[Sentai]

The Coming of Black
Intensify

Jayden held tight around the handle of his Fire Smasher. Clenching his teeth the instant the blow fell against the bulky blade, with such an intensity his feet struggled to keep him planted. Black had made the first move against him. She kept her profile low, by bending herself forward while clearing the distance between them, and brought the full extent of her strength into that first swing of her blade.
“You could always run, Boy. It would be easier.” Jayden placed the blunt side of the weapon against his shoulder, giving it a shrug to push her off and allow him to take a few steps backward. Needing the breathing room to plan his next strike. “You know we can’t do that.” She took an odd stance. Her right foot was in front of her left, with her right hand holding her sword. But she was holding it upside down, placing it along the length of her arm behind her. Watching while free hand opened chest height, and allowed her Bat to land comfortably in the space of her open palm.
Jayden knew what was coming even before the animal took from her palm. Returning the Smasher to Spin Sword State he brought the weapon up and followed every movement. The Zord was quicker than he imagined, but every time it swooped towards him his sword knocked it away again. His blade a flurry of movement almost unseen until the final blow struck through his defenses. Sending him backward from the force of the stroke, one hand now holding his chest. And the tear made through his uniform.
His feet planted down firm, Jayden bent his knees and leapt himself skyward. Knowing Black would follow. Sure enough. Her hands both held the handle of her of her weapon as they danced around one another. Leaping from building to building, using them to gain more height while they tried gaining an advantage over each other. Each time their leaps brought them close their swords clashed, sending sparks and fire raining onto the square down below.
Finding perches on opposite rooftops their voices carrying through the valley of steel and glass as they both called upon power to conceal them in light. “Red Super Samurai!” Jayden turned his back towards Black while the streaks of white surrounded him, becoming the Ji of the Super Samurai. “Shark Disc!” Black threw her sword skyward while she to turned herself away from Jayden. The instant her right hand caught her blade the Shark Disc clicked itself into the hand guard causing her to be surrounded by her own crimson light, becoming the Black Ji of her twisted Shark Power. And her Sword to become the Shark Zord.
Turning herself towards him, she brought the sword up in time to catch his leaping strike from across the rooftops. Using her free hand to push against her blade and send him back towards his side with a single flip midair. And she returned in kind. From her perch she aimed her blade towards him, allowing the Shark to stretch himself out and strike. Jayden twirled himself around. His blade a flurry of movement each time he brought the weapon up to block Shark from stretching, and attacking, from another direction. Before finally she recalled the blade back to it’s original state.

“Now, Lightie!” Black turned herself, sword raised, as though she were prepared to strike back another attack. But what she didn’t expect was Light Zord standing at full height behind her. She aimed her blade but watched, wide-eyed, while Light Zord recalled the weapon once stored inside of him. The Shark Disc slipping from her sword and slipping back into Light Zord returning her back to normal again.
Jayden watched on while their plan began working. Black was losing her temper, leaping from the rooftop to try and slice open Light Zord and retrieve the Shark Disc. Only to be slapped away and sent hurtling towards the ground stories below them. Jayden leapt from his perch and followed. Giving Black another surprise as she found herself surrounded by each of the rangers, with undamaged discs. “Ji knew you’d go for our discs first.” Mike nodded, waving her off. “All you did was destroy fakes!” Kevin stepped forward, pulling back the handle of his Water Bow. “And lose the Shark Disc.” Emily though broke ranks. The others watching on, keeping their weapons raised, as Emily took a few steps towards Black.
“Surrender. Come back with us and we..” Black cut off her plea with an angry swing of her blade. Emily was to slow to raise her weapon, but the sound of metal catching her sword echoed in the square. As Antonio pushed her off his Barracuda Blade and kept himself between Emily and Black. “Just watch it, Old Lady! That’s a friend of mine. Jayden, what say we end this?” Super Red gave a noticeable nod, opening his Morpher with his free hand. While his sword rested up against his shoulder. “What are you doing, Boy…” Black growling the words. Watching him dial through his Samurai Morpher and sent a tone echoing between the buildings.
“Fantastico!” Soaring above them the Zords swooped from above, landing upon the shoulder of their respective partner. “Ji gave us what we needed.” Jayden explained. “A symbol power to return the Zords to us.” And a shrug from Antonio. “And some programming from yours truly, I programmed the power into an audible tone. Using the buildings to amplify the symbol and break your control.”
Taking slow, deliberate steps, Jayden slowly approached the angered Black ranger. “Emily’s right, you should surrender. Ji said you can return with us, learn a better way, become one of the team.” They all watched, they all hoped, she’d accept their request. But the only answer they’d receive is a humorless laugh from inside the featureless helmet. “I still have my Zord, Boy!” .. But nothing came. Frantically she turned her head, searching for her beloved Bat. But a frustrated growl was all that came. As she turned and saw her Zord held in Mike’s hand. Locked inside it’s Symbol form and silent. “Sorry, Lady. But while you were off up there fighting Jayden, we were down here sealing your Zord.”
Angered she turned herself. Blindly striking out towards Jayden, slicing at him again and again. Only to be blocked each time by the faster Super Samurai. “Stop this, don’t make us take you down!” But she wouldn’t listen. She continued striking against him blindly only to be blocked and deflected without much effort. But Jayden just pushed her off shoving her into the square between the rangers who surrounded her. Each of them calling out the symbol Ji had given them.

“Symbol Power Wind, Seal!”
“Symbol Power Earth, Seal!”

Both pink and yellow symbols soaring from their Morphers only to lock around Black’s wrists, pulling them until her arms were forced stretch wide.

“Symbol Power Forest, Seal!”
“Symbol Power Water, Seal!”
“Symbol Power Fire, Seal.”

The three rangers’ symbols took hold of her. Wrapping around her body. Sealing her sword until the weapon crushed beneath the weight of them, and fell into shards on the ground below.

“Symbol Power Light, Seal and Break!”

The Light sealed around her helmet. Breaking through her final bastion of power, and as the other symbols freed her, broke through and sent it clanging onto the ground. Kyoko screamed as her helmet split open and broke forever. Kyoko fell upon her knees, head held within her hands, wearing a kimono similar to her brothers. Only a white and gray floral pattern. Her straight black hair falling down against her shoulders, concealing her face from their view.

Shiba House

Everyone gathered inside the main room of the Shiba House. Mike, Emily, and Mia gathered around the Seeing Table. Enjoying seeing their Zords walk, and play along, the table’s surface. Antonio was off to the side frantically typing into his Morpher. Trying another idea to make Light Zord stronger. Kevin, as always, found himself pacing behind them. One hand raised to his mouth, chewing on his thumbnail again. And Jayden wasn’t there.
Jayden stood beside his mentor down the hallway. Watching the sleeping Kyoko laying in the spare bedroom, looking nothing like the angry woman who nearly destroyed them. “When are you going to tell them, Sensei?” Ji shook his head, hands held upon the top of his ever-present stick. “They do not need to know. For now they know the people she hurt have recovered with the destruction of her twisted power. Penance will come through her helping those she hurt, and maybe peace will follow. But they don’t not need to know the truth. For now they accept she is my sister, even though she is only a little older than all of you..” The Red Ranger gave an understanding nod. “They’ll learn when they need to then.”
And Ji laid a hand upon his shoulder. “Yes Jayden, they will. For now, I ask you, please do not tell them she is not my sister.. She is my daughter.”


The End of Black