A/N: I hereby present to you all my own version (yes, another one) of Power Rangers: Samurai. It does have a much darker theme to it than Saban's version (which I do not, as you can obviously tell by my other PR stories). There were some flaws, yes, I'm still going to use some terms you are familiar with.
Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers Samurai or Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. I just own most of the plot and the characters and things you don't recognize from the original version.
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"An old evil rises and threatens the destruction of all humanity right in time for Emily to add being a Samurai Ranger to her list of life struggles."
Better Together
Power Rangers: Samurai REDO
Season 1, Episode 1: The Way of the Samurai
Greenwood, Montana
April 21, 2014
Emily Shields woke up to the premature sunrise in a cold sweat, gasping for air. That dream again...
The old, abandoned house in the woods, with the rusty door and lock, the cracked and broken windows, and the left side (the house's left, not hers) entirely burned black, like a fire had started and/or occurred there or something...
But this time, something was different. Unlike the previous nights (or the previous years, rather) where more of the house was shown (like the interior), this dream actually showed Emily where this house was located.
The same city where her sister's old college was...
Panorama City, California.
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Greenwood, Montana
April 22, 2014
"Are you sure about this?" Riley Griffin asked her the next morning, as the two childhood friends waited for the bus that would take Emily from the bus stop in front of both of their ranches to the transit center downtown, about three-and-a-half miles away.
"Positive," was Emily's reply. "I need answers, Riles. I mean, why do I keep dreaming about this house? And why this one specifically?"
"I understand," Riley said. He wanted to stop her (mostly out of concern. Really, who knew how these dreams were effecting her mental health?), but he had repeatedly placed himself in her shoes.
The dreams, Emily had revealed, had started the night Panorama City police had sent Serena's stuff back to her house. She had had dreams like this before, but they were random. The next night, she would have a dream that was completely different. This dream, the one about this abandoned house in the forest, was the only one that had been repetitive, and still is, and neither rancher could determine why.
"Thank you," Emily replied softly, before Riley opened his arms, offering a hug.
Matthew Griffin exited the Griffin ranch house to witness their hug, and he smiled.
Riley was 16-and-a-half years old, while Emily was 17. They had met in second grade, after Riley skipped first grade, due to his surprisingly high IQ he had demonstrated in kindergarten. They had been super close ever since. (And coincidentally, the two families were also neighbors, so their moms were close friends too.)
Matt cleared his throat audibly as he neared the bus stop the two were at.
"Be careful out in California, Emmy," he said, she and Riley breaking up their hug, so she could give Matt one.
"I will, Matt," Emily replied, as the two broke the hug. "Look after Mom for me, okay? Loosing Serena wasn't easy, for any of us, but me leaving the house even for one summer will be devastating for her."
"As long as you report back daily," a woman's voice spoke up, "I think she'll be fine."
"Mrs. Griffin," Emily breathed. She had a feeling Matt and Riley (the former of whom was fairly close to Serena) would want to come and see her off, but their mom? She was touched by this. Emily cleared her throat. "All the same, though. I don't want Mom to be too sad because she's by herself all the time. Please, visit her. Make sure she's not lonely."
"Of course," Mrs. Griffin nodded, gently smiling at the girl. And Emily returned the smile.
"Thank you," Emily quietly said, before sharing a hug with the woman.
"Emily!" The said girl turned to face her mother, who was running towards the group with a brown, paper lunch bag in hand.
"Yes, Mom?" Emily asked, once the woman caught up with them.
Mrs. Shields handed her daughter the paper bag, "Here's some lunch for later, and there's also money and a credit card for later purchases. Spend it wisely."
Emily cracked a smile. "Mom, you know me. I'm always responsible. Worry about yourself."
"I can't help it, sweetie," Mrs. Shields pandered, looking to see if Emily had her over-the-shoulder bag (she did).
"Don't worry about a thing, Mom," Emily gave a valid argument. "If any does go wrong, Cousin Dustin is right next door, in the town over, in Blue Harbor Bay. Remember?"
"You're right," Mrs. Shields finally conceded, as the bus came in view. "There's the bus, Hun. Be safe. I love you." Mrs. Shields gave her daughter a kiss on the forehead and a hug, before reluctantly letting her go.
