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House of Power Rangers

Chapter 7: House of Brides

Nina can't believe the image she sees in her reflection. Sure, she'd always imagined the day but not like this. Although she had to admit, the dress was gorgeous!

"You can come in!" She calls, finishing off her makeup, as she heard a knock at the door.

"Nina, we've checked all the – whoa," Kevin breathes as she stands up and turns around to face them.

"What?" Nina asks, suddenly getting nervous and turning back to look in her mirror.

"No, no, no nothing bad!" Kevin quickly corrects as she turns back to them.

"I think what Kevin meant to say is you look wonderful," Mentor smiles fondly. Nina smiles back hesitantly.

"Really?" She grins.

"Yes," Kevin agrees. She hadn't done too much for the wedding, definitely not much as she would've if it was real. Her hair was down just how she used to wear it to school last year and she'd just slightly glammed-up her natural make up look but paired with the intricate dress it's like they were almost made for each other.

"Thank you," she replies before shaking her head to regain focus. "Anyways, have you guys made sure the actual bride, groom and their whole wedding party is far away?"

"Yes, we have, and we've secured everywhere except the main entrance so that's the only way they could get in," Kevin nods.

"Great," she replies. "I guess there's only one thing left to do then."

"Right. I'm going to join the others and sit down. I guess I'll see you out there," he tells her.

"I guess you will," she sighs, walking towards Ji as the blue ranger leaves.

"Well, Nina," he begins as the two of them also leave the room going to stand outside the door leading into the hall. "Are you ready?"

"Absolutely not," she replies as he puts out his arm for her to take. "But as true samurai, we must be prepared to pretend to get married to our teammates."

"That's the spirit," he grins as he begins walking her down the aisle to end where Jayden is.


"I can't believe we did all that for nothing!" Nina exclaims as they walk back to the Shiba house.

"Well, you have to admit getting the officiant to drag out the vows was pretty hilarious," Mike points out, causing the rangers to chuckle a bit. They were never really going through with the wedding. The whole point of it was to set a trap for the Nighlok. They've been kidnapping brides on their wedding days! Nina and Jayden had been volunteered by the team to substitute for the couples wedding (they had convinced them to reschedule after telling them what's been going on) because their hair colour (although the bride was more Emily's honey blonde than Nina's dirty blonde) and height had been the most similar to the actual couple. It had taken a bit of convincing on both parts, but they eventually gave in, especially once they realised that the wedding dress was almost exactly Nina's size. That information was relayed to the minister he did the ceremony but when it got to the vows Nina kept asking him to repeat them and Jayden ended up asking him to slow them down and annunciate more which continued until to Ji finally got the message that the Nighlok stormed a church downtown and took another bride from there.

"At least, you have some ideas for your own wedding now," Mia points out, the guys suddenly getting confused.

"I'm not getting married right now, don't worry," Nina tells them before turning to Mia. "And true. That's just definitely not how I pictured my wedding day going."


"You're already planning your wedding day?" Jayden asks, standing by the threshold of her door. The team got back from the fake wedding not too long ago but everyone (especially Nina) wanted to change into something more comfortable before meeting in the living room. However, Jayden had wanted to speak to Nina before they met up with the rest of the team, hence he was at her door.

"Not planning," she replies, putting on her socks. "I more just imagine what it could be like from time to time."

"So, when you imagine it," he begins as she gets up and walks towards him, out of the room. "who exactly are you marrying?" She suddenly stops walking for a second, glancing up at him, squinting slightly, before grinning as she continues.

"Wouldn't you like to know?"

"Yes, I do actually but wait," he says, touching her shoulder to stop her. "I actually wanted to say thank you for today."

"For what?" She asks confused.

"The wedding. I know it was pretty weird, but you went along with it so -"

"You don't have to thank me for that," she laughs. "First of all, I know it was just as weird for you as it was for me and like I told Mentor earlier I'm pretty sure we all knew coming into this fake marrying our teammates is what true samurai must do." Jayden just chuckles before the two of them enter the room finding most of the other rangers there, just Kevin missing but he enters soon after them, his eyes much less red than they were before (he claims it was allergies but they all know it was the "wedding" that got him emotional).


"Hey look!" Mike suddenly exclaims, grabbing everyone's attention. "It's in a pattern. In the shape of a star."

"You're right," Kevin agrees as they all see the pattern of the outstanding points on the map. "Have you studied patterns in maps before?"

