Your Turn 4
That night, Emily had a terrible dream.
They were battling a monster. He had red and green skin, and he could turn invisible and sneak attack. Suddenly, Mia and Kevin were tied together by a invisible rope. They were pushed into a building, struggling. Moments later, Mike was shoved into a fountain and tied to the base. Wesley and Jayden were blasted into the pavement and pinned down by an invisible force.
Emily was hit and kicked swiftly. She fell to the ground, trying to see him. But she couldn't see anything but air or feel anything but pain. Suddenly, she was lifted up by the shirt front and swung. When she was let go, pain coursed through her body as she crumpled against the skyscraper.
"Good thing he wants you alive," the monster said, appearing in front of her, "or I'd kill you now."
Suddenly, Jayden blasted him with his Fire Smasher.
"But he doesn't want you alive," the Nilock said, blasting Jayden with invisible power.
"Jayden!" Emily screamed as the monster fled, rushing to her leader.
"Em..." he muttered, falling limp.
Emily shot up in bed, heart pounding. She breathed in relief and got dressed. No sooner had she put her hair into the 2nd ponytail did the GAP sensor went off. The team transformed as they ran to arrive at the scene of people against the buildings, nothing holding them there.
She gasped at the monster. He looked just like the one in her dream. Trying not to think to much about that, she started to fight him with the team. But then things happened as they did in her dream.
Kevin and Mia were suddenly against each other, trying to separate.
"Guys, stop messing around," Mike said, "where did he go?"
"We're not messing around!" Kevin said.
"We're stuck!" Mia grunted before they were blasted back.
The monster's chuckle lingered between their moans. Quick as a wink, Mike was blown into a fountain and tied up with an invisible rope. Wesley was no different. Emily felt her mouth go dry.
Suddenly, Jayden was blasted into the pavement and pinned down by an invisible force. Emily was soon feeling pain by unseen kicks and hits before she was flung into a building.
How could this be? she thought.
The monster appeared before her and chuckled.
"Good thing he wants you alive," he said.
Suddenly, Jayden staggered to his feet and aimed his Fire Smasher. Emily gasped and got to her feet, leading her to tackle Jayden. The two went rolling, but Jayden shoved her off.
"I've got this," he said, firing.
The monster, sure enough, said what he'd said in her dream and shot his wrists out at Jayden.
"NO!" Emily cried, jumping in front of him.
She screamed as she was blasted with an bearable blast of fire, knifes, and other painful, and deadly, items as one. She fell to the ground, her body wailing in agony and her vison foggy. She wanted to black out from pain, but drew a sharp, painful breath.
I can't black out, she thought, I can do this.
Her team broke free of their bonds once the Nilock fled, having done his mission. He had no interest in being destroyed.
Meanwhile, Jayden rushed over to the hurt Yellow Ranger. She could just make out his outline as she laid on the concrete.
Come on, Emily, she thought, you protected Jayden. Don't black out. Don't let that Nilock get what he wants.
Slowly, she sat up and got to her feet. Every breath hurt, but she shook off the pain and stumbled to her team.
"Are...are you guys alright?" she asked.
"Who cares?" Mia said, "you're hurt!"
"Come on," Kevin said, taking her hand, "you need help.."
"I'm going to be fine," Emily assured, "I'm standing, right?"
Just then, she stumbled, nearly falling. Jayden caught her quickly and steadied her.
"With your determination," he said, "you'll bounce back very quickly. But until that quickness, take it slow."
She was so concentrated on staying awake she didn't protest. Jayden turned around and lowered himself. Emily wrapped her arms around his neck and put her legs a few inches lower than his rib cage. He held her legs as he carried her back to their house.
After eating that weird liqud, (See Guys,) Emily was stronger. But she was also very tired.
"Go on," Jayden assured her, "you deserve a break."
Emily closed her eyes and plunged into another dream. But the next day, her dream came true. And the next dream and the next. Finally, she told the team.
"That's odd," Mike said, scratching his head.
"Very," Mia agreed, "and I doubt this is coincidental."
Suddenly, Jayden's eyes grew bigger than Texas.
"Are you okay, Jay?" Emily asked.
"It's...no, it can't be..." he muttered in fear.
"Who?" the others asked at the same time.
Drawing a deep breath, Jayden said, "Decker."