Disclaimer: I don't own any characters or the Power Rangers franchise

Author's Notes: Sorry for the wait, but finding the right plot for this tribute was tricking, and I had to go through several different scenarios before choosing the correct one.

So, here it is, the thing we've all been waiting for: An episode/tribute focused entirely on Gia. And she'll finally get to meet a Legendary Ranger. Also I'm going to start adapting some of the goofiness that made Gokaiger memorable.

This story is somewhat loosely based off of the fifteenth episode of Kakuranger.

Chapter 1: Lost and Hunted

Aboard the Armada Ship

"So how exactly do you plan on creating these ninja warriors?" Damaras asked Vrak.

"It's simple, Damaras." Vrak divulged. "With Robo Knight's technology, I can utilize Ranger like powers and transfer them inside these mythical flowers. Basically, I am creating my very own team of Power Rangers."

"Vrak, you've done it again!" Levira beamed. "Those foolish Earthlings will be no match this time."

"Yes, my dear." Vrak nodded before turning to face Zilas. "And I have a new Ranger key for you, Zilas."

Vrak handed the key to Zilas.

"Thank you, my prince." Zilas said humbly. "And with your permission, I would like to lead your new team into the next battle against the Rangers."

"Of course, Zilas." Vrak nodded. "After all, these rangers I've created are more like puppets than living beings. They will need someone to lead them."

Meanwhile, back on Earth, the five core rangers were at the school cafeteria, eating their lunches before they had to go to the next class.

While the rangers ate, Noah told them about how he volunteered them to help out at the museum opening in three weeks.

"You what?" Jake blurted out, accidentally spitting up a little bit of his sandwich in the process.

The others snickered before Noah continued. "Look, a new exhibit is arriving on that day, and Mr. Burley really wants us to help him out on the field trip."

"Well, you can count me in, Noah." Emma smiled.

"Same here, Noah." Troy nodded.

"Me too." Gia agreed. "And I'm sure Jake will be more than happy to help." She turned her eyes to him.

"But…" Jake began before Gia gave him a stern glare. "Yeah, I'll be there."

"Alright, thanks, guys." Noah quipped. "I better email Mr. Burley and tell him we're all in."

Noah opened his laptop and popped open his email account. While he was typing, the other rangers talked among themselves.

"So Emma, where are you keeping RIC?" Jake asked.

"Well, I don't want my dad to get suspicious, so I'm keeping him in the Command Center for now." Emma answered. "I just hope he doesn't get into anything."

"It was really nice of Trip to let RIC join the team." Troy put in.

"I'll say. Without him, we wouldn't have defeated Morgana and those A-Squad creeps." Jake added.

Gia slumped down in her seat, pouting her face.

"What's wrong, Gia?" Troy asked noticing her change in mood.

Gia sighed before answering. "How come I've never got to meet one of these Legendary Rangers? Aside from Orion, I'm the only one who hasn't yet."

The others exchanged looks with each other, while Noah continued clicking on his computer's keyboard.

"Well, maybe they…" Jake said hesitantly. "Maybe you're so together that the rangers don't think you need their training."

"Oh save it, Jake!" Gia scoffed. "You and Emma met Casey, Troy got to meet Justin, Emma got to meet Trip, and all you boys got to meet Jayden. When's it going to be my turn?"

"Gia, calm down, I'm sure you'll meet a Legendary Ranger soon." Emma assured her.

"The problem is that they could be right in front of us and we wouldn't know it." Noah interjected. "Most of the rangers' identities aren't listed in the database except the more recent ones."

Just then the bell rang.

"Well, I got to get to soccer practice." Jake quipped before picking up his soccer ball and taking off.

"See ya, Jake." Gia waved good-bye.

The others nodded and packed up their belongings as they headed to their next class.

3:30

Troy, Emma, Noah, and Gia were sitting on the benches out of the school, apparently waiting for someone.

"Where's Jake?" Gia huffed as she tapped her foot impatiently.

"Hey, give the guy a break." Noah retorted. "The big game's coming up. He probably wanted to do a little practice before leaving."

"Right." Gia droned, rolling her eyes at the Blue Ranger. "And the planet being surrounded by Armada fleets isn't something to think about?"

Just then, Jake burst out of the school doors, carrying his backpack and soccer ball. His friends made their way toward him.

