After secretly keeping their eyes on Emily and seeing her get taken by Dayu, the Samurai headed back home and rushed to the map, hoping their plan would work. So far, step one had been accomplished as planned: Emily had been kidnapped. Now the rest of their plan relied on luck, and stupidity on Dayu and Dekker's part. They needed Dayu to take Emily to the same spot she hid Serena. If she did that, the Rangers would know where they were hiding her, thanks to Emily's Samuraizer.

Mike chewed his nails nervously as Jayden, Mia, and Ji all fiddled around with the map. If this plan worked, he would see Emily again in no time. If it didn't, then he had just sacrificed his fiancée to the Nighlok. He would hate himself forever.

"Her signal's still alive," Mia sighed, "but it's nowhere in the city, or around the city."

Jayden tapped the map again and he too sighed, "She's not in the state, either."

Mike felt his stomach turn. This was bad. This was really bad.

"She's not in the country," Ji said, "However…"

Mike was sure he paused for an eternity. Really, it was only a couple seconds as he widened the map. Finally, Emily's signal appeared right over Japan. Mike sighed in relief, and then groaned loudly. Of all the places for Dayu to take a Ranger, it had to be Japan.

"How are we getting there?" Kevin frowned. "Airplane's too slow, and we can't all leave the country for days. What if a Nighlok attacks here?"

"I shouldn't have let her go," Mike shook his head. Antonio gave him a pat on the back.

"If she's with Serena, it'll be worth it," he reminded the green Ranger, "Sometimes you've got to give a little to get a little."

"Ji, do you think you have enough energy for a one-way trip?" Jayden asked. Ji pulled out his own Samuraizer, one he could only use for making symbols and nodded his head. Sending five Rangers across the world would take a lot of energy, but it was better to drain it from him than from Jayden or the Samurai. He didn't know what they would be faced with once they arrived in Japan and they needed to be at their best.

"You will be on your own coming home," he said. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He wanted to get this right, so he took his time tracing the symbol and put as much energy as he could into each stroke.

As he did that, Jayden turned to the team, "You guys already know, once we get to Japan, the Samuraizers will give us a better signal, but it still won't be exact. We're not going to find them right away, but we'll need to stay strong and keep looking."

"What else will we do?" Kevin asked. He pulled out his own Samuraizer and morphed. He didn't know what to expect once he reached the other side and would rather be prepared. The other boys followed. Mia hesitated. Tight spandex on her sunburn was something she had been trying to avoid.

"Do we have to morph?"

"It's for the best," Kevin nodded. Mia sighed and reluctantly morphed. She grumbled and cursed under her breath as the spandex hugged her tightly. Kevin gave her a pat on the helmet, the only part of her body that wouldn't hurt her if he touched it, "You should have put sunscreen on."

"Go, Rangers," Ji called out as a portal opened up. Without hesitating, Jayden jumped through it and Antonio was right behind him. Kevin was next to go, followed by Mia. Mike stood in the common room, staring at the portal. Ji shook his head, "GO!"

"Dude, chill," Mike said. "Last time I did this, I ended up fifteen years in the future and you were dead. Give me a minute to make sure it's safe. For your own sake… WHOA!"

Ji shoved Mike into the portal. It closed up right behind him and Ji sank to the floor, falling onto his back.

Storm hurried over to him and licked his face, partially because she wanted to comfort the tired man, partially because she had seen him push Mike into a mysterious portal that took him away. She would forever love him for that.

-Samurai-

Before being pulled from her sleep, the last thing Serena remembered was lying down with her sister in her arms. When she was woken up, she was woken up by Dayu and Dekker, who had ripped her away from Emily after untying the rope from her belt loop. Now, Dekker was fighting with Serena, trying to train her while Dayu held onto the end of the rope, still attached to a sleeping Emily's neck.

At least, Serena hoped Emily was sleeping. If Dekker and Dayu managed to untie Emily from Serena without waking Serena up, there was no telling what else they had been able to do. Serena wanted to make sure her sister was okay, but she couldn't do so until her training was over with.

