MIA
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The gap sensor goes off at the Shiba House. The gates open as the Rangers run through them. Red Ranger: "There's no time to lose!" Blue Ranger: "Right behind you!" Pink Ranger, Yellow Ranger, Green Ranger: "Yeah!" The six Rangers race into Panorama City and immediately notice the giant Moogers attacking. Gold Ranger: "Six, no seven!" Green Ranger: "Whoa! At once!" Yellow Ranger notices something else. Yellow Ranger: "Down there! Look! The Sanzu River is seeping through!" Red Ranger: "Let's go!" Red Ranger: "Samuraizers!" All: "Go!" Red Ranger: "Lion Folding Zord!" Blue Ranger: "Dragon Folding Zord!" Green Ranger: "Bear Folding Zord!" Yellow Ranger: "Ape Folding Zord!" Pink Ranger: "Turtle Folding Zord!" Pink Ranger, Yellow Ranger, Blue Ranger, Red Ranger, Green Ranger: "Mega mode power!" The five Rangers leap into their zords. Gold Ranger: "Samurai morpher! Gold power!" Gold Ranger looks at his morpher. Gold Ranger: "Clawzord, I need you now!" Clawzord leaves the fishing cart. Octozord peeks out. Gold Ranger: "Octozord, you're coming too." Octozord leaves the fishing cart. The two zords join the rest of the zords as they race along. Pink Ranger, Yellow Ranger, Blue Ranger, Green Ranger, Red Ranger: "Zords combine! Battlewing Megazord! Armed for battle!" Gold Ranger leaps into Clawzord. Gold Ranger: "Mega mode power! Clawzord transformation! Let's switch this up! Let's see what we catch today!" Gold Ranger spins the device. Gold Ranger: "Fantastico! Claw Battlezord North! Ready!" The giant Moogers have both Megazords surrounded. Gold Ranger: "Whoa! Is this a Mooger family reunion?" Red Ranger: "Antonio, focus!" Gold Ranger: "I am. I'm going to go for the high score. Hey, who wants their butt kicked first?" The Moogers charged towards the Megazords. Red Ranger: "Let's get to work. Now!" Claw Battlezord North battles several Moogers. Gold Ranger: "Hey, careful where you point that thing!" Claw Battlezord North knocks down two Moogers. Gold Ranger: "Golden baby! Yeah!" More Moogers charge towards Claw Battlezord North. Gold Ranger: "Aww, these guys keep coming!" Battlewing Megazord is battling another batch of Moogers. Red Ranger: "Got them!" More Moogers seeps between two buildings and arrive to fight. This set of Moogers fly through the air and fire at Battlewing Megazord. Green Ranger: "Oh man, the flying ones freak me out!" Red Ranger: "Not a problem!" Battlewing Megazord takes to the skies. Red Ranger: "It's time for these flyboys to get their wings clipped!" The flying Moogers continue to fire at Battlewing Megazord. Battlewing Megazord flies towards the Moogers and knocked them out of the sky with it's sword. Claw Battlezord North continues the battle on the ground with another batch of Moogers. Gold Ranger: "Let's finish this! Octospear charge!" Claw Battlezord North with the Octospear fires and destroys several Moogers. Battlewing Megazord continues the battle in the sky and destroys more Moogers. Battlewing Megazord lands on the ground. Red Ranger: "Megablade!" Pink Ranger, Yellow Ranger, Blue Ranger, Green Ranger, Red Ranger: "Activate! Katana power! Final strike!" The remaining Moogers are destroyed. Red Ranger: "Samurai Rangers, victory is ours!" Gold Ranger: "Our team is as good as gold!" After the battle, Mia, Emily, Kevin, Jayden, and Mike return to Shiba House. Jayden and Kevin are already seated by the table as Mia and Mike walk in and head towards the table. Mia: "I don't know what to do. We fought so hard, but the Sanzu River keeps seeping into our world." Mia takes a seat. Mike: "I can't believe this is happening." Mike takes a seat. Emily walks over. Emily: "What else can we do?" Emily takes a seat. Emily: "We've beaten the Nighlok every time." 