Author's Note: Admit it. If you grew in the 90s, you probably watched the cheesy awesomeness that was Power Rangers. For almost twenty years we saw the continuing battle of good and evil. Multi-colored heroes fighting monsters. The cool-as-hell weapons and Megazord battles. And even some pretty gripping storytelling and memorable characters. Especially when we reached RPM.

And then came Samurai, Megaforce and their stupidly-named 'Super' second seasons that put a stop to all that growth and progress despite having some good ideas. Thank God that Dino Charge seems to be getting things back on track. So I've decided to make my own version of Samurai to give us the glorious return of Power Rangers that we were all expecting. I mean I can't do any worse than what the actually writers did, right?

So let's begin (and I mean actually begin, not start at Episode 3 like an idiot) with the first explosive chapter of Power Rangers Samurai R!

Chapter 1: The Team Unites (Part 1)

There are places where you should never look.

In the city of Stone Canyon, a little boy was counting with his eyes covered. "Three, two, one! Ready or not, here I come!"

The boy started looking for his friends, eventually getting out of the park and into a nearby alley.

There are cracks in the world. Cracks that lead to another dimension.

The boy heard a strange noise coming the space between a large crate and a wall. "Hello?" He then approached the gap and looked into it.

Do not look in! For on the other side, is the home of evil known as the Nighlok!

A sinister red light shined through the gap, startling the boy who backed up. And much to the boy's surprise and terror, a legion of horrible creatures emerged from the gap. These beings had no eyes, yellow pants, monstrous torsos and matching blades. But before the creatures could attack the boy, a small red mechanical being similar to a lion flew in, knocking a few of the Nighloks away from the boy before returning to its master's palm, folding in a pentagram shape with the Kanji of Fire on it.

"Come on! It's not safe here!" The boy was suddenly helped up by a young hispanic man with short black hair, blue eyes behind a pair of circular glasses, a black windbreaker, jeans, and sneakers. As he lead the boy away from the dazed Nighloks, they passed by figure who pocketed the shape-changing lion and pulled out what looked like a hi-tech calligraphy brush. With a few quick movements and a flash of light, the figure stood revealed.

It was a woman in a red outfit similar to a kimono but tighter with a black sash, a golden symbol on her right side, white gloves, a golden belt with a circular buckle and a side pouch, a short red skirt over black pants, white gloves, red boots, and a red helmet with the Fire Kanji-shaped black visor. In her right hand was a gold & silver sword with a black pommel and a reflective guard. As the Nighloks looked in confusion, the bespectacled man from earlier came back, pushing his glasses up.

"Take a good look, Nighloks. You're standing in the presence of the Red Samurai Ranger, descendant of the man who sealed your kind away!" He said with a smirk and gesturing to the spandex-clad woman. "You can run now, or become blood stains on her blade."

The Samurai Ranger open her buckle, revealing a black disk with the same logo that was on her chest. She held up the disk and stated, "No, I don't want them to retreat." She then slid the disk on her sword's pommel until it reached the guard. The Red Ranger than pulled out her blade, taking a stance before charging at the creatures.

(Cue Samurai Theme Song)

As soon as she reached the Nighloks, the red-clad heroine started swinging left and right, hitting every enemy her blade could reach. After cutting through a few of them and reached the middle of the pack, a few of the Nighloks tried to leap at her, but the Red Samurai Ranger quickly turned and intercepted them with a series of precise slashes. Seeing this, the creatures surrounding her backed up a bit before swinging their swords, only for the ranger to parry them. A group of them attempted to slash her all at once, but with some quick maneuvering, she managed to block the swords and push the Nighloks back.

One Nighlok attempted to sneak at her from behind, only to receive her sword through its stomach. Eventually, the battle moved to a nearby pier, the ranger continuing to slash apart the monsters with skillful technique. The Nighloks attempted to leap at her but she replied each of them. With her back against the water, two more Nighloks jumped out to attack, but the Red Samurai quickly turned cut both of them down with a single swing, sparks flying off the two before they fell back in the water and she continued her battle with the rest of the Nighloks.

Deciding that it was time to kick things up a notch, the red-clad warrior opened her buckle, revealing a red disk with silhouettes of the tiny lion from before. She flipped the disk up the air, catching it the pommel of her sword. She then held it upright and spun the disk, the mirrored scabbard showing the image of the lion running.

"Your end has come!" The Red Samurai exclaimed as fire surrounded her sword. And with seven slashes of this enhanced sword, the Red Samurai stood with her sword out, the Nighloks behind her sparking and then exploding into a large fireball. As the fireball faded out, the red-clad samurai clipped her sword to the handle on the left side of her belt and started walking back to her comrade.

"Good work." The man said as his costume-wearing associate returned back to alley where the Nighloks came from. And when she did, the Red Ranger powered down, revealing her true appearance. She was a woman of asain descent with shoulder-length black hair held in a bun and brown eyes. Her outfit consisted of a red blouse shirt, jean shorts, white sandals and charm bracelet on her right wrist with the Kanji for 'Warrior' as one of the charms.

"Well, I think this latest attack just about settles it." She stated.

