Chapter 12 - Double Dragon

Daiki Singuji walked out of the UCAG Library with a stack of books. Though he was proficient at deciphering languages, often he was interested in cultures related to those languages. His thesis written for the University of Tokyo was a prime example. He had all the books stuffed into a book bag slung over one shoulder.

Spring in Angel Grove was already bringing weather warm enough to do away even light jackets. California was a completely different world than Tokyo. He checked the time. He still had awhile until his next class started. He decided to grab some food on the way back to the Studio.

He hadn't seen Saeko since the day her Uncle, Juzou saved their skin against the Ayakashi and the Nanashi Company. He wasn't entirely sure that was a good thing. He wasn't sure of it was a bad thing either.

He nudged his glasses back up his nose. He wasn't sure of anything anymore.

He paused when a girl cut in front of him looking like a Japanese tourist. He winced at that. He hadn't been there long enough to not be considered a Japanese tourist. He tried to look like he didn't know where he was going so he wouldn't be asked for directions.

It didn't work. He must have fit in too well. "Oh! Excuse me. Can you help me?" she said and looked him full in the face. Two things surprised him. One was her Midwest accent and the other was the color of her eyes, a blue almost violet. She wasn't a Japanese tourist. She was simply lost.

She was slightly shorter than average and had long, thick dark brown hair. Jeans and a pink shirt made up her clothes. "Sorry. This is my first time in Angel Grove and I can't find the Sheridan-Rhodes Hotel," she explained sheepishly.

Daiki shook his head. "Sorry, miss. I honestly have no idea," he admitted. "I've only been in Angel Grove a few weeks. I know my way to the library and places to eat around it, but that's it," he explained.

The girl sighed. "Great. My boyfriend and I split up at the airport. I was supposed to check into the hotel and he was going to find--" the jangling sounds of a Hannah Montana ring tone cut her off. She took out her cell-phone. "Oh, that's him," she said and flipped it open. "Moshi moshi. Where are you? I can't find the hotel! Yes, I've asked for directions but despite the fact that I sound like a Kansas farmhand, people think it's fun to jerk around a Japanese tourist," she spoke very good Japanese for someone who sounded like a Kansas farmhand.

Daiki tried to ease away, not wanting to be a part of any of this. Strange women appearing out of nowhere inevitably led to trouble.

"You couldn't find him. Well, I'll meet you at the hotel. What? Stay there? Are you sure that's a good idea? You said that you're brother is a resentful little brat would probably stab you next time he laid eyes on you. I'll find it. I'll take a cab. Ok. I'll see you then. Bye," she finally closed her phone. She turned to Daiki and found him slinking away. "Oh! I'm so sorry. Thanks for...well, letting me bother you I guess," she said and waved at him.

Daiki merely nodded and continued walking away.

~*~

Daiki walked into the house to change before his class. Hikomi-san appeared quite suddenly and was oddly agitated. "Ah, Daiki-san," the elderly man said, forestalling him from coming further in.

"Is there a problem, Hikomi-san?" he asked, wary now. He knew that girl was a bad omen.

Akira came out of the kitchen, wearing his usual bright colored, clashing clothes. He shook his head at Hikomi-san. "A young man claiming to be your brother arrived awhile ago. I offered him and his friend a place to stay. Brothers all have their problems, but anything barring attempts at world domination can be worked out," he stated. "I'm going to the forge," he added as if he hadn't just bashed Daiki over the head with an emotional hammer the size of Tokyo.

He swiveled around to look daggers at Hikomi-san. "Please, Hikomi-san, tell me that Kyousuke is not here," he pleaded. He pulled Dragon Origami from where it hung on his bag.

"Dai-kun!" A young man moved soundlessly downstairs. He shouted and felt backwards when the Origami sprang from Daiki's hand and flew toward the other man's face and snapped just millimeters away.  "Ryu-kun," he said passively to the Origami.

"Aniki," Daiki said tightly.

Kyousuke Singuji didn't attempt to get up with the Dragon Origami hovering over him with a slightly menacing air. "You never did like me," he muttered at the little beast.