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 and her friends head out. Eventually they arrive at the Tengen Gate. Mike is not very impressed. Mike: "This is the Tengen Gate. It's just a big wood thing." Jayden: "The Tengen Gate is an important part of Ranger history, Mike." Mia, Emily, Kevin, and Jayden all give a small bow before walking underneath the gate. Jayden leads his friends through the courtyard. They pause at a monument. Jayden: "This commemorates where the first Samurai Rangers battled the Nighlok army." Emily: "They say the Sanzu River flooded the entire city." Mike: "What happened?" Kevin: "The Rangers defeated them because they never gave up and they took their training seriously." Mike shakes his head with a grin. An older man arrives. Daisuke: "We certainly did. Although the legends tell us that the Green Ranger was a bit of a prankster." Emily laughs. Mike can't believe it. Mike: "No way." Daisuke: "Apparently he drove the Blue Ranger crazy, but they were still the best of friends. I am Daisuke." Mia, Emily, Kevin, Jayden, and Mike all give a small bow. Daisuke welcomes them to the Tengen Gate. Your mentor advised us that you were coming. With his arm, Daisuke indicates that they should go ahead. Another guardian waits to escort them. Mia, Emily, Kevin, and Mike follow the guardian. Inside the room, Mia, Emily, Kevin, and Mike set about exploring it. Mia and Kevin are drawn to a tapestry hanging on the wall that depicts a tragic scene. Daisuke and Jayden enter. Daisuke explains to them that it's an old folk tale. A young woman made a deal with a Nighlok king to save the life of her beloved. But the king tricked her and turned them both into Nighlok. Kevin responds, sure sounds like something a Nighlok would do. Daisuke continues, the king took away the man's memory and cursed him to wander the Earth all alone forever. Mia tells them, it's strange. It's almost as if I met this woman before. Mia places her figures on the two tragic figures. Moments later, Mia, Emily, Kevin, Mike, Jayden, and Daisuke are sitting in a circle on the floor. Daisuke places a small box on the floor and removes the lid. Inside is the Black Box. Daisuke tells them, the Black Box is the most powerful samurai weapon ever conceive. Few even know of it's existence. Jayden carefully picks up the Black Box. He thanks Daisuke. I shall protect it with my life. Behind them, a guardian is pouring tea in cups for them. Daisuke hopes their friend can program it. With each passing day, the Nighlok presence grows stronger. I fear that soon even this sacred place will be corrupted by their evil. No one notices Octoroo's arm as it comes through the gap, stretches over to the table and poisons the tea. A guardian carries the tray of tea and places it close to Daisuke. Daisuke tells the teens, let us drink tea together. Everyone reaches for a cup. Mike takes two cups and gives one to Mia. They all hold their cups up in a toast. Daisuke states, to honor the ancient Rangers and for good fortune in battle. Jayden is the first to take a drink. He suddenly drops his cup and lays on the floor in pain, clutching at his throat. Jayden manages to choke out a warning - don't drink the tea, it's poison. Mia goes over to Jayden's side. The rest of the teens are alarmed. A guardian races in and tells Daisuke there are Nighlok in the garden. Mia tells the rest, we can't leave Jayden. Jayden tells them not to worry about him. Go! Hurry! In the courtyard, the Moogers have grab some of the