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Leo walked into the school whistling as usual heading towards the usual meeting spot with the others "Morning." He said surprisingly cheerful.

Sora sighs "Okay Leo what did you snag and from who?" She asked arms crossed.

"Who me? Oh come on you know I would never…" He started to say laughing a bit.

"You stole something from Mrs. Steps again didn't you?" Sora asked and Leo stops talking going back to 'innocently' whistling.

Adam noticed something in Leo's pocket and acting quickly he manages to take it, but get's noticed by Leo who tries to take it back from him. Adam tosses it to Sora who catches what was thrown and takes a look seeing it was a small box. Sora opens it as she and the other girls take a look what was inside as they were surprised. It was a set of cut diamond earrings and a ring with a small ruby on it.

"T-Their beautiful." Eva says looking at them as Sora closes the small box.

"And rather expensive as well. I've been shopping with my mom enough to know those aren't cheap cut jewels, and the ring well…" Cassie says and trails off.

"Why would Mrs. Steps have something like this?" Adam asked as Alvin rubs his chin in thought.

"Maybe because someone was actually trying to give her something?" Alvin suggested as the others look to him.

"I saw Principal Steps go into her classroom this morning and he left a few minutes later. It actually didn't make any sense till now, but if you think about it it's pretty obvious now." He added on.

Sora was the first to catch on and smiles "Aww…that is actually pretty sweet. Not to mention he probably had to save up months if not years worth of salary to even get these." She says.

Peter nods knowingly "Yeah my parents do the same thing." He said as Leo looks at them confused.

"Oh come on. It's just some earrings and a ring. What's so special about them?" Leo asked and was slapped on the back of the head by Adam.

"It's probably their anniversary Leo. You just stole the principal's gift to his wife." Adam said to him.

Peter gives a small glare "You need to give them back and come clean Leo." Peter tells him as Leo sighs knowing he had to, but dealing with Mrs. Steps was tough and giving them back to the Principal he wasn't exactly sure how he would react.

"I-I will give them back, but later." Leo said to them as the bell rings and the group head for homeroom. For the whole time in homeroom Leo was quiet and actually worked on his work from the previous day he had failed to finish.

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"Have a good day. Be sure to bring back those books soon." Maya calls out as she attended to the school library. It was then that she noticed a student had gotten behind the librarian's desk and was messing with a few of her personal belongings including a small box.

"And what do you think you're doing?" She asked as the student yelps and ran off out of the Library. Maya sighs and starts to pick up her things which included the strange red key, the missing mystic knight ranger book, and a small container.

Maya puts the first two away and opens the small case "Hopefully that kid didn't take one of the gemstones." She muttered opening the case and then closed it smiling a bit satisfied that what was in the case wasn't taken. She had received the box years ago, but still recalled it.

[Flashback]

A slightly younger Maya was on a college campus attending her classes for the day when her phone rings. When she sees the number she gave it a look of disgust and hung up. It was one of her old friends, but she was still bitter over what had happened a few years back.

"You shouldn't be so bitter young story maiden." A male voice says catching her attention and she looks to the man yet she couldn't exactly tell what the man looked like due to the sun being in her eyes. And calling her what he did meant that he in some way knew of her association with Lurre.

"I have my reasons, and what is it to you?" Maya asked getting a bit nervous as the man reached behind his back for something. As he did this Maya reached for the key and something else, and when the man saw this he stops.

"I mean you no harm. I have something to give you as well as a request." The man said and Maya stops letting the man continue and what he brings out from behind him is a small box and hands it to her.

"Keep this safe young Maya. You may believe that you were abandoned by those that you once called friends, but you have a higher calling. You may not see it now, but things do happen for a reason. I want you to have these and keep them safe for the next triad." The man says and Maya looks at the box then looks up, but just as strangely as the man had appeared he had disappeared.

[End Flashback]

Maya had always wondered what the man had meant, and wondered if these strange gems were connected to a ranger team that was around at that time in some way. There had only been two active at that time, and only one seemed to have a gem theme.

"Hmm…What did he mean by a triad though?" she asked in a whisper.

