Episode 9: There go the Brides

Centuries ago in Japan, Nighlok monsters invaded Japan, but samurai warriors defeated them with power symbols passed down from parent to child. Today the evil Nighlok have risen once again and plan to flood the Earth. Luckily a new generation of heroes stand in their way they are the Power Rangers Samurai.

"Dearly beloved we are gathered here to join these two people in holy matrimony," the pastor began, as Mike, Kevin, Emily, Los Dark, Violet, Mia, Doc, Ji, and Marvelous filled the stands. "This occasion mark the celebration of love and commitment betwixt this man and this woman begin their life together."

Ji drying some tears as he watched Jayden and Mia (Samurai) await that fateful moment as Bride and Groom they exchange their first kiss and husband and wife.

"Dude," Mike chuckles as he looks over to Ji, "Check the water works." his gaze shifting to the others, who with the exception of Marvelous, Los Dark, and Violet were also fighting tears.

"It's just allergies," Kevin tries to counter, "The flowers..."

"Wow," Emily purrs as Mike turns away, trying to ignore the boys tears, "Mia looks so beautiful."

"Someone get me out of here," Mike squirms uncomfortably.

"And promise one another to aspire to these ideals," The preachers continues, "throughout the rest of your lives together. Love is patient, love is kind."

"I think I'm gonna be sick," Mike shrinks into his seat as somewhere Moogers pull a cart along the streets.

"Do you promise to be faithful to her, forsaking all others, for the rest of your life?"

Mia (Samurai) looking toward her husband to be who stands rigidly, glancing over to her while Outsides the Moogers arrive at a church with their cart and charge toward the door.

"If any person can show just cause why they may not be joined together."

The Moogers burst in, disrupting the wedding, but it is not the wedding of Mia and Jayden but another couple.

"They took the bride," Ji jumps to his feet as he answers his phone, Mia and Emily looking to him with focus, "Ok." as he hangs up and moves to the front as everyone stands. "They didn't take the bait."

"I thought our fake wedding would have worked for sure," Emily says with disapointment.

"Not this time."

Mia sighs, "And I'm not having any luck pinning them down either."

"The Moogers stormed the church a few blocks away, and kidnapped another bride."

"You doing the best you can Mia," Jayden says running for the door, "Maybe we can still intercept them, it's close."

"Right!"

"Meditate on the image of your samurai sword," Bulk instructs as he and Spike sit on the grass of a park, wooden swords layered across their hands, "Cutting though injustice as easily as a knife slicking through cake."

"What kind of frosting!" Spike squirms in delight his eyes shooting wide open, "I like Vanilla."

As his eyes shoot open he falls back, a group of people have gathered around them, watching intently, but the moment is broken as the people are bowled over by the fleeing Moogers and their bride hostage. Spike leaping to his feet and drawing his sword.

"No not monsters..." but Bulk is cut off as one of the people turn his head and he opens his eyes, "No monsters!"

"Who?"

"Aren't you going to get them?" one of the people says, "Their getting away and your Power Rangers, right?"

Bulk jumps to his feet, looking to Spike just in time to see the Moogers, and their hostage, vanish into a gap.

"We're to late!"

"Bummer," Spike groans.

"Total Bummer."

"I'm sure you'll get them next time," one of the people says.

"Right, your Power Rangers, you wouldn't let us down."

"W-What?" Bulk says confused.

"Silver," one of the people points to Bulk.

"And Gold," another pointing to Spike.

"What are you people talking about?" Spike says confused.

Suddenly everyone takes out their cell phones and bring up pictures of Bulk And Spike transforming into Gokai Silver and Gold, "See, Power Rangers."

Bulk laughs nervously, and the people cheer, "Go Gold Ranger! Go Silver Ranger!"

"L-Look," Bulk says grabbing Spike by his collar pulling him into a run, "This is all a big misunderstanding."

"That makes it five brides kidnapped," Ji explains as he opens a secondary map to the gathered Rangers, all are present save Nicole.

"Hey look," Mike notes as he traces his hand across the map, "It's in a pattern. In the shape of a star."

"Or Pentagram," Nicole adds as she enters, "A common symbol in demonology...and paganism, but that's neither here nor there."

"You're right," Kevin nods, "Have you studies maps and crime patterns before Mike?"

Mike shrugs, "Kinda, I watch a lot of cop shows."

Kevin shakes his head as he returns his attention to Jayden.

"Too much is left up to chance, even with Mia able to narrow down the location, there's to many variables."