"No doubt." The man said as he pulled out his data pad and started scanning the area. The pad showed a map of Stone Canyon with red energy all around in various places. "Stone Canyon is definitely the new Nexus Point."

"Which means more Nighlok attacks." The woman groaned as she rubbled her temple. "Things are about to become more chaotic."

"You think we should bring in the others?" The man asked, only for the woman to raise her eyebrow. "Look, I know they aren't exactly samurai material..."

"Not samurai material? Lukas, three of them have never even picked up a real sword." The woman stated.

"Hey, you were to one who said to trust the spirits of your ancestors." Lukas stated as he put his hands up. "If they were chosen, there's probably a reason behind it."

"I know, it's just..." The woman said as a sad look appeared on her face. Seeing her discomfort, the bespectacled man put his hand on one of her shoulders.

"Don't worry, Tatsuki. You can train them. Make them the team the world is going to need." Hearing his made the woman's face brighten up a bit. "And I'll be with you every step of the way."

"Thanks, Lukas." Tatsuki said as the two started walking back to their home. However, as the two comrades were heading home to prepare, something was awakening on the other side of the dimensional crack.

Within the red-tinted plane known as the Neitherworld, a being awoke from his slumber. It was a short being with a pale squid head, blank yellow eyes, red robes and a circular staff in his hands. The being looked around for a bit, feeling a tad dazed from its long slumber. Eventually, the short creature reached a red river and waited. And much to its pleasure, it did not have to wait long as a demonic boat raised up from the water. Using an incantation, the short being teleported himself onto the boat, where he was greeted by the sound of a melancholic guitar song.

Strumming said guitar was a female creature with an equally inhuman appearance. She turned her head and greeted the creature.

"Moridun, I see you've awakened as well." She said, unable to form a smile despite wanting to greet her old friend.

"Dayu, your song is as beautiful as ever." The squid creature said with a voice that carried wisdom. "I assume our master is also awake."

"You assume correctly, old friend." Another inhuman creature entered from behind the bamboo door. His terrifying armored appearance, six yellow eyes, blue spiked sides and sharp teeth were only heightened by deep baritone voice. Held in his left hand was a sword in a red scabbard. "A new Nexus Point has finally opened."

"I know! What a wonderful development!" Moridun said as his master passed him. "After three-hundred years of sleep, we can finally continue our mission!"

"Indeed." The Master said as he sat down, Dayu serving him a drink. "So, what did our agents have to report?"

"I'm afraid they were destroyed." Moridun stated with a grim tone, his magic having given him a physic link to the earlier party. "By something called a...Red Samurai Ranger."

"Red Samurai Ranger?" Dayu asked before coming to realization. "You mean a Power Ranger?"

"But it gets much worse." The squid creature continued. "This...Ranger bears the crest of the man who sealed us away, my Master."

The master clenched his fists, anger coursing through his veins. "Shiba." He then stood up and whistled. Out from the red river jumped a being with a red top half and a blue bottom half that resembled a face.

"You summoned me, Master Xandred?" The creature said with a bow.

"Gemini, the nexus is open. Take a legion with you, and make the humans cry!" Xandred ordered. "For the Sanzu must flow!"

"As you wish, my master." Gemini said before jumping back into the river.

Back in the human world (specifically Texas), a gas station was being held at gunpoint by a robber, who was ordering the clerk to put the money in his duffle bag. However, the robber's gun was suddenly shot out of his hand. Everyone turned and saw a tall dirty blond man with black eyes, a bit of a stubble, a jean jacket, long jeans, brown boots, a smoking pistol in his hand, and a brown hat on his head.

"Now, I reckon you give the nice man his money back. Or else this is gonna end up real bad for ya, kid."

The robber, not being a total idiot, put his hands up, letting the man place handcuffs on him. After a day of hard work, the Texas Ranger returned to his home, greeted by his wife and son. His wife, Margaret (a brunette woman with brown hair tied in a ponytail and green eyes), told him that a package had arrived in the mail for him. The man sat on the living room couch and opened the package, revealing a letter with the Shiba symbol and a strange blue hexagon-shaped object that had the Kanji for Water on it. With an eyebrow raised, he unrolled the letter and read the message.

Jeremiah Trotter, you have been chosen for a great purpose. An evil that threatens the entire world is fast approaching, and you are among the few who can stop it. Within this package is a being known as an Origami Zord, just in case you aren't convinced. If you are, please report to the town of Stone Canyon for further instructions.

With a bit of skepticism, Jeremiah picked up the Origami Zord. But as soon as he did, a tiny spark of blue energy passed between them, making the blond man jump as the object unfolded into a tiny blue dragon that roared. "Good lord!"

"Honey, what happened?" Margaret asked in concern, only for her eyes to widen at the sight of the Origami Zord.

"Woah, cool!" Their son (a brown-haired blue-eyed child) Howard exclaimed.

In another part of the world (Canada), a red-haired woman with green eyes and wearing a green nurse outfit was opening up her locker. But much her shock, she found a mysterious package inside. Naturally curious, she opened the box and saw a letter and a circular pink object with the Kanji of Heaven on it. She unrolled the letter and read it.

