Episode 6: Blue With Justice


June 6, 6:00 PM

"They are known as the 'Opposites Heard Around The World'." said Angel Grove News anchorman Ted Baker on yesterday's Evening News. As per typical, an event caused by the Raikon Fleet and fixed by the Rangers became the top story at the Evening News.

"In one moment, mind-straining sonic frequencies were heard by every reach of the world, including Angel Grove. It was heard for merely a few minutes, until suddenly, it was replaced by a soothing voice that eased the pain, one that was like the voice of an angel. Lois Young has the full story." The news cast then changed to multiple video feeds of the events heard around the world.

"It was a normal day like any other in every corner of the world. But soon enough, everyone would end up suffering for minutes on end. A sudden burst of sonic frequencies, which the human brain is vulnerable towards, were heard across every continent, ever country, every city. Had anyone been exposed any longer, many people would have lost their lives.

"But soon enough, it was replaced by a much more soothing sound: a young woman singing the song 'Win' by Brian McKnight out of nowhere. As a result, the force that would have led to many deaths across the world, led to a soothing sensation that seemed to represent the voice of an angel. Multiple witnesses of Angel Grove have made the assumption that the voice came from 17-year-old Sarah Mirage. But that has yet to be proven.

"Mirage has not commented on this as of yet, and it's unclear if she will address this directly. Others assume that it was the actions of the Power Rangers that saved the world from near-genocide, which seems more likely. If that is so, the world owes a great debt to them, regardless of the current controversy plaguing them. Lois Young, Angel Grove News."


Ernie Jr's Juice Bar & Diner, June 7, 12:30 PM

Summer Vacation was on its way, so the last few days of the week are having students at Angel Grove High leave early. Elementary school students, however, were a different story.

Matthew walked into the Juice Bar like he usually does, Ernie being a little surprised that he came in so early. "Hey Matt. Don't you have school today?"

He shook his head. "They called it off. Seems like everybody in my school is getting sick."

Ken had noticed Matt walk in and overheard what he was saying. It was definitely weird to say the least. Then again, Summer is only a few weeks away, so maybe the heat is getting to be a bit much for the children of Angel Grove. Though, Ken still suspects something's up.

"Getting sick? How?" asked Ernie.

"All I know is that a lot of the kids are getting a fever. Most of my class caught it except for me and a few others, and I don't know why. I think the news will talk about it later."

Ernie and Ken didn't know what to think of this, but they would know more information once the 2:00 news started airing.

"Anyway, I'd like the usual." continued Matt.

"You got it, boss." replied Ernie as he began to prepare the ingredients for Matt's order.

Matt then noticed Ken was close to him, deep in thought. "Oh hey, Ken."

Ken was brought out of his thinking to address Matt. "What's up, little man?"

"Pretty sure you heard about what's going on."

"Yeah, I overheard. It's weird that you're one of the only kids in your class that didn't get that fever."

"Well, so long as it gets me out of my quiz to study a bit more, I'm all for it."

"Right..." Ken went back to some stretching, still wondering what's going on, and if something else is happening.


Ernie Jr's Residence, 12:55 PM

Ken had finished his afternoon stretching and returned back to the residence with the rest of the Rangers, Ernie still working at the Juice Bar for a few more hours.

Suddenly, Omega jumped up into a standing position, shocking Sean and Sarah for a moment. They then remembered what Ken and the others explained to them, and it made sense. Soon enough, Omega's screen changed over time to connect to Zedren video feed.

"What's up Zedren?" asked Josh.

"I have some very important news, Rangers. I've learned that there are more than five Spirit Beasts. The five you possess are what they are. These new ones, however, are different. They are known as the Spirit Brothers. I've detected 3 energy clusters that match their signatures here on earth. Each cluster represents one of the three tribes. They are just waiting to be awakened."

This came as a shock to the Rangers. More Spirit Beasts could mean a lot of things. Whether or not this is a good thing has yet to be seen. But if there's any way of them to gain more power, they'll take it.

"So how do we awaken them?" asked Jamie.

"You must-" Before Zedren could explain, the video feed cut out, further showing that the connection isn't completely secure.

Omega was very sad about this. "Oh, not again..."

The Rangers sighed, but so long as they were made aware of something this important, it was just another goal added onto their mission.

"It's fine. I'm sure we'll figure it out on our own." suggested Sean, assuring them that this isn't that big of a deal.

"In other news, have you guys heard about the epidemic going on with the elementary students today?" asked Ken.

"Yeah, I heard about that. But not much is known about it." replied Jamie.

"I've been hearing that kids are getting severe fevers, and that their IQs skyrocket the sicker they get." insinuated Josh.

All the Rangers laughed obnoxiously at the thought of that being true. Afterward, they ended up getting a call from Ernie.