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Leo stood in the gym preparing for class when a guy came by and pushed him causing Leo to look at the person and growl "Hey what's the big idea!" he says as the guy laughs.

"Well well. Looks like the softy is toughening up again." The guy says as Leo's hand clenched into fists hearing him.

"Oh we'll see who's soft when one of us is in the nurses office." Leo says to him as the guy laughs.

"Oh don't make me laugh. Ever since you've joined those wimps you've gone soft Balgriff. When was the last time you stole something or beat up someone who 'accidently' insulted you?" the other teen asked with a smirk.

"Oh just give it a few more seconds and there will be a beating." Leo warned in annoyance and the teen laughs again.

"So you're giving warnings now? Oh how the mighty…" the teen started, but didn't get to finish as Leo slugged the teen knocking him to the ground and Leo gets on top of the teen and starts to punch him.

As if it was planned a teacher came in "What is going on here?" the gym teacher asked and Leo stops the teen below him smirking.

"It's Leo! He jumped me for no reason!" The teen said as a few of his friends nod adding in their own comments.

"He's a wild animal!"

"Threatened saying that if we got in his way we would be next!"

"Send him to the office! He needs to be expelled!"

Leo seethed glaring at the teens friends "Oh why you lying…" he starts taking a step forward and the teen stepped back faking fear

"To the office Balgriff!" The teacher says and Leo stops and then leaves the teacher watching him. The teen and his friends grin more than satisfied that their plan had been successful.

As Leo walked he sighs. Considering how often he had gotten into fights in school he had plenty of enemies, and those enemies had friends that would just love to get him in trouble or expelled. He had been expecting this to happened, and their timing couldn't have been better. If he did end up getting expelled he would have to repeat his senior year or apply to get a GED which would make his chances for college that much more difficult.

Now though he had to face the principal as well as still return what he stole to Principal Steps or his wife. With all that was going on he couldn't help but think back on a few different things that had happened in the past.

[Flashback]

A younger Leo walked about school looking into his bag at everything that he had stolen grinning "Sweet. Best of all no one knows that it was me." Leo says as a small cough was heard behind him.

He turns and sees a boy a few years younger than him "I think you have something there that belongs to someone else." The boy says as Leo crosses his arms.

"Oh really? What proof you got that I have something that's not mine?" Leo asked as the boy holds up his phone which revealed was recording what he said.

Leo grits his teeth hands clenched into fists as the boy sighs "Look just give me the paint kit and I will erase the recording." He says as Leo shakes his head.

"No way! If that Cassandra can't pay to get it back then I'm not handing it over to anyone else!" Leo says and runs at the boy swinging. The boy ducks avoiding getting hit as Leo laughs a bit.

"Come on Daniels. Fight back!" the younger Leo taunts before noticing that the boy had gotten to his bag and was now holding the paint kit.

"Don't have to when I can get it without fighting." The boy says and runs off with Leo right behind him and eventually Leo lost sight of the boy.

The day went on and Leo found the boy from earlier and pulls him away "Found you. Now where is that paint kit?" Leo asked as Daniels smirks.

"I already gave it back to Cassandra and told her who took it. If it goes missing she will know it's you." He says as Leo raised a hand to punch and Daniels prepares himself. Yet something about how Daniels carried himself made Leo stop.

"…Daniels are you a girl?" Leo asked letting him go as Daniels looks down to the ground.

"Yes. By the way you can call me Sora you know." Sora said as Leo groaned.

"I almost hit a girl." He says before looking to Sora.

"Why don't you say anything?" he then asked as Sora shrugged.

"I like to use the shared bathrooms more, I like my hair cut shorter than most girls, and no one has really asked me." Sora replied to him.

"Ohh…well I guess that makes sense." Leo said and Sora chuckles.

"You know when you aren't stealing or acting violent you're a good guy Leo." Sora says to him as Leo smirks.

"Yeah I am pretty amazing aren't I?" he says and Sora rolls her eyes chuckling.

