PEGGY MATSUYAMA

Page Nine

He tells her their plan will start in thirty minutes. Jade Mask intents to keep her there, and enters the cell. The Zolders try to throw her back in, but she fights them. Jade Mask has Dr. Muto and warns her not to resist or they will kill the doctor. Dr. Muto tells Peggy to keep fighting. Another scientist tries to grab Jade Mask's staff and, instead, is killed with it. Peggy is tossed back into the cell. Jade Mask traps her with his staff and tells her he is going to show her something special. A blind covering a window goes up. Jade Mask pushes Peggy towards the window. The window looks into another room, where a hot air balloon is being filled. Peggy asks what are they going to do with the hot air balloon? Dr. Muto asks if they are going to plant some seeds? Jade Mask responds they are going to scatter the Jade Mold spores. Dr. Muto is upset, what will happen to humanity? Jade Mask replies, every single human will become a Jade Doll and die. Peggy and the scientists are upset. Jade Mask tells them Black Cross Army's mission is to destroy Earth and eliminate humanity. Jade Mask yells at the Zolders to get ready and leaves. Dr. Muto tells Peggy, we can't let them fly the hot air balloon! It will be a disaster. Peggy wishes she had the Communication Device, then she could call for help. Soon the hot air balloon is filled and ready to be released. Jade Mask informs the Zolders, as long as the hot air balloon flies, their plan will succeed. The hot air balloon is released. Peggy, Dr. Muto and the other scientists watch in dismay. Peggy soon comes up with a plan. As one of the Zolders brag, Peggy removes a sharp spike hairpin from her scalp. She throws it at a Zolder and knocks it out. Peggy fights the other Zolders. Peggy wrestles a gun away from a Zolder and fires it at them. Mido Ranger and Ki Ranger open the cellar's window and look inside. 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. Peggy, Akira, Daita, and Tsuyoshi decide to leave the base as well. Momo Ranger, Ao Ranger, Ki 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. 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. Peggy, Akira, Daita, Kenji, and Tsuyoshi laugh.

Early in the morning, Tsuyoshi enters Gorengers' Secret Base and asks what happened? He is followed by Peggy, Akira, Kenji, and Daita. 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. Commander Edogawa tells them they must retrieve the microfilm before they decrypt it. All the Gorengers volunteer for the task. Commander Edogawa selects Tsuyoshi and Kenji and has the rest on standby. Tsuyoshi playfully tugs Daita's cap down and then he and Kenji hop onto their Machines. Commander Edogawa tells them, the microfilm is set to send a signal when opened. You should be able to catch the signal. After quite some time, Kenji contacts the base. Akira hurries over to listen to the message. Peggy and Daita quickly join him. Akira gets the message (Tsuyoshi and Kenji need help in their battle against Steel Ring Mask and several Zolders) and the three quickly enter Variblune. They fly towards the fight. When Variblune gets close, Momo Ranger and Ki Ranger exit Variblune using their Birdies. On the ground Tsuyoshi quickly transforms into Aka Ranger. Kenji flips a Zolder. Kumi runs up to Kenji and thanks him for saving her. (Kumi and her family had been held captive by Steel Ring Mask.) Kenji replies that he was just paying her back for the compliment she had given him. Kenji warns her to stay here. Kenji transforms into Mido Ranger. Steel Ring Mask is confused at the arrival of the Gorengers. Akira has landed Variblune and quickly leaps over a fence to join in. Akira punches a Zolder several times and then transforms into Ao Ranger. The Gorengers face down Steel Ring Mask. Steel Ring Mask commands the Zolders to attack. The Zolders race forward. Aka Ranger kicks a Zolder away. Ki Ranger shouts as he fights, this is for the fallen soldiers of EAGLE! Mido Ranger leaps and lands a flying kick on a Zolder. Ao Ranger uses his Blue Cherry and hits a Zolder with it's arrow. Mido Ranger lands several punches on a Zolder. Momo Ranger kicks a Zolder away. Aka Ranger uses his Red Vute to knock a Zolder aside. Ki Ranger slams a Zolder into another Zolder. Ao Ranger fires his Blue Cherry at another Zolder and hits it. Aka Ranger knocks aside another Zolder with his Red Vute. Mido Ranger punches another Zolder. Two Zolders come charging towards Mido Ranger. Mido Ranger uses his Midomerang and strikes them both. Momo Ranger lands a kick on another Zolder. Aka Ranger fights Steel Ring Mask. Above them, Ao Ranger prepares to fire Blue Cherry. The arrow hits Steel Ring Mask in the shoulder and takes out an arm. Numerous rolls of film pour out of the opening. Ao Ranger fires another arrow from Blue Cherry and it hits Steel Ring Mask in the stomach. More film pours out from this opening. Steel Ring Mask opens his head plate and the microfilm drops out. Steel Ring Mask reaches for it but Aka Ranger kicks him away. Aka Ranger picks up the microfilm as Steel Ring Mask runs away. The Gorengers summon Gorenger Storm. Steel Ring Mask takes off in a boat. A silver ball appears in Momo's hands. She places the ball on the ground and kicks it towards Ki Ranger. Ki Ranger bumps 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 Steel Ring Mask. Gorenger Storm hits Steel Ring Mask and destroys him as well as the boat. Aka Ranger holds out the microfilm and tells the rest, it seems out identities weren't decrypted yet. The rest of the Gorengers feel safe. The family from the sailboat come running up. Kumi, and her mom and dad shout out their thanks to the Gorengers. Afterwards, the Gorengers patrol on their Machines. They had managed to keep their identities safe, but they know that Black Cross Army will continue to come up with devious schemes.