guardians and toss them around. Mia, Emily, Kevin, and Mike run into the garden, using their power symbols to morph as they run. The four Rangers face down Arachnitor and the Moogers. Arachnitor notes that there are only four of them. and concludes that his little scheme worked. The Moogers charge towards the four Rangers. The four Rangers pull out their Spin Swords and leap towards the Moogers. Pink Ranger, Yellow Ranger, Blue Ranger, and Green Ranger battle the Moogers with their Spin Swords. After knocking down a few Moogers, Pink Ranger announces she is calling Antonio for backup. The battle has moved into the woods by Tengen Gate. Green Ranger is battling several Moogers with his Spin Sword. He hopes Antonio can find them in this big forest. Green Ranger transforms his Spin Sword into his Forest Spear. He battles several Moogers with the Forest Spear. Blue Ranger is battling another batch of Moogers with his Spin Sword. He thinks this is taking too long. Blue Ranger transforms his Spin Sword into his Hydro Bow. Blue Ranger knocks out several Moogers with his Hydro Bow. Pink Ranger and Yellow Ranger are battling several more Moogers with their Spin Swords. Yellow Ranger wonders where Arachnitor is hiding. Pink Ranger doesn't know and wonders if it will turn up. Suddenly Arachnitor leaps into the battle. Pink Ranger and Yellow Ranger battle Arachnitor with their Spin Swords. As Arachnitor fights the two Rangers he brags that he's not even breaking a sweat. Arachnitor knocks both Rangers to the ground. Pink Ranger and Yellow Ranger quickly get back up and charge towards Arachnitor with their Spin Swords drawn. Before they can strike, Arachnitor leaps out of the way and strikes them from behind. Pink Ranger and Yellow Ranger have a hard time keeping up with Arachnitor's swift moves. Pink Ranger and Yellow Ranger are knocked down to the ground once more. Pink Ranger and Yellow Ranger get back up. Arachnitor shoots webbing out of his mouth that encircles the two Rangers. Pink Ranger and Yellow Ranger can't break free. Blue Ranger leaps in and breaks the webbing with his Hydro Bow. Blue Ranger stands protectively in front of Pink Ranger and Yellow Ranger with his Hydro Bow. Green Ranger makes sure the two Rangers are okay. Yellow Ranger lets him know that they are okay. The four Rangers face down Arachnitor with the Hydro Bow and Spin Swords. Arachnitor is confident he can take them all. Arachnitor and the four Rangers charge towards each other. Pink Ranger, Yellow Ranger, Blue Ranger, and Green Ranger battle Arachnitor with their Spin Swords. Arachnitor has an easy time fighting the four Rangers. Arachnitor leaps up into the air and when he comes down, he spins really fast, knocking all four Rangers to the ground. Pink Ranger tells the rest of the Rangers, we can't beat him. Blue Ranger tells her, we need to. Jayden's in trouble! Blue Ranger gets back up and battles Arachnitor with his Spin Sword. After several blows, Arachnitor knocks Blue Ranger to the ground. Green Ranger has had it. Pink Ranger and Green Ranger leap into the air and are about to strike Arachnitor when Arachnitor shoots out his webbing. It encases both Rangers. Arachnitor fires at the two trapped Rangers. Pink Ranger and Green Ranger fall to the ground. The webbing vanishes. Arachnitor tells them they are toast as he charges towards them. Arachnitor strikes Pink Ranger and Green Ranger. They hit the ground hard and demorph. Blue Ranger and Yellow Ranger continue the battle, but they are soon struck down hard and hit the ground and demorph. Later, Gold Ranger finds Mia, Emily, Mike, and Kevin unconscious on the forest floor.
