Ep. 9: Samurai Surprise: Part 2

Episode(s) Adapted: The Guaranteed Showy Samurai (極付派手侍)

"Previously, on Power Rangers Pirate Crew…" the voice of Marvelous said.

"After Joe practiced with his swords, the rangers went on a quest to discover the power of the Samurai. Soon enough, they came into contact with Lauren & Jayden Shiba, who started to test the rangers' fighting prowess, but were interrupted by the Armada's ships coming down to devastate the city. During the fight, Joe learned an incredible fact," the narrator started.

"Precisely!" Vekar interjected. "Biorg here is the result of turning the traitor, Sid DeFranco, into a cyborg!"

"What!?" Joe asked loudly.

"As Biorg was going to deal the finishing blow on to Joe," the narrator said as the scene played. "Marvelous ran in to protect his teammate," it showed Marvelous getting slashed, demorphing, then pulling out his blaster, shooting them both. "Wounded, Vekar made a hasty retreat to live to see another day. Currently, three of the rangers are waiting to see if Marvelous will make a full recovery at Shiba House while Joe walks to settle the score."

"I wonder what happened to Joe," Doc said.

"Yeah, I'm worried," Vivi said.

"He was acting a little weird when we came to the ship last night," Robin said.

"I'll try & call him," Vivi said, then got out her mobirate.

"Leave him be," Marvelous said, as they were outside the room he was resting in.

"He's awake!" Doc said & they all ran to him.

"Marvelous?" Vivi said. Lauren & Jayden could hear from the living room. "If he went off on his own, leave him be."

"But, Marvelous…" Doc said.

Marvelous sat up, straining.

"He'll be fine...I know he'll be back. More importantly…I need food."

Ji spat out some tea he was drinking.

"Too hot," he said.

Joe was walking, thinking back.

"Joe Sisko. This is your first official duty. Slaughter them all!" a Bruiser said as it showed three little girls on another planet in the past. Joe was standing next to Sid.

"What are you—!? They're just kids!" it showed him walking again. "I can't do it!"

"You sniveling coward!" it went back to the girls as the Bruiser reached its hand out. "I'll show you how it's done."

"Don't do it!" Joe yelled, then smacked its hand away & kicked it. He then got his sword & slashed another one away, then held the Bruiser in place. "Run! Hurry, go! Get out of here!" he yelled & the girls ran away.

The Bruiser swatted him off.

"And you call yourself an Armada soldier!?" the Bruiser then launched his fist at him while he was on the ground.

Joe was back in an Armada base, badly wounded. A thing on his outfit beeped & Sid came in, fighting the two X-Borgs off of him.

"You okay, Joe?" he said, helping him up.

"Sid…"

"The Armada lied to us," it went back to Joe walking. "We need to get out of here," an alarm went off, then it went back to the base as X-Borgs searched.

"This is where we say goodbye," Sid said as they saw them go by.

"But—!"

"If you betray the Armada, you'll either perish, or run for the rest of your life," he said, standing up & looking at Joe. "But I think we chose the right thing to do, as citizens of the universe. Stay alive, & someday I'm sure we'll meet again."

"Sir…" Sid put his hand on Joe's shoulder.

"Goodbye," Sid said, then ran off. Joe started to make a break for it.

"There he is! Fire!" an X-Borg yelled, then laser fire was heard, with Sid's pained yells. Joe turned back for a second, but then continued running.

It was back to Joe in the present. He walked up to Biorg's sword.

"Biorg," Levira said as he walked through a doorway. "Where are you going?"

"I am not obligated to answer you, unless my boss orders me to," he said, then continued walking.

"I suppose lap dogs only listen to their owners…"

Joe stood near the sword as Biorg walked up to him.

"I've been waiting for you...Sid," he said, walking up to him. "You heard it from Vekar himself. You're my friend, Sid!" he grabbed on to Biorg's shoulder parts. "Wake up! Recognize me!" Biorg made him let go of his shoulders, then punched him in the stomach. He then got his sword out of the ground. "I'll make you remember!" he said, getting out his sabre, then did the stance Sid did to gather the energy into his sword. Biorg turned to see.

"Are you imitating me?"

"You have to remember...Sid, my friend!" he yelled, then did the 'X'-shaped slash & sent it at Biorg, who held it off with his sword, then deflected it to the side behind him.

"I am Biorg. With this fully cybernetic body, I serve as Prince Vekar's loyal bodyguard. I don't know of any Sid," he said, then started to walk away.

