[Kiryu]

Access 10: Rise of the Red Beast

Piercing through Jordan’s Modsuit, OnoRed’s Chainsaw rifle ripped through the armor as though it was made of paper. Stabbing through flesh, OnoRed pulled his weapon out from Jordan’s stomach- the blade now drenched in his blood. Shocked, Reggie ran to his fallen friend, shouting “JOOOOORDAAAAAN!” In tears, he desperately tried to shake his fallen friend awake, his voice was frantic and shook as he spoke. “J-Jordan, c’mon man! Wake up! Wake up! Dude this isn’t funny, WAKE UP!” OnoRed approached Reggie, and pointing his gun right at Reggie’s head. Chuckling at the display of emotion, OnoRed said: “Don’t sound so bad for him...you’ll be joining him in hell soon enough”. OnoRed’s finger inched slowly towards the trigger; the particles of energy began gathering at the end of the nozzle.

A wave of white flashing light suddenly knocked the weapon away. “What?!” A mysterious woman clad in white armor arrived on the scene. With her rapier she slashed upward, but OnoRed backflipped and managed to avoid the strike. On the second backflip he managed to grab his rifle and fired at the white clad woman. With her rapier, she deflected the shots with ease. OnoRed dashed forward and their two weapons clashed and locked. The woman looked towards Reggie and shouts: “Hurry and escape while I have his attention!” Bewildered Reggie nodded twice as he saw that Matt and Kyle had regained consciousness and were dragging Nathan away. Grabbing hold of Jordan, Reggie ran away from the battlefield.

OnoRed saw the Modrangers escaping and laughed. “No matter, I can hunt those weaklings down at my own leisure...you on the other hand, have my undivided attention!” OnoRed began to attack the white-clad woman, his attacks were fast and furious and it took everything she had just to defend. “Such power! Truly like a beast!” OnoRed chuckled and said “Beast eh...I like the sound of that!” OnoRed brought his weapon down for another powerful slash, but the white clad woman leapt out of the way. As she leapt, her rapier begins to glow with white light. The woman swung her blade down, unleashing the wave of energy. OnoRed blocked the attack, which did little to phase him. He glanced up to see that the white woman vanished, leaving nothing but white feathers in her wake. OnoRed caught one of the feathers in his hand and said: “Tch...got away did you...” before crushing it.

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Battered and injured, the ModRangers were quick to return to base. With a few broken bones here and there, they were lucky...except for Jordan. It wasn’t long till the door to the command center opened once more. “Jordan!!!!” Kristin shouted as she burst into the room, out of breath from running. “Ryan, I heard the news, where is Jordan...how is he?!” she asked, her voice distraught and emotional. “This way Kristin.” Ryan said. “Hey...who’s that?” Reggie asked, still sore from battle. “Oh that’s right, you haven’t met her yet...that’s Kristin...Jordan’s wife,” Nathan said. Reggie let out a shocked “Eeeeeh?! Jordan’s married!?” Nathan nodded twice. “Oh yeah, the dude’s hitched. You haven’t noticed the solid gold ring around his finger?”

Ryan quickly took Kristin to the medical wing of the facility- there she saw Jordan’s body encased in a high tech state of the art medical treatment pod. “Jordan got lucky...he missed his internal organs completely...but....” Ryan closed his eyes and lets out a hefty sigh. “His condition is still critical, he lost a lot of blood and his wound was pretty bad....there’s a chance he might not make it...” Kristin placed her hand on the medical pod before breaking down in tears and collapsing to her knees. Sighing once more, Ryan left the room.