"What's up?" asked Sean on the phone. He looked surprised at whatever Ernie said to him, and in a good way. "That's awesome!" Sean kept listening to what Ernie had to say, and his expressions seemed mixed at best. "Uh-huh. Alright. Cool. We'll get it figured out before tonight. Great! See you later." Sean then hung up the phone, turning towards a confused group of Rangers. "Well, good news. Ernie's dad is now able to leave the hospital."

They were happy to hear that. But Sean wasn't finished yet. "Thing is, though, we gotta help with making dinner for his Welcome Home Party." The Rangers didn't know what to think about that, but they were willing to help.

After thinking through how to go about this, they had come to a conclusion. They would attempt to look up recipes that would benefit diabetics but can still be enjoyed by anyone and can be made from ingredients that come from supermarkets and/or farmer's markets. Luckily, they found a small recipe book with diabetic-friendly recipes. There weren't a lot of them, but what was available was definitely doable.

They then looked through the pantries and the fridge to see what they have already. They had a lot already, but they still needed to go shopping. "Alright, so who's gonna go get the rest of what we need?" asked Sarah. Nobody insisted, so Sarah decided to do something interesting. "How about Rock, Paper, Scissors?" They decided to go along with it, as they wouldn't get anywhere otherwise.

"Rock, Paper, Scissors!" they all yelled. Sean, Sarah and Jamie had Paper, but Josh and Ken had Rock. The three were excited that they won. Josh wasn't happy at all. "Ugh, why me?"

Ken gave Josh a piercing look, as if he didn't appreciate Ken's company. Josh sighed as everybody began doing what they needed to do.

Angel Grove Farmer's Market, 1:20 PM

"Alright, so first things first, we need to get all the veggies out of the way. If we only find some of what we're looking for, we head to another market until we find everything. One of us drops them off at Ernie's place while the other goes to a store where there's a butcher so we can get our cuts of meat and other stuff. Are you still following so far, Josh?" explained Ken.

"Yeah, yeah. We got all the things we need to get in writing so we can check things off. Let's just get this over with." replied Josh, who was not fond of being the one to do the grocery shopping. With Ken, no doubt. Even though Ken was the one who kept him in check when it came to his anger, that didn't mean he had to like him.

For the next 30 minutes, they went through multiple stores looking for the right ingredients. They haven't actually bought anything yet. They were merely just looking at what each store had to offer and buy what they need. Josh was losing his patience at this point, and was almost about to snap.

"We don't have all the time in the world you know. You don't have to take shopping so seriously. I mean, yeah, this is Ernie's dad we're talking about here. But still. We can just be a little careful about how we do this, but not be too serious about it either. Are you even listening to me?" asked Josh. Ken was writing down everything they need to know and what they need to get from where.

"Okay, so we'll get this store out of the way by getting the rice, some of the veggies and the feta cheese. Then, we'll go back to the Farmer's Market to get the rest of the veggies. Next, we go to the second store for the chicken and salmon and whatever else is there. Then-"

Ken was interrupted by Josh, who was near his breaking point. "You mean to tell me we gotta go back to the stores we've already been through and do this all over again? Are you out of your mind!?"

"Hey, you wanted to just grab ingredients haphhazardly without even thinking about what that would mean for Ernie's dad."

"Ugh. Fine. We'll do it your way. But next time, I call the shots."

"Sure thing." Not.

Suddenly, he heard a woman screaming in the distance. Something was wrong, and he had to figure it out before it was too late. "Hold my things!" Ken then ran off empty-handed.

"Hey, wait up!" yelled Josh as he gave chase.


Angel Grove Outskirts, 1:55 PM

A woman was being attacked by another monster of the Raikon Fleet. She did her best to avoid its attacks, but was soon cornered. "Hahahaha, I finally got you where I want you! Now, tell what you're after with me!" the creature yelled. The woman said nothing, but instead stood against her opposer with whatever courage she could muster. "If you won't speak, then this is the end for you!"

He then launched an energy sphere at her, the woman cowering in fear. "I don't think so!" yelled Ken, morphed up. He blasted the energy sphere away with his Wave Bowgun, dashing towards the woman to rescue her. In Ken's mind, he doesn't recall being able to dash so quickly. But he didn't question it. Now wasn't the time.

The woman had falled unconscious as Ken went to place her down to rest. He then stood up in anger, wondering what was going. "What do you think you're trying to do, Raikon freak!?"

The creature was annoyed that the Blue Ranger wouldn't even consider he has a name. "Ignorant Ranger! I am Crawsick, and you will know fear!"

"How about I shut that big mouth of yours?" said Ken as he attempted to blast at Crawsick's mouth, assuming that it was his weak point. However, such a big mouth comes with something to protect it.

A form of mouth armor folded up on Crawsick's mouth, protecting it from all forms of harm. Ken was surprised by this, not expecting something like this. "Nice try! Now, hand over the female or you're next!" Crawsick then charged towards Ken, who attempted to blast and chip away at his mouth armor, but to no avail.

