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Access 15: The Day Things Changed

What started off as a typical day for the ModRangers suddenly changed when a loud explosion rocked the entire facility. Rushing out of the showers with a towel wrapped around him, Nathan shouted out loud: “We’re under attack! We’re under attack!” He began to run down the hallway until he saw the group gathered outside the medical bay; a cloud of smoke came out from the room. “Guys! Didn’t you hear me?! Sound the alarm!” The group turned towards Nathan, causing Reggie to cover his eyes. “Dude, put some clothes on or something! And it’s just Ai experimenting again!” Nathan blinked and rubbed the back of his neck. “Oh it’s just Ai....Sound the alarm!” Reggie quickly gave Nathan a punch in the arm “Nathan, leave her alone man. I know she’s clumsy, but I’m the one dating her. So make fun of her again, and I swear...” Before Reggie could finish his sentence Nathan responds: “Oh yeah, you’re dating her...I’m scared that the next time we hear an explosion, it’s because she was trying to cook you something.” Scowling at Nathan, Reggie rolled up his sleeve. “Okay, that’s it!” Matt, still tired, only yawned at the scene. “Yeah, go fight it out...or...whatever.” Meanwhile, Jordan was inside the medical wing trying to put out the fire, as he stepped out of the smoke coughing. Ai, came out of the room too, with her hair all up and frizzy, covered in soot as she rubbed her glasses. "G-gomenasai everyone, I tried to upgrade the medical pods but I must've crossed one too many wrong wires…I'm afraid they'll be taken off line for a while." Reggie looked up at her and smiled. “Oh that's fine…it's not like we'll need them any time soon right?” “Says the guy holding me in a headlock!” Reggie dropped Nathan, causing Ai to shriek. “Kimochi warui!!! Nossan, put on some clothes!” “Why do people keep calling me Nossan?!” The alarm suddenly went off, as Tony entered the room. “Team, there is an Anon Army signal near Belmont Shore. Move out.” “Roger!” said Jordan, as he, Reggie, Matt, and Kyle dashed out of the room. “And Nathan.” “Yes sir?” “I agree with Ai, put some clothes on. Nobody wants to see that.” “Hey!!!...Yes sir…”

Meanwhile in Cyberspace, Hax was getting yelled at by Viralindas because of what happened the other day. Agro and Ease laughed at her misfortune, as several Spammerbots held her in place in front of their leader. “Sir…Master…I’m so sorry! Please! Give me another chance!!!” “And why would he do that?” “Ease! Stay out of this!” “Well think about it Hax, your so-called ‘Greatest Invention’ escaped, and you let two incredibly powerful ModRangers that were under your control break free.” “I didn’t know their AdminPasses presented such a powerful vaccine program!” Viralindas pulled Hax close to his face, and stared into her eyes. As she trembled with fear, she attempted to speak, only for Ease to put her hand on Viralindas’s shoulder. “Now Master, there is obviously something that Hax can do to make up for her mistakes, right?” “Iiiii….SUPPOSE…sOoo.” “Well, I’ll look over her work and make sure that she does things right, if that is okay with you.” “YeS…eAsE…” Viralindas sat back on his throne as Ease carried Hax out. “Master, I won’t disappoint you! I sent another monster out into the real world not too long ago!” Hax turned to Ease, and pushed her away. “Why did you do that for?!” “Look, I know about what happened the last time your ‘Greatest Invention’ was here. And you still owe me for keeping my mouth shut about that. How about we work out a deal?” “What kind of deal?” Ease’s calm face changed into one with a sinister smile.

