A/N: Behold, the sequel to Dino-Charged Samurai! This is an idea I've had for quite a while, and I really like it. Keep in mind, however, that this is fanmade and is in no way part of any canon series.

Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers, sadly. Saban does. I just own the story plot.

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"Long story short, Emily's first official mission as a Dino Charge Ranger doesn't start out so well, and Koda's lovesick, apparently."

Power Rangers: Dino Charge

Episode 2: Lost and Found

Chapter 1: Logic Versus Emotion

"Our beautiful E-Tracer," Shelby sighed sadly, as she, Tyler, Koda, Emily, and Kendall salvaged what was left of the said object, "up in smoke."

At the mention of their destroyed tracking device, one that Shelby helped create and build, Tyler's eyes immediately filled with sorrow. "Sorry, Shelby."

"You did what you had to do," Kendall reassured him. "It was a logical move, Tyler."

"Yeah," Emily added, mixing in her expertise from her Samurai training. "If you hadn't destroyed it, Sledge would have his hands on it right now, possibly with all the other Energems." (And it was definitely something Jayden and Lauren would do.)

Tyler smiled at them, at Emily mostly, before turning back to their damaged E-Tracer.

It had been about three days since Emily had joined the team, and as per her request, they had gotten to know her as Emily Suzuki, instead of just as Riley's friend, and since then, she had really warmed up to them, and started getting more involved in their group activities. In return, they tried their best to make sure she felt welcome.

They had noticed that she really was very nice and seemed innocent, and best of all, she knew how to exploit that to her advantage. (Not to mention she was sassy as hell.)

Yesterday, at lunch, Koda became startled at someone's cell phone ringing, and he spilled a tray of drinks all over a group of bratty high schoolers. Before Tyler (with his charming smile) and Chase (with his irresistible charm) could step in to calm the situation, Emily had already beaten them to it, sweet-talking the customers into relaxing, forgiving Koda, and not filing a lawsuit against the restaurant, all while giving them a smile that would melt anyone's heart and weaken anybody's knees.

And they knew the effects for sure, because afterwards, Emily turned to Koda with that same smile and asked if he was okay. It took a while for the big guy to answer, but once he did, he had a big, stupid grin on his face.

Needless to say, it was now safe to imply that Koda had developed a bit of a crush on Emily.

Anyways…

"So, this is what you guys used to track down my zord?" Emily asked.

Shelby nodded, "And also the Ptera Zord, but…you know…"

"Yeah, I know." Emily began to recite from memory, "It fell into the wrong hands, forcing Chase to become a hotshot hero for a moment as he tragically destroyed the E-Tracer in order to protect the locations of the other Energems."

"Pretty much," Kendall smiled.

The scene was interrupted by a low, loud growl.

Emily glanced up as the lair was struck with an awkward silence.

"Sorry," Koda nervously apologized. "I very hungry."

And Emily smiled.

Oh, Mike…

Emily's smile immediately disappeared when she recognized what she just thought about.

Sure, Mike and Koda both loved to eat like animals, but that was no excuse to compare them like that, even if it was automatic.

"Don't worry, Koda," Kendall reassured him with a gentle smile. "I sent Chase out to get pizza."

Mike sure loved his pizza…

Dammit! She did it again!

"Anyways," Kendall continued, "Fury attacked you a couple days ago for information on how to charge the Ptera Charger, but you said 'no', or rather, Emily did."

"Then, he ran off like a little girl," Emily sarcastically replied. "Back to his master Sledge."

"Yeah, but Fury knows where the Ptera Zord is, but will he tell Sledge?" Shelby brought up a good point.

"Sledge doesn't care about the Ptera Zord unless it leads Fury to the Gold Energem," so did Kendall.

"Yeah, except now, Fury betrayed Poisandra as well as Sledge's trust, so Sledge can't trust him anymore–" Shelby said.

"Woah, woah, woah!" Tyler quickly cut her off. "I am so confused. What's our next step?"

