Episode 5: "Sibling"
The sun glittered overhead as the enriching forest surronding the city buzzed with life and all of its wonders showing themselves. It was here that the team was hiking, going on a nature walk with the rest of the kids.
"Ah... Ugh... I HATE hiking" cried a miserable David. He wasn't one for physical activities, on the account that he seldom works hard. Dan just smirked and called back,
"Ouch. Irony." The others laughed as well. But David just blew up, trying to keep himself at a healthy pace with the others.
"Oh shut up Dan!" He couldn't think of a better retort and huffed. He said with light-hearted annoyance,
"I don't even know why the SUB of people is taking us on this trip." He was referring to the substitute teacher, Mr. Roduriguez. He didn't teach any form of science, but insisted on taking the class to forest on a "field-trip" to leanr about various aspects about nature.
"Oh be nice. He isn't that bad." said Vivian, surprisingly abit more talkative since this ordeal began.
"He's weird and he talks funny." replied Dave. The comment earned him a slap in the back of the head, courtesy of Rebecca.
"He has an accent. That doesn't mean he talks funny!" Dave hung his head and said to the rest of them,
"You just love to gang up on me don't you?" Andrew patted him on the back and said,
"You make it to easy. But for now, Let's try to catch up." With that, the friends together ran up the winding path, towards the heart of the forest.
"What guys! I already said I HATE HIKING!" called out Dave, while running right behind them. Little did they know, a faint red glow eminated from one of the surronding oak trees. From it one could see an eye of sorts, looking at the rangers and their movements...
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... Of course the eye belonged to Kalacles. He banged his staff on the floor of the ship and grumbled. His last two plans may have resulted in failure, but he was confident in his ability to get rid of simple teenagers. As it was, he was about to walk over to the river to summon another monster until a tall thin figure blocked the doorway. Her mask covered her eyes, and her entire get-up was similar to an aristocrat of the olden days. She strummed her instrument a few times, creating a morbid mood. Kalacles spoke with stuttering,
"M-M-Melodina! Where have you been for the past couple of days?!" She pursed her lips and spoke solemnly.
"I was... finding a suitable way to get rid of the rangers. Unlike you, I actually like to have a good plan." She tapped the crack which led into the surface world. Kalacles was outraged and retorted,
"Oh yeah?! And what pray tell is this wonderful plan?!" She sat down in her spot and continued playing, all the while continuing.
"Do you recall Senor Bambina, the Sharpshooter?" Kalacles stroked his tentcle filled beard and snapped his fingers.
"Ah yes. He was a real challenge back in the day for the previous rangers. Nearly defeated them too, were it not for that ludicrous "other power". " Melodina smiled her signature smile and spoke,
"Exactly. I found out the location of that "other power". I had Bambina take the guise of a human, and sent him to destroy that "other power" before the rangers had a chance to use it. It would be bothersome for him to destroy them if they had a fair chance." Kalacles muttered and said,
"Well played... but we'll see if it works..." She ignored him and continued her solemn song.
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Meanwhile, in the woods, the team had reached the inner woods, knowing that the rest of the class had just been alittle further ahead of them. Dave was nearly exhausted from the constant running and said to Dan who was closest to him,
"You know something... this just doesn't make sense. We haven't seen anyone along the path, no matter how much we run." Dan replied to him,
"Hmmm... your right. And we already have gotten to the heart of the forest... Where is everyone?" Andrew was looking around at their surondings, trying to determine which way the group should go. A silver flash caught his eye, which he looked up up. Noticing the slim marking of a gun barrel, he twisted his head, looking at it's target. He jumped over to Dan and pushed him down, while also inadvertantly pushing David down aswell, crying,
"Get down!" As the shots fired. The ground was still smoking from the impact. Racing to get up, Andrew took out his Morpher, as did the girls as they called out,
"Samurai Soul, Burn Fierce!" Their suits appeared onto them, with the helmet pasting itself on afterwards. They three drew their swords, running at the source of the shot. Struggling to get up, Dan and Dve nodded to each other and began to call out,
"Samurai-" but the call couldn't finish as a crack appeared in the forest floor.
"WAAAAAAAAAH!" cried out the pair as they fell down into the earth's crust. Rebecca, while not deflecting bullets, turned her head and cried out,
"Dan! David!" But soon the three rangers were blasted back as a figure stepped out of the shadows. He was about 5 foot 6 inches in terms of height and appeared to be of Spanish descent. He looked normal with the exception of the arm that was shapped like a gun-sword hybrid. Vivian reacted first,
"Mr. Roduriguez. I can't believe your helping the Styxerons!" He spoke in his accent,
"Nina, I am not helping the Styxerons.... I AM a Styxeron!" He placed his hands at his side, flashing a briliant red, unveiling his true form. He was totally green, with a pattern relating to that of militaristic camoflague. He had red trails of hair coming from his head and the rest of him was the same as his top. He bowed.
