DAITA OIWA

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Cook walks over to them and Tomoko informs him that Dr. Muto is supposed to be in Europe. Haruko continues but someone had spotted him this morning, taking a walk in the garden. Cook is surprised. Daita tells Kenji that they had been tricked. Daita and Kenji hurry out and return to Muto Bacteria Research Institute. They quickly spot a cellar window and inside the basement is Peggy, Dr. Muto, and several scientists. Mido Ranger and Ki Ranger open the cellar's window. Ki Ranger quickly drops down a ladder for them. Peggy tells Dr. Muto and the scientists to hurry. Dr. Muto and the scientists quickly climb up the ladder. Mido Ranger helps the scientists out as Ki Ranger holds the ladder steady. Dr. Muto and his scientists quickly run but stop when they see the hot air balloon above them. Momo Ranger joins the group and tells them they need to bring down the balloon. Mido Ranger is ready to strike the hot air balloon with his Midomerang. Aka Ranger runs up and yells at Mido Ranger to wait. Aka Ranger joins the group and warns them if they make the balloon drop, the mold will spread everywhere. Momo Ranger points out if they leave it, they will scatter the mold too. Jade Mask shouts out to them from above. He gloats, no matter how hard you try, you can't stop the balloon! Two Zolders are in the hot air balloon and once it reaches a certain point, they are to press a button. Out of the clouds, Variblune appears and quickly gets close to the hot air balloon. Ao Ranger flies out of Variblune with his Birdies and into the hot air balloon. Ao Ranger fights the two Zolders, striking them several times. One of the Zolders grabs Ao Ranger from behind and the two struggle which causes the hot air balloon to bounce around. Ao Ranger breaks free and lands a blow on the Zolder's back. Ao Ranger strikes the other Zolder several times. In the fields below, Jade Mask and several Zolders watch anxiously. Ao Ranger knocks both of the Zolders out of the basket. Ao Ranger finds the control box and with a few quick adjustments, disables the box. Ao Ranger unravels a banner, which states, too bad your plan failed. Jade Mask is furious. Ao Rangers takes the control box and joins the rest of the Gorengers on the ground. The Gorengers face off Jade Mask and several Zolders. Ao Ranger and Aka Ranger leap into the sky. Ao Ranger kicks a Zolder away. Aka Ranger strikes another Zolder several times. Ki Ranger flings a Zolder away. Momo Ranger kicks and strikes two Zolders. Ao Ranger kicks another Zolder. Aka Ranger punches and kicks another Zolder. Mido Ranger lands a kick and several strikes against another set of Zolders. Ao Ranger fires his Blue Cherry and hits a Zolder out of the sky. Aka Ranger wraps his Red Vute around a Zolder's neck and then kicks the Zolder away. With Red Vute, Aka Ranger knocks a weapon out of a Zolder's hands. Mido Ranger tosses his Midomerang and it hits a Zolder, knocking it off it's feet. Mido Ranger fights another pair of Zolders with his Midomerang. Momo Ranger flips a Zolder and then throws her Earrings Bomb towards another pair of Zolders. Aka Ranger fights another set of Zolders with his Red Vute as Ki Ranger punches a Zolder several times. Jade Mask decides now is the time to run away. Momo Ranger spots him and is determined not to let Jade Mask escape. Momo Ranger throws her Earrings Bomb towards Jade Mask. Jade Mask is blown off his feet and lands inside a crevice that fills with smoke. Another hot air balloon emerges from the smoke, with Jade Mask inside it's basket. Jade Mask bids the Gorengers farewell, as he flies away. Aka Ranger calls for Gorenger Storm. Momo Ranger kicks the ball over to Ki Ranger. Ki Ranger bounces the ball off his helmet towards Mido Ranger. Mido Ranger kicks the ball over to Ao Ranger. Ao Ranger kicks the ball over to Aka Ranger. Aka Ranger leaps up and kicks the ball towards the hot air balloon. Gorenger Storm hits the hot air balloon, destroying it and Jade Mask. Afterwards, the Gorengers patrol the area on their Machines.