Antonio managed to get Mia, Emily, Mike, and Kevin back to Shiba House. Mia, Mike, Kevin, and Emily were resting comfortably as Mentor Ji and Antonio kept an eye on them from the doorway. After a few minutes, they walked away, but Mia and the rest could still hear their conversation. Hearing Antonio state he had to pick up the slack, struck 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!" Mia convinced Kevin to get back in bed. Later they could hear Antonio working on the Black Box. Antonio felt the strain and Mentor Ji cautioned him to be careful. If there was another Nighlok attack, Antonio was the only who could respond. It affects Kevin the hardest. Once more, Kevin sits up in his bed. Mia is concern and asks him what is he doing? You need your rest. Kevin is determined to find some way to help. Mia protests. You don't have to do this. Not alone. Let's help each other. That's the best way we can help Jayden. Mia stands up and holds out her hand to Kevin. Kevin takes her hand with a smile on his face. Mia helps him up. Antonio was exhausted when Mia, Mike, Emily, and Kevin entered the main room. The next step for Antonio was fusing the Black Box with symbol power. Kevin tells them, that's where we come in. Mentor Ji is not happy to see them. You shouldn't be out of bed. Kevin points out that 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 asks, so what do we do now? Mia replies, well I know what Jayden would say. Kevin finishes, at all cost, protect the innocent. Antonio tells them to go take care of the Nighlok, he will go find Jayden. Mentor Ji stops him. You must finish the Black Box first. Antonio replies, I can't. I need their power discs and they are taking them into battle. As Antonio talks, Emily pulls out her power disc and looks at it. She walks over to Antonio and hands over her power disc. Here, it's yours. Mia, Mike, and Kevin all pull out their power discs and hand them to Antonio. Antonio can't believe it. Are you guys serious? How can you defeat the Nighlok without these? Emily replies, we'll make do. But without the Black Box, the whole world is in danger and you're the only one who can program it. Kevin agrees. No one can match the skills you bring to the team. Antonio protests. But my best friend needs me. Mia tells him, I know what he would say to that too. Kevin finishes, one person is insignificant compare to the fate of the world. Mike tells him, dude, you have that impression down. Antonio is convinced. Antonio tells them, I wish you guys weren't right, but you are. This has to come first. Antonio gazes at the Black Box. After a few moments, he notices everyone is still standing there. He tells them to go. Mia, Mike, Kevin, and Emily take off as Antonio shouts after them, I have work to do! And be careful! Kevin shouts back, don't worry about us. Arachnitor and several Moogers are attacking the city, when Pink Ranger, Green Ranger, Blue Ranger, and Yellow Ranger arrive with their Spin Swords drawn. Green Ranger comments, fighting buildings?! Wow, you're tough! Pick on someone that fights back! Arachnitor blasts the four Rangers. Yellow Ranger thinks the Nighlok looks familiar. It's like he's mutated or something. Blue Ranger warns the group to stay on their toes. Arachnitor stretches out his arms and strikes the four Rangers several times, knocking them to the ground. The four Rangers quickly get back up on their feet and charge towards Arachnitor. Pink Ranger, Blue Ranger, Green Ranger and Yellow Ranger battled the Moogers with their Spin Swords. Blue Ranger taunts the Moogers as he battles them, telling them they need to get a lot better at this. Pink Ranger tells the rest, as she battles, that battling without their power discs is working out just fine. Pink Ranger leaps into the air and knocks a Mooger out. Arachnitor runs into the battle and strikes each Ranger. Arachnitor then blasts the four Rangers. Green Ranger tells the rest of the Rangers, much more of this and we're toast. Suddenly Arachnitor is struck with several strikes. It is Gold Ranger. Gold Ranger and Red Ranger race over to the four fallen Rangers. The four Rangers are happy to see that Red Ranger is okay. Arachnitor is surrounded by Moogers. Arachnitor sends the Moogers to attack the Rangers. Gold Ranger races through the Moogers and strikes each one with his Barracuda Blade. Gold Ranger destroys several Moogers. Gold Ranger informs the rest of the Rangers that he didn't have time to finish the Black Box, but I promise to try again. Gold Ranger passes back the power discs to the four Rangers. Yellow Ranger notes, we can sure use them. Green Ranger is ready - let's show these Moogers how we really roll. More Moogers charge towards the Rangers. Pink Ranger, Green Ranger, Blue Ranger, and Yellow Ranger use the Quadruple Slash