MENTOR JI

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At Shiba House, Jayden, Antonio, Mia, Kevin, Mike, and Emily sat around the coffee table.  Mentor Ji stood by.  On the table, was a bowl that was covered.  Antonio:  Behold!  Antonio removes the cover.  Antonio:  This is our new and improved friend, the Clawzord.  Jayden:  Where did you get this?  Mentor Ji:  The Clawzord was battle damaged years ago, so I hid it away.  Antonio:  Mentor ask me to perform a bit of my tech whiz magic.  Jayden was surprised and glanced at Mentor Ji.  Mentor Ji leaned down and confided:  I wanted to see if he could actually do it.  Antonio:  It's pretty simple.  Antonio held his morpher over Clawzord.  Antonio:  I text over some samurai power symbols to reprogram him.  Clawzord will be back in business.  Emily:  Wow.  Everyone, except Kevin, was impressed.  Mia:  So, you've been using electronic symbols?  Antonio:  Welcome to the 21st century.  There were grins all around except for one.  Kevin:  Impressive, but this is the work of a computer nerd, not a samurai.  The rest of the teens were taken aback by this statement.  Antonio:  Look, I know I wasn't born into the samurai life like you guys, but I'm trying to help in my own way.  Mia:  Kevin, we've already accepted Antonio into our team.  Remember?  Kevin stands up.  Kevin:  I said I'd give him a chance.  But being a true samurai involves much more than pressing some buttons.  Kevin storms off.  Antonio:  Yes, being a true samurai is what's in your heart.  Jayden:  It's up to you to change his mind Antonio.  The next day, Kevin accepts Antonio as part of the team after their battles with Antberry and Octoroo.  Antberry is eventually destroyed by Octospear Megazord.

The Rangers were out battling Splitface.  After the battle, the teens returned.  But there was bad news, during the battle, Splitface had taken Emily's spirit.  Emily was placed in bed and watched carefully by Mentor Ji, Mia, Mike, and Kevin.  Mentor Ji:  "Fifty-four people, including Emily, had their spirits stolen.  Official hospital reports say the patients are resting comfortably, but we know better."  Kevin:  "I can't believe by tomorrow night, Emily and all those people could stay asleep forever."  Jayden walks in, he is concern as well.  Kevin:  "We have to defeat that Nighlok before that happens!"  Mia:  "But he said he won't leave the Netherworld.  What can we do?"  Mike:  "We have to do something.  No matter what it takes, we have to save her."  The next morning, Mia and Mike continued their watch over Emily.  Emily slowly wakes up.  Mike hollers to the others.  Mike:  "Emily's awake!"  Mentor Ji, Kevin, and Jayden hurry into the room as Mike and Mia help prop up Emily.  Emily:  "Sorry guys, I let him get me".  Mike:  "Don't be silly.  We're just glad you're okay.  Here."  Mike hands her a glass of water.  Emily:  "Thanks for putting on the brave face for me, but I know I'm not okay."  Emily puts the glass of water away.  Emily:  "I feel empty."  Mia:  "Don't worry, we'll figure it out."  Jayden kneels by Emily's bed.  Jayden:  "We're not going to let you down.  We'll save you.  Just hold on till then."  Emily closes her eyes.  Mia:  "No!  She's falling back to sleep!"  Mike gets angry.  Mike:  "Emily!"  When he gets no response, he races out of the room.  Kevin:  "Mike!"  Kevin and Mia run out after Mike.  Jayden:  "Look after her."  Jayden races out of the room.  Mentor Ji sits on Emily's bedside and keeps a careful watch.  Mentor Ji:  "Hang on Emily."  Later, Mentor Ji is sitting by Emily's bed when her spirit comes through the window and enters Emily.  Emily wakes up and sits up, looking around.  Mentor Ji welcomes her back and Emily smiles.  In Panorama City, the hospital is suddenly filled with light as spirits return to their bodies.  Patients wake up and sit up in their beds, their family members happy to see that they are alright.  Later, that evening Mentor Ji hides with Kevin, Mike, Jayden, and Antonio in the room they had decorated for Emily's surprise birthday party.  When Emily and Mia were framed in the doorway, Mike, Jayden, Antonio and Kevin jump out and yells surprise as confetti falls from the ceiling.  Kevin asks Emily if she is surprised?  Emily is delightfully surprised.  Mike steps forward and hands her a card from her sister, Serena.  Emily opens the birthday card and reads it.  Antonio covers her eyes and walks her over to where Mentor Ji is placing the cake.  Written on the cake is Happy Birthday Emily and Clawzord.  Emily is thrilled and laughs.  Kevin wonders why Clawzord's name is on it.  Antonio tells him, it's Clawzord's birthday too.  (Clawzord had been activated with the help of the Spin Swords and Antonio's morpher.  Clawzord then went into battle with Splitface and destroyed him as Clawzord Battlezord.)  Clawzord makes sounds of agreement.  Emily tells her friends, they are the best.  Jayden replies, no Emily, Mike was right.  You're the best.  Emily is touched.  Jayden continues, we're just happy to see that you are okay.  Mia asks who wants cake?  Emily hesitantly asks Mia if she bake the cake?  Mia sadly replies, no sorry.  We got this cake at the bakery.  Emily is relieved but wants to spare her friend's feelings and tells her I understand, you were busy.  Jayden glances over at Kevin and Antonio, who try to keep their faces composed.  Kevin tells her to blow out her candles.  Mia reminds her to make a wish first.  Emily blows out her candles and everyone cheers.