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“Will, James, are we online?” “Yes sir!” “All good here Tony!” “Dude, call him sir!” “Will, James, please pay attention to the monitors.” The two and Tony watched as the team made their way into the city. There, the scenery was…relatively normal. “Uh, where’s the destruction?” “Yeah…isn’t this place actually cleaner than normal?” “Guys, look over there.” The group turned to see where Kyle was pointing, and saw a street cleaner…a relatively small street cleaner, one that only reached up to their midsections. “Haven’t we seen something like this before?” The street cleaner began to change, turning into a robot roughly the same height as the ModRangers. “I AM STARCLEAN!!!” “Starclean? What kind of lame name is that?” “And what kind of weird monster idea is this? I mean seriously, is this even an evil plan?” “YES! I was created by Mistress Hax to clean up your act!” “Aw man, he stole my joke!” “Not now Nathan!” “Oh, dudes, I see the evil in all of this!” said James through the intercom. “What is it?” “By cleaning the streets, and other people not moving their cars, they are therefore in trouble of the city giving them parking tickets!” “Those fiends!” “Will, James, I’m sure that isn’t exactly their-” “How did you figure out my plan?!” “Oh, you have got to be kidding me.” “I kid you not! Bubble Blast!” Starclean unleashed a barrage of bubbles, completely covering the team’s visors. As soon as they cleared them out of the way, the group realized he was gone. “Crap, now how do we find him?” “Easy, follow the…clean trail, I guess.” The group walked on, following the streaks of soap and water in the road.

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“So Ai, you and Reggie, what’s the story with that?” asked Will, looking up from his terminal. “Uh…what do you mean by that?” “Well, James and I wanted to apologize about interrupting your date, and would like to know if you’d maybe wanna, you know…” Will held up a voucher for a Korean BBQ place; a place that Ai and Reggie had once went on a date to. “This is perfect, Will-san!” Ai grabbed the voucher and smiled. “Glad you like it Ai, so when should I-” “As soon as the mission is over, I can take the guys out to a nice dinner! Thanks again, Will-san!” Ai put the voucher into her purse and happily skipped along as Will stood there speechless. “Dude, trying to ask out the girl who is infatuated with a hero? You know it definitely wouldn’t work out, right?” James walked over to see Will still frozen in place. “Dude?” James put his hand in front of Will’s face. “Uh…Will is boring! Will is uninteresting! Will is a moron! Will is- bwah!” Will slapped James across the face. “Damn it, what does she see in him?!” “Don’t you still have the number of that cosplayer from Sugoi-Con?” “Oh yeah!” Will took out his phone and the card that was given to him, and input the number. Waiting, his smile turned into a frown as soon as someone answered. “…It was a fake number…” “Dude, that really sucks.” “Will you two please get back to work?”

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Reggie and Nathan were tracking Starclean to the nearest building. “Seriously, why is he here?” “You know this place?” “Dude, why exactly would a street cleaning robot, be doing in ‘Niko Niko Sushi?’” The two stared as they could hear people…laughing. “Uh, why are people laughing?” “No clue. I’ll call the others.” “I guess I could check it out.” Reggie walked into the restaurant; a crowd was around the counter. Walking past all of them, he couldn’t believe what he saw- Starclean was in the kitchen, cleaning dishes at an alarming rate. “You’ve got to be kidding me. Hey Starclean!” The monster looked up and did a double take. “M-ModViolet!” “Reg, the guys are on their way!” “Alright, how about we take this outside, Starclean?!” “No!!!!” Reggie was pushed aside by the owner of Niko Niko, who stood in front of Starclean. “I will not allow you to destroy my newest and best employee!” “Employee?! You actually hired the guy?!” “Yes! And he has helped our restaurant obtain new business as well!” “But sir, he is too dangerous!” Reggie said, obviously over exaggerating. “Wait, I know you! You’re the guy who always eats our most expensive dishes! Where’s your girlfriend? You two are my best customers!” “She’s not my…I mean…I do like her…Um, that’s not the point! Sir, I have a proposition for you!” “I’m listening.” “Allow me to battle him. If I win, you’ll let me and Ai eat her for free for a year!” “What? That’s absurd! What happens if he wins?” “My friend and I will work here for free, and I will always order the expensive sushi when Ai and I eat here.” “OOOOH!!! We have a deal!” “Call the guys Nathan, I’ll handle this alone.” “Okay, but I’m not gonna be working at no sushi place if you lose!”

