Chapter 6 - Bugged

To say that Tai Stapleton was surprised when Wilhemina Davis-Doyle appeared in the middle of his the main room of his Bushido studio was an understatement. Classes were finally over for the day, so luckily there were no students when the bright blue flash of light blinded him and his four instructors.

"Billie," he said when she appeared. She looked more frazzled than usual, which was staying something. She also looked more pissed than usual. That was saying something, too. Billie always seemed to be in a state of pissed to some degree, usually only her husband, Nathan, could mellow her out.

Lani Lyong walked up beside Tai to smile a greeting at Billie. "You look annoyed," she remarked.

Billie snorted. "How astute," she said with no real malice. Billie growled at everyone and not even Nath could escape that. "We have a problem," she said, looking at Tai.

Kane, Daiki and Kiari floated toward them to listen. For once Kane didn't have some smart assed remark. Tai was glad. If Billie thought there was a problem, it was a problem. "What kind of problem?" he asked.

Billie sighed and paced. "I was doing research for you. I was hoping to replicate the Character Power, the Origami Zords, the Hidden Discs or all of the above. So far the Origami Zords that you guys have are pretty unique. I have been able to duplicate the Hidden Disc, and managed to create a Zord that way. It seems, though, even while I was working on that, a rival in my department was hacking my work," she said and there was murder in her eyes.

Tai had no doubt that said rival's life was about to be come a living hell. "So...what is the problem?" he asked her, almost afraid to know.

Billie sighed through her nose. "I have a prototype for you. I need you to play with it, get it under control. It shouldn't be too hard. It's contained to a Hidden Disc. The dumb @$$ from my department, however, decided that containing the Origami Zords to a Hidden Disc would be useless," she said and gritted her teeth and paced.

Kane rubbed the back of his neck. "Let me guess....Origami Zord prison escape?" he asked.

Billie arched her brows. Tai thought she was probably surprised he read between the lines so quickly. "Right," she agreed. She pressed a button on her watch. A silver case teleported into her hands. She opened it up and revealed three Hidden Discs. "I took the liberty of stealing my research back and developing Hidden Discs for them."

She pointed to the orange Hidden Disc. "That's the Beetle Origami. The Hidden disc should also work very well with your weapons. Beetle can also connect with the Megazord," she explained. She pointed to a bright blue one. "Swordfish is one of the ones that are missing. And this one is Tiger. Be careful, they are very strong," she warned them. She closed the case and handed it over to Tai.

He took it. "How are we supposed to find them?" he asked her.

Billie rolled her eyes. "I'll let you know where they are when I find them, idiot," she answered.

Daiki and Kiari shared a look at someone calling Tai an idiot.

He just grinned. "There's the Glitch we all know and love," he remarked. "Let me know as soon as you can. I'd hate for them to fall into the wrong hands," he said seriously.

Billie's mouth quirked slightly up at the side. She gave a salute. "Sure thing, Leader Boy. Now if you'll all excuse me, I have a nerd to plot revenge against," she stated. She paused and grabbed the arm of his kimono and gave him a grave look. "Listen Tai, this won't be easy. These things, they're twice as powerful as your current Origami Zords, that's why they had to be confined to a Hidden Disc," she said gravely.

Tai nodded. "I'll handle it personally before deciding anything else," he assured her.

Billie nodded. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some unfinished business," she declared with a dangerous edge in her voice. She disappeared in a flash of blue light.

Lani approached Tai and put a hand on his arm. "This sounds dangerous. Are you are you can do it?" she asked seriously.

Tai smiled down at her. "I have to. We don't have a choice," he said and kissed her forehead.

Kane moseyed over and took the case from Tai and opened it up. "If you can't do it, I'll give it a try," he bragged.

Daiki sighed and pushed his glasses up his nose. "It is for the Lord to decide these things," he stated.

Kane's lips compressed slightly. That wasn't a good sign.

Kiari spoke before Tai could. "Chill down, Dai-chan," she stated and gave a nod, proud of herself for using the phrase.