Kevin, Emily, Mia, Jayden, and Mike returned to Shiba House after a tough battle with giant Moogers.  On top of that, they had discovered the Sanzu River was seeping into their world.  Jayden:  "We can't think about winning or losing.  We have to believe in ourselves and keep fighting."  Kevin:  "Jayden's right.  We can't give up no matter what".  Mentor Ji walks into the room.  He has overheard their conversation.  Mentor Ji:  "I'm glad to hear that.  Because I may have found something that can help us."  Mentor Ji places an opened book on the table.  Jayden recognizes the illustration right away.  Jayden:  "The Black Box?  Ji we can't."  Mia:  "What is it?"  Mentor Ji:  "A magic talisman created by the very first Red Ranger.  It is said it can unite the symbol power of all Rangers into one."  Mike:  "Okay, cool, so let's fire it up."  Jayden:  "It's not as simple as that.  Red Ranger never finished the talisman."  Mentor Ji:  "Many have tried, but none have the skill and the power to complete it."  Emily:  "What about Antonio?  He's a tech whiz."  Mike likes the idea.  Mike:  "Yeah, I mean, the guy programmed the zord like it was a coffee maker."  Kevin is not so sure.  Kevin:  "But he doesn't have mastery of symbol power like we do.  You know how much it drains us each time we use it."  Jayden:  "Kevin's right.  Trying to transfer even a few of our symbol power into the box could destroy him.  I can't ask him to do this."  Emily:  "Jayden, none of us want to see Antonio get hurt.  But...."  Mia:  "We're talking about saving the human race."  Mike:  "If he's willing, give it a shot."  Jayden thinks it over.  Jayden:  "Okay."  Everyone gives a small nod.  Mentor Ji:  "First you must retrieve the Black Box.  For generations it has been protected by the guardians of the Tengen Gate."  Mia, Emily, Kevin, Jayden, and Mike head out for the Tengen Gate.