[End Flashback]

[Flashback]

It had been a few months since Sora and Leo had become friends and both were at the park playing along with a few others as most of the children enjoyed the local park.

Leo and another boy who he can't recall in black were playing while nearby Sora watched, but she was under a tree with some books as she worked on some homework she had forgotten about earlier in the week.

As she worked a few boys noticed and smirk walking up to her "Hey smarty. Trying to keep up your work?" one asked as Sora just nods.

"Well this is a park. A place for fun. Not for downers like you." A boy says taking her book.

"Hey! Give that back!" Sora says getting up as the other boy took her work and ripped it up.

Both boys laugh as she tears up and Leo sees this and starts walking over along with the other boy, but as he did so did a younger girl wearing blue.

"Leave him alone you meanies!" the girl in blue says standing up for Sora.

"We aren't scared of you little girl." One of the boys said.

"Well y-you should be." The girl says as she backs away demonstrating a few punches and kicks actually scaring the boys. The one threw down Sora's book and both took off as Sora sighs picking it up as well as her ripped homework.

"Thank you." Sora says to the girl as Leo nods.

"Thank you for helping my friend." Leo says as the girl smiles big.

"My mommy says you have to have courage to stand up for things." The younger girl says as two females call out one for the young girl and the other for Sora and Leo. All three head off to their mom/babysitter and left the park.

[End Flashback]

[Flashback]

A slightly older Leo was walking home when a couple people jumped out at him "Hand over your money boy and no one will get hurt." One of them says.

Leo sighs as this was normal in this part of town where he lived. Almost ten minutes passed by and Leo walked off towards home leaving three slightly hurt teenagers and a young adult on the ground.

"You either fight or be a punching bag." Leo says to himself reminding himself of what his dad had always told him. While his mother didn't approve of him fighting she wasn't going to stop the boy from defending himself.

Ever since learning from his father Leo kept telling himself that he had to be tough. He couldn't be weak otherwise risk getting hurt or someone close to him getting hurt.

[End Flashback]

Leo stood in front of the office and was about to knock when his morpher went off alerting him to a monster attack going on. Leo takes off out of the school knowing the others would be doing the same and morphs calling his Lore Cycle to him and heads off to the location of the fight.

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A small group of Shades and Gearz were caring some large electrical coils as watching over them was what looked like a large green goblin like creature with a giant club and a large bag on it's back.

"Move it slackers! If you can't keep up with my pace then I'll pummel it into you!" he shouts as the Shades and Gearz move quicker carrying the coils.

The sounds of a bike was heard before some were blasted resulting in one of the coils dropping "Ugh…Stupid things can't take a beating." The monster says turning to face a morphed Lore Yellow who had changed into Mighty Morphing Yellow before sending the Lore Cycle back.

Leo spins one of the daggers before running at the monster who dodges "Well of course it would be one of the rangers. From what I've heard your one of the strongest Yellow. How about we test that?" the monster taunts.

"Oh I am." Leo said to him as one group of the foot soldiers got away with one of the coils. It was then that the rest of the rangers appeared morphed as well having already sent away their Lore Cycles when encountering a group of Shades and Gearz on their way there.

Sora looked to the rest of the team "Adam, AV, Alvin, Peter handle the foot soldiers and stop them from getting away with any more of those coils. Eva, and Cassie support Leo. I'll.." Sora starts when suddenly Zoelle appears and jumps at Sora.

"Sora!" Cassie yells worried.

"I'm fine. I can handle her. You guys worry about those foot soldiers and Leo!" Sora says ducking a swipe from Zoelle. AV nods and looks to the others.

"Well you heard her. Let's get to it!" AV says and they all take off to do what they were instructed.

"Unlock the Legend!" Eva and Cassie say changing into Rev Max Chrono and Time Force Pink as they went to assist Leo.

Gob Goblin as he was called swung his club at Leo who had been knocked to the ground and braced for it to hit, but it never did as he saw a blade blocking. Leo took this opportunity to kick the monster away and get up just as the monster was blasted and saw Cassie.

"Thanks for the support ladies." He says bowing to them as Eva sighed and Cassie held back a blush under her helmet.