Kane popped his head out of Tai's study; a green laptop tucked under one arm. "What's going on out here?" he demanded. He when he spotted the man on a stairs he took a step back. "Holy shoot! Did someone clone you and dye its hair red?" he asked Daiki in surprise.

Daiki held his hand out. Dragon Origami flew to him and settled in his hand. "No. This is Kyousuke. He'll be staying here a few days," he answered. "He doesn't speak English. He's atrocious at it," he explained.

Kane could see that by the blank expression on the other man's face. Kyousuke got to his feet.

Since it was obvious Daiki wasn't going to do it, Hikomi spoke up. "Kane-san. This is Singuji Kyousuke, Daiki-san's older brother," he explained in English. "Singuji-san, Watanabe Kane-san, one of the Lord's retainers," he explained to the red-haired man.

Kyousuke's eyes widened. "Watanabe Kane-san?" he asked and moved closer to Kane to inspect him from head to foot.

Kane leaned away. "Daiki, why is he all up in my personal space?" he demanded in a low hiss.

Daiki shrugged. "I don't know and don't really care," he said and brushed by them to the stairs.

"Dai-kun! Wait! I came for reason. It's about Oto-san," Kyousuke called but Daiki didn't pause on his way to his room.

Kane watched with a small frown. He was a bit more conversational than he used to be in Japanese. He got the general gist of that, but for now he'd let the other man assume he was clueless. "You better be changing for work! Tai won't be forgiving if you miss because of family angst!" he called after his teammate.

"Well, excuse me, I have to change for work, too," Kane said loudly and slowly, on purpose.

Hikomi-san threw up his arms. Things weren't like this when his Lord Takeru was alive.

"Watanabe-san," Kyousuke stalled him. "Hikomi-san, please tell him my girlfriend--" he didn't get a chance to finish when a knock sounded on the front door.

Kane wandered over to open it. The girl on the other side wore the same shocked expression that took over his face. He stepped back and turned on his heels. "I have to change for work!" he said loudly to no one in particular.

Kyousuke rubbed the bridge of his nose.

"Kane!"

"Where the hell is an Ayakashi when you need one," Kane muttered as he continued on, ignoring the girl's voice.

Kyousuke looked at Sesami Elliot with a solemn expression. "I did not get the chance to explain things," he explained.

She nodded. "I can see that," she mused thoughtfully.

"You are Singuji-san's friend, yes? I will show you to your room," Hikomi-san said politely. She beamed and nodded politely. While he showed her where she could sleep, he wondered how the Lord would react to his Grandfather's shenanigans.

~*~

Tai was waiting for his tardy instructors at the entrance of the Studio. He was more than a little surprised to find two strangers following them. A red-haired Japanese man and a small Japanese woman with surprisingly blue eyes.

Daiki and Kane were solemnly silent. The redheaded man seemed to be waiting for his opportunity to speak. The young woman was doing most of the talking. "It's just such a weird coincidence that my new boyfriend's brother works with my old boyfriend," was the first thing they were close enough for Tai to hear.

What the hell was going on around here now?

Kane sighed. "Sissy, you know better than most people that coincidences in our world aren't coincidences," he said finally. It'd been a helluva shock to find her on his doorstep.

"I guess that's true," she agreed. "But it was weirdest thing. Blew me out of the water. I get to the Water Academy in Japan and meet him and come to find out that his little brother is your friend," she mused thoughtfully.

Daiki paused. He bowed. "Sorry we're late, Tai. Akira-san allowed guests to stay at the main house," he explained.

"Water Academy. As in...One of the original Ninja School's Grandpa's brother founded the Wind Academy based on?" Tai asked, things instantly becoming clear.

A muscle jumped in Daiki's jaw. "I must get to my class now." he said left the group.

Kane glanced at Kyousuke. "That explains everything," he declared.

Sissy frowned. "Explains what?" she asked.

"Why Daiki is a Ninja-hating dick," Kane answered. "Oh, Sissy, this is Tai. I told you about Tai. Tai, Sissy Elliot. And that's Kyousuke Singuji. He's Daiki's ninja big brother," he explained and tried not to grin.

Tai nodded. "Yes, I figured that out all by myself, thank you. Get to your class," he ordered.

Kane nodded and slipped around him and disappeared into the recesses of the Studio.

