Boxed In

June 4, 2011

Written by:  Seth Walther

Directed by:  Jonathon Bough

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."  Down the hall, Kevin, Mike, Mia, and Emily could all hear the conversation, but it hit Kevin the hardest.  Kevin flung the covers off his bed and sat with his feet on the floor.  Kevin:  "There's no time to rest.  It's our sworn duty to keep the world safe."  Kevin struggled but managed to stand up.  Kevin:    "We're Samurai.  Nothing can stop us."  Kevin took a step forward and fell to his knees.  Mia:  "Kevin!" 

Deker walks through the river, with Jayden slung over his shoulders.  Deker:  "Rescuing you has become a bit of a bad habit."  It was a habit Deker was ready to break.  Deker dumps Jayden into the river.  The water wakes Jayden up and he sputters as he breaks the surface.  Deker transforms into his human form.  Jayden tries to stand up but he can't.  Deker tells him to stay under.  The water will purge the poison from your system.  Instead Jayden continues to struggle to stand up.  Deker tells him to just told what he says.  Trust me.  There's more than I want than is for you to be in top form.  The sooner you recover, the sooner I'll be able to duel you and finally bring you down.  Realizing he has no choice, Jayden dunks himself into the water.

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