"N-No problem Leo. Always willing to help someone out of a situation they went into alone without any help." Eva says putting a lot of emphasis on the last part and Leo rubs his head.

"Yeah sorry about that. I thought you guys had gotten here before me." He says as Cassie sighs.

"We can worry about that later for now let's just handle this monster." Cassie said

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Meanwhile Adam, Alvin, AV, and Peter were now assisting Sora in fighting Zoelle after finishing with the foot soldiers. Sora had changed into Samurai Red, Adam into Mystic Knight Black, Alvin into Dino Charge Green, Peter into GPX Gold, and AV into Steam Force Blue.

AV dialed in two number quickly as the Pipe Blade and Blaster came to her and she combines them forming the Steam Flamer. She fires it letting out a torrent of flames on Zoelle at the same time Alvin fired the Dino Blaster at her. Peter and Adam struck at her before Sora rushed at her and struck at the large diamond on the necklace, but like all the other times during this fight it refused to break.

"How come it's not breaking?" Sora asked out loud as Zoelle laughed and knocks Sora back.

"It won't. This black diamond is special." Zoelle said.

"Though you should perhaps be worried. After all what you do to me may be affecting my host, and whoever else is with her." Zoelle taunts as Sora freezes up. The others attack stopping Zoelle from trying anything.

Zoelle teleports away as Sora just stands the others turning to look at the fight going on with the others. Cassie, Eva, and Leo were now in Legacy mode fighting Gob Goblin.

Leo struck the monster as Eva and Cassie got in close stabbing and slicing the monster who dodged. The monster puts a hand into his bag and takes out a bomb throwing it at them.

"Bombttoms up!" Adam yelled in warning and the three dodged a cartoonish like explosion occurring after the bomb hit the ground.

Eva swung and the goblin grabbed something out of it's bag and used it to block revealing a thick piece of wood.

Adam glances to Sora "Woodn't it be a good idea to sap some sense into this guy?" he asked grinning as the others groan.

"After this we are having a good long talk about your puns Adam." AV says to him cracking a smile.

"Woodever you say." Adam replies as Sora pushes Adam forward.

"Let's just get over their!" Sora says as they go to assist their fellow rangers.

The monster see's this and goes into his bag pulling out a stranger gun that on it's side said 'CLONE GUN' in bright black bold print. He points it at himself and fire seconds later there was another Gob Goblin this one didn't have the gun the original was holding.

"Oh come on!" Leo said annoyed as the rest of the rangers went into their Battle Legacy Mode and Sora went into Epilogue Ranger form then into Red Warrior Ranger.

"Girls with me. Guys your together." Sora instructs as they split to handle the monster and it's clone.

The girls cornered the clone seeing as it didn't have the gun that was used to clone.

AV fired at it and the clone responded by blocking with it's club. Cassie dived at the monster as Eva ran at the monster both getting close to strike, but failing to when they were close enough. Sora was preparing to finish the clone with her combined weapon, but couldn't fire due to Cassie and Eva being in the range of the blast.

The monster knocked the two back, and noticing the Red Warrior preparing to finish it the clone grabs Eva. The girls see this and stop as the monster slowly backs away, but Eva stomps on the monsters foot causing him to let her go and grab it's foot in pain.

AV let out a shot from her blaster which made solid contact. Eva managed to get out range just as Sora let loose a Judgment Burst destroying the monster.

The guys had cornered the real Gob Goblin who had taken a second club out of his bag and was swinging both of them at the guys in rapid succession. Adam had been hit by one of the clubs and knocked to the side.

"Oww…someone club him." Adam says as the rest of the guys as well as the monster groans.

"No puns ranger. Puns are worse than having to fight you all." The monster says as Leo grins getting an idea and turns to the other guys.

"I'm sorry in advance. Adam this guy is all yours." Leo says.

Adam gets up grinning having thought of the same thing as Leo "Well if puns are so bad how about you punmel me?" he jokes as Gob Goblin runs at him and tries to hit him, but Adam rolls out of the way.

