Samurai of darkness

Team Spirit

I woke up to a cool, damp rag on my forehead being held by my father. "Dad?" "It's okay princess. I've got you." I nodded and relaxed as he retold me the events of what happened. "I'll call the rangers so they don't think I'm dead." "First rest, then you can call them." "Okay."

I never did end up calling. I just spent the whole time with my dad. It seems that being half nighlok, all the monster did was knock me out, then make me weaker. Nothing but that.

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I heard that the rangers are going to bring the nighlok back. So I watched form a distance. 

"Nighlok! Come out, you coward!" Mike yelled slashing at the crack with his spin sword. "Mike. Stop!" Jayden yelled to him. He took a few more swings before he stopped and punched the column in anger. "MIKE!" Mia, Kevin, and Emily followed. 

"Doing that's not gonna bring her back." Mia told him softly. "Then what are we gonna do? Huh? Tell me." Mike said hurt. Then *dramatically I might add* Dad came before them in a strike of lightning. They got into a fighting position, as Jayden recognized him. "You." 

"It seems I have bad timing. I thought we could finally duel, but I can see you're already preoccupied." "Then go away, unless you're going to bring Dani back." "We have bigger issues than you right now." Mike and Jayden said to my father. 

"The white ranger is safe, that I can assure you. But there is a way for green to save his girlfriends spirit." Dad told them, I could hear the distain in his voice as he called me the green rangers girlfriend. I blushed, as did Mike. "She's not my girlfriend." 

"How?" Kevin and Mia asked. "Simply give yourself over to them. Then you can save them." "Wait are you saying you made that choice?" Jayden questioned with a deep frown. 

"I don't know how it happened, but me and my daughter are living proof it can be done." He exposed before turned nighlok and they jump into a fighting position. "You have a daughter?" Em asked, "Yes. She a half nighlok by birth, her mother a human. I welcome you to do it. It will make our upcoming duel even more glorious." Then he disappeared. 

"I can't believe it. Deker... has a daughter.." "I know Kev, It's weird." 

"Become a nighlok?" Mia quizzed, "I'll do it." Mike said looking at the gap. "Me too. I want to save her." "Mike. Emily. Think about this." 

"What's there to think about? Daniela is the strongest of us and she deserves better. This is one of her first missions with us and we blew it already." They all looked guilty with what Mike said. This made me feel warm and fuzzy, I don't like this feeling.

"Mike has a point, she is the best of us. She has the strongest, most loyal, and most selfless spirit and that nighlok doesn't deserve it. We haven't known her for long but I can see it, and I know you guys can too." Emily continued. I smiled hearing this.

"We all do it." Kevin said, "We're a team."

"Mike this may be too risky." "Nothing's too risky for her." Mike said, making me look down and blush missing the smug looks the team gave Mike.

Before they go through the crack, Antonio stops them. After explaining how he could draw out the nighlok, I got dizzy and sat down. 

I must have passed out again, because I woke up to them fighting the nighlok. I couldn't morph but I sent a slash too him. I'm tired and weak looking and could barely stand on my own.

I passed out again, man this is tiring. 

I woke up after the battle, in Mikes arms. He already demorphed. "Mike?" "Hey." We shared a smile as he held me. 

I was then pulled into a group hug. Then we head back to the shiba house for Em's party. 

"What is this?" Emily asked happily.

"Surprise!" We all shouted, jumping out from our hiding spots.

"Happy birthday!" I said with a smirk, not a smile but a smirk.

"Are you surprised?" Antonio asked and she replied with an enthusiastic hum.

Jayden walked up to her gently with a shy smile, handing her a card. "It's from your sister." She read it out loud to us. 'Happy birthday, my darling sister. Miss you heaps. All my love, Serena.' 

Nio then covered her eyes and sat her down in front of the cake, "What's a birthday without a cake?" Revealing a cake that said 'Happy birthday Emily and clawzord.' 

"Clawzord?" Kevin asked.

"Really Nio?"

"It's his birthday too." Said zord chittered, and we all laughed a bit.

"You guys are the best!" 

"Nah. You are Emily. I wouldn't have taken that hit if I didn't think so. Your amazing. Happy birthday." I said with a soft smile. She hugged me. "Thanks Dani." The others looked happy and shocked as I hugged her back.

"Who wants cake?" Mia picked up a knife. Emily looked nervous, from what I remember Nio said she couldn't cook. I moved over and Mike came up to me, wrapping his arm around my shoulders.

Ignoring everyone around us, I looked up at him and him, down at me. "What are you doing?" I asked with a smirk, "Nothing. Nothing at all." He said smiling down at me. His smile seemed to grow when he saw the red on my cheeks.

We turn our attention back to the party. "Blow out your candles." Kevin told Em. "Make a wish first." Mia reminded. 

Then she started opening presents, she seemed to like mine, a custom made charm bracelet with the ranger elements on it.

Spending the rest of the party with Mikes arm around me. 

I got ready to leave. I heard the others tell Mike to go after me, so he offered to walk me to the door. I told everyone goodnight and Mike walked me out, "Hey thanks for coming to the party. It means a lot to Em."

"No problem, I like being around y'all. Its fun. I see her and the rest of them as friends." "what about me?" "Huh?" "You said you see the others as friends-" He got closer to me, until there was no space between us, "But you didn't say anything about me. What am I to you?" 

"I don't know just yet." I said with a bright smile. I kissed him on the cheek, "We'll just have to see. Goodnight Mike." He blushed, "Goodnight Daniela."

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