[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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Access 11: Lethal Confection, First Date, and Reporters

[KamenRiderOOO]

Access 11: Lethal Confection, First Date, and Reporters

Reggie woke up immediately. Running to his calendar, he reminisced about what went on last night- Reggie brought Ai to her apartment after she had a long day at CPU doing paperwork. Taking her into her living room, Reggie placed the exhausted Ai on her couch. "Um...Ai?" "Yes Reggie?" Ai asked, with her eyes closed as if she was sleeping. "Tomorrow...would you...uh..." "What is it?" "Maybe...uh...do errands?!" Reggie asked nervously. Ai looked up at him with a confused look on her face. "Sorry...I meant a date!" Turning bright red, Ai started to stutter and flail around. "D...D...D...Date?!?!" Heading for the door embarrassed, Reggie felt a tug on his shirt. "Um...okay...I'll go on a date with you," Ai said, blushing. Giving her a big hug, Reggie ran out the door, leaving Ai befuddled as she fainted onto her couch.

Across town Ai was lying in her bed, adjusting her pink night gown while staring at her ceiling. Grabbing and gripping her pillow, she also remembered what happened the night before and turned bright red. Getting up, she tried to get off her bed but ran into her wall. "Itai...I forgot to put my glasses on." Reaching for her drawer full of glasses, Ai was startled as her phone went off. Tripping over several things to get to it, Ai realized it was a text from Reggie. *So, meet at the mall in an hour?* Quickly typing, Ai put her phone down and rushed to get ready.

Reggie realized he had time to spare, so he stopped by the store. Kyle and Nathan were there- Kyle was behind the counter and Nathan was reading a comic. "Dude, how'd it go?!" "Hasn't happened yet buddy, gonna meet her in a few minutes," Reggie said with a smile. "Now Reg, let's talk. You see, when a man and woman love each other very much, they decide to-" "Nathan, what the hell? I'm 20, I already know what goes on." Looking at his watch, Reggie jolted up. "Crap! I'm gonna be late!" "Good luck dude!" said Nathan as Reggie dashed out the front door. "Wanna mess with them?" "Dude, what about Kristin?" "Meh, we'll just say it was Matt's turn to watch the shop." "Can't argue with that, let's go!"

Reggie ran up until he reached the fountain in front of the mall. "I'm...Sorry...I'm...Late..." "That's fine, Reggie-San." Looking up, Reggie saw Ai- she was wearing jean shorts, brown boots, a pink shirt that was a bit loose, showing one of her shoulders, and a pink beret while her hair was down. "Do I look strange?" she asked, twirling her hair and looking down, blushing. "No...you're...adorable." Ai turned a bright red and stared at Reggie- he was wearing his guitar and tiki necklaces, two gold rings, a black shirt, black jeans and a purple sleeveless hoodie. "You...you look great too," she said blushing even more. "Tha...thanks...so, shall we head in?" Reggie said, holding out his hand. "Uh...yes, let's," Ai said, holding his hand as they walked inside. From the bushes, Nathan and Kyle looked on. "Oh, this is gonna be too easy."

While Nathan and Kyle hid behind one bush, they didn't notice Will and James behind another. "Dude, that was the guy!" "Are you sure?" "Yes! That's the guy we caught on camera the other day transforming!" "Man, I can't believe we found out one of the ModRanger's identities! This is gonna be big! But, uh...are you sure we should be following him? Dude seems like he's doing something important." "Dude, he's just on a date with a girl. Even if we interrupt him, he's a super hero. He's probably got a bunch of girls waiting in line to date him!" "Lucky bastard." "I know. But oh well, gotta get the scoop of the century! Let's go James!"

Dashing into the mall, the two followed Reggie and Ai into a clothing store. With recording equipment, they charged in...only to be pushed out by security. "What do we do now?" "Hmm....I got it!" James reached into his backpack and pulled out a hat. "Dude, what's that gonna do for us? "Look closer dude." Peeking at the hat, Will noticed that there is a small camera lens in it. "Sweet, a spycam!" "Yup, now we won't get pushed out!" Taking out another one, the two walked back into the store after managing to avoid the security officer. They found Reggie and Ai in the women's clothing section; Reggie was holding a lot of clothes as Ai was looking through the racks. After picking up another shirt, Ai gestured to Reggie to follow her to the front of the changing rooms. Grabbing the clothes, Ai ran into a changing stall, after running into a door. As Reggie waited at the door, he was suddenly approached by a man in a suit. "Come along with me quietly." "Whoa! What did I do?!" "I have something important to tell you." "Now see, I'm on a date right now, and I really like this girl, so I'm gonna have to say no," Reggie said as he turned around. Feeling the man place a hand on his shoulder, Reggie flipped him over. "Ow man!" "Nathan?!" Removing the man's sunglasses and combing his hair, Reggie found himself face to face with his fellow ModRanger. "Geez dude, I just wanted to give you the talk!" Getting up and walking in pain, Nathan went up to Kyle, who was hiding behind the escalator. "Dude, your turn." "Dude, I'm not getting flipped. I have a better idea," said Kyle chuckling.

"Dude, did you see that?!" "Yeah...definitely have to be careful with this one." Sneaking closer to Reggie, they watched as Ai came out in skin-tight jeans and a tube top. "Whoa!" yelled James, before he got pulled aside by Will and had his mouth covered by Will's hand. "Um...is this alright?" All Reggie did was nod as Ai ran back into the changing room and came out in a schoolgirl-like outfit. "An...And...this one?" she asked blushing. Again, Reggie nodded as she ran back in. The next time she came out, she was dressed like a punk rocker. Bright red, she mumbled before she asked, "H...H....How about...this one?...Is...even this...okay?" Reggie looked on at her with the same staring face. "Say something!" Ai yelled, causing the entire store to look at her. Noticing people staring, Ai turned an even brighter red and started to flail about. Just as she was about to fall, Reggie caught her and embraced her in big hug. "No matter what you wear, you look incredible to me." Letting go, Reggie backed up and smiled, before he noticed that Ai had fainted in his arms. "Hey! Hold on! Wake up!" "Dude's got a lot to learn." "Like you're one to talk." "What was that?!" "Kyaa!!! PERVERTS!" Will and James stopped their arguing and looked up- they didn't realize that they had walked into a changing room stall. "Come with us," said two security guards as they carried Will and James away. "This is why, whenever we go to costume parties, you're always Robin." "For the last time, I don't wanna go as Robin! I'd rather be Nightwing!" "You're not cool enough to be Nightwing...wait, where did he go?!" James turned and saw that Reggie and Ai had left- Reggie had paid for the clothes that Ai wore and carried them and her on his back. "Damn, we're gonna lose them!" "Uh...look, two shady guys!" James yelled pointing to Nathan and Kyle, who was getting dressed near the escalator. Seeing security, Nathan and Kyle bolted away. "Hey! Come back here!" yelled the security guards, dropping Will and James. "Back to work. Great job pointing to those guys by the way." "Thanks, all I did was think quickly." "That's a first." "Oh shut up and let's follow that guy." James said, as he and Will went after Reggie and Ai.

Waking up with a jolt, Ai found herself on Reggie's back. "You okay Ai?" Bright red, Ai started stuttering as she spoke: "Wha-hu-wha-hu...what happened?" Setting Ai down at a bench, she quickly noticed that Reggie was holding a bunch of shopping bags. "Di...Did you pay for these?" "Yeah, it was no problem at all," said Reggie blushing. "Is there somewhere else you'd like to go?" Ai looked around and pointed to the puppy store in the mall. "You...sure? Cause uh...you might see a side of me I've never shown anyone." "I'm sure," she said with a smile. Offering his hand again, Ai shyly took it and the two headed off. Will and James followed suit in disguise. "Good thing you had these extra clothes on you, James." "Actually, I borrowed your credit card and bought some stuff," said James sheepishly. "You bas-" "Quick, they're getting away!"

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Inside the puppy store, Ai couldn't believe what she was seeing- Reggie was making cutesy noises at a chihuahua puppy. Chuckling a bit, Ai hid her face as Reggie turned in her direction. "It's...just...I like puppies, okay? I find them absolutely adorable!" "Oh, that's no problem," Ai said chuckling. "How often do you come here anyway?" Ai asked, still laughing. "I don't come here often." "He's lying, he's been here everyday this week." Reggie turned to see a shop employee with dark sunglasses, a mustache and an afro. "You sound familiar." "What? No, that's cause you come here everyday, you know? I've worked here everyday!" "Hold on." Ripping the mustache off, the afro and glasses fell off of Kyle. "YEOWWW!!! Dude, I secured that mustache on my upper lip so it wouldn't fall off!" "JUST GET OUT OF HERE!" Running out, Kyle slipped on his afro wig, before he crawled out of the store. "So...you don't come in here often?" "Actually...that part was true..." Grabbing his hand, Ai blushed and said nervously "I...I don't mind that..." Reggie looked at her blushing as well, and kept walking around the stor before Ai saw something that caught her eye. "KYAA!!! AN AKITA INU!!!!" The small puppy pressed its paw against the glass and wagged its tail. Calling a store employee, Reggie picked up the puppy and held it in his arms. "Do you love Akita Inus?" "Someday, I wanna own one. Like get one for me, my wife and kids." "I'm sure we'll be able to get one together someday." Realizing what she just said, Ai turned red like a cherry and started stuttering again. "I...Misspoke...I...Meant...One Day...You Will...and I Will...both adopt...Not Together...But I...I..." Looking up to Reggie, Ai realized he was bright red too. "I...Well...How about we go somewhere else, huh?" Giving the puppy back to the store employee, Reggie and Ai awkwardly walked out of the store. In the store next door, James and Will walked out. "Dude, they were next door!" "Aw man... Let's keep a close eye on them!" They followed them as they walked into a collectibles store. "...Wanna check out the stuff inside while we watch him?" "Hell yeah!!!"

The collectible store was not as luxurious as Jordan's, but it did have some pretty old stuff- Transformers from G1, original "Ah My Goddess!" statues, and Kamen Rider Kuuga Vinyls. Reaching for something, Ai felt herself get lifted by Reggie. "Wait, what are you...uh...I..." "Sorry...I just didn't know what you would want." Grabbing what she wanted to get off the shelf, Ai shyly gestured to Reggie to put her down. Looking back at him, she nervously asked "Um...how tall are you, Reggie-san?" "Uh...5'10-5'11", why?" Ai looked at him with wide eyes and turned away. "I...I'm only 5'2"...I've kinda had a height complex since I came to America...but..." " You're adorable at that height!" Reggie said before covering his mouth. Turning away, Reggie had a blush on his face as he felt Ai hold his hand. "Tha...Arigato..." "Excuse me sir, may I help you?" Looking to his right, an employee with a mop stood by another employee with a large trashcan. "Uh...no." "We can help you clean up your act though!" "Okay guys, seriously? That was the lamest pun ever," Reggie said, clearing the disguises off Nathan and Kyle. "Damn it. Kyle, I told you the line would've worked if I said it!" "But he would've figured it out anyway!...Where'd they go?" Meanwhile at the cash register, Will and James had a large stack of various collectible items. "This time, we're using my credit card, aren't we?" "Oh yeah. You need to pay me back for using mine...wait, damn it, we got sidetracked again!!!"

Rushing all over the mall, Will and James found Reggie and Ai- the two were in a food court. With the long lines for the various fast food places blocking their path, Will looked on as Ai reached into her bag and pulled out a smaller frilly pink bag. Reaching into that bag, Ai brought out something that infuriated Will. "A traditional Japanese bento?! Lucky bastard!!!" "What happened?" Will turned to see James stuffing his face with free samples. "Dude, what the hell?!" "What?! We've been chasing them all day, I'm hungry!" As the two bickered and argued, Ai was shyly handing Reggie the bento. Opening it, Reggie could see the fumes the food was giving off in the air. "Um...you made this for me?" "Yes, I was hoping to cook and have you try it out..." she said blushing. Taking chopsticks in hand, Reggie gulped and looked at the meal. "Itadakimasu!"

Right as he was reaching for the first grain of rice, an explosion occurred at the side of the food court. Will and James ran to the scene, to find a monster who looked like a hybrid between a grill, a waffle iron, a spatula and a kitchen knife. "I am the Iron Roid! This food court pisses me off! This is not proper food!" it called out before laughing maniacally. "Seriously?" "Huh?" "You decide to attack the mall all because the food isn't 'proper?' Has villainy really gone downhill in their motives?" James shut his mouth as soon as he saw the Iron Roid steaming. "Time to run?" "Yup." The two friends ran as the Iron Roid began to destroy the various fast food locations, while flipping tables and throwing chairs everywhere. One chair it threw found its way to Reggie and Ai, knocking over the bento Ai made. Infuriated, Ai got up and pointed at Iron Roid. "HEY!" Turning to face Ai, Iron Roid looked at her angrily. "What do you want, shrimp?!" "SHRIMP?!" Ai yelled, slamming her hand into the table, breaking off the edge. "Oh...holy crap..." As soon as Reggie said that though, Ai's hand began to throb in pain as she ducked to the floor holding it. "Itai!!!" "Foolish human," said Iron Roid as he turned, ready to walk away. "Hey, you said the food here isn't proper, right?" "Hmm?" "How about this- there will be a cooking challenge, and I'll be your opponent!" "Eh?" "Amusing...very well! But we will need people to observe this!" Summoning a group of SpammerBots, they went towards Will and James and dragged them in front of Reggie and Ai. "These men will be the observers!" "Wait...where have I seen these two before?" Looking down at James, Reggie reached and grabbed his camera. "Hey wait, don't look at that!" Reggie brought the camera down so Ai could see and the two of them looked on- there was footage of Reggie transforming into ModViolet, and pictures of him and Ai from the whole day. "What the?!" "How horrible Reggie-san! You have a stalker!" "Dang, even us in the Anon Army wouldn't do that," said Iron Roid, looking over Reggie's shoulder at the pictures. "I'm not a stalker!!!" "He is a stalker." "Dude, not helping!" "Okay, you two better explain this later." "Now where were we?" "Cooking challenge, you and me." "Oh right. AHEM...I ACCEPT YOUR CHALLENGE! And this young man here shall be the judge and taste tester!!! And no matter how much he may like you, I know he'll love my food more!!!" "Wait, what?" "Now observers, announce the battle!" said Iron Roid, pushing Will and James forward. Raising his hand, Will yelled at the top of his lungs: "BEGIN!"

As soon as Will uttered those words, the SpammerBots grabbed tables and several ingredients from the various food places. James ducked out of their way and found himself in front of one of them. Cowering, he saw that the SpammerBot was handing him a microphone. "Uh...thanks?" Turning around, James saw Will dressed up in an official's outfit, with a stern look on his face. "Today's special ingredient is..." Swiping his hand, the SpammerBots revealed what it was. "UNAGI!!! But to our American friends, it's eel!" "Great! Reggie-san loves eel!" "Okay, seriously, we have got to talk about that file you have on me." "Now, we go to our reporter on the floor, James. James, what is going on right now?" "Seriously dude? We're doing this? Okay then...it appears that Iron Roid and Ai have both started cutting up pieces of the eel. Iron Roid is apparently trying to grill the eel on himself, while Ai appears to keep pricking her fingers with her knife. Oh, Iron Roid has now grabbed the seasoning sauce for the eel and is pouring some of it onto...a hamburger bun? It appears he may be making an eel style sandwich! As for Ai, she appears to be cooking some rice...and her table just set on fire. Gordon Ramsey would have a field day with this." "Thanks for the report James. We now turn to our judge, Reggie, also known to many as ModViolet. Reggie, how do you feel about this competition?" Will asked, shoving his mic in Reggie's face. "I'm still pissed off that you two followed me all this time and interrupted my date." "I'm getting news that your date has tripped and dropped her supplies everywhere. What do you have to say to that?" "If I don't make it, tell her and my family that I love them."

On the site of the cooking battle, James observed as Ai was cutting the eel into heart shaped pieces. "Excuse me Miss...um..." "Ai, Kurosawa Ai," Ai said smiling. "Miss Kurosawa, what are you working on right now?" "Well, I know that Reggie-san loves sushi, and eel is his favorite, so I'm making heart shaped Unagi sushi." "Now, have you ever made sushi before?" "Nope, but I've been to many sushi bars." "Uh...you accidentally cut through the cutting board. I'm not sure how, but you did." "Oh my gosh!" "Hey, I'm here to you know!" "Oh yeah...so Mr. Iron Roid, what are you making?" "I'm making a nice lean cut Unagi burger!" "How does it taste?" "I don't know. I don't have taste buds." "Right..." Turning around and walking away, James whispered "That guy is doomed."

After several minutes, the two chefs presented their food to Reggie. Both dishes were burnt, but out of the two of them, Iron Roid's looked more edible. "Go on, take a bite." Grabbing the sandwich, Reggie chomped into it and immediately spat it out. "It tastes like shit!!!" "What?!" "Okay, moving on! Next meal!" Reggie gulped and looked on at Ai, her face fulled with hope and delight as she gestured him to try her "sushi." Taking a pair of chopsticks, Reggie picked up a piece and began to chew. *This tastes bad too! But I can't let her know that...* Reggie thought to himself. "De...delicious," he said, gulping down his bite. "Winner! Ai Kurosawa!" "WHAT?!?! THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!! THAT'S IT!" Taking out a net, Iron Roid threw it over Reggie and Ai and carried them away. "Hey! Let us out!" "Never!"

"Dude, what do we do now?" "James, look!" The two looked closely and saw that Reggie had dropped his ModPass. "What we should do?" "As a reporter and photographer, we should follow them!" Rushing in the direction where Reggie and Ai were dragged off to, Will and James didn't notice that they were being watched.

Following the Iron Roid through the parking lot, Will and James found themselves out of breath. "Dude, why don't we just use your car?" "... Why did you remind me of that earlier?!?" "You didn't ask." Running to Will's car, the two followed the Iron Roid, who for some reason, would stop at traffic lights. "Come on... come on... I'm trying to escape here!" As soon as the light turned green, Iron Roid ran to the outskirts of town. "Damn it, I gotta step on it! We're gonna lose him!" Driving at nearly 88 miles per hour, Will and James arrived at a cave. "Are you sure he's in here?" "Positive, plus, look over there!" James looked at where Will was pointing- a group of SpammerBots were sitting in a circle, playing cards. "For a group of evil minions, they seem pretty lazy. How do you think we'll get around them?" "I have a plan!" Reaching into his bag, Will pulled out some poker chips. "Hey guys! Why don't you make your game more interesting!" Tossing the poker chips at the SpammerBots, the two snuck away as they started to make bets in their games. "Dude, where did you get those?" "My brother took me to Vegas...and I'm going to leave it at that." "Vegas, oh man, their buffets! Just thinking about those make me hungry!" James turned to see the SpammerBots begin to take off pieces of their armor. "And suddenly, I lost my appetite."

...

Meanwhile in Cyberspace, Hax was desperately searching around. Walking into her laboratory, she found Ease throwing away a sandwich- her pale skin was a sickly green and she looked dizzy. "Ease, have you seen my Iron Roid? He was supposed to make me lunch!" "I sent him into the real world...his food tasted like...blegh...I saved you the trouble of..." Ease quickly ran to the trash can and threw up into it. Hax walked up to her and held her hair, "Ew..." Looking at her monitor, she found Iron Roid had tied up Reggie and Ai onto the side of a cave wall. "Time to pay the real world a vis-" "BLEGH!!!" "EW!!! EASE! NOT ON MY BOOTS!!! AGRO!!! GET A MOP!!!"

...

Back in the cave, Reggie and Ai were chained up to the wall. "Wow, you really are short. I mean, look at the guy you were with, you don't even reach his head!" "SHUT UP!!!" Ai said, dropping her shoe as she attempted to kick it at the Iron Roid. "Um...can you help me get that?" "Yeah sure..wait...I mean...no! Muahahaha, I am evil!!!...I do seem evil to you, right?" "Actually..." "Hey! I didn't ask you! I asked the lady!" "HEY! DON'T YELL AT HIM!" "Ye...yes ma'am..." "You're moderately evil." "Yes! You called me evil! Muahahaha!" "Let us down!""Don't worry Ai, in this situation, the hero is always saved by his teammates!"

Several hours passed after Reggie made his comment. He and Ai had made small talk in between the hours, while Iron Roid looked down, twirling one of his hands in the sand. "So Ai...are you having a good time?" "Is this really the time to ask that?" "You're right...I'm sorry." "Don't be! I mean, sure we got kidnapped by a monster, and you can't transform, but other than that...I'm having a wonderful time," she said smiling. "Really? What a relief! I hope that maybe...some other time...if you don't mind..." "Oh...for the love of...Just ask her out again already! Geez! You're probably the most indecisive person I've ever met, and my master's screw is looser than an unassembled piece of IKEA furniture!" The Iron Roid didn't notice Will and James hiding behind a rock. Zooming in with his camera, James took a picture, unaware that his flash was on. Turning around, Iron Roid pointed at James shouting "It's the stalker!" "Damn it Will, now everybody's calling me that!" "SpammerBots! Assemble!" The SpammerBots surrounded Will and James, as the two of them looked around. "What do we do?!" "Hey, look! A distraction!" The SpammerBots and Iron Roid all turned in the direction James pointed and tilted their heads. "I can't believe they actually fell for it!" "Run doofus!" "Running!" The two bolted towards the exit, only to find SpammerBots in their way. "I'm not seeing any distractions..." A SpammerBot smacked Iron Roid on the head as he turned to see Will and James attempt to climb over the SpammerBots blocking their way. "Hey! Get back here!"