"Jake, what kept you?" Gia badgered, not bothering to hide the annoyance in her tone.

"Well, it turns out that Mr. Bennett was injured in one of the Armada attacks last weekend, and he's not going to be able to coach for a couple of weeks." Jake explained.

"That's terrible!" Emma cried out.

"What about the game in two weeks?" Troy asked as the teens walked down the street.

"Well, I heard from Mr. Burley that the school's found a substitute coach to take his place." Jake replied. "He starts in two days."

"Well, let's hope he's not like a drill sergeant." Gia joked.

"Okay, guys, let's get back to the Command Center." Troy reminded them. "We need to find a way to get Tensou and Gosei back online."

Troy looked around, making sure that no one was around. He then pulled out his keys ring, and clicked a small device around the ring. Instantly, the Lightning Cruiser drove into view and stopped right at their feet.

"Shouldn't we call Orion first?" Emma inquired as the rangers piled inside the car.

"I wouldn't." Noah answered, taking a seat in the back with Gia and Emma. "Unlike us, he has to work to eat. I'm sure he wouldn't mind if we didn't bother him this time."

The others nodded in agreement.

"Alright, let's go." Troy said as he turned the keys into the ignition.

Troy started Lightning Cruiser up and pressed the gas pedal. The car drove into the woods that led to the Command Center.

Unknown to the Rangers, someone was watching them drive away.

"They're on the move." Jordan whispered into his communicator. "And they're walking into our trap."

Troy drove Lightning Cruiser through the hilly side of the woods outside town.

"So, Noah." Jake said, trying to strike up a conversation. "how's the research on Orion's armor been going?"

"Not good, I'm afraid." Noah replied. "There's simply no glitch in the database. It clearly states that there have been a total of fifteen 6th rangers, including Robo Knight, recorded in Power Ranger database."

The gang remained silent for a few seconds.

"I bet Gosei would know if he was still around." Gia spoke up.

"All the more reason why we need to bring him and Tensou back." Troy noted. "Then we can finally get some…. What the?"

"What is it, Troy?" Emma asked, leaning forward from the back seat.

"Look up ahead." Troy answered nodding his head in the direction. There was a thick layer of fog that covered the dirt road.

"Troy, you sure this is the way to the Command Center?" Jake quivered, nervously.

"Maybe we should turn around…" Noah recommended.

Before they knew it, the rangers and Lightning Cruiser were engulfed in the fog. The Rangers couldn't even see each other in this thick mist.

"Hey, who turned out the sun?" Jake's voice whimpered.

"The sun doesn't go out Jake." Gia's voice sassed.

"Everyone, be quiet!" Troy's voice ordered. "Emma, use a Twist Tornado Card to clear this fog."

"You've got it, Troy." Emma's voice affirmed, as her morpher chimed.

"Hold it." Noah's voice called out. "I think the fog's clearing up ahead."

Troy continued driving Lightning Cruiser forward, as the fog began to clear.

"Oh, thank goodness." Jake's voice sighed with relief. "For a second there, I thought we were going to be lost."

The sunlight finally broke through the foggy barrier, allowing the Rangers to see where they are. Except….

"Hold that thought, Jake." Gia remarked.

The group was no longer in the woods leading to the Command Center. These woods looked much different.

"Guys, where are we?" Emma inquired as the Lightning Cruiser continued driving down the rocky path.

"Well, it's definitely not Harwood County." Noah hypothesized. "The trees here look different."

Twang!

"Look out!" Gia shouted, grabbing Troy's shoulder and yanking him back. Only a millisecond later, Troy's head would have been impaled by an arrow.

"Whoa, that was close!" Troy panted with relief.

"Where did that come from?" Jake asked, scanning the area.

"Probably from someone up there." Gia said, pointing to the hill to their left.

"I bet anything Zilas is up to something." Noah wagered.

"Well, we've got bigger problems to worry about." Troy reminded them. "We've got to find out where we are and how to get back."

"Let's call Orion." Emma suggested.

"Good idea." Noah agreed, pulling out his morpher.

The rangers got out of the car and began examining their surroundings, while Noah called Orion.

After a few seconds, Noah hung up his morpher and rejoined his friends.

"Well, I barely made it through, but he got the message." Noah told the group. "I told him the coordinates where we drove into this fog, so hopefully he'll be able to enter the same way."

