The Fated Showdown Part 3
Inside the Bio Base Command Center, Colt walks up to Maddox as she's at the main computer. A large bandage has been wrapped around his head and another on his left hand. Behind them, the others are bandaging themselves. Tosha has one bandage wrapped around her knee and is helping Aaron wrap a bandage around his arm. Dawson is helping Shelby bandage her elbow, and Jordan is wrapping a full-body bandage around Riley's stomach. Riley groans in pain as Jordan finishes. "OW!" he says. Jordan gasps in shock. "I'm so sorry!" she says. "Are you okay?" Riley nods. "Yeah I'm fine." he says.
On the viewing monitor, the Zord Holding Bay is shown as many automatic tools and other gadgets are moving over the Zords, making repairs. "How's it going Colonel?" Colt asks. Maddox sighs. "The Zords were pretty trashed in that last battle." she says. "It'll be a while before they're back in working order again." Colt sighs as he nods.
"What do we do then?" Jordan asks. Colt shakes his head as he sighs. "I don't know." he says, sounding defeated. "That's it?!" Aaron asks, sounding angry as he gets to his feet. Tosha grabs his arm. "Aaron calm down." she says. "No!" Aaron says. "I won't just calm down. Akihiro's got his own giant robot, our Zords are destroyed, we're all badly injured from the last battle, and we've looked all over the city and still haven't found John. Sorry to say, but its kind of hard to calm down under those circumstances." "We're not going to get anywhere by getting angry like this." Riley says. "We need to come up with a plan. We can't do anything without one."
"Right now we just wait until the Zords are repaired." Colt says. "Then we'll be on standby." The other Rangers nod, but Aaron chuckles. "That it?" he asks. He groans in disgust and walks over to the wall, kicking it hard in anger. The others just look down, a sense of hopelessness in their faces.
Inside the warehouse, the repairs on the Relentless Rogue repair as its shoulder is shown fully intact. At the console, Satsujin claps. "Repairs are finally complete!" she says. Akihiro's eyes light up as he smiles. "Excellent!" he says. "Let's waist no time!" His eyes glow as he transforms to his mutant form again.
Inside the dimensional rift, John and Kumiko continue to enjoy their picnic. Kumiko smiles at John, who smiles back as their eating. John smiles back and Kumiko snuggles up against him. As John continues to eat, however, he suddenly looks down as he thinks back.
John remembers when he and Jordan first joined the Rangers. "Comrades?" Colt asks. "Comrades!" John responds as he and Colt shake hands.
"Power Rangers. . .Bio Force!" the Rangers call out as all seven of them are shown striking the final pose in roll call.
As John remembers each of the Rangers, he sees each of their faces, the six of them laughing.
John snaps back, looking down. He gets up on his feet. Kumiko looks at him in confusion. "Are you okay John-san?" she asks. John nods. "Yeah." he says. "My leg was just falling asleep." Kumiko smiles at him, and John returns the smile, albeit sadly. He walks over to the ocean and kneels down in front of it. He scoops up some water in his hands, splashing it on his face and sighing before returning to Kumiko.
Inside the city, the Relentless Rogue lands in the middle, standing above a number of buildings. Inside the cockpit, Akihiro laughs. "Now behold as the scorching of Earth begins!" he says. "Destroy all!"
The Relentless Rogue holds out its arms as it starts spewing lasers everywhere, destroying all buildings and everything in its sight. Below it, civilians all run away in horror as chunks of buildings and rubble fall to the ground.
At the Bio Base, the alarm goes off as the Relentless Rogue appears on the viewing monitor. "Akihiro's back!" Aaron says. "And in the middle of the city at that." Riley says. "What do we do?" Shelby asks. "The Zords are still down." Maddox says. "All that we have is the Flyers." Jordan nods. "I can go out and try to hold him off." she says. "Give you guys more time." "Are you sure?" Riley asks. "The strain from managing the Megazord by yourself could be too much." "I'll be fine." Jordan says. "Just hang tight!" She runs toward the Zord Holding Bay.
