Back it up 2
Name: Jayden Shiba
Age: 17
Gender: Boy
Status: Boyfriend
Ranger color: Red
I guess I don't have many childhood memories. I have a few stories, I guess, and I can tell you why I grew up in The Shiba House. I'm hoping it's good enough, since that's about all I can give you.
I am a part of the legendary Red Ranger Shiba Family. So, being that, I am the leader of the Samurai Rangers. When I was just a baby, my mom and dad found out I was in danger. Evil haunted me and I had nightmares. The Nilock were rising again, but Dad knew he couldn't save the world.
So he called up his old team. They all had kids, so it was becoming apparent that these children were going to be the next generation of Rangers. But I was the biggest one at risk. Master X knew how to hold a grudge, and the stirring evil was centering on me.
It broke their hearts, but they had no choice. Mama wrapped me up in a red blanket, stuck a note in the folds, and sent me off with Dad. Mentor J, you, found me on the doorstep. Dad had shown me the place and Ji before, but now it was the end of the line.
Mentor found me and read the note. From there, he took me in to raise me as his own. At first I was heart broken. I couldn't understand why Mom and Dad didn't want me. But as I read up and Mentor taught me, I learned why. I was determined to make them proud from then on.
Then Antonio came along.
We were friends from the moment we met. He was always entergitic and fun. He also always wanted to be a Samurai. I taught him what I knew at the time, which wasn't much, me being five and all. Then he had to move away. After promising we'd always be friends, I gave him the OctoZord.
Look, I was a little kid. I didn't know any better.
I was sad to see him go. But I marched out with my life. I met some girl named Starr once, but other than that, I was solo. Then Wesley came along.
He had gotten a samuraizer from who-knows-where, and he was hurting people with it. So, his parents sent him to live with Mentor Ji. Of course he was welcomed with open arms, and I was thrilled to have a new friend. I always remembered Antonio, but Wesley made me happy again.
This is where the childhood memories will come in.
When I was eight and Wesley was nine, Mentor Ji came to the Dojo in the late summer. Wesley had just sent me tumbling with a branch when he inturupted. He told us we needed to get our booster shots, so we needed to change. Wesley nodded, but I remember being on the edge of a panic attack.
I dashed under my bed and hid. Wesley asked me what was wrong, and when I told him how afraid I was of shots, he laughed out loud. He teased me and called me a 'scaredy cat'. I was so angry and ready to prove I wasn't, I led the way to the doctor.
But things didn't go quite as smoothly as Mentor was hoping.
When the doctor showed me the needle, I began to freak out. He chased after me, and I promptly destroyed the room. Glass and liquid was everywhere, and I had the doctor, four nurses, and the secretary on my heels. I was racing down the hallway, using my training moves on anybody who tried to grab me.
After about an hour, Wesley tackled me. We went rolling down the hallway, and Mentor got my writs. It took them both, but they pinned me against the wall. That's when the doctor stuck me in the…yeah. I think you get the point.
And trust me, it was painful.
I cried out and fell over, unconscience. That shot had not only the booster shot in it, but it also had a seducing liquid in it. I was passed out for two hours.
So, here's a question you are probably wondering: Did Mentor Ji lose his cool at me?
Nope.
Well, he did tell me I had to do better and went into a lo-o-o-o-ong lecture about how I had to use my power for good and that I didn't need to be afraid of shots. And Wesley didn't let me hear the end of it for a week.
Another funny memory is when Wesley and I had our who-can-get-dirtiest contest.
We had been going for a hike that evening. I was ten and he was eleven, so we were joking around and teasing each other. Suddenly, Wesley slipped and fell into the mud. I wound up beside him in the muck.
"We're filthy," I remember saying, "Mentor Ji's going to have our tails."
"Me worse, though," Wesley told me, "I'm worse than you."
The next thing we knew, we were trying to see who could get dirtiest. We were rolling in mud and grime, diving in the swamp, scratching trees, etc. When we came back to The Shiba House, I thought Mentor Ji was going to die.
So what did he do?
