Chapter 2: Modern Day Ninja
*Brackets() are used when a person is speaking in a different language, in this case, Japanese.*
A year has passed since Jirou was found by Beth on the beach in Dorado Bay. Jirou has continued his training as a ninja and learning the English language. Hitoshi is still studying the inscriptions on Jirou's sword to this day. Beth and Jun are now beginning their final year in high school while still working at Hitoshi's antique shop.
In a dark room, Jirou slowly woke up and leaned out of his bed. Jirou started rubbing his eyes as he yawned while pulling the cover off of him. As Jirou rose from the bed, mumbling was heard coming from the other side of the bed.
"(Who's there?)" Jirou said as he turned around.
Jirou pulled the cover off the bed and gasped when he saw a girl lying in the bed.
"Kiyomi!" Jirou said in astonishment.
Kiyomi opened her eyes and saw Jirou out of bed.
"(What're you doing out of bed?)" Kiyomi asked Jirou.
"(Where are we?)" Jirou asked Kiyomi.
"(What do you mean?)" Kiyomi said in confusion. "(We're at home,)"
"(No, you were left in the past,)" Jirou said as he backed into the wall.
"(Jirou, are you okay?)" Kiyomi asked Jirou as she climbed out of the bed.
"(You're not Kiyomi,)" Jirou said as Kiyomi approached him.
Kiyomi began giggling as she came up to Jirou. Kiyomi grabbed Jirou's wrist and began squeezing tightly.
"(Stop it!)" Jirou shouted as he tried to pull his arm away.
"(I'm coming for you,)" Kiyomi said to Jirou as her eyes began glowing red.
Jirou shoved Kiyomi away from him as a dark aura surrounded her body.
"(You're possessed!)" Jirou shouted at Kiyomi as she rose from the ground.
Kiyomi transformed into Norio in front of Jirou and began laughing evilly.
"(I will make sure your family rots in hell,)" Norio said to Jirou.
"(Stay away from me!)" Jirou shouted as he ran off towards a door.
Norio suddenly appeared in front of Jirou and blocked the door.
"(You can't run,)" Norio said to Jirou as he went to grab him.
Norio grabbed Jirou by the arm and began pulling him into the shadows on the floor.
"(Let go!)" Jirou shouted as he sunk into the shadows with Norio.
"(You have nowhere to go,)" Norio said as Jirou began screaming.
"(No!)" Jirou shouted as he was engulfed by the shadows.
Jirou rose up out of his bed screaming in horror and sweating profusely. Hitoshi slung the door open and saw Jirou shivering in the bed.
"What's wrong?" Hitoshi asked Jirou.
"It happened again," Jirou told Hitoshi as he looked over at him.
"That's the fourth time this month," Jun said as she walked up to the doorway rubbing her eyes.
"It's alright, it was just a dream," Hitoshi said as he sat down at the foot of the bed.
"No, I think they're messages," Jirou told Hitoshi.
"Really, you're joking right?" Jun asked Jirou.
"Norio keeps telling me that he's coming for me," Jirou told Jun and Hitoshi as he got out of the bed.
"Jirou, I'm sure he would've shown up by now if he was coming for you," Hitoshi said to Jirou.
"That's true, but what if he was preparing for something first?" Jirou asked Hitoshi.
"Preparing for what?" Jun asked Jirou.
"Another war," Jirou said to Jun.
"Let's save this talk for later and just get back to bed," Hitoshi said as he rose to his feet.
"Yeah, my first day of my senior year is tomorrow," Jun said as she yawned.
"I'm sorry I woke you two up," Jirou said as Hitoshi and Jun left his room.
"Just try and get some sleep," Hitoshi said to Jirou as he turned the lights off.
Hitoshi closed the door and left Jirou alone in his room. Jirou walked back over to his bed and got back into bed.
"Hopefully this all means nothing," Jirou said as he covered up.
The next morning Jirou came walking down the stairs and saw Jun about to leave for school. Jun looked over her shoulder and saw Jirou heading towards her father's office.
"I wouldn't go in there right now," Jun told Jirou as she picked up her bag.
"Why not?" Jirou asked Jun.
"Dad was up all night studying that sword of yours," Jun told Jirou.
"Again?" Jirou said in disbelief.
"Yeah and I thought he finally stopped pulling all-nighters with that thing," Jun said as she walked towards the front door.
"I'll see you later," Jirou said to Jun as Jun opened the door.
"Whatever," Jun said as she walked out the door.
Jirou walked up to Hitoshi's office and slowly opened the door. Jirou peeked inside and saw Hitoshi with his head lying on his desk asleep.
"He's out cold," Jirou said quietly to himself.
Jirou silently walked into the room and approached Hitoshi's desk. Jirou picked up his sword off the table and looked at the inscriptions on the blade.
"What does this stuff mean?" Jirou asked himself.
Hitoshi suddenly woke up and saw Jirou gazing at his sword and running his fingers along the inscriptions.
"What time is it?" Hitoshi said in confusion as he looked over at a grandfather clock.
"Oh, did I wake you?" Jirou asked Hitoshi as he noticed Hitoshi was awake.
"No, it's fine," Hitoshi said as he rose from his seat. "I wanted to talk to you anyway,"
"What about?" Jirou asked Hitoshi.
"About your sword," Hitoshi told Jirou.
"Did you figure out what it says?" Jirou asked Hitoshi.
"Some of it," Hitoshi said as he picked up a piece of paper off his desk.
"Did it help you figure anything out?" Jirou asked Hitoshi.
"I found out that that sword isn't just a sword," Hitoshi told Jirou. "It's also a key,"
"A key for what?" Jirou wondered as he looked down at his sword.
"Where did your grandfather take you to get that sword?" Hitoshi asked Jirou.
"A secret chamber," Jirou told Hitoshi. "It had statues of our former grandmasters in it,"
"And that sword?" Hitoshi asked Jirou.
"Yeah," Jirou said as he nodded.
"Then we need to go to this chamber," Hitoshi told Jirou.
"Are we even sure it's still there?" Jirou asked Hitoshi.
"I don't know, but our only way of finding out is if we go and see," Hitoshi said to Jirou.
"Wait, you want us to go all the way to Japan?" Jirou asked Hitoshi.
"Yeah, that's correct," Hitoshi said as he handed the sheath to Jirou.
"How're we supposed to get there?" Jirou asked Hitoshi as he followed him out of the office.
"I have a friend who can fly us there," Hitoshi said to Jirou. "So get to packing,"
"We're leaving right now?" Jirou asked Hitoshi.
"No, we'll wait until Jun is out of school," Hitoshi told Jirou.
Hitoshi headed upstairs and left Jirou by himself.
"I never thought I would head back to Japan this soon," Jirou said as he put his sword in its sheath.
Over at the high school, many students were sitting around outside waiting for classes to begin. Up at the steps near the front door Mason and Logan were sitting with a group of other boys chatting as Jun walked through the gate.
"Move it along!" A woman shouted at the students blocking the path towards the steps.
Jun looked over her shoulder and saw the woman walking up behind her. Jun stepped out of the way and let the woman pass.
