Chapter 3: First Mistake

Jayden walked out of the mansion with his bamboo stick in his training uniform, wanting to get out and practice a little. All night that night he had been dreaming of Anya. Good and bad dreams had flooded his mind. He just didn't know what to think of the sorceress.

Sighing and running a hand through his hair, he walked out to hear something slapping against a punching bag. Walking to the doorway, he smiled.

Anya jumped up, hitting the bag with a roundhouse kick hard, her long hair whipping her head in a pony-tail. She wasn't wearing the usual training uniform. Instead she was wearing a really tight purple tank top, with a black skirt, black leggings underneath. She kicked the bag again, doing a backflip and tossing herself around. Jayden smiled, crossing his arms as she practiced. The early morning sunlight casting off her tan skin. Her blue eyes glinting. Jayden knew she was beautiful. He couldn't let his heart get in the way of his training. Everything was focused on what was now at hand.

Hearing the usual calls when someone is fighting, he turned his gaze back to Anya, who had landed in a split and jumped back up, fighting with the air.

"You're getting really good at this." He complimented, walking out there. Anya stopped, looking at him. A smiled plastered her face as he walked out. Stuffing her hands in her pockets, she walked up to him.

"Good morning to you too. And thanks." She said, her hair whipping the air behind her.

"I'd ask to spar ya. But I don't think you're ready for that yet." Jayden said, snickering. Anya raised an eyebrow.

"Is that so? Or are you afraid to get beat by a girl?" She asked, doing a one hand cartwheel over to the sparring mat. Jayden followed.

"I'm not afraid. I always win." He said, laughing.

"Care to challenge me?" She said, sinking into a fighting stance. Jayden smirked, then got into a fighting stance.

"You're on." He said, and they began to spar. Anya was getting the best of him. After a while, Anya placed her foot squarely in the middle of Jayden's chest, sending him backwards and she back flipped, landing on her feet with her hands in the air. Jayden stumbled, falling on the ground.

"Ta Da!" She exclaimed, laughing and walking over to Jayden, lending him a hand. Jayden looked at her outstretched hand. Taking it, he pulled her down. Anya shrieked, being tossed to the ground. Jayden grabbed her wrists, pinning them to the sides of her head. He straddled her legs, looking at her.

"Get off of me Jayden!" She shrieked, struggling. Jayden laughed.

"Not likely." Was all he said. Anya stopped, looking into his brown eyes. He looked into her dark blue eyes, even as they flashed purple, which they always seemed to do. They laid there, looking at each other for the longest time. Anya didn't feel tired or weak when she looked at him. It was surprising. She smiled, looking at him, and began to blush. Jayden smiled, looking at her. He let her hands go, and smiled. She let her hands linger on his arms. She could feel the tense muscles underneath his tan skin. She let her hands stroke down, then stopped. She felt a wave of heat grow through her, suddenly taking all of her energy away. This was all new to her. She also felt heat radiating off of him also. Was he blushing also? Jayden smiled, their faces suddenly close, their breaths mingling with each other.

Suddenly a blaring alarm sounded from inside. Footsteps were heard near them.

"Jayden, come on. . .whoa. . .um?" Mike's voice was heard. Jayden looked up from where he was.

"We were just learning some new moves is all." He lied, pulling Anya up. Anya pushed her bangs from her face. Mike raised an eyebrow, but ran along with Mia. Jayden and Anya followed.

"Another Nighlok is wreaking havoc on the town again. Ready rangers?" Master Ji asked. They all nodded, running out. Master Ji watched as Anya followed behind them. He sighed, running a hand through his graying hair.

"Leave them alone Nighlok!" Glycerin looked toward the rangers as they came out. He saw the sorceress follow straight behind them. He laughed.

"Rangers. So nice of you to join my tormenting. Here, have a laugh." He said, shooting a red blast at Mia. Mia went to block it, when it deflected away. Anya stood in front of her, a shield in her hands.

"Thanks." Mia told her. Anya nodded, her blue eyes flashing purple through her mask, before backing up and letting the others join the battle. Soon, Moogers were around them and Anya was in the middle fighting. She smashed two Moogers' heads together and looked up watching Glycerin and Jayden fight one by one. She pushed her way through, trying to get to Jayden.

Suddenly, Jayden was down on the ground. Anya growled, pushing her way through and standing in front of Jayden as he tried to get back up.

"Oh sorceress. Let's see what you got." He said, pulling his sword up. Anya concentrated hard, throwing her hands out. She yelled, waiting for the surge of powers to come to her. But they didn't. She stopped, looking at her hands.

"What the. . ." She whispered.

"So long sorceress." Glycerin laughed, blasting her into the nearest wall. Anya didn't scream, but her back felt on fire.

"Anya!" Jayden yelled as she fell from the wall, demorphing. Anya curled up, but cried out as her back suddenly flared in pain. Mike ran toward her, demorphing and collecting her in his arms. Jayden sank his sword into Glycerin, and the Moogers and he disappeared. Jayden then demorphed with the others and ran toward Anya.

"I'm okay. Just confused. Why didn't my powers work?" She asked, rubbing her head as her back started to ease. Jayden looked at her, running a hand through his hair.

"Your powers. They're too powerful. You must have used them up. You can't use them anymore Anya. They won't work." Mike explained, looking at his cousin. Anya looked at him. What? She had no more powers? Slowly, she got back up, backing up a couple of steps. They were all back in their regular street clothes. Anya wearing a jean skirt with black patterned stockings and a purple shirt with flowing sleeves that fell off her arms. She backed up again, her black converses squeaking against the concrete.

"I don't have powers anymore?" She said again, looking at them.

