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House of Power Rangers

Chapter 12: House of Spirit

Tomorrow was Emily's birthday; she was turning eighteen! Unfortunately, she won't get to go home and see her family which the rangers knew, even though she'd never say it, would be upsetting for her. She'd never spent her birthday without her sister. The rangers wanted her to enjoy her day, so they planned to throw her a surprise party in the house, just the eight of them (Mentor Ji included). Hopefully, she'd enjoy just as much but for now the rangers were trying to set everything and keep it hidden from her. Later, when they had more done someone, probably Mike, would go and distract her but for now, while they were getting started, they needed all hands-on deck. Their date had gone pretty well so he was especially willing to go out with her again, even if it was primarily as a distraction.

Unfortunately, this meant they were currently hiding from Emily which was slightly difficult considering her samurai training but luckily they were well trained too. When they think the coast is clear they begin speaking again.

"This is going to be tough to pull off," Kevin sighs as Nina blows up a yellow balloon.

"Have a bit of faith, Kev. All we have to do is get this stuff ready then hide it," Mia says.

"That is way easier said than done," Kevin replies, picking up a balloon as well as Mike steps away from the banner he just finished. It looked pretty good.

"Come on, Kevin! Tomorrow will be great for all of us," Mike promises. As Nina finishes tying up her balloon the sound of the door opening causes everyone to freeze in their tracks. There wouldn't be enough time to hide everything - it was just Jayden - who was now laughing as the team sighed in relief.

"You should've seen your faces. You would think Master Xandred just walked in," he laughs walking over as Nina hits a balloon his way.

"Hilarious," she said, shaking her head, not angry. "We just don't want Emily to find out."

"Don't worry, the coast is clear. She went outside," he says coming to join them as Nina gets up. "What are we doing about the cake?"

"I've got it. I have all the ingredients for an amazing cake," Mia tells them.

"No!" They all yell before realising their mistake.

"We wouldn't want to risk Emily walking in," Nina says, recovering first.

"Oh, that's true," Mia nods.

"Yeah, she's right," Mike agrees. "Antonio already went to order one from the bakery anyways so it's alright."

"Okay, that's great," she smiles, turning back to the decorations, not noticing the others who exhaled in relief once again.


Of course, the Nighlok wouldn't let the rangers have their peace when they needed it. The gap sensor went off throughout the house. The rangers had to leave the mansion, Jayden calling Antonio to let him know where to go. They met him on their way before reaching the city. As they approached the Nighlok the rangers stood in formation, drawing the attention to them and away from screaming civilians. What was confusing was that some of the civilians were just lying on the ground…

"Hey Nighlok, that's enough!" Jayden called.

"The Samurai rangers? You're a little bit late, I'm quite satisfied but I guess I could make room for some dessert. The names Splitface by the way!" It yells as rangers begin charging towards it, but the name suddenly makes since when instead of facing one Nighlok, they instead find themselves attacking multiple balls, each with its own mouth.

"Whoa!" Mike exclaimed as he hits one away with his sword. "It's like playing dodgeball but with teeth!" However, the Nighlok was able to knock him and Antonio out of the way. It calls the balls back, before attacking the rangers itself. The rangers fall and although they are quick to recover, they are too far away to stop the Nighlok. Splitface spots Emily and begins attacking him but he splits into the balls once again, knocking her down.

"You'll make be a lovely dessert," it says as she gets up. One of its mouths opens in front of her before she can attack. No one knows what happens, but she began to fall, demorphing in the process.

"Emily!" Nina yelled, running over to her fallen teammate, the others joining her standing around them protectively. Nina held Emily's head in her lap, still morphed.

"Emily, are you okay? Can you hear me?" She asked but she gets no response except for the laughing Nighlok.

"Mmm, I have to admit her spirit was delicious and in twenty-four hours, it'll be fine forever!"

"What?" Jayden asks.

"Forever?" Mia gasped.

"I mean, if you defeat me, you'll get all the spirits back but I'm not going to give you the chance. I'm going to the netherworld and I'm not coming back," the Nighlok cackled stepping back as Nina rested Emily's head on the ground before standing up. "Enjoy your less day with your friend! Although she might not say much."

"I won't let that happen," Jayden growls. "None of us will." He charged forwards the other rangers following his lead but the Nighlok disappears into a crack before they can hit.

"No!" Jayden exclaims before running back to Emily with the others, demorphing. "We need to get her back to the house.


Later in the evening, most of the rangers were back at the Shiba house. Mike had carried Emily back while Jayden had gone to the hospital with Kevin to make sure that everyone else was safe and helped to carry some of the people. They returned not too long ago, Kevin reporting that fifty-four people had been admitted into the hospital, unconscious but resting comfortably. The rangers knew better. Jayden hadn't entered the hospital room with Kevin when he got back; none of the others had seen him since he left for the hospital, but he was in the house.

"How are we going to get all these spirits back?" Mia groaned.

"I don't know," Mike replies, holding Emily's hand. She was still breathing, and they could feel her pulse so there was hope. "That Nighlok said he wasn't coming back. I don't know what else there is to do." As he says this Jayden enters the room. He stands by the door, next to Ji.

"We're getting her back," he says firmly. "No matter what. We're going to save her. We're going to save all of them." He sounds so sure that no one bothers to argue. It's hard not to believe him when he believes it so strongly.


The next morning the first thing Nina thinks is 'it's Emily's birthday!' but then she remembers what's happened. She let herself sleep in later than usual because it was Emily's birthday and they were supposed to be celebrating and she didn't want to be tired but now… she figured she should go and check on her friend. She enters the room to find Jayden already in there. He must've got there recently because he wasn't even sitting, he was checking her temperature with the back of his hand.