Emily gave the Griffins another hug goodbye, before stepping on the bus, the first step away from home.
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Downtown Transit Center, Panorama City, California
April 24, 2014
It had taken her about thirty six and a half hours (one day, plus twelve hours) to get to her destination (that was including all necessary stops she had to make). She had slept for most of the trip, but she was awake now.
The minute she stepped off the bus, she knew she was hungry, but she also knew she had to find a decent hotel first.
She chose the hotel.
But she had no idea where the nearest hotel was. Fortunately, she quickly located the nearest citizen (an arguing duo) and jogged over to them to ask.
"No, give it here, Uncle Bulk! It's mine!" They were arguing over a duffel bag, to her surprise.
"I'm the host, Spike! You give it!"
"Excuse me," Emily's soft voice easily cut through the tense air of their argument and stopped it. Both males turned to face the blonde. "I'm new to this city, so would you kindly tell me the location of the nearest hotel?"
"Of course," Bulk (she assumed) replied. "Down on Main Street, one block away from Central Park, is the Paradise Hotel. It's not exactly the best or the nearest like you asked for, but it's close to everything in the city. No matter which direction you turn in, there are always at least two drugstores, one supermarket, and three restaurants. It's in that direction," Bulk pointing to his northwest.
"Thank you for your help," Emily sent them a smile before turning on her heal and walking in the direction the man pointed her in.
"No problem!" Bulk called back, before resuming the duffle bag struggle with Spike.
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Central Park, Panorama City, California
Emily had arrived in Central Park (so close to the hotel), and she smiled at all the little kids out and playing today.
"47, 48, 49, 50! Ready or not, here I come!" A boy was playing hide-and-seek with his friends.
Emily sat on the bench, just watching this kid play. Something (she didn't know what) told her to keep watch over this boy. She saw one of the boy's teachers (an Asian female) in the distance, playing with other students. But Emily couldn't shake that feeling...
Like something was going to happen to him or something...
"Brian, Jimmy? Where are you?" Emily stood up when the boy wandered into an alleyway (a dead ringer that something bad was going to happen).
But when Emily finally got to the alley, it wasn't a child-kidnapper or a rapist that was waiting for him. It was...
An army of fish-faced monsters?
The boy screamed as the yellow-dressed monsters raised their swords and surrounded him.
Emily snuck a kick at one, and it seemed like all hell broke loose. She fought off these monsters left and right, and after twisting one's arm behind its back, she yelled at the kid, "Hide somewhere!"
Right as the boy hid behind a dumpster, Emily wrapped an arm around the monster's neck and snapped it.
But one other monster slashed Emily right across her back (it wasn't very deep or large, but it was quite painful). It wasn't enough to make her fall (clearly these monsters' swords weren't as powerful as a horse's hooves that had stomped on your back), but it was enough to make her stumble. A kick to her side and then to the back of her knees made her fall to the ground.
But she didn't stop fighting.
Emily sent another kick at one, before a screen of smoke was activated. And before Emily knew it, she was watching a little red mechanical lion flying around in a blaze of fire, destroying the monsters, and someone strong was grabbing her by the shoulders. She looking at a man dressed in Japanese robes square in the face, who was telling her, "Get out of here, it's too dangerous!"
Emily nodded, letting the man guide her to the entrance of the alleyway, where Emily reached behind the dumpster to guide the boy out of here as well.
Both turned around to see the man dressed in Japanese robes standing next to a Ranger modeled after a samurai, dressed in red and back.
"Look before you, Marauders, this is the 18th leader of the Samurai Power Rangers, descendant of the man who destroy your master 400 years ago," the older man announced.
"Samurai Power Rangers?" Emily softly muttered.
"You have two choices: retreat now, or become rust on his blade!"
"Don't bother, Ji," said the Ranger in red, taking a black disk from his belt buckle and hooking it onto the hilt of the sword at his side. "They won't listen. They never do. Spin Sword!" He drew his sword, pointing it at the monsters (Marauders, Emily believed the old man called them), before charging at them.
Emily could feel her face turning red as she watched the Red Ranger's expert sword moves and martial arts apparently.
