ZOLDERS

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The Zolders are unaware that Daita and Tsuyoshi are inside the building. At the bottom of the stairs is a Zolder. Confidently Daita walks pass the Zolder, stating that he is off for the day. The Zolder is taken aback and tells Daita to wait. Tsuyoshi comes behind the Zolder and knocks it out. Daita and Tsuyoshi continue down another corridor. Tsuyoshi stops Daita when he spots security alarms on the lower part of the walls. Carefully Tsuyoshi goes over the alarm. Daita crawls beneath the alarm. They cautiously peer down another corridor. Daita takes out a motorized mouse and sets it on the floor. The Zolder spots it and heads towards it. Tsuyoshi knocks the Zolder out. They are almost at the safe when Tsuyoshi stops Daita. There is a security camera above. Daita takes out a device that scrambles the signal on the security camera. The two Zolders in the small room are bewildered when the screen turns to static. They work frantically to get the problem fixed. Suddenly the screen clears and the image of the safe is shown. The Zolders are relived that it's back online. The Zolders notes what a boring job they have. After awhile, the alarm goes off. Quickly the Zolders spring into action and surrounded Tsuyoshi and Daita. Tsuyoshi fights them off as Daita keeps the bomb out of the Zolders' reach. They get outside of the building and encounter more Zolders outside. Daita and Tsuyoshi fight off the Zolders. Tsuyoshi lands a hard kick on one of the Zolders. Daita has a more difficult time as he is also trying to keep the bomb out of reach. From top of the building, Bronze Mask calls out, halt! Bronze Mask tells them, your actions are futile. Die, both of you! Bronze Mask fires at Daita and Tsuyoshi with his weapon. Tsuyoshi and Daita take off running and manage not to get hit. Above them, Variblune is flying towards them. Suddenly a cage is dropped over Tsuyoshi and Daita. Zolders surround the cage. Daita boasts, you think this can stop me? Daita kicks the cage and electrical sparks erupt. Variblune descends above the cage. Tsuyoshi and Daita morph and activate their Birdies. Aka Ranger and Ki Ranger high jump out of the cage. They fly towards Variblune as it opens it's hatch for them. Ki Ranger and Aka Ranger fly into the hatch. Afterwards, Bronze Mask assembles several Zolders and the two scientists. He tells them, the Gorengers easily infiltrated this base. That means there is a spy among us...who provided the location of the safe. Who's the spy!? No one answers. Bronze Mask continues, even if you stay silent...this device will show the spy! Bronze Mask points the device at a Zolder and continues as each Zolder and the other scientist passes. Agent 003 becomes nervous when the device is pointed at him. The device goes off and Bronze Mask has uncovered the spy. Bronze Mask realizes the man is not just a spy, he is an EAGLE spy. The Zolders grab Agent 003. One Zolder reaches into Agent 003's pockets and pulls out a communication device. Agent 003 pushes the Zolders aside and makes a break for it. Agent 003 escapes the building, but several Zolders are in pursuit. Bronze Mask stands on the roof. Bronze Mask fires his blowgun at Agent 003. The dart hits the back of Agent 003's head and he falls to the ground. Agent 003 is dead. Bronze Mask decides to use the communication device to lure the Gorengers back. Later, Daita stands outside in the city, restlessly waiting for Agent 003. He is unaware of Bronze Mask and a couple of Zolders standing on top of a building, watching him. Bronze Mask plays his flute. A jeep pulls forward and drives slowly behind Daita, as Daita walks along the sidewalk. Daita doesn't notice the jeep. Daita reaches Snack Shop Gon and Tara eagerly runs out to greet him. Daita leads Taro back inside. Soon the people in the jeep enter and sit at the tables. Yoko walks over to their tables and gives them glasses of water. Kenji, Peggy, Akira, and Tsuyoshi enter and walk up to the counter. Yoko asks the group what they would like and they pull out guns. One of the girls grabs a hold of Taro as the leader tells them not to move. A girl covers Taro's mouth with a cloth. Yoko yells her brother's name and Tsuyoshi holds her back. The cloth made Taro go to sleep. Daita is furious and calls them scum for harming a child. Cook agrees and tells