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Chapter 21-United again
Mike hurried in the direction that led to Emily's smell, which he was accustomed to. He had his full strength on and was running at a speed barely visible to human eyes. The trees flew past him like air but he didn't collide, it was as if he was flowing like a river, unaffected, graceful and aware. The smell grew more and more fierce and he knew she was somewhere around. He was currently in the middle of the forest, around 30 miles away from the Demon Kingdom.
Emily and Austin moved near the huts , trying to peek in through small windows and locate some people who could offer help and information.
"Did you find anyone?", Emily asked while she narrowed her eyes to look in between the curtains of a hut.
"Nope, nothing", he said while he himself scanned the area with binoculars in hand.
"Stay away!", they heard from behind them and both of them turn startled, only to find a boy around 7-8 years of age, dressed like tribal people with a sword in his hand and fierce look on his face. Emily looked towards Austin who just shrugged.
"Hey child...We won't harm you", Austin approached but retreated back once the boy moved closer to him.
"It's okay child, we won't hurt you. We are here just to talk", said Emily with a sweet smile and Austin found himself getting lost in that smile once again. She looked so beautiful even with mud covering her face. Austin smiled feeling his love grow for her.
"Talk? What kind of talk?", the boy asked.
"Something important...is there someone older here?", Emily asked carefully, one hand over her samuraizer so as to morph immediately if anything happens.
"Um, yeah we have...but are you humans?", the boy asked.
"Yes, of course, what else we look like?", Emily asked confused and she was sure she heard some "demons" while the boy muttered something but she decided not to push anything.
"Okay, if you say so, follow me", he said and Emily and Austin followed him. Austin caught hold of Emily's hand and their fingers entwined into each other as Emily gave it a small squeeze. She felt a strange warmth, in good context, it was very soothing to hold his hand and it provided her the relief of believing that everything was gonna be fine. She smiled looking at him and he smiled back. He mouthed "It's gonna be fine" to her and she nodded and Austin gave her a side hug.
"Boyfriend?", asked the boy eyeing them.
Emily blushed scarlet colour while Austin grew nervous, though a smirk formed on his face.
"No..Um..I-I", Emily stuttered.
"Yes", Austin said and Emily looked at him wide eyed in disbelief, colour draining from her face.
"Just to make him trust us even more, will help believe me", he whispered to Emily whose blush returned in full force as she nodded. Never in two weeks had Austin seen her like this. She was so confident, so bold and energetic, never a soft, fragile blushing girl and she looked more beautiful.
"You are cute together", the boy commented smirking and continued walking.
After around five more minutes they reached an opening, a clear ground with several people around a fire, all dressed like tribals. Emily held Austin's hand more tightly as they all eyed them.
"I brought them", the boy said going near an older man.
"Good job", said the man,"Now you would want your prize, I suppose"
"Yes", the boy said.
Emily and Austin were growing more and more confused with each exchange. Was it a trap? They both looked at each other while Emily went to grab her samuraizer. But her hand was grabbed by another hand before she could reach it. Austin was hit on the head with a stone and carried away. Emily looked at him horrified and then followed the hand holding her hand to meet the face of a woman smirking.
"Austin!", she shouted as two people carried him away,"Let him go!",
She struggled against the grip and hit the woman in the stomach. She ran to grab her samuraizer which had fallen in the struggle when two strong hands caught hold of her. She was held tightly against the grip when she saw the little boy accept his gift from the old man. Her eyes grew wide when she realized what it was...the Uramasa!
Ji had sent all the three rangers to Kagoshima when they had discovered from the Tengen gate that the nighlocks had gone there. They have used double the amount of symbol power to get directly teleport there and here they were, in the forest. They were scanning the area with their samuraizers for any potential threats. They had not found anything about Jayden at the tengen gate and they were super worried. The team was very weak without the leader and knowing the possibilites of him being in danger.
"Anything?", asked Mia as she looked down in her samuraizer.
"Nothing", replied Kevin when suddenly Antonio, who was in front of them froze and stopped.
"What is it?", asked Mia suspiciously.
"Emily is here", said Antonio slowly.
"How-I mean how do you know?", asked Kevin panicking.
"The signal, her samuraizer is on", said Antonio pointing towards the yellow light blinking on his samuraizer's screen.