Alice Noel, you have been chosen for a great purpose. An evil that threatens the entire world is fast approaching, and you are among the few who can stop it. Within this package is a being known as an Origami Zord, just in case you aren't convinced. If you are, please report to the town of Stone Canyon for further instructions.

"Yeah right." The woman said with a scowl as she grabbed the Origami Zord. And just as before, a spark passed (this time pink) between them, Alice screaming slightly as it unfolded into a turtle.

In yet another part of the word (Angel Grove), a young boy with spiky black hair, black eyes, a Fall Out boy t-shirt, green pajama pants and socks was eating popcorn and watching TV.

"Sorry I took so long. My walk has become increasing silly as of late."

As the teen laughed at the absurd antics on the TV, a brunette maid walked in with a package in her hands. "Package for you, Master Spike."

"Thank you, Clarice." The boy said, opening his package with same glee as a child opening their birthday present. "Come on, Dad! Don't let me down!"

But much to his disappointment, it wasn't the new console he had been begging his father for. But instead it was a box with a letter and a triangular green object with the Kanji for Wood on it. He unrolled the letter and started reading it.

Spike Skullavich, you have been chosen for a great purpose. An evil that threatens the entire world is fast approaching, and you are among the few who can stop it. Within this package is a being known as an Origami Zord, just in case you aren't convinced. If you are, please report to the town of Stone Canyon for further instructions.

"Wait a minute, Zord?" Spike said to himself as the name Zord seemed familiar to him. The lanky teen picked up the Origami Zord, the spark passing this time being green. The Origami Zord unfolded into a bear, making the teen smile as he suddenly had a feeling where this was going, standing up with boundless excitement. "Clarice, fetch me my suitcase!"

And finally (in Great Britain), an african woman wearing a grey beanie, a Captain Marvel t-shirt, black jeans, boots, and an orange jacket was walking back to her apartment after her weekly trick to the comic book store. However, she noticed a package in front of her apartment and took it inside, placing it on the table alongside her comics. She opened the box and like the others, she saw a rolled up letter and a triangular yellow object with Kanji for Earth on it. And as it happened before, she read the letter.

Samantha Holt, you have been chosen for a great purpose. An evil that threatens the entire world is fast approaching, and you are among the few who can stop it. Within this package is a being known as an Origami Zord, just in case you aren't convinced. If you are, please report to the town of Stone Canyon for further instructions.

"No way!" She said with glee, picking up the Origami zord (the spark being yellow this time), and it unfolded into a monkey. "Awesome!"

Four days latter...

A bus arrived in the city of Stone Canyon, the passengers leaving and grabbing their luggage. One of those passengers, was Spike (who was now wearing a sideways hat) with a large backpack and suitcase. When he got off, he stretched his limbs and starting grumbling to himself. "You crash the company limo seven times and suddenly you can't use it."

But his attention was then drawn as the Bear Origami Zord jumped out of his pocket and started to run off. "Beary, wait!" Spike yelled, cashing after the tiny machine. "Come on, these things are heavy!"

In another part of the city, three familiar people arrived at the baggage claim section of the Stone Canyon international airport. Jeremiah was wearing his usual outfit (minus his hat, badge and gun), Alice was wearing purple sundress with matching shoes, and Samantha in her usual clothes. But as the three reached the exit, the Dragon, Turtle, and Ape Origami Zords jumped out of their pockets.

"What the...where you goin', little buddy?" Jeremiah asked.

"Come back here!" Alice yelled.

"Oh no!" Samantha cried out. The three raised their hands and yelled out, "Taxi!" The three then looked at each other in confusion as the taxi stopped near them.

"Where to?" The driver asked. Alice was the first to jump into the cab.

"Follow the tiny flying turtle!"

"Hold up, missy!" Jeremiah said as he jumped in. "I need to go after mah little dragon buddy."

"Um, excuse me?" Samantha asked timidly, getting the other two's attention. "It l-looks like they're a-all going in the same direction. Maybe we can g-go after t-them together?"

"Wait, you mean..."

"Sounds like a plan!" Jeremiah said with a smile, interrupting Alice and pulling Samantha in. With the door closed, the cab speed off after the Origami Zords. "By the way, the name's Jeremiah." The texan said, holding out his hand to beanie-wearing woman.

"Samantha. But you can call me Sam." She replied, nervously shaking the older man's hand. The two then turned to the purple-clad woman, who was looking out the window, a bit ticked off that she was now sharing a cab.

"Alice." She groaned.

"Well, Sam, Alice. It looks like we got a lot to talk about." Jeremiah stated.

Meanwhile, Tatsuki was sitting on the patio of her house. Said house was a traditional japanese house with some modern touches, the wind flowing through her hair and the forest trees around the property. In her hand was the Lion Origami Zord, which somehow seemed anxious. But as for Tatsuki herself, she was thinking back to an event from years ago, including a single sentence.

"(Be strong, my little princess)."

"Tatsuki?" The red ranger was brought back from her memories as Lukas walked onto the patio with a small white box with the Shiba symbol in his hand. "They're finally here."