Slipping through the SpammerBot's legs, Will and James bolted through the cave as they were pursued. Finding themselves in an opening within the cave, with 5 different paths ahead of them. "Dude, where did we come from?!" "I don't know! Split up!" Will ran into the leftmost path, while James ran into the one furthest to the right. Iron Roid gestured 5 SpammerBots each to run into each path. After several minutes, Will and James both ran back into the open pathway. "What the hell?! Dude! They lead back to the same spot!" "Quick! Into the center path!" Running into the center path, the two narrowly avoided the SpammerBots, who came out of the same path James took. "What?! Idiots! They went into the center path!" The SpammerBots stumbled over each other as they ran into the center path. As soon as the last one ran into the path, Will and James appeared from the middle left one. "Damn it! We aren't going anywhere!" "Which way can we go?!" Before they could run into another path, the SpammerBots came out and grabbed them. "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!...I always wanted to say that...I mean..ahem...Take these guys to the cavern and have them chained up like the other two!"

Outside, the other SpammerBots were almost completely done with their Poker Game. The last hand dealt, the remaining SpammerBot picked up its winnings as it jumped up and down in the air. Placing some of its fellow SpammerBots parts onto itself, the SpammerBot found itself shot in the back. "Aw man...I missed out on the action!" "I'll just take these!" Nathan declared, picking up the poker chips will left behind. "Ready to go in?" "You bet!"

Back where they were chained up, Reggie and Ai were joined by Will and James. Unlike the two who were chained right-side up, Will was chained upside down and James was chained backwards. "Why am I upside down?!" "Why am I facing the wall?!" "You both annoy me, so shut up!" Will looked up at Ai and laughed. "Wha...what's so funny?!" "I can see up your shirt!" "Dude! No fair! I wanna see!" "KYAA!!!" "You two look at her and I will kill you both!" "Will you all shut up already?!" Iron Roid operated his grill and began to walk towards Will. Grabbing his hand, Iron Roid was about to place Will's hand onto his grill when he was shot in the back. "What the?!"

“Spiky Courage! Shield of Tokunation! ModBlue!”
“I am the one who will protect the Pink-haired Goddess. ModBlack!”

"What the?! How did you two get here?!" Nathan held up his ModPass and showed that there was a hidden panel within it. "Every ModPass has a tracking device installed in it. And since the two clowns picked up Reggie's, it was simple enough to find them!" "Damn it! Well, I won't let you pass!" "Funny, I was gonna say the same thing to you!" Firing a barrage of shots at Iron Roid, Kyle got close enough to deliver a blast at point blank range. Staggering back, Iron Roid found himself being lifted by Nathan, who used a suplex to smash the parts on his head. "Damn it!" Shooting at Will, Kyle ran up to him and snatched Reggie's ModPass. Tossing it to his companion after shooting the other captives free, Reggie transformed. Taking out his ModSpinSabre, Reggie engaged the Iron Roid in battle, effectively slicing his cooking-related bits off. "AH!!! NOW I'M JUST A LOWLY ROBOT!" "Yeah you are!" Inserting his ModPass into his ModSabre, Reggie leapt into the air shouting "GOKAI MOD SLASH!" The Iron Roid exploded in flames as the group quickly rushed out of the cave, with Reggie carrying Ai and Nathan carrying Will and James. "Damn it Kyle! Why did I carry both of them?!" "Cause I didn't want to?" "Why you little-" As the two of them continued to bicker, Will and James attempted to make their escape before they found Reggie standing in front of them with his arms crossed. The two gulped as Nathan and Kyle, who had finished arguing, grabbed them by their shirt collars and began to drag them all the way to Anime Junction. The dragging continued until they were in the command center, where Nathan and Kyle threw the two of them towards Tony. "Well well well...what do we have here?"

Will and James cowered as Tony walked towards them. "Besides my subordinates, I have been observing you two." Snapping his fingers, the monitors all around the command center turned on. On each screen was footage of the Modrangers- both in battle...and at home. "Tony, what the hell?!" "Kyle...are you playing with dolls?" "They're Figmas! Get it right!" "Tony, I think that the footage in Ai's place is stuck in a loop, she keeps tripping over and over again." "Nope, that was actually this morning." "Wha-bu-please tell me you only have footage of me at my front door!" "Of course, I'm not a pervert." "Damn it." "What was that, Nathan?" Reggie asked, sharpening his ModSabre. "N-Nothing bro!" "Um...is there any point in all of this?" "Yeah, I mean, I know that you're pissed that I've been videotaping these guys and Will's been putting them up on his blog, but do you still really need to take us here?!" "You happen to both be members of Tokunation, 'Kiryu' and 'conundrum,' am I correct?" "Uh...yeah..." "You know our secrets." "We're sorry! Please don't hurt us!" Placing his hand in his pocket, Tony began to pull something out before Will and James cowered in fear. The two looked up to see Tony handing them things unlike the ModPasses. "We could use field reporters to help with reconnaissance. These are StaffPasses. If you accept these, you will be part of CPU's staff. Are you up for it?" "You serious?!" "Seriously?!" "Yes...welcome, Kiryu and conundrum!" "So we'll be able to transform with these, right?! "I can just imagine how awesome our Ranger forms will be!" "Actually, these will not allow you to transform at all." "Eh?!" "Aw man!"

Nathan and Kyle turned their backs on the sight to see Reggie and Ai talking. Gesturing him to lower himself, Ai gave him a big hug and waved him goodbye before heading out the door. "Good date, huh?" "Yeah..." Reggie said, smiling goofily. "Damn it...here Nathan, your 5 dollars." "Wait...you two bet on my date?!" Reggie pulled out his ModSabre and had an angry look on his face. "Uh...no..." "Run stupid!" Nathan and Kyle bolted away as Reggie gave chase, while Will and James were grasping Tony's pantlegs, begging him to allow them to transform. Matt walked into the room, looked at the sight and sighed. "Ha...I'm going back to Kristin's chores."

Next time on Tokunation Sentai ModRanger!

Ai: Minna-san!!! TAIHEN DESU!!!
OnoRed: Face me ModRed!

Tony: So you want to learn my Cyber Yamato eh?
Onored: Do you honestly think you’ve won?

Access 12: Showdown at High Noon! OnoRed VS ModRed

[SideswipePrime]

I loved Matt's



reaction.

[Kiryu]

Access 12: Showdown at High Noon! OnoRed VS ModRed

Unfortunately for Jordan, Kirstin found out about Sugoi-Con and was quite furious about it. To say that she was unhappy for Jordan to sneak out and work was an understatement, and Jordan’s escape attempt caused Kristin to go through extreme lengths to keep him locked inside the house; she tied Jordan to the bed and threw away the key. Another week passed by and the doctor finally gave Jordan a clean bill of health; an excited Jordan couldn’t wait to get back into action since he had not set foot out of his own room during this time.

Coming down the elevator, Jordan walks into the command center. “Hey guys! I’m baaaack!” he says, but he is met with silence in a completely empty room. Jordan blinks in surprise “Uh...guys?” He rubs the back of his head but then snaps his fingers. “Ooooh I get it! You must be throwing me a welcome back party! You can come out of hiding now!” Jordan walks towards the table and looks underneath it; no one is hiding there. He checks underneath the terminals, but again, no one is there. “Guys...?”

He begins searching throughout the base, which is apparently deserted. “Where is everybody?!” An annoyed Jordan steps into the training room where he finally finds Max and Ryan. “Hey, what’s going on here?”. “Jordan! You’re okay. I heard Kristin had another episode,” Max says. “She finally released you from house arrest eh?’ Ryan asks with a smirk. Jordan shutters at Ryan’s comment and grumbled something to himself. “Check it out.” Ryan points at the training room, where Jordan sees his fellow ModRangers standing on the sidelines while Tony stands in the center as ModMaster. “Wait...THAT’S Tony’s Ranger form!?” Jordan asks. Max nods. “Yeah, the guys wanted to see what Tony could do...practically begged him.” Jordan whistles, “I hear Tony’s Cyber Yamato Style is legendary...” “Why don’t you get in there and see how he fares against your self-taught Den-O Style?” Jordan hangs his head and releases a hefty sigh. “I would but Kristin’s still watching me like a hawk. She freaks if I get even so much as a paper cut...I had to beg her before she was finally able to let me leave the house!” Jordan turns towards Will and James. James is
sitting with his feet up against the monitor playing a handheld video game, while he has Will record the fight down below. “So...I see the two of you are being productive members of the team...” Jordan stands over them arms crossed “Hey give us a break. Kickback’s been working us like dogs! Besides, my Sidekick and I need a break, you wouldn’t want the reserves to be too exhausted to be of any help, would you?” Will points to James who sits beside him. “For the LAST TIME! I told you I’m not YOUR SIDEKICK!” “Shut up, Robin!” “And stop calling me Robin, damnit!” The two continue to argue until Ryan cries out “Hey. will you two pipe down!? He’s about to start!” Blinking, James releases Will from his choke hold and the two salute. “Y-Yes sir!” Ryan lets out a sigh “They’re just as bad as Reggie and Matt...” He says. “Tell me about it...but we got no choice, they know our secret and the only way to stop them from blabbing about is if we keep them on hand as reserves...”

Tony stands in the center of the room, while the ModRangers surround him, each of them armed with their weapons. Reggie and Matt are the first to attack, they rush towards him and slammed their weapons downward. Tony dodges in the blink of an eye and appears beside them, and with one swift kick, Tony sends Reggie flying into Matt. Kyle begins to fire at Tony but Tony manages to deflect each shot as he fires on him. Nathan throws his ModClawShield at Tony, but Tony catches the shield and throws it back towards Nathan. “What?!” Nathan cries out as he’s hit by his own shield. Tony once again vanishes with surprising speed and reappears in front of Kyle, Kyle lets out a gasp but Tony disarms him before he has a chance to fire. With both his Pistol and his guns in hand, he throws them behind him. “All you do is fire your guns recklessly. You need to think before you shoot Kyle!”

A frustrated Kyle suddenly throws a series of punches at Tony, but Tony easily evades or blocks the punches. Tony then grabs Kyle and throws him over his shoulder. “You all need to learn to work together better. Kyle, your footwork is sloppy! Nathan, you rely way too much on that shield of yours. Reggie, you need to train more so you can keep better pace with your teammates! And Matt, you’re way too overconfident, stop holding back!”

“Wait? You mean to tell me you’ve been holding back all this time!?” “Well...y-yeah, I mean it won’t be fun if the fight is over before it started right?” Matt smirks “Son of a bitch!” Reggie cries. “Wow...you’re strong though Tony, and you haven’t even lifted your sword yet...” Tony nods in acknowledgment to Kyle’s compliment “Now, attack me together! The five of you need to work on your teamwork!” The four ModRangers looks towards each other and nod at the same time. All four Modrangers charge towards Tony at the same time. Tony leaps out causing the Modrangers to crash into one another.

Jordan cringes, and shutting one eye he looks away. Nathan is the first to get up, saying “Maaaan! I can’t believe I fell for the same trick twice!” he says. “Master Caliber!” Tony suddenly exclaims and his sword begins to glow with blue energy. He draws a circle, and behind him the ModRanger logo appears “Submission Slash!!!!” he shouts, cutting downright. The wave of energy throws the ModRangers off their feet. They slam into the wall behind them and the transformation cancels out. Jordan blinks in surmise while James whistles. “Crap. They never stood a chance!” Will says. “Wow....”Jordan says in amazement.

“MINA SAAAAN! DAIHEN-DESSUUUUUUUU!!!!!” Jordan hears Ai screaming, followed by her body slamming right into the doors. The doors slide open moments later, showing a pained Ai rubbing her nose saying “Itaaaaaai....” Ryan lets out a sigh “Only Ai can run into an automatic door...where’s the fire?” Whipping out the remote, Ai says “Just watch!”

The screen showed OnoRed in a live news broadcast. The banner on the bottom read: Hostage situation! “ModRed...are you watching this? For their sake, I hope you are” OnoRed steps away, revealing a group of people tied together by rope, causing the ModRangers to flinch in shock. “The results from our last encounter left me...quite vexed. You only won because you had help from your allies. That’s why I’m issuing this challenge...face me, ModRed! One on one. Refuse, and they pay the price for your cowardice. If you’re allies or anyone else interferes...well you get the idea...you have until 12 noon to find me...but I won’t make that very difficult for you....” The broadcast from there would then end and Ai turns the broadcast off. “Damnit!” Jordan shouts, slamming his hand on the console “Hey, hey! Watch the terminal!” Ryan says. “Jordan, you realize it’s probably a trap right?” Will asks. Jordan nods “Of course I do. I’m not stupid but I can’t leave the hostages to die...I have no choice but to face him...” Tony turns towards Ai and says. “Ai!” She nods “Already located the source of the broadcast. I’ll transmit it now.” Tony nods. “ModRangers, go with him, but don’t get too close. Back him up if he needs it. Jordan! Distract him long enough to free the hostages." The ModRangers nod and all salute, responding with “Roger!”

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Hax exhales a deep sigh of frustration. Once again held up in her lab, she is obsessively looking at her notes once more, she begins to pace back and forth, tapping some papers against her arm. “OnoRed is as powerful as I intended him to be...” She begins to say to herself. “But at the same time he’s a failure since he won’t listen to my commands...I just don’t understand why he awoke early...I mean...I had countermeasures in place and everything...” She looks over her notes once more, and in frustration throws her papers up in the air. Exhaling another deep sigh, she slumps onto her chair and rests her chin on against her arm. “All that work for nothing...poop....although he did whip that new blood good...” Hax says with a grin.

Moments later, the door to Hax’s lab opens and Ease steps inside, but Hax merely ignores her. “What do you want Blackie? Did you come here to gloat? I mean, my ultimate creation is a failure after all...” Ease merely shook her head “On the contrary...you intended to create something that could be on equal footing with the Rangers, but at the same time have no weaknesses of his own...and that’s exactly what you made: An unstoppable beast, although gloating did cross my mind on a few occasions,” Ease grins. Hax looks up from her monitor and stands up and asks: “So what did you come here for then!?” “Did you not hear the Master’s summon? Agro and I are about to attempt to capture OnoRed again...but we need a monster to keep the Rangers from interfering with our plans.” Hax lets out a deep sigh. “What’s the point when we knew he trashed you pretty good...”

Ease lets out a cough. “I...I admit I severely underestimated your creation but that won’t happen again...now create us a monster!” Ease says impatiently. “Fine, fine! Lets see what we have to work with today...Hmmmmm.” Turning back to her Monitor, Hax brings up two images, one of a cowboy and the other of a Samurai. Placing a hand on her chin, she looks over both images. “Lets see....the cowboy on the right will be a huge compliment to Agro’s fighting style and can provide cover support. Then again...” She looks over towards Ease and adds, “We already have a walking armory for that....hmmm” Hax goes back and forth between both images scratching her head, much to the annoyance of Ease, who finally yells out, “Will you just pick something already?! OnoRed’s trail is growing cold!” Hax lets out a sigh. “Alright! Alright! No need to shout...” With a shrug, Hax scans both images, and in a few moments, the monster stood before them, a strange amalgamation of a cowboy wearing samurai armor wielding a katana; a revolver’s handle acting as the hilt. Raising an eyebrow, Ease says: “Well...he’s certainly one of your more....unique creations...”

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Jordan arrives at the rooftop, with his hands held in his pockets. Kyle is positioned in a building a few kilometers away, a sniper's attachment was added to his combined Hybrid Rifle. Reggie and Nathan lay in wait by the stairs leading into the building, while Matt is in position from the shadows to rescue the hostages. “I’m here Jered! Now let those people go!” Jordan says. Jered laughs “Oh them?” Suddenly raising his gun, Jered opens fire on the civilians, causing Jordan to let out a gasp “You son of a-!!!!” Jered suddenly interjects by raising his hand, “Oh relax...take another look” The “form” of the civilians begins to static out, revealing their true forms: Spammerbots. “I thought you didn’t work with the Anons?” Jordan asks. Jered shakes his head “I don’t...I just borrowed them for this duel...now shut up and fight me!!!!” Jered says, suddenly charging forward towards Jordan. Jordan lets out a gasp, quickly inserting his ModPass into his belt, and surrounded by a red light, Jordan’s mod suit appears around his body.

With his ModCaliber in hand, he quickly begins to clash swords with Jered, sparks flying as their blades meet with one another. Their swords meet once again, and get caught in a deadlock with neither Jered or Jordan willing to back off. Jered however kicks Jordan in the stomach and laugh. He switches to rifle mode and begins to fire on Jordan. With his Mod Caliber, Jordan begins to deflect the shots but is hit by three bullets, which causes him to drop his blade.

Jordan quickly dives out of the way but Jered keeps firing. To dodge, Jordan begins to roll until he is out of harms way. Jered scuffs, “I see your skills have wavered somewhat...perhaps my blade did more of a number on you then I initially thought...” Jordan holods onto his arm and growls “He’s right…my movements are sluggish!”

Reggie and Nathan suddenly jump Jered from behind, as they grab his shoulders and punch him together. Jered defends, but bellows out a growl. “Annoying pests, this is supposed to be a one on one duel!” With a slash, he knocks Nathan and Reggie off the building “Reggie! Nathan!” Jordan cries out. “Worry about yourself!” Jered brings his sword down towards Jordan, but Jordan dives out from underneath him. With his ModBlaster he fires three shots. Each shot hits Jered’s armor and he staggers a bit, Jered growls and is about to attack when Matt and Kyle suddenly intercepts him, he clashes swords with Matt while deflecting shots from Kyle. “What part of one on one do you people NOT understand?!” A frustrated Jered exclaims “Thanks guys! Keep him busy!” Jordan cries, looking over the building, Jordan sees Reggie managed to grab onto the fire escape with Nathan hanging onto dear life by grabbing onto Reggie’s coat tails.

“Nathan! Reggie! You two alright?” Jordan asks. Nathan and Reggie looks up. Nathan is the first to speak, saying, “Yeah, we’re hanging in there just fine!” Both Reggie and Jordan lets out a repulsed groan and looked away from him. Nathan shrugs “What?” “Dude...that’s lame...even as one of Nossan’s old man jokes.” Wings suddenly sprout from Reggie’s back and he lets go of the fire escape. Nathan reaches up and grabs Reggie’s coattails. Gasping, he asks, “Dude...since when can you fly?!” Reggie chuckles. “Matt isn’t the only one who held back!” he says. “Guess that makes you one fly guy! Get it? Fly...GUY?!” Nathan snarks. Reggie lets out another repulsed groan and starts to shake him off. This action forces Nathan to let go of Reggie’s coat tail, Nathan shouts “Wait, what are you...whoa..whoa. WAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!” till he hits the garbage cans down below. A faint yet pained, “I’m okay....” can be heard from Nathan, and Jordan exhales a sigh.

With one swipe of his sword Jered knocks both Matt and Kyle off their feet. “Stay out of this!!!!” Jered shouts in anger and frustration. Reggie and Jordan join the rest of the group, along with Nathan seen climbing up the fire escape and covered in garbage. “You’re still mad about me ruining your date with Ai aren’t you?” Nathan asks brushing some bits of garbage off his suit. ModSpinSword appearing in hand, Reggie replies, “Yup”. Turning to Jordan, Jered bellows out: “ModRed!!!! You’re a coward!!!! Are you really so weak that you can’t even challenge me alone?!” Jered’s words hits Jordan hard. He lets out a gasp and looks away from Jared. A bunch of shots are suddenly fired at the ModRangers, and Jered turns around; he sees Ease arrive with Agro and a squad of Spammerbots. “You again...” Jered lets out a sigh. “I won’t ask you again, OnoRed...lay down your weapons and come with me!” Jered shakes his head. “Fine...I’ll come with you...I was getting bored here anyway...” Jered backs away allowing the Spammerbots to swarm the ModRangers “W-wait!” Jordan cries but he is blocked by two SpammerBots and the hybrid monster. “Whoa, what the hell?! Who are you suppose to be....WHAT are you suppose to be?!”. The monster suddenly poses like a Kabuki actor, with his open hand outstretched as he rolls his head and says “Buri.Za.Kidoo KENZAN partner!” He says. The monster then suddenly charges.

The ModRangers stops what they’re doing and just stare at the monster “Man, nothing about this monster makes sense!” Nathan throws his shield at the monster, but the shield merely bounces off the monster’s thick armor. Nathan lets out a gasp and cowers but the monster didn’t make a counter attack, much to his surprise “Huh? A...aren’t you going to attack?” Nathan asks. Buri responds, “It would be dishonorable to attack an unarmed opponent...go ahead.” “Uh....o...okay?” Nathan says as he bends down to pick up his shield when Buri suddenly fires on him. Nathan is knocked off his feet and says “Hey, what happened to hitting unarmed opponents being dishonorable?!” The Monster laughs, saying “I said it would be dishonorable...too bad I ain’t got none to begin with! I can’t believe you fell for that!” Jordan strikes his blade down across the monster’s back, but much to his shock, the monster seemed to barely feel his blade at all.

“Attacking an enemy from behind...have you no sense of honor?!” he says, turning around. He swipes his sword at Jordan. "Don't talk about honour when you said you had none to begin with!" The monster parries Jordan’s sword and strikes him twice. Jordan lets out a gasp as he lands on the floor, rolling. “Jordan!!” Matt cries. The four ModRangers stand in front of the monster him and draw their ModPistols. Each ModRanger inserts his own ModPass into the gun, and the gun responds with, “Log in accepted...charging.” All together, the Rangers cry out, “Submit Burst!!!!” and fire. Each of the multi-colored shots come together into a single, larger ball which flies towards the Monster. But with a single swipe of his sword, the monster manages to cut the energy ball in half. “Tch...this is startin’ to bore me!” The monster’s sword begins to charge up with energy and the creature swings down, a wave of energy travelling along the ground, cutting through the solid rock, until it finally hit the Rangers, knocking all four back. The impact causes the Ranger’s transformation to cancel out. Buri laughs as he advances towards the helpless rangers. A white blur suddenly appears in front of the monster, which lets out a gasp as the white clad woman appears in front of it. She swings her sword upward and then again to the left causing the monster to stagger back. The woman’s sword begins glowing, and she swings down, unleashing the energy at the creature. The attack hits; with his armor still smoking, the monster lets out a growl. “I’ll get you next time, partners!” he says, retreating back into cyberspace. The woman sheaths her sword once more. “You...you again...” Reggie says, getting up, holding onto an injured arm. The woman is about to leave when Reggie stops her, placing a hand on her cold armor. He shouts “Wait! This is the third time you’ve saved us now...won’t you at least tell us who you are?” Reggie asks.

