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House of Power Rangers

Chapter 28: House of End

It's early the next morning when the rangers are called out to protect the city. Lauren and Antonio take up the megazord, fighting off giant moogers while the other ranger fight on the ground, dealing with the regular moogers besides a cliff near the sea, however Jayden is fighting higher up, away from the others. Luckily, they're able to take out all the moogers easily, but just as they finish something in the air changes.

"Can you guys feel that?" Nina asks.

"Feel what?" Kevin asks as a large wave begins to rise.

"Lots and lots of pure sadness…" she says before gasping. "Oh no! He's coming."

"What? Who?" Mike asks.

"Him," Nina replies, pointing at the shadowy figure appearing out of the wave.

"Oh no!" Mia says.

"I thought he was gone," Emily moans.

"It's Master Xandred!" Kevin gasps.

"Samurai rangers," Master Xandred thunders as the wave clears. "Give up! You have no hope!" He cackles. "Dayu, thanks to you, I'm back! Now the humans' world shall fall to me!"

"You look shocked rangers," Xandred says. "I don't blame you. Now with my renewed power, nothing can stop me!"

"Master Xandred," Dayu sighs, falling in exhaustion.

"Your harmonium brought me back, Dayu. The final tune it played was…powerful."

"My misery did it," Dayu replied. The rangers watched the exchange, confused.

"Your centuries of suffering unleashed all that power and now the Sanzu River is surging. I've never heard you play anything like it."

"I didn't play it for you. I played for Deker," she breathes, laboriously. "This is the end of me, but it is also the end of my sadness. So many years I've held onto my sorrow, but now…" Xandred cuts her off, pulling her to him.

"You should've embraced the Nighlok life," Xandred growled.

"I was never truly a Nighlok," she replied. "My heart remained human."

"Well, perhaps you can still be of use to me."

"Master,"

"Go be with Deker if you like, but part of you will stay with me!" He says and there's a disturbing crunching sound in the air before Dayu disappear, just a flowery shawl left, which Xandred drops. He absorbed her. Nina looks around confused. That wasn't one of the rangers' voices. It's won't work. Unfortunately, before Nina has time to dwell on the strangely familiar voice, Xandred turns his attention to them.

"Now, as for you samurai rangers," he yells, turning to the rangers. "Where is the red ranger that deceived me all this time? I want him! Red Ranger!"

"Careful, guys," Kevin warns. "Keep your distance."

"Over here," Lauren calls, standing upon a cliff with Antonio. "I am the red ranger and your downfall! Today you will be sealed. Permanently."

"Ha!" Xandred scoffs. "What can a little girl like you do? Today is the end of the rangers."

"The only thing ending is you!" Lauren yells back but it only angers Master Xandred.

"You're a fool!" He yells before quickly sending a blast at them.

"Whoa, watch out!" Xandred fired at them. Antonio pushed her out of the way by jumping with her, landing on the ground, behind a boulder out of sight of Master Xandred. The rangers begin climbing up to join them.

"Lauren!" Mia exclaims.

"I'm fine," she assures them. "Now listen. I'm going to use the sealing symbol against Master Xandred, but it takes time to write, so I need you to keep him busy. Got it?"

"Got it," Emily nods.

"Kevin, take the black box," Lauren says, handing it to him.

"Gladly, thanks," he nods.

"The shark disc," he grins as Lauren hands it to him. "It'll help us cover while you seal Master Xandred."

"Well, well, well," Master Xandred says, finding them, sending a blast from his hand.

"Shark attack mode!" Mike yells and Kevin upgrades into super samurai.

"Whatever happens," Kevin says, "Protect Lauren!"

"Right!" The rangers agree before charging forwards.

"Remember, only Lauren has the power to finish him off." However, Xandred takes them all down as though he's simply swatting a fly!