"Oh my God! We ought to find her", said Mia, a smile grazing her face while a tear escaped her eye. Kevin kissed the tear away and held her.
"We will", he assured her,"Lead the way Tony"
Antonio nodded and they continued in the direction the samuraizer was pointing to.
"Dekker?!", asked Emily not believing the scene unfolding in front of her. The old man took the shape of Xandred and the little boy that of Dekker. The woman holding her hand previously, Dayu and the two people holding her now that of two moogers. Can life grow any more thrilling? Nighlocks surrounded her from everywhere and she could see the knocked out figure of Austin lying on the ground. Her eyes grew watery looking at him.
"You seem shocked Yellow ranger?", Xandred shouted.
"Let him go!", Emily snapped back only to get a tight slap from Dayu.
"You won't shout in front of master", said Dayu.
"Well I will. I would even spit on his face if I get a chance. He is nothing, nothing but a mere particle of dust that I can easily blow away", Emily shouted back, her fierceness coming in great amount because she could not tolerate the sight of Austin hurt and lying there and at this moment she realized something. She felt a strange connection towards Austin, something which was beyond everything. It was something she had felt before, not towards Mike but towards Jayden and she had refused to believe it all. But now she realized that she was so stuck with her feelings for Mike and was busy convincing herself that she loved him that she refused to accept what was evident. She had loved Jayden before when she was busy chasing Mike but sadly Jayden never loved her back, because if he had, then he would have been with her now, not Austin. Her compassion towards Austin grew more and didn't know why. She knew she had something for Jayden but there was no more use of keeping it because he never felt the same and now that she was having that same compassion towards Austin , she decided that she won't let him go now, not so easily. She might have messed up her feelings before but not now, if Austin was the right man for him, she will fight for him and won't let her feelings for Mike and Jayden overpower her anymore. Though it would be hard to fight those feelings off but she will do it, she won't let herself suffer more.
"Shut up!", her thoughts were interrupted by Xandred's voice.
"Now listen yellow ranger, we are here to serve a favor to the demons", said Octoroo.
"The...what?", asked Emily confused.
"The demons. They have been the rulers of this forest for several centuries. The green ranger is with them only and they have been using him as a tool to get to you. The fight between the demons and the yellow samurai has been centuries old and it's a shame to say that the nighlocks were not aware of it until recently. Oh AA OO...We have been in doubt that the fights between us and the rangers were not as expected, you were all too weak. So we did a small test on you all to realize that only the gold one was real and the others fake. The behaviour of the red ranger was also questionable because he passed our test as well but he was not real. We are still in search of him and that's why we have Dekker here with us. He would make it a lot easier and now since we have been in a truce with the demons they asked us to bring you here so that the green ranger can take you to them and in return they would extend a supporting hand to destroy the rest of you as well, I hope it's all clear now", explained Octoroo.
Emily's mind was doing somersaults now. The demons? Clearly she wasn't aware of this all. So Mike has been with them all the way along and Jayden? Where the hell has he been? What the fuck was going on? Everyone's life was in danger now and her being trapped was not at all helpful.
"Emily!", she heard from behind and she turned around only to be met by three pair of familiar eyes and her heart melt when she saw the too familiar faces once again. Yes, she was met with worried faces of Mia, Kevin and Antonio.
Emily's eyes watered up and a smile grazed her face when she saw them after what felt like eternity. She gulped, unable to speak as emotions flooded her heart. It was all too much for her to take.
The other rangers' were shocked and heart broken to see the condition Emily was in. Face covered in dust and bruises with arms having cuts and blood flowing out. Her hair a mess and dark circles around her eyes. She had been living pathetically. The sweet reunion was interrupted when Xandred's voice echoed in the area.
"This will be more interesting now", he shouted.
"Green ranger!", Octoroo shouted and then emerged Mike from a tree, as ferocious as before and Emily shuddered seeing him. He again had red eyes and that evil smirk was back on his face. He approached Emily slowly, measuring each step and the evil smile broadening as the distance between them reduced.
"Mike!", shouted Mia.
"Mike stop! She's Emily!", shouted Kevin.
"Mike back off!", said Antonio. Dekker groaned loudly and attacked all of them and they all went tumbling backwards.
"You guys shut up!", he shouted.