Things did not go well for the Rangers.  Deker took Jayden.  Mike, Mia, Emily, and Kevin were hurt in the battle against Arachnitor.  Antonio managed to get them back to Shiba House.  Mentor Ji and Antonio stand in the doorway as they watch their friends recover from their last battle.  Mentor Ji held the box which had the Black Box inside in.  Antonio:  "Boy, man they're pretty banged up after that run in with Arachnitor, huh?"  Mentor Ji:  "Yes, now that the Sanzu River is seeping into our world, the Nighlok are getting stronger.  Soon they will be too powerful for even our team to stop."  Mentor Ji started walking down the hall and Antonio quickly followed him.  Mentor Ji:  "It's crucial that you fill this Black Box with all the Rangers' symbol powers."  Antonio:  "Once we rescue Jayden, he and I will get it running in no time."  Mentor Ji turned around and faced Antonio.  Mentor Ji:  "Antonio, you must focus on the job at hand."  Antonio:  "But Jayden is out there."  Mentor Ji:  "Jayden would be the first to tell you, the Black Box is the priority."  Mentor Ji passed the box to Antonio.  Antonio gave a short laugh.  Antonio:  "But even the original Red Ranger couldn't finish this."  Mentor Ji walked into the main room.  Mentor Ji:  "Your lack of formal symbol power training will make this very difficult.  But you did build your own Samurai Morpher."  Antonio quickly followed him and sat down.  Antonio:  "It's the ultimate hack job.  My kind of challenge."  Mentor Ji:  "I have faith that your high tech skills will enable you to succeed where others have failed."  Antonio:  "Alright.  I'm on it.  With the others down, I know I have to pick up the slack."  Using his Samurai Morpher, Antonio works on the Black Box.  Mentor Ji is standing close by and watching.  It takes awhile.  Antonio:  "Okay, I've hacked in.  Now I just have to format it to absorb our symbol powers."  Antonio started to feel lighted headed and falls onto a chair.  Mentor Ji:  "Antonio!"  Mentor Ji rushed over to Antonio.  Antonio:  "I'm okay."  Mentor Ji:  "You must pace yourself.  Using symbol power is incredibly draining.  Don't overdo it."  Antonio:  "And who told me the whole world was at stake here?"  Antonio stands back up and starts working on the Black Box again.  Antonio:  "I have to do everything I can.  Let's try again."  Mentor Ji:  "Just be careful Antonio.  What you're trying to do is dangerous work.  Keep in mind if there's another Nighlok attack, you're the only Ranger that's healthy enough to respond."  More time passes, exhausted Antonio falls into a chair once more.  Antonio:  "There, the formatting's done."  Mentor Ji stared intently at the Black Box.  Mentor Ji:  "Now comes the really dangerous part, infusing the Black Box with everyone's symbol powers."  Kevin:  "That's where we come in!"  Kevin, Mia, Mike, and Emily had entered the room.  Mentor Ji was not happy to see them out of bed.  Mentor Ji:  "You shouldn't be out of bed!"  Kevin:  "Antonio can't take this all on himself.  We need to help each other.  Especially since Jayden is gone."  The gap sensor goes off.  Antonio:  "So what do we do now?"  Mia:  "Well, I know what Jayden would say."  Kevin:  "At all cost, protect the innocent."  Antonio:  "That's golden!  You guys go take care of the Nighlok, and I'll go find Jayden."  Antonio starts to take off, but Mentor Ji stops him.  Mentor Ji:  "No!"  You must finish the Black Box first."  Antonio:  "I can't!  I need their power discs and they're taking them into battle."  While Antonio was talking, Emily pulled out her power disc, gazed at it, and then started walking towards Antonio.  Emily held up her power disc to Antonio as Mia glanced at Kevin and they both gave a small nod and started to pull out their power discs, along with Mike.  Emily:  "Here...it's yours."  Mia, Mike, and Kevin gave Antonio their power discs as well.  Antonio:  "Are you guys serious?  How can you defeat the Nighlok without these?"  Emily:  "We'll make due.  But without the Black Box, the whole world's in danger and you're the only one that can program it."  Kevin:  "It's true.  No one else can match the skills you bring to the team."  Antonio:  "But, my best friend needs me."  Mia:  "I know what he'll say to that too."  Kevin:  "One person is insignificant compare to the fate of the world."  Mike:  "Dude, you have that impression down."  Kevin scoffed and then gave a small grin.  Antonio:  "Okay.  Man, I wish you guys weren't right but you are.  This has to come first."  Antonio gazed at the power discs for several seconds and then noticed his friends were still standing around.  Antonio:  "Well, go on!  Get out of here!  I've got work to do!  Mike, Mia, Emily, and Kevin started to head out.  Mike:  "We're on it."  Antonio:  "And be careful!"  Kevin:  "Don't worry about us!"  Mentor Ji smiled, he was very proud of the team.   Antonio places the Black Box in the middle of the four power discs.  Antonio continues to use his Samurai Morpher to try and lock in the dragon power disc.  But it doesn't work and Antonio gets frustrated.  He tells himself, he can do it and tries again.  This time it works - that's it!  Dragon Zord!  Mentor Ji comments so far, so good.  Antonio keeps it going with a little yellow.  But it doesn't work and Antonio sits down in frustration.  I just don't have enough symbol energy to finish it fast enough.  I'm sorry.  It's just that the whole planet is counting on me.  Wait!  The whole planet!  That's it!  Antonio works on his Samurai Morpher.  I'll piggy back on a global satellite system and use the symbol power to angulated Jayden's Samuraizer.  After a few moments, Antonio has success and has found Jayden.  Antonio walks up to Mentor Ji and tells him, look, I can't finish the Black Box now, but I can help Jayden.  After a few moments thinking it over, Mentor Ji tells him to go.  Antonio successfully rescues Jayden.  The Rangers battled Arachnitor and several Moogers.  During the difficult battle, Arachnitor slipped away, but the Rangers were able to defeat the Moogers.

Photo Gallery

Room For One More

The Blue And The Gold

Team Spirit

The Tengen Gate

Boxed In

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