"Kind of. I watch a lot of cop shows," he replies to which Kevin just rolls his eyes.

"We left too much down to chance last time," Jayden says authority in his voice. "We have to make sure we lure them in this time."

"I can't even imagine what those poor girls are going through. I mean, this is supposed to be the happiest day of their lives," Mia sighs sadly. It's heart-breaking really; it's supposed to be their happiest day and now their tears of sorrow filling up the Sanzu river instead of joy.

"You don't think the brides were taken to the Sanzu river, do you?" Emily asks.

"No," Ji replies. "The living can't survive there for long and they need their tears. The moogers must have used the gap to transport them somewhere else."

"We have to try again," Jayden says as Mentor grabs a stack of paper from the drawer under the table.

"How do we get them to come to our wedding?" Kevin asks.

"Is that a list of all the scheduled weddings?" Nina asks, peeking at the papers to which Ji nods.

"That's our issue," Emily sighs. "There are so many." Jayden suddenly sits up straight, leaning over to check the papers for something.

"I just got an idea," he says.

"What?" Mike asks. Jayden looks around at all of them before saying,

"Get ready to make some phone calls."


It took them a few hours, but they eventually managed to convince all the couples to stall their weddings for the safety of them and their guests. All except one which was just what they had planned. The rangers had filled the couple in on the plan who then promised to alert the guests who would stay natural and play along… which is how Nina found herself once again walking down the aisle to Jayden surrounded by strangers acting as though they knew her. Nina wasn't exactly thrilled to be the bride again, and once again, her and Jayden were the most similar looking, way more so than the last time. Their resembles to the couple – Alex Heartman and Nathalia Ramos – was uncanny. However, it's pretty quickly that the moogers break in and they all act as normal unaware people would and try running away before the moogers manage to catch the purple ranger, taking her away through a gap. It's a strange sensation passing through, it's so cold yet blisteringly hot at the same time; like passing through jelly yet passing through a vacuum before they appear outside an old warehouse, dragging Nina in.

"Welcome! Welcome!" Dayu says as they throw her to the ground as Nina tries to keep her veil down. "How could I make this more comfortable for you, purple power ranger?" She asks. "Or hmm, what was that vain thing you like to call yourself? The chosen one, right? I'm sure all those brides would beg to differ but whichever you prefer I guess," she mutters walking around the ranger as she tries to hide her samuraizer under her dress. "Ooh, what's that you're trying to hide under your dress?" She asks grabbing the samuraizer as the moogers hold Nina back.

"Give that back!" she yells.

"Aww, you brought me a wedding favour. Anyways, did you your friends really think you could deceive me? We've been watching your pathetic rainbow team. Now I have a power ranger and the real bride." As she finishes speaking, the moogers drag in another resisting bride. The one they hid.

"No! We hid her!" Nina exclaims.

"Clearly not. Now here's what's you're gonna do," the Nighlok woman starts, opening the samuraizer. "You're gonna call your friends as planned and tell that you've found the brides at warehouse thirty-two by the docks." She puts it to the purple ranger's ear.

"No way! I'm not sending my friends into a trap," Nina scowls loudly, turning my face away from the morpher, but she just laughs.

"I won't force you but if you really want to protect the brides, I suggest that you do as I say. Otherwise, I'll give them something to really cry about." Nina just stares at Dayu trying to size her up, trying to think of another way out it but she knows she has limited options.

"Give me the samuraizer," she mutters angrily, and she motions for the moogers to let go of one of her arms before slapping it into her hand. "I'll call the red ranger and lead the team to your trap, but you have to promise to set the brides free and leave them unharmed!"

"You're just going to have to believe that I'll keep my word and do it anyways," Dayu replies as Nina flips open the samuraizer calling Jayden.

"Hey! Are you okay?" he asks immediately.

"I'm fine but I need your help freeing the brides. We're at warehouse thirty-two by the docks," she replies, making her hate how good she's become at lying.

"We're on our way," he replies before cutting the call.

"Good girl," Dayu commends, patting my head and taking the samuraizer again.

"What are you going to do to my friends?" Nina asks, worried.