"Hey," he says, hearing her.

"Hi, how is she?" She asks, worried. Part of her was hopeful that she would be awake by some miracle.

"The same really. She kind of warm though," he notes to which Nina nods.

"I'll get a face cloth." It doesn't take her too long but, in the kitchen, she runs into Mike.

"Hey is that for Em?"

"Yeah, Jayden said she feels kind of hot," she replies, filling a bowl with cold water.

"Oh, is he in there right now?"

"Yeah, unless he left." He hesitates before asking her,

"Nina, do you think he has a plan? Honestly, do you think we can actually save her because I'm not seeing a way out of this one?" He asks her quietly.

"I don't know, really," she admits. "But he seems sure that we're going to save her, and I believe him. She's a big part of our team so we can't not save her. We're smart. We'll figure it out. Don't be so quick to give up."

"You're right," he nods as the both go back to the hospital room where Mentor Ji and Mia have replaced Jayden. Since Mia's in the seat next to her, Nina hands her the bowl and wash cloth. She wet the washcloth and wrung it out before dabbing it on Emily's forehead. Surprisingly this cause Emily to stir.

"Guys, Emily's waking up," Mike calls out, Kevin and Jayden entering.

"Emily?" Nina asks softly as she opens her eyes.

"I'm sorry guys," she exhaled. "I let him get to me."

"Don't be silly," Mike says laughing sadly. "We're glad that you're alright."

"It's sweet that you're putting out a brave face. Thank you but I know I'm not alright. I feel…" she seems lost for the right word before speaking. "Empty." This breaks Nina's heart.

"Don't worry. We'll figure it out," Mia tells her. She just nods weakly. It's clear they're beginning to lose her again.

"We'll save you, Em. I promise you. Just, hold on," Jayden tells her, but Emily showed no signs of hearing him.

"She's asleep again," Ji sighs.

Noticing Antonio wasn't in the room with them, Nina slipped out.

"Antonio?" She called. She wasn't even sure he was in the house, so she was pleased when she got a reply.

"I'm out here!" She followed wear she heard his voice and found him outside in the outdoor dojo courtyard. "Is she alright? Did she fall asleep again?" He begins asking before he even sees her.

"Yeah, she wasn't awake for long," Nina tells him, sitting next to him.

"That's a shame," he says, not completely paying attention.

"What are you doing Antonio?" Nina asks, confused. He's hunching over, with the Octozord and his morpher.

"I think…" he says, tweaking something, "I might have a way to draw the Nighlok out of the Netherworld," he says.

"What?" Nina exclaims. "How?"

"I marked one of the flying balls when it was attacking us and if I can do this correctly, it's possible I could draw Splitface out of the gap."

"What are we waiting for them? Let's go!" She tells him, standing up and drawing him up too.


Antonio's plan worked. He drew the symbol once they got to where they were the day before and Splitface came out as though drawn by a magnet! He was shocked and not impressed. Luckily the rangers were able to use this shock to their advantage and were able to beat the Nighlok, even when they had to use the megazord. It was weird without Emily, but they succeeded, nonetheless. When they defeated the Nighlok, they saw plenty of glowing coloured orbs, floating away. They must be their spirits, Nina thought. However, even though they were glad to have been able to save Emily, this did throw a bit of a spanner in the works with her surprise birthday idea. They made Mike sprint home ahead of them all so he could get Emily out while Jayden, Kevin, Mia and Mentor Ji set up. Nina and Antonio were going to pick up the cake.

"Antonio, what you did today was amazing! You saved all those people," Nina gushes. Antonio blushes slightly. He didn't really think of it like that at the time. All he was concerned with was getting Emily back. She'd been so kind to him since he arrived, he couldn't let her go.

"We all defeated the Nighlok together," he replies. "But I guess without me there would've been no Nighlok to beat," he jokes. Nina laughs, bumping into him jokingly.

"Okay," she laughs at his cockiness.


The rangers and Mentor Ji were waiting in the living room with the lights off for Mike to bring Emily back in. Antonio and Nina were back with the cake.

"Mike, what are we doing? I'm fine now, really," they hear Emily's voice as the front door opens.

"I know, but you're going to feel even better," he says.

"What are you talking about? Why is it so dark?" she asks very confused before turning on the lights and seeing all the decorations. Her smiles slowly grows then,

"Surprise!" Everyone yells, jumping out from their hiding places, causing Emily to cover her mouth is shock.

"Oh my gosh, you guys!" She smiles.

"Here you go. A little bit of home," Mike smiles, handing her a card. It's from her sister, Serena and her parents. Her eyes glistening with tears by the time she finishes.

"No don't cry yet," Antonio says, covering her eyes with his hands, once she wipes them dry, guiding her to the table. "You haven't even had some cake!"

"Happy birthday Emily… and clawzord?" she reads slightly confused at the end. Everyone looks at Antonio baffled.

"What? It's his birthday too," Antonio informs them just making them laugh.

"You guys are the best," Emily grins, looking around at all of them.

"Who wants cake?" Mia asks, holding up a knife. Emily smile falters slightly but she keeps it up before asking hesitantly,

"Oh, you baked the cake?"

"Sadly, no. I'm sorry, we got it from the bakery," Mia sighs.

"Oh! Don't worry. You were busy, I get it," she smiles, relieved. "Let's not let it go to waste."

"Great! I can't wait so we can give you your presents afterwards," Antonio grins, as he gets a slice of cake.

Happy New Year! 2020 guys! A whole new decade! And a whole new chapter (twelve) is out! Honestly, I wish the chapter was longer and one of my more original ones but it's okay! We're getting there. Anyways, see you on Tuesday and thanks for reading!