KENJI ASUKA

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Kenji takes a closer look, but he does not see anything. Peggy decides to dismiss her feelings, perhaps I'm imagining things. She heads outside. After awhile, Kenji and Haruka search for Peggy. Kenji notices Peggy's robe on a chair. He then spots Peggy in the pool, face down. Kenji transforms into Mido Ranger and takes out his Midomerang. Mido Ranger tosses his Midomerang into the pool. Mirror Mask jumps out of the pool. Peggy is still trapped in the pool. Mido Ranger jumps into the pool. He gets a hold of Peggy. Mirror Mask laughs at them. Mido Ranger throws his Midomerang towards Mirror Mask. It hits one of his side mirrors and cracks it. Mirror Mask becomes angry and jumps into the pool and he gets away. The next day, Sun Halo Mask and Mirror Mask launched another attack. Ao Ranger battles them. Soon, Mido Ranger, Aka Ranger, and Ki Ranger arrive on their Machines. Sun Halo Mask and Mirror Mask are pleased to see them arrive. The four Gorengers stand on top of a building and look down at Sun Halo Mask and Mirror Mask. The four Gorengers leap down to the ground. The four Gorengers surround Mirror Mask and Sun Halo Mask. Mido Ranger declares it's payback time for Momo Ranger! Mirror Mask actives his Sun Mirror, which quickly blinds Mido Ranger. Mirror Mask then proceeds to used his Sun Mirror on Ao Ranger, Ki Ranger, and Aka Ranger with the same results. The four Gorengers retreat. Aka Ranger notes, he reflects Sunlight to fire a beam. The four Gorengers face down Sun Halo Mask and Mirror Mask. Ki Ranger states, we won't fall for that. Sun Halo Mask responds, I'm not sure about that. Mirror Mask, get ready for Sun Mirror Dual Attack! Mirror Mask leaps away and then faces Sun Halo Mask. A red beam emits out of Sun Halo Mask's eyes, hits Mirror Mask's mirrors, and the mirrors reflect the beam towards the four Gorengers, who are hit. The four Gorengers try to retreat, but are hit once more with the Mirror Dual Attack. Ki Ranger suggests they use Gorenger Storm. Mido Ranger questions doing it without Momo Ranger. This makes Ao Ranger realized why they had targeted her alone. Aka Ranger suggests they wait for clouds to cover the Sun. Once the clouds cover the Sun, the four Gorengers take their chance. Sun Halo Mask tells Mirror Mask it's time for another Sun Mirror Dual Attack. Mirror Mask does so, and the four Gorengers duck down. They jump down into a passageway and take cover as another Mirror Dual Attack strikes. Sun Halo Mask gives the order for the Zolders to blow it up. The Zolders race forward as the four Gorengers evacuate. The Zolders throw bombs at the power plants one and two. The four Gorengers retreat. Later, there is heavy presence of EAGLE soldiers at Power Plant 3 as the destruction of it will paralyze the entire EAGLE Kanto branch. Close by the four Gorengers are waiting on their Machines for Black Cross Army. The Black Cross Army was making their way towards the power plant. Aka Ranger pulls out his Silver Shot. Ao Ranger pulls out his Blue Cherry. Mido Ranger pulls out his Midomerang. Aka Ranger soon spots Black Cross Army. The four Gorengers charge towards them on their Machines. Explosions erupt as the two groups pass each other. Sun Halo Mask jumps out of the jeep - he is angry that he can't see the Gorengers. The four Gorengers are standing above them. The Zolders race towards the four Gorengers. Ao Ranger strikes a couple of Zolders. Aka Ranger pulls out his Red Vute and strikes several Zolders with it. Ki Ranger tosses a Zolder down a hill, knocking several other Zolders on the way down. Mido Ranger kicks a Zolder. Ao Ranger punches a Zolder. Aka Ranger uses his Red Vute to strike the shrubs several times, making the Zolders fall out of their hiding spot. Mido Ranger fights a Zolder with his Midomerang. Ki Ranger punches a Zolder. Ao Ranger uses Blue Cherry and strikes a Zolder. Mido Ranger fights another Zolder with his Midomerang. He tosses his Midomerang towards several Zolders, knocking them down. Aka Ranger kicks a Zolder down the hill. Sun Halo Mask tells Mirror