The room was huge. The ceiling was 20 feet high or more. In the center of the room, was a soft velvet couch. Facing it were two beautifully carved mahogany chairs. There was a low glass table between the two chairs.
There were many plants around the room. But they weren't from around there. They were very beautiful, and the Rangers could tell that they were exotic.
Since they were in a cave, the room had no windows. But the room was brightly lit. Most of the floor was wood tile, but the floor in the hallway was smooth stone.
Usually, caves were cold, wet, and clammy, but the the room was perfect thanks to the fireplace. There was a good-sized fire in it, and the logs were crackling softly. There were three doors on each side of the fireplace.
To the Rangers' right was a small waterfall. There was a hole high up in the wall and clear water was gushing out of it. It landed in a small pool below. The water had to go out somewhere, but the Rangers couldn't see where.
There was a hallway on their left, but they couldn't see where it led to because it curved around.
On the wall next to the door that they were standing next to, was a key-pad. There was a glass box around it, and no way to open it that they could see.
"You know you guys can go in. You don't have to stand in the doorway," Antonio said, chuckling. He closed the door when they had all filed in.
"Okay guys," he started. "I know you probably want to look around, but I need to tell you some things first."
"Alright," Jayden said. Towards the middle of the room, was a red velvet couch, and two mahogany chairs facing it. Mike, Emily, Mia, and Kevin sat on the couch, and Antonio and Jayden sat in the chairs. They all looked at Antonio, waiting for him to start.
"Okay. Well, let me start off by telling you the story of the Samurai Teams."
"Plural?" Kevin asked. Antonio nodded.
When the first Samurai teams were formed, there was two of them, not one. There was the original team like us, except for the gold, and there was the second team. The Rangers that made up that team were black, white, silver, orange, and purple. For a while, they fought side by side. Two teams fighting the Nighlok, ten Rangers in all. But one day after a battle with Octoroo, the second team disappeared. No one ever saw them again. Not even a glimpse. This place was their retreat."
"But what does this have to do with you, Antonio? No offense, but you weren't born into the Samurai family like us," Jayden said. "How could you know about this and not us?"
"You're right, Jayden. I wasn't born into the Samurai family. But I was Chosen."
"Chosen?" Mike asked. "Chosen for what? Okay, I'm really starting to get confused."
"You're not the only one, Mike," Mia said.
"It's true that I did make my morpher and became Gold Ranger. When I was looking for you guys, I found Sosa and this place. You see, she was the only ranger left from the second team. Her great-great-great grandmother was the original black ranger, leader of the team. When Sosa found out that I was the gold ranger, she taught me everything she knew. She didn't have any children, and she was dying. She needed someone to know about the second team. She gave me the power to morph into silver, black, white, orange, and purple Rangers. Right before she died, she made me promise to not tell you guys, unless I had no choice. In appears that I have no choice, now."
Emily teared up when she heard that.
"Don't say that!" Jayden said.
"Jayden, I heard what Daisuke told you guys. About me. I know I don't have much longer... Remember when I told you guys that I knew how to make up my mistake?"
"Yeah," Jayden replied.
"Well, this is it. If you guys will let me, I can give you the power to morph into a different ranger. You'll become more powerful and you can defeat Master Xandred easier."
Emily and Mia looked at each other, and said, "We're in."
Kevin said, "Me too. Like Antonio said, it'll give us more power and we can defeat Master Xandred. How about you, Mike?"
Mike didn't hesitate. "I'm in. It's up to you Jayden." They all looked at Jayden. He thought for a moment, then looked up and smiled.
"Let's do this."
"Okay," Antonio said. "We have to go back to the other room." They all got up and followed Antonio back to the circular room. They shut the door behind them. Antonio pressed a button on the wall, and a section of the floor slid away. Antonio motioned for them to follow him. He went over and sat down with his legs hanging over the side. The Rangers followed ended the same. Without a word, Antonio pushed yet another button in the floor. Then, with a slight jerk, the floor began to move downward. None of the Rangers said a word. Then suddenly, the lights were out, and they heard a squeak and a rumble. The lights flickered on and they were in another room. This one looked exactly like the other.
"Dude," Mike said. "We're in the same room."
"No we aren't," Antonio answered. "The other room is a replica. This is the real one."
"Oh," Mike said, feeling silly.
" I thought the same thing when Sosa brought me down here for the first time." That made Mike feel a little better.
"So what do we do?" Kevin asked.
"We have to do this one at a time. So, who wants to go first?" Antonio asked. The Rangers looked at each other. Jayden finally stepped up.
"I'll do it," he said.
"Alright, amigo! Now, before I do anything, and I know this sounds weird, I need you to stare at me for a second."
"Okay," came the reply. Jayden and Antonio locked gazes for a moment. Antonio finally look away, and Jayden took it he could look away too.
"Okay, Jay, I need you to go stand in front of your symbol." Jayden walked over to the glowing symbol and stood in front of it. Antonio took out his morpher and flipped it opened. He pressed a few buttons and then pointed the morpher towards Jayden. After a minute or so, Jayden and Antonio started to glow. Then, as suddenly as it had started, the glow was gone.
Kevin spoke up. "Are you sure it worked, Antonio?" Antonio nodded.
"Jayden, can you move so I can see the symbol behind you?" Jayden stepped away from the wall. There, underneath the red symbol, was another symbol. This one was black.
"Well Jayden," Antonio said. "It looks like you are our black ranger."
"Great!" Jayden replied.
Kevin stepped up next. "I'll go next, Antonio."
"Somehow, I'm not very surprised." Kevin, Mike, Mia, and Emily only found out what colors they were in the next 20 minutes. Kevin was white, Mike was silver, and Mia was purple. Emily was orange.
"Okay. Since we know everyone's colors, I'll tell you what your elements are," Antonio told them. "But let's go back upstairs." Antonio led them up some stairs and through a door. They were back in the room or Antonio had told them his story. They went back over to the couch and chairs, and sat down.
"Okay guys, I know this is overwhelming, but please try to focus. What I'm about to tell you now is really important. But first, I have to go get something. Wait here." Antonio way into another room and shut the door behind him. Mike started talking when the door closed.
"This is really weird guys. A second ranger team? And now we can morph into another ranger? I think I'm dreaming." Emily giggled and pinched him.
"Ow!"
"Well," she said. "We aren't dreaming." The Rangers didn't say anymore because the door opened, and out came Antonio. He was carrying a big box with a book balanced on top. He used his shoulder to close the door, and then made his way over to the others. He sat down and put the box between Jayden and him, on the glass table. Then, he opened the book and looked at it for a minute.
"Okay. I just wanted to make sure I didn't get your elements wrong. Kevin, I'll start with you. Your new element is weather. You can control any kind of weather, but mostly snow and hail. It's closely related to water, so you shouldn't have much trouble mastering it. I didn't tell you guys this before, but you'll also have new zords. Kevin, yours will be the penguin-folding-zord." Antonio paused for a moment while he sat the book down. Then he sat the box in his lap and got a key out of his pocket. He opened the box and took out the penguin-zord. He handed it to Kevin.
"So we can form a whole new megazord with these?" Kevin asked.
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