Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers, the Ballad of Bilbo Baggins, or the series this story is based on-Pink Wolf Princess's Letters Between Rangers.
A/N: Yep, another one! This one is Letter 13...and a little bit more to come. I've admittedly not seen that much of Samurai, so correct me if I goof with characterization.
Cam stared at the screen in perplexion.
"No way," he said, shaking his head. "They wouldn't…can't…" His face darkened, and he began typing. Although he wasn't supposed to know how, computer hacking was a breeze to anyone as smart as him. Cam grew so engrossed in his project that he didn't realize Sensei Watanabe was in the room until he spoke.
"What are you doing, son?" Cam jumped, and whirled around.
"Dad!" He exclaimed, turning off the computer guiltily. Sensei raised his eyebrows.
"Why are you trying to keep secrets from me?"
"I'm not," Cam protested. "I was just—"
"Doing something you didn't want me to know about." Cam glanced from the computer screen to his father, and sighed.
"Dad, remember the new Rangers?"
"The Samurai, of course. They seem to be doing well in the fight against evil."
"There's a green one. They didn't even ask if they could use the name!"
"I see," Sensei said, nodding. "I hope you have not done something rash, my son. They are Earth's current defenders, and you could cause them serious trouble."
"No, I just…sent an email." Sensei looked hard at him. "And I may have hacked into the poser's computer and tweaked some things." Cam threw up his hands. "All right! I auto-translated all of his documents into Turkish and set it to loop all the annoying songs I could think of every time he opens a browser, but nothing serious!" Sensei shook his head.
"I would have thought you would act more maturely." Cam folded his arms and sighed.
Mike dropped his head into his hands with a groan, as the Ballad of Bilbo Baggins began to play for the umpteenth time. Emily and Mia couldn't help giggling, and Kevin pinched the bridge of his nose to stave off a headache. Jayden sat next to the Green Ranger.
"Look, he told you how to fix it, didn't he?" Not looking up, Mike nodded and gestured to the email page.
"He only speaks technobabble. I can't make heads or tails of it."
"Have you tried just turning off the sound?"
"It only gets louder each time I try. If Master Xandred had a computer, we could just let Cam get rid of him." Jayden began fiddling with the computer.
The Samurai Rangers were startled to hear a knock at the door.
"I'll get it!" Emily exclaimed, breaking into a run. Then she skidded to a halt, and looked back at her teammates in confusion. "Wait, do we get mail?"
"Does anybody even know this address?" Kevin asked, resting the end of his wooden sword on the tiles.
"This might be one of Master Xandred's plans," Jayden warned. Mentor Ji, though, was smiling.
"I think I know what it is." He headed inside. Mike unfroze and darted after him. The others followed, and arrived as Mentor Ji brought a package into the living room.
"What is it?" Emily asked eagerly. The music finally stopped, and Mike let out a huge sigh of relief.
"What did you do?"
"Turned it off," Jayden replied.
"It's for you, Mia," Ji said, holding it out to the Pink Ranger. Mia plopped down on her chair and the others gathered around her, Jayden hanging back a little and smiling at his teammates. Mentor Ji handed him a letter.
"This arrived at the same time. If this is what I think it is, each of your teammates should be getting something." Jayden took the letter, and raised his eyebrows.
"From Terra Venture." Quietly, he went to the corner to read it.
Mia finally got the package open, and pulled a white envelope out of the packing peanuts.
"To the newest Pink Ranger," she read, and tore it open. "We're all thrilled the pink drought is over, and all decided to pitch in to make you feel welcome! Signed, Kimberly, Kat, Cassie, Kendrix, Karone, Dana, Jen, Syd, Vida and Rose."
"They even wrote it in pink pen, nice touch," Mike commented, as Mia began digging through the packing peanuts. The first thing she pulled out was a cookbook, with a note taped to it. Behind her back, Kevin and Mike fist-bumped.
"Dear Mia, welcome to the Pink Party! I included a cookbook in the package. I heard from Tori who heard from Cam who heard from Mike Jr. that you like to cook. Sincerely, Rose." Mia flipped through the book, probably already planning something from the way her eyes glowed.
"Don't stop now!" Mike protested, and reached into the box. Kevin shoved his hand away.
"Hey, it's her stuff!" Laughing, Mia pulled out a box of chocolates, with a note attached from Kimberly. Mia eyed her teammates as they tried to look at the paper over her shoulders, and put it face-down in her lap.
"They're your letters, you don't have to read them all aloud if you don't want to," Emily said, sitting back.
"Thanks. Protect these," Mia said, passing her the chocolates and giving the boys a suspicious look.
"We wouldn't!" Kevin protested.
"This is from Cassie and Vida," Mia went on, passing a CD to Emily. The next thing she pulled out was a little pink bag, which turned out to be a makeup kit from Syd.
"How'd they know your shoe size?" Kevin asked, as Mia looked over the running shoes Jen had added.
"Well, one's from 2025, and this one's from the year 3000, they probably found records or something," Emily said. "Look, they even match the jacket!" Mia pulled Kat's gift on, and Mike grabbed a book out of the box.
"Guide to the Known Galaxy, by Kendrix Morgan," he read off the cover.
"Go ahead and look, I've got plenty to do here," Mia said, before Kevin could stop Mike. The Green Ranger began flipping through, mainly looking at the pictures.
Jayden snuck into a corner with the photo album of early Rangers Karone had put together, Kevin following him. Emily picked up all the packing peanuts that fell on the floor and tossed them back in the box. The last thing Mia pulled out was a compact first aid kit, courtesy of Dana Mitchell.
"Practical, I like her," Master Ji said. Mia set the empty box down on the floor.
"This is…just…wow," she managed, looking at the gifts scattered around the room.
"Why do you get an early birthday, and I get a bunch of pranks?" Mike asked.
"Pinks are nicer," Kevin said. "Plus she isn't using the exact same powers as anyone else."
"Well," Mike grumped. He sat up. "Hey, are the rest of us going to get presents?"
"No idea, it'll probably be different for every color," Jayden said, closing the album.
"Do you want any help putting this away?" Emily asked.
"Thanks," Mia said, taking up an armful of gifts. "You guys can pass the books around until you're bored, but leave them on my shelf when you're done, okay? I don't want them to get left outside and rained on."
"Okie-dokie," Mike said, not even looking up. "Hey guys, there's a planet where the dogs have no noses!"
"Really? How do they sm—wait," Kevin began.
"Terrible!" Mike cried, and cracked up. Shaking her head, Mia went off to her room.
A/N: So, not quite sure where things will go from here, but I think it'll be fun!