"Depths of hell," Antonio sang as he and Jayden climbed down the inside of the volcano, trying to reach the ledge on the bottom. "We're sinking into the depths of hell, la, la, la, la…"

"Antonio, now would be a really good time to shove your marshmallows into your mouth."

"It would be," Antonio looked down at Jayden and saw his best friend hopping onto the ledge, "but if I take my helmet off I'm going to burn in the depths of hell."

"Technically we're still high above ground level," Jayden reminded the gold Ranger. "Everyone else is closer to hell than we are."

"Are they going to get a weird visor tan?" Antonio pointed to the visor on his helmet. He could feel the heat coming through the visor and he was positive his skin was starting to burn. "I think this qualifies as hell, no matter how high above the ground we are."

"Just be happy there are no Nighlok in this hell," Jayden caught his friend as Antonio jumped down onto the ledge. He steadied the gold Ranger on his feet and pointed to a path that led deeper down the volcano, "We'll follow this until we find the Stone or we run out of path."

"Or burn to a crisp."

"I'll get you ice cream when we get out of here," Jayden said. "Just stop with the burning. Would I let you get burned?"

"You're the fire guy," Antonio nodded, "If anything, you'll be the one burning me."

"Just walk."

-Samurai-

Mike wanted to faint. That sounded like a good idea. If he fainted now, surely Jack, Emily's father, wouldn't hurt him. It wasn't nice to hurt a man who fainted.

But he couldn't faint. He was too terrified to faint. He knew if he fainted, not only would he be vulnerable to whatever Jack decided to do to him for dating his youngest daughter, but he would also be showing the big, strong and apparently very protective father that he was weak and pathetic.

Jack looked down at Emily, "Have you seen your mother yet, Emily?"

"No, dad, I…"

"She's got a lot of questions to ask you," Jack said. "Go talk to your mother, Emily."

"Can Mike come with me?"

"Mike is staying where I can see him."

"Dad!"

"Go find your mother, Emily!"

"I'm right here, Jack," Emily's mother called from the stairs. She was standing in the middle of the staircase watching the scene. She frowned at her husband, "Behave with our guest!"

"Guest?" Jack roared. "Do you know what he's done?"

"What did I do?" Mike asked in a panic. Emily turned to him and shook her head.

"Nothing," she looked back at her dad, "Dad, he didn't do anything!"

Emily's mother surveyed the room one more time before she knew what was happening. She knew her husband well enough to know what he was trying to hint at and her maternal instincts told her the rest of the story. Her eyes fell on Mike and she gave him a gentle look before turning to her husband.

"We discussed this three times, Jack," she said. "Four, actually. Once when I went away, once when we thought Serena would leave, once when Emily had to take her place and last night I brought it up."

"You did? When?" Jack asked. Emily's mother sighed.

"You obviously weren't listening to me," she walked the rest of the way down the stairs and placed a hand on Mike's shoulder. She pointed to the living room, "Why don't we all go have a seat and we'll figure this out, together."

She guided Mike into the other room. Jack went to follow but Emily grabbed his arm, holding him back.

"He loves me, dad."

"That's what they all say."

"Mike's not like all the other guys…"

"That's what young girls always think," Jack sighed. He placed his hands on his daughter's shoulders, "Emily, I was his age once. I know what he's thinking…"

"I know what he's thinking too, dad. He can think all he wants. Neither of us is ready for anything more than what we have. I really like him, dad. Please don't scare him."

Jack looked into his youngest daughter's pleading eyes and his heart melted. He let out a long, deep sigh and wrapped his arms around her, swallowing her in a hug.

"I'll have to see what he's made of," he told her, "Only the best for my baby girl."

Emily smiled. She stood on her toes and her father leaned forward. She kissed his cheek and skipped off into the living room to take a seat right next to Mike.

-Samurai-

"So, active… could this thing blow at any minute?" Antonio asked Jayden. He was sticking so close to the wall he was almost part of it. He didn't want to slip down into the depths of hell.

"We're safe, Antonio, I promise."

"No, you think we're safe," Antonio peeked his head over the ledge. "Bad things happen inside volcanoes."

"Says who?" Jayden chuckled and glanced over his shoulder at Antonio. The gold Ranger shrugged.

"Exactly. No one's ever lived to tell their tale."

"What happened to the fearless gold Ranger we accepted into our team? You know the one who wasn't afraid to put his life at risk in order to be a Samurai?"

"Gold melts when it's heated. I'm not fond of melting," Antonio grabbed his helmet in his hands, "In fact, is my helmet still the right shape? I feel like it's melting right off."

"Your helmet's fine," Jayden answered without looking back to actually check. Antonio rolled his eyes. Jayden was horrible at reassuring people they would be okay. He could have at least glanced over his shoulder to make sure he wasn't lying.

He was about to comment on Jayden's comforting skills when the red Ranger suddenly stopped dead in his tracks. Antonio stopped as well, worried something was wrong.

"Jay…"

"Shh!"