The woman pauses for a bit before turning back towards Reggie. The armor around her retracts, revealing a woman wearing a cleric’s robe, with blond hair long and flowing behind her, she wore a choker with a cross at the end of it and her her eyes were glowing a bright icy blue. The Rangers was shocked, for the woman looked just like Ease. “My name is Harmony...and I am indeed your savior!” The woman now called “Harmony” bows gracefully as she introduces herself. “Why are you helping? What do you gain out of saving us like this?” Matt asks. “Dude! Try to show a little gratitude, she just saved our butts!” Reggie exclaims. Harmony shakes her head. “You’re companion’s distrust isn’t without reason, but know that while I cannot interfere with your mission, I was created to help and assist you in anyway I possibly can.” Jordan was the next to speak asking, “Created? By whom?” Harmony’s eyes narrow, her expression changed to one of sadness and she looks away, shaking her head.. “I....I’m afraid I don’t know, my memory is how you say...incomplete, but I remember my mission clearly,” she says. “So...you have amnesia then?” Reggie asks. Harmony nods “Yes...I believe that is the proper term for it...but I must leave you now, we shall meet again someday...” Harmony closes her eyes, the armor around her encases her body once more and a storm of white feathers appear around her. “Wait! We aren’t done talking yet!” Matt cries out, but Harmony was already gone...

*Insert Internal eyecatch here*

“ModRed!!!! You’re a coward!!!! Are you really so weak that you can’t even challenge me alone?!” Jered’s words echoed and still hung heavy within Jordan’s mind, as he flashed back to his attack that did little on the monster they had encountered. Meanwhile, Tony reviewed the footage of Harmony, arms crossed. “She claims she’s an ally, and that she was made to help us...but can we really trust her?” Ryan asks. Tony nods in agreement “Still...she does seem like an ally. For now we’ll just leave her be...dismissed!” Tony says. Reggie gets up when he notices Ai leaving, and he walks with her out of the room and says “So Ai...you wanna catch a movie tonight?” Blinking at the sudden request, the group could hear Ai responding: “Eh? Ano...I have to run errands I’m sorry, Reggie-san” “That’s okay, I’ll help you! Wouldn’t want a repeat of what happened last time you tried to carry groceries on your own...” Reggie says. Jordan blinked. “Hey, since when were they a couple?” Nathan smirks “Oh yeah...you weren’t here when Reggie and Ai had their first date, were you?” Nathan asks. Kyle stretches and yawns “Well, I’m calling it a night...the Princess needs her nap, and so do I,” he says. Tony is about to leave when Jordan stands up. “Wait!” Jordan cries. Tony looks up towards Jordan as he approaches him. Jordan bows his head and says, “Tony, I want you to teach me your Cyber Yamato Style!!” Turning to face Jordan, Tony crosses his arms. “I normally don’t make it a habit of passing on my techniques to people...why the sudden interest?” Jordan looks Tony in the eye and says, “Because I want to get stronger Tony! And there’s no one I know stronger than you! So please...teach me!” Tony looks into Jordan’s eyes, and saw them bright and intense. He smiles “So you want to learn my Cyber Yamato Style eh...? I warn you...I will be a difficult taskmaster!” Jordan nods. “Whatever you dish out, I can handle it Tony!” Tony chuckles and nods “Good...we begin tomorrow bright and early then” Tony places a hand on Jordan’s shoulder before stepping out of the room.

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Restrained and escorted by a group of Spammerbots, Jered is brought before Viralindas. Stepping forward, Ease bows. “Mission accomplished, Master...the rogue has been captured” Hax giggled in delight when she saw OnoRed brought to the throne room in chains. “Good! Good! Good! Bring him to my lab. I must begin installing the obedience program immediately!” If Jered’s face could be seen one would notice the gigantic smirk that he had on his face, which stayed even as the Spammberbots brought him into Hax’s laboratory. His pod was open and next to it he could see four other pods closed. “Now hurry and step in!” Hax demands, snatching a staff from one of the Spammerbots and using it to roughly push OnoRed closer towards the pod.

Jered, however, could only laugh hysterically. “Hey, hey, HEY! What’s so funny mister?!” Jered turns towards Hax and replies: “Do you honestly think you’ve won? Fools…I wanted to be captured.” To demonstrate his point, Jered suddenly wraps his leg around Hax’s staff, and before Hax has a chance to react he slams Hax down onto the ground. The Spammerbots surround him, but Jered breaks free from his restraints. Tendrils come out of his body, connecting to each of the Spammerbots. They seem to power down for a moment.

Struggling underneath Jered’s heel, Hax screams out, “What are you bucket of bolts waiting for?! Shoot him! Shoot him!!!!” But the Spammerbots remain still. Jered laughs, his tendrils retract and he says: “They don’t follow your orders any more Hax..restrain her!” The Spammerbots reactivate, their eyes glowing crimson red. Two spammerbots reach down and grab Hax by the arms. OnoRed releases his heel and the two Spammerbots force her onto her feet. “What the hell are you nimrods doing?! When I get free I’ll....I’ll turn you into scrap!” Jered chuckles at Hax’s struggling. “You four, take a pod and follow me.” The four Spammerbots lift a pod up. “Damn you OnoRed! When I get my hands on you I'll-" “Do what? Delete me...as if you could...” Jered begins laughing hysterically. Tendrils leave his body once more and connect with Hax’s personal terminal. With the information he wants downloaded OnoRed blows a hole in the wall and makes his escape, which makes alarms begin to sound. Moments after Jered’s escape, Buri and Agro both arrive on the scene. “W@t’s goin 0n in ere?!” he says. “OnoRed tricked us is what happened!! Buri, go after him!” Hax shouts pointing to the hole in the wall. “You got it partner, I’ll round’em up for ya! Yee haw!” Buri leaps through the hole and gives chase.

Buri’s chase with OnoRed was short lived, as a few well placed shots was able to stun Buri long enough to take control of him. Now under his command, Buri and the Spammerbots arrive at the ruins of a fortress. “This place will do” Jered steps inside and multiple tendrils escape his body. Within seconds, crimson light surrounds the facility, restoring the place to factory condition. The tendrils retract, and “Set those pods down over there!” Jered then clenches his fist. “ModRed...I will prove which one of us is stronger!”

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Late into the evening, a time where most “normal” people would be sleeping. Such was the case for Jordan, who slept next to Kristin, snoring loudly. He had his face buried in the pillow, and half his body was dangling over the edge of his bed. His snoring is interrupted when he hears his cell phone ringing. Groggily, Jordan, without even trying to get up, reaches over his phone, knocking over a few things in the process. Groggily, Jordan says, “Harrroooo.....?” with a yawn. “Jordan, grab your stuff and let’s go.” Sitting up, Jordan asks, “Tony, is that you? Do you know how late it is?” he asks, rubbing the sleepiness out of his eyes. “I’m aware of the time. Now grab your stuff and lets go!” Tony cuts off the call there. Grumbling, Jordan climbs up from bed. Kristin looks up from the clock, and yawning she says: “Oh my! Jordan...it’s 3 am! Where are you going at this hour?” Still half asleep, Jordan found himself struggling to even put on his jeans. He answers: “Out with Tony...I asked him to train me.” Kristin grumbles something unintelligible, yawning once more as she goes back to sleep.

Several large cups of extra decaf coffee later, the two hit the road. Tony, who seems more peppy then Jordan, offers to drive. Jordan, meanwhile, sleeps in the car. Arriving at their destination, Tony drags the sleeping Jordan and places his body near a tree. Grabbing a bucket of ice cold water, he throws it, causing Jordan to shoot up awake “Huh?! Wha?! I...I’m awake...I’m awake..I’m.....” He yawns and falls back asleep. Sighing, Tony throws another bucket of ice water over Jordan and he shoots awake. “T-Tony? Where are we?” Jordan asks rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. “Training, remember?” Now more awake, Jordan looks around his surroundings: they were inside the Base, the simulation chamber was set to resemble a mountain region in Japan, with a little Japanese-style house in front of them. Tony is wearing a Japanese robe like the ones seen worn by swordsmen in movies. “Put this on” Tony tosses Jordan a robe similar to the one he is wearing. Without arguing, Jordan places the robe on. “Ugh. I feel silly wearing this...” he says getting up. “First lesson...forget everything you know about swordplay.” Blinking Jordan says, “Done and done!” Tony nods “Good, now grab those buckets of water and follow me.” Tony picks up two buckets of water hanging over a long pole that is just about average shoulder length. Jordan bends down and picks the bucket of water up then he runs after Tony. Hours later, and the sun is just beginning to rise. Tony is the first to make it up to the mountain looking as though he hadn’t even broken a sweat. “Hey Jordan, hurry up! You’re missing one hellofa view.” Jordan,on the other hand, was gasping and wheezing for air, he was drenched in sweat and was reduced to crawling on his knees. When he catches up with Tony, he collapses on the ground. “C...C...Can we...take...a break?...Please...” Jordan asks in between gasps of air. Sighing, Tony nods and sits down. The two sit down to a quick breakfast. During this time, Jordan asks “So...who taught you how to use a sword?” Looking up from his drink, Tony smiles. “My grandfather.” “Your grandfather’s Japanese??” he asks, but Tony shakes his head. “No, but he did live in Japan for a while, and he picked up a few things...Cyber Yamato is my own custom style that took me years to develop…okay break's over” Getting up, Tony picks up the buckets of water again. Jordan watches as Tony runs back down the mountain and lets out a groan. He sighs, stands up and runs after him.

Now back at a shrine, Jordan stood in front of a blank training dummy. Tony passed him a wooden Katana and paces back and forth saying: “Don’t think of the blade as just another tool. You and your blade are one: think of it like another limb and the rest should come naturally...” Tony’s eyes go wide, and he turns around to see Jordan wildly attacking the dummy shouting “Haaa! Haaa! HIYAAA!!” He turns to Tony and says “O-oh...were you saying something?” Tony facepalms, snatching the katana from his hand as he smacks Jordan on the head. Jordan goes “Ow!” and rubs the spot he hit. “That is what is called disrespecting the blade...disrespect the blade and you disrespect me! Now drop and give me fifty!” Tony says smacking him again. From there, Tony has Jordan doing pushups on his knuckles “45, 47, 48, 49...50...”

The two are now sitting cross legged in a meditation pose. They sit near a stream with a rushing waterfall near them. “The key to mastering Cyber Yamato is the ability to control your emotions in battle and channeling them through your blade. This makes it harder for your enemy to predict and read your movements, and meditation is key to make this possible...breath in through your mouth, and exhale through the nose...breath in....breath out, empty your mind.” After a few minutes of this, Tony says, “Jordan..? Jordan!” He opens one eye and hears Jordan snoring, his head bobbed down. With a sigh, Tony splashes Jordan with another bucket of ice water, causing Jordan to go, “Gyaaah! I-I’m awake! I’m awake!” Tony lets out a sigh and hits him on the head with a wooden katakana. Jordan then found himself doing more push ups on his knuckles counting “145...146...147...148...149...”

Now inside the shrine, Tony and Jordan stand in front of two towering blocks of ice. Tony has a wooden katana in his hand. “Precision, power, and speed is another key to Cyber Yamato. Master these and you’ll be able to cut through anything with anything....observe.” ” Tony stands in front of his ice block, closes his eyes and begins to breath through his nose. Letting out a fierce “KYAAAAAAAAAAAAH AYE!” Tony makes three lightning strikes on his ice block before sheathing his Katana again. The ice block seemed to stay intact for a moment, but pieces begin to slide off and it becomes a sculpture of a swan. Jordan lets out an impressed “Whoaaaa!” and claps. “You try.” he says. Katana in hand, Jordan lets out a fierce “KYAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!” and charges at the ice block. He strikes the katakana against the block but ends up breaking his sword in half. A look of surprise and ‘’Oh shit!’ came to Jordan’s face. He turns to Tony, and sees him glaring at him cross armed. “Ah...hah..hah......ha...the sword...was given to me this way?...” Jordan says. Once again he found himself doing push ups, counting from “251, 252....256.....257...” Smacking his arm with the katana and forcing him to drop to the ground, Tony shouts “You skipped a set! Start.again!”

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A few days pass and Jordan’s rigorous continues. True to his word, Tony would indeed prove to be a difficult master. One training montage later, by the end of the week, Jordan was exhausted. The team walks into the room but stops in their tracks when they see Jordan, sitting on the chair, fast asleep, his arms dangling over the armrests, snoring rather loudly. “What’s with him?” Reggie asks in a low but still audible voice. “Tony’s been working him like a dog all week. Poor guy’s exhausted,” Ryan replies. A mischievous smirk comes to Matt’s face. “Now where did I put that permanent marker...” he says rummaging through his pockets. “Leave the guy alone, Matt...” Nathan says. “And miss this opportunity to mess with Jordan?! Hell no! This is payback for making me wear that embarrassing dog collar!” Matt removes the cap from the marker end and Reggie snarks “But the collar went so well with your eyes, Matt!” Glaring, Matt says. “Shut up doofus!”

“This ought to be good”, Will says. James brings out his camera and begins recording. Matt
moves in closer with the pen in hand when Jordan suddenly springs up, Matt lets out a girl-like shriek as Jordan twists his arm behind his back causing Matt to shout “Ow, ow, OW! U-uncle...uncle! UNCLE!” Opening his eyes, Jordan blinks and sheepishly says “Oh...it’s only Matt...” With a yawn, Jordan releases Matt and stretches. “Aaaaaaaand recorded! This is soooo going up the on the channel!” James says grinning “Like hell it is! Give me that!” Matt says, trying to snatch the camera out of James hands. James manages to avoid Matt and shouts, “Yo Reg, heads up!” He passes the camera to Reggie, who fumbles with the camera for a bit but then presses upload. “Aaaaand uploaded!” Reggie says, much to Matt’s frustration “Serves you right, Matt!” Ai says sticking her tongue out at him. He then feels his cell phone vibrating in his pocket. He reached down and sees a call from Kristin. Answering it, he says, “Kristin, honey..what up?” “Can you hear this...ModRed?” Jordan lets out a gasp “Jered!” Matt tries to get his hands around Reggie, while Kyle and Nathan hold him back. Upon hearing Jordan cry out OnoRed’s name, they quickly settle down. With a push of a button, Ai bring up the audio on speaker. “Yes it’s me..and you’ve probably realized this but...I have your wife. I realized that you lacked the proper...motivation for a one on one duel the last time,” he says with a chuckle. “If you hurt her I’ll-!” Jered interjects and says “Relax hero...she’s still in one piece for now, but if you or the other Rangers interfere, I’ll cut her into tiny pieces. So...let me reiterate my point: ONE.ON.ONE! You and me at high noon...if anyone else interferes, I won’t hesitate to kill her, then destroy the city...oh and just to make sure the other Rangers won’t interfere...I sent them a little playmate.” At that moment, alarms sound and Ryan shouts “Viral signal detected from Point A-6!” Jordan is about to rush out of the door when Tony stops him. “Tony, what are you doing?! I have to save Kristin!” he says. “Do you think you’re ready to face him? We’ve barely even covered the basics of my technique!” Jordan shakes his head “I know, and I wish we had more time to perfect your technique, but there isn’t any time any more! I...I’d never forgive myself if anything happened to Kristin...Tony, I WON’T loose to someone like him!”.

The two stare at each other intensely while the group remained silent around them. Closing his eyes, Tony raises his Master Caliber and passes it to Jordan. “Tony...you’re!” Tony nods. “You’re angry. That’s good. Channeling your emotions in battle is one of the basic fundamentals of Cyber Yamato. Use that anger, don’t let it consume you...and you will win against him.” Jordan takes Tony’s weapon and bows “Sensei!” He says. “Now go!” Nathan gives Jordan a thumbs up and says “Don’t worry about the small-fish, we got it covered. You just go save your wife!” Jordan nods. “Thanks guys!”

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Wearing a pair of sunglasses and a red hoodie with the hood up, Jordan arrives at the designated coordinates that Ryan managed to trace through the phone. He was in some kind of construction yard on the outskirts of town, and strapped around his back was the Master Caliber. The place looked much like a typical canyon from Toei’s sets. He raises his head to see Kristin in chains dangling precariously from a construction crane, and standing beside it was Jered, slinging his sword over his shoulder. “It’s about time you showed up...I was starting to think you weren’t going to show,” Jered cudds. “Well I’m here now. Let her go!”

Jered laughs “Last time I made the mistake of executing the hostages before our duel...this time I won’t be making the same mistake twice. You want your wife back, you’ll have to go through me!” Jered says driving his sword down into the ground. Jordan ask, “Why are you so obsessed with proving that you’re better than me?!” “Because I AM your better! I was created to be better than you! Stronger than you! Anything less just...infuriates me!” Jordan shakes his head with a sigh. “You don’t just don’t get where my power comes from...do you?” Jordan pulls his hoodie back “Strength is more than just pure power...the bonds I share with people...with my Master! That’s the difference between us! And that’s why I’ll ALWAYS be better then you!”Jered laughs “Do you have any idea how corny and lame your whole speech sounds!?” Jordan grins “As corny as it might sound...I’m about to put it to the test.” Putting the Master Caliber in his hand, Jordan strikes the blade down onto the ground and straps his Mod Belt around his waist. With his pass in hand, Jordan tosses the sun glasses into the air shouting “MOD ACCESS, LOG IN!” The ModBelt responds with: “RED ACCESS GRANTED.DOWNLOADING...” The glasses land as ModRed’s suit appeared around his body.

Reaching out, Jordan grips the handle of the Master Caliber and pulls it loose “I am a disciple of the Cyber Yamato Style! Ore Sanjo...MODRED!” Jordan starts by doing Den-O Sword Form’s pose, he then gets into a fighting stance, legs stretched outright with his blade over his head, two fingers touched the tip of his blade. Jordan laughs at the sight [COLOR="DarkRed"]“What kind of a fighting stance is that?!” [/COLOR]“Don’t. Mock. Cyber. YAMATO!” Jordan replies. “Cyber Yamato eh...fine...show me this “strength through bonds” you were preaching about!” Grabbing his sword, Jered charges forward. With a battle cry, Jordan does the same.

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The team arrives on the scene to see the Buri monster on a rampage tearing up the city with his sword as the crowd of people run in panic. “Hey. Something about him feels...off,” Nathan comments. Reggie nods. “He’s in total rage mode, which means he might be more dangerous than he was before.” Nathan slams his fist into his palm. “We can take him guys!” The four ModRangers strap their Modbelts around their waists. Inserting their respective passes, each ModRanger exclaims: “MOD ACCESS! LOG IN!” The belt responds by announcing:

BLUE.ACCESS GRANTED, DOWNLOADING...

GREEN.ACCESS GRANTED, DOWNLOADING...

BLACK ACCESS GRANTED, DOWNLOADING....

VIOLET, ACCESS GRANTED, DOWNLOADING...

The suits materialize around their body and the team gets ready to do their roll calls:

“Spiky Courage! Shield of Tokunation! ModBlue!”

“The Princess of my Desires is my Hope in my Delusions! Newbie Mod! ModViolet!”
“Striking from across the Atlantic, the logic defying Moderator! ModGreen!”

“I am the one who will protect the pink haired Princess! ModBlack!”

Together, the group exclaims: “Banning scum and villainy across Tokunation! Tokunation Sentai...” The group poses heroically with an explosion appearing behind them, shouting: “MODRANGER!” The monster finally notices them, and letting out an enraged roar, he charges towards them, trying to bowl them over. “Whoa!” The Modrangers dive out of the way just as the creature runs past them. He turns towards Nathan, and with a gasp Nathan shouts “ModClawShiled!!!!” The monster slams his sword down and Nathan brings the shield up to defend from the attack. “Yup...he’s totally in rage mode...” Matt says watching Nathan fending off the creature. “Which means we can use that to our advantage.” Reggie says with a nod. “Uhh...guys! Little help!? GUYS!” Nathan looks up from his shield to see the other Modrangers huddled together. “So Matt, you go here...then Kyle circle around and....” Reggie suddenly feel his phone vibrating in his pocket and goes “Oh! A text!” Matt nearly falls down anime-style. “Dude, you actually brought that WITH you?!” Kyle tilts his head and says “Where the hell did you pull that out from?” Looking at Kyle, Reggie responds “Uh...my pockets...obviously.” Kyle smacks Reggie’s arm gently “I know that smart ass! But HOW did you grab it when you HAVE no pockets in Ranger form!?” Reggie places a finger on his chin and responds “Huh...good point....I’ll get back you on that” He turns his attention back to the text.

Meanwhile, the monster manages to knock Nathan off balance and he drops his shield, a desperate Nathan meekly squeaks out “GUUUUUUUUYS!?” Reggie reaches for his phone and takes it out, but in doing so he drops his ModBlaster which was tucked in between his armpit. “Oh it’s from Ai! Aaaaaah Kawaiii-desu!!!” The ModBlaster dropping then accidentally fires, with the laser shot hitting the out of control Buri Monster The shot is enough to stun the monster briefly, allowing Nathan to grab his shield and dive out of the way. He throws it at the monster, the shield hits it’s target and the Buri Monster is knocked down to his feet. “Ooooor that works too...okay break!” Reggie says clapping his hands together.