Still in the city, the Relentless Rogue continues to fire away, hitting everything in sight and causing explosions erupting everywhere. "Keep up the destruction!" Akihiro says. As the robot prepares to attack again, however, its soon barraged with laser fire and is knocked back a few feet. "What was that?" Akihiro asks.
The Blackbird Zord is shown flying forward as it deploys the other two Flyer Zords. "COMBINATION SYSTEM ACTIVATED!" the voice announces as Jordan activates the Bio Flyer Megazord.
The Bio Flyer Megazord stands against the Relentless Rogue as it lands on the ground. "You're done now Akihiro!" Jordan says. Akihiro laughs. "Johnny boy's idiot sister?" he says. "Come to join your brother in Hell have you?" As Akihiro says this, Jordan's eyes suddenly become angry and she growls in fury as she pushes the Bio Flyer Megazord forward.
At the Bio Base, everyone watches as the two robots collide. "Power is stable for now." Maddox says. "As long as Jordan doesn't try anything crazy, she should be fine."
The Relentless Rogue open fires at the Bio Flyer Megazord. "Thrusters!" Jordan says, and the Bio Flyer Megazord takes flight, dodging the fire. "Lasers!" Jordan says, and the Bio Flyer Megazord open fires at the robot. The Relentless Rogue just stands in place, unaffected. It fires back, but Jordan quickly swings the Megazord out of the way. The Bio Flyer Megazord summons its two blades. Jordan growls as she pushes forward on the controls. The Bio Flyer Megazord flies forward and charges at the Relentless Rogue and slashes rapidly at it, pushing it back. Inside, the cockpit shutters. But Akihiro just laughs. "That's right." he says. "Keep pushing yourself too hard. It always works!" Jordan growls as she keeps up the attack.
At the Bio Base, the Rangers continue to watch the fight. "The power levels are dropping now Julia." Dawson says. "Jordan's pushing it to far."
The Bio Flyer Megazord retreats back as it stands against the Relentless Rogue. Akihiro growls. "You're stronger than I thought." he says. "But in the end you'll never be able to compete with me! Your weak brother couldn't beat me! What makes you think you can?!" Jordan growls again in fury. "You don't mention John asshole!" she says. Akihiro laughs. "Oh I'm sorry." he says. "Was that too soon?!" Jordan clenches her fists on the controls. "That's it!" she says. "I'm going to take you down if it's the last thing I do!"
In the dimensional rift, John and Kumiko finally finish their picnic. John happily sighs as he feels his stomach. "That was amazing." he says. "I'm so full now." Kumiko smiles. "I'm glad you liked it all!" she says. "Of course, I know everything you like." John laughs. "Yes you do." he says. Kumiko smiles as she gets up and holds her hand out to John. He happily takes it. She pulls John up and starts pulling him after her. Then Kumiko hears a sound in the distance. "Oh!" she says. "Looks like its time!" "Time?" John says. "Time for what?" "Come with me!" Kumiko says. "I'll show you!" She starts running forward, dragging John behind her. As she does, she suddenly smiles darkly, her eyes glowing.
The Bio Flyer Megazord's fight with the Relentless Rogue has now found its way into the mountains just outside of the city. The Bio Flyer Megazord lands on its back as the robot knocks it down. Inside the cockpit, Akihiro laughs. "You can challenge us as many times as you want!" he says. "In the end you'll just keep getting defeated." Jordan groans as she struggles to get the Bio Flyer Megazord to its feet. "Well," Jordan says, "if I can't beat you like this, then I'll find another way!"
At the Bio Base, the Rangers continue to watch on as the fight continues. "She's led the Rogue into the mountains." Aaron says. "But why? What is she planning to do?"