"Oh?" Nicole wonders, "were you near the mark?"

"Only missed it by a few blocks but they were long gone by the time the Rangers got there, why?" Ji asks.

"In the main timeline you were at opposite ends of town." she miles looking to Mia "Nice job!"

"It still wasn't close enough." Mia admonishes herself with a bowed head.

"I can't even begin to imagine what those poor girl's are going through," Mia (Samurai) adds sadly. "I mean this is supposed to be the happiest day of their lives."

"Do you think they would have taken those brides to the Sansu River," Emily worries.

"No," Nicole and Ji say together, Ji yielding the floor to her. "Humans can't survive in the Netherworld. Wherever those girls are it's somewhere in the city."

"Wherever they are," If our sting operation had worked it could have helped those poor brides."

"We have to try again," Jayden muses.

"But how can we get them to come to our wedding." Kevin adds as Ji takes out a clipped document.

"He's a list of the wedding scheduled for our area."

"There's so many weddings," Emily says in defeat, "That's the problem."

"I have an idea," Jayden and Nicole say together.

"Oh," At an old building the bride is tossed to the ground as Dayu grabs her chin and pulls the woman's gaze to her, "aren't you the pretty one? I've got such big plans for you."

"It's...my...wedding day," the woman weeps.

"Go ahead and cry your hear out, your sorrow is just what we need." before turning her attention to the Moogers about them, "Throw her with the others."

The Moogers quickly grabbing the woman and Dayu turns away, "Her tears will fill the Sansu River and flood the Earth." before the Moogers throw the poor woman into a large wedding cake where she vanishes into a strange white realm.

As the bride turns over to see other brides around her Dayu laughs, "That's it, keep crying, it's music to my ears." Before getting to her feet and pounding helplessly on the wall.

"Let me out! Why are you doing this! Pleeese! It's my wedding day."

"Not only will your sobs fill the river but they also create the threads for my dress," Dyau smiles as she strums her Harmonium as thread wave off the cake to join a growing white gown.

"Oh ah oh," Octoroo watches from the Junk, "She's takeing all those girls on one sad ride, but that dress say to me she'd rather be the bride."

"Dayu's soul is in pain," Xandred says emerging from the river with Nicole under his arm, tossing her roughly on the junk, "just like my head. I need more medicine."

"No need to be so rough Master." Nicole groans as she stands dusting herself off as a Mooger prepares some medicine for it's master.

"I admit her plan to use those brides tears to fill the river to be genius. But making that dress, I think she's still holding onto the past."

"What do you think?" Xandred says looking to Nicole.

"M-Me? Master?"

"You have eyes in the human world and revealed that traitor Yamiror, what are your thoughts on Dayu."

"Hummm," Nicole was thoughtful a moment, 'on the one hand if I get him to distrust Dayu he may destroy her, thus being unable to absorb her humanity and become a hybrid immune to the seal. But on the other hand Dayu is part human, and it would be just plain wrong to orchestrate her death, no...for now...i think it's best if Xandred sees her as an ally.' her gaze shifting from Octoroo's viewing pool and Xandred himself.

"Well?" Xandred says impatiently.

"I dunno, this really isn't my field but wouldn't a dress, or really any clothing or armor of tears make the one wearing it more powerful? It would certainly fit the research into how to supercharge a Nighlok."

"Research?" Xandred growls.

"Oh ah oh! Yes our friend here has been looking into ancient ritual on how to power up Nighloks."

"Really?" Xandred says intrigued, "What have you discovered?"

"It's all fragments I'm afraid, I need a little more time to put the pieces together." Nicole smiles, 'that isn't quite true, I know how now but that would make me seem far to suspicious right now, besides I need to give the Rangers time to get strong enough to beat powered up Nighlok thus wasting the large volume of Sansu water needed to empower a Nighlok and permanently lowering the river as a result."

"You know," Octoroo inserts, "I was peering into a gap the other day and saw him on the other side."

"Him?" Nicole wonders besides Xandred.

"Decker."

"The cursed warrior." Xandred nods.

"Ahh Uramasa, my trusty sword, you've reawakened and shine anew," The white Nighlok mushes as he inspects his blade deep in the dark of the forest, "This can only mean one thing for us. After all this time a worthy opponent has been found." Before sheathing the blade to his back as he turns to walk off, "It must be one of the Rangers."

"These wedding were canceled," Mia (Samurai) looks at a list with 4 lists highlighted.

"Yes, Violet wanted them all about the bride kidnappings."