them even the notorious Black Cross Army won't do harm to a child. The four humans reveals themselves to be Zolders. Daita feels terrible and realizes he must have been followed and apologizes to Cook. One of the Zolders tells them they want the bomb back. Tsuyoshi replies that they have disposed of it. Pointing a gun at Tsuyoshi's face, the Zolder tells him, take us to your base. Tsuyoshi reluctantly agrees. Tsuyoshi walks away. As the Zolder follows, Cook throws a fork into the side of the Zolder's neck. Yoko lands a karate chop against another Zolder. Akira fights another Zolder and then tosses it aside. Peggy lands a powerful kick to the same Zolder. A Zolder heads out, carrying Taro. Daita chases after the jeep that has the Zolders and Taro in it, shouting at it to stop. Unable to get the jeep to stop, Daita transforms into Ki Ranger. Ki Ranger flies along, following the jeep. The jeep arrives at a building and the Zolders enter it, carrying Taro with them. Ki Ranger lands by the jeep. Ki Ranger enters the building. Daita makes a deal with Bronze Mask - he will bring him the bomb detonator in exchange for Taro. Later, a couple of Zolders are setting up a missile in an open field. Bronze Mask is there, along with their scientist. Ki Ranger arrives and tells Bronze Mask that he has brought the detonator. Bronze Mask tells the scientist to get the detonator. Ki Ranger passes the detonator to the scientist. The scientist looks over the detonator and then brings it over to Bronze Mask. He tells Bronze Mask, no doubt this is it. Ki Ranger demands they return Taro. Bronze Mask replies, sure. He's over there. Bronze Mask moves aside and sitting in the truck is "Taro". Ki Ranger hurries over to the truck. But when he goes to grab "Taro", he discovers it's a dummy. Ki Ranger calls Bronze Mask a liar. Bronze Mask thanks him for the bomb. Bronze Mask uses his blowgun, but hits the dummy instead of Ki Ranger. Ki Ranger tosses the dummy aside and begins fighting the Zolders. Bronze Mask instructs the scientist to plant the bomb. Ki Ranger flips over a Zolder and then lands a punch on it's chest. The scientist places the detonator into the missile. Bronze Mask fights Ki Ranger. Ki Ranger manages to avoid being hit by Bronze Mask's staff. Suddenly Aka Ranger, Momo Ranger, Mido Ranger, and Ao Ranger arrive. Ki Ranger leaps over and joins the rest of the Gorengers. Bronze Mask calls them fools. The Gorengers and Bronze Mask and several Zolders face each other. Aka Ranger asks, where's Taro? Bronze Mask replies, inside the bomb. His face peering out of a small window in the bomb, Taro pleads for help. Bronze Mask announces the bomb will detonate in five minutes! Save him if you can! Bronze Mask gives the Zolders the order to attack. Aka Ranger kicks away a Zolder. Momo Ranger also kicks a Zolder away. Aka Ranger lands a chop against a Zolder's rib cage. Aka Ranger holds the Zolder as Momo Ranger punches it. Aka Ranger instructs Momo Ranger to defuse the bomb. Momo Ranger fights off another Zolder as she hurries over to the bomb. Ki Ranger is already there, trying to figure it out. Momo Ranger tells him to leave it to her. Ki Ranger agrees. As Momo Ranger works on the bomb, Ki Ranger fights off any Zolder approaching the bomb. Ao Ranger lands a flying kick against a Zolder. Mido Ranger kicks another Zolder. Aka Ranger uses his Red Vute to wrap around a Zolder's neck and flips it over. Aka Ranger uses his Red Vute to fling another Zolder into the air. Ao Ranger uses his Blue Cherry to fire at the Zolder. Another group of Zolders, carrying swords, chase after Ao Ranger. Ao Ranger jumps into a ditch and then fires at the Zolders chasing him. Aka Ranger leaps in and fights the remaining Zolders with his Red Vute. Mido Ranger uses his Midomerang to knock two Zolders off their feet. Ki Ranger hurries over to Momo Ranger. The rest of the Gorengers also arrive and they are all surprised to see the dial moving on it's own. They all hear a flute and see that Bronze Mask is playing it. Ao Ranger concludes that the bomb is controlled with Bronze Mask's flute. Bronze Mask warns them, another minute and this field will be dust! The Zolders fire at the Gorengers. Mido Ranger uses his double kick to knock out two Zolders. Eventually the Zolders are defeated. Bronze Mask is destroyed by Gorenger Storm and Taro is rescued from the missile.