Crossing his arms, Tony watched the footage of the fight between the ModRangers and OnoRed. “This guy’s strong Tony...he might even be stronger then you” Max said. “I can’t say I’m surprised by this sudden turn of events...” Tony said. He paused on a frame which clearly showed OnoRed’s armor. “OnoRed eh...so the enemy’s turned our own tech against us...” Reggie gripped his pants tightly, closing his eyes. In his mind, the scene where OnoRed stabbed Jordan flashed over and over again. Trembling, Reggie slammed his fist on the table, with all eyes turning towards him. “H...he’s too powerful....there’s way we can beat him....” he said, shaking. “What?! Are you serious?!” Matt cried out. “Look!” Reggie said, pointing to the monitor just as it showed the white woman fighting with OnoRed.

“Even our mysterious savior had trouble with him...there’s no way we can beat him!” Reggie said as his mind flashed back to Ease’s warning: “Boy, there’s a storm coming...and unless you don’t want to get swallowed up by it, I suggest you get stronger.” “This...this is was what the warnings...the dreams meant.” Reggie said. “You know the nightmares I’ve been having? Well this is what I was seeing! OnoRed...killing Jordan. I could’ve done something to prevent his death and yet...” Reggie shook his head back and forth. Grabbing hold of him, Kyle shakes Reggie “Reg man, Get a grip! Jordan ain’t dead yet, have faith that he’ll pull through!”. Reggie pushes his arms off of him and shoves him away with a gentle push “FAITH ISN’T ENOUGH!” Reggie looked at his teammates and said “Don’t you guys get it?! This isn’t some TV show! This is real freakin life! We could be the next ones to die at any time! Any one of us…could be next…”. Standing up, Matt glared at Reggie “Enough of this! Are you just going to give up?! After all we’ve been through?! You’re a coward!” Reggie shook his head. “I...I don’t know but...” glancing up at the monitor, the very sight of OnoRed’s armor caused him to freeze in absolute terror. “I...I’m sorry...but I can’t continue...” Dropping his ModPass and ModBelt to the ground, Reggie took off for the exit, running away as fast as his legs could carry him. “Reggie! Wait!” Matt cried. The room grew silent and heavy until Ai was the first one to speak shouting “-BAKA! Anata wa hontōni baka desu!!!” Picking up the clipboard that was on her terminal, Ai threw it towards Matt...but ended up hitting Nathan instead. “Owwwwww! Hey Ai, why are you hitting me for?! You’re mad at Matt!!” Nathan cried out. Kyle sighed. “Yup, you’re our Noosan alright.” Embarassed, Ai responded “G...Gomenasai!” Shooting an angered glare at Matt. “Why do you need to be so mean to Reggie-Kun all the time!? Can’t you understand how he feels? Tch, you can be so immatrue sometimes!” Ai walked towards the table. She picked up Reggie’s Belt and Pass and ran out of the room. For a moment the room grew quiet, with a hefty sigh Max shot a glare at Matt as well. “She’s right you know,” he said, walking out of the room. After a moment Nathan turned towards Kyle and said “What do ya mean I’m Nossan?!”

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“HAAAAAAAAX!” Ease’s angered voice bellowed throughout the citadel as she furiously searched for the Anon’s Chief of Science. “HAAAAAAAAAX!” she bellowed out again before finally managing to find her in the throne room. “What!? What is it?!” Hax turned around to see Ease pointing her rifle at her. Letting out an “Eeeeeep!”, Hax cowered behind Agro who laughed at the scene. “You lunatic! How DARE you! You unleashed someone as powerful as OnoRed without the Master's consent! Do you realize your actions may have jeopardized our mission!?” Turning to Ease, Viralindas bellowed out a warning growl. “CAAAALM....EEEEASE....” “But Master! Her creation is out of control! Give me one good reason why I shouldn’t blow her head off!” she said. Calmly stepping out of her hiding spot, Hax responds: “Because If I’m not here...who else can fix the situation?” Ease lowered her rifle but still kept glaring at Hax. “I’m listening, but If I don’t find your excuse satisfactory, all bets are off.”

