Spike was kicking himself mentally as he raced through the city, running in the opposite direction of the crowd of people. He had lost his six friends on the way here. They had disappeared somewhere in the crowd, but now that he knew there was a monster attack in the city; he knew the Rangers wouldn't be far. All he had to do was figure out where the people were running from and he would find the Rangers.

He was nearly trampled a couple of times, but he finally made it to the source of the chaos. The Rangers were already downtown fighting off an ugly Nighlok. They seemed to be struggling a little bit, but Spike was confident they would pull through. They were the Samurai Rangers, they always pulled through.

He decided to watch them, but decided it was best to take cover. If the Rangers saw him standing around they would get him to leave. He saw a big piece of fallen debris from a nearby destroyed building and ducked behind it, only poking his head out so he could watch the attack.

Suddenly the gold Ranger went flying through the air and crashed into a street light. Almost instantly the red Ranger was by his side, picking him up and making sure he was okay to fight. Spike's eyes lit up with excitement as he watched. He had never seen a battle up close before.

He quickly remembered he was here on a mission, though. He was very suspicious of his six friends and wanted to know if they were, in fact, the Power Rangers. He watched and listened carefully for clues. Names, body language… anything would do, as long as it served a proof that he knew who the Rangers were.

His eyes strayed to the pink Ranger and as he watched her, a thousand questioned rolled through his mind. Who was she really? Was it possible she was Mia? Was she really as nice as he thought she was?

He gasped when she was knocked down, rage boiling inside him and he glared at the evil Nighlok who would dare to hurt someone so beautiful and graceful. He watched with a little feeling of jealousy as the blue Ranger came to his pink Ranger's side and pulled her back to her feet. But when the pink Ranger was up again, she seemed to shake off the attack, as if it didn't hurt her. Spike was now feeling proud. The pink Ranger was so strong and brave. If he was with her, he would always protect her, but it was nice to see she could hold her own if needed.

Letting his thoughts stray, Spike forgot about the battle for a moment and imagined himself as one of the Power Rangers. If he had to choose which one to be, he would want blue. He knew red was the leader and while green and gold were cool colours it seemed blue was pink's partner. That's what he wanted to be. Pink's partner. He wanted to help her in battles and have her fight by his side.

He was distracted for so long he didn't see as gold and red went in for another attack, and he failed to hear the gold Ranger shouting the red Ranger's name as he was struck hard in the chest and fell to his knees. Spike didn't see the gold Ranger come to his friend's aid, only to be blasted back.

Spike didn't see the blue and pink Ranger rush into battle. Not in real life, at least. In his mind, he and the pink Ranger were the only two Rangers running to save the town from a monster and they were doing really well. In real life, though, Pink and Blue barely did any damage before they too were shot back and they landed in a heap on the ground.

"That's it!" the green Ranger shouted loudly and finally Spike was snapped out of his thoughts by the voice. He thought it sounded familiar. He turned his attention back to the fight and saw the green Ranger rushing forward. Spike's eyes were glued on the green Ranger and he watched him swing his sword, punch and kick the monster until he too was blasted back. The yellow Ranger jumped in from behind the monster, slashing him down the length of his back and distracting him long enough for the green Ranger to jump back to his feet and get back into the fight.

"You Rangers are really starting to bother me," the monster spoke. "This time, I think I'll send you away for good!"

The monster clapped his hands and they started to glow. Spike saw the Rangers scrambling to get up and find shelter and he thought it was probably best if he did the same. He ducked under cover and made himself as small as possible before hearing a loud boom and he felt the earth shaking, knocking him onto his side. Spike closed his eyes and waited for the horror to pass. The Rangers would make it out of this alive, he knew they would, and they would keep the city safe.

Then, over the sound of the fading boom, Spike heard screaming. He knew it was likely the Rangers, but there was one scream that seemed to be coming right for him. He opened his eyes and courageously, yet, stupidly, poked his head out from hiding only to be hit in the face instantly by someone flying his way. He rolled on the ground with the body before coming to a stop, tangled up with the yellow Ranger.