Mask, let's attack the power plant now! Sun Halo Mask and Mirror Mask are ready to take off but are stopped by Peggy standing above them. Ki Ranger shouts out to Peggy, you must take it easy! Aka Ranger shouts that she must go home. Peggy replies, I will, once I pay them back. Peggy kicks away a Zolder. Peggy transforms into Momo Ranger. Several Zolders run towards her and she throws her Earrings Bomb at them, destroying them. The rest of the four Gorengers join Momo Ranger. Sun Halo Mask and Mirror Mask prepare for another Sun Mirror Dual Attack. The Gorengers duck down to avoid the attack. The Gorengers survive. Sun Halo Mask and Mirror Mask launch another Sun Mirror Dual Attack. They avoid being hit. Momo Ranger comes up with an idea. She takes out her Momo Mirror. Momo Mirror enlarges. Mirror Mask sends a powerful beam towards Momo Mirror and the mirror reflects it back to Mirror Mask. An explosion erupts in front of Sun Halo Mask and Mirror Mask. Mirror Mask rolls down a hill. Sun Halo Mask runs over and tells Mirror Mask to get a grip. Suddenly, Mirror Mask is attacking Sun Halo Mask. The Gorengers watch from above. Ki Ranger wonders what is going on with the two. Soon, Sun Halo Mask retreats. Mirror Mask runs towards the Gorengers with his staff aimed at them. The staff misses them and returns to Mirror Mask. Mirror Mask tries again. This time it strikes a boulder and breaks it apart. The Gorengers prepare to summon Gorenger Storm. Momo Ranger places a pink ball on the ground and kicks it towards Ki Ranger. Ki Ranger head butts the yellow ball towards Mido Ranger. Mido Ranger kicks the green ball towards Ao Ranger. Ao Ranger kicks the blue ball towards Aka Ranger. Aka Ranger jumps into the sky and kicks a red, spikey ball towards Mirror Mask. Gorenger Storm hits Mirror Mask and destroys him. The Gorengers run towards a blinding light. It is Mirror Mask's shattered mirrors. Momo Ranger picks up a piece and the eye on it fills with tears and cries. The rest of the Gorengers realize Peggy had been right all along. Afterwards, the Gorengers are patrolling on their Machines. The EAGLE Nuclear Power Plant Destruction Operation by the Black Cross Army was stopped by the Gorengers.

Kenji Asuka and Peggy Matsuyama are sitting at the banks of a lake, tossing stones into the water. Unknown to them, a pile of black hair was making it's way towards them. The black hair grabs Kenji's neck and begins strangling him. Peggy immediately tries to remove the black hair from Kenji. Black Hair Mask appears, laughing at them. Several Zolders stand behind Black Hair Mask. Peggy tells Black Hair Mask that they have been waiting for him. A Zolder leaps towards Peggy and she fights him off. Peggy battles another Zolder with several chops. Peggy transforms into Momo Ranger. She quickly removes the black hair from Kenji. Kenji fights a Zolder. Kenji soon transforms into Mido Ranger. Black Hair Mask fights Mido Ranger with his large comb. Momo Ranger soon joins Mido Ranger in fighting Black Hair Mask. They manage to avoid being hit by the large comb. Mido Ranger manages to land a kick against Black Hair Mask. Mido Ranger leaps away and kicks two Zolders. Momo Ranger uses her Earrings Bomb to get rid of more Zolders. Mido Ranger lands a kick against a Zolder. Black Hair Mask runs up and fights Mido Ranger. Mido Ranger leaps away and uses his Midomerang. The Midomerang hits one of the comb's teeth and knocks it out. Black Hair Mask is very angry that Mido Ranger broke his comb. Momo Ranger comes up behind Black Hair Mask and uses her Earrings Bomb against Black Hair Mask. After the smoke clears, Mido Ranger and Momo Ranger search the area, but they cannot find Black Hair Mask. Momo Ranger informs Mido Ranger the information from 007 is correct. Mido Ranger concludes they will show up at the reservoir next time. They head off to the reservoir. Black Hair Mask is terrorizing an reservoir worker. Black Hair Mask is about to strike the worker when Midomerang strikes him. Black Hair Mask informs Mido Ranger and Momo Ranger that they are too late. There's no water left in the reservoir! Black