"I have no business with you small fish!" He laughs before turning to Lauren. "But you…"

"No! Lauren!" The ranger yell, getting up and attacking the Nighlok king! Even the lightzord gets involved as they get knocked down. The rangers keep getting up though, knowing they don't necessarily have to beat him just keep him distracted and away from Lauren long enough, even if it means they just have to keep being hit.

"Pathetic," Xandred mutters as he knocks down the rangers again. "Not today, not ever!" he yells sending a blast at Lauren just as she completes the symbol.

"Samurai symbol power! Seal!" As the symbol goes straight to Xandred, it intercepts the blast rendering it useless just before colliding with Xandred. The force sends him flying back into a wall.

"Yes!" Mike yells.

"It worked!" Antonio grins.

"He's gone!" Mia says, disbelievingly.

"She did it!" Emily cheers.

"Amazing!" Kevin says.

It's not finished yet. This time Nina's not shocked because of the voice, although she is still trying to work out exactly who it is. What shocks her is what it's saying… Nina, he's not gone. And then who it is.

"Dad?" Nina whispers. She doesn't quite remember his voice, but it sounds too familiar, too much like Jayden not to be.

"What?" Kevin asks, hearing her. Nina, you must defeat him.

"No," Nina breathes, refusing to believe it but knowing it's true.

"Nina, what wrong?" Kevin asks, the other rangers now paying attention.

"He's not gone," she says. "The symbol didn't work."

"What? Nina what are you talking about?" Mia says, pointing the smoke. "Look, he's gone!"

"No," Nina says, moving forwards. "Look," she says firmly and as the rangers look on, they hear laugher, just before Master Xandred begins walking towards them again.

"Impossible," Kevin says, shocked.

"Hey, what's with that white patch on his chest? I never saw that before," Antonio points out.

"This is far from over rangers," the Nighlok king smirks.

"I – I don't get it," Mia says.

"You were sealed!" Jayden yells, standing slightly further away on the cliff. Nina hadn't noticed when he'd arrived.

"But no Nighlok can stop the sealing symbol," Lauren says, confused.

"He's not Nighlok," Nina tells them.

"What?" Mike asks, clearly confused. "He's the Nighlok king."

"That white patch," she begins. "That's where he absorbed Dayu's human side. He's no longer pure Nighlok… meaning the sealing symbol won't work," Nina spits.

"Look at that! The little ones the smart one! But you left out one bit," Xandred taunts. "Since, I'm no longer pure Nighlok, I don't have to return to the Sanzu river since I won't dry out!"

"How can we stop him now?" Lauren asks but Xandred just laughs,

"You can't!" He sends blasts at them, sending the rangers flying back and Lauren falling off the cliff, demorphing as she lands.

"Lauren!" Jayden exclaims, jumping down from where he is, then running across to stand in front of the team.

"Guys, I've got this," Jayden says. "Symbol power, teleport!"


"Master Xandred beat us bad," Mike says, the mood in the room sombre. "If the sealing symbol, didn't work, what else can we do?"

"He's immune to the symbol power. He doesn't need Sanzu river water," Mia lists.

"Can he even be beat?" Antonio asks.

Kevin grunts, hitting a punching bag. "We almost had him."

"I feel so sorry for Lauren," Emily says. "She spent her whole life learning the sealing symbol, and it was all for nothing." At that Nina's up, leaving the room, knowing what she has to do.


Stepping outside with Jayden, the two see Lauren looking up at the sky.

"Lauren, you okay?" Jayden asks and when she doesn't answer they go over to sit either side of her on the bench. The fall from the cliff would've been worse had it not been for her ranger suit, but she had still injured her arm, so she had to wear a sling.

"It's beautiful, isn't it," she says, not looking at them.

"Yeah," he replies, looking up too.

"It kind of reminds you what we're fighting for," she says.

"Lauren…"

"You know what's coming next, don't you? That cloud of sorrow Dayu release probably has the Sanzu river ready to burst. Nothing will stop Master Xandred from sailing his evil ship right into our world. I let everybody down Jayden. You, the rangers and especially dad. I'm handing the leadership of the rangers back to you." She just talks more firmly when Jayden begins to disagree. "I came here to seal Master Xandred but that didn't work. The right thing is for you to lead the team again. You have a great team, Jayden." He can't help but smile at that. He knows it's true. "They need you now. The whole world needs you."

