[Sentai]

Part 2

Smoke rose from the high rise. Pouring out of the windows like water, and drawing into the skies above. Inside the glass walls Nighlok moved floor by floor scaring humans and destroying anything not nailed to the floor, and some things that were. At least they were as the Rangers arrived. Morphed and slicing through what little resistance they found they came across the same thing they came across at twelve of the last gap sensor locations. Piles of destroyed Nighlok, destruction every direction, and Samurai Black standing in the middle. Untouched and sword drawn. And as with every other time when they arrived she simply turned and left.
Kevin slammed his fist into the near by wall, showing a rare bout of raw emotion. But they were all feeling the same. Frustrated. “We have to, Jayden.” Jayden turned towards Samurai Blue, and lowered his head. Taking one last look at the destruction around them. “Do you really think he knows who she is?” Mike scoffed and waved his hand off towards where she departed. “He has to! You heard how she talked when she stole our Zords, she knew all about us!”
Turning himself from the chaos Jayden shook his head, and sheathed his blade. Before turning himself back towards his team. His friends. “We have no choice. We need answers, and they’ll come later. For now these people need our help. Kevin’ll take this floor, Mike’ll take the next, Emily and Mia will take the stairwells and help people trying to escape from the upper floors. I’ll head down and make sure everyone finds help once they’re clear. Move Rangers!”

The Shiba House continued to recover after the surprise assault on their gate. Volunteers from the Temple had arrived, rebuilding and replacing the gate and wards which protected them. Inside the feelings swirling around the room were just as chaotic as the scene outside. All the rangers gathered around the main room, watching the map spread out before them ripple. As Mooger traces vanished one after another. As though they never existed at all.
“Rangers.” The six each turned towards they Sensei but remained eerily silent. Though the questions were written across their faces, each of them wanting to accuse him of holding back. But none of them having it in them to say it directly. But Ji knew better. Placing his hands upon the head of his walking stick, he gave them an understanding nod. “You want answers, and you deserve them. Yes, I know this woman who came and stole your Zords. To say, that is, I knew her.”
“Knew her?” Jayden asked for the team, and Ji gave him a nod. “Yes Jayden. She is my Sister.” Looking out at the stunned faces Ji shook his head, and began circling them slowly. The room so silent all that echoed was the occasional strike of his stick on the ground. “She is my sister, Kyoko. And she was to be one of the chosen Rangers when your Father, Jayden, was the Red. But she was to stubborn. She thought not only should we destroy the Moogers and Nighlok which enter our world, but also the people who do deals with them. Her thinking was if people saw what happened when you dealt with Nighlok then they would stop. But that is not our way.”
“So she was thrown out for disagreeing?” Ji rose his hand to silence Antonio and continued his tale.
“No, Antonio. She was banished for doing something horrible. She nearly destroyed a man for making a deal with a Nighlok. It was ten years ago, and the Nighloks were far less a problem than they are now. One would slip through the cracks, maybe, once every month. This one though was particularly crafty. Instead of taking from you, he gave you what your heart most desired. And then twisted the results into something horrific. Your Father led the charge against him, Jayden, and he was destroyed. But when they turned around Kyoko was holding the man who made the deal. His body lifeless and trapped within a coma, and her sword drawn. She’d beaten him down for making the deal and making the Nighlok so powerful that he destroyed a home for children.
The other Rangers stopped her, bound her, and brought her back here. Stripping her of her Morpher and her Zord.. The Black Bat Folding Zord. They knew I had to make the decision because she was my sister, and I banished her from the Shiba House forever. But one week later we discovered her Zord was missing.”
The Rangers all frowned. Giving each other worried glances while Jayden paced behind them, along the window overlooking the ruined gate. “So she built herself a new Morpher?” Ji gave a roll of his shoulders. “I believe so, one without a symbol. Allowing her to control not only her own Zord, but all of yours, as well.”
“So what do we do?” Jayden turned towards Mike, but gave a nod. He was going to ask the same thing. They all were. They couldn’t destroy her like they could a Nighlok. Beneath the violence she was Human. “You fight. You must destroy her Power Disc to rescue your Zords. I know she is my sister, and I love her very much. Despite what she is doing. But you must be strong Rangers, you must stop her before she does something truly evil.”
Antonio was the only one smiling. “Fantastico!” Launching himself from his chair he rushed into his bedroom and recovered the one weapon they had left. The one thing they could use against their own Zords, and help them destroy her disc. “The Light Zord!”