At the Gorenger's Secret Base, Commander Edogawa informed the team it appears Black Cross Army is planning on constructing a murderous poison gas factory. Peggy notes how scary that is and that they need to find and destroy them as soon as possible. Commander Edogawa tells them first they need to find the factory immediately. Kenji volunteers for the task. Akira tells Kenji not to ask for more than he can handle. But Kenji wants to defeat Poison Gas Mask. Commander Edogawa tells Kenji the duty of the Gorengers is not to seek revenge. Put your interest in the Black Cross Army aside. We must rescue all of the victims. But Kenji does not want to wait. Kenji is about to leave when Commander Edogawa stops him. Kenji tells Commander Edogawa, you know their plan is to defeat us Gorengers. So why are you telling us not to fight? Commander Edogawa replies, we can't let them distract us. Kenji wants to trail them and find their base. Commander Edogawa has already set that up. Haruko and Tomoko are trailing Poison Gas Mask in the city. They soon split up and Poison Gas Mask sneaks up on Tomoko and asks her where the Gorengers' Base is? Tomoko tells him she doesn't know. Poison Gas Mask vanishes when he hears loud noises. After awhile, Cook enters Gorengers' Secret Base, with a plate of curry in his hand. Daita thinks the curry is for him. Cook passes him the plate and informs the team that Poison Gas Mask was just in Snack Shop Gon. Cook walks over to the computer and turns on a screen. They all see the back of a cloaked figure walking along a sidewalk. They all know this is Poison Gas Mask in disguise. Kenji vows to get him. Cook tries to stop him, but Kenji is already gone. Later, a signal comes in on the computer. Peggy answers and tells the rest that Mido Ranger had just called. Daita, Tsuyoshi, Akira walked over and Tsuyoshi takes the headphones to listen. Mido Ranger quickly tells them there is a poison gas factory on the grounds of Sulfur Valley and informs his team Black Cross Army is going to use the gas pressure from the ground. It needs to be destroyed. Daita, Peggy, Akira, and Tsuyoshi decide to leave the base as well. Ki Ranger, Momo Ranger, Ao Ranger, and Aka Ranger travel in Variblune. After awhile, Variblune lands by the factory. The four Gorengers exit Variblune with their Machines. The four Gorengers make their way towards the factory on their machines. As they pass rocks seeping gas, Aka Ranger stops his Machine. In the distance, Mido Ranger is tied to a cross. Momo Ranger is eager to reach Mido Ranger, but Aka Ranger stops her and warns her of the gas. Ki Ranger has the equipment ready to test the gas. After testing, Ki Ranger reports that it is natural gas. The four Gorengers climb their way towards Mido Ranger. Aka Ranger calls out to Mido Ranger, but he does not respond. Momo Ranger checks and reports there is no heartbeat. Ao Ranger states a charge is needed. Aka Ranger summons Gorengers Charge. The four Gorengers step back a little. With their hands on each other, they summon up their power and use it to charge Mido Ranger. Mido Ranger is revived. They stop when Poison Gas Mask and several Zolders are spotted. Poison Gas Mask commands the Zolders to attack. The Gorengers and Zolders fight each other. Aka Ranger wraps his Red Vute around a Zolder and defeats it. Mido Ranger fights two Zolders with several kicks. Momo Ranger fights another pair of Zolders with several chops. Ki Ranger knocks the Zolders against each other. Ao Ranger fights a Zolder with several chops. Ki Ranger distracts another group of Zolders and then punches the leader, causing the leader and the Zolders behind him to fall to the ground. Aka Ranger fights another Zolder with his Red Vute. It wraps around the Zolder's neck and Aka Ranger gives a kick, knocking the Zolder aside. Ao Ranger punches another group of Zolders. Ki Ranger tries to fight Poison Gas Mask, but is struck and slides down the hill. The rest of the Gorengers race over to Ki Ranger. They stop him from continuing to slide and Ki Ranger apologies, I was a little off guard. Poison Gas Mask jumps and lands closer to the Gorengers. Poison Gas Mask commands to release the poison gas. Below, in the factory, a scientist pulls down a lever, releasing the poison gas. The Gorengers back away from the poison gas. Poison Gas Mask informs them, there are tons of natural gas springs at the bottom of the earth. We invented a device that changes natural gas into poisonous gas. Inhale