Jayden had never been one to take a vacation, but Mentor Ji insisted he spend a couple of days off his feet if possible so his leg could recover. He was lying in bed, but he was still hard at work. He had a lap-desk, piles of paper, and a brush and ink. While laid up, he figured he would work on his sealing symbol. He hadn't been able to work on it in a while and knew he had a lot of catching up to do.

Suddenly there was a knock on his door. Assuming it was just Antonio coming in to get changed after training he didn't say anything. The door opened and Jayden looked up to smile at Antonio but he saw it wasn't the gold Ranger.

"Hey, Em," he still smiled. "Enjoying the peace and quiet."

"I share a room with Mike, so no," Emily forced a chuckle, but Jayden could tell her mind was elsewhere. He followed her gaze and saw she was staring at his leg. He sighed and put his lap desk aside.

"Sit down," he patted the mattress, inviting Emily to sit next to him on the bed. She walked over nervously and took a seat.

"I'm really sorry…"

"For what?" Jayden asked. He looked to his leg, "Urumasa did that."

"But I…"

"Emily, it was Urumasa. Everything was Urumasa."

Emily lowered her head as Jayden said that. He saw her playing nervously with her hands and let out another sigh. He took her hand.

"Alright, kid, I'll let you talk."

"I didn't want to kill you… but… Urumasa wouldn't stop and… I never would have gone through with it, Jay! I promise, but I did… I mean… I just wanted it to shut up…"

"What?"

"It was you or everyone else," Emily shrugged. "Urumasa threatened to kill everyone else if I didn't kill you. I couldn't… I'm really sorry!"

Emily threw herself into Jayden's arms and cried. Jayden was a little shocked at first but he suddenly started to laugh, confusing Emily. She pulled away and looked up at him, a little angry, hurt, and curious.

"It's not funny."

"I'm glad you could resist, Em, but if you had killed me, it would have been your best possible move. If someone has to die, better one than four, right?"

"That's what I figured."

"Look, you did the right thing, Em. I'm not mad at you, I promise. There's no need for you to apologize and no reason for me to have to forgive you, but if it helps to hear it; you're forgiven."

"Thanks, Jay," Emily smiled and wiped away her tears. She looked back down at his injured leg, "Does it hurt?"

"Like a bitch," Jayden nodded. "But I would take this over the pain of losing a teammate any day. You had us all scared for a little while. I think even Dekker was scared for you when he found out."

"I tend to do that," Emily smirked.

"You know, I'll be honest, I thought our duel would be a little easier than that. You're a tough cookie. Tougher than one of Mia's cookies before the truth slipped out."

"It was Urumasa," Emily lowered her head, "It was the one with all the power."

"It seemed pretty weak and pathetic to me."

"I know about your plan, Jayden," Emily pulled away further from her leader. "I know you knew you could beat me."

"I could beat Kevin. What are you trying to say, Em?"

Emily shrugged her shoulders. Mike had already talked to her about this, but it was different addressing the issue with Jayden. The red Ranger let out a deep breath and smiled at his youngest Samurai.

"Look, Em, one thing you need to know about a team is that it needs to be balanced. We can't all be the strongest Samurai."

"But we need to be good…"

"And you are good," Jayden assured her. "You, Mike, Mia, Antonio, Kevin… I would trust you all with my life and I have! But where you all lack in strength, compared to me and maybe Kevin, you make up for elsewhere."

"Where?"

"Well, think of what this team would be like without Kevin," Jayden smiled. "Pretend he quit a long time ago. What would have happened?"

"Mike would have a lot more lazy days," Emily shrugged and giggled slightly. "Mia would probably be overwhelmed. Antonio would have had a smoother transition into the team."

"Maybe," Jayden chuckled. "Now, imagine if Antonio never joined."

"We wouldn't have a chance at unlocking the Black box. Octozord would still be missing. The Clawzord wouldn't be working… Splitface would have killed me. We wouldn't have amazing Fish Fridays."

"He's pretty good on the grill," Jayden nodded. "Now Mia. What if Mia decided to run off and never come back."

"I would have had a room all to myself."

"Emily," Jayden laughed.

Emily smiled, "Uh… Kevin would have lost it and killed Mike a really long time ago. Dekker and Serena wouldn't be together and we would probably all be dead. I would have to put up with all you boys…"

"And Mike. What if Mike quit?"

"I would quit too."

"Em."

"I probably would have given up on myself a long time ago if it weren't for Mike. Kevin would be twice as serious and disciplined as he is now. Mentor wouldn't have realised everyone needs to be taught differently…"

"So you see what I'm trying to get at, Em?" Jayden asked. Emily smiled and nodded her head.

"We're all different, right? We bring something different to the team?"

"Exactly. I know I can beat you. That doesn't mean you're not a good Ranger, or a valuable member of the team. We all need each other."

"Okay," Emily nodded. She looked back at Jayden's leg, "Do you still want me to offer to get you something for your leg?"

"I'm fine, Em, thanks," Jayden grinned. "Now if you don't mind, I have a lot of time on my hands and I intend on taking advantage of that."

He pointed to his lap desk and Emily saw the sealing symbol had been traced over and over again on several sheets of paper. Emily nodded and left Jayden to work in peace. However, she was stopped as she reached the door.

"Earth…"

"What?" Jayden glanced up at her when he heard her mutter something. Emily smiled at her leader.

"Nothing… just a game Mike and I were playing. Rearrange the letters in heart."

"I have to study," Jayden pointed to his desk and chuckled, "You have fun with your game."