Before the monster could reach Ken, piles of rock bursted out of the ground in front him, stopping him in his tracks for a moment. It was Josh, morphed up and preparing to assist Ken out. "I don't think so!" he yelled as he prepared an aerial strike with his Cobra Axe. "Take this, you big-mouthed freak!" He was successful with strike Crawsick, specifically on his forehead.

"I didn't need your help, you know." said Ken, a little annoyed that Josh had to jump in when he did.

"You shouldn't have rushed off like that." replied Josh.

"I had to, Josh. It was either that, or we have more blood on our hands."

"Why do you have to be level-headed?"

"Never mind that. We got more important things to worry about."

Crawsick had partially recovered from the preemptive strike, but was furious at what just happened. "I'll show you!" he yelled as he launched more energy spheres at the two.

Josh was able to deflect one with his Cobra Axe, but had to dodge the other.

They decided to get up close and personal with Crawsick. At the same time of doing that, the woman was waking up once again, surprised to see the two Rangers fighting the monster.

Crawsick was too much for Josh and Ken, as they were knocked back with his mace hand. But not before Ken could blast him in the forehead, where Josh had struck before, indicating he now had a weak point he couldn't protect from.

The two then recovered and regrouped for a few seconds. "Nice shot." complimented Josh.

Crawsick was beyond annoyed, but realized he would be fighting a losing battle had it gone on for too long. His eyes then glowed, explosions appearing before Josh and Ken, distracting them long enough for him to escape.

"Ugh, he got away!" yelled Josh, annoyed by this fact.

Ken then went over to the woman, who had awakened at this point, surprised by the events that have just occured. "Are you alright?" asked Ken.

The woman gave an odd expression, as if she recognized something, which she did. She recognized the Blue Ranger's voice, and knew right away who it was. "Ken?"

Ken was in pure shock. How could she know who he was? Regardless, if she knew him, then he thought it'd be okay to demorph in front of her, which he did. "Who are you? How do you know me? And what the heck is going on?" Josh had demorphed and ran up to Ken, wondering the same things.

The woman sighed, expecting this to happen. "Follow me. I'll explain everything later. Right now, it'd be better to show you what's going on." The woman than headed in a specific direction, the two following her.


Ernie Jr's Residence, 2:00 PM

The others were wondering what was taking Ken and Josh so long. But considering that it was probably Ken that was running how getting the croceries worked, they weren't surprised that they would take this long.

Suddenly, Omega sprung to life in pure shock. "Rangers, you need to see this! It's very important!" The Rangers had stopped what they were doing, which wasn't much at all as they were merely waiting for the most part, and went to Omega, who had changed his screen to a video feed of the 2:00 News.

"We have developing news of the recent fever epidemic plaguing the children of Angel Grove. New details have emerged on the newly name 'IQ Bug' that the rumors involving the increase of children's IQs have been confirmed. As one's fever gets more and more severe, the higher one's IQ increases. The epidemic has grown so hectic that parents are willingly choosing to infect their children."

Sean was absolutely disgusted by this. To think that parents are going so far as to deciding things about their kids' futures before they can make the decisions for themselves. "This is terrible..."

The news cast transitioned into an interview with one of the parents, who's face has been blurred out for privacy reasons, that chose to infect her kid. "Don't you people judge me! This is what's best for my child. She'll understand when she's older. If she doesn't get into the right middle school, she won't have a future!"

"What's wrong with these parents? Infecting their own kids for a future that isn't even set in stone? They're crazy!" Jamie ranted.

"There's definitely something fishy going on here. Let's hope we figure it out before it's too late." replied Sarah. The others nodded in agreement.


Raikon Fleet Main Warship

"Hm...I'm surprised at how effective Crawsick's abilities are so far." said Dragun, who was impressed with how quickly things have escalated.

"Indeed. Parents are known to feel threatened when their children aren't the brightest among their peers. But this exceeded even my own expectations." explained Budon.

"To think exploiting such a mindset would work for spreading a virus. You truly are a genius, Budon."

Budon bowed to Dragun in honor of his accomplishments. Levir, however, scoffed at this.

"Crawsick no longer needs to sneeze to spread the virus. Every parent affected by the virus now have their egos fueling its fire. Those Rangers aren't capable of dealing with it all."

"And in time, they will soon realize the end result of this."


Angel Grove Virus Research Center, 2:10 PM

"Head of Virus Research, Marie Frederich." said Josh, who was reading the business card of the woman they saved.

"I've seen your name in the newspaper a while back. You're an expert in your field." said Ken.

The one known as Marie had led them through the building until they reached her office. When they got there, they noticed a young boy taped onto a hospital bed. Josh was shocked by this. "What the heck do you think you're doing?!" yelled Josh as he attempted to help the restricted child.

