Serena fought to kill. She didn't care about Dekker and Dayu's plan to kill Serrator. She didn't care if they wanted to train her or to be trained by her. She didn't care about anything that they wanted. She wanted to go back home and get out of this prison.

But she was taken out once again, smacked hard in the face with Dayu's wooden sword. Serena knew Dayu was enjoying this. She picked herself up and stood on shaky legs. She was tired, but she couldn't give up until Dekker called the end to the training lesson. If she showed herself to be a quitter, Dayu and Dekker would likely change their minds about her.

She needed to kill them before they killed her. She lifted her sword to start the fight again, but Dekker came over and snatched it from her hands. He pushed her back to the ground, hitting her once more.

"You're pathetic," he shook his head. Dayu rubbed her arm, where Serena had left a few bruises. Unfortunately, bruises weren't going to kill Serrator. Dayu and Dekker dropped the training equipment and without a word they left the room, locking Serena in. She sat up, against the wall, and pulled her knees to her chest. Though they weren't trying to kill her yet, they weren't holding anything back.

She wished she could hear what they were talking about outside of her room, but the fact that she was completely sealed in meant that the world was sealed out. She couldn't see, hear, or feel anything that happened beyond her walls. For all she knew, earth was already destroyed and this was the only safe place.

She reached out to pick up the pictures Dayu and Dekker had left her. They were pictures of her team – her family. She knew they were looking for her, but she didn't know if they would be able to find her. She didn't even know where she was.

The door opened again. Serena thought about running, but remembered the beating she received the last time she tried to escape, proving to her that the only way out was to kill both her captors. Unless…

She looked at Dekker. Though he was back to being the killer she first knew, there was still something gentle about him. She would never go back to him, especially with James' ring on her necklace, but maybe she could come up with another way out.

-Samurai-

In Panorama City, Jayden found the pharmacy he was looking for and stepped in. Now all he needed to do was find the boys who had Serena's Samuraizer, and he needed to make sure they didn't know what the Samuraizer really was.

He saw a group of boys standing by the cards and they seemed to be looking at something. Figuring that was a safe place to start, Jayden approached them.

"You're the ones with my friend's phone?" he asked and then saw the Samuraizer and he knew he had them. He held out his hand, trying for a friendly shake, "I'm Jayden."

"Hot-Stuff?" one boy asked. Jayden frowned. The other boys started gently shoving the one.

"Dude, I told you we should have called Momma Pink!"

"You're Jayden?" the boy asked. Jayden nodded his head, "You sounded like a chick on the phone!"

Jayden looked confused for a moment, and then remembered Emily had answered his Samuraizer. He started to laugh.

"I'm Hot-Stuff," he held out his hand, "Can I get my friend's phone back. She's missing it."

"She's missing it?" the boy asked with a smirk on his lips. Jayden nodded his head, still chuckling.

"She's way too old for you kids," Jayden took the phone and then reached into his pocket. He pulled out a twenty dollar bill from his wallet, "Thanks for the honesty, though, boys. My friend will be happy when she gets this back."

The boys took the money and grumbled as they headed out. Jayden laugh and shook his head. He opened Serena's Samuraizer and started looking through it. He saw she had switched everyone's names to their nicknames, "You would."

He put her Samuraizer in his pocket and then pulled out his own, "Emily, you knew those boys were expecting someone more along the lines of you or Mia, right?"

"You got the Samuraizer back?"

"Yeah. Have you reached Mike and Kevin?"

"They're looking around," Emily nodded. "They said she left them for a minute to head to the pharmacy."

Jayden looked around, "I hate to say it, Em, but I don't see her anywhere."

"The map also said there were no Nighlok in the city."

Jayden continued to look around, trying to figure out where his white Ranger would go. Serena wouldn't be careless enough to lose her Samuraizer and walk off without telling anyone where she was headed. Something must have happened. Unfortunately, without the Gap Sensors picking up on anything, Jayden couldn't figure out what.

"She wouldn't wander off," Emily said, as though she could read his mind. "And she wouldn't be fooled by someone like I was with Frankie. Are you sure she's not still in the store?"

"I'm sure."