"That's a lie!" Joe yelled, then ran after him. "Sid!" he yelled, then Biorg slashed at him & they crossed blades. "Remember!" he yelled again, then Biorg made him lose his sabre & he fell to the ground. "Sid!" he yelled, holding on to Biorg's foot. Biorg then picked him up & knocked him back several yards. "Sid...my friend, Sid…" he said, weeping. "Is gone…"

"Curse them! Don't touch me!" Vekar yelled as he moaned as his wound was hurting him bad. "Ahh, my wound...it hurts so badly...my wound aches!" he said, sitting in his chair.

"You'll be fine, sir…" Levira said as he whined.

"Shall we cancel the ongoing operation, Your Excellency?" Damaras asked.

"They dared to lay a finger on me...they will pay!" Vekar said. "They must pay! I-It hurts!" he said, standing up & clenching his arm. "You will obliterate those pirate scum!"

"Understood," Matacore responded.

Marvelous was eating on the ship, as he ate a chicken wing & downed a Gatorade-like sports drink with it. He had a small buffet in front of him.

"He sure can eat! It looks delicious," Navi said.

"Maybe you shouldn't push yourself so much…" Lauren said as Vivi brought in more food & a pot of tea as Jayden stood right next to her, watching. "You're in no condition to be up & about."

Marvelous took some potato chips into his hand & started chewing them.

"Shaddup," he said, taking another sip of his drink.

"Well, he usually feels better after having something to eat," Robin said, putting a hand on his shoulder, which he shrugged off.

"May I ask you something?" Lauren asked.

"What is it?"

"How can you be so sure that Joe will return? What makes you certain he'll be fine?"

"It's real simple," he said, putting down his food & swallowed. "This is me & him we're talking about. From the second I met him, his fate was sealed," he added, then it went to a flashback on another planet. Marvelous had Navi on his shoulder. "So another planet is razed by the Armada…" he said, seeing a decimated city as Navi flew off.

"Don't let the traitor escape! Get him!" a Bruiser said as he looked over at the commotion. He saw a group of X-Borgs getting beaten by Joe's slashes.

"What's up with him?" he asked as Joe was getting ready for another attack. "Not bad," he said, then an explosion made Joe fall to the ground. He lost his sword & tried to reach it.

Marvelous came in, shooting the X-Borgs & carrying his sabre. Joe saw as Marvelous then started slashing them, then stopped for a sec.

"Is this how the Armada likes to party?" he asked, then kicked the sword back to Joe. "Looks like you could use a hand."

Joe got up.

"The space pirate…I don't have any cash to pay you back with, sorry."

"Didn't want any," Marvelous responded, putting his sabre over his shoulder. "You're the one I want," he added, then the X-Borgs charged at them.

He shot a few, then slashed the ones that were behind him. Joe slashed as well, then got his other sword & somersaulted to Marvelous, then they stood back-to-back. They looked back at each other, chuckling, then slashed more at the X-Borgs & Bruisers. Marvelous then looked towards Joe & did a high jump & Joe slid under his leg.

"You handle that sword well...& you seem like a decent guy," he said afterwards.

"When you see this thing on my neck, you might change your mind. It's a transmitter. They can hunt me down no matter where I go. If I try to take it off, it'll send an electric charge that'll probably kill me," Marvelous walked towards him & grabbed the collar. "What are you doing!?"

"Hang in there!"

"Are you insane!?" Joe asked, then Marvelous started pulling on the collar & an electrical feedback shock came from the collar, then came off. They fell to the ground as Marvelous spoke again.

"I have a dream. I'm going to get my hands on the greatest treasure in the universe…& I feel like dragging you along for that dream."

"I'm with you, even beyond your dream," Joe responded.

"So that's how it happened…" Robin said as the story was finished.

"I must say, I'm a bit jealous," Vivi said. Marvelous chuckled.

"So, I know that he'll be back," he said, then Lauren looked at him.

Suddenly, a video feed came on the viewscreen.

"Come out, pirates!" Matacore said. "If you don't, we'll tear this planet apart!"

Marvelous stood up.

"Come on," he said, walking towards the screen.

"Does the fate of this planet even matter to you people?" Jayden asked.

"Nope, it doesn't, but this is our fight," Marvelous answered.

"You're too badly hurt. We'll help."

"Thanks, but no thanks. Besides, I'm sure the guy who watches my back will be here soon."

"...I see."

Matacore & his X-Borgs stood around as the Galleon approached.

"So you've come," he said as he saw the ship.

"That's a lot of cannon fodder…" Marvelous started as they stood on the edge of it.

"Feels like a decisive battle, doesn't it?" Robin asked.

"We must hold our ground until Joe returns," Vivi said.

"It's okay. We can do it," Doc said.

"All right, let's go!" Marvelous yelled.

