Jayden hated this game. Here he was, the Red Ranger, the leader of the team, and yet he was on his knees with the others crowding around him.

Mike paced impatiently, his Spin-Sword waving back and forth. They all knew that Fiera was there for Jayden, and with a weapon that as particularly deadly to him. Jayden hated most of all that the others were throwing themselves in the line of fire for him.

With a flurry of feathers, they turned one way, only to see Fiera cackling loudly, firing a blast which Emily took full in the face. Mike was quickly by her side.

"I'm alright." She assured him, picking up her sword. She could feel the blood dripping down from her nose, but on the whole, it wasn't a bad injury. She was still in the fight, and she had no intentions of dropping out because of a bloody nose.

Another cackle, and Antonio hit the dirt. He was quickly back to his feet, eager to protect Jayden. More than any of them, Antonio wanted to make sure Jayden got out of this.

"Guys, you can't keep..."

"Taking hits for you?" Fiera asked as she appeared a little way in front of them. She unclipped the Fire Flashers from her shoulder. "I'll make this easier for you then."

She disappeared before the blast flew from Mia's Sky Fan, and none of the Rangers could see where she went. She reappeared briefly, taking aim and firing a round at Mike, taking him down. She disappeared before the Rangers could respond.

In a frenzy, she appeared and disappeared, attacking all of the Rangers, all the time cackling insanely. She took all of them down, leaving all of them injured. Jayden saw what his friends were doing for him. Getting to his feet, he held up the Black Box.

"If you want to fight, leave them alone and fight me!" Jayden insisted, powering up. "Super Samurai Mode!"

He powered up just in time, feeling a hit on his back that felt like a kick from a horse. He felt the Fire Symbol Power inside him flaring up again and grunted in pain, stopping himself from letting her know how much it hurt, even though every instinct in his body was begging him to just give up and collapse. The Black Box saved him this time, without it, he was sure that blast would have finished him off, but he wasn't going to let that dictate matters. He summoned the Bullzooka, slamming the Black Box into place.

"Come out and fight!" Jayden roared. "You want me, I'm right here! Come and face me!"

He saw that his friends were still recovering, and knew that he was on his own for a while at least. He walked to the Cenotaph, pressing his back against it, hoping that he would see any attack coming. His heart pounded in his chest. This was what he always feared. He was on his own, as he always had been.

He heard a cackle, and looked up just in time to see Fiera before him, firing her cannon. He held up the Bullzooka, which took the brunt of the hit, but the energy splashed around it, still hitting him. The burn wasn't so intense, but he still felt it. His suit was giving off smoke, and every move, even just breathing was agony. Still, he knew it didn't matter. He had a job to do.

He strode out to the centre of the memorial, and started to look around. He closed his eyes, listening for anything, and as he heard a whip of a sudden gust of wind, he spun around.

Fiera was standing a little way off, levelling what he was sure she expected to be the kill shot, and he fired. Her blast caught him in the chest, sending him flying, but his blast also caught her. She screamed in agony as she fell to the ground, before exploding. He got a little smile on his face, before the world faded into darkness.

The other Rangers recovered consciousness and saw Jayden on the ground unmoving. Fearing the worst, they ran to his side, where Kevin confirmed that he was still breathing.

"He's alive." Kevin commented. Jayden stirred slightly, indicating that he was still conscious.

Before any of them could add to the conversation, Fiera returned to life, growing to massive size. Kevin looked to Jayden, who was just barely moving. Jayden offered Kevin the Black Box, which he took reluctantly.

"I'll give this back, I swear." Kevin told him. "Guy, it's time. Super Samurai combination!"

As they ran off to do battle with Fiera, Octoroo arrived on the scene to watch. Just as he had planned, Jayden was down, leaving the others to deal with Fiera. He found a place to hide in some nearby bushes, keeping his eyes trained on Jayden. He smiled as he saw what he was waiting for.