Kane's annoyance immediately fled and he laughed, handing the case back to Tai. "We still have a bit of work to do," he remarked. "It's 'chill out'," he corrected and earned a confused and chagrined look. "Lesson time again. Come on," he said and dropped an arm around her shoulders and walked her toward the door.

Kiari nodded with a sigh. Expressions were hard to get the hang of.

Tai pinned Daiki with a level look.

Daiki pushed his glasses up his nose again. He looked at his watch. "I'll just...go see how the Stagehands are coming with dinner," he said and turned and began to wander off.

Tai sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. "I'm going to have to do something about that," he said thoughtfully.

Lani nodded. "Yes. But Tai, about these--"

Tai leaned down and kissed her swiftly. He kissed her again. He really only meant to kiss her briefly before sending her on to the house, but things don't always turn out that way when it comes to Lani and kissing.

~*~

The moon was full, providing plenty of light in the training yard of the Studio. Plus there was plenty of light coming from the lamps placed here and there. Tai had decided to wait until after dinner before tackling the Beetle Disc. He took out his Morpher and activated the Pen. He drew the Sword Character and made his katana appear.

He slid the Beetle Disc onto the hilt and spun it. The Sword caught flame and force of power unlike anything he ever felt before nearly drove him to his knees. "Holy shoot," he muttered and gritted his teeth. Billie wasn't exaggerating about the power of this thing.

He tried a simple exorcise but even with his strength, both strength of body and strength of will, he was overwhelmed. The power exploded, sending him flying backwards. The flame went out and he lay there for a moment. He grimaced and got to his feet.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

He spun the Disc again. Once again the sword caught flame. Gritting his teeth, he tried again. He could handle it like this, then he could try the Giant Flaming Blade. But, damn it was hard to handle like this. He braced himself and tried again. Again the Power turned back on him.

After a few more tries, he realized he wasn't alone. He got to his feet for umpteenth time and noticed Grandpa sitting nearby, cross-legged and calmly watching. "My Grandson was always stubborn," he remarked.

Tai frowned, trying to catch his breathe. "What are you doing out here, Grandpa? It's late," he remarked.

Grandpa nodded. "Exactly, Grandson. These things, they take time. Go sleep. Lani is worried about you. She's pacing. It's keeping me awake," he complained.

Tai sighed. "All right. I guess I can try this again tomorrow. You're right. It'll take time," he agreed. He removed the disc from his Sword. "Come on, old man. Let's go get some rest," he stated.

Grandpa got to his feet and moved up beside his grandson as they walked toward the house. He put a hand on Tai's shoulder. "No Grandfather could be more proud of his Grandson than I am of you," he said in his most serious tone.

Tai couldn't help being inordinately pleased. Especially given his abject failure in the past couple of hours. He grinned. "Yeah well, that means a lot coming from some crusty old man," he replied, earning a chuckle from his elder.

~*~

One would think Tai worked his poor employees to death considering how they act when Saturday rolls around. They wolfed down breakfast and all seemed to have better things to do than hang around the house. He knew what he was planning for the day. A day with the Beetle Disc.

"So, what's everyone up to today?" he asked curiously.

Lani sent him a smile. "Shopping with Manny," she answered. Manny Diaz was Lani's best friend and until recently had been going to school together.

He smiled. "Have fun," he told her.

She gave him a slightly mischievous smile. "If you're lucky, I'll bring you something. Oh, and Kiari is coming with me," she stated.

Kiari beamed. She was obviously looking forward to spending more time with Lani and meeting one of her friends. Tai couldn't help smiling back at her. "You have fun, too," he told her.

Kiari gave a short bow "Hai. I will," she assured him.

"I've never heard of a girl not having fun shopping," Kane declared dryly and sent the girls a speculative glance. "If I'm lucky will I get something?" he asked, raising his brows slightly

Lani grinned. "Don't count on it. What are you doing today anyway?" she asked him.

"My buddy Taylor got transferred to the Air Force Base here. I'm helping him move into his new place," he answered and rolled his eyes. "He's a fighter pilot," he explained.