She struck Dekker hard in the shoulder and his knees finally buckled, forcing him to the ground. Then, as he recovered, she jumped over him and rushed for Dayu, swinging her training sword once more and smashing it against Dayu, knocking her down and away from Emily. She stood protectively in front of her sister. Dekker was already back on his feet, and Dayu was up on her knees again. They wouldn't stay down long enough for Serena to look after Emily.

"Interesting," Dayu said, pushing herself back up with a look of realization on her face. Dekker had the same look. Before Serena could ask what they were thinking, Dekker attacked her again. Serena matched him blow for blow, but couldn't do anything about Dayu approaching her sister unless she managed to turn the tables on Dekker. With a cry, she did exactly that, sweeping Dekker off his feet. But when she turned around, she saw it was too late. Dayu grabbed the rope around Emily's neck, pulling her up. Emily was now wide awake and struggling to breathe.

Serena glared hatefully at Dayu, but her ears heard Dekker moving behind her. With another swing, she smashed the sword into the side of his head, taking him out so she didn't have to worry about him anymore. Then she threw her sword at Dayu, with the tip hitting Dayu in the forehead. It was a blunt tip and would leave nothing more than a bruise on Dayu's tough skin, but it was enough for Dayu to let go of Emily and fall back into the wall. Serena raced over to Emily and wrapped one arm around her sister.

Dayu rubbed her forehead, cursing from the pain, but then looked to Serena with a smirk, "Think you can do that with a real sword?"

Serena reached out with her free arm to pick her training sword up once more. She wouldn't stand unarmed with Dekker and Dayu nearby anymore.

Using the wall, Dayu pulled herself up and gestured to Dekker. Serena quickly glanced over her shoulder, just to make sure she had won. Dekker was sitting up, but it was obvious he wasn't able to continue fighting.

"Yesterday it was clear you were going to lose. Today, there was no stopping you," Dayu smirked. "I'll admit, I was scared for a minute."

Serena growled. She wanted to pull out Emily's Samuraizer from her pocket, call out her Spin Sword and stab Dayu, but if something went wrong and the Samuraizer was taken away or destroyed, they were never going home. She resisted the urge, but that didn't stop her from imagining Dayu's death over and over in her head.

Dayu started for the door, "Today, you passed. Hopefully you can keep that up."

Serena glared at Dayu as the half-Nighlok walked out of the room. She hated when Dayu looked happy, and now she was all smiles.

But Serena wasn't easily distracted. Dayu had left, but Dekker was still in the room. He looked to Serena curiously.

"You fought differently today."

Serena simply growled. She knew why, but she would be damned if she let them know the secret. She hugged her sister closer.

Dekker pulled himself to his feet. His was shaky, but he managed to stand, "You fought as though you had something to lose. Yesterday, it seemed like you couldn't care less about the outcome of training."

"Get out, Dekker," Serena pointed to the door with her sword. Dekker looked at Emily.

"It is because you care about her," Dekker said. "Your life means very little to you compared to the ones you love. Your sister, your son, even your lover."

Serena growled again, feeling like she was the one who needed the collar and leash. Dekker was reading her like an open book and she hated that. She needed to take control again.

"If you focus too much on me, you'll never find your answers," she said.

Dekker shook his head and smirked, "Aren't you the one with my answers?" he asked. He walked closer to Serena and Emily, but stopped just before stepping on the picture frames that were lying on the floor. Then, with a hard stomp, he smashed his foot down on one of the frames. Emily whimpered – they had been her present from Mia.

Ignoring the broken pieces of the frame, Dekker picked up a large piece of glass and continued his walk over to Serena and Emily. When he got too close though, Serena growled again. He stopped and held out his hand with the glass in it.

"Cut the rope," he gestured to Emily's neck. Serena snatched the glass and sliced at the rope around Emily's neck until it was torn enough to be pulled apart. The shard of glass now useless, Serena tossed it across the room, out of Dekker's immediate reach.

Dekker looked to Serena, "You are much more fortunate than I am. We both find ourselves here, lost. However, I find myself alone. You have someone looking for you, someone worth fighting for."

"To have a friend, you need to be a friend. Kidnapping me, beating me up, and threatening my sister won't earn you many friends."

