A/N: Next chapter! Sorry for the late update. I'm also sorry if the characters still seem OOC. I'm trying my best.

Disclaimer: I do not own Power Rangers, or the Super Sentai references, sadly. They belong to their respective owners.

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"Ziggy and Emma meet a martial arts master, while Tommy, TJ, and Emily face off against one of their deadliest foes yet."

Power Rangers: Legendary Guardians

Episode 7: Spirit of the Tiger

Jungle Fury Tribute

February 9, 2016

It was Maya's idea, or rather, just a suggestion. She was the one who gave the Rangers the idea of a "little time off", while Ziggy was the one who suggested they go to the zoo.

And now, here they are.

They literally had to pull Emily away from the monkeys for some reason, but Emma knew better. The Ape was Emily's original Zord motif. It was only natural to be so into them.

Ziggy had a great time in the aquarium section, especially with the sharks. Again, his original zord was modeled after a shark, so it was only natural.

The other three, Emma specifically, had a great time everywhere. She loved animals in general. And she loved taking pictures of everything.

Tommy had been the one pull the others over to the tigers. Here they are, now, in front of the tiger cage. Emma lifts her camera up to her eye level and takes a picture of a tiger standing proudly on one of the lage rocks within it's habitat.

"Wow," she mutters. "Tigers are magificent creatures."

"They are," Tommy agrees.

"Hey," Ziggy suddenly points out to them. "There's a guy in there. See?" He points to a young man with short, dirty-blonde hair, sweeping the cage. There was one tiger in the cage who was dangerously close to him, but neither the cat nor the man were agitated about it. In fact, they both appeared quite calm.

Emily gets a feeling she already knows him, but with his back to the crowd that has gathered, she can't tell for sure. So she merely shrugs it off.

Tommy's concentration on the man and the tiger is broken when his morpher goes off. The other four turn to him when he answers.

"Yeah?" He asks.

"There's an attack in City Square," it's K, and she sounds a little worried.

"We're on our way," Tommy replies before hanging up.0

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"There," The Action Commander Pachacamac says when a building comes crashing down without him touching it. "No one can withstand the power I hold. Not even the Rangers. Here's to hoping this draws them out."

"Keep your hands to yourself," Tommy calls out.

"Legendary Ranger Mode!" And the five Rangers morph, their weapons poised and ready to fight.

Tommy fires the first shot, taking out a couple of X-Borgs, before the other four do the same. Soon, the fight breaks out in full.

The five make quick work of the X-Borgs, before setting their sights on Pachacamac.

"And now for the main event," Emma calls out, before they begin their assault on Pachacamac.

He dodges, and Ziggy and Emma fire a couple of blasts at him simultaneously to try and get him.

The Commanders survives the shots and jumps into the air before landing on the balcony behind them. "Woah!"

"Is that all you got? Your skills, I'm afraid, are highly lacking. Let's see how you can do without weapons." The Commander withstands blasts from Tommy, TJ, and Emily, before drawing their weapons, both sabers and guns alike.

The five merely stand there, weaponless and not knowing what to do.

"How'd he do that?" Emma asks.

"Not all of us need to rely on weapons," Pachacamac replies, before extending his arms and taking them out. However, only Ziggy and Emma are knocked to the ground, unable to move.

"Don't worry, you two," Tommy tells them. "We've got this. Legendary Ranger Mode!"

"Wild Access!"

Tommy, TJ, and Emily morph into Wild Force Red, Blue, and Yellow, respectively.

The Commander extends his arms again.

"Hand over our weapons!" Emily flies up and out of his reach before TJ spins and kicks the Commander in the face multiple times. Emily flies back down and strikes the Commander again.

"Afraid to get your hands dirty?" Pachacamac asks, before Tommy leaps up and begins to cratch his way to victory.

"You wish! We'll do whatever it takes to protect this planet!" Tommy replies.

As the two fight, Emma calls up, "Go get him, Tommy!"

"Wow..." Ziggy says. "The way they can keep up with him is incredible."

