Okay, if I owned the Power Rangers series, I would've never given it to Disney to kill. And in the event I did, I would've had an idea for all future Super Sentai adaptations. And if I owned Super Sentai, I would've refused to deal with Disney for Hurricanger/Ninja Storm through Go-Onger/RPM. Oh, well. Let there be Samurai Rangers, Haim Saban! Samurai Light, Shine Bright!

One year had gone by since the Bloody Carnage Mafia's Power Rangers had taken down Mystery Rock and the Alliance of Nooblets. The city of Sevii Selegaria was safe once more. Little did the large industrial city of Southedge know, evil was on the verge of rising again...

Lauri Henry, or the "Lone Wolf" as he was called in his days in the Canadian Navy- had set up a cafe in the States. He had been honorably discharged from service, so this had allowed him to relocate to the States. He had managed to run a successful business so far. During his time in the Navy, he had traveled to Japan and learned the way of the samurai. Or bushido. Before he had departed, Lauri received a box from his teacher but did not know what was inside. All he knew was that he should open the box "when the time was right and the power was needed." Lauri, a master of the sword, had heeded this request. Also, there was a note inside the box as well. But Lauri was ordered not to read it until that time to open it came.

Midday:

The lunch rush had come in, and Lauri was wearing his red apron and hat, which meant that he was personally serving up his special stew. It was in the Henry family for ages and it was a secret. He credited his grandpa for coming up with the recipe and passing it down. But it had gone longer than that. If Lauri hadn't picked it up, the family secret would've been lost to history. He looked up and saw some of his regular customers, a group of people who he had befriended. Well, some of them.

The blond girl in the yellow leggings and black and white plaid shirt and skirt to match was Mardy Wilkes-Booth. She would usually come in after getting stoned. Lauri would usually be able to smell it before she came through the door. But she never really caused any trouble, just came in at the same time and ordered the same thing everyday: a veggie burger and a vanilla shake. She looked like she could be in college or something. Maybe she was.

A pair of siblings were sitting at a table in the corner, the guy wearing a blue gi with a black belt and white sandals. The chick wore a black skinny jeans and a pink strapless halter top. She was also a blond, while her brother had dark hair. Matt and Eva Draven. Eva was reading a book while Matt was on his phone, talking about moves and techniques that he taught his student. Matt was a third-degree black belt in judo and American Kenpo Karate. He usually held classes everyday and they were outdoor classes.

There was one of Matt's top students and a prodigy in himself. Michael Landry, or simply known as Landry to some- went to a nearby university and took evening martial arts classes from Matt. However, though he was Matt's top student- he was very arrogant about it. He would brag to anyone within earshot about he how he was going to get his black belt and then surpass Sensei Draven. But usually when it came to tournaments, Landry's overconfidence rarely prevailed. With Landry was his best friend, who was a Canadian exchange student from Ontario.

Matt Stone, sometimes known by his first or last name as well, sat across from Landry, encouraging him to do his best for an upcoming karate tournament. Stone wasn't a martial arts student, but he could usually hold his own in a fight.

"Calm down, Landry," Stone assured him. "You're gonna rock everyone. And then Sensei Draven will have no choice but to present you with that belt."

"I have a feeling he doesn't respect me or something," Landry muttered. "Maybe I should put him in his place in class today. The Landries are a family of black belts in various arts. I have a reputation to keep."

"And Michael, I am well aware of that."

Landry looked up.

"Sensei! S-s-surprised to see you here!" Landry stammered.

"Good save, Michael. And when we hold class today, we're going to determine if you are worthy of your black belt," said Draven, before walking away.

At first, Landry began to sweat before Stone placed a hand over his shoulder.

"Chill, Landry, you can do this," Stone reassured. "His time's over. I might be seeing a little bit too far into the future, but you might just be his successor."

"I hope not, Matt!" called Eva from the table with her brother.

Meanwhile, while aboard a ship in a literally red sea, a man in dressed in a black with a red hooded robe was awaiting his moment. The upper half of his face was covered with a red mask . He was sitting on a throne, holding a large sheathed sword in his right hand.

"Soon...Earth will belong to the Gedou," a low but deep voice growled. "And no one shall be in my way! Danku!"

"Yes, Emperor Jirai?" said a soft male voice.

In the main corridor of the junk ship walked a short creature that was whitish-green and had the appearance of a squid. In his hand was a scepter that appeared to be taller than he was.

"I'm in the mood for some mayhem! Send Mahrinda to the human world and get this ocean flowing!" Jirai shouted.

"Yes, my lord. Mahrinda..."

And a monster which had a blue lower body that was wide and a slender red upper body. Basically, you could call him a two-toned onion on a stick. He held two swords in both hands as he nodded before kneeling.

"Finally! This is my moment! What can I do for you, Master?"

"Cut the pleasantries, you idiot Mutant Sword! Just go and cause some destruction! Take a few Sword Devils with you!" Jirai yelled.

"Yes, sir!"

"Has anyone seen Tayu? Where could she be?"

A faint light revealed what looked like a demon, who had the appearance of a geisha. In her hand was a shamisen and she was playing it quite well, though the tune of it was kind of creepy. Tayu looked up at Jirai.

"Present and accounted for. What's all the screaming about?" she asked.

"I want to hear some music."

It was time for Matt's class. His students knelt down before him after bowing respectfully. Even Stone had come to watch. Matt began to speak.

"Class, today marks the day that one of our own will receive the highest honor any student of the martial arts can receive: the black belt. Michael Evan Landry, step forward please."

Landry stood up, a confident smirk on his face as he walked up to the front of the class and bowed before Draven. Draven bowed back.

