Emma's eyes shot open at the sound of her morpher going off. Growing up, she had always been a light sleeper which was both a blessing and a curse. It didn't take anything more than a simple alarm clock to wake her up; however, even the slightest of sounds would stir her from her sleep. She remembered ruining Gia's surprise birthday wakeup call after hearing her open the door, which then caused her to immediately wake up and see the cake early. Ever since then, Gia had to find other ways to surprise her best friend.

Recognizing the familiar sound, Emma realized that there must have been a monster attack going on. She spotted Gia as she passed by her room, giving her the look that confirmed her suspicions. Emma slowly peeled herself out of bed, still feeling the raw power inside her lurking. Though she felt ill, she wasn't going to let that stop her from helping her friends. She rushed out the door, but was stopped by Gia's parents.

"Where's Gia going?" Mrs. Moran asked. Jennifer and Matt had come out of their rooms just in time to see Gia leave the house. Both parents were curious to why Gia was leaving the house so early and without saying a word.

Emma bit her lip nervously as she tried coming up with an excuse. She hated lying to the Morans. They were the people who took her in and cared for her after the events with her father. They had no biological ties to her, yet they still looked after her as if she was a part of their family. Emma wished that she could tell the truth, but she knew the risks.

"We're umm… going to Ernie's BrainFreeze! We're meeting up with a few of our friends from school." Emma said a bit too excitedly.

"You're going to get frozen yogurt this early on in the morning? Mr. Moran questioned with a furrowed brow. He looked at the clock and saw that it was only eight in the morning. The girls always went there, but even Mr. Moran knew that it was a bit too early for a frozen treat for anyone.

"It's just the place where we're meeting up. All of us know where it is, so we decided that it would be the best place for us to meet up."

"For what?"

"Just a project for school. We need to do a few experiments and record the data." Emma continued on with her lie. She took a quick glance at the door, eager to leave. She was already going to show up late to the battle and not knowing what was happening to the team made her nervous.

"Well alright," Matt said. "Just let us know next time." Emma nodded her head, gave them both a quick hug, and then left the house. She ran to the coordinates that were sent to her, hoping that she didn't miss too much. After Emma left, Matt and Jennifer looked to each other with confused looks. "Should we be worried?" Matt asked.

"I'll admit that was a bit weird," Jen nodded her head. "But they're good girls, Matt. They wouldn't lie to us, right?"

"I trust them, but maybe we should keep a closer eye on those two."

"Agreed."

-Power Problems-

From a distance, Emma could see the battle take place and so far, it wasn't looking too good for her friends. By the looks of it, they were getting beaten by an oversized purple snake.

Emma morphed and hid quietly behind a bush. Luckily, no one had spotted her yet and hoped that it would stay like that long enough for her to figure out a plan. She knew that if she jumped in now, she would easily get defeated. There was no way she could take on a bunch of loogies and a monster at the same time. Emma felt torn; she wanted to help her friends, but she couldn't do anything if she was outnumbered.

Then, Emma saw the monster advance on Gia, who was already on the ground. She was covered in some sort of sticky goo and seemed like she was having a hard time getting up. As a matter of fact, none of them could get up. Emma was way too far from Gia, but she knew she had to do something. The monster seemed to be charging up for a move that would surely finish off Gia. Emma wouldn't allow that.

"Gia!" Jake yelled. Like Gia and the rest of the other team, they were all incapacitated from the effects of the monster's goo. He tried several times to get up and help her, but his attempts were futile. He could barely feel his legs or his arms.

Emma was about to break her cover to distract the monster, but then the sick feeling started to build up again. She fell on one knee and winced as a growing pain rose throughout her entire body. With one eye barely opened, she could only watch hopelessly as the monster stood over Gia. Flashbacks of her mother overwhelmed Emma's mind. Tears threatened to fall as she remembered having the same exact helpless feeling.

"NO!" Emma screamed. "You can't do this mom! Dad needs you! I need you! Please, don't die!" Every bone and muscle in Emma's body protested in overwhelming pain, but Emma willed herself closer to her mom. She pressed her hands onto the huge gash on her mom's side in an attempt to stop the bleeding, but the blood quickly seeped through her fingers. She could only watch as her mother slowly bled out. By now, Emma was crying hysterically and hoped that someone saw what was happening so they could call 911.

"No, not again." Emma whispered to herself. Without knowing why, Emma instinctively raised her hand and when she opened her eyes, there was a clear semi-circle bubble in front of Gia. She didn't really know what she was doing, but she guessed that she just triggered her powers. At this point, Emma didn't care about the side effects. She was just relieved that her friend would be okay. Emma wouldn't let a loved one die in front of her eyes again. Never again. However, the longer Emma kept the forcefield up, the more exhausted she began to feel. She could feel her energy draining and a sharp pain in her arm made it harder for her to focus.

From a distance, Gia watched as the attack from the monster was suddenly stopped. The monster's last attack sapped all of their energy to the point of complete exhaustion. Somehow, a random shield formed in front of her just in time to block the deadly finisher. Gia looked around to see what could have possibly stopped it and saw Emma around the corner. Her hands were stretched out towards Gia, but she seemed to be struggling. Her eyes widened as she realized that Emma used her powers without getting the clearance from Tensou. As soon as the monster backed away, the forcefield disappeared and Emma collapsed, demorphing in the process. Hisser, which was the monster's name, was angry at the fact that he didn't get to finish off his prey. He looked around to see what could've stopped him and found a passed out girl on the floor.

"Ooo, easy pickings." Hisser licked his slips and made his way towards Emma, ignoring the other rangers who were finally starting to get up.

"Emma!" Gia screamed. She wasn't supposed to use her powers, but she took the risk anyways in order to save her. Gia's knuckle turned white as her anger flared up.

"I'll take the monster, you guys take the loogies."

The boys saw the anger in her eyes and agreed to her command. To be honest, they were just too afraid to decline. Gia looked like she was ready to kill, and they didn't want to be one of her victims. The boys quickly broke off and took down their designated loogies one by one. On the other hand, Gia ran towards Hisser with her tiger claw out. She swiped across his back before he could reach Emma and attacked him relentlessly. The monster tried to spit his venom again, but Gia wasn't going to allow it to happen a second time. She dodged the attack and counteracted with a strong kick, causing the monster to fall down. Gia jumped on top of him and stabbed its chest with her weapon. For a moment, Gia backed away and her body emitted a soft yellow glow. A huge chunk of dirt mixed with rocks from the ground was lifted up into the air, and then dropped onto the monster. She immediately backed away and the monster exploded seconds after.

"I hate mutants." she mumbled. Gia ran towards Emma and checked for a pulse. She breathed a sigh of relief when she found one, but was still worried about the consequences. Obviously there was a side effect and it didn't seem too friendly. On the other hand, the boys finally finished off the remaining loogies and met up with Gia.

"After all this, I think I want to change my zord. I never want to see another snake in my life." Jake said as he walked up to them, not realizing that Emma was unconscious.

"Woah, what the hell happened?" Noah pointed to Emma.

"I don't know! She just collapsed after making that force field thing."

"You mean that bubble? She was the one who made that?" Troy asked.

"I don't care what you call it. We need to get Emma back in the command center now! Tensou should know what to do."