Just a small little thing I found about Emma Goodall's and Gia Moran's names. The creators planned on their first and last names to connect.
Here, look at it this way and break it down: Emma Goodall and Gia Moran
Emma G. and Gia M. - Read that a few times. Notice anything weird?
Let me make this look even more obvious.
M-a G. and G-a M.
Now do you see it?
Just thought I'd share that little tidbit with you guys, I found it interesting. Anyways, on with the story!
==Palisade, North Carolina, United States==
Raylan, Emma, Ryleigh, Johnny, the babies, and even Jordan didn't know what to expect when they walked into the fancy Mexican restaurant for dinner. They decided to go out to dinner with Shane, but didn't know who he brought with him. They expected his wife, Susanna, but were in for a real surprise.
"What are you guys doing here?" Raylan asked, surprised. He pulled them each in for a hug.
"A long awaited reunion, I guess?" Mike replied.
"Oh wow, look how much bigger the girls have gotten!" Sydney exclaimed, pinching each girls' cheeks. "They are so cute!" Casey and Alissa started giggling.
"She's just learning how to talk." Emma answered. "She's my little cutie!"
Casey giggled again as Emma touched her nose. "Ma-ma!" she cooed.
Shane walked over to Jordan. "Dude, I heard the news!" he exclaimed. "You're takin' after your big cuz, aren't you?"
Jordan put a finger to his mouth. "You have to keep this quiet, man. I don't want other people to know."
Shane laughed. "Did I even say anything? Jordan, I'm a professional at this. I've been doing it for ten years."
Jordan scratched his head. "Okay..."
The waiter walked over to the large group. "What will your reservation be?" he asked Raylan.
"Uhh...eight adults and three kids." Raylan answered.
"Hey, I'm not a kid!" Jordan exclaimed.
"Relax, I was talking about Shane."
The dinner was great. The Rangers had great food and they were able to catch up on everything. Apart from the occasional poking at Shane, everyone was having fun. Even the babies were giggling at nothing.
"I had a fun time! It was great finally seeing you all again." Raylan said. "It's been way too long."
"Yeah, we have to do this more often." Emma added in.
"I couldn't tell any of you were Rangers!" Jordan exclaimed. "You all acted like normal people!"
Johnny chuckled. "Dude, that's who we are. We're just normal people."
"But none of you were tense or anything. You were all calm that this world is under attack."
"That's how we operate." Shane told his cousin. "If we're uneasy, then the whole world will be uneasy. It's not fair for the people who are defenseless if their only line of defense can't do their job."
"So, how do you like all this?" Emma asked Jordan.
"It's really crazy, but I think I can handle it." Jordan replied.
"You sure?"
"Yeah, this is really cool!"
"Being a Power Ranger is probably the most rewarding experience in the world. There are so many friends to make, places to go, an things to do. It's like you always have something calling for you!"
"But the coolest part is that I met Sydney Evans!" Jordan exclaimed loudly, attracting the attention of passer-bys.
"What have you done?" Sydney asked before hiding in the middle of the Rangers.
"Sorry..." Jordan apologized. "I guess I just get a bit too excited."
"Why didn't I think of this before?" Mike asked. "Hey, everyone, Sydney Evans is over here!" he shouted, pointing in her direction.
"Shut up!" she growled, cowering on the ground as hundreds of fans swarmed over to her.
==Underground Temple, Saudi Arabia==
"Sutekh, Krosis, Hevnoraak, and now Otar!? How many more can I lose!" Exo shouted at his servants.
"I'm not really a battle strategist...I'm just simply a servant."
"Shut up!"
The servant cowered. "Yes master-highness-thingy, sir."
"I want to assemble a massive army of wyrms...one capable of destroying every last Power Ranger in existence."
"Why are you telling me this?"
"Because I'm promoting you to the ranks of a general."
The servant smiled. "Really? I can actually go out on the battlefield?" he asked.
"Yes, provided you don't lose to the Rangers."
"What happens if I do?"
"Well, then you die. I'd rather you die than come back here a failure."
"So what is it that you want?"
Exo thought about his plans. If he were to dismantle the Power Rangers, he would require an intrinsic strategy with no loopholes. He had already tried all out attacks with his Dragon Priests, but he valued something more this time.
"How about we not send out any Dragon Priests and instead sent an army of a few thousand wyrms." Exo suggested. "That way, we can still use our top-notch fighters to kill humans and have the Power Rangers out of the way."
"Sir, isn't that what we've been telling you?"
"Silence! Now do as you are asked!" Exo commanded.
==Palisade, North Carolina, United States==
Emma and Gia walked down the school hallways together that day. Emma told Gia about her issues with Troy an Gia promised to help her out. Gia pointed Emma to Troy's locker, where they found him by himself holding a yellow bouqet of flowers.
"There he is..." Emma mumble to Gia. "And he's holding flowers."
Troy quickly glanced at the two an then suddenly looked back at his locker. It looked like he was nervous and wasn't sure about what he was doing. He put his flowers in his locker, but quickly took them back out.
"What's he doing?" Emma asked.
"I don't know, but I think I should give you two some private time." Gia smirked. "Good luck, it looks like he's after you!" she ran off.
Emma sighed and waited for Troy to walk over to her with the flowers. When Troy closed his locker, he took a deep breath and saw Emma standing by herself. He appeared nervous and walked over to her.
"Hey, Emma." he said, raising an eyebrow.
"Uhh..." Emma couldn't find the words to say. "How may I help you?"
Troy chuckled and looked at his flowers. "Well, there is one question I have to ask you, but I don't want to sound like a real creep asking it."