“Ahem...it’s true that OnoRed was unleashed earlier then intended...but I assure you, it was not my doing...” Hax brought up security footage from a few days earlier, revealing OnoRed’s pod. As Hax left the room, the pod suddenly opened up by itself. Glancing up at the camera, OnoRed fired on it, cutting the feed. “You expect me to believe that OnoRed awoke by himself?!” Ease asked. “I’m saying that that’s what exactly happened. OnoRed was intended to be my ultimate creation after all, I intended to make him more human-like than anything else I’ve created in the past. His “will” must’ve been what overrode my commands.” Hax shrugged. “OnoRed will NOT jeopardize our mission. Look!” Hax brought up footage of the ModRangers fight with OnoRed. Giggling, she said “His purpose is destruction of the Rangers and that’s exactly what he’s doing! And besides, his disobedience is a problem I can easily rectify.” In her hand she held a disk and pointed towards it. “All I need is OnoRed recaptured and I can fully install my obedience program!”

Glancing back towards Ease, Viralindas bellows out: “EEEEEASE....RETREIVE ONORED....” Ease bowed her head and said “As you command Master, but OnoRed is a powerful adversary...” Swallowing her pride, Ease added: “...I need back up”. Hax cackled “Leave that to me, girlie.” With the push of a button, Hax recreated the Primoid, except now he was colored in black and teal. “You might wanna take some Spammerbots with you just in case,” she said grinning. Ease merely glared at her but simply nodded, vanishing to the real world with the “Nemesis” Primoid.

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OnoRed sat on a rooftop overlooking the city, his leg dangled precariously over the edge. Letting out a hefty sigh, he thought back to his battle with the ModRangers. “Tch... thinking about how weak they were makes me angry, it's an insult...” he said to himself. “Is there no one in ths world that can stand as my equal?!” Ease and the Nemesis Primoid appeared behind him, Ease was armored up for battle. “OnoRed! You’re coming back with me.” she demanded. OnoRed burst out laughing. Without looking, he picked up his chainsaw rifle and opened fire. Ease and the Primoid guarded themselves from the attack but the squad of SpammerBots were instantly destroyed. Causaully getting up while still holding his smoking rifle, OnoRed said “Stay out of my way! I refuse to take orders from anyone, especially someone as weak as you.”

Hearing OnoRed’s words, Ease gasped in surprise. “Weak...! How DARE you call me weak?!” “Care to prove me wrong then? IF you manage to defeat me...then I’ll go back with you...if i win...well I think you know what I’ll happen if you lose.” OnoRed said. “Now come!” OnoRed suddenly charged towards Ease, but the Nemesis Primoid stood in his way. With his sword arm deployed, he attempted to meet OnoRed’s weapon, but instead found his own blade shattered upon clashing. “What?”! the Primoid shouted in surprise. With a swift kick, OnoRed sent the Nemesis Primoid flying across the building, skidding along the roof until he crashed into the building’s railing. The impact caused rock and debris to fall down upon the populace below. Ease continued to fire on OnoRed but he dodged each shot, leaving streaks of crimson energy behind him as he moved. “So fast!” Ease said before OnoRed suddenly appeared right in front of her. He swung his sword horizontally at her, but Ease managed to duck out of the way, quickly retaliating by attempting to kick him in the side. OnoRed took the kick but it did nothing to him. OnoRed chuckled, grabbing Ease’s leg as he threw her off the building. While falling, Ease managed to turn herself around as she saw OnoRed had leapt off after her. With her rifle in hand she fired at OnoRed before she braced herself as she landed on the ground, creating a crater and kicking up dust upon impact. Ease leapt out from the crater and dust storm just as OnoRed landed above her. The impact caused the dust cloud to grow bigger and the crater deeper. OnoRed leapt out after her, closing the distance between them in no time. Ease let out a gasp, as OnoRed managed to grab hold of her once more. He threw Ease, sending her crashing to a nearby office building.