Hearing this made Tatsuki smile, standing up and pocketing her Origami Zord. "About time." She then took out her hi-tech calligraphy device. After pressing a button, she started to write in the air, the letters forming in front of her in the form of hard light constructs. In particular, she was writing the Kanji for Horse. With a final swing of her device, the Kanji glowed and transformed, manifesting in a white horse with a red sash and saddle.

"Go easy on them, okay?" Lukas said as he handed the box to his comrade.

"I'll think about it." She joked as she mounted her ride. And with a whip of the sash, the horse and its rider took off past the gate, leaving Lukas alone as he went back into the house.

Back with Spike, he had just managed to spot his Origami Zord stopping in a nearby park, taking a breath as he looked at the tiny mechanical bear. "Don't ever do that again! Oh, geez." He said before falling on his face. He quickly got back up and placed his backpack down. Suddenly, the teen's attention was drawn by the sounds of other animals, making him turn and see the other three Origami Zords approach their brethren. "Woah, more zords!"

The four Zords looked at each other before folding back into their shape forms, much to Spike's confusion as he picked his up. And if that wasn't enough, the cab containing the other three stopped by the park and the three got out of the cab (Jeremiah paying the cab fair since he was the only one with American Currency). The three stopped in front of their now sleeping zords and picked them up.

"Well how about that." Jeremiah said as he examined his zord. "Little fellas must've tired themselves out."

"Um...I-I don't think robots can g-get tired." Sam stated while Alice shook hers, confused as to why the tiny mechanical creatures stopped at this specific park. Spike looked at the other three and soon the pieces started to come together in his head.

"Oh ho! You guys were chosen too!" The teen said, getting the other's attention. "Let me guess, you got a box in mail with a letter telling you to come to Stone Canyon and these little guys?" He asked, holding up his Origami Zord to illustrate his point. Jeremiah smirked and tapped his nose while Sam nodded timidly.

"What are you getting at?" Alice asked.

"Simple! We've been chosen to undertake a great task! To inherit a great legacy!" Spike proclaimed, pointing dramatically into the sky. "We've been chosen to become...Power Rangers!"

Sam chuckled at this while Alice raised her eyebrow.

"Power Rangers? You mean those guys in the funny outfits?" Jeremiah asked.

However, this conversation was halted by the sound of hooves hitting the pavement. The four turned their heads and saw Tatsuki riding towards them on her horse. The woman stopped in front of them, expression stern as she addressed the four.

"Greetings, chosen ones. My name is Tatsuki Shiba." She said as she got off her horse (which disappeared in flash, startling Spike, Alice and Sam) with the white box in her arm. "Thank you for making the trip here."

"No problem, Mam." Jeremiah said with a friendly smile as he shook her hand. "Now, your letter said something about a great evil?"

Speaking of the aforementioned great evil, several glowing red cracks appeared a wall in another part of the city. From those cracks came Gemini and a legion of grunt Nighloks, the sight of which caused the nearby citizens to scream and flee. "Now, my legion! Cause as much misery and destruction as you can!" Gemini held out it's hand, a silver scale sword appeared in it's hand. The Nighlok roared and swung the blade, creating a crescent energy wave that blew up a nearby truck, the humans crying out in fear. "The Sanzu must flow!"

But as the Nighloks continued their rampage, a nearby sensor in the shape of the Shiba Crest went off. At the house, Lukas was working a white device, until an alarm started to blare inside. He existed his workshop and saw a massive version of the Shiba Crest on the wall blinking red. "Oh no."

The bespectacled man went to the table and tapped on it. Behind the glass, a digital scroll opened up, revealing a map of Stone Canyon with several yellow dots and a larger red one. He quickly took out his phone and started to call his comrade.

Back with the five, before Tatsuki could explain things, her phone started to ring and she picked it up. "What is it, Lukas?"

"We got another Nighlok legion! And this time they brought a Boss Nighlok!" Her friend said from the other side of the line, making Tatsuki's eyes widen.

"Where are they?"

"17th and Fairway! You gotta hurry!"

"Understood." Tatsuki answered, hanging up her phone before turning to the others. "Looks like explanations are going have to wait."

"W-Why?" Sam asked.

"That great evil I mentioned? It's here!" Tatsuki stated before running off. Curious about this new development, Jeremiah, Alice, Spike and Sam ran off after the woman. Eventually, the five reached the top of a staircase that overlooked the monsters rampaging in the city and terrorizing the citizens.

"What in the world are those?!" Alice cried out.

"Nighloks." Tatsuki answered as she clenched her fist. "Creatures from the Neitherworld that feed off human misery." She then turned to others. "This is your last chance. You can walk away now and no one will blame you. Or you can stand with me, and fight."

Each of the other four looked at the creatures, each of them having different thoughts on the matter. Jeremiah thought back to his promotion from police officer to Texas Ranger. Alice thought back to the Hippocratic oath she took when she became a nurse. Spike thought back to all the stories he had heard from his father and godfather about the Power Rangers. And Sam thought back to heroes she had read about and even dreamed of being.

"I'm in." Jeremiah said a determined expression.

"M-Me too." Sam stated despite her fear.