Letting out a roar, the enraged Buri charges towards Reggie, Matt and Kyle. Reggie grabs his ModBlaster and dives out of the way as it swings its sword, while still in mid dive, he turns around and fires at the monster. The Monster cries out in pain as the shots ricochet off its armour but before the monster has a chance to react to this, Nathan leaps out and kicks the monster, followed by Reggie and Matt who both strike him with their signature weapons

Staggering back, the creature bellows out a roar. He fires at the ModRangers, but the Modrangers quickly dive out of the way. “Let’s end this guys!” Reggie says. Exclaiming “ModBlasters!!” each Ranger whips out his own side arm. Inserting a ModPass into the blaster each one comes to life, responding “Login Accepted, charging...” Energy begins to gather at the nozzle of each gun, and when it reaches a certain point, they fire, shouting, “Submission Burst!!!” With the push of the trigger, the energy leaves the nozzle, the balls of energy collect together forming a much larger energy ball. It travels towards the monster at high speeds until it connects,and the monster is knocked back. It quickly explodes, the team poses heroically behind the fireball it leaves behind.

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Groaning, Kristin slowly begins to come too. Her eyes open and she lets out a gasp as she finds herself hanging for dear life. The chain shakes a bit as she struggles to get free. She can hear metal clashing against metal and in the distance, Kristin sees Jordan and Jered moving so fast all she can make out are red blurs and sparks when the blades clash. “J-Jordan!” Kristin cries out. Jordan’s blade is locked with Jered’s, and neither swordsmen is willing to move away. Jered suddenly kicks Jordan in the stomach sending him flying backwards. He strikes the Master Caliber down into the ground, which manages to stop him. Jered, however, rushes towards him. With a gasp, Jordan dodges out of the way, dodging Jered’s sword by mere inches. Jordan then grabs Jered’s arm, causing Jered to shout, “What?!” as Jordan flips him over his shoulder.

Jered stops himself from falling by planting his hand on the ground. He then pushes himself upward, and in the process of back flipping, he fires at Jordan. Mod Caliber materializing in hand, Jordan deflects the shot that was fired, as he runs towards Jered pulling the Master Caliber free from the ground. Both swords came down at Jered but the Onoranger manages to block, then parry and counters with his own sword.

This pattern of parrying and blocking continues until Jered and Jordan once again locked swords. “You’ve improved…ModRed!“ Jered said. “I...have...a...name...” Pushing Jered back, Jordan manages to knock his sword away and shouts “AND.IT’S.JORDAN!!!” Jordan slashes towards him, but Jered leaps up, jumping over Jordan’s shoulder to catch his blade. Jordan quickly turns around and charges towards Jered. Both warriors bellow out another hot blooded battle cry as they strike at each other with their blades and arrive at opposite ends of the battlefield.

For a moment, both warriors freeze in place, and it seemed as though the attack had little effect on either, until finally Jered falls onto one knee, using his sword as a support. He gasps for air as his armor begins sparking. “Bonds between friends and allies...that’s what gives you your strength, eh?” Jered laughs hysterically. “Don’t make me laugh! The only thing that matters in this world is power...pure, unadulterated power!” Staggering, Jered stands to his feet, holding onto his shoulder and slouched over slightly. “You win this round, ModRed...no...Jordan...but make no mistake; next time will be different, that I guarantee you.” “Wait!” Before Jordan could do anything, however, Jered’s form vanishes and breaks apart as bits of data. “Tsk...got away...”

Turning his attention back to Kristin, Jordan takes aim with his ModPistol. “Hold still honey, I’ll have you down in a moment!” “W-Wait! Jordan! Do you really think that’s a good idea, maybe you should think this through and...” Before Kristin has the chance to finish her sentence, Jordan has fired. The laser cuts through the steel like a hot knife through butter. As Kristin plummets down towards the earth, she shrieks “JOOOOOORDAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!” But Jordan, moving like a red blur, catches her at the last second. Setting Kristin down he snaps her chains apart, and the two embrace in a huge embrace. After a moment, the two break apart, though Kristin still had her arms wrapped around him. “Hey there beautiful, aren’t you going to give your mysterious masked savior a kiss?” he asks, grinning underneath his helmet but a cross look comes to Kristin’s face. She grabs him by the horns that decorate his helmet and begins to shake him furiously, before spinning him around. She points to the construction vehicles behind her, and shouts, “KISS you?! I ought to run you over with one of those bulldozers for putting me through something like this! Tsk, why on EARTH did I let you talk me into letting you do something this dangerous and reckless?!” Kristin turns away from her husband, crossing her arms. “Uh...c...c’mon baby! It comes with being married to a superhero and...” Jordan lets out a defeated sigh “I’m sleeping on the sofa tonight, aren’t I?” he asks. “What do you think, Mr. Superhero!? Now take me home!!!” She begins to stomp off, leaving Jordan sighing and following after her.

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Bowing, Jordan passes the Master Caliber back to Tony “Thank you for loaning your sword, Sensei.” Tony smiles and takes the sword back, bowing in return. “You did me and my style proud, Jordan...I wasn’t sure at first, but I think I choose the right student...that is if you're willing to keep with it.” Jordan nods. “You bet I am!” The two of them shake hands. “Oh, and guys...let Matt’s example be a warning to you all: don’t mess with Kristin unless you wanna end up in a dog suit”. Blinking, Kyle looks at Matt and says, “She made you wear a dog suit?” Reggie holds back a laugh, trying to imagine Matt in said costume. Waving his hands back and forth, Matt says, “Will you keep quiet about that?! It’s bad enough you’re wife is blackmailing me with those photos but now you are too?!” Waving his camera, James says “You mean these photos right here? Your wife let me borrow them.” Getting up from their seats, Reggie goes “Oooh, THIS I gotta see!” quickly followed by Ai who says “Me too! Me too!” A desperate Matt tries to grab the camera but is blocked by the wall of bodies surrounding James and the camera. While Matt cries out a desperate “NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!” Jordan and Tony both sigh at the scene.

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As usual, Ryan and Max’s work carried on late into the night, far later, when everyone else had already left. “Wanna call it a night man?” Ryan asks, yawning. Max nods “Yeah. I’m bushed...” Max suddenly feels his phone vibrating and reaches into his pocket to pull it out. “What’s up?” Max asks. “It’s from Tony...he wants us to meet with him at the old quarry ASAP. He says it’s urgent..” Ryan says. “Why there of all places? Oh well, better not keep him waiting them.” Ryan and Max both enter the elevator, and the door closes just as Tony walks past

The two arrive at the destination and see Tony standing still. “Hey Tony, what’s so important that it couldn’t wait till morning?” Max asks, walking up to him, but Tony doesn’t respond, and merely stares at them blankly. “Dude...you’re starting to freak us out...” He moves to put his hand on his shoulder, but Ryan gasps when his hand moves through Tony’s body, which immediately breaks into static. “We’ve been had!” Max shouts, before turning to see Ryan falling to the ground with a dart stuck in his neck. Max lets out a gasp but finds himself also shot. The sedative quickly takes effect, and feeling wobbly and dizzy, Max collapses. The world around him grows dark and blurry, but he sees Ease standing over him, with her rifle slung over her back. She giggles, and Max blacks out, unable to fight the sedative any longer.

Next time on Tokunation Sentai ModRanger:

Jordan: It’s a trap!
Hax: They won’t fail us!
Nathan: WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!!!
Tony: The unstoppable swordsman! Master of the Cyber Yamato Style!

Access 13: Rangers Clash

[Kiryu]

Access 13: Rangers Clash

One Month Later....


A familiar scene awaited Kyle when he entered the command center. A mass of four bodies blocked his way inside. An annoyed Kyle attempts to move passed the indomitable wall of largish males in front of him, whom seem to refuse to budge no matter his attempts. Finally, his annoyance reaches it’s peak and Kyle screams out “YO! What’s the big idea?!” The four turn back towards Kyle, and Reggie is the first to speak “Sorry man, didn’t see you there...”. “Hey is that a crack about my height?! You calling me short?!” Kyle retorts. Reggie shook his head “N-no, I-I’m just saying...” He scratches his cheek innocently anime style. Growling, Kyle stuffs his hands into his coat pockets and walks passed the group.

He looks inside the command center and sees that Ryan and Max are both absent from their usual spots, in place Kyle saw Ai, once again she was running around faster than the Flash, and she seemed to be doing fifty things at once with not enough attention span to complete her current task. “Somanythingstodosolittletime! Somuchenergy!don’tknowwhattodwithitalll!!!” Ai cackled like a maniac as she moved from one task to the next. “Heyhotstuff!” Ai suddenly runs up to Reggie and leaps into his arms, Reggie is caught off guard by this, Ai wraps her arms around Reggie and gives him a big kiss on the cheek which she holds for a few seconds. She then hops off Reggie and slaps Kyle hard across the face, leaving a nasty red hand print. “Ow! What the hell was that for?!”. “Canttalk!busybusybusybusy!!!!!!” She runs back to her tasks, leaving a dust trail behind her.

The group coughs as the dust trail subsides and Ai returned to doing 50 things at once. “Oooooookay...this is weird, even for her.” Kyle says rubbing his head in confusion, Reggie lets out a exasperated sigh “This is what happens when you give Ai one too many cups of coffee...”. “Actually, it looks like she cleaned the vending machine out of Red Bulls.” Matt says while pointing to the corner of the room where a pile of empty energy drink cans lay “Huh...you’d think with so many Red bulls in her, she would’ve sprouted wings” Kyle says jokingly. The tone in the room suddenly grows heavy. “Max and Ryan still missing?” A concerned Nathan asks. Jordan nods “Tony is top side looking for them right now, he’s got Will and James helping too..but yeah, we haven’t heard from them so far...” He says. “They’ll be fine, we’ll find them...” Matt says placing his hands around the back of his head.

The group watches Ai suddenly slam into the wall. She falls back down but then is heard snoring afterward. The group lets out an exasperated sigh in unison.

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Hax’s lab was set up like a scene from a classic monster movie. Hax was wearing a white lab coat and protective shades, wearing a maniacal smile that the Clown Prince of Crime would be proud of. In the center of the room sat two pods. Hax fiddles around with a few dials and knobs and the lights in the room suddenly go dim and a jolt of electricity eerily illuminates the room. The lights on the pods change from red to green and they slowly open with a hiss; releasing steam. A boot thuds onto the ground as two armored figures step out of the pods, red eyes can be seen glowing in the darkness causing the Spammerbots to cower in fear at the sight, all the while Hax yells, “They’re alive! They’re ALIIIIIIIIIVE!” And cackles like a mad scientist. The cackling is suddenly interrupted when Ease turns the lights on saying: “Is this really necessary?”.

She turns to see the black clad sharpshooter was leaning up against the wall near the light switch, polishing her gun with a rag. “Besides, OnoRed failed...what makes you think these two will fare any better?”. Grumbling, Hax removes her shades and responds: “Way to kill the ambiance, Blackie!” With a sigh, she responds. “But yes! ProtoSilver and ProtoGold will not fail us! They’re programed to respond to our orders to the letter!”. Ease raises an eyebrow “Really....” Hax nods in response. “Gold, Silver, terminate Hax!” ProtoGold and ProtoSilver suddenly look up, they whip around with their weapons drawing pointing them at Hax but stopping just short of point blank range. “EEEEEEEK!” Hax screams out cowering when the weapons were drawn to her, but ProtoGold and ProtoSilver remained as still as statues, not moving an inch. Hax opens an eye she quickly regains her composure she says “AHEM!” And dusts her lab coat off, ProtoGold and ProtoSilver both stand back to attention “As you can see, ProtoGold and ProtoSilver’s has my obedience program installed! They’re what I originally intended OnoRed to be! They won’t fail us!” Ease grins “Good, my plan is already set in motion...”

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As the day passed, Ai, whom was now fast asleep was moved to her terminal and Reggie’s coat was placed over her to keep her warm, meanwhile Reggie and Jordan were making small talk, Kyle and Nathan were both playing handheld video game devices, and Matt was busy texting. The sound of alarms suddenly causes Ai to wake up, and also causes the rest of the ModRangers look up from their activities. Ai’s hair was a complete mess and her glasses were crooked. “N-Nani?! Wha! I’m awake! I’m awake!”. She says. Jordan turns towards Ai and says: “What’s going on Ai?”. “Um....let me see...” Fiddling with her terminal. “T...there’s a strange signal coming from point 2A! Captain!” She turns only to be reminded that Tony was out “Ack!” She quickly takes her place at Tony’s chair and clears her throat. In a deep voice Ai says “ModRangers investigate this immediately!”

The Rangers, however, could only look towards Ai blankly. “Well?! Hyaku!” Ai shouts. Jordan blinks ‘Um...ah...right Ai!” And the group quickly runs out of the room. Ai sighs deeply in response.

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The team quickly arrives at the scene, the location was an old abandoned mine located far away from the city. Of course, Kyle is the first to react by blindly firing his guns, causing Jordan to smack him across the head. “What?! I’m itching for some action, cut me a little slack!”. “Well there’s clearly no one here...and if there was, good job on giving away our position, genius.” Jordan lets out a sigh. “Oooh...oh...um...whoops my bad...”. Jordan shakes his head “Damn right it’s your bad! Think before you shoot next time!” Jordan scolds Kyle. “Anything yet?” He asks Nathan and Reggie whom were scanning the area using the instruments built into their suits. “Nothing on my end...” Reggie says. “I’m getting a single, it’s faint but it’s coming from inside the mines.” Jordan nods “Let’s be careful guys, I heard these mines were abandoned because they were unstable and dangerous.” The team nods in agreement. “And try not to bring the whole place down on us, Kyle!.” Kyle rubs the back of his head saying “Sorry...”

The rangers cautiously and silently enter the mines. Arriving at a section with multiple tunnels and tracks that lead deeper into the mines. They see a group of Spammerbots idly standing around. Jordan and Matt take cover behind a mine cart while Nathan, Kyle, and Matt hide behind a large rock just barely big enough to hide the three of them. Peeking over the mine cart, Jordan turns to the three and makes a few military gestures with his hand. Clueless, Nathan tilts his head and Kyle shrugs but Matt smacks both of them on the head, “He wants us to flank them idiots!” Matt yells with a whisper. Nodding Nathan and Kyle both respond “ooooooh.....”. “Well why didn’t he just say so?” Getting up from their hiding spots, the three silently creep up to the squad of Spammerbots.

Jordan turns to Reggie and silently taps on the mining cart, he makes a hand single to push it, and brings up three fingers. Reggie nods, and Jordan begins to put down each finger. Both he and Reggie would push the mining cart forward. Meanwhile Nathan, Kyle, and Matt would spring from their hiding spots. They attempt to clobber the Spammerbots but they simply fall to pieces. Likewise, the Spammerbots the mine cart ran over also explodes into a million pieces. “Huh...?” Nathan says in surprise, Jordan lets out a gasp “It’s a trap!! Everyone out of the mine!”. Before they could even turn to run, it was too late. Spammerbots positioned outside of the mine would open fire causing a cave in which would block the entrance.

Watching from afar, Ease smiles. She turns her attention to the newly resurrected Primeoid, this time in White, and the Football Kamen. “You two, stand watch. Kill anything that comes out of that cave that isn’t one of ours.” The two monsters nod. “The rest of you, with me!” Ease orders, a horde of monsters that were once defeated by the ModRangers stood behind her. Hax grabs the Iron Roid “Uh. not you. You’ll stay with me...to uh...protect me...and make me lunch!” The Iron Roid smiled “Madam, it will be my pleasure!”

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The cave began to fill up with dust, and the resulting aftershock caused the ModRangers to revert back to normal. “E...everyone okay?” Jordan asks, he coughs, fanning the dust out of the way with his hand. “Yeah...I’ll live...” Reggie says coughing. Matt picks up a wooden object from among the debris. “I found a torch! Anyone got a lighter?” He asks. “Here, take mine.” Kyle hands Matt a lighter engraved with Vocaloid decals. “Dude, I didn’t know you smoked.”, Matt says “What?! N-no! I don’t, I just wanted the lighter okay!” Kyle says in defense. “Suuuuuuuuuuure....” Matt says with a grin. “Would you hurry up and light the damn thing?!” Jordan exclaims. “Okay, okay...no need to shout.” Matt struggles to turn the lighter on “Ugh...this lighter’s a piece of crap!”. “Hey! Don’t you insult my Luka lighter like that!.” Kyle responds angrily. “Got it!” Matt finally manages to get the torch lit up The group suddenly gasps, they find a cage and inside, the skeletal remains of a dead canary. “The canary is dead!” Kyle says. “Gas!” Nathan adds. Placing his hands on his head, Kyle screams “WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE! WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!” Nathan and Kyle begins to run in a circle screaming.

The noise would cause the cave to shake a little and Jordan punches the two “Put a sock in it or you’ll bring the whole place down on us!”. “Look again...” Reggie points to the cage once more, and Nathan and Kyle both takes a closer look. They see the canary, dead with nothing more than bones and feathers remaining. “I bet those miners left in such a hurry that they forgot the bird. Poor guy probably starved to death.”. “So there’s no gas then?”. Kyle lets out a sigh of relief but then smelled something foul in the air. “Eeeexcept when we make it ourselves...” Everyone then turns towards Reggie causing Reggie to look back and forth at the eyes that peered at him. “W..what? It wasn’t me, I swear! I...I mean Kyle was the one who said something! Shouldn’t you be looking at him?” Reggie says while his face turns red. “Yeah but we all saw you eating that burrito dude...”. Jordan scowls at the group but Matt is the first to speak: “Can we PLEASE focus on finding a way out?!” Kyle nods in response; he takes out his Mod Belt and prepares to transform. "I’ll just blast our way out!” Jordan moves his hand in the way to block him. “And bring down the whole cave on top of us?” The cave suddenly shakes violently once more. “That previous blast must’ve made this place even more unstable than it was before. If we don’t find a way soon, we’ll end up like that canary.” The group nods. “Feel that draft?” Reggie asks. “That has to be coming from somewhere...so there must be another exit...c’mon, let’s search around.” Jordan nods. “I’ll lead the way.” He takes the torch from Matt and the group follows him deeper into the cave.

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Meanwhile, in the Cyberworld a lavish buffet awaited Hax. Her entire lab was filled with foods from all over the world that would cause her mouth to salivate. “Bon Appetite Madam!” Iron Roid says, he motions Hax to come in invitingly. In her hand,Hax carried a large dinner plate and began to fill it up with everything that she could cram into one tiny plate. She sat down onto a table while two Spammerbots acted as her waiters. One would open a bottle of wine and pour the rosey red liquid into her glass. “aaaah this is the life! While Ease and those other buffoons risk their lives in the field, I can enjoy this scrumptious looking meal all to myself.” Hax turns to see a line of Spammerbots was forming around the buffet. One Spammerbot was about to pick up a scone when Hax yells “HEY! Touch that and I’ll turn you into scrap metal...actually I Might do that for the hell of it...that does sound like fun!” Hax would laugh like a maniac before turning her attention back to her meal. She rubs her hands greedily and takes one forkful of food.

Hax’s eyes would suddenly crack open wide, and immediately she spits it out “Water, water! I need water!” A Spammerbot Waiter would frantically pour Hax a glass of water and she downs it in one gulp. “Is everything not to you’re liking Madam Hax?” Iron Roid asks nervously. “Calling this food would be an insult to chefs everywhere! I’ve had garbage that tastes better than this...this...WHATEVER IT IS!” Hax reaches for the whole jug of water and starts chugging the whole thing. “How can a monster that specializes in cooking suck so badly at it?!” She wipes the water away from her mouth ‘That is because you made me with no mouth and no nose! I cannot smell, and I cannot taste my food!” Iron Roid retorts. Hax scowls at the Iron Roid. “Yeah, well I’m about to unmake ya!” With a push of a button the panicked Iron Roid is teleported to the real world.

*Insert internal eyecatch here*

Meanwhile, Tony, Will, and James took to the streets showing a photo of Ryan and Max together to anyone that they could come across. Eventually the three meet up at an intersection “Anything?” Will and James shook their head. “No, no one’s seen either of them....” the two say disappointed [COLOR="Blue"]“It’s like they both disappeared off the face of the planet…”[/COLOR]. Tony places a hand on his chin, he stares down and closes his eyes, deep in thought “I wonder...” it’s then that Tony gasps as he sees a building being demolished by laser fire and a crowd of people ran passed them in terror.

The streets then became filled by a legion of Spammerbots and Trollers, being lead by Ease, Agro, ProtoSilver, ProtoGold, and the remaining revived monsters. “Sweet...zombie...jesus….”. Will says, while James begings to take pictures. “I’ve never seen so many of them gathered in one spot before...”. “Ai, where are the ModRangers?!” Tony asks via the comlink.

“Ano....I lost their signal, I can’t seem to raise them on the communicator either! They’re either somewhere where it is impossible to reach them...or someone could be jamming the signal in that area!”. With a sigh, Tony removes his sunglasses “So we’re on our own...” He pulls his coat out of the way and draws his Master Caliber. “You two find a safe spot to hide...things are about to get ugly....” He says is a serious tone. “Uh...right Tony!” Will responds. James nods in agreement and the two hurry to a safe hiding spot.