"What's gobbling you? Am I giving you a punful amount of trouble?" he says as the monster yells and throws one of his clubs trying to hit him.

"Puns. I hate puns!" Gob Goblin exclaimed focusing on Adam and not the other guys. Peter comes up from behind and grabs the bag.

"I'll be taking this. Thanks." He says as the monster notices at the last second.

"Hey! Give that back you pesky ranger!" Gob Goblin says swinging at Peter.

Peter moves out of the way as Leo and Alvin jump in with their weapons striking the monster on his sides and then across the chest before Adam hits him with his mace. The monster explodes as his bag vanished from Peter's hands after his destruction.

"Tale End." Leo says as the group gathered back together.

"Now it's back to the school, and you have something you have to do still Leo." AV reminded him and he nods.

"I know. Hopefully I'm still in school after I give it back." Leo said to her as they all head back towards the school.

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Leo was now back in front of the Principal's office and walks in sitting down waiting for the principal to call him in. It wasn't that long before he was called into the office.

"I heard that there was a disturbance earlier today in the gym. From what was said you assaulted a fellow student for no reason Balgriff." Principal Steps says to him.

"I did, but that's not the full story sir." Leo says as the principal leans over his desk hands clasped together.

"I admit I attacked him, but I was provoked sir." He adds on and explained what had actually happened the principal listening intently.

"I see. While you are not completely to blame you must still be punished. You will serve a full week full day detention as well as after school detention." Principal Steps says to him.

"As for the others they will serve the same punishment as you." He adds.

Leo sighs and put his hand into his pocket "Sir. I also have something else I need to give you. Honestly I didn't know that it was your anniversary." He says taking out the small box the principal instantly recognizing it and sighs.

"Thank you for considering that Balgriff…but it won't be getting you off what you did. You may go now." He says giving a small smile and Leo nods walking out of the office. As much as he likes to steal, and as much as he hated to get caught by someone he was fine with actually returning the gift to the principal.

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Maya was in the great Library looking over a set of twelve books each separated into stacks of three. On the top of the first stack was a red book with a ruby emblemized on the cover of a bright red book, a black gemstone was on the cover of the black book, and a purple amethyst was on the cover of the lavender book.

"If I'm right then these gemstones are the results of the actions of this team. When he mentioned a triad that could only mean these three." She muttered looking at the three books on top of each stack and sighs.

"If I'm right then who is this new triad?" she asked in her thoughts.

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Jerrica and Sara were at the mall hanging out joking around and laughing "I didn't know you were that good at arcade games Sara. You sure did get me." Jerrica says as Sara grins.

"What can I say when it comes to anything involving computers or electronics I'm a natural." Sara said and Jerrica giggles and accidently bumps into a woman who in reality was Abbinus in her human form who had dropped some book as well as a photo.

"Watch where you are going young lady." Abbinus says glaring at the two as Jerrica rubs the back of her neck.

"I'm sorry. I wasn't watching where I was going." Jerrica says as her and Sara help to pick up the woman's things and Jerrica picks up the photo which was the picture of Abby and her new born baby Allison.

"Here you go." Jerrica says as she and Sara give her the books as well as the photo.

"Thank you." Abbinus says and looks at the picture letting out a sigh and walks off away from them.

Sara took out her phone and looked at the time "Sorry, but I've got to get home Jerrica. My step-mother is expecting me home soon." She says looking away as she mentioned it.

"Ohh…Well if you need to talk to someone later just call me Sara." Jerrica says watching her leave as well as the older woman.

"That woman…how come I get the feeling I know her somehow?" she thought and heads home herself.

Episode 5 is done. So what do you all think of what is going on with Abbinus? Well I do have something special planned involving her as the season goes on which the sub-plot involving her will go on for a while. As for the sub-plot involving Zoelle/Rena it will be over with by the end of this arc. Now for the gemstones that Maya is keeping hold of and the triad she mentioned might or might not involve events that are currently going on in another story. If it does I'm not saying OR the gemstone idea could be my own idea adapting from someone else's. Until next time this has been decode9.