Spike gulped a bit before nodding. "Same here."

Alice looked at the other three before replying. "Well, why not?"

Tatsuki smiled and held out the box, opening it and revealing four orange phone-like devices, which the other four grabbed. "These are your Samurizers. They'll allow you to morph into your ranger forms." She placed the box down and turned, pulling out her own Samurizer. "Just follow my lead."

She unfolded the device and yelled out, "Bushido!" She pressed the square button and a small hologram of the Fire Kanji appeared. Following this, she folded the device and a mechanical brush tip appeared on the end of it, making it resemble a calligraphy brush. With some quick strokes, Tatsuki drew the Kanji in the air in front of her, much to the astonishment of the others. After finishing the drawing, she then yelled out, "Slash!", swiping vertically and turning the Kanji around.

(Morphing Sequence: Tatsuki stands before the giant Fire Kanji in her gi with her fists clenched. Hundreds of small Fire Kanji swarm around her until her ranger uniform forms over her. The fire Kanji then slams over her face, forming her helmet. Her sword then flies towards her and she catches it, taking a black disk from her buckle and placing it on the sword and taking a swing.)

As the light faded, Tatsuki now stood as the Red Samurai Ranger as the others looked in shock. Looking at each other and nodding, the four proceeded to do the same, pressing the button...

"Bushido!"

Folding and writing their own unique Kanji in front of them...

"Slash!"

...And finally swiping and turning the symbols, starting their transformation.

(Morphing Sequence: Virtually the same as Tatsuki's, just with the individual rangers with their colors and Kanji.)

"Woah! This is beyond awesome!" Spike yelled out, now decked out as the Green Samurai Ranger.

"Dang!" Jeremiah said, whistling at his blue costume. He was now the Blue Samurai Ranger.

"Astonishing." Alice stated as she observed her sword, now in the grab of the Pink Samurai Ranger.

"Booyah!" Sam, now the Yellow Samurai Ranger, exclaimed with a sudden burst of energy.

With the all the team morphed, the five walked to the edge of the staircase, Tatsuki addressing their foes. "Nighloks!"

The creatures turned and saw the five colored heroes, Gemini 'looking' at the crest with shock. "That symbol!"

"Your reign of chaos and destruction ends here!" The red-clad woman proclaimed as she held out her sword. "You now stand against the Samurai Power Rangers! Surrender now, or you will be destroyed!"

Gemini growled and just pointed at the five. "Kill them!"

"Thought so." She said before ordering the other rangers. "Charge!"

And with that, the Samurai Rangers leaped into battle, slashing and parrying against the hordes of Nighloks. Quickly the rangers moved into different locations for their own battles, Tatsuki stopping a Nighlok in the stomach with the sharp end of her sword and slashing.

"Weehaw!" Jeremiah exclaimed as he charged in swinging at a group of Nighloks. He then leaped over a swinging enemy and quickly recovered, swinging his sword in circle and hitting a few more. He parried another Nighlok, locking it in his arm and pointing his sword at another group of enemies.

"Don't worry, you'll get yours soon enough." The Blue Samurai said as pushed the Nighlok back with him and slashed it. Two Nighloks attempted to attack from both sides, but he managed to block with his sword and hand before cutting them up in retaliation.

"Eat my steel!" Sam yelled out as she spun and slashed at a few Nighloks. She quickly traversed the stairs and continued her battle, one of the creatures managing to push her before she quickly turned it around and sliced it in the back, making it fall down the stairs.

Spike however, was not faring as well as his fellow rangers. His movements were clumsy and awkward, allowing the Nighloks to push him for a second and one attempted to slice at him. Luckily, the Green Samurai managed to kick it back and got back on his feet, slicing a few Nighloks when he did. The number of creatures then forced the green-clad hero to hide behind a nearby tree. "Okay, you jerks are definitely going down!"

The teenage ranger tossed his sword into the air, distracting the Nighloks enough for Spike to slide past them, jump up to grab his sword, and then start slicing at the monsters again.

Meanwhile, Alice jumped into air before coming down and slicing up a Nighlok. Her moves were a bit more restrained than the others as she sliced apart her opponents, even stabbing one behind her without turning. She blocked two attacks and forced the enemy to trip before continuing with the swordplay.

Back with Tatsuki, the red-clad ranger continued to slice at her opponents. However, the group retreated and a new group of Nighloks armed with scale bows took their place. They quickly loaded their arrows and fire at the Samurai Ranger. But as the arrows rained down, Tatsuki keep her cool, slicing and deflecting any arrows that got near her, even managing to catch one with her hand.

As the arrow-wielding monsters started to reload, Jeremiah jumped from behind them to the front, slashing apart a bit of their front line before regrouping with Tatsuki. Soon enough, the other three rangers joined them and realized at the Nighloks had them surrounded and backed into a corner.

"Man, these guys just don't quit!" Spike gasped, catching some air.

"This starting to get tiring." Alice said with a scowl under her helmet.

"Well, any ideas, Fearless Leader?" Jeremiah asked.

"I told you. Just follow my lead." Tatsuki said, holding her sword up as she started spinning the black disk on it. The disk soon started to glow red.

