I got a new code for everyone! Starting this chapter, by the way.
Key: "Normal speak" 'Flashback/thoughts' "Jayden's signs being translated"
Hope this helps :)
I DON'T ANYTHING THAT LOOKS FAMILIAR!
Two swords were held together at the points by the blue ranger and the male red ranger. The other rangers and Ji were on the sidelines watching. The two boys then flipped their sword blades upside down and began the battle. They spun around to face each other and Kevin ran at Jayden, sword up over his head and he brought it down on the other. Jayden blocked the attack and turned around. He then ducked under the blue ranger's sword. They kept going in the same pattern for a bit when the others began to talk.
"He's got mad skills," Mike said, "I'm impressed."
"Yes," Ji replied, "Jayden's one of the best there's ever been."
"I was talking about Kevin. He's right up there with Jayden."
"He's so graceful with the sword," Emily said next.
Lauren looked at her before answering back:
"Yes. Jayden always had that quality. Even as a child."
"I meant Kevin."
Both Ji and Lauren looked at her.
"Kevin's technique is better," Mia exclaimed.
"They are both excellent swordsmen," Lauren started.
"Practice sparring is one thing. But true skill shown in battle is what really counts," Ji finished.
"I'd hate to see what would happen if they really had to battle each other," Mike admitted.
Mia chuckled a little before responding with:
"That would never happen. Nothing could ever make Kevin fight against a fellow ranger."
"He's True Blue," Emily agreed.
A few seconds after her saying that Jayden was able to land a hit on Kevin. The male red ranger stood tall while the blue ranger hunched over slightly before he collapsed onto his knees.
"Good match, Jayden," Kevin said to the other, "I obviously need more practice."
Jayden began to sign with his hands and Lauren translated.
"Hey, don't beat yourself up over a lost point."
"Okay. Let's go again!"
"You're on!"
The alarm in the house went off and all six Rangers ran to the place in trouble.
"Hold it right there, Nighlok!" Lauren yelled, "we're going to whip you into shape."
"Do you really want to tangle with me? I'm Madimont, the baddest of the bad from the Sanzu. I'm a bad, bad man."
"Let's see if you can back up all that talk," Mike taunted.
"Hmm… having backup is a good idea!" Madimont whipped the ground, "here, kitty kitty!"
The Rangers gasped as a thing popped up into their views.
"It looks like…" Kevin paused when Lauren finished the sentence with, "The Tiger Zord!"
The Tiger Zord let out a roar and growl.
"Surprised?" Madimont asked, "when the Earth cracked open and you sealed Master Xandred in the Netherworld, your Tiger Zord fell into the crevice too. I saved it and made it my pet kitty. Or should I say, pet tiggie."
The Nighlok began to laugh when Mike stepped forward.
"Your pet? No way!"
"Lauren! Jayden!" Kevin said, "we gotta get it back!"
"My spell on him is too powerful," Madimont said, "he's mine."
The Nighlok's face began to glow a bluish-purple.
"Everyone duck!" Lauren yelled. She pushed Mia to the ground while Jayden pushed Emily, the two red rangers following suit after.
"Mike! Get down!" Kevin shouted.
Madimont let a bolt of energy from himself and the blue ranger pushed the green ranger out of the way, but didn't save himself in time for he was hit with the light.
"Kevin!" Mike yelled in shock. He went to the blue ranger's side to check on his friend. Kevin then grabbed the green ranger's arms and threw him to the ground.
"Mike!" Mia said while running to his side.
"What was that all about?" Mike asked.
Kevin stood up and looked at Lauren, Jayden, and Emily.
"Kevin?" the yellow ranger asked with caution.
"He's in a trance," Lauren explained.
"I've tamed a new pet! I call him Blue," Madimont said. Lauren ran to Mia and Mike while Jayden held Emily and himself back, "now, sick 'em!"
The Nighlok whipped the ground and Kevin immediately brought out his sword to fight the others. He first targeted the green, pink, and female red rangers. Mike let out a gasp of "woah!" and dove at the girls to get them to move. The blue ranger swung his sword at Mike, then Mia, and lastly Lauren. Mike grabbed Kevin's shoulders from behind, only for the blue ranger to attack him again. The female red ranger ran in front of Mike and blocked the attack. Mia then grabbed Kevin's left arm, only to be swung around and get hit.
"Hey! Stop it!" Emily shouted. Kevin turned his attention to her and Jayden. The blue ranger began to advance toward them when Jayden ran back at him and jumped over Kevin's head. His feet landed on the blue ranger's back. He kicked off and ran forward to Madimont.
"A rabble rouser, eh? One red ranger puppet coming up!" the Nighlok said before letting out an energy ball.
Jayden drew a symbol with his Samuraizer. The energy ball hit the symbol, only for each other to cancel the other out. Jayden and Madimont then dueled for a few seconds, only for Jayden to throw the Nighlok off balance.
"Hey! No one beats me! Chew him up, Tiger Zord!"
Jayden dodged out of the way of a breath from the Zord while Kevin demorphed Mike, Mia, Emily, and Lauren.
"Yes yes yes! Good move, Blue!" Madimont said, causing Jayden to look up. He widened his eyes under the mask and thought the words 'no!' at Kevin's advance toward the demorphed Rangers. He flipped over the blue ranger's head again and stood in front of his friends and sister. He took out his red disk and spun it once it was on the bottom of the sword. He swung the sword of fire at Kevin. The other Rangers then disappeared.