"You kids need to move," The woman said to Mason and his friends.
"Who are you supposed to be?" Mason asked the woman.
"I am the new history teacher," The woman told Mason. "Now move aside before I make you move,"
"Fine, good grief," Mason said as he stepped out of the way.
The woman walked up to the doors and entered the building.
"Man, she's got quite the attitude," Logan said to Mason.
"Yeah, someone needs to chill out," Mason said as he snickered.
Mason turned away from the doors and saw Jun approaching the steps.
"Hey Jun," Mason said to Jun as she walked up the steps.
"Don't talk to me," Jun said to Mason as she opened the door.
The other boys around Mason began laughing as Jun closed the door behind her.
"I just said hey," Mason said in embarrassment.
"Yeah and it seems like you said a little too much to her," Logan said as he chuckled.
"Alright that's enough out of you dork," Mason said as he threw Logan's backpack at him.
Logan caught his backpack and watched Mason walk inside angered.
"Sorry if I angered you!" Logan shouted as he rose to his feet.
Logan ran into the school and saw Beth come out of the office up ahead.
"Hey Beth, did you see Mason go by?" Logan asked Beth.
"No, is he alright?" Beth asked Logan.
"He's probably just embarrassed about what happened outside," Logan told Beth.
"What happened?" Beth asked Logan.
"Jun," Logan said to Beth.
"Ah, he's still trying to find a girlfriend I see," Beth said as she giggled.
"Yeah, he never knows when to quit," Logan said as he sighed.
"Well, I hope you can cheer him up," Beth said to Logan. "It's our last year here after all,"
"Thanks, I'll try and find him now," Logan said as he walked off.
Beth looked down at a small piece of paper she was holding in her hand.
"Alright, now where's my new locker?" Beth wondered as she began walking down the hallway.
Later that day as the final bell rang, students exited their classrooms and began heading for the exit. Beth walked out of a classroom carrying her books as her phone began going off. As Beth reached for her phone someone bumped into her causing her to drop her books.
"Seriously!" Beth said in annoyance as everyone walked by her.
Beth knelt down and began picking her books up off the ground as her phone continued ringing.
"What is it?" Beth asked the caller as she answered her phone.
"Beth I just wanted to call and tell you not to come into work today," Hitoshi told Beth through the phone.
"Wait, why not?" Beth asked Hitoshi.
"Well, Jirou and I have plans," Hitoshi said as he looked over at Jirou carrying a suitcase down the stairs.
"What about Jun?" Beth asked Hitoshi.
"She'll probably go with us if she wants to," Hitoshi told Beth.
"Where are you guys going?" Beth asked Hitoshi as she leaned against a locker.
Down the hall, Mason walked out of his classroom in disappointment.
"Cheer up dude, it was only the first day," Logan told Mason as he walked out behind him.
"Yeah, and it's only the beginning of my downfall," Mason said as he waved a sheet of paper in Logan's face.
"One bad grade isn't going to cause you to fail," Logan said as he swatted the piece of paper away.
Logan looked over Mason's shoulder and saw Beth down the hall talking on her phone.
"What're you looking at?" Mason asked Logan as he turned around.
"Wonder what's going on with her?" Logan asked Mason.
"I don't know, but it's not our business," Mason said as he began walking away.
Logan grabbed Mason by the arm.
"Mason, you've had a crush on Beth since junior high," Logan told Mason. "You could at least ask if she needs a ride home or something,"
"Do you not remember what happened last time I asked her out?" Mason asked Logan.
"Yeah, it ended in a disaster," Logan said as he nodded.
"That's right, I almost got suspended," Mason told Logan. "But that guy got everything he deserved,"
Mason looked over at Beth and saw her still talking on the phone.
"You're going to Japan?" Beth said in disbelief.
"I wonder who she's talking to," Logan asked Mason.
"Probably her boss or something," Mason said as he leaned against the wall.
"I thought you were leaving?" Logan asked Mason.
"I will in a second," Mason said as he crossed his arms.
"I'll go with you guys then," Beth said as she came walking down the hall.
"No, your mother wouldn't like that idea," Hitoshi said to Beth through the phone.
"Come on, I'll just tell her I'm staying with Jun," Beth told Hitoshi as she walked past Mason and Logan.
"No Beth, I can't let you go with us," Hitoshi said to Beth as Beth continued walking.
"Sounds like Beth is trying to sneak off somewhere," Logan told Mason.
"You think I didn't hear that?" Mason said as he began following Beth.
"What're you doing?" Logan asked Mason as he went after him.
"I want to know what's going on," Mason told Logan as they continued following Beth.
"I'll come by there in a second and wish you guys luck at least," Beth said to Hitoshi as she came up to the front door of the school.
Beth walked outside still on the phone and left Mason and Logan at the door.
"Beth, wait up!" Mason shouted as he slung the door open.
Beth turned around with her phone up to her ear and saw Mason standing at the door.
"Mason, now's not the time," Beth informed Mason.
"I was just wondering if you needed a lift or something," Mason said to Beth as Logan walked out behind him.
"Don't leave just yet," Beth told Hitoshi through the phone.
Mason and Logan walked down the stairs and came up to Beth.
"Well, I guess you could drive me to the antique shop I work at," Beth said to Mason.
"No problem," Mason said as he smiled.
Logan began chuckling as the three teens headed towards the parking lot.
"Hopefully Mason doesn't screw this up," Logan said to himself as he followed Mason and Beth over to Mason's truck.
"So, what was that all about?" Mason asked Beth as he got into the truck with Beth.
"What?" Beth asked Mason.
"The phone call," Mason told Beth as Logan got into the backseat.
"Oh, it's just my boss saying he's going to Japan with one of my coworkers," Beth told Mason. "I never get to go anywhere to search for new things for the shop,"
"And he won't let you go?" Mason asked Beth as he started the engine.
"Exactly," Beth said as she sighed. "He thinks my mom would freak out about it,"
"I don't see what's wrong with just lying to your mom," Logan said to Beth.
"Thank you!" Beth said in agreement as Mason drove off the parking lot and onto the road.
"Well, just notify your mom and tell her you're staying with someone for a few days," Mason told Beth.
"I would, but that still wouldn't let Hitoshi let me go with them," Beth said in disappointment.
"Hitoshi doesn't have to know you're going with them," Mason said as he chuckled.
"Do you know how they're getting to Japan?" Logan asked Beth.
"Yeah, some small airfield in the city," Beth told Logan.
"Oh, that must be the old raggedy one!" Logan said as he pulled out his phone.
"What're you doing?" Beth asked Logan.
"Getting us directions to the airfield," Logan said as he handed his phone to Mason.
"Wait, I can't go without any extra clothes," Beth said to the guys.
"Don't worry, they sell clothes in Japan too," Mason said as he began speeding up.
"Mason, this isn't a good idea!" Beth said as Mason quickly turned a corner and continued down the road.
"Sure it is you're going to Japan!" Mason said as he sped down the road.
