Megaforce

The morning started off quiet and humble, the sounds of outside entering the room through the open slide doors leading to the balcony. Emma sighed as she was relaxed, and she took a small cup of coffee with her outside, placing herself gently on a chair. The sky was covered in gray clouds which signaled rain. Emma actually liked gloomy weather a bit more than the sun. Not every nature lover pictured a perfect day with the sun in the background.

As a matter of fact, Emma wanted to relax today. After all, that was the point of the one-month retreat from what Gosei said. Emma knew there was some kind of edge to this sudden vacation, but it never came to her attention as something alarming.

She was a bit startled when Troy landed in the chair next to her with his own small cup. She smiled gently with her tired eyes.

"Did you get any sleep last night?" Troy suddenly asked, noticing her worn out features.

"A little… these sudden encounters with Dizchord lately are actually getting me as exhausted as we all were back in Harwood with all the homework."

"Well, maybe you can sleep in a bit today."

"Right now, that's the last thing on my list. I guess today I want to take in as much of France as I can before it's off to Italy."

"I can't wait for Italy. Food and I are as close as Mike and Ike."

"Well don't let food stop you from having fun."

"Nah, I actually wanted to take you somewhere which I thought you'd love."

"Really, where?"

"I'm not saying anything. I wanna see your face when we get there."

"You forgot something."

"What?"

"Italy's not going to be about me. It's about you."

"Why's that?"

"Your birthday's coming up, remember silly?"

"Oh, I still remember my first birthday with you guys."

"Oh yeah, it was something to remember. Jake made a fool of himself."

"Not that… I remember when you gave me your present." Emma flushed a graceful shade of pink that complimented her delicate features.

Story 1: Baby Steps by PrincessBellePrinceAdam

"You were wearing a white dress with a pink cardigan on top. I think I remember you had a hairband and you left your hair open." Emma's eyes widened and she got up and sat on the same couch as him, placing her cup on the coffee table in front of them and then laid back. Troy used his right arm as a pillow for her head and the other one in a protective manner.

"How do you remember that?"

"I could never forget anything about that party, especially you. Besides, if it weren't for you, I would've still thought birthdays weren't a top priority."

"Well, they are. You just needed a little nudge to know that." It was starting to get cold, so she huddle a bit closer to her Red Ranger. In response he held her a bit tighter.

Story 2: What Could've Been Tremma and Then Some by IAmForReal

"I also remember what you told me when Jordan was pretending to be the Red Ranger."

"Oh yeah, I literally laughed my head off when he tried explaining his 'smooth moves'."

"If he was the Red Ranger, would it change anything you think about me?"

"Well, we wouldn't know each other in that many ways, but when I get to know you, I'd fall for you immediately."

"Thank you, Sleeping Beauty."

"Seriously, I don't sleep that much."

"But everytime I try to wake you, it takes forever."

"Then that's your problem that you're not patient."

"Is it true that I'm the only red ranger to you?"

"Of course, if it were anybody else, I wouldn't like them as much as I would for you. Besides, you're different than others that I've heard of. You're quiet, and you come from many hard times like me. I just thought that maybe if we've gone through the same things or something like that, I could be able to understand your motives better."

"My motives?" Emma hoped she hadn't scared him off.

"You usually like to keep to yourself, but when it's time, you just go and show those two bullies who's boss. Sometimes I don't understand things you do like that time when you told us to stop fighting and listen closely for the monster. I didn't realize you had to think differently to prove that you can be as powerful as people think you can be if you try. That evening after we fought him only did I realize what you meant. I just love that about you."

"What do you love about me?"

"The fact that even the craziest things you do have some meaning to it. For example, when you made me sing to defend Dizchord's first attacks. When you first told me to sing all of the sudden, I thought you were using my voice or something like that. Only when you told me why did I realize that you're not as reserved and crazy as I thought you were."

"You thought I was crazy?"

"You are, but in a good way."

Troy smiled sincerely and left them both some moments of silence so Emma could make up for those missing hours of sleep. She slowly fluttered her eyes shut, and her head immediately fell to his chest.

He was crazy in love.

