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Once Mike reached the location of the monster, several moogers attacked him. The monster was on his A-game. What the monster didn't know, was that Mike was too. He quickly defeated the pack of moogers and the two forces came face to face with each other. Both with determined looks on their faces.
"Come to test your luck again?" Temperinjantus yelled cockily, with a smirk locked onto his face.
"Ha! You wish, Nighlock!" Mike screamed back, and with a yell, charged at the monster.
It was a very heated battle and it seemed to be endless for both Mike and the nighlock. It Was well into the darkness when Mike finally started to gain the upper hand. Both were exhausted, Mike feeling more nauseous by the minute and the nighlock drying out, but neither of them were done yet. The nighlock prepared for an attack.
"DOUBLE STAR ATTACK!" The nighlock thundered and Mike, knowing better, dodged the attack quickly. His leg was in a lot of pain and he didn't think he could handle any more. He ran around the nighlock and tried to land another attack with his forest spear. It worked and the monster doubled over in pain as Mike caught his breath. He was becoming very dizzy and couldn't see well in the darkness. He coughed and ran up to the nighlock once again.
It was a back and forth battle but Mike was still always ahead. He was landing and dodging any and all attacks he could. Even Jayden and Mentor would be impressed. Soon though, the battle took it's wear on him and he felt incredibly sick. His head was spinning and he had a strong urge to throw up. His leg was also throbbing and he didn't think he could fight anymore. But he had to. For his friends.
He fought on and on, but the monster landed a critical attack on his weak spot. His leg. He was swept off of his feet and was very dazed, until he heard some very familiar voices in the distance.
"Go go samurai!" the voices yelled. He saw a few blurbs of color run from where he was sitting, but one stopped right in front of him and knelt down.
"Mike, are you okay?" It was Emily, his girlfriend.
"I'm fine... What are you guys doing here? You're sick." Mike asked, trying to stand up. Emily stuck her hand on Mike's forehead and sat him back down.
"No Mike, you're not fine. You have a fever. Mia was right. You're sick. She said you were hurt too." Emily said, concern etched in her voice.
"I am fine, I'm just sweaty. And what is Mia right about? I don't have a fever."
"She said that you felt really overheated when she was talking to you this morning. And she said that your leg was all messed up. Mike, you're sick." Emily answered.
"I'm not sick. You guys are. Why are you here? You should be in bed."
"Mia felt okay, so she and Kevin went out to get some medicine and stuff. We all feel a lot better now."
"Oh, well…"
"Emily! We need help...come on!" Jayden hollered and Emily stood up to go into battle. Mike tried to stand up but Emily interrupted him.
"Mike stay here. You need to rest."
"But I'm fine…" he tried to respond but Emily was already in the fight.
Mike felt so helpless just sitting there, but that all went away when he got the strong sense that he was going to throw up. It had been growing up to this point but he couldn't deny it now. He was sick. He grabbed his stomach when it started to churn very uncomfortably. He knew what was coming next, so he started to run.
"I'll be right back…" He tried to yell, but it was quieter that he had meant it to be.
"Amigo... Where are you going?" Antonio hollered to his green friend. Leaving the other rangers confused, Mike demorphed and ran behind a car. He felt the bile rising in the back of his throat and as soon as he knew it, he was violently throwing up. It should have made him feel better, but he was starting to feel worse. His head was spinning and he was cold and tired and he wanted nothing more that to be curled up in his bed, asleep. Once he was done, he wiped his sleeve across his mouth and came out from behind the car.
"Mike, are you okay?" Mia asked.
"No." He admitted. But he wasn't accepting defeat that easily. "I'm coming though." He quickly morphed and started in on the battle again, despite his aching head and stomach. As much as his friends wanted him to rest, his perseverance was admirable and they all silently decided they would chew him out for being stupid when they were all feeling better.
"Uh, you rangers are getting on my nerves… DOUBLE STAR ATTACK!"
"Guys, watch out!" Mike hollered. They all dodged the attack and as the nighlock was still recovering from using so much energy, they prepared for the final strike.
"FIRE SMASHER! CANNON BLAST MODE!" Jayden yelled and they all put their disks into the large weapon.
"FINAL STRIKE!" They all said in unison as Jayden pushed forwards on the lever. All of the energy struck the nighlock in the chest. He exploded and all of the rangers assumed the final pose. They all knew what was coming next and soon enough, they were in mega mode battling the nighlock's giant form. Mike, still feeling very sick, was just following the other rangers as he was so exhausted and his brain was clouded in a giant fog. He was very dizzy, and the other rangers were helping him out as best as they could.
Once the monster was gone for good, any and all adrenaline Mike still had in him was gone and he was wavering on his feet, still trying to stay awake. The other rangers noticed this and were trying to get him to respond to them. But he couldn't hear them, he was so tired. It was like his brain had mentally checked out. As soon as his legs buckled and he fell to the floor, passed out, the other rangers knew it was serious. Mike was never like this. All was quiet inside the megazord cockpit.
A/N: Final chapter up either today or tomorrow... Please review!