Over at a small airfield, Hitoshi and Jirou were loading bags onto a plane while Jun stood by watching. Jirou tossed the last bag onto the plane and closed the backdoor on the plane breathing heavily.
"Dad, do you even know how to fly this thing?" Jun asked her father.
"Of course I do," Hitoshi said as he chuckled. "How else would I have so many antiques from different countries?"
Jun sighed as her father boarded the plane.
"Are you sure he's not making this stuff up?" Jun asked Jirou.
"No, but it makes sense that our ancestors would hide something," Jirou said to Jun as he boarded the plane.
Jun groaned in annoyance as she went to board the plane. In the background, Beth, Logan and Mason quietly snuck up to the back of the plane.
"Open it," Mason said to Logan quietly as he came up to the back door of the plane.
Logan inserted a lock pick into the lock on the backdoor and quickly unlocked it.
"Where did you learn to do that?" Beth asked Logan.
"I used to read these old manuals on how to unlock car doors without keys," Logan told Beth as Mason slowly opened the door.
"Alright, get in," Mason said to Beth as the plane suddenly started.
"Uh oh," Logan said as his eyes widened.
Beth quickly climbed inside and hid behind a suitcase.
"Get in," Mason said to Logan as he shoved him into the plane.
"Wait, we're going too?" Logan said in confusion.
"No, we're staying her to get busted by the people who own this place," Mason said as he climbed in and closed the door behind him.
"You never said you two were coming too!" Beth said to Mason.
"Yeah, but we are," Mason said as the plane began moving.
"I think I'm going to be sick," Logan said as he covered his mouth.
"I swear if you puke I will beat the crap out of you!" Mason said to Logan as the plane left the ground.
The plane suddenly began rumbling causing Beth to gasp.
"Have you never ridden in a plane before?" Mason asked Beth.
"Nope," Beth said as she began breathing heavily.
"Great, this is going to be fun," Mason said sarcastically.
Out on the runway, a small insect landed on a light post and looked up towards the plane. A lens on the insect's head zoomed in at the plane. The insect suddenly flew off as the plane disappeared in the distance.
Inside of the control room on Cosmo's ship, Cosmo was watching the live feed that was being sent to him from one of his Buzzcams. Cosmo began snickering as Galvanax walked into the room with Ripcon behind him.
"What's so funny?" Galvanax asked Cosmo.
"Oh, I was waiting for you to return!" Cosmo said as he pointed over at the screen.
Galvanax looked at the screen and saw the plane taking off the runway.
"I've located that ninja that was sealed away with you," Cosmo told Galvanax. "He's heading back to Japan with two of his descendants,"
Galvanax suddenly began groaning in frustration.
"I know what he's going after," Galvanax said as he sat down.
"It must be the treasure that ninja clan has been protecting for centuries," Ripcon said to Galvanax.
"That's correct," Galvanax said as he nodded. "That treasure is said to bring out the ultimate capabilities of a ninja,"
"So should we try and swipe that treasure before they do?" Cosmo asked Galvanax.
"No, that won't be possible," Galvanax told Cosmo. "That boy's sword is the only way to unlock the chamber that treasure is held in,"
"Then what do we do?" Cosmo asked Galvanax.
"We follow them and let them lead us right to where the treasure is hidden," Galvanax said as he clenched his fist.
Cosmo began laughing as he ran over to the controls.
"Then let's take off after that plane!" Cosmo shouted as he pulled a lever down on the console.
The ship suddenly began rumbling as it slowly began moving.
"That treasure was moved after I was corrupted," Galvanax told Ripcon. "There's no telling where they moved it,"
"We'll just have to find out by following that pest," Ripcon told Galvanax.
Cosmo walked over to Galvanax and cleared his throat.
"Sir, there's one more thing I've been meaning to tell you," Cosmo said to Galvanax.
"What is it?" Galvanax said as he sighed.
"I've created new foot soldiers for you!" Cosmo said as four robotic soldiers walked into the room.
"What are these things?" Galvanax asked Cosmo. "And why do they look so similar to my soldiers?"
"These are Kudabots and I based them off of your soldiers," Cosmo told Galvanax.
"Ugh, I guess they'll do for now," Galvanax said as the robots walked out of the room.
"Should I go inform Odius of this plan?" Ripcon asked Galvanax.
"Yes, and tell her to join us in here until we arrive," Galvanax told Ripcon.
"With pleasure," Ripcon said as he bowed to Galvanax.
Ripcon left the room and left Galvanax and Cosmo's presence.
"Soon, I will make sure every last one of the Takayama scum are wiped out," Galvanax said as he began chuckling.
Out flying over the open seas in a plane, Jirou gazed out the window down at the ocean in amazement as Hitoshi continued flying the plane towards Japan. Hitoshi looked over at Jirou and saw that he was staring out the window.
"Hey, we should be arriving in about twenty minutes," Hitoshi told Jirou as Jirou turned towards him.
"Should I wake Jun up?" Jirou asked Hitoshi as he pointed back at a sleeping Jun behind them.
"Don't worry about that, the landing will wake her up," Hitoshi said as he chuckled.
Jirou looked out ahead and began smiling.
"It's been so long since I was in Japan," Jirou said in excitement.
"Now remember, things will be very different now," Hitoshi told Jirou.
"I know, I just hope the chamber is still intact," Jirou said to Hitoshi.
"I checked up on as much archaeologic studies I could and I didn't see anything related to it," Hitoshi said to Jirou. "Hopefully that means it's still untouched since you left,"
"Yeah, hopefully," Jirou said as he sighed.
In the very back of the plane Beth, Mason and Logan were hiding behind the luggage cramped up against the walls due to the lack of room.
"Is he okay?" Beth asked Mason as she noticed Logan's face turning pale.
"Oh dude not in here," Mason said in disgust.
"Motion sickness can be a problem for me sometimes," Logan said as he held his stomach in pain.
"It'll be okay, just try and hold it in until we land," Beth told Logan.
"I'll try, but I can't make any promises," Logan said as he cringed.
The plane began descending as it reached land. As the plane began rumbling Jun quickly awoke and saw that the plane was landing on a small runway.
"How long was I out?" Jun asked her father as she rubbed her eyes.
"A couple of hours," Hitoshi said as he took his headset off.
A man came out of a nearby building and started running towards the plane as its propeller slowly stopped.
"(Hitoshi, it's great to see you again my old friend!)" The man shouted in excitement as Hitoshi stepped out of the plane.
"(Hey Makoto, how have you been?)" Hitoshi asked his old friend as he walked up and shook Makoto's hand.
"(I've been great, but what brings you back to Japan?)" Makoto asked Hitoshi.
"(Well, there's something we came to look for,)" Hitoshi told Makoto as Jirou and Jun hopped out of the plane. "(It should be around where a large village used to be,)"
"(Sorry, but after how much has changed, I doubt you'll have any luck finding what you're looking for,)" Makoto said as he sighed.
"(It won't be a problem,)" Jirou said as he stepped forward. "(I used to live in the village we're searching for,)"
"(Oh, then it should be a piece of cake then,)" Makoto said as he chuckled.
