Gavin rushed over as soon as he saw the trio materialize in the main room. He had watched everything on the monitor, and was so worried when he saw Gia attack Emma. Without being able to fight back, Emma's defenses had eventually given out, and Gia had not held back in the beating she laid down. When he saw that his sister was no longer moving and had powered down, his stress levels went off the chart. Tensou had been trying to reassure him that she was still alive and well, because he knew Gavin needed to stay calm if he was going to avoid another seizure.

Unfortunately, Tensou's words did next to nothing to comfort him. Before things could get too dangerous, the rangers made it back inside and seeing her breathing seemed to put Gavin a little more at ease. He took his sister from Troy's arms and ran to the nearest bed, setting her down. She had passed out as soon as Troy lifted her, and was still out when Tensou rolled in to check on her. He ran a scan, and assured the three boys that she was fine. Emma had cracked a couple ribs during their hand-to-hand fight, but there was nothing more serious than that.

It seemed that Emma was hit harder mostly by the emotional toll of seeing Gia try to kill her. It was a hard day for her in general, and her body was not at full strength. He told Gavin that with a little rest, she'd be feeling better, and kept repeating that until Gavin eventually left her alone to sleep.

When he was finally outside, he turned to Troy and Jake. "What in the hell was that? Why did I just watch Emma fight for her life against Gia?"

Jake sat down and put his head in his hands. He was surprised he hadn't completely lost it by now. Seeing his best friend and girlfriend turn on the rangers was extremely hard for him. He was just trying to keep it together. "I don't know, Gavin."

Gosei's eyes lit up, as he entered the conversation. "I ran a scan on the blue and yellow rangers while they were engaged in combat. It appears Vrak has implanted some kind of device into their brains. Once Metal Alice activates the signal from her tablet, they become susceptible to suggestion, and obey any command they're given by either of them. While they are in this altered state, their brains completely block the neurons firing from the temporal lobe. That means they have no memory of who you are, which is why they find it so easy to fight you."

Troy ran his hands through his head in frustration. "This is all my fault. I should have noticed that they had gone missing way sooner. If I had, we might have been able to rescue them and stop this from happening. Or I could have fought harder for that stupid tablet. I could have turned off the signal and gotten them back, but I was too slow."

Jake stood up and laid a hand on Troy's shoulder. "Troy, it's not your fault. It's nobody's but Vrak's. Don't blame yourself. Emma and I were at the Brainfreeze too, and we didn't think anything was wrong either. Stuff like this happens. We just need to focus on what we're going to do to get them back."

Gavin laughed humorlessly. "Yeah? How do you plan to do that, exactly? The whole time during Emma's fight, she didn't lay a single hand on Gia. I know she's not as great of a fighter, but I don't believe Gia was so good that Emma couldn't even get past her guard one time. I think she intentionally chose not to fight back, because she didn't want to hurt her. If she refuses to fight back against someone who is using full force to kill her, she's going to lose every time."

Jake nodded. "I know she wasn't fighting back, because I did the same with Noah. I couldn't bring myself to lay a finger on him. I probably could have beaten him in that fight, but I didn't want to do anything to hurt him."

Troy sighed. "I guess you and Emma will have to switch, then. When they come back, I have to take Metal Alice. I know what to do this time. My wind power was able to knock the device out of her hand. If I focus hard enough, I think I can reverse the direction of that power, and have the tablet come to me instead. At that point, I'll be able to turn off the signal. But until then, you and Emma are going to need to hold off, and I don't know how long that will take. We didn't last all that long just now, and Emma could have been killed if Gia had stayed to finish her off. I say you fight Gia, while Emma fights Noah. Maybe it'll give both of you a better chance."

A voice came from around the corner. "Yeah, I'm not all that fond of the idea that I'll need to hurt Noah either."

As soon as Emma's limping form came into view, Gavin stood up and raced to his big sister. He didn't even realize how worried he had been until he had finally seen, with his own eyes, that she was okay. Emma hugged him back, but his grip was so tight that it was starting to hurt.

"Gavin, I can't breathe."

He immediately let loose and looked to be on the verge of tears. "Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

Emma sat down on the nearest bench, while Troy and Jake walked over to check on her as well. "Nothing is broken, but I still think I'll be sore for... forever." Troy sat next to her, and seeing that she was okay had the same effect on him as it did for Gavin.

He had felt weighed down by the possibility that Emma had been seriously hurt, while Troy had been off doing something else. He felt responsible for his team and wanted to protect them, especially Emma. He couldn't help but feel guilty, and seeing that she was alright did wonders for him. "I'm just glad you're okay."

Jake gave her shoulder a squeeze. "Emma is right about your idea, though. I'm not any more eager to fight against my girlfriend than I was to hurt Noah. Either way, I think both of us are screwed."

Emma looked to Troy. "Is it possible that I can use my powers to deal with the tablet while you take Gia? I know you don't want to hurt her either, but you'll certainly last much longer against her than I did even just playing defense."

Troy shook his head. "I'm honestly not sure. I don't know how I conjured a wind strong enough to knock it out of her hand, and I'm unsure if it can be replicated again. I don't know the extent of your control over your powers either, so it would be a risk trying to get you to summon that level of power coming from behind her too."

The pink ranger shrugged. "I say we give it a try anyways. It's not like we have any better ideas. If I can't do it, then I'll switch out with you. I'm not exactly all that eager for a round two with Gia at the moment. One near death at the hands of my best friend is one too many."

Gavin nodded emphatically. "I like Emma's idea. The further away she stays from evil Gia, the better."

Jake seemed on board, but was still slightly hesitant. "You know Metal Alice isn't going to be any easier of a fight, right? Her sword fighting gave Troy a run for his money, and you don't even have a sword to fight back with."

Emma knew they were right. She did not have the skill to keep up in a blow for blow battle with the robot. "I'll keep her at a distance with my Phoenix Shot. It's not like I have to be close to use my power card anyway. And like I said, if it doesn't work out, then Troy can jump in and take my place."

Troy seemed satisfied that Emma knew what she was in for, so he let the subject drop. He knew that ultimately, the job would get done. Whether it was him or Emma really didn't matter.

Jake turned to his leader. "But seriously Troy, if you hurt my girlfriend, I'm going to kill you. And I'm not going to need a brain chip to do it either."