Eying the blade Tony is carrying, Ease lets out a sultry chuckle and cocks an eyebrow. “It’s you again. Good, I was hoping I’d get to play with you again...you’re good, but can you really defeat our army all by yourself?.” Tony smirks and in response he says: “You obviously have no idea who you’re dealing with...do you?” Ease laughs. “My, my...someone’s cocky…it's obvious that you don't know whom YOU'RE dealing with either little man.” Tony then inserts the Master Pass into the Master Caliber, shouting: “MASTER ACCESS! LOG IN!” The sword responds with “MASTER, ACCESS GRANTED. DOWNLOADING....” the Master Suit materializes around him. Holding his sword with both hands, Tony brings the sword upward as though he’s about to slash downward. “The unstoppable swordsman! Master of the Cyber Yamato Style!” He brings his blade downward but looks up from his pose “ModMaster, has arrived!” He ends his roll-call by placing his sword over his shoulder. “Get him!” Ease shouts, the monsters charge forward as well as the first wave of Spammerbots, but Ease stops ProtoSilver and ProtoGold from moving forward “Not you two, let’s see what he does first.” She says.

The revived Buri monster was the first to attack him, he brings down his sword towards him. Tony counters by parrying the blade, then he thrusts his blade forward stabbing the monster through the chest. The revived Emoticron, Scannerroid, and Spammerbots would suddenly fire at ModMaster. The group continues to fire. A cloud of smoke then envelops ModMaster. After a minute or so of this continued barrage, the Scannerroid would give the order to cease fire.

The cloud of smoke would settle, revealing the Buri monster with his arms slouched over, the monster had more holes in him than a piece of swiss cheese. Tony would then lift the monster up over his head, staggering a bit at the creature’s full weight. he then throws the monster just as it begins sparking. It lands, narrowly avoiding the Scannerroid and Emoticron and knocks the troopers over as though they were bowling pins, the Buri monster explodes moments later the resulting explosion takes the group out while the Scannerroid and Emitocron both shield their faces from the resulting explosion. Tony moves quickly and cuts down both the Scannerroid and Emoticron in a single strike before they have a chance to react. He then turns to face the legion of foot soldiers in front of him and ejects then reinserts the Master Pass into his Caliber. The Caliber comes to life, responding with “CHARGING....” And the Master Caliber blazes with energy. The Iron Roid arrives in the real world with a hefty sigh. “Madam Hax is upset...there has to be something I can do to make her happy.”. Tony braces himself as the blade suddenly grows to enormous lengths, causing Ease to gasp at the sight. The Iron Roid looks up, only to see a bunch of SpammerBots fleeing from the battlefield. “Huh? Why are you all running away? Cowards!” The Iron Roid says, he fails to notice the enormous blade-shaped Shadow that loomed overhead. At the top of his lungs, Tony screams out: “ITTOU RYODAN!!!” He brings the blade down and bellows out: “CHESSSSSSSTOU!!!!!!!” At that moment, the Iron Roid would turn around to see the enormous blade coming down before him. He lets out a scream and attempts to outrun the blade “SACRIBLU!!!!!” The resulting attack cleaves not only the Iron Roid, but the Spammerbots and Trollers unfortunate enough to be in it’s path, the resulting shockwave would decimate the remainder of Ease’s forces. 

With two swords in hand Agro would swipe them downward towards Tony. Tony sees this and leaps backwards, the swords would leave a mark in the concrete “DI$ i5 p@y8@ck 8iy@7Ch!” Agro says. He would run towards Tony once more and furiously swing his swords downward, but Tony effortlessly dodges each slash. Agro feels his anger building as ModMaster continues to dodge his attacks again and again “H0Ld $7ilL!!1!!!1” Agro yells while bringing one of his swords up for an attack. Tony does a backflip before Agro has a chance to bring down his blade, Master Caliber in hand, he manages to disarm all four of Agro’s blades in one swipe of his sword “You swing your sword like a child throwing a tantrum. With your current power the way it is, you have no hope of defeating me...much less the Rangers. Now yield!” Agro scowls at Tony, his form would then vanish breaking apart into bits of binary, which leaves ModMaster open to the barrage of gunfire coming from Ease’s rife. Tony lets out a gasp, but with one quick motion he slices each bullet in half in half before they have a chance to hit anything, each bullet half would just stop short of his feet. Seeing this Ease lets out a gasp, before laughing, “Most impressive, ModMaster...but can you defeat our most powerful creations? ProtoGold, ProtoSilver! Attack him!” Drawing their weapons the new monsters rush in to attack him, Tony prepares himself in a defensive stance to meet his new foes.

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For what seemed like hours, the ModRangers traversed into the abandoned mines. Nathan and Kyle had all but lost hope, they walked just behind the group almost zombie-like, with their backs slouched over and arms dangling. down. “Are we dead yet?” Both Nathan and Kyle ask, to which Jordan replies, “No!”. “Are we dead yet?” “No!” “Are we dead yet?” “NO!”. “Are we-” Before Nathan and Kyle could finish their sentence, Jordan turns around to the two of them and points his finger saying: “If you two don’t shut your yaps, I’ll personally see to it that you’re both buried in here!” Nathan gulps “We’ll be good...” He says meekly, Kyle nods. “Uh...Jordan….” Reggie says “WHAT?!” an irritated Jordan glances up to see Reggie pointing at something, he moves the torch over and sees the same canary cage from earlier.

“Arrrrrgh! We’re back where we started!!!” Jordan exclaims. He glances up at Matt who was passing him his Drill. “Wanna borrow this?”. Jordan’s frustration reached new heights as he tries to contain his anger by grinding his teeth together, trying to remember the calming techniques Tony taught him. “Oooh yeah, I forgot that your personal weapon is a drill...”. Jordan snatches the drill from Matt’s hand “GIMME THAT! Why didn’t you do that to begin with?!”. Smiling, a smug Matt simply replies: “You didn’t ask me too”. Begrudgingly, Jordan straps on his ModBelt and transforms into ModRed, all the while silently grumbling: “Didn’t ask...why I oughta....as soon as we get out of here, I’m sooo putting you back in the doghouse” In Jordan’s hand, the ModGigaDrill begins to spin at high velocity. The drill made short work of the stone underneath them, and when the hole became big enough the rest of the group followed Jordan through the tunnel he was creating.

Top side, the revived Football Kamen and Primeroid watch the entrance like still sentries, not even noticing that they’re troops had started goofing off. While three of them marched back and forth behind the two Virals, the rest gathered in a small group to play horseshoe with a gear cog One Spmammerbot throws a gear cog just as the ground suddenly begins to shake and open. “Hey will you quit shoving, we’re almost through!”. Jordan says to someone pushing him from underneath. “Well I wouldn’t be shoving if Reggie would hurry UP!” Matt says in defense to which Reggie replies: “I’d hurry up if old wide load Nathan here didn’t take up most of the tunnel!”. Insulted, Nathan gives Reggie a quick punch in the arm “HEY! I wouldn’t have gained all that weight if it weren’t for Kyle stuffing my face full of fast food!” Grumbling, Kyle Retorts: “You’re STILL upset about that?! You should be thanking me! If it weren’t for me, you and Allie wouldn’t be going out! And don’t act like you aren’t enjoying you’re time with her either! I see all the lovey-dovey posts the two of you make on Facebook!”. Annoyed, Jordan suddenly interjects by shouting “Will you guys pipe down! We’re almost through, get ready!” The drill penetrates to the surface making a hole barely big enough for the Modrangers to fit through, all five come up through the cramped hole at the same time. Nathan comes up first and stretches, scrunching the Modrangers together in the hole rather uncomfortably. “Aaaaaaah Freedom! Beautiful Palm Springs at last!”. It was then that the horseshoe thrown by the Spammerbot would land on one of ModRed’s horns. Seeing this, Matt begins to laugh hysterically. Nathan notices the horde of enemies that awaited them and said: “Ack!” Nathan nudges Jordan with his elbow. “Dude, I told ya you should’ve taken that left turn at Albuquerque!” Growling, Jordan slowly turns towards Nathan and then kicks him and the rest of the ModRangers out of the tunnel. Nathan is sent flying into the air “Whooooooaaaaaaaaa!!!! Was it something I saaaaaaaaaid?!?!”. He lands and knocks over the same group of Spammerbots that were playing, the remaining Spammerbots that didn’t get caught underneath Nathan would suddenly leap on top of him, creating a SpammerBot sandwich with Nanthan caught in the middle. Nathan tries to struggle out of this “Uh...g...g..guys? A little help here would be nice!”. Jordan climbs out of the hole, while Reggie and Kyle engaged the Football Kamen and Primeroid. Jordan’s Mod Caliber would then appear in his hand and he flips the blade down for shot gun mode. Taking aim at he Spammerbots, he begins to fire, narrowly missing Nathan a couple of times on purpose as he dealt with the Spammerbots around him. Nathan cries out in pain when he’s actually hit by fire coming from Kyle. This attack knocks Nathan off his feet and in pain he says: “Ow, ow, ow, ow! What’s the big idea?! Watch the friendly fire, dude!”. Kyle shrugs “Sorry man, I saw Jordan doing it and thought it was okay! Gyaaah!” Kyle dodges out of the way as the Primeroid suddenly attacks him, Reggie is sent flying when the Football Kamen manages to shoulder tackle him.

Pumping the shotgun back, Jordan fires at the Football Kamen. The Football Kamen holds his ground and blocks the attack but Jordan continues his relentless assault, all the while moving closer and closer towards the monster. Seeing that Jordan was too focused blasting away at his comrade, the Primeroid rushes in to attack him. His arms folded out into blades, but Jordan whips out of the way of this attack, now behind the Primeroid, Jordan inserts his ModPass into the Mod Caliber. The gun responds: “Login accepted FULL CHARGE!” and volts of energy would collect at the end of the gun barrels. He pulls the pump back and discharges the ball of energy. The energy ball travels towards the Primeroid, and he turns just in time to see the ball slamming right into him. The monster falls resulting in a two story tall fireball .

Meanwhile, the Football monster would charge right passed Kyle and Reggie. He continues to keep running, seemingly unable to stop, that is until he runs smack dab right into the entrance of the mine and becomes stuck. Try as he might, he is unable to free himself from the sediment. Seeing this Matt laughs “Man and to think we actually had trouble with this clown once!”. “What’s that old Sentai Trope? Revived monsters are always weaker? Who knew they’d become stupider too!”. Reggie and Matt turn to the mountain, they could hear the monster shout “STUPIDER! I’ll show you who’s stupider!” He manages to pry himself free from the wall, but this would only cause a cave in which would trap the monster in a prison of rock. Matt laughs “Yeah you sure showed us football head!”. Seeing Jordan approaching them, Reggie is the first to speak: “Feel better?” Jordan nods. “Much...now let’s finish him off!” Each ranger would pull out his own personal weapon and shout: “Form up! BanCannon!” The ModRangers’ personal weapons would separate and recombine into the BanCannon.
With the ModRangers in position, Jordan inserts his Mod Pass into the cannon. The cannon then responds with: “RED. CHARGING...INFRACTION LEVEL 5!” Particles of red energy gathered inside the barrel of the gun. When the energy reaches a certain point Jordan pulls back on the trigger shouting “Submission Blast!” The collected energy discharges from the cannon; it takes the form of the Den Liner before slamming into the Football monster. It was when the monster fell that they noticed the smoke coming from the city, causing Jordan to gasp “Back to the city, hurry!” The team nods in response.

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ProtoGold makes one big lunge towards ModMaster, armed with his staff-like weapon which had a blade at the end of it. Tony parries the staff. With ProtoGold temporarily stunned he brings his sword up for a horizontal slash but ProtoGold is able to block this attack. He kicks Tony away, Tony manages to guard but the force of the attack would push him back. ProtoGold vanishes, and Tony comes under fire from ProtoSilver.

Coming from behind, ProtoGold attempts to attack Tony. However, Tony manages to leap out out of the way only to be caught in a barrage of fire from ProtoSilver. Gold manages to blind side Tony, he attempts to block this attack with his own sword but in the process, Gold parries the blade. Tony gasps as Silver opens fire, but Tony leaps out of the way so Gold would take the attack in his place. However, ProtoGold ricochets the attack with his staff, managing to deflect a few of the shots back at Tony. Tony lets out a grunt of pain as he’s hit by the bullets, and falls to the ground.

With his armor smoking from the recent attack, Tony staggers to get up as Gold and Silver watch from afar. “It’s like they know my every move...” Tony gasps and leaps out of the way as Gold lunges towards him once more, the force of the impact would drive Gold’s weapon deep into the ground, he pulls it out and charges forward again viciously attacking Tony. Tony parries the attacks but just barely manages to hold on. He leaps into the air, only for Silver to intercept him and kick him back down.

The ground around them would suddenly shake and Tony just barely manages to keep balance. The monsters he defeated earlier grow large. The enlarged Scannerroid attempts to crush Tony, but sudden laser fire would cause the creature to stop and ModPhoenix flies over head. “We got your back Tony, just do what you have to do!” Reggie says as he flies over head.

Tony nods and activates the comlink saying: “Ai, they have permission to fuse into ModKing!” and back at base, Ai nods. “Alright!” Ai fiddles with her terminal before saying “Tokunation Fusion...Program Execute!” And slams her finger on the enter key.

The eyes of ModAlpha light up as Jordan shouts: “Alright!” And all together the team adds: “TOKUNATION FUUUUUUSION!” The Mod Machines fly in a V formation and the team logo appears underneath them. Each machine separates into individual components before recombining with one another, a new helmet is placed on Mod Alpha’s head and the red peach-esqe shape on the helmet splits, and fins corresponding with the other four ModRangers’ colors flare out, completing the transformation, altogether the group shouts: “COMPETE, MODKING!” The three enlarged monsters charges towards ModKing. ModKing slashes at the Scanner Roid, knocking the Revived Emoticron over with it’s shield before turning around and slashing at the Buri monster. ModKing continues his assault managing to push back the monsters, all the while Kyle happily says: “ModKing Kick! ModKing Pawunch! ModKing Slash! ModKing Shieldbash! Modki-” Annoyed, Jordan suddenly interjects shouting: “Will you shut up?! Is that really necessary?!” Kyle nods “When piloting a Sentai mecha that looks like GaoGaiGar? Yes”. “Yeah well if you don’t shut your yap, I’ll give you a Jordan Knuckle right where the sun don’t shine!”. Kyle slinks back to his seat, meekly replying: “I’ll be good...”. “INCOMING!” Nathan suddenly cries, Jordan turns his attention back to the battle. The three monsters charge towards ModKing, but the ModRangers quickly pull up on the controls, causing all three monsters to collide with one another “Now!” Jordan yells.

With his sword, ModKing would begin to draw a circle around him. Behind him, the Modranger logo flashes as ModKing’s sword charges with energy. “Submit Slash!” ModKing then slashes in a T Pattern, which would cause the three monsters to stagger before they fall back and explode.

Tony struggled to defend against ProtoGold’s fast and furious attacks. ProtoGold lunges forward, but Tony retaliates by striking his sword down into the ground. He leaps up from the ground and uses the sword’s handle to swing himself around, where he would deliver a fierce and powerful kick to ProtoGold, the force of this attack would cause ProtoGold’s visor to shatter and for a moment, he seems to freeze and assess the battle damage.

ProtoSilver fires at Tony, but Tony manages to deflect the bullets right back at him. The attack catches Silver off guard, and he’s stunned as he’s hit by his own fire. Using this opening, Tony inserts the Master Pass into his Master Caliber. The blade responds with “CHARGING!” and Tony begins to draw a circle around him, the CPU logo would appear behind him. “Submission Slash!!!!” Tony shouts slashing in a T pattern. The attack would hit Silver, and Silver’s visor would also crack and break.

Gold attempts to attack him from behind, but Tony without so much as looking flips Gold over his shoulder. Gold lands next to Silver, and the two would struggle to get up. What he sees underneath Proto Gold and Silver’s helmets would cause him to gasp...


Next time on Tokunation Sentai ModRanger!




Nathan: Something’s up, and Tony’s not about to talk to us about it
Hax: I am your creator! You will do as I programed you too!
Tony: Are you prepared to do whatever is needed in order to save the city?!
Ryan and Max: ADMIN ACCESS, LOG IN!

Access 14: Strike Back! ModGold and ModSilver

[Kiryu]

Access 14: Strike Back! ModGold and ModSilver

The next day, Tony finds himself lost in thought. He thinks back to his battle against ProtoSilver and ProtoGold. What he saw underneath their helmets still shakes him to his very core. His thoughts are interrupted by the sound of and the vibration of his phone going off. At first, he chooses to ignore it but it becomes quite clear to him that the caller will not leave him alone. With a sigh, Tony hesitatingly reaches for the phone. The caller ID displays no number. He answers the phone, replying: “It’s me...I see, so it’s finally finished...right now? Alright. I’m on my way.”. At that moment, the door to the command center opens and the team enters. “Hey Tony! Are you going to tell us what happened down there?” Jordan asks, trying to get his friend’s attention. However, Tony ignores him and walks past the group, heading towards the elevator. “Tony? Where you going?” Reggie asks. “I have an important errand to run...Jordan is in charge until I get back,” Tony answers.

Stunned and confused, the group can only watch as Tony leaves the room. Jordan walks towards Tony’s chair, he sits down and kicks his feet up onto the desk. “Aaaah! This is the life.” “Dude, you are SUCH a teacher’s pet!” Matt says teasingly. “Matt...two words: Dog.collar”. At those words, Reggie starts chuckling, causing Matt to blush slightly. “B...bwah...dude you said you wouldn’t bring that up any more!”. “GUYS!” Nathan suddenly interjects, which makes the group turns towards him. “Tony’s been acting pretty strange...he won’t talk to us about yesterday's battle...” Kyle nods. “Yeah, and I saw him deleting the footage from yesterday too...he even made Will and James delete the footage they recorded.” Jordan puts a hand on his chin. “Somethin’s up...and Tony’s not about to tell us.” Nathan nods in agreement with Jordan.

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ProtoGold and Silver’s performance against ModMaster pleased Viralindas greatly. Their successful performance brought Hax back into Viralindas’ good favor. Hax wears a smile, much bigger than it normally is. She’s inside her lab, tinkering with possible upgrades for the two while Proto Gold and Silver watch their creator work, standing still as statues. ProtoGold turns to look at Silver before he finally speaks. “Query,” he spoke up, causing Hax to look back at the two. “Yeeeessss?” Hax asks in response as she turns her head around and simply stares at them creepily. “For what purpose were we created?” Silver asks. Blinking in surprise, Hax responds, “Destruction of course! I created you to mop the floor with the ModRangers! Paving the way for our leader’s great revolution!” Hax begins to laugh maniacally. “But why are the ModRangers our enemy?” Gold asks, to which Silver adds, “And why must we need to destroy them? Surely there must be more peaceful solutions...” Hax’s laughter stops, and her mood suddenly turns from joyful to enraged. “I am your creator! You will do as I programed you to do! Do I make myself clear?! Now go out and do what I created you to do!” ProtoGold and Silver look at each other, before responding, “...Acknowledged, forgive our earlier query”. Hax watches the two leave the room; she slinks back against the terminal. “Oh no...I’m losing them! This isn’t good, this isn’t good!” She stands up and furiously begins to type on her terminal. Within seconds, two mechanical monsters appear. They both resemble the Japanese gods Raijin and Fuujin. “Windmill-9000!” the Fuujin-esque monster says followed by the Raijin-esque monster who says: “ThunderRod-8000!” The two of them pose in a kabuki pose shouting, “At your service!” at the same time. “ProtoGold and Silver...follow them! But don’t interfere in their battle. If they show any sign of hesitance or disobedience...” Hax puts a finger on her neck, and makes a motion similar to a knife slitting one’s throat. “It shall...”. Windmill-9000 says and ThunderRod-8000 finishes by saying “Be done!” And the two vanish from the cyber world.

“Having a bad day, Hax?” Hax freezes in place, hearing the familiar allure of Ease’s seductive voice. She turns around to see her leaning against the doorway. “H..h...h...how long have you been standing there?!” Ease chuckles. “Long enough...but I was just leaving...the Master was expecting me.” Hax panics and quickly runs up to Ease, grabbing her arm. “W-wait! WAIT! You can’t tell Viralindas about this! If he knows I screwed up again...he’ll turn me into scrap!” Ease lets out another chuckle. She glances over her shoulder to see a desperate Hax clinging to her arm. “Oh, I could keep this between us but...what’s in it for me?”. Hax releases Ease’s arm and backs away from the black clad woman in disbelief. “Y...you're blackmailing me?!” Once again Ease chuckles. “Blackmail is such an ugly word. Let’s call it a...favor, at a time of my choosing.” Ease lets out a giggle as she steps out of the room, leaving an infuriated Hax behind. Hax clenches her teeth together and balls her hands into tight fists.

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The Los Angeles Air Force Base. It was here that Tony had spent most of his youth, fighting for his country and all that. He walks through the base until he comes to the old barracks he once slept in and smiles.

A younger Tony walked into his bunk, tired and exhausted, and he flopped down onto the bed. “I can’t feel my legs...” Tony said, his words muffled by the pillow he was buried in. “Ugh... Tell me about it...” an equally exhausted Max said, letting out a yawn but noticing that Ryan didn’t seem tired at all. In fact, he was laying in his bed, doodling away in his sketchbook like a kid with a coloring book. Tony glanced over to see what Ryan was drawing, and he saw a well done pencil drawing of Goranger’s Akared facing off against Kamen Rider Ichigo. “You sure like that Power Rangers stuff don’t you?”. Looking up towards Tony, Ryan retorted: “Dude, don’t call it Power Rangers! This is Himetsu Sentai Goranger’s Akaranger!” Sitting up on his bed, Ryan did AkaRed’s signature roll-call pose, which caused both Tony and Max to laugh hysterically.