At the Muto Bacteria Research Institute, Jade Mask is running a slide show, featuring each member of Gorenger, their color designation, and their skills, to the Black Cross Army scientists. To make his plan work, Jade Mask wants the scientists and a Zolder gathered there to look for the Gorengers. In the midst of their information meeting, a loud sound is heard. Jade Mask tells Zolder to investigate. The Zolder immediately opens a window and looks outside. He spots a pair of scientists escaping through cellar windows. The Zolder quickly informs the rest as the two scientists make it outside and run. A pair of Zolders quickly chases after them. The two scientists stopped in their tracks, as the Black Cross Army scientists approached them, with guns pointed at them. The two scientists are quickly surrounded. One of the scientists knocks a Zolders' sword away and the two make a break for it again. The Black Cross Army scientists and Zolders chase after them. The Black Cross Army scientists fired their weapons at the two scientists, hitting one of them in their back. The other scientist continues to run and is eventually shot in the shoulder. Struggling, the scientist manages to get away. When the two Black Cross Army scientists catch up, they cannot find the scientist. Jade Mask shouts at them to stop, confident that the scientist will eventually die. Peggy (disguised as a reporter) decides to investigate Muto Bacteria Research Institute. Peggy had been the one to find the wounded scientist and take him to a hospital, where he eventually died. After interviewing "Dr. Muto" inside, Peggy decided to investigate around the outside of the building. Peggy climbs over the low fence and looks around. Two Zolders appear from behind a large bush. Peggy fights off the Zolders and runs. The two Zolders chase after her. Peggy kicks one of the Zolders away and flips over the other one. Peggy transforms into Momo Ranger. Momo Ranger fights the two Zolders with kicks and chops. After defeating the Zolders, Momo Ranger transforms back into Peggy as a cute reporter. Peggy is captured and tossed into the cellar with the real Dr. Muto and several more scientists. When Peggy goes missing, the rest of the Gorengers know something is wrong. Kenji and Daita decided to go to the Muto Bacteria Research Institute, as they knew Peggy had gone there. They arrive at the laboratory and a man tells them that Dr. Muto is out on a scientific conference in Europe. Daita asks if the laboratory is closed? The man replies that it's closed for the week. Kenji asks if a young lady had visited asking for a mold analysis? The man tells them she had came two hours ago but has already left. Kenji thinks she may have gone to another lab. After thanking the man, they both leave. The man laughs and transforms back into a Zolder as he returns to the laboratory. Inside the building, a scientist holds up information cards on the Gorengers and asks the Zolder if the two men were any of them? The Zolder points to Kenji and Daita. The scientist takes a look at Peggy's card and realizes that Peggy had fooled them in her disguise. He concludes she must be Momo Ranger. The scientist tells the Zolder that the dudgeon is at risk and to check on the occupants. The Zolder runs out. The scientist throws the cards down in disgust. Below, Peggy wraps her Explosive Necklace around the bars of the cell's door. Peggy warns the rest to stand back as she uses her Laser Ring and fires at the Explosive Necklace. The explosion opens the door and Peggy urges the scientists to escape quickly. Peggy is stopped by Jade Mask before she can get away. 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. 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. They all escape. Meanwhile, 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.