Tai bowed to Kyousuke, "Singuji-san. Welcome. I am Tai Stapleton. It is an honor to meet Daiki's brother," he greeted politely.

Kyousuke bowed as well. "Lord Shiba-sama," he greeted, showing that he was fully aware of Tai's importance. "I hope you do not mind our intrusion. When I came looking for Dai-kun, Akira-sama invited us to stay here for our visit," he explained.

Tai nodded. "What brings you here?" he asked.

"I have some news about our father that I felt would be better coming from me personally than some stranger in a phone call," Kyousuke explained. "Unfortunately he's still a resentful little brat and is refusing to listen to me," he added with a frown. Tai thought that even with those words, there was affection rather than bitterness.

Tai nodded.

Sissy frowned, "Is he really a ninja-hating dick or was that a Kane-ism?" she asked.

Tai grinned slightly. "A Kane-ism? No. That was pretty accurate. When he found out that Kane had studied at the Wind Academy and was in fact the progeny of Space Ninja, he did not react well. I have a strong hunch that has something to do with you," he said and glanced at Kyousuke.

Kyousuke nodded. "When I was fourteen I left home to study at the Water Academy. Neither he nor Oto-san were thrilled with such a decision. It has been my failure to show him that it was all for the better. Dai-kun was always the better Samurai even if he is three years younger," he added with a smile.

Tai nodded and finally invited them inside. "He is very technically proficient. Slightly short-tempered and impatient when teaching, but he's getting better about that. Nothing teaches humility better than a class full of five and six year olds," he said.

Kyousuke snorted. "Though he will deny to his it last breath, he gets that from Oto-san," he declared.

Sissy was rubber necking as they walked along, peeking into classrooms, which were as large as normal school gymnasiums each. "This place is enormous," she said. "It almost bigger than the Wind Academy," she added.

"Kane said much the same. He's trying to convince me to allow a Ninjutsu course here. I am considering it. We have several empty rooms," he commented.

"You should totally do that. Even though I learned Bushido from my Grampy, I still enjoyed learning Ninjutsu at the Academy, especially the Water Elements," she added. "That's why when I got the chance, I went to the source in Japan," she added and gave a fond smile over her shoulder. "Very glad about that. I met Kyou there."

Tai nodded. "How long do you plan to stay?" he asked in Japanese to include Kyou.

"When I can finally speak with Dai-kun, we will get out of your way. We also plan to visit Sisi-chan's sister and the American Ninja Academy," Kyou answered. He was also looking around with interest.

"Wait in my office," Tai instructed. He looked at Sissy. "You come with me," he added.

The two guests nodded. When Kyou went into the office, Tai lead Sissy to Daiki's classroom. He gave a perfunctory knock before walking in. "Sorry to interrupt," he said.

The gang of kindergarteners bowed to him. "Good afternoon, Sensei Tai," they intoned respectfully.

Tai bowed back to them. "I need Sensei Daiki in my office. This is Miss Elliot. She'll take over your class briefly," he introduced.

"Hello, Miss Elliot," the class greeted.

Sissy smiled at them and easily won them over.

Daiki passed his practice shinai over to her and followed Tai out. "If this is about my brother--"

"You will get it over with now before your issues effect you in battle. Plus, I think you should hear him out. That's just my advice. You are going in either way. Whether you listen or not is still up to you," he added and opened the door to his office when they got there.

Daiki closed his eyes and sighed before nodding. He stepped into the room and Tai shut the door behind him.

~*~

Sanzu River

shootari gave Doukoku a wary look. Doukoku was drowsing, empty bottles of Essence littered around him.

He wasn't sure if he should read what he just found to him or not. He glanced back at the scroll written in a barely legible scrawl.

[With the last vestiges of my own thoughts, I realized that what he did was the right choice, but even still, my anger burns and my heart aches. How dare he seal me away! I tried to contain my anger and allow him to complete the Seal, but that other part of me refused to be contained. With the Waters running through my veins, all the power in my body and beyond erupted.

When I awakened, I found...I was no longer me. Even this part of me who is cognizant enough to write this down is fading. What happened to him, I know not, but the Seal was not complete. Part of me hopes that he will return to finish it.

