting himself cereal, he was blushing. He shook his head; he couldn't wait to take Emily on their first date. Emily came out a half hour later fresh and clean. Mia had winked at her after coming in and said "Wear a dress" so Emily followed the advice of the pink ranger. She had slipped on a simple white flowing wind light sundress and a small yellow sweater on top.

"Wow Emily you look really pretty" she turned to see Mike in a tight dress shirt a few of the top buttons hadn't been closed. She blushed when he caught her staring and looked at her feet "You're so pretty when you blush" he whispered

"You look nice too" she said smiling "really handsome" she said something else under her breath he heard 'sexy' he pretended not to hear though. She looked up at him and gave him a hug he pressed his lips to her forehead and ran a hand down her hair he smiled into her hair. He smiled even wider, and pulled her to the door he took her to the park for a picnic she smiled and gave him a hug

"So pretty" she cheered

"Yeah, but you're beautiful" he whispered

"Oh Mike" she smiled "you are such a sweetie" she pulled him down by the tree after they finished they watched the ducks floating and the small boats he pulled out his samuraiser and made a long flower stretch out of the tree bark he reached out and plucked it breaking the stem with ease. Her face lit up when he handed it to her. He reached and brushed her hair back and placed the flower in her hair and presented her with a second she blushed and twirled the flower in her fingers. She pulled Mike down on the ground with her and laid her head on his chest he wrapped his arm around her waist, using the other to rest his head and neck on.

"Look the clouds look like a dog" she pointed to the sky where the clouds had come to form the head and body of a pointy eared dog with one cloudy wisp out like a tail. Mike smiled. This is so amazing, Emily and I. Look how gorgeous she is. He thought proud at having the best girl, the most wonderful girl in the world to love. He brushed a hand down her arm and caught her hand so that their hands rested on her stomach his arm still locked around her hips. I wish we could stay like this forever.

Dekker smirked to himself as he hid in the shadows of the trees, he knew the green ranger and the yellow ranger were the ones lying together, and he knew somewhere the pink and blue rangers were on a date to. He smiled the rangers even the red ranger his future duel mate would do anything to keep the youngest ranger safe from harm. He also knew that Jayden would do anything to keep his friends from hating him. So he knew if something or someone were to take the yellow ranger Jayden would avenge her not only for her sake but to ease tension that would form between green and red. He knew that would also make the green reluctant to help Jayden. He either be cradling the girl or finding revenge. Yet he might be happy to see the one he'll blame on the death or near death of his beloved getting injured. Dekker wasn't just going to kidnap and torture Emily. Oh no, he had more in store. Smiling he slunk away to the forest clearing where he would plot.

"Mia"

Emily tossed in her bed that night she felt weird like she was being watched, someone was out there.

"Mia" she tried again "Mia!"

"Emily?" Mia asked groggily what could you possibly want."

"I can't sleep, there's something out there"

"Nothing's out there"

"But…" Mia was already asleep "Fine I'll go by myself" she crawled out of bed and tiptoed her way through the halls and out the door, she looked around

"Awake at this time of night?" Emily spun around to see Dekker

"What are you doing here?"

"Motivation" he growled he leaped and caught Emily he clubbed her head before she passed out she screamed. Dekker took her samuraiser from her pocket and threw it to the ground and quickly disappeared when he heard footsteps. Carrying Emily flopped over his shoulder taking her away with him.

The whole house had heard the scream from outside even sleepy Mia they had run outside to see only one thing strewn on the cold night ground.

A samuraiser and one word scratched into the dust.

Dekker

Mike stared shocked. He blinked.

"Please tell me Emily is playing a joke on us." He said

"Mike-" Jayden began

"No," Mike sunk to his knees he picked up Emily's samuraiser and cradled it to his chest he stood up "This is because of you" he snarled

"Mike" Kevin hissed "That's what Dekker wants for you to blame Jayden"

"You're right" he sighed "Why Emily though?"

"I wish we knew" Mia whispered.

Emily woke up with a massive headache hoping what she remembered was a nightmare, but when she looked around she saw it wasn't. Dekker stood over her.

