On Fire (Power Rangers Samurai)

1 - Poison / Stolen

The blood from a large wound across Jayden's chest stained Emily's shirt as she helped him stand.

Emily had been hauling Jayden's weight for a long time as they traveled home.

She didn't have enough symbol power to summon a horse. And she couldn't call the other rangers because she knew that they were in their own battles.

Though she was awfully exhausted, she couldn't begin to imagine Jayden's pain.

Prior to this, Emily and Jayden were fighting moogers in an evacuated high school.

Initially, they were having an easy time in the fight. However, they were separated and Jayden was singled out by a nighlok with poisonous powers.

As Jayden was held down by moogers. The nighlok took his sword and slashed the red ranger across his chest.

Poison seeped into his bloodstream, causing the red ranger to scream in agony, then leave his power ranger form.

But with Jayden down, Emily was left to finish the battle on her own. And unfortunately, the nighlok had full intentions to poison her.

She took a toll from the exhausting fight, but ultimately evaded all poisonous attacks.

In the end, Emily struck the nighlok down, causing him to dry up and begin to crack.

To Emily's relief, the rest of the moogers followed the nighlok out of their world. She could barely stand from her own injuries and exhaustion.

When she found Jayden, she became shocked by how much pain he seemed to be in.

He was curled up on the floor, trying to keep as quiet as possible and collect himself. But he couldn't feel anything beyond the torturous stinging sensation that spread from his chest to throughout his body.

It was a difficult sight for Emily.

Moving as quickly as she could, she used her symbol power to try purifying Jayden's wound, hoping to ease his pain.

Emily then tied her jacket securely around his wound and helped him off the ground.

With all of her strength, she pushed forward, making her way home.

Once Emily passed the gates and entered the Shiba House, her body finally gave in. Her head felt fuzzy and her vision became distorted.

She passed out on the gravel of the front yard. Jayden went down with her as well.

~~~

Mike, Mia, and Kevin were returning from their own battle with many moogers and a nighlok. They managed to defeat all of the monsters with minor injuries.

Mike walked ahead of the others, about to make it up to the Shiba House's gates. He was the first to spot Emily and Jayden laying on the gravel, covered in blood.

He ran up the path and kneeled beside them. Both of them were out cold, prompting Mike to check whether their hearts were beating. To his relief, they were.

"Kevin! Mia!" Mike frantically called for them to hurry over.

"C'mon Em!" Mike shook her slightly, trying to get her to wake up. It seemed he was more concerned about Emily than Jayden, even though Jayden seemed to have it worse.

Emily kept her eyes closed as she muttered, "Jayden, poisoned... poison..."

"I hear you Em." Mike was glad to hear her voice.

He really wished that the two of them called for help when fighting.

Mike lifted Emily from the floor and held her bridal style.

Her body was pale and limp. Her head tilted back with her curly blonde locks draping off of Mike's tricep.

Mia, then Kevin, came rushing to the front of the house where they saw the shocking scene.

"He's been poisoned!" Mike called out to Mia and Kevin before taking Emily to her room.

Mia and Kevin looked at each other, sharing the same panicked expression. They both lifted Jayden up and dashed into the house with him, laying him down in their med bay.

Mia quickly untied the jacket around Jayden's chest and lifted his shirt off of him. 

Mia saw he wasn't bleeding so much anymore, meaning Emily had done a good job of trying to stop his bleeding.

"I'll use my swordfish zord to purify him." Kevin commanded his zord to rain on Jayden, causing his wound to shine. "This should get rid of the poison."

"Hopefully." Mia pressed Jayden's chest with a clean cloth.

"Gi has only been gone for about 2 weeks..." Kevin sighed, his forehead wrinkled from her stressed expression.

"It's been hard without him." Mia frowned, hoping that Jayden would be okay.

~~~

Mike laid Emily on a futon in her room. Her clothes were bloody, leading Mike to assume that she was badly wounded.

He left and came back with cloths and a basin of warm water.

Mike lifted the bloody shirt off of her body, revealing that she had no wounds that were deep at all and a blood stained bra.

She had bumps, bruises, scrapes, and scratches, but this was normal when fighting.

In fact, Mike, Mia, and Kevin had bruises and pain, but not nearly as major as Jayden and Emily's situation.

Mike dipped a cloth in the warm water and squeezed the excess liquid out if it.

He cautiously wiped the blood off of her body. Jayden's blood and her own.

"You must have carried that asshole all the way here." Mike worried about Emily continuously pushing past her limits, as if she had something to prove.

Typical Emily worked really hard, even though she was prone to making mistakes. She was a beam of joy who cared deeply for everyone. She was the little sister of the group.

The rangers often ended up looking after her since she was naïve. Because of this, she was set out on proving her strength and independence.

Typical Mike was upset. Whatever happened on the battlefield, he was not aware of. But seeing the woman he loved suffering before him was enough to blind him with anger.

But he kept his composure and gently treated her bruises, bandaging them neatly.

Afterward, he gazed at her. She was very toned in her abdomen and arms. Even though she was injured, it didn't falter her natural charm.

He stared at her face. Her eyes were gently shut. Her soft lips were slightly parted.

But he was unaware that Mia stood at the door unannounced.

"Um," Mia entered, trying to make her presence known through the awkwardness. "I came to check on Emily and help her get ready for bed."

"I um.." Mike wasn't sure what to say, realizing how everything may have looked.