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Back at the base, Will was watching as Ai was getting prepared to surprise Reggie with the voucher. She let down her hair, which appeared to flow along. “Wow…” “Dude, watching her? Seriously? And the only reason why her hair is flowing along is cause she’s next to a desk fan.” Will looked back at Ai, who shut the fan down as began to brush her hair. “Just lay off her dude, you know she likes Reggie.” “So? If I can just prove to her that I can be a hero, maybe she’d go for me too!” “Dude, what are you planning to do?” “Just watch.” Will leapt up and ran into the changing room. Coming back out in a suit with his hair slicked back, Will reached into his pocket and pulled out a flower. Walking over to Ai, he cleared his desk and looked at Ai. “Uh…Will-san?” “Ai, this is for you.” “A-A-” “What is it dear?” “ACHOO!!!” Ai sneezed in Will’s face, knocking him back. “Will-san…I’m allergic to daisies! ACHOO!!!” Ai got up and ran into the bathroom, leaving Will stuck on the ground, as James approached him. “Dude, allergic to daisies?” “Will, dude, even I knew that.” “Yeah, maybe I’ll give up for once.”

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Reggie and Starclean stared at each other; they had chosen the track on CSULB to do battle. Everybody that was in Niko Niko had taken their seats on the bleachers. “Yo Reg, do you think it’s alright to fight here with everyone knowing who you are?” Reggie turned to Nathan and chuckled. “Uh dude, these guys already know who I am.” “EH?!” “Well, one time, a SpammerBot made its way into the restaurant while Ai and I were eating, so I took it out right there.” “Dude, Tony’s gonna be pissed!” “Actually, he was there with us.” “What?” “Yeah. His wife’s a nice lady.” “Reggie! Nathan!” Jordan, Kyle and Matt made their way onto the field, and faced Starclean. “Hey! This is a one on one match!” “We heard. Reggie, you sure you can take this guy on by yourself?” “Shouldn’t be a problem Jordan, he seems like a pushover. I can probably take him out just with a slash from my ModSabre.” “Oh, we’ll see about that!” declared Starclean. “Will you all please move off the field?” “Understood. Take him, Reg!” “Alright Jordan, just watch me! MOD ACCESS, LOG IN!”

“VIOLET, ACCESS GRANTED… DOWNLOADING…”

“Come at me, ModViolet!” “With pleasure!” Reggie drew his ModSpinSabre and brought it up above his head, swinging downward onto Starclean. To his surprise, Starclean caught the blade and kicked Reggie aside. “What the?!” “Reg, what was that?!” “Guys, I don’t know, suddenly, he just got stronger!” “I didn’t get stronger, boy, I’ve been holding back!” Starclean picked Reggie up by the collar of his suit and kicked him again. “Did you really think cleaning was all I could do?!” Starclean threw Reggie across the field. Gripping Reggie’s helmet, Starclean began to slam him into the ground repeatedly; the crowd could hear the helmet crunching into the ground. “As if I’d let you take me down here!” Reggie sprouted his wings and attempted to lift off the ground. Starclean noticed this however, and started to unleash water onto Reggie. “What the…what are you doing?!” Reggie attempted to fly up, but suddenly, he noticed that his wings were too heavy. “I thought you were supposed to be one of the smarter ModRangers! Wet wings equal no flight, right?” Starclean said, before grabbing Reggie and delivering a punch that everyone could hear. Reggie was thrown into the fences, clearly injured. The crowd suddenly stopped cheering, and started to murmur in concern. “Okay, bet is off, you can stop fighting now!” said Niko Niko’s manager, rushing to grab Starclean by the arm. “Out of the way, old man!” Starclean pushed the manager into the crowd, where Jordan caught him. “Tony, Reggie’s fighting right now, what do his vitals look like?” asked Jordan over the intercom. “He’s using his full power right now, but apparently that water attack did more than just weigh him down. It seems that the water also carried a small virus, it’s preventing Reggie from healing completely. Jordan, I need you and the others to do something for me.” “What is it, Tony?”