"You have to be wrong," Emily said. "The only thing strong enough to grab her would be a Nighlok. If they had left the store the Gap Sensor would have gotten them. Look again."

Jayden searched everywhere, "I don't see her, Emily."

"Look again!"

"Emily, is someone there with you?"

"Mia and Antonio."

"Can I talk to Antonio, please?"

There was some shuffling on the other end before Jayden heard Antonio speak, "Jay, she's starting to freak out. The Gap Sensors didn't pick up on any Nighlok. Are you sure she's not still in the store? Did you check…?"

"Everywhere," Jayden nodded. "Tell her I'll keep looking. Give her a hug and let me talk to Mia."

"Hey," Mia said when the phone was given to her. Jayden sighed.

"Call Mike and Kevin, tell them to keep looking around the city and to ask around. Something must have happened. Someone must have seen something. People don't just disappear."

"I'll talk to Ji too," Mia said. "He's got friends around the city. He's got friends working the cameras. Maybe they picked something up."

"Good idea," Jayden nodded. "Tell Emily we'll find her. She has to be around here somewhere."

-Samurai-

Dekker set some icepacks down before Serena and he pulled a few small cloths from his belt. He wrapped the cloth around one icepack and then he set the cool compress down gently on her shoulder.

"You're no good to us beaten down," Dekker told her. Serena nodded her head.

"Thanks."

"Your son," Dekker looked to Serena. Though he had no memory of his life with Serena he had met her and Terran since his memory had been erased. He knew all about Serena and her son and despite what Dayu and Serrator were making him do; he still worried about her and the little boy. He couldn't stop himself.

"He's fine," Serena said, not wanting to share more about Terran.

Dekker nodded his head, "I hate to take you from him, but I understand now that Serrator is the cause of mine and Dayu's misery. He's the reason I need to satisfy Urumasa's thirst for the ultimate duel. You nearly succeeded in killing him. If we stand any chance at freeing ourselves from this cursed life, we need you…"

"I used to know you, Dekker," Serena looked him in the eye, hoping that without removing Emily's symbol she could reach him and get him back on the Rangers' side, even if it was temporary.

"My fight with the Rangers is a long one," Dekker nodded. "Or so I have been told. We've been trying to kill each other since…"

Serena shook her head, "You're not just a killer, Dekker. For a while, we fought for the same team."

"We were aligned?" Dekker asked. It made no sense. He needed to duel with the red Ranger and it was a duel to the death. He could never imagine aligning himself with the man he who would either kill or be killed by him."

Serena nodded, "You know how to be kind. You know how to ignore Urumasa's cries. Deep down, you know that what you're doing now isn't the right thing. Somewhere, someone loves you and needs you back…"

"Dekker," Dayu stood by the open door, calling him back. He had delivered the ice. Serena could take care of herself, "Come back."

Dekker looked to Dayu and then back to Serena. Serena locked eyes with him.

"Someone's hoping you'll do what's right, Dekker. You're half Nighlok, but you're also half human. You decide which life you want to lead."

"Dekker!" Dayu called again. Dekker rose to his feet and hurried out the room, but Serena caught a look on his face that told her she was getting to him, even just slowly. She smirked when she saw the rage on Dayu's face. Dayu waited for Dekker to be gone and then stormed over to Serena, picking up one of the swords on her way over. She smashed it into the white Ranger and then pinned her against the wall.

"Not a word to him," she growled. "We have a deal…"

"A deal you broke," Serena said. "Besides, I don't want your sloppy seconds. You can have him back."

"I know what you're trying to do," Dayu glared at Serena, "And unless you want anything to happen to your lover, your sister, or your son, I would suggest you stop…"

"Touch even just a hair on their heads and I'll kill myself," Serena snapped. "You won't have your key to stopping Serrator, it'll weaken the Rangers, the Nighlok will press the advantage, Serrator and Xandred will flood the earth, and you and Dekker will have nowhere to hide. Even if you find each other, you'll never be happy again. I'll make sure of it."

Dayu stepped away from Serena with a growl. She picked the icepacks up and walked out with them, too furious to let Serena treat her wounds even with just ice.