He was quiet, but strong and very deadly. What she herself did to one Marauder, he could easily do to five at the same time.
"They are Marauders," the old man, Ji, told her. "Foot soldiers from the Nighlock army, an ancient enemy from Japan. They reside in the Netherworld, and they enter this world via the gaps."
"Where are these gaps exactly?" Emily asked, her heart pounding as hardly at the Red Ranger's sword hit the Marauders.
"Anywhere, from a crack in the sidewalk to a bush in one's yard."
The Red Ranger, in the distance, then pulled out a red disk from his belt buckle. "Time to heat things up! Lion Disk!" He spun the disk, engulfing his sword with fire, before continuing to defeat the Marauders (much more quickly this time).
"Who's he?" Emily motioned her head towards the man in red.
"The Samurai of Fire, Power Ranger Red," Ji replied, speaking softly as though the Red Ranger was someone great.
A giant explosion told the three watching that the Red Ranger was successful in defeating all the Marauders.
"He's amazing..." Emily breathed.
"Indeed," Ji agreed. He turned to the Red Ranger when he neared the group watching. "Amazing," Jii praised. "You've done it once again."
"Thanks, Ji," the Ranger replied, his sword hooked back at his side. "But there's no need for compliments."
"Again?" Emily asked. "You mean, this isn't the first time those things have attacked?"
"Heavens, no," Ji replied. "Remember, I mentioned they were an ancient enemy?"
Emily nodded, before turning the Ranger in front of her. Emily knew her face was red, and she was extremely nervous (was this Ranger really her first ever crush?), but she spoke up anyways, "Thank you, sir, for saving us. Sorry for any troubles. I should take this kid back to his class."
"You're welcome," was the Ranger's response. And he stared back at her as she rushed the boy back to his class, as she said. Once the two were out of range, he turned to Ji and asked, "I saw her fight the Marauders, and she's wearing a yellow cardigan. Could she be...?"
"The Lion Zord will tell us when the Ape Zord has found someone to lend her power to," Jii advised. "Until that happens, you must only worry about your three other fellow Samurai: the Blue, the Pink, and the Green. You four must unite if you are to stand any chance against Master Xandred when he awakens, and you all must be prepared to welcome the Yellow Samurai with open arms when they awaken as well."
The Red Ranger nodded. "I'll try–"
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Netherworld, Sanzu River
"–my best, Ji," the Red Ranger replied. "But I'm used to fighting on my own."
"I understand, but we still have some time left," Ji said, as the two walked away from the battlefield.
General Octoroo lowered his staff, deactivating the eavesdrop feature.
"How naive," Octoroo chuckled. "They think they still have time to prepare."
A deep rumble with the Sanzu River nearby quickly caught his attention. "Oo-ah-oo, I've got a lump in my throat. Could what I hear be the Master's boat?"
The Junk Ship finally rose up from the depths of the vast river.
He rushed aboard, excited to see his Master again. Instead, the first person he saw was General Dayu, who was playing on her Harmonium a solemn, gentle tune.
"It sure feels good to be on board again," Octoroo commented, as his feet finally touched the old wood. "So, Dayu, where's the big red one? Come on, answer me! Just where is the barnacle of a boss? Where's Master Xandred? Out with it!"
"I get it, Octoroo," Dayu replied. "You missed him."
"Come on, tell me, tell me! Please!" Octoroo said. "You're the only one who knows! We've been without our leader for so long! He was almost defeated 400 years ago. Ever since then, I've been keeping an eye on renegade Nighlock, but they've been defeated everytime. Perhaps, with the Master here, we'll finally be able to flood the human world!"
"Silence, you fool!" Xandred's deep voice rang out throughout the cabin. "I have a splitting headache! So zip it, unless you want to spend your lifetime untying those noodles you call a face!"
"Oo-ah-oo," Octoroo sassed back, "you're pretty grumpy for someone talented enough to talk with his mouth closed. Marauders!" He called, and two Marauders quickly arrived. "Give him his medicine to ease his headache." The two Marauders had quickly poured medicine into his bowl, and after Xandred took a sip, Octoroo worriedly asked, "Feel better?"