Jayden's vision blurred in and out of focus. He could hear the battle a little way off, but his body was spent, and he was in no condition to join his friends. As he lay on the ground, he saw someone walking towards him. She was a little shorter than him, and had a healthy build. She was wearing a black and white striped jersey, and a short, denim skirt. She came to his side, kneeling next to him. Seeing her face, her bright blue eyes, and her ash blonde hair, he smiled a little.

"It's true. It's really true." He murmured. "You're really here..."

"Don't try to talk." She answered, checking over him.

"My friends..." He started to say. The stranger just held up a finger to silence him, before reaching behind her, pulling out a cell phone. She flipped it open, before folding it length-wise. A point came from the top, making it resemble a paintbrush.

"Just rest here Jayden." She implored him. "Let me deal with this."

In the Claw Armour Megazord, the rest of the team were taking a beating. They tried again and again to attack Fiera, but every time their blades came close, the Nighlock disappeared in a flurry of feathers.

"She's too fast!" Kevin protested as sparks flew through the cockpit, following another jarring impact. "We can't get a hit in!"

"How are we meant to beat her if we can't hit her?" Mike asked. "This is like trying to complete Battletoads on the NES!"

"The energy readings are going haywire!" Antonio interrupted them. "We can't take much more of this!"

With a loud shriek, Fiera hit them with a power blast, which all but finished off the Zords. The Rangers didn't even have time to bail out before the Zords broke apart, falling to the ground.

"So much for finishing the Red Ranger, I could finish all of you myself right now!" She cackled, beginning to kick the inert Zords. "If Xandred would be grateful to me for ridding him of the Red Ranger, just think what he'll give me if I destroy all of you before..."

Her words tailed off as the Lion Zord jumped her, clawing and biting at her with a furious roar. Kevin shook the cobwebs clear.

"Guys, check it out!" Kevin stated. "It looks like Jayden's..."

"Kevin, Jayden's still down there." Antonio interrupted him. Kevin looked down to the cenotaph, seeing Jayden still rested against it, unmoving.

"But...the Lion Zord..." He stammered.

"Can the Zords act at full size on their own?" Mike asked.

"Not that I know of." Emily added.

"So if Jayden's not in there...?"

"Who is?" Mia concluded.

Fiera screamed as the Lion Zord leapt away from her, unleashing its flame breath attack, burning her badly.

"She's too fast for the Megazord." Mike commented. "But the Lionzord is fast enough to take her!"

The other Rangers watched as the Lion Zord hit its Pentagonal fury attack, destroying Fiera completely. They had no idea how it could have happened, but they were far more concerned with Jayden's wellbeing.

They arrived by the foot of the cenotaph, coming to Jayden's side. Kevin and Antonio helped him to his feet.

"Jayden, Jayden, are you alright?" Mia asked him. He just nodded weakly.

"Did you see what happened?" Emily asked. "Your Lion Zord, it operated by itself..."

Just then, she was cut off as a strange figure landed a little way from them, coming into view. They all stared in disbelief. She was wearing a skirt, and her physique showed her to be a female, but standing before them was the Red Samurai Ranger. They looked between Jayden and the stranger, completely confused.

"OK, is this like the Spike thing?" Mia asked.

"No, we destroyed Trickster. His spell died with him." Kevin remarked. Mike then pointed to the stranger as a thought occurred to him.

"Wait, what about that time we went to Corinth?" He asked them. "There was a girl Red Ranger there!"

"But...how?" Kevin asked. Jayden lifted his head weakly as the Red Ranger de-morphed, approaching them.

"I didn't believe it myself until I saw her with my own eyes." Jayden told them. "This is Lauren. She's my big sister."

The Rangers stood, unable to say anything in shock. From his vantage point, Octoroo just smiled.

"Just as I thought." He commented to himself. "Without the imposter to hide behind, the REAL head of the Shiba Clan's been forced into the open."