"And with Mia able to narrow down the area of the attack we we able to let the rest enjoy the famed day in peace."

"I guess I'll have to be blushing bride bait again," Mia (Samurai) smiles widely.

"Yeah something tells me," Mike rises to take the list in hand, "your happy to wear that dress again."

"Mike," Emily admonishes, "Every girls wishes to wear a wedding gown," She smiles at Mia (Samurai) as she glares daggers at Mike, "Maybe Mia more then others."

"What can I say," Mia (Samurai) responds, "I'm a sucker for Cinderella."

"Not every girl," Nicole scoffs as she returns, but it quickly turns to a smirk, "But I'll suffer through it for the fate of the world."

"So wait?" Mike says looking to the three girls, "So wait...Three weddings?"

"Four," Mia corrects, "Two rangers at each location as Bride and groom, with a third Ranger as backup and the 3 most likely locations. It was Nicole's plan."

She flusters, "I just took Jayden's plan and adapted it for our strengths."

"Ok, once one us gets a fix on the location of the brides we send back the coordinates," Mia (Samurai) explains.

"This time we will be ready to save them," Jayden say confidently.

Bulk and Spike duck into the dinner taking a deep breath and they loose their fan and slip into a stall, "Finally lost them."

"You think this is why the Rangers always keep a secret identity Uncle Bulk?"

"Probably Spike, I mean what ever happened to privac..." Bulk pauses his mind wandering back to the nineties when he and Skull were stalking the Samurai Rangers trying to blow open their secret identity causing him to fluster.

"Uncle Bulk?"

"I don't believe it," The waitress stands dumb struck.

"What?" Bulk looks confused to her.

"The Gold and Silver Ranger in my place of employ! Hey Frank get out here!"

"What are you taking about girl," A man emerges from the kitchen and Bulk and Spike prepare to bolt.

"L-Look it's all a miss understanding."

"Y-Yeah," Spike injects, "We only morphed once, and it was Nicole's idea."

"Nicole?" The chef looks back to his wall where a picture of Nicole as the Green Ranger hangs, it's even signed.

"Y-Yeah," Spike stumbles on his words, "That monster was about to attack us so they tossed us their morphers so we survive the attack."

"Ah that explains things." the chef laughs, "I was sure Gold and Silver we both ladies."

"Oh yeah," the waitress laughs, "Your right."

The chef laughs patting Bulk and Spike's shoulders, "Don't worry I'm sure everything will work it's way out. Still you guys did save the us even if it was just once. And for that I think you've earned the Special of the House, you two wait right here."

"Hey thanks," Bulk smiles.

"Hey look there they are!" someone bursts down the door leading a small mob, Bulk and spike tensing.

"Hold it!" the waitress intercepts them, "You have the wrong guys."

"Are you crazy, the big guy is the Silver Ranger!"

the waitress points to the framed photo, "No she's the Silver Ranger, these two guys just pinch hit once to survive that monster's attack."

"Really?"

Bulk and Spike take a deep breath nodding.

"But they did save my life," A woman say swiveling around from the counter.

"Hey! It's you!" Bulk exclaims, "I thought you were still in the hospital!"

Several eyes watch the exchange confused.

The woman smiles, "Bulk and his nephew Spike helped pulled me out of the collapsed building that monster knocked the Megazord into last time." before making her way over to the duo, "I never did get the chance to thank you two."

"So you guys aren't Rangers?" one of the mob said disappointed.

"No more than anyone else," Spike adds.

"But don't take that to mean you should throw yourself into danger on the off chance to be a Ranger," Bulk quickly intercedes, "Leave the monster fighting to the trained Samurai."

"Yeah like us!" Spike adds in.

Bulk flusters, "We're Samurai-In-Training, not Trained Samurai Spike, one day we will be Rangers for real but we aren't there yet."

Spike nods as the group look around, "Well I could use a bite."

"Me too."

"Same here."

The group dispersing as they found a place to sit in the diner, Bulk and Spike relaxing.

"Once upon a time I wore a dress like this one," Dayu rages as she looks to her dress of tears, "But my happiness was RIPPED AWAY! And now these humans will suffer the same fate."

Her rage exciting the Moogers with her until she turns quickly to face them, "Why are you standing there, get me another bride!"

At her outburst they quickly disperse as she turns back to the gown with a huff, "What a lovely gown." she purrs as she gently strokes her dress, "and all the tears that that went into making it will soon cause the Sansu River to flood the Earth.