"Jirou, you haven't been to your village in over four hundred years," Jun told Jirou. "You will never be able to recognize it now,"
"All I need to do is find something I recognize," Jirou said to Jun as he smirked. "There were a couple of mountains near my village for instance,"
"So we're going towards the mountains then," Hitoshi said as he turned towards Jirou and Jun.
"(Do you guys need a taxi?)" Makoto asked the others.
"(Yeah, go ahead and contact one for us while we unload our bags,)" Hitoshi said to Makoto as he nodded.
Jun walked up to the back of the plane and went to open the back door on it.
"I'm going to go ahead and get the stuff out," Jun said as she pulled the handle.
Inside the plane, Beth gasped when she heard a click noise coming from the back door.
"Someone's opening the door!" Mason whispered as his eyes widened.
The door came open and revealed Jun standing on the other side. Jun looked inside and quickly grabbed one of her suitcases. Jun turned away as she pulled her suitcase out and revealed Logan's face.
"Oh no," Logan said as he began sweating nervously.
Jun went to grab another suitcase while looking away.
"Here you go," Logan said as he handed a suitcase to Jun.
"Thanks," Jun said as she grabbed the suitcase.
Jun sat the suitcase down on the ground next to hers.
"What a second," Jun said as she just realized something.
Jun looked inside the plane and screamed in horror when she saw Logan sitting inside.
"What's going on?" Jirou said in confusion as he ran over to check on Jun.
The other bags and suitcases fell out the back of the plane and revealed Beth and Mason hiding behind them.
"Beth?" Jirou said in confusion when he saw Beth sitting in the back of the plane.
"And what are you two buffoons doing here?" Jun asked Logan and Mason.
"We couldn't let Beth sneak onto the plane by herself so we joined her," Mason told Jun as he climbed out of the plane.
"My dad is going to flip out when he sees you," Jun told Beth, Logan and Mason.
"I honestly don't see a problem," Jirou said as he shrugged his shoulders. "They can make things easier by helping us look around,"
"Yeah, what your brother said!" Mason said to Jun as he pointed at Jirou.
"He's not my brother," Jun said in disgust as she crossed her arms.
"Hey, what's taking so long?" Hitoshi asked Jun as he walked over.
Hitoshi noticed Beth and the two boys standing around with Jun and Jirou.
"I know you're not happy about this, but I couldn't miss out on this!" Beth said to Hitoshi.
"Beth, I'm disappointed in you," Hitoshi said as he sighed.
Hitoshi looked over at Logan and Mason.
"I don't even know who you two are and I'm disappointed in you two as well," Hitoshi told Logan and Mason.
"Hitoshi, it's probably a good thing they came along," Jirou said to Hitoshi. "We'll need all the help we can get to find my home,"
"Exactly, so let's just forget about this mess and get things started," Logan said as he placed his arm over Jirou's shoulders.
Hitoshi groaned in annoyance as he placed his hand over his face.
"Fine, but you two are carrying everything," Hitoshi told Mason and Logan.
"What about her?" Mason asked Hitoshi as he pointed at Beth.
Hitoshi looked over his shoulder and noticed a taxi pulling up in the background.
"You three are lucky it's a van," Hitoshi said as he began walking towards the taxi.
"You guys better get to carrying those suitcases over to the taxi," Jun said as she followed her father.
Mason groaned in frustration as he began grabbing suitcases off the ground.
"Let me help you," Jirou said as he went to grab a suitcase.
Mason slapped Jirou's hand away and quickly grabbed the suitcase.
"I don't need your help pal," Mason said as he walked by Jirou while carrying multiple suitcases.
"What's his problem?" Jirou asked Beth as he watched Logan and Mason carry the suitcases towards the taxi.
"Mason's always like that," Beth told Jirou as they followed Logan and Mason towards the taxi.
Up on a light post, one of Cosmo's Buzzcams was watching the teens walk towards the taxi. The Buzzcam zoomed in on a long bag Jirou was carrying over his shoulder. The Buzzcam quickly flew off as everyone entered the taxi.
Inside the control room on Cosmo's ship, Galvanax was watching the footage the Buzzcam captured of Jirou and the others arriving in Japan. Galvanax groaned in frustration as he slammed his fist down on the armrest of his seat.
"Cosmo, get me to Japan now," Galvanax said to Cosmo as Cosmo messed around with the control panel.
"Don't worry, we'll be there in a second," Cosmo said as he pressed a button.
"Once we arrive I will show those humans no mercy," Ripcon said as he rose from his seat.
"You don't even know what those humans are capable of," Madame Odius said to Ripcon.
"They're just weak humans," Ripcon said as he snickered. "What could they possibly do?"
"Remember, humans defeated Galvanax," Cosmo told Ripcon.
Cosmo looked over and saw Galvanax staring at him snarling.
"I'm going to pretend you didn't say that," Galvanax said as he looked away.
"My apologies," Cosmo said as he bowed to Galvanax. "However, I must get going,"
"Where are you going?" Ripcon asked Cosmo.
"The show must begin!" Cosmo said as he walked out of the room laughing maniacally.
"What a fool," Galvanax said as he leaned back in his seat.
Out in a small city, Hitoshi and the teens were unloading the suitcases out of the taxi in front of a hotel. Hitoshi handed one of his suitcases to Logan and quickly turned away to grab another one. Mason sighed as Hitoshi handed him the last suitcase.
"Originally I had one room reserved," Hitoshi said as the taxi drove off. "But now it looks like we're probably going to have to have two or three,"
"It'll be fine Hitoshi," Jirou said to Hitoshi as the group began walking inside.
"Everyone stay right here while I go talk to the woman at the counter," Hitoshi said to the teens as he walked away.
"He's never going to get over this," Beth said as she sat down in disappointment.
"Yeah and I bet he's never going to make me stop carrying his junk," Mason said as he dropped the suitcases in a chair next to him.
Beth looked over at Jun and saw her messing with her phone.
"What're you doing Jun?" Beth asked Jun as Jirou walked up next to Jun.
"I'm looking at my map app to try and find a place to start looking," Jun told Beth.
Jun's eyes suddenly lit up as Jirou looked over her shoulder at the phone.
"Oh my god we're idiots!" Jun said as she lowered her phone.
"What is it?" Logan asked Jun.
"It's so obvious," Jun said as she showed her phone to Beth.
"That city has the same name as you and Jirou's last name," Beth said as she looked at the phone.
"I bet that's where we need to go," Jun told the others.
"Huh, my village never had an actual name before," Jirou said as he began thinking.
"I guess they continued building around the area and turned it into a city after a few hundred years," Jun said as she looked back at her phone.
Jirou took Jun's phone away from her and looked at the screen.
"Hey!" Jun said as she went to grab her phone back.
Jirou placed his hand on Jun's forehead and kept her back.
"Is there a way to change how the landscapes appear on this thing?" Jirou asked Jun as he began shaking the phone.
"Give it to me and I'll fix that!" Jun said in frustration as she snatched her phone.
Jun tapped her screen and changed the map to a satellite view.