"What do you want with me?" she spat

"A training dummy" he laughed he pulled out urumasa "Urumasa is hungry for innocent blood" she leapt to her feet or tried to she realized her hands and legs had been tied. The sword side came down on her side knocking her down. Dekker pulled out a stick, muttering about saving the bloodshed for later. He continued to 'practice' Emily found herself fading into darkness. She woke in a new setting that wasn't a warehouse a clearing he smiled.

"What now?" she rasped he jumped on top of her straddling her hips, his hand started to undo her clothes "No" she tried to struggle but he smacked her face and kissed her neck

"Let's just say you won't be a virgin anymore"

Mike had spent the whole night looking for Emily, for his Emily. He had spent hours searching until he passed out. They wouldn't let him look for her after that, they said he was weak. Now here he was training pretending the practice dummy was Dekker.

Emily woke again to see a sleeping Dekker her clothes on, and a dark night she only knew he'd continued with the beating he had raped her at least twice more she groaned she had to run, she ran slowly. When she was almost there she heard footsteps behind her and she sank to her knees tired.

"Help Mike! I need help" she heard Dekker get close "Mike, Mia, Jayden, Antonio, Kevin, Mentor, Help!" Dekker grabbed her then before she passed out again she heard her name and footsteps.

Mike heard it his name, He looked Emily lay at the edge of the trees crumpled her dropped the stick running to her calling her name. The others followed, she shot back

"Jayden" he snapped "run ahead" Jayden was already there with Antonio, They dived on Dekker taking him down, Mia, had Emily now Kevin stood by to jump in. "Dekker, you're paying for that"

"Goodbye" Dekker raced away from Jayden and jumped away.

Emily woke up in the recovery room Mentor looked at her

"Emily, we need to know what he did"

"No"

"Will you tell us?" Mia asked "Or me?"

"Only you" Mia turned and ushered everyone else out including Mike Mia knelt by Emily

"What happened?"

"He raped me Mia" Mia blinked shocked anger bubbled in her veins.

"What?"

"Can you tell the others?" Emily sobbed "I need Mike"

"Here let me look" Emily closed her eyes

A while later Mia went outside and closed the door

"Well?" Mike said "Why did she only tell you"

"Mike-"

"What did he do?"

"He raped her" Mia whispered, Antonio, Kevin and Jayden looked shocked Mike's face went very red.

"He what?" he seethed

"She's so upset about not being a virgin; the good news is though nothing transpired from him" Mia bit her lip "Well sexually" they all knew physically and mentally Emily wasn't alright. "She wants to see you" mike raced in he went to her bed. Emily saw him when he came she asked him to sit on the bed with her she laid her head on his lap when he sat on the edge and cried. He strokes her hair and shushes her.

"I'm so sorry" she bawled

"Don't be"

"But I betrayed you" she sniffed "You hate me"

"No I don't"

"You should"

"It is not your fault, Emily. It's his fault"

"I hate him"

"So do I"

"He laughed at me when I fought, he beat me so I couldn't fend him off" Mike's jaw clenched he look at a plant, he took out his samuraiser and traced the flower symbol, the plant leaf grew a bud then bloomed and the stem grew. Mike tore it off and the plant returned to its form. He gave it to her. He began to croon a song, after he set her on the bed and lay down next to her.

"You Are My Sunshine My only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are grey. You'll never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away the other night, dear, as I lay sleeping I dreamed I held you in my arms. When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken and I hung my head and cried you are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are grey. You'll never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away I'll always love you And make you happy If you will only say the same But if you leave me To love another You'll regret it all someday; You are my sunshine, My only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are grey. You'll never know, dear How much I love you Please don't take my sunshine away. You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are grey. You'll never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away. You are my sunshine, My only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are grey. You'll never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away.

"I'll never leave you My Mike" she whispered "Never" they both fell asleep

Mia smiled as they all peeked in "Awwh, look at that" she sniffed "So cute and lovely"

"Yeah" Kevin said Jayden looked at him like he was insane "What I just have allergies" he sniffed

"Oh, Kevin" Antonio mocked "You poor thing your allergies always appear when your crying" Antonio laughed running away before Kevin could catch and kill him. Mia smiled shaking her head

"I wonder what that's like"

"Having a sweet boyfriend?" Jayden asked

"No" Mia laughed back

"Then what do you wonder?" Mia's face became solemn

"What it's like to have something you've been searching your whole life for someone to give to and having it ripped away" Mia said looking at her feet "I mean poor sweet Emily, and Mike must feel so bad"

"He is feeling bad" Jayden remembered "Remember how we had to drag him home when he searched for Emily?"