"I'll do my best," Jayden smiles. "It's time to finish what dad started."

"I'll call a meeting right away and tell the others." However, just as the girl begins to stand up, Nina grips her uninjured arm, looking directly at her she says,

"This isn't on you Lauren. You did that symbol perfectly. You didn't let us down."


Since all the other rangers were already in the living room all Lauren had to do was call Shaylee and Ji.

"Tomorrow, Master Xandred must be stopped," Lauren says, seated on a chair. Jayden standing behind her. "But before then, I have something to say. As you know the sealing symbol failed to stop him. I wasn't able to get the job done. I'm handing the leadership of the team back to Jayden."

"Really?" Mike asks, perking up. Lauren smiles,

"I thought you might like the idea. Jayden is the best chance that we have now."

"Thank you, Lauren," Jayden nods, swapping places with his sister. "Alright, listen up. Master Xandred is more powerful than ever. It appears that he's unbeatable. But I have a plan. We're gonna take him out with brute force." The rangers can't help but snicker as the idea.

"That's your plan?" Mike asks.

"Lauren's attempt to seal master Xandred didn't work but it definitely weakened him. Dayu's human essence many have saved him, but it also created a weak spot that we can exploit. Forget sealing him, it we hit that spot with enough force we'd be able to destroy him."

"Yeah, but we'll need more power," Kevin says. Jayden just looks up at Lauren.

"And you'll have it," Lauren smiles. "Thanks to this."

"The Shiba fire disc."

"I'm too hurt to join you in battle, but I've used every last ounce of my strength to pack that disc with as much symbol power as I could. Hopefully, it'll be enough to help you defeat Master Xandred, once and for all."

"Nice!" Mike grins. "Thanks Lauren, for everything you've done to help us."

"No doubt it'll be a tough battle, but we're a strong team that, when together, can accomplish anything," Jayden says but as everyone cheers, he notices a certain look on Nina's face. He squints, confused, as she notices him looking at her.

"What are you thinking?" He asks her.

"I have a plan that might work better," she replies, catching the attention of everyone.

"Really?" Kevin asks.

"Yeah," she nods, getting up. "Hold on." Going into her room and grabbing three envelopes out of one of her desk drawers, she re-enters the living room and everyone focused on her.

"Since I met you all, I have had to keep a lot of secrets about my life. Some to protect you, some to protect others and some to deceive the Nighlok. I don't have the time to tell you everything now but here's what you need to know, for what I'm about to show you to make sense," she says sitting down. She takes a deep breath before exhaling shakily. "You already, know my mother was the previous purple ranger and she died in the final invasion… but my dad didn't car crash. He died in that battle too and this plan… is actually his," she shows them the envelope. It has the Shiba family crest on it. "The previous red ranger."

"Wait, what?" Antonio says.

"You do realise you said red, right?" Mike says and Nina nods, looking between Jayden, Shaylee and Lauren.

"Yeah. Shaylee's my cousin, Lauren's my big sister and Jayden's my big brother… and my name's not Nina Martin. It's Nina Shiba. I meant to give you guys these earlier but things kept coming up so I'm sorry." She hands Jayden and Lauren each an envelope. "But before you open those, you should read this." She takes out a letter and puts it down on the table, all the rangers taking a look.

"This is dad's writing," Jayden breathes picking up the letter as Nina nods. He begins to read it out aloud.