Emma's heart fluttered. 'Uhh...umm..." she babbled. "How may I help you?" she asked again.
"You always were the funny one." Troy smiled.
"Really?" Emma smiled.
"But about that question..."
Emma sighed. "Okay, I'm ready, ask away. I promise, you won't seem like a creep. No matter what you do, you won't seem like a creep."
Troy smirked, looked around the hallways, and then looked back to his flowers. "Where'd Gia go?"
"It's all your fault!" Emma shouted at Gia.
She had reached the pits with Troy. She kept on showering him with affection and attention but he wouldn't even notice her. In fact, he had picked Gia as his love interest over her.
The minute both of them reached the hotel room, Emma threw the news on Gia's face. Since Gia hadn't heard about it in school, she was in for a real surprise when she got back. Once Emma started to dump her anger on Gia, Gia didn't know how to take it.
"Maybe he just needs some space...or he just doesn't like you back." Gia replied. "I mean, you can't force a guy to like you."
"Shut up! Just because you're the hottest girl on the planet doesn't mean I can't have guys to myself! I hate being in your shadow!"
"But..."
"If you can't let me and Troy be together, I'll split you and Chase up!" Emma threatened.
"But me and Chase aren't even a thing. You know he's with Alli."
"Does it look like I care? You obviously didn't care when you snatched Troy up. I can't believe we called each other friends. I hate you!"
"Emma, I didn't 'snatch Troy up'. It's not my fault he has a small crush on me! I'm sorry! What did I do wrong?"
"You did everything wrong!" Emma growled. "
"What did I do that was wrong?" Gia asked.
"Maybe what happened between you and Chase the other night? Yeah, I remember walking in on the two of you..."
"Hey! That wasn't my fault!" Gia defended herself.
What Emma said pressed the memory into Gia's mind. She couldn't stop thinking about that night. While Chase had led into it, Gia couldn't say that she didn't try to stop it. Even though she was working with Kenzie, she couldn't resist Chase. There was just something about him that pulled her in. While she respected Alli, a part of her actually wanted to be with him.
"Oh, did that get you?" Emma asked coldly. "You just went quiet there."
"Emma, stop..."
"Now you know how I feel." Emma tilted her head.
"No I don't, you're just trying to vent your anger on me. Stop it!"
Emma smirked. "So, you and Chase..."
"Stop it! You can't have me thinking like this! I'm Alli's friend!"
"You weren't thinking that when you slept with him."
"Emma, please stop it!" Gia cried. "Please, don't do this..."
"No, you fucking bitch!" Emma yelled louder. "I hope you're happy."
"With what? What did I do to you? I'm your best friend!" Gia pleaded. "I'm supposed to help you!"
"I can tell the whole world that you bedded Chase and you'll become the biggest slut on the planet."
"Emma, don't!"
Emma laughed meniachally and left the room. Gia tried going after her, but Emma had already ran far enough. Gia ran back into her room and started crying. She didn't know what made her cry more: the fact that her best friend was doing this to her or the fact that she still liked Chase.
"Troy, what have you done to Emma?" she mumbled to herself before returning to the room.
Raylan and Emma were thrown awake by the warming of their morphers. Usually, Raylan's morpher was the only one that warmed up while Emma's remained dormant as a request to Gadget-X. In order to take care of Casey, Emma vouched to silence her morpher to prevent her from going to battle. Now, however, both of their morphers were warming up.
"What the hell is going on?" Emma asked, looking at her dazed husband. "My morpher is getting hot!"
"I have no idea. I thought it wasn't supposed to do that." Raylan answered.
"Raylan! Emma!" Gadget-X's voice alerted through the morphers. "Thousands of wyrms have infested the city! Every other Ranger is out there but it's not enough!"
"Whoa!" Raylan exclaimed. "Are you serious?"
Emma looked concerned. "What about Casey?" she asked.
"Make a pit stop over here! Since I'm taking care of Alissa at the King household, I can help with Casey." Gadget-X answered.
Raylan nodded. "We'll be there. What kind of army are we looking at?" he asked.
"There are thousands of lesser wyrms. I can't sense a Dragon Priest in the area, which should be a relief for you. Like I said, every other Ranger is out there and it's still not enough."
"Even Shane and Mike and Sydney and Tyler and those guys?" Emma asked.
"Yes, they need your help."
Emma sighed. "We'll drop Casey off and get onto the battlefield ASAP." she affirmed.
Raylan held his wife's hand. "Are you sure you want to do this?" he asked her.
"It's the only choice we have." she replied.
Raylan nodded. "Then let's get out there."
Raylan and Emma ran onto the field as soon as they dropped Casey off. It was the first time that Emma had suited up for battle since Casey was born and Raylan could already tell that his wife was uneasy. She seemed jittery and wasn't exactly sure of herself when she got there.
"Are you sure you wanna do this?" Raylan asked her.
Emma nodded affirmatively. "Raylan, I can do this. Just believe in me."
"Whatever you say." Raylan replied. "I'm sure Casey would be proud."
The battlefield was a mess. Raylan and Emma could tell that some Rangers were either working well together or were avoiding each other. Emma Goodall and Gia seemed to be apart from each other, which completely contradicted their usual behavior. Emma was also far away from Troy, something which bothered the older Emma, especially after their talk.
"This doesn't look good." Emma Westbrook reported.
"No, it doesn't." Raylan agreed. "Come on, let's fight." he said, grabbing his wife's arm and pulling her into the mess.
And with that, Emma let go of all her fears and ran into battle.