"What?"

"SHH!"

"Sorry…"

Jayden glared at his best friend through his helmet. Antonio caught the stare and ran his fingers over the spot where his mouth was, telling Jayden he would shut up.

With Antonio silenced, Jayden could finally focus. He walked over to the edge of the path and peered over. Antonio began to worry when he saw Jayden sticking his head out. He was terrified the red Ranger was going to lose his balance and fall. He worried doubled when Jayden stuck his head out further and tried looking under the path they were walking on.

"It's right there."

Antonio blinked, "What?"

Jayden pulled away from the ledge but pointed to it. He looked at Antonio, "The Stone's right under your feet."

"Under my…" Antonio lifted his feet off the ground before understanding what Jayden meant. He looked at his best friend, "How did you…?"

"I've been training since I was five," Jayden reminded the gold Ranger, "And unlike the others, I had nothing distracting me from my training. I'm more connected to my element and my folding Zord."

"So you can sense fire rocks?"

"Pretty much."

"And it's right under me?"

Jayden glanced over the ledge, "We have to figure out a way to get it. Without falling," he added that last part after a quick pause. Antonio nodded his head.

"Oh, without falling? Damn, I figured we would just jump, spread out wings, fly back up and, you know, grab the stone on our way."

Jayden couldn't help but laugh, "Samurai don't have wings."

"They don't? I quit then."

"Help me get the rock, first."

Antonio stepped closer to the edge and poked his head over, "Whatever plan we come up with will involve you possibly falling into the lava, I hope you realise that."

"I assumed as much."

"You owe me a double scoop ice cream when we're done."

"Single chocolate covered ice cream cone and a week off training."

"Deal," Antonio and Jayden shook hands and then they both glanced over the edge. Suddenly Antonio had an idea. He pulled out his Samuraizer and summoned the Octozord. With his buddy by his side he turned to face Jayden.

"How much do you weight?"

"What?"

"Octozord can only carry so much," Antonio shrugged. "You better not be fat."

-Samurai-

Jack leaned back in his wooden rocking chair, explaining the story of how he found Mike and Emily sleeping on the ground on his farm. He stared at Mike the entire time he spoke.

"I did my early morning rounds: Feeding the animals, checking the plants, looking to see if there was any more work that needed to be done. You two are lucky I stumbled upon you when I did."

"Any reason why you were both sleeping in the grass?" Emily's mother asked. Emily shrugged her shoulders and looked to Mike. The last thing she remembered before waking up in her own room was slowly falling asleep on Mike's back.

"We were up all night searching for a Stone," Mike answered. "I was carrying Emily when she fell asleep. I guess I didn't realise how tired I was. I must have just passed out right then and there. I had no idea I was walking on someone's land."

"Does Mentor Ji know where you are?" Jack asked Emily. Mike found it strange hearing someone he barely knew speaking of Mentor Ji. He knew Emily's father knew of the Samurai, just like his mother did, but it was still odd.

Emily nodded her head, "He knows… kind of. We promised him we would stay away from you, though. No contact."

"That's why we were surprised to see you," her mother said. "So, you're out here because of a rock?"

"Aren't their rocks in the city?" Jack asked. "Can't you find a rock there?"

"It's the Earth Stone," Mike answered. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the Forest Stone to show Emily's parents. "It kind of looks like this but… I guess it would be yellow."

"That's neat," Emily's mother held her hand out. She wanted to hold the Stone and get a closer look at it. Mike gave it to her to examine.

"There are five Stones in total," Emily explained. "Apparently the first Red Ranger created them when he created the Black Box. If we're right, we won't be able to get the Black Box programmed without these Stones."

"The Black Box?"

"I'll explain everything next time, mom," Emily promised. "It's already bad enough we're seeing each other. I can't tell you what we know. The less you know the better."

"I understand," her mother handed the Stone back to Mike.

"So, if you're looking for the Earth Stone and you're here, does that mean you think it's in this area?" Jack asked. Mike and Emily both shrugged.

"Mentor Ji has a friend who searches for jewels and stuff for a living. He hasn't figured out an exact location, but he was getting some readings from this area," Emily nodded.

"And he was almost spot on with my Forest Stone," Mike added.

"If there was a special Stone hiding here we would know about it," Jack huffed. "There's no good reason for either of you to be snooping around here! You've put us in danger and you've put yourself in danger, Emily."

"I know, dad…"

"If anything happens to you…"

Mike didn't think it was possible, but Emily's lumberjack of a father began shedding tears. He excused himself from the room and left in a hurry before he embarrassed himself.

Emily's mother's eyes fell on her daughter and Mike.

"He worries every day," she whispered. She was about to get up to go after her husband but she heard Mike calling for her to stop. The green Ranger stood up.

"Um… if you don't mind… I'd like to talk to him."

Emily's mother nodded her head, "That would be nice. In the meantime, Emily, I have something to show you in the barn."

"What is it?" Emily asked.

"Something that I think might help you."