Stunned office workers watched in confusion as Ease crashed through several desks and computers. A few of them whipped out their phones and began to take pictures. But as soon as Ease began firing at OnoRed, the office workers panicked and scurried out from the room. Ease let out a gasp, as she saw OnoRed leaping after her and leapt backwards. Landing in the middle of the room, she began to fire once more but OnoRed dodged to the side and vanished. “Where are you...” Ease said, trying to trace OnoRed’s movements. Onored appeared behind her uttering “Here...” Grabbing her shoulders, he slammed her down on the ground, breaking the floor. Ease landed on the floor below it, momentarily stunned by the impact, but before she could react, OnoRed leapt down and kicked her through the floor. The two continue to descend through the levels of the building until they reached the parking lot, with OnoRed landing on top of her and chuckling. “Oh my...done already?” “Don’t think so” Ease said, grinning. OnoRed looked down to see that Ease’s rifle was pointed right at his stomach. A full charged blast was fired at OnoRed, knocking him away from Ease. Staggering, OnoRed growled “Why you!” OnoRed looked to his left as he heard the horn of a semi-truck- the Nemesis Primoid rammed into him, with the force of the impact sending him flying out of the parking lot.

The three remaining ModRangers arrived just as they witnessed OnoRed crashing into a nearby store. “This must be the place then...” Nathan said, eyeing Ease and the Nemesis Primoid emerging from the parking lot. “Of course...there’s always an obligatory black Prime repaint...” he said sighing. “Stay out of my way! This fight doesn’t concern you,” Ease said. “Lady, you’re fighting is causing a lot of damage to the city. Sorry but we can’t leave you alone...ready guys?” Nathan asked, with Kyle and Matt nodding in response. Strapping on their ModBelts consecutively, the three cries out: “MOD ACCESS, LOG IN!” Slipping the ModPass into their belts, each belt responded with:

“BLUE.ACCESS GRANTED, DOWNLOADING...”

“GREEN, ACCESS GRANTED, DOWNLOADING...”

“BLACK, ACCESS GRANTED, DOWNLOADING....”


Each ModRanger suit appeared over their bodies. OnoRed stepped out of the store, brushing some glass off his armor. Seeing the arrival of the ModRangers, OnoRed laughed “All of you against me? Interesting...but it’ll take a lot more than you three to bring me down...COME AT ME!” OnoRed shouts.

*Insert internal eyecatch here*

Out of breath from running and covered in a couple of scratches from tripping, Ai arrived at the CSULB theater building and steps inside. After asking around, she eventually found Reggie in an empty auditorium. Reggie looked up from his seat once he heard the door slamming shut behind Ai. “I...I knew you’d be here Reggie-san...” She took a step forward but ended up tripping on her feet, gasping as she began to tumble down the stairs. “Ai-San!” Reggie cried, getting out from his chair, managing to catch Ai before she went any further. But the combined weight and the momentum caused Reggie to fall back, hitting his head on the stage.

Reggie sat there writhing in pain, Ai sat up and gasped “Reggie-san, daijobu!?” “Yeah...I’m fine...ow...how did you find me?” Reggie sat up rubbing his head as he spoke. “Well it wasn’t hard. Your file said when you weren’t at home, school, or Jordan’s store you spend most of your time here.” Reggie blinked in surprise “Wait, wait you have a file on me? Stalker much?”

