17. Hidden Secrets

The rangers were training; Mia with Kevin, and Mike with Emily. Jayden stood and watched, his eyes mostly stayed on his sister. He watched as she grip her wooden sword tighter, and moved forward to strike. Jayden smiled when Mike wasn't able to touch Emily with his sword.

Emily knocked over Mike, and he groaned in pain. She had a small smile on her face, before she watched Mike rub his back. Emily frowned and moved back. She didn't see the swords on the ground and tripped over them.

Jayden's eyes widened, as he ran to her. He knelt down next to her. "Em, are you okay?" he asked, as he helped her sit up.

"Yeah, I didn't see that. I don't know what happened. I didn't mean to hurt him," she whispered, as she leaned into him.

"I know," he whispered, as he rubbed her arm. The gap sensor went off soon after. Jayden helped Emily up, "Are you okay for this?"

Emily nodded. And they rushed off to help.

-Dark Secrets -

In the plaza, many people were screaming, and being blasted away.

Jayden went for the first attack, but the nighlok moved out of the way. The others appeared on the other side, and the five rangers surrounded him.

Mike ran to fight him first.

"I know something about you," the nighlok, Negatron said, as he charged forward. "Your bike had training wheels until you were ten."

Mike gasped, as he was blasted away. The other rangers couldn't do anything except watch him until he landed.

Emily ran to him, feeling guilty about hurting him earlier. "Are you okay?" she asked, as she helped him to slowly get up.

"What did you say to him?" Mia demanded, as she and Kevin got ready to attack.

"And you blue ranger, you're just boring," the nighlok said, as he jumped in front of Kevin.

Kevin was blasted away, and Mia, Jayden, and Emily watched.

"Kevin!" Mia shouted, as he flew from the spot next to her.

Negatron then goes to Mia. "Your turn."

Mia doesn't just stand there, she fights back. But the nighlok dodges her moves. "Lousy cook."

Mia stops in confusion, but is then blasted away.

Emily and Jayden stand together, knowing they were the only ones left.

"I don't get how he's sending everyone flying," she muttered, as she studied the nighlok.

Jayden moves to stand in front of his sister. He got ready to fight, as Emily watched him, not sure what to do. Jayden got his disk and placed it on the sword.

The nighlok smiled as he told the two remaining rangers about his motto. Negatron ran to Jayden and pushed his sword out of his hand.

"You're a red-faced liar-liar pant-on-fire. You've got a secret," he whispered, and watched Jayden get blasted away.

"Jay!" she shouted, watching her brother fly over her. She looked at her brother then at the nighlok in front of her.

"Looks like we're down to you," the nighlok told her, laughing.

Emily turned around, and gripped her sword. "There is nothing you can do to me," she snapped. "And Jay has nothing to hide."

Emily attacked him, and he dodged the moves. He laughed, as they exchanged words.

"Orphan."

Emily charged at him. It got him right across his chest.

"Maybe I didn't say it loud enough," he told himself.

"You're a impulsive fool," he tried again.

Emily just continued to attack.

He tried many more words, but nothing affected her. She just continued to hit him, each hit hurting the nighlok. She then moved onto her Earth Slicer. She threw it at him, and it got him multiple times.

Soon, he left, as Emily glared at him. The other rangers watched, impressed and confused.

-Dark Secrets-

"That nighlok is a bully," Mentor Ji told the rangers, as they sat on stools. "He likes to hurt people's feelings. He channels mental pain and turns it into physical pain."

"He caught me off-guard," Mia told them, looking slightly disappointed in herself. "It won't happen again."

"Listen, I may have had training wheels, but I didn't need 'em," Mike said, explaining himself.

"And I'm a good cook, right?"

Jayden, Mike, and Kevin all told her she was.

"Am I boring to you guys?"

"You're extremely disciplined and orderly Kevin," Jayden told him, complimenting him. "It's a great quality for a samurai."

Kevin beamed.

Mike looked at the yellow ranger, studying her. "Emily was the only one who wasn't affect. The nighlok knew exactly how to hurt us, but why couldn't he hurt her?"

Mentor Ji looked at her, knowing one possibility. "Perhaps Emily has some special power. "

"It's nothing like great," she whispered, as she looked up at her mentor. She then looked at her brother. I was teased and called names as a kid, when I went to school for a year. But an old friend told me to just pretend like the person teasing me didn't say anything at all, and it really worked. So when the nighlok said those things to me, it was like he didn't even say them."

"Is that what you do with us. You act like were not here? Like we don't say anything at all?" Mike asked, a bit angry.

Emily frowned, but soon just ran out. Jayden stood up, his arms trembling. He glared at the green ranger before running after her.

"He's mouth and his brain isn't connected. He'll apologize," Jayden told her. He sat down next to her.

"I don't mean to push him away. I don't mean to push anyone away. I just can't help it," Emily told Jayden, tears in her eyes.

"I know we'll get through this. I'll help you," Jayden said, helping her. He kissed her head, and kept her close.

Someone cleared their throat. They moved away and looked at Mike.

"C-can I talk to you?" Mike asked as he looked at Emily.

Emily nodded, as she watched him sit next to her. She watched him, as he thought about what to say. He then started to apologize. He told her that he regrets what he said. He said he didn't mean it, and he just wanted to get to know her, they all did. She promised she would try. She told them she would try harder to get to know them.

The Gap Sensor went off, and the rangers rushed off to defeat Negatron.

The moogers went after the rangers, leaving Emily alone. Negatron wanted revenge. He attacked her, tried to hurt her. Nothing worked, but then he tried again. "I know about your urges. I know you want to fulfill them, but can your team trust you?"

Emily hesitated, but didn't let him affect her. With Mike and Jayden, she defeated them. She passed out in the megazord. Jayden carried her home. Emily woke up on the way.

Emily couldn't get what Negatron said out of her head. She needed to tell someone. She needed help.