"Okay, in the meantime, let's stay with Lightning Cruiser." Troy recommended, turning to face the red car. Except it wasn't there.

"Lightning Cruiser?" Troy called out running toward where the car was and began looking around. "Lightning Cruiser!"

Everyone looked around the road, trying to find its tire tracks, but to no avail.

"Okay, this is definitely Zilas's work." Noah concluded. "We've got to get out of here."

"Correct, Blue Ranger." Zilas's voice chuckled.

The rangers looked up to see Zilas emerge from the sky above.

"Guys, it's morphin time!" Troy commanded as the group morphed into Super Mega Mode.

"What are you up to this time, Zilas?" Troy demanded, pointing his finger at the villain.

"Ah, Red Ranger, I simply wish to commend you all for defeating those ridiculous A-Squad Rangers." Zilas coaxed. "However, the fact remains that you still are no match for the Armada."

"I think we've proved our strength by destroying the prince, Z-Freak!" Gia retaliated.

"Maybe so, but he was merely the opening act for me and my newest allies." Zilas went on. "Behold, the instruments of your destructions, the Flowery Squadron!"

As Zilas said this, five energy waves landed on the ground as smoke exploded. Once the smoke cleared, five figures emerged.

The figures stood up and stepped forward, revealing their appearance. Each figure was dressed in a colored uniform, a white vest with long black trim, over their spandex suit. The color of their helmets were the same as their suits, save for the front which was colored black from the head to below the nose area, where a sculpted mouth was etched over the white colored portion. Each had a katana attached to their backs.

"Who-who are they?" Jake stammered.

"They kind of look like…Power Rangers." Troy replied, after squinting his eyes.

"Correct, Red Ranger." Zilas confirmed. "By studying your legendary powers, the Armada was able to create Rangers from five mythical flowers. With their powers and my new key," He summons a new ranger key. "you Mega Rangers won't stand a chance against us."

He inserted the key into his morpher. He then morphs into a Green Ranger whose appearance resembled that of the Lightning Mask Rangers.

"Alright, let's do it!" Troy commanded.

The others nodded and charged at their opponents with Sabers and Blasters poised to strike.

"Fools!" Zilas snickered as the Flowery Warriors disappeared.

The Rangers froze in their tracks.

"Where'd they go?" Emma questioned as the team scanned the area.

"Forget them! I'm going for Zilas!" Jake roared as he charged at the evil ranger.

Before Jake could land an attack, tiny explosions began to erupt all over him. He fell to the ground, wounded by the unseen attack.

"Jake!" Gia cried out as she and the others rushed to his aid.

"How did—I didn't even see it coming." Jake groaned as Troy and Noah helped him back onto his feet.

Suddenly, several girl voices' giggles echoed throughout the forest.

"Of course, you can't see them, Rangers." Zilas sneered. "The Flowery Squad warriors are ninjas. They are able to use their stealth and environment to their advantage in battle."

"Well, I guess then we should fight fire with fire." Troy retorted. "Everyone, let's use the Alien Ranger keys!"

"Good idea, Troy!" Noah exclaimed as the team summoned their ranger keys.

"Legendary Ranger Mode….Alien Rangers!"

"Red Alien Ranger!" Troy declared.

"Blue Alien Ranger!" Noah declared.

"Yellow Alien Ranger!" Gia declared.

"Black Alien Ranger!" Jake declared.

"White Alien Ranger!" Emma declared.

The Rangers struck a pose, and pulled out their Aquitar Sabers and blasters.

"Pathetic!" Zilas sneered. "Oh girls, show them what real ninjas are made of."

The Flowery Squad reappeared and began fighting with the Mega Rangers. Unfortunately, the Rangers' ninja skills paled in comparison to their opponents.

The Blue Warrior slashed Troy, causing him to stumble backwards. At that moment, his morpher beeped.

Troy, it's Orion. I'm inside the forest. Where are you guys?

"A little busy right now!" Troy shouted as he blocked an attack from the Evil Ninja warrior.

Hang tight, I'll be there as soon as I can!

The evil ninjas combined their powers to create a wave of flowers that struck the rangers, causing them to de-morph completely.

The Rangers groaned in pain, but managed to stay on their feet.

"Guys, we need to rendezvous with Orion." Troy ordered. "Fall back!"