"If we were friends, would you come find me?"

"Depends," Serena shrugged, "Would I like what I find?"

"You know my past. You tell me."

"I only know a part of it," Serena answered. "I know the part you tossed aside selfishly for power and greed. I don't want that for a friend. I want someone I can trust."

Dekker crossed his arms across his chest, "I'll tell you what; we're both after the same thing. We want to see Serrator's end. If I help you, will you help me?"

"I make no promises," Serena nodded her head. "But what about a truce? Until Serrator is dead, we leave each other alone. You stay away from me, my sister, my son, and my boyfriend, and I'll just imagine killing you."

"And after we destroy Serrator?" Dekker asked.

"We'll see what kind of person you are," Serena said. "If you're worth saving, I'll help you remember everything you need to know. If you're a monster, I'll kill you. You choose what you want, Dekker."

Dekker nodded his head and started for the door. Serena called him back for one more condition. She looked him in the eye, letting him know she wasn't messing around.

"Keep your lover under control," she said. "If she hurts my family, that'll reflect poorly on you."

"Dayu and I are merely allies."

"Yahuh," Serena nodded her head. Dekker gave her a curious look before he left. Serena hugged Emily tight. "Are you okay?"

"What's going to between you and Dekker?" Emily asked. Serena shook her head.

"Nothing, I swear, Emy. I'm just trying to get out of here."

"What about now?" Emily asked. Serena looked to her strangely. Emily pointed to the door, "It clicks when it locks."

"I know, Em, I…"

"It didn't click."

Serena was instantly on her feet and very carefully she tried the door. Emily was right, it was unlocked. Serena couldn't believe it when she pulled it open slightly. She turned around to Emily, holding her hand out. As Emily approached her, Serena grabbed her arm. She peeked outside, where Dekker and Dayu stood guard.

Only this time they weren't paying attention. Dekker had pulled Dayu aside and from what Serena could hear, he was insisting he check the bruise on her head.

"One three, we race," Serena whispered. "Just like when mom pulled pie from the oven and we wanted the first bite."

"You'll be right behind me, right?" Emily asked with a smirk. Serena shook her head and chuckled.

"Dream on. I'm the fastest sister. On the count of three, ready? One, two…"

Just as Serena expected, Emily took off before she was allowed. Serena raced out behind her, trailing slightly on purpose to make sure Emily made it to safety, and to finish what she started. Jogging backwards, she pulled Emily's Samuraizer from her pocket and traced a symbol. She knew she was underground, giving her a huge advantage. Before Dekker and Dayu could notice she and Emily had escaped, the room started shaking and clumps of the ceiling started to fall. As more and more started coming down, Serena shouted.

"Truce starts now!"

The earthquake stopped, leaving Dayu and Dekker a chance to dig themselves out safely, but still buying Serena and Emily more time to get away. Serena ran as fast as her legs could carry her until she was back on the surface. She saw Emily had stopped and grabbed her sister by the arm, pulling her along until they were hidden in the forest.

"Do you know where we are?" Serena and Emily ducked behind a rock. Emily shook her head.

"Earth."

"Where on earth?"

"Land."

Serena grumbled. She looked at the screen on the Samuraizer and gasped, "Japan! This place is in fucking Japan!"

"Bad things happen in Japan," Emily pouted. Then she looked up at Serena, "But there is the Tengen Gate. We'll be safe there, right?"

Serena smiled and ruffled her sister's hair, "This is why I keep you around, squirt. Any idea which way it is?"

Emily nodded, "James and I came this way with Terran. It's about an hour's walk that way."

She pointed through the trees. Really it meant nothing to Serena which way they went, as long as the path ended at the Tengen Gate. Trusting her sister, Serena got up.

"Tired, slow-poke?"

"Slow-poke?" Emily frowned, jumping to her feet and crossing her arms, "I won that race!"

"Only because I let you."

Emily shook her head, "No way. I'll race you back to the Tengen Gate."

"You're on," Serena nodded and the two bolted off towards the Gate. At this rate, they would make it there in half the time. The faster they found shelter and friendly faces, the better.