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“Will, dude, for the last time, just give up!” “No James, there’s gotta be something I can do to impress her!” “Sumimasen.” “A-Ai-san!” Ai was dressed up in a pair of overalls, with a pink shirt and striped socks with her beret sitting on her head. “Will-san, I heard everything. And…” “And what, Ai-san?” asked Will, a big goofy grin was on his face. “I don’t like you like that.” “Oh…” “Don’t get me wrong, I do believe that you are a nice guy…it’s just that…there is someone on my mind. He’s always doing his best out there in the field, and even though he may not be the coolest guy to everybody…he’s my hero. And since we first met, I felt like something drew us together, and that I wanted to do everything I could to support him. After the OnoRed incident, after I heard what he said… He’s the one person I can never truly let down, ever.” “You’re talking about Reggie, huh?” “Wha…you know what, I’m not gonna deny that…I like Reggie…” Will put his hand on Ai’s head and gave it a pat. “Then I wish you the best of luck, Ai. He’s a lucky guy.” “Thank you, Will-san.” “Now, you better hurry, I heard he’s in some serious trouble right now. He could use your support out there.” “Thank you,” Ai said, giving Will a kiss on the cheek before rushing out the door. “See dude, I told you to give up… Dude?” James walked around to see Will was tearing up. “Damn it, why did she have to go and do that?” James smiled and placed a hand on Will’s shoulder. “Don’t worry buddy. Tell ya what? How about after our shift is done, we go to the local bar and pick up some girls, my treat?” Will wiped his eyes and smiled. “Thanks buddy.” “Will you two get back to work? There is something I need you two to handle.” “Oh right…” “Yes sir!”

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Back at the track, Reggie was really beaten up. Starclean’s face had changed completely; it was now malevolent and twisted, his eyes red and his teeth protruding out of the corners of his mouth. Ai arrived to see Reggie’s beaten state. “Reggie-kun!” “Ai-san?!” “Fight!!!” Reggie, smirked to himself. “Damn, she just had to show up now…well, now I’m fired up!” Reggie gripped his ModSpinSabre and charged. “Hehe, a straight forward attack? Nice try boy, but that ain’t gonna cut it!” “No, but this will!” Reggie swept his blade at Starclean’s left leg, causing the monster to fall over. “What?! How did you land an attack?!” “Keep your sights on your enemy at all times!” In the audience, Jordan relayed the information Tony wanted him to give to the other ModRangers. “Everybody understand?” “Yeah.” “Good. Now how are we going to help Reggie?” “We need a distraction.” The team all turned to Nathan, who just smiled and got up. “Leave it to me!” Nathan jumped down from the bleachers and charged towards Starclean. “Hey, better get yourself together, Starclean! Otherwise, Reggie’s gonna clean your clock!” “What?!” Starclean got up and faced Nathan. “Why don’t you shut your mouth before I wipe that smile off your face!” “Now now, don’t get too mad, you can still reform you know. Have a clean slate!” “Ugh, your puns are horrible! I better clean up your sense of humor!” “I bet if you gave up right now, you could leave with a clean bill of health!” “Shut up!” “If you run now, I bet you can make a clean getaway!” “You’re so annoying!!!” “Now Jordan!” “What?!” Starclean turned to see Jordan toss Reggie something. As soon as he caught it, Reggie was surprised and looked up at Jordan. “Your ModPasses?! What can I do with these?!” “Tony gave you a thumbs up! Just use your ModScanner on them!” “My scanner?” Reggie took the ModScanner off of the side of his belt and scanned Jordan’s ModPass. Suddenly, the ModCalibur materialized in front of Reggie. “Whoa!” “You better hurry! You have a 5 minute limit on each of our weapons!” “Then I know just what to do! ModCalibur, Shooting Mode!” Reggie held up the weapon and aimed at Starclean. The monster ran towards him but Reggie pulled the trigger, sending him flying.