"Jun, that's it!" Jirou said in excitement. "I recognize those mountains near the city,"
Hitoshi came walking up and overheard the teens talking.
"What's going on?" Hitoshi asked Jun.
"Dad, we found where we need to go!" Jun said to her father as she turned towards him.
"Wait, how?" Hitoshi asked Jun.
"There's a city called Takayama a couple of miles away and Jirou recognized some of the places around the area," Jun said to her father.
"Alright, let's get our stuff up to our rooms first and go grab a rental car first, then we'll head that way," Hitoshi said as he placed his hand on Jun's shoulder.
Mason picked up the suitcases he sat down and began walking alongside Logan while following the others.
"Man this sucks," Mason said as he struggled towards the elevator.
A few hours later, Hitoshi and the teens pulled up into a town in the mountains. Jirou looked out his window in amazement at how much has changed since he left. Hitoshi noticed Jirou staring out the window and slowly stopped the van.
"Do you recognize anything?" Hitoshi asked Jirou.
"Yeah, especially the large temple in the center we could see from the roads," Jirou told Hitoshi. "It was where I lived,"
"Man, your family must have been rolling in dough!" Logan said as he chuckled while looking out his window.
Jirou stepped out of the van as two old women walked by chatting.
"Everything's so different," Jirou said as the others began getting out of the van.
"I'm going to go park somewhere and then we'll start looking around," Hitoshi said to the teens as he rolled down the passenger window.
"Alright, we'll see you in a minute," Jun said to her father.
Hitoshi drove off down the street and left the teens on the side of the road.
"Should we go to the temple first?" Beth asked everyone.
"Yeah, I think that's a good idea," Jirou said as he began walking away.
"Hopefully we can get inside," Logan said as he and the others followed Jirou around the corner and headed towards the temple.
"I wouldn't be surprised if they have the place protected," Jun said as she continued walking alongside the others.
"Even if we can't get in, it will still be nice to see the place up close again," Jirou told the others as he led them towards the temple.
As the teens approached the temple, many sightseers were standing at the gate to the temple taking photos with their phones.
"Good luck getting in there," Mason said as he sneered at Jirou.
Mason looked over and saw Jirou approaching the wall that surrounded the temple.
"Jirou, stop!" Jun shouted as Jirou prepared to jump.
Jun quickly ran over to Jirou and grabbed his arm.
"You can't just climb over the wall and bust in there!" Jun told Jirou as the others ran over.
"This is my home," Jirou said to Jun as he pulled his arm away.
"Yeah over four centuries ago," Logan said to Jirou.
"No one will believe you lived here if you told them either," Beth said to Jirou.
"How's it going?" Hitoshi asked the teens as he came walking up behind them.
"We can't get in the temple," Jun told her father as she turned towards him.
"I figured that would be a problem," Hitoshi said as he smiled.
"Oh, what's with the smile then?" Mason asked Hitoshi.
"Let's just say I might've confirmed where we need to go," Hitoshi told the teens as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Then take us there!" Jirou said as he walked up to Hitoshi.
"Settle down, we'll head there immediately," Hitoshi said as he began walking away.
"Finally things are about to get started," Beth said in excitement as she followed the others.
As the teens followed Hitoshi back to the car, a hooded person stepped out of a dark alley and saw the sword hanging on Jirou's back.
"Go ahead and lead me straight towards the chamber," The hooded person said as they started snickering.
Outside of the city, Hitoshi and the teens were approaching a large body of water with a waterfall crashing down from the mountain behind it. Beth looked out her window at the waterfall in amazement as she took pictures with her phone.
"Whoa, check out the rock formations over there!" Logan said as he looked out his window.
Jirou's eyes suddenly widened as he quickly turned his head.
"That's it!" Jirou said loudly as he saw the rock formations sticking out of the ground.
Hitoshi quickly turned off the road and began heading towards the rock formations.
"Are you positive this is the place?" Jun asked Jirou.
"Yes, this is where my grandfather gave me this sword," Jirou told Jun as Hitoshi pulled up in front of one of the formations.
Jirou quickly got out of the car and ran up to one of the formations.
"I thought we were looking for a chamber of some sort?" Mason said in confusion as he and Logan got out of the vehicle.
"The entrance is here somewhere," Jirou said as he began feeling the rock formation.
"Are you looking for a secret switch or something?" Beth asked Jirou as she walked up with Jun and Hitoshi.
Jirou gasped as he felt an indent in the rock.
"No, I completely forgot!" Jirou said in frustration.
"What's wrong?" Hitoshi asked Jirou.
"You can only access the chamber using a special shuriken only the grandmasters were given," Jirou said to Hitoshi.
Jirou fell to his knees and punched the ground in frustration.
"Come on there has to be another way in," Mason said as he walked up to the formation and began checking it out.
"Don't bother looking," Jirou said as he rose back to his feet.
"If only someone else was related to your people," Hitoshi said as he reached into his pocket.
Jun looked down at her father's pocket and saw him pull a shuriken out. Jirou looked up and saw Hitoshi walked up to the formation.
"Hitoshi, where did you get that?" Jirou asked Hitoshi as he placed the shuriken in the indent.
"It was passed down to me from my father when he died," Hitoshi told Jirou as he pressed the shuriken into the indent.
The ground suddenly began rumbling as Jirou rose back to his feet.
"You knew where to go the whole time," Jirou said to Hitoshi as a doorway opened on the rock formation.
"That's right," Hitoshi said as he smiled. "I'm the current grandmaster,"
"That explains why mom left you now," Jun said as she crossed her arms.
"And why I trained you all these years," Hitoshi said to Jun.
"What're we waiting for?" Mason asked everyone. "Let's get in there!"
Mason hurried into the entranceway with the others following behind him. As Beth walked inside, the hooded person from the city stepped out from behind one of the rock formations laughing evilly.
"Galvanax, they've led me straight to the chamber," The hooded person said to a Buzzcam that landed in his hand.
At the end of the stairway, Mason came into the chamber where many statues stood of past grandmasters of the Takayama clan. Mason gazed at the statues in disbelief as the others walked in behind him.
"Holy crap!" Beth said in amazement.
"I can't believe everything is the same as it was before," Jirou said as he walked up to a statue.
"Who's that?" Beth asked Jirou as she walked up next to him.
Jirou placed his hand on the name engraved on the wall beside the statue.
"Ichirou Takayama, my father," Jirou said as his eyes began watering.
Hitoshi walked over to a pedestal and began inspecting it.
"I still can't believe I've never been here before," Hitoshi said as Jun walked up beside him.
Jirou looked over at Hitoshi and saw him looking at a pedestal.
"That's where my sword was," Jirou told Hitoshi as he walked over.
Logan and Mason walked up to a statue and began gazing at it.
"This guy looks tough," Mason said to Logan.
"Yeah and creepy," Logan said as Jirou noticed them.
"That's him," Jirou said as he walked towards Logan and Mason.
"Who?" Logan asked Jirou.
"Norio Takayama," Jirou told Logan and Mason. "The Demon King,"
"Wait, he's the one you were locked away with?" Beth asked Jirou.
