ANTONIO

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After awhile, Antonio started to head back.  There was another man (Deker)  walking along the path in the opposite direction.  Antonio walked passed the man and then paused.  Antonio:  "You!"  Antonio glanced over his shoulder.  Antonio:  "I know what you got there."  The man gripped his hand tighter around the canvas covering.  Antonio turned around and faced the man's back.  Antonio:  "It's fishing rods.  And there's a good stream that way.  They weren't biting this morning, but just now I caught a bunch."  Deker:  "I'm no fisherman."  Antonio hurried over and faced the man.  Antonio:  "Oh, but I bet you're hungry.  How about some lunch?  There's a secret baby barracuda recipe I'm working on."  Antonio clenched his fish and held in front of the man's face.  Antonio:  "Do you want to challenge your taste buds?"  Deker:  "Maybe next time."  Antonio was disappointed as he watched the man walk away.  A few moments later, his morpher went off.  Antonio quickly answered it.  Antonio:  "Hey!"  Jayden:  "Antonio, get here fast!  We have a Nighlok attack."   Gold Ranger and the rest of the Rangers arrived in Panorama City.  The Nighlok, Splitface, had been busy taking people's spirits.  Gold Ranger and the rest of the Rangers fire their weapons at Splitface from behind.  Splitface was hit and falls and rolls on the pavement.  Red Ranger:  "Snack time is over for you Nighlok."  Splitface:  "The Samurai Rangers?!"  Green Ranger and Blue Ranger charges towards Splitface with their Spin Swords drawn.  Green Ranger:  "You're done!"  Splitface:  "Body swarm!"  Splitface broke into several pieces before the two Rangers could strike.  The pieces struck Green Ranger and Blue Ranger several times.  Green Ranger:  "Whoa!  It's like dodge ball with teeth."  Splitface reassembled himself and battled Yellow Ranger, knocking her to the ground.  Splitface:  "Hmmm, you'll make a fine dessert."  Yellow Ranger:  "Wait!  No!"  Splitface held out his arm that had a mouth at the end of it.  Emily's spirit was taken and she fell to the pavement.  Pink Ranger and Red Ranger:  "Emily!"  Red Ranger:  "What did you do to her?"  Red Ranger battled Splitface with his Spin Sword.  Splitface broke apart and the pieces hit Red Ranger.  Pink Ranger raced over to Emily's still form.  Pink Ranger:  "Emily!"  Pink Ranger cradled Emily in her arms.  Pink Ranger:  "Emily are you okay?"  Pink Ranger didn't get a response.  Pink Ranger:  "Wake up!"  Splitface:  "Hmmm mmm.  I have to say it, her spirit was delicious and in twenty-four hours it'll be mine forever."  Green Ranger:  "What?"  Blue Ranger:  "Forever?"  Splitface:  "Of course, if you defeat me, you can have all their spirits back.  But you won't have the chance because I'm heading back to the Netherworld where no mortal can follow."  Red Ranger:  "What?"  Pink Ranger:  "Guys, we got to stop this creep."  Splitface:  "All of you try to enjoy your one last day with your friend.  Because I'm leaving and I won't be coming back."  Red Ranger:  "No!  We won't let that happen!"  Blue Ranger:  "Yeah!"  Green Ranger:  "No way!"  Splitface:  "Yes way.  See ya!"  Splitface started to walk towards the gap.  Green Ranger:  "Wait!  Get back here!"  Blue Ranger:  "You're not going anywhere!"  Both Rangers leap towards Splitface and try to strike with their Spin Swords, but Splitface breaks apart again.  The pieces hit both of the Rangers.  Splitface reassembles in the air and is getting ready to strike the two Rangers.  Gold Ranger:  "Watch out!"  Gold Ranger races over and blocks the strike with his Barracuda Blade.  Gold Ranger:  "Time to take you out!"  Red Ranger leaps in with his Spin Sword.  Splitface:  "Body swarm!"  Splitface breaks apart and his pieces hit Gold Ranger and Red Ranger.  Splitface walks over to the gap.  Splitface:  "Have a nice day!"  Splitface walks through the gap.  Red Ranger:  "He's gone."  Blue Ranger:  "What do we do now?"  Pink Ranger:  "Oh no!  Poor Emily.  The sun's already setting.  By this time tomorrow, she may never wake up."  Gold Ranger glances over at the gap.  The Rangers take Emily to Shiba House, and have her rest in bed.  Antonio heads out into the night and walks along a path.  Antonio:  "I won't let his happen to Emily."  He finds a spot and sits down in the grass.  Antonio pulls out his morpher and points it at Clawzord.  Antonio:  "Samurai symbol live!"  The power symbol hits Clawzord and he fizzles for a moment and then goes back to normal.  Antonio:  "Oh man, so close."  Clawzord makes sounds of agreement.  The next morning, Antonio finds Mentor Ji, who tells him the teens are in the city.  Antonio races to the city and finds Mike, Mia, Jayden, and Kevin about to walk through a gap.  Antonio:  "Wait!  Stop!"   Antonio tells them that Mentor Ji told him they were here.  Antonio excitedly tells them, I think I may be able to draw that Nighlok back through the gap.  Mike wants to know how?  Antonio answers, it will take a lot of symbol power.  He walks back to his cart and lifts the lid.  Clawzord pops out.  Antonio concludes, and the Clawzord.  Antonio programs the live symbol into his morpher.  Mia, Jayden, Kevin, and Mike have their Spin Swords ready.  They all give the command symbol power live!  The symbols hit Clawzord and he grows bigger.  Antonio tells his friends, again!  All five repeat the process and Clawzord gets even larger.  Antonio yells more!  We need more symbol power to fully activate!  