(Weapon Transformation Sequence: The Red Samurai Ranger swings her sword a bit before saying, "Samurai Arms: Fire Buster!" The sword glows and transforms into a massive buster sword the Fire Kanji on top and white nub piece at the bottom. She then takes the Lion Disk from her buckle and places it on the nub.)

"Duck!" Tatsuki yelled, ready to swing. The other rangers quickly did as the massive weapon took out several Nighloks with a single swipe. The red-clad ranger hoisted the Fire Buster over her shoulder and charged, much to the shock of the other rangers. Tatsuki spun before stabbing at the enemy horde, taking out more of them. She started to swing the large sword in a circular formation, each swing taking out at least six Nighloks.

"Wow." Sam said as she watched her fellow ranger knock back more and more enemies.

"Now that's more like it." Jeremiah stated as the four got back up. "Come on partners! Let's back her up!"

"Right!" The other said as they rejoined the battle. Jeremiah was the first to leap into battle and spun his black disk, which started glowing blue.

(Weapon Transformation Sequence: The Blue Samurai Ranger holds his sword to his left as it transforms into a large blue bow a lever and the Water Kanji on the front. He takes the Dragon Disk from his buckle and places it on the silver nub near the top.)

A Nighlok attempted to attack him, but Jeremiah used the bladed edges of his bow to block and swing at his enemies, getting him some distance. He pulled the lever back and energy started forming at the tip of the bow. After letting the energy charge a bit, the blue-clad ranger let the lever go, unleashing a barrage of blue energy arrows that blew up the Nighloks he was fighting.

Next up to access their Samurai Arms was Alice.

(Weapon Transformation Sequence: The Pink Samurai Rangers swings her blade a bit before holding it in both hands. It transforms into an armored pink fan with the Heaven Kanji on the holster. She then takes the Turtle Disk from her buckle and places it on the nub behind the Kanji.)

The pink-clad heroine quickly started swinging fan, each movement causing gusts of pink wind to appear and push back the Nighloks. Soon enough, she managed to generate enough winds to slice the monsters to pieces.

(Weapon Transformation Sequence: The Yellow Samurai Ranger holds her sword to her right and it transforms into a Yellow three-bladed windmill shuriken. She then takes the Ape Disk from her belt and places it on the numb behind the Earth Kanji section that connected the blades.)

"Take this!" Sam yelled as sliced at the Nighloks. Using the three blades, she managed to block and push back her foes. After knocking back a few of them, she tossed the weapon, destroying several monsters before it returned to her hands.

Back with Spike, he was forced against all nearby fence, trying to push back against the Nighloks to no avail. "Okay, you asked for it!"

But before our green-clad hero could summon his Samurai Arms, a Nighlok managed to knock the sword out of his hands and into the air. In a panic, Spike kicked the monster and quickly saw his sword hit the ground, jumping over the downed Nighlok and quickly blocking another attack. "They make this look so much easier on TV."

After pushing back his opponent, Spike spun the black disk, causing it to glow green.

(Weapon Transformation Sequence: The Green Samurai Ranger swings his sword behind him before holding it out in front of him. The glowing sword then transformed into a green spear with the Wood Kanji on top. He took the Bear Disk from his buckle and placed behind the kanji, causing a bladed tip to slide out.)

With his new weapon, Spike swung at the Nighlok, even managed to push two of them against against the fence. As the creatures swung their scaly swords at him, the green-clad teen used the top and shaft to block the attacks. With a yell, Spike swung his weapon in a circular arc four times, striking the surrounding Nighloks with enough power to destroy them.

Tatsuki was finishing up her group of Nighlok with a powerful swing, causing them to explode. Seeing that his legion were all destroyed, Gemini decided that now was the time to personally attack the rangers.

"You colored cur!" The half-red, half-blue creature yelled as he summoned his swords. Tatsuki spotted the Boss Nighlok and charged. Gemini fired a barrage of fireballs from his mouth at the running ranger, but the red-clad heroine used the Fire Buster's flat side to deflect the projectiles, allowing her to continue her advance. And when she got close enough, Tatsuki swung her massive weapon, hitting Gemini the left side of his stomach and pushing him back. The Red Samurai then swung the Fire Buster downward, only for the Boss Nighlok to catch it between his own weapons. However, Tatsuki quickly kicked him away and swung with more force behind it, launching Gemini over a nearby car.

"I'm not finished yet!" The red/blue monster smashed the driver's side window and pushed the car at his opponent. However, Tatsuki simply swung the Fire Buster down, slicing the car in two and causing it to explode behind her. "How?!"

The red-clad samurai charged once more, this time knocking the blades out of her opponent's hands before stabbed at the monster. With her opponent trapped, Tatsuki yelled and ran, smashing Gemini through some nearby barrels and into a wall. With opponent disorientated from the impact, the Red Samurai proclaimed, "Your end has come!" before swing the Fire Buster in an arc and delivering the final blow to Gemini, who proceeded to spark and finally explode behind the red ranger with a cry.

As the fire raged on, the Fire Buster glowed before returning to its sword form while the rest of the Rangers regrouped.

