Mako's head spun as she sat up and looked around. Around her, she saw other Super Sentai Rangers similarly groggy and untransformed. Looking at herself, she saw that her Shinkenger outfit was gone. Mako closed her eyes and tried to remember what had happened to lead to this.
The area was filled with broken mechanical pieces... the remains of what were once giant robots and Zangyack ships. They were previously in battle with each other and it was fairly clear to the Rangers, grateful to all be alive, that this was one of those battles where there were no winners... until they saw more Zangyack ships coming from the sky. The battle wasn't over yet.
"Everyone, formation!" shouted the man in red leading all the Rangers – Akarenger/Tsuyoshi Kaijou, the original Super Sentai Red Ranger. He and Soukichi Banba (Big One) lead the Extra Rangers to find the missing Goseigers while the remaining Super Sentai Rangers went into formation and waited for the Zangyack's arrival. It was only a few minutes, but those minutes seemed like hours to Shinken Pink/Mako. She looked at the Sentai Rangers around there and saw that, despite them all wearing face concealing helmets and poised for battle, they were also worried about how the war was going... that there was a chance the Earth wouldn't survive this.
Then Shinken Pink saw that there was one Ranger who wasn't hiding her fear as well as the others... her wife Shinken Yellow/Kotoha. Shinken Yellow was trembling and barely holding her Shinkenmaru steady. Shinken Pink put a hand on her love's yellow clad shoulder. Shinken Yellow, without even turning around, knew who was touching her and relaxed. This relative peace lasted only a few seconds as Akarenger, Big One, and the Goseigers ran to join the other Rangers. They were followed by Gormin sailors and Sugormin. As the eight Rangers made it to the army of Rangers, the Goseigers stopped and turned to face the Zangyack foot soldiers, Akarenger and Big One only going far enough to join their respective teams before turning to face their enemies.
"Attack!" Gosei Red and Akarenger both yelled and, boy, did the Super Sentai army ever.
The Sentai Rangers fought the Gormin and Sugormin. The separate Sentai teams split up with other teams to attack several different Zangyack troops at once. Soon, the fighting was so frenzied that the individual Sentai Rangers were soon split up and fighting with other Rangers who barely knew each other. Shinken Pink was fighting a troop of Gormin with AbareBlue, Yellow Four, Denzi Green, and RyuuRanger when she noticed the fleet of Zangyack ships almost directly over them. The ships fired, knocking all the Rangers off their feet. The Rangers could barely get up from the blast, but they did. Akarenger got up faster than the others and walked a certain way... with defiance.
"It's time, everyone." Akarenger said to everyone. "We must combine the power of all the Super Sentai and defend the Earth!"
"Right!" every Sentai Ranger yelled. They all knew what this meant from when Tsuyoshi brief them and, Shinken Pink remembered seeing, the Sentai Rangers seemed uneasy by it. However, she also knew, they were ready to do anything, even lay down their lives, if it meant saving innocent lives. Shinken Pink knew she and her team were ready to do such a thing and was willing to guess all the other Rangers were. Shinken Pink focused herself, brought every bit of power to the fore and brought it with the other Rangers' powers. This was the last memory Mako could remember.
Mako took her Shodo Phone and tried to transform. Nothing happened, just as Tsuyoshi warned them as the Sentai teams planned their strategy. It was always a last resort measure as there was now no defense if any other evil being attacked the Earth. Mako looked up at the sky and around... no Zangyack, no Gormin, nothing but groggy Sentai Rangers, some looking despondent over the loss of their powers. Mako understood their pain, as she felt weird not being able to transform either. She took comfort in the fact that the Zangyack were no longer a threat and that all the Sentai Rangers, minus the ones who came back from the afterlife to help their teammates, were here and in relative good health... at least until she realized that she saw none of her teammates around. In a cold panic, Mako ran around, looking for her friends, her teammates... her family.
She found Takeru being treated by a woman Takeru would later explain was Matsuri Tatsumi, GoPink... or more appropriately, Mako thought bitterly, the former GoPink. Mako saw Ryunosuke bandaging a blue humanoid dog Mako recognized as SPD's Doggie Kruger/DekaMaster (Despite all Mako has seen in the Shinkengers' war against the Gedoshu, a blue humanoid dog was still not something you see everyday). Mako found Kaoru meditating with the Maskmen, then found Genta and Chiaki talking with the Goseigers, Saki Rouyama/the former Go-on Yellow, and a man in a red SGS jacket, obviously Bouken Red (Chiaki and Genta later told her his real name was Satoru Akashi). Mako was happy to find them all okay but she was not eased in the least, as the one Shinkenger that meant the most to her was still nowhere to be found.
Mako ran around the battlefield to try and find Kotoha. She asked every Sentai Ranger, but the Sentai teams' final attack mixed and pushed them all around that even Kenta Date/the former MegaRed, the last person to see Shinken Yellow, didn't know where she was. Mako ran around more until she saw the Ozu family also frantically looking around. Mako ran to Urara.
"Urara, what's wrong?" Mako said softly. A moment later, she realized that one Ozu family member was missing.
"Houka, we can't find Houka." Urara said, softly, breathlessly, and tearfully. Mako hugged her.
"I'll help you look." Mako said softly, knowing the Ozu family would help her find Kotoha if she had asked. They searched throughout the battlefield, getting help from other Sentai Rangers. Mako, Urara, and Kaori Tendoh/the former White Swan were searching and getting closer to the nearby forest when Kaori piped up with a question.
"Aren't you the magician Sentai team?" Kaori asked. "Isn't there some spell that can track her?"
"A few, but our powers were our magic. We can't perform magic anymore." Urara said, the sadness evident in her voice. She turned to explain more to Kaori and saw that the two of them walked together without Mako, who was standing in shock. Urara knew immediately what the matter was and went to hug Mako.
"I'm sorry Mako. I'm so sorry." Urara said.
"It wasn't your fault. It was the Zangyack's." Mako said, on the verge of tears.
Urara turned her head and saw Kaori looking confused, but also concerned. Urara explained the promise Urara now had no chance of keeping.
"Couldn't the Heavenly Saints perform the spell?" Mako asked, ashamed immediately afterward for seemingly not being sympathetic to Urara's own plight. Urara never even thought that.
"The saints don't like interfering with humans except to defeat the Infershia." Urara explained. "It was always meant for one of us to perform. They won't do it."
Mako nodded her understanding and sank her head into Urara's shoulder.
"I'm sorry for both of you too." Mako whispered, touching Urara and Kaori with her kindness.
It was then they heard crying nearby. Urara briefly thought it was Mako but realized it was too far away. The three heroines followed the sound into the forest. They didn't walk far when they found a woman in a pink sweatshirt like Urara's and a shiny white skirt... Houka Ozu. Her ankle was splinted with sticks and cloth. She was holding another woman, who was crying on Houka's shoulder. Mako and Urara knew exactly who that other woman was... Kotoha. Mako lightly touched Houka's shoulder and helped her to Urara's side. Mako then sat next to Kotoha and they embraced each other. They both cried.