Hunter couldn't help it, he threw himself in front of them. "Don't do this! I can reach her!"

"And then what?"

Hunter hadn't quite thought that far ahead just yet, but he knew he had to do something. "She's got amnesia. I can help her. Give me five minutes and I can have her understanding our point of view. Please!"

"Out of the way, Hunter." Blake sounded outraged by Hunter's actions.

Empress wasn't attacking. She wasn't doing anything, actually. She was just standing there, like she really had nothing to do. The Kelzaks were in a confusion, running around, destroying things, but Empress was just looking down. It was as if she was suddenly disconnected.

Cam jumped in and told the Kelzaks what to do next; "Attack the Rangers."

Empress' head slowly turned.

Hunter took off his uniform and stood before the Kelzaks as just a normal person.

It was then that he heard it. A soft crackling sound. Suddenly, Empress was right in front of him, flames sweeping away from her body. She'd destroyed the Kelzaks in her wake. She didn't move for a moment, nobody did. She twisted around and crouched down. Her hands were claws and were outstretched towards the Kelzaks. They were turned to ash and she darted right at Cam. She struck his shoulder and he collapsed. She jumped and twisted to land facing the Rangers on a high building.

She didn't waste any time and left.

Cam groaned and slowly got up. He looked shaky as his uniform vanished. He collapsed again, but was able to get into a sitting position. A small trickle of blood dripped off his chin. He was badly wounded. At least, internally he was.

"Guys?" he asked, weary of the fact they were raising their weapons to him. "What's going on? What'm I doin' here?" He touched his face and saw the blood on his hand. Cam slowly looked up at them again. "What did I do?"

-Empress-

She stumbled and grabbed a branch. Her heart felt weak and she couldn't see straight. There was something wrong.

She slowly stood up again and she felt it, a pain in hear heart, deep inside her soul. Something burned to be seen and heard.

Whatever it was, it was leading her to the water, to her greatest enemy.

-Blake and Hunter-

He threw a punch and Hunter reeled back, shock evident on his face. "How could you? You let her get away. You just let her get away! What's the matter with you?"

"Me? What's wrong with you?" Hunter rubbed his chest where the impact had been. "You know as well as I do what it feels like to be controlled. Sooner or later something snaps, something gives, and you're stuck fighting your way out! I just wanted to help her!"

"Why don't you help us first? Why don't you dive into Tori's mind and help her? Why does this woman have to come first?" Blake practically screamed. The anger and rage was obvious in his eyes. His fists came up and he nailed Hunter again and again, yelling at him.

Hunter just took it. He understood that Blake was angry with him. He understood that there was somethings he just couldn't fight. He also understood that Blake was right, that his focus should have been on helping Tori before helping himself. He understood that Blake was family and his family was what mattered first.

-Cam-

He fell to his knees at her bedside. He took his glasses off and stabbed the heels of his hands into his eyes.

How had he done that? Was it really because of him that Tori was in a coma-like state with a raging fever and a deep wound? Had he really let it happen?

But how was he supposed to know? His whole being had been trapped in some kind of glass container. He'd never really known what he was doing.

But still, it was by his hands, wasn't it?

Cam was ready to take whatever responsibility came with attacking with his blade. That was his oath to his powers as the Green Samurai Ranger. He was going to let it go, going to take on whatever guilt came with it. But he was going to let it go because his mind was elsewhere and his body was doing this. To let it go and be forgiven was all he wanted from them now, even if it came in the long years.

He wanted them to forgive him.