"Is that one of your...ninja friends?" Daiki questioned levelly. Tai bit the inside of his cheek.

"As a matter of fact, it is. But we also went to school together, so ninja or not, Taylor and I would still be friends," Kane answered in an even tone, but his mouth tightened up slightly again.

Once again it was Kiari who distracted them. "Kane," she said gave him an impish smile. "What would you like?" she asked. "Should we bring you something....moe?" she asked.

Kane cocked a brow up. "That's that expression for cute isn't it? I do not want anything cute, thank you. I'm a manly man," he declared. Kiari ducked her head and tried unsuccessfully to hide a giggle.

Tai shot a look at Daiki. "What about you?" he asked.

Daiki slipped into a light jacket. "The library," he answered. "The University of Tokyo wants to publish my thesis on the influence of western culture on Asian languages. I need to polish it up a bit and add more to it," he explained. At the end of that, Tai could tell Kane wanted to say something but restrained himself.

Daiki noticed the looks he was getting. "What?" he asked.

Tai chuckled. "Nothing. Have fun with that," he declared.

Lani hesitated before walking out with Kiari. "Tai...you'll be careful, won't you?" she asked him.

Tai kissed her cheek. "I promise," he assured her. He would be careful, but he honestly didn't know how much that'd help. He woke up this morning feeling like an elephant had slept on him during the night.

She nodded with an unsure smile then walked out with Kiari. Kane and Daiki shuffled out after them. Kane paused just before closing the door. "I know I act like the biggest doofus on Earth, but I'm not too stupid to realize that Red Rangers aren't Red Rangers without a reason. If you can't get that Beetle under control, there's no hope for the rest of us," he stated seriously.

Tai nodded. "It may take awhile, but I will get it under control," he stated seriously.

Kane nodded and left.

Tai sighed. He knew that even though Kane acted like the biggest doofus on Earth, he was astute and competent and probably saw and understood a hell of a lot more than people gave him credit for.

Tai pondered the situation of Daiki's new...not hostility but perhaps distaste toward Kane. He'd have to find out the root of that and put a stop to it. He wasn't sure how long Kane would hold on his temper. He just hoped Daiki didn't say exactly the wrong thing at exactly the wrong moment.

Putting that out of mind for now, he went to change into his hakama. He had a Beetle to tame.

~*~

After killing himself most of the morning putting Taylor Hicks' shoot into his apartment, Kane decided to put a stop to it around lunchtime. Idly he wondered how Tai was coming with the Beetle Disc, but put the thought out of his head. If anyone could do it, it'd be Tai. He and Taylor made their way to find something to eat.

They settled on a little outdoor food court near the park. Taylor Hicks had been one of the first friends Kane made when he came to live with his uncle and cousin in Blue Bay Harbor. People were usually under the impression that Tay was a slacker adrenaline junkie. The adrenaline junkie thing may not have been far off, but the slacker part was a serious mistake.

To this day, his blond haired, brown eyed friend is still the strongest Wind Ninja to graduate from the Ninja School. He was also easy going and always seemed amused by something.

Kane stopped Tay just as he was about to run over Daiki, who seemed to automatically move out of the way even though his nose was buried in a book. Oh boy, this was not going to go well.

Tay smiled sheepishly. "Sorry, I got distracted," he said apologetically, but attention was still on something else. Kane didn't even have to look to know Taylor was staring at some girl.

Daiki glanced up from his book. He snapped it shut with a muffled snap. He merely nodded in acceptance of the apology. "This is your ninja friend, Kane?" he asked. Kane really didn't enjoy the way Daiki said 'ninja' like it was a bad word, but he was trying to ignore it. The problem wasn't his.

Taylor, however, had no idea that Kane was valiantly trying to keep peace in the team. "Yeah. What of it?" he asked in a deceptively nonchalant manner. That wasn't good.

Kane kicked his ankle in warning. "Tay, this is Daiki Singuji. He's one of the instructors at Tai's Studio. Daiki, my friend Taylor Hicks," he introduced.

