ANTONIO

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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.  Later, Antonio is out on the docks, practicing his moves.  Mia, Mike, and Emily walk up.  Emily:  Sweet moves. Hey Antonio!  How're you doing?  Antonio:  So Kevin was too busy to come along.  I guess he only hangs with real samurai.  Mia:  He's only trying to hold onto the traditions he grew up with.  Antonio:  So he can't accept me because I don't do things old school.  I mean I proved myself in battle.  Emily:  Plus you found a way to fix the Clawzord.  Mia:  I think Kevin just wants you to be more serious about things.  Mike:  Eat, drink, sleeping being a samurai, it's the only way to impress him.  Antonio takes Mike's words to heart.  That evening, Antonio goes around Shiba House, placing little hidden cameras in various objects.  He wants to watch Kevin, so he can learn how to eat, drink, and sleep like a samurai, Kevin style.  Kevin goes into his strict evening routine which involves training, working on his symbol power, and taking notes from a book titled "The Art Of The Samurai Life".  Throughout this, Antonio watches him with the aid of the hidden cameras.  As the night gets later, Antonio finds it harder to stay awake and almost falls asleep.  Finally at midnight, Kevin goes to bed and Antonio can finally sleep.  The next day the sun rises and so does Kevin.  The sound of Kevin's door opening, wakes Antonio up.  Kevin heads out of Shiba House for his morning jog.  Antonio quietly follows him out.  Kevin continues to jog throughout the city.  Antonio stays close behind and notes, training and more training, everything precisely timed.   Kevin jogs along a trail in the woods.  Antonio continues to stay hidden and close behind.  Suddenly there is the strange sound of laughter.  Kevin pauses and looks around.  Kevin asks Antonio if he heard that?  Antonio confirms that he did and then realizes that Kevin knew he had been following him.  Antonio walks up to Kevin and asks him, how long have you known I've been watching you.  Kevin replies, since last night.  Kevin wants to check out the weird laughter and heads in the direction of the sound.  Antonio runs to catch up to Kevin.  As they run along, Kevin asks him, why the spy cams?  Antonio tells him, he just wanted to see what a true samurai does.  They stop for a moment and Kevin is very angry.  He tells Antonio, that he doesn't get it.  This is not a spy movie, this is the real thing!  You are always just messing around.  Kevin starts to walk away, but Antonio stops him.  Antonio is just as angry.  I'm not messing around!  I'm serious and I'm trying to learn!  Kevin shakes his head and walks away.  Antonio yells at him to wait, but he doesn't.  Antonio goes after Kevin once more.  Antonio catches up to Kevin and they hide behind some rocks, as they have now spotted the Nighloks.  Antonio tells Kevin, they are making kids cry by stealing their toys.  Kevin adds, we have to stop the evil river from rising and filling the well.  Kevin takes out his Samuraizer and tries to contact Jayden, but it's not connecting.  Antonio tries his morpher, but has no luck either.  Antonio concludes their signals are blocked.  Octoroo is aware of them and calls out, come out, come out, where ever you are!  Octoroo uses his staff to blast the two when they step out.  Antonio and Kevin morph.  Gold Ranger holds out his Barracuda Blade, and Blue Ranger holds out his Spin Sword.  Octoroo tells them, he is impressed.  You found this place even with my secret barriers up.  Gold Ranger realizes that is what jammed their signals.  Gold Ranger asks, who are you?  Octoroo introduces himself.  The brains behind Master Xandred.  The one who will finally destroy you.  Antberry runs up to the two Rangers and blasts them Sanzu slime!  It covers the two Rangers and they are unable to hold onto their weapons.  Antberry taunts them - your weapons are worthless!  Antberry races towards them with his ax.  Gold Ranger and Blue Ranger battle Antberry, but it is difficult as they can't land a blow since Antberry is covered in goo.  Antberry strikes Blue Ranger and he goes flying.  Gold Ranger runs up to Antberry to try and grab him, but Antberry flies out of his grip.  Gold Ranger lands by Blue Ranger.  Octoroo blasts them once more.  The two Rangers go flying and land quite a distance away.  Gold Ranger and Blue Ranger demorph.  The Moogers search the woods.  Kevin, hidden, watches them for a moment.  Antonio is making a sling for his arm.  Kevin sits by Antonio and tries his Samuraizer once more, but still no signal.  Antonio tells Kevin, we have to hurry back and stop them.  Kevin tells Antonio he can't fight with that arm injury.  I'll go.  Kevin gets up to leave.  Antonio tells Kevin he can't go alone.  Kevin tells him, don't worry about me.  Hide here until the coast is clear and then run and get the others.  Kevin takes of running.  Antonio calls out to wait, but Kevin keeps going.  Antonio gets up and catches up to Kevin as he is battling several Moogers.  He arrives and tells the Moogers to back off.  Antonio battles the Moogers.  Eventually the Moogers are defeated.  Kevin gets up.  Kevin tells Antonio, he told him to hide.  Antonio is angry.  He tells Kevin, you would have never ask the others to hide.  Maybe you don't think of me as a samurai, but don't treat me like a coward.  Being a samurai is more than following ancient traditions.  It's about being a warrior.  Protector of all things good.  If people need to be saved, doesn't a samurai try to help?  No matter what?  A samurai doesn't run and hide.  Kevin realizes Antonio is right.  Kevin tells him, that is the true spirit of a samurai.  