"Hola my students! I am Senor Bambina! Time for a pop quiz on how to be destroyed!" He used his gun arm and shot several times, hitting the rangers and injuring them. They struggled to get up, but kept on being blasted down. Andrew held his chest as he gasped,
"Man... we can't get near him... I hope you guys are all right. We need ya for this one." He got a second wind and jumped up, swinging forward.
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Dan managed to open his eyes, breifly flickering them before he noticed that Dave was already waking up as well. He held his head and said,
"Wow... anyone get the number of that truck?" Dan just shook his head and noted the tunnel above them.
"We need to get back up there and help the guys fight... whatever it was." But Dave was busy looking down the tunnel in front of them.
"I... think something is down there. Something... like our Origami..." He started down the path as Dan ran after him. Calling,
"Dave! Wait!" He couldn't help but feel the flame of life somewhere in this underground tunnel. As he got closer, he found the figuratve light at the end of the tunnel, only it wasn't a normal light. It was intense flames.
"Wha.... What is that!?" He pointed to a disk-like object in the center of it. It resembled the ranger's Secret Disks, only this one was orange in color. Dan marveled at it for a moment until he noticed that Dave moved towards it. He held out his hand and pulled him back, saying,
"Are you crazy? Those flames will burn you to a crisp!" But Dave shook his head.
"They won't. If we do it together." Dan gave him a puzzled look and Dave replied,
"It's just something I know okay? Trust me." Dan knew he had to put complete trust in his vassals. Even if that vassal was his younger brother. So he nodded.
"If we fry, I'm going to kill you." Dave smirked and held out his morpher. With a flick of the wrist, he began to write "Hi" or "Fire". So did Dan. When they placed the characters on the flames, it created an opening for them to grab the disk. With that, Dave flashed his hand and grabbed it. Instantly, the flames died down and a clicking sound was heard. Dave flicked the disk around his fingers and said,
"...A beetle? I didn't know there were other origami." He looked to Dan, but he was just as clueless, never hearing of them. In any case, a staircase made itself known by cleaving the surronding stone. Dan said,
"Hurry! we might have to put that to good use after all." Dave pocketed the disk and they ran towards the light of the surface.
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Meanwhile, dozens of destroyed trees lay battered on the ground. Slashmarks and bullet holes magled the surface of each one, predicting a fight was near. Which was correct. Near it was the three rangers, still barely standing, and the monster, who hasn't suffered any damage due to his arm. He banged his arm and said,
"See mi estudiantes? You cannot defeat me with swords. I will always win!" He aimed his weapon at Andrew first and spoke, "Buenas Noches, Blue Ranger!" He pulled the trigger, but at the last moment,
"Wood Form, Forest Blade!" A green flashing slash knocked the gun out of his hand and he stumbled, trying to determine where it came from. In front of him came the morphed figures of Dan and Dave. They sturck poses and said aloud,
"Embodiment of the Fiere Flame, Samurai Red!"
"Embodiment of the Lively Forest, Samurai Green!"
The monster replied, "Oh my! Two new ninos to teach!" Dan drew his sword and said,
"I'd rather skip your lesson plan. Dave, hand me that disk. I want to try something..." Dave handed over the orange disk and Dan spun the metallic portion of his sword, calling out,
"Hidden Blade, Power Weapon Mode!" His signature weapon appeared over his shoulder and he placed the new disk onto it instead of his Flame Disk. It instantly converted itself into a cannon form, making the hilt into a trigger. He held it and called out,
"Samurai Disk Cannon!" The others were surprised, but Dan said to all of them,
"Load your disks!" They all complied, loading their five disks into the slot. He pulled the trigger and called out,
"Secret Disk, Forest Bullet!" He launched the attack, which rammed into the monster. He fell down and shouted,
"Excelente!" Exploding. Rebecca questioned the two saying,
"How did you find that?" Dan shrugged and replied,
"Uh... we sort of fell on it actually." Andrew laughed.
"Typical. But It's not over." And he was right. water from the river flew from the bank and covered the remains, recreating him. They all lined up and said together, bringing out their origami,
"Origami Unfold!" The shapes broke open as the phones stroked over them. They then threw them into the air and called out,
"Origami,
Flame Lion, Samuraizord Power!"
