This chapter ties into Chapter 68 of Reflections, which itself ties into chapter 10 of this very fic.

This chapter sets up some foreshadowing into later in the story.

Oh, Barfo?

U R B& from Speculating until at least chapter 40 ;P

harhar. Enough netspeak.

This here chapter's part history of mister Kadahj, and mostly hell.

Hope ye enjoys.

Chapter 11: Boot Camp

Three days after the restarting of the sun, and a day after the memorial.

RJ sat in the back room, working on a pair of wrist mounted gloves like the other rangers'.

"RJ," Fran said, "You wanted to see me?"

"Yep," RJ said, " I redesigned the Fox Ranger uniform to fit its ranger better, and I was able to transfer the technology from the old morphers to Morpher Gauntlets like the ones we use.

"Thanks, but why?"

RJ looked pained, "I'd rather not have to be reminded that one of the greatest rangers ever died using the old morphers... Sides, you're a ranger, you should have the uniform fit you better... Try it out."

"Jungle Beast, Spirit Unleashed!" Fran said, morphing into her Ranger armor.

RJ pointed Fran towards a mirror and grinned, he did good work.

"Well?"

"It's awesome." Fran said, "Power Down!"

"Nice morph," Kadahj said, the other rangers behind him, "We all need to talk..."

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"What's up?" RJ asked, munching on some nachos with the other rangers.

"You guys have been gracious enough to allow me to live here... work here... to be a part of your team... but you guys don't know shit nor shineola about me," Kadahj said, "And with big dude gone, I thought it'd be best if I filled you guys on the enigma that is me."

"Kadahj," Lily said, "You don't have to..."

"It's only fair... Long story short, My name is Kadahj... I am a travelling summoner... or I was until I met you guys. Now i'm a summoning power ranger... which is a feat in itself."

"Summoner?" Fran asked, "I've heard of those."

"Oh?"

"But I thought all summoners of Ultimuus were females."

"I'm not a summoner of Ultimuus, i'm just your normal, everyday freelance Elemental summoner."

"Elementals?" Casey said, "Are those like Elephants?"

Kadahj sighed, "No, they're like... this!"

Kadahj muttered a few words in an uninteligible language and did a few hand gestures. As he did this, a small, but fiery elemental stood floating in the air in front of Casey. Just as easily as it was summoned, however, Kadahj sent it away.

"Definitely not an elephant," Casey said, feeling at least 151 types of stupid at the moment.

"Indeed," Kadahj said, chuckling, "Back on topic though, childhood for me was different, I caught some schooling where I could, using special charms to make myself undetectable while I snuck inside classrooms... but otherwise, I lived my life my own way. It worked for me. Then I started hearing about the various groups of power rangers. Even got to meet the pink mighty morphin ranger... Can't believe she's a ridgy... but yeah.

"I got one of those graduate equivalent diplomas so they couldn't say I was stupid, and then went into nature for more fun. Well, then I met the Sugmeister, saved Fran, got to see rangers, became one myself, and now we're one meatwall short... so yeah. I'm here, you guys are stuck with me, and we can't do that cool megazord thingy."

"Don't be too sure of that," Dickson said, stepping out of the shadows, "Just because Sug isn't here doesn't mean you can't use the Primal Fury megazord. However, "the Sugmiester" entrusted you five to my training, which begins today. Kadahj, You aren't a main ranger, so i'm not gonna force you to take part, but you're welcome to."

"You don't like me," Kadahj said.

"If I didn't like you, or think you had a chance, I would have vortex'd you outside, but Sug made sure I would help the main five. Sides, you have elephantmentals, or whatever, you should be fine."

"Uh-uh," Lily said, "Kadahj is a member of this team, he gets the same training we do."

Joe looked at Lily and noticed something weird. The way she said that seemed familiar...

"Earth to General Dickson," Fran said, waving a hand in front of the general's face, "wakey wakey."

"Finish that sentence and RJ loses a nut." Dickson said, still thinking that there was something odd about Lily.

"Hey," RJ said, "Don't I get a choice of If I lose a nut?"

"No," Dickson said, "Kev put you guys into my boot camp, Get ready for Vortexfall, Hell starts now."

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Dickson's Universe

Mercury

Black Knights Academy Training Grounds.

After 5 hours of training

The rangers were exhausted.

RJ was in the Infirmary, and was whimpering as Xalvadora and her team of doctors re-attached a particular item of interest.

"I think the anesthesia is wearing off," one of the doctors said.

"No, he's wimpering since his cut his pecker off... He should have watched out where he was going," Dora said.

"Why are humans from the other dimension training here?" Another doctor asked.

"It was one of sugimori's last requests," Dora said as the surgery finished up, "General Sugimori wanted General Dickson to make those rangers the best they can, and hopefully not kill one of them."

RJ lay whimpering, though he knew his manhood was fully intact now.

This WAS hell.

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That night.

The Jungle Fury Rangers relaxed as much as they could. Everyone was hurting some what, though Lily's pain was from the fact that she had taken on 2 Black Knights cadets who decided to give her a wolf whistle.

Kadahj was unconscious, having fought against the general and lost badly.

RJ was strung out on pain meds.

Casey had to have a finger reattached, after having an unfortunate fight with some razor wire.

Theo made it to the end, fairly well, though it took him a long time to do it.

Fran was still in the infirmary. She took a fall from one of the highest parts of the beginners course, and broke three ribs and a leg.

Dickson sat in the shadows, sighing inwardly. It was partially his fault that the rangers were in such bad a shape. He had decreed no morphers for this first time, and that almost killed sugimori's successor as Fox ranger. The other rangers did finish, but Lily finished way faster than the others, which made Dickson wonder, who is this girl?

"If Kev would have been here, Casey said, "What do you think?"

Dickson slid out of the room through the shadows and came back in through the door.

"If Kev would have been here, you guys would have had to do the advance course first. Kev set most of the records on each of the courses. Oh, Lily, next time, if you do the course without morphing, Don't use your powers."

Lily grinned sheepishly, "got it."

"Get some sleep, Tomorrow we're gonna go through shooting basics."

The rangers who could nodded, and Dickson walked out of the dormitory room.

"Kev," Dickson said as he walked across the grounds, "I'm doing as you asked... though I don't know if they'll make it..."

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Well, I've decided, the next chapter is going to be totally different than the last couple of offerings by me.

Next Chapter

When Tommy takes over Sugimori Corp, he must use what he learned as a power ranger to stay sane.

Chapter 12: Why Me?