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“Next, let’s go with this!” Reggie scanned Nathan’s pass, and summoned the ModClawShield in front of him. “Not so fast!” yelled Starclean, swinging his arm at Reggie. Reggie blocked the attack with the shield then used his scanner on Kyle’s ModPass. “ModPistol!” Reggie placed the gun on Starclean’s midsection and opened fire. Starclean attempted to block the shots with his own blasts, but Reggie flew in close and fired pointblank. Starclean reeled back, but then lunged forward. With the ModClawShield in hand, Reggie spun around and threw it, hitting Starclean in the face. As he fell to his knees in pain, Reggie scanned Matt’s ModPass. “ModGigaDrill! Giga Drill Breaker!” yelled Reggie, punching Starclean in the face, sending him flying across the field. As he crashed into the fence, Starclean looked up to see Reggie toss up each weapon in the air. In quick succession, Reggie hit Starclean with each of them at least once before leaping back. Starclean weakly looked up after being assaulted to see that Reggie had formed the BanCannon. Inserting his ModPass into the BanCannon, as it announced “VIOLET. CHARGING…INFRACTION LEVEL 3!!!” Starclean attempted to get up, only to realize he was embedded in the fence. “Take this! Submission Blast! Version Violet!” The energy was launched from the barrel of the BanCannon, where it took the shape of a Phoenix, and engulfed Starclean in a sea of flames. “I…I…I never got to finish cleaning this wor-” screamed Starclean as he exploded. (Music ends here)
The audience jumped out of the bleachers onto the field and ran towards Reggie, lifting him up and tossing him into the air. “Hey, do you guys mind letting me down?!” They did as they were told and cleared a path, revealing the team and a smiling Ai. Taking his ModBelt off, Reggie walked towards them. Ai jumped up and hugged Reggie, but let go in embarrassment. “Umm… congrats on winning…Reggie-kun,” Ai said with a smile. “Um Ai, you never called me Reggie-kun before,” Reggie said blushing. “I…um…wanted to try something new,” Ai said, holding her beret in front of her face. “You two! Yes you!” The group turned to see the owner of Niko Niko rushing to them. “I am so sorry for trying to make that monster my employee. Please, come to my restaurant tonight, I will treat you all to dinner!” Ai bowed and pulled out the voucher. “I’m sorry sir, but we all have plans tonight. Maybe next time, okay?” “Okay, please, come in anytime you want, your meal will be on the house.” “Thank you sir,” Reggie said bowing. “How about we head over to the restaurant that Ai is treating us too?” “Actually Jordan-san, the voucher was from Will.” “Oh, what a surprise. Remind me to thank him later.” The group left the track and immediately headed over to the Korean BBQ place.

As the group sat down in a booth and ordered a large amount of meat; at least 3 plates full of beef, 2 plates of pork and 2 plates of chicken. “So, why is it raw?” “Kyle-san, we cook it,” said Ai, picking up a pair of chopsticks. As she fumbled to grab a piece of beef to put on the grill, Reggie picked up the piece she wanted. “Allow me, Ai.” As the meat simmered on the grill, the others looked on at Reggie and Ai. Matt and Kyle turned to each other as Nathan gripped his napkin. Jordan smiled at them and gestured to the others to come with him. “Hey, Reg. We’re just gonna check on the meter, you know, make sure that we can stay parked there a little longer. We’ll be right back.” “No prob Jordan. Oh wait, do you guys need some coins?” “It’s alright bud.” “We’re okay!” “Yeah, don’t mind us Reggie. Oh by the way,” Nathan said, gesturing Reggie to come closer. “Don’t screw this up man, we’re giving you a chance to tell Ai how you feel.” Nathan gave Reggie thumbs up as he went with the others. Reggie turned to Ai. She smiled at him while he looked away blushing. “Are you okay Reggie-kun?”

Reggie took a deep breath and turned to Ai. “Ai, ever since you came to CPU, there has been something I wanted to tell you.” “What is it Reggie-kun?” “Okay, this is gonna sound really weird.” Reggie grabbed Ai’s hands causing her to blush bright red. “Um..Reggie-kun…what are you doing?!” “Ai, I don’t know why, but when you first came into CPU, I just felt weird. Not bad weird! Just weird. Like I had met you before and forgot about you. But at the same time, I felt relieved to find you. I felt so happy when I first laid eyes on you. I know we have only been dating for a while, but…Ai…will you?” “And we’re back!” announced Kyle, charging into his seat. Reggie glared at him angrily as Nathan walked in. Showing Reggie another thumbs up, Reggie shook his head as Nathan frowned. “Reggie-kun…” “Yes Ai?” “Whatever you have to tell me, it can wait ‘til later, right?” Ai asked, smiling. “Ye-yes, it can wait,” Reggie said, smiling back at her. “Okay guys, time to dig in!” Ai enthusiastically handed Kyle a piece. Kyle scarfed it down, but suddenly his eyes teared up. “It’s good, right?” “No... She…she…it’s too hot!” “Oh no! I put too much sriracha on it!” “Water! Water!” “Here Kyle-san!” Ai tried to hand him some water, but instead pushed Kyle’s hand on the grill. “YEOW!!!!” “Kyle-san, gomenasai!” “Kyle, just go outside and turn ModBlack. Stay in your suit for a couple of minutes.” Kyle did wat Jordan told him and came back, looking perfectly fine. “Whoa! How did that happen?” “The ModBelts give their users a healing factor and the ability to withstand hits. If they weren’t in there, you’d feel the full force of the hits you received.” “So that’s why Reggie is all okay right now!” “Yup, and how we’ve been able to withstand our fights so far.” Jordan looked to see Matt nonchalantly eating a big chunk of beef. “Dude, save some for us!”

