At Darkness End

Emily clenched her teeth to keep from screaming, but she let out another scream. The pain was too much for her.

*Darkness Within*

Jayden found the others in the end.

"What's the plan?" Mike asked.

"You four look to the Crystal Hearts, I'll get Emily," Jayden ordered.

"Are you sure?" Mia asked.

Jayden nodded. They split up.

Mike was in front as he looked for the Crystal Hearts.

"Are you sure we are going the right way?" Mia asked.

"No," Mike answered. "But if you want to lead, be my guest."

They continued walking, but found nothing. They could hear Emily's screams, and wanted to help.

Mia looked to the ground. Emily was her best friend, she could tell the young girl anything and it'll stay a secret. Now the girl was against them, and that hurts worse then any Nighlok could.

*Darkness Within*

Jayden followed the screams. As he ran, he looked at what was in the cloth. His eyes widened, he knew he had to do it. He threw the cloth to the ground, and stuck the thing in the back of his pants.

*Darkness Within*

Emily was panting. She tried to reach her Samuraizer, but it was too far.

"I'm going to make you pay," Emily growled, threw her pain.

"If you live," the cloaked guy said, as he pushed the button again.

Emily let out a scream as she tried to get off. She raised her chest a few inches, only to let it down.

She closed her eyes and hoped for a miracle.

*Darkness Within*

Mike walked in front. He stopped when he found the temple.

"Guys! Over here!" Mike shouted. He ran inside, with the others behind him.

The temple was huge. There were torches everywhere. There were a lot of doors. Before they could enter, they were surrounded.

Kevin took out his Samuraizer.

"We have to morph," he ordered.

The three nodded.

They tried to morph, but nothing happened.

"Why didn't we morph?" Antonio asked.

"I don't know," Kevin answered. He looked around. The cloaked figures got closer.

*Darkness Within*

While Jayden was running, he felt someone following him. He turned to see the bushes move. He stopped and listened to everything.

He heard nothing, thinking the noise was his imagination, he continued to walk.

He drew the symbol for his Spin Sword to be careful.

"Where are you going?" A voice asked.

Jayden looked around and saw nothing.

"To stop all of this," Jayden answered.

"We have it under control," the voice said.

Jayden heard Emily's screams louder.

"By torturing her?" Jayden asked, getting angry.

"It must be done."

"No, it doesn't!"

*Darkness Within*

Emily could barely keep her eyes opened.

"He's coming here," the cloaked man said.

"Who?" Emily asked, weakly.

"None of your business!"

The cloaked man pushed the button.

Emily groaned as she felt the pain.

*Darkness Within*

Kevin found some sticks and threw them to the others.

The cloaked people attacked them, and the four rangers used the sticks as defense.

Kevin teamed up with Mia, while Antonio and Mike worked together.

"What is your business here?" One cloaked person said.

"To protect the Crystal Hearts," Kevin answered.

"We protect the crystals," he responded.

Mike glared at him.

"Yeah, because last time, you didn't lose the crystals, and they weren't taken from here," Mike said, with a lot of sarcasm.

The cloaked man signaled for attack, and the rangers were in battle.

*Darkness Within*

Jayden found the man and kept his eyes on him. Slowly he walked to the man.

Jayden attacked. He flipped the man and hit him on the head with the end of his sword, knocking him out.

Jayden ran to where Emily was being kept. He barged into the room and glared at the man. The man stepped away from the controls and ran to Jayden. Jayden got the guy and pushed him against the wall.

"Let her go," Jayden ordered.

The guy, frightened for his life, nodded.

The man untied Emily. Jayden hit him on the back of his head. He got Emily to sit up.

She pushed him away.

"Emily, please, you're hurt," Jayden whispered.

"I don't need your help," Emily said.

"I know you don't. I'm here to finish everything," Jayden told her.

Her eyes widened at the meaning. She looked at his sword.

"Just do it, I'm weak anyways," Emily whispered.

Jayden shook his head.