"Ugh!" Xandred commented, "I don't want to even think about what those five Rangers did to me 400 years ago. Good thing I destroyed them all."
"Uh, boss? About that..." Octoroo hesitantly spoke up. "The great Bull Zord is still sealed away. The Swordfish, Beetle, Claw, Octo, and Tiger Zords have been severely damaged or lost in time, but the Lion, Dragon, Turtle, Bear, and Ape Zords...they survived, and out of those five, only the Ape Zord still needs to find a master, but apparently, it's very close."
A great silence immediately fell over the ship, and Dayu stopped her strumming.
"Tell us you're joking, Noodle Face," Dayu pleaded, before Xandred stood up in a rage.
"What?!" Xandred roared. "Those brats are still alive?!"
"There are only four Rangers out there, Master! We can defeat them easily!" Octoroo quickly argued.
"But what if they find their Yellow Ranger before we can, Octoroo?" Dayu argued back. "It only takes a minute to meet a Zord and bond to it. And it only takes one Ranger to defeat a Nighlock."
"She's right!" Xandred roared.
"Oo-ah-oo, calm down, Master!"
"Alright!" Action Commander Tooya had arrived aboard the Junk Ship. "Master Xandred's back in charge! It's party time!"
"HOW COULD THOSE SAMURAI BRATS ESCAPE ME?!" Xandred roared, rocking the entire ship.
"Oh, forget celebrating, Tooya," Octoroo bit back. "That mouth on your skirt is as ugly as Master Xandred's mood."
"Hey, if anyone here got hit with the ugly stick," Tooya sassed, "it'd be you."
"Listen, the best way to welcome the boss back is to sneak through a gap and scare up some humans," Octoroo calmly suggested.
"That right, boss?" Tooya asked.
"Do it," Xandred replied. "Then, I'll make those Samurai regret the day they messed with me!"
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Panorama City, California
"Thank you," the boy's teacher said to Emily. "I've been looking everywhere for him."
"No thanks are needed," Emily quickly replied. "He's a little shaken up from the monsters that attacked him, so make sure he's comfortable."
"Of course," the teacher said. "Mia Watanabe. Let's keep in touch, okay?"
"Emily Shields. And sure thing."
And with one last smile at the Asian female, Emily turned back to the street and on her way back to her hotel.
Except...now she had lost her way. Which way did that man, Bulk, say the hotel was again?
It was Paradise Hotel, near Central Park. But which way from there?
She had gotten lost in all that commotion with the Ranger and the Marauders.
Especially the Ranger that had saved her. Oh, wait, she had said that already.
The Red Ranger...
"Hey," Emily jumped visibly and turned to face an African-American male wearing blue.
"Oh, hi..."
"Hey, you look lost. Do you need help?" The man asked.
"Oh, yeah," Emily quickly remembered what she was looking for. "Where is Paradise Hotel from here?"
"Two blocks that way," the man motioned to Emily's right. "And then turn left and then it's one more block."
"Okay..." Emily said, trying to memorize what he said.
"Kevin Mosley, if you ever need any more help."
"Emily Shields, I'm new here, so, thank you."
"I can tell."
"Where did you say to go, again?" Emily asked.
"I'll lead you there," a Hispanic male in green near them spoke up. "Paradise Hotel, right?" Emily nodded. "Yeah, I know where that is. Follow me."
Emily followed the male in green after waving goodbye to Kevin.
"Michael Hernandez," the male in green introduced himself. "Just call me Mike."
"Emily. Emily Shields."
"Very nice to meet you, Emily. What's your favorite soda?"
"Umm, Diet Coke. Why?"
Mike had stopped by a vending machine and was buying both of them a soda, Diet Coke for her and a Dr. Pepper for him.
"Oh, you don't have to," she quickly stated, before they continued to walk.
"It's okay," Mike replied. "Just take it. Just think of it as a token of friendship. If you ever need some help, you can always find me at the arcade, playing games."
"Okay," Emily nodded, smiling, before taking the bottle of soda from his hand. "Friends...Thank you."
"No problem," Mike replied before stopping. "Here we are. Paradise Hotel."
"Thank you, again," Emily said. "Really?"