The two robots continue to stand against each other. Inside the Megazord's cockpit, red lights begin to flash on-and-off. Jordan looks at the power systems. "I need to push it past critical for this to work." she says. "But I also have to get close enough. That's the hard part."
"Let's finish this now!" Akihiro says. "My thoughts exactly!" Jordan says. The two push forward on their controls and their robots collide as they tackle each other and grab each other by the sides. The two struggle as they fight for control. However, the Bio Flyer Megazord soon starts glowing red.
"What's going on?" Colt asks. "What's happening?" "Julia." Dawson says. "The Megazord can't hold on much longer. Its reaching critical overload." Maddox looks on in shock. "Jordan!" she calls into the communicator. "Back down now! Pull back!"
Inside the cockpit, Jordan hears Maddox's transmission. "The power's maxing out!" Maddox says. "Get out of there! You're past the critical point now." "That's the idea!" Jordan says.
"What are you talking about?" Maddox asks.
"Once the power passes the critical point," Jordan says, "I can overheat the power systems, which will destroy the Megazord and everything around it!"
Everyone gasps, including Akihiro. "Is she insane?!" Satsujin says. "She's going to blow herself up?!" "NO!" Akihiro says. "LET US GO! LET GO!"
The Relentless Rogue lets go of the Megazord and starts hitting it, desperately trying to break free. But the Megazord holds firm. Sparks start flying from all areas of Jordan's cockpit.
"Jordan!" Maddox says. "Stop this now! I'm not going to let you sacrifice yourself! Back down now!" Colt walks over to the communicator. "Jordan!" he says. "Eject! That's an order from your superior officer!"
As the Bio Flyer Megazord starts glowing red and overheating, Jordan sighs. "I'm sorry guys." she says. "I'm finished. Take care of John." Jordan closes her eyes as she prepares to for the Megazord to explode.
"Jordan!" Riley's voice says. "Stop!" Suddenly Aaron's Bio Jet Zord flies from above and fires lasers in between the two robots, splitting them apart. "No point in blowing us up as well." Aaron says. His Zord flies above as the other four Bio Zords arrive at the scene as well. "I thought we were over this Jordan." Riley says. "We're a team." "And we either die together. . ." Tosha begins. "Or don't die at all!" Shelby finishes. "But there's no other way we can beat him." Jordan says. "Wrong." Colt says. "I know I may have seemed a bit hopeless back there, but the truth is, as long as we're together as a team, there's nothing we can't do." The other four Rangers nod.
"We'll accomplish his mission as we've had any other." Colt says. "Together." Jordan gasps as she looks at them. "We will get through this." Colt says. "And we will find John. He's a Bio Force Ranger and like us, he's not finished with your mission." Jordan nods. "Right!" she says. "I'm sorry guys. I was wrong to let my emotions get the better of me! Let's take him together!"
"Rangers!" Maddox's voice calls out on the communicator. "I have good news and bad news. The good news is I have the Battle Zords up and running now. The bad news is that the Emergency Repair System hasn't fully repaired the core power booster yet, so you guys can't form any combinations yet. Plus there's still the Voyager to repair."
"That's fine." Aaron says. "The more help we have, the better." "Right!" Colt says. "Let's form the Megazords and hit this guy with everything we have! Attack!" "Right!" the other Rangers respond.
At the beach, Kumiko leads John toward the end, where a vortex appears in the sky. Kumiko points toward it. John looks confused. "What is that?" he asks. "The pathway to the afterlife." Kumiko says. "Afterlife?" John asks. Kumiko nods. "Do you remember when we said we would die together?" Kumiko asks. John nods, but he's more focused on the vortex. "Well," Kumiko says, "I have waited here for months until the day you would come. That way, we can enter the afterlife together. And remain there for eternity." John looks with shock as he eyes the vortex. "Let's go!" Kumiko says, and she tries to walk forward with John behind her.
But John just stands still, and Kumiko stops. "Eh?" she says. "John-san? Aren't you coming?" John keeps looking down, thinking to himself. Then he looks into the vortex and sees the faces of the Rangers again, all of them smiling at him.