Hair Mask leaps away. Mido Ranger suggests to Momo Ranger they take a look at the reservoir. The two are stunned to see there is no water. Afterwards, Yoko Kato is walking in a dark area, walking towards a note dropped on the pavement. Yoko makes her way carefully towards the note. As she picks up the note, she sees a Zolder in a lab coat leaving. Yoko shouts at him to wait. The Zolder is stopped by Kenji and Peggy. Kenji wants to know why are you sharing information about the Black Cross Army to EAGLE? The Zolders begs Kenji to put him under the protection of EAGLE. I ran away from the Black Cross Army! If they catch me they will kill me! Kenji asks why should I believe you? The Zolder asks Kenji if he would believe him if he gave him Z20? Kenji wants to know if the Zolder is telling the truth. Suddenly a gun shot is fired, everyone takes cover and the Zolder falls to the pavement. Kenji and Peggy quickly race to where the shot was fired. They hide behind a pillar as two more Zolders come out of their hiding spot, firing their guns. The two Zolders take off and Kenji and Peggy race after them. The Zolder in the lab coat struggles to get into a sitting position. Yoko calls out for Kenji and Peggy. The two race back to Yoko. Kenji asks what happened? Yoko replies, the Zolder with the information ran away. Yoko shows them the note that had been dropped. At the Gorengers' Secret Base, Commander Edogawa examines the map/note. It shows where the Zolder plans to give them the Z20 formula. Daita thinks it's a trap. Akira Shinmei agrees. Peggy also agrees, it could be that they're trying to fool us into a trap. Kenji thinks they should ignore it. Tsuyoshi Kaijo thinks they can use it against them. Tsuyoshi sends Yoko to the Oyama Theme Park. Once inside an attraction, Yoko is confronted by Black Hair Mask. Before Black Hair Mask can do anything, Kenji and Peggy appear behind him. Peggy states, we will fight you! Black Hair Mask threatens to kill every one of you! Yoko runs over to Kenji and Peggy. Peggy grabs Yoko's hand and they run through the place as Kenji fights off Zolders. Quickly, Kenji defeats his batch of Zolders and quickly joins Peggy and Yoko. Soon they are stopped by Black Hair Mask. Black Hair Mask is pleased that they fell for his trap. Kenji replies that they knew this was a trap. Peggy adds, we walked into your trap on purpose, idiot. Black Hair Mask is very offended to be called an idiot. This will be your grave! Kenji and Peggy transform into Mido and Momo Ranger. Mido Ranger is ready to use his Midomerang, but before he can do anything, Black Hair Mask uses his Black Hair Dentures against him. Mido Ranger is struck. Momo Ranger, with some struggle, removes the denture. Momo Ranger takes Yoko's hand and they run. Mido Ranger fights several Zolders. Momo Ranger and Yoko escape the haunted house with Mido Ranger close behind them. Mido Ranger pauses to fight a couple more Zolders. Yoko jumps into an empty car on a roller coaster chased by several Zolders. Above, Mido Ranger is fighting a couple of Zolders on a track. Momo Ranger races along a different track, chased by a Zolder. Mido Ranger lands several punches on a Zolder. Black Hair Mask is riding in the first car of another roller coaster, heading straight for Mido Ranger. Mido Ranger quickly jumps off the track. Momo Ranger is off the track and fights several Zolders with chops and kicks. Mido Ranger is on top of the animal cages, fighting another Zolder. Yoko manages to get into a cabin of a Ferris wheel. Mido Ranger and Momo Ranger fight another group of Zolders. Mido Ranger punches a Zolder several times. After they defeat the Zolders, Mido Ranger wonders where 007 is. Momo Ranger points out that she's in that Ferris Wheel. They use their Birdies to get to the Ferris Wheel. Inside the cabin, Peggy uses her Communicator to contact the rest of the team, telling them, this is an emergency! Please send backup! Kenji notices a black hair strand attached to their cabin and notes that's not good. Several Zolders appear. Peggy tries to leave the cabin and a Zolder forces her back in and locks