"It's no problem, Emily," Mike gave Emily a piece of paper. "Here's my number. If you ever need anything, even if you just want to talk, don't hesitate."
Emily smiled once more as she watched him walk away. "Thank you."
She quickly entered his phone number into her contacts, saving it, and then shooting him a quick text, before heading inside.
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Keller Forest, Panorama City, California
Emily cautiously entered the forest, where she saw the abandoned house in her (strange) dreams. She had gotten checked into her hotel room and had lunch about an hour ago. Now she was determined to find the house that was apparently so important to her.
Leaves crackled behind her, and her head immediately snapped towards the direction she heard them in.
Nothing there, so she turned back to her original course.
One step forward, however, and she heard more leaves and twigs crackle behind her.
She turned around again, and this time, she saw eyes glowing in one of the bushes.
Her heart began to pound harder and harder.
"Run, they're coming!" She heard someone say, even though there was no one there. "Run! RUN!"
The voice sounded so panicky that Emily decided to obey the command. She ran forward, seeing what she was supposed to be running from as she did.
Wolves. Wolves running beside her. And they looked mightily hungry.
So she sped up, only slowly down when the abandoned house from her dreams finally came into view.
A wolf howl sounded loudly behind her, causing Emily to quickly open the gate to the fence around the house.
As soon as she closed the gate, Emily noticed something odd. The wolves were sitting right outside the gate, now seemingly quiet harmless. It was almost like this house was like a safe house or something.
Feeling a little safer now, Emily walked up to the front door and twisted on the knob. It wouldn't budge.
But of course. It was old and rusty, if her dreams of this house had told her anything.
Wait! The window! Emily took two steps to her left, now facing the biggest window of the house. She slowly lifted up the window pane, and climbed in.
But as soon as she stepped foot on the creaking-wooden floor, Emily felt dizzy and disoriented. It seemed like her world was getting darker. Emily stumbled over to a mirror nearby, hanging over a table. Her reflection was shared with a black aura.
When Emily's knees finally gave up on her, they hit the ground hard. Right when she was about to pass out completely, a bright yellow light filled the air.
When it faded, Emily noted her condition improving. She was no longer feeling dizzy, and her vision was starting to clear up.
And sitting in front of her was a small, yellow-and-black-colored mechanical ape, just like the little lion she saw earlier.
"Thank you for saving me, but w-who...who are you?"
"I am the Ape Zord, alliance: the Samurai Power Rangers," came a female voice from the mechanical ape. "Now, please, let me explain why I am here."
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City Square, Panorama City, California
Action Commander Tooya snuck through a gap with an army of Marauders behind him. "Go on! Everybody, have fun!" Tooya ordered to his men.
The Marauders with him quickly complied and went on to attacking innocent civilians.
"I wonder where those four Rangers are," Tooya contemplated. "This should get their attention!"
And Tooya yelled in glee, as he destroyed two rows of cars in a giant explosion.
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Abandoned House, Keller Forest, Panorama City, California
"The Nighlock are an ancient enemy from Japan, four centuries ago. I am the Ape Zord, the holder of the Yellow Samurai powers. There are five core Rangers, the Yellow being one of them, and six auxiliary Rangers. The Nighlock use the pain and misery from the humans to raise the Sanzu River, in order to enable them to escape the Sanzu River. This must not happen." Emily nodded.
The old man Ji, from earlier, had explained the same thing.
"I understand."
"You can back out now," Ape said. "But once you say 'yes', there is no turning back. You must be willing to stand by your team and fight the Nighlock with all of your heart."
Was this little ape really choosing her as the Yellow Samurai ranger?
"I understand," Emily repeated. "And I accept."
"Very well," Ape replied, before jumping at Emily and engulfing the girl in a bright yellow light. "And don't worry. I'll be with you, every step of the way."
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City Square, Panorama City, California
Tooya enjoyed the screams of the innocent people he and his Marauders were attacking, but he didn't like the voice that commanded, "That's enough, Nighlock!" so much.
Tooya turned around, and sure enough there stood the four Samurai Rangers (the exact colors Octoroo had mentioned: Red, Blue, Pink, and Green).
"Oh, come on! Who are you punks?" Tooya demanded.