Kevin looks at Antonio and is impressed - you can fight.  Antonio replies, bring it on!  I know the two of us can take them down.  Kevin tells him, they don't have much choice until Jayden and the others get here.  Antonio thinks Kevin has made contact.  Kevin tells him he hasn't, but when I don't show up for practice, they'll know something is wrong.  Kevin thanks Antonio for helping him.  The two walk along a trail.  Antonio asks him, do you really think they will come, just because you are late for practice?  Kevin replies, I live a very discipline life.  Every moment is counted for.  Antonio tells him, you are definitely doing something right.  Kevin tells him, they all work together as one.  Like a well oiled machine.  Right now our job is to fight evil with every breath in our body.  Antonio and Kevin walk along a river bank.  Kevin climbs to higher ground.  Antonio has a hard time climbing up with his arm in a sling and the muddy surface.  Kevin sees Antonio having a hard time and offers his hand.  Antonio grins as he takes Kevin's hand and is pulled up.  They are immediately confronted by Moogers.  Antonio tells Kevin to take a deep breath, because a battle is about to begin.  Antonio takes his sling off and rips the fabric in two, giving one piece to Kevin.  He tells Kevin, tie the Spin Sword to your wrist.  That way the Nighlok slime won't affect your grip.  Kevin with his impressed.  Antonio and Kevin morph.  Gold Ranger and Blue Ranger race towards the Moogers.  Soon they are in the midst of a battle.  Gold Ranger and Blue Ranger do well against the Moogers and they are soon defeated.  Gold Ranger and Blue Ranger take off to search for Antberry.  After awhile, they find him.  Antberry is about to chop a toy when Dragon Folding Zord flies in and hits Antberry several times.  Dragon Zord also knocks the ax out of Antberry's hand as Gold Ranger and Blue Ranger leap in.  The ax falls into the well.  Octoroo is very upset.  Gold Ranger battles the Moogers with his Barracuda Blade, while Blue Ranger battles the rest of the Moogers with his Spin Sword.  The Moogers are defeated.  Gold Ranger and Blue Ranger go search for Octoroo and Antberry.   When they are found, Octoroo tells them they destroyed his favorite toy.  Antberry is ready to destroy the two Rangers.  Gold Ranger taunts, bring it on slime ball!  Gold Ranger and Blue Ranger race towards Antberry with their weapons drawn.  Antberry uses his slime attack.  Tying their weapons to their wrists works.  Gold Ranger and Blue Ranger battle Antberry with their weapons.  Antberry tells them, even if they can hold their weapons, they can't slip away from him.  Antberry strikes the two Rangers hard, knocking them to the ground.  Antberry taunts, I don't need slime to beat you!  Suddenly Antberry and Octorro is struck with a blazing strike and knocked to the ground.  The rest of the Rangers have arrived.  Red Ranger warns the Nighlok to back off.  Gold Ranger and Blue Ranger get up.  Blue Ranger joins the rest of the Rangers.  Red Ranger confirms they knew Kevin's routine and he knew we would come looking.  Gold Ranger tells them it's time to take these guys out for good.  The rest of the Rangers join Gold Ranger.  Octoroo shouts out, later Rangers!  Time to slip through a gap.  Antberry is surprised that Octoroo is leaving.  Octoroo tells Antberry that the Red Ranger is going to fire your booty.  Octoroo leaves.  Antberry tells the Rangers, Octoroo is worthless and weak.  But I am not scared of you.  Blue Ranger warns Jayden to watch out for his slime.  Antberry prepares to blast them with more slime.  Red Ranger and Blue Ranger used their Spin Swords to block the slime.  The rest of the Rangers charge towards Antberry and strike him with their weapons.  Antberry is knocked to the ground.  Gold Ranger and Blue Ranger charge towards Antberry as he gets back up.  They strike him with their weapons, knocking him into the well.  The well blows up.  Within a few moments, Antberry is back and giant size.  The Rangers go into mega mode power and the zords are summon.  The Rangers enter their zords.  Samurai Megazord is formed.  Blue Ranger asks Gold Ranger to join them.  Gold Ranger replies, with pleasure.  Octospear Megazord is formed.  Octospear Megazord and Antberry battle.  Octospear Megazord knocks Antberry's weapon out of his hands.  Antberry uses his Sanzu slime against Octospear Megazord.  Octozord slips off of the Megazord and lands in Antberry's arms.  Antberry laughs at them.  Gold Ranger yells, hey, hands off my Octozord!  Gold Ranger instructs Octozord to use it's ink cloud, which it does.  Octozord is able to break free and rejoin the Megazord.  Octospear Megazord uses it's ice breath against Antberry.  Antberry freezes up.  Octospear Megazord summons it's electric spear.  Octospear Megazord strikes Antberry with it's electric spear.  Antberry is destroyed.  The Rangers are in high spirits.  After the battle, the teens take the stolen toys back to Shiba House.  Antonio, Mike, and Kevin sit together, sorting out the toys.  Mike tells them, stealing toys from kids, that's even low for a Nighlok.  Kevin replies, we get to make things right.  That's the great thing about being a Samurai, right Antonio?  Antonio is thrilled that Kevin is acknowledging him as a samurai.  Jayden, Emily, and Mia enter the room.  Jayden tells them it's best we return these anonymously.  We don't want to draw attention to ourselves.  Emily thinks it will be fun to play Santa.  Mia adds a ho, ho, ho.  Everyone grins.  Moments later, kids are discovering their toys have been returned. 

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Young Antonio