Daiki looked like he wanted to say something. Luckily, he didn't get the chance.

"Dai-kun! Kane!" Kiari ran up to them, carrying a couple of shopping bags. Lani was coming up behind her a little slower.

Kane smiled at Kiari. He didn't know how she managed to do it, but she always seemed to interrupt at just the right moment. She got that impish grin on her face and pulled something out of her bag. She held it up. "I told you!" she declared.

Kane took the package and looked at it. "What the--"

"Mame-shiba! It's to hang on your phone," she explained. She looked at it oh-so innocently. "It talks," she added and tried her hardest not to grin.

Tay leaned over to look at it. "What the hell is that? A pea with a face?" he asked and tried to keep a straight face. "A pea with a face that talks?" he asked and had to turn away and cough to keep from laughing.

"Mame-shiba is a soybean," Daiki explained

Kiari grinned again. "I'm glad you like it, Dai-chan. I got you Kuromame-shiba!" she announced and handed him a package as well.

Kane sighed and tried not to laugh at the expression on Daiki's face. He looked past Kiari to Lani. "And what did Tai get?" he asked, raising a brow at her.

Lani just smiled. "That's for Tai to know and you not to," she answered sweetly.

Kane chuckled. "Oh, it's like that, huh?" he teased.

Tay kicked him in the ankle. "Forget your manners?" he asked. That obviously meant he wanted to be introduced to the ladies.

Kane never got a chance.

An Ayakashi appeared from the gaps. It looked around and seemed to sneer. "Useless. Humans are so useless!" he declared finally, as of disappointed at the uselessness of humans. He pointed his weapon, a gun of some sort, at a group of people and fired.

Much screaming ensued as he did this several more times.

There was so much noise the Rangers noticed. "Ayakashi," he stated. He looked at Tay. "I know your instinct is to stick your nose in, but please, stay back," he said seriously.

"I could help," Taylor declared seriously.

"Just stay out of the way," Daiki snapped.

Lani smiled at the young man. "Please. This is our job now," she told him quietly.

Taylor huffed a sigh and bowed out. "Kick some monster @$$," he instructed Kane.

Kane nodded. The girls left their things with Taylor. Kane let Tai know there was an Ayakashi as they ran in that direction. The four of them skidded to a halt and pulled out the Morphers. "Samurai Sword Clash," he said. They drew their Characters in the air and pressed their red buttons. The Characters reversed and enveloped them, forming their powersuits and helmets.

"Gedoushu!" Samurai Green and Samurai Blue drew their swords while Pink and Yellow helped some people get away. Seeing an opportunity to be useful, Taylor came to help and ushered them back toward the fight.

"Bah. Rangers. So useless," the Ayakashi, Yanasudare declared.

"Oh, yeah?" Samurai Green jumped at Yana and slashed with his sword. A strange thing seemed to happen; the sword seemed to just warp around him. Yana then slashed at Samurai Green with the gun. Samurais Blue, Pink and Yellow also tried to slash at him, only to have the same thing happen.

Yana laughed. "Useless," he spat and fired on them with his gun. There was no time to block it. They simply had to take it. Carefully aimed bullets disarmed them. More bullets hit them. It was painful, driving them to their knees.

Yana sneered. "Still alive. Bah. You're lives are useless!" he shouted and took aim again. "I'll finish them," he added.

Samurai Red appeared behind him, jumping to slash down with his sword. Yana was distracted but even Red's sword warped away from Yana. He tried again and again.

"Useless, useless, useless!"

The other four were surprised. "It's not even working for Tai," Samurai Green declared in shock.

"It's like his body is turning aside all the attacks," Samurai Pink declared as she struggled to find the breath to get to her feet.

Samurai Red slashed again and found the gun pointed directly at his face. Yana smirked but Red knocked the gun aside and jumped backwards just as Yana fired. He joined his team as they finally reclaimed their weapons and made it their feet. "All together now. Use your Discs," he said even as he reached for his.