Red hooked up his Power Disk to his sword. "Samurai Fire, Power Ranger Red!"
Blue did the same, "Samurai Water, Power Ranger Blue!"
As did Pink, "Samurai Wind, Power Ranger Pink!"
As well as Green, "Samurai Forest, Power Ranger Green!"
"Rangers Together, Samurai Forever!" The four announced, completing the rollcall.
"Ha! You four punks don't stand a chance against me! Without your fifth teammate, you'll fall like a bunch of stones!" Tooya taunted.
"Well then, it's a good thing their fifth teammate is right here, isn't it?" An unfamiliar female voice called out.
The four Samurai Rangers already there turned and witnessed, in awe, (sure enough) the Yellow Samurai Ranger (entirely morphed) walking towards. When she came into Tooya's view, the Action Commander began freaking out.
"A-And, who are you?!" He demanded to know.
Underneath the yellow mask with the black kanji for earth on it, Emily's eyes lowered in determination, as she also hooked up her back Power Disk to her Spin Sword. "Samurai Earth, Power Ranger Yellow!"
"To hell with General Dayu's warnings, Marauders, destroy them!" Tooy commanded, and his army of Marauders charged forward.
"And now, this is when you fight!" Ape Zord whispered to Emily, who was caught off guard by her four teammates charging as well.
"Oh, right!" And Emily charged forward as well, joining her four teammates in battle.
On the stairs, Red struck down a Marauder on his right, before block one's sword behind him and striking him down, both actions at the same time.
Blue had run forward, striking down Marauders left and right, before leaping forward and kicking one in the chest and continuing his previous actions.
Emily found herself fighting the Marauders a lot easier now. She knew it was because of Ape Zord's power, but still. It felt really nice to not be so helpless when protecting people.
"You okay there?" Blue asked her. Emily suspected that it was because she was obviously the new one, so she was not offended.
"You kiddin'?" Emily grabbed one Marauder's sword and pulled him back, before striking him and all the others around her down. "Just like chopping down weeds back home! Hyah!" Emily struck down another one, before peering over the edge of the ledge she was standing to check and see how Green was doing.
Green was on his knees, but he was using parkour and along with sword skills to get an edge on the Marauders surrounding him. "Oh man! I'm really getting my workout for the day!" But he was handling it just fine.
Pink lept up and landed gracefully in front of one Marauder before striking him and his friend down. After sending a kick to one, her sword landed in another Marauder right behind her. She slowly backed up before striking him down as well.
Red looked up from his fighting just in time to see archers notching their arrows, pulling back, and releasing them. He blocked as many of them as he could with his sword, and he even caught one.
But Blue jumped over the Marauders and began to cut them down one by one.
And one by one, the five Rangers regrouped.
"Man, they're not kidding around today," Green exclaimed.
"Yeah, there's a lot more than usual," Pink agreed.
"Because Master Xandred must have reawakened," Red explained.
"It's okay," Blue said. "As long as we all work together, we'll be fine."
"He's right!" Ape Zord suddenly said, catching all of the Rangers' attention, from Emily's shoulders. "Master, since all Core Five Rangers have been reunited, the personal weapons have been unlocked!"
"Really?" Yellow asked. "We have personal weapons too?"
"We sure do. Watch and follow, Yellow," Red replied, before spinning the black Power Disk hooked to his Spin Sword. "Fire Smasher!" He then hooked up his red Lion Disk up to the giant red sword he now carried in place of his Spin Sword.
The other four Rangers quickly ducked as Red swung his giant sword around, cutting down all the Marauders that surrounded them. They then watched as Red's Fire Smasher easily enabled him to take out more Marauders than before.
"Wow," Emily commented. She knew Red was amazing, but now that she was actually seeing him in action, she knew she could never be able to actually catch up with him, skill-wise, or the others, for that matter.
"We're not doing anything just standing here," Blue made a valid point. "We have to help him. Let's go!"
"Right!" And the other three followed.
Blue spun his black Power Disk. "Hydro Bow!" He hooked up his blue Dragon Disk to it. Blue then blocked Marauder attacks left and right, before pulling back the lever on his Hydro Bow and letting it go, unleashing a load of arrows and destroying his group of foot soldiers.