They then jumped off the Galleon & got their keys & morphers out.

"It's Morphin Time!" they yelled, morphing.

Joe was still in the place where he met Biorg.

"Sid…" he said, then fell backwards, lying on the grass as he did when Marvelous offered him to be on his crew. He then felt his Mobirate by the fingertips of his left hand, as it had fallen out of his jacket pocket when Biorg pushed him to the ground.

"Take this. A Mobirate & a Ranger Key…" he thought back as the flashback continued. Marvelous handed him his set. He held them up to his face. "This gear will help us achieve that dream."

It showed the Galleon's main room as Marvelous & Joe sat in the chair & on the futon, respectively, then Robin faded into the scene, walking, then Doc.

"Nice to meet you!" he said, giving Robin a noogie, then she punched him in the chest.

"You too!" Vivi said as she & doc shook hands.

It went back to the present. Joe looked around, then grabbed the Mobirate & sat up.

"That's right...I…"

It went to the fight, as Robin was fighting many X-Borgs & a Bruiser, slashing them.

"Not half bad!"

"But we shall not falter!" Vivi said as she took on some of her own.

"That's right! Joe will make it!" Doc said, bouncing off a wall, then slashed.

"It's time you guys learned!" Marvelous yelled, then slashed. "Superior numbers don't mean jack!"

Joe ran through the woods.

"I have my friends!" he thought, as images of them flashed on the screen. "I have somewhere to call home!"

Marvelous slashed several more, then flipped his belt buckle.

"Power Switch!"

"Star Force!"

"Red Ranger of the Celestial Fire Star!"

The X-Borgs came at him. He used his arms to catch their arms, then caught another arm & started punching one. He then caught a few more arms, then kicked another one & batted one away. He then backed up a step & hit an X-Borg hard enough to have it spin & fall on the ground.

He got another key & changed.

"Overdrive!"

He slashed at them with the Lance.

"Drive Lance!"

He clamped on to an X-Borg & tossed it over him.

He then got out another key & changed.

"Ninja Storm!"

He somersaulted, then shot at the X-Borgs & Bruiser.

"Hawk Blaster!"

The group of them went up in flames. He got the sword from its holster on his back.

"Serpent Sword!"

He slashed an X-Borg, bounced off the wall near him, then slashed a Bruiser, then a few X-Borgs, then jumped back & slashed another X-Borg.

It went to Robin as she slashed an X-Borg. It fell to the lower ground & she jumped down, slashing a few more. She then flipped her belt buckle, getting a key.

"One side!" she said, elbowing another, then changed.

"Power Switch!"

"SPD!"

"SPD Yellow!"

She said, using the Deltamax Balster to take care of some more of them, then kicked an X-Borg into a gas tank.

"Have some more!" she said, getting another key.

"In Space!"

"Star Slinger!"

She shot a few in front of her, then behind, avoided another, shot a Bruiser, kicked another X-Borg behind her, then shot some more X-Borgs & Bruisers.

She got another key.

"I'm on a rampage!"

"Dino Thunder!"

"Ptera Grips!"

She jumped & flew up to the higher platform, taking out a Bruiser & an X-Borg. She then jumped back down & took out a few more X-Borgs & another Bruiser.

Doc jumped & flipped on to a few crates, then changed.

"Power Switch!"

"Turbo!"

"Turbo Green!"

"Turbo thunder Cannon!"

He pulled it out & started firing on the X-Borgs.

He got out another key.

"Power Switch!"

"Zeo!"

"Zeo Ranger IV: Green!"

He punched the X-Borgs, then made a few slide down a hill.

"This is next!"

"RPM!"

He jumped into the air & kicked a few more.

"Ranger Operator Green!"

He got out his sword.

"Rail Saber! Take this!" he yelled, starting to take them on.

Elsewhere, Vivi got a key out of her belt buckle.

"En Garde!"

"Power Switch!"

"Lost Galaxy!"

"Galaxy Pink!"

She started to take them on, with the dagger.

"Transdagger!" she yelled, striking the X-Borgs. She hit one so hard that it had flung back into several others.

"Power Switch!"

"Lightspeed Rescue!"

"Pink Ranger, rescue ready!"

"V-Lancer!" she said, getting it out in its sword mode. She lashed several more, dealing a heavy blow to one X-Borg who was sent. recoiling back.

"Power Switch!"

"Time Force!"

"Chrono Sabers! Double Strike!" she yelled as she jumped up & raised her left hand up & had her right hand facing down, then came down & slashed some X-Borgs & hit them with a shockwave.

"Give it up, pirates," Matacore said. "You can't win this," he got out his sword.