Tommy stands victorious on the balcony as Pachacamac is sent to the ground below. Tommy, TJ, and Emily follow him and land perfectly on their feet, ready to attack again. Tommy and TJ stirke with their hands, while Emily uses her foot.

Pachacamac begins backing up. "You're better than I thought, but don't worry. I'll be back to finish you all."

Ziggy and Emma stand up just as Pachacamac uses his elongated arms to pivot himself over the rails and to safety, out of sight.

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Ziggy wanders off after the battle ends. Heading back to the zoo to think, he can't help but realize how weak he really is. And it angers him.

"Ziggy?" The said Ranger turns around to find Emma standing there, a worried look across her face. "You okay?"

"How come I'm always the one who's defeated first? How come I'm always the one perceived as a joke?" He asks her. But she doesn't reply.

"I mean, you saw how good the others were at combating that Commander when we lost our weapons. I've never been good with anything."

"Well," Emma draws out, trying to phrase her following words in a way that cheers him up, "in their defense, Tommy and Emily have training in martial arts since they were kids, and TJ's been a Ranger almost as long as Tommy. But I get where you're coming from. I wish I was stronger too."

Ziggy's hand clenches into a fist, and tears litter the corners of his eyes. Seeing his distress, Emma places a gentle hand over his tight fist. "It's okay. We'll find a way together."

Her green teammate doesn't reply, and Emma looks away, glancing around at the still busy park.

But upon her looking around, Emma spots a familiar looking logo on the back of someone's jacket.

"Ziggy," she gently taps his arm a few times until he turns around. When he does, Emma nods her head in the direction of the man wearing the jacket.

"What?"

"That's the zookeeper we saw earlier," she replies.

"And?"

Emma sighs in exasperation. He still doesn't get it, it appears. "That logo on his jacket..."

"What? Just tell me?"

"The Order of the Claw."

"W-Wait. He's..." Emma nods.

"Come on."

So she pulls her teammate over to where the zookeeper is. She clears her throat.

"Excuse me."

The zookeeper glances up at the two, giving them a clear look at his face and giving them solid evidence that he is really who Emma suspects he is.

"A-Are you...Casey Rhodes?" Emma asks politely.

The man stands up slowly. "I am."

Emma gives off a little smile. "We're-"

"I know who you are," Casey swiftly replies. "Ziggy Grover and Emma Goodall. I met you two at the Legendary War. My team was with the Samurai and Ninja Storm teams as the the Second Assault Squad. What brings you two here?"

Ziggy refuses to answer, in fear he might get laughed at, so Emma takes the shot. "We were easily defeated by an Action Commander whose highly skilled in hand-to-hand combat. We were kinda hoping that you could train us, you know, since the Jungle Fury Rangers speciallized in the same thing."

Casey ponders for a moment, until he replies, "Sure. Meet me at the park tomorrow morning at dawn."

Emma smiles, Ziggy attempts the same thing, and Casey nods his goodbye and departs.

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February 10, 2016

"TJ," the said Blue Ranger immediately opens his eyes to see Emily leaning over him. They two are in the kitchen, and TJ is laying down on the couch, wearing his workout clothes. "Have you been here all night?"

"Oh, no," he quickly replies. "I was actually training in martial arts, but I came here to refill my water bottle. I just sat down to take a break and I..."

"Fell asleep?" Emily asks, and TJ nods. "Yeah, I've done that a couple of times."

There comes a knock on the table beside them.

"K," TJ breathes. "What are you doing?"

"I've been up all night researching the Legendary database, trying to find a weapon that Commander can't suck away because it's made of a different alloy."

"Stop it," comes a voice from behind the scientist. It's Tommy. "I told you. A Ranger never lets go of his weapon. Next time, we just won't let go."

Emily shakes her head. "And that, Tommy Oliver, is where you are wrong. Sometimes, a Ranger has to let go of his weapon because it's been deemed officially useless." The incident with the Nighlock Dreadhead and the Beetle Disk runs through her mind. "In that case, the Ranger must look for a different means of defeating his enemy. As a Power Ranger legend, I suspected you, of all people, to know this. Apparently, I was wrong."