"Yeah, he was a grandmaster that became corrupted by a demon's curse," Jirou told Beth.
"He doesn't look like a demon to me," Mason said as he looked at the face of the statue.
"You haven't seen his true self," Jirou said as he walked away.
Over near the pedestal Jun placed her hand on an inscription on the wall.
"Hey, these symbols look familiar," Jun said to her father.
Hitoshi turned around and began inspecting the inscriptions.
"Yeah, they're the same ones on Jirou's sword," Hitoshi told Jun.
Hitoshi knelt down and noticed a small slit in the wall.
"Jirou, get over here with that sword!" Hitoshi said to Jirou.
Jirou and Beth walked over to Hitoshi and saw the slit in the wall.
"I think your sword is supposed to go in this," Hitoshi said to Jirou as Jirou pulled his sword out of the sheath.
"Let's find out," Jirou said as he inserted his sword into the slit.
Jirou pushed the sword in until it came up to the hilt.
"Did it do anything?" Beth said in confusion as she looked around.
A sudden rumble occurred startling everyone in the chamber.
"What was that?" Mason said in confusion as he looked over towards Jirou and the others.
Suddenly the wall behind Jirou where he inserted his sword began moving. Beth noticed the wall moving and gasped causing Jirou to turn around.
"What could be behind this wall?" Jirou wondered as the wall slowly moved aside.
Jirou walked through the opening and came to a room where water was falling from the ceiling from the lake above. Jirou looked in the center of the water and couldn't belief what he saw.
"What is it?" Hitoshi asked Jirou as he walked in along with the girls.
"It's a meteor!" Jirou said as he pointed towards the water.
"Why is it down here though?" Jun said in confusion.
"There's no way that thing isn't special," Logan said to everyone. "Jirou's ancestors wouldn't just hide a meteor down here for nothing,"
"You're right," Jirou said as he tossed his backpack aside.
"What're you doing?" Mason asked Jirou.
"I'm going to get a closer look," Jirou said as he took his shoes off.
Jirou ran towards the water and quickly dove in.
"Be careful!" Beth shouted as Jirou immerged out of the water.
Jirou slowly began swimming towards the meteor as the others stayed on land watching.
"What were you hiding from everyone grandfather?" Jirou said to himself as he came up to the meteor.
Jirou gently placed his hand on the meteor as the others cautiously watched.
"Nothing," Jirou said as he sighed.
As Jirou slowly turned away from the meteor, the meteor began glowing.
"Whoa!" Jirou shouted in astonishment as the light lit up the cavern.
"What's happening?" Logan said in confusion as he shielded his eyes.
Jirou slowly opened his eyes and saw the meteor beginning to break apart.
"No way!" Jirou said in disbelief as he watched the meteor continue breaking.
"I can't see anything!" Jun shouted as the cave began rumbling.
A large translucent shuriken broke out of the remains of the meteor spinning in midair above Jirou as the light began fading.
"Incredible!" Hitoshi said in amazement as the shuriken slowly began floating towards the others.
Jirou quickly swam back to the others as the shuriken landed on the ground.
"What is that?" Beth asked Hitoshi.
"I don't know, but I can tell it's important," Hitoshi said as he knelt down in front of the shuriken.
Jirou walked up to the shuriken and noticed something inside of it.
"What's inside of it?" Jirou asked Hitoshi.
"It looks like another shuriken of some sort," Hitoshi said as he looked closer.
"You should be ashamed of yourself boy," Someone said from the chamber beyond the wall.
"That voice!" Jirou said in disbelief as he turned towards the wall.
Galvanax walked through the opening in the wall with Ripcon and Madame Odius behind him.
"Jirou, is that Norio?" Beth asked Jirou.
"Yes, that's him," Jirou said as he began shivering.
Galvanax looked behind Jirou and saw the large translucent shuriken behind him.
"So, you unlocked that meteor's secret," Galvanax said to Jirou.
"Yeah, but it doesn't concern you," Jirou said to Galvanax.
"Oh, but you see it does," Galvanax told Jirou as he slowly began approaching him and the others. "I need the power of that artifact for myself,"
"Sorry pal, but we found it first," Mason said to Galvanax.
"This isn't finders keepers," Galvanax said to Mason.
"Kick this guy's butt again already," Mason said to Jirou.
"I can't," Jirou said with a look of horror on his face.
Ripcon began laughing as he noticed the look of horror on Jirou's face.
"You're a disgrace of a ninja if you're really that scared," Ripcon said to Jirou.
Galvanax walked up to Jirou and looked down at him.
"Move aside," Galvanax said to Jirou. "That artifact is coming with me,"
Galvanax walked passed Jirou and began making his way towards the artifact. Beth quickly ran out in front of Galvanax and spread her arms out.
"No, this artifact belongs to Jirou," Beth said to Galvanax.
"Move girl before I make you by force," Galvanax said to Beth.
"I'm not going anywhere," Beth said as she stood her ground.
"That's right," Hitoshi said as he stood next to Beth. "I'm a Takayama too, and it's my duty to make sure you fall,"
"You've got to be kidding me," Ripcon said as he chuckled.
"Fine, it looks like I'll just have to make you move then!" Galvanax shouted in anger as he pulled out his naginata.
"Dad!" Jun shouted as she quickly ran up beside her father.
"You'll have to make us all move then buddy," Logan said as he and Mason stepped up next to Beth.
"I will enjoy spilling your blood!" Galvanax shouted as he prepared to attack.
"Why're we doing this?" Mason asked Logan.
"Everything's going to be fine," Beth said to everyone beside her.
"Not for long!" Galvanax shouted as he swung his naginata at them.
Jirou quickly ran up to Galvanax and kicked him away from the others. Jirou fell to the ground after hitting the kick and was quickly helped to his feet by Hitoshi.
"I'm not losing my family and friends again because of you," Jirou said as he clenched his fist.
"I've been waiting to kill you for centuries," Galvanax said as he rose back to his feet.
Jirou looked down at the large shuriken and saw that the shuriken inside of it was glowing.
"What're you doing?" Galvanax asked Jirou as he saw Jirou kneel down in front of the shuriken.
"Making sure you don't take something that doesn't belong to you," Jirou said as he placed his hand on the shuriken.
Jirou's hand suddenly phased through the shuriken allowing him to grab the smaller shuriken inside of it.
"What on Earth?" Logan said in confusion as he watched Jirou pull the shuriken out.
Jirou turned back towards Galvanax with the silver shuriken with six different colored symbols on it.
"That shuriken will be mine!" Galvanax shouted as he took off running towards Jirou.
"Then you can have it!" Jirou shouted as he swiftly hurled the shuriken at Galvanax.
Galvanax knocked the shuriken away with his naginata causing it to shatter into pieces.
"Oh no!" Jirou said in horror as he watched the pieces fall to the ground.
"What have you done!" Galvanax shouted at Jirou. "You destroyed it!"
"I didn't think it would break that easily!" Jirou said in disbelief.
"What do we do now?" Jun asked her father.
"I don't know," Hitoshi said with a worried look on his face.