Ken, however, had a hunch as to why he was like that and stopped Josh. "Wait. He's one of the victims of this new virus, isn't he?"

Marie nodded, her back turned to the two. "That's John, my son."

The two looked at the boy named John a little more. Suddenly, his eyes began to glow green. Second later, he began to scream, a light green energy exuding from him. This shocked Josh and Ken, as they didn't know what was happening. It was then, that they realized what was happening to him. He was transforming into a Mantisite, which happened in mere seconds.

"Wait...did he just turn into a...Mantisite...?" said Josh, who was somewhat speechless at something so horrific.

"I can't believe it...so this is what happens when..." said Ken as well, who was more furious than speechless.

"Yes. This is the final stage of the IQ Bug. It will raise your IQ as is the virus' intention at first. However, if it's left untreated long enough, then what you just saw will happen to every children infected." explained Marie.

Ken clenched his fist in rage. He couldn't sustain his anger anymore, to the point where he punched a hole in the wall. "How can ANYONE do something like this? They're just kids! They don't deserve this."

Josh placed a hand on Ken's shoulder. "Now's not the time for that. Right now, we need to deal with this before it's too late."

Ken took a few deep breaths, and pushed himself to do the right thing and put a stop to this epidemic. He then activated his communicator, reaching out to the other Rangers. "Guys, the Fleet's behind the epidemic! Get to the elementary school before the kids end up destroying everything! Ken out!" He then deactivated his communicator, wondering what to do next.


Moments earlier...


Ernie Jr's Residence

The Rangers were wondering what was taking Ken and Josh so long. They should have been finished by now. Something was wrong.

Next thing they knew, Sean's communicator went off. He activated it right away. "Go for Sean."

"Guys, the Fleet's behind the epidemic! Get to the elementary school before the kids end up destroying everything! Ken out!" said Ken.

Sean didn't understand. "Wait, Ken! What's going o-?" The communications were cut before he could ask what was happening. Sean sighed. "Well, let's find out what's going on!" The others nodded as they headed for the elementary school.


Angel Grove Elementary School, 2:20 PM

"Alright, class! Start now!" said the teacher of Matt's class. More than half the students were being protected from spreading the virus as they took the quiz like normal. However, seconds into it starting it, those who were infected had transformed into Mantisites, horrifying the teacher and the uninfected students beyond reason.

The three Rangers made it in time before the newly transformed children started to destroy everything. "Mantisites...?" said Sean in confusion.

"Good thing you guys are here! Help us!" yelled Matt as Sean was about to attack one of the children. "Wait! They're my classmates with the fever! Don't hurt them!" This shocked the three. How could something like this happen.

"So I guess this is what Ken meant by 'the kids destroying everything'." said Sean.

"What do we do? We can't fight them now!" yelled Jamie. Suddenly, one of the controlled children grabbed Sean and threw him into the hallway.

He recovered fairly quickly as the commotion started to go through the school hallways. The three then each grabbed a transformed child, restricting them from causing any destruction. "We gotta stop them somehow! What do we do?" asked Sarah.

"We'll...figure something out. Just do what you can until then!" replied Sean, the other nodding in agreement.


Angel Grove Virus Research Center

Marie ran to John, still transformed, wondering why he hasn't changed back from the treatment. "No...the treatment isn't working anymore...he isn't turning back...oh God..." The scientist was on the verge of tears as she felt like she had done everything she could.

Josh ran to Marie, not allowing her to give up so easily. "Come on, I know there's something else we can do! You're the expert here, not us!"

It was then she remembered something from earlier that day. "Wait. There might be a way to stop the virus in its tracks." Josh and Ken looked at one another, curious as to what she had in mind. She then began walking around her office, going through all of her research as of now. "Earlier today, I was able to extract part of the virus from him. It's extraterrestrial in its origin. I discovered a formula to make a cure, and used it as a treatment for John to hold back the effects that come with the virus. But...it seems as though it stopped working."

Marie's intelligence is far beyond impressive. Even Josh was surprised. "So...that means you can make a cure now?"

Marie hesitated for a moment. "There's a problem with that. To make a cure for the virus, you would need a sample from its point of origin."

Ken quickly figured out what that meant. "So THAT'S why you went after that monster. He's the source of the virus..."

"I worked so hard trying to find him. And in the end...I ran away...the one who needs to save all the kids in the world...my own son...But he just laughed at me. 'You humans are nothing to us. This planet is done for.'"

Josh clenched his fist in rage. He couldn't take it anymore. "They're going to pay...They're ALL GOING TO PAY!" he yelled in fury as he bolted out of the building, Ken not quick enough to stop him. He then turned to Marie, who was crying profusely.

He then took out a Spirit Card, one that he hadn't used yet. He figured now would be a good time to use it.