"Origami, Fluid Dragon,
Samuraizord Power!"
"Origami, Glide Turtle, Samuraizord
Power!"
"Origami, Noble Bear, Samuraizord
Power!"
"Origami, Mountain Ape, Samuraizord Power!"
They transferred into their cockpits and Dan said,
"Unity Form Activate!" The megazord appeared not a moment later. Bambina smirked and pulled out his gun again.
"Ai! Even now, swords are worth zero to me!" He shot several times at the megazord, which caused it to kneel down. The rangers fumbled around in the cockpit, trying to stablize the controls. Andrew banged the consle he was at.
"How can we get near him?! If we can't get close enough, we'll never damage him!" Dan began to sweat under the helmet, but Dave replied,
"Bro... the disk!" His mind snapped again to the origami disk and he took it out, placing it on his sword. Spinning it he called out,
"Origami Summon!" The beetle that was trapped within the disk flew out of it and placed itself in front of the megazord. The entire team was shocked, save Dave.
"It's a beetle!" observed Rebecca in wonder.
"An origami that comes from a disk? That's new." replied Vivian.
Dan called out,
"Origami, Forest Crawler, Samuraizord Power!" He placed the sword back into the console as the origami came to life. Its head spun around, as if like a drill. Bambina was surprised to say the least.
"Eso es malo! That origami!" He aimed down at it, firing down at the ground. Dan, controlling the new zord, made it move forward, ignoring the bullets. Once it got to the feet of the monster, Dan took the blade out a tiny bit and spun the disk. With great force, the zord threw Bambina a good distance. He struggled to get back up and shouted,
"NO! I will be the winner! Ganicks, come now!" The tall henchmen made a wall against the megazord and the small beetle. The origami opened it's jaws and fired a fire-like beam, creating a path through the wall of Ganicks. Next Dave shouted out to Dan, in an excited tone,
"Let's bring it together!" Dan nodded and said,
"Armor Form Activate!" The beetle origami split itself into parts. Firstly, the pairs of legs seperated themselves and reattached to the arms of the megazord. The main body propped itself ontop of the head, replacing the original helmet. The bottom horn split itself open, revealing the megazord's face. Dan slid the sword into the console again and the team called out,
"Emperor Samurai Megazord: Pierce King Mode! Going Forth!" The impressive figure of the new megazord made the Ganicks tremble with fear. Bambina fired at their feet and called out,
"Don't be afraid, get them!" The Ganicks with arrows fired at the megazord, who in turn destroyed them with a blast of heat from it's helmet. Then, it unsheathed its sword and plowed through the Ganicks, slashing and slicing each one in their way. Lastly only Bambina was left. He stuttered,
"B-B-But swords don't work on me!" He pulled the gun forward, but the megazord was faster. It fired another intense blast of heat from the helmet region, knocking the gun out of his hand. Together, the team drew their swords and made a thrust position. The megazord leaned on one knee as they called out,
"Fire Forest Cannon!" The head of the beetle closed again, masking the face of the megazord. Both of the horns spun and spun, rapidly drawing energy. At its peak, the drill-like attack glowed firece orange and the rangers pushed their swords forward, crying,
"Ha!" The energy was released in the form of a giant fireball, which rammed against the monster. It drilled through him and he shrieked,
"Ai! La muerte!" As he fell down and was destroyed in a fiery explosion. The megazord made a pose and the rangers congradulated each other as per usual. Although, something was bothering Dave as he said,
"Wait a sec... if he was impersonating Mr. Roduriguez.... where are the rest of the students?" They all sprang from their cheery demeanor and undid the megazord.
"Shoot. We have to find them!" cried out Andrew. And so the team ran once again up the winding path of the forest.
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Out in the wilderness, the group finally found the students... accompanied by none other than Mr. Roduriguez. When he saw them, he was cross in all kinds of ways, but glad they were alive, especially after seeing some weird damage in the woods. Dave groaned as the class packed up.
"A week of detention?! That's overkill." Vivian hung her head and muttered,
"There goes my clean record." Andrew laughed and said,
"All's well that ends well!" Dan agreed and the five friends traveled down the mountain, with a new power in tow.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Next Time on Power Rangers Samurai Squadron:
It's Heritage Week at River End High and the team decides to host a display for their lineage. Only problem is, Andrew and Rebecca aren't Samurai by blood! So that begs the question, how can they control the power of the Samurai? Found out next time!