"I will make you pay for that!" Galvanax shouted as he went to strike Jirou.
The large shuriken suddenly began glowing and blinded Galvanax.
"My eyes!" Galvanax said in pain as he dropped his naginata.
"Look at that!" Beth said in amazement as the shards from the shuriken began flying back to the larger shuriken as it glowed.
The shards returned inside the translucent shuriken as each of them began glowing.
"What's going on now?" Ripcon asked Madame Odius.
The shards slowly began changing as Jirou knelt down in front of the shuriken. Jirou watched the shard glowing red transform into another shuriken before his eyes.
"Wow!" Jirou said in amazement as the other shards transformed into shurikens of different colors.
Jirou reached into the shuriken once again and grabbed the red shuriken inside of it.
"What is this?" Jirou said in confusion.
"This is legit!" Logan said as he and Mason knelt down in front of the shuriken.
Logan and Mason pulled out the yellow and blue shurikens and began laughing in excitement.
"Someone needs to stop them," Madame Odius said to Ripcon as Galvanax regained his sight.
"I'm about to destroy you all!" Galvanax shouted angrily as he picked up his naginata off the ground.
"Hurry!" Jun said as she and Beth quickly reached into the large shuriken.
The two girls quickly pulled out the pink and white shurikens leaving just one shuriken inside. Hitoshi quickly went to grab the shuriken left inside but couldn't get through.
"What's going on?" Hitoshi said in confusion. "It's not letting me get it!"
"Those belong to me!" Galvanax shouted as he fired a blast from his naginata.
"Watch out!" Jirou shouted as he and the other teens dove out of the way.
The blast flew to the back of the cavern and struck the wall.
"Please tell me these things can stop him," Logan said to Jirou.
"I hope so," Jirou said as his left hand began glowing.
Jirou looked down at his hand and gasped as a large four-point shuriken with a handle appeared in his hand.
"What on Earth is this?" Jirou said in confusion.
"Where did that object come from?" Galvanax asked Ripcon and Madame Odius.
"Jirou, it looks like that shuriken can connect to that thing in your hand," Hitoshi told Jirou.
"You're right," Jirou said as he noticed the indent on the large shuriken.
"I think it's time for the cavalry," Madame Odius proclaimed.
"Let's see how these Kudabots Cosmo created handle them," Galvanax said as a horde of Kudabots instantly appeared around him and his allies.
"What are those things?" Mason asked the others.
"They look just like the fallen warriors," Jirou said to Mason.
"Those guys are robotic though," Beth said to Jirou.
"Attack!" Galvanax shouted as he pointed his naginata at Jirou and the others.
Logan screamed in horror as the Kudabots began running towards him and the others.
"Do something already!" Logan shouted at Jirou as he hid behind Mason.
Jirou inserted the shuriken into the indent on the larger shuriken.
"Now what do I do?" Jirou asked himself.
The Kudabots took aim at Jirou with their blasters. Jirou looked up at the Kudabots and saw them beginning to fire at him.
"Spin the shuriken!" Hitoshi shouted at Jirou as he protected Jun.
Jirou quickly spun the red shuriken causing it to begin glowing.
"What?" Galvanax said in confusion as Jirou's body began glowing along with the shuriken.
The blasts began hitting Jirou causing an explosion. The force from the explosion pushed the other teens and Hitoshi back and sent them crashing into the water.
"There's no way he survived that," Ripcon said as he snickered.
"I'm just getting started," Jirou said as the smoke from the explosion began fading away.
"Impossible!" Galvanax said in disbelief as he saw someone standing in the smoke.
Madame Odius gasped as the smoke cleared and saw a red warrior standing across from her.
"He's a Power Ranger now!" Madame Odius said in astonishment.
"What the hell is that?" Galvanax asked Madame Odius.
Jirou looked down at his hands and saw that he had transformed.
"This power," Jirou said as he clenched his fist. "It's insane!"
Beth climbed out of the water and saw a Red Ranger standing in front of her.
"Jirou?" Beth said in confusion.
Jirou looked over his shoulder and saw the other climbing out of the water.
"I'll send these guys packing," Jirou said as he nodded to the others.
"Wait, did Jirou just turn into a Power Ranger?" Logan asked the others.
"Are you serious?" Mason said in disbelief as he rose to his feet.
The Kudabots took aim at Jirou once again and began firing at him.
"Look out!" Jun shouted at Jirou as Jirou turned back towards the Kudabots.
A sword instantly appeared in Jirou's hand as the blasts flew towards him. In the blink of an eye, Jirou quickly knocked away each of the blasts as they came at him.
"That speed is incredible!" Logan said in amazement.
"It's show time now!" Jirou shouted as he took off running towards the Kudabots.
Jirou ran up to one of the Kudabots and slashed it with his sword quickly destroying it.
"Ripcon, you stay here and handle this," Galvanax said to Ripcon.
"What, why me?" Ripcon asked Galvanax.
"Because I said so," Galvanax said as he began walking away.
Jirou struck another Kudabot and knocked it away and saw that Galvanax was leaving.
"I'm not finished with you!" Jirou shouted as he went after Galvanax.
Ripcon ran out in front of Jirou and struck him with his two swords. Jirou fell back to the ground in pain and was quickly surrounded by Kudabots.
"You're not going anywhere," Ripcon said as he pointed his sword down at Jirou on the ground.
"He needs help," Beth said as she pulled out her white shuriken.
"Beth, are you crazy?" Mason asked Beth.
"I'm not going to stand her and watch Jirou get hurt," Beth said as she squeezed tightly on the shuriken in her hand.
"You guys can stay here and hide if you want," Jun said as she walked up beside Beth. "But I'm helping Beth save Jirou,"
Beth and Jun's shurikens suddenly began glowing causing a larger shuriken to appear in their hands.
"Let's do this," Beth said to Jun as she and Jun inserted their shurikens into the larger shurikens.
Beth and Jun spun the shurikens on their devices as they took off running towards Jirou and the enemies. The two girls instantly transformed stunning Mason and Logan as they stood back and watched.
"They did it too!" Logan said in amazement to Mason.
Mason looked down in his hand at his shuriken and groaned in frustration.
"Be a wimp if you want, but I'm not being a coward like you," Mason said as his shuriken began glowing.
Logan gasped as a larger shuriken appeared in Mason's hand in front of his eyes. Mason inserted his shuriken into the larger shuriken and quickly spun it as he took off running causing him to transform into a blue ranger.
"Ugh, I hate my life!" Logan shouted as his shuriken began glowing.
Logan inserted his yellow shuriken into the larger shuriken that suddenly appeared in his other hand.
"Here I come!" Logan shouted as he spun the shuriken causing him to morph.
Ripcon raised his sword into the air and prepared to attack Jirou as he was held down on the ground by the Kudabots.
"You're a coward!" Jirou shouted at Ripcon as he struggled to break free of the Kudabots.
"No, I'm just evil!" Ripcon shouted as he laughed.
Ripcon went to strike Jirou with his sword but was quickly blocked by four swords. Jirou gasped when he saw four other Rangers hit Ripcon with their swords and knocked him away.