Angel Grove

Josh had only just ran outside the building, and the chaos has spread amongst the city. He couldn't believe his eyes. "All these kids...this is insane..." He then proceeded to try and stop these new Mantisites from destroying everything.

Across Angel Grove, the others were trying to do the same thing, but to not avail, as they were outnumbered and were unable to fight them.

A lot of time had passed trying to slow down the destruction, and nothing could be done. Soon enough, he had come across another news cast, talking about the growing chaos with every passing second.

Suddenly, the news cast was interrupted and replaced with Marie making a special announcement. "Doc...?"

"Parents of Angel Grove! I have finally finished the cure for the IQ Bug!"

"Oh no...no no no no no...!"

"If you inject this into your children, it'll destroy the virus and they'll return back to normal!"

"Ken, where are you!? We need to save the doctor! KEN!" He deactivated his communicator, not wanting to waste anymore time. Marie was in a dire situation. And he was the only one to help her at this point.

He then began to run towards the Research Center, avoiding the transformed children that get in his way.


Angel Grove Virus Research Center, 3:10 PM

Marie was about to enter her car, bring the supposed cure to those who needed it. However, Crawsick was waiting for her. "Hold it right there! You're done interfering with my plans!"

"Just try and stop me, then!" yelled Marie.

Josh had just made it back, only to see Marie standing off with Crawsick. He tried to run over and save her, but he was too late. Crawsick had already launched an energy sphere at her, the attack seemingly knocking her unconscious. "NO!" Josh felt helpless as he fell to his knees. "Haven't we already had ENOUGH blood on our hands!?"

Crawsick laughed menacingly. "Foolish human! You really should learn your pla-" He was then cut off from being blasted by...Marie?

Josh was surprised to see this, even more so that Marie was holding a Spirit Blaster. Was she a Ranger, too, and he didn't even know it? "You think too highly of yourself..."

"Wait...that weapon...are you...?" asked Crawsick with pure confusion.

'Marie' then smiled, as what appeared to be an aura of a water surrounded 'her'. It was then revealed to have been Ken in disguise. "Ken...?"

"I needed to lure you in somehow, and I figured you would come after her, so I decided to use a Spirit Card that I've been meaning to use for a while: Neptune's Mirage. It allows me to disguise myself as any one person that I have met at one point or another."

"So...you didn't actually finish the cure..."

"You were like a moth to a flame, and fell right into my trap." He then turned to Josh, hoping that he was still aching for a fight. "You ready?" Josh nodded as he ran over to him.

The two then proceeded to morph, ready for the battle that is to happen.

"You will pay dearly for that!"

Ken the noticed something that he almost forgot about. "Looks like the wound you gave him before healed."

"No problem. Rinse and repeat." said Josh as he summoned his Cobra Axe and charged towards Crawsick.

Marie then came out of the building, addressing what Ken needed to do. "Get me the fluid sample, and quickly. We're running out of time!"

"Understood." said Ken as he charged towards Crawsick, summoning his Wave Bowgun.

Josh tried multiple times to strike Crawsick, who was constantly dodging. "Come on, you coward! Fight back!"

Suddenly, Josh's attack was blocked with Crawsick's Mace hand. "Well, if you insist..." He then began to assault Josh with his mace arm, opening his mouth to launch an energy sphere at him and knocking him back a fair distance. The attack resulted in Josh dropping his Cobra Axe. "How's that for fighting back?"

"Why you..." said Josh weakly, attempting to recover from the brutal assault.

Suddenly, from behind, Ken had blasted Crawsick with his Wave Bowgun, rolling over him to get to Josh. "You alright?"

"I'll be fine. Just take care of him."

"Right." Ken then began to blast Crawsick once again, this time failing due to the enemy's back acting like his mouth guard.

"What a pathetic attack!" Crawsick then launched another energy sphere, which Ken dodged.

"I didn't expect to hurt you." With each energy sphere fired at Ken, he either dodged it, or cancelled it out with an attack from his Wave Bowgun. Ken's actual plan was to get to Josh's Cobra Axe to attempt at leaving a permanent wound. When he got to it, he realized how heavy it was, and wondered how Josh could hold it with ease.

Unfortunately for Ken, Crawsick was close enough to strike at him multiple times, knocking him back, Axe still in hand. "How can Josh wield something so heavy?"

"You'd be lucky to ever use it...just let me..." said Josh as he attempted to get back into the fight, but fell to the ground, still too weak to do anything.

"Don't worry Josh. I got this." Ken then stood up, barely able to hold onto the axe with one hand, his determination skyrocketing. "I'll show you...what the power of the Sea...can really do!" Ken then throws his Wave Bowgun into the air. Using a lot of effort, he was able to lift the axe off the ground. He knows that he could wield it a lot more effectively if he used both of his hands.