Each of them reached for their Hidden Discs and slid them onto their swords and spun them. Samurai Red's blade caught fire. Samurai Pink's swirled with pink air. Samurai Green's and Yellow's crackled with green and yellow energy. Samurai Blue's swirled with blue water.

"Five heavy Long Swords!" They announced and slashed as one. Their combined powered crashed into Yana, almost taking him off his feet.

He crackled energy slightly but managed to recover. "Haha! So very useless! Now I finish you!" He pointed the gun and fired.

Samurai Red only just managed to turn his sword into the Giant Blade and get the others behind him as the bullets hit.

"Don't you get it? Anything you do is useless!" Yana declared.

Samurai Red's nostrils flared. "Useless..." he muttered. He pulled the Beetle Disc from his belt. There was a slot on the Blade where it seemed a Disc was supposed to go. Should he try? He had only just, finally, mastered it with a normal katana. But, this guy--he ducked as Yana fired again. No, he had to use it. He was a fraction of a space from putting it on, and hesitated.

Just as Yana was about to fire again, he suddenly grabbed his middle. He cracked slightly. "Bah. Out of water. How useless!" he growled and slipped into the nearest crack.

Samurai Red sighed in relief. However, it was short lived. He had to master the Beetle Disc now.

He had no choice.

~*~

Sanzu River

shootari was pleased with Okakurage's progress in raising the water of the Sanzu River. However, Yanasudare was an aggravation. He, however, worked diligently to replenish the Ayakashi's water.

Dayuu laughed slightly. "Look's like you're as useless as they come," she remarked.

Yana snarled at her. "I'll show you how useless you are," he said and got to his feet.

"Quit running your useless mouth," Doukoku ordered as he came into the room. "Get out of my sight," he ordered the Ayakashi.

Yanasudare growled, but his water was replenished and he jumped through the hole.

Doukoku let a glare fall on Dayuu. "You should learn to get along better with Ayakashi," he told her as he poured himself some Essence.

"I will try," Dayuu said without actually meaning it. Doukoku just grunted.

~*~

The moon was once again a backdrop for Tai's practice with the Beetle Disc. He was already exhausted. His practice that morning, the battle that afternoon. He'd rested a bit when they got home, but he couldn't afford to procrastinate.

He held the Giant Blade and slid the Beetle onto the peg. Fire engulfed the blade, which was normal. It was usually on fire. What was not normal was the crushing weight of power. The fire exploded backward. He dropped the blade as he flew through the air. He crashed into the side of one of his buildings.

He lay there a moment and caught his breath. "You may as face it, buggy, I'm not giving up," he muttered through gritted teeth. He got to his feet and grabbed the handle of the Blade again. It caught fire. It exploded. He got to his feet.

He tried again.

~*~

Yanasudare appeared in the middle of down town Angel Grove. He fired his weapon without mercy at anyone or anything that crossed his path. "Useless! Useless! The human world is useless!" he cried as buildings were even brought down.

Two kids were about to be crushed by falling rubble when a red streak zipped through and removed them from harm's way.

Yana was suddenly knocked off his feet by a gale force wind. He tried to find the cause but instead came face to face with four of the Samurai Rangers. "Ah. How useless," he muttered.

Kane knew that wind, but was glad Taylor pretty much kept his head down. "Useless or not we're going to do our best to take you down," he declared. They made their Morphers appear. "Samurai Sword Clash!" They drew their Characters in the air and pressed the red button. The Characters flipped around on them, forming powersuits and helmets.

Yanasudare fired on them.

~*~

Tai was awakened by Grandpa shaking him vigorously. Jesus H. he felt like he'd tangled with a lion and lost. "Grandpa?" he muttered. It took him a moment to realize he was laying in the training yard and it was morning.

"Come, Grandson. They need you're help," he said. Tai was not in good shape, but Grandpa knew that Tai would never forgive himself if he did not go into battle. He looked over to Hikomi-san.

