Emily sat in the dirt outside the Shiba House. The box her mother had given her was still on the ground before her. In her hand, her Samuraizer was at the ready. After studying and training all night with Mia, Emily was positive she had figured out the worthy symbol. She knew how to trace it, stroke by stroke. She knew how to focus her energy. She knew how to strengthen the symbol so it would work. She just hoped she could do it all together.

Mike noticed her sitting outside in the dirt and decided to join her. Without saying a word he came to her side and sat next to her. He wrapped his arm around Emily's shoulders and squeezed her tight.

"You look like you're about ready to open it," he said. Emily rested her head on his shoulder and sighed.

"I want to."

"What's stopping you?" he pointed to the box," Crack that baby open. Show Antonio it's easy to open a stupid little box."

"Do you really think I can do it?"

"Em, I've seen you move mountains, literally," Mike chuckled and cuddled his girlfriend. "There's no reason why you can't get that box open."

"Then why isn't it already open?" Emily asked. Mike turned to her and looked down with a smile. Her took her hand in his and reached out for the box.

"Your mother wouldn't have given this to you if she didn't believe in you," he lowered his voice just in case someone decided to step outside at this moment. "She knows you can get this box opened and so do I. I don't care how many tries it takes, you'll never disappoint."

"Are you going to do it now?"

The green and yellow Rangers turned around when they heard Mia's voice, and they saw her coming from inside the house. She closed the door and made her way over to the young couple.

Emily took the box from Mike and nodded her head. She set it down a couple of feet away from her boyfriend and best friend and then signalled for them to back away.

"It's got a bit of a kick when I screw up," she told them. "This is just in case."

Mia and Mike both nodded and took a few steps away from the box until they assumed they were far enough away to not be caught in the explosion should it happen. Over by the house, Mentor Ji, Kevin, Jayden and Antonio made their way outside to watch the big moment.

Emily closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Her grip around her Samuraizer tightened as she prepared herself to trace her symbol. Before doing so, she looked over at Mike and Mia one last time. Mia was smiling encouragingly and Mike gave her a thumbs up to show his support. When Emily was ready she traced her symbol and launched it into the box. The symbol was absorbed by the box and everyone held their breath as they waited to see what happened.

Suddenly the box began to shake. Emily took a few steps back, afraid she hadn't traced the symbol properly and the box was going to fire it right back. Mike placed himself slightly in front of Mia, protecting his already injured teammate should the box decide to be difficult. Mentor Ji and the other Rangers by the house didn't move a muscle as they waited patiently.

Just when the Rangers thought nothing was going to happen, there was a loud bang and rocks, dirt, dust and sand flew everywhere, blowing everyone back and knocking them to the ground. A sandstorm raged, the earth trembled and small pebbles rained down from the sky for a moment before everything settled. Mike and Mia lifted their heads from the ground while Kevin, Jayden, Antonio and Mentor lowered their arms, which they had used to shield their faces from the storm.

"Emily!" Mike shouted, not even thinking twice as he pushed himself to his feet and raced over to Emily, who had been right next to the box when it went off. Kevin did the same with Mia, jumping off the porch to check up on her.

"I'm fine, Kev," Mia promised as he inspected her arm. There was a slight crack in the cast, but Mentor Ji would easily be able to fix that. He looked into her eyes and smiled, relieved to see she was okay.

Jayden and Antonio hurried over to check on Emily, forgetting about the Black Box completely when they saw Mike was having trouble trying to wake her up. Mentor Ji was the only one who approached the spot where the box used to be. He smiled to himself when all he saw was a yellow Stone on the ground. He picked it up and turned to his six Samurai.

"Em, wake up," Mike called, desperately trying to shake his girlfriend awake. It felt like ages before he heard her moan and her hand went to her head.

"Did I get it?" she asked. Mike pulled her into his arms and held her tight, thankful she seemed fine.

"Are you okay?" he asked her, pushing her away slightly so he could look her over and check up on her himself. "Are you hurt? Is there any pain?"

"Did I get it?" Emily asked again. Mike looked over his shoulder, trying to see if he could spot a stone or an open box. Mentor held out his hand to show the Earth Stone. Mike chuckled and nodded his head. He turned back to Emily.

"Yeah, Em, you got it."

"Can I take a nap, now?"

"Just tell me you're okay and I'll let you sleep," Mike smiled. "Is there any part of your body that really hurts? Anything that feels weird or…"

"My butt's vibrating," Emily giggled tiredly. Mike looked at her curiously, and then exchanged looks with Mentor and the other Rangers. They were each asking the others if they felt anything moving or vibrating, like the aftershock to the Stone's Earthquake.

When they all realised it was just Emily, they looked back down at her. She had already fallen asleep in Mike's arms, so they wouldn't be getting answers from her.

Finally, it dawned on Jayden and he reached into Emily's back pocket and pulled out her cell phone. He checked the number, just to make sure it was safe to answer, before passing the phone onto Mia.

"It's Serena."

"She's probably calling to see if we found the Stones," Mia nodded her head and took the phone from Jayden's hand. She answered it with a smirk, "You're not going to believe what we just did to Emily!"

"One of these days we're going to give Serena a heart attack," Jayden shook his head as Mia told Serena everything that just happened, especially the part about Emily being caught in the middle of the highly guarded, highly explosive Earth box.

Mentor handed Mike the Earth Stone and Mike immediately placed it in Emily's hand, wrapping her fingers around it. He smiled when he saw the inside of the Stone turn into a sandstorm. Now he knew for sure they had the right rock and all this hadn't been for nothing.

"Do you want to put the Stone with the others, Mike?" Jayden asked as he started to take Emily from Mike's arms, "I'll put her in her bed."

"Thanks," Mike nodded and took the Stone back from Emily before following Antonio inside. Mia hung up Emily's phone and looked at Kevin with a slight pout.

"Serena's not very nice," she said. Kevin chuckled and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Why's that?"

"I tell her I broke my wrist and almost fell to my doom and she just keeps asking if Emily's okay."

"To be fair," Kevin laughed, "all you told her was that Emily couldn't come to the phone because she just blew herself up. She probably assumed you were okay and wanted to know about Emily."

"Still, she could have at least asked me if I was okay," Mia's sulking wasn't genuine so Kevin knew he was fine to laugh and shake his head. He pulled her in for a kiss.

"Are you okay, Mia?" he asked her.

"Yes, Kevin. Thank you for asking."

"If you two are done," Mentor Ji cleared his throat, reminding the couple he was still within earshot. He gave them both a look, "now that we have all five Samurai Stones it is vital we keep them from falling into anyone else's hands. Even in the hands of an innocent child the Stones can cause more destruction than Master Xandred if mistreated."

"In other words," Kevin looked at Mia and sighed, "Guard them with our lives."

"Even from each other," Mentor Ji added. "Now that all the Stones are together, they must only be handled by you Rangers. Kevin, while Antonio completes the programming of the Water Stone, I suggest you keep a very careful eye on what he's doing. If anything strikes you as odd or makes you feel uncomfortable you are to make him stop what he is doing. Am I making myself clear?"

"Very," Mia and Kevin nodded their heads. Mentor Ji looked his two students in the eye one final time before heading off. Kevin pulled Mia in close and whispered in her ear.

"Whatever's inside that Black Box better be worth all this trouble," he said.