Mike didn't want to admit it, but he was getting tired.

Everyone was getting tired. But no one else had to carry Emily. He wasn't sure how. No one was sure how, but they had been discovered. Emily thought it had something to do with her appearance and her use of Symbol Power at the bank. The robbers, the people who had shot at her and Riley had definitely said something about Emily being a Samurai, and one thing had led to another, forcing the Samurai to run away from their only safe house before a city of misdirected angry people hunted them down.

No one knew how much the city knew so they opted to stay in the shadows. They travelled on foot on the outskirts of town and through back alleys. Mike was sure they had left Panorama City behind and were in a new city, but with the internet news travelled far and fast. It would be a while before they could outrun the hunt.

But he couldn't make it another step. Seeing a rock, he sat down, gently lowering Emily as well. The others noticed he needed a rest and couldn't argue with a break, so they all took a seat.

Terran was fussing. He was hungry and hadn't eaten since morning. Serena, fortunately, had grabbed a few crackers for him. She removed him from his carrier and held him in his arms as she fed him.

Riley was also a little fussy, hungry, and confused. She stuck close to Mia and tugged on the pink Ranger's arm.

"I'll eat anything."

"You'll have to wait a bit, Riles, I don't…" before Mia could finish, Serena offered her a couple crackers. Terran had enough for now and it was senseless letting Riley go hungry. Mia thanked her and gave Riley the crackers, "Here, sweetheart."

Riley took a bit of the cracker and looked to Mia like she had something she wanted to say. Mia invited her to say it, but Riley shook her head and gestured for Mia to lean in.

"What?" Mia leaned closer to Riley.

"You're the pink Ranger. Tell the mean people we're not bad guys."

Mia sighed and looked up at Kevin. So far, Riley only knew Mia's identity. She had no idea her father, her aunts, and her uncles were also the Samurai Rangers.

"I can't do that. It's because we're the Samurai Rangers we're being chased."

"We?"

"Blue," Kevin nodded his head and the Samurai took turns naming off their colours. Riley seemed confused, and when the list stopped she shook her head.

"Pink."

"Riley…"

"It's my favourite colour. No one else like pink?"

"Riley," Kevin knelt before her and looked his daughter in the eyes, "Those are our Ranger colours."

"No one else like the pink Ranger? But she's your friend!"

"This would be easier if we had the Samuraizers," Antonio muttered and glared at Jayden and Lauren. The fire siblings shrugged their shoulders.

"We didn't make that call," Jayden said.

"Riley," Kevin tried again, "We're all Power Rangers."

Riley shook her head and laughed, "You're not a Power Ranger."

"I'm Blue."

"No."

"I swear, Riley. I'm the Blue Ranger. Haven't you noticed, all I wear is blue? I swim? I like water. Like the blue Ranger."

"I wear pink. That no makes me the pink Ranger."

"Riley, I pinky promise I'm the blue Ranger. I pinky promise we're all Rangers."

"Except me," James lifted his hand in the air, "I just married one."

"No," Riley shook her head and laughed. "The Power Rangers are super amazing."

"We are the Samurai Rangers," Antonio thought maybe if Riley heard someone else say it she would believe it. She was stubborn, though."

"No you're not. You're not super amazing. Lauren, are you a Power Ranger?"

"Red," Lauren nodded. Riley smiled.

"WHOA! That's cool. Mia! Mia! Did you know Lauren was a Power Ranger?"

As Riley bounced excitedly and shared the not-so-new-news with Mia, Lauren smirked proudly and stuck her tongue out at the others.

"Would you look at that? I am super amazing."

"I'll push you in a lake," Kevin muttered.

"Shh. Guys. Shh!" Serena hushed them all, hugged Terran to her chest and listened carefully. Over the sound of their voices she could have sworn she heard a twig snap and leaves rustling. As she silenced them, though, she heard nothing.

No one heard anything.