Ai rapidly shook her head, her cheeks flushed up red. “N-No! No! Y-you got the wrong idea I...” For a moment, Ai became too embarrassed to speak and her voice would simply and quietly trail off. “Well, if it’s you...I don’t really mind having a stalker...” Reggie suddenly felt pain again as Ai hits him in the stomach shouting “BAKA! That’s not why I was looking for you at all....mou...” she said, crossing her arms and puffing up her cheeks. “O....okay! Okay! Gomenasai, Ai-San...what do you want?” Reggie said, coughing for air. Ai took out the ModBelt and ModPass. “Are you really going to run away, Reggie-san?” she asked, holding them out in front of her. Reggie sighed, looking away from Ai embarrassed. “You saw the tapes...there’s nothing we can do against him...it’s hopeless,” he said. “Your teammates don’t think so!” Ai said, glaring at Reggie. Reggie tried to look away from her but shook his head back and forth. “I...I can’t Ai! I...when I think about what happened to Jordan...I keep wondering what if it were me...and I think about the people I’d be leaving behind I...” Reggie closed his eyes and shook his head “I’m scared as hell Ai!” Ai suddenly slapped Reggie across the face, leaving behind a red hand-shaped mark on his face. “Snap out of it Reggie-san! Why are you doubting yourself now when we need a hero the most?!” Reggie yelled out: “Because I’m NOT the hero everyone wants me to be!!!” “You are to me!!” Ai shouted back causing Reggie, who looked on at her in surprise.

Ai looked away from Reggie, blushing even redder than she already was. “If...if being a hero to everyone is such a burden to you, Reggie-san...then...then let me lift some of that burden for you...be my hero, I mean is...is my opinion enough?” Ai tried to hide her face as it became redder than an apple. Reggie looked at her shocked before taking his ModBelt, reaching out and huggin her tightly. “Thank you, Ai-san...I...that was what I needed to hear...” He strapped on his ModBelt and smiled. Ai smiled back at him and gave Reggie a thumbs up. “Ganbatte, Reggie.” Reggie nodded and rushed out of the room.

Back at the base, Kristin walked into the medical wing with a cup of coffee in her hand. She let out a gasp, dropping her cup as it spilled the dark-brown brew all over the floor. Her eyes widened as she stared at Jordan’s medical pod- the pod was wide open and Jordan was nowhere to be seen...

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The three opposing groups stared at each other intensely in a old fashioned Mexican standoff. Neither group moved a muscle and it was as though time around them had suddenly froze. Kyle wass the first to react, with his ModBlaster in one hand and ModPistol in the other, he fired at Ease and OnoRed. OnoRed dodged to the side, and the Primoid blocked the attack from hitting Ease. Both villains charged towards the Rangers, but OnoRed kicked the black Primoid away before he could land a shot. Before the Primoid went down, he reached out to grab OnoRed and the two went down, grappling one with another.

Meanwhile Ease leapt into the air and began to fire at the ModRangers, the ModRangers quickly scattered to find cover. “Dude! Why did you fire?!” Nathan shouted at Kyle, throwing his shield towards Ease. Ease managed to knock it back with her rifle, hitting Nathan with his own shield before she opened fire at Kyle. Taking cover behind a pillar, Kyle returned fire and shouted “Sorry guys, but I couldn’t take the stillness any more, nor could my itchy trigger finger!” Matt engaged Ease with his ModGigaDrill, blocking Ease’s shots while he leapt towards her, his drill. The attack was parried by Ease’s combat knife and in between grunts and groans Matt said: “Don’t you know that the first one to fire in a Mexican standoff is ALWAYS the one that’ll lose first!?” Tilting his head, Kyle said: “Really...? Is that how it works?” Kyle noticed a shadow heading towards him before yelling “Whoa, SHIT!!!” The Primoid was suddenly thrown towards his hiding spot, breaking through the concrete and landing on top of Kyle. Getting up, the monster threw Kyle towards Matt. The momentum caused by this knocked Matt off his feet and both went tumbling into Nathan, with the three of them dogpiling on top of each other. Smacking Kyle, Matt said: “Hate to say I told you so!” “Sorry...” Kyle responded, rubbing the back of his head. At that moment, OnoRed cut the Primoid in half and backed away before it exploded. “Damn you!!!” Ease cried firing at him, but OnoRed effortlessly deflected Ease’s shots. A shadow loomed over the three ModRangers before they turned and cried out “Reggie!”