Pink spun her black Power Disk to reveal her own weapon. "Sky Fan!" After hooking up her pink Turtle Disk, she used her Fan to unleash the power of air to aid her in easily taking down her group as well.
Emily spun her black Power Disk. "Earth Slicer!" After hooking up her yellow Ape Disk, Emily charged, using her giant shuriken to block attacks and counterattack like she would with her Spin Sword. After blocking several swords from above her, while she was kneeling, Emily spun, eventually standing, and then threw her shuriken, allowing her to easily take out her own group too.
She caught her Earth Slicer with ease, and she smiled to herself, proud of herself.
Green's sword was knocked out of his hands. "Hey!" He yelled before leaping forward and catching his sword and spinning his black Power Disk. "Forest Spear!" Hooking up his green Bear Disk allowed his spear to gain a blade. The extended handle of his spear allowed him to block attacks more easily. "Spin cycle, sayonara!" He cried after swinging his spear around three times, easily destroying his own group as well.
Red cut down his last group Marauders with a fire attack from his Fire Smasher before facing at the Nighlock Tooya.
"Like you still have a chance against me!" Tooya taunted, before firing energy blasts at Red, who easily blocked them all with his Fire Smasher.
Red slammed his Fire Smasher into Tooya's chest, shoving him back, before kicking him in the stomach. Tooya stumbled back, caught off guard by Red's upward strike, which sent Tooya backwards, onto and out over a car.
"Hey, guess what?" Tooya asked, before breaking a window of the nearest car and pushing it towards Red. "Your ride's here!"
But Red easily sliced the car coming at him full speed in half, and both halves exploded behind him.
One more strike knocked Tooya's daggers out of his hands, and Red caught Tooya's torso with the Fire Smasher, pushing him backwards into a concrete wall. Red then turned around, gaining enough momentum to initiaze the final strike against Tooya.
The Fire Smasher delivered quite the blow, and Tooya had disappeared in another giant explosion.
The Fire Smasher turned back into Red's Spin Sword, just as Emily caught up with him, her Earth Slicer in hand
"Wow," she whispered, once again. Red really was incredible.
"We did it!" Green exclaimed, he and Pink rejoining Emily and Red. "Aren't I amazing?"
"Please, you barely pulled it off," Pink sassed at him. "But, yeah, for our first time as a team, we did good."
"That was amazing, sir," Blue stepped in front of Emily and said, kneeling in front of Red, as the two also rejoined the team. "You truly are a master Samurai."
"Thanks, but we're not done," Red explained to Emily. "Each Nighlock as two forms. You saw the first. Now get ready for the Mega-Monster."
Out of a cloud of fire, Tooya had soon grown to building size. "Fe-fi-fo-fum, time to crush some crush Ranger bums!"
"Move!" Red called out, as the five narrowly dodged giant Tooya's attack.
"Woah! How do we fight him now?" Emily asked, up on her knees to get a better view at their enemy.
"Our Folding Zords," Blue replied, almost hitting Pink and Green both while unsheathing his sword. He showed the other three his Dragon Zord. "They are the embodiment of our powers, yes, but if we use our Symbol Power, we can enlargen them to be big enough to fight him." Kevin showed his folded-up Dragon Zord to the other three.
"He's right," Red confirmed, stepping in front of them. "Follow my lead. Samuraizer! Lion Folding Zord, Ready!"
With the kanji for 'super', Lion had soon grown almost the size of Tooya. Red disappeared inside of Lion, ready to fight.
"We're right behind you!" Blue said, he, Pink, and Green, using aura from their own bodies to enlarge their own Folding Zords (because apparently, only Red had a 'Samuraizer'). Emily quickly followed their lead.
"Dragon Folding Zord!"
"Turtle Folding Zord!"
"Bear Folding Zord!"
"Ape Folding Zord!"
"Ready!"
Once inside the cockpit, Emily quickly observed her new surroundings. She was still in her regular spandex (her belt was a little different, but not much else). The slot for her Spin Sword was at her side, and the way to control her Folding Zord, she had a feeling, was to use her own physical energy combined with her Symbol Power (it was apparently called) to control her zord naturally. Emily readied herself, and charged along with her other teammates.