The me that I am becoming already plots for the day I can break free into the human world once more.]

shootari didn't know who the writer was, but the mention of this Seal made him nervous. "I must investigate further," he muttered to himself.

In the meantime, he would keep the rangers distracted and summoned an Ayakashi to wreak as much havoc as possible to raise the waters of the Sanzu River.

~*~

Daiki had mixed feelings toward his brother. On the one hand, he'd been the older brother he'd idolized as a child. On the other hand, he ran off to be a ninja and left him alone with a tyrannical old man. It was difficult to forgive that.

"What is it about Oto-san that brought you across the world, aniki?" he asked as soon as the door shut behind him.

Kyou turned from where he'd looking out the window into the trees beyond the Studio. "He is dead," he said in a tone that was not sad or bitter. It stated a fact.

Daiki's eyes widened. "Oto-san? Dead?" he demanded, totally floored. He hadn't spoken to nor set eyes on his father since he finished high school and was sent to Lord Shiba's household in lieu of university. That was more than three years ago. He didn't know how to process that.

~*~

Rena looked into the classroom with the cute Asian girl taking over a class for Daiki. "Huh, so that's the ex, huh?" she murmured to herself. "That guy certainly has a type," she added and moved on with her basket full of dirty towels. She grimaced. Well, it wasn't any worse than working at Pink really.

She sighed when her phone rang. Setting the basket aside, she looked at the number. She flipped it open. "Yeah?" There was a pause as she listened. "I'll be there," she said and closed her phone before picking up the basket and continuing on her way.

~*~

Daiki nearly jumped out of skin when his Morpher went off. Blinking he flipped it out in Phone-mode. "Ayakashi appeared. I have to go," he said numbly and barely brought himself together enough to teleport.

"Dai-ku--" Kyou stepped forward but Daiki was already gone. Frowning, he ran a hand through his hair. Peeking out the door he looked around for anyone but only saw the white girl with black hair. "Excuse me?" he said hopefully. "Sisi-chan?" he asked, and really hoped his meaning was clear.

Rena smiled. "Follow me. They disappear on you? Yeah, happens a lot around here, she said easily and lead him to the classroom. How weird was it the new boyfriend was Daiki's brother. She felt a little sorry for Kane. "This is it," she said and retraced her steps. She was eventually going get these damn towels washed.

Kyou bowed to her retreating figure before politely entering the classroom.

~*~

shootari picked a very flamboyant Ayakashi to keep the Rangers busy. Hachochin laughed loudly and gripped his trunk like nose. From his perch on the top level of a parking lot in downtown Angel Grove, he blew a blast of flame. The flame was so hot that it burned anything it touched. He giggled, "Oh deary, me. What have I done?" he said and began to skip down.

"Gedoushu!"

Hacho spun back to see five young people standing around him. "Oh, ho! What's this? I don't recall inviting you guys to my party. How rude," he sniffed. He gripped his nose and blew fire at them again.

Daiki flipped out his Morpher in Pen-mode. He hastily wrote the characters for "Water Curtain". A wall of water appeared in front of them just as the fire hit. The heat of the steam that enveloped them was intense and visibility was cut to nothing.

They could hear the Ayakashi giggle. "Oh, Nanashi Renshuu-uuu!" he called out in a sing-song sort of voice.

"Dammit," Tai said and flipped out his Morpher in Pen-mode. "Samurai Sword Clash!" He drew his Character in front of him.

The others flipped out their Morphers in Pen-mode and drew their Characters as well. They pressed the red buttons to activate the Morph. The symbols flipped around and enveloped them forming morph suits, helmets and Swords.

Samurai Pink pulled out her sword and Hidden Disc. She slid the Disc onto her Sword and spun it. "Heaven Fan!" The Sword transformed into a fan. She spread it out and spun creating a pink whirlwind that funneled the steam away.

Once the steam was away, it revealed Nanashi appearing and Hacho skipping away.

Samurai Blue ran forward, completely jumping over the Nanashi to run after the Ayakashi.

"Daiki!" Samurai Red shouted, but didn't have time for much else. Nanashi converged on him. "Bring it," he muttered and slid his Disc onto his Sword and spun it. "Giant Flaming Blade!" In a bust of flame, the Blade appeared. He propped it on his shoulder. The Nanashi hesitated briefly. "Give up so soon?" he taunted. They didn't.