Ryan's face would turn as red as a cherry. Embarrassed, he looked away from the two. “H...hey! Don’t act like you two don’t watch this stuff either! Tony, I saw you looking at those photos of Ayumi Kinoshita on your phone! And Ryan, I know you have that boxed DX OhRanger Robo sitting on your shelf!”. The two stopped laughing “Shhhh! Keep it down! It’s bad enough the guys tease me about liking Transformers!” Max said with a nervous look on his face. Tony nodded in agreement. Ryan put away his sketch book and asked, “Hey, have you thought of what you’ll do after your service ends?”. “Hmmm, no clue. Maybe find someone and settle down?” Tony asks. “Heeey, you know what? You should make a Toku news site!”. Tony turned towards Ryan and blinked. “A Toku news site?” Ryan nodded “Yeah! In a similar format to the TFW boards you own!”. Max snapped his fingers. “That’s a great idea! Tony, we should totally do it!”. Skeptical, Tony put a hand on his chin and pondered the suggestions...

A few months later, he created Tokunation but found himself wrapped up in something so big, that even posting on the internet would risk instant exposure to his enemies. He passed the site down to Ryan and Max, who moderated it as Sentai Tamashii and Kickback in his stead. “Taking a stroll down memory lane?” A old yet stern voice says. Tony turns around to see a man dressed in a commander’s uniform which is decorated with a variety of outstanding service medals. Tony salutes and the General salutes in return. “You could say that, General, sir.” The old General chuckles and places a firm hand around Tony’s shoulder. “You don’t need to call me that Tony, you aren’t under my command anymore.” Tony nods and responds, “Old habits die hard, Sir.” The two shakes hands. “When we heard your base of operations was attacked, and the enemy got their hands on our tech we feared the worst.” Tony nods. “I was careless Sir. but the enemy is getting stronger...”.

They arrive inside the General’s office. He walks behind his desk and unhangs a painting revealing a high tech safe hidden behind it. He inserts a keycard into the safe, and one retinal scan later, the safe opens. “Is that why you need Project GS so soon?” he asks. He closes the safe, and in his hand he carries a metal briefcase. Tony takes the briefcase from him and nods. “I have reason to believe that the enemies we faced yesterday uses tech stolen from Project GS’s research data...that’s why I need the AdminPasses...” The General nods and the two make one final salute as Tony turns to leave. “There’s one more thing, Tony.” He stops in his tracks and turns to face the general. “If things keep escalating like they are, I might not be able to hold the boys at the Pentagon back. You’re treading on thin ice Tony. Try to minimize any collateral, and they want you to restart Project OMR”. Tony’s jaw opens. “But I thought all records of that were wiped clean?” “Believe only half of what you hear, Tony. One other thing...about Bronze13....” The General lets out a hefty sigh and for a moment, a heavy silence falls between the two of them. Tony tries to hold back his tears, yet a single one still manages to roll down his eye. “...I understand the situation, General. Please, keep me updated.” The General nods in response. “I will..”The two salute each other one final time before departing.

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“Ano...I really don’t feel comfortable doing this....” Ai was practically forced to a computer terminal with the group of Modrangers hovering over her to prevent her escape. “C’mon Ai, aren’t you the least bit curious about what Tony is hiding from us?” Nathan asks and Kyle nods. “Maybe a little...but Tony-san must have a good reason why he doesn’t want us to see the footage!” “Recovering the file shouldn’t be a problem for a former IT girl like you Ai-chan!” Kyle says while Nathan nods. Reggie leans on Ai’s chair and says “Ai-san, you do this for me and I’ll...” Reggie whispers something into Ai’s ear, something that causes Ai to turn bright red. “Huh?! Y...you’ll do WHAT!? Well, I guess I can’t say no now, can I?” Ai lets out a heavy sigh. “Yeah, that’s the spirit Ai!” Matt says while smiling. “But it’s not my fault if Tony gets mad over this...”

She fiddles with the terminal and with seconds she shouts “Done!” The group crowds over Ai’s terminal, practically squeezing her in the middle as they peer in to see the video footage. What they see causes them to gasp. “I...I don’t believe it...”. Jordan shakes his head in disbelief. “There’s no way...” Nathan adds. A heavy air suddenly hung in the air until Ai says “Ara...? There’s another file dated back a few days...”. “Play it! We rarely get a chance to look at Tony’s video files.”. “Seriously...the fact that he has cameras in our houses....” Kyle shudders. “Wait...that date....uh..d-don’t! There’s no need to see this guys!” Embarrassed, Matt pushes everyone away, covering the monitor with his back “Yo Matt? What gives? If there’s nothing to see, then there’s nothing to see! Now c’mon and let us see!” Nathan tries to push his way through but Matt continues to block his way. “N-no! NO!” However, Matt’s hand accidentally pushes a button activating the monitors above them.

“Hey, isn’t that Kristin?” The footage showed Kristin playing with what seemed like an unnaturally large dog “When did you get a dog?” Nathan asks. “We didn’t...I’m allergic, remember?” She was trying to get the dog to do tricks and only when the “Dog” rolls over do they get a look. “MATT?!” the group shouts, and Reggie begins to laugh hysterically. “I told Tony to delete that footage....” Matt said annoyed.

At that moment, the alarms sound and flare and Matt lets out a sigh of relieve. “I’m detecting Viral signals coming from downtown…three..no....four of them!”. The group lets out a gasp. “Alright team, let’s head out and respond to the situation!” The group nods and rushes out but Reggie turns back towards Ai. “Hey Ai, do me a favor and save this video for me, will you?”. Hearing this, Matt turns around and scowls at him. “Like hell you are!”. Waiting by the elevator. Jordan shouts, “Fight it out later, we’re needed!”. Reggie and Matt turns towards Jordan both replying “R-right!”

*Insert internal eyecatch here*

A panicked crowd runs past the Modrangers as they arrive on the scene. In the distance, they can see ProtoGold and Silver standing idly. “Given the circumstances...can we really fight those two?” “We’ve got no choice guys...let’s get ready to transform!” Jordan exlaims. Just as they’re about to strap on their Mod Belts, they hear a “HOLD IT!” With the briefcase in hand Tony leaps over the Mod Rangers standing in front of them. “This battle doesn’t concern you.”. “Like hell it does!” Jordan retorts. “Tony...we know who they really are.” Nathan says. “Then are you prepared to do what’s needed in order to save the city?!” For a moment, the group remain silent. Each Ranger looks towards one another looking for an answer. “We knew what we were getting ourselves into when we signed up for this Tony. We’re prepared to do whatever it takes, but...let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.”

Tony simply nods. They turn to see Windmill-9000 and ThunderRod-8000 arriving on the scene, and they laugh in delight at the scene. “There are,” ThunderRod says, to which Windmill finishes by saying, “Your targets!”. Together both monsters say, “Now go and destroy them!”. However, ProtoGold and Silver simply remain standing there. “Go and destroy!” ThunderRod says, his Taiko drums beginning to discharge electricity while WindMill draws his shuriken weapon “Or be destroyed!”. ProtoSilver and Gold simply look at each other before stepping in front of the twin monsters and drawing their weapons. Tony then kneels, opening the briefcase. Inside, the case houses gold and silver cards with the ModRanger logos on them. “Tony, are those what I think they are?” Jordan asks. Tony nods in response. “They’re the salvation to our current problem...if I can get close enough.” He takes the passes out of the cases just as a group of Spammerbots and Trollers block the path to Gold and Silver. “Don’t worry, we’ll clear a path for you and keep them off your back!” Reggie says. The other ModRangers nod in agreement. The group strap on their ModBelts while Tony takes out his Master Caliber. “ModAccess!” The five shout, joined by Tony who shouts: “Master Access!” and together all six shout “LOG IN!” and insert their own personal Pass into the transformation devices, and the devices respond:

RED,
BLACK,
BLUE,
GREEN,
VIOLET. ACCESS GRANTED...DOWNLOADING...

ACCESS GRANTED. MASTER LOGGING IN. DOWNLOADING....

And the suits materialize over all six of them. The team prepare their roll call:
“Ore...Sanjou! Mod Red!”

“Spiky Courage! Shield of Tokunation! ModBlue!”

“The Princess of my Desires is my Hope in my Delusions! Newbie Mod! ModViolet!”

“Striking from across the Atlantic, the logic defying Moderator! ModGreen!”

“I am the one who will protect the Pink-haired Goddess! ModBlack!”

“The Unstoppable, Master of the Cyber Yamato Style! ModMaster!”

All together they shout, “Banning scum and villainy across Tokunation! Tokunation Sentai...ModRanger!” The team’s logo appears behind them in a large explosion. “Get them!” ThunderRod and Windmill shout in unison. The large group of monsters then charge forward towards the ModRangers. “Clear a path for Master, guys!” Jordan cries. The group responds with “Right!” They draw their signature weapons and charge right into the heat of things.

With his Master Caliber in hand, Tony cleaves away at the enemies that come towards him, and he just about reaches ProtoGold and Silver when the two Monsters attack him. Armed with their twin Taiko drums, ThunderRod and Windmill both attempt to attack Tony but Tony just ducks out of the way, avoiding both weapons by mere inches. He then reaches up and grabs both monsters by the arms. “Huh?!” the two of them say together.

With a groan, Tony throws them towards the ModRangers who were still fighting with cannon fodder. Nathan slams his shield into a Spammerbot that tries to attack him, while Matt just puts a hole through a Troller with his Gigadrill. They then see the shadows above them, and both Nathan and Matt look up to see the monsters coming towards them “Whoa!” both of them shout. The two monsters come crashing to the ground but Nathan and Matt leap out of the way just in time.

From out of the dust cloud that was kicked up upon impact, both WildMill and ThunderRod begin their counter attack. ThunderBolt’s taiko drum sticks flare with electricity, and when Nathan attempts to block the sticks as they come down to attack him, he is hit with a million volts of electricity. Nathan lets go of his shield but his still smoking body is sent flying. He lands but quickly gets up, shaking the attack off as he says, “Wow...now that was a real big shocker! Get it guys...SHOCKER?!” Nathan holds back a laugh, but everyone, including the monsters can only respond with a repulsed groan. The WindMill monster is the next to attack.He throws his shuriken blades like a boomerang but Nathan avoids the attack by ducking Matrix-style. Nathan comes back up and says “HA! You MISSED!” but like a boomerang, the blade swings around and strikes Nathan on the back. He falls flat on his face, but gets back up, rubbing his sore spot saying “Ow....man that really blows! Get it guys...BLOWS?!” Again, another repulsed groan can be heard from the group. “Will you get serious?!” Jordan shouts, drop kicking Nathan.

“Terrible!” ThunderRod says. “Absolutely terrible!” WindMill agrees, waving his hand back and fourth in a motion like he’s trying to get rid of an awful odor, and ThunderRod nods in agreement “Your jokes are the worst!” to which Windmill finishes saying, “The absolute worst!”. Reggie caught a Spammerbot in a headlock and responds, “That’s what we keep trying to tell him!”. Crossing his arms, Nathan replies, “Hmph, you guys have no sense of humor!” Matt, who was jump-kicking a SpammerBot, replies, “Our sense of humor is fine! It’s just YOU who’s suffering from a condition!” He back-hand punches a Spammerbot that tries to
sneak up on him without so much as looking.

Tony runs towards the idle ProtoGold and Silver who don’t even so much as budge. He attacks, and only then the two of them move. ProtoGold attempts to attack him with his staff, but Tony dodges out of the way, and suddenly grabs hold of the weapon. The two grapple with the staff in between them.. Tony then inserts the Admin Pass into the staff and releases him. ProtoSilver takes aim at Tony but before he can get so much as a shot in, Tony arrives. He manages to knock his gun out of the way before he can land a shot, with his arm held firmly, Tony quickly elbows ProtoSilver, and in this moment he suddenly grabs his arm and inserts the Admin Pass into ProtoSilver’s gauntlet. A voice quickly responds, “VACCINE PROGRAM DOWNLOADING NOW, INSTALLING...INSTALL COMPLETE.” Both ProtoGold and Silver let out cries of agony. Hax’s upgrades shatter like glass, returning both rangers to their original Blank forms. But those eventually vanish as well revealing Silver and Gold’s human forms. The fighting stops as they all let out a gasp.

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Ryan and Max lay unconscious on the ground. A minute goes by and they slowly begin to regain consciousness. Ryan’s eyes open a slight crack and all he sees is a blurry image of Tony standing over them. “Who...are you...?” he asks. “You don’t remember me?” Tony asks as he removes his helmet, and it is then that Ryan and Max stand up “Easy, easy does it,” Tony helps support them as they stand. “Tony...? Where are we?” Max weakly asks. “And what’s with the dumb get up? Why are you dressed like a Power Ranger?” Tony lets out a gasp and blinks. “Wait, you remember who I am, but you don’t remember what we’re doing?” Max shakes his head. “It’s all such a blur.” “Now you’ve done it!” ThunderRod says. “ProtoGold and Silver are worthless now!” Windmill adds. Together the two monsters say, “They must be eliminated!” Ryan and Max turn to the monsters with a gasp. Images of Hax strapping them to some kind of torture machine flashed back in their minds. “I can stand just fine!” Max says pushing Tony away. “Max I...”. “Look Tony, we might not know what’s going on, but what I do know is that these bastards are responsible for our current situation.” Ryan says, Max nods in agreement.

“We went through hell because of their master...we’re gonna make them pay.” Max bends down to pick up his ModSpear while Ryan removes the Admin Pass from his gauntlet. The two of them shout “ADMIN ACCESS, LOG IN!” and reinsert their passes into their weapons.

GOLD DOWNLOADING COMPLETE, PROGRAM OPEN

SILVER DOWNLOADING COMPLETE, PROGRAM OPEN

Much to the shock of the whole group, Ryan and Max’s own respective Mod Suits appear over their bodies. “Justice in Physical Form, Mod Gold!" Max shouts, as he poses, with a gold colored explosion appearing behind him. “The burning flames of Tamashii! Mod Silver!” Ryan shouts, posing with a silver colored explosion appeared behind him. Max points towards the ModRangers. “Hey, wannabes, this fight is ours and ours alone. If you don’t wanna get hurt, I suggest you move out of the way,” he says, but the group still looks on in shock much to the annoyance of Max. He grabs his spear, and electricity begins to flow from the tip of it. “I said MOVE!” Max shouts as he thrusts his spear forward, and the ModRangers are knocked back by this attack, much to the shock of Tony, who could only look on.

The ModRangers hit the ground hard, with their transformations cancelling upon impact. “Those bastards...who do they think they are?!” Jordan says, staggering to his feet. Ryan and Max then turn towards the the two monsters. “Oh, ho, ho! The plot has thickened!” ThunderRod says, while WindMill nods in agreement. “Indeed they have!” “Perhaps Gold and Silver...” “Aren’t a lost cause after all!” Hearing this, the the two let scowl. “Shut up!” the two shout. “You aren’t taking us back there ever AGAIN!” The two charge towards the monsters. A fresh squad of Trollers and Spammerbots block their path. “Get out of the way!!!!!” Max yells ferociously, and with one swipe of his spear, he sends out a shockwave which knocks back the first wave of Spammerbots, yet despite this attack, more keep coming.

Ryan leaps into the air. “ModGaunlet, Blaster Mode!” Ryan shouts, with the gauntlet attached to his wrist morphing into a cannon. While in mid air, Ryan fires as the Spammerbots get too close to Max. He comes down, and his Gauntlet once again changes, this time taking the form of a large fist. Screaming at the top of his lungs, Ryan lands in the center of the horde of enemies, but not before his fist pounded the ground. The ground suddenly shakes, which results in the destruction of the enemy forces. “Impressive!” ThunderRod says “Most impressive indeed!” WindMill adds. “Our Master creates the most impressive of weapons!” WindMill nods in agreement. Once again Max scowls as he rushes the two monsters with his spear. “Sword Mode!!!” Ryan shouts, his hand changing more into a large sword and the two clash with the monsters.

They furiously and viciously begin attacking them; Max knocking ThunderRod’s Taiko drums out of his hand. “DON’T!” Ryan, meanwhile, slices the shuriken in half. “EVER!” Max delivers a fierce roundhouse kick, “CALL US!” while Ryan morphs his ModGaunlet into a blaster, holds it at point blank range and fires. “WEAPONS!” Max thrusts his lance forward. “AGAIN!” With bodies smoking, both ThunderRod and WindMill land on their backs “Is this is where...” ThunderRod says, while WindMill adds “We meet our end?”. Ryan and Max both press the Tokunation symbol located on their weapons, the weapons responding: “FINISHING PROGRAM INITIATE, CHARGING” Ryan takes aim at the two monsters while the front end of his cannon’s barrel begins to take in energy.

Meanwhile, electricity envelops Max’s spear, and he spins it around as it begins to glow brightly. “Lightning Javelin!” Max shouts, followed by Ryan, crying out: “Charged Blast!” Ryan fires and as he does, the recoil pushes him back slightly. Meanwhile, Max thrusts the spear forward, the energy build up leaving the javelin, taking the form of a drill. Both attacks fly towards the monsters. They scream out, while the attack envelops them. Sparks fly from their bodies as they fall backwards, exploding. Ryan and Max turn their backs as a tower of fire appears behind them.

The ModRangers could only watch on in shock at what happened. Ryan and Max turn to leave. “W-Wait! Ryan, Max...where are you going?” Tony puts a hand on their shoulders but Ryan and Max shrug it off, and both punch him at the same time. The Rangers let out a gasp as they see this. The two then walk away as the ModRangers look on in shock...

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Having returned to base, Tony rubs his chin, thinking back to the scene from before:

Seeing Ryan and Max hitting Tony, Jordan lets out a gasp “Hey, hey! What’s the big idea!”. “Make no mistake, we might have similar goals but we are in no way similar.” Max says. “Stay out of our way, if you know what’s good for you...this is far too much for you clowns to handle.”

“Who the hell do they think they are?!” a furious Jordan shouts, as he steps into the room with the others following behind them. “Hey Tony, what the hell is up with Ryan and Max? They seem different,” Reggie says. Returning from his thoughts, Tony turns towards the group “Whatever the enemy did to Ryan and Max...it must’ve altered them somehow.” Matt asks, “And you were able to break through whatever hold the Anons had on them with their Admin passes?” Tony nods in response. “Yes.” With the push of a button, he displays the blueprints for the Gold and Silver Admin Passes. “Project GS was designed as a contingency plan, the Admin Passes Ryan and Max now possess are equipped with a powerful Vaccine programed into them, designed to counteract any known virus. Whatever the Anons did to Ryan and Max...combined with the Vaccine restoring them... must’ve altered their memories somehow.”

A heavy silence fell over the group, until Nathan spoke up, “Well, then if they’ve forgotten us, then we’ve just gotta GO FOR IT, and get them back on the winning team! Right guys?” Nathan snickers. “Hey, Go For it, Forgotten...I made a funny!” he says, only to be punched by Jordan. “Damn Nathan, I’ve just about had it with your dumb jokes! And what kind of a dumb joke is that anyway?!” “In what universe is that funny?” Reggie adds, face palming. “And is this really an appropriate time to be making dumb jokes?”. Nathan rubs his arm, saying, “When is it not an appropriate time to be making jokes?” Matt sighs. “I can think of a couple...”. Reggie suddenly interjects and says, “ANYWAY! So who’s going to be taking over Ryan and Max’s duties?” The group looks towards Ai who had fallen asleep at her terminal. “I don’t think poor Ai could handle being overworked for so long.” Tony nods in agreement. “That’s why I’m giving Ryan and Max’s duties to Will and James.” All at once, the group lets out a surprised “EEEEEEEH?!” It’s Jordan that speaks up first. “Seriously Tony?!” Will and James look towards each other. “Wait, did we just get a promotion?” Will asks. James nods in response. “Yeah, yeah! We just did! AND we get Ryan and Max’s spots!”. Will quickly points a finger at the ModRangers. “HA! That means we outrank you! Who’s the boss now, huh?! Ow!” Jordan swiftly punches Will in the arm, retorting, “Shut up Will!!!”. Crossing his arms, Matt says, “And get me my damned coffee already!”. Sighing, Will responds, “Yes sir....” Seeing this, Tony shakes his head and lets out a long sigh.


Next Time On Tokunation Sentai ModRanger:


Reggie: Okay, that’s it!

Will: So Ai, you and Reggie, what’s the story with that?

Ai: Reggie-kun!
Reggie: …Ai…will you?

Access 15: The Day Things Changed

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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!”

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“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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Access 16: The Dancer, The Enigma, and the New Heroes

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Access 16: The Dancer, The Enigma, and the New Heroes

Shortly after their battle with the new OnoRangers, the team were quickly rushed to the medical ward and treated for their injuries. “It’s not like we’ll need the treatment pods any time soon he says.” Nathan says in a mocking tone, glaring at Reggie from his bed. “Well excuuuuuuuuse me, princess! How was I suppose to know Jered would create his own team of crazies?” Reggie’s arm is broken, while Nathan has his leg broken, but both Jordan and Matt only have a few cuts and bruises. Jordan is dragged practically against his will by Kristin and once again placed on lockdown. Kyle has it the worse; he lays in his bed wearing a full on body cast, with only his eyes left exposed. Ai bows and holds it for about a minute “Gomeeeeeeee! This is all my fault...if I hadn’t been fiddling around with the treatment pods, you’re recovery would’ve been that much more quicker...” Says Ai with a frown. “And until you get better, I’ll do everything I can to make your recovery that much more comfortable.” Reggie shakes his head. “Oh that won’t be nessicar-” Before Reggie can finish, Matt discretely interrupts with: “Shut. Up. Idiot!” He attempts to hit him but he is just out of reach. Ai turns her attention towards Kyle “I think I’ll start with you, Kyle-san!” Ai approaches Kyle, and Kyle says something towards Ai, but his mouth is muffled and gagged by the bandages he is tied with, which makes his voice an inaudible series of “Hrrrmph! Hmmmm, hrmmm, hrmmm, hrm, hrum!” Whatever Kyle was trying to say, he sounded apprehensive.