"We didn't say that. You just can't help us anymore." Kevin tried to explain the best he could.

"I'm not a ranger anymore?" She said. She knew the answer. Her heart skipped beats as her throat closed up. Her eyes stung, tears threatening to fall. Jayden looked at her.

"Anya." He stepped up. Anya stepped back, then turned and ran from the premises. Jayden went to go after her, when Mike caught his shoulder.

"Let her have the time to calm down. She'll be fine." He said. Jayden sighed, watching as she ran. Jayden shouldered away from him.

"I can't let her hurt like this." He told them, before chasing after her.

Anya sat on a bench facing the lake, wiping her eyes of tears. She sniffled. Terra had somehow found her, and was sitting beside her on the bench, her tongue lolling out of her mouth.

Anya just couldn't believe it. She pulled out her butterfly folding zord. It transformed into a butterfly, flying around her in a graceful way. She smiled, then frowned as tears fell from her eyes once more. She would never be able to use her zords again, ever. She sighed, watching as the water rippled from the wind. Her half-back hair brushing her face.

Terra jumped from her spot on the bench, and somebody replaced it. She didn't look, not caring. Her zord disappeared into her pocket. Terra barked, walking over to the person sitting beside her.

"Terra stop." She said sternly. Terra kept whining.
"Terra!" She exclaimed, looking at the dog. She looked up to Jayden's shaggy brown hair. He looked at her, smiling. Anya frowned, looking away. Jayden frowned.

"It's not your fault Anya." He stated.

"But I love being a Samurai Ranger Jayden. Now I can't because my powers are too. . .powerful? It's just not enough for me." She exclaimed, sobbing a little. She turned away from him.

"When I was younger. My parents never cared for me as much as they did for my brother. The first ever Samurai Ranger. They wouldn't care for a little accident-prone, little girl that they ended up with. I wanted to try and fill his shoes. Try and make my parents proud like they were of him. Now I'm part of the rangers, and they don't even talk to me anymore. It's like I fell off the face of the earth." She explained her story. The reason she was what she was.

"When I see you Jayden. I see my brother sometimes. Damon. He was amazing. Even if my parents hated me, he would be proud of me. I did dancing, chorus, basketball, soccer, everything. He came to it all. He made me be proud of myself. That's why he knew one day I could be a ranger like him." She finished.

"I see you in him." She whispered, getting closer to him. Jayden smiled, looking into her blue eyes. He slapped his thighs, before popping up from the bench. Looking at her, he gave a hand. Anya looked up at him.

"Come on. It's high time we find something fun to do. Just us two." He said, smiling. Anya sniffled, but grabbed his hand, allowing him to pull her up He held onto her hand the whole time as they walked through the park.

Master Xandred watched the two from the Sanzu River.

"Octaroo. Put the plan in full affect! Now!" He exclaimed.

Anya laughed, finishing her pizza slice and throwing the wrapper away before they stepped on the sand of the beach. Jayden had taken her to all her favorite places. The fair, the pizza place, and now the beach. He even won her a stuffed dog she had named Jay because of him. She smiled, leaning her head on his shoulder as they walked. Jayden smiled, watching her and laughed. He hadn't seen her this happy in forever! He smiled as she fished her phone out of her pocket. She flipped it open and put the camera part in front of them.

"Say Samurai!" She laughed. Jayden leaned his head against her, as the photo clicked. She looked at it, smiling.

"Perfect!" She exclaimed, saving it to the front of her phone, before closing it. She looked at Jayden.

"I've had a really nice time Jayden. Thanks for taking my mind off of things." She thanked. Jayden smiled, scratching the back of his neck. The sun was setting and no one was on the beach right now. A soft breeze blew their hair.

"I'm glad you did. I had a nice time also." He stammered. Smooth!

Anya giggled. She looked into his eyes, suddenly lost. Her hearts skipped beats, as did his. Slowly, he reached up to brush her hair from her face. His hand lingered on her face, sending tingles through their bodies. Anya leaned into his hand, smiling and closing her eyes. She leaned into him a little. Their foreheads pressed together.

"Rangers. We meet again." Jayden spun around to see Dayu standing there, swinging a sword around as Moogers surrounded her. Anya looked at her, her eyes widening.

"What are you after this time?" Jayden groaned.

"It's not what I'm after. It's who I'm after. And that someone is standing right beside you." She said. Jayden looked at Anya, who looked at him.

"Not a chance Dayu!" He growled, shoving Anya behind him.

"I was afraid of that. Moogers, attack!" She exclaimed. The Moogers attacked them both, separating them like they were supposed to. Terra barked, whining as Anya fell.

"Terra! Go get the others!" She yelled. Terra barked again, before running away. Anya felt herself pulled up by a Mooger. She attacked it, before Glycerin appeared. He grabbed Anya's arm, twisting it so she fell on her knees, clutching her shoulder as pain shot up her body. She struggled, trying to pull away.

"Time to come home to your new home Princess Samurai." He mocked.

"Jayden!" Anya cried, before Glycerin yanked her up, wrapping his hand around her mouth. Jayden spun around to see Anya being held by Glycerin. He glared, punching the Mooger in the face, and trying to run toward her. Two Moogers grabbed him, trying to pull him away.

"Anya!" He yelled, trying to pull away.

"Say goodbye Red Ranger. To your sorceress. I dare say, forever." Dayu said, before plunging her sword into the ground, and they all disappeared. Jayden fell to the ground, coughing. A warm wetness licked his face as the rangers suddenly appeared.

"Jayden what happened?" Emily asked as Mia controlled Terra. Jayden coughed again.

"They got Anya." Was all he said.

Finally! I got it up! Hopefully more action will come after these!