Reggie helped Kyle and Matt off of Nathan. “Let me guess....Mexican standoff, and Kyle shot first?” he asked. Nathan and Matt nodded. “H-hey! I didn’t know there was a rule okay!” Kyle said in defense. “You sure you’re up for this?” Matt asked him. “Y...yeah...he still scares the crap out of me, but...I can’t leave this alone,” he said. Finally managing to grab hold of OnoRed, Ease suddenly threw him towards the Modrangers. “Incoming!!!!” Nathan cried out, as he and Kyle managed to get out of the way only to be engaged by Ease. Ease fired at them but Nathan managed to block the shots with his shield. Reggie and Matt clashed their weapons with OnoRed. “So the coward finally decided to step out of his shell,” he said laughing. Reggie responded with: “I’m not afraid of you!” OnoRed parries both of the weapons before slashing them. “Don’t make me laugh I can smell your fear...you reek of it,” he said.

Reggie staggered to get up, using his ModSpinSabre as a third leg. “Yeah, I am afraid of you...scared shitless actually. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to let you get the better of me! Facing our fears and conquering them...THAT’S what it means to be human! It’s something a beast like you won’t EVER understand!” OnoRed burst out laughing. “You think you can beat me? You can certainly try,” OnoRed said, resuming his fighting stance. “C’mon Matt, we’ll take him together!” Reggie said helping Matt up. Matt nodded and the two charged towards OnoRed.

Kyle ran in close towards Ease firing at her, but she managed to dodge each shot or parry them with her combat knife while returning fire. Nathan threw his shield towards Ease but she leapt out of the way just in time. While in midair, she turned her attention towards Nathan and fired back at him. Nathan caught his shield again and managed to block her shots. Meanwhile, Kyle managed to blindside her and landed several shots from behind. Nathan and Kyle both rushed her at the same time. Seeing them coming at her, Ease let out a sigh and leapt out of the way, causing Nathan and Kyle to crash into each other. “Oh, we did NOT just fall for the oldest trick in the book! Get off me!” “No YOU get off ME!” Meanwhile, Ease watched the two struggle with a deep sigh.

OnoRed effortlessly fought with Reggie and Matt, and literally with one hand tied behind his back, he manages to parry each strike. OnoRed fiercely slashed back at Reggie, but Reggie managed to leap out of the way, avoiding OnoRed’s sword by mere inches, leaving him open for Matt to come in and strike OnoRed with his ModGigaDrill. “Whoa!?” OnoRed shouted as he staggered back a bit from the sudden blow. “Yeah, NOW we’re talking!” Reggie and Matt looked at each other, bumping wrists before rushing in to attack again.

While Nathan and Kyle struggled to get off each other, Ease began to open fire on them. Nathan and Kyle both got hit once or twice, but Nathan finally managed to push Kyle off of him. He did a backflip, managing to avoid the gunfire. While still in mid-flip, Nathan fired at Ease with his ModBlaster. Ease defended herself from the attack but was hit from behind by Kyle. “Tch...you’re good...time for me to get serious!” Ease’s sniper rifle suddenly split open, causing Nathan and Kyle to both gasp as she now held in her hand two converted assault rifles. “Oh you gotta be kidding me!” Ease unleashed a barrage of gunfire, with shots blocked by Nathan’s shield.

OnoRed’s chainsaw rifle began to glow with energy, and with one ferocious swipe, he unleashed a wave which knocked Matt and Reggie off their feet. At the same time an explosion knocked Nathan and Kyle to the ground. Combining her guns once again, Ease’s rifle began to charge with energy. Suddenly, Ease staggered from being fired at from behind. The group turned to the person who fired. “You! But I killed you!” OnoRed shouted.

Standing behind Ease was Jordan, his ModCalibur in Shooting Mode had its barrels smoking. Shocked, the ModRangers all shouted “JORDAN!” “Y...you’re alive...you’re alive!” an overjoyed Reggie exclaimed. Pulling back on the pump once more Jordan fired on Ease again. Unable to defend herself, Ease declared “Tch...this battle’s taken too much of a toll on me...I’ll remember this!!!” before she vanished in a storm of black feathers.