"I'm a samurai. I have honor, we will fight when you are ready."

Emily looked at him in the eye, and saw that he was telling the truth.

She nodded, telling him she was ready. She was going to keep her promise, and kill the red ranger blood.

She drew the symbol for her Spin Sword and threw he Samuraizer to be ground. Jayden threw his with her and raised his sword.

*Darkness Within*

The four had knocked the last one out. They each to the doors and looked inside.

Antonio's door had the crystal hearts.

"I found them!" Antonio shouted. He walked inside and looked at the hearts. He noticed the were, in a way, floating, and the plates under them, were their colors. There was something missing. Antonio couldn't find the special sword.

Some crystals were older than others.

"Mom," Mia whispered, as she stared at the older pink crystal.

"Dad," Mike and Kevin whispered as they saw the older crystals.

"Look at Emily's," Antonio called.

Her Crystal Heart was glowing black. There was a little white, but it can barely be seen.

Antonio grabbed it. He looked at it closely.

"Emily," he whispered.

"Give me the crystal," a cloaked man said.

*Darkness Within*

Emily and Jayden were in a heated battle. The building they were in wasn't strong, and the more they fought, the closer it got to collapsing.

Jayden ripped her sleeve, and made Emily bleed.

Emily got a little anger and went for his chest. She slashed his shirt, but didn't cut him. She kicked him. He fell back. Emily raised her sword and brought it down. Jayden blocked it and pushed her back. He went for her. He cut her side.

Emily glared at him and attacked harder. She got him in the face, on his right cheek, his chest, and leg. Jayden got her side, arm, forehead, and leg.

Emily wasn't going to give up, neither was Jayden.

*Darkness Within*

There were more cloaked people, and it was getting harder to keep the crystal at hand. Antonio gave the crystal to Mia, who tossed it to Kevin. Kevin couldn't find Mike.

"Give us the crystal," the leader ordered.

"We'll never give it to you," Mia told him.

"Mike!" Kevin called out, after spotting him. Kevin threw the crystal at him. Mike ran to catch it.

*Darkness Within*

Emily got Jayden to one knee. She raised her sword and brought it down again. Jayden raised his to block it.

*Darkness Within*

A cloaked person pushed Mike, and the crystal fell to the ground, shattering. The pieces fell everywhere.

The four watched the darkness lift from the crystal and disappear in the air.

*Darkness Within*

Emily froze. Jayden took the chance and reached to his back. He got the sword that his father used against Emily's mother, and shoved it to her chest.

Emily gasped as her Spin Sword dropped and disappeared.

Jayden closed his eyes, twisted the sword, and then took out the sword. Tears filled his eyes, as he got Emily before she fell. He slowly laid her on his lap.

"I love you," he whispered. He kissed her lips.

He raised her from the ground and laid her on the table. He got both Samuraizers. He drew a symbol and a red rose appeared. He rested it on her body and didn't move.

"J-Jayden," she whispered.

Jayden looked up. She smiled at him, weakly.

"I-I love you too. G-get out of h-here," she managed to say.

The place started to shake. He was going to get her.

"L-leave m-me here," she said.

"No," he told her.

She smiled at him.

"I-I'm g-going to d-die an-anyways."

Jayden kissed her, and she kissed back.

They parted, and she raised her hand to touch his cheek.

Her hand fell before it can reach his cheek, and her eyes closed. She slowly let out her last breath.

His tears fell and he took her hand and put it next to his cheek. He kissed her forehead, stood up, put both Samuraizers on his pocket, and walked out.

Just as he stepped outside, he saw a light, and the building collapsed.

He walked to the Shiba house, where the others were waiting.

*Darkness Within*

Mike felt guilty. He couldn't get the crystal, but he didn't know what had happened.

They saw Jayden enter the house. They were shocked on how he looked.

He had cuts and blood all over. What shocked them the most was the knife with blood. He stood in front of the table, took out Emily's Samuraizer and laid it on the table.

"I-I killed her," Jayden told them, as he fell to his knees.