He then charged towards Crawsick, using the Cobra Axe as a shield against the energy spheres. When he got close enough, he attempted to strike at him, anticipating a rebound with the mace arm, and using the momentum to spin a full 360 degrees and create a wound underneath Crawsick's mouth guard. Throwing the axe away, he catches his Wave Bowgun that was still in the air, aiming at the new wound as Crawsick was still shocked by the ordeal. "Shark Splash." Blasting a bolt through the wound and out the other end, he maneuvers it in a specific direction as Crawsick fell to the ground.

"Josh, catch!" yelled Ken as the bolt went towards Josh.

Barely catching the bolt covered in the fluid sample Marie needed, he ran over to her and passed it on. "Good luck, Doc." Marie then nodded as she headed for her office and start working on the cure.

"Why, you-" said Crawsick as he attempted to recover from what just happened. However, he was blasted by the other Rangers that had made it to join in on the fight.

"What are you guys doing here? What about the kids?"

"We figured it out." said Sarah.

"We were able to seal them in so they don't cause any destruction." explained Sean.

To make sure the kids didn't cause anymore destruction, they used their Spirit Techniques to lock them in place until the cure is made.

"Now that that's out of the way, let's take care of this freak!" yelled Jamie.

The Rangers then began their roll call as per normal.

"Roar of the Dragon! Red Guardian Ranger!"

"Swiftness of the Phoenix! Pink Guardian Ranger!"

"Venom of the Snake! Black Guardian Ranger!"

"Wrath of the Tiger! Yellow Guardian Ranger!"

"Bite of the Shark! Blue Guardian Ranger!"

"With our powers united, Light shall always prevail!"

"Rangers together, Guardians Forever!"

Crawsick had just recovered from the shock, but was now furious. "I won't let you win so easily!" He then launched another energy sphere, the Rangers avoiding it like the Plague.

"Aim for the wound under his mouth guard!" Ken and Sarah did just that by blasting at the wound. Josh and Jamie were next, as they got up close and personal to strike at Crawsick's wound. And finally, from above, Sean thrusts his Storm Sabre through the wound, causing massive damage.

The Rangers then proceeded to combine their weapons and finish the job. "Divinity Crossbow!" When it was fully charged, they fired it as per normal, but made sure to aim for the wound to ensure a killing blow, which it was.

Seconds after his destruction, as if on cue, the bat-like eye creatures landed on top of his remains, causing him to grow to a gigantic size.

"Well, that was quick." said Sean as the Rangers proceeded to call their Zords and form the Guardian Megazord.

Soon enough, the Rangers realized how outclassed they were. Crawsick was too powerful, and his limbs were too strong to break, as is shown when the Megazord attempted to strike at him with the Dragon Sword, but the cranium showed no signs of damage. "The Dragon Sword isn't enough!?"

"You are foolish in facing me head-on!" yelled Crawsick as he bashed the Megazord with his mace hand. In a shocking twist, be actually takes the Dragon Sword out of the Megazord's hand. This shocked the Rangers, as no enemy has done that before. "Let's see how you like it, Rangers!"

Using their weapon against them, Crawsick slashed at the Megazord until it fell on one knee. Everyone but Ken didn't know what to do. "And now it's time to finish it! Say goodbye, Rangers!" The Rangers could do nothing but wait for the inevitable. Except for Ken, that is.

"NO!" yelled Ken as he forced the right arm to grab the blade of the Dragon Sword, not intending on giving up.

"You will not resist!" yelled Crawsick, as he continued to fight back.

"You think...you can get away with ruining innocent children's lives...?" asked Ken with a lot of effort, his rage slowly increasing. "You're wrong...dead wrong!" He was done letting such a vile creature continue with such atrocities. "Crawsick...for making innocent children suffer...for attempting mass genocide...I hereby pronounce you..." From behind his helmet, his eyes glowed blue, as if something was coming out of him. As such, his voice changed to an empowered being's. "GUILTY!"

Suddenly, a bright glow came from his Spirit Buckle, which opened up. He looked down and the buckle revealed a brand new card: Brothers of Neptune, the first Spirit Brothers energy cluster taking form. The Rangers were surprised, not sure what was going on. "Ken, is that...?"

"Our first Spirit Brothers card!" replied Ken. He then opened his Guardian Morpher, placed the card inside, and closed it. The Morpher than gave out a new command. "SUMMON BROTHERS OF NEPTUNE!"

From the sea, came three new Spirit Beasts: the Manta Ray, the Hammerhead Shark and the Sawtooth Shark. As they flew towards the battlefield, the Rangers noticed their arrival. "They're here!" said Ken as the Manta Ray Spirit Beast blasted at Crawsick, knocking him down and giving the Rangers the time needed to recover.

"Hey guys! I have an idea!" said Ken. The others weren't sure what his intentions were, but they listened to what he had to say. "Let's try combining the Megazord with the Brothers of Neptune. It might give us the edge we need to beat him."