OnoRed laughed at this development. “I don’t know how you managed to survive, but I can assure you...this time I’ll make sure my blade takes your head!!!” OnoRed cried. Seeing OnoRed charge for him, Jordan braced himself but fired the shotgun grunting in pain as he did so. Seeing this Reggie let out a gasp and swiped his ModPass into his ModSabre. The sabre responded with “LOGIN ACCEPTED, FIIIN-AL WAAAAAVE!” The blade became covered in a purple energy and Reggie leapt into the air shouting ‘GOKAI MOD SLASH!” The attack hit OnoRed just as he was about to reach Jordan, giving Jordan the time he needed to escape to a safe distance. Jordan fell onto one knee, and Reggie gasped, helping his leader up. “You’re...you’re alive...t..thank goodness...” he said. Jordan nodded, giving a thumbs up “It...it’ll take more than that to put me down...though truth be told...I’m in a looooooot of pain right now.”

Getting up from the crater that formed around him, OnoRed bellowed out a growl. “Damn you...YOU’RE REALLY BEGINNING TO PISS ME OFF NOW!” he said. “Tony gave us the OK to use the BanCannon...it’s the only way we can win guys,” Jordan said. The rest of the team nodded and altogether they shouted “Form Up! Ban Cannon!” Nathan’s ModClawShield separated and combined to the sides of Jordan’s ModCalibur, still in Shooting Mode. Meanwhile, Kyle’s ModPistol plugged on top of Jordan’s gun barrels, extending the gun’s length and Matt’s ModGigaDrill plugged on the nozzle of Kyle’s ModPistol. Finally, the handle of Jordan’s ModCalibur flipped to the side while Reggie’s ModSabre plugged underneath, with the ModSpinner completing the weapon by forming the targeting scope.

With Jordan at the trigger, Nathan and Kyle leaned down to holster the weapon up, while Reggie and Matt braced Jordan from behind. With OnoRed locked on, he scoffed at them. “You think that peashooter is gonna do anything to me?!” He slammed chainsaw rifle into the ground, and with his arms wide open, he shouted “BRING IT!”

Jordan inserted his ModPass into the cannon, with the cannon responding with “RED. CHARGING....INFRACTION LEVEL 5!” Red energy began building up at the barrels of the weapon, with Jordan shouting: “Submission Blast!” A stream of the red energy shot out, the recoil forced the Modrangers back a little. As the wave of energy traveled towards OnoRed, it took the shape of the Den-Liner and rammed through OnoRed’s armor. OnoRed cried out in pain as he was knocked off his feet, and then covered in a two story tall explosion. “Did we do it?!” Jordan asked.

The flames died down, and the team gasped seeing OnoRed as he staggered to get up. His armor was now completely cracked and one of his shoulder spikes was now broken in half. Looking at his hand, OnoRed began laughing hysterically. “You might not be as weak as I initially thought...hmm... Very well...my name is Jered, remember it. When next we met, I will NOT hold back...” As he said those words, OnoRed vanished. “Wait! Stop!” Reggie cried but he was already gone.

Jordan suddenly collapsed backwards, leaving Nathan and Kyle to stagger against the full weight of the BanCannon. Matt caught Jordan before he hit the ground. “G-guys, help? This thing is heavier than it looks!” Nathan said. Jordan coughed a little, weakly he said “Awe man...I am in so much pain right now, you would not believe.” Jordan laughed uneasily though it would end up causing him even more pain. Reggie to punch him in the shoulder gently, though Jordan lets out a pained groan in response. “You had us worried man. Glad you’re alive,” Reggie said. Jordan nodded but then gulped “Yeah but when Kristin finds out I’m gone...Oh boy...”