"I know," Koda spoke up, with a big grin on his face. "First, we eat."

"I think I solved it," Riley spoke up from his study corner. "We need to look at the problem logically."

And Emily immediately felt at ease.

Because Riley was Riley, one of a kind.

Yeah, sure, Kevin and Antonio had their smart moments, but Riley had something they didn't.

Riley had times where he was solely thinking about her, and what was best for her, even if she didn't agree with it. His logical mind would always find new ways to make her happy.

But most importantly, he was her friend, while Kevin had Mike (and sometimes Mia) and Antonio had Jayden (and sometimes Lauren).

And this made her feel so much better.

Not to mention, she was one of the few who could actually follow along to what he was explaining. It was a side-effect of him being her tutor for most of her childhood.

"How so?" Emily asked, joining the others in surrounding Riley by his apparatus.

In response, Riley held up three marbles, one for each name he recited. "Sledge, Poisandra, Fury." He handed Fury's marble to Emily, and she immediately knew what to do. (He's done this marble machine explanation before, multiple times. This was nothing new to her.) She placed her marble in one of the slots at the same time Riley placed the other two marbles in the two remaining slots, and the group watched as Riley's machine did its magic.

"Now, they each take their own paths," Riley explained, as the marbles went down their separate paths on his machine. "Chasing after power, love, maybe revenge. But, there's one thing that they all need first."

"The Energems," Shelby was the first one to crack it.

"Exactly," Riley agreed. "And their only chance of getting an Energem is with a very powerful weapon."

"Like the Ptera Zord," Emily gently cut in.

"Exactly right," Riley continued. "Different paths leading to one conclusion."

"So," Tyler tried to see if he wrapped his head around his right. "They've got the power up the Ptera Charger. That's why Fury attacked us the other day."

"But there's only one lab like ours with the equipment strong enough to energize a Dino Charger," Kendall pointed out with a smile.

"Then, logically, that lab is where we start," Riley concluded.

And Emily smiled. Just as Kendall received a notice for something on her computer, Emily moved over towards Riley, draping an arm around his shoulders, and whispered in his ear, "Glad to see you're comfortable with using your brain. You weren't always like that."

A brief image flashed through the Green Ranger's mind.

Little Riley, one year younger than everyone in his new classroom, stood at the front of the room, his head bowed in silence and shame. It was only his first day in his new grade, and people were already making fun of him and his high IQ, and laughing being his back. He mentally cursed himself for being smart enough to skip a grade. Matt always told him it was a bad idea.

In the back of the classroom, little Emily looked at him silently with utter sympathy. She couldn't stand up and defend him, not when she was the joke in this class. She'd only get teased even more. She already had a missing father and a sick older sister at home, which meant she was next in line to be the Yellow Samurai Ranger. She didn't need any more pressure. Besides, who would listen to her anyways?

Riley smiled, "Well, someone has to be the smart guy in this group."

"I know." But then, she lowered her voice, her smile faded. "But…what you know and how you feel can be two completely different things."

Riley was quiet for a minute as he processed that. "What are you saying?"

"What I'm saying is that one of these days, you're gonna have to choose between what's in here," she gently tapped his forehead, "and what's in here," she finished as she pressed a hand to his heart.

Logic versus emotion. It all boiled down to that.

Emily just hoped that when the time did come, Riley would know what to do, that he would know what he really wanted.

"Alright, Rangers," Kendall spoke aloud, "that laboratory is five blocks north from here. Strange readings though…"

"What?" Shelby asked.

"It's almost seems like alien readings are present there, but…" Kendall trailed off.

"Let's go check it out," Tyler ordered.

And Kendall and Keeper watched as the five Rangers grabbed their Dino Coms, Energems, and Chargers on the way out.

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The Rangers arrived at the abandoned lab's front yard in time to find Chase on the ground, about to get beaten by a monster.

"Chase!" Tyler called out as he and Emily sped up to help him.

The monster halted, looked up and panicked. "Uh-oh! Probably more Rangers!" And he high-tailed it back inside the abandoned lab.