Dear Nina,

If you're reading this that means Lauren's done it. Your sister has mastered the sealing power so you can finally stop Master Xandred once and for all. Unfortunately, this also means that your mother and I didn't make it. I'm so sorry that we're not there but you're a great kid. All three of you are and I trust that your grandmother, Ji and the guardians did a great job raising you all. However, there are things that even they are unaware of that I must tell you. I couldn't risk anyone finding out, so as of the moment I'm writing this, only your grandmother, mother and I know. While you may understand why Lauren had to be hidden, you may not have fully understood why you had to be too. There is something special about you. And that something gives you a special power that I'm praying you don't have to use, but Xandred is sneaky. It may just be my paranoia, but I fear that he may find a way to evade the sealing power. In the unlikely event that that does occur, not all hope is lost. There is something you can do. Which is why I'm also sorry that you have to keep your identity from your team a little while longer.

There have been quite few legends told over generations of a legendary warrior, a chosen warrior that has the power to finally destroy Xandred. I'm sure you remember me telling you the story of the chosen samurai princess. I'm sure when you're reading this it's been quite a few years, so I'll remind you. In short, there was girl from a woman named Amneris' bloodline. The day, month and time she was born were all the same number but while she was a great warrior, her soldiers believed her to be mad as on occasion she would experience fierce visions, to the point she could predict what could happen before it did and it appear she could even speak with the deceased. Her troops feared it would hinder her performance in battle, so when the red waters began gushing into the world, she stayed behind in the castle. However, what her soldiers didn't know is that she had actually had one of her visions about their incoming battle. None of them would return… unless she herself destroyed their foes. Their foes, which we now know as the Nighlok answered to their king, the one the princess knew she had to stop regardless of how unbeatable he appeared to be. The Nighlok King was a source of sadness, darkness and death. This girl, the chosen one, was a source of happiness, light and life. She could overcome it and she did. The details are hazy, but the story is the same across different versions. She took a secret escape through the tunnels of the castle and all the soldiers saw was their princess walk across the field, straight to king and before they could do anything, there was a blinding light and then both her and the Nighlok were simply gone… neither were seen again.

I had so hoped it would remain simply a story but even now as I'm writing this, you're only five years old but your birthday is July 7th and you were born at 7am, and tracing back your my lineage, you are from Amneris' bloodline. For so long, I denied the truth but after you told me you'd spoken to your grandfather after he had passed and he told you about his watch (a secret he had only told me), I realised I had to face reality. You are indeed the chosen one. Xandred knew of my bloodline, hence he wished to destroy me so fervently. If he knew you too were my daughter, he may start to single you out. That is the true reason you had to be taken away, why you had to become someone else.

As your father, I don't even want you to know this. Some versions say the girl died. Some say the heat from the blast disfigured her so badly she took shelter in a nearby village but fell in love and decided to stay there. Some say she had a protector who brought her back from the brink of death and took her far away from it all. Some end saying, she never returned. Regardless of that, whether or not I'm there, I don't want this to be the end of you. I want to keep this all as far away from you as possible. They only reason you're reading this now is because, right now, the biggest struggle for your five year old self trying to steal enough cookies for you and your siblings without getting caught by your mother (oh yeah, I knew whenever you did but you really thought you were a ninja so I couldn't crush your dreams). You shouldn't have to worry about this all yet. But I'm not just your father, I'm the red ranger too and as you read this, you are the purple ranger. We have a duty to protect this world. If this is how, regardless of how much I want to throw you into a protective bubble away from this all, I have to tell you. And as selfish as this sounds, I have to admit, whether I'm there or not, I don't want you to do it. I want you to have a long and happy life without all of this secrecy and danger… but I know you'll do what's right. I just hope you know I am so proud of you.

I love you, always and forever,

Your father

"Nina, you can't do that," Lauren says, once Jayden finishes.

"Actually, yeah, I can."

Emily begins, "It's not even clear. It doesn't tell you what you have to do. We can't-"

"It doesn't have to," she shrugs. "I already know. During the vision I had before I woke up from re-aging, I saw flashes of symbols. Random symbols I didn't recognise just flashing periodically throughout it. When I woke up, all I could see was the part that scared me, so I didn't really pay attention to them. As soon as I read that letter, everything came rushing back and I understood it all. I know exactly what I have to do."