Elsewhere a young woman takes one last longing look at her wedding dress, still on the mannequin just as Mia (Samurai) bursts slips in in her own wedding dress. "It's really brave of you to do this."

She sighs, "Are you sure the guests, and more importantly yourselves will be alright?"

She nods, "Don't worry the Rangers are threaded into the guests, and the Nighlok have only taken the brides."

"But what about you."

Mia (Samurai) smiles, "Don't worry, I'll be fine. And when this is all over you two can have your special day unmolested."

"Thank you," the woman purrs as Jayden slips in from patio.

"Now you and your husband hide here and don't come out until one of us comes to tell you it's safe." he says as he leads the bride-to-be and husband-to-be into a storage room.

"Good luck," the husband offers as the doors are shut behind them.

Shortly Jayden and Mia walk arm in arm down the isle, "I hope the Moogers show up soon," Mia whispers.

"Don't worry, they will."

"Friends," the pastor begins, "We are gathered here to celebrate a very important moment in the lives of two young people."

Mia and Jayden sharing a quick, short, nod.

"Where love and understanding had grown and matured, and now, they have decided to live their lives together as husband and wife."

At that The Moogers charge in, Jayden paying the part of timid but protective husband-to-be as a 'confused and frightened' Mia (Samurai) shrieks as Moogers gather about and surround her. She continues to shriek as the Moogers drag her off and a separate pair restrain Jayden she pursues them as they run behind the back of Bulk and Spike meditating in the park.

"So many weddings lately."

As Jayden pursues Bulk and Spike turn quickly just as Jayden's foot fall into a noose and he is snapped up, left dangling from a tree, "What the!?"

"Oh! Oh! Sorry!" Bulk fumbles over, "Come on Spike help me get him down."

"Right Uncle Bulk!"

"You two? What?" Jayden says confused as they help free him, Jayden recovering from his fall with grace and ease, "What just happened?"

"S-Sorry, we noticed a not of monsters in the area..."

"Yeah! Yeah! So we set up a trap!"

"You know, we thought it might help the Power Rangers catch them."

Jayden smiles dusting himself off, Bulk and Spike helping, "We didn't mean to catch a person."

Jayden laughs before running off, "Just be careful!" the Moogers have a good lead as he catches up just in time to see them vanish into a gap, he smiles, 'They fell for it.'

"Nicely done Moogers," Dayu coos, her back to Mia, "Welcome."

As Dayu turns to see her prize Mia quickly looks away to hide her face, 'That's Dayu, she's part of Xandred's crew. I remember reading about her in the archives.'

"Now what's the best way to welcome you," Dayu taunts a bit before turning quickly to Mia, "Pink Samurai Ranger!"

Quickly Mia goes for her Samuraizer but Dayu is quickly, ripping of the veil and putting Mia in an arm lock as she takes the Samuraizer away, "Well now what little bauble have you brought me," pausing a moment to look at the Samuraizer before twisting Mia's arm. "You thought you tricked me! Didn't you? You think we have been watching you and your pathetic pals? Now I've got you and the real bride as well."

Mia looks up as the Moogers throw a helpless bride into the cake.

"No but we hid her..." Mia protests as Dayu kneels and flips open the Samuraizer and hold it out to Mia.

"Now your going to call your little friends just like you planned, and tell them you found the brides. Then tell them to go to warehouse 32 near the docks." Dayu instructs as she holds Mia's Samuraizer to her ear.

"Forget it! I won't help you send my friends into a trap!"

"Oh I think you will. Because if you don't then I'll really give those brides something to cry about."

"Are you alright?" Jayden answers as he flips open his Samuraizer.

"Yes I'm alright, I'm with the brides. We're at Shore town, near the docks, Warehouse 32. And Jayden, please hurry."

"Ok, We're on our way."

"Very good," Dayu chuckles as she closes the Samuraizer.

At the docks Samurai Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow rush to the scene, coming to a stop as they reach an open dock, Moogers watching from the distance as the four make their way in. The doors closing behind them as they all fully enter. A moment later they look back just in time to see a set of explosives and an instant later they are enveloped in flames just before the entire building goes up in a massive explosion.

"Kaboom," Dayu chuckles darkly, "You Samurai Rangers are no match for me."

"How about a Cornucopia of Cops then?"

The cakes explodes as 5 SPD Yellow Rangers stand with a half dozen other Rangers just as the doors burst open and the Samurai Rangers.

"I'm not the only Ranger bride captured today."

"What?!" Dayu gasps in surprise, "But how?"