Sean gave it a few seconds to sink in and then nodded. Ken then took out a new card that came with the Spirit Brothers card, which was a new Megazord card. He placed it into the Morpher and closed it, the Morpher giving out another new command. "MIRACLE COMBINATION!"

The Phoenix and Shark Spirit Beasts had transferred over to the knees of the Megazord, allowing for the Hammerhead and Sawtooth Shark Spirit Beasts to take over as the new hands for the combination. The Megazord head then flipped back into the Dragon Zord's body, revealing a port for the Manta Ray Spirit Beast to connect to, revealing the new combination's head, which resembled a pirate. "Neptune Megazord! We are united!"

Crawsick was absolutely shocked by this. "W-what is this!?"

"Begin Stat Analysis!" commanded Ken, the new Megazord's 'eyepatch' being used to analyze the enemy's defense compared to its overall damage capabilities. "Looks like his defense doesn't stand up to the Megazord's attack power now. Let's do this!" The other Rangers nodded as the Neptune Megazord charged towards Crawsick.

"Hammerhead Smash!" commanded Ken as the Megazord used the Hammerhead Shark Spirit Beast. Crawsick attempted to retaliate with his mace hand, but was overpowered as a result.

"Manta Headbutt!" commanded Ken again as the head of the Megazord did as was commanded.

"Sawtooth Shred!" The Sawtooth Shark Spirit Beast then used its three gear-like saw blades to strike. In an attempt to defend himself, Crawsick used its back as a shield. But again, it was fruitless, as the Sawtooth shattered his back portion altogether.

"How can this be!?" yelled Crawsick with pure confusion. How could anyone shatter his impenetrable shell? Well, it seems as though it wasn't as impenetrable as he thought.

"It's time for your judgment!" yelled Ken as he activated the Binding Finisher card specific to the combination. Much like the other one, silhouettes of the cards were used to keep the enemy in place. This time, there were only three silhouettes doing so: Two of the Brothers of Neptune card (One showing the front and the other showing the back) along with the Binding Finisher card itself. "Those who do evil works shall receive Divine Retribution!"

Ken then gave out one final command. "Neptune's Fury!" The Megazord then used their new hands as if they were swords and slashed at Crawsick, leading to his destruction. The Rangers cheered at their new victory. "Guardian Rangers, victory is ours!" said Ken, satisified that justice had finally been served.


6:00 PM

The Angel Grove Evening news had come on once again, another top story starting things off right.

"Hello, I'm Ted Baker. As of recent, Angel Grove had experienced its biggest epidemic yet. The unknown virus that plagued the children of the city had led to city-wide destruction from an unprecendented number of extreterrestrial foot soldiers, causing thousands of dollars worth of damage. It was believed that the number of those creatures were equal to that of almost the entire population of elementary students in the city, meaning that the virus itself had transformed these innocent kids into those things.

"It was thanks to the Power Rangers and head of Virus Research Marie Frederich that a cure was found and brought to every infected child. Besides fixing any damage that was done, everything has now returned to normal for the time being. Let's just hope something this widespread doesn't happen again."


Angel Grove Youth Center Playground

The cure had been made and was eventually distributed to all the children in Angel Grove, including Marie's son, John. He was enjoying going down the slide like any other kid would, until he heard his name being called out by his mother, telling him it was time to go home.

The Rangers looked on, glad to see that all the kids were back to normal. "It's so nice that things are normal again." said Sarah. The others nodded in agreement.

"I guess we can thank Ken for this one." replied Jamie as she nudged at Ken.

"Well, I can't take all the credit. There definitely came a lot of benefit out of Josh coming with me today." said Ken as he patted Josh on the back.

Josh seemed nervous, but didn't show it. "I'll admit, I was wrong. You're not always level-headed. You know when to take a risk and when not to. Guess I got the wrong idea about you."

Ken chuckled. "Don't worry about it."

It was then that Sean had come to realize something. "What time is it?" The Rangers then realized what Sean was getting at.

"Oh no! We forgot about Ernie's dad coming home! We still haven't made dinner!" yelled Sarah in complete shock. "Did you get the groceries?"

"We kinda got distracted. And you can guess by what." replied Ken.

"Well, if we all get moving, we should be able to get what we need and make everything before they get back." Josh then gave everyone a list of things to get from the different stores so they can multitask and get everything they need. "And...BREAK!" The Rangers then went off to where they needed to go.


A few hours later...


Ernie Jr's Residence

In the end, the Rangers were able to get what they need and prepare for the big feast...well, as big as they can make it considering that it's seven people in a large residence. Considering the recipes they used, they were able to make sure there was enough for everybody at least once.