The group had fun that night; Reggie and Ai exchanged stories of Reggie’s time in Japan, Nathan and Matt had an eating contest, Kyle recorded the whole event and Jordan was able to get a massage from the parlor next door. As the group gathered together for the final part of their meal, Reggie looked up at everybody. “Guys, there’s something I’ve been wanting to say.” “Oh great, here it comes, the sappy emotional speech.” “URUSAI, MATT-SAN!” Ai yelled. The whole restaurant grew quiet as Ai blinked and repeatedly bowed. “Gomenasai!” “It’s okay Ai,” Reggie said, placing his hand on her shoulder. “What I wanted to say is that…I’m really glad I joined up with you guys. Not just in the team, but also on Tokunation. The site always felt like a home away from home. Even though I had friends in high school, when the site opened and I first entered college, I felt so secluded. But then, I got to know you guys over there and I felt a lot better. We’ve had our laughs, we’ve had our fun, and we’ve even had our arguments. But after all of that, you guys have proven to be such great friends. I’m really glad you guys came to Long Beach, and that I met with you all. And Ai, if she wasn’t here, I’d probably go crazy.” “You mean crazier- ow!” “Yeah Matt, crazier. I just want to thank you all for helping me out, and being my friends. And hope that all our days are as awesome as this.” Reggie raised his water glass into the air, and the others followed suit. “To the ModRangers. Cheers!” The team hit their glasses together as they finished their meal. It was only 9:00PM, but the team decided to head home anyway. “So you guys want to spend the night at the store? We can play some games.” “Sorry Jordan, I’m gonna have to skip out. Gotta walk Ai home, then gotta start packing.” “Packing? Where are you going?” “I’m actually moving out of my old place. I’m gonna get an apartment of my own.” “Dude, that’s awesome!” “Hey Ai, you can probably spend the night now.” “URUSAI MATT-SAN!” “You mean you wouldn’t wanna? Uh...Not that I’m offering or anything...But uh, I am curious.” “Curious about what? Huh, Reg?” Nathan asked, nudging Reggie. “Shut up Nathan!” Jordan and Matt laughed as Reggie tried to hit Nathan, but was held back by Ai.

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"Gu...guys...hel...help!" The guys and Ai turned to see Kyle being held up in the air by the neck by a warrior that looked like a malevolent KibaRanger/Dark Red Buster hybrid. "Kyle! Guys!" Taking out their ModBelts and ModPasses, the other ModRangers transformed and took their ModBlasters in hand. Firing at the mysterious warrior, Nathan ran and caught Kyle as the others surrounded him. "Are you alri-" Matt was interrupted as he and his fellow ModRangers all felt like they were struck from behind. Turning around, the group found themselves being surrounded by other warriors- ones that matched their colors. Ai quickly hid in the nearest alley as she watched the warriors walk closer to the group. As they approached, the ModRangers and Ai all heard a voice they were all too familiar with. "Does this surprise you?" Jordan drew his ModCalibur and pointed- "Jered!" Running towards him, Jordan didn't notice that his teammates charged against their own opponents.

"So you're OnoreBlack then, huh?" Kyle asked, transforming and drawing his ModPistol. "You could say that," OnoreBlack said, taking a fighting stance. Kyle unleashed a barrage of shots, which OnoreBlack deflected with his short sword. Taking out his ModBlaster, Kyle continued opening fire upon his counterpart, running up the side of the building to fire at him in midair. OnoreBlack didn't flinch as a large blast came towards him, causing a large explosion. "Alright! Got him!" Kyle said, pumping his fist in the air. "Is that really the best you can do?" Kyle watched as OnoreBlack walked out of the smoke, running towards him. Continuing to release a barrage of fire, Kyle found OnoreBlack had kicked both of his guns out of his hands. With quick strikes from just two of his fingers, OnoreBlack somehow paralyzed Kyle's right arm. "Wha- what did you do to me?!" "That's not even the worst part." OnoreBlack continued to attack, striking Kyle's legs before he could even react. Falling to the ground, Kyle found himself looking at OnoreBlack's foot before he got kicked in the face, getting slammed into the side of the building. “I’m just getting warmed up.”

