I do not own Power rangers SPD. Disney does.
The only thing I do own is my character Emma.
I was sitting in the lounge checking emails when Z walked out of her room the following morning.
"You are up late." I said to Z. "Usually I'm not the first one awake."
"We had a late night." Z said, joining me on the couch. "Everyone else still asleep?"
"Yeah. You're the first one to wake." I said, replying to Maddie's email.
"Did you sleep well?"
"Yeah." I said typing.
"I'm not going to pressure you to talk."
"Then don't." I said, still typing.
"Just a reminder, I am here to talk, especially if you want to complain about Sky."
"You want breakfast?" I asked as I shut my computer. "Kim wants me to try to eat something, something other than Jell-O and chocolate."
"Jell-O and chocolate?"
"Not all at once." I stood up. "I'll put my laptop away and we can get a breakfast." I walked to my room and put my laptop away. I walked back out. "Ready?"
"Yes." Z said, standing up. "You know..." Z wrapped her arm around me. "I heard pancakes are good for a broken heart."
"Really?" I said with a small smile. "Do tell." Z smiled as we continued to walk out of the lounge.
Z and I ate quietly until Sky, Bridge and Syd joined us, with their own breakfast in hand.
"You all slept later than normal." I said.
"Very late night." Sky said simply.
"Bridge fell asleep at the computer." Syd stated.
"Syd wasn't far behind." Z said. "But she finally said, 'I'm going to bed.'"
"No, it was more like, 'this is getting us nowhere, I can't stay focused. I'm going to bed.'"
"It was all true." Syd stated. I chuckled.
"There's a laugh." I turned when I heard Tommy's voice.
"You're in better spirits today." Kim said. "Did you sleep well?" I nodded. "Good." Suddenly the alarms went off. Sky, Syd, Z and Bridge got to their feet and they hurried to the Command Center. I hesitated, but I followed behind them. Tommy and Kim followed behind me.
"Rangers, Troobians in the northern distract." Kat said.
"We can handle that." Sky said. "Ready?"
"Things just got worse." Kat interrupted. "Kinesis has arrived." I started at the monitors.
"Rangers, be careful." Cruger stated.
"Right." Sky said. "Ready?"
"Ready!" Syd, Bridge and Z said.
"SPD Emergency!" They four of them left.
"Emma." Kim spoke. I stood there, frozen, watching the monitors. "Emma, look at me."
"Emma." Tommy turned me around, breaking my trance.
"I've got to go." I said quickly, hurrying out of the Command Center. Kim followed.
"And she was doing so well." Tommy muttered to himself before moving close to the monitors. "Is there are game plan?"
"No." Kat said simply. "We were not able to figure out a way to defeat him."
"He controls metal." Tommy stated the known fact.
"We learned last night he can use his mind to control technology."
"So, a technopath." Tommy said. "That's why he can manipulate the ranger's weapons and was able to jam the computers." Tommy ran his hand through his hair. "This is not good." Tommy stared at the screen. The rangers were fighting Troobians. They finished them off and turned their focus on Kinesis.
"Emma." Kim said, walking into my room. I sat on my bed, with my back against the wall and my knees pulled up. Kim climbed up on my bed and pulled me into a hug.
"I wasn't ready for that."
"That's ok." Kim said. "You don't need to rush into anything."
"I need to be ready. I'm needed." Kim studied me for a moment.
"Seeing Kinesis, how did that make you feel?"
"Betrayed."
"Is that all?"
"Shocked. Numb." I added.
"There is something else." Kim stated. "Something that I can see in your eyes, but you have not expressed it yet." I looked at Kim. "Anger."
"Anger?" I looked confused. "I'm lost."
"You liked Marcus. He was your friend and he lied to you. He betrayed you. You were hurt on patrol because of him. You're hurting, your friends are out their fighting him and you can't face him because of what he has done." Kim said, watching my expression. "Doesn't that make you angry?"
"Why are you doing this?" I asked.
"You are avoiding my question." Kim said.
"What are you doing?" I asked. "What will this prove?"
"You want to get back to doing your duties, fine." Kim said. "I'm going to help you with that by getting you to accept the facts."
"Well, I don't like it."
"Then don't expect to be at your full potential to go back to your duties." Kim explained. "You have to understand that, otherwise, you are going to rush into things and that could lead to situations you don't want to, or can't, handle." Tommy walked in.
"Are they back?" I asked. Tommy nodded. Kim stood up.
"Tommy, what's wrong?" I got off my bed.
"Kinesis did a number on them." Tommy explained "They are in with Dr. Felix now." I ran past Tommy. "Emma." Tommy and Kim followed behind me. I stopped at the entrance of the medical room. Kat and Cruger were there.
"No..." I said, making Kat and Cruger turn. Tommy and Kim stopped behind me. Tommy rested his hand on my shoulder, but I shrugged it off and moved towards Z, who was sitting on the bed. "What happened?"
"He used our weapons against us, but this time, he didn't hold back." Z explained, wincing when Dr. Felix finished wrapping her arm.