"Nina…" Mia says, not quite knowing what to say.

"Nina, I recognise the legend your dad's talking about," Kevin says. "More often than not, it's reported that that girl died."

"Maybe so but every single time, it's reported that it worked." The rangers go quiet at this, not quite knowing how to dispute her. "Guys, I know this is no ideal-"

"Not ideal?" Mike scoffs, standing up. "Nina, you're telling us that you want us to let you take Xandred alone knowing that you will most likely not make it back?"

"No," she sighs. "I'm telling you that I know how to take down Master Xandred, the threat we're called to protect our world from."

"At the cost of your life!"

"One life out of the whole world. I didn't show you this to ask for your permission. I showed you this so when I do it, you're not surprised." As Mike, sits back down, Nina looks around at the rangers who won't look at her. "Listen, it was my dad that came up with this plan, knowing its own daughter, his youngest child who would have to do it. If there was another way, don't you think he would've found it?"

"She's right," Jayden says speaking for the first time, not looking at her. "My father would never put any of us in harm's way, let alone Nina. If this is what he found… it's the only way."

After letting the rangers know what she had to do there was only one person left she had to tell.


"Eddie," she grins, seeing his face pop up on her screen. Ji was familiar with story of the chosen one so when Nina had let him know she had to speak with her Osirian he had told her he would make sure the others gave her some privacy. She had emailed her friend letting her know they needed to talk, and he was more than happy to oblige. However, to avoid being caught, they'd agreed that Eddie would only call once he was certain he was alone.

"Nina Shiba, I can't believe it's you."

"Where are you?" She asks, she's pretty sure she recognises the surroundings.

"In the tunnels."

"Sounds comfy," she smiles. "I didn't realise how much I've missed you."

"Oh, I've been aware how much I've missed you. At least, four times a week I suddenly get the urge to jump on to a plane straight back there." Nina laughs at that. "I'm not even kidding. Whenever I go online now, all the ads are about flight from London to Cali. What's been going on?"

"What hasn't been going on? It's been crazy!" Nina tells him everything, like the near misses such as with the Nighlok that took Emily's spirit. The really weird ones, like that bad girl phase with her and Mia. The more recent ones like the one that made her and Jayden word vomit… not Xandred yet. She asks him about Anubis how and he catches her up. How Americans need to stop replacing everyone. That, of course, there's a new mystery. A new shady teacher, Miss Denby, who is actually turns out is posing as her sister, who she put in a mental home. Oh and fun fact, Frobisher was never actually dead, he was entombed and frozen in time in the crypt (which Nina didn't even know existed) but now due to a ceremony going wrong, he's awake and evil and trying to turn everyone into a sinner. Unfortunately, his dad, Victor, Patricia and Fabian had all become sinners but to complete the plan they needed one more and he was worried that they were going to get that final person very soon. They know they've told each other about a lot of this in emails before but it's different when you're able to say it face-to-face (sort of) especially since the emails were pretty general. Anyways, they had more pressing issues…

"Nina?" Eddie asks after a few moments of silence.

"Yeah?" She replies before catching a whiff of smoke. She gasps, turning to her candle. "Oh no!"

"What's wrong?" Eddie asks, suddenly a lot more alert. Nina just remembers just how late it must be for him.

"My candle just ran out of wax," she pouts.

"Does that say United Kingdom?"

"Yeah. It was a Christmas gift from Kendall and it actually smells just like the U.K."

"I take it that you're over Fabian then?" Eddie says, causing Nina to furrow her brow.

"I guess so. Why?"

"You know, you've mentioned Kendall quite a lot," Eddie points out.

"I have?" She questions.

"Yeah, it kinda sounds like you have a crush," he teases, and she rolls her eyes. "That eye roll wasn't a no."

"Yeah, well there's no point in denying it. Especially since I already told him we can't happen."

"Why?"

