Serena could only sit and listen, and occasionally nod her head, as Emily explained what happened during the fight with Serrator. Emily didn't skip anything, starting with how Serrator appeared with a malicious smirk on his face, up to the end of the fight when the others joined. Serena agreed with everything Emily said, knowing it to be true except for one thing.

Emily had made it seem like Serrator only wanted Serena. In Emily's mind, that was the truth. Serrator had gagged her, stating it would prevent a few headaches when he took her, and he had made it clear Serena was his first choice. In the past, Serrator had focused his attention quite a bit on Serena because of her time as the mysterious white Ranger and because of her connection to Dekker. It seemed Emily still hung on to that and believed that once again Serrator was up to his old antics.

Serena wanted to correct her and let the team know Serrator would gladly settle but she couldn't. She couldn't speak with the gag over her mouth.

Seeing his fiancée looked upset, James pulled her into his arms. He knew she was strong, but no matter how many times she lived through it, knowing a Nighlok was after her specifically had to be a terrifying thing. He couldn't imagine what it felt like knowing someone wanted him dead, and how the power to carry out that goal.

"We won't let him get you," James promised and kissed the side of her head. Serena leaned into him and then saw something in the corner of her eye. Though he was no artist, Terran was getting into colouring. Now that he could hold crayons in his hand, and somewhat understood how to use them, he loved sitting in front of a piece of paper and going crazy. While the Samurai discussed Serrator, James had left Terran in his high chair with crayons and paper. The little boy was excited as the white paper was scribbled with colours, as if magically. Though given how young he was, the crayons were taking more of a beating than the paper.

Serena's eyes widened as she jumped up and stole the crayon and the paper from Terran. Horrified his mother would do something so mean, Terran babbled loudly in protest, screaming at her in his own little language to give him his toys back. Serena ignored him, turned the paper over and wrote down what she wanted to say.

"Serrator wanted either of us."

"But he went after you," Emily answered after reading the message.

Serena scribbled something else down, "He'll take whoever he can get."

"Then we won't let him take either of you," James promised.

Serena was a little relieved to hear that, but there was still another matter that needed to be addressed. Terran had a stack of papers and had picked up another crayon to colour with. Serena snatched the paper from him again, making him wail in protest. She had to ignore him again. She would make it up to him somehow. She scribbled down another note.

"For someone who can't speak, you sure have a lot to say," Mike teased. Serena snatched the crayon from Terran's hand and tossed it at Mike's head. Mike whined. Terran screamed.

"There are other crayons," Mia told Serena as she lifted Terran from his high chair to soothe him, "Mommy's mean, isn't she Terran?"

Serena turned her paper over, "I can't eat."

"We'll save you ice-cream…"

Serena pointed to the paper and underlined, "I can't eat."

Faces fell as they realized what she was saying. For now, the gag over her mouth was practically harmless, but given they had no idea how to get it off, and it didn't look like it was going to conveniently fall off anytime soon, in the long run this was potentially very deadly. On her own, Serena couldn't eat or drink, depriving her of nutrients and fluids.

Ji got up from his seat and placed his hand on her back, "There are other ways," he told her as he guided her out of the room.

"We have to figure out what that… goop is."

"If it's anything like the glue that Nighlok used on us," Mike said and gestured to himself and Kevin, "There's no getting it off."

"Ever?" Emily squeaked fearfully. She didn't like the sound of that. Though Kevin and Mike had a hard time stuck together, being bound by the wrists was nowhere near as dangerous as a gag. If Serena needed help, she couldn't call for it. Message boards were great, but only if someone was paying attention. Knowing her sister, knowing Serena was never one to just sit back and let the others take care of the dirty work; Emily knew Serena would get herself in trouble. If Serrator came back, Serena would be in the fight, and with a gag over her mouth, she couldn't call for help if she needed it.

The moment Emily glanced at the door Mike took her hand. He knew his wife well, and he knew his sister in-law. He made the same connections as Emily but took it a step further. He knew Emily would do anything to protect her sister and it terrified him. Reminding her of her promise to him, he held her hand gently.

Emily seemed to settle in her seat when Mike touched her. James was still uneasy. Serena was smart and brave and sometimes those two qualities turned into her biggest flaws – brave especially. Just like Emily, James looked to the door. He knew Serrator would come back, and he would have a better plan up his sleeve. Serrator scared James the most when it came to Serena because the Nighlok could easily outsmart Serena. Serrator seemed to know exactly how Serena ticked and he could make her do exactly what he wanted her to do without her knowing she was playing right into his hands. If Serena tried to handle this on her own, which she usually did, Serrator would outplay her.

"Excuse me," James whispered as he got up and left the room. The Samurai assumed he was worried for his fiancée, which was correct, and that he was either going to see what Ji was doing to help her eat and drink, or that he needed some space, scared at the thought of Serrator coming after her.

"We can get a step ahead of Serrator," Jayden said, "If we know why he wants Serena or Emily, maybe we can stop his plan. If he doesn't need them…"

"He'll kill them," Mia said. "C'mon, Jayden, let's face it, if Serrator doesn't need someone, he gets rid of them."

"Yeah," Mike nodded his head and wrapped his arm around Emily's shoulders, "He's not going to send us on vacation because we foiled his plan."

"I think there's something else we have to consider," Kevin said. He turned to Emily, "Does Serrator want you and Serena, or does he just need any of us and you two were most convenient?"

Emily shrugged her shoulders. She really wasn't sure. Serrator had given her the impression he wanted either her or Serena specifically, but he was sneaky. Knowing Serrator, his real target could have been Mia, or Jayden, or even Kate.

"I guess we'll all have to be careful, then," Kevin sighed.