"Hey, up here!" Marvelous said, riding the wind & coming down to strike him with his sword as they clashed blades. He was sent backwards as the others caught up with him.

"Impudent fools!" Matacore yelled, then sent an energy strike at them, then they were enveloped in an explosion as the strike connected.

They were demorphed & fell to the ground. The X-Borgs ran up to & stood right next to Matacore. Marvelous slowly got up.

"That...didn't hurt," he said.

"You think you're going to win? Are you that stupid?" Robin said, getting up.

"I already told you...we won't lose!" Doc said, getting up.

'That's right...we shall not—!" Vivi said, getting up as well.

It went back to Joe as he was still running through the woods. Jayden & Lauren blocked his way, so he stopped.

"Jayden," Lauren said.

"Yeah," he said, getting something out from his jacket pocket. He showed the disc in his hand.

They walked up to Joe.

"You've demonstrated the bonds that your pirate crew shares. We concede defeat, but in exchange for that, you must defeat the Armada," she said & Jayden handed him the disc.

"Thanks," Joe said & got the disc from Jayden.

"Any time you wanna finish that duel when I'm not testing you, though, you know where Shiba House is," Jayden said & Joe nodded. He then ran passed them & continued on his way.

"Do you suppose they'll win?" Lauren asked.

"Their loyalty doesn't even pale next to that of the samurai," Jayden said, arms folded. "Once they're all together again, it'll be obvious. Let's go," he said & they walked back to Shiba house.

It went back to the others' fight as Marvelous was taking on a few Bruisers & a few X-Borgs. He got out his sabre, striking them, then got flipped around on to the ground, then got up & got the sabre again. He used it to catch one of the X-Borgs' weapons & kicked it away.

Next, Robin as she had her sabre & was using it to slash more X-Borgs. She clashed with one, but another hit her in the stomach, then they threw her on to a small dirt pile & she rolled down it. She quickly caught one of the other X-Borg's weapons, then slashed it away & kicked another.

Doc hopped up a few walls, then shot a few with his blaster. He started to run, but couldn't get to far, so he took a 90 degree turn & ran straight as he shot some more. He was quickly cornered, as he almost went down another dirt pile. An X-Borg grabbed hold of him & flipped him down the other side of the pile, then he was flung into a few barrels, but quickly shot them with his blaster.

Vivi used the other coat she was wearing to blind an X-Borg, then got her blaster out. She hit an X-Borg with it, then flipped on to her back on the ground & shot another one, then rolled to avoid a third one's strike. She then shot another one, then kicked a second, then got up & shot two more.

"Move!" Matacore said, getting a few X-Borgs out of the way. He then hit Marvelous & the others followed suit, getting struck by Bruisers. They all were hit back next to each other.

"Looks like you're done for…" Matacore said, walking up to them. "Now suffer," suddenly, an 'X'-shaped energy blast came at him & made him & the X-Borgs & Bruisers recoil a bit.

Matacore looked passed them & they all looked behind them. Joe came walking up to them & they got up.

"Y-you—!"

"Sorry I took so long," Joe said to them.

"Don't sweat it. Looks like you've got your game face on," Robin said.

"She's right. We were merely getting warmed up," Vivi said.

"Heck, I was kind of hoping you'd take longer—" Doc said.

"Watch my back," Marvelous said to h.

"Right. Leave it to me."

Marvelous got his morpher out & flipped it open, then they all turned towards Matacore as they had their keys as well.

"It's Morphin Time!"

"Pirate Crew!"

"Enough!" Matacore yelled & the X-Borgs charged at them.

"Here, Joe," Robin said, holding out her sabre for him. He grabbed hold of it, then she, Vivi, & Doc charged in.

"Ready to make it showy?" Marvelous asked as he & Joe stood back-to-back.

"Yeah. Remember last time?" Joe asked as they were surrounded by X-Borgs & a Bruiser.

"Of course!" he said, then they started slashing them. Scenes of their flashback fight came in as they did the same exact strikes. Marvelous struck a Bruiser away. They then did the high & low kicks again.

"Impossible—! After everything I did to them, they can still stand!?" Matacore asked.

"Whoa!" Doc said as he flew down under some X-Borgs. "I guess you just don't understand," he said, shooting the Borgs & a Bruiser.

"It's kind of like how you always have room for dessert," Robin said dealing with her own group. She shot them all away. "…Or something like that."

Vivi dealt with her own group & blasted them away.

"I'm not certain that's an appropriate simile…" she said.

"You pirate cretins!" Matacore yelled.

"Let's finish him with this!" Marvelous said as they regrouped & got out their keys.

"Power Switch!"

"Samurai!"