"Simple really," Silver explains, "You see once you made your move Gold was able to pin down the exact wedding, it was a simple matter for me play double for the real bride for as Mia would put it, 'Double Bride Protection' so when you crashed the wedding all you did was give me a nice free ride here."

"Right," Mia adds, "And thanks to Doc's Genius and Nicole's knowledge of all things Ranger we were able to whip up a batch of Single Use Morphers to make god their escape!"

Silver quickly looks back to the other SPD Rangers, "Run for it you'll be fine your Morphers still have a good hour left on them, more then enough time to run and defeat any Moogers who give chase."

"Right!" and Orange SPD Ranger says leading the rest, several Moogers pursuing.

"But the warehouse!" Dayu demands, "Who went there?"

"Our doubles," Samurai Red says calmly.

"It's a nifty little trick," Silver smirks, "I'd say on par with Z's ability of energy duplication!"

"Looks like your dress making days are over," Mia taunts as the fleeing brides knock of the Dress of Tear, which quickly begins to decay.

"We'll see about that," Dayu hisses as she launches an energy attack, making the Rangers take the fight outside where Mia Morphs and joins the group in surrounding Dayu. Red first to appear, leaning against a tree before drawing his sword, "Samurai Ranger, ready!"

One by one the others emerge, with Blue next, "Samurai Ranger, ready!"

And then Pink, from high up in the trees, "Samurai Ranger, ready!"

Then Green, lounging by the fence before he stretches and stands, "Samurai Ranger, ready!"

Then Yellow coming in from the fields, "Samurai Ranger, ready!"

And lastly Silver, standing atop the building, before Gokai Changing into a Black Samurai Ranger "Samurai Ranger, ready!"

"Dearly beloved," Pink begins, "We are gather here for one thing."

"Rangers Together! Samurai Forever!"

"I have but one thing to say!" Dayu stands defiant, "Moogers attack!"

"Bad choice," Red counters as he leads the charge into the fray.

"Those Moogers are like ants at a picnic," Yellow chides, "Always a nuisance."

"Eh," Black wobbles her hand, "I give it a five."

"With all the teeth I'm knocking out I hop they have a good dental plan," Green counters.

"Better, six out of ten," Black says as she cuts down a couple Moogers of her own, "Anyone got anything better?"

"I wonder what happened to Dayu," Blue wonders as he faces a handful of Moogers.

"I bet she just ran back to the Netherworld," Pink offers.

"Who's crying now," Blue throws in his own.

"Oh so close, but I'm afraid the Blue Ranger falls short of the mark, scoring a lousing 3 on our Zing-oh meter. If only he was actually facing Dayu and not random Moogers!"

As if on cue a series of explosions send Blue and Pink flying as Dayu reappears, "Surprised to see me?"

"I don't like surprises! Spin Sword! Hydro Bow."

He firs but Dayu leaps away at the last second closing the distance, "That's all you've got?" As she readies her Harmonium, "Well lend me your ears for the last song you'll ever hear."

"I prefer to make my own music," Black leaps at her from behind forces her to defend with her harmonium and turn to face Black as Blue and Pink get a shot in at Dayu's exposed back.

"Here's a tune with some edge!" Dayu counters as she pull her blade from the neck of her Harmonium and quickly spins about slashing the rangers and causing them to spark and collapse to the ground as she quickly gets some distance.

"I must admit it pains me to know you three wont be around to hear my encore," she comments as she turns back to the downed Rangers as she prepares for the decisively blow.

Only to be intercepted by Red's blade forcing her into a dance of steel with him.

"I've not news for you, your concert's about to end."

"Your show's closing Dayu," Blue adds as he, Pink, and Black quickly gather up with Red.

"Not on this note!" She counters, as she fires a black burst at them.

Only for Yellow and Green to intercept and defect it.

"Spin Sword! Dragon Splash!"

"Spin Sword! Air Wave!"

Blue and Pink charge their weapon leaping in for a devastating double slash before returning to the others.

"Finish her!" Pink shouts.

"Fire Smasher!" Red says in response as she summon up his massive blade before setting the Beetle Disk, "Cannon Blast Mode!"

"This."

"Should."

"Change."

"Your."

"Tune."

"Dayu."

"Six Disc Beetle Cannon! Final Strike!"

As the attack speed toward Dayu the Nighlok in white appears, leaping into the path and cleaving the attack in twine with his sword.

"What."

"Whoa!"

"Whose that?"

"Decker," Nicole growls.