Matt found himself having difficulty of his own. OnoreGreen was jumping off the walls and slashing quickly at Matt's body- no matter how quickly Matt could analyze where he was gonna move next, OnoreGreen was a step ahead. Actually, not even a step ahead, whatever Matt managed to anticipate, it was completely wrong. "You're the smart one right? Well, you seem pretty boring to me!" "SHUT UP!" yelled Matt, raising his ModGigaDrill before running it into the ground, creating a shockwave. OnoreGreen leapt into the air and threw his cape onto Matt. Blinded by the cape, Matt felt pain from all directions, as OnoreGreen drove his blades through Matt's sides, causing the ModRanger to fall to the floor. Stepping on his back, OnoreGreen looked down at Matt and said "Aw man, you're no fun! I wasn't even using my full strength! I could tell that you were using your full power. Are you sure you're my counterpart?" "Damn it! Get off!" Pushing his drill into the ground, Matt dug himself down. “He won’t find me in here. And when the time is right, I’ll attack him.” Calculating his position, Matt drilled upward and leapt. “Oooh, so close!” Matt turned his head to see OnoreGreen, who grabbed onto his scarf and swung Matt hard, causing him to slam into streetlight. “Let’s play some more!!!”

Reggie knew from watching Matt and Kyle's fights that fighting head on would not be good for him. Staring down OnoreViolet, Reggie ran up the side of a building as OnoreViolet opened fire on him. Dodging each blast, Reggie separated the ModSpinner from the ModSabre and delivered his own array of blasts, only to have them deflected by OnoreViolet's own shots. "Damn, now's not the time to hold back!" Sprouting his wings, Reggie made enough distance for himself to continue launching a barrage of fireballs. "Coward!" Aiming his guns to the floor, OnoreViolet propelled himself into the air right beside Reggie. "What?!" "Your little wings won't help you now," OnoreViolet said, raising his Rhino-shaped rifle up. Shooting through Reggie’s wings, the ModRanger found himself falling from the sky. "Oh, I'm not done yet," said OnoreViolet, gripping Reggie's arm. "Wha?! Let go!" "Squirming won't help you," OnoreViolet said, before twisting. “No…no…stop it!” cried Ai from the ground. Hearing a loud crack from the air, Ai yelled "Reggie-kun!" before she saw him get heel-kicked down into the ground by OnoreViolet. "Oh come on boy...One arm shouldn't be enough to put you out," he said, looming over Reggie. Gripping his shoulder, Reggie attempted to put himself on his own two feet, until OnoreViolet gripped his helmet and kneed him in below his jaw.

"Move out of the way doofus! I gotta help my friends!" said Nathan to the unresponsive OnoreBlue. Using his super strength ability, Nathan attempted to push the warrior out of the way, but he wouldn't budge. "Okay, you're pissing me off now!" Raising his arm, Nathan punched OnoreBlue straight in his face. The Onorenger drew his sword from his shield and slashed Nathan across his chest. "AGH!...that's more like it!" Nathan said, drawing his ModClawShield. "...Strong?" OnoreBlue asked, holding his sword up. "Very!" said Nathan as he separated the ModClaw from the ModShield. Charging towards OnoreBlue, Nathan slashed him right in his face. “Gotcha!” “...No.” Nathan let out a gasp as OnoreBlue swung his shield at him, knocking him over. “...Show.” “Show what, you freak!?” Nathan asked, plugging his claw back into his shield. “...Strength.” OnoreBlue took his sword and sheathed it into his shield. The shield opened up to reveal an eye, which moved around before staring at Nathan. As the eye widened, a large ball of plasma energy began to form before it. “I know where this is going!” said Nathan, who braced himself behind his shield. As a small barrier formed around him, Nathan smugly said, “Bring it!” “...Okay.” The ball formed a beam of energy, which blasted its way through several buildings and cars. “This’ll be- What?!” Nathan was shocked as the beam not only went through his barrier, but also destroyed his shield. Finding himself knocked back, Nathan felt incredible pain as his leg slammed into debris. “Damn…it’s broken…” Nathan said, as OnoreBlue slowly approached him.