John finally speaks. "No." he says. Kumiko's eyes widen with shock. "No?" she says. "You're not coming?" "No." John says. "I can't." "Why not?!" Kumiko asks, still sounding shocked. "Kumiko listen." John says. "You and I have had so many amazing moments together and I will always cherish those memories. But time has passed. I have a responsibility on Earth. And there's people there that have become my friends. Friends that I can't just abandon. Even if it means an eternity with you." Kumiko looks at him in disbelief. "Its not that I don't want to go." John continues. "And maybe if I never met those other guys and none of this had ever happened, I would happily come with you. But I've grown attached to them. I'm sorry, but I can't go. I need to get back." Kumiko looks at him with a saddened look on her face. "I love you Kumiko." John says. "And although my time here with you again was short, I will never forget it." He kisses Kumiko one last time then lets her hand go, turning around and walking away. However, Kumiko's eyes start glowing again as she angrily looks after him.
"I'm afraid you have no choice in the matter!" Kumiko says, speaking in a different, evil-sounding hissing voice. John gasps as he turns around. Kumiko's skin turns dark as her clothes transform into black armor and her face disappears behind a black helmet with red eyes. "You cannot leave the dimensional rift!" she says. "Your soul will forever remain trapped here!" John gasps as he strikes a fighting pose. "What are you?!" John asks. "And what did you do with Kumiko?!" She laughs. "Kumiko was never here fool!" she says. "I am the wraith that haunts the dimensional rift!" "Wraith?" John asks. The Wraith nods. "I have haunted this place for thousands of years." she says. "And I absorbed Kumiko's soul because I knew one day you would come here. So I used her soul to attempt to lure you into Hell. But sadly you didn't fall for it! Now I'll just have to send you to Hell myself!" John holds up his fists ready to fight as he glares at the Wraith.
The Bio Force Megazord, Bio Battle Megazord and Bio Flyer Megazord stand against the Relentless Rogue all together. "Attack!" Colt says. Piloting the Bio Battle Megazord by himself, Riley responds "Yeah!" Still in the Bio Flyer Megazord, Jordan responds "Ready to go!" Piloting the Bio Force Megazord with Colt, Aaron, Tosh and Shelby respond with "Alright!"
The three Megazords charge forward. The Bio Force Megazord attacks first as it slashes at the Relentless Rogue with its Saber. The robot blocks the attack and punches the Megazord in the chest, knocking it back. The Bio Flyer Megazord spins around as it moves to the robot's right and attempts to slash at it with one of its blades, but the robot parries again. The Bio Battle Megazord slashes at it with its saw arm, but it parries again and then slams both Megazords on its sides in the chests.
"Nothing you do can stop us!" Satsujin says. "We'll destroy all of you!" Akihiro says.
The Relentless Rogue spins around as an energy wave emits from its sides and hits all three Megazords around it, causing them all to retreat back. The Rangers all groan as their cockpits shutter violently. "This is too much!" Riley says. "Even with our Zords fixed we can't bring out the full power." "Surround it and try to hold it in place guys!" Colt says. "We have to get it under control!"
The three Megazords all tackle the Relentless Rogue and try and grapple it, but the robot quickly fights back and pushes them all back with another shock wave attack, sending the three flying backwards.
"Lasers!" Riley and Jordan say together and the Bio Battle Megazord and Bio Flyer Megazord rapidly fire lasers at the Relentless Rogue. However, the robot just stands in place unaffected and then fires back with another laser from its chest, hitting all three Megazords again and knocking them back.
In the dimensional rift, the Wraith attacks John as she swings a sword at him. John ducks and grabs the Wraith by her arms, trying to hold her sword back. "There is no escape from me!" the Wraith says. John smiles. "Good thing I'm not trying to escape you." he says. "I'm just trying to get home." He elbows the Wraith in the head, stunning her and manages to snag her sword away from her. She growls as she charges forward at John, but he grips her sword with both hands and quickly slashes her across the chest. This causes her to retreat back and John quickly pulls her sword back and stabs her right in the stomach with her sword.