"Tono-sama," Hikomi-san said. "They need your help," he added, supporting Akira-san. It was the duty of the Lord.

Tai nodded. He slowly got to his feet, using the Blade for support. "Time to clash again," he declared weakly. Dammit, he had to get over this. If Rex ever found out he wimped out, he'd never hear the end of it. And, Lani. Lani was facing this Ayakashi without him. That was not acceptable. Failure was not an option.

"Grandson," Grandpa said and stepped back from his stubborn grandson. He stopped Hikomi before he could interfere.

Taking a deep breath, Tai straightened completely and took his weight off the Blade. "Don't worry. It's all good," he assured the old men and managed even a smile. He swung the blade up and let his rest against his shoulder. "I'm going," he stated and pulled out his Morpher for teleport.

~*~

Yanasudare was handing the Samurai Team their asses. It was really hard to watch. Samurai Blue's Water Arrow had been useless. Samurai Pink's Heaven fan has all the effect of a gentle breeze. Samurai Green's Tree Spear was as much use as a twig. Samurai Yellow's Land Slicer passed right by him.

He fired at that them all. At one point he had Samurai Blue at the end of his gun. Lion Origami appeared and knocked the gun away, giving Samurai Blue enough time to roll away. Lion attacked Yana a few more times. Yana spun and saw Tai.

Tai glowered at him. "It's time to finish you, Gedoushu," he stated with grim determination. "Samurai Sword Clash!" He used his Morpher to write his Fire Character mid-air. Pressing the red button, the Character flipped around, enveloping him for form his powersuit and helmet.

"Authorized by Providence, I am Samurai Red. And you, you're meat," he stated and drew his sword. He slipped his Hidden Disc onto it and spun it. "Giant Blade!" The sword turned into the giant blade and he propped it on his shoulder.

"Bah! Your struggle is useless!" Yana declared and decided to use his gun as a bladed weapon. Samurai Red merely stood, watching, waiting. "Aren't you going to attack?" Yana demanded.

"Hey! Attack the dog already!" Samurai Green shouted as he struggled to his knees.

Samurai Red opened his belt and reached for the Beetle Disc and hesitated. This morning he'd awakened after the power knocked him unconscious.

"I thought you were going to finish me? Useless words! Useless Ranger!" Yana said and pointed his weapon at Samurai Red.

Samurai Pink gasped. "Tai," she whispered.

Gritting his teeth, Red grabbed the Disc and put it on the Blade. It lit up and the Blade flamed. He swung around a couple of times. Flames billowed toward Yana. For a moment the power almost overwhelmed him, but he gritted his teeth and set his feet. Then something inside him shifted, the power became bearable. His blade shifted, the hilt became a handle. A trigger sprung out. He grinned.

That Billie sure was brilliant. The flames extinguished. "Giant Flaming Blade. Bazooka Mode!" He looked at his team. He brought up his red Hidden Disc. "Come on! I need your Discs!" he said and sat his in a slot on the 'barrel' of the Bazooka now.

The four of them rushed forward. Blue went behind Red, then Pink, Green and Yellow.

Yana started. "What is that?"

Samurai Red aimed. "Five Disc Shot!" The Discs glowed.

"That's useless!" Yana said and took aim of his own.

Red pulled the trigger. The five Discs were fired at Yana. They hit. Yana began to crackle and spark. "That's not possible!" he cried as he fell backwards, exploding.

Red slung the Blade over his shoulder while the others marveled at the defeat. It was no over yet, but Beetle was firmly under their control now.

Pink looked at Red, smiling even though he couldn't see. "You did it, Tai," she said quietly. "I knew you could," she added. He smiled and put a hand on her shoulder.

They all stepped back when Yana grew to enormous heights. "How dare you useless bastards do this to me!" he growled.

"Here we go! Zord time!" Samurai Red called. He used his Morpher Pen to draw the Large Character above the Lion Origami Zord. The others did the same for their Zords. The Zords grew larger and their pilots appeared inside them. Tai immediately wrote out the Unite Character. The Zords combined to form the Origami Megazord.