"I'm so sorry."
"It's not your fault." Syd said from her chair. She was all patched up as well.
"I should have been there."
"You would be here too." Sky said, letting Dr. Felix examine him.
"We're just glad it's not worse." Kat said.
"Now what?" Bridge asked.
"Back to the drawing board." Kat stated. I looked at Sky, Syd, Bridge and Z before turning and leaving.
"Emma?" Kim called. I ignored them. Tommy had followed, grabbing my shoulder and turned me around to face him.
"Don't shut us out." Tommy said. I looked at Tommy. "Let us help you."
"You won't be able to help me this time." I told him. "This is officially my battle." I turned around and walked away.
"What does that mean?" Z asked after Tommy told them what happened.
"Anger." Kim stated. "She's been hit by anger and she is going to handle everything on her own."
"Why?" Syd asked. "It's obvious that we can't beat him."
"She's going to do something she is going to regret." Z said. "We have to stop her."
"There is no stopping her." Tommy said simply. "She's on a mission."
"What do we do?" Sky asked. "We can't do anything in the state we're in."
"We'll keep an eye on her." Kim said. "But she may say things, snap at you, or pretend you don't exist in this state of mind." Kim explained. "Understand that she is going to push you away. Don't take anything to heart. When all this is over, she will need your support more than ever."
"What should we expect when this blows over?" Syd asked.
"She'll probably slip into depression." Kim stated simply. Z, Syd, Bridge and Sky exchanged glances. Kat and Cruger looked at each other. "Some days may be worse than others. Some days, she will be just fine, as if nothing is wrong. Other days, she will have no energy and will not want to do anything."
"But after awhile, it will disappear." Tommy added. "She'll be a changed person in some aspects, but even with those changes, she'll be herself again."
"Cadets," Cruger said turning to the rangers. "Right now, your only focus should be getting back to your duties." Cruger said. "You will need to rest and let us deal with Cadet Richardson."
"Yes sir."
"Dismissed." Sky, Syd, Z and Bridge got to their feet and headed out of the hospital wing. "Kat, we need to find a way to defeat Kinesis." Cruger said once the rangers left.
"I'll help." Tommy said. "Maybe a fresh pair of eyes will spot something that was overlooked."
"I'll go check on Emma, and then I will come help as well." Kat nodded. Kim turned and left.
"Let's get to work." Kat said, leading the way to the Command Center.
Kim entered the lounge and went over to my door. She knocked and the door opened, but the room was empty. The rangers were sitting near by.
"Have you seen Emma?" Kim asked, moving towards the rangers. Z, Syd, Sky and Bridge exchanged glances.
"She likes to go to the training room to work out when she's upset." Bridge explained. "We have upgraded one of the rooms just for her when she uses her powers."
"She did freeze a room before." Syd added. "But her powers grow with her mood."
"Thanks." Kim said, walking out of the lounge.
I huffed as the smoke around me slowly disappeared. I did a number on the punching bag, but I felt much better.
"Emma!" I sighed and turned towards the door where Kim walked in. "What happened in here? Are you ok?" She asked worried.
"I had to let off some steam. This was all me."
"When they told me, they upgraded a training room for your powers, I thought they were joking."
"Nope." I said simply. "Once you freeze a training room for three days, a room that can handle those elemental changes becomes priority." I threw a fire ball at the punching bag. "Even the punching bag is fireproof."
"Nice." Kim said, turning her attention back to me. "Are you ok?"
"Peachy." I said, turning away.
"Please don't take revenge. Go in with an open mind and a plan. This could hurt you more without a plan."
"I have a plan."
"Let us help you."
"No!" I exclaimed, turning towards Kim. "No one else can get hurt because of this!"
"This is not just your battle."
"Wait...When you were a ranger, you took a risk to save Katherine, even though it was crazy and risky. You understood the risk, and it was a chance you had to take. This is a risk that I have to take. Why is this any different?"
"I wasn't going to take revenge on someone."
"She was the reason you were in that situation!"
"Emma."
"No Kim. You should understand why I want to do this." I exclaimed. "You were a ranger once."
"But not a ranger looking for revenge." Kim sat me down. "I know you want to get Kinesis for everything he has done, but rushing into things, that is not the way to go."
"He hurt part of my family." I stated. "He's not getting away with this."
"Of course, he won't, but you need a plan."
"I have a plan." I told Kim. "And if I was rushing into things, I wouldn't be here, and we wouldn't be having this conversation." I stood up.
"Will you talk to me?" Kim asked.
"There is nothing to discuss."
"Then let us help you." Kim said, getting to her feet.
"No. This is not your battle." I said again. "I can't let anyone else get hurt." I started to leave. "I don't want to lose anyone." I left.
"Emma..." Kim sighed and followed.
I will be adding to this story as often as I can. I have almost everything written, I just have to wrap up the ending!
New job has officially begun and it has worn me out! Trying to remember to update as frequently as possible.