Ai smiles and bends down towards Kyle. “Are the harnesses too, high Kyle-san?” She begins to fiddle with the harnesses, while Kyle lets out another inaudible “Hmmm! Hrrmmm! Hrumh!!” Suddenly the harnesses becomes loose, and all four of Kyle’s limbs drop down. This causes Kyle to scream out and writhe in pain, but even his scream is muffled by bandages. Ai lets out a gasp, saying “Oh dear! Um...w-wait right here I’ll go get a doctor!” She quickly takes off out of the room. The group can only look on, wide eyed. “Oooooon second thought...maybe letting Ai play nursemaid wasn’t the best of ideas after all...” Nathan nods in agreement while Reggie says “Oooh! I hope I’m next!” which causes Nathan and Matt to just stare at Reggie. Looking back towards the two, Reggie shrugs. “What?! You guys don’t want a cute Japanese girl nursing you?”. “Not when said girl can cause more harm than healing.” Reggie tries to grab Nathan, but his harness makes it so that Nathan is just out of his arms reach “Say that again, and I’ll have you looking like Kyle!”

While Reggie makes his vain attempt to grab Nathan, Tony passes by, hearing the commotion. He shakes his head and says to himself, “Am I really making the right decision here....?” with a long sigh.

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“Is this thing on?” Will taps James’s camera lens, but James is quick to whip the camera away from Will. “Careful doofus! This camera is worth more than your face!” Will smiles. "Oh James...nothing is worth more than my face...so are we rolling or what?” James rolls his eyes and sets up the camera on a tripod. “Yes, we’re on! Go!” Will clears his throat and places both his hands on his hips. “My fellow Americans....I am not your president, but I am your hero!” James interjects with an “AHEM! You mean WE’RE your heroes.” Will nods. “Yes, I am your hero, and this is my sidekick!.” James quickly grabs Will by the collar “ANYHOO, the official guys decided to take an impromptu vacation and decided to leave us in charge, but fear not citizens! We’ll work twice as hard to pick up after their lazy asses.” Will flexes a muscle, while James turns back to face the camera. “And stay tuned, as we finally settle this whole side kick thing once and for all!”

Across town, in one of California’s suburbs, a little girl begins crying at the top of her lungs, a small crowd watching from a distance. “Mittens is stuck in the tree again!!!” the little girl cries, pointing to a cat lounging on a tree branch. James transforms into PhotoBomber and starts to approach the little girl. Heroically, James says, “Don’t worry little girl! I’ll get your Kitty down!” James walks up to the tree and scratches his chin, pondering what to do, as all eyes stare at him.

Meanwhile, Will watches with the camera from afar, and impatiently he says, “Any time now Inspector Gadget!”. “Don’t rush me! I’m still trying to figure out how this suit works...” A jet pack forms over James’ shoulders. “Now we’re talking. Up! Up! And awaaaaaaaay!” The smoke propels James upward, and he grabs hold of the tree, wrapping his legs around the trunk while he turns his attention to the cat. “Heeeere Kitty Kitty...” James says, reaching his arm slowly towards the cat. The cat suddenly hisses at James and a second later James is seen falling out of the tree with the cat latched onto his face. James hits the ground with an “Owe....”. The little girl gasps in delight and pries the cat off of James. “Thank you Mister!” the little girl says. “Any time....oooh that’s gonna leave a mark...”

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Downtown, a feeble looking old lady attempts to cross the street as cars roll past. The shadow of NewsieKnight stands over her and the old woman turns around so she can shriek.,“Get away from me, you monster!” “Monster? Naw, I’m just your friendly neighborhood NewsieKnight! Here, let me help you across the street.” Will picks the old lady up but she tries to squirm free of his grasp . “Let go of me! Heeeelp!” the woman cries, beating Will with her purse. “Owe, owe! Hey Grandma, stop! It’s just me! Argh, let’s just get this over with...” Waiting for a break in the traffic, Will takes out his sword-whip and the chain extends until it hits the wall. When Will confirms it is secured, he uses the chain to drag him and the old lady across the street, with the old lady screaming, “HEEEELLLLLP!” all the way. Half way through, Will’s grip on the old lady loosens a bit. ‘Wait, you’re not my Grandma!” The old woman manages to break free from Will’s grasp “Hey! Get back here!” Before Will can put on the breaks, he crashes right into the wall. James rushes across the street and laughs. “Ready to admit that you’re the sidekick yet?” he asks, zooming in on Will as he drags himself out of the rubble. “Owe...hell no! And get that camera outta my face!”

Now at a construction yard, Will begins to use his sword-whip to swing across steel girders set up like an obstacle course. “Hey James, you’d better be getting my good side!” Will says. “Just one question Will...which side is your good side?” James asks, to which Will retorts, “The side that won’t be kicking your ass if you make another remark like that again!” He does a final backflip and lands perfectly on his feet. “Not bad” James claps and Will bows. “Thank you, thank you!” he says in response. “For the circus.” Will looks up and scowls. “I’d like to see you do better!”. “Hmmm….” James begins to look around the construction yard. He sees three discarded soda cans and stands them upright. “This’ll be a piece of cake!” A cannon much like Kamen Rider Birth’s, but in the shape of a camera, materializes around his body. He takes aim and fires, but the shot misses the cans entirely, and instead hits an apartment building across the street.

Will and James can only watch as the building is set ablaze. Will scowls and shouts,“See! This is EXACTLY the reason why YOU’RE the sidekick!” James shrugs. “Well, if anyone asks...let’s just say the building was already on fire when we got here.” He prepares to leave, but his arm is grabbed by Will. “Hold it! We really should do something about this...” James lets out a groan. “Aweeeee...do we have too?” Will nods “We did make that speech about being heroes and whatnot.” James lets out another groan. “Fiiiiine. Man, this hero stuff sure is a pain...” Before they can take one step forward, though, the transformation suddenly cancels out “WILL! JAMES! GET YOUR ASSES DOWN HERE! NOW!!!” Tony furiously yells out through the comlink. “On second thought....let’s let the firemen handle this one” Will says, with James nodding in agreement.

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Deep in cyberspace, there was much cause for celebration. One Spammerbot begins dancing a Mexican dance, complete with a sombrero while Hax and a group of Spammerbots watch in delight. One SpammerBot opens a bottle of champagne, and the cork flies across the room missing Ease by a narrow margin as she steps inside. Ease scowls at the Spammerbot holding the champagne bottle. The Spammerbot freezes in his tracks, and he passes the bottle to another Bot next to him, and tries to act inconspicuous. “What is going on here?!”. Hax downs a bottle of champagne and slams the glass down in front of her. “Oh, lighten up Blackie! You should try this stuff *Hic* It’s great!”.

Ease raises an eyebrow. “Are you drunk?” “Is that what the humans call it? *Hic* Whatever it is, I liiiiiiiiike it!” Ease shakes her head back and forth. “I hate to kill the mood, but our battle isn’t over just yet...the Rangers are still out there after all” Hax pours herself another glass of champagne and downs it quickly. “Oh relax! They aren’t a threat to us any more. *Hic*” Hax begins to chuckle uncontrollably. “Oh really?...Take a look at this” Ease throws a tablet towards Hax, playing footage of PhotoBomber and NewsieKnight in action. “Whwaaaaaaaaaaat?! These two weren’t in the files we took! *Hic*” “They might not be the Rangers, but I suggest you do something about those clowns soon, before the Master hears about this...” Hax’s eyes suddenly grow wide. “Party pooper.*Hic*” Hax eyes the Spammerbot wearing the sombrero, as she tries to stand up, wobbling a bit as she does so. “Gimmie that! *Hic*” Hax snatches the sombrero from his head, and picks up a rose that was earlier thrown at him. Hax then scans both the rose and the sombrero, which results in the creation of a monster that looks like a matador covered in rose thorns and flower petrels. “Arrrriiiiiiibaaaaa! Senior Rosa ever at your service!” Removing his sombrero, the monster bows, and at that moment notices Ease. “Ooooh la la....Chica, let me ask you something: Do you have sunburns that are this hot?”

Ease glares at the monster as he raises his eyebrows at her, while Hax stands behind the monster, waving her arms and shaking her head back and forth, even though the monster is failing to notice her. “Are you a parking ticket? You got fine written aaaaaaalll over you!” Ease lets out a repulsed groan “...Hax, be a lamb and send out Senor Stupido before I put a bullet through his skull...” “Estupido! Why I oughtta...” Hax reaches out and grabs the monster’s arm “DO NOTHING! C’mon Romeo, we’ve got much work to do!” Hax drags the monster away from Ease, and Ease sighs in relief. “Her creations are getting weirder and weirder...” A spammerbot that stood beside her nods in agreement.

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Time passed, and Ai somehow managed to juggle her own workload with CPU in addition to playing nursemaid. Ai is sitting on Reggie’s bed, and the two were gossiping, giggling, and doing whatever it was that a not-couple did. “Soooo Ai...what do you wanna do once I get this cast off?” Reggie asks with a smile. Ai places her finger on her chin and taps on it gently. “Hmmmm...well I would like to go to your place...” Reggie’s eyes widen, and he mutters, “R-Really?!” AI nods. “Hmmm! I got a lot of great redecorating ideas in mind! I’d like to make your room look less Otaku and more grown up!” Crushed, Reggie falls down, anime style. In the midst of all this, Nathan cries out, “AI!” But his cries go unheard. Reggie gets back up and says, “Actually, I was hoping we could…” He whispers something into her ear, causing Ai to blush like a cherry. “Huh?! Um...no! We are NOT doing THAT! At least, not until we’re married...” Her voice trails off at the end, causing Reggie to smile. “Oooh, so you DO wanna get married then!?” “AI!” Nathan shouts again. Ai shakes her head back and forth. “N-no! I mean yes...I mean no..I mean...tsk moooooou...” She looks away from Reggie, continuing to blush even redder. Nathan lets out a sharp whistle. “I hate to interrupt you two love birds, but we’ve been calling you for the last hour now!” Blinking, Ai hops off the bed. “O-Oh, gomenasai!” She quickly trots over to their beds. “Ai, can you please fill up my glass? And I think Kyle’s bedpan needs changing.” Ai nods

“C...coming!” She takes Nathan’s empty glass and the bedpan located underneath Kyle’s bed. Holding both in her hand, Ai leaves the room, causing Reggie to scowl at Nathan and Matt to says, “Alright, what’s the big idea!?”. “The big idea is YOU hogging Ai! She’s supposed to be taking care of all of us, remember?!” “Ooooh, owe, it hurts so much!” Reggie scowls at Matt. “Shut up, Matt! Kyle’s worse than the three of us put together, but do you hear him complaining?!” The three of them turn to Kyle, but they could only hear him saying “Hmmm! Hmmmh, hmmmh, hmmm!”. Matt blinks “Actually, I can’t hear him say anything at all...y’know, on account of him being a mummy and all” Reggie scowls “SO not the point!” At that moment, Ai comes back with a glass full of water, and a fresh bedpan. “Sorry for the wait everyo----whoa!” Ai suddenly trips, and the bedpan hits Nathan square across the forehead. “Awe...ew gross!” Meanwhile, the ice cold water spills all over Kyle’s lap, and he goes ‘HRMMMMMMM!!!!” His eyes glare icily at Ai. “Aaaah....g-g-gome Kyle-san! Gome Nathan-san!” “Can we just watch the news?” Nathan rubs his head and Ai nods. “G-good idea.” She turns on the TV.

The news report shows Will and James in action, causing everyone in the room to go, “EEEEEEEH?!” When WIll and James’ address comes on, Reggie begins gritting his teeth. “Lazy?! Vacation!?” Matt lets out a sigh. “We’re doomed...”, while Nathan shouts,“When I get my hands on those two...I’ll kill them!” From outside the room, they can hear Tony screaming out, “QUIT SCREWING AROUND!!!!!” Reggie blinks “Looks like Tony’s gonna beat you to it...”

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Tony’s eyes burned with intense rage as he glared, teeth bared and hands on his desk towards Will and James. “N...now Tony, before you blow a gasket, just know that we were doing our part for the community!” James nods but Tony raises an eyebrow. “Oh really?” Tony snaps his fingers, and behind him a pair of monitors appear. On one monitor, there is James, luring the little girl’s cat away with a cattail plant, then snatching it as it got close enough. On the other, there is Will visiting an elderly lady doing yoga. “Oh Will, how nice of you visit your dear old Grandma...you should really come by more often.”.

Tony crosses his arms, and Will and James both look as though they’re going to wet themselves. “N...n...now Tony...I know this looks real bad, but there’s a logical explanation for all this and um...it’s just not coming to me right now...” Will begins to nervously scratch his cheek anime-style. James just says] “We’re boned...aren’t we?” Tony simply nods. “Completely and totally...the two of you just don’t seem to understand just how delicate the situation really is...give me your Staff Passes!” Will and James hesitantly hand their passes to Tony. He snatches them, but instead of ripping them up, like they originally thought, he inserts them into a strange-looking machine. An RF light from a scanner passes through the Staff Passes and he hands them back to Will and James. With hands shaking, the two take the passes from Tony. “As you know, the User Suits or U-Suits are designed to be the next generation Mod Suits. As such they are more powerful than even my own ModSuit. HOWEVER! Continued use puts too much strain on the human body, and the user will eventually die. You’ve already used up most of those uses, so that’s why I just put a safety lock on them: from now on, you will NOT be able to transform without prior approval from me or another staff member. Is that clear?” Tony’s eyes narrow towards them. Will and James both salute. “Y-Yes sir! Tony Sir!” “Crystal!” Tony sits back down with a long sigh. At that moment the alarms sound. “Viral signature detected coming from Point 2-A sir!” “Respond to this situation immediately....and DO NOT screw this up!” Will and James salute. “R-Roger!” And the two quickly run out of the room.

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Senor Rosa laughs in delight, as he watches his Spammerbots gathering straggling Civilians that were unfortunate enough not to get away. The SpammerBots tie them to the chairs. “Fear not, caballeros and chickas! I merely want to put on a show for you all! Now sit back and relax!” Senior Rosa is about to begin dancing when Will’s chain blade suddenly strikes him. “Yow!!! What’s the big idea huh?!?” Rosa says. Will’s chain blade comes around, cutting the ropes of the trapped civilians. “Show’s over, pal!” James looks towards Will. “Really....that’s the best you could come up with...really?” Will shrugs “Well, someone had to say it!” “GET THEM!” Rosa suddenly shouts, and they suddenly become trapped by SpammerBots. “Piece of cake!”

Will runs ahead of James. “Hey, where do you think you’re going!” James shouts, but before he can do anything, he finds himself in the bottom of a Spammerbot dogpile. Will leaps onto the stage, his chain blade retracting back to form a regular sword. He begins to attack Senior Rosa, but by incorporating his dancing with his fighting, he effortlessly manages to dodge or parry Will’s strikes. “Ole! You’re going to have to do better than that if you wish to be my dance partner!” Will blinks. “Huh? Dance partner? Oh hell no!” Senor Rosa whips out a cane, and using this brief moment of distraction, he slams the cane into Will. “Un, deux, trois!!!” Senior Rosa says, hitting him three times with the staff. Will is thrown back by this attack. “Hey, that isn’t even Spanish!” SpammerBots suddenly go flying everywhere as James, now armed with the Photo Cannon, is able to repel his attackers. “Hey Will, I think I’m finally starting to get the hang of this thing!” Meanwhile, Will is still busy fighting sword-to-cane with Senor Rosa, none of this attacks landing a hit. “That’s. Great. James. Now. Can. You. Use. The. Damned. Thing?!” Will says in between grunts. James nods. “Um...o-oh right!” James turns the cannon towards Will and the Monster, but hesitates as they get too close to each other. “Um...ah....”. James fires, but his shot instead of hitting the monster, the laser hits Will. He is thrown back by the attack, but quickly walks up towards James “You’re supposed to hit THE MONSTER! NOT! ME! I’m on YOUR side, you IDIOT!” Will says, smacking James upside the head. “Sorry, I guess this thing is trickier to use then I thought...incoming!” Senor Rosa suddenly lands in between them, spinning his cane, hitting both Will and James, sending the two landing into the stage seats.

Senor Rosa laughs. “Pathetic! Neither of you are truly fit to be my dance partner!”. Will stands up and scowls. “Who says we want to be your freakin dance partner?!” The two charge towards Rosa. Seeing this, Rosa merely jumps upward. Will and James both let out a gasp as they come crashing right into one another, with Senor Rosa laughing hysterically. “This is the end for you, muchachos! Adios!” A ball of rose-colored energy begins to gather at the tip of his spear. Seeing this, Will and James gasp. “Well it’s been nice knowing you bud...” James says, gulping, but before the attack can finish, cyan-colored arrow-shaped laser blasts slam against Senor Rosa, forcing his attack to cancel. Everyone turns with a gasp. They catch a glimpse of a female ModRanger armed with a bow and arrow; her figure is blocked by sunlight, but she quickly retreats before anyone can get a good look at her. “Ooh la la! Now there’s an attractive piece! I believe I found my next dance partner! Hasta luego, muchachos!” Senor Rosa says, retreating back into the cyberworld. Will and James stand up, and James tilts his head. “Was that really Ai...?” But Will shakes his head. “Don’t think so... do you really think she’d leave Reggie alone, let alone be able to successfully handle a dangerous weapon?” James nods. “Good point” he says, turning to where the female ModRanger stood and shouts, “Hey Babe! Why don’t you stop by at my place later? We’ll have lots of fun together!!! Owe!” Will elbows James in the ribs.

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Will and James return to CPU HQ, and they can see Tony is still upset. He glares at them, arms crossed and shakes his head. “Sloppy, absolutely sloppy.” Will and James both hang their mouths open. “Hey, cut us some slack! We’re still new at this....” Tony scowls at the two, causing Will and James to both gulp. “If you two hadn’t been so busy goofing off and abusing your powers, you’d be more prepared to handle the monster! Take this more seriously!” Will and James both sigh “Sorry Tony...” James nods in agreement. Tony sighs. “Well, I’ve got some good news. I’ve located two members of the old team.” Will tilts his head. “Old team? Are you looking to replace us?” Tony shook his head. “That...crossed my mind, but we’ll have to make due with what we have. No rather...we need their past experience in order to restore the ModBelts.” Tony puts a suitcase on the table, then he opens it and turns it so that Will and James can see what is inside.

Both peer inside the suitcase; they see five sets of Mod Passes, each of them looking exactly like the ModPasses the current team use. “We’ll need their help to repair the ModBelts, and we’ll also need their past combat experience data. It’ll be your job to convince them to fight one more time...ModCyan can be found at a nearby school. Yellow is constantly moving, so tracking him down will take a little while longer. I suggest starting with Cyan first.” “Oh yeah, about that... Hey Tony, how come you never told us we had a girl ModRanger?” Tony smirks at James’s question. “You never asked,” causing Will and James to both fall down, anime style. “No one likes a smart ass, dude!” Will quickly smacks James. “James, we saw him stop an entire army with just one strike from his sword...do we REALLY wanna piss him off any more?” James blinks. “Huh..good point...” Tony grins. He reaches into the table and pulls out a device that looks like a cross between a smartphone and a card reader. James suddenly snatches the device off the table before WIll can get a good look at it, causing Will to scowl at James. “Hey! Cool! You have one of those...those um....” James snaps his fingers three times. “So what exactly is this... exactly?” Will gulps as Tony suddenly shoots the two a glare. “It’s called a Pass Scanner...it automatically collects and stores data from any Mod or Admin Pass inserted. Watch.” Tony takes out his own Master Pass and inserts it into a slot. After a few minutes the Scanner responds, "RECOGNIZED: MODMASTER DOWNLOADING" and on the screen the device displays all of his ModSuit’s statistics. He takes out the Pass and hands it to Will. “Haven’t you been paying attention to Ryan and Max’s lessons?” Will and James stare blankly at Tony. “Uh...that’s a rhetorical question right?” Tony once again glares at the two, and Will grabs James’ arm. “C’MON James!...” Tony watches the two leave the room. Once they leave, Tony smirks “Boy, those two are in for a surprise...quite the surprise indeed.”

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James and Will both arrive at Woodrow Wilson High School. James lets out a sharp whistle. “So ModCyan is a teacher, eh? I’d love for her to give me a private lesson sometime, if you know what I mean?” Will’s eyes narrow towards James. “Will you knock it off dude? The last thing we need to deal with is a sexual harassment lawsuit on top of all the other bureaucratic crap that gets dumped on us...just zip your lip and let ME do the talking!” Will quickens his pace and heads towards the school, while James stands there and stomps his foot in frustration. “Dude, who said anything about harassment? Sexual or otherwise!” Grumbling something to himself, he follows WIll inside the high school.

Free period has just ended for the students as they walk inside. Will and James see the mob of students quickly dissipate back into the classrooms, while a few students linger behind. The two walk down the hallway until they reach the principal's office. “Aaaah, this takes me back...I use to be quite the delinquent, you know.” Will rolls his eyes “Sure, keep telling yourself that...that’s not how I remember it.” The two of them approach the secretary, who seemed to be more focused on playing a game on her phone rather than doing any actual work. After a few minutes of being ignored, Will clears his throat and the woman finally looks up and glances at them. “Aren’t you two a little old to be in school?” she asks. “Actually...we’re here looking for someone” said Will, as James nods. “Yeah, we’re looking for Jesse.” The woman puts her phone down. “I’m afraid you’re going to have to be a little bit more specific than that...we have a lot of students named Jesse here.” Will and James look towards one another. “Well, we know don’t know what she looks like...but we do know she used to be a former Power Ranger.” “Excuse me, sorry, but I couldn’t help but overhear...you’re looking for THAT Jess?” Will and James turn towards a student, not quite in his 20s yet, but seeming to be old enough to be in his final years of high school, with three thick-looking books tucked underneath his arm. “Yeah...do you know her?” The guy nods. “I’m her mentor. I was supposed to go meet with her and help her study. Hold on, I’ll give her a call.” He reaches into his pockets and pulls out his phone, as both Will and James look on with a shocked expression, and it’s Will that speaks up first, “Eh?! Wait a minute, you mean to tell me that one of the ModRangers is still a kid?!” Will swiftly gives James a hard jab on the arm. “Owe, what was that for?!” James asks, rubbing his arm. “For sounding like a god-damned pedophile earlier! You’re lucky no one was there to hear you!” James shrugs. “Well how was I supposed to know she’s still just a kid?! She could’ve been an old hag for all I know. It’s hard to tell with those suits on!” “Who’s an old hag?”