Samurai Yellow drew her sword and began to fight off the Nanashi who wanted a piece of her. Her Land Slicer wasn't much good for close combat, but her sword was just fine. She crouched to slice low at one of them while using one hand to toss Monkey Origami as a Nanashi sneaking up behind her.

Samurai Green pulled out his Disc and slid it onto his sword and spun it. "Wood Spear!" The Sword transformed into the blade pointed spear. He had a very well rounded education in weapons. First his parents and then Uncle stressed that it was good to know how to handle a variety.

Samurai Pink's Fan turned back into her Sword. She was much more comfortable with a blade in hand. She was also quick with it and often struck before Nanashi knew she was there.

Samurai Blue jumped from the building when Hachochin did. "Stop, you!" he shouted.

Hacho did stop and turned around. His hands were already gripped around his trunk. He blew fire at Blue before the samurai could correct himself. Instead of being roasted alive, the column of fire met a column of water. Blue and Hacho jumped back in surprise. They turned and saw a black clad figure standing in front of a fountain with a watery dragon floating alertly around him.

"Aniki?" Blue wondered aloud.

The figure gave him a little salute. He initiated a henshin process. A blue suit and helmet formed. It appeared that Samurai Blue's brother was a Super Sentai.

Together they faced Hacho. "Oh, foo. Who's afraid of a little water?" he dismissed with a wave of his hand. He sucked in a huge breath and gripped his trunk.

Samurai Blue pulled the Swordfish Disc from his belt and slid it onto his Sword and spun it. Blue water energy began to swirl around the blade.

HurricaneDragon made a dragon-shaped blaster appear in his arms. "Dragon Wave!"

"Dance of Water Dragon!" He stepped forward with a slash.

HurricaneDragon pulled the trigger.

Hacho let loose his strongest flame yet.

Water and Fire met mid air in an explosion of steam.

Hacho, Samurai Blue and HurricaneDragon were thrown several feet apart. All three sprang back to their feet. Hacho, however, began to crack and gripped his middle. "Oh, foo. Out of water. Oh, dear. I'll be back later Blue Ranger. Ta-ta for now!" he gave a little wave and disappeared into a crack in the sidewalk.

Having finished with the Nanashi Company, the other Rangers hurried over to them.

"Dai-kun," HurricaneDragon started but Samurai Blue held up a hand and forestalled him.

"Now is not the time," he said and dropped his Morph. He bowed slightly to Samurai Red and teleported away.

Samurai Red rubbed his helmet and dropped his morph. HurricaneDragon and the other Rangers did the same. "Singuji-san," Tai said.

Kyousuke bowed slightly. "Give him time. Just before your creature attacked, I informed him our father died," he explained.

Tai nodded. "We'd better get back to work," he said to the others. They solemnly agreed.

~*~

Daiki leaned against the railing of one side of the pier where he caught Swordfish Origami Zord. He often found himself coming here to think. The smell of the ocean air calmed him down. He rested his chin on his hands where they were stacked up on the rail.

He didn't even flinch when a girl in white leaned her back against the railing beside him.

"If you've come for your duel to the death, I'm not up for it." he said.

Saeko nodded. "Yes, I could tell when you let yourself almost get rotisseried," she said dryly. "It was lucky that stranger was there and acted quickly enough. I would not have been pleased if you put yourself out of commission before we face each other," she stated and crossed her arms over her chest. She didn't bother to look at him.

Daiki snorted. "You're blaming me for the fact that a fire throwing Ayakashi threw fire at me?" he asked.

She nodded. "Yes, because you were stupid. That's not like you," she declared.

Frowning, he finally turned to look at her. "What do you do, follow me around all day?" he asked sourly.

"Yes."

He snorted again. Of coarse she did. "I...may not have been completely...myself," he finally admitted. Why he could say this to a woman who has held a sword to his neck on more than one occasion, he had no idea. He turned around and leaned against the railing himself. He stuffed his hands in his pockets and crossed his legs at the ankles.

He tipped his head back and looked at the sky. "I don't know how much this means to you whose uncle is Gedoushu, but my brother, whom I have not seen in almost ten years, came to tell me my father died," he stated starkly.