Once more the teens strike Clawzord with the symbol power live.  Clawzord gets even bigger.  Antonio, Jayden, Kevin, Mia, and Mike continue to use the power symbol live on Clawzord.  Clawzord becomes very big.  Splitface comes back through the gap, flies towards Clawzord.  Clawzord strikes Splitface and he hits a wall and lands on the pavement.  Splitface asks, what's going on?  Splitface glances at Clawzord and asks what is that?  Antonio answers, my buddy Clawzord.  And he's new in town.  Splitface is confused, but I was in the Netherworld.  How did you get me here?  Antonio answers once more.  It's simple.  When we came in contact, I mark you with a symbol.  The same symbol I've been working with to program the Clawzord.  Splitface is stunned.  What?!  You marked me!  Antonio replies, yeah, and after I finished programming Clawzord, I just needed the other Rangers to help me activate it.  Once we did that, I knew you would be drawn out of the Netherworld just like a magnet.  And it worked like a charm.  Splitface is outrage.  I refuse to believe you can beat me like this.  No! No! No!  Mike tells him to shut up.  You're going to pay for what you did to Emily.  Mia adds, it's time to end this.  Kevin tells Splitface, we're going to take back every spirit you have stolen.  Jayden concludes, enough talk and pulls out his Samuraizer.  Antonio pulls out his morpher and declares, it's time to light you up!  Splitface prepares to blast them.  Antonio, Mia, Mike, Jayden, and Kevin morph.  The Rangers leap through the blast.  Gold Ranger uses his Barracuda Blade against Splitface.  Splitface calls out body swarm, but nothing happens.  Splitface is knocked to the ground.  He wonders why he can't do the body swarm.  Gold Ranger tells him to get with the program.  You've been marked.  Splitface tells the Rangers he is marking all of them for demolition.  Green Ranger tells Splitface it's time to pay.  Splitface replies, no it's not.  Splitface leaps away.  Blue Ranger declares you won't get away this time!  Blue Ranger uses his Hydro Bow against Splitface.  Pink Ranger uses her Sky Fan.  Both weapons hit Splitface and knocked him back down to the pavement.  Green Ranger charges with his Forest Spear and strikes Splitface with it.  Red Ranger charges towards Splitface with his Fire Smasher and strikes Splitface with it.  Splitface is knocked to the ground.  The Rangers are thrilled, but the moment doesn't last long.  Splitface goes into mega monster mode.  Pink Ranger notes without Emily, they can't combine into a Megazord.  Gold Ranger tells the rest of the Rangers, leave it to me.  Clawzord and I will close this deal.  Gold Ranger goes into mega mode power and enters Clawzord.  Clawzord charges towards Splitface.  Splitface uses it's eyes to try and blast Clawzord, but Clawzord keeps coming.  Gold Ranger decides it's time to use the pincher claws.  Clawzord, with it's pincher claws, strikes Splitface several times.  Clawzord then grabs a hold of Splitface and holds him up in the air before tossing him.  Splitface crashes down, but soon gets back up.  Green Ranger, Red Ranger, Pink Ranger, and Blue Ranger watch the battle from the ground.  Splitface declares, enough fooling around!  Splitface summons several giant Moogers.  Clawzord uses it's claw spinners to battle the giant Moogers.  Gold Ranger calls for Clawzord's transformation.  Clawzord forms into Claw Battlezord East.  The giant Moogers charges towards Claw Battlezord East and strike it with their spears.  Claw Battlezord East grabs a hold of two Moogers and yanks them away.  The two Moogers hit the ground.  Other Moogers aim their arrows at it.  Gold Ranger changes the formation to Claw Battlezord West.  The four Moogers fire their arrows.  Claw Battlezord West bats the arrows way.  Soon the four Moogers have Claw Battlezord West trapped within their spears.  Red Ranger notes that Antonio needs their help.  Red Ranger summons Lion zord, Blue Ranger summons Dragon zord, and Green Ranger summons Bear zord, so that they can go into mega mode.  The three Rangers leap into their zords and then summon Tiger zord, Beetle zord, and Swordfish zord.  Beetle zord, Swordfish zord, and Tiger zord form into Samurai Battlewing.  Samurai Battlewing fires at the Moogers.  Gold Ranger shouts thanks as Samurai Battlewing flies away.  Gold Ranger has Claw Battlezord transform into Claw Battlezord South.  Splitface does not like all the changes.  Claw Battlezord South battles and defeats the Moogers.  Claw Battlezord South then battles Splitface with it's swords.  Claw Battlezord South knocks Splitface away and then strikes Splitface twice.  Splitface is not about to give up.  Claw Battlezord East is formed again.  Gold Ranger calls for the claw pincher slash.  Splitface is hit and this time destroyed.  Immediately the spirits are released.  Gold Ranger happily states, that was golden and just in the nick of time.  The sun starts to set.  Samurai Battlewing flies over and is next to Claw Battlezord East.  Red Ranger declares Samurai Rangers, victory is ours.  Later that evening, Antonio, Jayden, Mike, Kevin, and Mentor Ji hid as Mia goes to get Emily.  Once Emily and Mia are framed in the doorway, Antonio, Mike, Kevin, and Jayden jump out and yell 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 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 Antonio and Kevin, 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.

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Young Antonio