Awkward tension suddenly fills the room, as Will and James both slowly turn towards Jesse, a woman with a slim and slender frame. She is dressed like an athlete, wearing a tank top with the school’s mascot printed on it, she has a basketball tucked underneath her arm and looks very sweaty. She wears her hair in a ponytail and has two girls that look younger standing next to her. “This had better be good, you interrupted a great game.” Will and James would remain speechless for a moment. “Wait...you mean to tell me you’re a Ranger?” Will asks rubbing the back of his neck, and Jesse raises an eyebrow and chuckles. “Aaaah....you must be the dumbasses from earlier.” “Huh?!” Will and James both shout together. “Hold this for me, babe.” Jesse hands one of the girls the basketball, and the two girls step back. She closes her hand, posing like she’s holding an imaginary bow and arrow, in the battle stance Will and James saw her in earlier. “Say what?!” Will says in surprise. James’ head scans up and down Jesse’s appearance repeatedly. “You mean...the ModRanger we saw earlier…is a GUY?! But...I...I made that pass at you...and...I.....”. James begins to freak out out and, for a moment, he has trouble forming coherent words until he gets smacked by James upside the head. “This is reason number THREE why you’re the sidekick!” Will yells as he holds three fingers in James’ face. The girls standing behind Jesse try to hold back their laughter at the scene, but fail. “Wait, so if you’re actually a guy...why does your ranger form have a dress? Don’t you think that’s a little weird?” One of the girls standing behind Jesse speaks up, “Well actu-” but she’s cut off by Jesse, who places a finger on the girl’s lips. “Let me handle this.” Jesse glares at the two and cracks his knuckles.

Five minutes later, both Will and James are on the floor, writhing in pain. “Owe....” Will says holding onto his head. “Remind me to never piss off a high schooler...” Jesse nonchalantly dusts himself off. “Man, Tony must be real desperate if he has to rely on such weaklings...” James is the first to stand up, shouting, “WEAKLINGS!? Why I oughta!!!!” He begins to roll up his sleeve, but Will reaches out and grabs his shirt. “Dude, he already kicked our asses once!” Jesse chuckles. “You two are funny. You remind me of someone I once knew. But I don’t have all day, so why don’t you just tell me what you want?” Will and James nod.

The three of them are now sitting on a picnic table outside, in the basketball court. Jesse is sipping on his water bottle as both James and Will bring him up to speed. “So that’s what’s going on, huh?” Jesse asks, as he wipes away a bit of water away from his chin and Will nods. “Yeah, so will you help us?” Jesse nods. “Okay,” causing Will and James to both do a double take. “Really, just like that?” “Wow. That was quick...okay, lets go!” Will and James turn to leave before Jesse interjects, pointing a finger upwards. “HOWEVER! There’s something I want you to do for me.” James and Will turn back towards Jesse, who is wearing a big grin on his face, and Will sighs. “There’s always a catch...is there?” “So, what do you want? The answers to the next exam? Betty’s secret diary?The latest high school gossip?” Jesse laughs and shakes his head. “Please...remember who you’re talking to here; that stuff is already easy for me to grab a hold of.” Jesse rubs his chin. “I’ve always wanted a butler. Be my personal man servant for a day and I’ll give Tony all the help he needs!” “OH HELL NO!” Will shouts in response. “Hey, I know your work is important. That’s why I’ll only need one of you...doesn’t matter who.”

Will pats James on the back “Well James, as my designated Sidekick, I hereby declare you the butler!” James stands up and responds, “Oh, like hell I am! You be the butler!”, but Will retorts, “No YOU are!” James and Will both glare at each other, and the two find themselves in a fierce game of rock-paper-scissors, both continuously picking the same things until, finally, Will’s rock crushes James’s scissors. “YEEEEEEEES! In yer face James!” James hangs in defeat. “Awe man...”. Jesse smiles and stands to his feet. “Come along now Jeremy, you have a busy day ahead of you.”. “Yes master...” James says with a sigh, and he follows Jesse into the school. At that moment, Will receives a call “You guys have any luck with Jess?” Will nods. “Yeah, James is helping him with a special project, but he agreed to give us all the help that we need.” Tony holds back a chuckle. “Good, I located ModYellow’s position... if you’re done, then head there immediately.” Will nods and salutes “On my way, boss!”

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Will arrives outside a large shopping mall, the same site where Reggie and Ai had their very first date. He stands across the street from the entrance, where a crowd of people are gathered. As he gets closer and pushes through the crowd, he hears loud Korean pop music playing. When he gets near the front of the crowd, he sees a young Korean man dancing rather impressively to the upbeat tune, with a big, scary-looking and muscle-bound bodyguard wearing a pair of sunglasses and an all-black attire beside him. The song ends. as does the dance, and the crowd and Will begin to applaud, with the boy bowing in response.

The crowd dissipates, and the Korean boy reaches into his bag to douse himself in a bottle of cold water, Will approaches him, and he asks “Excuse me. Are you Sky Yun? I’m...” Before Will has a chance to finish, Yun stands up. “My biggest fan? That’s great! Thanks for coming out and supporting me. Here, have an autograph!” Yun hands him a photo of him dancing with his signature written on it, much to Will’s confusion. “Yeah...thanks...but actually I’m....” Yun’s bodyguard interjects, standing in front of Will, causing him to gulp. “A bodyguard...really? Dude you’re a Power Ranger!” Meanwhile, Yun takes a sip from his water bottle and says, “And you’re a sidekick, who really shouldn’t disappoint me or Tony. Yeah, I know who you are... Jesse gave me a heads up. I was just messing with ya.” Yun winks at Will before placing a hand on his chin. “So, you and the butler are the replacement for the replacements eh? Hmmm...” He examines Will with an intrigued eye, but a second later he shakes his head. “Nope, no good. No good at all.” His response causes Will to fall down, anime style. Getting right back up, he shouts, “I’ve just about had it with you original Rangers acting all high and mighty and superior all the time!” The bodyguard suddenly walks up towards Will, and he grabs him by the shirt collar and lifts him up, staring right back into his eyes. Will gulps; he could see his own reflection in the guard’s sunglasses. A smile cracks on Yun’s face. “That’s because we are mighty...and your superiors. Put him down.” As instructed, the guard throws Will roughly onto the floor. Will stands up and dusts himself off. “Look, I know why you’ve come, so let’s just cut to the chase: You need my help, right?” Will nods. “And let me guess...you want something in return?” Yun nods. “Bingo,” causing Will to sigh. “Why can’t things ever be simple...alright, what do you want?”

Yun smiles. “There’s a little pet project that I’ve been working on for a very, very long time. And I think if I can pull it off, it’ll be my ticket to the top. With your resources, I maybe able to do it!” Will blinks. “If you need money, I’m afraid I can’t help you there.” Yun shakes his head, saying, “Oh, I don’t want money. See, I’ve got everything already paid for and taken care of. I just need background dancers, and your site to promote the video.” Will raises an eyebrow. “I run a website catering to nerds... what makes you think anyone that reads my blog will have the hand eye coordination, much less the fitness level, to work in a music video?” Yun shrugs. “That’s your problem to figure out, not mine. Meet me back here later, okay?” Yun puts a firm hand on his shoulder, and Will sighs.

---

Back at CPU HQ, Tony has his head buried in a clipboard, flipping through the papers. He looks up to see Will frantically asking people to be background dancers for Yun’s music video. “Will? Where’s James? What are you doing here? I thought you were helping Sky out?” Will sighs. “Work in progress, Tony...speaking of which... you wouldn’t be interested in helping out with his music video, would you?” Tony simply crosses his arms and glares at him in response. Will places a hand on the back of his head. “Um...ah..heh...heh..never mind,” he says. Tony shakes his head and continues onward. “I’ll help you ,Will-san!” Will turns his head to see that he is standing right outside of the infirmary. The scene is much the same: Kyle is now sleeping, having took a dose of painkillers; Matt is kicking back on the bed, channel surfing, and Ai is sitting next to Reggie in his bed, much to Nathan’s annoyance. Ai motions Will to come in, and Will does exactly that. “I use to be a famous ballerina, you know!” Will laughs. “Ai...are you trolling me?” In response, Reggie snatches the remote out of Matt’s hand and throws it at him. “Owe!” Will rubs his head as the remote lands on his feet. “Yo, can you pass it back?” Matt asks. “How about getting it yourself, you lazy ass!” “Yeah, but the remote is all the way over there, and it’s just out of reach...c’mon Will, help a bro out!” Will sighs and grumbles to himself, but he bends down and tosses the remote haphazardly at Matt. “You know, if it weren’t for this cast, I’d love to help out with the music video!” Ai nods in agreement. “Yeah, he can dance!” Nathan chuckles. “Showed Ai “the moves” huh?” Reggie quickly bonks Nathan in the head with his cast, causing them both to yell, “OWE!” Ai gasps. “Reggie-san, daijoubu?!” Nathan rubs his head. “Why are you worried about him!? He just bonked me on the head!”

Will shakes his head back and forth. “Why am I even wasting my time here?” Alarms suddenly flare in the background. “Anons detected at Point 2-2! I repeat...” Will snaps his fingers. “That’s it!”

----

Spammer Bots begin to tend to Senor Rosa’s face, which now had a big red hand mark covering it. “Mama Mia, who knew Senorita Ease could be so scary? Talk about playing hard to get!” Will quickly arrives on the scene, with Ai’s remote in his hand. “I hope this works...” He straps the U-Belt around his waist, and with the Staff Pass in hand, he shouts, “User Access! Log In!” and slides the pass in. Bits of binary appear around his body, as his suit forms around him, the belt responding:

USER KIRYU, LOGIN SUCCESSFUL, DOWNLOADING NOW

“Better make this count!” Will charges towards the Spammerbots, just as one of them is buffering out the handprint on Senor Rosa’s face. He sees Will charging towards him and gasps, “You again!”. “Out of the way, Senor Ding-Dong!” Senor Rosa pushes the SpammerBot away, shouting, “The Name is Rosa! ROSA, you IDIOT!” Rosa fires at Will, but Will blocks the shots with ease. His Dragon Fang separates, becoming it’s whip mode. He swings it forward so that it would wraps all around Rosa’s body. “H-hey wha?! Let go of me you, idiota!”. Will lets out a grunt, with Rosa wrapped up in his chains, and he spins around and throws the monster with all his strength, hurling Rosa into the air and watching as he soon becomes a tiny spec in the sky. Will’s attention changes to a SpammerBot as it attacks him. “Whoa!” Will easily dodges out of the way, but makes no attempt to fight back as the rest of the mob joins in. In his hand, he holds the remote. “Please don’t put me in the body of one of these mindless Bots...oh dear god, please don’t put me in the body of one of these things...” Will pushes a button, and the Spammerbot suddenly begins spitting electricity before exploding into a million pieces, its head landing in front of Will’s feet. “Well, that’s one way to lose your head... oh crap, now I’m Nossan!”. The SpammerBot’s head beneath him suddenly comes alive, causing Will to freak out. “How may I serve you?” the Spammerbot head says. Will grins. “Ai was onto something after all!” Will then turns to the fleeing Spammerbots. “Oh no you don’t!” He pushes a button, and the Spammerbots all stop in their tracks. They turn around, saying, “How may we serve you?” Will grins underneath his helmet. “SpammerBots, can you dance?” The SpammerBots nod. “Good. Follow me then!”

---

“What’s taking him so long?” Yun paces back and forth impatiently while, behind him, his crew works on setting things up in the outdoor stadium. Jesse sits in the bleachers, watching above, while James stands behind him, now dressed in a full black tux with white gloves on. “More tea please, Jeremy.” James grumbles to himself as he pours Jesse a cup of tea. “I already agreed to being your stupid butler, so is this monkey suit really necessary?” Jesse downs his tea and presents his empty cup to him. “Why of course, Jeremy. If one is to be my butler, then one must simply look the part..two lumps of sugar this time please.” James mumbles to himself, “I’ll give YOU two lumps...” He begrudgingly drops two sugar cubes into the dark brew. “What was that, Jeremy?!” Jesse says, eyes narrowing at James. “Nothing sir...and will you STOP calling me Jeremy?! It's JAMES damnit! JAMES!”

Out of breath from running, Will arrives on the scene. He bends down to catch his breath, panting heavily. “Finally! What took you?!” Yun asks. “Sorry...traffic...” Will says in between gasps of air. “Well, did you find my backup dancers?! The investors aren’t going to let me hold this off any more!” Will nods. “Don’t get your panties all twisted up in a bunch...I found your dancers!” With a snap of his fingers, the SpammerBots strut on stage, the sight of this causing the frightened staff workers to scurry away. Jesse spits out the tea he was sipping, and a shocked James drops the teapot. “That pot was a family heirloom, you moron!” an angered Jesse yells. “Dude, are you sure this is safe?!” Will nods. “Relax Jeeves, they’re totally under my control. Right guys?” The SpammerBots nod. “Besides, if they revolt, we’ll just turn them into scrap, no biggie.” With an inquisitive eye, Yun examines each SpammerBot like a general inspecting his troops. “Show me your dance moves!” Yun orders, and on command the SpammerBots begin dancing just as well as Yun had done earlier, with one even beginning to break dance. Seeing this, Yun cracks a smile. “This might just work out after all.” he says with an approving nod. “Yo Jeeves, you’re the camera guy right? Start recording!” Jesse turns towards Yun, scowling at him “Hey, nobody orders my butler around except for me!” Jesse then turns towards James once more and points down at the stage. “You heard the man, get out your camera and start recording!”. James blinks. “But that was exactly what he just said and...” Jesse continues to scowl at James ‘Yes sir...” He bends down and takes out his camera.

--

James begins to record the footage of Yun dancing. Much to everyone’s surprise, the SpammerBots were very co-ordinated in their dancing. The dance number ends with explosions being seen behind them and the crowd applauds. “Yes! Turned out better than I hoped! Did you get all that Jeeves?!” James growls at Yun “Yes I did, and for the last time, my name isn’t Jeeves or Jeremy!” A tiny spec sparkles in the sky, and Senor Rosa suddenly drops into the bleachers. “Wow...what a rush!” Senor Rosa says, stars dancing around his head which he shakes. He sees Jesse and gasps “Ooooh mama! Where have you been all my life!” Senor Rosa stands up, shoving Will and James out of the way. Yun gasps. “Jesse!” he cries out, but the Spammerbots suddenly grab him from behind. “Do you have a map? Because I just keep getting lost in your eyes!” Repulsed, Jesse crosses his arms and rolls his eyes. “Oh Baby, you make me melt like fudge on a sundae!” Jesse laughs and shakes his head. ‘Um yeah. I’m actually a guy.” Shocked, Senor Rosa would step back “Huh?! Wha?!” Seeing that Rosa now left himself open, Jesse delivers a swift Roundhouse kick which knocks him several feet away.

Meanwhile, Yun elbows a Spammerbot and flips two of them over so they all topple over each other. Yun runs towards Jesse’s side “Just like old times, eh Yun?” Yun nods, and the pair turns towards James and Will and helps them up. “Thanks,” Will says and James nods along with him. “Well, you guys did your part. It’s only fair if we hold up our end of the bargain.” Yun nods in response. “Now I’m REALLY mad!” Senor Rosa says, a pair of SpammerBots helping him back to his feet. “Step back, and watch how the pros handle it!” Yun says. “Hey! Don’t think we’re going to be sitting this one out!” Will says. James nods and the two strap on their User Belts. Together, Will and James shout, “User Access, Log in!” and insert their Staff Passes, while Jesse and Yun shout, “ModAccess! Log In!” and insert the Mod Passes into the belts. The belts respond;
USER KIRYU LOGIN IN, DOWNLOADING NOW

USER CONUNDRUM, LOGIN IN DOWNLOADING NOW


YELLOW ACCESS GRANTED, DOWNLOADING...

CYAN, ACCESS GRANTED...DOWNLOADING...


And the suits materialize over each user. “ModCyan!” Jesse cries out, posing a lot like a magical girl would. “ModYellow!” Yun shouts out, doing Battle Japan’s roll call pose. More SpammerBots appear in front of Senor Rosa, adding to the legion which stood behind him. “Get them!!!” Senor Rosa shouts as the legion charges into battle. “Hey Newbies, try not to lag behind!” ModYellow charges ahead of the group, with Cyan nodding and following behind them. “Lag behind?! We’ll show them! Right Will!?” James asks. Will nods in agreement. “ModArrow!” Mod Cyan shouts, and Jesse’s Bow and Arrow appears in her hand. He lets out a hot-blooded battle cry and separates the arrow into twin blades, which he uses to slice his way through a group of Spammerbots, which explode behind him. Senor Rosa lunges towards Jesse, but he manages to leap back. Senor Rosa says, “I’m confused...are you a Senor...or a Senorita?” He tilts his head, causing Jesse to giggle. Jesse manages to catch his staff and knocks it out of his hand. He breaks the staff over his knee. “That’s for me to know and you to figure out,” and tosses the two staff pieces over his shoulder.

Meanwhile, a group of SpammerBots charge towards ModYellow. He finds himself surrounded by SpammerBots and they begin to attack. He backflips out of the way, landing on his back. He spins as though breakdancing and manages to knock several SpammerBots off their feet. “ModBaton! Ignite!” A baton-like weapon appears in his hand, and both ends of the baton are engulfed in fire. He begins to spin his fire staff above his head, and swipes it down twice, causing flames to ripple forward which eliminates the SpammerBots.

Will and James find themselves engaging three Trollers that appeared, along with five SpammerBots. Will runs forward while James laid down cover fire. James’s shots easily take care of the SpammerBots, leaving only the Trollers. Will brings his NewsFang downward slicing a Troller in half. He then extends the Fang into whip mode, and uses it to ensnare a Troller. “Pull!!!” James cries. Will grunts, but manages to toss the Troller several feet into the air, allowing James to shoot the troller down. “Whoa!” Will cries as a Troller suddenly attacks him. Will leaps out of the way and guards against the attack, but ModYellow leaps overhead, thrusting his staff at the Troller. It hits, and the Troller staggers back along with Senior Rosa, who was just knocked away by Jesse’s attack. “All together guys?” Jesse asks. The group nods and each one inserts their own pass into the their personal weapons.

The nozzles of James and Jesse’s weapons begin to build up with laser particles while Will’s and Yun’s weapons become engulfed in fire. Jesse and James fire, and WIll and Sky slash towards the enemy, unleashing the flames that had built up. The finishers come together into a golden ball of energy that charges at high speed towards the stunned monsters. The energy strikes both the Troller and Senior Rosa. “Exit...stage left!” are Senor Rosa’s last words before he explodes in a two-story tower of fire.

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“Here.” Jesse and Yun say, handing Will and James their ModPasses, much to Will and James’ surprise. “Just like that?” Will asks, followed by James, who adds, “No further strings attached?” Jesse and Sky both nod. “A deal’s a deal after all...” Yun says. The expression on both WIll and James’ faces brightens up. They both take the passes from them and one by one they insert the passes into the Pass Scanner, which responds: RECOGNIZED: MODYELLOW DOWNLOADING...; RECOGNIZED: MODCYAN DOWNLOADING. “Hey! We still haven’t settled that whole sidekick thing, have we?!” James asks. “Really? You’re bringing this up NOW?! Really?!” James grins “That sounds like something a sidekick would say!” causing WIll to scowl at James. “Like hell! We’re gonna settle this right here! Right now!”

Amused, Jesse and Sky watch the two fight it out. “You’re looking as radiant as ever, Jess.” Yun says. “Flattered...but I’m still not gonna be your backup dancer.” Yun falls over, anime style. “Who said anything about being a backup dancer? Can’t a guy just give you a compliment? No strings attached? You are, like, my little sister, after all.” Jesse smiles, and the two turn to see Will and James grabbing each other in a headlock. “First one to say Uncle is the designated sidekick!” Will says, causing James to tighten his grip around Will’s neck. “That’s it, I’m settling this once and for all!” Tony suddenly yells on the comlink, so loud that even Jesse and Sky can hear. “The two of you are MY sidekicks, understood! Now get back here with that data. Pronto!”. Will removes his comlink and puts his pinky into his ear. “Who died and made him boss!?” James exclaims. “Well he does have MASTER in his name after all...” Seeing this, Jesse laughs. “So, are you ever gonna tell them you’re really a girl?” Yun asks, as he watches Will and James leave. Jesse taps her chin and shakes her head. “Naw, it’s more fun watching the two trying to figure it out.” Yun laughs. “That never gets old does it?” “Nope!” Jesse says with a big smile on her face.



Next time on Tokunation Sentai ModRanger!


????: For the last time Tony, I’m retired!
ModWhite: Hunter! What’s gotten into you?!
????: You may call me...Z-RO!
ModHunter: Nobody double crosses me and gets away with it!

Access 17: The Knight, The Hunter, and the Hacker

[xSkullheartx]

Waaaaaaa,Onoreblue is so badass.lol

[SideswipePrime]

One of the related videos on that video is a Luka Megurine song. o_o