Dekker hadn't been kidding about not going easy on her during training. Serena found herself slammed into the wall for a fifth time. If Dekker hit her any harder, she was sure he would knock her through the wall. It would be her escape, but only if she wasn't too hurt to run.
Before she could get back up to her feet, Dekker kicked her. As she coughed, reeling from the attack, he grabbed her and slammed her into the wall again, holding her against it. She had pissed him off and as much as it hurt, it felt great knowing she was in control. It was a weird kind of control, but it was still control.
When Dekker grabbed her by the neck and didn't let go before her face started to turn very red, Dayu grabbed him and ripped him away. As much as she wanted to see Serena dead, they didn't bring her here to kill her. Serena had been the only person to stab Serrator through the heart, and while it had managed to weaken him considerably for a while, he was still alive. If the Rangers, and Dayu and Dekker, stood any chance at defeating Serrator, it would be through Serena.
Dayu ordered Dekker to leave so he could cool off. As Dekker stormed out, Dayu turned to Serena with an intense glare. Serena chuckled.
"He's pissed about something."
"You're playing with fire," Dayu growled. "You keep this up and we'll find a way to win without you."
"My words for Dekker are true for you too," Serena looked Dayu in the eye. "I've seen your human form. I know you still have it in you. You know, you're only half a bitch. You're just a full bitch because you choose to be."
"You talked with him?"
"Yeah," Serena rolled her eyes, "I walked out of my prison, had a nice chat with one of my prison keepers, and then walked right back in here to be beaten. He came to me."
"You have a family to keep in mind, Serena. It would be a shame if anything happened to that beautiful son of yours…"
Serena was instantly on her feet. All her muscles were tense, ready for another fight. She knew she couldn't win, though. Not in this state.
"Touch Terran and you'll be hurting Dekker's son."
"You don't believe he's Dekker's son, do you?"
"That won't stop him from believing it once you make him remember," Serena growled. "That's what you want, right? You want him to remember his past so he'll remember you?"
"If I'm lucky, he'll never remember you."
"I'm a part of his life. If he doesn't remember me, he'll always be searching for something. You will never have him if you hide his past from him. Face it, we can't erase his exes. If we could, I would have erased you a long time ago."
"Watch your tongue," Dayu growled. "Dekker is my husband…"
"And the father of my child," Serena said. "Hurt Terran, and Dekker will never forgive you."
"And if I were to do to you as you have done to me?" Dayu suggested. "I know who your lover is…"
"I don't have a lover. He left me. Besides, he would never fall in love with a bitch like you, and the Rangers would know you've entered the city long before you can ever find him."
"Then I guess that just leaves your sister…"
"Surrounded by family," Serena shook her head. "To get to Emily, you would have to get through all the Rangers, and with me gone, they aren't taking their eyes off her. You can't win."
Serena smirked a little smirk that tipped Dayu over the edge.
-Samurai-
With no sign of her sister, Emily trained harder than usual. She didn't know what she was training for, but she wanted to be ready. She was sure she wouldn't get Serena back without a fight.
"Emily," Ji called her from the door and waved her over. Emily followed him to the common room, where she saw the others staring at pictures. As she leaned over to look at them, Mike gently grabbed her arms.
"The cameras at the pharmacy did see something," Mike told her. Emily continued to stare at the pictures, moving from one to the other and watching as Dekker dragged her sister away.
"I've been searching endlessly for where she and Dekker would reappear, but she's nowhere in the city," Ji sighed. "He's taken her somewhere else."
"He didn't set off the Gap Sensor because he never left the store. We don't have any sensors inside the pharmacy," Jayden explained.
"So we go after him and…"
"We don't know where he went, Emily," Antonio said and gestured to Ji, "He's been looking for hours. Dekker doesn't want to be found."
"So we draw him out."
"How?"
Emily shrugged her shoulders, "Somehow. We can't just sit here and wait. Is this what you guys do for me?"
"Of course not, Emily, but…"
"There's no but!" Emily shook her head, "We go out there and find him, and we find my sister!"
"It's not that simple, Emily. We have no idea where to start looking," Kevin said.