The others went back to the house and got patched up.
"This isn't good," Ji said, "it's going to be very hard to break that monster's spell on the Tiger Zord and Kevin."
"We need a plan," Jayden signed before walking into the living room (?). Lauren whispered the translations to the other Rangers.
"Jayden, you must be prepared to make tough choices if need be."
"I know, Ji," he looked at the others; they looked back at him, "but let's figure out a way to break the Nighlok's hold on Kevin before it gets to that."
Ji nodded his head and the male red ranger looked away.
"It's about time, red ranger!" Madimont said when Jayden approached him and Kevin.
"Kevin, please wake up," Jayden signed, only for the Nighlok to look confused. Madimont shrugged and then snarled:
"Whatever. Make this fight count! Or I'll make Blue turn his sword on himself."
The other Rangers then ran behind the male red ranger.
"Jayden! We're here to help!" Mike said.
"No. I cannot put anyone else at risk," Jayden signed behind his back while Lauren translated.
"But-!" Mia began, but let it go.
"You want a show? I'll give you the show of your life, Nighlok!"
After Lauren told the other Rangers what he was saying, Emily yelled out his name. Madimont flipped away from them and a good ways away. He then commanded Kevin to attack the male red ranger. The blue ranger got into a fighting stance while Jayden took his Samuraizer out and morphed into the male red ranger.
"He won't hurt Kevin," Emily said with worry.
"I hope you're right," Lauren and Mia said at the same time.
Jayden and Kevin began to circle each other.
"I can't believe this is happening," Mike said.
Jayden and Kevin began to attack each other. Jayden fought harder than normal.
"What are you thinking?! That's Kevin!" the green ranger shouted.
Kevin put Jayden off balance and Lauren covered her mouth with her hands.
"Wake up, Kev!" Emily shouted.
"You're fighting Jayden, you can't do this!" Mia yelled after.
The two boys kept going at it. Eventually, Kevin blew up something in front of and behind Jayden. What, exactly, the others didn't know.
"Oh man, this is so not cool. Stop!" Mike attempted.
"Shut your pie hole!" Madimont yelled at them. He then let a bolt of yellow energy land in front of them, throwing the other rangers back, "no talking during the show!"
As they tried to get up, a man with shoulder length, black hair and a long item in his hand walked up to them. The other Rangers then got up.
"Looks like we've got a winner," the man said.
"Who're you?" Lauren asked.
"Doesn't matter who I am. What matters is who's winning, and it's not the man in blue."
"What? How can you tell?" Mia asked.
"Because he's fighting as if he's trying to win a training point round than a real duel."
They looked at the blue and male red ranger fighting.
"It's a lot different when you're fighting for survival," the man explained when Jayden jumped from the high place they were at, Kevin following suit, "you fight with instinct. You have to watch your target like a hawk. It's easy to get tired in a long battle when there's no one to say stop," Jayden then kicked Kevin in the chest, sending him to his back. The blue ranger got up while the male red ranger changed his stance.
"The red warrior has a good stance," the man continued as the others got closer to the battle, "it reduces arm fatigue. He'll stay strong. And when the blue goes for the point, the red will see his opening and he'll strike. He's looking for a decisive blow. That's the difference between these two."
The blue ranger rose his sword over his head and Jayden closed his eyes for a second before opening them.
"Come back to us, Kevin," Jayden signed in mid fight and Lauren told the others, the man included. The male red ranger blocked the incoming sword and then spun his sword disk. He then drove it through the blue ranger's torso, the sword coming out clean. Kevin then began to move in jerking movements as the spell on him lifted off.
"What have you done! Blue! My puppet!" Madimont yelled. Kevin then collapsed to the ground and the others ran to him. The man, however, stayed behind. As Jayden turned to face the Nighlok, the man uttered the words:
"I was right. The red ranger is the perfect opponent for my Uramasa."
The man then walked away as the Rangers fought Madimont to his end and got the Tiger Zord back.
Back at the house, Mike, Mia, and Emily were playing a game with their Zords. Kevin, Lauren, and Jayden sat away from the game to talk.
"After today, I don't feel much like playing," Kevin said.
"It wasn't your fault," Lauren told him while her brother nodded, "that Nighlok was the one playing games and using us as the pieces," the male red ranger then lifted the Tiger Zord disk into view, "Tiger's one of our toughest allies, and even he couldn't that Nighlok's spell."
"But I raised my sword against you, Jayden."
"And I raised mine against you. Sometimes we can't avoid putting each other at risk." Jayden signed while Lauren translated.
"But we have to do what's best for the greater good."
"You sound like Mentor."
"Hey! We're starting a new game! Come on!" Mia said.
Jayden, Lauren, and Kevin stood up and walked over.
"Alright," Kevin replied, "but I'm blue," he took his Zord out of his pocket.
"Yeah, I think we all agree that you're the best one to control that," Mike said.
"Hand me the dice."
Mike did so, and they got caught up in the game until dinner, which Ji cooked.
So... how was it? Yes yes, I know I said I wouldn't use another episode for "guidance", but someone asked me if I could, and I said yes. So... meh! ;P. Anyways, was it good? Bad? Other than the obvious "guidance". Any other requests for an episode? Lemme know!