it as much as you can! The poison gas will spring out unlimitedly. Poison Gas Mask laughs. Ao Ranger uses his Blue Cherry and fires at Poison Gas Mask. Poison Gas Mask vanishes before the arrow can strike. Poison Gas Mask reappears on the ground, a few feet from the Gorengers. Mido Ranger throws his Midomerang towards Poison Gas Mask. Once more, Poison Gas Mask vanishes before the weapon can hit him. Poison Gas Mask appears above them, on the side of the hill. Momo Ranger tells the rest of the Gorengers to leave it to her. Momo Ranger uses her Earrings Bomb and throws it at Poison Gas Mask. An explosion hits the hill, but Poison Gas Mask had already vanished. A cape goes flying through the air and when it lands, it's Poison Gas Mask. Poison Gas Mask gloats that he is immortal. You all will die from the poison gas. Mido Ranger remembers the immortality circuit was place in the back of Poison Gas Mask's head. (When he was tortured, he had still managed to overhear a conversation about the immortality circuit.) Mido Ranger leaps into the air and lands behind Poison Gas Mask. Mido Ranger prepares to use his Midomerang once more. Poison Gas Mask warns the outcome will be the same, no matter how much you try. Mido Ranger disregards Poison Gas Mask's warning and leaps behind Poison Gas Mask. Poison Gas Mask is confused and tries to spot where Mido Ranger is. Mido Ranger continues to leap and land in various places. Eventually Mido Ranger throws his Midomerang and hits Poison Gas Mask in the back of the head. Poison Gas Mask is furious as he realizes Mido Ranger hit his immortality circuit. Mido Ranger joins the rest of the Gorengers. Poison Gas Mask runs down the rocky hill. The Gorengers summon Gorenger Storm. The silver ball appears in Momo's hands. Momo Ranger kicks it over to Ki Ranger. Ki Ranger hits the ball with his helmet towards Mido Ranger. Mido Ranger kicks it over to Ao Ranger. Ao Ranger kicks it over to Aka Ranger. Aka Ranger leaps into the sky and kicks it towards Poison Gas Mask. Poison Gas Mask is hit and destroyed. Ki Ranger and the rest of the Gorengers enter the factory and find it strange that there are no Zolders around. Fortunately they quickly discover the bomb. The bomb goes off. The Gorengers help the workers to escape the factory. Several more explosions erupt in the factory. The Gorengers enter Variblune, along with the factory workers. Once everyone is on board, Variblune takes off. As Variblune flies away, more explosions erupt from the ground. Afterwards, they return to their base. Kenji is very happy with how everything turned out. Peggy smacks him on the back of the head, and tells him not to be so cocky. Peggy adds that she really thought they were going to lose during the gas attack. Tsuyoshi adds, if we didn't have Kenji, we'd be in the 3rd circle of hell. Daita tells Kenji, you were outstanding this time. Commander Edogawa tells them, the Gorengers need to have all five strengths to be able to achieve victory the first time. And if there's one lacking, it won't work. Commander Edogawa praises the team. Daita asks Commander Edogawa if he can deliver him some curry? Commander Edogawa sharply tells Daita, what kind of behavior and speech is that toward your Executive Chief Commander? Daita points out that the Commander did deliver him curry earlier. Commander Edogawa replies, the Master of Gon's Restaurant is my undercover appearance. My real job is this one. Remember what I said! Akira reminds Commander Edogawa to watch his blood pressure, which makes Commander Edogawa angry. Daita, Peggy, Akira, Kenji, and Tsuyoshi laugh.

Early in the morning, Tsuyoshi enters Gorengers' Secret Base and asks what happened? He is followed by Daita, Akira, Peggy, and Kenji. Commander Edogawa replies an incident. Daita and Peggy are yawning. Peggy asks Akira, an incident this early? Akira, light heartily replies, of course it's early. Look at his face. Commander Edogawa wants to know what Akira is saying. But Commander Edogawa doesn't wait for an answer. He fills them in on what had happened. The hidden safe was broken into by Steel Ring Mask. He took the microfilm. At this information, both Akira and Peggy become alarmed. Tsuyoshi asks, what is in the microfilm? Commander Edogawa replies, it has the documents about the Gorengers, locations of our laboratories, research stations, and Gorenger personal information. Daita is stunned and states, that's not good.

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