"Yeah he passed out before he came home"

"I think we're going to attend their wedding one day" Mentor had come to the door, "Let us hope that we won't have a repeat of the bride incident"

"We won't, if I know Mike he's not going to let her leave the house without him" Mia smiled "Much less put that big of a target on her,"

"That's why I am confident about the whole thing that we won't end up having babies on Emily's hip anytime soon" Mentor chuckled at Jayden's words he agreed fully. Even though both Mike and Emily weren't always responsible (Emily was more responsible though.) Mike was actually very responsible though when it came to Emily at least. He became so mature when it came to his new girlfriend he was going to amp it up now.

"I feel bad, she said she felt like someone was there, but I ignored her" Mia hung her head "This wouldn't have happened if we had searched through the forest and I listened"

"Nonsense" Kevin murmured putting his arm around the pink ranger now returning from trying to kill Antonio "You were tired your defenses were down at that time of night we would've all ignored Emily"

"I agree" Mike said coming out of the room smiling a bit "I like sleeping to, besides as much as I feel that's it's my fault Dekker really is the one to blame" he glanced back at the open infirmary a look of love and simple adoration lighting his face making it shine "I'm sleeping in the extra bed, I need to keep her safe"

"Alright" Kevin said "I get my own room"

"Yeah, maybe you can share it with someone" Mike said waggling his eyebrows at Mia

"Shut up" Mia giggled. Mike shook his head and walked off to get his stuff for bed, he gathered everything, all his toiletries and dressed for bed. After words he snuck out being quite and secretive as he walked slowly as to not awake anyone he thought about Emily.

Emily was amazing

Emily was pretty

She wasn't just pretty

She was beautiful

She was kind

She was caring

She made everyone feel special

She could kick ass

She was tough

She was so helpful

She always gave

She made Mike feel wanted

Mike could tell Emily anything

In short Emily was so perfect.

The only thing Mike didn't like was that she never saw herself that way, she always put herself down in front of the others. She actually didn't do much of the self put down when Mike was there with her, Mike was Emily's best friend before he started having the thoughts on how pretty she was. A thought came to him, why had he liked it so much when Emily was in that wedding dress? Why had his fingers ached to lift the veil? Wow he was very deeply in love. He came to the door of the recovery room and carefully edged it open. Emily was propped up in her pillows she was reading she looked up smiling then she noticed his pajamas.

Or his lack of all of them, he wasn't wearing a shirt.

"You're not wearing a shirt" she stuttered he looked down and chuckled

"You've bandaged me up before remember? When I went out to see my friends and I faced the Nighlock alone?'

"Yeah but we didn't really know each other then or have feelings for each other" he smiled at her then he realized she was now wearing a night gown; Mia had probably helped her put it on. It was lower than her normal daytime clothes he forced his eyes away trying to push away the naughty fantasies that tried to sneak into his brain. Emily was still staring at him

"Do you like-?"

"Shut up" she blushed putting her book down after making sure to mark her page. Mike came over and gently rearranged the pillows to let her gingerly snuggle into the soft bed. He turned out the lamp light the team had moved in there and kissed Emily's forehead. "Goodnight Mike"

"Goodnight Em" he whispered. He dreamed that night.

Mike's dream

Emily and Mike sat together in a field of some sort the scene is filled with bunnies and butterflies. Emily is healed now. She reached for Mike's hand scared now when the scene changes. The sanzu river is at the edge of their field now turned barren wasteland Mike realizes Emily is hanging off the edge

"Mike!" she screams help me

"Emily!"

"Mike!"

"Emily, don't let go" then he sees out of the corner of his eye a small shaped as it rises he realizes it's Master Xandred. Master Xandred gives an evil smile as his head floats above the water he comes closer.

And pulls Emily under

"No!" he screams

"No!" his voice echoes when the scene changes to a cliff he sees Amore throw a lifeless Emily off the cliff

"No!" he screams again

"No!" this time it's the edge of the forest and Dekker has Emily she's dying, but Dekker's hands roam over her weak body, this time she enjoys it.

"Emily!"

"No" he burst up in bed panting. Emily woke up next to him clearly panicked. He looked over and sighs "It's okay"