against several Moogers, which destroys them. Arachnitor charges towards the Rangers. Red Ranger transforms his Spin Sword into his Fire Smasher. Red Ranger battles Arachnitor with his Fire Smasher. Arachnitor strikes the Fire Smasher, having it transform back into a Spin Sword. Red Ranger notes, things just got a little tougher. Red Ranger kicks Arachnitor and then flies backwards. Arachnitor tries to blast him several times, but misses. Arachnitor leaps into the air and battles Red Ranger, knocking him down. Pink Ranger notes that they are all too tired to put up much of a fight. Blue Ranger suggests they combine all their strength. Green Ranger notes, we don't have much of it. We need something that doesn't require much symbol power. Red Ranger suggests Quintuple Slash. The five Rangers use the Quintuple Slash against Arachnitor and knock him off his feet. Arachnitor gets back on his feet. Yellow Ranger tells the rest of the Rangers, it's still not enough. Gold Ranger runs up to them and tells them to do it again. This time I will help it on it's way. Gold Ranger races towards Arachnitor and then stops several feet in front of it. Pink Ranger is concern they will hit Gold Ranger. Gold Ranger reassures them that he's got a golden move that will keep me safe and power up our attack. Red Ranger hopes Gold Ranger knows what he is doing. Once more the five Rangers use Quintuple Slash. Gold Ranger uses the power of the Quintuple Slash and puts a spin on it. Gold Ranger then hits Arachnitor with the more powerful Quintuple Slash. Arachnitor goes flying, hits broken concrete and lands on the ground. Arachnitor still gets back up, but this time he takes off. Gold Ranger points out that Arachnitor is getting away. The Rangers are about to chase after him when several giant Moogers emerged from a gap. Yellow Ranger comments, this isn't good. Pink Ranger, Red Ranger, Green Ranger, Yellow Ranger, and Blue Ranger summon their zords. When they arrive, Samurai Megazord is formed. Gold Ranger summons Clawzord. Once it arrives, Gold Ranger leaps inside and transforms Clawzord into Claw Battlezord East. Several of the giant Moogers shoot arrows at Samurai Megazord and Claw Battlezord East. Both are hit. Gold Ranger tells the rest of the Rangers to take care of Arachnitor, he will take care of the Moogers. Red Ranger agrees. Green Ranger spots more Moogers seeping out of a gap. This group of Moogers fly towards them. Green Ranger notes, they are not kidding around today. The flying Moogers fire at Samurai Megazord and Claw Battlezord East. Blue Ranger can't believe there are more Moogers. Samurai Megazord is hit several times and Yellow Ranger notes they are sitting ducks. Gold Ranger tells the rest of the Rangers, they got to take action now! Red Ranger agrees, we must control the sky. Swordfish Zord, Tiger Zord, and Beetle Zord are summon and Samurai Battlewing is formed. Samurai Battlewing takes to the sky. Claw Battlezord East battles the giant Moogers on the ground and knocks a couple to the ground. The flying Moogers fire at Samurai Battlewing. Samurai Battlewing strikes several of the flying Moogers with it's sword, knocking them out of the sky and the flying Moogers retreat. The giant Moogers on the ground continue their attack on Claw Battlezord East. Gold Ranger notes, they want some more. Remember these claws can handle you! Gold Ranger activates the mega blade. Claw Battlezord East strikes the Moogers several times with it's claws. The Moogers are destroyed. Gold Ranger wants to get spider breath next. Green Ranger tells them, that mutant must given us the slip. Red Ranger tells Gold Ranger, that Arachnitor is long gone by now. After the battle, Mia, Mike, Emily, Kevin, and Antonio find Jayden sitting alone in the courtyard, his back towards them. Emily calls out to him. Jayden turns around and Emily asks if this is a bad time? Jayden replies, no, what's up? Mia tells him, first they wanted to make sure you're okay after all that you have been through. Mike adds that they are going to chow down on some pizza and figure out a strategy for the new, more powerful Nighlok. Emily asks if Jayden wants to join them. Jayden thanks them. I'm doing fine. But why don't you go ahead without me. Mia asks if he is sure. Jayden replies, yeah, thanks. Emily tells him, okay, no problem. It's your choice. Disappointed Mia, Emily, Mike, and Antonio head towards Shiba House. Kevin hangs back a little, concern for his friend, but eventually joins the rest. A few moments later, Jayden quickly stands up and calls out to his friends, you guys! Jayden walks over to his friends and tells them, I changed my mind, I will join you. Mia, Mike, Emily, Kevin, and Antonio are happy to have Jayden join them. They all head inside.
Team Spirit
The Tengen Gate
Boxed In