"At least it's not red, blue, green or gold," he muttered to himself as he tried to sit up. "That could have been really awkward."

He pulled himself out from under the yellow Ranger and just when he was freed she started to stir. Spike watched, hoping she would be okay so she could get up and fight again, but suddenly she started to glow. Then, magically, the yellow spandex covering her body and the helmet protecting her head disappeared and Spike stared down in shock. She laid face down, so he couldn't see her face just yet, but he was definitely staring at the yellow Ranger.

She groaned loudly, trying to pick herself up while Spike tried to get a look at her face, but her blonde curls were keeping him from doing so. Finally, he reached out for her.

"Here, yellow Ranger, let me help you… Emily?"

Emily sat up, clutching her ribs and she looked at Spike in horror.

"S-Spike…"

"I knew you were hiding something!" Spike shouted. He was both excited and angry. He was excited because he finally got to meet a Power Ranger and it turned out she was already his friend, but angry because he felt he had been lied to, which he had. He had been lied to by his only real friend.

"Spike! What are you doing here?" Emily asked.

"I followed you!"

"What? Why?" she shouted. Spike turned to the battlefield, where the Nighlok was bouncing around in joy at having seemingly knocked the Rangers right out of battle.

"Why do you think?"

"Antonio told you to stay at home!"

"Are they here too?"

"Who?"

"Your friends. They are Power Rangers too, aren't they? Mia… I was right!"

"No, Spike, it's… it's just…"

"Emily!" Mike's voice called and he soon stumbled over and found Emily and Spike hiding behind a piece of debris his eyes widened as he quickly realised what had happened. "Spike?"

Spike turned to Emily. She had been about to lie to him again. Now he knew Mike was a Ranger too. He glared angrily at her. Emily shrugged her shoulders, understanding his look.

"To be fair… you never asked about Mike."

"You promised me you would tell me if you knew!" Spike shouted. "You're my friend and you lied right to my face!"

"Spike, it wasn't like it was easy to do. I didn't want to lie but…"

"I knew you were hiding something," Spike snapped. "You're a horrible, liar, you know that…"

"Yeah…" Emily lowered her head. Mike looked at Spike.

"Look, kid, I know this is kind of frustrating and confusing, but you don't know how dangerous this is. If someone found out…"

"You're my friend," Spike spat to Emily, "My only friend."

He hopped to his feet and stormed off, headed for home. Emily looked up at Mike, hurt and worry in her eyes.

The other Rangers hurried over to them.

"We finally took care of that Nighlok," Jayden announced as he arrived looking very beat up.

"Uh, Jay, we have a bit of a problem," Mike said. "Spike followed us here. He saw everything."

"What? He… he…"

"He was supposed to stay home," Kevin growled. This kid was really starting to get on his nerves.

"Well, he didn't," Mike shrugged. "Now he knows."

"He'll tell everyone," Kevin panicked. "We're screwed."

Mia rolled her eyes and knelt down beside Emily. She placed her hand on her little sister's shoulders.

"It's not your fault," she told the yellow Ranger.

"This is why I don't lie," Emily muttered. "You always get into trouble when you lie. Now Spike hates me."

"He'll calm down, he'll realise why you did it and he'll apologize," Mia assured her. "It's just natural to get pissed off when you realise someone you trusted hid some big secret, right guys?"

Mia looked up at the boys and Jayden felt like she was looking directly at him. His heart started racing in panic but he kept a brave face and nodded his head, just like the others.

"Now that Spike knows, we need to figure out what to do next," Kevin said. "If he decides to tell…"

"He won't tell," Mia shook her head. "I've said it before and I'll say it again: Spike's a good kid. He'll do the right thing in the end."

"Mia, you can't be sure! He's pissed, what if…"

"He doesn't have anyone to tell," Mike said. "He told Emily she was his only friend."

"It's just him and his uncle," Emily nodded. "His dad is overseas and he hasn't had much time to make any real friends… except me."

"We'll give him a little while to calm down and then we'll talk to him," Mia said. "It's all we can do."

"If he blabs?" Kevin asked.

"We'll cross that bridge if we get there."