"In order to receive your black belt, you must attempt to best me in a full-contact sparring session," said Draven. "And because I want this to be fair for you, Michael, all dirty tactics that an unskilled opponent would use will be allowed."

A vein nearly burst in Landry's forehead. Was Sensei Draven calling him unskilled? The two bowed before one another before getting into their fighting stances before the other students stood and formed a large ring around them. Draven made no move as Landry advanced with a jumping front snap kick that the master blocked with two hands in front of his chest. The university Heartbreaker recovered before attempting a spinning back kick that was defended by Matt's knee being raised. But Landry wasn't finished: the spinning back kick was chained into another kick that tripped Draven up and sent him to the mat.

Landry bounced on his feet, waiting for his sensei to get up. Draven easily made it to his feet, but suddenly Landry went down. The student couldn't believe what had happened, but he instantly recovered and was about to strike back when an explosion near them caught their attention. Draven looked around and suddenly, monstrous creatures colored in red and yellow and armed with swords swarmed them. Two of them advanced on the sensei, but were knocked back with a series of punches. Suddenly, Landry got in the fight with a flying double punch for two of the monsters.

"Michael, take the class and get somewhere safe!" Draven yelled. "I'll hold them off!"

Landry was well-served with the option of letting his sensei handle these monsters. He and Stone tried to usher the other students away from the battle. But some of them wanted to help.

"Didn't you hear me, Michael Landry?" Draven screamed. "I said, get the hell out of here!"

Landry turned to Stone. "Get 'em outta here!" he shouted, before running over to his sensei.

"I couldn't leave you, Sensei!" said Landry. "Besides, I have to beat you later on! What good would that do if you're dead?"

Just when Draven was about to respond, a figure in red descended from the sky holding a sword in front of him. He stood between the monsters and the two humans.

Draven: "Is that...?"

Landry: "Definitely. I've read too many comic books to not know a Power Ranger when I see one! He can handle it, Sensei. Let's go!"

The Red Ranger turned to Landry and Draven before speaking.

"Your student is right. I can handle these guys," the Ranger said before charging into battle. "Sword Devils! Come and get it, if you dare."

Two Sword Devils charged in with their own swords, missing their swings as the Red Ranger connected with a single slash for both of them. One more Sword Devil rushed in from behind, only to be kicked to the side. The Ranger turned around. However, Landry's jaw almost hit the ground.

"E-Eva?"

Eva cracked her knuckles and smiled.

"Jeez, Landry. I'm your teacher's sister, why are you surprised?" she scoffed before picking the fallen Devil's sword and tossing it at a trio of Sword Devils coming up behind Landry.

Landry shook his head before before jumping into a crowd of Sword Devils and delivering a series of kicks and punches. Two more swung their swords wildly, forcing Landry into a defensive position. He couldn't really hope for a counterattack at this moment, just hope that those slashes didn't connect.

Eva ran at her brother, gripping his wrist as he swung her into a flying kick that took down a few Sword Devils...

The Red Ranger shook his head, but he had to admire their bravery. He pulled out a red disk from his belt and placed it on his sword before spinning it, which allowed the blade of his weapon to be engulfed in flames.

"Sword Devils, this is your end! Samurai Sword, Fiery Curtain Call!" he yelled.

He finally swung the blade, letting the fire on it sweep up the enemies while moving around Draven, Eva, and Landry. Soon, the area was clear. When the three looked around, the Red Ranger vanished...

The next day, the city was being restored after the attack. Many people were talking about the mysterious Red Ranger had come.

Mardy was at the counter as Lauri was preparing his special stew, she set down her cup with the shake and looked up at the chef.

"What's the big deal about the Red Ranger? I mean, I've heard about monsters attacking cities and then the Power Rangers come and save the day. But there was only one Ranger, where was the rest of them?"

"Maybe he needs help," Lauri replied. "But he's unsure on whether or not he wants to get them involved. I've heard cases of Red Rangers fighting alone for a while."

Matt was about to say something when a piece of a car came flying through the window of the cafe. He immediately pulled his sister down to the floor as the car hunk came careening toward Lauri, who pushed Mardy out of the way and jumped over the piece of vehicle as he gave it a kick that sent it back out. He placed his foot down as Mardy looked up at him in disbelief. He gritted his teeth, pretending to be in pain as he noticed a group of Sword Devils making their way to the cafe, being accompanied by Mahrinda, who was trashing the streets.

"Stay in here and stay down!" Lauri yelled before running through the broken window and heading toward the monsters.

"A lone human dares to stop me?" boomed the onion-shaped Mutant Sword. "Sword Devils, charge!"

Lauri stood his ground, pulling out a red phone that folded in a calligraphy brush before painting a symbol in the air.

"Samurai Light..."

Lauri finished the symbol, which was the Japanese kanji for fire, before spinning it as it was absorbed by a pentagon-shaped object on his wrist.

"...Shine Bright!"

Lauri's morphing sequence consisted of a bright red light that placed him in an large grassy field holding out a katana before the weapon turned red and covered him in the same color as it formed his suit. The symbol made up his helmet and he was completely morphed.

"I may be a lone human, but I'm more than enough to take you down, Gedou!" Lauri said, before drawing his sword. "Samurai Sword, battle ready!"

The Sword Devils were first to advance before easily being dispatched one by one, leaving Mahrinda alone with the Red Ranger.

"You're mine, Ranger!" the Mutant Sword yelled before rushing in.

"I got something for you..."

Lauri drew a red disk from his belt and placed it on his sword, watching as his sword increased in size to an all-red blade that resembled the ancient and fabled horse-cutting sword.

"Wildfire Buster!"

"That overgrown toy's got nothing on me, Red Ranger!"

"We'll see."

To be continued...next time: Samurai Clash, Part 2