Saeko bristled slightly. "Do not group Uncle with those things that come from the cracks," she stated coolly.

He decided not to argue with her about that.

She slanted him a look. "I am sorry about your father," she said.

Daiki frowned again and looked down at his feet. He intently studied the tip of his sneakers. "I don't think I am," he said finally.

Saeko shook her head began walking away. "If you weren't you wouldn't have almost been fried dragon dinner for that Ayakashi. Think about it really hard and ask yourself, what you want to be the person you would be if he weren't there? I wonder about that all the time," she said and somehow managed to fade away.

A trick, he was sure. He'd bet his eye-teeth that she was as human as he was.

She did make an interesting point. She also roused serious questions. Like those things from the cracks or not, Uncle Juzou was a Gedoushu. He wasn't sure but he didn't really think they were really related. Obviously she wondered about her parents even as he was doing now.

With a long sigh, he rubbed his eyes under his glasses and decided to walk home.

~*~

It had been late by the time Daiki finally made it home the night before. Even then he went straight to bed. He'd been in no mood to deal with neither Tai nor Kyou. He rose early the next morning and went to the room he knew had been given to his brother. He gave a light tap.

"Come," came a voice from within. Daiki wasn't surprised to find his brother in the middle of a morning routine of exercise. Daiki himself, fueled by restlessness, had already completed his. It was something Oto-san had instilled into them from even before their mother died. He sat on the edge of the bed and spoke while his brother continued.

He was overcome with a sense of nostalgia. It was like a scene that often happened, though there was no bed in the house. He and Kyou had shared a room, though thankfully they each had their own futons.

"Oto-san was a hard man," he said finally. "I thought I would be indifferent, or even relieved at such news."

"As did I," Kyou agreed. He paused to look at his younger brother. "I did not abandon you, Dai-kun. It was your choice to never answer my letters. I didn't leave for anything you did. I wouldn't have left you if I didn't think you could handle your own against him.

"I know you probably won't believe me, or even remember, but from an early age, you surpassed my skill as a Samurai. He was hard on us both, but even more so on me. I was often out maneuvered by you. You were a prodigy. -You- were always meant to take Oto-san's place," he said.

Daiki narrowed his eyes in disbelief.

Kyou raised a hand, cutting off whatever else he might say. "Do you remember when we would try to play with Ryu-kun?" he asked, indicating the symbol clipped to one of Daiki's belt loops. "He would always prefer you. I admit to being jealous at first, but as we got older it was becoming more and more apparent that it was you who should succeed Oto-san. You stood up to him better than I ever did, and almost outsmarted him. I knew I could leave you and that you would either be the best Samurai you could be, or eventually carve out your own different path as well," he declared seriously.

Daiki nodded. He supposed on some level he understood all that long ago. No one could have forced him to go to Lord Takeru if he hadn't wanted to. He did enjoy being a Samurai. "I will forgive you, Nii-san, if you teach me to use my ki control water without needing Characters," he said finally.

Kyou, first knocked off balance by the use of the term 'Nii-san' (it was probably as close to hearing 'Nii-chan' as he was going get from Daiki in his adult life), but also by being forgiven and the request to be taught Ninja techniques. "Dai-kun!" he spread his arms.

Daiki shook his head immediately. "I am not going to hug you," he said and got to his feet. "Breakfast will be soon, Nii-san," he added before walking out the door.

He went downstairs only to find Tai sitting at the breakfast table with the newspaper and cup of coffee. "Work things out?" he asked without looking up.

Daiki nodded. "Yes. I believe we did," he answered and opened the refridgerater to reach for the orange juice.

"Gonna do something stupid and almost get your @$$ burnt to a crisp again?"

Daiki shook his head. "No. As a matter of fact, I have an idea," he announced.

Tai finally glanced up. "Do tell."

~*~

Hacho returned to Angel Grove with a chip on his shoulder. "I'll show those Rangers," he sniffed and blew fire at everything he passed. People screamed and ran like mad. He gasped in outrage when a large watery dragon went along behind him, putting out fires. Its watery mouth gaped open as it stopped short just in front of him.