The Gorengers received word that a werewolf had taken a young girl from her school playground and was in the city. The police were already perusing the werewolf through a building. On the street below, Peggy and Tsuyoshi arrive on their Machines. They quickly run up the stairwell. The werewolf pokes his head into an opening and the policeman threatens shoot him. Peggy and Tsuyoshi walk up behind the policeman. Tsuyoshi tells the policeman to drop his gun, it's too dangerous with a little girl around. The policeman turns around and is surprised to see civilians ordering him around. The policeman asks, who are you guys? Peggy and Tsuyoshi turn around simultaneously and transform into Momo Ranger and Aka Ranger. Momo Ranger and Aka Ranger give the command, Birdie, and activating the Birdies, take off. The policeman is very surprised. Momo Ranger and Aka Ranger land on a roof of a building and spot the werewolf carrying Rika - the young girl. Aka Ranger demands he let go of Rika. Momo Ranger feels bad for the little girl and wants to rescue her quickly. Rika cries that she is scared. The werewolf backs away slowly from the two Gorengers. When the werewolf hits the ledge of the roof, he turns around and jumps off. He lands on the pavement below and takes off running - still with Rika in his arms. Momo Ranger and Aka Ranger jump off the roof and land in a field in front of the werewolf. Aka Ranger summons his Red Vute. The werewolf tries to get away, but Aka Ranger quickly wraps his neck in Red Vute. The werewolf struggles for a bit, then knocks Aka Ranger to the ground. Aka Ranger uses his Silver Shot, loaded with tranquilizers, and fires it at the werewolf. Aka Ranger notes the tranquilizer worked. As the werewolf struggles to stay upright, Momo Ranger removes Rika from his arms. The werewolf collapses into some tall grass. Aka Ranger pulls out the werewolf by his feet and turns him over, to see a human instead of a werewolf. Rika recognizes her dad immediately. Rika's teacher arrives. The teacher takes Rika into her arms and thanks Momo Ranger and Aka Ranger. Rika points out her dad to her teacher. The teacher also immediately recognizes Mr. Shiraishi. Mr. Shiraishi is taken to a hospital. The teacher, Peggy, Tsuyoshi, and Rika are by his bedside. It is apparent that Mr. Shiraishi, although unconscious, is in a great deal of turmoil. The teacher tells Peggy and Tsuyoshi that Rika has been brought up by her dad since her mother died. Mr. Shiraishi has been missing for a week. Tsuyoshi concludes Mr. Shiraishi must have been captured and turned into a werewolf. Peggy adds, he must be so worried about Rika. That's why he came to see her.

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