"Red Ranger," he starts, "You shall be my sword Uramasa's greatest challenge."

"What does that mean?" Pink wonders.

"Decker," Dayu says with a longing pitch in her voice, "You came to save me?"

"Not quite."

"What?!"

"Red Ranger, we will duel soon."

Jayden's gaze long and hard, and silent, on the Nighlok.

"Until then," He turns quickly grabbing Dayu as he leap away.

"You're running away?!"

"Cowards!"

"Giant Moogers!"

"Samuraizers!"

"Lion Folding Zord!"

"Dragon Folding Zord!"

"Ape Folding Zord!"

"Bear Folding Zord!"

"Turtle Folding Zord!"

"Mega Mode Power!"

Black powers down through silver and back to Nicole as she drops backward and onto the ground, "I'll just wait here for you guys to finish before slowly closing her eyes and nodding off to sleep.

"You know," Mike muses to Emily as the Samurai, and Nicole walk along the street, "You really made a beautiful bride."

"Thanks, I never felt so pretty." Emily slowing to wait up for Mia and Nicole, both of which are looking down cast, "Hey Mia, Nicole, you alright?"

"Yeah I guess so," Mia says disheartened.

Nicole shrugs.

"Hey because you you two all those brides were saved, "and will have their special day after all."

"What Dayu did was terrible, but...I just can't shake the feeling all of Dayu's anger came from some past sadness...I mean why was she so into that wedding dress. Oh well I just hope someday it will be my turn to play the bride for real."

Nicole scoffs, "Oh you have noooooo idea."

"Nicole?"

"It's a long story," Nicole smirks, as she plays with her hair a bit, "I'll spoil the twist some other day."

"Ok..." Emily smiles before turning to Mia, "Don't worry I'm sure you will, one day, right Nicole?"

"W-What?" Nicole says coming out of a daze, "O-Oh right...yeah, I guess."

"I guess?" Mia says disheartened, "I thought you knew the future."

She laughs nervously, "I only know what happens up until you defeat Xandred, and there was no wedding in that time...B-But that isn't saying much, I mean what kind of marriage would you have while trying to protect the world from Nighlok attacks? I'm sure it will happen just beyond the range of my for knoledge."

"Thanks Nicole," Mia smiles, wrapping an arm around her, "So what's got you so out of it?"

Nicole Sighs finding a bench to sit on, "Like you two I can't stop thinking about how I looked in that wedding dress."

"Oh don't worry I'm sure the man of your dreams is just around the corner," Mia coos.

Nicole sighs, her gaze drifting to Kevin and Mike waiting by the entrance of near shop, "That's just the thing. It's been a long road for me to accept the fact I'm probably going to spend the rest of my life as a woman, but seeing myself in that dress, seeing myself as the blushing bride, and more off, liking how that felt...it's just...it's nothing..." she takes a deep breath, "Look a bakery, If we're quick we should run into Bulk and Spike again. We can all eat together like last time."

Emily smiles helping Nicole up, "Sound like fun!"

"Let's go!" Mia smiles as the three girls hurry to catch up to the boys just as Bulk and Spike exit the store, their orders in hand, "Hey! Bulk! Spike! Funny running into you guys here!"

Bulk laughs as he taps Spikes shoulder, who flusters, "Hey look it's Nicole's friends!"

"N-Nicole?!" Spike flusters more as Jayden comes out next with his own bag the group retreating to a table nearby.

"H-hi Nicole!" Spike waves meekly as Bulk laughs, "Man you guys are not going to believe what happened to us today, some people thought we were Power Rangers!"

"Yeah! Yeah!" Spike pipes up, "We have to run away from a mob of fans until we could explain everything."

The Rangers laugh as Jayden and Bulk share doughnuts, "I dunno, train a little more, and loose some of that weight Bulk and I could see you guys being great Rangers...in a few years."

Bulk chuckles, "Despite appearances this is all muscle."

"I believe it," Nicole laughs, "I've seen the feats of strength you pull off."

"Excuse me," A young woman comes up behind Nicole with her son, a small notebook in her hands, "Your the Red Ranger right?"

"Technically I'm Yellow, though I've been wearing more red and silver as of late."

she hold the book out to her, "My son would love your autograph."

Nicole smiles taking the book and a pen and signing it, "Sure Thing." before handing it back.

"Oh wow thanks!" The boy beams.

"Now come on Jake I'm sure the nice Ranger wants to enjoy some down time with her friends."

"Ok!" Jake smiles waving as the two walk off.