So, let's take a look at the menu:

Main Entrée: Caribbean Salmon & Chicken {w/ Veggies & Whole Grain Rice (Optional)}

Secondary Entrée: Pozole

Main Side Dish: Arroz con Pollo (Chicken w/ Spanish Rice)

The Rangers felt very accomplished that they finished cooking and setting up the food. They were even more glad that the food came out great. Even the Ernies were proud of how much they were able to do.

"I gotta say, I'm impressed with what you guys did. I didn't think I'd be given such a big Welcome Home surprise like this." explained Ernie Sr.

"Well, it was your son that suggested it to us. Had he not been so busy with the Juice Bar, he would have done it all himself." replied Sarah.

"I had to do something, Pop. You deserve it after being in the hospital for over a week." said Ernie Jr.

Ernie Sr. chuckled, reminded of his life when he was running the Juice Bar. He then looked at the Rangers in front of him. They definitely reminded him of the five teenagers he used to know. Always excelling in many great things and never knowing when to quit on something they love to do. He didn't say it directly, but he was proud of the five, knowing that they take after those who came before them, even if they don't realize it yet.

These kids are gonna do great things... he thought.


Angel Grove Virus Research Center, June 8, 12:30 PM

After everything was said and done, Ken still had one last thing to do: Find out how Marie knows her, what information she could give about what happened to her mother, and in turn possibly get some answers about the others' parents as well.

Before the night ended, Ken made sure to make a personal appointment with Marie at the earliest convenience, which was the next day, surprisingly.

Since Marie was the Head of Virus Research, she was able to allow people certain privileges to certain areas of the building, such as the Break Room. Nobody else was on break as of now, so Ken and Marie were all alone for the time being.

"So, what do you want to talk about that was so urgent?" she asked with partial concern.

"Well, you never answered my question when I saved you yesterday. How do you know me?" asked Ken.

Marie was silent for a moment. She didn't know what to say at first, but it was best to be honest with him. She took a deep breath. She stood up, her back towards him, and then said the one thing that she never thought she'd say out loud.

"I knew your mother."

Ken's eyes widened in shock. More so than anything he's experienced so far. Since his memories as a child are blurry at best, he has to go with it for the time being.

"Your mother and I were the best of friends since high school. We always looked out for one another. I had my suspicions that there was more to her than she was telling me. And when she disappeared, it fueled it even more. So, I did my own private investigation, and what I found out surprised me."

"What did you find?" asked Ken.

Marie went silent again, still debating on if she should divulge some of the things she found in the last 10 years.

"Please, tell me. If it brings me a little bit closer to the truth, I'm willing to listen."

She was still silent. "Are you sure you want to know?"

"Stop beating around the bush already. I want to know what happened to her and why just as much as you do."

Marie then took a deep breath, not expecting Ken to be ready for what she was about to say. Four words left her mouth, making Ken's heart nearly stop as a result.

"You had a sister."

To Be Continued...


And that, ladies and gentlemen, is another episode of Power Rangers: Guardians completed.

Maybe it's just me, but I feel like it hasn't even been a week since I finished the last episode. I can definitely say I'm on a role. Though, finals are coming up for me, so another episode will still be in the works, but it won't be finished for a little while. At the latest, it'll be done sometime in June. If I manage to finish it the moment I'm done with all my finals, or around that time, then yay me.

Now, let me be real with you guys. This is an episode I was hoping to write at one point or another. This was definitely a better opportunity for character development on Ken's part. Plus, this gives me a chance to start one of the multiple episodes that revolve around the Rangers finding out what happened to their parents. Ken definitely has a lot more about him at the moment that's still a mystery. And trust me, the sub-plot about Ken's sister will come into play soon enough. It's one of the things that Ken can't remember off the top of his head. But the more he learns of what happened, it'll start coming back to him like it never left. But...there are some things he knows nothing about, which will be important soon enough.

Fun fact: The three episodes in Goseiger that are to be adapted, including this one, were meant to be a three-parter known as Big Brothers in Spirit. However, I realized that the only thing that the three episodes would be related by are the Spirit Brothers sub-plot. So I decided to do the more logical thing. I decided to make said episodes into character-focused episodes. It allows for the Spirit Brothers sub-plot to run its course in the background while other things are going on.

I will admit something, though. I didn't expect to go so far as to having Ernie Sr. meet the Rangers. But, I felt it would help in the end. Besides, the Mighty Morphin' reference was too good to not use. If I scratched that nostalgia itch, you're welcome.

Next time, on Power Rangers: Guardians! Matthew is humiliated by the fact that he can't do a pullover, and Sean does what he can to show that he can do it. Meanwhile, Levir believes it's time to step in with something of his own. Preparing for a fight unlike any other up until this point, Sean must learn to overcome obstacles that would render him unprepared! For the first time, he will fight Levir. Will he succeed? Or will what the Rangers had fought for all this time be for naught? Find out next time!

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