The Wraith groans and screams in agony as her body suddenly crumbles into dust, and vanishes. In the place of her body, an orb of silver light appears and floats away. John looks at the orb of light and drops the Wraith's sword, which vanishes as it hits the ground, and he chases the orb of light. "John-san." Kumiko's voice says and the orb of light appears in front of John, Kumiko appearing in the light. "Kumiko!" John says. He runs over to her and phases right through the light, disappearing within. Kumiko smiles as the light vanishes.
At the rocky beach, John's eyes suddenly open and he groans as he sits up, feeling his head. The he looks himself down to see he's wearing his old clothes again, then notices his Winger Morpher on his wrist. He sighs in relief as he starts to fall back down on his back. He smiles. "Kumiko." he says. "Thank you." He sits back up.
The Relentless Rogue fires another laser blast at the Megazords. All three of them are hit and the Rangers groan as their cockpits shutter violently. The three Megazords fall of their feet and on their backs. The Relentless Rogue stands above its three defeated enemies. Akihiro laughs. "You've put up a good fight." he says. "But this is where it ends." The Rangers all groan as they look on. The Relentless Rogue starts charging up for a final attack to finish the Rangers off.
"No!" a voice says. "Its far from over!" "Huh?!" everyone says in shock.
The Relentless Rogue is suddenly bombarded with laser fire as the Bio Voyager suddenly rolls in. The Rangers all gasp in shock.
At the Bio Base, Dawson smiles as he sees the Bio Voyager. "You got the Bio Voyager working!" he says. Maddox nods, sighing in relief. "Now I just have to fix the core power booster!" she says. "Well get on it!" Dawson says. "I'm getting on it!" Maddox responds.
As the Bio Voyager slows to a stop, John looks toward the Megazords. "Hey Jordan!" he says. "You should be more careful next time you try to handle our Megazord by yourself! Remember we share that!"
Jordan giggles. "Its great to have you back big brother!" she says.
John nods. "We thought you were long gone!" Aaron says. John shakes his head. "No." he says. "A reckless idiot once told me that I'm a part of a team now. And teams either die together or don't die at all!"
Colt nods, chuckling a bit.
Akihiro growls. "Johnny boy?!" he says. "How the Hell did you survive the fall?! I killed you!" He screams in fury. "I'll kill you all here now then!"
"Guys!" he says. "Let's go! Attack!" "Right!" the other six Rangers respond. "Go all out!" Colt says. "Hit him with everything you got!"
"Voyage Lasers!" John calls out, and the Bio Voyager barrages the Relentless Rogue with laser fire from all its cannons again. The robot retreats back as it takes the hit.
The Bio Flyer Megazord swoops down from the air as it spins rapidly. "Full Power!" Jordan says, and the Bio Flyer Megazord swoops past the Relentless Rogue and strikes it with its blades.
"Fire!" Riley says, and the Bio Battle Megazord fires four energy blasts from its arms and legs, which hits the Relentless Rogue.
"Bio Force Megazord Saber!" Colt says. "Full Power!" The Bio Force Megazord ignites its Saber and slashes it at the Relentless Rogue, scoring a powerful slash on the robot.
The Relentless Rogue retreats back, but remains intact. Akihiro growls. "My ultimate weapon won't be defeated that easily!" he says. "Even with seven of you here, it won't be enough!"
Maddox finishes typing in one last code. "Got it!" she says. "Rangers, the core power booster is finally repaired now. Activate Ultrazord now!" On the viewing monitor, all seven Rangers give Maddox a thumbs up. "Got it Colonel!" they all say. Maddox nods, then falls back into a chair, sighing in relief. "I think I've done enough work for one day." she says. Dawson chuckles.