"Gedoushu! This is where your reign of fire ends!"

Hacho was too wary of the watery creature before him to turn to face the Rangers. He took a deep breath and turned quickly spewing fire blindly.

Anticipating such tact, Samurai Blue had already slid his Disc onto his Sword and sent it spinning. Blue water energy began to swirl around the blade. "Dance of a Thousand Raindrops!" He thrust forward. Thousands of small blades of water tore through the fire, not causing it to evaporate but go around them. The drops hit Hacho.

"You....you...you!" he sputtered.

Samurai Red slid his Disc onto his Sword and spun it. "Great Flaming Blade! Bazooka Mode!" In a burst of flame, the blade formed and converted to the cannon weapon.

Samurai Blue placed the Swordfish Disc onto the post. The five of them placed their Discs onto the proper place. "Five Disc Shot!" Red pulled the trigger.

The five blasts of energy crashed into Hacho and he went down in a blazing inferno. Yet, from such a flame, he grew into his second life. "Oooh! How dare you! My weight, my weight!" he roared.

The Rangers pulled out the Origami Zords and their Morphers in Pen-mode. They drew the Large Character over them. The Zords grew larger and making their pilots appeared inside them. Samurai Red immediately drew the Unite Character. The Zords combined to form the Origami Megazord.

Hacho blew flames at them. The Megazord stumbled back, sparking under the stain of the extreme heat.

"Goddamn, that's hot," Green said.

"No shoot, Sherlock," Red muttered. "It's time," he said and pulled his Sword. Green and Blue did the same. They slid the Tiger, Swordfish and Beetle Discs onto their swords and spun them. "Thunderbird!"

Beetle, Swordfish and Tiger Origami Zords appeared out of the Megazord. They immediately began to combine together to form a rather large bird looking thing. It blasted Hacho with a large white laser.

The Rangers wrote the Super Character in the air and pressed the red button of their Morphers to activate them.

The Thunderbird Zord broke apart and began combining with the Origami Megazord. "Super Origami Megazord! United Under Providence!"

The Megazord took to the air and sped forward.

Hacho squealed and ducked and covered. He took a deep breath and shot flames at the Super Megazord but it shot skyward, out of range.

"I'm tired of this bastard," Blue declared.

Red nodded. "So am I," he agreed. The three boys drew their Swords and spun their Discs again. "Thunderstrike Splitting," the Megasword and the three Origami Zords powered up and the Megazord dove forward, "Slash!" The Megasword slashed Hacho with full power.

Hacho screamed as he fell backwards, exploding.

The Megazord turned away. "And that brings this chapter to a close," Blue declared with a sort of grim satisfaction.

"Sooo...does that mean you don't hate Ninja anymore and will quit being such a dick all the time?" Green asked him idly.

"Geeze, Kane. Tactless much?" Pink said, rolling her eyes.

"Uhm, what's a--" Green quickly covered Yellow's mouthpiece. "I'll explain later," he said in a fake whisper.

Unamused, Blue did not answer and Red glared.

~*~

Daiki stood with brother at the boarding gate at the airport. "I was serious about teaching me the water techniques," Daiki told his brother.

Kyou nodded. "When summer comes, we'll come back," Kyou promised.

Sissy hugged Kane. "You tell Tay I'm sorry I missed him while I was here. Since I'm in the country, Saki demands I be there for The Birth," she gave the last two words an importance. Obviously Sissy's sister, Cam's wife, used this term a lot.

Kane rubbed his forehead. "You have told her, that's not gonna be for another six months, right?" he asked.

Sissy rolled her eyes and shrugged. "She's in panic mode. I'll go calm her down. I'll give her and Cam your love," she said and went to join Kyou. They both waved and went to board the plane.

Kane and Daiki stood there in silence for a long moment. Finally Kane spoke. "Am I only one who thinks it is freaking weird that my ex and your brother are dating?" he asked.

"No. I'm quite disturbed," Daiki declared.

They both nodded and were silent again.

Kane turned. "Right, well, how about we grab some lunch," he said and began walking away.

Daiki nodded. "You treat," he said. Of coarse Kane argued but Daiki didn't mind this. This was...becoming normal. He didn't mind that at all.

~*The End Act 12*~           

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