"A lot of you live in this house," Spike commented while he and Emily finished their tour of the house outside. Emily couldn't understand why Spike wanted to look around, but to keep him from getting really suspicious she needed to try and act like there was nothing to hide. Of course, because of her big secret, she was nervous and scared every time they ventured into a new room. Fortunately, all the other Rangers had done a good job at hiding all the Samurai stuff.

"Just me, Mia, Jayden and Mentor, uh, Uncle Ji," Emily had to stop making that mistake. She noticed Spike glancing at her curiously but he didn't say anything. She continued with her lie and tried to make it look convincing, "Uh… the… the other people just… visit… they visit us a lot."

"Emily, are you okay?" Spike asked. He stopped walking and looked at his friend curiously. She stopped as well and shrugged her shoulders.

"Why?"

"You just seem… nervous," Spike answered. "Do you not want me to wait for my Uncle here? I guess I could go somewhere else… I don't know my way back, though so…"

"It… it's fine," Emily stammered.

She screamed and jumped a foot in the air when an arm wrapped itself around her waist. Spike stepped back, startled at her reaction, while the person who grabbed her just laughed.

"Whoa, Em, it's just me," Mike reached down and kissed her cheek. He looked up at Spike as Emily started to settle, "Don't mind her. She's been a like this since the kidnapping," he lied effortless. Emily looked up at him, feeling both impressed and disturbed. He was really good.

"You told me at the store that you were fine," Spike frowned.

"She tries to hide it," Mike smirked, squeezing Emily gently before holding his hand out, "We haven't been properly introduced. I'm Mike, Emily's boyfriend."

"Spike," the younger boy shook Mike's hand. Unlike when he shook Kevin's, this one was actually firm but gentle.

Mike gave Emily a quick pat on the shoulder after shaking hands with Spike, "Why don't you go help Mia in the kitchen?"

"Mia? As in just Mia?" Emily asked. Mike nodded his head.

"That's exactly why I'm asking you to go help," Mike chuckled. Emily took this opportunity and ran. She liked Spike, but if she had to spend another minute lying to his face she was sure the truth was going to slip out.

When Emily left, Mike turned his attention to Spike, "So, how exactly did you find this place? First time Emily told me where to find her I got so lost they had to send a track and rescue team to find me."

"I just sorta stumbled upon it," Spike shrugged. "My Uncle Bulk and I are Samurai in training and we came out into the forest to train. We got separated, I started looking around and wound up here."

"Samurai in training, huh?" Mike asked. He pointed to the training dummy by the house, "How about you show me a few of your moves?"

Spike nodded and approached the dummy. He bounced on the spot for a moment to warm himself up and prepare himself to attack. Suddenly, he unleashed a fury of punches and kicks, barely leaving a mark on the dummy but when he was done he pulled away and shook his hands and feet painfully.

"Ow, that's some tough stuff."

"It has to be able to survive Lady Slips-A-Lot," Mike chuckled. "Speaking of ladies, I hear you have a crush on one of ours."

"I…"

"Emily told me," Mike smirked. He couldn't help but tease Spike for having a crush on Mia. It was part of his nature to tease people. "You know she's getting married, right?"

"Yeah, I met her fiancé," Spike nodded and he recalled Kevin's handshake. He massaged his hand. "He seems tough."

"I'm sure you can take him," Mike shoved Spike gently, trying to get him to straighten up and hold his ground. Spike stumbled pathetically to the side before turning to Mike with a frown.

"I can take him? He's twice my size in every way!"

"But I have a feeling you've got more heart," Mike placed his hand on his chest. "That'll win Mia over for sure."

"No… she seems happy," Spike shook his head. "I guess that's one dream I'll have to let go."

"You still have the pink Ranger, right?" Mike saw Spike giving him a suspicious look. He shrugged, "Emily and I share quite a bit. She says good things about you, don't worry."

"I thought I knew who the pink Ranger was, but I'm back to square one again."

Mike placed his hand on Spike's shoulder, "You know, that might be a good thing. It keeps the fantasy in your head. Who did you think the pink Ranger was?"

Spike blushed, "Uh… Mia."

Mike bit his lip thoughtfully and turned to the house for a moment. When he looked back at Spike he nodded.

"I can see it. She does wear more pink than anyone else. And I've seen her training with these dummies. She could kick my ass."

"Emily insists she's not the pink Ranger, though, but I'm sure of it," Spike said. "It's just a feeling, but it's a strong feeling."

"Are you really going to argue Emily on that, though?" Mike asked. "Look, if there's one thing you need to know about Emily, she doesn't lie, and seeing as she lives with Mia, I'm pretty sure she would know if Mia was a Pink Ranger, or any other Ranger for that matter. And that's a good thing for you, dude."

"How?"

"It means the pink Ranger might still be single," Mike chuckled. He gave Spike a strong pat on the back, "You still might have a shot."

"But if Mia's not the pink Ranger, where am I going to meet her?" Spike sighed. Mike was about to answer him when he heard his Samuraizer go off. His eyes widened for a moment, though thankfully Spike didn't see, but that didn't mean he was out in the clear. He still had to figure out what to do about the horribly timed Nighlok attack.

"Did you hear that?" Spike asked, looking around after hearing a loud beep.

Jayden and all the others burst out of the house.

"Mike, my dad just called, he needs us downtown!" Jayden shouted as he grabbed Mike's arm and started dragging him away.

"What about Spike?" Mike asked.

"He can wait for his uncle here," Antonio said before turning to the younger boy, "Just don't touch anything, okay? Jayden's dad'll kill you if you break anything."

"Got it," Spike saluted; happy the six of them were leaving. It would give him a chance to snoop around. he waved goodbye to the six teens with a big smile on his face before their numbers suddenly sank into his head. There were six of them, just like how there were six Rangers. There were two girls and four boys, just like the Rangers. And they had to run off suddenly, all together because Jayden's dad needed them.

Spike's search for the Rangers wasn't done yet. In fact, it was now better than ever. Using the Samurai skills his Uncle taught him, Spike followed the six teens through the forest and into the city.