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True to Jordan’s words, Reggie had never seen someone so angry. Kristin’s words echoed throughout the base and she was so loud they were able to hear her, despite the distance from the medical bay and the Command Center. They were able to hear parts of Jordan and Ryan getting an earful from Kristin: “Try something like that again and the Monsters will be the LEAST of your concerns!!! Do you have any idea how worried sick I was?!”

Rubbing his head Jordan responded with “Sorry Kristin...but the guys...they needed me and...”. “I don’t care if the sky was falling! You could’ve made your injuries WORSE!” She suddenly grabbed Jordan roughly, with strength surprising for a woman of her size and build. “C’MON! I’m taking you out of here.”. Jordan responded with “Ow, ow, Kristin...the pain....ow...”. “Wait! Kristin, I know you’re concerned but you should really let Jordan stay here in these pods and...” Glaring at Ryan, Kristin glanced up and down the pods and said: “I don’t care what magic pixie dust you put in these...these...things! I want Jordan to receive REAL medical care, from REAL certified doctors...from somewhere I can keep a close eye on him! C’mon Jordan, I said we’re LEAVING!”

Ryan entered the room, and with a deep sigh. The group watched Kristin in the background furiously dragging Jordan behind her towards the elevator. Reggie blinked at the awkward sight and let out a low whistle. “Is Kristin...always this scary?” he asked. Ryan chuckled, “Kristin’s like Bruce Banner. Get her mad and she turns into a big green unstoppable monster...but she’s a softie once you get to know her...” The group heard her yelling: “Don’t you sweet cheeks ME! You don’t have a say in this!”

A grin appeared on Matt’s face, as he stood up from his chair with his hands in his pockets. “Where you going, Matt?” Nathan asked. “The opportunity to mess with Jordan in this situation is an opportunity too good to pass up!” Matt said as he began to walk towards the door. “Uh...Matt you really that’s wise?”Reggie asked. Matt scoffed at his question and said “Pfffffft you really think I’m scared of her? PLEASE! What’s the worst that she can do to me?” Waving towards the group and walking out of the room, Matt left cheerfully before Reggie said “Yup he’s a goner...”

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A week passed by, with no actions taken from either the Anon Army or OnoRed. For a moment, it seemed as though the ModRangers were allowed to return to their everyday ordinary civilian lives, however, neither Jordan nor Matt were seen during this time frame. Reggie stepped into Jordan’s store and walked towards the counter. “Hey Nathan,” Reggie said, waving to him behind the counter. Reggie did a double take and exclaimed: “NATHAN!? What are you doing back there?!” “Well Jordan’s still on lockdown, so he’s got us watching the store until he can make a complete recovery, we’re all taking turns...which reminds me: Kyle’s next after me, then you.” “Ooookaaaay...so what about Matt then? What’s going on with him?” Reggie asked. Kyle chuckled, “Jordan tried to get Matt to bust him out of lockdown, and Kristin caught him, she put Matt in the dog house...literally...look!” Pointing across the street the three of them saw Matt coming out of a dry cleaners. He was wearing a red leather dog collar and had a list of errands as long as his arm. “Dude’s been doing Kristin’s errands and chores all week!” Reggie tried his hardest not to laugh. “Hey, I tried warning him, he wouldn’t listen...” Reggie let out a gasp, with a light bulb turning on in his head. “Wait...if Matt’s wrapped around Kristin’s little finger...that means he’ll be out of the way...excuse me guys, but I’m gonna go ask Ai-san to go out with me!” Reggie said. Nathan smiled “It’s about damned time!” Kyle noded in agreement before saying “Finally!” A smile on his face, Reggie ran towards the hidden elevator, Nathan and Kyle both looked at one another. “This ought to be good,” Nathan said, with Kyle nodding in agreement.

Next time on Tokunation Sentai ModRanger!

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Ai: I’ll be your opponent!
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Access 11: Lethal Confection, First Date, and Reporters