Room For One More

May 7, 2011

Written by:  Jill Donnellan & Jonathan Rosenthal

Directed by:  Akihiro Noguchi

Mentor Ji and the teens have gathered together, waiting for Antonio to arrive.  Emily:  He's so fast when he's the Gold Ranger, I'm surprised he's not here already.  Kevin went to sit with his friends.  He wasn't as impressed with Antonio as the rest.  Kevin:  Just because Antonio showed off when he beat that Nighlok, doesn't mean he's fast at everything.  Mia:  It's true.  We really don't know much about him, but at least Jayden can vouch for him.  Jayden turned his head away as he thought about his friend.  Jayden:  Yeah, we were friends from the moment we meet.

As he talked, Jayden remembered his times as a young boy with his only friend, Antonio.  Jayden:  His father owned the local fish market.  The times we played together were really the only times I got to feel like a normal kid.  Jayden remembered as young boys, he and Antonio would beat a tree with their wooden swords, pretending it was a Nighlok.  Young Antonio:  Wow!  Save the world again!  Young Jayden:  Yeah!  Alright!  Mentor Ji:  Jayden!  Are you practicing or playing?!  Antonio and Jayden ran.  Antonio hid in some bushes as Jayden dutifully pretended he had been practicing against the practice form.  Mentor Ji watched him practice.  Jayden:  But it did drive Mentor crazy because it distracted me from my training.  Young Jayden glanced over at young Antonio and they grinned at each other.

Jayden returned to the present as he concluded his story.  Jayden:  That was before Antonio had to move away.  Mia:  So, if he moved away, how did he become the Gold Ranger?  Kevin became agitated.  Kevin:  Wait!  He's definitely got some skills, but he's not a true samurai.  It doesn't run in his family and he hasn't had any formal training.  Kevin gets up and walks a little away from his friends.  With his back to them, Kevin continues.  Kevin:  Plus, we have no idea what this guy is up to.

In the city, Antonio is fixing his hair and dressed in a suit.  Octozord peeks out from the fishing cart.  He asks Octozord, how do I look?  He doesn't get a response, but that's okay with Antonio.  He concludes it's time for him to go to the Shiba House and join the Samurai Rangers.

Mentor Ji becomes impatient waiting for Antonio.  He asks Mike if Antonio had told him if he was bringing the Octozord with him?  Mike doesn't know and asks why?  Mentor Ji replies, when Jayden was a boy, he gave it to Antonio when I wasn't looking.  Emily is surprised.  Jayden tries to explain himself.  I was a little kid, I didn't know any better.  By the time Mentor Ji found out, Antonio had moved away.  Mentor Ji didn't think Antonio would figure out a way to activate it.  As a young boy, Jayden had threaten he would quit being a samurai if Mentor Ji tried to take it back.  Jayden turns his head away once more as he remarks, like I said, I was a little kid.  Mike comments on Jayden being such a rebel.  Mia is more sympathetic, and tells Jayden, it sounds like you guys were really good friends.  I bet you missed him when he moved away.  Jayden admits he did.    

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