"What do you mean why? I shouldn't have been talking with him so much in the first place. Besides, things are getting even more dangerous now. If the Nighlok found out how close I am to him and his family, they could become targets and get hurt. I can't risk that." Eddie looks down at something before speaking up again,

"How much more dangerous?"

"Dangerous enough that the team know my real name."

"Wait but doesn't that mean Lauren's mastered it." Nina nods. "Then why aren't you more excited that you can trap that pest as soon as he comes out then you can hurry back here?"

"Because, we can't."

"What do you mean you can't?"

"I mean, Dayu's harmonium released enough sadness for Master Xandred to escape and Lauren tried sealing him, but he absorbed Dayu's humanity so he's no longer fully Nighlok."

"Dayu? Is that the one that you said was Deker's wife?"

"Yeah," Nina nods. "Her heart stayed human so when he absorbed her, he took that, so the sealing symbol won't work on him anymore and he doesn't need to go back to the Sanzu river anymore."

"Oh no," he sighs. "How's Lauren taking it?"

"She thinks it's her fault."

"I don't think it's on her," Eddie replies to which Nina smiles sadly, looking down. "So, the Nighlok king is able to enter our world as he pleases, and you're not sure you have a way to stop him."

"I didn't say that." When she doesn't say anything else, Eddie starts to get suspicious.

"Nina, what's your plan?"

"I'm only telling you this because I think because I don't want you to worry too much if you feel anything."

"Feel what? Nina, what's your plan?"

"There's a legend, that essentially states that since I'm the chosen one, I can stop the Nighlok king. The only problem is, in the story, the girl is never seen again."

"Are you kidding me? Your plan is based off of a story where you basically end up dead?"

"Eddie, this was my dad's plan. He wouldn't have even mentioned it if he had had even inkling that there was another way. And even then, I had a vision Eddie. It's real. And I know what to do."

"Nina, this could kill you. I know it could. I can't let you do that," Eddie says but it's clear it's not just her friend she's talking to anymore. It's her Osirian.

"I have to. If this is the only way to not just seal but destroy Master Xandred I have to do it. What are the chances that I'd be a power ranger and the chosen one? If that's not a sign that I have to do this then I don't know what is."

"No. I can't let you do this. I'm coming. I'm coming right now," he says and as he does, she can see and hear the movement as stands and picks up his laptop on his side and she knows he's not playing.

"Eddie! Eddie, no! Calm down!"

"Calm down?" He yells.

"Eddie, someone's gonna hear you," she says, and she doesn't know why she whispers on her end.

"I don't care," he hisses. "I'm supposed to protect you, not sit back whilst you march to your death."

"It's not certain that I'm going to die."

"I'm sorry but never being heard of again is as good as dead in my books."

"Eddie, we are facing him in less than twelve hours. You wouldn't even make it in time, and you have to deal with what's going on at Anubis House, you know that is just as bad."

"Protecting you is my priority," he stresses.

"And if Ammut is released how will you protect me then?"

"I'll – I – I'm sorry," he sighs, running a hand through his hair. It's gotten darker since Nina last saw him. "The Osirian in me can be very overprotective. I mean, the best friend part of me isn't a fan on the plan either but you're right. I have to stop Ammut from rising."

"What makes you think you're my best friend," Nina teases.

"Well, there's the fact that you told me I am and the fact that only a best friend would be able to see how scared you are, despite your best efforts to seem okay." Nina looks down, playing with her hands as her eyes slowly well up.

"Maybe you're right," she says, trying to blink back the tears before they fall. "You are my best friend."

"And you're mine. Which is how I know that second part is true too." Looking up, biting her bottom lip, as she fiercely wipes away a stray tear.

"I just – I'm gonna do it. Of course, I'm gonna do it. I'm just scared and feel a bit betrayed."

"Betrayed by who?"