Several trucks were driving along a dirt road. It was EAGLE. They were transporting building materials. As they drove along, one of EAGLE's officers notice a strange green gas ahead of them. Soon the gas engulfed the trucks. The EAGLE soldiers had a difficult time breathing. They quickly pulled off the road and jumped out of their vehicles armed. In the smoky haze, Poison Gas Mask appeared. One EAGLE solider fired at Poison Gas Mask, but it did nothing. Several Zolders appeared over a ledge and they fired at the soldiers. The EAGLE officer fired several times at Poison Gas Mask but nothing happened. Poison Gas Mask pulled out his weapon and fired and struck the EAGLE officer along with the rest of the EAGLE soldiers. All the EAGLE soldiers were deceased and the Zolders gloatingly walked over them. Poison Gas Mask noted that they were also building a factory. The Black Cross Army took all of the building materials, along with their trucks, and left. The stolen EAGLE trucks continued on their way. A large stone moved out of the way and the trucks entered, heading below ground. Later, disguised in a cloak and hat, Poison Gas Mask walks the streets of the city. Haruko and Tomoko are following Poison Gas Mask. Poison Gas Mask is aware that they are on his trail. Eventually the girls lose track of him. They decide to split up. After Haruko leaves, Poison Gas Mask appears behind Tomoko. Poison Gas Mask knocks Tomoko to the pavement and asks her where the Gorengers' base is? Tomoko tries to get away, but is blocked by a Zolder. Tomoko tells Poison Gas Mask that she does not know where the base is. Poison Gas Mask is convinced Tomoko is an EAGLE spy and therefore would know where the base is. Poison Gas Mask commands the Zolders to get her. Tomoko fights them landing several chops and kicks. After defeating the Zolders, Tomoko tries to get away, but is captured by Poison Gas Mask once more. Poison Gas Mask knocks her to the ground and tells she is stubborn. Poison Gas Mask stops when he hears loud noises and concludes trouble is here. Poison Gas Mask vanishes. Poison Gas Mask walks the streets of the city once more. This time Kenji follows him. After Kenji confronts Poison Gas Mask, he transforms into Mido Ranger. Mido Ranger and Poison Gas Mask fight. After awhile, Poison Gas Mask knocks Mido Ranger out. Poison Gas Mask takes Mido Ranger to Black Cross Army's Factory. Mido Ranger is strapped into a chair with a device placed on top of his helmet. Green current shoots through Mido Ranger's body. Poison Gas Mask wants Mido Ranger to call for the rest of his team, so he can get rid of them all. Although in a great deal of pain, Mido Ranger refuses to talk. Poison Gas Mask notes how stubborn Mido Ranger is. Poison Gas Mask tells a Zolder to turn up the voltage. The Zolder does so. A pair of scientists enter and one of them tells Poison Gas Mask that it's time to replace the Immortality Circuit. Poison Gas Mask tells the Zolder to torture Mido Ranger some more, and then leaves. In an adjacent room, Poison Gas Mask lays on the operating table. The scientists work on replacing the circuit. Despite the great deal of pain he is in, Mido Ranger is aware of what is happening in the next room. In the next room, the scientists inform Poison Gas Mask that this is the last replacement for the Immorality Circuit surgery. There are no more replacements needed after this operation. Poison Gas Mask gets off the table. Mido Ranger tells them, he will call his team and pleads to release his arms. Poison Gas Mask is pleased and tells the Zolder to turn down the voltage. A Zolder places a communication device in front of Mido Ranger's helmet and Poison Gas Mask instructs Mido Ranger to tell his team to come to Sulfur Valley and warns him not to say anything else. Mido Ranger once more pleads for the release of his arms. The Zolder releases the restraints on Mido Ranger's arms and then shoves the communication device towards him. Mido Ranger takes the communication device and contacts Gorenger's Secret Base. Mido Ranger quickly tells them there is a poison gas factory on the grounds of Sulfur Valley. A Zolder tries to grab the communication device. Mido Ranger hangs onto it and informs his team Black Cross Army is going to use the gas pressure from the ground. It needs to be destroyed. Soon Mido Ranger collapses. Poison Gas Mask is pleased. A Zolder informs Poison Gas Mask the rest of the Gorengers have arrived. Mido Ranger is taken outside and tied to a cross. The remaining Gorengers find Mido Ranger revive him. Mido Ranger breaks free and joins the rest of the Gorengers as they search for the factory.

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