The others nodded and followed Troy into the woods.

"Those foolish Rangers think they escape." Zilas snickered. "After them."

The Ninjas disappeared into the forest.

"Hurry, guys!" Troy ordered as they ran through the forest. "Whoa!"

Troy stopped having coming to the edge of a cliff leading into a choppy river. He waved his arms trying to maintain balance before he plunged forward.

"Hang on, Troy." Jake told him as he pulled the Red Ranger back.

"That was close." Troy sighed with relief.

"Look!" Emma exclaimed, pointing to a wooden bridge, leading across the ravine.

"Great job, Emma!" Troy commended her.

"Why do I have a bad feeling about this?" Jake groaned as they made their way to the bridge.

They were about to cross the bridge when Troy stopped them. "Wait, we don't know if it can hold all of us at once. Noah, you go first."

"Hurry, I think they're getting closer." Jake hissed to his best friend.

Noah ignored what Jake said and concentrated on getting across the bridge. It creaked a little, but didn't break. He made it across with little difficulty.

"Okay, your turn, Emma." Troy urged the Pink Ranger.

Emma nodded and carefully stepped onto the bridge. She carefully walked over. A strong breeze came in, causing the bridge to shake a bit. Emma whimpered in fear.

"You're okay, Emma!" Troy called. "Just don't look down and keep going."

Emma continued walking slowly, until she finally made it across.

"Okay, I'm clear!" Emma waved.

"Gia, you're next." Troy told her.

Gia nodded and went across the bridge with little difficulty.

"Okay, Jake come on." Noah called.

Jake began walking across the bridge, ever so lightly. He had always been a little afraid of heights, but he tried to distract himself by humming a song in his head.

Jake was about a quarter from being across the bridge when….

Crack!

One of the wooden tiles of the bridge snapped in half when Jake stepped on it, causing his foot to fall through, trapping him.

"Jake!" Emma shrilled.

"Guys, I'm stuck!" Jake shouted as he tried to free his leg.

"I'm coming, Jake!" Gia shouted running onto the bridge.

"Gia, wait!" Troy shouted.

The bridge began to creak more, but Gia made it in time to help free Jake's leg.

"Pull!" Gia commanded as the two managed to free his leg.

"Come on!" Gia urged, helping Jake back to his feet.

"Troy, no!" Emma cried out.

Jake and Gia turned around to see Troy captured by the Flowery Squad.

"One down and four to go." The leader chuckled.

"Guys, Run!" Troy ordered as he fought to free himself from the evil ninjas.

"Run, Jake!" Gia shouted as the two ran to the safety.

"I don't think so." The orange warrior smiled as she slashed the supports of the bridge with her sword, causing the bridge to fall.

Jake and Gia were almost across the bridge when it began to dip downwards until it was up against the cliff wall. Thankfully, Jake managed to jab his saber into the cliff and grabbed Gia by her jacket sleeve.

"Hang on!" Jake shouted, his voice echoing.

Gia tried to use her hand to grab Jake, but she was too frantic. She looked down to see what fate would befall her and began to panic.

"Jake, don't let go!" Gia shrieked.

"I'm trying, but I can't pull us both up and I'm losing my grip." Jake strained.

Jake raised up the arm holding Gia. But gravity proved to be his enemy, as Gia arm slipped out from her jacket, causing her to fall into the river below.

"GIA!" Jake shouted in despair, as the Yellow Ranger disappeared into the raging river.

The Ninjas laughed as they disappeared with Troy.

Noah pulled Jake up, which was easier done without Gia.

Once he was firmly back on the ground, Jake went all fours and broke down crying.

"I let her fall!" Jake sobbed.

Emma got down on her knees and began rubbing her hand on Jake's back. "It wasn't your fault."

"Listen, Jake, we have to find Orion." Noah told him. "Once we regroup, we'll find Gia. I'm sure that she's alright."

Half an hour later, in a small lake that was filled by the river

Gia, de-morphed and unconscious, lied down at the edge of the river, her clothes soaked and face covered in mud.

A figure dressed in all black, stepped forward, and looked down at the unconscious girl. Getting to his knees, he picked Gia up, hoisting her onto his shoulder. The person turned around and walked into the forest.

End Notes: So it's obvious which Ranger team is represented, but just which of the main Rangers will appear.

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