After getting word from James about the strange activity up in the mountains, the Samurai rushed to check it out. Very rarely did they have to venture outside of the city to deal with Nighlok issues, and so they had a hard time finding their way around. Once they were closer to the mountain where James saw the strange activity was coming from, Emily seemed to pick up on something and raced ahead, forcing the others, Antonio especially due to his injuries, to run as quickly as possible just to keep up with her.

Scaling the mountain proved difficult, and everyone slipped or lost their footing at least once but after hours of climbing they made it to what looked to be a ledge, where a cave opened up and led inside the mountain. Emily darted inside and the others were forced to go after her.

"Emily!" they called to try and pull her back before something bad happened.

"Over here!" Emily answered back and waved them over. When the Samurai arrived and looked to what she wanted to show them they knew they had the right spot.

"It's a cage," Mia stated the obvious as she knelt and touched the metal cage. It was longer than it was tall, perfect for lying down. She wasn't sure how many people ventured up into the mountains but getting up this high and bringing a cage up was more trouble than it was worth for any ordinary man.

"You think he's been keeping her here?" Jayden asked.

While the Samurai discussed the possibility of Serrator bringing Serena to this spot, Emily walked further into the cave, until she reached a wall. It was hard to see so she reached her hand out, hoping she could use that as her eyes while she was in the dark. She put her hand on the wall and felt the surface. It was way too smooth to be natural. Someone had been here. Someone had changed the shape of the back of the cave. Pulling out her Samuraizer she used a Symbol to break down the wall. It shattered into pieces, practically blowing up in her face before it crumbled.

"Emily?" Mike turned to her to see what she was getting up to.

Unnaturally for the middle of the mountain, breaking the inside wall brought in some more light for the cave. Emily looked up and saw a large crack that extended right to the top of the mountain. Then she looked down and saw it continued several feet below where she stood.

The crack wasn't natural either. The edges were too smooth. It looked like the mountain had been reshaped to be perfect, and it looked like it was being reshaped because it was being cut in half. Someone was trying to turn this mountain into two.

Just as the others approached Emily, and before they could ask her what had caught her attention, she fell away from them, down to the middle of the mountain.

"Emily!" they cried and leaned over the edge. It wasn't too far a fall, but enough to cause them to panic. When they looked down to see if she was okay, they were surprised to see she hadn't fallen. She had been pulled down.

"Serena?" Kevin asked, seeing the white Ranger and Emily wrestling at the bottom of the gap. Emily was holding back, screaming for Serena to stop and insisting everything was okay, but Serena either didn't believe her, or didn't want to believe her. She continuously tried to beat into her sister, and it looked like she was trying everything she could to win.

Serena hated this. Serrator couldn't hear anything that happened from his hiding place, but he could see it. He could see everything she did. If Serena hadn't had the gag covering her mouth she would have explained everything to her little sister. But that wasn't an option. She had been gagged. Her speech had been taken from her, and she was forced to beat up the yellow Ranger without an explanation.

Suddenly, a fire burned all around her. She figured the samurai realized there was something wrong and Emily needed to be protected. Jayden must have known Serena was a danger. The fire burned Serena and seemed to leave a bit of a singe on Emily. As Serena backed away, knowing Serrator wouldn't disapprove only because he didn't want her dead yet, another fireball came at her. Serena had to jump out of the way quickly and scaled the wall, climbing up the gap until she reached the top of the mountain.

Then she looked back down. Mike and Antonio had fallen beside Emily to check up on her while Jayden, Kevin, and Mia looked up. They couldn't climb the wall as quickly as Serena and knew they had to let her get away, but they wanted answers.

Serena wanted to explain everything but she couldn't. She couldn't say a word.

Emily stood up. Serena locked eyes with her little sister.

"Don't go!" Emily cried. Serena watched her grab the rock wall and start to climb, only to fall as soon as she tried to pull herself up. She had, unfortunately, been caught in Jayden's attack. It had saved her for now, but she had been scathed. When Emily fell, Mia was quick to catch her and pull her into her arms, hugging her tight as Serena jumped down and disappeared out of sight. She had to leave. Serrator wouldn't be happy if she spent too much time with her former team.

Hopping down a few ledges, Serena could only hope her friends would put two and two together. She had threatened to hurt them all before but they had to know this wasn't what she meant. She would never turn on her team unless forced. She needed them. She needed them desperately. They were now her only hope.

As she hopped down to the final ledge, she was pulled through a gap before her feet hit rock and she tumbled. She landed ungracefully at the top of another mountain, where Serrator was waiting for her. He had been watching her through a portal. As she straightened herself up, he approached her with a wicked grin on her face.

"Attacking your sister first? I didn't think you had it in you," he ripped the gag off her mouth, "How does it feel?"

Serena didn't answer. She didn't say a word. She saw a bowl of food and water had been left out for her and she went for it. She hadn't wanted to go after Emily first, but if she was going to convince Serrator she was willing to go along with his deal, she had to pull out all the stops. The more useful he thought she was, the longer she would stay alive. She needed to show him she would do exactly what he asked and nothing would hold her back. The only way to accomplish that was to have him see her attack her own sister.

What Serrator didn't know what that Serena had made the fight easy for Emily defensively. It looked like Serena was trying to land her punches on Emily, but she was always off by a hair, and she only attacked in a combination Emily knew well. It had been their mother's warm up. Without thinking, Emily could dodge every punch and kick that came her way. Had Jayden not interrupted, Serena knew she would have landed a few, but fortunately he had sensed danger, and he had cut in, giving Serena an excuse to run before she did any real damage to her sister. Serrator was convinced, and though Serena had to sleep with the replay of assaulting Emily, she could sleep knowing she hadn't caused her any harm.

"Maybe in a few days I'll send you into the city. We'll see how you match up in a real fight against all of them. I'll see what you're really made of."

Serrator walked to a basket he carried with him; a basket that always seemed to be full of food. He pulled out what looked like a chicken drumstick and dropped it in her bowl. Serena looked down in shock. Serrator never gave her extra food. She was lucky if he let her finish her bowl. Seeing the look of shock on her face, Serrator chuckled, "You did well today."

Serrator then returned to his seat, turning his back to Serena, giving her just a little bit of privacy for now.

Serena looked down in her bowl at the extra food and thought about how she had earned it. Though Serrator was proud of her, it meant nothing. She picked up the drumstick and tossed it over the side of the mountain. She turned to Serrator and thought maybe she could sneak away. As soon as she got up, she felt a hand on her shoulder. In the seconds since she had taken her eyes off him, Serrator knew what she was up to and walked over to stop her. He kept one hand on her shoulder while the other reached for the chain. Normally he used it with shackles to keep her feet attached to the bars of her cage. Now, he wrapped the chain around her neck and used a lock to keep it in place. Then he led her to his chair and clipped her to it. He sat down and closed his eyes to rest.

Serena pulled on the chain but it was no use. Serrator wasn't really any bigger than an average man, but he sure did weigh a lot more, and his chair was also at least twice his weight. Serena gave up quickly and lay down on her back. She looked up at the sky. It was getting dark again. She could see the stars were starting to come out. She thought of the team, she thought of her sister, and she thought of James and Terran. Tears dripped down her cheeks.

She desperately needed them to figure this all out. Serrator was turning out to be too smart for her.