The Rangers form the Bio Ultrazord and all unite in the cockpit. "Bio Ultrazord!" they call out.
The Bio Ultrazord stands against the Relentless Rogue. "DIE NOW!" Akihiro says angrily, and the robot fires a massive enegy blast at the Bio Ultrazord. But it walks right through the line of fire unaffected. Akihiro and Satsujin gasp in shock. "What?!" they say together.
"Full Power!" the Rangers all call out.
The Bio Ultrazord holds its arms out as the energy spirits of the four Megazords appear before it. They each strike the Relentless Rogue, pushing it back. Then the spirits vanish and the Bio Ultrazord glows with energy as it holds its arms out and fires one last powerful energy blast at the Relentless Rogue. The robot takes the hit and struggles forward. Inside the cockpit, it starts crumbling down. "EJECT!" Akihiro says, and he and Satsujin all quickly jump out of the robot as it finally stops and falls backwards, vanishing in a fiery explosion. The Bio Ultrazord stands over its victory.
Akihiro crawls up from the edge of a cliff, having reverted back to his human form. Satsujin helps him up. "My ultimate weapon. . ." he says. "Destroyed just like that!" "We need to retreat and regroup." Satsujin says. "Come up with another plan." Akihiro nods and the two prepare to run. But they're quickly stopped by John as he stops them in their path, standing in front of them unmorphed.
"Sorry." John says. "But you won't get that chance!" The other Rangers come up behind him, also unmorphed. "Akihiro!" Colt says. "You're mindless schemes will finally end here." "This is it Akihiro." John says. "We're going to settle this right here, right now!" Akihiro smiles. "I'm just fine with that!" he says.
John takes out his Bio Tag and holds it up at the ready. "Ready?!" he calls out. The others hold up theirs. "Ready!" they respond. The seven Rangers insert their Bio Tags into their Morphers and hit the activation switches. "Bio Force! Override!"
The Rangers' Morphing Sequences are shown in full as they Morph. They then immediately go into roll call.
"The Fiery Soldier!" Colt says. "Red Bio Force Ranger! Colt!"
"The Rookie Soldier!" Shelby says. "Pink Bio Force Ranger! Shelby!"
"The Fast Soldier!" Riley says. "Blue Bio Force Ranger! Riley!"
"The Strong Soldier!" Aaron says. "Green Bio Force Ranger! Aaron!"
"The Bold Soldier!" Tosha says. "Yellow Bio Force Ranger! Tosha!"
"The Valiant Soldier!" John says. "Gold Bio Force Ranger! John!"
"The Vigorous Soldier!" Jordan says. "Silver Bio Force Ranger! Jordan!"
John holds out his hand. "As soldiers of Bio Force we strike all evil that threatens our world with the strength of 1000 men! Power Rangers. . ." The other Rangers join in as they all strike the final pose and call out "BIO FORCE!"
Akihiro smirks as he steps forward and his eyes glow. He transforms into his mutant form again.
The Rangers all jump forward and flip in the order of Colt, John, Shelby, Riley, Aaron, Tosha and then Jordan.
The seven Rangers land on the ground as the two mutants confront the seven. Satsujin fires an energy blast at the Rangers, but they quickly flip out of the way. Satsujin draws her sword and charges forward. The Rangers all summon their weapons. "Attack!" Colt says, and everyone but John charges forward and engages Satsujin.
John and Akihiro stare each other down. They walk forward and confront each other. "No more words need to be spoken Johnny boy!" Akihiro says. "Let's finish this!" The two draw their weapons and quickly charge at each other. They jump at each other and hit each other multiple times before finally stopping at the top of a cliff, standing there alone. The two quickly charge at each other.