Tommy says nothing, but he is fortunately saved by the alarm.

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Another building is sent crashing to the ground. "I am unstoppable with these new powers!" Pachacamac exclaims, as he destroys a second building.

But he is met by Tommy, TJ, and Emily. "It's time to finish what we started," TJ says.

"Legendary Ranger Mode!" And with the three morphed, they brandish their sabers and guns.

"Like I said before," Pachacamac says, the trio's weapons ripping out of their hands, "no weapons allowed."

But the three Rangers went with them.

"Eh?"

"You really think we'd fall for the same trick again?" Tommy asks. "A Ranger never lets go of their weapon."

And using force, the three manage to break their weapons free.

"Come on, Mr. Can't-Keep-His-Hands-to-Himself," Emily says, once the trio lands and Pachacamac is on the ground, having been pushed back, "let's dance."

"Legendary Ranger Mode: Go, Go Megaforce!"

Emily immediately kneels on the ground, Tommy and TJ on either side of her. "Rock Crush Card: Activate!"

"Twistornado Card: Activate!"

"Sea Shower Card: Activate!"

"Tri-Element Strike!" The three activated cards create a triangle and a strong wave is sent towards Pachacamac.

But the Commander uses his magnetic technique to split the wave apart, then combining it and sending it back towards them. The three hit the ground hard and find it difficult to get back up again.

"How do you like the upgrades Miss Levira gave me?"

"W-What?" TJ asks, incredulously.

"But wait! There's more! Electric Cannon!"

The force from his cannon, that he fired from his hands, knocks them back even farther.

"I told you. Eventually, you will go down as the ones who almost defeated me."

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Ziggy and Emma both take their stances and prepare to fight one another. Emma is calm, but inside Ziggy is struggling.

Ziggy makes the first move. He strikes, but Emma blocks and parries. Ziggy blocks her attack and the fight continues from there. After taking a quick break, Ziggy turns to Casey.

"Good, now dig deep inside and concentrate."

Ziggy and Emma both attack each other in unison now. Striking and blocking, they eventually separate, and green aura begins to surround Ziggy.

"Woah..." Ziggy looks back at Emma, who is surrounded by a pink aura.

"You've done it!" Casey exclaims. "You've tapped into your animal spirits. Ziggy, the Shark, and Emma, the Pheonix."

The moment is interrupted by Ziggy's morpher going off. The trio become silent.

"Aren't you guys going to answer that?" Casey asks, seeing their hesitation.

"But-" Ziggy begins.

Casey merely smiles at them. "Your training is complete. Now go and get that Commander."

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"Tommy! Emily!" Emma exclaims.

"TJ!" Ziggy follows.

The two are morphed into their Legendary forms and they've just arrived to the battlefield. Their three teammates, still morphed in their Megaforce forms, are on the ground.

"Don't worry, guys. We've got this!" Ziggy tells their teammates.

Ziggy and Emma share a little high-five before resuming battle stances.

"The lesson I'm about to teach you will hopefully be your last! Electric Cannon!"

But Ziggy and Emma easily dodge it, and each of them throw a punch at Pachacamac, which he easily blocks with his large hands.

"Sadly, your teachers are lacking as well. let me show you how it's done."

Pachacamac sends a flurry of punches with his large hands at them, and Ziggy and Emma land in front of their other teammates.

"Zigs," Emma weakly calls out. "It's time to put what Master Casey told us to use."

"I agree." And Ziggy stands up, albeit slowly. "You may think it's our weapons that make us strong! You're wrong! It's the spirit we have inside us!"

"Spirit?!" Pachacamac asks incredulously. "Don't make me laugh!"

"Let's take him down!" Emma says, holding up the Jungle Fury Rhino Ranger key.

"Yeah," Ziggy takes out the Jungle Fury Wolf Ranger key. "Come on, guys! Legendary Ranger Mode!"