"Ooo, color-coded target practice!" Tooya exclaimed, before firing at them with his dagger-guns.
"Here goes!" Lion leapt up and struck at Tooya, but no damage was dealt.
"Bad kitty!" Tooya taunted, striking at Lion with his daggers.
Lion roared, as Blue said, "Don't worry, Red! We're here to help! Take him from the right, Yellow!"
"You got it!" Emily said, before motioning Ape to leap up and repeatedly punch at Tooya. Ape then jumped back, swinging on a bridge between two buildings and landing on top of the building behind those two. "Time to wipe that smile right off your skirt!" She then motioned Ape to fold back up into a triangle and roll down the side of the building she was on, and Ape did so, landing right on top of Tooya, successfully disarming him.
"My turn!" Pink said, motioning Turtle to fold back into a circle and spin around to create a little tornado.
But Tooya bonked Turtle on the top of her head, sending Pink straight to the groun and into Tooya's skirt-mouth.
"Oh no, I'm stuck!"
"Hang on, I'm coming!" Green cried out. "Bear Folding Zord: Mauling Mode!" Bear quickly got to work pounding and scratching Tooya. "Spit her out, Skirt-breath!"
Tooya picked up the Bear Zord, who simply converted back its square shape, surprising Tooya and making him drop Bear, right on Tooya's foot. Fortunately, this caused him to also release Mia.
"Thank you!" Pink said.
"No problemo!" Green replied.
Blue used Pink and Green rolling away as a distraction, quickly using Dragon, in hexagon mode, to hit Tooya in the head, before reverting back to dragon form. "Dragon Splash!" Blue fire came out of Dragon's mouth, quickly hitting Tooya and successfully disarming him and making him vulnerable for Red.
"Time to end this," Red said. "Lion Folding Zord: Pentagonal Fury!"
Lion landed on the other side of Tooya, after a fiery attack. The team watched as Tooya exploded once more, for the last time.
"Samurai Rangers, Victory is Ours," Red said, officially ending the battle.
~B~E~T~T~E~R~~T~O~G~E~T~H~E~R~~~P~O~W~E~R~~R~A~N~G~E~R~S~~S~A~M~U~R~A~I~~R~E~D~O~
City Square, Panorama City, California
Emily, still morphed, was surprised when her four teammates began to walk away form the scene without another word.
"Hey, wait!" She called out to them, successfully catching their attention as they turned back around to face her. "We are teammates now. Shouldn't we get to, you know, know each other better?"
"Sorry, but I like my personal time," Green replied, surprising her.
"Same here," Blue said. "We really are sorry."
"Yeah," Pink agreed. "I couldn't stand it if people knew my real identity. I have too much to lose."
"You heard 'em," Red said, as if it were that simple, but also apologetically.
"Fine, but you only said reasons for yourselves," Emily replied, before de-morphing, revealing her curly, blonde hair, hazel eyes, and yellow cardigan, white tank top, and blue jeans.
"You–!" Green was apparently surprised at her civilian identity, as were the other three.
"Emily Shields," she introduced herself. "I look forward to working with you in the future."
Without another word, Emily turned on her heel and walked away, leaving behind four very flustered and surprised teammates, her head spinning from the day's events.
TO BE CONTINUED...
~PRS~REDO~PRS~REDO~PRS~REDO~PRS~REDO~PRS~
Original Shinkenger Episode: Act 1
Original PRS Episode: Origins, Part 1/Call of the Red Ranger
Note: All I added in references to Dino Charge (The Griffin Family) and to Ninja Storm (Dustin Brooks), because they just fit so perfectly in those situations. Besides, I like it when Rangers are headcanon-ed as related to each other. I also took out some stuff, like the core five Samurai being descendants of a long line of Samurai Rangers (as much as I liked that from the original), and the Mega Mode for the Zord cockpits.
A/N: Do review, please. If you guys have any ideas you want me to consider adding, please PM me. A preview for the next chapter:
Season 1, Episode 2: "Divide and Conquer"
"Emily revisits the house in the forest, prompting her to run into another new face. Meanwhile, she's also having trust issues with the four who are supposed to be her teammates."