Samurai

Jayden felt like crap. He had a headache the whole morning, and the duo had moved another hotel to escape the clutches of the girls who were threatening Mia. She had just finished giving him a bit of pain killers to remove his headache and the stings in his feet.

The strong liquid's taste increased the pain in his throat, but he didn't complain or else there wouldn't be any positivity in that. Mia sighed in defeat.

"There's really nothing I can do, Jayden."

"It's alright. At least I have you here to keep me company." Mia smiled. He knew all the right things to say when Mia felt a bit down in any way. She landed next to him and felt his forehead. It was a good temperature, so she was relieved that he wasn't in that serious of a condition.

"I still hate you," Mia suddenly said.

"What- why?"

"Running off to fight Deker like that. No senseless idiot would do that."

Story 1: Penny for Your Thoughts? by KeepHoldingOnXo

"But I had to Mia."

"You did, you still do. Look at where it got you. You didn't realize that you were so blinded by revenge that you were hurting the people who care most about you."

"Mia, Dayu killed you mother!"

"And I'm not bent on revenge 24/7 like you are, aren't I?"

"No, but you should because Dayu hurt you by killing your own mother."

"I know, and I understand that. But unlike you, I balance out my life and think about how my actions would affect you, Ji, the others."

"You don't know how it feels to be the red ranger."

"Maybe I don't, but I do know how it feels to be hurt by the red ranger. Getting into small arguments like these can't help you prove the point that fighting Deker's going to make you superior in any way." Jayden nuzzled his head into her shoulder. She continued.

"The night you left to chase after that imbecile, I was talking to Emily."

"Did you say bad things about me?"

"No," Mia sighed into space. "I told her that I needed to be on my own, but she could figure out it was because you were such an idiot to run away like that."

"That's all you said?"

"My thoughts were a bit more filled than what I chose to say. I, on the other hand, was thinking that I was also a bit stupid by being the one to tell you to fight him. I just didn't think you'd consult to doing that."

"Well maybe I was taking this whole thing the wrong way."

"Of course you were. I wanted to literally kill you when I saw you after you fought him, but I guess that would've ruined the moment." Jayden smiled at her dry humor and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"You still haven't killed me."

"Maybe I just love you too much to do that."

Story 2: The Theory of Mia's Horrible Cooking by We Are The Stuff Of Legends

"Why does your cooking suck?"

"Well, it really doesn't taste that bad. Seriously, it had to go to my mother! She even told you my cooking wasn't bad at all!"

"Then how come Kevin vomits everytime you put out the food?"

"Emily knows this, but no one else does. It's a little weird to tell you, but I guess you'd be alright with it."

"Of course only she knows."

"The reason my cooking probably sucks is because I had a huge crush on you."

"That's why?"

"Yep, all the blame."

"Then I love you all the more."

"You are such an idiot. At least you're mine." Mia kissed his forehead.

Megaforce

Emma smiled at a memory which she thought Troy might like to hear about.

"I remember when I first fell for you." Troy sat up and brushed a bit of hair from her eyes in a manner that was so full of love. It was as if love was radiating from both of them, back and forth.

"So I wasn't alone?"

"Yep, I thought it was impossible to get someone as handsome and daring as you to like me at the least."

"Well look at me right now. I can't ever stay apart from you."

Story 3: Beautiful Moments by KeepHoldingOnXo

"I can't forget when you took that picture of me."

"Don't you remember? I like taking beautiful moments, too."

"I know, but I never thought that you'd say that. I mean, the boy that I like saying that to me… it's a little bit much to handle."

"Why? Because it's not the right thing to say?"

"No, because I never thought that you would say something so surreal to me. I absolutely could not get my head out of that moment."

"That's why it's beautiful. Look, you're getting really tired. It's only seven- you should sleep a bit more."

"Then I want to stay with you."

"Why?"

"Because I want to know that I'm safe."

"And also because you love me?"

"Yes, and also because I love you more than anyone else." Emma smiled as he kissed her nose. Sometimes he made her feel like the most important person in the world.

She felt like a princess.

Samurai

Mia felt so tired. Jayden had kept her up and running all day buying him pain killers and drugs to rid of his- whatever he had. It all paid off in the long run, because she fell sick right afterwards.

But he was there to take care of her.