"By life," she laughs, pathetically. "It just all seems like a big joke. Ages one to five my life was as normal as life could be when both your parents are power rangers. Then they die. Then I'm taken away from my siblings and my home and I have to live with a different name. Ages five to fifteen I'm home-schooled by my grandmother while training to become a power ranger. Ages fifteen to seventeen I discover I'm this so called chosen one which brings its own troubles and just when things begin to settle down, I become a power ranger. And I had to lie to my team everyday about who I am and then my sister who spent the past twelve year of her life mastering the sealing power finally comes back but when she tries to use it, Master Xandred was one step ahead of us and it doesn't work. Then we find out that it's down to me and the chances of my coming out alive are ten times worse than they were before? And trust me when I say the odds already weren't in our favour. I guess I was just hoping that we would do this and then we would be done. I'd finally get to live without death and fighting constantly looming over my head. It's just frustrating."

"I know. You really drew the short straw," he says.

"You're telling me."

"But Nina you're strong. Like super strong. If anyone's going to kick that ugly butt off the face of the earth and come out alive. It'll be you. Besides, if you need some help, just use our mystical connection. I'm sure it'll come in handy."

"I don't think it works that way."

"Sure, it does." Nina just rolls her eyes but can't help but smile.

"If you at any point you need help with Ammut, you know you can do the same."

"Yeah, of course," he nods as she yawns. "I don't want to do this, but you've got a big day ahead of you tomorrow and you need your beauty sleep."

"I could say the same to you."

"Please, I don't need to sleep to look this good." Nina just shakes her head.

"I really do miss you Eddie."

"I miss you too," he says, seriously. "So, if you could hurry up and defeat Xandred that would be great. It'll be nice to suffer through something normal like A level exams together for once."

"As long as you've dealt with Ammut in time, I'll be there."

"I'll hold you to that," he says, pointing at her through the screen.

Nina just smiles, "I'm counting on you to do so."


Entering the living room, a little while after her talk with Eddie, Nina finds everyone sitting comfortably, wrapped in blankets, ready to sleep. Jayden and Emily are on the large couch, Kevin and Mia on the other end. Mike's sharing a comfy chair with Shaylee. Lauren's lying on the footstools they use as chairs with Antonio sitting on the floor, his head resting on them too. Ji is seated on the other comfy chair but upon seeing Nina he moves to get up but she shakes her head, settling on the floor between Emily and Kevin and lying her head back on the couch as she covers herself with her blanket, shutting her eyes.


Early the next morning when the gap sensor goes off the rangers, minus Lauren, rush from training to the living room but practically the whole map is flashing.

"The Sanzu river is flooding into our world. Looks like the battle for our world has begun," Ji says, looking around at all the rangers.

"It's time make our stand a defeat Master Xandred for good," Jayden says, before they run out but Lauren catches Nina's arm before she can leave.

"Nina, are you sure you can do this?" Lauren asks.

"Doesn't matter. I'm doing it anyways," Nina replies, not looking at her sister. "Look, Xandred took away your life for absolutely no reason. I'm going to make him pay for that."


Arriving at the sight of yesterday's battle the rangers see possibly the total of all the moogers they've defeated the past few months times five in one place and in the distance, the red waters of the Sanzu River. The rangers are captivated by it for a moment, the calm before the storm.

"Look at them," Antonio gasps.

"This is really it," Mia nods.

"Are you still happy you decided to become a samurai?" Mike asks Antonio, not quite looking away from the moogers.

"Are you serious? Being a ranger is the best thing that ever happened to me. I wouldn't trade it for anything!" The gold ranger exclaims,

"Me neither."

"I guess I don't have to ask you all if you're ready for this, then," Jayden smiles.

"No," Nina says. "You don't."

"Jayden. As long as you're with us, we're ready for anything," Kevin says.

"Booyah," Mike smirks.

"No matter what we're up against, we're in this together all the way," Emily says. The others nod too, just as the moogers begin making noise, turning to them.

"Looks like they spotted us," Mia says.

"Right," Jayden nods. "Let's do this!" The pull out their morphers out.

"Go, go samurai!" They call. They've known it was going to be intense ever since that first time they saw Master Xandred in the world but actually seeing this and know it was the it… it was an intensity they weren't quite ready for yet.