The rangers coughed but nevertheless got up and morphed, ready to battle but seemed like the nighlocks had other business to take care of. The rangers were thrown away easily with such large army of nighlocks against the and they having no leader. No leader...yeah? The thought struck Kevin's mind, it was the right time to inquire about that as well...
"Where's Jayden?!", he shouted.
"The red ranger? Not with you?", asked Xandred and a horrified expression crossed the rangers' face, except Mike and of course Jayden. Where was he actually? If he was not with the nighlocks, maybe he was in greater danger.
"Jayden?! where is he?", asked Emily horrified.
"Capture the rangers!", ordered Xandred noticing the horrified expression on rangers' faces and noticing it as a distraction ordered to capture them. And as soon as the order left his mouth, moogers had the rangers captured. They were all helpless when they were captured and thrown in a cage. Mike had a tight grip on Emily and Emily was feeling weak as well. Mike was way to powerful to fight bare handed. Everything was as planned by the demons and the nighlocks and so far it elated them a lot.
"I think it's time to call the master", said Mike as he eyed Emily in front of him. Octoroo didn't spare a single second to call out the master and as soon as the words escaped it mouth strong winds started flowing around and leaves started rustling in the trees. From the northeast direction emerged many figures. The main one was of course the leader, the fierce one and the father of Olivia, beside him was his wife, Olivia's mother and along with her some soldiers. To his right hand was Olivia herself because he wanted her to see the destruction of her love's life in front of her eyes. She had her head hung low with tears in her eyes. They all stood majestically and a smile grazed the leader's face.
"Well hello yellow ranger", he said lifting Emily's chin and Emily growled in response.
"Leave her alone!", the rangers shouted but Dekker electrocuted them and they groaned in response.
"Well done green ranger, I am impressed, maybe I will make your death less painful now!", the leader said and smiled.
"No dad, Mike!", shouted Olivia with tears down her face and Emily eyed her. Who was she?
"Finally Victory!", shouted Xandred as the other nighlocks laughed and the rangers groaned in response.
"Well well well...since the green ranger has brought the yellow one, wouldn't it be an honour to see him destroying her as well? What do you think Xandred?", asked the master as he took a seat in front of them.
"It would be great Fortex, and then painfully I will destroy each and every ranger with my own hands and I will rule the world", replied Xandred as he himself took a seat next to him.
"Will you do the honour Green ranger?", said Fortex as he smirked.
"My pleasure", replied Mike with a smirk.
"No Mike, you love her", shouted Olivia.
"Mike, it's Emily!", shouted the rangers.
"She is my enemy", said Mike as he let Emily go and threw her on the ground. He then summoned some energy and surrounded them with fire encircling them in between.
"Mike please...", said Emily locking eyes with Mike.
Mike ignored her requests and summoned a sword and just as he was about to proceed to kill he felt his energy weaken. All his powers reduced and he fell on the ground clutching his stomach. Fortex grew confused.
"What's happening? Get up!", he ordered.
"My energy!", shouted Mike as he groaned once again.
Fortex again sent an electric wave towards him to renew his energies but to no avail, they drained again.
"What is happening?", asked Xandred impatiently.
Mike groaned again before falling down. Olivia rushed towards him and held him while asking him to get up.
"Mike!", shouted Emily, and the other rangers.
"I don't know. His energy is gone!", said Fortex horrified,"It isn't possible"
"Yes it is", replied Olivia meeting her father's eyes.
"Care to explain", said Fortex with clenched teeth.
"Just one condition. The yellow ranger always had the protection of the red ranger for centuries against the demons and the power of the spirit induced in Mike reduces only when there is red ranger around. Mike won't be able to hurt Emily if the red ranger is with her", said Olivia and everyone's eyes grew wide.
"Jayden?", Emily whispered and a smile grazed every ranger's face.
It was then that the dots were joined by Emily. Mike lost his power before as well, he wasn't able to attack her when they were in the forest but Emily was not alone there as well. As realization dawned on her, her eyes grew wide...
She moved her head towards her back where they had Austin. And her eyes grew more wide when she saw Austin standing there with a fierce look on his face.
"Austin...", she trailed off.
"I won't let anything happen to you Em", he said as he pulled off the mask from his face and lenses from his eyes and Emily was met with a very familiar smile and a dazzling pair of sparkling blue eyes. A tear escaped her eye and all worries left her mind. And in an instant she knew she was safe, because finally Jayden was there with her.
To be continued...
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