"Wow. She's amazing." Sam said in awe.

"Hey, I was pretty good too." Spike said, trying to show off.

"Please. You're just lucky our enemy apparently have no brains." Alice said with a bit of a condescending tone.

"Way to go, boss lady!" Jeremiah congratulated his fellow ranger.

"It's not over yet." Tatsuki stated as she rejoined the other rangers and turned to the fire that once was Gemini. "All Boss Nighloks have two forms. You've already seen its normal form. Now get ready for the Kaiju form."

And just as she said that, the fires started to recede, temporarily reforming Gemini. He then proceeded to grow until he was the size of skyscraper, unleashing a roar that could be heard all around the city. The now gigantic Nighlok roared and swung one of his blades down, the rangers barely managing to jump of the way.

"Holy smokes!" Jeremiah yelled in shock as the team quickly recovered.

"You could've warned us about this!" Alice yelled.

"Uhhh..." Sam said in fear.

"W-We got a way to take this guy down, right?" Spike said, trying to sound confident but failing. Tatsuki nodded and took out the Lion Origami Zord.

(Sequence: The Red Samurai Ranger places the zord on the ground as hundreds of tiny Kanji flow around her. She then starts using her Samurizer to draw the Kanji for Big. "Transcend!" She then throws up her sword, which transforms into a smaller sword and folds into a joystick-looking device. As she jumps into air to grab it, the Lion Zord unfolds into it's true form and grows to giant size, the Red Samurai Ranger teleporting inside it.)

In a swirl of red, Tatsuki appeared in the silver-lined cockpit of her zord and quickly placed the device into the control console. "Lion Origami Zord, armed for battle!"

The other rangers quickly followed suit.

(Sequence: Same as before, just with the rangers and their individual zords.)

The four appeared in the cockpits of their zords, amazed at the sight while at the same time being confused by their transformed swords.

"What happened to our weapons?" Spike asked.

"The Spin Swords double as control sticks for your zords." Tatsuki explained over the helmet com-link.

"Got ya." Jeremiah said, docking the controller into the console. "Dragon Origami Zord, ready to ride!"

"Hm." Alice said as she did the same. "Turtle Origami Zord, standing by!"

"Alright!" Spike exclaimed as he did the same. "Bear Origami Zord, let's do this!"

"Yahoo!" Sam yelled out as she did the same as the others. "Ape Origami Zord, ready to rock!"

With the five Origami Zords now giant-sized, the massive machines charged at their equally massive opponent.

"I won't go down a second time!" Gemini yelled, firing a barrage of laser from his claws at them, the zords barely evading the attacks. The Lion Zord roared as it took the lead, Tatsuki pushing the control stick forward and causing it to leap at the Kaiju Nighlok.

The red/blue monster roared and unleashed his sword blast attacks, causing more explosions as the Lion Zord evaded. The red machine stopped near Gemini, who used this opportunity to slice at his foe, causing sparks to fly from the impacts.

"Hang on!" Sam yelled, quickly pushing her control stick forward. The Ape Zord roared and slammed its fists into Gemini's face. After this, it used a pair of nearby by connected buildings to spin itself and jump onto the top of a taller building. "Aerial Bombardment!"

The Ape Zord folded back into its triangle shape, rolling down the building side before coming down and hitting Gemini to the ground.

"My turn." Alice said as she moved her control stick side to side. The Turtle Zord retreated into its 'shell' and sharped to spin with such force that it created a tornado around it. However, Gemini was able to get back up, slamming the zord down and chomping on it with its lower teeth. "Oh, Come On!"

"Hang on! I got ya!" Spike yelled as forced the Bear Zord ahead, even as Gemini unleashed shoulder blasts at him. "Let's do this, Beary!"

The green zord quickly stood up and started slashing at the Nighlok's lower half with its claws. Gemini growled and picked it up. But thanks to some quick thinking, Spike transformed the Bear Zord back to its square form, causing it to fall out of Gemini's hands and onto his foot. The sudden pain caused his lower half to release the Turtle Zord and two quickly rolled away. But before Gemini had a chance to strike back at them, the Dragon Zord (now in its hexagon form) slammed into before going back into the air and transforming back into its animal form.

"Oh no. You ain't goin' anywhere, buster!" With a push on the control stick, Jeremiah caused the Dragon Zord to fly close to Gemini and attack it with ice-cold breath, disorientating the monster. "Alright, boss lady! He's all yours!"

(Que Samurai Theme Song)

"Much obliged!" The Red-Clad Ranger replied, quickly taking the Lion Disk from her buckle and placing it on the console nub. She quickly spun the disk and proclaimed, "Blazing Lion Strike!"

The Lion Zord roared and jumped into the air, its hind legs folding back up and its front legs moving to the sides. The zord was then cloaked in a brilliant flame and flew at Gemini. With a final yell from its master, the blazing machine smashed through the Kaiju Nighlok and landed on the other side.

"M-Master..." Gemini said as sparks started to fly out of his body. With a final dying breath, the dual-colored feel on its face and yelled, "I failed you!" He then proceeded to explode once again, and this time he was down for good.