the cabin door. Black Hair Mask walks up, laughing. Sun Halo Mask is there as well. Black Hair Mask shouts, Black Hair Shoot! A clump of black hair attaches itself to the cabin. The cabin is soon covered in black hair. Kenji and Peggy try to break out of the cabin. Black Hair Mask laughs and notes it's all going smoothly. Sun Halo Mask orders a Zolder to turn on the switch. The Zolder does so and the cabin begins to move on it's rotation. Peggy notes it's starting to move. Kenji adds, this is bad. Yoko tells them they're trapped. The cabin continues it's way to the top of the Ferris wheel. Kenji uses his Communicator to try and contact the base. Gorenger Base, please respond! Kenji notes there is no signal. Peggy concludes the hair must be jamming the radio! Black Hair Mask has a Zolder stop the cabin. The cabin is now stuck on top of the Ferris wheel. Kenji and Peggy continue to try and break out of the cabin. Peggy states Z20 will turn Japan into a desert if we don't get out soon! Gas begins to fill the cabin. Alarmed Peggy tells Kenji and Yoko there's gas coming in! Kenji and Yoko cover their mouths. Soon, Yoko is struggling as Peggy tells her to hang in there. She tells Kenji, we need to find a way out of here! Kenji responds, leave it to me! Kenji transforms into Mido Ranger. Mido Ranger kicks out the glass of their cabin. Mido Ranger and Momo Ranger manage to open the cabin door and grabs chunks of black hair and throw it below. Momo Ranger spots Variblune. Yoko grabs onto Momo Ranger as Mido Ranger and Momo Ranger use their Birdies to reach Variblune. They head off for White Mountain Reservoir. Soon, Momo Ranger spots the rest of the team. Mido Ranger and Momo Ranger exit Variblune. They join the rest of the team on the ground. Sun Halo Mask notes that they are all here. Mido Ranger tells Black Hair Mask that he will make them pay for everything! Black Hair Mask calls Mido Ranger arrogant and challenges him. Black Hair Mask and several Zolders raced towards the Gorengers. Black Hair Mask is soon surrounded by the Gorengers. Black Hair Mask orders the Zolders to get them! The Gorengers separate and fight the Zolders. Ao Ranger punches several Zolders. Ki Ranger punches a Zolder several times. Aka Ranger kicks a Zolder. Mido Ranger fights a Zolder. Momo Ranger lands a chop against a Zolder. Aka Ranger flips a Zolder. Ki Ranger kicks a Zolder. Mido Ranger punches a Zolder. Ki Ranger tosses a Zolder into the sky and Mido Ranger strikes it with his Midomerang. Aka Ranger uses his Red Vute against another Zolder. Ao Ranger uses his Blue Cherry to fight a couple of Zolders. He then shoots a Zolder out of the sky with his Blue Cherry. Momo Ranger kicks a Zolder away. She then uses her Earrings Bomb and hits several Zolders with it. Aka Ranger strikes another group of Zolders with his Red Vute. After the Zolders are defeated, the Gorengers gather together. They face Black Hair Mask. Black Hair Mask uses his comb to fire Comb Missiles at them. The Gorengers manage to avoid getting hit and Black Hair Mask is angry to see that they are still alive. Sun Halo Mask retreats. Black Hair Mask charges towards the Gorengers. Momo Ranger summons Gorenger Storm. She kicks the pink ball towards Ki Ranger. Ki Ranger head butts the yellow ball towards Mido Ranger. Mido Ranger kicks the green ball towards Ao Ranger. Ao Ranger kicks the blue ball towards Aka Ranger. Aka Ranger leaps up and kicks the red, spikey ball towards Black Hair Mask. Black Hair Mask fires several Comb Missiles towards Gorenger Storm. The Comb Missiles knock Gorenger Storm out of the sky. Aka Ranger tells Mido Ranger to destroy that comb! Mido Ranger uses Midomerang to destroy the rest of the teeth in Black Hair Mask's comb. Black Hair Mask notes this is bad. My life will end when my comb runs out of teeth. Black Hair Mask screams as his life ends. The Gorengers stopped Japan from being turned into a desert, a second African front line! However, the schemes of the Black Cross Army do not end here! But the Gorengers are prepared to protect our world.

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