John and Akihiro exchange slash attacks, blocking each other's out. John knocks Akihiro's sword arm to the side and tries to fire his Jet Blaster, but Akhiro hits his arm, knocking his Jet Blaster out of his hand and tries to shoot his own blaster at John. John thinks fast and headbutts Akihiro, knocking him back. Akihiro begins firing rapidly at John, but he blocks the shots with his Sky Sword as he keeps charging forward.
As John engages Akihiro again, he slashes Akihiro's blaster hand and disarms him, leaving the two with only their swords to fight now. The two quickly lock blades, but Akihiro slams his elbow into John's head, knocking him back. The two then move toward each other and grab the other's arms, trying to wrestle each other.
Satsujin fires another energy blast at the other Rangers, hitting them all. Colt quickly runs forward and slashes her with his Bio Blade. Satsujin takes the hit and is knocked back. Colt quickly engages her in close combat, and the two exchange blows. Colt kicks Satsujin back and the other Rangers quickly charge forward at Satsujin.
John and Akihiro continue to wrestle for control of each other, each groaning in exhaustion as the battle continues. Akihiro finally breaks the wrestle as he headbutts John and the two break away. The two slash at each other with their swords and they both hit each other diagonally across the shoulder. The two groan in pain as they both take the hits and fall on their backs.
John and Akihiro quickly get to their feet and face each other again, groaning as they stand against each other, but not saying a word. They charge at each other again and continue to attack each other. Each exchange blows with their swords, slashing each other across the chests, shoulders and even scoring a few blows in the face.
The two finally retreat back several feet, and look at each other. John readies his sword in Captain Leo's stance, his sword glowing with energy, while Akihiro energizes his sword as well. The two slash at each other, and their attacks meet in the middle ground. The impact creates a massive explosion and both are caught in, getting blown back from the force.
Satsujin sees the explosion and gasps in horror. "Akihiro!" she says. Taking advange of the opening, the Rangers take to the offense. "Fire!" Riley says and he, Shelby and Jordan all open fire on Satsujin with their weapons. Satsujin takes the hit and is knocked back. Then Aaron and Tosha slash at her with their weapons and she gets pushed back further as she takes the hit.
Colt runs forward and holds up his Battlizer Morpher, hitting the activation switch as he also pushes on the final switch. "Battlizer! Final Mode!" he says.
Colt quickly assumes his Battlizer in Final Mode and runs up to Satsujin, slashing at her rapidly. Then he takes to the air and readies his weapon. "Battlizer Sword!" Colt calls out. "Bio Battle Strike!" He slashes at Satsujin four times as he creates a star and sends the attack right at Satsujin, who is pierced by the attack and groans as she turns around and vanishes in a fiery explosion. Colt lands on the ground and nods. The others run up to him. "Good work Colt." Aaron says as he puts his hand on his shoulder. Colt nods. "Thanks." he says. Then he looks to his left. "Oh John!" he says and the six rush towards the fight.
The smoke from the explosion clears and both John and Akihiro are lying face-down in the dirt, both still in their Ranger and Mutant Forms. The two finally regain consciousness and get to their feet. Akihiro's body is smoking and John's Ranger Suit has several tears in it. The two breathe heavily as they both hold up their fists ready to continue fighting.
As the two limp toward each other, the other Rangers rush to the bottom of the cliff where they're fighting, having de-morphed, and they watch the fight. They gasp as they see John in his condition.
John and Akihiro engage in close combat again, throwing punches at each other and crying out as they each exchange punches. Blood starts spewing from them as they each take a hit. Akihiro lands a punch on John's face, managing to shatter his helmet and leaving the entire left side of his face exposed.
The Rangers all gasp as the sight. "John!" Jordan says and the Rangers step forward to try and intervene. Seeing the other Rangers, John turns around and holds his hand out. "Stay back!" he demands, then turns around. Akihiro scores another punch in his stomach and then punches him two more times, first in the chest and then the face.