Tyler and Emily helped Chase stand. "You okay?" Emily asked when Chase was fully standing.

"Yeah," the Black Ranger replied.

"If he's here," Riley said, "that must mean that Fury's in there with the Ptera Charger."

"Then, let's go pay him a visit," Tyler ordered.

They all ran inside, but Emily was held back by Koda, who asked Chase, "Pizza?"

The Kiwi gently patted the caveman's shoulder. "Sorry, bro."

Emily only rolled her eyes before grabbing both of their wrists, just narrowly missing the shade of red both of their faces turned when she did.

"Bigger issues, you two," she said, pulling them along. "Let's go."

And she pulled them inside.

At least, until Riley suggested that they split up.

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Don't panic, Emily. Breathe. Everything will work out, okay? Breathe. Everything will be fine. Eventually.

Only when she stopped to catch her breath did she finally realize how cold it was getting. She didn't notice before, because she was running down a hallway that never seemed to end.

And she could tell it was the same hallway because she passed Room 14b for the eighteenth time now.

She always got cold (and hot) easily and quickly, and the white shorts she was wearing weren't helping at all, because it was a summer day, or supposed to be.

Wrapping herself in her aqua-colored jacket as much as she could, she continue to walk down this never-ending hallway, trying to get her blood pumping, to keep herself warm. Her ankle boots and socks were keeping her feet warm, but her jacket's purpose was failing. Quickly.

Can I panic now? Her mind asked her.

Not yet, her heart answered. Riley's smart. He'll get us out. After all, you taught him to use his mind without shame or regrets. Until then, keep faith, and keep warm.

When she got to Room 14b once again, her Dino Com started going off, and she sighed in relief as she answered it.

"H-Hello?" She asked, the cold making her teeth chatter.

"Guys, are you there?" It was Riley, and his voice alone was enough to make her smile. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine," Tyler replied, "but I have no idea where I am and it is so cold."

Okay, so she wasn't the only one experiencing these problems.

"I'm going down a hallway that has no end," Emily followed. "And I'm freezing too."

"I keep running up the same stairwell just to keep warm," Shelby panted for breath.

"I'm caught in the loop, too," Chase spoke up.

"I still hungry."

Oh, Koda…

"I told you it was a bad idea to split up," Emily reminded them. "That way, we'd all be lost together."

"I second that," Tyler replied.

"Anyways," Emily could feel Riley rolling his eyes. "I found a way out."

Her heart fluttered with happiness at those words. She knew that he would.

"Do you guys see any air ve–?"

And Riley was abruptly cut off.

Emily was shaking now, and not from the cold.

Did something happen to him?

"Riley? Riley?!" Emily paused. "Tyler? Chase? Anybody…?"

Okay, her heart told her brain, now you can panic.

In response, her heart began to beat very hard and very fast. So much so, that she thought she was going to pass out right there.

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Fury was leaving with the Ptera Charger, but Riley hesitated in going after him.

Kendall was right. Getting the Ptera Charger was important. Yes, he knew that.

But he thought about Tyler, and his friendly smile that could power a thousand zords…

About Shelby, and her knowledge and endless love for dinosaurs combined with her tough attitude…

About Koda, and his heart of gold despite him being a fish out of temporal water…

About Chase, and his need to protect his friends, despite being a Casanova that had difficulty focusing sometimes…

About Emily, who was one of the few people he considered family and meant the entire world to him…

All five of them were still in there, lost, cold, and alone.

A single tear rolled down his cheek. (So this is what Emily was talking about earlier.)

"I can't abandon my friends," Riley resolved. "I won't. Don't worry, guys. I'll get you out."

To Be Continued...

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A/N: Do review, please. If you guys have any ideas you want me to consider adding, please PM me. A preview for the next chapter:

Chapter 2: "Dino Steel, Armor On!"

"Time is not on Riley's side. He needs to hurry if he wants to save the others from freezing to death. Also, Kendall has a special surprise for Emily."