Emily stomped her feet, "Well, she's not in the house! You can stop looking here!"
"Emily…"
"No!" Emily screamed. With tears streaming down her face, she turned and ran out of the house, determined to find her sister, even by herself. Mike got up to go after her, but Jayden grabbed her arm.
"Remember."
Mike nodded his head, "If she gets hurt, I'll kill you first."
"With Dekker comes Dayu," Jayden said, "And Dayu's favourite game is torturing Serena. She won't resist an open Emily."
Mike bit his lip, "I don't know how you talked me into this."
-Samurai-
Dayu slammed the door to Serena's prison and made sure it was locked. She didn't want to give up on Serena just yet, and hadn't hurt her too much. Just enough to get her point across.
She looked over to Dekker, who sat silently watching Panorama City through a Gap. Though they were miles and miles away from the Rangers, they knew it was best to keep an eye on them.
"Don't listen to her," Dayu told Dekker as she took a seat beside him and looked through the Gap, "She'll say anything to get out of here. Even lies."
"They don't feel like lies," Dekker whispered. Dayu wrapped her arms around him.
"You will get your memories back. You'll remember what you've lost. You don't need her for that."
"Ranger," Dekker gestured to the Gap. Dayu looked through and smirked. It was the yellow Ranger and from the looks of things, she was alone. When her back was turned to the Gap, Dayu pushed herself up and jumped through. She appeared right behind Emily, in the park of Panorama City. Taking the yellow Ranger by surprise, she wrapped her arms around her, one around her neck, the other around her arms and waist. Though Emily struggled, it wasn't enough to stop Dayu from heading back into the Gap.
-Samurai-
As Dayu reappeared in her hiding spot, she struggled to hold onto Emily. The yellow Ranger was pulling and kicking and doing everything she needed to get away. Dekker, seeing her struggle, punched Emily in the stomach. The yellow Ranger doubled over in pain as Dayu let her fall. As she lay on the floor, Dekker looked up at Dayu.
"Why bring her here?"
"To wipe that irritating smirk off her sister's face," Dayu took a rope from the pile of supplies she and Dekker had collected. She then kicked Emily, who had only just recovered enough from the punch to get to her knees. Dayu's kick sent her to the floor again, this time, on her stomach. Dayu pressed her knee into Emily back, and while the yellow Ranger struggled, Dayu tied the rope around her neck. When it was secure, and Dayu was sure the knot couldn't be undone she got up and backed away from Emily, while still holding the end of the rope. Emily touched the rope, now her leash, and then, with rage, charged for Dayu. The Nighlok responded by punching her stomach again. As Emily fell over, Dayu started to walk to the door. It only took a couple of steps before she started dragging Emily behind her by the neck.
Dekker watched Dayu open the door and dragged Emily into the room. He followed them inside and saw Serena on the ground, resting after Dayu's punishment. Once Serena saw Emily, it didn't take her long to recover. She was back on her feet, about to charge at Dayu. Dayu let go of the room and left the room, pulling Dekker out with her, leaving the girls on their own.
Serena dropped down next to Emily and pulled her up into her arms, "What the hell happened? Where are the others?"
"At home," Emily coughed and tugged on the rope around her neck, "They wanted to wait."
"If they're at home, how come you're here?" Serena asked. Emily averted her gaze. Serena shrieked, "You ran away? Alone?"
"They gave up!" Emily cried. Serena didn't have a reason not to believe her sister, but that story didn't sound right. As she shook her head, her eyes caught sight of Emily's Samuraizer. She pulled her sister into another hug, but one arm reached around her, pulling the Samuraizer from her pocket and putting it into her own. Then she pulled away from Emily and determined not to let her sister out of her sight, she grabbed the other end of Emily's rope and tied it around the belt loop of her shorts. With her sister attached to her, and a Samuraizer hidden in her pocket, Serena knew it was only a matter of time before they both got out.
She looked up at Emily, seeing the confusion at being tied to her. She sighed, "So you don't run away again."
"I'm sorry."
"This time, and only this time," Serena said as she pulled her sister in for another hug, "I'll let it slide."