John groans as he falls back, his Ranger Suit vanishing as he finally drops out of Morph. Akihiro laughs as he limps over to John, ready to finish him off but John cries out and lands a kick in his head. Akihiro is knocked back and falls on his back, his body glowing as he reverts back to human form. His body is all bloodied and maimed.
The two exhausted men get back to their feet and run at each other again, punching at each other with their bare hands. John throws a punch at Akihiro, but he drops the punch and knees John in the stomach. Then he grabs John by his sides and flings him around.
John goes flying back and hits the side of a rock before landing on the ground, crying out in pain. Akihiro limps over and picks up his sword off the ground. "It's the end of the line for you now Johnny boy!" he says weakly and he starts walking over to John with his sword raised high. However, he soon starts running as he finds his strength.
John looks to his side to see his own Sky Sword and quickly reaches for it. His middle finger only just scrapes the butt of the grip, but John finally manages to grip it and take it up. Akihiro runs toward John and prepares to finish him, but just as he gets to John, John cries out as he thrusts his Sky Sword forward and stabs Akihiro in the stomach. Akihiro gasps as he takes the hit, looking down to see John's sword having pierced cleanly through his stomach. John begins breathing heavily as he and Akihiro make eye contact. John quickly pulls his sword out of Akihiro and the two drop their swords. John struggles to his feet and Akihiro falls on his back, breathing weakly and twitching.
John looks over him, limping toward him. Akihiro's shocked face suddenly turns into a smile. He starts laughing weakly. "So this is how it all ends. . ." he says. John continues to look down at him, breathing heavily. The other Rangers quickly run up behind the two looking on.
Akihiro gives one last weak laugh and continues to breathe weakly. Then his breathing suddenly stops and his head falls back, his body still and his sadistic smile still on his face.
John turns around and limps toward the other Rangers, still breathing heavily. "John." Jordan says. "You guys okay?" John says weakly. Then he suddenly collapses. The Rangers all gasp as they rush to his side. Jordan hoists him up. "John!" she says. John continues to breathe heavily, his body twitching violently.
John looks up in front of him, where a bright light suddenly appears before him. He sees Kumiko in a white dress appearing before him. She smiles at John. "Hey." she says. John smiles back. "Hey." he says. "I know you've already made your choice." Kumiko says. "I understand." John nods. "Thanks." he says. Kumiko turns around to walk back into the light. "Goodbye Kumiko." John says. Kumiko turns around to look back at him. "I love you. And I always will." John finishes. Kumiko smiles. "I love you too." she says. She blows him a kiss and the two smile at each other one more time before Kumiko turns around and vanishes into the light.
John looks back down and the light vanishes. His heavy breathing suddenly calms down. The other Rangers stand over his body. "Are you okay?" Aaron asks. John keeps breathing, but he finally manages to catch his breath. He smiles. "Yeah." he says. "Never been better." The other Rangers smile.
As the sun begins to set, John sticks a cross he made from two sticks and a piece of wire into the ground just behind a large patch of dirt. Then he holds out Akihiro's sword, looking down at it. "May you find peace." John says. "Just as I have." He sticks Akihiro's sword into the ground next to the cross.
"Guess that's it then." Tosha says. "Why go through all this trouble to make him a grave?" Aaron asks. "I've made my peace with Akihiro." John says. "Its only proper that I pay him my respect." Shelby smiles. "You're really kind John." she says. As all the Rangers look on at Akihiro's grave, Riley smiles. "As last," he says, "Akihiro has finally been defeated." Jordan smiles as she nods. "Yeah!" she says. "But that doesn't mean its over." Colt says. "Right John?"
John smiles. "Yeah." he says. He turns around to look at his fellow Rangers. "We still have to defeat the Syndicate. And I still have many missions to go on with you guys. My friends!" The others all smile at him and he nods.
"Let's go home." Tosha says. Everyone turns around and they all start walking back to the Bio Base. Colt helps John up one step, and John takes one last look at Akihiro's grave before he joins his friends. We see Akihiro's grave one last time before we fade to black.