Well, first he took a picture. Then, he yelled at us about how we had to be serious and not fool around. Lastly, he blasted us with the garden hose and made us take lo-o-o-o-ong showers. He didn't let us do anything until we were spick and span.
Let's see…then there was the time Wesley turned thirteen.
Since he was going to be teenager, Mentor wanted to do something special for him. So, he kicked Wesley out of the house so he could have a big buffet. Let's face it: Boys at that age eat anything and everything. So, I took him out for a day of bowling and fun.
Bowling certainly did something for him.
When I went up to bowl a strike, my shoes slid underneath the waxed floor. I slid down the allyway into the pins. Wesley wound up coming after me, laughing like crazy. When we went to a Chinese place for lunch, we had an ice-cream eating contest.
MEGA brainfreeze.
After that, we went to play video games. But I am not a dancer. We ended up going to the hospital because I had sprained my wrist doing a flip move. It was painful, alright. But we kept it a secret from Mentor Ji. I refused treatment or anything to do so.
Instead, Wesley and I made a cast out of material at a store. In no time I had on a paper and rubber band wrap with an ice pack keeping it cool and not hurting. It was secure, so I surrived. We spent the rest of the afternoon trying to impress girls and talking.
I learned that day chicks dig the injuries.
Around six thirty, I led Wesley back to The Shiba House. We indulged ourselves in the buffet Mentor had made, and it was gone within an hour. Only after we were all relaxed did I show Ji my wrist.
I earned myself another trip to the doctor and a proper cast.
Oh, Ji.
Then Wesley left. We had already gone through a LOT of training and tests to see who would lead the Samurai Rangers. I won, but Wesley was outraged. He stormed off, and I was alone again. Since then I was a loner with only Mentor Ji as company.
When I was fifteen, though, it was time to unite the team. Master X had risen again, but he wasn't going to be strong enough to anything for a year. None the less, we had to unite and start training the others.
I was at first reluctant. I had already lost two friends, and I didn't want to lose anymore. I didn't want the others to get hurt. But Mentor told me we had to do this. Being a Samurai meant taking hits and being strong. It also meant working as a team.
"Are you ready to lead this team?" Mentor asked me.
"Yes," I nodded, "I am."
So, he gathered my team. I was restless to meet them all. I doubted my leading skills as I waited. Then I met Kevin. He was a very disciplined Samurai, so I felt a little more at ease. We met each other and shook hands. Then a did what Mentor told me to do.
I told Kevin to get on one knee, which he did. I then asked him if he was ready to accept the risk of being a Samurai, and he vowed yes. From that day forth he was the Blue Samurai Ranger. We got to know each other for a day, and we became good friends.
The next to show up was Mia.
She was calm and quiet, but excitement shone in her eyes. I could tell right away Kevin liked her, and so did I. But he did a little more. (If you know what I mean.) She accepted the risk, and we got to know each other. I was really beginning to like the looks of my team. They were serious, yet playful, and obeyed my commands.
Then Mike came along.
He was a rebel, I found out quickly after he accepted the risks. He was silly and not serious. Plus he played his video games frequently. We were a little irritated, but Mentor Ji told us to give everybody a chance. So we tried again. And we succeeded in making friends with him.
And then Emily came.
The first thing I noticed was that she was younger than us by a year. She was really shy, and she looked sad about something. Mentor had already told us that her sister was supposed to be our teammate, but she was sick. But I knew I really liked Emily.
We were all laughing and joking around by sundown. Our team was united, and that was the day that I vowed to never let these friends go. Never.
Since then, Antonio and Wesley have both come back. Our team is now up to seven, and we're all extremely happy. Sure, evil is getting harder and harder. But that's okay, because we can handle it. I have a faith in this team.
This is for childhood stuff, but just in case you forget to write this down, let me write this. We are in couples. Emily is my girlfriend, (L-O-V-E I-T,) Kevin and Mia are crushing harder and harder, Antonio goes out with a now healed Serena, Mike goes with a girl named Lily, and Wesley? We're working on that.
And that's alright, too. Because he will find love.
But yeah. Just thought I'd say that. We'll, I've filled up enough space. That's all I have to say. So…bye.
~ Jayden
P.S. Your turn, Mia.