"Let's go!" Marvelous said as they charged in as the Samurai theme kicked in.

Matacore charged in, slashing at them. Marvelous clashed blades with him, then Joe got in a good hit, then the others came in & slashed him from four different angles. He caught Doc's sword with his own & deflected Robin's, but Vivi still hit him. He flipped Doc back, then Marvelous, Robin, & Vivi hit him. He slashed at Vivi, then hit her & Robin back when he clashed with their Spin Swords. Doc ran at him & tried to hit him fast several times, but Matacore batted him away. Doc then fell to the ground & spun around, slashing at Matacore's feet.

Marvelous then loaded up the fire smasher with the red disc.

"Fire Smasher, Hundredfold Wildfire!" Marvelous announced, then jumped & flipped sideways as the Smasher powered up with fire, then struck Matacore.

Joe got the Double Disc that Jayden gave him earlier.

"I'll put this to good use," he said, then put it on the spin sword & summoned another one.

"You little—" Matacore yelled, then Joe jumped in the air with him & Matacore met his slashes as Joe fought with the swords. He then slashed Matacore with the swords & he was sent back. They transformed back to their base suits.

"How...how are you suddenly so much more powerful!?"

"I'll spell it out for you," Marvelous said. "It's because we're a tight crew that works best together," he added as it showed all of them nodding. "Now let's wrap it up!" he said, flipping up the cylinder on the sabre & inserted his key, then pushed it back down.

"Final Wave!"

They charged up. Matacore then stood back up & they launched the energy slashes right at him.

"Preposterous! Matacore was…" Vekar began on his ship.

The Maximizer was used & brought Matacore back, but bigger.

"You've forced me to wipe this city out!"

"Aw, come on!" Robin said.

"Let's go after him in the Megazord's Wild Force Formation," Doc suggested.

"Let's move," Marvelous said, getting his morpher.

Matacore slashed a few of the buildings, then the Wild Force Zord summoning sound was heard & the rangers came down in the Megazord, attached to the Red Lion.

"Pirate Animal Heart!" Marvelous said & they launched an energy beam at Matacore. He then blocked it with his sword, then slashed back.

"There!" he launched the strike. Explosions were all around them as they charged. Marvelous recoiled.

"We shall not back down…" Vivi said, then Doc covered his face..

The Megazord got hit with blasts, then Robin & Joe recoiled as well. They then stopped. The Samurai keys then floated up in front of them & glowed.

"The Samurai keys are glowing," Joe said.

"I guess they finally coughed it up," Marvelous said, then flipped his key.

"Ranger Key, set! Let's go!" they all said as the Megazord put its swords on the thing that was attached to the lion's mane, then the Red Lion came apart & formed the parts.

"Megazord: Samurai Formation!"

The Samurai symbols were shown, then the Megazord took its stance, with the thing from earlier that the swords were attached to being the weapon for the form.

"Get out here, Bruisers!" Matacore called, then several lines of them came out.

"Whoa, what the fudge!?" Doc said.

"Settle down. This'll be easy," Joe said, then spun his wheel.

The Megazord charged at the Bruisers, then slashed at them, with shots of the rangers spinning their wheels interspersed. They then sent out a spinning energy wave & the rest were taken care of.

"I-impossible…"

The rangers spun their wheels & the Megazord launched a few strikes at him, sending him to the ground.

"Time to finish it," Joe said.

"Yeah," Marvelous said.

"Giant Fire Smasher!" they announced & the Megazord summoned one. Matacore got up. Marvelous spun his wheel again. "Pirate Samurai Strike!" they said as the Megazord slashed the Smasher down on to Matacore, defeating him, then turned away as the explosion went off.

"Yeah, it works better when we're all together!" Doc said as they stood on a roof.

Vivi then stood in front of Joe.

"Is something on my face?" he asked.

"No. I simply thought it strange to hear such passionate words from you to Marvelous."

"What exactly did you tell them?"

"Hmm?" Marvelous said, chuckled, then fell to his knees.

"Marvelous!" Vivi said.

"Food," he said as his stomach rumbled.

"Oh my, Marvelous."

"Come on, let's go," Robin said, helping him up.

"Yeah."

"Heave, ho!" Doc said as he grabbed his other arm & they started walking.

"I'm starving…" Marvelous said.

"What do you want for dinner?" Doc asked.

It showed Joe watching them walk.

"Meat!"

"Meat, huh?"

"It's good to be back…" he half-whispered.

They all turned around.

"Huh?" they all asked.

"Nothing. Come on, let's eat," he said, walking with them.

"I think I'll make steak tonight," Doc said.

"I'd prefer chicken wings…" Joe said.

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