"Hmm, let's just say in a few minutes all their dreams will come true. I mean, doesn't everyone want to be a firework?" She cackles. Oh no…


After a short silence Dayu says out of nowhere,

"Kaboom. If only you rangers learned earlier that you're no match for me," she tells Nina pretty happy with herself. "I haven't felt this great in a while. Look at all the crushed dreams and lost hope this beautiful gown symbolises. This bridal shower of tears is slowly filling the Sanzu river. Hmm," Dayu sighs kicking the purple ranger. "Moogers, get rid of her." However just as the moogers begin surrounding her Nina sees the lion folding zords flying towards her with the samuraizer. It must had pick it up from where Dayu put it down. It drops it in her hands before flying back to its owner; Jayden, fully morphed in the doorway with the rest of his team.

"What? How did you escape?" Dayu exclaims, flabbergasted. Her plan was supposed to be fool proof, but she turns as she hears the cocoon, she had for the brides breaking, revealing the yellow ranger and the rest of the brides who run out.

"You caught more samurai brides than you bargained for," Emily says in her gorgeous wedding dress.

"What? How?" She exclaims.

"Pretty easily actually. Double protection. Back up," Nina exclaims getting up as the moogers backup as the rangers get closer.

"Then who set off the warehouse?" Dayu asks.

"Boy you ask a lot of questions," Mike comments but Jayden replies nonetheless,

"Our doubles."

"You're dressing making days are over," Mia says to Dayu who suddenly regains composure.

"We'll see about that," she replies as the rangers head outside to fight, seeing if she'll follow. After a moment's hesitation, she does.


The rangers were winning their battle, all they had to do was defeat Dayu herself so Jayden pulled out the cannon blast mode fire smasher and after receiving the power discs from his team, fired the shot straight at Dayu. For a long moment it looks as though it's going to hit her, until a new Nighlok appears from seemingly nowhere to block their attack shocking the rangers. He doesn't say much except,

"You red ranger, will be Urumasa, my sword's greatest challenge."

He then walks away with Dayu, but not before calling forward more moogers.


On their walk back to the house they decided (well, Emily decided but no one disagreed) to stop by the bakery in the 3rd street promenade for cupcakes. The statement from that unknown Nighlok was still confusing Jayden, he couldn't stop thinking about it, but he wasn't going to let it spoil his mood. It was a victory after all, they saved all those brides.

"Nina, it was a really good plan calling out like that," Emily says, referring to how she had repeated Dayu's plan when asked to call Jayden, probably louder than necessary.

"I'm really just glad you heard me," Nina replies. "I seriously didn't know whether or not you could me, but I was hoping since I could her the brides you would be able to hear me. I would've hated to be the reason our team went boom."

"Well, you're the reason they didn't," Emily smiles. "Hey, Jayden, do you what type of cake you're getting?" She asks as her and Nina fall back to walk with him. Nina and Emily had been "arguing" on how gorgeous Emily looked in her dress. Emily knew the dress was gorgeous didn't think she did its justice while Nina told her the dress was basically made for her. Nina was going to use Jayden to prove to Emily she was stunning.

"Anything but wedding cake," he replies causing Emily to laugh.

"Ha, ha Jayden," Nina smiles shaking her head. "Also, how stunning was Emily in that wedding dress?" She says causing Emily to blush and if you looked close enough, Jayden too.

"Gorgeous." He says to her before continuing, "The dress was amazing on you. Both of you."

"Thank you," Nina smiles lightly at the compliment.

"You know this cupcake isn't in line with my samurai diet," Kevin sighs as they exit the bakery.

"I know Kevin but someone very wise once told me that a samurai without balance will fall," Jayden replies, glancing at Emily who smiles. The look doesn't go unnoticed by the purple ranger who suddenly remembers;

"Guys we didn't get one for Mentor."

"What flavour would he even want?" Mike asks, everyone turning to Jayden.

"Honestly, the only time I've really seen him eat cake was on our birthdays," he replies.

"Well you can't go wrong with vanilla," Nina says before turning back. "I'll get it," she smiles before heading back into the shop, quite content.

And there goes chapter seven! Imagine having to fake marry someone… that would be so strange… Anyways, slightly bad news, my Christmas chapter won't be out in time for Christmas . I've already written it but where it's placed there's too much information you're still yet to discover and people you're yet to meet. Even if I uploaded every day for the Christmas week it wouldn't make it. It's okay though but if you would like me to upload every day of the Christmas week (from Sunday to Sunday (so you get Monday as a little break the following week), just PM/review to let me know and I can do that as a little Christmas gift to you (and don't worry about me not having time, they're all already written anyways so I'll get my break and still be working on much later chapters) Well, this was super lengthy so I'll stop writing now and potentially see you on Sunday (or Tuesday) and of course, thanks for reading!