"Samurai ranger, ready," They each say in turn, starting with Jayden, ending with Nina.

"Rangers together, samurai forever!" They chant, running into battle. Fighting the moogers, the rangers are sure that every last one from the netherworld is here and as annoying as it really is, they figure they may as well use it as their chance to finally wipe them out, once and for all! However, just as they're really getting into battle a giant ship appears, getting beached up on a cliff.

"Rangers!" The voice they knew they'd have to hear eventually, yells. "The hour of your destruction is at hand! Prepare to meet your doom!" Master Xandred jumps down from the ship, landing in the midst of the battlefield.

"Take your best shot, Master Xandred!" Jayden says, the moogers dispersing, allowing the rangers to regroup.

"Oh, we will." And just like that, the moogers block the rangers view of their leader.

"Nina," Jayden says. "That white spot is his only weak spot. Are you ready?" But as he asks, a wave of nerves and déjà vu comes over the purple ranger. She shakes her head,

"No."

"Nina, you've got this," Jayden tells her gently, but she shakes her head.

"No. Something's wrong," she says, being to panic. "Or something's missing. I don't know but it's not going to work. Jayden, I can't do it."

"Hey, hey," Jayden says, placing a hand on her arm. "What's wrong?"

"This was it, Jayden. This was what I saw in that vision when I de-aged. This exact moment," she whispers, as she says it, she sees flashes of what she saw again. The overwhelming moogers, the rising Sanzu river water, Xandred cackling triumphantly, the rangers lying on the ground, demorphed… unmoving... "If I attack now, it won't work in our favour. At all. We have to do something else."

"It's okay. We'll try my way, okay?" She nods; she needs to figure out what's wrong because it can't just be this was the wrong location.

"Okay."

"Guys, slight change in plans. We're going with brute force," Jayden says, and the team just nods already clear on what to do. Nina heads in front, leading, then she's followed by Mia and Emily. Jayden's in the middle, his back protected by Kevin and Mike, who in turn are watched by Antonio. They only had one job; get Jayden to Master Xandred… no matter the cost. While they face hardships and were beaten down, soon enough the path between Jayden and Master Xandred was mooger free.

"My sister couldn't seal you," Jayden says charging towards Xandred. "But I can still destroy you!" and he manages to strike Xandred in the white spot. The rangers cheer once again as Jayden says,

"I knew this was your weak spot!" But Nina can't join the festivities because she hears the voice again. Her dad. It's still not done.

"No," Nina cries, it was at least supposed to weaken him.

"I see," Master Xandred says, too calm. "Not a bad strategy red ranger. But it's not that easy to destroy me." He grabs onto Jayden's sword, pulling it out and throwing it away along with Jayden. "You really thought that you could destroy me?"

"This isn't over Xandred!" Jayden yells but just as he raises his sword, the Shiba Fire Disc fall out, broken into pieces.

"No!" Jayden yells.

"The Shiba Fire Disc!" Emily groans.

"Ha! Your one chance to defeat me now lies shattered on the ground. Nether wind!" He says, and an unnaturally powerful gust blows at the rangers. "Flames of the nether world!" And as the fire appears, the rangers de-morph, crying out in pain! "Well? I'm waiting? Beg me to spare you, you worthless rangers."

"No matter what you do to us," Jayden grunts, "we'll never bow to you!"

"Even now, your spirit can't be broken. Perhaps, you just lack the proper incentive. If you won't beg for yourselves, then I'll capture the other red ranger and see if you'll beg to spare her," Xandred taunts. "Maybe even that shiny new assistant that always seems to patch you up."

"No," Jayden mutters, but unconsciousness soon takes over him as it has with the rest of his team.

Oh dear. Chapter twenty-eight has not ended on a great note. Master Xandred's back. The sealing symbol didn't work. Nina knows what to do but is missing something. The brute force idea didn't work. What are the rangers going to do? Find out in Tuesday's chapter. Thanks for reading