Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers Ninja Steel.

"No!" Sarah shouted as she ran to her friends, ignoring the sounds of Madam Oedius' laughter. The monster had come back and hit the Rangers hard.

Sarah had been working on the Power stars, but she didn't have enough time. She didn't have one complete. Getting a Power Star to work required a huge energy source. She had modified Kelly's from a weapon Madame Oedius designed, but she couldn't build one from scratch. She had tried everything she could think of, and had spent hours and days in her garage and at the Ranger base trying something.

"Did you really think you could stop me?" Madame Oedius laughed, then turned to the city to cause more destruction. Sarah dropped by Kelly's side and rolled her girlfriend over.

"Kelly?" Sarah called and shook her gently, but Kelly's did rouse. "Kelly?" she called out, a little more desperately.

"Sarah," Preston coughed and the pink Ranger turned to him. She had to set Kelly down as she made her way over.

"Are you okay?" she asked and tried to help him sit up, but Preston cried out in pain.

"You didn't finish in time," he whispered when she lay him back down. "You said you would."

"I… I tried. Preston, I…"

"You didn't try hard enough," Preston said. He stopped breathing after that. Sarah tried to wake him, but he was gone. She stood up and backed away, looking to her friends' lifeless bodies all at once.

She had failed. Her ideas didn't work. They had trusted her to make their Power Stars and she had let them down. They were dead because of her.

"I… I can't do it," she whispered.

-Ninja-Steel-

Sarah woke in the middle of the night, drenched in sweat and breathing heavily. She patted herself down, then looked out the window at the city.

"A nightmare," she assured herself, and though she knew it hadn't been real, she couldn't go back to sleep. She threw off her blanket and snuck downstairs to the garage.

She had been tasked with creating new Power Stars. Since the Rangers' had disappeared shortly after their final battle with Galvanax, and there was potential for Madam Oedius to make a come back, the Rangers wanted to be ready. Sarah had a passion for invention and solving problems, so it was only natural that this job had been assigned her to.

When she had accepted, she knew it would be tough. Redesigning Kelly's Power Star had been a lot of work, so six would be a headache. But Sarah had severely underestimated just how much she would struggle. She could make the Stars, no problem, but finding a way to power them so the Rangers would be well protected and have all the tools and weapons they needed was proving impossible.

But her friends were counting on her, so Sarah refused to give up. She worked in the garage, reminding herself of her nightmare whenever the thought of giving up crossed her mind. She couldn't disappoint her friends. She couldn't be the reason more people were killed.

Suddenly, the screwdriver slipped from her sweating hand, and Sarah couldn't see where it went. She looked to the table to find it, but her vision seemed to narrow. She could only see directly in front of her. Her heart was racing, the room began to spin. She could feel her hands trembling as she tried to feel around for the screwdriver.

A weight started to build up in her chest, and it was hard to breathe. Sarah planted her hands down on the table to steady herself as she tried to get control of her breathing, but she couldn't.

"There you are," Shane said, though Sarah barely heard him. He came to her side. "Sarah, are you okay?"

She shook her head. Shane grabbed her arms and turned her so she was facing him. He looked to her, "How long have you been up? You're probably exhausted."

Sarah couldn't answer. Shane dragged her out to the kitchen, and sat her down at the table before he started a pot of coffee.

"You need to get ready for school," he said and Sarah felt herself slowly getting back to normal. It was easier to catch her breath and she could see a little better now. The kitchen didn't spin around as much as the garage. "The coffee will be ready after your shower, if you want to wash up."

Sarah had no idea what had happened, and it seemed Shane hadn't noticed anything. Perhaps it was all in her head. She got up and as Shane suggested, she went to get herself ready for school.