Serena looked down at her sister who was clinging onto her waist, refusing to let go.
"Every time," she muttered as she tried to pry her sister away from her body. "You really have to let me go. The driver's waiting, Emy."
"I'll go with you. We'll give you another suitcase and I'll hide inside! I can fit, I know I can."
"Emily," Serena laughed.
"The team doesn't need me."
"Yes, we do," Jayden told her. He placed a hand on her shoulder, "We wouldn't be Samurai Rangers without a yellow Ranger."
"Besides, the Tengen Gate is boring," Serena said. "You're better off here, at home, with all your friends and Mike."
"Yeah," Mike nodded with a laugh, "I need you, Em."
"I'll bring Mike with me," Emily said.
The driver, who was sitting in his car, rolled down the window, "The meter's running, Miss. Are you getting in or not?"
"I've got to go," Serena finally got Emily to let go of her and she kissed her sister's forehead, "be good. I love you."
"I love you too," Emily smiled. She felt Mike wrapping his arms around her as Serena got into the back seat of the taxi. "Call me as soon as you land!"
"I'll call you once a week, how does that sound?" Serena said from inside the car. She blew her sister, Mike, Jayden and Antonio a kiss, "Take care, guys."
"Bye!" the boys and Emily all waved as the taxi pulled out onto the street and the four Rangers started to make their way home. They couldn't have the driver pull right up to the Shiba House and risk exposing it as the home of the Rangers, so they had him pick Serena up from the nearby bus stop.
As they made their way back home, through the forest, the Rangers could all feel there was a change of atmosphere. It was already weird with Kevin and Mia out to dinner, but Serena had been with them, and part of their lives for so long now that saying goodbye to her was like saying goodbye to a beloved family member. She had helped them with so much since she first arrived to the Shiba house. Even with all the ups and downs, they were proud to call her one of their own.
Antonio spoke up, breaking the silence.
"You know, it's really thanks to Serena that this forest is safe now," he said. "Jay, you fought Dekker in that duel, but it's Serena who really stopped him."
"She was amazing," Jayden nodded his head slowly and turned to Emily, "I used to think you were always exaggerating when you spoke about your sister. Boy was I wrong."
"It would have been cool to see what it would be like to have her on the team," Antonio commented. He turned to Emily quickly, "I mean, I'm team Emily, you know that, but still."
"I wonder sometimes too," Emily smiled. Mike held her close.
"Do you miss her?" it was a bit of a ridiculous question. Of course Emily missed her sister.
"Yeah."
"You'll see her again," he promised her. "If saving the world isn't enough motivation to defeat the Nighlok, bringing her home definitely is."
"We should begin training then," Jayden said as the group approached the house. He held the front door open for them. "Things are going to be back to normal tomorrow and we need to stay focused if we want to stop Master Xandred."
"I wouldn't say things are going back to normal," Mike laughed. "Uh, does anyone else here know why Kevin and Mia went to dinner tonight?"
Jayden and Antonio shook their heads no while Emily didn't say a word. She knew about Mia and Kevin's engagement, but she didn't know as much as Mike. Kevin hadn't told anyone except the green Ranger about his plan to propose to Mia properly.
Mike chuckled, "Well, you'll find out when they get home," he said before turning to Jayden. "That being said, we have to rethink the sleeping arrangements."
"Why?" Jayden frowned. "I thought everyone was happy with their roommates."
"We are," Emily giggled, "but Kevin and Mia need a little more privacy and…"
"They do?" Antonio asked.
"Trust me," Mike nodded, "they do. And this kind of privacy… well, they aren't going to get it unless they share a room."
"What? No way," Jayden shook his head. "I'm all for Rangers dating but…"
"Well, whether we make the bedroom changes official or not, neither Emily nor I will be able to sleep in our own rooms when those two are getting… really serious."
Emily frowned and looked up at Mike. He seemed to know something. She knew why Mia and Kevin needed privacy and she figured he was starting to catch on that they were getting serious, but she had no idea that Kevin told him.
She stood on her tippy-toes and whispered in his ear. Mike laughed and nodded his head before whispering in her ear.
When the whispering stopped, both the yellow and the green Ranger looked at their leader, "We demand a bedroom change."
Jayden sighed and shook his head. Antonio placed his hand on Jayden's shoulder and pat it gently as he laughed.
"Why do I get the feeling that we're never going to go back to normal?"
The End
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Author's Note: Just kidding. But two hundred(ish) chapters are enough for one story, don't you think? There will be more Samurai, don't worry. There's still quite a way to go, but like PRS this will be broken up into parts (or "seasons") and season one is now complete (for me at least).
I hope you all enjoyed the story. I know I have. I'd like to thank everyone for their support and I hope you'll all stick around for part two. There will be a few oneshots posted before I get the next story up and running again but I do promise to make a return soon (once the episodes come back and I have something more to work with. Stupid break...
Anyways, until next time! You all know I won't be gone for long!