"Jungle Beast, Spirit Unleash!"

They charge and Ziggy attacks first. "Wolf Ranger, right behind you!" Tommy, TJ, and Emily follow, with Emma last but not least.

"It's not enough, Rangers," the Commander says. "I'm still standing!" He elongates his arms once again, but the five evade them.

"What?! How can you dodge my attacks so easily?!"

"It's what Master Casey told us to do!" Emma replies.

'Ziggy, you have the spirit of the Shark.'

Ziggy tenses up and lands a punch in Pachacamac's chest.

'Emma, you possess the spirit of the Pheonix.'

Emma does the same. Emily, TJ, and Tommy place their hands on their teammates' shoulders.

"Battle Claw!"

The combined force finally knocks their opponent to the air behind him.

"Now! Together, Emma!"

Ziggy and Emma jump up and hit Pachacamac one more time, before letting him fall to the ground and allowing themselves to de-morph back into the Legendary forms.

"Wow, you guys really went wild on them," Emily commented, hers, TJ's, and Tommy's guns out.

"Let's go!" Tommy orders, and Ziggy and Emma hit their guns together to release the key slots.

"Legendary Gun Flare: Charging! Final Strike!"

And such is the end of his first life, before a pink beam descends from the sky.

"Now, I have the upper hand! Surely, no one can beat me in this form!"

"Sounds like someone's ego grew with his size," Tommy comments, before summoning the Galleon.

"Legendary Megazord: Ready!"

The Megazord lands in front of the Commander, who merely smirks.

"Looks like it's my turn to get wild!" And he rushes forward.

"Legendary Star Burst! Fire!"

Pachacamac only laughs as he deflects the cannonballs fired at him with his large hands. "I'm too good for your weapons!"

"He deflected them all!" TJ exclaims.

"Emily was right," Tommy admits, as they retract the cannon. "We don't need weapons. Use our hands."

The megazord blocks the Commander's strike, and returns with double the fury as the megazord sends multiple hits to his chest.

"Yes!" Tommy leads the celebration.

"Guys, look out our Jungle Fury keys!" Ziggy shows the others the Wolf Ranger key, which is glowing.

"If past experience serves us right," Emily says, bringing out her Jungle Fury Yellow key, which is also glowing, "it means we've gained their respective Grand Power."

"Then, let's go."

"Ranger Keys: Set! Legendary Jungle Fury Megazord, Final Strike!"

Out of their five compartments in their own zords, the respective Ranger Keys' animal spirit emerges and strike at the Commander.

"Animal Spirits: Full Fury!"

And the combined animal spirits allow Pachacamac to be defeated once and for all.

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"See?" Emma asks Emily. "Your feeling was right. We do know him. You especially. He was on your assault team."

"Yeah, I know," Emily replies.

Ziggy and Emma have taken the others to meet Casey in the park, where he was watching the battle the entire time.

"It's good to see you again," Tommy replies, secretly admitting that Emily was right earlier.

"I'm glad to have been of help to you," Casey admits. "I'll always be ready to help in any way I can."

"Hey, Emma," Ziggy calls. "Wanna spar with me?"

Emma smiles and bounds over to where her green teammate is. The two bow to each other and begin to fight, Tommy and TJ watching as Casey leans over to Emily.

"Matacore show his face again yet?" He quietly asks her.

She shakes her head, equally as silent as hm. "Nope. But when he does rear his ugly head again, I'll be ready."

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Somewhat based off of Gokaiger 7: Niki-Niki! Kenpou Lesson

Just a note: I am using the Gokaiger names for the Action Commanders, but the Super Megaforce names for the Generals, so when I say "Matacore", I don't mean Matacore from Super Megaforce, but a completely different monster all together. Just for your information, so you're not confused.

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:

Episode 8: "The Lion's Alliance"

"The Rangers are sent to Animaria in order to increase their chances of winning against the Armada, and they encounter two familiar faces while there."