Eventually, growing suspicious of Long's motives conflicting with Rio's, Mere investigates him to uncover his true agenda, and saves Rio from Long's scheme. Despite these efforts, Long manages to take Mere hostage and tortures her. She is rescued by the Gekirangers and Rio, who reciprocates her feelings. Seeing Rio purging the Genki from his body, she renounces her position as a Genshou and repays her debt to the Gekirangers by fighting Long. After Long's defeat, Mere and Rio were invited to live at SCRTC.