Origami Megazord drew its sword and slashed at Yana. The sword seemed to warp around him.

Yana laughed, "Even in this life, your Katana is useless!" he bragged and brought up his weapon and fired at them.

The Origami Megazord sustained damage and the Rangers were knocked around a bit. Samurai Red smirked. He held up the Beetle Disc. "All right then. Let's show him what this thing can really do," he declared. He pulled his sword from the console and teleported to Origami Megazord's shoulder.

He slid the Disc onto the hilt of his sword and spun it. Flame ignited before expanding slightly into a bright light. Samurai Red held up the sword. "Beetle Origami Zord!" Flame flowed up along the sword then spit out an orange Zord shaped like a helmet beetle. It landed in front of the Megazord.

"Wow," Samurai Blue declared.

"I've seen that before," Samurai Green said dryly, though he was vaguely impressed Tai's grouchy friend designed it.

Samurai Pink just smiled. "That Billie, she never ceases to amaze," she declared.

"Kabutomushi. <Amazing>," Samurai Yellow said quietly.

Samurai Red teleported into Beetle's cockpit. He put his sword into the control console. The head began spinning and Red pushed him forward. "Beetle Origami Zord. Going forth!" The Zord powered through Yana's defensive shots. It clamped onto Yana's leg and tossed him.

Yana got to his feet. "Oonanashi Renchuu! Come out!" he summoned. Large members of the Nanashi company appeared to attack the Megazord and Beetle Origami Zord. They formed a line between the Zords and the Ayakashi and prepared to attack.

The largest protrusions of the Zord open and a burst of orange energy dealt with the first line quickly. Samurai Red smirked. "This is where the fun really begins," he said and drew the sword out again and spun the Disc. "Samurai Beetle Helmet!" The Beetle Origami Zord shot up and broke apart, forming a helmet and arm spikes for the Megazord.

Samurai reappeared in the cockpit with the others "Beetle Origami Megazord!" The Megazord drew its sword again and dealt with the other Oonanashi Renchuu. They drew arrows and fired. "Beetle Cannon!" The protrusions on the new helmet lit up and fired energy. It took out arrows and the Oonanashi leaving Yana all alone.

"You katana still will not work on me!" Yana shouted and aimed his weapon at them again. He fired. They fired. The blast of energy knocked his weapon away.

"Finish him!" Samurai Red ordered. The Megazord crouched and the helmet protrusions closed, pointed at Yana. The Five of them drew their swords and spun their Discs. "Revolving Beetle Cannon!" The protrusion spun. Energy gathered in a ball. They struck forward. The ball released. It shot toward Yana.

It hit him dead on. "How useless I was!" was the last thing he said he felt backward, exploding.

Samurai Red sighed. "That brings this chapter to a close," he declared.

"About damn time," Samurai Green declared sourly. The other agreed.

~*~

They stood on the path between the Studio and the house. Lani hugged Tai closely. "You amaze me," she said.

Tai smiled slightly and clung to her. "I amaze myself," he said. "You three go on back to the house," he said to his retainers.

Kane clapped on the shoulder. "Actually, I have a ninja boy to scold. Good job though, Tono-sama!" he added the last loudly and bowed several times and then teleported.

Daiki and Kiari bowed slightly and walked away from them.

Tai closed his eyes briefly. "Lani....don't be too disappointed," he stated. He smiled slightly when he saw Grandpa hurrying toward him.

Lani frowned slightly. "Disappointed?" she didn't even finish the word before she was catching his full weight against her. "Tai!"

Akira helped her hold up his grandson. He gave Lani a reassuring smile. Sighing, not disappointed in the least, she helped get him to the Studio. He obviously hadn't wanted the other to know how much it took out of him to tame the Beetle. Far be it for her to undermine that.

The role as a leader was hard, but Tai did it well. She was so proud of him. She could see that Grandpa was just as proud as she.

That guy, Tai Stapleton, he was the right person to be the 18th Lord of the Shiba Clan.

~*End Act 6*~           

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