"What?" Emily asked her sister. Serena handed Terran to James and got up. Without telling the others what she was doing, she walked into the bushes alone. If a mob of people were approaching, they would have made more noise. Someone had found them, and they had come alone.

Serena felt as though this was her fault. She didn't know how the city had discovered the Shiba House, but when she had gotten arrested in her sister's place, in hopes of clearing her name, she had accidentally given her real name. She hadn't thought of the consequences and it had slipped her mind that Emily had mentioned using Symbol Power in public. Serena was sure she was the reason the Samurai were about to be discovered.

So she would hold off whoever was trying to sneak up on them and she would give the others time. Keeping close to the ground, she saw a very subtle movement in a single leaf on a bush and braced herself to lunge at whatever it was. She saw something long and black, and it looked like an arm. Seeing it was human, Serena lunged.

The stalker lunged as well and the two clashed. Serena thought it was just a civilian, and was stunned when she was outmatched and launched back to where the others were sitting. She got up, wiped the blood from her lip and glared as her attacker stepped out of the bushes. Just as Serena was about to throw herself at the attacker again, and the others got up to help, Emily cried out.

"STOP! Stop! Serena! Stop it!"

"What?" Serena turned to her sister with a glare and her attacker did the same. Everyone stopped what they were doing to look at Emily. She smiled brightly. With the mask it had been a little hard, but Emily wouldn't forget the eyes anywhere. Those eyes had saved her life and returned her and Terran to their family.

"Leanne!"

"Leanne?" the Samurai asked. The attacker, Leanne, looked to Emily and seemed to smile as she removed her mask and revealed her face. Emily grinned happily and bounced on her rock, unable to get up. Leanne saw the brace and furrowed her brow with worry.

"What happened to you?"

"I got shot!"

"I said sorry," Riley muttered. She was grabbed by Mia and held tightly in the pink Ranger's arms.

"Who are you?" Mia asked. Leanne turned back to the Samurai with a smile.

"A friend of Emily's, obviously," she said. "We've heard you guys are in trouble. We want to help."

"We?"

"Thunder Ninja Academy," Lauren said as she noticed the emblem on Leanne's chest, "You're a Thunder Ninja."

"Leanne Omino."

"Lauren Shiba."

"Shiba? That's… interesting," Leanne gave Lauren a strange look and then turned back to the Samurai team, "I am a Thunder Ninja, but you know my friends a bit better. There's a place for you all to stay and hide at the Wind Ninja Academy."

"No," Serena growled and turned away from Leanne to pick up Terran. Emily looked to her sister pleadingly.

"Leanne's fine, and I don't want to keep running… or riding. All this bouncing is hurting my foot."

"Are you complaining?" Mike gave her a glare. Emily smiled innocently.

"I love you."

"Ji was friends with an Omino," Lauren said, "I remembering a Sensei Omino visiting the Shiba House when I was just a kid."

"Yeah, my dad. Look, Sensei Watanabe – Cam – heard you guys were in trouble and he and the others want to help. The Wind Ninja Academy is completely safe. No one's going to find you there."

"No," Serena shook her head and turned her back to Leanne, "We'll find somewhere else."

"Serena, what's gotten into you?" James asked with a shake of his head, "Emily trusts her, and you guys have gotten help from ninjas before, right?"

"And Emily's such a great judge of character?"

"Excuse me?" Emily muttered, "You're one to talk. Sorry, to say this, James, but Serena, don't you remember who fathered that little boy?"

Serena glared at her sister, "I'm not going to the Wind Ninja Academy. I'll go anywhere but there."

"Cam's not a jerk anymore, Serena…"

"I know that."

"So let's go! Before the city finds us!"

"You're going to be fine," Antonio put his hand on Serena's shoulder and gently pushed her to follow Leanne. Serena gulped and kept Terran close as she walked and then started to limp. Her legs were sore. They were starting to feel like jelly.

Antonio stuck close to her though and offered her a smile, "It's okay."