Sticks & Stones - Page Five

Negatron prepares to leave.  He vows to see that his words hurt everyone.  Even that blasted Yellow Ranger!

Emily is out in the gardens, by herself, playing her flute.  Mike steps out.  He pauses for a moment and listens.  Mike then walks towards Emily.  Emily hears him and turns around.  Mike tells Emily he said too much back there and it wasn't cool, and I'm sorry.  Emily tells him it's okay.  You're right.  You know, I use to cry all the time.

I wasn't good at school.  I couldn't do anything right.  I was picked on all the time.  When Serena played her flute, it made me feel better.  When I heard it, I immediately forgot about being sad.  But then she got sick.  When it was time for me to take her place as a Samurai Ranger, she was the one who was crying.  Serena was worried about her little sister being in great danger.  She couldn't bear to think about it.  As a young girl, Emily told herself, you can't cry.  I needed to be strong for my sister's sake.

Emily confides that trying to fill her sister's shoes, has brought back some of her insecurities.  How can I expect others to stop putting me down, if I don't do it myself?  Mike doesn't say anything, as he thinks over what Emily has told him.  Emily apologizes.  Mike tells her to stop being sorry.  You have nothing to be sorry about.  It's my fault.  Here I am, trying to be stronger than Jayden, then I lose to you.  You keep calling yourself insecure, so what does that make me?  Mike admits to being too hard on Emily.  Emily walks over to Mike.  Mike's Samuraizer goes off.  He listens and tells Emily it's a Nighlok alert.  Mike is about to go, but Emily stops him for a moment.  Emily tells him you're not afraid to be yourself.  I admire that.  And you'll get stronger with the sword, I know it.

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