“Guys!” “Might not wanna keep your eyes off me, Jordan.” Jordan spun around to block OnoRed’s blade. “I’m so glad that your skills with the blade improved, but you still seem too weak.” “What are you talking about? Last time I checked, I kicked your ass!” OnoRed took his blade and dug it into the ground, sweeping it up, causing pieces of rubble to fly into Jordan’s face. “Face it ModRed, you aren’t gonna get out of here in one piece.” “Shut up!” Pushing his sword’s handle up, the weapon switched into its second configuration. “ModCalibur, Shooting Mode!” Aiming it at OnoRed, Jordan pumped his weapon and opened fire. OnoRed didn’t move, and just shook off the attacks as he walked forward. “Take a look around you Jordan, your little moment of glory is over.” Jordan turned his head to see what was going on around him- Reggie was being smashed into the wall, Matt was being dragged along the ground, Kyle was being held up by his neck and Nathan was being flung back into another building. “Guys! Damn it!” “Don’t look away.” OnoRed kicked Jordan in the center of his back and caused him to fall forward. “Look Jordan, let me tell you something,” OnoRed said as he picked Jordan up by his helmet. “You guys think that you’re the best, that you’re all the heroes. But you’re not. You’re just a bunch of nerds who got lucky and obtained powers of your own. Your days are over, Jordan.” OnoRed raised his blade and slashed Jordan in the back. Kicking him down, OnoRed noticed Ai trying to get away. “And then there was one.” Snapping his fingers, the other Onorengers turned towards Ai and slowly approached her. Ai attempted to run away as she tripped onto some debris. Cowering, Ai noticed as Reggie grasped OnoreViolet’s ankle.

The rest of the team followed suit and grabbed their counterparts ankles as well. “Now now, you’re not gonna hurt the little lady.” “Ai-san may be a clumsy girl, but she is a valued member of our team!” “Plus, if we let you hurt her, Reggie will be pissed.” “Lay off her, Jered.” “If any of you touch her, I swear I will kill you all!” OnoreViolet let out a sigh and kicked Reggie onto his back. The other Onorengers did the same, and all aimed their weapons at their counterparts. “You’re not gonna have any say in this anymore.” One by one, the Onorengers stabbed or blasted the ModBelts, destroying them. As the energy surged from the belts, the team found themselves as normal civilians. OnoRed looked on at Ai, and ran up to her. “I won’t kill you, or hurt you. Cause there is something I am interested in. And I have a feeling that you sticking around will help me get what I want. See you later...Ai.” OnoRed snapped his fingers and his team fled. Ai ran up to Reggie and held him. “Are you okay?” “Yeah, I...AGH!!!” Reggie grabbed his shoulder and began to writhe around in pain. “What’s wrong?!” “My arm...he didn’t just twist it...he crushed the bone! AGH!!!” Ai looked around and noticed everybody also was in pain- Matt and Jordan were holding their hearts, Nathan gripped his leg and Kyle wasn’t moving, but he was screaming out loud. “Tony, Tony, come in Tony!” “Ai, what’s wrong?!”

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Ai screamed for Reggie to be alright as he and the other members of the ModRangers as they were being rushed into the ER. She grabbed onto Reggie’s hand as she went in with them. Amongst the confusion, Will and James were being told everything that happened. Tony was on his phone, desperately trying to call for Max or Ryan. They didn’t pick up, causing him to get desperate. Walking into his office, Tony sat on his desk. “The ModBelts are too damaged to be repaired right away. The healing pods are also broken. Max and Ryan won’t pick up. The team of Onorengers is too strong. For the team to beat them, they’ll need to be healed, and they’ll also need...I guess it’s time.” Tony walked up to the portrait he had in his office and moved it. Behind it was a safe door, and after sliding his Master ModPass into it, the safe opened. Reaching into the safe, Tony pulled out two belts that looked like the ModRangers’. Walking out of his office, Tony slowly made his way to Will and James...

Access 15: The Day Things Changed END

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Tony: Am I really making the right decision here?
Matt: We’re doomed....
???: Aaaah... you must be the dumbasses from earlier.

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