"Guys!" Jirou said as the Kudabots released him and went after the others.
"We're here for you!" Jun shouted at Jirou as she struck a Kudabot with her sword.
"Always!" Beth shouted as she evaded one of the Kudabot's spears.
"I don't want to do this, but something inside me said to go for it," Logan said as he slid past a Kudabot and struck one that was waiting behind it.
Mason picked up a Kudabot and hurled it towards the cave wall.
"No one's dying on my watch," Mason said as Jirou rose to his feet.
Ripcon rose back to his feet and saw the other Rangers battling the Kudabots.
"No, they're overpowering us!" Ripcon said in astonishment.
"Get out of my sight!" Jun shouted as she slashed another Kudabot.
Beth struck the final Kudabot with her sword and easily destroyed it as the other Rangers ran up to her.
"That just leaves you pal," Mason said as he pointed his sword at Ripcon.
"Go ahead and try me tough guy," Ripcon said as he prepared for an attack.
"Follow my lead," Jirou said as he attached his shuriken to the indent on his sword.
"Right!" The others said as they did the same.
The Ranger's swords began glowing their respective colors as the Rangers prepared to attack.
"What's this?" Ripcon said in confusion as the Rangers swung their swords and sent five energy slashes towards him.
Ripcon screamed as each of the slashes struck him. Ripcon fell to one knee holding his chest in pain where he was hit.
"I'm far from finished," Ripcon said to the Rangers as he slowly rose to his feet.
"No way!" Jirou said in disbelief.
"However, this is the end for today," Ripcon said as his eyes began glowing.
Ripcon instantly teleported away in front of the Rangers as Hitoshi walked up behind them.
"Outstanding!" Hitoshi said to the Rangers.
"I can't believe we became Power Rangers!" Logan said to Mason as he grabbed his shoulder.
"Stop geeking out," Mason said as he pushed Logan's hand away.
"Dad, how did you know how to use these?" Jun asked her father as she pulled out her morpher.
"Let's just say it was a lucky guess," Hitoshi said as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"What do we do about this thing though?" Jirou asked Hitoshi as he walked up to the translucent shuriken.
"Well, we can't let those creeps come back for it," Hitoshi said as he walked over to Jirou.
"Wait a second," Jirou said as he knelt down in front of the shuriken.
"What's the matter?" Beth asked Jirou.
"I thought there was a sixth shuriken in here?" Jirou asked the others.
Hitoshi looked down at the shuriken and gasped when he saw that the shuriken was gone.
"Did someone take it?" Hitoshi asked Jirou.
"No one ever came up to it except us," Jirou told Hitoshi.
"Well, then who took it?" Jun asked her father.
Outside of the cave a person in a hooded robe looked down at their hand and had the gold shuriken from the large translucent shuriken in their hand. The person walked up to one of the rock formations and bumped into Madame Odius causing him to gasp.
"I didn't expect you to still be here," The hooded person said to Odius.
"Did you get that other shuriken?" Madame Odius asked him.
"Yes ma'am," The person said as he revealed the shuriken.
"Good," Madame Odius said as she took the shuriken from him.
"Now we need to find out how to unlock this shuriken's powers," Madame Odius said as she began snickering.
A few days later back in Dorado Bay, the Rangers were sitting in the back room of the antique shop waiting on Hitoshi to show up. Mason sighed as he leaned against the wall in boredom. Hitoshi suddenly stumbled into the back room and saw everyone waiting on him.
"That took way too long," Mason said to Hitoshi.
"Sorry, I was just finishing things up front," Hitoshi said to Mason.
"Dad, what is this about?" Jun asked her father.
"Well, since you're all Power Rangers now, I thought it would be a great idea to have a secret place to train and receive warnings from," Hitoshi told everyone.
"But we're just in the back room of your store?" Logan said in confusion.
"This isn't the base," Hitoshi said as he sighed.
Hitoshi pulled a small remote out of his pocket and pressed a button on it. A piece of the wall suddenly moved aside and revealed a staircase going underground. Jun walked up to the hole and looked down the stairs.
"Dad, how much did this cost?" Jun asked her father.
"Don't worry I got someone to help me out with it," Hitoshi said as he began walking down the stairs.
The Rangers followed Hitoshi downstairs and came into a room with a small fountain in the center of the room.
"This is just the first room," Hitoshi said to the teens. "This is where you'll just hang out,"
Mason walked over to one of the couches and sat down as Hitoshi walked up to a sliding door. Hitoshi pressed a button on the wall causing the door to slide open.
"And this is where you'll train," Hitoshi said as he stepped out of the way.
Jirou looked inside the next room and saw punching bags hanging from the ceiling along with gear hanging on the walls of the large room.
"Wow, this isn't so bad," Beth said as she smiled.
"And last but not least is the lab!" Hitoshi said as he opened another sliding door across the room.
Logan ran into the lab and began squealing in excitement as he saw computers lined up along the walls.
"This is awesome!" Logan shouted as the others walked in.
"I also put the Ninja Nexus Prism in here to study it some more," Hitoshi told the Rangers.
"Wait, the what?" Jun asked her father.
"Yeah, did you name that large shuriken that?" Beth asked Hitoshi.
Hitoshi slowly turned away from the Rangers and sighed.
"I think you've been hiding something from us," Jirou said to Hitoshi.
"Yeah, Jirou's right," Jun said as she crossed her arms.
Jun walked up to her father and placed her hand on his shoulder.
"Dad, please just tell us," Jun said to her father.
Hitoshi turned towards Jun and nodded.
"Alright, I'll get to explaining things," Hitoshi said as he sat down in a chair.
On Cosmo's ship, Galvanax was causing a ruckus throwing objects across the room in frustration. Cosmo scurried into the room and saw a Kudabot crash into the wall next to him.
"Galvanax!" Cosmo shouted in horror.
"What do you want?" Galvanax asked Cosmo.
"I know you're still mad about what happened, but I have something important to tell you," Cosmo said to Galvanax.
"Then say it," Galvanax said as he walked towards Cosmo.
"I've received messages from many aliens from across the universe!" Cosmo said to Galvanax. "They want to participate on my game show for you,"
"This isn't a game Cosmo," Galvanax said as he grabbed Cosmo by his shoulder and lifted him off the ground.
"Yes I know, but aliens would enjoy watching other aliens battle the Power Rangers," Cosmo told Galvanax. "It would bring new warriors for you to attack the Rangers with,"
"Would these so called warriors obtain those shurikens for me?" Galvanax asked Cosmo.
"I'm sure there's someone who can," Cosmo told Galvanax.
Galvanax released Cosmo causing him to fall to the ground.
"Fine, begin contacting these warriors and tell them the games begin today!" Galvanax shouted at Cosmo.
"Yes sir!" Cosmo said as he bowed to Galvanax.
"I don't care how many warriors it takes, but that brat will not keep those powers away from me," Galvanax said as Cosmo ran out of the room in a hurry.
Galvanax punched the wall in anger as his eyes began glowing.
"I will wipe out that damn ninja clan once and for all," Galvanax said angrily.