"Samurai Rangers, victory is ours!" Tatsuki proclaimed as the rest of the rangers (and the citizens of Stone Canyon) cheered on. And as this was going on, Lukas watched via a camera feed, cheering as well. Not just for the zords actually working, but because he actually got see the team in action.

"Now that's what I'm talking about! Way to go, Tatsuki!" The bespectacled man cheered on.

Back in the Neitherworld, things were not so cheerful as Moridun held his forehead. "Oh no, oh no, oh no!"

"What is it?" Xandred asked.

"Gemini...the entire legion...they were wiped out!" He said, shocking his fellow Nighloks.

"What happened?!" Dayu asked.

"That Red Samurai Ranger...she was not only one. There are four other samurais. They even have machines that can destroy a Kaiju!"

Xandred placed his clawed hand on his chin, contemplating what this meant, the familiarity of the situation. "Five samurais...with the crest of Shiba. It seems our war will not be an easy one."

To be continued...

Author's Note 2: And there you have it! My first foray into Power Rangers Fanfiction! And as I always do with my fanfictions, I will explain my choices.

1). Replacing the Canon Samurai Rangers and Master Gi; Let's face it, the Canon Samurai Rangers were basically Americanized versions of the Shinkengers, just with a few differences. And while this story does share some plot threads with Shinkenger, it will not be a note-for-note translation. Plus, there's the fact that the Canon Rangers are Child Soldiers (which I have a strong stance against) and Gi is one of the worst mentors in Power Rangers history. So I think I can attempt to make Rangers that aren't just copy and paste versions of their Sentai counterparts.

2). Tatsuki Shiba; Aside from the obvious Bleach reference, we do have the setup for a female Red Ranger. And hey, if we could get away with Yellow Rangers getting their genders changed up for the adaptation, why can't we do it for the Red Ranger?

3) Spike; One problem with Samurai was the fact that Spike and Bulk barely interacted with the Samurai Rangers. And as you can tell, Spike's shtick in this story will be way toned down. There's a difference between being comic relief and being an irritating dingus. And yes, this version of Spike is a Monty Python fan.

4) The few changes to the villains; Moogers is a stupid name for footsoldiers. There, I said it. I'll reveal their name in the next chapter. On that same note, Octoru is also a dumb name. And yes, the name I gave him is a reference to an Al Ewing comic. Fifty points to whoever gets it right! As for Xandred, I decided to give him a little more dignity than just having a standard gravely voice and complaining about his headaches.

5). The Use of Japanese Words; For reasons I will never understand, Standards and Practices for kids shows always changes up foreign words for American versions despite it not being a big deal. Maybe it's because they think it'll confuse them, but that just continues the insulting trend of treating kids like idiots. Plus, the use of Kanji and Japanese words like Bushido, Kaiju and Origami can also subtly educate kids, or at least get them curious to learn.

6). The Phrases; Instead wasting time writing awful puns (seriously, I doubt even kids found the puns to be that good), I decided to give Samurai a bit more mythos besides the usual Power Rangers stuff. Phrases and terms I like (such as Samurizer and the victory line), I've also decided to give it some original phrases and terms. Try to see if can guess them during the next few chapters.

7). The lack of the Mega Modes; While they do look cool, they serve no purpose in combat and I couldn't think of way to justify their existence in story. But don't worry, we will get something from the US cockpit footage later down the road. Also, I decided to use the US cockpits because the Sentai ones are...kind of unimpressive, at least in my opinion.

8). The Samurai Theme Song; The only real problem I have with the Samurai Theme is the Mickey Mouse club saying of the characters' names. Plus, I think a cover of the 'Go, go Power Rangers!' theme is perfect for the great return of the series. And speaking of the theme song, for your entertainment, here's the theme song for Power Rangers Samurai R!

(Opening with the rangers leaping from an explosion, following by the rangers swinging their swords at the end of their morphing sequences. Nighloks emerge from the cracks as citizens run in fear. The Samurai Rangers stand united. As the guitar riff quickens, we get quick shots the Rangers battling monsters and the beginning of the Zord growing sequence before ending with the five starting their morphing sequence.)

Go, Go, Power Rangers!

(We see Tatsuki with footage of her Red Ranger form next to her before cutting to her training.)

Go, Go, Power Rangers!

(We see Jeremiah and Alice before cutting to footage of their Ranger forms.)

Rangers Together! Samurai Forever!

(We see Spike and Sam before cutting to footage of their Ranger forms. As we get to the faster rift, we cut the Neitherworld and see quick flashes of Moridun, Dayu, Master Xandred and the rest of the Nighlok army.)

Go, Go, Power Rangers!

(We see Lukas working on devices in his work shop.)

Go, Go, Power Rangers!

(We see Margaret smiling as she holds up a laughing Howard.)

Rangers, Together! Samurai Forever!

(Cut to footage of the rangers in the shared cockpit, followed by the Samurai Megazord putting its helmet on, drawing its katana, and striking a pose. The final shot is of the Five Samurai Rangers slashing at the screen before cutting to the logo: Power Rangers Samurai!)

That's all for now! Until next time, please remember to review and favorite! See ya later!